In the tropical rainforest.
Lin You and his group had been on the move for some time. Huang Xiao, who was considered their leader, checked the information displayed on the guide card again and said, "The guide arrow is trembling violently. We may be leaving the base area."
As soon as he finished speaking, he took a few steps forward and the blue cursor completely disappeared. He immediately said, "Sure enough, it has disappeared. If we want to establish a connection next time, we have to sense the base signal."
Lin You laughed and said, "Now that the cursor has disappeared, I don't think we'll be able to stay calm like this anytime soon."
They had traveled for quite a distance before this, but apart from some common insects or unknown small animals, they encountered almost nothing, as if this was just an ordinary rainforest area.
There is no danger, let alone opportunity.
This situation occurred, not surprisingly, because this place is close to the starting point. Even if there were any dangers around, they would have been cleared out long ago.
It is not necessarily the guards stationed here who take action personally. It is actually enough to rely on the students who enter this secret realm.
There is obviously a reason why this place was chosen as the stronghold. At least there won't be any dangerous situations around the stronghold that the students won't be able to deal with.
Huang Xiao nodded slightly, agreeing with this statement, but quickly forced a smile, "But on the other hand, the time to reap the benefits is almost here."
"By the way, Senior Huang."
Hearing Huang Xiao mention "earning benefits," Lin You suddenly remembered something and took the opportunity to ask, "I remember when you first approached me about cooperation, you said you had a specific goal in mind when you entered the secret realm. And the other party seemed quite formidable, wasn't that right?"
"I didn't expect you to remember."
Huang Xiao was a little surprised, and then glanced at Chen Yi and others beside him.
A faint smile appeared on Chen Yi's handsome and charming face. He shrugged and said, "If you think we are redundant, then go and eat the 'fat sheep' you have envisioned."
Now, among the group, the people invited by Huang Xiao account for the majority, apart from Lin You, there are also Chen Ming and Liu Zao.
The two ranked seventh and eighth on the Rising Star List respectively... Of course, due to Lin You's successful challenge before, their rankings dropped one place.
As for Chen Yi, he invited one less person, only Gu Du and Hua Peiling.
But the two are relatively stronger, and were previously ranked fourth and sixth respectively.
At this moment, in response to Chen Yi's slightly sarcastic remarks, Huang Xiao calmly said, "With your strength, how could you be redundant? Adding more people will definitely help us succeed. The goal this time is big enough, so even if we add a few more people, it won't be hard on anyone."
"oh?"
Chen Yi became interested. "Tell me, what kind of goal is worthy of your attention, Huang Xiao?"
Lin You was also curious and asked, "Senior Huang, please explain the situation in detail first so that we can make plans."
"Actually, it has something to do with the leader of the Amazon King clan... the Amazon Queen."
Huang Xiao didn't hold back and directly revealed the intended purpose of this trip, "Regarding the Wang clan of the Amazon, do you know anything about it?"
"Of course I know."
Chen Yi said calmly, "The Amazon Queen is perhaps a ruler of extremely high status in this Amazon land. Although her life level is only Super Black Star, she has many tribesmen loyal to her. Under her special aura, these tribesmen will undoubtedly become fearless. Most importantly, she has many treasures in her hands, and these treasures are basically integrated with magic spirits, making her Wang clan extremely powerful. If a non-Glory-level duelist accidentally enters her territory, he will probably not be able to afford more than several lives, right?"
As he spoke, he suddenly laughed and said, "Huang Xiao, you are much braver than I thought. You dare to set your sights on this person. It's unexpectedly interesting."
"It's not about fighting her to the death."
Huang Xiao added, "The main target is actually the Wang family's secret treasures around her, especially the spell essence belonging to the 'Amazon's Secret Treasure' card. If we can get it, this alone will be worth no less than 3,000 duel points."
"3000 duel points?"
Lin You's eyes suddenly brightened and he became excited.
A magic essence is actually worth so much money. If I can get a few more, wouldn’t I make a fortune?
He couldn't help but wonder, "Spell Essence seems to be just a material for making magic and trap cards. Why is it so valuable? I've sold card souls before, and the relatively valuable 'Electronic Dragon Core' was quite good in terms of fragmentation, but it was only worth two small magic crystals."
