Salted Fish for Life, Together We Go

Ning Le's attitude surprised Wang Dongdong and Li Jingran.

Although everyone has tacitly accepted Xu Nan's leadership position, after all, he is rich and the boss... but is this obsequious attitude really due to being influenced by Xu Nan's super personal charm?

They both expressed their doubts.

When they noticed that Ning Le's newly replaced shield gleamed with a low-key yet luxurious light in the dark night, they seemed to understand something.

With everyone's blessings, the group of four took the lead and walked into the cave one after another.

Most of the trainees became more optimistic, perhaps moved by Ning Le's passion, and more people began to think more highly of Xu Nan.

After all, a leader with extraordinary talent must be able to make his comrades say such resolute words.

Yes, in fact, Xu Nan herself felt the same way.

However, although the Salted Fish Three Brothers were overshadowed by Xu Nan's brilliance, they were still top students in the Training Camp!

Even if she were truly captivated by Xu Nan's Extraordinary Charm, it certainly wouldn't come to this extent.

However, Xu Nan was well-versed in the art of winning people's hearts. The +2 enchanted shield that Ning Le had just changed to was the source of "the resolve of Shield Warrior".

This shield is an absolute magical item, possessing extremely strong damage absorption and self-healing capabilities. It provides excellent protection for Shield Warrior and is much lighter than Ning Le's previous shield.

In terms of enchantments, this shield offers two magical effects: one is [Stone Skin Spell], used to compensate for areas the shield cannot block, potentially harming Shield Warrior; the other is [Radiance of Resilience], which temporarily boosts the shield user's strength, constitution, resilience, and other stats. It's a very suitable piece of equipment for Ning Le at this stage.

The shield was temporarily lent to Ning Le by Xu Nan, but Xu Nan promised that if Ning Le performed well in this breakout battle, Xu Nan would consider giving the shield to him.

Anyway, Xu Nan has plenty of this kind of equipment in his warehouse.

As Xu Nan expected, Ning Le immediately expressed her willingness to do anything, even offering herself in gratitude!

That's just how real people are.

Xu Nan smiled slightly and followed Ning Le into the cave.

The air inside the cave was dry and cold.

There should still be some Frost Spider living here, as there are traces of their activity underground.

However, none of this mattered to Xu Nan. They simply wanted to use this tunnel to bypass the area being watched by the Three-Legged Rot Wolf and reach the foot of the mountain where the backup base was located.

As soon as the Frost Spider activity was discovered, Xu Nan dispatched his Mechanical Ghost to conduct a detailed reconnaissance of the cave.

After all, his hotel was built right at the entrance of the cave. If something unexpected happened, how would he continue to do business? When you're out on an adventure, you have to be both bold and careful.

It was around that time that he obtained information about the tunnel.

Although there are many branching paths, there is one main road that leads to the surface, which perfectly bypasses areas where monsters might be lurking.

As for the Frost Spider and earth demons that might appear on this main road... Xu Nan believed they would be much easier to deal with than the Three-Legged Rot Wolf, wouldn't they?

The group, using flashlights, groped their way to the front colonel.

Because there were no thieves, they were extra cautious.

Ning Le remained vigilant, staying close to Xu Nan and not missing a single detail, leaving the other two slackers speechless.

Good salted fish stay together for life; whoever turns over first is the dog.

A demon appeared silently. Before the other two could make a move, Ning Le displayed agility comparable to a Wanderer, delivering a [Shield Bash] that stunned the demon and dragged it over.

"Big brother! Please!" Ning Le smiled sheepishly.

Xu Nan was extremely satisfied. With a single strike of his Blazing Fire Blade Technique, he instantly killed Lin Yao and earned some Activity Points.

"Your shield bash stance is good. I'll get you a 'Advanced Shield Strike' skill book later."

Xu Nan started making empty promises.

Ning Le was overjoyed and picked up his shield, looking around aimlessly. He was now hoping that more monsters would appear so he could show off his skills.

The other two couldn't help but reveal distorted expressions upon hearing this.

We were supposed to walk through life together, but you quietly made it through the tough times?

If this is tolerable, what is intolerable?

So they took action.

The quiet tunnel suddenly became as lively as a vegetable market.

"Big brother! There's a Mutated Earth Fiend here, it's already been knocked unconscious, would you like to try it?"

"Brother! I just used my harvesting technique to get a few kidneys from [Tunnel White Rat]. Do you think they'll be useful?"

"Brother! I've caught a female Frost Spider here, would you like to give it a try?"

Xu Nan was surprised to find that the three brothers had suddenly become incredibly fierce, as if they had taken some kind of drug. Along the way, they used their class skills skillfully against low-level monsters, and they were not afraid of melee combat at all. They were all quite skilled.

Indeed, a generous reward will surely bring forth brave men!

Faced with the outstanding performance of the ranger and swordsman, Xu Nan made the same promise and lent them two weapons, both of which were enchanted and of high quality. This made the inexperienced ranger and swordsman extremely grateful, as if they would die for a friend.

