Chapter 327: Chapter 325: Ambush from All Sides
In the sky.
Kane and his team once again struck down a squad, the mark clearly visible in the eyes of all the Explorers.
"How about it, everyone? My proposal should have no issues, right? Look, that Mist Squad has annihilated another Explorer Squad."
"Moreover, they’re in the same area as us now. If we don’t unite to take them down first, you’ll end up dead too."
"We’re here in this dungeon with such strength to showcase our individual abilities, aren’t we? To join other top guilds and organizations, but if we’re hunted like this, we won’t showcase anything; we’ll just become stepping stones for others."
The bespectacled man explained to a squad in front of him at the camp.
Upon hearing the bespectacled man’s words, everyone in the squad before him lowered their heads, lost in thought.
They were originally thinking of rejecting, yet the mark of Kane’s team in the sky was glaringly in their eyes.
Indeed, Kane and his team have taken down more than 10% of all Explorers in just 4 days.
To eliminate so many so quickly, this Mist Squad must have means to track down other Explorers.
And now, they’re using these means to hunt down other Explorer Squads.
If Kane and his team knew, they would definitely cry out in injustice. Although we do have the means to track other Explorer Squads, we haven’t used it.
It’s really you who bumped into us; we didn’t actively attack.
And from the avatars of these slain Explorer Squads, it can be fully determined that no Explorer in the dungeon is their match.
And indeed, they are in the same area as this Mist Squad.
After all, the beam of light from the landmark buildings in recent days was seen by everyone. During that time, Kane’s team’s killing notice appeared, and with a little thought, they could deduce that Kane’s team must have claimed the landmark.
So the bespectacled man in front wasn’t lying.
The intention to refuse gradually wavered.
Seeing the squad in front of him had swayed, the bespectacled man pushed up his glasses knowingly.
Because what he said was realistic, he only processed this reality and put it bloodily before these people, compelling them to make the choice he wanted.
Finally, the squad leader, an elven male, stood up and said, "Alright, we agree with your plan and will join forces with you to besiege that Mist Squad."
Upon hearing his answer, the bespectacled man smiled, shook hands with him, and said, "Then happy cooperation; I’ve marked the meeting point on this map. We’ll gather there tomorrow morning."
After speaking, the bespectacled man didn’t linger. He left the camp with his teammates, leaving behind the elven squad still pondering the correctness of their judgment.
"The four nearby squads have been persuaded by us. With the combined forces of our five squads, even if the Mist Warriors are strong, they are silver level; we should be secure." The lenses of the bespectacled man reflected light in the blizzard.
His teammate cautioned, "It might be wise to say less of such things; it’s not very auspicious."
"So, is this squad the last one? Can we go back now? It’s too cold, I’m about to fall asleep." The Snake Woman in their squad, bundled in thick clothes, asked her captain.
"Alright, let’s head back then." The bespectacled man pushed the snow-laden lenses up his nose.
The fair-skinned girl walking beside him slowly turned her head to ask, "You, clearly, don’t need, glasses to, see, why, do you, wear them? Don’t you, find them, inconvenient?"
"These glasses are magic equipment. Do you understand?" The bespectacled man wiped the snow off his lenses and responded excitedly, no longer maintaining his previous calm demeanor.
"Tsk," their squad’s Purgatory Demon smirked, directly revealing his lie, "The so-called magic equipment just allows the lenses to reflect light, right?"
"None of your business!"
The bespectacled man pulled up his hood, quickening his pace in the blizzard.
Laughter from his teammates echoed behind him.
His pace quickened even more.
...
Morning.
The sun in the dungeon rose from the lava.
Kane and his team rested in a forest of towering trees, with Kane’s treehouse built on the branches between the massive trunks.
Slowly, he ascended the elevator to the level where Kane was.
Gliding on wheels, she rolled to Kane’s bedside, extending a mechanical arm to tap Kane’s blanket.
"Master, your set time has arrived; you should get up."
After a full night’s rest, Kane rose and looked out the window, awaiting the imminent prompts in the sky.
Today’s sky would reveal the scope of the next map collapse. If missed, the dungeon wouldn’t kindly remind again.
Only then could one admit bad luck and blindly push toward the center of the map relying on chance.
