'Besides, if I get involved too often, won't my Experience Points be depleted in just a few moves?'
'So it's best I don't get involved. Besides, there's no guarantee I'd gain anything from it, so I'll just let it be.'
'This harvest wasn't huge, but everything I got can quickly boost my strength. That's good enough. The main thing is that one tortoise was worth more than everything else combined.'
Zhang Deming's thoughts raced as he and Li Shifan sprinted away, retreating in the direction of the Sect.
The two ran for a long while, leaving the entrance to the Secret Realm far behind them until they could no longer sense the battle's fluctuations at all.
They only occasionally encountered one or two others who were also retreating.
Suddenly, both of them stopped dead in their tracks. They frowned and exchanged a look. Li Shifan asked with uncertainty, "An Array?"
A moment before, they had been running through the forest. Now, they found themselves on a gray, hazy plain.
