Chapter 167: How Dare They! (Requesting Monthly Tickets)

The wealth within the Dark Kin Space was soon plundered clean by the players.

Lucky players filled their spatial bags with resources; after conversion, their gains reached over 50,000 Shou Shou Jili, which could rightly be called a sudden windfall.

Players who arrived late, finding no resources to harvest, simply turned their attention to the space itself.

Using tools like pickaxes and weapons, they struck the energy foundations that constituted the space, initiating a home-demolition mode.

This sight left An Sui, still lying on the ground, utterly stunned.

Such conduct could rightly be called suicide.

As the space structure was destroyed, the entire Dark Kin Space would collapse; at that time, no member of the Player Clan could escape, and all would perish in the spatial backflow.

But the members of the Player Clan clearly did not realize this, or perhaps simply did not care about the devastating cost of doing so, and continued to frantically destroy the space structure.

Boom!

The Dark Kin Space suddenly trembled; a corner of the space instantly turned into a black vortex, dragging nearby players into it and shattering them.

The remaining players glanced curiously, then continued digging at the foundations.

"They've all gone mad!"

Realizing that staying here meant certain death, An Sui gritted his teeth and stood up.

Waves of dizziness struck him; he felt as if drunk, stumbling toward the spatial passage outside the treasury.

If he did not leave now, he would not be able to escape later.

He knew the Dark Kin Space had been utterly destroyed by the hands of the Player Clan.

These stupid, greedy fools had completely buried his plan for rise; everything was over.

Staggering to the spatial formation array, he reached out to touch the dark-red gem at the center of the formation; instantly, his body turned into Bai Guang.

Shortly after, his figure appeared outside the space.

Nearby players, as if mad, surged toward him, still constantly pouring into the Dark Kin Space.

Before An Sui could escape, he was blocked by players touching the space crystal and was sent back into the Dark Kin Space once more.

Glancing at the structurally unstable space behind him, An Sui transmitted out again without hesitation.

This time, he had just gone out when he was grabbed by a swarm of rushing players and dragged back again.

This left An Sui dumbfounded.

He realized he could not get out.

Unless he could escape after going out without contacting any players, otherwise contact with players would be treated as a single entity; after players touched the space core, he would be dragged back along with them.

Disbelieving, he activated the transmission again.

A few seconds later, An Sui returned to the starting point with a group of players.

"Charge!"

The players beside him rushed toward the treasury, while An Sui stood frozen in place.

It's over!

To save his life, he chose to keep trying.

But every time he went out, he was dragged back by the players, who were determined to pull him to perish alongside the collapsing space.

This drove An Sui into madness.

Now, with his strength severely weakened, it was impossible for him to survive in the collapsing space.

Only by getting out was there a way to live; only by living was there hope for the future.

He began transmitting continuously.

As time passed, the situation of the space collapse grew increasingly severe.

Cracks as black as ink appeared on the space walls, like demon claw marks, spreading at an astonishing speed.

Wherever they passed, energy burst forth like shattered glass; the expansion of every crack was accompanied by a fierce energy storm, sweeping everything nearby into its grasp.

The pillars constituting the space shattered; one crystal, unable to withstand the pressure, exploded with a "Bang," releasing energy like a surging tsunami that surged in all directions, dragging nearby players into it and shattering them.

The energy impact further intensified the collapse of the space.

More crystals shattered in succession; the entire space fell into a spreading collapse trend, with chaotic energy currents raging.

The Dark Kin Space, like crumpled paper, began to twist and fold, with its original areas collapsing rapidly.

Seeing this, An Sui was completely panicked.

He realized he was truly going to be buried here alongside the Player Clan.

"No, I still have a chance!"

Facing the crisis of life and death, An Sui suddenly thought of a possibility for escape.

That was to escape one second before the space completely shattered; at that time, the spatial passage leading out would be destroyed, making it impossible to transmit back.

But to do this, he needed to precisely grasp the timing of when the spatial passage beneath his feet would be destroyed.

If the timing was not handled well, it was highly likely that a second after transmitting out, he would be transmitted back again, then face the spatial backflow that would swallow him.

An Sui's mood instantly became tense; his gaze fixed intently on the spreading spatial rifts.

His heart hammered wildly in his chest, as if trying to break through the cage of his ribs.

