Online Game: Starting with an SSS-Level Plundering Talent

Chapter 398: Chapter 398: First Stage of the Assessment – Hunting Magical Beasts



Cand-Dragon was startled when he heard Thunderstrike's words.

He already knew the evil nature of Holy Spirit True Water. By pouring it into the water source, Thunderstrike was essentially poisoning all the strong warriors of Forest City, taking control of the entire city.

He glanced at John, furrowing his brows as he said, "But the snow mountain is part of Forest King's World-in-Hand. Isn't this a bit too risky?"

Thunderstrike, however, remained confident, a smile curling on his lips. "The two rivers contain Eight-Star magical beasts-Flood Dragons. You'll fight in the water while pouring the Holy Spirit True Water. By the time Forest King realizes something is wrong, it will be too late. He won't know who did it."

Seeing that his companions were still hesitating, his expression hardened. "This first step is critical to my plan. I originally planned to handle it myself, but now it's up to you. It must succeed!"

John sensed the threat in Thunderstrike's words, but he knew now wasn't the time to confront him.

"Don't worry. Leave it to me," he said calmly, directly storing all the wooden barrels into his spatial storage.

Thunderstrike's expression softened, and he continued, "I won't let anything happen to you. Once this plan succeeds, you will all be my greatest heroes."

The others paid little attention to his words, and they left Dragon Ascending City, heading back to the accommodation assigned to them in Forest City.

Once they were sure no one else was around, Sini lowered her voice and asked, "John, are we really going to help this guy? If he controls the strong warriors of Forest City, even Forest King himself, he might actually succeed."

She was reluctant to aid Thunderstrike in his scheming.

"A bit more chaos in Forest City will only benefit us," John replied coldly. He had no particular affection for either Dragon Ascending City or Forest City-more chaos was to his advantage.

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The next morning, all the participants of the King Selection gathered. A total of 130 individuals had come, with the weakest among them being peak Seven-Star Awakened Ones. Forest City, having seven spots, was more heavily represented than the other advanced cities, each of which sent three representatives.

John looked at the seven representatives from Forest City, and Ice Talker was among them. Except for her, all the others were at the peak of Eight-Star cultivation.