After confirming that Steve's trace was completely lost, Qin Shilei took out a transmission talisman and tried to contact An Qian and the others.
He learned that they had encountered enemies and, after using their trump cards like sword talismans, had killed most of them, with only a few escaping.
Qin Shilei thought for a moment and returned to the previous battlefield.
He took the last surviving prisoner from Mu Ziping.
Po Wang Zi Mu!
The illusion unfolded, and the person's eyes instantly became dazed.
"What about your pets, those skeletons?"
"Steve helped us contract them. They are powerful beings from hell."
"How exactly did Steve help you contract these skeletons that are much stronger than you?"
"Steve can contact a super-powerful being in hell. With that being's assistance, we can barely contract those skeletons."
"Are there any conditions for those skeletons to descend into our world? Can you contract another skeleton now?"
"Those skeletons rely on our mental power to descend to Blue Star. With my current mental power, the skeletons can only stay on Blue Star for about twenty minutes. I personally cannot contract any more skeletons right now."
"You must have agreed on a meeting place after the sneak attack. Take me there."
"Alright."
Qin Shilei followed the person to a hidden town. As expected, he didn't see any golden-level experts who had returned there.
Helpless, he had to kill the person with a sword.
The only good news was that he found a transmission talisman on the person and learned Steve's method of communication.
Qin Shilei thought for a moment, left a phantom to guard the area, and transformed into a shadow, flying towards Brella.
He obtained the Wuxiang Mask from An Qian and put it on, instantly transforming into the person from before.
He took out the transmission talisman and contacted Steve.
The transmission talisman vibrated for a while before finally being connected.
"City Lord, are you alright?" Qin Shilei's voice had completely changed to that of the person from before.
"I am temporarily safe. Claire, and you?" Steve's concerned voice came from the other side.
"City Lord, I'm not Claire, I'm Robel. I am also temporarily safe." Qin Shilei cursed the sly fellow internally.
He clearly heard his voice but still tested him by calling him by the wrong name.
Qin Shilei asked again, "City Lord, what do we do now? My skeleton was killed by King Qin An. Can I contract a more powerful skeleton?"
Steve comforted him, "You can't contract another one in the short term, but you will be able to in the future. You should find a place to hide first. I will contact you again after I figure out a way to deal with King Qin An."
After saying that, he directly hung up the transmission talisman.
Qin Shilei reverted to his own appearance and said helplessly, "What a cautious guy."
An Qian frowned, "As long as Steve, who possesses the method to contract skeletons, is not eliminated, Mu Ziping and the entire King Qin An's manor will be threatened by him."
Qin Shilei gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice, "I don't believe I can't find this sly rat. You all stay safe here, I'll go back to my country first."
After speaking, he took out the steel plate with the fixed teleportation array.
He input his vital energy and placed nearly a hundred thousand crystal cores into it before the teleportation array was fully activated.
Qin Shilei stepped into the teleportation array and instantly disappeared from his original spot.
...
Steve was frantically smashing things in the hall.
He was now completely alone.
His family had been arranged to go to a city not under his control, but he dared not go to visit them now.
Most of his subordinates had been killed by that damned King Qin An.
Among the few who survived, three had contacted him through transmission talismans, but he was worried that they had already been captured by King Qin An and did not dare to meet them.
Was he really going to leave the United States like a stray dog?
"No, I will never let King Qin An have an easy time."
Steve took out his orange-grade supreme magic staff and chanted incantations.
Instantly, a screen over a meter wide appeared before him.
The skeleton sitting on the throne glanced up at Steve.
"Hmph, what kind of enemy have you provoked to have almost all my subordinates killed?"
Steve bowed and saluted, "Greetings, Lord Reno. A human at the peak of Platinum rank killed them all. May I ask if Lord Reno has any way for me to get revenge?"
Reno said disdainfully, "A mere Platinum-ranked human. As long as I can descend to your Blue Star, I can destroy them with a casual wave of my hand."
"Heh heh, let's form a contract. I will definitely help you get revenge."
Steve hesitated for a moment, then said firmly, "Okay, let's begin the contract."
He chanted another incantation, and a mysterious symbol appeared in mid-air, then split into two and flew into their minds.
As the contract was completed, Steve fainted to the ground.
"Hahaha, a beautiful world, here I come!"
A summoning array suddenly materialized on the ground, and Reno emerged from it with a sinister grin.
He glanced at the fainted Steve. "What a frail human. You can only support me in this world for two minutes. Then let me savor the souls of this place!"
Reno transformed into a shadow and rushed out of the room. Outside, it was a town occupied by insects.
Dark Sky Curtain!
The entire town was suddenly enveloped in darkness, and this darkness continued to spread outwards. Within a minute, it covered an area of ten kilometers.
Then, the dark mist rapidly contracted towards the center, revealing a skeleton as white as jade.
The ground was already littered with dead insects, which had turned into silent corpses.
"Tsk tsk, such a captivating taste!"
After Reno sighed, he was repelled from Blue Star by an irresistible force.
Half an hour later, Steve finally woke up leisurely.
"Ah!"
A sharp pain shot through his head.
It took Steve a while to recover, and he took out a mental recovery potion to restore his mental power.
...
At this moment, Qin Shilei had returned to the United States again.
Standing beside him was a pretty figure, Jin Qiaoqiao.
He intended to borrow Jin Qiaoqiao's treasure-hunting rat to try and find Steve.
Qin Shilei's tracking skills were decent, but he had never even seen Steve's face and lacked key items like his aura or blood. He had no way to track him.
The treasure-hunting rat, however, was different. It not only possessed an extremely keen sense of smell but also strong intuition.
Furthermore, Qin Shilei had fixed three attributes for it to help it utilize its talent.
There was a high chance of finding Steve.
Qin Shilei first took out Steve's old clothes from his Qiankun Ring and let the treasure-hunting rat smell them carefully.
"Squeak squeak!" The treasure-hunting rat squeaked a few times, indicating it was ready.
Qin Shilei grabbed Jin Qiaoqiao and flew directly towards the mountain where Steve had last appeared.