Chapter 553: Beginning of the Secret Realm

Bold!

Quick...!

He came to his senses.

Several dozen spears pointed menacingly, but the squad leader who had shouted instinctively hadn't yet had time to thrust his spear.

Seeing that the soldiers actually dared to attack.

Only saw Zhang Tie's face turn cold in an instant, and he directly slapped and broke the spear beside him.

What's all the noise?

Haven't you seen my boss is asking?

Destroying the dry and breaking the rotten.

Poor these town garrison soldiers, they've never encountered such an enemy.

Under the tremendous force, while breaking the spears, he also flung several soldiers away.

With a slap, he knocked them unconscious onto the wall top.

The hastily assembled line instantly fell into chaos.

After being locked onto by Zhang Tie, these soldiers felt as if they had encountered a man-eating beast.

On the other side, the soldier whom Lin An had set down trembled all over, his face grim, and he hurriedly replied:

Sir!

I'll speak! I'll speak right away!

Cold sweat poured forth; he really didn't know why Lin An would ask such a strange question.

Lin An not only used words that sounded strange to him, but even his armor differed from what was heard of military ascetic practitioners; one could only say the displayed power was somewhat similar.

Our town is called Southern Wasteland Town, considered the farthest edge of Great Xia.

To the south is the sea, to the north is the Northern Border.

The state?

It seems there's a place called She Sha to the west, but I'm not entirely sure either.

Those merchants might know more.

He shrank his neck, the soldier carrying a bow glanced timidly at Lin An, and continued:

Blood corpse... it's just a blood corpse.

That's a monster, with boundless strength, that eats people.

As for your question, why aren't we afraid of blood corpses?

The responding soldier flashed a look of incomprehension in his eyes:

Blood corpses are all up at the northern border; we don't have that kind of monster here.

The existence of blood corpses is common knowledge.

He only felt that Lin An's question was utterly bizarre.

Blood corpses are at the border, resisted by the Great Xia Army; what does that have to do with people like us in these remote areas?

Even if blood corpses wandered over, they'd have to pass through dozens of places big and small.

With layer upon layer of reporting, it wouldn't even be their turn to worry.

And the enemy...

Sir, our enemy isn't just blood corpses, is it?

Unable to hold back his doubt, the soldier asked, glanced at Lin An's expression, and then added softly:

Like an existence such as yours...

Are you a military ascetic practitioner?

I also don't know what orders you have for coming here; are there blood corpses mixed in?

He simply guessed wildly and decided to treat Lin An as a military ascetic practitioner.

Although he didn't look much like one.

She Sha...

Lin An silently repeated that name in his heart.

This secret realm, another place is She Sha...

Almost the same as the mystery of She Sha in the mission; the clue should be there?

Ascetic practitioner?

Blood corpses gather at the border?

The remaining two answers were beyond Lin An's expectations.

How many blood corpses? And what are ascetic practitioners?

He frowned slightly and asked directly.

In his peripheral vision, he saw the caravan below the city in utter panic; a few soldiers in leather armor down by the inner city scrambled toward the inner city.

Looks like they're preparing to leak the news.

The soldier, seeing Lin An ask again, felt his doubts grow even stronger.

Ascetic practitioners are the most powerful mysterious existence in the military.

Could it be that you're not an ascetic practitioner?

It's said they can fly and burrow through the earth, possessing unimaginable power.

It is precisely because ascetic practitioners exist that we can resist tens of millions of blood corpses.

After hearing that, Lin An's gaze sharpened, and Zhang Tie beside him couldn't help but look toward the speaking soldier.

Team internal voice:

"Lin Dui, this kid just said he can fly and move through earth?"

"Ascetic Practitioners, could they be about the same as three Fourth Rank Awakened Ones?"

"The martial power in this world is so high!?"

He nodded, Lin An also had the same thought in his mind.

"Flying and moving through earth, for Awakened Ones, that is mental power flight."

