Monster collectors on the cross-platform

A fierce glint flashed in the pirate's eyes, and he thrust his dagger straight at Huo Huan's heart.

Seeing the pirate raise his hand to stab him, Huo reached out and grabbed the pirate's wrist, applying a little force.

A "crack" sound of bones breaking rang out from his hand, and the pirate immediately let out a scream.

"You're disturbing the peace, you know that?" Before the pirate could suffer for long, Huo snapped his neck.

The noise in the corridor woke Flora, and just as Huo was throwing the body outside the hotel, Flora's door opened.

Seeing Flora in full armor, it was clear she had heeded the innkeeper's advice and hadn't even taken off her armor while sleeping.

"Go back and rest, the matter has been resolved." Hearing Huo Huan's words, Flora silently closed the door.

Perhaps deterred by the corpses at the entrance, no more pirates broke into the hotel that night.

The next morning, Huo opened the window and looked out onto the street.

The corpses on the street had disappeared, and apart from one house still emitting smoke, there was no indication that a large-scale battle had taken place yesterday.

The matter of the secret realm has come to an end. Now we just need to wait for Black Owl and the other player to arrive.

In the days that followed, Liberty Island returned to its old ways, with extortion happening from time to time in the dark alleys and occasional street brawls.

During the few days of waiting, Huo finally finished watching the drama "Don't Cry After Divorce". Flora was as obedient as ever, doing whatever Huo said.

Until one day, an unmanned wooden three-masted warship docked at the pier.

Having learned the news, Huo was already waiting at the dock with Flora.

Stepping onto the wooden ladder extending from the ship, Huo quickly boarded the revitalized warship again.

"I didn't expect to meet you again so soon. This must be the princess," Black Owl greeted, glancing curiously at Flora following behind Huo Huan.

“That’s right, she is Princess Flora,” Huo replied, then turned to another player, “Hello, thank you, Level 5 Warrior.”

"Hello, Feng Qingyun, a level 6 sword cultivator," Feng Qingyun nodded with a slightly reserved air.

Sword cultivator? Huo looked at the sword on the other person's back with some curiosity.

Aside from the arena on the online platform, this was the first time Huo had ever seen a profession from the Eastern lineage.

After the three introduced themselves, they began to examine the mission.

There's no need for Huo to share the cross-network missions; as long as cross-network players get close to Flora, the relevant missions will naturally appear.

From this perspective, the game encourages players to team up. Teaming up not only reduces the difficulty but also ensures that the rewards for completing tasks are not reduced.

However, a significant number of players are not keen on teaming up and prefer to play solo.

Chapter 47 Breaching the Castle

The reason Black Owl came this time is because Flora's enemy is the Principality of the Northern Birds.

That is, the country whose second prince was killed by Black Owl and which was subsequently driven out for quite some time.

The three gathered together and began to discuss. After much deliberation, they finally decided to attack the royal castle of the Northern Bird Kingdom head-on.

As a vassal state of the Red Lion Empire, the Duchy of the North Bird did not have a large sphere of influence even after annexing the Duchy of Hayes.

Or rather, apart from the two empires and the federation, the human forces that own these cities do not have many.

Only by surrendering quickly enough could these forces survive as vassal states.

After the three finished their discussion, Black Owl took out a game console from his spatial backpack.

As a player who spends most of his time at sea, entertainment is essential. Since there are four people on the ship, Black Owl has set up a mini-game for four-player team-based cooperative challenges.

"Flora, come play with me!" Seeing Flora standing behind him looking reserved, Huo waved to her with the controller in hand.

He pulled Flora closer and made her sit down, then handed her a handle.

Under Huo Huan's guidance, Flora managed to learn how to use it, albeit barely.

"Black Owl, hurry up!" Huo urged Black Owl, still holding the controller and manipulating the character in the game.

"Why don't you go yourself? You're just making me go to be cannon fodder!" The little man controlled by Black Owl hid behind the little man controlled by Huo, refusing to go forward no matter what.

"I'll go, you two cowards," Feng Qingyun said disdainfully as he watched the two of them shirking their responsibilities and taking the lead. He then manipulated his little man to step forward.

Huo Huan and Hei Xiao, who were behind, took advantage of Feng Qingyun's stepping on the minefield to quickly follow behind. Seeing Feng Qingyun fall into the trap and die, they hurriedly used the corpse as a stepping stone to successfully jump over the trap and enjoy the reward.

"Quick, Flora, catch up!" Huo called out to Flora after successfully jumping over.

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The revitalized warship carrying the four people quickly headed towards the Principality of Northern Birds in the north. The four people on board did not feel bored despite the endless stream of 'toys' that Black Owl kept pulling out.

Game consoles, card games, animated game boards, comics—all kinds of entertainment are available.

In comparison, Huo Huan's entertainment equipment was quite scarce, with only a tablet. However, there was a drama on the tablet that Huo Huan hadn't finished watching yet, namely "When a Daughter-in-Law Becomes a Mother-in-Law," which had a full 160 episodes and was enough for Huo Huan to pass the time.

As the warship continued north, the temperature gradually decreased, and occasionally small islands covered with a thin layer of snow could be seen.

"We should arrive in White Gull City today," Black Owl said to Huo Huan and the others, holding the event map and comparing the speed and distance.

White Gull City is a coastal city in the Principality of Northern Birds, and also the closest coastal city to Northern Birds City.

As dusk gradually fell, the warships, just as Black Owl had predicted, arrived near the port of White Gull City before nightfall.

Instead of stopping directly at the port, Black Owl sailed the ship to the vicinity of the port before landing.

