Chen Fan’s voice came too suddenly.
“What’s wrong?” the four pairs of eyes turned towards him.
They saw Chen Fan’s face was extremely solemn, and deep within his eyes lay profound fear.
That’s right, it was fear.
Chen Fan’s face had turned pale. “Something’s wrong, something’s wrong, something’s wrong…”
He repeated it three times as if possessed.
A sense of crisis.
A strong sense of crisis made Chen Fan’s hair stand on end.
“What’s going on? Where exactly did things go wrong?” The warning from the Dragon Pattern Compass made Chen Fan’s mood extremely heavy.
This sense of crisis was palpable.
Spreading from the depths of his heart, coupled with the Dragon Pattern Compass’s warning, Chen Fan caught the scent of death.
His first thought was that there was a traitor.
Instantly, Chen Fan’s gaze swept over the four people one by one. His suspicious eyes made them all uncomfortable.
“City Lord Chen.”
Zhan was the first to speak. “What’s wrong? What happened?”
“…”
Chen Fan did not reply.
All four of them could feel the suspicion in Chen Fan’s eyes.
“Withdraw.”
Chen Fan spoke.
“Huh?”
At these words, all four were stunned.
They had already arrived at their destination, why would they retreat?
“City Lord Chen.”
Zhan’s face was solemn. “What exactly happened?”
Even he didn’t know the specifics. From the beginning until now, his heart had been filled with questions.
Whether it was accurately locating the spatial node or the sudden order now, it was all confusing. Da Feng Novel Network.
Chen Fan did not explain and turned to leave.
Zhan: “…”
Xie Jun followed without hesitation.
Long Wang and Ping Xi exchanged a glance. Although there was still confusion in their eyes, they didn’t say much.
In the end, even Zhan, who was unwilling, followed.
After all the trouble to find this place, they were retreating.
No one was willing to accept this.
But what could they do even if they were unwilling? Chen Fan had already retreated.
For some unknown reason, they had all chosen to believe him.
The five of them quickly moved away.
Only when that strong sense of crisis disappeared did Chen Fan stop.
“Hoo.”
At this moment, Chen Fan’s face had turned pale, and he was gasping for breath.
It was too close a call.
That extreme sense of crisis filled him with dread.
Just thinking that within their small group, there was a traitor among the five people, how could he not be terrified?
“City Lord.”
At this moment, Long Wang also reacted.
He said in a deep voice, “What did you sense?”
“…”
Chen Fan remained silent.
Frankly speaking, he didn’t trust any of the four people present.
Zhan’s background was mysterious. He claimed to have enmity with the Heavenly Emperor, but who could be sure he was telling the truth?
Long Wang, in principle, shouldn't betray them, but what if someone offered him an irresistible promise? For example, to create a territory for himself and hand it over to the Chaos Tribe.
Ping Xi and Xie Jun were the same; he had reasons to doubt all of them.
Chen Fan’s gaze was filled with suspicion.
The others guessed what was happening, and for a moment, their bodies instinctively separated a little.
This small team, before the battle had even begun, had already fallen into disunity, or more accurately… mutual suspicion.
“There’s a traitor.”
Everyone understood.
Chen Fan must have discovered something, otherwise, he wouldn’t have ordered a retreat.
“City Lord Chen.”
At this moment, Zhan spoke. “May I ask City Lord Chen, before I arrived, did you tell them about the matter of counterattacking the Upper Nine Heavens?”
“I did.”
Chen Fan’s face was solemn.
After a moment of thought, Chen Fan said, “After I told Senior Zhan about this matter, you and I have not been separated, which indicates that you are not the traitor.”
At this point, the truth had to be revealed.
As for Chen Fan, this plan was initiated by him, so it wasn't impossible for him to be the traitor.
Perhaps his goal was to lead everyone to their doom here?
But Chen Fan himself knew that he was not the traitor.
Instantly, Chen Fan and Zhan’s gazes turned towards Ping Xi and the other two.
“Heh.”
Xie Jun sneered coldly, offering no explanation at all.
Long Wang spoke, “City Lord, since you left, the three of us have not been separated, and neither has Huang.”
Xie Jun and Ping Xi nodded.
There could be at most one traitor; it was impossible for Ping Xi and the other two to be traitors.
If they were all traitors, then what was the point of all this?
And now, the only one who hadn’t been cleared was Chen Fan.
At this, everyone’s gaze fell upon Chen Fan.
Chen Fan: “…”
Damn it, in the end, he had become the sole suspect.
“It’s not him.”
Xie Jun said, “If he were the traitor, he wouldn’t have led us away.”
But…
If that were the case, then all five of them could be cleared of suspicion.
Then who was the traitor?
“There is one more person.”
Although he didn’t want to admit it, Long Wang said with a solemn tone, “Huang.”
Chen Fan: “…”
He had also thought of Huang.
Huang had also known about the counterattack.
Although Huang hadn’t accompanied them, no one could guarantee it wasn’t involved.
What if Huang had a way to contact the Upper Nine Heavens? That would be dangerous.
“…”
Silence fell upon the scene.
Only Long Wang’s face was terrifyingly solemn.
Huang was the second ninth-tier existence of the Chaos Tribe. The moment it was discovered, Long Wang was overjoyed.
In the end, he desperately saved Huang from the hands of the Fusang Dao Master.
And now, they were saying Huang was the traitor.
He couldn’t accept it.
But given the circumstances, there was no denying it.
Only six people in total knew about this news. Now, the five of them had been cleared of suspicion. Only Huang had the opportunity to transmit the message after they left.
“Let’s withdraw,” Chen Fan said unwillingly.
It wasn’t just him; almost everyone was unwilling.
They had come all this way, were about to make their move, only to discover that the enemy had already received the news.
Who wouldn’t be unwilling to accept such a situation?
Long Wang’s eyes were terrifyingly dark, a dense killing intent glinting within them.
Huang’s actions were tantamount to handing over the entire future of the Chaos Tribe to the enemy, annihilating it completely.
Despite his reluctance, he would have to deal with Huang upon their return.
Everyone turned, preparing to leave.
“Wait a moment.”
Just then, Zhan sensed a familiar fluctuation.
Immediately after, a figure suddenly appeared at the edge of the Ninth Heaven’s barrier.
Boom!
The figure was incredibly fast.
The power of Order washed over like waves.
A carpet woven from Order spread all the way to the Ninth Heaven’s barrier.
A tremendous roar echoed through heaven and earth.
The Ninth Heaven’s barrier was breached.
The Lord of Order descended from the heavens like a deity.
“Heh.”
His gaze fell upon Chen Fan and the others’ location, his pupils filled with wisdom.
“Haha, you’ve really come.” Inside the Ninth Heaven, excited laughter erupted.
“We’ve been waiting for you for a long time.”
“A bunch of ants, trying to overturn the heavens, truly courting death.”
“Do you know… No… Oh no, it’s the Lord of Order…”
The mocking laughter vanished.
Following it was an incredibly terrified cry.
Then, a chilling voice spread, “Not ants from the lower ten lands, it’s the Lord of Order…”
Puff!
As soon as the words were spoken, a head with terrified eyes embedded in it flew off.
With a bang, the Great Dao directly collapsed.
The arrival of the Lord of Order completely disrupted the rhythm of the ambush.