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Target detected: Dying Breath (Special Alchemical Product)

[A special potion specifically designed for fifth-tier transcendent beings, possessing strong stabilizing effects; it may have a slight effect on fourth-tier beings, but will cause irreversible damage to their transcendent pathways.]

Perhaps, even in the face of death, a glimmer of hope remains.

Looking at the few lines of gray text, Lu Yuan instantly understood that this was a special potion designed specifically for fifth-tier transcendents, which had a strong effect on stabilizing transcendents. It was probably the last bargaining chip that the Empire or Klaus had obtained.

"Could your knowledge-derived worms gnaw a passage through this flesh and blood?" Klaus stared at Lu Yuan. "It doesn't need to be too wide, just enough for one person to pass through. I want to give this bottle of medicine to the Guardian."

Lu Yuan did not answer immediately.

Looking at the few lines of gray text, he already understood that this medicine was most likely prepared for the guards.

But he was somewhat puzzled and didn't immediately respond to Klaus. Instead, he asked, "Why weren't you given the Guardians before?"

Klaus paused for a moment, twirling the copper-cased potion in his hand, his thumb slowly rubbing the seal.

"Because I originally planned to drink it myself."

Lu Yuan was taken aback at first.

Doesn't Klaus know that this thing has almost no effect on fourth-tier transcendents?

Klaus seemed to sense his confusion and nodded.

He did intend to drink the medicine himself, but the changes in his flesh and blood were happening too fast, far exceeding his expectations. Even the worst-case scenario he had imagined was not as bad as what he was seeing now.

The guardian is already at the fifth rank. Even though he is currently severely injured, after taking this medicine, he will still have some strength to fight again.

Klaus knew that the success rate of him or Rex attempting to reach the fifth rank was relatively low, and it would take some time.

Weighing the two options, giving the medicine to the guardians would yield the greatest benefit.

He would only resort to second best and gamble with Rex if the Guardians were completely beyond saving.

Lu Yuan did not answer immediately.

He closed his eyes tightly, his senses spreading along the symbiotic connection. The vision of the Knowledge Worm appeared before him, and a few lines of gray and white text popped up sporadically, gradually revealing the situation in the inner city.

The sea of ​​knowledge continues to pour forth, and the words falling from the crack in the sky above the Tower of Learning still cover the sky.

The colorful characters and the dark red flesh clashed and collided, and for a moment neither could gain the upper hand.

The force supporting this sea is waning... The anchor that holds up the sea of ​​knowledge is weakening at a visible rate, and at this rate, it won't last much longer.

The situation was even worse in the direction of the Tower of Learning. The guardians' presence was so faint as to be almost imperceptible, and the heavy pressure unique to the fifth rank was now just wisps of smoke, rapidly dissipating. Flesh and blood almost filled all the roads in the inner city.

At this moment, the sea of ​​knowledge insects was barely approaching the flesh-and-blood wall to the east, making it virtually impossible to open a passage through it.

However, as the swarm continued to gnaw inwards, the gray and white text continued to dance.

Even the progress of [Taboo Studies - Seeker of Knowledge: +1...] has started to quietly increase.

Clearly, the flesh and blood are not endless... the worm has already gnawed its way close to the core.

Lu Yuan opened his eyes, his brows furrowed, and did not answer immediately, remaining silent.

Klaus immediately understood when he saw Lu Yuan's expression.

He also knew that these knowledge-derived insects, though seemingly overwhelming and capable of gnawing away at flesh and blood, were ultimately inexhaustible and inexhaustible.

It's simply unrealistic to try and gnaw your way from the branch all the way to the Tower of Learning, traversing the entire inner city filled with flesh and blood.

Moreover, delivering the medicine there would be a dead end.

This bottle of medicine probably won't be delivered.

Klaus slowly tightened his grip on the medicine bottle, preparing to swallow the medicine himself.

"OK."

Lu Yuan suddenly spoke.

Klaus was taken aback and looked up at him.

Lu Yuan uttered only this one word, his expression softening as he did so, without saying anything more.

The reason he said it was possible was not because the worm of knowledge could gnaw a way through... that was obviously unrealistic, and he knew that better than anyone else.

What truly made him dare to agree was that he still had two cards in his hand that he hadn't played yet.

One of them is related to the person on the wall.

He had now confirmed that the fifth fragment of the Bronze City was in the hands of the person on the wall.

You can collect all five fragments by making a deal with the person on the wall.

Although it was still unclear what kind of seal the five fragments could trigger, he felt that the moment all five were gathered together should cause a different kind of commotion in Bronze City.

After all, if these fragments were only related to those bronze pillars, there would be no real use in collecting them all. But Lu Yuan believed that there was much more to them than that.

The other one is related to access to the Sea of ​​Knowledge.

The moment the Sea of ​​Knowledge was leaked, the key in his left eye seemed to be summoned, faintly echoing the crack in the Sea of ​​Knowledge.

