Chapter 62 of 100

Chapter 62

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Sun Ran left the county office, waved his staff, and once again used the Wind Bridge technique to fly into the sky, heading straight for the Great Green Mountain where the wild boar demon was hiding.

The speed of the Wind Bridge technique was not particularly fast, but it was still much faster than a galloping horse, and it traveled in a straight line, which was very efficient for travel.

Soon, Sun Ran was already in the Great Green Mountain. Upon arriving, he activated his Fire Eye technique and began searching for the scattered demonic aura in the forest.

In his eyes, everything in the forest became transparent, leaving no hiding place for any demon. With the additional protection of the Sea Observation technique, he was not afraid of being ambushed by the enemy in the dense forest.

"Strange," Sun Ran frowned. He had almost searched the entire Great Green Mountain but found not a trace of demonic aura. Could it be that the wild boar demon knew he couldn't win and had retreated on its own?

This possibility was not impossible, but Sun Ran was not willing to give up without confirmation. Moreover, he needed concrete evidence to prove that he had repelled the saboteurs, not just speculation.

With this in mind, Sun Ran continued his search. Even if he couldn't find the saboteurs, he had to find where they lived.

After more than half an hour, Sun Ran successfully discovered a hidden cave in the dense forest on the hillside. The entrance to the cave was covered by tall grass and trees, making it impossible to spot from a distance.

"Hehe, I found you." He slowly canceled the Wind Bridge technique and landed gently. After casting a protective spell on himself, he pushed aside the grass and entered the cave.

"Request a map of the cave." At the entrance, Sun Ran contacted the administrator.

The map was transmitted, and Sun Ran blinked a few times to fully receive the information. He then cautiously entered the cave, casting a magical light spell to illuminate the path.

The cave was filled with a foul stench. After a few steps, Sun Ran found white bones on the ground, a human skull, and nearby, fragments of clothing, dark brown bloodstains, and even some rotten intestines. As he approached, several rats scurried out from the intestines, and the putrid smell became even stronger, mixed with a faint demonic aura.

Sun Ran frowned; this was definitely a demon's lair.

With his confidence bolstered by his skills, he continued to search the cave. After walking for several dozen meters, he found an artificial demon cave. Inside, there were some daily necessities and occasionally the naked bodies of women, likely abducted villagers from the riverside county by the wild boar demon and his subordinates.

The rumors about the wild boar demon being cruel and lecherous seemed to be true.

After walking deeper into the cave for a while, he came to a spacious stone cave. In the center of the cave, a strange and eerie creature lay on the ground. It had a human body and a pig's head, was extremely muscular, and emitted a faint demonic aura. It lay motionless, as if dead.

This must be the wild boar demon from the legends, Sun Ran frowned, but why did he feel that the situation was very strange?

When he was five meters away from the creature, Sun Ran stopped and cast the Wind Bridge technique, gently flipping the wild boar demon's body. As soon as he did, he was shocked.

The creature suddenly opened its eyes and laughed at Sun Ran. In its arms, it held a large black package.

"You've fallen for the trap. Taste the power of TNT." The wild boar demon laughed and detonated the high explosive.

TNT, a powerful explosive, with at least thirty kilograms, the explosion was powerful enough to rival a fourth-level spell. Standing at the center of the explosion, Sun Ran would be completely obliterated.

This mission was highly valued by the upper echelons. Even before the Green-Headed Ghost could ask for help, many agents had rushed over, saying it was the order of Big Brother Three to avenge Number Four.

Their task was simple: to kick the Thorn Rose team out of the game and ensure that all their heads were knocked unconscious to facilitate the subsequent revenge plan.

Number Four was killed by lightning due to the Thorn Rose team's captain, and they had to repay in kind, making this Maintainer disappear from the world.

As soon as the wild boar demon spoke the first word, the Sea Observation spell on Sun Ran's body reacted, showing a massive energy surge, exceeding the fourth level!

He immediately reacted, shouting "Dodge!" in a low voice.

His body instantly transformed into a murky, earth-like mist, and the soil beneath him became a strange, water-like substance. Sun Ran quickly sank into the ground. Just as his body disappeared, a blinding flash of light exploded overhead, followed by a powerful shockwave.

