Regardless of whether Bai Ye fancied the members of the Evil Spirit Group, by popular standards, they were quite capable.
What did experts represent? Of course, fragments of Divine Stones!
Moreover, the Evil Spirit Group had also collected some rather good items within the virtual game's forbidden zone. Unlike the outside, items held within could not be obtained by killing.
Therefore, the Hidden Dragon Society had no intention of peaceful development.
This was something Bai Ye was happy to see.
If you developed peacefully, what was the point of your own efforts?
The goal was for you to fight, to fight to the death!
"An hour is enough," Bai Ye said, stretching his waist. "Let's take down the Boss on the first floor first."
After Gao Ming and the other two finished picking their items, and a new member of the Evil Spirit Group entered the game and rushed to catch up, they set off again towards the Boss's area.
An open space in a forest, named the Bonfire Camp.
In the center was a bonfire. When someone entered...
The flames of the bonfire suddenly surged, rising three to four meters high. Then, from the flames emerged a witch wearing a fiery red magic robe.
The Flame Witch, one of the three layer Bosses on the first floor. Defeating her would allow them to proceed to the second floor or leave with their items.
Gao Ming was there to watch. He had already cleared the first floor.
The remaining two members of the Evil Spirit Group looked at Gao Ming, asking if they should engage, and then...
Boom!
Seeing the Flame Witch raise her staff and cast a fireball, Bai Ye directly waved his hand. A fireball several times larger appeared and shot forward.
It swallowed the Flame Witch's fireball and then engulfed the Flame Witch herself.
"Ah!"
A sharp shriek sounded as the Flame Witch's body was instantly incinerated by the fireball.
Bai Ye waved his hand, saying, "Next floor."
Defeating the Flame Witch was not difficult. Gao Ming felt he could also demonstrate what it meant to say, "I could do it too."
But, killing the Flame Witch with fire...
Gao Ming could only say that this move was quite audacious, completely ignoring the opponent's fire resistance, right?
After the Flame Witch died, a portal appeared next to the bonfire. Entering it led to the second floor.
The style of the second floor instantly changed.
The overall tone of the world seemed to have darkened.
The surrounding architecture was very distinctive. More accurately, all the machinery possessed mechanical elements.
Houses had external elevators, roofs rotated automatically to quickly dry clothes, and there were train tracks in the sky with carriages moving slowly overhead.
Airships flew in the sky. Suddenly, a wooden bird landed in front of a residential building, placing a newspaper in the mailbox.
A world with a steampunk background, filled with strong mechanical elements.
Without lingering in the town, Bai Ye directly led the group out of town towards a mine in the wilderness.
One of the three Bosses on the second floor, the Mad Excavator!
This was Bai Ye's second objective. Upon reaching the depths of the mine, as soon as they entered the Mad Excavator's active area, it would launch a fierce attack.
Before entering, the two members of the Evil Spirit Group once again looked at Gao Ming, asking if they should act.
Gao Ming pondered for a moment. The Boss on the second floor could be cleared, but it was slightly difficult. Gao Ming was eager to see how far Bai Ye could go, yet he felt it wasn't right to just watch. Then...
Crash!
Suddenly, the giant Mad Excavator began to fall apart, quickly scattering into a pile of parts.
Gao Ming was speechless. It seemed he didn't need to worry about whether to engage or not.
Bai Ye said, "Open the treasure chest."
After the Boss was defeated, a treasure chest would be left behind. The chest could contain various items. The Boss chest on the first floor was not very significant.
However, the second floor would definitely yield black-quality items, and there was a small chance of obtaining red-quality items, which was worth looking forward to.
Gao Ming chuckled, "You defeated it, you open it."
Hearing this, Bai Ye gasped.
Brother, are you sure you want me to do it?
You haven't seen my luck with gachapon machines!
Bai Ye quickly stepped aside and said, "You guys do it."
When it came to gambling on luck, Bai Ye was very self-aware.
Gao Ming didn't mind. He sent someone forward to open the treasure chest. They were quite lucky. Out of a total of six items, two were red-quality. Most importantly, there was a red-quality airship, and it was a combat type.
Gao Ming's eyes lit up. This was a good item and absolutely had to be taken out.
Of course, Bai Ye's feelings needed to be considered, so Gao Ming looked at Bai Ye.
"Why are you looking at me?" Bai Ye said, looking at the airship. "The minimum operating crew is five people. Are you making fun of me?"
Gao Ming laughed heartily and then said, "Then I won't be polite."
After collecting the items, everyone's expressions became a bit more solemn.
Next was the third floor, which was the real beginning.
Stepping into the portal before them, if they couldn't defeat the Hidden Dragon Society and couldn't clear the Boss on the third floor, they would be trapped in the game forever. That was no laughing matter.
Bai Ye was rather nonchalant, waving his hand indifferently. "Let's go!"
Bai Ye took the lead into the portal.
The third floor was a world with an East Asian background. Upon entering, the oriental charm emerged.
Ancient buildings, small bridges and flowing water, the sound of wind chimes from afar.
The eerie thing was that when they looked up, the moon hanging in the sky was a blood-red moon.
Gao Ming's subordinate said, "Our people are at the city gate."
Bai Ye nodded and followed Gao Ming towards the city gate.
It wasn't far. A city in the "little sun's" country? Bai Ye felt it was just a village with a wall. From ancient times to the present, the "little sun's" scope had never been great.
Outside the city gate, Bai Ye saw seven members of the Evil Spirit Group waiting. They politely greeted Gao Ming upon seeing him.
But at this moment...
Clang!
The city gate suddenly retracted and closed rapidly with a loud bang.
Gao Ming was shocked. "What's going on?"
"Scatter!" Bai Ye kicked Gao Ming directly. "What else could it be? An enemy attack!"
Gao Ming was kicked into a "Wild Goose Landing on Flat Sand" pose, his butt in the air and face on the ground. His image as a leader was instantly ruined. However, Gao Ming not only couldn't argue with Bai Ye but also had to thank him.
Because, at the moment Gao Ming was kicked away...
With the sound of gunfire, a faint red energy beam struck the spot where Gao Ming had been standing, shattering a piece of the ground and leaving behind scorch marks.
"What are you waiting for?" Bai Ye shouted. "Scatter, everyone scatter, find cover."
The others looked at each other. Fortunately, Gao Ming reacted quickly and immediately said, "Listen to him, everyone listen to him. Until this forbidden zone is over, he is your commander."