Dog Eat Dog

Flying within the Realm-within-a-Realm, at least there were no fierce beasts. The fierce beasts in the Thunder World were specifically transported there by the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance for assessment and selection. This 'Realm-within-a-Realm' had only just been discovered, so it was naturally very primitive! But... this new world drove people even crazier. Luo Feng and his team flew from the peripheral regions towards the core. In just six days, they were ambushed twenty-one times! The first day, once. The second day, three times. The third day, twice. The fourth day, twice. The fifth day, five times. The sixth day, eight times. Clearly, the closer they got to the core, the more adventurers there were attempting ambushes. Fortunately, Luo Feng could scan and detect within a 20-kilometer radius, so... even after encountering 21 ambushes, Luo Feng and his team only faced occasional dangers, never suffering a significant loss. Now, it was the seventh day. "Judging by the light sphere's position, we're very close to the core. We should reach it either today or tomorrow," Luo Feng said, looking up at the light sphere in the sky. The light sphere was positioned directly above the absolute core of the entire Realm-within-a-Realm. Therefore, simply heading towards the light sphere meant heading to the core. "The closer we get, the more dangerous it becomes. Yesterday alone, we encountered eight waves of raiding adventurers," Lei Shen said, daring not to relax either. "Cosmic Crystals, vast amounts of Cosmic Crystals, truly drive adventurers mad," Luo Feng sighed. Star-level warriors, spirit readers. On a native planet, they could rule supreme! But in the face of 'Cosmic Crystals' formed by Sector Lords condensing cosmic origin energy, they would go insane. "Everyone, be careful." Luo Feng's expression changed. "What's wrong?" Hong, Lei Shen, Aogu, and Tienan River all looked at Luo Feng. "Ahead, at three o'clock, 19.2 kilometers away, there are 50 adventurers. 48 of them are Star-level Ninth-tier," Luo Feng transmitted mentally. "Everyone, change direction! Quickly!" Having been in the Realm-within-a-Realm for so long, Luo Feng and his team were experienced. They immediately made a turn and accelerated rapidly, intending to escape. But after flying just two or three kilometers. "Stop." Luo Feng's expression subtly changed. From rapid flight to a sudden stop, Hong and Lei Shen looked a bit disheveled, the tough weeds below flattened by the howling airflow. "What's wrong?" Hong and Lei Shen both asked via force transmission. "There are also 50 adventurers ahead," Luo Feng frowned. "What?" "We're changing direction," Luo Feng was direct, and the squad changed direction again. The five-person Earth squad once again flew close to the grassland. But in just a blink, a group of dark figures suddenly shot up from the distant grassland, and at the same time, another large group of figures rapidly flew over from a different direction. A total of six groups of people took flight, converging uniformly to encircle and attack Luo Feng's squad. "Six groups of people, 50 in each? A team of 300!" Lei Shen's eyes widened. "Run!" Luo Feng shouted sharply. Boom! Aogu grabbed Lei Shen and Hong, while Luo Feng and Tienan River also accelerated to their maximum speed. "Not good, they're faster than us," Lei Shen urgently transmitted via force. "This is trouble," Hong also grew anxious. Luo Feng glanced down at the screen on his armguard. On the screen, 300 light dots were chasing 5 light dots! It was clear that these 300 people were unified and commanded, spread out in a fan shape. If any squad ran into them, the 300 would encircle them like dumplings being wrapped, swallowing up anyone who entered! "Luo Feng, their speed is faster than yours. The leading group consists entirely of Star-level Ninth-tier spirit readers, flying on psychic weapons. And you only have one spirit reader, Aogu, who also has to carry Hong and Lei Shen. It's estimated that after flying another 600 kilometers, they will catch up to you," Babata's voice echoed in Luo Feng's mind. 600 kilometers? At the speed they were accelerating, 600 kilometers was too short a distance. "They're getting closer," Lei Shen said urgently. "Follow me," Luo Feng transmitted mentally. Five streaks of light arced, whistling away into the distance. Behind them, dense, overwhelming streaks of light pursued. Among the 300 pursuing streaks, the foremost were naturally the spirit readers flying on psychic weapons, while the warriors were slower, mainly protecting some elites. "Master, they're about to catch up," Aogu transmitted. "I'll just take the master." In Aogu and Tienan River's eyes, they only acknowledged Luo Feng as their master, and at critical moments, they would naturally protect their master. Luo Feng's eyes were fixed on the front. Ahead lay a vast forest bordering the grassland. "Ahead!" "Down!" Luo Feng commanded via mental transmission. The five dove down, instantly plunging into the forest. The 300 streaks of light frantically dove down, continuing the chase... Several minutes later, above the forest, 300 figures converged. "Captain." "Don't chase them anymore," the cold young man, with purple lips, clad in silver combat armor and black combat boots, ordered. "This forest is too vast. Once they dive in, it'll be truly difficult to find them. Moreover, a five-person squad probably doesn't have many Cosmic Crystals. Let's go back and continue hunting on the grassland." "Yes." The 300 streaks of light quickly returned. ... In the forest. Luo Feng and his five companions all breathed a sigh of relief. "Good thing we made it into the forest," Lei Shen let out a long breath. "We have an advantage in the forest," Hong