'This gaze… can't be wrong! It's my king!!'
Black Blade had imagined countless scenarios of meeting Xu Yuan in the Trial Grounds.
However, he had always thought that Xu Yuan's identity might be a monster. That was why Black Blade formed an alliance with the monsters and animals at the first moment.
Black Blade never expected that Xu Yuan would actually appear in the Trial Grounds as a player.
He also didn't expect that on his first exploration of another region, he would encounter Xu Yuan.
Thinking of this, Black Blade didn't think more and immediately lowered his head, bent his knees, and half-knelt before Xu Yuan.
"My king…"
"I finally found you…"
Seeing Black Blade's action, everyone behind him was stunned.
They were also brainstorming over who exactly this person was, but didn't expect Black Blade to come up with such an unbelievable answer so quickly.
Seeing this, everyone immediately followed Black Blade's lead and half-knelt in unison before Xu Yuan.
"My king!!…"
Seeing that Black Blade recognized him at a glance, Xu Yuan was also a little surprised.
After all, his current identity and appearance were already different from those in the Main World.
And with Black Blade, it was only a moment of eye contact.
He didn't expect Black Blade to recognize him so quickly and confirm his identity.
Because Xu Yuan knew very well that with someone like Black Blade, if he wasn't one hundred percent sure, he definitely wouldn't rashly kneel before him.
Seeing this, Xu Yuan also felt quite gratified.
Encountering Black Blade and his group was purely a coincidence.
Speaking of which, it was just by chance, Xu Yuan entered the rainforest one step later than Black Blade and his group.
At first, upon seeing Black Blade, Xu Yuan had been planning to step out, but noticed something strange in the rainforest.
The animals and monsters seemed to be tracking Black Blade and the others, and occasionally relaying messages.
The behavior of the animals and monsters was organized and disciplined.
This allowed Xu Yuan to judge that this place had already been taken over.
The only possible ones to take over this place were either animals or monsters.
And the members of these two factions were exactly the "middlemen" Xu Yuan currently needed.
Seeing this, Xu Yuan never showed himself and followed behind, trying to figure out the current state of the rainforest.
It must be said, the defense work within this rainforest was done quite well.
Along the way, Xu Yuan's movements were also discovered by some animals and monsters.
But fortunately, with Black Blade and the others as an example, Xu Yuan became more cautious and "temporarily detained" those scouts before they could report.
Also, most of the monsters and animals were focused on Black Blade and his group, so Xu Yuan's trail wasn't exposed.
Following behind Black Blade's group, after seeing them being ambushed, Xu Yuan didn't rush to intervene.
After tracking them for a while, Xu Yuan had already realized that this group of animals and monsters didn't intend to kill.
So he conveniently found a place to hide and observe the situation on the field.
When the Blue Demon made his move, Xu Yuan also more or less guessed that the animals and monsters were trying to test Black Blade and his group.
So at the time, Xu Yuan didn't make a move.
But when he saw the trident flying toward Black Blade, and saw the angle at which Black Blade raised his shield, Xu Yuan predicted that an accident might occur, and so he stayed alert.
Sure enough, the trident bounced off the shield and flew toward that Sheep Lord.
Xu Yuan naturally understood that if this accident caused the death of the Sheep Lord, then there would be no chance for negotiation afterward.
Xu Yuan immediately made a move and saved the Sheep Lord, resolving the crisis on the scene.
At this moment, seeing Black Blade directly recognize him, Xu Yuan no longer needed to hide his identity.
He looked toward Black Blade and his group and slightly raised his hand, signaling them to rise.
Seeing Xu Yuan acknowledge his identity, Black Blade finally realized that his earlier action might have lacked consideration.
He had been too excited at the time, and didn't have time to think about whether Xu Yuan wanted to reveal his identity or not, and just directly knelt.
But seeing that Xu Yuan didn't seem to blame him, Black Blade finally let out a sigh of relief.
Having finally reunited with Xu Yuan, Black Blade was just about to report the current progress.
After glancing at the situation on the field, he still held back and silently stepped behind Xu Yuan.
His subordinates also sensibly followed Black Blade to stand behind Xu Yuan.
At this moment, for the animal and monster factions, it was truly one wave not yet settled when another rose again.
Upon learning Xu Yuan's real identity, all the animals and monsters instinctively took a few steps back.
Only the Blue Demon still stood in place.
Although he appeared calm on the surface, at this moment his heart was no longer as composed as it seemed.
After a moment of silence, and once his expression slightly softened, the Blue Demon finally opened his mouth.
"You…"
"You are HIM?…"
In his heart, the Blue Demon actually already knew that the person who just resolved the crisis was not someone with ordinary strength.
