Chapter 29: Guan Ling, Core Member of the Blood Swallow Club!

"First, the environment of the Beast Worlds is incredibly bizarre and diverse!"

"Some Beast Worlds are filled with towering mountains and jagged, strange rocks."

"Others are vast deserts where not a single blade of grass grows."

"Then there are those covered in scorched earth, where there is no daylight, only eternal night..."

"In short, you might encounter any kind of strange and peculiar environment!"

"Furthermore, the beasts you might encounter inside are equally bizarre and varied!"

"Do not ever assume that because the beasts that have invaded our world aren't very strong, the beasts in the Beast Worlds are of the same limited types or lack power..."

"In reality, the types of beasts in the Beast Worlds are incredibly diverse, and their abilities are just as strange! Some have even reported seeing beasts that can speak, transform into human forms, and impersonate people!"

"The beasts that have invaded our world don't even amount to one ten-thousandth of what is out there!"

"Therefore, when you are in a Beast World and encounter beasts you don't recognize that seem weak, never judge them by their appearance or your intuition!"

"You could pay for your curiosity with your life at any moment!"

At this point, Liao Yuanfeng paused for a moment, thinking, before adding:

"It is precisely because there is no predictable pattern to the conditions in the Beast Worlds that major factions generally divide the exploration process into three stages—"

"The first stage is the preparation stage. A certain number of 'suicide squad' members are sent into a completely unknown Beast World for trial exploration, using sheer numbers to accumulate enough information about that world."

"This stage also has the highest mortality rate."

"At our Le-Tian Club, we have even had instances where every single suicide squad team sent into a Beast World during this stage was wiped out!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the three teams from Qinhu Park gasped in unison!

Even Luo Shan felt a jolt in his heart!

Wiped out!

This meant that...

The suicide squad's exploration of the Beast Worlds was purely a matter of luck!

If your luck was bad and you stumbled into a "Destroyer-level" Beast World, there was simply no way to survive!

This...

No wonder they were called the "suicide squad"...

It really was a death-defying mission!

Liao Yuanfeng was not surprised by the reaction of the three teams and continued:

"However, the major clubs have summarized some experience—"

"Generally speaking, for a small lake like Qinhu, the Beast World it connects to is unlikely to be dangerous enough to cause the entire suicide squad to be wiped out."

"Our chances of exploring and returning successfully are still quite high."

As he spoke, Liao Yuanfeng pointed to Fan Hu:

"For example, take our suicide squad member, Fan Hu. He has explored three different Beast Worlds and returned successfully every time. His strength is now approaching that of an official player!"

Hearing this public praise, Fan Hu straightened his back with pride.

He picked up where Liao Yuanfeng left off and said calmly: "Team Leader Liao is correct."

"Although the situation in every Beast World is unknown and unpredictable, there is still some pattern to the level of danger."

"A small lake like Qinhu usually connects to a Beast World that isn't too dangerous. The situation is highly likely to be similar to the game instances we used to clear."

As he spoke, his gaze swept over the three team leaders from Qinhu.

Although Fan Hu was not yet an official player, he had the Le-Tian Club behind him.

Facing official players from these small, grassroots groups, his attitude remained unyielding, his tone even condescending:

"If you don't even dare to explore a Beast World with this level of minimal danger, you will only be left far behind by other official players in the future."

When this was said, the expressions of the three Qinhu team leaders turned somewhat unpleasant.

Wu Xu, the leader with the most commanding presence, frowned and gave Fan Hu a cold look:

"We were just asking; we never said we didn't dare to explore."

Turning back to Liao Yuanfeng, he asked: "Team Leader Liao just mentioned the first stage of exploring the Beast Worlds. May I ask what the next two stages are?"

Liao Yuanfeng’s eyes flickered upon hearing this. He looked Wu Xu over and asked: "Team Leader Wu, are you... interested in joining our Le-Tian Club?"

Wu Xu postured, neither nodding directly nor denying it.

Liao Yuanfeng smiled and continued his explanation:

"The second stage is called the 'conquest stage'."

"Once the suicide squad has gathered sufficient information, the club will arrange for official members to form a more powerful team to conduct a more formal exploration."

"This stage is essentially a campaign, with the goal of turning the entire Beast World into a resource for the club."

"And the third stage, naturally, is the 'harvest stage'."

"By this stage, the Beast World is basically under the club's control."

"At this point, sending people in to explore no longer carries a risk to their lives; it only yields long-term rewards."

"The reason why we club members are willing to pledge our loyalty is precisely for the resources of the Beast Worlds that the club has already finished developing."

The three Qinhu team leaders were enlightened by these words.

Luo Shan, who had just joined the suicide squad, also had glowing eyes, full of anticipation for the day he would become an official club member and enjoy the resources of the Beast Worlds.

Wu Xu, however, was thinking more deeply.

After a moment of contemplation, he asked: "May I ask how many Beast Worlds your Le-Tian Club has fully brought under its control at this stage?"

Liao Yuanfeng’s expression stiffened slightly, but he quickly returned to normal and said with a smile: "That is classified information of our club; it is not convenient to disclose it to outsiders."

Wu Xu was not a fool; he quickly formed his own estimate.

After all, the Doomsday Game had only descended a month ago.

It might be possible for the top-tier super-factions in the central district of Jiang City to control a Beast World.

But a third-rate faction like the Le-Tian Club in the suburbs might seem like a decent choice for small, ordinary groups, but it likely hadn't truly mastered any Beast World yet.

In other words, the "third stage" that Liao Yuanfeng spoke of was mostly just a pipe dream.

Of course, one couldn't rule out that as time passed and the club continued to develop, the Le-Tian Club might truly gain control of one or two Beast Worlds.

But who could say for sure about promises that hadn't been realized yet?

Wu Xu still had ambitions, and he felt a bit hesitant.

Should he join a third-rate group like the Le-Tian Club, or move to the city center and join a more powerful top-tier faction?

Or should he remain a team leader of a loose group and avoid being tied down by too many restrictions?

He certainly couldn't make a decision between these three options immediately.

Just as he was about to ask Liao Yuanfeng for more details about the benefits and rules of the Le-Tian Club, he suddenly felt a powerful aura approaching the direction of Qinhu Park.

At the same time, exclamations erupted from the green lawn where their large group had gathered—

"What the hell?! A Thousand-Mile Black Cloud Leopard?! This... this is a Level 5 beast, right?!"

"Help! Quick! Team Leader! A powerful beast has appeared!!"

"Wait! No! Look at what's sitting on that leopard's back—it looks like a person!"

"Could it be... a beast that has transformed into a human?! A beast capable of human transformation must be incredibly strong, right?!"

"Oh my god! It's over! We're dead!"

"Dead my ass!" Liao Yuanfeng snapped with a glare, silencing the noisy exclamations before adding:

"That is Guan Ling, a core member of the Blood Swallow Club!"