With the addition of the SS-Rank Dark Night Demon Lord, Moria, the leveling efficiency of this training squad significantly increased.

Especially since it was already night, Moria gradually entered his Night Demon state, boosted by a five-fold increase in all attributes.

Moria fought through the hordes of Strange Beast as if no one was there.

The Strange Beast on the lakeshore fell in droves.

【Ding! Congratulations, Host, your Clone 'Dark Night Demon Lord · Moria' has leveled up to LV20!】

A brilliant golden light flashed across Moria's body, then was immediately swallowed by the dense darkness surrounding him.

A brand new power awakened within him.

【Learned Ultimate Skill: Eternal Night Domain LV1】

【Effect: Expands a Domain with a two-kilometer radius. Within the Domain, it will be forcibly considered night. Both Demonic Lords and Demonic Slaves can directly enter the "Night Demon" state and gain 500% self-healing ability. The efficiency of acquiring Devilish Qi is increased by three times. Consumes 100 Mana points per second, no cooldown.】

Zhou Huai's heart stirred.

This was a good skill.

With this skill, he could enter the Night Demon state even during the day.

And with no cooldown, as long as he had enough Mana, he could remain in the Domain state indefinitely.

This Secret Realm was indeed the right place to come.

The experience gained here was far more abundant than what Yasuo and Xiang Yu could get from grinding Instance Towers outside for two days.

However, the commotion of the battle quickly attracted more of the Strange Beast from around the lake.

"Roar—!"

"Hiss—!"

Roars rose and fell from all directions.

The ground began to tremble.

A dense swarm of beasts, far exceeding a hundred, surged from every direction.

Zhou Huai's eyes were calm as he controlled Moria to raise his hand.

"Time to clear the field."

With a thought, the Devilish Qi within his body began to burn furiously.

"【Demonic Shadow Descent】!"

Five pitch-black shadows rose from Moria's feet, quickly condensing into five figures identical to him.

Shadow Assassins!

They had no facial features, only a pair of crimson eyes that gleamed with bloodthirsty light in the darkness.

Zhou Huai had tested it during this period.

Consuming 1000 Dao of Devilish Qi could summon Shadow Assassins with attributes comparable to Moria's main body.

Now, with the increasing number of Demonic Slaves, the Devilish Qi obtained daily from them was nearly three thousand Dao.

At this moment, the Devilish Qi accumulated within Moria's body was over thirty thousand.

Enough for him to consume.

"Go."

Zhou Huai gave the command.

The five Shadow Assassins instantly transformed into five black streaks of lightning, charging into the surging beast tide.

Their attack methods were identical to Moria's.

Eerie, swift, deadly.

Every strike invariably resulted in an Strange Beast crying out and falling into a pool of blood.

The most terrifying thing was that whenever a Shadow Assassin killed an Strange Beast, a new shadow would rise from the corpse of that Strange Beast, condensing into a brand new Shadow Assassin.

One became two, two became four.

In just a dozen seconds, the number of Shadow Assassins had surged from the initial five to over thirty. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

A small shadow legion had already formed.

They were like a black wave of death, charging back into the beast horde and commencing a one-sided slaughter.

The originally aggressive beast tide was actually suppressed by this fearless shadow legion.

Looking at this scene, Zhou Huai had only one word in his heart.

Awesome!

The gap between an S-Class Profession and an SS-Rank Profession was fully demonstrated at this moment.

Just then, a deafening roar came from behind the beast horde.

The oppressive Aura contained within the sound made the surrounding air solidify.

Two massive monsters pushed aside their blocking kin and appeared in Zhou Huai's line of sight.

The one on the left was covered in a thick, dark green carapace, like a moving fortress, with thick limbs that made the ground tremble with every step.

【Lakeshore Iron-Armored Beast LV35 (Elite)】

The one on the right was even more hideous and terrifying.

Its body was like a flowing mass of mud, its surface covered with dense eyeballs and tentacles, and a chasm-like maw opened in the center of its body, without teeth, only a constantly swirling, nauseating vortex of flesh and blood.

【Abyssal Maw Beast LV35 (Calamity)】

【Health: 487550 / 500000】

Zhou Huai's eyes instantly became fervent.

Two LV35 BOSSes!

At this moment, the number of Shadow Assassins had surged to over sixty.

They were like sharks that had smelled blood, immediately changing direction and swarming towards the two BOSSes.

"Roar!"

The Lakeshore Iron-Armored Beast let out an angry roar, its massive head plunging down, using the sharp horn on its head to fiercely ram the first few Shadow Assassins.

However, the Shadow Assassins' figures instantly became ethereal, easily dodging this powerful blow.

