Monster's Provocation

Xiao Wen pulled Xiao Ya and Liu Fang to a nearby food stall, ordered some dishes, and the three of them immediately started eating.

While eating, none of them mentioned what had just happened, as if it had been temporarily forgotten.

After dinner, Xiao Wen and Xiao Ya returned home. As soon as they got home, the smile on Xiao Ya's face vanished without a trace. She looked at Xiao Wen coldly, waiting for his explanation.

Sensing his older sister's gaze, Xiao Wen gave a helpless wry smile.

He naturally knew what his older sister meant by her words.

"Sis, it's just a small matter, nothing to worry about. I'll handle it, so don't you worry."

Xiao Wen knew he couldn't escape the questioning, but he didn't want to drag his sister into this matter.

This matter was neither big nor small to him. As long as he was willing to reveal his identity and make a phone call to the Flame Emperor, those people wouldn't dare to trouble him.

However...

The battle five years ago was filled with too much strangeness and peculiarity.

There were still many things he needed to re-verify, so he had to wait for an opportunity, an opportunity to become stronger, to be able to confront that person head-on and defeat him!

Listening to Xiao Wen's confident tone, even if Xiao Ya wanted to say something more, she swallowed all her words at that moment.

"Okay, I believe you. I believe you will handle these things. I also hope you can settle these matters properly. It's getting late, I'm going to my room to rest."

With that, Xiao Ya returned to her room without another word, leaving Xiao Wen standing dazed in place, a hint of strangeness on his face.

Shrugging, Xiao Wen also simply washed up and returned to his room. He lay down in the game pod and started to log in.

As soon as Xiao Wen logged into the game, a message arrived in his inbox, sent from Zhao Shengquan's account, Fist Overlord.

"Hey! Mystery Kid, you're not being fair. You threw the blame onto my brother and then went off to eat and drink with two beauties."

Seeing this message, Xiao Wen smiled and replied, "The capable should bear more responsibility. Little brother has prepared a purple bow for you, big brother. I think you'll be interested."

As expected, after sending the message, he immediately received a satisfied reply from Zhao Shengquan.

"You're too kind, too kind. Brother Mystery, you're being too polite! Where is the purple bow? I'll have my two little brats come pick it up later and apologize to you on their behalf."

Xiao Wen was already accustomed to Zhao Shengquan's sudden change in attitude. After chatting for a bit, he set a location and didn't say anything further.

Sending messages doesn't cost money?

It costs one silver coin per message!

Stretching, Xiao Wen opened the map and checked his current location. He was in the central area of Nightmare Forest, still a long distance from the core area.

Then he clicked on the mission and took a look.

Temporary Mission - Preparations Before the Great Battle Completed (65/0)

The numbers behind it represented the number of monsters Xiao Wen had killed during this period, and also represented the reputation points he was about to gain.

65 reputation points, he still had to put in more effort.

He'd see if his luck was good. If his luck was good, he'd fight again. If his luck was bad, he'd go back and activate the Duel Disk to unseal the Duel Disk.

Xiao Wen's gaze fell on the deck of cards on his left Duel Disk.

His finger lightly rested on the deck, and he drew a card!

Monster Card [Kuriboh].

[Kuriboh] Level 3; Dragon/Wind

ATK: 1200; DEF: 700

Description: A young golden dragon. Its small body possesses immense power, and once it grows, it will wield the strength to overturn rivers and seas.

"Kuriboh? 3600 attack power? It seems like I can make a move."

Seeing the card in his hand, Xiao Wen's eyes lit up.

He slammed Kuriboh onto the Duel Disk. A light flashed in front of him, and a childish dragon roar sounded.

Roar!

A small dragon, entirely golden, with small wings on its back and a muscular body, appeared before Xiao Wen.

The moment Kuriboh appeared, the calm forest around them suddenly became restless.

Deep roars echoed from the distant woods, like those of tigers, wolves, and snakes.

Sounds rose and fell, trying to drown out Kuriboh's roar, but Kuriboh was not afraid. It let out another low roar, its pair of dark, shining eyes fixed ahead, and a powerful aura faintly emanating from its body.

Kuriboh turned its head to look at Xiao Wen, its eyes filled with a question.

"A battle between monsters? Interesting."

Xiao Wen muttered, and then took out another card.

It was a seal card belonging to Nightmare, which was now also summoned by Xiao Wen.

"In that case, let's just reap our way through. Nightmare, conceal my presence," Xiao Wen said in a low voice.

A mass of black mist, Nightmare, spread out and covered Xiao Wen, like a thin protective net, enveloping him.

At the same time, Xiao Wen followed behind Kuriboh and rushed forward.

Not long after setting off, Xiao Wen spotted a giant leopard coiled on the ground, surrounded by several smaller ones.

These leopards bore dark, cloudy patterns on their fur. Their eyes, a deep, dark green, held a bloodthirsty glint as they stared at Kuriboh in front of them, emitting low growls.

[Black Mist Cloud Leopard]

Level: 12

Attack: 350

Defense: 200

HP: 2500

Agility: 50

Description: Cloud leopards that inhabit the Nightmare Forest, possessing incredible speed, always able to capture and snipe prey in the blink of an eye.

At the center of these Black Mist Cloud Leopards, the massive one was undoubtedly an Elite-tier monster.

"Roar!"

Kuriboh let out a low growl and immediately charged forward. It clenched its golden dragon claws into fists and swung them, directly creating a wave of air that surged towards a Black Mist Cloud Leopard in front of it.

The moment Kuriboh's fist struck, its power radiated outwards before the fist even landed. The Black Mist Cloud Leopard's health bar instantly dropped to zero.

Experience +2786.

Glancing at the over two thousand experience points, Xiao Wen paid it no mind. Instead, he moved past these monsters and looked deeper into the forest.

A powerful monster should be residing in that area, and it was precisely that monster which was attracting Kuriboh.

He withdrew his gaze and focused on the Black Mist Cloud Leopards in front of him, which were being utterly dominated by Kuriboh. He muttered, "Just pawns to test our strength? It seems these guys are a bit smarter than I imagined."

After muttering, Xiao Wen continued walking forward on his own. With every step he took, several Black Mist Cloud Leopards died, turning into his experience points.

By the time Xiao Wen passed through the Black Mist Cloud Leopards' habitat under Kuriboh's protection, all of them had been cleared out.

Ding! Warning: You have entered the vicinity of the Nightmare Forest's core area. Danger lies ahead. It is recommended that players level 15 and above proceed in a team.