Chen Lun focused on a Kidney-Shaped Object beside Doghead Gold's feet, and it immediately began to turn insubstantial.
Doghead Gold looked down, and his expression changed drastically.
"Don't go!"
He lunged forward, reaching for the Kidney-Shaped Object, which was almost the size of a baby's palm.
Smack!
Doghead Gold withdrew his hand and opened it, only to find a handful of sand from the ground.
"Fuuuck!!"
His hands trembled, shaking sand all over himself, but he was completely oblivious. His face twisted into a mask of pain.
"My kidney!!"
The others shuddered at his wail and quickened their movements, terrified that the loot on the ground would disappear.
By the lake.
Chen Lun shrugged and put away the kidney-shaped transcendent material in his hand.
"So that's how it works..."
He looked at the lake's surface again, his gaze sharpening and his expression turning serious.
"In that case, don't mind if I do."
Polaris and the other four froze in unison, horror immediately appearing on their faces.
Their worst fear had come true. The remains on the ground were rapidly disappearing!
"Quick! Move faster!"
No longer caring how dirty the ground was, they threw themselves at the scattered remains. Sand flew everywhere as they instantly transformed from "old farmers in the fields" into "dancers at the village entrance."
Soon, not a single remnant remained beside the Pond.
During that final "rescue operation," the five players had each managed to grab one or two transcendent materials on average, which made them feel a little better.
"Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey...!"
Doghead Gold spat the sand out of his mouth, lingering fear showing on his face.
"Good thing we were fast enough, or every fucking thing would've been gone!"
Polaris took stock of his haul, drew a deep breath, and said to the others:
"We