The moon was at the highest point of the sky, the darkness permeated by a forest of dry trees, the shadows formed were s.h.i.+vering. The climate in the place was heavy and strange, the creatures of this place were all demons who had the power to absorb the vital energy of the living, this was the middle zone of the secret realm, also known as the Death Zone.The first stage had begun a little more than a month and a half, in the time that pa.s.sed, tens of thousands of partic.i.p.ants died in every possible way.
In the middle of this frightening forest, there were metal sounds clas.h.i.+ng with something. Getting closer, you can see a person dressed in black holding a huge metal sword, the blade was thick as an adult man"s arm, was three meters high and one wide, there was no sharp tip, it was like a big rectangle of heavy metal.
At every swing the heavy sword, dust was lifted and one with cutting something is heard. Whenever it hit a creature a loud sound is heard, the creature"s body was immediately destroyed by the powerful blow of the sword.
The person in black was surrounded by a group of ten creatures that looked like black wolves with red eyes, black and sharp fur, and red lights s.h.i.+ning around the fur, four rows of teeth could be seen inside the mouth, two on top and two below, the claws were large with sharp nails. The size of these wolves was like an adult elephant, they were called Giant Bloodhounds and were at level 200.
These wolves were one of the creatures that lived in this dangerous forests, they always walked in groups to attack the prey.
The black person just held the heavy sword and began to swing from side to side as it hit the wolves, it was necessary to have great strength in the arms to move that piece of giant iron as if it were just an ordinary sword.
The wolves tried to attack, but it was useless, with each swing of the sword, a wolf had the body destroyed. In the end, the group of wolves went by the black person quite easily, leaving only foul-smelling rotting guts on the floor and a strong smell of blood rotting in the air. The smell on the place was unbearable.
A strong wind begins to blow, the scent begins to diminish. The hood of the person in black is raised and reveals the face of a young woman, was exquisite and beautiful, her skin was reddish and there was a small horn on the forehead. She was Zi Jiao after she finished training in the border zone, she went towards the intermediate, it can be said that Zi Jiao was one of the partic.i.p.ants who won the most in this first phase.
Zi Jiao traversed much of the first zone in search of creatures to face and bodies to steal. Although the bodies are not very valuable, if you add thousands of bodies, you end up getting a small fortune that an ordinary person could not.
Whenever a creature appeared, Zi Jiao would fight with it, not only to win experience but also to improve her fighting techniques, she was also looking for a pet she could trust. She tried to buy one, but they were too expensive or could not get her attention.
After hearing the news about Xinyue, Zi Jiao thought of trying her luck in some secret realm to get a companion animal to accompany her on the journey.
Zi Jiao also heard about Xinyue"s husband, after doing some research, she discovered that the husband was her beloved young master, Liu Yang. This news was a shock to her but soon calmed down because she knew that Liu Yang had a mysterious background, so it was normal for him to have a strong wife like Xinyue.
After hearing the news, Zi Jiao sought information about Liu Yang and what he had done after the two separated. She was surprised by the things he had done, there were also some recordings of Liu Yang"s fights in the tide of shadow beasts, in some the images were possible to see him wearing a strange amulet tied in a red rope around his neck.
When Zi Jiao saw that amulet, tears began to fall from his beautiful eyes. She felt a great warmth in her heart, she understood the message, he was waiting for them. From that day on, Zi Jiao struggled harder to make herself stronger, no matter if Liu Yang was married or not, she just wanted to be with him forever. Even if she is as a maid or a slave.
Even knowing she could not reach Xinyue in terms of status, no matter what status she would have, Zi Jiao had only one wish, to stand by her beloved young master.
Liu Yang was not only her first man but also the first and only man she had ever known who treated her as a woman like any other, not as a s.e.x doll to be worn and dumped as many women she saw. Zi Jiao felt lucky when she thought about it.
Zi Jiao also knew that her friend Yu Lin found out about Liu Yang, the two talked about it. To her surprise, Yu Lin felt the same way she did. The two women had only the urge to stay with their young master, even if it was as maids or slaves.
That amulet that Liu Yang carries with him was a gift that Zi Jiao and Yu Lin made for him as a remembrance of them. The two women never imagined that Liu Yang would still carry this with him, even after all this time. This was the greatest happiness of the two women to see him carrying that little amulet.
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After Zi Jiao finished killing the wolves, she searched for something of value between the guts scattered on the ground. Having found nothing of value, Zi Jiao just left the place to look for other creatures.
While walking, Zi Jiao found other partic.i.p.ants fighting creatures, but she did not care for them and just kept walking. In some cases, there were partic.i.p.ants screaming for help, in those cases, she did not help either, she let them die.
Zi Jiao had this att.i.tude towards these people because she went through some similar situations. In some of them, there were men asking Zi Jiao to pay with her body for help, and other situations she had helped, but in the end, she was betrayed and almost lost her life. Because of these facts, when she finds someone asking for help, she just ignores these people.
After some time walking, Zi Jiao finally found another group of creatures, but this time it was a group of bats the size of an adult eagle. The bat"s body was black with a reddish hue, the eyes were black with a small red light, it was possible to see two rows of sharp teeth with several marks of blood, and the claws had sharp nails. These bats were called Blood Sucking Bats.
When Zi Jiao was about to start fighting, a group of people wearing similar clothes appeared, on their chests, there was an embroidery of a sword piercing a cloud.
"Stop!! These prey are ours, you can leave. If not, you better prepare a grave! " Shouted one of the people in the group.