Global Game: AFK In The Zombie Apocalypse Game

by Stayrr

Fang Heng was transmigrated to a parallel world and his soul was forced into the body of a man who had just committed suicide. Huh? What? Every human here was being forced to join a game? Those who refused would be killed? Wait? This suicide dude was a pro gamer? He had the highest S-rank talent sill, the Zombie Clone? Damn! The S-rank skill evolved! My zombie clones could auto hu

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990 Deceiving Two

"Hehe… Hahaha!" Joel didn't pursue the fleeing humans. His 16 afterimages laughed wildly at the same time.

This felt so good!

Now that he had finally been temporarily released from the curse that had been plaguing him for thousands of years, Prince Joel felt more relaxed than he had ever been.

"This group of humans…"

After laughing, the 16 afterimages turned their heads at the same time and looked in the direction where the Federation players were escaping.

"Weren't you having a good time chasing me just now?"

It was time for them to pay the price.

Joel was just about to catch up with them and leave an unforgettable memory for the humans when Duke Maica came to his side and knelt on one knee.

"Your Highness."

Joel frowned and stopped in his tracks. "Speak."

"The King has ordered that the humans are not our most important enemy now. He has asked that you not pursue them. We should return to protect the passage to the world of the vampires."

"Fang Heng, the Vampire King…" Hearing Maica's words, Joel was silent in thought for a moment.

The fruit just now… Was this the proof that he was King?

The image of Jian Muzhi in Joel's heart began to collapse.

Maica struck while the iron was hot and continued, "Your Highness, we've followed Jian Muzhi for so long and didn't get any benefits. In my opinion, it's easy to see who's real and who's fake."

"Yes."

Indeed, the truth was right before his eyes. At this point, Joel had already believed most of Fang Heng's words.

Jian Muzhi was a liar!

How hateful! To think he had been deceived by the other party for so long!

Joel unconsciously clenched his fists and asked in a deep voice, "Where is the King now?"

"We just separated. He was worried that you would be in danger and asked me to bring the fruit to save you. His Majesty has gone ahead to find the materials for the magic array. Once he has found the materials, he will meet us at the teleportation passage's magic array location."

Joel nodded. "Alright, I'll go with you. Tell me in detail what happened just now."

"Yes!"

The two of them immediately transformed into their bat forms and flew into the cave.

…

On the upper level of the cave, not long after Zhong Haoyang and Fang Heng split up, the teleportation passage was soon opened again.

Yao Weihua, who was in charge of commanding the small team, put all his attention on the vampire. After learning that Fang Heng had gone missing, he didn't have much of a reaction. He simply led the follow-up reinforcements to explore the lower level of the passage.

While no one was paying attention, Zhong Haoyang immediately asked for special materials for the magic array in the name of research.

After more than half an hour, the Federation's logistics team arrived with the materials and supplies.

Just as Zhong Haoyang was mulling over how to transfer the resources to Fang Heng, a red light flickered in the transportation passage at the edge of the cave.

"Fang Heng?"

Fang Heng walked out of the teleportation passage and glanced at the team from the Federation who was still analyzing and studying the magic array. He nodded to Zhong Haoyang, walked over quickly, and asked in a low voice, "How is it? Did you get everything?"

"Yes, you're here at the right time. The supplies have just arrived."

Zhong Haoyang couldn't help but feel a little uneasy about Fang Heng's actions under the eyes of the twelve corporations. He pulled Fang Heng to the side and asked in a low voice, "How's the situation over there? Did you manage to deceive the vampires?"

Fang Heng thought to himself, "How can this be called deceiving? Did he always give others the impression that he was a liar?"

But time was of the essence and Fang Heng had no time to argue with Zhong Haoyang. He said simply, "I have stabilized the situation with the vampires and they're preparing to set up a magic array to return to the game world. Let's speed up."

"Can you really handle it? There will be fluctuations when the passage is opened, so we must be prepared."

Zhong Haoyang laughed bitterly in his heart. Sometimes, he would suddenly feel that Fang Heng was more dangerous than Jian Muzhi. To think the former would attempt to forcefully open a teleportation passage in such a tense situation.

"I know. This area can cover part of the aura. Moreover, the passage I open will be very small, so the fluctuation won't be that big. Besides, we still have Jian Muzhi to take the blame." Fang Heng had already found a good target to push the blame on. He asked anxiously, "Where are the supplies?"

"It's fine as long as you know what you're doing. Follow me."

Fang Heng followed Zhong Haoyang to the side where the pile of supplies was left.

Zhong Haoyang was very cautious. To avoid being discovered, he had deliberately asked for a lot of unnecessary materials and supplies.

Fang Heng immediately squatted to check.

There were not many materials needed to set up the magic array. The two quickly sorted out those they needed to construct the magic array and put them into two large sacks. They did not care if they looked good or not. They simply carried the two large sacks full of materials and jumped into the teleportation passage.

A few soldiers from the operation department of the Federation did not pay much attention to their actions. They thought that the two of them were just doing all of it to study the magic array.

After returning to the lower level of the cave, Fang Heng led Zhong Haoyang to a hidden corner of the cave through a passage.

On the way, Fang Heng and Zhong Haoyang saw several Federation combat squads fighting with the vampires.

The two of them remained silent as they carefully walked past.

Very quickly, Fang Heng brought Zhong Haoyang to a hidden cave.

As soon as he stepped into the cave, Zhong Haoyang suddenly felt a bone-piercing chill on his back. An extremely cold aura spread from the tip of his toes to his body. It was as if he had fallen into an ice cave, and his body was frozen in place.

"Fang Heng, you're here."

Fang Heng's heart skipped a beat when he heard the familiar voice. He turned his head and looked to the side.

The vampire Prince! Loeb!

On the other side, Prince Joel also flew over.

The two vampire Princes stood in front of Fang Heng at the same time, sizing him up.

Princes!

Those were vampire Princes!

Zhong Haoyang was shocked.

He knew that there might be a Prince in the cave, but he didn't expect to see two Princes standing face-to-face in front of him.

Zhong Haoyang's body was stiff and his legs were weak.

The final boss in the elementary game world!

There were two of them here!

Just the difference in tier was enough to make Zhong Haoyang break out in a cold sweat.

He turned his head to look at Fang Heng carefully.

This time, it was a big deal. To think Fang Heng was so bold that he even dared to lie to the Princes.

If they were accidentally discovered and the Princes were angered…

Oh no, did he follow Fang Heng here to die this time?

Fang Heng was overjoyed to see Prince Loeb, and a smile appeared on his face.

That's great!

He didn't expect Maica to find Loeb as well!

If he could trick the two Princes back, he would have three vampire Princes in addition to the Prince of District 9, Carl!

This powerful combat strength…

As long as he didn't seek death and acted greedily by making a move in the real world like Jian Muzhi, it wouldn't be a dream for him to be dominant in the low-tier game worlds!

Fang Heng gave Maica a "well done" look and nodded to Loeb with a smile. "Loeb, it's been a long time. You don't look good."

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Loeb was different from Joel.

His impression of Jian Muzhi was very ordinary.

However, at this moment, Loeb's expression was serious and he did not seem to be joking as he said, "Fang Heng, I've heard about your matters from Maica. Between you and Jian Muzhi, one of you must have lied to us. Please forgive me for my rudeness before we figure out the truth. We need to see the Vampire King's coffin to confirm your identity."

Loeb had been fighting to the death with the Federation in the cave not long ago when he was saved by Joel and Maica at a critical moment.

Although Loeb looked very calm on the surface, his heart was already in turmoil.

He could see the changes in both Joel and Maica.

After coming to the real world, they had not hibernated for a long time and had completely lost the support of Angetas's power. As such, their personal strength was declining rapidly.

But now, with Fang Heng's help, Joel had actually recovered to his peak state! No, that's not right! To be more precise, Joel's strength had increased. In addition to the curse in Joel's body being temporarily suppressed by a special power, Joel's current strength was at least 50% higher than his previous peak!

After hearing the whole string of events, Loeb even became a bit jealous.

He was the one who cooperated with Fang Heng first, so why did Joel get more benefits than him?

And Maica! That guy!

With Fang Heng's help, Maica had even advanced to the rank of vampire Duke!

Loeb was almost certain that Fang Heng was the new Vampire King.

To hell with Jian Muzhi!

Bastard!

Loeb cursed Jian Muzhi a hundred times in his heart after seeing the changes in Joel and Maica. At that point, he couldn't care less about Jian Muzhi's orders and immediately followed Joel back to the cave to look after the construction of the teleportation passage.

Joel's trust in Fang Heng had reached eighty to ninety percent, and his attitude toward the latter had taken a 180-degree turn.

Unfortunately, both Joel and Loeb were traumatized due to Jian Muzhi's lies.

Therefore, they had a discussion before Fang Heng's arrival. For safety's sake, the two vampire Princes decided to acknowledge Fang Heng's identity as the King only after they saw the King's coffin with their own eyes.

"Oh, it's nothing. It seems that you've all been deceived badly by Jian Muzhi." Fang Heng could feel the two Princes' internal struggle and shrugged his shoulders casually.

Either way, he was already prepared to open the passage to the real world and take the vampires home, so he didn't mind waiting another ten minutes.

Joel unconsciously clenched his fists and said in a deep voice, "We will make Jian Muzhi pay the price."

Maica had already acknowledged Fang Heng's identity as the King, so he might as well stick to his choice at this point. He rushed forward and his eyes unconsciously moved to the linen bag on Fang Heng's back, saying, "Your Majesty, the magic array's preliminary setup has been completed, but we are still lacking some materials. We can't continue with the setup. I wonder if you…"

Fang Heng raised his head and looked in the direction Maica was pointing at. In just over 20 minutes, more than a dozen high-tier vampires who were good at magic arrays had already set up a prototype of a magic array in the hall.

"Hmm," Fang Heng nodded and gestured for Zhong Haoyang to throw the sack on his back to the high-tier vampires behind him.

Maica was excited and immediately ordered the vampire to set up the magic array, "Quick, follow me, do it!"

With the materials brought by Fang Heng and knowing that they would be able to return to the world of the vampire soon, all the vampires were equally excited and worked hard to set up the magic array.

In less than ten minutes, the vampire's magic array was completed.

Fang Heng only planned to break open a space passage leading to the game world that could accommodate the vampires. Therefore, he didn't need to make a large magic array. The hole he made would allow the vampires to fly back and forth to the game world in bat form.

In the cave, all the vampires were staring at Fang Heng with anticipation in their eyes.

For some reason, Zhong Haoyang became nervous as well. His clenched fists were covered in sweat, and he kept praying in his heart that Fang Heng would be able to deceive the two vampire Princes.

On the other hand, Fang Heng didn't feel pressured at all. He strode to the alchemy magic array and checked it again.

After making sure that there was no problem with the magic array, Fang Heng squatted, pressed his hands on the magic array, and injected his mental strength into it.

Whoosh!

The entire magic array glowed with a red light.

"Crack!"

The space above the magic array made a slight noise, and fine black cracks appeared.

As the cracks gradually spread, the vampires' breathing also became heavier.

"Bang!"

Under the vampires' expectant gazes, the black cracks exploded with a bang, revealing a black hole!

The black hole gradually expanded until it formed a circle with a diameter of more than half a meter.

Success!

The vampires were overjoyed and excited.

What Fang Heng had shown was much more reliable than what Jian Muzhi had shown!

At least they didn't have to hide in the real world like rats on the street!

They could return to the world of the vampires!

God knows how they had managed all this time!

After exchanging a glance with each other, Loeb and Joel nodded at the same time.

Joel turned to Fang Heng and said, "Fang Heng, I'll go in and have a look. If I don't come back in 10 minutes, it means there's something wrong with your identity."

Zhong Haoyang turned around and looked at Fang Heng nervously.

He didn't expect Fang Heng to be so relaxed. The latter even urged Joel, "Alright, hurry up."

Joel didn't say anything more. He transformed into a bat and flew into the space passage, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

Time passed by, and the space passage was unusually calm.

Zhong Haoyang's heart began to race.

He felt the air around him freeze.

After a full eight minutes, Zhong Haoyang's forehead was already covered in a cold sweat. He looked at Fang Heng from time to time.

F*ck! That guy!

He didn't know how Fang Heng managed to stay calm.

Suddenly, the space passage fluctuated violently again.

Zhong Haoyang turned his head to look at the teleportation passage.

Joel flew out of the spatial passage in his bat form and returned to his human form.

His eyes were fixed on Fang Heng.

Zhong Haoyang's heart was beating wildly as he stood at the side. He was prepared to die.

However, he was stunned the next moment.

Joel knelt on one knee in front of Fang Heng and lowered his head respectfully, "Your Majesty! I was impetuous before and was deceived by Jian Muzhi. Please punish me, Your Majesty."

Loeb was stunned and blurted out, "Bastard! I knew that Jian Muzhi, that dog, had tricked me!"

Fang Heng had already known the result.

Looking at Joel's excitement, Fang Heng thought to himself how wonderful a job Hayez had done in brain-washing the Prince.

Well, Hayez had always been good at such things.

Maica knelt on one knee in front of Fang Heng as well, "Your Majesty, we were all blinded by that bastard!"

At this point, Joel trusted Fang Heng completely.

After entering the passage, he verified everything with his own eyes.

Everything Fang Heng had said was true!

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In the world of the vampires, his fellow vampires had unanimously agreed that Fang Heng was the new Vampire King, and half of all the worlds had already sworn allegiance to the new King.

The most important thing was that the Vampire King's coffin was indeed in Fang Heng's control!

After entering the place where the Vampire King's coffin was, Joel could clearly feel that the curse on his body had been affected by the coffin.

How could this be fake?

Jian Muzhi had personally told them with certainty that the King's coffin had been destroyed by Fang Heng!

Jian Muzhi was just full of lies!

Fang Heng was clearly the Vampire King!

What followed was a wave of monstrous anger.

To think Jian Muzhi had deceived them for so long!

They almost all died here! They had almost ruined the future of the vampires! They had almost become the sinners of the vampires!

Such humiliation and hatred must be washed away with blood!

Immediately after, Joel suddenly felt an irrepressible joy.

The result that Fang Heng was the true inheritor of the Vampire King was just a blessing for them!

"Your Majesty!"

Seeing that the two Princes had knelt and pledged their allegiance, the vampires in the cave also knelt on one knee.

At that moment, only Fang Heng and Zhong Haoyang were left standing in the cave.

Zhong Haoyang couldn't help but gulp. He touched his wildly beating heart and looked at Fang Heng.

He had watched as Fang Heng, this genius, take down half of the worlds of the vampires in just two days.

The other party was indeed no ordinary person.

He had never thought that Fang Heng could really control this group of vampires and deceive them into obediently following orders…

And he had done it with such ease!

Zhong Haoyang really wanted to ask Fang Heng how he did it.

Wait…

Zhong Haoyang suddenly realized that the young man in front of him could now order the vampire Princes to do things for him!

What a powerful force this was!

Even the World Lords of the various servers in the Vampire Apocalypse were mostly arbitrators in the Elders Council in the game. At most, they could only influence the Prince's decision…

The last person who could completely influence and control the vampire Princes was Jian Muzhi!

As a member of the Western Federation, Zhong Haoyang clearly knew how much effort Jian Muzhi had put in to achieve this. Behind him, the entire Western Federation and the twelve corporations had provided him with various resources!

Even so, Jian Muzhi had spent decades achieving this step!

As for Fang Heng?

From the information, how long had the other party entered the game world? To think he had managed to snatch everything away from Jian Muzhi!

In fact, from the attitudes of the Princes, they seemed to be more respectful to Fang Heng.

Zhong Haoyang looked at Fang Heng with a look of awe.

"Get up, all of you. You were also deceived by Jian Muzhi," Fang Heng waved his hand casually and said, "It's good to be careful."

"Your Majesty, Jian Muzhi lied to the vampires and almost caused a disaster. We can't let him off!"

"Yes," Fang Heng nodded. He was previously worried that Jian Muzhi had a backup plan, plus the other party had been protected by the Princes. As such, he didn't dare to go and find Jian Muzhi rashly for fear that he wouldn't be able to win.

Now that he had two vampire Princes, he could finally go and fight with Jian Muzhi.

Other than the Vampire King's remains that he had promised Zhong Haoyang, he might be able to get some other benefits from Jian Muzhi.

"Your Majesty, there are still many who have been deceived by Jian Muzhi. They are currently fighting a hard battle against the Federation," Maica said with resentment in his heart, "Jian Muzhi has issued a life-and-death order that even if we have to pay with our lives, we cannot allow the Federation to get close to the three central magic arrays."

Hearing that, Fang Heng's had a thought. His gaze on Maica had a hint of praise.

Indeed, yes, right, he was right. The vampires were the most important.

Take them away! Take them all away!

It was best if he could take them all away in one go!

Fang Heng's eyes were filled with fervor. He nodded and said, "Maica, our people have been deceived by Jian Muzhi. We can't just sit back and do nothing. We must bring them back to the game world. I'll leave this to you. Be careful."

"Yes! My Majesty is merciful!"

"And the seeds. There are still many seeds left in the magic array. Get someone to collect all the seeds. I still need them."

"Understood!"

After Fang Heng finished giving orders, he shifted his gaze to the two vampire Princes, "Let's go and find Jian Muzhi."

The two Princes nodded in unison, "Yes, Your Majesty!"

…

In a corner in the lower level of the vampire's cave, the teams from the Federation stopped in front of a crimson-red stone door.

Almost everyone's eyes were on the young man standing in front of the stone gate.

It was Qin Wu, a quasi-S-level Federation's investigation team captain.

This time, Qin Wu's combat team had been invited by the Western Federation.

Yao Weihua said in a deep voice, "Mr. Qin, we have secretly left a dormant artificial nano-mechanical insect on Jian Muzhi. The mechanical insect has just given us a feedback signal. Jian Muzhi should be behind the door. Of course, we cannot rule out the possibility of it being a trap. Please be careful."

"Alright," Qin Wu nodded.

About 10 minutes ago, the Federation detected a strong space passage fluctuation in the cave area and suspected that Jian Muzhi might want to use a space passage to escape into the game world!

As such, the Western Federation once again increased the risk factor of the mission and reported it to the Central Federation.

The three A-level Federation investigation teams in the cave had already rushed to the location of the spatial fluctuation to provide assistance after receiving the news.

At the same time, Qin Wu, Yao Weihua, and the others had also found the possible place where Jian Muzhi was hibernating.

Qin Wu walked to the gate and gently pressed his hand on the stone gate.

"Chi!"

As soon as his palm touched the door, a sizzling sound like that of a soldering iron was heard, and layers of greenish-gray mist emerged from his palm.

Thick lifeblood seeped out from the crack of the door.

Qin Wu suddenly sensed something and retracted his hand. He took two steps back and stared at the entrance.

"Be careful!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the entrance door exploded with a loud bang!

Boom!!!

The vampire gate suddenly exploded, and a figure covered in blood emerged from the red blood.

"It's Jian Muzhi!!"

Everyone was shocked when they saw the face of the person who had come out of the cave!

The entire right side of Jian Muzhi's face had been completely distorted. It was constantly growing and mutating, and a ferocious and terrifying face appeared.

Qin Wu's expression was grave. At the first moment, he led the four members of the quasi-S-level team behind him to rush forward and block Jian Muzhi.

"Get lost!" Jian Muzhi shouted, but his voice was extremely thick and rough.

Qin Wu naturally would not retreat easily, nor would he dare to underestimate Jian Muzhi. He stood in front of Jian Muzhi and nodded, "Mr. Jian, I've heard a lot about you."

Before he could finish his words, Qin Wu raised his eyebrows.

Whoosh!

Jian Muzhi's figure flashed and appeared in front of Qin Wu. He raised his fist and punched Qin Wu.

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"Thump!"

Qin Wu pressed his hands in front of him, and a colorless barrier appeared in front of him, blocking the fist.

An extremely brutal force surged over him, causing Qin Wu's palms to go numb. He was secretly shocked and immediately retreated a few steps to dissipate the impact.

Jian Muzhi paused for a moment. After forcing Qin Wu back, he immediately dodged.

"Leader?"

Two of his team members immediately came to his aid and asked, "Are you alright?"

"I'm fine. I'm fine."

Qin Wu looked in the direction of Jian Muzhi's escape and fell into deep thought.

He felt that the aura on Jian Muzhi's body was extremely chaotic, and his eyes were filled with explosive anger. It was obvious that he was forcefully restraining himself.

Also, he didn't use any blood spells, only his fists.

Then, he thought of the strange right half of his face.

It seemed that the information was right. Jian Muzhi had been affected by the King's Will by forcefully inheriting the King's remains.

He didn't expect the Vampire King's remains to be able to improve him to this level.

He had to make him stay, or else there would be trouble in the real world.

Wang Qihang, take your men and stay here to assist Sir Yao. The rest of you, follow me!" Qin Wu said.

"Yes!"

Qin Wu shouted and immediately led his team members and the other three A-level inspection teams in pursuit of Jian Muzhi's escape.

Other than Wang Qihang's small team and the Federation's operations department, who were slow and unable to pursue them, the Federation's investigation team quickly and cleanly withdrew.

Yao Weihua and Wang Qihang, who stayed behind, looked at each other.

"The cave should be Jian Muzhi's nest. This time, Jian Muzhi left in a hurry, and he might have left behind some important items. Let's go in and take a look. It's best if we can find some valuable clues.

"Alright, my people will go in first. You guys follow behind and cooperate."

"Be careful. If there's any danger, retreat immediately."

As Yao Weihua spoke, he motioned for the members of the Federation's operations department to retreat a distance, turn on the search lights, and provide protection for Wang Qihang's team.

Wang Qihang squinted his eyes and examined the interior of the cave that had been broken open. He carefully led the inspection team into the cave to explore.

The inside of the cave was quite empty.

After Jian Muzhi left, only the wreckage and ruins were left behind. On the rock wall, there were large pits that had been blasted out. It was as if a great battle had taken place.

After confirming that there was no danger, Wang Qihang made a gesture to the rear to indicate that it was safe.

Yao Weihua also led the Federation's operations department into the cave and turned on the search lights to thoroughly investigate the cave.

"Search the area. Don't miss any suspicious details."

"Yes!"

The Federation's operations department received the order, and they spread out immediately. They began to search the interior of the cave carefully.

"Leader, we found something. Come over for a moment!"

Very quickly, a player from the inspection team noticed something.

Everyone's attention was attracted by the player's shouts.

That was…

A red magic array was slowly circulating on the right side of the cave.

Circles of light swirled around the center of the magic array before finally gathering together to form a light blue halo.

A three-dimensional, diamond-shaped, golden polyhedron was suspended in the halo.

The texture looked like some kind of metal.

There was a strange black pattern on each side. It was like eyes peeking at the players around them.

Yao Weihua walked to Wang Qihang's side, frowning, and asked doubtfully, "Brother Wang, what's that?"

"I'm not sure. I've never seen it before."

Wang Qihang was confused. He walked to the magic array and touched it to sense it.

"It's some kind of protective magic array. It's very difficult to activate."

Yao Weihua said, "Let the experts come and check. The rest of you continue to search the surroundings. Be careful!"

"Yes!"

Soon, more than a dozen vampire experts from the Federation who had come with the operations team immediately rushed over. They surrounded the magic array and carefully studied it. They knocked and touched it here and there, and from time to time, they would even discuss it softly.

However, after discussing it for a long time, they had no results.

Yao Weihua felt helpless, but he had no choice.

After all, he was used to such things.

The soldiers of the Federation's operations department also quickly and carefully searched the entire cave.

In addition to the magic array, they also found a small number of broken magic arrays and a small amount of low-quality blood marrow.

Wang Qihang was getting impatient. He stepped forward and asked the group of experts, "It's been half a day. Did you find anything?"

The leader of the specialist group pushed up his thick glasses and replied, "Sir, this magic array is an ancient magic array used for protection. It is very rare among the vampires' magic arrays. If you destroy it forcefully, it may cause the destruction of precious tools."

"You only found this after such a long time?" Wang Qihang was angry, but he suppressed his anger and asked, "How long will it take to break the magic array?"

The leader of the specialist group smiled apologetically. "W-well, you should understand that this is an ancient magic array. It's tough to crack it. Even the vampire elders' council can't do anything about it."

Wang Qihang was patiently talking to the experts when he suddenly sensed something. His face changed, and he turned his head to look back.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

A series of explosions rang out outside the cave.

The Federation soldiers immediately responded. They got into formation and aimed their guns at the entrance of the cave.

"What's wrong?"

"There's an enemy attack,"

Two people rushed in from the outside, and their expressions changed slightly. "It's the Prince of vampires!

The team's atmosphere instantly turned heavy.

What's going on? The Prince of vampires is fighting back?

Shouldn't they be more inclined to support Jian Muzhi?

Yao Weihua was puzzled and looked at Wang Qihang.

The Federation might be able to deal with Normal high-tier vampires, but it would be overestimating itself if it were to deal with the Prince of vampires.

"Welcome the enemy!"

Wang Qihang spat out the words and immediately led the inspection team out of the cave.

Yao Weihua took a deep breath and raised his hand to signal the federal team to get into formation and get ready to go out to help.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Before Yao Weihua had time to give an order, several more explosions occurred outside the cave.

For a moment, the entire cave was shaking from the explosion.

Yao Weihua suddenly had a bad premonition, and he couldn't help but look out of the cave.

The blood-red lifeblood already covered the outside.

"Boom!"

There was another violent explosion, and a violent aura exploded outside the cave, followed by a figure rushing out.

Yao Weihua's eyelids twitched when he saw the figure's face, and his face turned pale.

It turned out to be Wang Qihang!

Wang Qihang was sent flying into the cave, his face covered in blood, looking extremely miserable.

Whoosh!

Immediately after, a blood shadow rushed in from outside the cave, jumped to Wang Qihang's side, and held him in the air with one hand.

It was the Prince of vampires, Joel!

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The mental state of the Federation's operations department was extremely tense. They immediately fired at Joel in the air after discovering their target.

Joel only raised his hand slightly.

The blood-colored barrier opened up and blocked all the bullets that came at him.

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Joel's eyes were filled with dense killing intent as he swept his gaze across the people from the Federation below.

