The tide-like Nightmare Wind quickly filled the entire cave entrance.
Seeing this, Wei Kai retreated repeatedly, quickly reaching the glowing portal at the entrance of the secret realm.
Looking at the vast number of Nightmare Wind, Wei Kai couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.
"It seems that hiding in the cave isn't safe either!"
These ghostly things in front of him were like flowing water, seeping into every crevice, making it impossible to hide from them.
What's more, the night was their home ground.
No wonder those Battle Professionals who stayed in the wilderness after dark almost all met their demise.
With so many monsters, even a top-tier expert at the third transition probably couldn't kill them all.
Moreover, these Nightmare Wind were just ordinary types; amidst them... there were also larger, more powerful individuals mixed in.
"Fight, or flee?"
If he were to fight, he could only clash head-on with these Nightmare Wind; retreating even one step could mean a burial-less death.
If he were to flee, he could only escape into the secret realm.
As long as he could survive the night inside, he would be safe coming out the next morning.
But... who could know the situation inside the secret realm?
Wei Kai glanced at the talismans in his backpack, gritting his teeth: "Never mind, I'll fight first!"
If he could withstand the Nightmare Wind, he would keep fighting.
If he couldn't, then he would flee into the secret realm.
The secret realm was the last resort, but not the best option.
After all, no one knew the situation inside, and if he got trapped after going in, it would be over.
Having understood this, Wei Kai immediately drew his greatsword, and at the same time, a stack of talismans appeared in his hand.
At this moment, the Nightmare Wind had also discovered his presence and immediately charged towards him.
"Whirlwind Slash!"
Wei Kai swung his greatsword with all his might, transforming himself into a whirlwind.
Countless crimson numbers appeared above his head, eliminating a large number of monsters in the blink of an eye.
Just then, Wei Kai suddenly discovered with pleasant surprise—his strength had returned!
His five-dimensional attributes, which had originally been reduced by 80% due to the influence of the black night, instantly recovered to 40% after killing a large number of Nightmare Wind.
Of the dozen or so debuffs he had earlier, only six remained now.
"So that's how it is! It turns out I have to kill monsters to resist the influence of the black night."
Wei Kai was immediately invigorated.
What if there were many monsters?
As long as I kill fast enough, I can still carve out a bloody path!
"Charge!"
As Whirlwind Slash entered cooldown, seeing the Nightmare Wind surge again, Wei Kai directly used Charge, breaking out of the encirclement.
Immediately following was a "Whirlwind Slash," completely clearing an area.
Then he entered a charging state, waiting for the Nightmare Wind to rush over, meeting them head-on with a "Charged Downward Slash," clearing another area.
Under Wei Kai's fancy combos and powerful strength, the Nightmare Wind in the cave were dying at an astonishing rate.
The monsters that had almost submerged the entire cave were greatly reduced, making the air flow again.
During the continuous monster-killing process, Wei Kai also made a pleasant discovery.
Although these Nightmare Wind only dropped "black mud," the experience they gave was truly high!
After a battle, Wei Kai's experience points directly broke through the upgrade barrier, successfully reaching Level 11!
After leveling up, he immediately added five points to his strength.
From then on, killing monsters became even easier.
He didn't know how much time had passed.
When he swung his sword into empty air, Wei Kai suddenly realized... all the surrounding Nightmare Wind had been killed!
And his level had also reached Level 13.
"What Black Night Monster? Nothing more than this!"
Although all the monsters were killed, they left behind a ground full of drops—black mud.
Although he wasn't sure what this stuff was for, he still picked up all the "black mud" into his backpack.
Anyway, his backpack was big enough to hold it all.
After collecting the spoils, Wei Kai checked his own status again and found that not only had all the debuffs on him disappeared, but he also gained a powerful buff!
Warrior Who Breaks Through the Night: Unaffected by anything in the black night, and gains an additional 5% to attributes. Effect lasts for one day, can be upgraded by killing Black Night Monsters, and will become permanent when it reaches the highest level. (Next upgrade 146 / 500)
"This buff... this is encouraging me to go out and kill monsters."
Wei Kai couldn't help but scratch his head.
To be honest, he had no intention of killing monsters before; he only wanted to find a place to lay low until dawn, then safely return to the city.
But now this buff was actually encouraging him to go out and kill monsters, the more the better.
Killing monsters could even upgrade it.
"This is a good opportunity!"
Wei Kai thought for a moment and said, "Although Nightmare Wind don't have many drops, their experience value is very high... If I kill a few hundred more, I can level up again soon."
Moreover, the conditions for the buff upgrade were not high either, also a few hundred monsters.
As long as he killed a few hundred more monsters, his level would increase, and the buff would also upgrade.
If he could upgrade the buff's duration to permanent, that would be a huge gain!
"Let's do it!"
Without another word, Wei Kai directly took out various potions and talismans from his backpack, along with a jumble of alchemy tools and hidden weapons.
He armed himself to the teeth.
Then he carried his greatsword and walked step by step towards the cave entrance.
"Strange, why is the sky outside... still so dark?"
As soon as he reached the cave entrance, Wei Kai habitually glanced outside and found that it was still pitch black, with no light visible at all.
Just as he was puzzled, the cave entrance in front of him... suddenly moved.
Whoosh!
A huge roaring sound erupted, and countless Nightmare Wind poured in from the cave entrance, leaving Wei Kai stunned.
At this moment, he realized... what he had seen just now was not the outside at all, but the mouth of a giant beast!
The giant beast had blocked the cave entrance with its mouth, and a casual breath turned into countless monsters.
"Run!"
Wei Kai pushed off with his feet and ran!
At a time like this, going out would be suicide!
But just then, the giant beast seemed to have discovered his presence, and extended a long, slender tongue from its mouth.
Boom!
Wei Kai had just rounded the corner when the stone wall behind him was shattered by the giant tongue.
Seeing this scene, Wei Kai was instantly scared into a cold sweat.
This thing was too terrifying.
Even just a tongue could easily kill him.
The monsters in the black night were indeed extraordinarily ferocious.
He could easily kill those Nightmare Wind only because Nightmare Wind were inherently very weak, generated by the monster's breath.
They were not on the same level as true Black Night Monsters at all.
Boom!
The giant tongue struck the cave wall again, and the surroundings immediately shook violently, as if they were about to collapse at any moment.
"It seems I can't escape after all!"
Seeing this, Wei Kai couldn't help but give a bitter smile.
He originally thought he wouldn't need to hide in the secret realm for safety, but given the current situation, hiding in the secret realm was probably the best option.
If he hesitated any longer, this place would probably collapse.
"Damn it, I'll risk it!"
Wei Kai shouted, then plunged headfirst into the glowing portal of the secret realm.
The next moment, the stone walls in the cave collapsed with a roar, and countless falling rocks completely buried the glowing portal.