The tunnel dug out by Hong Hai'er was not very deep, only about two hundred meters below the surface.
"This is..."
After landing, Yan Chixia could not help looking astonished. The terrain around them was extremely strange, resembling a Bug Nest belonging to some subterranean creature. The surroundings had turned orange-red from the small fireballs Hong Hai'er had released.
A ten-meter-tall metal door was embedded in the rock.
"Looks like our earlier guess was right. The Huoyun King Group really did build a secret base here." Hong Hai'er pointed at the pillars and rock walls around the nest. "See those crystals embedded inside? They're all raw materials capable of devouring Divine Sense. No wonder this place has remained undiscovered for so many years."
"That is indeed the Huoyun King Group's emblem." Yan Chixia stared gloomily at the mark on the enormous metal door. "I would never forget it, not even on my deathbed."
"What, remembering your years with the Huoyun King Group?" Hong Hai'er chuckled. "Old folks really do love reminiscing about their hardships."
Yan Chixia had long since grown accustomed to the girl's habit of mocking people in three sentences. He immediately began feeling around the area. "Let me see if I can find a way to open it."
As one of the Huoyun King Group's former engineers, he believed many things should still operate on the same principles.
Hong Hai'er walked over curiously and suddenly asked, "Old man, did you set any traps when you came down?"
"...What traps?"
Hong Hai'er shrugged. "Obviously, traps to prevent anyone from secretly following us... No way, no way. At your age, you still don't know how to fight dirty?"
"A true powerhouse would never stoop to such despicable methods!" Yan Chixia said angrily.
Hong Hai'er immediately made a face. "That's only