nodded slightly. The forest was dense with trees, making it easy to hide. At this moment, Luo Feng's detection equipment played a crucial role. "Fortunately, we ran fast just now, otherwise, we would have been finished," Luo Feng chuckled. If they had been any slower, he would have had to deploy the Golden Horned Beast! But if that happened, news of the Golden Horned Beast in the 'Realm-within-a-Realm' would quickly leak out. A Star-level Ninth-tier Golden Horned Beast would definitely be considered a Golden Horned Beast cub! At that time, it might even attract Undying beings! If an Undying being secured the entrance to the 'Thunder World,' it would be like catching a turtle in a jar; Luo Feng would have nowhere to escape! "If the Golden Horned Beast were to be used, it would have to be at night, and once deployed, the enemies must be killed cleanly and thoroughly, absolutely preventing them from transmitting any information to the outside," Luo Feng thought to himself. "Sanzi, it's hard to hide on the vast grassland. If we fly a bit faster, the airflow stirring the grass makes it easy for raiding adventurers to spot us," Lei Shen said. "Both the vast grassland and the plains are quite dangerous," Hong also nodded. "Let's proceed through the forest. It won't be much of a detour," Luo Feng also nodded. ... However, the closer they got to the center, the denser the adventurer teams became. Early on this seventh day, Luo Feng and his team encountered three teams consecutively, two of which were large groups of over a hundred people! Facing large teams, Luo Feng dared not confront them head-on. After all, in a chaotic battle, his side might suffer casualties. Seventh day. Luo Feng's squad had been advancing through the forest for about 8 hours. The white light sphere in the sky had also dimmed. About 120 kilometers away from Luo Feng and his team. At the top of a thick tree in the forest, three figures hovered, hidden by the foliage. All three held telescopic devices, looking down from above, observing the distant area. "Captain." One of them immediately looked down. Beneath this thick tree, twelve people were resting. "Hmm?" One of them, a burly green-skinned man wearing dark alloy combat armor, carrying a giant axe on his back, and with strange markings all over his face, frowned and looked up at the sky. "There's prey, five people in total," the scout above quickly said. "Oh?" The captain immediately shot up, hovering among the leaves, and borrowed a telescope from a nearby scout. Equipment like telescopes were definitely standard gear for adventurers. In many places in the cosmos with strong gravity or strange magnetic fields, psychic energy might be affected. At such times, direct eyesight worked better, and auxiliary equipment like telescopes naturally found their use. "Hmm, five people?" Through the telescope, and with his already astonishing eyesight, guided by the scout, the captain quickly spotted five figures occasionally emerging from the dense forest in the distance. "Everyone, get up, prepare to act," the captain shouted via force transmission. Whoosh! The team members below the tree quickly stood up. "Captain, what's the strength of the prey?" "Don't worry, there are only five of them, they can't be that strong," the captain said, and these words immediately brought smiles to the team members' faces. What they liked most were these low-risk ambushes! And the returns were extremely high. One must know that among the first batch to arrive in the Realm-within-a-Realm, anyone who survived the initial chaotic battles and made it through had accumulated some wealth, right? A few hundred units of Cosmic Crystals were common. Outside, a few hundred units of Cosmic Crystals could buy a whole spaceship full of Star-level Ninth-tier servants! "If we succeed this time, our descendants will prosper for millions of years." Many team members who had no hope of breaking through to Universe-level simply wanted to acquire great wealth for future enjoyment, raising descendants, and so on. ... "Quick, everyone be careful, don't let the five fat sheep discover us. If they discover us and escape, it will be very difficult to find them again in the forest." "Be careful, everyone." "Quick, 20 kilometers left." "10 kilometers." "5 kilometers." "Everyone get ready... Attack!" This fifteen-person hunting squad instantly burst out from behind large trees or dense foliage, each accelerating wildly, transforming into streaks of light and lightning, rushing towards Luo Feng and his five companions. ... Whoosh! A blue streak of light flashed, moving at extreme speed. It merely arced through the thirteen charging figures, directly severing the heads of thirteen Star-level Ninth-tier individuals. Blood and brains splattered. The blue streak then made a slight turn, sweeping past the two elites, one of whom was the green-skinned captain. The captain's eyes were wide with terror, clearly not expecting the five 'fragile fat sheep' to suddenly transform into ferocious wolves. "Master, all killed," Aogu said respectfully. "Mm." Luo Feng nodded, then looked at the 15 scattered corpses. He had already detected these 15 people from 20 kilometers away. Upon detection, 13 of these 15 people were Star-level Ninth-tier. Luo Feng naturally wouldn't flee; instead, he 'devoured' his opponents. Although... during the more than seven days of travel from the peripheral regions to the core, they encountered many raids, mostly escaping, but there were still six times when Luo Feng 'devoured' his opponents! With Aogu, combined with the 'Crimson Mixed Copper Fragment,' any group of 20 Star-level Ninth-tier or fewer would be absolutely swept away. "Check how many Cosmic Crystals there are." Luo Feng immediately went to investigate.