Chapter 582 Separated (2/2)

Chen Xiaolian sighed. After a moment of hesitation, he said, “Very well, I will be the leader for the time being.”

Truth be told, Chen Xiaolian was the best candidate to be the temporary Team Leader. Everyone there was from different guilds and sides. Chen Xiaolian was the only one with a good relationship with all of them. Him taking the lead was the most appropriate action.

The Shogunate Generalissimo was someone who had fought beside Chen Xiaolian before. Nagase Komi was once his guild member.

There was no need to go into detail about Phoenix. They had faced life and death together.

Tian Lie and Nicole also had a deep relationship with him.

At the end of the day, he was the most suitable figure for the leader position here. The others would likely be willing to respect him somewhat – if someone else were to be put in that position, then these figures might be unwilling to obey. Chen Xiaolian was able to immediately understand this point and thus, did not refuse.

Tian Lie slowly turned the gate winch. The doors on the barracks’ gate swung open to reveal the outside area beyond the castle wall.

Everyone there fell silent for a moment before heading out.

Chen Xiaolian walked in the front, holding Soo Soo’s hand. However, seemingly a subconscious action, his other hand pulled Lin Leyan – there were still some affection for her within him after all. Thus, this was his subconscious desire to protect her.

Following behind him was Sawakita Mitsuo and his student, Nagase Komi. Next was Phoenix.

Lastly were Tian Lie and Nicole followed by the couple, Tom Huggins and Jenny.

The moment their group stepped out through the gate, a green curtain of light seemingly descended upon the gate…

…

“Boss, all of them had left.”

Wang Sheng, who stood beside the window on the third floor, whispered.

War Tiger stood behind him. He casually retrieved the Chameleon Tent, which they had used to hide themselves, from the wall.

Just now, when Chen Xiaolian and the others were searching through the castle, War Tiger and Wang Sheng had utilized the Chameleon Tent and hid within it.

“Boss, those fellows, are very powerful?” There was a look of eagerness in Wan Sheng’s eyes.

After a few seconds of silence, War Tiger shook his head and said, “… … they are all very powerful figures. Mm, very powerful.”

There were hints of melancholy and inscrutability in his tone.

“What should we do then? According to them… … there are two very powerful monsters outside who had taken away the final quest item. We… …”

War Tiger pondered for a moment and said, “We will head out as well! We won’t be going the same way as them. We will be moving out on our own.”

…

When they stepped through the gate, the green coloured curtain of light descended from above. Everyone was able to sense it. However, in just an instant, the scene before them turned into a stretch of green and they were incapable of seeing anything else.

In the blink of an eye, everything, including where they were standing, felt wrong.

Chen Xiaolian snapped open his eyes. His first reaction was to tightly contract his body.

It was a form of combat instinct. At the same time, the change in his surroundings also triggered his body’s subconscious reaction.

Cold!

The bone biting wind was everywhere. The gust, which fell upon his face, felt like knives.

The thick snow reached his knees. All around him were mountains, an endless number of snow-capped mountains. It was as though he was within a world of whiteness.

The sky was the colour of grey-filled blue and dense clouds gradually covered them.

A big storm was imminent.

The oxygen content in the air had seemingly become reduced. When he breathed, besides feeling cold, he felt somewhat suffocated.

Chen Xiaolian’s face sank. He had realized something, something very wrong. The people beside him…

His left hand was still holding onto Lin Leyan’s arm. Her entire body was shivering from the cold and she appeared on the verge of fainting.

His left hand, however, was empty. Soo Soo, whom he had been holding, was now gone.

Chen Xiaolian jerked his head backward.

Tian Lie, Nicole, Sawakita Mitsuo, Nagase Komi, all of them had disappeared.

There was only the couple, Tom Huggins and Jenny behind him.

Within the snow-covered landscape, a gust of wind blew upon Jenny and she instantly wrapped her arms around herself. Tom Huggins hastily embraced his wife and shouted something at Chen Xiaolian. The moment he opened his mouth, however, wind and snow assailed his mouth. Even so, Chen Xiaolian was able to discern what Tom Huggins had said.

“There is something wrong with that green curtain of light!”