The Monster is Coming

Chapter 425 It's a pity, I'm going to disappoint you.

Death City, teleportation point.

The entire 52-member Soul Squad, led by Yang Xiu, assembled here.

"Check the equipment."

Upon hearing Yang Xiu's command, almost all team members simultaneously raised their wrists or touched the badges worn on their chests.

Activate their respective Elysium Space devices.

A series of faint lights flashed, and weapons, armor components, potion bottles, and other items of various shapes materialized in their hands or floated in front of them.

Click!Click!
Eagle Head quickly examined the energy conduction joints of a pair of specially made arm armors on his hands, his fingers tracing the surface of the protective watches, producing a crisp mechanical sound.

It's sizzling!

An arc of electricity flowed across the surface of the tower shield in the statue's hand, testing the stability of the enchanted shield and confirming its energy reserves.

Black Snake's slender fingers flicked across the homemade "poison sting" bone gun, his gaze sweeping over the venom sac's reservoir markings on the side.

During this time, there were also sounds of medicine bottles clattering together.

Yang Xiu stood at the front of the group, his gaze sweeping over each busy figure.

In fact, many elements of the "official" setting can be seen in the settings of the Elysium player.

Early Elysium players kept everything very simple.

There are not even any medical supplies that can be carried when going out.

Each time he is seriously injured, he needs to return to the Death Space to resolve the issue and repair himself using Blissful Energy in a specific area.

But the Lord of Bliss's greatest strength is his ability to learn and imitate.

It was obvious that they discovered that the legitimate players in the training camp frequently used recovery potions during battles, which allowed them to quickly heal their injuries and restore their combat power.

This gave me an idea: healing items could improve the efficiency of Elysium players' exploration in the monster world.

They then copied the Elysium Potion.

The potion's effects can't compare to the original, but it has the advantage of providing extra stamina for players when they go out to explore and fight.

"Boss, I've got this sorted out."

"That's okay with me too."

"The drug reserves are sufficient."

Teammates responded one after another.

The pre-transmission check was something he learned from the God-King.

When he was still in the Temple Guild, the player faction had not yet released a one-click detection plugin.

The God King always requires each player to carefully check the potions they carry before entering the Emperor's Tomb Mountain Range to challenge the bully.

The same pre-battle checks are much more complicated for Elysium players.

There's no visual inventory interface; you have to go through everything yourself.

There are no visual numerical values ​​available for the durability of weapons and equipment.

Only hands-on inspection is possible to ensure that no problems will occur during use.

It can be observed that the atmosphere is different from that before a teleportation mission is usually carried out.

The atmosphere on the teleportation platform was exceptionally heavy.

Each teammate had a tense expression and their eyes revealed unease during the inspection.

They all understood that this teleportation would bring them the pursuit of the Mountain Collapse Team.

A fierce battle is unavoidable.

Yang Xiu took in his teammates' tension, understanding it but unable to articulate it.

He has found a way to break the deadlock.

But as a legitimate player, there are certain pieces of information he is destined not to share with the group of Elysium players around him who are controlled by the Lord of Elysium.

Letting them know too many secrets behind the scenes may not be a good thing.

Players are protected by a purification system, making it impossible for any information to be read by external forces.

Back then, the local bully tried to obtain information by reading players' memories, but found that it was impossible to do so.

The only option left is to capture players everywhere and subject them to torture and interrogation.

However, this method also failed; it failed to extract any information and was even seen by players as a hidden quest to trick them.

Therefore, it is perfectly safe for him to keep his secret buried in his heart.

But if he were to tell his brothers who followed him, it could very likely lead to unforeseen trouble.

Perhaps Ah Le is able to know the inner thoughts of every Bliss player in real time, or read their information through some method.

Given Ah Le's cautious nature, if he knew that there was something wrong with him...

Clearly, they couldn't do anything to him.

The worst-case scenario is being sent back to the dark room and then resurrected in the village.

But all members of the Soul Squad will also be wiped out, even if they have no problems.

