The leader of the goose mercenaries was a middle-aged man who turned to look at the driver who had spoken.
As he said, there are many people with prophetic abilities. Although there are no treasure hunters on his vehicle, there are crew members who can foresee the carnage of war.
Most of the time it is very accurate.
The leader of the goose, pinching the bridge of his nose, said to the deputy commander beside him, "I've been wondering where those people are these past two days. Weren't they clamoring to take action against Wei Huan? Half the time has passed, why haven't we heard anything? Should we keep our distance from Wei Huan to avoid getting involved in this mess?"
The deputy commander nodded: "This place is too remote, close to the edge of the world. It is said that most high-level ruins are located in the harshest environments to prevent ordinary challengers from accidentally wandering in and suffering accidental deaths and injuries."
The goose leader nodded, gazing at the vast expanse of white snow outside the car.
The level 5 headlights could illuminate a great distance, reaching even the snowflakes that were being blown about by the strong winds. The terrifying temperature there was enough to freeze a person's fingers off.
"Remote, harsh, and smelling of blood, this is the perfect ambush spot," the goose leader said. "If it were me, I would choose this place too, to strike when the enemy enters the ruins to fight."
The deputy commander thought for a moment and tried to speak from a different perspective: "But Wei Huan's strength is extraordinary. He can kill a level four dark beast lord as easily as cutting melons and vegetables, and easily kill the monsters in the golden treasure chest. I don't believe that the opponent is unaware of his true strength. No matter how many chariots come, as long as they cannot attack the summoner himself, it will be a waste of effort."
After a pause, the deputy commander said, "Moreover, the crew of Wei Huan's vehicle is also very strong, and it's a level 5 vehicle. I can't imagine how much combat power would be needed to kill Wei Huan."
The two then talked for a long time about combat effectiveness, until the driver, who said he smelled blood, reminded them: "This place has a strong malevolent aura."
The two men stopped talking at the same time and looked at the driver, who was holding a compass, had a thick, curly beard, and was staring at them expectantly: "Do you want to go in? You'll get involved."
The two men exchanged a glance, and finally the deputy conductor said, "You decide."
The leader of the geese made his decision in the blink of an eye: "Help me contact Wei Huan."
...
Wei Huan and his group had been away from the convoy for five hours and were not far from their destination.
Actually, going in a straight line would be faster, but they encountered two territories of dark beasts along the way. In order to get to the point first, Wei Huan had to have his steward mark the coordinates and return to the city to kill them.
Wei Huan's face was filled with murderous intent, and the car remained quiet; the person in the driver's seat didn't even dare to breathe.
After upgrading to a level 5 vehicle, there are only 20 seats in the driver's cab, some of which are for actual driving and others for management positions.
Most of the veteran players have parking spaces here.
Firstly, there's a personal connection involved, and secondly, the driver's cab is a crucial area on the vehicle, and only trusted individuals are allowed to enter and exit.
So today everyone sat obediently in their parking spaces, wanting several times to leave this oppressive room and go out for some fresh air.
Until the butler sent a notification: "Captain, Mr. and Mrs. Goose, the leaders of the mercenaries, have sent a video call request."
Wei Huan frowned; he hadn't forgotten that it was these very people who were responsible for luring them in.
Falling into a trap.
What is the purpose of contacting them at this time? To confirm whether they have fallen into a trap?
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"Connect me."
As Wei Huan's voice fell, Mr. Goose's large face appeared on the projection screen, where everyone stared at him with hostility and vigilance.
However, in the picture of Mr. Goose and Mrs. Goose, only Wei Huan's face can be seen.
Wei Huan's expression was always like this; it wasn't bad, but it was certainly very serious, perhaps a sign of a strong person.
Mr. and Mrs. Fu were already used to Wei Huan's attitude. They said, "Major Wei, I've enjoyed the cooperation the last two times. This time will be no different. We've reached the vicinity of the coordinates. I'm very happy to think that we will continue to cooperate in the future."