The rapid heartbeat and violent panting intertwined into a deathly symphony so tense it was suffocating.

Hah~ hah~ hah~.

Breathing deeply again and again, An Sui clenched his fists, staring at the spatial rifts expanding like the gaping maw of an abyss.

Time seemed to freeze at this moment; every second was stretched infinitely, and several times his urge to transmit and escape was suppressed.

"Don't rush... absolutely don't rush."

Boom!

The space trembled violently again; the entire space, like shattered glass, was now covered in cracks.

An Sui's gaze locked onto a spatial rift rapidly snaking toward him, his eyes tracking the rift as it expanded.

"Now!"

When the spatial rift tore through the spatial barrier and reached him, An Sui abruptly activated the teleportation array.

After a brief moment of weightlessness, his body transformed into Bai Guang and vanished, appearing in the outside world shortly after.

Nearby players swarmed over.

An Sui tried to break out, but simply couldn't evade the players.

Bai Guang flared on his body.

"No!"

Just as An Sui thought he would be teleported back to the Darkborn space again, the Bai Guang shrouding his body suddenly dissipated.

Crack!

A crisp shattering sound rang out, and the gem on the Darkborn Space necklace split apart on cue, scattering in all directions.

The teleportation array was destroyed, and the tunnel connection collapsed along with it—An Sui knew he had survived.

But the nearby players were still swarming in, squeezing him into the center.

At this moment, the regional voice channel:

"What's going on? Why can't I get in? Does anyone know what happened?"

"A bunch of animals, they destroyed the space inside. I arrived late and didn't even get a sip of the soup."

"My teammate is inside, he said the space collapsed on a massive scale, he's done for too. The fun's over."

Through the exchange, nearby players learned that the Darkborn Vault had been dug out and collapsed.

Players who arrived late, or for the second or even third time, were all immensely regretful.

They scattered at this moment, their gazes turning to the necklace on the ground.

【Darkborn Reincarnation Space (Damaged)】:

Item Quality: 12 (Internal space collapsed, spatial materials devoured by spatial backflow, quality decreased)

Item Description:...

Seeing that the original internal space of 355 had been destroyed and only 12 quality remained, the players who had been considering how to distribute ownership were all dumbfounded.

One could see how frenzied the players who had entered the internal space were.

Looking at An Sui sprawled on the ground, his expression weak, the nearby players all shook their heads in regret.

A level 32 weakened monster with nearly depleted qi and blood—even using Painful Painful Minghun to control him would be a waste of mental resources.

And while a quality-12 necklace could be sacrificed for a bit of money, with so many players nearby, there simply wasn't enough to go around.

An Sui completely lost his value in the players' eyes.

"Disperse, disperse, let's go home and work on vehicles."

Someone shouted, and the nearby players sighed and turned around, scattering in all directions.

Seeing this scene, An Sui, whose emotions had been taut, was stunned. He couldn't help but turn to a player in front of him and ask.

"You're not killing me?"

"Forget it, how much is a level 32 worth? Heard from a brother on the forum that we agreed to spare your life, so let's spare you."

The player who was asked was also taken aback, then shook his head to indicate he had no such intention.

This answer should have made An Sui feel delighted, but his mood was incomparably complicated.

How many times had this been now?

The players' clan members' contempt for him gave him an intense sense of humiliation.

Just as the player clan member in front of him was about to turn and leave, An Sui couldn't help but ask through gritted teeth:

"Aren't you afraid I'll come after you for revenge in the future?"

The player who heard this was clearly amused:

"Feel free to come find our player clan for revenge, keep at it. Remember to stockpile more resources next time you come—after you fail, you can still trade them for your life."

After speaking, the player reached out and ruffled his head, then turned and left while An Sui stared in stunned disbelief.

"A disgrace of the highest order!"

An Sui had never encountered such humiliation before.

Having once been a member of the Darkborn Legion, a Cross Multiple Worlds plundering force, he understood one principle clearly: when facing any force, one must cut the grass and dig out the roots, kill them all.

No one knew whether the force that had once been plundered might one day unexpectedly obtain the power of rules, then grow to an unimaginable realm.

But the player clan's answer made it clear they were telling him: you simply aren't worth our attention.

Such behavior completely ignited An Sui's fury.

