“Melee players, move in! Target the weak spot at seven inches!” Starry commanded, his voice steady and clear.
At his signal, six players charged forward, wielding weapons forged from the Deep Sea King's bones, slashing and hacking relentlessly.
The snake's weak spot at seven inches was its vital area, and the players' assault soon turned the area into a blood-soaked mess, with snake blood spraying everywhere.
“Hisss!”
The massive snake thrashed violently in agony, snapping the ropes binding it. Much of the frost encasing its body also shattered as it writhed.
“Melee, fall back! Teams 2 and 4, continue harassing it! Team 5, ready new ropes! Another couple of cycles, and we've got it!” Starry barked his orders with precision, maintaining calm despite the chaotic scene.
Half an Hour Later
The Striped Python, a fearsome late-Spiritual Vein Realm beast, finally collapsed, utterly drained of strength.
“Three casualties… acceptable losses,” Starry muttered, surveying the aftermath and nodding.
Climbing onto the snake's massive head, Starry raised a triumphant fist.
“The Striped Python is down! A late-Spiritual Vein Realm beast—our first major victory!”
“Hell yeah, Starry! You're the man!”
“Feels good! Taking down a big one right out the gate!”
“This snake meat could last us for days!”
The players erupted in cheers. On the first day of the northern expedition, they'd already managed to bring down such a formidable opponent—a thrilling achievement.
As morning turned to noon, the players gradually regrouped around the Spirit Armored War Chariot, taking time to rest and recover.
However, nearly half the players returned battered and empty-handed, having failed to slay any beasts.
But then...
“Holy crap, Lufei's back!”
“Look, he brought six beast corpses! Absolute legend!”
“Lufei, let me help carry those!”
A crowd gathered around Wang Lufei, who returned with six beast carcasses.
The most impressive among them was a mid-Spiritual Vein Realm beast.
Shortly after, another cheer went up.
“Bear Strong's back! Damn, that's a massive beast!”
“Unreal! This guy's a beast himself!”
“Why do I feel like I'm playing a different game than these guys?”
The ever-stoic Indomitable Bear Strong returned, carrying two enormous beast corpses.
One was the Flaming Berserk Bull, a mid-Spiritual Vein Realm creature.
The other was a gargantuan crocodile over ten meters long, a late-Spiritual Vein Realm beast that had taken Bear Strong three hours to kill. He limped back, battered but victorious.
“Starry's squad is back!”
A twenty-person team strode into camp, hauling three massive beast carcasses and nine smaller ones.
The large beasts included one mid-Spiritual Vein Realm creature and two late-Spiritual Vein Realm monsters.
The nine smaller ones were all early-Spiritual Vein Realm creatures.
The Starry Team had not only achieved the most kills but also uncovered additional treasures.
“These two late-Spiritual Vein Realm beasts were guarding some spirit herbs—seven-year-old ones!”
“We also found a mine and dug up some of these spirit stones! Though... we're not sure what they're for.”
“Starry even found a giant tree with fruits that taste amazing!”
The Starry Team shared their loot with the group.
The camaraderie among the 88 pioneer players was palpable. They'd fought alongside each other against the War Camel Beasts, endured the infamous SH meals, and survived the Sea Clan invasion together.
They shared their treasures openly, with many players even giving away homemade items for free.
Despite nearly half of the players failing to kill any beasts, the atmosphere was joyful, as everyone enjoyed monster meat, spirit fruit platters, and boisterous conversations.
“Starry, you found spirit stones?”
Watching the lively campfire party from a distance, He Yiming approached Starry, intrigued by the mention of spirit stones.
From the players' chatter, it seemed they had discovered a spirit stone vein.
Spirit stones were of immense value. Formed in spiritually rich lands over centuries or millennia, they served as a concentrated source of spiritual energy.
Not only were they essential for cultivation and powering formations, but they were also the standard currency of the cultivation world.
“Yes, Brother Ming! At first, we found a bottomless pit, which turned out to be the den of a late-Spiritual Vein Realm Striped Python. After defeating it, we discovered these stones inside. They turned out to be spirit stones!”
Starry handed He Yiming a spirit stone.
“The spiritual energy is incredibly pure… That vein must hold more!” He Yiming's eyes lit up, a plan already forming in his mind.
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