Global Card Master: Start Awakening the Classic of Mountains and Seas

Chapter 258 Surrounded
"Anyone else?"

Fan Huai looked at Jiang Ming in surprise.

“It should be here soon.”

Jiang Ming looked at the message he sent to the old man yesterday.

The stone tablet is what Jiang Ming wants to know, but regarding Lou Sheng and those people, it is the Federation's business.

Jiang Ming and his men are not scavengers, they just go wherever there is unevenness.

This kind of thing should be left to them to worry about.

Just as Jiang Ming thought.

At this moment, in the wilderness of Huiyang City, Xu Chongshan wiped the sweat from his head and cursed.

"What a JB place. You can't fly, you can't ride a mount, you can't drive a car. Do you know about this situation?"

Everyone from the Development Department nearby shook their heads, saying that there were no descendants of this land.

Master Li was holding a Bagua plate in his hand, his brows were furrowed, and he kept muttering something, but it was unclear.

Seeing this, Xu Chongshan rolled his eyes and ignored him.

"GRD, how did this get approved? We haven't received any information from above."

After receiving the news from Jiang Ming, the Federation immediately launched an investigation into Huiyang City.

As a result, the Federation knew about Huiyang City, a steel city, but it was completely unaware that mounts and exotic beasts were prohibited within a 300-kilometer radius.

Even if it is circulated on the forum, it is just a few words.

The national migration operation had just ended not long ago, and the federal government's control over cities across the country had not been established that quickly.

You have to know that the infrastructure is all there and they can communicate. Under such circumstances, what kind of power can conceal this matter?

Therefore, the Federation directly sent Xu Chongshan.

He brought the troops from the Development Department and directly surrounded Huiyang City.

Of course, in order to avoid being discovered, all troops also carry anti-electronic mechanical equipment to ensure that no camera can capture them within the effective range.

"The whole city feels weird. Is Jiang Ming exaggerating a bit?"

Xu Chongshan looked at his deputy Wang Yang.

He was also there when we were mining together in the East City in the dungeon before.

Hearing Xu Chongshan's words at this moment, Wang Yang looked thoughtful.

“Given Lord Jiang He’s character, he would not attack without reason, and after investigating the intelligence of this city, it seems very strange.”

"Especially the matter of the 300-kilometer radius. It is impossible that no one would have mentioned it on the forum. Moreover, the people from the Huiyang City Special Investigation Bureau have obviously regarded this as a very normal thing."

"Even other people who knew about this took it for granted."

"I know I know."

Xu Chongshan waved his hands impatiently.

How could he not understand the ins and outs here? After all, he had been promoted from the bottom all the way to where he is now, and he had seen too many twists and turns in it.

But that's why Xu Chongshan was afraid.
I'm afraid something is wrong with the whole city.

This is obviously brainwashing, or some kind of mental skill.
An overdeveloped city, crooked citizens, and a powerful force that has everything.

Everything was hitting Xu Chongshan’s head.

"That's it, Lord Jianghe."

Two kilometers outside Huiyang City.

The people from the Special Investigation Bureau took Jiang Ming and the others into a tunnel.

The entrance to the tunnel was hidden in a dense bush. If it weren't for the guidance of the Special Investigation Bureau, Jiang Ming and his team probably wouldn't have been able to find this secret passage on their own.

The entrance was actually an iron door. The Special Investigation Bureau man knocked on the door with ease, and soon a narrow staircase extending downwards was revealed. A damp smell of earth wafted in the air.

"This tunnel leads directly to the outskirts of the Flame Cave. It's our Special Investigation Bureau's secret passage." The man from the Special Investigation Bureau explained, his voice echoing in the narrow space.

Jiang Ming nodded, his eyes scanning the tunnel to make sure he didn't miss any details.

There were some old lamps hanging on the walls of the tunnel, emitting a faint light, barely illuminating the way forward.

As the stairs extended downward, the humidity in the air gradually increased and water droplets began to appear on the walls.

Fan Huai fell behind, while Xiang Yao and Shen Meng were responsible for the team's flanks respectively.

Start by entering here.
Lou Sheng’s measures against them may appear at any time.

The four of them walked slowly down the stairs, their footsteps echoing in the tunnel.

As they went deeper, some strange patterns began to appear on the walls of the tunnel. They seemed to be some ancient symbols, but they were difficult to identify in the dim light.

"What are these symbols?" Jiang Ming asked, looking at the Chinese characters.

The Special Investigation Bureau personnel shook their heads and said, "No one knows. We only know that these symbols are somehow related to the Yanku."

As they continued forward, the tunnel gradually became wider, and finally they came to a huge underground space.

