Oh?

Zhou Huai was a little surprised.

He didn't expect to find something so quickly.

He immediately controlled Moria, and under Jasmine's lead, returned to the Secret Realm.

They crossed the ancient stone bridge and returned to the magnificent ruins of the ancient city.

Sure enough, less than five hundred meters from the Pillar of Judgment and Thunder, at the end of the mist, a huge rock wall appeared before everyone's eyes.

And in the very center of the rock wall, a gigantic stone gate, a hundred meters tall and carved with intricate, mysterious patterns, stood silently.

It seemed to have existed there since ancient times, exuding an aura of desolation and profoundness.

Humans were as tiny as dust motes # Nоvеlight # before it.

Zhou Huai controlled Moria, and an uncontrollable flicker of excitement flashed in his silver eyes.

The secret of the Divine Artifact was very likely hidden behind this door!

"My Lord, we've tried," Jasmine stepped forward quickly, a hint of helplessness on her face.

"This door is too heavy; our people can't push it."

Zhou Huai nodded, his gaze sweeping over the stone gate.

He immediately gave an order.

"Use chains, pull!"

"Yes!"

Soon, dozens of tough, specially made chains were firmly secured to the edges of the stone gate.

More than twenty strength-based professionals gritted their teeth, their muscles bulging, veins throbbing, exerting every ounce of their strength.

However, the stone gate remained motionless.

"Add more people!" Jasmine ordered again.

More and more people joined the effort to pull the door.

Thirty people.

Forty people.

Finally, when the number reached fifty, the stone gate, which had been silent for an unknown number of years, let out a dull, long "creak."

It trembled slightly.

"It's working!" A look of joy flashed in Jasmine's eyes.

She immediately rallied more members.

Eventually, with the combined effort of nearly a hundred professionals, the massive stone gate finally began to open, little by little, at an extremely slow pace, revealing a crack.

Zhou Huai waited patiently.

Just as he was about to enter and investigate once the stone gate was fully open, he suddenly frowned.

He sharply turned his head, his gaze seemingly piercing through layers of thick fog, looking towards the entrance of the Secret Realm.

Qin Ming?

Zhou Huai's Soul sensed that Qin Ming's Soul link was rapidly weakening and moving quickly within the Abyss of Mist.

Shouldn't he be lurking in that underground cave?

Why would he run into the depths of the Secret Realm?

Zhou Huai's heart tightened.

Something happened!

Could his undercover identity have been exposed?

Without time to ponder, Zhou Huai controlled Moria, leaving a brief command for Jasmine.

"Continue opening the door; I'm going out for a bit."

Before his words finished, his figure had already transformed into a pool of flowing ink, silently melting into the shadows on the ground.

...

The Abyss of Mist was shrouded in thick fog.

"Roar!"

Three monsters, built like calves, covered in black scales, and with single eyes, were encircling a blood-soaked man in a triangular formation.

The man was Qin Ming.

At this moment, he was in an extremely sorry state.

His clothes were already so stained with blood and dirt that their original color was unrecognizable, and deep, bone-visible wounds covered his entire body.

He knelt on one knee, using the dagger in his hand to support his tottering body, gasping for breath.

He stared intently at the three 【Mist Cyclops Beasts】 before him, which exuded a brutal aura, his eyes filled with despair.

Each of these monsters was above Rank twenty-five.

Normally, he wouldn't fear them.

But he had endured several fierce battles on his journey here.

His stamina and magic power were both nearing exhaustion.

He had only managed to hold on until now by sheer willpower.

"Roar!" One of the Cyclops Beasts seemed to lose patience, letting out a roar and charging towards Qin Ming with its thick limbs.

From its gaping maw, sharp fangs glinted with chilling coldness in the dim light.

Qin Ming gritted his teeth, squeezing out the last bit of strength from his body, preparing for a final desperate struggle.

However, just then, the shadow beneath his feet suddenly writhed like a living thing.

The next second, a dark, ominous, and grotesque demonic claw emerged from the shadows without warning.

