Lord: My troops can evolve indefinitely.

It's no wonder Zhang Lifeng felt embarrassed; when he entered, he was still assuring Captain Zhao Wenjie that he would take care of him.

Unexpectedly, they were intimidated by Luo Xuan's troops as soon as they entered.

Even the Howling Moon Wolf, which he considered his trump card, was easily suppressed by the opponent.

This made Zhang Lifeng feel somewhat ashamed, but it also aroused his curiosity about Luo Xuan.

When he received the call from team leader Zhao Wenjie, he was dealing with other matters.

Upon learning that the team leader had found someone who had just become a player at the beginning of the month to handle the matter, Zhang Lifeng quickly finished up the tasks at hand and rushed to Ankang Home.

Unexpectedly, what awaited him was a scene that was almost fatal. Fortunately, there were only Luo Xuan and him at the scene.

"Um, bro, I need to talk to you about something. What happened just now..."

"What just happened?" Luo Xuan asked, looking confused. "I just got here too."

"Hey, you, this, I..." Seeing Luo Xuan's understanding attitude, Zhang Lifeng became so excited that he was almost incoherent. Finally, he slapped his thigh:

"Good lad!"

After saying that, Zhang Lifeng's expression turned serious. "We can talk about our business later. Let's take care of things here first."

"OK."

Upon hearing this, Luo Xuan nodded, and then very consciously led Azathoth behind Zhang Lifeng, looking like a lackey.

Upon seeing this, Zhang Lifeng's lips twitched.

If he hadn't just witnessed his Howling Moon Wolf being subdued by the opponent's water elemental in one move, he probably would have actually believed this kid.

However, seeing that the other party was determined not to step forward, Zhang Lifeng couldn't say anything. After all, the other party was only temporarily brought in by their captain to help out, and they couldn't be too demanding.

"How long have you been here? Have you noticed anything unusual?"

Zhang Lifeng inquired.

"No." Luo Xuan shook his head. "I arrived about seven or eight minutes earlier than you. I checked the kitchen and bathroom and didn't find anything unusual. You arrived just as I was about to check the bedroom."

Hearing Luo Xuan's words, Zhang Lifeng nodded slightly, but he did not relax his vigilance. He still went to check the kitchen and bathroom to make sure that nothing was missed.

After all, everyone's understanding of the other world is still in the exploration stage, and no one knows what they will encounter.

After confirming that there was nothing unusual, Zhang Lifeng returned to the bedroom door.

He glanced back at Luo Xuan, then reached out and grasped the bedroom doorknob, gently turning it until the door opened.

Zhang Lifeng looked down at the Howling Moon Wolf beside him. It was sniffing the air through the crack in the doorway, then shook its head at Zhang Lifeng.

Luo Xuan followed behind, watching intently. He was also curious about how the Liangyi Division handled this kind of intrusion incident, so he observed very carefully.

He noticed the interaction between Zhang Lifeng and the Howling Moon Wolf and quickly realized that Zhang Lifeng was using the Howling Moon Wolf's sense of smell to detect any danger.

Luo Xuan nodded silently, making a mental note of it.

His previous actions were too reckless; he should have let Azathoth check for any danger before opening the door.

After Xiaoyuelang confirmed that there was no danger, Zhang Lifeng still cautiously pushed open the bedroom door little by little.

The first thing you see is a young man lying on the bed, his eyes closed and his face pale.

The noise Luo Xuan and Zhang Lifeng made and their subsequent conversation were quite loud, yet the people inside were still sleeping so soundly.

Zhang Lifeng and Luo Xuan exchanged a glance, both able to see the seriousness in each other's eyes.

No matter what, there's definitely something wrong here.

Zhang Lifeng had Xiaoyuelang go first, entering through the crack in the door, while he opened the door completely and followed closely behind into the room.

As Zhang Lifeng fully opened the door, the entire room was revealed to Luo Xuan.

In addition to what we had seen before, there was a pitch-black crack in the very center of the room.

It looked as if a chip had been smashed into a smooth mirror surface.

"This is?"

Luo Xuan walked to the door and looked at the crack in the room, asking a question.

Zhang Lifeng glanced at the crack as he entered the room and walked to the bedside. Just then, he heard Luo Xuan's question. Having just finished checking the young man's condition, he turned around and replied:

"This is a spatial rift, and also the passage through which monsters from another world invade our world."

As Zhang Lifeng continued to search the room, he casually explained:

"When a territory is breached or its lord dies, the territory's core will explode, generating violent energy fluctuations."

"A spatial rift will appear connecting the continent of Aetheran and the real world."

"Depending on the level of the territory, the spatial rifts vary in size; the one in front of us is the lowest level rift."

Looking at the crack in front of him, Luo Xuan felt inexplicably uncomfortable, as if he were being watched by a ferocious beast lurking in the shadows, ready to pounce and tear him apart at any moment.

"So what should we do?"

"There's nothing we can do about it. We have to wait for the Stability Maintenance Department to come with their specialized equipment."

Zhang Lifeng shrugged: "Our mission is to deal with the monsters that have invaded this area through the rift."

"Stability Maintenance Section?" This was the first time Luo Xuan had heard this name.

"The full name is the Fractal Monitoring and Stability Maintenance Section, or Stability Maintenance Section for short. It is responsible for monitoring spatial fluctuations and high-risk energy warnings across the country."

Zhang Lifeng explained, "For example, this time, the Stability Maintenance Section detected it first, and then we field staff were responsible for running errands."

"Once they confirm there is no danger, they will come with specialized equipment to intervene in the crack."

As he spoke, Zhang Lifeng put his index finger to his lips and made a "shh" gesture to Luo Xuan, then pressed the wireless earpiece in his ear.

"This is Zhang Lifeng, field officer, reporting from the Ankang Jiayuan site."

"A level 1 rift and a dead lord player have been found in the target area. The area has been checked and no danger has been found. The stability maintenance team may enter. Over."

After finishing his report, Zhang Lifeng pressed the earpiece again and then spoke to Luo Xuan:

"Alright, now we just need to wait for the stability maintenance team to come and take over, then we can leave."

"We were lucky this time; we didn't run into any trouble."

"This guy must have just died recently; the rift hasn't attracted any wandering monsters yet."

Upon hearing this, Luo Xuan nodded, indicating that he understood.

He couldn't help but look at the boy on the bed. The boy was probably about the same age as him, but he was pale and had sunken eyes. He would never open his eyes again.

Luo Xuan sighed, feeling a sense of shared misfortune.

Once you enter the game, there's no turning back; you can only keep getting stronger and keep going.

Nobody knows when they might collapse on the road.