Stepping off the warship onto the ramp, Black Owl saw that everyone had disembarked and chanted a spell, after which the warship began to shrink.

The warship, which was over 100 meters long, shrunk to the size of a palm, and then Black Owl put it into his spatial backpack.

"Alright, let's go into the city," Black Owl said to the three after he had stored the warship away.

To avoid attracting attention, the four of them had changed into winter clothes in the style of the Principality of Kita.

Located in the northern part of this world, the Principality of the Northern Birds is covered in ice and snow for most of the year, making it difficult to grow crops. Their main food source is fishing.

Although the Duchy of Hayes was smaller than the Duchy of Northbird, it had four distinct seasons, fertile land, and high crop yields, which could support a larger population. This was the main reason why the Duchy of Northbird annexed the Duchy of Hayes.

Of course, on the surface, the Duchy of Hayes is still a small vassal state of the Red Lion Empire, but the royal family of the Duchy of Hayes has long been purged and is actually controlled by the people of the Duchy of the Northern Bird.

However, this time the four of them came only to kill. They didn't need to think too much about the intricacies of the situation. They just needed to rush into the North Bird's castle, kill the people inside, and that was all.

After paying the entrance fee, the four found a hotel to settle down.

The next morning, the group rented several sleds and headed to North Bird City.

These sleds are a unique mode of transportation in the Northern Bird Kingdom, pulled by a canine creature called Abi, and are considered the fastest mode of transport in this icy kingdom.

Yabi ran very fast and had quite good stamina. Huo was still wrapped in a cotton coat, feeling the snowflakes sliding down his face.

In his previous life, Huo was a southerner and hadn't seen snow, or rather, a lot of snow, for a long time.

Snow in the South is always like this: it falls today, but by tomorrow, there's hardly any left, making it difficult to even build a snowman.

North Bird City wasn't far from White Gull City. After spending a night in an igloo along the way, the four of them arrived in North Bird City at noon the next day.

Like most cities, the outer perimeter of North Bird City is occupied by residential areas for ordinary citizens, while the royal castle is located in the city center.

The group of four arrived at the castle gate, but the gate was closed and only a few guards were patrolling the walls.

"Hey, what are you guys doing? Get out of here!"

"Who will open the door?" Huo ignored the guards' shouts on the city wall and turned to look at his two teammates.

“I’ll do it,” Feng Qingyun stepped forward, making a sword incantation with his hand.

"Chi!" Feng Qingyun shouted softly, and the long sword on his back was suddenly drawn.

With a "hum," as Feng Qingyun's sword finger moved, the longsword in mid-air emitted a crisp sword sound. Then, the longsword gradually grew larger, and the original sword body of about 1 meter became a giant sword more than ten meters long in the blink of an eye.

"Go!" Feng Qingyun pointed his sword, and the giant sword, with unparalleled momentum, pierced straight into the city gate.

"Enemy attack!!!" The guards on the city wall let out a shrill cry as they watched helplessly as the giant sword fell on the city gate.

"Boom!" With a loud bang, the city gate, like a nerdy guy hit by a dump truck, was instantly reduced to pieces and disappeared without a trace.

"Hurry, hurry, enemies!" The shouts from inside the castle grew closer, accompanied by an increasing number of footsteps.

"Leave the grunts to me." Seeing the growing number of soldiers, Black Owl knew it was his turn to take action.

"Fight for me, my soldiers!" Black Owl chanted a spell, clapped his hands, and a huge magic circle appeared beneath everyone's feet.

One after another, figures clad in black armor rose from the magic array. Huo counted them; there were probably over a hundred.

Once the magic circle disappeared, two beams of red light shot out from within each suit of armor, and judging from their aura, they were all undead creatures.

Unexpectedly, Black Owl, who looks so big and burly, is actually a necromancer.

Nearly a hundred black warriors confronted the castle guards, clearing a path for the four to reach the castle.

Ignoring the fight between the Black Knight and the guards, Huo and his three companions headed straight into the castle. Now all they needed to do was eliminate the royal family and any potential superhuman guards.

Chapter 48 White Dragon

The castle guards were blocked by the Black Knight, and the four of them entered the castle hall without any hindrance.

At this moment, in the rear garden, the King of the Northern Bird Kingdom received a message from his guards and was hurriedly leading his personal guards to defend against the enemy.

"It's you! I didn't expect you to hide for two years and now dare to come to me." The King of the North Bird recognized Flora the moment he entered the hall.

As the sole legitimate heir to the Duchy of Hayes, King Northbird dreams of secretly getting rid of Flora.

"That's right, I've come. I've come to take your head to avenge my family." Flora broke her usual silence, raised her longsword and charged forward, her silver eyes filled with rage.

Upon seeing Flora take the initiative to confront the King of the North Bird, Huo also reached out to stop several of his personal guards from interfering with the duel between the two.

The King of the North Birds was clearly also an extraordinary being, and his physical strength was subtly superior to Flora's, who was clad in heavy armor.

Huo casually knocked out several guards with a few punches, then stood aside with Hei Xiao and Feng Qingyun to watch the show.

Perhaps the pressure from the crowd surrounding the King of the North Bird was too great. Despite Flora's superior strength, she was unable to gain the upper hand for a long time.

Just as Huo was still commenting on the battle between the two, a figure entered the range of Huo's extraordinary perception.

Hmm? There's an assassin.

Huo then twisted his body and threw a punch directly at Black Owl's side and rear, knocking the assassin out of stealth mode.

Meanwhile, two guards who were being held back outside by the Black Knight suddenly broke through his defenses and rushed into the hall.