88: Ready to return!

Hiss—

The secret realm collapsed!

This also meant that there would never be another “Dragon and Warrior” secret realm!

It was only then that Lin Chuan belatedly realized that the misty crystal ball was probably inextricably linked to the operation of this entire secret realm!

That was definitely an incredibly precious item!

He suddenly shouted at the air, extremely annoyed, “No way, drunkard! The cross mark you gave me wasn’t even the condition I asked for! I’m taking a huge loss here! Get out here, you bastard! Let me propose conditions again!”

He thought the drunkard had already left, so he let out a furious rant.

Then, with a “bang,” something hit his forehead, and a large lump immediately swelled up!

Hiss, hiss, hiss, it hurts, it hurts!

It was the first time Lin Chuan realized that being hit on the forehead could hurt so much!

He reached up to touch his forehead but caught a dimensional ring!

A dimensional ring?!

Given to him by the drunkard?

Lin Chuan quickly immersed his consciousness into it.

At first glance, his eyes instantly lit up!

Good heavens, a small booklet, a master-servant contract from the Source Plane, plus 28 moonstones!

One could only say he truly was a big shot! He just handed over 28 moonstones like it was nothing!!!

At this point, Lin Chuan finally felt that his risky move of stealing the crystal ball had been a huge gain!

He didn't have time to check what was written in the small booklet inside the dimensional ring. He walked directly in front of Jiao Zhengqing and cast Miraculous Hand Rejuvenation!

Logically, Jiao Zhengqing’s injuries were severe, and Lin Chuan’s C-grade Miraculous Hand Rejuvenation wouldn't have much effect.

But it seemed that when the drunkard snatched the crystal ball from Jiao Zhengqing, he also healed him a bit.

So, the half-dead Jiao Zhengqing barely clung to life, but he was still unconscious.

Lin Chuan simply woke him up and then they both went to the 002 Dragon Lair!

By this time, the Evil Dragons Lair had subtly changed!

Before, everything inside the lair was almost an uncomfortable black.

However, now, the gloomy sky, as if dark clouds had receded, faintly revealed some sunlight.

The flowers, plants, and trees illuminated by the sun were also restoring their original colors!

Zhong Qinger was guarding the Evil Dragons Lair, and when she saw such an unusual sight, she was both surprised and scared!

Until Lin Chuan suddenly appeared, carrying someone!

She then hesitated, “What exactly happened? Why is my Evil Dragons Lair suddenly changing so much?! And who is he? Is he also an Evil Dragon?”

“No, he is a Warrior.” Lin Chuan let go, and Jiao Zhengqing weakly slumped to the ground.

He lay there, unable to even open his eyes, only mumbling, “Don’t worry, Boss, I’m fine. I’ll be good after half a day of rest…”

Half a day of rest?

Lin Chuan’s original plan was to ignore Jiao Zhengqing once he got the crystal ball.

But Jiao Zhengqing, even though he was half-dead, still completed the mission!

This made Lin Chuan develop a bit of admiration for him.

In Jiao Zhengqing's current weakened state, and with all nine of his subordinates dead, he probably wouldn't even have the chance to rest for half a day in this dangerous apocalypse!

Lin Chuan pondered for a moment and decided to bring him to his world as well!

He cast another Miraculous Hand Rejuvenation on Jiao Zhengqing, then took a bottle of ice water and poured it over Jiao Zhengqing’s head!

Jiao Zhengqing’s consciousness was originally blurry, but stimulated by the ice water, he became much clearer.

Lin Chuan looked at him and said in a deep voice, “Can you hear what I’m saying?”

Jiao Zhengqing barely propped open his eyelids: “Yes.”

“Alright then, every word I say next, you,” Lin Chuan then looked at Zhong Qinger beside him, “and you, remember clearly!”

Zhong Qinger had no injuries at all, so she naturally nodded quickly, very cooperative.

Jiao Zhengqing was also a strong-willed, tough man. He forced himself to stay alert and nodded solemnly.

