Terrible news! My deskmate's first chapter is gone!

"My darling! This is a precious treasure!"

Assam, as the user, knew this all too well.

The treasure-hunting mouse is clearly in a state where it has smelled a great treasure.

Moreover, it is a treasure comparable to the "future".

"Lin Fan, do you think this might be the paintbrush you've been searching for?"

"A paintbrush that can depict the future?"

The paintbrush is a conceptual product that Lin Fan deduced; he doesn't even know if it exists, but he feels it should.

"Perhaps," Lin Fan said cautiously. He couldn't guarantee anything about such a thing. As for the audience who "borrowed" the canvas, they were walking in the opposite direction of the gray fog, so the possibility of a misunderstanding was not very high.

He then waved his hand dismissively: "Anyway, let's find it first!"

"Okay!"

"Treasure-hunting mouse, start!"

With a joyful cry from Assam, the treasure-hunting rat on the ground squeaked and began to move towards its target.

The three quickly followed, and with the Wild Card's dispel effect, Assam no longer had any worries.

......

......

"Take this elbow strike!"

"Take this lawyer's letter!!"

"Don't eat me!!!"

Tyson Bolt, Yang Wei, and the author worked together to wipe out another batch of gray worms that had just emerged from the ground.

Chen Xi initially thought that the small number of gray worms was due to the white-haired old man.

But upon closer inspection, it doesn't make sense.

Generally speaking, the weaker the opponent, the greater their numbers.

The rule of killing is that no living creatures are allowed around, so he won't intentionally kill anyone.

He will only attack if you happen to be within his kill range.

The white-haired old man couldn't possibly go out of his way to kill these gray worms; he would at most kill the ones he encountered on the way. So, theoretically, there should still be a lot of gray worms.

Now Chen Xi knows the reason: underground, these gray worms hide underground.

They would crawl out of the ground like experienced babies to ambush people. Their attack method was to pull people to the ground and then silently follow behind those who were pulled down.

I don't know if it's a bad taste or just a habit.

Tyson Bolt said that he had encountered people before who mysteriously disappeared and turned into gray worms, and this was the reason.

However, at that time, our strength was too weak to detect it.

These gray worms seem to lack the ability to distinguish between strong and weak, attacking anyone they see.

As soon as Chen Xi's hand emerged from the ground, his head was stomped on by Chen Xi and turned into a crooked limb.

With a 1% progress at Tier III, the combined attributes of the four identity cards, and tripled physical attributes, this is far beyond what these gray worms can possibly achieve.

As for the [Overlord's Domain], it cannot sense the ground, but it can sense the sky, provided that the distance is not too far.

"We've already scouted two locations, but we still haven't seen Brother Liang..."

Even the usually oblivious Yang Wei realized something was wrong.

If we continue to scout out the next location, it will be more than 10,000 meters away!

It's hard to believe that Yan Mingliang managed to separate himself from the others by such a great distance in such a short time.

The only thing that's certain is that he's not dead.

Chen Xi remained silent, only pressing forward.

Even so, the sound of footsteps never stopped.

"1!"

"2!"

"3!"

"4!"

The counting was conducted every ten seconds without interruption.

The bad news is that Yan Mingliang was not found, but the good news is that the rest of the people were not lost!

Ta-da-ta-da...

Another 10 seconds have passed.

It should have been the start of a new round of counting, but Chen Xi, who was always the most punctual, suddenly fell silent!

"Boss!"

"Holy crap! Brother Xi, I'm a scaredy-cat, don't scare me!"

"Chen Xi!"

Fortunately, Chen Xi didn't disappear and quickly responded, but it wasn't good news:

"Shining Ancestor is nowhere to be found!"

......

......

Tap tap tap... Squeak squeak squeak...

The three people and the rat are rapidly approaching a certain target.

Thanks to the dispel effect of the Wild Card, the entire team's speed increased significantly.

Just then.

Suddenly, a "crack" sound, like shattering glass, came from the ground beneath their feet.

The next second, two shelled gray worms sprang up from the ground, their claws like shrimp pincers, and very purposefully reached out towards Wang Qingqing's long legs and Assam's short legs.

Almost simultaneously.

With a "whoosh!", a pale purple flame simultaneously ignited on Wang Qingqing and Assam.

The flames enveloped them tightly, like amber.

"Fragrant feet!"

Wang Qingqing raised her long leg and kicked down hard, like a hammer hitting a nail.

With a "smack," the beetle's head was kicked to pieces on the spot.

His arms instantly stiffened, and he never managed to touch Wang Qingqing's long legs before he died.

Fortunately, Lin Fan's [Great Void Rhythm] has a physical barrier, preventing blood and other messy things from getting in; otherwise, Wang Qingqing really wouldn't have dared to kick like that.

She would feel disgusted.

"Not washing feet!"

Assam was not to be outdone. Looking at the deformed mouth of the beetle, he was suddenly reminded of some bad memories.

When he was dragged underground, the immense pressure around him rendered him completely immobile.

He doesn't know how much time passed before a gray beetle returned, and the fear he felt then remains unforgettable.

It's like being captured and taken to a demon's lair, waiting to be eaten alive.

When both psychological and physiological fears reach their limit.

A large, stout figure stood in front of him and rescued him!

That person was none other than Lin Fan!

Gray Mist Ridge was Assam's starting point in the Black Tower, and also the place of his inner demons. If it weren't for Lin Fan, he wouldn't have been able to enter this place again.

"Take this kick!"

Assam roared and shoved his right foot into the mouth of the beetle, then spun around like a game team logo!

They smashed the head of this gray beetle to pieces.

This can be considered revenge for my past self, even though the enemy isn't this one.

After the two gray beetles died, a buzzing sound, similar to that of mosquitoes, and the trembling sound of wings flapping rapidly suddenly came from the air, out of sight.

A large target is rapidly approaching.

A few seconds later, there was a loud "bang," like the sound of a giant object bursting out of the waterfall.

A gray worm, resembling a mosquito and about four meters in size, descended from the sky, seemingly aiming at Lin Fan, who was the source of the worm.

A sharp needle pierced my head.

Seeing this, Lin Fan remained calm and even a slight smile, like that of a dragon king, appeared on his lips.

"snort!"

"A gray worm with strength comparable to Tier II."

"Back then, I was chased around by people like you, but now..."

"Fatty's elbow strike!"

With a "shh," Lin Fan, clad in a light purple flame-patterned coat, easily dodged the deadly stab.

Then, a wild and powerful elbow strike landed hard on the straw-like spear that could suck the blood, skin, and even bones of its enemies.

This straw spear is both the opponent's weapon and something like a heart; if it breaks, the opponent will die.

However, this is not considered a weakness of these gray worms, because this habitual spear is the hardest part of their entire body!

"One-hit kill."

"We...have all become stronger!"

Lin Fan looked at the three corpses on the ground and muttered to himself.

These three gray worms were merely a gap in the path of Lin Fan and his companions.

I encountered at least five waves of them.

After dealing with another wave of gray worms, the three of them remained in their original formation.

The treasure-hunting rat was at the front, with Wang Qingqing, who had the wild card, standing in the middle, and Lin Fan and Assam on the left and right sides respectively.

"Strange..." As they walked, Assam suddenly wondered, "There are no tall buildings or anything like that blocking the way, so why are the treasure-hunting rats constantly changing positions?"

After a few seconds of silence, Lin Fan gave his answer:

"It's simple, because that treasure has grown legs and can run away!"