Gacha games can't save this bizarre world.

Each secret realm is different; the one we just encountered was the kind where "no one knows how they got in or how they got out."

Now, Zhao Hao and his group have entered the inner world.

Although there are some initial differences in orientation between the inner and outer worlds, they are not significant.

What is certain is that our group is definitely in Wyoming, and not far from the Rocky Mountains, or even at the foot of the mountains.

So, it's not too far from Yellowstone volcano.

"We only have one night to gather information, otherwise it will be difficult to leave the Otherworld. So, everyone, let's hurry and get going!"

As he spoke, psionic energy surged from Bresta, manifesting the silhouette of a cheetah. Its body became much longer, and its claws sharpened. It glanced down at the map in its hand and then sprinted off in one direction.

Seeing this, Old Saipan spat and cursed, then turned and chased after him with a displeased expression.

Although he was in good physical condition, he didn't have any special way to get around and could only rely on his own two feet!

The bald professor floated forward without his feet touching the ground, moving at a considerable speed, and it looked effortless.

A cloud of black smoke billowed from Prada's body, enveloping him completely before he transformed into a wisp of black smoke and drifted forward.

Thomas the Tank Engine silently unleashed azure psionic flames from beneath his feet, then flew at a low altitude, moving at an even faster speed!

Even the muscular Lincoln could only shrug and start running forward.

Sam got excited at this point, and with a thought, he easily caught up with the teleporter.

Zhao Hao and Sandru exchanged a glance. Sandru waved his hand and summoned a luxurious skeletal horse with blue flames in its eyes. He mounted it and rode off.

Zhao Hao was floating in mid-air.

This is the Flying Technique—I learned it from Orange King.

If it weren't for the concern about being too high-profile, Zhao Hao would have been thinking of riding the Somersault Cloud, how cool that would be!

……

According to the map Bresta had, the team was about 30 kilometers away from Yellowstone. At their speed, it should take less than an hour.

The journey was far from peaceful. As mentioned before, the world here has undergone significant changes, and many extraordinary beings have been frightened into fleeing, causing chaos in their habitats and territories, leading to the encounter with all sorts of strange creatures.

In just over twenty kilometers, Zhao Hao and his group encountered a Moonshadow Leopard, a master of ambushes; two Butcher Beasts, professional hunters; a group of Dragonblood Flying Lizards that could breathe fire; a five-meter-tall moose-headed Deer-Headed Spirit; and a small team of more than a dozen enormous Plate-Horned Bulls.

Fortunately, Bresta was there. As a beast spirit shaman, he was able to calm things down, and in the end, everything turned out alright without a fight breaking out. Otherwise, it would have wasted more time and might have caused more battles.

Finally, as the temperature rose and the vegetation gradually withered and died, Zhao Hao and his group approached their destination.

"It's already this hot!" Sam wiped his sweat. Among the superhumans present, he was probably the one with the lowest physical constitution, followed by the bald professor.

But the professor was able to use his mental power to change his body temperature, so he didn't feel anything. Only he, a superhuman on the path of special abilities, suffered more.

The temperature here is abnormally high, reaching 30 or 40 degrees Celsius late at night, like being in a sauna. Are you kidding me?

The centuries-old trees around them couldn't withstand it; their branches and leaves withered and died. The weeds and shrubs on the ground were all dead.

Further on, after crossing a low ridge, things got even more outrageous.

The temperature has risen several degrees again; it felt like a sauna just now, but now it feels like a hot bath.

Moreover, the ground is completely barren, the trees and plants are withered and dead, the ground is cracked, and there are even many pebbles.

The fire-attribute spiritual energy here is so concentrated that it alters the terrain, turning this place into a barren, rocky mountain area.

Further on, cracks began to appear in the ground, and faint smoke was rising from it.

Some of the larger cracks even revealed a dark red glow deep within.

At this point, there were hardly any withered tree trunks left, not even enough for several people to encircle.

At that moment, Zhao Hao suddenly shouted to Sam, "Sam, get away from there!"

Sam was taken aback, then instantly appeared behind Zhao Hao, cautiously craning his neck to look at where they had just been.

"What's wrong?" He didn't notice anything unusual.

Zhao Hao flicked his finger, and a stone flew into his palm. He then threw it, and it hit a dead tree trunk that Sam had just been standing not far away with.

The tree had been scorched to death, or rather, burned to death. There was a huge, dark hole in the trunk, as if flames had started burning from the heart of the tree and consumed it.

However, when Zhao Hao struck the tree with the stone, flames suddenly ignited in the hollow tree, and two eye-like holes appeared on the trunk, the flames being its pupils! Flames burst forth from the remaining branches, yet they did not burn its limbs.

The burning tree uprooted its roots from the ground, which turned into legs, and swung its burning trunk and claws down.

This is, after all, the other world, and these trees are not ordinary trees.

There are always some exceptions who are not burned to death by the flames, but adapt to fire-attribute psionic energy and become other beings.

Although the Flame Treant was enormous, it was only a level 5 Black Iron. Blacklink easily knocked it down and killed it with a single uprooted willow branch.

But this means that the extraordinary environment of the Otherworld has begun to change!

Continuing onward, they encountered an attack by a group of more than a dozen monsters near a forest that had been burned to ashes.

It was a fire-attribute undead monster composed of the charred corpse of a supernatural animal and floating ashes entwined around it!

It should be the transformation of extraordinary beings who were burned to death by a sudden psionic fire.

Sandru perked up; fire-attribute undead were rare, and encountering so many at once was practically free.

