One Secret Realm, Two Teams

Xiao Fan's heart suddenly tightened; he felt that something was amiss.

With this thought in mind, he immediately withdrew his hand and retreated five meters away.

Almost simultaneously, a cage suddenly descended from the ceiling directly above the Divine God Demon Stone, completely enveloping a two-meter radius around it.

The cage was enveloped in a cold, eerie blue light, and in the very center of its top was an Imprint God Demon Stone.

Xiao Fan stared at the cage in front of him, his eyes darkening slightly.

"No wonder it went so smoothly, it was a trap."

Just now, Xiao Fan suddenly realized that he had made a huge mistake.

He's too confident!

He was even a bit arrogant.

He does know more about games than others; it's a matter of perception.

But this does not mean that he is an extremely intelligent person.

In particular, he was facing Dr. Xin, who had participated in the creation of the Artificial Intelligence Yuan Yi and later researched the Dali God Demon Stone.

This is the person who truly stands at the top of the intelligence pyramid.

Especially since this is a person with little human emotion, his thinking would be even more formidable.

Xiao Fan guessed that when the prison alarm went off, Dr. Xin already suspected that someone was following him.

Or even earlier, when he passed in front of Dr. Xin sensed him based on the surrounding airflow.

Xiao Fan felt that this was very likely.

"Luckily, I'm naturally suspicious." Xiao Fan breathed a sigh of relief.

Bang--

The laboratory door was opened, but not fully.

Because there is a layer of sealed glass blocking the door,

Dr. Xin stood expressionlessly outside the door, with two God Demon Human Xiao Fan had never seen before standing beside him. They appeared to be the administrators of the Demonic City.

Dr. Xin glanced around the room, his expression darkening, and his sharp gaze swept across the surroundings.

Xiao Fan held his breath and remained motionless.

Being noticed is one thing; actually exposing one's body is quite another.

As long as the other party cannot see him, it is equivalent to him not being exposed.

"Dr. Xin, have you caught that person?"

The God Demon Human on the left stared at the cage and was the first to ask a question.

Dr. Xin's face darkened. "No."

"Doctor, could your perception be wrong?" the God Demon Human on the right interjected. "Invisibility is something even powerful gods and demons struggle to achieve, let alone the mechanical beings in the Underground City and those guys in the Shadow Realm. How could anyone in this world... possibly be able to completely disappear without a trace?"

Dr. Xin slowly shook his head, his voice low and deep.

"No, there must be someone. The air movement earlier... was wrong."

Xiao Fan:... You really guessed based on air movement?!

Are you even human?

No! The new Doctor can no longer be considered human.

What do we do now? Is he still breathing? Is this person going to try and find him by tracking his breathing?

Fortunately, Dr. Xin wasn't that abnormal, but...

Upon hearing that Xiao Fan was still in the laboratory, the two God Demon Human immediately became wary.

Xiao Fan originally intended to leave the laboratory immediately when Dr. Xin opened the door, but he did not expect that there was a glass door in front of it.

Even a fool would know this isn't ordinary glass.

Xiao Fan could definitely break the glass using his skills, but that would expose his location.

At that point, I'm afraid everyone in the entire God and Demon City will try to capture him.

Even if he manages to escape, he will definitely not be able to obtain the God Demon Stone.

Without the God Demon Stone, they have no way to leave the secret realm.

The main storyline of the secret realm is now unclear, and Xiao Fan doesn't know how to clear it.

Obtaining the God Demon Stone and leaving the secret realm was their team's only way out.

In the past, Xiao Fan would have continued exploring until he cleared the secret realm.

But the situation is special now, and the game event time is limited. Missing even a second is a loss, so Xiao Fan won't waste too much time in this secret realm.

If he can't find the main storyline, he'll quit the dungeon and go elsewhere to level up. He can always come back to these tedious dungeons after the event ends.

Therefore, Xiao Fan must obtain the God Demon Stone; he absolutely cannot reveal his identity.

"Dr. Xin, what do we do now?"

The two God Demon Human beside Dr. Xin looked left and right, but couldn't find Xiao Fan anywhere, so they could only look at Dr. Xin.

"Release the water."

Dr. Xin said in a deep voice.

Upon hearing this, the eyes of the two God Demon Human lit up.

That's a great idea.

Dr. Xin's laboratory is completely sealed off.

If it's filled with water, people inside won't be able to breathe.

They either reveal themselves and call for help, or they die inside.

Either way, it can be resolved.

Xiao Fan: Hiss~ What a vicious method!

Fortunately, there is one advantage to <Cloud Sea>: a player's life or death depends on their health. As long as their health doesn't run out, they won't suffocate.

