Gu Chen's action stunned the Swordsman Captain and the four men behind him.
An epic-level Explosive Flame Source Crystal, a precious material worth tens of millions, was being handed out like that without any warning?
"Uh... aren't you afraid I'll just take your material and run away?" the Swordsman Captain asked subconsciously.
"If you're confident you can evade the Eternal Life Guild's bounty, then you can try," Gu Chen said nonchalantly.
The Swordsman scoffed at himself and shook his head. What a joke! He was just a peak-level second-tier professional; how could he dare to offend the Eternal Life Guild?
Giving this Explosive Flame Source Crystal to Xu Xia would not only allow him to complete a commissioned mission, accumulate contribution points within the guild, and receive mission rewards.
However, if he embezzled this Explosive Flame Source Crystal, he would not only receive over ten million, but would also have to hide from his father to survive.
He knew the difference between a full meal and a full one.
"Don't worry, we're all legitimate guild professionals. I'll personally hand this epic-level Source Crystal to Young Master Xu Xia."
"But, if Young Master Xu Xia asks about it after we return, what should I tell him?" the swordsman asked sternly.
"Just answer truthfully," Gu Chen said calmly.
"Okay, then I'll say a summoner told me to bring it to him."
After putting the Explosive Source Crystal away, the swordsman exchanged a glance with his four teammates, all filled with a surge of surprise and relief. They
had nearly been annihilated by that elite alien, yet now not only had they survived, but they'd even been able to complete the commission.
This turn of events could only be described as a complete reversal of events.
Immediately, the swordsman and the others produced teleportation scrolls and activated them, and the five figures quickly vanished from Gu Chen's sight.
"I wonder how Xu Xia's armor is progressing."
When Xu Xia entered the Hell-level Spider Cave, he was wearing the MARK 21 armor and had engaged in several combat exercises.
Gu Chen had also observed that the armor's basic combat capabilities were already there, capable of holding its own against a level 10 alien for several rounds.
However, the movements in combat weren't very coherent, and commands were delayed. With sufficient reaction time, ranged combat was manageable.
However, once the aliens got close, the battle was essentially over.
Because his armor still had significant room for improvement, Gu Chen didn't keep the Explosive Flame Source Crystal.
While a second-tier epic material was worth tens of millions, Gu Chen felt that handing it over to Xu Xia would be more meaningful than selling it on a trading platform for over ten million.
Therefore, it's difficult to judge Gu Chen's character. Good,
he was meticulous with Luo Qingxue, prioritizing profit above all else.
Bad, he gave Xu Xia an epic material worth tens of millions without a word.
If Lin Yuan had been with him all along the way, his good friend would have been scratching his head, puzzled, "I just don't understand you."
After the professional team left, the Blood Clan Overlord transformed the alien corpses on the ground into six Blood Clan fire dragons, further strengthening his team.
Among the vampire descendants now were young dragons, blue dragons, cavalry commanders, and fire dragons.
Gu Chen divided them into several small groups, which spread out as advance teams to search for their next target.
This wasn't just a search; if they encountered any lone aliens, the vampire descendants would also kill them.
He himself rode on the back of a vampire blue dragon, following the advance team forward.
[Kill Explosive Fire Dragon LV.26, +11230 EXP]
[Kill Explosive Fire Dragon LV.26, +11209 EXP]
Experience indicators popped up periodically along the way.
By the time he left the Explosive Fire Dragon's territory, his experience had skyrocketed by over 200,000, and the experience bar was already over halfway full.
Meanwhile, somewhere ahead...
"Captain, look, another alien is coming!"
A team of professionals hidden in the woods spotted the traces of a group of vampire descendants.
"Huh? What the hell is that?"
The captain, a woman in a mage's robe, had a look of surprise on her delicate face, baffled by the several figures she saw.
"One cavalryman, two Explosive Fire Dragons, two Iron-Winged Blue Dragons, and two Iron-Winged Drakes?"
"What kind of combination is that?"
"Are you sure they're aliens?"
"They're not aliens."
The ranger in the team glanced over, using his Eagle Vision ability to see the stats of several vampire descendants, then shook his head.
"If they're not aliens, then what are they?" the captain demanded.
"They're all summoned units. One of the classes must have used a psychic scroll."
"What level are they?"
"All level 22."
"What? Only level 2?"
The ranger nodded. "Yes, all the summoned units are level 22, which means they belong to a level 2 class."
A faint smile crossed the captain's cold face. "It seems Dragon City has been too peaceful these past few years. Now even level 2 classes dare to come and die."
The priest next to him immediately asked, "So what should we do next? Killing a team of level 2 classes won't gain much experience, but it will expose our ambush."
The captain smiled intriguingly, and then the staff in his hand burst into a brilliant red light.
"Let's fight! A team of second-level professionals should have around 80,000 or 90,000 experience points. It's a bit less, but even a little is worth it."
"The point is, I didn't even dare to come to Yinlong City when I was second-level, and how dare they?"
"So, I have an obligation to show them the dangers of Yinlong City."
Having been caught in the rain himself, he wanted to tear apart someone else's umbrella.
The ranger ignored the captain's bad taste and nodded, unleashing a hail of arrows directly at the location of
the vampire descendants. The arrows had a freezing effect, applying a layer of freezing to
the vampires as soon as they struck. The vampire cavalry, covered in heavy armor, took minimal damage from the rain.
It looked around warily and immediately spotted the team of professionals lying in ambush in the woods.
"Kill!"
The vampire cavalry pointed its spear and charged, leading the charge.
"Roar!"
The following vampires spread their wings and quickly followed, their movements without the slightest delay. The freezing effect of the rain of arrows had little effect on them.
At the same time, the mage captain twisted her graceful body and slowly emerged from the woods.
"Just a few level two units, nothing to be afraid of."
"Ranger, stay where you are, stand still and output damage, prioritize attacking that cavalryman, and slow down the other summoned units."
"Paladin, you two put on shields, go up and attract the dragon's hatred, and help me share the damage."
"Priest, keep an eye on my health, and heal me if it drops below 70%."
"Come on, let's finish this battle within a minute. I believe the owner of the summoned unit will be here soon."