TOP SECRET: Adventures in the Dark Continent

Chapter 229: Separating into groups for traveling

On the other side of the door...

"What are we going to do now?" A newbie asked the group of veterans. He doesn't know what to do in a place like this.

"You just need to get to the city alive. There will be some people there who will give the instructions to you. The city is about ten kilometers away, but it is a pity that not all of you will survive. Good luck" After speaking those words. A large proportion of the veterans ran towards the city. They already know each other, so it is better to form several groups among them. Besides, they don't want to waste time with newbies.

"I will say a few quick things. My name is Rohan, I am one of the veterans who has been in this job for a few years. What that veteran said earlier is true, we need to get to the city alive, there are the necessary things to live in this dangerous place. About the dead, he is also right, many of you will die during your stay in this place, but don't worry about it, if you are strong enough, you will survive. These are the members of my group, if you want, you can follow us" Rohan pointed to the people behind him. His group had about twenty people.

The first group of veterans to leave had about two hundred members, but they were divided into several separate groups. The other seventy veterans were at the entrance with more than six hundred newbies.

The number of people is very large.

"If you want to survive, you will need to stay in groups. Especially, miners, you need to get to the city alive to start working. Mercenaries can follow us too. But you will need to split into several groups to follow us. There are many of you and taking care of everyone is impossible" Rohan commented.

"Senior, can you take me with you?!!!"

"I want to go with you too !!!"

Many screams echoed around the place, the newbies wanted to go with the veterans because they know what to do.

"Shut up!! Don't scream !!! The creatures can hear us!" Rohan spoke irritably. He raised his voice, but it was not very loud compared to the newbies.

The crystal creatures were far from where they were, but the sounds can lure the creatures to them. This is something that nobody wants to happen.

"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" The newbies shut up quickly. They did not imagine that something like this could happen.

"Whenever you are in a place without any of these crystal creatures. Avoid making noise as much as possible, as they are very sensitive to sound" Rohan commented. He didn't want anyone to bring disaster by shouting.

"Now, pay attention. Since you are many, we will divide you into several smaller groups. We have a total of seven groups, you will be separated into seven more groups. We will be quick" Rohan explained. They don't need to choose group members, they just need to split the crowd into seven groups quickly and ready.

"Powerful Wind" Another member of Rohan's group used magic and blew everyone in seven different directions.

The seven groups were formed.

"You will go with me. We have no time to waste. The miners will stay in the center of the group to be protected" Rohan pointed to a group and called them. He needed to protect the miners because they are the ones who will bring the biggest profits to his group.

"Garett, Hunt, Stine, I hope to see you in the city" A young man commented with the other three people from other groups before leaving with Rohan and his group.

"See you later" The three just said goodbye to him.

"You will go with me"

"You are with me"

The groups were called by the veterans and each went to a different side. None of them wanted to be around a fight from another group.

As before, miners are the most protected because they are the people hired to dig the crystals.

Noble families are paying extra for veteran mercenaries to protect miners because they are too weak. Veteran mercenaries receive a portion of the amount that miners receive, so it's a good idea to protect them to get some extra cash.

"Garett, Hunt, see you later" Stine said goodbye to the other two and left.

"See you later"

"Fast. We don't have time" The veteran ordered. She and her group were already running towards the city.

"Garett, let's run, too. We need to get to the city alive" Hunt said anxiously. He was a little hesitant after finding out how things work inside the mine, but as he entered, he could only move on.

"You are a miner, so you will be safe with the veterans. But you need to remember to take care of your surroundings" Garett reminded him.

"I know that. This local type is where there are big betrayals. I'll see you later." Hunt ran to the center of the group and followed the veterans. As a miner, he has the protection of veterans.

Garett was just another mercenary hired to protect the miners, so he was not the primary objective of protecting veterans.

Looking at young Garett, we can see that he had a mask covering half of his face, nose down. The mask appears to be used to prevent poison gas.

If we look more carefully, we can see that Garett is thin, but with some muscles in the right places. His attitude is quite casual in contrast to the situation he is in.

Garett's real identity is Liu Yang, he created another false name to join the group as a mercenary. If he spoke Hawk River or Berny, everyone would quickly know who he was, so he had to disguise himself again.

Liu Yang followed the group of veterans from behind along with the other newbies. Nobody wanted to stay behind and be killed by the crystal creatures.

During the race, Liu Yang checked his status to try to make a small calculation about his chances of surviving on the spot.

Name: Liu Yang

Level: 158

Strength: 79 + 27

Agility: 50 + 26

Vitality: 49 + 53

Intelligence: 48 + 23

Skill points to use: 5

Immunity to All Poison (Passive) (Level 5) - The user is immune to all types of poison, including zombie poison.

Diamond Skin (Passive) (Level 5) - Increases the attribute of vitality, strengthens the body, and increases the user's recovery power by 125%.

Battle Goddess Blessing (Passive) (Level Max) - Increases the points of all user attributes by 10%.

Conqueror Command (Active) (Level 5) - The user has a chance to mark a target and make the target his slave. The higher the user's level on the target, the greater the chances of scoring the target. Attribute points also influence chances. When the skill reaches level 10, there are no limits on the number of targets scored.

Continuous Growth (Passive) (Level 1): The user will continue to receive experience, even without killing any creatures. The amount of experience increases according to the user's level and skill.

Impact (Active) (Level 5) - The user concentrates his power somewhere to attack. When attacking, all energy is released at once, the greater the concentrated energy, the greater the power of destruction.

Looking at Liu Yang's attribute points, we can see that he was at an insane level. His vitality made him almost immortal if he faced someone of the same rank. He will not die easily, if he adds the effects of the Diamond Skin skill, he becomes more immortal than before.

His passive skills make him much stronger than normal.

Liu Yang was proud and satisfied that he managed to achieve these points. He feels it was worth it to choose passive skills over active skills.

However, he also needs powerful attack and buff skills. Otherwise, in the future, when he fights against specialists, he will have some difficulties.

As always, Liu Yang left some skill points available for later use. He doesn't know when he will need it.