120: Chapter 120 Shocked Passersby
“Let’s not talk about these for now. Let’s go eat first.”
Not wanting to dwell on it further, Thank Rain exercised her right as the guide and led Squad of four towards a certain place.
She was afraid that if they continued talking like this, her heart wouldn't be able to take it. What terrifying individuals were these people in Squad? Each one was more frightening than the last.
Under her guidance, the group quickly arrived at the living and dining quarters inside the fortress.
Since the outpost fortress only provided temporary lodging for those entering the Instance, both the food and accommodation were quite basic.
The food was acceptable; at least, real ingredients were used. As for accommodation, it was a small single room, only big enough for two beds.
Of course, this was from Young Miss Li Xuefei’s perspective; the others didn't find anything wrong with it.
“I’m going back to Hidden Mist Forest. If anything comes up, you can leave a message outside my room.”
After a simple meal and showing them to their rooms, Thank Rain left again. She still had one more day she could stay.
With that, Thank Rain hurried away, seemingly stimulated by their conversation.
As she left, Li Xuefei pulled Lin Zhizhi and Gu Yue into Fang Yuan’s room.
The small room, which could only fit one or two beds and a bathroom, felt a bit cramped once the three girls entered.
“Fang Yuan, just tell me, what’s going on with you? How is your monster-slaying speed even faster than mine?”
Li Xuefei casually closed the door, then stared intently at the young man sitting on the bed.
Before returning, her thoughts were similar to Lin Zhizhi’s earlier; she believed her own improvement was the greatest.
She didn't have much to say about Lin Zhizhi, the lucky one, but she had many questions for Fang Yuan.
How could a Silver Rank Talent Holder perform more exaggeratedly than a Gold Talent Holder? This was simply unrealistic, meaning there had to be something fishy going on.
“Uh… how should I put this? Actually, my True Spirit Talent isn’t [Strength Enhancement]. As for what Talent it is, it’s a bit special, so I can’t reveal it.”
Facing the girl’s slightly angry gaze, and the two probing looks beside her, Fang Yuan paused for a moment before finally admitting that his Talent was not [Strength Enhancement].
“Then your Talent is a Transcendent True Spirit Talent? Otherwise, why can’t you even mention it?”
With just that one sentence, Li Xuefei deduced that his True Spirit Talent was a Transcendent True Spirit Talent, something even more Heaven-Defying than a Gold Rank Talent.
This was the only explanation for why he would hide his Talent.
A Gold Rank Talent wouldn't warrant such secrecy; clearly, it had to be more powerful than a Gold Talent.
Thinking of this, Li Xuefei felt completely numb. How vast fortune she had to recruit two Transcendent True Spirit Talent Holders as her squad members.
She couldn't be sure about Gu Yue, but she had already assumed it.
As for the remaining accompanying member, it was fine. Although his Talent had improved and his Rank was higher than hers, Li Xuefei was still confident she could catch up by tomorrow.
“You could say that.”
Unable to reveal 【Source Devour】, Fang Yuan could only implicitly agree that he possessed a Transcendent True Spirit Talent.
“No wonder…”
Hearing it directly from him, the three girls showed expressions of “as expected.”
Among them, Li Xuefei’s feelings were the most complex. What a Prodigy she had recruited! Perhaps she should just give the captain’s title to him later.
Lin Zhizhi’s heart was filled with joy for her cousin. Having received so much help from Fang Yuan, she was very biased towards her cousin.
In the room, Gu Yue, the most relevant person, was probably the happiest. After all, Fang Yuan was her designated guide, and the better his Talent, the greater her own gains would be.
At this moment, she suddenly remembered her unreliable father. He had mentioned that Fang Yuan’s vast fortune was immense and unobservable. Perhaps it was because his Talent was too powerful.
“Alright, you should all leave. I need to rest.”
After answering the girls, Fang Yuan politely asked the three of them to leave his room. Having them stand there looking down at him felt somewhat uncomfortable.
Having gotten what they wanted, the three didn't linger and followed his wishes, walking out.
Once the room was empty again, Fang Yuan continued experimenting with Myriad Laws Return to Origin, hoping to find some Breakthrough.
He gave up on continuing until midnight, having made no progress. He lay on the bed to sleep, welcoming a new day… A new day dawned, and Squad of four geared up to depart for Hidden Mist Forest.
With Thank Rain’s previous guidance, the four quickly entered the Void Realm’s influence and re-entered Hidden Mist Forest.
Bang!!
The moment Fang Yuan entered Hidden Mist Forest, a Bronze Tenth Level Green Vine Monster charged at him.
The result was inevitable; what awaited this monster was a powerful strike unleashed by Myriad Laws Return to Origin.
After instantly dealing with the overconfident Green Vine Monster, he found himself in another forest.
This Hidden Mist Forest was entirely made up of forests, no wonder it was called Hidden Mist Forest.
Without further complaining about the name of the Hidden Mist Forest Void Realm Instance, Fang Yuan began this round of frantic bombardment.
The area he was currently in was very suitable for ordinary Silver Rank Two professionals, so many of the monsters here were Bronze Tenth Level or higher, with quite a few Silver Rank One and Two.
Things weren't absolute; there were also many Bronze Rank Eight and Nine monsters, as well as those exceeding Silver Rank Two.
However, whether they were Bronze Rank monsters, or Silver Rank One, Two, Three, or even Four monsters, all were reduced to dust under Fang Yuan’s relentless, consumption-free bombardment.
To level up faster, he completely disregarded these monster crystal cores, which were worth thousands or tens of thousands of energy points.
Stopping would only slow him down, which was not worth it. Money? Nothing was as important as quickly increasing his Rank.
Thus, under his relentless bombardment, this area of monsters suffered. These monsters, which would charge forward at the slightest sound, none could escape their fate.
In just two hours, Fang Yuan’s Rank increased to Silver Rank Three. With his strength further enhanced, his monster-slaying speed increased by another ten percent.
“…”
Behind Fang Yuan, where he couldn't see, a sixteen or seventeen-year-old young man was rapidly advancing atop the pile of monster corpses he had created.
The gray-clad young man, armed with a sharp long saber, quickly and skillfully performed cranial surgery on each monster corpse, extracting the crystal core from their heads.
“What a Prodigy. He must have a Gold Talent or even a Transcendent True Spirit Talent…”
Huang Tao, hidden behind the monster corpses collecting crystal cores, looked at the young man displaying his Divine Might with immense envy and shock.
Fearing that the person ahead would discover him, Huang Tao dared not get too close. He could only pick up monster crystal cores from a distance in the rear, unable to see the Prodigy’s face.
Compared to being curious about what the person looked like, he was more concerned with these monster crystal cores. These were all hard cash, money that could be picked up effortlessly.
In just two hours, Huang Tao had collected millions of energy points.