“It means something different.”
Huang Xiao chuckled and explained, "Although the Cyber Dragon Core is considered a monster in the Cyber Dragon series of decks, it's only a White Star after all. Furthermore, the way you choose to sell it should be to circulate it on the market. Cards circulated on the market are only for beginners and often have limited strength, let alone value. If you sell it outside, you're doomed to not maximize its value. If you sell it on campus, it's worth about 30 Duel Points, which is equivalent to one large magic crystal, or ten small magic crystals."
“The value is still quite different.”
"That's normal."
Huang Xiao continued, "Because the objects you're comparing them to are not on the same level. The Electronic Dragon Core is just a White Star Card, while the Amazon Secret Treasure I just mentioned is a Tier 2 Equipment Magic Card. You should know what this means, right?"
Lin You nodded. "Of course. A natural 4-star magic card can have up to 7 spiritual patterns on it, reaching the strength of a high-star spiritual pattern. On the other hand, the initial star rating of a first-level magic and trap card is 1-3 stars, and the upper limit is 4 stars."
Speaking of which, after winning the National Freshman Competition, the card rewards given to him by the association included second-tier cards for combating magic and magic barrier vortexes.
These two cards have good growth potential and have the opportunity to be engraved with high-level star spirit patterns.
"As expected of Master Heiyuan's student."
Huang Xiao sighed softly. These things were related to the mysterious psychic. Ordinary freshmen were basically not familiar with this mysterious profession.
But soon, he continued, "The spell essence of a second-tier equipment magic card is already very valuable. Moreover, the Amazon Secret Treasure is one of the core cards of the Amazon deck. If it is a finished product, its final value will definitely not be less than a Red Star Card. The starting price of a Red Star Card is as high as 5,000 Duel Points, so my estimate of 3,000 Duel Points will only be lower, not higher. 3,500 points is more appropriate. With luck, it is not impossible to reach 4,000 points."
Lin You took a breath.
The secret place is really a great place!
A spell essence can bring such huge profits. Although it is a bit difficult to obtain, it is worth a try.
"That's right."
Lin You suddenly thought of something, "Senior Huang, is there anyone on our campus using the Amazon deck?"
"Of course."
Huang Xiao nodded. "Among the third and fourth year students, there are actually quite a few who use Amazon decks. After all, the main controller of 'Amazon Town' is our Jiangcheng High School, so it's normal for some duelists to have made their mark in this secret realm."
As he spoke, he glanced at Lin You and said, "Are you worried about the buyer? Actually, you don't have to worry about that at all. Jiangcheng University is the biggest buyer. Even if no one on campus wants to buy, the university can still trade with other universities, the Executive Bureau, the Jiangcheng Duelist Association, and even the Duelist General Association. These are all buyers. In short, we only care about making money."
Lin You suddenly laughed heartily and said, "Then I feel relieved. If I don't completely excavate this secret realm this time, I will feel guilty about this trip!"
"Gentlemen, before you start daydreaming about the outcome of this battle, why don't you first discuss how we can find the Wang clan's location and how we can obtain the so-called Amazon secret treasure from the Amazon Queen?"
At this moment, Chen Yi suddenly interrupted. Gu Du, who had been observing the surroundings for a long time, also spoke up, "I don't know how big this Amazon Country is. We only have fragmentary information about this secret realm. It would be extremely difficult to find our target based on this information alone."
Lin You couldn't help but look around. There were still only plants growing wildly, and the soil under his feet was getting more moist.
After a moment of contemplation, he suddenly smiled and said, "In fact, if we can find an Amazon first, our vision might become much clearer. What do you think?"
"I think that makes sense. There should be quite a few Amazons living here. If we can find an Amazon who's out and follow her, there's a good chance we can follow the clues and find her tribe."
The first one to agree was Gu Du, and after him, Huang Xiao also nodded, "This is indeed a solution."
A faint smile flashed across Chen Yi's handsome and charming face. "Junior Lin You is not only talented, but also very smart. Now that we have a direction, we should end our boring caution as soon as possible. How about speeding up our journey?"
