Chapter 1440 - 1339: There Really Is a Mine!

At 1 AM Beijing time, 5 PM London time, the members of the Royal Ark Team had finished their dinner early and returned to their intense work.

News just arrived from the exiled lands: "A cave suspected to possess unknown resources has been discovered! Red-named players from various countries have reached the site."

At this moment, Lancelot, the Captain of the British Team, was excited!

The Royal Ark Team had already received intelligence from a Chinese source two hours ago; the Bloodrose Guild from the China Region was attempting to recruit Elda from Red Name Village to serve as the garrison officer of Divine Punishment City. This provided the British Team with significant inspiration and the most compelling reason to fully establish themselves in Red Name Village, as the Divine Punishment City of the European Union Zone also needed a garrison officer.

As a result, Lancelot immediately returned to the Divine Punishment City in his zone to trigger a mission with the Angel Leader. The situation for the European Angel Leader was much more complicated compared to the Chinese Angel Leader. Having witnessed Elda’s abilities and deeply reflecting on his own mistakes, Lancelot found that his proposal was fully agreed upon, and there was consent to release an appointment letter to Elda.

The appointment letter from the Divine Realm was something Hilda could not refuse, and this was the ultimate weapon for the British Team to reclaim Elda.

However, the European Union Zone faced the same issue: they first needed to assist Elda in completing the mission in Red Name Village. Before the National War Zone opens, Elda’s mission remains unknown. Yet, there was no more time to wait; Fleeting Blossom, the Female Lord from China Region, had already taken action, and it was imperative to grasp the initiative while Da Fei was occupied in the Japan Zone National War!

Now, the big screen at the Royal Ark Team Command Center displayed the scene at the wilderness cave, with an extraordinary creature at the entrance in the form of a car-sized entity, resembling a humanoid female from the waist up and a gigantic spider from the waist down. In Japanese popular terms, she would be a spider demon girl. This creature’s immense restorative power had left a deep impression on the British Team members collecting intelligence during the last operation to clear red-named villagers exiting the village.

Not far from the cave were red-named players from various countries spectating while dodging disturbances from small monsters, especially the group of twenty or thirty Chinese red names waving five-star red flags in the front, which stood out.

Lancelot furrowed his brow: "Such a commotion, this is a bit beyond our control—who discovered this cave?"

The team switched the camera to a Chinese player at the back of the crowd drawing circles on the ground: "It’s him, a Chinese player. We all followed him here."

Lancelot furrowed his brow again: "His positioning isn’t bad; he can run away in time if anyone wants to kill him."

The team replied: "He seems to be an expert, doesn’t look like an average player."

Lancelot said gravely: "If he’s sent by China’s major guilds, under no circumstances should he be revealing any secrets. What’s his identity?"

The team switched to another website page: "We found his account with a transaction record on China’s most famous gold mining trade website two hours ago. It’s a purchased account."

"Bought account?" Lancelot frowned: "Very suspicious! It’s possible someone intentionally laid a smokescreen to mock players from various countries."

The team asked in surprise: "What should we do?"

Lancelot said gravely: "Contact our frontline team members and have them lure away the Spider Lady at the entrance. Other team members should rush into the cave as fast as possible."

"Roger."

...

At this time, observing the movements of "multi-nation" players, Phoenix Feather coldly smirked. For Phoenix Feather, whose main account was "banned," every current action was akin to venting, fearing the world not in chaos. The bigger the commotion, the more advantageous it was to break the deadlock.

Just then, the Da Bing from the Dragon Cavalry Chamber of Commerce approached Pork Rib Saint: "Brother, are you sure there’s a treasure inside? There are so many foreigners here; if the treasure is snatched, that wouldn’t be good, would it?"

Phoenix Feather was disinclined to waste words with him: "None of my business! Whoever has the ability can take it."

The Da Bing said solemnly: "Speak up, I know you’re not a regular player. What’s your objective?"

Phoenix Feather replied impatiently: "Isn’t that nonsense? Which regular player would enter Red Name Village?"

The Da Bing frowned: "Can you speak properly? Why are you acting so smug?"

Phoenix Feather coldly replied: "Who do you think you are? I’m a red name, and I’m proud!"

