Douluo Continent: Dragon Shadow Rebirth

Zhang Meng, Qin Feng, Ye Li and Chu Tian continued to move forward in the forest. Although they successfully closed the dimensional door, everyone knew that this was only a temporary victory. Those mysterious people could come back at any time, and the conspiracy behind them was still shrouded in a mist.

"I say," Zhang Meng said suddenly as he walked and looked around, "Do you think those mysterious people ran too fast just now? We just finished fighting the crystal, and they retreated. This is not right."

Ye Li rolled her eyes: "Their dimensional gate is destroyed. Without energy support, there is no point in continuing to fight."

"But they don't seem to be in a hurry to fight back." Zhang Meng scratched his head, "Do they have a trick up their sleeve?"

Qin Feng's expression also became serious: "Zhang Meng is right, they retreated too decisively and didn't seem to suffer much loss. This means that they may have already planned their next move."

"Oh! I've known for a long time that these guys in black cloaks are cunning." Zhang Meng waved his fist, "Next time we see them, we have to beat them thoroughly!"

"However, we have to find out their next plan first." Chu Tian said thoughtfully, "If we don't have any clues, brute force alone will be useless."

Qin Feng nodded: "We must find more clues to understand their true purpose."

While they were discussing, Zhang Meng suddenly stopped and stared at the ground with wide eyes: "Hey! Come and look at this!"

"What have you discovered?" Ye Li walked over curiously, looked down, and found a string of strange symbols on the ground, like some kind of pattern, which was pressed very lightly and almost covered by grass and trees.

Qin Feng squatted down and observed it carefully, frowning slightly: "These symbols... are somewhat similar to the symbols we saw in the Falling Star Tower."

Zhang Meng said excitedly: "I knew it! This must be something left behind by those mysterious people. Haha, I didn't expect that I, Zhang Meng, would step on a clue just by walking around."

Ye Li couldn't help but smile: "It was really an accident."

"Don't underestimate my intuition." Zhang Meng patted his chest with a proud look on his face, "I found this place by feeling."

Qin Feng stood up, his eyes still solemn: "These symbols seem to be some kind of marks, they may be signposts leading to their next base."

Chu Tian looked at the string of symbols and said in a deep voice: "If these symbols are their marks, it means that we have entered their activity area."

"What are we waiting for?" Zhang Meng immediately clenched his weapon, his face full of fighting spirit, "Follow these symbols, find their lair, and kill them!"

"Don't be impatient." Qin Feng said calmly, "We can't act rashly. Those mysterious people are obviously planning a bigger conspiracy. These symbols are likely to be traps."

Ye Li nodded: "Yes, we must first figure out the true meaning of these symbols."

Zhang Meng curled his lips helplessly: "Oh, let's figure it out, why can't we just start fighting? I'm ready to give them another wave of 'Great Power Makes Miracles'!"

Qin Feng smiled softly: "It's not too late to fight after we find the real target. Now, let's record these symbols first, maybe we can find their meaning."

Qin Feng took out the recording device and scanned the symbols on the ground carefully. The symbols seemed to be arranged randomly, but there was a certain pattern between them.

"These symbols seem to be guiding the direction." Qin Feng said as he studied them, "The way they are arranged is like a navigation system, which may lead to some important place."

"Then should we follow them?" Chu Tian asked.

Qin Feng nodded: "Yes, since these symbols appear here, it means that we are not far from their next move."

"Okay! Let's go!" Zhang Meng looked excited, as if he was ready for a big battle.

So, they continued to move forward following the guidance of the symbols, and the scenery along the way gradually changed. The originally dense forest began to become sparse, and the air around them gradually became colder.

"Why do I feel like this place is getting weirder and weirder?" Zhang Meng frowned and rubbed his arms. "Isn't the temperature dropping too fast?"

Ye Li nodded: "There is indeed something wrong. The climate change in this area is abnormal, which means there is some kind of energy fluctuation here."

"Energy fluctuations?" Zhang Meng was stunned. "Is there another dimensional crack?"

"Not necessarily." Qin Feng said in a deep voice, "But what is certain is that there must be some kind of power hidden here."

As they continued to move forward, suddenly, a low humming sound came from the air ahead, as if something was waking up. Several people immediately stopped and looked around vigilantly.

"Did you hear that?" Chu Tian asked in a low voice, the sword in his hand ready to attack at any time.

"It's some kind of energy resonance." Qin Feng's eyes became sharper, "There may be some kind of device or mechanism ahead."

"Then we have to be careful." Ye Li reminded softly, ready to deal with emergencies at any time.

Zhang Meng seemed to have discovered something interesting. He suddenly strode forward and shouted excitedly, "Look! There's a cave over there!"

Several people looked in the direction Zhang Meng had pointed out, and sure enough, they could vaguely see a dark cave entrance on the mountain wall not far away. The air around the cave entrance was slightly distorted, which was obviously related to the previous buzzing sound.

"It looks like some kind of hidden entrance." Qin Feng's eyes were solemn. "We must go in and take a look. Maybe we can find more clues."

"Hehe, it turns out that my Zhang Meng's intuition worked again!" Zhang Meng said proudly, "I have long felt that there is something strange here."

Ye Li smiled helplessly: "You are lucky."

"Okay, let's go in and take a look." Qin Feng gestured for everyone to enter the cave.

The entrance of the cave is narrow, and there is a damp smell in the air, accompanied by a faint buzzing sound from time to time. It seems that there is some mysterious device hidden deep in the cave.

"Everyone be careful, something doesn't feel right about this place." Chu Tian whispered, keeping the sword in his hand always on alert.

As they went deeper, the cave environment became more and more eerie. Some complex symbols were vaguely engraved on the surrounding walls, which were very similar to those they had seen on the ground before.

"These symbols may be some kind of ancient language." Qin Feng speculated while observing the symbols on the wall, "They seem to be describing some kind of energy ritual."

"Another energy ritual?" Zhang Meng sighed. "These guys are always doing these complicated things. It's really annoying."

"But this is exactly what we need to know." Ye Li said, carefully scanning every symbol on the wall, "These symbols may tell us the mysterious man's plan."

Just as they were studying the symbols, suddenly, a low roar came from deep in the cave, accompanied by a strong energy fluctuation, and the entire cave seemed to begin to vibrate slightly.

"Oh no, something is approaching!" Chu Tian immediately became alert.

Zhang Meng raised his weapon without hesitation, with an excited smile on his face: "Great! Finally I have something to use my hands on!"

Several people quickly turned around and faced the depths of the cave. With the sound of heavy footsteps, a huge figure slowly walked out of the darkness. It was emitting blue energy light and its eyes were filled with cold murderous intent. It was obviously some kind of guardian.

"What the hell is this thing?" Zhang Meng's eyes widened. "Why does it feel like this thing is even more troublesome than the previous monster!"

"It is an energy guardian, responsible for protecting the secrets in this cave." Qin Feng said in a deep voice, "We must defeat it before we can move on."

"What are you waiting for?" Zhang Meng rushed forward, brandishing his weapon. "Let me meet this guy!"

The guardian roared, swung his arms violently, and rushed towards Zhang Meng with a strong energy wave. Zhang Meng dodged swiftly and then hit the guardian's shoulder fiercely.

"This guy's defense is too high!" Zhang Meng said gritting his teeth.

"It's an energy body, we have to find its weakness!" Qin Feng quickly analyzed the guardian's movements.

"Then find it quickly!" Zhang Meng shouted while dodging.

The battle once again fell into a tense situation. The power of the guardian was hard to ignore, and the secrets hidden deep in the cave were waiting for them to uncover...