Chapter 28: Dark Moon Nightmare
In the region of the Wolf Tomb, the cyan moonlight condensed into light particles like fireflies in the night, drifting through the cemetery. Su Xiao grasped the [Silver Moon Blade] floating in midair.
The enhanced [Silver Moon Blade] remained a guardless dagger, only more refined, with balanced lines overall. Its silver body bore faint bloodstains—after all, this was a sacrificial-type equipment, so a hint of ferocity was normal. It was only due to Su Xiao's identity as a Law Destroyer that he could use it without cost.
Gripping the hilt of the [Silver Moon Blade], he pressed the blade against his right palm and slashed down. No blood splattered. Though the [Silver Moon Blade] cut through the flesh of his palm, it erupted with brilliant moonlight.
The reason he was using the [Silver Moon Blade] now was to test its fourth enhancement: a significant boost to his Charm attribute, equivalent to 50% of his Strength attribute.
The first three enhancements were all powerful—sharpness, health points, and absolute luck value—but this fourth one reduced his Charm attribute by -26 points... Ahem. The brutal resistance against the Blood Night earlier had pushed his blood energy to near boiling point. No, after his blood energy surged outward, the surrounding dark creatures weren't just eroded by it; they had blood energy remnants emerging from their wounds. The sight of sparks spreading around their injuries caused many dark creatures to writhe and scream in pain on the ground.
While resisting the Blood Night was exhilarating, with his blood energy boiling, eyes glowing red, and even the nearby dark creatures whimpering and retreating in fear, Su Xiao's Charm attribute successfully dropped from -26 points to -27 points. Considering that even the dark creatures were terrified enough to whimper and back away, losing that 1 point of Charm wasn't unjustified.
Su Xiao's "luck wasn't bad." The first time he activated the [Silver Moon Blade], he triggered the Charm boost.
[You have been enhanced by Silver Moon energy. Your Charm attribute will increase by 366 points for 366 minutes (boost ratio = Strength attribute x 0.5, duration = Strength attribute x 0.5 / minute).]
The first three enhancements all lasted 30 minutes, but the Charm boost had a much longer duration—over six hours. He checked his personal data.
True Strength: 732 points.
True Agility: 732 points.
True Stamina: 777 points.
True Intelligence: 732 points.
Charm: 366 / -27 points.
Seeing the state of his Charm attribute, Su Xiao frowned slightly. For a moment, he couldn't figure out what was going on. If the boost succeeded, the -27 points were right there. If it failed, the -27 points in blood-red font were preceded by a value of 366 points. Could it be that he now had two Charm attributes?
Soon, Su Xiao understood the current situation with his Charm attribute. In summary, the [Silver Moon Blade]'s boost had succeeded, but not entirely. The judgment level of the -27 point Charm attribute was so high that simply increasing positive Charm values couldn't offset it.
After Su Xiao pioneered the negative Charm attribute · Basic Passive · Blood Awakening ability, his negative Charm attribute received full certification from Reincarnation Paradise.
Simply put, his current -27 point Charm attribute, in terms of judgment level, was roughly equivalent to the judgment tier derived from 780 to 790 points of True Charm attribute.
Even if Su Xiao somehow managed to boost his True Charm attribute by 790 points, it wouldn't immediately raise his Charm to 0. Instead, the -27 point Charm attribute and the 790 point True Charm attribute would have to contend with each other before yielding a result.
A more intuitive way to put it: across the major Paradise factions, there were plenty who could reach 800 points of True Charm attribute, even break 1,000, or surpass 1,500 after advancing to Supreme. As for those who developed negative Charm attributes, though rare, there had been some in the past. But reaching -27 points of Charm attribute? Across all Paradise factions, there was only one such case.
Thus, Su Xiao's -27 point Charm attribute had become a key judgment target for Void Tree, Reincarnation Paradise, Apocalypse Paradise, Death Paradise, Holy Light Paradise, Sanctuary Paradise, and Watchful Paradise in terms of negative Charm attributes.
Exemption Medal (★★★★★): Using this medal exempts the user from the debuffs caused by Charm, Willpower, and Luck attributes falling below 0 points (effective within -50 points).
