Volume 3: Tide of Gray Mist Chapter 21: Bonfire Stronghold
In the spacious classroom, there are only dozens of people concentrating on studying. Most of them are gathered in groups of three or four, and a few are alone.
Tsukizaki Maika was sitting alone.
She is one of the least experienced people in this advanced training class, but at the same time, she is also one of the most hardworking people in the entire class, and even in the entire training base.
There are many hardworking people here, and involution is the norm in the training camp. But compared with involution, Tsukisaki Maika's life-threatening training still scared many students of the same period.
She is also a frequent visitor to the infirmary.
Many of the students in the training base have experienced strange and evil cases, and some have relatives who have been killed by strange and evil.
These people are often the hardest working.
Tsukizaki Maika's situation was even more miserable. Dozens of people in her entire family were killed by the evil spirit, and all she got in return was a bow of apology from the mysterious guards.
Nothing else.
She was disappointed and desperate until she was lucky enough to be chosen and came here.
Here, she can gain the power of revenge, and one day, she will reorganize the entire Sakura Kingdom.
Tsukizaki Maika glanced at the sword on the desk with a determined look.
suddenly,
A slender figure walked up to the podium in front and knocked.
"she is……"
"It's Miss An!"
"It turns out our exploration class teacher is Miss An!"
"Who is Miss An?"
"Huh? You don't know Miss An. She often appears with the instructor!"
"Emmmmm, but the instructor rarely shows up."
A veteran like Luo Jianxing is quite familiar with An Jianyou.
Newer batches of students like Tsukisaki Maika seem unfamiliar, but from other people's conversations, it can be heard that this seemingly weak girl is actually a big shot!
They had also heard of the name Miss An.
Now I see the real person.
Under the gaze of all these pairs of eyes, An Jianyou walked up to the podium leisurely.
Actually, I'm a little nervous.
Nothing works as planned.
How did she, an ordinary college student, become a teacher in the blink of an eye, and teach the elites in the organization?
Most of them were older than she was.
However, it was just a little bit stressful. Compared with resisting the evil tide in the City of Waves, entering the strange world alone, witnessing the battle between the instructor and the terrifying existence with one's own eyes, attending a few classes was just a small matter!
My strength is too weak, and I cannot help my mentor in battle, but I must share the mentor's worries in other aspects.
come on!
An Jianyou encouraged himself, put on his best expressionless face, and started teaching.
At first, the elites were surprised at Miss An's identity, but later they gradually immersed themselves in the content of the general knowledge and advanced training course on the strange world.
An Jianyou is a top student, and is currently the number one person in the Xinhuo organization who has explored the strange world the most.
When she combined what she said with the teaching materials, many people suddenly understood.
but,
After all, theory is just theory. The more students understand it, the more curious they become. They feel like they are scratching an itch in their hearts, but where is the ghost world?
"There is another class tomorrow, a practical class on exploring the strange world."
"Gather and set off at eight o'clock sharp."
"Now, get out of class is dismissed."
…
The next day, eight o'clock in the morning.
At the Pacific Base, in front of the entrance to the Xinhuo Secret Realm, the students passing by were surprised to find that the equipment worn by the bosses today were more neatly organized.
Yesterday, except for the showy Jiang Nian, most people were wearing ordinary clothes, or at most white-grade training equipment.
Today was different. Everyone put on all their best equipment, and many people even exchanged their equipment and props overnight.
Luo Jianxing patted his clothes.
"Green-level Phantom series combat uniform, green-level Cheetah series combat boots, green-level Red Shadow series combat knife, in addition, there is a green-level tactical backpack, and various potions."
"Brother Luo, aren't you exaggerating a bit by being fully armed? You just bought all those potions last night!"
"Is it an exaggeration? Not really. We have been taking the Ghost Realm class for a while now. Don't you know how dangerous the Ghost Realm is? Look at Lao Gou over there. He is wearing a green-level cloak over his combat uniform. I guess his backpack is already full of potions."
Isn't that more exaggerated than him?
This is prudence, as well as the wealth and pride of the "veteran" torch bearers.
You evil newcomers may have caught up in strength, but your equipment is definitely not as good as ours, hehe!
"But there are a lot of people today. I didn't expect there would be so many people in our class."
There were only about 40 students in the classroom yesterday.
Today, there are actually hundreds of people at the gathering point. They are all very cunning. Upon hearing that there was a practical class, they rushed here from all over the place overnight.
…
at this time,
The country of waves,
"Two experts from the Xinhuo Office left overnight, and they seemed to be in a hurry."
The report from his subordinates made Anderson frown.
Could it be that some big disaster is about to happen?
"It shouldn't be within our Langhua country. If it was, Xinhuo wouldn't have kept it secret from us. However, the disaster might have happened in our Euro Continent, and Xinhuo was short of manpower so they dispatched strong men from all over the place."
