Wrong!

Chapter 256: Wrong!

Carrying oil lamps, Qin Ran and the other three headed toward what had once been the Inner City of the Ancient City of Isu.

They had done this more than once over the past week.

Besides wanting to discover the whereabouts of that "weapon" sooner, they had also been preparing for a situation like this. They did not want any "unusual behavior" to arouse the suspicions of the Nightspawn watching them.

Simply put, they were using predictable behavior to lull the Nightspawn into complacency.

This approach had proved far more effective than expected.

At least, he had not noticed any Nightspawn following them.

Or... those Nightspawn were outside the range of his perception.

Qin Ran still vividly remembered the Nightspawn's perceptiveness.

Perhaps not every Nightspawn could reach that level, but even a handful of elites possessing such abilities was enough to shock anyone.

Let alone the leaders among those elites.

The mere thought made Qin Ran's brow furrow.

And so, as he followed Herbert, Qin Ran grew even more cautious.

Herbert stopped and started along the way, occasionally consulting the notes in his hand.

By the time Herbert finally stopped, they had reached an underground pit.

Qin Ran was no stranger to this place.

He and Herbert had visited it on their third day in Aesop Ancient City.

According to Herbert, this had probably been a knight's residence.

He had also given Qin Ran a detailed explanation of its layout.

The training ground, in particular, had left a vivid impression on Qin Ran.

After all, compared with the halls and galleries of other nobles' residences, this training ground was truly distinctive. Add the surrounding bedrooms, sitting rooms, and studies, which were narrow enough to feel positively cramped, and Qin Ran could hardly have forgotten it.

Now, Herbert