Being a camper is awesome!

"This growth rate is a bit slow…"

Qin Feng unleashed a Shadow Blade, killing over a hundred skeletal monsters, but the unsealing progress of Bone Authority only rose by less than 0.01%. Rounded off, it was as if it hadn't increased at all.

This caused him to let out a sigh.

It seemed he would have to fight a protracted war in this place!

Meanwhile, the Evil Sound Old Ghost nearby began playing music from the Haitian Star Civilization.

Surprisingly…

The music of the Haitian Star Civilization was much more normal compared to the 'eerie music' of the Xie Ji Civilization from before.

Although Qin Feng couldn't understand the lyrics being sung,

the melody and such were quite similar to the music of Blue Star.

Crucially, the instruments used in the background accompaniment weren't much different from those on Blue Star.

The music was melodious and lingering.

At the beginning…

The White Sprout Blade followed the music, 'clanging' against the rocks in a rather 'humiliating' manner. However, before long, this music from her homeland seemed to evoke some emotions within her…

making her mood very complicated.

Of course.

No matter how complicated her mood was, the rocks still had to be struck.

She was Qin Feng's weapon… or rather, Qin Feng's person.

So, her completing the Evil Sound Old Ghost's challenge was equivalent to Qin Feng completing the challenge!

And so,

Qin Feng's mastery of time management reached a new level!

While undergoing the NPC challenge, he could grind mobs for experience and increase the unsealing progress of his divinity armament—killing three birds with one stone!

Oh, wait.

There was a fourth bird…

And that was the KEY Guild.

The youth Totsuka had said that the KEY Guild had prepared thirty thousand years of lifespan to apologize to Qin Feng.

Even though the man was dead…

this 'apology' could not be missed!

Therefore…

At the entrance of the Buried Bone Trench!

Hundreds of core elite members of the KEY Guild formed teams and combat formations, approaching the Buried Bone Trench with extremely solemn expressions.

"Totsuka-kun is dead! And he didn't resurrect! He might have left us forever!"

"But Totsuka-kun's spirit will remain in our hearts forever!"

"He sacrificed himself to preserve the combat recording of Shadow… we cannot let his sacrifice be in vain!"

"Ganbatte! We must enter the valley, bring Totsuka-kun's body back to the guild, and dissect it!"

Within the KEY Guild, there was a Hidden Class called 'Dissector'.

By dissecting a player's corpse, they could obtain items from that player's storage bag. Furthermore, they could produce 'Corpse Preservation Powder'; sprinkling it on a corpse would allow it to exist indefinitely without disappearing!

So…

At this moment, the remaining players of the KEY Guild wanted to bring Totsuka's body back.

Through 'dissection', they aimed to find the remaining light and shadow crystal that recorded Shadow's combat video!

It could be said that to study Qin Feng,

the KEY Guild had truly gone to great lengths.

Unfortunately, after Qin Feng obliterated Totsuka's soul, he had already learned about their guild's situation through his soul memories!

Just as several core teams from the KEY Guild approached the valley,

suddenly,

a petite and agile figure appeared out of nowhere, instantly launching a surprise attack on the priests in the enemy crowd!

Swish, swish, swish!

Blade light bloomed!

The Yellow Springs Tail Blade swept through!

In an instant, it applied dozens of layers of poison damage-over-time to two female priests.

Before they could even react, the petite assassin figure instantly vanished into stealth, and as she did, the poison detonated…

-1.772 million!

-1.954 million!

Two damage numbers erupted, instantly killing the two female priests!

This level of damage…

seemed only twenty times less than the Evil Sound Old Ghost's, but in reality, the Evil Sound Old Ghost's attacks were large-scale and occurred more than ten times per second.

If calculated by damage per second, the Evil Sound Old Ghost's DPS still exceeded Ghost Spirit's by several hundred times…

And this was the gap between early-to-mid-game players and late-game players.

Of course.

For a Ghost Spirit of this level, dealing with ordinary players was incredibly easy.

She launched a surprise attack and almost instantly killed two female priests.

The others around them reacted instantly.

They launched fierce long-range attacks toward the area where the two female priests' corpses lay!

Various flames, hailstorms, lightning, and blade auras instantly converged!

This was their subconscious reaction.

Because the female priests' corpses dropped substantial lifespan light orbs, and although the attacker had stealthed, they might have stayed nearby to absorb the lifespan…

However, Ghost Spirit naturally wouldn't make such a low-level mistake.

All of the opponents' attacks missed!

"It's Ghost Spirit!"

"Ignore her, everyone charge inside!"

"She's only one person; she can't kill all of us in time!"

"Just take Totsuka-kun's body and go!"

