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Gou Quan followed slowly behind a man dressed in black robes.

The man in the black robe was completely hidden under the robe, his face shrouded in darkness inside the hood, and you couldn't even see his shoes.

Gou Quan followed him so obediently because he was truly ruthless and merciless in killing. He could make a person explode with a wave of his hand, turn a person into a dried corpse with a point of his finger, or turn a person into a piece of wood by grabbing their face...

He's taken out more than a dozen people along the way.

Four of them are ordinary people from the surface world, one is a superhuman from the inner world, and one is some kind of superhuman from the local strange realm...

Ordinary people in the real world are killed because they are too busy and noisy and don't understand the situation.

The superhumans in the Otherworld were killed because they tried to escape.

The reason that native of the strange realm was called an extraordinary being was because he seemed to have some skill and was an extraordinary being, but the man in black robes also killed him in one move.

It's like whether it's an ant or a grasshopper, it's all just a kick to humans.

Some passersby, or even malicious bandits and monsters, would die instantly upon encountering the man in black robes with a single wave of his hand.

However, Gou Quan did not die. First of all, this guy was carrying a strange key called "Bullet," which the man in black robes glanced at a few times.

Furthermore, Gou Quan is indeed perceptive; he's loyal, doesn't talk much, and gets things done—he's really good at flattering people.

Finally, Gou Quan himself was unaware of this, but the man in black robes knew. Gou Quan seemed to possess some strange qualities that were helpful to the man in black robes' objectives, which was why the man in black robes had always kept him by his side.

Their destination was a remote, secluded bridge. No one knew who had built it; even the grandfather of a nearby mountain villager said it had been there since he was a child. Despite its age, it remained well-maintained.

"Walk across the bridge." The black-robed man's voice was like an echo in a cave, sounding almost unreal.

Gou Quan cherished his life; he left without a word when told to, without uttering a single wasted word.

The bridge is only a dozen meters long; you can walk to the other side in about twenty seconds.

The man in black said again, "Come back!"

Gou Quan walked back again. He walked back and forth more than twenty times, until his legs were tired.

The man in black shook his head, walked to a grove of trees, and casually broke off a large tree. The trunk quickly turned to ashes in his hand, leaving only a wooden axe carved from the heartwood.

"Take it with you and keep going."

With the wooden axe tucked into his waistband, Gou Quan resumed his routine of checking his step count on social media. Two hours later, when Gou Quan's legs were about to give way, the axe finally broke his belt and fell into the river, as expected.

Gou Quan was immediately terrified: It's over! My life is over! (Oh my god, I'm going to meet Buddha in the Western Paradise!)

However, the man in black robes did not make a move.

Instead, bubbles began to rise and boil in the river, and finally a blue old fishman, riding on the waves and holding a triangular fork, emerged!

"Young man, did you drop this salted fish? Or this clam shell? Or this worn-out leather shoe?"

Gou Quan's eyes widened in disbelief: What, what is this?

Gou Quan, being clever, immediately thought of the story of the river god and the golden axe. But was this...?

Before he could even think, the man in black robes waved his hand, and a cloud of black smoke enveloped the old fishman. A scream rang out, and the old fishman turned into a puddle of pus.

"That's not it. Continue!"

The man in black robes then produced a wooden axe and had Gou Quan start counting his steps.

Gou Quan cried out in his heart: My legs are doomed! I didn't just drop the axe, I dropped the river god!

The man in black is the leader of the Shadow Organization; he knows more about this world than anyone else. For example, how do you trigger the River God Fairy Tale?

It needs a protagonist with good fortune like Gou Quan, and it also needs some opportunities.

The next day at noon, Gou Quan finally caught a "river god"!

To be fair, the river god was quite powerful, especially on this river. However, the black-robed leader was clearly prepared. The river god had just taken out two axes, one gold and one silver, and had just asked Gou Quan what kind of axe it was when Gou Quan was killed!

The river god vanished as a stream of water, and the black-robed leader found a fragment of a key in his hand.

"You did a great job!"

Although the black-robed leader couldn't see his face, Gou Quan still felt that the way this person looked at him was very meaningful.

As the black smoke dissipated, the black-robed group leader vanished.

Gou Quan stood there anxiously for a long time, then asked, "Boss? Boss, are you still there?"

After confirming several times that the person had left, he plopped down on the bridge and breathed a sigh of relief.

"I survived!"

After a while, he suddenly remembered something, quickly tore off his clothes, and plunged into the river... A short while later, he pulled out two axes, one gold and one silver...

Chapter 296 The Magical Black Forest

"Hey? Do you see them? These are all Prince Sethgei!"

Wearing a cowboy hat, leather boots, and a leather belt barely covering his stomach, Orange pointed to a large field and tried to persuade a well-dressed middle-aged man.

Wearing these boots, Orange seems to be protected by the god of deception in this world, and she can talk a lot and say anything.

Zhao Hao had originally accepted a mission to kill a giant monster that was occupying a castle, in exchange for a fragment of the ancestral key of the count's family that had been tricked.

Unexpectedly, after being persuaded by the Orange King, the Earl actually thought that Zhao Hao was handsome and outstanding, and even had the idea of ​​taking him as a son-in-law!

Zhao Hao's horse, Lu, galloped up and, upon reaching him, dropped a hideous head the size of a ladle onto the ground.

Then he took the key from the count's hand... Hey, why the hell aren't you letting go?

Zhao Hao looked at the flamboyant middle-aged count with his two upturned mustaches with a strange expression: "You think you can double-cross me? You probably don't even know there are four ways to write the word 'death'?!"

