"Whoosh~~~" The whistling wind rushed past, followed by a warm feeling.
Michael led everyone back to the main force. Seeing that Ye Ying and the others had obviously suffered heavy losses, Ye Xi's expression darkened slightly. However, he thought it was quite good that so many people had been rescued.
"Sister Ye Xi, I'm sorry, I..." Upon arriving in front of Ye Xi, Ye Ying couldn't help but sob, her grief bursting forth.
"It's alright! It's good that you're back!" Ye Xi sighed helplessly, stepped forward and hugged her.
She had already heard about what happened from Ye Chen, so she knew exactly what had occurred. At this moment, she couldn't blame him; all she could do was offer comfort.
After all, she was the leader of the Moon Goddesses, and even one of the managers of the entire territory, Ye Chen's chief steward. Anyone else could grieve, but she couldn't.
“There is immense darkness over there, and the Black Birds are exhausted. We need to rest!” Michael replied, looking towards him.
Ye Xi nodded, glanced at the black birds beside him, and sure enough, their eyes were dim, and the flames burning on their bodies had extinguished considerably, returning them to their original black bird forms.
"The battle here is almost over. Next, we'll clean up the battlefield. You all should rest for a bit!" Ye Xi said.
He led everyone to a relatively safe place, then arranged for a group of people to go back and collect magic crystals and dark treasure chests, while the rest who were too exhausted rested on the spot.
The twenty black birds immediately lay down, closed their eyes to rest, and the flames around them flickered, protecting them from being corrupted by the darkness.
"What a pity! If we could have collected the magic crystals and materials from those black-feathered vultures deep in the mountains, it would have been a huge fortune!" Ye Chen sighed as he looked at the darkness in the projection.
Unfortunately, that battle was too intense. From the moment the Black Bird charged into the flock of vultures to the moment they combined and fought their way out, there wasn't much time, and there weren't enough people to collect magic crystals and materials, so it was destined to be a waste.
"Alright, it's already a miracle that you came back alive. Why are you still thinking about all that nonsense!" Jian Mengyi said irritably from the side. Wealth is good, but you have to be alive to enjoy it. Using the lives of your own clan to make your territory stronger is not what a qualified lord should do.
Only those lords who have lost their way in the darkness, those lords who disregard the consequences in their pursuit of further advancement... would do something like this: willingly sacrificing their own clan.
"I was just lamenting. To be honest, tens of thousands of Tier 4 magic crystals aren't much, but it's a pity about those few Tier 5 magic crystals! And a whole bunch of dark treasure chests!" Ye Chen shrugged and explained. It was a pity, but he wouldn't do anything that would cause his clan to die in vain.
"There's nothing we can do about it. We can only see if the body is still there when we go back in," Jian Mengyi said with a hint of regret, though everyone knew that the chances were slim.
The corpses of dark creatures contain a large amount of dark energy, and they will even devour their own kind. So, unsurprisingly, those corpses will soon be devoured by other dark creatures around them, thus creating more and more powerful new dark creatures.
As for the Dark Treasure Chest, if it is not opened for a certain period of time, it will gradually dissipate and return to pure dark energy, wandering in the darkness.
"That's all we can do. Fortunately, Ye Xi should still have quite a few dark treasure chests. Let's see if we can get anything good from them," Ye Chen nodded.
Compared to the rampage of the Black Birds, Ye Xi only encountered an attack from the Demon Trees, which was even smaller in scale than the Black Feather Vultures, so naturally nothing of value was left behind.
After opening all the dark chests, all I found were some insignificant resources. The few blueprints I had couldn't improve the development of my territory at all; they were just meant to be kept to exchange for money.
After completing the search, Ye Xi and the others finally stopped to rest in a mountain hollow. The continuous march and battles had left everyone exhausted. Except for a few people on guard, everyone finally got a rare rest, even though this rest was still in danger.
"Judging from the timeline, they should be preparing to return in a day or two at most!" After everyone had rested, the four lords sat together and discussed their next route.
"This Dark Origin seems a bit too big? In a day or two, they can only explore this mountain range at most. What good stuff can they get then?" the fat man muttered.
"We're just here to take a look. What else in this trial world could possibly be worth our attention? If we really want to explore, why don't we just stay here for ten days or half a month instead of rushing out?" Ye Chen said irritably.
"That won't do!" The fat man immediately shook his head. "There must have been a lot of rumors about Duobao Trading Network outside. If we don't go out now, I'm afraid we'll be exposed and die!"
"That's settled then. There's no such thing as a perfect solution in this world. Being able to see the dark creatures in the Dark Origin Land is enough!" Ye Chen said. "It's said that the dark aura in this Dark Origin Land is dense, and the strength of the dark creatures inside is comparable to some of the dark worlds outside that have been cleansed by high-level lords. So before leaving the trial space, it's best to come and take a look to test your own strength. If you can survive in the darkness here, then you'll have the most basic survival skills in the outside world!"
“Ye Chen is right. It’s enough to see it for ourselves. At least we’ve reached a place that no other lord has ever been to. We’re still much better than most lords!” Si Meng nodded in agreement.
She had obviously heard about this dark origin land. It was known as the final trial for all lords, and some even said that only lords who could break into the dark origin land were qualified to be called lords; otherwise, they were just there to be delivered to the enemy.
While this statement may be somewhat exaggerated, it was clear from the moment Ye Chen and his group entered that, let alone killing dark creatures, simply resisting the erosion of dark energy was no easy task.
If it weren't for the angels, the primordial clans, and the four-leaf clover purifying the darkness they possessed, they might have been like the other lords, unable to stay here for long. Perhaps after a few days, they would have had to leave in disgrace, just like everyone else.
"Alright! You're right. Actually, it's not bad that they've lasted a week. Otherwise, these kin might not have been able to hold on!" the fat man said, glancing at his goblins.
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