Alone and Infinite

It looked like a gemstone, sparkling under the light.

Holy crap, something actually came out?

【Tranquility Necklace】

[Grade: Green - Ultimate]

【Origin: Demon Prison Star】

[Mana +20]

[Tranquility: Mana regeneration speed slightly increased]

[Evaluation: A hexagonal crystal system, containing a crystallization of wondrous energy]

After reviewing the attributes, Li Xia was quite surprised.

Although this necklace is an extreme shade of green, it can still be considered a minor gem.

Both attributes are rare, which mages greatly appreciate.

It's worth at least 5,000 points, and if someone is desperately short of mana, it might even be worth a few hundred or a thousand more.

Black Charcoal happily handed over the necklace:

"Meow!"

(Master, here you go!)

Li Xia rubbed his charcoal-black head:

"You can keep it. I don't need it. You can keep it for yourself or sell it back in the hall."

As the strongest player in the second tier, at least in the arena, this bonus is of little use to him.

"Buzz!"

The flash passed through layers of corrupted tree golems, bringing with it a spray of strangely colored liquid.

The running monster stopped in its tracks, its upper body slid down and crashed to the ground. After struggling for a moment, it fell silent.

"Take a break."

He twirled the spear in his hand, it disappeared in a flash of lightning, and Li Xia sat on the ruins, drinking water and gazing at the entire street.

The once wide street was now densely packed with the corpses of monsters, each with a different appearance.

There was a strange harmony under this gray sky, as if this was how the world was meant to be.

This was the third day.

Nearly 40,000 of the 120,000 corrupted tree golems on the square have been cleared, leaving a visibly empty space.

However, unexpected events also occurred frequently. First, a team attracted too many monsters.

Fortunately, Guge's team reacted quickly and provided timely reinforcements, managing to suppress the situation.

However, two people were seriously injured and had to return to the camp to recover.

Following this, teams frequently caused trouble by luring monsters into their groups.

Corrupted Tree Golems are not monsters in the game, so their numbers cannot be precisely controlled like in the game.

Especially with the decrease in the number of monsters, you have to go deep into the plaza to lure them in.

One wrong move and you could attract a whole bunch of monsters.

Finally, in this chaotic situation, Gugge's team could no longer keep up with the workload.

The 'Seismic Wave Squad' was wiped out!

The worst part was that the earthquake wave squad desperately used their survival skills before being wiped out, scattering the monsters that were originally gathered together.

This makes it more difficult to attract monsters.

If this is simply something that is bound to happen internally...

The dangers from the outside are also increasing day by day.

Just as Li Xia had guessed, the commotion here gradually attracted the apostles.

He himself noticed no fewer than 20 people.

It is unknown how many more there are elsewhere; in other words, at least a hundred apostles were piled up in the center of the city square.

After a long period of observation, they roughly guessed the purpose of the temporary team's gathering.

And they are very interested in causing them some trouble.

Even so, they gained nothing from it.

Of course, this logic can also be understood as: if others lose money, it means I gain money.

Apostles raised in this environment seem to be more than willing to stab someone in the back when the opportunity arises.

"Zzzzt—Damn it, the rats outside fired a grenade at the monster horde!"

"Zzz—Zzz—Grenade? Someone fired a rocket launcher over here!"

"Sizzle—sizzle, we can't fight anymore. I suggest we quit while we're ahead. We've already gotten some opportunities to transcend, and there are about ten white treasure chests. They're not worth much, but we should be able to get three or four thousand points from them."

"I—zzzz—agree—zzzz—"

The walkie-talkie was crackling with chatter. I don't know why, even though we weren't far apart, there was always a burst of static.

As expected, this not-so-solid team immediately voiced different opinions when faced with difficulties.

Li Xia listened silently. He had already obtained approximately 48% of the chance for transcendence, which was close to the 50% limit for clearing mobs.

In terms of profit, it is absolutely the highest, without exception.

The other two lone wolves are currently at 31.24% and 34.68% respectively, quite a difference.

"Hiss, no wonder they're not worried about what plans Gug has up his sleeve—"

As Aowu listened to the increasingly heated argument over the walkie-talkie and the majority of people agreeing to disband the team, he couldn't help but take a breath.

These apostles are more cunning than ghosts. It's not that they don't care about Gug's plan; rather, they see it all too clearly. Even the interference of the foreign apostles was within their expectations.

