The Secret Realm Situation; Meeting Xueye

"Help!"

Lu Lin shouted and ran wildly away.

He knew he had returned to Planet 8424. From here on, things would be much simpler.

The planet was crawling with Monster Beasts. If Lu Lin just led the Eight-faced Wolf Spider around for a while, perhaps it would change its target and attack the other Monster Beasts.

Even if that didn't work, he could use the forests and mountains to hide himself and send out a distress signal.

In short, the most important thing now was to shake off the giant behind him.

But then—

Lu Lin suddenly froze.

Why were there people here?

He glanced at the two figures out of the corner of his eye.

One was a middle-aged man he didn't recognize. He was clearly powerful, with a deep, steady aura. He wore rimless glasses and a sharp suit, with a silver-gray watch on his wrist. He looked like a consummate business executive.

A powerhouse.

Without a doubt.

Even though the man wasn't releasing any pressure toward Lu Lin, Lu Lin could feel him weighing on his heart like a mountain, leaving him struggling to breathe.

The other was also someone Lu Lin didn't recognize. He couldn't tell if the man was middle-aged or elderly. His face seemed veiled in mist. He had blood-red hair and a burly, muscular frame.

He wore only a loose robe over his upper body, left unfastened. Through the open front, Lu Lin could see a thick mat of chest hair.

There wasn't the slightest trace of a powerhouse's aura about this man, yet he felt far more terrifying than the middle-aged man.

No—not just a little more. Much more.

Who were these two, and why were they waiting outside the Secret Realm entrance?

Were they friend or foe?

A dozen thoughts flashed