Chapter 195: The Temple of the Country

Now all they could do was wait for the mutated wolfhound to come back. Of course, it was just a guess. It could help Long Qi, but wouldn’t risk its life for him. There were over two thousand mutated beasts outside the city. Going out to find them was risky. Being surrounded by mutated beasts during the search could be embarrassing.

Obsidian Beetle could handle over a hundred first-stage mutated beasts, but when the number reached thousands, the gap couldn’t be filled by strength alone.

If Zhang Mu couldn’t make Obsidian Beetle take off in the first moment, he might be surrounded and hit by a barrage of energy. Even his mental shield would be shattered instantly.

Now, he could only wait for the mutated wolfhound to return. If there was no news, he would have to retreat to Shan Xi City.

Before long, he saw the familiar figure of the mutated wolfhound. It seemed to know the time was tight, so it used all its earth-element powers to increase its speed.

After noticing the excited eyes of the mutated wolfhound, Zhang Mu couldn’t wait and jumped down from the tall building without waiting for Obsidian Beetle to carry him. Obsidian Beetle rolled its eyes at him and followed Zhang Mu as they dove down.

As they fell faster and faster, Zhang Mu summoned Blood Lotus and used its incredibly tough vine to slow down his descent by piercing into the wall.

Dust and dirt flew as Zhang Mu’s speed quickly slowed down, almost coming to a stop when he landed on the ground. He then took a step and leaped onto the back of the mutated wolfhound.

He whispered, “Do you smell it? Let’s go!”

With a pat on the mutated wolfhound’s legs, it darted out like lightning. Zhang Mu wasn’t worried that Obsidian Beetle wouldn’t keep up, so he didn’t even glance at it. Time was running out.

Uncertain if the mutated beasts outside the city would turn back when they couldn’t sense their king’s aura, Zhang Mu also didn’t know Long Qi’s current situation. Every minute was precious.

Although Jin Zhong City was large, with the mutated wolfhound running at full speed, Zhang Mu felt that its pace, although slightly slower than Obsidian Beetle’s low-altitude flight, was now very close to his own full-speed running.

Despite not being an agile evolver, Zhang Mu was a second-rank presence. It was remarkable that he was now almost as fast as the first-rank mutated wolfhound, even while carrying himself.

He was increasingly feeling that raising a mutated wolfhound with pure attributes was a very wise decision. Even though the mutated wolfhound didn’t play a big role in battles for Zhang Mu yet, its tracking and scouting abilities were definitely just as important as in the fighting part.

Soon, the mutated wolfhound arrived at the place where it had detected a different scent just now. Due to the long time the white fox had stayed in the square, the whole area was basically filled with its scent, making it indistinguishable for Zhang Mu’s companions who were used to it day and night.

But the mutated wolfhound was different. It was its second time in Jin Zhong City and it had a deep impression of the unique scent of the white fox. So Zhang Mu tried his luck, not really expecting it, but the mutated wolfhound actually found it.

However, when Zhang Mu looked up at where the mutated wolfhound had arrived, he seemed a bit puzzled.

It was an old temple, barely showing its identity as a pure land of Buddha, but due to the apocalypse, it looked dilapidated, with dust all over the main gate and a faint crack.

Could the white fox and Long Qi be inside this temple now? It didn’t make sense. How could they be in this place? How spacious could a temple be?

Plaques scattered on the ground showed the identity of this old dilapidated temple.

Zhenguo Temple!

Such a grandiose name! Yet now it had deteriorated into its current state, how ironic!

But Zhang Mu didn’t enter the temple rashly. He had instructed the mutated wolfhound not to enter casually after finding the approximate location, for the same reason. If they were really inside, the danger level would be very high.

“Little Black, go in and take a look after you shrink, then share the information you see with me. Being this close, the mental power I tied to you should be enough.” Zhang Mu urged the Obsidian Beetle to hurry inside.

However, the Obsidian Beetle turned its head and gave him a look, saying, “Why is it me again? Why don’t you go yourself?”

Zhang Mu was impatient, cursing it in his heart, “If I could shrink in size and hide my presence, I wouldn’t need you. Hurry up, be quick, in case someone really finds out.”

Reluctantly, the Obsidian Beetle shrank its size and flew unsteadily towards the direction of the temple.

Zhang Mu asked the mutated wolfhound to keep watch for him, then he sat cross-legged and focused all his mental power on the soul connection with the Obsidian Beetle, concentrating his mind. Slowly, he saw everything from the perspective of the Obsidian Beetle.

He found that the Obsidian Beetle’s hiding methods were really strong, choosing positions that were mostly hidden, moving through shadows one after another.

The Zhenguo Temple looked small from the outside, but inside it was like another world, with overturned censers along the way and oxidized black bloodstains, a shocking sight.

The Obsidian Beetle searched for a long time but couldn’t find the white fox and Long Qi as Zhang Mu had mentioned. Feeling a bit frustrated, he sent a message through their soul connection, “Could it be that the dead dog’s intuition was wrong, or maybe they had been here before but are no longer here now. My sense of smell is not as sharp as the dead dog’s, although I can also sense the strong scent of the white fox here, I can’t figure out where it is, or even if it’s still here.”

After listening, Zhang Mu thought that there might be a possibility, but then he realized that the mutated wolfhound was a reliable option.

It probably means that there is a fluctuating fresh scent of a white fox here, but why can’t we find it?

Suddenly, he remembered something and immediately said to Obsidian Beetle, “Fly to the highest point, overlook the entire temple, and search for their traces.”

This plan had actually crossed Zhang Mu’s mind before, but he was afraid that Obsidian Beetle would be exposed too soon.

But now they really couldn’t find it, and there was no other way, so they had to give it a try!

Obsidian Beetle’s view quickly rose, and the buildings below slowly became smaller.

“Stop!”

In a corner of the temple, Zhang Mu saw a white figure and ordered Obsidian Beetle to stop ascending.

Zhang Mu’s emotions fluctuated a bit, had they finally found it?

“In the forest at the northwest corner, lower your body and fly slowly over.”

The Obsidian Beetle followed Zhang Mu’s instructions and, without revealing its presence, made a sprint towards that direction at low altitude.

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