Anderson felt he had found the truth.
He thought for a while and ordered, "Pay close attention to the situation in various parts of Europe to see if anything major is happening."
Maybe, we can take this opportunity to discover more secrets.
…
Pacific base, in front of the entrance to the secret realm.
An Jianyou walked out of the secret realm, glanced at the gathered crowd, and felt a little headache.
After all, there are too many people.
Exploring the strange world is a dangerous thing. She is not only responsible for popular science but also for protection work.
There cannot be anyone under his command who is missing an limb.
She gave some instructions and led the group in through Entrance No. 5 and out through Entrance No. 3.
The environment suddenly changed.
What appeared before everyone's eyes was a gloomy sky with wisps of gray fog floating in the air, and a few two-story buildings standing alone there.
There are also several elite soldiers stationed here, who are usually rotated every three days.
The one in charge here at this time is the torchbearer, Master Mingdeng.
However, Master Mingdeng has never entered the strange world.
The mage's muscle system, his mental strength is not up to standard, and the very few who can meet the standard...
An Jianyou said, "There should be someone among you who can sense the special fluctuations here."
"What special fluctuations?"
Luo Jianxing and most other people were at a loss.
Many of them are here for the first time and know very little about the secret place, let alone any special fluctuations.
It’s not mentioned in the textbook…oh wait, I only read one-third of the new textbook yesterday.
Luo Rui said, "The book says that only when the spiritual power exceeds 15 points can one perceive the time and space nodes in the secret place and enter the strange world."
"This is usually only possible for those who have awakened to the third level."
Of course, even if the Xinhuo elite is only at the second level, if he often practices in the lotus pond, and raises the "basic visualization" to a very high level, and then drinks the spiritual secret medicine, it is entirely possible to increase his spiritual power to more than 15 points.
Only the elites who have such abundant contribution points and time can often be promoted to the third awakening.
Among the elites, several people captured the space nodes at this time.
Gou Ping'an could vaguely "see" the changes in the nodes, like the surging tide. He only needed to touch them lightly at the right time, and he would be able to reach the other side as if passing through a whirlpool.
The same goes for Paladin Roland. He has the third awakening on the physical side, but not as niche as Master Mingdeng. He is obviously a master the points added for awakening and breakthrough are almost all on physical strength. As a result, even though he has profound Buddhist teachings and visualization methods, his spiritual power is still not high enough.
Although the two of them "saw" it, they did not act rashly.
Not to mention Gou Ping'an, Roland is also a calm person. What's more, the dangers of the strange world are clearly written in the textbooks.
Being reckless is not acceptable.
"Today is a practical class. If you want to go to the strange world in the future, you can form your own team, but you need to apply in advance... That's what the instructor said."
"Now, let's go."
If the spiritual power exceeds 15 points, one can enter the strange world by oneself, or bring other people with him by touch.
The stronger the spirit, the more people you can lead.
But An Jianyou didn't need to go through so much trouble. As soon as she finished speaking, a circle of deep black quickly spread out in all directions with her standing position as the center.
The realm of the underworld envelopes the surroundings.
The next moment,
Buzz——
In the blink of an eye, he stepped into the strange world.
Shrouded in gray fog, tall trees emitting pale white light appeared in everyone's sight. In addition, there were rolling hills and all kinds of strange plants growing on the hills.
“Is this the strange world?”
"No, this is just the gate to the strange world."
As soon as they entered, the delicious smell of hundreds of people immediately attracted the evil spirits wandering around. In another two seconds, the evil spirits were hacked to death with swords and knives.
Many people grumbled about not being able to grab the monster, but when they walked out of the secret place and truly stepped into the strange world shrouded in thick fog, it was a different story.
The evil is roaring in like a tide.
They had only walked a few dozen meters out of the secret place, but the surging evil waves were more than anything they had ever seen before.
"Meet the enemy!"
"Two of the three-star evil spirits... three... six now!"
"What the hell! What the hell!"
Even if we put An Jianyou aside, the luxury of this team is comparable to the sum of the top forces of all the countries in the real Blue Planet.
But in the ghost world, facing the almost infinite ghosts that can heal themselves quickly, the whole army will be wiped out in less than ten minutes.
So, An Jianyou lit the Mingguang torch.
Well, the scare part at the beginning was arranged by the instructor, and there must be a reason for the instructor to arrange it that way.
She did just that.
The next moment, everyone walked more carefully, and it seemed that they had a clear understanding of the danger level of the strange world.
This is the purpose of a mentor.
It does make sense.
She took out a few more torches and had them lit.
But even so, there were still strange evil spirits that attacked from time to time, a few, a dozen, or even dozens of them, attacking the team from time to time.
The frequency and degree of danger were far greater than her previous explorations.
"Is it because there are too many people?"
