5: I'm telling you, he's definitely the Skeleton King!

Because the table was large, there was an empty seat between Ning Xiwei and Sun Feifei.

Lu Chen, who followed behind Ning Xiwei, naturally came to this empty seat.

He pulled out the chair and sat down with a thud.

His skeletal fingers were interlaced and placed on the tabletop, looking like an old monk in meditation.

Hmm?

Ning Xiwei and Sun Feifei looked at each other.

Hey, why is this skeleton acting so much like a human?

"Xiwei, have you noticed? Your Little Skeleton is actually quite smart. His sitting posture is almost as good as mine."

Because Sun Feifei suspected that Lu Chen might be a Skeleton King.

Therefore, she was constantly observing Lu Chen's movements.

"The Little Skeleton only knows how to shake its head and wave its hands; it looks a bit silly."

Ning Xiwei sized Lu Chen up.

Lu Chen also tilted his head to look at her.

Small flames flickered in his eye sockets.

This Little Girl looks quite cute and dorky.

At that moment.

Restaurant waiters brought out the dishes one after another, especially the last dish, Braised Devil Muscle Rabbit, which was delivered by five waiters together.

"Xiwei, come and try it."

Sun Feifei tore off a piece of rabbit meat, chewed it vigorously, and said indistinctly,

"I suffered a lot from these Devil Muscle Rabbits in the Secret Realm. Watch me take my revenge now!"

Compared to Sun Feifei's crude eating habits, Ning Xiwei ate slowly and gracefully.

"Xiwei, these meals are just troubles—let's eat them all!"

Sun Feifei held up a chicken leg and shouted loudly at Ning Xiwei.

Ning Xiwei chewed on a small piece of diced chicken, and seeing Sun Feifei's unladylike appearance, she burst out laughing.

She looked at the Little Skeleton sitting closely beside her again.

A wave of warmth suddenly welled up in her heart.

All her unhappiness seemed to vanish quietly at this moment.

"Thanks, Feifei."

"And thank you too!"

Ning Xiwei thanked Sun Feifei and Lu Chen with a serious expression.

Seeing Ning Xiwei and Sun Feifei eating with such gusto, Lu Chen also began to feel hungry.

He had lived in the Necrotic Abyss for at least several hundred years, either on the verge of life and death or lying like a corpse in a hundred-meter-wide purple-gold pillar of light.

He had never touched a single bit of meat.

Although the Little Skeleton was just a frame of grayish-white bones—let alone lacking a digestive System, he didn't even have a sense of taste.

But that didn't mean he couldn't eat!

Just... no sooner said than done.

Hundreds of years of life in the Necrotic Abyss had made Lu Chen quite casual.

He reached out with his skeletal fingers and picked up a chicken leg.

The chicken leg was crispy and oily, looking delicious at first glance!

He brought it to his mouth, and his two rows of grayish-white teeth crunched as he bit into the chicken leg.

Hmm??

The two girls, who were chatting, suddenly stopped talking, their beautiful eyes widened, and their worldview seemed to collapse at this moment!

What am I seeing!

A skeleton frame is... gnawing on a chicken leg?!

Since when can the undead eat meat?

Speaking of which, where would the chicken leg go after the Little Skeleton swallowed it?

Following Lu Chen's chewing and swallowing, the two girls looked down along his cervical spine.

The chicken meat, chewed into a pulp by Lu Chen, passed through the loose ribs and down the empty lumbar vertebrae.

Plop.

As expected, it fell onto the seat cushion of the chair.

Then, under the astonished gazes of the two girls.

Lu Chen gnawed on the chicken leg with one hand and pointed to the only remaining chicken leg on the plate with the other, looking at Ning Xiwei.

"Good heavens! Xiwei!"

Sun Feifei's voice grew louder, "He wants you to eat this last chicken leg."

Ning Xiwei stared at the flickering flames in Lu Chen's eye sockets and couldn't help but ask, "Is that so?"

Lu Chen nodded.

Ning Xiwei was stunned.

He... he understood what I said?!

It was common knowledge that undead creatures could not understand human language at all.

In fact, they didn't even have a sense of hearing!

Those Summoners who controlled undead summons passed commands through contract links to make the undead summons act.

But her Little Skeleton definitely had hearing, because he responded to her words!

"Xiwei, he heard it! He understood us!"

"Incredible!"

