Chapter 1313 (1/2)
Chapter 1313: 426. Space Erasure_2
Why was this happening?
Noland Lee’s thoughts flickered slightly, and a bold guess emerged in his mind:
“These 20 Artificial Angels seem to be merely trapping the Demon God Host here. Could it be that the Angel Enterprises Alliance has mastered a method of remotely sniping the Demon God Host, which is why the Artificial Angels fight while collecting Demon God Cells?”
Noland Lee clenched his fists and lightly pounded his palm:
“Yes, that’s probably it. Furthermore, once this remote sniping method is initiated, the Demon God Host would be instantly annihilated, with no possibility of being captured. It is because of this that the Angel Enterprises Alliance has ordered the Artificial Angels to collect Demon God Cells during battle.”
Noland Lee glanced around and saw the Quantum Leap Beacon floating near the fleet.
This device was set up by players and could guide players to quantum leap to this location.
Such a simple and fragile tool, yet it had survived the fierce battle.
Looking at the increasingly numerous player battleships gathering near the battlefield, Noland Lee felt a slight tremor in his mind.
This was a trap.
A trap set by the Angel Enterprises Alliance.
The trap used the Demon God Host as bait, drawing a large number of players into the battle, then it would unleash some form of massive, unavoidable attack to annihilate all targets, including both players and the Demon God Host.
Once this trap was activated, the Artificial Angels wouldn’t survive either.
But!
The Artificial Angels possessed the “Death Immunity”!
This extraordinary feature, which could exempt them from any death event, was very likely to allow the Artificial Angels to survive the upcoming attack.
As for whether the pilots steering the Artificial Angels could survive…
Noland Lee was not too sure.
Perhaps, the Angel Enterprises Alliance secretly arranged some backup plans to help the pilots avoid death events.
Noland Lee pondered for a bit, he and the players were now on the same front.
If the players were strong, so was he.
If players lost experience, it was equivalent to Noland Lee’s reserves being weakened.
Thus, allowing players to step into a sure-death situation was definitely unwise.
Noland Lee accessed the task interface in his mind, selected the task he had issued, and manually updated the task details.
About two minutes later, all players who had accepted the task “Unqualified Tool Man” received a prompt from the game.
[Task Condition Update: “Unqualified Tool Man” has changed.]
[Task Details: The Angel Enterprises Alliance encircles the Demon God Host without killing it and deliberately leaves a Quantum Leap Beacon placed by players. The scent of conspiracy grows rapid. Perhaps leaving this place before the most pessimistic scenario unfolds is an extremely wise choice.]
The task information was updated.
Noland Lee surveyed the player fleet stationed at the edge of the battlefield.
Scattered lights flickered, and a small group of cautious players heeded the advice and immediately piloted their ships to leap away.
After these more cautious players left, another group hesitated for a moment between the imminent danger and the tempting profits before them, ultimately choosing also to distance themselves from the hotspot.
Noland Lee patiently waited, his understanding of players’ “greed” becoming increasingly clear.
“Ah, good words are hard to persuade the destined dead,”
Noland Lee chuckled and shook his head, reflecting:
“Those who left aren’t as numerous as those approaching. After I updated the task information, the number of people on the scene actually increased compared to just now.”
Noland Lee was at a loss for words about the players’ persistence.
Just then, several guild fleets quantum leaped over, joining the large force spectating the battle.
This scene completely dispelled Noland Lee’s intention of further warning the players.
Indeed, players aren’t afraid of death; they can treat “dying once” as a price for continuously learning from mistakes.
For them, only life in reality is the one-time consumable that is truly irreplaceable.
Unless someone whispers in their ear and tells them how their real selves might be affected if they don’t act otherwise, not a single player would retreat due to a potential death of their game character.
Thinking of this, Noland Lee recalled the pollution of “Starry Sea” by the Dark Divine Cult and the existence known as “Old Ghost.”
“I wonder, has Gold Dragon in the Sky found Old Ghost in reality?”
Noland Lee thought to himself quietly as his body drifted away from the battlefield.
Halfway there, Noland Lee slapped his forehead and muttered, almost forgetting something important.