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

[Investigation Area: "Clifftop Plague Hospital - Confidential"]

[Admission Requirements: Level 5 of the Origin Realm, Equipment Value ≥ 180,000 Source Energy Points]

[Area Description: You need to adapt to a more dangerous combat environment in the dark. The number of mutant unit targets has increased, the value of items retrieved from high-value containers has increased, and the countdown to the regular extraction point has been extended to 30 seconds.]

Chu Hong's pupils contracted slightly.

He didn't care about the admission requirements or anything like that.

However, when he saw the description of the classified map, the so-called "dark environment" and "extended countdown to the regular evacuation point," a look of seriousness appeared in his eyes.

"In normal mode, when I evacuated from the West Helipad, I was practically face-to-face with zombies and the boss in those ten seconds. In this classified environment, evacuation takes 30 seconds! Does that mean I only have to withstand a 20-second zombie siege?"

Chu Hong immediately sensed the intense malice emanating from this map.

Then, thinking of the real-world secret realm... Wang Qinghai had said that the Pioneers Guild had rated the [Clifftop Plague Hospital] secret realm as Top Secret!

Chu Hong gasped, his expression changing slightly.

"Something terrible is about to happen!"

【Ding! 】

[The action department has reached 1000 authority points, and the department has been upgraded!]

[Action Department lv1-lv2]

Unlock the "Biological Weapon Cultivation Chamber"

As Chu Hong pondered the potential crisis that might erupt in the outside world, the Special Operations Division's notification sounded again, and a roller shutter door suddenly rose up without any warning.

The room, brimming with technological sophistication, was revealed, filled with various petri dishes and nutrient tanks.

[The host can choose to begin incubating the "Thunderhorn Egg," estimated time required: 7 days]

[Estimated energy consumption: 1000W]

Chu Hong was taken aback, and then the young man's face instantly turned red with anger.

"This costs money too?! Ten million?!"

Chu Hong's temples throbbed with veins.

This collectible, sold in the Special Operations Division's recycling department, is worth 1000 million Source Points, which translates to the value of the Pioneers Guild in reality.

That would sell for at least 25 million!

It sounds like it was just a matter of Wang Suming's time, a "truckload" of it.

But... Chu Hong still needs to consider the subsequent impact!

The person already has a mysterious aura; if they keep a large number of collectibles but don't sell them, it will inevitably arouse suspicion.

Take a deep breath and look at the fiery red [Thunderhorn Dragon Egg] in front of you, which is also flashing with lightning.

Ultimately, reason prevailed over that miserly, base mentality.

"Start hatching!"

[Ding! Prepayment of 100 million Energy Points has been made. Please prepare to pay the remaining 900 million Energy Points before the biological incubation is completed. Failure to pay on time will affect the quality of the incubation result.]

"Damn it! You're threatening me?!"

He was in a fit of impotent rage for a long time.

Chu Hong finally had no choice but to accept his current predicament of being heavily in debt.

He casually picked up a blue-quality pistol, a set of ordinary combat clothes, and a backpack, thus meeting the entry requirement of 12 source energy points.

"Enter the investigation area [Clifftop Plague Hospital - Confidential]!"

After a period of darkness.

The strange, putrid smell in the air made Chu Hong slightly open his eyes, but the scene before him left him stunned.

They landed at the North Gate entrance.

however.

The dim light and the noticeably stronger stench in the air gave him the feeling of being in a completely new map.

"Is this the twilight mode?"

Chu Hong gasped slightly, his sense of the source energy emanating from his body clearly feeling suppressed the moment he entered the map.

"Compared to a normal map, my perception is suppressed and weakened by at least 2%!"

"This is still classified. If it were a top-secret secret realm in reality..." Chu Hong didn't dare to think about it!

He immediately lowered his body.

At the same time, it immediately enters the passive state of "Goblin Assassination Technique".

"Fortunately, it's not all bad news. At least the cost of casting the Goblin Assassination Technique has been significantly reduced, and the stealth effect has also been enhanced..."

As he pondered this, he already held the [Source Blade] in his hand, moving like a ghost, using various cover to reach the open space in front of the [Main Hospital Building].

"Damn! The number of these humanoid zombies has increased too!"

Chu Hong cursed under his breath.

Originally, in the normal-level dungeon, there was a fixed outer area where "AI" spawned. In Chu Hong's memory, there were only three zombies wandering around that corner.

At this moment, there were five figures in Chu Hong's line of sight!

Furthermore, Chu Hong frowned and stared intently. In his vision, under the dim light, several swaying, hunched zombies had faint red eyes.

The quantity has not only increased.

Even the intensity has increased significantly.

Fortunately... he still doesn't have to worry about real death!

