Chapter 229: The Black Iron Clan's Pursuit

Chapter 229: The Black Iron Clan's Pursuit

After a brief round of introductions, the ten individuals in the stone house became acquainted.

Among the four-person team, the leader was a brown-haired Caucasian named Charles Water, and the blonde woman was Ellen Bella.

Although the three-person team was of Asian descent, they were not from Daxia. Their leader was Park Hyun Jin.

With this, the mutual suspicion among the three teams intensified.

The three teams hailed from different countries and regions, indicating that the difficulty of this Abyss Battlefield mission was far greater than what the task description had suggested.

Charles Water proactively proposed an alliance to Park Hyun Jin, who readily agreed.

Within the first five minutes of the mission, the two teams had formed a united front.

Lu Heng and Su Muyu exchanged a glance, neither voicing their opinions about the alliance between the two teams.

This glance was also a silent inquiry from Su Muyu, asking about the situation outside.

As a Sensor, Su Muyu had immediately released the Celestial Phoenix to scout upon waking up.

She leaned close to Lu Heng and whispered, "I saw the Black Iron Dwarf. He looks a bit like Guru."

In fact, much could be gleaned from the world information of the Abyss Battlefield.

The world information mentioned the presence of the Dakville Black Iron Clan, native to this world.

This meant that the team had indeed been transported into the world of the Black Iron Dwarves.

If this Abyss Battlefield mission went smoothly, it might even help Guru reunite with his clan.

However, Forge Castle was on Blue Star, and this was the Abyss world. At best, they could help Guru find his clan, but a reunion would not be so simple.

...

Charles Water's four-person team and Park Hyun Jin's three-person team had successfully formed an alliance, and the two teams gathered to discuss the battlefield information.

Charles Water glanced at Lu Heng and asked, "Are you willing to join our alliance? If you agree to follow my commands, I can share valuable Abyss Battlefield information with you."

Lu Heng furrowed his brows upon hearing Charles' proposal.

To ally with them would mean submitting to their leadership.

From a certain perspective, this was reasonable, but not entirely equitable.

Moreover, the condition he offered was the exchange of Abyss Battlefield information.

His words implied that he possessed valuable battlefield information and expected obedience in return for sharing it.

Lu Heng had initially considered providing them with crucial information to expedite the mission's completion.

However, he hadn't anticipated such a demand.

Lu Heng lost interest, and the other two teams clearly displayed their rejection.

If they were to ally, there was a high likelihood of being used as cannon fodder.

In the Abyss Battlefield, it was not uncommon for teams to be exploited by others.

The more perilous the world, the greater the chances of such occurrences.

From their demeanor, it was evident that the proposed alliance was not an equal one.

Lu Heng had no interest in an unequal alliance.

He directly rejected Charles' request, withholding the information he had intended to share.

...

In truth, Lu Heng had noticed something amiss upon reviewing the Abyss Battlefield information.

Firstly, this world was the home of the Dakville Black Iron Clan, and Blackstone City in the Blackstone Mine was originally their territory.

It had later been occupied by the Bloodline Demons.

This meant that the Abyss Battlefield mission was, in fact, a call for support to the Dakville Black Iron Clan.

Yet, the first main task was to evade the pursuit of the Dakville Black Iron Clan.

Why were they being pursued by the very people they were supposed to assist?

What was going on?

While it was normal for the Dakville Black Iron Clan to be wary of outsiders, direct pursuit seemed abnormal.

The fact that 'being pursued' was listed as a main task indicated that it wasn't just a matter of caution but intense hostility. Otherwise, they wouldn't initiate the mission with immediate pursuit.

Apart from evading the Dakville Black Iron Clan, they also had to avoid the Bloodline Demons.

In other words, those summoned into this world faced pursuit from two factions.

Could it be that the previous batch of Metahumans summoned here was annihilated due to the pursuit of these two forces?

Su Muyu, who had also been studying the battlefield information, whispered to Lu Heng, "I've seen the Black Iron Dwarf through the Celestial Phoenix. Should we attempt communication? Are we hostile to the Black Iron Clan now?"

In the Abyss world, not every civilization invaded by the Abyss was a target for salvation.

Some had already fallen, becoming the Abyss's minions, and thus, enemies of those summoned.

Without the Challenge Task, Lu Heng might have suspected that the Black Iron Clan here had already fallen.

However, the Challenge Task explicitly mentioned assisting the Black Iron Clan in driving out the Bloodline Demons and helping them rebuild.

This Abyss Battlefield mission was indeed a call for support to the Dakville Black Iron Clan.

At this moment, the Black Iron Clan had not yet fallen and become pawns of the Abyss.

Of course, just because they weren't corrupted at the moment of their arrival didn't mean they wouldn't be in the future.

