Sands of Space-Time
Are we trying to escape from the sphere of Yuan Yi's will?
Running made Xiao Fan's throat dry and itchy.
According to Shasha, Yuan Yi ruled half the planet, so the other half must be where Complete Human is located.
This time, neither Shasha nor Xiao Fan answered his question.
"Let's talk about it once we're in Safe Zone."
Xiao Fan had no idea how long they had been running.
Finally, a glimmer of light appeared ahead, illuminating a section of the road.
When they were about ten meters away from the light, Shasha and her companion stopped.
They walked to the wall, felt around with their hands, and a door opened from within the wall.
Hanging inside were several silver bodysuits identical to those worn by Shasha and the other woman.
"These clothes can conceal your Complete Human identities and prevent Yuan Yi from discovering you. We are about to pass through the Underground City ruled by Yuan Yi, so you'd better put on these clothes quickly."
As they talked, the two took out two silver, high-tech helmets and put them on their heads.
Blade Shadow swallowed hard and walked to Xiao Fan's side, whispering something.
"Jiu Chen! Should we leave the secret realm? Something feels off."
Blade Shadow initially thought the couple was leading them into Safe Zone, but it turned out they were being led through the robot's lair!
That's putting people in a difficult position!
The main problem was that the robots defended against their physical attacks, which made Blade Shadow feel very insecure.
Moreover, the complexity and difficulty of this secret realm far exceeded his understanding; he even felt it was more difficult than when they tackled the Level 10 Trial Secret Realm.
Keep in mind, they haven't even defeated a single boss yet!
"Why don't you guys log out first, and I'll take a look?"
This was Xiao Fan's first time experiencing such an immersive secret realm, and he was quite interested, wanting to see what happened next.
He understood Blade Shadow and the others' feelings; having no way to fight back made them feel insecure.
He wouldn't force them to stay.
"Forget it, let's go together." Blade Shadow shook his head.
Although they are not very strong, they will not abandon their teammates.
"Master, Brother Dao, it seems we can't exit the secret realm."
Just then, a player with the ID "Brave Ox Ox" spoke up with a mournful face.
"What did you say?" Blade Shadow exclaimed in shock, "What do you mean we can't leave the secret realm?"
"Those two people said they'd take us through the Mastermind of the Underground City Yuan Yi. I was worried about danger, so I wanted to test if I could exit the dungeon. I could just choose to leave when the time came, but the system said I could only leave if I obtained three Sands of Time or cleared the dungeon."
"What? I can't quit?"
"It's over, there's no way to escape now!"
What kind of secret realm have we entered?!
Brave Ox Ox's words plunged the entire team into panic.
Except for Xiao Fan!
What did he hear?
"The Sands of Time!"
Xiao Fan opened the Resurrection Art quest interface and saw the fifth requirement: submit three Sands of Time.
In other words, this secret realm will produce Sands of Time!
"I didn't expect such a pleasant surprise!"
Now, even if the system allows Xiao Fan to leave the secret realm, he will not leave.
He wants the Sands of Time!
He wants to clear the secret realm too!
Xiao Fan instantly felt full of energy.
"Since we can't leave, let's keep going. Don't waste time, hurry up and change your clothes."
As he spoke, Xiao Fan picked up a piece of clothing and began to change.
In the darkness, he didn't see the sudden change in Shasha and Dingding's expressions.
"The Sands of Space-Time —these people also seek the Sands of Space-Time!"
Shasha and Dingding exchanged a glance, their hearts skipped a beat, and they fell silent in perfect unison.
"Great God Jiu Chen, what about our weapons?"
There is no backpack in the game; players carry all their weapons with them.
Now that I've changed clothes, won't carrying a weapon give me away?
Xiao Fan: "Let's just leave them here for now. Anyway, your weapons are useless in this secret realm, and they might even come out with you after you clear it."
"How can that be?" Everyone quickly shook their heads in refusal.
Weapons are their most important possession! Without weapons, they can't even use their skills.
"Let's store the weapons here first."
Shasha walked up to the crowd, held out her hand, and placed a book in her palm...
Card album?
Seeing everyone's puzzled expressions, Shasha explained.
"This Weapon Album uses state-of-the-art compression technology, which can shrink weapons by a hundred times, making them easy to carry."
"That's awesome technology!"
Blade Shadow and his companions put their weapons into their Weapon Album and put on their helmets.
Once everything was ready, Shasha spoke.
"Remember, from now on, do not speak. Although the Smart Soft Armor can evade Yuan Yi's detection, it will still detect you if you speak."
Shasha paused here, reminding them that people 500 years from now would know nothing, and she was still worried.
"The Yuan Yi humanity's greatest invention; it reveals far more about humanity than humanity understands itself."
"The entire Underground City is a composite of its will. If we make even the slightest mistake while traversing it, it will discover us, so we must be extremely careful! Do you understand?"
No one answered.
Dingding, who was standing nearby, frowned and asked, "Why aren't you saying anything?"
"Didn't she just say that we shouldn't talk from now on?" Brave Ox Ox asked weakly, pointing at Shasha.
Shasha, Dingding:...
This group of people is frighteningly reliable!
Let's go.
Shasha and her companion walked side by side at the front, with Xiao Fan and the others following behind.
The Smart Soft Armor was made of some unknown material, but it felt weightless when worn. Even through the helmet, Xiao Fan could clearly see the outside world.
Future technology, indeed advanced!
Once outside the passage, the entire area was as bright as day, with no shadows whatsoever.
Shasha pressed the elevator button, and Xiao Fan and the others stepped inside.
The elevator is quite large, about 50 square meters, and there's plenty of space even with 11 people standing inside.
The floor buttons are on the right side of the elevator; there are only three.
-100th floor -200th floor -300th floor
Xiao Fan watched as Shasha pressed the button for -200 floors, and the elevator began to descend at an extremely fast speed, so fast that he could even feel a noticeable sense of weightlessness.
Bite.
The elevator stopped at -100 floors, and the elevator doors opened.
Five robots dressed like Xiao Fan and his companions entered the elevator.
Name: Patrolman
Level: 15
HP: 6000/6000
The red health bar almost slammed into Xiao Fan and his companions' faces.
Xiao Fan and his companions could only pretend not to see anything; if they made a move, they would be immediately discovered by Ya Yi.
The elevator continued downwards, and the five patrolmen didn't press any buttons; they must have been on the same floor as them.
Xiao Fan noticed that Shasha and Dingding's backs suddenly tensed up.
They are nervous.
"Is it because of these five patrolmen?"
Xiao Fan had a bad feeling.
Bite.
The elevator stopped at -200 floors, and the elevator doors opened.
Five patrolmen got off the elevator first.
Seeing that Shasha and Dingding in front of them hadn't moved, Xiao Fan and his group didn't move either.
When the five patrolmen had walked about ten meters away, Xiao Fan noticed that Shasha and Dingding both breathed a sigh of relief.
Just then, the five patrolmen who had left suddenly turned around and looked at Xiao Fan and his group in the elevator.