An hour after Chen Bugu left, Master Fran confirmed that the threat to the South City Wall had been completely eliminated, so he left only the regular patrol guards and led the remaining warriors to reinforce the East City Wall.
When they arrived at the East City Wall, they happened to witness the scene of the monster army fleeing in disarray.
Standing on the East City Wall, looking out towards the rear of the battlefield, one could vaguely see some black obsidian, and wherever black obsidian appeared, it was accompanied by the corpses of high-level monsters.
Led by Liu Chengfeng and the mayor, and including the leaders of various races, the powerful individuals were currently charging and killing below the city wall, indicating that the battle here was also drawing to a close.
Master Fran, along with the Awakeneds from the South City Wall, seeing that they couldn't help much, simply joined the team to rescue the wounded.
Compared to the South City Wall, the East City Wall looked much more chaotic, with numerous monster corpses and the severed limbs of guards haphazardly piled on the ground, and the bloody smell permeating the air stimulated everyone's sense of smell and nerves.
Chen Ping looked at the scene before him, instinctively covering his nose, his face a little pale.
Uncle Liang, seeing this, patted his shoulder.
"Seeing it with your own eyes is always better than hearing about it a thousand, ten thousand times, Chen Ping, try to remember all this; this is normal casualties."
Chen Ping nodded, then followed the team and began to rescue the wounded.
The original teams on the East City Wall, especially the human Awakeneds from the Inner Hall, were somewhat surprised to see Chen Ping and the others.
Although the South City Wall faced less pressure, the number of defenders there was also far less than on the East City Wall, so they hadn't expected them to be able to spare people for support.
Just ten minutes after Master Fran and the others joined the rescue efforts, Liu Chengfeng returned to the city wall with everyone.
Master Fran greeted Liu Chengfeng, looking left and right, but still didn't see Chen Bugu's figure, so he asked.
"Commander Liu, why don't I see Brother Bu Gu?"
"He left."
Hong Ziyu wiped the blood from the tip of his spear, answering casually.
"Hmm?"
"Ziyu means that Chen Bugu has already returned to the Unyielding Hall. He seems to have gained something and decided to go back into secluded cultivation," Old Zhou interjected in time to clarify.
"Cultivating again? Another gain? That's certainly like his style."
Master Fran didn't delve into it after hearing this, and followed Liu Chengfeng and the others to tally the battlefield and participate in the post-war meeting.
...
At the same time, Chen Bugu and Amon had already left Obsidian Town and were heading southeast at full speed.
He had indeed gone to the East City Wall battlefield, helping to clear out some monsters. After seeing that the tide had turned, he bid farewell to Liu Chengfeng, Old Zhou, and the others.
On the East City Wall, the leaders of various races witnessed Chen Bugu's actions firsthand, and some restless thoughts, like wisps of smoke, completely dissipated shortly after forming.
And the achievements on the South City Wall would undoubtedly spread throughout the town before long. The high-profile effect Liu Chengfeng wanted, Chen Bugu had also achieved.
With the beast tide receding, now was the opportunity to leave.
A hundred miles around Obsidian Town was a vast and barren wilderness, covered with broken stones, wild grass, isolated trees, and wandering monsters.
Occasionally, one could also see small or large pools of water, surrounded by lush greenery, abundant forests and grasses, full of vitality, attracting Awakeneds and even more so, high-level monsters.
Heading southeast, after a hundred miles, he would enter a hilly region stretching for hundreds of miles. Here, the terrain gradually ascended from low to high, with increasing elevation changes, eventually leading to the bottom of an endless cliff. Above the cliff was the territory of High Heaven City.
At his current speed and the distance he remembered, he could enter High Heaven City's territory in about four or five days if he went all out.
This trip to High Heaven City had two main objectives for Chen Bugu.
The first was to enter the city and use the power of the boundary stone to break through and enter Silver Grade.
The second was to find Bai Ting and the others, then find a place to settle within High Heaven City's territory, and then plan for future matters.
Actually, there was also a third objective, a task Liu Chengfeng had entrusted to him, but Chen Bugu automatically chose to Ignore it.
Liu Chengfeng had once asked Chen Bugu if he would return to Obsidian Town after finding Bai Ting and the others.
Chen Bugu thought for a while, then shook his head.
While hiding in Obsidian Town and developing discreetly was good with his current strength, he still had many unanswered questions.
About the truth of this apocalypse, about the intelligence the military had obtained in advance, about the top of the Soaring Sky Tree, and about the mysterious voice in his mind...
His experience and lessons from his previous life made him very clear that strength was the most effective guarantee for everything, and his strength, on the vast Zero Realm continent, was far from enough to protect himself.
Obsidian Town could be his starting point on this continent, but it absolutely could not be his end point.
Liu Chengfeng also understood this principle, but he was unwilling to leave Obsidian Town before it completely became a human base camp.
So, he entrusted the task to Chen Bugu, hoping Chen Bugu could help find clues to return to Earth. After all, with nothing found in Obsidian Town, they could only place their hopes on High Heaven City.
However, even in his previous life, Chen Bugu had never heard of anyone finding clues to return to Earth, so he didn't have much confidence in it.
What he could do now was simply survive, continuously improve his strength, and then try to understand the truth of this world as much as possible.
The military must have more information, but he didn't have many opportunities to contact the military before the concentrated Great Disaster arrived 10 months later.
But, at least he had a goal and more options.
After several hours of trekking, Chen Bugu arrived at the edge of the plain, and by this time, the sky had completely darkened.
In the distance, the layered hills stretched endlessly in the night, and at the end of this mountainous region was the territory of High Heaven City.
Chen Bugu stopped, made a fire, and rested on the spot.
Although the plain was desolate with the sound of wind, its advantage was its open view, allowing for timely pre-judgment of any danger.
After eating, Chen Bugu took out the Hellfire Salamander's beast crystal and used Breaking to absorb it, but still received no energy feedback.
In the later stages of his previous life, as a large number of humans entered the Zero Realm, some theories began to prevail.
One of them was the "Container Theory."
At the Black Iron Grade, the human body is like a hard container. After killing monsters, the plundered energy naturally fills this container, and then a breakthrough is achieved each time a certain height is reached.
However, when the Black Iron Nine-Star peak is reached, this container is already filled with energy, and continuing to acquire more energy would only cause it to overflow in vain, without achieving a breakthrough.
Chen Bugu's situation was exactly like this; whether by killing the Hellfire Salamander or Deciphering the beast crystal, he could no longer obtain energy.
And in extreme cases, like killing the Black Tortoise, the violent energy forcibly entered his body, and the energy could not overflow in time, only causing this "container" to be filled with cracks, eventually shattering completely.
It was precisely because of the existence of the "Container Theory" that Chen Bugu and Liu Chengfeng were always stuck at the Nine Star peak, unable to advance further.