The Guardians burst into laughter, especially the three from Bear Country, who were particularly unrestrained.
"Hahaha! I remember that Dragon Country girl had quite a sharp tongue! But wait, her White Talent only gives her a +4 attribute bonus. How did you get one-shotted, Park Jung-hwan?"
"I'm curious too, Park Jung-hwan! Tell us how you did it! Enlighten us!"
"Hahaha..."
Park Jung-hwan, the target of their mockery, lost face instantly, his expression shifting between pale and flushed.
Gritting his teeth, he snarled, "Dragon Country! That damn woman!"
He raised his Spirit-Slaying Blade in a huff. "Meichuan Ku, if you're a man, let's settle this! We'll see whose martial art is superior—your Karate or our Great Universe Country's Taekwondo!"
Meichuan Ku hesitated slightly. In terms of personal attributes, he was still at a disadvantage.
"What? Scared?" Park Jung-hwan gloated. "Cowardly Cherry Blossom Country, heh! *Ptoo!*"
While they were tearing into each other like dogs, Qin Feng had quietly approached the area.
"So many people?"
"Isn't that George from Eagle Country? And David!"
"Oh, and Meichuan Ku is here too."
Qin Feng only recognized three of them, as he had killed them all.
He didn't recognize the others.
*Hmm... Makes perfect sense!*
"Jarvis, amplify their conversation."
"Yes, sir."
Suddenly, the conversation happening dozens of meters away, filtered for noise and amplified by Jarvis, reached Qin Feng's ears.
"Alright!" George cut off their bickering. "The priority now is to subdue this monster."
Andrei said, "That's the problem. There's only one resource point and only one monster. How do we divide it?"
Everyone knew that whoever killed the boss guarding the resource point would claim it.
With too many contenders and too few rewards, there wasn't enough to go around!
"How about we duel? Whoever survives gets to kill the monster!" suggested another Bear Country Guardian.
The remaining Guardians froze, their arguments dying on their lips.
Wilson of the UK turned green.
His talent was the weakest here, and he had no teammates to back him up.
*A duel? What's the point? I might as well just kill myself now.*
To his surprise, the other two Bear Country Guardians piled on:
"Yeah, I agree."
"We can just revive anyway!"
The others: ...
After listening to their argument for a few minutes, Qin Feng had a rough idea of who they were.
"So they're Guardians from Bear Country."
He paused, then asked, "Jarvis, are there any other Guardians nearby?"
"No other Guardians detected within the detection range, sir."
Qin Feng grinned.
"In that case, this resource point is mine!"
With only a dozen or so opponents, he didn't take them seriously.
Just as he was about to reveal himself, a battlefield notification sounded in his ears.
But the notification wasn't for him; it was for the group of Guardians he was observing.
Before them lay an operational panel:
Battlefield Notification: A team request has been initiated by Eagle Country to jointly slay a C-Class resource point monster. Do you accept?
Note: Upon successful elimination, both battlefield rewards and Blue Star manifestation rewards will be distributed evenly. The team will automatically disband upon leaving the resource point area.
Two buttons, 'Accept' and 'Reject', were displayed below the notification.
The Guardians were stunned. This was the first time they'd learned that cooperation was even possible!
"What the hell?! We can team up?!"
"Isn't this cheating? It's unfair!"
"Yeah, it's unfair to our Great God Qin Feng!"
"Let them cooperate. Do you really think those old foxes will cooperate willingly? I bet they'll stab each other in the back the moment it's convenient for them."
"We can't let them get away with this! Even if they fight later, they'll have already split the resources! That's equivalent to the Daqing Oilfield!"
"Exactly! Great God Qin Feng should launch a surprise attack now and take them out with one well-placed shot!"
"Hold on, you guys. Remember there are three Bear Country Guardians there. Given Bear Country's vindictive nature, even killing one Guardian would likely start a war with us!"
"True. I bet Qin Feng is thinking the same thing. Otherwise, why would he let Eagle Country and Kimchi Country off the hook?"
"But didn't we sign the 'Life and Death by Fate' treaty? How can Bear Country go back on their word?"
"Heh, are you done with your summer homework, upstairs? In international affairs, the strongest side calls the shots. Treaties don't mean squat."
"..."
At that moment, Li Tai from the National Warfare Department felt large beads of sweat rolling down his cheeks.
His back was already drenched in sweat.
"What will he do?"
Li Tai was also worried that Qin Feng might wipe them all out.
If that happened, the Guardians would be annihilated, and Bear Country would face punishment in the National War Arena.
At that point...
"I fear that's the scenario Eagle Country and Cherry Blossom Country want most."
"Don't worry, Li Ke," his deputy reassured him. "Qin Feng is likely hesitating over this very issue."
Little did they know, all this was wishful thinking on the part of the Dragon Country people on Blue Star.
In the National War Arena, Qin Feng wasn't considering any of these trivial matters. He only wanted to seize this resource.
"Damn it, they can even form teams!"
"If they team up to take down the High-Spined Mosasaur, I'll have wasted my trip."
"Moo!!!"
At that moment, the pitch-black lake surface churned.
The High-Spined Mosasaur, apparently impatient, revealed a pair of eyes that fixed on the humans on the shore.
The vertical pupils were devoid of life, sending a chill down their spines.
"Jarvis, run thermal imaging. How big is it?"
Two seconds later, the High-Spined Mosasaur's thermal image appeared on the helmet's HUD, alongside a small T-posed human figure.
"Sir, the scale next to the image represents the height of an average adult. Based on the thermal map, the High-Spined Mosasaur is approximately 30 meters long from head to tail, with a wingspan exceeding 45 meters."
Qin Feng marveled at the sight.
"How can we kill such a massive creature most efficiently?"
Jarvis replied, "I'm sorry, sir. Without any combat data or physical specifications for the High-Spined Mosasaur, I cannot offer any recommendations."
"Then let them test the waters first before we make our move."
Qin Feng estimated that if this were a land-based behemoth, a dozen or so Guardians should have no trouble taking it down. After all, they were nearly all red- and gold-tier talents, and their combat capabilities had significantly improved after two previous clashes. These individuals represented the cream of the crop among the Guardians.
But in the lake? That was a different story.
As expected, all the Guardians present clicked to confirm, agreeing to form a team.
Seeing the High-Spined Mosasaur's head, which was about one-fifth the size of its body, the Guardians felt a chill of apprehension.
But Park Jung-hwan brandished his Spirit-Slaying Blade and declared, "Let me show you how it's done!"
The other Guardians chuckled inwardly at his showboating, secretly thrilled. With the team formed, the monster and its rewards were now shared. No one wanted to risk their lives unnecessarily. If some hothead wanted to be the hero, let him!
If he could kill the Mosasaur in one go, great. If not, at least he'd help them gauge the creature's defenses.
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