Chapter 586: The Lord of Dawn Makes His Entrance
Vajra Guardian + Annalist of Years = ???
Last night in his dreams, Xu Lang had already known what would happen today.
Yet, at this moment, after obtaining all the inauguration items, he still couldn't help but roar inwardly.
—Urgently needed suppression items!
At this instant, Xu Lang's craving for Sequence Suppression Items reached its peak.
"Should I move up the plan to conquer Hunter Building? They've gathered supplies from almost all the dormitory buildings, so they definitely have Sequence Suppression Items!"
"But that would mean butting heads with the Mad King Building again. I still want to try conquering a dormitory building on my own, without relying on the Mad King Building."
"Still, helping the Mad King Building take down a dormitory building first isn't a big deal. Think of it as practice."
"Time is so tight!"
"Once the Blood Calamity is over, the game will begin, and I'll have to deal with that mysterious creature too!"
Xu Lang's brainpower was astonishing, and a thousand thoughts surged through his mind in an instant.
In the end, all those thoughts subsided, transforming into the motivation to just lie flat.
As long as he slept long enough, all problems would eventually resolve themselves.
Next, he carefully stored all of the Annalist of Years' inauguration items and went back to lying on the Nightmare Bed.
Matters concerning the Annalist of Years actually couldn't be delayed.
Because someone else might take the position of Annalist of Years before him at any time, and then these inauguration items would become worthless.
But for now, he really didn't have many options. He was stretched thin.
Even a single Scarlet Shepherd made him extremely wary. If he inaugurated as the Annalist of Years and then fused with the Vajra Guardian... he couldn't even begin to imagine how chaotic that scene would be.
...
Titan Dragon City.
More than ten hours had passed, and the Young Master was still together with Song Fei and the others.
Lord of Dawn, Unrivaled Under Heaven, and Main Character—not a single one had shown up.
This was making the Young Master a bit anxious.
If Lord of Dawn didn't arrive, he wouldn't even know how to make the Authority manifest.
"Should we find another spot? The blood water has already spread this far." Song Fei spoke, looking at the blood water pooling around their feet.
"I think that's fine," the Young Master nodded, then looked at the three of them and said, "You three... you don't seem afraid of blood water mutation at all."
He had been holding back this question for a long time.
He himself had only become immune to blood water mutation by seizing the inner core of a giant frog monster. These three seemed to have encountered a similar opportunity.
"Heh, the players in our building are a bit special." Song Fei thought of an amusing incident that had happened in the Mad King Building and smiled genuinely.
A Dorm Owner had damaged his Frog Skin Raincoat and gotten contaminated by the blood rain. Although he had mutated, he didn't completely lose his sanity. Instead, he gained a monstrous body.
Everyone guessed it was because he usually controlled his points so ruthlessly that he was already accustomed to abnormal states, and he also had decent resistance to aberrations. That was how he managed to survive.
But afterwards, that player still sought someone to remove the abnormal state.
After all, in that state, he couldn't learn many skills, which severely affected his potential.
"Is that so..." The Young Master seemed half-convinced.
Just as they were about to find another place, rhythmic footsteps suddenly came from outside.
"Someone's coming!" Saladin's expression shifted slightly.
Even Sand Eagle hadn't detected the arrival of the person outside.
The group walked out of their shelter and immediately saw a man in a light purple leather battle suit and mask striding toward them. Beside him was a rough-looking man with a bare upper body, wearing only an animal pelt around his waist.
The masked man had a unique aura. Pale purple threads of light swirled around him, spreading down to his feet and forming a miniature domain like a spiderweb.
"Found you!" The rough man crossed his arms. His coarse, jet-black hair swept backward like a battle halberd, and when he smiled, he revealed two rows of big, white teeth, looking somewhat eerie.
"Station Director?" The Young Master looked at the masked man, then at the rough man. "You're Unrivaled Under Heaven?"
"You guessed right, not a single bit wrong." The rough man snapped his fingers, his unkempt appearance like that of a savage.
Both sides quickly sized each other up in their own ways. The process was very fast.
Then, Lord of Dawn spoke.
"Where's the Witch?" Lord of Dawn turned his head slightly, his gaze sweeping over Song Fei, Adam, Saladin, and the Young Master one by one.
He wore a mask integrated with his battle suit, making it impossible to read his eyes or expression, and his tone was calm and flat, no different from his voice on the radio.
"Lady Witch didn't come." Adam stepped forward and shook his head.
"Good." Lord of Dawn nodded. "The first operation of Golden Dawn's management team is now fully assembled."
Adam quickly interrupted, "Wait, wait! Main Character didn't come either? And why are you, Station Director, and Unrivaled Under Heaven together?"
Lord of Dawn replied calmly:
"Main Character came too, but she seems unwilling to fight alongside us."
"I ran into Unrivaled Under Heaven on the way, purely by chance."
"Do you have any other questions?"
Adam immediately asked, "How did you find us? Titan Dragon City is so big."
Lord of Dawn looked up, glancing at the position where Sand Eagle was circling in the sky.
"Haha, the Station Director is so powerful! Even without your beacon, he could find you!" Unrivaled Under Heaven's tone was filled with absolute confidence.
Although he had only spent a few hours with Lord of Dawn, he was already completely won over.
"Fine." Adam nodded, his voice serious. "Now let's talk about the action plan, and then how we'll split the benefits..."
To be honest, it was only because the Golden Dawn was full of bold and reckless people that anyone would agree to play along with Lord of Dawn.
He only gave a rough outline beforehand, without any specific details, and then just invited everyone over like this.
"Actually, I'm more curious about how you guys landed." The Young Master shook his lantern. "You don't seem to have much draconic aura on you."
"Of course we do. I rolled around in a dragon-beast carcass." Unrivaled Under Heaven clicked his tongue, as if he could still feel the sticky dragon blood on his skin. "As for the Station Director, I don't know. The dragon-beasts just don't attack him, as if they can't even see him."
"Main Character is eavesdropping. Let's talk inside the barrier." Lord of Dawn glanced left and right. A book in his hand suddenly floated up, expanding a purple barrier around them. How he knew Main Character was eavesdropping was anyone's guess.
The Young Master's expression shifted slightly.
Main Character had been eavesdropping the whole time? Then she probably even knew about their initial alliance, right?
...
"How stingy!"
"He actually found me out! No wonder he barely spoke the whole way here with Unrivaled Under Heaven!"
Inside a stone chamber, a woman wearing headphones and a brown trench coat punched the ground, her expression furious.
"Gaa gaa~"
Beside her, a raptor-like dragon-beast rubbed its head against the woman.
The raptor had reins, stirrups, and a saddle, looking like a domesticated riding mount.
"I came all this way through hell and high water, not to be cannon fodder for that old bastard!"
"But now I don't even know their plan. How am I supposed to get the Authority?"
"Meeting up is out of the question. If all of us show up, the Station Director might force us into something."
"These people are so stupid, swaggering right in front of the Station Director like that!"
"Forget it for now. I'll find another place!"
"Titan Dragon City is a treasure trove. Even if I explore on my own, I'm not teaming up with them!"
The woman muttered to herself, quickly packed her belongings, mounted the raptor, and sped away.