Chapter 516 - 200: Manipulating Desire, Up and Down! Direct Invasion by a Third Party

The more they discovered, the more authority they gained within the entire Giant alliance.

The more they could obtain.

"Fuck!"

"My connection node to the Ninth World is gone!"

"Doesn’t it change every six hours?"

"I’ve only had it for less than three hours!!!"

...

Just as the group of Giants was interrogating Number 0 and Tang San, a Giant NPC with a nose as long as his arm and a body made of a wood-like material suddenly cried out in alarm.

A few hours ago, this very Giant had been lucky enough to get a connection node to the Ninth World. But he never expected that the connection, which usually changed every six hours, would vanish after he’d had it for less than three.

"What?"

Hearing his cry of alarm, the other Giants were also taken aback.

The Ninth World, a special trading space, was now well-known to all the NPCs and bosses within the Pacific Ocean Special Region.

Because the connection nodes changed every six hours, the major alliances that knew about it shared the information with all so-called intelligent beings to maximize the nodes’ effectiveness. Even the third faction, the Sea Race, was well aware of the Ninth World’s existence.

After several weeks, everyone had come to see the Ninth World as a bonus trading space included in a special version update. Because it allowed for unlimited long-distance trading and the exchange of all kinds of goods, the importance of the Ninth World had become self-evident. In fact, some Giant alliances might even be forced to disband if they failed to get a connection node several times in a row.

Now, hearing that one of their alliance’s connection nodes had disappeared prematurely, all the Giants were startled.

"Quick!"

"Go check on the other one!"

Hearing the Giant speak, someone shouted and went to check on another intelligent being—one who wasn’t a Giant but had also been lucky enough to get a node.

"What’s going on!"

Soon, when they heard that the non-Giant’s connection node had also disappeared, everyone’s hearts skipped a beat. They were worried that the suddenly vanishing nodes would cause their alliance to dissolve...

"Wait!"

"I can connect to the Ninth World now?"

Just as the expressions of all the Giants were changing drastically due to the sudden development, another Giant suddenly shouted in shock. He saw that the interface for the Ninth World had appeared on his personal panel.

"Holy shit! I got it too!"

"Holy shit! I got it too!"

"Holy shit! I got it too!"

...

Following his astonished cry, five or six others also exclaimed in surprise. In almost an instant, many of them discovered they now had connection access to the Ninth World.

"Report!"

"In City 18, someone randomly received a Ninth World connection node! Requesting protection!"

Just as all the Giants were panicking, a subordinate Intelligent NPC rushed into the meeting point to report. According to their rules, the moment any intelligent being gained access to the Ninth World, it had to be reported immediately, regardless of what the Giants were doing.

Now, the report had arrived!

"Report!"

"In City 3, someone randomly got a node..."

"Report!"

"In City 19, someone randomly got a node..."

"Report!"

"In City 7, someone randomly got a node..."

...

To everyone’s astonishment, guard after guard ran in, shouting their reports. Then, these guards were also left dumbfounded as they heard each other’s reports.

"What is going on!"

"What is going on!"

"What is going on!?"

Amid the angry roars, a Giant with a special statistics skill tallied the results. In less than two minutes, he determined that, in a near instant, 400 NPCs in their vicinity had acquired connection nodes to the Ninth World.

This terrified everyone.

They knew that, according to statistics, the entire Sun Special Region averaged fewer than two hundred connection nodes in total. None of them could have imagined how, all of a sudden, their people had obtained 400 connection nodes!

"Investigate!"

"See if the other alliances are experiencing the same thing!"

"Investigate!"

"Investigate!"

Soon, command after command was issued. The Giants wanted to know if this situation was unique to them, or if the entire Pacific Ocean region was experiencing it.

"Huh!"

"It’s gone!"

"It’s gone!"

"It’s gone!"

But before the investigators could even leave, the shouts began again. The newly acquired connection nodes had disappeared...

"Fuck!"

"It’s back?"

Just as they were reeling from the loss, someone else shouted again!

The connection nodes were back!

Only this time, the new connection nodes had appeared on different people...

WHOOSH~

WHOOSH~

WHOOSH~

Soon, all the Intelligent NPCs and bosses in the center of the island, including the Giants, were in a panic. Everyone saw it. As if it were a glitch in the system, countless people suddenly gained connection channels to the Ninth World. But in the blink of an eye, these connection channels vanished again. However, less than a minute later, the connection channels reappeared, descending upon different beings...

The entire area was thrown into chaos because of this strange phenomenon.

You’ve come!?

Next to the Giants, Number 0, who had been brought out for interrogation, heard their shocked cries. The one who had sent out the Scamming Waist Cutter, she instantly knew who had arrived. A smile touched her lips as she murmured softly.

CRACK—!

Just as all the NPCs were panicking and Number 0’s eyes were shining, a sharp cracking sound suddenly echoed in everyone’s ears.

"The Sea Race?"

"A Sea Race invasion!"

"Why are the Sea Race invading us here!?"

Staring at the shattered Early Warning artifact, the Giant in the very center let out a furious roar.

WHOOSH!

WHOOSH!

WHOOSH!

At the sound of the shattering artifact, the Giants cast aside their panic. In a flash, they shot toward the seashore...

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