However, everyone also discovered that these hordes of Ash Beasts were all Iron 4-star beings.

The group also discovered a group of seven or eight large and small Flame Demons in a large, smoking crater.

These things resembled flames with a certain form and facial features. Prada said these were likely spirits from the underworld transformed by fire-attribute psionic energy. Spirits are closely connected to their environment, and such a massive upheaval would have affected them the most!

Continuing towards the distant Yellowstone Mountains, they were blocked in a cliff valley.

There is only one rift valley on the towering mountain wall as the entrance, but what comes into view is a large area of ​​red rocks entwined with dense red spider silk, as if the inside of the mountain is burning red.

Moreover, there are many giant red spiders at the entrance of the valley. Their carapaces and joints have hard chitinous shells, while the rest of their bodies are like flowing lava.

Even the smaller spiders are about 30 centimeters long, much larger than a typical pug, while the larger ones are over a meter long.

More importantly, it's about quantity!

There are at least thirty or forty of them lying or climbing right at the entrance. Heaven knows how many are inside.

"What kind of creature is this? Do you know Bresta?" Zhao Hao asked.

Bresta shook his head: "I can guarantee there weren't any spider monsters like this here before. And this isn't a barren valley, but a dense forest, teeming with decaying fireflies, ghostly orchids, and terrestrial roots..."

Zhao Hao looked up at the valley, and the first thing he saw on his extraordinary eye was: Flame Realm detected.

The system displays:

"Quest complete: Discovered the Flame Realm, +280 Fate Points".

"Check-in location discovered: Inner World - Otherworld Invasion - Flame Realm, check-in is now available..."

Chapter 389 Call for help, call for help quickly!

Zhao Hao looked left and right. All around him were his teammates, all of whom were at the Bronze level. He himself was already a Bronze master, and what kind of damn savior candidate was he?

I would never do anything befitting my status!

The next second, Zhao Hao was already hunched over, one hand on his forehead, the other outstretched behind him, letting out a low, guttural laugh! (Reference: Iori Yagami)

The people around were all stunned!

She darted away from Zhao Hao in a flash, staring at him warily.

Well, something happened in the other world, and when your group arrived at the scene, they found it filled with eerie fire spiders. Suddenly, one of your teammates made a strange gesture and started chuckling like a ghost. Wouldn't you be scared?!

"Oh no! Has Zhao Hao been affected by something?!"

Black Lincoln's shoulders swayed, and he had already grown to three meters tall—the ideal physique for fighting enemies of average human size, balancing strength and agility. He was about to pounce as the main tank!

However, he felt a chill in his heart.

After all, he had been to the Underworld with Zhao Hao and, after several battles, he already knew Zhao Hao's combat strength.

A barrier capable of withstanding a single blow from a Bronze 3-star undead giant; an unknown magic circle; some useful but unorthodox minor spells; a dragon ship that can freely traverse the underworld; a man who successfully passed through the ruins left by the Dream God and obtained treasures; a strange paper doll summoning spell; an unknown alchemical summoning spell; and powerful jelly-like summons of completely unknown origin…

Furthermore, Lincoln discovered in several battles that Zhao Hao wasn't actually a backline support as he claimed. His melee abilities were likely quite outstanding! His physical attributes were even comparable to those of a typical Black Iron 5-star warrior superhuman.

However, what truly made Black Lincoln break out in a cold sweat was this: how could such a person have fallen victim to this attack so silently? What kind of enemy was this?!

The others also became wary and surrounded Zhao Hao.

Zhao Hao spat inwardly, thinking, "This is utter bullshit."

If I ever see that Yagami-style maniacal laughter during a sign-in session again, I'd rather die than sign it!

"Ahem!" He cleared his throat by making a fist with one hand.

"Don't panic, everyone. I was just excited because I saw a new monster. Don't worry, I wasn't affected at all."

The crowd was still somewhat skeptical, looking at each other before finally turning to the somewhat gaunt, bald Professor X, Sykes.

Everyone: Damn it, one schizophrenic is enough, but we don't want another one with intermittent mental illness!

Sykes shook his head, his expression grave, and said, "I can't penetrate his mental defenses. I can't be sure if he's normal."

Zhao Hao: Damn it! Was it you, you bald monk, who just tried to use your mental abilities on me?!

The bald Sykes was also puzzled; this person's mental defenses were so tight, even terrifying!

Just now, because of Zhao Hao's unusual behavior, he immediately tried to probe his mind, but who knew that Zhao Hao's mental barrier was terrifyingly thick!

With a slight effort, he was drawn into a meticulously crafted mental illusion.

If they hadn't been so experienced in psychological warfare and instinctively chosen a violent retreat, they would probably have faced a strong counterattack at this point.

Isn't he a master of barrier techniques? Am I a psychic or is he? This person's mental power is so immense! And it's so strange!

For a moment, his split personality was triggered, and his left and right faces began to make two inconsistent expressions, which were very creepy.

After all, Zhao Hao possessed the [Chaos Forbidden Realm - Eye of Mind - Shapeshifting Ghost - Gargamel], which not only gave him 38 points in mental attributes but also the Sharingan with its three tomoe, a mental power amplifier.

This was a passive counterattack caused by Sykes triggering the mental barrier created by Zhao Hao.

If Zhao Hao had used mental illusions to launch the attack, it wouldn't have been such a simple matter.

System message: "Successfully completed the Inner World·Otherworld Invasion·Flame Realm check-in, obtained the function card [Dr. Gro's Artificial Human Experiment Record]".

Zhao Hao was stunned: Holy crap, what the hell is going on!