From Abyssal Invasion to Bursting Stars with a Single Sword

After a brief self-introduction, the ten people in the stone house were somewhat acquainted with one another.

Within the team of four, the leader was a brown-haired Caucasian named Charles Water, and the blonde woman was Allen Bella.

Although the trio was of Asian descent, they were not from Da Xia; their captain was named Park Hyun-jin.

This led to an increase in the mutual precautions among the three teams.

The three teams came from different countries and regions.

This meant that the difficulty of the Abyss Battlefield was much greater than what the task had indicated.

Charles Water took the initiative to propose an alliance with Park Hyun-jin, who agreed rather quickly.

Within five minutes of starting, these two teams had formed a unified front.

Lu Heng and Su Muyu exchanged glances but did not comment on the alliance between these two teams.

That glance was also to inquire about the situation outside from Su Muyu.

As a Perceiver, Su Muyu had dispatched the Chongming Bird to scout as soon as she woke up.

She leaned close to Lu Heng and whispered, "I've seen the Black Iron Dwarves, they look a bit like Master Gulu."

In fact, a lot could be determined from the world information of the Abyss Battlefield.

The world information had mentioned that a Darkville Black Iron Tribe inhabited this place.

In other words, they had actually been transported into the world of the Black Iron Dwarves.

If this Abyss Battlefield task went well, it might even help Gulu reunite with his people.

However, Quenching Castle was on Blue Star, and this was the Abyss World; they could only hope to find Gulu's tribe, but reuniting them would not be so simple.

Charles Water's team of four and Park Hyun-jin's team of three had successfully allied, so the two teams gathered to discuss information about the battlefield.

Charles Water glanced at Lu Heng and asked, "Would you like to form an alliance? If you agree to follow my commands, I can exchange Abyss Battlefield information with you."

Upon hearing his terms for alliance, Lu Heng couldn't help but frown.

To ally with them meant to follow their commands.

In some respects, this was a reasonable approach, but it was not very equitable.

Moreover, his condition was to exchange information about the Abyss Battlefield.

His words implied that he had valuable Abyss Battlefield information, and if they wanted access to it, they had to follow his lead.

Originally, Lu Heng had considered whether to provide some critical information to them for the sake of completing the Abyss Battlefield task more quickly and advancing the progress of the task.

He didn't expect such a condition from them.

Now Lu Heng lost interest; the other two teams showed clear signs of rejection.

If they were to ally, it was very likely that they would be used as cannon fodder.

In the Abyss Battlefield, being used as cannon fodder by other teams was a common occurrence.

The more dangerous the world, the more likely this scenario became.

It seemed their concept of alliance was indeed unequal.

If it was inequitable, Lu Heng was not interested.

He directly refused Charles Water's offer and retracted the information he had intended to disclose to them.

In fact.

When Lu Heng saw the information about the Abyss Battlefield, he noticed some discrepancies.

First, this world was the world of the Darkville Black Iron Tribe, with Black Stone City in the Black Stone Mine, originally the homeland of the Darkville Black Iron Tribe.

It had been taken over by Bloodline Demons.

That is to say, the summoning to the Abyss Battlefield was actually to support the Darkville Black Iron Tribe.

Yet the first item in the main quest was: Avoid being hunted by the Darkville Black Iron Tribe.

Why would they face persecution from those they came to support?

What was going on?

To the Darkville Black Iron Tribe, humans certainly were foreign beings, and it was normal to be cautious, but direct persecution was a bit abnormal.

Since the information about being pursued was included in the main quest, it indicated that this was more than a simple precaution against foreigners; there was intense animosity, otherwise they wouldn't be pursued right from the start.

Aside from being hunted by the Darkville Black Iron Tribe, they also had to avoid being hunted by Bloodline Demons.

In other words, they were summoned to be chased by two powers.

Could it be that the previous batch of Superpower Users summoned here was wiped out because they were hunted by both forces?

Su Muyu kept her eyes on the Abyss Battlefield information and quietly asked Lu Heng, "I've already seen the Black Iron Dwarves with the Chongming Bird. Should we try to communicate? We're in a hostile relationship with the Black Iron Tribe now, aren't we?"

Actually, in the Abyss World, not every civilization suffering from the Abyss' invasion was a target for rescue.

Some civilizations had already degraded into Abyss Minions and would become enemies of the summoned warriors.

If Lu Heng hadn't seen the Challenge Task, he might even suspect that the Black Iron Tribe here had fallen.

However, the Challenge Task clearly mentioned helping the Black Iron Tribe drive out the Bloodline Demons and to rebuild their homes.

That is to say, this summoning to the Abyss Battlefield was to come and support the Darkville Black Iron Tribe.

So the Black Iron Tribe here probably hadn't degraded into Abyss Minions.

Of course, just because they hadn't fallen at the moment of teleportation didn't mean they wouldn't fall later on.

