I Became the Devil Queen's Heart Demon novel Chapter 98

Chapter 98: Chapter 76: Li Yuan Blows Bubbles~Chen Mo Explores the Tunnels! (4K)_2

Qiu Longgang regained his senses, gritted his teeth, and said: "Follow up!"

...

The cavern was pitch dark; one could not see one’s own fingers when stretching out a hand.

Qin Shou took out a Flame Spark Stone, injected True Qi, and a dazzling light illuminated, dispersing the darkness ahead.

Before them lay a deep tunnel, its end vanishing into the distance.

As everyone proceeded along the tunnel, they were thoroughly shocked by the sight before them—

Holes were opened in the walls, with dozens of passageways crisscrossing each other, each leading in different directions like a spider web!

Chen Mo’s Divine Sense spread out, but he couldn’t reach the boundaries, indicating just how extensive the area was!

"It seems that each district must have its own corresponding entrance and exit."

"No wonder so many people have disappeared without leaving any trace... They must have been dragged directly underground."

Qiu Longgang and his men caught up and upon witnessing this scene, they too gasped in chill surprise.

"How can the tunnels be excavated so thoroughly under the city with nobody feeling a thing?"

"This method..."

Chen Mo narrowed his eyes slightly.

Both the Array earlier and this vast undertaking suggested that the perpetrator was no simple individual.

Moreover, the method used to excavate these tunnels felt strangely familiar...

Qiu Longgang, realizing the gravity of the situation, set aside his rivalry with Chen Mo, and said: "One of these tunnels must lead to their lair. If we split up and search, we will eventually find the correct one..."

Before he could finish, Chen Mo strode towards one of the passageways, "This way."

Qiu Longgang: "..."

Golden light flashed in Chen Mo’s eyes, his Soul Power spreading out as he captured remnants of Qi within the tunnel.

Following behind, the group wandered through the labyrinthine paths for a half-hour before finally arriving at a stone wall.

Chen Mo pressed his palm against the bricks.

Moments later, a light glowed, and the stone wall slowly opened up.

Before them was the backyard of a decrepit house, desolate and overgrown with weeds breaking through the cracks of broken stone slabs, seemingly abandoned for a long time.

"Search!"

Qiu Longgang waved his hand.

Everyone scattered and searched carefully within the residence.

Chen Mo entered a side room, his eyebrows slightly knitted.

Compared to the ruinous decay of the rest of the house, this room was far too clean, almost as if someone had lived there not long ago...

His golden pupils illuminated as he surveyed the surroundings, noticing no hidden Arrays present.

At that moment, Qiu Longgang walked over, her voice softening as she said: "We’ve searched the entire house and found no traces... This should be Yunlong Village beneath Linglan County, not too large, and sparsely populated. The missing are unlikely to be hidden here."

Despite her dissatisfaction, she could also prioritize urgency over her emotions.

Now was not the time for pettiness.

"Yunlong Village?"

Chen Mo’s mind raced with case file details.

There were three disappearances in Yunlong Village, the latest occurring yesterday.

The missing person had been seen near an old temple at the entrance to the village before vanishing without a trace.

Chen Mo leapt onto the roof of a courtyard, using the moonlight to look into the distance, barely making out the towering ridges of dragon ornaments.

"Have everyone search throughout the village. Li Yuan, follow me to check it out."

"Yes."

The two of them tread along the rooftops, swiftly moving forward.

Seeing herself ignored, Qiu Longgang’s expression soured slightly, and with a snort, she still swayed her hips and followed them.

...

The abandoned temple was in ruin, its red door panels peeling paint and revealing the rotting wood underneath, while the hanging plaque was crooked, its inscriptions faded and hard to read.

Inside a meditation room in the back courtyard, two figures were conversing in low voices.

One was tall and robust, like a tower.

The other was short and looked childlike, resembling a young child.

"Are you sure two Hundred Household Officers from the Sky Scale Guard have arrived?" the tall, stout man asked in a deep voice.

The child nodded, "Sure, and they brought over twenty Assistant Officers."

The tall man’s expression darkened slightly.

He knew the Sky Scale Guard would come sooner or later, but he didn’t expect such a big commotion, with two Sitting Hundred Household Officers arriving!

The child spoke softly, "Recently there have been too many disappearances. It won’t be hidden for long, and they will eventually find this place..."

The man shook his head, "Jue Tong is dead, the mission failed, and if we simply return now, our lord won’t spare us either. At this point, if we can seize the Dragon Qi, there might still be a chance of survival."

The child stroked his chin, pondering, "How credible is what the old man from the Heir Mansion said? How could Jue Mi die at the hands of a Sixth-Rank Martial Artist? Besides, Jue Tong was of Geng Level, his death so unexplained..."

The man spread his palm open, revealing two eyeballs engraved with the character "Geng" resting in his hand, a flicker of fear crossing his face.

The eyeballs recorded the last moments before death; Jue Tong, the Five-tailed Fox Demon, had no ability to resist and was instantly killed by that pale hand!

What terrifying existence could that be?

The Human Race world was truly too dangerous...

If it weren’t for desperation, he wouldn’t want to stay here for a moment.

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