Gao Wu Da Qin: You don't want your secret to be known, do you?

Chapter 117 If Yama (the King of Hell) wants me to die at midnight, I'll go at 2 AM. My fate is in my own hands, not in the hands of Heaven!

At the end of each month, a large tide occurs in the area where the shipwrecked lands are located.

When the great tide occurs, the eerie mist in the entire misty area will completely disappear, making it the best time to start exploring.

There are still about five days until the high tide at the end of this month!

With five days left in the countdown, Tu Shanxue and her group will embark on their pioneering journey.

Qin Feng and Tu Shanxue's group were not the only experts who coveted the seventh level of the Demon Realm; many other forces and teams also sought to conquer it.

The Axe Gang was the first to be affected.

As the most notorious criminal gang in the Demon Realm, the Axe Gang is far more interested in hunting mech pilots than in hunting corrupted and demonized mech monsters. Some of the Axe Gang's experts don't even kill monsters; they only kill people.

Such wicked and heinous criminals are still able to exist, and even become more arrogant and domineering.

This only proves that they are very powerful, so powerful that even if the players unite, it will be difficult to completely eliminate them.

Besides the Axe Gang, the second most powerful force is the semi-official Mech Pilots Alliance.

The members of the Mech Alliance are mostly members of the official Mech Association. This force has a large membership and connects with the Mech Master Alliance of the Eighteen Blessed Lands. Outside, they are the only ones who can be trusted, and even the Axe Gang can't do anything to them. However, in this Demon Realm, they are far less intimidating than the Axe Gang.

The relationship between the Axe Gang and the Mech Pilots Alliance can't be described as a love-hate relationship; at the very least, it's a case of them digging up each other's ancestral graves.

The Mech Pilots Alliance has a large number of members, and the Axe Gang likes to kill mech pilots. Over time, it often happens that they exchange insults about each other's ancestors.

Besides the Axe Gang and the Mech Pilots Alliance, the third-party force is the Casual Players Association.

The Casual Players Association is a relatively loose and informal organization with few strict rules; people just chat and laugh when they bump into each other. 🎉✌ 👻💲

Qin Feng, Tu Shan Xue, and Niu Er are typical examples of independent masters.

Both the Axe Gang and the Mech Pilots Alliance are very interested in such independent masters.

Therefore, just as Qin Feng was fully engaged in investigating the secrets deep within the seventh layer of the mist, Tu Shanxue encountered envoys from the Mech Pilots Alliance and the Axe Gang.

"Miss Tu Shanxue, a master like you should choose elite teammates. The Axe Gang has made ample preparations for this month-end raid, with more than ten mechs of Earth grade or higher! And there are no fewer than a hundred auxiliary mechs!"

"Going into the wilderness with the Axe Gang is no different from hunting wolves for their skin! Miss Tu Shanxue, don't be fooled by the Axe Gang's sweet talk. These guys are scum with no bottom line. They will only ambush you at the last moment of the dungeon! Joining our Mech Pilot Alliance is the right way."

"You trash alliance, can you even gather enough mechs above the Earth grade to fill a hand? A bunch of low-quality trash like you dare to team up with a three-time champion like Tu Shanxue?"

"Are you embarrassed after I exposed your secrets? Are you getting angry out of shame? The leaders of the Axe Gang are getting worse with each generation!"

"So, you want to practice? You're useless!"

"What's wrong with practicing?"

The two were arguing fiercely.

Tu Shanxue slammed her hand on the table. "If you're a man, go out and fight to the death! What kind of skill is it to just make a scene here!"

The two immediately withdrew their sharp edge.

The two have fought before. As the leader of the Axe Gang and the leader of the Mech Pilots Alliance, they have fought at least eighty or a hundred times, and the outcome has always been evenly matched.

That's why the two have been able to argue for so long without actually fighting; they understand each other even better than they understand themselves.

Tu Shanxue looked down on those two. If they had any real ability, they wouldn't have been lingering in the sunken ship area instead of exploring the seventh level. 🍧💋 ➅➈s卄Ⓤ𝔁.ᶜⓞΜ 🐠🐯

Ultimately, both of these forces are the kind of people who want benefits but don't want to put in the effort.

None of them are any good stuff!

Tu Shanxue just wants to go explore the wilderness with Dasheng right now. As for the others, it doesn't matter, just don't be with me. I'm worried that you guys will drag me down.

But now, we haven't seen a single person. Where did he go?

Could it be that he went off to clear the land by himself?

But it's not high tide yet, so going to clear land now would be suicidal.

Just then, a voice came from outside the door, "Come quick! Someone has crossed the cordon and looks like they're trying to force their way through the fog!"

Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned. What was going on?

Tu Shanxue had a vague sense of unease. Could it be that the Great Sage really went there by himself?

