My Misfortune Crushed Instances-Chapter 59: The Secret Realm Seems to Have a Problem

Chapter 59: Chapter 59: The Secret Realm Seems to Have a Problem

Li Rui remembered what Huo Yun had said.

There seemed to be a huge danger deep within the Silent Forest.

The reason he thought of it now was that he felt a vague threat from the pitch-black forest.

This sense of threat wasn’t particularly sharp; it was like the distant rumble of thunder on a sweltering day, appearing occasionally, quickly disappearing, never deafening, just unsettling.

"It’s very close now, the scent is getting stronger and stronger."

Brother Wu sniffed, speaking in a low voice.

He had a talent for enhanced sense of smell, making it easy to track enemies once he locked onto a target.

As an assassin, He Chengli had a passive stealth talent that didn’t make him invisible directly but reduced his aura and presence, making it harder for others to notice him.

Since they were getting close to the depths of the Silent Forest, not only were the Demon Beasts stronger, but any competitors here would also not be weak. Keeping a trump card hidden was the safest bet.

Li Rui asked, "Brother Wu, do you smell any other humans?"

He was hiding behind a rock, trying his best to conceal himself to avoid making any noise and scaring off the target.

Brother Wu frowned and shook his head. "No, maybe we’re faster."

Li Rui felt something was off. Based on the situation so far, although there were more monsters than usual in the Secret Realm, they wouldn’t have been able to hold back Huo Yun’s team. Yet, they hadn’t arrived nor had any of the level 15 teams, and there wasn’t a single person here.

Brother Wu knew what he was worried about and reassured him, "It’s normal, we got the clues from Kang Hongliang’s mouth, and we reached here quickly. Maybe they went in the wrong direction."

Li Rui wasn’t completely reassured; he was used to considering the worst-case scenario, thinking that perhaps those people had something on them that blocked scents or some specialized item.

This Secret Realm, he definitely couldn’t fail. To be precise, he didn’t plan to fail in any Secret Realm.

After all, he had to reach level 30 within three months to participate in the Secret Realm Battleground. The higher the level, the more experience required to level up. Failing once would slow down the progress too much.

Based on the determination to win, he said, "Let’s do it like this, to avoid unexpected situations, stick to the usual strategy. You distract the target; I’ll unleash a powerful move, but this time I’ll throw two continuous Thunder Vortexes with full force to end the battle quickly. Can you avoid it?"

Brother Wu thought for a moment and said, "I have an excellent quality Thunder Protection Talisman, which reduces Thunder Attribute damage by 80% for 5 seconds. You just throw it."

"Okay."

An excellent quality consumable was indeed precious, but if it ensured the safe elimination of the target, it was definitely worth it.

The two of them, along with He Chengli in the shadows, followed the scent to the other side of Little Moon Lake, walking several miles until they finally spotted the target.

Scarlet eyes glowed in the dark forest.

Pure white hooves trod on the bank, making a thumping sound.

With a body over ten feet tall, it made everything around it look smaller.

Logically, this was an imposing Demon Beast, yet Li Rui and Brother Wu both showed such expressions.

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"Are you sure it’s this thing?"

"Red eyes, white feet, ten feet tall. Looks like it."

"Isn’t this just a stupid spore..." Brother Wu frowned, finding it hard to connect this creature with the Demon Beast attacking the camp.

"Don’t talk nonsense."

Li Rui said sternly, "This is a gigantic, non-mainstream silly spore."

Colorful, indeed has that vibe.

"Shall we go?" Brother Wu began consuming potions, mainly strength and speed-enhancing ones.

"Go for it, Brother Wu!"

With Li Rui’s command, Brother Wu darted out of the forest like a Pikachu.

With the temporary buffs, his speed was a notch faster than usual, holding a battle axe, he leapt forward with a heavy chop.

Then he saw a mocking expression in the eyes of the silly spore.

Thump!

The spore stomped the ground hard with its front hoof, sending sand and stones flying towards Brother Wu.

The latter roared, unleashing the power of resilience!

Crackle, crackle.

The demonic power-laden sand and stones continuously cut his skin, healing in an instant. He endured the attack, charging to the silly spore.

This Demon Beast had cultivation; it wouldn’t fall easily. It raised its gigantic white hoof and stomped downward with force.

This stomp, mixed with Demonic Power, weighed over a thousand pounds, making the ground shake.

Fortunately, Brother Wu had reached level 15, conquering over a dozen Secret Realms. His experience was rich. He jumped to avoid the shockwave, then grabbed the silly spore’s leg backward.

?

The Demon Beast was momentarily baffled. Its newly awakened intelligence made it ponder what this fool was trying to do.

Brother Wu, of course, didn’t care what it thought. The moment he grabbed the leg, he shouted, "Fire at me!!!"

The silly spore hadn’t yet cultivated into a humanoid form and couldn’t understand what he was saying, but it didn’t need to. A crackling, golden Thunder Vortex shot from afar.

Run.

It told itself, then realized someone was holding onto its hoof, making it hard to run.

Humans are indeed clever.

It thought, struggling to shake off Brother Wu while unleashing flying sand and stones to counter the Thunder Vortex.

Boom!!

The mass of sand and demonic power was instantly shattered by the Thunder Vortex.

The swirling airflow, accompanied by golden Divine Thunder, hit the silly spore like a left hook.

Bang!

The skin burned, blood flowed.

The Demon Beast howled in anger, activating its Bloodthirsty talent, instantly boosting all its attributes.

It felt power surging within.

Despicable humans, daring to attack me from the dark! You all shall——

"Ow?"

Its thoughts hadn’t fully formed when the second Thunder Vortex stormed in majestically.

Bam!!!

This time, the Thunder Vortex drew a beautiful arc, hitting its chin.

Can’t take it anymore, right?

Blowing up fish, right?

As its thoughts flew, so did a mix of saliva and blood.

The three-meter-tall body fell with a crash, Brother Wu removing the Thunder Protection Talisman, jumped off, and chopped again with his axe.

Li Rui came over, somewhat disdainfully saying, "That was too easy?"

Brother Wu clapped his hands and stood up, "This was just a level 15 Elite Monster."

He glanced around warily, "It was quite noisy just now, we should leave quickly, careful not to be spotted, the way back is the most dangerous."

He Chengli jumped down from a tree.

"There’s no one around, I’ve checked."

The three of them immediately moved away from Little Moon Lake, being even more cautious than when they had come.

Because now, Brother Wu carried that massive Demon Beast head on his shoulder. This item was a special tool; the Secret Realm’s rules restricted it from entering the inventory. If seen by other teams, they would be immediately besieged.

The real battle was just about to begin.

"Be careful, they say, some sinister folks might ambush near the camp."

"No matter what, getting back to the task point is the main goal. Combat is prohibited inside the camp."

After confirming their plan, the three of them headed towards the camp, quickly reaching the outskirts of the Silent Forest. They encountered no attacks on the way, but their mood grew heavier with worry.

From Little Moon Lake to the forest’s edge, they hadn’t been ambushed, but they did encounter others.

However, no one they encountered was alive.

More unsettling, each deceased person had the exact same death mark—a thumb-sized bloody hole in their throat, with expressions of terror and distortion, unclear on what they experienced before death.

They came across another patch of blood-soaked land, with three people lying face-up on the ground.

"The normal monster strength couldn’t possibly kill so many people."

He Chengli’s voice trembled, "Brother Rui, something seems wrong with this Secret Realm."