Dumby went back to the Land of 1,000 Streams . The subordinates who stood behind it were s.h.i.+vering in fear, as they didn't dare to interrupt their boss, who was still deep in thought . In the past, anyone who had dared to do so was buried in the ground .

Dumby looked around and started roll call . “Broken Jade Devil Spirit, Six-tailed Sky Fox Skeleton, Stone Mountain Elephant Skeleton…” He called out a total of eighteen monsters' names . “…All of you, come forward . ”

All eighteen monsters came out . The ghouls, who had once acted brutally, seemed extremely anxious at that moment . It was as if they were preparing to accept the judgment of fate .

Dumby raised its right hand . “Since I have to go back, there's no point in leaving the ghouls here…” It clenched its fist .

It was as if there was a slight explosion in the air . Bang .

The sound was very soft, as if a pouting little boy had gently opened his mouth . At the same time, countless ghouls who were ten thousand miles from the Land of 1,000 Streams died . A ma.s.sive number of Flames of the Undead flew up to the sky and converged into several white streams that seeped into Dumby's skull from all directions .

Rumble—

Dumby's eye sockets were almost filled up entirely by the white Flames of the Undead . Flames spilled over the edges of its eyes .

The Flame of the Undead was the medium of Soul Power, and it was also the medium that could be absorbed best by Ghoul-type monsters . Dumby's whole body was trembling; its skeleton rattled as it quivered .

Finally, the wild Soul Power calmed down . Dumby also regained its composure . However, the Flame of the Undead in its eyes seemed to be much richer . The aura around it had become even more unfathomable .

The eighteen ghouls were relieved that they were able to avoid death . They looked at each other with relief .

The Desolate Labyrinth .

Lusaka's development of the Desolate Labyrinth was left abandoned after the Cataclysm .

No one knew if the monster whose level was far beyond the King tier would suddenly return for more destruction . However, the facilities that were built in the past hadn't been demolished yet . Besides, there had always been an ongoing investigation of the effects of the Desolate Labyrinth on its external environment . At the same time, the nearby plants and monsters of the other world were collected and caught in a controlled manner, then sent back to the Huaxia region .

This was presently the only permanent Spatial Rift that could be found in the Huaxia region . Hence, it was extremely valuable and wouldn't be given up easily, despite being fully aware of the underlying danger .

“Report to commander, this is scout 1156 . There is a monster coming from the North region, there is a monster coming from the North region! The level of danger…” said the scout while looking at the frightened familiar beside him . He took a deep breath . “Extreme danger level!”

Without any further delays, the commander immediately sent out familiars and unmanned reconnaissance aircraft from the base to investigate the situation from a high alt.i.tude .

A group of ghoul monsters appeared on the horizon at the end of the barren terrain . Although most of the ghouls had never encountered any monsters before, their ferocious appearance was enough to convey a message that they weren't to be messed with .

The pictures of these ghouls were captured and submitted to every single level of management . Finally, there was a response when it reached one of the levels . “Stop the alert, recover to second level surveillance . ”

Second level surveillance was merely normal surveillance . Apart from the familiars in the military, all the familiars within a visible range would be monitored normally .

Dumby arrived at the front of the labyrinth . The door had long been opened, as a soldier had received orders to do so .

The only entrance into the Desolate Labyrinth was installed with a ma.s.sive steel gate and fake vines on its outer walls . Usually, people traveled in and out of the base through the small gate; the big gate was hardly ever opened .

However, they had received the order to open the big gate that morning . The soldier who was responsible for opening the big gate and Dumby were staring at each other .

Dumby was patient and didn't seem anxious at all . The soldier trembled and quickly lowered his head .

The Giant White Skeletal Wolf, which was approximately 16 feet tall, lowered its head when it pa.s.sed by the soldier . Its bad breath fell on the soldier's face…

The Desolate Labyrinth grew silent upon the arrival of Dumby and the eighteen ghouls that had levels of at least Lord-tier .

All the familiars were crouching on the ground . Even the familiars that were usually active had their eyes fixated in the direction of the big gate with their tails in between their legs or tensed bodies .

“Fat Tiger, what happened?” asked a female soldier who was trying to comfort her familiar, whose hair was spiked up . It was s.h.i.+vering as it looked to the east . Her familiar was usually courageous; there was literally nothing that could frighten it . It was unbelievable to see it so fearful that day .

In a minute, she understood the reason behind it . A dark gold skeleton was walking on the frontlines with bone spurs anch.o.r.ed on its head like a crown . There were a lot of gigantic monsters following behind it . The female soldier had an intuition that no matter how huge and ferocious these monsters looked, they didn't seem stronger than the dark gold skeleton .

The ghouls remained silent and followed Dumby from behind . In the eyes of these ghouls, all the people and familiars in this labyrinth were too weak to be their opponents, so there was really nothing to be worried about .

The aura that was unconsciously being emitted from their bodies was enough to frighten the living beings around them .

All eighteen of the ghouls with a minimum level of Lord-tier followed Dumby from behind . Even the weakest among these eighteen ghouls was stronger than the leader of the labyrinth watchers . They were the best of the best among Lord-tier creatures .

In the center of the Desolate Labyrinth, a Spatial Rift spanning 30 feet in diameter had erected in the center of the labyrinth . Dumby traveled through the Spatial Rift and pa.s.sed through the Baiye District .

The Mystical Mirror Diviner Turtle suddenly extended its head and turned around to look in the direction of the big gate .

“Oh my G.o.d… What is that thing coming toward us? It looks ferocious,” mumbled the Mystical Mirror Diviner Turtle .

The Primitive Jade Armored Crocodile, who was rolling in the mud, looked up and closed its mouth .

The familiars that were playing around also stopped whatever they were doing . It was in their instincts . Their strong sixth sense made them realize that a dangerous creature was approaching them .

“Master, I'm back . ” A shapeless soul pierced through s.p.a.ce . The fluctuation of waves from the soul was extremely domineering, as if it was the arrival of a king . Dumby didn't do it consciously; its kingly aura came to it naturally as it had been leading millions of ghouls for a period of time . Even Dumby didn't realize that such changes had occurred .

The little Silver Dragon grunted, looking rather displeased . Although it knew that Dumby wasn't a weak opponent, it still released its dragon power stubbornly just to test Dumby .

Dumby was stunned for a while, but it didn't pay any further attention to the provocation from the lake . After all, this was its Master's home . If a conflict were to happen here, its master might not have been pleased .

Dumby didn't pick a fight . The little Silver Dragon's efforts remained fruitless . It felt powerless, like it had just punched the air .

“Daddy, Daddy . ” A little figure jumped down from the treehouse and skipped toward Dumby .

“Hey, is this Master's daughter?” The eyes of the ghoul who was standing behind Dumby lit up . It lowered his head down to take a look at the little master . However, its gaze was immediately met with Dumby's icy stare .

The ghouls behind Dumby smiled in embarra.s.sment and then dismissed themselves to a distance of 330 feet away .

“Dumby, you're back . I guess you must have been getting used to living outside,” said Gao Peng, who welcomed Dumby's return .

“Thank you, Master, for your concern . Dumby is consistently getting stronger and is always ready to fulfill the commands given by Master!” said Dumby solemnly .

Gao Peng looked at Dumby's status . It had reached Level 59 . Gao Peng was rather pleased with its speed of leveling up . “Come on, don't just stand outside, let's talk in the house . ”