Ancient cemetery

Wang Xinxia seemed a bit reserved, fiddling with her clothes, head bowed.

Yu Nian, Vice Leader noticed Wang Xinxia's unease and gently asked, "Xin Xia, what's wrong? Did something happen?"

After a while, Wang Xinxia finally spoke, "Yu Nian, Vice Leader, could you lend me some gold coins? I… I'll pay you back later."

Wang Xinxia's face was slightly flushed as she said this.

Yu Nian, Vice Leader chuckled upon hearing this. "How much do you need? What's going on, did something happen?"

"No, it's just that my mom and my younger brother don't have living expenses. I... I haven't been out recently, helping at home. Our family is short on a lot of things lately, and we need quite a bit of gold coins. I need, I need five hundred gold coins. Can you lend them to me first? Don't worry, I'll definitely pay you back," Wang Xinxia said, suddenly looking up with a sincere expression.

Yu Nian, Vice Leader took out a thousand gold coins and handed them to Wang Xinxia, smiling, "Take it. Don't worry about paying it back. Just tell me if you ever need anything."

Wang Xinxia saw that it was a thousand gold coins and quickly said, "No, no, no, five hundred is enough. I don't need that much."

Yu Nian, Vice Leader didn't speak, but smiled and patted Wang Xinxia's head.

Ye Chen and the other five continued walking forward, while Wang Xinxia stood rooted to the spot, her face full of gratitude, watching them leave.

Walking on the street, laughter and chatter were ceaseless.

Tang Qiu smiled, "It's much better now than before. More people are smiling."

Along the way, they saw many familiar faces, all ordinary people from the Star Alliance.

Lin Nuoyi said, "Indeed, because their wages have increased now, and bosses no longer have to pay protection fees."

Hearing this, Tang Qiu was slightly taken aback.

Tang Qiu gave an embarrassed smile; she had been in the Law Enforcement Alliance for so long and didn't even know this.

Back in his room, Ye Chen lay on the bed, examining the key fragments. He now had two keys and ten key fragments.

Lie Tian Spear and Demon God Armor were already at 90 fragments, just ten fragments short.

The Lie Tian Spear was a weapon, though he didn't know what type, and the Demon God Armor was defensive gear.

He wondered if it was like the Thunderclap Blade, which had extremely heaven-defying attribute bonuses, greatly increasing Ye Chen's damage.

Time flew by, and it was already early morning of the next day. The six of them had a simple breakfast on the street before heading out.

"Brother Chen, where are we going today?"

Ye Chen thought for a moment and said, "Last night I checked the map. There's one place we haven't been to yet: the ancient Yellow Burial Ground to the south."

"Burial ground!" The others were slightly startled.

"There won't be ghosts, will there?"

"What are you afraid of? So what if there are ghosts? They can't eat you."

Lin Nuoyi, however, smiled, "The ancient Yellow Burial Ground used to be quite famous, but its reputation declined later!"

"What happened?" The others looked at Lin Nuoyi with some curiosity.

Lin Nuoyi smiled, "Because this burial ground is right next to a large river called the Yellow Ancient River. It's very wide, a natural river. The burial ground developer, I don't know what they were thinking, built the burial ground next to the river. You wouldn't believe it, but several graves near the river were washed away by the river. There used to be quite a few incidents because of this, they even made the news."

After hearing this, the others couldn't help but laugh.

Zhu Qiang laughed heartily, "Of course! Imagine your own father being washed away by a river. Who wouldn't break down if that happened to them, haha!"

In no time, the six of them had arrived by the Yellow Ancient River.

The rushing sound of the river roared in their ears.

Everyone looked at the burial ground before them and were instantly dumbfounded.

The burial ground was built within a forest, with neat rows of tombstones.

For some reason, the graves at this moment seemed to have been deliberately dug open, and some tombstones lay scattered on the ground.

The displaced earth was strewn nearby.

The burial ground covered an area of two hundred and twenty acres, making it quite large in scale.

Oh!

Roar!

The low growls of monsters echoed in their ears.

"The sound of these monsters, it's a bit eerie, quite unsettling."

Gurgle, gurgle!

Ye Chen suddenly turned around, only to see bubbles appearing on the surface of the water in the Yellow Ancient River, as if something was about to emerge.

Yu Nian and the others also looked over.

"Is a monster about to come out?"

The moment they arrived, Blood Asura, Dark Ji, and the Alchemist were released by Ye Chen to hunt monsters.

Piggy Dragon stood beside Ye Chen, pouting as it stared at the river surface.

Boom!

A monster leaped out of the river and landed in front of Ye Chen and the others.

This creature had two bent legs, two claws propped on the ground, and two eyes located on its forehead, somewhat protruding.

Its body was round and plump, with smooth skin covered in some spots.

Pate

Level: LV29

Rank: Advanced

Attribute: Water

Combat Power: 36600

Health: 350000

Race: Hairless Tribe

Piggy Dragon frowned and said, "This thing is so ugly. It's not even as cute as Piggy Dragon."

"A LV29 Advanced monster, this monster has some tricks, but not many."

King Kong Ape said in a low voice, "Shall we go?"

Ye Chen nodded, "Go ahead, be careful. This thing has some tricks."

Roar!

Berserk activated, Holy Elephant Avatar descended!

King Kong Ape leaped up, and the Ding Tian Divine Staff in its hand landed heavily on Pate's head.

"Holy crap!" Zhu Qiang exclaimed.

The Ding Tian Divine Staff sank directly into Pate's flesh.

"This thing's skin is a bit soft, like rubber!"

Bull Warrior said in a low voice, "Let me try!"

Buzz!

Bull Warrior charged quickly, and its great axe landed on Pate's body.

Puff!

This axe directly lopped off some of Pate's flesh.

Tang Qiu's face showed a hint of joy, and Zhu Qiang also smiled; it had worked this time.

This monster required sharp blades to inflict damage.

Puff!

The piece of flesh that had been cut off Pate actually grew back.

"Holy crap, regeneration! This guy is pretty awesome!"

Pate's large mouth curled up, revealing a smug smile.

Goo goo!

Pate made a strange sound from its mouth, then opened its wide mouth and sprayed a water ball at Ye Chen and the others.

King Kong Ape quickly dodged and blocked the water ball.

Beauty Snake swiftly charged forward, and the Thousand Shadow Whip landed on Pate's body.

The Thousand Shadow Whip had blades equipped by Lin Nuoyi, and as it struck, Pate's skin was also cut.

Puff!

A glob of venom flowed into Pate's skin through its wound.

Immediately, Pate's body emitted sizzling sounds of burning.

Its health was also continuously plummeting.

Ye Chen saw the clue and said, "Beauty Snake, continue spraying venom. As long as this thing has venom, its regeneration won't keep up. The others, take the opportunity to attack!"

"Yes!"

Beauty Snake quickly sprayed two more globs of venom, which flowed into Pate's body through its wounds.

Bull Warrior's arm muscles bulged, and his axe directly chopped Pate's body, causing significant damage.

King Kong Ape also let out a roar, and the Ding Tian Divine Staff in its hand landed on Pate's body.