The Second Treasure Map Fragment
[You have defeated the monstrous beast Heaven-Devouring Tiger and gained 520 Secret Realm Points.]
[You have defeated the monstrous beast Heaven-Devouring Tiger and gained 520 Secret Realm Points.]
[You have defeated the Heaven-Devouring Tiger Leader and gained 600 Secret Realm Points.]
Hearing the system notification in his mind, Xiao Fan sheathed his longsword and frowned as he looked at the scattered corpses of the Heaven-Devouring Tiger on the ground.
These were the first strange beasts he encountered after obtaining the Treasure Map Fragment: seven Heaven-Devouring Tiger.
Based on the difficulty of killing the Heaven-Devouring Tiger and their resistance, Xiao Fan guessed that these Heaven-Devouring Tiger were around level 80.
Only...
"I only lost Secret Realm Points."
Xiao Fan was extremely disappointed. He had accumulated nearly 10,000 Secret Realm Points, but still didn't know what they were used for.
"Could it be that rewards can be redeemed after clearing the secret realm?"
Xiao Fan had a vague guess in his mind.
But then it seemed unlikely.
Because he now realizes that it is almost impossible to clear the secret realm on his own.
Xiao Fan glanced at the countdown timer for the secret realm ahead.
20:02:05
Four hours have passed, the newly integrated map is too large, the beasts are getting stronger, and there are two more Treasure Map Fragment to go. No matter how you look at it, this amount of time is not enough for him to clear the secret realm.
There's also the matter of flying through secret realms.
Xiao Fan just tried it; he can use flight to aid in combat, but not for traveling.
This means he needs to traverse the entire map.
"That's simply unrealistic; there must be other methods within this secret realm."
He originally thought that after defeating the alien beasts in the new merged map, he would obtain other items that could assist him in his next actions.
It seems it fell down just like before.
Xiao Fan frowned. Right now, the only thing he could think of was to exchange his Secret Realm Points for items to aid his upcoming Secret Realm operations.
After thinking for a moment, Xiao Fan shouted into the air.
"Activate the Secret Realm Points Exchange."
However...
After waiting for a while, the Points redemption system still didn't appear.
"Damn, what's the point of these Secret Realm Points anyway?"
Xiao Fan's face darkened, and he couldn't help but raise his middle finger towards the sky above.
After waiting a few more minutes and confirming that the corpses of the Heaven-Devouring Tiger would not drop anything else, Xiao Fan could only resign himself to his fate and continue on his way.
19:30:00
Xiao Fan encountered a second wave of strange beasts, a total of six, which he dealt with in three minutes.
Knowing that time was running out, Xiao Fan dealt with the alien beasts as quickly as possible.
The reward remains Secret Realm Points.
18:30:00
Xiao Fan encountered the third wave of alien beasts, a total of five. Xiao Fan felt that the level of this wave of alien beasts was close to level 90.
However, given his current attributes, he was no threat. In less than five minutes, Xiao Fan had eliminated the five strange beasts.
As expected, the reward is still Secret Realm Points.
As time dwindled, Xiao Fan grew increasingly anxious.
After each battle, he would summon Iron Pot, drink wine to restore his strength, and continue on his journey.
17:30:00
The fourth wave of monsters, still rewarding players with Secret Realm Points.
As Xiao Fan continued forward after defeating the fifth wave of alien beasts, he encountered another group of them.
Just like the previous group of beasts he encountered, this group consisted of the same five waves of beasts he had fought before, numbering around fifty in total.
However, this time the beast is much stronger than before.
Xiao Fan didn't want to waste any time, so he took to the air and used his God King Rank Skill, <Dragon-Riding Nine Lightning>.
As the giant Thunder Dragon charged towards the horde of beasts, kill notifications rang out continuously.
[You have defeated the monstrous beast Heaven-Devouring Tiger and gained 520 Secret Realm Points.]
[You have defeated the exotic beast Flower-Bone Leopard, gaining 510 Secret Realm Points.]
[You have defeated the Dark Butterfly, a mythical beast, and gained 620 Secret Realm Points.]
[You have defeated the Dark Butterfly Leader, earning 600 Secret Realm Points.]
[You have defeated the Dark Butterfly Leader beast and obtained one Incomplete Treasure Map Fragment.]
The second Treasure Map Fragment has finally dropped!
Xiao Fan returned to the ground, gazing thoughtfully at the golden fragments on the corpse of the Dark Butterfly Leader.
The first Treasure Map Fragment dropped when he killed the first wave of monsters, and the second Treasure Map Fragment also dropped when he killed a monster group.
Is it a coincidence or a mechanic of the secret realm?
Xiao Fan frowned and thought for a moment, then felt that the possibility of a coincidence was very low.
"In other words, Treasure Map Fragment don't drop from killing monsters, but from killing groups of monsters."
At this moment, Xiao Fan had already reached out and grabbed the Treasure Map Fragment from the beast's corpse.
[You have obtained Incomplete Treasure Map Fragment. The fragment has been merged into the broken Treasure Map.]
As the system notification sounded, just like when he first merged with the main Treasure Map, various illusory map images first appeared in front of Xiao Fan, and finally the images turned into golden light that slowly merged into the incomplete Treasure Map.
Once everything was over, Xiao Fan opened the incomplete Treasure Map once more.
Sure enough, another third of the landmass appeared on the other half of the empty space.
"It seems I need to eliminate one more horde of monsters to obtain the complete Treasure Map."
Xiao Fan glanced at the time above.
14:42:50
There are fourteen hours remaining, which seems like plenty of time, but in reality, it is fraught with danger.
First, there's the respawn pattern of the mythical beasts in the secret realm. The deeper you go into the secret realm, the longer the respawn interval becomes, and the combat power of the beasts you encounter will double with each layer, greatly increasing the difficulty and time required to clear them out.
What weighed heavily on his mind was that the newly unlocked secret realm map was far more vast and expansive than the first one he had unlocked.
"Fourteen hours is simply not enough for me to traverse the entire map and find the ultimate treasure."
Xiao Fan was absolutely certain, and his thoughts returned to the Secret Realm Points.
He sensed that the secret of the secret realm was still the nearly ten thousand Secret Realm Points he had accumulated, which were completely useless.
He closed his eyes and quickly reviewed all his experiences and every detail since entering the secret realm.
From the initial kill of a monster to earn Points, to map merging, rule restrictions, and monster respawns, every detail is meticulously analyzed in an attempt to find clues about how to use the Points.
No matter how much he thought back and pondered, he still couldn't find a clue. It was as if the secret realm had deliberately blocked out all uses of the Points, leaving no trace whatsoever.
"Never mind, we have to hurry."
Xiao Fan suppressed his agitation and doubts.
Time waits for no one. Regardless of when the secret of the Points will be revealed, the most important thing right now is to seize every minute and second, continue to delve deeper into the secret realm, defeat the last wave of monsters, and collect the complete Treasure Map.
With a determined look in his eyes, Xiao Fan no longer hesitated, lifted his foot, and continued forward.