Ashen Dragon-Chapter 1216 - 359: Doomsday Forbidden Zone (Part 2)

Chapter 1216: Chapter 359: Doomsday Forbidden Zone (Part 2)

"We Erezer players are like this, everyone is a burly brother."

"Damn, where did all the Priest players in this game go? Are there any Priests left? Preferably a Life Priest, our team just needs a healer, ready to leave at any time."

In the corner of Shalin City, in a dark alley, a man draped in a robe, with a sword at his waist, and a face full of years, crossed his arms and stared at the task information in front of him, with a look of determined conviction in his eyes.

Gnashing his teeth, he said, "Hmph, this Vejitas Dragon Scale Cultivator’s surgery—I must get it!

So what if they’re powerful families, so what if they’re professional gamers, the humiliation you gave me back then, I will repay a hundredfold!" As he said this, his eyes turned crimson, and the veins on his tightly clenched fist bulged.

Indeed, this man is not a native, but a player, with the nickname [Chaotic Life] above his head—precisely the commoner warrior who was crushed repeatedly by various professional players and powerful family’s main forces in the Empire’s gladiatorial tournament preliminaries.

Immediately, several players with similar levels to Chaotic Life but different occupations appeared behind him, gathered together, and chimed in:

"Yeah, bro, we can’t let them continue to rise above us commoner players! We need to prove to them—ordinary people can become strong too!"

"Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west, don’t underestimate the young and poor!"

They are the [Mortals] Guild, its members mainly consist of ordinary but ambitious commoner players, led by Chaotic Life, committed to surpassing the Noble Guild and professional players with their own strength.

The "Black Slave Team" led by Singo also arrived on the scene at the first moment.

Mantou anxiously said, "Let’s start the task quickly! This time the dog official finally showed some conscience, with such generous rewards, there will definitely be a lot of people trying to grab it, slow hands will miss out!"

Singo waved his finger leisurely and said, "No rush, high risk means high reward. According to my understanding of the Empire official’s nature, to go to such lengths, this task is definitely not simple.

Trust me, internal news from the Red Scale Guard Station has long spread, several powerful and experienced Red Scale Conqueror Scouts have disappeared in that forbidden zone; if you charge straight in, your end will definitely be worse than theirs."

Natural War Maniac rubbed his polished bald head, revealing a mouthful of white teeth, and laughed, "Haha... Let’s go take a look at the situation first, let others scout the way for us."

Summer Night Autumn Rain also nodded slightly, "That’s indeed the logic, we don’t fight unprepared battles, follow them."

"Let’s go quickly, first come first serve!"

"Flesh is weak, mechanical ascension!"

"Kazuul’s Favored belongs to the Royalty! This time—no one can snatch it from us! Not even the Mechanical God Cult!"

In no time, the portal to the [End Zone] appeared in the city, and players rushed into the portal, arriving at the southeast border of the Empire occupation zone—at the entrance to the forbidden area.

But upon seeing the scenes on that side of the forbidden zone, the players were shocked, stunned in place, and exclaimed aloud.

"Is... is it here?"

"Whoa, truly worthy of ’End Zone,’ it lives up to its name."

At the border, a wide river of magma flowed slowly, continuously bubbling with crisp sounds, the river surface covered with pungent sulfur-smelling smoke, as if flowing from the depths of Hell, scorching gales swept the land, lifting countless ashes.

This River of Magma divided the world into two halves, one side fertile and bountiful Northern Seleucid Plain, the other side more hostile and extreme than Purgatory—the End Zone, making one shiver just by seeing this scene.

The reactions from those Noble Guilds were the fastest. Players from the Mechanical God Cult shot basketball-sized metal balls towards the other side of the river, those metal balls unfolded mid-air into several mechanical wyverns with glowing red eyes.

They were less than half a meter long, but their shape closely resembled real wyverns.

"Receiving command—exploring unknown area, evaluating environmental indicators..."

