Isabella said coldly at Wilbur's question, "Are you questioning our abilities?" "I'm not. It's just that there's no point in numbers if this is a paranormal incident," Wilbur replied earnestly. Isabella raised an eyebrow and said, "Honestly, I'm skeptical about your department. Are there really paranormal events in the world?" "Isn't it staring at you in the face right now? You're an Aura level cultivator yourself. Shouldn't you have some understanding of paranormal phenomena?" Wilbur asked. Isabella was taken aback as she measured Wilbur from head to toe. After a long time, she slowly said, "Fine, I'll be your guide. Let me see what the Department of Paranormal Research and Defense is capable of." After that, Isabella immediately ordered her subordinates to fill the trunk of her car with water and military rations, as well as a few buckets of gasoline. "Shall we?" Isabella got into the car, looking at Wilbur and Ryder calmly. Wilbur knew that Isabella was not very happ
Wilbur frowned and said, "Can we reach our destination before it gets dark? Let's stop wasting everyone's time." Wilbur knew there was something wrong with that group of people. He even spotted a rocket launcher in one of the vehicles. He was not afraid, but he could not be sure that he would be able to protect Isabella. So, he did not want to start any conflicts. When Isabella heard that, she looked at the man and said, "The area up ahead isn't suited for off-roading. You should turn back." "Alright, officer," the man replied in a low voice. "They're from the Red Sand Clan," Isabella said as she drove. Wilbur was taken aback. "It looks like you knew. What does the Red Sand Clan do?" "Tomb raiding, robbery, you name it. They're a typical violent criminal gang," Isabella explained. Wilbur smiled and said, "Then why did you let them go?" "There are far fewer of us, and they have heavy weaponry. I was worried that you two would be in danger," Isabella said coldly. Wi
"A large-scale sandstorm can alter the landscape, making it hard to determine which direction we are heading. If that's the case, our operation might have to be terminated," Isabella said. Wilbur sighed and thought, 'Had I known this would happen, I would have just come alone.' Regardless, sending Isabella and Ryder back at this point seemed impossible, so they could only wait. The three sat in the car and listened to the wind blowing outside in silence. Such a situation could be deadly, and disasters could take place at any moment. It was a dangerous situation for Isabella and Ryder, but not for Wilbur because he could float in the air to find his way back at any time since he was at the Sanctuary level. The sandstorm raged for the entire night and only stopped the next morning. Isabella tried opening the car door, only to realize that it would not budge. It took quite a few tries for her to finally open the door. At that point, they realized that half of the car was bur
The man spotted Wilbur too. He looked at Wilbur warily and said, "Mind your own business, or you will die." He then waved his arm and the trio got into their UTVs before driving off. "My gun!" Isabella shouted. Wilbur frowned. "Don't worry. We will see them again." "What?" She asked. Wilbur sighed. "Isn't it obvious? They are here for the ruins as well. We will see them again once we reach the ruins." Isabella's expression darkened. She turned around and picked up the satellite phone. Shortly after, she set it down and gazed up at the sky. Although the sandstorm had ceased, the sky above was still shrouded in dense yellow clouds, preventing sunlight from penetrating through. "There's no signal," she said and sighed. Wilbur chuckled. "Let's walk, then." She glanced at the compass she wore around her wrist and said, "We're heading north. The ruins are roughly 300 kilometers away. We might need a day to get there." "Let's hurry then," Wilbur said. Isabella opened
Wilbur knew that he would have to deal with that man, or he would not be able to execute his mission. Luckily, they were all in an isolated land, so he could take the time to observe what they were going to do. The three approached a tent and the muscular man started staring coldly at them as soon as they approached. The man was setting up a device that looked like a radar and showed no intention of bothering himself over their presence. The woman stood next to the man and glanced at Wilbur before lowering her head to help. "What are you doing? Where's my gun?" Isabella questioned. The man did not even turn his head around and said, "Logan, kill them." Isabella's expression darkened. Logan strode toward Isabella. The tremendous power emanating from him caused the sand to swirl around him. Isabella paled. She had never sensed such powerful energy. His energy was so overpowering that she struggled to gather her own spiritual energy under its pressure. Even breathing f
Everyone turned to look at the basin in astonishment. In the basin, sand flowed down like an hourglass. In just a few minutes, a dilapidated city appeared in the basin. The basin was over a dozen kilometers in diameter, but the city itself was around seven to eight kilometers in size. In the center of the city stood a gray, ancient castle. Many surrounding structures, some even missing half, surrounded the castle. However, the crisscrossing streets still barely retained traces of their former glory. In ancient times, having a city in a place like this was considered quite an accomplishment. But now, it was merely a ruin that had suffered the ravages of time and was left in a state of utter decay. Miraculously, the castle radiated a colorful glow like a hidden gem. At the same time, an invisible energy fluctuation continuously emanated from the castle, filling the entire ruin, and then rippling through everyone present. Overjoyed, the man shouted, "It's here. Logan, kill h
His spiritual energy dispersed in an instant. Dragon Power, however, was a pure force channeled into another attack directed at Logan. Logan simply shattered the force with two punches before charging toward Wilbur once again. Wilbur was momentarily stunned, as he had never encountered such a situation in the past. At that moment, Logan was merely inches away from reaching him. His fists were in the air and the spiritual flames burning around his fists threatened to surround Wilbur. In the midst of his shock, Wilbur used the Boulder Dragon Bomb in an instant. A dragon head formed by sand rose before him and opened its mouth to fire a boulder the size of a basketball at Logan. Runes swirled within the boulder as it shot across the air in tremendous force. However, it instantly broke down as soon as it reached Logan. An invisible barrier seemed to surround Logan and any spiritual power that approached him would be canceled out, which surprised Wilbur. Logan darted tow
The attack on Logan's spirit failed as expected and faded as soon as it got close to him, just like what happened to Wilbur's spirit energy. Wilbur's expression darkened. At the same time, Logan landed a destructive blow, sending dozens of punches his way and sealing all potential routes Wilbur could use to escape. Logan sneered viciously. He was confident that even Sanctuary level cultivator would struggle to withstand a close blow from him. Wilbur simply scoffed and red spiritual flames rose on his fists, swirling with runes. A terrifying aura exploded. Followed by a deafening sound, the sand around them was sent into the air and completely covered their figures. Isabella's heart sank. From her perspective, Logan was simply far too powerful, and it looked as though Wilbur was barely surviving under his attack as Wilbur had not made many counterattacks. She turned to Ryder worriedly to find him watching the members of the Red Sand Clan without casting a single glance