"Investigation?"

There is a forest dozens of miles away from Huangshan Temple.

The bonfire was burning, and the team was gathered around.

Gu Lince took out a map embroidered with black cloth and unfolded it in front of the rest of the people.

"Here's the map. ”

He took out a small black vial in his hand, and poured out a drop of something like black ink, which was evenly wiped on the map and smoothed with his hands.

Suddenly, some small dots on the map slowly lit up red. At the same time, some words are revealed.

After doing this, he took out a finger-thick yellow incense stick, touched it with his finger, and immediately lit it.

Wisps of gray smoke slowly rose and spread, forming a circle around the crowd as if they were alive, and they were not scattered.

"The captain's Xiangshan Dao is becoming more and more proficient, I'm afraid I'm going to break through the Fragrant Soul Realm, right?" Chen Fan said with a smile.

"It's still early, but I have some new feelings, so I shorten the time for offering incense. Gu Lince smiled.

He looked around.

Mei Zi, Chen Fan, Xia Haiji, plus him, are all the manpower of this investigation mission.

"This investigation is carried out in reality, and there is no need to go to Youfu. Rest assured, everyone. ”

Lin Xinyan also secretly breathed a sigh of relief, he had promised the Red Leaf Sword Master not to enter the Youfu without permission, if this task was carried out in the Youfu, then he would have to think carefully about whether it was worth it.

"What the hell is the investigation?" said Umeko Masase. "Any investigative mission is the most dangerous and troublesome. I'll just say it's no wonder it's so well paid. ”

"It's the Outlands. Gu Lince didn't hide it, and said it directly.

"Sure enough. Chen Fan sighed, "I knew it was an investigation like an outland exploration. It should have been released by the Secret Demon Clan, right?"

"We don't know who the employer is, we just need to do what we need to do. Gu Lince said lightly. "In addition, in addition to us, there will be a team that does not belong to Huangshan to join us. The two sides cooperate and act together. ”

"And the squad, the strength of our squad is still not trusted. Chen Fan sneered, "Just don't make it a disguised bodyguard escort mission like last time." ”

"No, it won't. Gu Lince shook his head. "Outland missions have always been dangerous and investigative missions, and we must be pioneers exploring outlands that no one has been to before. Therefore, in addition to us, there will inevitably be a team of investigation and research to cooperate. It's the old rule. ”

"Do you know who it is?" asked Xia Haiji.

"I don't know. The other party will come and meet at this place. Gu Lince replied.

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly turned his head to look out into the woods.

There was a sound of footsteps in the direction of the moment.

Several men and women dressed in red robes came out of the darkness.

The leader was a tall, bald-headed man with a large silver ring on his nose.

"Captain Gu Lince?"

"Captain Jian An?" Gu Lince stood up and turned to face the other party. "Your squad is all here?"

"It's all here, and the captain can decide the departure time at any time. The bald man Jian An grinned, revealing his white teeth.

"I don't need to talk about the danger of this mission, right? Gu Lince said in a deep voice.

"Rest assured, it's absolutely fine. The bald Jian An quickly replied. Under the firelight, his somewhat white eyes vaguely glanced at the rest of the people by the fire, silently.

"Then everything is ready, we can go, right?" Gu Lince confirmed again, this time not only looking at the red-robed team, but also talking to his own teammates.

"No problem. Plum said.

"Rest assured. Chen Fan smiled.

Lin Xin nodded silently.

The red-robed people over there also nodded silently one by one.

"That's good. ”

Gu Lince stretched out his hand and pressed it down.

Rumble!

The ground shook violently. Then a bright yellow smoke and dust suddenly dispersed.

A thick yellow mist soon enveloped both teams at the same time. All of a sudden, the area became invisible, and there was a thick yellow fog everywhere.

Lin Xin couldn't see the other team members. It's just that a white character slowly lights up under his feet, only the size of an egg.

He recognized the meaning of the character. His face hesitated, and he stepped lightly on the rune.

Phew!

Suddenly, there was a sharp whistling sound of air in my ears.

He seemed to be carried up by the mist, flying into the distance.

"Everyone be careful, this is a one-time space fog, and it will naturally fade and thin when you get to the place. When landing, be sure to pay attention to your surroundings. ”

Not far away, the voice of the red-robed bald head was heard.

Here, Gu Lince didn't make any noise. I thought that everyone else in the team should know about this, so I didn't bother to say it.

The feeling of flying in the air lasted for a while. Lin Xin estimated in his heart that for more than half an hour, the fog gradually fell down.

Before you know it, you soon have a down-to-earth touch.

The fog also slowly began to light and thin.

Only then did Lin Xin gradually see what kind of environment his surroundings were.

It was pitch black.

The clouds were as black as ink.

He was being held up by the fog, floating at an altitude of at least 10,000 meters.

Look down.

The same pitch-black hills rise and fall. Like a black face covered in pimples. In some places, there are black forests that slowly sway and flutter like aquatic plants. The trees were like magnified versions of their black hair, constantly being swayed by the wavy waves.

