Please destroy the main timeline.

Chapter 202 Castle District

The atmosphere within the expedition team was somewhat oppressive.

Last night's events were a terrifying night for the expedition team.

The city was filled with a deluge of pollutants, and the howling of ghosts and wolves continued all night long. The deformed pollutants wandered around the city like a hundred ghosts roaming in hell.

If Mo Yu hadn't warned them beforehand, the expedition team would likely have faced a horde of hundreds of thousands of contaminated creatures that very night if they hadn't adopted the strategy of hiding their camp.

"Mo Yu, it's a good thing you reminded us in time yesterday. If those monsters had found us, it would have been really dangerous."

Li Jiu ran over to talk to Mo Yu, looking terrified.

When Gula, Shirakawa Ki, and the others saw Mo Yu come out, they immediately surrounded him.

With a smile on his face, Mo Yu held Iris's small hand and listened to the expedition team chatting.

After breakfast, the key members of the expedition team gathered to discuss the next steps.

Given the large amount of pollutants hidden within the city, infiltrating into nature became the best option. After a morning of discussion, the expedition team divided into six groups of three and infiltrated the city to conduct an initial search.

Each squad consists of people with superpowers and hybrids, who are paired up according to their abilities, while the rest of the squad stays at the camp.

At the end of the meeting, Mo Yu suggested, "Let's go and take a look around the city too."

Li Jiu advised, "Young man, the city is dangerous. There's no need to take the risk. Just stay here."

Others echoed.

Mo Yu's craftsmanship alone is enough to make these people treat him like a treasure.

"We can fly."

Mo Yu's words dispelled everyone's thoughts of dissuading him.

Old Master Miao said, "Mo Yu, be careful. If you find anything, you can come back and call for backup."

Thus, Mo Yu and Elise had a legitimate reason to leave the expedition team. After receiving a walkie-talkie for communication, the two left the camp.

Elizabeth flew down and the two landed on the top of a building.

The sun has risen.

Despite Elise's limitations, she can still manage to take Mo Yufei with her.

"Master, where are we going?"

Elise asked, looking like she wanted to slack off. Usually at this time, Mo Yu would tell her directly where to go, getting straight to the point without her having to go around in circles.

Little did she know, Mo Yu had not yet completed the intelligence gathering and rewinding.

"Let's fly higher first and take a look at the city layout."

The city is very large; from a bird's-eye view, you can clearly see the several districts it is divided into.

In the heart of the city, there is a small area through which a river flows, encircling the city like a moat.

From an aerial view, the color of this area looks off.

So clean.

The rest of the area is ruins, covered by green vegetation. Only this small area retains the original color of the building and has little greenery.

"Go over and have a look."

With their objective clear, Elise changed direction and swooped down towards the small area.

This area is surrounded by high walls and contains some very retro European-style castle buildings, which are exquisite and luxurious, and have a different style from the surrounding area.

This is either a historical preservation area or the area where the rulers of Eden lived.

Mo Yu felt it was the latter.

Just as he was thinking, Elise suddenly lost speed, and the two of them plummeted straight down from the sky.

"Elise?"

"Master, I can't fly!"

Elise's flight method is a combination of magic and aerodynamics, but at this moment the magic is ineffective, and she tries her best to flap her wings, but she cannot generate lift.

The two fell rapidly.

There's something strange about this area.

rewind.

Go back to the ten seconds before the fall.

"Elise, stop!"

Mo Yu urgently called for a halt, and Iris slammed on the brakes mid-air. "Master, what happened... Huh?!!"

The two began to fall again.

Mo Yu continued rewinding.

It stopped 30 seconds before the first fall, thus preventing a crash.

Mo Yu explained, "There's something like a no-fly zone ahead. After entering it for a while, we'll fall and won't be able to fly. Let's go down and cross over on the ground."

"it is good."

Elise responded without asking any further questions, hugged Mo Yu tightly, and the two of them swooped down.

They were still far from the central area when they landed on a street covered in greenery. The surrounding darkness concealed pollutants, and they observed from the shadows, not daring to appear in the sunlight.

Mo Yu took off her backpack and opened the folding door.

He's released Herobella, Alpha, and Anna; he won't miss the chance to give the girls a chance to gain experience.

After Mo Yu briefly explained the situation, Herobella was eager to try, and the Little Mermaid transformed back into her mermaid form, curiously observing her surroundings.

Anna was a little nervous, her hand on the short knife at her waist, looking around warily.

"lets go."

At Mo Yu's signal, the group headed towards the castle building along the dilapidated road.

After walking a distance, Elise tried to fly, but she couldn't take off no matter what she did. Her magic was gone, and she couldn't get any leverage from the air by flapping her wings. However, she could jump high into the air by relying on her strength.

Anna said thoughtfully, "Could this be an ancient anti-flying barrier?! I've read about this kind of spell in books; it's specifically designed to target flying monsters."

Mo Yu shook his head and said, "It's just that the functions are similar. It's not from the same lineage as the Witcher. This is a world where the tradition has been broken. It's probably something that the people here researched and developed, the effect of some kind of void ritual."

The group moved on.

The road was covered with lush vegetation, and Herobella thoughtfully released a water blade to clear a path.

At the end of the road, the view suddenly opened up.

A wide river blocked the way, and on the other side of the river was a high wall, behind which was the castle building area.

Herobella: "Shall we swim over?"

"Let's cross the bridge, lest there be anything strange underwater."

Mo Yu pointed to the bridge a hundred meters to the left, where the girls should be.

The group changed direction.

This bridge is a very modern suspension bridge with two lanes of traffic. However, due to the erosion of time, some of the iron cables have broken, and the bridge structure is dilapidated.

Mo Yu jumped onto the bridge first, and after confirming it was safe, called the girls forward.

After crossing a bridge several hundred meters long, we arrived at an open space in front of a high wall.

There is a closed city gate here, which is over 12 meters high. Judging from the marks on the surface of the gate, it is clear that the gate was maintained by someone; otherwise, this wooden structure could not have been preserved.

Mo Yu thought about another question.

Should we break down the door and get in? Or climb over the wall?

Just then, a small door on the side opened, and the sound of metal clashing came out. A group of soldiers wearing full plate armor appeared. They walked out in the correct formation, forming a fan-shaped encirclement, their spears pointing forward at the crowd.

Elise, Herobella, and Anna immediately prepared for battle.

Alpha stood in front of Anna, extending its mechanical arm, its laser cannon poised to fire.

[The modified contaminant is somewhat dangerous and cannot be completely eliminated; avoidance is recommended.]

New workplace.

It originated from human pollutants.

The word "improvement" is quite subtle; it seems to have been intentionally manipulated. Combined with the no-fly zone and the information gathered from high altitudes, the city behind the wall appears clean, as if it were being maintained.

It is certain that intelligent life exists in this castle, but whether it is other outsiders, a powerful contaminant or ghost that retains consciousness and abilities remains unknown.

The other party was not friendly.

These soldiers have already begun their attack, rushing in from all directions. Judging from the panel assessment, each soldier has the strength of a second-stage evolved form.

Herobella manipulated the water flow, countless water arrows coalescing and poised to be launched. She shouted, "Mo Yu, what do we do?! Should we fight?"

Mo Yu said, "Charge forward, don't hold back."

(End of this chapter)