He swore secretly in his heart.

The day he recovered his strength, he would definitely seek out the player clan and bring them destruction and despair.

Thinking of his miserable situation at this moment, An Sui's hands clenched into tight fists, his knuckles turning white from the force, veins bulging on the backs of his hands, tears welling in his eyes but forcibly pushed back.

Then he slowly stood up, staring at the departing players' backs and gnashing his teeth as he said:

"You'll regret this!"

He roared out his oath of revenge, his voice echoing in the wind, even though doing so might get him killed by player clan members who turned back.

"Got it, good luck."

The player who had just spoken with him raised his right hand without looking back, waved it at him, and offered encouragement.

At this moment, An Sui felt like spitting blood.

What contempt, what humiliation... it's driving me mad!

Rain began to fall from the sky at this moment, as if mirroring An Sui's current mood.

Recalling the scenes of humiliation by the gamer clan, An Sui's mood was crushed to the extreme.

"If only I had known… better to have died the moment I revived. What did this self-proclaimed clever scheme of mine, held onto until now, actually gain?" he murmured, tears sliding from the corners of his eyes.

"You gained a tempering of willpower." Just then, a voice came.

He looked up and saw a player who, at some unknown point, had turned back through the pouring rain.

The player walked up to him, stopped, gave him a shy smile, scratched his head a little sheepishly, then swept his gaze around the surroundings to confirm no other players were nearby. He picked up the gem-less necklace from the ground and decisively slipped away.

Staring at the player's retreating back, the emotions An Sui had long suppressed burst from his eyes like floodwaters breaching a dam, his sobs weaving together with the rolling thunder in the sky.

The hatred in his heart for the gamer clan reached its absolute peak.

His already frail body, coupled with the emotional shock, finally could hold on no longer. His vision was instantly shrouded in darkness, and his body went limp on the ground.

He did not know how long he had slept. When An Sui awoke, he found the sky had darkened and the heavy rain had stopped.

Feeling his stomach growling, he lay on the ground with not the slightest intention of getting up.

At this moment he felt utterly lost, unsure of where to go.

Though hatred burned in his heart, right now he did not even know how to take the first step.

Without the resources from the Darkborn treasury, he could only hunt weak creatures like a beast to obtain the power needed to restore his strength.

The road of revenge — how long and arduous it was.

Just then, a streak of dark red light flickered at the corner of his eye.

An Sui turned his head and saw the shattered gem fragments pulsing with a faint, rhythmic glow.

Hmm?

He crawled to a piece of shattered gem, pried it out of the muddy ground, wiped off the grime, and held it before his eyes to examine it closely.

Sensing the pulsing rhythm of the gem, An Sui fell into thought.

As time passed, an incredible idea surfaced in An Sui's mind.

He drew a wisp of qi-and-blood energy from his nearly depleted body and channeled it into the gem fragment, attempting to stir the gem at the same rhythm.

At once, a voice came through in broken fragments:

"Who… are you… why do you have my Darkborn Legion's… reincarnation node?"

Hearing the voice from the other end, An Sui's heart surged with wild joy, and he hurriedly replied:

"I am Darkborn Legion Branch 228's branch commander. I am An Sui."

Hearing his answer, the gem suddenly stopped pulsing, with no echo whatsoever.

Yet An Sui's heart was incomparably stirred.

He realized one thing — this world actually contained the presence of another Darkborn Legion's power.

This was clearly one of the factions that had fled during the old split.

As long as he could make contact with this faction, his revenge would have hope.

But what he did not know was why the communication had cut off halfway, with the voice on the other end vanishing.

The hope just sprouted in his heart turned to fear. He was afraid the shattered gem had caused the communication to break, and that he could never reconnect again.

In his anxious waiting, an invisible power descended.

The shattered gem on the ground suddenly rose, automatically piecing itself together in midair. Then the invisible force pulled him into a mental-scene.

Foul, putrid miasma filled the air, and a gaunt figure sat at the far end of the mental-projection scene.

It wore a tattered, ancient suit of armor, with ink-thick dark aura curling around its body. Its face was emaciated, so much so that the contours of the bones beneath the skin were visible.

This figure left An Sui feeling both unfamiliar and familiar.

"An Sui, after such a long stretch of years, you've actually grown this weak."

