66: The secret to becoming a god

Zone 11010.

The First Urban District, the second ring of the Fallen Zone.

Compared to the first ring.

The monster Rank here is higher; it is mostly a practice battlefield for senior students.

Zhuang Xiaoyan and her four teammates had just joined forces to kill a Bloodthirsty Magic Bull.

Suddenly, they heard a rumbling sound.

In the distance, a group of red-eyed Bloodthirsty Magic Bulls were locking horns and fighting.

"Aren't Magic Bulls the most united monsters? How could they be fighting each other?"

"Heh. No matter how united Magic Bulls are, they are still monsters. How could they be like humans?"

"Should we go take a look? What if we can scavenge some loot?"

"No, there is a silent Formation set up here. If we walk out and get surrounded, what will we do?"

Listening to her four teammates discussing, Zhuang Xiaoyan felt a strong sense of crisis in her heart.

"No, we must retreat first!"

"Why?"

The four said in unison, even the most cautious teammate was puzzled, "There is a Formation here, it's absolutely safe!"

Zhuang Xiaoyan shook her head: "Magic Bulls being united is recorded in books; they never fight! Something must have gone wrong here. We need to report it to the garrison immediately."

The four of them immediately became anxious.

If they reported it, all the loot from the Magic Bulls' fighting would be gone.

However, the Magic Bulls did not give them time to think.

After discovering the five of them, they immediately put aside their hatred and charged at the five!

"Run!"

"Use the directional teleportation talisman immediately, target the First Zone."

As Zhuang Xiaoyan said this, her hand had already pulled out a teleportation talisman, teleporting toward the adjacent Zone 11001.

Hundreds of Magic Bulls went mad. Even a tank would be instantly trampled into meat paste, offering no help to the others.

Only by running, running for their lives, could they have a glimmer of hope.

The five appeared one after another 5 kilometers away.

Before they could even catch their breath, the rumbling sound approached again.

"Use another one!"

Zhuang Xiaoyan pulled out a directional teleportation talisman and was about to tear it open when she heard panicked wailing in the distance.

"Sister Xiaoyan, what should we do?"

"Everyone, hold onto your positioning teleportation talismans. Let's go over and take a look. If we can help, we will; if we can't, we'll continue to run."

Zhuang Xiaoyan waved her small hand and ran toward the direction of the screams.

She saw Magic Bulls crashing around, flesh and blood flying everywhere.

A black figure was hit in the chest by a Magic Bull, landing right in front of them.

Moo!

The Magic Bull saw them and charged again!

Zhuang Xiaoyan helped the person up, stuffed the teleportation talisman in her hand into theirs, and activated another one for herself.

Teleportation complete.

Seeing that the person was also there, Zhuang Xiaoyan breathed a sigh of relief.

Without saying much, she gave the person another teleportation talisman.

Teleporting again.

The six appeared again, and the sound of the Magic Bulls chasing them stopped. Only then did they breathe a sigh of relief.

Looking up, they saw hundreds of transparent Red Carp swimming in the air.

Just as they were about to attack, they saw a raven, a dog, a peach tree, and ten firebirds resembling a Phoenix.

Only then did they realize they had run into a Contractor.

But, were that group of transparent Red Carp really contracted beasts?

Xu Le put away the Ghost Red Carp, ran to a distance of ten meters in front of the six, and asked from afar.

"Do you need help?"

Meeting in the wild, maintaining a safe distance is an unspoken rule.

Zhuang Xiaoyan looked at the boy whose chest was covered in blood and who had a sorrowful expression.

Among everyone, only he needed help.

The boy looked about the same age as them, but his face was full of sorrow, and his voice was choked with sobs.

"No... no need, I'm a tank. I just drank a potion and restored my HP."

Xu Le looked at his blood-soaked chest and did not press further.

Since the other party indicated they didn't need help, he wouldn't crowd them.

Just as he was about to continue clearing monsters along the shore, the man suddenly spoke: "Classmate, don't go any further. The Bloodthirsty Magic Bulls ahead have all gone mad; they kill any living thing they see."

Zhuang Xiaoyan and the others nodded in agreement: "Even without living things, they still kill each other!"

"Then I must go take a look even more!"

Xu Le flapped his wings and flew forward.

"Hey! Don't go there to die!" The man stood up, his face full of regret, "There is no secret to becoming a God at all; it's all just a rumor!"

???

Not just Xu Le, everyone was shocked!

Becoming a God!

In Great Zhou, it is rumored that there are five super powerhouses whose Rank has reached level 99.

But no one has been able to Breakthrough to level 100.

When experience points reach the peak of level 99, the experience points stop increasing.

Some people suggested that the limit of Rank is level 99.

More people disagreed.

They believe that level 100 exists.

Reaching level 100 is becoming a God!

It's just missing a prerequisite; as soon as it's met, one can ascend!

And now, they had actually heard a rumor about becoming a God.

Even if it is a rumor, no one can resist it.

Moreover, even the Bloodthirsty ones, which textbooks certify as united, were killing each other. If there was no secret in that, who would believe it?

Everyone couldn't help but have a thought in their hearts: Could the secret to becoming a God be real?

"It's fake!"

"It really is fake!"

"You have to believe me!"

The man was a bit hysterical, "My name is Zhu Gui, a senior at Blue Star University. I never lie."

"Before, it was because a classmate said there was a secret to becoming a God here that we formed a team to come over. As a result..."

"Heh. It was just a phantom of a temple that appeared out of thin air!"

"It's impossible to enter!"

"What secret could there be?"

Zhuang Xiaoyan comforted him softly: "We believe you! Do you know where your classmate heard this rumor?"

Zhu Gui shook his head: "I don't know. Maybe he made it up to trick us into teaming up with him for the internship."

"Then how do you explain the temple that appeared out of thin air?"

A boy was a bit impatient. He felt that the secret to becoming a God was in that temple. If they went late, the temple might disappear.

"Mirages, atmospheric refraction, illusions created by monsters, etc., are all possible."

Zhu Gui still had a look of despair, and continued, "Let's go report to the garrison! Whether it's true or false, it concerns the fate of our humanity."

"No... no, I mean, we need to investigate first. At least we should see the phantom of the temple that appeared out of thin air. Otherwise, wouldn't that be reporting false intelligence?"

Hearing her teammate's words, Zhuang Xiaoyan fell into deep thought.

If the first half was selfish, the latter sentence made a lot of sense.

What Zhu Gui said had no proof; whether it was true, false, or an illusion could not be confirmed. Reporting it to the garrison so rashly probably wouldn't attract attention.

After all, the garrison has too much work every day. If they were dispatched just because of a casual remark, they would either be exhausted to death or let monsters take advantage of the situation.

She looked at everyone: "What do you think?"

Xu Le was quite interested in the secret to becoming a God. Although his Rank was still far off, he was skilled and bold, so going to take a look wouldn't hurt.

If he reported it directly, given his current status, it would be impossible for him to participate in subsequent research in the short term.

The others had different thoughts, but the final decision was the same: they were all prepared to go see the temple.

Zhu Gui tried to persuade them a few times more, but seeing that everyone was determined, he sighed.

"I can take you there, but you can only look from afar. After confirming it's just a phantom, you must join me in reporting it to the garrison and the school."

"Deal!" Everyone agreed readily.