Just Burn It

After a simple cleanup, they were just about ready to enter the second floor.

"Boss, regarding this matter, shouldn't we inform the higher-ups of the Alliance?" Wu Gao asked Ye Chuan curiously.

After all, they had killed so many Super Warriors from the US. Shouldn't they let the Alliance's higher-ups know?

The higher-ups of the Alliance?

Ye Chuan glanced at Wu Gao.

Aren't I a higher-up of the Alliance myself?

Although Ye Chuan didn't really interact with the core members of the Alliance and basically left everything for Yan Ran to handle as his proxy, in terms of status, Ye Chuan—who was in charge of the transforming armor, equipment, and medicine for the Super Warriors—was absolutely a top-ranking figure.

Who exactly was he supposed to report to when he was the authority himself?

"They already know," Ye Chuan said, not bothering to explain further.

"Oh, alright." Of course, Wu Gao didn't dare to ask recklessly. After all, whatever the big boss said, went.

"Let's go, let's go, we're heading out!" Lan Xiaoke chimed in at this moment.

Fighting monsters was great.

Fighting monsters meant getting a share of the loot, which was way more than her current pocket money. Lan Xiaoke was very eager to fight monsters right now.

"Let's move out."

Wu Gao and Wu Tian packed their things and quickly followed. They could finally enter the second floor. This was a place where many top-tier Super Warriors wanted to adventure, but the danger on the second floor far exceeded that of the first.

Normally, Super Warriors of their level wouldn't have the strength to enter at all.

Ye Chuan stepped through the stone door first. A golden light enveloped his body, and the scenery before his eyes instantly changed.

Lan Xiaoke, Wu Gao, and Wu Tian, who followed closely behind, also felt a wave of mild dizziness. When they opened their eyes again, they were already on the second floor of the tall tower.

Completely different from the maze of the first floor, the second floor was actually a dense jungle!

Looking around, their vision was filled with dark green vegetation. Towering trees blotted out the sky, their twisted and intertwined branches reaching high into the air. The overlapping leaves blocked the sunlight tightly, leaving only scattered spots of light to fall on the ground through the gaps in the foliage.

"A forest... interesting." Ye Chuan looked left and right. From the looks of it, the environment of each floor was completely different?

Speaking of which, just how many floors did this tower have?

And why had it appeared here?

A faint, almost imperceptible poisonous mist lingered in the air. The pale green mist drifted slowly through the jungle like a light veil. Just taking a single breath made one's throat tighten, causing dizziness and a sense of weakness throughout the body.

"Cough, cough..." Having just inhaled a mouthful of the poisonous mist, Wu Gao couldn't help but cough. His face turned slightly pale as he hurriedly took an antidote pill from his backpack and stuffed it into his mouth. He then took out more for his sister, Ye Chuan, and the others.

"Boss, Miss Lan, quickly take an antidote! The air on this second floor is poisonous. Prolonged inhalation will lead to toxin erosion. At best, you'll feel completely weak; at worst, it's life-threatening!"

Ye Chuan didn't feel anything. He was virtually immune to negative status effects. Even if he were poisoned, with his health regeneration speed that restored him to peak condition in a single second, any toxin was nothing more than a mere tickle.

Lan Xiaoke, however, accepted the antidote. Although she didn't feel any toxins, it was better to take it than not.

"I don't need it," Ye Chuan said.

Wu Gao was stunned for a moment before he realized—with Ye Chuan being so powerful, this weak toxin naturally couldn't harm him.

"Boss, this second floor is full of plant monsters. They camouflage themselves in the jungle and are very hard to spot. Moreover, most of them are highly venomous and very aggressive. If you're not careful, you'll fall victim to them."

The second floor was currently the limit of the raiding groups' progress. The situation on the third floor was still unknown because even if top-tier level thirty Super Warriors came, they could end up dying here if they weren't careful.

"Boss, maybe we should head back," Wu Gao said, feeling that if he stayed here any longer, he would only drag Ye Chuan down.

"What, you don't want a bigger share of the loot?" Ye Chuan asked.

Of course Wu Gao wanted it, but he still scratched his head. "Boss, I'm already very grateful that you brought me here... We just aren't strong enough, and I'm really afraid of burdening you guys."

"Actually, for Super Warriors like my sister and me..." Wu Gao's voice carried a hint of bitterness.

"Hunting monsters is a life-threatening job in itself. Especially in a tall tower like this, every time we go out to hunt, there's a chance we might never come back."

"We don't have a powerful background or sufficient resources. Our levels increase very slowly. We can only rely on hunting monsters to obtain materials, which we then sell to exchange for cultivation resources and living expenses."

Wu Tian also spoke up softly from the side.

Wu Gao and Wu Tian belonged to the category of people with good talent, but because they lacked resources, their leveling speed was far slower than the main forces.

But even so, it was much better than working on an assembly line in a factory like they used to.

"So, Boss, getting this far is enough for us. If we keep going, I'm afraid we'll drag you down."

Ye Chuan looked at the siblings. He wouldn't interfere with other people's decisions. Since that was the case, he simply gave an "Mm" and said, "Alright."

"Since that's the case—"

After saying that, Ye Chuan released a barrier that enveloped Wu Gao and his sister. "This barrier can protect you from harm for an entire day, whether it's from the monsters in this tall tower or other Super Warriors."

"Thank you, Boss!"

Wu Gao and Wu Tian exchanged a glance, turned around, and left through the light portal.

Lan Xiaoke watched their retreating backs and scratched her head. "Really now, wouldn't it be nice to just tag along with us for materials?"

"They are smart people, otherwise they wouldn't have come to a place like this," Ye Chuan said instead.

They weren't even considered acquaintances with Ye Chuan, and on top of that, they were in a position of receiving his charity. If a real problem arose in this tall tower, facing unknown monsters and environments, they couldn't expect Ye Chuan to truly protect them. It was very likely they would lose their lives here.

Ordinary Super Warriors could only be cautious, cautious, and even more cautious when it came to their own safety.

"Eh—" After Lan Xiaoke figured it out, she glanced at Ye Chuan. "Ye Chuan, you will protect me well, right?"

The Earth Dragon from earlier was only slightly weaker than Lan Xiaoke. If they continued exploring this tall tower, they would definitely encounter monsters even stronger than her!

"Hard to say," Ye Chuan smiled. "If you die, you can be resurrected."

"I don't wanna die!"

Since Wu Gao and Wu Tian had left, Ye Chuan led Lan Xiaoke to continue exploring the second floor of this tall tower. He released his divine sense once more, but he still couldn't perceive the surrounding environment.

"It feels like everything around us is just bright green, I can't see anything clearly," Lan Xiaoke said.

"I do have a good idea," Ye Chuan said.

"What is it?"

"Burn it." Ye Chuan opened his palm, and a cluster of black chaotic flames appeared.

With a casual flick of his wrist, the fist-sized flame erupted into a wave of fire the moment it touched the surrounding plants, turning the surroundings into a sea of fire in the blink of an eye!