The island's central region replicated the Lan Zhou Urban Area of Huaxia Country.
Jin Geng had sensed an entrance at the bottom of the Yellow River that might lead to the middle layer of the world.
The group of five dove straight down from the raging surface of the Yellow River. Jin Geng had already cleared away the yellow sand covering the riverbed, revealing a massive bronze gate before them.
"Don't open it yet. Even though the world is being assimilated by this island every second, we still need more information. If what lies within is a dead end, everything will be over. Let's return to shore for now, announce all the information we've obtained to the world, and wait for more people to arrive."
Yuan Yue made the decision, and everyone returned to the ruined Lan Zhou Urban Area.
As the group used a relatively intact shopping mall as their base and relayed information about the island's center to the Floating City headquarters of Huaxia Country through a transmission device, a figure fell straight down from several thousand meters in the sky.
"Zhu Huan!"
High in the sky, Zhu Huan, his clothes in tatters and his left arm reduced to nothing but a bite mark, plummeted like a meteor at tremendous speed. He crashed into the roof of an ordinary Residential Building, causing the entire structure to collapse as dust billowed everywhere.
Gu Chen immediately transformed into a streak of blood and rushed to the scene, carrying Zhu Huan's damaged body back to the group's base.
Other than a few internal injuries, however, he was in fairly good condition. With Gu Chen's blood energy replenishing him, Zhu Huan recovered quickly. A fresh arm slowly grew from the severed stump of his left arm, which still carried the aura of