Chapter 130 Yes and No

“Yes, the space-time vortex here is very strong, so chaotic it's practically impossible to pinpoint any location. It's not that we can't return directly, but the failure rate of using items is terrifyingly high!”

This sentence was originally said by Zi, but in the orc camp five or six kilometers away, someone said the same thing, in exactly the same tone as Zi.

The name of this person is Boxiwen. Before entering the Nightmare World, he was a famous lip-reading expert. He was surrounded by four or five people, all with grave expressions.

Boxiwen's voice echoed eerily, with an indescribable strangeness.

These few people sat in a circle, with a censer placed in the center. Inside the censer was something black, like half a cigarette, emitting wisps of red smoke. A fierce-looking three-headed hound lay next to the censer, fat and sturdy, almost the size of a cow, with its three heads resting on its paws, seemingly asleep.

The red smoke was inhaled by the three-headed hound's large, wet, black nostrils, causing it to sleep even more soundly.

With the three-headed hound's rhythmic breathing, saliva flowed from its gums and corners of its mouth, running down a previously placed plastic sheet into a basin.

The basin was already half full of saliva. The accumulated saliva had the characteristics of both mercury and oil. On its surface, a large pattern was reflected as clearly as in a mirror, showing the scene around Fang Senyan and the others.

"What the Eye Demon sees is completely incomprehensible to humans. Only the saliva of the three-headed hound can receive the signals returned by the Eye Demon and clearly reflect them." This was the original text from page seventeen, paragraph eight of "Black Magic Alchemy." To deepen understanding, the relationship between television signals and a television set was used as an analogy during the explanation.

Suddenly, the mirrored scene fluctuated violently. Zi, without turning her head, calmly raised her right hand in their direction. Zi's right hand was slender and elegant. Seeing her fingers, one couldn't help but think of the artistic grace of them dancing and leaping on piano keys. But at this moment, this hand was encased in a black silk glove with gold patterns, looking luxurious and noble.

Boxiwen suddenly cried out:

"Not good!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the scene in the basin became chaotic and distorted. Then, a shrill scream was heard, followed by complete darkness. A man with a beard and a snake tattoo on his arm immediately cursed in anguish:

"That bitch! My Eye Demon! ...You can't just sit there and watch! My Eye Demon is worth at least 100,000 Universal Points. It wasn't easy to earn contribution points to exchange for it!"

"Shut up, Roraus! Take this silver story ring! It's worth at least 50,000 Universal Points. Go to Blood Butterfly for the remaining difference. She'll give you a fair price!" said a guy also carrying a shield. This guy's shield was a wooden one, but the surface of the shield was inlaid with three shrunken heads—one human, one giant ape, and one shark. He definitely looked like an MT (Main Tank).

As soon as the MT spoke, Roraus immediately shut his mouth, grumbling aggrievedly:

"Okay, since it's Laxili speaking, then this matter ends here."

Boxiwen couldn't help but say:

"Roraus, the cost of your Eye Demon couldn't have been higher than 20,000 Universal Points. Greed is the original sin. Lilith, have you found out why the Eye Demon was discovered?"

Lilith, a tall witch with a fiery red phoenix feather in her hair, nodded:

"That woman should have entered the ranks of the Hammerers. Boxiwen, when your lip-reading repeats her words, the Force within this woman's body automatically warns her. She has a very keen sense, and probably has touched the mysteries of time and space. It's not surprising that she detected the Eye Demon when she was on guard."

Roraus, who had gotten a good deal, suddenly said:

"But, I think the most powerful guy in that team is the MT called Reef. He fearlessly withstood the combined attack of nine people, and immediately launched a counterattack. The enemy who was caught and instantly killed should be the team's core, or at least someone with high prestige! Then he continuously blocked several fatal attacks on his teammates. You could say he was the MVP of this battle."

Laxili, who was stroking the three-headed hound to wake it up, suddenly raised his head, disdainfully saying:

"Hmph, it's just that those ambushers were too stupid. They probably haven't seen a real MT before. That Reef probably has a similar survival talent to mine. If the instantaneous damage value he receives within a few seconds exceeds a certain limit, then the overflowing damage will be ignored. As for those actions protecting his teammates, isn't that what an MT should do?"

"Moreover, he has a dedicated support-type deputy to assist him. If I had a similar deputy MT, then I could do a hundred times better than him! But that Ronnie is truly a crazy demon blade. He draws blood with every strike. He's one of the top figures in this battle. I wonder how he was subdued by Reef."

Boxiwen seized the opportunity to say:

"Although Reef has that sailor to be his deputy, don't you have Haibo to help you, Laxili? As the unique Beast King MT in the space, you are undoubtedly the strongest MT on this battlefield."

