Level 1 Defense

"What is that??"

Xiao Fan looked down and saw a brick-sized object at his feet, wrapped in a black cloth, as if someone had placed it on the roof.

He bent down and picked up the thing wrapped in black cloth. The next second, a system notification sounded.

"Congratulations on obtaining the God Demon Stone. Your team can choose to continue the main storyline of the Secret Realm, or leave the Secret Realm at any time."

Xiao Fan: The God Demon Stone!

Surprised? Unexpected?

The water in the lab that had been soaking for over ten hours wasn't wasted!

The God Demon Stone had somehow ended up in his hands in this strange way.

Xiao Fan immediately placed the God Demon Stone into his Space Ring. He hadn't forgotten that Dr. Xin could sense the direction of the real God Demon Stone that fake one.

After doing all this, Xiao Fan finally felt relieved.

With the God Demon Stone, their lives were essentially guaranteed.

The main storyline ahead is to do it if there's an opportunity, and withdraw if there's danger.

With a safety net in place, there's nothing to fear.

Xiao Fan was enjoying himself when a commotion arose below. He looked down and saw that Dr. Xin had arrived with his men, still holding the fake God Demon Stone in his hand.

"Doctor, we've searched this entire area, but we haven't found the God Demon Stone."

A God Demon Soldier stepped forward to report.

Dr. Xin remained silent with a gloomy face, then picked up the fake God Demon Stone, closed his eyes, and began to sense it.

"I wonder if this old man can sense the God Demon Stone in my Space Ring."

Xiao Fan pondered this with curiosity.

Now, he's starting to believe that the God Demon Stone can control human emotions; otherwise, why wouldn't Dr. Xin be angry when such an important thing was lost?

Time ticked by, and Dr. Xin's expression grew increasingly grim. He twitched his eyelids, then suddenly opened his eyes, a hint of confusion flashing in them.

He couldn't even sense the presence of the God Demon Stone!

"How so?"

The God Demon Stone in his hand was created using the same method he used to make the God Demon Master Stone.

He originally intended to create a second God Demon Master Stone, but unfortunately, he failed.

This God Demon Stone has the same energy as the God Demon Master Stone, and it can also absorb resource energy.

The only difference is that this God Demon Stone cannot be used to power other God Demon Stone Imprint Version.

However, it is still one level higher than the God Demon Stone Imprint Version, and Dr. Xin can also sense the location of the God Demon Master Stone based on the energy inside.

Just now, he clearly sensed that the God Demon Master Stone was here, so why is it gone now?

Even if the person who stole the God Demon Stone ran away in this direction, he shouldn't have been unable to sense the location of the God Demon Master Stone!

What exactly is going on?

Dr. Xin then truly felt a pang of panic.

The God Demon Stone within the bodies of the people of Divine Demon City need to be powered by the God Demon Master Stone; otherwise, they will slowly lose their divine and demonic power.

That won't do.

The power of gods and demons is what allows them to survive on this planet!

They cannot lose their divine and demonic power!

The City of Gods and Demons cannot exist without the God Demon Stone!

"That person must possess something that isolates them from the power of gods and demons."

Dr. Xin thought of the person who had been hiding beside him all along. This person could also pass through walls, so he figured that he could also block the energy of the God Demon Stone and prevent Dr. Xin from sensing the location of the God Demon Stone.

Thinking of this, Dr. Xin could no longer hold back.

"Activate the One-Strike Defense immediately! Search! We must find the God Demon Stone!"

"Level 1 Defense!" The surrounding people were shocked!

Level 1 Defense is only activated when the God and Demon City is facing a life-or-death crisis. Now that resources are depleted, wouldn't activating Level 1 Defense come at too high a cost?

"What are you waiting for? Execute the order!"

Dr. Xin's tone carried an undeniable chill.

Losing the God Demon Stone means the life or death of the Divine Demon City!

"Yes."

The southeast direction had just been searched once, and with Dr. Xin's departure, the search team moved on to other areas.

"It seems I need to leave here as soon as possible." Xiao Fan frowned as he watched the God Demon Human depart.

Who knows what will happen when the City of Gods and Demons activates its Level 1 Defense? Now that he has obtained the God Demon Stone, he needs to leave here as soon as possible to rejoin his team.

Just as Xiao Fan was about to climb down the wall to leave, a head suddenly popped up from below.

In the darkness, Xiao Fan was startled by the sudden appearance of a human head and took a step back, blurting out something involuntarily.

"Holy shit!"

Who knew that his shout would startle the owner of the severed head?

"Is someone on the roof? Have I been discovered?"

Twelve's first reaction was to run. If others found out that he had stolen the God Demon Stone, he would be finished.

But when he realized it, he found that there was no one on the roof.

"I clearly heard someone talking, could I have misheard?"

