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"Rumble, rumble." Thunder continued to roll across the sky outside, despite it being daylight, it was overcast with dark clouds, looking as dark as night. Ji Qian was very keenly aware that the ruins of Atlantis were showing signs of impending destruction.

"Bang." A bolt of lightning struck from the sky, hitting a high-rise building, blasting the four-story structure into pieces. Timber caught fire, and in the heavy rain, rather than being extinguished, the fire burned even more fiercely.

"This rain... is a bit strange." Ye Shikai stood by the window, stretching out his palm, where crystalline raindrops fell into his hand, a slight aura of death seeped through his palm into his body.

"There is a trace of death energy in the rain, but being drenched too much can be dangerous," Ji Qian said, placing water elements into Ye Shikai's hands to remove the death energy from his body.

"We should evacuate as quickly as possible," Ye Shikai turned and said to everyone.

"Yes, sir."

"Alright, Boss."

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"Quick, everyone hurry." Ye Shikai led the group at a mad dash through the streets. Cultivators were fast, time was of the essence, and everyone channeled their Inner Strength to hurry, covering a distance of several kilometers in just a few short minutes.

Despite the swift actions of the group, Ye Shikai did not dare to be careless. To say nothing else, the soldiers must have already noticed their whereabouts.

"Intruders spotted, pursue and kill," came the long neighs of warhorses from the distance. Ye Shikai's heart skipped a beat; trouble, their location had still been discovered.

"Athena, block them," Ye Shikai yelled behind him. Athena leapt into the air in response, her hands emanating a brownish-yellow glow of the Earth Element.

"Bang." Spikes suddenly sprouted densely from the ground behind the group, as high as a person and standing upright like bamboo shoots after rain, blocking the pursuing soldiers.

"Sir, there are also soldiers blocking the way ahead," Soul Destroyer pointed ahead with the Long White Sword. Rows of neatly arranged military formations lay in wait ahead, ready for them to fall into their trap.

"Archers, crossbowmen, fire!" The military formation's commander drew his sword and pointed towards the sky, shouting loudly at the soldiers.

"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh." A thousand arrows were released at once. The dim environment made it hard to see the dense arrows, but from the sound of the arrows cutting through the wind, the group could sense the imminent danger...

"Moonlight Formation."

"Moon God Spell—Falling Stars."

"Water Element."

Ji Qian waved her Magic Wand, creating a great Moonlight Formation in front of everyone, and the water element emitted light blue rays of light, forming an ice dome. The combination complemented each other, blocking all arrows outside the Array.

"Go left," Ye Shikai shouted loudly, and without any pause, the group passed through a small alley on the left. There were many waterways and side alleys in the city of Atlantis; it was very possible that soldiers could burst out from either side. Soldiers could also be patrolling in boats upon the waterways.

This frantic escape was aimed towards the suburbs outside the city. Seeing their current predicament, everyone was relieved that Ji Qian had proposed to retreat in time. Had they been a minute later, they might not have been able to break free.

"Old Wang, blow up the building ahead," the group came to a standstill in front of a building that was blocking the entire road. Taking a detour would require an additional two kilometers, and given the urgency of the situation, Ye Shikai decided to blow up the building and take a shortcut.

"War God Spell—Wind Sweeps the Fallen Leaves." Wang Kai hurled the War God Spear, creating a cyan hurricane on the flat land; it was the move Wang Kai used to break through Aphrodite's defense, and its power was terrifyingly formidable.

"Air Element." Wang Kai took out the Air Element from his pocket and threw it towards the hurricane, another hurricane arose from the ground, with two hurricanes slowly merging into one, the shape of a cyan dragon outlined in the sky, accompanied by a crisp dragon chant lingering in everyone's ears…

"Boom." The hurricane slammed into the building, a huge explosion sounded, and the building began to collapse, raising a cloud of dust.

"Follow me." Ye Shikai was the first to rush into the ruins, with everyone else closely following behind.

"Breaking Sky Fist." Ye Shikai channeled his Inner Strength, crashing both himself and his fist into a non-collapsed load-bearing wall, forcibly creating an opening.

Raindrops fell on everyone, all showing signs of injury, but most importantly, everyone was exhausted from the effort to shake off the pursuit of the Soldiers.

"My Lord, look at the sky." Sounds of "clicking" came from above, Nightmare patted Ye Shikai on the shoulder, and everyone looked up to see the dark sky torn by lightning, leaving behind bright, glass-like cracks.

"What's happening here?" Faced with this "spectacle," everyone was shocked beyond measure.

"Not good, the ruins' dimension and the actual space are starting to slowly overlap." A grave look crossed Ji Qian's face—as if the sky, like a piece of cracked glass, seemed liable to collapse at any moment.

"Ji Qian, what does this mean?"

"The remains of the city of Atlantis were originally an alternate dimension that split from the real world. Without the support of the Four Elements, this world of remnants will slowly merge with the real world."

"So, what is our real world like?" The Demoness, either caught in a bloodthirsty frenzy or panicking to the point of mental breakdown, actually asked such a question.

Everyone came here in a submarine; naturally, the real world outside is the ocean floor.

"Don't worry, we're about to leave the city."

"Ha ha, I didn't expect you all to still be alive." At that moment, a hysterical scream sounded ahead, and everyone stopped in their tracks. The torrential rain obscured their visibility, but in the dark, several outlines three to four meters tall loomed, Ye Shikai's face showing rage—he couldn't see clearly, but he recognized the voice.

Hu Li.

Those three to four-meter-tall outlines were naturally a group of giant beasts.

In Ye Shikai's mind, Hu Li had always been a madwoman, stopping at nothing to usurp the throne of Atlantis, even to the extent of wanting to use everyone as a sacrifice.

"Hades, I'm going to kill you and get the Four Elements." A hideous smile spread across Hu Li's face, looking utterly insane—if before, in the tomb, Hu Li was a cunningly cruel woman, then now, she had completely torn away her hypocritical mask, becoming an out-and-out madwoman.

"You all go first; I'll stop them." Ye Shikai said calmly to the people behind him, making a gesture signaling them to go ahead without worry.

"No, I won't leave." Athena was the first to stand out in opposition.

"I won't leave either."

"Boom." Suddenly, a blast sounded from the sky. The night sky filled with dense cracks suddenly broke a piece off, and a towering wave came crashing down from the heavens.

Water began to pour into the world of the ruins.