The invasion of darkness does not turn the entire world into darkness all at once, but rather subtly and imperceptibly leads everything to depravity.
Generally speaking, although there are many dark creatures in the trial world, there are not many dark substances that can truly corrode everything, after all, this is just a trial ground for new lords.
However, precisely because of this, once one becomes tainted by dark matter, it becomes extremely troublesome, as there are very few things in the trial world that can counteract dark matter.
Of course, there aren't many truly dark worlds, otherwise countless worlds wouldn't have fallen.
"So, you're saying you're forced to rob this treasure because you need a large number of magic crystals to keep it running?" Ye Chen said.
"No wonder! I was wondering why there were still Starry Sky Robbers in the Trial World? And such stupid ones at that? Turns out they desperately need magic crystals to save people!" the fat man said with a sudden realization, while not forgetting to express his contempt to the others.
"Yes, yes! This is really our first time, please let us go! We still need to collect magic crystals to save our little sister!" Ru Hua nodded and shouted, her eyes never forgetting to glance at the floating island of the harpy, where the person they cared about was.
"Big! Big! Big brother! Please! Please! Let! Let me go! Little! Little sister! There's really not much time left!" The stuttering leader pleaded, his eyes filled with anxiety.
The other two also spoke up, trying to persuade Ye Chen to let them go so they could accumulate magic crystals as quickly as possible.
In order to accumulate magic crystals, they did not even dare to recruit familiars. Therefore, the death of each familiar was heartbreaking for them. This meant a decrease in their overall strength, and that they could no longer face stronger enemies or obtain higher-level magic crystals.
"How long can your magic crystals last?" Ye Chen asked, not in a hurry to let them leave.
"Ten! Ten!"
"Ten hours?"
"Fifteen minutes!"
"..."
Ye Chen was stunned. No wonder these people were in such a hurry. In fifteen minutes, they would have trouble even finding a meteorite, let alone cleaning it up.
Moreover, as the newcomer protection period ends, the strength of the dark creatures in the trial space is slowly increasing.
Therefore, with the lords' retinues and their strength greatly increased, many lords are no longer able to clear the meteorites on their own.
They can only form small groups of three to five, choosing smaller meteorites to attack, slowly accumulating strength and developing their territory.
"These are two Tier 2 magic crystals, enough to sustain her life for half an hour. Bring her over, let me check on her!" Ye Chen casually tossed out two Tier 2 magic crystals and said.
A second-tier magic crystal contains over a thousand points of energy. Assuming one point of energy lasts for one second, two second-tier magic crystals are enough to sustain life for half an hour.
"Okay! Okay! Me! Me! Me!"
"Stop 'I-I-I' and you'll be dead if you wait any longer!" the fat man shouted, clearly tired of hearing the stutterer's words.
"Mm!" The stuttering leader nodded vigorously and ran quickly toward the floating island of the harpy. The other three nodded repeatedly and thanked Ye Chen and the fat man.
Soon, at the Stuttering Lord's behest, two harpies flew out carrying a stretcher, on which lay a girl surrounded by black mist.
"Is that the treasure that can resist darkness?" The fat man looked at the girl's abdomen. Under his palm, which was covering her abdomen, there was a faint glow. Judging from its nature, it seemed to be some kind of gemstone.
“Yes, this is a Holy Light Stone. As long as you keep injecting magic crystal energy, it can temporarily suppress the erosion of dark energy.” The chubby boy nodded and said, while the stuttering leader was automatically ignored by everyone.
No matter how powerful darkness is, there is always a force that can fight against it. The origins of various elements possess the energy to purify darkness, and the Holy Light Stone contains a trace of the power of the origin of light.
"Wow, you guys can even get your hands on Holy Light Stones?" the fat man exclaimed, his eyes gleaming with envy as he looked at the stone before him. This thing was just as valuable as the Lord's Mansion, after all, it was a treasure that could evolve darkness.
Moreover, in high-level Light Element Lord's Mansion, Holy Light Stones are also an essential item. At that level, primordial items are already necessary items in the territory.
"Well, we were just lucky. If we could, we wouldn't want to get this Holy Light Stone. Otherwise, my little sister might not have..." The effeminate man was about to cry again as he spoke.
"Alright, stop crying! Tell me what happened? What's the connection between the dark matter and this Holy Light Stone?" Ye Chen said impatiently. Why couldn't these people be normal?
A stutterer, an effeminate man, a chubby guy who's afraid of death, a sickly man who's about to die... this combination is truly bizarre.
"That's right, we found a spatial rift and went in to take a look." The group looked at each other, and finally the chubby boy spoke up.
"There are a large number of dark creatures inside, and they are all quite powerful."
"But with the formidable strength of the five of us lords, we can still barely hold our own!"
"We kept walking and walking! But before we got very far, we saw a faint light flickering in the darkness ahead."
We were greatly alarmed, not knowing what it was. So we discussed whether to go forward and investigate.
The eldest stammered, "That! That! What is that? What? What?"
We all shook our heads...
"Get to the point! Are you telling a story? And you're even mimicking your boss's way of speaking! So you're not afraid of dying, but a storyteller?" The fat man felt increasingly uneasy and interrupted.
"Oh! That light is the Holy Light Stone. After we picked it up, a wisp of dark essence emerged. My little sister was corrupted by the darkness while protecting us!"
Concise and to the point, very good! Fatty and Ye Chen nodded in satisfaction.
"Moving the Holy Light Stone without permission, should we say you're insatiable greed, or are you just young and fearless?" the fat man asked irritably.
Primal objects like the Holy Light Stone appear in the darkness primarily to suppress it. If you take it without permission, the source of darkness will naturally emerge. These things are mentioned in school textbooks.
"Ignorance is bliss!"
"You've really put 'ignorance' in a very euphemistic way!"
Now that things had come to this, Ye Chen and Fatty understood the whole story. As the stuttering leader slowly injected the magic crystal's energy, the time it took for the girl to be swallowed by darkness was delayed.
However, just as everyone was talking, two plump rabbits, each carrying a carrot, hopped over and stared curiously at the unconscious girl on the ground. The Moon-Holding Rabbit suddenly spoke:
"This is... a sign of demonic possession! Even the Light Origin Stone can only temporarily suppress it. Without treatment, even with enough energy, it won't survive more than three days!"
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