Chapter 652 - 299: The Truth Behind Master Lan and the Great Upheaval of the Divine Continent

Lu Wenwu politely stepped forward and extended his hand for a handshake with the other party.

"I’m sorry, I’ll compensate for the damaged ground..."

"I’m sorry for putting you in life-threatening danger..."

The two spoke in unison, then paused simultaneously in surprise.

Lu Wenwu: "?"

Seeing the look of confusion on his face, the Confucian Scholar felt even more guilt welling up inside.

What a good child!

After a death threat, the first thing he thought of wasn’t to ask for compensation from the country, but rather to compensate the country’s loss!

Before Lu Wenwu could speak, he hurriedly said, "No need for compensation, no need at all, professionals will handle it! How can we let a hero bleed and weep?"

"Uh... okay then."

Lu Wenwu scratched his head, not dwelling too much on the matter.

If he really had to pay compensation, he might have to exchange Spirit Coins for Divine Continent Coins.

He usually didn’t have much need to spend money, and his meager savings were still earned by selling egg-stuffed pancakes at a stall.

With such extensive road damage, he estimated that his property wouldn’t cover the compensation.

"I’m truly sorry, our security work was inadequate, failing to detect the traces of those darn pests."

The Confucian Scholar sincerely apologized, while also deeply bowing to Lu Wenwu, handing him a Storage Treasure Box.

The shape of the box bore some resemblance to the Mysterious Treasure Box that Lu Wenwu had opened before, yet it was clearly the masterpiece of an Artifact Refining Master, not a system-produced lottery box.

"This is our dereliction of duty; the peaceful life made us complacent, and Master Lan also feels guilty about it." The Confucian Scholar criticized himself again, "He asked me to hand this box to you, containing some compensation, both personal and from the country."

Lu Wenwu didn’t take the box but instead reached out to lift the Confucian Scholar up, smiling as he frankly said, "No need for such formality, sir. How could the road of cultivation be smooth? If I’m not mistaken, the place that trapped me should be that notorious Death Arena? Such means, even an Immortal would struggle to guard against."

Regarding the Death Arena, he only learned some details about it after defeating Morales and sweeping it with the Eye of True Sight.

One can only say, this wave was not baseless.

It wasn’t his teammates’ fault, merely that the enemy took it too seriously.

The opponent was willing to sacrifice an Ascension to dispatch another Ascension and a team of five top S Tier assassins, who would’ve thought it would take such an effort to hunt an A Tier player?

Oh... and that deceased father Kolantono mentioned in resentment.

Lu Wenwu didn’t quite understand why they said he killed the man, but it surely resulted from endeavors leading to his own death.

So, to kill him, the Salvation Army had already sacrificed at least nine S Tier players and two Ascension, which wasn’t a loss.

What Lu Wenwu didn’t know was that the Salvation Army sacrificed more than that.

Aside from those, they also lost another Ascension’s life, along with two exceedingly rare Divination Class Mythical Treasures.

Such a dire loss.

The Demon Monk Army Leader fled to the Endless Abyss to hide.

"Dereliction of duty is indeed our fault; we must recognize the shame and then courageously move forward." The Confucian Scholar resolutely pushed the treasure box forward, "Please, Brother Wu, accept it."

"Alright, I’ll take it then."

There wasn’t much to be embarrassed about earning what he’s owed, so Lu Wenwu accepted it immediately.

"By the way, I haven’t asked, who is this ’Master Lan’ you mentioned?"

The Confucian Scholar explained, "Master Lan is one of the Guardians of the Divine Land and the strongest Guardian publicly known in the Divine Continent. Since the onset of the apocalyptic dungeon, he has been stationed in the Divine Continent, slaying innumerable foreign enemies. During chaotic times in the Divine Continent, he single-handedly terrified the neighboring opportunists, making them dare not invade the Divine Continent anymore."

As for why it’s "almost"...

That’s because some organization, now scared and fleeing, was too stubborn.

If not for the Divine Continent being surrounded by powerful enemies at the time, requiring a top-level Ascension to stand guard, Master Lan might have directly stormed their lair, turning it upside down.

By the time the Divine Continent stabilized and regained its peak in the world, these guys had already used Causality Shielding and Confusion of Destiny techniques, making it impossible to track where they fled.

This time, Master Lan managed to storm the enemy’s lair because their Mythical Treasure backfired and got destroyed, and the Ascension God Powerhouse suppressing destiny kept falling, allowing Divine Continents’ great powers to directly search them out.

"After you made your stunning debut, Master Lan voluntarily took on the task of being your Guardian. Because of this, when those pests ambushed you with the Death Arena, the furious Master Lan stormed into their lair, and massacred their people, terrifying them so much that they hid in the Endless Abyss."

At this, the Confucian Scholar sighed.

"It’s just a pity that it’s not our domain, so we couldn’t obliterate them completely. The scant good news..... is probably that before your Ascension, you don’t need to worry about those rats troubling you anymore; they’ve been frightened out of their wits..."

"The Endless Abyss, huh..."

Lu Wenwu automatically ignored the previous statements, only hearing those few words in the middle.

Not being able to eliminate them completely is great!

To the Military Lord of the Salvation Resistance Army, wait for me, okay!

Once I’ve cleared a few more dungeons, let’s see if I don’t finish you off!

The Confucian Scholar continued: "...Master Lan feels angry about his dereliction of duty and very guilty too, so on top of the existing compensation, he added some things, including several corpses of Resistance Army members he slew, some things he took from their headquarters, and a coordinate within the Endless Abyss."