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

"Brother Hong! You're finally here! Have you eaten? My mom even prepared breakfast for you!"

When Chu Hong arrived at Wang Suming's house, Wang Suming had already prepared everything in advance.

Dressed in full armor, he sat at his doorstep, and beside him was the unremarkable hundred-grid gold bag [the cargo box of the unscrupulous goblin].

Wang Suming saw Song Jiao'er getting off the carriage behind Chu Hong.

His expression clearly showed a moment of surprise.

A questioning look couldn't help but fall on Chu Hong. He knew very well that his brother Hong was not the kind of person who would be blinded by lust. He had already learned his lesson from his earlier mistake with Liu Yanyan.

"Next, Song Jiao'er will team up with us to enter the secret realm together, serving as the main attacker and assistant in the team."

Wang Suming nodded blankly, then led the two into his home, somewhat bewildered.

"Brother Hong..."

"To your room!" Chu Hong said, and went upstairs to Wang Suming's room as if he were going home.

Song Jiao'er was left downstairs to chat with Wang's mother.

The Queen Mother smiled. Wang Suming hadn't noticed, but she was the first to notice the oddity on Chu Hong. Why was this kid wearing a ring today that was almost identical in style to the one on Song Jiao'er's hand?

The fire of the Eight Trigrams began to burn fiercely.

Meanwhile, upstairs...

Chu Hong then recounted what had happened that day. He was particularly impressed when he heard that Song Jiao'er had gone to great lengths to team up with them, giving them gold-quality weapons and even preparing a "wedding ring."

A gossipy smile involuntarily appeared on Wang Suming's face, exactly like the one on Wang's mother's face downstairs.

"Tsk tsk tsk, Brother Hong, your luck with women is on again! This is Song Jiao'er, you know. If you marry her, wouldn't the Rubik's Cube Chamber of Commerce be yours in the future?"

"Get lost! In your eyes, am I really that worthless?"

"Brother Hong, you're so tough! Why are you still holding onto that weapon? Actually, I think Song Jiao'er is pretty good too. I was worried that if she joined us, it would expose your secret, Brother Hong. But now, isn't this a powerful alliance?"

"Hehe, next we'll go to the Rubik's Cube Trading Company to buy things, won't they give us a rock-bottom price?"

Wang Suming chuckled slyly.

Chu Hong's face darkened at the sight.

"Alright, tidy up, same old routine."

Chu Hong took out a vial of [Beast Serum (Purple)], and Wang Suming's eyes immediately lit up.

"Holy crap! Brother Hong, you managed to get your hands on this stuff again?"

......

Chu Hong came out from upstairs.

Just then, they saw Song Jiao'er being held by the hand by Wang's mother, her face flushed, sitting downstairs chatting about something.

When she saw him appear, despite trying to remain calm, the sight of her blushing ears was undeniably pleasing to the eye.

"Wang Suming will be ready soon. After that, we'll set off directly for the [Thunderhorn Lizardman Tribe]."

Chu Hong said calmly.

The Queen Mother looked at Song Jiao'er, who was nodding obediently like a little daughter-in-law, and became more and more satisfied.

She wasn't expecting to be able to attend her son's wedding banquet someday.

But if Chu Hong's half-son gets married in the future, can he really stop her from going?

Just as Wang's mother was chatting with Chu Hong about the extended length, while also criticizing her own son, Wang Suming, the protagonist, finally came running downstairs looking refreshed.

"Hahaha! Brother Hong! Okay, let's go!"

Song Jiao'er looked up, and then her expression suddenly changed.

Second stage of the Origin Realm?!

She suddenly turned her head and looked at Chu Hong, who was dressed in a dark and ordinary manner and was getting up to say goodbye to the Queen Mother.

In just a short while, Wang Suming, whom she was certain was only at the first stage of the Origin Realm when she was at the door, has advanced to the second stage.

It should be noted that Song Jiao'er has the resource support of the Magic Cube Chamber of Commerce, as well as escorts who can take her into the secret realm more often.

And now he's only at the third stage of the Origin Realm!

On the way to the city gate of the base, Song Jiao'er's eyes never left Chu Hong. Her stubborn look, as if she wanted to see right through him, made Chu Hong feel uncomfortable, so he turned his gaze to the window.

Wang Suming, on the other hand, kept glancing back and forth between the two of them with his small eyes.

The smile on his face was incredibly ambiguous.

We arrived at the entrance to the base city.

This time, Chu Hong and his group no longer needed to ride in the armored vehicles of the base city.

only.

When they saw the situation at the city gate, the expressions of the three people in the carriage changed.

Armored vehicles bearing the marks of famous pioneer teams from Huangshan Base City drove back from outside. Among them, Chu Hong also saw the markings of the Crossing Dragon Team and the Rose Flower Team.

However, the atmosphere at the city gate was extremely bad at this moment.

It seemed as if a storm was brewing.

Chu Hong suddenly spotted a familiar face.

"Director Wang!"

