“So strong!
Isn’t that a bit ridiculous?”
Lan Lianhua looked at the lifeless corpse of the Loess Giant, clicking her tongue in amazement.
There was no doubt about it.
The Loess Giant had pounded Meng Xiu into the ground with just two punches and blocked Wang Quan’s Tier 2 fire magic with a single hand.
Its strength was absolutely formidable.
Yet it was instantly killed by the entity summoned from that card!
Even if it had been informed of the weakness beforehand, it was still incredibly impressive.
“I love this!” Meng Xiu was extremely excited.
He absolutely adored such strong and powerful attacks.
If he could be hit by fists like that every day, Meng Xiu couldn’t even imagine how happy he would be!
“Tsk, tsk,” Wang Quan clicked his tongue.
“Old Wang, you guys take this crystal core.
I’ll take the Loess Giant’s corpse.”
Gu Xin tossed the earthy-yellow crystal core to Wang Quan.
He didn’t care much about a Tier 2 crystal core; he could buy one outside anytime he wanted.
The corpse of a Loess Giant, however, was much rarer.
“What are you saying?
We’re a party now.
You took down this monster, so the loot is naturally yours,” Wang Quan said, clearly displeased.
“Wang Quan is right, Gu Xin.
This is your loot.
We didn’t really help in that battle just now.”
Lan Lianhua strongly agreed.
“Same here,” Meng Xiu voiced his opinion.
“Then just hold onto it for now, Old Wang.
We’ll distribute everything fairly once the Secret Realm is over.”
Gu Xin stopped Wang Quan from tossing the crystal core back, speaking with a smile.
It seemed his luck was quite good.
On his very first time partying up for a Secret Realm, he had met teammates like this.
No, it was Old Wang who had a good eye.
The teammates he gathered were indeed reliable and trustworthy.
Gu Xin glanced at Wang Quan, who let out a scoff, and couldn’t help but chuckle.
As a brother, Old Wang’s character was truly beyond reproach.
Although he was proud and arrogant, he was a Mage, after all.
That was normal.
“Good thing I prepared a special spatial scroll.”
Gu Xin sealed the Loess Giant’s body into the spatial scroll.
A monster of such heavy tonnage really couldn’t fit into an ordinary spatial ring.
But it didn’t matter; a single-use spatial scroll perfectly solved this problem.
Having dealt with the Loess Giant, the four-person party continued their advance toward the royal capital.
Along the way, Lan Lianhua and Meng Xiu were clearly very interested in the Akaza that Gu Xin had just summoned, asking many questions.
Gu Xin answered them one by one.
“Big Gu, tell me the truth.
How did you make that humanoid card?” Wang Quan asked Gu Xin in a low voice when he found an opportunity.
He wanted to know if Gu Xin had actually used humans to craft cards.
“What do you think?” Gu Xin smiled.
“Big Gu, I’m not joking.
There are some things you really shouldn’t touch.
With your abilities, it’s unnecessary.”
Wang Quan frowned slightly, warning Gu Xin in a rarely seen serious tone.
“If you really used innocent people to craft cards, then your life is over.
It’s not too late to turn back now, Big Gu!”
Wang Quan was actually not a foolish person; he had his own values and worldview.
But no matter what, he felt that his and Gu Xin’s future definitely did not lie on an evil path.
That was a dark road with no future.
With his and Gu Xin’s talents, their futures could be described as boundlessly bright!
When they could openly and honorably walk the path of the strong and be admired and worshipped by the world, why be a stinking rat in the gutter that everyone wanted to beat?
Therefore, if Gu Xin really used people to craft cards, Wang Quan was determined to use the harshest tone to scold him awake!
“Relax, I don’t do things that extreme.”
“Then what about that card?”
“Cultists.”
“…” Wang Quan instantly understood, then let out a disdainful scoff.
“Then it’s fine.”
Wang Quan flexed his nimble fingers.
Cultists, huh?
For that kind of trash to be used by his brother for card crafting, it was their honor.
“When are you going to make me a summon card that can take a beating?
You know how it is, your brother has high damage output, but casting takes time.”
“Even brothers have to settle accounts clearly.”
“Your buddy isn’t short on cash!”
Wang Quan lifted his chin with immense pride.
In all of Yin City, who didn’t know the name of Young Master Wang?
Did they know who he was?
Wang Quan of the Wang family, nicknamed Wang Aotian!
“OK.”
Gu Xin gave him a thumbs up.
The four-person group chatted as they cleared out the monsters along the way.
It had to be said, the combination of Wang Quan and Meng Xiu was actually quite formidable.
Wang Quan’s magical prowess was no joke, and Meng Xiu truly lived up to his self-proclaimed title of ‘the hardest Knight in the Knight Academy’.
Although he had been pounded into the ground by the Loess Giant’s two punches earlier, the Loess Giant’s strength was definitely a bit out of bounds for a Tier 2 monster.
For a normal Tier 2 monster, breaking through Meng Xiu’s defenses was absolutely not an easy task.
Not to mention they also had Lan Lianhua, a Nun who could heal Meng Xiu from the backline.
This resulted in Gu Xin doing nothing but looting corpses, taking photos, and enjoying the scenery all the way to the royal capital.
It was incredibly leisurely and relaxing.
The Royal Capital of Baron.
This was the main city of this micro-world Secret Realm.
The entire royal capital had a very Western, sword-and-magic city style, with a magnificent and luxurious castle situated right in the center.
As soon as they entered the city, Gu Xin noticed a missing person notice on the bulletin board.
No, it shouldn’t be called a missing person notice, but rather a commission, and the issuer was the King.
“Interesting.
A demon kidnapped the princess, so he’s commissioning brave heroes to go save her?”
Gu Xin walked up to the bulletin board, resting his chin in his hand with great interest after reading the commission.
“Hahaha, I’ll be damned!
Isn’t this a perfect coincidence, brothers?
We are the strongest hero party!” Meng Xiu laughed heartily.
“The hero defeats the demon king, saves the princess, and then the princess pledges herself to him in marriage.
Isn’t that a TV drama plot from over a decade ago?”
Lan Lianhua couldn’t help but quip.
“Hmph, a mere demon actually dared to abduct the princess.
It’s truly courting death!”
Wang Quan harrumphed as he tore down the commission slip, speaking with righteous indignation, his voice booming.
“I bet five bucks this guy just has his eyes on the title of the hero who saves the princess,” Lan Lianhua said deadpan to Gu Xin and Meng Xiu.
“Not just that.
I’m afraid he’s also eyeing the King’s treasury.
He’s the ruler of a nation, after all.
Even if it’s just a small country, there should be some treasures in his vault.”
Gu Xin tilted his head.
In truth, he had also set his sights on the King’s treasury.
An entire vault full of treasures—who could resist that?
Even if there weren’t any outstanding treasures, grabbing a bunch of gold coins to take back could still be exchanged for main-world currency.
Lan Lianhua gave Gu Xin a weird look.
As expected of Wang Quan’s classmate.
The four of them then immediately hurried toward the castle.
They flashed the commission slip to the soldiers guarding the castle, and the soldiers let them pass.
It was that simple.
The King had already started plastering commission slips all over the city, which showed how much importance he attached to this matter.
He desperately needed brave heroes to help him rescue the princess.
Inside the magnificent hall, a pot-bellied, bearded King wearing luxurious clothes and a crown sat on the throne.
“Hmm?
Something seems off.” Gu Xin narrowed his eyes slightly.
He felt that there was something not quite right about this King.
Meanwhile, Lan Lianhua, being a Nun, sniffed the air, her eyes full of suspicion.