All Forces Gathered

Yun Lintian was drenched in a cold sweat as he stared blankly at a distance. He didn't know what happened earlier, but he felt his soul had flown away from his body.

"What the hell is that roar…?" Yun Lintian's throat went dried instantly. His current complexion was pale as white paper. Yun Lintian never feared anything in his two lifetimes, but the earlier roar could easily inflict fear deep into his soul. This was beyond anything he encountered so far.

Yun Lintian took a deep breath and got up from the ground. He hesitated for a good while about whether to go in the sound's direction. In the end, he mustered his courage and headed in that direction.

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"It's coming again?" One of the entrance guards said. He was familiar with this roaring sound as he heard it countless times already.

"Don't you think it's louder than before?" Another guard beside him asked.