Lin Yuan stood at the bottom of the Abyss of Sealing, his eyes narrowed slightly as he watched the uninvited guests who had suddenly barged in.
Each of them had a small Bone Cross embedded in their body, revealing their identities as Apostles of the Crawlers.
There were seven or eight Apostles in total. At a glance, Lin Yuan recognized most of them as renowned powerhouses near the top of the Authority Ranking.
Their leader was someone who had stirred up a storm in the Endless Sea not long ago-
The institute's former Deputy Director, a traitor to the Human Federation, and the man in the Endless Sea with the deepest understanding of the Game System: Elder Zhao!
Lin Yuan had seen portraits of Elder Zhao elsewhere, and the man before him looked exactly like them.
The only difference was the small Bone Cross on his forehead.
Previously, deep within the system, Lin Yuan had used the Little Box's power to clash with Elder Zhao remotely.
With the Heavenly Venerable's power inside the Little Box, Lin Yuan had easily defeated Elder Zhao, making the latter seem unable to withstand a single blow.
In reality, however, Elder Zhao was on par with Elder Ma, strong enough to rank among the top thirty on the Authority Ranking.
Now that he stood before Lin Yuan in person, the pressure he exerted was far beyond what Lin Yuan had felt during their remote clash.
Not to mention the other Apostles of the Crawlers behind Elder Zhao.
They're not here on friendly terms!
As Lin Yuan thought this, he took a defensive stance.
The Primordial Distorted Beast beside him also sensed that these newcomers were extremely dangerous and assumed a defensive posture.
Elder Zhao first glanced at Lin Yuan, then shifted his gaze to the