Chapter 106: Special Drop? Hidden Treasure?

"Hm?"

Lin Mo heard this and immediately halted the Earth Shield Technique.

【The Earth Shield Technique's ultimate charge was forcibly cut off mid-cast, leaving the entire skill crippled.】

【The Earth Shield Technique pouted: Why stop now? I was almost ready…】

"So fragile?"

"I thought it could take two more hits."

Lin Mo frowned.

At this moment,

Tie Tou and the other three were charred black, blood continuously oozing from their bodies as they lay twitching on the ground.

He looked at the boy who resembled a demon god, his heart filled with despair.

Too strong…

This wasn't even a battle on the same dimension.

Before absolute power, resistance was bullshit!

"Xiao Han, get to work."

Lin Mo said calmly.

"Coming!"

Han Mengyao swung her staff.

A healing spell landed on the four of them, yanking them back from the gates of death and forcibly sustaining their last breaths.

…

Lin Mo walked forward, grabbing one by the scruff like a chick, dragging him across the ground.

Han Mengyao also walked over expressionlessly, dragging the other two.

"Y-you… what are you going to do…?"

Tie Tou was wracked with pain, vision blurred, his collar gripped by Lin Mo.

His feet scraped a long blood trail across the shattered rocks.

His voice trembled uncontrollably.

Lin Mo said nothing, silently dragging them toward the lava pool.

The Jishi -meter distance, in Tie Tou's eyes, felt like the path to hell.

Finally, Lin Mo stopped.

Rolling heat slammed into his face; the churning lava pool lay right before them.

"Y-you… you're going to throw us in?!"

Tie Tou instantly understood Lin Mo's intent and was terrified out of his wits.

Lin Mo looked down at him, a faint smile curling at his lips:

"Congratulations. You're right."

"As a reward, you may choose a more elegant entry pose."

"No!!!!"

Tie Tou broke down, frantically banging his head against the ground.

"Big Boss Lin Mo, I don't want to die! I really don't want to die!"

"I was forced! I never wanted to come in! It was that Japanese guy! That damn Japanese guy made me!"

Upon hearing the words "Japanese guy," Lin Mo froze.

"Japanese guy?"

"Tell me what happened."

Tie Tou seized this as his last lifeline and confessed everything:

"Our guild master colluded with a Japanese man named Yamamoto Kenichi—he's the one who wanted to kill you!"

"He said… he said this 30-level World Arena pits China and Japan in the same battlefield."

"You're number one on the Long Xu class leaderboard—you're their biggest threat in this World Arena."

"Our guild master had no way out after provoking you."

"Yamamoto Kenichi promised us riches and glory in Japan…"

"I was forced! I never wanted to come in—but I had no choice! If I didn't join, Guild Master Zhao would've killed me on the spot… waaah…"

Tie Tou sobbed, nose and tears streaming, "Big Boss Lin Mo, believe me—we're all fellow countrymen. If I had any other option, I'd never help the Japanese…"

After hearing this,

Lin Mo turned to Han Mengyao and asked:

"Is he telling the truth? Are we really on the same battlefield as Japan in this 30-level World Arena?"

Han Mengyao thought for a moment, then nodded:

"I think so. I remember my mom mentioning it once."

Upon confirmation, Lin Mo narrowed his eyes.

He had assumed this was just a simple retaliation by a criminal gang.

But he hadn't expected,

That behind it all lay those damned Japanese!

Good. Very good.

A nameless fire ignited in Lin Mo's heart.

As a transmigrator, he'd never held any fondness for that island nation.

Now, new grudges and old ones were settled together.

Once inside the World Arena…

He would make those Japanese understand what true despair meant—what "punishment beyond distance" truly meant!

Lin Mo turned back to Tie Tou, still begging and pounding his head, his gaze cold as if staring at trash.

"Fellow countryman?"

"When you raise your blade against your own people for the Japanese's promises, you're no longer one of us."

"You're a traitor."

"And traitors? Their deaths are not worth mourning."

Tie Tou, staring into Lin Mo's emotionless eyes, was utterly broken.

"N-no… please…"

Lin Mo gave him no further chance to speak.

"Go to hell!"

"Aaaahhh—!!!"

Amid four piercing, horrific screams, four figures were tossed one after another into the churning lava pool.

At the same moment,

The system prompt changed again.

【Sacrifice successful!】

【Current sacrifice count: 5/3… 6/3…】

When the number jumped to 6/3, a new prompt flashed violently.

【Extra reward mechanism triggered!】

【New special drop: Hidden Treasure of the Thunderfire Temple (drop rate: 30%)】

Immediately after the last two were consumed,

【Current sacrifice count: 7/3…】

【Special drop rate increased to: 40%】

【Current sacrifice count: 8/3】

【Hidden treasure drop rate increased to: 50%!】

"So there really is a change!"

Lin Mo stared at the system prompt, eyes brightening.

"Whoa! Special drop? Hidden treasure?"

Han Mengyao gasped.

Chu Lingxuan glanced curiously at the group and asked softly:

"Hidden treasure? What could it be? Some god-tier gear?"

Han Mengyao frowned slightly, thought for a moment, then shook her head:

"It's probably not gear."

"After all… temple dungeons already have a chance to drop the highest rarity Mythic gear."

"This one is specifically labeled 'Hidden Treasure,' and requires this unusual overflow sacrifice to trigger—it's definitely not a regular drop."

Han Mengyao blinked her big eyes and pressed:

"Not gear? Then what could it be? Big sister, guess!"

Han Mengyao shot her a look and snapped:

"How would I know? If you're asking me, who should I ask?"

Saying this, she turned to Lin Mo and asked:

"Lin Mo, should we keep waiting?"

Lin Mo stared at the churning lava pool, lost in thought for a moment.

Things don't happen three times.

The Kuangsha Guild isn't stupid.

Three squads have been wiped out in a row; as long as that guild master isn't an idiot, he won't send anyone else in to die.

But…

Lin Mo smiled and said:

"We're already here; another half hour won't hurt. Let's wait another thirty minutes—if no one shows up, we'll just take on the boss."

"Alright."

Everyone nodded in agreement.