Chapter 41 [Underground City Floor 8 "Water Park"...

"City Lord, on the way here just now, I saw President Lin Li and some union members were out on a mission. After hearing the news, she immediately rushed over with her people."

The player who reported the news led the way quickly while reporting to Zhu Yu.

Zhu Yu nodded and then asked:

"When did President Blackthorn appear?"

The player hesitated for a moment, recalling the scene a few minutes ago of his teammate being pierced through the chest by black thorns. He couldn't help but shudder, his face slightly pale:

"I don't know... He seemed to have suddenly appeared from the Lost City. But..."

The player swallowed his saliva and added in a low voice: "I glanced at him from a distance when I was running away, and I felt that his mental state seemed... not normal. City Lord, you have to be careful later... The black thorn is too scary. It can blow people away with just a flick of its hand. The thorns on the thorn can directly penetrate armor!"

“…”

The place where President Blackthorn appeared was very close to the dungeon, and the two of them rushed to the scene while they were talking.

Zhu Yu looked around and saw a vast expanse of sand that was in a state of disarray.

The ground was littered with broken equipment wreckage and player corpses, and the air was filled with a strong smell of blood.

Some injured players were struggling on the ground, apparently attacked by blackthorns.

Not far away, thick thorns broke out of the sand and swayed slowly.

Zhu Yu's gaze passed over these tragic scenes and fell on the president of the Blackthorn Guild.

It was a tall man with a distorted face. He stood in the center of the black thorns, like a living plant fortress.

Vine-like thorns meandered upwards, their surfaces covered with sharp thorns, their tails as thick as iron chains and stained with dark red blood.

The power of President Blackthorn should not be underestimated. He himself possesses S-level combat strength.

There had been rumors before that during the sandstorm, he had used the name of "rescue" to allow his Black Thorn to suck the blood of a large number of players, thereby greatly improving his strength.

Although these rumors disappeared soon after, when Zhu Yu saw the blood-stained thorns in front of him, he suddenly felt that these rumors might not be groundless.

"boom--"

A burst of blazing flames rose from the front, bringing Zhu Yu's thoughts back to the battlefield.

Before she arrived, the only person on the field capable of facing the mutated S-level Black Thorn head-on was Lin Li who arrived in a hurry.

Lin Li's entire body was enveloped in red flames, with balls of burning flames condensed in his hands, distorting the surrounding air.

She controlled the flames to draw fiery arcs in the air, burning the thorns that were ready to move and entangled with the thorn vines.

Zhu Yu looked around and found that except for the Liuhuo Guild members wearing red uniforms, all other players had disappeared around Blackthorn President.

It seemed that the players either fled the battlefield early after realizing the danger, just like the player who informed her, or were quickly evacuated by Lin Li and others who arrived.

Moreover, after evacuating the crowd, some players from the Liuhuo Guild did not leave immediately, but were busy helping the injured players and taking them away from the battlefield as much as possible to avoid being involved in this fierce battle.

Just as Zhu Yu tightly grasped the bow and arrow, ready to pull the string to help Lin Li, a rapid flapping sound of wings suddenly came from the sky.

The next moment, a huge monster fell from the sky, smashed heavily on the ground, and crushed a patch of black thorns.

The huge griffin spread its wings, scattering sand and wind, and stood majestically in the center of the battlefield.

And on its back sat Baiyin holding a spear.

Zhu Yu was not too surprised to see Bai Yin. After all, Bai Ning had just told her not long ago that Bai Yin would come to the dungeon to visit her in the next two days and discuss the celebratory banquet.

Baiyin jumped down from the griffin, raised his hand to command it to join the battle, then turned to look at Zhu Yu and said in a straightforward tone:

"Let's stop chatting and solve the problem at hand together first!"

Zhu Yu smiled and released Yi Yi.

As soon as Yi Yi appeared, he spewed out scorching dragon flames, burning the surrounding tangled thorns into ashes.

Baiyin's griffin flapped its wings and flew into the air, tearing the thorny branches with its sharp claws.

The two summoned beasts quickly cleared a safe area for the injured players on the ground.

On the other side, arrows, flames, and spears intertwined, and the three of them were in perfect harmony.