A hoarse voice came from the Darkborn man at the far end. As he spoke, the figure could not help but cough violently.

"Who are you?" An Sui could not help but ask.

"Dark Star."

Hearing the other's answer, An Sui's heart jolted.

According to the historical imprints carried before the flight, the name Dark Star represented the leader of the Darkborn Legion's main line, and the supreme commander of the entire Darkborn Legion.

Though his past life had been a branch commander, he had always held Dark Star in supreme reverence.

"You… how did you end up like this?" An Sui asked, bewildered.

Dark Star did not answer the question directly, but shook his head and said:

"How long have you been in Monster World?"

Facing the question, An Sui answered truthfully:

"I'm not sure. Not long after I arrived in this world, I fell into a deep sleep…."

Then An Sui gave a detailed account of his situation before descending into Monster World, and of what he had encountered after arriving in Monster World.

After hearing his story, Dark Star could not help but cough violently, and two beams of red light lit up in his dim eyes:

"Foolish — to actually dream of destroying this world. Do you know why I disbanded the Darkborn Legion back then?"

Facing the question, An Sui recalled the contents recorded in the historical annals.

According to the image records and descriptions within the historical-imprint annals, the Darkborn Legion had been plundering a world called "Holy Spring" at that time.

The Darkborn Legion swept through the living beings of that world with an unstoppable momentum.

But just as victory was within reach, a sky-obscuring wave of black shadows surged up from the corners of the world, sweeping toward the Darkborn Legion like a black tide.

Mountain-sized beetles, scorpions spitting corrosive slime, death worms that could devour energy… countless terrifying war machines took the field. This was a calamity-grade plundering faction called the War Bugs.

Just as the Darkborn Legion had invaded this world, the War Bugs swept through the Darkborn Legion with unstoppable momentum.

The war lasted several years, and the Darkborn Legion chose to voluntarily withdraw, ceding the world's resources.

But the War Bugs were unwilling to let the Darkborn Legion leave, and launched an endless pursuit.

Realizing there was no way to escape the pursuit of the Battle Zerg, Dark Star, as commander, chose to split the legion and scatter in order to prevent the Dark Descendant Legion from collapsing entirely.

This was undoubtedly the correct choice.

In the end, the Zerg followed one of the fleeing Dark Descendant branches.

The once-glorious Dark Descendant Legion thus disintegrated, establishing new civilizations in different worlds.

The branch he led was one of them.

But what An Sui did not understand was why Dark Star was asking him these things, so he answered:

"Dark Star, we are being hunted by the Battle Zerg. We can only dismantle the legion, sacrificing part of it to preserve the remaining strength."

"Exactly. This faction is now in Monster World. You want to destroy this place — do you think you have the ability to contend with it?"

Dark Star's answer startled An Sui.

Though he had not witnessed it personally, the image recordings of a sky-blotting, utterly chaotic, terrifying scene were deeply etched in his memory.

He had never imagined that a calamity-grade plunder faction would actually be in this world.

"This world... is probably going to be destroyed by the Battle Zerg."

Hearing this, Dark Star could not help but cough again, then shook his head and said:

"An Sui, this world is far simpler than you imagine. The Battle Zerg are not the most powerful faction here. From what I know, there is a calamity-grade faction called the Terror Black Tide, with war potential even more terrifying than the Battle Zerg. The construction of their full unit system has no weaknesses whatsoever, and they are further empowered by a rule-force of devouring growth."

"Black Tide?!" Dark Star was shocked within.

"Exactly. It should be the faction you just described. They are the most terrifying force in Monster World, but what I have touched is only a corner of this world. There may be calamity-grade factions even more terrifying than this one."

"You can understand it this way: this is a super-world where powerful races abound. Even at its peak, the Dark Descendant Legion, which could wage war across multiple worlds, would only be near the bottom among the powerful races here. Your notion of destroying the world is naive. The more you learn about this world, the more despair you will feel... The peak we once took pride in is nothing but a joke in the eyes of the many peak factions of this world."

As Dark Star continued speaking, An Sui's heart surged with towering waves.

Only now did he realize how laughable his own thoughts had been.

The Dark Descendant Legion at its peak could not even rank among the peak factions of this world, let alone a branch legion commander like him.

