Night.
Sixteen figures arrived deep within a certain swamp.
"It should be here, right?"
Chu Ruoxue looked at the coordinates in her hand, which were almost identical to those displayed on the system terminal. She nodded, "It should be correct, only a few meters off. Let's search this swamp and see if we can find anything."
After speaking,
She immediately dispatched her summons, a few elemental spirits, to scatter and begin searching the swamp.
"These Secret Realms are really well-hidden. They're only a few meters off on the system, but the naked eye just can't find them..." Chen Yuxuan couldn't help but complain. Her most prized eyes had encountered a setback when searching for these Secret Realms.
"This is also to prevent a War Lord's Secret Realm from being completely wiped out. It's said that these Secret Realms only emit dazzling light when they are unowned, to attract nearby War Lords to occupy them. Once occupied, they hide their traces."
The Contract Adventurer chatted idly while scouting.
The location of the Secret Realm was basically confirmed; now it was just a matter of finding it.
Searching for a Secret Realm is a task that requires attention to detail.
Because it could be a stone, or a certain tree, or even a single leaf, full of deceptiveness. Before finding it, it's almost impossible to detect anything unusual.
So, at this time, blindly searching is useless; it's purely relying on luck.
It still requires a bit of intelligence to try and find that one unusual detail within the complex scenery.
"Ever since we took out that guy's first two Secret Realms, he's become especially cautious. I guess waiting for him to come to us won't work anymore..."
Chu Yunxiao said helplessly, "I don't know how long this will take. The swamp is the most complex terrain, making it even harder to find!"
The simplest way to find a Secret Realm is actually to wait.
Wait for someone to come out of the Secret Realm.
Or, wait for someone to enter the Secret Realm.
Previously, they used this method to easily take down Guo Quan's two Secret Realms, greatly weakening his power.
Unfortunately, after his two Secret Realms were taken, he ordered his subordinates not to enter or exit them anymore, making it difficult for everyone to find the subsequent Secret Realms.
The time spent also increased exponentially...
"Let's search. The remaining Secret Realms are all in the swamp. If we really can't find them, then so be it. We'll directly attack his territory."
Li Ruoshu stood on a tree branch, her gaze overlooking the area below.
She attempted to find something unusual.
Guo Quan was, after all, a Level 30 War Lord. With a ten-level difference, to completely deal with him, they first had to take down his Secret Realms.
This would maximize the limitation of his strength, preventing a strong counterattack when attacking his castle.
Just then, Chen Yuxuan, who had been intently scanning, suddenly paused.
A hint of doubt flashed deep within her pupils.
"Wait!" She cried out. Hearing her voice, everyone's movements instantly froze, and their gazes simultaneously focused on her.
She slowly crouched down, gently stirring the muddy water in the swamp, her gaze fixed on a half-exposed stone in a shallow puddle ahead.
The stone was dark, covered in slippery dark green moss, and its shape was unremarkable, blending in perfectly with countless similar rocks.
However, as Chen Yuxuan stirred the water, a strange reflective point, like a different kind of luster, seemed to flicker in the crevices of the moss on the stone's surface.
"It must be it!" Chen Yuxuan didn't hesitate, extending her index finger to touch the stone.
Her fingertip was still an inch away from the cold, moss-covered stone surface.
Then,
As if a switch had been activated, the entire swamp emitted a mysterious ripple that spread in all directions.
Afterward, a ethereal object resembling a teleportation gate appeared before them.
Chilling energy surged from within the gate, carrying the pungent scent of rock and strange substances.
"It's really here!"
Chu Ruoxue's eyes narrowed, and she quickly summoned her other summons, whispering, "Prepare for battle, there must be a large number of guards inside."
Everyone quickly adjusted their status.
Weapons were drawn, and magic power surged.
Li Ruoshu's Fine Snow Dance glowed with a faint blue light, Chu Yunxiao's light sword hummed and vibrated, and Zhang Shiya's Mechanical Heart had already summoned G1-Corona, which hovered at her side.
"I'll scout ahead."
Qi Maosong was the first to step into the teleportation gate.
His movement was extremely fast; no matter what danger there was, he could dodge it and draw fire at the first moment.
Wu Yue followed closely behind.
He cast a Guardian's Blessing on himself, standing in the front row to absorb damage.
The sixteen people passed through the teleportation gate one after another.
Upon entering the Secret Realm, the scene before them suddenly opened up.
They stood in a massive underground cavern, with a high dome and glowing crystals embedded in the rock walls, illuminating the entire space.
In the center of the cavern, a War Altar constructed of obsidian stood, and around the altar, dozens of Magic Rock Giants, each over five meters tall, stood densely packed.
These giants were entirely made of dark brown rock, with lava-like patterns flowing at their joints, and their eyes burned with a crimson light.
They seemed to have already sensed the intruders, turning their heads in unison, their heavy footsteps causing the ground to tremble slightly.
"These are our target troops, Magic Rock Giants?" Chu Yunxiao gripped his long sword, sneering, "It seems the target, after realizing his Secret Realms were being heavily damaged, started stockpiling troops in these Secret Realms to resist!"
"Stop talking nonsense, let's fight!" Chen Yuxuan's heavy cannon was instantly set up, its muzzle condensing a blazing energy. "Let's bombard them first!"
As a Gunner and sniper, Chen Yuxuan had many attack options.
She didn't need to consider cooldown issues.
She immediately unleashed an awakening skill, "Ancient Particle Cannon!"
Chu Ruoxue transformed into a 'Spark Card.' Under the unique effects of the 'Spark Card,' a giant cannon was rapidly assembled. Chen Yuxuan sat inside, firing at the Magic Rock Giants in front.
A dazzling laser beam shot out.
It landed on the Magic Rock Giant at the very front.
