CHAPTER 561: CHAPTER 527: THE ANCIENT ALTAR

"Damn, Lighthouse Country wasn’t kidding—dogs wouldn’t even come here..."

Director Wang frowned as he looked out the window at the vast fog and the intricately intertwined tree canopies, feeling a growing impatience within.

The roaring of the helicopter echoed above the forest, but they still couldn’t find a suitable landing spot.

"We need to find an open area to land, the terrain here is too complicated."

The co-pilot, an expert, said, his voice almost drowned out by the noise of the helicopter.

Director Wang nodded; he knew the environment here was extremely hostile, but they had to get down quickly—time waits for no one.

He contacted the ground exploration team via the radio, hoping they could provide some useful information.

"Ground team, this is the air team. We’ve arrived at our location, but visibility is poor due to the thick fog. Do you have any recommended landing spots?"

Director Wang’s voice transmitted through the radio.

The ground team’s response was discouraging.

"Director Wang, the fog is too thick here, and visibility is very low. We are also moving forward by feeling our way. However, based on our experience, you might try flying about two kilometers southeast; there should be a relatively small clearing where you could land."

Director Wang immediately issued a command, and the helicopter slowly turned toward the southeast.

As the helicopter moved, the fog seemed to thicken, and visibility grew even more blurred.

The experts nervously monitored their instruments, fearing any mishap.

After about fifteen minutes, the helicopter finally arrived at the designated spot.

But the clearing was pitifully small, surrounded by tall trees, leaving them very limited space to land.

"How are we supposed to land here?" one expert couldn’t help but complain.

"We have no choice," Director Wang took a deep breath and ordered, "Prepare for landing. Everyone buckle up, and as soon as we land, exit the aircraft immediately."

The pilot, highly skilled, cautiously adjusted the helicopter’s position, trying to find a balance point on the narrow clearing.

The airframe trembled slightly as if resisting the rejection of the forest.

Finally, amidst the tense atmosphere, the helicopter’s wheels touched the ground.

Due to the cramped space, the slightest carelessness would cause the aircraft to touch the surrounding trees, forcing the pilot to make fine adjustments to ensure safety.

"Quick, get down now!" Director Wang shouted loudly.

Everyone quickly unfastened their seat belts, taking their gear and hurriedly exiting the helicopter.

As soon as they stepped on the ground, they were stunned by the sight in front of them—

The forest here was far more primitive than they had imagined; vines and dense vegetation were everywhere, seeming to swallow any sense of direction the moment one stepped in.

Director Wang glanced back at the helicopter. The pilot signaled them to move quickly, as the helicopter needed to take off immediately to avoid getting entangled in the trees or affected by the fog.

"Let’s go, we need to find the Nika Tribe quickly," Director Wang instructed the team.

They began to cautiously navigate through the forest, venturing deeper into this unknown territory.

Behind them, the sound of the helicopter’s engine rose gradually, a reminder that any future landing would require a direct command from Director Wang...

"Director Wang, you really didn’t have to come down from the helicopter, just launching this mission was risky enough, let us handle the rest."

Someone advised.

Director Wang simply shook his head, not saying much.

Just sneering to himself.

He had always thought that Dragon Country was united and resilient.

But it turned out that last time when Penny Wise casually slandered Jiang Xiao Yi by calling him a "devil’s child."

Some people in Dragon Country immediately seized the opportunity to stir public opinions against Sun Wei and her family.

Heh—

Officially, nobody dared criticize Jiang Xiao directly since everyone could see his contributions to Dragon Country; so they turned their sights on Sun Wei and Mu Xitang, those with peculiar identities.

But if Jiang Xiao left Kaidan and discovered that Sun Wei and others were being controlled, or even worse, that they had been...

Who knows what Jiang Xiao would do then?

If it were not for Director Wang’s unique position, not subject to other departments, it would not have been so easy to clean up last time.

His intuition told him that this Kaidan was very unusual, that there definitely was a big secret within the Nika Tribe!

Moreover, this time Director Wang brought a team consisting entirely of his confidants, yet he insisted on coming personally.

"It’s so damp and hot..."

Despite wearing professional protective suits, everyone could still feel the uniqueness of the surrounding environment.

A swarm of mosquitoes, as large as a child’s palm, scared several female comrades into screaming repeatedly.

"Don’t be afraid, our suits are specially made; mosquitoes, snakes, and ants cannot penetrate."

Indeed, the mosquitoes suddenly changed their path as they approached the group, sweeping over their heads.

But the buzzing still made many people’s skin crawl.

"The special forces team has already arrived."

One expert, watching his instrument confirmed that ahead there appeared a squad of eight people dressed similarly to Director Wang.

However, whereas Director Wang and his group wore yellow-green suits, these people wore black-green ones.

They were all of the highest caliber soldiers.

"Commander!"

The eight people saluted Director Wang as soon as they saw him.

"Drop it, don’t bother with the formalities this time, the mission comes first."

"Understood." The special forces team was concise.

"Have you found anything?"

"Yes!"

They had landed at the central coordinates, and being there two hours earlier than Director Wang’s team, they naturally had some findings.

"Just a short distance ahead, there is an altar; it, it..."

"Speak up, what’s the holdup now?"

"It’s ominous. I’m sorry, I am only loyal to the party; I shouldn’t fear these evil spirits!"

Alright then.

So that was why they hesitated.

Director Wang patted his shoulder and sighed,

"Now that the strange has descended, encountering these evil spirits... is not surprising. Lead the way, let’s go see that altar."

Soon, the group saw the ominous altar the soldier spoke of.

An altar?

Perhaps.

To be exact.

It was a natural large rock.

Upon it were painted symbols that seemed disorderly yet mysteriously followed a certain pattern.

Special black symbols, as if drawn with a burning stick, but despite being eroded by the natural elements of rain and wind for so long, they still maintained a certain clarity.

There seemed to be traces of blood, not dried long ago, on the surface of the altar.

"These symbols?"

Director Wang and his team’s pupils constricted instantly!

Similar to the ghostly symbols in that notebook Jiang Xiao read?

Although they had forgotten exactly what the symbols in the notebook looked like.

Yet the moment they saw the symbols on the altar, they immediately associated them with those in the notebook.