The situation inside the city made Chen Lin frown deeply.
According to the Elder Council's information, the team requesting reinforcements had sent its distress message the previous night. The council had then assigned a relief team, with him in charge.
He had not delayed either, setting out as soon as he received the assignment.
According to the distress message, they were barely holding out with the help of a formation. Yet now there was neither a person nor a monster in sight. Had the monsters already eaten them and left?
After some thought, Chen Lin took out several more Foundation Establishment Puppets and sent them into the city alongside the Crow Puppet. They conducted a meticulous search of every area, overlooking neither the smallest nooks and crannies nor the interiors of intact buildings.
In the end, they still found nothing.
"Captain, what should we do?"
The team's deputy captain was a middle-aged female cultivator named Tan Lingyu. Her cultivation was at Early Golden Core, and she had only advanced a year ago, so she had followed Chen Lin's lead throughout the journey without offering any opinions.
Chen Lin considered for a moment, then took out a Transmission Talisman. After activating it, he described the situation and sent the message back to headquarters.
It was not their fault they could not find anyone. Still, he doubted the higher-ups would simply let them return. They would most likely assign them another task.
Yet the message from headquarters left Chen Lin stunned.
They said the team requesting reinforcements had just sent another distress message, saying they were about to give out and urgently needed assistance.
And the location was correct: the Crystal Immortal City!
Chen Lin stood up and looked toward the abandoned city in the distance once more, his brow furrowing.
Headquarters