I only plan to work for three days, make a quick profit, and freeload off the logistics of Guge before running away!

Looking back now, those apostles inside the tent seemed aggressive and unyielding.

That's all due to their tacit understanding! They've worked together seamlessly, and even if Guge insists on not taking any coins in the end, these apostles will probably accept it!

Li Xia stood up while pressing the walkie-talkie: "I reckon the team will break up soon. Let's bring in another wave and push the Transcendence opportunity to its limit."

"okay!"

As the argument on the walkie-talkie grew more and more intense, Guge's voice finally came through.

The apostles fell silent and listened to what the nominal leader had to say.

The originally rough voice was now tinged with weariness and helplessness:

"Everyone, please don't rush to call for disbanding. Give me some more time. Our team members are negotiating to see if we can recruit a group of people to join our team."

Please, everyone, have a little more patience.

There was complete silence on the walkie-talkie; it was as if all the apostles had become mute.

Li Xia could even imagine the apostles' disdainful, mocking smiles as they held walkie-talkies.

Guge looked disheveled and pitiful.

But who cares?

Guge put down the walkie-talkie, and two crimson dots had appeared in his eyes, which were always smiling.

It then seemed to have an added chill.

He curled his lips into a smile, waved his hand, and said softly:

"Let's begin, it's time to harvest!"

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1. Monthly pass 2. Recommendation vote

Chapter 215 The Bulwark of Light! Li Xia's Godlike Reaction

The gleaming blade cleaved the monster in front of him in two.

Dual Blades habitually opened the temporary team panel, then slowly frowned.

34.88% is quite a bit off.

This small team has only three lone wolves, which creates a very interesting situation.

Everyone is guarding their own street; whoever is at the bottom is a trash lone wolf.

Well, maybe only Shuangdao himself thinks so, but he undoubtedly wants to compete with the other two.

"Zi la - zi la -"

The walkie-talkie hanging on my shoulder was emitting static again.

Recalling what he had heard before, Shuangdao's eyes flickered slightly.

This temporary team is probably nearing its end, but unfortunately, the opportunity to transcend hasn't arrived yet.

If I could grind for another day, I could definitely reach the maximum!

"Sizzle—sizzle—sizzle"

The static in the walkie-talkie grew louder and louder, and Shuangdao frowned as he took the walkie-talkie away.

What a piece of junk! There's still static at such close range. I don't know where they got this piece of trash from.

Just as I was about to turn it off, I suddenly noticed that the static in the walkie-talkie had disappeared.

He only felt a sharp buzzing sound in his ears, which then disappeared without a trace.

The walkie-talkie also fell silent, no longer making any sound.

Looking at the seemingly broken walkie-talkie, Shuangdao suddenly felt a sense of foreboding.

Without much hesitation, he turned to leave.

But a thin curtain of light blocked his way.

The twin swordsmen's pupils contracted. A sealing barrier? Who? When?

He gripped the hilt of the knife, and a bright light emanated from the blade, making his ominous premonition grow stronger.

Just then, a blurry figure suddenly appeared behind him.

But the two swords seemed oblivious.

Until that figure pulled him into her arms.

"Boss, what if they scatter?"

An apostle lay prone on the low ruins, observing the square and streets hundreds of meters away.

A blue flame ignited on the lighter, and wisps of smoke billowed from his mouth. The captain squinted and said nonchalantly:

"Scatter? Perhaps, but if I were the organizer, this would probably be the time to activate our backup plan."

"A backup plan? What backup plan?"

Seeing his teammates staring at him with wide, inquisitive eyes, the captain shook his head helplessly:

"I've told you guys to use your brains more often, instead of always waiting for me to figure it out. What if I have something to do or can't answer it? Are you just going to wait to die?"

But seeing the looks in his underlings' eyes, the captain still said:

“When apostles do things, they value reward the most. Very few apostles would do things without considering the reward.”

Especially when organizing such activities, how could anyone do something so thankless and exhausting without greater financial incentives?

What's the bigger benefit? It's definitely related to the plaza, which is why he spared no effort in organizing manpower to clear the monsters.

The fewer monsters there are, the greater his chances of profiting.

The captain exhaled a puff of smoke: "Of course, this is just the most likely possibility. As for something deeper, that's difficult to say."