Cultivation Online novel Chapter 2638

Chapter 2638: Following the Trail

"What should we do? It’s clearly inviting—provoking us."

"There’s only one thing we can do. Our mission."

"Stay alert, everyone. And don’t engage without instructions."

The group of soldiers slowly followed the trail of Unknown Ores while keeping their presence concealed to the best of their abilities.

Meanwhile, not too far away, Yuan just finished clearing a tunnel all by himself. But before he could even exit the tunnel, he sensed several presences outside the tunnel.

’They are...’

Once he exited the tunnel, he could see several familiar-looking soldiers gathering the Unknown Ores that he’d left behind outside.

When Yuan came out of the tunnel, these soldiers stopped their movements to look at him.

"Huh? Aren’t you that corporal with the Ironwoman? Did you just come out of that tunnel?" one of them asked out loud.

These soldiers were the ones that Yuan had encountered while he was still with the Ironwoman.

"Indeed, I did come out of the tunnel," Yuan replied.

"..."

The soldiers didn’t say anything else and fell silent, but they continued to stare in Yuan’s direction, almost as if they were waiting for someone else to show up.

Eventually, one of them asked, "Where’s the Ironwoman?"

"She returned to the city," Yuan admitted.

"Huh? The Ironwoman left you—a mere corporal—all alone in the Black Zone? There’s no way..."

"I don’t believe you. I bet she’s still inside that tunnel."

The soldiers found Yuan’s explanation difficult to believe. Given the Ironwoman’s reputation, they couldn’t imagine her deliberately leaving a low-ranking soldier behind to fend for himself in such a dangerous place.

Yuan shrugged and said, "What do I gain from lying about this? You’re free to check the tunnels if you don’t believe me."

"N-No... It’s fine..."

"But what were you doing inside the tunnel all by yourself? If you were looking for a place to hide, it’s actually much more dangerous inside than outside."

"No, I was clearing it."

"You...? Clearing a tunnel? All by yourself?"

The soldiers fell silent again before they suddenly burst out laughing.

"Hahaha!"

"Now that is definitely a lie!"

"There’s no way a Fifth Ascension cultivator like you could accomplish something alone that would normally require an entire squad of Sixth Ascension cultivators!" one of them stated.

Yuan merely shrugged before turning to leave without another word.

"Hey! Where are you going?" one of the soldiers called out to him.

"Why does it matter where I am going?" Yuan asked.

"T-That’s..." the soldier fell silent.

"If you have nothing else for me, I’ll be taking my leave now."

"Aren’t you going to ask about these Unknown Ores?" another soldier suddenly asked.

"Unless you’re going to share them with me, I don’t really care."

The soldiers raised their eyebrows. It should be obvious that they weren’t going to share them with a soldier from another city.

"No? Then goodbye."

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