"It seems, this world has three Fourth Rank existence."

And the term 'resisting blood zombies' said by the soldiers, he also realized the meaning behind it.

"Among tens of millions of blood zombies, there are likely many similar mutants."

"Based on the information known so far, the humans of this secret realm world seem to be in a much better situation than the real world."

"At least they managed to resist the blood zombies at the border?"

"Judging by the performance of Southern Wilderness Town, they are not worried about safety issues."

"Kind of interesting..."

"Ancient style, another power system to fight zombies?"

"Who goes there!"

"I am the chief of Southern Wilderness Town! Release the people quickly! Report your identity!"

"Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude!"

"Iron armor clanged, bronze halberds rang."

"Only see hundreds of soldiers in military armor surrounding a tall man, hurrying over."

"His expression was stern, but the leading man's eyes clearly showed some panic."

"Just like the soldiers' initial thought, he also assumed Lin An was a military ascetic practitioner."

"But for some unknown reason, he suddenly attacked the city-defending soldiers."

"Gritting his teeth, he could only make wild guesses."

"Actually, his words were still restrained; he didn't dare say things like 'surrender'."

"Facing two suspected ascetic practitioners, he also didn't dare to directly order an attack."

"Although military ascetic practitioners mostly wear cloth robes, few wear armor."

"Moreover, he at least used to be a reserve ascetic practitioner, so he's familiar with such beings."

"According to the messenger soldier, this person leapt ten meters onto the city wall in one step, his strength terrifying."

"Although his appearance is somewhat different, he also couldn't figure out who Lin An really is."

"Such is the existence of a true ascetic practitioner."

"The weak can fight a thousand alone; the strongest are even invincible under heaven, beyond human power to resist."

"In contemplation, Lin An gazed at the leading chief without any ripple."

"The soldier before him who claimed to be the chief had a special energy fluctuation on his body."

"The fluctuation was slight, to the point he almost overlooked it."

"The wording of this world is half classical, half vernacular."

"I don't know if the system provided a translation function."

"However, I seem not to have received any system prompt."

"Looking at the tense leader, Lin An blurted out a question without thinking:"

"What is an ascetic practitioner?"

"Have you seen one?"

"Are you an ascetic practitioner?"

"Where is the Great Xia Royal City? Who is the monarch?"

"After throwing out a series of questions, Lin An used mental power to sense everyone present, but they were all ordinary people."

"Except the man before him was somewhat special."

"The leading chief appears to be of military origin; this Great Xia system seems to rely more on soldiers."

"Simply, he also couldn't be bothered to hide anything."

"Wearing standard armor and wielding an iron halberd, the chief stared blankly."

"Huh?"

"Not answering my questions, but instead asking these?"

"Feeling wary, he fixed his gaze on Lin An's armor, his heart skipping a beat."

"The questions are all common sense, and his speech seems not that of a Great Xia citizen."

"In astonishment, he couldn't help but raise his iron halberd:"

"Who exactly are you!"

"If you are an envoy from another land, you should also report to us!"

"His face looked grim."

"He only heard from the messenger soldier that Lin An leapt ten meters, but he also never personally saw Lin An act."

"This is Great Xia territory! I won't let you foreigners cause trouble!"

"What audacity, daring to openly attack our people!"

"Relying on his former status as a reserve ascetic practitioner, the military man's expression hardened, gripping his sole right hand, he tried to stab Lin An."

"So arrogant, then let's try saying it again!"

Too much nonsense.

Lin An glanced at the spear-wielding soldier's empty left hand, then immediately his right hand made a grasping motion and struck out.

Boom!!

The instantly erupted mental power turned into a tangible Shockwave, in an instant smashing the ground before the soldier into cracks and depressions.

The spear shattered, and the flying shards of iron scraped the soldier's cheek, drawing a line of blood.

Are you an Ascetic Practitioner?

Answer my question, or I'll kill you.