Zhang Er, who had fallen, endured the pain and activated his full body transformation ability, forcibly resetting the bones in his body. He then immediately took out the altar from his storage ring and began to contact his god.
As the wails of the wronged souls from the candles echoed, a blurry light and shadow reappeared, asking, "What is it?"
Zhang Er immediately knelt down and said in a deep voice, "Reporting to my God, your subordinate is incompetent; the plan has failed. As long as Lu Chenxing is alive, our plan cannot be carried out within the city. This time in Hundred Flowers City, we were even intercepted by the City Lord, Dan Qiuchan..."
"Dan Qiuchan!!!" The blurry light and shadow on the altar suddenly flickered, interrupting him with a startled voice.
"Uh, yes, your subordinate burned his lifespan and risked full-body fractures to escape the city, but all of our core members are dead. With a lack of manpower, the plan will likely be difficult to implement again," Zhang Er said, lowering his head.
"It's alright. It's already very good that you could escape from Dan Qiuchan. Now, implement the backup plan. You should recover from your injuries and accumulate strength. During this time, don't forget to develop believers. After the plan succeeds, there will naturally be generous rewards."
"As for that kid who repeatedly ruined our plans, someone will go kill him. You don't need to worry about it."
Meanwhile, Lu Chenxing had already arrived at a Second Order Early Stage secret realm entrance in Loshen City. In Loshen City, only this secret realm contains Screaming Bats and long night pearls.
Upon reaching the secret realm entrance, he didn't do anything special, simply queuing up with everyone else to enter. In the crowded throng, he wasn't conspicuous.
However, in the eyes of some people, he was very conspicuous.
"Big brother, is that kid our target?" In a car repair shop by the roadside, a young man in a black vest asked while smoking.
"Yes, that's him." The middle-aged man squatting next to him, wearing a red baseball cap, also smoked, squinting at the long queue.
Both men were very strong, but this was not unusual in the era when the Zhu Tian Battlefield had opened.
"Just for him, the God personally gave the order, but I don't think he seems particularly special," the young man in the black vest said, running his hands through his hair, confused.
The middle-aged man in the red baseball cap replied, "Less nonsense. The God has already given the order, so we just do as we're told. Have you found the person I asked you to find?"
"You can rest assured when I handle things, Big Brother!" The young man in the black vest grinned, a flash of blood-red light in his eyes, and called towards the back door, "Come in."
A moment later, a thin middle-aged man, trembling and cowering, walked in through the back door of the repair shop.
"This man is a gambler. He lost his fortune, his wife, and his children. He came to me to borrow money, so I gave him the task. As long as he can complete it, I'll help him settle his debts."
Hearing this, the middle-aged man with the red baseball cap nodded and said, "Good. Let him do it. If he does it well, you'll help him settle his debts as agreed."
The gambler, who was originally cowering, beamed with joy when the owner of the shop agreed to his terms, nodding rapidly to indicate that he would definitely get the job done.
But the middle-aged man simply smiled faintly and nodded, then gestured with his chin towards the queuing people, "Go."
The gambler ran over, expressing profuse thanks, and joined the back of the crowd.
At this point, Lu Chenxing had already entered the secret realm. After entering, it was a canyon-like place, with troops stationed and a loudspeaker continuously broadcasting reminders.
"Don't overexert yourself. Safety first. If you encounter large-scale disasters like beast tides, please return to the camp as soon as possible. The camp is absolutely safe."
These few short sentences served as a powerful backing for those exploring the secret realm.
80% of this secret realm is forest. There are no roads for people to pass through, only primitive wilderness.
After exiting the canyon, it suddenly opened up. In front of him was an endless green forest. Lu Chenxing, holding a map, confirmed his direction, then used Wind Element to accelerate himself, plunging into the forest and rapidly heading towards the Screaming Bat's cave.
As he was running wildly, Wind Element told him that a First Order Late Stage giant tiger was waiting in the forest ahead, having marked him as prey.
Lu Chenxing was unfazed and even increased his speed again. He then slightly raised his hand towards that location, and immediately, ice-attributed elements gathered, freezing the ambushing giant tiger within a block of ice.
The next moment, thunder suddenly rumbled in the clear sky, and an arm-thick bolt of lightning struck the giant tiger in the ice block, shattering both the tiger and the ice.
A First Order Late Stage crystal core jingled as it fell. Lu Chenxing picked it up casually and continued running towards the Screaming Bat's cave.
For Lu Chenxing, who was now at First Order Consummation, these small monsters were almost effortlessly wiped out.
With such efficiency, Lu Chenxing traveled quickly and effectively. After more than a dozen small monsters turned into crystal cores and were collected by him, he finally arrived before the Screaming Bat's cave.
From afar, the unique smell of a bat cave permeated the surroundings. It was a strong ammonia odor, highly irritating and extremely unpleasant. If an ordinary person came here, they would probably be choked to tears.
But Lu Chenxing raised an eyebrow and showed a smile, quickening his pace. In a short while, he reached the cave entrance, where the smell became even more intense!
Using Wind Element to scout and ensure there was no one inside, Lu Chenxing pulled out a Bombardment Art card he had made earlier, remarking, "It really is one minute in the dungeon, three hours on the road."
When he smelled the ammonia, Lu Chenxing knew this would be easy, because ammonia is combustible, a perfect match for Bombardment Art!
Because in the books of Canglan World, there was no term for ammonia. It only stated that they were gregarious, their caves were mostly enclosed with only a single downward-sloping entrance, and they were incredibly foul-smelling. There wasn't much more detail, so Lu Chenxing didn't know that the bat caves here were actually no different from those in his previous life.
After all, it was only a Second Order Early Stage exotic beast, and there was nothing valuable on its body. The only things of value were the long night pearl, which could be used for decoration, and the crystal core. But long night pearls were as common as ox hair on the market, costing only a few dozen coins, so no one specifically hunted them.
If it weren't for the rule that it had to be a war trophy, Lu Chenxing wouldn't have run so far to kill a Screaming Bat that was otherwise useless.
Musing thus, Lu Chenxing activated the Bombardment Art card in his hand. A spherical air sac enveloped by Wind Element instantly flew deep into the cave, while Lu Chenxing simultaneously retreated rapidly, moving about a hundred meters diagonally backward, only stopping when he was far from the entrance.
It was the instant he stopped that a piercing shriek suddenly came from within the cave—the sound of the Second Order Screaming Bat. But immediately after—
"BOOM!!!!!"
An explosion like a mountain crumbling erupted! A thick pillar of fire even shot out from the cave entrance! Carrying some gravel rubble and the corpses of some First Order bats, it burst out like a cannonball, smashing directly through the trees in front of their cave with powerful kinetic energy!
The pillar of fire vanished without a trace after its momentary eruption, leaving only a lingering echo reverberating nearby!