Seeking the Missing

The villagers split into two groups, led by Xiao Fan and Yu Mo respectively, to search for Jian Qingfeng and the others.

As soon as they left the village, they saw several unfamiliar Apostle peeking and looking in the direction of their village.

Upon seeing Xiao Fan and the others emerge, they immediately ducked back and disappeared into the dense forest.

"Boss, they're from a few nearby villages."

Yu Mo recognized these people and whispered to Xiao Fan.

Xiao Fan frowned.

Suddenly realizing that these people might have witnessed the extraordinary phenomenon of the skill creation success last night, they came today specifically to investigate the situation.

Indeed, although it was late at night when he successfully created the skill last night, the strange phenomenon lasted for several minutes over the village.

The Apostle patrol each village at night; they must have seen it too!

"No! I can't let these people know I have Elemental Skill before the Combat Mode starts."

Xiao Fan pondered to himself.

He feared that if these people knew he had skills, they would unite with other villages to turn against them.

Although their skills are impressive, there are only about thirty people in the village. Even with Jian Qingfeng's twenty-nine people and the City of Kings's twenty people, there are still less than a hundred people.

How many villages are there in the Trial Land?

According to what Yu Ling said last time, the fact that their village ranked outside the top 1,000 in the last battle indicated that this was a large group.

We need to play it safe and develop our resources cautiously this time!

Xiao Fan continued forward without making a sound.

Just as he was about to reach those people, Xiao Fan suddenly spoke.

"What do you think about the strange phenomena in the sky last night?"

Yu Mo was taken aback at first, then immediately realized what she meant and quickly shook her head.

"I don't know, but that Monster Beast seemed really powerful. Just its phantom almost scared the pants off me."

Yu Ling retorted irritably, "You guys went too far! Why didn't you wake me up when there was such a commotion! I missed seeing that amazing phenomenon."

Yin understood what the three meant, and scratched his head awkwardly.

"I was so shocked by that phenomenon that my mind went blank. I didn't even think to call out to you. By the time I came to my senses, the phenomenon had already disappeared."

"Tell me quickly what that strange phenomenon looked like! I'm dying of curiosity after hearing what you all say!" Yu Ling stamped her foot.

"It was a giant Demon Turtle, with a Demon Snake on its body..."

As the procession gradually moved away, a group of people emerged from the dense forest.

"Boss, I was just as shocked as that person when I saw that strange phenomenon, so I forgot to wake you."

The man known as the leader looked thoughtfully in the direction Xiao Fan and the others had left.

"Are you sure the strange phenomenon is coming from this village?"

"Um..." The Apostle thought for a moment.

"I'm not sure about that either. That strange phenomenon was high in the sky, sometimes near, sometimes far. I'm not sure if it was above this village, but it was definitely in this direction."

The man referred to as the "boss" neither confirmed nor denied it.

He frowned and thought for a moment.

"If I remember correctly, the village chief's name is Yu Mo, and he has a very ambitious and cunning younger sister named Yu Ling."

"Boss, if you remember correctly, Yu Mo and his sister are from this village. Their village is of average strength; if it weren't for that cunning Yu Ling, they would have been eliminated in the last Combat Mode."

"But I think the person leading the team just now wasn't Yu Mo."

"It seems so! The Apostle leading the group looks unfamiliar; I don't think I've seen him before."

"Try to find out."

"Yes, boss!"

"Boss Jiu Chen, they shouldn't have guessed anything yet, right?"

Yin glanced behind him; their words were meant for the eavesdroppers.

Xiao Fan shook his head.

"I don't know, but we should still be careful of people from the nearby villages."

After a pause, Xiao Fan gave further instructions.

"If we find those Pseudo-Apostle, we shouldn't act rashly, lest we be discovered by people from other villages."

"Understood, boss."

The group split up here.

The two groups split up and headed in opposite directions to search for Jian Qingfeng and his companions.

Jian Qingfeng and his group have been hunting him down for over a month. The place they are searching for this time is the area where Jian Qingfeng last appeared.

Xiao Fan guessed they must be hiding in a secluded place, and he searched with extra care.

He killed any Monster Beast he encountered on the road, and even collected some Monster Beast materials, hoping to create a few "minor skills".

After all, he really lacked "powerful skills" because his level was too low and he didn't have enough elemental energy in his body.

The unusual phenomena that occurred also attracted attention.

The Land of Four Extremes is just a secret realm, and the skills created cannot be taken out. Xiao Fan plans to create some minor skills to protect himself.

After searching all day and collecting a lot of materials, they still couldn't find any trace of Jian Qingfeng.

Xiao Fan left some marks along the way, and Jian Qingfeng knew he was looking for them when he saw them.

When Xiao Fan returned to the village that evening, he heard some unfortunate news.

"Arrested?"

Xiao Fan frowned.

"Yes, it happened the night before last. More than a dozen villages joined forces and arrested those two groups of Pseudo-Apostle."

Yu Mo's expression was extremely unpleasant as she spoke.

He now considers these two groups of Pseudo-Apostle as "his own people."

His arrest disrupted his plans, which infuriated Yu Mo.

Damn it, we've been chasing them for over a month and still haven't caught them. I just said it would be useful and these bastards grabbed me!

Although Xiao Fan was worried about the safety of Jian Qingfeng and the others, he dared not show it on his face.

"No! We have to find a way to save them."

Xiao Fan took a deep breath, and was about to ask Jian Qingfeng and the others where they had been captured, when Yu Ling spoke first.

"Brother, we have to find a way to save them."

Yu Mo nodded and glanced at Xiao Fan.

"Before the Trial Land Combat Mode begins, neither Apostle nor Pseudo-Apostle can attack each other."

Therefore, those Pseudo-Apostle are not in immediate danger.

Xiao Fan understood what Yu Mo meant.

Those Apostle who want to kill Jian Qingfeng and the others will definitely have to wait until the Combat Mode is activated.

Xiao Fan breathed a sigh of relief.

After thinking for a moment, he offered a brief explanation.

"The biggest difference between Apostle and Pseudo-Apostle is that Apostle only loses their Apostle status and is kicked out of the Trial Land when they die in Combat Mode, while Pseudo-Apostle is truly dead when they die in Combat Mode."

Xiao Fan was startled.

What does concealment mean?

What a deadly game the Trial Land Combat Mode is just a game to them, but a deadly threat to their players!

"We've inquired; those Pseudo-Apostle are currently imprisoned in the Lost Land. Pseudo-Apostle are a village everyone wants to kill in the Trial Land; no one would expect anyone to rescue them. Our success rate in rescuing them is quite high."

Yu Mo analyzed.

Lost Land?

Xiao Fan asked, "What's wrong?"

Yu Mo pursed her lips and began to explain.

"The Lost Land is the only desert area in the Trial Land. It has no resources and only one exit. As long as it is guarded, those imprisoned inside have no way to escape. If they are Apostle, they can leave by exiting the Trial Land, but Pseudo-Apostle are imprisoned there without food and will starve to death sooner or later."

Xiao Fan: "Then what are we waiting for? Let's save them!"