The key kept giving him some kind of revelation... as long as he got close enough, he could control that cracked sea of ​​knowledge to some extent.

This was the consciousness transmitted from the authority, and Lu Yuan felt it clearly.

However, this path currently presents a challenge: he cannot yet approach the inner city, and thus cannot reach the sea of ​​knowledge. Authority tells him he can receive it, but he cannot cross it.

So the only option left is the first one...calling on the person on the wall.

Given the current situation in the inner city, those on the wall must be having a hard time either. Therefore, I now have leverage to negotiate with them.

Lu Yuan called out that name in his heart.

But there was no response.

He called out again, but there was still no response; the person on the wall didn't react at all.

Lu Yuan's heart sank slightly. Wasn't this person on the wall also a taboo existence?

Why can't I even call out his name? Could he be dead?

Upon closer inspection, the aura belonging to the person on the wall was still clearly present, lingering around the Tower of Learning, and had not dissipated. The thick gray fog was also still resisting something.

The person on the wall didn't respond to being called, but was still breathing... This only means one thing: the person on the wall is probably really about to collapse, something terrible has happened.

Lu Yuan made a decision almost immediately: he had to go into the inner city himself; he couldn't wait any longer.

Just then, the gray and white text in front of him jumped slightly.

[Current Status of Bronze City: +1...47.2/51]

However, in the next moment, a loud roar suddenly came from the distant sky.

The sound was extremely deep, momentarily drowning out the sounds of the insect swarm and the battle of flesh and blood, and it swept over from the east of the Bronze City.

Lu Yuan suddenly looked up, and Klaus turned around almost at the same time.

A huge airship is breaking through the fog from the east.

A huge inscription is engraved on the front of the boat, depicting a bird with outstretched wings and a graceful posture.

Below the flying bird is a line of Imperial inscription.

As Lu Yuan stared at the thing pressing down from the horizon, the first thought that popped into his mind had nothing to do with the current situation.

Zeppelin airships? Do you really think such things exist in this world?

Lu Yuan was taken aback at first, then looked at the inscription on the bird with outstretched wings again.

He recognized the mark; it belonged to a person looking for directions.

When he met Morris in Sandworm Town, Morris gave him an advisor's badge and a sanity ring. The badge had this mark on it, exactly the same as the rune in front of him, only many times smaller.

Klaus's usually gloomy face finally changed; his lips parted slightly, his eyes brightened, and his entire demeanor transformed.

The support he had called for earlier had finally arrived.

The airship didn't land immediately. It circled over Bronze City for a long time, with the inscriptions on the bottom of the hull flashing continuously. A thin beam of light swept across the bottom, passing over the boundary between the insect swarm and the flesh-and-blood intertwined on the outer edge of the branch, and then over the distant wall of flesh that blotted out the sky.

After circling halfway, the airship finally changed direction and landed on the side of the branch.

There is a cleared-out area on the west side of the branch, with white and gray markings still remaining on the ground.

That was a landing spot that Klaus had specially arranged after calling for help from the pathfinders. The surrounding ruins and debris had been pushed to the sides, clearing out a large, flat area.

The moment the airship landed over the open ground, two bronze cannons emerged from its sides, their inscription arrays humming as they fired two beams of blazing white light. These beams landed precisely on the flesh near the edge of the open ground, instantly blasting it into two charred clumps of powder and clearing a clean landing spot.

The massive object, several tens of meters long, landed steadily amidst the roar and airflow.

The shockwave whipped up layers of gravel and dust, and several night watchmen nearby instinctively raised their hands to shield themselves.

The support frame at the bottom of the hull unfolded with a hum, and the entire airship landed on the open ground. The gasbags swayed slightly and then stopped moving.

The moment it landed, the inscriptions on the hull suddenly lit up, and a faint aura emanated from the grooves of the inscriptions, covering the entire hull.

Lu Yuan's environmental perception was completely severed at this moment, and the behemoth disappeared directly from his perception.

The line that had just appeared on the gray text, "[Unknown extraordinary creation detected, insufficient knowledge, explanation failed]", also disappeared completely.

The airship was still visible to the naked eye, but the gray and white text was empty. It seemed that there was nothing on that empty space, and even his gray and white text could not penetrate it.

This surprised Lu Yuan.

He had long known that his gray-white text had some limitations... He had encountered guys who deliberately concealed their presence when he was in the pipeline layer. As long as he didn't see or sense them with his own eyes, the gray-white text wouldn't react in the slightest.

But he never expected that he would run into this again, and it was the Empire's methods on this very creation.

A dull metallic clanging sound came from the side of the boat.

The latches on the hatch were popping open one by one.

The hatch was pushed open, and white steam billowed out from the cracks.

The first to disembark were two travelers in gray coats, with specially made short guns at their waists and small metal badges of outstretched birds sewn onto their collars.