In Ah Le's eyes, anything that has been tainted by unknown risks is unclean.

There may be hidden risks that it cannot identify, and the safest way is to deal with them all.

It's even possible that after discovering the infiltration of the Elysium player faction, all Elysium players will be wiped out in one fell swoop, and a new Elysium player legion will be built from scratch.

This is Ah Le.

We cannot tolerate even the slightest risk; safety is always our top priority.

Therefore, he needs to protect his secrets to avoid causing trouble for his teammates.

"Get ready, teleportation will begin in 30 seconds."

Yang Xiu's voice broke the silence.

Upon hearing this, his teammates all gathered around Yang Xiu.

At this moment, Yang Xiu reached out and pressed his hand on the stone pillar of the teleportation platform.

Instantly, the mental consciousness was connected to the transmission network.

A list of selectable tasks appeared in my mind, along with a map of parts of the monster world with a blinking cursor.

It is almost certain that each teleportation point has a hidden branch of the Bliss Palace.

Players in Bliss also use the Bliss branch temple as a transfer point.

This time, Yang Xiu did not accept any missions. As one of the top ten strongest teams, they could have chosen to roam freely among the demons and gain profits.

There are no mandatory tasks required of them.

You can explore however you like.

When choosing a location, Yang Xiu found a familiar scene.

After making the choice, the purple light beneath his feet suddenly surged, completely engulfing Yang Xiu and the 52 figures on the platform.

A strong sense of spatial pulling came over us, and everyone's figures were distorted and blurred in the light.

The next moment, the light faded, and the teleportation platform was empty.

Only the lingering ripples of space continue to spread slowly.

Shortly after the Soul Squad teleported away.

Inside the special training ground in Death City.

The heavy impact echoed like the beating of a drum in the enclosed space.

The burly figure codenamed "Chongyue" was unleashing a furious attack on a training pole.

Sweat steamed on his rock-rough skin, and each punch made the training post hum, leaving clear fist marks.

Just then, the spatial barrier of the training ground silently shattered.

A nimble team member with pointed ears strode in, stopped a few meters away from Chongyue, and bowed respectfully.
"Captain, the Soul Squad has already departed using Teleportation Array Number 3."

Boom!
Upon hearing this, Chongyue unleashed a powerful punch, slamming it into the training post and causing a large dent in the specially made post.

The sound of metal twisting echoed in the space, and the damaged parts began to repair themselves.

He slowly withdrew his fist, stopped training, and steam rose from his burly body.

Taking a deep breath, Chong Yue turned to look at his teammates, a cruel smile appearing on his face:
"Finally... I've been waiting for this."

As he spoke, a fierce fighting spirit ignited in his eyes.

The Soul Squad is special in his eyes.

Compared to other Elysium player groups, the number of people is very small.

However, the efficiency in completing the task is very high.

Prior to this, he had had several brief encounters with the Soul Squad in the Monster World.

The Soul Squad gave him the feeling that they could quickly understand the specific situation of any scene they entered.

This includes the monsters' abilities, and even the hidden features within the map.

This is also why the Mountain Collapse Team, which it led, has always struggled to keep up with the Soul Team's rate of earning points.

The difference in earnings between the third and fourth ranked individuals is quite significant.

His goal has always been: to be number one.

The Soul Squad is an obstacle blocking their path.

For this reason, he threatened the captain of the Soul Squad multiple times.

But the other party completely ignored it.

Since negotiations have failed, only force can resolve this issue.

If the Soul Squad is eliminated, their Mountain Collapse Squad will naturally become the third-ranked team on the list.

Only then will they have enough resources to compete for the top spot on the leaderboard.

Now, the Soul Squad has set off for the Monster World, and their chance has arrived.

"Summon all members." Chongyue's voice suddenly rose:

"Pass down the message: all members, assemble at teleportation point number 4. Remember to have them convert all their points into combat power."

The messenger immediately obeyed the order and disappeared through the doorway in a flash.

Chongyue twisted his thick neck, making a crisp "crack" sound.