However, if you hold your breath for too long, your health will definitely drop rapidly.

Fortunately, Xiao Fan has the skill <Stealing Heaven and Changing Day>, and his mana has now exceeded 80,000, which should be enough to last for a while.

The invisibility granted by <Silent Shadow Escape> disappears once the skill is used; otherwise, Xiao Fan could use the skill <Wine of Blood Brewing>, which would truly grant him endless vitality.

<Stealing Heaven and Changing Day> is a passive skill that is automatically triggered when the conditions are met. It does not require the player to actively release it, so it will not break Xiao Fan's stealth state.

"We'll get on it right away."

The two God Demon Human walked away to relieve themselves.

Dr. Xin remained motionless outside the door, looking into the laboratory as if lost in thought.

Xiao Fan took a deep breath and prepared himself mentally.

If you hold your breath, your health will drop little by little. Once your health drops below 50%, the system will automatically deduct mana.

There are no flaws!

Xiao Fan quietly awaited the arrival of disaster.

Xiao Fan was speechless until water suddenly slammed into his head.

He thought the water would be released slowly until the entire laboratory was filled.

Unexpectedly, these two scoundrels and God Demon Human filled the container with water in a second.

Xiao Fan held his breath for two minutes, and his health began to drop.

-2hp

-5hp

-20hp

Xiao Fan discovered that the longer he stayed in the water, the more health he lost.

But it's still acceptable.

Xiao Fan's health quickly dropped to half, his passive skill <Stealing Heaven and Changing Day> activated, and he began to continuously lose mana.

I calculated that 80,000 mana should last at least three days.

"They should be able to confirm I'm dead in three days, right?"

Xiao Fan thought to himself.

If Dr. Xin still doesn't release the water after three days, Xiao Fan will have no choice but to expose himself.

"Why,"

Xiao Fan sighed. Bored while soaking in the water, he sent a message to inquire about Qin Muyu's situation.

At this moment, Qin Muyu and his group of nine were on their way to the Shadow Realm.

Following the route that Shasha and Dingding left for them.

First, they need to take a teleportation array to Dr. Ai's safe base, then cross the Underground City to reach the surface, and then head to the area where the Shadow Realm is located.

Of course, the Shadow Realm is also underground.

Firstly, the surface of this planet is no longer suitable for human habitation. Secondly, living on the surface would make them too conspicuous and would attract the attention of the Underground City and the city of gods and demons.

Overall, this route is still very dangerous.

However, according to Shasha and Dingding, due to the depletion of energy, the Underground City is no longer as dangerous as before. As long as they do not enter the central area, they will basically not be detected if they wear protective suits.

Moreover, after Yuan Yi discovered that there were no more resources on the surface, he had given up monitoring the surface and believed that there would be no danger once he left the Underground City.

Blade Shadow knew the route and led everyone to the teleportation array.

The teleportation array can only be activated once a month.

Shasha and Dingding must have taken other routes; they didn't leave via the teleportation array.

Aside from the Blade Shadow, everyone here was seeing something as amazing as a teleportation array for the first time.

I heard this thing is like a game launcher.

The only difference is that a game launcher instantly transports you from reality to the game, while a teleportation array moves you from one place to another.

"This is amazing! If only there were teleportation arrays in the Cloud Sea!" Wind Snow Traveler exclaimed.

If the game had this, players could avoid taking many steps and encountering far fewer dangers.

Behind him, the fat man thought for a moment and then spoke.

"Brother Chen is still behind us, why don't we save the teleportation array opportunity for him?"

"I agree." Han the Person raised both hands. "It's definitely more dangerous for Brother Chen to go get the God Demon Stone; let him use this teleportation array."

"No need, let's just leave sitting down," Qin Muyu said.

"Soul Piercer! You're too cold-hearted!" the fat man cried out in anguish.

Qin Muyu didn't even glance at him. "Jiu Chen sent a message telling us to take the teleportation array and leave as soon as possible."

Fatty: "Then what are we waiting for? Let's go!"

In a second, the surrounding scenery changed, and everyone was now in Dr. Ai's Safe Zone.

"That's amazing!"

Everyone sighed in admiration.

Without pausing for a moment, the nine headed straight for the Underground City.

Donning the protective suits left to them by Shasha, the nine successfully entered the Underground City.

"The Underground City's security has become much lax; it seems the Underground City's resources have indeed run out."

Blade Shadow remembered that when they last traversed the Underground City, there were robots and flying machines patrolling everywhere.

Now, there are hardly any patrols to be seen on the edges of the Underground City.

Gradually, a bright, futuristic city unfolded before everyone's eyes.

