Chapter 197: Initial Assault on an A-Rank Secret Realm (April 3600 Monthly Ticket Bonus Chapter)

It's fine, bring Yifulin too.

Yue Li suddenly smiled and said, "I'll have Xiao Qing guard them in the sky at all times, so she won't encounter danger."

Hearing this, and seeing Yifulin's stubborn gaze, Tie Hui felt somewhat helpless but could only nod, "Then it'll be a hassle."

Although worried about their own and Yifulin's safety, Tie Hui also knew that the points obtainable from an A-rank secret realm were enormous; even just a fraction would be enough for them to exchange for plenty of needed resources.

This is a great opportunity.

"Let's go." Yue Li stepped forward, smiling, and took Yifulin's hand, "Although I don't know Russian, I believe we'll get along well."

Yifulin: "?"

She looked at the hand Yue Li had grabbed, and fell into a daze.

Under Tie Hui's thoughtful translation, realizing Yue Li intended to take care of her, Yifulin's expression instantly turned to shock, as if Little Red Riding Hood had fallen into the wolf grandmother's hands.

"Your aura right now is quite like that of a guild leader." Yue Li couldn't help but laugh as she watched Qin Chuan's performance, "It was the same outside the secret realm just now."

The Silver Horn and Xiao Zi, who had jointly completed this kill, returned to Qin Chuan and Yue Li's side, exchanging a glance that seemed to carry a hint of competition.

Probably the most dazed person in the field was Qin Chuan.

Xiao Qing wrapped itself in a gale, carrying the four of them into the space-time rift.

"Depart."

He waved at the uncle and nephew in the distance, signaling them to collect the dropped resources, and Qin Chuan and Yue Li continued toward the depths of the secret realm.

"Is that so? Then it's fine." Qin Chuan shook his head helplessly.

In the next moment, the earth rock bear turned into points of light and dissipated, leaving only a pile of experience gems and secret realm stones on the spot, plus a cluster of golden light.

In the next instant, the space-time rift dimmed, and a huge line of text appeared above it.

Seeing this, Yue Li's smile grew a bit wider.

【Secret Realm Subjugation: Only members of the Luoyue Guild may enter; remaining subjugation slots: 1】

But noticing Yue Li's subtle glance, Qin Chuan felt resolved and didn't ask further.

Accompanied by a tremendous roar, a Hall Tier Lv32 earth rock bear as tall as three stories collapsed, its body covered in arcing electricity and dark markings.

Tie Hui stared for a moment, then quickly stepped forward with Yifulin to help collect the loot.

That was a dropped optional low-grade resource.

This way, when we kill the subjugation target, we'll definitely get even more resources.

Didn't Yue Li just say she knew Russian? How come she suddenly doesn't?

For the A-rank secret realm subjugation—begin!

"Boom!!!"

"Pretty cool, keep it up."

Managing a guild was still his first time, and Yue Li's encouragement put him much more at ease.

As expected of an A-rank dungeon, even after killing the secret realm spirit beasts, resources still drop.

Yue Li laughed and tossed off a light sentence, hands behind her back, her steps growing lighter as she moved forward; the words felt like a tickle, scratching at Qin Chuan's heart.

Qin Chuan caught up quickly, lowering his voice, "How come you told Tie Hui you don't know Russian?"

"I think that girl named Yifulin is quite interesting." Yue Li smiled, pursing her lips, without hiding it, "She thinks we're going to act against Tie Hui and steal his talent."

"I plan to pretend I don't know Russian, to see what other strange ideas she has." Yue Li glanced at Qin Chuan, her eyes smiling, "You'd better not give yourself away."

"Don't worry." Qin Chuan gave a helpless smile.

If Yue Li wants to play, then let's play along.

While the two were talking, three Hall Tier spirit beasts surrounded them, then were all taken away by the six little ones in a chopping frenzy, leaving three more piles of resources on the ground.