His figure shot out from the side in an instant, the power of water magic surging beneath his feet, making Chu Hong seem like a tuna leaping out of the sea, instantly rushing to the front of a zombie.

The latter turned his head in confusion, and at that moment, [Source Blade] precisely slashed at the opponent's neck.

"Snap!"

The clear fracture of bone, accompanied by a faint but distinct sense of resistance, caused Chu Hong's expression to change slightly as he swung his sword.

When he used the [Source Blade] to cut down zombies in the normal map.

Let alone cutting off the neck, even if you were to stab straight into the skull, you wouldn't feel any resistance at all. With the support of the source energy, it would be as easy as cutting tofu.

The zombie's head was severed.

The four zombies' fierce gazes instantly locked onto Chu Hong, and a strong greed for fresh flesh suddenly emanated from their scarlet eyes, which were even more terrifying than those of wild beasts.

"roar!!!"

The enormous, ferocious roar sounded so clear and jarring in the twilight of the [Clifftop Plague Hospital].

Chu Hong's pupils contracted slightly, but a surge of source energy immediately welled up within him.

"Hana-lai!"

"Roar roar roar......."

It was as if the ground and the main hospital building on the left were shaking. In the twilight light, Chu Hong looked up slightly and saw dark clouds pressing down from the top of the building.

Those dense, scarlet eyes made Chu Hong's hair stand on end instantly.

.......

"Lord City Lord, are you sure you want to lead the team yourself? The top-secret secret realms are extremely ruthless, and in many of them, strength alone is not enough to eliminate the threats. We haven't yet figured out the mechanics of the [Clifftop Plague Hospital] secret realm..."

"There's no time, Geng Lei."

In the dead of night, just as Song Ming and other dignitaries and top pioneers from the base city had left the city, Jiang Xingdong, inside the mansion, began preparations for entering the secret realm.

Before Geng Lei, the chief of the armed forces department of Huangshan Base City, could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Jiang Xingdong's aged but calm eyes, which seemed to have seen through life and death.

"There's no time... The [Clifftop Plague Hospital] is a near-hell-level secret realm. The Upper City base already knows this, so how long will it take for those lunatics in the Black Hole Council to find out?"

Geng Lei's face stiffened, and he stammered, "You, you mean... the Black Hole Council might attack Huangshan Base City?"

"It's not just 'will,' it's 'definitely!'"

Jiang Xingdong's heavy voice instantly cast a dark shadow over Geng Lei's heart.

Black Hole Council!

This terrorist organization, which has been active in Great Xia and even on Blue Star for hundreds of years, has been dedicated to spreading the message that the Secret Realm is a gift from the gods to Blue Star for its ascension and evolution.

The pioneers' actions of entering the secret realm to search for and collect items, and to prevent the realm from breaking, are seen as blasphemy against the gods and disrespect for their blessings.

Destroy base cities in various locations, kill pioneers who enter the secret realm, and then shatter the secret realm to release the monsters inside.

These have always been the work of the Black Hole Council.

Geng Lei's voice trembled.

"Once the [Clifftop Plague Hospital] is destroyed, it won't just be Huangshan Base City that faces disaster! Base cities and secret realms within a radius of hundreds of miles could be destroyed one after another. At that time..."

"An unstoppable monster frenzy..." Jiang Xingdong nodded solemnly.

A flash of light appeared in his hand, and an exaggeratedly shaped weapon, resembling a Green Dragon Crescent Blade, appeared in his hand.

Meanwhile, in Huangshan base city.

In a dimly lit and secluded neighborhood, a figure stealthily entered a residential building in the darkness.

"Knock knock knock"

A knock came at the door.

"Who is it! Why aren't you sleeping so late at night...?"

"Cousin, something's happened at home! Open the door quickly! Some of our brothers were attacked by a monster in the wilderness and are injured!"

A voice, clearly tinged with panic, rang out, followed by the sound of the iron gate being opened.

Enter the room.

The figure instantly removed the mask from its face, revealing a fierce-looking face.

"President Sha, what happened? Why did you come without giving me any notice..." The "cousin" in question was a burly man with a strong physique, resembling a fitness instructor.

If anyone from the base city were present, they would be able to recognize it at a glance.

This person was none other than Sha Lie, the president of the renowned "Shazhou Chamber of Commerce" in Huangshan Base City.

Sha Lie looked excited.

"The city lord summoned us today, saying that the newly appeared 'Clifftop Plague Hospital' secret realm outside the city isn't top secret! It's near-hell level!"

"Jiang Xingdong is prepared to personally lead the team into the secret realm. This is absolutely the best opportunity for Your Excellency, the councilor!"