29: Could it be the White Bear Country?
A triangular fighter jet swiftly streaked across the sky above the East Lookout Mountain Range.
“Report: No Professionals above Five-turn detected. The attackers should have already fled.”
“Report: No casualties reported.”
“Report: All monsters in the East Lookout Mountain Range have been cleared.”
“Report: Data analysis shows that the target of the other party is the same as the Undead Summon Forbidden Spell from earlier today, only targeting monsters for clearance.”
One soldier after another quickly reported the latest situation.
Zhou Weiguo listened to the reports, his sharp eyes fixed on the moving light spots on the thermal imager that were continuously moving towards the outer perimeter of the mountain range.
“Which country is making a move? Is it possible that they used a Forbidden Spell Scroll?”
“A Forbidden Spell Scroll can indeed select attack targets, and Fire-type ones are relatively common, but an Undead-type Forbidden Spell Scroll? I’ve never even heard of it. Team Leader Lin, I think it’s more likely that a Professional cast the Forbidden Spell. Do you think it could be…” Mayor Bai Haishan said, raising his hand and pointing north.
“White Bear?”
Zhou Weiguo immediately narrowed his eyes. Suddenly, an encrypted message appeared before him: [Intelligence received: America-Alliance spies have entered the border, likely looking to assassinate the person who cast the Forbidden Spell. America-Alliance can basically be ruled out as a suspect.]
Looking at the message, Zhou Weiguo fell into contemplation. Although he was sent to investigate the Forbidden Spell, he always felt that the higher-ups were being mysterious, as if something was being hidden from him.
Now, the doubts raised by Bai Haishan didn't seem unreasonable. If it wasn't America-Alliance… While White Bear Country and Dragon Kingdom were strategic allies, they were also competitors.
Launching an attack without killing anyone would only slow down the development speed of new players.
For America-Alliance, this would be a thankless task.
However, for White Bear Country, it would directly benefit them.
In the National Newcomer Championship dungeon a month later, one of the champion rewards was a spot to enter God's Domain.
The country that obtained the spot would not need to participate in the God's Domain Competition and could send additional personnel.
The more people, the higher the probability of obtaining God's Domain resources.
The participating parties in the Newcomer Championship dungeon were divided into two groups, and White Bear Country and Dragon Kingdom happened to be in the same group.
The top-tier strength of the two allied nations was similar. Whichever country won the group championship in this tournament would likely become the true leader of the alliance.
“Team Leader Lin, I think the possibility is very high. After all, White Bear Country just happens to have an Undead Archmage.”
Bai Haishan said again.
Zhou Weiguo nodded, “I will report your conjecture to Dragon Nest immediately. However, I still don’t think White Bear would go to such lengths.”
“Many people are now applying for inter-city transfers. We must appease the citizens.” Bai Haishan looked at Zhou Weiguo with a worried expression.
Zhou Weiguo’s face darkened, “How do we appease them? Everyone saw this Meteor Fire Rain. Are we going to tell all the Awakened that our own Grand Magus was just bored and setting off fireworks?”
Just then, a soldier suddenly turned around, “Report: Xiao Corporation CEO Xiao Yuanshan requests a video call connection.”
Zhou Weiguo frowned, “What does he want? Connect it!”
Soon, a pot-bellied middle-aged man appeared on the large screen in front of everyone.
“Leaders, have you found the Grand Magus who cast the Forbidden Spell in Xiao?” Xiao Yuanshan asked with a smile.
“He ran!” Zhou Weiguo sighed lightly, “Just like the one from earlier today, he cast it and then ran. This person has extremely high mental power, precisely controlling the Meteor Fire Rain to only kill monsters, and no Awakened were injured.”
“Hehehe… Everyone must be wondering how to appease the public, right? I have a solution.” Xiao Yuanshan said with an ingratiating smile.
“Speak quickly! Get to the point!” Zhou Weiguo was impatient. As a military general, he disliked these tycoons the most.
“Zhou Mengyan and her team just happened to encounter a hidden BOSS. We can announce to the public that Xiao Yan, the heir of the Xiao Family, used a Fire-type Forbidden Spell to clear the monsters and save Zhou Mengyan. Wouldn't that kill two birds with one stone?
