The guard's spasming body calmed down after a while. It was then that Charlotte asked her question " ... How do we get out of here? ".
Aldrich looked at the guard's lifeless body in silence. A gloomy light flashed in his eyes, but he said nothing. He wasn't a teenager with an overwhelming sense of justice and righteousness, He didn't like killing, but for now, at least, what he had to do was follow, and Charlotte's job was to lead. Anything other than that could cause unknown complications. As the more experienced of the two, Charlotte was to lead and decide on suitable responses. Given the current situation
— how they found themselves in a hidden military base of the dark races and the fact they were separated from their team —
it was made even more complicated by the fact that the strongest person on their side was Thomas. He had an advantage as a Spirit Cultivator, meaning that with some preparation, he could stop four or six enemies on his own, but definitely not all of them, especially the commander, and that's assuming there aren't any supreme experts on their side.
" We will continue moving in this direction. Hopefully, we will reach the other side before any other guard does. " Charlotte said as she pointed ahead.
Sometime later, two figures ran swiftly through the narrow corridors of the underground cave, Strangely, they produced neither sound nor aura, leaving no traces behind. Charlotte and Aldrich moved like phantoms. Charlotte's body was cloaked in her dark crimson.
On the other hand, Aldrich had lightning crackling on his legs, while a similar dark crimson cloaked his figure, concealing both their presence from anyone else.
His situation was swiftly deteriorating as vitality escaped his body. A short while later, just as Aldrich felt that the guard wouldn't answer, the guard spoke,
" We used the Spatial Travel formation to get to this world. As for going out, the lords are working on repairing an ancient teleportation formation... It will be ready in a few hours, and then we..." Speaking between breaths, the man was having difficulty talking, but as if brainwashed, he kept answering with seemingly all his might.
As the man spoke, his voice grew fainter, and his eyes grew duller, until a moment later, his breath stopped.
.....
Bamm,
Following a suppressed explosion, two figures were forcefully separated as they created a few meters' distance between them. The middle-aged man's face turned grim. He didn't think that the intruders he found would be that strong. The two teams he and his friend led were eliminated, with him being the lone survivor. But things didn't look that bright for him either. As one of the strongest captains, he was at the intermediate stage of the Great Origin realm, a 5th Order Great Origin expert.
On the other hand, the enemy managed to dispose of his friend in a few moves, even though he was at the same level of cultivation! If it weren't for the fact that the intruder's leader was too invested in keeping his team members alive, he could've killed the captain a long time ago.
Thomas heaved a sigh of relief, " Only one left. " he thought to himself.
Spirit energy gathered and condensed into the shape of a sword. His eyes sharpened as a giant silver spirit gate opened behind him, "... You know, I think it's about time we end this. "
At this moment, a five-meter giant human in silver armour stepped out of the gate, and with it came the pressure of a 7th Order Great Origin realm. The captain's guard face was so gloomy it could drop water. His lips kept twitching as he stepped back slowly.
One alone was enough to take his life, but now another one came. Luck wasn't smiling on his side today, surely. A few minutes later, a head flew into the air, and blood splattered. The guard captain's head was severed by the silver-armoured spirit summoned by Thomas.
" Everyone gathers up. We need to go somewhere safe for me to recover my strength and plan forward. " Thomas said as he retracted his spiritual energy.
Figures came from the sides. They were the remaining team members, excluding Aldrich and Charlotte. The surviving five members were now down to four, as one had fallen during the chaotic start of the fight.
A while later, after finding a good spot to hide, using some materials the remaining formation master along with Thomas laid down a concealing formation, that helped conceal the energy fluctuation they would emit while healing and cultivating.
At this moment one of the guards asked, " Captain! What about the young lord and Miss Charlotte? " while no one else had said anything, worry was evident in their faces.
Thomas replied, " From the direction they fell in, they are further away from the camp. It will take from four to five hours for the guard's shifts to end, and by then the camp would notice their disappearance before that, we have to heal and find The young lord and Charlotte then leave this place before that happens. ".
As Thomas spoke, he sat down and continued healing himself. Time passed quickly, and two hours were gone in the blink of an eye.
Thomas opened his eyes, then everyone stood up, " We will move fast, and quietly, don't leave traces to be tracked, and if we clash, never let an enemy escape. "
The group started moving, as each used their own means to conceal their presence. They shuttled through the pass like phantoms, and after a search that lasted half an hour, they came upon the three dead bodies of the three guards who were killed by Charlotte.
" This should be Charlotte's doing, " said Thomas.
" That one seems to have been given an interrogation pill, from the state they are in, I would say they didn't die that long ago, probably around an hour ago. " said the other captain.
" It's faint, but there are traces of two people going in this direction, we should move swiftly. " continued someone else.
When Thomas heard these words, he looked at the mentioned path, his face fell. " Oh no, that path ends in the camping area! "