Wei Huan hummed in agreement, his eyes growing colder. So, just as he suspected, he was trying to confirm whether Wei Huan had fallen for the trap.
But in the next sentence, Mr. and Mrs. Fu said, "I must say that this collaboration may have to be canceled. I am very sorry. There may be some problems with the coordinates."
The darkness in Wei Huan's eyes faded, and he asked, "What's the problem?"
Mr. Fu hesitated for a moment and said, "It's all just speculation… We are aware of your current situation. We're sorry, we didn't mean to spy on you. But the situation is that we have arrived here, but one of our members said that this is not a good place to go. It's very dangerous and accidents can happen."
"Thank you for letting me know. I will discuss it with my driver and will inform you of any changes."
"Okay, I'll wait for your reply."
As the video call ended, the gloom in Wei Huan's eyes dissipated, and the atmosphere in the driver's cab began to flow again, mirroring the change in Wei Huan's expression.
Xu Qingqiang leaned against the doorframe, smoking, and said, "Can this guy be trusted? Could it be a ploy to lure me in?"
Mu Zhong asked, "What did you say about your extrasensory perception?"
Xu Qingqiang said, "No matter how fragrant it is, it's just a dish."
"..."
As soon as those words were spoken, everyone couldn't help but laugh, and the atmosphere became even more relaxed.
"Yes, a dish."
"Brother Qiang is right!"
"What's there to be afraid of!"
Mu Zhong didn't want to break the relaxed atmosphere that had been restored for so long. Instead, he got up and went to Wei Huan's side and said in a low voice, "You said that even though we knew that the other side had set a trap, Brother Qiang still judged that the other side was dangerous. I think we can't be careless about this. There must be some factors that we don't know about that are affecting the battle."
Wei Huan nodded: "Let me think about it."
They thought about it for half an hour, and before they knew it, they had reached the edge of the map.
The blizzard here was so strong that you couldn't see anything more than three meters away. Snowflakes and snow pellets were whipped up by the gale and cut into the protective shields outside the car like knives.
In this kind of weather, even a level four professional cannot survive for more than an hour.
The edge of the world has terrifying weather conditions, designed to prevent ordinary challengers from entering. This place should be off-limits to the living, and no one would explore it unless there was a special reason.
Wei Huan remembered the platinum ruins he had discovered on the secondary highway, which also seemed to be on such a world boundary, so it was highly likely that this was not the gold ruins mentioned before, but a platinum ruin.
Therefore, it was indeed a very good plan for that group to choose this place to make their move, waiting for the Platinum Monster to tie down their main fighting force.
The problem is that while these people may not know their own true strength, Xu Qingqiang certainly does.
The Platinum Treasure Chest Monster is indeed powerful, but not to the point that I'm completely without protection and in danger. At least the Level 4 Netherfire Bombs I've stored in my two "Energy Tanks" are enough to leave a convoy of ten thousand people covered in dust.
Even if you can't win, can't you at least run away?
So what exactly is it? What factors did you overlook that you didn't consider?
Wei Huan deviated from conventional combat methods and recalled the larger-scale or decisive battles he had learned or witnessed in his previous life in order to find the truth.
Unbeknownst to them, the car was still moving forward, and they were only about 50 kilometers away from the coordinates.
At this distance, Wei Huan's reconnaissance troops couldn't be sent out, so the vehicle could only continue moving forward, albeit at a slower speed.
Before Wei Huan figures out the key point, it's indeed necessary to play it safe.
Just then, a hundred meters above the horizon, a three-meter radius of snow suddenly froze. The snow then flowed like water toward the center, eventually forming a golden oval shape.
But upon closer inspection, one will discover that it is not simply an oval shape, but a vertical eye emitting golden light.
The vertical eyeball was still moving, finally shifting its gaze downwards, its pupil locking onto a single point. At the same time, deep within the pupil, the image of a small, seemingly flimsy white car was reflected.