Just after gathering the resources and catching up to the two, Tie Hui and Yifulin saw this scene and exchanged a glance.

"Uncle Tie Hui, they're so strong…" Yifulin couldn't help but mutter softly, "This is bad; I might not be able to protect you anymore."

"Uncle hasn't yet reached the point where he needs your protection." Tie Hui chuckled, ruffling Yifulin's head, "Keep gathering resources; I'll handle the experience gems, and you take the secret realm stones and the rest."

"Okay." Yifulin stared at the resources radiating colorful light, unable to swallow, "With so many resources, we…"

Before she could finish, a hand tapped her head, neither light nor heavy.

"No stealing!" Tie Hui glared, "Otherwise, at night you'll be robbed tenfold by little ghosts with four eyes."

"... Another legend I've never heard of." Yifulin pursed her lips, honestly storing the secret realm stones and other resources and recording them.

"There are plenty more legends you haven't heard of." Tie Hui chuckled, swiftly tallying up the experience gems.

Soon, the uncle and nephew caught up again with Qin Chuan and Yue Li.

—

"Alright, no need to follow anymore."

Qin Chuan turned to look at the uncle and nephew who had caught up again, "Around here I've cleared everything with Yue Li; it's quite safe now."

"The subjugation target is just ahead; you wait here."

"Okay." Tie Hui, aware of the huge gap in strength between the two sides, said, "Do your best!"

Qin Chuan gave a thumbs‑up gesture, then led Yue Li toward the subjugation target's location.

"Can they win?" Yifulin suddenly asked.

"We have to believe in them." Tie Hui raised an eyebrow, sitting on the ground, "All we can do now is stay put and not run around."

"After all, even a random Hall Tier spirit beast is beyond us."

"Alright…" Yifulin crouched on the ground, resting her chin on her hands, "Uncle Tie Hui, I want to become stronger."

The experience of following Luo and Yue Li into the secret realm clearly stimulated the underage her greatly.

"We will become strong." Tie Hui spoke softly, gazing into the distance.

Rumble echoed as the mountain split, a bone dragon wreathed in black flames burst forth, letting out a mournful cry that made hearts tremble.

Even from their two positions, they could hear clearly and see distinctly.

"They've started."

On the other side, Qin Chuan and Yue Li raised their heads, looking at the gigantic beast before them, its body length nearly a hundred meters.

【Trigger subjugation mission, target: Screaming Bone Dragon·Kasadan (Epic rank Lv50)】

【Subjugation participants: 4/5】

【Subjugation begins】

Epic rank subjugation targets not only make a grand entrance, but also each have their own names, something low-level secret realms lack.

Without a doubt, successfully subjugating such a target will be immensely satisfying.

But… it is extremely difficult.

Looking at the brow bone and a spinal segment instantly bursting with light, the overwhelming aura surged again, activating two pieces of Halo gear at the outset, making the Screaming Bone Dragon·Kasadan, whose awe-inspiring level makes people dread, Qin Chuan walked behind Yue Li, extending his hands to lightly cover Yue Li's eyes.

"Let me show you a magic trick."

Everything, together with the Screaming Bone Dragon·Kasadan's overwhelming aura, froze; lifting his head to look at the other's empty eyes where the light had stopped flickering, Qin Chuan took a deep breath.

【00:00:47】

Time stop!

【00:00:44】

"Boom!!!"

Accompanied by a heavy boom, the earth trembled violently as the Screaming Bone Dragon collapsed.

Watching the Screaming Bone Dragon·Kasadan turn into specks of light filling the sky, leaving only resources on the ground, Qin Chuan took a deep breath and released his hand that had been covering Yue Li's eyes.

Three seconds, a small loss.

Yue Li stared blankly at the resources scattered before her, then turned her head to look at Qin Chuan; her bright eyes flickered with a strange light, and after a moment she smiled faintly.

"I like this magic trick."

(End of chapter)