Gate of Revelation - Chapter 454

Chapter 454

GOR Chapter 454 Phantom Demon

The train carriage moved forward rapidly .

Judging from its speed, it became clear that its level of technology was not low . No bumps could be felt during their journey .

Roddy’s face was still very pale . After gulping down a bottle of medicine purchased from the Exchange System, he sat down in the back and slowly regained his breath . Qiao Qiao sat in the seat before his and turned around to check up on him .

“Are you all right?”

“I am ok . ” Roddy grimaced . “I remember you giving me a kick at the end . You kicked my head, are you not afraid of turning me into an idiot?”

Qiao Qiao could not stop herself from breaking into a smile .

Lun Tai was seated on the other side . He pulled out a roll of bandages and carefully wrapped them over his wrist, one layer after another .

“What are you doing?”

“Preparing . ” There was a frown on Lun Tai’s face as he continued, “Haven’t you considered it? The final quest of this instance dungeon is some demonic magic array… since there is something like that; I fear that some firearms will be restricted in the last moments . So, we may have to resort to using cold weapons in our fights . ”

He lowered his head and looked at his bandaged hand . “With this, our grip on weapons will be better . ”

“… … good thinking . ” Roddy’s eye lit up . However, a look of disappointment soon appeared on his face . “But if that is the case, if firearms end up being restricted, my Mech will probably face restriction as well . ”

“We all need to stay alert . Right now, we are the only team in the Demon Faction . When the time comes… … . I fear it will be a bloody battle . ”

After those words left Lun Tai’s mouth, the atmosphere within the train carriage turned silent .

Everyone’s heart felt heavy .

After a while, Xia Xiaolei spoke up in a whisper, “I wonder how Guild Leader is doing right now . ”

They exchanged glances and Roddy quickly replied, “I think he should be rushing to meet up with us right now . ”

“But none of us can contact him . ”

“He will figure out a way . ” There was a confident look on Roddy‘s face . “He always does . ”

Lun Tai looked at them all . Clearly, everyone was feeling rather dispirited . If this continued, their morale will be affected . Thus, Lun Tai shouted, “Enough . Now is not the time to be worrying about what ifs . How long before we reach Tel Aviv?”

“Around…” Roddy calculated for a moment and said, “In around 10 minutes . This carriage is very fast . Considering the distance between Stonecutter’s Mountain and Tel Aviv, it should take no more than 10 minutes . ”

Suddenly, the train carriage gave a gentle shook .

Everyone inside the train carriage could feel it… … the carriage was slowing down .

After a few seconds…

“What happened?”

“It seems… … the carriage has stopped . ” Qiao Qiao stood up . She moved over and grabbed hold of Soo Soo’s hand before turning to look outside .

She saw darkness outside the window . They were inside an underground tunnel .

Roddy jumped up and ran to the control panel of the train carriage . After examining it for a moment, he turned around to face the others . “Good news and bad news . The good news is… this carriage did not break down . There was no mechanical failure . ”

“Why is it not moving?” asked Xia Xiaolei .

Roddy smiled bitterly . “The bad news is… … it has run out of power . ”

“No power?” Lun Tai stood up . He first looked outside the window before turning to face Roddy . “Is there no way around it?”

“It is not a mechanical failure . If it is, I can fix it . But this is a case of power outage… … I have no ability to turn myself into a generator . ” Roddy shrugged .

Lun Tai pondered about it for a moment . “Ten more minutes, right? This carriage’s movement speed is around 100 kilometres per hour, so the distance between our present position and Tel Aviv is no more than 20 kilometres . ”

“To be more accurate, it is 17 kilometres . ” Roddy nodded .

“Then let us get off and move on foot . ” Lun Tai sighed .

…

“Route calculation complete . ”

A tank was quickly moving along a highway . Inside the tank, a red coloured route appeared on the map on the surface of the dashboard .

Several Awakened ones in military gear sat inside . One of them had a leather eye pad over his left eye and a savage face . “Found anything yet?”

In the seat before the dashboard was a youngster whose messy hair resembled that of a chicken . His fingers flew across the surface of the controls . “Yes … … . I suspect they are not above ground . Earlier, when the radar revealed their positions, they were moving along a certain route . However, according to the map that I have, the route they are using does not fit any available highway .

