Mana Revival: Starting by Sacrificing the Campus Belle!

Chapter 155: Chapter 133: The Peculiarities of the Special Area

Fang Xiu scanned his surroundings warily.

The Demon Beasts hadn’t pursued them.

There had to be a reason.

At this moment, Fang Xiu found himself missing Kajimi.

If she were here, whether it was danger or some other situation...

Kajimi would have known immediately.

But now, it was just the two of them, Fang Xiu and Ye Fan.

All they could do was advance with extreme caution.

After all, this was a place where even Demon Beasts sensed danger.

If he and Ye Fan weren’t careful, they could be in peril.

"Brother Fang, this area... it seems a little strange?"

Ye Fan said after a moment of thought.

Fang Xiu looked around. "What’s strange?"

"There isn’t a single Demon Beast here, not even a normal animal. And look, the trees, the flowers and grass—they’re all much more lush than anywhere else!"

Ye Fan quickly shared his observation with Fang Xiu.

"Oh?"

Fang Xiu took a look and saw that it was true.

He had been so focused on looking for Demon Beasts...

...that he had overlooked this detail.

Now that he looked, something seemed off.

The flora here was unnaturally healthy.

If someone wasn’t regularly fertilizing and tending to them, then it had to be...

"It seems no Demon Beasts have ever come to this area. In other words, what those Demon Beasts fear isn’t a high-Level Demon Beast, but something else?"

Fang Xiu analyzed carefully.

"Right, Brother Fang is right!"

Ye Fan nodded quickly.

He had only felt that it was strange.

He hadn’t thought about it so deeply.

After hearing Fang Xiu’s analysis, it really made sense!

Even if no other Demon Beasts passed through here, they were all too afraid to enter.

That would surely mean a powerful Demon Beast resided here.

But if there were a Demon Beast here, the surrounding plants and trees couldn’t possibly be so pristine.

That was a rule of nature.

Wherever a Demon Beast passed, it would naturally leave some traces.

But now, the plants and trees before them were completely untouched.

That meant that although the Demon Beasts feared this place, there wasn’t actually a powerful Demon Beast here.

"Whew!"

Thinking of this, Ye Fan let out a sigh of relief.

"No Demon Beasts doesn’t mean no danger. Think about it—the Demon Beasts don’t dare to approach, yet we’ve come in!"

Seeing Ye Fan relax, Fang Xiu smiled and offered a reminder, "Sometimes, the unseen dangers are the most real."

"Right, I know!"

Ye Fan nodded.

He became vigilant once more.

’Brother Fang is right. Overt dangers can still be avoided.’

’But the dangers hidden in the shadows... or rather, the unseen, intangible dangers, are the most fatal.’

"Brother Fang, do you think this might be what they call a special region within the Special Gate World?"

Ye Fan suddenly recalled and had to ask.

Fang Xiu nodded slightly. "It’s possible. What do you know about these special places?"

After all, this was Fang Xiu’s first time in a Special Gate World.

And he had made no preparations before entering.

He had just been thrown in.

It was too late to do any research now.

"I don’t know much about it either. I never thought I’d be able to make it here."

Ye Fan shook his head helplessly.

He knew that special regions existed.

But they were located in the central part of the Special Gate World.

He could barely manage the outer areas, so how could he even think of entering the center?

It was basically impossible.

Ye Fan knew his own limits, so he hadn’t looked into it too much.

He had only given it a cursory glance.

"So what do you know?"

Fang Xiu knew that Ye Fan must know something.

He just wasn’t sure exactly how much.

But knowing a little was better than nothing. Fang Xiu truly knew nothing at all.

After all, by the time Fang Xiu even learned about the Special Gate World, he had already been sent inside.

No preparations whatsoever!

"Well, I know a little. Every special place seems to be different. Some are swarming with Demon Beasts, some are an Ice and Snow World, and some places are even under an Ice Seal."

Ye Fan said after thinking for a moment.

This was what he had looked up on the Awakener Website.

"Ice Seal? This place doesn’t look like that. And there are no Demon Beasts either?"

Fang Xiu looked around.

Forget swarming with Demon Beasts; they wouldn’t even come near this place!

"Yeah, so this is probably a special place too. They said that in these special places, you get a special reward if you reach the center!"

Ye Fan said after a moment of thought.

Fang Xiu’s brow furrowed slightly. "But we don’t even know where we are. How are we supposed to find the center?"

"Well..."

Ye Fan wasn’t sure about that either.

The posts he read didn’t mention that part at all!

"Forget it. Let’s just walk and see."

Fang Xiu shook his head helplessly.

If he could fly, he could check from the sky.

He could see where the Demon Beasts stopped, or where the trees started to get thicker.

He might even be able to see the central area.

But right now, there was no way.