Yao Weihua felt as if the blood in his body had frozen under the gaze. A layer of cold sweat appeared on his forehead, and fear rose from the bottom of his heart.

It was as if Joel could kill him on the spot with a single thought.

"Stop!"

Yao Weihua immediately ordered his subordinates to stop their attacks.

"Hmph!"

Joel snorted disdainfully. He picked up Wang Qihang and flew toward the entrance of the cave.

At the entrance of the cave, Fang Heng walked in wearing a mask.

Prince Loeb had been guarding Fang Heng all the time.

Fang Heng looked at Wang Qihang, who was being controlled by Joel, and asked in a deep voice, "Eh? Where's Jian Muzhi?"

Wang Qihang gritted his teeth and raised his head.

When he saw the mysterious masked man in front of him, the shock in his heart could not be any greater.

Who was this person? Why were the two Princes of vampires listening to his orders?

Fang Heng's tone was flat. "I'll ask you one last time. Where is Jian Muzhi?"

His life was in someone else's hands, so Wang Qihang immediately replied, "Jian Muzhi has already escaped. You're late."

"Escaped? How long has it been?"

"20 minutes," Wang Qihang said in a deep voice. "The inspection team has their eyes on Jian Muzhi. It's impossible for him to escape."

Loeb looked at Fang Heng and asked in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "Your Majesty, do we need to chase?"

"Forget it."

Fang Heng shook his head and thought it was a pity.

He was still a step too late. Jian Muzhi had fled after being discovered by the Federation.

This was within his expectations.

Fang Heng took a few steps forward and glanced around the cave quickly.

Eh!

That's…

Fang Heng noticed that more than a dozen experts from the Federation were gathered in a corner not far away.

Such a coincidence?

Fang Heng found these experts from the Federation very familiar.

Eh? What were they researching?

Fang Heng strode forward and soon noticed the magic array behind the Federation experts.

A diamond-shaped metal?

What was that?

Fang Heng's attention was attracted by the diamond-shaped polyhedron metal suspended in the center of the magic array.

Loeb was also vigilant as he said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, please be careful."

"Hmm."

Fang Heng let out a soft "hmm" and began to observe the magic array.

The experts naturally didn't dare to stop him and immediately hid far away.

What a coincidence.

Fang Heng was delighted after observing the magic array carefully.

It was simple!

This was one of the vampires' protective magic arrays. Thanks to the Will inheritance of the Vampire King, Fang Heng had detailed information about this magic array in his memory.

The method to crack it was very simple. He only needed to inject his mental strength and crack it in a specific order.

Fang Heng took action immediately. He stretched out his hands and pressed them on the magic array, pouring his mental strength into it.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, the halo of the magic array gradually dissipated and slowly stopped spinning.

The eyes of the Federation's experts at the side almost popped out of their sockets.

What was this guy's background?

"Crack crack crack…"

The diamond-shaped metal in the center of the magic array made a slight sound and broke down into petals like a lotus flower in front of Fang Heng.

In the middle of the petals…

Fang Heng's pupils shrank.

It was actually a seed?

Fang Heng fixed his eyes on the three seeds levitating in the diamond-shaped device.

The seed of the sacred tree!

Different from the damaged and abandoned seeds found in the soil, although these three seeds had also become shriveled with the passage of time, it could be seen that they had been carefully preserved, and there was no damage on the surface.

It was the complete version of the seed!

Fang Heng thought of something and immediately reached out to grab the seed.

"Chi!"

The moment his finger touched the seed, Fang Heng raised his eyebrows.

Eh?

"Swoosh!"

One of the seeds instantly burst into flames!

Fang Heng didn't have time to do anything. The seed was burned into ashes in his hand.

[Hint: The player has discovered a special item — Unknown Seed * 2]

A line of game hints flashed on his retina.

What was going on? The seed was burned?

Why?

And without any hint?

Fang Heng was very suspicious.

He opened his palm and carefully observed the two seeds in his hand.

One of the remaining two seeds had a faint blood-red luster, while the last one did not change at all. It was as dry and dim as ever.

Fang Heng couldn't get detailed information about the seed outside of the game, and he wasn't sure what other secrets the seed hid.

Seeing Fang Heng hesitating, Loeb asked, "My Lord, this is…"

"We'll talk when we get back."

After thinking for a while, Fang Heng simply put it in his backpack and planned to study it after returning to the game world.

Raising his head, Fang Heng once again looked around and nodded. "Let's go."

"Yes!"

After saying that, Fang Heng left the cave without looking back, surrounded by the two Princes of vampires.

After a long time, after confirming that Fang Heng and the two Princes of vampires had really left, the people of the Federation finally heaved a sigh of relief and looked at each other.

He really left?

A Federation soldier was still in disbelief.

"Sir, are we still going to chase?"

Yao Weihua didn't answer but frowned.

He felt that the young man in the mask seemed a little familiar. It was as if he had seen him somewhere before.

The other party was very strange and seemed to have some reservations.

He didn't want to be enemies with the Federation?

Wang Qihang clutched his injured chest, and his heart was also filled with unspeakable doubts.

He was well aware that if the other party was willing, at least eighty to ninety percent of the federal team in the entire cave would be dead or injured.

What was most suspicious was the identity of the mysterious man.

Why were the two Princes of vampires so respectful to him?

Other than Jian Muzhi, who else had such a high status among the vampires?

Suddenly, a name appeared in Wang Qihang's mind.

Fang Heng, who had been very popular in the world of vampires recently.

Wang Qihang had also heard a little about it and had seen this name countless times in the reports before the battle.

Could it be him?

It was impossible.

Wang Qihang shook his head.

Elementary game players couldn't do this.

Yao Weihua walked to Wang Qihang and asked, "Are you alright?"

"It's fine. Did you see what was inside the metal device?"

The people from the Federation in the cave looked at each other and shook their heads.

The experts from the Federation didn't say anything either. They only felt ashamed.

He had just said that no one could break the magic array in a short time, but he was immediately slapped in the face.

"Immediately inform the other teams of the Federation's operations department and tell them that two princes have entered the cave and taken away the things left behind by the prince. Tell them to be careful," Yao Weihua said in a deep voice.

"Yes!"

At the same time, not far away from the cave, Zhong Haoyang had been hiding in the dark.

After all, it wasn't easy for him to make a move in the situation just now.

When he saw Fang Heng appearing with two Princes of vampires from afar, Zhong Haoyang immediately came out from behind the rock and asked in a hurry, "How's the situation? Did you get the item?"

"No, we were late. Jian Muzhi ran away."

"He ran away?"

"Yes, but the Federation's investigation team has already caught up. The Federation should have a more accurate location of Jian Muzhi."

"Alright, I'll go back and check it out now."

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995 Intense Battle

Jian Muzhi had already escaped, and Fang Heng couldn't pursue him with his perception. He could only use the Federation's strength to find him.

He hoped that the inspection team would be reliable and not let Jian Muzhi escape.

The two of them had just discussed and were about to split up when Loeb suddenly frowned and said, "Your Majesty, the blood crystal has lit up. Maica might be under the Federation's attack and is requesting our help."

The inspection team…

This was really troublesome!

Fang Heng's eye muscles twitched.

The vampires in the real world were the biggest harvest of this trip. He had no choice but to temporarily give up on Jian Muzhi and return to provide support.

"Yes, the teleportation passage is very important. Let's go back and provide support first. Zhong Haoyang, you go and find out more from the Federation. We'll meet at the teleportation point later."

"Alright!"

After the agreement was made, Fang Heng and Zhong Haoyang immediately split up and headed back to the game's teleportation passage.

…

More than ten minutes later, after the two Princes of vampires had driven out the two teams from the Federation's investigation team who were looking for trouble, Zhong Haoyang had just arrived at the cave.

Zhong Haoyang had contacted the Western region's Federation. After receiving first-hand news, he rushed over without stopping.

"How is it? Any news?"

"Yes, the inspection team left a signal device on Jian Muzhi's body. Jian Muzhi has been forced into a desperate situation. He can't escape."

After saying that, Zhong Haoyang took a few deep breaths and continued, "In addition, Jian Muzhi's ability has improved again. However, there seems to be a problem with his consciousness."

"What about now? Has Jian Muzhi already escaped from the cave?"

Zhong Haoyang took out a tablet from his backpack and handed it to him. "Not yet. He's at this point on the upper level of the cave."

Fang Heng took the tablet and checked it.

Zhong Haoyang continued, "Fang Heng, the spatial fluctuations here have attracted the attention of the Federation. They suspect that Jian Muzhi is trying to use the space passage to return to the game world and escape. Now, a large number of Federation teams are rushing here. If they discover the passage, it may cause you trouble."

"Tsk, troublesome."

Fang Heng thought for a while, then turned to Maica and asked, "Maica, how many of our descendants have yet to return to the world of the vampires?"

"Most of the people who should have left have already left. The rest, in my opinion, are already in bad shape."

In addition to the two princes and a large number of high-tier vampires, Maica also found three heavily injured Dukes of the vampires and eight Marquises of the vampires.

They had already been sent to the world of vampires for treatment.

This was a huge increase in combat power!

Fang Heng felt unspeakably comfortable.

When these vampires fully recovered their combat power, his power in the world of vampires would be enhanced explosively!

The remaining few worlds of the vampires that had not pledged their allegiance could be directly crushed!

Fang Heng's eyes swept over the remaining 20 or so high-tier vampire guards in the cave. He nodded and said, "It's almost time. Let the rest of the people leave immediately. You stay behind and destroy the magic array. We will go and find Jian Muzhi."

"Yes!"

While the high-tier vampires flew into the space passage in a single file, Fang Heng observed the point on the tablet once again.

He touched his chin and asked, "Joel, Loeb, how many Tier A teams can you two take on at the same time?"

The two of them looked at each other.

Loeb's current condition was very bad, and he could barely deal with an A-level federal team on his own. Joel's strength had greatly improved, and he could deal with three A1-level federal teams at the same time without being defeated.

"If we can only guarantee that we won't be defeated, we can probably deal with four teams at the same time."

"Fang Heng, there are at least six Tier A teams and one S-level team on Jian Muzhi's side," Zhong Haoyang reminded.

"Quasi-S-level team…"

Fang Heng muttered to himself.

The other party's strength could not be determined for the time being.

In short, it would be a little difficult to just rush over like this.

After thinking for a while, Fang Heng raised his head and looked at the two Princes of vampires and Maica.

"In that case, we'll have to disguise ourselves and change our clothes before going there."

A change of clothes?

The two Princes of vampires looked at each other.

…

In the center of the cave, Jian Muzhi was surrounded by the federal teams. The right side of his face kept fusing and mutating, forming a strange face.

"Idiot! I've told you before that your body can't withstand my strength. You have to find a way to get the life fruit first."

"Shut up!"

Jian Muzhi gritted his teeth and said, "If you had not been unwilling to trust me and handed over the strength of the coffin to me earlier, you would not have ended up in this state!"

"Hahahaha!" The smile on the right half of his face became even more ferocious. "Are you trustworthy? Don't think I don't know what you're thinking."

"What's the use of saying all this now? Hurry up and use whatever tricks you have. Otherwise, we'll all die here."

Looking at Jian Muzhi, who was constantly muttering to himself with his right cheek, the federal teams that were gathered around to be on guard felt an indescribable strangeness in their hearts.

The people from the Federation chased closely all the way. Jian Muzhi was already seriously injured, but every time he was about to die, he could instantly erupt with a terrifying power to push everyone back.

Qin Wu didn't dare to act rashly.

The five Federation players were accumulating energy, preparing to release a large-scale summoning spell to deal with Jian Muzhi.

At the back of the team, Fang Heng, Maica, and a few others were wearing the uniform of the federal team.

As the noble Princes of vampires, it was very uncomfortable for Joel and Loeb to change into the ugly human Federation uniform.

"The Federation is about to make their move." Fang Heng used his eyes to signal to Qin Wu's team and the federal team on the right, who were gathering their strength and preparing to use the summoning skill, and whispered, "What do you think of the Federation's S-level inspection team's combat strength?"

Loeb, who had been paying attention to Qin Wu and the others, replied with a solemn expression, "Yes, it is indeed difficult to deal with."

"Are the goods ready?" Fang Heng looked at Joel and asked.

"Yes. Jian Muzhi should like this gift very much."

"Okay." Fang Heng nodded. "Wait for an opportunity. Listen to my command, and we'll attack together."

While they were talking, the federal team had already completed the alchemy magic array on the right.

The five members of the A-level inspection team worked together to cast a summoning spell, summoning a frosty breath to form a huge white magic array in the air.

"Roar!"

With a beastly roar, a huge white snake of ice slithered out of the magic array!

In an instant, the cave was covered in a layer of ice-cold frost.

The frost snake opened its bloody mouth and swooped down at Jian Muzhi.

"Get lost!"

Jian Muzhi roared. The muscles in his right arm tensed up, and the veins bulged. He raised his fist and punched the frost snake.

"Boom!"

Thick lifeblood bloomed with Jian Muzhi's punch!

"Ka!"

With a crisp sound, the frost snake was shattered!

Countless ice crystals danced in the air.

Jian Muzhi's body was immediately covered with a layer of white ice shards. In the blink of an eye, his entire body was covered in a thin layer of ice. At first glance, he looked like an ice sculpture!

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The surrounding people were amazed.

The terrifying Jian Muzhi!

He could even shatter a frost snake with a single punch!

Suddenly, Qin Wu jumped out of the white lifeblood.

!!

"Swish!"

A white blade slashed toward Jian Muzhi's neck!

"Bang!"

The thin layer of ice that was originally shrouding Jian Muzhi's body was once again blasted open by the lifeblood!

Jian Muzhi gritted his teeth and was forced to punch forward again!

"Boom!"

The punch hit the white dagger.

A sinister smile appeared on Qin Wu's face as he quickly retreated his hand!

Jian Muzhi hurriedly received the attacks one after another. He was sent flying backward by Qin Wu's knife. At the same time, a touch of dark gray color appeared on his fist that had just hit the dagger.

The gray color was spreading to Jian Muzhi's torso at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Hmm?"

In the air, Qin Wu, who was observing Jian Muzhi's condition, suddenly frowned.

He noticed that a few of his teammates had scuttled out from the right side. They were the first to move in the direction where Jian Muzhi had been sent flying.

Which team was it?

Did they want to take credit?

Qin Wu was not happy.

He gave the group a cursory glance and found that they were very unfamiliar.

Was it an inspection team hired by the Federation?

The external inspection team was paid to do this, so it was no wonder that they didn't cooperate at all. Most likely, they saw that Jian Muzhi was injured and wanted to snatch the credit.

But how could it be that simple?

Qin Wu immediately warned in a deep voice. "Be careful! The poison will take some time to take effect, don't get too close!"

However, the four people in this small team had no intention of listening at all. They quickly approached Jian Muzhi's side.

Eh?

To Qin Wu's surprise, Jian Muzhi did not resist.

After the four people in the team got close to Jian Muzhi, they actually controlled Jian Muzhi gently and took him to the distance quickly.

This was bad!

Qin Wu's heart moved, and he immediately reacted.

"Stop them! There's a problem with these people!"

The two team members closest to Jian Muzhi realized that the situation was not good. They immediately went to stop Fang Heng and the others.

"Move!"

Joel turned his head and shouted towards the back.

A blood-colored claw shadow attacked forward.

A blood-red light flashed!

The two members of the Federation's investigation team felt the power of the bloody claw shadow. Their expressions changed slightly, and they dodged to the sides.

"Boom!"

The claw print landed on the rock wall behind him, creating a deep pit.

It was actually a Prince of vampires!

Everyone was shocked.

What was going on? When did the Prince of vampires, who had always been fighting head-on, sneak into their team?

"Boom! Boom boom boom!"

Before the people of the Federation could react, more than a dozen blood-colored bombs came crashing toward them.

It was chaos again.

By the time the people from the Federation reacted, Fang Heng and the other three had already fled forward at full speed with the seriously injured Jian Muzhi!

"Chase! They can't have gone far!"

Qin Wu shouted and immediately chased after Fang Heng and the others with the others.

"Hahahaha! If you want me to die, you're still far from it!"

Jian Muzhi had thought that he would die for sure. However, when he saw that the people who had saved him were actually Prince Joel and Loeb, he suddenly felt a kind of joy from escaping from a desperate situation.

"Mr. Jian."

Joel took out a high-tier blood marrow from his pocket and threw it to Jian Muzhi.

Jian Muzhi reached out to take the blood marrow and swallowed it in one gulp.

"You've tricked me quite a bit," Joel continued with a dark expression.

Jian Muzhi's pupils suddenly shrank when he heard this. Immediately after, a warning sign rose in his heart.

What did he mean by that?

The next moment, Jian Muzhi's expression changed greatly.

He found that the lifeblood in his body was surging wildly!

There was a problem with the blood marrow!

Joel?

Jian Muzhi suddenly turned his head to look at Joel.

He saw a flash of gloominess on Joel's face.

He didn't have time to continue thinking. The lifeblood in his body surged wildly. Jian Muzhi couldn't help but let out a muffled groan.

"Creak creak creak creak creak creak…"

A terrifying face squirmed on the left side of Jian Muzhi's face. It seemed like the face wanted to come out of Jian Muzhi's body!

"Ah!"

Jian Muzhi covered his face with his hands and let out a painful howl.

"Whoosh!"

A blood-red blade light flashed.

Joel swung his blade forward, and a blood-red blade light flashed through the air.

"Swish!"

Jian Muzhi's entire right leg was cut down!

"Thump!"

Maica had already prepared a wooden box. He placed the remains of the Vampire King that had fused into Jian Muzhi's body into the wooden box and closed the coffin box tightly with a thud.

Fang Heng took out a sealing rune paper and stuck it on the seal of the wooden box.

Done!

"Let's go!"

Fang Heng glanced at everyone and retreated decisively!

He also wanted to be more greedy, but unfortunately, the situation was urgent. At present, Zhong Haoyang had only found a talisman that could seal the remains of the Vampire King.

It was almost impossible to take Jian Muzhi away by force in front of so many S-level inspection teams from the Federation, including a quasi-S-Class inspection team.

"Hmph! You're lucky!"

Joel's eyes flashed with anger. With one kick, he sent Jian Muzhi's pursuers flying back. He followed Loeb and released blood-colored bombs.

"Boom Boom Boom!"

For a time, the dense bombs fell on Jian Muzhi's body and made a loud noise.

Just the aftermath of the explosion was enough to shake the entire cave.

"Leader! What do we do?"

Amidst the loud explosions, Qin Wu raised his head and looked up at the sky.

Through the lifeblood produced after the explosion, he saw every move of Fang Heng and the others.

Qin Wu was extremely puzzled.

Who were those people?

What happened to the vampires? Why did they turn around and attack Jian Muzhi?

From the looks of it, they had seized a part of the remains of the Vampire King from Jian Muzhi.

Suddenly, Qin Wu's brows furrowed again.

"Chi! Chi Chi!"

In the air, Jian Muzhi's body, which had been blown into pieces by the bomb, quickly recovered.

Not only did his lifeblood not weaken, but it was also even stronger than before!

He looked at Jian Muzhi carefully. At this time, Jian Muzhi's eyes were completely closed, and he had fallen into a coma.

A strange face appeared on his left and right cheeks.

Qin Wu had a bad feeling and said in a deep voice, "Ignore those people. Don't cause any more trouble. Take down Jian Muzhi first!"

"Yes!"

…

In the distance, Fang Heng and his group of four were frantically fleeing forward, heading for the second floor at full speed.

Zhong Haoyang was waiting outside the entrance of the second floor.

Zhong Haoyang was overjoyed when he saw the two of them bringing the wooden boxes over. He asked, "You got it?"

"I got it. Let's go."

Maica threw the box to Zhong Haoyang.

Zhong Haoyang took the wooden box and was overjoyed. He carefully turned the box over and over again to check it.

"Boom! Boom boom boom!"

Suddenly, a violent explosion came from the depths of the cave, and the cave trembled violently.

Zhong Haoyang opened his mouth and asked, "Mr. Fang, what's wrong with Jian Muzhi?"

"It's nothing. I just added some ingredients to his blood marrow."

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997 The Seed

"It's nothing. I just added some ingredients to his blood marrow."

There was a lot of low-quality blood mixed in the blood marrow, which directly caused the lifeblood in Jian Muzhi's body to be chaotic.

For normal vampires, the chaos of lifeblood would at most cause a little trouble.

However, Jian Muzhi was fighting against the will of the Vampire King. The lifeblood in his body was in an extremely chaotic state.

Such a small problem was a natural disaster for Jian Muzhi!

Just as Fang Heng had predicted, Jian Muzhi's consciousness was attacked, and he fell into madness under the control of the King's Will.

With Jian Muzhi's help stopping the Federation's investigation team, the four of them could easily get rid of the pursuit.

Zhong Haoyang put away the wooden box and looked into the depths of the cave from afar.

Seeing how Jian Muzhi and the Federation were fighting so intensely, he was even a little worried that the cave would collapse.

"The cooperation agreement has been completed. It's better not to stay here for too long," Zhong Haoyang said as he led the group to the exit. "The helicopter is ready outside. I'll send someone to send you away immediately."

"Hmm," Fang Heng nodded and said, "but this time, we'll have to bring three more people back. By the way, we still have materials for the magic array, right? I still have to bring some back…"

…

…

Two hours later.

Under Zhong Haoyang's proper arrangements, Fang Heng, Maica, and the others took a private helicopter and entered an abandoned manor on the outskirts of the Federation's Western region.

Maica and the others felt that it was a pity.

Jian Muzhi had deceived them for so long, but they did not have the chance to get rid of Jian Muzhi themselves.

It was really difficult to dispel the hatred in their heart!

Fang Heng pushed open the gate of the abandoned manor and looked at the scene inside.

Zhong Haoyang mentioned that Jian Muzhi had lived here for two months when he was young.

The manor had been abandoned after a long time. The Federation had also thoroughly checked the place more than ten times, but they had found nothing.

It was a decent place.

"Do it," Fang Heng nodded and said.

"Yes! Your Majesty!"

Maica threw down the materials for the magic array he carried on his back and started to set up the teleportation passage magic array.

Once Jian Muzhi died, the Federation's Western region would definitely take control of the few worlds of the vampires under Jian Muzhi's control as soon as possible.

This was also Fang Heng's chance!

Send the two princes back to the vampires as soon as possible to enhance the combat strength of the world of the vampires and confront the twelve corporations.

With two Princes of vampires as his fighters, Fang Heng didn't even know how he lost this round.

Thinking of this, Fang Heng began to count the gains from this sneak attack.

First of all, he managed to trick a large number of vampire fighters, including two Princes of vampires!

After a period of time, when these thugs recovered from their injuries, the combat strength of the prison would reach an unprecedented peak!

Then, it was the live sample of Jian Muzhi.

Jian Muzhi's condition was very strange.

Combining Joel's statement and Zhong Haoyang's information, Fang Heng judged that Jian Muzhi had integrated part of the power of the Vampire King's primogenitor strength through some special method.

However, it didn't seem like they had completely fused.

Jian Muzhi often talked to himself. His spirit state was extremely unstable.

From his blood sample, he might be able to analyze how he controlled the Vampire King's primogenitor strength.

Well, at least he could give the sample to Old Black and sell it for a sum of money on the black market.

Finally, the seed of the sacred tree!

Before leaving, Maica sent his vampire subordinates to carefully search the three central magic arrays and found more than half a sack of broken seeds. The sack was still on the helicopter waiting outside.

In addition to these, two seeds were specially stored in Jian Muzhi's nest.

Thinking of the two seeds, Fang Heng couldn't help but feel eager.

He had to return to the game world as soon as possible to figure out the effects of the two sacred tree seeds.

Since it was so well-preserved, it might contain some big secret.

While Maica and the other two were setting up the magic array, Fang Heng closed his eyes and put the two seeds into the game's warp backpack, returning to the game world.

…

As soon as he returned to the game, a game hint appeared on his retina.

[Hint: During the time you were offline, you have received the loyalty of some of the Marquises and Dukes of the vampires (click here for more details). Your influence among the vampires has greatly increased.]

Fang Heng looked at the hint and knew that it referred to the Dukes and Marquises of the vampires who had returned to the game world.

He didn't expect this to increase his influence.

Fang Heng then took out the seeds from the game's warp backpack to check.

"Fang Heng, you're back? How's the situation there?"

Mo Jiawei had also logged into the game. He immediately came up to Fang Heng when he saw him.

"Hmm, it's almost done. Come and take a look at this."

Fang Heng replied. He opened his palm and showed the two complete seeds in his hand.

The last time he entered the game to cultivate the seeds, he was in a hurry and did not have time to find Mo Jiawei. In the end, only two out of five seeds were successfully awakened.

Therefore, Fang Heng immediately called for someone to invite Mo Jiawei online, hoping to borrow his luck to increase the success rate.

[Item: Unknown Sacred Tree Seed]

[Item: Unknown Unknown Seed]

[Description 1: This seed may have been specially cultivated and contains some special strength.]

[Description 2: Some kind of energy infusion may reawaken the vitality of the seed.]

[Description 3: ???]

After reading the description of the seed, Fang Heng frowned again.

Of the two seeds, one of them had a dull surface, while the other had a faint blood-red glow.

Fang Heng placed the two seeds close to each other.

Upon closer inspection, the game descriptions of the two seeds were different.

The third description of the dull seed showed three question marks.

The one with the faint blood-red glow also had three question marks, but there was a bracket behind the question marks.

Description 3 (Triggered by binding the Vampire King's coffin): ??? (You can try to use the Vampire King's coffin to awaken this unknown item with Blood Awakening.)

It was the Vampire King's coffin again!

Fang Heng couldn't help sighing in his heart when he saw the game hint.

Why did it need blood again?

The blood that he had stored for the past two days had almost been used up. It was not enough to awaken this complete seed at all.

"What kind of seed is this?"

It was also Mo Jiawei's first time seeing this seed. He couldn't help but be curious when he saw Fang Heng's worried look.

Fang Heng shared the information about the seed item with Mo Jiawei and nodded, "Yes, the seeds were found in Jian Muzhi's old nest. Strangely, there were three seeds in the beginning."

The situation in the cave was urgent, so Fang Heng didn't have time to think carefully.