Wang Qinghai, who was speaking solemnly with a man who looked like an officer at the city gate, turned around when he heard the voice. He was taken aback when he saw that it was Chu Hong.

Then he walked over.

"Chu Hong? You're going to the secret realm again?"

Wang Qinghai glanced at the carriage belonging to the Cube Merchant Guild that Chu Hong and his group were riding in, then looked at Uncle Fu driving the carriage in front of him and nodded slightly.

The two seemed to know each other.

"Yes, Director Wang, today we teamed up with Song Jiao'er to enter the lizardman tribe... Director Wang, what happened here?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Qinghai hesitated for a moment, but then thought that since Chu Hong was now involved with the young lady of the Magic Cube Chamber of Commerce, it wouldn't be long before the other party found out.

He nodded heavily, his face grim.

"Didn't the previous reports say that a new secret realm codenamed 'Clifftop Plague Hospital' had appeared dozens of miles outside the city?"

Chu Hong's pupils contracted slightly, and the image of the three illusory gods he had encountered involuntarily surfaced in his mind.

Wang Qinghai sighed, gritting his teeth: "The Crossing-the-River Dragon Squad accepted the guild's commission to investigate the secret realm, and the result... a full squad of five went in, but only one came out. After several more squads were sent in, the Pioneers Guild determined... the Clifftop Plague Hospital Secret Realm is top secret!"

"Top secret?!" Song Jiao'er exclaimed, covering her mouth in surprise.

Her already delicate and fair face turned even paler from the shock of the news.

Wang Suming gasped, "Top Secret?! The highest-level secret realm around our Huangshan base city is only the Confidential level [Fishman Ruins]. If a Top Secret level one appears... can our Huangshan base city withstand it?"

Wang Qinghai shook his head, his face growing even uglier.

The secret realm is not simply a random instance of opportunity that appears out of thin air, but rather a "festering sore" on the body of Earth.

If no pioneers enter for an extended period to bring out resources or kill monsters, the barrier of the secret realm will gradually expand and weaken, and the monsters inside will gradually awaken to independence and recognize the new thinking of Earth.

The moment the secret realm shattered, what awaited Blue Star was a massive invasion and disaster.

The monster that is still active in the wilderness.

These are remnants left behind after the secret realm shattered years ago...

As they left the base city and headed towards the secret realm, the atmosphere among the three in the carriage noticeably cooled.

Both Song Jiao'er and Wang Suming have family in Huangshan Base City.

Once the top-secret [Clifftop Plague Hospital] dozens of miles away is destroyed, the first to be hit by the disaster will inevitably be their Huangshan base city.

however.

Unlike their deep anxiety.

Chu Hong frowned and looked in the direction of the real-world "Clifftop Plague Hospital" mentioned in the intelligence report.

"Is the real-world secret realm's level top secret? In that case, it seems that my ordinary-level [Clifftop Plague Hospital] within the Special Operations Division has actually given me a considerable advantage..."

"The intelligence that pioneers in the real world have to risk their lives to gather, I can provide a map of the secret realm, the approximate location of high-value containers, and the number of evacuation points the moment I enter the survey area."

Chu Hong's mind was constantly racing.

The carriage soon arrived at the secret camp of the [Thunderhorn Lizardman Tribe].

There are far fewer people at the Secret Realm Camp today.

"Miss, Chu, Wang, I will wait for you here. Please be careful once you enter the secret realm." Uncle Fu got off the carriage.

"Don't worry, Uncle Fu, I still believe in Chu Hong and his team's abilities."

Song Jiao'er looked at Chu Hong with a smile.

She stretched out a small hand, revealing a shimmering mithril ring on her slender finger.

Chu Hong took a deep breath and took out the gold-quality firearm that Song Jiao'er had given him.

[Item Name]: Tempered M14 Marksman Rifle

[Item Level]: Gold

[Type]: Weapons and Tools

【Weight】: 8.1kg

[Occupies backpack slot capacity]: 2×5

[Item Description]: Filled with the smoke and fire of war, having witnessed the shouts and deaths of enemies, this terrifying fifty-round drum magazine delivers an ultimate, exhilarating experience. Note: 7.62×51mm bullets of lower quality than blue cannot be used.

The grayish-brown, matte texture, resembling solidified volcanic rock, exudes a clear heat wave, seemingly distorting the air around the gun. Sparks occasionally seem to flicker across the gun's surface.

Holding it in his hand, Chu Hong could even clearly smell the scent of sulfur.

It was as if... this gun had been pulled out of lava.

Song Jiao'er handed two ammunition boxes to Chu Hong. Even though she was the young lady of the Rubik's Cube Chamber of Commerce, she looked clearly pained at the loss.

"Use it sparingly. The Upper City base is very strict about collecting firearms and ammunition. My father used a lot of connections to get these bullets..."

Chu Hong's eyes lit up immediately, and he looked at Song Jiao'er as if she were a glittering golden Buddha.

What the hell!

You're giving me a gold bullet when I'm playing on a regular lizardman map?!

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