For several months in a row, Big Brother Chen Wu had been missing in the Dragon Mountain Forest.
Until today, when the communicator suddenly vibrated and a short message popped up on the screen: "Little brother, I've broken through to become a Grade 1 martial artist. Everything is well..."
"I heard you've already become the Deputy Headquarters in southern Yijiang City. You're more promising than your big brother. Not bad!"
Chen Xia quickly sent over a video. Before long, the projection displayed a weathered, somewhat grimy-looking man whose features closely resembled Chen Xia's.
He asked, "Big Brother, you were out of contact for so long. What exactly happened?"
"Speaking of that, it was rather strange..."
At that moment, Chen Wu was in a valley. He looked around before quietly explaining everything.
Only then did Chen Xia understand what had happened.
Several months earlier...
Chen Wu had gone hunting in the Dragon Mountain Zone with the Rampaging Bear Mercenary Group. They encountered a third-rank Exotic Beast, a Vajra Spider. In their panic, they fled into a valley without any signal, only to accidentally enter a cave.
There were many hedgehog rats inside the cave, each as large as a cat. They were an Exotic Beast species left behind when the Outer Domain had attacked the Federation in the past. Their fur was like steel needles, their teeth were sharp, and they were swift. Moving in packs, they possessed formidable offensive power.
However, they feared fire. The team had brought plenty of flamethrowers, and after several days of stalemate, they finally forced the rats to retreat.
Afterward, they continued exploring and accidentally discovered that the depths of the underground cave were the hedgehog rats' nest.
On one wall was a circular formation totem roughly three meters across, engraved with all manner of