Chapter 93

Everyone looked in the direction from which the sound came, stopping and lowering their height to cling to the branches.

The sound of an explosion indicated that something was happening.

It could be a natural phenomenon, a fight between fierce beasts, or even a battle between other intelligent beings.

Just as they stopped, a huge mushroom cloud rose up from the mountains and then blossomed in the higher sky.

Gongsun Murong took out his equipment, scanned the area, and immediately got the data: the explosion was directly ahead, 37.666 kilometers away, with an intensity of 11.2531.

One point represented the strength of a single ion cannon shot, the kind that fires three times. This meant that the explosion's intensity was nearly three times the total energy of a single attack from Gongsun Murong's particle cannon.

At that moment, the ground began to tremble, and the trees in front of them started to sway slightly.

"It doesn't look like a volcanic eruption," Nalasha said softly, changing into a new set of equipment, all emerald green jewelry.

Originally, she wore a light blue outfit, which was wind-based. Now, this was plant-based, suitable for the forest.

She wanted to leverage the environmental advantages.

The audience outside first felt tense, but when they saw Nalasha change her jewelry, they were already numb.

Those who knew their value could judge the type of equipment and its approximate grade just by looking at the colors and how they complemented each other.

A divine-level magical jewelry craftsman had previously seen it and admitted that he couldn't make such a thing, as it was beyond the ninth grade, with perfect compatibility. Even the entire empire couldn't imagine it, and the entire continent couldn't obtain it.

Now, Nalasha had changed into another set, which was still perfect.

People from other empires wondered if their contestants would be fighting against such people.

Nalasha had no intention of showing off her wealth, and even if she knew, she wouldn't care. She couldn't sell anything, regardless of its value.

She wanted to go and check the situation to make the right judgment.

She said to the others, "You go back, I'll go with Brother Murong to check it out."

But Gongsun Murong had a different opinion: "We should go together. If the battle's range is large and we're separated, we won't be able to support each other."

The contestants understood that Gongsun Murong meant that if the enemy ran to the other side of the river and saw a group of children, they might attack, and he and Nalasha wouldn't be able to return in time to help.

"So, we might all have to run together, right? Change!" Nalasha took off her emerald green jewelry again.

Gongsun Murong handed her a set of black jewelry with special patterns.

This was a set of spatial jewelry, which could store things and assist in spatial movement in critical moments.

Nalasha's least favorite set of equipment, she always felt the color was too monotonous and not bright enough.

But in fact, this set of equipment was not ugly at all. Wearing it, she looked noble, mysterious, and elegant. The patterns could even draw people's attention.

"Brother Murong, give me my house too. I'm afraid a stronger enemy might appear. You should prepare as well. We are 710 people."

Nalasha reached out for more things.

Gongsun Murong took out her house, the crystal coffin, and now her jewelry space was large enough to hold it.

Gongsun Murong also took out a large black box from his spatial storage, about twelve cubic meters in size. He gently stroked it and said, "I hope we won't need to use it."

Then he put it away again.

The people outside listened to the conversation and watched their actions, their expressions becoming serious.

Even Emperor Rexlar was not an exception. When the coffin and Gongsun Murong's black box appeared, he felt a strange sense of unease.

Danger, yes, danger. He felt danger from either one appearing alone.

When both appeared together, he even felt his breathing stop, and sweat dripped down his face.

It wasn't just him; many people across the entire Lanskent continent felt the same way, even though they were only seeing it on the screen, which was being broadcast.

"Scary!" a person in a palace on a high mountain suddenly said.

The people around him were surprised. They knew who this was: the First Divine Mage, Raymond Charlesdine.

Their eyes turned back to the screen, but unfortunately, the two items had already been put away.

They wondered what those things were, to make the First Divine Mage say "scary"!

The ordinary audience didn't know these details. They only understood that Gongsun Murong and Nalasha had prepared new equipment, which must be more powerful than the previous cannon.

Nalasha and Gongsun Murong, having made their decision, led the 'army' to fly over.

Gongsun Murong carried the cannon, continuously scanning.

When they flew closer, everyone was stunned. There was nothing, just a basin, or more accurately, a large deep pit.

From the condition of the plants around the pit and the lack of fallen dust, it was clear that an explosion had indeed occurred here.

Who fought whom?

Gongsun Murong activated the energy tracking, and finally, he found the problem.

Nalasha nodded.

"Such strong skills, able to create an illusion of light and partial perception within a certain range. Don't be deceived by what you see below. It's fake, including that large pit. It's not a pit but a sloping passage. The passage is large, and the two small hills on the sides are also part of the passage. Form a tight formation and follow us down."

As soon as she finished speaking, Gongsun Murong, carrying the cannon, descended, and the others quickly followed.

Once they entered the passage, they realized it wasn't a pit, and the path ahead wasn't directly downward but sloping.

This place gave them an increasingly mysterious feeling. The technique used was more realistic than any magical image, even shielding some perceptions.

As the team continued to advance, the audience outside became increasingly anxious.

The contestants moved forward for more than ten minutes. Just when they thought it would take a long time to find their target, the scene ahead suddenly brightened, revealing a huge hall.

In the hall was a massive object, and two beings larger than the fish they had seen before. Were they 'people'? 'Fierce beasts'?

These two beings were clearly injured, but from their state, they seemed to be in a standoff.