After all, being able to evade the patrols of animals and monsters in the rainforest was already not an easy feat.
Seeing Xu Yuan nod and directly confirm his identity,
Even though he was mentally prepared, Xu Yuan's identity still gave the Blue Demon quite a shock.
Before entering the Trial Grounds, the Blue Demon had also heard some rumors that HIM was also in the Trial Grounds.
The Blue Demon never expected to actually encounter HIM so soon.
Seeing HIM appear in the Trial Grounds as a player, the Blue Demon couldn't help feeling uneasy in his heart.
After separating from Pufferfish JIO, the Blue Demon and BBQ Sauce had planned to search for HIM.
At the time, he simply thought HIM had enough strength, and that if they sided with HIM, maybe HIM could help them resolve the creatures' difficulties.
But during the search for HIM, many things happened.
One of them made the Blue Demon begin to question the idea of seeking HIM's help.
That was the famous Wither Storm and the Wither attacking the Main World incident.
At that time, HIM did not appear, but HIM's many subordinates came forward and resolved the issue.
And during that time, a video recording of a meeting involving HIM at the Shallows was leaked.
Although the Blue Demon, being a monster, had not seen the video, he had heard about its contents.
It was precisely because of that video's content that the Blue Demon began to question HIM's position.
The video's content was that HIM instructed his subordinates to protect themselves first, and then protect the world.
To someone like the Blue Demon, who had a broad view of the overall situation, HIM's words and actions had no problem whatsoever.
Those two sentences spoken by HIM back then, the Blue Demon admired deeply from the bottom of his heart.
It showed that HIM cared for and cherished those around him and that he deeply loved this world.
This was enough to show that HIM had "great love."
However, this was also why the Blue Demon cared so much about HIM's stance.
Because HIM loved this world, and players were also a part of this world.
So the Blue Demon was very concerned about HIM's attitude toward the players.
After all, everyone knew that HIM had an army of zombie players under his command.
Zombie players, though different in position from regular players, were still ultimately players.
This was exactly what the Blue Demon was worried about.
Although HIM was also of monster origin, the Blue Demon feared that HIM might lean toward players for the sake of this so-called "great love."
If that was the case, even if the Blue Demon sought HIM's help, it probably wouldn't solve any problems.
While pondering these questions, the Trial Grounds had just opened.
Although the Blue Demon didn't know who had created the Trial Grounds, he had heard a lot of rumors that winning in the Trial Grounds would grant power sufficient to rule the entire world.
So the Blue Demon didn't think too much and joined the trial.
Better to rely on oneself than others. Since he couldn't determine HIM's stance, he might as well gain an unchallengeable power for himself.
Although the Blue Demon didn't know whether the rumored power capable of ruling the world truly existed, to him, at least, it was a hope.
So, not long after entering the Trial Grounds, the Blue Demon had taken control of the rainforest.
But he didn't expect to encounter HIM so soon.
The Blue Demon looked Xu Yuan up and down, and there was a bit of surprise in his eyes.
Although Xu Yuan now looked different from when he was HIM, a person's core temperament does not change.
Putting aside outer conditions, the HIM before him was very different from the HIM he had imagined.
In the Blue Demon's imagination, HIM had somewhat of a demon king's temperament, and there should be a heavy air of killing intent about him.
But the Xu Yuan in front of him gave off a calm, steady feeling, like someone who held the winning hand.
And that confidence wasn't even something he deliberately showed, it was something that others naturally perceived from him.
The Blue Demon couldn't quite describe that feeling. Overall, the feeling Xu Yuan gave was very Zen-like, but that Zen attitude came from inner confidence.
In short, Xu Yuan gave him the feeling of someone whose inner core was stable to a frightening degree.
Moreover, he gave off the impression of someone who wouldn't show favoritism toward any side, a very just kind of person.
One must know, the Blue Demon was someone who had seen countless people and had experienced a lot in life.
This was the first time he had met someone like Xu Yuan.
Seeing how different the legendary HIM was from the HIM in his mind, the Blue Demon felt some emotion.
But to the Blue Demon, clearly, the HIM in front of him was someone he was more willing to interact with.
Because judging by his appearance, it didn't seem like he would show bias toward any side.
But the Blue Demon also knew, all of this was just his own speculation.
Thinking of this, the Blue Demon paused for a moment, then looked at Xu Yuan and asked, "Black Blade has already passed my test. I also believe he won't attack us."
"But I still don't know what your position and goal really are."
Hearing the Blue Demon's words, Xu Yuan smiled and said, "My goal, you should already know."
"As for my position…"
At this point, Xu Yuan fell silent.
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