The next day!
On a passenger flight from Bangkok to Chiang Mai, Luo Chen found his seat as soon as he boarded and sat down with his eyes closed to rest.
Luo Chen was travelling there alone. Song Mu and the Bhikkhu King had to make some preparations, so they rushed to Chiang Mai that same night. Luo Chen, on the other hand, settled Yang Peipei in first, rested for the night at the Diamond Hotel, and only headed over early the next morning.
The secret realms in the horror game were actually completely modelled after the various secret realms of the Immortal Realm. The more Luo Chen came into contact with the horror game, the more he suspected that a shocking immortal lineage must be controlling everything behind the scenes.
After all, Earth was once called the Burial Star of Immortals, which was absolutely not just a casual rumour. And the place in Siam to accept secret realm game quests was over in Chiang Mai.
Just as he thought of this, a man and a woman came to take the seats next to Luo Chen.
The man and woman were dressed very fashionably, and their features were exceptionally handsome and beautiful. One look told you they were either wealthy or noble.
What caught Luo Chen’s attention was naturally not their appearance, but the fact that this man and woman were actually metahumans too.
The man was a Tier 2 metahuman, while the woman, just like Luo Chen, was a Tier 1 metahuman. However, although the man tried his best to hide it, he still struggled to conceal the hint of arrogance in his expression.
The two of them sat down next to Luo Chen. The woman gave him a slight smile, and Luo Chen nodded.
“Oh, are you a metahuman too?” The woman looked at Luo Chen with a surprised expression.
“Hello, my name is Lillian, and this is my partner Louis next to me.” Upon seeing that Luo Chen was a metahuman, the woman named Lillian became exceptionally enthusiastic.
“Are you also heading to Chiang Mai to accept a secret realm quest, mate?” the man named Louis asked.
Luo Chen smiled faintly and nodded. The whole of Siam, only the Chiang Mai area allowed one to accept secret realm quests. Most metahumans going there were doing exactly that, so it was no surprise to Luo Chen that Louis could figure it out.
“What a coincidence, so are we,” Lillian said as she adjusted her bag and sat down next to Luo Chen.
“I take it this handsome guy doesn’t have a team, right?”
“Would you consider joining our team?” Lillian asked again.
The secret realm quests within the horror game actually required a large group of people to tackle together. Going in alone and fighting solo? That would simply be courting death. Just like back in the Ninth Secret Realm, even international giants had to join forces, and the Black Phoenix, who was trapped in the Third Secret Realm, allied with seven or eight international giants!
Because the difficulty was simply too high, who would dare go into a secret realm alone and court death, apart from someone like the Bhikkhu King, who was known as the King of Games?
However, when Lillian asked this, Luo Chen shook his head and refused.
“Don’t be like that, handsome. You are a Tier 1 metahuman, so you should be a beginner player in the horror game, right?”
“Then you should know exactly how difficult those secret realm quests are. Besides, we are going to accept the quest for the 99th ranked secret realm this time,” Lillian continued to persuade, a proud look on her face.
She was a Tier 1 metahuman, and even though Louis next to her was a Tier 2 metahuman, it was almost impossible for them to accept the quest for the 99th ranked secret realm.
Or rather, they simply wouldn’t dare. The higher the ranking, the greater the difficulty. Don’t be fooled into thinking that 99th is near the bottom just because it is compared to the Fourth Secret Realm.
You have to understand that the horror game secret realm rankings go up to several thousand. Counting it this way, 99th is actually extremely high up. On the other hand, Louis showed a hint of dissatisfaction.
Their team was short on members, but they had three big shots leading them this time.
And all three were Tier 5 metahumans!
“Lillian,” Louis said with slight dissatisfaction.
“Louis, our team just happens to be short a few people anyway,” Lillian replied, not caring much. Because with three Tier 5 metahuman big shots leading them, they wouldn’t need to put in much effort at all.
But Louis was clearly extremely unhappy about this. Because with Tier 5 big shots leading them, they could basically just tag along and reap the rewards this time. Although they were reaping the rewards, there was absolutely no need to hand this opportunity over to a complete stranger who was just a Tier 1 metahuman.
Moreover, in Louis’s eyes, this Chinese man didn’t seem to know how to read the room. Just now Lillian had already invited him once. No matter what, he, a Tier 2 metahuman, was standing right here after all.
As a Tier 1 metahuman, you should at least show some respect. How could you refuse so bluntly?
What did he take him, a Tier 2 metahuman, for? Thin air?
Refusing his partner right to his face instantly worsened Louis’s impression of Luo Chen. However, Lillian seemed not to care at all. Like an innocent girl, she continued speaking.
“Handsome, are you really not going to consider it?”
“Having a Tier 5 big shot take us to the 99th secret realm quest means we only need to give away half the rewards. This kind of opportunity is very rare.”
Indeed, this kind of opportunity was simply a windfall for a Tier 1 metahuman. Because clearing the secret realm not only granted the inherent rewards of the secret realm game but also provided extra rewards, including merit points and so on.
And since the 99th secret realm was ranked so high, the rewards obtained would naturally be much greater.
Most importantly, where would an ordinary Tier 1 metahuman get the chance to enter the 99th secret realm? Even if you organised tens of thousands of Tier 1 metahumans to go in, it would still be a suicidal act.
“Thank you, but I am not very interested in the 99th secret realm,” Luo Chen said with a smile, shaking his head.
Not very interested?
As soon as these words were spoken, let alone Louis, even Lillian was slightly surprised. What do you mean you are not interested in the 99th secret realm?
“Hmph, you sure have a big mouth,” Louis sneered from the side.
Who do you think you are?
Not interested in the 99th secret realm?
A mere Tier 1 metahuman actually has the nerve to spout such big talk, acting as if he disdains and looks down on the 99th secret realm?
“Why don’t you come with me instead? I can take you to explore some other secret realms,” Luo Chen said casually, seeing how enthusiastic and innocent Lillian was.
After all, as far as he was concerned, the Bhikkhu King would be there, so bringing along an extra Tier 1 metahuman to reap some easy rewards wouldn’t hurt.
However, as soon as he said this, Louis showed an unhappy expression.
Take Lillian? You are a Tier 1 metahuman, and you actually say you will take Lillian?
No matter how powerful you are, could you possibly go to the 99th secret realm? In his eyes, this Tier 1 metahuman was probably harbouring ulterior motives because of Lillian’s beautiful appearance.
He had seen plenty of men like this.
Therefore, Louis spoke up with a hint of mockery.
“What, are you going to take Lillian to the 999th ranked secret realm, mate?”
“No, the Fourth Secret Realm!”