Chapter 802 - Getting More Important and Taken Seriously (1/2)

Chapter 802: Getting More Important and Taken Seriously

Translator: Exodus Tales  Editor: Exodus Tales

Back when his direct superior stuffed Tang Xiu into the team, Zhu Long thought it was a ridiculous move as such a weak chicken would only affect the overall strength of his team and that the guy wouldn’t play any role whatsoever. But those two previously absurd ideas turned out to not only have saved them a lot of troubles but also made them realize that they had gained some harvests from the ideas instead.

However, he was afraid that Tang Xiu would be full of himself, so he just put the robotic parts into the military bag and said his flat approval without being salty. Due to the weight problems, he discussed it with Firedevil for a while and then decided to hide the military bag containing the robotic parts in the covert corner of the corridor and then bring it when returning back.

“Keep moving forward.”

Zhu Long inhaled deeply and took the lead towards the interior. At this moment, he had discreetly taken out the mini pistol and his cold eyes observed the surroundings. Even the slightest sound could cause him to be alert.

A large number of statuaries cast of steel could be seen in the spacious hall in front. The moment Tang Xiu’s vision landed on those statues, his expression immediately changed to a strange expression. These statues seemed to be randomly placed but those who were well versed in array formations could easily see that they were placed in some particular, elegant positions, even forming a simple array.

It was a kind of maze!

The moment someone entered the space between these statues, he would be lost inside the formation and they would never come out unless they were lucky to find the correct route. Of course, such a chance was even less than the probability of winning a lottery.

‘Technology and yet with an array involved?’

‘The combination of these two products of civilizations showed that the race that left behind this three-star vestige had a very advanced civilization. Although this one is far from the much higher civilization beings, it’s still several folds more sophisticated than the current civilization on Earth.”

Tang Xiu inhaled deeply and saw Zhu Long who was about to enter the maze. He quickly reached out to grab his arm and said in a deep voice, “This vestige is bogged down with perils and dangers, so let me lead the way ahead. Strong perception can sometimes detect the dangers earlier and be a bit useful.”

At the moment when Tang Xiu grabbed his arm, Zhu Long struggled to let loose his arm, but much to his shock, Tang Xiu’s grip was like steel pinchers and he felt pain due to his struggles. Had it been an average person, he could’ve easily broken free.

‘He’s quite strong,” sighed Zhu Long inwardly. He nodded without a word and let Tang Xiu take the lead.

Firedevil came to his side and looked at Tang Xiu’s back as he lowered his voice and asked, “Zhu Long Capt., is this brat all right? We don’t need cannon fodder here.”

“He’s good. Let’s go, we’ll know later,” answered Zhu Long. “Let’s not be too far away from him. We can immediately act to save him if there’s any danger ahead.”

In the front, Tang Xiu’s pace suddenly came to a halt as he looked at the four people following behind him and said in a heavy voice, “I sense some dangers here and we seem to have come across something terrifying. Follow right behind me, look at the spot I step and don’t fall behind. It’s best to follow my footprints here.”

Zhu Long was a cautious man, so he focused heavily on the warnings after Tang Xiu finished speaking. Electrolady and Aquababe were also ones who never joked in face of dangers and nodded, indicating that they wouldn’t act recklessly. It was Firedevil instead who still brought the military backpack and carried the birdcage who held some contempt in his eyes.

The statuaries occupied a large space the size of a regular football field. These statues were rarely in the shape of a human, but mostly in the forms of various beasts such as wolves, tigers, leopards, pigeons, sparrows, and many others beasts no one had ever seen.

“Hmm?”

Firedevil, who followed in the rear among the five had his eyes lit up all of a sudden. He immediately walked toward a statue a few meters away from the left. The statue was a rainworm-like one but had some strange features in that it had eight legs with many streaks of multicolored lines on its back.

“Don’t move!”

Tang Xiu, who was at the front, was keenly aware of Firedevil’s action. He turned around and growled lowly before he instantly hurled towards Firedevil. What made him angry was that the position of the statue in front of him instantly changed after his feet left the correct route of the array arrangement. As he stopped moving, he fully powered his fist and heavily slammed the floor three meters on the left.

BANG…

Layers of air rippled as though space was warped and distorted. The statue in front of Tang Xiu’s vision returned to its original state as his figure flashed at lightning speed at the same time and instantly appeared in front of the vacant-looking Firedevil. He grabbed the guy’s shoulder and forcefully dragged him back behind Aquababe.

“What just happened…”

Firedevil looked around with confusion and finally looked at Tang Xiu.

“I originally thought this team of Elementalists has good discipline and will act with prudence inside this dangerous vestige. I never thought you were so arrogant and stupid,” said Tang Xiu apathetically. “Obey my orders if you don’t wanna be lost inside this place forever. This will be your first and last warning. There will never be a second time that I will save you again!”