133: Lin Ling, do you plead guilty?

At this moment, piercing alarms blared throughout most of the Dragon Nest Base.

All the Professionals near the Mission Temple felt a surge of violent elemental fluctuations.

And inside the Mission Temple, the stone tablet representing the Experience Instance emitted loud cracking sounds.

Dozens of figures suddenly appeared in the main hall.

"Run! It's going to explode!"

Lin Ling roared, grabbing Zhou Mengyan beside him and rushing out of the hall.

Behind him, Youyou followed suit, wildly picking up the young priest named An Yi from their team and running.

The others dared not delay either.

Just as they rushed out of the Mission Temple,

a terrifying energy began to spread outwards.

The terrifying energy storm seemed to devour everything nearby.

And there were at least over a hundred Dragon Nest Warriors near the Mission Temple.

At this very moment, all the Professionals affected began to lose health rapidly.

"What the hell is happening?"

"Did a Grand Magus from America-Alliance attack?"

"Run! The Mission Temple exploded!"

"Liu Zi, if you survive, help me take care of my mother! My health bar is at the bottom."

Even Lin Ling's expression changed drastically at the magnitude of this explosion.

He could feel that the power of this Instance's explosion was no less than one of his Forbidden Spells.

If things went wrong, these people might not survive.

Boom!!!

A massive explosion suddenly came from behind them.

Just as the explosion's shockwave was about to catch up to them,

a figure suddenly appeared in the air.

She raised her hand and pressed it towards the giant mushroom cloud in front.

The exploded mushroom cloud began to contract rapidly, bricks and stones flew backward, dust retreated, and shattered tablets reassembled.

The flow of time was forcibly rewound to before the explosion.

At the same time, figures shot out from all directions.

There were eight of them in total; besides Jiang Shan Yi, Lin Ling had never seen the others, but they were all Seven-Rotation Strong.

It was clear that Dragon Country, besides its overt high-end combat power, also possessed unknown hidden forces.

As soon as they appeared, they immediately began carving runes on the Experience Stone Tablet.

Various rare materials were thrown out as if they were worthless.

Before long, a massive magic array appeared around the Mission Temple.

The magic array slowly rotated, with brilliant golden light inside.

The dazzling magic runes illuminated the sky golden.

The shattered Experience Instance was rapidly being repaired under this massive magic array.

However, the leaked energy still caused many Dragon Nest Warriors to continuously lose health.

Lin Ling instantly snapped back to his senses and shouted to Zhou Mengyan in his arms, "Meng Yan, use your ultimate!"

"My cooldown isn't ready!" Zhou Mengyan exclaimed.

Lin Ling didn't hesitate, stuffing a drop of Magic God Dew into Zhou Mengyan's mouth.

If these people weren't saved, they might not last a few seconds.

"Holy Healing Light!"

In an instant, a white light descended from the sky, covering the entire hundred-meter radius around the Mission Temple.

At this moment, whether it was the Dragon Nest Warriors or the powerful individuals repairing the Experience Instance, everyone's health and mana bars were instantly refilled.

The SSS-rank priest once again displayed her most formidable side.

A moment later, the Experience Instance returned to stability.

The collapsed temple became perfectly intact.

However, Lin Ling and the others, who should have been in that timeline, were separated.

Lin Ling looked at the dusty group of important figures and awkwardly rubbed his nose.

He truly hadn't expected that clearing the Instance three times would cause the Instance to collapse.

"No one is to disclose today's events!"

Zhou Weiyun's soft shout, filled with supreme majesty, echoed all around.

The next second, she raised her hand and waved, and Lin Ling's group instantly vanished from their original spot.

War God Hall.

Only one light was on in a large conference room.

Under the dim light, Lin Ling sat on a chair.

In his eight directions, five men and three women, eight Seven Turns Grand Magus, sat on each side.

Tap, tap, tap…

The sound of high heels echoed from afar.

Zhou Weiyun slowly walked in; at this moment, all nine important figures had grim expressions.

"Lin Ling, do you know your mistake?"

Zhou Weiyun asked.

Lin Ling showed a wry smile, "I also didn't expect the Experience Instance to be so fragile, but I caused the trouble, so I'll accept whatever punishment is given."

"Accept? Can you afford it? According to Dragon Country law, causing significant loss to national property due to personal reasons will result in 10 years of imprisonment."

