208: test

“First, tell me properly, why exactly are you looking for me?”

Hearing Gu Qinghan’s words, Zhang Kuang immediately stood up from the ground.

“Big Brother, let me tell you, my profession is a Secret Realm Peeker, just like the woman next to you.

But before, I’ve encountered people being killed in secret realms more than once, and it seems to be the same person every time.

That guy can open passages to other secret realms, and he even hunted me down, trying to silence me.

From my estimation, this guy has already taken control of the power of more than one secret realm, and his strength is terrifying!

He’s very likely to come after you, because I suspect his talent is to control corresponding secret realms by killing secret realm openers.

This person must have come to this secret realm too, you must save me, Big Brother!”

Zhang Kuang rattled off a lot of information until Gu Qinghan raised a hand to stop him from speaking further.

Gu Qinghan looked at this guy and fell silent, only analyzing the truthfulness of the information he received from the two of them in his mind.

Both of them mentioned a special Secret Realm Peeker, and this person seemed extremely dangerous.

Moreover, both of them seemed to be seeking self-preservation, coming to provide information to Gu Qinghan.

This guy named Zhang Kuang was clearly from Huaguo, and he could provide a bit more information.

For example, that person could open passages to other secret realms.

For example, that person had previously killed secret realm openers.

Gu Qinghan thought of what the two generals had mentioned earlier, that the military also seemed to have someone who opened a Corpse Tide Secret Realm.

At the time, they thought the situation within the secret realm was extremely dangerous, which led to the person who entered not returning.

But now it seems that the person who opened the Corpse Tide Secret Realm was most likely killed by this mysterious guy.

Of course, all of this depended on whether these two people were telling the truth.

Seeing Gu Qinghan remain silent, Zhang Kuang thought he didn't want to protect him.

He immediately stated his value, quickly saying:

“Big Brother, please take me with you, I’m very useful!

My talent is Secret Realm Prompt, I can get some prompt information about the current secret realm every once in a while.

Currently, I’ve only received one piece of information, and that is that this secret realm is a diamond-grade secret realm.”

Gu Qinghan raised an eyebrow slightly, and said with a hint of doubt:

“The secret realm key is a gold-grade item, your lie is a bit too obvious.”

Zhang Kuang looked distressed, hesitated, and glanced at the two people next to him, saying:

“Big Brother, I really didn’t lie to you.

A gold-grade key opens a higher-grade diamond-grade secret realm.

These two Professionals have the same profession as me, they must know this too, you can ask them.”

Gu Qinghan beckoned Meina over and, after asking her, realized he had made a mistake.

The reason he thought this way was because the military had mentioned the Corpse Tide Secret Realm earlier.

It seems the military didn't actually know the relationship between the secret realm key and opening a secret realm.

After all, the Professionals who entered had already met with misfortune and did not bring the information out of the secret realm.

Putting aside the mysterious Secret Realm Peeker, what Gu Qinghan could first confirm was that the secret realm he opened was indeed diamond-grade.

diamond-grade was something Gu Qinghan had never encountered before.

The most valuable items and equipment he had seen so far were only gold-grade.

And the rarity of diamond-grade items was even higher than gold.

In this way, Gu Qinghan could even less allow others to covet this opportunity that should rightfully belong to him.

“You provided a lot of information, and your talent is very useful to me, so stay honestly by my side.

If you perform well later, I can overlook you entering my secret realm, but if you have any ulterior motives…”

Gu Qinghan showed a friendly smile, but it made Zhang Kuang shiver involuntarily.

He then walked towards the first man, wanting to ask for more information.

But at this moment, a strange roar suddenly came from afar.

Everyone looked in that direction, only to see many distorted figures rushing towards them from the high ground of the basin.

These figures made Gu Qinghan feel vaguely familiar, and after taking a closer look, he realized that these seemed to be hordes of zombies!

“That direction is where the last Secret Realm Peeker is!”

Meina was the first to provide information to Gu Qinghan, and Zhang Kuang also shouted with a drastic change in expression:

“Big Brother, save me, this is that guy’s method!”

Even the first man who appeared was terrified, retreating two steps backward.

Gu Qinghan’s Skeletons immediately transformed into Extreme Ice Wizard Skeletons, pouring out a large number of skills in that direction.

The combat power of those zombies seemed to be much stronger than what Gu Qinghan had seen, yet they still couldn't withstand a wave of attacks from Gu Qinghan's Skeleton army.

And the number of those zombies was not as many as Gu Qinghan imagined; it looked like a probing attack.

The battle ended in just one minute, and Gu Qinghan frowned slightly, looking in the direction where the zombies appeared.

“He’s gone, that person is gone!” Zhang Kuang suddenly shrieked.

“That person left!” This was Meina’s voice.

“Good thing…” said the first man.

After a long silence, Gu Qinghan turned to look at the three people and said:

“This guy who hasn’t appeared yet should be the Secret Realm Peeker you spoke of.

That was just a test from him; the target might be me, or it might be you.

To be honest, I’m not confident I can definitely defeat this person.

But with you all here, we can secretly move to another place to improve our strength.

Now we are all in the same boat; if you sense anyone else approaching, tell me immediately.”

Both of them nodded heavily, their expressions somewhat grave.

Gu Qinghan remembered he hadn't asked for the first man's name, but he ended up getting an extremely difficult-to-pronounce name.

The man gave an awkward smile and said to Gu Qinghan:

“I also have a simpler name, just call me Seventh.”

“Alright, I hope you don’t have any ulterior motives.

Even if that person is stronger than me, before I die, killing you all would still be more than enough.”

After speaking, he didn't give the three any chance to refute, and directly turned and walked towards the outskirts of the basin.

Adding Kim Taeyong, who had been summoned, the group of five immediately rushed to another location.

Along the way, Gu Qinghan could see many huge basins, but he didn't approach any of them.

Without even thinking, he knew these basins were all nests of different types of monsters.

Several tens of minutes later, they were finally able to confirm they had shaken off the presence behind them, and in front of them was a new basin.

The monsters inside were a type of beetle-like creature with yellowish-brown bodies, appearing like chunks of sandstone when still.

And when they moved, they could seemingly move in and out of the ground at will.

They were like fish in the sea; the hard ground had no effect on them.

“There are monsters here, so let’s take them on, prepare for battle!”

Hearing Gu Qinghan’s command, Meina and the other two immediately dispersed, preparing to charge downwards.

But what Meina didn't expect was that Gu Qinghan pushed her into Kim Taeyong's arms behind him.

Then, a Death Swordsman appeared, striking at Seventh with incredible sharpness.

At the same time, Xiao Hei appeared like a ghost behind Zhang Kuang, his sharp claws carrying a strong wind as they swiped at him.

In this critical moment, a sharp claw, like countless pieces of shredded flesh stitched together, suddenly appeared behind Seventh.

This claw extended from a dark doorway, blocking the attack.

Zhang Kuang didn't react at all, but Xiao Hei's paw suddenly stopped in mid-air.

Xiao Hei retracted his sharp claws, his fur bristling, and looked at Seventh with fierce eyes.

And Gu Qinghan also fixed his gaze on Seventh, sneering:

“It really is you!”