HPDBC Chapter 363 Rock Squad
Chapter 363 Rock Squad
This message was like an ice cube thrown into boiling oil, instantly triggering a chain reaction.
"Lin Tian? Which Lin Tian? Could it be...?!"
"Which other Lin Tian could there be! There's only one big shot named Lin Tian!!!"
"Are you kidding me! The preliminaries have just begun. Shouldn't these top players be in the high-resource zones? Why are they here in a zone with an average level of 25, stomping on weaker opponents?!"
"Are the coordinates accurate? Our team is only three kilometers away! Damn it!"
"Run! Get out of this area! In the opposite direction! Quickly! Forget about resource points!"
"Any teams teaming up? Being alone means certain death!"
Panic, like a plague, began to spread wildly from Lin Tian in all directions of the scorched lava core plain.
In the distance, hurriedly moving points of light began to appear, and some teams that had been lying in wait were forced to reveal themselves, fleeing desperately toward the edge of the plain, not even caring about other enemies they might encounter.
The already scorching air seemed to freeze even more because of this sudden fear.
However, the source of all this had no interest in the prying eyes from afar, the noise on the regional channels, or the growing fear.
He treated it as if he had completed a trivial cleaning task, not even bothering to check the items that had fallen to the ground, merely glancing at them.
Once it's confirmed that the equipment doesn't exhibit any unusual fluctuations, it's no longer worth paying attention to.
He began walking at a steady pace toward a "torch" point that he sensed was about 1.5 kilometers away and had a relatively strong energy response—it should be a rich geothermal fire crystal vein.
His movements appeared casual, with even strides, yet his speed far exceeded that of ordinary people, leaving almost imperceptible footprints on the cracked, scorched earth.
With a clear direction and chosen path, the player's perception map naturally aligns with the "passages" where player-marked points are relatively dense and obstacles are few.
It was as if he wasn't looking for resources, but rather calmly choosing the next area that needed "cleaning up," while incidentally reaping whatever he might encounter along the way.
The death walk has officially begun.
The temperature of the scorched lava core plain seemed to have dropped to freezing point at this moment.
......
During his journey, a faint and strangely moving point of life on the edge of his senses caught his attention.
The point of light, using the heat waves from several lava vents to distort vision and activating its advanced stealth ability, was attempting to circle around to his side and rear in an arc.
The intention is clear—either a confident lone assassin wants to ambush a "lone" player, or a scout from a team.
Lin Tian did not change his stance or even turn his head. Instead, he pointed a finger at the seemingly empty, scorching air behind him.
[Astral rays].
laugh!
The beam of light disappeared into the distorted heat wave, and a short, muffled groan rang out.
A figure stumbled out of the distorted light. His ID was [Xie Hui] (Lv.28). A charred hole in his chest was transparent from front to back. His eyes still held disbelief and a trace of lingering greed before turning into white light.
A pair of daggers with an eerie green glow (poisoned) lay on the ground.
"Xie Hui is dead!" A hushed exclamation came from behind a rock pillar in the distance.
"He's a level 28 assassin! His stealth level is so high! How was he discovered? And killed in one hit?!"
"Don't make a sound! He's looking this way!" another voice cried out in fear.
Lin Tian did indeed "look" in that direction and sensed four more points of light there, retreating hastily.
He did not give chase, but continued walking towards the mine.
......
As they approached the ore vein, their senses revealed that a five-person team had built a makeshift defensive line at the vein's entrance, relying on a naturally formed, sunken, cooling cave.
Two shieldbearers block the entrance, while mages and hunters inside attack any approaching enemies or ore-guarding elementals, and a priest provides healing.
They clearly intend to occupy this resource point and develop their resources there.
Before they even came into view, Lin Tian could hear their heated argument.
"Was what the regional channel said just now true? Is Lin Tian really in our area?"
A female voice, presumably that of the pastor [Lin Xiaowei] (Lv.25), sounded uneasy.
"What's the panic!"
A rough, booming male voice boomed from Shield Guard [Zhao Gang] (Lv.27).
"Even if it really is Lin Tian, we're hiding in the cave, relying on the terrain. How can he possibly break in all by himself? Our 'Rock Solid Squad' isn't to be trifled with! Wang Hao, Li Li, speed up your attacks and take down this 'Lava Crystal Soul' (Lv.50) first! The materials it drops are valuable!"
Inside the cave came the sounds of spell explosions and arrows piercing the air, mixed with the roar of another shield guard, Liu Qiang (Lv.26), and the shouts of the mage Wang Hao (Lv.27) and the hunter Li Li (Lv.26).
"But Brother Zhao, I heard he doesn't need a second move to kill someone..." Lin Xiaowei was still worried.
"The rumors are just exaggerated! It's definitely an area-of-effect skill used to clear the area. If we hide in the cave, the effect of the area-of-effect skill will be greatly reduced! What's there to be afraid of! Fortune favors the bold!"
Zhao Gang shouted loudly, seemingly trying to encourage himself and his teammates.
Lin Tian stopped before entering their field of vision.
He raised his hand, pointing towards the seemingly solid cave.
The [Universal Guidance] or [Shinra Tensei] was not used.
He merely twitched his fingertips.
[Astral rays].
The first beam of light ignored the giant shield that Zhao Gang held high at the cave entrance, which shimmered with an earthy yellow light, and pierced into his brow.
Zhao Gang's boastful words came to an abrupt halt, his expression froze, and he turned into a white light.
The cave fell into a deathly silence.
"Brother Zhao?!" Liu Qiang's exclamation had just begun.
*Swoosh!* The second ray (passing through the not-so-thick side wall of the cave) struck the mage Wang Hao, who was chanting a fireball spell and was stunned by Zhao Gang's death.
The white light reappeared.
"Enemy attack! Over there!" Hunter Li Li screamed, firing a "piercing arrow" in the approximate direction of Lin Tian.
The arrow flew hundreds of meters before landing helplessly in the ground a dozen meters in front of Lin Tian.
laugh!laugh!
Two rays in succession.
A beam of light pierced through a small hole in the cave ceiling and struck the terrified Pastor Lin Xiaowei, who was trying to escape.
The other pierced directly through Liu Qiang's thick plate armor as he tried to raise his shield to find the enemy.
Finally, only the hunter Li Li remained. Leaning against the rock wall, her face filled with despair, she fired futilely towards the cave entrance, screaming:
"Come out! You bastard! Come out if you dare!"
laugh!
Her answer was a beam of starlight that pierced through the shadows outside the cave, curved slightly, and bypassed the rock wall barrier.
The world is quiet.
Inside the cave, the Lv.50 elite "Lava Crystal Soul," which they had reduced to half health, floated aimlessly, having lost its target.
Lin Tian walked to the cave entrance and casually annihilated it with a beam of light.