As a result, the advance team led by Xu Nan passed through the main road with an astonishingly high efficiency.

Before long, they reached the underground lake halfway through the journey.

When the main road reaches the lake, there are two forks that extend deep underground. The Mechanical Ghost got lost several times before finally finding the correct path.

Xu Nan left a mark here and then continued on his way.

Because the distance wasn't far and their communicators were still working, Xu Nan reported that they were safe, and the main force on the other side began to move out.

"Brother, why are we going to be the first to go? Is it really for the practical lesson grade?"

Wang Dongdong had been holding back for a long time, and finally found an opportunity to ask.

"Hmm," Xu Nan replied absentmindedly.

"Then why didn't your sister-in-law come with us?" Wang Dongdong asked in surprise.

Xu Nan glanced at him, too lazy to correct his incorrect address. "Senior sister needs to be in charge of the central army."

"Where did that hunky guy go?" Wang Dongdong completely transformed into a curious child.

"How would I know where Zheng Xie went?" Xu Nan was completely annoyed. "Can't you just skin him in peace for a while? You just skinned that earth demon again. Aren't you supposed to be a master of gathering skills?"

Wang Dongdong lowered his head in shame.

"Big brother, I know where the tough guy went." Ning Le said with a fawning look, "Before we even set off, he rode those two Kangaroo into the cave."

Xu Nan asked nervously, "You saw it? Did anyone else see it?"

Ning Le thought for a moment, "There probably aren't any cherry blossoms."

Xu Nan breathed a sigh of relief.

The other three did not press the matter further, but they were all intrigued.

The rest of the journey was rather uneventful.

There were clearly no powerful monsters or gregarious creatures on this main road, and the trio's considerable combat strength was sufficient to handle them; even if they encountered a powerful Frost Spider, they could withstand it, and Xu Nan could finish it off with a single Fireball Spell.

They rushed to the exit overnight.

From here, you can see the dark shadows of distant mountain peaks.

"The backup base is in this mountain, and we're not far from the Safe Zone."

Li Jingran the best eyesight and is temporarily in charge of keeping watch along the way.

All three of them breathed a sigh of relief. Their nerves had been on edge for far too long on this journey, and now that the base was in sight, they finally relaxed.

Who knew that at this moment, Xu Nan suddenly:

"Go back!"

Before the three could react, a series of noisy and low footsteps suddenly came from not far away!

The four people hurried along the main road.

Xu Nan's face was grim, but he didn't speak, and the other three didn't dare to ask either.

"What a miscalculation! I didn't expect that even if I slipped away first, I wouldn't be able to outrun them."

Xu Nan sighed softly.

"Big brother, what's going on with those monsters?"

Wang Dongdong's voice trembled slightly.

They just saw a large number of zombies appearing down the mountain at the exit!

These zombies surged up like a sea; if Xu Nan hadn't spotted them in time, the two sides would probably have engaged in a battle!

Even so, the zombies seemed to surge into the main road, making a scratching sound like fingernails against the walls behind them.

It gives me goosebumps.

"Tiamat lives in the Nether Sea, so it's normal for him to have a connection with the undead; however, the only one who can summon so many [Sinking Zombies] is probably that Divine Art Master A Kai infiltrated the group."

Xu Nan frowned. "It seems the enemy has a big appetite and wants to wipe us all out."

Just then, Yu Simiao's voice suddenly came through the communicator:

"We were attacked by an unidentified creature near the lake!"

"It's a zombie!"

"Xu Nan, what's the situation on your end?"

Xu Nan replied, "Stay put, we'll be right back."

He hung up the communicator and took a deep breath.

"We need to hurry, you three, hold on tight."

He took out the Magic Carpet 009 and flipped himself onto it!

The three of them sensibly grabbed the magic carpet, Xu Nan kindly reminded them, "It would be best to tie a rope around your waist..."

"No need!" Wang Dongdong said optimistically, "We've seen how fast this thing is, we can catch it!"

Xu Nan looked at them with a strange expression. "Okay!"

The next second, the magic carpet suddenly activated!

Inside the cave, the screams of the three salted fish came from!

As always, a wave of points totaling 1998.

The group encountered unprecedented trouble at the underground lake!

Large numbers of fallen zombies poured in from both sides of the fork in the road. They could only stand with their backs to the lake, and because there were no fortifications, they had a particularly hard time resisting.

"Damn it! We need fire support on the left!"

He Xi adjusted his glasses and gave orders in a loud voice. Suddenly, he shouted:

"What are you doing?"

Among a group of spellcasters who were nervously casting low-level spells, Jiang Yuanchi was leisurely scattering something on the ground, stood out.

Jiang Yuanchi raised her head. "Scatter peas."

He Xi's eyelids twitched. "Do you think you're playing a game... you..."

The next second, Jiang Yuanchi rang out, and one after another, strangely shaped Pea Shooter burst out of the ground, aiming at the horde of Fallen Zombies and unleashing a barrage of green energy!

Everyone was stunned.

...!