My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 446 Attack
Several days later, late at night.

Inside the central stone hall of the Hai-character camp.

Lan Zhang sat lazily on the stone chair, a faint smile playing on his lips: "This place is beyond the heavens, far from the underworld. The newly born Yin spirits are weak, so the Dew Gathering Spell is only slightly ineffective, which is to be expected."

"With the Gates of Hell as an anchor point, the Yellow Springs Department as a guide, and the power of the River of Oblivion filling the entire Hai-character camp."

"One failure is tolerable, but a widespread failure of the spell is absolutely impossible!" Shen Yan said coldly.

"Is that so? Has Supervisor Shen found the reason?" Lan Zhang's expression remained unchanged, still lazily huddled in the stone chair.

A ruthless glint flashed in Shen Yan's eyes: "The Dew Gathering Spell requires the River of Oblivion to be cast."

"The frequent failure of the incantation indicates that someone is secretly sealing off the Gates of Hell and preventing the power of the River of Oblivion from descending."

He stared intently at Lan Zhang, his expression growing increasingly solemn: "The only thing capable of such a covert influence on the Gates of Hell is the Soul-Summoning Banner in your hand!"

hum!
The air suddenly vibrated.

Ten men in black suddenly appeared inside the stone hall, forming a fan shape that surrounded Lan Zhang.

A transparent water curtain suddenly rose and rapidly closed, like a large bowl, instantly encasing Lan Zhang inside.

Countless black runes burst forth from the water curtain, transforming into chains that tightly bound Lan Zhang, rendering him completely immobile.

"You can use the Soul-Summoning Banner to seal the Gates of Hell, and I can naturally do the same to restrain it. Stop struggling, Lan Zhang," Shen Yan said coldly.

"So, you've used all the power of the Gates of Hell to control the Soul-Summoning Banner?" Lan Zhang, who had been expressionless, suddenly grinned.

Shen Yan's heart skipped a beat; he felt that something was amiss.

"You deliberately severed the connection between the forces of the underworld and the netherworld."

"Without an anchor point, even if the city lord personally intervenes, he can't teleport through the void to cause me trouble!"

"You're such a kind person! Haha..."

Lan Zhang's bloodshot eyes snapped open, a hint of madness emanating from them, and he burst into loud laughter.

Before Shen Yan could react.

The dark shadow on the left side of the stone hall instantly transformed into a sharp blade, piercing through the three men in black with a whoosh.

The eyes of the five men in black on the right simultaneously lit up with scarlet light, and they suddenly jumped away, instantly surrounding Shen Yan and the remaining two men in black.

"You!" Shen Yan's expression changed drastically.

He never expected that half of the ten core members of the Yellow Springs Department he brought with him had already been turned by Lan Zhang!
Before he could react, a series of crackling explosions rang out. He turned his head sharply and saw a burst of crimson lightning shoot into the sky from Lan Zhang's body. The water curtain and chains binding his body shattered instantly.

Strands of red lines shot out from behind the other party, instantly converging into a blood-red cloud in mid-air.

Shen Yan's pupils suddenly contracted, and his entire body exploded, transforming into a series of small black shadows that scattered in all directions, swiftly rushing towards the door and the window.

But the next moment, the blood cloud suddenly transformed into an inverted bowl, enveloping the entire stone hall.

"Shen Yan, only by following me can you go further. Become a part of me." Accompanied by a murmur that seemed to be spoken by countless people at the same time, the entire stone hall suddenly fell silent, as if nothing had happened.

Inside the camp, a gray-white mist shrouded the sky, while a ghastly green flame slowly moved within the camp.

All was quiet, yet a tremendous change was quietly taking place, unnoticed by anyone.

……

The next day.

Shi Dechun entered the Yisanqi barracks, greeted his roommates who were playing chess, and then quickly went to Chen Mu's side.

"Old Jia said that the Yellow Springs Department is located on the southwest side of the camp."

"The bottomless pool where we throw water monkeys every day was built by the Yellow Springs Department."

"The job of those people inside is to condense the water of the River of Oblivion and continuously pour it into the Bottomless Pool."

"It's said that thing can summon the protection of the underworld, which is related to the safety of the entire camp." "That's probably why they seem to be constantly recruiting, but very few people can meet the entry requirements."

"If Brother Chen wants to go, he can go directly to the camp by the pool to register. As long as he passes the test, he can become a member of the Yellow Springs Department."

Chen Mu understood.

He had been cultivating intensely recently, and he was well aware of the difficulty of meeting both conditions.

The first one is fine, but the second condition seems to be testing secret techniques, but it is actually testing the origin of Yin spirits.

If one's fundamental essence is insufficient and divine power is lacking, it will be difficult to condense ten cauldrons of river water within six hours, thus failing to meet the second condition.

He pulled a gray cloth bag from his sleeve and tossed it to Shi Dechun.

"Thank you, Brother Chen!" Shi Dechun happily accepted the gift. "You may not know, but recently many people's dew-gathering spells have stopped working, and jade dewdrops are in high demand."

He put away his cloth bag, somewhat envious: "Brother Chen, are you really going to the Underworld?"

“Not bad.” Chen Mu nodded.

"It's too dangerous to keep running to the battlefield."

"Although we haven't encountered any attacks from the water apes, the dead water apes alone are enough to threaten our safety."

“In our Yisan Banner alone, three people have died mysteriously by the Blood River. They had only walked a little bit into the center of the battlefield. I don’t want to become one of them someday.”

Chen Mu hadn't forgotten the live water ape he'd encountered by the Blood River. Just one glance from it had sent chills down his spine. He didn't want to confront it directly; he just wanted to stay as far away as possible.

"The Yellow Springs Department is quite good. As long as enough water from the River of Oblivion is condensed, there is no need to leave the camp. It's worry-free and safe."

He had tried it last night, and within six hours he had successfully produced seven pots of the River of Oblivion water, and was not far from completing the assessment requirements.

They are envisioning their future life.

boom!
A sound like muffled thunder suddenly exploded.

Like an earthquake, the entire barracks shook violently.

In the southwest of the camp, a crimson light suddenly burst forth.

An invisible force swept over him, and Chen Mu's hair stood on end. It was as if a bucket of ice water had been poured over his head, and he froze on the spot.

Everyone inside the barracks was terrified by the overwhelming power, their faces turning pale and their bodies tense. After a while, when the crimson light disappeared, they gradually came to their senses and rushed out of the room in a panic.

At this moment, Shi Zongqi, who had been hiding in the house, also rushed over and repeatedly reprimanded and restrained everyone, ordering them not to move around at will.

Chen Mu stood by the barracks window, staring at the blood-red light gradually fading in the southwest, and couldn't help but feel uneasy.

"What on earth happened?!"

……

"A sneak attack by the Crimson-Eyed Water Ape?"

"The Bottomless Pool has been destroyed?"

"Seven out of ten members of the Underworld faction were killed or injured?!"

As evening fell, Chen Mu listened to the endless stream of news that Shi Dechun had inquired about, and felt as if struck by lightning, freezing in place.

The safe haven they had been longing for was attacked first by the water apes that had raided their camp?
And they almost suffered total annihilation?!
Damn it!

The Yellow Springs tribe, hiding in their camp, is actually less safe than the Flame Banner, which goes to the battlefield every day.
Then all my efforts during this time have been for nothing?!
"Hong Xiu, you bastard, you tricked me!"

"Why did the Soul-Separating Soup you bought have to be the Yellow Springs Guide?"

Thinking of the agony of being burned alive by the blue flames over the past two months, Chen Mu's eyes turned red.

(End of this chapter)