This was the Exemption Medal currently in effect for Su Xiao. When he first obtained it, he thought there had once been a madman who broke -50 points of Charm. Later, he realized he was mistaken. This item... was tailor-made for him by Reincarnation Paradise based on his situation.
So, before he entered Reincarnation Paradise, the Exemption Medal (★★)... (effective within -20 points) was the original limit of the Exemption Medal.
It was precisely because of Su Xiao's unprecedented -27 points of Charm that the judgment tier of his Charm attribute was absurdly high. This led to the current state: Charm: 366 / -27 points.
A more straightforward understanding: if other contractors used detection equipment to probe Su Xiao's attributes, they would see his Charm attribute as 366 points. However, this Charm value was more like a disguise; the -27 points was his temporarily hidden true Charm attribute.
What was the use of this? The use was enormous. From the first rank to his current Absolute Strength rank, Su Xiao had missed countless opportunities to gain benefits from friendly factions. It wasn't that he hadn't tried, but when friendly faction characters saw him, the bold ones became hostile, and the timid ones fell into despair.
In a mid-to-low rank world, Su Xiao once encountered a mother-daughter pair from a friendly faction. He clearly knew they could trigger quests, but when they saw him, they just hugged each other and cried. Anyone watching would think he was about to slaughter them.
In reality, Su Xiao had only cut down a group of bandits right in front of them. Logically, even if this savior had red light gleaming from his pupils, blood and gore all over his body and blade, surrounded by scattered limbs of various bandits, and was holding the last bandit's head in one hand while using less-than-civilized methods to make him weep and beg for a quick death to spill information, as a savior, that mother-daughter pair, after getting past their initial shock, got up and ran without even a word of thanks. Truly, the world had gone to ruin.
From then on, Su Xiao realized that his negative Charm attribute had caused him to miss many opportunities to gain benefits from friendly faction characters.
Now, with the [Silver Moon Blade]'s boost state, interacting with friendly factions was no problem. While friendly faction characters were resourceful, the proportion of old schemers was low. In contrast, the factions Su Xiao dealt with in this world—Twilight City · Monarch Faction, Twilight City · Great Library, Soul Academy, and the Gods' Church—none of them had a single normal person. They were either monsters or beings more terrifying than monsters.
Su Xiao had previously planned to visit Xiguang City on the Southern Continent, a large city east of Twilight City beneath the dark sky wall. Unfortunately, when the city heard he was coming, they nearly exploded on the spot. Their attitude practically said, "If you, this blood-energy humanoid monster, dare to come destroy our Xiguang City, we'll fight you to the death."
The fear and desperation in their tone showed just how much Xiguang City dreaded Su Xiao. In the eyes of Xiguang City's lord and high-ranking officials, Su Xiao was likely the ultimate villain boss.
If the trip to Dark Moon Nightmare went smoothly, he could visit Xiguang City on the way back. It was said that the central district of that main city was a safe zone certified by Apocalypse Paradise.
After leaving the Wolf Tomb, Su Xiao headed toward the center of Black Mist Island. From a distance, he saw a stone house faintly visible amidst the black mist. Seeing this stone house, he felt a sense of familiarity, as if he had seen this large stone house somewhere before.
The large stone house was built entirely of black rock, with a thatched roof. Whether the thatch was special or had been drenched by some peculiar rain, the roof was both pitch black and slightly glossy, as if coated in a layer of petroleum.
Su Xiao, who had mastered high-level Abyss studies, naturally understood what was happening. Only in areas severely invaded by the Abyss would buildings look like this after rainfall. Such a degree of Abyss invasion should be too much even for a world of Blazing Sun Star's rank.
Moreover, since Black Mist Island was carried on the shoulders of a World Giant, how could it suffer such severe Abyss erosion?
Thinking of this, Su Xiao turned and walked back toward the Wolf Tomb. Half an hour later, he stood before the tombstone of the former Silver Moon Wolf · Wolf King. The other Moon Wolves had greatswords before their graves, but only the Wolf King's grave had a tombstone. He pressed one hand against the tombstone. The next moment, darkness surged in, turning the crystal layer on his right hand instantly black.
