"Sizzle—"
"Sizzle—"
Lightning whips lashed out like long whips, and wherever they swept, one by one, the walking corpses turned to ash, unable to offer even the slightest resistance.
But Fang You frowned, the number was too great.
The so-called "Anomalous Tide" outside couldn't even compare to this place.
An Jianyou also summoned her little black ones.
The configuration had been upgraded again, three supporting three, with a total of three very powerful three-star anomalous entities.
They were slaughtering from the moment they appeared.
But,
"Roar~!"
A deafening roar came from the gray mist, and green anomalous fire shots were hurled over.
It was the two-star anomalous entity 'Ghost Lantern,' but there were too many of them.
An Jianyou's number three little black, the melee tank 'Stitched Monster,' was rapidly burning, accompanied by a sizzling sound.
Fang You flicked his fingers, sending out bolts of electricity. There was no sound from the distance.
But suddenly, cracks spread across the ground like a spiderweb, stretching for several meters, right beneath their feet.
A chill surged from the base of his spine to the crown of his head.
Danger! Great danger!
Fang You changed from grabbing to embracing, pulling An Jianyou, who was still foolishly commanding her anomalous entities, and pushed off the ground, retreating rapidly.
The next moment, the cracked ground collapsed, forming a dark cave several meters in diameter. A gaping maw, covered in tentacles, burst out from the cave.
A Lightning Palm Strike came down directly towards them.
Boom—!
The earth shattered, and a puff of smoke rose, but only a hole remained under the lightning palm strike. The giant worm had vanished.
It wasn't dead, it had escaped.
This was a three-star anomalous entity; a single Lightning Palm Strike was not enough to kill it instantly.
It was likely still lurking nearby.
And then, more and more three-star anomalous entities appeared in their view, including familiar flesh giants, bone knights, eight-eyed lizards, and so on.
There was also a giant strange bird floating in the sky.
A three-star anomalous entity, the Human-Faced Bird!
And...
Fang You looked at the flesh giant in the distance, his brow furrowed.
He unleashed a concentrated palm lightning strike, blowing off the giant's right arm, but now, flesh buds were rapidly growing from its shoulder, healing at a visible speed.
The bone knight not far away was the same.
Its damaged armor was quickly repairing.
"In the Anomalous Realm, these anomalous entities have extremely strong self-healing abilities, and they seem to be 'smarter' than those outside?"
Fang You glanced at An Jianyou's little black ones.
But they weren't. Just like before, the three-star anomalous entity 'Stitched Monster' tore off skin and extinguished flames, but its entire body had shrunk by more than half, and it hadn't healed.
Also,
"My life energy is also draining, and the gray mist makes the anomalous entities more hidden and difficult to detect."
"In the Anomalous Realm, there are too many unfavorable factors!"
Before coming, Fang You thought that he, An Jianyou, and the cat could handle ordinary three-star anomalous entities with ease.
But after arriving, he realized it was far more difficult and dangerous than he had imagined!
In fact,
They were still at their starting point, having not moved far.
"Xiao Huan!"
Fang You murmured, a faint golden light covering his body, making him appear divine and sacred.
Spirit of Illusion ability two, Descended Body!
He let Xiao Huan envelop him, and then he descended upon Xiao Huan, achieving a safe overlap.
Golden light seemed to erupt from his eyes.
Palm Lightning, go!
A thick bolt of lightning shot out instantly, engulfing the bone knight charging with a long spear. In the dazzling lightning, the gray-white figure froze, fell, leaving only debris.
Then came the second one, a deep blue thunderbolt descended, vaporizing the upper half of the flesh giant's body, which then fell with a crash.
This thick lightning bolt also spread out, forming a lightning net that instantly annihilated dozens of one and two-star anomalous entities.
'So powerful!'
'As expected, Mentor is so powerful!'
An Jianyou's cheeks flushed, her eyes sparkling.
But Fang You didn't feel at ease.
Admittedly, in the descended state, he possessed Xiao Huan's 50 points of mental strength. Even though this state lacked physical attributes, the palm lightning amplified by fifty mental strength was far more powerful than his usual state.
And it was almost instantaneous.
Fast and strong.
However, the amount of life energy inherited was his own—16.2 units. Although not a small amount, in this environment, it was simply not enough—especially in the Anomalous Realm, where it not only drained naturally but also consumed much more when using skills.
His life energy was draining like a river with its gates opened.
He was running out.
It wouldn't last long enough to clear all the anomalous entities around him, and more were constantly emerging from the gray mist in the distance, like sharks smelling blood.
Endless, yet extremely dangerous!
The original plan was to spar with a four-star anomalous entity, but the current situation made it even more dangerous to try and fight their way out; a single misstep could lead to their demise in the Anomalous Realm.
Plans were just plans after all.
"Let's go back."
"We need to plan carefully regarding the Anomalous Realm."
"Mhm mhm."
An Jianyou activated her Eye of Transcendent Insight. The surroundings gradually rippled like water, and the gray mist thinned.
Suddenly, a terrifying giant shadow appeared.
Three massive heads, a bloated body oozing pus, it grabbed several tall two-star anomalous entities with one hand and stuffed them into its mouth, crushing them like snacks.
The three heads, with their six eyes, looked in their direction.
Instantly, waves of cold dread washed over them.
The next moment,
Hum—
The gray mist dissipated. Fang You looked up, and the sunlight fell on his face, so beautiful.
No matter what, he couldn't let Blue Star become like the Anomalous Realm!
...
"Ugh... we're finally back."
An Jianyou calmed down and, after coming to her senses, felt lingering fear.
If Mentor hadn't pulled her away at that moment, she probably wouldn't have survived.
"Your combat experience and vigilance are still far from enough."
Fang You said.
On paper, An Jianyou had three three-star anomalous entities, which could be said to be stronger than his normal state.
But her combat proficiency was indeed lacking.
Her physique wasn't actually weak; she had taken potions and possessed expert-level swordsmanship, but she wasn't vigilant enough, and her strength was far from being fully utilized.
Seeing the girl lower her head in shame, blaming herself, Fang You didn't continue lecturing, but instead assigned her a task.
"Set a small goal: pass the Sword Trial within three days."
"Mhm mhm... Huh?"
...
Time was tight, and the mission was heavy.
Fang You didn't linger in Baijiang, and only left after eating the lunch An Jianyou had personally prepared.
He needed to upgrade his map range to Lv5 within two days, before the Anomalous Realm Gate opened, to cover most of Donghuang.
"It's a shame the Anomalous Realm isn't within the map range, so I can't get Destiny Points and Anomalous Crystals."
"But even if it were, the Anomalous Realm is too dangerous. Those of us entering from the outside are like bonfires in the dark, constantly attracting anomalous entities."
"Under such circumstances, even if I reached the third awakening, I would be unable to move an inch in the Anomalous Realm."
"There are also various other inconveniences!"
He had a premonition that the Anomalous Realm would be a place they had to go in the future.
But based on today's encounter, the Anomalous Realm was far too deep.