He then strode over to a weapon rack on the side, where a giant battle axe, as big as a door panel, was hanging.

He lifted it with one hand, hoisted it onto his shoulder, and then walked heavily toward the assembly point.

The entire mountain-crushing team began operating at full capacity at this moment.

……

the other side.

The dizziness caused by the teleportation subsided like a receding tide.

What greeted the eyes of the Soul Squad members was the familiar purple sky.

And in the distance, an endless ocean of crimson living plants swaying like a coral jungle.

This wasn't Yang Xiu's first time here.

The scene is marked as "Crimson Tears" on its own map.

He analyzed and recorded all the plants and monsters here in the library's database.

It's a relatively safe starting scenario, with no hidden opportunities.

His teammates then formed a defensive formation around him, weapons facing outwards, their eyes scanning the slowly writhing crimson plants around them, checking for potential dangers in the environment.

Meanwhile, they awaited his instructions.

It is speculated that they will take advantage of the complex environment to set up traps, or use their familiarity with the terrain to make tactical moves in order to deal with the mountain-crushing team that may come after them at any time.

Just as they expected, Yang Xiu then issued the command:

"Action team, prepare for defense... construct fortifications... reconnaissance team, advance five miles to establish a perimeter..." Yang Xiu's orders rang clearly in the ears of the team members, and were issued in sequence.

The Soul Squad immediately began operating efficiently.

Although the team members still had doubts.

I don't understand why they chose this harsh environment as the battlefield to deal with the pursuing mountain-crushing team.

But the long-standing trust made them carry out orders without hesitation.

Li Man led his action team to begin using the environment to construct defensive formations.

Light Shield, along with members of the reconnaissance team, went to the nearby area to establish a perimeter that could relay information.

Just then, Yang Xiu took out a stack of pale silver flakes from his spatial bracelet, on which were engraved tiny runes.

"Oh, right, everyone, stick this on your forehead." As he spoke, he distributed the thin film to the team members around him.

The black snake took the thin slice and examined it carefully, discovering that it was a "purifying talisman" purchased from the Bliss Shop.

Its function is to calm the mind and resist some degree of mental disturbance, but the effect is very weak.

In the current situation, the appearance of this low-level item seems particularly abrupt.

"Boss, what is this...?" she asked softly, her expression puzzled.

The other team members also cast curious glances at them.

"Don't ask questions, just follow orders."

Upon hearing this, his teammates acted decisively without asking for further details.

Yang Xiu could not answer this question.

He knew very well how brutal his fellow villagers were, and he himself had once been one of them.

Without proper identification beforehand, one could easily become a target and be killed by ruthless fellow villagers.

Although every fellow villager has analytical skills, there is still a possibility of accidental killing when a real fight breaks out.

Prevention is key to minimizing risks.

This is also why he had the members of the Soul Squad stick the silver sheet to a prominent position on their foreheads.

After his teammates placed calming talismans on his forehead, Yang Xiu felt a little more at ease.

His gaze swept over the tense faces, finally settling on the horizon where purple mist raged.

Deep within his eyes, a long-suppressed resentment surged forth.

The Soul Squad is indeed no match for the Mountain Collapse Team; a head-on confrontation would be tantamount to throwing an egg against a rock.

He knew this better than anyone else.

But Chongyue and his mountain-crushing squad obviously didn't realize that Yang Xiu was never fighting alone.

Behind him was an army of Scourge.

The current "ambush operation" is merely a pretext to lure the mountain-crushing team to another stage.

He had already contacted the boss, the God King, and was probably already sharpening his knives with his brothers who were always looking for trouble.

The combat strength of the Mountain Collapse Team is no different from that of sheep in front of these brothers.

You can even say that.

If it weren't for him, the members of Chongyue and Bengshan Team would probably never have even been able to enter the players' field of vision in their entire lives.

In the words of forum players: Who the hell would pay attention to the decorations on the map background?

"Boss, everything is ready." Just then, Li Man's deep voice interrupted his thoughts. Multiple trap formations had been quietly set up, with dark blue runes appearing and disappearing among the purple living plants, like lurking venomous snakes.