With a crack, Su Xiao shattered the crystal layer on his right hand. As the last inheritor of the Law Destruction faction—and one separated by an entire era—there were some secrets he didn't know. Plus, his guide was Mawen Hua'erzi, and the ancestral Law Destroyer remnant soul he often contacted was named Green Gillian. It was only natural that he didn't know this secret about the Moon Wolves.
All Moon Wolves, after death, were brought back to Black Mist Island by their kin. Was it to return to their homeland for eternal rest? The answer seemed to be no. For the Moon Wolves, who spent their lives resisting the Abyss and saving those hopeless and helpless under its invasion, their true final resting place after death wasn't a scenic wilderness but to continue suppressing the Abyss's spread.
The hundreds of Moon Wolves buried here weren't suppressing Black Mist Island itself, but the Abyss Hole wrapped within this island—a very special and particularly active Abyss Hole.
This Abyss Hole, like a black hole, periodically devoured World Force. When it reached a certain point, it would erupt with Abyss energy violently. Though the Abyss Hole was much smaller than an Abyss Passage, the amount of Abyss energy this special Abyss Hole released was no less than that of a super-large Abyss Passage.
Even more terrifying was that, unlike a fixed Abyss Passage, this Abyss Hole began to move after nightfall. Not even top-tier worlds, let alone Transcendent Primordial Worlds, could avoid disaster when encountering such a peculiar Abyss Hole. Given Blazing Sun Star's current overall strength, it should have been completely invaded by the Abyss long ago due to this special Abyss Hole.
The World Giant carrying Black Mist Island at night, and the hundreds of Moon Wolf graves in the Wolf Tomb—Su Xiao guessed that these two factors were what resolved the terrible calamity caused by this special Abyss Hole.
This should have been a matter of the First Era. The Sun God Clan and the Moon Wolves used every means to seal this special Abyss Hole. But not long after, as the Abyss Hole moved, the seal quickly failed. A movable seal and a fixed seal were entirely different concepts.
A crude analogy: a fixed seal was like an appliance with a wire and plug connected to a wall outlet. A movable seal was like an appliance running on disposable batteries. The standby times were vastly different. The former could last as long as the appliance could handle it; the latter would run out of power before long.
The solution the Sun God Clan and Moon Wolves devised was to create a floating island that moved in sync with this special Abyss Hole and set up numerous seals on it. Thus, Black Mist Island was created.
The floating island plan failed. As a cost, the last World Giant of the Star Realm carried Black Mist Island on his shoulders. Every night, he carried the island, following the original movement trajectory of the special Abyss Hole, doing his utmost to stabilize it.
The World Giant absorbed earth vein energy with his own body to supply the seal core of Black Mist Island. This was because the Sun God Clan had once risked great calamity to save this World Giant from the hands of the Old Lord. At that time, the majestic Sun King allowed him to live in the great forest behind the city of Blazing Sun City. For a World Giant who loved nature, there was no better dwelling.
The World Giant never forgot the Sun King's kindness, so he carried Black Mist Island from the First Era to the present. The worn-out armor covering his body wasn't a prison imposed by the Sun God Clan; it was protective gear, minimizing the Abyss energy's erosion of the World Giant as much as possible.
The Moon Wolves established the Wolf Tomb on Black Mist Island, rather than in the Lightless Zone with its many small Abyss Passages, precisely to prevent this special Abyss Hole from truly erupting with Abyss energy. Facts proved the Wolf Tomb's suppression was very stable.
But no matter how special an Abyss Hole was, it would eventually decay. This was the fundamental difference between an Abyss Hole and an Abyss Passage.
Su Xiao took out a jar-like container, filled it with a pure white fluid resembling crystal, then took out a pointer resembling a watch movement, pressed it against the Wolf King's tombstone. Wisps of black mist seeped into the pointer. He placed the pointer into the pure white fluid.
The pointer floating on the surface of the pure white fluid clicked and turned. Su Xiao followed its direction. Before long, he arrived at the very center of the Wolf Tomb area.
