The ability to create such a strange situation at this time, the strangeness generated, must not be underestimated.
It was very likely a strangeness they had never discovered before. Since the incident in Yinshan Village, Duan Chen had always had a knot in his heart.
His intuition told him that the strangeness in this world was no longer just sea monsters. Although before that, besides sea monsters, there were also vampires and other miscellaneous existences.
Although vampires were useless.
But now, a true era was turning, and what Hill had said kept swirling in his mind.
What did it mean that the world no longer just had Mirror City? Were the sea monster-type monsters outside Mirror City newly created strange beings, or had another conspiracy been unearthed?
Mirror City alone had caused people to suffer endlessly. What would happen if another city appeared?
He couldn't help but feel panicked. No, not to the point of panic, but at least Duan Chen felt very uneasy.
However, as an instructor, Duan Chen did not express his true emotions. He got into his car with the others and immediately rushed to the last known destination of the distress signal sent by Xiao Li to his phone.
That place was only 7 kilometers away from the building now occupied by the Su Cheng Guild.
To operate so close by, one had to wonder if it was a false alarm or if a new, fearless strange being had indeed emerged.
He desperately hoped it was a false alarm.
This way, there would be no deaths.
However, when they arrived at the destination, Duan Chen's heart suddenly sank.
"Something's very wrong, instructor. This isn't the atmosphere it should be," Wang Zihao said, jumping out of the car and immediately deploying the ancient scroll to scan and control the area.
However, as his abilities gradually unfolded, his face turned pale. This continued for several minutes before he was forced to abruptly withdraw his power.
Wang Zihao said with some reluctance.
"No, instructor, I can't detect any information about intelligent life that can be connected. This place seems to have a real problem, and there's a barrier at play that I can't break."
"I understand," Duan Chen said. Although he had a premonition, he still felt uneasy upon hearing this.
He lowered his head and felt his pocket, where he found the distress card that Wu Suowei had given him before he left.
A flicker of determination flashed in Duan Chen's eyes. It would be too lame to use the distress card so soon after Wu Suowei left.
Moreover, he hadn't officially encountered whatever this strangeness was yet. He had also copied one of Wu Suowei's skills before, so he shouldn't be this useless.
He took a deep breath and said, "Everyone, get out of the car now and walk. Be careful not to make too much noise. We don't know what kind of strangeness we're dealing with, so be wary of everyone around you."
"Even me."
Long Yi couldn't help but frown.
"Then how should we determine who is who, and if our companions have been replaced?"
He tentatively asked, "What if we stick together and don't separate?"
That wouldn't do at all.
Duan Chen shook his head, rejecting the proposal.
It was impossible not to separate. If they didn't separate, how could they rescue the others back home?
The area covered by Wang Zihao's ancient scroll ability was at least 1-2 kilometers, yet there were no signs of any intelligent life. This meant that the entire area had fallen.
They couldn't stay together all the time, or it would definitely delay their progress.
It would also delay the rescue of other lives.
Duan Chen thought for a moment and said, "Stay away from everyone. No matter who it is, refuse any interaction. If anyone tries to approach you and talk, reject them all."
"If anyone insists on accompanying you, kill them regardless of their excuses."
"What if they are genuinely injured?" Long Yi frowned, finding this method somewhat untenable.
At this moment, Duan Chen displayed an unexpected indifference.
"If you are genuinely injured, you will endure it yourself and not trouble your teammates."
"You must understand that if one of you is injured, you won't be able to defeat the enemy even with your teammates. Rather than that, it's better not to add the risk of being mistaken for an enemy."
That made sense.
Long Yi humbly accepted the suggestion.
However, Wang Zihao frowned.
"If that's the case, how will we distinguish each other? In the end, when we discover what kind of strangeness is at play, we can't possibly not cooperate, can we?"
"I have a way," Duan Chen said decisively.
"You just need to be wary of everyone, including me. When the time comes to identify each other, I will take action myself."
"Even the instructor, we need to guard against?" Tian Xi Meng asked.
Then she received a affirmative answer.
Duan Chen nodded vigorously, his attitude extremely serious.
"That's right, including myself, you need to guard against. Even if I come up and tell you that I have a way to defeat this strangeness, or that I've found the core of the strangeness and need you to come and support me, kill them all."
Before others could speak, a smile suddenly appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"They just need to remember that the real instructor cannot be killed."
How arrogant!
But it had to be said that the words were very convincing, because up to this point, the three of them felt that with their abilities, they couldn't defeat Duan Chen.
Although this would increase the time for identification, it was indeed a method.
The few of them agreed, and then split into four groups.
Although they were still novices, they were not without self-preservation abilities. After all, they were winners of the selection competition.
Duan Chen was not accustomed to worrying about their safety. If they couldn't even guarantee their own lives at this moment, they wouldn't have stood out in the selection competition. It would be better to die here than to drag others down.
This was the rule, and it was so cruel.
Because this world, this twisted world, did not allow for such tenderness.
If they could only be mushrooms under their command, always protected by those above them from the heavy rain, then it would be better to rot on the ground.