"Jun Zichen, do you know what's going on?" An Ran asked doubtfully. For so long, Jun Zichen had been able to solve most of their problems. Now, whenever she had something to ask Jun Zichen, she would think of asking him, thinking maybe he would know something.
Jun Zichen's eyes were slightly solemn: "I can't tell you what's going on right now. Let's talk about it when we get to Tieshi City."
The five of them exchanged glances, their hearts heavy. Jun Zichen's expression revealed the seriousness of the situation, and considering their usual dispositions, the fact they were so solemn clearly showed how serious it was.
No one spoke, but everyone quickened their pace in unison. Only when they reached Tieshi City would they understand what had happened.
Iron Stone City.
Even though An Ran and the others were mentally prepared, they were still filled with surprise when they saw Tieshi City.
The sky over Ironstone City was dark. If they hadn't clearly understood that it was daytime, they would have thought it was night. All the gates within the city were closed, and apart from those who came to explore, there were no residents. The vast Ironstone City seemed deserted.
"This dark power is so terrifying!" Qing Ling said in a daze, rubbing his eyes, almost unable to believe that everything in front of him was real.
A dark force enveloped the Iron Stone City, and the pitch-black scene was creepy.
The green trees that were once full of vitality quickly withered under the erosion of the dark power. The entire Iron Stone City became lifeless, and everyone's heart unconsciously became heavy when they walked into it.
"Such a terrifying dark power is really rare." Jun Zichen sighed as he looked at the scene in front of him, with deep surprise in his deep eyes. He had only seen the dark power in books before, but he didn't expect that there would be such a strong dark power here!
An Ran frowned slightly, and opened her red lips slightly: "If we stay here forever, I'm afraid even we ourselves will be affected."
"Be careful and try to buy as much time as possible to explore. None of us can hold on for too long, especially An Yu and An Ran." Jun Zichen said solemnly. If they encountered some dark power in normal times, it would not have any effect on them, but such pure dark power was really not something they could withstand.
"Everything here seems unusual. We'd better understand what's going on first," Xu Errong frowned. He then pulled out a bottle of pills from his space ring and gave one to each of the five people. He then said softly, "This is the Heart Purification Pill. It can protect your minds from the influence of darkness, but it only lasts for two hours!"
"Okay, I understand." An Yu, An Ran, Jun Zichen and Qing Ling nodded.
After thinking for a moment, Xu Errong added, "After two hours, whether we find the reason or not, we must leave this place!"
When the five people walked to the center of Tieshi City, they found that there were quite a lot of people gathered here. It was much better than the empty scene when they first entered the city. At least there was a little more vitality, which also relieved some of the heaviness in everyone's hearts.
"A new group of people have arrived."
"It seems that at such a young age, it's really brave of you to rush to Iron Stone City."
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After seeing An Ran and others, many middle-aged people sighed and said that they had seen many young people who came to explore Tieshi City, but few of them were able to get out alive in the end.
An Ran had originally planned to ask someone about the current situation in Iron Stone City, but seeing how everyone was acting on their own, she gave up the idea. Even if she did ask, she probably wouldn't get any information.
"Let's take a look at the situation first." Jun Zichen whispered.
They didn't know the situation in Tieshi City, and exploring it rashly would be like flying around in a panic. It would be better to see if they could get some useful information here.
After hearing Jun Zichen's words, An Ran, An Yu, Xu Errong and Qing Ling all nodded in agreement. Now it is best to remain unchanged in the face of ever-changing circumstances.
Just as a few people were talking and listening to other people's conversation, they suddenly heard a heart-wrenching scream.
Following the source of the sound, I saw a young man. Looking at his facial features, it was not difficult to tell that he should be a very handsome man, but now his face was stained with a trace of black, and the vitality in his body was almost dissipated.
As he screamed, An Ran and the others were surprised to find that the black color on his body became increasingly darker, and his body dried up at an extremely terrifying speed, and in a short time he turned into a mummy.
"This...what is he doing..." Qing Ling looked at the dried corpse on the ground in astonishment, unable to utter a complete sentence.
He wasn't afraid, but what he saw was so bizarre that he couldn't help but be surprised. How could he turn into a mummy in such a short time?
"Too much dark power has invaded his body, which can be seen from the black color on his face before. When the dark power reached a certain level, his vitality quickly dissipated and he turned into a mummy." Xu Errong shook his head regretfully.
"He shouldn't have continued to stay in the Dark City. If he had left earlier and slowly purified the dark power in his body, the ending wouldn't have been so bleak." Jun Zichen sighed. This way of dying was really too absurd.
Although this person's death brought them some regrets, it seemed that what the woman said before about never returning was not an exaggeration, and many people died in Tieshi City. However, they did not care too much about it. After all, this person's behavior was a bit presumptuous.
In contrast, the other people around him didn't even pay any attention to the man's death. They had seen too many such things in Tieshi City during these days and had long been numb to them.
At this moment, a strange fragrance suddenly came from the sky. When the fragrance spread, the eyes of the originally calm people suddenly widened, and a hint of surprise could not help but be revealed in their eyes.
"Sombrera! Sombra appears!"
I don’t know who shouted excitedly, and then everyone rushed towards the same place. It seemed that if anyone was slow, the treasure would be gone.
Seeing this scene, An Ran and others looked at each other, and then quickly followed, but they kept thinking in their minds what black crystal stone was. They had never heard of it before.
"Jun Zichen, have you heard of black crystal?" She had some knowledge about crystals. She used to practice with crystals, but the black crystal was a little strange.
Jun Zichen hesitated for a moment and said, "If I'm not mistaken, the black crystal they mentioned is also a type of crystal. However, this type of crystal contains the power of darkness, which is of great benefit to practitioners with dark magic elemental attributes."
(To be continued.)
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