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The five members of the Twin Sunflower Hunting Group didn't move quickly, always careful and watchful, but they didn't encounter any attacks on their way.

Arriving at the area where Jinjian and his people had been active, they still saw no one.

If it weren't for the motorcycles still parked nearby, Boggy would have suspected that the Black Horn people had already left.

"This is really strange, could they have grown wings and flown away in such a short time?"

Seta just muttered casually, but it reminded Ma Lu.

"Going up to the sky is unlikely, but how about underground?"

"Underground?" Mai Mai raised an eyebrow.

"Hmm, Seta mentioned it before, right? Jinjian and his lot have been looking for something these last two days. Is it possible that the thing is underground? And the reason they suddenly disappeared is that they found an entrance to the underground."

Although it sounded improbable at first, after careful consideration, Boggy had to admit Ma Lu's guess was likely the closest to the truth.

Afterwards, they looked around and indeed, found an area of ground that was slightly raised compared to its surroundings.

Boggy reached into the sand, and not far down, he touched something hard.

Seta released his psychic power, drawing the nearby sand and soil together and exposing a stone door below.

Just as expected!

Jinjian and his people must have entered through this stone door, which would explain their sudden disappearance.

The members of the Twin Sunflower Hunting Group had only intended to investigate the mastermind behind hiring Black Horn to deal with them, but they had inadvertently stumbled upon another one of Jinjian's secret dealings.

Seta became excited again, "What do you think is down there, Black Horn's treasure vault?"

"If it were Black Horn's own treasure vault, Jinjian wouldn't have needed to search for two whole days," Mai Mai responded.

"That's true. So it must be another hunting group's treasure vault. Hmm, if it's from a hunting group from a long time ago, doesn't that mean whoever finds it, keeps it?"

At this point, even Seta's breathing became a bit heavier.

"Hey, kid, you really have money on your mind all the time, huh?" Mai Mai said.

"Because my family needs money," Seta admitted candidly, then looked at Boggy, "What do you say? Shall we also go down and get the treasure before they do?"

Now that they had decided to take action against Jinjian, Seta wasn't worried that doing so would utterly offend Black Horn.

Boggy, however, said, "No, we stay here. We don't know what's down there yet; going down rashly might be dangerous. It's safer to wait here and catch them unaware."

"But what if there is another exit, and they don't come back this way?" Mai Mai asked.

"No matter where they come out from, they will have to return here for their motorcycles."

"That makes sense," Seta was persuaded.

Ma Lu was also a bit curious about what was behind the stone door, but he knew that Boggy's choice was the optimal one from a safety perspective.

However, after waiting outside for a full four hours, Jinjian and his people still hadn't come out from underneath. Instead, another group of people arrived from the direction of the Giant Curtain.

Mai Mai, who was on lookout, spotted them first and informed the others. The five members of the Twin Sunflower Hunting Group quickly hid behind the sand dunes.

Those people had a very clear objective; they headed straight in this direction. They showed no surprise at seeing Jinjian's motorcycles, parking their own bikes nearby as well.

Seta stuck his head out to sneak a peek, then quickly retracted his neck, speaking in a hushed tone, "They're from Black Horn, eight of them. I saw their pins."

The situation instantly became complicated. These people were likely called in by Jinjian for help. If they were to meet up with Jinjian, that would mean 15 on the other side, tripling the number of the Twin Sunflower group.

Moreover, the most important thing was that it had been over seven hours since Ma Lu had come to this plane, and fortunately, he had upgraded the Traveler's Bracelet by two levels before setting off, which extended his activity time by two hours.

Even so, he now had only 6 hours and 40 minutes left.

No matter what Jinjian was searching for down there, things didn't seem to be going too smoothly, and even with reinforcements called in, no one could guarantee that they would be able to emerge within 6 hours and 40 minutes.

Ma Lu quickly made up his mind and said to Boggy, "Change of plans, let's take action ahead of schedule and deal with these newcomers first."

"Alright," Boggy said, also realizing they couldn't let these people go down and join Jinjian, and he signaled to Seta and Sadie.

At that moment, those people also discovered the stone door.

While their attention was focused on the stone door, Boggy quietly slid down from the dune.

The team's four basic enhancements were now 52% strength, 59% speed, 61% stamina, and 70% reflex.

Combined with the 40% speed increase upon triggering [Backstab], Boggy's speed was now twice what it had been before, like a bolt of lightning striking directly at the target!

It was not until Boggy was less than ten steps away from them that they reacted, hurriedly preparing to fight.

"Watch out! Someone is snea..." The first one to notice Boggy's presence bellowed, warning his companions.

However, before he could finish his shout, his body started to convulse as if electrocuted, performing an improv Hammer Dance right on the spot.

[Ban on Noise: During battle, individuals, whether friend or foe, generating noise above 60 decibels have a 33% chance of being paralyzed for 3 seconds.]

The result was that he couldn't even convulse for the full 3 seconds before his life was claimed by the incoming Thorns.

Sadie's psychic power might not be as effective against thick-skinned, large prey, but it was incredibly fierce in player-versus-player combat.

Especially when she shot out forty or fifty Thorns at once, the power was like that of a machine gun spraying bullets.

Anyone who didn't manage to dodge in time or didn't have a lifesaving ability was shot and fell to the ground.

Sadie took down four people in one go, and Boggy's Mechanical Spear pierced through another person's neck.

Three people remained. Two of them released their abilities, and another just about to take action was knocked down by a Sand Soil Puppet that emerged behind him.

Two gleaming daggers, one after the other, flew towards Boggy.

However, one of them was blocked halfway by a fragile-looking Water Shield, while the other was deflected by Boggy's Mechanical Spear only to curve back, stealthily aiming for Boggy's back.

Boggy dodged as if his back had eyes, sidestepping at the last moment, and then accelerating towards the person controlling the dagger.

The other individual conjured a wall of earth to block Sadie's second volley of Thorns.

However, instead of turning back to help his companion, he turned and ran.

Ma Lu shot a few arrows from his Hand Crossbow, but without [Headshot], his archery was completely exposed, like tracing an outline around a human target.

Luckily, there was Little Grey. In a critical moment, the Wind-walking Prairie Wolf bravely charged forward, leaped onto the fleeing person, and began to ferociously bite and claw.

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The man was pinned to the ground, and although he eventually kicked Little Grey off, the delay allowed Seta to catch up.

He attempted to employ the same trick again, creating another wall of earth, but before he could finish his chant, another crossbow bolt shot towards him, accurately striking his back.

Seta looked at Ma Lu with admiration in his eyes, gestured a thumbs-up, and praised, "Nice shooting."

Ma Lu nodded slightly, then turned his head to look at Mai Mai, who, unbeknownst to him, held a Small Hand Crossbow of her own.

"Where did you get that?" Ma Lu whispered.

"Bought it last week. I saw that yours was quite useful, so I got one too," Mai Mai smiled sweetly and made a shushing gesture, "Don't let the others know. I'll back you up from now on."