All-out: Starting with the Awakening Special Operations Unit, search, attack, and withdrawal.

"Brother Tongzi, I want to unlock the limited-time special challenge on 'Base Island,' how do I do that?"

None of the team members were idle.

As the team leader, Chu Hong naturally couldn't slack off, so he walked to the light screen of the action department and asked curiously.

next second.

Before me was the Special Operations Division's investigation area list, which originally included the [Thunderhorn Lizardman Tribe], [Clifftop Plague Hospital], [Primitive Valley No. 1], and the newly added [Ghost Town].

It was as if a page had suddenly been turned.

Even the background light screen changed from its original azure blue to a more dangerous scarlet.

[Limited-Time Challenge Mode]

[Hell Level - Thunderhorn Lizardman Tribe]: 30 minutes, requires 200 million Source Points to enter.

[Hell Level - Clifftop Plague Hospital]: 30 minutes, requires 200 million energy points to enter.

[Hell Level - Primitive Valley No. 1]: 30 minutes, requires 2 million energy points to enter.

[Hell Level - Ghost Town]: 30 minutes, requires 200 million energy points to enter.

What the hell!

Hell level?!

Chu Hong gasped sharply, and when he saw the notification that he needed to pay 200 million source energy points to enter the game, his eyes twitched violently.

The difficulty level of the secret realm has been increased, the time required to enter the secret realm has been halved, and the entry fee is now 200 million.

He tried to focus his mind on the [Hell-level Thunderhorn Lizardman Tribe].

[Limited-Time Challenge Mode] - [Hell Level: Thunderhorn Lizardman Tribe]

[Challenge: Clear all bosses and monsters on the entire map within the time limit and evacuate within the time limit.]

[Extremely high probability of obtaining high-value items: Lizard High Priest's Burial Staff - Thunder Spell (Red), Thunder Horn Dragon Crystal (Red), Morov's Magic Armor Arcane (Red)]

[In-game restriction: "Source Energy Space" disabled]

[Base Island Rewards]: Randomly unlocks buildings within the map, as well as monster building mods within the area of ​​those buildings.

"hiss......."

"These rewards...are things that don't exist in reality at all?"

Chu Hong's heart pounded wildly. He had initially thought that the 200 million source energy points entry fee was too harsh.

Looking at the words "extremely high probability of producing high-value items," everything suddenly seemed to make sense.

Among them, besides the [Lizard High Priest's Burial Staff - Thunder Spell (Red)], which is a red-quality weapon collectible with an extremely low probability that they had ever obtained, there is one.

The rest are items like [Thunderhorn Dragon Crystal] and [Moroff Magic Armor Arcane Technique].

I had never even heard of it before.

"It's a pity that you can't use the [Source Energy Space] when entering the limited-time challenge mode. Otherwise, even if you spend 200 million to enter the map and run the knife, as long as you get one or two red items, it will be a huge profit."

Chu Hong murmured with some regret, then hesitated for a moment.

I still decisively chose to pay.

【Ding! 】

[Are you sure you want to enter the "Hell-level - Thunderhorn Lizardman Tribe"?]

Since he didn't even need to ask, Chu Hong simply chose "yes".

next second.

The rumbling thunder, accompanied by the harsh patter of raindrops on his face and body, caused Chu Hong's expression to change slightly.

He came in!

[The Thunderhorn Lizardman Tribe] A familiar scene.

He landed at the [South Cliff Top Entrance]. However, the surrounding buildings and location were no different. But when Chu Hong looked up, he saw a terrifying and deep thunderstorm vortex in the sky above the valley.

A look of horror involuntarily appeared on his face.

"Snap! Snap..."

Every now and then, a sudden, irregular clap of thunder would strike down from the sky.

It blasted holes and damaged rocks on the ground.

Before Chu Hong could recover from what he was seeing...

The global map that popped up in front of him, along with the prompt from the Special Operations Division, made his expression freeze instantly.

