’I wonder how the battle with the little train is going. Hasn’t that Li Bolili been killed yet...’

Just as Wang Yi was muttering this, he suddenly saw a Red Giant Dragon streak across the sky.

’That’s... a Giant Dragon! Li Bolili calls herself a Giant Dragon Lord. Could that Giant Dragon be hers? It looks like it’s fleeing in a panic. Where is it trying to go? Its main base?’

Speculation arose in Wang Yi’s mind. His eyes narrowed and he shouted, "Everyone, mount up! Pursue that Giant Dragon!"

"Yes!"

The Jade Jiaolongs immediately started running. Wang Yi and his men became a mobile unit, speeding through the urban forest like the wind, hot on the heels of the Red Giant Dragon.

Some Divine were startled, but by the time they reacted, the Jade Jiaolong unit was already far away.

Some Wood Knot Monsters were also startled, but they couldn’t keep up with the Jade Jiaolongs’ speed and gave up after a short chase.

The city ruins, which were extremely perilous for the Indigenous Scavengers, posed no obstacle to Wang Yi’s group as they charged straight through.

A moment later, the Red Giant Dragon landed and dove into a pit in the ground.

Wang Yi and his men slowed down.

’Is this Li Bolili’s main base?’

Wang Yi scanned his surroundings. It felt like an abandoned park; there were very few ruined buildings, but the woods were relatively dense with many large trees.

Soon, Wang Yi approached the pit where the Red Giant Dragon had disappeared. Looking down, he saw it was clearly a massive underground tunnel, and there were even lights on inside.

"Everyone, proceed with caution!"

Wang Yi gave the order, then slowly entered the underground tunnel. He quickly received a system notification: "Ding! Congratulations, you have discovered an ancient ruin, building number B78. Designation: Ancient Dungeon. Danger Level: Medium-High. Exploration Value: Medium-High. Please explore with caution."

’A B-rank ruin... There’s an eighty percent chance this is Li Bolili’s temporary camp!’

With this thought, Wang Yi led his team forward.

After walking for about half a mile down the underground tunnel, Wang Yi felt as if he had arrived at an underground farm. There were large plots of land where various kinds of mushroom-like plants were growing, and a small river flowed between the fields.

Looking further ahead, he saw what appeared to be an underground base not far away. Its outer walls were made of Alloy Deck, with machine gun turrets protruding from them. The base’s main gate was wide open. In a clearing in the distance, a row of armored off-road vehicles was parked neatly, catching the eye.

Meanwhile, inside the base’s control hall, a device resembling a sleep pod opened, and Li Bolili stepped out.

To be precise, this was a reborn, cloned Li Bolili.

The most precious reward in this B-rank ruin was three clone bodies.

The clone bodies would activate upon the death of the original, serving as a form of resurrection.

With three clone bodies, Li Bolili essentially had three extra lives.

However, she had already used one.

’Damn it, my losses this time were devastating! Those trash Kobolds are going to be completely wiped out. And what a waste of five Two-legged Flying Dragons! Just who is that Player? How are his forces so powerful...’

As Li Bolili was grumbling in frustration, an alarm suddenly blared in the control room.

"Alert: Shelter has been breached. Machine Gun Turret 1 destroyed. Machine Gun Turret 2 destroyed. Machine Gun Turret 3 destroyed..."

The sudden alarm startled Li Bolili.

’What’s going on? Did a Wood Knot Monster invade at a time like this?’

Li Bolili quickly pulled up the surveillance feed, only to find that the intruders weren’t Wood Knot Monsters, but Wang Yi and his group.

’Huh? How did they get here? Are they here to hunt me down?’

A chill ran down Li Bolili’s spine. What was she supposed to do now?

’I have to escape! As long as Lucky is still with me, I can make a comeback. As long as I’m not dead, I can rise again! But I can’t let that guy off easy! You can’t survive without being ruthless. Don’t blame me for this. If I can’t have this base, I’ll make sure you won’t have it either...’

Li Bolili gritted her teeth and immediately looked at a red button on the control console.

Pressing that button would open the core area of this Dungeon. The dormant Earth Deity within that core area would awaken and be released. It was a Spirit-Transformed Earth Deity that had undergone Spirit Transformation twice and was already close to the level of a King.

