"Daqiang, I've killed someone!"
A seemingly random sentence left Zhao Qiang speechless, and it took him a while to react.
"Are you sure you killed someone? Who did you kill?"
"Tell me what exactly happened?"
Lu Yuan did not hide anything and recounted the whole story, but of course he did not mention the Divine Demon Record.
The awakening of the Spirit Master class was not mentioned, because now is not the time to talk about such things.
"Lu Yuan, Brother Yuan, you're awesome!"
"The little cow is riding a rocket, it's awesome!"
"A heifer entering a herd of bulls is incredibly powerful."
"The heifer sits..."
Zhao Qiang kept talking nonstop.
"Stop talking nonsense. I'm about to run away, so I'm telling you, you'd better hide too, or you'll definitely get implicated."
Zhao Qiang's eyes lit up when he heard that Lu Yuan was leaving.
"Hey, Yuan-ge, I'll come with you. I've had enough of this place anyway, I'll starve to death here sooner or later."
"I might as well follow you and venture out together; maybe we'll find a way to survive."
Lu Yuan nodded. There was a high chance that Zhao Qiang would be retaliated against if he stayed, and besides, he did need a helper.
"Okay, hurry up and pack your things, let's leave quickly, or we might not be able to leave at all."
In the apocalypse, killing is not illegal, provided you don't get caught.
Lu Yuan squeezed the secret realm map he had obtained from Su Lei. This map was the same secret realm map that Zhang Qian had mentioned they would be exploring tomorrow.
Lu Yuan killed Su Lei, so the map naturally ended up in his hands.
Lu Yuan waited for the time it takes to smoke a cigarette before Zhao Qiang was ready, carrying a backpack and holding a stick.
"Walk!"
Lu Yuan didn't say where they were going, and Zhao Qiang didn't ask either. The two of them remained silent, just as they left the gathering place and arrived at the foot of the mountain, where they finally felt relieved.
"Brother Yuan, it's getting dark soon. It's not safe up in the mountains. You're not going to go up the mountain, are you?"
It's not safe up in the mountains, and it's even less safe here!
"Don't worry, this is a human settlement. If there were any powerful monsters here, they would have been eliminated long ago."
"Even if there are, dealing with them is still better than dealing with disgusting zombies."
"Daqiang, if you trust me, then come and make it with me. If others can build a career, I believe we can too!"
Zhao Qiang nodded. He naturally believed it. He might not believe himself, but he absolutely believed Lu Yuan.
"Of course I believe you, otherwise why would I run away with you?"
"We grew up together, skipped classes together, and peeked at Widow Zhang while she was washing..."
Lu Yuan was in a real bind.
Why do you always remember these trivial things?
"I have something to tell you: I have become a Spirit Master."
"Clang!"
The stick in Zhao Qiang's hand fell to the ground and almost hit Lu Yuan's foot.
"Brother Yuan, is this for real? You're not kidding me!"
Lu Yuan was too lazy to explain. With a wave of his hand, Zhao Qiang believed him when the "stray cat" appeared in Lu Yuan's arms.
“Brother Yuan, my dear brother, we’re awesome now! You’ve become a Spirit Master, so let’s move to a new place.”
"Join any guild or team and you'll have no problem with food and clothing."
"But your battle pet is just too... well, it's like a stray cat. Even killing it wouldn't be enough to fill my stomach."
"Meow!"
As soon as Zhao Qiang finished speaking, Taotie jumped onto his head and started pulling out his hair.
The little guy was clearly unhappy.
It's already good enough that they didn't put him in a chokehold.
"We'll talk about this later. Maybe I'll start my own team, and you'll be my manager then."
Upon hearing that he would be his general manager, Zhao Qiang's eyes lit up, but then dimmed again.
“Brother Yuan, I’m not a spirit master, I’ll be a burden to you.”
Lu Yuan naturally knew what Zhao Qiang was thinking, because he had been in the same situation before, so he patted Zhao Qiang on the shoulder and began to comfort him.
"Don't worry, I will make you a Spirit Master, trust me!"
Lu Yuan wasn't just making things up; besides awakening on their own, Spirit Masters have another method.
That's the contract card. The contract card is like a medium, which I'll explain later.
"Brother Yuan, why are we going into the mountains?"
Lu Yuan didn't explain much, but instead took out the map of the secret realm and handed it to Zhao Qiang.
"This is a map of the secret realm!"
"I got it from Su Lei. I heard Zhang Qian mention it before. This secret realm has just appeared."
"They were supposed to go first thing tomorrow morning, but now I've gotten the benefit."
Although Zhao Qiang was not a spirit master and had never been to the secret realm, he had still heard of it.
The secret realm is very dangerous, even more dangerous than the outside.
"Just the two of us, entering the secret realm map?"
Zhao Qiang was a little scared.
Fortune favors the bold.
"At worst, we'll die. If we survive and obtain what's in the secret realm, we'll have something to rely on."
"When a person dies, the bird flies to the sky; if they live, they live for ten thousand years! If you don't give it your all, you won't have any opportunities; if you don't give it your all, you'll always be mediocre!"
"A man should be tough on himself!"
Lu Yuan's words ignited Zhao Qiang's fighting spirit!
"I'll do it your way!"
Lu Yuan nodded in satisfaction, glanced at the sky, and saw that it was already evening.
"It's getting late. Let's head into the mountains, find a cave to hide in, and enter the secret realm first thing tomorrow morning!"
After Lu Yuan finished speaking, he packed up the map of the secret realm and headed up the mountain.
It was midnight, and a cool breeze was blowing. The weather in early April was still quite cold, especially in the mountains.
The two found a cave, lit a fire, ate something simple, and then Zhao Qiang fell asleep like a pig.
Lu Yuan then had time to look at the ferocious beast Taotie in his hand. It was only at the lowest level, yet it had already killed an adult mutated wolfhound.
But I feel like the little guy has grown up a bit, though I don't know if it's just my imagination.
"Master, you can take a look at the pet's attribute panel!"
Lu Yuan then remembered that there was such a thing as the Divine Demon Record.
So he quickly opened the Taotie's attribute panel.
Pet Name: Gluttonous Beast
Pet potential: SSS level
Current level: G
Current experience: 05/10
Skills: Devour, Slice!
"Huh, I actually gained five experience points. What if I devour another one?"
Lu Yuan was excited. It was a pity it was nighttime, otherwise he would have definitely gone out to find a monster to try his luck.
Lu Yuan quickly calmed down, realizing that he couldn't be too eager for quick success, as that would be dangerous.
Looking at the sleeping Zhao Qiang and the stray cat also sleeping on him, Lu Yuan recalled the events of the day and felt it was all very unbelievable.
Also, why did he feel a sense of familiarity with this divine and demonic encyclopedia? And why did he feel as if he had lost some memories?
The more I thought about it, the more confused I became, so I simply stopped thinking about it, closed my eyes, and fell asleep.
Actually, Lu Yuan had little experience in wilderness survival. In the apocalypse, especially in the mountains, falling asleep without any precautions was extremely dangerous.
This chapter has ended!
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