460: Chapter 505: A Huge Amount of Good Things?

After delivering the Blazing Fire Bear's parents to Bamboo Village.

An Ke and his group set off once more.

"Grandmaster, where are we going this time?"

Having found its parents, the Blazing Fire Bear had lost its sense of direction.

An Ke pondered for a moment before speaking solemnly, "To the center of the Giant Forest."

"Oh? Grandmaster, are you finally making a move on the center of the Giant Forest?" The Blazing Fire Bear wasn't afraid; instead, it grew excited.

Due to the danger, it had never ventured deeper into the Giant Forest.

In truth, it was extremely curious about the central area.

What could it possibly be like?

Now it finally had a chance to see for itself. As for the danger...

With the Grandmaster and Master here, what was there to fear?

The reason An Ke planned to enter the center of the Giant Forest was to see if there were any hidden dungeons.

Continuing to explore like this, who knew how long it would take to reach 20% exploration progress.

So, to complete the 20% exploration and unlock the third stage...

The best method was to find a hidden dungeon, complete it, and through the rewards, directly unlock the entire second-stage map.

As for the dangers of the central area...

An Ke grinned. The [Share] function had already been upgraded to Level 3, granting three Share slots.

Two were permanently fixed, and one could be swapped out for different abilities.

An Ke decisively placed [Spider Foresight] into a permanent slot.

Thus:

Fixed Slot: [Portable Space].

Fixed Slot: [Spider Foresight].

Replaceable Slot: [Elemental Affinity].

An Ke nodded in satisfaction.

This way, a crisis like the near-wipeout during the fight with The Three Kings of Taer wouldn't happen again.

He couldn't avoid everything, but at least a significant portion of the animals could be spared.

"Holy crap?! This Muscle Man feels something staring at This Muscle Man from all around."

Jin Gang suddenly shouted.

At this moment, it had turned back into a "cripple," limping along.

But it was much better than before; at least it could fly.

"Little Mouse me, I feel it too!"

"Benefactor, do you feel it?" Leopard Mom asked gravely as she walked over.

Above Tiger Mom's head, thunderclouds faintly gathered, and the wind gradually picked up.

Little Scar positioned itself in front of the Golden Snub-nosed Monkey, ready to bite its own hand at any moment.

"Everyone, let me handle this!"

Aman's eyes instantly blazed with fire as it scanned the surroundings.

Then, it opened its mouth wide and let out a dragon's roar.

Under the intimidating sound waves of the king of beasts, the numerous gazes from all directions vanished.

The entire Giant Forest seemed to quiet down in that instant, leaving only An Ke's group.

"The... the staring gazes are gone?" Hua Hua said uncertainly.

Er Ha stuck out its butt, its tone wistful: "What a shame! this king was planning to make a move, but Aman beat me to it."

"They were lucky to escape with their lives. If this king had acted, they would have lost all vitality instantly!"

An Ke silently watched Er Ha.

Sensing the gaze, the latter turned its head, its profound expression disappearing as it stuck out its tongue and wagged its tail furiously at An Ke.

"..."

An Ke sighed, feeling somewhat powerless.

How could this dog have the confidence to say such things?

It only had nano armor and the three shared abilities, nothing more.

It had nothing else.

However, this made An Ke curious about what ability Er Ha would be granted eventually.

Currently, Leopard Mom, Hua Hua, Gui Mian, Miss Jin... several animals still had no abilities.

The probability of it being Er Ha's turn next was quite high.

Could it possibly get something like the attributes of a Howling Celestial Hound?

Gathering his thoughts, An Ke explained: "The reason you all suddenly felt those stares is because you've gained perception abilities."

"Not only can you sense the gazes of creatures around you, but you can also foresee danger three seconds in advance."

"Oh?" The Blazing Fire Bear was instantly delighted.

"Has the Grandmaster imparted another technique to us?"

"That's amazing! To transmit techniques to us juniors so stealthily and unknowingly."

The Blazing Fire Bear's impression of An Ke's profound and unfathomable nature deepened.

The Grandmaster was truly a being of immense power.

The other animals, having experienced this once before in the first-stage dungeon, all nodded in understanding.

Jin Gang limped along: "What we're saying is, our abilities have made a comeback!"

"This time, it's not a limited-time comeback!" An Ke grinned.

"Take this time to get familiar with it, to distinguish between malicious intent and ordinary observation."

"Otherwise, this ability can easily make you paranoid."

Countless creatures lurked in the shadows of the Giant Forest; passing by them would inevitably draw their gaze.

If they couldn't get used to it, [Spider Foresight] could easily leave them in a state of constant anxiety.

Staying on high alert all the time could very likely lead to a nervous breakdown.

Above the Moon, in the Control Room.

"He... he really can grant abilities to the animals around him?!"

No. 2066 was utterly shocked.

Was this something a low-level being could do?

Could this guy have reached intermediate or even high level?

biological level 30 was a threshold; below was low-level, above was intermediate.

But that didn't make sense. They were only in the second stage of the [Game]'s growth. How could the other party have elevated to an intermediate-level intelligent being?

"Nonono!" No. 1379 shook its head.

No. 2066 looked at it, uncomprehending.

"This is simply An Ke sharing his own abilities with the animals."

"Granting would mean giving the animals a completely new ability that An Ke himself doesn't possess."

No. 2066's screen showed a completely bewildered expression.

What on earth?

If even An Ke himself doesn't have it, how could he grant it to the animals?

Create something out of nothing?

No. 1379 looked at the seemingly crashed No. 2066, feeling immensely pleased.

See! See!

This is the contestant I'm responsible for monitoring. Impressive, right?

At that moment, a line of prompt text appeared on the Control Room's large screen without any operation.

In the back, several Noble Lords all felt a chill in their hearts.

"Is the [Game] about to stir up trouble again?" Qieno murmured.

"I have a feeling it won't rest until An Ke is dead..." Noble said gravely.

Yesterday, Tike had gone to visit other realms and discovered that the [Games] in the other 107 realms were functioning without any issues.

The only difference was that the [Game] had reclaimed all authority over control.

And among the 108 Realms, only theirs was having problems.

To be precise, only Earth had problems, which said it all.

Upon learning this, Noble and Qieno, the two Nobles, had intended to report it to the Joint Committee.

But they were dissuaded by Tike and Dainike.

Given that they had lost all authority, what was the point of reporting it?

Could they do anything but watch?

Not only would it fail to solve the problem, but it would also expose An Ke's secret.

Although the Nobles no longer had the authority to control the [Game], their gambling games where contestants competed for resources had not ended.

The Nobles of the 108 Realms were like players on a chessboard, and contestants like An Ke were their pieces.

As long as their pieces won, they could gain some benefits from other realms.

...

Meanwhile, in the live broadcast room.

On the Blazing Fire Bear's back, Three Hairs shuddered, then exclaimed, "Master, Master! Little Mouse me senses a vast sea of good stuff!!"

"..."