Man at the top of the food chain

Dongyang, West 143 District.

There are dense jungles, huge vegetation, and trees hundreds of meters high everywhere in front of you. It is completely different from the scene anywhere in Dongyang before. It looks like a primitive forest somewhere.

And this primeval forest is by no means lonely. Various roars are constantly coming from the depths of the forest. It is hard to imagine what kind of monster can make such a terrifying roar.

But in this forest, which at first glance looked absolutely unsuitable for human existence, there happened to be a small group of people advancing slowly on the ground.

There are a dozen people in this team, each of whom is carrying a huge backpack and equipped with guns and knives. It's like an expedition team, but it's also like an army.

In the center of the team is Claudia, the Ice Castle Saint Queen with pink hair. At this time, she was wearing a dark green combat uniform, and the tight combat uniform fully highlighted her slender and graceful curves. The hair tied into a ponytail, coupled with the huge backpack behind him and the silver-white pistol slung on his waist, gave people a capable and sassy look.

The group of people moved slowly and cautiously through the woods. The sultry weather made Claudia couldn't help wiping the sweat from her forehead. She exhaled and finally couldn't help but ask the young man beside her: "About how long will it take us?" Only then can we get to West 69th District.”

The young man looked young and wore the same equipment as Claudia, but he was one of the few in the team who did not carry a gun. What's even more special is that there is a small furry animal lying on his shoulder. It looks a bit like a squirrel and a bit like a ferret, but it has golden fur.

Hearing Claudia's question, the young man shrugged and said: "Area 69 is one of the most dangerous areas in the Western Region. In order to reach it safely, we have to take a long detour. It will probably take about ten days. ”

"Ten days?" Claudia frowned, and then asked: "Isn't there a faster way? Our progress is too slow. If you consider me, I have undergone rigorous physical training. No need to slow down like this.”

The young man smiles. Shaking his head: "It's not because of you. If we walk too fast, we will easily attract attention. At present, a total of more than 13,000 species of animals and plants have been discovered in Xindongyang, and this number is still increasing every day, and their common characteristic is that every species It can kill people.

I've been here since closed beta, if you want the whole team to reach West 69 safely. Just listen to me. "

Claudia nodded and said nothing. As the heir to the throne who received an elite education from an early age, she certainly understood that she should listen to experts on such matters. But she really couldn't wait any longer. He had already negotiated a marriage with Li Anping, but she didn't know that as soon as Li Anping came back from Dongyang, he immediately went into seclusion, let alone a marriage. Even Daxia's imperial election has been postponed indefinitely.

In desperation, Claudia could only wait in Tianjing, but she didn't know that she would have to wait for more than a year. While she was waiting, the struggle inside the ice castle became more and more intense. Claudia's father also Even Ivan II is completely at a disadvantage.

Although the other three nobles did not dare to cause substantial harm to Claudia's family members due to Li Anping's power. But the struggle for power and profit is inevitable. And Claudia has made no further progress in Tianjing for more than a year, which makes the other three nobles grow their ambitions.

In the past six months, they have successively sent outstanding women from their families to Tianjing to study. Its purpose is self-evident, it is Li Anping.

Originally, Claudia still had a glimmer of hope that she had confirmed with Li Anping before, but she didn't know that Li Anping finally came out of isolation half a month ago, but he didn't mention the marriage at all and came directly to Xindongyang.

Under pressure from the three major nobles in the country, Claudia made a decision, taking the family knights with her and hiring some people who were familiar with Xindongyang as tour guides. Take her to find Li Anping.

To put it simply, she is here to force marriage.

The young man named Tares next to her is a professional explorer from Xin Dongyang. Since Xin Dongyang opened for internal testing half a year ago, he was the first batch of people to sign up.

He once traveled alone throughout the entire Western District and discovered more than 1,700 new species.