“Also, judging by the speed they were going, I ruled out the possibility of them being in an aircraft . It must be a land-based vehicle . Since they are not above ground… … they must be underground! In other words, they must be riding a subway or something along those lines . ”

“Can you find it?”

“No problem, boss!” There was a prideful expression on the youngster’s face . “I am a mechanical genius! Our tank is hot on their trail and we are very close to them! Our speed is almost the same as theirs, however… … I still need another minute . ”

Having said that, the youngster slammed down heavily on a button on the control panel .

Two drones quickly flew out from both sides of the tank . With a buzzing sound, the two drones sped into the wilderness .

The eyes of the youngster inside the tank shone as he focused . “Underground layer scanning has begun . By calculating the route they were using earlier, we can scan the area… I say, boss, can we get more of this underground scanning device? This thing is very useful . ”

“Enough . Our resources are limited . However… … if you are able to accomplish this time’s task properly, I will consider purchasing one more for you . ”

“No problem, leave it to me!” The youngster laughed . Half a minute later, he laughed out gleefully . “Got it!”

The results of the scan appeared on the screen .

“After scanning the area according to the route taken by the other party… … the underground scanning device found metal constructs somewhere around 15 metres below ground… . ha ha, there is indeed an underground passageway!”

“They are hiding underground? Where did this underground passageway come from…” The one-eyed fellow grumbled .

He turned around to look at his other companions inside the tank . His gaze fell upon a thin fellow . “What about you? Do you have any way to catch them?”

“Leave it to me . ” The thin man swivelled his eyes upward and a mad look overcame his face .

…

“Keep up . ” Lun Tai, who was in the lead, kept turning around to encourage the others .

In his hand was a tactical flashlight .

Only the light from the tactical flashlight could be seen within the darkness of the underground tunnel

They had put a distance of a thousand plus metres between them and the train carriage that stopped down due to insufficient power earlier .

The underground tunnel appeared very safe . However, Lun Tai continued feeling uneasy .

Although the system had prohibited participants from killing each other… after Qiao Qiao finished off the Demon King’s Feather, the quest had changed . Lun Tai felt that things were not that simple… … it was possible that a more complicated situation would arise .

As the only team in the Demon Faction… … they will have to go against the whole world .

An animal like instinct drove Lun Tai and a faint voice spoke out: We cannot stay in place! We need to move quickly and run!

…

They had kept the tank back . The one-eyed man, the youngster, the thin man and their other companion who had remained silent now wore strange looking flight-capable equipment on them as they flew over the wilderness in a line .

Even as they were flying at high speed, the youngster held onto a tablet like device in his hands . The map of the underground tunnel appeared on the surface of the tablet .

Soon, the thin fellow, who was at the rear position, broke off from the team . There was also a tablet in his hand…

Bang! Bang! Bang!

After emitting a series of sounds, the flying equipment he wore ejected out a clump of metal bullets . The metal bullets shot down the air and struck the ground beneath .

Each of the metal bullets was less than five centimetres in diameter . After falling onto the ground, the sharp tips of every metal bullet that was facing down suddenly transformed . They transformed into a spiral shape and every one of the metal bullets drilled down .

“Found you, little mice!” The thin fellow grinned and cackled .

A loud rumbling suddenly rang out from underground .

Dust rose up to the sky and a circular hole appeared in the ground surface of the wilderness .

“There it is! Let us head in!”

…

BOOM!

The tremors inside the underground tunnel were huge .

Everyone could feel the tremors rocking the underground tunnel . Will, who did not have a stable footing, nearly fell headfirst onto the ground . Thankfully, Xia Xiaolei, who was beside him, acted quickly and grabbed him, sparing his nose a painful encounter with the iron track .

“What happened?”

“Earthquake?”

Hearing the exclamations of shock from his teammates, Lun Tai went down, placing his ears on the ground . Roddy and Qiao Qiao quickly made their way to the walls of the tunnel . Roddy placed his ear on the surface of the wall while Qiao Qiao embraced Soo Soo .

