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Chapter 1055 - Chapter 1055 Chapter 1057 Red Light Curtain_1

Chapter 1055: Chapter 1057: Red Light Curtain_1 Chapter 1055: Chapter 1057: Red Light Curtain_1 After everyone entered Scorching Gorge, the sight of the Earth-splitting Beasts standing at the entrance made them feel eerily strange.

These Earth-splitting Beasts did not charge inward but stood at the mouth of the gorge looking towards the crowd, no longer displaying the madness that they had during their previous assaults on the camp.

“What the hell are these Earth-splitting Beasts playing at?” someone cursed in a low voice.

“They are deliberately driving us in…”

“Why do I feel like someone is controlling these Earth-splitting Beasts, and besides, isn’t the appearance of Earth-splitting Beasts here in the first place very odd?”

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There was a flurry of discussion among the people, and for a moment, nobody knew what to do.

Song Jian swept his gaze across the group. Of the original fifty people, only forty-one or two remained, and most of them were injured and looked very wretched. Like him, there were only a few people without a single wound.

Just at that moment, a piercing cry of a bird rang out from the sky, and the people looked up to see two gigantic birds descending slowly toward them in the dark sky, although they could also be heard.

“Hey, here come the main guys. The Earth-splitting Beasts attacked us, yet these two were hiding in the air. Looks like they really treat us as scapegoats!” someone sneered softly from within the group.

No one spoke, but the looks on their faces were ugly. Although they were hired, similar to being mercenaries, it wasn’t a great fault for their employer to seek refuge when they couldn’t protect them. However, the feeling of being abandoned at the first sign of danger left everyone with a sense of resentment.

“Is everyone alright?” Tugu Man asked expressionlessly as he jumped down from his flying mount and then stored it away, looking at the crowd.

No one spoke, they just looked at him, hoping for an explanation.

“Tugu Man, why are there Earth-splitting Beasts at the entrance of the gorge, why did they suddenly attack us, and moreover, drive us into Scorching Gorge? You hired us to come here, what exactly is your plot?”

A man dressed in black stepped forward, pointing at Tugu Man and demanding loudly.

Song Jian looked at the man in black, noticing that he held a strange long knife in his hand and was half-covered in the blood of Earth-splitting Beasts, yet he showed no traces of disarray. Instead, the aura emanating from him was deep and abyssal.

Seeing someone taking the lead, the others started shouting, demanding Tugu Man to give them an explanation.

“He’s called Stan Lee, third tier in strength, with a level already surpassing one hundred, and is formidably powerful. Earlier, he alone killed more than three Earth-splitting Beasts!” Duo Tuo Luo whispered to Song Jian.

“A plot? What plot would there be? Could it be that we hired you just to send you here to die for nothing? How would that benefit the Count’s estate?” Tugu Man scoffed. “Stan Lee, you tell me, what plot are we supposed to have? Just don’t forget that our young master is still here!”

Upon hearing this, Stan Lee’s face immediately soured, and he stood in place with furrowed brows. He was also unclear why such a thing would happen. It should be noted that he had been to Scorching Gorge before and never once encountered Earth-splitting Beasts at the entrance.

“This mission is somewhat strange; I’m sorry, but I want to withdraw. You don’t have to pay me the commission!” A second-tier peak powerhouse said as he walked out and cupped his hands towards Tugu Man.

Seeing someone wanting to withdraw, Tugu Man did not look surprised and didn’t pay attention to that person, instead, he turned with an expressionless face and shouted to the others, “Anyone else wants to withdraw? Feel free to leave anytime you don’t want to do it, but don’t expect us to speak well of you in terms of your mission credit rating!”

The color drained from the face of the person who wanted to withdraw. Credit ratings were important for adventurers like them. If they received too many bad ratings, fewer people would hire them, and some, with tarnished reputations, could only leave the area and make their way to other lands.

Nevertheless, four or five adventurers chose to leave one after another, and Tugu Man did not stop them, although his face grew increasingly grim.

“Brother Song, this mission is really quite peculiar; you might as well drop out too. After all, you’re not one of the local adventurers here; the credit evaluation won’t affect you!” Duo Tuo Luo whispered.

Originally, Duo Tuo Luo recruited Song Jian as bait and canon fodder, but at the crucial moment, Song Jian did not abandon him to escape alone, which moved Duo Tuo Luo somewhat.

After all, Song Jian had joined them only for his own mission. Now that the situation had changed, it might be safer for him to enter Scorching Gorge alone.

Song Jian shook his head slightly. Scorching Gorge was vast, and looking for someone alone was like searching for a needle in a haystack. Staying with this team, he could use the strength of others to search. As for danger, in Song Jian’s view, there was no danger he couldn’t vanquish with one sword strike, and if not with one, then with two!

Moreover, the fusion of the Sky-breaking Sword was almost complete, especially the Thousand Swords Art’s Sword Qi Stone Tower, which had already devoured one BOSS. Its proficiency had increased by another fifth or so. If he could devour that King Level BOSS, the level of Thousand Swords Art might rise another tier, and its power might become even stronger. Song Jian would then be truly fearless.

Duo Tuo Luo, seeing Song Jian’s refusal, naturally understood he had his own plans and did not persuade further, quietly standing by Song Jian’s side, seeing him as a support.

“Alright, those of you who want to leave may do so. Those who choose to stay, the mission reward remains the same. We’re just entering Scorching Gorge a night earlier; what’s the big deal?” Tugu Man shouted loudly.

The others who chose to withdraw cupped their hands towards Tugu Man and prepared to leave Scorching Gorge. It was known that the entrance to Scorching Gorge stretched for thousands of kilometers and couldn’t be sealed off by just a few dozen Earth-splitting Beasts. As long as they left from other areas, it was unlikely those beasts would persistently harass them.

Tugu Man watched the departing figures with a trace of a strange, cold smile on his lips. Just then, a thunderous roar resounded from the sky, and numerous red points of light twinkled in the dark sky like stars.

“What’s this all about!” Everyone was on edge, their faces showing vigilance.

The attack of the Earth-splitting Beasts had already made everyone uneasy, and now the appearance of anomalies in the sky suggested a connection between the two, which, if denied, would be an insult to everyone’s intelligence.

Song Jian squinted as he looked up at the sky. These red dots soon spread out in all directions like a giant net, enveloping the entire Scorching Gorge.

“What is this thing?” Song Jian’s face also turned grim. Scorching Gorge was vast, and the fact that something could envelop the entire gorge clearly wasn’t the work of humans.

Hum~

The red light, like a curtain, sealed off the entrance to Scorching Gorge. The Earth-splitting Beasts that had been standing outside the valley entrance began to retreat, and several adventurers who had initially wanted to leave returned with ugly expressions, despair visible in their eyes.

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