I Am the Mastermind Behind the Scenes
Chapter 42

Fire Devouring Dragon

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The team was completely speechless at Ye Chen.

His buddy Wang Zuoshou then added, "Brother Ye, is it a slider or a flip phone?"

Ye Chen: "..."

"Touchscreen is more advanced." Bei Li, who had been quietly observing from the side, interjected at this moment.

Seeing everyone's attention on her, Bei Li shyly shrank back, holding her staff.

"What to do? It's so frustrating not being able to take the treasure." Ye Chen turned his gaze to his sister, Ye Xue'er.

"It seems we can only give up. Remember this location, and we'll come back to open the coffin when we're stronger," Ye Xue'er said helplessly.

Although they gave up opening the coffin, the group continued to search the tomb, hoping to find any overlooked treasures.

They actually found three sealed Stone Altars.

After some knocking, they discovered that these Stone Altars were made of the same material as the Stone Coffin, making them impossible to break open.

"Actually, there might not be any treasures in these jars. We have a lot of these jars buried in the fields in our village. If you're lucky, you'll open one and find old wine that someone has stored for many years," a simple and honest Berserker in the team said.

"What if you're unlucky?" Everyone curiously turned their attention to him.

"If you're unlucky, it might be an ancestor."

Everyone: "..."

Hearing the honest Berserker's words, everyone's eyes turned strange as they looked at the three jars. The thought of them containing ashes sent shivers down their spines, and they all placed the jars on the ground.

Seeing everyone's actions, Bei Li quietly stepped forward and picked up the three jars. "If you don't want them, I'll take them!"

The sight of the petite Bei Li holding three jars created such a discordant image that everyone couldn't help but laugh, but they all shook their heads.

A smile appeared on Bei Li's face, followed by a flash of blue light, and all the jars disappeared into the Battle Artifact's space.

No one found this strange.

After all, every player has a personal space, but what they don't know is that this personal space is actually the internal space of the Battle Artifact, just divided among the players.

After sweeping through the Stone Tomb again and confirming that nothing was missed, the team members followed Ye Xue'er out of the tomb, while also remembering this place, planning to come back and search for treasure when they were stronger.

As soon as they stepped out of the cave, they felt a gust of wind and heat wave rushing towards them.

Looking up, they saw a huge Fire Devouring Dragon swooping down from afar, and below the Fire Devouring Dragon, more than a dozen players were running for their lives, with the leader holding a fiery red Dragon Egg in his hands.

"Brothers, help, help!" Seeing Ye Xue'er and the others, the leader's face lit up with joy, and he immediately adjusted his direction, running towards them.

"Holy crap, brother, don't come over here!"

Seeing this scene, Ye Chen pointed his giant sword at the approaching group of players, roaring with all his might.

"Brothers, help!"

"Don't come over here!"

The two groups of players roared at each other.

"This is a BOSS, we'll give you the first kill, help!" The leader continued to roar.

"I curse your ancestors, why don't you go for the first kill yourself? If you get any closer, I'll kill you, you believe it or not!" Ye Chen roared.

Ye Xue'er's players, watching the approaching dragon, were all screaming their hearts out, hoping that those egg-stealing bastards wouldn't come and harm them.

"Quick, into the cave!"

Seeing the Fire Devouring Dragon getting closer and closer, Ye Xue'er immediately said, and then led the team back into the cave.

In less than five seconds, the ground shook, and rocks kept falling from above.

"Roar!" The Fire Devouring Dragon's roar echoed outside.

The cave shook and trembled again, and the falling rocks became even denser.

After staggering to steady themselves, they found three more players beside them.

Looking at the player holding the Dragon Egg, both sides were silent for a few seconds, then Ye Chen slowly raised his giant sword.

Gazing at the Dragon Egg, its surface shimmering with light and a faint, tender dragon's cry emanating from within, Ye Xue'er's heart stirred.

She was an expert in murder and plunder, so she didn't stop Ye Chen from taking action.

"Brothers, let's talk this over, no need for violence!" The leader of the Berserkers gave an awkward smile, retracting the hand holding the Dragon Egg.

"Hand over the egg!" Ye Xue'er drew her dagger, speaking without the slightest politeness.

The leading Berserker wanted to cry but had no tears. After stealing the egg, his team thought they would be safe once they ran far enough. However, they didn't expect that the Dragon Egg couldn't be stored in a personal space, and the Fire Devouring Dragon, upon discovering the theft, had tracked them down by scent.

Now, only three members of the team remained. He knew that if they really fought, they would definitely not be a match for Ye Xue'er and the others.

Watching Ye Xue'er and her companions draw their weapons, ready to attack, the leading Berserker's lips twitched. Just as he was about to start talking, he swayed, and the cave began to shake again.

This time, the shaking was even more violent than before. Accompanied by the roar of the dragon, the entire cave seemed about to fall apart, swaying wildly.

This time, it wasn't just gravel falling, but boulders.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Players were buried one by one under the boulders, and the shaking intensified. Clearly, the Fire Devouring Dragon outside had gone completely mad.

Just then, Ye Xue'er leaped forward, taking the opportunity to kick the Berserker holding the Dragon Egg to the ground, snatching the egg from his grasp.

The Berserker's eyes were bloodshot at the sight. He knew that his team had sacrificed almost everything for this Dragon Egg, and he didn't need to think to know that the egg was extremely valuable.

However, as he tried to stand up and snatch it back, a boulder fell from above, smashing down on him...

Having seized the Dragon Egg, Ye Xue'er immediately tried to put it into her personal space. However, to her surprise, the Dragon Egg could not be placed into her personal space, and a message appeared.

[Personal space cannot store items with signs of life]

In this critical moment, a clear dragon's cry came from the Dragon Egg, and a fiery red light began to flow around the eggshell.

"Crack!"

A crack suddenly appeared on the eggshell, and then the crack quickly expanded.

"Bang!" The eggshell shattered at this moment, and a Little Fire Dragon with a cute and innocent appearance flew out of the eggshell.

"Awoo~ Awoo~" The Little Fire Dragon tilted its head and cried happily as soon as it appeared.

"Thwack!" Ye Xue'er grabbed the Little Fire Dragon by the neck and lifted it in front of her.

Unwilling to give up, Ye Xue'er tried again to stuff the Little Fire Dragon into her personal space.

This time, something surprising happened: the Little Fire Dragon turned into a stream of light and disappeared into her body.

[All-Region Announcement: Congratulations to player Ye Xue'er for hatching the first pet: Fire Devouring Dragon (Larva)]

As the announcement appeared, another roar came from outside the cave, and then the cave completely collapsed, and Ye Xue'er was buried under the falling rocks at that moment.

???Another chapter~

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