Time flew by quickly, and soon it was the day to explore the Blood Cultivation Realm.
Colonel Owen had already parked his car in front of Logan's villa and was ready to go along.
But when he saw Jessica and the golden deer carrying a bunch of luggage and getting into the car, Colonel Owen got nervous: "Logan, what are they two doing?"
"Logistics staff," Logan said with a smile and a fake answer. He sat down in the passenger seat and was determined to let Jessica come along. "Don't worry, they'll wait for me on the outside of the Blood Cultivation Realm."
Seeing that Logan had already made up his mind, Colonel Owen didn't say anything else. He stepped on the gas.
One hundred kilometers outside of Twilight City, deep in a thick forest, there was a thick fog all around.
In the middle of the fog, a visible energy barrier covered a large part of the forest. It was strange and mysterious.
When Logan and the others arrived at the forest entrance, there were already a lot of city guards there.
After three rounds of questioning, they finally saw the entrance to the Blood Cultivation Realm - a portal made of energy swirls.
But before Colonel Owen could start explaining the rules, some people nearby started whispering.
"Wow, someone actually brought a succubus to explore the Blood Cultivation Realm?"
"Are they here to fight monsters, or to have some fun?"
"She's one of the top students from Twilight City, that's real talent!"
When Jessica heard someone talking bad about her boss, she dropped her bag and was about to go argue with them.
Colonel Owen acted fast and stopped her right away.
In general, succubi don't have much fighting power.
Unless some agents or spies needed them for their job, no one would normally make a contract with a succubus.
That's why Logan was being laughed at.
But even though Owen stopped Jessica, he couldn't stop Logan and Lilith.
Logan looked where the noise came from and saw three high school students wearing the same uniform.
By looking at the school badge on their clothes, Logan was sure these students weren't from Twilight City.
And behind the three of them, there were three huge familiars, watching carefully.
[Race: Ancient Ape]
[Stat: Earth]
[Rank: B-level 5 stars]
[Stage: Apprentice 5 stars]
[Talent: Iron Body, Superhuman Strength]
[Skill: Tremor Pulse, Giant Ape Hammer]
[Stat: Power 35, Stamina 28, Mind 14, Agility 18]
...
[Race: Gilded Wasp Queen]
[Stat: Toxin]
[Rank: B-level 3 stars]
[Stage: Apprentice 4 stars]
[Talent: Neural Toxin, Mobile Hive]
[Skill: Summon the Swarm, Venomous Stinger Rain]
[Stat: Power 23, Stamina 21, Mind 12, Agility 38]
...
[Race: Tree Spirit Beast]
[Stat: Plant]
[Rank: B-level 3 stars]
[Stage: Apprentice 4 stars]
[Talent: Regeneration, Enchanted Skin]
[Skill: Root Tendrils, Parasitic Treant]
[Stat: Power 25, Stamina 32, Mind 22, Agility 8]
After checking the info on the three familiars, Logan's lips curled slightly. "Lilith!"
When she heard Logan's voice, Lilith immediately understood his plan and used the Enslave Mind spell.
Unlike physical attacks or energy attacks, a mind attack is hard to notice.
The three high school students were still talking and bragging, but they didn't realize their familiars had already been taken over by Lilith.
Logan looked into the eyes of the three familiars and saw a pink heart. His mouth curled up, and he gave the order: "Leave them and go into the Blood Cultivation Realm."
Right after that, the three familiars suddenly lifted their heads, abandoned their masters, and ran straight into the Blood Cultivation Realm portal.
By the time the students realized what was happening, their three familiars were already gone.
"What the hell? My Ancient Ape just ran away!"
"Damn it, our familiars just entered the Blood Cultivation Realm!"
Realizing how serious this was, the students tried to run into the Blood Cultivation Realm after them.
Suddenly, a gunshot rang out, stopping them in their tracks.
