Looking at the three bodies lying on the ground, Yang Tao sighed helplessly. The Dark World was just like this; teammates who were laughing and chatting one moment could be lying dead on the spot the next.
"Fortunately... You have me as your teammate."
He couldn't save everyone, but saving the few in front of him was not a problem. He took out the 'Master' Holy Sanctuary Staff from his backpack.
"Resurrection..."
Three angels appeared, their sacred light dispelling the aura of death.
Wind sat up straight from the ground, gasping for air. He glanced at Yang Tao, then looked around. When he saw Sia, who still had a health bar above her head, his tense emotions finally relaxed.
"Sia, wake up..."
Hearing his call, Sia opened her eyes. Seeing Wind's worried expression, she immediately burrowed into his embrace.
This scene made Yang Tao's teeth ache.
Salina also slowly woke up at this moment, looking at the two embracing with a bewildered expression.
Her strength was the lowest; the moment the poisonous mist touched her, she knew nothing.
While she was still in a daze, a teasing voice sounded beside her: "Do you want me to give you a warm embrace?"
"Sir, what... what happened to me?"
"You just died once."
Yang Tao looked at the two who were already kissing and felt that he had to do something, otherwise these two, who had experienced life and death separation, might do something outrageous.
"Ahem, I say, you two, why don't you set up a tent? Although I don't mind watching a bit, you also have to consider Salina, right?"
Hearing his teasing voice, the two who were clinging together finally separated. Wind didn't seem embarrassed, he just looked at the scorched courtyard and asked: "Just now... was that Andariel? How did she appear here?"
"It was indeed Andariel, and it was her clone, not the projection like the one in the fourth level of the Underground Crypt."
Hearing his words, Wind and Sia, as professional adventurers, both had very ugly expressions.
"As for why she appeared here, it's because I stole her toy."
Saying that, Yang Tao stretched out his hand, and a brilliant soul appeared in his hand.
"Blood Raven. Andariel imprisoned her soul in a corrupted body. If other corrupted Rogues are weeds in a garden, then Blood Raven is the most beautiful flower in it."
"Before, I pulled out two handfuls of grass, and Andariel didn't notice or didn't care at all. But I picked this flower, so she naturally wasn't willing. So she personally came down to reason with me, this flower thief."
He put Blood Raven's soul into his backpack.
Wind then asked: "Then... where did Andariel go now?"
"She didn't expect this flower thief to be playing innocent and hiding his strength, so she directly ran into the Nether and killed her a hundred times!"
Yang Tao said the truth in a very relaxed tone, and then pointed to his health bar above his head: "Wind, Sia, I can't accompany you anymore. I'm already level 67 now. Let alone the upcoming Stony Field, I won't even get experience from the fourth level of the Underground Crypt."
Wind: "Σ(ŎдŎ|||)ﾉﾉ!"
"Are you telling the truth?"
Yang Tao waved the staff in his hand and lightly tapped a nearby Zombie. The lifeless Zombie instantly climbed up from the ground.
"Necromancer 30 skill, Revive."
Wind: "..."
This world has become so unfamiliar!
He could never go back to that 'innocent' time now.
Smiling, Yang Tao took out a Town Portal Scroll from his backpack and gently opened it.
"Are you planning to continue training, or do you want to return to Rogue Encampment with me to rest?"
"Let's go back first. This time, we've improved too much. We'll set off again from Rogue Encampment then and adapt to our current strength."
"Otherwise, I'm worried we'll just charge headfirst into a monster horde."
The main reason was that when Yang Tao was around, it was too comfortable. They didn't need to worry about how many enemies there were, they just needed to output as much damage as possible.
They needed some time to adjust their mindset.
...
Overworld.
By the pond, Yang Tao sat in his office chair, gently tapping the table with his hand. Ever since he returned from the Dark World, he had been sitting here.
His gaze was fixed on the Mist Wall not far away.
After this period of time, a new wooden door had appeared on the wall again, which meant that a new world had connected to the Overworld.
"Why are you back?"
Jean's voice sounded from behind Yang Tao.
"I accidentally didn't brake and leveled up too quickly. There's no point in staying there anymore."
Yang Tao said without turning his head, then stretched out his hand and took out a perfect Topaz.
"A gift for you."
Jean joyfully accepted the perfect Topaz. Under the sunlight, the Topaz emitted a charming glow.
"I like it very much. I like everything you give me!"
Then she leaned down and kissed Yang Tao on the cheek, asking: "What are you planning to do next?"
"I don't know, let's see where the next world is."
"Oh... Then I want to go with you."
"No, it's too dangerous!"
"Then I'll transform into the Executor Dragon..."
"That's not..."
Yang Tao stopped mid-sentence, as if he had just realized something. He spun his office chair around and stared at Jean in disbelief, saying: "You? Executor Dragon? Don't joke around!!"
Jean reached out and smoothed her long, flowing hair, a meaningful smile appearing on her face as she said: "Titan creatures have always existed. I am the only Ender Dragon, so why can't I be the Executor Dragon?"
Yang Tao deliberately showed a surprised expression, but if one looked closely, they could still see the smile deep in his eyes:
"Then... then can you become as big as a planet??"
Jean's smile froze on her face. Yang Tao's focus was too peculiar; even she, an experienced individual, didn't react in time.
She rolled her eyes and gave Yang Tao a chiding glare, saying: "I told you before that I can change my size at will, didn't you know?"
"I just didn't expect you to become that big, but ten meters is enough. I don't have such a big ambition."
Jean sat directly on Yang Tao's lap, winked at him, and asked: "When did you know I was the Executor Dragon?"
"I don't know, but from the beginning, I knew your ability was definitely not as simple as 200 health. Just granting Frowny a tribe's Ender power, there's no way 200 health could do that. It's just that I hadn't thought you were the Executor Dragon."
"Then why didn't you ask me? Weren't you curious?"
"Curious about what? Expecting you to go out and fight for your husband?"
Yang Tao, not at all honest, reached his hand into Jean's long dress, caressing those truly deadly long legs, and said with a smile: "Everyone has secrets, just like those Villagers. For example, the Great God Nitwit, of whom there is still only one!"
"Whether it's the Great Demon King or the Creator God, there must be secrets behind them, but as long as I live happily, that's enough. Do the others matter?"
Jean nodded, her eyes seductive, and wrapped her arms around Yang Tao's neck, saying: "Then... then do you want to be happy now?"
(Next world: Super God Academy)