It can solve the government’s problem and also foster unity and friendship among the children. How great is that? What do you all think?”
After Xiao Yuanshan finished speaking, a cunning expression immediately appeared on his face.
Outer perimeter of the East Lookout Mountain Range.
The Ya Zi Squad looked at the devastated mountain range, a dozen or so dark-skinned people staring at each other, not knowing whether to be happy or sad for a moment.
Previously, surrounded by Ghouls, they had reached a dead end. The Meteor Shower suddenly appeared, smashing and burning all the monsters that were attacking them, while they themselves remained unharmed.
After a brief moment of shock, Zhou Mengyan immediately recalled the Undead army from earlier in the day.
She put away the golden scroll. Even with a face as cold as ice, she still couldn't hide her captivating beauty.
Under her command, all her teammates, while dodging the meteors, began to snatch kills from the meteors.
With the assistance of the Meteor Shower, in just a few minutes, all members of the Ya Zi Squad had leveled up by at least one level.
But every time a meteor landed nearby, and every time they heard the Ghouls sizzling as they were burned by the flames, it still made their hearts pound.
“Gulp…” Li Jingliang found that there were no more living monsters to kill and finally swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
The Archer, Youyou, asked tremblingly, “Meng… Mengyan Jie, how could a Meteor Shower really appear?”
“I don’t know either.”
At this moment, even Zhou Mengyan looked bewildered.
“Youyou, did a fire meteor burn your brain? What the hell is this? This is definitely a Fire-type Forbidden Spell.”
Li Jingliang looked at the still smoking Ghoul corpses in front of him, his eyelids still twitching uncontrollably as he spoke.
Zhou Mengyan said, “No matter what it is, if it weren’t for this sudden Meteor Shower, we would all be dead.”
“But the monsters also seem to have been cleared. They were cleared once during the day, and now again. Luckily, we gained some experience, otherwise we’d have to run maps again tonight. It would have been better if we had listened to Team Leader Lin and gone to farm mutated treants back then.” Youyou said.
As the saying goes, the speaker has no intention, but the listener takes it to heart.
A hint of doubt quietly sprouted in Zhou Mengyan’s heart, and Lin Ling’s words from before seemed to echo in her ears.
‘Perhaps because of my appearance, there will be a Meteor Shower. You should still go to Wanliu Park in the west of the city to farm mutated treants. If a Meteor Shower really appears, all the dark creatures will probably be smashed to death.’
“I think I found you.”
A figure slowly appeared in Zhou Mengyan’s mind's eye.
A hint of cunning flashed in Zhou Mengyan’s eyes, and she said lightly, “Let’s go, let’s leave this place quickly.”
“Mengyan Jie, are we still going back to Ya Zi?” Youyou suddenly asked.
At these words, everyone in the Ya Zi Squad fell silent.
The scene of Xiao Yan and Xiao Ya abandoning them and fleeing alone appeared before everyone’s eyes.
“If we don’t go back to Ya Zi, where else can we go? Let’s stay put for now. If we encounter a suitable guild…”
Li Jingliang did not continue speaking, turning and walking down the mountain.
But everyone understood that if there was a way out, he would absolutely not stay in Ya Zi any longer.
Just then, a buzzing sound suddenly came from the sky.
Everyone looked up and saw the hovercar flying back again.
The hovercar landed, and Xiao Yan was the first to jump out.
“You still have the nerve to come back?” Zhou Mengyan said coldly.
Xiao Yan showed a hint of grievance on his face and slowly said,
“Everyone, are you all unharmed? To save you, I used a Forbidden Spell Scroll worth five hundred million dragon coins.”
“Why aren’t you thanking my brother quickly? Especially you, Zhou Mengyan. If it weren’t for you being in the team, my brother wouldn’t have used such a precious Forbidden Spell Scroll.” Xiao Ya also said with a pained expression.
A hint of sarcasm quietly appeared on Zhou Mengyan’s face. If a Forbidden Spell Scroll killed so many monsters, why didn’t your level increase? But she didn't expose them, instead just watching the siblings' 'splendid' performance.