231: Chapter 231 Stealing Mines? The Backlash Will Teach You a Lesson

Inside the Dragon Emperor Palace, Ao Ningshuang had just finished eating the Thousand-Year Ice Spirit Fruit, and Lin Jin's fetal breathing had completely stabilized.

Outside Dragon Domain's Core Mine No. 1, several dark shadows crept in along the rock walls.

They wore grayish-black cloaks, their IDs were hidden, and their movements were swift.

The leader lowered his voice: "Hurry up! Twenty barrels of high explosives, bury them all under the main support pillar."

"As long as Mine No. 1 collapses, the Dragon Domain Mining Ranking Competition will be half-ruined."

"Doesn't Lin Zhe like giving benefits to players? I'll make it so they can't mine a single dragon crystal!"

The others nearby nodded, gritting their teeth.

They were all remnants of the Black Iron Alliance.

Previously, they had their mining area permissions revoked by Lin Chen for monopolizing mine shafts and blocking solo players.

The guild was disbanded, their equipment was dropped, and their dragon crystals were gone.

They couldn't swallow this grievance.

So tonight, they brought twenty barrels of high explosives from the black market, prepared to blow up Dragon Domain's Core Mine No. 1.

Deep in the mine, the clinking sounds of mining were still echoing.

Many players were taking advantage of their free hour, heads down and swinging their pickaxes.

No one noticed the shadows behind the main support pillar.

The Black Iron Alliance remnants stuffed the explosive barrels into the cracks one by one, connecting all the fuses.

A sinister smile appeared on the leader's face.

"No matter how powerful Lin Zhe is, it's impossible for him to watch the mine at all times."

"Light it!"

One remnant took out a fire starter, his hand just touching the fuse.

Buzz—

Suddenly, the entire Core Mine No. 1 lit up with pale golden rule patterns.

A thin light shield appeared simultaneously on the mine walls, pillars, entrance, and floor.

[Warning: Malicious destruction of the Dragon Domain core mineral vein detected!]

[Rule Shield triggered!]

The faces of the Black Iron Alliance remnants changed instantly.

"What is this?"

"Run!"

But it was already too late.

The fuse was lit.

Boom!!!

Twenty barrels of high explosives detonated simultaneously.

The terrifying firelight had just rushed toward the main support pillar when it seemed to hit an invisible iron wall.

The next second.

The pale golden light shield shuddered violently.

All the explosive force was reflected back the way it came!

Rumble!!!

The wave of fire turned back and slammed hard into the Black Iron Alliance remnants.

"Ah—"

Screams instantly erupted.

Several people were blown backward, their cloaks burned to shreds, and their health bars plummeted.

90%.

50%.

10%.

Finally, they were all stuck at the brink of death, falling to the ground charred and unable to even crawl.

Only then did the players in the mine react.

"Holy crap! Someone's bombing the mine?"

"The main support pillar is fine! The explosives were reflected!"

"Quick, catch them!"

Patrolling players and the Surrendered Soldiers Patrol Team rushed over at the same time.

Buzzcut Warrior happened to be inspecting Mine No. 1, and he raised his hand to press down a management light screen.

[Malicious blasting of the core mineral vein detected, evidence locked!]

rule chains instantly lit up beneath the feet of the remnants.

[No Return to City]

[No Logging Out]

[No Trading]

[No Using Stealth Items]

The leader, his face covered in blood, shouted in terror: "No! It was just an accident! I didn't bomb the mine!"

A nearby player kicked his backpack over.

Clatter!

The remaining fuses, empty explosive barrels, and old Black Iron Alliance insignias all spilled out.

"An accident?"

Buzzcut Warrior sneered: "Your 'accident' involves bringing twenty barrels of explosives into the core mine?"

The spectating players were instantly enraged.

"Black Iron Alliance remnants?"

"These bastards still haven't given up?"

"They wanted to blow up the mine so we couldn't mine dragon crystals? Ban them! They must be banned!"

The news quickly reached the Dragon Emperor Palace.

Qing Yu handed the scene record to Lin Zhe.

"Sir, seven remnants of the Black Iron Alliance, carrying twenty barrels of high explosives, attempted to destroy Dragon Domain's Core Mine No. 1."

"The Rule Shield reflected the explosion. The mine is undamaged, and all involved personnel have been captured."

Lin Zhe's expression was calm.

"Ban."

Only one word.

The next second, a server-wide announcement crashed down.

[Server Announcement: Investigation confirms that seven accounts belonging to Black Iron Alliance remnants maliciously infiltrated Dragon Domain's Core Mine No. 1, planting twenty barrels of high explosives in an attempt to destroy the core mineral vein and sabotage the public welfare of all players!]

[This action triggered the Dragon Domain mine Rule Shield set by Lin Zhe. The explosive force was reflected back, and the mine suffered no damage!]

[The penalties are as follows:]

[1. Permanent ban of the involved accounts!]

[2. Simultaneous ban of all Dragon Domain benefit permissions for associated accounts!]

[3. Black Iron Alliance remnants are permanently blacklisted from the Dragon Domain!]

[4. Video of the malicious incident will be publicly displayed server-wide!]

Behind the announcement, the scene video was directly posted.

In the video, the Black Iron Alliance remnants were seen sneakily planting explosives, only to be blown into dead dogs by the reflection the moment they lit the fire.

The world channel instantly went crazy with laughter and insults.

"Hahaha! They failed to blow up the mine and blew themselves up instead!"

"Rule Shield: Surprise!"

"The Black Iron Alliance is truly stupid beyond belief!"

"Boss Lin Zhe protected the mine long ago, and they still dared to cause trouble?"

"Good ban! Daring to touch the public mine is touching everyone's livelihood!"

In Core Mine No. 1, players gathered around the undamaged main support pillar and swung their pickaxes a few more times.

Tink!

A low-grade dragon crystal fell out.

The player held up the dragon crystal and laughed: "See that? The mine didn't collapse, and it even dropped loot!"

The entire mine erupted in laughter.

As the Black Iron Alliance remnants were dragged away by the rule chains, only despair remained on their faces.

Ban notifications lit up before their eyes.

[Account permanently banned]

[Data frozen]

[Re-registration into the Dragon Domain system prohibited]

Swish!

Seven white lights vanished.

At the borders of the Dragon Domain, some remnants who still harbored ill intentions saw the announcement and silently threw their explosives, poison powders, and destruction scrolls into the river.

"Stop it."

"The mine has a Rule Shield; whoever you try to blow up, you'll only blow up yourself."

"The Black Iron Alliance is gone, let's not go to our deaths."

After that night, no one ever dared to cause trouble in the Dragon Domain mining area again.

The sound of pickaxes continued to clink.

The player queues remained as usual.

The pale golden rule patterns lay quietly in the depths of every core mine.