Chapter 99: Sacrifices Delivered to the Door?

Lin Mo looked up at the several corpses hanging on the rock spikes.

On the ground, scattered light orbs lay there; they were the loot dropped by the professionals after their deaths.

【The 'Earth Shield Art' spoke with a touch of pride and a desire to claim credit: Master, Master! See? I didn't lie to you, right? There really are monsters!】

【The 'Earth Shield Art' was bursting with self-confidence: It didn't even need Third Brother to act, they died in one go. It seems Second Brother's damage output is quite explosive too!】

【However, the very next second, the 'Earth Shield Art' seemed to sense something was wrong.】

【The 'Earth Shield Art' spoke in a confused tone: Huh? Wait... why do these monsters look exactly like humans?】

The corner of Lin Mo's mouth twitched slightly.

This dullard, only now realizing something was wrong?

Han Mengqing covered her mouth, her eyes full of confusion:

"What's going on? Why are there other people in the Team Fuben? Is it a new illusion mechanism of the Dungeon Weight?"

Chu Lingxuan cautiously leaned in for a closer look. "It shouldn't be an illusion; it's too real. They should indeed be humans."

Just then,

Han Mengyao, who had been observing, spoke up:

"It's an Intrusion Scroll."

"Intrusion Scroll?"

Lin Mo frowned slightly.

This term was somewhat unfamiliar to him.

Whether in textbooks or in his previous understanding, such a thing seemed rarely mentioned.

"Correct."

Han Mengyao turned her head to look at Lin Mo and explained:

"This is a special item."

"It can forcibly teleport another team into an already opened Team Fuben."

"However, due to rule restrictions, only one team can intrude into a Team Fuben at the same time."

Speaking of this, a trace of disgust flashed in Han Mengyao's eyes:

"This kind of item is a contraband explicitly banned by the state from circulation."

"In regular exchanges and commercial houses, you will absolutely never see a trace of it; only in the underground black market can it occasionally be seen."

Han Mengqing looked curiously at her older sister. "Why is it banned? Will it cause the Team Fuben space to become unstable?"

Han Mengyao shook her head:

"No, it is because of its usage."

"A Team Fuben is an alternate space independent of the real world; everything that happens inside here, the outside world can never know."

"There is no surveillance, no witnesses, and even corpses will disappear along with the Team Fuben reset."

"Therefore, the purpose of those who use this item is often just one: to kill... and seize treasure!"

Han Mengyao stared at the several corpses, her gaze cold.

The air instantly fell silent.

"Too despicable!"

Han Mengqing stomped her feet in anger:

"These people are too evil! We are all professionals; we have our hands full fighting monsters, yet they actually kill each other?"

A trace of confusion appeared in Chu Lingxuan's eyes:

"But... why?"

"We and these people, we don't seem to know each other. How did they know we opened the Team Fuben?"

Lin Mo stepped forward toward the area beneath the corpses.

He bent down and picked up the scattered loot light orbs on the ground.

Upon touching the light orbs, they instantly transformed into several pieces of equipment.

【Name: Thunder Fire Divine Guardian Light Armor (Legendary)】

【Wearing Requirement: Lv. 20】

【Special Set Effect (5/5): Thunder Fire Repulsion — Reduces Thunder and Fire attribute damage received by 80%.】

Lin Mo glanced at the other light orbs again.

Every single person had a full set of Thunder Fire resistance equipment on them.

"It seems this is not some random killing for treasure; this was aimed right at us."

Lin Mo chuckled lightly and tossed one of the pieces of equipment to Han Mengyao.

Han Mengyao caught the equipment and scanned its stats.

"Thunder and Fire dual-resistance equipment? This kind of dual-resistance equipment has very low applicability; it is extremely specialized gear."

Lin Mo jerked his chin toward the corpses of the several people. "They each had a full set."

Upon hearing these words, the atmosphere instantly became Serious.

Everyone present clearly understood what it meant to intrude into a Team Fuben wearing this gear.

This was a carefully planned assassination plot targeting them!

After all, before entering this Team Fuben, Lin Mo was the core ace damage dealer of their team, and he happened to be a dual Thunder and Fire damage dealer!

