Chapter 135: Difficult Rendezvous

Zhou Huai only took a glance and was already certain.

This was the place.

The golden light in the center of the lake was definitely a good thing.

The dense swarm of exotic beasts on the shore of the lake represented countless experience points.

Most importantly, this place was far beyond the control range of the Radiant Alliance.

Even if they caused a huge commotion, the people of the Radiant Alliance might not notice it.

Zhou Huai's consciousness withdrew from Moria and instantly transferred into Yasuo's body.

He shuttled through the largest underground trading center in Donghai City, looking like the most lavish tycoon.

Recovery-type potions—he wanted as many as there were.

Three million Daxia Coin were exchanged for a pitch-black ring.

[Sumeru Ring].

Five thousand square meters of storage space was enough to hold a small warehouse.

This time, by letting his three Clones mix into the Secret Realm, he had originally intended to go into seclusion for a long time.

Naturally, the Materials and resources obtained inside could not be wasted and had to be brought back entirely.

Moreover, when he saw the mountain-like pile of magic crystals in the underground cave, a bold thought had already sprouted.

He might not be able to blatantly rob them right now.

But relying on Moria's stealth skill to quietly take a portion away was simply a piece of cake.

After finishing all this,

Zhou Huai then controlled Yasuo to summon those two Earth-element Professionals from the guild.

…

Nearly a thousand meters deep underground.

Shi Lei and Chen Mo cast their Spell once again.

The hard rock layer parted automatically to both sides in front of them like docile flowing water.

A passage leading to the secret base of the Radiant Alliance opened once again.

The figures of Yasuo and Xiang Yu flashed inward.

The two of them looked at Yasuo and expressed earnestly,

"Lord, please be extremely careful."

"Close it."

Zhou Huai's command was concise and clear.

"Yes, Lord!"

The two responded respectfully, and their staff waved once more.

The passage quickly closed, and the rock layer returned to its original state, showing no trace of having been disturbed at all.

Yasuo and Xiang Yu blended into the busy crowd below.

The two unfamiliar faces did not cause any ripples.

Every day, there were newcomers tricked in here by the Radiant Alliance.

With two more people or two fewer people, nobody would care at all.

Of course, no one could have expected that someone would brazenly sneak in among them.

The two of them proceeded all the way unobstructed and arrived at the entrance of the Secret Realm.

The guards on duty had cold eyes and didn't even linger on them for a second.

A white light flashed.

The figures of Yasuo and Xiang Yu appeared in the Abyss of Mist.

Without stopping at all, they quickly broke away from that silent stream of people and rushed straight into the thick fog nearby.

"Hey! You two are going the wrong way! Come back quickly!"

Inside the team, someone shouted subconsciously.

Beside him, a middle-aged man with a numb expression sneered.

"Leave them be."

"Two idiots thinking they can escape by charging into the fog?"

"Entering the fog will only make you die faster."

…

Naturally, Zhou Huai would not pay attention to these people's discussions.

Relying on the Clone telepathic connection with Moria, he could completely use Moria's location as coordinates.

And he was not afraid of getting lost in the fog at all.

However, the two had not run far.

"Roar——!"

Sharp roaring sounds came from all directions.

The thick fog surged, and several huge, ferocious-looking exotic beasts suddenly lunged out!

Xiang Yu let out an angry roar, and a golden light instantly lit up on his body.

[Oath of Protection]!

The light connected him and Yasuo.

He slammed his heavy shield fiercely against the ground, producing a dull, thunderous sound.

[Overlord's Taunt]!

Hum——

An invisible sound wave spread outward.

The crimson eyes of those exotic beasts were locked onto him instantly, forcibly altering their attack direction and rushing frantically towards Xiang Yu.

Sharp claws and fangs landed squarely on Xiang Yu's thick, heavy shield.

Clang! Clang! Clank! Clank!

A series of dense metal-clashing sounds rang out.

The attacks landing on Xiang Yu only sparked a series of negligible damage numbers.

Two to three hundred points of damage were akin to a gentle scratch to him, whose HP was approaching twenty thousand.

Yasuo moved.

With no more worries behind him, his sword moves became increasingly fierce and fatal.

The sword light was like a waterfall, and the Thunderous Strike tore through the air.

Every sword strike brought up a patch of blinding thunder light, landing precisely on the vital points of those exotic beasts.

One main tank, one main output.

They forged ahead with difficulty in this fog filled with exotic beasts.

Fortunately, Zhou Huai's preparations were very thorough.

The HP lost by Xiang Yu would be replenished in time by large doses of recovery potions.

A full six hours.

This road was much more difficult than Zhou Huai had imagined.

The number of exotic beasts encountered along the way exceeded his imagination.

Just an hour ago,

A BOSS with a Rank as high as Level 30 rushed out from the fog.

That was a huge monster covered all over with bone-like armor plates.

[Mist Pangolin].

Every single charge of it caused Xiang Yu's Qi and blood to plummet wildly.

Zhou Huai even thought for a moment that he was going to lose a Clone here.

Just at the moment when the pangolin launched another charge and Xiang Yu's health bar was about to bottom out,

A brilliant golden light suddenly burst forth on his body.

[Ding! Clone 'Xiang Yu' Rank has increased to LV20!]

Xiang Yu's Qi and blood instantly refilled to maximum, and an unprecedented powerful force surged into his limbs and bones.

He comprehended Xiang Yu's Level 20 ultimate move.

Facing the pangolin rushing over again, Xiang Yu's eyes burned with raging Battle Intent.

He slammed that heavy shield engraved with ancient battle patterns fiercely into the ground!

"[Unbreakable King's Domain]!"

Hum——!

A pitch-black energy dome suddenly expanded with him at the center!

Within the dome, all friendly units gained a massive 75% damage reduction and immunity to all crowd control effects.

Meanwhile, enemies inside the dome would suffer continuous damage equal to 5% of their max HP for 10 seconds.

The pangolin crashed head-on into Xiang Yu's shield.

The terrifying force that was previously enough to send Xiang Yu flying only made him take half a step back this time.

The damage caused was even reduced to a negligible degree.

Meanwhile, Yasuo's figure turned into a bolt of thunder, appearing behind the pangolin.

[Thunder of Annihilation]!

The Windbreaker longsword in his hand, carrying the weight of ten thousand jun of thunder, fiercely pierced into the back of the pangolin's neck!

Ten minutes later.

This arrogant BOSS finally fell to the ground with a wail.

The greater the danger, the greater the harvest.

This Level 30 BOSS not only dropped a large amount of rare Materials,

But even a Level 30 equipment blueprint.

[Tyrant's Grasp (Epic)].

You must know that the Forging Guild of the entire Donghai City did not even have a single blueprint above Level 30.

This showed just how rare it was.

…

After another hour of arduous trekking,

Yasuo and Xiang Yu finally arrived in front of the lake shrouded in thick fog.

On the shore of the lake, Moria's figure slowly emerged from the shadow of a withered tree.

The three Clones finally rendezvoused.