The white Gando had fiercely detonated his own body, filling the world with a red fog. At that point, the contained explosion had ended as well, leaving a massive black crater on the ground.

"What is this? The Gando was so angry he killed himself?" asked Zhang Bao'er gleefully.

"We don't know what's happening. Keep your shields on. Be very careful," Old Du reminded.

The red fog spread as far as our eyes could see, layering any solid object with a thick red film. Even our shields were covered. A portion of the red stuff even managed to pass through our shields and stick onto our suits.

Bulu stayed completely still in my backpack. It seemed to have been totally exhausted from the struggle against the Gandos. I moved the backpack to my front to protect it better from the red substance in the air.

"Canyue, I have arrived above you. We saw a red fog cover the underground entrance. Are you fine?" Kelly's voice came from the communicator.

"We're fine. Both Gandos have been terminated. We will proceed to enter the underground palace," I replied.

"You need to be fast. Carter's reinforcements will arrive in...