This was a circular plaza with a Moon Wolf statue at its center—half-human, half-wolf. The Moon Wolf in combat stance held a greatsword with one hand. On the shoulder of this six-meter-tall Moon Wolf sat a figure.
Outsiders might not know, but Su Xiao recognized this as the ancestral Law Destroyer · Kaisa Xiuna, Green Gillian's master. It wasn't strange for Kaisa Xiuna to appear in this form; the Moon Wolves of the Second Era in the Void held this Law Destroyer in great respect.
After positioning for nearly half an hour, Su Xiao removed the pointer from the pure white fluid. Releasing his thumb and index finger, the pointer disc fell freely, stopping half a meter above the ground.
Su Xiao had Bubu Wang and Baha step back. He took out a special filter mask and put it on, then poured out the pure white fluid from the metal container, drenching the pointer disc. The pure white fluid spread through the air, gradually outlining a slowly rotating vortex.
A lock disc formed by runic arrays appeared before Su Xiao. Though he didn't have the key to this lock disc, he formed a Seal Blade, which represented the Law Destruction faction's method of opening seals. It might be able to open the seals set by the Moon Wolves.
Su Xiao twisted the Seal Blade. As expected, the Blood Oath ally relationship was truly reliable. The seal lock disc before him opened.
Click! Click...
As the seal lock disc opened, cracks continuously appeared in the surrounding space. An Abyss Hole appeared before him—the special Abyss Hole that had persisted from the First Era to the present.
Su Xiao took out various devices and materials. Bubu Wang and Baha stepped forward to help him work. After a full two hours, he tossed a metal device into the special Abyss Hole. The next second, the Abyss Hole suddenly contracted.
Between his fingers, he held many Spirit Shadow Threads as thick as pinky fingers. Taking advantage of the Abyss Hole's contraction, he pulled with both hands.
Zzzz~
All the strongest Spirit Shadow Threads completely stitched up the Abyss Hole. Then these threads melted, fusing the Abyss Hole shut entirely.
After inspecting, Su Xiao was quite satisfied. The tens of thousands of ounces of Space-Time Power invested in high-level Abyss studies were truly not wasted. If it were before, even though this special Abyss Hole had endured two and a half eras of long years, he still couldn't handle it. Now, he had completely resolved this Abyss Passage.
The surrounding space gradually calmed. Various sealing runes that had lost their targets collapsed one after another. The black mist that had always shrouded this island turned from pitch black to thin fog.
'Woo~!'
An ethereal wolf howl came. Whether the Wolf King or other Moon Wolves, black smoke drifted from the tombstones and greatswords before their graves. The originally cold and dark Wolf Tomb now had a tranquil quality that could let souls rest in peace.
Just then, Su Xiao felt the Black Mist Island beneath his feet tremble, followed by a rumbling sound. If viewed from a higher vantage point, one would see the World Giant carrying Black Mist Island lower it from his shoulder, because he had discovered that the ever-present Abyss Hole had disappeared.
The World Giant released Black Mist Island. As a floating island, it drifted on its own at high altitude. The worn armor and chains on the World Giant's body cracked and broke one after another. The long spikes piercing his body also shattered. These spikes were the work of Twilight City's high-ranking officials at the end of the Second Era, fearing the World Giant would leave.
If not for the Sun King's sake, the World Giant could have flattened Twilight City. But he wouldn't do that. This was once Blazing Sun City, the city built by his benefactor, the Sun King.
With all restraints removed, the World Giant didn't take off his helmet. Though worn and battered, it was a gift from his friend, a nun who had once stood before him and said to the Old Lord:
"Ancient foreign existence, what do you intend to do to my friend? This is... Blazing Sun Star."
The World Giant looked up at the blood moon above. The old friends were all gone. He lowered his head to look at Black Mist Island, leaning down to gaze at the Wolf Tomb area.
In the central plaza of the Wolf Tomb, Su Xiao looked up at the World Giant. The giant was so enormous that when he leaned in, his head seemed to replace the sky. Fortunately, there was no malice in the huge eyes beneath the helmet.
