Swallowing the Stars: The Supreme Being of All Heavens

Chapter 123 Interception

Chapter 123 Interception

The vast central continent was silent under the cover of night, but the peace was broken by the actions of adventurers scattered in various places.

Whoosh! A gray streak of light flew swiftly across the horizon, leaving the earth far behind.

"I don't know if my luck is good or bad, but I actually managed to find three unoccupied treasure chests." Inside the spaceship, Suk, Eloi, and Saki had three silver-gray metal treasure chests, each about 1.5 meters long, wide, and high, in front of them.

They did find the three treasure chests first in their spaceship, but when they continued searching, they found traces of other teams in three different locations. Seeing this, Suk knew he couldn't continue.

Furthermore, information about this spaceship should have circulated among various forces, but there are simply too many forces entering the World Lord's World.

The situation is chaotic, and no one can definitively say which side they belong to. However, they have undoubtedly become a key target of attention for all parties, so they should be even more cautious.

You should know that their spaceship has already used its superior maneuverability to steal countless treasures; just that alone...

That's enough to make those forces target us secretly.

The three silver-gray treasure chests that Suk just retrieved are more advanced than the previous bluish-gray treasure chests, judging from their appearance alone. Moreover, after being appraised by Bubble, the treasures inside were valued at approximately 900 billion cosmic coins, which is roughly equivalent to a fifth-tier Force weapon.

A fifth-tier Force weapon costs an average of nearly 100 billion cosmic coins! That's equivalent to nearly 100 million cubic cosmic crystals! Even a Domain Lord who has just broken through to become a Realm Lord would feel the pinch.

"The harvest is indeed getting less and less," Saki lamented.

"Mainly because everyone has learned from their experience, they've become more astute. Moreover, they have the numbers and can mobilize multiple teams to search for treasure simultaneously, while we can't. In fact, taking too much might provoke a lot of trouble," Suk shook his head. He had opportunities to compete with those teams before, but he had given them up to avoid provoking any conflict.

The main problem is that if he takes action, it's easy for his own faction to be exposed.

By remaining still, we can keep everyone suspicious and distrustful of each other.

Nine days later, a voice cried out, "Quick! A shooting star has fallen there; there must be treasure!"

"There's one in Poison Dragon Abyss too? That's the headquarters of the Jialan Imperial Court! Damn it!"

"Our forces are currently engaged in a battle with the Doomsday Blade Alliance at coordinates 62-55-22.6 in the northern part of the mainland, and are at a disadvantage. Requesting reinforcements!"

"A hundred-man team was attacked on their way back from transporting treasures, and it is believed that the Giant Wave Mansion was responsible."

As the treasures became increasingly valuable, the competition among various forces intensified.

Casualties were inevitable!

However, there are only so many adventurers in the entire Crimson Dragon World. With each one dying, there are fewer and fewer people. As a result, those free adventurers were sent out one after another. On the surface, each side kept their promises, but in the background, they used either coercion or enticement to get them to join their side in the war.

Suk and his group of ten were few in number and were temporarily out of the sight of the Doomsday Blade, allowing them to leisurely remain uninvolved and not get involved in the conflicts between the parties.

They hid in a valley, carved out a space, and usually stayed there, occasionally going back to check on the changes.

"The third treasure trove has arrived, with a total of 36 treasure chests. I took 2." Suk and Eloi and the others sat together, roasting the meat of a unique monster called "Giant Fang Beast" from the Crimson Dragon World, and thought to themselves.

As the number of treasures decreases, the competition among various forces naturally intensifies.

I finally got two gold-gray treasure chests, which contained a Tier 5 Force weapon and a Tier 5 Psychic weapon.

Weapons of this caliber can only be forged by the strongest among the immortals. The primordial runes inscribed upon them are close to the fundamental laws of the universe. Each one possesses immense power. However, only those who become realm lords and possess the power of the universe's origin can truly wield them.

Ordinary first-, second-, and third-tier psychic weapons can be used immediately! However, it is different for high-level weapons, such as "fifth-tier weapons" (including divine weapons). To unleash their power, they first need "spiritual nurturing," which involves planting one's own spiritual imprint on them.

These two weapons alone are estimated to be worth over 2000 billion cosmic coins. Suk has already amassed approximately 8000 billion cosmic coins in this Crimson Dragon World.

It sounds like a lot, but it's actually less than 0.8 Mixed Yuan Units. And it was earned by Suk through "hard work" and at great risk.

32 days after the appearance of the Poison Dragon Abyss Giant.

The fourth wave of treasures has finally arrived!

Watching the 18 dazzling meteors fall from the night sky, trailing brilliant tails as they plummeted into the distance, Suk looked at the spaceship's screen, assessed the distance to himself, and shook his head regretfully.

He is not near the Poison Dragon Abyss now, but somewhere on the continent.

He was gambling, betting that a treasure had fallen nearby so he could get there quickly. But luck didn't seem to be on his side this time. Each treasure was quite far away, and by the time he got there, it would probably already be taken.

"Looks like I still have to make a move," Suk muttered to himself.

A thousand-strong team from the Jialan Royal Court was on its way back in high spirits.

They rushed to the site of a meteorite crash and successfully took the treasure chest before any other faction could.

The sky above the plain was filled with countless streaks of light as thousands of star-level adventurers flew in one direction with overwhelming momentum. Relying on their numbers, few monsters along the way dared to stop them.

One of the leaders was the team captain.

He had a smile on his face. He had successfully led his men to retrieve the treasure and made a great contribution. He would definitely be richly rewarded by his superiors!

But just then, three teams suddenly appeared from all directions, each with over a thousand members. The three thousand men formed an encirclement and charged towards the thousand-strong team. "Damn it! It's those scum from the Doomsday Blade Alliance! Brothers, let's fight! Break through! Someone will come to our aid!" The captain's face changed drastically, and he roared in anger.

"kill!"

"kill!"

The shouts of battle were deafening as the two groups clashed in a chaotic melee.

It could be dazzling streams of Force light in various colors, or it could be a series of telekinetic weapons.

Battles raged across the vast land, and blood was spilled everywhere.

With the help of a group of elite subordinates, the captain fought desperately, and the surrounding forces discovered that there seemed to be an important figure here, and did not hesitate to send their forces to hunt him down!

Screams echoed, and blood rained down.

"Captain, there's a forest ahead, let's charge in!" shouted an adventurer covered in blood.

"Alright!" The captain saw the critical situation and, without hesitation, led the remaining men into the woods.

"Quick, after them! Don't let them get away!"

"The treasure must be on him!"

"Chase!"

The pursuers sped up and chased into the woods.

But they didn't chase for long before they stopped. They saw a group of bodies lying haphazardly in the woods. They were the people who had fled in earlier. The bodies were almost all mutilated, as if they had been killed in an instant by some terrifying force. Many of them had a bewildered look on their faces.

The spatial artifact on one of the corpses had disappeared.

A black metallic vine was disappearing into the ground at an alarming speed.

Suk looked at the spatial ring in his hand and sighed.

He actually didn't really want to use the Death Star Vine for interception, because if either side had sophisticated detection equipment, they might discover it—although the possibility was slim, since very few trainee mercenaries managed to bring this thing in during their assessments, and outsiders couldn't get in yet. If Suk hadn't brought the spaceship in, he wouldn't have had this thing.

Suk first re-established ownership of the spatial ring in his hand, which had lost its owner, then probed it with his consciousness. A satisfied smile quickly appeared on his face. "There is indeed a purple-gold treasure chest inside. I'll take it to Bubble to take a look later; it should be worth quite a bit."