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"It's not that."

Chen Miao's brows furrowed as he looked at the pop-up on the panel. It was a message from the federation, simple in content. It was about the giant hole high in the sky at the deepest part of The Land of Extreme Cold.

The speed of the water suddenly increased significantly.

From its original flow, it turned into a jet.

And the water that crashed to the ground didn't disappear in an instant anymore. Instead, it transformed into a flood, surging wildly toward lower land. The flow was very rapid, and it was unclear whether supernatural factors were at play, but the waters didn't freeze.

However, inevitably, some ice spikes were mixed into the flood.

Under the swift current of the flood, these ice spikes mixed into the water were like spears, carrying tremendous power. Caught off-guard, many of the federation workers there had already died.

And the main reason for his furrowed brows was that the direction of the flood was headed straight for his Heavenly Palace!

In less than half an hour!

These floods would completely submerge the base he had taken days to build, and within the Heavenly Palace base, there were still many Tomb Guardian members left. The loss of property and personnel would be immense.

'Heavenly Palace' had an effect called Absolute Territory which could ensure complete safety within its domain. A huge shield would cover the entire territory, shielding it from floods like these, posing no danger to the Heavenly Palace.

But the problem was, this effect would only be unlocked when 'Heavenly Palace' was levelled up to a certain level, and his Heavenly Palace hadn't unlocked this effect yet.

This meant that.

The people left at the base had no other options but to wait for the flood to come.

"Can we make it back in time?"

Yuan Buping, who realized the severity of the situation, became restless. Many of his brothers were still inside the base. If the brothers he had been with for so long died just like that inside the Heavenly Palace, he would feel guilty even in his dreams.

"We don't have enough time."

Zhou Shen shook his head. "The fastest way for us to get back is the Hell Bus, but even the Hell Bus would take two to three hours. The flood will reach us in half an hour – we simply won't make it in time. The time we have is not sufficient, too short."

"But perhaps we can have the people in the base head to secret realms nearby, choose one with a long timeframe. If the flood ends early, then they can come out after one or two days when the flood has passed, and there won't be any danger to their lives."

"That would be a good outcome."

"Only if, by any chance, this flood is just beginning and the federation doesn't find any solution during this time, and the day of the flood actually arrives, then the fate of those brothers who've just emerged from the secret realms will be even worse."

"The secret realm named 'Death in 79 Days' that the federation mentioned is located in the Secret Realm Towers of various cities. There's no entrance in The Land of Extreme Cold."

"Unless..."

He hesitated for a moment without speaking out. In fact, there was one method, which was to send the Hell Bus to the base to pick up the remaining people, just as Miao had sent the Hell Bus to Broken Pot City to pick up the Black Doctor and his companion.

But he knew it would come at a great cost.

The Hell Bus was only given access to Chen Miao personally. Directing the Hell Bus to pick up passengers at a specific location was against the rules. The last time the Black Doctor and his companion were brought back, the Hell Bus driver made Miao promise to remember his commitment.

Although unsure of the exact nature of that promise, he knew the cost would not be small.

He didn't know whether this cost and the sacrifice of the people in the base weighed more heavily, but since Miao hadn't spoken up, he felt it was not his place to bring it up either.

Standing to the side, the Black Doctor also thought of this and was about to speak when Doctor Gou pressed down on his shoulder, making it clear he didn't want to be the first to mention it either.

...

"..."

Chen Miao, standing in place and glancing at his wristwatch, remained silent, his brows deeply furrowed. He understood Zhou Shen's implication: sending the Hell Bus somewhere certainly did come with a price.

But so-called promises were mere pie in the sky, things to be said and dealt with later.

They couldn't really be considered promises.

He wasn't troubled by this, he just felt distressed about his 'Heavenly Palace.' The 'Heavenly Palace' item was completely his own; once it was set up, he could reclaim it, but it had to be operated by him personally.

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In other words, the Heavenly Palace was bound to suffer loss this time.

Although the flood wouldn't cause too much actual damage to the Heavenly Palace, if the floodwaters receded in a few days, they could simply return the same way. But the problem this time was that the flood was composed of urine, and he swore he would never return to a Heavenly Palace that had been washed and soaked in urine for days.

Not a chance.

He felt a twinge of pain in his heart.

Wasn't there any other way to redirect the flood?

While he was thinking, he was already swiftly instructing the Hell Bus to head deep into The Land of Extreme Cold to pick up people. Human lives were at stake, and as for the promises, they were simple: help the drivers retire smoothly from their positions later on.

That would be a long story.

The reason these drivers trusted him to help them retire was that the Hell Bus driver who had helped Lord Miao leave last time had, thanks to Chen Miao completing that trip successfully, retired smoothly.

Before retiring, that driver had a drink with all the drivers in Blue Star, boasting about how awesome Chen Miao was, saying that his successful retirement was all thanks to Chen Miao, and that if they ever had a chance to encounter Chen Miao, helping them retire was just a word away for him.

It was a bit of an overstatement.

But by some strange twist of fate, these drivers indeed believed his commitment, preferring to break the rules and lose some basic points, postponing their retirement to help him out, because after all, Chen Miao could help them retire earlier.

As long as he could do that, the so-called price of a postponed retirement was almost nonexistent.

...

Half an hour later.

The flood arrived as expected, and the whole Heavenly Palace was submerged. There was no solution, meaning the base they had built over several days was completely destroyed.

Fortunately, no lives were lost. Everyone who had remained in the base, including the Tomb Guardian and the Vixen, were successfully evacuated. At least there were no deaths.

Two hours later.

Chen Miao, in Zhiwa City, waited for the group that had originally stayed at the base. He let out a soft sigh and waved to everyone. Although the mood was not high due to the destruction of the base, with everyone having worked hard to build it over the days.

But what's done is done, and there's nothing to do but accept it.

After all, the deed had already been done.