Seeing their attacks miss, the KEY Guild players immediately made a decision.

Thus, they scattered and sprinted frantically toward the Buried Bone Trench. Under the buffs from their respective teams, their speeds reached over a hundred meters per second!

This situation made Ghost Spirit a bit nervous.

Alone, she indeed lacked large-scale killing power!

But what shocked her was…

suddenly,

hellish black flames ignited on all the KEY Guild members who were scattering and rushing into the valley!

"Aaaah—"

"I'm burning, I'm burning!!"

"It's Shadow's pet!!"

"How is this possible? Where is his pet?"

"I can't see it at all!"

…

Grey Chicken remained in stealth, guarding the valley entrance.

This time, it was finally having the time of its life!

"Jie jie jie! No wonder everyone loves being a camper."

"This feeling of being a camper is—awesome!"

Since it could inherit Qin Feng's 'Shadow' class traits, Grey Chicken would not break stealth after attacking, and its black fire attacks could cover a massive area!

Furthermore…

The flames did not reveal themselves when they were spewed.

Only when they burned onto a target would the form of the black flames appear.

This made it so the enemies couldn't dodge at all!

Under the dual guard of Ghost Spirit and Grey Chicken,

absolutely no one could enter the Buried Bone Trench!

This left Ghost Spirit incredibly shocked!

"Master's pet is actually this strong!"

"I originally thought that little Grey Chicken was just a mascot…"

Ghost Spirit gave a bitter smile.

She helplessly discovered that in this wave of blocking the KEY Guild players, her kill count was only half of Grey Chicken's, which was quite a blow to her!

Finally…

The twenty-meter-long Osirio, leading its twelve Bone Sword Wyvern underlings, descended from the sky and landed at the valley entrance.

It completely blocked off the valley!

Its pair of eerie green pupils looked at the remaining dozen or so KEY Guild players and said coldly, "Hand over thirty thousand years of lifespan and get out of here. Otherwise, your guild is finished!"

Osirio had encountered Sakura Country players and heard their language, so it had naturally been instilled with the relevant knowledge and could speak their tongue.

When it appeared with its twelve underlings,

the remaining dozen people of the KEY Guild looked at the massive Bone Sword Wyvern radiating killing intent, and then at the hundreds of guild members who had been mysteriously ambushed and killed around them…

Their faces were filled with grief, indignation, and despair!

By now, they had to admit a fact.

Never mind dealing with Shadow…

Even Shadow's mount, pet, and subordinates were a dimensional strike against them!

Clang.

Thud.

The remaining dozen or so people, both men and women, all turned pale and dropped their weapons.

They knew that they could not pass today.

If they still wanted to save their guild…

those thirty thousand years of lifespan had to be handed over!

"However, we need to gather the lifespan…"

A remaining squad leader said with a bitter smile, "Thirty thousand years of lifespan, we can't produce it all at once…"

"Then why aren't you hurrying to gather it?"

Osirio impatiently waved its claws. "You, die die! Also! Do you have any female dragons here? Offer them up to this lord!"

???

Everyone from the KEY Guild was dumbfounded.

Only Ghost Spirit, hidden in stealth nearby, had a small face full of admiration: "As expected of Master's mount, it actually knows how to speak the language of Sakura Country… so impressive!"

…

Qin Feng was grinding mobs inside the Buried Bone Trench and had already reached the depths of the valley.

However, his Original Shadow Perception still allowed him to hear the commotion outside.

"This damn dragon, what is it dreaming about?"

"In these East Capital Ruins, where the hell would there be a female dragon…"

Qin Feng facepalmed.

He didn't bother to pay it any mind and continued grinding!

Following that, the KEY Guild went to gather lifespan, while Ghost Spirit went to the nearby Poison Water Swamp to level up.

That place spawned level 20-25 monsters, and their Instant Death resistance was relatively low. For Ghost Spirit, it was more suitable for grinding; it was at least 50% faster than grinding in the Buried Bone Trench.

An hour later.

The KEY Guild had not yet gathered all the lifespan.

However, good news came from White Sprout's side.

She had succeeded!

She had pitifully completed the Evil Sound Old Ghost's rhythm challenge and successfully brought this NPC into the 'Shadow' Guild!

As the system notification arrived, Qin Feng breathed a sigh of relief.

"Done!"

"Next… should I let that old man 'attune' my skills with sound?"

Qin Feng didn't know the official name of that function, but in short, it allowed adding a sound effect to each skill upon casting, thereby providing additional effects.

For Qin Feng…

His skills were all Mythic, Ancient-Grade, or even Immortal-grade!

If additional effects were added, what kind of changes would occur?