The floor of the Blue Lake City is all made of black shale directly. It is said to prevent corrosion from heavy water vapor. Therefore, the entire city's floor appears to be dark gray, giving people a heavy feeling. Plus, there are so few people on the streets that I almost want to call it a ghost town.

Fortunately, the city walls are made of a different material for stability. Otherwise, this place should be called Black City.

We entered the west side of the city and traversed the entire city to the east. This area is mainly residential. The lower level is for commoners, while the upper levels are for the nobles and lords. Of course, the lords mainly reside in the castle at the northernmost part of the city, and the houses are just superficial structures.

"Ah, the buildings here are still in a stepped design, even though it's supposed to be a city in the lake," Bai Yueguang said while looking at the surroundings with Hei Luoli on his back.

It can be seen from his words that he has calmed down a bit, and now the problem is how to wake up Hei Luoli.

Although Pure White can carry Hei Luoli, Bai Yueguang insists on carrying her, so naturally, it's up to him.

"According to observation, the castle should be located in the center of the land in the middle of the lake. The entire city only occupies four-fifths of the island, so it's distributed in a sloping manner," Pure White explained happily.

"I see, so that's why it's inclined..." I nodded and continued, "Well, let's not focus on architecture now. Let's investigate why the monsters are attacking the city more frequently. Although we know someone is controlling them, since it's man-made, there should be traces left behind. Through those traces, we might be able to learn about the information the Snake Eyes holds."

"I feel like you're getting more into it. Although the other party is... well, I don't know the purpose, but maybe it doesn't matter if we don't pay attention to them," Bai Yueguang wanted to say that they are also people from another world, so it doesn't matter, right?

But...

It's rare to encounter such an interesting organization as the antagonist. It would be boring not to do something. Moreover, they turned our academy into ruins and even made us lose our identities. We can't let this go unpunished.

"But it would be boring if we don't do anything. Don't you think it's interesting to find out what the other party has done?" I said.

"...If you put it that way, you're not wrong. When I think about it carefully, we don't really have anything else to do," Bai Yueguang said.

"So, instead of looking for an event, it might be more interesting to start with the things in front of us. Who knows, it might be even more intriguing," I suggested.

"Yes, I agree. It's always interesting to follow the Master," Pure White chimed in.

"I'll always follow my brother no matter what," Bai Yueguang added.

These two don't seem to care... Well, that's great. If it were Aliyah, she would have started rambling by now, right?

By the way, I wonder if there are any illegal terminals in this city. Maybe I should contact Fran a little bit. Perhaps Red Leaf can provide some useful information.

"Alright, let's go. Otherwise, we'll end the day without finishing our investigation. By the way, Bai Yueguang, do you want to find a place for Hei Luoli to rest and not join us on this mission?" I asked.

"Uh..." Bai Yueguang pondered for a moment and then looked at Hei Luoli.

"Indeed, you make a valid point. I may have overlooked it a bit."

"You shouldn't be so carefree, after all, the other party is a girl."

"Hey hey hey, I really don't want to be called that by you... Alright, I'll find a hotel to settle Hei Luoli down, you guys go investigate first."

"Okay, remember to contact me with the communicator."

"Mhm."

Although I say that, in reality, we will still use terminal communication to contact each other, after all, it provides better secrecy.

Watching Bai Yueguang carrying Hei Luoli and returning to the busy district, I turned my head to look at Oyado and Jun Bai.

"Let's go."

"Mhm, yes, master (brother)!"

---------------------------------Search Begins---------------------------------

Arriving at the East City Gate, I pondered for a moment before approaching the soldier at the entrance.

"Hello."

I greeted one of the soldiers.

"Hello, are you going to hunt down the monsters? You guys look quite young, so be careful."

"Oh, please don't worry, even though we may look like this, we are actually very strong."

I smiled and continued to ask.

"In fact, we were sent from another city as reinforcements, but when we arrived, we only saw Captain Siyer here and she seemed busy. But in order to be of better help, we would like to know a little about the monsters attacking the city. If possible, could you please describe it to us?"

"Oh, oh, I know! Let me tell you!" Another soldier immediately interjected.

"You guys don't know, huh? One time, before dawn, bubbles started bubbling up from the lake outside the East City Gate, it looked like the lake was boiling! I was on duty at that time, so we immediately reported it to the captain, and then..."

"And then we put all the guards on high alert."

A voice came from behind, and a soldier wearing a red cloak walked over.

"Ah, Captain!"

The two guards immediately saluted.

"Mhm, you want to know the situation, let me explain. You guys go back and continue to monitor the situation outside."

"Yes!"

The two guards saluted simultaneously and then returned to the side of the city gate.

"Alright, what else do you want to know? Let me answer."

"The number, order, and types of monsters that appeared."

"Oh, that's a very straightforward question. Let me think... Although I don't know their names, they looked like giant crabs and lizards, there were probably more than 500 of them. At first, the crabs charged out of the lake, followed by the lizards. Luckily, we were already on high alert, otherwise they might have broken through the city gate in one go."

"Indeed... They are all amphibious creatures, which provided them with a direct route to attack through the lake. It's really troublesome."

"Yes, it was during a time when the soldiers were quite tired. The enemies almost breached the city walls multiple times, but we held on for a long time until the mercenaries launched a surprise attack on the monsters from the side, which caused them to retreat back into the lake."

"They retreated?"

"Yes."

"Other than the East City, have there been any attacks in other areas?"

"No, there have been no signs of attacks in the East and South of the city."

"..."

I pondered for a moment.

"That's really strange. What do they want to do?"

"It's completely incomprehensible, but since we received reports of attacks, we had overnight consultations and developed a plan to counterattack the monsters. Several hunting teams have already set off last night and this morning."

"Has anyone come back to report?"

"No."

"So, what exactly..."

Before I could finish speaking, I heard a series of footsteps in the distance.

"Report! Captain! Bad news!"

A guard ran quickly towards us, shouting as he ran.

"The mechanism of the Blue Lake Bridge failed to activate, and the bridge couldn't be disconnected! A huge monster is crossing the bridge towards us!"

"What!"

As I watched the captain's shocked expression, my brow furrowed.

Experience has arrived!