“An explosion went off behind us . ” Lun Tai stood up and looked at Roddy, who nodded in response . “I came to the same conclusion . Something must have happened to the tunnel and it is likely an explosion, not an earthquake . If that was an earthquake… … the tremors would not have been so small . Additionally, if that was an earthquake, the tunnel would become twisted . ”

Lun Tai’s heart sank . He turned his head back…

…

At a certain location behind them, an opening had been made on the ceiling of the underground tunnel .

The metal bullets had drilled their way into the tunnel and they were now littered across the walls and dirt . Suddenly, fine shaped metal bodies emerged from the metal bullets and they crawled out from the ground and walls, like insects .

Four flying equipment descended through the opening above .

The one-eyed man landed, pressed a button and the flying equipment transformed . It quickly fell off and folded together until it was only a metal cube the size of a palm . The one-eyed man then kept it back into his Storage Watch .

The others did the same thing .

If Roddy and the others were around, they would be shocked… each of these four nameless fellows actually possessed their own Storage Watch .

“Bugs, send your little things to do work . We need to find those fellows as fast as we can! The other Awakened ones will be coming over quickly . I don’t want to have to compete with others for a dish that is already so close to my mouth,” said the one-eyed man .

The thin man chuckled and stretched out a hand . One of the metal insects crawled up his palm . Next, two tentacles sprouted out from the top of his body . They swung around like antennas for a bit…

“Found them . They are right in front of us . ” The thin man gave a sinister laugh and pointed to the front . “I detected life signs two kilometres from our position . ”

Hearing that, the one-eyed man licked his lips . “What are we waiting for? Let us move out! kiddo, prepare the Combat Fortresses!”

The youngster chuckled . “Charging is long complete . It is ready to be deployed at any moment, boss!”

The other fellow, who had been silent the whole time, suddenly waved with his hand . Whimpering sounds came from his mouth .

Surprisingly, he was a mute .

“Tongueless, you mean… combat strategy?” One-eye seemingly understood what Tongueless was saying .

“I think this is a good idea . We will need someone to be a decoy . This decoy will be responsible for feints and lure them in . Then, we will ambush them from the side!”

“All right . Tongueless, we will be making use of your ability . ” Clearly, this One-eye was someone willing to listen to advice . He quickly nodded to affirm the proposal .

Tongueless smiled . He moved to the wall and placed both hands on the surface of the wall . Next, his body quickly slipped into the wall .

“Let us move! Tongueless’ skill has a duration limit . We will be running after them from behind while Tongueless attacks them from the side!” One-eye shouted .

…

Chen Xiaolian jumped out of the stopped train carriage .

Just now, he too had felt the tremors inside the underground tunnel .

Crouching down, he felt the track on the ground .

Without Roddy’s mechanical type of skill, Chen Xiaolian had no way of figuring out what was wrong with his train carriage… even so, it would not have made a difference . He would not be able to repair it .

Thankfully, he had other items inside his Storage Watch .

He retrieved the fiery red coloured motorcycle from his Storage Watch and jumped on it . The motorcycle engine roared out within the underground tunnel and the motorcycle sped forward…

…

“A tear drop, turning back halfway, I can only fight, fi~ght… sky-filled stars, after their descent, I beg them to stay, st~ay… that degree, cannot retain it, the love has frozen, fro~zen… oh my heart, can share all with you, as one till the end, the end…”

Shen had his hands inside his pockets as he slowly made his way along the highway – surprisingly, he was heading back to Jerusalem .

His mouth was casually humming to an indistinct song .

In the evening, the winds were cool and the stars alluringly beautiful . There was a languid expression on Shen’s face .

Then, a lazy sounding voice sighed out in the darkness of the evening .

“I can’t help but say this, your singing is shitty . If those girls who swoon over you can hear you right now, they will be disillusioned . ”

Shen suddenly halted, the look of laziness on his face suddenly faded .

His sapphire like eyes looked around before fixing upon a certain spot . Then, his expression grew relaxed .

“How lively . To think you would run over for a mere [B] class instance dungeon . ” A near indistinguishable smile appeared on Shen’s face . With a provocative voice, he said, “Aren’t you always lazy?”

After a pause, Shen shook his head and continued, “You have said that my singing is bad before . Don’t you have anything new to say?”

