99: Chapter 99: Ruins 99: Chapter 99: Ruins “Brother Man, Brother Man…

How did you…”

Yang Yangyang stammered, struggling to find the words.

“My God!

This is impossible!

How can this happen in reality!”

Lord Bear was dumbfounded, switching to his mother tongue by the end of his exclamation.

As the person involved, Zhang Xiaoman was unexpectedly standing there, gazing at the surrounding water in a daze.

Compared to others, he was actually more surprised by his current location because, from a distance, it appeared as though he was standing on a light bridge above the water.

In reality, Zhang Xiaoman knew he was actually standing on an “invisible” small bridge in the water.

Indeed, right where the beam of light shone, just a bit beneath the surface of the water, there was actually a flat pathway, only obscured because the sea water here was rather muddy, concealing it from everyone’s sight until now.

Now, guided by the sunlight, this hidden little bridge had finally revealed itself.

Zhang Xiaoman immediately shared this finding with Yang Yangyang and the others.

After hearing the full story, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but their faces couldn’t hide the disappointment.

Even Bell, who initially was the most shocked, shook his head in regret.

After all, who wouldn’t want to witness the Extraordinary Power?

Especially for a group so in love with novelties and adventures, they had long harbored a deep yearning for it.

Thus, when the little hint of something extraordinary that had just arisen suddenly extinguished, it truly twisted everyone’s hearts severely.

Seeing their expressions, Zhang Xiaoman couldn’t help but smile secretly.

Disappointed?

Perhaps…

But, this was just the beginning.

The real transcendence, you’re probably about to witness it soon.

“Be careful!

This path is quite slippery, don’t fall!

Try to walk where I just did; it’s safer that way!”

On the water surface, Lord Bear was cautiously leading the way, followed by the members of the adventure group.

The group walked slowly across the water, taking a long time to reach the end, by which the sun had already set.

Fortunately, their well-prepared, powerful lighting system made the nearby area clearly visible.

“Everyone, be careful!

It’s nighttime now, and we’re in an unknown area.

Let’s not split up; everyone must stay within sight!”

Lord Bear cautioned.

However, the others hardly had the mood to listen to his words anymore, as they were all glaring with shining eyes at their surroundings, shivering uncontrollably from excitement.

After they had crossed the small lake and walked through the mist to this island, the sight in front of them immediately captured all their attention.

On this island, scattered about were numerous ruins.

Though the original form of these ruins was almost indiscernible due to their great age, it was precisely this that fired everyone’s excitement more intensely.

“This, this…

Could this be the legendary relics?

Is it the Atlantis civilization!?”

Xun You exclaimed excitedly.

“We found it, we found it!

We’ve finally found it!

This must be the civilization of Atlantis!”

Ji Xiaoqi shouted out loud without worrying about her image.

Among the three from the expedition team, only Yang Yangyang remained somewhat calm, glanced around, and then addressed his two companions:

“This isn’t Atlantis.

Have you forgotten what Brother Man mentioned before?

These ruins are pointed to by the information he had – not Atlantis!”

As he finished speaking, everyone, including Lord Bear, turned their gaze to where Zhang Xiaoman was standing, making him visibly uncomfortable.

“Brother Man, you said before that once we found the relic, you would tell us the truth.

Now that we have finally found it!

Brother Man, please tell us, what exactly is this place?” Yang Yangyang said expectantly.

The others also looked at him eagerly, and after a moment’s thought, Zhang Xiaoman sighed and said:

“Actually, I didn’t want you to know about this because the more you understand it, the more dangerous it will be for you…”

They had heard him say this before, and none of them believed it.

It was a joke, they had been adventurers for so many years.

What kinds of strange things hadn’t they heard?

How could they possibly be afraid?

Moreover, if just knowing a little of the legend was dangerous, then that was far too absurd.

There wasn’t any scientific basis at all.

Xun You immediately said, “Brother Man, you’re killing me with the suspense!

Don’t worry, we aren’t afraid of whatever danger you’re talking about!

Just hurry up and tell us!”

Zhang Xiaoman looked at him, sighed softly, and then said:

“Alright…

since you all really want to know, I’ll tell you some of it…”

Then, under the anxious urging of the crowd, Zhang Xiaoman slowly continued:

“Actually, this place is our organization’s Land of Inheritance…”

He paused after saying this, silently observing everyone’s reaction.

Sure enough, all four of them were stunned after he spoke, and then they each showed a bizarre expression.

“Organization?

Land of Inheritance?

Brother Man, that sounds a bit too mysterious, doesn’t it?”

Xun You said hesitantly.

The others nodded in agreement.

Seeing this, Zhang Xiaoman said with a tone mixed with resignation, “See, didn’t I tell you?

Even if I told you, you wouldn’t believe me…”

“No, Brother Man, we believe you!

Keep going!

Ignore that dog friend guy!”

Yang Yangyang hurriedly interrupted, decisively throwing his teammate under the bus.

“Brother Man, what exactly is this organization you mentioned, and what is this Land of Inheritance for…

are you here to accept an inheritance?”

Zhang Xiaoman couldn’t help but shake his head with a smile and said, “Well, let me explain a bit more…”

“Our organization is called ‘Forest Guardian’, and I am the last, and the only Inheritor among the Forest Guardian.

My purpose here is not to accept an inheritance, for the organization’s inheritance had already ceased 300 years ago…”

“I am here actually to restore the inheritance!”

“This…

this…”

At his words, everyone was momentarily lost for words.

They instinctively wanted to question Zhang Xiaoman’s claims, but seeing how confidently he had spoken, they were somewhat unsure.

“Sweater…

do you think this is real or fake?

It feels so mystical, doesn’t it?

Brother Man couldn’t have gotten the wrong script?”

Xun You whispered to Yang Yangyang beside him.

The latter frowned in thought.

He was initially going to say it probably wasn’t true, but just as his gaze landed on a pattern on a nearby relic building, his expression suddenly changed, and he swallowed the words he was about to say.