This is a natural cave with sharp stalactites hanging from the top and sharp stalagmites covering the ground.

The air in the cave smelled of sulfur, and the temperature was much higher than in the tunnel.

"This is the entrance to the Flame Cave." The Special Investigation Bureau man pointed deep into the cave.

Jiang Ming's gaze was focused on the portal deep in the cave. It was a circular door emitting a faint light. Runes seemed to be flowing slowly on the edge of the door, emitting a mysterious and ancient power.

On the other side of the portal is a fiery red world, as if connected to another dimension.

"Is this the entrance to the Yanku?" Jiang Ming asked.

The Special Investigation Bureau personnel nodded, "Yes, through this portal, you will directly enter the outer area of ​​the Fire Cave."

The Special Investigation Bureau personnel guarding around did not recognize Jiang Ming and his companions who were wearing masks.

However, there are quite a lot of people entering the Flame Cave recently, so I don’t care.

"Walk"

Jiang Ming didn't say much and took the lead and walked forward.

Why did Jiang Ming and his team still want to go in after knowing that Lou Sheng had specially arranged measures against them in the secret realm?
The first reason is because I saw the Chinese text and the second reason is because of Jiang Ming and his team’s own strength.

Only the strong ones know who the hunter is.

Fan Huai and the other two nodded and followed Jiang Ming towards the portal.

Jiang Ming stretched out his hand and gently touched the edge of the portal. A warm and powerful energy instantly enveloped his whole body.

He looked back at Fan Huai and the others, then stepped into the portal.

The moment he passed through the portal, Jiang Ming felt a sense of distortion in time and space, as if his body was stretched and then quickly compressed.

When his vision cleared again, he was standing in a completely different world.

The outer area of ​​the Flame Cave is a world full of magma and fire.

The ground was covered with cracks, from which hot magma constantly emerged, and the air was filled with the smell of sulfur and volcanic ash.

The rocks around were burned dark red, as if the whole world was burning.

Fan Huai, Xiang Yao and Shen Meng followed closely behind. As soon as they walked out of the portal, they quickly dispersed and vigilantly observed the surrounding situation.

“It seems like this is the first time I’ve seen such a secret place.”

Fan Huai looked at the surrounding environment in amazement.

The Qin Emperor's Secret Realm is an underground tomb, while the World's Secret Realm is like the real world.

The scene in front of them, which looked like underground molten lava, gave them the first feeling of heat.

Xiang Yao condensed ice crystals around everyone.

Only then will the temperature drop a little.

Jiang Ming spread out the map that Lou Sheng gave him.

This map is not fake.

On the way here, Jiang Ming specially asked someone to buy another copy. The map layout was similar to the one Lou Sheng gave him.

"Let's go and see if there is really a treasure here."

Looking at the landmark of the fire crystal vein, Jiang Ming led Fan Huai and the others along the only road.

At the same time, in Huiyang City.

"They're in"

Lou Sheng looked at the old man's nervous face.

"Um"

The old man seemed not to hear his words and continued writing on the desk. When he finished writing the last stroke, he put away the brush.

Looking at the four big words "God rewards hard work" above, he nodded with satisfaction.

"Take action"

When Lou Sheng was about to collapse, the old man spoke to him calmly.

"it is good."

Lou Sheng was overjoyed and ran out of the office.

He walked quickly to the elevator and pressed the button to the lowest floor.

The elevator door closed quickly, and the elevator began to descend rapidly, with the metal cables making a slight vibration.

Arriving at the bottom floor, the elevator door opened, and Lou Sheng walked out of the elevator. In front of him was a corridor leading deep underground. The walls of the corridor were decorated with ancient symbols similar to those in the tunnel, and the dim lights cast long shadows.

Lou Sheng did not hesitate, walked through the corridor and came to a huge iron door.
There were rows of masked people standing next to the iron gate, without any sound, as if they had been waiting for Lou Sheng here from beginning to end.

Lou Sheng ignored them.
They are just living and dead people, just a group of 'machines'.

Lou Sheng put his hand on the door handle and took a deep breath. He was about to open the door, but when he looked at the silent phone in his pocket, his eyes wavered for the first time.

Why. He would be so willing to die.

It's all for my son.

But at this point, the son didn't say a word.

I couldn't help but feel a little sad.

But in fact, Lou Sheng could not resist. Once the old man made up his mind, Lou Sheng's fate could not be changed.

"Walk."

Thinking of this, Lou Sheng opened the door.

This seems to be the entrance to a fire cave.

The dozens of "living and dead people" mentioned by Lou Sheng followed behind him.

When they appeared again, they were already deep in the fire crystal vein.