Fang Heng simply retold what happened after he entered the cave when he could finally catch his breath. At the same time, he calmed down and thought carefully. He tried to recall if there were any clues that he had missed.

Mo Jiawei listened carefully until he heard that Fang Heng had found three seeds at the beginning, and one of them was suddenly burned. He frowned and seemed to be in deep thought.

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When Mo Jiawei came back to his senses, he realized that Fang Heng was looking at him.

"Old Mr. Mo, did you think of something?"

"Oh," Mo Jiawei nodded and said, "I had an idea when I saw the seed just now. I think the seed might be related to some bloodline or academic research."

Fang Heng vaguely felt that he had caught some inspiration and asked, "What do you mean? Can you tell me in detail?"

!!

"Emmm, it's the attributes. Didn't the game hint say that these seeds were specially cultivated? I think the seeds that have been cultivated may have the corresponding attributes."

Mo Jiawei pondered and continued, "The red one in your hand has probably inherited the attributes of the vampires. It can be awakened through the Vampire King's coffin."

"The other one might have some other special attribute, like water, fire, or dark. We don't have the corresponding item with us, so we didn't trigger the corresponding hint and can't wake it up."

"Ooh…" Fang Heng muttered to himself.

"Fang Heng, do you remember when we went to the demon hunter camp to accept the demon hunter heritage together? At that time, you seemed to have failed as well."

Fang Heng raised his eyebrows and asked doubtfully, "Hmm, yes, what's wrong?"

"Later, I found an opportunity to inquire about it from the demon-hunting great elder. A situation like yours rarely happens. The great elder thinks that it's very likely because there's something in your body that conflicts with the demon hunter's bloodline or something academic."

"And it's an extremely high-tier bloodline technique that has a crushing effect on the demon hunters. Even the demon hunters' heritage statues have been destroyed."

"Well, so I was thinking, didn't you find three seeds in the beginning? Is it possible that one of the seeds conflicted with the bloodline in your body and was then burned?"

Fang Heng opened his mouth.

There was such a possibility?

It seemed to make sense.

When he first touched the seed, the fusion transformation status of his skills was vampire mode.

The seed was mutually exclusive to him.

So he burned it?

"It's not difficult to verify my guess…"

The two of them were silent for a moment and looked at the seed in Fang Heng's palm.

He switched to sacred study and cast a purification spell on the blood-colored seed to see the reaction.

"Cough cough…"

Fang Heng coughed lightly, feeling a little guilty.

"Let's not. Just forget about it."

Brother, stop it. What if it really burns?

Wouldnt it be a huge loss?

There was also another possibility. What if the real cause of the seed burning was not the Vampire Bloodline, but the hidden unknown bloodline in his body?

A purification spell wouldn't do anything.

It was better not to find trouble for himself.

"Alright, I think your guess is possible." Fang Heng furrowed his brows and continued to think. He said, "According to your train of thought, I found many seeds in the cave, including a large number of failed and destroyed seeds. These seeds have been left behind for thousands of years. They are obviously not the ones that Jian Muzhi cultivated."

"Then… who is the real person who raised these seeds…"

The two of them looked at each other and said in unison, "The primogenitor Vampire King?"

"Isn't there a rumor outside that the primogenitor vampire was originally a criminal from the holy realm who accidentally escaped into a certain world and obtained strength?"

"Could it be that the primogenitor Vampire King found a way to suppress the curse in that mysterious and special world? Then, he brought many seeds back to our real world for breeding experiments," Mo Jiawei speculated as he spoke.

Fang Heng nodded and said, "Yes, it's almost the same as what I thought. For some reason, the primogenitor vampire wanted to try to cultivate a sacred tree in the real world to break the curse on his body. He fused various abilities and tried them out. After that, by chance, he cultivated the sacred tree Angetas and gave birth to the vampires. Then, he was accidentally discovered by the holy realm and was hunted down by them."

Fang Heng suddenly stopped talking.

A few lines of game hints appeared in front of him and Mo Jiawei at the same time.

[Hint: The player has unlocked part of the Vampire Apocalypse's worldview — The Origin of the Vampires, completion rate: 78.2%].

[Hint: Player has obtained 1782 King of Gods' points.]

[Hint: It has been detected that the player has triggered a part of the related mission, the related missions have been combined.]

[Hint: The player has triggered an advancement mission: The Origin of the Vampires — World of Forests (part of the related missions have been combined with branch hints)].

[Mission name: The Origin of the Vampires — World of Forests]

[Mission description: After pursuing the inheritance of the Vampire King, you have restored part of the world of the vampires' secret. You have discovered an unknown mysterious world where the vampire primogenitor once obtained great strength.]

[Mission requirements: Find the entrance to the World of Forests.]

Mission's optional hint branch 1 (Triggered by the Vampire King's coffin): You can start your investigation from the secret engravings inside the coffin of the Vampire King (Simple).

Mission's optional hint branch 2 (Triggered by the Vampire King's remains): You can start your investigation from the remains of the Vampire King (Difficult).

Mission's optional hint branch 3 (Triggered by the unknown seed of the sacred tree): You can start your investigation by cultivating the unknown sacred tree seed (Normal).

Mission's optional hint branch 4 (Triggered by the impure primogenitor vampire sample): You can start your investigation by researching impure primogenitor vampire samples (extremely difficult).

[Quest completion reward: After opening the entrance to the World of Forests, players will have an additional 15 days of exploration time. Within 15 days, other than players who have completed the quest, all players (including special forces with the ability to collapse the region, etc.) will be unable to enter the World of Forests.]

The two of them looked at each other and saw the joy in each other's eyes.

They had really guessed correctly!

The World of Forests!

The primogenitor Vampire King had obtained his strength from that damned place!

So the next step was to find the way and entrance to the World of Forests!

The mission actually had so many side-branch hints?

Fang Heng had the illusion that he had become rich overnight. If it wasn't for the description giving a considerate hint of the difficulty, he really didn't know what to choose for a while.

Hmm, he could start by studying the mysterious patterns on the coffins of the vampires and cultivating the unknown seed of the sacred tree!

Mo Jiawei rubbed his fists and wiped his palms. He didn't understand why Fang Heng was still hesitating, so he urged, "What's wrong? Big Brother, the atmosphere has already been built to this point. Let's quickly try it out?"

"Well, I understand the logic, but…" Fang Heng spread his hands helplessly and said with a bitter smile, "We ran out of blood."

"Ah?"

The unknown seed left behind by the primogenitor Vampire King needed blood to be awakened.

It would take a long time to study the engravings under the coffin.

Mo Jiawei could not help but open his mouth when he heard this, but he fell silent.

That's right, what can they do without blood?

The vampires relied on blood to do anything.

Not to mention them, Jian Muzhi had even lost his life in order to get some blood.

The Wasteland Apocalypse was a good source of blood, but transporting it consumed a lot of energy. In addition, the daily production of blood on the wasteland was limited, so it was impossible to supply it in a short time.

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999 Counter-Attack

The puzzle had already been solved to this point, but the lack of blood made it stop abruptly. It was truly unpleasant.

"No rush, no rush."

At first, Fang Heng was also a little unhappy, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt relieved.

To be honest, when he saw the elite players in the advanced game in the cave, Fang Heng felt that he was not strong enough.

Once the passage opened, the various major powers' players and even the holy realm's players would try their best to enter the World of Forests.

By then, he would be fighting against the top players and top gaming forces in the world.

The danger factor was too high. How could they do it without sufficient preparation?

To be safe, he had to at least wait until his bloodline was upgraded to a King before he start the World of Forests.

Similarly, raising the level of a King required a large amount of blood.

Thus, he was not in a hurry.

Alright, here's the problem. How can he get a large amount of blood?

Fang Heng touched his chin and came up with a plan in the blink of an eye.

Taking advantage of the chaos in the world of the vampires after Jian Muzhi's death, he led the prince to attack the world of the vampires.

He would slaughter his way through with his own strength!

Slaughter those disobedient vampires!

Wouldn't he have blood then?

As for whether he could get enough blood, that was another matter!

"Old Mr. Mo, let's hurry up and prepare. The teleportation passage will be opened soon. When the time comes, we'll start with the world of the vampires controlled by Jian Muzhi and get all the worlds of vampires first."

Fang Heng chuckled. "I'll get some blood from those worlds of the vampires."

Mo Jiawei's heart skipped a beat when he heard that. He immediately understood what Fang Heng meant, and his face was filled with excitement.

"Alright! Leave the logistics to me. I'll send people to prepare to transport the blood properly."

…

"Hu!"

In the remote projection meeting room of the twelve corporations' headquarters.

After confirming the news that Jian Muzhi had been killed, the upper echelons of the twelve corporations heaved a sigh of relief.

Jian Muzhi was very difficult to deal with. He also knew many secrets of the twelve corporations.

Getting rid of him had finally resolved a worry in his heart.

In the holographic projection, a middle-aged man wearing brown sunglasses asked, "Have you got Jian Muzhi's remains?"

"This is what I'm going to report next." Ni Tongming bowed slightly to the projections of the higher-ups and reported, "During the mission to kill Jian Muzhi, the federal team encountered a mysterious group of vampires in an underground cave. They snatched some of the materials from Jian Muzhi's secret cave and one of the three Vampire King's remains."

"You mean we only found two remains?"

"Yes."

Everyone was whispering to each other.

"What materials did he steal?" An old man from the twelve corporations asked.

"I'm not sure at the moment."

"Who is the other party? Is it Fang Heng?"

"I can't be sure for now." Ni Tongming shook his head.

The charming woman with long brown hair smiled and said, "I heard that Fang Heng has had a close relationship with the Eastern Federation recently. He's even helping to deal with the aura of the death realm at the research institute of the undead. It shouldn't be him."

"Not necessarily, it might be a pretense."

The projections fell into a moment of silence.

"The other party's background is mysterious. Even Qin Wu found it difficult to deal with him. Anyway, it's better to investigate first. We need to solve the problems left behind by Jian Muzhi's death as soon as possible," the man with the cat said slowly. "We need to take control of the three major regions under Jian Muzhi's control first. Can we all agree on this?"

"Everyone has seen Ding Buyi's information. He's a newbie that our dream country gaming company has been nurturing in recent years. He's extremely suitable in terms of intelligence, ability, and loyalty. It's best to give this task to him."

The Old Man said, "I've seen this young man before. We'll provide him with resources. Let him try."

Ni Tongming smiled and nodded to his men behind him.

"Buzz…"

The instrument emitted a faint sound, and Ding Buyi's projection appeared in the center of the conference room.

Ding Buyi was in his early thirties. He had average looks and a slender figure, and he was dressed in a formal suit.

With a respectful expression on his face, he bowed slightly to the higher-ups of the twelve corporations. "Thank you for your trust. I'll definitely do my best!"

"Ding Buyi, you've heard what we've just discussed. I'll give you three days to stabilize the three major regions of the world of the vampires. Can you do it?"

Ding Buyi straightened his body, his eyes exuding a strong sense of confidence. "They're just a bunch of clowns. I don't need that long. Within 24 hours, the three major districts will definitely be under my control."

"Well said! We won't let you go there alone. If you need anything, just tell us."

"Yes! I've already drawn up a preliminary battle plan, and I need…"

The twelve corporations' upper echelons were discussing how to quickly control the three worlds of the vampires that Jian Muzhi had left behind when a player hurriedly entered the meeting room and whispered something into Ni Tongming's ear.

Ni Tongming's expression suddenly changed.

"I'm sorry to interrupt, but we have trouble." Ni Tongming interrupted the conversation of the higher-ups and said in a deep voice, "Two minutes ago, the world of the vampires, District 3, announced their allegiance."

The entire meeting room fell into silence.

The atmosphere turned cold.

District 3.

Announced their allegiance?

A look of surprise flashed across Ding Buyi's eyes. He seemed to be thinking about something.

"Interesting…"

Ding Buyi muttered softly.

Ding Buyi had always been carefully nurtured by the twelve corporations. In addition to his powerful talent skills, he was extremely confident in himself. He had originally thought that this would be a normal mission.

Another old man with a bad temper slammed his fist on the armrest and scolded, "What's going on? Didn't they say that there was no movement from Fang Heng? What are you guys doing!"

Ni Tongming's expression was calm as he continued, "The cause of the incident is still under investigation. It's not clear for the time being, but we're sure that District 3's world of the vampires has not received any news of an invasion."

No news? District 3 was gone just like that?

Was he trying to be funny?

The higher-ups of the twelve corporations all had frosty expressions.

The irascible old man gritted his teeth. "Fang Heng!"

But how did he do it?

Ding Buyi broke the silence. He faced the higher-ups of the twelve corporations and said, "District 3's Princes of vampires are missing, and they lack protection. If we plan well, even if Fang Heng ambushed them, they might fall in a short time. Right now, we should stabilize the situation. As long as the teleportation passage is not destroyed, the two princes will definitely have the ability to take back District 3…"

"Don't worry. Leave everything to me. I'll take back District 3 in three days."

"Good! The situation is urgent, so do it immediately! The twelve corporations will give you their greatest support. We only have one request, and that is to take back all of the worlds of the vampires that have been occupied."

"I won't let down the trust of the leaders."

In the hall, the projections of the twelve corporations' upper echelons disappeared one by one.

Ni Tongming looked at Ding Buyi and smiled. "Congratulations, Mr. Ding. If there's anything I can help with, please don't hesitate to ask. I'll do my best."

"Thank you, Mr. Ni."

Ding Buyi cupped his fists at Ni Tongming, and his projection gradually turned illusory as he left the hall.

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1000 Efficiency

In the headquarters of the dream kingdom's Western region branch, Ding Buyi walked out of his room with a disdainful sneer on his face.

It was very likely that Fang Heng had attacked the world of the vampires' District 3 because he had received news of Jian Muzhi's death and wanted to catch him off guard.

He had really succeeded in his sneak attack.

It could be seen that District 3 was complete trash.

!!

However…

Fang Heng would never have thought that this would be a great help to him!

Ding Buyi was thinking of an excuse to control the Prince of vampires.

Now, the crisis in District 3 was a good reason.

With the help of two princes, it was impossible for Fang Heng to defend District 3.

After making up his mind, Ding Buyi was just about to enter the game when he met his personal secretary walking toward him from the other pathway.

The secretary looked very anxious and hurried.

When she saw Ding Buyi, her body instantly stiffened, and her expression turned extremely unsightly.

"What's the urgent matter?" Ding Buyi asked with a frown.

"Director Ding, it's… it's urgent information about Fang Heng."

Ding Buyi was extremely displeased. He said in a low voice, "Why are you so wishy-washy? Why can't you just say it directly? Speak!"

The secretary hesitated for a moment, gritted her teeth, and said, "I've just received news that District 2 and District 7's Vampire Apocalypse have declared their allegiance to Fang Heng."

"What did you just say!"

For a moment, Ding Buyi even suspected that he had heard wrongly.

The secretary bit her lower lip and nodded.

In an instant, Ding Buyi's face turned extremely pale.

How did this happen?

His mind went blank briefly.

It was impossible. Both worlds of the vampires were protected by the Princes of vampires. No matter how strong Fang Heng was, killing the princes of both worlds in such a short time was impossible for him!

How did he do it?

Ding Buyi's self-confidence, which he had built up since he was young, was starting to crumble. He glared at his subordinate with eyes that seemed to be about to split apart. He said in a deep voice, "Where's the prince? What are the two princes doing?"

The secretary had never seen Ding Buyi like this before. She whispered, "The two princes have also pledged their allegiance to Fang Heng."

…

[Hint: The Vampire Apocalypse District 3 Vampire Elders Council has pledged allegiance to you. Your influence among the vampires has increased by 20000.]

[Hint: The player's special status — vampire royal power glory has been upgraded to level 11].

Looking at the hint that appeared in the game, Fang Heng was also a little dumbfounded.

He had never thought that things would go so smoothly.

Loeb was the Prince of vampires of District 3.

Fang Heng took Loeb and Joel directly to the Elders Council in District 3 for a walk.

When the elders of District 3 saw Loeb, they immediately chose to surrender and pledge their allegiance.

Then, Joel and Loeb stayed in the Elders Council and waited for the teleportation passage to open. They waited for the vampire reinforcements from Districts 2 and 7.

The Prince of vampires, Lorie and Eleanor of Districts 2 and 7, didn't know that Jian Muzhi had died. When they learned that District 3 was attacked, they immediately led the local vampires and rushed over with murderous intent, ready to kill Fang Heng completely.

However, when the two princes aggressively brought their subordinates and rushed over from the vampires' passage, they were also stunned.

What was going on?

The two princes, Joel and Loeb, stood behind Fang Heng with a respectful look.

The two of them actually surrendered?

Lorie and Eleanor were baffled.

Especially Joel.

Joel was originally Jian Muzhi's loyal supporter.

He had also turned against them?

After hearing Joel's story, the two princes suddenly had the illusion that their worldview had been turned upside down. It took a long time for them to recover.

They re-confirmed and carefully examined the curse on Joel's body.

After the two Princes of vampires confirmed that the curse on Joel's body was indeed suppressed, they knelt down on one knee to Fang Heng at the same time and swore their allegiance.

The princes all understood.

Joel and Loeb had already sworn to surrender to Fang Heng. If they continued to fight with Fang Heng, they would only have a 50% chance of winning.

Was there a need?

Moreover, the evidence given by Fang Heng was too strong.

Fang Heng could even help them to remove the curse temporarily, so how could it be fake?

What about Jian Muzhi? What else could he do other than make empty promises?

Lorie and Eleanor secretly cursed Jian Muzhi for lying to them. They had sworn their allegiance and only hoped that the curse in their bodies could be removed as soon as possible.

[Hint: The Vampire Apocalypse District 2 and 7's vampire elders have pledged their allegiance to you. Your influence among the vampires has increased by 270000.]

[Hint: The player's special status — vampire royal power glory has been upgraded to level 15].

In less than half an hour, the three vampires declared their allegiance.

The progress of the matter was so smooth that Fang Heng suspected that he was sleepwalking.

Fang Heng couldn't help but turn around and look at Mo Jiawei.

The latter was also shocked. He opened his mouth and looked distressed.

That's strange. Didn't they say that they were here to have a big fight and also to get more blood?

The logistics team had already caught up and was ready to carry the bucket over to fill it with blood, but the enemy actually surrendered.

They couldn't afford to play?

"It's okay. Let them surrender. There will always be some who are disobedient. We can also clear them up together…"

While Fang Heng was talking, the game hint appeared again.

[Hint: The prince's loyalty has greatly increased your influence in the world of the vampires.]

[Hint: The player's influence in the world of the vampires has exceeded 1000000 points.]

[Hint: Your reputation in the world of the vampires is known to everyone. Due to the deterrence of the Princes of vampires, a large number of vampire clans have pledged allegiance to you. Your loyalty in the world of the vampires has greatly increased.]

[Hint: The Vampire Apocalypse District 1 Elders Council has sworn allegiance to you.]

[Hint: Your loyalty in the world of the vampires has exceeded 85%.]

[Hint: Authentication is in progress…]

[Hint: The player has completed the mission — Vampires – Territory Lord.]

The latter half of Fang Heng's sentence was stuck in his throat.

The mission was completed?

The enemy's surrender came so suddenly that Fang Heng couldn't accept it for a while.

He had just discussed with Mo Jiawei about showing off his skills and killing some disobedient vampires so that he could more or less get some high-concentration blood.

Then, the other side surrendered.

It was as weak as punching air.

What else could he do?

Fang Heng also admitted that he couldn't bring himself to kill the surrendered soldiers.

Was that why he couldn't get any blood?

A few years flashed by, and the game reward hint on Fang Heng's retina refreshed again.

[Hint: The player has obtained the authority of the world of the vampires without the bound World Lord. The player can choose to fuse with the controlled world.]

[Hint: The player has obtained a special skill — Vampires – King's Order.]

Skill: Vampires – King's Order (Level: Max)

[Skill Description: All vampires within a 3000-meter radius of the player will gain a 20% increase in all attributes.]

[Hint: You have obtained a special hidden building blueprint – Blood Temple.]

Fang Heng immediately looked at the two rewards in his hand.

The King's Order skill was very good. It was a team Halo effect that could directly enhance by 20%.

He was just a little unhappy that it didn't work for him.

However, on second thought, his zombie clone could also switch to the vampire form, so in theory, he could also enjoy the Halo effect.

This was a huge profit!

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1001 Hidden Reward

Fang Heng continued to read the blueprint description of the Blood Temple.

The effects of the construction were still unknown, but the materials required were all rare and high-tier materials. Even the prison's rich family might not be able to afford it.

Yes, he shall show it to Sandy when the time comes.

[Hint: Player, please select the hidden reward.]

Eh? There was a hidden reward?

[Hint: It has been detected that the player has triggered the mission — The Origin of the Vampires – World of Forests. The player can obtain an additional option from the following hidden rewards (you can choose two rewards).]

[Reward 1: World of Forests]

[Description: Skipping the related mission line, players can directly obtain the coordinates of the World of Forests and enter the world.]

[Warning: World of Forests is an advanced game world.]

[Reward 2: Origin of Blood]

[Description: After entering the World of Forests, players can directly receive the main storyline and relevant mission hints.]

[Reward 3: Blood Protection]

[Description: After opening the entrance to the World of Forests, players have an additional 15 days of exploration time. In other words, within 15 days, other than players who have completed the quest, all players (including special forces with the ability to cross the boundary, etc.) cannot enter the World of Forests (the time can be stacked with the time obtained from other quests).]

[Reward 4: Blood Inheritance]

[Description: The time and blood supply required for the player and the player's descendants to evolve the vampire bloodline is reduced by 50%.]

[Reward 5: Blood Glory]

[Description: The Blood Temple has been directly built. All abilities of vampires fighting in the native world will be increased by 10%. All vampires at the Marquis level and above (including players) will immediately be reborn once after they die in the native world of vampires (rebirth cooldown time is 100 days).]

[Hint: Please make a choice within 300 seconds. If you do not make a choice, the reward will be forfeited by default.]

"Reward… World of Forests…"

Fang Heng quickly scanned the information on his retina and muttered to himself. His eyes quickly focused on the available sub-items.

Just as he had guessed, the World of Forests was an advanced game world.

If he chose reward 1, he could skip a large part of the preparatory mission and directly find the World of Forests.

But Fang Heng had some concerns.

His current strength was insufficient, and it would be extremely risky to enter the high-tier level directly.

There were a total of nine sets of the Vampire King's remains. In addition to him, there were also a large number of high-tier players in the game who were eyeing him covetously.

Especially the holy realm!

After thinking for a while, Fang Heng decided to do it step by step.

There were too many research directions at hand, and he could slowly study the mission line. It was only a matter of time before he opened the direct passage to the World of Forests.

In the process, he might even be able to obtain more information about the World of Forests.

As for the fourth option, which could shorten the time needed to upgrade the bloodline and the bloodline required, Fang Heng ignored it.

At this stage, he only needed to wait for time. When he had enough blood, he would be able to advance the vampire bloodline to the Vampire King's bloodline.

There was no need to waste this opportunity.

Moreover, it was only reduced by 50%?

If it was reduced by 95%, Fang Heng would consider it.

As for the fifth option, it seemed to be quite good. It would directly enhance the user by 20% and also have the effect of immediate rebirth after death.

However, upon closer inspection, he realized that the effects were only limited to battles in this world.

That was very ordinary.

Fang Heng thought that he cherished his life, but it was not to the extent that he would hide at home all the time.

If they wanted to fish for resources, they would definitely have to run to other worlds. Wouldn't it be a huge loss if they didn't enjoy the bonus?

After comprehensive consideration, the second reward could directly receive the main storyline and hints after entering the World of Forests, which would save a lot of time. The third reward even directly provided an additional 25 days!

In addition to the rewards from the previous task of digging out the worldviews, he could enter the World of Forests 40 days ahead of others!

He could do a lot of things in 40 days.

After thinking for a while, Fang Heng manually selected the second and third rewards.

[Hint: The player has chosen the reward — Origin of Blood, Blood Protection.]

[Hint: The player has bound to the region. Currently, the first, second, sixth, eighth, and ninth's Vampire Apocalypse do not have a World Lord. The player will automatically inherit the World Lord's identity.]

[Hint: It has been detected that the player has been bound to the Main World — Zombie Apocalypse. The player can choose to fuse Zombie Apocalypse with the world of the vampires.]

[Hint: The player has control of multiple worlds. The player can choose to act as the World Lord.]

Fang Heng quickly checked the authority of the Territory Lord.

The authority of a Territory Lord was almost the same as that of a World Lord, except that it extended to the entire vampire realm.

Also, he could not directly remove the original World Lord of the world of the vampires.

He could control a World Lord's world boundary, but if the control was in conflict with the World Lord's control, the World Lord would have higher authority.

He was slightly unhappy.

Now that he thought about it, he already had the loyalty of the Elders Council and princes in the world of the vampires. It would be easy for him to get rid of those few World Lords and regain his authority.

Was there a need for this?

The current World Lords of the few worlds of the vampires were all from the Federation.

Doing so would be equivalent to starting a war with the Federation.

After thinking for a while, Fang Heng gave up this idea for the time being and continued to check.

"Fusion?"

Previously, Zombie Apocalypse's Districts 7 and 8 could be fused, but Fang Heng didn't choose to do so.

This time, Fang Heng carefully read through the description of the fusion again.

Cross-region fusion didn't mean that two worlds would directly merge into one, but that the two worlds would form a more intimate connection.

It was equivalent to one as the main and one as the auxiliary.

Fang Heng's current identity was a player in District 8, so he could only fuse District 8 with the Main World.

After the fusion was completed, the strength of District 8's world tier would be greatly improved. The energy required for the two worlds to teleport each other would also be greatly reduced.

Of course, there was also the most important point.

Zombie Apocalypse's District 8 was currently in the newbie protection stage.

Once fused, Vampire Apocalypse would also inherit this effect and be protected from invasion and attack from other domains.

Fang Heng lowered his head and started to think.

Now that he was in control of the vampire realm, he would most likely make an announcement to the entire server. Even if he wanted to hide, he couldn't.

The Central Federation would receive the news very soon.

What would their attitude be like?

Would the Federation allow him to control the region without worry?

Fang Heng naturally didn't want to spit out what he had eaten and return it to the Federation.

