bigabreads Chapter 259 Standoff, Information Acquisition
Chapter 259 Standoff, Information Acquisition
In the dark and deep ancient forest, towering ancient trees stand intertwined, their dense branches and leaves layer upon layer obscuring the sky and completely blocking out the sunlight.
The entire forest was gloomy and dark. A cold wind blew through the gaps in the branches, swirling up the fallen leaves and making a rustling sound. The deathly silence was so oppressive that it was suffocating.
Lin Yuan and An Xin stood back to back, their nerves taut, their cold gazes fixed on the three Fallen Ones who were closing in on them.
Upon meeting, neither side acted rashly, resulting in a stalemate.
Lin Yuan held the Divine Firmament Demon-Slaying Sword firmly in his palm. The ancient blade was surrounded by a faint golden light of supreme yang, and the chilling aura of demon-slaying quietly spread, dispelling the surrounding cold and evil energy.
Having experienced countless life-or-death battles, he exuded a calm and collected aura, honed by years of combat. Facing three strangely aura-filled Fallen Ones, there was no panic in his eyes, only deep vigilance and indifference.
Anxin stood quietly to the side, her sniper rifle held steady, the divine light of exorcism swirling around her fingertips shining brightly, firmly locking onto the vital points of the three fallen ones. As long as the situation changed slightly, she could instantly deliver a fatal blow.
The two were perfectly in sync, complementing each other in offense and defense, and were on high alert, facing the encirclement and attack before them.
The three Fallen Ones formed a triangle, firmly surrounding the two and completely blocking all their escape routes. Their sinister gazes were fixed on Lin Yuan and An Xin, filled with intense greed and mockery.
After a few seconds of silence, Lin Yuan broke the deathly stillness in the forest, his voice clear and steady, carrying a hint of probing and scrutiny:
"So you're the so-called Fallen Ones? We just landed, and you're already surrounding us. How could you know our teleportation location so precisely?"
This question lingered in the minds of Lin Yuan and his companion.
Normally, the teleportation points in the mission world are random and hidden, and outsiders have no way of predicting them. In fact, not only outsiders, but even they themselves do not know where they will be teleported to.
But this time, as soon as they stepped into the mission world, they were precisely ambushed by the other party. Such a strange situation was by no means a coincidence.
Upon hearing this, the three Fallen Ones exchanged a glance and simultaneously let out a wild, cold laugh. Their hoarse, strange laughter echoed through the deathly silent forest, revealing boundless arrogance and smugness.
The thin, fallen one leading the group, wielding a black staff, stepped forward. His murky eyes were filled with condescending mockery, and his tone was extremely arrogant: "It seems you two newcomers know nothing about the current state of this world."
He raised his hand and waved it, causing the dark demonic energy surrounding him to surge slightly, carrying a sense of superiority that indicated he was in control of everything: "To tell you the truth, we have already gained partial control over this mission world."
"The teleportation coordinates of all incoming players are all within our monitoring range."
On the other side, a burly Fallen man wielding a sharp machete followed closely behind, his rough voice filled with boundless ferocity:
"As soon as someone teleports into this forest, no matter where they land, we'll track them down immediately. We've already laid ambushes at every teleportation point in this world, waiting for them to come to us. No matter how many of you players come, you'll all die!"
The female fallen woman's lips curled into a chilling smile, her eyes filled with a mixture of relief and madness:
"You think we were just lying in wait by chance? This has long been our rule. All those who venture into this place are our prey, and no one is exempt."
The three men's words were brimming with smugness, and they exuded a wild and arrogant madness as if they were breaking free from their constraints.
They were originally just ordinary players, trapped in the game rules day after day, forced to complete cold and cruel survival tasks, suffering all kinds of constraints and torment.
Later, they came into contact with the Fallen Ones organization by chance, and took the risk of joining. With the organization's help, they embarked on a forbidden path, becoming corrupted and alienated through illegal means, abandoning their player identities and breaking free from the constraints of the system's rules.
Now, they no longer have to follow game instructions or be forced to participate in life-or-death games.
In their eyes, this is true freedom, a perfect opportunity to take control of their own destiny.
Once pawns to be manipulated, they have now become hunters. This dramatic change has inflated their egos, twisted their minds, and filled them with the arrogance of wanting to control everything.
Lin Yuan and An Xin listened quietly to the three's conversation, their expressions slightly serious, having already grasped the general outline of the situation.
These fallen ones, unwilling to be bound by the game rules, took the risk of becoming corrupted and mutated. They did not know how they stole some access to the mission world and specifically ambushed and killed outside players.
They grow stronger by hunting players and devouring the life force of living beings, becoming monsters who survive solely through killing, attempting to break free from the constraints of the game world in this way.
"You seek so-called freedom by hunting down your own kind?" An Xin frowned slightly, her cool voice carrying a hint of chilling disgust.
"Fellow countrymen?" The skinny, degenerate scoffed, his face full of disdain. "In the cold, hard world of survival, there's only the law of the jungle. What kind of fellow countrymen are we? We break free from the rules, we take control of our destiny, we're far superior to those fools who let themselves be slaughtered!"
The burly Fallen One lightly clapped his hands together, the blade gleaming coldly, his killing intent palpable: "No need for nonsense. We've killed quite a few players like you these past few days. Your souls are perfect nourishment for us."
His tone was confident, as if he had already secured the victory and completely considered Lin Yuan and An Xin as his for the taking:
"If you surrender obediently, you'll suffer less. Now that you've stepped into this forest, don't even think about leaving alive."
The one-armed fallen woman's eyes were cold as she added, "So many players have perished at our hands, and you two will be no exception. You'll obediently become stepping stones for our transcendence; that's your destiny."
The three men grew increasingly arrogant, their eyes filled with contempt and indifference. In their minds, all players were incompetent trash, completely at their mercy.
The fact that some players had died at their hands had fueled their extreme arrogance, leading them to believe that they were invincible.
They didn't carefully examine Lin Yuan and An Xin's aura, nor did they notice the deep-seated killing power surrounding them. They subconsciously categorized them as ordinary players who were easily defeated in the past, and were filled with unwavering confidence in their victory.
Seeing the three men's arrogant and conceited demeanor, Lin Yuan felt nothing but indifference.
He had experienced countless life-and-death battles and slain countless powerful enemies and monsters. His killing aura far surpassed that of these monsters who had fallen into depravity through opportunism.
Lin Yuan slowly raised his hand, gripping the Divine Firmament Demon-Slaying Sword tightly. The golden light on the sword grew even more dazzling, and its supreme yang power to slay evil quietly surged. His clear, cold voice echoed through the forest:
"You think you're in control of your destiny and have broken free from your shackles, but it's just the delusion of a bunch of useless fools. You dare to provoke us? You're asking for death."
Anxin slowly pressed the trigger, the divine light of exorcism surrounding the bullet becoming increasingly condensed, and his aura was cold and murderous.
Seeing this, the three Fallen Ones assumed the two were struggling in their death throes, and their smiles grew even more mocking as they eagerly sought to take their lives.
They never realized that the person they had provoked today was not an ordinary player to be slaughtered, but a top-tier powerhouse capable of shattering their understanding of the world...