Rumble rumble rumble… The entire ground trembled in tandem with the rippling Yin energy. Even though everything was practically imperceptible from the outside, Qin Ye could hardly care less about keeping things under wraps any longer. He exclaimed, “What the hell is going on here?!” 

It appeared as though he were asking the others, but Arthis knew that the question was directed to her, and she muttered, “Breath.”

“This is… that mysterious presence’s breath… It’s a ghost, and it’s still alive!”

Qin Ye was stunned, and he probed further, “Sindragosa? Your frost wyrm?[1]”

“Do you believe I’m just going to give you a flying…”

BOOM!!

Before Arthis could even finish unleashing the wrath of her fury on Qin Ye, the entire ground suddenly quaked violently, and a chasm opened up and swallowed the whole lot of them.

Simultaneously, as soon as the barrier was broken, the sudden changes immediately drew the attention of the sentries. The entire garrison of troops immediately flew into a state of frenzy and alarm.

“What’s going on?” A Major standing just outside the garrison watched in amazement as a cloud of dust abruptly rose from the first floor of the nursing home. Seconds later, he pulled himself together and shouted, “Hurry! Immediately send a report to the Special Investigations Department…”

“There’s no need.” A placid voice interjected before the Major could finish his instructions. Zhou Xianlong was already standing right behind him.

“The Special Investigations Department will take over from here.” Zhou Xianlong continued to issue his orders in a systematic fashion, “Immediately...