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He immediately became fully alert.

Hu Er slowed his breathing.

Moving stealthily.

His eyes searched the area.

But behind that vine curtain, there was cooking smoke curling up.

Listening closely, there were sounds of laughter and merry voices coming from inside.

"Eh, not afraid that I'll make a surprise attack?"

"It seems that even if Lin Da is not that mysterious Light Rank, he still has the confidence to deal with me."

Hu Er shook his head, preparing to leave.

But just then, a sudden flash of insight struck him.

Cooking smoke?

It doesn't seem to be mealtime yet, does it?

Hu Er furrowed his brow, deep in thought.

It took an hour to escape and another to return.

He opened the magic pocket watch and saw it was just three o'clock in the afternoon.

Do these people eat five meals a day...

Or rather, if I had come back later, wouldn't it have been just in time for dinner?

Seeing the cooking smoke, I would probably have concluded directly that Lin Da was too confident to worry, and thus I would have left with my tail between my legs.

Hu Er squinted his eyes and hid in the canopy of a large tree, observing from a few kilometers away.

The sun set in the west.

A cold wave descended.

The sky gradually turned a dark red.

The Blood Moon hung high, and the bone-chilling cold made Hu Er shiver.

He wrapped his arms around himself, his legs trembling.

Even though Hu Er was at Moon Rank, facing a cold wave in the Great Mystery Continent that was comparable to a large magic, he didn't have much of a good way to resist it.

He relied on his Battle Qi to hold on.

Because he kept staring at the cave on the cliff, Hu Er's eyes were incredibly dry, and each blink felt sore and painful.

Yet he still hadn't seen anyone enter or leave the cave.

Aren't Lin Da and the others going out to gather food? Aren't they coming out for some fresh air, just "squatting in the cave"?

And that Lia seemed to be a very lively type; she definitely couldn't sit still.

Hu Er scratched his head in confusion.

It wasn't until the dead of night.

That he dared to approach the cave.

"Hehehe~"

"Hahaha~"

"So funny."

Laughter and merry voices arose.

Hu Er always felt that the conversations in the cave sounded familiar.

He calmed himself and listened intently.

After a while.

He finally understood.

The laughter and merry voices were on a ten-minute loop, constantly repeating. Find exclusive stories on My Virtual Library Empire

"This is... a Recording Stone!?"

Hu Er's face changed dramatically.

"Could it be... no, no way!"

A terrible guess that made Hu Er's face burn hot with shame and shook his body with rage sprang into his mind.

Hu Er spread his wings and flew up into the air, entering the cave on the cliff.

Upon lifting the vine curtain,

"Hehehe~"

"Hahaha~"

"So funny."

On the stone seats, there sat three scarecrows.

In the middle was a square, blue Recording Stone.

Aside from the large furniture that was inconvenient to carry, everything else in the cave had vanished, including Lin Da and his companions!

"So funny."

Lia's voice came from the Recording Stone.

Hu Er was stunned for a long while, then suddenly let out a loud "Ah" scream, frantically picking up the Recording Stone and smashing it to the ground.

"Lin Da, Lin Da!!!"

Hu Er, furious and humiliated, jumped around the cave, causing destruction.

He smashed the stone bed, shattered the stone chairs, and then ran to the cave entrance and yelled.

His anger went off the charts, completely losing his reason!

And at that moment.

A dark shadow streaked across the sky.

One could vaguely make out it was an adventurer in a black robe.

The person had light golden wings on their back, and with each flap, they darted hundreds of meters.

That speed was more than ten times faster than Hu Er's.

Hu Er's shouting caught the attention of the adventurer.

A wave of perception swept across the sky.

It seemed like the air around them was suddenly drained, a tremendous pressure falling upon Hu Er's shoulders.

Hu Er's chest felt stuffy, his heart pounding like a drum.

This level of oppression, eight or nine out of ten, belonged to a Light Rank adventurer!

Hu Er's voice trembled, "Senior, I absolutely meant no harm, the one I cursed at was someone else!"

The black-robed adventurer in the sky glanced at him, shook his head slightly, then with a flap of his Light Wings, disappeared into the horizon.

After the figure left, Hu Er felt drained, weakly kneeling on the ground.

His back was soaked with cold sweat.

This is what Light Rank is.

They were not a Big Shot that adventurers from "lower-ranked cities" like them could come into contact with!

Among the "Trio of Misery" in South Rock City, they were considered the strongest.

