Chapter 476: Chapter 476: Sending to Death

Bang!

With the combined fire of five people, the Abyssal Phantom finally could not withstand the attacks. Its Vitality Points were depleted, and its body shattered like a bubble.

Just as Song Jian saw the progress bar reach its end, a crisp “ding” sounded in his ear. Without even looking at the system prompt, he shoved the “Seven Stars Shard” into his inventory and quickly rolled away from his standing position.

Whiz-whiz~.

Several bullets pierced the ground where Song Jian had just stood, raising clouds of dust.

“Kill him! That’s a legendary-quality herb! It can definitely enhance physical abilities!” Cao Shui gritted his teeth and shouted loudly.

It was well known among players that certain special herbs could improve their attributes. Not to mention a legendary-quality herb, even a gold or silver-quality one could increase a player’s attributes by one or two points. The attributes enhanced by a legendary-quality herb would, of course, be much higher.

The pursuit of self-improvement was the primary goal for players, especially since enhanced physical abilities could be brought back to the real world. Who wouldn’t want to become a superhero in reality?

“Is this really a good idea?” Some hesitated, sensing that Song Jian was not weak.

“He’s just one person, and we are five! What’s there to be afraid of? Follow me! If he doesn’t hand over that herb, he won’t be able to leave this Black Mist!”

After a brief discussion, the players formed a temporary alliance. Initially, they didn’t intend to kill Song Jian but merely disrupt his gathering so they could negotiate ownership of the herb together.

However, Song Jian proceeded to gather the herb without offering any benefits, which left the five players feeling unjustly treated.

Song Jian glanced at the “Seven Stars Shard” in his inventory. It was in good condition, so he breathed a sigh of relief. Then he looked back.

The dense black mist obstructed his vision, making it impossible to see the positions of the five players.

Song Jian felt an impulse to charge in and kill them all, but considering his current situation, he quickly dismissed the thought as if being doused by a bucket of cold water.

After a moment of contemplation, Song Jian turned around and dashed forward. If he wanted to take revenge, he would have to leave this area first.

The five players, including Cao Shui, were unaware that their concealment had worn off. They slowly crept forward, assuming that Song Jian also wanted to retaliate after being besieged for so long.

“Huh? How can I see all of you now?” A player suddenly exclaimed in surprise. Earlier, while attacking Song Jian, the five had deliberately huddled together, making them aware of each other’s presence but invisible to each other. However, now they could see one another.

“Damn, my concealment effect is gone…” One person cried out in shock.

“So is mine, and my Concealment Ring is broken and unusable.”

“What now? We shouldn’t have attacked him earlier. What if we encounter that monster again? None of us will be able to escape.”

The players immediately panicked and started running without targeting Song Jian. After exchanging glances, they sprinted desperately forward.

Gulu-gulu~

As the players sprinted, the ground suddenly began to shift, with debris rolling around. Pulled together by a mysterious force, the rocks fused to form gigantic stone monsters seven or eight meters tall.

As Cao Shui ran desperately forward, a shrill scream from his left made him shudder. He continued running forward, stumbling and falling several times, his nose and face bruised and swollen, but not daring to slow down.

Suddenly, Cao Shui saw a shadow approaching from the front. In a panic, he held his weapon horizontally to block it.

“Bang!”

Cao Shui felt a powerful force hit him, and his weapon let out a piercing screech. A sharp pain traveled up both his arms.

A seven- or eight-meter-tall stone monster charged toward Cao Shui, lifting its foot to stomp on him.

“A level-30 elite boss?” Cao Shui’s eyes widened in surprise. “At least it’s not that huge skeleton from before.”

The earlier skeleton boss had made Cao Shui give up any thoughts of fighting back. However, though the stone monster was several levels above him, it did not instill that same sense of despair.

“Even if I can’t beat it, I can still run.” Cao Shui thought.

But just as he had this thought, he found himself surrounded by seven or eight stone monsters, all trying to block his escape route.

“How did this happen…” Despair colored Cao Shui’s face. He might have had the confidence to deal with a single level-30 elite boss, but the sheer quantity of bosses overwhelmed him.

“I shouldn’t have attacked earlier!” Cao Shui regretted his actions. Soon, he was engulfed by a swarm of stone monsters.

If the Protection Black Mist wasn’t covering the area, one could see from a bird’s-eye view that at least hundreds of stone monsters were frenziedly charging at the players who had lost their concealment effect.

Upon hearing the “rumbling” sounds and the shrill death screams of her companions, Lv Pei was enveloped by a feeling of terror.

She glanced at her shattered Concealment Ring, gritted her teeth, and took out a scroll from her inventory, tearing it open.

Immediately, a blue light enveloped Lv Pei, who vanished from the spot in a flash of light.

This was a Town Return Scroll she had earned from a quest, which could mark her location in her safehouse. If she encountered danger, tearing the scroll would instantly teleport her back to her safehouse.

This was Lv Pei’s trump card, and she had never told anyone about it. Back at her safehouse, she panted heavily, her face full of fear.

Before teleporting away, Lv Pei had seen more than a dozen seven- or eight-meter tall monsters rushing toward her. Had she been even a little slower and dragged into battle by those monsters, Lv Pei would have been stuck in the Protection Black Mist, unable to use the Town Return Scroll.

As he ran forward, Song Jian heard the screams from behind him. He hesitated for a moment but quickly accelerated again.

This was why Song Jian did not immediately seek revenge on the players. The Protection Black Mist was full of hidden dangers, and the slightest carelessness could cost him his life.

“This is an epic-tier quest. Did you really think it would be as easy as just killing monsters?” Song Jian thought to himself as he continued running without looking back.

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