Chapter 17

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

[Ding! Congratulations on successfully punishing a Dark Level monster! Obtained 2000 EXP. Killed monsters above your level. Obtained double EXP!]

[Since it was only a punishment and the monster was not killed, there are no drops.]

Lin Yuwei and Bai Han’s levels had increased by more than 4000 points.

His level instantly soared to 11!

Zhou Qiang knew that he had been “face-slapped” again.

“Hey! Hey! Hey! What are you all doing!”

Zhou Qiang’s voice was filled with anger as he rebuked Chen Han, who had just woken up. “Young Master Zhou, I’m sorry. I wanted to help you earlier, but I was hit by a tranquilizer dart!” Chen Han apologized, trying to explain.

“You do understand that you have lost the chance to earn 5 million from me!” Zhou Qiang exclaimed, “You need to pull yourself together now. Otherwise, you won’t get a single penny or any status. Your Chen family is now just a subordinate of our Zhou family. You have to obey me!”

Chen Han trembled as he struggled to stand up and bowed deeply to Zhou Qiang, as if he were a dog. Bai Han attempted to help him stand, but he quickly pulled away from his grasp.

“No, absolutely not!” Chen Han exclaimed, surprising everyone present.

“He treated you like this, and you’re still willing to be his teammate. Is it just for that small amount of money?” Simon shouted at Chen Han. “After we get out of here, there are many other ways to make money!”

“Bro, you don’t understand. To me, whether in this place or outside, I’ve already become a monster that I can’t escape from! In my eyes, everyone is a monster. Why shouldn’t I seek out a monster that can assist me? I know you mean well, but I have no other option. I must bolster my confidence!” Chen Han replied miserably.

Zhou Qiang continued to direct his anger towards Chen Han for failing to secure the mysterious creature, delivering what was probably the most significant blow to his ego.

“Come on, guys. Let’s get out of Cave No. 1,” a senior-sounding voice beckoned from behind.

Everyone quickly drew their weapons and trained them on the voice. It turned out to be the aged Ferdican resident who looked even more aged now!

“How did you become like this? We’ve only been out for less than two hours,” Bai Han inquired with great concern.

“Didn’t I tell you? ‘As long as you acquire the so-called mythical realm organism, we will progressively age. It’s a dead end for us no matter what. But I’ve already come to terms with it. If I can share some secrets about this place before I die, I can die in peace,'” the old man explained. As he spoke, he seemed to have difficulty standing upright, and his skin aged rapidly.

Everyone recoiled in terror.

“In the depths of Cave No. 1, there’s a generator on the right. Once activated, the door will open and you can return to the Initial Mystic Realm forest from there,” revealed the old Ferdican resident.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Qiang wasted no time and pulled Chen Han toward the cave’s entrance.

“What kind of miserable place is this? I refuse to stay here for even one more second! Bai Han, mark my words, if you ever interfere with my plans again, you will regret it!” Zhou Qiang threatened before both of them vanished using their teleportation ability, leaving the others behind in Ferdican.

“Beep, beep, beep!”

Suddenly, a loud sonic boom echoed through the cave. It appeared that the monsters had arrived, and all the lights in the cave illuminated at once.

“These monsters are relentless,” one person shouted.

“All three lights are lit, which means they’ll launch their most powerful attack ever. Unfortunately, we don’t have any defensive weapons, and Sheffield is dead. Despite his questionable motives, he could have provided us with a way to defend ourselves,” Sanderson stated in despair, accepting his fate.

“Don’t forget you still have me! Perhaps you haven’t seen my strength yet. I’ve already defeated such a terrifying monster, so how can these small ant lions stump me?” Bai Han said.

“We are actually very impressed that you managed to destroy such a huge monster. However, once these small monsters form a group, you won’t be able to deal with them. Previously, we actually had several teammates, but they all died under the attacks of these small monsters.

“I let them down! I was thinking that we could leave this place together with the mysterious creature and return to the real world. Then, the few of us could form a special forces team together.

“I didn’t expect that not only did we fail to achieve this goal, but we were even deceived by that hateful Sheffield!”

These two gunners still didn’t believe in their own abilities.

Bai Han looked at Lin Yuwei, silently communicating his plan with her. With just a glance, she understood and took out her crossbow, aiming it at the cave where the ant lion was about to enter.

“Beep, beep, beep!”

The sound of the ant lions landing on the ground was like the sound of bullets falling, making everyone feel terrified and uneasy. But at that moment, at least ten antlions exploded!

Sanderson and Simon looked at the dead antlions in the cave, then at the other cave where at least 20 antlions had been turned into pieces!

Red numbers floated out from the corpses of nearly 40 antlions, showing the damage dealt by the attack:

-500!

-800!

-1450!

The two gunners were stunned. How could a Mage have such powerful AOE attacks? They were starting to see Bai Han in a different light.

The True Penetration ability of the Golden Crossbow not only allowed for the direct killing of a monster but also had the potential to affect all the monsters behind it.

Bai Han, equipped with the Vampiric Void Staff and other attack and splash damage-enhancing equipment, was like a skilled wizard slaughtering a lesser one or a predator killing its prey when faced with the antlions.

“I can’t think of any other ideas. I just hope these demons will go straight to hell! I’ll find the so-called antlion guard, for sure.”

“However, it won’t be an easy task,” sighed Ferdican, who had lost much of his previous vigor.

Everyone looked at him. The next mission was to eliminate the so-called guards. Other than the system notification, the only other notification was probably the old man in front of them.