Yet they were only ranked 109th out of the 302 cities in Cangqing Province.

Only by squeezing into the top 100 would they be considered a mid-ranked city.

109 and 100 seemed close, but there were several decisive factors.

You must have a Dawn-level Adventure Group, and the World Tree strategy had to reach beyond the 25th level.

And moreover, the team leader had to reach Light Rank!

Looking at all the well-known adventurers in the three cities, not one dared to guarantee with certainty that they could reach Light Rank in their lifetime.

If one were to speak of the greatest hope...

Hu Er clicked his tongue.

Most likely it was Abner from White Dove City, and the newly emerged Lin Da.

The former had extraordinary talent, not advancing to the Moon Rank, but purely to break through the Nightmare Guardian on the White Dove City's 19th floor.

The other.

Had risen more than four levels in half a month.

Definitely an extraordinary encounter.

It's possible he could advance to Light Rank just by luck.

And among adventurers, it's universally acknowledged that luck is also an element of strength; all extraordinary encounters are not by chance!

"I absolutely can't let that Lin Da go back... Absolutely not!"

Remembering how Lin Da had bluffed and acted arrogantly in the cave.

How he himself had actually bowed and scraped with a forced smile.

That memory alone infuriated Hu Er to the point of gnashing his teeth and stamping his feet in rage.

If Lin Da were in front of him, he'd bite down without even using Battle Qi, just like the ancient magic foxes that hunted humans, to eat their flesh and blood to alleviate the hatred in Hu Er's heart!

At this moment, on the outskirts of Dragon Forest.

In a cellar.

Dug out in haste, two women and a man were exhausted enough.

They used a Fluorescent Stone for lighting, enduring the smell of the earth and the damp air.

Sitting on a pile of straw, each held a stone bowl.

In it was noodles with scarce seasoning.

Tasteless.

"Lin Da, I want to eat beef," said a young lady.

"There isn't any, it's all gone," replied Lin Da.

"Why! I saw quite a bit left yesterday!"

"Because you didn't work hard to fuse with Tasya, I ate it all," Lin Da retorted.

"Ah?!"

Lia pounced on Lin Da like an angry cat, "Give me back my beef!"

"Wait until you develop the Fusion Finishing Skills," he responded.

Lin Da used the Dark Whip to push Lia to the side, frowning, "Stop messing around, you're going to spill the noodles, and besides... even if the seasoning is little, with my cooking skills, what I cooked should still taste pretty good, right?"

Tasya sipped her soup with a blissful expression on the side, exclaiming, "Even if it's just boiled water noodles, as long as Master makes it, it's delicious."

"So what exactly is your relationship, Tasya? You're like... uh, a fan girl would be more apt, right?" Lia grumbled as she sat back down on the straw, fluorescent lights hanging overhead making the cellar as bright as day, the worst part being that dirt particles fell from above into their noodle bowls.

They had no choice, there was no time, Lin Da couldn't reinforce the ceiling properly, they'd have to make do for the night.

Tasya replied to Lia, "I am Master's maid, and nothing more."

Lin Da nodded, "Exactly."

"I always feel like you're hiding something from me. Hey, you're not some Big Shot, are you?" teased Lia, clearly meaning to ridicule Lin Da a bit.

After all, Lin Da had "stolen" the beef, otherwise tonight would have been beef mixed noodles.

Lin Da ignored Lia, his gaze penetrating the ceiling covered with dry grass, looking upwards with a slight smile, "Hu Er should have realized the truth by now. What do you think, will he be so angry he spits blood?"

Lia quickly shifted gears, not dwelling on the pervious topic, and laughed heartily, "That stupid fox got what he deserved, still owes us over a hundred tree fruits."

"Keep it down, in case Hu Er is right outside," Lin Da reminded Lia.

As they chatted, suddenly, everyone felt a tightness in their chest, unable to breathe.

Some kind of invisible energy swept over them.

Lin Da's face changed, he held his forefinger to his lips signaling everyone to be silent.

"Is it, a Light Rank?" Lia mouthed silently, eyes wide.

That oppressive feeling was certainly not something a Moon Rank could achieve.

Fortunately, it lasted only three seconds before that tremendous presence in the sky disappeared.

Lin Da relaxed, his grip on the noodle bowl loosened, some noodles fell onto his pants, a hint of distress in his eyes.

Lia, seemingly very hungry, glanced at his crotch and held her tongue.

After finishing their meal, the three discussed the powerful presence they had felt in the sky just moments before.