Although Pries didn't know why Herag was in conflict with Franz, it was indeed a situation of life and death.

It looked somewhat chaotic, but the result was good.

After Pries and others investigated the underground situation, they were all filled with fear.

Beneath the entire Mozambique Slums lies a gigantic Witch Array, the purpose of which has not been clarified yet.

Because the Witch Array is simply too massive, even recording it takes a long time, and analyzing it requires even more time.

Judging from the complexity of the Witch Array, this is no ordinary Level 2 or 3 Witch Array.

The secrets hidden behind it must be extremely important. From the traces at the scene, it seems that the Witch Array had briefly started, but appeared to have failed.

The investigation related to the Witch Array was personally taken over by Goodwin, who summoned a group of outstanding Witch Array Masters to investigate, analyze, and research.

It will take some time to reach a conclusion, and in the meantime, investigations in other areas will proceed simultaneously.

Herag is nowhere to be found. According to the traces at the scene, he didn't leave here but suddenly disappeared.

The place he vanished was right next to Franz's head, and it seems Herag had been holding the head before disappearing.

Then something unknown happened that led to Herag's disappearance.

Pries speculates it might be related to the Witch Array, and once the investigation results come out, more will be known.

As for whether Herag is still alive, Pries tends to believe he should be fine for the moment, as there were no signs of injury found at the scene.

For now, the only option is to release information to find Herag's whereabouts, and the news will be spread throughout the Land of Dawn.

...

Herag stared at the black earth beneath his feet, lost in thought.

He had evidently arrived at the pollution area.

The problem now was, where exactly in the pollution area he was.

Herag didn't have a detailed map of the pollution area, which no one in the entire Land of Dawn probably had.

He raised his head to glance at the sky, feeling the positions of the stars. After confirming the direction, he started moving east.

The Land of Dawn is located to the east of the pollution area.

As long as Herag is not east of the Land of Dawn, heading east will eventually lead him back there.

If he reaches the seaside, it means the Land of Dawn is to the west.

Herag can only take a gamble, as heading west is impossible now.

If he is in fact to the west of the Land of Dawn, going west would only lead him deeper into the pollution area.

Statistically, the eastern area of the Land of Dawn is much smaller than other directions.

Thus, the probability of him landing on the east side of the Land of Dawn is relatively lower.

Considering comprehensively, moving east is the most reasonable choice.

But these are longer-term concerns; the immediate issue is how to survive here.

The dangers in the pollution area need no elaboration; Herag had already heard about them countless times.

He first checked his belongings: the Space Ring and Talisman Stones were intact.

As long as the Space Ring is safe, there's plenty of resources stored inside.

There's a heap of Magic Potion materials, enough to fill a warehouse.

He also has several sets of Magic Potion Refining equipment, allowing him to refine potions when necessary.

There's a huge stockpile of finished Magic Potions, in great quantity.

Herag has always held a crisis awareness, thus keeping various types of potions stored in his Space Ring.

Variety and quantity are abundant, focusing on having a rich and sufficient reserve.

There's plenty of food too, mostly dry rations, enough to eat for half a year.

The only issue is water; the water in his Space Ring is only enough for about a month.

Currently, it's not a concern, but compared to other supplies, the water reserve is too little.

After checking the supplies, Herag turned his attention to the movements around him.

The surrounding scenery was quite monotonous, just black soil, bare rocks, and mounds.

Herag hadn't seen any vegetation growing, nor had he seen any living things.

In the distance were some mountains, with no sight of scenery further afar.

Herag continued to maintain the Titan Power state in preparation for any possible situation.

The Absolute Defense Shield on him remained active; Magic Power was consumed periodically, but he had more than enough potions in his Space Ring.

Safety is the priority.

Shenlan's environmental detection was constantly operating, keeping an eye on surrounding movements.

After walking for some time, Herag found it rather quiet, as if there wasn't a living creature in this world.

The pollution area's sky differed from that of the Land of Dawn, with clusters of black clouds and gray mist, obscuring what might be hidden within.

If not for the Starry Sky Meditation Technique, Herag wouldn't be able to determine direction by stargazing.

He could directly sense the position of stars to ascertain direction.

Herag walked alone on this desolate and eerie black earth for a full three hours without encountering a single breathing being.

Luckily, the scenery around him kept changing, allowing Herag to know he was moving forward.

If the scenery remained constant, it would create the illusion of always standing still.

Suddenly, Herag halted and looked at the ground.

The ground had some rubble, which was subtly trembling.

Under normal circumstances, Herag wouldn't pay attention to this.

But after walking for so long, he had some understanding of the area.

This slight movement was unusual, indicating potential circumstances behind the anomaly.

He immediately focused on the underground situation, but for the moment hadn't discovered anything.

But the next second, a huge object rushed into Shenlan's environmental detection range, racing towards Herag.

The speed was so fast that the ground under Herag's feet was already splitting in the next moment.

Herag swiftly used Flash, moving ten meters away.

At his original standing spot, a worm resembling an enormous magnified earthworm emerged.

On the top of this worm was a hollow, cavernous mouth, like an entrance to a gigantic cave.

This cylindrical worm's diameter was estimated at twenty meters, with a tremendously massive body.

Even with such a colossal physique, it possessed astonishing speed.

Herag suspected that if he hadn't noticed the unusual trembling of the ground rubble, he might not have had time to react.

When the worm entered Shenlan's environmental detection range, it was too late.

The worm's speed was simply too fast.

The worm emerged from the ground, opening and closing its mouth, only to realize it had bitten nothing.

It seemed to have assumed it would swallow Herag inevitably, unexpectedly biting thin air.

The worm sniffed around briefly, soon pointing its gigantic mouth towards Herag's location.

It had no eyes, just a huge cylindrical body and an enormous mouth.

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