When Zhang Yuanteng saw Long Chen unscathed, he sighed in relief and said, “Long Chen, I jinxed it! I had only mentioned the immortal beast stampede in passing, and it actually happened. But don’t worry, we can head to the protected area now.”2

Long Chen did not head directly towards the Advanced Zone, because he wanted to see Zhang Yuanteng. This was a very rare friend to him. After guaranteeing his safety, Long Chen shook his head and said, “I won’t. I need to leave because I have some matters to attend to. Brother Zhang, if you see me as a brother, don’t ask me any questions. I know my limits. This is extremely important to me, so I hope you won’t intervene. Goodbye!”1

Then Long Chen did not elaborate and ran past Zhang Yuanteng, soon disappearing from sight. Zhang Yuanteng was startled by what he had said, because he seemed to be very determined. Before he could think of a way to advise against it, Long Chen had already run off.0

Since he had no choice, Zhang Yuanteng went towards...0