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“Delay?” Owen sneered, “You’re good at making yourself look good. If we were really outnumbered, it wouldn’t be as simple as just being held back! If that giant’s petrifying eyes had been aimed at us a few more times, do you think your head would have turned to stone?”

"Sigh, the Mountain Spirit's strength is getting more and more outrageous!" You Guo sighed. "At first, we could handle it easily, but that Cyclops just now... is that some kind of mythical creature?"

"On the other hand, this is actually a good thing," Tanya comforted everyone. "Encountering a powerful mountain spirit proves that we are getting closer to the outer area, and we may be able to escape soon."

At this point, her expression became more serious: "Everyone, stay alert! Don't let things go wrong at the last minute."

The group stopped talking and continued moving forward cautiously, without rashly speeding up.

Because the team consisted of eleven people, even the powerful Cyclops was defeated by them in a short time.

And the only price paid was some minor physical injuries.

Once the number of players increases, various items can be combined to form a stable suppression system, and the combat power can undoubtedly be increased several levels.

However, there were too many monsters in the mist, and their mental energy was quite depleted after fighting all the way.

So even with their overwhelming numerical advantage, they remained on edge, proceeding cautiously and refraining from any radical actions.

Tanya glanced at Su and Jian beside her, feeling a great deal of gratitude towards Fan Xiaosheng.

With the ability to teleport, she could actually escape easily if she ignored the cost.

However, if she were with her two best friends, she wouldn't be able to travel such a long distance.

This is also why she is willing to team up with other players.

Fortunately, under Fan Xiao's leadership, eight players survived in the Red Village camp, forming a large fighting force.

Otherwise, if she wanted to escape with her people, she would probably be in a very embarrassing situation.

It could even lead to deaths.

"Wait! There's something over there!"

Xu Xuan suddenly pointed ahead, warily reminding everyone.

Tanya looked up at the sound and saw a huge shadow on the ground, its outline even larger than the giant from before.

The others also noticed the shadow, and in an instant, everyone prepared for battle.

However, the shadow did not launch any attack as they had anticipated.

Seeing this, You Guo exchanged glances with the others, then murmured, "The playful rabbit."

A snow-white rabbit, about half the height of a person, appeared beside him, stood upright on its legs, and nimbly hopped to the side of the shadows, spinning around.

Using the rabbit's perspective, You Guo observed the shadows closely, then turned back in surprise and said to everyone, "It's a skeleton... such a clean skeleton!"

"skeleton?"

Everyone was taken aback and went closer to take a look.

Using the light emitted from the rabbit's eyes, they could see the true form of the shadow... it really was a skeleton.

At the same time, they also understood the meaning of "clean" in the Youguo language.

There wasn't a trace of flesh or blood on the skeleton, nor was there a speck of dust. It didn't look like a skeleton that had been sitting for a long time; rather, it looked like something had just thoroughly chewed it up, consuming all the flesh and blood.

"Judging by the shape... it looks a bit like a dragon?" Canglang said in surprise, "There are even dragons in this dungeon?"

“Cyclops exist, dragons are nothing special, they’re just mountain spirits,” You Guo said. “What we should care about isn’t their appearance, but… how did they die?”

“Mountain spirits all feed on living people, so there must be competition among them,” Owen speculated. “They were probably eaten by other mountain spirits.”

"If that's the case, then we need to be careful!"

Tanya frowned and said, "The mountain spirits we've encountered along the way basically all fit the rule that 'the larger the size, the stronger the power.'"

"This dragon skeleton looks much bigger than the Cyclops. If the skeleton is this big, its actual size must be even larger, and its strength is probably much stronger than the Cyclops."

"The mountain spirit that can devour it..."

She stopped there.

The other players added their own thoughts afterward.

The crowd's expressions grew heavy and serious, and they moved forward with greater caution.

A short while later, they encountered another enormous skeleton.

Its appearance is somewhat like that of some kind of canine beast, except that it is as big as a small mountain, which is extremely frightening.

The tension in Tanya and the others' hearts rose rapidly.

Could it be that some conflict has broken out between the mountain spirits?

Two mountain spirits stronger than Cyclops have been eaten in a row. What awaits them ahead?

Before I knew it, the thick fog began to thin out.

Visibility gradually improved.

Tanya looked ahead and could vaguely see two huge, upright signs.

The sign at the very front clearly displays the boundary name in white letters on a blue background—Huangcheng Boundary.

That looks like a city boundary marker?

The others also saw this scene and all had the same guess in their minds—the other sign, whose front was not visible, should, unsurprisingly, be marked "Baicheng Boundary".

The boundary of the Baicheng area is there.

Once you cross the boundary marker, you should be able to fulfill the conditions for the second mission.

Could the 011 partition of node G02 be a partition that likes to name cities with colors?

Tanya made a gesture, reminding everyone to be on high alert.

The farther away from Red Village, the stronger the mountain spirits in the mist become.

This place is already the outermost edge of the mist. How strong must the mountain spirit guarding this place be?