Yang Xiu nodded slowly, took a deep breath, and suppressed the surging killing intent in his heart.

Next, all we need to do is wait and see.

The prey is about to be caged.

……

Time ticked by as we waited.

Multiple defensive and offensive formations can be activated at any time.

Just then, ripples appeared on the sky.

Yang Xiu suddenly raised his head.

coming!

The next second, the purple sky was forcibly torn open like a curtain.

A towering figure, as imposing as a mountain or boulder, stepped forward first, carrying a ferocious aura capable of crushing everything in its path.

Behind it, nearly a thousand members of the Mountain Collapse Team surged out in dense formation, instantly shattering the silence of Crimson Tears, and a chilling aura swept over them. "Life Soul, where do you think you're going to escape to?" Chongyue roared, shaking the air. He raised his hand and his battle axe appeared in his hand. He launched an attack from the sky with the force of splitting a mountain, completely disregarding any possible ambush.

"Activate the formation," Yang Xiu ordered without hesitation.

With a roar, Li Man slammed his palms into the ground.

The pre-set trap was activated instantly, and countless dark blue bone spikes burst out from under the crimson fungal carpet.

However, the members of the landslide team were prepared in advance.

They all raised their hands to activate the runic skills within their bodies, generating streams of light that, relying on their numerical advantage, formed a torrent of magic that shattered all the bone spikes.

Chongyue roared and swung his giant axe, unleashing a violent shockwave that cleared away a large number of bone spikes.

At this moment, the stone statue roared and stepped forward, its tower shield slamming heavily to the ground, forming a defensive line with several heavily armed soldiers.

Surrounding the defensive formation, they resisted the mountain-crushing team's tidal wave of attacks.

Black Serpent began firing his bone spear in quick bursts, but there were simply too many enemies.

The array's light flickered rapidly, clearly indicating it couldn't hold for long.

The strength of the Mountain Collapse Team is far greater than we imagined.

In less than half an hour, the teammates were exhausted, but the mountain-crushing team's offensive continued unabated.

"Boss, the formation is about to break!" Li Man roared, his body trembling violently as he tried to maintain the formation.

At this moment, Yang Xiu looked at Chong Yue, whose face was contorted with rage, and then glanced at his teammates who were struggling to hold on beside him, but he felt no panic in his heart.

He casually took out a Void-Breaking Talisman.

"A desperate struggle." Almost at the same time that Yang Xiu took out the Void-Breaking Talisman, Chong Yue also took out a Tracking Jump Talisman that dissipated spatial fluctuations.

"Don't even think about running away!"

Just as the surging energy of the Mountain Collapse Team completely shattered the Trapping Kill Formation, and the defensive line was about to collapse.

Yang Xiu crushed the Void-Breaking Talisman.

A blinding purple light instantly enveloped the members of the Soul Squad.

Ah Le's expertise in teleportation technology boils down to one word: speed.

Its spatial items for players also inherit this characteristic.

The space-tearing talisman can tear through space at an extremely fast speed.

On the other side, a fierce glint flashed in Chong Yue's eyes. Almost the next second after the purple light appeared, he also activated the spatial tracking talisman in his hand.

Two powerful spatial fluctuations, one after the other, enveloped their respective teammates.

The purple mist dissipated the next second.

A strong, rotten smell wafted over us.

What came into Yang Xiu's view was a gray-white forest that was twisted like the corpse of a giant.

Chongyue's roar followed immediately, as he led the members of the Mountain Collapse Team across space in pursuit.

Giving the Soul Squad no chance to catch their breath, after a brief exchange, Yang Xiu raised his hand again and crushed a Void-Breaking Talisman.

Chongyue grinned maliciously and activated the tracking jump again without hesitation.

After a brief moment of dizziness, scalding hot steam instantly enveloped Yang Xiu and his teammates.

Beneath our feet lay a black, bubbling mud pit, and the air was thick with the pungent smell of sulfur.

