Fallen Camp

Chen Anjiang's meaning was clear to everyone: he didn't want to hand over his water resources.

Lei Wei was somewhat displeased, but he still forced himself to speak calmly, "Chen Anjiang, I remember you were the operations manager at Lei Conglomerate, right? You've been with me for so many years, don't you trust my character?"

Chen Anjiang didn't seem to want to hide anything anymore, saying directly, "President Lei, you said the same thing when you asked us to hand over food before, saying that resources would be distributed jointly. But when we asked you to list the details of the materials handed over, you refused."

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

Chen Anjiang's words were equivalent to exposing Lei Wei's secrets.

Lei Wei wasn't exactly a good-tempered person to begin with. Seeing Chen Anjiang being so disrespectful, he immediately snapped, "Chen Anjiang, you ingrate! What nonsense are you spouting? If you don't want to hand over your resources, then get out of our discussion group. Don't spread rumors here. In the future, Lei Conglomerate won't welcome you anymore!"

The atmosphere in the discussion group became very oppressive.

Before this, Lei Wei's threats would have been very effective. The others in the discussion group also dared to be angry but didn't dare to speak out, after all, no one wanted to be separated from the group in this strange world.

But now, the situation had changed.

A moment later, a notification appeared.

[Chen Anjiang has left the discussion group...]

Not only that, 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 was so dark it was almost dripping with water. The discussion group was silent, and no one dared to speak.

The same situation was playing out in many teams, large and small.

When it really came down to life and death, who cared if you were a CEO or a manager?

Nothing was more important than their own lives.

The teams those people had built seemed incredibly fragile in the face of crisis.

The chat channel even saw multiple flame wars erupting, and the situation was chaotic.

Han Xing watched their arguments with amusement.

Just then, in the discussion group, Cheng Jianyong suddenly sent a message.

"Guys, we need to conserve water. I see the chat channel is about to explode over a little bit of water."

"I still have 800 milliliters of water here. If anyone is short, let me know. Let's hang in there and get through this difficult time."

Shen Yun then said, "I still have five or six hundred milliliters here. Getting through today isn't a problem. What about you, Xing-ge?"

Han Xing replied, "I still have a few hundred milliliters too. Don't worry about me, you guys conserve."

The two solemnly agreed and encouraged each other.

Then, Han Xing found Shen Yun and traded the skill book he had just obtained to him.

Holy Light Healing

, as the Cleric's only healing skill in the early stages, could save lives at critical moments.

Shen Yun naturally knew the value of this skill book and thanked him solemnly.

Han Xing closed the discussion group.

He saw the stats of the badge he had just traded for.

[Warrior's Badge: A badge awarded by a certain race to its warriors. After wearing it, Strength +1]

"It actually has stat bonuses?"

Han Xing was a little surprised. He originally thought it was just a common crafting material, but it turned out to be a pleasant surprise.

At this time, the materials for crafting the green-grade Hide Armor were complete, and Han Xing directly clicked "Craft."

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

When the progress bar finished, a system notification 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, nullifies 10% of the damage effect.]

"Not bad stats!" Han Xing praised sincerely.

He immediately equipped it.

In the next moment, Han Xing suddenly felt a cool leather garment on his body.

This leather armor was made from the snakeskin of a Jungle Green Python, so its exterior also appeared to be covered in green scales.

In the chest area, there was also a leather badge sewn together, with a pattern of an ancient tree printed on it.

Although the appearance looked a little creepy, Han Xing felt a sense of security wearing it.

With equipment, Han Xing decided to continue exploring.

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

The larger ones were about the size of a helipad, roughly estimated to be at least thirty square meters, even exceeding Han Xing's territory area.

The smaller ones were only five or six square meters.

Han Xing set his sights on the small cloud.

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

"Water?"

Han Xing stopped instantly and listened intently.

Gurgle...

"It really is water!"

Han Xing was sure he hadn't misheard; the sound coming from the cloud indicated that there was likely a freshwater source inside, and quite a lot of it!

He tried to approach, and a system prompt appeared.

"There is a group of Fallen beings inside, they are performing some kind of evil ritual, attempting to summon an ancient being... Enter?"

Fallen beings? A summoning ritual?

Han Xing sensed a hint of unusual information from the system prompt.

In other words, there might be unexpected risks inside.

However, although Han Xing felt danger in this cloud, it wasn't as intense as he had imagined.

At this moment, he was in a dilemma.

Without a doubt, the most scarce resource for nearly ten thousand survivors in the entire 107 channel right now was water, including Han Xing himself; even food was secondary.

In the trading channel, water had been pushed to an outrageous price, with all kinds of equipment and blueprints being offered.

Whoever had water in their hands almost had the power to decide the fate of the entire trading market.

Han Xing pondered for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Let's do it!"

"If I can take this place down, I shouldn't have to worry about drinking water for a short time!"

"Moreover, if I have enough resources, I can even go to the trading channel and buy up all kinds of materials and equipment, laying the foundation for my future development!"

Thinking of this, Han Xing took a deep breath and directly clicked to enter.

The mist dissipated, revealing the outlines of several humanoid creatures.

Long ears, slender limbs, and dark skin—these features allowed Han Xing to recognize them instantly.

"Dark Elves!"

Legend has it that hundreds of years ago, the strongest race in this world was the Elven race. With the support of a sacred object, they collected countless fragments of this world and created a vast continent.

Countless Elves lived and multiplied on that continent, and a vast civilization rose.

But this prosperous scene did not last long. Later, due to certain reasons and several important historical events, the Elves' sacred object was lost, and countless Elves died in the terrible fires of war.

Until that crucial historical turning point, the Elven continent was destroyed by war and collapsed directly.

To survive, some Elves chose to sacrifice themselves to the abyss, and then the Fallen Elves, also known as Dark Elves, were born.

These background stories were also accidentally heard by Han Xing from an NPC when he was playing Sky Island Paradise. As for their authenticity, it remained to be verified.

At this moment, Han Xing once again focused his attention on the battle before him.

Dark Elves were an evil and extreme group of creatures, filled with deep hatred for everything in the world.

Therefore, the moment they saw Han Xing, these Dark Elves instantly picked up different weapons: staves, bows and arrows, hammers, longswords...

"It's a Human!"

"Don't let him disturb the Lord's descent."

"Kill him!"