Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Xia Feng and Big Black weren’t fully back to themselves until after an hour of rest.
During the hour, they had water and some food.
Looking back at the 22nd island, and remembering the feeling of helplessness on the second floor of the Cave of the Dead, Xia Feng clenched his fists.
He then focused his attention on the glittering membrane before him. A golden hint popped up.
[Island No.1: There’s a Golden Chest on it, but it’s guarded by a Mutated Gold Eater that wants to swallow it but never succeeded due to the blockage of a mysterious power.]
It was similar to the information on the mid-sized map, but more detailed.
Xia Feng had already read the description of the Gold Eater, which was a special creature of the mist that fed on metals. It was extremely sturdy and very slow.
Putting on his equipment, Xia Feng came to the 23rd island with Big Black which was still not very energetic.
The island was quite large. There was a small hill at the center of the island.
Next to the hill was a Golden Chest, and a cube lay right beside the Golden Chest. It had to be the Mutated Gold Eater.
Xia Feng took out a piece of gold, and intended to loot the Golden Chest as he planned.
However, an accident happened.
On Xia Feng’s right, four fully armed men jumped out of nowhere.
I’ve run into other players again?
Xia Feng frowned, and didn’t move recklessly.
The players who had just arrived seemed quite experienced.
They dispersed the moment they arrived at the island, and they sized up the environment quickly.
Very soon, someone discovered Xia Feng.
The player who discovered Xia Feng pointed at him, and exclaimed, “Xia Feng? We’ve met Xia Feng, the top on the World Ranking?”
“What? Xia Feng?”
Zhou Xing, captain of the squad, looked at Xia Feng immediately when he heard his teammates’ shouts.
When he saw Xia Feng’s face, he looked quite shocked.
“He’s really Xia Feng.”
He didn’t expect to run into Xia Feng, top on the World Ranking, in such a place.
While Zhou Xing considered whether they should leave and avoid contact with Xia Feng, one of his teammates prodded him, and said, “Captain, look, a Golden Chest.”
Hearing that, Zhou Xing looked where his teammate was pointing, and breathed heavily when he saw the Golden Chest.
Almost every Golden Chest contained a superior recipe. He luckily opened two of them in the past.
“What do we do?”
Very soon, Zhou Xing was caught in a dilemma.
“Should we retreat?”
“Or should we compete with Xia Feng for the chest?”
That was definitely a tough choice.
Seeing that the new players showed no reaction after a long time, Xia Feng walked to the Golden Chest with a piece of gold.
Hardly had Xia Feng moved when the members of Zhou Xing’s team shouted, “Captain, Xia Feng is walking to the Golden Chest! He’s going to open it!”
Judging from their voices, it was not hard to tell that they wanted to compete over it too.
“I know. Don’t yell,” Zhou Xing scolded them coldly.
Then, he walked to Xia Feng voluntarily.
“Anything I can help you with?” Xia Feng said indifferently to the four strange players in his way as he raised his eyebrows.
He was not in his best mood after the incident in the Cave of the Dead. He only wished that those people wouldn’t piss him off even more.
“Xia Feng, greetings. I’m Zhou Xing, the 37th place on the World Ranking right now,” Zhou Xing spoke, and extended his hand.
Xia Feng looked at him, but didn’t shake his hand, as he wasn’t certain if the guy hadn’t smeared poison on his hand or anything.
Glancing at the man who called himself Zhou Xing, Xia Feng directly asked, “Are you going to stop me from opening the Golden Chest?”
“I can exchange something for that.” Zhou Xing didn’t deny it, and tried to negotiate with Xia Feng.
“That’s unnecessary. What do you think can possibly compare to a Golden Chest?” Xia Feng declined his request immediately.
“I’ll give you 10 seconds to consider.” Xia Feng glanced at the five strange players, and grabbed the Frost Blade. “Move, or die.”
“Xia Feng, I think we can talk nicely. I have a secret that I’m sure you’re very interested in.” Zhou Xing backed off to a safe distance, and tried to persuade Xia Feng again.
Unfazed, Xia Feng opened his mouth. “You have three seconds.”
Three seconds had already passed as he talked.
Xia Feng dashed forward and pointed the freezing Frost Blade at Zhou Xing’s face.
Zhou Xing quickly backed off to avoid Xia Feng’s attack while he roared, “Xia Feng, have you ever heard about the closed beta tester?”
“The closed beta test?”
Xia Feng was quite intrigued, but he didn’t slow down at all, and attacked even faster.
Zhou Xing was quite angry about Xia Feng’s arrogance.
He took out a red sword and fought back.
Zhou Xing’s teammates all dispersed, and took out their remote weapons, ready to fire at Xia Feng anytime.
Clang…
When the Frost Blade hit Zhou Xing’s longsword, an enormous force burst out like a torrent, and knocked Zhou Xing away.
The red sword in his hand was also flung away, landing on the ground.
“How can the gap in our strength be so huge?” Zhou Xing mumbled to himself in shock, wearing the same expression as the dead William had.
He had drunk a lot of beast blood to strengthen himself these days, and thought that Xia Feng couldn’t have been much stronger than himself.
Little did he expect that Xia Feng’s strength would completely suppress his own.
Naturally, Xia Feng wouldn’t explain that both his strength and his speed could easily suppress Zhou Xing’s.
Xia Feng would’ve killed the guy named Zhou Xing, but he decided to spare his life for what the guy just said.
Glancing at Zhou Xing who was lying on the ground with a shaking right hand, Xia Feng waved his blade and easily deflected three arrows.
Then, Xia Feng jumped at Zhou Xing’s teammates.
When Xia Feng attacked his teammates, Zhou Xing swallowed a pill. His pale face was red again, and his right hand didn’t shake anymore.
During these few seconds, Zhou Xing’s teammates had all collapsed. They were no match for Xia Feng at all.
Zhou Xing quickly picked up his red sword, and gazed at Xia Feng coldly.
“You think you’ve won? There’s no telling who the winner is! Berserker!” Zhou Xing roared, and became much more intimidating. He even grew taller.
After his strength increased, Zhou Xing stomped and threw himself at Xia Feng like a cannonball.
However, five seconds later, Zhou Xing fell on the ground again in the berserker state.
Pointing the Frost Blade at Zhou Xing with a playful smile, Xia Feng remarked, “Now I’m the winner, am I not?
“Okay, now we can talk. What was the beta tester that you mentioned?”