Living in the darkness, imagining that you are a stone, your breathing becomes longer, smoother, and gradually disappears, and even the beating of your heart slows down.

Gong Hao felt like a part of this darkness, silent, and a shadow-like existence.

Not only did his breath change, but his skin also changed.

Originally, after entering the initial level of bronze, as the Dou Qi was running, his skin would appear a faint blue color. But at this moment, the blue color gradually faded, and the skin color that became darker.

If Lancelot is here, he will definitely exclaim, because that is a harbinger of his impending entry into the Black Iron Warrior stage.

Just hiding and hiding can help you advance, and this kid is indeed a bit genius.

However, this is mainly because Gong Hao's behavior at this moment is in line with the trend.

The tenth level of warriors represents ten levels. The first level is to strengthen one's body, to put it bluntly, to be more powerful. It is like the more powerful and more work among the workers, and naturally those with less strength are popular. When entering the second stage, it is to follow the trend. The so-called follow the trend means to begin to understand the rules of the operation of things and learn to act according to the rules. It is like some people with agile minds in the workers who begin to know how to do things according to the rules. This is obviously much more promising than selling their strength.

Hiding himself in the darkness is in accordance with the way of heaven and earth. Gong Hao was afraid that the people in the valley would find him, so he held his breath and calmed down, which was exactly the requirements of this stage. Over the past year, he has been diligent and cautious in doing things. He has really thoroughly understood the situation. Therefore, he can break through to level 2 so quickly in just one year, even when he has experienced less time in cultivation than other samurai, which is why he can break through to level 2 so quickly in just one year.

As the saying goes, if you master the good method and follow the requirements of the mind and body, your speed will naturally be much faster.

However, Gong Hao was not in the mood to be happy for his advancement at this moment.

Because at this moment, the castle in the distance suddenly burst into shock.

"Master Pier!" an apprentice pointed at the castle and shouted: "Look!"

People in the valley turned their attention to the castle outside the valley. It could be seen that the castle seemed to be under some attack at this moment.

This is the first time in 20 years of history on Purgatory Island.

The wind brought Pier anxious words: "You guys, come back to the castle with me immediately. Neil, stay here, I will give you the talisman to command the puppet warriors. Before we come back, don't do anything, just keep here."

"Yes, sir." The apprentice named Neil replied.

Several figures hurriedly passed by Gong Hao, but Gong Hao was not in a hurry to show up.

Five consecutive sounds were made on the other side of the sound trap, which were triggered when Pier and four apprentices passed by.

The number is correct.

Gong Hao smiled slightly, and then traces appeared in the darkness.

He was like a wandering traveler, walking openly in the valley.

"Shuyglair? Why are you here?" Neil, who was left behind, screamed.

"Master Neil, I'm glad to see you." Xiu Yi was as polite as ever.

"Xuyi, Xiuyi! I'm here!" Fink shouted loudly not far away: "You really have to come, you really have to come to save me!"

"It's so regrettable." Neil shook his head helplessly: "It seems you have discovered our secret."

"That's not hard to guess, right? Mage Neil."

"That's right, Glair, you're much smarter than I thought, but I don't understand why you don't keep pretending?"

Gong Hao's face showed a beautiful smile: "My good friend is here, I must come to save him."

"This is really stupid. Smart people always do something stupid. It seems that the chaos in the castle was also caused by you?"

"It's just that a few monsters were released. They are so eager for freedom."

"It's true that it was all planned by you. Shue Glair, you're dead." Neil confidently took out the talisman card from his body that could command the puppet warriors.

Gong Hao looked at the broken flesh and blood. Just during the day, these teenagers were his work partners, but now they have lost their vitality.

Everyone except Fink was dead.

Then he looked up and looked at the apprentice and said, "No, Neil, all this was planned by you."

In the dark valley, an apprentice and a servant stood in confrontation.

