"No!" Bai Zhi said urgently, "What if we leave and players from other factions come to ambush us?"
She frowned deeply: "I imagine none of you can bear the punishment for failing the mission."
Upon hearing her say that, the Mohican player who made the suggestion pursed his lips, and the atmosphere around them instantly froze.
If someone doesn't want infighting, they quickly stand up to smooth things over.
"Yes, yes, the punishment for failing the mission is severe! I think we should just stay here and wait for our turn to act."
Um... where were we just talking about? Setting up tents... haha..."
Soon, several simple windproof tents were set up in the leeward part of the area, and some people even lit specially made cold-resistant fuel blocks.
A small cluster of orange flames danced stubbornly in the icy snow, bringing a meager amount of warmth.
Someone took out a kettle and placed it beside the fire to boil water. Wisps of steam rose, only to be instantly torn apart by the cold wind.
The atmosphere relaxed unconsciously. It was as if this was not the edge of a battlefield where life and death would be decided, but a temporary sheltered camp.
But... less than 300 meters from the Z country's totem pole, behind a huge ice mound, a layer of golden light, barely perceptible to the naked eye and slightly distorted like ripples on water, perfectly concealed more than forty elite players from the Y country.
They cut off the wind and snow, and also the breath and sound. Like venomous snakes lurking in the snow, they had been observing the Z country's position for a long time.
The blonde woman, Maureen, held an antique silver cross inlaid with sapphires in her hand, her eyes closed, and muttered incantations.
A faint golden halo emanated from the cross and her body, like invisible tentacles, silently reaching out towards the Z country's position.
"Search complete. Energy consumed: 70%. 40% of enemy data obtained." Maureen slowly opened her azure eyes, a cold smile curving her lips, and released the cross.
"How is it?" asked the blue-eyed youth leading the group in a low voice, his eyes sharp as an eagle's.
“Weaker than expected.” Maureen’s red lips parted slightly, a hint of disdain in her eyes: “There are only seven soul fluctuations that can make me feel a sense of crisis.”
These seven individuals must be carrying top-tier golden items, making them the core of the enemy's fighting force.
"Only seven?" Griffith raised an eyebrow, somewhat incredulous.
Those from Country Y who remained to guard the totem poles were also the elite of the elite, almost all of them equipped with a golden item, just to ensure that nothing went wrong.
The forty raiders he brought this time were the best of the best, with more than twenty of them being holders of golden items!
The opposing team only has seven threatening defensive personnel?
Is Country Z really that overconfident? Or... have they sent out their main forces to hunt down the guards?
But Griffith never imagined that the Z country faction, which made him subconsciously uneasy, would decide its mission allocation through a game-like method of drawing lots!
Disdain and greed instantly swelled in the hearts of the players from country Y.
“No threat.” Griffiths made the judgment quickly, his eyes revealing a murderous intent.
"Everyone, prepare to move! As planned, the first wave is to control the area, the second wave is to focus fire on the totem poles! Prioritize eliminating the seven threatening targets!"
The hunt...begins!
The command was passed on silently, and the forty Y-country players, like wound-up killing machines, instantly activated their respective equipment and skills.
Energy surged silently within the golden light membrane.
Meanwhile, Xiao Jin, who had been standing like an ice sculpture beside the totem pole with his eyes closed in meditation, suddenly opened his eyelids the moment Mo Lin withdrew her probing tentacles!
There was no trace of sleepiness in his cold eyes, only a chilling sharpness that came from being disturbed!
In that very instant!
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh—!"
Several fist-sized metal spheres flashing with a dangerous red light, along with a few silver projectiles emitting a piercing high-frequency noise, shot out of the snowstorm without warning, their target being the Z country players gathered around the totem pole!
They are smoke grenades and stun grenades!
"Enemy attack—!!" Bai Zhi's roar rang out almost simultaneously with the explosion! But it was too late!
Boom! Buzz—!!!
Thick, grayish-white smoke with a pungent chemical smell exploded instantly, engulfing the entire totem pole area along with the tents and bonfires!
At the same time, terrifying noises, powerful enough to tear eardrums and shake the brain, slammed down like an invisible hammer on the heads of the unsuspecting players from Country Z!
"Ah! My ears!"
"My eyes! I can't see!"
"Cough! Cough cough! Is it poisonous smoke?!"
Chaotic screams and coughs erupted instantly in the smoke! Several players near the blast point were thrown back by the shockwave of the stun grenade, bleeding from their mouths and noses, and passed out!
The burning tent was torn apart and set ablaze by the shockwave and blast wave, sending burning fragments flying everywhere! The warm campfire was blasted out instantly, sparks flying everywhere!
However, just as the smoke grenades and stun grenades were about to explode, Xiao Jin nimbly activated the shield around her.
Her footsteps were unusually clear amidst the surrounding chaos!
Buzz!
A diamond-shaped light shield, flowing with pale blue data, instantly condensed in front of Xiao Jin, forcefully separating the incoming shockwave, sound waves, and thick smoke!
The light shield fluctuated violently, its surface rippled, yet it remained perfectly still!
At the same time, Xiao Jin's figure vanished like a ghost the instant the light shield was deployed!
"A teleportation item?"
At the edge of the smoke, the pupils of several Y-country players who had just appeared and were about to unleash their first wave of skills suddenly contracted!
Before the attack, each of them was assigned a task: to kill the Z country player corresponding to them. Xiao Jin was their target.
They only saw a flash of blue light at the target location before the crucial figure disappeared!
Where are they?!
The next second!
Xiao Jin's figure seemed to step out of the void, appearing abruptly at the edge of the smoke on the other side of the totem pole! Her gaze, like a sharp sword piercing through the thick fog, instantly locked onto the seemingly empty snow-covered area in front of her!
Spatial perception activated!
More than forty sudden, hostile fluctuations of life energy, like torches lit in the darkness, were clearly reflected in Xiao Jin's perception!
Although it cannot be seen directly by the naked eye due to the smoke and concealment tools, that "existence" itself cannot be hidden from her powerful spatial perception!
"Is it some kind of high-level group concealment item?!" Xiao Jin concluded instantly, his eyes icy cold.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have only just realized that these people had probably been hiding right under her nose for a long time!
At this moment, in the center of the smoke, screams and the clash of weapons were already raging!
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