Global Mining.

Chapter 710, Round One: Testing the Waters

Da Chun was extremely nervous, knowing his three major weaknesses.

First, his operation skills are terrible; second, he has little experience in actual PK combat and has hardly ever used his own skills; and third, he is not familiar with team skills and probably lacks command ability.

However, I have the Earth Lotus Hosting ability, which greatly compensates for the lack of manual control. Secondly, I have a God-Craftsman level module combination, which allows the entire team's skills to flow smoothly. Thirdly, this void environment seems to be in my favor; both I and the Queen and her child can summon void storms. Moreover, this is considered a normal world, so I can use the Hurricane spell in a normal world... I also have the Dragon Transformation spell, and I've accumulated 10 days of bad luck...

However, the first battle will inevitably involve both sides probing and testing each other's strengths...

Just as I was lost in thought, a powerful bugle call sounded.

—System notification: Arena matchmaking has ended. Battle 1 has begun! Battle time is limited to 30 minutes.

it has started!

The sky opposite was filled with golden light, but it was impossible to make out how many people there were!
Da Chun instantly sensed something was wrong. The enemy was the Angels, an air force unit that could bomb and had a range advantage! Only half of our side could fly!
The next moment, the lizardman waved his hand, and six large red light areas appeared in the sky in front, behind, left, right and center of our side!

—Team tip: Isaac has predicted the intensity of the enemy's attack area.

Huh? The red light in the sky is at its strongest! Their first reaction is to take out our air force, and then they can easily crush our ground forces!

However, Da Chun didn't intend to give orders blindly. The first two battles were just a test to gauge our strength and see what level our side was at.

"The whole group is free to improvise!"

"Earth Lotus, you manage me! Don't use Void Druid skills yet."

"Okay father."

This is the fully automatic mode! Void Druid is a class I created myself, and I must use it in the decisive game.

Buster: "I've discovered a mineral at the bottom of the lake that I've never seen before. I'm going to check it out!"

Dodolin: "It might be a divine stone mine, I'm going too!"

Holy crap!! We're teaming up while you're mining, you're like a dead pig that doesn't fear boiling water! Although I did consider the possibility of our team's poor coordination, I didn't expect it to start like this right from the beginning... Oh well, they're ground forces anyway, they can't do anything to the air force. Rather than getting bombed for nothing, I might as well hide at the bottom of the lake.

The next moment, a burst of golden, fiery, cold, and lightning-infused light swept in, while the Queen's sonic shriek echoed across the battlefield, and Amel's long-absent illusionary mist instantly spread out...

The screen went completely messed up in an instant, making it impossible for the player to see or hear the ball clearly. All they could see were system notifications about battle damage scrolling wildly like a ball rolling across the screen—damn, they couldn't even see the system notifications!

Faced with such levels of light and noise pollution, Da Chun lost all interest in anything.

It must be said that commanding team battles is a talent, an extraordinary talent. And Wei Shen possesses it; although his command primarily relies on shouting, he at least has a clear understanding of the team battle situation. So, what kind of incomprehensible geniuses are the captains of those professional teams upstairs?

However, Da Chun could still see that his health bar hadn't moved much. No, it was that even the energy shield from the God-level bragging gang skill, which relied on reputation, hadn't been destroyed!

Looking at his health bar, he realized that, without realizing it, the snowballing effect of two evolutions, various class achievements, mansions, and guild bonuses had brought him to 400,000 health. This number left Da Chun in a state of inexplicable shock and confusion, even wondering if he had added an extra zero! The key point was that, despite having an Earth and Fire Body that protected him from fire and earth, the Frost Dragon King artifact that protected him from ice, the Eye of the Storm artifact that protected him from lightning, and the Divine Craftsman-level Spatial Arts that protected him from spatial attacks, he didn't seem to have lost much health in this level of combat! Was he really that strong?

In that instant, Da Chun found his place and immediately issued a new order: "Ellen, your main task is to protect our team and take the damage for them! Aim for no one to die!"

"Okay, Father!"

Honestly, while resurrection is possible, Da Chun has doubts about the underlying logic of the Arena mode. Once a player is resurrected, is that resurrected player truly the same player as before?

So, the already chaotic screen started switching between various teleportation, shrinking distances, and even flying. Da Chun was also relieved to see that Jin Jiao and Yin Jiao were fulfilling their roles amidst the light pollution. Although they couldn't do anything to the air force, their mountain-like bodies were like two door panels...

Da Chun's energy shield was finally broken, and his health began to drop visibly. However, a stream of blood light splattered down as the vampire Yulia gave herself a huge boost of health and a new blood shield!
How can someone like this die?
A huge announcement echoed through the arena:

—Arena Notification: 5 minutes remaining until the end of Game 1!

It seems our side didn't die, but it also seems we didn't achieve any results?
—Arena notification: ...1 minute remaining!

Da Chun suddenly tensed up. What if the opponent suddenly unleashed a powerful move in the last minute and wiped us all out? Would that mean we'd lost?
Da Chun reminded the entire group: "In these final moments, the entire group must remain on high alert!"

Despite Da Chun's anxious and vigilant defense, the anticipated surprise attack did not occur until the very last second!
A whistle blew through the air, echoing throughout the stadium!
—Arena Notice: The first match has ended, with the score tied at 1-1! The second match will begin in half an hour. Please prepare yourselves.

Holy crap, this is a drawn game where they're just grinding each other out?! Will the final game result in a 3-3 tie, with everyone surviving and playing out of the competition?
Then the scene changed, and Da Chun's team returned to the green lakeside. After half an hour of light pollution, the world instantly became clear and quiet. In this first battle, Da Chun couldn't even see the faces of the people opposite him.

Da Chun wanted to ask something, but found that everyone was silent, seemingly still immersed in the intensity of the battle and had not yet recovered.

Okay, I'm just here to observe, so I won't bother them or disturb their peace of mind.

However, Buster and Dodolin's various rummaging through their bags and finding a bunch of crystals, which they then exchanged, caused quite a stir.

Holy crap! You can actually mine for ore on the battlefield map? And it even brings it out with you?
But seeing how focused they were on using various instruments, Da Chun didn't say anything. He decided to wait until everyone had calmed down before speaking. Ideally, the two of them could create a devastating weapon; otherwise, he wouldn't be able to explain himself in this life-or-death situation.

Let me check the time. It's 6:30 PM now. I'll switch to my main account and see how it goes.

Hey, Ellen, have you eaten yet? You're still cooking! And it seems like the farm is harvesting right now, and you're doing this in front of hundreds of people like this, completely oblivious to everyone else...

Da Chun didn't disturb her; he checked the system messages first.

——System prompt: Number 0016! It's breakfast time now, please arrive on time.

—System notification: Your title of Beelzebub has received a communication from Nabchawi.

System notification: Congratulations! Your farm has yielded a bumper harvest, and your Druid class experience has increased.

—System notification: You have obtained the negative emotions of the slum dwellers through White's prayer magic.

Ok?
Sister Bai's secret technique really worked! But... wait... what's going on? Why am I getting negative emotions? Don't they appreciate the free medicine and medical treatment they gave me, and instead they're cursing at me?
(End of this chapter)