Chapter 75: Crisis

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

“What is it?”

Hearing this, Mo Xiao also walked to Jiang He’s side.

Looking down, he saw a crystal clear red bead lying quietly on the ground.

Mo Xiao carefully examined the bead on the ground.

Then, he used his Detection technique on the bead.

[Mysterious Bead]

Description: A peculiar bead that seems to contain a faint evil aura.

“Is there only a description? Does it have no other function?”

Mo Xiao thought for a moment and picked up the bead in confusion.

But he couldn’t see anything special about it.

Seeing this, Jiang He pondered for a moment and said, “Could this be a mission item?”

“Perhaps, but let’s not dwell on it for now. Let’s just take it with us,” Mo Xiao said casually.

Mo Xiao could not be bothered to think too much about it.

Their priority was to fully explore the map and complete the quest.

Since the bead had a trace of evil aura, it must be related to the quest.

It wouldn’t hurt to carry it with them.

Mo Xiao casually tossed the bead to Jiang He and asked her to keep it.

Then, they set off again.

Meanwhile, in the shadows behind them, two figures cautiously emerged from the corner and observed Mo Xiao and Jiang He as they walked toward the passage. The onlookers narrowed their eyes thoughtfully.

“They are just humans, and their levels are quite low. Is it necessary to be so vigilant?”

One of them asked, looking at the Wood Spirit beside him with curiosity.

The Wood Spirit replied with a serious expression, “You better take it seriously. Don’t underestimate them just because they are only around level 20. Their combat power is terrifying. They even dealt with the Scarlet Vine.”

“The Scarlet Vine? That guy just came to me, and only its core was left.”

“I don’t care about the rest, but this place is your territory. We mustn’t let these outsiders leave here alive!” The Wood Spirit said resolutely.

“Don’t worry, just two humans? I don’t even consider them a threat.”

An hour later.

Mo Xiao and Jiang He found a shady corner to rest.

Although the world had turned into a game, they were not just data.

They were living beings, and they would get tired eventually.

Jiang He opened the quest panel and glanced at it, feeling a bit helpless. “This map is really huge. We’ve been walking for so long and only explored 30%.”

“As long as the rewards are proportional to the difficulty, it doesn’t matter. The harder it is, the better the rewards will be. After all, we are here to level up, and it’s the same no matter how we do it.”

Mo Xiao said calmly. “We’ve rested enough. Let’s continue.”

Jiang He nodded slightly. As she was about to get up, she suddenly exclaimed, “All!!!”

A huge hand had grabbed her, lifting her into the air.

The next moment, a giant figure surrounded by flames emerged from behind the stone wall. It tightly clutched Jiang He in its hand.

It was as if it wanted to crush her to death.

“Mo Xiao! Save me!!” Jiang He cried out in panic.

Before Jiang He could react further, she suddenly felt the pressure on her body lighten.

Then, she plummeted toward the ground.

However, her expectation of being heroically caught in mid-air was shattered.

Instead, she crashed hard onto the ground, experiencing intense pain that made her grimace.

“You couldn’t catch me, could you?” Jiang He complained.

Turning her head, she saw that the giant figure that had grabbed her had dimmed its fiery aura.

Its massive body lay motionless on the ground.

“I thought it wouldn’t be a problem for you to fall from that height.”

Mo Xiao spoke nonchalantly, ignoring Jiang He’s dissatisfaction. He kept his eyes fixed on the giant figure, which was now motionless.

Although Jiang He was a little annoyed, she held back her words and asked Mo Xiao, “What’s wrong with this giant?”

“After killing it, it also didn’t give any experience points,” Mo Xiao said in a flat tone.

“Also? What do you mean?”

“Just like the Scarlet Vine, although it is much weaker than the Scarlet Vine, it also has something similar to the Scarlet Vine’s eyeball,” Mo Xiao said.

The sword directly shattered the upper body of the giant. Soon, they found an empty space inside the giant’s body.

“There should have been a core here, but it’s gone now. It must have fled after 1 killed it.”

As he spoke, Mo Xiao slowly put away the Four Symbols Heavy Sword. “It seems we haven’t come to the wrong place. This should be the source of the so-called evil aura.”

“So… What do we do next?” Jiang He asked instinctively.

“Continue exploring. Let’s finish the quest first,” Mo Xiao said calmly.

Although the evil aura was mysterious, it was not something to be feared for Mo Xiao.

His only goal was to complete the quest and level up.

At the same time, in the deepest part of the cave.

“I can’t believe that guy was so overpowered! He insta-killed me in one strike!”

A red-glowing orb floated in mid-air.

Then, it transformed into an illusory figure of a person.

“I already said that the two of them are very strong, but you didn’t listen.”

Not far away, the Wood Spirit from before said with some helplessness, “What about the Scarlet Vine? Where is it? Let it join us.”

“It can’t help us for now. Its core was damaged, so it can’t possess anything temporarily.”

“Isn’t your true form even stronger? Why don’t you just appear in your original form? Why do you have to possess puppets made of other substances?” The Wood Spirit asked with great puzzlement.

“Although my true form is powerful, it is also more fragile. It takes longer to recover from injuries. Once it’s hurt, it will take at least 10 days or half a month to fully recover.”

Hearing this, the Wood Spirit fell silent. “Fine, since you don’t want to use your true form, then apart from the Elder, there’s no one else in this Wood Secret Realm who can match that guy’s strength.”

“In that case, let’s cooperate a little.” The Wood Spirit said and walked up to the glowing orb, saying, “Please capture me.”

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“They have a lot of goodwill towards us Wood Spirits, especially towards me.” The Wood Spirit explained as she detached her arm with a palm strike.

“…Why are you doing this?” The illusory figure looked at the Wood Spirit’s actions with a strange expression.

“Hehe, it’s simple. Once we capture one of them, given the nature of humans, the other one will definitely hesitate to act. At that time, we will be able to deal with them easily. This is the ridiculous sympathy of humans.”

“Tao Yaoyao, you’re becoming more and more ruthless. You’re becoming more and more like your grandfather.”

When the Wood Spirit heard this, a faint smile appeared on her lips.

“But I still can’t compare to my grandfather.. If he were here, would we need to go through all this trouble?”