In the early morning at the Star & Moon Camp, faint light was scattered on the wet ground, making this tumultuous world show some rare tranquility.
Lin Duo walked out of the house and looked back somewhat hesitantly. "Big Sister, are you sure you don't want to go with us…"
After receiving the invitation from Elder Gu yesterday, Lin Duo didn't hesitate and agreed to attend the meeting. After all, compared with the twin Heroic Spirits' speculations, Gu Zhaoyue's fame and prestige inside the camp was the real deal.
"Of course. Don't you remember that my Heroic Spirit is a possession type?" Lin Ke answered a little helplessly.
In the original continent, possession type Heroic Spirits were the most sought-after type. They could fully bring out a Heroic Spirit user's fighting experience, so almost all of the true powerhouses had this kind of Heroic Spirit.
But in the apocalyptic era, the status of possession-type Heroic Spirit users plummeted.
The reason was very simple. Moon thralls were so infectious that any injuries in battle could turn a person into a moon thrall. Thus, Heroic Spirit summoners were reluctant to engage the moon thralls in close quarters.
On the contrary, summoning-type Heroic Spirit users became the main resistance against moon thralls because they could control more Heroic Spirits.
Heroic Spirits were immune to the infection. Even if some of them had low fighting experience or combat awareness, they were more than enough to deal with moon thralls.
Therefore, in the Star & Moon Camp, possession-type Heroic Spirit users like Lin Ke were more involved in logistics and teaching and wouldn't casually venture outside.
Lin Duo also nodded helplessly but couldn't help saying, "Big Sister, don't sneak into that lab…"
After yesterday, Lin Duo and the others were all curious about the central lab, but Elder Gu's invitation came first, so they could only set this matter aside for the time being.
"Okay…" Lin Ke pushed her younger sister forward. "Do I need you to tell me that? I won't do such a dangerous thing!"
Lin Duo had to leave. When she was gone, Lin Ke finally revealed a bright smile.
"If I can't go, then can't I just find someone else who can?"
...
When Lin Duo arrived at the gathering place outside the Star & Moon Camp, there were already many people there.
The purpose of this meeting wasn't simply for the three camps to meet each other, but it was also to discuss the investigation of the strange behavior of the moon thralls gathered in West City—Lin Duo had already heard about this.
Moon thralls were the enemy of all human beings. If they gathered together due to an abnormality, then of course it was necessary to investigate clearly, or else it would be too late if they just waited for bad things to happen.
"Hey Lin Duo, I didn't expect to see you here!" When a blue-haired young man saw Lin Duo's arrival, he walked up in surprise and greeted her.
"Senior Zhang!" Lin Duo was also very surprised. "Are you in the camp too? I haven't seen you here before…"
Senior Zhang smiled. "I only managed to escape from the moon thralls' encirclement a couple days ago. Fortunately, I was taken in by Elder Gu. Otherwise I would've been in a tough spot."
The so-called encirclement referred to places in the city that were occupied by the moon thralls. It was generally very difficult to break through them and escape.
This Senior Zhang used to be Lin Duo's classmate, so he was also acquainted with Lin Duo.
"From the encirclement? That's awesome…" Lin Duo looked at him with some admiration in her eyes.
As Lin Duo began chatting with Senior Zhang, Gu Zhaoyue and Gu Nan were standing in a hidden place.
"My Lord, Lin Duo has joined the team," Gu Zhaoyue's voice was slightly low and constrained a hidden but deep curiosity.
This girl, Lin Duo, was recruited into the camp on Gu Nan's instructions. He didn't know her before this.
And this time, Gu Nan mentioned Lin Duo by name again, insisting that they take her with them as well. This couldn't help making Gu Zhaoyue curious— 'Just what exactly is the relationship between Gu Nan and this little girl?'
"Mm." Gu Nan just nodded indifferently and didn't say much.
The reason he wanted to take Lin Duo with them was simple. Only by placing Lin Duo under his watch would her safety be absolutely guaranteed. Gu Nan didn't trust other people's ability to protect her.
When Gu Zhaoyue saw his reaction, he couldn't help having some suspicions in his heart and spoke up, trying to test him, "That person is called Zhang Ying. He is a talented Heroic Spirit user well-known in the original capital. He broke out of a moon thrall encirclement two days ago and joined the camp."
"He has three Heroic Spirits that are quite good at fighting. Although he's very young, his strength is already close to Tier 3."
When he said this, Gu Zhaoyue lowered his eyes but sneaked a glance at Gu Nan out of the corner of his eyes. He really wanted to see Gu Nan's expression in order to discern if his guess was correct.
But it was a pity that Gu Nan had no expression at all. He looked like he was simply watching two strangers.
'Did I guess wrong?' Some doubts emerged in Gu Zhaoyue's heart.
...
The meeting place of the three camps' leaders wasn't far from their respective settlements. Everyone arrived in just a few hours—if the spot was too far away, no one would dare to come here with a large group.
There were only a dozen people in the Star & Moon Camp, but their strength was mostly between Tier 2 and Tier 3, so they could be called an elite team.
Led by Gu Zhaoyue, they soon arrived at the scheduled place, while the other two camps arrived at about the same time.
The leaders of the Glory Camp and Hero Camp were a man and woman respectively. They couldn't help frowning simultaneously when they saw Gu Zhaoyue leading the team.
The man was Zhu Long, the leader of the Glory Camp, and the woman was the founder of the Hero Camp. She had never revealed her real name and called herself "Caiyue".
When the teams gathered, they greeted Gu Zhaoyue, "Elder Gu, that one…"
Their main goal for this meeting was to meet the true ruler behind Star & Moon Camp. Otherwise, there was no reason to organize all this just to meet Gu Zhaoyue—after all, they already knew him.
But Gu Zhaoyue just smiled and replied, "You two don't have to worry. My Lord has already arrived."
The man and woman exchanged glances and looked around in confusion. At the same time, they fully spread out their senses but still didn't find any abnormalities.
Just as they couldn't bear their doubts and were about to ask more questions, a voice traveled over leisurely from behind them.
"Let's talk over there."
The two suddenly turned, startling the man right behind them—a member of the Glory Camp.
Zhu Long frowned and asked, "Gao Xuan, did you see anyone talking just now?"
"No…" The member named Gao Xuan shook his head blankly.
His expression didn't look fake, and there was also no need to fake it. This made the two leaders feel their hearts sink and even get chills.
The next moment, something that made their jaws drop happened.
They saw a pitch-black figure actually stand up slowly from their two shadows and make an inviting gesture.
This shadow had no facial features at all and looked more like a humanoid created entirely out of shadows. It was precisely because of this that made people feel more terrified.
"Gentlemen, please." Gu Zhaoyue treated this scene as normal and said with a light smile.
The two could only exchange another glance. Fighting back the chills in their hearts, they both ordered their teams to settle down while they followed the shadow to the side.