Twelve looked up and around until he found no one on the roof. Then, he used his strength to climb onto the roof and immediately ran to the place where he had placed the God Demon Stone.

But it was already empty.

Where is the stuff?

In the darkness, Twelve searched the surrounding area thoroughly but could not find the God Demon Stone.

"I definitely put it here, how could it be gone?"

Twelve couldn't believe it and lay down on the roof, feeling it inch by inch.

Xiao Fan, who had been standing silently to the side, finally understood.

The God Demon Stone was stolen by the person in front of him. Later, when the God Demon Human came to search, he was afraid of being discovered, so he put the God Demon Stone on the roof. Unexpectedly, he ended up getting a great bargain.

Haha~ Azure Heaven has eyes!

It's still impossible to return it; this is a valuable item!

"It's over, the God Demon Stone is really gone!"

After searching the entire rooftop and finding no God Demon Stone, Twelve plopped down on it, his eyes filled with despair.

"I knew the God Demon Stone was on the roof, how could Dr. Xin not sense it? It really is gone! Who's so despicable as to steal my God Demon Stone?"

Twelve suddenly remembered the sound she had heard when she climbed onto the roof.

"Was there really someone there back then? Then wouldn't I have just watched the God Demon Stone be taken away? No! The God Demon Stone had already been taken away when Dr. Xin was there."

"Which bastard did this?!"

He cursed loudly in anger.

Xiao Fan:...

How dare you insult him!

But upon closer reflection, if it weren't for this person, he wouldn't have been able to obtain the God Demon Stone.

Garlic Bird, Garlic Bird, none of them wear swimsuits.

I'll let you off this time.

Xiao Fan carried the God Demon Stone toward the city gate.

As he walked, he told the rest of the group that he had obtained the God Demon Stone.

Actually, even without Xiao Fan saying anything, the team members had already received a system notification the moment he obtained the God Demon Stone.

"Your teammate Jiu Chen has obtained the God Demon Stone. You can choose to continue the main storyline of the Secret Realm, or leave the Secret Realm at any time."

"Great! Brother Chen got the God Demon Stone!"

The fat man exclaimed excitedly.

" With Brother Chen being so awesome, getting the God Demon Stone will be a piece of cake for him, right?"

Han the Person looked as if he had expected this all along.

"Sigh, if we had known Jiu Chen would get the God Demon Stone so quickly, we would have waited for him and left together."

The journey of Wind Snow Traveler and his companions has not been easy.

Although the protective suits shielded them from the hot air and sandstorms outside, everyone was exhausted after walking in the desert for so long.

Xiao Fan's skills can eliminate fatigue and increase speed; they really need them, okay?

"Jiu Chen should be coming to join us after obtaining the God Demon Stone. Let's head to our destination and find the entrance to the Shadow Realm first."

Qin Muyu spoke.

Originally, the two teams split up: Xiao Fan would take the God Demon Stone, while the others would investigate the Shadow Realm.

Now that Xiao Fan has obtained the God Demon Stone, they haven't even found where the Shadow Realm is.

Is being this backward really a good thing?

Everyone had obviously thought of this as well.

Although they can't compare to Xiao Fan, they can't fall too far behind either.

Moreover, they hadn't seen Quan Lu and his group along the way.

They're still too slow!

Their competitive spirit ignited, and they quickened their pace.

Xiao Fan, on the other hand, also thought that he would soon be able to leave the City of Gods and Demons and catch up with the rest of the team.

But he realized he had underestimated the City of Gods and Demons.

He's trapped and can't get out!

At that moment, he suddenly understood what the Level 1 Defense of the God and Demon City was.

The entire city seemed to be isolated by an invisible barrier, and Xiao Fan tried many methods but could not open the invisible barrier.

"I wonder if God King Rank Skill can break through this barrier?"

Xiao Fan did not immediately conduct the experiment.

The special effects of this skill are too obvious; it will be immediately detected once it is used.

If he can open the barrier, he can use his skills to escape and use the teleportation array to leave. If he can't open it, he'll be trapped like a turtle in a jar!

Of course, Xiao Fan could choose to leave the secret realm directly, but he wouldn't do so unless absolutely necessary.

More importantly, Xiao Fan feared that once he left the secret realm, he would never be able to re-enter it.

It wasn't just his imagination; back in Zone 18, after he and Blade Shadow and the others cleared the secret realm <Cyberpunk City>, that secret realm mysteriously disappeared.

Even after Qin Muyu reached the required level, they never saw that secret realm again when they went to search for it.

Xiao Fan suspected that this secret realm was a one-time event; once a player entered, regardless of whether they cleared it or not, the secret realm would disappear.

This secret realm has no Special Secret Realm markings, yet it is even more special than Special Secret Realm.

Xiao Fan felt that it must have something he couldn't have imagined.