Everyone rushed out of the restaurant and looked outside.

Looking outwards from the site of the sunken ship, sure enough, there was a person standing on the high wall, heading towards the seventh floor where the eerie mist was gathering.

Seeing this, Tu Shanxue realized that the figure in the back was none other than the Great Sage!

Tu Shanxue hurriedly pulled out her pager and shouted at Da Sheng, "Are you crazy! Going to explore the wilderness at this time is suicide! Can't you wait until the fog on the seventh level dissipates before you go to explore the wilderness?"

Qin Feng's warm laughter came through the pager, "Since we're going to clear the land anyway, what difference does it make whether we go early or late? If the King of Hell wants me dead at midnight, I'll report for duty at 2 AM. I'm not after anything else, I just want to prove that my fate is in my own hands, not in the hands of heaven!"

On the Tushan Snow Trail, someone said, "Then wait for me! I'm coming too!"

Qin Feng added, "You're such a weakling, I advise you not to come with me, because I don't want to bring a burden along on the road!"

Tu Shanxue angrily shouted, "You bastard, what are you saying?!"

Over the communicator, Qin Feng's voice suddenly softened, "If I had absolutely no feelings for you, I would have taken you with me without hesitation. But I'm not a robot; I am, after all, a demon with warmth and a heartbeat. Don't follow me, you really will die! As for me, I might not! That's it, wait for me here!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the pager was switched off. Clearly, the other party had crushed the pager and was now refusing to contact any outsiders.

Tu Shanxue stared at Qin Feng's retreating figure, momentarily choked with emotion.

She didn't know whether to be happy or sad at that moment.

To my delight, this jerk actually confessed his feelings to me at this time.

Sadly, he had to face death alone.

Tu Shanxue pondered, her gaze resolute, "I'm going too! Even if it means death!"

Just then, a hammer struck from behind, shattering everything.

Niu Er, carrying an iron hammer, knocked Tu Shan Xue unconscious with a single blow.

Niu Er yawned and kept saying, "Next time you two are going to say such explicit things, could you please use a private chat channel? It's always the team chat, making this single Niu Er so awkward!"

"Do you really want to die with me?!"

"Are you stupid?"

"Going there now would be suicide!"

"I'm not letting you go to your death. Every support has a duty to keep the enemy's damage dealers on cooldown!"

The leader of the Axe Gang gave a thumbs-up and praised, "Well done, Assistant! Ever considered joining the Axe Gang? Five social insurances and three housing funds, meals and accommodation included!"

The leader of the Mech Pilots Alliance clapped his hands and said, "It's rare to see such a responsible support player. Hope you'll have the chance to visit the alliance!"

Niu Er glanced at the two of them, hoisted Tu Shanxue onto his shoulder, and walked away, saying, "Neither of you are any good; you just want to fool Little Niu!"

On the other side, Qin Feng sat on the edge of the cliff at the site of the sunken ship, looking down at the thick, grayish-white fog below.

For outsiders, this is the most dangerous forbidden time, because the dense fog will constantly erode your soul and will, confuse your mind, and make you numb or even insane.

Qin Feng is immune to this weak mental fog!

Besides ignoring these mental confusions, the more important point is that after watching the death videos of no less than a thousand advanced challengers, Qin Feng discovered a pattern.

That means if a player goes very deep into the level, the fog will last for a long time.

If none of the players manage to reach the core area, the fog will last for a very short time.

The longest period of fog dates back to the time of the young Howling Moon Wolf, who almost completed the game. After that, the fog lasted for two hundred days!

For ordinary intruders, the fog would last for a month.

From this pattern, it's easy to understand that the mechanisms and traps within the fog take time to recover.

In other words, the more severe the damage last time, the more work will be required to set it up next time!

If the damage isn't that severe, the workload won't be too heavy, and the dungeon bosses will be much easier to defeat.

Based on this pattern, and looking at the progress records over the past year, the vine areas have basically all been cleared, so the bosses in the past year should have been quite easy.

With five days remaining until the fog of war opens, most of the NPCs have likely finished their dungeon runs and are resting.

When NPCs are resting, isn't that when the dungeon mechanics are most relaxed?

If I don't act now, when will I?

This instance is not only mechanic-driven, but also has artificial intelligence causing trouble!

Therefore, it's impossible for players to clear the content through normal means!

Only by exploiting bugs, specifically the bugs of the NPCs, can you achieve success!

But then another question arises!

What if Qin Feng is unlucky and encounters an NPC in the fog?

I have a brilliant plan for this!

After calming himself down, Qin Feng zipped up his windbreaker, then leaped into the air, transforming into a tiny figure as he disappeared into the vast, eerie fog, like a drop in the ocean.

(End of this chapter)