Spirit Master Girl: Contracting with an SSS-Level School Beauty at the Start-Chapter 468 Accidental Discovery

The affectionate moment had ended.

Both of them began to take action.

Storing all of these Black Stones into the Dimension Space.

One must physically touch the Black Stones before they can be stored into Dimension Space, so they had to collect them one by one. Fortunately, the two could split up to do this, and since it was just a touch, the process was quite fast.

In just a few minutes, the pair had collected a thousand pieces.

Looking around, all the Black Stones within sight had been collected.

Ye Youlong felt that this was about enough, but Xiao Zhan thought it was not sufficient.

"We won’t be able to get more of these Black Stones once we leave the Secret Realm; we use one less one. We will surely encounter many enemies in the future, so it’s better to collect more just in case. Not to mention anything else, at least filling up the Dimension Space wouldn’t be wrong."

Dimension Space is not infinitely large.

It expands with Xiao Zhan’s strength.

By now, nearly a thousand Black Stones had only taken up less than a third of the space, so Xiao Zhan still had plenty of room for more.

Hearing Xiao Zhan explain, Ye Youlong also felt it made sense and complied with his plan.

However, they had already cleared out the current area.

To get more, they would need to move to the next area.

By releasing Death Aura and using his Perception Ability, he quickly located another Black Stone area.

They immediately ran towards it.

Soon, they arrived at the new area. This one had even more Black Stones than the previous one. Xiao Zhan roughly estimated that it would be just enough to fill the Dimension Space.

They split up and got to work.

In under ten minutes, the Dimension Space was packed full.

Xiao Zhan and Ye Youlong exchanged smiles, then prepared to head back to base.

But at that moment, Xiao Zhan suddenly sensed something unusual.

"It seems like there are people."

As soon as Xiao Zhan spoke, Ye Youlong also sensed it.

She turned her head to look to the left, the source of the noise, which was coming from that direction. Over there stood a large mountain, big enough to block their line of sight. fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cøm

But it couldn’t block their perception; behind the mountain, there were four individuals acting sneakily.

"Should we go over and take a look?" Ye Youlong asked.

Xiao Zhan considered for a moment, then replied, "Let’s go."

In this Secret Realm, the general public couldn’t enter; only those from the various Federations could.

But the aura Xiao Zhan sensed from those four people let him determine they didn’t belong to any Federation.

It was an entirely unfamiliar presence.

This only left one possibility.

These four people had entered the Secret Realm ahead of time. Once Xiao Zhan and others had entered the Secret Realm, it had temporarily closed, and no one else could come in.

The emergence of an unfamiliar presence with nobody else entering could only mean they had come in earlier.

And since this was a Secret Realm belonging to the Lizard Federation, strictly guarded outside, it was nearly impossible for outsiders to infiltrate.

Therefore, one could conclude that these four individuals were likely placed here in advance by someone from the Lizard Federation.

And the purpose behind this didn’t need much thought; it was certainly related to the current competition.

With this in mind, Xiao Zhan felt a necessity to investigate.

The two exchanged glances.

Then they immediately headed in the direction of the four individuals.

Covering themselves with Death Aura to shield from others’ Perception.

The distance of only a few kilometers was quickly covered by the two.

Close but not too near, Xiao Zhan slowed down to avoid alarming them with his footsteps. Using Spatial Teleportation, he silently positioned himself behind the group, concealed.

Only then did he see that the four people were holding tools, digging into the ground for something.

Being early really pales in comparison to being timely. They were indeed cheating.

"Move faster, hurry up; the competition is about to start. It’ll be troublesome if we get discovered," one of them said.

"I wish to speed things up too, but the ground here is full of these hard rocks, with no chance to accelerate!" another complained.

"That’s right; these Black Stones are incredibly hard. Just drilling a hole already requires tremendous effort, and besides, we dare not make too much noise. How are we supposed to hurry?" added a third.

"Enough talking, if you’re working, work. No need for all this chatter," the one who seemed to be the leader suddenly barked.

At his rebuke, the others stopped talking and resumed their work diligently.

Xiao Zhan observed their actions quietly, somewhat confused by what they were doing.

To say they were digging a hole, it looked more like tunneling, resembling the kind used for archaeological digging.

But why tunnel here?

Could it be that this place was a tomb of some mysterious bigshot?

That did not seem likely.

Xiao Zhan kept watching.

Soon, after about ten minutes, they seemed to be done.

"I’m exhausted. Finally, it’s done. Now, if Machado and the others can’t get first place, it’d be so embarrassing for them," one said.

"You’re embarrassed for them? Ha, do you think you’re qualified? What’s their strength and what’s yours? You’re just a mere laborer," another sneered.

"You! You’re a laborer just the same!"

"Enough, stop bickering and hurry. Toss the Super Energy High Explosive in; we’re almost out of time," the leader interjected.

Then one beside him immediately pulled out something from his chest, a sphere the size of a fist, with unique patterns etched on it, and tossed it directly into the dug-out hole.

After throwing it in, they quickly refilled the hole and covered their tracks, making sure to remove any signs of disturbance.

After ensuring no one had noticed, they quickly and stealthily left the area.

Once they had gone some distance away,

Xiao Zhan emerged from his hiding spot.

He approached where the hole had been and observed.

"The second round of the competition is about destruction. From what they just said, this so-called Super Energy High Explosive is probably their method of cheating."

"I’ve seen this kind of Super Energy High Explosive before. Although the design varies, the core structure is the same. It’s incredibly powerful, comparable to a full-strength hit from a Sixth Grade Spirit Master. It also has a unique trait: the greater the external pressure applied, the more forceful the explosion will be. Often used for setting up an ambush, placing it inside a mountain is quite fitting," Ye Youlong commented.

After listening, Xiao Zhan nodded, "It sounds like the second round involves bombing a target, and it’s likely to be this area they’re targeting."

"Then let’s remove this explosive. Without it, they won’t be able to cheat," Ye Youlong suggested, ready to take action.

But Xiao Zhan quickly stopped her.

"Do you have another idea?"

Ye Youlong looked at him, puzzled.

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