"What does that mean?" Jiang Yuan didn't know what losing contact meant, but it was definitely going to be bad.

"Before losing contact, the expedition team had been sending messages to the Northern City Alliance via radio. They were able to confirm that it was the ruins of a human race from another world, and that there were many things in the ruins that defied the understanding of Earthlings. Just as the expedition team had spent a great deal of effort to thoroughly explore the ruins and was preparing to enter the inner sanctum, the loss of contact occurred!" Shangguan Ya pressed the remote control and continuously projected pictures of the ruins onto the projection screen.

"In the instant they lost contact, the expedition team transmitted their last, fragmented words!"

"Gods... have fallen, and humanity..."

Shangguan Ya finished speaking six words absentmindedly.

"You want the oath to accompany you to explore the ruins?" Jiang Yuan understood Shangguan Ya's words.

“Yes!” Shangguan Ya nodded solemnly.

"Impossible!" Jiang Yuan shook his head and refused Shangguan Ya's cooperation.

"Why? This is for the future of humanity. Don't you have any sense of racial righteousness in your oaths?" Shangguan Ya thought she had misheard the answer.

“An enemy’s strength is not scary; what’s scary is the unknown! You don’t even know the origin of this site, yet you want us to take risks. I will never agree to that!” Jiang Yuan’s expression was extremely solemn.

"Who said we don't know anything? You didn't agree, so of course I have to keep the secret about the ruins!" Shangguan Ya said coldly, with a hint of shame and indignation. If it weren't for the limited number of experts in their Northern City Alliance, they wouldn't have had to beg for help.

"If you don't explain clearly, then we won't go!" Jiang Yuan's attitude was firm. If you want to hold back, then there's no point in cooperating.

Shangguan Ya stared intently at Jiang Yuan.

"It seems that Alliance Leader Shangguan has already made up his mind. Then let's drop this matter! Let's just discuss the business of the Blazing Blood Vermilion Fruit!" Jiang Yuan used a retreat as a tactic to advance, otherwise it would seem that he cared so much about the ruins, and the other party would be taking advantage of him by raising the price on the spot.

"Aren't you interested in this site?" Shangguan Ya asked the two of them, puzzled.

"We're not interested in risking our lives to go into ruins! Do you think this is a game?" Little Fatty said at the right moment.

The apostle nodded upon hearing this, agreeing wholeheartedly with Little Fatty's words.

"Fine, I can tell you some of the secrets of the ruins, but on the condition that you don't leak anything about the ruins even if you don't cooperate!" Shangguan Ya finally had to compromise.

"Of course!"

Jiang Yuan and Xiao Pang both agreed that they weren't shameless enough to spread their illegitimate gains around the world.

"This is a picture of the outermost perimeter of the ruins!"

Shangguan Ya directly opened the most confidential document, and a very comprehensive set of pictures of the perimeter of the site appeared on the projection screen. From size and shape to outline and materials, each picture recorded data about the perimeter of the site.

"These pictures were taken before the beast tide besieged the southern city, so they're not exactly classified! But the next three pictures contain the most crucial secrets of the ruins. I hope you'll just keep them in your minds after seeing them!"

Shangguan Ya took a deep breath, then solemnly pressed the button. The image on the projection screen changed, and the first picture appeared.

"The palace in the ruins is divided into an outer hall and an inner hall. This picture records the murals in the outer hall! If you look closely, a considerable part of these murals overlap with Earth's civilization, depicting the emergence of new life, the world-ending flood, mythical beasts from mountains and seas, the change of dynasties, and later, modern technology. These murals seem to have predicted the development of Earth long ago."

Before the words were finished, the second image appeared. Below was a group of people kneeling on the ground facing the dark night sky, while above was the vast universe, except that meteors were constantly falling in this universe that resembled the night sky.

"The meaning of this mural is unknown, but the research team has provided a perspective: it shows humanity witnessing the fall of a god!" Shangguan Ya said slowly.

Jiang Yuan and Xiao Pang remained silent, looking quietly at the third picture.

The image that appeared on the projection screen was dark, but it was still possible to make out the general idea despite the blurriness. It was a chaotic vortex filled with countless corpses.

"I don't know what this picture means either!" Shangguan Ya stood under the projection screen, stunned.

"Everyone will be caught in this vortex!" Jiang Yuan suddenly said, staring at the corpses of various races and groups, and said in a deep voice, "No one can escape!"

"Perhaps!" Shangguan Ya came back to her senses, paused for a while before continuing, "The three pictures just now were the subjects that the expedition team focused on studying! And these next ones are the photos that the expedition team frantically took before losing contact!"

The projection screen changed again, but this time it wasn't the three high-definition images from before. Instead, it was a series of very blurry images, which looked like they were taken in a great hurry.

"These are the images they encountered when they entered the inner palace. After sending back these pictures and audio, the research team and the security team lost contact!"

Shangguan Ya pointed to the previous pictures and said, "These are the monster statues at the entrance of the inner hall. Comparing the positions and angles of the statues in the pictures, it's not hard to guess that the statues have come to life!"

Look here!

Shangguan Ya pointed to the fifth picture, where a two-meter-deep crater had appeared on the ground. She analyzed, "With this kind of destructive power, this stone statue's strength is at least at the eighth level!"

"And watch the end!"

Shangguan Ya scrolled to the last picture, which was the last footage recorded by the camera after it fell to the ground. In the picture, everyone ran into the inner hall, but a ghostly figure appeared in the sky above the inner hall.

It was a phantom with a human head and an animal body, a bronze head and an iron forehead.

“I don’t think the expedition team was wiped out. They just entered the inner palace. As for why they lost contact, I suspect it was due to the unique environment of the inner palace!” Shangguan Ya said, expressing her opinion.

Jiang Yuan wasn't listening to Shangguan Ya's words; his attention was entirely focused on the last illusory figure. He was certain he had never seen this person before, but subconsciously he could still call out his name.

Lord of War!

Yes, his subconscious told him that this person was Chi You, the God of War!

"The Three Emperors Gene!" Jiang Yuan suddenly realized what was causing his illusion. This sense of familiarity was brought to him by the Three Emperors Gene, not by himself.

"Apostle, what's your decision? Will you agree to this cooperation?" Shangguan Ya turned off the projector, eagerly awaiting Jiang Yuan's answer.

"call!"

As the projection disappeared, Jiang Yuan felt a surge of emotion—a desire to explore the unknown.

"Why choose to cooperate under a pledge? We're not that close!" Jiang Yuan didn't answer, but instead asked why.

“Two reasons. First, the Oath has the strength; second, the Oath is just a team, it doesn’t involve the infighting of major organizations, and even if it leaves Nancheng, it won’t attract the attention of other forces! As for trust, I believe the Beicheng Alliance can pay a sufficient price to gain your trust!” Shangguan Ya looked like she had Jiang Yuan figured out.

"Oh, so what price are you willing to pay?"