aircannonsinc Chapter 366, Region 22
Chapter 366, Region 22
He only focuses on his own resource acquisition efficiency.
He paused for a moment, standing atop a towering, cooled, black volcanic rock pillar, hundreds of meters high.
A fierce wind, carrying heat waves and ashes, whipped his dark robes, making them flutter loudly.
Beneath his feet lay a vast, grotesque, and burning plain. As far as the eye could see, there were no longer any active player dots—either they had become his resources or they had fled in panic from this area he had marked as "cleared."
Bring up a statistics panel that only you can see.
Current Points: 621 (Ranking in Region 7: 1)
The harvest in less than half an hour far exceeded the total amount gained from several days of grinding high-level monsters around the Sinking Swamp.
The player's "resource density" and "harvesting efficiency" are indeed extraordinary.
There are still more than 20 hours of safe period left, and there are still nearly 70 million "resources" available for conversion on this field.
Although they are scattered throughout the competition area, the central area will inevitably be more concentrated.
His gaze fell upon the area in his perception where the player dots gathered and dispersed like a school of startled fish in the distance, especially the area marked as the "initial safe zone" on the map—that was the "Boiling Heart" canyon and the "Molten Core" basin deeper inside.
There, the terrain is more complex, resources are more concentrated, and the level of player concentration and average strength is likely higher.
"In the central area, player density has increased by about 300%, and the number of high-energy reaction points (high-level monsters and resource bosses) has increased by 500%." Lin Tian estimated in his mind, "The harvesting efficiency is expected to increase by 2 to 3 times."
He took a step forward from the top of the rock pillar.
There is no empty space beneath our feet.
【Star Leap】.
His figure blurred suddenly amidst a faint twinkling of starlight, and the next moment, he appeared on another protruding rock two hundred meters away.
Without the slightest pause, another [Star Leap] occurred, leaving a broken trail across the scorched earth, resembling the instantaneous movement of stars, as it resolutely headed towards the center of the competition zone, where "resources" were more abundant and players were more concentrated.
The hunt is just reaching its climax.
He is the only, and eternal, hunter in this despairing hunting ground.
Every time he teleports, it signifies the end of the world for players in a certain area; every time he raises his hand, it represents the ruthless harvesting of resources.
The nightmare of the seventh division will only deepen as he moves toward the center.
Shortly after Lin Tian left, some daring players cautiously approached the area he had cleared. Looking at the empty battlefield and the occasional stray piece of equipment, their faces turned ashen, and only one thought remained in their minds:
Stay away from that man, the farther the better.
But the entire competition area is only so big, so where can they escape to?
When Lin Tian decided to clean up the entire competition area, no one was spared.
This is the suffocating dominance and despair brought about by absolute power.
......
Deep in the dark forest, the light was fragmented and broken by the layers of giant leaves.
Ye Yao's figure slowly emerged from a thick, impenetrable shadow, like a ghost stepping out of a traditional Chinese ink painting.
The moment she landed, she didn't even disturb the hundreds of years of decaying leaves beneath her feet—[Dark Current Stealth] had already been activated, and her aura blended perfectly with this ancient forest.
She slightly raised her eyes, her eyes, which gleamed with a faint purple light in the shadows, sweeping over the surrounding environment.
Ancient trees reach for the sky, and vines spread like pythons.
The air was filled with the smell of damp earth, mixed with the cloying sweetness of some kind of poisonous spores.
A burst of skill-based explosions and a brief scream echoed from afar, before silence returned.
This is Region 22: Dark Forest.
The killing has begun.
Ye Yao did not pause.
She moved swiftly along the shadow of the tree trunk, like a true shadow, her footsteps silent.
Her primary objective is intelligence and environmental control—a consistent style of hers.
"Area A3 is safe. The water source is 300 meters to the east, where there are signs of mutated anaconda activity. Avoid this area."
She sent her first message in the team's encrypted channel, her voice calm and undisturbed.
A few brief responses came through the channel immediately—her team members had already dispersed throughout the dense forest and were gathering intelligence according to the pre-arranged plan.
Ye Yao continued moving.
She avoided the three areas where battles were taking place, observing the players' fighting styles, skill combinations, and teamwork from the shadows.
Her memory is amazing; she can analyze an opponent's fighting habits and weaknesses with just a glance.
Ten minutes later, she spotted her first valuable target.
In a clearing in the woods, three players are facing off in front of an ancient tree hollow that emits a faint light.
Two people were clearly injured, and a third person, wielding a warhammer, was cautiously approaching the treasure chest in the tree hollow.
Ye Yao hid behind an ancient tree thirty meters away, her breathing in sync with the rhythm of the forest.
She waited.
The moment the warrior player turned to his teammates and said, "I'll open the crate first, you guys keep watch"—
Ye Yao moved.
There was no sound of wind, no ripples of light or shadow.
She simply vanished from her spot, and the next second she appeared in the shadows of the trees behind the warrior.
The dagger was drawn so fast it was almost imperceptible to the naked eye, a dark arc slicing through the air.
[Backstab - Deadly Penetration].
The soldier let out a short "clucking" sound from his throat, and his health points instantly dropped to zero, turning into white light.
Before his two companions could even react, Ye Yao had already turned around and thrown three poisoned throwing knives with her left hand.
The throwing knife struck a mage precisely in the throat, heart, and wrist holding his staff. The mage's eyes widened as the poison spread rapidly, and he collapsed two seconds later.
The last archer drew his bow in terror, but Ye Yao had already used Shadow Travel to get behind him, her dagger piercing through his ribs and straight into his heart.
Five seconds.
All three were killed, and silence fell.
Ye Yao walked to the tree hole and quickly checked the contents of the treasure chest: [Advanced Agility Potion] x2, [Shadow Cloak Blueprint] x1...
She took only the blueprints and the potion, then disappeared back into the shadows.
Then they continued moving deeper into the dense forest.
This is Ye Yao's rhythm—elegant, precise, and efficient.
She never pursued flashy battles.
She was like the most patient hunter, waiting for the perfect moment to strike with deadly precision.
She never said an extra word to the enemy, nor did she give them any time to react.
See, analyze, kill, leave.
It's as simple as a sophisticated killing machine.
Two hours later, Ye Yao had cleared out seven waves of enemies and collected three valuable intelligence items—one of which, a map fragment, indicated that the safe zone might eventually shrink to the "Ancient Altar" area in the center of the dense forest.
She was lying in ambush on a vine-covered rock face, observing an eight-person team below clearing out a pack of mutated wolves.