Chapter 785: Don’t do this, I’m scared!
Chapter 786: Your Excellency, are you the Black King?
Xia Feng hid in the shadows, observing Ms. Mi.
Just as Ms. Mi seemed to be losing patience and prepared to use her full strength, Xia Feng did not hesitate. He turned into a black and red flowing light, breaking through the mist. With a swift motion, he pierced the forehead of the Six-eyed Lion Nightmare Beast and materialized behind it, his black robe fluttering as he neatly sheathed his blade.
“Crack—” The massive body of the Lion Nightmare Beast, as if sliced by crisscrossing red blades of light, let out a mournful cry before collapsing and turning into gray mist, disappearing completely.
Xia Feng, pressing the Gui Dao at his waist, slowly turned around.
At the spot where the Lion Nightmare Beast died, a white card slowly descended, caught by Ms. Mi.
“I have to say, that Six-eyed Lion Nightmare Beast was a good actor. So obedient, let’s give it a raise!”
Beneath the Spade mask, the corner of Xia Feng’s lips curved slightly. He naturally did not possess the terrifying strength to instantly kill a Six-eyed Nightmare Beast, but rather a Great Calamity entity comprehending the Nightmare Intent Domain! However, it didn’t matter. Even if he lacked the strength, as long as the Lion Nightmare Beast had the strength to cooperate with his act, it was enough.
That’s right, a few minutes ago, after Xia Feng perceived Ms. Mi’s trace, he had dispatched the third Six-eyed Nightmare Beast he had subdued along the way to cause trouble for Ms. Mi. He had no choice; he desperately needed to find a teammate, and he needed this teammate not to perceive him as weak and betray him at any moment. Therefore, Xia Feng came up with this plan.
“There’s no spirit pressure fluctuation, it’s like a God Relic,” the Ghost Bride said, her red lips parting slightly, her voice soft, a smile on her lips. “Your Excellency has good means.”
Xia Feng remained silent, merely nodding. His black eyes narrowed slightly. Unfortunately, the white wedding veil obscured the upper part of the woman’s face, making it impossible to see her eyes. Ms. Mi also narrowed her eyes, unable to see the Spade Person’s expression. She continued softly, “So, Your Excellency, what is your purpose in helping this servant?”
“This servant?” Xia Feng was startled. He hadn’t heard such an ancient self-address in a long time.
“This Venerable needs a teammate for the Ash Land opening,” Xia Feng stated coolly, concise and comprehensive.
Ms. Mi’s red lips curved. “What a coincidence, this servant does too.” She then sighed helplessly, her soft voice tinged with annoyance. “Your Excellency, you wouldn’t believe it, but I encountered that vulgar man named Zong Yue earlier. I intended to ally with him, but to my surprise, before we could exchange a few words, he started shouting threats and fighting me. He was so uncivilized. He also caused me to sustain quite an injury, forcing me to remain here within the Calamity Mist.”
Xia Feng: “…”
“Good, you’re making it up as you go!” If I hadn’t just seen your alliance with Zong Yue, I would have believed your ghost story! Xia Feng thought to himself, while also secretly becoming vigilant. This strange woman was not simple, and very insidious. It was acceptable to team up with her, but he still needed to be careful.
“Hmm… that doesn’t seem right either. I’m just an incarnation now, so I don’t need to be overly timid,” Xia Feng mused, looking at the remaining scattered Nightmare Beasts around him.
Seeing this, Ms. Mi quickly dealt with them and then tossed the white card in her hand towards Xia Feng. “Since it was Your Excellency who killed the Six-eyed Nightmare Beast, this rightfully belongs to you.”
Xia Feng casually caught it and took a look. It was a Level 0 Ash Land Scan Card. Not bad. According to the rules, there was a chance to obtain Ash Stones or prop cards when killing Nightmare Beasts. However, the probability was very low. Ms. Mi had killed many Nightmare Beasts on her journey and only obtained one Ash Stone; nothing more. Even killing a Six-eyed Nightmare Beast now was considered lucky to get a Level 0 Scan Card. Compared to exploring the Ash Land, accumulating Ash Stones by killing Nightmare Beasts was clearly not cost-effective.