From the moment they entered the secret realm, the group had been walking. After all, the environment here was complex and the vegetation was abundant. If they were to move at the speed of a monster, it would easily lead to some danger.
But with everyone's strength, ordinary crises really can't do anything to them.
As soon as these words were spoken, several people, including Huang Xiao, looked at Lin You.
In name, it is true that Huang Xiao is the leader of the team, but everyone is a duelist, and strength comes first.
This is the first time that several people have teamed up to act, and the command should be given to the strongest person.
As for grade and so on...that's even less important, the one who achieves the highest achievement comes first!
Lin You also understood what they meant. After thinking for a moment, he quickly made a decision. "Senior Chen Yi is right. If we just move forward slowly like this, it will take forever to realize our plan. However, this is the dangerous Amazon land after all, so we still have to show some respect. I think we should start by using the White Star monsters that can travel on the ground. That way, the aura won't be noticeable, and any movement will be normal. This secret realm itself is not completely silent, and there are probably quite a few active monsters."
Among the group, Liu Zao immediately stood up and said, "I have a suitable monster, give it to me."
After saying this, he immediately activated his magic power, flipped the card over, and the summoning white light emerged.
A large armored vehicle with a single gun barrel appeared.
【Machine gun armored vehicle】
Mechanical, Earth attribute
Attack power/1600, Defense power/1500
…
Liu Zao scratched his nose and said with a grin, "This monster is very suitable for off-roading and clearing terrain. Even here, there will be no obstacles when running wildly. Moreover, there is a lot of space in the car, more than enough to accommodate several of us."
"Then I'll trouble you."
Lin You smiled, then looked at the others, "Since we need to speed up our actions, we must also complete the soul connection to avoid unexpected situations and being unable to react in time."
Although they are all star-level duelists now, and their resistance is not bad under the protection of magic, they can still cope with the sudden attacks of white-star and black-star monsters. Once they are attacked by super-black-star monsters, they may die instantly.
It would be too late to activate the card at that time.
Although the probability of this situation occurring is low if several people take care of each other, it is better to be safe than sorry.
The few of them had no objections and summoned monsters one after another to form a soul connection.
The monsters summoned by everyone were all humanoid monsters. They were small in size and could easily sit in the car.
What Lin You summoned was the Black Forest Witch.
A group of people got into the vehicle one after another. Soon, the machine gun armored vehicle started to move at high speed, easily crushing the bushes and green plants in front of it.
The only things that need to be avoided are the towering trees, but there are not many giant trees in this area at present, so the armored vehicles can move smoothly.
People sitting in the car can also observe the situation outside through the metal glass on both sides.
It was much calmer outside than I had imagined, and I hadn't seen any monsters.
Everyone was not in a hurry. There was no time limit for entering the secret realm, so they had plenty of time to achieve their goal.
…
Gradually, the armored vehicles went deeper into the tropical rainforest, and the terrain became more complex. The roots of some large trees were intertwined, thick and uneven.
That's not so bad... The key is that some of these plank roots are surprisingly hard. When the armored vehicle hits them, the entire body of the vehicle shakes violently, and it can only get through after a struggle.
On some trees, you can already see some insect or plant monsters.
But for some reason, these monsters did not take the initiative to attack the armored vehicles.
This is a bit strange. Normally, secret realm monsters are very sensitive to the appearance of non-secret realm monsters. Even if they don't actively attack, they will at least pay special attention.
But the monsters completely ignored them.
"Why do I suddenly feel a little scared?"
Inside the car, Chen Ming shuddered, feeling that something was wrong.
Lin You also stared out the window for a while. After a moment, he frowned and said, "I always feel like those monsters are waiting for something."
"wait?"
Everyone looked at him in surprise, wondering how Lin You made such a judgment.
Lin You quickly explained, "Didn't you notice something? Those monsters seem to be staring at the sky, and those insects clinging to the trees are also consciously climbing upwards."
Is there?
Everyone was startled for a moment, then they all looked towards the nearby insects.
Although they are called insects, some of them are quite large, even bigger than ordinary domestic cats. It is not difficult to tell whether they are looking up at the sky.
“It’s true!”