"Xiwei, I told you this Little Skeleton was extraordinary. He actually has hearing!"

Sun Feifei was even more excited than Ning Xiwei.

"Little Skeleton, here, eat this!"

Sun Feifei handed the half-eaten chicken leg in her hand to Lu Chen.

The small flames in Lu Chen's eye sockets flickered, and he ignored Sun Feifei.

At this point, anyone could see that the Little Skeleton was disgusted by the chicken leg Sun Feifei had already bitten.

Lu Chen continued to chew the chicken leg.

This chewing motion gave him a fresh sense of being resurrected, and he enjoyed it very much.

And to be honest, the chicken leg's appearance was impeccable, perfect in color and aroma.

Good things should naturally be shared with his Summoner.

Lu Chen immediately pushed the plate containing the last chicken leg in front of Ning Xiwei.

Accustomed to the sluggish movements of undead creatures, seeing an ordinary undead whose behavior was almost identical to a living person's...

Sun Feifei felt her perception was being violently overhauled!

"Holy crap!"

"This is amazing!"

Sun Feifei jumped over to Ning Xiwei's side and hugged her.

"Xiwei! Your Little Skeleton is definitely, definitely not ordinary!"

Intelligence comparable to a human's was exclusive to high-level undead creatures!

What did this mean... The more Sun Feifei thought about it, the more excited she became for her Best Friend!

Her Best Friend hadn't contracted just any ordinary undead creature!

But Skeleton Royalty!

This Little Skeleton is definitely a Skeleton King; Sun Feifei would bet her life on it!

"Xiwei, let's go. Let's head to a Secret Realm right now!"

"Your Little Skeleton is definitely invincible!"

"We're going to fully develop the Little Skeleton's potential right now and make those snobs regret it to death!"

"Gaga!"

Without another word, Sun Feifei pulled Ning Xiwei and rushed toward the entrance of the Secret Realm... There were two major Secret Realms in Chiyang City.

One was the Myriad Beast Paradise, which was open during the day.

The other was the Forest of Nightmares, which was open at night.

At this time, Ning Xiwei and the others arrived at the entrance of the Myriad Beast Paradise.

"Xiwei, let me tell you, the most annoying thing on the outskirts of the Myriad Beast Paradise is the Marmot Wolf.

Although this creature is only a mid-stage rank zero creature, it can burrow into the ground. It's elusive and will suddenly pop out to bite you, and it really hurts!"

Sun Feifei introduced various situations in the Myriad Beast Paradise to Ning Xiwei.

Although they were classmates from the same year, Ning Xiwei had been persuaded by Principal to delay her Awakening and public spirit pact under the guise of repaying the school, which caused her strength to lag behind her peers.

After all, the completion of a spirit pact was considered a professional Awakening, and only after a professional Awakening would there be a significant increase in strength.

As a result, Sun Feifei was already at Rank One, Stage Two, while Ning Xiwei was only at Rank Zero, Stage Seven.

Furthermore, Sun Feifei had even entered Secret Realms several times, whereas Ning Xiwei had never entered one.

They arrived at the Secret Realm gatekeeper's post.

As they passed through the protective gate, the Realm information of the two girls appeared in the gatekeeper's hands.

He spoke:

"Rank One Realm, the ticket price is 3 Rank One Spirit Crystals."

"Rank Zero Realm, the ticket price is 1 Rank One Spirit Crystal. Oh, you're a newcomer, you can enter the Secret Realm for free once."

Sun Feifei took out 3 Rank One Spirit Crystals from her wallet and handed them to the gatekeeper, saying with a pained expression,

"These are my last 3 Spirit Crystals. If I don't harvest 3 Spirit Crystals in the Secret Realm, I won't even be able to enter next time."

Then.

Hand in hand, Ning Xiwei and Sun Feifei stepped into the green vortex in front of them.

Entering a Secret Realm for the first time.

Ning Xiwei felt slightly nervous, but looking at the Little Skeleton following closely behind her, her nervous heart gradually calmed down.

The link coming from the contract at her brow made her feel at ease.

She really liked this feeling.

Although Sun Feifei kept saying the Little Skeleton was of undead royalty and super invincible.

But she had seen the scene where the Little Skeleton was scorched to pieces by the Supreme Academy instructor's intense flames, so she didn't want the Little Skeleton to take any risks.

She held the Little Skeleton's skeletal fingers.

She thought to herself: Don't worry, I will protect you!