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Chapter 1323 - Chapter 1323 Chapter 406 Chaos in the Worm Nest

Chapter 1323: Chapter 406: Chaos in the Worm Nest Chapter 1323: Chapter 406: Chaos in the Worm Nest Leonard Churchill discovered that the number of people who had entered was exactly one hundred, which meant that the Alternate Dimension had not deemed Ivan, who was hiding in his pocket, to be a human participant.

Perhaps a Spirit Object, or maybe a pet?

Leonard Churchill wasn’t quite sure.

Just then, the girl woke up, and he quietly asked her, “Ivan, can you get out of this space?”

Ivan was also in the Alternate Dimension for the first time, and she expressed curiosity about her surroundings, with only a pair of eyes peeking out from the pocket.

Upon hearing Leonard Churchill’s question, she replied, “Of course. Isn’t this just a ‘space bubble’? Just poke it, and you’re out.”

“…”

Leonard Churchill caught a hint of astonishment in his eyes upon hearing the young girl’s explanation.

He knew that Ivan’s space abilities were strong.

But he had not expected them to be this outrageous.

To be able to leave the Alternate Dimension without any restrictions? Wasn’t that the same effect as the special card [Space Teleportation Card]?

What exactly was Ivan’s situation?

The Alternate Dimension could be considered one of the world’s greatest ultimate secrets, so much so that even in the classic books left by the Taren Dynasty, Emperor Lanlingster had once sought the answer to this question but had not found it.

In other words, the secrets related to the Alternate Dimension might point to a realm even higher than the God Tier.

How could Ivan disregard spatial restrictions and leave at will?

Leonard Churchill thought about what the Rebel Dragon Army Leader, Griffith, had said about Ivan’s origins–that she had been found in a black coffin.

He speculated that Ivan herself might have some special connection with the Alternate Dimension.

However, before Leonard Churchill could ponder any further, the little girl mumbled, “But I can’t take you with me, Mr. Leonard Churchill. Umm… you’ve melted into the bubble…”

“???”

Leonard Churchill did not fully understand what she meant.

Nor could Ivan explain it clearly.

Putting half understood and half guessed pieces together, he roughly understood that he must have been entangled by the rules of the Alternate Dimension.

But it hardly mattered.

Leonard Churchill had never intended to use a shortcut to leave whenever he participated in an Alternate Dimension.

With this thought in mind, he continued to walk briskly through the dark tunnels with the rest of the team.

…

“Strange, the intel specifically stated that the character had the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. How did it change to Brigadier?”

“It’s probably because we’ve explored many times and triggered an unexpected plot. Everyone be careful, the difficulty level of the mission has likely changed too.”

“…”

Some people in the team whispered upon noticing the anomaly.

Leonard Churchill walked quietly in the midst of the team, inconspicuous.

Of course, he also overheard the conversation between the acting leader of the Thunderhammer Mercenary Corps and a few team members.

Their team, traversing within the tunnels, consisted of a hundred adventurers and a hundred NPCs who were Mechanical Warriors clad mostly in battle armor.

Under normal circumstances, upon entering, the NPC team’s commander would hold the rank of Colonel, adorned with the Sixth Tier’s pinnacle of combat power, “Hunting God Armor.”

Now upon entering, the bearded commander had changed to the rank of Brigadier, and both his and the entire NPC team’s mechanical equipment configurations were clearly more sophisticated than those mentioned in the intel.

Other people did not know why the difficulty increased.

But Leonard Churchill was aware.

It was likely because of his own hidden Sixth Tier status that the Spatial Will had ramped up the challenge.

Regardless, it was immaterial.

To Leonard Churchill, he had never considered only completing a D-tier scenario anyway.

Listening to the members of the Thunder Group discuss tactics, Leonard Churchill remained detached throughout.

Clearly, none of these Thunderhammer mercenaries had contemplated the possibility of a “spy.”

After all, even if there were spies, instead of gathering intelligence in the camp, no one would join an expedition to such a high-fatality Alternate Dimension for no reason.

The “Terror Nest – Malevolent Matriarch Margit” was one of the major Alternate Dimensions that the Southern Continent mercenary corps were actively exploring.

They certainly spared no expense.

In terms of both equipment and personnel, everything represented the pinnacle resources of the Thunderhammer Mercenary Corps.

Even the slaves were equipped with some rather fine gear.

Clearing this insect nest meant not only gaining loot but also meant finding crucial clues for those more challenging related spaces deeper in the ruins.

Such as intelligence related to that jar.

Leonard Churchill’s greatest curiosity about this space, aside from the machinery technology materials and blueprints, was that he was very eager to find out exactly what happened in the last days of the collapse of the Taren Dynasty.

…

The hunt mode for the Alternate Dimension scenarios was very straightforward–in layman’s terms, it meant killing monsters.

The only specialty was that Enlightenment directly hinted that the ultimate boss of this Alternate Dimension, the Ominous Matron Maggot Margit, had a direct connection to one of the Seven Catastrophes Monarchs, the ‘Mysterious Insect Mother Kalakta.’

Of course, other people’s intel suggested a “certain Outer God,” but since Leonard Churchill knew the names of the seven Outer Gods, it was displayed to him.

This two hundred people team clandestinely made their way through the underground passages.

As the plot suggested, the Insect Race had surrounded Saint Crown City, and this scouting team was on a mission to find the hive hidden deep within a cavity outside the city.

Other teams were also stationed in various places.

The Thunderhammer Group had entered many times already, so they essentially had a clear understanding of the underground passages.

The acting leader Matt guided the NPCs in the right direction for exploration, quickly finding the correct path.

About an hour later, everyone arrived at a vertical shaft-like passageway.

Enlightenment immediately appeared: “The hidden ‘Z-shaped tunnel’ leading to the hive has been found; exploration rate +15%, you have already drawn the attention of the Insect Race army. A C-tier mission is triggered: survive crossing the Z-shaped tunnel. Completing this mission grants a side reward.”

Leonard Churchill glanced around; the area had transformed from a cave to an irregular burrow similar to a rat hole.