A hawk-nosed old man said in a deep voice.

Upon hearing this, Lin Ling's heart sank.

Although he didn't like to shirk responsibility, he certainly didn't want to go to jail.

Just then, a woman in a black leather jacket slowly stood up and said, "Lin Ling, I am Bai Feng, the first judge of the Dragon Nest Military Tribunal. I now sentence you to 6 years of imprisonment for the crime of causing loss to national property due to negligence."

As soon as these words came out, Lin Ling's face instantly darkened.

Individual power had no resistance whatsoever in the face of the national machine.

Lin Ling subconsciously looked at Jiang Shan Yi; he always felt that he might be a little wronged?

"Cough, cough, cough… Lin Ling, do you plead guilty?" Jiang Shan Yi said, then suddenly winked at Lin Ling.

"I plead guilty," Lin Ling said.

"Good, at least you're willing to take responsibility. We've investigated thoroughly, and you seem to have unintentionally damaged the Experience Instance. Moreover, you hold the rank of Major General.

I'm now applying for probation for you. You only need to compensate the national loss, and other responsibilities will not be pursued. 100 billion dragon coins, to be paid within seven days."

Where the hell am I going to get 100 billion for you?

Lin Ling's facial muscles twitched wildly; he was about to speak.

Jiang Shan Yi stood up from his chair.

"Sigh…" He shook his head and couldn't help but sigh, "Kid, this matter is indeed quite serious. The value of the Experience Instance is very high. Because of you, we consumed materials worth hundreds of billions to repair the Experience Instance. This is a loss for the entire Dragon Country."

"Old Jiang, I can compensate, but could the time frame be a bit more lenient?" Lin Ling said with a wry smile.

"Our relationship is pretty good, so I'll point you in a direction," Jiang Shan Yi suddenly said.

Lin Ling's eyes were filled with gratitude, "Please tell me, I'm listening."

"Our War God Hall controls some Instances. These Instances have level restrictions; once you reach Seven Turns, you can't enter.

Professionals below Seven Turns can't clear them, but there are some things in these Instances that we urgently need.

I won't beat around the bush. You can go and clear these Instances. Each one you clear will offset 20 billion in debt.

Of course, I can provide you with all possible assistance, and what you need to do is hand over all items obtained from the Instances to the War God Hall."

After Jiang Shan Yi finished speaking, everyone's gaze fell on Lin Ling.

At this moment, Lin Ling suddenly felt something was off.

It seemed… he had been tricked by this group of important figures?

First, Jiang Shan Yi asked him to bring new players to level up but didn't mention that Forbidden Spells couldn't be used, yet this old man knew Lin Ling would definitely use Forbidden Spells.

Secondly, as soon as the Instance exploded, Zhou Mengyan, an Eight-turn important figure, appeared.

And these eight Seven Turns powerful individuals also coincidentally appeared at the same time, and even more ridiculously, they brought the materials needed to repair the Experience Instance.

Later, several unfamiliar Seven-Rotation Strong played the bad cop, while Jiang Shan Yi came out to play the good cop.

And he himself had no choice but to either go to jail or work for the War God Hall.

This made Lin Ling very unhappy. He was indeed very stubborn, and sometimes even a bit rebellious.

The more people told him to do something, the more he didn't want to do it.

Just as he was about to refuse, a flash of inspiration suddenly crossed his mind.

Just now, Jiang Shan Yi seemed to say he would provide him with all possible assistance.

Where he leveled up didn't matter, and which Instance he cleared didn't matter.

Could he take this opportunity to launch a counter-attack and fleece them heavily?

A hint of cunning quietly flickered in his eyes.

"Old Jiang, I agree to your proposal, but I'd like to ask where those Instances are and when do I start challenging them?" Lin Ling asked.

As soon as these words came out, a hint of joy flashed in everyone's eyes.

Jiang Shan Yi even smiled and said, "Good, I knew you'd agree. The scattered locations of the Instances are a bit remote.

For example, the Ganges River Instance in India, the Giant Valley Instance in Australia, the Stonehenge Instance in the Sun Never Sets, and the Mount Fuji Instance in Cherry Blossom Country.

Some Instances require you to clear them and claim the rewards, while others require you to destroy them after clearing."