The oath to destroy the world was simply foolish delusion.

At present, he was at most an ant at the very bottom, without even the qualification to enter a world-class battlefield.

"This is not your fault. The building of understanding always requires a process. When I led the main branch into this world, I was just as deluded as you. But the cruelty of reality made me see the truth and know my own insignificance."

After speaking, Dark Star could not help but cough again.

"Your condition seems very poor. What happened?"

Facing the question, Dark Star took a deep breath. His battle armor automatically fell away, and a pulsing runic number appeared on his body.

"I have been struck by a Rule Curse. This rune is like my death countdown — each pulse, my life diminishes. Before long, I will die under the Rule Curse and enter reincarnation to be remade."

After speaking, the red light in Dark Star's eyes faded:

"According to the traditions of our Dark Descendant Legion, the next ruler of the Dark Descendant Legion will be chosen from among the commanders of your branch legions. Wait ten years for me to reincarnate and return, and I will take command of the Dark Descendant Legion again."

"Since you have made contact with me, you too are eligible to compete for the position of ruler."

"At present, the Dark Descendant Legion's territory in Monster World has been occupied by the Tian Zhou race. The main branch and branch legion commanders each lead a portion of their clansmen to flee to different regions of Monster World and rebuild territory. You also need to establish a Dark Descendant node in your region to ensure the Dark Descendant Legion's survival."

Hearing these words, a bitter expression appeared on An Sui's face:

"I have lost everything now. How could I possibly establish territory?"

"I will assist you. I have about five years left to live. During this time, I will deliver stockpiled resources to the various nodes separately — you have a share as well. In the coming period, I will observe your growth and select a legion commander to take over the Dark Descendant Legion after my death."

"But my clansmen have all died in battle. I am now all alone."

"It does not matter. The previous cycle of reincarnation is about to end. I will allocate a batch of clansmen to your legion."

After hearing the account, An Sui already understood Dark Star's decision.

He wanted to establish multiple Dark Descendant Legion clan-lands to reduce the risk of the race being wiped out, while selecting his successor based on the development of the various nodes, until he returned after reincarnation ended.

Facing Dark Star's invitation, An Sui knew the chance to find life in a desperate situation had come.

He nodded solemnly at this moment:

"Dark Star, I will follow your instructions and establish a node of the Dark Descendant Legion in my region."

Dark Star nodded wearily:

"The node reincarnation space in your hands — I have already consumed Dark Descendant energy to piece it together for you. Next, I will grant you the first batch of resources needed for development, as well as the next batch of clansmen returning from reincarnation. Do not disappoint me."

After speaking, Dark Star waved his hand violently amid violent coughing.

Instantly, the projection scene constructed by spiritual force collapsed, and An Sui's consciousness returned to his body.

Looking up, he found that the Dark Descendant Reincarnation Space Gem had been restored to its original state.

His consciousness extended into the gem. The vast internal space had been reconstructed, but the stored resources lost from within had not returned.

Just then, the energy cube at the far end of the space flickered, and the runes on its surface, which had been still, began to pulse.

The node, silent for ages, was reactivated and connected to the reincarnation rule in the hands of the main branch leader, Dark Star.

This meant he had regained mastery over the power of death reincarnation, able to strengthen his next life's growth potential through death.

"Hahaha!"

After hardship comes sweetness; beyond the willows, light.

He had obtained the chance to rise again.

As Dark Star said, this world was one where powerful races abounded, but high risk also meant extraordinarily high returns.

If he could gain a firm foothold in this world, the Dark Descendant Legion would grow to heights far surpassing its former peak.

Just then, a large influx of Dark Descendant energy poured into the space, generating dark-red crystals that piled up on the ground one after another.

Then a massive, glowing dark-red sphere entered the space.

An Sui had seen this thing in the inheritance information.

It was a self-destruct device that perished together with the enemy, forged from Dark Descendant energy.

Activated at a critical moment, it could unleash terrifying power, blasting the entire Dark Descendant space apart to prevent enemies from tracking the specific locations of other nodes through the reincarnation node cube.

Now that the node he controls has established a connection with the Reincarnation Rules, this defensive measure is absolutely necessary.

It is also a means to protect the nodes of other legions.

Boom!

The entire space suddenly trembled; An Sui's fragmented consciousness turned toward the end of the treasury.

