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Qin Ming followed the only gravel path and continued walking deeper into the mist.
Amidst the thick fog, the sharp roars of exotic beasts could be faintly heard, along with the sound of metals clashing from afar.
As he walked, he used a voice that only he and Zhou Huai could hear to quickly brief the situation.
"Master, the Zhou Family should have discovered this Secret Realm for quite some time."
"But based on my observation, their development of this place is probably less than ten percent."
"The place I am heading to now is the Specter Stone Forest in the southwest direction."
"That is the place with the highest magic crystal yield they have discovered so far."
Qin Ming paused, a hint of solemnity in his voice.
"Besides here, there are at least six or seven directions they haven't explored at all."
"The scope of this Secret Realm is very large, and the fog is too thick; one will lose direction if not careful."
"People like us can only rely on the gravel path beneath our feet to identify directions."
As they spoke, the mist ahead gradually thinned out.
The outlines of giant stone pillars, resembling the fangs of ghosts, began to become clear.
Even from a distance, Zhou Huai could clearly feel the intense combat fluctuations coming from ahead.
The roars of Classer, the shrieks of exotic beasts, and the successive sounds of elemental explosions intertwined together.
Soon, Zhou Huai finally saw the appearance of those exotic beasts clearly.
That was a bat-like creature, but its size was several times larger.
With its wings spread, it was three to four meters wide, and the wing membranes presented a morbid grayish-white.
Their limbs were narrow and long, ending in knife-sharp bone claws. Their faces had no eyes, only a bloody mouth split to the roots of their ears, densely packed with fangs inside.
【Mist-Hidden Blood Bat LV32】
At this moment, dozens of Classer were entangled in battle with these Mist-Hidden Blood Bats.
They fought while retreating, barely protecting their companions who were climbing the stone pillars behind them.
Those people clung to the stone pillars like geckos, using special tools to vigorously chisel down the magic crystals embedded in the stone walls one by one.
However, mining magic crystals was not a safe job either.
From time to time, blood bats would silently rush out from the thick fog, and with a swipe of their sharp bone claws, a climbing Professional would let out a miserable scream and fall from high altitude.
What was even worse, they were directly caught by the blood bats and dragged into the depths of the thick fog, leaving behind only a string of desperate wails.
Just at this moment.
"Woo—woo—"
A dense and piercing sound of wing flapping came from the mist in all directions.
The sound went from far to near, getting louder and louder, as if thousands of horses and soldiers were approaching.
On the ground, everyone's expressions changed drastically in an instant.
A man in black in charge of commanding pulled his throat and let out a shrill roar.
"Beast tide! It's a beast tide!"
"Everyone! Immediately look for cover! Quick!"
Qin Ming's reaction was extremely fast. Almost the moment he heard the sound, he flashed and hid behind the thickest stone pillar.
In the shadows, Zhou Huai calmly asked.
"What is this situation?"
There was a hint of solemnity in Qin Ming's voice.
"Master, it's an attack by a group of exotic beasts."
"The number of exotic beasts in this Secret Realm is extremely exaggerated; we have to encounter this scale of beast tide several times almost every day."
Before his voice fell.
The densely packed Mist-Hidden Blood Bats had already poured out madly from the thick fog like a breached flood.
Their target was precisely these unarmed Classer in the field.
Those people who reacted half a beat slow and didn't have time to find cover were instantly engulfed by the group of blood bats.
"Ah—!"
A warrior Professional roared and waved a giant axe, slaying several blood bats.
But the next second, more blood bats pounced up.
Sharp fangs and bone claws frantically tore at his body.
The armor on his body was like paper, instantly torn apart, and flesh and blood flew everywhere.
"Save me! Save me!"
Another mage's leg was tightly bitten by a blood bat. He terrifiedly released fireballs, but to no avail.
The whole person was forcefully dragged to the ground and slid toward the depths of the thick fog.
He reached out his hand, desperately calling for help from the surrounding companions.
However, everyone hid behind the cover, their eyes cold and indifferent.
No one would put themselves in danger to save an irrelevant person.
Here, everyone's life belonged only to themselves.
Just in this split second, more than a dozen people had tragically died under the sharp claws of the blood bats.
The scene was like a living hell.
Just at this moment.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
Several cyan wind blades appeared out of thin air, accurately slashing across the necks of a few blood bats that were tearing at corpses.
The blood bats' actions came to an abrupt stop, and their huge heads soared into the sky.
Following closely, an aged figure stepped on the clear breeze and came flying through the air from afar.
