Chapter 584: Filthy Catastrophe, The Violent Rampage of the Tian Yuan Division Generals! (6.2K Votes for Monthly Ticket) _2
The Tai Xuan Alliance had four strike squads in total.
The Shen Yao Empire had three.
The Qi Cheng Federation fielded four squads.
As for why these squads did not concentrate their efforts and pool their core forces together, the reason was quite simple.
The Pillars of Filth, crafted by Dragon Sleep Valley, covered an extensive area; only by dispatching individual squads could they manage to purify these Pillars in time.
Moreover, even without this reason, it was almost impossible for the squads to journey together.
All being from the Law Realm and from different great nations, how could they possibly cooperate closely? Teaming up often resulted in a scenario where '1+1<2', so it was better for each to lead their own team along separate paths.
Even from the same great nation, many lords found it challenging to work together intimately.
For instance, the squad led by Sword Lord Liushi, besides his direct lineage officers, included two other lords who had been cooperating with him for years, following his strong leadership.
Venturing into Red Mist Land required utmost caution in assembling the team.
Among the four squads that the Tai Xuan Alliance had sent into the Red Mist Land, one of them was the Tianyuan Team.
Mu Yuan was currently escorting a group of researchers, preparing to head to zone 'D26'.
The Alliance's scientists wanted to experiment if it was possible to study one Pillar of Filth to influence the others.
Coincidentally, Mu Yuan or rather Isloa had the same idea, and thus they clicked instantly.
Of course, he did not plan to stay long in zone 'D26', and so he was just escorting the group there; upon the return journey, they would have to make their own way.
Thus, within this team, apart from the generals from Tianyuan City, there were not a few strong individuals.
They had the battle-hardened general Wang Lei in command;
Among them were prominent figures from the Soul Realm, like Lord Ice Fist;
Even the Young Sword Saint Wu Ming and the Elephant Man Golden Elephant had joined.
Inevitably, despite their status as World-class strongmen, venturing alone into the Red Mist Land was beyond their strength. Since they needed to join a squad, naturally, they chose the Tianyuan City squad, which boasted many of the contemporary prodigies.
"It's time to truly venture into the Red Mist Land."
Mu Yuan murmured.
At this moment, as he looked around, what entered his eyes was an expanse of crimson everywhere.
The sky was red, the mountains were red, the rivers were red, even the blood was red... oh, that seemed normal?
Was it beginning to feel the erosion?
Mu Yuan had a quite high resistance to filth erosion, not only because he was a Legendary Life but also because he possessed the solidified Talent "Top-level Devouring."
He gently activated his Devouring Ability, and his mind seemed to clear up significantly.
However, the same couldn't be said for the others.
"It's time for medication."
Including Isloa, numerous powerhouses took out the highest-grade anti-erosion drugs and gulped them down eagerly.
These were Quasi-Epic drugs.
They were also the highest-tier among the mass-produced anti-erosion drugs provided by the Alliance.
The Alliance had also provided a few real Epic-level drugs, but these were limited in production due to materials and other factors, and could not be used as regular supplies.
These few Epic drugs were for use as life-saving measures in case of extreme emergency.
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They had been traveling through the region filled with Red Mist for a long while. However, the ground they had just crossed was at best part of the 'Red Mist Region', which was similar to the previously mentioned Shattered Isles—it had been eroded by filth, wafted with dense Red Mist, but had not been completely assimilated.
But now...
Mu Yuan felt as if he had crossed an invisible boundary line.
The surging Red Mist, the earth brown-red and full of cracks, everything around him indeed appeared more crimson, but he also felt, as if in a trance, that he had stepped out of the world and into another forgotten, filth-ridden world.
The Red Mist Land!
"Gurgle."
"Is this the Red Mist Land? I don't think it's all that scary, right?"
A mighty figure couldn't help but speak up on the psychic communication channel.
It seemed that only by doing so could they somewhat alleviate that eerie, ever-present, unknown horror.
Venturing into the Red Mist Land, even among those in the Legendary Realm or even the Soul Realm, ranking nearly at the pinnacle, was an experience few had.
The intangible effects brought by the Red Mist erosion made people unavoidably anxious, nervous, and panicky.
Of course, the strong suppressed the negative emotions in their hearts despite their anxiety. Although they had not really ventured deep into the Red Mist Land before, they were, at the very least, powerhouses who had emerged from battlefields strewn with corpses and seas of blood.
"Let's continue moving forward, stay alert but not overly so."
Mu Yuan parted the dense Red Mist and strode forward.
His Battle Boots lightly touched down on invisible steps, maintaining a distance of about a hundred meters from the ground, advancing neither hurriedly nor slowly.
The others did the same.
Traveling at low altitude, stepping across empty air, was comparatively a safer mode of advance.
After all, no one could be sure what might be lurking within the earth riddled with brown-red cracks. Even those adept at scouting, possessing high-level skills or Talents, dared not fully trust their capabilities and judgment.
"Rustle—"
Suddenly, something seemed to fly out from the Red Mist.
Mu Yuan extended his hand.
A Black Crow emerged from the fog, alighting on his outstretched hand.
The crow had red pupils, and its feathers were glossy black. Yet upon closer examination, one could see the intensely shiny black feathers were covered with minute, wriggling unknown entities.