...
Within a seven-hundred-meter radius, there was no trace of any Dark Creatures.
That was a little strange.
Gao Neng felt a flicker of doubt, but he couldn't be bothered with it. He had to complete the mission. First things first, he needed to rush to the twelve-thousand-meter mark.
Of course, rushing was one thing, but he still had to be careful.
CRACK!
Just as Gao Neng brought Gao Xiaomeng to around the ten-thousand-five-hundred-meter mark, a faint sound suddenly echoed from behind him.
The sound wasn't loud.
But it immediately put Gao Neng on high alert.
Almost instinctively, Gao Neng threw himself forward. At the same time, he heard cracking sounds coming from all around him—front, back, left, and right.
"What is that?" Gao Neng's eyes narrowed. Before he could even see clearly, he felt something jab him hard in the back.
CLANG!
A crisp sound rang out.
It was like metal striking metal, and the force behind it was immense.