"Ah... Shi... Go..."
The World Giant's voice was long and deafening.
[Tip: You have become friends with World Giant · Ashigo. When you request help from World Giant · Ashigo, he will unconditionally assist you.]
[Tip: All Giant races' initial favorability toward you +50 points.]
[You have received this world's gift: 1.5 units of Star Source.]
[Star Source: Can be sold to Reincarnation Paradise. Each standard unit is worth 5,000 ounces of Space-Time Power.]
[Tip: This item cannot be traded, discarded, or transferred. It can be sold to Reincarnation Paradise.]
[You have sold 1.5 units of Star Source.]
[You have gained 7,500 ounces of Space-Time Power.]
[Your Reincarnation Paradise reputation has increased by 1,950 points. Current: 54,120 points.]
The World Giant above straightened up and strode away into the distance. Dawn had just arrived. The World Giant approached a stretch of spreading mountains, lay down in a vast basin, and soon snored like thunder. It seemed that the closure of the special Abyss Hole brought him heartfelt relief.
Su Xiao walked toward the large stone house. Stopping before it, the more he looked at it, the more familiar it seemed. He pushed open the door. Inside, the stone house was about a hundred square meters. Under the erosion of time, all furnishings had turned to ash. The empty stone house contained only a recliner and a person on it.
This person was wrapped tightly, looking very bloated. He held a long wooden stick, thick at the top and thin at the bottom. The most distinctive feature was his eyes—murky yellow, covered in cracks.
Seeing this figure, memories from the Demon Spirit Star · Sun Holy Land · Qiliade · Desolate Village surged back. In that desolate village's stone house, Su Xiao had met a scholar named Rimansi. Their interaction was brief; at that time, the scholar was at the end of his rope.
Su Xiao now knew why the stone house looked familiar. It was identical to the stone house in Demon Spirit Star · Sun Holy Land · Desolate Village. Even the recliner and the person on it were strikingly similar.
"You've come, Law Destroyer."
The bloated old man on the recliner spoke.
Baha flew over and landed on Su Xiao's shoulder, asking, "Are you also... Rimansi?"
"The one you met in the Sun Holy Land was an incarnation of mine. He was different from me; he had his own life and struggles. Only after his death could I read his life. So, this is our first meeting."
Sun Great Scholar · Rimansi said in a hoarse voice.
"Law Destroyer, how many Sun Source Stones have you obtained?"
"Two."
Su Xiao answered directly. This wasn't a secret.
"In the depths of the nightmare... there's an altar. We'll meet there."
Sun Great Scholar · Rimansi raised his hand, meaning to hand the long wooden stick to Su Xiao. As Su Xiao took it, embers sparked on Rimansi's body, then exploded, scattering into sparks that faded into the air along with the recliner.
[Tip: You have successfully met Sun Great Scholar · Rimansi.]
Seeing this prompt, Su Xiao knew Rimansi's status in this world. Someone who triggered a prompt just by meeting was either a super-powerful figure from their peak or closely related to the main quest. He suspected the latter.
Su Xiao looked toward the innermost wall. It was pitch black. A black stone disc was embedded about 1.2 meters above the ground, empty inside. This was identical to the scene when he first met Dudu Gugu.
Approaching the stone disc, he tapped it with the long wooden stick.
"..."
No sound came from within the wall behind the disc. Seeing this, Su Xiao tapped the disc again with the scholar's stick.
"..."
[Tip: You have successfully awakened Dudu Gugu. You can engage in friendly trade with Dudu Gugu. Dudu Gugu is a friendly unit certified by Void Tree.]
[Tip: Due to your Charm attribute being too low at -27 points, this Charm value severely exceeds Dudu Gugu's cognition and fails to meet the minimum for trading with Dudu Gugu. However, because of your friendship, Dudu Gugu has ignored Void Tree's warning prompt and continues to trade with you.]
"Dudu."
A clear voice came from within the wall.
"Gugu."
Several small, pale white bone hands emerged from the wall. These bone hands were very small, about the size of a baby's hand.
"Gu gu gu."
