164: Chapter 164: The Demon Territory's Shocking Change

The next day.

Greeting the morning sun, Squad of four set off again.

This time, it was just Fang Yuan, Gu Yue, Li Xuefei, and Lin Zhizhi.

Yesterday, after acquiring a large sum of money, the last four members of the Support Group also went to a Void Realm Instance to level up by killing monsters.

With the Support Group members absent, the four of them could only depart together.

When they met, Li Xuefei's Gold Rank Five Rank aura was particularly noticeable. Feeling the pressure, she sought help from her grandfather and obtained three Silver Rank rare treasures.

Coupled with her previous gains, her Rank immediately soared to Gold Rank Five.

Things had come full circle; Li Xuefei felt pressure from Fang Yuan, immediately sought support, and quickly raised her Rank.

Her improvement made Lin Zhizhi, who hadn't felt much pressure before, also feel immense pressure, and she began to cheer herself on.

Brave and spirited, Lin Zhizhi, with determined eyes, followed Squad onto the teleportation array...

"Two Legendary Rank Monsters have appeared near the Earth Demon Territory. The known death toll today has already exceeded one hundred."

Waves of anxious and complicated discussions reached them. The group, who had just arrived at the Demon Defense Fortress, stopped and listened to the discussions around them.

"What happened?"

As a Young Miss, Li Xuefei listened for a moment before stepping forward to ask the Defense Force members.

"Young Miss Fei'er... it's like this. Yesterday evening, Legendary Rank Monsters appeared in the Earth Demon Territory. Many Silver Rank teammates have already died, and even three Gold Rank Professionals are gone..."

The Defense Force member who was asked immediately recounted the major events that had occurred not long ago, as soon as he saw it was Li Xuefei.

It turned out that after yesterday afternoon, some powerful monsters in the Earth Demon Territory discovered human traces.

Facing these prey delivered to their doorstep, these Legendary Rank Monsters naturally wouldn't let them go for free. In just a few hours, over a hundred Silver Rank and three Gold Rank Professionals lost their lives.

This death toll was actually lower than it could have been. Shortly after these monsters appeared, the high-ranking officials of Sea City discovered their existence and immediately dispatched Legendary Rank Professionals to deal with them.

As for how Sea City discovered the Legendary Rank Monsters, that was thanks to the construction of the Demon Defense Fortress. To monitor the situation in the Earth Demon Territory, many surveillance devices were secretly installed dozens of kilometers from the Earth Demon Territory, close to Tianlan Star, from the very beginning.

With the images constantly transmitted back by these surveillance devices, the Defense Force stationed at the Demon Defense Fortress was able to discover the Legendary Rank Monsters in the shortest possible time.

Quickly discovering the monsters and quickly dispatching Legendary Rank Professionals allowed the death toll to be controlled; otherwise, the number of deaths would have multiplied several times.

"There are still Legendary Rank Monsters lingering nearby, and hardly anyone dares to enter the Earth Demon Territory anymore..."

At the end of his statement, the Defense Force member spoke with a solemn expression about the current situation in the Earth Demon Territory.

Currently, there are several Legendary Rank Monsters at the junction of the Earth Demon Territory Void Realm and Tianlan Star. These intelligent monsters are such that Sea City's Legendary Rank Professionals do not dare to venture deep to engage them.

Legendary Rank battles cause immense commotion, with a single strike capable of explosions spanning several kilometers. If the commotion becomes too great, it could attract more Legendary Rank Monsters or even Epic Rank Monsters.

In terms of strength comparison, the entire Tianlan Star cannot compare to the Earth Demon Territory, let alone Sea City, which has only just joined the Human Alliance and does not have an Epic Rank War God.

For this reason, facing the sudden appearance of powerful monsters, Luo Tian, the commander of the Sea City Defense Force, only showed himself, using his higher Rank aura to deter the several Legend Rank One to Legendary Rank Four monsters, without taking the initiative to attack.

According to the intelligence brought back by Commander Luo Tian, there were a total of four Legendary Rank Monsters: two Legend Rank One, one Legend Rank Two, and one Legendary Rank Four.

These Legendary Rank Monsters are all Earth Demons unique to the Earth Demon Territory. Their physical strength is equivalent to a Silver Rank [Strength Enhancement] Professional, making them incredibly powerful.

After relaying the information to the four, the Defense Force member saw them fall into contemplation and then left with his companion.

"..., the situation is a bit bad now. We probably won't be able to enter the Earth Demon Territory."

A dejected voice sounded. Lin Zhizhi, who most wanted to enter the Earth Demon Territory to search for rare treasures, was very upset.

It was only the second day, and the exploration of the Earth Demon Territory was already fraught with danger, with the presence of Legendary Rank Monsters. Wouldn't this prevent them from acquiring rare treasures?

Li Xuefei and Gu Yue beside her remained silent; they had no solutions against Legendary Rank Monsters either.

Intelligent Legendary Rank Monsters are just as terrifying as Legendary Rank Professionals of the same Rank.

"How about we forget about it and go to the Spirit Void Realm instead? The Spirit Race there actually welcomes us humans to help them clear out monsters..."

After a moment of thought, the leader, Li Xuefei, offered her suggestion.

Previously, the Human Alliance and the Spirit Race reached a consensus that the Human Alliance would sell various technological items to them.

After acquiring powerful hot weapons, the Spirit Race had a good impression of humans. As long as they reported in advance, humans could also enter the Spirit Void Realm to explore.

It's just that very few people went. The Spirit Void Realm is only a little over a hundred years old, and many rare treasures have only just begun to form, so there are far fewer treasures than in the Earth Demon Territory.

Soon, the suggestion to go to the Spirit Void Realm was rejected. Searching for rare treasures there, they might not even find a single Silver Rank treasure in a whole day.

"How about this: the three of you stay here, and I'll go in alone. With my strength, I don't need to worry about danger. Even if I encounter a Legendary Rank Monster, even a Legendary Rank Four, I am fully confident I can escape safely..."

Just as Li Xuefei and Lin Zhizhi were in a dilemma, Fang Yuan suddenly suggested that he go into the Earth Demon Territory to explore alone.

Hearing him say this, the three of them, including Gu Yue, all looked at him.

The three of them were not clear about Fang Yuan's current strength. Hearing him say that he could even escape from a Legendary Rank Four, greatly surprised them.

Calculating this, he would at least need to possess Legend Rank Two strength to dare say he wasn't afraid of Legendary Rank Four monsters. Could it be that his strength was already comparable to Legend Rank Two?

After their surprise, Li Xuefei and Lin Zhizhi could only agree to Fang Yuan entering the Earth Demon Territory alone to search for treasures. The current situation was not something they could decide.

"Then I'll go along too. I can help carry things then..."

Gu Yue, who had been silent, suddenly suggested that she wanted to go together. Among the three, she was the only one whose strength was decent, at least she wouldn't hold them back much.

"Okay!"

Fang Yuan, who needed someone to carry things, thought for a moment and quickly agreed to Gu Yue's suggestion.

After deciding on the personnel, Fang Yuan and Gu Yue walked out of the Demon Defense Fortress, waving goodbye to Li Xuefei and Lin Zhizhi...