Chapter 959 - 959 958 Taking Action Early

Chapter 959: Chapter 958: Taking Action Early Chapter 959: Chapter 958: Taking Action Early The Region of Netherworld was vast and boundless.

Han Dong finding the first hidden door in a cave on the first day could only be considered luck.

What awaited Han Dong next was a long search process.

He moved through the mountains as though he were a survivor in a wilderness.

Apart from being cautious of the highly dangerous “Thousand Demon,” he also had to consider the issue of time.

It was very possible that his assessment was only halfway through while all his teammates had already completed theirs.

In the end,

Han Dong always felt like someone was following him, but he could not get any answer through his own perception, even when he searched backward suddenly several times, he found no followers.

Time slowly passed.

As Han Dong had predicted, the assessment took a lot of time.

His teammates successively completed the assessment, and the Dragon City Team passed as a whole.

Even after a week, the Particle Radiation Squad had safely passed the assessment, meeting the criteria set by “Prometheus.”

…

In a bar in the civilian area,

Knights and warriors gathered in the absence of Han Dong.

The complete lifting of power restrictions and everyone’s gains from the God Chosen Examination.

Everyone in the private room exuded a powerful aura… especially Miss Maritzis, as an Ancestor Body, who visibly pressured every person in the Dragon City Team.

After all, an Ancestor Body’s rank, converted to human standards, required surpassing fifth rank to handle single-handedly.

Due to the “half-contract” signed by the two teams, Maritzis also sat honestly in a corner.

One thing needs to be clarified.

Even though the “power” restrictions were lifted, Fate Space showed no intention of returning the equipment.

It seemed intent on having the participants continue using slave equipment, solidifying their identities obtained in the City of Gods.

The meeting of the two teams was proposed by Gu Xu, who seemed impatient to wait any longer.

Monk Gu Xu spoke earnestly, “A week has passed since we completed the God Chosen Examination… As far as I know, the Particle Radiation Squad also completed their assessment and exited the Black Pyramid today.

If we continue to wait, the Capital City Team will take the initiative.

With the lifting of power restrictions, everyone’s pace of exploring the City of Gods will increase exponentially, and there’s also the hidden ‘Fifth Squad’ whose progress is unknown.

Waiting any longer is not an option.

Since Nicholas is stuck in the “assessment” with no certain end, I suggest Mr. Dumps Martin temporarily take over the captain’s position.

Join us as we delve deeper into the Underground area.

We have already found the ‘method to go below.'”

“No!”

When Gu Xu made this proposal,

Abe, Mia, along with Maritzis as a demon, all opposed at once… Only Dumps did not make a stance for the moment.

After all, Han Dong was the driving force of the entire team.

Not to mention the risks of the ‘lower ends’ of the City of Gods.

The only thing binding the two teams was a “half-agreement”… If the contract were dissolved, a direct conflict over interests could emerge between the two teams, with Han Dong absent, the possibility of the squad’s defeat was significantly high.

At that moment, Dumps shared his thoughts:

“Captain Gu Xu makes a solid point, continuing to wait will give Tesla and his group a surely large advantage… However, the absence of Nicholas is also extremely disadvantageous for us.

Unless, Captain Gu Xu, you’re willing to add one more rule.

Guarantee that after our two teams successfully reach the Underground area, you won’t, for various reasons, kill us off.”

“Agreed.”

Gu Xu immediately added an extra agreement via the Auxiliary system of Fate Space – ‘even if the original agreement becomes invalid, the two teams shall not engage in any conflict.’

“Mr. Dumps can rest assured, we are not the type to cross the river and demolish the bridge.

Since we are willing to establish a partnership with you, to a large extent we are also willing to share the final ‘results’ with you.”

“Hmm.”

With Dumps’s nod, the team members tacitly agreed as well.

After all, Dumps was the team’s strategist and equally capable.

The first real test of fate for Abe and Mia had been successfully navigated under Dumps’s guidance… Dumps was fully capable of filling the gap left by Han Dong.

However, there was one person who was not pleased.

Miss Maritzis said haughtily, “Aside from your decent performance in the ‘Promotion Competition,’ I never acknowledged you from the start.

I agreed to cooperate with you low-ranking humans solely because of Nicholas.

In any case,

without him, I will not go.”

On one hand, Miss Maritzis looked down on everyone else, and on the other hand, she was somewhat timid, well aware that many things in the Fate Space could threaten her life.

Going to regions linked to the origins of the City of Gods was bound to be dangerous; without Han Dong there, she would rather die than go.

At some point, she had developed this kind of ‘dependency’ on a particular human.

However, this response was exactly what Dumps wanted.

“Miss Maritzis, why don’t you stay in the City of Gods and wait for Nicholas to finish his examination?

That way, if he runs into any trouble when he leaves the examination, you can help resolve it, and then come down to meet up with us afterward.

As for how to get to the ‘Lower City of Gods,’ I’m sure Nicholas has his ways.”

No sooner had Dumps finished speaking,

than the door of the room was sharply closed; Miss Maritzis had already left.

Dumps was left with a wry smile, “Haha… She’s an ‘Ancestor Body,’ only Nicholas can manage her.

If we try to forcibly keep her in the team, it would only add a lot of trouble.”

“Captain Gu Xu, when do we depart?”

“Now is best… I will use the hidden passage in the Temple of the Sun God to reach the underground area. As long as you follow my arrangements, the chance of exposure is very small.

However, the intrinsic dangers of the underground cannot be avoided, and you must be prepared for battle.”

“Mm, that’s fine by us.”

“Let’s depart.”

On the way to the Temple of the Sun God,

Abe, also looking uneasy, asked Dumps quietly, “We’re not waiting for Nicholas, just going down so rashly, is that really okay?”

“Time has indeed dragged on too long. For the matter of Nicholas’s ‘identity,’ we must go down… Besides, I believe he will catch up at the crucial moment.”

“Alright.”

Abe asked no further questions.

Now, after undergoing his ‘second life’ in the City of Gods, his strength had greatly increased and his combat mode had changed as well; he was also planning to take the opportunity to test the full potential of his unlocked body in the City of Gods.

Due to Gu Xu’s unique identity and the preparations made in advance, the group quickly arrived at the entrance to the secret passage deep within the Temple of the Sun God.

As Gu Xu recited one arcane piece of God Text after another, the stone slab sealing the secret passage descended on its own.

A passageway stretching downward was revealed to the group.

Apart from Gu Xu, even the other members of the Dragon City Team showed ugly expressions, unwilling to set foot on this bizarre secret passage.

“What is this thing?”

“Living Black Water…”

Between the walls of the descending passageway, numerous black arms, softly writhing, crawled densely packed—some arms, sensing the living persons outside, had even crawled into the secret room.

A single touch would lead to genetic alterations.

This was precisely why the secret passage was almost unguarded.

Any intruder trying to reach the underground area through this passage would turn into food for the Black Water…

“Let’s go, we’ve already delayed a lot of time.”

Gu Xu took the lead at the front of the team.

Clapping his hands together,

warm rays of sunlight were released from his palms, somewhat restraining the Black Water arms attached to the wall, ensuring that individuals under the illumination were not assaulted by the Black Water.