Blockade line.
One by one, elite soldiers from various Hidden World Families wore anxious expressions. Even though the Family Head had expressly forbidden any whispering or discussions, everyone finally couldn't hold back any longer.
"What's going on? Why hasn't the Family Head returned yet?"
A voice filled with doubt rang out, akin to a stone thrown into calm waters, instantly causing ripples.
"What's going on? It's been almost twenty minutes already! Why has there been no movement over there? Did they all perish?"
"Damn it, this is infuriating! With such a grand setup, we didn't even get a chance to confront that Xu Fan! All we did was kill some Loose Cultivators, who were nothing but terrified deserters!"
"The key point is, now there aren't even any deserters left! A group of us is just waiting here, and even the Family Head is nowhere to be seen!"
"I feel like the Family Head might be hiding something from us..."