Laxili revealed a hint of complacency in his eyebrows and said faintly:

"The strongest is an overstatement. Being in the top three shouldn't be a problem, right?"

Laxili was a dual-talent contractor. His Beast King talent allowed him to directly possess an animal partner and share life with it. His MT talent was an S-class escape talent. Once the cumulative burst damage he received within two seconds reached or exceeded one-fifth of his health, then not only would the overflowing damage be ineffective, but he would also halve all damage he received in the next ten seconds. The cooldown time for Escape was thirty seconds.

Such a powerful guy would naturally not be willing to be subservient to others. Although the Blue Light Team valued him and tried hard to win him over, Laxili was outwardly compliant but inwardly resistant. He secretly formed a maritime alliance, vaguely intending to compete with the Blue Light Team.

The battle that Fang Senyan and the others had just fought was undoubtedly fierce, but it came and went quickly. The attack launched in a breath ended in a breath! Only the large pit left in the ground, the ground that looked like it had been plowed, and the bloody and smoky smell in the air told the story of the truth.

The post-war healing was familiar to everyone. They stopped the bleeding, sprinkled medicinal powder, bandaged the wounds, and then took medicine to continuously restore health (which would be interrupted if attacked). Then they counted the spoils and divided them up. In short, everything was in order. But the half-orc laborers were shocked to hear that they had to continue moving forward.

These guys obviously didn't have any courage, otherwise they wouldn't have been sent to mine wood and collect stones. After witnessing the previous battle, they were naturally scared out of their wits, and felt very fortunate to have saved their lives.

When they heard Fang Senyan's order to continue moving forward, they were immediately terrified and refused to go forward. But they forgot one thing: they were just half-orc laborers, the lowest of the low, with no right to refuse. Ronnie's few whips immediately made them hold their heads and scurry, while the few cans of meat that Reef threw out increased their work efficiency by more than 50%.

The Rosanaki Valley was originally beautiful, with the reddish-brown leaves of the ancient trees looking like burning flames, along with the gurgling clear streams and clean pebbles. The air also floated with the fragrance of eucalyptus, making one feel that not coming here for a picnic or camping would be a waste.

Unfortunately, the half-orc laborers' hard work here had ruined this beautiful scenery. The valley was covered with bald spots like sores, and the method of collecting stones was also very backward. Often, the laborers would burn the stones until they were scorching hot, and then pour water on them to make them crack naturally. So, plumes of black smoke could be seen rising everywhere.

Just as they entered the valley area, Fang Senyan and the others saw four or five orc laborers screaming as they fled from a distance. Chasing after them were several blue giant wolves, leaping and running, very agile, and one could tell that they still had strength to spare while chasing. As soon as he saw these giant wolves, Sanzi immediately said:

"Those are summons! This summoner is very strong!"

As Sanzi spoke, a blue giant wolf lightly leaped and effortlessly pounced on a half-orc laborer. Its sharp white teeth easily tore open the laborer's throat, sucking its blood first, and then eating its limbs, seemingly uninterested in the half-orc's filthy internal organs and head.

At this time, Fang Senyan ordered:

"Save them!"

These half-orc laborers were very valuable assets. If Fang Senyan and the others used the team to accept the mission, they would only be allocated four half-orc laborers and ten half-orc slaves. To give an example, slaves were like those who carried bricks on the construction site, lacking any technical content, while half-orc laborers were those who laid bricks and mixed ash, which required a little technical skill. There was no doubt that if they could get an extra three half-orc laborers, then this time the contribution points could definitely be increased a little.

What? Did the remaining three half-orc laborers want to help? They had no say in such things. Since they had been saved by Fang Senyan, then even their lives belonged to Fang Senyan. Could they refuse a few hours of work?

A blue giant wolf pounced out again. Its movements were smooth, and the long hair and muscles all over its body spread smoothly in the wind. Even without looking, it believed that the prey under its paws was doomed.

But, even though there was nothing in front of it, the blue giant wolf felt like it had crashed into a hard wall, and that wall was rushing towards it at high speed. The blue giant wolf's nasal bone was completely shattered, and it let out a shrill scream, but the scream was immediately blocked by the boiling, spurting blood.

A dark red short knife swept across its throat!!

Ever since Ronnie learned that Reef also had the Hand of God ability, he charged even more recklessly. He originally liked to wander between life and death, bringing the feeling and experience of death to the enemy. This experience was as addictive as taking drugs. At this time, after he swiped the knife across the throat of the blue giant wolf, he backhanded and cut off the paw of a giant wolf that was pouncing over. Although these blue giant wolves roared repeatedly, they were skillfully manipulated by Ronnie's super-high speed.

