The Shelter Game: Me, Starting with a Tenfold Drop Rate

Amidst a cacophony of arguing voices, Aron slowly opened his eyes. He felt as if his head had been struck by a heavy object.

After a struggle to get up from the ground, Aron suddenly realized he was in a wilderness-like area. Not far from him, Anna was still lying on a rock with her eyes tightly shut.

"Anna! Wake up! Are you okay?!"

With Aron's urging, Anna finally managed to awaken. Just like Aron, she was oblivious to her surroundings upon waking.

However, the loud arguing coming from nearby caught their attention.

"It sounds like the arguing is coming from a slope below us. Are we… above a valley?" Anna asked Aron, a hint of confusion in her voice.

Aron shook his head. "I don't know, but we can go take a look over there first."

Aron quickly moved toward the direction of the noise, soon arriving at the edge of a cliff.

Just as Anna had guessed, they were indeed positioned above a valley. Below, several individuals were engaged in a heated argument.

Among them, three people looked very familiar to Aron and Anna. These three were typical members of the Night Blades, but their levels were not particularly high.

Opposite the Night Blades members stood a makeshift team of casual players. It seemed that both sides were embroiled in a dispute over the ownership of a loot drop.

"I never expected to run into members of the Night Blades here. It seems that there are quite a few of them in the Desolate Canyon," Aron remarked to Anna.

Anna nodded in agreement. "Since Elder Lawrence is here, it's definitely not surprising that there are many Night Blades members around. Elder Lawrence is surely a core member of the Night Blades.

While I'm not sure who ranks higher between him and Elder Seville, I do know that he likely commands more power than Elder Seville does."

Anna's analysis was far more precise than Aron's. Although she hadn't encountered Elder Lawrence's subordinates in the previous battle, she believed that the Desolate Canyon held significant importance for the Night Blades. Therefore, Elder Lawrence's position here must be quite prominent.

"What should we do next? Are we just going to stand by and watch? I think as members of the Angel Guild, we should help the ordinary players who are being harassed by the Night Blades," Aron suggested directly to Anna.

Aron had always been a person with a strong sense of justice. Moreover, after becoming the true leader of the Angel Guild, he felt even more compelled to fulfill the duties of an Angel Guild member.

The original purpose of establishing the Angel Guild was to address the various unexpected situations that arose within the shelter game. After the emergence of the Night Blades, the primary goal of the Angel Guild shifted to confronting them.

As members of the Angel Guild, they had to be enemies of the Night Blades at all times. Even if cooperation was necessary, it could only be born from self-interest. After observing the situation for a while, Anna directly agreed with Aron's plan of action.

"I think your plan is sound. Let's jump down from the cliff. Although we've sustained some injuries in our previous encounter, our strength has mostly recovered now."

After saying this, Aron jumped off the cliff without hesitation. The arguing members of the Night Blades and the ordinary players were oblivious to Aron and Anna's actions. By the time Aron and Anna reached them, the argument was still in full swing.

"This loot was obtained after we struggled to defeat a powerful exotic beast. You have no right to take it from us!" shouted a leading ordinary player at the Night Blades members.

The expressions on the faces of the three Night Blades members were extremely fierce, and they wore cold smirks.

"Do you even know where you are? This is the Desolate Canyon! All loot from the Desolate Canyon belongs to us, the Night Blades!

Hand over that loot immediately. If you continue to create a fuss, don't blame us for being rude! The strength of the Night Blades members is formidable!"

The leading Night Blades member may not have been particularly strong himself, but he still had the audacity to make such statements in front of ordinary players.

Ordinary players often felt intimidated when faced with powerful organizations like the Night Blades and the Angel Guild. Most would simply choose to flee. However, just as the leading player finished his sentence, an unfamiliar voice echoed from behind the crowd.

"When did the Desolate Canyon become your Night Blades' territory? You have no right to control the Desolate Canyon. The entire shelter game belongs to all of humanity."

As Aron spoke, he stepped out from the shadows. His sudden appearance left both the Night Blades members and the ordinary players engaged in the argument bewildered.