Gu Du shouted in surprise, but Chen Ming felt even more panicked. "Why are they looking at the sky for no reason? What's so special about the sky? Anyway, they can't see it at all. It's completely blocked by the branches and leaves of those big trees."
Not only those big trees, but there are even taller trees further up, which looks like a huge rainforest apartment. No one can see clearly what is at the highest point.
Huang Xiao said in a low voice, "Could it be related to those giant trees? These giant trees in the Amazon may have some meaning."
"Perhaps the Amazons live up there."
Chen Yi said this lightly, and everyone was stunned. Don’t say it, this is really possible!
Liu Zao, who was controlling the armored vehicle, asked hurriedly, "Should we stop and take a look?"
Although the giant tree is extremely tall, it is not difficult to fly to the top as long as there is a strong enough flying monster.
However, Lin You shook his head and said, "There's no need for that right now. There's no special aura up there."
Chestnut Ball's perception network is spread out from beginning to end, so one can detect the breath above without having to go up there in person.
In its perception, there were only a few scattered auras above this area, and those auras were still moving rapidly.
They are obviously some flying monsters. Normal Amazons don't have this ability.
"I see..."
After hearing what Lin You said, although he didn't know how he judged this, Liu Zao didn't say much.
Whether or not to search the top of the giant tree is not that important.
Everyone was curious about the abnormal reactions of those secret monsters, but the armored vehicles continued to move, and soon they left those secret monsters behind.
"Bang!"
After driving forward for a while, there was a loud noise and the car body shook violently. The people sitting in the car quickly used their magic power to balance their bodies.
The armored vehicle hit the tree roots again, and this time, they were particularly hard.
After wrestling for a while, they were still "standing still", and the silver-white wheels began to spark wildly.
"This is getting more and more troublesome. I still can't save the cards."
Liu Zao sighed lightly, then activated his magic power and flipped a magic card.
A considerable amount of energy suddenly flowed into the armored vehicle.
The values on the armored vehicle's panel suddenly fluctuated, and its attack power actually increased by 1,500 points.
This magic card, which can only be used by Mechanical monsters, is also Liu Zao's only card that directly increases the monster's attack value.
I originally wanted to use it in battle, but suddenly realized that in terms of combat effectiveness, he was actually the worst among the few people.
Why are you worrying about this? Just play the role of the "driver" well first!
At this moment, the energy flowed in, and the impact force of the armored vehicle increased significantly. The originally hard board roots were nothing and were crushed in one go.
Just as he rushed over, Lin You's expression changed slightly.
The windows of the armored vehicle were soaked, and raindrops were hitting them, making the vision gradually blurred.
It's raining?
While he stared at the car window, no one else paid any attention to it.
It was just a drizzle. In this complex rainforest, I didn't feel the rain at all while staying in the car.
Besides, even if it’s not raining, but pouring, that’s normal.
This is a tropical rainforest after all, so it's not surprising that there is plenty of rain.
But Hua Peiling, who was sitting next to Lin You, suddenly asked, "Is there something wrong?"
Lin You seemed to be lost in thought and did not answer immediately. After a moment, he nodded slightly and said, "I have a feeling that there is something wrong with this rain. It seems to be mixed with some special energy."
He was still staring at the rain outside the window, and at this moment, the rain was turning into a heavy downpour at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Now, the other people in the car also noticed that it was raining, but they didn't care.
Crackle.
The raindrops as big as beans washed the huge forest, and the rain hit the armored vehicles, and the movement of the armored vehicles gradually slowed down.
Lin You said sternly, "There's something wrong with this rain."
Everyone was stunned. What's wrong? Rain?
The next moment, Liu Zao exclaimed in surprise, "My machine gun armored vehicle seems to be disintegrating. Lin You, could it be because of the rain? What's wrong with this rain?"
The others also looked at it seriously. The rain outside seemed to be just ordinary rain, but this was a secret place, and even the most ordinary things might not be really ordinary.
Having said that...what's wrong with this rain?
After observing for a while, everyone had this question in their minds: how did Lin You see the problem?
Even Liu Zao, the duelist of this machine gun armored vehicle, was a beat slower than his reaction.
Is such keen perception given by the strength of the soul?
