They snuck in and left the cave in under three minutes.
The members of the Evil Tiger race were not alerted during the entire process.
Decker had seen these people's theurgies but the methods they used still shocked him.
How were they able to take the Evil Tiger race's Arcana so easily?
It was all just a piece of cake for them!
The series of events was inconceivable to Decker but the others simply went on as if everything was entirely normal.
As an independent island, the Night View Island had no means to communicate with the outside world, so it didn't have as many Other Shore Tokens. The combat strength was mainly increased through fusions with Treacherous Beings.
However, even if these Treacherous Beings were powerful, they weren't as good as Other Shore Tokens.
Moreover, Zen and his companions still had the Holy Stones and the Light of Annihilation, which made it easy for them to deal with the hostility-level Treacherous Beings that might come their way. Of course, that was their trump card, so they wouldn't use it unless it was truly necessary.
After they left the Evil Tiger race's territory, Zen and his group made their way towards another connected mountain.
Decker was in a good mood. He had proved his value to Zen and robbed the Evil Tiger race in accordance with the Wooden Leaf race's wishes.
"The members of the Desert race are living at the foot of the mountain. They're our allies," he told them.
"Is robbing an ally frowned upon here?" Pearson asked. Decker hurriedly waved his hand.
"I'm very familiar with the Desert race so it would be easier for us to take their Arcana, but they went to the Ghost Mountain not long ago and have consumed all their Arcana. It wouldn't make much sense to go there since you won't really get any."
The races on the Night View Island were usually shrewd realists.
Both the Wooden Leaf race and the Desert race acknowledged their weakness so they decided to forge an alliance with each other. Once one of them became a strong force, they would immediately turn friends into enemies.
"Next," Zen said dismissively.
It was entirely possible for Decker to have been lying. There was a high chance that he was taking advantage of Zen and his group in order to suppress the Wooden Leaf race's opponents.
Whether this possibility was true or not, Zen and his group did not really care.
Soon enough, they arrived at the third mountain.
Snake-shaped creatures gathered around and flitted here and there.
These snake-shaped creatures could communicate through telepathy. If one of their members were attacked, the rest would know straight away.
"I believe in your strength but fighting with these guys may end badly. I hope you reconsider," Decker told them.
Fuxi shrugged in nonchalance. "Next."
They were in a hurry to accumulate Arcana and couldn't waste any time dawdling.
On the fourth mountain, they came upon the sheep-headed men.
According to Decker, this race was very suitable since they had moderate strength and no doubt had acquired quite a lot of Arcana.
Zen and his group quietly observed the comings and goings of the race for about three minutes before they were able to find the opportunity to sneak in.
It was generally the same process. After they gained control of the huge sheep-headed man, they plundered all the Arcana and left quietly.
After that, everyone expected things to sail smoothly but that wasn't the case.
The races they chose afterward were all bust. Either the races had used up all of their Arcana or they had a special way to hide them. Some leaders were also incredibly resolute and would rather die than hand them over.
In the end, Zen and his group managed to gather fewer Arcana than they would've liked.
One thing that they realized during this series of plunders though was that it was a wise decision to have kept Decker by their side.
His input proved to be extremely useful, especially when they had to deal with troublesome races.
When night came, the group dug out a stone cave on top of a mountain and settled there.
They had collected a total of three hundred and forty-two Arcana, including the Arcana that had been traded with the Grass Bull yesterday.
Zen pursed his lips as he calculated their spoils. "How many people can enter the Ghost Mountain with these Arcana?" he asked.
"A person needs two hundred Arcana to enter," Decker answered. "So it means one and a half people can enter now. You have good luck and great strength, and your efficiency is really high."
In his eyes, their rate of accumulation was already incredible.
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