So Lin Chuan continued, “In half an hour, this secret realm we are in will completely collapse! At that time, all players who participated in the secret realm will return to their own worlds…”

“Wait!” Zhong Qinger suddenly interrupted, “Isn’t there still a faction confrontation? Everyone who’s alive can go back??”

Lin Chuan nodded and explained, “When the secret realm collapses, the secret realm rules will also cease to exist. There will be no rewards, and no obliteration!”

“What? No rewards!” Zhong Qinger’s face instantly fell!

But thinking about it carefully, her journey in this secret realm, just the SSS grade talent alone, was already an enormous reward!

Other players truly made a wasted trip, only barely gaining some experience!

Even some players died directly in this secret realm!

And as for who gained the most, that was, of course, Lin Chuan!

He ignored Zhong Qinger’s dejection and continued, “Other players will return to their own worlds. But you two will follow me back to my world!”

“However, I cannot confirm your exact appearing location, the only thing I can confirm is that both of you will appear together!”

Zhong Qinger nodded, indicating she understood.

Lin Chuan looked at her again, solemnly saying, “You possess an SSS grade talent, so you will hardly be in danger. However, you have no combat power, so you naturally cannot protect Jiao Zhengqing.”

Zhong Qinger frowned, “Who says I have no combat power, I…”

“Stop talking nonsense, listen to me!”

Lin Chuan shot her a glance, and Zhong Qinger immediately shut up.

“Given Jiao Zhengqing’s current state, you can’t protect him. So, you directly use Death Seal on him, then put him on the trading market, and I will buy him.”

Indeed, Death Seal can not only be used to trade living people but also to teleport living people through the trading market!

However, generally, after being sealed by Death Seal, one will lose combat power.

Most people would not hand their lives over to others, so this method of using Death Seal + the trading market to teleport living people is generally only used on slaves.

Zhong Qinger was also surprised for a moment by Lin Chuan’s ingenious idea, and then, even more surprised, she said, “How do you know my real-world Talent is Death Seal???”

“I know a lot of things, stop talking nonsense!” Lin Chuan found that this girl Zhong Qinger was a bit similar to Aiya, both a bit chatty!

“To prevent you from accidentally trading him to someone else, I’ll set a code word—”

Zhong Qinger nodded, “I’ll say ‘Who first saw the green by the riverbank’…”

Lin Chuan: “Then I’ll say ‘When did the green hat first shine on someone’.”

Zhong Qinger’s expression was subtle: “You’re quite talented.”

Lin Chuan’s expression was calm: “The feeling is mutual.”

??? Jiao Zhengqing had a confused look on his face!

Didn’t his name just have the character ‘qing’ (green) in it? Why did they need such a strange code word to buy and sell him???

Wait, was the green light on him still there?

Jiao Zhengqing belatedly realized that the time he erupted with green light in the ancestral hall seemed to have activated his green crystal!

Before, when his teammates used red crystal on Lin Chuan and it didn't work, he thought both green crystal and red crystal were useless in this secret realm.

He didn’t expect them to be useful after all; the green crystal saved his life!

Although he was still half-dead now…

“Also, there’s one more thing that both of you need to pay attention to!”

Lin Chuan’s gaze became serious again, looking at Zhong Qinger and then at Jiao Zhengqing.

Jiao Zhengqing spoke with difficulty, “Boss, please tell me, I’m listening.”

Lin Chuan didn’t beat around the bush and said directly, “Besides you two, my world also has a ‘Jiao Zhengqing’ and a ‘Zhong Qinger’.”

As soon as these words were spoken, both pairs of eyes narrowed!

No one knew what they were thinking in their hearts.

However, Lin Chuan directly announced the answer to them: “One mountain cannot hold two tigers. One world will also not allow two identical people to exist. Therefore, as soon as you return to reality, a system prompt will sound in your minds, asking you to complete a mission to ‘kill the other you’.”