But the scene before them was far from the rich mineral veins that Jiang Ming and his team had expected.

The fire crystal vein that should have been sparkling with fiery red light now presents a desolate scene.

The fire crystals in the veins had been completely hollowed out, leaving only mottled rock walls and rubble scattered on the ground.

Obvious traces of excavation can be seen on the rock walls, and in some places the rock walls even show signs of collapse due to excessive mining.

In the central area of ​​the fire crystal vein, where the densest fire crystals should have been located, there is now only a huge pit.

At the bottom of the pit, there were still some fire crystal fragments that had not been completely taken away. They still flashed a faint red light under the dim light, but compared with the complete fire crystal stones, these fragments seemed insignificant.

Some fire crystals still have traces of magma on their cross-sections, indicating the activity of the magma during the mining process.

Lou Sheng's team traveled through the mineral veins, with flashlight beams sweeping across the rock walls, illuminating one empty mining site after another.

"stop"

Lou Sheng raised his hand at the entrance of the mine and stopped all the people behind him.

"hidden."

As soon as the words fell, all these living people jumped directly into the magma next to them.

But Lou Sheng looked expressionless.

The living and the dead. Originally born in the magma, now dying in the magma seems to be a good destination.

It just seems like it doesn’t suit you?

Lou Sheng leaned against the wall and took out the photos he carried with him.

This is a 'secret place' but it's not really a 'secret place', so you can bring in items from the real world.

The photo shows a young Lou Sheng holding Lou Yu.

"Tattoo~"

Footsteps were heard coming from the entrance to the mine.

Jiang Ming and his companions had already arrived, and also saw Lou Sheng standing at the entrance of the crystal vein.

"Building Manager?"

Jiang Ming gave him a puzzled look and greeted him.

"Master Jiang He."

When Lou Sheng saw Jiang Ming and the others, he put the photos away, smiled and nodded to greet them.

"When did the building manager come in? We didn't seem to see you outside just now."

"Haha, Lord Jiang He, stop beating around the bush."

Lou Sheng shook his head, obviously not wanting to beat around the bush with Jiang Ming anymore.

"Oh, all right then."

As soon as Jiang Ming finished speaking, Lou Sheng discovered that Jiang Ming, who was originally ten meters ahead of him, had come in front of him.

"So can the building manager give me an explanation?"

It sounded like he was asking Lou Sheng, but Jiang Ming's eyes were directed towards the bumpy mineral veins all around him.

Has it been dug up?

unfortunately
"Does your Excellency know where this is?"

Lou Sheng's pupils shrank slightly, but he quickly calmed down and looked at Jiang Ming with a smile.

"Here? This should be the place where those three monks were burned to death, right?"

Jiang Ming looked around and said casually.

When coming in.
He tried it and found that things from reality can be brought in.

In other words, this is definitely not a secret place.

Lou Sheng's smile, which originally showed his confidence in winning, suddenly froze.

"Lord Jiang He is indeed knowledgeable. This is indeed the burial place of the three monks." Lou Sheng said slowly, with a barely perceptible hint of nervousness in his voice.

"So where are your masters, those three dead monks?"

Jiang Ming squatted beside the magma and reached in to scoop it up, just like playing with water.

Without waiting for Lou Sheng to reply, Jiang Ming turned to look at Xiang Yao and said, "Pull it out."

Seeing this, Lou Sheng was about to speak.

Dozens of lumps of ice slowly floated out from the magma.

"What do you want to say?"

Jiang Ming then stood up and looked at Lou Sheng.

Lou Sheng sat down on the ground, unable to utter a word.

come back to the office.

After writing the four words "Heaven rewards hard work", the old man stood by the window.

From here you can overlook the entire Huiyang City.

You can even see the wilderness outside the city.

"Failed"

Lou Yu was counting the time at the side. When he saw that his father's heart was still beating, he stepped forward and said something.

"I know. Let's go to another city."

The old man nodded.

He turned around and looked at the woman who had been following Lou Sheng.

"You old thing, stop pretending."

When the woman heard the old man's words, her body suddenly stiffened, her eyes gradually became empty, and her whole temperament began to change.

Her face began to distort, her skin became dry, and her hair gradually fell out. In the blink of an eye, a young woman turned into a blind old monk.

This scene was extremely terrifying. The woman's body shrank rapidly, her bones made creaking sounds, and eventually she turned into an old monk wearing tattered robes.

His eyes were closed, his face was full of wrinkles, his hands were clasped together, and he was muttering to himself.

"Amitabha, I have been waiting for you for a long time." The old monk's voice was hoarse and low, completely different from the woman's voice before.

(End of this chapter)