The Belated Reinforcements (A Six-Thousand-Word Chapter)

Two hours after the magma in Tiger Mouth Gorge stopped erupting, Ye Zhen could no longer sit still.

There was no other reason. From the moment the magma in Tiger Mouth Gorge had ceased spewing, large numbers of martial artists had converged on the gorge. By now, there were already more than thirty Palace Opening Realm Kings and over two hundred Pulse Forging Realm experts!

Ye Zhen had originally intended to sit steadily on the fishing platform, but judging by this situation, if he arrived too late, he might not even be able to get in!

Moreover, as news of the magma beneath Tiger Mouth Gorge ceasing its eruption spread, Palace Opening Realm Kings continued to rush over.

After calling for Supreme Grand Elder Nian Sijing and bringing Cloud Winged Tiger King Xiao Mao, Ye Zhen prepared to head to Tiger Mouth Gorge and join the treasure hunt!

But just as Ye Zhen was about to step out the door, shrill alarm whistles suddenly rang throughout the entire Crimson Fire City Lord's Manor!

The instant the Altar-Protection Formation rose, blood and entrails poured from the sky onto the formation's newly raised barrier. They belonged to three patrolling sentries wearing the uniforms that Crimson Fire City Lord's Manor had just commissioned!

At this moment, they had been torn directly into pieces!

Ye Zhen's eyes instantly reddened!

Killing his subordinates right before him, the city lord—was this not a slap directly across his face? Did they think his slaughter of the North Absolute Three Ghosts a few days ago had been for nothing?

"Who is it? Get the hell out here! You dare kill martial artists from Crimson Fire City? You're courting death!"

His gaze turning sharp, Ye Zhen was about to charge out of the Altar-Protection Formation to find the murderer