Angel of Peace

Chapter 33: Angel of Peace

[Identity verification complete, today's work begins]

After a pleasant reunion with his troublemaking friends, Fu Qian put on his work ID on Sunday morning.

To him now, this was no longer just a job, but a rare source of enjoyment.

At least he couldn't think of any other job that would make him volunteer for overtime on a weekend.

[Warning, containment breach]

[Name: Angel of Peace, Codename: 1-003]

[Today's work content updated: Enter 1-003's containment scene, complete re-containment]

Unsurprisingly, a new containment breach had occurred.

Fu Qian was already used to this, but he became vigilant upon seeing the number.

This was the first time he had encountered an item with a number starting with 1 leaking.

Fu Qian had always been guessing what the numbers in front of these items represented.

Following simple logic, the numbers should at least follow some kind of pattern, such as lower numbers being more dangerous.

If that were the case, the difficulty of this containment would likely be high, and he needed to stay alert.

Besides the number, the anomaly of the item leaking from the warehouse this time was also a bit strange.

The illusory image caused by the leak was a white sphere about two meters in diameter.

Fu Qian observed it repeatedly and confirmed there was nothing special about it; it was just a sphere, without even a single pattern.

[Entering 1-003 containment scene]

[...1%...5%...10%...55%...75%...100%, scene loaded]

[Eternity brings peace.

Transcendent beings enjoy exploring various forbidden realms, tempering themselves, and seeking promotion.

As a young transcendent, during an outdoor exploration, you and many companions stepped into an unknown territory, filled with mist and ancient buildings, exuding a mysterious aura.

Unfortunately, the explorers did not know that not all paths lead back.]

[Skills: Air Bullet, Internal Organ Critical Hit, Cat School]

[Weapon: Tyrant's Fist]

[Containment Objective: Escape the Furnace]

[Current Sanity Value 56, Current Inspiration 16]

A series of descriptive texts flashed by, and Fu Qian regained his senses.

"Strange, is this place on the map?"

Someone was speaking ahead. Fu Qian followed the sound and found himself in the ruins of some buildings.

The sky above was hazy, and he couldn't see the sun, moon, or stars.

There was a team in the ruins at the moment. They looked very young, mostly in their early twenties.

Although they were young, their strength was not weak, at least much stronger than Ye Yang and his group.

Some of them even had remarkable vitality and spirit, likely around Seventh Order.

More importantly, this group was equipped with various weapons and gear, from swords to sabers, armed to the teeth.

An exploration team, Fu Qian recalled the introduction from earlier.

The one speaking was a young man at the front of the team. He was frowning and signaling the others to stop.

"There's no path again. The layout of this place is too chaotic."

He was right. The path they were advancing on was blocked by a broken wall leaning diagonally. The traces on the stone looked very old.

The wall could be climbed over, but what lay beyond was uncertain.

Not only was there a broken wall, but looking further, one could see that this place was a hodgepodge of buildings.

Spires, archways, stone pillars—various chaotic elements were crammed together, creating a visual disorder that was almost physically repulsive.

At this moment, all these buildings were shrouded in a grayish-white mist.

The mist wasn't very thick, but it inexplicably had a concealing effect, making it difficult to see what was behind.

"Liushuang, should we stop?"

The young man looked around and then at another person in the team, seemingly seeking their opinion.

The person he called Liushuang was a girl about his age, walking just behind him.

This girl had a beautiful face, with delicate features like a painting. Even in practical clothing, she couldn't hide her exceptional beauty, which was no less than Wen Li's.

"It is indeed a bit strange."

The girl also frowned slightly.

"I've never heard of a place like this. It's not marked on any map, but judging by these ruined buildings, they're quite old."

"There are too many forks in the road here. We've gone too deep. Let's stop and rest for a bit. There's no rush."

"Even though it's free exploration, we'd better not get too far from the other teams. Otherwise, Dean Li will have a hard time looking after us."

The man and woman were clearly the core members of the team. As soon as they spoke, almost everyone responded. The group tacitly unloaded their gear and rested, quickly setting up a wild camp.

A group of well-guided young Transcendent, prepared for a wilderness exploration.

Fu Qian quickly made a judgment.

This team now not only had good individual strength but also very tacit cooperation. They must have strayed into these ruins during some exploration mission.

His mission was to escape the Furnace. Was this ruin, like a graveyard of buildings, the "Furnace"?

As long as he got out of here, he could complete the Containment?

Fu Qian glanced around, but he didn't find anything that might hinder him. However, moving in such a place would undoubtedly make it easy to get lost.

Especially those buildings that could have served as landmarks might create illusions for people due to their strange angles and stacking.

Young people are always full of energy. From the group's idle chatter, Fu Qian quickly learned that Liu Shuang's full name was Ji Liushuang, and the one who spoke first was named Yuan Xin. They were the two strongest members of the team.

The group all came from a place called the "Academy," a type of institution that specialized in training Transcendent.

In addition to this team, there were two other teams totaling thirty people. They were all elites from the Academy, and even led by the Vice Dean himself, making it a luxurious exploration team.

Unfortunately, this luxurious exploration team did not seem to realize at all that they had already walked down a path of no return.

"Do you guys know what this is?"

At this moment, someone in the team took something out of their backpack and presented it to everyone to identify.

"As we've walked, there have been almost no living things in these ruins. Only this thing grows directly on the stones. I collected some along the way, and there's more and more the deeper we go."

The person tried to tear it with their hand.

"It's as fine as a hair but very tough. I feel like it would be a very good material."

Everyone shook their heads. Someone smiled and pointed towards where Fu Qian was sitting.

"You can ask Fu Qian. He's quite knowledgeable about these strange things."

He had inexplicably attracted attention.

Fu Qian had already realized that he was playing the role of an outsider in this team, not very popular.

Not only did he walk at the end of the team during the march, but no one had even spoken a word to him during the rest.

However, he had now undoubtedly attracted everyone's attention.

Seeing that the person was indeed holding the thing and placing it in front of him with a smile.

Fu Qian glanced at it.

"Hair."