Chapter 573: Nascent II (2/2)

Rui Bing felt anxious, but seeing Aried and Sang Kan looking at ease calmed her down.

Finally, the circle stopped expanding when its radius reached about two metres wide.

Aried and Sang Kan heaved a sigh of relief. They had done this many times, but never with an audience. Having Rui Bing with them made them nervous. Fortunately, nothing went wrong. Sang Kan felt greatly relieved, despite what his calm appearance suggested. It would be so embarrassing if he were to screw up before Ye Chong's partner.

Aried turned to Rui Bing, pleased, like a child showing off his new toy. ”What do you think? Not bad, right? I'm presenting this to Qiu Man tomorrow. We'll need time to figure out how to make out of this technology. This will lead to a paradigm shift in the spatial sciences.” He added, ”I'll be sure to call you over again the next time we have something new.” Aried looked like a mischievous, innocent child.

He did not notice the black circle behind him suddenly expanding again, quietly.

Rui Bing noticed it first. She dashed forward and caught Aried's sleeve. Before she could pull him away, her vision turned black, and the circle swallowed her inside.

In the instant, Rui Bing lost control of herself, and felt a strange sensation unlike anything she had ever experienced.

The strange sensation did not last longer than a second. Rui Bing saw her surroundings changed instantly.

She was shocked, and turned around just in time to see the black circle behind her rapidly contracting. It happened so quickly that Rui Bing could hardly respond to it.

The black circle vanished silently in the air, leaving no traces behind.

Rui Bing stared at the empty space where the black circle once was, unable to understand what transpired.

”Ohh,” Aried cried out in pain, having fallen to the ground, bringing Rui Bing back to her senses. Beside the old man, Sang Kan was studying his surroundings intently.

”Where is this place?” When Aried calmed down, Rui Bing asked without delay. Beside him, Sang Kan seemed surprised but vigilant.

”Huh, what happened?” Aried stared around him, curious. ”What is this place? How did we end up here?”

Rui Bing knew immediately that Aried could not tell her more. She described what happened in detail to Aried, hoping that the information could help him.

After she finished, Aried frowned and pulled at his messy hair, muttering, ”Instability? What happened? What did it go wrong …” He ignored Rui Bing's questions after that. Sang Kan quickly explained, ”Ma'am, please don't expect any answers from him now. He's like that whenever he's thinking. He'll be back with us soon enough.”

Rui Bing looked at Aried, absorbed in his thoughts, and decided to follow Sang Kan's advice. She began to study her surroundings. Safety was of the highest priority, now that they were in unfamiliar territory.

The purple mist all around her was very thin.

Rui Bing was taken aback by the purple mist. It reminded her of the one she saw in the battle at Yi Ju.

Sang Kan looked solemn and careful as well. He did not take part in that battle, but the Sang Tribe had been discussing it ever since it happened. He knew every detail of the battle, including the purple mist.

Nevertheless, the purple mist they were seeing here was much thinner than the one near Yi Ju.

For now, they priority was to figure out where they were.

Sang Kan carried Aried, and exchanged a look with Rui Bing. They advanced carefully. Sang Kan left a marking of the Sang Tribe where they first appeared, so that they could find their way back.

The ground was hard, and the thin purple mist reduced visibility. However, both Sang Kan and Rui Bing had sharp eyes. This was a barren wasteland that harboured no life, only rocks.

Rui Bing asked, ”What happened?”

”I don't know. We've done the experiment many times before, and never once did we encounter anything like this.” Sang Kan was also vexed. They talked as they advanced quickly. Both had strong legs and could move quickly. Aried did not notice himself being carried by Sang Kan. He looked like he was in a trance, oblivious to his surroundings as he continued muttering to himself.

Sang Kan was obviously used to situations like this. They seemed to be moving quickly, but were in fact still holding back power in case of emergencies, allowing them enough time to react.

…

Ye Chong had been careful, but they still ended up in a situation.

They encountered a pack of gold-striped black dragons. These creatures were very similar to the silver-striped black dragons, except in their skin colours.

The gold-striped black dragons were quick. They noticed Ye Chong and his fleet from a distance with their sharp senses.

”There are 62 of them! Be careful!” Ye Chong's loud cry initiated the battle.

The students panicked a little from the sudden encounter. A moment earlier, they were still enjoying the scenery in Darkniss. However, their harsh training kicked in quickly. All the mechs raised their laser guns and fired. Ye Chong frowned. Blindly shooting at the enemy was hardly effective.

Nevertheless, a few of the gold-striped black dragons were hit. They cried out in agony and fell from the sky. The rest of the pack flapped their wings and picked up speed. This change of pace surprised the students. Their shooting rhythm was thus disrupted.

Ye Chong understood immediately that he must bring the gold-striped black dragons under control, or the students will suffer heavy casualties.

From the first few moments of the battle, Ye Chong discerned that these gold-striped black dragons were much stronger than the silver-striped black dragons. The 314 mechs had only shot down five of the creatures and wounded another eight. If Shang were here, he would have laughed out loud at their achievement.

The dragons were quick, and moved unpredictably in the sky. Unless they were hit somewhere vulnerable, the creatures could still fight. They were obviously powerful creatures.

Creatures like these were the hardest to deal with.

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