99: Give way

Lin Ye had discovered Gong Zhen and his group when they came down.

Now he was having a bit of a headache.

He had already excavated four-fifths of this resource point.

The last fifth would take him about half a day.

The main reason was that the deeper he dug for black stones, the harder it got, as the ones inside were of high-grade quality, and the surrounding rock layers were reinforced to be incredibly tough.

The star core was indestructible; at least, those below Star Level had no way to damage it.

So, the excavation was done by taking out entire chunks.

How should he deal with this team?

Lin Ye pondered countermeasures.

The simplest method was, of course, to eliminate them.

But they were a seven-person team and could fly. Could he annihilate them?

Lin Ye wasn't confident. He could instantly kill one to two of them, but once the others reacted and flew away to escape, he would be completely helpless.

He couldn't fly, and his teleportation distance was limited. If they flew a thousand meters high into the sky, no amount of teleportation would reach that height.

If he left a single survivor, things would go south.

Xia Nation strictly forbade internal conflict.

There was a complete set of laws punishing those who harmed their compatriots.

It was true that he was valued by the country, but to act unscrupulously just because he was valued? He would end up in trouble sooner or later.

Since he couldn't silence them, he could only stall for time.

Just give him half a day, and he would dig everything up and then run.

Actually, he could choose to run now, but the remaining fifth was the most valuable part. How could he abandon it?

Unless there was absolutely no other way and he had to escape, he still wanted to take it all.

He grabbed his pickaxe, ready to deal with this team.

"This mine tunnel is too narrow."

"Holy cow, this can't be a team's accomplishment. It's probably some kid's wild fantasy, right?"

"Old Wang, you keep an eye out in front, don't let us get ambushed."

When the team was halfway through, they saw an armored figure walking towards them.

"What brings you here, gentlemen?" Lin Ye asked straightforwardly.

Old Wang chuckled honestly, "Brother, aren't we just curious about what you're digging? Just came to take a look."

"Nothing. You should leave. You're not welcome here." Lin Ye released his aura.

Although he was only at the sixth stage, his aura was terrifying, far surpassing the seventh stage.

The hunting team members were startled. How could this kid's aura be so terrifying?

They secretly began to retreat in their hearts.

Old Wang, as the captain, knew clearly that even if they pooled all their team's strength, they had no confidence in dealing with Lin Ye.

Moreover, who knew how many people Lin Ye had behind him.

Should they fight? After all, Lin Ye was only at the sixth stage; even if they couldn't win, they could run.

Just as he hesitated, another terrifying aura came from behind Lin Ye.

Not good, there's another person on the other side.

They weren't confident against Lin Ye alone, let alone with another person added.

The aura of this other person was also very terrifying, only slightly inferior to Lin Ye's.

Old Wang quickly apologized, "I'm really sorry, brother, for disturbing you. We'll retreat now."

A wise man knows when to retreat. They would withdraw first.

"Mm." Lin Ye didn't say much.

The seven-person team quickly retreated.

"So terrifying, Old Wang, that kid is only at the sixth stage, how can his aura be so terrifying?"

"Yeah, yeah, I feel like he could instantly kill me."

"And not just him, that figure behind him is also so terrifying."

"Yes, luckily they weren't malicious."

Everyone felt a lingering fear.

Sixth stage, and yet he possessed such a formidable aura.

They retreated for over a hundred miles before stopping their flight.

Old Wang said calmly, "This kid is strange. Has anyone thought about why a super genius would be so fixated on this place?"

"Yeah, without profit, who would bother mining for no reason?"

"Could it be that he's trying something out? After all, there are indeed many people who come here unwilling to give up on finding black stones."

Old Wang chuckled, "Maybe so, but what if there really is a harvest inside? This opportunity absolutely cannot be missed. We indeed can't deal with him, but there are others."

His teammates all agreed.

"Right, we can tell other major powers."

"This news might be wrong, but other major powers will definitely not miss the chance to take a gamble."

Having discussed it, the group rushed towards White Stone City.

They wanted to report this news to the major powers.

Only Gong Zhen hesitated, wanting to speak but holding back.

Even if this opportunity was good, how much would those major powers share with them if they truly gained something?

Moreover, was it worth offending a genius? Could you be sure that a genius didn't have a power behind him?

He had a premonition that they would definitely gain nothing but trouble this time.

But his teammates were one by one blinded by profit.

They simply wouldn't listen to reason.

Although they were at the seventh stage, they were actually no different from laborers.

The exhausting hunting and precarious lives made many of them fantasize about getting rich overnight, experiencing an adventure, and from then on breaking through to the Star Level and reaching the pinnacle of life.

It was precisely because of this that they would not let go of even a small opportunity.

On the other side, Lin Ye didn't know if this team would give up, but always preparing for the worst, he had to speed up. He needed to finish digging and leave before their reinforcements arrived.

"Well done, Little White."

Little White joyfully leaped into his embrace.

That's right, the aura behind Lin Ye just now was released by Little White.

Although Little White's combat power was low, his level was there, and his proficiency was astonishing, making his aura quite intimidating.

He needed to hurry with the rest.

Lin Ye felt a sense of crisis.

Muscle Master and Star Body were fully activated, Self-Mastery controlled the exertion of power, and his Soul, strengthened by the Undying Soul, was terrifyingly clear, allowing him to choose the optimal digging plan to the maximum extent.

Fully berserk, Lin Ye transformed into a relentless digging machine, swinging his pickaxe into afterimages, striking sparks from the black stone mine.

Three hours.

After going berserk, Lin Ye would need three hours.

Meanwhile, Old Wang and his group had approached several powers, but those powers didn't believe them.

You say there is, then there is? They had personally investigated.

Major powers often had great confidence in their own strength. If you said there were black stones there, wasn't that indirectly saying that their power's people were incompetent? That they couldn't find them.

However, with their persistence, they still found one power willing to act.

This power dispatched two eighth-stage and ten seventh-stage cultivators to follow Old Wang and his group to take a look.

"Wang Xiao, your kid better be telling the truth, or else you'll be working for our Yuanyang Development," one of the eighth-stage cultivators sneered.

Old Wang had been unable to find any power willing to try, yet he was unwilling to give up, so he promised compensation if he was wrong.

"Don't worry, I, Old Wang, keep my word," Old Wang guaranteed.

His heart was filled with tension.

Whether the rest of his life would be happy, whether there was a future for his power, depended on this one wave.

The grand procession of the group attracted the curiosity of many bystanders.

"What is Yuanyang Development doing? Such a big fuss."

"Maybe they found something good."

"That's the Tide Squad up front, isn't it?"

When the group arrived, Lin Ye had just finished digging up the last piece.