Everyone was on edge, observing their surroundings as they slowly moved towards the city boundary marker.

In the tense atmosphere, this not-so-distant distance seemed extremely far in their minds.

Fortunately, there were no near misses along the way.

As they approached the boundary marker, they saw an enormous skeleton for the third time and smelled a strong stench of blood.

The skeleton bears no resemblance to any animal; its shape is extremely distorted. To put it metaphorically... it's like the second form of a cannibalistic player, filled with nothing but madness and chaos.

Some flesh remained on the skeleton. At this moment, that flesh, like some kind of fluid, slid down the skeleton to the ground and then merged into it.

The ground began to ripple, and clusters of blood seeped out.

The blood quickly spread around, forming a small lake.

Numerous bubbles rose from the lake's surface, resembling boiling water.

"Roar……"

A series of low, hoarse roars echoed from the blood-red lake.

Beneath the surface of that lake, it seemed as if countless monsters lurked... No, not just as if! There really were countless monsters in the lake!

They all popped their heads out, their countless eyes looking towards Tanya and the others.

In that instant, Tanya felt her flesh and blood become restless, as if it had its own will and wanted to decide its own shape.

"Danger!" Tanya shouted, "Back off!"

"Don't back out, it's Brother Fan."

Unlike the nervous Tanya, You Guo breathed a sigh of relief and boldly approached the boundary marker.

He recognized that this was Van Shaw's ability to control flesh and blood.

Owen touched the third eye on his forehead and followed You Guo toward the boundary marker.

Others followed suit.

Only Tanya and the other two remained where they were, looking somewhat bewildered.

After hesitating for a few seconds, Tanya still followed with Sue and Jane.

You have fulfilled one of the mission requirements and can clear this dungeon at any time.

[Have you cleared the level?]

After passing the boundary marker marked "Baicheng Boundary", each player's player panel popped up, and game prompts appeared.

The mission to "escape from the Red and White Village" is finally complete!

However, all the players' attention was not on the panel, but drawn to something else.

Behind the boundary marker, Fan Xiao stood in the center of a small, blood-red lake.

He was surrounded by grotesque monsters that hissed and roared like subjects serving a king.

An inexplicable force spread out, filling every inch of the air.

Tanya felt an itch in her throat, and breathing seemed to have become a rather dangerous act.

Fortunately, this feeling of unease quickly subsided.

Fan Xiao turned around, glanced at everyone, and nodded: "You guys came out pretty quickly. It's good to have more people."

This statement sounds incredibly insulting.

But he really didn't mean to insult anyone.

He was genuinely expressing his feelings.

It has been less than two hours since the transformation of the secondary mountain spirit began.

"Those skeletons...those powerful mountain demons from the outer region, did you kill them all?"

Tanya couldn't help but ask, "How did you get ahead of us?"

“I took the empty road.” Fan Xiao pointed to the sky: “Things that fly in the sky are naturally faster than things that run on the ground.”

“We’ve been to the sky too,” You Guo sighed. “The mountain spirits that can fly are generally much stronger than those on the ground. We couldn’t withstand them in the end and had to land.”

Of the eleven people in their group, five had flying devices, and with each other's help, traveling by air was not a problem.

They did indeed do that, but were shot down by several flying mountain spirits.

They took a lot of medicine to recover from their injuries.

"You acted alone and arrived before us..."

Tanya stared at Fan Xiao, as if she were getting to know him all over again.

As a player with spatial attribute talent, she was actually quite proud, but she wouldn't usually show it.

As a result... she truly understood the meaning of the saying "There are always people more capable than you, and there's always something beyond your understanding."

Seriously... is this guy really a C-rank player?

Is there a problem with the player rating system in Evolution Games?

How could someone like this be mixed up among their group of "true C-level players"... isn't that a bit bullying?

"What's there to doubt?"

Owen glanced at Tanya and said arrogantly, "The difference between people is greater than the difference between people and pigs. This is not a rare phenomenon."

"Nowadays, evolution games have amplified this phenomenon, and the gap between individuals is widening."

"Don't compare yourself to Mr. Fan. It's not that you're unworthy, but... Mr. Fan is simply not in the scope of comparison!"

"..."

"It's not you who's strong, why are you getting so worked up..." Tanya was too lazy to comment.

This guy is getting more and more sycophantic.

"cough……!"

Even Fan Xiao himself couldn't stand it anymore and changed the subject, saying, "After passing the boundary marker of White City, you can complete the second instance quest. I'm sure you've all received the game notification. But there's one thing I need to remind you of."

He pointed to the massive skeleton not far away: "The boundary marker is still shrouded in mist, and we are still within the range of the mountain spirits' attacks. If this is the case for other mountain spirits, then the Ghost Queen will probably be no exception."

Then, he pointed to the "Huangcheng Boundary" boundary marker in the distance and said, "We can't cross the Huangcheng Boundary over there because it's blocked by a barrier. This place should be the outermost area of ​​the instance, barring any unforeseen circumstances."