"The one speaking is called Osiris, a Saint-level being, whose power is fire..."

Lu Ning recalled the people she had seen before.

A black male, bald, estimated to be over two meters tall, with a gold left eye, who looks very honest and simple.

Besides Osiris, there was another female saint named Aishalin, with silver hair and blue eyes. When Lu Ning passed by her, he felt that the temperature around her seemed very low.

Her power is frost.

Besides the two saints, there are three ninth-order awakeners.

They are Ling Chuan, a middle-aged man with the ability to control water elements; Aila Ruo, a young woman with the ability to eliminate presence; and Su Qi, a young woman with the ability to control energy.

Of course, the lifespan of a ninth-tier awakened being is not short; they may appear to be young, but no one knows their exact age.

In any case, all the powerful women Lu Ning encountered were young.

"The team consists of ten people in total: three Saints and seven ninth-tier experts. With such a lineup, exploring the smaller fog should be quite easy. However, considering that we might need to go to Fog 101 or even Fog 3 later, it's uncertain," Ya'en said with a serious expression after finishing his introduction.

He then sighed helplessly: "But as you know, Lu Ning, the current situation is the best that the General Administration can do to gather so many powerful individuals."

Lu Ning nodded without saying anything more.

Afterwards, the group chatted casually for a while, and soon arrived at the border fortress outside the fog of number 233.

They didn't linger at the border fortress. After parking their off-road vehicle inside, they left and headed towards Fog 233.

Looking at the surging white mist, Jerry sighed, "Last time I came out of here, I almost became a sinner. I hope I won't be so unlucky this time."

Steve grinned: "Mist 233 should be fine, since we've already dealt with it before. The problem is with the other two mists."

Su Qi rolled her eyes: "Can you two stop interfering here? I'm still young, and I don't want anything to happen to me."

"Really? Su Qi, how old are you?" Ling Chuan asked curiously.

Su Qi's expression froze, a ball of energy condensing in his hand.

Ling Chuan's expression changed, and he quickly said, "I was just joking, and I didn't really want to know."

Lu Ning's gaze swept over the crowd, while Olissis, walking to the side, would occasionally glance at them and grin.

Aishalin remained expressionless and silent, staring straight ahead.

Soon, they entered the white mist.

After entering the white mist, Jerry and the others said no more.

After all, even though they had explored Fog 233 before, no one knew if there were any hidden dangers within it.

Walking in the fog without staying vigilant is tantamount to courting death.

As always, An Lan immediately put on her armor.

Lu Ning noticed that his armor seemed different from before.

Noticing Lu Ning's gaze, An Lan grinned and said, "I've collected the previous combat data and upgraded myself. My current combat strength may not be comparable to that of a Saint, but I can hold my own against a Saint for a while."

Steve said with a hint of envy, "It's good to be smart."

An Lan smiled, took out the instrument, and began the examination.

However, as soon as he checked the equipment, the smile on his face froze.

Then, An Lan's brows slowly furrowed.

Noticing that An Lan's expression was off, everyone frowned slightly.

Ya'en asked, "An Lan, what happened?"

"That's strange... The frequency of the mental pollution fluctuations inside is odd, completely different from when I entered last time. This is the outer perimeter, not yet the core. Logically, the frequency of mental pollution fluctuations shouldn't change this much."

Hearing this, Lu Ning frowned and glanced into the depths of the mist.

In his view, the fog density seemed no different from last time.

However, what Anlan was referring to was the fluctuation frequency, not the concentration.

This seems to be somewhat different from what Lu Ning can see.

"What could be causing the change in the frequency of mental fluctuations?" Osiris frowned and asked.

“There are many reasons, the most likely being that the structure inside the mist has undergone a complete transformation. Not only the environment, but even the types of monsters and mutated beings have changed drastically. But this is the mist, so it shouldn’t be possible,” An Lan explained, as if she were talking to herself.

His eyes gleamed as he considered various possibilities.

Aisalind's somewhat cold voice rang out: "What's the concentration?"

"From the outside, it looks about the same as before."

Aisalind nodded slightly, then said, "Let's go in and take a look first."

The others exchanged glances, and Yann laughed, "Indeed, we'll know once we go in and see what's going on."

Ya'en immediately stepped forward and walked at the front.

As he walked, he said, "Osiris, Aishalin, you two on the left and right, Lu Ning, you bring up the rear, is that alright?"

Lu Ning paused for a moment: "Don't you need me to lead the charge? I won't die."

Yaen paused, then coughed and said, "Alright, I'll cover the rear."

He silently turned his head and switched places with Lu Ning.