Lu Heng nodded and replied, "Right now, we are enemies with the local Black Iron Tribe. Let's not contact them yet; after understanding the reason for the hostility, then we can think of a strategy. With our relationship with Master Gulu, we have an advantage in contacting the Black Iron Tribe."

Apart from the hostile relationship with the Black Iron Tribe, other information could also be obtained from the world info.

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

The Darkville Black Iron Tribe had fought against the Bloodline Demons for three years and still hadn't managed to drive them out of Black Stone Mine.

Therefore, there must be a large number of Bloodline Demons in the Black Stone Mine, and it was also crucial to be vigilant about another piece of world info mentioning that terrifying creatures inhabited Black Stone Mine.

While Lu Heng was analyzing the information from the Abyss Battlefield, the other two teams in the stone house had also finished their discussions.

Charles Water stood up and said, "Da Xia people, are you sure you don't want to form an alliance?"

Lu Heng stood tall and met his gaze, replying in an even tone, "If you're willing to follow my command, I might consider an alliance."

When Charles Water heard this, he couldn't help but let out a derisive laugh, "What kind of joke is that? The team from Poxy Town has already agreed to follow my command. Do you really think you three people are qualified to compete with me for the leadership?"

The white team leader's attitude aligned with the stereotypes that Lu Heng had of them.

Regardless of ability, confidence came first; whether or not they could manage a team well, securing the leader's position was the priority.

Lu Heng spread his hands and replied, "If you don't agree to follow my command, then let's forget the alliance."

Charles Water curled up the corners of his lips in a sneer, "Then prepare to run for your lives. When you're being chased down, don't expect us to lift a finger to save you."

No sooner had the words left his mouth,

Su Muyu immediately tugged at Lu Heng's sleeve to signal, "Black Iron Dwarves are coming."

Just then,

a shout came from outside the stone house, where a Black Iron Dwarf yelled, "They're here, I found those damned outsiders!"

Immediately after, all sorts of Black Witchcraft, arrows, and flame-infused rocks smashed towards the stone house.

Charles Water and the team from Poxy Town rushed out to face the Black Iron Dwarves' first wave of assault before swiftly retreating, without giving any thought to Lu Heng's trio.

Lu Heng pulled on Su Muyu's arm and said, "Activate Invisibility; let's go!"

The three of them entered the Invisible State, dashed out of the stone house, and without engaging the Black Iron Dwarves, they turned and retreated in another direction.

One of the Perceivers among the Black Iron Dwarves shouted, "Here, they've gone invisible, look for my mark!"

Next, arrows, Black Witchcraft, and flame-infused boulders continued to bombard in the direction of Lu Heng's trio.

Lu Heng's gaze sharpened, and he released Su Muyu's arm, saying, "Go on ahead."

Then, he turned around, drew his Aurora Blade, activated Bullet Time, and cut down the incoming arrows, momentarily holding off the Black Iron Dwarves' assault while allowing Su Muyu and the other to withdraw first.

Once the pair was beyond the range of perception, Lu Heng quickly retreated.

Because of Lu Heng's swift movement, the Black Iron Dwarves lost track of him after chasing for two or three kilometers.

After evading their pursuit, Lu Heng followed the Chongming Bird's guidance and reunited with Su Muyu.

After their first skirmish with the Black Iron Dwarves, Lu Heng noted several issues.

This group of Black Iron Dwarves were elite soldiers with considerable combat power.

Moreover, upon detecting Human Power Users, the dwarves didn't bother with even a speck of communication and immediately launched an attack.

This was actually a bit unreasonable.

Su Muyu also noticed the issue, "Why is the hostility of the Black Iron Dwarves so intense? They didn't say a word, just attacked. I thought about trying to communicate, but there's no chance whatsoever."

"Indeed, I also feel something is not right. Even if there's hostility towards outsiders, upon discovery, they should at least observe or communicate briefly before deciding whether to attack. There must be something we don't know about," Lu Heng mused with a frown.

Lin Zeyu raised an eyebrow and said, "Do you think there's a chance that before we were summoned, another group of Power Users had already been called here? There are food wrappers left by the previous warriors all over the ground.

"If the previous Power Users made enemies with the Black Iron Dwarves, haven't we just become the scapegoats?"

Upon hearing this suggestion, Lu Heng patted him on the shoulder, "You might be right, that's a real possibility."

Actually, when Lu Heng saw the food wrappers on the ground earlier, he had already been pondering this issue.

Since there were other Power Users summoned before them,

Then the previous wave of Power Users must have interacted with the world's races and forces.

And with interaction, there could be multiple outcomes, possible alliances, or enmities.

If the previous Power Users had become enemies with the Black Iron Dwarves, then would the Black Iron Dwarves differentiate between the two groups of Humans?

They certainly wouldn't differentiate, and upon sight, they would attack, treating them as enemies.