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Everyone paused hesitantly, but soon a group of experts followed behind Sha Yun. After some consideration, everyone chose the same tunnel—the one the Snake Woman had taken. They all moved quickly, catching up with her.
The atmosphere within the group had completely changed. From being very close and joking with each other, now no one spoke, and the heavy tension was palpable above them. This was all because they now knew who Sha Yun's contractor was.
As they moved within the small tunnel, the dim light from the worn light stones flickered. Though it was faint, it was enough for the group to see what lay ahead of them. The tunnel was eerily silent, as if no one else was there except them, but they occasionally found traces of blood and corpses here and there.
Like Deng Wu's group, these beasts and hybrid experts couldn't determine whether the corpses were Saints or lower-grade experts. Once they died, their internal energy dissipated, making every corpse appear the same.
