In the abandoned wooden house, in front of the mirror, Hu Yan, Ruan Yu, the Banshee, Ao Wu, and a couple of captains from the Orient Loong Squad stared intently at the numbers on the Mirror of Revelation, all lost in thought.
At this moment, the numbers on the Mirror of Revelation were:
【574400/1000000】
【Time: 743 seconds】
Their expressions were uniform, as if they had collectively lost the ability to manage their facial expressions.
Each of them had their mouths open, eyes wide, looking strikingly similar to the expression of the Banshee.
Meanwhile, the numbers on the Mirror of Revelation were racing faster than a stopwatch! Each jump added hundreds more.
"My goodness... is the mirror broken?" Ao Wu finally blurted out after holding it in for a long time.
Yet, even Hu Yan and Ruan Yu instinctively felt that he made a lot of sense.
After all, it seemed like the only possibility...
However, the "broken" Mirror of Revelation continued to update its progress rapidly.
600,000, 700,000, 800,000, 900,000, 980,000... 993,000, 994,000...
When it reached 990,000, the rate of change slowed significantly.
However, a picture emerged in everyone's mind: Jiang Kai was searching everywhere for surviving Beasts, and because there weren't many left, his efficiency had decreased.
Though it had slowed, at 1447 seconds, the secret realm's progress froze at 1,000,000!
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【Congratulations on completing the Nest of Terror secret realm. Your time was 1447 seconds.】
Jiang Kai didn't feel tired at all; instead, he felt a sense of unfinished business.
"Is it over? I still have more than thirty minutes of rapid recovery state unused! What a waste!"
"Hey, why don't you release a few more monsters, increase the rewards a bit, and I can reluctantly kill a few more?" Jiang Kai suggested.
Unfortunately, the system ignored him.
At that moment, the clouds in the sky drifted away, and the bright moon reappeared above.
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Even the light was much brighter than before.
With the help of the moonlight, Jiang Kai looked around.
The cemetery was now a mess, all the graves had been dug up, and as far as the eye could see, there was no end in sight, countless graves!
"I must have been killing ghost-like things..." Jiang Kai pondered.
In fact, during the killing process, he should have seen the faces of some eerie creatures, but to this day, Jiang Kai hadn't clearly seen a single one. The only explanation was that they had no fixed form.
Combining this with the Ghost Banshee in the wooden house, which could be seen as the guide of the secret realm, and the fact that these things were very afraid of fire, much like the Ghost Banshee, Jiang Kai came to this conclusion.
【Based on your performance, you can now ask the Mirror of Revelation four questions not exceeding second-tier difficulty.】
【Not exceeding second-tier difficulty means your questions won't involve areas beyond the scope of second-tier professions.】
Jiang Kai had anticipated this and didn't think much of it, heading straight to the statue.
Looking at the statue again, he wasn't sure if it was an illusion, but the woman in the statue seemed more lifelike... as if she had become a stunning beauty with a touch of spirit.
Jiang Kai shook his head, "I'm not Ruan the Ghost..." Then he walked towards the four bronze mirrors.
The originally dusty bronze mirrors were now clean and shiny, reflecting Jiang Kai's own image.
Standing in front of the first bronze mirror, Jiang Kai carefully considered what question to ask.
The five formulas for second-tier Gambler materials? Where are there more secret realms? Where are the treasures of king-level BOSSes? Or perhaps ask something more secretive.
What exactly is Ghost Star, and what is its connection to Earth's Beast God?
【Please ask your question soon, the energy of the Mirror of Revelation will deplete in 5 minutes.】 The system reminded.
Jiang Kai snapped back to reality, thought for a moment, and asked, "What is the connection between Ghost Star and Earth's Beast God?"
The bronze mirror did not respond.
Jiang Kai waited for a moment, guessing that his question was beyond the allowed scope.
Time was running out, so Jiang Kai gritted his teeth and returned to his initial question.
"What is Sourceless Fire?"
As a material for the second-tier Gambler's class change, Jiang Kai was sure his question was within bounds.
The surface of the bronze mirror rippled, and the reflection of Jiang Kai's image was replaced by a scene.
It was a massive tree, its trunk dry and leafless, the main trunk extremely thick, and at its center, the trunk split open, revealing a fireball pulsing like a heart.
"This... the heart of a Heavenly Fire Tree? This Heavenly Fire Tree is at least Commander-level!"
"Sourceless Fire refers to the heart of a Heavenly Fire Tree above Commander-level!"
Jiang Kai thought for a moment, realizing that his Arsonist's Gloves were made by fusing the heart of a Heavenly Fire Tree, an equipment that could generate fire without any combustible material!
Isn't this Sourceless Fire!
And the heart of the Heavenly Fire Tree is the essence of this Sourceless Fire!
"Damn, I can't believe I didn't think of this before!" Jiang Kai held his forehead, regretting wasting a question.
After providing the answer, the bronze mirror quickly lost its luster, its surface covered once again by a thick layer of dust.
Jiang Kai, resigned, moved to the second bronze mirror.
"What is Baseless Earth?"
The mirror displayed a scene of barren land, resembling the habitat of the Iron Armored Lizard Dragon.
"Hmm? The soil there is Baseless Earth? Seems a bit far-fetched." Jiang Kai wondered.
However, the image from the bronze mirror continued to zoom in, focusing on a blank space in the air...
Jiang Kai was puzzled.
The image kept zooming in, as if a thin "veil" covered the scene, until it zoomed in further, revealing tiny dust particles in the bronze mirror.
At this point, Jiang Kai suddenly understood.
"Baseless Earth refers to dust! Damn! Dust becomes earth when it falls to the ground, but when it's in the air, isn't it Baseless Earth!"
After being hit twice in a row, Jiang Kai moved to the third mirror.
"What is Formless Gold?"
This time, the bronze mirror straightforwardly displayed a certain liquid metal and provided a clear answer.
【Silver Iron.】
Silver Iron is a rare resource on Ghost Star, liquid at room temperature, expensive but not unattainable.
Jiang Kai didn't complain this time, as Formless Gold could be interpreted in various ways, like melting a metal into liquid form, and the bronze mirror clearly told him it was Silver Iron.
For the last question, Jiang Kai pondered whether to ask about Rootless Water or Immovable Wind.
"Rootless Water should be rainwater, and even if it's not, I can try multiple times, but I really can't figure out what Immovable Wind is." After thinking it over, Jiang Kai asked, "What is Immovable Wind?"
This time, the mirror provided a textual explanation.
"Air moves to form wind, wind that doesn't move is air."
Jiang Kai's eyes widened, his eye corners twitching.
"Immovable Wind is... air? Damn, what a rip-off!"
"If I had known, I would have asked if I have a chance with Nuannuan instead of this!"
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