Chapter 439
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Chapter 439 Gathering of the Strong!
Above the extreme north, scattered clouds floated in the sky.
At that moment, two figures suddenly appeared above one of the clouds.
It was Fang Yu and Su Lengyun.
“I forgot to set the vertical position,” Fang Yu muttered, looking at the thick cloud layer beneath his feet.
Their current position was about three to four thousand meters above the ground.
“Let’s go down first,” Fang Yu said to Su Lengyun, who was in a dazed state beside him.
Su Lengyun had never experienced a teleportation array or talisman before.
In just a few seconds, they had crossed over three thousand kilometers, from Huaibei Nandu to the extreme north.
Such divine ability was truly amazing.
At this moment, Fang Yu dove downward.
Su Lengyun snapped back to reality and immediately followed Fang Yu’s steps.
The two plunged downward at an extremely fast speed, passing through the cloud layer, and could see the scene below.
All they could see was snow and glaciers, with many large ice blocks floating on the sea surface.
This was the extreme north of the Nine Provinces, a place rarely visited by people.
Fang Yu and Su Lengyun quickly landed on the snowy ground.
The surrounding temperature was at least thirty degrees below zero, which ordinary humans could not withstand.
Su Lengyun was only wearing thin casual clothes, and even though her cultivation technique was related to ice, she still felt extremely cold.
She immediately released her true energy to wrap around her body.
Looking at the vast white snow plain ahead, Su Lengyun’s beautiful eyes sparkled with wonder.
This was her first time visiting the extreme north.
Although the environment was harsh, the scenery was quite magnificent and spectacular.
Standing on the vast snowy ground gave one a sense of openness and clarity, which was very comfortable.
Su Lengyun gently tucked back her sky-blue hair that had been disheveled by the cold wind, and looked toward Fang Yu.
At this moment, Fang Yu took out the gemstone given to him by Mo Xiu and infused it with true energy.
A map appeared before Fang Yu’s eyes.
On the map, Fang Yu’s current location was still extremely far from their destination.
Fang Yu was now roughly at the outermost edge of the extreme north.
While the location of the spiritual vein was still in a much deeper position.
“I’ll need to use another teleportation talisman,” Fang Yu thought.
He took out the teleportation talisman made by the Infinite Daoist, which he had obtained in the Raging Flame Mountain Range, from his storage bag.
This type of teleportation talisman could transport them three hundred kilometers, allowing Fang Yu to approach the spiritual vein’s location as quickly as possible.
Fang Yu turned to look at Su Lengyun and said, “We need to teleport once more, hold onto me tightly.”
“Mm.” Su Lengyun nodded, stepped forward, and grabbed Fang Yu’s arm.
…
Deep in the extreme north, at different locations, several teams were moving forward.
These teams consisted of mercenaries and assassins from various countries and regions, most of whom were renowned experts on the dark rankings.
They had formed their own teams and come to the Nine Provinces with only one purpose.
The energy source deep in the extreme north.
This news was first revealed in a post on the dark web.
“Massive energy source discovered underground in the depths of the extreme north!”
The content of the post included extremely detailed information about the location of the energy source, as well as an explanation of its value.
Such an energy source might not be of much use to individuals, but it could be sold to military or institutional buyers from various countries!
There were even buyers posting purchase requests on the dark web!
One hundred thousand dollars per kilogram of energy source!
Such a high price naturally attracted the interest of many experts on the dark rankings, with many setting off overnight to reach the Nine Provinces.
The post contained detailed location information, so anyone who had seen it would know!
Therefore, the numerous dark-ranked experts were competing in terms of speed!
But after arriving in the extreme north, even if they wanted to move quickly, they couldn’t.
Not to mention the bone-chilling temperature, just the snow that was several meters deep made their progress extremely difficult!
Some of them had prepared aircraft, but they were difficult to use!
Flying in the icy sky, one would freeze to death in the cold wind within ten minutes!
