Chapter 599: The Worst Scenario

Happy, Silver Fox, Xiao Bei, Mo Mo, Wind Bell, along with the late-arriving Medicine Master, stood quietly at the entrance of Tianmo Gate, waiting for the members of the Snow Eagle Group to withdraw one after another. Happy took the initiative to address a man who seemed to be the leader, saying, “The Snow Eagle Group understands and supports the mission of the Mu Family this time. On behalf of the Mu Family, I express our gratitude.”
“…”
The leader of the Snow Eagle Group was an ordinary man, even less imposing in demeanor than people like Snow Wolf, but his friendly smile made it hard to feel dislike toward him. He glanced at Silver Fox, Xiao Bei, and the others, then quickly focused on Happy’s conical hat. Not wanting to be rude, he smiled and said, “This brother is being too polite. Our Snow Eagle Group is a local gang; we can enter Tianmo Gate at any time. But the members of the Mu Family have traveled thousands of miles. If we still insist on occupying it, it would be unreasonable.”
After a pause, he laughed and said, “Well, I won’t waste your precious time. Brothers, let’s go. Everyone else, stay behind.”
Though still somewhat puzzled, the presence of Silver Fox and the other four experts was enough to confirm Happy’s identity, so they left promptly.
Under the watchful eyes of Happy and the others, the Snow Eagle Group quickly left Tianmo Gate. With Lingxiao Palace having already withdrawn, their departure did not dampen their morale. Instead, the brief conversation with Happy from the Mu Family highlighted the contrast between the two groups.
Happy and his group did not stay at the entrance of Tianmo Gate for long. After glancing around, they turned and entered the gate.
There were no threatening words, but the group of experts outside stood there in shock for a long time, with none of them following inside.
…
Inside Tianmo Gate, there were quiet, dim passages illuminated by torches. Along the way, the corpses and bones of Tianmo disciples and followers could be seen from time to time. The damaged items covered in dust and spider webs everywhere made it clear just how chaotic and hurried Tianmo Gate must have been when destroyed by other sects.
Although this was Happy’s first time visiting Tianmo Gate, he had been there countless times in his past life, so he moved swiftly, keeping his pace at its limit. He quickly gave orders:
“Silver Fox, you and I will clear the way!”
“Wind Bell, help clean up the Tianmo disciples and followers along the way. If it takes too long, more people will enter Tianmo Gate. This mission can’t attract too much attention, so we must reach the main hall as quickly as possible.”
“Understood!”

The five people behind him didn’t understand why Kai Xin cared so much about Tianmo Sect’s actions, but his previous moves since entering the game had never been aimless—there must be a purpose to this one as well.
None of them dared slack off and quickly raised their speeds to the limit, following closely behind…
Along the way, when they encountered disciples of the Demon Sect rushing out from the shadows, a sound-based attack was used to strike first, mercilessly pinning the disciples in place.
“No need to kill them,” Kai Xin ordered swiftly. “Keep them alive; it can buy us time.”
Feng Ling nodded and simply used magical sounds to trap these NPCs. The group flew past without pause, quickly disappearing from the disciples’ sight.
“Feng Ling, replenish your inner energy and keep it at its optimal level at all times!”
“Understood.”
“Everyone else do the same—maintain peak condition!” Kai Xin said gravely as he switched to his fourth-tier golden gear.
“Yao Shi Wan Neng” followed closely behind the group. From Kai Xin’s actions and decisive words, he could increasingly sense that this mission was extraordinary.
Even during their time in the royal tomb, they had never seen Kai Xin so serious. Before even entering the main hall, he was already fully armed and prepared.
Xiao Bei and Yin Hu also saw Kai Xin this serious for the first time!
Not daring to neglect, they all switched to their strongest gear. Even Mo Mo and Feng Ling rarely used sets they usually didn’t wear—one was wind-based gear designed mainly for mobility and speed, while the other was the Colorful Phoenix Rainbow Robe, a first-tier gear that tailors could now manufacture independently, at the fourth tier, with defense far surpassing that of some current first-tier masterpieces.
Although it offered no improvement to other attributes, with Feng Ling’s abilities, high defense was more than enough…
The corridors of Tianmo Sect were long, winding their way to the main hall through several common trap passages. It would take about ten minutes to reach it.
“Boss,” Xiao Bei couldn’t help but speak up, asking Kai Xin, who was flying ahead, “What secrets does Tianmo Sect really have that makes you so cautious?”
“Yeah, Tianmo Sect… I’ve been here a few times with Yin Hu before, and it didn’t seem like anything special,” Feng Ling also had many questions brewing in her mind.
Yin Hu, Mo Mo, and Yao Shi Wan Neng all showed signs of interest and attentiveness.
“In my past life, activating the Tianmo Secret Caves involved many fierce battles…”
Of course, Kai Xin wouldn’t answer like that!

Hearing this, Kai Xin pondered for a moment, then continued at full speed without looking back, organizing his words before saying, “I’m not sure about the specifics, but at this martial arts conference, the demonic sects are supporting the Tianmo Sect, and there are so many experts at the Wuwei realm, even those at the Mythical realm like Shi Zhi Xuan and Zhu Yu Yan. By opening the Tianmo Secret Caves this time, we might encounter some of the demonic sects’ bosses. We definitely need to be extra careful!”

“Mythical realm?”

Xiao Bei’s face twisted in anger as he heard this.

Although he could now compete with experts at the Wuwei realm, the odds were still even. If he faced stronger opponents, he’d still have to flee…

So when he heard that this trip to the Tianmo Sect might involve encountering experts at the Mythical realm, Xiao Bei’s face paled slightly!

Mo Mo, Yao Shi Wan Neng, and Feng Ling also became nervous all of a sudden.

From their initial confidence, they became much more serious and cautious!

Noticing everyone’s changed expressions, Kai Xin quickly explained, “Of course, the main goal of this mission is to rescue Song Yuanqiao, not to fight against experts at the Mythical realm. If we really do encounter them, I’ll hold them off while you all retreat.”

Upon hearing this, Xiao Bei immediately became restless and protested, “That won’t do! I’ll hold them off!”

“With your physique, Shi Zhi Xuan could kill you with just one slap, and all your zombie puppets would be destroyed too…” Kai Xin shook his head helplessly. “You wouldn’t only fail to buy enough time but might even lose your life. Don’t worry. Only by holding them off can I allow you to retreat. With the Life and Death Dream Pill, dying once isn’t a big deal. Besides, it’s not certain we’ll even encounter experts at the Mythical realm. After rescuing Song Yuanqiao, we can just explore the general situation of the Tianmo Secret Caves.”

Kai Xin’s words finally eased everyone’s concerns.

A few minutes later, when the six of them arrived at the front hall, they were surprised to find that someone had already arrived there… and it was someone they knew.