The strange creatures lurking in the swamp were startled by the sudden appearance of the Soul Squad and hissed threateningly.

At this moment, fatigue appeared on the faces of the members of the Soul Squad; the continuous spatial jumps were a huge burden on their bodies.

The enemy, however, remained ever-present.

Chongyue and his Mountain Collapse Team followed closely behind, their eyes fixed on the members of the Soul Faction Team, forming an encirclement as if they were sitting on turtles in a jar.

"Let's see how long you can keep jumping."

Yang Xiu's face remained expressionless. He raised the Void-Breaking Talisman in his hand once more, preparing to crush it.

"Boss." Xingyi in the team couldn't help but speak urgently, his eyes filled with anxiety:
"We've exhausted too much of our energy and mental strength. Blindly jumping like this is very disadvantageous for us. The spatial artifacts used by the Mountain Collapse Team are clearly of better quality than the Void Breaking Talismans we have."

Li Man, panting heavily, echoed, as maintaining the formation had taken the most effort.
"Boss, Xingyi is right. Why don't we use the terrain here to try again and try to recover some strength before starting the jump?"

Yang Xiu naturally understood what his teammate was thinking at that moment.

Under this passive pursuit, the team's combat effectiveness is being wasted meaninglessly.

Chongyue was able to keep up with every jump they made.

Having made ample preparations, Chongyue has clearly stockpiled a sufficient number of limited-sale spatial items.

Instead of aimlessly wandering around, it's better to take a risk and perhaps seize a glimmer of hope.

But Yang Xiu did not answer; his fingertips had already exerted force.

This Void-Breaking Talisman is pre-set with the spatial coordinates obtained from asking the Guide Brother.

Click!

The Void-Breaking Talisman shattered once more, and the blinding purple light once again engulfed all members of the Soul Squad.

Chongyue's maniacal laughter and the ferocious faces of the mountain-crushing team members disappeared into the spreading purple mist.

After Yang Xiu's Soul Squad left, Chong Yue activated the tracking teleportation again and launched a cross-space pursuit without hesitation.

The blinding purple light and dark red spatial fluctuations violently shook the boiling swamp beneath their feet, turning it upside down.

After the dizziness caused by the spatial transition disappeared, it was replaced by a pure white scene.

Yang Xiu and his Soul Squad members appeared in a snowy landscape, surrounded by howling winds and swirling snowflakes.

In the sky, a strange and malevolent moon hung high in the heavens.

Almost at the same time they landed, the space above distorted, and the members of Chongyue and Bengshan Team followed closely behind, whistling down from mid-air like dark clouds pressing down.

Seeing the Mountain Collapse Team chasing after them, Yang Xiu finally smiled.

The area beneath our feet is a snowy plain in the dead of winter.

He didn't choose to have his fellow villagers come to play for him in the most familiar Imperial Tomb Mountains because there were too many variables there.

Neither the beastly bullies nor the beastly insectoids are benevolent.

They will surely be curious and come to investigate when they discover the sudden spatial fluctuations.

In particular, the Earthly Tyrant can sense everything in the entire Emperor's Tomb Mountain Range.

This could very well trigger uncontrollable events.

The fragile Elysium player is caught in the midst of the chaotic battle of the three calamities.

The probability of survival is 0.

This also included his teammates.

Therefore, the most suitable setting is the relatively remote, snowy winter plains.

Although this place was also occupied by bullies, the bullies obviously wouldn't station troops here.

At this moment, Chong Yue still wore a cruel smile, like a cat playing with a mouse, ready to enjoy the desperate expressions on Yang Xiu and the Life Soul Squad's faces in their predicament.

The truth was just as he expected.

When the members of the Soul Squad staggered to their feet in the snow, and saw the members of the Mountain Collapse Team descending from the sky, despair instantly overwhelmed their minds.

Li Man knelt on one knee, panting heavily, struggling to set up the defensive formation, which had almost drained his strength.

Looking at the figure that blotted out the sky, his eyes were filled with resentment.