Sun Ran, now in the soil, almost merged with it. When the shockwave hit, 99% of its force passed through his body without causing any harm. The remaining force sent him flying, rolling in the soil, and he didn't know how far he was pushed.

The characteristics of technological power were secretive, powerful, and explosive, which was quite unexpected for Sun Ran. The game administrators, who had been observing, were also stunned.

In the administrators' view, they only saw a bright flash of light, followed by darkness as the entire cave collapsed. From the outside, they saw a large cloud of soil rise and then collapse, forming a large pit.

The administrators looked at each other, none of them expecting such a turn of events.

After a long while, one of them asked, "Is Thorn Rose out of the game?" It seemed impossible for any mortal to survive such a situation.

Moreover, Maintainers, unlike ordinary players, did not have their memories shielded, lacking an additional layer of mental protection.

Suddenly encountering such a powerful impact, ordinary players might be fine, but Maintainers' brains would generally enter a state of mental protection, meaning they would faint and take several hours to wake up.

This would temporarily incapacitate the Maintainer, and in severe cases, leave lasting brain damage.

This was the risk of being a Maintainer!

"I'll check." The Maintainer monitor began to check the life status and then said with surprise and relief, "The situation is good; Thorn Rose is still alive."

He quickly reviewed the footage, understanding what had happened.

"Thorn Rose, report your status." The monitor contacted Sun Ran, who had been blown nearly a hundred meters away.

"I'm fine."

Sun Ran hid in the mud, feeling a sense of relief. If he had reacted any slower, he might have been kicked out of the game.

He swam to the surface, his mind racing.

The saboteurs had set up a trap for a mutual destruction, clearly fearing him. They used TNT, but they had never used it against other Maintainers before, and there were no signs of TNT production in the demon cave, indicating that the explosive was not the wild boar demon's but given to him by someone else.

Who gave him the explosive? A word quickly came to Sun Ran's mind: Poison Scorpion Mercenary Group!

To ensure they could complete the employer's mission promptly, the mercenary group would typically deploy many agents in the virtual world. In the Confucian world, this meant other demons were involved!

These guys were truly persistent.

Since they were involved, it meant the saboteurs had not given up their mission. What was their mission? To force Yang Ting to lose his position, and possibly even kill him.

Thinking of this, Sun Ran was alarmed. He felt he had fallen for their diversionary tactic. If his guess was correct, there must be saboteurs heading to the riverside county to assassinate Yang Ting.

As he swam quickly to the surface, he contacted the administrator, "I suggest checking the situation in the riverside county. Focus on whether there are any suspicious people around Yang Ting."

It took ten minutes for a reply: "No suspicious people seen; everything is normal in the riverside county."

At that moment, Sun Ran felt a slight vibration in the data link, his heart tightening: 'Someone is eavesdropping!'

Damn, the other side had a powerful expert, on par with the dragon saboteur in the Dragon World, possibly even stronger! For such an expert, it was difficult for the game administrators to detect their presence.

Sun Ran was about to warn them but then had a sudden idea and fell silent, pretending he didn't know.

Since the other side was eavesdropping, why not use it to his advantage and counter them? This was his plan.

With this in mind, Sun Ran replied to the administrator, "There might be trouble in the riverside county. To prevent another ambush, I will return to the riverside county along the Wenxu River and request monitoring of the route."

By revealing his return route, he hoped to lure the enemy into setting up an ambush.

This was a reasonable request, and the administrators naturally cooperated, quickly replying, "Understood, monitoring has begun; everything is normal so far."

Sun Ran felt the data link vibrate again, smiled slightly, and slowed his pace, giving the enemy some preparation time.

Upon reaching the surface, Sun Ran added, "Please focus on monitoring Yang Ting; he is in great danger. Contact my team and tell them to ensure Yang Ting's safety at all times."

Regardless, Yang Ting's safety must be guaranteed; this was the top priority.

"Understood."

"Also, if possible, please set up a Thunder Punishment in the riverside county." Although thunder was not omnipotent, it had a deterrent effect.

Sun Ran was not afraid of the enemy overhearing; if they did, it would make them more cautious.

"The suggestion is accepted; we will begin setting up the thunder. In fifteen minutes, dark clouds will cover the sky over the riverside county, and thunder will appear."

"Good, I will return to the riverside county immediately."

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