Another clear voice came from within the wall. This was Dudu Gugu's prompt and the rule for trading with Dudu Gugu.
Su Xiao placed the 29 [Corrupted Divine Bones] he had obtained from the God Exile Ground onto the black stone disc.
[Soul Crystals] fell onto the disc, totaling 15. These [Corrupted Divine Bones] were quite valuable.
"Dudu, gugu."
It was clear that Dudu Gugu was quite happy.
Following the trading rules, it was now Su Xiao's turn. He could choose any item he had and place it on the disc. He took out [Corrupted Beast Arm Bone Fragment], obtained from killing a Beast God.
"Dudu, gugu."
One of Dudu Gugu's small bone hands picked up the [Corrupted Beast Arm Bone Fragment]. Then, hot ember patterns appeared on this divine bone, scalding Dudu Gugu's small bone hand. It flinched and quickly let go. The other small bone hands fanned the scalded one, ending this sudden fluster.
Plop~
A sealed bottle fell onto the disc. It appeared to be a Source Matter. It seemed that little Dudu Gugu was hiding quite a lot.
Su Xiao reached for the unknown Source Matter wrapped in resin. The moment he touched it, he was scalded and pulled his hand back. A prompt appeared.
[You have obtained Sun Source Matter.]
"..."
Su Xiao put away the [Sun Source Matter]. Dudu Gugu, pleased with its prank, said in a somewhat smug tone:
"Book."
Hearing this, Su Xiao looked suspicious. He took out several ancient books and placed them on the disc one by one. Dudu Gugu disdainfully drooped its small bone hands.
Seeing this, Su Xiao wondered if Dudu Gugu, as a neutral unit, had improved overall and wanted to challenge the regret from the last trade. Thinking this, he took out the Book of Original Sin.
"Kiss kiss kiss! Kiss kiss kiss!"
Dudu Gugu's clear voice nearly cracked. Seeing this, Su Xiao continued searching his storage space. He took out the remaining half-page of [Book of Gates]. This caused the several small bone hands opposite to pause noticeably, as if seeing the half-page [Book of Gates] stunned Dudu Gugu.
"Dudu."
Dudu Gugu used the index finger of one small bone hand to point at the [Book of Gates] on the disc, meaning the trade was possible but required additional payment.
This was different from before. Su Xiao pondered for a moment, then took out [World Medal].
[World Medal (Souvenir, can be gifted to neutral units, with a certain chance of receiving a return gift).]
"Dudu, gugu."
Dudu Gugu even appeared to dance a little, looking very happy. It used one small bone hand to mimic the gesture of stroking its chin in thought, clearly imitating Su Xiao's contemplative pose from a previous meeting.
After a moment, Dudu Gugu put away the half-page [Book of Gates] and the [World Medal]. Its two small bone hands reached through the wall, holding a book that looked even more ancient—a complete [Book of Gates] with 10 pages.
Completing this round of trade, the trading quota with Dudu Gugu for this session was exhausted. However, Su Xiao felt that the tier of items he had offered this time wasn't Dudu Gugu's limit. Unfortunately, the trading quota with Dudu Gugu for this world progress had reached its cap. He would have to wait until the next meeting to see what else Dudu Gugu had.
"Hand hand hand, grab hand."
Dudu Gugu's small bone hands pointed at Su Xiao's hand. He placed his right hand on the stone disc. Dudu Gugu's several small bone hands grasped his. The small bone hands were slightly cool.
[Tip: Due to your trade with Dudu Gugu, the items you offered made Dudu Gugu feel your generosity, and your multiple trades have built strong trust. You have successfully triggered Dudu Gugu's secret quest.]
[Special Quest · Dudu Gugu's Secret Quest (Single Ring).]
Difficulty Level: Lv.92.
Danger Level: Lv.5.
Quest Briefing: Find the Red Stone Block, Black Stone Block, and Blue Stone Block, and hand all three to Dudu Gugu.
Tip: When you are within 1,000 meters of these three stone blocks, a quest tracking reaction will trigger.
Red Stone Block: Hot yet cold, smooth yet rough.
