Zhou Huai controlled Gandalf to return to the crystal-clear ice surface.

He looked down, carefully examining the giant bronze key in his hand.

The key was cold to the touch, incredibly heavy, and covered in a fine layer of verdigris, as if it were an artifact just unearthed from a millennium-old Ancient Tomb.

The mysterious vortex-shaped totem at the top seemed to contain an unknown power.

Just looking at it made Zhou Huai's consciousness feel a slight dizziness.

Was this thing used to open a door?

Or to open a treasure chest?

Was there only one such key in this ruin, or were there many?

Questions, like weeds, sprouted wildly in Zhou Huai's mind.

Just as he was deep in thought,

a cold System notification sounded in his mind without warning.

"Ding! The Formation set by your Clone, 'Zhuge Kongming', is currently being deciphered!"

"Do you wish to take over immediately?"

Zhou Huai's brows instantly furrowed into a knot.

A Formation being deciphered?

Without exception, all of his Formations were placed in the most core and critical locations.

The first was the Eternal Night Guild's main base.

The second was the ruin's stone gate where Eternal Night Guild members were frantically grinding for Rank.

The third was the entrance to the Abyss of Mist, which he had completely sealed off!

If anything happened at any of these three places, it would be no small matter.

Zhou Huai's expression darkened.

He dared not delay in the slightest, immediately telling Gandalf to stand by in place and enter an idle state.

Meanwhile, his own consciousness, like an invisible bolt of lightning, instantly crossed mountains and rivers, descending into Zhuge Kongming's body!

The next second, detailed information about the Formation being destroyed surged into his mind like a tide.

Sure enough!

What had happened was indeed the complex Grand Formation at the entrance of the Abyss of Mist!

An alarm bell rang in Zhou Huai's heart. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

The Zhou Family!

The Liu Family!

Besides them, no one else could possibly know about that hidden entrance.

It seemed those persistent fellows were preparing to enter the ruins again.

They must have discovered the illusion Formation he had set up outside and had already found someone to decipher it.

Now they were trapped in the second line of defense he had placed at the entrance, that complex Grand Formation.

An indescribable irritation welled up in Zhou Huai's heart.

These damned fellows!

They chose not to come early, nor late, but precisely at the critical moment when he was exploring another ruin, to cause trouble!

He was currently spread too thin; Yasuo and Xiang Yu were both in the Job Change Instance, unable to break away.

Moria alone could not possibly contend head-on with the elite teams dispatched by the Zhou Family and the Liu Family.

There was no other way.

Zhou Huai took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the irritation in his heart.

He transferred his consciousness back to Moria, preparing to first investigate the situation.

...

At the entrance of the Abyss of Mist.

Moria's pale, slender figure emerged silently from a dense shadow.

He only poked out half his head, his deep eyes coldly observing the area ahead, which was enveloped by the Formation.

Dozens of figures stood at the entrance of the ruins, each with an extremely grim expression.

Among the crowd, Zhou Huai immediately saw that familiar figure.

Zhou Feng!

His so-called “father”!

At this moment, Zhou Feng's face was ashen, his fists clenched, and his entire body exuded a violent Qi.

In front of him, a middle-aged man in a gray robe was bowing profusely, profusely sweating, explaining something non-stop.

That person should be the Formation Master hired by the Zhou Family.

It seemed his Formation mastery was quite good; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to decipher the Level 5 illusion Formation that Zhuge Kongming had set up on the periphery so quickly.

Unfortunately, facing the complex Grand Formation at the entrance, which was composed of several stacked Formations, he was clearly at a loss.

Just as Zhou Huai expected.

The middle-aged Formation Master said with a trembling, almost pleading tone,

"Patriarch, this... this Formation is too complex, interlocking, and ever-changing."

"The Formation mastery of the person who set it up is far... far above this subordinate's!"

"To decipher it, I'm afraid... I'm afraid it will take quite some time."

"I don't want to hear this nonsense!"

Zhou Feng suddenly let out a roar, his voice like thunder, making the entire cave hum.

He grabbed the Formation Master by the collar, his eyes bloodshot, like a Vicious °• N 𝑜 v 𝑒 l i g h t •° Beast ready to devour someone.

"I give you one day! Just one day!"

"If you can't break this damned Formation within a day!"

"I will not only take your life, but I will also make your entire family, old and young, be buried with you!"

At this moment, Zhou Feng was as anxious as an ant thrown into a hot pot.

When Liu Zi'ang had reminded his father that there might be a third force in the ruins,

he was still half-skeptical.

But when the people of their Zhou Family spent more than half a month, almost turning this area upside down, yet still couldn't find the entrance to the ruins that should have been there,

he finally realized the seriousness of the matter.

Someone, right under their noses, used a clever illusion Formation to hide the entire entrance to the ruins!

Now, they had finally managed to hire a Formation Master to decipher the illusion Formation outside.

But inside, there was an even stronger, more complex, composite Grand Formation!

How could he not be angry? How could he not be shocked?

Who was it?

Who was opposing their Zhou Family?

Who, with such stealthy means, had usurped their position?

They hadn't even seen the other party's shadow, yet they, the original owners, were trapped outside their own door!

This was simply the biggest joke in the world!

Taking away the resources in the ruins was a minor matter.

What if...

What if the other party's goal was that legendary Divine Artifact...

Once the Divine Artifact was stolen, their Zhou Family would truly be completely finished!

Just as Zhou Feng was about to lose control,

a clear, cold voice slowly sounded from behind him.

"Enough, Zhou Feng."

"He's only got this much skill; even if you kill him now, it won't help."

Liu Zi'ang stepped out from the crowd with steady strides.

He didn't even glance at the Formation Master, who was pale with fright, but instead fixed his gaze on the complex Grand Formation in front of him, which emitted powerful energy fluctuations.

A cold sneer played on his lips, his tone filled with disdain and arrogance.

"Don't worry."

"Our Liu Family's Formation Great Master is already on his way."

"He'll arrive soon."

"A mere complex Grand Formation won't stop our Liu Family's advance."

In the shadows, Zhou Huai's brows furrowed even deeper.

The Liu Family's Formation Great Master?

It seemed that it was only a matter of time before these people entered the ruins.

He could clearly sense that the people Liu Zi'ang had brought this time were all extremely powerful.

The dozen or so guards in black tight-fitting attire, each exuded a profound aura.

Just standing there, the pressure emanating from them was enough to make ordinary professionals gasp for breath.

The lowest Rank of these people was above Level 50!

With the Eternal Night Guild's current strength, they were far from being their match.

Now was definitely not the time for a head-on confrontation with them.

Fortunately, the Abyss of Mist ruin was also vast enough.

It wouldn't be easy to find them in such a large ruin.

For now, he could only ask Zhuge Kongming to work a bit harder.

To set up as many illusion Formations and defensive Formations as possible.

Every bit of time delayed counted.

He would first get his hands on the Divine Artifact in Gandalf's ruin.

Then, he would return and settle the overall score with the Zhou Family and the Liu Family properly!

Zhou Huai made up his mind.

Controlling Moria, he silently melted back into the shadows.