It was as fast as lightning!

Pfft!

The charging Cyclops Beast didn't even let out a whimper.

Its massive head was instantly crushed by the demonic claw!

Red and white matter splattered everywhere.

Seeing this, the remaining two Cyclops Beasts' single large eyes instantly filled with fear.

They let out a wail and turned to flee without hesitation.

However, their movements were still a step too slow.

Two more dark demonic claws extended from the shadows, precisely gripping their hind legs.

With a slight pull, "Crack!"

Accompanied by two crisp sounds of bone breaking, the bodies of the two Cyclops Beasts were brutally torn in half. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Hot beast blood stained the ground.

Qin Ming stared at the bloody and decisive scene before him, completely stunned.

He slowly raised his head.

He saw a slender figure, who had silently appeared before him at some unknown point.

Silver-white long hair, noble and melancholic temperament.

It was his Lord, whom he thought of day and night.

Qin Ming's hanging heart finally completely settled.

As his taut nerves relaxed, a strong sense of dizziness instantly flooded his mind.

He could no longer support himself, his vision went black, and he began to fall forward.

A cold yet strong hand steadily supported him.

"Your subordinate... Your subordinate Qin Ming, greets... greets my Lord," Qin Ming struggled to say, his voice weak.

Zhou Huai, controlling Moria, helped him up, his brows tightly furrowed.

"What exactly happened?"

"Why did you rush into the mist of the Secret Realm?"

"Don't you know how dangerous it is here?"

"Your subordinate... your subordinate had no choice."

Qin Ming leaned against Moria, an expression of gritted teeth on his face.

His voice trembled with anger.

"This morning, after the military personnel escaped from the cave..."

"Those beasts from the Radiant Alliance, to prevent the truth from coming out, they... they actually started killing people to silence them!"

"That was more than four thousand lives!"

Qin Ming's eyes instantly reddened, his voice thick with a crying tone.

"They didn't leave a single survivor! They killed them all! And destroyed the bodies to hide the evidence!"

"The way they killed without batting an eye, they weren't human at all!"

"They were simply a group of devils crawled out of Hell!"

Hearing this, Zhou Huai's heart couldn't help but violently clench.

An indescribable chill rushed from the soles of his feet straight to the top of his head.

More than four thousand people...

All dead?

He had originally only wanted to create an opportunity for Li Gang to escape and for the military to intervene.

He never expected it to trigger such a tragic chain reaction.

In fact, he should have realized it sooner.

The Zhou Family had always been a group of cold-blooded beasts who would stop at nothing for profit.

Whether it was his mother, who died tragically five years ago for a marriage alliance, or the more than four thousand innocents massacred now to cover up their crimes.

In their eyes, anyone who stood in their way could be ruthlessly eliminated.

Even blood relatives.

Qin Ming took a few deep breaths, forcibly calming his emotions, and continued, "I was fortunate to escape because I was favored by a manager of the Radiant Alliance previously."

"That manager told me that everyone from the Radiant Alliance had to evacuate the Secret Realm immediately and that the entrance to the Secret Realm was to be completely sealed."

"I felt this matter was extremely important and had to inform you, my Lord, at once."

"So, I used the excuse of going to the restroom to secretly slip back into the Secret Realm, wanting to come and find you."

Qin Ming looked at Moria, his eyes filled with fervent adoration.

"I knew, my Lord, you would definitely find me."

Zhou Huai, controlling Moria, gently patted Qin Ming's shoulder.

"You did very well."

"You've worked hard; this news is indeed very important."

Now, the Zhou Family, to evade the military's investigation, had actually voluntarily abandoned this relic?

Didn't that mean...

From now on, only his Eternal Night Guild would be left in this ancient relic?

Zhou Huai's mind raced at this moment.

If that were the case, then perhaps... he could delay telling the military about the Secret Realm's location.

Maybe he could find the Divine Artifact existing in this relic before everyone else.

This was very important.

What if the Divine Artifact he found could be of some help to him now?