Rescuers

Linsey turned to leave.

He took two steps and heard Hong following, but something was missing.

Linsey turned her head and looked...

"Nan Ya!"

The human awakened one who had just lost an arm rushed into the collapsed two-story building, calling out his companion's name with reddened eyes.

As for the other two, they were able to remain rational, but their expressions also showed a lot of reluctance.

These people had companions who died inside.

"Well--"

Linsey sighed.

He can understand the other person's impulsiveness.

However, from a rational perspective, now is not the time to act on emotion.

Linsey tossed the Meteorite Pickaxe to Red beside her:

"Take them far away and dig a downward tunnel. I'll be right there."

"..."

I don't care at all about being red.

She curled her lip, took the Meteorite Pickaxe, and charged straight into the Noble District behind her.

Linsey immediately rushed into the collapsed Ruins of Buildings.

In the ruins piled with rubble, he saw a human with only one arm, holding the corpse of a young girl in his arms.

Silent tears slid down his face and dripped onto the blood-stained chest of the corpse.

"..."

Linsey glanced around.

With the help of the Decryption Game, all the details in the ruins are clearly revealed.

The main cause of the building's collapse was the destruction of two pillars on the southeast side. Traces of blood in the rubble also revealed the bodies of several other humans, scattered and buried within the debris.

The smell of dust masked the stench of blood.

But all the signs at the scene suggest that something was buried here.

Linsey shook his head slightly and stepped forward. "Sir, we must leave immediately. Those Living Corpse are still coming here in droves!"

He walked up to the man with the missing arm and gave him a warning.

The other person raised their eyes, their only remaining arm too busy to wipe away tears, and instead tried to drag the girl's corpse from their arms onto their shoulder:

"Feel sorry."

"But I need to take Nan Ya away; I can't leave her here alone!"

Linsey sighed inwardly.

The most basic human empathy allowed him to understand the other person's pain.

But now was not the time to waste, so Linsey stepped forward, snatched the girl's corpse from the man's hand, stuffed it into her bag, and also packed up the other corpses around her.

"Nan Ya?"

The one-armed man looked bewildered.

But the next second, Linsey grabbed him and rushed off in the direction the others had left.

Half an hour later.

In a dimly lit underground cave, Linsey, holding a torch, breathed a sigh of relief.

Hong's actions were as decisive and efficient as ever.

After Linsey brought the one-armed man here, he immediately saw the tunnel the man had dug and jumped into it. Linsey then used the mud in his hand to seal the entrance.

They continued until they reached a natural cave.

They only stopped temporarily.

At this very moment, Linsey is scouting the situation above.

The group of Revivalist arrived at the scene of the battle and immediately began searching the surrounding area.

Unfortunately, most of these Revivalist are only at the Fifth Stage.

Since no more powerful individuals came, they naturally couldn't find Linsey and the others who had already hidden in the nearby underground.

And after confirming this scene on the map.

Linsey turned around and waved to the others around her:

"No problem, they have temporarily given up the pursuit."

"We are safe for now."

The other three humans immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

A middle-aged man in relatively good condition came out and nodded his thanks to Linsey.

"Sir, thank you and Miss for your rescue."

"If it weren't for your timely help, we probably wouldn't have had a chance..."

Linsey had no intention of being polite with the other party.

He immediately interrupted the other person's thanks and went straight to the point, asking, "There's no need for thanks."

"As fellow human beings, we should definitely help each other in this situation."

"What I want to know now is your origin. As far as I know, there are no human settlements in the Black Mountain World?"

As Linsey asked the question, she already had a general idea in mind.

These people appeared to be between youth and middle age, but Linsey was well-versed in the history of the Hidden Borderlands. After the Teleportation Array was destroyed, no such awakened individuals left the town. Moreover, although the weapons and equipment on these three people showed signs of wear, they were all well-maintained.

All the clues pointed to the other party's unusual origins.

Faced with questions from his savior Linsey, the middle-aged man had no reason to refuse to answer. He frankly stated, "We came from the Courtyard in the Forest, ordered to investigate the situation in the Black Mountain World."

"Courtyard in the Forest..."

Linsey immediately realized what was happening.

In the Expedition Team's records, the world accessible from the great waterfall at the World's Edge Black Mountain was named "Courtyard in the Forest"! Linsey's tone was undeniably excited. "Courtyard in the Forest! You're from the other side?"

The middle-aged man also realized. "You're from that outpost?"

Linsey nodded and pointed to herself as she introduced herself:

"The School of Death - Linsey".

"Mediator – Bo Gong." The middle-aged man introduced himself, then pointed to his two companions, "This is the Perceiver – Oma, and this is the Defender of the War School – Ethan."

Linsey had never heard of the profession of Perceiver.

However, he did know about mediators; they were one of the most widespread professions in the world, and one of the dozen or so professions found in World Main City, originating from the same realm as messengers.

Most mediators possess excellent communication skills.

They used this skill to develop their own unique abilities.

Linsey suppressed her curiosity and began communicating between the two worlds. "For more than a decade, the Hidden Borderlands has been cut off from the outside world."

"We also have people on our side trying to break through Black Mountain, but most of them have disappeared without a trace after leaving..."

"I'm sorry, we haven't received any reports of anyone escaping." Bo Gong shook his head regretfully, then continued to explain, "We also tried to rescue your base, but that Dragon Beast is coiled on Black Mountain. After its stress response, it even tried to extract the Essence of the entire world to advance its level."

"Under these circumstances, we can only carry out the rescue in a relatively slow manner."

Linsey immediately understood the meaning behind Bo Gong's words. "So this is your reason for being in Black Mountain?"

Bo Gong nodded:

"We do not plan to make contact with that seventh-tier Dragon Beast at the moment."

"Instead, we plan to open up a new road from the foot of the mountain so that we can sneak around the Dragon Beast."

Speaking of which...

The mediator also reflected on their experiences along the way.

They originally thought the Secret Passage found in the glacier was the key to re-establishing communication between the two worlds. But who knew they would stumble into a Living Corpse stronghold, nearly wiping out their entire team! A bitter look appeared on Bo Gong's face. "But after entering here, we were attacked by these Living Corpse."

"In the end, it was only thanks to the two of you that we were able to escape disaster."