A crack appeared on the surface of the Energy Cube.

Countless infant embryos surged out of that crack like a tide; these embryos were wrapped in a layer of transparent film. Upon hitting the ground, the films burst, and countless Dark Kin Reincarnation Warriors let out cries upon landing.

Seeing this scene, An Sui immediately felt a headache.

After withdrawing his consciousness, he scanned the surroundings and decided to find a safe place for the time being.

One hour later, An Sui re-entered the Dark Kin Space.

Facing hundreds of Dark Kin Reincarnation Warriors crying for food, he manipulated the Reincarnation Node Cube to read the historical information of these warriors.

The first batch of Reincarnation Warriors sent totaled 329.

Although still in an infant state, they could already establish cognition.

He distributed these inheritance imprints into the minds of the corresponding clan members.

Like a history book, the clan members returning from reincarnation could view their past-life information by flipping through it.

After finishing all this, he sat cross-legged before the piled-up Dark Kin Crystals.

To restore his strength to its peak, abundant Blood Qi energy was needed, but the Dark Kin Crystals could assist him in repairing injuries to his spiritual consciousness and body.

With every breath, the Dark Kin Crystals in front of him automatically dissolved, turning into dark red energy that surged into his body through his mouth and nose.

This energy shuttled through his body; wherever it went, damaged meridians, like arid land, welcomed sweet rain and rapidly repaired themselves.

Under the nourishment of the energy, the torn muscle fibers interwove and healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The originally shattered bones emitted a faint "crack-crack" sound, gradually returning to place and reshaping.

To prevent players from plundering, a clear spring was injected into his nearly depleted Sea of Spirit, causing ripples to rise and dispelling the gloom shrouding his spiritual world.

His originally exhausted and scattered mental state also tended toward clarity under the energy's repair.

Finally, as the last wisp of energy merged into his body, An Sui slowly opened his eyes.

At this moment, his injuries had already healed, and his spiritual power had returned to its peak state.

Looking forward, he waved his hand to sweep some of the crystals, which had turned to powder, out of the Dark Kin Space scene.

After finishing all this, An Sui turned his head to look at that group of crying Reincarnation Warriors.

He sighed; he knew everything had to start from scratch.

Only after this batch of clan members grew up could a new faction be gradually established.

Fortunately, his strength realm had not been lost; as long as he possessed abundant Blood Qi energy, he could quickly restore his combat power.

And this group of clan members urgently needed Blood Qi energy to irrigate them to accelerate their growth.

One hour later, An Sui hunted a massive monster and returned to the Dark Kin Space.

After absorbing half of the Blood Qi energy from the monster's body, he threw the monster in front of the reincarnated clan members.

Driven by instinct, the still-crying clan members rushed toward the beast, opening their mouths to suckle from a distance; instantly, a blood mist overflowed from the monster's wounds and was inhaled into the bodies of the 329 clan members.

Their bodies grew a small segment at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Some clan members even had a talent imprint appear on their foreheads, obviously having activated certain talent abilities exchanged from the Reincarnation Rules.

With the help of Blood Qi, this group of clan members in child form stopped crying.

They began to have preliminary logical abilities; some clan members even started to dimly flip through the inheritance information imprinted in their minds.

But at this stage, this group of clan members possessed absolutely no combat power.

An Sui left the Dark Kin Space again and began hunting outside.

Throughout the process, he was extremely cautious, fearing to provoke powerful creatures.

Dark Star's words had made him feel awe for this world; he knew that his current self was merely combat power at the very bottom of the food chain, and only by being extremely cautious was there hope for rising; otherwise, he would most likely perish midway.

Three days later.

Under the night sky, all sounds were silent.

Only a gentle breeze brushed past, stirring the grass and emitting a rustling sound.

At this moment, An Sui crouched in the grass, his gaze fixed tightly on a monster nearby that was lowering its head to chew on weeds.

This was a monster with a bear-like body, its entire form covered in a layer of rough, hard black scales; its head was huge, and two sharp fangs protruded from the corners of its mouth, dripping green slime.

An Sui's eyes were unaffected by the night; he could even clearly see the scale patterns on the monster's body.

After several days of struggle, his form had transformed, becoming that of a six or seven-year-old child.

