The Ultimate Divine Class-Chapter 537 - 413: One for Each, Which Will You Choose? (Part 3)
Everyone rushed toward the coordinates almost immediately after receiving the information.
However, time until the White Family’s announced opening of the Secret Realm exit was running out, and a portion of people had yet to arrive.
This included all ten-level strong beings from the Four Major Planet Forces.
This situation caused many to be anxious, as everyone was nervously contacting and discussing among themselves.
Chen Wuhao stood amidst his group’s forces, constantly refreshing the contact list messages on his communicator, frowning.
Lu Yuan had advanced to the tenth level!
This news stunned him like a nuclear explosion throughout his journey.
By now, the waves of shock had gradually subsided, replaced by an even greater sense of worry.
"Ten levels, and with so many level ten strong beings not a single one present.
Could they all have been detained and unable to get away?
Or....."
Chen Wuhao gritted his teeth, not daring to think further in a negative direction.
"Don’t worry, everything will be fine..."
The Supernova companion from the Xia Country next to him kept reassuring him, just as he had comforted Lu Yuan before.
Chen Wuhao felt inexplicably irritable, glancing at the surrounding crowd....
About two-thirds of the Xia Country’s Supernova Members had arrived.
The remaining third were either out of contact or still on their way.
After the absence of the level ten strong beings and the loss of contact with the level nine strong beings, the leadership of the trialists on their planet fell on one of Havel’s surviving ninth-level strong beings.
This figure also maintained a tense face, constantly calming the anxious emotions within the group.
"Urge those still on the way..."
Chen Wuhao couldn’t help but speak up, his companion nodded, signaling the Xia Country members to continue pressing their communicators fervently.
The restless and uneasy atmosphere lingered in the valley for quite a while.
At a certain moment, all sounds within the enormous valley suddenly vanished in unison.
Subsequently, a spot of white light abruptly illuminated from somewhere within the valley.
The eyes of all those waiting in the valley brightened with expectation.
The exit was about to open.
The specifics of the space trial’s changes were unknown.
But leaving and ensuring their own safety was undoubtedly the prudent move.
Amidst the anticipation, the spot of white light rapidly expanded.
In no time, it grew from initially fist-sized to over half a person in height.
The white light formed a vortex, characteristic of a space entrance, and just as everyone awaited the exit to open fully, so they could depart in order....
Suddenly, a blue metal sphere with a diameter over half a person came flying out from the vortex entrance.
"Boom!"
The blue metal sphere crashed heavily onto the valley floor, kicking up a considerable amount of debris.
And after the blue metal sphere fell, the previously expanding vortex entrance also ceased expanding and began to retract.
In the blink of an eye, it had shrunk to nothing, leaving no trace behind.
"Uh...."
Everyone in the valley was dumbfounded, not quite able to comprehend what had transpired.
Wasn’t the exit supposed to open here to guide them all out?
Why did it disappear abruptly, leaving behind only an unidentified metal sphere after halfway opening?
"What on earth is going on? Did something go wrong with the exit opening?!"
Someone called out in confusion from the crowd, and more voices followed, buzzing loudly.
The strong leaders from each faction yelled stern commands, but it had little effect.
In fact, even these leaders furrowed their brows, attempting to reestablish contact with the White Family.
"Something’s off..."
Chen Wuhao kept his gaze fixed on the metal sphere that had fallen from the vortex.
He noticed the blue metal sphere’s surface continually flashing with light after its descent.
Chen Wuhao sensed an unusual atmosphere, and a strong unease quickly grew in his heart.
"Let’s go... We need to leave here!"
Once a Pure Martial Fighter, Chen Wuhao possessed a superhuman intuition different from the usual Supernova, known in the Pure Martial Fighter community as "Martial Sense."
This was a primitive instinct unearthed from deep within the human body, akin to the natural instincts of wild beasts to seek fortune and avoid calamity.
The more powerful the fighter, the closer they are to nature, and the stronger this instinct becomes.
Chen Wuhao had not abandoned the skills of Pure Martial, and his "Martial Sense" remained sharpened, having saved his life on numerous occasions.
Grabbing his companion, Chen Wuhao began to move, urging the Xia Country’s Supernova Members to leave as well.
His sudden intense reaction garnered some attention, and many eyes turned toward him.
But Chen Wuhao didn’t care at all.
If he was mistaken, he might just face some ridicule, but if his hunch was correct, he could potentially save many lives.
"Old Chen, you...."
His companion was dragged along, struggling in expression.
Yet possibly never having seen him so grave, the companion gritted his teeth and eventually decided to retreat and call on the Supernova Members to do the same.
The Xia Country’s Supernova Members tended to heed the two’s orders, retreating out of the valley.
However, others were less compliant.
Most people watched them with a mix of confusion and curiosity, and the ninth-level strong leader from Havel wore a particularly indifferent expression.
As Chen Wuhao led the group toward the valley’s exit, a near-overwhelming sense of unease and dread surged within him.
This feeling of unease seemed not to be his alone, as a small group among those remaining in the valley started to stir and head toward the exit too.
And just at the moment when this unease reached its peak.....
"Buzz——"
An unusual humming sound resonated.
A massive blue circle suddenly erupted within the valley.
"Swish——"
The circle swept through the entire valley in an instant.
Then.....
The valley fell into complete silence.
Standing at the back of the group, with one foot barely out of the valley, Chen Wuhao froze, his face turning pale as he slowly turned around.
As he finally caught sight of the scene inside the valley, he froze entirely, his pupils constricting sharply.
——
Everyone in the valley became fixed in place, each with varied expressions, vividly lifelike.
Yet in the next second, all those immobilized crumbled into countless bloody pieces like a house of cards.
This included even those strong beings at the eighth and ninth levels.
In the instant that the blue circle erupted, everyone in the valley was indiscriminately slaughtered at the same time!
"Dead... all dead...."
Chen Wuhao blankly watched the unfolding scene, as did the Xia Country’s Supernova Members following him, all standing in disbelief.
They saw all the blood from those who had died and turned into fleshly fragments, flowing out and converging into a stream towards the valley’s center blue metal sphere.
The enormous metal sphere absorbed vast amounts of the strong beings’ blood, causing its hard exterior to start melting away.
A humanoid creature over two meters tall, with sharp limbs, emerged slowly from the blue sphere.
Scarlet blood climbed up its body from its feet, gradually dyeing its blue exterior a subtle shade of red.
Once it was completely covered in red, a symbol on its chest lit up, emitting a hazy glow.
This was a floral emblem.
A pale red narcissus flower, sinister with a tinge of coldness.
The humanoid creature, emblazoned with the red narcissus flower emblem, faced Chen Wuhao’s group.
It seemed to make a small motion, but retracted shortly after.
Then it drew back its gaze, blasted off, shattering a large expanse of ground beneath it, shot into the sky, and vanished without a trace in an instant.
The vast valley.
Only Chen Wuhao and his group remained, staring blankly at the direction in which the humanoid creature had departed.
After a long while, a voice emerged like a dream, slowly breaking the silence.
"That was.... that was the White Family’s emblem."
"The White Family... wants all of us dead!"