Just as Xia Feng put away the Scan Card, he heard Ms. Mi suddenly ask, “Your Excellency, are you the Black King?”
“…” Xia Feng’s expression remained unchanged. He slowly raised his Spade mask and said in a soft voice, tinged with a hint of curious confusion, “It seems you have a lead on the Black King?”
The Ghost Bride nodded and said softly, “However, this servant only knows the location of the [Black King Scout Card].”
Xia Feng: “!”
“Only?” Only your sister! Xia Feng felt fortunate that he had met this person, otherwise, she would have been a great disaster sooner or later!
“The location? How did you find out?” the Spade Person asked doubtfully.
“This place is not suitable for lingering, Mr. Spade. Let’s talk as we walk.” The two quickly passed through the dense fog, completely leaving the dangerous Calamity Mist area.
The Ghost Bride seemed to have already trusted Xia Feng, and revealed everything as they walked. “Earlier, this servant was fortunate enough to open a Level 1 Ash Land and obtained a prop card—[Level 1·Random Information Card].”
“After using this card, one can designate a large area, such as the Boundless Desert, and randomly generate one piece of related information for that area. The information might be very important, or it might be outdated useless information. Additionally, if one does not wish to obtain information using this card, it can be exchanged for 3 Ash Stones, and the card will be voided.”
Xia Feng: “!”
“Damn it, the existence of such a card purely increases the difficulty for the Black King and the Red King!”
“Through this card, this servant obtained information—the location of the Black King Scout Card’s Ash Land is in ‘Boundless Desert · Northern Barren Forest’.”
“!”
“Although the scope of the Northern Barren Forest is still quite large, it just so happens that Your Excellency has obtained a Level 0 Scan Card. As long as we are fast enough, it will be sufficient to scan and investigate the Northern Barren Forest.” Ms. Mi tilted her head to look at Xia Feng. The wedding veil covering her face fluttered in the wind before settling again, her shallow smile ethereal. “Your Excellency Mr. Spade, you would be willing to find the Black King Scout Card, wouldn’t you?”
“…”
“Fine, fine, fine! You got me!” Xia Feng finally understood why this woman was willing to team up with him. It turned out she wanted to use the Level 0 Ash Land Scan Card in his hand to probe his identity.
“Spare me the probing of this Venerable’s identity. Let’s go directly to the Northern Barren Forest. As for identity, it will become clear when the time comes.”
“Your Excellency is right, this servant was overthinking.”
All players had a general map of the Sumeru Realm, and the two quickly arrived at the Northern Barren Forest. It was a withered birch forest spanning thousands of miles. Even with a Scan Card, it would not be easy to find the Black King Scout Card within an hour.
The two hovered in mid-air. Xia Feng looked at the Ghost Bride and directly handed her the white card. “This Venerable’s movement speed is not fast. It might be more efficient for Your Excellency to conduct the scan.” In this situation, he could only entrust the search mission to Ms. Mi, whose movement speed was much faster than his, otherwise, it would seem like he was deliberately unwilling to find the Black King Scout Card.
“It’s good that Your Excellency is willing to trust this servant,” the Ghost Bride said, her fiery red lips curving into a smile.
Beneath his mask, Xia Feng’s black eyes narrowed. He subconsciously wanted to turn around, but fortunately, he restrained himself. Just as he was speaking, he saw with the Forest Eye of the nascent ten Holy Bow that a strong man was hiding in the shadows at the western edge of the birch forest. In the forest, no one could escape Xia Feng’s spiritual sense, not even those in the Sacred Realm. That strong man was none other than Zong Yue, the reincarnation of the Asura King from the Just Holy See!
“Not showing yourself? These two tricky fellows, are they also trying to get me?” Xia Feng cursed his bad luck internally, his cold mask quietly gazing into the distance.
The Ghost Bride rapidly traversed the sky above the forest. She no longer suppressed her strength, her speed so fast that she was practically invisible, completely exceeding the limits of Xia Feng’s nerve reaction. Xia Feng seriously suspected that if the Ghost Bride suddenly turned and attacked him, he might not be able to react in time.