Zhu Yu's bow and arrow accurately penetrated the key points of the thorns, Bai Yin's spear was unstoppable and directly cut through the thorns, while Lin Li firmly attracted the main attack of the black thorns and stabilized the situation.

While fighting, Zhu Yu observed the reaction of the Black Thorn Guild Master and gradually discovered something strange.

No matter how they suppressed Black Thorn, the president remained unresponsive. Not only did he not feel any pain, but he grinned like a madman, his eyes were bloodshot, his face was distorted, and he looked extremely insane.

Zhu Yu frowned slightly, recalling the situation mentioned by the previous player, and whispered:

"No wonder some people say he is mentally ill..."

Bai Yin glanced at the president calmly, with a hint of solemnity in his eyes:

"Maybe it's more than just abnormal, his condition looks like..."

Before she could finish, the Blackthorn Guild Master suddenly trembled slightly and then let out a low growl.

He waved his hands violently, and the black thorns on the ground seemed to be injected with new strength in an instant. They surged wildly, and the vines rushed towards the three people at several times the speed, leaving deep grooves on the ground.

"There's no way he'll stop if he keeps going like this."

Lin Li gritted her teeth, her eyes cold, "I was thinking of sparing his life, but it seems I have no choice but to kill him once and for all."

Bai Yin's brows also revealed murderous intent, and his spear drew a sharp arc:

"Then don't show mercy."

The three of them looked at each other and understood what he meant. Then Lin Li and Bai Yin dispersed to the left and right, attracting most of the attacks from the vines in front of the Black Thorn Guild Leader, pulling the thorns' offensive to both sides of the battlefield, leaving a gap in front of the Guild Leader.

Zhu Yu's eyes darkened, and he seized this moment, drew his bow and aimed - the sharp arrow cut through the air and pierced the throat of the Black Thorn Guild Master!

The Blackthorn Guild Master's body suddenly froze, and his grin froze in an instant.

The next second, his entire body fell down as if he had lost control. The black thorns on the ground lost all vitality at this moment, and the vines drooped down weakly, as if all the vitality had been drained away.

Although the battle was thrilling, less than five minutes passed from the time Baiyin and Zhu Yu joined the battlefield to the end of the battle.

The injured players on the ground looked at the three people with gratitude and admiration.

Zhu Yu put away his bow and arrow, turned his head to look at Bai Yin, and raised his eyebrows slightly:

"What did you want to tell me just now?"

"I mean, the Blackthorn leader is in a state where he seems to be being urged—"

Bai Yin just opened her mouth but was interrupted by Zhao Shu who hurried over from a distance.

“President!”

Zhao Shu walked up to Lin Li with a serious expression, followed by Qi Lecheng and Peng Yi. The two of them pushed forward several tied-up players.

Zhao Shu said coldly, "During the battle just now, I found these union members hiding outside in a sneaky manner. Their behavior was very suspicious. I saw that they were unfamiliar, so I simply asked them a few questions about our union, but I didn't expect them to know nothing."

Having said this, she paused and gave Qi Lecheng a look.

Qi Lecheng understood, took a step forward, and pulled down the collar of one of the players, revealing a conspicuous red umbrella logo on his shoulder.

The air suddenly stagnated, and the players around subconsciously took a step back.

Zhu Yu once revealed to several permanent presidents that he had imprisoned Ming Wei in the underground city.

Lin Li reacted instantly, his face darkened, his eyes locked on Zhu Yu, and he whispered:

"Oh no! This is a trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain! The people from Red Leaf Umbrella must want to enter the underground city while you are out of the city and rescue their vice president."

However, Zhu Yu was not as nervous and flustered as Lin Li had expected.

She smiled at her, with a relaxed and playful tone:

"You can let Red Leaf Umbrella go to great lengths to ambush me, but I can't use my own trick against you and let you fall into the trap?"

*

Dungeon.

"Hurry up! Are you still not ready? I'll give you another five minutes. If you still can't open this door, you can forget about your head!"

Ming Yu's tone was grim, his fingers tightly gripping the hacker's neck.

His voice was low, but it was filled with anxiety and murderous intent that was difficult to conceal.

There were several destroyed robots lying at their feet, and the surroundings were in a mess.