"Son of a bitch!" The Da Bing also squatted next to Pork Rib Saint, then solemnly said: "In all my time playing games, I’ve only seen one other person as dumb as you—" He stopped abruptly and silently observed the actions of multi-nation players.

Phoenix Feather’s heart skipped a beat, had he recognized my small account? But after waiting for a while, Da Bing didn’t continue. Although Phoenix Feather didn’t intend to waste words with him, the curiosity was overwhelming, so he couldn’t resist asking: "Who?"

The Da Bing indifferently said: "Who?"

Phoenix Feather impatiently said: "You said someone as dumb as me—" Immediately regretting his words as soon as he spoke!

Da Bing pointed at Phoenix Feather’s nose and laughed heartily: "You admitted it yourself. Are you dumb or not?"

Phoenix Feather was furious: "Screw you, dare to play me!"

Da Bing laughed even harder: "I’ll change my statement; I’ve never seen anyone as dumb as you—" Then Da Bing’s smile vanished: "Tell me, are you Phoenix Feather’s smurf?"

Phoenix Feather’s heart was shaken, how could he guess that!? Even if I bought an account, no one knows about any connection to my main account!

"No!"

The Da Bing reacted: "I had the illusion you were him."

This jerk is probing me! Phoenix Feather furrowed his brow: "What makes you say that?"

The Da Bing calmly said: "Well, because Phoenix Feather is a big stupid fool."

Son of a bitch! At this moment, Phoenix Feather decided to shut up and not speak another word to this trash.

Just then, the multi-nation players’ monster-luring operation progressed; the Spider Woman moved slightly away from blocking the entrance!

Phoenix Feather suddenly stood up, activated the Rapid March skill, and charged!

For players unfamiliar with the Spider Woman from various nations, this might not count as progress; but for the seasoned Phoenix Feather, it was an opportunity! Once this chance was missed, given the behavior patterns of red-named players, there’s a good chance they won’t be able to get close before other national players clear the area.

This Chinese player’s unusual move caused an uproar throughout the scene! In everyone’s eyes, approaching the boss at this moment was simply suicide!

However, a "miracle" happened; this Chinese player not only wasn’t killed by the boss but successfully charged into the boss’s cave!

Lancelot instantly came to his senses: "Charge!"

Suddenly, a large group of red-named players moved, and other red-named players not belonging to the British Team followed suit. At this moment, the red-named players from various countries acted in surprising unison, without engaging in any PK incidents that would sabotage each other. After all, everyone knew this was an operation by major national game clubs; the real competition lay ahead, and the current priority was to confirm intel about the cave. With unclear intel, engaging in PK would be utterly absurd.

However, the miracle did not repeat; half of them failed to seize the opportunity and were still instantly killed by the boss. Yet, half of the red-named players managed to rush into the boss’s cave successfully.

Phoenix Feather laughed; he certainly knew what happened behind him. Phoenix Feather also knew that the monsters guarding the cave weren’t just the one at the entrance, but there were also others inside. Hence, being the trailblazing pathfinder had its advantages; upon entering the cave, he went straight to a dark crevice and hid stealthily.

Then, the players from various nations still believed there was someone leading them from the front, racing to catch up, and in their haste, pulled two Spider Women from the cave!

Two! The scene caused an uproar among red-named players from various countries! The next moment, these two Spider Women, like two bulldozers, drove the chaotic red-named players from various nations towards the cave entrance!

When these two Spider Women passed by the crevice where Phoenix Feather was hiding, he seized the precious opportunity to dash into the deep area of the boss’s cave!

Phoenix Feather felt extremely lucky; the maneuver he failed to perform over twenty times alone was finally achieved thanks to these cannon fodders. Now, what truly lay in the depths of the boss’s cave?

Getting closer! Blood light emanated at the end of the passage! Was it the blood glow of the Red Sea? Phoenix Feather’s heart thumped wildly with excitement!

Upon reaching the end, a massive Blood Pool appeared, surrounded by countless Blood Red Crystal Stones!

Phoenix Feather’s jaw dropped in shock: "Turns out there really is a mine!!!"

Gazing at the passage opposite the Blood Pool, blood flowed out continuously, pouring into the Blood Pool. Without hesitation, Phoenix Feather instantly dashed towards the passage, perhaps it was the source of the Red Sea... (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommended votes, monthly votes. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)