Remove all restrictions and transform into a bizarre girl.

However, a shield of this caliber is no longer effective against Chen Nian.

Chen Nian didn't pause when she saw the light shield.

The tip of the Miao sword precisely pierced the fault line the instant the gap appeared, touching the crack in the light film on the scepter's surface that had not yet been fully repaired, and then slashed horizontally.

"Die!"

Chen Nian's voice boomed out briefly and clearly in the empty palace, carrying an unquestionable decisiveness.

The icy blue aura on the Miao sword suddenly surged with that shout, and a chill spread from the blade outwards.

A brief halo forms around the blade, condensing the air into tiny ice crystals that reflect scattered glimmers of light.

The blade cut into the existing crack, and this time it did not stop at the surface, but continued to advance along the inside of the crack.

During the cutting process, it penetrated layer after layer of structure, and the angle and depth of the cut were different from before, until the tip of the blade emerged from the other side.

This time, it wasn't just a simple cut; it was a direct slash at the waist!

The King of Eeries stopped moving the moment the blade pierced through.

Its body remains in the posture of holding a scepter, but its lower body has been severed.

Its body began to lean forward, and the scepter slipped from its loosened fingers, falling to the ground with a dull thud.

After bouncing for a moment, it came to a stop. The crystal at the top of the staff quickly dimmed after landing, turning into an ordinary grayish-white stone object.

The three-meter-tall body crashed to the ground with a heavy thud, stirring up dust that billowed into a cloud of mist in the dim red afterglow.

The goblins on the periphery stopped moving completely the moment it fell.

They did not attempt to form a formation or launch an attack again; they simply paused in place for a moment before beginning to disperse in all directions of the palace.

These strange creatures tried to escape.

Seeing this, how could Chen Nian let these azure crystals get away?

Chen Nian bent down and removed the dark blue crystal from the body of the Strange King. Then she straightened up and glanced at the goblins that were spreading out throughout the palace.

The figures were moving in different directions. Some were already close to the entrance of the passage at the edge of the palace, while others were moving quickly along the shadows of the walls, gradually dispersing into scattered individuals, as if trying to reduce the risk of being pursued by dispersing.

Chen Nian sneered and immediately drew her knife to give chase.

Want to run?

Did you ask me?

None of you blue crystals are going anywhere.

The next moment, Chen Nian immediately started harvesting wheat!

Chen Nian's figure, accelerated by the speed of the snow-treading technique, transformed into an icy blue afterimage, while the light of the Miao sword swiftly weaved through the scattered goblins.

Chen Nian was like a machine that was constantly reaping as it ran, advancing along the path where the goblins had spread out.

Seeing how much fun Chen Nian was having, the others didn't miss the chance to make a fortune.

After about ten minutes of continuous cleaning, the goblins in the palace had all been dealt with. A dense layer of dark blue crystals was scattered on the ground, reflecting tiny specks of light in the dark red residual light.

Chen Nian sheathed her sword and stood there catching her breath. Her arm was a little sore from swinging the sword continuously, but it was still within an acceptable range.

She bent down and began picking up the crystals on the ground, putting the scattered, dark blue crystals of varying sizes into her collection bag.

The others also scattered to different areas to collect crystals. As Su Wanqing bent down to pick up a crystal, she looked up at Chen Nian, her lips curling into undisguised excitement: "Niannian, these are enough for all of us to level up!"

"That should be enough," Chen Nian said, picking up the last piece of dark blue crystal.

After putting the bag of crystals into her spatial storage, she continued, "Go back and tally up the exact quantity. If you're still short, I can give you some."

"Niannian, you're so good to us!"

"Let's go back first. Be careful on the road. Although the King of Eeries has fallen, there may still be some remnants outside."

The group walked out along the passage they had come from. The layers of secretions on both sides of the passage were drying further, and the originally dark green surfaces were turning grayish-brown, as if they were gradually aging after losing their energy supply.

Chen Nian walked at the front of the group, watching the outside world warily.

Fortunately, they did not encounter any further danger. By the time they emerged from the cave, it was past noon.

Since there were no problems, Chen Nian and the others did not linger and immediately returned to their temporary camp.

Along the way, I dealt with a few lone, strange creatures, and by the time I returned to my temporary camp, it was already evening.

As Chen Nian and her group passed through the camp entrance, the soldiers on duty glanced at them, said nothing, and simply stepped aside to make way for them.

They still bore the marks of battle; dried, dark liquid stains clung to the hems of their clothes, and their boots were covered in a layer of grayish-white dust.

My steps remained steady as I walked along the dirt path towards my assigned rest tent under the camp lights.

Chen Nian paused at the tent entrance, telling them to rest inside, while she went to find the lieutenant colonel to hand in her mission.

After all, they are still in the military, and without their superiors' permission, they cannot return to the temporary base to purchase advanced seeds.

When Chen Nian entered the command tent, the lieutenant colonel was sitting at a folding table looking through a document. The lamp on the corner of the table illuminated the surface with a warm yellow light.

He heard footsteps, looked up, saw Chen Nian, put down the documents in his hand, and gestured for her to sit down in the folding chair opposite him.

"Is the mission complete?" the lieutenant colonel asked.

"It's done." Chen Nian sat down and gave a brief report on the general situation of the mission.

She didn't go into too many details or mention the specific number of crystals, but she covered all the key information.

After listening, the lieutenant colonel nodded, made a note on a form, assigned contribution points to the squad, then closed the folder and looked up at her: "Keep the crystals yourselves. This is the regular income from missions on the front lines, and you don't need to hand them over. But if you plan to use these crystals to exchange for advancement potions or sequence seeds, the camp's logistics department has channels and stock, which is cheaper than going back to exchange them yourself. Besides, this is the front lines, and returning to base requires unified coordination from the army group."

Chen Nian nodded and wrote down the information.

Chen Nian never expected that she could exchange seeds at this temporary base.

After thanking him, she was about to get up and leave when the lieutenant colonel called her back: "If your team plans to redeem anything, I can issue you a mission completion certificate. The logistics department needs to verify the mission record before you can use the internal passage."

Upon hearing this, Chen Nian was taken aback.

No wonder I'd never heard of changing seeds before; apparently, proof is required.

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