I have an Apocalypse City

Chapter 579: Thief

It was said that the Mysterious Garden was a place created by a research institution prior to Doomsday. They had accidentally discovered a particular plant, capable of extracting a substance from it that could delay aging, hence, it resembled a laboratory.

In addition to studying this plant, they also cultivated many rare plants for research. After Doomsday, this place gradually fell into disrepair and turned into a secret realm of the 30th level where many plants became aggressive. Anyone who trespassed here would be attacked by them.

The most significant thing was that this secret garden was very discreet, and its information was deliberately concealed. Even players born in the City of Sin were rarely aware of it.

From Anna, Song Jian learned that the level of this secret garden was far lower than that of the Dark Castle. It was merely a small three-person dungeon, without any first-order combat creatures inside, so Song Jian was quite at ease accompanying Anna there.

After all, with Song Jian’s current strength, unless assisted by someone else, when facing a creature of first-order combat power, once the duration of his Immortal Sword Body expired, he would be suppressed on all sides and could only escape.

Now, with the assistance of Anna, a Life Priest, Song Jian believed that just the two of them could clear the entire dungeon.

After a brief preparation, Song Jian and Anna set off towards the secret garden.

“Although the difficulty of this secret realm is not high, it takes some effort to approach it,” Anna explained to Song Jian: “It lies within the territory of the Blackhoof Tribe of the Tauren Tribe, which is very watchful against humans. We must sneak in during the night…”

The two rode on their warhorses for a day, arriving at a mountain range by dusk, densely covered with towering trees, resembling an untouched primordial forest.

Since leaving Doomsday City, Song Jian had passed through a vast desert and few green plants. The crops outside the City of Sin had already astounded Song Jian, let alone the existence of such a large primordial forest here.

“The Thunder Beast Mountain is ahead, and beyond that lies the territory of the Blackhoof Tribe. You guys should go back and inform my uncle that we will return in about three to five days.” Anna handed the reins of her warhorse to her guards.

Besides Song Jian and Anna, three guards from the City Lord Mansion also accompanied them. Although they were elite, they were of little use in getting into the Mysterious Garden. They had now completed their task of escorting Anna to Thunder Beast Mountain.

“Miss, Sir Song, be careful!” A middle-aged man in armor took the reins of the two warhorses.

“I wish Miss and Sir Song triumph!” The guards pounded their chests with their right hands, saluted, and shouted loudly to them.

Watching the three leave, Song Jian said to Anna: “How about we rest here for the night and climb the Thunder Beast Mountain tomorrow?”

Anna shook her head: “We need to sneak in during the night when the Taurens are not paying attention so we can get into the Mysterious Garden. There are too many Taurens nearby during the day.”

Song Jian nodded, wondering if Kane had returned to the Blackhoof Tribe after their separation and whether he had become the chieftain of the Blackhoof Tribe with the help of the Totem Pillar. If they rashly visited and found that Kane hadn’t returned, or failed to seize the chieftain position, wouldn’t it be awkward?

The night in the forest was not quiet. This was when many wild beasts came out for hunting. Song Jian saw a black panther that was five or six meters long perching on a big tree, staring at them with its emerald green eyes. A giant snake as thick as a water bucket and tens of meters long slithered past them.

The wild beasts in this forest were all no lower than the 25th level. The level of the black panther and the giant snake he saw earlier were even at the 30th level which was higher than Song Jian’s level.

This area belonged to the high-level monster zone, which the players hadn’t dared to venture into yet because their levels were still low. But as the players’ levels grew higher, whether this original forest on Thunder Beast Mountain could be preserved was uncertain.

“Strange, why don’t the wild beasts in this area attack us?” Song Jian was somewhat puzzled along the way. The names of the wild beasts in this forest were all red, which meant they were creatures that launched attacks actively. Once anyone entered their alert range, they would launch an attack. However, Song Jian and Anna didn’t intentionally avoid them, but the beasts did not launch an attack even when they noticed the two of them.

“This is my passive ability taking effect, Life Affinity!” Anna laughed: “No living creature will attack me on its own.”

Song Jian was stunned, taking a sharp intake of breath. This passive ability is too powerful. Why did his Sword Controller seem so weak compared to this epic profession?

Compared to this Life Priest, my Sword Controller profession is so shabby that it’s embarrassing to mention!” Song Jian thought, shaking his head.

The two walked for most of the night and finally arrived at a valley. Anna pointed to the valley ahead and said: “The entrance to the Mysterious Garden is in that valley. Look at the place with the burning torches, that’s the Blackhoof Tribe…”

Song Jian looked ahead. Around 500 meters away from them was a sunken area. Looking into it from the entrance, the valley was bald without any plants. This was in sharp contrast to the luxuriant forest around it, as if someone had plucked out a patch of the forest.

“In more than an hour, it will be dawn. This is the perfect time for us to enter the Mysterious Garden!” Anna said, showing a trace of fatigue on her face.

After walking one night in Thunder Beast Mountain, even without the disturbance of wild beasts, they had expended a lot of energy, even Song Jian felt some fatigue, not to mention Anna, a young girl.

Just as the two were preparing to move towards the valley, a frightened cry for help suddenly came from a distance.

Following that, a small, thin figure ran towards them in panic. He looked a little ragged, as if he had been greatly frightened.

“Player?” Song Jian looked at the man’s face and then glanced at the top of his head. The man’s information wasn’t hidden, which meant he was a player.

“Ye Tong, Level 25, Thief, Vitality Points: 1100/1100, Spirit Points: 300/300”

“He’s a God’s Chosen!” Anna murmured. NPCs couldn’t see a player’s information, but Anna obviously had her own way to identify them.

Song Jian frowned slightly, summoned his Crimson Fire Heart Ape Sword, and assumed a defensive posture. He originally thought that no player would appear on Thunder Beast Mountain, but unexpectedly, he encountered a player being chased here.

Meanwhile, Ye Tong, who was being pursued by something at the moment, was running for his life in terror. Upon seeing Song Jian and Anna, a gleam of joy flashed across his face, and he hurried towards them.

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