Ruins

The seemingly tiny human body collided with the 30-meter-long Chinese Alligator without a moment's pause!

To everyone's shock, the War God stood firmly in place, while the Chinese Alligator was sent flying, soaring forty or fifty meters away!

This was definitely a War God of immense strength!

"Don't stop! Evacuate quickly!" the War God shouted to the rest of the squad.

In the water, Commander-level monsters were already leaping out one by one, charging toward the squad.

"Awoo!" The squad members, who had paused slightly upon seeing the War God's support, now wished they could grow wings, sprinting outward at top speed!

Wang Ji saw that the battle between the two War God-level combatants no longer required his interference. However, the squad was in dire need of help. In the surrounding river channels, one monster after another lunged at Wang Ji and his team.

The area was already dense with waterways. Amidst the roars of the pursuing monsters, even more emerged from the adjacent channels. They were on the verge of being surrounded by a horde of monsters!

Wang Ji flew just above the squad's heads, his throwing knives carrying 5,000 kilograms of force. Blade after blade struck, forcing the monsters back or sending them flying. Even when he couldn't knock them back, he could at least delay them.

With everyone working together, the path ahead was finally cleared.

Three minutes later, the six-man squad finally emerged safely from the Reed Marsh. Of the soldiers who had been guarding them, only four made it out.

"Huff... huff... finally... we're safe!" the dark-skinned, bald soldier panted, speaking with excitement.

"Yeah! Thanks to Wang Ji! Having a Spirit Reader increases the squad's combat power by fifty percent out of thin air!"

The dark-skinned, bald teammate added, "Our survival capability has at least doubled!"

Everyone looked at Wang Ji with eyes full of gratitude.

"It's just... six comrades were separated. I don't know what happened to them," Zhang Lan said, looking back with worry.

"In that situation, a moment of hesitation meant death; there was no time to look around... We can only hope they managed to get out safely."

"You all rest here! I'm going back in to take a look!" Wang Ji said.

"Ah? You can't interfere with the Lord-level monster in there! It's too dangerous!" Zhang Lan urged anxiously.

Wang Ji waved his hand. "I won't get too close, there's no real danger. Besides, maybe that War God needs help scouting something!"

"This..." Zhang Lan hesitated.

Wang Ji waved again and shot into the sky. With over 5,000 kilograms of spiritual force, Wang Ji's flight speed was around 50 m/s. Not bad at all. Most importantly, the Chinese Alligator couldn't fly and had poor jumping ability. Staying in the air was relatively safe.

In truth, Wang Ji also wanted to see the spaceship ruins; there might be some surprises waiting.

An opportunity to see spaceship ruins this close—if he missed it, who knew when the next chance would come!

Two minutes later, Wang Ji was already standing near where the War God and the monster had clashed.

War God-level powerhouses moved two or three hundred meters in a single shift; for them, 100 meters was like two meters for an ordinary person, crossable in a single step. Therefore, one had to stay at least five hundred meters away to be safe. He couldn't get too close; it was too dangerous!

Fortunately, the man and the beast weren't fighting in just one spot. Once they moved further away, Wang Ji approached the site of the spaceship wreckage again.

Ding! Instance discovered: Path of Inheritance. Please move within range to enter.

"Swish!"

"Swish!"

Two black figures flashed by!

Two more War Gods?

"You're Wang Ji, right? You discovered the anomaly here?" a female War God asked, her voice raspy.

Wang Ji nodded. "It was me!"

"Are there any other anomalies here?"

Wang Ji said, "Under the water, there is a large object made of metal. It looks like a spaceship!"

"A spaceship!" Both War Gods were deeply shaken!

This was a ruin! A ruin of an alien civilization!

This was a major discovery. Ancient civilization ruins were the boosters for the rapid development of modern society. Many leaps in progress carried the shadow of alien technology. These alien ruins were far more valuable than the previously speculated "Spirit of Plants and Trees" or anything else!

Of course, the value of ruins varied, and one couldn't generalize. But even just the wreckage of a spaceship was of immense value.

The two immediately dialed their smart communication watches to report to the military region headquarters.

Just over ten minutes later, a blue-gray smart fighter jet flew over, hovering at an altitude of 800 meters!

A black figure ejected from the jet like a cannonball. "Boom!"

Landing in the Reed Marsh, mud and water splashed everywhere!

The figure flashed and stood before the two War Gods.

"General Pei!"

"Greetings, War God Pei!"

The two War Gods took the initiative to salute.

The War God surnamed Pei waved his hand. "The ruins are down there?"

The female War God said in her raspy voice, "Yes! Old Liu just injured the Lord-level Chinese Alligator, and the beast hid in the water. Over there, Old Liu is still guarding the shore."

As he spoke, he pointed toward the War God who had arrived first.

The War God surnamed Pei waved his hand, "Then I'll head down and take a look!"

With that, he leaped into the water.

"This..." Wang Ji was startled.

In the water, one could only exert forty to fifty percent of their full strength!

The female War God smiled and said, "No need to worry! War God Pei Yong is one of the most formidable War Gods. A low-level Lord-class monster, even in the water, is as good as dead."

Two minutes later, accompanied by a faint tremor in the ground, "Splash!" War God Pei Yong surfaced from the water, dragging a monster carcass over 30 meters long.

It was indeed that Chinese Alligator!

Impressive!

"It is indeed a ruin! It's made of a massive metallic material; I'm not sure exactly what it looks like, but even using all my strength, I couldn't damage it in the slightest," Pei Yong said. "I am reporting this to the Council of Elders immediately!"

"For now, seal off a 50-kilometer radius around this area! Seal the entire Reed Marsh! No one is allowed in or out! The three of us will stand guard here first!"

"Understood! We follow General Pei's orders!"

"No problem!"

The three people speaking clearly did not include Wang Ji.

Wang Ji thought about the damaged crystal he had moved out earlier. It was obviously impossible to take it now. Stealing spoils of war right under the noses of three War Gods? That would be courting death! Besides, the military had plenty of its own Spirit Readers; they would certainly conduct a comprehensive, dragnet-style search of the area. That crystal would definitely be found. It would be better to report it right now and earn some military merit.

Wang Ji then said, "General Pei, when I was exploring earlier, I discovered a crystal next to the spacecraft."

"A crystal? Where is it?" General Pei asked hurriedly.

"Whoosh!" Controlled by Wang Ji's telekinesis, the crystal broke through the water's surface and flew before them. General Pei reached out and grabbed it, a look of pleasant surprise appearing on his face, "Good! Good! I'll record a major merit for you! Thanks to you!"

"It's only right! Only right!"

With the mission complete, Wang Ji began to walk away. He could still hear the conversation behind him. "What is this, General Pei?"

Pei Yong said, "I don't know either, but holding this crystal, I can feel my entire body rejoicing! This must be a treasure that can promote physical evolution! The sudden appearance of so many Lord-class and Commander-class Chinese Alligators is very likely because of this crystal."

"Then it truly is a great treasure!"

"Rest assured! The country will not treat its own people unfairly. This treasure will certainly give everyone a chance to come into contact with it. It just depends on what restrictions are set at that time."

"Indeed!" The two War Gods nodded.