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Chapter 231 Zhan Lan: The beautiful and kind-hearted blonde big sister must be talking about me, right!

Chu Xuan shook the contaminated life force in the test tube and said in a startling statement, "I suspect this planet is still 'alive'."

The reason is simple. Even a contaminated stream of life is still a stream of life, especially since the Central Continent Team is currently on the ground and so close to the spring containing a large number of Genova cells.

As it turned out, neither Genova nor Phantoms were encountered, leading Chu Xuan to speculate that the planet itself might have done something, since there were precedents for this in the Final Fantasy world.

“Alright, if Chu Xuan’s guess is correct, then I know exactly what we need to do.”

Zhan Lan sighed and began to analyze the situation for everyone. The next thing the Central Continent Team needed to do was quite simple: purify Genova in the Stream of Life, eliminate the Phantom Monsters hidden underground, and once they had dealt with these two things, they should be able to return to the Main God Space.

However, both of these things are easier said than done. Based on the intelligence that the Central Continent Team currently has, they simply don't know where to begin.

Chu Xuan packed up the samples he needed, stood up and said to everyone, "Let's go, let's go check out other abnormal areas, maybe we can find more clues."

Next, the Central Continent team found something unexpected in an unusual area that resembled a battlefield: the heavy motorcycle that appeared in the movie, and the weapon used by the protagonist, Claude.

However, the items that the Central Continent Team found had all been reduced to wreckage, covered with marks from the flames. Even though the flames had been extinguished, the marks left behind still allowed the Central Continent Team to feel the will of hatred and destruction.

Zheng Zha was the most sensitive to it. When he reached out and touched the broken sword, a familiar figure suddenly appeared before him, its fists wrapped in black and red flames, attacking him with a will to destroy everything.

"Ah!!!" Zheng Zha screamed, and the sharp blade inside his body suddenly burst forth, destroying the already tattered short sword.

"Zheng Zha?!" XN
Thinking Zheng Zha was under attack, the group instantly became alert and shielded him in the center. Luo Li, Xiao Honglu, Zhang Jie, and the others each used their own methods to search for any enemies that might be hiding in the surrounding area.

"I'm fine, I was just scared." Zheng Zha took a few deep breaths and told everyone what he had seen when he first came into contact with the broken sword, so that everyone would not be too nervous.

After listening to Zheng Zha's account, everyone recalled the scene Zhu Wen saw when she first made the prophecy, and they all believed that the figure Zheng Zha had just seen was himself from the Demon Team.

"Zheng Zha, you're such a wimp. The lingering will of the Demon Team in the broken sword has scared you this much?" Zhang Jie patted Zheng Zha on the shoulder, comforting him in his own way.

Upon hearing this, Zheng Zha retorted stubbornly, "I was startled, but that's because I wasn't prepared! You probably wouldn't have fared as well as me!"

Zhang Jie winked smugly and said, "Then I'm afraid you'll be disappointed. There's no copy of me in the Demon Team."

"That just means you're bad! Even the God of War wouldn't bother copying you into the Demon Team!" Zheng Zha's words killed the game, leaving Zhang Jie furious.

Seeing that Zheng Zha was still in the mood to banter with Zhang Jie, everyone felt relieved. Luo Li then continued, "The wreckage of the heavy motorcycle and the broken swords we found can all be confirmed as Claude's equipment."

Adding to the scene Zheng Zha witnessed upon first touching the broken sword, Claude must have died at the hands of the Demon Team. If Claude is dead, then it seems the rest of the story characters... It appears we'll have to rely on ourselves to purify the Stream of Life.

Everyone fell silent. When Chu Xuan guessed that there was still a glimmer of hope on the planet beneath their feet, everyone thought that Cloud, Tifa, and other characters in the story must still be alive, hiding somewhere under the planet's protection.

But now, everyone has completely abandoned that idea, truly realizing the atrocities the Demon Squad has committed in this world. At Luo Li's suggestion, everyone gathered Claude's belongings together, covered them with stones, and erected a cenotaph for him.

Then everyone rushed to the next abnormal area without stopping.

This time, before the airship even landed, the entire Zhongzhou team saw from the air the giant, crisscrossing knife marks on the ground, as well as the traces left by the earth being melted by the high temperature.

After a thorough search, the Zhongzhou team found no remains in the area. Apart from signs of battle, neither side left any items that could prove their identities.

In response, Luo Li boldly speculated: "These traces should have been left by Sephiroth in his battle with the Demon Team, and it seems that he was defeated by the Demon Team just like Cloud."

Luo Li's reason was simple: the real Sephiroth was dead, and the Sephiroth in the movie was, strictly speaking, the same as the Jenova chimera, created by combining Jenova cells.

Therefore, once he is defeated and killed, he will simply dissipate as dead Genova cells, leaving no trace to prove his identity.

Having witnessed the Genova chimera vanish on the spot after being killed, everyone naturally accepted Luo Li's deduction.

Then, just as everyone was preparing to head to another unusual area to continue their investigation, Luo Li suddenly began to hallucinate.

"Come here."

"Huh?!" Luo Li suddenly leaned forward and looked in the northwest direction. She had just felt something calling to her from there.

Could that direction be the City of Oblivion, influenced by Genova cells?
Just as Luo Li was making her guesses, Zhu Wen, in her magical girl form, also looked in the same direction and then said to Luo Li, "Captain, I think I just heard a voice telling me to go over there."

Looking in the direction Zhu Wen was pointing, which was due north, Luo Li immediately realized that this was definitely not the influence of Genova cells.

After all, because of the magical girl concept that Luo Li had shared with her, Zhu Wen's Soul Gem was no longer tainted, so she would transform into a magical girl to refresh her state whenever she had free time.

Therefore, Zhu Wen, who constantly refreshes her own status, could absolutely not be affected by Genova cells.

Now that Zhu Wen said she had also heard the call, and given that the call was coming from the north where the City of Oblivion is located, a person immediately came to Luo Li's mind.

Alice Gainesbury, a beautiful and kind-hearted blonde witch who can communicate with planets and is a descendant of an ancient species!

Luo Li realized that the call was most likely from Alice Gainsborough and would be the key to breaking the deadlock for the Central Continent Team. So she immediately ordered, "Change targets. Let's go directly to the Forgotten City in the north. Perhaps we can find the answers we need there!"

As Luo Li made up his mind, an indescribable premonition enveloped his heart: this journey would be fraught with danger, and the slightest carelessness could mean that the entire Central Continent team might not return.

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