The next second, dozens of pitch-black claws fiercely raked across the Iron-Armored Beast's body from all directions.

Clang! Clang! Bang! Bang!

Sparks flew.

The Iron-Armored Beast's defense was extremely astonishing; the Shadow Assassins' attacks only left shallow white marks on its thick carapace.

On the other side, the Abyssal Maw Beast was clearly harder to deal with.

Dozens of tentacles on its body lashed out like flexible venomous snakes, furiously striking the surrounding Shadow Assassins.

Each strike could send a Shadow Assassin flying backward, their bodies becoming somewhat ethereal.

At the same time, Xiang Yu and Yasuo, under AI control, also moved.

Two figures, one left and one right, charged out simultaneously.

Zhou Huai, meanwhile, controlled Moria, silently merging into a patch of shadow on the ground.

He bypassed the frontal battlefield, appearing like a ghost behind the Abyssal Maw Beast.

He slowly raised his right hand.

His five fingers spread, and dense Devilish Qi gathered in his palm, condensing into a ferocious, pitch-black claw.

【Shadow Demon Claw】!

Whoosh—!

The claw tore through the air, carrying an Aura that ripped through everything, and fiercely clawed at the Abyssal Maw Beast's slimy back!

-100000!

A horrifying damage number floated above the BOSS's head.

A full 20% of its maximum Health was taken away in one hit!

"Roar—!!!"

The Abyssal Maw Beast let out an extremely painful roar.

Its massive body trembled violently, and a destructive energy fluctuation began to gather in its central maw.

It was about to unleash a big attack!

"Dream on!"

Xiang Yu roared, slamming his heavy shield into the ground.

【Overlord's Taunt】!

Buzz—!

An invisible sound wave spread out.

The energy gathering in the Abyssal Maw Beast's mouth instantly dissipated, and all the eyeballs on its body sharply turned towards Xiang Yu, erupting with monstrous fury.

It abandoned the surrounding Shadow Assassins, moving its slimy body and frantically pouncing on Xiang Yu.

The Lakeshore Iron-Armored Beast [N O V E L I G H T] was also hit by the Taunt, turning its direction and charging towards Xiang Yu like an out-of-control heavy tank.

"Good timing!"

Xiang Yu's eyes blazed with Battle Intent.

Looking at the two BOSSes charging at him, he did not retreat but instead met them head-on.

"【Demonic God's Descent】!"

Boom!

His body began to swell at a visible rate.

Two meters, three meters, five meters!

In an instant, he transformed into a Demonic God over 10 meters tall!

The giant shield and battle-axe in his hands also became massive.

His maximum Health instantly tripled, directly breaking through the sixty thousand mark!

Boom! Boom!

The attacks of the two BOSSes landed heavily on Xiang Yu's massive shield.

Xiang Yu's body only swayed slightly, and the ground beneath his feet cracked inch by inch.

He had forcibly withstood the combined attack of the two BOSSes.

"My turn!"

Xiang Yu roared, swinging his giant battle-axe, engaging in a primal close-quarters battle with the two BOSSes.

Yasuo's figure, meanwhile, transformed into streaks of flickering lightning, weaving through the battlefield.

The longsword in his hand continuously left bone-deep wounds on the two BOSSes.

Ten minutes later, all the Shadow Assassins' duration ended, and they dissipated into black smoke.

And the two once-arrogant BOSSes were also on their last legs, covered in wounds.

The Lakeshore Iron-Armored Beast was the first to let out an unwilling wail, its massive body crashing to the ground.

【Killed Lakeshore Iron-Armored Beast LV35, gained 180,000 experience points!】

The Abyssal Maw Beast, isolated and without aid, also didn't last much longer.

Under the siege of the three Clones, its massive body was finally pierced through its core by Yasuo's Sword Qi, turning into a pool of foul-smelling mud.

【Killed Abyssal Maw Beast LV35, gained 350,000 experience points!】

Zhou Huai looked at the two massive corpses on the ground, as well as the equipment and Materials that dropped, and couldn't help but exclaim in satisfaction.

After a short rest, Zhou Huai controlled Yasuo to return to the lake, provoking a new wave of Strange Beast with Sword Qi.

The experience bars of the three Clones once again began to grow at a frantic pace.

...

At the same time, a thousand miles away in the Imperial Capital.

Instance Tower, sixth floor.

A flash of white light.

Gandalf's figure emerged from the teleportation portal.

A brilliant golden light of leveling burst forth from his body.

【Ding! Congratulations, Host, your Clone 'Gandalf' has leveled up to LV28!】

Only ten days remained until the one-month deadline.

The challenge mission was within reach.