Clatter!
The sound of chains reached them. Though extremely distant, it rang clearly in their ears. The impenetrable darkness seemed like an infinitely vast and lofty universe, empty, cold, and deathly still, inspiring an instinctive dread.
"Gurgle..."
"Clatter..."
"Gurgle..."
Amid the rattling chains, the occasional sound of bursting bubbles could be heard, as though the endless darkness were actually a bottomless pool of icy water.
Dual Pupils did nothing.
Or rather, some force had blocked them. Even Jiang Qiao could not see what lay within that darkness.
But one thing was certain.
Something was approaching!
It was an unpredictable, indescribable, unfathomable presence. It seemed utterly empty and without a trace, yet its existence could still be sensed.
It was like a series of musical notes vibrating in the void.
Or some kind of conceptual imprint.
It had neither form nor substance.
Not even a faint silhouette.
Yet it existed, steadily approaching this world from within that deep, distant darkness.
"It isn't something from floor [-98]."
"This should be an evil spirit wandering outside the space this floor occupies."
"It's dangerous."
"Extremely dangerous."
A faint unease welled up in Jiang Qiao.
It was an instinctive warning that some terrifying supernatural phenomenon was brewing and drawing near.
"This reminds me of a mission."
Just then, Miao Yi suddenly spoke beside him.
He had sensed no danger.
But at his level of strength, being unable to sense any threat from such obviously abnormal darkness was itself a threat. Whatever lay there was undoubtedly beyond his imagination.
Precisely for that reason.
Jiang Qiao had paid no attention to him or Liu Kun. Neither could help.
How powerful was someone of the Ninth Rank?
They were absolute overlords in their own domains.
Even within a Top Faction, they formed part of its backbone.
Unfortunately.
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