Chapter 2504  Planning

Fang Heng thought to himself that mission branch was completed, and he had obtained the most critical dimensional core. As for the remaining materials, they were merely extras.

He figured any additional gains would be a bonus.

There were other, more important side missions he needed to finish.

After all, completing one more would double his final rewards!

This meant he could acquire two more dimensional cores!

With that in mind, Fang Heng turned to Abulati and the others, nodding, “That’s enough. We’ll leave the rest to Carl; let’s go.”

“Got it.”

The three retraced their steps, exiting the warehouse. At the entrance, they saw Bai Mu engaged in combat with more than a dozen Overseers wearing yellow fanged masks.

Bai Mu was cautious about the growing number of Overseers and was only trying to block them from entering the warehouse.

The recent violent ripple had made him uneasy. Upon seeing Fang Heng and the others emerge, he asked, “Did you finish it?”

“Done! Let’s go!”

“Okay!”

Bai Mu replied, and at that moment, the surrounding black fog condensed rapidly in front of him.

The black fog visibly transformed into a massive blade, which he swung horizontally, slicing through the air.

“Boom!”

The exploding black fog blasted the group of Overseers blocking the passage away.

Seizing the opportunity created by the shockwave, the group quickly fled through an alternate route.

…

Fang Heng and his companions found it easy to handle the lowest-tier Overseers with yellow fanged masks.

As soon as they entered the elevator, Fang Heng quickly pressed the close door button and then the button for the third basement.

“Hmm?”

Bai Mu raised an eyebrow at the lit floor button.

“Fang Heng, the target is on the first basement level.”

“I know.”

Fang Heng nodded lightly.

To complete the extra mission, he needed Bai Mu and the others’ cooperation. He had been thinking about how to persuade them.

“Bai Mu, I just had an idea,” he said.

“Ha…” Abulati, clearly uninterested, yawned and said, “Greed, your ideas are a bit excessive. We should just hurry back and divide the loot.”

Fang Heng shot a glance at Abulati and continued, “Bai Mu, if something happens to Jing Ge’er and his group here, it won’t be good for us either.”

“I understand your point, Fang Heng, but Jing Ge’er is not easy to deal with. Right now, a large number of White Abyss Overseers are gathering in the underground area, and ‘Jealousy’ is on the way here. Our position is already exposed; retreating is the best option.”

“Of course, that’s the safest choice, but my suggestion is different.”

Bai Mu took a deep breath, patiently advising, “Fang Heng, we’re a team; don’t act recklessly.”

“You could at least hear me out.”

Fang Heng glanced at the rapidly descending elevator panel and continued, “Earlier, when Jing Ge’er was disrupting the seal in the underground area, I observed closely. The seal on the demonic seed area is extremely tight. With Jing Ge’er and his group’s abilities, it’s unlikely they can break it.”

“The recent explosion only affected the external defenses; the core seal remains untouched.”

“From my estimation, Jing Ge’er has already reached his limit. Continuing any further won’t allow them to access the deeper seals.”

The group exchanged glances, weighing Fang Heng’s words.

Bai Mu sighed at Fang Heng’s words and continued, “This was already part of our considerations, which is why we initially opposed the plan.”

“But with us involved, it’s different.”

Bai Mu looked up sharply, asking, “What do you mean?”

“I mean, if we join forces, I’m confident we can break the seal left by ‘Jealousy.’”

Upon hearing this, Qiu Xiaoling’s expression changed, and she asked seriously, “Fang Heng, are you sure?”

“Yes. When I was in the underground area, I observed closely. Honestly, I didn’t have complete confidence before meeting you, but with your help, I’m sure we can unlock the seal.”

Bai Mu furrowed his brow, trying to figure out how to convince Fang Heng otherwise.

The risks were too great.

His strong opposition to Jing Ge’er’s plan stemmed from uncertainty.

They weren’t sure if they could break the seal left by Jealousy, when Jealousy might return, or how the demonic seed would react once released.

After a moment of thought, Bai Mu said, “I believe in your abilities, but even if we break the seal, what then? Engaging Jealousy now is far too dangerous. We haven’t made any contingency plans, and Jing Ge’er is extremely unstable; working with him poses a significant risk.”

“Who said anything about fighting Jealousy?”

Fang Heng shook his head and explained, “We don’t need to collaborate with Jing Ge’er. All we need to do is reach the sealed area, ignore Jing Ge’er, and focus on breaking the seal to release the imprisoned demonic seed.”

“After that, we’ll do nothing and withdraw immediately.”

Abulati, taken aback, asked, “Do nothing? Then why go to all the trouble?”

“Doing nothing is still a form of expenditure. By releasing this mess, we can be sure it won’t make ‘Jealousy’ very comfortable.”

“At the very least, Jealousy will have to figure out how to re-imprison this batch of demonic seeds. During this time, we can focus on finding the demonic seeds trapped in other worlds.”

Fang Heng quickly laid out his plan, “Moreover, when we leave, we can harness the power of these demonic seeds to completely destroy the White Abyss Arena. Jealousy didn’t establish the arena overnight, and this will definitely give him a headache for a while.”

“Don’t think we made a clean getaway infiltrating the upper levels to steal information.”

“To truly erase all traces, the best way is to obliterate the entire White Abyss Arena.”

Bai Mu listened to Fang Heng, deep in thought.

He was swayed.

If what Fang Heng said was true, taking this risk could greatly benefit their plans.

“Ding-dong!”

At that moment, the elevator stopped at the third basement level.

The doors slid open on both sides.

Bai Mu remained standing, still lost in thought.

Abulati urged, “Hey, Wrath, what do you say?”

Bai Mu looked up at Fang Heng. “Are you sure you can break the seal?”

Fang Heng glanced at Qiu Xiaoling beside him and nodded, “With her help, there’s definitely no problem.”

“Alright! We need to act quickly before Jealousy returns!”

After a brief hesitation, Bai Mu made his decision.

Done!

Fang Heng felt a huge wave of relief.

With Bai Mu and the others helping, their chances of completing the mission increased significantly.

“Let’s go, follow me.”

Having been to the sealed area before, Fang Heng was very familiar with the terrain and immediately led the group down.