Chen Family Fortress in Chaos

The torrential rain came down hard, temporarily creating a low-temperature zone shrouded in water mist amid the intense heat of Fire Hell.

The dense rain soaked the escorts' clothes. A downpour that would have drawn complaints anywhere else was a rare blessing to the natives here.

The rainwater was heavy and cold, but it also carried away the scorching heat, allowing them to finally feel a hint of "coolness" in Fire Hell.

However, no one was in the mood to enjoy it.

"The place where they keep the livestock and carts is up ahead!"

Visibility had become extremely poor in the downpour, so Chen Yuanye, a native of Chen Family Fortress, naturally became their guide.

He even knew a "shortcut"!

What should have been a fairly long journey took Chen Yuanye only a few twists and turns. In just a few steps, they had arrived!

But once they got there... everyone was stunned again.

"Heroine, what are we going to do?!"

Half of the shed had collapsed in the downpour.

Although the shed built in Fire Hell provided excellent shade, it seemed no one had ever considered the possibility of having to withstand a torrential rainstorm. On top of that, it had already been somewhat old and poorly maintained, so it was only natural that something had gone wrong.

The escort carts were completely unharmed, but the livestock pulling them had vanished.

Of course, that might not have been caused by the shed collapsing. The livestock had not been crushed beneath it, and there were no hoofprints in the muddy ground around the scene... So they had probably run away before the rain began and the shed collapsed—which made it seem as though the mastermind had done this deliberately.

Faced with Yue Zhenqiao's question, Lin Yu remained completely calm.

"No