387: Return to camp

Seven days later.

Shen Bei canceled his flight status and began to walk through the mountains and forests.

After several days of flying.

Shen Bei had already arrived thirty kilometers north of Wala Mountain.

He was still sixty kilometers away from the Xing Sha Dungeon Spike Camp.

This was the advantage of the odd object mask.

In the alien state, he could fly recklessly without needing to detour; the shortest distance between two points is a straight line, and Shen Bei had some common sense.

And he didn't have to worry too much about being ambushed by aliens.

What would have taken Yun Zhiyi several months to travel, Shen Bei could cover in a few days by flying in a straight line.

However, within this distance, it was an extremely tricky range.

Not only were there aliens active, but humans were also active.

If Shen Bei maintained his alien state and flew, he could easily be targeted by some short-sighted human who, out of mischief, might fire a shot at him.

If he took off the mask, he would be attacked by aliens.

Currently, Shen Bei and Zhuang Bifan's goal was not to slaughter aliens.

Instead, it was to safely return Gu Jiu to the surface, to exchange him for the domestic Da Shouzi imprisoned in the Imperial City.

To ensure peace and avoid any accidents, Shen Bei had no choice but to take the free 'Route 11' (walk).

When he encountered aliens, he put on the mask.

When he met humans, he took off the mask.

After arriving near Wala Mountain.

Entering the territory of the Spike Camp.

Shen Bei finally took off the odd object mask.

This odd object mask had always been worn by Shen Bei.

Zhuang Bifan had only worn it once when he was receiving treatment in the North Mansion.

Now, the mask's erosion of Shen Bei was visible to the naked eye.

It was completely 'stringy'...

As soon as he took it off, his capillaries started to bleed.

"Damn it, this thing is backfiring!"

When Shen Bei took off the mask, it felt as if his skin was being torn, and his teeth chattered from the pain.

Zhuang Bifan had already emerged from the mirror, and his injuries were mostly healed.

He gritted his teeth, watching Shen Bei take off the mask as if tearing apart a thousand-layer pancake; the scene was truly terrifying, his heart pounded, and his cheeks puffed out: "This is... sigh."

"Thinking about Fang Han's ghostly appearance, without the mental preparation to become an alien, I really wouldn't dare wear this mask."

Shen Bei rubbed his face, looked in the mirror, and wailed: "Look, has my facial contour deformed?"

Zhuang Bifan rolled his eyes: "Illusion. Besides some exposed blood vessels, everything else is fine."

Shen Bei touched his nose: "I originally hoped this thing would be of great use, but wearing it for a long time, it's truly unsolvable."

"Perhaps if Bai Wei consults on it, a solution might be found."

The two walked side by side towards the Spike Camp.

At this moment, clouds surged high above, mountains and rivers undulated on the ground, tall trees were lush and green, reaching for the sky, and various massive and strange plants stretched endlessly, making the entire world seem to return to ancient times.

Shen Bei said frankly: "I'm serious, relying on Bai Wei is not as good as relying on myself."

"What do you mean?" Zhuang Bifan looked puzzled: "Doesn't Bai Wei have more experience?"

"She might have a lot of experience, but she might not have as many methods as I do."

Shen Bei played with the mask, his eyes flickering with strange colors.

Shen Bei seemed to have found a way to resolve the odd object mask's backlash.

"I need to go to Chuandu sometime."

"What the hell does Chuandu have to do with the odd object mask?" Zhuang Bifan retorted.

Shen Bei chuckled: "It has a lot to do with it. You wouldn't understand if I told you."

Zhuang Bifan looked at Shen Bei's lewd smile, shivered, and quickly moved two steps away, his voice trembling, gently probing: "You're going to that binary city, you're not... Oh my god! So you don't dream of women, but men?"

Shen Bei: ...

"Get out of here!"

Shen Bei glared: "You need to undergo re-education."

