The sudden earthquake clearly meant that something had changed.
"Were there any records of earthquakes here before?" Xu Jiang asked Zhou Tianqi.
"There were three. I heard a magma cavern would appear after the tremors, but no one knew why."
Zhou Tianqi flipped through the records on his tablet, then thought of another possibility.
"Could it be those people from Storm Military Industries? They've been acting all sneaky. They must be plotting something."
Xu Jiang nodded. "Very likely. How about this—you go take a look first."
"Alright. What about you?"
"I have some personal matters to handle. I'll head over in a bit."
Xu Jiang was very interested in the magma cavern. He might be able to get something good out of it.
But Wayfinder Bear was leading him in another direction.
No matter what Storm Military Industries was up to, Xu Jiang considered the Spirit Seed the top priority. It was the key to upgrading the power core. Only by gathering more could he allow Qianji to complete its final evolution.
The two split up. Xu Jiang followed Wayfinder Bear as they quickly moved through the mine tunnels.
Glancing at the monster corpses around them, Xu Jiang recognized this place. Wayfinder Bear was leading him back the way they had come.
But at another fork in the path, Wayfinder Bear chose a different route. The passage that had once been a dead end was now open.
Before he even saw the target, a wave of heat washed over his face.
He quickened his pace, and the moment he rounded the bend, he ran into two familiar faces.
"Well, aren't we fated to meet?" Xu Jiang could not help but tease.
As soon as he spoke, click! His pistol was cocked and ready to fire.
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