"If there is a dark being that is close to the level of an evil god, why is it still shrouded in mist?"

Yaen was somewhat puzzled; this was the second time he had asked this question.

He had already inquired about the presence of several demigods in the No. 3 Mist before, but now he couldn't help but ask again.

"Waiting for the right opportunity," Yan Bing explained, as always.

Lu Ning and the others exchanged glances.

Terrifying beings approaching the level of evil gods are all waiting for their opportunity.

If the time comes, one can imagine that if all the powerful beings in the mist act simultaneously, humanity might truly face extinction.

Upon considering this possibility, the three of them looked grim, their hearts filled with despair.

As Saint-level powerhouses, they were already among the top humans, yet they felt exceptionally powerless at this moment.

For the rest of the journey, everyone fell silent as they followed Yan Bing, walking silently in the darkness.

Every so often, they would encounter dark shadows that would appear and attack them.

These shadows are all very powerful, with the weakest reaching the level of a low-level saint.

Fortunately, they appear to be acting alone, not together.

Otherwise it would be even more dangerous for them.

The lone shadow would be frozen by Yan Bing as soon as it appeared, and then shatter.

They seem immortal, but they must be injured after collapsing, which is why these shadows always escape immediately.

This dark road seems to have no end.

They didn't know how far they had gone, or how long they had been walking.

After what seemed like an eternity, light suddenly appeared on the road ahead.

The group walked quickly, and light appeared before them.

They finally left the dark path and arrived in a new area.

As soon as they stepped out of the dark path, they smelled a fishy smell.

Looking around, they realized that they were located on the edge of a cliff.

Ahead lay a shattered base city, beyond which stretched an ocean.

The ocean was littered with the remains of marine life, and the seawater was murky and turbid.

They could not see the end of the ocean; the distance was shrouded in mist.

Just then, the ocean suddenly surged, a roaring sound rang out, and seawater shot up hundreds of meters high.

To everyone's horror, an enormous monster, formed from various marine carcasses, burst out of the sea.

After the monster burst out of the sea, it released a sharp, low whistling sound.

The low whistling sound seemed to be formed by the convergence of countless sounds, creating visible ripples that spread in all directions.

Lu Ning and the others felt a headache coming on when they heard the low whistling sound.

Osiris's eyes widened in shock: "That's... a demigod?!"

They've been following Yan Bing through the No. 3 fog for so long, and haven't encountered any danger yet.

Although they had heard Yan Bing say that there were several demigods here, they had never seen them.

I never expected to see him now.

Moreover, it's a demigod-level monster from the ocean.

Aisalind asked nervously, "What if he discovers us?"

Yan Bing shook his head: "No."

As soon as she finished speaking, the enormous demigod skeleton sank back into the sea.

Only a large number of corpses were floating on the sea surface with the waves.

The waves created by the demigod's corpse bursting out of the sea formed a tsunami, rushing towards the shore.

After the 100-meter-high tsunami surged ashore, it quickly submerged half of the shattered base city before slowly receding.

Looking at the shattered base city, Lu Ning asked, "Is this Base 3?"

"Um."

Yan Bing jumped off the cliff.

The others followed suit and jumped down.

The cliff was tens of meters high, but for an Awakened being of Lu Ning's caliber, it was no different from flat ground.

After landing, the group headed towards the Shattered Base City.

As they drew closer, everyone couldn't help but frown.

In addition to the fishy smell we had smelled before, there was also a putrid odor in the air.

It smelled like the stench of a dead fish that had been soaking in the ocean for a long time.

The stench made them all feel somewhat uncomfortable.

The base city was not far from the cliff, only a few kilometers away. At their speed, they quickly arrived at the base city.

As everyone had already seen, the extent of damage to Base City 3 was much greater than that of Base City 65.

Even the city walls have basically collapsed.

The buildings in the city were almost completely razed to the ground, and the entire base city was riddled with potholes.

"It seems like a very fierce battle has taken place here," Yann sighed.

Yan Bing stood before the shattered base city, looking at it with a complex light in his eyes.

Yan Bing did not enter the base city, so Lu Ning and the others were naturally waiting for her.

Looking at Yan Bing's expression, Lu Ning and the others understood to some extent.

This is, after all, the place that Yan Bing used to protect.

After a long silence, Yan Bing seemed to come back to her senses. Her voice was tinged with emotion as she slowly said, "Yes... the battle back then was very fierce."

Osiris couldn't help but ask, "Lord Yanbing, besides yourself, are there any other powerful individuals still alive in the base city?"

Yann and Aishalin's eyes lit up.

They were only thinking about Yan Bing before, but they should know that Base City No. 3 is a large base city!

Although the fog had only descended not long before, there weren't many powerful individuals at that time.

However, there were definitely many strong individuals in Base 3 at that time, and their talents were certainly not lacking.

If others had survived, perhaps they too could have risen to the level of demigod?

Even if not a demigod, a saint-level being would be fine.

Human civilization is currently severely lacking in top-tier combat power.

Yan Bing shook her head: "No."

A hint of disappointment flashed in the eyes of Yann and the others, but they didn't say anything more.

Of all the dead in Base City 3, Yan Bing is probably the one who suffers the most.

"Go in."

Yan Bing led the group into the ruins.

Upon entering the ruins, they discovered corpses that had been swept up by the tsunami, and the stench of decay was nauseating.

However, they soon discovered that in addition to the dead corpses, there were some strange marine creatures, which appeared to be mutated fish, octopuses, and so on.

These mutated sea monsters are still alive, and their auras are quite powerful, with the weakest being at the ninth rank.

Lu Ning and the others were not surprised by this.

After all, this is the area with the highest concentration of mental pollution, which also means that the concentration of mental radiation is extremely high. Monsters don't need to worry about pollution issues. As long as they continuously absorb mental radiation, it's hard for them to become weak.

However, these monsters posed no threat to Lu Ning and his companions.

Along the way, Yan Bing froze and shattered all the monsters he could see, and soon they arrived at the central area of ​​the base city.

When they arrived at the central area, they saw a small golden crack there.

The golden crack was only as tall as a person, and endless mist churned within it.

This is the entrance to the Land of Ruins.