"The location is on the second basement level; it will take us another month to get there."
April and her companions flew extremely fast along the way, probably fearing that other wizards would get there first on the last Jia ye he.
Along the way, Leo also found out how April and the others knew about this hidden mission.
As it turned out, April told Leo that it was a Level Three Great Wizard from the same academy who told her this in private.
As for how the traces of Jia ye he were discovered, it was purely by chance.
The ten-person team was originally faster than other teams at clearing missions, but after Leo and Alice left, although the team was supplemented with two more First-Level Wizard, the speed of completing the missions slowed down significantly.
Regular cleanup missions don't yield many battle points to begin with, and now that the pace has slowed down, the battle points will naturally be even fewer.
Leo asked them with a smile how many battle merits they had earned, and the answer he received surprised him greatly.
Level-Two Elemental Wizard April earned 150,000 battle merits, while Level One Elemental Wizard Tao Rhys and Allison only earned 60,000 battle merits.
Leo was shocked to find that their battle merits were not even a fraction of his own!
The final exchange rate for battle merits was 200 battle merits to one energy crystal. Their 60,000 battle merits would only amount to 300 energy crystals!
Although First-Level Wizard receive fewer battle merits, their overall battle merits are significantly lower.
So while most wizards had finished their missions and started sneaking around treasure hunting, their team was still doing cleanup work, hoping to gain more battle merits by the end of the final expedition.
By a twist of fate, traces of Jia ye he were discovered on the second basement level.
It's quite a coincidence, because back when Leo and Alice were still in the team, it was Allison who first discovered the army of Eyeless Spider and sensed the aura of Jia ye he.
Although it was only a fleeting touch at the time, as a reconnaissance wizard, Allison truly remembered the aura, and unexpectedly, she sensed it again while carrying out a cleanup mission on the second basement level.
Allison didn't tell anyone else, fearing it would cause chaos in the team, but only secretly told April.
The original plan was simply for April to quietly take the team away and continue the cleanup mission in another location.
But for some reason, Allison inexplicably told April that the protective power of this Jia ye he was not strong, with only one level three and four level two, as well as a few Level One Eyeless Spider guarding it.
Even more coincidentally, April had recently learned about the hidden quest and, after much deliberation, decided to take it on herself.
Having assessed the strength of both sides, April believed that a single level-three combatant would be sufficient to secure the victory.
Unfortunately, she lacked manpower and couldn't really find a Level Three Great Wizard to help her, so the task became someone else's, and she became just a bystander.
Therefore, you must find a wizard with level three combat power who can't compete with them for missions.
Right here, Leo took the initiative to contact Tao Rhys...
Leo = Level 3 Benji, Leo = Alice, Alice = Five Level Two Fire Elemental Spirit...
Isn't this the best help that's come knocking on our door?
April, along with Allison, told Tao Rhys about the hidden mission. Tao Rhys, naturally, couldn't let such a good opportunity pass by, which led to the scene where the three of them came to see Leo together.
They covered a journey that would normally take a month in just twenty days.
Seeing that the terrain below remained unchanged, April breathed a sigh of relief.
Although they knew that few wizards were carrying out thorough cleanup missions these days, they were still afraid that if other wizards discovered it, all their plans would fall apart.
"Let's not make too much noise, let's go in and catch them."
April had witnessed the horrific scene of a nuclear explosion. Although she didn't know what it was, she feared that Leo would do it again. Such a powerful explosion would be enough to attract the attention of a whole bunch of wizards.
Leo didn't refuse; he simply nodded at Benji and pointed to Alice.
Benji immediately understood; Leo wanted him to listen to Alice.
"You all go inside the cave, I'll go in and take a look first."
" Shadow Jump "
As soon as Leo finished speaking, his body vanished instantly.
"Let's hurry too." As soon as April saw Leo disappear, she flew towards the cave.
Meanwhile, Benji shrunk his body, his three tails wrapped around him, and perched on Alice's shoulder. With this Level 3 guy around, Alice didn't need to worry about her safety.
Deep within the pitch-black cave, a huge underground cavity has been excavated.
A swarm of withered Eyeless Spider was in the center of the cavity. The very center should be where the last Jia ye he was located. Leo dared not sense it, for fear of waking him.
Although it was described as an empty cavity, Leo could tell from the remnants that it resembled an underground city. He could even discern the basic forms of daily necessities from the remaining traces.
For example, there are small caves with the same depth as houses, and open spaces around the cavities that resemble farms.
Leo moved with lightning speed, silently arriving at these farm-like locations.