When Zi completely killed the blue giant wolf that had its throat cut with a Force Needle, the remaining giant wolves decisively chose to scatter and escape without hesitation. They chased very decisively, but once they realized that the situation was wrong, they also escaped very resolutely. But Fang Senyan's group was not to be trifled with. How could they let a group of beasts run away like this? After a chase, they killed two more blue wolves.

Undoubtedly, the half-orc laborers and slaves under their command were trembling and wished to run back to the camp immediately, but under coercion, they could only continue to move forward (backwards). In the Rosanaki Valley, which was beautiful but scarred, it was not easy to find a good mining location. Fortunately, Fang Senyan had always been a person who sought stability. He didn't intend to mine overnight, so this mining was the last time for today. In order to get enough weight, they had to go deeper into the valley.

After walking forward for about four hundred meters, they turned past a grove of trees and saw a messy battlefield. Large areas of the forest had collapsed, and even the rocks showed signs of being blackened by smoke. Blood was dripping and spotted on the leaves, as if the frosty autumn had arrived early.

Ronnie was an expert in this area. He quickly walked around the battlefield, dropping a few seeds of Mandrake grass. These things, steamed with vinegar and pepper, would emit a very shrill scream once stepped on. So in a hasty and simple situation, they were the best sentries.

After Ronnie gave the all-clear signal, Zi snorted coldly:

"Those guys ran fast."

Fang Senyan glanced at her, walked over, held her hand, and smiled:

"Why have you been so impetuous lately?"

Zi glared at him. Wasn't her impetuousness because Fang Senyan was a bit promiscuous? But Zi had no evidence, and she knew that it was impossible to keep such an excellent man like Fang Senyan by her side like a domestic pet. So she could only grit her teeth and accept it. At this time, it was rare for Fang Senyan to be so gentle and considerate, so she only snorted coldly, but let him hold her hand, feeling a complex mixture of shyness and sweetness in her heart.

Sanzi said:

"If that blue giant wolf was further cultivated, it could advance to become a wind or earth-type magic beast, releasing wind blades or stone thorns. Its power could be doubled. They were killed by us. Their master must be very heartbroken, but they retreated very decisively, which shows that the leader has a very high prestige, and everyone obeys his orders."

Probably because Fang Senyan and the others arrived very quickly, they picked up a ready-made bargain - the attackers only killed people, and had not yet managed to destroy the wood and stone materials collected by the previous team, which was a white blessing for Fang Senyan and the others to pick up a ready-made one. But the wood and stone materials transported by this team were far from enough to satisfy Fang Senyan's appetite, so he gave an order, let several orc slaves push the cart, and a group of people continued to march towards the depths of the valley. In short, if it was really impossible, they would let Ramtas come out to help.

Next, they walked out about one kilometer, where the mountains began to extend to both sides, showing an eight-character shape, so the river valley suddenly widened, like a trumpet mouth. When mountain torrents broke out, the boulders washed down were piled up near the exit, which was a natural quarry.

After walking to this place, because there were usually teams mining here, the safety factor was much higher. Fang Senyan and the others were choosing a place when they saw a group of people rushing out of the mountain road next to them. A woman with a silver longbow in her hand was running ahead, but when she saw the simple large wooden wheelbarrow pushed by the half-orc slaves, her face flushed red, and she raised her bow and aimed it at an orc laborer!

But this woman's behavior had long been noticed. Zi pointed her finger and pushed the stunned orc laborer away. The woman holding the bow had already screamed:

"That's our car! I remember that rock. Second brother joked that there was gold in that yellow rock!! It's them, they must have ambushed us!"

As soon as this woman spoke, the people behind her immediately made combat stances. But obviously, there was someone else in charge. A man with a wolf's tooth hammer in his hand came out of the crowd. His gaze first stopped on Reef's shield, then he walked out and said in a deep voice:

"Everyone, it doesn't seem like you are from the opposite side. I need an explanation."

Ronnie said sharply and sarcastically:

"We came in to complete a mission. We encountered a group of defenders, drove them away, and picked up two carts of wood and stone ore. It's as simple as that."

The woman holding the bow laughed as if she had heard the biggest joke in the world:

"We were ambushed by two whole teams!! Fifteen strong enemies, and a Awakener summoner releasing magic beasts to suppress the whole area. You're just a few people, and you have the nerve to say that you drove them away? You must be spies, spies colluding with the other side!"

Even Sanzi couldn't stand this woman's unreasonable entanglement. He sighed and walked out, saying:

"Seriously, with a mouth that stinks more than an ass, I really don't know how you've lived until now... You said the magic beast that suppressed the whole area is this thing? We killed a few and planned to take them back to eat dog meat hot pot tonight."