Chen Zhou felt the tremor, which was so strong that he had to grab onto the roof beams of the sacred house to maintain his balance.

The crowd near the wall, not far away, was also disturbed by the tremor. They slowly woke up, having been deeply immersed in the scene created by the wall. Now, the scene before them jolted them awake.

However, their consciousness returned very slowly, so when they finally awoke, everyone was lying on the ground, seemingly about to pile up on top of each other. The tremor had originated from one place: the middle-aged merchant not far away; the tremor was caused by him.

In other words, the center of this tremor is actually the middle-aged merchant, and all the tremors are coming from his direction.

"What did he do? Could this tremor have been caused by the teleportation channel?" Chen Zhou asked in surprise, even somewhat disbelieving what Granny Huasong had just said. Was this tremor really caused by this middle-aged merchant? Chen Zhou was well aware of the middle-aged merchant's strength. How could someone who didn't dare challenge others on the tenth floor possibly cause such a commotion?

Even Chen Zhou couldn't create such a commotion! You have to understand, this is almost as powerful as an earthquake, which means that the tremor created by the middle-aged merchant is even capable of competing with the power of nature.

Chen Zhou would never be able to do that.

“You’ve misunderstood. The tremor was naturally caused by the teleportation channel, but the premature opening of the channel was done by your friend. His obsession at the moment was to open the teleportation channel, and now it’s open,” Granny Huasong said slowly.

Is this middle-aged vendor obsessed with opening a teleportation portal?

In fact, Chen Zhou always knew that the people in the Tenth-Level Advancement Alliance really liked the Ninth Level, so they didn't want to leave it.

But they had to leave because Chen Zhou was leaving.

The middle-aged merchant was a peace-loving person, and this ninth floor was quite peaceful, so he liked it very much. However, he knew that Chen Zhou wanted to enter the eighth floor, so they said they would only follow Chen Zhou into the eighth floor to save their own lives.

Actually, they just wanted to follow Chen Zhou to the eighth floor.

They only followed Chen Zhou when he was going to the eighth floor.

Chen Zhou had an indescribable feeling at this moment. He hadn't experienced this kind of friendship in a long time.

This middle-aged merchant must have considered himself a friend, which is why his obsession was to open the teleportation portal, because Chen Zhou wanted to enter that portal to reach the eighth floor.

That's all.

"When will this tremor stop?" Chen Zhou asked, barely managing to steady himself. He was now unable to move due to the tremors, and could only watch as the members of the Advanced Alliance slowly rolled towards the middle-aged merchant's location, following the rhythm of the tremors. Chen Zhou wanted to stop them, but he was powerless to do so.

"Until that teleportation channel opens," Granny Huasong answered honestly.

"Given the current situation, how long do you think it will take for this teleportation portal to open?" Chen Zhou asked. The members of the Advanced Alliance were gradually regaining consciousness. The first to do so was Tie Dao. Although his body was still rolling on the ground, he was now using his hands to protect his head, indicating he had regained consciousness.

"Rumble..."

The tremors showed no sign of stopping; on the contrary, they grew stronger and stronger, even producing a deafening sound beneath everyone's feet.

"This is just the prelude. When the real teleportation channel opens, this wall will be completely opened by the channel. Every time the channel opens, the wall will miraculously crack once, and then it will automatically repair itself. The last time the channel opened, the entire wall collapsed, but after the channel closed, when we looked at the wall again, it had returned to its original state," Granny Huasong said.

"This is just the prelude?!" Chen Zhou exclaimed in surprise. After feeling the powerful tremor just now, Chen Zhou originally thought that the tremor would end and the teleportation channel would open after this tremor. He did not expect that this was just the beginning!

“Yes, don’t worry, just wait here patiently. Although the tremor is quite strong, it generally won’t affect our dwellings. Our dwellings are built using materials from the Magic City, so they are very sturdy. You just need to hold onto this sacred house and wait patiently. With your current ability to sense demonic energy, once the teleportation channel opens, you can easily go inside. Your friend is only thinking of you, right? Otherwise, he wouldn’t have such a strong determination to open this teleportation channel.” Granny Hua Song said, tightly gripping the roof beam inside the sacred house.

At this moment, everyone from the Advanced Alliance and the Ninth-Level Army has awakened and is now trying to stabilize themselves amidst the tremors. The meditation on the wall earlier has been of great help to them, and some can even feel the demonic energy within their tokens.

So the first thing many of them did after regaining consciousness was to hide their tokens on their person.

In Shanghai, a token is more important than life itself; without it, life is truly over. Only by keeping the token can one prove they are still alive.

Next to this wall was an open space, originally used as a gathering place for this training camp. So there were no buildings or even large objects around, so they had nothing to grab onto and nowhere to hold onto, making it impossible for them to maintain their balance.

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