Despair

At this moment, in a cave within the glacier of the Trial Land.

The two groups of people stood face to face, looking quite disheveled.

Jian Qingfeng stared coldly at the twenty people opposite him, all of whom were players from the City of Kings.

When Jian Qingfeng first entered the secret realm, he was still a little confused.

While they were chasing the murderer who framed Xiao Fan, they did see a secret realm, but he didn't choose to enter; he just passed by!

Then, inexplicably, they were sucked into this secret realm.

Jian Qingfeng was completely baffled: when would the secret realm automatically absorb players?

Then he suddenly remembered that Xiao Fan had said before that Quan Zhong had a lot of strange items with unusual functions.

Only then did he realize that they had fallen for Shen Long's treacherous scheme!

However, at first, Jian Qingfeng did not know that Shen Long wanted to kill them.

After all, given the strength of his team, they should have little difficulty unless they encounter a large-scale update Dungeon like <Ghost Domain>.

He assumed that Shen Long had chosen to trap them in this predicament using props to buy them time, and he didn't even notice the name of the secret realm.

Until he discovered that his level had reverted to level one, and all his weapons, equipment, skills, attributes... everything had been reset to zero.

Jian Qingfeng finally realized that something was wrong with this secret realm!

Back then, the <Ghost Domain> Dungeon only disabled skills, but this secret realm has actually reset the level cap!

Jian Qingfeng quickly calmed down and began to examine his surroundings. It was a simple village surrounded by forests, and Jian Qingfeng immediately realized that this secret realm was a story-driven secret realm.

He had heard Xiao Fan talk about the story-driven secret realm; players who entered it not only had to fight, but also follow the secret realm's storyline.

He can play a little, but not much.

The other team members who came in with him are also in this village. Although their levels have been reset, at least they are still together.

Remembering Xiao Fan's words, Jian Qingfeng first led his men to inspect the entire village.

I had just seen them when I encountered characters from the story, namely the Apostle team from this village.

Jian Qingfeng knew he absolutely couldn't speak carelessly, so he didn't let anyone else speak. Instead, he cautiously talked to the Apostle to find out about the background of the secret realm.

As a result, not only did they not find out anything, but they also didn't know what they had said wrong that aroused the suspicion of the Apostle.

Fortunately, he overheard their conversation that night and realized he had been exposed.

Those people called them Pseudo-Apostle and planned to kill them after the Combat Mode began in a month.

Jian Qingfeng was shocked; he had originally intended to lead his men and flee overnight.

However, there were Apostle patrolling at night, so he could only wait until the next day when these Apostle left the village before leading his men to escape.

To his surprise, the captain sent people to keep an eye on them the very next day.

They claimed it was to help them familiarize themselves with the environment, but Jian Qingfeng knew it was actually a way to monitor them.

Only then did he realize just how difficult the story-driven secret realms really were!

He didn't even have time to understand the plot before he had to start his escape.

Escape the village within a month!

After more than ten days of observation and planning, Jian Qingfeng finally found an opportunity to lead everyone out of the village, but they were soon discovered by the Apostle and chased into the dense forest.

To make matters worse, they encountered a group of Monster Beast in the dense forest.

These Monster Beast were terrifying to everyone who was only level one after the level reset. Jian Qingfeng even felt the same way he did when he first entered the <Cloud Sea>.

Even if they fought desperately, it would be difficult for them to kill these Monster Beasts.

Just when Jian Qingfeng and the others were in despair, twenty players from the City of Kings appeared and saved them.

Upon learning that these people had entered the secret realm earlier than them, Jian Qingfeng suddenly realized that Shen Long's use of the props to pull them into the secret realm was not to buy time at all!

He knew from the beginning that this secret realm was dangerous; bringing them in was a calculated move.

If I clear the level myself, I can help him rescue these twenty people; if I don't clear the level, being trapped in the secret realm will also benefit him.

This person is truly malicious.

First, he killed their Dragon Nation's strongest genius, then he tried to destroy the Dragon Nation's top combat power, and now he's even willing to abandon the top combat power of his own city!