Just as a group of people were walking slowly in the dense primitive jungle. Suddenly there was a cry of exclamation at the front of the team. Tares quickly walked up and saw dozens of butterflies appearing in front of the team at some unknown time. These butterflies were covered in blue-colored flowers. The light looked dreamlike, making the entire team look intoxicated, looking at the butterflies dancing in the air with admiration.

Even Claudia showed a fond expression, thinking about whether to take a few back as pets. Such a beautiful animal is really rare to see.

But Thales' face changed drastically and he shouted: "Get back quickly."

But it was too late. At the front of the team, a big man stretched out his finger and let a blue butterfly land on his index finger. When he heard Thales's call, he turned around with a puzzled expression.

"Damn it!" Tarez's face darkened, and as he moved his hands, a pitch-black spear appeared in his hand. Then he threw it with one hand, and the spear instantly spanned a distance of tens of meters, with terror. The force directly passed through the big man's chest, and then the remaining force continued unabated, directly flying towards the rear with the big man.

Seeing the big man being nailed to a tree by Tarez's spear, the people around him immediately drew out their firearms and pointed them at Tarez in the center of the team, with angry expressions on their faces.

Claudia also pulled out a silver pistol, pointed it at Tarez's temple, and asked coldly: "What are you doing?"

"Kill him!"

"He killed my brother!"

Tares did not speak, but raised his hands above his head to show that he had no ill intentions, and pointed to the location of the dead man with his chin.

Just as everyone glanced at the big man's body. A blue flame had completely enveloped the big man's body. A few seconds later, there was only a bang. In the huge explosion, the big man's body had been turned into powder, and the blue flames even covered the surrounding areas of the big man. It was enveloped in a range of several meters, and then gradually disappeared.

Most of the people watching this scene had lingering fears and couldn't help but swallow their saliva, thinking about what would have happened if the big man hadn't been shot out just now.

Claudia's face was even more pale. If the big man had exploded in the team just now, more than a third of the people would have been injured, and even she would have been in danger.

Tares looked at the ugly expressions on everyone's faces and said calmly: "This is Hell Butterfly, creature No. 227. When they were first discovered, six ability users were lost. Each one of them was a master in their own right.

This hell butterfly will actively pounce on its prey, ignite the flesh and blood with a blue flame, and then detonate. After being ignited by this blue flame, the flame will not go out unless the flesh and blood are burned out. Any attack will also cause the hell butterfly to explode. "

After a pause, Tares said with a serious face again: "Since the opening of New Dongyang, more than 500 ability users have died. None of them are definitely below your strength. Let me remind you again, If you want to reach Area 69 safely, don't touch anything, don't eat anything, and don't do anything unnecessary.

In that case, you have about a 30% chance of surviving to the end. "

Tarez's words made the people in the team feel heavy again, and then they remembered the terrifying aspects of New Dongyang in the government propaganda.

New Dongyang is the new name after the Dongyang Catastrophe. No one knows what caused the disaster. I only know that since then, the entire Dongyang environment has undergone drastic changes, and all kinds of unprecedented animals and plants have appeared on this continent.

Until half a year ago, the Daxia government announced the situation of New Dongyang and actively invited a group of volunteers to explore New Dongyang.

But in the end, only one out of ten people could come back alive, but even so, the strange plants and animals they brought back still caused a huge response in society.

A mouse that can generate electricity, an herb that can make people grow taller, a dragon that can breathe fire and fly. Most of these precious species were purchased by the Daxia government, and the remaining few were purchased by some private consortiums.

And everyone who came back alive from Xindongyang became rich overnight and had no worries about food and clothing.

For a time, the entire New Dongyang became synonymous with wealth and opportunities, attracting the attention of countless ability users, mercenaries, retired soldiers, and adventurers.

However, the entire New Dongyang is under the management of the Daxia government, and both entry and exit must be approved by the Daxia government. Any harvest in Xindongyang will also be inspected by the Daxia government, but even so, many people still come here and regard Xindongyang as a paradise for adventure.