The tower shield in the stone statue's hand plunged heavily into the snow, supporting his slightly trembling body. Heavy breathing came from beneath the thick mask, indicating that his physical strength had reached its limit.

Black Serpent gripped the bone spear tightly in her hand. She looked at the members of the Mountain Collapse Team falling from the sky, then at Yang Xiu who was silent beside her, and then her eyes became firm.

The members of the Soul Squad were all aware of the crisis they were in.

The traps set up in front were broken one by one, and the opponent followed the spatial jumps like a shadow.

This icy, snowy land may become their death trap.

At this moment, it seems there is no other choice but to fight to the death and bleed to the last drop.

At that moment, even the howling wind seemed to become more biting.

In stark contrast, the members of the landslide team displayed undisguised excitement and cruelty.

Victory is within reach, and the prey is in dire straits.

Chongyue, who was in the lead, couldn't help but burst into laughter.

But its laughter stopped abruptly the next second, and the smug expression on its face was instantly replaced by horror.

Unbeknownst to them, countless figures were now standing densely packed in the snow valley below.

The snowfield, which was empty just a second ago, was instantly filled with countless figures exuding surging energy and blood.

They were in various poses: some were carrying weapons, some had their arms crossed, and some were even yawning out of boredom.

Without exception, everyone's eyes were simultaneously raised and fixed on them.

As if they had seen a novel toy, their eyes revealed no undisguised mockery.

"Play...Player race!"

An indescribable, overwhelming fear gripped him instantly, almost suffocating him.

Chongyue immediately realized their origins.

The monster world has countless races.

Meanwhile, the evil god behind the Elysium players built a database in the City of Death for them to access, in order to help them explore the monster world.

The information inside lists a series of forces that are the most dangerous to provoke in the monster world.

The first in the rankings is the terrifying Black Tide, and the third in the rankings is known as the Player Race.

The descriptions are exactly the same as those of the group of guys in front of them.

The database contains a series of descriptions of this group, including: irrational, unpredictable, possessing various bizarre abilities, and most importantly... extremely dangerous.

How did they end up here?!
It’s over.

The thought tolled in his mind like a death knell.

Almost the instant he realized something was wrong, the densely packed army of players below moved.

Like a tidal wave, it surged in from all directions, instantly surrounding the landslide team.

But what infuriated Chong Yue was that these players seemed to ignore the Soul Squad that was right in front of him.

Just then, a thunderous roar of energy erupted from the side.

A figure attacked like a cannonball, moving at incredible speed.

Roar!
Faced with danger, Chongyue swung his battle axe, slashing at the approaching figure with all his might.

clang!
The deafening clang of metal against metal was deafening.

The figure neither dodged nor evaded, but threw a punch, the fist tip wrapped in a crimson gale, striking the axe blade heavily despite being thrown later.

Click!

Chongyue was astonished to find that his epic-quality giant axe, which he relied on for fame, was shattering into pieces like glass.

The terrifying force of the punch traveled through the shattered axe, making his arm numb, his blood churn, and causing him to cough up blood as he was sent flying backward.

Shattering divine weapons with bare hands?!

Chongyue's heart sank to the bottom in an instant, and a bone-chilling cold rushed from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.

It and its squad members were nothing more than lambs to the slaughter in the face of these incomprehensible player-type creatures.

Defeat was inevitable.

It was thought that the Hunting Souls Squad's third-place ranking would be the glorious starting point for the Collapsing Mountain Team to reach the peak.

To this end, he spent a huge sum of money to exchange for tracking orders and began snapping up limited-edition spatial items six months in advance.

With meticulous preparation, we are determined to win.

But no one expected that what seemed like a sure thing would turn into a dead end leading straight to hell.

They encountered the player race.

At that moment, Chongyue suddenly realized.

In the face of luck, all meticulous planning seems pale and laughable.

He had calculated everything, but he hadn't anticipated encountering player race members during the pursuit.

Thinking about it carefully, it makes sense. The Soul Squad's space jumps and pursuits in the monster world also carried enormous risks.

