"Alright!" Ye Xi, who was leading Yue'e in using the purification array, finally spoke, her pretty face full of exhaustion.
At the same time, it seemed that some kind of power surged into Ye Chen's mind again.
Before he could think any further, he took the high-grade wood-type spirit orb, then had the mountain god lift the platform, and the group ran frantically in another direction.
The red-crowned birds returned one after another, and now the last one had returned, which meant that the Nightwalker was very close to them and might appear in front of them at any moment.
"Thump~~~Thump~~~Thump~~~" Sure enough, just as Ye Chen and the others disappeared into the darkness, clear footsteps sounded behind them.
Ye Chen and the others dared not look back, and continued deeper into the darkness, not even caring whether they would encounter other dark races. At this moment, avoiding being discovered by the Nightwalkers was the most important thing.
"Phew~~~" Only after completely escaping the Nightwalker's territory did Ye Chen and the others finally breathe a sigh of relief.
At this moment, Ye Xi and the others had exhausted their energy. Apart from the Mountain God, there were almost no other people with combat power left. If they were to encounter the Nightwalker Demon, even if it was only the weakest 4th-tier Nightwalker Demon, they would surely die.
"The red-crowned birds continue to scout ahead and try to find a way back. The rest of you, take a short rest and recover your strength as soon as possible!" Ye Chen instructed. The few remaining red-crowned birds flew out again to find a way out for everyone.
This place is now filled with the lairs of dark creatures. Just standing here, you can hear the roars of beasts echoing in your ears, and you can even faintly hear a dragon's roar.
Dark creatures capable of emitting dragon roars must possess extremely pure dragon bloodlines, and such dark creatures are at least of the fifth rank or higher.
If it weren't for the rules suppressing him in the trial world, Ye Chen would have even dared to think about the range above the seventh rank.
"My lord, there seems to be another object over there used to suppress the source of darkness; it appears to be a monument!" Suddenly, a Moon Goddess pointed in a certain direction and said.
Ye Chen turned his head and saw Ye Ying, who had been recruited later. Her magical abilities were not strong, but during her second advancement, she awakened a talent for night vision, which greatly improved her vision in the dark.
Therefore, Ye Ying has been learning tracking and exploration skills with the Silvermoon Elves, and is Ye Chen's main reconnaissance unit.
"Monument?" Ye Chen was taken aback, but quickly realized that it must be the inheritance stone tablet that Lü Zi'ang had mentioned before, which was also used to suppress the dark origin.
"Are there any dark creatures nearby?" Ye Chen asked, frowning.
Although the sealing array cannot be discovered or destroyed by dark creatures, a considerable amount of dark energy will still escape from the area surrounding the seal of the powerful dark source.
These auras would be a good supplement for dark creatures, which is why they are often found in large numbers.
"Yes, it should be a group of skeletons, and there are quite a few knights among them!" Ye Ying replied after taking a closer look.
Upon hearing the name of this dark creature, Ye Chen immediately gave up.
Don't be fooled by the fact that skeletons are low-level and weak, and can fall apart with the slightest touch; skeletons have extremely high growth potential.
In terms of the skeleton form alone, the strength of skeletons varies greatly, from level 1 to level 9 Skeleton King.
Not to mention the various variants, such as skeleton archers, skeleton mages, skeleton warriors, and undead knights... This is an extremely diverse race.
Their species alone are enough to form a complete ecosystem.
"Undead knights, starting at rank 5. These skeletons are probably rank 3 or higher. They're no match for us. Let's get out of here!" Ye Chen said helplessly. With his current strength, he couldn't even dream of dealing with these dark creatures.
Perhaps I can try it at the end of the Lord's Trial, but for now, obtaining a high-level spirit orb is already the biggest gain.
"Chirp~~~" The red bird finally returned, indicating that the road ahead had been explored. Ye Chen and the others did not linger and followed behind the red bird into the darkness.
Having already taken a long detour, the only way back now would be an even longer one. Moreover, the surrounding area is the territory of various dark creatures, so for safety reasons, one often has to take an even longer route.
Meanwhile, the fat man and his men, who were stationed in the territory, were once again in danger.
A new group of dark creatures began preparing to travel through the spatial rift to the Trial World, but were blocked at the entrance by Fatty and his companions.
"This... thank goodness, it's just a Dark Ghoul!" The fat man patted his chest and swallowed hard. Since they weren't terrifying beings like Dire Wolves or Howling Moon Wolves, they weren't completely powerless, especially since Ye Chen's Silvermoon Elves were still here.
"Have you figured out the true strength of this group of black, dark ghouls?" Zhou Wenbin asked, having just returned to the city not long ago.
"Mainly Tier 1 and Tier 2, with only a small number of Tier 3, and we haven't seen any Tier 4 Dark Ghouls yet," Le Xinghai replied. The reconnaissance work has always been carried out by his Red Rainbow Bird.
"That's good, that's good. If it's just Tier 1 and Tier 2, it should be able to, should be able to, should be able to hold them off!" Zhou Wenbin said with a sigh of relief, his tone unusually coherent for once.
"It's hard to say. Without Ye Chen's land to reinforce it, the city wall is just an earthen wall. It will be pushed down by the dark ghouls sooner or later."
"Moreover, dark ghouls are not dire wolves; they have the ability to crawl, so they can climb up directly without knocking down the earthen wall."
"In addition, time was too tight, so not many Tier 2 magic crystal bombs were made. The landmines laid outside were mainly Tier 1 magic crystal bombs, which have relatively less destructive power."
The fat man shook his head and said that after following Ye Chen for so long, he had some experience in judging the strength of both sides. The earthen walls and magic crystal bombs were their main means of resisting dark creatures, but both methods were currently under some constraints.
"It's alright, just a bunch of dark ghouls, at most Tier 3 strength, we can definitely defeat them!" Le Xinghai said with encouragement. After killing the dire wolves, his number of familiars was greatly replenished, and now he has recovered to more than a thousand red birds.
As everyone was talking, the dark ghoul emerged from the darkness and appeared before them.
The dark ghouls, who originally only wanted to enter the trial space through the spatial rift, roared and charged towards the territory as if they had taken stimulants when they discovered the large territory filled with a fresh and delicious aroma.
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