That Shen Long deserves to die!

Jian Qingfeng grew angrier the more he thought about it.

"Hey junior brother, why are you looking like you're about to eat someone alive? If I remember correctly, I saved your lives before."

In the City of Kings team, a man rolled his eyes and said to Jian Qingfeng.

Upon hearing this, Jian Qingfeng became even angrier.

The first commander of the City of Kings, Falling Leaf, was his senior brother. Before the game's invasion, they were both disciples of a martial arts master from the Dragon Nation.

After the game invasion, although the two were on different sides, they were still fellow disciples.

Therefore, Shen Long was convinced that he would save the people of the City of Kings once he entered the secret realm.

"Shen Long knew you were trapped in the secret realm, but he didn't dare to come in to rescue you himself. Instead, he framed us for coming in to scout ahead. Senior brother, you once said that Shen Long would become a great hero. Now... do you still think so?"

Upon hearing Jian Qingfeng's words, Falling Leaf's expression instantly turned ugly.

Players from other City of Kings weren't much better off.

They never expected that Shen Long would abandon them without hesitation, considering they were among the top combatants of the City of Kings.

Especially Falling Leaf, he made great contributions to the rapid rise of the Shen Sect.

From Shen Long's perspective, there was actually nothing wrong with what he did.

But... it's so disheartening!

The Falling Leaf were disappointed.

"There's no use talking about this now, let's figure out how to clear the secret realm."

"Falling Leaf" sighed.

He saved Jian Qingfeng's group for two reasons: first, Jian Qingfeng was his junior brother; second, he had no other choice...

The captain dared to enter the secret realm mainly because he, as the primary commander, was in the team.

But when he came in, he was dumbfounded. There were no monsters, no bosses. It was as if they had entered a different world, and their levels had been reset to level one.

The Falling Leaf had never seen such a mysterious place before and had no idea what to do.

The team has survived until now entirely thanks to his intelligence and resourcefulness; he must be exhausted.

So when he saw Jian Qingfeng, he was genuinely excited; finally, there was someone he could escape with!

"Regardless of which faction we belong to outside, we're all in the same boat now. Share your thoughts, discuss them, and maybe we can find a way to clear the secret realm," Falling Leaf Ye.

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent.

If they had any other options, would they have ended up in this situation?

There's no way! There's really no way!

This was the first time they had ever seen such a mysterious place, and they were still completely baffled. What could they possibly do?

Making them fight is fine, but figuring out how to clear the secret realm is really not an option.

Seeing that no one spoke, the Falling Leaf felt melancholy.

A group of people can't produce a single smart person!

At that moment, for some unknown reason, he suddenly spoke.

"Junior brother, aren't you on good terms with that Jiu Chen? I heard he's a master of secret realm analysis and command, so why hasn't he come to rescue you?"

Jian Qingfeng was leaning against the wall, looking down at the sword in his hand.

Hearing what Falling Leaf said, he suddenly looked up, his sharp eyes shooting towards Falling Leaf.

"Jiu Chen won't come."

"Why?" Falling Leaf asked in surprise.

Jian Qingfeng's voice turned low. "He was killed by Shen Long..."

If anyone could clear this secret realm, Jian Qingfeng could only think of Xiao Fan.

Unfortunately, he would never live to see that miracle.

The Falling Leaf were first taken aback, and then they were completely distraught.

He admitted that he was excited to see Jian Qingfeng because he felt that Zhou He would never give up on Jian Qingfeng.

The genius Jiu Chen would most likely come to rescue them, but he didn't expect Shen Long to actually kill Jiu Chen.

"That old bastard Shen Long, if I get out of here alive, I'll never let him get away with this!"

Falling Leaf Leaves cursed inwardly.

The atmosphere in the team then fell silent.

Unable to wait for rescue, unable to find a way to pass through the secret realm, they are being hunted down by the people inside and also have to be wary of Monster Beast.

How much longer can they hold out?