The hacker's forehead was covered with sweat, and his hands were shaking as he quickly typed the password on the keyboard. "Vice President, please...give me a little more time. The encryption level of this door is too high. I——"

"Shut up!" Ming Yu interrupted him harshly, his expression becoming increasingly impatient, muttering, "Damn Luo Xi, if he hadn't escaped, I wouldn't have been so powerless after hypnotizing Blackthorn Guild Leader and would have to rely on you losers."

He turned his eyes to the hacker whose face turned pale after being pinched by him, and snorted coldly:

"If it weren't for the fact that you are still somewhat useful and could help me save my sister, you would have been like those disobedient union members... humph."

The hacker didn't dare to say anything more. He quickly entered the last string of passwords. With a "click", the heavy door slowly opened.

Mingyu's face lit up with joy, and he quickly let go of the hacker's neck. He pushed the door open impatiently and shouted anxiously, "Sister!"

However, when he saw the two people standing in the room, the excitement on his face froze instantly.

Avella held the crystal ball in her hand, smiled sweetly, tilted her head and said:

"It's exactly the same as what I predicted. Brother, it seems that the city lord's plan was successful!"

Adrian fixed his cold gaze on Ming Yao and rushed forward without saying anything.

The vampire's superpowers made Adrian as fast as lightning. Ming Yao was caught off guard and knocked to the ground. He then tried to fight back with his psychic powers.

But under Adrian's suppression, he had no power to fight back.

After several rounds of fierce confrontation, Ming Yu fell heavily to the ground with blood oozing from the corner of his mouth.

At the moment Ming Yu fell to the ground, Zhu Yu rushed over with Lin Li and Bai Yin.

The door of the meeting room next door was pushed open, and Luo Xi walked in, sweeping a cold gaze over the siblings.

The small office was suddenly crowded with people.

Zhu Yu looked around and raised his eyebrows slightly.

Unexpectedly, because of this incident, the presidents and vice presidents of the four elite unions gathered together in an extremely rare event.

Ming Wei and Ming Yu, who were surrounded, seemed to understand that there was no room for maneuver, and they both looked up at Luo Xi.

"Luoxi, save us!" Mingwei spoke weakly, looking at him pleadingly, "We...we really didn't mean it, please give us another chance!"

Ming Yu also said anxiously:

"Luo Xi, you can't do this to us! We were once the most trusted partners!" Luo Xi looked at them with disgust, his eyes calm:

"Trust? What you have done is no longer worthy of these two words. From now on, I declare the Red Leaf Umbrella Union dissolved, and all members will be free. From now on, this union will no longer exist."

Zhu Yu nodded in agreement:

"The disbanding of the union is indeed a good result. Unions like Red Leaf Umbrella should no longer exist."

Then she asked, "But the union has been dissolved, so what should be done with these two people?"

Luo Xi obviously didn't want to have any more contact with Ming Wei and Ming Yu. Just as she was frowning, Lin Li, who had been watching the show, suddenly spoke up:

"Killing such people will only dirty your hands. It is better to destroy their abilities and throw them into our Liuhuo City. It has long been a deserted city, with few people within a hundred miles. It is enough for them to fend for themselves."

Adrian heard this and slowly added: "Eternal Night City is now also an empty city, it is more remote and the environment is worse. Why don't we deal with them separately, one to attack Liuhuo City and the other to attack Eternal Night City."

Everyone nodded in agreement to this proposal.

Finally, everyone unanimously decided to send Ming Yu to Liuhuo City and Ming Wei to Yongye City, completely isolating the two from the outside world and letting them fend for themselves in the wilderness.

*

After coming out of the conference room, Baiyin took the opportunity to invite Lin Li and the siblings Adrian and Avella to attend the banquet of the Beast Guild.

Zhu Yu asked curiously:

"Have you decided on a location for your party?"

Baiyin shook his head with a sad face:

"Not yet. I thought I'd better be more creative this time, but I haven't had any inspiration."

She turned to Zhu Yu with expectation in her eyes:

"Do you have any good suggestions?"

Just as Zhu Yu was lost in thought, the system prompt sounded suddenly:

[Unlocked the "Water Park" on the eighth floor of the dungeon]

Zhu Yu paused and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his lips.

She turned to look at Baiyin, her tone meaningful:

"I just happen to have a good suggestion. How about..."