"Shuyglair, I must say that you are the smartest but stupidest servant I have ever seen." Neil's tone was full of regret, and he shook the talisman in his hand: "Andrew admires you very much, we like you too, and you are even protected by the little princess. If you kept silent like this, you wouldn't have to die so soon. But you couldn't wait to stand up, which forced me to kill you. Even if the princess was sad, there would be no way."

"But sooner or later, right?"

"The spirit seed has been planted, and there is no way to do so, but we intended to make you the last person to be taken out of the spirit seed."

"Well, it's like a group of lambs to be slaughtered. The kindness of the master is to kill the one who produces the most milk in the last one."

"You should learn to be content, Glair."

"So can you tell me why you do this?"

"Why?" Neil looked surprised: "Why do you ask me why? Do you still need to ask? You know that everything we have done now is the greatest invention! Can you use humans to conduct experiments? You are wrong! They are all great experiments! Each represents the greatest achievement in alchemy! Do you know what magic pattern celestials are? Do you know what spirit seeds are? You don't know. Think about the flesh and blood puppets and undead puppets refined with their flesh, soul and bones. These are just by-products of experiments. Can you understand that we are forging glory? This is making contributions to the empire! A great contribution! You actually asked me why? This is ridiculous."

"So I just killed people? Are they all minors?"

"Oh, don't talk to me in such an adult tone. Are you an adult? You should know that spiritual seeds require healthy and vibrant lives, and teenagers are indeed much easier to manage than adults. Their sacrifice is a necessary contribution and can become one of the most powerful weapons of the empire. They should be proud of it."

"I don't mind making you a part of those weapons, and I hope you can be proud of it."

Neil laughed: "Glair, you still haven't figured out the status quo. Do you think the alchemist is easy to deal with? No, you are wrong. Maybe I should let you see that even an apprentice is not something that a servant can easily deal with."

As he said that, he waved his hand gently.

A few puppet warriors walked over not far away. Neil said proudly.

With the puppet warrior here, Neil has every reason to believe that he can handle this kid who secretly commits sabotage.

"Glair, if there is still a last word, please tell me quickly. Before Lord Pier returns, I hope to get everything done."

“There are just a few small problems.”

"Then you are lucky, and I'm in a good mood."

"What exactly is a spirit seed? I don't believe that an alchemist can create such an evil life."

"That was not what we created, we just discovered it. That was after we came to Purgatory Island. We accidentally discovered that there was an alien gate in the central area of ​​Purgatory Island."

"The Gate of Different Dimensions?"

"That's right." Neil laughed and said, "Didn't you expect it? There is an alien gate on Purgatory Island, which leads to the world of the abyss. It is a terrible world, full of destruction storms everywhere. The whole world is a scorched earth, and all the lives inside are extremely powerful. Spiritual species were found near the alien gate. We think this kind of thing is probably the monsters from the abyss. They are cold, cruel, bloodthirsty, and the important thing is that they are powerful. However, they can only grow through parasitics.

It just so happens that the flesh and blood puppets and the undead puppets also need fresh life, and the demon pattern test can only be carried out on the human body, so Master Hines personally formulated this plan. Let the empire send a group of young servants here every month. We secretly put the demon seeds into your body through diet, so that they can grow in your body until they are taken out one day. You must know that they are more powerful than the flesh and blood puppets. They have the strength of a third-level warrior as soon as they are born, but the important thing is that they can practice."

"Can you practice?" Gong Hao was shocked.

"Yes, I have said that they are not the demon puppets we created, but the life unique to the abyss. We call it the demon spirit. Since the demon spirit is a smart life, of course it can be cultivated. They are brutal in nature and love to fight. With a little training, they can become the best killing machines. They have natural resistance to fighting spirit, are good at concealing and close attacks, and are extremely fast. They are the best assassin killers. As long as they are willing, even the Star Warriors cannot detect their existence."

The Dou Qi cannot find them? The assassin-type warrior who is good at hiding. No wonder he can't find the existence of the spiritual seed by using Dou Qi. It turns out that they are born with this talent.

