The tower was no different from the last one; it had the same kind of stairs.
The endless flight of stairs made Jiang Fan’s heart sink.
But thinking of his companions waiting outside, he had no choice but to ascend.
“Damn it, I can’t think about it anymore. Whatever happens, happens.”
Jiang Fan took out his fire axe and headed upwards.
Unlike last time, there were no wolves in these pits. Instead, there was a serene grassland.
“What’s going on? Is it this easy to pass? Do I just keep going up?”
“It can’t be this simple, can it?”
Jiang Fan analyzed everything before him.
But everything was different from last time, leaving Jiang Fan momentarily bewildered.
Meanwhile, Yao, Zhou Niannian, and Dai Xiaomei were furious upon learning that Jiang Fan had entered the illusion alone.
“How can he do this? We’re all partners, why did he go in by himself?”
Zhou Niannian cursed Jiang Fan, her eyes welling up with tears.
“No wonder your partner went in alone. It turns out you all care for each other so much.”
“I can give you an opportunity. If you wish to go in and accompany him, I can let you in.”
“However, you must think carefully. If you go in, you might very well lose your lives. If you are sure, I will send you in now.”
Upon hearing this, Zhou Niannian stood up without hesitation.
Yao quickly followed suit, and seeing them both rise, Dai Xiaomei hurriedly joined them.
As for Gun Gun, it was already relentlessly charging towards the large door before them.
“That thing, stop charging. You won’t be able to break it.”
“If you could easily break it, we wouldn’t be having such a headache dealing with this for so long.”
Hearing this, Gun Gun finally stopped its assault.
“Let us in. We are willing to go in, and we will take responsibility for whatever happens.”
“We are a team, and we must stand together, no matter how dangerous the situation.”
Upon hearing this, the Lord nodded slowly and then opened the teleportation gate.
Yao led the others towards the gate.
At that very moment, Jiang Fan had reached the top of the tower and found a rope. This rope could be used to slide directly to the ground, unlike last time when it was a pipe that required a jump and subjected one to continuous impacts.
“Thank goodness it’s a rope. Otherwise, it would have been truly unpleasant.”
Jiang Fan sighed and then gripped the rope, sliding down slowly. Soon, he reached the bottom.
However, upon reaching the bottom, he quickly realized why a rope had been used instead of a pipe.
The ground here was not seawater as it had been last time, but a world covered in grassland.
As Jiang Fan arrived, he was stunned by what he saw.
There were not only many animals but also many humans. However, Jiang Fan couldn’t quite tell what species they were.
Some of them had human faces but animal bodies.
“Some had animal faces and human bodies, a great diversity.”
Jiang Fan was speechless for a moment and could only walk forward.
Upon seeing Jiang Fan, these creatures sized him up, but they didn’t say anything, as if they were already accustomed to the various beings here.
This place indeed felt like a true ancient civilization, Hukaro.
Everything was so surreal.
Jiang Fan looked around at the vibrant, countless creatures living on this grassland.
Clearly, this was like a dazzling underground gem, home to all sorts of life.
Jiang Fan’s eyes were dazzled.
Of course, upon arriving here, Jiang Fan became somewhat lost. Everything here seemed so unfamiliar, leaving him unsure of what to do.
It was supposed to be training, yet there was no danger. Instead, Jiang Fan walked alone on the grassland, completely safe, with no one bothering him.
“That’s strange. Everything here seems so peaceful, how could there be any monsters or the like?”
After saying this, Jiang Fan slowly began to walk, only to find that even the grass seemed to have a life of its own. The moment Jiang Fan stepped on them, they would all dodge away.
As an outsider, Jiang Fan didn’t know what to do. Should he avoid them, or should he make them avoid him?
However, seeing that the other creatures didn’t pay them any mind, Jiang Fan felt relieved.
“What is going on in this place? Is the so-called trial just to stay here?”
“It’s absolutely impossible. It can’t be this simple. We must obtain something and then leave from here.”
At least for now, leaving seemed to be a significant challenge, as the trial tower only allowed descent and not ascent.
The rope had retracted immediately after Jiang Fan slid down, as if deliberately avoiding him, forcing Jiang Fan to move forward.
All Jiang Fan wanted now was to get out of this place and see what there was to see.
“Damn it, what is going on? Why are things here so strange?”
Jiang Fan saw a small turtle, which seemed to be able to walk upright like a human, except it had a shell.
“Hello, please, how do I leave here?”
The turtle, which had initially looked friendly upon seeing Jiang Fan, became incredibly flustered when Jiang Fan asked this question.
The turtle slowly backed away, raising its hands as if defending itself, as if afraid Jiang Fan would attack. Then, after creating some distance, it immediately ran away.
“What’s wrong? I didn’t intend to attack you. Did you misunderstand me?”
Jiang Fan was quite helpless. He asked several more animals, but none could explain to him where he was.
Moreover, they all reacted similarly: they were terrified the moment they saw Jiang Fan.
What should I do now? They won’t talk to me at all. If this continues, I might die here.
Just then, Jiang Fan suddenly spotted something resembling a tavern.