Outside Black Stone Mountain, Cao Chao arrived with Lin Shuguang. They had left their car at an intersection more than a dozen li away and run the rest of the way.
Several soldiers in camouflage appeared and reported quietly on the situation. "All the Hidden Sentries around here have been eliminated. The entrance is just ahead..."
One of them carefully described the cave's layout. "To avoid alerting the enemy, our people can't storm inside just yet..."
Lin Shuguang nodded. "How many people do you have altogether?"
The soldier immediately replied, "225 in total. Preliminary estimates put the enemy at around 150."
"That's enough." Having learned most of what he needed, Lin Shuguang prepared to advance.
The soldier stressed their current problem again. "Director Lin, we've scouted the cave. There are many passages, clearly designed that way deliberately by the [Divine Temple]. We have no way of determining which route is correct."
"I'll handle it. Everyone pull back at least a hundred meters and keep watch." Leaving them with those words, Lin Shuguang headed toward the cave alone.
The soldier hesitated, then decisively turned back to relay the order.
Cao Chao followed close behind, likewise wasting no words and carrying out Lin Shuguang's instructions to the letter.
The dark, eerie cave resembled the gaping maw of a Ferocious Beast. Lin Shuguang stepped inside alone. After descending more than ten meters, he saw countless stone pillars supporting the cave's interior. Even a cursory glance revealed more than a dozen routes...
Anyone who wasn't from the [Divine Temple] would have no idea which route was the real one. Given those Demonic Cultivators' style, every wrong route probably contained some terrifying trap that would ensure anyone who entered never returned.
What to do now was also the question everyone from the Special Management Bureau