Chapter 2090 - 2083: Humans Are a Threat
Zhang Menglong’s questioning rang out like a loud bell echoing in everyone’s hearts. Now everyone knew that humans, as a race, were arrogant and overbearing, but they did not expect it to be to such an extent.
They were not only toying with all the other races but were even openly provoking them!
"They’re too much, they don’t even regard our races at all!"
"Humans, huh! I’ll remember them thoroughly this time, they will be destroyed sooner or later!"
"Damn it! They dare to trick us, I really thought they had some special reason, these humans are crazy for fame!"
Although every race was almost seething with anger inside, those who didn’t win anything in the auction could only curse from their seats, and Zhang Menglong could only hear the curses nearby at most.
However, the nearby races were just some fourth-class races, and to them, the human race was a colossal entity that they do not dare provoke.
The anger of the other races could only be described by four words: impotent rage!
In the center of the auction venue, gathered here were the strongest hundreds of races in the world, and their adventurers were currently looking gloomy, especially the ones from the Apocalypse Civilization who had just had the Fjord Siege Cannon snatched away, their expression was like they had eaten something foul.
"Can you put up with such provocation?" The adventurers from the Yanqing Civilization, ranked 42nd, spoke with the tone of troublemakers.
"Humph, don’t speak about us, can you all put up with it?" The adventurers of the Apocalypse Civilization retorted angrily, having spent a huge amount of resources on the Fjord Siege Cannon only to end up with empty hands and a million deficit in fees.
This was not a negligible amount even for the Apocalypse clan.
Moreover, given the provocation earlier, if it weren’t for standing in this auction and being restrained by the rules, they would have already acted!
"Don’t underestimate this human race as just a small fourth-class race, but their heritage is unfathomable, we may not necessarily gain an advantage over them!" As soon as one adventurer finished speaking, they glanced unintentionally toward the Rhea clan’s position.
In other races’ positions, there were three adventurers each, while the Rhea clan had only two left, as the other had long become a wraith among Zhang Menglong’s Warcraft minions.
"Humph, we just don’t want to waste too many resources here," the surviving two adventurers from the Rhea clan said defiantly, "Although he has a lot of Ancient Relics and quite a few Beast God Scrolls, there’s still a way to deal with them."
"Of course, everyone knows your Rhea clan has a Forbidden Realm Scroll, don’t they? Once used, not even a Guardian Beast can be summoned!" The adventurer from the Magic Cave clan, known for having the strongest intelligence, casually revealed their secret.
"You guys managed to get that? Lucky indeed!"
The Rhea adventurer’s face darkened, the scroll’s function required surprise to be effective, now that it had been revealed, its effectiveness would be questionable against prepared opponents.
However, they didn’t dare provoke the Magic Cave clan, while the Rhea clan ranked in the 80s, the Magic Cave clan was in the top 30!
Races ranking lower might not have much of a power difference even if hundreds or thousands of ranks apart, but within the top 100, even one rank difference could be worlds apart!
"You’ve been investigating for a long time, do you have any information? Don’t hold back, share it!" The adventurers from the Divine Primordial Civilization, who had been silent, finally spoke up!
Those three wore black cloaks, under which glowed blue eyes, appearing nothing short of mysterious and powerful.
"Since the Divine Primordial Civilization has spoken, let me share some intelligence I have gathered with everyone!"
Previously, it was just infighting among the great civilizations, now the sudden rise of humans felt like outsiders to them, creating a slight sense of common animosity and united stance against them.
"This human race, until the last era, was just a sixth-class civilization, their Guardian Beast was merely First Grade! Even a few years ago, they were still such an ordinary civilization!"
"But not long ago, humans, with a very forceful attitude, annihilated a race called the Ice Demon Race, a race a hundred times stronger than them, which not only failed to block the humans’ offensive but even their Main City’s damage led to the Guardian Beast abandoning them to seek a way out!"
"To achieve this in such a short time?"
"It seems that the rise of mankind must have been recent."
"What exactly happened within the human race?"
This information led people to begin imagining scenarios.
"As you all know, this time the Beast Tide was extraordinarily intense and long-lasting, exceeding any historical precedent, and from what I know, the overall individual strength of humans hasn’t increased much, still at the level of ordinary fifth or sixth-class races, do you know how they survived?"
Everyone shook their heads.
"They assembled an army of Insect Clan warcraft, which helped them fend off most of the magical beast assaults, making their survival amidst the Beast Tide seem effortless."
"Moreover, during this period, some hunters from the Sacrifice God Clan came to their civilization."
All their gazes went to search for the Sacrifice God Clan, once ranked among the top 100 races, but there was no trace of them now at this ranking.
"Don’t bother looking, they’ve long dropped out of the top 100," the adventurer from Magic Cave clan laughed, "They killed an adventurer from the humans but were chased back to their Sacred Grace City, where it was razed to the ground by a Beast God Scroll, city defense failed, and their Guardian Beast’s strength was reduced by 80%!"
"Hiss!" Many sucked in a breath of cold air, such a feat was out of reach for many races within the top 100.
"Truly ruthless!"
"This human race really makes one look at them in a new light."
"Could it be they found some prehistoric race’s treasure trove? Otherwise, how could there be such a dramatic leap in such a short time?"
"No, they haven’t found any treasure trove," the adventurer from the Magic Cave clan explained, "Based on the intelligence I gathered, the item drop rate for the human race is extremely high! Even a hundred times that of typical races, their gains from slaying creatures, unparalleled by any race!"
He fixated on another race, known as the Lucky clan, blessed by the god of luck, not strong in individual prowess, yet with item drop rates 5 to 10 times that of common races, they narrowed the gap of racial talent with richer resources, breaking into the top 100!
5-10 fold increased drop rates suffice to create a Super Race, yet now human drop rates exceed common races by a hundredfold! Even the Divine Primordial Civilization felt some threat and pressure at this moment.
"And the most crucial matter, do you know who destroyed the Ice Demon Race and Sacrifice God Clan?"
"Wasn’t it humans?" Someone did not react.
"You mean, not by the entire human collective, but by a particular individual, or a few individuals?" Immediately someone grasped the Magic Cave adventurer’s implication.
The Magic Cave adventurer nodded.
Almost everyone simultaneously thought of the black-haired youth.
"You mean him?"