“Damn it! It’s too cold! It feels like my blood is freezing solid!” In a team of seven people passing through a gap between two snow mountains, the blonde man walking at the front of the team sneezed and complained.
“Kevin, you’re ranked in the top twenty of the dark rankings, stay calm,” said the middle-aged man walking beside him.
“Being in the top twenty of the dark rankings doesn’t make me any warmer, what’s the use?” Kevin snorted, saying, “But you, the famous Flame Warrior Gerard, truly live up to your reputation. You seem unaffected in such cold conditions. Do you really have flames inside you?”
Gerard smiled faintly and said, “You’re right, I have a fire in my heart.”
“Hey, you two big shots, can you consider those of us ranked forty or fifty on the dark rankings? Don’t walk so fast!” the people behind complained.
“If you want a share, work harder. If we slow down any more, the energy source will all be taken by others,” Kevin turned his head and said loudly.
Gerard lowered his head, looking at the map in his hand, calculating their position.
According to the map, they should be very close to their destination now.
At most, they would need to walk a few hundred meters more to reach the valley where the energy source was located.
“Let’s pick up the pace, brothers. To gain, one must pay,” Gerard said.
…
Like Gerard and Kevin, teams were formed with two higher-ranked experts from the dark rankings, plus several lower-ranked mercenaries or assassins, all competing for the energy source.
At this point, most teams were quite close to their destination.
One of the fastest teams had already arrived at the entrance to the valley.
And this team was different from the others.
The team consisted of eight people in total.
They weren’t wearing ordinary clothes, but armor!
This team was sent by the Gene Laboratory!
The team was made up entirely of genetically modified humans, with body structures completely different from normal people, incorporating many mechanical components.
It was precisely because of this that they could move much faster than other teams, as they had no sensation of cold.
The eight modified humans stood in the valley, scanning their surroundings.
This was a typical circular valley, surrounded by snow mountains on all sides except for a narrow entrance.
The space inside the valley was very large, at least a hundred acres.
“Doctor, we have reached the valley where the energy source is located, please advise,” the lead modified human contacted Dr. Gary, who was far away in Europe, using the internal communicator.
“Survey the ground, locate the position of the energy source, and then you can open a channel for collection,” Dr. Gary replied.
There were no signal stations around the extreme north, and all communication devices would fail here.
But the connection between the modified humans and Dr. Gary was perfectly clear, without any interference.
This was Dr. Gary’s capability.
The technology he mastered was superior to that of many official national agencies!
“By the way, remember to watch out for other teams behind you. Try to avoid conflicts. Our goal this time is just one ton. Take it and leave, don’t linger,” Dr. Gary said.
“Understood,” the eight modified humans answered in unison.
…
At this moment, two figures suddenly appeared on the waist of a snow mountain outside the valley.
“Damn, I didn’t position the vertical coordinates well again,” Fang Yu said.
However, compared to the previous height of over three thousand meters, this was much better, as they were at most three hundred meters from the ground.
Fang Yu took out the gemstone again and summoned the map.
On the map, his current position almost overlapped with the destination.
At this point, the content of the map suddenly changed, transforming from a flat image into a three-dimensional scene.
The scene showed the path from outside the valley to inside, then to a very hidden cave entrance at the top of the valley, and then down… to the energy source glowing with blue light.
This route was extremely clear and straightforward.
“These mages are really amazing, they can create such intelligent maps,” Fang Yu said with surprise in his eyes as he put the gemstone back into his storage bag.
“Brother Yu, what are we going to do?” Su Lengyun finally found the opportunity to ask this question as they descended from the mountainside.
“We’re going to retrieve something from inside this valley. As for what exactly it is… you’ll know soon,” Fang Yu said.
The two returned to the ground and quickly reached the entrance of the valley.
At this point, Fang Yu noticed that there were already people inside the valley.
“These eight people are… genetically modified humans?”
Seeing the strange-looking eight people, Fang Yu frowned slightly.
