Rescue

Fifteen years ago! That's a longer timeframe than Xiao Fan had imagined.

Keep in mind that in the current timeline, the Blue Star Game Invasion has only been going on for six months. If we follow the real timeline, the game <Cloud Sea> would have existed 25 years ago and had already invaded one or more planets.

Of course, if these are just background stories of the secret realm, then that's a different story.

But Xiao Fan had a premonition that this matter was probably true.

The group found a secluded spot in the park, and Xiao Yi told Xiao Fan everything about the Mercury Game invasion.

Xiao Yi didn't finish speaking until night fell.

Xiao Fan took a deep breath.

The Cloud Sea was more complex than he had imagined.

The Magic Beast system unlocks after reaching level 100, followed by a period where everyone enters the Profession era.

The large-scale Dungeon <Ghost Domain> will be unlocked once players reach level 150.

In the Cloud Sea, aside from the safe cities that have been built, players may fall into the Ghost Domain at any time in other parts of the game.

If a player fails to clear the <Ghost Domain> Dungeon, they will be continuously pulled into it until there are no more players on the entire server.

If you clear the <Ghost Domain> Dungeon, the Ghost Domain will be fully integrated into the game, introducing new species of ghosts and monsters, as well as a new Talent System.

"I don't know what happened after that. After <Ghost Domain> merged with the game, the system shut down the servers for an update. After the Talent System appeared, the Game Association updated again. We were pulled into this secret realm because we didn't have time to log off during this update."

Xiao Yi's voice was filled with frustration.

It's all his fault! If he had ordered his teammates to abandon the Fierce Beast when the system indicated the server was shutting down, they would have had a chance to log off.

If he could leave this place, he promised he would be more decisive in the future.

"I don't know what happens after that in the game."

Xiao Yi Fan deep in thought, Xiao Yi couldn't help but interrupt, "Can you tell me now how to leave this secret realm and return to Mercury?"

Xiao Fan looked up, frowned, and asked, "When did I say you could return to Mercury?"

"You little brat, you're messing with us?" A burly-looking player behind Xiao Yi glared at Xiao Fan with a fierce expression.

Xiao Fan couldn't help but roll his eyes. "When did I trick you? I only said there was a possible way to leave the secret realm; I never said you could return to Mercury."

The burly-looking player was taken aback. What this little brat said didn't seem to be wrong; he hadn't actually said they could return to Mercury.

No! Isn't what he said exactly the same as what I said about the woman I met a few days ago?

Xiao Yi also realized this, and his tightly furrowed brows remained furrowed.

"What is the possible way to leave the secret realm that you mentioned?" Xiao Yi asked.

Xiao Fan, keeping everyone in suspense, revealed his guess.

"Now that you've re-entered <The Cloud Sea>, you're probably familiar with the background of this secret realm. The world within it has been invaded by the game for six months. If you enter the game within this world, you'll have a good chance of escaping the secret realm."

Besides this, Xiao Fan couldn't think of any other way to escape the secret realm.

Even he himself wanted to try this method; he wasn't joking when he had Xiao Jing and Yu Nianzhu take him into the game at home before.

Xiao Yi: "You mean, we enter the game in this secret realm, and then exit the game, and we'll leave the secret realm."

Xiao Fan: "That's right. Only after you re-enter the game will your player panel reappear, and only then can you exit the game and return to the Real World."

"Didn't you say we can't go back to Mercury?" Xiao Yi retorted.

Xiao Fan: "I didn't say you'd return to Mercury after you logged out of the game."

"If returning to the Real World isn't returning to Blue Star, then where are we going back to?" Xiao Yi was completely bewildered.

Xiao Fan uttered two words calmly.

"Blue Star."

As night fell, Xiao Fan suddenly remembered that Xiao Jing would be picking him up from school that evening.

"Oh no, I'm going to get caught skipping class now."

Seeing that Xiao Yi was still deep in thought, Xiao Fan didn't care about anything else.

"I have to go home first. Think it over carefully. Let's meet here again at noon tomorrow."

After saying that, Xiao Fan slung his schoolbag over his shoulder and hurried home.

On the Snow Mountain.

The blizzard outside the window has stopped.

"Captain, it's been two or three days already, and it seems Night Blade and the Justice Alliance won't be able to clear <Ghost Domain>." Ao Luoyi sighed.

"Night Blade and the Justice Alliance have quite a few strong members, especially Night Blade's leader, Shadow, who is also a Heaven-Tier Skill user. They should have a chance."

Luo Yi himself didn't have much confidence when he said that.

<Ghost Domain> is a level 150 Dungeon, which is difficult even for players with Profession, let alone players around level 70.

But he really had no other choice. Let alone whether he could even get to the advanced areas, even if he did, he couldn't alter the memories of those advanced players, so he simply couldn't carry out his plan.

However, he could use this incident to lure high-level players here and then pull them into the <Ghost Domain>.

Luo Yi had no choice but to accept this. The requirements for opening the Ghost Domain were extremely demanding, and given his current status, he couldn't leave the Never Setting Sun Settlement for too long. Only the Snow Mountain of Crystal Mist Peak met the requirements.

"Captain, what do we do now?" one player asked.

Luo Yi looked out the window. "The blizzard has stopped. Let's continue towards Crystal Mist Peak. I suspect Dragon City has already sent high-level players to rescue us. We'll insist we don't know anything about the situation, and we won't lie about what happens after we get up the mountain."

After saying that, Luo Yi felt uneasy again. "Never mind, I'll just pull them into the <Ghost Domain> when they arrive."

After giving his instructions, Luo Yi led his men out of the house and headed towards Crystal Mist Peak.

In fact, his guess was correct.

At this time, the high-level players sent by Zhou He were already at the foot of the Snow Mountain.

The one leading the team this time was none other than Jian Qingfeng.

Zhou He hadn't originally planned to send Jian Qingfeng, since Dragon City had just been established and there were still many things to do.

But when he heard that Xiao Fan had also gone missing during the rescue, he realized the seriousness of the situation.

Xiao Fan's gaming talent is exceptional, second to none, and his strength is also considerable. The fact that even he disappeared during the rescue of Crystal Mist Peak shows that this rescue was indeed dangerous.

Officially, Xiao Fan was an all-around gamer, and personally, the two had always had a good relationship. Zhou He couldn't just stand by and watch Xiao Fan get into trouble, so he sent Jian Qingfeng to personally lead a team of 50 high-level players above level 95 to rescue him.

At the foot of the Snow Mountain, Jian Qingfeng looked up at the red light in the distance.

This is too strange. All the players who went to Crystal Mist Peak have disappeared, but they are all listed as alive.

This was something he had never seen before.

However, Jian Qingfeng was confident in his abilities.

He waved his hand dismissively.

"Go up the mountain."