A Sword Opens the Way Before the Reunion Gate

Sima Wugou looked at Ma Xingkong, speechless once again.

He could not tell whether this guy was slow on the uptake or what. He had been worried Ma Xingkong would crack under the pressure and give them away.

Instead, Ma Xingkong seemed even calmer than he was.

Hell, he was steadier now than he had been when a bee scared him earlier.

"What are they doing here?"

Sima Wugou sounded puzzled.

"Maybe they're here to steal something too. Come on, let's follow them and see!"

Ma Xingkong's interest was piqued.

"Are you crazy? Do you have a death wish? Besides, don't you have your own objective?"

Sima Wugou snapped.

"Oh, right! Come on, let's go steal our own thing!"

Ma Xingkong slapped his forehead.

"I still don't get why Xiao did this. He used two Energy Blocks as bait and threw Crimson Crown City into chaos!

"But no Energy Core has been drawn up to the surface. What's he after?"

"Of course Xiao knows no Energy Core will be drawn up. His real goal is to shut down every Light Gate!

"More precisely, Light Gate No. 18 in Iron Zone Two! The Ice Layer World!

"He wants the same thing I do! He must know the Ice Layer World's true secret too!

"He's only trying to cut off humanity's Light Gate to the Ice Layer World so he can claim the ruins for himself!"

Ma Xingkong spoke excitedly, quickening his pace as though Xiao would beat him there if he slowed down.

"Then what exactly is down there?"

Sima Wugou frowned. Even after following Ma Xingkong for so long, he still felt as though he was following a mystery.

Ma Xingkong did not answer.

Up ahead, Ba Dawang and Ba Xiaomei had reached a large fork in the passage.

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