Everyone could only think so, and they were increasingly surprised at Lin You's ability.
"My armored vehicle is about to explode."
Liu Zao's expression changed again, and Lin You said decisively: "Get out of the car first, Senior Liu Zao, and quickly reconnect the soul connection."
After saying that, several people quickly left the armored vehicle.
Bang!
Shortly after getting off the car, a sound of breaking was heard and the armored vehicle was completely disintegrated.
A summoning white light emerged, and a mechanical warrior holding an electric drill appeared. Liu Zao summoned the monster again.
At this moment, without the cover of the armored vehicles, everyone was in the heavy rain.
Normal heavy rain naturally has no impact on them.
But the moment the rain hit him, Lin You's eyes changed, "This rain is corroding the magic power in our bodies."
"Corrosive magic?"
Everyone was shocked and quickly sensed the situation in their bodies. The moment they felt it clearly, they all felt a slight shock in their hearts.
It's really corroding!
Under this corrosion, the magic power in the bodies of several people is rapidly disappearing.
Huang Xiao tried to use magic to possess the body, and the speed of disappearance suddenly slowed down greatly, but it didn't make much sense.
Being possessed by magic power is a continuous consumption of magic power. Resisting it in this way is just a different approach to the same goal.
After being drenched by the rain, the monsters of several people began to disintegrate, just like the machine gun armored vehicle before.
Chen Ming looked at Lin You and asked anxiously, "Do you want to try to summon a higher-level combat force?"
"You can try, Black Star. Try to control your movements."
Lin You did not stop him. At this time, the superior summoned the Black Star combat power, which was also a test to see if the rain could affect higher-level monsters.
Chen Ming acted quickly and sacrificed the monster that was in collapse. The summoned black light emerged and a strong aura spread.
When summoned, this powerful aura is unstoppable for these star-level duelists. Only after summoning can they try to restrain it as much as possible.
whoosh!
A flame spread out, and a figure bathed in flames emerged, with two huge fireballs attached to its strong hands.
【Fire God of War】
Flame Clan, Flame Attribute
Attack power/2000, Defense power/1400
…
As soon as the Fire God appeared, he punched the sky, and the flames quickly evaporated the rain above his head.
But soon, more rain fell on the head of the Fire God.
Chen Ming quickly sensed the situation of the Fire God.
The others did not take action. Having a Fire God as a test object was enough.
Everyone stared at the Fire God, and it seemed that there was nothing unusual.
Chen Ming breathed a sigh of relief. "It seems that the Black Star Monster is enough to withstand the invasion of this rain, but we still have to find a place to hide first. If our magic power continues to disappear like this, most of us will be exhausted in an hour at most."
"Chen Ming, you are stupid."
Liu Zao couldn't help but complain, and Chen Ming looked at him in confusion.
"Don't you understand yet?"
Liu Zao explained speechlessly, "If the Black Star Monster is fine, wouldn't it be fine if we summon another one that can make the journey?"
That makes sense!
Chen Ming suddenly realized and touched his nose awkwardly, "I forgot that this is still possible, so now..."
"It's useless."
Before he could finish, Lin You, who had been staring at the Fire God for a while, suddenly spoke. As he spoke, the duel disk flashed.
In his hand, there appeared a can with a faint blue glow and the rim of a bowl.
Lin You bent down and placed the can on the ground. Magic power emerged from his palm. Looking closely, there were some pure white light spots mixed in... It was spiritual power!
The moment this mixed magic power was injected into the can, the can began to vibrate violently.
"What is he doing?"
Chen Ming was a little confused. In fact, he wanted to ask what Lin You meant by "useless" just now.
At this time——
"Uh-huh!"
The Fire God suddenly felt as if he had been electrocuted. His whole body began to tremble violently, and he kept howling in pain. Ink-black spots appeared densely on his body like a virus.
This scene immediately scared Chen Ming.
Soon, the spots spread to the entire body of the Fire God.
“Uh…”
The Fire God's howling became much weaker, and his body went from shaking violently to being stiff, and then... bang!
There was a sound of breaking, and the Fire God exploded on the spot.
Chen Ming immediately understood that what Lin You meant by "useless" meant that even the Black Star Monster could not resist this strange rain.
