72: Chapter 70 Death of the Extraordinary

"Hiss."

Luo Long suddenly rubbed his back.

"Why do I have an ominous premonition?"

"I have one too."

"Me too."

Ming Zhan and Li Yujian also nodded repeatedly.

"There couldn't be more enemies, right?"

The three looked around, but saw nothing, only discovering Mo Bai looking at them with ill intent. The moment their eyes met, Mo Bai beckoned them over.

The three felt their hearts skip a beat and exchanged glances.

"I'll state this first: no matter what Mo Bai says, the three of us have to stand together."

"Understand? We can't just let whatever Mo Bai says go!"

"Understood."

Li Yujian nodded heavily.

Ming Zhan also agreed immediately without the slightest hesitation.

The three looked at each other, emboldening one another before walking toward Mo Bai together.

As they approached, Luo Long and Li Yujian both went up to greet him with smiles all over their faces.

"Brother Mo, is there something..."

"Yeah, is..."

Before Luo Long and Li Yujian could finish, they suddenly heard Ming Zhan speak up.

"Brother Mo, you give the word and I'll cooperate. Also, can you help me set up some player transcendents?"

"Like those natives, where after their class change, half belong to the guild and half to the Association. Our guild will provide the materials, resources, and wages. I'll have half the people take shifts here, and if needed, I can pull the whole crew over—no problem."

"If you tell me to hit a dog, I won't catch a chicken; if you tell me to go east, I'll never go west."

"I'm definitely not like Luo Long and Li Yujian, playing little mind games. From now on, I'm your loyal lackey."

?!"

?!"

Ming Zhan finished this long speech in one breath without any pause, leaving Luo Long and Li Yujian stunned.

"Screw you, Ming Zhan!!"

"You're shameless!"

Luo Long and Li Yujian instantly became frantic.

"Who's playing mind games?"

"Who are you talking about?!"

Ming Zhan sneered.

"I might be blunt, but I'm not stupid. You two don't say it to his face, but the number of times you've run here behind his back isn't just once or twice."

"I'm done playing with you guys!"

"I'm hanging with Brother Mo. At least Brother Mo definitely won't screw me over."

Luo Long, Li Yujian, and Ming Zhan immediately started hurling insults. The scene was so intense that Yang Hao, standing nearby, picked up a sour fruit and ate it with great interest.

Mo Bai casually grabbed one and took a bite.

"Hiss!"

Mo Bai's teeth went soft from the sourness. Just as he was about to toss it into the lake, he suddenly noticed Yang Hao's gaze.

His hand paused, stopping immediately.

He couldn't raise his hand or put it down; Yang Hao just kept watching Mo Bai.

After a moment of stalemate, Mo Bai silently retracted his hand and took another bite.

"Hiss."

Mo Bai's teeth throbbed, and only then did Yang Hao avert his gaze.

Meanwhile, Luo Long and Ming Zhan, who had been arguing until they were red in the face, ran over and patted their chests, speaking to Mo Bai.

"Brother Mo, what Ming Zhan said is absolutely fabricated, pure slander."

"Furthermore, regarding what he said, we'll do exactly the same. Not a bit less, we're all the same."

"They're definitely not as honest as me, and they won't be able to execute things as well as I can."

"I'm honest to a fault, and my execution will definitely be without compromise."

Ming Zhan interjected coldly.

"Hiss."

Hearing this, Luo Long and Li Yujian felt their teeth ache with frustration. They pointed at Ming Zhan, their fingers trembling, unable to speak.

Ming Zhan laughed very heartily, feeling extremely smug.

He had already made up his mind.

He would rather take a loss himself just to disgust these two bastards to death.

Besides... was he really losing out?

Ming Zhan's smile became even more unbridled.

Luo Long and Li Yujian were so angry they couldn't speak.

A long while later, they and Mo Bai finally reached a consensus.

The Dragon Soaring Guild would send twenty players who had invested all their points into spirit to be listed under Fang Yun and Cao Quan respectively. They would be coordinated by them to assist in research and development.

Fang Yun and Cao Quan were originally Mage players from Dragon Soaring, so there would be no issues with them coordinating newcomers from their own guild.

A project group consisting of one veteran and ten newcomers would serve as the basic unit within the Mage Association, independently completing various R&D tasks.

The War Alliance and Blood Moon also each sent ten people to be managed by Cui Hao and Lu Zheng, forming a relatively independent research group.

The Mage members of the Mage Association expanded directly from six to forty-six, forming four independent project groups.

In addition, the three major guilds each sent five players to the shores of Quiet Lake to participate in training.

At the same time, a message was passed down through the command system of the Oak Town Player Alliance.

"Captain Wang, have you heard? The Mage Association is recruiting!"

Wang Lun, who was performing a Spiritual Power scan, was slightly stunned. He turned to look at his teammate beside him.

"What do you mean?"

"Literally. News just came from above that the Mage Association is recruiting sixty people. If you pass the assessment, you can change class to Mage."

"It requires fifteen points of spirit. Aren't you at—hey, hey, you, where are you going?"

Before the player could finish, he saw Wang Lun charging toward Quiet Lake without looking back.

On the other side, Li Xin, who had just logged back in after taking a phone call, suddenly widened his eyes.

"What? Recruiting? Fifteen points of spirit?"

"I'm at seventeen points! Is the Mage Association really recruiting?!"

Li Xin looked at the Great Axe Gang members he was chasing. He stopped the pursuit and turned to sprint away, leaving the dozen or so people who were chasing the gang members with him completely bewildered.

"What's going on?"

"Where did he go?"

"It seems he said the Mage Association posted an announcement saying they're recruiting."

??"

"Holy crap, can I go?"

A player's brows shot up as he couldn't help but speak out.

The person next to him scratched his head.

"Then are we still chasing?"

"Chase my ass. The scout is gone, how are we supposed to chase?"

"Forget the chase, let's go back and see the excitement."

"Let's go."

"Let's go."

Player after player received the news, and wave after wave of people surged back.

This even left the hunted Great Axe Gang members a bit confused.

"Where are the people?"

"Why is no one chasing us anymore?"

This even made them feel vaguely uneasy, but after scouting around, they found that indeed no one was pursuing them anymore.

The heavily injured Second-in-Command, seeing the pursuers suddenly vanish, took a breath. With lingering fear, he quickened his pace toward the base, not daring to stop for a moment until he saw the mountain where the stronghold was located and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"I'm back."

Returning to the stronghold, the exhausted Second-in-Command leaned against the gate while calling for those above to open it.

However, there was no response for a long time. On the contrary, a faint smell of blood even wafted from inside.

The players have already attacked?!

This thought suddenly surfaced in the Second-in-Command's mind, and his heart skipped a beat.

Without any intention of going in to look, and without making a sound, he turned around to leave.

But just as he turned, a figure wearing a black robe appeared silently before him.

The figure's face was completely concealed under the black robe, dark and featureless. The only detail was a circular red pattern engraved on the robe.

And behind the black-robed figure, a corpse of a soldier in leather armor was being dragged along.

That familiar face and the familiar crest on the leather armor caused the Second-in-Command's pupils to shrink violently.