Chapter 766: New Area (1/2)

Heavin's group didn't have the same issue as Krune since he didn't have that metal. Of course, they saw the barrier ahead, but when they checked, nothing happened to them. Since they didn't understand why it was there, they ignored it for now.

They quickly passed through it and appeared inside the Core Region. From that point onward, the environment changed. The buildings were not faint blue in color, but instead took on a deeper tone. Fura looked at that, feeling that the presence of the fused five elements and laws was quite strong within those walls.

The same happened for the crystal demon beasts. All the clusters were darker as well, so it was possible to feel a lot more energy inside than those outside.

Seeing that, Heavin immediately warned her.

'Try your best to restrain your power. We don't want to wake these things up.'

Fura and Liriu nodded as the three got closer to each other and moved onward, staying as far as possible from the dark crystals. Every now and then, Heavin's group would notice some ghosts coming. At least the ghosts seemed to be the same, though. Nevertheless, their group avoided being seen by them. After all, you only needed a single ghost to wake up all of the crystal demon beasts in the surroundings.

At first, their journey went well. Unfortunately, that didn't last for long.

*Roar!*

Suddenly, they heard the sound of one of the Crystal Demon Beasts from slightly afar. It used Spiritual Energy to spread its call since there was no air to transmit sound. Besides, it was several times faster to reach the other crystal demon beasts that haven't transformed yet through it.

'What happened? Did any of you wake it up?'

'No, it wasn't us.'

They quickly looked in the direction from where the sound came from. Fortunately, they were just in time to see a group of cultivators and demon beasts running in their direction. Sure enough, it was another group that woke up the Crystal Demon Beasts.

That group also noticed Heavin's team in the direction they were heading. Behind them, a massive mob of Crystal Demon Beasts and Ghosts were in pursuit. However, they didn't have any other choice other than to keep going in that direction. After all, going back was simply suicide.

Heavin and the others quickly noticed that the previous roar started a chain reaction that woke up all of the crystal demon beasts around them. Not only that but the nearby ghosts that haven't noticed their presence previously immediately rushed in the commotion's direction.

”All of you, run!”

There was no need to ask twice. Heavin, Liriu, and Fura immediately turned around and flashed away while using their own Spatial Laws to increase their speed. The group that came behind followed right after.

Unfortunately, their previous thoughts were right. These darker Crystal Demon Beasts were a lot stronger and faster than those in the Inner Region or further out. The ghosts didn't look any different in appearance, but it turns out that they were just as fast as the crystal beasts.

”Fuck! How the hell did you wake them up?”

”Do you think we wanted it? It was an accident. First of all, how would we know that your group was here?”

”Look at the mob you gathered. If we get caught, we're done for.”

”We need to do something. The further we go, the more crystal demon beasts and ghosts will gather.”

Liriu then looked at Heavin.

”Can you use the same trick as before?”

Heavin shook his head.

”There's just too much of them. Once I activate the Runestone, we'll need to move very slowly. If any of the demon beasts in that mob pass close by us, it will immediately notice our presence. There's still the possibility that their perceptions are bound to be much higher.”

The leader of the other fleeing group then said.

”Look! There's one of those enormous buildings ahead. Let's enter it.”

”Are you crazy? Those guys will trample on the building in a single wave. If there isn't an exit on the other side, we're done for.”

”Do you have a better idea, then? If you won't enter, then fine. Our group will go there.”

The guys and his two companions immediately rushed into one of the ruins. They have been running for even longer than Heavin's group, so they understood that there would be no end to this thing.

”Oh, for fuck's sake! Let's go.”

Fura, Liriu, and Heavin immediately changed their directions to enter the same building as the other group. As soon as they did that, they spread their Mental Energy to find the best route. Obviously, they ended up going in the same direction as their new 'friends.'

*Boom!*