A figure slowly emerged from the darkness .

While the figure was not too tall, he was outstanding with an elegant stature . The faint illumination afforded by the stars revealed his red coloured hair, which fluttered lightly in the evening wind .

“Oh? You want a new one? Let me think . ” The figure continued talking in a lazy tone . “All right, then I will change it to… once you open your mouth, wolves within a 10 li radius will rush over in cars . Are you convinced now?”

Shen lowered his head and thought about it . “That is too harsh . It does not suit your aristocratic status . ”

“There is nothing I can do about it . You are requesting too much . ” The red-haired fellow walked into view and spread out both his hands . At that moment, his face was revealed . It was very pale and his facial features were handsome . A breath-taking glimmer lurked within his eyes .

“I am surprised to see you here . ” Shen looked into the other fellow’s eyes . “Why did you come? I recall the last time I met you was at the Napoleon instance dungeon . You nearly burned down the entire palace . ”

“How would I know? You were the one who gave me the torch . ” The young looking red-haired man smiled .

Shen laughed in response . The sound of his laughter was carried far away by the night air…

After laughing for a while, Shen narrowed his eyes . “All right, enough with the nonsense . Why did you come here?”

“Simple, I heard that there is a branch quest related to a Demon King . ” An amused look could be seen on the red-haired youngster’s face . “A Demon King . You know I have always been interested in those types of things . ”

Shen… rolled his eyes .

“Is your interest sated now?”

“Sated . Just now, I had gone to the ruins along the road to have a look . Man, that slime is really disgusting . The Demon King has no sense of aesthetics at all . ” The red-haired youngster seemed somewhat disappointed .

After pondering for a moment, Shen’s expression became serious . “I am not going to joke around here . These next words of mine are very serious . ”

“What?”

“Leave this instance dungeon now, ASAP,” Shen said with a cold tone .

“What is that supposed to mean? The whole area? You want to mark your territory in front of me? You think this whole instance dungeon is yours?”

“Whatever you think . ” Shen shook his head . “At any rate, don’t appear in this instance dungeon . Just hurry up and leave . Consider this… consider this a request of mine . ”

“In the name of friendship?”

Shen pondered those words . Then, his tone became very serious . “Fine, consider this a request in the name of friendship . ”

Hearing that, the red-haired youngster became slightly shocked . “Oh, my God . It seems this instance dungeon is very important to you . ” His pair of eyes narrowed and he continued, “Shen, are you sure? In the name of friendship? According to our agreement, each of us can only use it three times . ”

“No need for you to remind me, I know that . I also know that you had used up all three of yours . ”

There was an abashed look on the red-haired youngster’s face as he smiled . “Because I am lazy . Sometimes, I just don’t feel like fighting you . Since there is a more convenient to force you off, why shouldn’t I use it?”

“Enough nonsense . Are you leaving?”

“… I will leave then . ” The red-haired youngster waved his hand . “At any rate, my curiosity is already sated . Well, I am feeling very disappointed though . ”

Seeing that the red-haired youngster was about to retreat into the darkness, Shen suddenly opened his mouth . “I have a question for you . I need you to answer me truthfully . ”

“Mm?”

“The reason you came to this instance dungeon, is it solely due to your curiosity for the Demon King’s branch quest? Are there any other reasons?”

A very shrewd smile appeared on the red-haired youngster’s face . “You want me to tell you the truth?”

“Yes . ”

“In the name of friendship?”

“In…” Shen halted his mouth and glared at the other fellow . He smiled wryly and said, “Of course not! You are too shrewd . I will not waste something as useful as that! Are you going to answer this question?”

The red-haired youngster suddenly revealed a serious expression as well . “If so, I refuse to answer!”

After saying that, his figure retreated into the darkness and disappeared .

Shen sighed and muttered to no one in particular . “Interested in the Demon King? What a joke . When it comes to demons, who can be more demonic than you? Humph!”

Then, he shouted, “The one called Rudolph is a bastard!”

A reply rang out from the dark air, “The one called Augustine is an idiot . ”

“Aha! You liar! You haven’t left!”

“Aha! I knew you would curse me behind my back! Fine, fine, I’m leaving now . ”

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