Published: February 13, 2025
“Zhang Jia, the Cave Holder is here.” A rookie member of the Musk Ke Star reminded.
Earlier, he had seen the Cave Holder, who was in charge of intelligence gathering. He knew that this person had ventured alone into Zone 70 and had come back alive, bringing back some very valuable materials that had sold for a substantial number of points, making him very noteworthy. Moreover, he was an agent of the Tarros Red Dwarf, and naturally, the Musk Ke people weren’t on the same side as him, so they were paying even more attention to the Cave Holder.
Zhang Jia was young but had a steady personality. After going through a newbie cycle, he had earned everyone's goodwill and respect, both in terms of strength and handling situations, and had completely become the leader of the group.
As they moved quickly, Zhang Jia glanced back and could only see a somewhat unclear figure in the teleportation portal. After thinking for a moment, he said, “Let's be more cautious this cycle.”
They didn’t have the divine perspective and were unaware of the ranking list, nor did they know the specific reasons behind the contention among the major clans. Therefore, while they realized there might be problems, they didn’t understand how serious these problems could be.
The strength of the prey in this area was not low. Even though Zhang Jia and a few others were quite strong, the Musk Ke people had prepared many things for this rookie battlefield. However, hunting here wasn't an easy task. Half an hour later, they encountered their first wave of prey and found the battle a bit challenging, but fortunately, in the end, only two people sustained minor injuries.
“Look.”
While several were cleaning up the battlefield, a rookie Musk Ke suddenly reminded them.
Everyone turned to look and saw a figure standing on a distant hill.
“Cave Holder?”
Zhang Jia’s heart sank as he realized something. If it was a coincidence that everyone chose the same hunting area, then the fact that the Cave Holder had seen them leaving yet still chose to come this way was not a normal situation.
Since it was not normal, what he intended to do was a bit too obvious.
Perhaps seeing that the Musk Ke people had noticed him, the Cave Holder directly descended the hill and walked towards them, prompting Zhang Jia and the others to immediately take a defensive stance.
Soon, the Cave Holder stood before the entire Musk Ke team alone.
Just as the second cycle began, such an explosive scene appeared, instantly attracting the attention of all the various clans in the spaceport, which silently set up a betting pool regarding the outcome between the Cave Holder and the Musk Ke people.
There were several interesting options for betting, not based on victory but rather on the number of deaths. Zhang Jia’s team had nine people, while the Cave Holder was alone.
The lowest betting option was for four deaths or fewer, followed by five, six, and seven or more. The two middle options had the highest odds, while the first and last options were very low. It was evident that the analysis of the current situation suggested that if a conflict broke out, the Musk Ke people had a greater chance of winning.
After all, they were numerous, the Cave Holder was powerful, but Zhang Jia was no weakling either.
Yao Han Su and others had sharp eyes; they hadn’t paid much attention to the rookie battlefield before, not as closely as Huo Zhi had, so they couldn’t say for sure what the outcome would be. They focused on the light barrier, watching for any potential conflict.
Ye Zhongming thought for a moment and decided against placing a bet.
He didn’t have a solid grasp of the situation and couldn’t make an educated guess. Although he had earned a lot of money, he wasn’t willing to spend it recklessly.
A bet of a million Moon Age Gold? Ye Zhongming didn’t have… uh, well, he could be considered to have a mine, but it wasn’t just his.
In the rookie battlefield, the Cave Holder stood before the Musk Ke people, his face expressionless.