"Damn it, I really took a huge loss this time!"

The chubby gamer showed a look of annoyance and grumbled discontentedly, "This damn secret room didn’t have crap, and I’ve needlessly offended Spilt Water Can’t Be Regained, and wasted a Ghost Town Recall Scroll. What’s worst is that precious Group Ice Seal special scroll, damn it, I’ve lost even my pants in this deal!"

"Oh, mama, I can’t take it, just thinking about it hurts!"

When had the chubby gamer ever taken such a big loss? But he wasn’t the type to let it go so easily. His eyes darting about, he quickly came up with a moneymaking idea, hurriedly grabbing someone and asking in a secretive tone, "Buddy, judging by your face, it’s fated that we meet. I have a set of hidden terrain coordinates here, with a special boss at the deepest part. Do you want it? Just a small fee for the information and you can grab this opportunity. The price is beautiful, absolutely worth it!"

For the chubby gamer, only by squeezing the last value out of that terrain could he compensate for his loss—and maybe even make a huge profit. What a great deal!

However.

The other player just glanced at the chubby guy and said one word in a faint voice before leaving the place very stylishly.

"Scram!"

...

"Huh? What’s this?"

Su Ran vented the frustration in his heart. He had planned on using his Ghost Town Recall Scroll to meet up with the two sisters, but when he saw bright light emanating from the wall in front of him, even though the shine was fleeting, he caught it in his sight.

"There’s something strange here!"

Su Ran’s gaze sharpened as he quickly pocketed the recall scroll and stepped forward to take a closer look. He then realized that there were dozens of light spots on the wall, which turned into holes after the light spots disappeared.

"This position..."

As Su Ran’s observation went deeper, he began to feel that the arrangement of the holes looked increasingly familiar. Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and he quickly took out the Mysterious Guidance Map and compared it with the holes before him.

"There really is a connection here!"

Su Ran’s eyes showed surprise, and he was beyond excited in his heart. He understood that the greatest treasure guarded by Devouring Evil Ghost was right there, inscribed in these wall holes that emitted light!

"Hey, fatso, bet you didn’t see this coming. The treasure was right in front of you, yet you couldn’t find it. Isn’t that sad?"

Su Ran was greatly pleased. Even the anger from earlier had completely dissipated. He overlaid the Mysterious Guidance Map onto the pattern of light from the holes without hesitation and pressed it onto the wall.

"Swoosh!"

As he touched the wall, the Mysterious Guidance Map turned into twelve light spots and drilled into the wall.

"Boom!"

The wall trembled, all the holes gleamed brilliantly, and even their appearance began to change, like flames growing fiercer and fiercer.

Seeing this, Su Ran was filled with even more anticipation. The secrets hidden inside were about to be revealed before his eyes. It was impossible not to be excited.

As time ticked by, Su Ran’s tension reached its peak. When his vision began to fatigue, the wall burst into a blinding light. As the light faded, twelve miniature human statues appeared before Su Ran.

"So that’s how it is!"

Recognizing the familiar scene, Su Ran finally realized why the Guidance Map felt recognizable—it was the arrangement of statues he had seen before, although there were slight differences in location. This had indeed puzzled him.

Now that the truth was revealed, all the doubts in Su Ran’s mind were dispelled.

"Those twelve statues are truly extraordinary; if I get the chance, I must uncover the secrets behind them!"

Watching the light on the wall gradually fade, Su Ran was overwhelmed with excitement, the Soul Fire in his eyes flickering incessantly. If it wasn’t for the limitations, Su Ran would definitely preserve these light people!

"Whoosh."

Just as Su Ran’s thoughts were drifting away, the wall in front of him collapsed with a bang, and the flying debris nearly hit him. Startled, he quickly stepped back several paces.

"Damn, the system is definitely up to no good!"

Muttering in dissatisfaction, Su Ran then turned his attention to what lay behind the now-collapsed wall. This casual glance sent a jolt of excitement through him, and he exclaimed, "Holy shit, a transporting circle!!!"

With the wall’s obstruction gone, a dimly glowing transporting circle appeared before Su Ran.

However.

Remembering the previous unfortunate incident with the light drizzle, his expression of excitement quickly faded, giving way to some skepticism. Could this be another Devouring Evil Ghost, waiting for him to take the bait?

The Devouring Evil Ghost’s decoy trap skill was too formidable, and Su Ran simply couldn’t withstand the devastating damage it caused. He would only meet the same fate as the light drizzle had and, with this in mind, Su Ran made a silent decision to be cautious—he couldn’t afford not to be!

"Roar!"

Under Su Ran’s command, the Dark Bone Lion pounced straight at the transporting circle. With a swoosh, the Dark Bone Lion disappeared from the secret chamber.

"Huh?"

Su Ran shifted his gaze to his bone lion avatar and was shocked to discover that the lion had already appeared in a forest.

"A forest?!"

Surprised, Su Ran scrutinized his surroundings. The more he looked, the more familiar it seemed, almost disbelieving his own eyes.

"Hey? Look quickly, a special monster has spawned here!"

"An Undead bone lion? How strange, why would the Forest of Ten Thousand Beasts spawn an Undead creature?"

"Yeah, this is the Celestial Realm faction’s territory. Could it be the demons have begun invading the Celestial Realm? This is a big discovery; if we report this to the Human Emperor, we’re sure to receive a hefty reward!"

"You’re thinking too far ahead, buddy. Why bother with all that, when we can just kill this BOSS right away? Maybe it’ll drop some epic loot!"

While Su Ran was looking around, several players began to encircle him. From their conversation, it was clear that this forest was none other than the Forest of Ten Thousand Beasts of the Celestial Realm faction!

"Holy crap, I’ve already left the Ghost Clan?"

Su Ran’s eyes shone with wild joy—it turned out that this transporting circle was actually a passage to the God-Demon Continent!

"Haha, what a pleasant surprise... Oi, damn it!"

Caught up in his excitement, Su Ran had forgotten about the players behind him, who managed to launch a sneak attack. However, Su Ran didn’t take it seriously, not even bothering to resist, letting them attack his avatar.

"Haha, I’ll give my avatar to you guys then, just don’t be disappointed later on."

With a snicker, Su Ran immobilized the Dark Bone Lion and then retrieved his focus to his primary body.

"It would be best to keep this a secret here; if the Ghost Clan finds out, the God-Demon Continent will really heat up."

After pondering for a moment, Su Ran piled the rubble around the transporting circle to achieve a camouflaging effect, and then he left the secret chamber.

"Let’s see if I can escape from here."

Su Ran couldn’t stop thinking about the twelve statues, eager to get back there and unveil the hidden secrets inside.