"The smell of human life is attractive to the evil, and so is the mystery accumulated in the body. The stronger the mystery, the greater the attraction to the evil. And now..."
Emmmmm, there are so many people here now, and it's mysterious and heavy. In Guixie's eyes, the bright torches are probably a black veil that can conceal their whereabouts, but at this moment, a group of them gathered together are equivalent to a large mobile light bulb, which cannot be covered by the bright torches .
"So, it is more suitable for exploring the strange world with a team of 3 to 5 people."
In a place where no one can see, Fang You was watching An Jianyou and others from a third-party perspective.
Today is the first time that Xinhuo has entered the ghost world on a large scale. How could he not take it seriously? Not only did he turn down all his work, he also loaded the equipment into the big space mouth of the flesh and blood bird.
Ready to take action at any time, Xiao Huan is also on standby.
Not only that,
Fang You glanced to the side and saw that the more than ten-meter-tall super-ancient god-killing weapon, Qianhong, was also on standby and had already charged three bars.
Even if a terrifying being jumped out, he would...
But there were no accidents along the way.
There were no commander-level or throne-level minions of the evil god that suddenly jumped out to kill them. It was not known whether they were afraid or couldn't find the place, or both.
Probably a combination of both.
The shallow layer of the strange world belongs to both the strange world and the blue planet, and has a relatively unique environment and rules. This is why Yi Yue Luxi has been staying in the black tower and why she chose to seek benefits through transactions.
In addition to the fact that she is a lawful force, it is more likely because...
She couldn't leave the Black Tower.
Otherwise, with her strong strength, wouldn't she be able to earn more by exploring the shallow layer of the ghost world and searching for treasures?
There were no accidents along the way, which made Fang You feel a little regretful.
He hoped that there would be an unexpected event, as it would be easier to deal with someone jumping out than hiding in the dark.
He was sure that there were still minions of the evil god on Blue Star, and they could never be chopped off.
…
At this time, the ghost world is about three kilometers away from the entrance and exit of the secret place.
Luo Jianxing and others were sweating all over and trembling unbearably.
For Fang You, it was nothing unusual and nothing unexpected, but for them, it was like encountering a great terror.
A ferocious giant with three heads emerged from the thick fog, holding a blood-stained club and roaring as he charged forward.
"This is a three-headed troll!"
"Disaster-level evil, hiss~!"
Then,
Two arms suddenly emerged from the dark ground and grabbed the troll's ankles tightly.
In mid-air, two figures crossed each other.
One figure had a strange smile on his face, and the other figure was faceless and wearing a tattered dance costume.
Four-star Evil: The Laughing Puppet and the Faceless Dancer.
They are all rare and evil little creatures. The latter is a baby that An Jianyou has just captured. He is wearing tattered clothes and dancing in a flashy way, throwing out blades with every breath he takes.
With the combined efforts of the three evil babies, the three-headed troll encountered great terror and fell to the ground with a loud bang.
The two giant hands slowly sank into the deep darkness. The laughing puppet and the ragged dancer also disappeared from everyone's sight.
Oh hiss——!
Compared with the disaster-level evil, Miss An is the truly cruel one.
Amidst the brutal fighting, the team finally reached their destination.
A stretch of hills appeared ahead, a special environment different from reality.
But it is not an entrance to a deep level, but a mine.
There is a vein of mysterious materials here!
Timely,
In the minds of the secondary apostles present, a real-time task was refreshed with a "ding-dong" sound.
[Assist in establishing a mining base and clearing out the surrounding evil spirits.]
It is not difficult to clear out the evil, but it is a bit difficult to open a mine.
Luo Rui and others were confused.
An Jianyou said, "The instructor has been prepared."
She pulled out a unique little bead.
[Seed of the Mist-Repelling Bonfire ]
[Explanation: The building seeds condensed from the miracle blueprints are the foundation for building miracle buildings.]
The seeds of construction fell.
Sunk into the soil, light-colored threads spread out, outlining a vague outline of a building.
An Jianyou poured out four engineer puppets and a pile of mysterious materials from the storage ring.
Available in white, green and blue.
One advantage of the construction process based on building seeds is that you don't have to use your brain and can just focus on moving bricks.
The Xinhuo elites accepted the task and transformed into construction workers.
Moving materials, hammering and building, injecting life energy.
With the injection of energy, materials are slowly integrated and the lines outlined by the building seeds gradually solidify.
More than half an hour later,
The purple building "Fog-Repelling Bonfire" has been completed.
Bright wood has been added as the main fuel. The moment the building takes shape, flames slowly ignite, dispelling the darkness and filth between heaven and earth. The gray fog in the field of vision seems to be pushed away by gusts of wind and keeps retreating.
The light fog within the range of the bright torch dissipated.
The thick gray fog outside the range of the torch was also dissipating visibly.
The sun shines, warming my heart.
The life energy that had been consumed in the body gradually replenished.
