Legend of Mir 2: Seeking the Truth in Marfa

"I know. The one who came from the Xuanyuan family is Xuanyuan Xingyu, a level 70 female mage; the one who came from the Duanmu family is Duanmu Ci, a level 70 Taoist priest; as for the Tuoba family, it should be Tuoba Li, a level 70 warrior." Wenren Muyue said.

"Tuoba Li? I thought it was Tuoba Shi."

"Do you know Tuoba Shi?"

"I don't know him. I just happened to run into him in the underground palace once, and he stole a Rainbow Demon Sect Leader from me."

"He's just the leader of the Rainbow Demon Sect. Don't take it to heart." Wenren Muyue said, "Tuoba Shi is just a collateral member of the Tuoba family, with average strength. Tuoba Li, on the other hand, is a direct descendant of the Tuoba family and the only legitimate grandson of the current patriarch, Tuoba Hongye. He's not only powerful, but also intelligent. Unfortunately, he has a somewhat cunning and violent temper. Due to his family background, he often bullies others and kills people at the slightest disagreement. He even hunted down several first-level cultivators for stealing monsters. Fortunately, you met Tuoba Shi in the underground palace. If you had met Tuoba Li, it would have been more than just stealing monsters."

"He's so powerful... He kills people, and the Empire doesn't care?"

"Of course, the Empire doesn't advocate for monks killing each other. However, conflicts are inevitable as monks compete for resources. The Empire doesn't care about who's right or wrong. Furthermore, he's deeply favored by Tuoba Hongye. As long as he doesn't go too far, the Empire won't interfere."

Brook thought for a moment and said, "So, if we meet Tuoba Li, we have to retreat?"

Wenren Muyue was silent for a moment, then said, "Yes. Not only our Wen family, but anyone else except the Xuanyuan and Duanmu families would probably choose to avoid Tuoba Li if they met him."

"If everyone gives in to him, wouldn't Tuoba Li be invincible? Wouldn't that mean he's the undisputed number one in the family rankings?"

"Xuanyuan Xingyu and Duanmu Ci are certainly not afraid of him. The top three spots will basically be a competition between the three of them."

"Then why are we here?"

"We can only do our best. If we are very lucky, there will be a chance." Wenren Muyue seemed to be aware of the gap between him and the other party.

"We're all newcomers who haven't reincarnated yet. Is the gap really that big? Mu Yue, what's your level?"

"Level 68." Before entering the underground palace, Wenren Muyue used a lot of experience scrolls to improve his level.

"What about the rest?"

"Brother Yu is a level 70 Taoist priest, and there are two others at level 69, two at level 2, three at level 68, and one at level 2. Including you and me, there are exactly 67 people. I have to mention here that you, Brook, are at level 3! I think this should be the lowest-level newcomer in the family team in all the previous underground palace trials." Wenren Muyue joked.

"Ahem!" Brooke coughed dryly. It turned out he'd been holding the Wenren Family back from the start. But he remained stubborn and unconvinced, saying, "Even so, our average level is 66, not much behind the three major families."

"The level difference is indeed not that big. But in other aspects, they are stronger. Alas, I hope I won't meet them so soon." Wenren Muyue said somewhat pessimistically.

"Miss Mu Yue, don't be discouraged. I will try my best to avoid them. If the three major families fight first, we will have a chance. Cheer up!" Wen Renyu, who was running in the front, interrupted.

"Okay! Brother Yu, I'm fine. I was just casually chatting with Brook about the three major families." Wenren Muyue said, then stuck out her tongue at Brook and whispered, "Keep your voice down. If you have anything else to ask me, ask directly, don't say it in the team message."

"Oh~ ok."

The team had entered the connecting passage to the right room. Seeing no one was paying attention, Brook put on his detection necklace and searched around.

Xuanyuan Xingyu of the Xuanyuan family is in the central room below, right at the position of the mutated dragon warrior, and should be killing monsters.

Duanmu Ci was in the upper central room, presumably trying to kill the Rainbow Demon Cult Leader. The detection necklace hadn't absorbed the Rainbow Demon Cult Leader's soul, so its exact location couldn't be detected.

The last Tuoba Li is located in the connecting passage between the second room on the right and the central room. Judging from their route, they should be moving towards the Dark Dragon Leader.

