Having randomly chosen a direction, Gu Mian began her journey.
As time went by, the sun gradually rose higher, and the temperature began to get hotter and hotter.
Wiping the sweat rolling down her forehead, Gu Mian took out a bottle of mineral water from her backpack and took a few sips to quench her thirst.
Another hour passed, and just when Gu Mian felt like she was about to faint from the sun, she finally saw a patch of green.
It's a small oasis!
Gu Mian quickened her pace and hurried over.
The oasis is really small; you can see sparse palm trees and low shrubs growing on its perimeter from afar.
As you walk in, you can see a small lake in the center of the oasis. The water is crystal clear, and large patches of pink and purple flowers grow along the lake.
Seeing it makes one feel a sense of coolness rising from their heart, and the whole person begins to relax.
However, as her perspective shifted, Gu Mian saw a group of players chatting idly under the palm tree, some standing, some squatting, and some sitting. Her relaxed nerves slowly tightened again.
There are too many people, and they are too far apart to tell whether they are players from the same faction or different factions.
Gu Mian paused, thought for a few seconds, and decided that the oasis wasn't necessarily a must-go destination.
It's so small, it doesn't look like it has anything good.
However, just as she was about to turn around and walk in another direction, a person who was squatting under the tree chatting suddenly stood up, and the two instantly made eye contact.
Gu Mian: "..."
Okay, now we can't leave.
Gu Mian straightened her back and looked over expressionlessly. Even if the number of people on the other side was more than ten times that of her, she could not lose in terms of momentum!
Soon, a group of people emerged from under the tree. Leading them was a fair-skinned man who looked at Gu Mian with slight hesitation and asked, "Are you Gu Mian? The Gu Mian who's always on the leaderboard?"
Gu Mian looked at the names in black letters above their heads, paused for a moment, and then said, "It's me."
When you see a player from the same faction, their name will be displayed in black; if you see a player from a different faction, their name will be displayed in red.
Gu Mian had been wondering how to distinguish whether players were on the same side as her, but she didn't expect the game to provide such a simple and straightforward solution.
The sense of déjà vu is even stronger.
The man immediately became excited: "Boss Gu, I'm your loyal fan! I always rush to grab whatever you put up for sale as soon as it's available!"
He scratched his head sheepishly as he spoke, "There are just too many people trying to grab things, so I rarely manage to get anything."
Seeing his face flush with excitement, Gu Mian didn't know how to react for a moment, so she could only say blankly, "Uh... really?"
Help!
Why is he looking at me like this when I see my idol?
My eyes are practically sparkling with excitement!
The man's name was Zhou Zhou. He completely ignored Gu Mian's indifference and was immersed in his own emotions, rambling on and on.
Gu Mian's expression gradually changed from blank to impatient.
Damn it!
Why should she stand in this blazing sun and listen to this person spout nonsense?
At this moment, a person behind Zhou Zhou, who was wrapped from head to toe and whose gender was indistinguishable, spoke up: "Alright, Zhou Zhou, aren't you hot? Let's talk about it in the oasis."
Gu Mian glanced at him in surprise; he was actually a man, and his voice was quite pleasant.
“Yes, it’s quite hot.” Zhou Zhou paused for a moment, then immediately agreed with Gu Mian, saying, “Sister Gu Mian, let’s go to the oasis. The sun is too strong here.”
Gu Mian: ...
Who is your sister?
Also, I don't want to listen to your nonsense anymore!
"I……"
He had barely uttered a single word when a group of players appeared in a disheveled state not far away. Upon seeing someone in this direction, they excitedly ran towards him.
As they closed the distance, a group of sand scorpions that were relentlessly pursuing them were revealed.
Gu Mian looked puzzled. There were at least a dozen people in this group, so how could they be chased around by a group of second-tier sand scorpions?
And everyone was holding a weapon. So, these weapons were just for show?
On the contrary, Zhou Zhou and his group became visibly excited upon seeing the swarm of sand scorpions.
Even a mosquito's leg is still meat; after all, killing a Tier 2 Sand Scorpion can earn you 100 points!
So, before those people could run over, Zhou Zhou and his group rushed forward with their weapons.
"Watch out, there are lots of scorpions hiding under the sand!" a disheveled middle-aged man shouted.
As soon as he finished speaking, many enormous scorpions, each half the height of a person, emerged from the sand.
One of the scorpions raised its stinger high and lunged at a thin boy behind Zhou Zhou. The boy looked terrified and froze, unable to move.
Just as the sand scorpion's stinger was about to pierce his body, an arrow carrying a chilling aura shot from afar, accurately striking the sand scorpion's raised stinger. The next second, the scorpion was completely frozen!
"Xiaotian, how are you? Are you alright?" Zhou Zhou swung his big iron hammer, smashing two scorpions that were surrounding him to death, and looked over with a worried expression.
Oda shook his head, still shaken: "No... I'm not hurt."
With helpers joining in, the fleeing players turned back to fight the scorpion.
Although there were many sand scorpions, their level was not high, so they were all wiped out quickly.
"Whose arrow is this? It's amazing! It even has a freezing effect!" Zhou Zhou exclaimed in amazement as he circled the scorpion, which was still frozen in its frozen state.
Xiao Tian leaned closer and whispered, "It looks like Gu Mian shot it. We don't have any teammates who use bows and arrows."
"Huh? Really?!" Zhou Zhou looked up in surprise, her eyes sparkling as she looked towards the oasis, then looked at Xiao Tian in confusion: "Where's Boss Gu? Wasn't she just standing there?"
Gu Mian: After accomplishing his task, he left without a trace, concealing his merits and fame.
Please don't mention it, thank you!
Xiao Tian blinked her innocent puppy eyes: "Strange... She was just standing there, and that arrow came from that direction, so where did she go?"
"Hey, stop whispering amongst yourselves. Let's distribute the boxes dropped by these scorpions first."
Among the fleeing players, a man with slanted eyes and a shifty appearance couldn't help but urge them on.
Zhou Zhou glanced at him, then composed herself, adopting a blank expression.
To be honest, that expression was actually quite intimidating; at least the man with the slanted eyes stopped talking and awkwardly looked away.
Zhou Zhou: "We'll split it 30/70, with us getting 70% and you getting 30%."
"Why? We killed these scorpions together, why should you get 70%?" Liu Jun, with his slanted eyes, immediately raised his head and shouted with a face full of dissatisfaction.
Zhou Zhou: "If we don't step in, you won't even get to share the boxes, you might lose your lives."
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