Crossing the wilderness to survive, starting with a broken kitchen knife.

The news that the 18-way coalition of the Dragon and Tiger Alliance was completely annihilated spread quickly in the chat channel. Brother Long, who had been so arrogant and aggressive in declaring war on Zhang Shi, lost his life in just one day. For a time, Zhang Shi's fame soared, and there was almost no survivor in the entire wilderness world who didn't know Zhang Shi.

This indirectly led to a significant increase in the number of visitors to the post station. Wang Wu's team was busy running back and forth between the source of visitors and the island almost around the clock, and they were extremely busy. Many survivors with connections even obtained the coordinates of the island and sailed there on their own just to see Zhang Shi.

Therefore, the island has had a huge number of visitors in recent days, so Ge ​​Dalong started to expand the post station and built a shop next to it, specializing in selling some high-grade resources. The daily gold coin turnover is an astronomical figure.

Zhang Shi didn't pay much attention to this and he completed the construction of the prison.

[Prison (Purple) x1: A functional building. Once placed, it will create a rare-level prison. All attributes of prisoners held within will be weakened.]

By holding the prisoners here, he doesn't have to worry too much about anyone causing trouble.

After dealing with the captives of the Dragon and Tiger Brotherhood, Zhang Shi began to prepare for exploring the secret realm again. The strange secret realm was related to the clues of the indigenous people, so he had to pay attention to it.

Suddenly, Zhang Dazhuang rushed in in a hurry.

"My Lord, the goods have been delivered! The goods have been delivered!"

Zhang Shi looked outside in surprise, only to find two soldiers following him, carrying a treasure chest emitting a pink glow. Zhang Shi's expression brightened. It had been a long time since he had encountered a high-quality treasure chest. He usually only opened basic resources, so the VIP double bonus seemed to be wasted.

Zhang Shi washed his hands carefully, took a deep breath, and then used his privilege to open the treasure chest.

Ding, successfully opened the artifact treasure chest (pink), triggered VIP privileges, doubled the items, and obtained:

[Skill Card - Shadow Slash (Pink) x2: Releases a shadow sword energy forward, dealing 1000% damage to the enemy target and adding a curse effect]

Ding, two identical skill cards detected, automatically synthesized, obtained:

[Skill Card - Shadow Slash (Orange) x1: Releases a shadow sword energy forward, dealing 1500% damage to the enemy target and adding a curse effect]

Zhang Shi's mind moved, and the upgrade effect of the title had already been refreshed. It had been wasted on some infrastructure before, and this skill card appeared at the right time.

A golden light flashed by, and the skill card was successfully upgraded and evolved into an epic skill.

[Skill Card - Shadow Slash (Gold) x1: Releases a shadow sword energy forward, dealing 2000% damage to the enemy target and adding a curse effect. Refreshes immediately after killing the enemy.]

It was the first time that Zhang Shi had seen an epic skill. After equipping the skill, he took out Lao Duan and casually attacked the Queen.

A black light flashed on Lao Duan's sword, and a black light was emitted from the blade, forming a dark sword energy that slashed towards the void in the sky, instantly tearing the clouds there, leaving a long black crack that lingered for a long time.

This astonishing scene shocked everyone present. Even Zhang Shi himself did not expect that this epic skill would have such terrifying power.

Is this the power of epic skills?"

Zhang Dazhuang was dumbfounded. He had followed Zhang Shi for a long time and had seen many rare treasures and Zhang Shi's various methods, but the scene before him still made him feel unbelievable.

Zhang Shi smiled faintly, retracting Old Duan, secretly rejoicing. This Shadow Slash was not only immensely powerful, but also possessed an epic curse, significantly weakening the enemy's stats and creating a formidable threat. Unleashing it suddenly in battle would surely catch the enemy off guard. More importantly, the instant refresh upon a kill undoubtedly provided him with sustained combat power on the battlefield.

"My Lord, your skills are truly amazing!" Zhang Dazhuang exclaimed sincerely.

Zhang Shi nodded gently, his resolve to delve deeper into that strange secret realm grew even stronger. Since such a precious skill card had been discovered at this crucial moment, Zhang Shi was bound to gain something from this journey.

"Zhang Dazhuang, get ready immediately. Come with us and set out early tomorrow morning to explore the secret realm again." Zhang Shi ordered.

There was a high probability of encountering gold-grade creatures on this trip, so Zhang Shi didn't plan to bring too many people in. Given the huge disparity in level and rank, the advantage in numbers had become negligible, and bringing any more people in would only lead to their deaths.

"Yes, my lord!" Zhang Dazhuang responded and started to get busy.

As night fell, the lights on the island gradually dimmed, leaving only Zhang Shi's room lit. The four-member team sat at the table, discussing their plans for tomorrow's exploration, their hearts filled with anticipation and longing.

The next morning, Zhang Dazhuang was escorting Chen Beipan in front, followed by Zhang Shi and four others.

Chen Beipan was a little confused, not sure where they were going. He worried that Zhang Shi would abandon him and find a place to dispose of him. The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became. By the time he reached the stone tablet, his legs were weak.

With a flash of white light, Zhang Shi activated the portal, and several people appeared in the strange forest.

Chen Beipan's eyes widened, unable to believe what he saw. Although he had agreed to help Zhang Shi explore the secret realm yesterday, he had always imagined it was a million miles away from the island and had long since been submerged in the ocean. Even with Zhang Shi's incredible powers, finding the entrance would take time, and he could still rest for a while. He had never imagined that there was an entrance right on the island.

Looking at Chen Beipan's bitter face, Zhang Shi could guess what he was thinking. He just smiled indifferently and then spoke.

"Keep your promise and lead the way!"

Chen Beipan nodded woodenly, then looked around. After a moment, he took out a hand-drawn map from his watch and pointed to the west side of the forest and asserted.

"It's this direction."

Zhang Shi stared at the map in his hand with some curiosity. He had searched Chen Beipan's watch yesterday and confiscated all the valuable things before returning it to him. Unexpectedly, he had missed this map.

When Chen Beipan saw Zhang Shi looking at him, he quickly handed the map over with both hands and put on a flattering smile.

"Master, this is a hand-drawn sketch from memory. There's nothing special about it. If you're interested, please take a look."

Zhang Shi took a quick glance and found that the map was indeed hand-drawn as Chen Beipan said, and it was full of abstract graphic symbols. If it wasn't for the hand-drawn map itself, no one else would be able to understand it.

"You've put all your cleverness into this, haven't you?"

Zhang Shi snorted coldly, then ignored Chen Beipan and released Pipi to explore the way.