Considering that the Federation might turn the table and snatch it by force, it was better to integrate the world of the vampires directly to be safe.

After all, even the Federation couldn't invade the newbie area's Protection mode.

In the worst-case scenario, Fang Heng would have to hide in the game world and start a war with the Federation when he fell out with them.

At the thought of this, Fang Heng had already made his decision.

"Fusion."

[Hint: Command received. The first, second, sixth, eighth, and ninth worlds of the vampires are fusing with the main world (Zombie Apocalypse District 8).]

[Hint: The fusion is successful. The current consumption of the passage between the player's Zombie Apocalypse District 8 and the world of the vampires' first, second, sixth, eighth, and ninth worlds has been reduced by 95%. The construction time has been reduced by 80%.]

[Hint: The world strength rating of the Zombie Apocalypse's District 8 has been greatly increased.]

[Hint: Vampires – Territory Lord mission has been completed. The vampire realm will be removed from the elementary game in three months.]

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1002 Explosive

In the real world.

The Western region of the Federation announced the official report of the vampires' invasion.

After investigation, the mastermind behind the vampires' invasion of the world this time was Jian Muzhi.

During the process of exploring the main storyline, Jian Muzhi had been affected by the Vampire King's primogenitor will, and was under its control.

!!

In order to regain their strength, the primogenitor vampire collaborated with the anti-federal organization, Night Owl, to plan the entire invasion of the vampires into the real world.

Jian Muzhi had been killed by the team from Western region's federal team as of now.

An official announcement announced that the vampire invasion incident had been concluded.

On the internet, the players were discussing Jian Muzhi's death with great interest.

Despite the official report, the players were still in high spirits and discussing the conspiracy.

Even if it was just a normal event, players could still analyze and come up with all sorts of conspiracy theories. Not to mention, this event was problematic, to begin with.

Half an hour later, just as the players were in a heated discussion, all the players in the Vampire Apocalypse game world received a game hint message.

[Hint: Player Fang Heng has completed the mission — Vampires – Territory Lord and obtained the authority of the Territory Lord. The Vampire Apocalypse world will be removed from the elementary game.]

Seeing the game hint, the players were shocked.

Was this fake?

Did Fang Heng really defeat the Federation and take over the world of the vampires?

There's no movement from the Federation?

Could they really allow an ordinary person to occupy the entire region?

The forum exploded with activity again.

After three days of silence, Fang Heng took down four worlds of the vampires in less than an hour and completely gained control of the vampire realm.

The players who were laughing at Fang Heng for overestimating his ability on the forum were suddenly silenced.

The discussion became even more heated.

With the announcement about Jian Muzhi's death and Fang Heng obtaining control of the world of the vampires, the time between the two events was too short. It would be a wonder if there was nothing wrong with it!

Could it be that the Federation and Fang Heng had reached some kind of consensus?

Everyone knew that on the surface, the Federation seemed to welcome people to participate in the game and compete harmoniously, but how could they easily hand over an entire region to others in secret?

What kind of difficulties did the Federation encounter this time that they had to make such a great compromise?

Or was it…

Fang Heng has been incorporated into the Federation?

The biggest conspiracy theory on the internet stated that Fang Heng was actually someone the Federation had been training in secret. They even gave a lot of evidence to prove it.

Then, the news of the Vampire Apocalypse's world being removed from the elementary game also spread wildly among the players.

The online discussion was as heated as it had been before.

The Vampire Apocalypse was considered the simplest of the three elementary games by ordinary players.

If the Vampire Apocalypse was erased from the elementary game, the days of the new players would be harder…

This would be a huge nightmare for the players!

Without the Vampire Apocalypse, would there be a new apocalyptic world?

…

At the Necromancer Association.

It had been five days since Fang Heng left.

The aura of the death realm within the domain began to slowly rise again.

Qiu Hai put down the latest report in his hand.

Qiu hai couldn't help but smile bitterly as he recalled Fang Heng's expression when he asked for leave.

Who would have thought that Fang Heng would really get all the blood crystals in the Western region of the Federation?

Perhaps to Fang Heng, the world of the vampires was just a supplementary gift?

Now, Fang Heng had become the actual controller of the world of the vampires. Even the Central Federation was unwilling to force Fang Heng into a corner.

What method did he use?

Qiu Hai played with the cigarette in his hand.

Losing one of the three low-tier game worlds was not a good thing for the Federation.

What the Central Federation wanted more was stability.

The unknown meant greater risk.

Two days ago, with the Eastern Federation coordinating from the middle, the Central Federation and North River Heavy Industries discussed for a full day. In the end, they reached a three-way cooperation with Fang Heng and North River Heavy Industries.

Fang Heng agreed to divide the 2nd, 6th, 8th, and 9th worlds of the vampire and hand them over to the Federation to manage. He also agreed to appoint an acting World Lord from the Federation and agreed to build various facilities in each region of the vampires to provide protection for the civilians.

To the civilian players, this was good news. They had one more place to go.

As the host, Fang Heng would collect 20% of the final income of all non-public welfare facilities in the Federation during the Vampire Apocalypse every month.

The four worlds of the vampires provided by Fang Heng were divided by the four regions of the Federation, the east, west, south, and north.

In exchange, the Federation would also provide the corresponding protection to the zombies in District 8.

In addition, Fang Heng also put forward several exchange conditions that made the Federation feel very annoyed.

The vampires needed a large amount of blood!

In addition to the Federation providing Fang Heng with five million tons of beast blood and various rare ores and materials within a month, every player in the Zombie Apocalypse game must be forced to donate blood or high-intensity blood every month to pay for the debt.

Considering that the vampires really needed blood to sustain their lives, the Federation had no choice but to agree.

For the eastern region, this was still a very profitable deal. It was equivalent to taking control of the world of the vampires for free.

As for the stability of the world…

The Western region's Federation controlled by the twelve corporations was a time bomb, to begin with. Stability was a joke.

"What's wrong? What's giving you such a headache?"

Only then did Qiu Hai realize that he had been in a daze. There was still someone on the other side.

He handed over the cigarette in his hand. "I've been under too much pressure these few days, and I've been lost in my thoughts. Do you want a cigarette?"

"Thanks, but I'm not used to this." Wei Tao waved his hand. "The world isn't good. I'm under more pressure than you."

"You're in trouble too?"

"Yes, I paid a huge price to get the hint for the region to level up the mission in advance."

"Is it very difficult?"

"I'll keep the details the same. To put it simply, it's a narrow escape."

In order to level up, Wei Tao had been worried a lot during this period of time.

"This time, the leveling up difficulty has been greatly increased. The mission can only be completed after we enter the mid-tier game world. It's almost impossible to complete the mission with our current strength."

Qiu Hai didn't know much about the world boundary's level-up matter, so he only consoled, "Fang Heng has the ability to unify the entire vampire realm. With his help, we still have a chance."

"I hope so."

Wei Tao forced out a smile.

Who would have thought that Fang Heng was still a newbie when they met two months ago?

Two months later, the entire region's advancement would depend on Fang Heng.

Wei Tao sighed heavily in his heart.

It was difficult!

Even with Fang Heng's help, it would still be difficult.

Wei Tao arrived at the Necromancer Association two days ago.

Seeing that the time for region level-up was approaching day by day and he couldn't find Fang Heng in the game, Wei Tao could only come to the real world to personally capture him and discuss how to deal with the battle for leveling up.

"Knock knock knock…" A Federation soldier pushed open the door and entered. He reported, "Captain, Fang Heng is here."

"Just in time, bring him in."

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1003 Balance

Fang Heng walked into the tent with a smile under the lead of the Federation soldiers.

He was quite surprised to see Wei Tao there, but he soon understood why.

Wei Tao most likely came over for the matter of the region level-up.

Qiu Hai gestured for Fang Heng to sit down and nodded, "Fang Heng, I heard that you've gained a lot this time, right?"

"Not bad, I guess," Fang Heng was in a good mood and sat opposite the two of them.

On the surface, he had reached an agreement with the Federation to give out four game worlds in exchange for a large amount of blood, but in reality, the vampire's game worlds were still under his control.

As long as he wanted to, he could fall out with the Federation at any time.

However, as long as the bottom line wasn't violated, neither Fang Heng nor the Federation wanted to turn against each other.

In addition, the blood that the Federation had promised to provide him was of a lower level. The blood drawn from the Vampire Apocalyse's players and NPCs was also relatively low-level.

It seemed that it would take some time to level up to the King bloodline and awaken the seed.

Fang Heng was a little tired from running around all this time. He thought he might as well take a break and relax for a few days. He would deal with the trouble at the Necromancer Association first.

After returning to the Necromancer Association, he began to set up the magic arrays. He then received an invitation from Qiu Hai.

"The magic arrays are already being set up. It's only a matter of time before the undead aura is absorbed. I'll definitely do what I promised you, so don't worry."

"Alright, we've been working well together all this time. We have confidence in you," Qiu hai nodded his head in satisfaction and signaled to Wei Tao with his eyes.

Wei Tao came prepared and continued, "I've come to you specifically for the upgrade of the Zombie Apocalypse region. This battle is very important to us, and we must win it. The specific level-up process will start in three days, so we need to prepare in advance."

Fang Heng was quite surprised, "Three days later? So fast?"

"Yes, indeed. We were also very surprised that the mission was suddenly brought forward. And we've also received news that the difficulty of this mission has been greatly increased," Wei Tao nodded and said.

Fang Heng was suspicious.

Not only had the time of the mission been brought forward, but the difficulty also increased greatly.

Could it be caused by the fusion of his Zombie Apocalypse and the world of the vampires?

Seeing that Fang Heng was thinking with his head lowered, Wei Tao thought that the other party had some difficulties and asked with an amiable expression, "Fang Heng, we all know that the level-up trial is extremely difficult. If you have any difficulties or concerns, you can tell us. We will try our best to solve them for you."

Hmm?

Hearing Wei Tao's generous offer, Fang Heng's eyes lit up.

"Well… I do have some trouble that I need help with," Fang Heng looked at Wei Tao and asked tentatively, "… Can you think of a way to get me more blood?"

Wei Tao's smile instantly froze on his face.

Blood again?

Others burned oil, but he burned blood, huh?

Qiu hai and Wei Tao looked at each other and smiled bitterly.

"Fang Heng, we've given you all the blood we could. The shelter in the Wasteland World is doing nothing now but killing wild creatures outside every day. Where are we going to find so much blood for you?"

"Haha, I was just asking. I was thinking you had a lot of connections, so you might have some other channels," Fang Heng was just asking casually with a probing attitude.

He had heard Chen Yu complain about the matter of blood collection.

The Federation had promised to give Fang Heng a large amount of blood, so the former had to find a way to fund it. Now, let alone the Wasteland Apocalypse, even the Zombie Apocalypse where Chen Yu is was also involved.

Currently, the higher-ups had divided and distributed targets to each Zombie Apocalypse's shelters. The Federation players had to go out hunting every day, and with the shelter as a unit, small shelters had to provide at least 300 units of beast blood a day.

One should know that was the Zombie Apocalypse where there were very few wild beasts.

Fang Heng shrugged and asked, "Should I sell you another Vampire Apocalypse that you can buy with blood? How about I give you guys a discounted price?"

Qiu Hai was stunned.

What was he saying? Were game worlds as easy to buy and sell as cabbages?

Fang Heng was probably the only one in the entire game who could say such words.

To be honest, Qiu Hai had the urge to take the deal, but after thinking about it carefully, he could only shake his head with a bitter smile.

They couldn't afford it!

Wei Tao, however, frowned and reminded Fang Heng seriously, "Fang Heng, I don't know much about the vampires, but I suggest that you shouldn't rush the collection of blood. At present, there are still many voices of opposition against you within the Central Federation. Be careful not to be taken advantage of by people with ill intentions."

Qiu Hai nodded in agreement and reminded as well, "Mr. Wei is right. We've received a lot of news in the past two days. Right now, there are many out there who are eager to harm you. Not only the Federations from the various districts but also various player forces. They can't do anything to you in the game, but it's different outside the game. It's better to be careful. But don't worry. As long as you stay in the Eastern District, we'll protect you."

"Okay, thanks."

Fang Heng had also heard some rumors.

Previously, he had given the Federation control over four vampire worlds in exchange for a large amount of blood.

On one hand, it was indeed because of the lack of blood. On top of that, Sandy had been crying about the lack of rare ores to construct the Blood Temple ever since receiving the blueprint, which was annoying…

On the other hand, it was also an expedient measure to make the upper echelons of the Federation feel better.

The Federation maintained fair competition, but in reality, they were not willing to hand over the authorization of the World Lord to outsiders.

They felt that it was too dangerous.

However, since things had already come to this, a forced fallout might cause even greater turmoil in the Vampire Apocalypse.

Under the intense negotiations of North River Heavy Industry and the Eastern Federation, the four regions, North, South, East, and West, were given control over a world each. Each region could benefit and thus finally shut their mouths.

At least on the surface, the Federation was still in control of more than half of the worlds of the vampire, making them accountable to the public.

Maintaining peace on the surface was already a good-enough result.

"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. As long as you know what's going on, it's fine," Wei Tao changed the topic back to the matter of leveling up the region, "This region battle will be very difficult, but the rewards are also great. Once we win, you can obtain temporary access to mid-tier game worlds and enter them as an elementary game player. Of course, there are great restrictions, such as not being able to trigger any missions…"

Fang Heng listened to Wei Tao's explanation and took note of the points.

"We heard that the world chosen for the level-up this time is a mid-tier game world."

Fang Heng's eyelids involuntarily twitched when he heard that. He couldn't help but interrupt, "Wait, you're saying it's a mid-tier game world? Is it one of the current existing mid-tier game worlds?"

"That's right. After we enter the mid-tier world, we can't contact the outside world, nor can we borrow external forces. Otherwise, the game will judge us as failing the level-up trial. We can only rely on ourselves."

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1004 Ribbon-cutting

That wasn't Fang Heng's focus. He continued to ask, "Which mid-tier game world is it?"

"I'm not sure, but I've got some information that it's probably the Barbaric World."

The Barbaric World?

Fang Heng's eyes lit up.

His heart was burning.

The Barbaric World was a relatively unpopular mid-tier game world.

In this world, a large number of humanoid creatures with ancient orc bloodlines had awakened, and the living environment of human beings was greatly oppressed.

The blood of those creatures contained more power than human blood!

If he could find a way to get the blood of the barbarians in the Barbaric World, wouldn't he be able to greatly speed up the efficiency of nurturing the sacred tree at home?

"Can non-player NPCs participate in the level-up trial?"

"Yes, but I don't recommend doing that. There are many restrictions on NPCs joining the trial, and it will consume more points."

"Hmm? Points? What's that?"

Looking at Fang Heng's blank face, Wei Tao then remembered that it was Fang Heng's first time participating in a region-level-up trial.

Calculating the time he had entered the game, he was really a newbie!

"Game mode uses a point exchange system. Before entering the trial, every World Lord has a basic 5000 points. All items, equipment, players, and NPCs brought into the game will deduct points, and the limit is 5000 points," Wei Tao explained patiently, "If you bring an NPC, first of all, your friendship with the NPC has to be at the highest tier. Next, the NPC has to join a players' shelter, and the points consumption is very expensive. Also, much of the equipment on NPCs is special, and you have to spend extra points…"

Fang Heng started to contemplate it seriously.

It seemed like there were quite a lot of restrictions on the region level-up trial.

He had to study them carefully.

The ideal situation would be to bring three vampire Princes with him. The strength of the three Princes was enough to deal with most of the dangers.

However, if he did that, he might not have enough points to enter the mid-tier game world and do some "fancy" things.

The biggest problem was, how could he get blood in the intermediate game and bring it back? It was very difficult.

As the two were discussing, Mo Jiawei walked in, being led by a Federation soldier.

"Um, sorry to interrupt the conversation," When Mo Jiawei saw the three people in the room, he cast a glance at Fang Heng and said, "Fang Heng, there's an urgent matter in the game. It's very important. It'll probably take up 10 minutes of your time."

Fang Heng's heart skipped a beat. He apologized to Wei Tao and Qiu Hai, "I'm sorry. There's an urgent matter in the game that I have to deal with."

"It's fine," Wei Tao waved his hand, "You go and settle it first. I'll be here for these two days. We'll discuss it when you have time."

"Alright," Fang Heng followed Mo Jiawei out of the room and headed straight to the gaming room.

He saw that Mo Jiawei had two big dark circles under his eyes as if he did not have enough sleep.

"What's wrong?"

Mo Jiawei yawned and said, "It's Sandy. He's acting up in the game, crying and rolling on the ground looking for you."

"Ha?"

Mo Jiawei was also helpless. He moved closer to Fang Heng's ear and whispered, "He wants you to attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony, or else he's threatening suicide."

"Ribbon-cutting? The Temple of Zeus?" Fang Heng was surprised for a moment before coming to his senses.

Judging by the time, the Temple of Zeus should have been completed.

"Yes, the Temple of Zeus is done, and the Blood Temple, which you had just obtained blueprints of, has also been completed."

"So fast? Let's go," Fang Heng's eyes lit up. The two walked towards the gaming room in the temporary camp together.

…

On the mountain behind the prison in Zombie Apocalypse District 8, Sandy looked at the two huge temples in the distance in high spirits.

After getting the blueprint of the Blood Temple from Fang Heng, Sandy had been so excited that he didn't even have the thought of sleeping. He immediately pulled Mo Jiawei and Victor to work.

Construction! They had to build the temple! They had to do it now!

Sandy had gathered all kinds of materials from various worlds of the vampires and Zombie Worlds. In addition to the special ore resources provided by the Federation, he made everyone work day and night.

Finally, the Blood Temple and the Temple of Zeus were completed today.

Today was destined to be a day in history.

His name, Sandy, would definitely be written in the history books.

Well, he had to ask Fang Heng to come over as well and leave the latter's name in the history books too.

Sandy had firm principles when it came to art. He demanded Fang Heng's presence, asking him to come and participate in the ribbon-cutting ceremony.

It seemed that he would not give up until he achieved his goal.

Mo Jiawei and Victor had been working for two days and two nights, and they were extremely sleepy.

Sandy was, after all, a high-tier elite NPC. Mo Jiawei was worried that a special mission might be triggered, so he had no choice but to go offline to get Fang Heng.

At this moment, two holy temples stood on the two open spaces cleared out on the back of the mountain where the prison sat.

One of them exuded an eerie blood-red aura, while the other was blooming with a holy light.

Fang Heng was also dazed when he saw the two temples.

After investing so many rare ores and resources, the two temples were finally built.

Sandy got a large group of NPCs over. Most of them were vampires and research personnel from the prison.

The crowd gathered around the temple to watch.

Sandy took out a colored ribbon from somewhere and set it up in all seriousness.

"I hereby announce that the Temple of Zeus and the Blood Temple have been officially established!" Sandy shouted at the top of his lungs, feeling extremely excited.

He had to admit that Fang Heng's contribution to the successful construction of the two temples was the greatest.

In front of the god of art, Sandy did not dare to act rashly.

It was a pity that he could not be the protagonist who would cut the ribbon in this historical moment.

Sandy's heart was bleeding as he handed the scissors to Fang Heng with trembling hands.

"Fang Heng, cut the ribbon!"

"Umm… Is it necessary to be so formal?" Fang Heng took the scissors and muttered in a low voice. Then, he took a look at Sandy, who looked all serious, and remained silently speechless.

Fang Heng took the scissors and cut the ribbon in front of him.

"Bang! Bang, bang!"

Thousands of fireworks bloomed in the sky, and the crowd clapped and cheered, very supportive.

F*ck… How fancy… Even fireworks?

Were there so many resources that he couldn't use them up?

While Fang Heng was retorting in his mind, several rows of game hints appeared on his retina.

[Hint: The player has built a special building, the Blood Temple. The highest tier limit of the vampires has been broken. The vampires can break through to the King tier through fusion (the player can explore how to level up to a higher tier through fusion). The player's game world level has been greatly improved. The level of Zombie Apocalypse District 8 has been raised to LV16.]

[Hint: The player has built a special building, the Temple of Zeus. The player's game world level has been improved. The level of Zombie Apocalypse District 8 has been raised to LV17.]

[Hint: The loyalty of all NPCs in the player's territory has been greatly increased. There is an additional incentive effect, and the RD efficiency has been increased by 30% (effect duration: 3 months).]

[Hint: The player's game world tier has reached the mid-tier rating (level 15).]

[Hint: The player has triggered a special mission, region level-up. Please join the region level-up trial. You can obtain more information during the trial.]

[Hint: Before the region level-up mission is completed, all creatures in the current world will be restricted and the highest tier they can reach under normal circumstances is LV15.]

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Hmm? A mission had been triggered?

Fang Heng was shocked and immediately opened the mission panel to check.

[Mission: Region level-up.]

[Mission description: The world you control has met the requirements for leveling up. Low-tier worlds are no longer enough to continue strengthening your power.]

!!

[Mission requirement: Participate in the region level-up trial and pass the trial.]

[Mission reward: Unlock the upper limit of the world's creature rating, Tier 6 space-tearing device blueprint.]

The blueprint!

Fang Heng's pupils constricted upon seeing the reward on the game mission panel.

He found it!

Before, he had asked around about how to obtain a level 6 space-tearing device from all parties, but neither Old Black nor the Federation had heard of it.

So that was how it was!

It turned out the tier 6 space-tearing device that he had been searching for could only be activated after he had leveled up the world's tier to level 15!

"Level up…" Fang Heng couldn't help but mutter to himself.

Very good. Now, he had another reason to win the level-up trial.

Fang Heng continued reading.

[Special building: Blood Temple]

[Description: The success rate of vampire bloodline level-up in the Blood Temple is increased. Ordinary players can obtain the vampire bloodline through sacrifice in the Blood Temple.]

[Additional skill: Descent (this skill cannot be leveled-up, and the owner of the building will directly acquire and be bound to the skill)]

[Skill description: The player can summon vampire attribute items in the Blood Temple (such as the ancient tree of Angetas, the Vampire King's coffin, and other items). Effect duration: 1 minute (cooldown time: 72 hours). After the time is up, the item will be reversal summoned, and returned to the Blood Temple.]

[Special Description: The summoned item is physical and can be attacked or destroyed.]

[Additional skill: Blood Altar Construction (this skill can not be leveled up, and the owner of the building will directly acquire and be bound to the skill)]

[Skill description: The player can build blood altars. Blood altars can increase the combat ability of nearby vampires and shorten the cooldown time and duration of the skill "Descent" (the effect of the altar is related to its tier, and the effects of multiple vampire altars do not stack).]

"Oh, this special skill seems to be…" Fang Heng looked at the notification from the Blood Temple and lowered his head in deep thought.

…

Three days later, at the Necromancer Association.

After three days and three nights of intense absorption, the transfer of the aura of the death realm in the Necromancer Association's territory had come to an end. The concentration of the aura of the death realm had also been reduced to less than 350.

However, the aura of the death realm was still seeping out from the cracks.

According to his teacher, it would take at least two months to completely repair the magic array and control the spatial rift.

Fang Heng could at most guarantee that the aura of the death realm's concentration in the inner region would not exceed 1000 points within seven days.

Hopefully, he could complete the region level-up within seven days.

Seeing that all the preparations were complete, Fang Heng stepped into the game cabin.

In the game region of the Zombie Apocalypse, including Fang Heng, there were 4 World Lords.

Wei Tao from District 1, Tang Mingyue from District 3, and Mikhael from District 6.

Before the battle, the atmosphere was a little heavy, and the hall seemed to be filled with a murderous aura.

Seeing Fang Heng appear, the other three World Lords looked at him at the same time.

Fang Heng's name was so popular during this period that even Mikhael, who had been training in the intermediate game, couldn't help but sigh in amazement, "I didn't expect Mr. Wei to really have a way to invite you here."

"Thanks to Mr. Wei for thinking so highly of me. I am, after all, also a member of the Zombie Apocalypse region," Fang Heng cupped his hands and answered politely, "The level-up of the region is related to the interests of each world boundary. Naturally, I have to do my part."

"Fang Heng, you've been very popular recently. To think you even beat the Western Federation," The World Lord of District 4 waved her fist cheekily at Fang Heng, "I've long been annoyed with the Federation. If it wasn't for my family's poverty, how could I hold back my anger? Do teach me a few moves when you have the chance."

"Definitely, of course."

"Ahem," Wei Tao coughed lightly and interrupted, "Alright everyone, let's cut to the chase. There's still half an hour left before the region level up. Everyone, please check your items for the final point exchange in the trial. We'll prepare to set off."

If the World Lords had been suspicious of Fang Heng's strength when they first met him, their suspicions now were completely dispelled.

After all, he competed with the Federation for an entire region, and he won!

How could he be an ordinary person?

Now, they were only glad that Fang Heng was a teammate and hoped that he could bring them along to soar.

With this thought in mind, everyone stopped talking and lowered their heads to check their points.

Fang Heng also opened his mission panel to check.

The exchanging of points had been activated 24 hours before the trial officially began.

As Fang Heng was a dual World Lord, he could get an extra 3000 points, a total of 8000.

Fang Heng had done a detailed test.

It cost forty-two thousand points to bring a vampire Prince to the trial. In addition to the Prince's clothes, equipment, and items, he needed more than 50000 points.

Fang Heng exclaimed he simply couldn't afford it.

On the other hand, if he brought a District 8 normal player with no equipment, no matter how strong the player was or how strong his talent skills were, it would only cost him 50 points.

Fang Heng made a rough estimation in his heart.

The game probably determined the combat power of a vampire Prince as roughly equivalent to 1000 ordinary players.

Well, it wasn't exactly wrong either…

After much consideration, Fang Heng decided to bring Mo Jiawei along.

After all, Mo Jiawei was someone he could truly trust after all this time, plus he had to leave Liao Bufan behind to handle the normal work in the prison.

After inheriting the demon hunter bloodline, Mo Jiawei's combat power was much stronger than that of ordinary players. Moreover, he also had passive luck talent, which would definitely be of help.

Other than him, he was planning to bring the three high-level NPCs with special talents, namely Qiu Yaokang, Victor, and Sandy, along.

In the beginning, Fang Heng wanted to bring Ding Min, but unfortunately, she stated that she didn't want to stay up late.

If she was forced to come over, her loyalty would drop, and if her loyalty was not enough, he would not be able to bring her into the trial.

