The second team exploring the Yin Gui Secret Realm was much more luxurious than the first one.
The two warriors from the subordinate counties who were injured when they were dealing with the ghost plague in the city have recovered. Together with the eight warriors from the provincial capital, there are a total of twenty-one warriors on standby.
Considering that the Yin Gui Secret Realm is more suitable for archers, Zhou Yuan still joined the exploration team.
The two extra warriors became reserve team members, ready to replace the injured warriors in the battle.
At this point, the exploration team of four shooters and sixteen melee fighters was initially formed, and the foundation for forming two rows of defense was also laid.
"Everyone, that Tide-Playing Ghost is difficult to deal with, so don't attack it directly.
We will first put in some effort to clear out the ghosts in the surrounding houses so that there are no ghosts left to summon."
"Captain Jiang has extensive experience in offensive operations, but please give us your orders, and we will follow them."
With the cooperation of the provincial warriors, the progress became extremely smooth.
Even if the 【Level 12 Yin Gui Scribe】 occasionally triggered a small wave of fifty or sixty Yin Gui, it was unable to stop the warriors' advance.
Therefore, the 【Level 14 Yin Gui Wenkui】 stationed in the house on Fang Street is destined to lose his strongest interference skill.
After the ghosts near the house were cleared out, even though Yin Gui Wenkui used the ghost spell, he was unable to attract many ghosts.
In the end, he was killed without any fuss under the siege of sixteen melee fighters and four sharpshooters.
Although Zhou Yuan did not gain much experience in this battle, he was still able to successfully pick up the green light ball that was dropped by Yin Gui Wenkui.
【Ding, obtain Wenkui's Gathering*1, Hell Blood Dew*5】
【Skill: Gathering of the Top Scholars】
【Introduction: Kui means fighting among ghosts, and is similar to "Kui" and means strange and weird. It is good at hiding and entanglement. Wenkui is fighting among ghosts, and is good at gathering Yin and strong energy.】
【Effect: After using, you gain the skill "Wen Ju", slightly increase the upper limit of the mana bar, and add a slight mana recovery effect.】
The effect of 'Gathering of the Top Scholars' is more useful to Zhou Yuan than 'Condensation of the Top Martial Scholars'.
Because it not only increases the upper limit of the mana bar, but also has a slight mana recovery effect.
If the skill 'Wen Ju' can really restore mana automatically, Zhou Yuan will be completely different from the local warriors.
He will no longer need mana recovery medicine to replenish his mana bar. Even if he runs out of mana in battle, he can restore it to full size after resting for a while.
So he used the "Gathering of Literary Talents" without hesitation, and used the accumulated experience to upgrade it to the maximum level.
As expected, after this upgrade, he gained an extra blue bar and the ability to gather energy and spirit.
The blue bar that just appeared was gray, like a container without water. Then the blue recovery effect of "Wen Ju" was activated, and the blue bar began to recover slowly and continuously.
Although the attribute panel describes 'Wen Ju' as restoring a small amount of mana, this 'small amount' is enough for Zhou Yuan.
Because he is not in a fighting state all the time, he spends more time exercising and resting.
The mana recovery effect, which is similar to a passive skill, can continuously replenish his mana bar, ensuring that he is at full mana most of the time.
"What's the matter? Why are you so happy?"
Zhou Yuan's relaxed expression and smiling face caught the attention of Cheng Fei, the county lieutenant of Shangle.
"Indeed, there is good news. Just now, I suddenly understood some of the tricks of the 'Blood Evil Arrow Technique' and it seems that I have found the direction of practice."
"Really? It seems that your talent for sensing Qi is indeed extraordinary, but this is not entirely a good thing.
The Blood Evil Arrow Technique uses Qi to draw blood, which in turn generates evil spirits. Be careful, if you condense too much Qi and draw too much blood, you might end up fainting from one arrow."
"Thank you, County Commandant Cheng, for your guidance. I won't do anything rash."
The two warrior archers from the provincial capital didn't want to pay attention to Zhou Yuan and Cheng Fei's idle chat.
But when they found out that the topic was about the Blood Evil Arrow Technique, they became interested again and started talking about how much energy to condense and how much blood to draw without causing any harm.