The Night Blades member who had just been boasting looked at Aron dismissively and said, "Who are you? What gives you the right to talk to me?"

Upon hearing this, Aron merely smiled. In an instant, he transformed into a swift blur and, before anyone could react, appeared right next to the Night Blades member.

The other two Night Blades members, confronted with this unexpected situation, chose to flee without hesitation.

"It seems your companions don't believe that being a member of the Night Blades in the Desolate Canyon guarantees safety. They abandoned you without a second thought. Do you have anything to say for yourself?"

Aron didn't pursue the two fleeing Night Blades members, knowing that Anna would certainly catch them.

The Night Blades member under Aron's control displayed a hint of fear on his face, but he mustered the courage to speak. "I don't know who you are, but I have to admit your strength is impressive. However, I must warn you that the Night Blades truly control the entire Desolate Canyon.

If you kill me here, the other members of the Night Blades will not let you get away with it. Our superior is Elder Lawrence, and the power he possesses is beyond your imagination."

Upon hearing the name Elder Lawrence, Aron's smile grew even brighter. "So you're one of Elder Lawrence's subordinates! Then why don't you tell me what kind of person Elder Lawrence really is? If he is indeed very powerful, I might consider sparing you."

Aron's words seemed to bolster the other's confidence a little more. "Elder Lawrence is the most powerful being in the entire Desolate Canyon. He can even command monsters and exotic beasts within the shelter game.

I've witnessed Elder Lawrence single-handedly dismantle the primitive tribes in the Desolate Canyon. Those tribes possessed incredibly powerful and strange spells. Some were even capable of summoning extraordinarily powerful entities. Yet, when faced with Elder Lawrence, those primitive tribes were utterly powerless.

You ordinary players will never gain any advantage against Elder Lawrence. So it's best for you to leave here quickly. If you choose to leave right now, I won't hold any grudges over what you've done before."

After hearing this, Aron nodded in response.

"Elder Lawrence does indeed possess such immense power. But why should I choose to leave? My goal is to meet Elder Lawrence, for he is my greatest enemy!"

As Aron spoke these words, an expression of utter shock spread across the faces of everyone present. Even the ordinary players felt that Aron was being a bit too overconfident.

"Although I don't know your name, I, along with my friends, are very grateful to you. You just need to let us leave with our loot. There's no need to offend too many members of the Night Blades," one of the ordinary players suggested, thinking Aron had already provided them with enough assistance and that they shouldn't put him in a more difficult situation.

Aron shook his head. "This has nothing to do with you. If you want to leave, you should do so quickly. Other Night Blades members might be on their way here right now."

Aron didn't want the ordinary players to get caught up in the conflict between the Angel Guild and the Night Blades.

The ordinary players exchanged glances and ultimately decided to flee as quickly as possible. They felt they had neither the right to help Aron nor the capability to fight against the Night Blades.

Once the ordinary players had left, Anna appeared before Aron with the other two Night Blades members in tow.

"You see? Your two companions were eventually persuaded to come back by my team."

After regrouping, the three Night Blades members all wore expressions of deep frustration.

They now realized that Aron and Anna were not figures they could easily defeat.

"Your status in the Night Blades isn't very high, so I won't make things too difficult for you. I just want to know more information related to Elder Lawrence and the Night Blades. If you can provide me with the relevant intel, I might consider letting you go.

If you refuse to share any information, don't blame me for being harsh," Aron said in a surprisingly gentle tone, delivering words that instilled great fear in the Night Blades members.

Without any hesitation, the three Night Blades members divulged everything they knew. However, the information they possessed was quite limited. They knew that the Desolate Canyon was under the control of the Night Blades and that their highest superior was Elder Lawrence. They were also aware that Shadow City was not far from their current location. Beyond that, they had no additional information.

They had never even visited Shadow City, let alone seen Elder Lawrence in person.

After gathering all the information, Aron decided to dismiss all three Night Blades members.

"I didn't spare them; I destroyed their shelters in the shelter game. Now they won't be able to access the game any longer," Aron said, glancing at Anna as he spoke slowly.