Chapter 72
The Valley of Confusion
"The captain and Liu Lin, along with the other three, are probably all dead!"
died!
These two words struck Lin Chen's heart like a heavy hammer, causing his heart to stop beating and plunging him into a world of deathly silence.
Lin Chen stood there, stunned, his mind filled with disbelief. He had seen them just a day ago; the images of Sister Lin and Brother Zhang were still vivid in his mind. How could they all be dead in such a short time?!
"Lin Chen, Liu Lin asked me to remind you to be careful after you leave Anjie."
Be careful after you leave Anjie!
Before she died, Sister Lin told me to be careful!
At this moment, Lin Chen's mind was awakened from the dead silence, and he immediately asked Wang Min about the specific details of the matter.
After Wang Min gave a general description of the situation, a glimmer of hope flashed in Lin Chen's eyes.
"Brother Wang, are you saying that Sister Lin and the others were just going into that place, which could lead to their deaths, but you didn't see it with your own eyes!"
"Yes, but..."
Before Wang Min could finish speaking, Lin Chen immediately interrupted, "Brother Wang, wait for me! I'm coming right away!"
"Don't come. Chen Zhan is a dual-element high-level master. You can't handle him."
"I killed them! How can you bear the consequences? Besides, Sister Lin and the others might not die. I have to save them."
After Lin Chen finished speaking, he ignored Wang Min's attempts to dissuade him, arranged a meeting place with her, and then hung up the phone.
"Lingling, which area on your map is marked as particularly dangerous?" Lin Chen came out of the room and went straight to Lingling.
"Why are you asking this?" Lingling asked instinctively while playing with her mini-computer.
"Tell me quickly!" Lin Chen asked eagerly.
Lingling raised her little head and noticed that Lin Chen's expression was a little strange. She immediately said, "That is the Valley of Confusion. According to the records of the Hunter's Alliance, mid-level mages will die if they go in, and even high-level mages can easily die in there."
"What happened?" Lingling asked.
Lin Chen quickly described what the Skyfire Squad had encountered, and then asked Lingling if there was a way to leave the valley.
Seeing that Lingling was not confident, Lin Chen went back to his room to pack his things, preparing to return to Wuyuan Town again. But just as he was about to leave, he found that Mu Nujiao and Lingling had also packed their luggage.
"What are you two planning to do? That's my own business, and it's very dangerous, so you shouldn't come along." Lin Chen immediately understood their intentions and refused.
"Just because I don't know how to get out of the Valley of Confusion now doesn't mean I won't know when I get there. If you don't take me, are you going to find the exit yourself?" Lingling's words convinced Lin Chen.
"The Skyfire Squad was being hunted down because the War Bear Squad tipped me off, which is somewhat related to me. I'm definitely duty-bound to help, and besides, I'm a member of the Mu family, so I might be able to offer some assistance," Mu Nujiao said. "Besides, I'm a person with my own legs, you can't stop me."
"I……"
Ai Tutu was standing next to Mu Nujiao when Lin Chen interrupted her, "You're going too?!"
"Who do you think you are!" Ai Tutu puffed out her cheeks, glared at Lin Chen, and then said embarrassedly, "I know I can't help, so I won't make things worse. I just wish you and the Skyfire Squad a safe return."
"Thank you for your kind words!"
Lin Chen nodded and led Mu Nujiao and Lingling toward Wuyuan Town, while Lingling quickly gathered information about the Bewildering Valley along the way.
……
"Lin Chen, why didn't you listen! I knew I shouldn't have told you!" After arriving at the agreed location, Wang Min said to Lin Chen in an annoyed tone.
"Brother Wang, if you really don't tell me, Sister Lin and the others are truly beyond saving!" Lin Chen said, "Let's set off now, or things will get worse."
After leaving Wuyuan Town for a while, Lingling asked with some doubt, "Why don't we rent slave horses? Isn't walking like this too slow?"
"That's too slow, we need to hurry over there."
After Lin Chen finished speaking, he made no further attempt to conceal his strength and directly summoned the Tyrannomon.
Looking at the three-meter-tall Tyrannosaurus Rex in front of them, Lingling and Mu Nujiao still didn't react. Although the Tyrannosaurus Rex was fast, it didn't seem like it could carry people.
The next second, to the astonishment of Lingling, Mu Nujiao, and Wang Min, the Tyrannosaurus Rex gradually returned to its normal size, and a commanding aura emanated from it.
"This is your summoned beast?!"
Lingling was stunned. No wonder Lin Chen didn't usually summon the Tyrannosaurus Beast. If he hadn't concealed his aura, the nearby monster-hunting teams would probably have gone crazy.
"A commander-level summoned beast? This is your true strength!"
Mu Nujiao was somewhat incredulous. As fellow freshmen, she hadn't even broken through to the second level of the intermediate stage, while Lin Chen was already able to fight against high-level opponents. No wonder Lin Chen was unwilling to fight her; she really couldn't win.
"How did you do that! What exactly is your talent?" Mu Nujiao asked subconsciously, but quickly realized that she had overstepped her bounds.
Lin Chen ignored Mu Nujiao's question, patted Agumon to signal him to squat down, and then had Wang Min use wind magic to send them all onto Tyrannomon's shoulder.
"Set off!"
After everyone was seated, Lin Chen gave the Tyrannosaurus Beast an order, and the Tyrannosaurus Beast quickly rushed towards the direction of the Bewildering Valley, following Lingling's guidance.
……
An hour later, Tyrannosaurus led Lin Chen and the others to the entrance of a valley.
The entrance is about ten meters wide, and inside is a long passage. Standing outside and looking in, the entire passage is shrouded in wisps of blue mist, which adds to the eeriness and terror of the valley.
After Lin Chen and the others dismounted from the Tyrannosaurus's shoulder, Wang Min carefully surveyed the area around the Chaotic Valley before returning to Lin Chen and the others. With a grim expression, she said, "There are indeed signs of human activity and fighting in this area. If I'm not mistaken, the captain and the others have already gone in. I just don't know if Chen Zhan followed them in."
"Lingling, have you found a way to leave the Bewildering Valley?" Lin Chen asked.
"Not yet, but I've figured out the dangers within the Bewildering Valley. They mainly come from..."
Before Lingling could finish speaking, a fiery fist roared from the dense forest to Lin Chen and the others' location.
call!
Having sensed the abnormal energy fluctuations, the Tyrannomon twisted its body and swung its thick tail forcefully, striking the fiery fist precisely and shattering the flames.
Immediately afterward, a figure emerged from the depths of the dense forest; this person was none other than Chen Zhan.