Fang Heng was rendered speechless by the nesting-doll-like excuse.

As a stark comparison, after Sandy heard about this matter, he took the initiative to offer his help and expressed his interest in following Fang Heng to open up new territories and achieve great things together.

Normal non-combat NPCs only cost 200 points to bring, which was equivalent to four Mo Jiawei.

In addition to the equipment and items that the NPCs carried with them, the three NPCs only cost less than 1000 points.

It was still within an acceptable range.

Although the difficulty of the level-up trial was high, players could forcefully exit the trial at any time if they wanted to. As such, the safety of the NPCs was within control.

Well, with three NPCs, there was no need for the others.

Fang Heng had also considered taking a vampire Duke with him, which cost around 6000 points.

However, if he did that, he would not have enough points to carry other equipment and materials, so he might as well not do it.

A Marquis, on the other hand, cost 2500 points. After all, a Marquis's combat power was not very strong.

He also didn't want one.

Apart from these, he didn't need the cheap normal players and NPC soldiers either.

After all, Fang Heng's zombie clones could provide a lot of combat strength, and they were more reliable than recruiting players from outside.

Most importantly, it didn't cost any points.

They were just cost-effective!

1006 Preparations

The points he saved could all be used to exchange for equipment and items.

For example, the beta-type high-efficiency sample collector that Qiu Yaokang strongly recommended.

Bringing a box of sample collectors alone cost 300 points.

Considering that the world they were heading to might be a world with very low technology, Qiu Yaokang suggested that they bring high-tech equipment to ensure that they could build an elementary research room in a primitive society in a short time.

Well, it was technology after all. It was worth the investment! With that, Fang Heng spent 3000 points on research alone.

All that was left was to set up the vampire magic array and some high-grade rare materials needed to build the blood altar.

After all, Fang Heng had an additional goal this time.

For example, he had to think of a way to get some blood while he was at it. It would be best if he could directly awaken the unknown seed of the sacred tree.

After skimping on some things, his points were barely enough.

[Hint: The player has confirmed his items. Do you wish to enter the preparation state for the region level-up trial?]

Fang Heng reached out and clicked "confirm".

A three-minute countdown appeared in front of him.

Soon, rays of light fell from the sky and enveloped the four people in the conference hall.

The moment the countdown reached zero, Fang Heng and the other three disappeared at the same time.

…

Several magic arrays appeared in the pitch-black cave.

Fang Heng stepped out of the magic array. When he opened his eyes, a layer of red glow soon covered them. He looked around quickly.

"Are we underground?"

It looked very similar to the underground caves he had encountered before, but there were some differences.

The area of this cave was extremely vast, and the stone pillars were more than 20 meters tall. They connected the ground to the top of the cave as if they were supporting the place.

Dark red unknown fungi were growing at the foot of the stone pillars.

The fungi were huge, and their umbrellas were more than a meter wide.

Many dark-brown insects were gnawing on the fungi's umbrellas.

The insects seemed to have sensed the auras of Fang Heng and the others nearby and quickly crawled into the shadows.

[Hint: The player has entered a special mid-tier game, an unknown world.]

[Hint: In the current mission world, the player cannot go offline. If the player is forced to go offline, the player will be disqualified from the trial by default.]

[Hint: In the current trial, other players will not be able to obtain your identity hint when they use investigative skills on you.]

[Hint: Please put on a disguise. If you are seen through by other players or violate the rules by completing the trial with the help of non-trial players and so on, the trial score will be greatly affected. When the score is reduced to a certain level, the trial will be deemed a failure.]

[Hint: All of the player's current skills have entered the cooldown time by default.]

[Hint: During this trial, the player cannot use the King of Gods' points exchange column and the survival radio for communication.]

[Hint: During the trial, players will be protected. You may choose to exit the trial at any time (or force the players/NPCs you bring into the trial to exit).]

[Hint: you can use 500 King of Gods' points to purchase the skill God's Blessing for yourself or your teammates. Skill effect: When the player's HP reaches zero, the player/NPC will be directly teleported out of the trial and enter a seriously injured state.]

[Hint: This trial is a team mission. When all the players on the team are eliminated, the trial will be deemed as a failure.]

[Hint: You have triggered the region level-up mission. Current stage: The maze.]

[Mission name: The maze]

[Mission description: You are an adventurer team. You have found that your memory of the past is greatly incomplete. You only remember that your team has accepted the City Lord's request to investigate an underground maze that has recently been discovered… You seem to have fainted in the process of searching for the maze. When you finally woke up, you were already in the depths of the maze.]

[Mission requirement: ???]

Fang Heng quickly checked the hints and missions, then frowned.

The bad news was that all skills were on cooldown.

This greatly weakened all of them!

Originally, the zombies he controlled would gradually revive 30 minutes after entering the game. But now, the zombie's resurrection time had been reset.

In addition, his ultimate move, Everlasting Moon, had also entered a refreshed cooldown, which was equivalent to him losing a trump card, for now.

Apart from that, he also had to be on guard against the players in this world. If other players discovered his identity as a trial-taker, the mission score would be greatly reduced.

There was also good news, though.

The skill effect of God's Blessing was quite good, and it could provide protection for Victor and the other NPCs.

When he sold the game worlds earlier, Fang Heng had asked for 10000 King of Gods' points from each district's Federation. Therefore, he didn't lack King of Gods' points for the time being.

With a wave of his hand, Fang Heng bought insurance for each of the five people on his team.

After all, they were afraid of death.

The second piece of good news was that the trial game had given him an identity of a local in this world. Ordinary players would think that they were just locals in the game when they used investigation techniques.

"It's a pretty good disguise…" Fang Heng muttered in a low voice.

The game was designed to prevent players from "cheating" by using intermediate game players.

Could he take advantage of this?

While Fang Heng was thinking, magic arrays appeared around him.

Wei Tao and the other two World Lords were teleported in, followed by the players and NPCs that they each brought.

After the teleportation, they couldn't get used to the dark that easily, so they turned on their flashlights and raised their weapons, entering vigilant mode.

After entering an unknown world, Mo Jiawei, Qiu Yaokang, and the other two immediately followed behind Fang Heng.

Qiu Yaokang observed the surroundings with a flashlight, then whispered to Fang Heng, "It looks like we're underground. The air here is very humid."

Different from Fang Heng, the other 3 World Lords brought more players, a total of more than 100 people.

The cave was huge. After confirming that there was no danger, for the time being, the players gathered and got into a team formation.

"Wei Tao, your information doesn't seem to be accurate. This place doesn't look like the Barbaric World," As Mikhail spoke, he clicked his tongue and kept looking around with a vigilant look in his eyes.

"I can't be sure yet. The mission didn't give any hints," Wei Tao carefully looked at the dense game hints and nodded, "Let's find a way to explore the surroundings and confirm our current environment. What do you think? "

"Okay, we'll listen to you."

No one had any objections. After the team reached an agreement, they began to slowly move forward.

Most of the threats in the mid-tier game worlds were not simple food and water, so the players brought fewer survival supplies.

It would be troublesome if their missions in this game world were all underground since they would run out of food and water.

Along the way, Qiu Yaokang walked to the fungi next to the stone pillars and observed them carefully. He then put a small sample into a petri dish.

Fang Heng went over and asked, "How is it? What did you find?"

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"The fungi are not a known species, and I'm not sure if there are any toxins. It's recommended not to be used as food. I can make a preliminary judgment after the laboratory is built. Also, the insects here are huge," Qiu Yaokang said as he pointed at a bite mark left on the fungus.

"Understood. Let's go."

Unable to determine their direction, the party simply moved forward in a straight line.

The team went deep into the maze. After walking for about ten minutes, the number of stone pillars gradually increased.

The protruding stone pillars stood like a forest of stone.

Tang Mingyue, who was walking at the front of the team, suddenly stopped, signaling the team to stop. For some reason, she had been feeling a chill in her heart the moment they walked into this area.

The deeper they went, the more intense this feeling of uneasiness became.

The crowd looked at Tang Mingyue, wondering if she had discovered something.

"Don't you guys feel that the stone pillars here are a little strange?" As Tang Mingyue spoke, she kept looking at the darkness around her, "I keep having the feeling that someone is spying on us in the dark…"

Victor stopped in front of a stone pillar that ran through the ground and the ceiling of the cave.

"The stone pillars here have traces of artificial chiseling. Look at the marks on them, don't they look like eyes?" As he said this, Victor shone his flashlight on the higher parts of the stone pillar.

Upon closer inspection, a strange image was carved on the stone pillar, like a closed eye.

The crowd couldn't help but let out low cries of surprise.

"It's true."

"Look, there's also one on this stone pillar."

"It seems like every stone pillar has one…"

After a careful inspection, everyone found that there were strange marks on each stone pillar.

"Who's there!" Suddenly, Mikhael raised his eyebrows and let out a soft cry. He threw a knife behind him.

"Bang!"

The sharp flying knife hit a stone pillar with a dull thud, and the hilt was completely buried in the stone pillar.

"Whoosh!"

Looking in the direction where the knife had hit, a short shadow quickly darted into the shadows from behind a stone pillar.

"Chi, chi, chi… Chi, chi…"

Milahor's attack seemed to have awakened the creatures in the darkness nearby, and there were faint scuttling sounds around them.

"What is it?"

"I don't know. It was too fast. I didn't see clearly."

The sounds around them grew increasingly louder, and the players immediately became alert. They formed a circle and raised their weapons to guard against their surroundings.

"Be careful. There are many enemies nearby. We might be surrounded," Wei Tao frowned.

They had just arrived and were already encountering such a strange environment.

One could only imagine how difficult the trial was.

"Be careful. Try not to attack."

The players maintained their formation and aimed their guns at the darkness.

The soft sounds gradually stopped, leaving only one sound on the right.

"Whoosh, whoosh… Whoosh, whoosh…"

The sound was getting closer.

"Clack, clack," The players raised their guns and pointed their muzzles in the direction of the sound.

A short monster holding a bone spear walked out of the darkness.

Using the flashlight to shine over, everyone could clearly see the shadow they had just seen.

It looked like a humanoid life form that walked upright and was about half the height of a human.

Their skin was covered in dark red spots, their legs were extremely thick, their heads had no neck, and their brains were directly connected to their bodies. Half of their faces were taken up by a split open mouth. Saliva was dripping from the corner of their mouths, making them look quite disgusting.

"Don't take the initiative to attack!" Wei Tao immediately raised his hand and signaled for everyone to not act rashly.

Mo Jiawei stood at the back of the team and covered his left eye with his hand.

[Creature: Cave-dwelling beast (commander)]

"Living beings that have lived in the dark caves for a long time. They have eyes that have degenerated, so they tell from sound and perception. They are a special race that is used to fighting in groups," Mo Jiawei quickly repeated the information he had obtained through the investigation skill, "The special skills include Hardened Skin, Evil Sting, Corrosive Poison, Mutated Perception, and a few other unknown skills."

"Extremely high threat level," Mo Jiawei's heart sank and he shouted, "Be careful! It's a commander-level lifeform!

Everyone became nervous when they heard this.

A commander-level lifeform in an intermediate game! And it was a creature that fought in groups!

Who would have thought that they would encounter a boss monster right after entering the trial? How could they fight this?

The players stared at the bone spear-wielding monster with extreme vigilance.

The cave-dwelling beast stopped in front of the group and grinned, revealing its sharp fangs. It made an unknown sound, "Gugugujiji…"

Wei Tao frowned.

The good news was that the monster seemed willing to communicate.

The bad news was that they couldn't understand what the other party was saying at all.

Everyone looked at each other, their faces blank.

Considering the difficulty of the trial mission, the players that Wei Tao had brought to participate in this trial were almost all combat-oriented and lacked related language skills. The players could not understand what the cave-dwelling beast was saying.

Sandy moved to Mo Jiawei's side and asked softly, "Wei, what's he mumbling about? "

"I don't know. What about you?"

"Hey, how would I know? I don't have anything in common with this monster," Sandy retreated helplessly, "This guy doesn't look like he knows much about art."

"Huh…" Mo Jiawei felt strange and thought, "Why do you think I understand?"

Seeing that the cave-dwelling beast was getting more and more irritable, Wei Tao could only brace himself and walk forward, cupping his hands at it as he said, "No offense, but we came here by accident. If we accidentally offend you, we can leave now."

The monster was silent for a moment, then suddenly let out a sharp cry, "Ka, ka, ka…"

In response, everyone raised their guns.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh…"

In the darkness, a dense group of cave-dwelling beasts with bone spears in their hands appeared and surrounded the players.

"VSOMOBD…" The cave-dwelling beasts started making gurgling sounds again.

This time, Fang Heng could vaguely recognize a few syllables from their words, but he still couldn't understand what they were saying.

After saying whatever it was saying, the commander-level cave-dwelling beast turned around and walked deeper into the cave.

The other cave-dwelling beasts that were originally gathered also opened up a path.

After walking forward for more than ten steps, it sensed that Wei Tao and the others were still rooted in the same spot. The commander-level cave-dwelling beast turned its head again and made a gurgling sound as if urging everyone to continue moving forward.

"I feel like he wants us to follow him," Tang Mingyue pursed her lips and said.

"Yeah, I think so too," Mikhael looked around at the surrounding cave-dwelling beasts, "What do you think? Should we fight them or admit defeat?"

"It's too dangerous to make a move. The current situation is unclear, and it's not the time to fight to the death yet. Let's follow them and take a look first, then make preparations for battle."

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The difficulty of a mid-tier game world was several times higher than that of a low-tier game world, so it was best not to fight if they could settle things through negotiations.

The players also felt that they would not gain any advantage if they attacked. Thus, they followed Wei Tao's instructions and followed the commander-level beast in front with their guns.

The deeper they went, the denser the stone forest became.

After moving forward for another ten minutes, the commander-level beast stopped.

There was a stone pillar standing tall in the middle of the stone forest.

Fang Heng squinted his eyes and looked carefully. The top of the stone pillar was about 10 meters from the ground, and there was a stone box on it.

The box looked extremely old and seemed to have been left there for a long time. There was a thick layer of dust on it.

The cave-dwelling beasts seemed to be extremely afraid of the stone box, hiding far away in a circle, not daring to get close.

The commander-level beast pointed the white bone spear in its hand at the box on the stone pillar, then took a few steps closer to the players. It raised the spear again and pointed it at Tang Mingyue, making a gurgling sound.

Everyone turned to look at Tang Mingyue.

"Me?" Tang Mingyue was confused.

What did this mean? Why was she suddenly chosen?

She couldn't understand what the monster was saying and showed a puzzled expression.

Fang Heng thought for a while and then nodded, "Well, maybe there's something in the box and it wants you to open it?"

Tang Mingyue's gut told her that something was wrong the moment she laid eyes on the box from a distance. She was extremely unwilling to go, "It's so strange. Why doesn't it open the box itself? Why did it choose me?"

"Maybe you have something special about you? Or do you have any special skills?"

"Why don't we go over and take a look? Maybe we'll trigger some mission?"

"That's not very appropriate. There might be a problem with the box. It's very dangerous."

Everyone started to discuss.

Mikhael looked around at the cave-dwelling beasts and said, "It seems like they won't let us go easily. We can either take action or…"

Tang Mingyue looked at Fang Heng, " Fang Heng, what do you think? "

Everyone shifted their gaze to Fang Heng.

Fang Heng couldn't sense what was in the box either as it was too far away. However, he could faintly feel that the box seemed to be a little dangerous.

"I think since we're already here, why don't we take a look?"

Tang Mingyue's face showed hesitance, "Huh…"

"Hmm, I'll go. My HP is higher, so it's safer for me to go anyway," Fang Heng nodded.

He had the Undead effect and the ability to teleport, so his life-preservation ability was considered very strong.

Though, it wasn't completely safe.

The current situation was quite peculiar. If he was infected by some curse or nightmare, he would die no matter how much HP he had.

Therefore, it was better to use the Blood Shadow skill and create a blood shadow clone to open the box to ensure 100% safety.

Fang Heng had already made a plan in his mind.

What if there was something good in the box?

In the game, danger often hid opportunities.

However, Fang Heng didn't expect that as soon as he took a step forward, the commander-level beast in front suddenly raised its bone spear and stabbed him.

"Whoosh!" The bone spear streaked through the air and the commander-level beast's eyes glowed with ferocity as it let out a low growl.

The meaning was obvious.

Don't get close, this was just a warning.

"Looks like it won't work."

Fang Heng and the monster were in a stalemate for a moment. He could only take two steps back.

Everyone shifted their gaze to Tang Mingyue.

The commander-level beast had its eyes on Tang Mingyue, and no one could stop it.

"Alright, I'll go," Tang Mingyue felt helpless.

When she came, she had been quite certain that the passing rate of this trial mission was not high. She forced herself to come because she was moved by Wei Tao's "sincere offer".

"If I die, you'll have to pay more," As Tang Mingyue spoke, she gave Wei Tao a look.

"Naturally," Wei Tao knew Tang Mingyue's thoughts and nodded, "Be careful. If you don't die, you'll be paid even more."

"It's a deal!" Tang Mingyue's eyes brightened up, and she suddenly felt more motivated.

The treatment Tang Mingyue received was completely different from Fang Heng. Seeing her walk toward the stone pillar, the commander-level beast did not stop her. Instead, it stepped aside and made way for her.

Tang Mingyue looked up at the top of the stone pillar, took a deep breath, and jumped.

In mid-air, her body was nimble and vigorous. The tips of her feet stepped lightly along the gap between the protruding stone pillars as a leverage point, and she climbed to the top of the stone pillar in a few steps.

At the top of the stone pillar was a platform with a radius of more than one meter. The stone box was in the middle of the platform, and there were many broken stones scattered around it.

Tang Mingyue observed the box and felt an inexplicable sense of danger and uneasiness.

"Hu…" Tang Mingyue blew at the box, blowing away the thick layer of dust on it.

It was now or never!

Tang Mingyue boosted herself in her heart. She activated the Hardening skill to increase her defense ability and slowly reached out her hand to touch the stone box.

The stone was extremely cold to the touch.

Nothing unexpected happened.

Tang Mingyue grew a little braver and tried to lift the lid.

It was so heavy!

So much so that she actually couldn't lift it!

Tang Mingyue had already entered the intermediate game stage, and all of her basic game skills had been maxed out. Her strength was among the top among ordinary mid-tier players, but she still found the stone lid extremely heavy.

As such, she could only use both hands to forcefully move the stone lid forward to open a hole. Then, she lowered her head and looked inside the box.

Eh? Nothing? How could it be empty?

Tang Mingyue was stunned for a moment.

She was incredulous and wondered if she had seen wrong. She immediately took out the flashlight from her bag and looked inside the stone box.

There was nothing!

While Tang Mingyue was still confused, she suddenly felt the stone pillar under her feet tremble slightly.

The frequency of the shaking increased, and the entire stone pillar began to shake violently.

Below, Wei Tao realized that the situation was not good and shouted, "Ming Yue! It's dangerous, get whatever is inside and come back!"

Tang Mingyue thought to herself, "What should I take? It's empty!"

Just as she was about to turn around and shout, the entire cave began to shake violently.

The monsters that had gathered around the players all felt some kind of fear. They curled up on the ground, their hands in front of their bodies in a praying position while they made strange sounds with their mouths.

Fine gravel kept falling from the top of the cave.

It can't be…

She had to run first!

Tang Mingyue felt the vibration under her feet getting increasingly violent. She raised her eyebrows and immediately leaped forward.

"Boom!"

Tang Mingyue had just landed on the ground when a deafening explosion sounded behind her.

The central stone pillar collapsed before everyone's eyes.

The monsters that were curled up in the surroundings looked terrified at this time. They kept making gurgling sounds as they quickly got up and fled in all directions. In the blink of an eye, they had disappeared without a trace.

"Are you alright?"

"I'm fine, but there's nothing in the box."

Tang Mingyue was dumbfounded.

What was going on? Could it be that the stone box was a trap?

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Fang Heng couldn't help feeling puzzled.

He had seen the stunned expression on Tang Mingyue's face when she opened the stone box. In addition, this trial was a team mission, so the possibility of Tang Mingyue lying was basically ruled out.

What the hell was this game trying to do?

There were also those cave-dwelling monsters… What was with them?

While Fang Heng was thinking, a game hint quickly appeared on his retina.

[Hint: The player has completed the stage trial mission. The player team has obtained 24 hours of basic game time.]

[Hint: The current stage of the team trial mission has changed, escape.]

[Mission name: Escape]

[Mission Description: During the exploration of the maze, strange changes have occurred. The maze has begun to collapse. Players, please escape immediately.]

[Mission requirement: Escape from the maze.]

[Remaining time for the trial: 24 hours (after the trial time ends, the trial will be deemed as a failure)]

The cave was shaking more and more violently, and rocks of varying sizes kept falling from above.

A yellow line that showed the way appeared on the retinas of the players.

Wei Tao's pupils constricted and he shouted, "It's the game guide! Don't worry about those monsters, retreat first!"

When the players received the order, they immediately put away their weapons and fled according to the route pointed out by the game.

Just as Fang Heng was about to leave, he suddenly saw Sandy standing rooted in the spot as if he had lost his soul. He didn't move and was staring into the distance.

"Sandy!" Fang Heng shouted from afar.

Seeing that Sandy still had no reaction, Fang Heng immediately came to his side and grabbed his arm, "What are you standing there for? Run!"

"Fang Heng!" Sandy only came back to his senses when Fang Heng grabbed him. He pointed at the pile of rubble not far away, "That, that stone box is an antique! It's very valuable, so we have to take it away!"

Fang Heng frowned and looked in the direction Sandy was pointing.

As the large stone pillar exploded, the stone box had fallen into the pile of broken stones and was covered under the stones, only revealing a corner.

That's right!

Previously, Tang Mingyue had been sure that there was nothing in the box. Could the real treasure be the box itself?

"I'll go get the box, you go first! Remember, stay by Mo Jiawei's side!" Fang Heng shouted at Sandy and dashed toward the direction where the box was left.

Crushed stones kept falling. Fang Heng dodged in advance thanks to his perception and rushed to the box, then punched the shrapnel on the ground with his fist.

"Bang! Bang, bang!"

The shrapnel was smashed by Fang Heng's fist.

He found it!

Fang Heng dug out more than half of the box from the pile of stones and grabbed it with both hands, trying to pull it out of the pile of stones.

It was so heavy!

The moment he held it in his hand, Fang Heng could feel that the stone box was extremely heavy.

Gritting his teeth, the veins on his neck bulged as he used almost all his strength to lift the box.

Following this, the item disappeared and was put into his backpack.

[Hint: You have obtained a stone box.]

[Item: Stone box]

[Description: A box made of stone. It is extremely heavy. It may be made of some special stone.]

[Hint: This item will consume a lot of weight-bearing when stored in the backpack. The player will be punished with extra weight.]

After taking a closer look, his original player weight-bearing had been immediately maxed-out after the box was thrown into the backpack. It also gave him the negative effect of a 40% reduction in movement speed.

"Eh?"

Why couldn't he find anything strange in the game hint?

Was it just an ordinary stone?

No!

Fang Heng immediately realized the problem.

Sandy was a high-tier NPC whose art appreciation skills had already broken through the master level. He would not be wrong.

Since Sandy insisted that this item was an antique, it was instead evident that there was something wrong with the box since its description showed nothing unusual…

He had to take the box away first!

Fang Heng raised his head and saw that the team of players had already fled far away. He had no choice but to brace himself and escape while enduring the punishment of a 40% movement speed reduction.

Fang Heng transformed into his bat form and flew toward the exit at full speed, following the direction indicated by the game.

…

"Hurry up! Faster! The exit is up ahead!" After running for more than half an hour, Mikhael, who was leading the team, finally saw the sunlight shining in from outside the cave in the distance.

As they ran, the cave behind them continued to collapse. The players could only run for their lives, afraid that they would be completely buried in the cave if they were even a second slower.

The players ran out of the cave one by one and lay flat on the grass, looking at the blue sky and panting heavily.

Blue sky, white clouds. Birds and insects were chirping.

It felt so good to be alive.

Thank god they could forcefully recover their vitality with medicine. Otherwise, most players would have been exhausted halfway.

After such consumption, the vitality potions brought by the players were almost used up.

At the end of the line, Tang Mingyue and a few players came out of the cave together.

"Is everyone all out? Do a head count immediately!" Wei Tao had just given the order when he suddenly frowned. His eyes were searching for something in the crowd as he asked, "Where's Fang Heng? Why don't I see Fang Heng?"

"He doesn't seem to be out yet?"

Everyone couldn't help but look into the depths of the pitch-black cave.

A black bat was flapping its wings as it flew out of the cave, looking like it was struggling.

"Chi, chi…"

When he was close to the cave's exit, Fang Heng used teleportation to leap forward for a certain distance.

Hu!

After leaving the cave and transforming into his human form again, Fang Heng let out a big sigh of relief.

It had been too difficult!

Even in his bat form, he still suffered the negative effect of having his movement speed reduced by 40%, and his flying ability was greatly reduced.

Fortunately, his Vampire Bloodline's level was not too bad, and his basic flying speed was not slow. Otherwise…

Fang Heng opened his mouth and was about to say something when a loud boom came from the depths of the cave behind them.

Looking back, the entrance to the cave had been completely blocked by huge rocks.

Outside the entrance of the cave, the players who had just sat up to rest turned even paler.

It really did collapse.

If they had been just a step slower…

The players felt lucky that they had escaped death.

A game hint appeared on the players' retina.

[Hint: The player has completed the current stage of the team mission, escape. The player will be rewarded with an additional 5 hours.]

[Hint: You have triggered the next stage of the mission, report.]

[Mission name: Report]

[Mission requirement: Please return to Hani City and report the details of your trip to the Empire's Quartermaster.]

[Remaining time for the trial: 28 hours and 19 minutes (the trial will be deemed as a failure after the trial time ends)]

The game hint was as inexplicable as ever, and everyone looked at each other.

The Empire's Quartermaster?

Was that a special NPC?

Report to him?

So, the issuer of the mission was the Empire?

While everyone was resting, Wei Tao gathered the World Lords and deputy commanders for a short meeting.

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"The trial this time is very strange," Wei Tao said in a deep voice.

