“Old… Old Lu…”

Aunt Tong grabbed Old Lu’s arm and led him around the crowd to the wall, saying with an anxious expression: “Oh my, how did you get here?”

“I damn well can’t come?” Old Lu also looked around at the surrounding people. “Xiao Chan, what exactly are you all here to do? Is this some kind of mission from ‘Heaven’s Gate’…? Who are these people?”

“Old Lu… oh my… it’s really hard for me to explain!” Aunt Tong said. “In any case, it’s really dangerous here. You need to leave first.”

“I damn well won’t leave!” Old Lu said. “Didn’t we agree to tell each other about everything? You…”

Aunt Tong’s expression instantly became somewhat unnatural. She quickly reached out to grab Old Lu’s arm, interrupting his words.

“Ah!” She said in a low voice. “There are so many young people here… first don’t…”

“Did ‘Mother Goddess’ tell you to hide things from me?” Old Lu asked. “Such a big scene… and there’s a strange old man with a white beard guarding the front. You yourself said this place looks dangerous, yet you came here quietly on your own?”

“This has nothing to do with ‘Mother Goddess’!” Aunt Tong frowned and said. “To tell the truth… Old Lu, ‘Mother Goddess’ has never hinted that you would appear in my life… our relationship isn’t blessed by ‘Mother Goddess.'”

“What damn ‘Mother Goddess’s’ blessing…” Old Lu said. “Doesn’t Mother Goddess know that I’m called Lu Fengxian and you’re called Xiao Chan? Aren’t we a damn match made in heaven?”

“You…” Aunt Tong’s expression grew worse and worse. “How can you be so shameless… do you know what time it is now? And we’re both already at this age… who would still care about our relationship? There are more important things to do right now!”

“I don’t care…” Old Lu said. “Xiao Chan, this time you have to take me with you. I can definitely help.”

“Stop fooling around!!” Aunt Tong was clearly getting angry. “We can indeed keep each other company here… but don’t you know that once we leave… everything in the ‘Land of Finality’ will disappear?”

“I don’t care about all that!!” Old Lu said. “My old partner is gone. These years, I only remember that we’ve depended on each other here, so this time no matter what I damn well have to help you. Just tell me what needs to be done!”

“You…”

The two wanted to say something more when suddenly a huge voice came from high in the sky.

This voice seemed somewhat different from Yan Zhichun’s “Demonic Sound Descending from Heaven.” Not only was the speaking voice different, but even the method of transmission was quite different.

If “Demonic Sound Descending from Heaven” was a convincing voice that rang in everyone’s ears, then this huge voice at this moment was like a thunderclap falling from the sky.

“An urgent temporary reward announcement is now being broadcast. Please listen carefully and remember.”

People nearby raised their heads one after another to search for the source of the huge voice, but they couldn’t discern the direction.

“Currently, a group of rebels has appeared in the square at the very south of the entire city. They are attempting to destroy the giant bell and display screen located in the city. Anyone who can stop this rebellion, whether Zodiac or Participant, can receive a reward of one thousand Dao.”

Yan Zhichun and Jiang Ruoxue both frowned upon hearing this huge voice. They had expected this mission to be very difficult, but they hadn’t expected it to be this difficult.

“All Zodiacs have not heard wrong. Starting now, in my capacity as Heavenly-Bull, I permit you all to temporarily leave your posts and guarantee your lives will be safe. One thousand Dao has been prepared and will be given only to the final team or individual who completes the blockade. I wish you all immediate success.”

All the “Extreme Path” members present began showing troubled expressions. What made them even more panicked was that there were already stirrings in the vicinity.

After all, one thousand “Dao” in normal people’s eyes was already close to one-third of the escape goal—an excessive reward that they might not be able to obtain even after dozens of consecutive cycles.

“Next, most of the people who will come here will be ‘Echo Users’ who retain their memories.” Yan Zhichun said with a grave expression. “There will also be a small portion of ‘Participants’ who don’t know the truth and are just watching the excitement. It looks like we need to make an example.”

“Tsk, ‘Participants’ are one thing, but what about the ‘Zodiacs’?” Zhoumo asked.

“The ‘Zodiacs’ are nothing to fear.” Yan Zhichun said. “A reward of one thousand ‘Dao’ will only attract ‘Human-Level Zodiacs.’ After all, Brother Yang told me that ‘Earth-Level Zodiacs’ don’t need ‘Dao’ at all.”

While several people were talking, heads were already starting to bob in the not-too-far distance. They seemed not to have expected that the so-called “rebels” would actually be on such a large scale—a full hundred people or so.

Many of the stragglers who had just arrived could only stand in the distance and observe, but everyone also knew that the opposing numbers would only gather more and more. A mass surge forward was only a matter of time.

“Take action now while we can.” Yan Zhichun said. “Everyone’s first objective is to attack the display screen! Seize the mission objective before the ‘Participants’ finish assembling!”

As soon as the words fell, an “Extreme Path” member immediately rushed forward a few steps, then swung both hands. Huge windblown sand began appearing out of thin air. Countless dust and small stones struck the display screen, making crackling sounds.

Baihu’s expression turned cold. He also extended his hand, and a strange gale wind sprayed out from his sleeves, instantly sweeping up the wild sand.

The force of this gale wind was truly too great. Several people closest to it were directly lifted half a meter and fell to the ground in a sorry state.

On the rooftop, Bai Jiu squinted and said: “It’s ‘Strong Wind.'”

More and more “Extreme Path” members began using their own “Echoes” to attack the giant bell and display screen.

But most of the “Echoes” used by everyone could only cause slight wear to the display screen and couldn’t cause substantial damage to it.

Just at this moment, an abnormally obese girl walked forward. She clasped her bloated hands together, and an “Echo” called “Expansion” suddenly appeared on the display screen.

Then, with “creaking” sounds, one of the giant metal pillars supporting the display screen actually began making cracking sounds, as if it were expanding from the inside.

Baihu immediately felt something was wrong. He swung both hands simultaneously, and a gale wind exceeding the limits of human endurance struck toward her face. The skin of her face began rippling in waves.

“Xiao Xiao…!” the girl cried out loudly.

Xiao Xiao in the distance understood immediately. She closed her eyes right away and pointed toward the many “Participants” rushing over from afar. The “Echo” of “Frame-Up” appeared in the wind.

The next second, the hurricane pressure on the obese girl disappeared, while the many “Participants” in the distance were blown into the sky.

Seeing the obese girl’s offensive stabilize, Yan Zhichun immediately ran toward Doctor Zhao through the nearby gale winds and sand and dust.

“Doctor Zhao!” Yan Zhichun called out. “Do you see what the situation is now?! We don’t have much time left!”

Doctor Zhao still stood there in a daze, as if he hadn’t come to his senses since earlier.