After a long while, the eyes faded, but then, in the direction the vehicle was traveling, the wind and snow condensed into golden eyes, gazing down.
And so, it dispersed and reappeared, following the little white car all the way to the edge of the world.
The people on the bus were completely unaware.
...
"Colonel Jacques, what do you see?" An expectant voice rang out from the projected screen. As Jacques opened and closed his eyes, he saw Shi Hengchuanjing's eyes, bloodshot and red with anticipation, like those of a wild beast.
Jacques lowered his eyes, concealing the glittering golden light within them. When he looked up again, his azure eyes were as bright as a clear blue sky.
He said, "I didn't see anything. I need to rest. My eyes hurt."
Shi Hengchuan said anxiously, "The time is almost up. Can you hold on a little longer? All we need to do is see them. If you can use your ability to send the scroll to where you can see it, we might even kill Wei Huan without meeting him."
"Kill him?" Jacques raised an eyebrow. "I always thought our mission was to get the way he hacked his phone, not necessarily to kill him."
A dark cloud gathered in Jacques's eyes. "Wasn't killing him the last resort?"
Shi Hengchuan's lips twitched, and the hatred in his eyes was hard to hide despite his efforts. Finally, he said with a forced smile, "You're right, we must find out how he cracked the phone. However, Wei Huan's strength is extraordinary, and it won't be easy for us to take him down. Wei Huan's car has definitely been upgraded to level five, and its defense is exceptional. The scroll you have only appeared at level five, so it might not be enough to flatten the car. In my humble opinion, we should strike first and then negotiate."
"Small countries are just ignorant."
"Jacques looked at Shi Hengchuanjing with disdain. "Don't you understand that you need to have a deterrent weapon in hand before you can negotiate? If you use your trump card right away but it doesn't achieve the effect we want, do you have any follow-up plans?"
Shi Hengchuan Jingcang's hand clenched into a fist off-camera. The score he had painstakingly accumulated, which he had saved up with all his savings, was not the result he wanted. Jacques couldn't possibly not understand this!
He did it on purpose! He could tell that Jacques had no intention of antagonizing Wei Huan; he had always advocated for negotiation.
Damn it, I shouldn't have taken out the points.
Shi Hengchuan, barely suppressing his anger, ended the video call with Jacques and swiped the points mall app.
Fortunately, this operation received support from Commander Ōmura and Chief of Staff Nagasaki. In addition, he had spent far more than 200,000 points, and he still had 100,000 points. Although these points were not enough to buy a powerful talisman, they were still a way to kill Wei Huan.
I scrolled to the bottom of the points shop, and on the latest page I could see all the regular materials for upgrading to level six, as well as six types of weapons and armor that increase the intensity of the battlefield.
The [Angel's Spear Scroll] with 500,000 points is described as follows: It is a light attribute that destroys everything, covering an area of ten miles, where all will tremble under the wrath of light.
Seeing this scroll, Shi Hengchuan felt heartbroken. He had put in so much effort, and in the end... If he had enough points, he would have bought it himself.
He angrily shifted his gaze to a few other items.
There are also scrolls with dark attributes, vehicle equipment that enhances the protective capabilities of vehicle shields, and one of the items, worth 80,000, is his target.
[Car bomb]
Description: This is a level 5 bomb with tremendous destructive power, but it can only be used when mounted on a vehicle and close to the enemy. Yes, it is a vehicle-mounted bomb that can destroy a car and kill its occupants.
Note: Be careful, it is very sensitive and cannot withstand bumps.
The first point about a level 5 weapon is that its power is beyond doubt.
Even if it's just a level 5 kitchen knife, it can still chop down a level 5 war chariot when wielded.
In the Challenge World, there is no distinction between firearms and melee weapons; as long as the weapon level is high enough, it can cause damage.
As Shi Hengchuanjing clicked the purchase button, his heart ached terribly. This was the foundation he intended to leave for the Shi Heng family to turn their fortunes around. He had even mortgaged the Shi Heng family and incurred a large debt of points.