Fang Heng nodded his head in agreement.

To be honest, the dangerous but exciting trial process of escaping just now was not difficult.

As long as they did not seek death, even Qiu Yaokang and the few other NPCs who had taken the enhancement potions of Meteorite Company could escape successfully.

At most, they could just take more vitality potions.

Was there a need for this from the start?

The most suspicious thing was the stone box they had seen earlier.

At the thought of the box, everyone could not help but look at Tang Mingyue.

Tang Mingyue felt everyone's gazes and raised her right hand immediately while saying innocently, "No, there's nothing in the stone box. I swear, okay?"

"Mingyue, we just thought it was strange. Did you find anything special when you checked the box earlier?"

Tang Mingyue shook her head firmly, "There was nothing in the box. I also thought it was strange at that time, so I especially shone the flashlight in it and saw the bottom at one glance. There was really nothing."

"What about the outside of the box? Did you discover anything outside, like patterns or something?"

"This…" Tang Mingyue's brows were tightly knitted together as she tried hard to recall.

Fang Heng took two steps back and took out the stone box from his backpack. He threw it on the ground with a loud thud.

Seeing the box Fang Heng took out, everyone was shocked and looked at him in unison.

"It's fine. I've brought the box out. It's not too late to take a look now."

Tang Mingyue felt as if her grievances had been redressed. She said in surprise, "Wow, brother Fang Heng, you're a genius!"

Seeing that Fang Heng had actually brought the stone box out, Mikhael was also stunned for a moment and immediately gave Fang Heng a thumbs up, "Brother, you're strong!"

Only then did Wei Tao realize that no wonder Fang Heng had been the last to come out. He had gone to get the box.

To think he could still make such an accurate judgment and pick up the box without any panic in such a chaotic situation. Everyone was secretly impressed.

However, on second thought, Tang Mingyue was also secretly shocked.

She had lifted the lid of the stone box herself and knew how heavy it was. How could Fang Heng bring such a heavy box out of the cave under such circumstances?

"And it's a monster…" Tang Mingyue muttered in a low voice, looking at Fang Heng with a bit of unnaturalness in her eyes.

Wei Tao didn't think too much about it and brought the players over. They surrounded the stone box and started to study it.

It was indeed as Wei Tao had guessed. The exterior of the box was engraved with some patterns.

Unfortunately, due to the passage of time, most of the lines were already a little blurry, and they couldn't see what those patterns were at all.

"How is it? Did anyone find anything?"

Everyone shook their heads.

Only Sandy smacked his lips and said, "The lines carved on the box are a kind of exquisite art. It's just that it's seriously damaged after a long time. Fang Heng, help me find some tools when we enter the city. I can find a way to repair it. By then, we can sell it for a good price…"

When everyone heard that Sandy could repair the stone box, their eyes lit up again.

At least it was a clue.

"This trial mission is really strange. Anyway, let's be careful and return to Hani first according to the mission line's hints."

Tang Mingyue asked, "By the way, do any of you have any impression of the city Hani? Can you confirm the world we're in?"

"I can't be sure for now," Wei Tao also felt that the situation was tricky, "There are many cities in the Barbaric World. I can't remember if there's a place called Tani."

From the moment they entered the game, everyone had been in constant confusion and felt like they were being led by the nose by the mission.

"Hmm. The mission has a time limit. Let's hurry to Hani and find the Quartermaster. The problem is, we don't know where Hani is."

"I'll go take a look," After saying that, Fang Heng transformed into a bat and flew high into the sky under the gaze of everyone.

He looked into the distance while flying in a spiral toward the sky.

Soon, he noticed smoke rising in the west.

It was a human village.

Following this, Fang Heng returned to his human form and landed in front of the crowd, "There's a village about six kilometers to the west. We can go there and ask about Hani City. We can also get some information and supplies while we're there."

The players looked at Fang Heng, who had the ability to fly at a high altitude, with envy.

"Alright, time is of the essence. Let's go."

The group did not delay any longer. After a short rest, they began to organize their troops and set off in the direction of the western town.

Fang Heng looked at the stone box left on the ground and sighed heavily.

"What's wrong?" Mikhael walked to Fang Heng's side and asked, puzzled, "You seem to be under a lot of pressure."

Fang Heng forced a smile and pointed to the box, "The box is too heavy. I can't move it."

"Indeed, it's quite tiring for you magic class players to carry stone boxes. Let me help," Mikhael had not realized the seriousness of the matter. He spoke casually, walked to the stone box, and exerted some force to lift it.

Eh? So heavy?

Mikhael stood still and abruptly exerted force. The muscles on his arms bulged instantly! However, the stone box was only lifted by a corner.

"Pa!" Mikhael let go, and the stone box fell to the ground again.

There was a tinge of awkwardness in the air.

"Hmm?" Mikhael suddenly turned his head to look to the right, "Ah, Tang Mingyue seems to be calling me. I'll go over and take a look. She's a girl, so she might not be able to move things."

Fang Heng looked at Mikhael walking away from him silently.

"F*ck, a monster…" Mikhael muttered in a low voice as he quickly chased after the team of players in front of him.

…

The trial mission's countdown was like a death warrant, urging the players to speed up.

After walking for more than ten minutes, they found a small path. After following the path for nearly an hour, a village finally appeared in their sight.

"Put away your weapons!" Seeing the village, Wei Tao heaved a sigh of relief.

Along the way, they were on full alert to deal with any monsters that might appear in the wild.

However, the journey was unexpectedly smooth.

They didn't even encounter a single monster.

"There might be players in the village," Wei Tao instructed the players, "Be careful not to be recognized. We'll pretend to be a mercenary group that's carrying out the Empire's secret mission."

"Yes!"

Everyone put their guns and weapons back into their backpacks and followed the path into the village.

The area of the village was relatively large, and there were not many people on the streets.

Several young people who were about to leave the village didn't show any surprise or panic when they saw Fang Heng and his group. Two of the braver ones even took the initiative to ask if they needed a room, and they were willing to give a discount.

Wei Tao waved his hand to refuse. He walked under a big tree in the village and indicated for everyone to spread out to gather information.

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1011 Splitting up

Soon, the players reported the news they had received.

Mo Jiawei even brought a guide over.

It was not until then that Fang Heng, who had been carrying the box all the way, finally arrived as well.

"I've confirmed it. This is indeed the Barbaric World. The area we came from is an ancient cave. It was discovered by the nearby villagers two years ago after a large earthquake. After that, the Empire sent soldiers to explore the cave several times and found that the terrain below the ancient cave was extremely vast. There were also extremely terrifying monsters in the depths, so this matter was later put aside."

"However, there have been rumors recently that there are filthy rich treasures buried in the maze. As a result, many mercenary groups and adventurers have come to explore and look for treasures. Other than that, there are a few large forests around the village. Before the discovery of the cave, there were often mercenary groups and adventurers who went deep into the forest in search of medicinal ingredients. Oh right, this area is under the jurisdiction of Hani City in the north of the Empire."

"It'll take about seven hours to get to Hani City on fot."

Everyone looked at each other.

Didn't that mean they still had to hurry?

First, they had run for their lives, then they had rushed here. At this point, the players had already used up more than half of their stamina.

Tang Mingyue looked at the sky and said, "It's just past noon. The sky will probably start to turn dark in seven hours. If we leave now, we'll make it in time to enter Hani City before night falls."

The old native guide who was brought over by Mo Jiawei said, "Ahem, my Lords, I suggest you hurry up. Hani is a border city, and the city gates will close after dark. Other than the Empire's military, the city will not let anyone else in."

Wei Tao hesitated for a moment before making a decision.

They would set off!

The time limit of the trial mission was too tight. If they wasted 7 hours in the day and another 10 hours at night, they would not be able to afford to make any mistakes.

They had to enter Hani City before nightfall.

"What do you guys think?"

"Let's hurry up," Mikhael nodded, "We can still make it. We have to leave now."

Tang Mingyue spread her hands and made a cute smile, indicating that it didn't matter as long as the Federation paid for it.

Everyone shifted their gaze to Fang Heng.

"The stone box is very heavy. Should we leave it here first? I feel like there's a secret in the box though."

Everyone frowned.

If someone else had said this, the team would have naturally chosen to ignore them. However, since it was Fang Heng's suggestion, it was different.

"Why don't we split up?" Fang Heng suggested promptly, "The team trial mission only needs at least one person to complete it. We'll split into two groups. You guys can go to Hani City first. We'll do some investigations here and find a way to transport the stone box there. That way, even if we encounter special circumstances, if we travel through the night, we'll be able to arrive at the latest by tomorrow morning. We can meet in the city then."

Everyone was a little hesitant.

The guide looked at Fang Heng.

Traveling at night? This guy was probably an idiot.

The guide thus regarded Fang Heng as a young man who hadn't experienced the vicissitudes of life. He warned, "Young man, the forest at night is very dangerous."

"Thank you, I'll be careful."

Wei Tao thought for a while and exchanged glances with everyone.

With Fang Heng's strength, it wouldn't be a big problem for him to act alone. Besides, this guy had always been a lone wolf in the past. He might even find something unexpected.

"Very well. Fang Heng, we'll go and finish the mission first. Let's meet up in Hani City."

Time was limited so Wei Tao had no time to discuss the details. After a few minutes of discussion, he immediately agreed on the action plan to split up.

With that, Wei Tao led his team and set off again. They sped up and rushed to Hani City before dark. As for Fang Heng, he stayed in the village with all the baggage.

…

As he watched Wei Tao and the rest of the players leave the village, Mo Jiawei stretched and asked, "Fang Heng, what are we going to do now?"

"Let's not rush. Let's take a good look around first and then think of a way to get some money."

Fang Heng had made a rough plan.

There was no need to waste time on the road.

In another hour or so, the zombie clones would complete their resurrection. At that time, with the fusion Tyrant form, wouldn't carrying the stone box be easy peasy?

Besides, it would be too eye-catching for so many zombies to suddenly appear when they were traveling in the wilderness.

Moreover, Hani City would probably not allow his zombies and fused Tyrant forms to enter the city.

It was better to separate from the main group and travel in the wilderness alone.

After all, he still had something he wanted to verify.

Fang Heng wasn't in a hurry. He followed the team and strolled around the village, learning about the daily life of the villagers.

Thanks to the few mountains and forests near the village, the villagers lived a relatively well-off life. They relied on farming and hunting to obtain survival supplies.

A few large merchants from Hani City had opened stores in the village to purchase some wild beasts and medicinal ingredients from hunters.

The mercenary groups that were hunting for treasure would often pass by the village to rest and replenish their supplies. Sometimes, they would need a guide to lead the way, and the reward they offered would be enough for a farmer to live leisurely for the rest of his life.

Hani City was quite concerned about the village as well. The city had sent a team of guards to guard the village, with a half-month rotation shift.

After patiently wandering around the village, Qiu Yaokang had a rough idea of the level of scientific research in this world. He nodded and said, "Fang Heng, with all due respect, the level of scientific research in this place is very low."

Victor also nodded and added, "The building level is not high either. Judging from the current level of technology, it will be very difficult to build a space-tearing device passage. It's mainly due to difficulties in the area of precision instruments. If we start developing from scratch, even with sufficient ore resources, it'll take at least three years to build a space-tearing device."

Three years? Forget it then. Why would he refresh his points and spend them upgrading the technology skill tree?

Fang Heng was just trying his luck, anyway. He had expected that the passage could not be built.

"Fortunately, we brought some research equipment with us. With some modifications, the most basic research laboratory can still be completed," Qiu Yaokang looked at Fang Heng and said, "I suggest we finish the basic research room as soon as possible and study that stone box. I believe we will find more clues."

"Yes, no problem. I'll be quick," Fang Heng promised without hesitation.

They only need to wait for another half an hour for the zombie clones to resurrect before they could quickly expand and build.

"I'm going to the wilderness for a walk. If everything goes well, we'll find a place nearby to build a laboratory. You guys stay in the village and explore. We'll meet at the village entrance in an hour."

"Alright."

The unknown areas in the wild were more dangerous. Fang Heng was prepared to go out alone to explore the way first. At the same time, he asked Mo Jiawei and the others to walk around the village to see if they could find more clues.

Fang Heng was very curious about this unknown world.

Other than the monster blood of this world, he still had many things he wanted to explore.

For example, character level upgrade…

This was a mid-tier game world, so in theory, players could also level up, right?

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1012 Shadow Spider

The forest outside the village was full of trees.

The air was filled with killing intent.

Fang Heng was standing beside a big tree.

Rustling sounds could be heard from the surrounding bushes.

!!

Fang Heng frowned slightly, picked up a wooden spear, and pointed it at the trees in front of him.

The tip of the wooden spear was covered in a layer of dark red.

Chi, chi, chi…

Five large gray-black spiders came out of the dense forest.

The spiders were two to three meters long, their legs covered in fine and dense inverted thorns, and an eye on their heads. The dark yellow pupils were staring at Fang Heng as the spiders surrounded him.

Fang Heng looked around.

It wasn't just five spiders. More were hiding in the surrounding bushes, as well as the dense trees.

Fang Heng thought to himself, "This is troublesome."

Previously, when he was searching in the forest, he had walked along the small paths in the forest. He had not encountered any wild creatures along the way, so he had walked into the forest, an act that was courting death.

He didn't expect to be surrounded by a group of spiders in just five minutes.

Did the monsters in intermediate games appear in groups?

Fang Heng took two steps back and then suddenly strode forward, speeding up to escape through the gap between the spiders' encirclement.

Chi, chi, chi!

When the spiders realized that their prey had escaped, they immediately took action and dashed toward Fang Heng.

Fang Heng was secretly shocked.

Their speed was no slower than his!

Rather, these spiders were even more proficient at moving in forest environments.

The distance between the two sides was slowly closing.

Fang Heng ran forward at a high speed. Suddenly, he frowned and stopped.

There was a rock wall in front of them. He was stuck at a dead end.

Fang Heng turned his head and looked at the five spiders that were chasing after him.

Creak, creak…

The group of spiders slowed down and surrounded Fang Heng again.

Since he couldn't escape, he would fight.

The descriptions of intermediate games in the real world were controlled by the Federation, and it was very difficult for ordinary players to come into contact with them. Fang Heng had obtained some information, but he couldn't accurately judge the strength of the monsters just by looking at text descriptions.

He would try it out personally then!

Fang Heng lifted the wooden spear and took a step forward.

The five spiders that were chasing after him attacked at the same time.

Chi, chi, chi!

Suddenly, the spiders spat out several streams of green mucus from their split mouthparts.

Fang Heng didn't expect that they could spit poison. His heart skipped a beat and he immediately used the teleportation skill to disappear into the air.

"Chi, chi, chi…"

The green, corrosive mucus landed on the rock wall and melted a few black holes in the rock in the blink of an eye.

Corrosive poison!

"Whoosh!"

Fang Heng's figure appeared on the right of a spider. The wooden spear in his hand broke through the air and stabbed forward fiercely.

"Thump!"

Hmm?

The wooden spear hit the spider's knuckle while enhanced by the additional skill, Blood Blade, and made a sound as if it had hit metal.

Was it that hard?

"Boom!"

Under the collision of the two forces, the wooden spear in Fang Heng's hand couldn't hold on any longer and broke into two pieces!

Wood chips flew everywhere!

Fang Heng immediately dodged backward.

The spiders realized that he wasn't that strong and directly pounced on him.

Fang Heng narrowed his eyes and stood still.

After a short exchange of blows, he had already made a judgment in his heart. The strength of the spiders was about the strength of the high-tier vampires in the normal game world.

He was done playing.

Just as the spiders were about to launch their next wave of attacks, they suddenly stopped in their tracks and paused their attacks.

They felt a sense of uneasiness. They circled the same spot uneasily, constantly letting out deep roars, and searching around with their compound eyes.

These spiders actually had such a powerful perception?

Fang Heng's thoughts moved.

The next moment, the spiders finally realized where their fear and uneasiness came from.

The soil around Fang Heng's feet rolled and gray hands emerged from the ground. A series of levitating magic arrays emerged around him.

"Chi, chi, chi!"

Lickers quickly emerged from the levitating magic arrays and pounced on the spiders not far away.

The zombie clones had a bonus of 50% of Fang Heng's attributes.

As such, the increase in Fang Heng's main body's attributes also greatly improved the combat strength of his zombie clones.

The Lickers' speed was even faster than before!

A dozen Lickers scuttled toward the nearest spider.

The spider moved its sharp legs!

"Whoosh!" Two of the Lickers were sent flying.

At the same time, the inverted thorns on the spider's leg pierced through the Lickers' bodies and tore off large pieces of flesh.

However, the remaining Lickers took advantage of the situation and pounced on the spider!

The two Lickers that had been sent flying earlier were still fearless. After they fell to the ground, they simply rolled on the ground and leaped towards the spider again as if nothing had happened!

In the blink of an eye, the Lickers pounced on the shadow spiders one by one. The sharp claws of the Lickers left deep marks on the spider's body.

[Hint: Your zombie clone (Licker) has dealt 321 damage to the shadow spider.]

[Hint: Your zombie clone (Licker) has dealt 225 damage to the shadow spider, causing a tearing wound.]

[Hint: Your zombie clone (Licker)…]

Rows of attack hints appeared on Fang Heng's retina.

"Chi, chi, chi!"

Seeing that their fellow clansmen were being attacked, the shadow spiders at the back immediately spat out green poisonous substances from their mouths to help their companions.

"Chi, chi, chi…"

The green corrosive liquid immediately caused wounds on the Lickers' bodies that were so deep that even bones could be seen. But at the same time, such wounds were quickly healing.

With the Lickers' powerful recovery ability and high basic attributes, the shadow spiders had no way of attacking!

The spiders had never encountered creatures as difficult to deal with as the Lickers. When they saw more and more Lickers scuttle out of the magic array, they decisively abandoned their companions and quickly disappeared into the darkness.

After a short moment, two shadow spiders that were surrounded by the Lickers lost their life.

Fang Heng took two steps forward and his eyes lit up when he saw a touch of blue on the corpses of the shadow spiders.

Evolution crystals?

Fang Heng immediately raised his hand and waved at the corpse.

The blue crystals flew into his hand and a line of game hints appeared on his retina.

[Hint: The player has killed shadow spiders and thus obtained Tier 1 mutation crystal *1.]

[Hint: The player has automatically obtained the formula, Crystal Conversion (this formula can transform the mutation crystal into evolution crystals of all tiers).]

[Hint: The player is currently in a mid-tier game world. The player has unlocked the requirements to advance to LV26.]

[Hint: The requirements to advance to LV26 are Tier 1 mutation crystals *500]

Fang Heng's pupils constricted as he was overjoyed.

It had finally appeared! It had been a long time since he received a level-up hint!

After entering the intermediate game, his character level upgrade could finally be put on the agenda again.

After leveling up his player level, other than the fact that the upper limits of his skills could be raised and his character attributes could be improved, the most important thing for Fang Heng was that the increase in level also meant that he could have more zombie clones!

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1013 Business

He only needed 500 tier 1 mutation crystals to level up. That was nothing compared to the tens of thousands of crystals he had previously needed.

Moreover, he obtained a crystal after killing just two spiders. It seemed like the drop rate was not low.

Should he level up first before making any plans?

Fang Heng opened his game character panel and observed.

!!

After mastering the crystal conversion skill, he could convert tier 1 mutated crystals into normal evolution crystals, and even do the same for fusion crystals.

What was even more terrifying was that one mutation crystal could be converted into 2000 tier 2 evolution crystals!

Back in the low-tier game world, he had worked so hard to kill monsters just to earn tier 2 evolution crystals, but now he could easily get his hands on them…

The only restriction was that the evolution crystals after conversion could not be traded and could only be used for level-up.

However, on second thought, if he had chosen to enter the mid-tier game world in advance back then, he would not have been able to get many rewards, including the world of the vampires.

Well, ultimately he had not lost out.

Most players would choose to enter the intermediate games straight away to improve their strength as soon as possible, but making this choice meant that they would not be able to obtain the top resources in the elementary games.

Each choice had its advantages and disadvantages.

After all, there were only a dozen or so players who could really plunder top-tier resources in the elementary games.

If it wasn't for his SSS-level talent, Fang Heng would also choose to join the intermediate game as soon as possible.

While Fang Heng was thinking, several giant-sized magic arrays appeared on the ground around him.

Fusion Tyrant forms emerged from the magic array.

Almost all of Fang Heng's zombies had come for this region level-up trial.

In District 8, apart from leaving the two fusion Tyrant forms who had inherited the Vampire King's remains behind, Fang Heng had brought all the others into the trial.

There was nothing he could do. After all, if the two fusion Tyrant forms committed suicide, the Vampire King's remains could not be dealt with.

He could only leave them in District 8.

Fang Heng raised his head and saw that the densely packed zombies had occupied a large area around them.

"Let's try and see if I can level up before tonight," Fang Heng muttered to himself and began to concentrate on controlling the zombie clones.

The Lickers that had scouting and fighting abilities quickly entered the forest, scouting the surroundings and trying to find prey to kill.

Under Fang Heng's control, a few fusion Tyrant Forms walked to several big trees nearby, raised their fists, and punched the trees.

"Thump! Thump!"

After a few punches, a big tree fell.

The zombie clones around immediately rushed up and began to chop the fallen trees with their sharp claws. Then, they scattered to pick up stones and slowly made stone axes with the stones and wood.

Game hints began to refresh crazily on Fang Heng's retina.

[Hint: Your zombie clone has collected shrapnel *3 and firewood *1…]

[Hint: Your zombie clone has made a normal stone axe *1]

[Hint: …]

[Hint: Your zombie clone has completed a stone knife.]

Back in the elementary Zombie Apocalypse, Fang Heng had already leveled up his wilderness survival skills such as gathering, cutting, planting, manufacturing, and decomposing to the maximum level of 20. As such, his work efficiency was very high.

Ten minutes later, the zombie clones were already holding newly made stone knives, surrounding the shadow spider's corpse, and beginning to take them apart.

[Hint: Your zombie clone has obtained stinky pieces of meat *5 from the shadow spider's corpse through the skill Decomposition.]

[Hint: Your zombie clone has obtained damaged poison sacs from the shadow spider's corpse through the skill Decomposition…]

Hmm? A poison sac?

Fang Heng looked at the game hint and had a thought.

He remembered that when he had been wandering around the village, he had seen a merchant buying poison sacs.

It seemed he could also earn some money while killing monsters.

Hmm, not bad, not bad.

…

Two hours later, Fang Heng placed the materials he had collected on the counter one by one.

The shop owner picked up the goods and examined them one by one, his eyes revealing a look of appreciation.

"Oh, these are indeed spider sacs and spider silk. The spider sacs are very fresh, and very well collected."

Wantong Chamber of Commerce was one of the major Chambers of Commerce in the human Empire, and they had set up a fixed acquisition point in the village.

The shop owner confirmed the supplies and looked up at the mercenaries in front of him. He then handed over a bag full of silver coins, "The total value of your goods is 9 silver coins and 40 copper coins. This is our first time working with you. Thank you for your trust in the Wantong Chamber of Commerce. Here are 10 silver coins in total. Please keep them well. Next time you have materials to sell, please come to the Wantong Chamber of Commerce as well."

Due to the time limit of the trial mission, Fang Heng was too lazy to compare the price offers. He simply asked Mo Jiawei to draw lots and select a shop among the merchants in the village to sell the materials.

"Thank you," Fang Heng didn't take the bag. Instead, he handed over a list of materials that he had prepared earlier and continued, "I need some supplies, including some carts and some basic ironware. Take a look and see if you sell them."

"Okay, okay. Please wait a moment, dear respected customer."

The shop owner carefully took the list and looked at it with a suspicious expression.

As the owner of a shop, he was experienced and knowledgeable. At first glance, he could tell that the items Fang Heng was selling were shadow spiders from the forest outside the town. The materials were very fresh and even had blood stains.

For a simple five-man mercenary team to be able to obtain so many spider threads and spider sacs, they must be extremely strong.

However, the materials that the other party needed were very strange.

Most of the ordinary mercenary groups in the village needed food, equipment, and other consumables for their supplies.

They, in contrast, were looking for special tools, ores, and dyes?

What were they trying to do? Were they in the renovation industry?

Mo Jiawei was a little anxious and urged, "How is it, boss? Do you have them? We're in a hurry."

"Yes, yes. Other than some ironware, we have most of the items on the list. I'll get the staff to prepare them. Please wait a moment, it'll be quick," As the shop owner spoke, he called his men over and gave them a few instructions before asking them to prepare the materials immediately.

"Are you going to the forest outside the village?" The shop owner asked curiously while the staff were busy.

"Yes, to stock up," Mo Jiawei grinned and continued, "Boss, I see that you're quite honest. To tell you the truth, we have a large batch of goods coming over later. Can your shop handle it?"

The boss didn't quite understand what "stock up" meant, but with a professional smile on his face, he replied, "As long as the quality of the goods is good, the Wantong Chamber of Commerce will definitely be willing to buy. If it's in bulk, we are even willing to buy at a price higher than the market price."

Mo Jiawei nodded his head in satisfaction, "Not bad, not bad. This way, the business will last."

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1014 Dragon Mosquito

"Sir, if you're heading to the forest outside the village, our Chamber of Commerce has another commission. To be honest, all major Chambers of Commerce are looking for a mercenary team," The shop owner asked with an amiable expression, "Do you know about the Cesar Forest?"

Fang Heng and Mo Jiawei were both at a loss.

No. Where the hell was that?

However, in the eyes of the shop owner, Fang Heng and Mo Jiawei's expressions were one of fear.

"There's no need to be nervous. I know that the Cesar Forest is not part of the Empire's territory, and the Empire has also explicitly forbidden citizens from entering the forest," The boss sighed and continued, "But it's hard to make a living in this world these years. Proper businesses don't make much money. I won't hide it from you two, but we're not the only Chamber of Commerce that has secretly entered the Cesar Forest."

"To be honest, the Empire knows about this as well. They even purchase some of the specialties of the Cesar Forest from the various Chambers of Commerce. However, this business has died down since two months ago."

Fang Heng had no interest in the commission at first, but after hearing the story, he couldn't help but feel a little curious. He asked, "What's wrong? What happened?"

