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Luo Xing squatted at the edge of the cave entrance and looked down. It was pitch black inside, and he couldn't see anything at all.

He turned to look at Su Mumu, then at Xiao Shitou, who was carrying a pile of supplies. It wasn't realistic to take this whole load down there.

Luo Xing slapped his forehead, realizing he had almost forgotten about the astrolabe.

He walked up to the small stone, then raised the astrolabe, and with a thought, all the supplies were collected into it.

"This, this... isn't this the compass that the insect-catching boy gave you?" Su Mumu pointed incredulously at the ring in Luo Xing's hand.

"Yes, a spatial artifact."

"……ah."

Su Mumu didn't know if it was luck or if Luo Xing had some kind of cheat code that was impossible to obtain even at a high price.

Luo Xing took out a rope from the supplies, tied it securely to the rock next to the cave entrance, made a tight knot, tugged at it a couple of times, and after confirming that there were no problems, put the little stone and the meow back into the Gulu Ball.

"Let's go."

Luo Xing turned around and scooped Su Mumu up in his arms.

Su Mumu froze, unsure of what to do with her hands, her ears turning bright red.

"W-What are you doing...?"

Hold me tight.

Luo Xing didn't give her time to react. Holding her in one arm and grabbing the rope with the other, he flipped over and jumped into the cave entrance.

Su Mumu instinctively hugged Luo Xing's neck, buried her face in his chest, her heart pounding, unsure whether it was from fear or something else.

About ten seconds later, Luo Xing's feet touched the ground, he loosened the rope, and put Su Mumu down.

After searching around for a long time, no trace of the golden bean was found, only a drag mark on the ground.

Luo Xing released Meow Meow and Little Stone, and Su Mumu also released Water Blue.

Luo Xing activated his all-seeing eye to search for any magical fluctuations inside the cave.

There were four fluctuations in total, and Luo Xing also discovered a treasure chest.

All four magical energy fluctuations were in one direction, and two of them were moving, suggesting a battle was taking place.

"There's a battle going on, it might be Douzi." Luo Xing opened his eyes, his gaze fixed on the passage ahead.

Su Mumu clenched her fists. "Then what are we waiting for? Let's go!"

The two followed the drag marks, and the passage inside the cave became narrower and narrower, while the sound of flowing water grew louder.

After two more turns, a gap appeared ahead, just wide enough for one person to squeeze through sideways, with light shining through.

Luo Xing squeezed through to the side, and there was a huge underground cavern, with the waterfall from the photo right in front of him.

Luo Xing had no time to appreciate the scenery, because he saw Golden Bean lying on the ground, his life hanging in the balance.

In the center of the cave, two spirits are fighting.

One of them was the same spirit fox that had escaped earlier. The spirit fox was covered in wounds and blood, and looked like it might faint at any moment, but it still fought desperately and refused to give way.

Its opponent is a demon, Ding.

It was completely black, with a small tail on its round body, and was clearly corrupted by nightmares.

【Devil Ding】

[Rank: Lv.20]

[Quality: Epic]

[Attribute: Evil]

Talent: Excellent

[Passive Talent: Spiked Tail (Adds a piercing effect to attacks)]

[Skills: Gale Strike, Dark Assault, Bite, Quick Movement]

Luo Xing was somewhat surprised, not expecting that even the secret realms controlled by the association had seen polluted spirits.

Seeing that the spirit fox was about to collapse, Luo Xing did not hesitate any longer and threw out the Gulu Ball.

"Meow, go!"

Meow Meow kicked the demon Ding, who was about to launch another attack, sending it flying away from in front of the spirit fox.

The demon spun twice in the air to steady itself, its body floating in the air.

Luo Xing shouted at Su Mumu, "Mumu, Douzi and the little fox are in your care!"

Su Mumu immediately led Shui Lanlan towards the location of the spirit fox and the golden bean.

She first ran to Golden Bean to confirm that he was still alive, then ran to Spirit Fox. When Spirit Fox saw that someone was helping her, she couldn't hold on any longer and fainted.

Su Mumu squatted down, carefully hugged the spirit fox, took out a bottle of recovery potion from her bag, and slowly brought it to the spirit fox's mouth.

Then he turned around and ran to Golden Bean's side, patting his face.

"Bean! Wake up!"

Douzi still didn't react. Su Mumu observed that his clothes were completely wet and there was a piece of seaweed stuck in his hair. Apart from a few scratches, there were no other external injuries.

Meanwhile, the battle has reached a fever pitch.

The demon Ding was extremely fast. After using the quick movement technique, each movement resembled a black line, shuttling back and forth in the cave.

Although Meow Meow is not slow, with the Demon Ding flying in the air, Meow Meow cannot make use of its advantages and can only rely on jumping and using the rock wall for leverage to launch attacks.

Luo Xing's eyes followed the movement of the demon Ding closely, while he kept issuing commands.

"Left side!" "Defend!" "Now use a punch!"

Meow Meow used the stone pillar to launch itself, and punched the demon Ding's wing but missed.

The demon ding immediately turned in mid-air and bit into Meow Meow's arm. Combined with the piercing effect of its spiked tail, it instantly caused massive damage.

Luo Xing gritted his teeth. This stalemate couldn't go on; he had to find a way to break the deadlock.

Just then, a faint green light emanated from Meow Meow's body.

[Meow Meow learns a new skill: Mental Disruption, unleashing a mental shock on the target, with a chance to inflict a brief state of confusion.]

Demon Ding used Quick Movement again, the black shadow skimming along the ground, heading straight for Meow Meow.

"Meow, mental disturbance!"

Meow Meow's eyes flashed with green light, and an invisible wave spread out.

The demon Ding stopped moving and crashed around in the air, its eyes unfocused as if it had drunk fake alcohol.

"Wine twist!"

Meow Meow slapped the ground with both hands, and vines sprouted from the ground, wrapping around the wings of the demon Ding, tightening their grip.

The demon roared, the chaos subsided, and it struggled desperately, tearing the vines apart.

After breaking free of its restraints, it was enveloped in magic and unleashed the skill "Dark Assault".

The demon Ding transformed into a beam of black light and hurtled towards Meow Meow at a speed too fast for the naked eye to follow.

Bang! That's it.

Meow Meow's body was swallowed by the black light. When the energy dissipated, only a round little snowman remained in the spot.

Before the demon could react, a figure fell from directly above it.

Upon hearing the noise, Demon Ding looked up and saw Meow Meow descending from the sky, her right fist gathering a large amount of magic power, and smashing directly onto Demon Ding's head.

One punch.

The demon Ding's entire body was slammed into the ground, the rocks shattered, it struggled in the pit for a moment, the purple mist dissipated from its body, and turned into white light and disappeared into the air.

After the battle, Meow Meow's level immediately reached the level cap of 20.

"Luo Xing! Luo Xing! Aren't I amazing? Praise me! Was the position of that snow substitute good?" Su Mumu ran over with the spirit fox in her arms, looking very proud.

Luo Xing chuckled and gave a thumbs up.

"Amazing! A genius girl!"

Su Mumu then gave a satisfied hum, raising her chin high.

Luo Xing looked down at the spot where the demon Ding had disappeared, where a golden treasure chest had appeared on the ground.

At the same time, a curtain of light appeared in the air.

Boss defeat progress: 1/3 (33%)

Unexpectedly, this demon Ding was one of the original leaders of the secret realm, but for some reason it was corrupted by nightmares.

Luo Xing squatted in front of the treasure chest, his gaze fixed on the cave entrance that the spirit fox had been protecting.

Two faint magical fluctuations emanated from within, giving him a very strange feeling; one of them even seemed to be coming from underground.