A Filthy Discovery

The broken cement road surface bears the marks of time left by rain and the Sun.

Due to the influence of the spatial rift, no vegetation has grown.

But now...

Where Shen Hui was staring, a black, mud-like substance fell to the ground.

Although it doesn't clash with the environment, it still has a special, eye-catching feel to it.

Most importantly, a tender sprout emerged from the middle of it.

It comes from the pollution of the Unspeakable and negative emotions, and from the blossoming of the seeds of Pestilence.

Without a doubt, this must have been caused by Shen Hui's previous battle with the Chariot.

Fortunately, the pollution caused is not severe and will not spread.

Perhaps, in these unique Wilderness Ruins, they will completely disappear over time.

However, there isn't that much time to wait for it to disappear naturally. If the World Association comes and discovers it, they will inevitably contact me.

Having stopped, Shen Hui immediately resumed his work, preparing to wipe away the pollution.

Utilize the power of your own Creation World to absorb as much pollution as possible.

As the black filth on the ground gradually diminished, the strange feeling also quickly dissipated.

However, Shen Hui realized that the pollution was irreversible, and it was impossible for him to completely clean it up now.

It will always leave some traces, but its presence is so subtle that it's hard to notice.

"Well, there's nothing we can do about it."

Shen Hui didn't linger any longer; this wasn't the only polluted area in the vicinity.

The pollution around the area has been mostly cleaned up, which took quite a bit of time.

You can also see the world advancing from the outside, stopping at the perimeter of the ruins.

There are too many spatial rifts inside, making it impossible for the world to continue its journey, but those who come in to explore will not stop.

Shen Hui immediately set off to leave, hoping he wouldn't be discovered, and even if he was, he figured it wouldn't be linked to him.

As they approached the outer perimeter, thanks to the shared vision provided by the Raven, Shen Hui also spotted the World Association members who had entered the area.

They were all in groups of at least five, cautiously advancing, with many of them looking around with curiosity.

They were clearly also visiting this Wilderness Ruins for the first time.

Shen Hui breathed a sigh of relief. As long as there wasn't a large-scale coverage by the Creation World, he wouldn't be discovered.

By taking detours or hiding in nearby ruined buildings, Shen Hui kept brushing past these people until they gradually disappeared into the distance.

As the team advanced into the Wilderness Ruins, Chi Yan surveyed her surroundings, her walkie-talkie crackling with sound.

"I never imagined that the Wilderness Ruins would turn into this state. If I'm not mistaken, the commotion we saw earlier must have originated from this area."

Soon, another team's voice came through the walkie-talkie. "But there's no trace of any world fluctuation left here. Wasn't it all a bit too cleanly destroyed?"

"There are numerous spatial rifts here. If we were to launch a descent into the Creation World from here, wouldn't that be..."

Before the sentence was finished, the voice on the walkie-talkie paused briefly, as if a sword of Damocles was hovering over their heads.

However, Fan Hao's voice soon came through the walkie-talkie.

"Everyone, check again for any traces. If there aren't any, come back now."

The sound brought them back to reality, and everyone began to carefully examine their surroundings again.

Chi Yan looked ahead at a ruined building and walked towards it. Suddenly, she noticed something and stared at some black marks on the ground.

"Something seems off... it feels familiar."

Qingxue raised her eyebrows; she keenly sensed that something was wrong, but couldn't quite place it at the moment.

The person following her also walked over, and seeing Qingxue stop there, loudly asked, "President Chi Yan, have you found anything?"

Chi Yan subconsciously replied, "Something seems off here..."

Hearing Chi Yan's reply, they picked up their walkie-talkies and called out, "Water District First Team calling, we seem to have made a discovery here."

As they spoke, they walked towards the Chi Yan, and just then, Shen Hui suddenly remembered something.

A buzzing sound filled his mind, and he compared the changes here with his own villa, which had long been sealed off.

Although there are some differences, the nature of pollution remains unchanged.

This is... the kind of pollution caused by Shen Hui), no wonder I felt that familiar feeling!

Chi Yan's thoughts raced. She'd never seen this kind of power before, only Shen Hui. Could it be that Shen Hui had been here?

Could the commotion that occurred earlier be related to Shen Hui?

Where is he now?

Although she was unclear about these issues, Chi Yan knew that involving Shen Hui before clarifying the situation could have negative consequences.

Especially on the eve of entering the Chaos Forbidden Domain, she immediately picked up the walkie-talkie and called out, "Water District First Team calling. It was a false alarm. We were mistaken. There is nothing unusual here."

As Chi Yan spoke, she casually walked towards where her teammates had come from.

Listening to the voice on the walkie-talkie, they looked at Chi Yan and asked, "President Chi Yan, are you mistaken?"

Chi Yan nodded. "I misjudged. There are no unusual power fluctuations here, are there?"

The group nodded in agreement; indeed, there were no lingering energy fluctuations here.

Chi Yan stopped in front of them, then pointed to the side. "Split up and look in those directions. We'll leave after we've surveyed this area."

The group nodded, then split up and walked in different directions.

Seeing this, Chi Yan walked back towards the area where the pollution had just been discovered.

After searching the surrounding area again, we found the same traces of pollution.

Furthermore, Chi Yan discovered that these traces of pollution all surrounded the relatively intact ruined building in front of them.

"Has something happened here?"

Chi Yan muttered to herself as she walked towards the top of the building. When she reached the rooftop, she looked at the dusty terrace but found nothing.

"Looks like we'll have to ask Shen Hui about this. I wonder what he's been up to these past few days."

After saying that, Chi Yan walked downstairs, waiting for her teammates to arrive before starting to retreat outside.

However, not long after Chi Yan left, Qin Ying led a team towards them, muttering to himself:

"Is it really true that nothing has been found here?"