Chapter 26. The Ghost Cave (Part 9) (The End)...

Xiao Wei cursed under his breath, then shouted, "Turn around! Full speed ahead! Twist the accelerator to the floor! Let's go!"

They were about 100 kilometers from the exit. If they failed to escape when the secret realm collapsed, they would perish in the void along with it.

Just as the flying car turned around and drove away, Anseshan's hoarse voice echoed in Lin Xiaoxiao's mind:

'I'm counting on Redtail and the younger ones.'

Redtail struggled desperately with its four paws, its eyes brimming with tears, trying to pounce on the location of the monsters, its voice trembling with sobs: "I want to find Grandma and Uncle Dajin, let go of me."

Lin Xiaoxiao hugged Hongwei's small body tightly, whispering comfortingly, "Hongwei, be good, you can't go, be good..."

Words of comfort were utterly inadequate. Lin Xiaoxiao knew very well that this would be the last time Red Tail saw its elders; they would all accompany this collapsing secret realm into a deep slumber in the void.

Many teams also took out their own travel tools and rushed towards the exit.

The giant zombie behind him clenched its fists and swung them rapidly at the giant hamster monster. The hamster monster opened its mouth and spat out a huge ice spike that shot towards the red dot on the giant's shoulder, and then continued to stomp its feet.

With each stomp, a crack carrying the power to distort space would appear on the ground and in the sky.

After many cracks appeared, the sky shattered like broken glass, falling to the ground in fragments; the ground shattered into many small pieces, falling into the void deep within the cracks.

Cold sweat began to bead on Xiao Weizhi's forehead, the veins on his right hand bulged slightly as he twisted the accelerator, and his toes stepped on the accelerator pedal that he had never used before.

A burst of bluish-green flames erupted from behind the flying car, and a sudden surge of acceleration pushed everyone back. They instinctively leaned forward to reduce wind resistance and sped towards the exit at a speed of 210 km/h.

Just then, another arrow was shot toward Dragon Fang's convoy.

Xiao Weizhi maneuvered the flying car, performing a 360-degree spin to dodge the arrow. Wang Hao, sitting behind Li Junxuan, drew his two pistols, ready to retaliate.

Xiao Weizhi shouted sharply, "Wang Hao, don't retaliate! Let's go, we'll settle the score after we leave the secret realm."

Upon hearing this, Wang Hao gritted his teeth, withdrew his hands from his weapons, wrapped his arms around Li Junxuan's waist, and leaned forward to reduce wind resistance.

Red-tailed little head peeked out from Lin Xiaoxiao's shoulder, staring intently back at the several giant monsters wrestling with the giant zombie. Tears welled up in its eyes, soaking its own fur and Lin Xiaoxiao's shoulder.

As the secret realm trembled, the cracks became more and more obvious, and the spatial distortion black holes generated at the crack locations could already be seen.

If you get too close, you might be sucked into the void.

While dodging these distorted black holes, they also had to avoid deadly arrows and skills. Caught in a pincer movement, the Dragon Fang Squad skillfully maneuvered their flying cars to evade attacks.

They gradually rose from the third echelon of escapees to the first echelon.

Perhaps because they couldn't kill Xiao Weizhi, or perhaps because their escape was delayed by the attack, no further attacks were seen in the second half of the journey.

A dozen minutes later, we arrived at the exit, which was emitting bursts of colorful light.

Just as she was about to leave, a charming female voice rang in Lin Xiaoxiao's mind:

"We will meet again in the near future, Miss Divine Agent."

Then, five flying cars rushed directly into the exit. After a few seconds of dizziness, Lin Xiaoxiao was turned around and hugged by Xiao Weizhi, who protected her head and jumped off the flying cars.

After more than a dozen rolls, he stopped with his physical body and safely returned to the real world, except for dozens of abrasions on his body.

The car was going too fast to brake, so this clumsy method was the only way to save itself.

