After a moment, as if accepting his fate, he took out a pair of worn oars from the cabin and paddled feebly, one by one, in the opposite direction of the Genesis, slowly disappearing in the thick fog.
At the same time, Lu Ye, along with Chen Shu, Su Baiyue, Ye Nan and the first batch of elite crew members, had already driven the "Genesis" and slowly entered the twisted and rotating blue light curtain.
The moment the ship passed through the light curtain, Lu Ye felt the scene in front of him change, as if it had passed through a layer of water film.
The next second, the scene before my eyes suddenly became clear.
The expected eerie and dangerous secret place did not appear.
Instead, there was a vast expanse of dark sea, as calm as a mirror.
And in the center of the sea, there was an extremely huge floating arena made entirely of metal and unknown colored crystals!
At the edge of the arena, ten-colored neon lights flashed crazily, casting long shadows on the dark sea, outlining several crooked yet arrogant neon characters:
"The big stage of survival at sea, come and die if you want!"
Each of those neon characters was like a heavy hammer, hitting Ye Nan's heart hard.
His face was pale, his lips trembled, and his voice changed tone as he pointed at the floating arena.
"Lu...Brother Lu! This isn't right! Although the secret realms before had their dangers, they were mostly like reward dungeons, with exploration and puzzle-solving, or fighting against specific monsters. I've never seen a competition like this where names are mentioned by name!"
This is the Hongmen Banquet! A trap set up specifically for Brother Lu!
Ye Nan screamed in his heart, cold sweat sliding down his forehead.
Lu Ye raised his eyebrows slightly and swept his sharp eyes across the ring.
Just above the ring, a huge light curtain dropped like a waterfall, with a line of eye-catching large characters displayed in the same neon font.
"Current Champion: Lu Ye (Genesis)"
Below it, there is a line of small text scrolling:
"Challenge rules: Best of three. The winner can choose any reward from the system's hidden store. The winner can plunder the items currently bet by the winner and receive additional rewards from the system."
"Hidden mall?" Lu Ye touched his chin, a hint of amusement flashing in his eyes.
On one side of the light curtain, an illusory list of goods slowly unfolded, showing a wide variety of items, from rare blueprints to powerful props.
Lu Ye's gaze almost instantly locked onto the item emitting a faint blue light at the very center of the list - [Titan Skeleton - Core Module]!
This is exactly the key component that my Gundam is missing!
He had never even seen the shadow of this thing in an ordinary shopping mall!
"Interesting." Lu Ye's mouth curled up slightly.
"I'll take this one."
Almost as soon as he finished speaking, the regional public channel and the entire Area B exploded!
"Holy crap! A sea survival stage? What's this new?!"
"Champion Lu Ye? He's the only one who can be the champion? On what basis?"
"Have you read the challenge rules? If you defeat Lu Ye, you can steal his supplies! You can also get system rewards!"
"Hiss—isn't this clearly asking everyone to fight for Lu Ye? During the dungeon's opening hours, everyone can challenge him!"
"As long as we consume his supplies and win, we can get the corresponding rewards. On the contrary, if Lu Ye wins, he can steal our supplies! This is a two-way gamble!"
Su Baiyue frowned, a hint of worry showing on her cold face.
"Lu Ye, this is so unfair! It's obvious that the system is deliberately targeting you!"
Ye Nan and the others also had solemn expressions on their faces. They stood under the ring, and the system did not give any prompts, as if they were just insignificant spectators who were completely ignored.
Lu Ye waved his hand nonchalantly, his deep eyes flashing with understanding.
"Ever since I put those big guys into the cabin, I had a premonition that this day would come."
The tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind. The bird that sticks out gets shot.
The system thinks I'm too conspicuous and wants to increase my strength.
Instead of being afraid, a spark of excitement ignited in his eyes.
"Since it's a competition, someone has to open it first."
Lu Ye opened his system panel and directly selected "Initiate a challenge" in the challenge options.
The interface for placing material bets pops up on the screen.
He thought for a moment, slid his finger across the medicine column, and then clicked confirm.
"Ding! Player Lu Ye, using [one-tenth of his personal medicine reserves] as a bet, issues an open challenge to all players in Area B! Time limit: three hours!"
The system's cold prompt sound resounded throughout the entire Zone B channel.
One tenth of the medicine reserves!
This number is an astronomical figure for the vast majority of players who are struggling to make ends meet!
It’s enough to make a medium-sized team jealous and go crazy!
"Damn it! Is Lu Ye crazy? He's making such a big fuss right out of the gate?"
"One tenth of the medicine! Oh my god, how many medicines does he have!"
"Let's fight! The timid ones will starve to death, and the bold ones will die of gluttony! Let's kill him!"
The channel was instantly flooded with various requests for battle and team formation.
At this moment, a system message suddenly interrupted.
"Ding! Player 'Qi Hesong' (Feige) accepts the challenge!"
"Qi Hesong?!"
"It's Qi Hesong from Fei Ge! The best medical resource in Area B!"
"Now we're going to see something interesting! Qi Hesong comes from a serious medical family and has changed his profession to become a doctor. His level 6 ship, the Flying Pigeon, is practically a mobile hospital at sea!"
"It's over, it's over. Boss Lu is in trouble now! Everyone knows that Qi Hesong has more advanced medical equipment and medicines than he can use up. How can Lu Ye possibly compete with him based on his drug reserves alone?"
"It's said that the resources controlled by Qi Hesong are unmatched in the entire B District. It's no exaggeration to say that he is the region's top medical giant! Lu Ye has hit a wall!"
Dozens of miles away, on a dilapidated fishing boat, Yuwen Liang was paddling listlessly, avoiding the sporadic pursuers.
He looked haggard and in a very miserable state at the moment, and his hatred for Lu Ye had penetrated deep into his bones.
Suddenly, a message popped up in the public channel, making him pause.
"The Grand Survival Arena at Sea… Champion Lu Ye…"
When he saw Lu Ye's initiative to bet one-tenth of the medicine and the news that Qi Hesong accepted the challenge, two terrifying rays of light suddenly burst out from Yu Wenliang's dull eyes!
He was stunned at first, then burst into uncontrollable laughter.
"Hahaha...hahahaha! Lu Ye! You have come to this day too! You have come to this day too!"
retribution!
What a terrible retribution!
He was trembling with excitement, and the despair and anger that had been washed away before were now replaced by a morbid excitement.
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