75: One player out

Lin Fei quickly looted the items.

The nine boxes that dropped from the Angela Conglomerate troops contained good items.

Besides some Advanced potions, there were also some Rune Stones that they hadn't had time to use.

Among them, there were plenty of Blue-tier ones.

These Rune Stones didn't suit them, so he planned to take them out, turn them in to the guild, and exchange them for contribution points.

"Not bad, the Angela Conglomerate troops must have scavenged some Advanced resource areas as well."

"Good heavens! There's even a Purple one in here!"

In the sixth box, Lin Fei discovered a Rune Stone flickering with a sharp purple light.

【Obtained Super Rare Skill Rune Stone: Eagle Eye Sharpening (Purple Super Rare)!】

【Eagle Eye Sharpening: Can be used to enhance designated 'Shooting' and 'Aiming' type skills.

After enhancement, it greatly increases weapon range, bullet flight speed, and penetration power, and adds a 'Weak Point Lock' effect, with a high probability of automatically aiming at the enemy's vital points when attacking.】

"This is great, just right for Zheng Yang to use!" Lin Fei's eyes lit up as he put the Rune Stone into his backpack, planning to give it to Xu Zhengyang once they reunited.

He was never stingy when it came to improving his brother's strength.

After looting all the valuable items, Lin Fei waved at Lin Mengzi and Xu Zhengyang on the other side of the rift once again.

"Yang Zai, I found a Purple Rune Stone that suits you!"

"Really! That's great, Boss!"

Confirming that the bridgehead was safe, Lin Mengzi and Xu Zhengyang immediately stepped onto the shaky chain bridge along with the remaining players.

The iron chains made "creak, creak" sounds in the strong wind, and beneath their feet was a bottomless abyss rolling with black mist; one slight misstep would lead to an irreversible doom.

"Heh! Finally, we can cross!" Xu Zhengyang walked slightly ahead of Lin Mengzi, moving his feet cautiously while laughing, "Following the Boss is just great!

Daring to block the bridge, they got instantly killed!

Once I get the Purple Rune Stone, my combat power will be even stronger!!"

"Don't be careless," Lin Mengzi reminded him, her gaze vigilantly scanning the surroundings.

The other players were also terrified, but the desire to survive overcame their fear, and they scrambled towards the opposite bank.

However, just as the group walked nearly halfway across the chain bridge, reaching the very middle of the rift!

Boom!! —

Without any warning!

A heaven-shaking explosion suddenly erupted from the middle section of the iron chains beneath their feet!

Flames soared into the sky! Countless red-hot iron chain fragments scattered along with the shockwave!

The bridge body shook and twisted violently!

The few core load-bearing chains supporting the bridge were instantly blown apart!

"Ah!!"

"Bombs! The Angela Conglomerate actually hid bombs!!"

"The bridge is broken!!"

The roaring sound instantly echoed throughout the entire rift!

The dozen or so players walking in the middle of the bridge had no time to react at all before they were blown away by the shockwave of the explosion, or fell along with the broken chains, plummeting like dumplings into the viscous, rolling black river below!

Lin Mengzi and Xu Zhengyang's position was exactly in the explosion zone!

"Damn it! There was actually a trap!"

In the instant of weightlessness, Xu Zhengyang immediately controlled his consciousness, summoned his safety box, and put the Flaming M4 inside!

Lin Mengzi let out a cry of surprise as she fell, her gaze looking down towards the direction of Lin Fei at the bridgehead, while one hand instinctively grasped the flying chain.

Below, the black river, exuding an ominous aura, rapidly enlarged in her field of vision like a demon with its giant mouth wide open!

Splash!

Xu Zhengyang was the first to fall into the black river.

It didn't splash much; the moment his body touched the viscous liquid, it was like an ice cube thrown into concentrated sulfuric acid!

"Sizzle—!! Ah!!"

A short and extremely shrill scream rang out!

Xu Zhengyang's body dissolved and disintegrated at a speed visible to the naked eye!

His skin, muscles, and bones were all rapidly obliterated under that terrifying corrosion!

In less than two seconds, this Gunfire Master, who had just been looking forward to a new Rune Stone, completely vanished into the black river, leaving not even a trace behind!

【Your teammate: Xu Zhengyang out!】

Witnessing Xu Zhengyang's tragic state, Lin Mengzi, whose falling body was clutching the chain, was first thrown into the air, which slowed her fall slightly.

But her stunningly beautiful face was also filled with horror.

But even more so, it was the instinct to survive!

At this critical moment of life and death, she did not despair!

"Eight-Armed Demon Elephant, Undead Giant Baby!!"

Lin Mengzi let out a sharp, delicate cry in mid-air, her wand blazing with light, and a rich power of death instantly poured out!

Woo!

Just at the moment before she was about to fall into the black river, a massive undead figure burning with Soul fire appeared out of thin air above the rolling river surface below!

It was precisely that undead, the Eight-Armed Demon Elephant, which she had converted not long ago!

What was even more astonishing was that this behemoth, composed of bones and the power of death, did not instantly dissolve when it touched the terrifyingly corrosive black river water, unlike Xu Zhengyang and the Undead Giant Baby!

Perhaps the Eight-Armed Demon Elephant itself was related to Leigong Island, being forged from the soil of Leigong Island.

Therefore, it was able to resist the corrosion of the black water.

Splash!

Lin Mengzi fell heavily onto the broad, bone-armored top of the undead Demon Elephant.

A few drops of black water splashed onto her boots, instantly corroding away several patches of leather.

She steadied herself, looking at this summoned creature beneath her feet that resembled a mobile fortress, slowly floating in the deadly black river, and finally let out a long sigh of relief.

Looking back, at the bridgehead, Lin Fei's figure stood frozen there like a statue.

"Sister!!"

"I'm fine!"

"Sister, wait for me, I'll find a way to save you."

"Wait, don't worry about me for now."

Lin Mengzi noticed that on the surface of the black river below, following the complete dissolution of those fallen players, over a dozen glowing boxes of various sizes and different lights were floating up!

Those were the equipment and items dropped after players died!

Although the black river was extremely corrosive, these System-generated loot boxes seemed to have energy protection.

"Demon Elephant, fish those boxes up!" Lin Mengzi immediately commanded the undead Eight-Armed Demon Elephant beneath her feet.

The undead Demon Elephant's eight giant arms, covered in bone armor, flexibly reached into the black river, swiftly fishing up those glowing boxes that were about to sink or be completely corroded, and piling them onto its broad back.

Taking advantage of this interval, Lin Mengzi quickly checked these "unexpected gains."

She didn't know until she looked, and what she saw shocked her!

In these dozen or so boxes, two Purple Super Rare Rune Stones had actually dropped!

There were also a full thirteen Blue Rare Rune Stones, as well as quite a few scattered Materials and potions!

It seemed that among the players who had gathered from all directions, some had good luck and had picked up Purple-tier Rune Stones.

But now, these naturally all belonged to her.

"Feifei! A blessing in disguise! A huge harvest!"

Lin Mengzi shouted in surprise.

"Demon Elephant! Go up!" Lin Mengzi organized the loot and patted the undead Demon Elephant beneath her.

Roar!

The undead Eight-Armed Demon Elephant let out a low roar, its massive body exhibiting agility that didn't match its size.

Its eight giant arms, covered in bone armor, pierced fiercely into the rift's rock wall like sharp mountaineering picks!