Golden Lion Ridge

A day had passed since the beast tide struck and the Mingwang Group was wiped out.

The Eagle Valley Red Copper Mine had returned to its usual state.

Half the people were gone, but with players joining the mining, the site was still bustling.

"We were set up!"

One player muttered bitterly as he dug:

"Divine Realm bet against us. Damn it!"

Many players nodded silently. They hated Divine Realm to the core.

If that quest branch had not suddenly appeared, they would never have switched to the Abyssal Beast Grotto faction.

Now they belonged to the Abyssal Beast Grotto faction in name, yet all they could do was mine and level up at the Eagle Valley Red Copper Mine in A-9 City.

The quest Defending A-9 City in the Abyssal Beast Grotto had nothing to do with them anymore.

They also suspected the locals would keep them under watch for the next six months or so, right up until they left the instance.

In the distance, Ding Xing's overseers were keeping a casual-looking eye on their every move.

"If Grandmaster Yang hadn't had enough standing to convince the Cicada-Holding Directorate and Ding Xing, we'd already have lost our heads..."

Most of the players shuddered. Remembering yesterday's slaughter among the locals still made their stomachs churn.

"Come to think of it, Grandmaster Yang's abilities aren't even human anymore, are they?"

"What human can suddenly grow four meters tall? At that size, he could tear a tank apart with his bare hands."

"Zhang Wei from the Zhao Kingdom said advancing to Fifth Grade causes something like a Gene Mutation, giving martial artists the ability to use Limb Regeneration. Is Divine Realm forcing us to evolve?"

"Is martial arts the key to evolution?"

"That might actually be it. Damn it, I want