’As long as that Earth Deity is released, this entire Dungeon will become its territory. Everything here will be destroyed, and maybe those people will be killed too. That settles it!’

Having made up her mind, Li Bolili immediately pressed the red button. The entire Dungeon began to shake violently.

’Perish! Everything, perish!’

Li Bolili laughed maniacally. Instead of leaving, she continued to operate the control console.

Soon, the two sleep pods containing her remaining clone bodies were ejected through a special channel.

Only then did Li Bolili leave. She quickly found her Red Giant Dragon again.

"Lucky, take Exit Two! Get out of here, fast! Find my two clone bodies outside and get them away from here!"

Li Bolili issued the command.

The Red Giant Dragon understood her words, immediately got up, and began to crawl toward Exit Two.

At the same time, Wang Yi, who was directing the Brocade Guard to destroy the machine gun turrets, suddenly received a system notification: "Ding! Warning: The Spirit-Transformed Earth Deity Iron Sword Immortal dormant here is awakening!"

"Ding! Warning: The Iron Sword Immortal has been released!"

"Ding! Warning: The current ruin will transform into the Iron Sword Immortal’s ecological territory!"

’An Earth Deity! An Iron Sword Immortal? Looks like we can’t stay here for long!’

Wang Yi pondered for a moment. Just as he was about to lead his men in a retreat to observe the situation from a safe distance, a loud RUMBLE echoed. A giant vine burst through the ground, and in its center was a massive Wood Knot that was half-purple and half-gold.

The Wood Knot was pulsing, and light flowed within it.

With a BANG, the Wood Knot suddenly exploded, revealing a handsome man dressed in green robes. His eyes were closed and his long hair was unbound.

’Hmm, this Earth Deity is humanoid?’

Wang Yi muttered to himself. A thought suddenly struck him, and he looked at the handsome man again.

He felt that the handsome man looked somewhat familiar.

After a closer look, Wang Yi exclaimed in shock, "Xiang Tianchen!"

At that moment, Li Bolili appeared, laughing loudly. "Since you’re here, don’t be in such a hurry to leave!"

Before she could finish her sentence, Wang Yi gave a look. With a CLANG, a Huajin Fengyu Cultivator drew his sword and flashed past Li Bolili.

Li Bolili couldn’t speak anymore. Her throat had been cut. A line of blood appeared on her neck, from which blood slowly began to seep.

The next moment, this Li Bolili fell to the ground, dead.

But Wang Yi frowned. He hadn’t received a system notification for killing a Player, nor had any Chaos Energy been credited to him.

’Huh? The body didn’t disappear. This Li Bolili is a fake, or she has a way to resurrect...’

A shiver went down Wang Yi’s spine. He paid Li Bolili no more mind, instead turning to the "Iron Sword Immortal" with closed eyes and shouting, "Xiang Tianchen! Xiang Tianchen..."

At that moment, in a gray, cold space that felt like the bottom of a deep river, Xiang Tianchen was looking at a bright rift. The light from within the rift was already shining on his face.

’Another descent coordinate has appeared. Huh, the Iron Sword Immortal’s anchor point. An Earth Deity that has undergone Spirit Transformation twice... looks pretty good...’

Xiang Tianchen could see the basic information about the bright rift. He knew that this thing was also called an anchor point, and that by touching it, he could descend into the game world and become a "Monster"!

However, the duration of the descent was not fixed.

’There must be a lot of Sufferers who can see this anchor point. Whatever, I’ll let them have it. I hate the words ’Sword Immortal’...’

Just as Xiang Tianchen was thinking this, he suddenly heard sounds coming through the spatial rift. His ears felt like they were full of water, so he couldn’t hear clearly; the sounds were muffled. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

’Hmm, it sounds like someone outside is calling my name?’

Xiang Tianchen’s spirit stirred. He reached out and touched the bright rift. The next moment, his vision flared, and his descent was complete.

"Ding! Attention, Sufferer. This descent will last for 6 hours. During this period, you can gain experience by killing Player or Indigenous People units. Reaching the required Experience Points will allow you to level up, which will enhance your abilities and offer a chance to extend the descent time!"