But the most important thing is that according to Neil, each spirit species is a level 3 warrior from its birth. After training, it will become a stronger existence.

An assassin army with the strength of level 5 to level 6 warriors... Gong Hao knew very well what that meant. There was not even a large-scale army that could be composed of warriors above level 6. Now, the Lance Empire has it, and it has an assassin warrior who is stronger than ordinary warriors of the same level.

No wonder they can sweep everything!

"But it's a pity." Neil shook his head and said, "There are not many spiritual seeds. The energy storm of the Gate of Different Dimensions is too powerful, and no life can easily enter and exit there. At that time, they only collected those spiritual seeds scattered near the Gate of Different Dimensions. If they could enter the abyss, they might have greater discoveries."

"So how did they appear near the door? Did they come here by themselves?"

"No one knows. There are too many mysteries in this world that humans need to explore on their own. For the Lance Empire, these spirit species are gifts of gods and are the bargaining weights for making the empire powerful. Otherwise... Glair, do you think the Lance Empire can easily defeat the surrounding countries with just some ordinary puppet warriors? No, it's because there are better weapons here."

"So, there's another question. Why don't you let anyone live here for more than a year?"

"Do you still need to ask?" Neil shrugged and laughed: "Of course I don't want you to find the problem. After living here for a long time, there will always be doubts. They only doubt at first, but they will act later. You must know that there are not no smart people before you. So Andrew later made rules that no one is allowed to stay here for too long to avoid unnecessary losses. You are the only exception, Shio Glair, but you will be the last exception. After I kill you today, I believe that neither Master Hines nor Lord Andrew will show mercy to any servants."

As he said that, Neil waved the talisman in his hand: "I have said everything I should say, so now, you can die with that boy Fink. What a pity, I still like you very much before tonight. Especially you helped me get out of the job of the annoying clerk. But now, I can only kill you. I hope Lord Pier will not let me return to the library because of this, the place is boring."

"Kill him." Neil ordered.

What surprised him was that the puppet warrior did not move.

"I said kill him!" Neil yelled at the puppet warrior beside him.

"No need to waste your energy, they can't do as you say."

Neil looked back and glared at Gong Hao: "Glair, what did you do to them?"

"You know I can't come without any preparation." Gong Hao replied lightly, and he walked over to untie the rope that bound Fink.

As soon as he was put down, Fink threw himself into his arms and cried: "Oh my god, it's so scary. They are the devils! They killed Kip, Bowman, Fischer, and killed everyone! Everyone was dead."

"Yes, everyone died, including Sac, Siser, many, many people. Everyone who was taken away by them died. Fink, now you understand why I want you to do things well, right?"

"You should have told me earlier." Fink looked at Gong Hao with tears in his eyes.

Gong Hao sighed: "You are only twelve years old, Fink, I don't want you to experience all this too early. It's too cruel for a child."

Although he is not old, it is just Xiu Yiglare's body after all. For Gong Hao, his mentality is already an adult. Gong Hao gently patted Fink's back: "I don't want you to know that at least in your life this year, you don't have to be as cautious as me every day and night. For you, it will be a very painful torture. I just want to protect you."

Fink hugged Gong Hao and was unwilling to let go for a second.

Gong Hao said softly: "Okay Fink, don't be nervous, you hug me so hard that I can't breathe. Since you weren't dead just now, you won't die now. Listen to me, I will take you out of here in a while. In the dense forest not far from the port, I built a raft there. The raft is very simple and can only sit one person. I also put some water and food. You can go there to find the raft and push it down the sea, and then you will beat desperately in one direction. Remember, as long as you don't give up, you will always find land. As long as you arrive on land, you will survive."

That was originally prepared by Gong Hao for himself, and once Andrew did not intend to make an exception for him, the raft would come in handy. But now there is no need to stay.

"What about you?"

"Don't worry, you don't have to worry about me."

Neil, not far away, shouted: "Glair, how did you do it?"

He couldn't understand why he could not control the puppet warriors.
To be continued...