A high-ranking officer, along with his guards, surrounded the three students. His eyes were cold. "You can't even watch your own familiars. Do you even want to explore the Blood Cultivation Realm? Your city's leader sent you here to die?"
As the officer spoke, the students were pulled by the guards and dragged out of the forest.
"Let me go! Why can't we explore the Blood Cultivation Realm? We're elite students fromStorm Wind City!"
"Yeah! That guy with the succubus was allowed to go in. Why not us?"
"Our familiars are just a little active. That means they're healthy, right? You guys know nothing!"
The students struggled, but they couldn't get free from the guards.
As they passed by Logan and Owen, Owen adjusted his military cap and said coldly, "I'll warn you, the student with the succubus is at elite level."
After hearing Owen's words, the students stopped yelling and struggling. They turned and stared hard at Logan and Owen.
Only when the officer who had kicked them out came to Owen and Logan to salute did they finally notice the rank on Owen's shoulder.
"S-Sergeant Major?"
"Is he really telling the truth?"
The students realized who they had just offended. Their faces turned pale instantly.
Once the students were completely out of sight, Logan turned to Owen and smiled. "Looks like no one is joining me today."
"Haha, these people wouldn't be your teammates anyway!" Owen laughed and patted Logan on the back.
The officer nearby also smiled and pointed at the Blood Cultivation Realm portal. "Logan, your teammates have already gone in. They're at elite one star, just like you."
"As for those three fools, they're just rich kids trying to get some experience."
After hearing this, Logan finally understood.
The three high school students were just brought in because of connections. According to the military plan, they weren't even supposed to go into the Blood Cultivation Realm at first.
They were only going to enter after the main group was done, just to take some photos and get some credits.
"This really is, no matter where you go, there's always some backdoor stuff," Logan scratched his head and took his backpack from Jessica. "Well, I'm going then."
Right after Logan stepped through the Blood Cultivation Realm portal, Natalia arrived with Principal Mark and Principal Charles outside the realm.
The officer saw them and immediately saluted. "Lord Mayor, all the scanning equipment is ready."
"We've sent scouts to check this Blood Cultivation Realm three times. The strongest monster inside is only elite three stars. The students might have a hard time, but they'll be safe."
"Good. Focus on Storm Wind City's Yelena, Edo Castle's Sawako, and Twilight City's Evelynna…" Natalia raised an eyebrow. "And Logan!"
...
When Logan stepped into the Blood Cultivation Realm, he was instantly shocked by what he saw.
Blue sky, white clouds, green grass, birds singing, flowers blooming, butterflies flying around-like a fairyland.
"Such a beautiful place… why would it attack the human world?"
Logan looked around with questions in his mind. Soon, he saw a bunch of tents set up as temporary bases.
Before he could get close, two girls walked out of the tents.
"You're the one from Twilight City, Logan?"
"Hey, cutie, you look pretty good."
The two girls' masters were completely different. One was calm and quiet, the other was lively and strong.
Logan stepped forward and asked, "What should I call you two?"
He found out the quiet one was named Yelena, and the lively one was Sawako.
Since this was a team mission, Logan didn't want to be too weird, so he offered, "I'll go ahead and scout first."
The two girls didn't expect Logan to take the most dangerous job, and they looked at him with a little more respect.
But when Lilith stepped out from behind Logan, Yelena and Sawako looked at each other and blinked in confusion.
"Bro, are you really going to…" Sawako hesitated, then smirked. "Go ahead with a succubus that's even weaker than me?"
Yelena stood there and looked at Lilith, then said, "Let me go ahead. Logan's succubus has no fighting power. She should be a better helper."
Seeing that the two girls didn't believe in Lilith's strength, Logan smiled and shook his head. "Thanks for the offer, but who said succubi can't be the front line?"
As Logan said that, Lilith's eyes turned pink.
Then, Yelena and Sawako felt the ground shake under their feet.
Surprised, the two turned around and saw a huge Ancient Ape, a Gilded Wasp Queen, and a Tree Spirit Beast running toward them from the hill.