Perfected Xiao's face changed, reminded by the Wood Spirit's words.

He shouted, "Enough! The task is at hand, and anyone who dares to provoke further and delay the Alliance's task, do not blame me for being ruthless!"

After finishing, he purposely looked towards Xiao Mu.

Xiao Mu smirked, displaying an air of disdain.

Perfected Xiao's words were clearly aimed at him. Otherwise, why would he look at himself immediately after speaking?

"What? Xiao Mu, do you have an issue with your team leader's words?"

Perfected Xiao asked in an ominous tone.

Xiao Mu was not intimidated, staring back into Perfected Xiao's eyes, he calmly said, "During the task, as long as no one targets me, I will not target others. But if someone deliberately targets me, I'm not an easy target."

His words were neither too soft nor too harsh, leaving Perfected Xiao with no room to nitpick.

"Hmph!"

Eventually, Perfected Xiao gave a cold snort. His eyes slowly moved away from Xiao Mu as he sternly ordered, "From now on, no one is allowed to provoke first. Otherwise, do not blame me for being rude. Let's go!"

The team pushed forward, heading downhill.

At the foot of the mountain, they switched to an airplane. After a day, they switched to a helicopter and arrived in a gorge in An City.

The moment they let Xiao Mu and others disembark, they immediately took off.

"Mr. Xiao, please be careful from here on out. The gorge ahead is the Demon Secret Realm."

Stone Soul quietly reminded Xiao Mu.

Upon disembarking, he and Wood Spirit consciously moved closer to Xiao Mu, huddling together to guard against any foul play from Perfected Xiao and the members of the Beast Race.

"Oh!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Mu immediately turned to look at the gorge Stone Soul referred to.

This gorge was drastically different from typical ones, filled with an eerie and evil atmosphere. It was vastly different from the places filled with Death Qi where evil absurdities congregated.

In fact, it was also unlike the Demon Land that Xiao Mu had seen before.

The former Demon Land seemed like a completely dead zone. Everything was silent and extinct.

The gorge in front of his eyes, however, was still alive. The life's breath in this area was not like the atmosphere in the human world and not even conducive for the growth of the beings from the human world.

This odd breath seemed to contain some peculiar power.

Any creature from this world would gradually be assimilated by this strange power upon entering the area. It resembled the power of Mutation that only emerged after the World Mutation.

But compared to normal Mutation, the power in this gorge seemed more like a virus. It was capable of infecting creatures from this world and robbing them of their intelligence, turning them into terrifyingly different beings.

Besides all that, the grey fog in the center of the gorge was what ultimately caught Xiao Mu's attention.

This fog was not particularly dense, but it somehow blocked all views, almost as if hiding another world within.

There was an extreme coldness seeping out of this other world, as if terrifying creatures were about to break the fog barrier to invade this pure land at any moment.

"To ensure that everyone understands the nature of the task, let me restate the specifics of the task."

Perfected Xiao's stern gaze swept over Xiao Mu. Clearly, these words were specially addressed to him.

This was of major importance, so Xiao Mu didn't argue but listened carefully instead.

Perfected Xiao continued, "In the gray fog in the center of the gorge, there is a teleportation portal."

"Behind the portal, a creature called a demon is trying to pass through the gray fog and enter the human world. However, the portal is blocked by the world's power, preventing them from entering."

"At the moment, the demons behind the door are making all efforts to control the portal, trying to break the passage and enter the human world."

"If the demons are allowed into our world, their innate nature of killing will surely cause boundless carnage."

"Every species in the human world, including Evil Ghosts, Zombies, and other evil absurdities, are the food of the demons."

"Demons, as long as they devour the creatures of this world, can increase their abilities."

"Our purpose in this trip is to enter the secret realm, kill the demons in it, and prevent them from entering the human world."

When he finished saying that, he suddenly stared coldly at Xiao Mu. "Xiao Mu, you are the only newcomer in the team. My words are specially for you. If you forget them and cause trouble, do not blame me for being ruthless."

Xiao Mu calmly replied, "My memory has always been good, it wouldn't fail to remember this minor detail, so you don't need to specifically remind me."

"I hope so!"

Perfected Xiao's expression remained cold.

"Next, I will lead you all into the secret realm. Once we enter the secret realm, the task begins."

"Killing the demons is the first priority. During this period, everyone must obey the task arrangements made by me."

"If someone fails to obey and causes trouble, I will surely report to the Alliance and request severe punishment, without any leniency."

After saying that, his cold gaze once again swept over Xiao Mu and landed on Stone Soul and Wood Spirit.

"Since it's required for the task, we will, of course, follow the arrangements."

Stone Soul looked calm.

Every task was always like this, more or less the same.

Fixed Missions were of great importance, Perfected Xiao wouldn't dare to purposely set them up to die. But it was indispensable for him to fulfill his own interests under the guise of public interest.

Every time he would arrange for them to be put in thankless positions such as restraining and suppressing the demons, while he and his team struck at the right moment, killed the demons, and reaped the benefits.

"Wood Spirit, Xiao Mu, what about you two?"

Perfected Xiao's oppressive gaze fell on Xiao Mu and Wood Spirit, asking them for their stances.

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