Chapter 258 - Other Teams Have Arrived!

Cosmo’s party excitedly exited the fifth stage within the King of the Land mission. They had just completed the fifth stage, the Giant Ape Formation.

Although one of his party members had gotten injured, they were proud to be the first to enter the final stage.

“Get ready, everyone. We will enter the final stage in ten minutes.” Cosmo turned and looked at his injured party member. “Jones, hurry up and heal him. We need to use our collective strength to conquer the S-rank beast.”

Cosmo was a Buried City platinum member and had lived in Buried City for many years.

He discovered that about 20 teams were interested in conquering the King of the Land mission and that the City Lord had increased the rewards for completing this mission.

Therefore, he formed a team of gold members. He and his team made ample preparations because they believed 20 teams could work together for a chance to complete this mission. They would also receive an additional reward from the City Lord.

Cosmo’s party was getting ready when the fifth stage’s spatial gate fluctuated with energy. Then Stuart and the others emerged from it.

When Stuart saw Cosmo, his fierce face immediately revealed a brilliant smile. He quickly approached Cosmo and respectfully greeted him, “Big Brother Cosmo, you and your team are speedy. Please call me if you need help with the S-rank beast. I will do my best.”

Stuart rubbed his hands and continued, “Cosmo, leave something for me when you conquer the beast.”

Cosmo knew Stuart very well. Still, he nodded politely and closed his eyes to seize this precious time and continue resting.

Suddenly, Tarly pointed toward the sixth stage spatial gate and exclaimed, “Big Brother, how come there’s another team that’s faster than us?”

Stuart raised his eyebrows and quickly turned around, dragging his chubby body toward Tarly. He quickened his pace when he saw Tarly blankly pointing at the spatial gate’s fat screen.

Stuart approached the screen and said to Cosmo, who also ran over. “Cosmo, someone has already entered the sixth stage before us!”

The screen displayed: “Current number of teams entering the next stage: 1.”

Cosmo looked as shocked as Stuart. “Who could it be?!”

He stood there in a daze for a moment. Indeed, he was dazed because he could not guess which team had entered the next stage before the rest.

“Let’s not waste time guessing, Cosmo. Let’s hurry up and enter to see which team it is.” Stuart was also anxious as his tone changed slightly.

Cosmo nodded as his eyes glinted. He waved his hand, saying, “All of you! Set off immediately!” He took the lead and walked toward the spatial gate.

Stuart also quickly waved to his buddies and followed closely behind Cosmo.

…

“City Lord, a team has entered the mission’s final stage!”

“Got it. Continue monitoring them!” Mundus could not suppress his excitement when he heard the words on the other end of the call.

“The others are incompetent, failing to follow the Vice City Lord!” The voice of self-blame sounded from the other end of the call.

“Oh, my big brother is participating too?” Mundus’s voice became higher.

Clang!

The sound of the phone hanging up came from the other side of the call.

Mundus instantly calmed down when he heard that. “All right, I’ll continue observing and send two more people to support you in a while. Report to me if there’s any progress.”

After hanging up the call, Mundus fixed his gaze on the screen displaying the scene in the fifth stage’s mission area. He felt conflicted at that time.

He was thrilled to hear that several teams had entered the final stage. He had a hunch that there would be teams that could complete this mission soon, meaning he could finally untie the knot in his heart.

However, he was also concerned about his elder brother. Although Landis was powerful, only one person was with him in the final stage. Even if Moss were as powerful as Landis, it would be dangerous for just two people to enter the final stage.

“Sigh, why won’t my brother listen to me and bring a few more people along?!” Mundus slammed the coffee table, shattering the tempered glass into pieces.

…

Moss and Landis arrived at the final stage’s core. A Mutated T-rex as tall as a five-story building stood at the core’s center. It stood out among the crowd.

It was spitting fire and roaring at Moss, who was observing it. It was as if it warned the intruders not to invade its territory.

There was a mass of spinosaurus, behemoths, and Savage Dragons within a 30-meter radius around Moss.

People called the Magical Beast a Mutated T-rex because its forelimbs were more prominent and robust than usual. Its claws and teeth were also unusually sharp.

Moss threw a hard granite rock at the T-rex to test it. His actions angered the T-rex, so it used its claws and teeth to tear the rock apart like a piece of tofu.

Landis quickly pulled Moss 10 meters away and warned, “We’re now 60 meters away from the Mutant T-rex, young man. Even so, we’re not safe.”

He paused and observed his surroundings with extra vigilance. He said thoughtfully, “It’s impossible to get close to the S-rank Mutated T-rex if you don’t have strong defenses.”

Moss nodded as his mind raced. He was not worried about the beast’s attacks since he possessed Absolute Defense. However, he would face the T-rex and its companions’ combined attack if he could not kill the Mutated T-rex within a minute.

Even if he killed the Mutant T-rex without Absolute Defense’s protection, 30 times his full strength or Holy Belief-enhanced shields, could he defend against the large group of carnivorous dinosaurs?

However, Moss thought about his ten times increased speed and agility from Holy Belief. He could reduce the damage he received by 10% and have a high chance of avoiding the other party’s attacks.

Moss’s heart jolted, and he revealed a confident smile. “Old man, you and Little Seven must help me attract the beasts guarding the Mutant T-Rex elsewhere. I will charge in and kill the T-rex immediately after.”

“Baa, baa!” Little Seven bleated excitedly. It would lower its head and raise its big horns from time to time. It had utterly prepared itself for battle.

The older man was amazed as he sat atop Little Seven. His eyes were wide open as he looked at Moss. “I know you’re strong, but it’s dangerous for you to face an S-rank beast alone, young man.

“However, I can’t stop you if you insist on going. I only want to advise you not to act recklessly. If you can’t beat the beast, you must run.”

Moss nodded gratefully. “Okay, I’ll be careful. You two be careful too.”

As he spoke, he saw a figure running over from the corner of his eye.