Failed Awakening, Summoning a Divine Beast, I Take Off On the Spot – Chapter 28

Ch 28: Re-entering the Secret Realm

“I want you to help me get rid of someone.”

Chen Che’s voice became resolute, every word seeming to exhaust all his strength.

“Who?”

The Man in Black asked calmly, people and animals being no different in their eyes.

“Chu Qiu!”

Chen Che said, word by word, traces of blood faintly appearing between his teeth.

The other end of the phone was silent for a moment, then a cold laugh came: “Okay, but you have to remember, once you step through this door, there is no turning back.”

“I understand! As long as you can help me get rid of him, I am willing to pay any price!”

Chen Che closed his eyes, two lines of hot tears silently sliding down his cheeks.

He knew that he had made an irreversible decision, but he also understood that only in this way could he get rid of the pain and entanglement in his heart.

After hanging up the phone, Chen Che collapsed on the bed as if relieved of a burden, however, his heart was filled with unprecedented emptiness and unease.

He knew that although he had temporarily escaped from his predicament, was the price of all this too heavy? He didn’t know, nor did he want to delve into it.

He didn’t tell anyone about what happened last night, because he knew clearly that this was a road of no return, once embarked upon, there was no turning back.

Chen Che could only silently endure the torment of inner pain, waiting for the arrangement of fate.

That night, he tossed and turned, and the past with Chu Qiu constantly appeared in his mind.

But whenever these memories came to mind, they would be quickly replaced by a more firm belief: getting rid of Chu Qiu and joining the “God Generals Society” was his only way out.

The next morning, when the first ray of sunlight shone into the room through the window, Chen Che slowly opened his eyes.

However, his heart did not usher in the expected light and hope, but rather an unprecedented darkness and confusion.

He didn’t know where his future path would lead, nor did he know if he could bear the consequences of this decision.

But what he knew was that he had no way out and could only bite the bullet and continue forward.

【The entrance to the Skull Throne】 Secret Realm is a huge stone gate tightly shrouded in a rich, dark, decayed aura, its surface covered with moss.

On the stone gate, complex and delicate skull patterns loomed in the faint light, exuding a palpitating, soul-stirring power of death.

Chu Qiu stood in front of the stone gate, his brows slightly furrowed, his gaze solemnly examining everything.

He pondered in his heart and decisively turned off the “Soul Insight” and “Information Prompt” functions, so as not to let those irrelevant information interfere with his judgment.

Fang Yan stood beside Chu Qiu, dressed in plain clothes, her face cold, looking at Chu Qiu with a bit of concern in her eyes.

“How was your rest last night? Did you get so excited about breaking the record that you couldn’t sleep?”

Chu Qiu heard this, and the corner of his mouth curled up in a mischievous smile: “I didn’t sleep well at all, the quilt was too light, and I couldn’t suppress my loneliness.”

Fang Yan heard this, the corner of her mouth raised slightly, and she teased: “Could it be that a cute little fairy like me can’t save your broken heart?”

Chu Qiu looked her up and down, chuckled, “Those who look good are called marrying, someone like you can only be called ‘marrying trouble to others’.”

Fang Yan pretended to be angry and glared at him: “If you can’t get it, you can’t get it. Don’t always say you don’t want it, and don’t complain that you can’t find true love in the vast sea of people. You can’t even get a multiple-choice question right.”

Usually, Fang Yan always showed herself as an iceberg goddess, with an appearance that kept people away.

After contacting Chu Qiu, she realized that she was not a mute, and she also had a talkative side.

The two teased each other a few times, bridging the gap that had become slightly estranged due to not seeing each other for a night.

Feeling the faint sense of oppression coming from the depths of the Secret Realm, Chu Qiu turned his head to look at Fang Yan beside him: “let’sgo, let’s be happy, oh yeah!”

Fang Yan paid the fee required to enter the Secret Realm, took a deep breath, and nodded heavily to Chu Qiu.

Seeing this, Chu Qiu no longer hesitated and reached out to push open the heavy stone door.

As the stone door slowly opened, an extremely cold aura rushed towards them like a tide, carrying a strong aura of death and decay.

“Ding, congratulations, you have successfully opened the Spatial Secret Realm 《Skull Throne》.”

“Tier requirements: Summoner tier one to tier ten. The current team members’ tiers have all reached the standard and meet the minimum threshold for participating in the challenge.”

“Please select the Secret Realm difficulty: Simple, Normal, Nightmare. Please consider carefully, each choice will determine your destiny.”

“The difficulty has been locked to Nightmare. Do you want to immediately step into this unknown Secret Realm and explore the world hidden in the darkness? Your courage and determination will be tested at this moment.”

Without hesitation, the two stepped into this gloomy Secret Realm, the air instantly solidified, becoming dim and dark, and the entire Secret Realm was shrouded in an invisible haze.

In the dim underground palace, the towering stone walls still stood tall after countless years of weathering, and the intricate passages were like a maze, with cold winds intertwined and roaring.

All around, piles of white bones were piled up into mountains, and the air was filled with a nauseating, decaying smell.

“Ding, Summoner Chu Qiu, Fang Yan, officially enter the Secret Realm space 《Skull Throne》, difficulty: Nightmare! May you find your own way to survive in this unknown.”

“Secret Realm countdown: 24 hours! If the summoner dies or exceeds the time limit, they will be ruthlessly moved out of this Secret Realm. The countdown has begun, may your every step be firm and wise.”

Just then, a sound of bones colliding faintly came from the front, carrying an unspeakable gloom and weirdness.

Chu Qiu immediately became alert, quickly summoned Diting, blocked Fang Yan behind him, and carefully explored forward.

Following the winding and deep passage, they soon entered an unusually spacious underground cave, with a dome towering into the clouds.

On the walls, rotten human skins swayed gently in the wind, emitting a nauseating stench.

In the center of the cave was a dark, impenetrable Skeleton Sea.

These skeletons held rusty weapons, some even waving tattered shields, their eyes flashing with a ghostly green light, and they were approaching Chu Qiu and Diting step by step.

Chu Qiu: “Let you be peerless in life, beautiful in the world, and enjoy the prosperity of the world, in the end, it is nothing more than a handful of loess, a skeleton, leaving the world to sigh. It’s just a pity for that carefully crafted skin, which is ultimately difficult to escape the erosion of time.”

After a pause, he looked at Fang Yan and said loudly: “Quick! Choose a favorite, no matter which one in this Skeleton Sea, I will pardon it today, and even grant it a gold medal to avoid death, to show my benevolence.”

Fang Yan felt goosebumps all over her body after hearing this: “Ew, you are really disgusting, you don’t even let skeletons go, be careful they suck up your yang energy.”

Chu Qiu puffed out his chest and looked at her with righteous indignation: “You don’t understand, this is not because I am flirtatious, nor because I am a scumbag, but as an emperor, I have a responsibility to give women all over the world a home.”

“I’m so envious of your love, although it’s not real, it’s as if it’s real.”

Before the words fell, Fang Yan flicked her fingers lightly, and the Bloodstained Phoenix flapped its wings, its gorgeous wings shining with dazzling light, consciously protecting the rear.

Although she knew that her combat power was limited, at this moment of crisis, she had to have a full-fledged attitude even if she was just an extra.