O'Neill's lips suddenly curved into a cold sneer as he stared at Liu Feng, "What, are you also hiding a powerful background from me?"
Liu Feng's face immediately changed, and he quickly said, "How could that be? Didn't you already investigate me before? If I truly had a major background, would I need to risk my life to do this with you?"
O'Neill sneered, "It better be. So what are you worried about? I said the greater the background, the more potent the curse. For people like us with no background at all, living on the edge every day, risking our lives daily, we don't need to worry about this curse at all."
Liu Feng's expression flickered several times, and he finally sighed deeply, saying with a hint of relief, "That's good. Otherwise, before getting the money, I would have lost my life first."
O'Neill laughed heartily, "Don't worry, as long as you follow me honestly, I guarantee you'll enjoy endless glory and wealth in the future!"
As he spoke, O'Neill suddenly typed a few keys on the keyboard in front of the screen. The figure of Li Chonglou on the screen was then grabbed by a mechanical arm and disappeared into the wall beside him.
A flicker of surprise crossed Liu Feng's eyes as he asked, "Old Ao, you still haven't told me how you know these operations. Have you been here before?"
O'Neill's eyes narrowed, and his tone suddenly turned cold, "Are you trying to pry into my affairs?"
Liu Feng shrugged, spreading his hands, "Just curious. If you don't want to say, then don't."
"Hmph, it's best you inquire less about my matters, otherwise, don't blame me for turning hostile and disregarding our past friendship!"
...
Li Chonglou didn't know how long had passed. When he slowly regained consciousness, he immediately jolted and instinctively used his internal energy to check his body.
However, he was horrified to discover that he could no longer use his energy!
"Doesn't that mean..."
Li Chonglou quickly tried to mobilize the power of his acupoints. As expected, without the guidance of his energy, his acupoints within his body showed no reaction!
"Where exactly is this place!"
Encountering such a situation for the first time, he couldn't help but feel a bit flustered, but this emotion flashed by quickly.
Stay calm!
Taking a few deep breaths to adjust his emotions, Li Chonglou then opened his eyes, only to find himself in a dark space.
It was pitch black, but from the texture beneath his feet, it seemed to be some kind of iron cage. Li Chonglou reached out and felt around the surroundings, soon discovering that the space was not large, with hard iron walls on all sides.
During this, he tried to swing his fist, and sure enough, he found that even his physical fitness seemed to have been weakened by tens of times. The punches he threw were limp, devoid of any power.
His heart sank.
The current situation was like an invincible creature on land suddenly being thrown into the sea, unable to exert any advantage. This fear of losing his greatest reliance and being in an unknown environment was the easiest way to break someone.
But fortunately, Li Chonglou's strength was not just in his body, but also in his mind!
In just a few minutes, Li Chonglou completely accepted the reality and began to think about how to escape this place.
Just then, a white light suddenly illuminated from above!
Although it was white light, it didn't feel glaring at all. Li Chonglou also realized that he was indeed in a nearly sealed iron cage.
A screen suddenly popped out from the iron wall, which was previously empty.
"The trial will begin in ten minutes. Please prepare, trial-taker."
Trial?
Li Chonglou's brow furrowed immediately, reminding him of the trials in Iron Forest. The key point was that his strength was now almost entirely gone. If the difficulty was truly the same as Iron Forest, he estimated he wouldn't last long!
However, he suddenly remembered something.
"Right, where is Xiaobai?"
Li Chonglou instinctively reached into his embrace, but Xiaobai was nowhere to be found. Moreover, in his memory, he didn't even know when Xiaobai had disappeared.
Uh, this little guy really has no sense of presence when he's with me...
Li Chonglou couldn't help but show a wry smile. However, this was also good news for him. This way, even if something happened to him, Xiaobai wouldn't be implicated.
If it were an ordinary pet, he naturally wouldn't have this thought.
But Xiaobai's intelligence was clearly comparable to a child of a few years old, so he naturally hoped that Xiaobai would survive well.
Although their affection wasn't deep, he was still its master.
Li Chonglou shook his head, quickly adjusted his mood, and faced whatever would happen next with a calm attitude.
At the same time, on the first floor of the building, Liu Feng walked out with a gun. As O'Neill had instructed, he now needed to go to the camp to bring everyone back.
And at the camp, Li Wen had already become the leader of the remaining people, as he was one of the only two who had spoken directly with Li Chonglou.
The other was naturally Fang Qian, who had already woken up.
However, as a girl, the others naturally wouldn't hand over the leadership position to her.
"Everyone, don't worry. You've all witnessed that great expert's strength. Don't worry, they'll definitely all be brought back."
To prevent the emotions of the crowd from becoming dejected, Li Wen dutifully encouraged them. The originally anxious crowd, after hearing these words, also became a little more settled.
After waiting silently for ten minutes like this, a small white figure suddenly darted out from the nearby forest.
"Huh, isn't this that great expert's pet? Why is it here?"
Regarding Xiaobai, Li Chonglou had carried it on his shoulder from the time he led everyone to the plane until their return. Although the others couldn't recognize its breed, they all knew it was Li Chonglou's pet.
So, as soon as it appeared, Li Wen immediately recognized its identity.
However, what surprised him was that Xiaobai, upon appearing, directly pounced towards Fang Qian, jumped into her arms, and began squeaking anxiously at her.
"What's wrong?"
Fang Qian subconsciously guessed something, and her expression immediately changed. Then Xiaobai jumped to the ground and ran towards the nearby forest, looking back at Fang Qian from time to time as if to lead the way.
Fang Qian immediately understood Xiaobai's intention and quickly followed.
"Wait, where are you going!"
Li Wen shouted anxiously. Fang Qian was someone Li Chonglou had personally entrusted to him, and he couldn't possibly let her leave alone. He couldn't help but follow as well.
The remaining people looked at each other.