"But there's a lack of dics there. If you get injured, it's best to co back as quickly as you can and seek help from Yao Lian'Er."
The group of five that just returned passed through Gathering Zone Four, and the person in charge there discovered them and relayed the ssage to Aidaxi.
"Four?" Li Zheng was bewildered. "Why isn't there a Gathering Zone One or Two?"
He had previously wondered why the Gathering Zone closest to the Teleportation Gate was number three and not number one.
"They existed." Aidaxi said, "But they were destroyed during a previous player's confrontation with the Emotion Storm."
"Each batch of players undergoes the final baptism of the Emotion Storm. During this period, the Seven Great Sin Domains experience an uprising, and both the twisted creatures and the environnt here beco much stronger and more dangerous."
"Gathering Zones One and Two were completely wiped out during a past player's battle against the Emotion Storm."
Aidaxi recalled, "That was an unprecedented war. The Matrix was too close to the Emotion Storm, which increased the difficulty considerably, resulting in horrific casualties."
"Not only were most players of that batch killed, leaving only one survivor, but the gathering zones established in the Seven Great Sin Domains were also massacred."
"The gathering zones you see now were slowly cleared out and rebuilt after that."
"Killed leaving only one survivor?!" Li Zheng was shocked. "Such a fearless race?"
"Indeed..." Aidaxi lanted, "The Celestial Dragon Race is the strongest and most united race I've ever seen. That ti, the Terminal unprecedentedly opened a live broadcast to the Outer City, allowing us to witness the elegance of the Celestial Dragon Race."
"Every one of them faced the Emotion Storm without hesitation, rushing forward to et the countless twisted creatures it brought. The battle was fierce and bloody all over."
"What's extraordinary is that during the battle, not a single Celestial Dragon was transford into a twisted creature by negative emotions. They all fought honorably until death!"
"I still rember the last survivor the Celestial Dragons fought to save. His na was..."
Aidaxi thought for a mont, "Xiao."
"Xiao?!" Li Zheng exclaid, "Isn't the Celestial Dragon Race known for their pale blue skin, large eyes, and being savvy in business?"
"...The first two traits match, but I haven't done business with the Celestial Dragon Race, so I don't know." Aidaxi curiously looked at Li Zheng, "Have you t Xiao?"
"Yes!" Li Zheng gritted his teeth, "That scher, I'll rember him for life!"
"Scher?" Aidaxi tilted his head, "When did Xiao beco a rchant? Wasn't he always working with the Evil Intent rcenary Corps?"
"Evil Intent rcenary Corps?" Li Zheng was slightly taken aback. The na sounded familiar, but he couldn't recall where he'd heard it.
[Wind Evil Cat.]
Prelis' Eye suddenly provided a na, and Li Zheng suddenly rembered that when he t Le Jia, it was Wind Evil Cat who brought him over and introduced him.
At the ti, Wind Evil Cat ntioned belonging to the Evil Intent rcenary Corps.
Aidaxi explained to him, "The Evil Intent rcenary Corps is a private organization that has been around for an extrely long ti. It's said that the leader has been replaced over 300 tis.
Everyone who joins the Evil Intent rcenary Corps is a well-known expert in the streets of the Outer City, with extrely formidable skills. Back then, when the gathering zones of the Seven Great Sin Domains were destroyed, it was the Evil Intent rcenary Corps that took the lead to clear out the area near the Sin Domain Teleportation Gate, creating enough space to establish gathering zones."
"That was when Xiao joined the Evil Intent rcenary Corps."
Aidaxi thought for a mont and continued, "Interestingly, everyone who joins the Evil Intent rcenary Corps must choose a na that matches the style of the corps. After Xiao joined, he changed his na to Evil Xiao, and since his surna is Drunk, he's called Drunk Evil Xiao."
Li Zheng listened quietly, feeling sothing wasn't quite right.
"You just said that everyone joining the Evil Intent rcenary Corps is a well-known expert in the streets?" Li Zheng asked in confusion, "And they were the ones who spearheaded clearing the area for the establishnt of gathering zones?"
"That's correct."
Aidaxi nodded.
Li Zheng was deep in thought, "But that's not right... When Le Jia was infected by the Evil Thought from a Twisted Magic Crystal, just a hint of Evil Qi made Wind Evil Cat unable to resist. That doesn't match Aidaxi's description at all?"
[Have you considered that it might have been intentional?]
Old Prelles couldn't stand it and gave a hint.
"Intentional?"
Li Zheng gained so understanding, perhaps Le Jia's infection wasn't entirely his fault, but rather the Twisted Magic Crystal from Wind Evil Cat was problematic?
"But why would he do that?"
"Creating infection bodies is taboo in the Outer City. If discovered, the Evil Intent rcenary Corps' reputation would be ruined."
"And their usual behavior doesn't align with this. What would they gain from doing sothing like this?"
"Or perhaps... their supposed role as Sin Domain clearing pioneers is just a facade, while they're secretly creating infection bodies to cause chaos?"
Li Zheng hated thinking hard about circumstances, because many things can't be understood just by thinking.
Thinking too much even gives him a headache.
...
In the depths of the Color Domain, a squad of five gathered around a bonfire, taking a rest.
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