"We finally killed this Mountain Top Rock Demon. It's so smelly and tough, so hard to kill!"
"But being able to get the Stone Heart means we can exchange it for a lot of resources!"
On a plain gray mountain, several France Team members jointly killed a Mountain Top Rock Demon. The Stone Heart it produced was a very valuable Earth element material.
They had barely been happy for a few minutes when a Naska Divine Hound found them.
Closely following it were the members of the China Team.
"Oh ho, this item is worth a lot of money. Give it here!"
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"Hahaha, the Flying Sting Strange Bone is mine!"
"Hahaha, give it here!"
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"Oh my god, this is Chaos Crystal! Heaven bless, such a treasure actually fell into our hands!"
"What, Chaos Crystal? Good stuff! Give it here!"
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"Good luck, the price of the Water Source Vein is not low, it can raise our Italy Team's ranking by several places."
"Another good item, give it here!"
"Give it back to me!!!"
"You dare to snatch something from our China Team? Mo Fan, go!!!"
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"The China Team is going too far!!!"
"It's too despicable! They're relying on their numbers to snatch treasures everywhere. Those were hard-earned by our National College Team!!!"
"They're simply bandits!"
"Protest, we protest!"
The China Team's actions were broadcast live to the entire world, stirring up a thousand waves.
Many viewers were already shouting to have the China Team removed from the National Mansion War.
For ordinary people, their emotions had been ignited, and it was normal for them to say such things.
But the high-ranking officials of various countries would not have such thoughts. They were fully aware of the rules of the Treasure Hunt, which revolved around the word "snatch."
Whether it was snatching from magical beasts or from National Government members, it was all the same.
Even if they were unhappy, they could only hold it in!
Watching the treasures snatched by the China Team grow more and more, their teeth were almost grinding to dust!
Those treasured resources were no longer in the hundreds of millions, but in the billions, and still increasing!
At this time, at the Treasure Hunt battlefield.
Except for Jiang Yuan, everyone else was holding a pile of treasures in their hands, colorful, some emitting flowing light, some emitting golden light, with various elements surging.
"This is amazing, it's truly going to make me ecstatic!" Mo Fan said in intoxication.
This was his first time seeing so many treasures.
"Captain is mighty. If we keep this up, even if we don't take the Battlefield Treasure, we can still get first place!" Guan Yu said excitedly.
"Where else are there treasures? Let's go snatch them quickly!" Mo Fan completely disregarded the ranking; his mind was filled with "snatch, snatch, snatch," already addicted.
"Found Zhao Manyan." Jiang Yuan said.
"Oh oh, so Zhao Manyan has treasures there?" Mo Fan asked quickly.
"He really does."
The message returned by the Naska Divine Hound indicated that Zhao Manyan was in the Black Forest, surrounded by several Origin Woods, each worth nearly a hundred million.
The forging of many powerful magic tools involved Origin Wood, and Plant mages could also gain many benefits by absorbing Origin Wood.
At the same time, there were also some treasures like Elemental Crystals there.
As a location of interest to the organizers, it would certainly contain many items.
"Let's go, go, go, save Private Zhao Manyan!"
Mo Fan rushed to the front, urging everyone on.
The others quickly followed.
The Black Forest was just a few hundred meters ahead, appearing completely dark at a glance, without the usual lush greenness of a forest.
There was only black, pure black, dim black, bright black.
Upon entering, the wildly growing black trees twisted their trunks, like snarling devils, and the howling wind added a touch of terror.
From the outside, the Black Forest didn't seem large, but once inside, it felt endless.
"The space here is compressed. Stay close to me, this way." Jiang Yuan once again walked at the very front, leading everyone towards Zhao Manyan's location.
Soon, everyone saw a large spherical shape made of black branches. Through the gaps, a faint golden light could be seen shining through.
Jiang Yuan walked over and used spatial power to tear open the branches, revealing Zhao Manyan struggling inside.
As soon as he saw Jiang Yuan, he cried with snot and tears, "You finally came! I was almost swallowed by these strange trees. Imagine how dashing and handsome I am; it would be too embarrassing to be eliminated in such a situation!"
"What's going on, Zhao Manyan? How did you get trapped in there?" Mo Fan asked.
"Don't even mention it. I was teleported right next to this forest. I heard some sounds inside and thought of going in to check, but as soon as I entered, I couldn't get out. These trees move, and I don't have any offensive magic, so I could only be trapped here. If you had come a few minutes later, I would have planned to use a spatial scroll to leave." Zhao Manyan explained.
The trees move?
Everyone looked at the surrounding trees upon hearing this. They looked just like ordinary trees, with no signs of movement.
"Damn it! How come these trees also play the bully-the-weak and fear-the-strong game?" Zhao Manyan cursed.
"It's not bullying the weak and fearing the strong; there's movement underfoot." Ai Jiangtu suddenly spoke.
Only then did everyone notice extremely subtle vibrations on the ground, which became increasingly intense after a few seconds.
Some tree roots and tendrils drilled out of the ground, wriggling on the surface.
At this moment, the Black Tree Spirits revealed their true forms. They wielded sharp branches, directly stabbing towards the vulnerable points of the crowd.
However, when they were one meter away from the group, an invisible wall blocked them all.
"Clear out the treasures in the Black Forest, then prepare to go to the next place." Jiang Yuan said concisely.
Speaking of treasures, the recovered Zhao Manyan saw the large pile of treasures everyone was holding, as well as the treasures Mo Fan and Ai Jiangtu were suspending in mid-air with spatial power.
"Holy crap, Elemental Crystals, Flying Sting Strange Bones, Water Source Veins, Chaos Crystals, Stone Hearts, Dragon Gall Fruits…"
With each item Zhao Manyan named, the surprise on his face deepened, until his mouth was wide open and unable to close.
Even as the second young master of the Zhao Consortium, he was still shocked!
"How can there be so many treasures? This year's Treasure Hunt is too rich!" Zhao Manyan said with his mouth agape.
"You'll find out later." Mo Fan smiled mysteriously.
Everyone repelled all the attacking branches and followed Jiang Yuan's footsteps deeper into the Black Forest.
Every tree in the Black Forest was a Black Tree Spirit, so the leader here was naturally the Black Tree Spirit Leader, and those treasures were also near the Black Tree Spirit Leader.
The center of the Black Forest was a black lake.
The Black Tree Spirit Leader resided by the black lake, ruling this Black Forest.
It had no face, only a large mouth on its trunk. Sensing the approach of living beings, the Black Tree Spirit Leader let out a violent roar.
Jiang Yuan only felt its bloodlust and brutality, completely lacking the intelligence of other Commander-level magical beasts.
It was probably intentional on the part of the organizers.
"Mo Fan, the Black Tree Spirit Leader is yours." Jiang Yuan said.
"Alright!"