Han Mengyao stared at the several corpses and said calmly:

"What a pity. These people calculated a thousand times and ten thousand times, but they never in a million years expected that Big Shot Lin Mo had comprehended the strongest mid-tier Earth attribute damage skill inside the Team Fuben."

Speaking of this, Han Mengyao let out a cold sneer:

"These people will probably die without ever knowing how they died."

Han Mengqing was so angry her small face turned red:

"How despicable! This group is utterly rotten!"

Chu Lingxuan frowned slightly and said in a low voice:

"But... who exactly have we offended?"

"Mengyao, Mengqing, and classmate Lin Mo, have you offended anyone?"

Han Mengyao shook her head slightly, her expression calm:

"Mengqing and I have always been in Magic City. Although our family has some influence, we have always acted with restraint and never made enemies."

Han Mengqing nodded repeatedly beside her, "Yes, yes! This Young Lady is so cute; who in Magic City doesn't like me? How could anyone want to kill me!"

Lin Mo frowned, deep in thought.

Enemies?

He quickly ran through them in his mind.

From childhood to now, the only ones who were somewhat at odds with him were the Zhao family of Jianghai City.

But regarding the father and son, Zhao Lei and Zhao Yu, he knew them quite well.

Although they were a bit hateful and narrow-minded, at most they would scheme within the rules; they would never go so far as to kill their own countrymen.

Moreover, this is Tianbei City, a hundred thousand miles away from Jianghai City; it shouldn't be them.

Since the Zhao family has been ruled out.

Then the remaining suspects are obvious.

"It must be the Mad Shark Guild."

Lin Mo glanced at the three of them and said calmly:

"Mengyao also said that the Chaos Scroll only circulates in the Black Market."

"The only ones capable of obtaining a Chaos Scroll, gathering so much targeted equipment, and having a grudge against us are the Mad Shark Guild; there is no second option."

Hearing this, Han Mengyao nodded:

"Lin Mo is right."

"The Mad Shark Guild has been entrenched in Tianbei City for years; whether in Black Market channels or financial strength, they are certainly not weak."

"Moreover, they were just scolded by Teacher Xu, losing both face and substance, so they are acting out of desperation."

Hearing this, Han Mengqing instantly flew into a rage:

"How despicable!"

"Just because they didn't receive that so-called Team Fuben fee, they want to kill people?"

"This group is too lawless! Once we get out, I will definitely tell Teacher Xu to have him tear down that broken guild!"

Chu Lingxuan also looked indignant:

"How dare they... We are students of the Long Xu Ban; attacking us is treason!"

Han Mengyao let out a cold sneer:

"As I just said, inside the Team Fuben, there is no evidence."

"As long as they kill us all, who will know it was them?"

Just then,

Lin Mo chuckled softly and looked at everyone:

"Perhaps, this is also a good thing."

"Hmm?"

The three of them looked at Lin Mo simultaneously.

Lin Mo said calmly:

"Did you forget the rules of this broken Team Fuben? Sacrificing three lives raises the rating to S-rank, and the drop rate for Thunder and Fire materials becomes 100%!"

"Oh, right!"

Han Mengqing instantly realized:

"In that case, we can use this group as sacrifices! Anyway, their information is outdated; they don't even know that Big Shot Lin Mo's Earth-element DPS is also top-notch!"

However, soon, looking at the corpse on the stone spike, Han Mengqing's small face fell:

"But... it's a pity. These four are already dead. According to the rules, the sacrifice should be performed at the final Temple Altar, right?"

Lin Mo shook his head and analyzed:

"Not necessarily. If it were you, after paying a huge price and making the firm decision to infiltrate the Team Fuben to kill Long Xu Ban students, would you only send one squad?"

"You must know, if they fail to kill us, the consequences are severe."

Han Mengyao immediately took up the conversation:

"Exactly. Since they dare to act against us of the Long Xu Ban, they must have made sufficient preparations; there is a high probability there is a second squad or even a third."

After hearing this, Lin Mo's face broke into a brilliant smile:

"Let's go. We will wait at the Temple for them to deliver the package."

At this moment, Lin Mo felt incredibly relieved inside.

Originally, he was worried about that 30% drop rate; what if nothing dropped?

Now the sacrifices are delivered right to the door.

Truly, when one feels sleepy, someone comes to deliver a pillow.