"This is it!"

Ji Jinghui and the others stopped ahead, and Ji Jinghui pointed in the direction of an abandoned mine that existed before the cataclysm. However, due to the alteration of the Earth's environment, the former mine had become extremely mysterious.

Outside the mine, a few black-horned pigs roamed around, and without exception, each one was rooting around in the slag with its nose and the small black horns on its forehead.

“This used to be a pig iron mine. After the cataclysm, the pig iron became tainted with the aura of the Golden Gate and became the Black Horned Boars’ favorite food. So a large number of Black Horned Boars gathered again, and those two Tier 5 Lord monsters are inside the mine!” Ji Jinghui said with a smile.

"Then how did you know?" Zhu Penghai questioned, because it was impossible to tell from the surface that the two lord-level black-horned boars were different.

"We've been inside!" Ji Jinghui said confidently. "This mine has two tunnels, and at the end of each tunnel is a lord-level black-horned boar!"

"But don't think about taking them down one by one, because the Black Horned Boars have a special way of communicating. Once you enter one of the mine tunnels, the lord-level Black Horned Boars in the other tunnels can sense it instantly. At that point, you'll be trapped like a turtle in a jar by a group of Black Horned Boars. If we hadn't discovered it quickly yesterday, our entire team would have been wiped out!"

"Which two mine shafts?" Zhu Penghai asked, frowning.

"There's one to the east and one to the south. Although the two mine tunnels are interconnected, you can find the Blackhorn Boar Lord at the end of both!"

"If you're worried, you can wait outside the mine tunnel. Only go in after you've seen us enter the mine and fight the lord-level monster!"

Ji Jinghui said nonchalantly, "Although your strength isn't enough to kill a lord-level monster, the unique terrain of the mine will give you an advantage. With the shield warriors at the front, you can completely trap the lord-level monster inside the mine. Once we kill the other lord-level black-horned boar, we can join forces and take down the last one!"

"Is it really that simple?" Zhu Penghai thought it was too simple, almost abnormally so.

"Simple?" Ji Jinghui smiled faintly. "There's more than just one Lord-level Black Horned Boar in the mine. The other Tier 4 and 5 Black Horned Boars will give your small team a run for their money!"

"You could even be wiped out if you're not careful! But fortune favors the bold, I think you understand that!"

Zhu Penghai hesitated, while Xiong Yong's face was burning with enthusiasm. "Captain, let's give it a try. If we can take over this mine, our trip will have been worthwhile!"

Jiang Yuan frowned, then looked at Ji Jinghui and asked, "Which mine do you want to choose?"

“We explored the East Mine last time; we’re quite familiar with it, so we’ll choose that location!” Ji Jinghui said, pointing to a relatively high entrance.

Jiang Yuan stared at the East Mine, but the Heavenly Eye was useless in this situation. "Then we choose the East Mine!"

As Jiang Yuan said this, he kept observing Ji Jinghui's expression with his Heavenly Eye. They had never been to either of the mines before, but the one Ji Jinghui had chosen was definitely better than the other.

But the other party might just be playing mind games with you. They might actually want to go to the South Mine, but then say that their goal is the East Mine, in order to get you to switch places.

Such things are hard to fathom; both parties' mindsets change, and you can only observe a clue from subtle expressions.

"Alright, you can choose whichever mine you like!" Ji Jinghui readily agreed, handing the initiative over to Jiang Yuan and the others.

Jiang Yuan couldn't make a judgment based on Ji Jinghui's expression. Psychology is too complex; it takes a long time to immerse oneself in it to analyze what the other person is thinking based on just a few expressions. To be honest, he was a bit weak in that area.

"How about we choose the South Mine?" Ning Yanlan said, confirming their decision.

Ning Yanlan was willing to take the risk because she was eager to increase her strength.

Her words completely dispelled everyone's hesitation. Just as Ji Jinghui said, fortune favors the bold, and they had no reason to refuse this opportunity.

Even though I said before I came that I wouldn't touch any lord-level monsters, rules are meant to be broken.

"I hope you won't go back on your word!" Ji Jinghui gave Jiang Yuan and his group a meaningful look, then turned and walked forward: "Let's go, we'll go into the cave first!"

The ten people casually cleared away the black-horned boars outside, and then went straight into the east mine.

"It shouldn't be a scam!" Xiang Yeyun said. "We're all human, and at a time like this, I'm more inclined to believe in mutual help!"

Zhu Penghai was also wavering, because the other party had explained the situation very clearly, without hiding anything, and had also given them the right to choose. If they really wanted to deceive them, they could have easily given them a dangerous mine.

"Let's wait at the entrance of the south mine. If they really start fighting inside, then we'll go in!" Ning Yanlan suggested, finding the idea unreliable.

"Don't you guys think their lineup is weird?" Jiang Yuan spoke up at the right moment.

"What's wrong?" Zhu Penghai asked, puzzled.

Ning Yanlan frowned slightly upon hearing Jiang Yuan's words, "You mean the other eight are all strength-type?"

“Not only that!” Jiang Yuan shook his head. Ning Yanlan’s insight could see most of it, but not the root cause. “The other eight strength-types, like Xiong Yong, are all defensive in nature!”

Ning Yanlan nodded, "What you say is indeed true. Generally, the people in a team tend to have more comprehensive abilities, but they are a bit one-dimensional!"

“This combination might be more suitable for killing monsters in Tieling Mountain!” Xiong Yong thought for a moment and said. He was a strength-based defensive type, so he naturally thought highly of this type of person.

"It seems they've already started!" Zhu Penghai heard the sound of an explosion, a loud noise that only a psionic energy system could produce.

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