It seems that Wen Renyu's luck is not very good. The direction he chose happened to run into the Tuoba family.

At this time, a dark skeleton elf appeared in front, being besieged by 4 or 5 scattered monks. Its health was less than 3000 and was still decreasing rapidly.

"Grab it! Hit the people first, then kill the monsters!" Wen Renyu commanded.

"Yes! Captain!" everyone responded and rushed forward immediately.

The Wenren family's team configuration was relatively balanced, with 3 warriors, 5 mages, and 3 Taoist priests. When the warriors rushed forward, the Taoist priests and mages had already entered the casting range, and poison and lightning had already been blasted out.

Those cultivators were of average strength, most below level 60, and they weren't even part of a team. Faced with the Wenren family, they scattered like birds and beasts, fleeing far away. Only the last two, Fa Yidao, remained, and now they held onto the Dark Skeleton Elf. Seeing the monster's health nearing its limit, they were unwilling to give up, struggling to hold on, hoping to snatch the final seconds to kill the Skeleton Elf.

"Mage, kill!" Wen Renyu shouted, and many lightning and fire talismans flew out from the team and hit the mage almost at the same time. The mage's health was instantly reduced to zero, and he fell to the ground and died, and his items exploded all over the ground.

"Kill again!"

The remaining Taoist priest was momentarily stunned before he was surrounded by soldiers and another wave of attack focused fire. With a loud bang, a huge explosion, the Taoist priest was dead.

This is true death, with no chance of resurrection.

"Give it to Miss Mu Yue." Wen Renyu said.

Everyone immediately turned to the periphery to prevent anyone from stealing the monster beast. Wenren Muyue did not hesitate to send out several lightning bolts, successfully killing the Dark Skeleton Elf.

1 Thunder Necklace and 1 Mage Bracelet were dropped, for a total of 3 points.

Looking at the bodies of the Taoist priest and the mage on the ground, one could not help but sigh. It was such a pity to lose their lives for a mere Dark Skeleton Elf.

Although many items exploded on the ground, they were not valuable and no one cared.

The Wenren family team had regrouped. These members worked in perfect harmony, their positioning precise, each responsible for a specific area during combat. They didn't attack blindly, often focusing their fire to instantly kill their opponents. Clearly, they had undergone specialized training.

Brook secretly praised himself, but at the same time, a sense of crisis welled up in his heart. He was sure the other clans were doing the same; he needed to be extra cautious when facing them. His previously impressive 1186 HP couldn't withstand a single round of concentrated fire.

Seeing that the team was about to set off again, Brook asked:

"Everyone, please wait a moment. The two most powerful demonic beasts currently in the underground palace are the Mutated Demonic Dragon General and the Dark Demonic Dragon Leader. I'm sure the three major families will also move towards these two rooms. If that happens, we're bound to clash with them. So, I think it's best to wait here and not move forward."

"If we really encounter a strong opponent, we will retreat. Brother Brook, you don't even have the courage to go ahead and take a look, right?" Wen Renyu said.

Someone immediately chuckled. However, they also knew that Brook was Wenren Muyue's friend, so they held back their words. Everyone felt that a level 50 rookie should just stay in the team and not be so talkative.

"Brook, do you think it's unsafe ahead?" Wenren Muyue didn't care and asked seriously.

"You just said that Tuoba Li is a well-behaved person. If we had met someone from the Tuoba family before, we might not have been able to evacuate easily." Brook said.

Wenren Muyue really didn't want to meet Tuoba Li, and suddenly hesitated.

"You also said, it's just a matter of what if. What if there are no teams from the three major families ahead? What if the Dark Dragon Cult Leader is also about to be depleted of health like the Dark Skeleton Elf? If we just happen to arrive in time, we can take him in. If your questions waste precious time, then we won't have any chance at all." Wen Renyu refuted, and then said to Wen Ren Muyue: "Miss Muyue, none of us knows what's going on ahead, but we have to go and take a look, give it a try! Even if we encounter the three major families, our Wenren family is not to be bullied. Even if we can't win, can't we run away?"

Wenren Muyue felt that what Wenren Yu said made sense, so she decided, "Okay. Let's listen to Brother Yu and move on."