Zhao San's real name was Zhao Shan. However, due to his accent, he would call himself "Zhao San" whenever he introduced himself, and everyone followed suit.
As time went by, his real name was no longer important.
Although Lin Huang did not agree to join the hunting team, Zhao San brought Lin Huang to the hunting team's gathering point anyway.
There were a total of six members in Zhao San's team. There were five men and one lady. Their combat strength was on immortal-level rank-2 and immortal-level rank-3. Their overall ability was one of the best on the 21st checkpoint.
Seeing Zhao San bringing Lin Huang over, the rest of the team members were excited.
They had participated in the bet earlier and witnessed Lin Huang's attack. They did not doubt his ability at all.
The female member named Jiang Xin couldn't help but ask, "Third Brother, does this handsome newcomer want to join our group?"
Before Zhao San could speak, a skinny and tall man who looked like he was in his early thirties smiled and said, "Since Zhao San has brought him here, he must be joining our team."
The rest of the team members were happy to have an expert in their team. After all, there was no conflict of interest in the team. The monsters that killed themselves would be counted as points. All they had to do was take care of each other. Moreover, Lin Huang was a psychic who was good at long-range attacks. With him joining them, their safety level would increase by more than one level.
"Erm … Mr. Lin Xie doesn't plan to join us," Zhao San said helplessly and peeped at Lin Huang secretly.
"I'm sorry. It's my first time entering the Evil Alliance's virtual world today, so there are many things that I don't understand. I heard from Zhao San that there's a hunt tonight, so I want to stay and watch. I'll leave the 21st checkpoint tomorrow morning. " Lin Huang explained himself. After all, everyone was very friendly, so he thought it was necessary for him to explain himself.
Hearing Lin Huang's explanation, they could not hide the disappointment on their faces. They thought Lin Huang was going to join the team as a new member when they saw Zhao San bringing him here.
"Mr. Lin, this is your first day in the virtual world, and you've already reached level 21?" After a moment of silence, Jiang Xin was the first to calm down and take the initiative to talk to Lin Huang.
"Mm." Lin Huang nodded. There was nothing to hide about this kind of thing.
"Amazing!" Jiang Xin couldn't help but exclaim. The Evil Alliance was a place where the strong preyed on the weak. No matter how strong they were, as long as they were strong, they would be respected.
"There are indeed very few people who can reach the twenty-first stage in one day. Most people would need at least a week to get here from the first stage. Even if it's not the first time, it'll be difficult to climb up without two or three days, "Zhao San said with a bitter smile. He felt that the gap between them was too big. "Back then, it took me eight days to get to the twenty-first stage. After that, I was killed twice, and it took me three days to climb back up. "
"It took me five days to climb up the first time. I was killed a couple of times, and it took me two days to climb up again," an immortal-level rank-3 man said.
Although Lin Huang was not a member of the team, the rest of them soon got to know him as they shared a common topic.
"Mr. Lin, I suppose you're from a genius organization in the core zone? Didn't your partner from the same organization explain the rules of the virtual world to you? "Zhao San could not help but ask when he heard Lin Huang's basic questions.
"I'm from Division 3. My partner gave me some simple information, but I didn't get to ask about the details due to the limited time, "Lin Huang explained. "She only told me that there's a tree branch on the twenty-first stage. It's the first gathering point for humans on the Stairway Tree. The tree leaves are safe as you won't be attacked by monsters in the air bubble of the tree leaves. It can also block humans from attacking … "
"No wonder you don't know about hunting at night …" Zhao San thought that Lin Huang's partner was not reliable after listening to Lin Huang's description.
"Mr. Lin, since you're from Division 3, I suppose you have a detailed strategy for the 30th stage? Can you sell me one? "At that moment, the skinny man in his thirties could not help but ask all of a sudden.
"I'm sorry, I really don't have the strategy." Lin Huang shook his head at the skinny man. "I rejected the strategy that my partner sent me before I went to the Stairway Tree. I don't even know what the checkpoint on the 30th stage is, let alone the strategy. "
"So, you got to the 21st stage today without using the strategy?" The skinny man raised his eyebrow and asked. He thought that Lin Huang made up that excuse because he was unwilling to sell the strategy.
"No." Lin Huang smiled and shook his head. "I think it's no longer fresh if I know about it in advance. I like the unknown surprises that the checkpoints bring to me."
The tall, skinny man did not say anything else since Lin Huang rejected the offer.
Everyone in the hunting team, including Zhao San, doubted the authenticity of Lin Huang's words. Although Lin Huang had displayed a shocking ability during the bet, they still did not believe that he could get to the 21st stage in one day without using the strategy.
Naturally, Lin Huang could see the doubt in their eyes. He did not bother to explain further. After all, he had said what he needed to say. There was nothing he could do even if they did not believe him.
Although the skinny man thought that Lin Huang was unwilling to sell the strategy, he did not fall out with him. However, his attitude was slightly colder.
The rest of them did not continue to interrupt. After all, a deal could only be made if both parties were willing to do it. Since Lin Huang was unwilling, they could not force him.
In reality, Zhao San and the rest had the strategy for the 30th stage. However, they could not pass it according to the strategy, so they had been looking for other strategies. Since Lin Huang came from the core zone, it was highly possible that he had other strategies. That was why the skinny man asked.
The meeting between Lin Huang and Zhao San's hunting team was a little awkward. Everyone had a rather scrumptious dinner together and the sky had finally turned dark.
Hearing the frequent roars coming from above, Lin Huang knew that it was time for the local monsters on the Stairway Tree to hunt.
"Are the monsters on the Stairway Tree parasitic on the 21st stage?" Lin Huang could not help but ask Zhao San.
Zhao San looked at Lin Huang in shock when he heard the question. However, he explained anyway, "The 21st stage is not a monster stage. Most of the monsters that come here to hunt at night are from the 23rd stage while some of them are from the 29th stage."
The skinny man and the rest thought that Lin Huang was pretending to be ignorant to cover up his lie.
As for Lin Huang, he only found out from Zhao San that there were monsters on the 23rd and 29th checkpoints.
"The monsters are here!"
Not long after, someone suddenly shouted not far away. A few teams nearby heard the commotion and hurriedly rushed towards the source of the sound.
"Let's go!"
Zhao San nodded at Lin Huang and shouted at the other members of the team. He then ran.
Lin Huang and the other five members of the team followed immediately.
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