Those who were seeing the Underground City for the first time, Wind Snow Traveler, almost instantly held their breath.

That's amazing!

It's hard to imagine that this city was created entirely by Artificial Intelligence.

Despite Blade Shadow's numerous descriptions of its beauty and wonder, when the city was finally laid out before everyone, they couldn't help but marvel.

Even the Blade Shadow were once again awestruck by the perfection of the Underground City, until a patrol passed by them.

Blade Shadow then suddenly remembered that he hadn't explained the rules for traversing the Underground City to Qin Muyu.

They don't have any God Demon Stone on them right now, and it would be terrible if Yuan Yi found out.

Just as Blade Shadow was about to send some rules about crossing the Underground City in the current channel, a group of people walked over from not far away.

The eyes of the group of people with the Blade Shadow widened instantly.

In the Underground City filled with protective suits, several players wearing armor stood out conspicuously.

Not to mention, they all knew the person at the very front.

It was Quan Lu, who had been teaming up with them for the past few days.

Blade Shadow's mind went blank on the spot.

Another player team actually appeared in their team's secret realm?

In <Cloud Sea>, multiple teams can enter a single secret realm at the same time.

However, each team occupies an independent instance.

But now, both teams have entered the same secret realm at the same time.

What exactly happened?

Furthermore, wouldn't Complete Human be immediately discovered and eliminated by Yuan Yi once they enter the Underground City?

Why are Quan Lu and his associates unharmed?

That's so strange!

Qin Muyu and the others also saw Quan Lu, the stranger. Behind their protective masks, everyone's faces showed shock.

But soon, they received a warning and instructions from Blade Shadow.

Blade Shadow reacted quickly, and they are now in a dangerous situation.

We'll talk about the appearance of another team in the Underground City after we leave.

Seeing that Quan Lu and his group were nearby, Blade Shadow was unsure if they could see the current channel, so she chose to send a private message.

The others glanced at the warnings issued by Blade Shadow, immediately straightened their expressions, and pretended to be robots as they continued forward.

To everyone's surprise, Quan Lu was on the same path as them.

They were almost at the elevator when Quan Lu and the others actually stayed with them.

Blade Shadow immediately realized that Quan Lu and the others were probably like them, also planning to go to the surface.

"No, we have to separate from them!"

Although they had been teaming up with Quan Lu these past few days, they didn't really know him.

Furthermore, they rejected Quan Lu when they teamed up today; who knows if he'll retaliate?

After all, this person's temper doesn't seem as warm as he appears.

After thinking for a moment, Blade Shadow led Qin Muyu and the others around the route. Only after Quan Lu and his group left did he take Qin Muyu back onto the elevator.

In the train passageway.

Blade Shadow opened the door to the room in the wall, and was about to take off his protective suit and put it inside when Qin Muyu interrupted him.

"Let's put these on first. I don't know Quan Lu and his men are on the ground. What if we run into them?"

Clearly, Qin Muyu didn't want Quan Lu to know they were in the secret realm.

They didn't want Quan Lu to find out that their two teams were in the same secret realm.

Wind Snow Traveler nodded. "It's too strange that two teams appeared in the same secret realm at the same time. Now they're in the open, and we're in the shadows. That's for the best."

The others nodded in agreement.

This protective suit looks a bit clumsy, but it's extremely comfortable to wear. It must be a new technology from the future, and it doesn't hinder their movements.

"OK."

Blade Shadow led the group toward the road, telling Xiao Fan about discovering Quan Lu Squad as they walked.

Xiao Fan was currently submerged in the water, his mana had already dropped by 5,000. That damned Dr. Xin was still watching from behind the glass, though his expression was growing increasingly grim.

Xiao Fan guessed that he was now starting to doubt whether his guess was correct.

Even if Dr. Xin leaves now, Xiao Fan doesn't intend to reveal himself. Who knows if there are surveillance cameras here?

He was just waiting for Dr. Xin to release the water.

Just as he was getting bored, he received a message from Blade Shadow.

Xiao Fan was also shocked to learn that they had encountered another team of players in the Underground City.

He suddenly remembered that when they first entered the secret realm, the system had given them a choice.

God and Demon City or Underground City.

They chose the City of Gods and Demons at that time.

Now, Fatty and his friends have encountered another player team in the Underground City.

In other words, this secret realm could originally accommodate two teams.

The two teams need to join two different factions.

"What is this? A new model?"

Xiao Fan realized he understood less and less about the game <Cloud Sea>!

However, he agreed that the fat man and his group should not reveal their identities.

The appearance of two teams in this secret realm is fine if they are just from different factions.

He's afraid of a confrontational mode.

If that's the case, those who know the situation will have a significant advantage.