Cave Refuge

Seeing the tacit performance of the others around him, Dong Tianyu knew that the appearance of the spatial portal near Magic Capital Base must not have been a one-time occurrence, or else everyone could not have coordinated so well to let Leonard's teammate capture the first monster that came out of the portal.

As the first giant mosquito slowly passed through the spatial portal, numerous more giant mosquitoes started to surge out continuously from the portal, and compared to the first slow-moving giant mosquito, the following mosquitoes began to pass through the portal at an increasingly rapid rate.

Although still only one mosquito at a time, the ones following seemed to have prepared in advance, not only speeding up their bodies passing through the portal but also immediately spreading their wings upon emerging, ready for immediate takeoff.

However, while these mosquitoes had made preparations for the crossing, the survivors who had been waiting at the portal were already sharpened and ready.

At this moment, the survivors formed a circle around the portal as the center, and starting from Leonard's position as the starting point, they began capturing the giant mosquitoes emerging from the portal in a clockwise rotation.

Seeing such a tacit cooperation among the surrounding survivors, Dong Tianyu then realized that he had originally thought Leonard was just casually greeting him, but now seeing Leonard's current position, in the present order, Dong Tianyu happened to be coincidentally the last in line.

Realizing this, a feeling of being calculated surged in Dong Tianyu's heart, because according to the order of arrival, the ownership of the first mosquito that came out from the portal should rightfully have been his.

Even if Magic Capital Base, represented by Leonard, had the priority to capture, he should have been second in line.

Although Dong Tianyu himself was not familiar with these underlying rules, Leonard by his side definitely understood them crystal clear.

Since Leonard knew the rules, when he was just chatting with him, he could have casually stood on any side of Dong Tianyu.

Yet, knowing these underlying rules, Leonard still chose to stand to the lower right of Dong Tianyu, clearly intending to place Dong Tianyu last in the sequence.

Despite not knowing what benefits capturing these giant mosquitoes would bring, nor how many would come to Blue Star through the portal, the benefits that should have belonged to him had slipped away due to Leonard's scheming, and realizing this made Dong Tianyu's complexion naturally turn very ugly.

The sudden change on Dong Tianyu's face was naturally noticed by Leonard, who had been keeping an eye on him.

The reason why Leonard stood to the lower right of Dong Tianyu was deliberate because such occurrences had happened more than once, and most importantly, he was the one who set the capture order, so it would be strange if he didn't understand it.

The appearance of spatial portals around Magic Capital Base has happened more than once, and except for the initial absence of a constructed detection radar, every time a new portal appeared, Leonard would always bring along members of the Special Team.

The situation with unknown individuals like Dong Tianyu wasn't rare, but previously Leonard was always the first to arrive, and others followed suit, so even when strangers arrived.

They would either cautiously observe from afar or, like everyone else, choose a spot and surround the new portal together with others.

Usually, the survivors who participate for the first time tend to not be among the first to arrive, so logically their positions would be in the lower middle, so by the time it's their turn they would know what to do if they are not foolish.

However, this time, Dong Tianyu uncharacteristically arrived first, which made Leonard, who was always in the leading position, feel slightly miffed. Even though Leonard knew that regardless of whether he stood to the left or the right of Dong Tianyu, the ownership of the first creature coming out from the portal would be theirs.

But Leonard simply found Dong Tianyu disagreeable, so he deliberately positioned himself to the lower right, relegating Dong Tianyu to the last position and also subtly reminding others through the current stance about Leonard's unfavorable impression of Dong Tianyu.

However, due to his status, it wasn't convenient to articulate directly and could only hint to others in this way. Of course, if Dong Tianyu had questioned it directly, he could explain that since Dong Tianyu was new to Magic Capital Base and unfamiliar with the situation here.

Therefore, it was intentional to help Dong Tianyu choose this position, allowing him to observe the actions of others and understand this kind of situation before personally trying his hand at it.

Of course, everyone knew that these frequently appearing portals only allowed a limited number of Otherworldly Creatures to cross, which is why one's position within the team is so crucial.

Just like this time, although there were nearly one or two hundred people present, many teams, though not as large as Leonard's Special Team with twelve people, typically consisted of five to ten members.