Two minutes later, the five flying cars crashed into a mountain several kilometers away, creating several huge explosions and flames. Thus, these five flying cars, worth three thousand purple gold coins, completed their mission.

Xiao Weizhi's business attire was also quite worn out, but Lin Xiaoxiao in his arms had no other injuries except for some dust on her face and body.

Lin Xiaoxiao staggered up from Xiao Weizhi, who had been acting as a human cushion, and sat down to the side with Hongwei, who was crying uncontrollably, in her arms. She shook her head in a daze.

Before Lin Xiaoxiao could react, Xiao Weizhi reacted first. After he got up, he immediately helped Lin Xiaoxiao up from the ground.

Before long, Cheng Cheng's healing skills were applied to each of his companions.

Time passed slowly, and with a series of explosions, the entire Dragon Fang squad stood at the entrance, weapons in hand, arms crossed, waiting with cold faces.

A few minutes later, the person they were waiting for arrived.

As they abandoned their vehicle, Wang Hao's skill was aimed first at the archer in Wang Xudong's team, shooting an energy bullet through his wrist and landing on the ground.

Chen Feng, Liu Huihui, and Li Junxuan raised their weapons and brought them down hard on the others, but they all worked together without killing them.

{According to Rule 4532 of the Pioneers' Code: Fighting is prohibited; those caught will be fined; if a public fight results in the death of a pioneer, the penalty ranges from eight years of unpaid labor to thirty years, or even a death sentence.}

Jiang Tao's figure appeared and disappeared intermittently, jumping back and forth in the middle of that small team. Every time he appeared, he would either kick or punch someone.

But everyone was in perfect unison, and no one dared to touch the team leader, Wang Xudong. That guy came from a powerful family and had to be left to the boss to deal with.

Xiao Weizhi used the staff in his hand as an iron rod, swinging it very fast and hitting Wang Xudong hard, making Wang Xudong cover his head and curl up in a ball.

Wang Xudong lay on the ground, rolling around, clutching his head and shouting angrily, "Xiao Weizhi, how dare you!"

Xiao Weizhi sneered: "Heh, do you think I dare or not!"

'Beep—', 'Beep—'... The enforcement team's whistles sounded one after another.

Xiao Weizi ignored it and continued to kill him.

They beat Wang Xudong, who was lying on the ground, until his head looked like a pig's head. Even after several law enforcement officers pulled him away, they still found an opportunity to swing him several more times.

"Beep—" The enforcement captain whistled loudly at Xiao Weizhi.

A stern warning: "Stop! You have violated Article 4532 of the Pioneers Code. Based on the situation, your team will have to pay a fine of one million gold coins."

Xiao Weizhi broke free from the law enforcement officers holding him, regained his composure, politely straightened his collar, and then found an opening to kick Wang Xudong twice more.

The whistle blew again.

The enforcement captain warned coldly, "A second warning will result in an additional fine of 100,000."

Xiao Weizhi smiled gently and gracefully took out a gold card from his spatial storage and handed it over: "Pay the fine by card, thank you."

The enforcement captain looked somewhat helpless. He was used to these pioneers who would rather pay exorbitant fines than not vent their anger. He skillfully pulled out a card reader from his pocket.

If the cost of killing weren't so high, the captain wouldn't doubt for a second that after each reclaiming of land, the entrance would be splattered with blood for miles around.

With a "beep," the 1.26 million yuan fine was swiped away.

Wang Xudong lay on the ground, his eyes filled with murderous intent, his voice muffled: "Xiao Weizhi, this matter, this matter is not over."

Xiao Weizhi took back the gold card, glanced down at Wang Xudong lying on the ground, and sneered: "Even if you want to get over this, it's not over yet."

Gu Qingqi, who had appeared out of nowhere and was watching the show from the sidelines, clasped his hands in front of his chest and laughed heartily: "Weizhi, you went too lightly. Do you want your brother to give you a hand?"

The enforcement captain quietly moved his body to block Wang Xudong, cold sweat almost dripping down his forehead. "Here we go again?"

