"Wh...what's going on?" The young woman asked, shivering from the cold and looking bewildered.

The old man and the young man also shook their heads; neither of them knew.

Just then, a sheet of ice flew overhead at an extremely high speed.

The three looked up and could vaguely see several figures standing on the ice.

The woman in the white dress at the head of the group was so striking that just one glance from her made their eyes sting and tears stream down their faces.

The three exchanged glances, each seeing shock and bewilderment in the other's eyes.

“Who are those people? Grandpa, I don’t think I’ve ever seen them in the base city.”

The old man shook his head: "I don't know either... cough cough..."

The old man coughed repeatedly, coughing up a mouthful of blood.

The young men and women's expressions changed, and they looked at the old man with worry.

"Grandpa, are you alright?"

The old man waved his hand and said, "Let's go, let's leave this place."

The young man asked, "Where are you going?"

The old man was taken aback.

He scanned his surroundings, and everywhere he looked, there were flames and ruins. He could also vaguely hear the sounds of battle, roars, and screams.

A look of confusion appeared in his eyes.

Yes, where could they go?

The young man and woman remained silent.

A moment later, the young woman asked, "Grandpa, can we leave the base city?"

The old man smiled, then patted the woman's head and said, "Our compatriots are still fighting, how can we be deserters?"

He took a deep breath and strode towards the area where the battle was most intense.

"Let's go find Chief Rory and the others."

The young man and woman exchanged a glance and silently followed behind.

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After Yan Bing condensed the ice layer, the group rode on it and quickly penetrated into the ruins.

Soon, they found the entrance to an underground pipe.

Although Base City 65 is an old base city that has existed for hundreds of years, the structure of its underground pipelines is no different from that of modern base cities.

Like Base City 121, this underground pipeline is also sealed off by a metal gate and surrounded by guard posts.

But that was before. After the mist descended, the attacks of the infected and the monstrous beasts destroyed everything here.

The outposts were littered with corpses and ruins, and many diseased people and monsters roamed around them.

The metal door to the underground pipe was not open.

As soon as Lu Ning and his group landed, all the infected and monstrous creatures around them roared angrily and pounced on them.

However, as soon as these monstrous beasts and mutated beings approached them, they suddenly turned into ice sculptures without any warning.

Even the ground wasn't frozen, but there was a slight chill in the air.

Aishalin glanced at the ice sculpture, then at Yan Bing, a hint of envy in her eyes.

She could never match that level of control.

If she were given the opportunity, she could certainly freeze these monsters and infected individuals, since their strength wasn't particularly high.

However, freezing these monstrous beasts and diseased beings will inevitably freeze the ground as well.

The group arrived at the metal door, and then they saw that the metal door was suddenly covered with frost.

As the metal door was covered in frost, cracks appeared.

The metal door shattered along with the frost, turning into ice powder that fell to the ground.

A putrid smell wafted from the underground pipes, a smell that Lu Ning had also encountered in Base City 121.

After all, underground pipes may not be cleaned even once every few years, so it's perfectly normal for them to smell.

However, this smell wouldn't bother Lu Ning and the others.

The swamp smelled just as strong before we even entered the base city.

"Go in."

Yan Bing took the lead and was the first to go in.

Lu Ning followed behind Yan Bing, followed by An Lan and others, with Ya En and Osiris bringing up the rear.

Lu Ning didn't say he wanted to go first, even though Yan Bing was a demigod-level expert.

Even the Pope was no match for Yan Bing and could only banish him.

What might be dangerous for Lu Ning might just be an ordinary situation for Yan Bing.

In this situation, Lu Ning wasn't the type to insist on being the first to step forward and show off.

The underground pipes were pitch black, but Lu Ning and his companions had excellent night vision, so they could see everything clearly.

Unlike Base City 121, the underground pipes here are free of sewage, but the ground is covered in mud.

The mud was somewhat similar to the swamp they had walked through outside the base city before.

Yan Bing stepped through the mud, which then froze automatically, allowing Lu Ning and his group to walk as if on flat ground.

In Lu Ning's view, the underground pipes were filled with white mist, indicating a high concentration of mental pollution.

It was much denser than the fog that had enveloped the base city outside.

The group stepped deeper into the underground pipes and walked down.

According to the bronze-masked saint, the body of the Time-Disordered Worm is located in the deepest part of the underground Time Corridor.

If that's the case, then we should go deep underground.

However, even as Lu Ning and his group ventured deeper, they found nothing unusual.

Apart from the mud on and below the pipe walls, there was nothing else; not even the calamities or the infected were encountered.

Yaen frowned and asked, "Isn't it too quiet here? Normally, there should be some kind of monsters or something in the underground pipes, right?"

Osiris and the others were also somewhat unable to understand it.

An Lan speculated, "Could it be the influence of that cult?"

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