The audience outside stared with wide eyes, unsure what to do.

The contestants were also making judgments.

In an instant, two flashes of light appeared before their eyes. Gongsun Murong and Nalasha instantly appeared beside the heads of the two monsters, using a special gesture to release special energy.

Then the heads of the two monsters exploded, and their bodies began to fall to the ground.

With a 'thud,' a cloud of dust rose.

"Dealt with," Gongsun Murong and Nalasha said simultaneously.

This situation was unexpected not only by the contestants but also by the audience outside, who didn't understand what had happened.

Enemies? Did Gongsun Murong and Nalasha know them?

Lucia came closer, looking curiously and asked, "Have you seen them before?"

Both shook their heads.

"Do you know they would harm us?"

They shook their heads again.

"Then why did you kill them?" Lucia asked again.

"For no reason. They were both injured from their previous battle. I aimed a shot at each of their heads, and it only broke through a bit of their defense. Nalasha and I had to follow up with additional attacks. It seems they had little defense against our special energy attacks," Gongsun Murong explained patiently, in a good mood.

"What if they wouldn't harm us?" Lucia felt that killing other beings without reason was wrong, especially since those beings seemed to be intelligent.

Nalasha shook her head. If someone else had asked, she wouldn't have bothered, but since it was her good friend, she answered.

"There's no 'what if.' They are indeed intelligent, perhaps even as intelligent as us. They were fighting over this thing, this large object. Look closely, see what it looks like."

The contestants looked, and the audience followed.

Suddenly, an audience member spoke up, "A magical ship, a huge magical ship, much larger than any I've seen before."

The contestants, being closer and at a different angle, took a few more looks before making the same judgment.

Lucia touched it lightly and said, "Is this a magical ship?"

Nalasha shook her head, "Not a magical ship. I feel energy fluctuations but no magical fluctuations."

Gongsun Murong added, "This ship doesn't belong to either of the two beings. Their bodies are too large to enter through the door. One of them discovered it first and tried to break in but only left claw marks without success. The other one found it by chance, and they fought. The fight was a single attack from both sides simultaneously, creating the large mushroom cloud. The attack's intensity exceeded my cannon, which I can't use for a year.

"But don't worry. Nalasha and I will buy you enough time to improve your strength."

"Yes, yes, Brother Murong is right. This isn't our full strength. If you ever see me use my house or Brother Murong use the things in his black box, and we still can't defeat the enemy, then you should worry.

"At that point, we'll use our last resort, a mutual destruction, a thousand enemies for eight hundred of our own. If that still doesn't work, we'll all pray.

"Yes, pray that the enemy forgives us and lets us go."

Seeing the ship, Nalasha was happy and didn't mind reassuring the contestants.

Indeed, her words had an effect. The contestants looked at them with more respect.

This wasn't even their strongest ability, and there was still the 'house' and the black box.

And they had one last move, but the cost was too high?

The contestants from the Mitchell Empire were the most regretful. They now realized that if they had surrendered at the start, they would have been fine.

If they fought to the end, they would die. Fortunately, they had destroyed their spatial equipment.

But the contestants from other empires also became more cautious.

Gongsun Murong sighed. He didn't want to explain more, but it was necessary.

He said, "These two beings must know each other. They met outside, and then the explosion happened, with no further fighting. What does that mean?"

Harold was the first to think of it. He gasped and said, "They ambushed each other, using their strongest moves. They must have pretended to be good friends, gathering strength secretly to deliver a fatal blow."

"Yes. So, when we appeared here, with them injured, what would they do? Wait for them to attack first or listen to their deceptive conversation before acting?

"You have too little experience. Nalasha and I learned the hard way in the desert. We sold water to a group of adventurers, ten pounds for five copper coins, and roasted meat for ten copper coins per pound.

"They were twelve people, calling themselves the Wandering Mercenary Group, a first-level mercenary group with good reputation and high success rates.

"Nalasha and I had just come out of a ruin, just learning the local language, and we believed them. They said they would take us out and arrange a good place for us, as they were very influential.

"But who knew..."

Gongsun Murong paused.

Nalasha continued, "Who knew they would stay around us and suddenly attack. They hit me on the head with a large hammer, and a mage shot over twenty earth arrows."

"Ah?!" The contestants showed signs of fear.

"Then what happened?" Lucia asked, concerned.

"Then... Brother Murong used this." Nalasha looked at Gongsun Murong.

Gongsun Murong suddenly moved, creating multiple copies of himself.

The twelve people nearby each felt a cool sensation on their necks. When they looked at Gongsun Murong, he was already twenty meters away, holding Nalasha.

They touched their necks and found a piece of ice stuck there.

"That's how it happened. Brother Murong used a Starlight Flash to take them all out and carried me out. Of course, at that time, Brother Murong used a special energy, not ice, to break through magic and battle aura.

"After that, we encountered several more deceptive attacks and learned to be smarter.

"Since then, we only kill others, and no one can trick us. We killed over ten thousand adventurers from all over and saved many more.

"So, you have too little experience and can easily be deceived, at the cost of your lives."

Nalasha spoke like an adult educating a child.

The contestants were enlightened and no longer looked at the two with suspicion, seeing them as good people.

"Alright, let's see if this ship can still be used." Nalasha said happily, looking at the ship.

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