Initially, he intended to use these points to purchase weapons and then, through multinational cooperation, obtain Wei Huan's secrets. However, not only have Jacques' actions exceeded his expectations, but Wei Huan's growth in strength has also been astonishing.
It had only been a short time since he bombed Shi Heng's house, and he had become much stronger again.
Shi Hengchuanjing had run out of ideas. His helplessness against Wei Huan gradually eroded his patience to uncover the secret. As his legs continued to ache day and night, and as he saw his son's seemingly insane state, his desire to kill Wei Huan grew stronger with each passing day.
He really just wanted him to die.
"Who would willingly plant a bomb in their own car?" Shi Hengchuanjing said, looking at the Shi Heng family members who shared his hatred of the enemy. "You are a hero of the Shi Heng family, a hero of the Mulberry Tree Kingdom!!"
"I'm willing!" Immediately, someone raised their hand. The passionate young man took on this important task, his hands trembling and his eyes bloodshot.
Shi Hengchuan pressed his shoulder, his voice trembling.
Dou: "You truly are a good child of the Shi Heng family. I will take care of your family. Of course, if possible, I hope you can return safely."
More members of the Shi family watched this scene with excitement, their bloodthirsty eyes filled with intense hatred.
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The feud between Wei Huan and Shi Heng's family was irreconcilable.
Wei Huan must die!!
...
"I saw it."
Wei Huan blinked his eyes, which were burning with green flames, and his eyes had already seen the ice-sculpted castle through the Demon Eye Lord.
Calling it a "castle" is merely a name that humans have given to the world civilization in a way that aligns with their own understanding.
In fact, it is more like a towering ice and snow nest. Its shape is similar to the way you play on the beach and grab a handful of sand and gravel, which keeps piling up. It is coarse at the bottom and fine at the top, with a height of over 300 meters, and it stands firm in blizzards.
Humans refer to the civilized races of this world as the "Snow Tribe".
So far, Wei Huan has opened many treasure chests and explored the Golden Ruins, but the real Snow Clan has not yet appeared.
Needless to say, this kind of ice and snow bunker is a very typical building of the "Snow Tribe".
In countless previous civilization competitions, after arriving at the Level 4 Highway, the Snow Clan, just as humans built city-states in this world, also built their own civilization.
After gazing at the castle for a long time, the Demon Eye Lord turned his gaze elsewhere.
He was looking for something unusual; there must be an ambush here, but the blizzard obscured his vision, and he couldn't see anything clearly.
The ghost crows are playing an even more important role; they are slowly searching close to the ground, but it will take time.
Wei Huan's summons was far beyond the radar range of the tank, so after reaching a distance of 15 kilometers, Wei Huan ordered the tank to stop and wait in place.
"Have you found it?" Mu Zhong asked Wei Huan.
Wei Huan shook his head and asked Mu Zhong, "Have you figured out the reason?"
Mu Zhong also shook his head.
So where are these guys hiding? And what means do they have that dare to attack them?
...
"The undead have appeared!!"
"I saw it too!"
"It must be the undead! Wei Huan is here! Wei Huan has a habit of letting the undead go first, so we must hide well."
"Have you confirmed that the camouflage devices are activated? Before the operation order is given, don't move an inch, even if you freeze to death! Anyone who sabotages this operation is a traitor to the nation!!"
"Wei Huan has reached within 6 kilometers, Colonel Jacques…" It was Jacques's deputy commander who spoke.
He looked at Jacques with a questioning gaze, his brown eyes like those of a scorpion, and said suspiciously, "All of humanity knows that Wei Huan's summoning range is 6 kilometers, while Colonel Jacques, your 'eagle eye' can see enemy tracks 50 kilometers away. Why didn't we have any news about this before?"
Jacques sat in the driver's seat, switched the [Angel's Spear Scroll] to the other hand, and silently looked at his co-commander, his former friend who had once shared life and death with him, but who had somehow been bought off by politicians and was now monitoring him every day.
