Finally, I've Waited for You

The four team members almost burst into tears.

One of them rolled his eyes and, quick-witted, exclaimed, "They're all the captain's props!"

Wang Wen waved her hand to interrupt the five people's argument and calmly said, "Stop talking nonsense and lead the way."

The group continued deeper into the area.

After many turns and passing through several heavily guarded iron gates, we made our way through the area.

The gold medal given by the emperor was very effective.

No one dared to stop them.

The journey was relatively smooth.

They walked down to an unknown depth underground, until they came to a row of small rooms separated by iron railings.

Shouts could be heard coming from inside from time to time.

The four team members swallowed hard and sped up their rush towards the small room.

Before they could reach the edge of the field, they discovered that Wang Wen was already standing in front of them.

Several people could be clearly seen tied up inside the room through the iron bars.

Leading them were Cassia Seed and his master.

A bright yellow rope tied the master and apprentice together to a stone pillar.

Seeing that both Cassia Seed and his master Schisandra were still alive, Wang Wen breathed a sigh of relief.

But when his gaze fell on the empty space on Cassia Seed's right elbow, he narrowed his eyes again.

A burly, shirtless man with his back to the iron bars was torturing the two men.

The shirtless, burly man took a sip of wine and sprayed it onto Cassia Seed's battered body, shouting, "Where is the magic stone hidden?"

He raised a handful of bamboo skewers of varying thickness, pointed the sharp end at Cassia Seed's eyes, and grinned maliciously, "If you don't talk, you're going to feel terrible."

Cassia Seed was weak, and the yellow light rope around his body would light up from time to time, making him even weaker each time it did.

Hearing the sound, he slightly raised his eyes and spat a mouthful of bloody foam into the other person's face. Unfortunately, he didn't have enough force, and the foam fell onto the burly man's hand halfway through its flight.

The burly man flew into a rage and raised a bamboo skewer to stab into the eye of the Cassia Seed.

Cassia Seed, however, looked towards the entrance of the room, and her lifeless eyes gradually regained their color.

The bamboo skewer eventually pierced his eye.

In an instant, juices flowed freely and blood splattered everywhere.

The shirtless, burly man let out a piercing scream, clutching his face as he collapsed to the ground.

Wang Wen stood in front of the Cassia Seed and chuckled, "It's good that you're alive."

Zhu Xingguo was busy untying the two men when his hand was burned as soon as he touched the yellow rope.

He frowned.

He grabbed the yellow light rope and sold it to the World Tower.

The leader, who had been deliberately lagging behind to watch the show from outside the room, turned pale. A hint of heartache flashed in his eyes, but more so, he was terrified as if he had seen a ghost.

That's a unique treasure with a height of 500 levels: the [Immortal-Binding Rope]!

Once it's started, there's no escaping it unless the time comes!

How did it get taken away?

Have these people become so arrogant that they don't even need to follow the rules of the World Tower?

The leader's mind raced, trying to figure out how to give himself a chance to survive.

Cassia Seed, who was being treated with medicine while being supported by Cheng Queyi and others, was very happy to see Wang Wen. She opened her mouth and smiled, revealing her teeth full of blood.

He mouthed a greeting to Wang Wen without speaking.

Wang Wen shook her head, glanced at the equally frail old man on the other side, and said with a hint of reproach, "Just give them the immortal stones they want. They're just material possessions. What if I had arrived late?"

Cassia Seed was too weak to speak, it just grinned foolishly.

Then, as if he had just thought of something, he raised his right elbow, which was now only an arm, and gestured towards the outside of the room, making hoarse, incoherent sounds.

Wang Wen couldn't wait for the medicine to take effect.

He swore an oath by directly touching the Scepter.

All anyone could see was that Cassia Seed's body visibly returned to normal, and even his right arm, which had been severed at the elbow, grew back!

Cassia Seed stared at her body in shock, touching herself up and down, before calling out to Wang Wen, "Grand Preceptor! No, it's that fox demon! Master, hurry and save her!"

Wang Wen turned to look outside the room. "Where?"

