"What do you want to do?"
"No, no!"
Pleading could be heard everywhere; they were all afraid of being eliminated.
The resources from the Treasure Hunt Competition were too important to them.
Even if they might be robbed, as long as they remained, there was a chance to obtain treasures, and no one wanted to give up such an opportunity.
However, no amount of pleading was useful; Mo Fan's ruthless fiery fists took them down one by one.
With their bodies controlled, they had no ability to resist, and their initial pleas for mercy eventually turned into curses.
The more they cursed, the more excited Mo Fan became, finally striking with both fists, speeding up the elimination several times over.
Soon, a hundred or so people were eliminated, clearing out the space, and the audience's viewable perspectives instantly decreased by more than half.
"Whew, finally done with the eliminations. There really were a lot of people!" Mo Fan clapped his hands, sighing with emotion.
"Now, including our China Team, there are only five teams left in the battlefield."
Ai Jiangtu said, "The America Team, British Team, the Big Mao Team, and Swedish Team are not present."
"Only these four teams are left? Why don't we just eliminate them all, and the entire Treasure Hunt Competition will become a treasure hunt and adventure for our China Team?" Mo Fan said excitedly.
Jiang Yuan shook his head, "Don't worry about them, we'll find our own. If they find any treasures, we'll just go snatch them. I originally planned to let you keep a few teams to help us find treasures, but seeing you so engrossed, I didn't stop you."
Although the Naska Divine Hound could find treasures, they didn't recognize many of them, and some treasures required specific methods to reveal themselves.
This was where the role of people came into play.
"Damn it, why didn't I think of that!" Mo Fan was filled with regret.
"No big deal, let's continue searching for treasures," Jiang Yuan said.
The China Team set off again.
Their target this time was the Poison Mist Lake Valley within the gas barrier.
The precious nian stone from thirty-two years ago.
That place had already been discovered by the Naska Divine Hound, right at the edge of the battlefield space.
Crossing numerous mountains and forests, at the edge of the battlefield space, one could see a large sunken area, covered by thick black gas, making it impossible to see what was inside.
From a high vantage point, several mountain peaks extended out from within, looking quite spectacular.
"This clearly has treasures! But isn't the area too vast, and it's all poisonous mist? How are we supposed to find anything?" Mo Fan looked at the wide Poison Mist Lake Valley, somewhat lost.
"The organizers wouldn't leave us without a clue; there must be some hints inside. We'll know what's going on once we enter," Ai Jiangtu said.
"How so? Then how do we get in?"
Mo Fan squatted at the edge of the cliff, below him was layer upon layer of poisonous mist barrier, which was quite eerie.
"Let me see."
Jiang Yuan found an area with gentle terrain, very close to the poisonous mist barrier. His Electromagnetic Domain could penetrate the poisonous mist and reach below.
The poisonous mist was a full forty to fifty meters thick!
Continuing to use his Electromagnetic Domain to search for a suitable area within the poisonous mist, Jiang Yuan quickly pinpointed a spot.
"This way, we can go in now," Jiang Yuan said, coming to the poisonous mist and using his spatial power to separate the mist, creating an artificial passage.
Everyone followed Jiang Yuan, quickly entering the passage and heading straight towards the lake valley beneath the poisonous mist barrier.
...
Outside the battlefield.
The organizers couldn't sit still when they saw the China Team and others enter the Poison Mist Lake Valley.
"How did they get there? Haven't we already sent people to guard the vicinity?" Fabio demanded.
"They just happened to pass through a gap. Even a minute earlier or later, they would have been discovered," a staff member said.
"Governor, the Swedish Team just went in too."
Another piece of bad news arrived.
"How did they bypass the guards and get in?" Fabio suppressed his anger. If it weren't for the dignitaries from various countries nearby, he would have already slammed the table.
"We... we don't know. The Eye Hawk didn't provide any footage," the staff member stammered.
At this moment, someone rushed over in a hurry.
"Are you sure my niece Kelly went into the Poison Mist Lake Valley?" Hunter King Fiemon rushed over, asking.
Kelly was in the Swedish Team.
Fabio looked troubled, "Both the Swedish Team and the China Team have gone in."
Fiemon frowned.
That was a place where even a Super-Order Mage could die if they weren't careful. He hoped the four seconds of activation time for the spatial scroll would be enough for them to escape alive.
...
...
The bottom of the valley was pitch black, and everyone could only move forward under the illumination of Zhao Manyan's large light bulb.
Aside from the sound of their footsteps, there was no other sound, it was incredibly silent.
Staying in such an environment for too long, ordinary people would start to overthink, especially when seeing the impenetrable blackness, they would always imagine some monster crawling out of it.
"Old Zhao, raise the Radiance higher," Jiang Yuan suddenly said.
Zhao Manyan heard this and slowly raised the Radiance in his hand.
The deep and terrifying darkness above their heads gradually revealed its true face.
Several humanoid objects were faintly visible.
After raising it a bit more, they finally saw what it was.
"It's corpses!" Guan Yu exclaimed.
Hanging above their heads were several human corpses, wrapped in transparent threads, forming a large net in the air.
Just like a spider web.
This sudden sight was truly horrifying, and everyone felt their hearts pound intensely.
"Something's moving over there!"
Mo Fan, with his sharp eyes, saw something moving in the darkness.
Everyone followed his finger; the creature had a small, strange head, and a human-like body, with an extremely disproportionate ratio between the two.
It also had snake-like scales on its body, and a long snake tail swayed from side to side below.
Such a large body could still climb on the slender threads.
There wasn't just one of these monsters on the spider web; there were many of its kind.
They sensed the light and gathered towards them.
"Gah~~~!!!"
Heart-Devouring Demon!
In Jiang Yuan's perception, all these Heart-Devouring Demon were Commander-level demons!
No wonder even a Super-Order Mage could die inside if they weren't careful.
Jiang Yuan took action and dealt with all the Heart-Devouring Demon that crawled over. As many as eight demonic bodies fell down!
"Strong!" Mo Fan gave a thumbs up.
"Why are there so many Commander-level demons appearing in one area of the battlefield? This completely violates the safety rules of the competition," Ai Jiangtu frowned.
No one answered his question.
Jiang Yuan continued to lead the team deeper. During this time, they encountered six or seven more Heart-Devouring Demon, but none of them could withstand a single move from Jiang Yuan.
Upon seeing Jiang Yuan's power, the remaining Heart-Devouring Demon realized they were no match and immediately gave up attacking the China Team, instead heading in the direction the China Team had come from.
The China Team arrived at the deepest part without any major incidents—the Seven Snake Dragon Pool.
Seven long and winding streams converged into a deep pool of water.
In the center of the Dragon Pool, a huge stone stood, and on it rested a box covered in a gray web, looking as if it had been there for a very long time.