Stone Soul forced out a bitter smile, "If reporting to the Alliance was useful, that would be great. Mr. Xiao, you should be well aware of the current Administrative situation within the Alliance."

Xiao Mu fell silent upon hearing this.

Gauging from the recent conditions of the Alliance he had been exposed to, it felt like raising the issue to the higher-ups would indeed be ineffective.

After all, not everyone had the privilege to communicate with the higher-ups of the Alliance.

With several mutated beings wanting to connect with the higher echelons of the Alliance, how many could secure an audience?

At this thought, Xiao Mu's expression darkened, "So, within the team, the Perfected has been having his way all along?"

"Isn't that so?"

Wood Spirit spoke in an indignant tone, brimming with intense dissatisfaction, "That's why we came looking for you, Mr. Xiao. We want to discuss a possible course of action that could enable us, ideally, to join forces and resist the Perfected. It would be even better if we could snatch the killing blow on demons during the fixed missions."

"Oh! What ideas do you guys have?"

A flash of divine light passed through Xiao Mu's eyes.

From Stone Soul and Wood Spirit's discussion, Xiao Mu inferred that this pair seemed to have a plan in place from early on.

Given that, he didn't mind hearing it out.

"This is what we are thinking…"

After none-too-subtle glances at each other, Stone Soul began to elaborate on their plan.

As members of the team, they found it hard to refuse the tasks arranged by their team leader, the Perfected. However, that did not equate to them sitting back and waiting for death.

Killing Demons was no easy task and usually required a cooperative effort.

The Perfected always would arrange for them to perform cooperative type jobs like restraining the demon, suppressing the demon, and so on.

Yet, the merits of killing the demons were assigned by the Perfected to himself and the members from the Beast Race like Shi Weiyuan.

Only by killing a demon personally could one obtain the reward. Without personally killing the demon, there would be no reward.

This weighed heavily on the spirits of Wood Spirit and Stone Spirit, causing significant dissatisfaction.

Despite the discontent, they were clueless about what to do.

Relinquishing their efforts towards restraining and suppressing the demon to scramble for the opportunity to kill the demon with the members of the Beast Race was easier said than done for the two of them given their capabilities.

Now, Xiao Mu was here, and he wasn't weak.

Wood Spirit and Stone Soul felt that as long as Xiao Mu was willing to join hands with them, they could pose a certain competitive threat.

They certainly wouldn't end up empty-handed as before, not getting a single demon kill.

Xiao Mu listened quietly and then furrowed his brow, "Every single time the Perfected orders you to restrain and suppress the demons for his selfish gains, can't you just refuse him?"

Stone Soul shook his head with a bitter smile, "He is the team leader, being in the Alliance, it's better not to disobey the team leader's commands on major matters. Slaying demons falls under major matters."

Xiao Mu was unimpressed, "And what if you do so?"

Wood Spirit interjected, "At best, we get kicked out of the team, at worst, the Alliance. Mr. Xiao, we do not have to listen to him ordinarily, as we are not under his direct command."

"However, it's best to obey the team leader's commands when it comes to major matters related to the fixed missions, otherwise, no one could bear the consequences in case of mission failure."

"What's more, the Demon Secret Realm is quite dangerous. If we really leave the team, it is uncertain whether we could come out alive."

"Oh!"

Xiao Mu took a moment to ruminate, "What's the strength level of the demons in the Secret Realm?"

Upon hearing this, the expressions of Stone Soul and Wood Spirit turned solemn.

Stone Soul stated, "They are extremely strong, demons of the same level are definitely stronger than ordinary mutated beings. They even have the ability to fight the mutated beings above their level, demons at the initial stage are capable of battling and even killing mid-stage mutated beings, and mid-stage demons are capable of defeating and even killing advanced stage mutated beings."

"As for the Demon Secret Realm that our team is expected to enter, the demons' strength, at most will not exceed the advanced stage, but it also does not suggest that there will only be one demon. There might be four, five, or even seven to eight. The exact number is uncertain."

"So that's it."

Xiao Mu nodded.

The information provided by Stone Soul and Wood Spirit gave him a deeper understanding of the Demon Secret Realm.

It seemed like he had to prepare some in advance. Otherwise, in the competition for killing the demons, he might not actually be able to compete with the Perfected and his lot.

"When exactly is the fixed mission?"

Having pondered a little, Xiao Mu asked another question.

"In nine days."

Wood Spirit replied while simultaneously enquiring, "Mr. Xiao, have you made a decision? Will you cooperate with us?"

"Of course."

Without a hint of hesitation, Xiao Mu gave his affirmative response, "Since their Beast Race can unite together and sideline us, why shouldn't we unite to resist them?"

"To our teamwork, let's a drink," said Xiao Mu, lifting his cup with a smile.

"Cheers!"

Smiles emerged onto the faces of Stone Soul and Wood Spirit.

The feast ended in high spirits.

The next morning, Xiao Mu casually pushed off the arms and legs of Wang Ruoluan and Zhou Ying entangled around him. After arising and giving some thought, he headed towards the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall.

There were still nine days left before the mission, during which he had to prepare for the fixed mission.

First of all, he needed to forge new magic treasures to enhance his personal strength.

However, creating new magic treasures required ancient relics and energy points.

He could purchase ancient relics through the Alliance, but he had to earn energy points himself.

Xiao Mu's idea for gaining energy points was straightforward- glean the whereabouts of Evil Ghost and Zombie lairs through the Alliance and head there to execute them.

"Mr. Xiao is here!"

"Good morning, Mr. Xiao!"

"Mr. Xiao is back at the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall so soon, did you experience a breakthrough again?"

…

The Miscellaneous Affairs Hall was buzzing with greetings from a multitude of mutated beings to Xiao Mu.

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