The surface of these life support capsules was covered with a thick layer of dust. Three of the hatches were open, one of which was constantly flashing red light, and the remaining hatch had a big hole in it. It was empty inside, with only one hatch flashing a normal green light.

Xu Feng felt difficulty breathing, as if he was drowning. His whole body was immersed in an unknown liquid. The space around him was small, making him feel very depressed.

At this time, Xu Feng not only felt difficulty breathing, but also felt weak all over, as if he had suddenly turned back into an ordinary person.

Bang, bang, bang~ Xu Feng weakly punched the hatch cover covering his body. With his strength, even if the hatch cover was made of steel alloy, he could blow it away with one punch. But now, the hatch cover did not move at all.

At this moment, a cold mechanical voice sounded in Xu Feng's ears: "Warning, warning, the circuit of the life support cabin has failed and cannot be opened automatically. Please turn on the manual opening mode..."

"Damn it, I'm not going to die just after entering the secret realm?" Xu Feng's heart sank, and he began to hold his breath and explore the internal structure of the life-support capsule.

At this moment, a figure vaguely appeared outside his life support cabin, but due to the heavy dust, only a rough outline could be seen.

At this moment, Xu Feng felt his life support capsule begin to tremble slightly.

Creak, creak~ The tightly closed hatch cover was lifted up by a great force, and Xu Feng was suddenly exposed to the air. The next moment, Xu Feng was pulled out of the life-support cabin by a hand and began to cough violently.

"You are so useless. No wonder Uncle Lin asked us to sign a companion contract. If it weren't for me, you would probably have choked to death!" Shui Sheng said to Xu Feng with a pitiful look on her face.

Xu Feng lay in the life support cabin, gasping for breath. For a moment he was unable to refute Shui Sheng's words.

Opening his personal panel, Xu Feng saw that all his personal attributes had dropped by 90%. There was a "severe weakness" status in the status bar, but there was a countdown behind this status, and it would be over in less than ten minutes. Fortunately, Shui Sheng saved him, otherwise, the remaining time would be enough for Xu Feng to suffocate to death.

"Companion contract balance penalty..." Such a word flashed through Xu Feng's mind.

When two people with a huge difference in strength sign a companion contract and enter a secret realm together to explore, this punishment will be triggered. The stronger the person, the heavier the punishment. The higher the level of the secret realm, the more important it is, and the heavier the punishment will be.

On the contrary, companions with low strength will not be punished at all, and after entering the secret realm, there will be a simple test task. The content of the test is also related to the theme of the companions. For example, this time, Shui Sheng is needed to rescue Xu Feng who is about to drown in the abandoned nutrient solution.

This kind of balance penalty and opening test is completely aimed at apostles who are too powerful. It is also a punishment for apostles with strong strength who lead others to gain experience.

This kind of punishment is not only at the beginning, but runs through the entire secret realm exploration. This is why Xu Feng was reluctant to take Shui Sheng to advance to the secret realm at the beginning.

Shui Sheng helped Xu Feng climb out of the life support cabin and sat on the cold metal floor to rest.

Suddenly, in the silent room, there was a crackling sound of electricity, which came from the screen on one side of the room.

After a while, lines of strange text appeared on the jumping screen. They looked somewhat similar to the ancient cuneiform script on Earth. Although Xu Feng and Shui Sheng did not understand cuneiform script at all, when they saw these words, the translated content automatically emerged in their minds.

[Mystical Apostle Trialists, welcome to the Secret Realm of Advancement! 】

[This is a crazy world that has reached its end...]

[A sudden meteor shower caused all creatures on this planet to mutate...]

[Humanity’s dominance was challenged. In just three months, the world’s 13 billion people were reduced to less than 300 million. Humanity fell from the top of the food chain...]

[At the same time, a greater crisis is coming to this planet...]

Aliens are coming...

[Warning: You can interact with the characters in this world, but you are prohibited from revealing your identity as a trialist or the content of the trial in any way! ]

[You have obtained the main task 1: Survival. Task content: You need to survive in this crisis-filled apocalypse for at least seven days. After seven days, if you have completed other main tasks, you can leave at any time and complete the task! ]

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[You have obtained the main task 2: Hunting mutant creatures. Task content: All creatures on this planet have begun to mutate, and even the entire planet is mutating. You need to hunt some creatures with obvious mutations to prove your worth. Number of tasks: 0/50. The task is not completed, and you cannot leave the secret realm! ]

[You have obtained the main mission 3: Clear the space transmission node. Mission content: In the distant outer space, a group of aliens are eyeing this mutant planet. Their vanguard has arrived on this planet first. In order to prevent the subsequent invasion of the alien army, a large number of stable space node devices need to be built on this planet. You must find and destroy these space node devices. Number of missions: 0/3. The mission is not completed, and you cannot leave the secret realm! ]

Mission Tip 1: If you want to survive for seven days on this apocalyptic planet, you must have enough food and clean water. Finding a human survival site is your best option. If you can enter a human base city, the survival mission will be no difficulty for you.

Mission Tip 2: Almost all creatures on this planet are mutating, but most of them are recessive mutations. You need to kill those monsters with dominant mutations! As for how to distinguish them? When you see a dominant mutated monster, you will know that it is the target to kill. Don't ask why! Mission Tip 3: When you enter the area where there are space transmission node devices, you will receive a prompt message. When cleaning these node devices, you are likely to be attacked by the alien biological mechanical army.

Tips: There are a lot of side quests and hidden quests in this world, and there are even clues to golden side quests. You need to dig for them yourself. But please be careful not to let these side quests and hidden quests affect your main quests. You need to understand what your real purpose is in entering this secret realm! Finally, I wish you good luck, apostle trialists, and hope you can all leave this secret realm alive!

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(End of this chapter)