Sun Fei discovered that his strength had increased.
After reaching level 100 in Paladin Mode and Barbarian Mode modes, Sun Fei tried many times in the Diablo World. No matter how many monsters he killed to level up, he could only get some insignificant equipment. The experience points for both Barbarian and Paladin characters seemed to be fixed at absolute zero, with no further increase.
This ultimately led Sun Fei to completely abandon his plan to continue killing monsters in the Diablo World to increase his power level after fully completing the game.
Now, after Cleansing the entire forest, Sun Fei was pleasantly surprised to find that his power level, which had been refusing to rise, had finally loosened up a bit and shown a slight increase.
Sun Fei was overjoyed.
He quickly understood why all of this had happened.
It was because after the mutated undead creature was killed, the energy that escaped from its corpse fused into his own body. That's right, that pure, attribute-free energy merged seamlessly with the holy Holy Power within [ Paladin Mode ], transforming into wisps of Holy Power that enhanced his strength.
Having reached Sun Fei's current level of strength, he has an unparalleled understanding of his own physical condition. He can clearly perceive even the slightest change. This is not an illusion; Sun Fei is absolutely certain that his strength has increased again—although the increase is negligible, less than one-tenth the level increase he experienced in the Diablo World.
"So, does that mean that as long as I kill a sufficient number of mutated creatures, or a sufficiently powerful mutated creature, and absorb enough of this mysterious free energy, my strength can still increase even without relying on the Diablo World?"
This discovery filled Sun Fei with ecstatic joy.
He discovered a completely new path.
However, he quickly forced himself to calm down.
"The evil forces that cause biological mutations are so similar to the Hell forces in the Diablo World. Is there some necessary connection between the two? Killing demonic monsters in the Diablo World grants experience points for leveling up your character, while killing mutated creatures in the real world grants mysterious free energy to increase your power. These two paths to becoming stronger are so similar... could it be..."
Sun Fei always felt that there was a fog in his mind that he couldn't shake off, and in this fog, the truth was like a flash of lightning, fleeting and impossible to grasp.
"It seems the existence of the Diablo World is not so simple. From now on, the time to reveal the truth is finally approaching."
After organizing his thoughts, Sun Fei did not rush back to the Black Warship.
As a precaution, he ordered the Black Pearl and One-Eyed Dragon to land in the Cleansing forest, and a thousand elite troops were dispatched to conduct another thorough search of the entire forest.
This time, we finally made a discovery.
Captain Jack Sparrow and Little Luffy discovered several extremely strange altar-like structures in a valley in the central part of the forest.
"Under the Cleansing of Holy Power, these altars have completely lost their original effects. However, it is certain that, judging from the remaining engravings, these are several magical devices similar to Summon mechanisms. Moreover, the structure of these magical devices is definitely not based on the mainstream magical principles of the continent today, nor do they show any signs of great antiquity. Judging from the age of the stone, they are no more than a month old."
After careful observation, the Necromancer and Grandpa Cain came to this conclusion.
"The area around this valley is the most thoroughly Cleansing. The elemental Light Holy Power is slightly weaker compared to other forest areas, indicating that the most intense dark and evil power once existed here, neutralizing the [ Cleansing ] power." The nun returned from observing the surrounding environment and reported to Sun Fei, "If I'm not mistaken, these damaged magical devices should be the culprits behind the pollution of this forest. It was they who Summon evil power from the abyss of Hell."
Sun Fei frowned slightly. "This is not right again. Why didn't we find this place when we searched the forest before the Cleansing? If we had found it then, perhaps we could have obtained more information and solved all the mysteries. What a pity!"
"Clearly, this valley was once shielded by some strange force or magic circle. Our Spiritual Power scans couldn't penetrate the shield, nor could they detect the location of the shielding force. After all, there were only three of us before, and we didn't explore the entire forest."
Grandpa Cain quickly figured out the reason, and his face showed deep regret. As His King said, if this place had been discovered before the Cleansing, perhaps they could have found out who was behind it all.
"It seems there's no need to continue the search..."
Just as Sun Fei was about to order a retreat, a pale red streak of light swooped down from the sky. When it was less than a hundred meters away from Sun Fei, it transformed into a clever and terrifying bird no bigger than a thumb, chirping merrily as it hopped onto Sun Fei's shoulder.
Crimson Hummingbird.
One of the intelligence transmission tools of the Chambord City intelligence agency [ Letters and Visits Office ].
Taking a small storage ring from the bird's neck, Sun Fei channeled magic at a specific frequency and retrieved a newly stored message. After examining it for a while, he addressed the crowd. "Evil forces have spread and corrupted the border regions of the Anzhi Empire. Large swathes of Alania have been invaded by these evil forces, and some sources suggest that the Anzhi Imperial Family may be involved in these terrible anomalies. Order the army to return to Black Warship and immediately cross the forest into the Anzhi Empire territory."
The northeastern border of the Anzhi Empire.
This is a fertile land backed by forests, once belonging to the Alania people. Irrigated by forest waters, this land is extremely fertile and is one of the famous granaries within a million miles.
Five hundred years ago, the Alania people established the prosperous Alania Empire here. The brave, tenacious, and peace-loving Alania People left behind countless moving stories on the continent.
The fertile land is one of the assets that the Alania people have to live on this continent, but it has also become the source of war and disaster. In the five hundred years that the Alania Empire has existed, it has faced a war almost every few years. It is an empire that has survived hardship and suffering.
But the Alania people ' good fortune ended a year ago.
The suddenly rising neighboring Anzhi Empire coveted this natural granary and began a war against the Alania people. Faced with the powerful iron hooves of the Anzhi Empire, the Alania people light cavalry were routed. The Alania royal family, which had lasted for five hundred years, was at a low point in its strength and had no power to Resist. As a result, the Anzhi people destroyed this ancient empire in less than two months.
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