His figure was withered and thin, wearing a gray robe, with an ordinary face, but his eyes were as sharp as knives.
Dozens of blood bats seemed to realize the fatal threat on the old man, and immediately turned around, screaming and pouncing toward him.
Looking at the group of blood bats rushing toward his face, the old man only sneered disdainfully.
He didn't even make any extra movements.
An invisible storm suddenly spread with him as the center.
Countless wind blades, so small that they were almost invisible to the naked eye, rotated at high speed in the storm.
Puff! Puff! Puff!
The bodies of the blood bats rushing at the very front were instantly cut into countless fragments, and flesh and blood and internal organs scattered like rain.
Seeing this, the remaining blood bats let out a panicked screech, no longer daring to step forward, and turned around to flee back into the thick fog.
Coming fast, going fast too.
In the blink of an eye, the stone forest returned to peace once again, leaving only broken limbs and arms all over the ground.
Qin Ming hid behind the stone pillar and lowered his voice.
"Master, he is one of the two Level 50 powerhouses I mentioned to you before."
"Although not S-Level, his strength is unfathomable."
"A-Level profession, Wind Whisperer, nicknamed Wind Ghost."
"Every time we encounter this kind of small-scale beast tide, or when a BOSS appears, he will step forward to solve it."
Zhou Huai nodded knowingly.
Looking at the corpse of the exotic beast all over the ground, a thought suddenly popped up in his heart.
This Secret Realm, although extremely dangerous.
But for his Avatar, it was also an excellent level-up spot.
He was worried that the Level improvement of Moria, Xiang Yu, and Yasuo was too slow.
Isn't this someone bringing a pillow right when he is sleepy?
The next second.
A stream of pure Demonic Qi extremely secretly surged out from Moria's body, and along the soul link, silently transferred into Qin Ming's body.
Qin Ming's body shook violently, and a trace of astonishment flashed in his eyes.
He immediately suppressed the palpitation in his heart and quietly asked.
"Master, what is this?"
"Don't speak, absorb it well."
In the shadows came Moria's hoarse voice.
As Moria's Demon Slave, Qin Ming's body naturally also possessed the ability to absorb Demonic Qi.
As long as Zhou Huai permitted it, he could also release Demonic Qi to launch attacks, or rely on Demonic Qi to heal his own injuries.
This time, Zhou Huai was very generous, instilling nearly a thousand streams of Demonic Qi into him.
"Use this Demonic Qi sparingly; it's enough for you to protect yourself during this period."
"You continue to lurk here."
"I will go take a stroll in this Secret Realm."
Feeling the surging power in his body, a warm current surged in Qin Ming's heart.
He quickly expressed gratitude, and reminded him with some worry.
"Master, this mist is too big and it's very easy to get lost."
"You must be careful."
Zhou Huai smiled.
"You don't need to worry about this."
"I have my own ways."
Having said that, he manipulated Moria, and his figure turned into a puddle of flowing ink once again, blending into the shadows of the stone pillar.
Several consecutive 【Shadow Stealth】.
Moria's figure had already silently left the crowd and completely disappeared into the thick fog in the distance.
Zhou Huai prepared to find an area far away from the Zhou Family's control as a leveling-up location for his Avatar.
Waiting until the Avatar's strength was strong enough, he would come back to scheme for these magic crystals.
Developing right under the eyes of the Zhou Family.
Just thinking about it was a bit exciting.
Zhou Huai manipulated Moria, walking recklessly through the thick fog.
He didn't worry about the problem of getting lost at all.
Here, the soul link between him and Qin Ming was the best coordinate.
Just as Qin Ming said, in this Abyss of Mist, there were a large number of exotic beasts.
If it weren't for Moria's ability to cleverly hide in the shadows, I'm afraid as soon as he left the crowd, he would be besieged by endless exotic beasts.
But this number was still far from enough.
He needed to find a better location.
A location that could allow his three Avatars to grind to their hearts' content.
Like this, Zhou Huai manipulated Moria, exploring in the mist for a long time.
He continuously advanced toward the depths of the Secret Realm, moving away from the Zhou Family's only gravel path.
Finally.
In an area where no one had ever set foot, he stopped his footsteps.
Ahead was a huge lake.
The lake water presented an eerie dark green, calm like a mirror, without the slightest ripple.
On the edge of the lake, countless exotic beasts were densely stationed.
They were in various shapes and had powerful auras, surrounding the entire lake impenetrably.
And at the center position of the lake.
A brilliant golden light was soaring straight into the sky.
Even under the shroud of this layer upon layer of thick fog, it could not cover its sacred and dazzling light.