The next stop may very well be a dead end.

But it's too late to regret it now.

Teammates around him fell like weeds, utterly powerless against the player race.

Despair and madness instantly overwhelmed Chongyue's reason.

He suddenly raised his head, his bloodshot eyes fixed on Yang Xiu not far away.

"If we're going to die...we'll die together!"

He let out a hysterical roar, took out the "Blissful Burning Rune" he used in a desperate attempt, and instantly a violent energy gathered in his palm, transforming into a huge purple hand that tore through the air and grabbed at Yang Xiu.

He wants to drag this culprit down with him to hell.

This happened too suddenly.

Yang Xiu had no idea that Chong Yue actually possessed a top-tier item that required 38 Bliss Points to redeem.

By the time he tried to react, the giant purple energy hand was already right in front of him.

"Boss!" Black Serpent's and his teammates' exclamations were drowned out by the roar of energy.

They tried their best to stop them, but it was too late.

Yang Xiu was gripped tightly in the waist and abdomen by the giant purple hand, and the terrifying force instantly restricted his movements.

The next moment, the giant hand withdrew, and Yang Xiu was forcibly pulled out of the formation of the Life Soul Squad and flew towards the direction of Chong Yue.

puff!
Yang Xiu spat out a mouthful of blood; Chong Yue's desperate attack had seriously injured him.

In the blink of an eye, he was pulled in front of Chong Yue, and the two of them were caught in the center of the player army's encirclement.

"Hahaha...cough cough."

Chongyue looked at Yang Xiu, whom he had dragged into the mess, and let out a maniacal laugh. Blood kept spilling from his mouth, and his life force was as weak as a candle in the wind, but the resentment and pleasure in his eyes were crystal clear.

It's not a bad deal to be able to bring along the culprit who caused the collapse of the mountain team.

But to its surprise, Yang Xiu, who had been thrown hard next to it, got up at this moment and reached out to wipe the crimson from the corner of his mouth.

He appeared calm and composed, showing no sign of the fear one would feel when facing death.

Chongyue even saw a relaxed smile on his face.

Then Yang Xiu looked calmly, even with a hint of pity, at Chong Yue, who seemed to have gone mad.

"What are you laughing at?!" Chongyue was stung by the unusual smile and roared angrily.

Yang Xiu did not answer directly, but looked past Chongyue and swept his gaze over the members of the Collapse Mountain Squad who were being slaughtered.

Finally, his gaze returned to Chongyue's face, contorted with madness, and he said calmly:

“I laugh at you… You’ve put in so much effort, but it’s all in vain. You will die, but I won’t.”

"What do you mean?"

"Don't you see the problem?"

He suddenly turned his head and looked at the player race members who surrounded them but were strangely indifferent to Yang Xiu.

Just then, a figure appeared beside Yang Xiu and slapped Yang Xiu's shoulder heavily.

"Old Sheep, you've really had a rough time. You got chased and hacked all the way to the frozen winter plains. Is this the get-rich-quick scheme you were talking about back then?"

Yang Xiu winced as he was slapped, and irritably shook off the person's hand:

"Get lost, I'm going deep behind enemy lines to gather intelligence, you don't know anything."

"Come on, you're really doing well to be able to ask the boss for help. If it weren't for our squad lying in ambush, we would have met in Dizhong Village tonight."

Their conversation, seemingly oblivious to everyone else, struck Chongyue's heart like a heavy hammer.

He stared intently at the suddenly appearing player race member, then looked at the composed Yang Xiu. The madness on his face was gradually replaced by a sense of absurdity that welled up in his heart.

They seem to have known each other for a long time?

"Impossible!" Chongyue roared in a hoarse voice. The backlash from the burning runes caused blood to spill from his mouth and nose, but it was nothing compared to the turmoil in his heart at this moment.

Hearing its call, Yang Xiu slowly turned around, a bright smile spreading across his face:
"I told you, I'm going to disappoint you... I won't die."

　Here are 8200 words~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)