"The entrance area of the Cesar Forest has been occupied by a group of dragon mosquitoes. Once we enter the area of the Cesar Forest, we'll be attacked by a large number of dragon mosquitoes. As such, it's been a long time since we entered the depths of the forest, and we've suffered heavy losses. The major Chambers of Commerce have discussed and thus issued a reward notice. If anyone can help us deal with that batch of dragon mosquitos, we are willing to give a generous reward."

[Hint: The player has triggered a trial side mission, the annoying dragon mosquitoes.]

[mission title: The annoying dragon mosquitoes]

[Mission requirement: A large number of dragon mosquitoes have occupied the area of the Cesar Forest. Please assist the Chambers of Commerce in clearing the dragon mosquito swarm at the entrance of the Cesar Forest.]

[Mission reward: 2 hours of additional trial time, gold coins, materials, reputation, and other rewards.]

Hmm? To think he could trigger another mission?

A trial side mission?

Fang Heng's heart skipped a beat and he read the mission description carefully.

However, wasn't this mission reward a little too f*cking ridiculous?

The Cesar Forest was located deep in the forest, and a round trip would take three to four hours for ordinary players.

Yet the reward was only two hours of extra trial time?

After all calculations, wouldn't he lose two hours instead?

Fang Heng was about to refuse when he saw Mo Jiawei giving him a look.

"Hey, old Fang," Mo Jiawei pulled Fang Heng to the side, his eyes full of excitement, "Dragon mosquitoes, the dragon mosquitoes!"

"Huh? What about the dragon mosquito?"

Mo Jiawei knew that one of Fang Heng's purposes in coming over was to awaken the seeds of the sacred tree, so he lowered his voice and whispered, "It's said that dragon mosquitos have a trace of the dragon race's bloodline in them. Do you think their blood will be very strong?"

Fang Heng's eyes lit up as he immediately understood.

Dragon race's bloodline?

That's right, it's said that the dragon race's bloodline was super strong.

If the dragon mosquitos could provide high-level blood…

Other than that, the insects and wild beasts in the forest outside the village were quite intelligent. They would run away upon encountering a group of Lickers. As a result, the Lickers' farming efficiency had been very low. In the previous half an hour, they had only managed to get about 20 tier 1 mutation crystals. They are still a long way from leveling up.

Now, according to the shop owner, there was a large number of dragon mosquitoes at the entrance of Cesar Forest.

A large number! If they could wipe them out all at once…

Leveling up, drawing blood, and completing missions. He could kill three birds with one stone!

Fang Heng was quite tempted.

Should he just let Wei Tao wait for a few hours?

After all, Hani City's city gates were closed and they could not go over. They just needed to reach Hani City before dawn the next day.

Yes, he should just let Wei Tao wait.

After making the decision, Fang Heng raised his head and looked at the shop owner, then said, "Very well. We will accept the commission. We'll go and take a look on the way."

"Hahaha, that's great. Good luck. Tianli Mercenary works closely with all merchants. We have already signed an agreement with them. The mercenary group has already set up a camp near the entrance of the Cesar Forest. You can go there and seek help. In addition, there have been several mercenary groups that have accepted the commission as well and are heading there. All of you can work together."

"Okay, I got it."

While they were talking, a few staff pushed three full carts into the lobby from the back room.

"These are the supplies you wanted. Please check them carefully."

"Of course," Mo Jiawei went forward to check, then nodded at Fang Heng.

"Let's go," Under the surprised gazes of the villagers outside, Fang Heng and his team of five pushed the small cart full of special tools and materials toward the forest outside the village.

Let's go! Their destination was the forest area!

Time to stock up!

…

Night fell.

In an open space in the forest outside the village where the trees had been cleared, a temporary camp had been set up.

Piles of stone and wood were piled up on the open space in piles as tall as small hills.

The newly cast furnace also started to work.

With logs, furnaces, and iron ore, it was not difficult to build a temporary camp.

Fang Heng tried to set up a vampires' altar on the spot.

The altar could increase the strength of the vampires in the vicinity and also condense blood. It could condense blood to about LV8 strength.

Activating and maintaining the altar required at least LV5 blood.

What he lacked the most now was blood.

Insects also had blood-like lymph. Fang Heng had tried to collect some when he was killing the spiders. Unfortunately, the effect of insect blood was slightly worse than beast blood, and their volumes were even less.

After the temporary camp was set up, Qiu Yaokang began to set up the research room with haste.

When the laboratory was completed, he would immediately start to study the stone box that they had brought out from the cave.

On the other side, Sandy was carrying paint. He had already finished modifying the appearance of the Lickers and had made them look like ghouls.

They might encounter players in the trial, so it was better to be safe.

Seeing that the temporary residence and research institute had been completed, it was time to go to the mission site to take a look.

Dragon mosquitoes!

The bloodline of the ancient dragon race was very tempting.

He would first kill a wave of monsters and get some blood back. With that, he could probably complete the blood awakening tonight and start the main trial mission tomorrow.

Fang Heng roughly arranged the schedule in his heart.

As the sky gradually darkened, Fang Heng and Mo Jiawei left Victor and the other two NPCs in the camp, as well as a group of Lickers and the fusion Tyrant form to protect them while they went to search for the dragon mosquitoes.

Four fusion Tyrant forms opened up a path in front, and the two followed the small path in the forest that was marked on the map to explore.

The small path was left behind by the merchants.

In recent years, merchants had been sneaking into the forest, and they had spent a lot of money to transport supplies.

Perhaps it was because the fusion Tyrant forms' tall and big bodies were very intimidating, but Fang Heng didn't encounter any eyesores that came looking for trouble along the way.

As they walked along the path and crossed a small hill, Mo Jiawei noticed a fire in the distance.

"Fang Heng, look over there."

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Mo Jiawei raised his telescope and looked into the distance before he continued, "It's a human camp. The Cesar Forest area is just a little further ahead. They should be the mercenary group that's going to exterminate the dragon mosquitoes. Should we go over and ask them about the situation?"

"No need." Fang Heng shook his head. "Don't waste time. Let's just keep going."

"Alright."

They had heard from the shop owner that a few large Chambers of Commerce in Hani City had jointly funded and issued commissions.

As long as they had the ability to eliminate the dragon mosquitoes, any mercenary group could go to the Chamber of Commerce to receive the reward after completing the mission.

The leader of the mercenary groups was one called Tianli.

Fang Heng didn't want to deal with them.

Wouldn't it be troublesome if they encountered players among the mercenary groups?

Taking advantage of the night, the two of them took a detour, passing by the human camp not far away until they arrived near the entrance of the Cesar Forest.

Mo Jiawei stopped in front of a small river.

"With this small river as the boundary, we will reach the Cesar Forest area after crossing the river. The Cesar Forest is out of the Empire's borders, and the Empire had once explicitly forbidden any citizens from entering." Mo Jiawei flipped open the map as he spoke. "The area is filled with danger, but there are also many precious specialty medicinal ingredients. In the past, many Chambers of Commerce would hire large mercenary groups to escort them into the periphery of the Cesar Forest to collect medicinal ingredients and hunt wild beasts to earn a large profit."

"About two months ago, a large mercenary group was attacked by dragon mosquitoes, and the entrance to this area was completely occupied by the mosquitoes."

Fang Heng sized up the other side of the river and said, "It looks very calm."

"Yes, it's said that the dragon mosquitoes will only attack after we cross the river."

"Let's go and take a look."

The river was only two meters wide, and the current was not fast.

The fusion Tyrant forms were the first to step into the river.

Fang Heng and Mo Jiawei followed closely behind.

The river was relatively shallow, and the deepest part of it only reached Fang Heng's waist.

Fang Heng sensed something as he walked to the other side of the river. He stared at the dark forest in front of him.

"Buzz…" Tiny black dots appeared from the pitch-black forest in the distance.

They didn't look like mosquitoes but more like mutated dragonflies. Their flapping wings made them look huge.

[Creature: Dragon mosquito.]

Mo Jiawei covered his eyes with one hand and used his talent detection skill to obtain information on the dragon mosquitoes.

"Dragon mosquitoes, a type of creature that lives in jungles and swamps. They often appear in groups and attack by releasing sharp thorns. They can extract blood from the enemy's body and restore a large amount of vitality. When they pierce their enemies with their thorns, they will also inject a mixed poison into the enemies' bodies. They have extraordinary flying and short-distance sprinting abilities. Their weakness is fire, and their HP is generally low."

How troublesome!

For most players, creatures that could fly were the most difficult to deal with!

Coupled with their habits of moving in a group, the dragon mosquitoes would often appear in large numbers.

In less than half a minute, the buzzing around them became louder.

More and more dragon mosquitoes emerged from the dense forest and gathered in front of Fang Heng.

"D*mn, so many!" Mo Jiawei's head ached just by looking at the large number of huge mosquitoes flying at a low altitude.

Fang Heng narrowed his eyes.

Go!

The Lickers immediately pounced on the dragon mosquito swarm.

"Whoosh! Whoosh, whoosh!"

The Lickers all jumped low, attempting to jump while attacking the dragon mosquitoes.

However, the dragon mosquitoes had the geographical advantage of high altitude. They were quite agile as well, and they dodged nimbly in the air.

"Thump! Thump, thump, thump!"

The fusion Tyrant forms followed with heavy footsteps.

When the dragon mosquitoes noticed the intruding fusion Tyrant forms that were huge, they immediately swarmed toward the zombies.

A huge needle extended from the bottom of their mouths and stabbed into the skin of the fusion Tyrant forms!

However, the next moment, the dragon mosquitoes sensed a sour and stinky smell from the blood they had absorbed.

The blood inside the fusion Tyrant forms was stinky!

After absorbing the blood from the fusion Tyrant forms, the dragon mosquitoes' HP was not recovered at all!

Being attacked, the fusion Tyrant forms stretched out their huge palms and grabbed the dragon mosquitoes that were sucking their blood. Then, they exerted force.

"Bang!"

The dragon mosquito was crushed in its palms!

"Well done!"

Mo Jiawei cheered loudly when he saw this and could not help but wave his fist in triumph.

He hated mosquitoes the most. This kind of creature should be exterminated!

Just as he was getting excited, the buzzing sounds around him became even louder.

Mo Jiawei's expression changed as he looked into the distance.

Mosquitoes were all over the mountains and fields!

He could only see swarms of black mosquitoes rising from the forest and rushing toward the zombies.

"F*ck!" One concise word came out of Mo Jiawei's mouth.

"Run!"

Fang Heng didn't expect that there would be so many dragon mosquitoes either. His scalp turned numb at the sight of them. He shouted and pulled Mo Jiawei back, jumping into the water directly.

The dragon mosquitoes were using the huge-swarm tactic.

In the blink of an eye, a dense swarm of dragon mosquitoes buzzed over and surrounded the zombie team.

Fang Heng and Mo Jiawei jumped into the river directly and stuck their heads out from time to time to check out the situation outside.

It was too terrifying!

The dense group of dragon mosquitoes surrounded the fusion Tyrant forms, and the latter was being stabbed dozens of times every second.

Mo Jiawei's lips were trembling.

It was too terrifying!

Looking at the thick needle on the dragon mosquito's mouthpart, if he were to be pierced…

Fortunately, the zombie clones had a strong restraining ability against the dragon mosquitoes.

After all, the energy in the blood of zombies was minimal and even poisonous.

As a matter of fact, Fang Heng had thought of using zombie blood as free blood.

After all, zombies wouldn't die. After their blood was drained, it would slowly recover after some time.

For this reason, Fang Heng even asked Ding Min to do a detailed test.

Unfortunately, the test results were not satisfactory.

The sacred tree of Angetas was the only thing that could slightly convert zombie blood, and at most, make the blood reach LV1. The conversion rate was also ridiculously slow.

The low efficiency was fine since it could at least be used as nourishment to maintain the survival of Angetas and save some blood consumption.

However, when he used the Vampire King's coffin to test the blood, the zombie blood was burned to ashes the moment it was poured into the coffin.

At first, the dragon mosquitoes did not know how terrifying the zombie blood was, so they pounced on the fusion Tyrant forms and stabbed them.

After sucking deeply, the dragon mosquitoes immediately felt that something was wrong. They felt like they had drunk a mouthful of fermented blood. Their faces turned green as they left unsteadily as if they were drunk.

"Bang! Bang, bang!"

Under Fang Heng's control, the fusion Tyrant forms withstood the attacks of the dragon mosquitoes and ran to the edge of the forest with large strides. They then held the trees' trunks with both hands and uprooted them.

Following this, the Tyrant forms grabbed the trees with both hands and used them as a weapon to attack the surrounding dragon mosquitoes.

The dragon mosquitoes that had gathered around the Tyrant forms were so densely packed that there were bound to be some dragon mosquitoes that couldn't dodge the tree trunks in time.

The strength of the fusion Tyrant forms was shocking. The dragon mosquitoes were sent flying after just a slight brush, and a few unlucky ones were knocked unconscious directly.

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It was originally very difficult for the Lickers on the ground to take the initiative to attack the dragon mosquitoes, and their attack efficiency was very low.

Later on, under Fang Heng's control, they immediately changed their tactics and stayed in place, waiting for an opportunity to make a move.

Whenever they saw a dragon mosquito that had been knocked out by the fusion Tyrant forms, they would pounce on it and madly bite it, tearing it to pieces.

[Hint: Your zombie clone (Licker) has killed a dragon mosquito.]

!!

[Hint: Your zombie clone (Licker) has been pierced by a needle and is immune to the poison state. Its HP has been reduced to the limit and cannot be further reduced…]

Fang Heng looked at the game hints that appeared on his retina.

After waiting for a full two minutes, he couldn't help but secretly sigh in relief when he saw that no game hint of his zombie clones dying appeared.

Fortunately, the dragon mosquitoes only had a single physical damage output and were simply unable to kill the fusion Tyrant forms.

"The dragon mosquitoes are afraid of water, and they will never leave the Cesar Forest area. As long as we cross the river, we will be safe."

"Really? There's such a thing?"

"The shop owner told me that. I don't think he has any reason to lie to us."

"Then let's try it."

Fang Heng and Mo Jiawei hid in the river and discussed for a while. Then, they returned to the other side of the Cesar Forest.

Sure enough, as soon as they returned to the other side of the river, the dragon mosquitoes turned a blind eye to them. They only attacked the zombie clones on the other side of the river.

The two of them looked at each other.

This was strange.

Why didn't these dragon mosquitoes catch up?

Were they afraid of something?

Or was there someone controlling them from behind?

Fang Heng thought for a while and took out two bottles of coffee from his backpack. He handed one to Mo Jiawei and found an empty spot to sit down.

"Let's take a break."

"Yes."

The two of them just sat on the ground, drinking coffee slowly while calmly watching the zombie clones kill monsters.

Originally, Fang Heng was happy to do so.

This was his hack. He had always played the game like this, and it had almost become his body's instinct.

If it were any other time, Fang Heng would most likely go offline at this time and have a round of fun, then come back after a while to check the spoils.

But this time, he couldn't do so.

After waiting for more than 10 minutes, Fang Heng stood up after gulping down the second can of coffee.

"Old Mo, something's not right."

"Ha? What's wrong?"

"We can't kill them all…" Fang Heng forced a smile.

Although there were more than 200 Lickers, and the fusion Tyrant forms were also very powerful, their killing efficiency was still not high.

The large groups of dragon mosquito swarms in the Cesar Forest were simply too crazy.

After killing for more than ten minutes, the mosquitoes were still densely packed, or rather, even more than before.

If they kept killing like this, they probably wouldn't be able to exterminate the mosquitoes even if they spent a night.

Normally, it didn't matter. At most, he could just go offline and wait for a while longer.

However, this was a trial mission, and they had a time limit.

This was troublesome.

Should he continue to just let the hack run?

Fang Heng scratched his head and couldn't help looking in a certain direction in the distance.

The human mercenary camp.

Would it be better to cooperate with those humans and use the strength of the mercenary groups to launch an attack on the dragon mosquitoes?

He had to make some sacrifices.

Fang Heng gritted his teeth and made a decision.

He had to complete the mission quickly, as he still had to head to Hani City to complete the main mission before dawn.

"Let's go. We'll leave the zombies here. Let's go and see if we can get the mercenary groups to help."

"Alright," Mo Jiawei nodded and quickly followed.

…

In a temporary meeting room in the human camp, the higher-ups of the major mercenary groups were talking one after another, and the atmosphere was quite lively.

However, the deputy commander of Tianli Mercenary, Ma Xiaowan, let out a long sigh in her heart.

It was too difficult!

Tianli Mercenary had already been here for more than half a month.

During this period, they tried countless methods and various means, but they still could not deal with the dragon mosquitoes in the Cesar Forest.

It was just…

There were simply too many dragon mosquitoes, and they could fly.

If it wasn't for the fact that the dragon mosquitoes were unable to cross the river for some unknown reason, they would have long given up.

As time passed, mercenary groups of all sizes came and went.

On the contrary, Tianli Mercenary had made some money by building a large camp here, more or less making up for some of their losses.

Tianli Mercenary was famous throughout the Mahert Empire.

Many of the smaller mercenary groups had joined Tianli Mercenary after their initial failure. They had been following Tianli Mercenary's lead and had only hoped to get a share of the loot after the mission was completed.

Tonight was another routine discussion meeting.

Many of the mercenary groups that were huddling together for warmth proposed yet another whimsical idea.

As they were discussing, a guard came in from outside, "Commander Ma, there are two people outside who claim to be necromancy mages. They want to see you."

Upon hearing the words "necromancy mage", the group that was in a heated discussion suddenly fell into a strange silence.

The atmosphere instantly became a little tense.

The guild leaders in the camp looked at each other, feeling wary.

Necromancy mages?

The people born in the Mahert Empire had been instilled with a concept by their elders since young.

The appearance of necromancy mages meant disaster.

This was especially so when necromancy mages came to their doors.

The disaster would be doubled.

Great, everyone was going to be in trouble.

Not a single one of them could escape.

Moreover, they couldn't refuse to meet such necromancy mages.

According to the older generation, if one refused to meet with a necromancy mage, the vengeful necromancy mage would use all kinds of evil ways to make things difficult for them.

In short, necromancy mages had already been labeled as ominous in the hearts of the people of the Empire.

The crowd shifted their gazes to Ma Xiaowan.

Ma Xiaowan frowned. She had naturally heard of the rumors about necromancy mages and was extremely surprised.

Necromancy mages were mostly unsociable and evil beings, rarely appearing in the Empire.

Why did two suddenly come to her?

Was the appearance of the dragon mosquitoes related to the necromancy mages?

Since they couldn't escape anyway, they might as well meet them and see what the other party's goal was.

Ma Xiaowan was on high alert and said seriously, "Let them in."

Five minutes later, Fang Heng and Mo Jiawei, who were wearing masks and grey robes, entered the room.

On the way, Fang Heng carefully observed everyone.

First, they needed to confirm if there were any players in the mercenary group.

If they encountered any suspicious targets, he would ask Mo Jiawei to use the investigation technique and check them out.

Sensing the uneasy gazes of the crowd, Fang Heng found it strange.

What was wrong with this group of people?

Why did none of them dare to look him in the eye?

Fang Heng simply looked around at the crowd, then turned his gaze to Ma Xiaowan, who was sitting in the main seat. He said, "We've accepted a commission to clear out the dragon mosquitoes at the entrance of the Cesar Forest from a business owner. If you want to cooperate or help us, we are here to look for Tianli Mercenary."

Hearing Fang Heng's words, everyone became quiet for a while.

Necromancy mages? Accepting the commission and seeking cooperation?

It didn't seem real no matter how they interpreted it!

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Ma Xiaowan had the same thought. She looked at Fang Heng and the other man, then asked while frowning, "Are there only the two of you?"

"Yes," Fang Heng nodded.

He wasn't sure if there were players in this group, so he tried to speak as little as possible.

Hearing this, the higher-ups of the mercenary groups were even more puzzled.

Most necromancy mages did not have strong combat power and only focused on evil magic research. So, what were these two here for?

"Hahaha, welcome, welcome," Tanli Mercenary's deputy commander Ku Nuo broke the silence and smiled, "We're all here because of a commission. Our goal is to get rid of the dragon mosquitoes in Cesar Frest. If we work together, we'll definitely be able to get rid of this big problem."

As he spoke, Ku Nuo gave Ma Xiaowan a look.

The other party seemed of unknown origin, so it was better to just agree first.

They could comply with them first, then investigate further.

At worst, those two were scammers and they would get extorted a sum of money.

There was no need to get into a conflict with necromancy mages.

"The two of you have come from afar, so please take a rest first. We'll try after dawn tomorrow…" Ma Xiaowan nodded.

"No need." Fang Heng raised his head and said, "We've already checked the situation on the other side of the river. We're in a hurry, so we want to finish the commission as soon as possible."

The higher-ups of the mercenary group were displeased upon hearing such words.

Finish the commission as soon as possible? Who did they think they were?

God knows if they were capable, but they could indeed brag.

Ku Nuo frowned and asked, "Now? To be honest, the number of dragon mosquitoes is huge, and we are also having a headache. Do you have any way to eliminate them all?"

"Yes," Fang Heng nodded, "We've checked and discovered that the river is a dividing line for the dragon mosquitoes. We can attack the dragon mosquitoes from the other side of the rider."

"He…" The deputy commander of Chook Mercenary, Kian, snorted in disdain.

He had half-expected them to say something original, but to think they were just using the riverbank as a cover to attack from the other side.

Was it that simple?

"We've also noticed this, but it's very difficult to deal with the dragon mosquitoes with this matter. After all, the dragon mosquitoes will only attack when their territory is invaded," Ma Xiaowan explained patiently, "Most of the time, they will hide in the dense forest."

"What if I can lure them out?"

"Lure them out?" Ma Xiaowan was startled.

"We can think of a way to lure the dragon mosquitoes out. With your abilities, you should be able to get rid of them as soon as possible, right?"

Everyone was silent for a moment.

They could feel the provocation in Fang Heng's words.

Speaking of which, if there really was a way to lure the dragon mosquitoes out, they would have the geographical advantage. Wouldn't they just have to crush the group of dragon mosquitoes then?

In fact, during this period, the mercenary groups had also considered similar methods, but they had all failed.

The reason was simple. They simply couldn't lure the mosquitoes out of the forest.

"Hey, young man, don't talk big," Kian said with a frown, "What method are you going to use to lure them out? How long can you lure them out? What will their numbers be?"

"Many and very long." Fang Heng was lazy to explain, so he simply said, "Time is tight. If you don't believe me, you can come with me and take a look yourselves."

"Now?"

The crowd once again began to discuss in low voices.

The situation in the area around the camp had been thoroughly investigated, but moving at night was still a big taboo.

Fang Heng's words made them feel that he might have ulterior motives.

"Yes, I'm in a hurry. I want to clear the dragon mosquitoes before dawn."

Ma Xiaowan was a little conflicted. She felt that Fang Heng didn't seem to be lying, but…

"I'll go," Deputy commander Ku Nuo interrupted the discussion and said, "I'll bring a team and follow you to confirm the situation. If you can do what you promised, the reinforcements will come later."

"Alright, we'll set off immediately," Fang Heng said expressionlessly.

…

Wei Tao's team managed to enter the city before the gates of Hani City closed.

Although they encountered all kinds of trouble along the way, which delayed their journey, the team ultimately completed the task smoothly.

After a long day, the players were exhausted.

Wei Tao split the players into groups. One group was to sell resources in the city and search for a place to stay for the night, while the other group was to gather information in the city.

After knowing the location of the military camp in the city, Wei Tao did not delay. He immediately brought Tang Mingyue and Mikhael to look for the city's Quartermaster, Ell, to report the situation.

However, what Wei Tao did not expect was that upon seeing them, Ell immediately brought them into the City Lord's mansion in the center of the city without a word.

In the main hall of the City Lord's mansion, the City Lord was pacing back and forth anxiously.

When he saw Tang Mingyue coming into the City Lord's mansion, the anxiety on his face immediately turned into relief. He heaved a sigh of relief and quickly walked up to her, "Princess Mingyue, it's great that you've returned safely."

Ha?

Wei Tao and Mikhael were both dumbfounded as they heard this and shifted their gazes to Tang Mingyue.

Princess?

"Me?" Tang Mingyue blinked.

Had she struck gold?

…

In the wild forest, half an hour later, Ku Nuo saw a scene that made him extremely shocked.

What kind of monster was that?

On the other side of the river, the densely packed group of dragon mosquitoes obscured his vision!

They surrounded a monster that was nearly three meters tall in the middle and attacked it wildly.

The monster was even more terrifying. It was still swinging a half-meter-thick tree trunk to counterattack while being surrounded.

Ku Nuo looked at Fang Heng with a gaze that was flooded with terror, expecting him to give a reasonable explanation.

"Flesh puppets," Fang Heng still had his mask on, maintaining a cold and aloof attitude as he explained concisely, "It's a summoning branch of necromancy. The flesh puppet has a strong restraining ability against dragon mosquitoes and can resist their attacks for a long time."

"So, so that's how it is…"

Wasn't this too terrifying?!

Ku Nuo had followed the mercenary group to travel around the world since he was eight years old, and he thought that he had seen a lot.

He didn't expect to witness such an eye-opening scene today.

To think necromancy mages were so terrifying that they could summon such powerful undead creatures.

"Ku Nuo," Fang Heng said, "The dragon mosquitoes have been lured out. It's up to you now."

"Alright," Ku Nuo's expression was serious, and he immediately sent someone back to report the situation. He then ordered his subordinates to start setting up an attack.

The mercenary groups had not spent more than a month here in vain. They were very good at dealing with dragon mosquitoes.

The team was divided into two groups. One group used bows and arrows to launch long-range attacks on the dragon mosquitoes on the opposite side of the river from a distance.

The humans of the mid-tier world were quite powerful, and their accuracy and power were on a whole new level. Upon closer inspection, one would find that they were all using extremely special magic bows that even had the function of automatic aiming and adjustment.

Fang Heng was happy to watch from the side and relax.

As for the other group, they were moving some kind of firewood from the wheelbarrow they had brought along and carefully laying the firewood along the river bank.

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"What is this?" Fang Heng was curious.

