Gubu Fortress had collapsed, and shattered snow whirled through the air.
The air was thick with a charcoal-like stench, and the snowflakes were stained black.
"Aunt Wen..."
Lin Lin frowned and looked farther into the distance through the collapsed city gate. The Gubu Fortress, once filled with towering watchtowers, had now been razed to the ground. His view was incomparably open. The Great Wall had also been gouged open by that Source Matter Storm, allowing him to vaguely make out the blurred scene of the Umbrella Defense Line.
"Don't you think something's wrong?"
Purple Rain, wrapped in a greatcloak, looked exceptionally grave.
Her realm was higher than Lin Lin's, and her mental power was even stronger.
Among North Continent's transcendent beings, she was currently the one closest to the source. The moment she arrived at Gubu Fortress, Purple Rain released her mental power, enveloping the entire fortress ruin.
"The residual transcendent aura here... has begun flowing in a pattern..."
Purple Rain narrowed her phoenix eyes. One hand settled on Lin Lin's shoulder, holding him back and stopping him from going forward to investigate.
Simply staring at Gubu Fortress made her feel deeply unsettled.
As agreed,
the two of them had waited at the entrance to Gubu Fortress for the Initial's resource delivery.
But now...
The wind howling from Gubu Fortress gradually turned shrill. It came from beyond the hole in the Great Wall, as though tens of millions of sharp swords were pouring forth on the cold wind. A frigid killing intent was rising beyond the fortress.
This icy current immediately gave Purple Rain and Lin Lin a bad feeling.
They were not the only two waiting at Gubu Fortress to sense the cold current.
Gu Shen and Bai Xiu, preparing to depart aboard the Initial, also realized something was