"Current temperature is 55°, concentrations of sulfur dioxide, carbon dioxide, methane, and hydrogen sulfide in the air are severely exceeded, human respiratory systems will struggle to maintain..."

The voices from these mechanical wyverns were cold and emotionless, as they hovered mid-air, heads looking down on the land, eyes constantly moving, releasing red light waves that seemed to be scanning the local environment.

The players raised their heads, focusing their gaze on these flashy mechanical wyverns, unable to help discussing, with tones of envy and jealousy.

"True to its reputation as the Mechanical God Cult, truly wealthy."

"Doesn’t this count as cheating?"

"They’ve turned exploration into a standardized process, looks like we commoner players have no hope for life..."

But just at this moment, under many focused gazes, those few mechanical wyverns’ bodies convulsed violently, arcs of electricity entwined around their surfaces, joints emitted clouds of black smoke, producing chaotic and disorderly mechanical sounds.

"Unknown magnetic field interference detected... connection has been cut... control system has encountered error..."

"Initiating self-destruct sequence..."

"Boom!"

Only to see those mechanical wyverns explode in mid-air like a few brilliant fireworks, charred fragments trailing black smoke, raining down on the ground.

"Wow, they just blew up like this?"

"Hahahaha, seems legit!"

"Man—"

The players’ eyes widened instantly, full of disbelief as they exclaimed.

The operator from the Mechanical God Cult merely adjusted his battle glasses glowing blue, furrowed his brows, and spoke into the intercom, "This area is shrouded by an unknown force field, our instruments will almost all fail inside, unable to communicate with the outside world, unable to conduct large-scale unmanned exploration, requesting Dragon Scale Cultivator Corps assistance."

Meanwhile, on the other side, amid the cries of astonishment, the rock golems released by the Magic Coin Guild also collapsed into a chaotic heap of stones upon entering this End Zone.

"Magic turbulence? This place is quite sinister...," Charlotte withdrew her Magic Wand, observing the lands covered by flowing magma and ash, seemingly cursed, frowning deeply.

The Vice President of the Magic Coin Guild, Bright Moon, had already begun to gather guild players, forming teams and devising tactics, preparing to explore separately.

"Aren’t we going in?"

"Let’s observe the situation a bit more, the players from the Noble Guild haven’t even gone in yet, if we enter now we’ll just become cannon fodder?"

"Exactly, seems I thought it was easier than it is, this instance isn’t low difficulty..."

For a moment, the players, who were previously enthusiastic, suddenly withdrew, none daring to attempt going first, afraid of becoming cannon fodder for others.

But at this moment, a powerful voice emanated from the crowd, "Hmph, this group of selfish nobles has already lost their former enterprising spirit, only occupying the most resources and lying in their comfort zone!" 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

The crowd turned their eyes, only to see Chaotic Life leading the[Mortals]Guild’s commoner players step out from among the crowd, glaring arrogantly around, full of swagger.

"Who is he?"

"This guy really knows how to act cool..."

"Looks kind of familiar, oh, I’ve remembered, this guy is the protagonist of the hot post ’God Myth Unbeaten in the Qualifiers! Chaotic Life Three Battles Professional Players!’"

"Poor man."

"Hahaha, turns out it’s that unlucky guy, no wonder he turned so pretentious, originally it was mental stimulation."

Listening to the players’ mixed discussions, Chaotic Life’s face turned red, but he still held his ground, puffed his chest, and defended, "Those things are long past, I’m destined for greatness, how could I be trapped by one or two failures in the past?"

"Golden scales are not things in a pond, once encountering events they transform into dragons!"

"Today, I will prove to you all—players from humble beginnings are the future of Erezer! Witness me as I take the lead, dare to be the first in the world!"

"Worthy of the big brother!"

"Mortals brothers, let’s go! The time to make a stunning impact has arrived!"

Just like that, the [Mortals] Guild’s group of commoner players, whose average levels were less than Level Seven, became the first batch of explorers of the "End Zone."