"Why are you in such a hurry? If it's not, it's not. You're acting like you're trying to hide something," Zhuang Bifan teased.

Shen Bei was silent for a moment, his eyeballs rolled, he threw the odd object mask into his Storage Ring, then placed both hands on his belt, expressionlessly unbuckling it: "Alright, since you've discovered me, I can only come clean. Come on, I'm about to go wild!"

"Damn it!"

Zhuang Bifan felt as uncomfortable as if he had swallowed a fly, he darted out a few steps, running faster than a dog: "You bastard, disgusting, bah!"

Shen Bei chuckled.

Little brat, playing dirty with me, Zhuang Bifan, you're still too green.

...

About an hour later.

The two jogged quickly and finally arrived at the Spike Camp.

As soon as they entered the camp.

Their sense of security increased significantly.

The surroundings were filled with fellow humans, bustling in and out.

It felt much more comfortable.

They had a simple, hot meal at the camp.

Without any delay.

They headed straight for the Blade Camp.

This journey was very safe.

They could occasionally see the figures of human Martial Artists.

They arrived at the Blade Camp that evening.

Rested for a night.

The next day, they continued their journey to the last stop, Qianjin Camp.

There were many Martial Artists near Qianjin Camp.

More than ten times the usual number.

But most of them were First-Rank Martial Artists and Second-Rank Martial Artists.

Looking very much like students.

Shen Bei looked at these Martial Artists, suddenly thought of something, and asked: "How long have we been in the Xing Sha Dungeon?"

Zhuang Bifan calculated the days: "All in all, almost two months."

Hiss~~

Shen Bei clapped his hands, pointing at the many students around: "These are new Martial Arts University students coming down to the Dungeon for training, doesn't that mean I've graduated from Shencheng Martial Arts University?"

Zhuang Bifan's mouth slightly opened: "It seems... it's true. Congratulations!"

"Congratulations my ass."

Shen Bei rolled his eyes: "I didn't even get to take a graduation photo!"

Zhuang Bifan said earnestly: "What's the rush? Just find someone to Photoshop you in."

"Is it that perfunctory?"

"That's called mending the fold after the sheep are lost."

"That's perfunctory!"

"What, do you want to pull strings and call back all the students who have already graduated to take a picture with you? What kind of beautiful dream are you having?"

Shen Bei sighed.

...

The two walked along the road.

Shen Bei's interest was quickly drawn to the surrounding students.

There was a young girl bravely fighting a First-Order Vicious Beast: the Red Rock Exploding Rabbit.

Her little fists were flailing...

Like a female driver who had just learned to drive, her eyes were just for show.

She threw out a flurry of little punches.

She got so tired she was panting with her tongue out.

When she opened her eyes, the Red Rock Exploding Rabbit was just outside her fist, its crimson eyes full of confusion.

Then, with a 'rabbit kicks eagle' move, it kicked the young girl away.

A series of whimpering cries rang out, causing several boys to yell and gang up on the Red Rock Exploding Rabbit, beating it wildly.

"Ah..."

Shen Bei sighed: "Girls from the south are indeed too gentle."

He remembered when Jian Tong went down to the Dungeon.

Her lightning, crackling, showed that women were no less capable than men.

Truth be told, when girls from the Northeast get fierce, they're even more formidable than old men.

It must be said that in the Northeast region, boys were bullied by girls from childhood until they grew up.

It was truly 'hammered'.

It wasn't until junior high that boys finally stood up.

They were truly pitiful.

...

After entering Qianjin Camp.

Zhuang Bifan took Gu Jiu and left the Dungeon early to contact the military and apply for a military plane to return to Shen City.

Gu Jiu naturally couldn't be handed over to the Middle Military Region; he definitely had to be brought back to the Northeast War Zone.

How could they let others have their spoils of war?

Shen Bei, on the other hand, had to stay in Qianjin Camp for a while.

Because...

It was time to turn in the mission, activate the panel, and settle the harvested attributes!