【Ding! 】

[Countdown to Lost in the Secret Realm: 29:59:59]

[Currently the only evacuation point: Northern River Valley Entrance (Not yet open, requires map clearing conditions to be met)]

Chu Hong's expression suddenly changed drastically: "No way... Holy crap... no map clearing, not even an extraction point?! Doesn't that mean... even spending 200 million to run a knife attack won't work?!"

Chu Hong's face darkened completely.

Dense raindrops, like a torrential downpour, poured down into the dark and gloomy river valley.

When Chu Hong reached the area around the [South Watchtower], his expression instantly turned even more grim when he saw the lizardmen huddled around the base of the tower.

There was no longer the experience of the ordinary level warriors who were naked, or at most wearing lizardman armor or leather armor riddled with holes.

Look around.

All the lizardmen were either clad in heavy armor or wielded long spears.

Or, even if they were wearing leather armor, they would still be carrying a spear pouch on their backs.

"This energy fluctuation... is it at the eighth level of the Energy Gathering Realm?"

hiss!

If even the ordinary AI monsters are this terrifying, then what about the bosses?

Chu Hong carefully bypassed the south watchtower.

Fortunately, the constant thunder and rain overhead provided him with decent cover, further enhanced by the transparency of the [Cobweb Brain-Computer] display case.

The moment Chu Hong peered out from the cliff top towards the core area.

His gaze froze as it swept across the open space in front of the [Leadership Council Hall], and Chu Hong's pupils contracted sharply.

That's the impression I have.

It was originally an open space, usually occupied by either a squad of elite lizardman warriors or one of the bosses, the [Lizardman Leader Molov], sharpening his spear there.

But now, the open space has been replaced by a colossal creature.

The terrifying creature was over ten meters long, covered in scales, and had a pair of enormous, symmetrical dragon horns on its head that resembled bull horns. These horns also acted like lightning rods, occasionally flashing with arcs of electricity as the thunderous vortex above roared.

"A Thunderhorn Dragon?!"

That's not all.

This Thunderhorn Dragon was not in its juvenile form like Chu Hong's.

Those were a pair of ferocious dragon wings covered in sharp spikes and scales.

This is something that Chu Hong's Hagi Dragon doesn't have!

Adult form! Thunderhorn Dragon!

suddenly.

The Thunderhorn Dragon, which was at least two or three hundred meters away from Chu Hong and had been resting with its eyes closed, suddenly opened its eyes, which were full of ferocity.

As if sensing something, she suddenly looked up and gazed in Chu Hong's direction.

In that instant, Chu Hong's heart felt as if it were being clenched tightly.

"Holy crap..."

Before they could even be shocked by the other party's terrifying perception.

"roar!!!"

With a huge, ferocious roar, a pale white lightning bolt suddenly appeared without warning, giving Chu Hong no chance to dodge.

It crashed down from the dark, swirling vortex of thunder overhead in an instant.

"Boom—!"

A hazy green light flickered.

Chu Hong's body, which was almost charred by lightning just a second ago, miraculously reappeared on the spot, without a single trace of injury.

The "Mother of the Forest" display case effect is activated!

however.

Before Chu Hong could catch his breath...

With a whooshing sound of dragon wings flapping, a terrifying black shadow immediately covered the sky above, and it could be seen that the Thunderhorn Dragon had already flown to the top of the south cliff.

And behind the other party.

A terrifying figure appeared under a bolt of lightning, clad entirely in heavy black armor.

He held a long spear wreathed in lightning.

Boss [Thunderhorn Dragon Knight - Tyrannical Spear - Molov]

"Boom—!"

He vaguely saw something like a spear shooting towards him.

Chu Hong wanted to activate his superpower, but his last consciousness was of himself being ravaged and torn apart by a terrifying energy, with fragments of his body flying down the cliff.

[Investigation Area: Thunderhorn Lizardman Tribe (Hell)]

Evacuation failed

[Cause of death: Killed by the boss "Thunderhorn Knight - Tyrannical Spear - Molov"]

[Operation Time: 03:21:33]

Value gained from this operation: 0