Black Stone Block: Dark yet warm, heavy yet light.
Blue Stone Block: Hard yet fragile, splendid yet dull.
Quest Duration: 150 natural days (not restricted to the current world).
Quest Reward: Dudu Gugu's exclusive equipment.
Quest Penalty: Get your palm slapped three times by Dudu Gugu.
[Tip: You have received Dudu Gugu's blessing · Guardian. Your physical defense +45 points, max health +3% (due to your high health cap, this boost is reduced from the original 15% to only 3% of your max health). Effect lasts 12 hours.]
[When this blessing ends, you can return here or encounter Dudu Gugu elsewhere to renew the blessing.]
It seemed that after last time's failed attempt to boost his luck to the point of fainting, Dudu Gugu had learned its lesson and now boosted conventional stats directly.
After completing the trade with Dudu Gugu, Su Xiao set a spatial coordinate here for future visits. Leaving the stone house, he found that Black Mist Island's environment had improved somewhat—at least it was no longer so cold and dark.
Su Xiao, Bubu Wang, and Baha arrived at the island's edge. Below was a ten-thousand-meter high altitude.
Su Xiao jumped.
Baha flew down.
Bubu Wang: '(?Д?),'
A few minutes later, near the [Lord's Train], Lu Xiwa, who was ready to reinforce at any moment, suddenly heard:
"Woof howl woof!"
The sound came from far to near. Lu Xiwa looked up. A figure landed first, decelerating sharply just before impact, landing steadily. Higher up, Bubu Wang was in free fall, tears flying, its four paws paddling in the air. Just before landing, under Su Xiao's influence, it also decelerated sharply and landed steadily.
Bubu Wang crouched there, motionless for a long time. Baha looked at it suspiciously. Bubu Wang's expression clearly said: "Don't move me, I peed."
...
Two hours later.
Northern Continent, northernmost region. Dark purple aurora hung in the sky.
Shenfu, Platinum Apostle, and Archbishop of the Abyss stepped out of a dark vortex.
"Is this Dark Moon Nightmare?"
Platinum Apostle spoke.
"Yes. Our third target, the Dark Moon Great Prince, is here. That's the nightmare entrance over there."
Shenfu's eyes showed contemplation, because he knew that entering Dark Moon Nightmare this time would be much livelier than expected.
Meanwhile, at the south side of the Dark Moon Nightmare entrance.
"Hahaha, I said it was this way!"
Baowang laughed happily and heartily, having guessed the path correctly.
"Impressive, Baowang. You found it without a map."
Buxiu Ge looked at the Dark Moon Nightmare entrance. Due to drinking various enhancement potions recently, his two eyes seemed to have their own stubborn ideas. His gaze was full of wisdom—at least that's what Baowang thought.
"Tsk, it was just a guess."
The child-like figure with cracks all over its face, and the intelligence specialist of the trio, Star Realm Devourer, spoke. Though born not long ago, it deeply felt its two teammates' sometimes extraordinary "cleverness."
Slap~
Baowang slapped the back of Star Realm Devourer's head, angrily saying, "Bullshit! And you need to show some respect to me, your big brother. With your IQ, don't question my wisdom."
Regarding the trio's interaction, the completely black-eyed Black Demon little fatty remained silent. From the somewhat speechless look in this ferocious existence's eyes, it was clear it was doubting whether staying in this team was the right choice.
As for taking the opportunity to devour Baowang, Buxiu Ge, and Star Realm Devourer, Black Demon was hesitant and wary, afraid that devouring these three might result in absorbing wisdom karma.
Yes, the Big Smart Team's destination this time was also Dark Moon Nightmare. Their strong enemy this time was the White Wolf Lord.
Su Xiao's team, Shenfu's team, and the Big Smart Team arrived at Dark Moon Nightmare almost simultaneously. One could imagine how lively things would get there.
Even livelier was that a five-person treasure-hunting team from Apocalypse Paradise had also entered Dark Moon Nightmare. At this moment, the five members were all smiles due to the high-yield prompts from Dark Moon Nightmare. Little did they know, the happier they smiled now, the more vivid their pain masks would be later.