Chapter 78: The Big Trap

In the underground space, Zhou Yang and the others sat opposite each other, while a strand of consciousness swiftly entered a temporary virtual space.

Beside Lei Shen, a chubby white‑bearded old man sat casually, his face bearing an inscrutable smile.

He was the very Lord Wu that Zhou Yang had seen earlier in Thunder Castle.

"Lord Wu, you say that the so‑called Space Inheritance Crystal is all fake?"

Luo Feng couldn't help but speak up.

"Haha, of course it's fake!"

Lord Wu smiled proudly:

"The master always said that luck is also an essential condition on the path to becoming strong, and he never liked the people of the various major forces of Black Dragon Mountain, so when arranging the inheritance he had me set up this scheme."

"Hahaha, you think, after those major forces fight each other and finally snatch a treasure, only to find it's just a recording—won't they go mad, hahaha."

Lord Wu laughed heartily, a hint of madness faintly visible on his face.

"Zhou Yang, stay away from that guy from now on; that old man must have been holding it in too long, he's become a bit perverse."

Beside Zhou Yang, the child‑like figure in a black robe, Babata, curled his lip disdainfully.

"You little brat, what are you saying? You're the pervert!"

The white‑bearded old man glared at him instantly.

"You're the little brat, a being that just became an intelligent life less than ten million years old, and in front of Lord Babata you're just a child!"

Babata retorted with an equally fierce glare.

"Enough, you two, wait a moment first."

Zhou Yang helplessly stopped the two intelligent lives from wrestling.

He looked at the white‑bearded old man and asked tentatively:

"Lord Wu, since you have already chosen Lei Ge as your master, those treasures in the castle—"

"Hmph, you kid are quite clever!"

Lord Wu looked up and smiled,

"Since the master's inheritor has already appeared, the master's assets naturally belong to the inheritor!"

"Let me tell you, most of the treasures in that castle have already been taken out by me, stored in my storage space!"

A smug expression spread across his face:

"However, the master had instructed me before his death to trap those major forces once, so I left an Intelligent Clone in the castle, along with some less important treasures."

"When someone redeems the Triple Key of the Space Inheritance Crystal, I will directly announce that all the treasure exchanges are complete!"

"Hmph, by then everyone will probably think that the one who redeems the Inheritance Crystal is the biggest beneficiary, hehe, that should be exciting."

"Sss~~~"

Hong and Luo Feng and the others all inhaled a sharp gasp of cold air.

"Most of the treasures in the castle have been taken out?"

"Damn, we've hit it big!"

A smile also appeared on Zhou Yang's face.

It seems his guess was correct; the one who truly obtains the Kabu World Main Inheritance will surely receive the care of that intelligent life, Lord Wu.

He just didn't expect the care to come so straightforwardly; without any persuasion, Lord Wu voluntarily took out most of the treasures!

Even this simplicity is somewhat unbelievable!

"Looks like luck really is indispensable!"

"But in the end, the one who redeems the Inheritance Crystal ends up too pitiful, right?"

On the green plain, Thunder Castle, surrounded by electric light, stood majestically.

From time to time, adventurers came in and out of the castle's main gate.

Among these people, some were merely decoys sent by the major forces to confuse others, while others truly intended to exchange treasures.

But when the second batch of seekers of Thunder Stone returned, and the major forces prepared to exchange treasures, they were left dumbfounded!

"What? All three Life Fruits have been fully exchanged?"

"What about the D6-level Railgun? It's gone too?"

"The Domain Master-level Bloodline Elixir is gone as well"

"The Space Inheritance Crystal is still there, but who can afford to redeem it?"

Even though those from the major forces were skeptical, the fact remained that it had happened!

Thunder Castle had been open for less than two days, and aside from the most valuable Space Inheritance Crystal, Inheritance Account, and some other scattered items, more than half of the treasures in the castle had already been exchanged!

"Damn, these people are too crazy; it's only the second day, and more than half of the castle's treasures have already been exchanged!"

"It's over! We've only exchanged a common treasure; how will we report back to the leader?"

"Those who managed to gather so many Thunder Stones in such a short time must be those other few families."

Each faction's exact number of exchanged treasures is, of course, strictly confidential.

Now that this many treasures have been exchanged at once, people from each side inevitably begin to suspect one another, each thinking the other parties have made a huge gain.

And the Ninth Prince Brolin of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire, with his numerous troops, has become the primary suspect.

"Brolin arrived the fastest and has the most troops under his command; it must be them!"

"That Ninth Prince is truly formidable. With this achievement, he likely stands to become the Black Dragon Mountain Empire's top heir."

"Let's go, go, go, first get familiar in front of the Ninth Prince; when he prospers, we'll share the glory."

However, at that moment the Ninth Prince Brolin, who was at the center of the discussion, also wore an unpleasing expression.

Because the castle's treasures were heavily exchanged, the major forces could no longer use their Thunder Stones and could only set their sights on the remaining treasures.

The foremost target was the top‑ranked Space Inheritance Crystal.

By the third day, two of the Triple Storage Accounts of the Space Inheritance Crystal had already been exchanged.

"Trash, trash, hurry and collect Thunder Stones for me!"

Ninth Prince Brolin roared wildly, his face twisted to the extreme.

"Grandfather's task given to me is to obtain all three accounts, but now the second one has already been snatched by someone else; I must seize the third!"

"Kill, kill, kill, give me kills, directly snatch those of the Sizuzhi!"

Under his frenzy, Brolin actually ordered his troops to attack the squads of the other major forces!

At first, they only targeted the small teams that went out to collect Thunder Stones.

But as the number of raids increased, our side's resentment deepened, and the battle inevitably escalated.

The originally small‑scale ambush raids gradually turned into a massive melee involving over a million people!

The major forces, wary of Brolin's status and his C2-level Laser Gun, dared not act against him directly.

Yet the subordinates he sent to search for treasure were jointly purged by the major forces.

In two days, the Light Law's directly subordinate over 200,000 Stellar-level Ninth-order army had lost at least one third!

"Why, why has it become like this? Clearly I am the strongest; I am the Ninth Prince of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire, and you dare to strike me."

"It's over; this time not only did I fail my grandfather's task, the losses are this huge—I'm finished."

Brolin's twisted face roared madly, yet he could not turn the situation around.

Deep underground, hundreds of kilometers from this core castle, Zhou Yang and the others watched the image sent by Lord Wu, each feeling a wave of dread.

"Damn, this fight is too intense!"

"Fortunately we didn't take part; a battle of over a million Stellar-level elites is truly terrifying."

The melee continues.

Finally, when the melee lasted into the third day, a chubby white‑bearded old man's silhouette appeared above the Thunder Castle.

The white‑bearded old man scanned the grim battlefield, a faint hint of mockery flickering in his eyes.

He looked down at the allied forces surrounding the castle, smiled and said:

"Everyone, just now the last treasure was exchanged away!"

"Now I declare—exchange is over!"

"Boom—~~~"

As his voice faded, the gates of Thunder Castle automatically began to close slowly.

(End of Chapter)