Chapter 514: Suffocation
An hour later.
The convoy that had set out from West Coast City was forced to stop.
An astonishingly enormous crater blocked the road ahead.
With a radius of over a hundred meters and a depth of more than thirty, the crater had not only completely destroyed the highway between West Coast City and Holons Port, but affected the surrounding area as well.
Scorching heat still lingered inside the crater. Though it was not enough to burn through shoe soles, exposed skin could still feel it.
Qin Ran surveyed the crater with a slight frown, then began investigating the area.
The meteor's shock wave had obliterated almost every trace on the ground, but thanks to his Peerless-level [Tracking], Qin Ran still discovered something puzzling a little farther away.
A handful of footprints.
He did not need to count them. Simply comparing them with his memories was enough to confirm that they belonged to Charles, Raul and his wife, and the others.
But apart from those few footprints, there was nothing else.
To make sure, Qin Ran ventured farther out.
Yet those few footprints were all he found.
There was no sign of the enemies he had expected.
Strangest of all, judging by the direction of the footprints, after the master alchemist Charles had unleashed his trump card, the group had actually headed toward Holons Port.
What happened?
They used Meteor Burst when there were no enemies?
Qin Ran instinctively speculated.
Then he abruptly shook his head.
No!
It wasn't that there were no enemies-the enemy was invisible! Not only was it exceptionally powerful, it had also blocked their retreat. Only that could have made Teacher Charles risk entering Holons Port, where living corpses were running rampant!
Qin Ran raised a hand to his chin, his expression thoughtful.