Chapter 2298: False Heaven

Throughout the entire ordeal, Zu An's mind raced. First, he didn't succumb to despair, but was certain there had to be a way out. The True Demon Emissary was no fool; he wouldn't put himself in such an obvious predicament.

According to the notes in that notebook, the True Demon Emissary had been closely monitoring the changes in the great mountain. Given that, he must have known this place could be destroyed at any moment.

The reason he set the destination of the teleportation array here instead of within the True Demon Clan was presumably for secrecy. But even for secrecy, he wouldn't take such a massive risk without a contingency plan. He must have prepared a solution for this situation.

What could it be?

To avoid the terrifying hurricane, he knew they couldn't stay on the surface and would have to go deep underground. Could there be a secret passage leading down from here?

However, he quickly dismissed this idea. When he first arrived, he had scanned the area with his divine sense. If there had been a secret passage below, he would have discovered it immediately. Given its proximity to the magnificent mountain's ruins, the surrounding area consisted of the hardest rock, making it highly impractical to excavate a secret passage.

He even considered digging underground immediately, but setting aside how quickly one could dig through the rock here, which was harder than diamond, simply initiating the excavation would damage the surrounding defensive arrays. In that case, they would instantly be reduced to ashes by the terrifying hurricane. He did possess a teleportation skill, but he couldn't take so many people with him at once...

He immediately dispelled that thought and tried to think like the True Demon Emissary. The only way to leave this place was through a teleportation array! However, the array disk they had just used for teleportation was destroyed instantly, and there were no traces of other array disks on site.

"Three!" "Two!" Jiang Luofu's countdown could be heard. Her voice, initially frantic, was now calm, as if even she had resigned herself to fate.

However, Zu An had a sudden flash of insight. He snatched the notebook from Suo Lunshi's hand, and simultaneously pulled a fragmented array disk from his pocket. To his surprise, the two fit together perfectly. Soon, the reassembled array disk emitted a blue light, enveloping everyone. The spatial elements around them fluctuated violently, and then they all vanished into the void.

Almost simultaneously, the last layer of the defensive array was destroyed by the devastating hurricane. Everything within the fortress was reduced to ash before the relentless storm.

Everyone felt a surge of weightlessness, and soon reappeared within an array. This time, there was no deadly hurricane around them; instead, the weather was pleasant with gentle breezes, and they could even hear birds chirping and smell flowers. They seemed to be in a valley.

"Am I dreaming?" Yun Yuqing gazed at her surroundings in disbelief.

"Am I... dead?" Ji Xiaoxi rubbed her eyes, looking at everything with a hint of disbelief.

Suddenly, she yelped, covering her cheek and looking aggrievedly at Zu An.

Zu An's face was full of smiles. "Of course not dead. Otherwise, how would you feel pain?" He had just pinched her cheek, and he had to admit, the collagen-rich skin felt incredibly good.

"Big Brother Zu, you're so mean! Why didn't you pinch yourself to check?" Ji Xiaoxi grumbled. Jiang Luofu, standing nearby, quickly pulled her behind her, glaring disapprovingly at Zu An, afraid he would bully her again.

Pei Mianman was the first to regain her composure. "Ah Zu, how did we even get here?"

Zu An then briefly explained his recent thought process. "Actually, I had found that incomplete array disk among the True Demon Emissary's belongings at the very beginning. I just thought it might be one of his unfinished items, so I didn't give it much thought."

Xie Daoyun nodded subtly. As an array master, it was entirely normal to have several semi-finished array disks on hand. Inspiration often struck, leading to the creation of arrays, but for various reasons, they might not be fully completed. She herself had many such array disks.

Zu An continued, "When I realized that the only way to leave was by using an array, I started wondering where the True Demon Emissary could have hidden the array disk. There was clearly no array disk in the bunker just now, and given the True Demon Emissary's caution, he would certainly carry it with him. I thought about all the items I had obtained from him and suddenly remembered this particular array disk. The shape of the missing piece on it was identical to that of the notebook, so I combined the two. Fortunately, it worked."

"Big Brother Zu, you are amazing! I had already closed my eyes, resigned to death, and never imagined you could actually come up with a solution in such a short time." Suo Lunshi's eyes were filled with admiration.

Jiang Luofu felt a deep resonance. She had been counting down, needing to remain calm and calculate the array's consumption rate to ensure accurate timing, but the more she did so, the greater the pressure on her became. Everything she had learned in her life offered no solution, yet Zu An managed to find a way out under such extreme circumstances. He truly was a man who created miracles; no wonder these women were so captivated by him...

"It was just luck," Zu An said, feeling a lingering sense of trepidation as he recalled the moment. It had been incredibly close; if his guess had been wrong, none of them would have survived.

If they had died in his previous world, it would have been manageable. After all, he was the master of the Underworld; even if he couldn't resurrect the women, he could still look after their departed souls. But the Demon World was so far away, it likely wasn't under the Underworld's jurisdiction, unless one day he could link this world's law beacon to the Underworld. However, the Demon World was already on the brink of destruction; if he were to link them, it would likely draw the Doomsday Beast to their world, so he immediately abandoned that idea.

Pei Mianman gazed at her lover, her eyes full of affection. If it had happened once or twice, it might indeed be luck, but she and Ah Zu had been through so much, and similar desperate situations were far too numerous. Every time, he had managed to turn misfortune into fortune and find a way to break through. How could that possibly be explained by mere luck? He truly was the man I fell in love with!

Xie Daoyun was equally thrilled. She had wanted to say something, but the other women had already expressed their fervent emotions, and being naturally reserved, she ultimately felt too shy to join in the excitement. She bit her lip, surveyed her surroundings, and then asked curiously, "Have we been teleported to another world? This place is bathed in sunshine, the environment is pleasant, and there's no sign of that terrifying hurricane."

Hearing this, the women's spirits lifted considerably. They certainly never wanted to experience that destructive hurricane again.

Zu An shook his head. "No, we're still in the Demon World."

Even Pei Mianman was confused now. She pointed at the sun in the sky. "But the sun's out, and the sky is so calm."

Each world had its own star, referred to as its sun. "Because this is a false sky," Zu An said, looking up at the high-hanging sun. "That sun is also fake."