Behind him, a group of child-like infants in infant form lay on all fours, their faces bearing a maturity beyond their years.

Just then, An Sui moved.

His figure turned into a swift wind, charging forward; the children behind him also moved their limbs, crawling close to the ground, closely following An Sui to launch a charge.

Various talent spiritual patterns lit up, and a dense offensive fell like raindrops.

The startled monster wanted to flee but it was too late; it was successfully killed by An Sui and his clan members.

After An Sui and his clan members departed, only the monster's fur and bones remained on the ground; the Blood Qi on its body had been completely devoured.

Although they had not yet grown up, the clan members at this stage already possessed combat abilities; An Sui no longer needed to support his clan members like a nanny through hunting and feeding.

Under the night, An Sui led his clan members in continuously hunting monsters.

Passing through a forest, one of the clan members crawling close to the ground suddenly spoke:

"Th... is."

Hearing this, An Sui turned his head to look at the speaking clan member.

The infant-form clansman stretched out a hand and pointed toward the northwest.

From their contact over the past few days, he knew this clansman possessed the reincarnation innate ability "Blood Qi Tracking."

Receiving the hint, An Sui nodded and led the clansmen forward in the direction the finger had indicated.

Before long, he saw the prey the clansman had pointed out — a giant serpent nearly five meters long.

Its body was like a thick ancient tree, covered all over in a layer of glossy scales, its head a broad triangle, a pair of vertical pupils like two ambers with a ghostly green light flowing within them, radiating a chilling aura.

The giant serpent was coiled up asleep, but its forked tongue still flickered like a nimble black flame, constantly darting in and out.

Just as An Sui was about to lead the clansmen to act, a blood-qi arrow shot in from afar, striking the giant serpent's eye with precision — fresh blood spurted out.

The serpent, stung by pain, suddenly raised its head, its body tensing.

Realizing there were other hunters present, An Sui decisively raised a hand, signaling the clansmen not to act rashly.

The figure who had struck also emerged from the thicket at that moment.

It was the Wan Jia clan — the very clan that made him hate enough to grind his teeth.

The Wan Jia clan members who appeared numbered twelve in total; the leading figure charged straight at the attacking giant serpent, its body rapidly plating over with a layer of pitch black.

Boom!

The one who used his body to take the serpent's pounce head-on, while a figure behind him raised a hand and erected an energy Gao Ta on the ground, and the remaining figures also struck one after another.

In no time they had beaten the giant serpent to within an inch of its life.

What surprised An Sui was that the giant serpent tried several times to circle around the Wan Jia clan member with the powerful defense, but every time it moved it was as if pulled by some invisible force, and it would twist its head back to keep attacking that player.

Through watching the battle and sensing blood qi, he roughly gauged the strength of this group of Wan Jia clan members.

Just as the giant serpent was about to die, An Sui led the clansmen leaping out like arrows from a bowstring, launching an attack against the Wan Jia clan members.

Though he couldn't afford to provoke the world-class powerful clans Dark Star had mentioned, the Wan Jia clan clearly didn't fall into that category.

One could tell the Wan Jia clan was probably a small force entrenched in this region; if he wanted to establish a clan territory here in the future, he would inevitably clash with the Wan Jia clan.

The more he could kill now, the better.

An infant at An Sui's side had the innate spirit-rune on its forehead light up, the Blood Shadow Assault innate ability activating; its figure suddenly accelerated, transforming into a bloody streak of light that closed on the player who had erected the spell tower, the blade in its hand suddenly slashing across the spell-class player's neck.

Fresh blood sprayed, but this strike did not kill the spell-class player.

Although bolstered by reincarnation innate abilities, these children's combat power was not high.

Realizing they were under attack, the player squad quickly retreated and tightened their defensive line, their Analysis ability activating at the same time.

When they discovered the attackers were actually Darkborn clan members, they all looked somewhat dumbfounded.

Especially seeing that the leader, An Sui, had actually raised his hunting level to 61 — it genuinely surprised them.

"An Sui, you brat — biting the hand that feeds you!"

Hearing those words, An Sui felt like spitting blood.

Between him and the Wan Jia clan there was only hatred — where did this "biting the hand that feeds you" come from, where was any kindness in the first place!

"Die."

