25: Single team

“That kid ran off. Let’s speed up now; we should be able to intercept him up ahead.”

Seeing Li Changkong leave, the group quickly followed.

After passing through the forest, Li Changkong arrived at the interior of the Forbidden Ground.

However, unlike the forest landscape outside, the Forbidden Ground's interior was a desert.

The forest they had just passed through stood out like an oasis in the middle of the desert, appearing particularly out of place.

The yellow sand in the distance obscured the sky and sun, and the number of professional players here was very small.

Based on the pattern, the Yao Beast Rank here should all be around Rank 25 to 30.

Only by killing monsters above one's Rank would one gain more experience.

Therefore, for Li Changkong, this was a treasure trove for leveling up.

Just as Li Changkong was about to step forward, he heard the Black Flame beside him whimpering softly, as if warning him of something.

Li Changkong suddenly turned his head and found a team of professional players had appeared behind him.

The entire team consisted of eight people, almost covering all common professions.

Melee Warriors, Shield Warriors, ranged Archers, Mages, and also Priests.

Among them, there were two Warriors, two Mages, and two Archers.

Their attire was also very consistent, and upon seeing their outfits, Li Changkong immediately recognized their identity.

“We meet again on a narrow road.”

Li Changkong sneered.

Li Changkong had originally been wondering why the Overbearing Guild had disappeared for a while, and now he had unexpectedly run into them again.

The members of the team had all drawn their weapons, clearly indicating their hostile intentions.

“Kid, it looks like you know who we are. Since that’s the case, I won’t waste my breath.”

“I’ll give you a chance now. Come with us obediently, and we won’t have to resort to violence.”

Leading them was a Flame Warrior, clad in plate armor, who looked at Li Changkong with disdain.

In his opinion, after saying this, Li Changkong would surely panic and surrender immediately.

But to his surprise, Li Changkong looked at them with the gaze one would give an idiot.

He coldly said, “Do it.”

“Since you refuse a toast and prefer a forfeit, then don’t blame us for being ruthless!”

The Flame Warrior sneered and immediately charged forward.

He had already drawn the longsword from his waist, and a fiery glow covered the blade.

Even from a distance, one could feel the heat emanating from the longsword.

The Flame Warrior was also considered an Advanced profession, and his professional skills were naturally not weak.

In an instant, the Flame Warrior arrived in front of Li Changkong.

He raised his longsword high and swung it down towards Li Changkong's head.

Just as the longsword was about to fall, a black shadow blocked him and Li Changkong.

Then he felt a sharp pain in his chest as a large foot stepped on it.

Before the Flame Warrior could react, he was kicked away.

The longsword he tightly gripped immediately flew from his hand and fell powerlessly to the side.

“What, what was that?”

The people behind the Flame Warrior were somewhat stunned upon seeing this scene.

“Big Brother was instantly killed? He’s an expert who reached Rank 20!”

“How is this Black Dragon so terrifying? Did that kid summon some kind of anomaly?”

Although they were extremely surprised, they had not forgotten the purpose of their visit.

The entire team quickly gathered together and simultaneously launched an attack on Li Changkong.

“This kid is a Summoner. His summoned creature is indeed strange. Melee fighters, tie down that Black Dragon, and ranged attackers, attack him personally!”

A Mage within the team began to issue commands.

It was clear that he was likely the commander of the entire team.

The entire team heard him and immediately began to deploy their formation according to his instructions.

Currently, apart from the Rank 20 Flame Warrior, the other members of this team had not reached Rank 20.

After the formation was completed, Li Changkong's expression remained calm.

“Are you ready?”

Li Changkong looked at the team members and asked coldly.

The team members were startled, not understanding what he meant.

“If you are, then let’s all die together.”

A murderous intent flashed in Li Changkong's eyes, and as soon as his words fell, a Frost Road had already formed.

On this Frost Road, the speed of the opponents was greatly affected.

Although the opposing Shield Warrior had raised his shield in time, it still caused considerable damage.

With just one skill, Li Changkong inflicted light injuries on all of them.

At this moment, everyone also realized that this newcomer, Li Changkong, was perhaps too terrifying!

However, it was too late for them to regret it now; the Black Flame's Dragon Flame had already spewed forth.

With just one breath, it instantly cleared the health bars of several people.

Only some equipment was left on the ground.

“I'm rich, I'm rich.”

Looking at the equipment on the ground, Li Changkong's eyes naturally lit up with extreme joy.

Equipment and materials are different after all; even the lowest Rank equipment could be sold for 100,000 chinese yuan in the market.

And the equipment these people dropped could be sold for at least 500,000 chinese yuan.

His original small goal of two million was directly a quarter achieved.

If he added the chinese yuan he had accumulated before, he already had two million.

Finally, only the Flame Warrior was left on the field, but he was already in a critical health state.

Li Changkong did not hesitate and directly dealt with the Flame Warrior, who dropped his longsword.

The most valuable item was this longsword, which was a Rank 20 blue equipment.

If it were sold in the market, it would be worth at least 500,000 chinese yuan.

However, Li Changkong had no intention of selling it; instead, he kept the longsword.

Although he didn't have Warrior skills, he could learn them.

He already had several magic skills, but Li Changkong felt that melee skills were equally indispensable.

After dealing with this group of small fries, Li Changkong walked back towards the interior of the desert.

[You have entered a Rank 25 monster zone. Please proceed with caution.]

As soon as he entered the desert, a prompt appeared.

But looking around, all he saw was yellow sand, with nothing unusual.

Just as Li Changkong was puzzled, a slight movement suddenly came from the ground beneath his feet.

Li Changkong quickly lowered his head and found that there seemed to be some creature within the yellow sand on the ground.

Then a scorpion, fully two meters tall, emerged from underground.

Following that, one sand pit after another appeared in the middle of the yellow sand.

And from each sand pit, a Desert Poison Scorpion of similar size emerged.

The closest Poison Scorpion to Li Changkong raised its tail high and stabbed towards Li Changkong.

“Weak Water Art!”

Li Changkong casually waved his hand, and a bubble of Qi enveloped the Poison Scorpion.

The previously fierce Poison Scorpion instantly lost its combat ability.

After another Fire Vein True Dragon, the Poison Scorpion had already turned into a pile of ashes.