"Guild Leader, there are patrols approaching from a distance. If we don't leave soon, we'll be discovered." Just as
Ever since the group had entered the interior of the Ark, Didiao Beifeng had kept his detection skill active, scanning for movement in their surroundings. Although the detection range within the Ark was limited, it still covered three hundred yards—enough for everyone to prepare countermeasures in advance.
"How many?" Shi Feng asked.
"Two, and they're moving fast. They'll reach us in no more than fifteen seconds," Didiao Beifeng reported.
"Fifteen seconds? Looks like we don't have enough time." Shi Feng frowned slightly. According to his estimate, opening the door to a secret chamber like this would take around twenty seconds even for a Master-rank Lockpicking Assassin, and no one in the team had reached Master rank in the Lockpicking skill yet.
As for the timeline Didiao Beifeng had estimated, Shi Feng was quite confident in its accuracy.
A competent Ranger was far more than just a ranged damage dealer. More importantly, they had to constantly monitor their surroundings and assess the situation—and while Didiao Beifeng might be somewhat lacking in combat technique, his observational skills and judgment were absolutely top-tier.
"Guild Leader, we're running out of time." Bai Qingxue glanced at the countdown—they had eight minutes left before the forced logout, and according to the distance shown on the map, they still had one-third of the journey ahead of them.
If they couldn't enter the inner zone before the system update, getting back in after relogging would be even harder—let alone finding a treasury in advance and dealing with the trap arrays inside it.
Shi Feng hesitated as well.
In his previous life, the Fallen Ark had been one of the Divine Realm's most famous treasure troves. But because the trap arrays in the inner zone were extremely dangerous, very few people had managed to obtain its treasures, which was why the major guilds had essentially given up on the Ark.
But Shi Feng hadn't expected that a War Weapon Arsenal would appear in the outer zone.
War Weapons might not be particularly useful for ordinary players, but for a guild, even slightly high-grade War Weapons were more valuable than fragments of Legendary items.
"Forget it—drop the inner zone. Let's take care of this arsenal first." After some thought, Shi Feng chose the arsenal. Not for any other reason, but because
If they could get their hands on high-grade War Weapons, they might be able to make up for Zero Wing's lack of combat power.
As long as they could protect the city now, how could the value of a few fragments of Legendary items even compare?
"Ke Le, Ban Jiu—you two hold off the patrols and keep them from getting close. Everyone else, look for trap arrays in the area. Huo Wu, get to work on the lock!" Shi Feng ordered in rapid succession.
"Yes!"
Upon hearing his orders, everyone sprang into action.
The two Fallen Ark Patrols were just like the ones they had encountered at the entrance—Level 63 Grand Lords with fifty-seven million HP. But Ke Le and Ban Jiu had long since memorized the patrols' attack patterns, and even without the magic array's suppression, they could handle them.
Meanwhile, Huo Wu was working on the lock.
For a secret chamber within the Fallen Ark, the time required to pick the lock was secondary. The real challenge was the incredibly complex unlocking mechanism—one wrong move and you had to start over. Only by disengaging each layer of locks in sequence could the chamber finally be opened.
Time ticked by, and a full minute passed while Huo Wu had only completed about half the process.
"Guild Leader, this is bad—two more patrols are heading our way!" Didiao Beifeng said, his expression anxious.
If it were just three patrols, they could still manage, but four would be a completely different story. As for killing the patrols—that would be an incredibly foolish move. These special life-forms were immortal. Even if they spent a huge amount of time taking one down, they would only gain some experience points. In ten minutes, the patrol would be back in fighting shape, and with each resurrection, its combat strength would grow even stronger. No sane person would do something like that.