Fallen Camp

Everyone understood what Chen Anjiang meant: he did not want to hand over the water resources.

Lei Wei was somewhat displeased, but he still restrained his tone. "Chen Anjiang, if I remember correctly, you used to be a manager in the operations department of our Lei Conglomerate. You've followed me for so many years, and you still don't trust my character?"

Chen Anjiang apparently had no intention of hiding anything further. "President Lei, you said the same thing when you asked us to hand over our food before. You said resources would be distributed collectively. But when we asked you to list the details of the supplies everyone had turned in, you refused."

"To be honest, President Lei, we secretly did the math. After deducting the food distributed to the brothers, you still have at least dozens of units of food resources in your hands. Why not trade those things for water and help everyone get through this crisis?"

Chen Anjiang's words were practically exposing all of Lei Wei's dirty secrets.

Lei Wei had never been a patient man. Seeing Chen Anjiang show him so little respect, he snapped, "Chen Anjiang, you ungrateful bastard, what nonsense are you spouting!? If you don't want to hand over your resources, then get out of our Discussion Group. Stop talking nonsense here. From now on, the Lei Conglomerate won't welcome you either!"

The atmosphere in the Discussion Group became extremely oppressive.

Before this, Lei Wei's threats had always worked well. The others in the Discussion Group had been angry but afraid to speak, since no one wanted to separate from the group in this unfamiliar world.

But now, the situation had changed.

A moment later, a notification appeared.

Chen Anjiang left the Discussion Group...

And that was not all. Chen Anjiang's departure seemed to trigger a chain reaction.

Wang Peng, Liu Feirui, Zhang Yamin...

One familiar name after another left the Discussion Group.

Lei Wei's face turned so dark it looked ready to drip water. The Discussion Group fell completely silent, and no one dared say a word.

The same thing played out among many teams, large and small.

When it truly came down to life and death, who cared whether you were some president or manager?

Nothing mattered more than staying alive.

The teams those people had built appeared utterly fragile in the face of crisis.

There were even multi-sided shouting matches in the Chat Channel, and the situation was chaotic.

Han Xing watched their quarrel with amusement.

Just then, Cheng Jianyong suddenly sent a message in the Discussion Group.

"Guys, conserve your water. Looking at the Chat Channel, people are practically fighting themselves mad over just a little water."

"I still have 800 milliliters here. If anyone is short on water, say so. Hold on a little longer and get through this crisis first."

Shen Yun said at that moment, "I still have five or six hundred milliliters too. Getting through today won't be a problem. What about you, Xing Ge?"

Han Xing replied, "I have a few hundred milliliters left too. Don't worry about me. You guys should conserve yours."

The two solemnly agreed and encouraged each other for a while.

Then Han Xing found Shen Yun and traded him the Skill Book he had just obtained.

As the only healing skill available in the early stages for a holy class, Holy Light Healing could save lives at critical moments.

Shen Yun naturally knew how precious this Skill Book was and solemnly thanked him.

Han Xing closed the Discussion Group.

He looked at the Badge's attributes that he had just received through the trade.

Warrior's Badge: A badge awarded by a certain race to its warriors. Strength +1 when worn.

"It even has a bonus attribute effect?"

Han Xing was somewhat surprised. He had originally thought it was merely an ordinary crafting material, but it came with an unexpected bonus.

At this point, he had gathered the materials needed to craft the Green Gear Hide Armor, so Han Xing immediately clicked craft.

A green light flashed before his eyes, and a thirty-second progress bar appeared.

Once the progress bar ended, a System Prompt appeared.

Successfully crafted Hide Armor (Green)

Hide Armor (Green), Quality—Excellent, Defense 3–5, Strength +1 (granted by Warrior's Badge), Agility +2, Special Effect—Novice Magic Resistance.

Novice Magic Resistance: When receiving Magic Damage, negates 10% of the damage.

"Not bad attributes!" Han Xing praised sincerely.

He immediately equipped it.

The Next Moment, Han Xing suddenly felt a chilly leather coat settle over his body.

This leather coat had been made from the skin of a Jungle Green Serpent, so its surface was likewise covered in green scales.

A leather badge was sewn onto the chest area, bearing the image of an ancient tree.

Although it looked somewhat creepy, Han Xing felt waves of sense of security after putting it on.

Now that he had equipment, Han Xing decided to continue exploring.

Ahead of him were two clouds, one large and one small.

The larger one was the size of a helipad. By rough estimate, it covered at least thirty square meters, perhaps even more than Han Xing's territory.

The smaller one was only five or six square meters.

Han Xing set his sights on the smaller cloud.

However, as he passed near the large cloud, he seemed to faintly hear the sound of flowing water.

"Water?"

Han Xing stopped instantly and listened closely.

Gurgle...

"It really is water!"

Han Xing was certain he had not misheard. The sound coming from the cloud indicated that there was likely a freshwater source inside, and quite a substantial one at that!

He tried moving closer, and a system prompt appeared.

"There is a group of fallen beings inside, performing some kind of evil ritual in an attempt to summon an ancient existence... Enter?"

Fallen beings? A summoning ritual?

Han Xing detected some unusual information in the system prompt.

In other words, there might be unexpected danger inside.

Still, although Han Xing sensed danger from this cloud, it was not as intense as he had imagined.

At that moment, he fell into hesitation.

Without a doubt, among the nearly ten thousand survivors in Channel 107, water was currently the most desperately needed resource. The same was true for Han Xing himself; even food had to take a back seat.

In the Trading Channel, water had been pushed to an outrageous price. All kinds of equipment and blueprints had been listed for it.

Whoever had water in hand practically held the power to decide the entire trading market.

Han Xing pondered for a moment, then finally gritted his teeth. "I'm doing it!"

"If I can take this place down, I probably won't have to worry about drinking water for a while!"

"And if there are enough resources, I can even go to the Trading Channel and buy materials and equipment in bulk, laying the foundation for my future development!"

Thinking that, Han Xing took a deep breath and directly clicked enter.

The clouds dispersed, revealing the silhouettes of several humanoid creatures inside.

Long ears, slender limbs, and dark skin—those traits made Han Xing recognize them instantly.

"Dark Elves!"

Legend had it that hundreds of years ago, the strongest race in this world had been the Elf Race. With the support of a sacred artifact within their race, they collected countless fragments of this world and forged a vast continent.

Countless elves lived and multiplied on that continent, and a great civilization gradually rose.

But that prosperity did not last long. Later, for certain reasons and because of several significant historical events, the Elf Race's sacred artifact was lost, and countless elves died amid horrifying war.

Then came that important historical turning point: the elf continent was destroyed by war and collapsed completely.

To survive, some elves chose to sacrifice themselves to the abyss, giving rise to the fallen elf race—the Dark Elves.

Han Xing had also heard this background story by chance from an NPC while playing "Sky Island Paradise." As for whether it was true, that remained to be verified.

At this moment, Han Xing turned his attention back to the battle before him.

Dark Elves were evil, extreme creatures who bore deep hatred toward everything in the world.

Thus, the instant they saw Han Xing, the Dark Elves grabbed their various weapons—staves, bows, war hammers, longswords...

"It's a human!"

"Don't let him disrupt the sovereign's arrival."

"Kill him!"