Button-like, round creatures crawled slowly across the ground.

Some of them stopped and went, and some of them had a crack in their backs, and inside was a blood-red one-eyed.

"This is the Outlands that the Void Charm points to. Go down, everybody, be on guard. Gu Lince spread the word to everyone.

Lin Xin noticed that everyone in the two teams was wrapped in yellow mist and floating in the air, and they were rapidly descending at this time.

And the so-called down-to-earth sense before was a colorful boat full of patches released by Gu Lince.

The boat held everyone on its back, and was gradually taking over the flight function of the slowly dissipating yellow fog, flying downward.

Through a few thin clusters of black clouds, the variegated boat got closer and closer to the ground.

Sou

The boat fell from the sky. Landing gently on the edge of a black hill, it hissed and glided for a short distance before it came to a complete stop.

"Disembark. ”

Gu Lince and the others jumped off the boat one after another.

The red-robed man also came down.

Both captains raised a little white light in their hands at the same time, floating above everyone's heads, and then with a bang, it completely exploded. It turned into two white canopies and covered the heads of the people.

"The Isolation Charm only lasts half a day, Plum. Gu Lince looked at Meizi.

"Leave it to me. ”

Meizi reached out and took a small golden box from her waist and threw it forward.

The box grew in the wind, from the size of a palm, to rapidly expand, and in a few blinks it became a small rectangular dark yellow cart, and the two rows of more than ten wheels below looked a bit like a tank.

The cart looked like a boxy rectangular chariot with windows and doors. There are faint white rune lines on the surface.

"This is a mobile rune cart that gives us rune aura support. Gu Lince explained. "There are three effects, faster recovery, stronger vision, and resistance to toxins. ”

"Very good!" the red-robed bald head nodded appreciatively. "Next, according to the map, we need to draw a new map of the area in sufficient detail and understand and eliminate possible dangerous threats as much as possible. ”

"Of course. Gu Lince agreed.

"Haiji. He looked at Lin Xin. "You go to the north and come back within ten miles. Do not exceed one stick of incense. ”

"Good. Look at his tone. Obviously, the original Xia Haiji was doing reconnaissance in advance. Lin Xin didn't talk nonsense, and walked directly to the north.

"Umeko, you go south. The same limitations. ”

"Understood. ”

The rest of the east and west, as well as the elimination of underground risk factors, were Gu Lince and Hongpao who did it themselves, but Chen Fan walked to the rune car and closed his eyes and didn't know what to do.

Lin Xin walked cautiously and slowly on the dark mud floor. The feet were unusually soft, as if stepping on a soft woolen blanket, and the air could not breathe at all, and there was a kind of turbidity and the smell of sewers.

Glancing back at the location of the rune cart, it was far away. Naturally, there was a white rune canopy rotating in mid-air.

"This is convenient, the height of this canopy can at least allow the monks within ten miles of the surrounding area to see the coordinate location. He nodded inwardly.

According to the rune function shown above, it should be that only the approved person can see the white light of the canopy within a certain range, which is used as a positioning. The rest of the outside world is unable to see the light.

Turning around, Lin Xin walked out of the rune car's shrouded range, except for the rear, the other three directions were all gloomy, and only the faint moonlight in the sky sprinkled down. Hazy.

Move forward cautiously, and soon a cake-like black creature more than three meters tall and four meters wide will appear in front of you.

This guy swallowed slowly, making a wet sound all over his body, and kept moving his body to Lin Xin's left.

With each movement, it emits a snorting and snorting sound, and the air holes grow around the body and are evenly distributed.

Lin Xin cautiously approached the past, standing in front of the cake creature and observing carefully.

The surface of this guy's body is full of slimy black slime, and his movement speed is surprisingly slow, and the movement speed of such a large person is not as fast as ordinary people walking.

Lin Xin circled around this guy, took out a resentment talisman, and injected spiritual energy. No response.

"There's no resentment, it doesn't seem to be a death resentment creature. ”

He took out a small palm-sized array plate, which was densely engraved with all kinds of special runes.

The rim is set with three gemstones of different colors, red, green and yellow.

Infused with aura, the red gems suddenly lit up.

"It's highly toxic. ”

Lin Xin closed his breathing and changed it to internal breathing, mainly consuming spiritual energy, so he was naturally not afraid of the poisonous gas released by this guy.

This array was given to him by the captain and was used to test the concentration of toxins in the surrounding air.

East of the hills.

A black cake-colored creature more than five meters tall was struck by a black meteor hammer, and with a crisp sound, it rotted into a large pool of yellow-black gooey stuff.

The meteor hammer quickly circled back into the hands of a red-robed woman. Her eyes flashed red, and slowly dimmed. Looking around, she was about to step over the black cake. Suddenly, he stopped.

"Shen Jing?"

She turned her head sideways, looking into the dark shadows to her right.

"It's me. ”

A red-robed man with his head and face wrapped in the hood of his robe slowly walked out. (To be continued.) )