Xiao Weizhi glanced at Wang Xudong, who was being blocked by the enforcement captain, and gently shook her head: "No need."

Gu Qingqi shrugged, then turned to Lin Xiaoxiao, who was holding Hongwei and standing not far away, and teased her with a wink: "Sister-in-law, I heard that when Weizhi fell down, you stayed by his side and jumped down after him."

Lin Xiaoxiao, holding Hongwei, blushed and awkwardly explained in a low voice, "No, I was threatened at the time and had no choice but to jump down."

Gu Qingqi didn't care what Lin Xiaoxiao said; he only believed the facts he heard: "Hey, you can't say that. You really did jump down then. Tsk, to be honest, I'm quite envious of Wei Zhi. I want to—"

Xiao Weizhi's temples throbbed slightly. He clenched his right fist and punched Gu Qingqi hard in the waist and abdomen: "Shut up. If you say another word, I will go and visit Consort Fei when I get back."

Gu Qingqi chuckled awkwardly, rubbed his stomach, and shut his mouth, no longer speaking.

At this moment, Shen Bi'an, Lu Xumo, and Pei Shuyan also came out and greeted Xiao Weizhi.

We agreed to meet again after returning to the capital.

The groups then dispersed, found the flying cars stored in the parking lot, got in, and left.

An hour later, the entrance to the Ghost Cave officially transformed into specks of starlight and vanished from the world.

After the official pioneering team returned and reported the situation, they officially changed the registered B-level Ghost Stone Fortress Secret Realm to A-level Ghost Cave. They then wrote down the details of the incident, secretly sealed the file, and put it away.

After all, the vanished secret realm can no longer cause any harm to humans; it merely records what once happened.

The Dragon Fang Squad embarked on their journey back to the capital, this time taking the official road.

If you're not in a rush, it's safer to take the official routes.

Wang Hao slumped back in his chair, saying regretfully, "This secret realm is actually A-level, but it's a pity we didn't gain much. What a waste."

Sitting in the passenger seat, Li Junxuan replied to his girlfriend's message on his communicator, casually saying, "It's an A-level secret realm. We're lucky to have come out alive."

Currently, Xiao Weizhi, the last member of the team, is only at level 121 (fifth job advancement), followed closely by Chen Feng at level 115 (fifth job advancement)...

Given the overall strength of the Dragon Fang Squad, a B-level secret realm is, for the time being, their limit.

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiaoxiao subconsciously glanced at Xiao Weizhi, realizing that the team hadn't made much progress.

But she also has a bunch of pet eggs of unknown grade in her warehouse. This alone could be worth hundreds of millions of gold coins.

Xiao Weizhi sensed her gaze, looked up from the information on the communicator, and gently shook his head at her, indicating that she should not speak yet.

The flying car traveled along the official road towards the capital. The low-level monsters encountered along the way were all dealt with by automatic killing items erected by the roadside, which resembled streetlights.

Every few hundred kilometers there is a flat campsite with a protective shield; campers need to add energy blocks to activate it.

G City is more than 10,000 kilometers away from the capital. With the need to make turns on the official road, the total distance is about 20,000 kilometers. It would take about 23 days to drive back by speeding car.

After driving more than 2,000 kilometers, the sun set.

Liu Huihui pulled over to a flat spot to set up camp. The Longya team members stretched and slowly got out of the car, pitched their tents, and changed out of their business attire into comfortable everyday clothes.

A grill and a small table were set up between the three tents; various snacks, fruit drinks, and alcoholic beverages were laid out; and a string of colorful lights were hung, making it look like a camping trip.

Chen Yijin pulled up a small stool and sat in front of the grill, happily grilling skewers.

Redtail sat reservedly on the chair next to him, gazing longingly at the meat grilling on the grill.

Cheng Cheng and Wang Hao stared longingly at Hongwei, their hands full of delicious snacks, trying to coax Hongwei into letting them pet it.

