Demon Tower second floor space.

Although the number of players here had increased, their strength was downright laughable. Under the brutal onslaught of the Army of the Undead, the players successively met their ends, turning into resentful souls that lingered on and on.

Meanwhile, all of the Skeleton Warriors and commanders joined the ranks of the Skeleton Saint, making the Skeleton Army even more formidable.

"Haha, it’s my first time experiencing the thrill of a fox exploiting the tiger’s might, and it’s really not bad!"

Su Ran was purely superfluous amidst the Army of the Undead and watched the players in front of him get slaughtered with cold eyes, feeling an indescribable elation. And those corpses scattered all over the ground—how delightfully gratifying!

However.

When the Skeleton Saint and his forces arrived at the first floor, Su Ran unexpectedly discovered that the space was deserted, the previous crowded scene had vanished without a trace.

It wasn’t hard to guess that these players must have received a notification and fled the place en masse, having no intention of fighting and thereby clearing the way for the Skeleton Saint.

Having missed out on the excitement, Su Ran couldn’t help but feel somewhat disappointed.

The Skeleton Saint did not linger too long on the first floor but led his army out of the Demon Tower.

"Damn the sun, still so blinding."

As a member of the Undead, the Skeleton Saint had no fondness for sunlight. However, after being sealed for tens of thousands of years, seeing the sun again filled him with mixed emotions, and his eyes were filled with the vicissitudes of the ages.

"My lord, the God-Demon Continent hasn’t changed much, you shouldn’t find it unfamiliar."

Standing behind the Skeleton Saint, Su Ran saw the great BOSS standing still, observing his surroundings like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden, and he could not help but guess the Skeleton Saint’s excited mood. It was like a prisoner who had been incarcerated for decades feeling the sensation of being freed – something not just anyone could understand.

"Skeleton Warriors, lead the way ahead; follow me to the Dark Abyss. It’s time to settle accounts with these foolish humans."

The Skeleton Saint’s profound gaze looked into the distance, indescribably serious.

"Uh, Lord Skeleton Saint, I have urgent matters to attend to and no time to join the military expedition. As for the Dark Abyss, it lies to the northwest. If you keep heading in that direction, you will surely reach your destination."

Su Ran did not hesitate to decline the Skeleton Saint’s proposal. As for the reason, he was unwilling to risk revealing his skeletal frame under the Skeleton Saint’s watchful eye, especially with the many treasures within his pelvic region—that could not be coveted by this BOSS!

But then again, how could Su Ran give up on such an entertaining scene? He decided to return to his territory first to complete some tasks. Once the timing was right, it wouldn’t be too late to head to the Dark Abyss to watch the excitement.

The Skeleton Saint did not insist on Su Ran’s decision. Commanding the newly joined Undead Skeletons as the vanguard, the army set off towards the northwest in an imposing manner.

"Hey, Skeleton Saint, we’ll be seeing each other again very soon!"

Su Ran watched the Army of the Undead marching farther away and without lingering any longer, he tore up a Town Recall Scroll and returned to his own territory, Skeleton Village.

Not long after Su Ran left, a large army of players arrived, eagerly rushing into the Demon Tower and unexpectedly discovering that it was already deserted.

"Damn it, just a step too late!"

The leading warrior player did not believe their luck was that bad and searched from the first floor to the third, without finding a single trace. Not even the Undead Skeletons were respawning anymore. The entire Demon Tower was desolate, with an indescribable sense of desolation. Annoyed, the warrior spat forcefully and unwilling to concede, he asked the players next to him, "Does anyone know where those Undead have escaped to?"

"..."

A group of people looked at each other with blank faces; no one responded. They had arrived at the Demon Tower even later than the warrior, and if they knew the whereabouts of the Undead, that would be truly bizarre.

But just then, a thin-looking Healer in the crowd exclaimed with surprise, "Look at the world channel!"

"What?"

The players looked at each other upon hearing the news, too excited to even know how to express themselves.

"Skeleton troops have appeared in the Dark Swamp! Who knows what this is about?"

"My God, are the heavens about to turn? Even the monsters can form an army now. Is the world too crazy, or am I just too out of touch?"

"Everyone be careful, these undead are incredibly strong in attack. Those who are not strong enough better not come, or else they’ll just be feeding the enemy!"

...

More and more information about the Skeleton Saint began to emerge on the world channel, and even the coordinates were made public.

"Go after them, quick!"

"Damn, our cover’s blown, we can’t let other guilds snatch these undead away from us!"

"I believe that this opportunity belongs to our Tiger Supreme guild. It’s a pity that our guild leader is stationed at the Dark Abyss; otherwise, under his leadership, wiping out these little skeletons would be a piece of cake!"

"Get real, stop flattering our guild leader. Instead of wasting time on that, we should be chasing the Army of the Undead. The real deal is to snatch the BOSS first!"

The players squeezed out of the Demon Tower from one space and headed northwest at full speed.

"Swoosh!"

Su Ran appeared in his own territory. Although Skeleton Village had no safe zones, for Su Ran, it was extremely safe, and his mood was very relaxed.

"At this rate, it will take at least an hour to reach the Dark Abyss. Wasting time on the road like this, isn’t that insane?"

Su Ran had long seen the essence of the situation. Instead of wasting time, it was better to come back and do some tasks. Why not hit two birds with one stone?

At this moment, Su Ran still had many tasks to do, such as the Divine Pet Command, the transportation channels, the Ancient Three Coins, cultivating the Sky-reaching Vine, hatching the Ice-gold Jiao Dragon platinum pet, and Mr. Liu’s tasks... Just thinking about it gave him a headache!

There was no choice, meals have to be eaten one bite at a time, tasks had to be tackled one by one. Su Ran went first to Mr. Liu, where he completed the long-overdue task, "Mr. Liu’s Expectation," unexpectedly receiving 10 Underworld Coins and a reward of 5,000 experience points.

These ten Underworld Coins were a bit of a surprise for Su Ran. He wanted to ask further about the mission related to the Dark Abyss, but Mr. Liu had clammed up.

It made sense.

With the ultimate BOSS, the Skeleton Saint, having returned, Mr. Liu no longer needed to worry about this side business, leading to the interruption of his series of tasks.

Of course, it was also possible that Su Ran hadn’t yet met the conditions to receive the follow-up task. Regardless of the reason, he had given up hope on this task.

Having resolved one matter, Su Ran hurried to the Transmission Formation. He wanted to activate the transport channel that led directly to the Dark Abyss, which would make a later journey there much more convenient.

Gaining access wasn’t difficult; as long as the system approved, everything was smooth sailing.

After Su Ran successfully connected the Transmission Formation with the Dark Abyss, he went over to the altar and looked over the evolution state of the Sky-reaching Vine. Then he took out the three ancient coins.

The Ancient Three Coins were now gathered, but was it true as the rumors said, that they could fulfill any wish one made?

Su Ran was filled with expectation.