Looking at the time still left, Kane took the elevator to the living room, where Kreya and the others were also gradually waking up.
"It’s coming."
Upon hearing Longbei’s voice, everyone turned their heads from the window to look at the sky, where a giant map had appeared.
The terrain depicted on the map matched the dungeon they were currently in, and an ellipse had been drawn on the map.
The area within the ellipse was where Kane and the others would soon head, while the outside of the ellipse had been marked in red.
The areas marked in red were the ones that would collapse in two days. Unfortunately, the location where Kane and the others were was exactly within this area.
Moreover, they estimated it was at least four to five hundred kilometers away from the inside of the circle.
"This is really unlucky," Kane murmured to himself while looking at the map.
Knowing the next area, Kane and the others no longer hesitated. They dismantled the wooden house and began heading towards the circle using their vehicle.
The morning was bright and sunny, and the blizzard had subsided somewhat compared to the night.
Time passed slowly.
The sun rose from the horizon, reaching the center of the sky.
The blizzard weakened to its extreme, now only resembling snowstorm.
And Kane and the others had been traveling in their vehicle for a whole morning.
The vehicle suddenly came to a standstill as a row of stone walls unexpectedly rose from the ground ahead, blocking their way.
"We’ve been ambushed," Meizike shouted.
Kane instantly dispersed the vehicle, and they landed cautiously, readying themselves for battle.
Meizike continued, "There are a total of 5 squads, all fully composed of 5-person explorer squads, approaching us from 5 directions."
"25 people, huh," Kane licked his lips upon hearing Meizike’s words, "Looks like we’ll need to have a full-fledged fight."
"Meizike, you ride Cotton Candy to high altitude and provide us with treatment and support anytime, Longbei, make sure to protect Meizike and Lilylulu, you three are responsible for frontline defense."
"Think about killing only while ensuring your own survival. Kreya and I will take care of their ranged and support."
"Now, drink the potion."
After speaking, a pile of potions appeared in everyone’s hands and they were immediately downed.
And Kreya instantly replaced the Lion Pride Set, her feet surrounded by a halo providing various enhancements to everyone.
Meanwhile, watching platform.
"Surrounded, surrounded, looks like the Fog Squad is in danger this time."
The giant screen was showing the scene of the 5 squads beginning to attack Kane and the others.
Since morning, the screen showed the situation of those 5 squads, and people had been waiting for this moment.
"There’s no choice, it seems the Fog Squad can only stop here. Their behavior in the dungeon has been too arrogant."
"Perhaps not, it’s not certain that the Fog Squad will be completely wiped out."
"There’s no opportunity left, under the siege of 5 Silver squads, this Fog Squad is bound to be annihilated. The only question is how much of a price they can make these squads pay."
Upon hearing this remark, people around couldn’t help but nod. This comment wasn’t derogatory; on the contrary, it was quite reasonable.
"Looks like this Fog Squad is in great danger," said the sturdy figure with slicked-back hair.
Listening to his words, the Crystal Woman gently traced her lips with her index finger and said, "Only in danger can opportunities arise to truly showcase their strength, right? I’m quite eager to see how they’ll respond."
"Indeed, it’s rather exciting."
Burton, at this moment, was staring intently at the screen showing Kane and the others being surrounded, his fingers interlocked, expression grave.
"These squads are so despicable; losing the fight is one thing, but calling people for a gang attack is another. Calling people is fine, but gathering 5 squads of 25 people is just shameless, disgraceful, disgraceful!"
Rob Master was furious, beating his chest and stomping his feet, cursing at the screen.
A young man quickly embraced Rob Master, seating him and consoling him repeatedly: "No need to rush, calm down. They might not succeed. This Fog Squad is so formidable; perhaps they’ll turn the tables."
Upon hearing the young man’s words, Rob responded with a smack on the back of his head, producing a crisp sound.
"You’re silly! How could they win like this? That’s why I’m so mad, because they can’t win. If there was a chance to win, I’d already be sitting here quietly watching. It’s infuriating!"
Listening to Rob’s words, the young man pouted, protesting: "Who knows? It’s not over yet. It’s still uncertain who will prevail in the end; anything could happen in this unpredictable world."
"What are you babbling about over there?"
"Nothing."