Chen Feng, Li Junxuan, Liu Huihui, and Jiang Tao had already started raising their glasses in a toast.

Lin Xiaoxiao sat in a corner, her hand propped up on her cheek, watching everyone play and joke together with a smile, feeling very peaceful.

The prompt screen suddenly pops up:

【[Task 1: Quest from the BOSS Evergreen Tree Spirit: It implores you, as its representative of the gods, to help it fulfill its last wish and settle the descendants of its people (Completeable)]】

[Task Hint: Placement Location (A red dot appears on a minimap)]

...

Lin Xiaoxiao hurriedly turned off the notification screen, afraid that someone else would see it.

But what she didn't know was that only she could see this notification screen.

Lin Xiaoxiao quietly returned to her tent and studied the mission location alone. By comparing it with the map on her communicator, she discovered that the location was deep in the mountains, 800 kilometers away from her.

After thinking for a while, she found Xiao Weizhi, who was making a video call in a relatively secluded spot in the camp.

Xiao Weizhi, who was in the middle of a video conference, saw Lin Xiaoxiao standing not far away waiting for him like a guard, so he immediately signaled for the meeting to be paused for 10 minutes.

He turned off the communicator, looked at her, and asked softly, "What is it?"

Lin Xiaoxiao stammered, "Could you come with me somewhere?"

Xiao Weizhi relaxed his body, leaned back, rested his hands on the table, and lightly tapped the surface with his fingers: "Reason?"

Just as Lin Xiaoxiao was about to explain the reason in detail, her throat felt like it was being choked, and she lost her voice again.

Finally, he only gave a vague reason: "I have a mission that I need to complete there."

Xiao Weizhi noticed Lin Xiaoxiao's unusual behavior and nodded: "Okay, do we need the entire Dragon Fang team to go together?"

Lin Xiaoxiao shook her head repeatedly: "No, just me, you, and Redtail."

The fewer people who go on this mission, the better, because Lin Xiaoxiao doesn't know what will happen after the mission is completed.

Xiao Weizhi nodded again: "Okay, we'll leave as soon as I wake up tomorrow."

Seeing Xiao Weizhi agree so readily, Lin Xiaoxiao pursed her lips and whispered the question she had wanted to ask before: "Aren't you afraid I'll trick you?"

Lin Xiaoxiao knew that Xiao Weizhi had already noticed something unusual, but he never brought it up. Instead, he chose to cover it up for her when she did something foolish.

Xiao Weizhi clasped his hands together, resting his chin on them, and looked at her calmly: "Don't be afraid. From the moment we were bound together, we were destined to be grasshoppers on the same rope. We can't escape, and we can't go far apart."

The implication is that as long as there is a contract, he will never worry that Lin Xiaoxiao will betray him.

Lin Xiaoxiao's breath hitched. She hadn't expected such a response. A strange feeling of bittersweetness welled up inside her, a mixture of joy and sadness. She didn't know why she felt this way.

Unable to figure it out, Lin Xiaoxiao chuckled and made an excuse to leave: "Haha, Cheng Cheng invited me over for dinner. I'll get some rest early tonight and leave early tomorrow."

Xiao Weizhi rested his chin on his hands, watching Lin Xiaoxiao's departing figure. His eyes were filled with a burning dark light, like a curved blade locking onto its prey and about to be drawn. The slight curve of his lips revealed his determined attitude.

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Author's Note: Classification of Human Occupations:

First job advancement: Levels 1-10

Second job advancement: Levels 10-30

Third Job Advancement: Levels 30-70

Fourth Job Advancement: Levels 70-110

Fifth job advancement: Levels 110-160

Sixth job advancement: Levels 160-250

Seventh job advancement: Levels 250-399

Eighth Rebirth: Levels 400-599

Nine Revolutions: Levels 600-799

Quasi-God: Level 799-999

As for why it's necessary to complete the job change mission each time: it's because each time a job change mission is completed, the body undergoes a genetic leap.