Old Shi's expression changed in that instant.
He immediately pulled a pair of headphones from his Storage Item and put them on to block out the sound.
Ke Meng's mind raced in that split second. He immediately took the Sound-Absorbing Sponge out of his Storage Scarf and squeezed it.
In that instant, every sound in the world vanished.
The Sound-Absorbing Sponge absorbed the surrounding sounds. No matter how far away their source was, as long as the sound reached Ke Meng's vicinity, the sponge would absorb it.
Old Shi's expression abruptly relaxed, and he gasped for breath. He opened his mouth to thank Ke Meng, but no sound came out.
Ke Meng shook his head, using altered mouth movements to indicate that there was no need to thank him.
The two stood inside the transparent bubble, quietly waiting for time to pass.
To avoid hearing those sounds again, Old Shi closed his eyes and deliberately shut off four of his senses, retaining only touch.
Ke Meng widened his eyes and marshaled his spirituality, maximizing his perception of the information outside.
He could no longer hear anything. The Sound-Absorbing Sponge forcibly absorbed all the sounds around them.
Ke Meng could only rely on his eyesight to detect as many anomalies in the void as possible. Something in the void had to be watching him. Otherwise, how could the timing have been so perfect? Just as trouble struck the Investigation Bureau, mysterious sounds began pouring into their minds the moment they started their journey.
Ke Meng vaguely sensed that this was a trap laid by the Door Organization. They had spent two months planning it, with each stage leading into the next.
That meant another trap would probably be waiting for them the moment their journey ended.
Ke Meng wanted to enter