An Sui raised his hand and swept it forward; the spirit-rune on his forehead lit up, and a dark-red claw materialized out of thin air, tearing the shouting player to pieces in a single strike.

The clansmen behind him followed suit, activating their innate abilities one after another.

Darkborn Entanglement, Shadow Erosion, Death Drain… under their encirclement and attack, these players were all killed in less than a moment.

But what made An Sui tremble with rage was that one of the players, before dying, actually smiled at him and gave a thumbs-up.

Leaving behind these words:

"A few days ago I was still hearing brothers on the forum discussing your future, didn't expect you could really grow up, keep at it — our Wan Jia clan will be waiting for you to come take revenge, and when you do, remember to bring resources!"

There was a lot in those words An Sui didn't understand.

But he could roughly grasp what this Wan Jia clan member wanted to convey — hoping he would bring enough resources to take revenge.

In An Sui's ears, this was simply humiliation.

Similar words had been said to him by other Wan Jia clan members before, saying to bring enough resources to take revenge, and after failing he could be allowed to keep a life.

These Wan Jia clan members seemed to treat him as a lamb delivering resources.

Even at the moment of death they didn't take him seriously.

How he longed to see Wan Jia clan members kneeling and begging for mercy before death — that would greatly ease the negative emotions brought on by being humiliated by the Wan Jia clan.

But the Wan Jia clan still wore that arrogant attitude that made him sick.

After killing and absorbing the nearly-dead giant serpent, An Sui led the clansmen to continue hunting.

But the figures of the Wan Jia clan and the words they had spoken kept flashing through his mind.

After hunting another three monsters, An Sui once again encountered several dozen players.

After sensing and checking this group's blood-qi intensity and spiritual fluctuation intensity, An Sui decided to kill them through an ambush.

But he had only followed a few steps before realizing he had been exposed.

He noticed this group of players suddenly contracting their formation; there was no communication among them, yet they all turned in unison to look toward where he was.

He hadn't sensed any spiritual fluctuation sweeping over, and couldn't understand how he had been exposed.

"Retreat!"

Unwilling to fight head-on, An Sui decisively led the clansmen back, pulling away to prevent a direct engagement with the Wan Jia clan members and avoid the clansmen dying in battle.

As the hunt continued, An Sui kept running into groups of players.

He noticed something strange — all the players were heading in one direction.

This made An Sui very curious; he felt that direction might be the Wan Jia clan's territory.

But thinking of the Wan Jia clan's greedy appearance, a thought arose in him — was there some benefit in that direction that was drawing the players?

Driven by curiosity, he decided to lead the clansmen in stealth to go take a look.

An hour later, the horizon flushed with the pale light of dawn.

An Sui saw a wall of black domain that left him wide-eyed — like a giant dragon soaring straight into the clouds, seamlessly connecting with the horizon, stretching across the far end of his vision.

Player clan teams entered this towering black wall one after another from different directions.

"Is this the Player Clan's domain?"

Though he had never seen this black wall before, An Sui did not know why, but he always felt that the aura drifting off this domain wall was oddly familiar to him.

At that moment, An Sui suddenly thought of the self-destruct device in the Darkborn Space.

If he could toss it into the Player Clan's domain and detonate it, it would surely teach the Player Clan a painful lesson.

Just thinking about it made him feel vindicated.

"You all stay here. I'll go take a look."

After ordering his clansmen to stay behind, An Sui headed straight for the Evil Moon Domain.

Picking a spot with no players around, he took a deep breath and passed through the domain barrier; his consciousness then connected to the Darkborn Space.

Just as he was about to take out the self-destruct device, the scene before him left him dumbfounded.

A bone-chilling, sinister wind howled as a sea of fog — formed from countless gathered evil spirits — surged up a massive wave and swept in.

Large numbers of Player Clan figures were locked in fierce battle with the ferocious evil spirits spawned within the black fog, launching charge after charge forward with reckless, death-defying bravery.

And these evil spirit figures — An Sui knew them well.

They were exactly the nightmare-like existence in his eyes, and what Dark Star had called the most evil force in Monster World: the Dread Black Tide.

His gaze shifted to the Player Clan members he had once called ants.

A question popped into his mind.

This was… the Player Clan actively attacking the Dread Black Tide force?

How dare they!

(End of chapter)