The moment Long Ming saw the notification, his heart lurched. He looked up at the others and said,
"A gold drop!"
Johnny, Cloud Fish, and the others instantly forgot about looting and rushed over, shouting excitedly.
"Let me see!"
"I’ve never seen a gold-grade item before."
...
"Here!"
Long Ming chuckled and handed them the meteorite.
"Whoa, so this is a gold-grade item? It doesn’t look that special."
Johnny took it and scratched his head.
"You don’t get it, do you? The best stuff never looks like much."
Cloud Fish rolled her eyes at Johnny.
"Exactly,"
Tang Yue chimed in with a smile.
"Alright, give it back to Long Ming after you’ve had a look,"
Xiaoqi said to Johnny and the others with a smile.
"Here."
Johnny then handed the meteorite to Long Ming.
"Right. You take the photo."
After taking the meteorite, Long Ming handed the photo to Johnny to put in the safe.
He then raised his wristband and scanned the meteorite directly into the safe. In a great mood, he said,
"Let’s search the rest of this place, quick."
"Yeah! We’ll try to find another gold for you!"
Cloud Fish and the others were fired up.
"Deal!"
Long Ming replied with a smile.
Cloud Fish and the others immediately continued searching the shelves in the room.
Meanwhile, Long Ming wandered around the room, looking for anything else of interest.
As he passed the mechanical pillar in the middle of the room, he suddenly saw a dust-covered machine embedded in its back.
’What’s this?’
Long Ming stopped, a look of surprise on his face.
...
「Observatory Base · Central Hall.」
Qian Wei, Qian Lan, and Xiao Qiu retreated into the hall with their subordinates.
"Quick! Guard all the entrances! The enemy will be here any second!"
Xiao Qiu shouted in a panic.
Qian Lan scanned the hall and said to Qian Wei,
"This won’t work. The hall has four main entrances, but there are too many smaller, secondary ones. We can’t guard them all. We’ll lose the initiative!"
"I think Miss Qian Lan is right,"
Gao Feng said in agreement.
"Then what do we do?"
Xiao Qiu looked at Qian Wei anxiously.
Qian Wei’s expression shifted rapidly. He scanned the area, saw more obstacles on the north side, and then made his decision.
"Quick, everyone fall back! Move all these iron crates to the north side! We’ll make our stand in the northern area."
"Yes, sir!"
Hearing the order, everyone immediately rushed to move the iron crates.
They lined up the crates to form a makeshift barricade, then mounted their weapons on top.
This not only gave them an advantage but also deprived the enemy of potential cover.
Meanwhile, the streamer Sun Zhou was huddled in a corner of the hall, broadcasting nervously.
"Ladies and gentlemen, due to a surprise attack, the All Stars Guild is now at a disadvantage and has been forced to fall back to the main hall. As you can see, Lord Qian Wei and his members are fortifying the north side of the hall, using crates to build a temporary defensive line to face the coming enemy."
On the livestream screen, messages quickly flooded the chat.
"The Star God Guild is so damn sneaky."
"Fight them head-on if you’ve got any guts!"
"Are you brain-dead? Who fights a ’fair’ war, you morons?"
"Exactly."
"What are you idiots yapping about!"
"Don’t like it? Then log on and fight!"
....
「Inside the Star Wish Cafe.」
Watching the livestream, An Qing shook her head and turned to Mira.
"Sister Mira, the situation doesn’t look very good for us, does it?"
"It’s not just ’not good,’ it’s terrible," Mira said with a sigh. "Don’t be fooled by our numbers. We might have a few more players than the Star God Guild right now, but at least a third of our survivors are from affiliate guilds. They aren’t our strongest fighters."
"Looks like our hopes for a three-peat are slim,"
An Qing said, looking very disappointed.
...
「In the corridor outside the hall.」
Farina and Fakam advanced with their subordinates, stopping just before the entrance.
A scouting subordinate came forward to report.
"The All Stars Guild has fully retreated to the north of the hall. There are about seven hundred of them."
"Retreated to the north side, so we can’t pick them off one by one. Looks like they’re planning to fight us to the death,"
Farina reminded Fakam in a low voice.
"Then let’s grant them their wish. Gather everyone and enter from the west entrance. It’s about time for this battle’s curtain call."
Fakam raised his wristband and checked the time.
The sky was already getting light. He had no interest in dragging this out with Qian Wei any longer.
"Yes, sir!"
Gefens and the others replied grimly.
...
「Inside the hall.」
Qian Wei and his people hid behind the iron crates, their expressions grave.
At this moment, the sound of hurried footsteps came from the west entrance.
"The west side,"
Qian Lan called out instantly.
Everyone turned to look at the west entrance.
Fakam and Farina charged in with over four hundred people. Seeing the lack of crates on their side of the hall, they quickly scattered for cover behind the pillars.
"Mr. Qian Wei, the situation is clear. If you surrender and withdraw now, perhaps I can still grant you a graceful exit,"
Fakam said to Qian Wei confidently.
"Hmph, I was wondering who it was. So it’s you, you skulking rat. Don’t think you’ve already won just because you have a slight advantage. Come and try us, if you dare!"
Qian Wei retorted without any courtesy.
"You really think you can win by hiding behind those iron crates? Today, I’ll show you what real strength is. Get them!"
Fakam waved his hand at his subordinates.
At this moment, Star God Guild players carrying metal shields moved up, covering their comrades behind them as they advanced.
Seeing them charge, Qian Wei waited until they were in range, then waved his hand and roared.
"Fire!"
The machine guns opened up in a frantic spray, and his subordinates unleashed a barrage from their automatic rifles, holding nothing back!
BANG BANG~
A dense hail of bullets rained down on the Star God Guild players.
The Star God Guild was immediately suppressed by the overwhelming firepower, forcing them to take cover behind nearby pillars and return fire.
It was undeniable that the iron crates gave Qian Wei’s side a significant advantage. Most of the Star God Guild’s offensive was blocked. In contrast, the Star God Guild players had little cover aside from the pillars, and their assault faltered.
Fakam watched this unfold, not with concern, but with a slight smirk.
Just then, several Star God Guild players stepped out, shouldering rocket launchers. They immediately locked onto the All Stars Guild’s machine gun positions.
WHOOSH WHOOSH~
Rocket after rocket shot over.
’This is bad.’
Seeing the danger, Gao Feng immediately tackled Qian Wei to the ground.
BOOM~
AHHH~
Amidst the screams, All Stars Guild players were blown to smithereens as the machine gun emplacements were wiped out one after another.
"Charge!"
Gefens led the charge.