The leader rushed to Wang Wen's side and said, "Teacher Wang, I'll take you there. That fox demon won't blame me for the progress given by the World Tower!"

Wang Wen glanced at him noncommittally, nodded, and said to Zhu Xingguo and the others, "You stay here to rescue them; I'll go with them."

Zhu Xingguo stood up. "Master, I'll go with you."

Wang Wen looked around and refused, "You're in charge of rescuing people; keep an eye on this place."

The implication is quite clear.

Apart from himself, Zhu Xingguo is the strongest among the rest of the team members.

Even if it's a 4-1 split, there should still be at least one player among the four who can keep things under control, just in case.

Wang Wen followed the leader.

The four opposing team members knew their lives were in Wang Wen's hands, so they followed behind like a bunch of tagalongs.

We didn't go very far this time.

After turning a corner, we arrived at a sealed stone chamber.

Coincidentally, there was also a burly man with a bare chest inside, who was vigorously cracking a long whip, lashing it hard at a Fox on a wooden frame whose fur was stained red.

While smoking, he muttered curses under his breath, "You used to have that aloof, icy beauty look, but who knew you were such a demon! Luckily, the new imperial advisor showed up and exposed your true form!"

The crimson blood on the Fox's body had dried.

The whip struck only stripped off a few strands of fur, revealing deep, bone-deep flesh beneath.

The burly man raised the whip, glancing at the chafed skin and blood on it. Seemingly remembering something, he sneered, "To be honest, the Imperial Advisor is now incredibly powerful; even His Majesty praises him highly. Being favored by him is your good fortune. Why are you so insensible? Transform back into human form and serve him well. Once the Imperial Advisor speaks, you won't have to suffer here anymore!"

The Fox remained motionless, as if dead.

A voice sounded from the side, "Take a fancy to it? Is this also a quest from the World Tower?"

The burly man hadn't even turned his head yet.

He was sent flying by a powerful force from behind.

The leader, gritting his teeth, chased after the burly man and beat him mercilessly, shouting, "You bastard, you've ruined my reputation behind my back! I'll kill you!"

The burly man couldn't utter a single word and could only scream in agony.

Soon after, there was no sound.

Wang Wen used her Scepter to heal the Fox's wounds, but found that it consumed a lot of energy, burning away nearly half of it in the blink of an eye.

The Fox remained motionless, as if dead.

After looking around, I didn't find any binding props.

He fixed his gaze on the wooden frame.

A quick scan of the flying vehicle revealed, sure enough, the entire wooden frame was a prop—the unique, four-hundred-layered treasure, the [Godslaying Cross].

Good heavens!

There are two priceless treasures!

Wang Wen turned to look at the leader, gaining a deeper understanding of the conglomerate's top team.

They are all top ten conglomerates, so their strength is indeed not that different.

It's simply that the lagging conglomerates didn't reach 600 in time; their equipment and resources weren't actually that much worse.

It's easy to imagine that once these people also reach the 600th floor, the rest of the conglomerate's support will quickly follow.

From this perspective...

This guy keeps saying he's left the Seventh Consortium, but it's hard to say whether that's true or not.

Even if they leave, they will likely take the group's treasures and escape into the tower to avoid trouble.

Wang Wen looked at the [Godslaying Cross], realizing that he didn't have Zhu Xingguo's means of directly trading with the World Tower.

These items belonging to others that are in use cannot be stored on the aircraft.

We can only turn our attention to the leader.

After killing the shirtless, muscular man, the leader was cautiously observing their surroundings.

Upon seeing Wang Wen's gaze, it immediately rushed forward and stored the wooden frame inside the aircraft to forcibly interrupt the effect.

Wang Wen reached out her hand to him.

The leader was slightly taken aback, then quickly took the wooden frame back and placed it in Wang Wen's hands.

Wang Wen nodded and pulled the flying vehicle to store it in her props warehouse.

In this short time...

The Scepter's energy has been depleted.

Nearly 10% of the energy was finally used to cure the Fox.

The Fox rose from the stone platform, shook its newly grown snow-white fur, gently rubbed its head against Wang Wen's arm, and said in human language, "Immortal, we've finally waited for your return."