RoleplayNovel Chapter 472 The Descending Heaven
Chapter 472 The Descending Heaven
He raised his hand.
"Let's do it."
......
Li Yang's last memory was a chaotic flurry of skill flashes and the screams of his teammates.
He fought back with all his might, but it was no use.
There were too many of them.
Moreover, they are in excellent condition and have great teamwork.
The five of them were like lambs to the slaughter.
Less than a minute.
The battle is over.
Five white lights rose one after another and disappeared into the night sky.
Liu Xiong stood beside Li Yang's body, bending down to pick up a few pieces of equipment that had fallen. He glanced at them and curled his lip.
"Rubbish."
The people next to them were also rummaging through the spoils.
"Boss, these guys are really poor. They only dropped two blue-quality items and a few potions."
Liu Xiong casually tossed the piece of equipment into his backpack.
"Little by little, we accumulate. Let's move on to the next goal."
The group disappeared back into the darkness.
......
In the eastern border, in another wilderness.
Chen Feng's six-man team was still hiding behind the rocks.
They've been hiding for almost three hours.
As the night deepened, the howls of wild monsters rose and fell, seemingly more active than during the day.
Zhang Peng's leg injury had healed somewhat, but he still couldn't walk. He leaned against a rock, listlessly gazing at the small patch of night sky above him.
"Captain, are we really sure we can get out by daybreak?"
Chen Feng did not answer.
Because he didn't know either.
Zhou Min suddenly whispered, "Listen, isn't there some noise over there?"
Everyone perked up their ears.
In the distance, some sounds could be faintly heard.
It doesn't look like a wild monster.
It sounded more like...a person's scream.
Liu Lei's expression changed.
"Is there a fight going on?"
Chen Feng frowned.
"It could be a conflict between players."
Zhang Peng muttered, "Fighting at night instead of hiding in a safe place? Are they looking to die?"
Chen Feng remained silent for a few seconds.
Then he said.
"Don't make a sound. No matter what happens, don't go outside."
Everyone nodded.
The screams lasted for about a minute, then stopped.
Night returned to silence.
But everyone felt an added layer of unease.
Who were those people who screamed just now?
What did they encounter?
Wild monsters? Or...?
No one dared to think about it further.
......
The Eastern Frontier, a temporary camp for wilderness hunters.
Liu Xiong led his men back here to take stock of the spoils of war.
That night, they hunted down three squads, a total of seventeen people.
Harvest: A dozen or so pieces of equipment, several potions of various grades, a certain amount of gold coins, and a few F-grade items.
"Not bad," Liu Xiong commented.
Zhou Long chuckled and said, "Boss, killing people is much faster. Fighting monsters is exhausting, how many points can you get in a night? Killing people is different, seventeen in a night, double the points, plus the equipment drops, it's much better than grinding monsters."
Liu Xiong nodded.
"Continue. Find a few more waves before dawn."
Zhou Long hesitated.
"Boss, what happens after dawn? The big guilds should be out and about by then."
Liu Xiong thought for a moment.
"After dawn, find a place to hide. Wait for the next overlapping period."
He paused.
"During the overlapping period, the major guilds are fighting to the death at the border, while we scavenge for the lone survivors, the wounded, and those who are trying to escape."
Zhou Long's eyes lit up.
"The boss is brilliant!"
Liu Xiong looked into the distance.
Length of night.
In this desolate wilderness of the East, countless prey await them.
And those prey are probably still thankful that they survived the first day.
Little did they know, the real danger had only just begun.
......
In the eastern border, in a secluded mountain cave.
A dozen or so casual players huddled together.
They heard those screams tonight too.
No one speaks.
But everyone was thinking about the same question.
Just how many dangers lie in this wilderness?
Wild monsters are scary enough.
There are still people hunting players.
How much longer can they live?
Nobody knows the answer.
In the distance, a streak of light streaked across the night sky.
It was extremely fast, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
Someone looked up.
But that streak of light had already disappeared.
Only endless darkness remained.
And the long night.
......
As night deepened, an eerie silence enveloped the wilderness of the East.
The pale moonlight shone on the jagged rocks, casting distorted shadows.
The howls of monsters echoed in the distance, but they were much sparser than in the first half of the night—not because there were fewer monsters, but because there were fewer surviving players.
Liu Xiong led a team of 100 "Wilderness Hunters" through the night.
That night, they had already hunted down four squads, a total of twenty-three people.
The harvest wasn't particularly generous, but it was far better than what solo players painstakingly grinded for.
"Boss," Zhou Long leaned closer and whispered, "there's a valley ahead, and the scouts said there seems to be some movement inside."
Liu Xiong's eyes lit up.
How many people?
Zhou Long shook his head.
"I'm not sure. But it sounds like quite a commotion; there might be more than one squad."
Liu Xiong squinted, thinking quickly.
The commotion is quite significant; it's likely involving more than one small team.
This means either multiple teams are engaged in a chaotic battle, or someone is farming monsters.
If it's a chaotic battle, that's a good opportunity to pick up bargains.
Once they've fought to a standstill, I'll lead my men in to finish them off.
If it's about grinding monsters...
"Go scout ahead first," he ordered. "Find out what's going on inside."
The two scouts disappeared silently into the night.
Liu Xiong led the remaining men to hide behind a huge rock and waited patiently.
......
Ten minutes later, the scout returned.
Both of them had strange expressions on their faces.
"Boss," one of them swallowed hard, "there are... seventy or eighty people inside, fighting monsters."
Liu Xiong frowned.
"Seventy or eighty people? Which guild are they from?"
The scout shook his head.
"I don't know. But they... are very strong."
Zhou Long chuckled.
"Strong? How strong can they be? We have a hundred people, why would we be afraid of their seventy or eighty?"
The scout glanced at him, then hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but didn't.
Liu Xiong noticed his unusual behavior.
Explain yourself.
The scout took a deep breath and began to describe.
"Their...playstyle is completely different. The solo players we've seen need a dozen or so people to grind down a single level 50 monster for ages. But these guys, seventy or eighty people divided into two teams, one to pull the monsters and the other to deal damage, their teamwork is incredibly seamless. We watched for five minutes, and they killed at least twenty monsters."
Zhou Long was stunned.
"Five minutes? Twenty monsters?"
The scout nodded.
"And those monsters are like paper in front of them. Warriors go in, mages focus fire, and the monsters fall. Healers don't even need to do much healing."
Liu Xiong's expression changed.
"Do you recognize which guild they are from?"
The scout shook his head.
"There were no obvious guild markings on their equipment. But I saw their mage group, at least thirty or forty people. The mage in charge, wearing a fiery red robe, stood at the back and didn't really do anything; he was just giving orders."