Lu Heng nodded and replied, "We are currently hostile with the Black Iron Clan here. Let's avoid contact with them for now. Once we understand the reason for the hostility, we can figure out a plan. With our connection to Gru, we have an advantage when dealing with the Black Iron Clan."

Apart from the hostility with the Black Iron Clan, they could also gather other information from the world's database.

For instance, the Blackstone Mine had been occupied by Bloodline Demons.

The Dakville Black Iron Clan had been fighting the Bloodline Demons for three years, yet they couldn't drive them out of the mine.

This meant that there were likely many Bloodline Demons in the Blackstone Mine, and the world's database also mentioned the presence of terrifying creatures inhabiting the mine, which was crucial information to be cautious about.

...

As Lu Heng analyzed the information about the Abyssal battlefield, the other two teams in the stone house had also finished their discussions.

Charles Water stood up and asked, "Xia people, are you sure you won't form an alliance with us?"

Lu Heng stood tall and met his gaze, calmly replying, "If you're willing to follow my lead, I can consider an alliance."

Hearing this, Charles Water burst into laughter, "What are you talking about? Park Hyun Jin's team has already agreed to follow my command. Do you think your team of three can compete with me for the leader position?"

The attitude of this white team leader fit the stereotypical impression Lu Heng had of them.

Whether they had the capability or not, they were always confident. Whether they could manage a team or not, they always claimed leadership first.

Lu Heng shrugged and said, "If you're not willing to follow my command, then let's forget about the alliance."

A smirk appeared on Charles Water's lips as he replied, "Then you'd better prepare to run for your lives. When you're being chased, we won't lift a finger to help you."

As soon as he finished speaking...

Su Muyu immediately grabbed Lu Heng's arm and reminded him, "A Black Iron Dwarf is coming."

Just then, a loud shout came from outside the stone house. A Black Iron Dwarf yelled, "Here they are, I've found these damn outsiders!"

Immediately, various dark spells, arrows, and fire stones were hurled towards the stone house.

Charles Water and Park Hyun Jin's team rushed out, withstanding the Black Iron Dwarf's initial assault before quickly retreating without paying any attention to Lu Heng's team.

Lu Heng grabbed Su Muyu's arm and said, "Activate invisibility, let's go!"

The three of them entered invisibility mode and rushed out of the stone house. Upon seeing the Black Iron Dwarves, they didn't engage and instead turned to retreat in a different direction.

A Sensor among the Black Iron Dwarves shouted, "Over here, they've turned invisible, follow my markings!"

Arrows, dark spells, and fire stones continued to rain down towards Lu Heng's team.

Lu Heng's gaze hardened as he released Su Muyu's arm and said, "You two go first."

Then, he turned around, drew the Aurora Blade, activated Bullet Time, and sliced through all the incoming arrows, temporarily halting the Black Iron Dwarf's assault and allowing Su Muyu and the other team member to retreat.

Once they were out of sensing range, Lu Heng withdrew as well.

Due to Lu Heng's incredible speed, the Black Iron Dwarves lost track of him after chasing him for two to three kilometers.

After escaping the Black Iron Dwarf's pursuit, Lu Heng followed the Celestial Phoenix's guidance and reunited with Su Muyu.

After their first encounter with the Black Iron Dwarves, Lu Heng noticed some issues.

This group of Black Iron Dwarves was composed of elite warriors with formidable strength.

Moreover, upon discovering the human metahumans, these Black Iron Dwarves didn't show the slightest intention to communicate and immediately engaged in combat.

This was somewhat unreasonable.

Su Muyu also noticed something amiss: "Why are the Black Iron Dwarves so hostile? They didn't say a word and just started fighting. I was thinking of trying to communicate, but it seems impossible."

"You're right, something feels off. Even if they're hostile towards outsiders, they should have observed us for a while or at least exchanged a few words before deciding to fight. There's definitely something we don't know about here," Lu Heng furrowed his brows in thought.

Lin Ze Yu raised his eyebrows and said, "What if some metahumans were summoned here before us? The ground is littered with food packaging from the previous batch of metahumans.

"If the previous batch of metahumans made enemies with the Black Iron Clan, we'd be taking the blame for their actions, right?"

Hearing this idea, Lu Heng patted his shoulder and said, "You're not wrong, that's a real possibility."

In fact, when Lu Heng had seen the food packaging on the ground earlier, he had been pondering this very question.

Since there were other metahumans summoned here before them,

Then, the previous batch of summoned metahumans must have interacted with the local clans and factions.

With interactions, various situations could arise; they might form alliances or create enmity.

If the previous metahumans had made enemies with the Black Iron Clan, would the Black Iron Clan differentiate between the two groups of humans? Definitely not; they'd treat them all as enemies and pursue them relentlessly.

(End of Chapter)

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