Perhaps it was because his gaze was too direct, like a silent interrogation, that this "old friend"'s eyes flickered.
Then, as if something had propped him up, he said, "Please answer me?"
Jacques said, "You heard my conversation with Shi Hengchuanjing, didn't you? Are you questioning my actions?"
"You're right, but Wei Huan shouldn't be this close. He has too many undead, and we could be exposed at any moment. We should stop them from outside his summoning range to have a better chance of winning."
Jacques tossed the scroll in his hand: "Here's our trump card; we hold the initiative."
"He has a suicide bomb in case..."
"Enough! Contact Wei Huan for me. If you have any cards to play, you have to reveal them before you can negotiate. Do you hear me, my deputy commander? Contact Wei Huan."
What Jacques didn't say was that Wei Huan's car had actually stopped 15 kilometers away. He had deceived the whole world; his summoning distance was far more than 6 kilometers. He must have been hiding many trump cards.
In fact, this distance was beyond his expectations, making him a little nervous. The undead flew above his head, and he realized that he had actually entered Wei Huan's bombing range.
It's too late to say anything now. He has to reveal his hand as soon as possible in order to negotiate. He is also worried that Wei Huan will take action directly.
After all... the sudden stop and backward movement of that group of geese was too suspicious; their plans might have been exposed.
In short, even with such a trump card in his hand, he was not confident in dealing with Wei Huan. In addition, he had no hostility towards Wei Huan, only a difference in stance. If they could negotiate, he would never resort to force.
"Report, there's no response." The driver in charge of contacting Wei Huan said.
"Keep in touch," Jacques ordered.
"The Great Xia people are arrogant and despicable! You should drop a bomb on them! We must deter them! Hurry up, or they'll find us!" the deputy commander shouted anxiously.
"Just throw the scroll over there. It's too close. If it gets any closer, we'll all be affected," Shi Hengchuanjing continued, unwilling to give up.
Several other countries hesitated: "Deterrence is necessary, but obtaining secrets is our ultimate goal. Please handle this with caution."
"You!?" Shi Hengchuanjing hesitated, his expression angry. His gaze fell on the South Korean general, his eyes filled with accusation. He hadn't said that before.
However, his anger could not be accurately conveyed to the other party by the camera. It was still the Korean saying, "The method is very important! We must get the method."
South Korea's strength in challenging the world is average. Let alone being among the top 100 in the world's fighting power, it can barely squeeze into the top 300, and even then, it's the kind that could fall out at any time.
So even if Wei Huan took their discarded phones, their value was very limited; they were more interested in Wei Huan's secrets.
Jacques nodded, having received the approval of the vast majority of people.
It's also a Tier 5 car. As a five-year challenger and a former world number one, it's not surprising that it's currently only a Tier 5 car, and it's even much slower.
He left the driver's seat and took the elevator directly to the war platform located on the eighth floor.
After reaching the long-range attack position, he took a black pistol from his waist and held it horizontally with one hand.
At the same time, his eyes turned golden again, and with a "bang," the black bullet disappeared the moment it left the chamber.
It wasn't that it was fast, nor that it was submerged by the blizzard, but that it truly disappeared.
Jacques lowered his hand that was holding the gun, but did not put it back in its holster. His golden eyes once again pierced through the blizzard and through time and space, gazing into the distance.
The black bullet appeared directly in the location of his golden eyes, 300 meters above the white car, and fell vertically.
The ability to teleport objects of a certain weight to an area within sight—whether it's a bullet or a scroll sealing immense destructive power—is Jacques's unique talent.
With a "hawk-eye" range of up to 50 kilometers, combined with Jacques' talent, he can send any attack object within 300 meters of the enemy's head.
A natural-born deliveryman, he's incredibly powerful in combat, which is why he was able to overpower Xia Tiancai and become number one in the world back then.
At that moment, Jacques delivered the black bullet right on top of Wei Huan's head!