Chapter 201 - 176: They Chose to Enter the Water

Chapter 201: Chapter 176: They Chose to Enter the Water

Harold Thompson and his group had yet to reply, but the other players in District 122 couldn’t hold back anymore.

"Ms. Rhodes really gives off an incredibly strong vibe."

"It’s not a vibe; it’s a fact."

"Harold Thompson might be arrogant in our District 122, but in front of Ms. Rhodes, he’s just a small fry. It’s perfectly normal that she doesn’t take him seriously."

"Back on Void Isle, the burning bottle in the Void Beast’s hand was given by Ms. Rhodes. Once they found out, didn’t they just scamper away with their tails between their legs even after being bombed?"

"I wonder how they’re feeling right now?"

"Will they fly into a rage out of humiliation and actually attack Ms. Rhodes’s raft?"

"@Harold Thompson, I support you guys making a move. Ms. Rhodes has waaaay too many resources on hand."

"..."

A group of players began to egg on Harold and his crew. After all, they were all people hoping to see them crash and burn.

Harold and the others were indeed keeping an eye on the world channel. They wanted to see if they could fish out any information about Rowan from Zelda Parrish and the rest. They did manage to find out, but what did they get? Bad news.

Even knowing that they were in the waters above the sunken shipwreck, Rowan was actually still down there at the wreck and hadn’t even planned to come up. She was completely looking down on them. As for the other players, every single one of them was wicked.

Harold believed he had been keeping a very low profile lately, yet he hadn’t expected there to still be so many players who disliked them. They were all incredibly malicious on the inside! To think they would despise someone like him, who was only bad on the surface. After reading the world channel, Harold fumed with a double dose of fury.

Meanwhile, it wasn’t just Harold Thompson, Simon Quinn, and Elias Ziegler at the scene. Players like Sean Rowan and others had gradually arrived and regrouped with them. Since they were able to group up in the first place, most of these players were not low in Level, so they wouldn’t fall too far behind.

Having just arrived, they learned about the current situation from Harold and the others. In the blink of an eye, they also found out that Rowan completely dismissed them, leaving each of them looking somewhat indignant. After all, in District 122, anyone who mixed with Harold was either ambitious or a fool. Therefore, not everyone was truly convinced of Rowan’s supremacy. The only thing they submitted to was her sheer strength.

"Rowan clearly doesn’t want anything to do with us. She’s gathering resources straight from the shipwreck. If we keep waiting until she strips it bare, what’s going to be left for us?"

"I think we should just go down there, grab whatever we can, and leave."

"It’s not like the sunken shipwreck has her name carved on it."

"There are so many of us! What are we afraid of?"

"What do you say, are we doing this or not?"

"..."

As the group spoke, they stared intently at Simon Quinn. They knew very well that Simon would be the one to make the final decision.

The idea to wait for Rowan to come up and negotiate with her had originally been Simon’s, but under the current circumstances, she had no intention of talking at all. So Simon had no choice but to change his mind. And indeed, he had.

He genuinely hadn’t expected that Rowan wouldn’t even entertain a discussion, nor did she plan to emerge from the bottom of the sea. That left them with only two choices: leave, or dive into the water and explore the shipwreck. If they had been willing to just leave, they wouldn’t have gathered here for this long. That left only one option: get in the water.

With this in mind, Simon spoke up. "Then let’s all dive in and give it a try. When it comes to raft strength, we can’t compare to Rowan, but in terms of individual combat power... that’s a different story."

He was proposing they take a gamble, and the others voiced their agreement one after another. So, one by one, they began prepping their diving suits and oxygen bottles.

Yet, not a single one of them said a word in the world channel. They were waiting—waiting until they successfully snatched a share of the pie from Rowan. Then they would properly show off in the world channel and deal a blow to her prestige while they were at it.

A short while later, after getting fully suited up, Harold, Simon, and their crew left only one person behind on the rafts while the rest plunged into the water. The moment they entered, Seabird One and its companions noticed them.

"They’re in the water! They’re heading for the sunken shipwreck!"

"We can’t go underwater, so we can’t tell Master!"

"It’s fine. Rowan has the Water-Repelling Pearl. Those players don’t have her level of agility in the water."

"Right, we need to have more faith in our master."

"So we just watch helplessly?"

"They only left one person on their rafts. We can go steal their stuff!" Void Beast Atticus suggested directly. "I have spatial storage. I can carry as much as we can take!"

"That’s a great idea."

The little animals huddled their heads together, hatching a wicked scheme. In their minds, the strong naturally ruled over the weak.

Just as Seabird One and the others were gearing up to raid Harold’s rafts, they had no idea that another player’s raft had actually approached this patch of the sea.

When this player saw the sunken shipwreck icon appear in the waters, she froze for a moment. Immediately after, upon spotting a luxurious raft alongside several others huddled closely together, she instantly understood what was happening. She had truly stumbled into a gathering of titans.

Earlier, she had just been casually chatting in the world channel. She had followed Harold’s group, wondering if she could pick up some scraps, but to her surprise, she really did stumble upon an opportunity and witnessed such a massive spectacle.

However, should she mention this in the world channel?

The thought flashed through her mind, and Wendy Thorne decided that yes, she should!

Her raft level wasn’t low by any means, so self-preservation definitely wouldn’t be an issue. Moreover, she had always stood on the side of big shots like Rowan and Celia Lynch, and she had just applied to join Rowan’s team. Though she hadn’t received a response yet, she was still brimming with confidence. Reporting this development now could be considered an opportunity; perhaps it would earn her some bonus points!

With that in mind, Wendy had already started typing out her message. In the blink of an eye, her post appeared on the District 122 world channel.

"Wendy Thorne: I actually entered the sunken shipwreck area and saw the rafts belonging to Ms. Rhodes and Harold’s group. I don’t know the situation on Ms. Rhodes’s end, but I watched with my own eyes as Harold and his crew went into the water! It looks like they really plan to take a piece of the pie from the shipwreck. If there are any further developments, I’ll let everyone know!"

Seconds after Wendy posted this, she instantly drew the attention of the other players.

"Holy crap, you actually ran into them?"

"Harold and his guys went into the water?"

"How brave of them!"

"Can they really snatch a piece of the pie from Ms. Rhodes?"

"Come to think of it, they were probably waiting to negotiate with Ms. Rhodes to see if she would allow them to enter the shipwreck, or maybe they wanted to work for her. But after Ms. Parrish’s post let them know that Ms. Rhodes completely disregarded them, they decided to dive in and try their luck."

"Don’t tell me they’re thinking that with their superior numbers, they might actually be able to beat Ms. Rhodes in the water?"

"That’s highly likely."

"The situation on the seabed is indeed complicated!"

"..."

As the players speculated, they managed to figure out Harold’s intentions crystal clear. Everyone’s interest was thoroughly piqued as they eagerly waited for the ensuing developments.

Haha, this whole ordeal really felt like watching a serialized drama.