Players from every region retreated hundreds of meters from the mining area, exchanging looks as they watched the flames soar into the sky.
They all looked bedraggled. Some had their clothes burned, some had soot-blackened faces, and others, like Zhang Wei, had lost all their hair in one go.
"What the hell is wrong with this place?"
Zhang Wei looked at the nearby Zhao State players, overwhelmed with shame and anger:
"We haven't been able to level up for half a month, and now they're setting us on fire?"
"Taking that earlier incident into account, something major has probably happened deep inside the Red Copper Mine."
Lin Caiyi's expression was grave:
"You can tell from how Elder Ding doesn't dare send anyone inside, or even send word to Jiajiu City."
"There's treasure deep inside the Red Copper Mine."
A player from another region happened to be nearby and said excitedly:
"This might be a side quest in the Intermediate Divine Guard Office Instance! If someone could brave the fire and reach the depths of the mine shaft, they might shoot straight to the top!"
The players looked thoughtful. Quite a few felt a stirring of temptation, but the sight of the flames filling the sky immediately sobered them up.
"Brave the fire and reach the depths of the mine shaft?"
Zhang Wei sneered repeatedly. "You might get in alive, but you won't come out alive. Are you Fifth-Rank Minor Grandmasters? Can you regenerate lost limbs? How dare you talk like that!"
"Can't I just talk about it? What's with the attitude?"
The player instinctively snapped back.
Lu Xiangdi and the other players immediately stepped forward, glaring at him.
He immediately remembered that these were Zhao State players, backed by that Level-100 Big Shot.
"I suspect Boss Yang might be deep