One step to heaven, one step to hell!

Reality, Modu City Center.

In an abandoned park next to the ruins of a shopping mall, the scene was already one of utter devastation. Great trees lay toppled in every direction, and massive, brightly colored fungi sprouted everywhere.

It was said that an expert, wanting to experience the taste of these fungi, had specifically gathered and cooked them. As a result, after eating them, his non-tradable lifespan plummeted…

Originally, this abandoned park had become a paradise for many monsters.

But now, under the shroud of the crimson mist, those monsters had all become corpses.

"How is it? Did you find anyone?"

Within the red mist, a group of players had gathered, all observing their surroundings with solemn expressions.

Among them was an old woman in a gray robe, eyes closed, controlling her summons… thousands upon thousands of spiders!

She was the scout for the Shuang Wai Wai team, her class being 'Black Widow'.

Able to summon thousands of spiders under her command, she could maintain a clear understanding of everything within a twenty-kilometer radius.

These little spiders could even enter the water!

Silently, the entire area around the abandoned park had been scouted by the little spiders.

Even beneath the surface of the Huangpu River, many spiders had submerged.

But unfortunately…

The opponent was maintaining permanent stealth underwater, and their Stealth Level had reached Level 9!

Although this 'Black Widow' had learned several anti-stealth skills, her anti-stealth level was only Level 7; her little spiders failed to find the target's location.

"Haven't found them yet."

The Black Widow old woman shook her head with a heavy expression.

Beside her, the other team members all looked quite grim.

After all, they had originally set out this time to deal with a low-health Emerald-grade BOSS, only to be suddenly attacked by a 'Flesh Mountain Puppet'. Caught off guard, four people were instantly killed!

"Operating in reality is still too risky…"

The team's leader, 'Shuang Wai Wai', was a middle-aged man who was currently staring into the distance with a dark face.

His wife, 'Bubble Fish', was a gentle-looking woman. She had her eyes closed, focusing her attention on a 'Flesh Mountain Puppet' over three hundred meters away.

Bubble Fish's class was the Hidden Class 'Beast Tamer', capable of controlling common monsters at a lower level than her own. Now at Level 20, she could control nearly 200 monsters.

At this moment, that Flesh Mountain Puppet was being frantically attacked by the hundred-plus monsters she controlled.

Under the siege of over a hundred monsters, the Flesh Mountain Puppet's movements became quite difficult.

It was evident that Bubble Fish's team was not weak, but they had suffered from the surprise attack, which cost them four people.

"It's useless. That Flesh Mountain Puppet doesn't seem to have a health bar."

"No matter how it's attacked, it can regenerate."

The middle-aged woman, Bubble Fish, said calmly, "My monsters are being killed constantly. I've already replenished over a hundred, and the surrounding monsters will soon be exhausted… The corpses composing that Flesh Mountain Puppet are mostly from Sakura Country. The opponent is very likely from Sakura Country."

"If we can't find his true body, we have no way to deal with him."

Everyone's expression was quite unsightly.

Fortunately, at this moment, their Communication Crystal Rings on their wrists transmitted some information from the guild channel.

It said that Shadow had learned of the situation here and was rushing over.

"Our current situation… even for Big Brother Shadow, it would be hard to handle, right?"

Shuang Wai Wai, Bubble Fish, and the others all sighed.

"Exactly. The Flesh Mountain Puppet can't be killed, and the enemy's true body can't be found. It's too difficult."

"Shadow's forte is killing, but finding someone in such a large area is truly not easy."

"Hard to say. Maybe the opponent is standing right next to us in stealth. It's said that Shadow's anti-stealth level is extremely high. If the opponent is stealthed, they definitely won't escape Shadow's observation."

"But would the opponent just stand outside so brazenly? If they found an underground area to hide in, how easy would it be to find them?"

It wasn't that they looked down on Qin Feng.

Rather, these were the thoughts of any normal person.

The opponent was hidden and didn't show their face, only letting the Flesh Mountain Puppet out to fight, and the Flesh Mountain Puppet could not be completely killed…

No matter how one thought about it, it would be hard for Shadow to settle this alone!

However.

Just as Shuang Wai Wai and the others were thinking this.

Suddenly, the middle-aged woman Bubble Fish abruptly opened her eyes: "Holy crap!"

Her reaction startled everyone around her. They all immediately became vigilant. A priest even began casting team shields, filling the entire team's shields to 1000% of their maximum health within a mere 0.5 seconds!

"What happened?"

Shuang Wai Wai was a bit bewildered; he knew his wife never used foul language unless she couldn't help it.

"That Flesh Mountain Puppet seems to have… died."

Bubble Fish was beyond shocked!

Because of the shroud of red mist, the others couldn't see the situation over by the Flesh Mountain Puppet, but Bubble Fish, through the perspective of the monsters she controlled, had just seen…

The Flesh Mountain Puppet, besieged by her monsters, suddenly ceased all movement!

Originally, the chunks of flesh and corpses fused into that Flesh Mountain Puppet had been constantly clamoring in the Sakura language, as noisy as a swarm of flies.

"Tasukete…"

"It hurts, it hurts, it hurts so much…"

"Iku!"

…

But in an instant…

Those chunks of flesh and corpses all shut up!

They didn't even react as the surrounding monsters tore them to shreds!

This made Bubble Fish wonder: could the master of that Flesh Mountain Puppet have been taken out?

For a moment, Bubble Fish controlled her hundred-plus monsters. The monsters looked at each other in confusion, staring at the mountain of flesh and corpses being torn apart without resistance, completely bewildered.

And just then…

Suddenly.

With a 'thud', a blood-drenched figure violently fell from the sky, crashing heavily in front of Shuang Wai Wai, Bubble Fish, and the others!

When they looked closely…

They found it was actually a long-haired young man in leather armor. His legs and arms had been severed by a sharp weapon, and his entire body was a bloody mess, yet he still had a breath left!

This was thanks to the fact that this guy's constitution attribute extracted into reality was not low.

Having one's limbs severed and still breathing—if no vital organs were hit, one could survive for quite a long time.

Immediately after, a cold and grim figure appeared in mid-air and landed nearby.

The iconic Death Wings behind him already revealed the newcomer's identity.

"Shadow!"

Bubble Fish, Shuang Wai Wai, and the dozens of people in their team were all somewhat shocked.

They looked at Qin Feng, then at the half-dead long-haired youth thrown before them, and their brains all stalled!

"How is this possible?"

"Hasn't it been less than half a minute since Shadow set out?"

"Even from the Hideout to our location, it's over thirty kilometers!"

"In less than half a minute, he not only rushed here but also found the culprit and subdued them?!"

For a time, the dozens of people in the team all felt it was inconceivable!

Qin Feng's methods…

Completely exceeded their expectations, and even surpassed the limits of their imagination!

At the same time…

It also completely exceeded the expectations of that long-haired youth—Matsushita Nikken!

At this moment, Matsushita Nikken, with both arms and legs severed, was as desperate as one could be. Just a moment ago, he was still dreaming of killing Shadow and reaching the pinnacle of his life.

Suddenly, he had turned into this state, completely losing his ability to fight… truly one step to heaven, one step to hell!