The reason why Zhang Wei asked Liu Sunhao to assist was so that he could reduce Liu Sunhao’s guilt.
Zhang Wei was grateful and touched by Gu Jin’s actions but he can’t let Liu Sunhao fall into a depression considering Liu Sunhao’s future.
It was okay if Liu Sunhao was an ordinary member who had joined the mercenary group to earn some quick cash.
But Liu Sunhao’s background was much more complicated and till Liu Sunhao achieved his goals he couldn’t be depressed.
....
Meanwhile, in the chaotic rift, Gu Jin was deep in thought.
Gu Jin mused. "What am I not seeing?"
Closing her eyes again, she focused on the energy around her, trying to sense any patterns or anomalies.
However, she didn’t find anything.
At this movement, her mana space suddenly started to vibrate.
Stunned Gu Jin entered her mana space and saw the Big Balls of different colors.
Seeing the White Big Ball vibrating Gu Jin had a headache yet Gu Jin walked forward and touched the White ball.
"Close.Eyess." A soothing voice said.
Was the White Big Ball asking her to close her eyes?
Gu Jin did as the White ball said.
Whoosh.
Originally with her closed eyes, all Gu Jin could see was blackness but now, instead of seeing blackness, she saw the colorful spatial rift that she saw when her eyes were open.
Hm.
Great.
She has closed her eyes physically and she has even closed her eyes mentally, but she could still see the outside view.
Was this some cheat code?
Suddenly the colorful spatial rift lost its color and Gu Jin’s expression turned serious.
She noticed faint lines of energy weaving through the chaos, almost like a network of threads.
There were also millions of dots. And each dot was connected by a thread-like thing. Gu Jin observed carefully and finally realized something.
Spatial rift was a maze-like thing to reach a specific dot, one had to walk on a specific thread connected to that dot.
So the reason why she wasn’t able to reach the location from where the familiar pulses were coming from was because she was walking in the wrong direction.
The threads formed a complex web, and finding the right path required understanding the connections between the dots.
Gu Jin needed to navigate the maze accurately, moving from one thread to another to reach her destination.
.......
Back at the camp, Xu Mingtao and Liu Sunhao returned with a small device resembling a compass, which they handed to Feng Tian.
"This is a Rift Tracker," Xu Mingtao explained.
"It’s designed to pick up on the unique energy signatures of spatial rifts. It might help us pinpoint Su Jin’s location more accurately."
Feng Tian inspected the device, nodding approvingly. "This should be useful. Good work."
Then as if thinking about something he asked,
"This rift tracker is not a special device, but it is hard to borrow, how did you get it?"
Xu Mingtao chuckled and said with confidence,
"The person in charge just happened to be someone I know, so I was able to borrow it."
Feng Tian didn’t comment and stared at Xu Mingtao before shifting his gaze.
Even Tang Guan looked in Xu Mingtao’s direction with a meaningful gaze.
Xu Mingtao smiled as if she didn’t see their gaze.
Feng Tian activated the tracker, watching as it began to pulse with a soft blue light, pointing toward a specific direction.
Feng Tian adjusted his glasses and began to concentrate, his magical energy syncing with the device.
"There!" Feng Tian exclaimed,
"This should lead us closer to where Su Jin is."
The team gathered around, hopeful but cautious. Zhang Wei took a deep breath and stepped forward.
"We go together. Stay close and be prepared for anything."
All the team members nodded.
..........
In the chaotic space.
Gu Jin was finally nearing the pulsating energy, the threads having guided her swiftly and safely.
As she reached out to touch the energy source, a bright light enveloped her, and she felt a sudden tug.
The next moment, she found herself standing on solid ground, the chaotic rift gone.
Gu Jin covered her eyes when the harsh light fell on her.
After her eyes adjusted to the environment she slowly opened them.
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