Does it have to be a super black star?
Even the super black star...
Chen Ming suddenly felt heavy-hearted.
But at this time, the attention of others was not here, because they were staring at the can with a faint blue glow in surprise.
As the can was shaking violently, faint blue light began to crisscross and move upwards.
As he walked, he unexpectedly formed a translucent triangular-roofed house.
"Everyone, let's go in and hide first."
Lin You ignored everyone's surprised gazes, left a word, pushed open the dark blue door, and walked in first.
Everyone was stunned for a moment, then hurried to follow.
When they entered the house, they were even more surprised.
This house is not an empty nest. It is fully equipped with a refrigerator, TV, air conditioner and a large bed, just like a private residence.
Of course, apart from the bed, everything else has lost its function in the secret realm.
However, the crowd didn't need these things and didn't care about them. The key was to have enough space for them to shelter from the rain.
As soon as he entered the house, Huang Xiao couldn't help but ask, "Lin You, what is this house?"
Lin You casually replied, "Nothing much, just some psychic tricks, analyzed using the 'House' function card."
The functional cards in this world can basically seal various things, including houses.
Inject spiritual power into the function card that seals the house, then decompose it and store it in the 'spiritual power tank' that Lin You just took out.
Before Lin You entered the secret realm, Heiyuan prepared a box for him. Inside the box, there were some functional items, and this house was just one of them.
Huang Xiao knew about the existence of the psychic, but although he was not sure about its specific methods, he did not ask about it. Instead, he asked another question, "Will this house not fall apart?"
Even the Black Star Monster couldn't withstand the strange rain. Could this house, which was created based on the function card, really withstand it?
"I don't know. I'm also observing."
Lin You replied casually, but after a moment, he smiled and said, "But it seems that there is no problem. The rain seems to only attack active magic power, and it can't bother 'dead things' like this. As long as there are no monsters from the secret realm causing trouble, this house will be able to stand."
"Really?"
Chen Ming was overjoyed and let out a deep breath, "Finally, I can find some peace and quiet. This secret realm is more dangerous than I imagined. I haven't even encountered the enemy yet, and I'm already being tortured by this damn weather."
On the side, Gu Du crossed his arms and pondered for a moment before saying, "I'm still concerned. What Lin You said before, about those mysterious monsters that seemed to be looking up at the sky, plus this strange rain, they must be related, right?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of the others also changed slightly.
Yes, looking at it this way, the reason why those monsters in the secret realm look up at the sky or climb to higher places is that they are waiting for the rain, right?
They all sensed the rain, and this rain meant a lot to them!
"Strange, aren't they afraid?"
Chen Ming looked confused. "Even my Flame God couldn't withstand this rain for long. How could those relatively weak White Star-level Mystical Realm monsters really withstand it?"
"Stupid, can it be the same?"
Liu Zao rolled his eyes at the other party and said with some disdain, "Anyone with a little bit of common sense will know that the monsters in the secret realm are not the same as our monsters. These guys are generally more frantic and more primitive. Maybe this rain is falling for them."
"Down for them?"
Chen Ming's eyes widened, and Huang Xiao nodded slightly. "It's very likely. Otherwise, their first reaction upon sensing the rain would be to flee as quickly as possible. However, they acted so impatiently, which goes against common sense. So, I agree that they can benefit from this."
"That's true."
Chen Ming suddenly understood, and Gu Du nodded slightly, thinking that this was very logical.
Hua Peiling said nothing, but looked at Lin You with cold eyes, as if waiting for him to make a judgment.
But before he could open his mouth, someone stood up and said with a strange smile: "That may not be the case..."
Everyone looked at him in confusion. Apart from this, was there any other explanation?
Chen Yi said with some indifference and some jokingly: "Maybe they are seeking death?"
When these words came out, everyone almost choked.
Are you sure you're not just looking for trouble or making trouble out of nothing?
The monster in the secret realm is a little crazy, but its brain is still intact and it won’t think its life is too long!
While everyone was secretly complaining, Lin You seemed to sense something. He suddenly smiled and said surprisingly, "Perhaps Senior Chen Yi's judgment is correct."
