CHAPTER 417: CHAPTER 245: XIONG DA AND XIONG ER, DARK VOLCANO (COMBINED)

Drue Traitor!

Qin Shou infiltrated this group and quickly gauged the strength of these Drue Star People.

Initially, he thought that these Drue Star People, whose average strength was at Unbreakable Three Stars, were merely cannon fodder.

But he overlooked something—the Blue Flame Phoenix might be important, but the Drue Star People would never temporarily let the Drue Traitor off the hook.

After all, both the Giant God Race and Earth were watching closely.

If, due to the Blue Flame Phoenix matter, the traitor hiding in the Molu Mountain Range were to escape, it would be no laughing matter.

According to the data, the Drue Traitor’s strength was roughly at Unbreakable Four Stars level, and their power after transforming into a monster was rather average. Sending so many people to the Molu Mountain Range for pursuit already showed considerable effort.

Thinking this through, Qin Shou pulled the other person aside again, "Lublu, where are the adults fighting the Undead Monsters now?"

"Why do you ask this?" Lublu looked at Qin Shou with a surprised expression.

"Nothing much, just purely want to ask them for an autograph."

"What’s the use of an autograph?"

"To gift my girlfriend."

"Damn it, get out, I’m single!"

...

Speaking of the Demon Eye Star People who favor eyeball-related designs, the architectural aesthetics of the Drue Star People lean more towards monster motifs.

In the temporary base on Drue Planet, a massive crimson-gold Dragon Beast stretched for several hundred meters, winding within the barrier.

This wasn’t a real Dragon Beast but an enormous building!

Every single dragon scale on the massive Dragon Beast was a reflective piece of glass. The densely arranged glass-scaled curtain wall left no trace of human construction.

Lesser intelligent monsters couldn’t even distinguish whether this was a living creature or a building.

At its low-slung dragon mouth, pale-faced Drue Star People came and went, occasionally transforming into monsters to fly out of the barrier.

Qin Shou followed the Drue Star People’s group into the dragon mouth, stepping into a massive winding golden corridor.

Soon, everyone arrived at a sparsely furnished room in the base, waiting for orders.

Three minutes later, a resolute-looking middle-aged man walked into the room, prompting everyone to rise and salute immediately.

"Greetings, Master Abra," everyone spoke in unison.

"Hmm."

Abra, unsmiling, nodded slightly.

"Just yesterday, the tracking team pinpointed the exact location of the traitor—deep inside the Dark Volcano in the Molu Mountain Range. Your mission is to follow our Golden Dragon Team into the Dark Volcano to capture the traitor."

Upon hearing this, expressions shifted among the crowd, and quiet murmurs filled the room.

"Dark Volcano? I heard the dark energy there can isolate all mechanical equipment. In places where the dark energy is dense, it can even suppress our strength."

"Not only that, the Dark Monsters there are terrifying. How is the traitor even surviving there?"

"Who knows? What I’m worried about is that the Dark Volcano is just too dangerous. Can we even handle this?"

"What are you afraid of? Didn’t Master Abra say it? The Golden Dragon Team is going as well. We’re just here for the grunt work; Abra and the others are the main combat force."

"Grunt work? More like cannon fodder, right?"

"What are you thinking about? To catch a traitor, why would they need cannon fodder?"

"Fair enough..."

Ignoring the private chatter, Abra continued, "Not only us, but also forces from the Giant God Race and Earth will be joining to assist Drue Planet."

Thus, this capture operation is almost guaranteed to succeed. But we must remain vigilant.

If we let the traitor escape in the end, not only you but even my Golden Dragon Team won’t have an easy time when we return. Understood?"

By the final word, Abra suddenly raised his voice, causing a buzzing sound in everyone’s ears and a jolt through their bodies.

"Understood!" the group instinctively responded loudly.

Abra nodded, "Good, dismissed. We depart tomorrow morning. Prepare yourselves."

"Yes!"

...

In the room, Qin Shou opened his communicator and searched for information on the Dark Volcano.

"Beep... Respected master, the Dark Volcano was formed 800 years ago during the battle between the Demon Eye Star People and the Dark Monsters of the Molu Mountain Range after they settled on Monster Planet.

Despite being called a volcano, it never erupts with scorching magma but instead periodically spews immense amounts of dark energy.

Everything touched by the dark energy is forcibly transformed into a Dark Creature, including massive monsters.

The monsters transformed into Dark Creatures undergo varying degrees of mutation, yet they share one common trait: they can wield dark energy..."

Qin Shou rubbed his chin, lost in thought.

Dark energy?

Dark Monsters?

Interesting.

Initially, he wasn’t particularly interested in capturing the Drue Traitor and had been contemplating finding an excuse to leave this group.

But this so-called Dark Volcano had piqued his interest enough to change his mind.

He took out his golden Divine Light Stick, which shimmered faintly, gently brushed it, and watched as it slowly transformed into black.

Let’s hope this doesn’t disappoint me...

Murmuring softly, Qin Shou put away the Divine Light Stick and took out a Constant Star Energy Crystal to aid in cultivation.

He had amassed quite a fortune during this journey.

However, if there was one particularly "extravagant" haul, it had to be the time he plundered Charming Eyes.

No wonder it belonged to the Six-eyed Demon—Demon Eye Space didn’t even bother storing Earth Core Energy Crystals; it was filled exclusively with Constant Star Energy Crystals.

A full fifty crystals!

Using Constant Star Energy Crystals instead of Earth Core Energy Crystals was indulgent to the extreme, but it could rapidly bring Talent Energy to the breakthrough threshold.

Qin Shou estimated that using Earth Core Energy Crystals for cultivation would have taken him four to five years just to prepare for breaking through to Unbreakable Realm Second Star.

With enough Constant Star Energy Crystals, he could be ready within a month. Once Monkey Avatar brought him the Breakthrough Potion, he would be immediately prepared for the leap.

The difference between the two methods was akin to civilian gamers versus pay-to-win players—different realms entirely.