Without Kajimi by his side, Fang Xiu didn’t have the ability of Flying.

And neither did Ye Fan.

Fang Xiu could only rely on his instincts and head deeper in.

After all, they had walked this far to where the Demon Beasts stopped.

If they kept walking in one direction, the probability of finding the central area was relatively high.

At least, it was higher than the probability of finding it by wandering around randomly.

"Okay, I’ll follow you, Brother Fang!"

Ye Fan nodded.

He knew that he wasn’t much help here.

At most, he could keep Fang Xiu company.

Or maybe, sometimes, the things he knew might come in handy.

But even so, Fang Xiu had already given him many benefits.

For Ye Fan, that was more than enough.

So, for Ye Fan, following Fang Xiu was a happy thing.

Since Fang Xiu wanted to head toward the center, even if it meant encountering more dangerous places...

...Ye Fan was willing to follow him and take the risk.

’Isn’t this what being an Awakened is all about?’

’To respect danger, but not fear it.’

"Oh, right, Brother Fang! I also remember them saying that if you enter a special region, the rate at which your Spiritual Power drains will increase when you reach the Central Region!"

Ye Fan suddenly remembered this as they walked.

"Hmm? In that case, we can use the drain rate of our Spiritual Power to determine if we’ve reached the Central Region!"

Fang Xiu nodded slightly.

That was a rather important piece of information.

After that, the two of them began to walk forward quickly.

They didn’t know how big this place was, nor where its center might be.

They could only walk forward blindly.

If you stand on a point on a circle and walk straight, you might just end up on the other side of the circle instead of at its center.

Right now, Fang Xiu and Ye Fan had randomly entered a point on this circle.

Walking straight ahead could lead them to the center, or it could lead them to the other side.

However, Fang Xiu’s Luck had always been good.

After all, he was the man who wore the Celestial Wolf Ring.

His Luck Value seemed to be quite effective.

"The Spiritual Qi here is accelerating the drain. We seem to have really reached the central area!"

As they walked, Fang Xiu felt his Spiritual Power begin to drain away from his body.

Under normal circumstances, as long as he wasn’t in combat or actively using his Spiritual Power...

...it wouldn’t drain.

But now, his Spiritual Power was slowly seeping away.

"It’s true!"

Ye Fan focused his senses.

His Spiritual Power was indeed draining.

In other words, this place truly was a special region within the Special Gate World.

"Let’s go. If we continue deeper, maybe we can find the special reward here!"

The so-called reward wasn’t actually a reward in the traditional sense.

It was still something they had to acquire on their own.

However, it seemed the things here were much better than in other places.

Fang Xiu just didn’t understand why such a place existed.

And it also seemed to repel Demon Beasts.

Fang Xiu didn’t sense any danger.

Nor did he sense the presence of any powerful Demon Beasts.

He didn’t know what was causing all those Demon Beasts to stay outside.

Not daring to take a single step in.

Previously, Fang Xiu had thought it might be because this was a special region.

But Ye Fan had said that some special regions were swarming with Demon Beasts.

So that reason could be ruled out.

Fang Xiu and Ye Fan walked forward, step by step.

Soon, they saw something that resembled an altar.

"Is this the place we’re looking for?"

Looking at the altar, they saw it was surrounded by tall trees.

They completely concealed it.

This meant that even from the air, you wouldn’t be able to spot this place without looking very carefully.

The altar itself was covered in a thick layer of grime that looked like coagulated blood.

Embedded within the blood, they could even see some bones.

"Does this all seem to be Demon Beast blood?"

Ye Fan stared at the bones in the blood.

Many of them were Demon Beast bones.

This meant it was highly likely that Demon Beasts were used for Sacrifices here.

"No wonder those Demon Beasts don’t dare to come near. But... there are humans here too."

Fang Xiu glanced around.

There were some human skulls as well.

It was obvious at a glance.

Only humans could have skulls like that.

Even apes or monkeys didn’t have skulls that shape.

There were even some clothes.

"Brother Fang, what... what is going on here?"

Ye Fan stared at the human clothes and skulls.

A chill went down his spine.

It was a fear of the unknown danger.

A natural instinct.

"Let’s go take a look."

Fang Xiu couldn’t figure it out at the moment either.

He didn’t know what the story was with the bones and human clothes around the altar.

The only way was to go and investigate.

’Maybe we’ll find something good here.’

"What’s that sound?"

Just then, Fang Xiu heard a strange sound start up nearby.

The sound seemed to be coming from the altar.

"KEKEKE!"

At that exact moment,

Fang Xiu heard a strange cry come from the mouth of Ye Fan, who was right beside him.

Then Ye Fan turned to look at him.

His eyes were filled with greed.

His Spiritual Power surged, and the muscles on his body began to bulge.

Without a moment’s hesitation, he threw a punch at Fang Xiu!