Ku Nuo explained patiently, "It's a leaf from a tree called the dragon-spine fir tree. The smoke produced from burning them is quite effective against dragon mosquitoes. The dragon mosquitoes hate the smell, and they will be affected after inhaling large amounts of the smoke too. That way, if the dragon mosquitoes cross the river, we have a way to counter them."

Fang Heng nodded and picked up a few dragon-spine fir leaves from the ground, putting them into his backpack. He then continued to stand by and watch.

Soon, Ma Xiaowan arrived with the troops of the various mercenary groups.

!!

Seeing the mosquito-surrounded tyrant Fusion forms on the other side of the river as well as the ravaging ghouls, the higher-ups of the major mercenary groups were surprised.

Flesh puppets? Ghouls?

Why were these undead creatures not afraid of death?

Was it the work of the two necromancy mages?

The mercenaries looked at Fang Heng with new fear in their eyes.

Necromancy mages were indeed as terrifying as the legends claimed.

They controlled life and necromancy, possessing ominous power.

Ma Xiaowan retracted her gaze from Fang Heng and shouted to the mercenaries, "What are you still looking at? Don't just stand there, move!"

Then only did the mercenaries snap back to their senses and began to arrange their formation, using bows and arrows to shoot crazily at the group of dragon mosquitoes across the riverbank.

A dense rain of arrows fell on the dragon mosquito swarm on the other side, greatly increasing the team's killing speed.

In just a short while, the opposite shore was covered with the corpses of the dragon mosquitoes.

The game's default setting was that Fang Heng and the mercenary groups were now in team mode. Therefore, when the mercenaries killed monsters, mutation crystals would also be produced, and Fang Heng still had the right to pick them up.

However, the drop rate would be lower in this state.

That being said, it was more than enough!

Fang Heng and Mo Jiawei exchanged a look.

Mo Jiawei had just used his detection skill on a few suspicious-looking guys in the team and confirmed that they were not players.

Fang Heng nodded and ordered the 20 or so normal zombies that had been lying in wait in the dark to walk out of the forest.

The zombies walked wobbly to the center of the dense group of dragon mosquitoes, then dragged the corpses of a few dragon mosquitoes. While still under the attack of a large number of dragon mosquitoes, they slowly stepped into the river, crossing the river and approaching the mercenaries.

The surrounding mercenaries immediately became alert. They stopped attacking and slowly retreated, pointing their weapons at the zombies.

"He…" Seeing the mercenary group so vigilant and terrified as if they were facing a great enemy, Fang Heng was quite amused.

He chuckled and took a few steps forward, then said to the crowd, "I just need to conduct some necromancy research. Please don't be nervous.

Necromancy mages were truly terrifying!

God knows what kind of research he would do with the corpses!

The flesh puppets might have been developed by him in this way.

They couldn't afford to offend such an existence, or they would be tortured even after death!

Seeing Fang Heng's eerie smile, the mercenaries felt even more uncomfortable. They made way for him and shrunk far away, focusing on attacking the dragon mosquitoes on the other side.

Many of the dragon mosquitoes' corpses had produced mutation crystals, something that only players could see.

If these crystals weren't picked up within 30 hours, they would disappear.

Fang Heng deliberately waited for a moment and found that no mercenaries sneaked up to pick up the mutation crystals. As such, he could roughly confirm that there were no players on the team.

With that, Fang Heng began to collect the evolution crystals boldly with peace of mind. At the same time, he let the zombie clones start to decompose the corpses with small knives.

Fang Heng concentrated on controlling the zombies to optimize their work efficiency and entered the hack mode again.

[Hint: You have obtained Tier-1 mutation crystal *23.]

[Hint: Your zombie clones (vine body) have obtained the dragon mosquito's needle through decomposition…]

The zombie clones hiding in the dark gradually revealed themselves.

They went back and forth, slowly moving the corpses of the dragon mosquitoes from the other side of the river to somewhere near the mercenary groups.

While Fang Heng was controlling the zombies to decompose the corpses, the mercenaries were getting increasingly fearful.

Only then did they realize that the undead creatures hiding in the dark were far more than they had imagined!

There was a large area of zombies on the other side! At least three to four hundred!

What were the origins of these two necromancy mages?

What seemed even stranger to the mercenaries was that they realized that the zombies could actually decompose corpses!

Ma Xiaowan had joined the mercenary group at the age of twelve and had committed countless gruesome deeds. Still, she felt extremely uneasy when seeing such a strange necromancy mage.

The Empire was right. Necromancy mages were indeed strange.

Ma Xiaowan took a deep breath and focused on dealing with the monsters.

She decided to have less interaction with the necromancy mages and leave immediately after completing the mission.

Seeing that no one came to disturb him, Fang Heng focused on controlling the production line.

After he gave the order to the zombies to start the production line, he could just wait at the side and let the hack run itself, reaching out to grab batches of mutation crystals from time to time.

He just had to gather 500 Tier-1 evolution crystals to complete the level-up.

The efficiency was pretty good.

At this rate, it would at most take an hour to reach his target!

Just as he was thinking such, two lines of red hints suddenly appeared among the densely-packed game hints.

[Hint: The player team has completed the current main trial mission, report. You will be rewarded with an extra 4 hours of trial time.]

[Hint: The player team has triggered the next stage of the main trial mission, the suspected traitor.]

Eh? Had Wei Tao completed his mission?

Fang Heng's heart skipped a beat. He opened the detailed information of the mission to check.

[Mission name: The suspected traitor]

[Mission description: After a series of tribulations, you have met the City Lord of Hani City, Klein. You have learned that the Empire is facing a severe predicament. You are certain that your trip has been leaked. Players, please find the traitor who is still hiding in Hani City and has divulged this trip to the outside world.]

[Remaining time for the trial: 21 hours and 49 minutes (the trial will be deemed as a failure after the trial time ends).]

What? A leaked schedule? A traitor?

Fang Heng felt baffled just by looking at the mission hints.

He just felt that the entire trial's mission line was in a mess and simply left them without any clue.

Fortunately, splitting up was the right thing to do.

Going to Hani City would be a waste of time.

He couldn't help with the delicate work that required brains like catching traitors.

He should just leave it to Wei Tao.

Fang Heng decided to continue farming monsters in peace and complete the mission before tomorrow morning. Then, he would rush to the city and meet up with Wei Tao.

Seeing that the zombie clones had gotten a lot of blood from the corpses, Fang Heng simply cleared out an open space in the surroundings and began to set up the blood altar on the spot, in line with the principle of not wasting blood.

The construction of the altar was not difficult. Basic stones and a small amount of magic array materials were enough.

Only a few of the materials were relatively rare.

Fang Heng had only prepared three sets of materials for this trial.

The mercenary team noticed that Fang Heng was setting up an evil magic array at the side. They immediately felt their hair stand on end and hid far away.

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Fang Heng was happy that no one disturbed him and continued to concentrate on setting up the magic array.

The two parties cooperated in peace.

Soon, as the battle went on, the mercenaries' attacks gradually slowed.

They had encountered a very awkward situation.

There weren't enough arrows.

The mercenaries had rushed over upon receiving Ku Nuo's urgent request for help, so they didn't bring many arrows with them.

Ma Xiaowan immediately sent people to the camp to transport the arrows.

Due to the temporary lack of weapons, the mercenaries paused to rest for a while.

While they were waiting for the logistics supply, more and more people noticed the strange situation on Fang Heng's side.

In the middle of a large pile of dragon mosquito corpses, a masked man in a black robe was busy drawing an evil and strange magic array.

From time to time, zombies would drag body parts over and throw them beside Fang Heng.

The air was filled with the stench of blood.

Unknowingly, the leaders of the other mercenary groups had gathered around Ma Xiaowan. Everyone looked at Fang Heng with worry and uneasiness on their faces.

"Commander Ma, those two…"

"Yes," Ma Xiaowan nodded, "Necromancy mages are strange by nature. They deal with corpses all the time. It's fine to let them handle the spoils of war. Tianli Mercenary works closely with the various Chambers of Commerce. We won't mistreat any of you when we return."

"Commander Ma, you have misunderstood," Wei Yu, the commander of Chook Mercenary, said. He looked at Fang Heng and Mo Jiawei, his eyes apprehensive. He shook his head and said, "We're not worried about the dragon mosquitoes' corpses. The value of those corpses is not very high anyway, giving them to those two is a small matter. We just feel, umm… that the behavior of those two is a little too strange."

"Well, the necromancy mages' research is quite eerie. We shouldn't be enemies with them. Don't disturb them, just send someone to keep an eye on them."

Wei Yu nodded, "I'll send someone to keep an eye on them. It's best if we can work together. If they do anything unexpected, we can immediately react too."

"Alright, I'll have to trouble you then."

While they were discussing, they suddenly frowned and turned their heads to look in Fang Heng's direction.

They saw another eerie scene.

The ground around Fang Heng's feet started to tremble, and greenish-white palms emerged from the soil.

Those are…

The mercenaries' expressions became increasingly solemn.

One after another, zombies struggled to crawl out of the ground, wailing like the undead.

In just a short while, hundreds of zombies had crawled out of Fang Heng's surroundings!

[Hint: The player has met the requirements for level up. The player's level has been raised to LV26. Due to the player's talent skill, the player has obtained an additional 176 zombie clones.]

[Hint: The player currently has 1054 zombie clones.]

[Hint: The player needs 2000 Tier-1 mutation crystals to level up your character level in the next stage.]

Finally!

Now that his character level had increased to LV26, the number of his zombie clones had finally broken through the 1000 mark!

An epic victory!

Good!

Fang Heng, who was setting up the blood altar, was excited.

These zombies were all coolies who could toil endlessly!

Fang Heng immediately issued instructions through the game log, controlling the zombie clones to continue moving corpses across the river.

Then, he lowered his head again and focused on setting up the blood altar.

More and more blood was being collected from the corpses of the dragon mosquitoes, and it would be a waste if he did not set up the blood altar quickly!

On the other side, the mercenaries fell into dead silence.

What a terrifying necromancy mage.

To think he could continue to summon zombies that were unfearful of death.

In the legends, the evil necromancy mages could even summon mountains of corpses and seas of bones.

They didn't believe it at first, thinking that those were just exaggerated rumors.

But ever since meeting Fang Heng, they started to believe in those legends.

Everyone looked at each other, but no one spoke.

Just as they were bewildered, Ma Xiaowan saw Fang Heng suddenly raise his head and turn to look at them.

The mercenaries looked away as if they were doing something they shouldn't.

They were extremely fearful of Fang Heng.

Fang Heng and Mo Jiawei whispered a few words to each other before walking toward the mercenary groups.

Walking to the crowd, Fang Heng slightly bowed to the mercenaries and said politely, "Commander Ma, is everything going well?"

The smile on Ma Xiaowan's face was a little stiff, "Thanks to your assistance, everything went smoothly. According to our agreement, after the commission is successfully completed, the Chambers of Commerce will give you the corresponding reward. I believe that the rewards will satisfy you."

"Thank you so much," Fang Heng revealed a satisfied smile under his mask and continued, "Other than that, I have a personal matter in which I would like to borrow the strength of the team. Of course, I won't ask you to do it for free. The cost can be deducted from my commission reward."

"Mr. Fang, you don't have to be so courteous. It has been a pleasure working with you. If you need any help, we'll try our best to satisfy you."

"Very well, I want to borrow some carts," Fang Heng pointed at the unloading carts not far away and said, "May I? "

Ma Xiaowan turned around.

Not far away, the logistics team of the mercenary groups had just used carts to transport a large number of arrows. Before they could unload all the arrows, they were surrounded by the other mercenary groups and the supplies were instantly gone.

"This…" Ma Xiaowan was a little hesitant, but she nodded and said, "We still need a large number of carts to transport arrows from the camp. We might not be able to lend out too many."

"I see," Fang Heng took a look at the carts, and decided to settle for second best as he said, "Do you have any nails then? Ropes?"

"Huh?" Ma Xiaowan was startled by Fang Heng's sudden change of topic.

"Nails? Is it the kind of nails that I think you're referring to?"

"Yes, precisely."

Ma Xiaowan became even more suspicious. She frowned and said, "We do have a lot of nails left in the camp from building the place back then and they're all temporarily stored in the warehouse. We didn't bring them with us. If you need them, you can go to the warehouse to get them. Do you need them now?"

"Yes, it's urgent. I'd just like to borrow two carts to transport some nails and rope."

Fang Heng shot a look at Mo Jiawei, who immediately reacted and nodded, "Yes, I'll go back with you guys to get the stuff. It's best if you can lend us a few more people."

"O-okay," Ma Xiaowan didn't know what the two evil necromancy mages were up to, but if they only needed two carts, nails, and ropes… It didn't seem to be a big deal.

Ma Xiaowan nodded in agreement as she didn't want to offend the necromancy mages.

"I'll take you there."

Soon, Mo Jiawei followed the mercenaries back to retrieve the nails and rope.

Fang Heng continued to stay where he was to build the altar.

The dragon mosquito corpses in the surroundings were also piling up.

It took less than 15 minutes to transport the supplies from the camp. Mo Jiawei soon came back with a few logistics personnel of the mercenary groups with some carts.

The carts were filled with a few large boxes, which were filled with nails and ropes.

At this time, the major mercenary groups were still using their bows and arrows to shoot at the dragon mosquito swarm on the other side of the river.

The riverbank on the other side was already covered in the corpses of the dragon mosquitoes.

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1020 In-depth Investigation

Seeing the carts that Fang Heng asked for coming over, many cast a puzzled look at him.

The zombie clones walked to the boxes and took out the ropes and nails.

What were they trying to do?

What the hell?!

!!

To everyone's surprise, the zombies started to gather firewood and even used wooden-handle stone axes to cut down the trees nearby!

This was crazy!

Could zombie creatures even do such a thing?

Ma Xiaowan was shocked.

She was no longer in the mood to watch the team attack the dragon mosquitoes. All her attention was on the zombies.

Looking at those zombies' weird actions, a terrifying thought suddenly flashed across her mind.

Could it be… Could it be that the zombies wanted to build a bridge?

When she saw a zombie step into the stream and nail a wooden stake to the bottom of the river, Ma Xiaowan couldn't help but open her mouth in shock.

Had she really guessed it right?

The river was less than a meter deep and two meters wide.

Ignoring the crazy dragon mosquito swarm on the other side, it was actually quite easy to build a wooden bridge that connected the two banks of the river.

But zombies?

The rest of the mercenaries were dumbfounded as well as they watched the clumsy zombies build a wooden bridge to the other side.

This…

As a matter of fact, a high-tier mage could easily freeze the surface of the lake, making it easy for people to cross the river bank as if they were walking on flat ground. At the same time, many earth-type spells could fill up the river.

However, it was simply unheard of for one to use undead creatures to build a wooden bridge to cross the river just like Fang Heng was doing!

No! Not just a wooden bridge!

Ma Xiaowan was surprised to find that a few zombies were making a cart!

Using rope, nails, and wood, they had successfully made a simple cart.

Although the cart didn't look very convenient, it was indeed a cart!

To think undead lifeforms could complete such a detailed production?

They could even work together like this?

Ma Xiaowan watched as the wooden bridge and the carts were completed in the hands of the zombies.

The zombie clones were still as wobbly as ever, dragging their heavy bodies and pushing the carts across the river.

They moved the dragon mosquito corpses that had fallen on the river bank onto the carts and transported them to this side of the river, repeating the process.

With the tools and the bridge, the zombie clones' transportation efficiency was greatly improved!

Soon, Fang Heng was surrounded by a small mountain of corpses.

Wei Yu, who had been staring at Fang Heng, couldn't help but clench his teeth and curse in his heart, "Damn, it's gotten even eerier!"

Everything that had happened tonight was beyond the knowledge of Ma Xiaowan and most of the mercenaries.

Ma Xiaowan turned around and looked at Fang Heng, at a loss for words for a long time.

She suddenly had a strange thought, "This is strange. Why didn't the necromancy mages unify the continent?"

Ignoring everyone's gazes, Fang Heng, who was almost buried in the mountain of corpses nearby, let out a deep breath.

"I'm finally done!"

Fang Heng stretched out his hand and pressed on the magic array on the altar.

[Hint: You have completed the blood altar. The current altar is at LV1.]

The newly built altar was at its low initial level. As long as it slowly absorbed blood, it could be leveled up to level 30.

The higher the level, the faster the altar could refine and purify the blood.

The zombie clones waiting on the side began to move. They threw the corpses of the dragon mosquitoes into the blood pool.

Fang Heng closed his eyes and poured his mental strength into the altar's magic array.

The blood altar immediately emitted a faint dark red light.

"Whoosh!" A dark blue flame suddenly rose from the pit of corpses!

The dragon mosquitoes' corpses in the pit started to burn. The fire burned the impurities in the pit, leaving only pure blood.

Looking at Fang Heng, who was holding an evil ritual, the surrounding mercenary groups cast fearful sidelong glances at him from time to time.

[Hint: Your zombie clones have replenished the blood pool with a blood mixture.]

[Hint: The blood pool is condensing and purifying the blood…]

[Hint: The altar has absorbed the blood. The current altar has been raised to LV2.]

Very good!

Fang Heng nodded in his heart.

The blood in the dragon mosquitoes only accounted for about 30% of their body weight. However, just as Mo Jiawei had said, the blood power contained in their blood was unexpectedly strong. The purified blood reached level 3!

The strength of their blood was much better than the creatures in the low-tier game worlds!

Continue! Blood purification!

Fang Heng was in high spirits.

…

The monster-killing operation lasted for a full five hours.

By two in the morning, the buzzing sound on the other side of the river had completely turned into the whimpers of the undead.

After a night, the number of dragon mosquitoes had become extremely sparse.

With Ma Xiaowan's order, Tianli Mercenary led the team across the river to kill the remaining dragon mosquitoes.

After the blood altar was leveled-up to LV5, Fang Heng stopped and controlled the zombie clones to pack the refined high-level blood and the materials collected from the dragon mosquitoes into the carts. He was planning to bring them back to the camp.

In just one night, he had obtained more than 1200 Tier-1 mutation crystals!

This was not even including the cartloads of high-level blood and materials.

Fang Heng roughly calculated his gains and felt that his harvest was great this time.

Just as he was about to return to the camp, new game hints appeared on his retina.

[Hint: The player has cleared the mission, annoying dragon mosquitoes. The player's trial team has received an additional two hours of trial time.]

[Hint: The player can return to the village to ask for the remaining related material rewards from the merchant.]

[Hint: The player has triggered the next stage of the side mission, in-depth investigation.]

[Mission name: In-depth investigation]

[Mission description: You have cleared out the dragon mosquitoes at the entrance of the Cesar Forest. However, there seems to be something fishy about the existence of these dragon mosquitoes. Please try to investigate the reason for the gathering of the dragon mosquitoes.]

[Mission reward: An additional 10 hours of trial time.]

[Additional Description: There will be no punishment for abandoning this mission.]

Hmm? There was a follow-up to the mission?

Rather, the reward for the follow-up mission was much more generous than the first stage. The reward was an extra ten hours!

Fang Heng had to admit that he was quite tempted.

It's just a simple investigation, should he just finish it? Would it be too rushed?

While Fang Heng was pondering, he saw Ma Xiaowan walking toward him.

"Mr. Fang, we've cleaned up the dragon mosquitoes on the other side of the river. Thank you for your help to the Chambers of Commerce. We'll report your contribution, and you can receive the commission reward at any of the Chambers of Commerce's shops."

"You're welcome. We're just helping each other."

Fang Heng looked at the depths of the Cesar Forest on the riverbank and asked, "The dragon mosquitoes here are very strange. Aren't you going to go in and investigate?"

Hearing Fang Heng's question, Ma Xiaowan's heart skipped a beat.

"Yes, we've noticed it too. In fact, we've received a commission for an investigation. After clearing out the dragon mosquitoes, we'll go deep into the Cesar Forest area for a general investigation."

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Ma Xiaowan nodded and said, "But we'll have to wait until tomorrow morning. It's too dangerous to act at night. We'll return to the camp tonight and make plans tomorrow."

"Why don't we do it now? The two of us are also very interested in the reason why the dragon mosquitos are occupying the land," Fang Heng suggested, "Besides, we necromancy mages prefer the night."

Ma Xiaowan looked at Fang Heng, and the uneasiness in her heart rose to the extreme.

No way, right?

!!

According to her original thoughts, the difficulty of the commission was how to deal with the large numbers of dragon mosquitos in the early stage. The follow-up investigation mission was just a normal process for the Chambers of Commerce.

Who knew what kind of stimulation these dragon mosquitos had received to be entrenched nearby?

It might be dangerous, but there was a high probability that it was just an accident.

Could it be that it was true that one would suffer from bad luck when they encountered a necromancy mage? Was there a bigger problem waiting for them in the forest?

Ma Xiaowan was conflicted.

Of course, if two powerful necromancy mages traveled with them, the safety of the investigation would be greatly increased.

Besides, it was just a rumor that if one got too close to a necromancy mage, the disaster one would face would get worse as one grew older.

Fang Heng didn't think much of it.

He could complete the mission with or without these mercenary groups. He was just curious why Ma Xiaowan was so conflicted.

Ma Xiaowan took a deep breath. She decided not to believe in such superstitious things.

"Alright, please give us some time. We'll set off immediately in half an hour."

"Alright."

…

At dawn, in Cesar Forest, four fusion Tyrant forms led the way.

Behind them was a group of zombies.

The moonlight tonight was quite bright, illuminating the path ahead.

One could vaguely hear the chirping of insects in the forest.

After entering the Cesar Forest area, Fang Heng discovered that the plants here were much larger than those in the outside world!

Along the way, the few pharmacists who had followed the team to explore were overjoyed. They stopped every few steps and picked medicinal ingredients along the path.

After confirming that there were no players on the team, Mo Jiawei became braver and started to chat with the team members.

"Cesar Forest still doesn't belong to anyone?" Mo Jiawei was puzzled, "No one has ever occupied this area? And no one knows where we would reach after passing through Cesar Forest either?"

"Yes, this area is currently a no man's land," The guide nodded and replied, "The first Emperor of the Empire, Andrast, once expanded the Empire's territory everywhere, but she never explored the area of Cesar Forest. She even set the Cesar Forest area as a forbidden area, forbidding anyone from entering."

"Why did he do that?" Mo Jiawei asked, finding it strange.

"Who knows? There are a lot of rumors outside though. It's said that Andrast was the daughter of the Lord of a divided small country when she was young. The territory was invaded by outsiders, and the Lord died in battle. She fled into Cesar Forest in panic under the protection of her guards. The enemy wanted to exterminate all possible threats, so they sent an army across Cesar Forest to pursue her."

"Then, something seemed to have happened in the forest. The army suffered heavy casualties, and everyone thought that Andrast was dead. They didn't expect her to appear again three years later and establish the dynasty of the Mahert Empire," The guide shrugged his shoulders, "I guess she has some special feelings for this forest."

Mo Jiawei's eyelids twitched when he heard that. He pondered and said, "The story is a little strange. Could she have gotten some kind of wondrous power from the forest? "

"Well, this…" The guide nodded and continued, "You don't say, but there are quite a lot of people out there who say that's the case."

"Really?"

"Yes, Emperor Andrast built an extremely vast underground tomb before her death. It's said that the scale is unprecedented, and those who participated in the construction of the tomb were all secretly executed. There are also many rumors that Andrast displayed many abnormalities before her death, and some people even saw her.."

"Ahem," Ma Xiaowan coughed and interrupted, "Those are all baseless rumors. The Empire has always been wary of Andrast, so it's best not to talk about her matters too much."

Fang Heng, who had been silent the whole time, turned his head and said, "I'm very interested. Please continue."

"Ha, it's actually no big deal," The guide chuckled, "There are rumors outside that the Emperor made a deal with an evil force in the forest and obtained great power. The tomb built by the Emperor before her death was some form of an evil ritual, and she had already offered her soul to the devil."

"There are even people who say that the bloodline of the entire Andrast family has the blood of devils. But you don't say, every offspring of the Andrast family does have an extremely strong fighting talent."

"It's fake. It's all fake. It's just a rumor," The deputy commander of the mercenary group, Ku Nuo, shook his head repeatedly, saying, "If we're talking about combat talent, it's only because of the special cultivation system passed down by the royal family. Besides, we've been to Cesar Forest dozens of times, and we've explored it so many times, but we haven't found anything. It's obvious that it's fake. Otherwise, we'd have been rich long ago."

"Hahaha," The guide laughed heartily, "We don't have to be so insistent on distinguishing between real and fake. These are just rumors from the outside. Just treat them as an after-meal talk."

"Things have changed over time. The Empire is in urgent need of many of the high-tier medicinal ingredients in Cesar Forest, and the purchase price is ridiculously high. In addition to medicinal ingredients, there is also red candlenut wood. Not only does the wood have the effect of repelling insects, but it also gives off a delicate fragrance. It is cherished by the nobles. Other places do have red candlenut wood, but few of the trees there can grow as big as in Cesar Forest."

Fang Heng took a look at the pharmacists of the mercenary group who were busy collecting herbs, and his heart was also itching.

Good God, this was a profitable business!

He had a large number of zombie clones whose gathering skill had been maxed out to level 20 in the Zombie Apocalypse.

If he could collect wood and medicinal ingredients for money…

Unfortunately, the trial had a time limit.

Besides, he couldn't really let Wei Tao wait too long.

Affecting the main mission to earn some money was not worth it.

There was no rush. He would mark the place, and it would not be too late to come back after he had completed the tier 6 space-tearing device.

After harvesting quite a lot of medicinal ingredients along the way, the few potioneers were in a good mood, so they became more talkative.

"I think it's better to seal it off. Otherwise, with so many people rushing in and destroying the ecological environment, how would we have a chance to collect the medicinal ingredients and make money?"

"I haven't been here for a few months. The medicinal ingredients' growth…"

They were just talking along the way when suddenly, buzzing sounds came from in front again.

Dragon mosquitoes!

Fang Heng raised his eyebrows.

Ma Xiaowan immediately raised her hand, "Shh! Don't say anything!"

After the silence, the buzzing sounds in the distance became clearer.

When the mercenaries heard the sound of the dragon mosquitoes, they immediately reacted and took out their bows and arrows, aiming at the dense forest ahead.

Buzz…

More than 10 seconds later, hundreds of dragon mosquitoes rushed out of the dense forest, pouncing on Fang Heng and the others.

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