The count grinned and said, "I've heard that His Highness Sesgues has been traveling around and is still unmarried. My daughter is of marriageable age. Isn't this a perfect match made in heaven?"

"How old is your daughter this year?" Zhao Hao asked out of curiosity, with absolutely no other intention.

"Just turned 14..."

Before he could finish speaking, a clatter of hooves filled the air, and when the dust settled, Prince Sesgue had vanished without a trace.

"Orange! Orange? You come out here, are you kidding me?! Come out!"

Zhao Hao drew the Radiant Dragon Moon from Lu Bu's back and looked around, searching for the orange throne that intended to "devour its master".

Xiluo rode his donkey far away, fearing that he would be used as a target for revenge.

He pretended not to hear about it, and wouldn't be surprised no matter what Zhao Hao chose. After all, the legal marriage age over there is sometimes even lower than 14!

As for Orange, how could it dare to show its face at this moment? Having caused an accident and almost sent Zhao Hao to jail, it had already disappeared without a trace.

Along the way, Zhao Hao has collected a fair number of key fragments, not too many, not too few; he has already collected four.

We've encountered several waves of visitors from the outside world.

Most of them ended up in pretty bad shape, especially ordinary people. Several of them ended up begging, several had their legs broken and became disabled, and some even died.

Zhao Hao also found a mechanical watch from the Watch World at a bandit stronghold in the wild, but the body was not found.

The two traveled from the north towards the southwest, heading towards the center of the continent.

The central part of the continent has more plains and especially more forests. It's still not safe!

Not only are there bandits and robbers hiding there, robbing passersby; there are also dangerous and magical creatures.

What trolls, forest wolves, evil goblins, griffins, giant eagles, water ghosts, hippogriffs...

Because the wilderness is so dangerous, every long journey is a life-or-death ordeal, so connections between countries are very loose. The environment is relatively isolated.

The vast, boundless black forest in front of Zhao Hao was the most dangerous area within the dangerous area.

Viewed from above, this forest is almost a quarter the length of the continent, stretching from northwest to southeast in a crescent shape that divides the continent in two.

Forget about going around it; it would probably take half a year.

However, if he flew directly there, Zhao Hao was worried that he would miss the key fragments.

Whatever secrets this world holds, they are all related to these key fragments. Collecting more might prove very useful later.

"Crossing through? I've heard it's incredibly dangerous in this forest!" Xiluo said with a look that said, "I'm going to die."

"Why don't you stay here and I'll walk by myself? It'll be faster that way."

"No! No, no, no! Please take me with you!" Xiluo almost grabbed Zhao Hao's leg.

He has now figured it out: whether it's to survive or to have a chance to leave this world, he must stick close to Zhao Hao.

Otherwise, the watch at the bandit stronghold is his future!

At this time, many people who did not belong to this world appeared on the continent, which brought many new variables. Many things were triggered and began to operate.

In a border city on the eastern side of the mainland, a rat infestation broke out. There were more rats than people, and they ran around the streets in broad daylight, eating cats and biting dogs with an air of arrogance.

Finally, the citizens could no longer tolerate it and spent a lot of money to hire a strange person who was said to be able to deal with the rat infestation.

Meanwhile, Sandru, the necromancer Zhao Hao had met once before, also happened to arrive in this city. He sensed a fellow necromancer...

In a land in the south-central part of the continent, there lived an earl nicknamed Bluebeard who frequently married. However, his wives always disappeared without a trace. Local rumors circulated that the unfortunate women who vanished had been brutally murdered by Earl Bluebeard.

At that moment, there were seven or eight people in Count Bluebeard's castle. Among them were Treant Terrier of the Shadow Organization and Johnny Satan's Messenger. Both of them were Bronze-level superhumans, and even without going all out, they were still the strongest.

In addition, there is Brook, the redneck witcher whom Zhao Hao has dealt with before. At this time, he has already stepped into the Bronze realm, and this world is his Bronze trial!

Besides these, there were also several cannon fodder superhumans and ordinary people who were invited by Bluebeard to attend his wedding...

In the forest, a strange trial is underway. The robin has been murdered; who is the killer?

Bailey Walter, the bookish man who seemed to have little presence in the Shadow Organization, and Eve Rose got caught up in it.

Eve's allure was so irresistible to a flock of birds that they had nowhere to use it.

Fortunately, Bailey Walter, true to his reputation as a scholar, was quick-witted. After several rounds of self-defense and trial, he successfully determined that the sparrow had killed the robin...

Beside a magical spring in the forest, Prada, a South American woman whom Zhao Hao had met once before, chose to help the witch and kill the wicked frog prince who had reverted to his true form.

This wicked prince, who was punished by being turned into a frog, had personally strangled more than a dozen innocent girls...

In a country in the heart of the continent, a prince is searching for his dream lover who can wear his glass slippers. Francis, a paladin from Frankish Papacy, helps him.

He helped the prince find his dream girl, Cinderella, and also helped Cinderella see the true identity of the so-called "fairy godmother."

The pumpkin carriage was just a giant coffin, and the glass slipper was nothing more than a troll's scalp. Cinderella's stepmother and two stepsisters had already been eaten by the headless box monster…

In a thorny forest inaccessible to mortals, a bearded, burly man wielding a hammer helps a group of people defeat a magical beast that has kidnapped a girl from magical ruins, and also takes down a whole bunch of magical statues along the way.

A hammer is invincible...