Leo gently crushed the debris on the ground with his fingers. Although it crumbled at the slightest touch, he could still sense from the touch that these carbonized debris were vegetation he had never seen before in the Black Tomb World.
Perhaps many years ago, the Black Tomb World was also a world covered in greenery, with abundant water resources, but a sudden change altered things.
The water is gone, and all the vegetation has died.
A group of tenacious, Eyeless Spider came here, carved out an underground cavity, and preserved some vegetation, hoping to rebuild their civilization after the disaster.
But sadly, they didn't live to see that day!
Leo suddenly became curious about this underground city used as a refuge. Shouldn't the place where the last embers of a civilization were preserved also hold the most precious treasures?
The number of Eyeless Spider inside the cavity was just as April had described: one level three, four level two, and less than 20,000 level one.
But what April didn't say, or rather what she wasn't aware of, was that these Eyeless Spider were less than 50% as strong as those on the first underground level; they were pitifully weak!
That strongest Level Three Eyeless Spider can now only exert the peak combat power of level two at most. Even without Benji's intervention, Alice's five Fire Elemental Spirit could be easily defeated!
If April hadn't been so cautious, and had immediately retreated after Allison sensed Jia ye he's presence, and had she simply come in for a quick look...
It only takes one glance to tell that, given a few years, the three of them are fully capable of taking over this underground city.
The group of people, their presence Benji brightly, made no attempt to conceal their auras. The surging energy violently stirred the air within the cave, causing dust to rise from the previously silent underground city.
The Jia ye he in the center of the underground city also sensed the approaching danger, and its drooping tentacles began to twitch.
"Squeak squeak squeak"
He roused all the Eyeless Spider; their weakened bodies made them somewhat sluggish, but under Jia ye he's command, they still charged towards the cave entrance.
Leo didn't know if these Eyeless Spider were once residents of the underground city, or if they were dead but still retained their belief in protecting the city.
"Boom"
Before the Eyeless Spider even reached the cave entrance, Benji had already flown in. His true form, over thirty meters long, unfolded, and his wild level three was the undisputed ruler here. His three tails lashed out wildly, leaving afterimages.
The deafening sonic boom made the entire underground city rumble!
For Benji possessed full level three strength, dealing with these Eyeless Spider were only half as strong was nothing short of a massacre. Even the Eyeless Spider, who was also level three, couldn't withstand Benji's attacks for long and was instantly beaten and covered in wounds. In less than ten breaths, he would be completely dismembered by Benji.
Along with Benji came four Level Two Fire Elemental Spirit, and the flames burned brightly, illuminating the entire underground city.
The Level Two Fire Elemental Spirit's great fire burned the Level One Eyeless Spider. As the Fire Elemental Spirit danced, the Level One Eyeless Spider became the best firewood in this fiery feast.
Benji led four Fire Elemental Spirit, only five in total, but they completely overwhelmed the army of Eyeless Spider.
They are far too weak!
When April and the others entered, Benji was leading four fire Fire Elemental Spirit at full power, wreaking havoc and killing a tenth of them in just a few breaths.
Leo didn't make a move; with Benji there, there was no need for him to intervene.
With his helpers arriving, Leo focused his senses on Jia ye he. Strangely, this Jia ye he he encountered was not parasitizing the Level Three Eyeless Spider, but instead standing on the only relatively intact building in the underground city.
In fact, Leo didn't know if it was a building or not. It was just a mound of earth. Of course, it's also possible that it was a magnificent building countless years ago, but it has collapsed due to the erosion of time, leaving only a small mound.
Leo dared not get too close. The soul attack from Jia ye he still terrified him. If it weren't for his powerful Shadow Talent, who knows what might have happened to him now.
The one-sided massacre on the battlefield did not elicit any anger from Jia ye he; he simply stood on the small mound and watched quietly.
If he had an expression, Leo believed it would be utterly calm, as if he were looking at something completely unrelated to himself.
This strange Jia ye he was completely different from the ones he had encountered before. Leo couldn't help but wonder if the three World Lord were gone, and the Black Tomb World had been completely enslaved by the Wizard World, causing Jia ye he, who possessed some of the abilities of the Child of Destiny, to lose all of her powers.
The battle ended quickly, with all the kills completed in just three hours.
Under Leo's own eyes, April easily absorbed Jia ye he into his bottle.
There were absolutely no hiccups during the process; it was as simple as eating and drinking!
This was hard for Leo, who was constantly on guard against Jia ye he, to believe. Was it really that easy?