Even if he were to leave the secret realm, Xiao Fan still wanted to see what the so-called Shadow Realm was really like.

Inside the City of Gods and Demons, God Demon Human were hurrying about.

Xiao Fan suspected that they wouldn't stop until they had thoroughly excavated the entire God and Demon City.

"What to do?"

Use the skill or not?

As Xiao Fan was pondering this, he suddenly saw a huge water truck approaching from a distance.

What kind of water should we spray at this time?

As the water truck drew closer, Xiao Fan smelled a pungent odor.

It's obvious that what's spraying from the sprinkler truck isn't water.

What else could it be but water? Why are they sprinkling this pungent liquid at this time?

Xiao Fan was taken aback, then realized something.

The whole city is now searching for the person who stole the God Demon Stone.

Dr. Xin has always believed that the invisible version of himself is the one who stole the God Demon Stone.

So, is this liquid possibly meant to be used against oneself?

Although Xiao Fan didn't know what method Dr. Xin had come up with to make himself visible, he absolutely couldn't be discovered now.

Seeing the water truck getting closer and closer, Xiao Fan ran straight back.

Before he could run a few steps, he heard the sound of vehicles behind him; without even thinking, he knew it was another water truck.

Xiao Fan could only detour into the side alley, but after wandering around, he ended up back in the Southeast Region.

Looking around at the houses, Xiao Fan smashed open the door of the house next door and hid inside.

"Who!"

The loud noise attracted the homeowner.

"That voice sounds familiar."

As Xiao Fan was pondering this, someone walked out of the house.

And wouldn't you know it, it was the person who stole the God Demon Stone!

Twelve frowned as he looked at the open door, then walked out with a gloomy face to take a look.

"Which lunatic broke into my door?"

Twelve muttered something and closed the door again.

"This person is definitely Half God Demon Human."

Xiao Fan looked at Twelve. This person's emotional expression was obvious, and it was clear that he was no longer a complete God Demon Human.

Why did he steal the God Demon Stone? Was it to recharge his own God Demon Stone? Or was there another purpose?

Xiao Fan observed the interior decoration of the house; it was quite ordinary, indicating that this person was not an important figure in the City of Gods and Demons.

So here's the question.

How did such an ordinary Half God Demon Human manage to steal the God Demon Stone, the most precious treasure of the Divine Demon City?

Xiao Fan couldn't understand it.

Seeing that Twelve had entered the house, Xiao Fan followed him inside.

Under the dim light, Xiao Fan finally saw Twelve's face.

He was very young, looking to be in his early twenties, though his exact age was unknown. He had short, neat hair and God.

To Xiao Fan's surprise, there were two other people in the room, a man and a woman, both quite young.

Upon seeing the twelve-room house, the man immediately rushed forward anxiously.

"They're not patrolling soldiers, are they?"

"There's no one outside. I don't know what broke the door open," Twelve explained.

Upon hearing this, the man and woman visibly breathed a sigh of relief, but then both of them frowned at the same time.

"Twelve, think about it again. Where exactly did you put the God Demon Stone?" the girl asked.

Twelve said impatiently, "How many times do I have to explain before you believe me? I just put the God Demon Stone on the roof, and when everyone left and I went up, the God Demon Stone was gone."

"Then how could the God Demon Stone run away by itself?" The girl looked unconvinced.

"If you don't believe me, there's nothing I can do. Anyway, I didn't lie."

Twelve plopped down on the sofa, huffing and puffing and refusing to say another word.

Xiao Fan:... That was amazing!

Who would have thought that such a grand spectacle could be seen in the emotionless city of gods and demons?

He said, "How could an ordinary Half God Demon Human possibly steal the God Demon Stone while surrounded by enemies? It turns out he had accomplices."

Seeing that Twelve seemed completely unfazed, the couple exchanged a glance, a hint of helplessness flashing in their eyes.

Finally, the man stepped forward.

"Twelve, it's not that we don't believe you, it's just that what you're saying is too absurd."

"Hmph!" Twelve snorted coldly, "So, in the end, you still don't trust me? Don't you think about it? Dr. Xin has already activated the Level 1 Defense. If the God Demon Stone were really in my hands, I would have left Divine Demon City with you all long ago. Why would I be here waiting for the patrols to search me?"

Upon hearing what Twelve said, Xiao Fan's eyes widened.

"Does this person mean that even if the city's Level 1 Defense, people inside can still leave?"

The couple agreed with Twelve's explanation, and considering that Dr. Xin hadn't sensed the presence of the God Demon Stone here before, they began to wonder if God Demon Stone had truly vanished mysteriously.

"What should we do? We were able to steal the God Demon Stone entirely thanks to the items given to us by the Shadow Realm People. Now that the items are gone, and the God Demon Stone is lost too, they won't blame us, will they?"