The warrior took a deep breath, pondered for a moment, and then felt compelled to speak.
No matter what, his own life was paramount, and besides…
The warrior glanced down at the gear he had just taken off.
He had deliberately removed his equipment to lower Bai Ye's guard, not only the vigilance of their current standoff but also to prevent Bai Ye from discovering his little maneuver. Although the gear was off, the communication device was still active.
That's right, the warrior had called for backup!
So, as long as he could stall for a little time, others would arrive.
In that case, sharing some information wouldn't be a problem. After all, if he managed to kill Bai Ye later, what significance would the information have?
"You must have seen the data on this forbidden zone," the warrior said. "Right?"
Bai Ye nodded, emphasizing again, "But I'm not asking about the forbidden zone itself. I want to know what happened in this area?"
The warrior replied, "That's precisely what I'm talking about. I believe the situation in this region has changed due to our arrival, but it's not directly related to us. Well, you can think of it this way: if this were a story, the plot has been altered because of this."
Bai Ye pondered for a moment, then shook his head, "I don't understand."
The warrior explained, "I don't know if you've noticed this, but the World Battlefield is comprised of many different regions, and these regions actually exist within various worlds, or have existed in different worlds."
Bai Ye interrupted, "I know that."
The warrior nodded. "Kelter, Cat Face, and Scar. To me, they are real individuals who lived about three hundred years ago. They were exceptionally talented young elites at the time, especially Kelter and Scar, who were considered future elite Predators. However, unexpectedly, they didn't even complete their coming-of-age rituals. This forbidden zone in this region is the story of their three unfinished coming-of-age rituals..."
"About their coming-of-age rituals and the underground pyramid ruins..." Bai Ye interrupted, "I have a general idea, so we can skip this part."
The warrior shrugged and continued, "Then there's our appearance. My companions and I are chosen ones. According to the forbidden zone data, the Predator commander dispatched a large number of Predators back to their homeland to search for Kelter, Cat Face, and Scar, and to confirm if a Xenomorph Queen had been reborn. This is both correct and incorrect."
Bai Ye asked with confusion, "What do you mean, both correct and incorrect?"
The warrior explained, "The incorrect part is that we are chosen ones, unlucky individuals forcibly sent to the World Battlefield. How could we possibly be dispatched by the Predator commander? Moreover, does the Predator commander have the ability to send Predators into the World Battlefield?"
Indeed, that was impossible. The selection for the World Battlefield seemed to have no logic; it was simply a random influx of people from various worlds.
In the early days, there were indeed those who wished to enter the World Battlefield voluntarily, especially from combat-oriented civilizations that considered themselves powerful. They had researched this matter, but no one had succeeded.
The World Battlefield was not a place one could leave at will, nor was it a place one could enter at will.
Bai Ye asked, "Then, what about the correct part?"
The warrior said, "We do need to search for Kelter, Cat Face, and Scar, and confirm if a Xenomorph Queen has been reborn. If a Xenomorph Queen has been born, we need to kill it. If not, we need to destroy the Xenomorph egg sacs to prevent the hatching of Queen embryos."
Bai Ye suddenly frowned and pondered for a moment, then said, "Your forbidden zone mission is different from ours, isn't it?"
The warrior's heart leaped, because Bai Ye had guessed correctly.
Although he was sharing information, the warrior had deliberately avoided some key points, or rather, he was deliberately using ambiguous and somewhat misleading statements to share information with Bai Ye. The reason, of course, was that the other Predators hadn't arrived yet, and the warrior had to continue stalling for time.
However, what the warrior hadn't expected was that Bai Ye had figured it out so quickly.
Of course, the warrior didn't know that Bai Ye wasn't guessing. In his previous life, Bai Ye had experienced something similar. Initially lacking information, Bai Ye couldn't deduce anything, but after the warrior spoke, Bai Ye had a clearer picture.
It seemed the forbidden zone in this area was divided by factions. As chosen ones, the warrior and his companions had naturally joined the Predator faction, and their forbidden zone missions belonged to the Predator missions. This particular forbidden zone was likely designed to screen for members of the Human faction, hence the reward for Forbidden Zone Mission Two being a distress signal device.
As for the Xenomorph mission…
Bai Ye was unsure of that for now, but the logic was sound. Perhaps there were even chosen ones from the Xenomorph species?
As soon as Bai Ye finished thinking, he felt a bit far-fetched. It was possible for there to be chosen ones among the Predators, as they were intelligent beings. Xenomorphs, on the other hand, were closer to a beastly form, and calling them intelligent beings was a stretch, despite their reproductive system. It was difficult to constitute a world from them.
Bai Ye thought for a moment and then said, "So, your mission should be to hunt Xenomorphs and humans, right? And are there any missions related to entering the pyramid ruins, or any rewards?"
The warrior nodded helplessly. "Yes, there are missions to hunt both Xenomorphs and humans. As for rewards, we need to find an electronic map. This is a structural diagram of the pyramid obtained by the scientific expedition team scanning the pyramid ruins with instruments from the outside. Based on the life data scans indicated on it, we can determine the location of the Xenomorph egg sacs."
Bai Ye asked, "Then, what are your thoughts on the sudden appearance of beasts in the glacier? Hmm, do you know what 'beasts' are?"
"Of course, I've been in the World Battlefield for a long time and have interacted with people from many beast-taming worlds. In fact, the glacier wasn't the first region I arrived in after entering the World Battlefield," the warrior said. "Those beasts were just a coincidence."
Bai Ye responded, "A coincidence?"
The warrior explained, "This is information I've gathered from some beast tamers. The fundamental reason for the massive appearance of beasts in the glacier is a beast called Regias. This beast is very famous and powerful in a certain beast-taming world, known as a legendary beast, and is called the Ice God Pillar."
Bai Ye nodded. "I already know that. The question is, what is the connection between Regias, the Xenomorphs, and you Predators?"