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Chapter 139 Sand Sea Vortex - Zero Yuan Purchase! Golden Reward!

"not good!"

Ke Mengyuan glanced at the empty platform surrounding the Sand Sea Vortex and his expression changed.

Lin Yi frowned: "What's wrong?"

Ke Mengyuan said with a wry smile, "This competition was actually organized entirely by Roger, the Sand Bandit King, and his Interstellar Treasure Hunting Company."

"After passing the three tests and achieving the chosen reward."

"Their staff are needed to retrieve the reward from the swirling sand dunes!"

"According to the normal dungeon process, after we clear the dungeon, there should be many professional sand-diving personnel here, equipped with specialized tools."

"After the organizers collect our requests for the optional rewards, they will go down to retrieve them."

"Now...they're all gone..."

"They must have discovered a major mishap in the first round of the desert race and all went to provide support..."

Lin Yi heard this.

After a moment's thought, he continued, "Then, can't we go down and retrieve the reward ourselves?"

Ke Mengyuan shook his head: "No! Without any protection, entering the sand vortex will cause your body to be corroded by the countless golden sands within!"

"Furthermore, although those streaks of light within the vortex are marked with colors, without the exploration equipment of the Interstellar Treasure Hunt Company, it's impossible to pinpoint and retrieve specific rewards..."

Lin Yi walked to the edge of the stone platform and suddenly stretched out a finger.

Inserted into the vortex radiating intense golden light.

Ko Meng-yuan didn't even have time to stop it.

However, the next moment, he saw Lin Yi pull his finger out of the vortex unharmed, as if nothing had happened.

Lin Yi only intended to test it out after obtaining the passive skill [Sand Walker].

Will this swirling sand dune still be able to harm him?

As it turns out, no.

It feels just like coming home.

Lin Yi smiled slightly: "There are no staff members here, and this sand can't hurt me..."

"I have a bold idea!"

Ko Meng-yuan is also very smart.

Almost instantly, he knew what Lin Yi was planning to do!

However, he was still a little panicked: "Lin...Lin Yi, if...if the company finds out, we might be permanently removed from their invitation list!"

"I can never enter this instance again!"

Lin Yi shrugged: "Do you think they won't find out that we were the culprits who froze the entire desert just now?"

"It's already like this, and you still care whether they invite us or not..."

Ke Mengyuan was taken aback.

It seems like what Lin Yi said makes a lot of sense...

He's practically ruined this instance, so of course he should grab what he can and run away now!
"Tell me what materials you need, and I'll go down and retrieve them for you," Lin Yi said, looking at Ke Mengyuan and the others.

"Huh? Lin Yi, can you recognize the rewards that those flowing lights represent?"

Lin Yi nodded.

Ke Mengyuan knew that their opportunity was truly once in a lifetime.

Furthermore, it's something that even the teams that previously cleared this dungeon would never encounter.

He must think quickly and make quick decisions.

As the original captain of this team, he was very familiar with the needs of the other team members and quickly told Lin Yi the names of the three materials.

One of the materials is needed by both of them.

Lin Yi nodded, looked at the swirling sand sea shimmering with golden light, and then plunged into it.

Only after seeing Lin Yi's figure completely disappear into the vortex of the sand sea did Ke Mengyuan's heart leap into his throat, and he anxiously waited by the vortex.

He was merely approaching this vortex region.

He was already drenched in sweat.

He felt he would even dehydrate if he stayed there for just a few minutes.

too hot!
The temperature inside that vortex is probably similar to that of magma. How was Lin Yi able to dive down there and act as if nothing had happened?

Thinking this, the next moment, Ke Mengyuan saw Lin Yi emerge from the center of the vortex. Standing on the vortex, he frowned as he looked at the churning light below.

"Lin Yi, don't push yourself. If you can't handle the temperature, then just give up..."

Lin Yi shook his head: "It's impossible to just let it go like this. We finally got in, and we even broke the time limit. It would be too frustrating to leave empty-handed."

"The problem isn't the high temperature, but that the rewards are all moving at high speed, and catching them isn't so easy."

After Lin Yi dived into the vortex of the sand sea, with the help of his all-knowing eye, the rewards represented by those flowing lights could not escape his eyes at all.

Lin Yi quickly identified the material he needed: Roger the Sand Bandit King's third leg.

The name of this material is full of flaws.

But in reality, it's a cybernetic prosthetic limb with a strong sci-fi vibe.

Within the vortex, there is a reward of purple quality.

The materials that Ke Mengyuan and the others needed were basically the same as his, also of purple quality.

These quality rewards are flying too fast in the vortex.

Lin Yi's movement speed, thanks to his passive skill [Sandwalker], was not enough to catch up with them.

Furthermore, the flight trajectories of these rewards do not revolve in a circle around the center of the vortex.

There's practically no pattern to it; it's unclear what methods those professional salvagers from the treasure hunting company use to retrieve the items.

That's why he surfaced to think of a solution.

Ke Mengyuan gritted his teeth and suggested, "Lin Yi, don't worry about us. We've already gained a lot by getting the best clear record for this dungeon. We'll also get academic credits after we leave the dungeon."

"You just need to find the materials you need. If you don't get distracted down here, you should still have a chance to get them!"

Lin Yi didn't actually listen to what Ke Mengyuan said at all.

But now he has a new idea.

This instance is a one-off deal.

They definitely won't be coming back.

Then let's go all the way and not stop now!
Lin Yi plunged headfirst into the vortex of the sand sea once again.

As Lin Yi plunged into the vortex, he continued to descend.

During his last dive, Lin Yi discovered that the depth of this vortex far exceeded his previous assessment.

And the deeper the reward, the better.

Soon Lin Yi arrived at the depth of the purple-level reward that he had seen before.

His eyes darted around and locked onto four clusters of purple light.

These four bundles of materials are what they need.

Then, Lin Yi continued to look down.

Deep within the vortex, two golden streaks of light could be seen.

Those should be the ultimate prizes in this jackpot.

I have to be all!

A ruthless glint flashed in Lin Yi's eyes, and the next moment, a chilling aura gradually gathered in his palm!

He tore open a tiny spatial rift.

Pieces of black dust gradually condensed into black ice crystals!
That's right, the sand vortex is also part of the sand sea!

There's no reason why the sand dunes outside can be frozen by black ice, but not here!

It must be said that the temperature at the center of the vortex is much higher than that of the sand sea outside. Even the black ice, when summoned by Lin Yi, freezes incredibly slowly.

This is the weakness and Achilles' heel of Black Ice, a skill with an unpredictable, world-destroying potential.

That means it desperately needs a suitable environment for development.

When it was first summoned, if this piece of black ice could not continue to grow, it was actually not even as good as a seventh-tier ice-type Soul Frozen.

One piece won't do...

Two pieces then, three pieces!
If the quality isn't good enough, I'll just make up for it with quantity!

Lin Yi summoned three black ice crystals instantly.

The next moment, the rotation speed of the entire sand sea vortex suddenly stopped!
Subsequently, the black ice stopped melting and began to transform other substances in the vortex!
Lin Yi knew that he didn't have much time left to salvage the reward!

(End of this chapter)