Only then did Zhou Yuan realize that the Blood Evil Archery Technique was quite widespread, and warriors and archers were not averse to the brutal martial arts that consumed energy and blood.
When the four archers met to exchange their experiences in drawing blood, the warrior who entered the inner hall of the house also completed his exploration and brought out a celadon brush washer shaped like a bowl.
The brush washer was filled with red liquid, and in it was a white and purple flower that looked like a water lily.
Zhou Yuan took a closer look and saw that the red liquid was 【Underworld Blood Dew】 and the delicate white flowers were 【Crystal Lotus】.
"Captain, this red liquid is probably the same as the Yin-Cold Black Liquid, and has some special effects. It seems that there are many spiritual objects in this Yin-Gui Secret Realm."
Zhou Yuan had the Dark Blood Dew in his hand. He knew that it was a blood-replenishing medicine for ghosts and a poison for living people.
Although it can be used to nourish the soul, it is also certified by the attribute panel as an item for alchemy and poison making.
"Don't touch it. How can a ghost's house produce good things? First find a condemned prisoner to verify it, and then determine whether it contains spiritual energy."
"Captain Jiang is prudent, and that's exactly what should happen."
After the warriors from the provincial capital delivered the celadon brush washer to the city gate, the warrior team gathered again and advanced.
After passing the residences of Wenwu Erkui, a dilapidated three-story wooden building appeared in front of them, with many 【12 Yin Gui Hua Niangs】 wandering downstairs.
These Yin Gui Flower Girls are completely different from the previous Yin Gui Civil Warriors. Their attack capabilities are very weak, but they can cause a short-term stun effect.
Such a unique containment capability was highly valued by the warrior team.
The warriors simply stayed where they were and waited until the archers had eliminated all the Painted Skin Flower Ladies before they took action again.
Just when Zhou Yuan treated these Yin Gui Hua Niang as controllable monsters, the 【14 Yin Gui Hua Oiran】 in the three-story wooden building taught all the warriors a lesson.
It didn't even have a weapon in its hand, and it only used a common skill in the game to instantly break up the formation of the warrior team.
"Damn it! You actually attacked me! Die!"
The provincial warrior advancing in the front row never expected that the county warrior next to him would stab him without any explanation.
Since everyone was forming a battle array to fight the enemy, he had no time to guard against his closely connected comrades.
Therefore, when his comrades swung their knives at him, he not only had no time to be alert, but also had no space to dodge.
With a swish sound, the sharp sword cut through the warm cotton coat, causing the first damage to the team of warriors who were not wearing armor in order to adapt to the environment.
The wound caused by the sword went from the provincial warrior's arm to the elbow, so deep that the bone was exposed.
This single blow not only caused the provincial warrior to feel pain and drop the round shield in his hand, but also made him swing the knife in his right hand and launch a fierce counterattack.
As a result, the formation that was tightly united just a moment ago was broken in an instant.
The warriors from the provincial capital subconsciously helped their companions, and Captain Jing'an could not bear to see his subordinates being killed.
This chaos not only lingered among the warrior team, but also affected the shooters in the back row.
Zhou Yuan, Cheng Fei and the two provincial archers turned their bows and locked onto each other almost at the same time.
Fortunately, the shooters were far away and were able to remain rational, otherwise the four shooters would probably shoot each other at short range and all of them would be injured.
"Stop, what are you going to do? Are you bringing us into the secret realm just to kill us?"
"Calm down. The internal conflict is most likely caused by that demon. Don't fall into its trap. Control the rioters as soon as possible and exit the secret realm before determining who is right and wrong."
Just as Captain Jing'an finished speaking, a warrior from the provincial capital attacked his companions.
The warriors were now completely enraged. They stood up and attacked the rioters several times with their shields.
Only after knocking them to the ground did they control their hands and feet and prepare to retreat.
"Archers, put away your bows and activate your secondary swords. Do not be deceived by demons and shoot your comrades."
A group of people were running in front, and a ghost courtesan was chasing them from behind.
The charm skills commonly seen in the game showed their powerful effects at this moment.