《MMORPG: Divine Mech Hunter》 Chapter 1 - 1 Hunter 1 Chapter 1 Hunter Trantor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Editor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Li Yao held the gaming sses in his hand and dazedly stared at the electronic calendar on the wall. Even now, he still couldn¡¯t bring himself to believe it. He had been reborn, back to ten years ago. At that moment, his wrist vibrated. As Li Yao tapped with his finger, a palm sized holographic screen appeared above his wrist. On the light screen, there was a pretty young girl who looked no more than a teenager. ¡°Bro, you forgot to call me again, mom and I are missing you.¡± Listening to his sister¡¯s innocent voice, Li Yao felt a bit dazed. Memories of his past life flooded back in torrents. Yao was born into an ordinary family, he had graduated from the best university in China after high school, and he had always been the pride of his parents. However, after he graduated from college, Li Yao¡¯s parents had tried to arrange for him to be a civil servant. With his qualifications, it wouldn¡¯t have been difficult for him tond such a position, especially with the help of a distant rtive. But he had fallen in love with a different career. He was passionate about gaming. He dreamed of bing the most popr livestreamer andmentator in all China, even the world. Li Yao¡¯s father strongly disagreed with him pursuing this seemingly futureless career. Neither father nor son could convince the other. In the end, Li Yao had left his family behind and started his career as a livestreamer, releasing game guidance materials online. Since then, several years had passed without him going home. One time, Yao partnered with the gold farming team of Shengshi Guild to run dungeons. While livestreaming, he exposed how the Shengshi Dynasty¡¯s Second Team leader was selfishly hoarding gear. This incident was widely broadcasted online, it was even deliberately used by rival guilds to tarnish Shengshi¡¯s reputation. The Shengshi Dynasty directed all their anger at him. They targeted and sabotaged him both in-game and in reality by employing all sorts of despicable means. This caused him unbearable misery. It didn¡¯t just stop at him either; it eventually lead to his sister and his parents having to help him pay off his enormous debts, causing terrible damages to his family. Even now, he could remember the despairing look in the elderly eyes of his parents, and recalled how each passing moment had felt like his heart was being pierced with pins and needles. ¡°Bro, what¡¯s wrong? Are you having a hard time outside? You should juste home. You know, dad may act the toughest, but he actually cares for you the most. He always beats around the bush to get news of you from me.¡± Li Yao took a deep breath to steady his emotions, then said with a smile: ¡°I¡¯lle home, I¡¯ll be back soon.¡± ¡°Really? Bro, you¡¯re not short on rent again, are you? I have saved up some pocket money. Why don¡¯t you use it first? But, you mustn¡¯t tell mom and dad.¡± Li Jia knew Li Yao very well. She knew that he wouldn¡¯t easily admit defeat unless he encountered some problems. ¡°Would you look at that¨Cyou don¡¯t think highly of your brother at all, huh? You should keep your pocket money for your dowry.¡± Li Yao said, shaking his head, ¡°Just focus on your studies for now. I¡¯ll be home by the end of the year at thetest.¡± ¡°Hehe, alright then, remember what you promised and don¡¯t lie to me. Oh yeah bro, you should check your ount. I¡¯m going to go have dinner, bye.¡± Before Li Yao could say anything, Li Jia¡¯s image had disappeared. Li Yao clicked on his wristmunicator and saw an extra five thousand credit points added to his ount. A bitter smile appeared on his face. ¡°In this life, I won¡¯t let you worry about me again. I will also ensure that you live a good life. Definitely.¡± After being reborn, it became very clear to Li Yao what he truly wanted. In his past life did he really not want to be a civil servant? Did he really want to be a livestreamer ormentator? The answer was no in both cases. All those decisions were influenced by his narrow-minded pride. He felt that since he was adult, his parents shouldn¡¯t be able to control his every move. His decision to leave was just a burst of pride. Looking back now, it all seemed incredibly naive. Standing by the window of his fifty-plus floor apartment, gazing down at the never-ending stream of levitating cars below, Li Yao cleared his mind. Li Yao decided to return to ¡°The Ancient God World¡± and start anew. After all, in his previous life, he was a quasi-god-level yer. Because he had been forced to make a living by writing game walkthroughs after being framed, he was familiar with all sorts of game guides in order to avoid repetition. Even now, he had a vast amount of game strategies in his mind. In addition, the entire world was now interconnected, even the severals within the Sr System had been developed and this system became a single nation. ¡°The Ancient God World¡± was a VR game nned and released by the Sr System government. All the continents and administrative regions were in a single server, purportedly to promote integration within the system. The deeper implications were to prepare for humans entering the interster era, with the game being designed to be incredibly difficult and brutal to reflect the harsh realities of ster development. The official goal was to prepare humans to face the imminent, fierce and brutal interster era. The server could amodate nearly twenty billion people from the Sr System, ensuring a normal operation. As someone who had been reborn once, Yao knew these statements were true. Thanks to the push from the government, nearly a hundred million yers joined the game on the day it wasunched. Within five years, ¡°The Ancient God World¡± became the true second world. With numerous strategies in mind and a quasi-god level of skill, why would he choose any other path after being reborn? Based on his previous experiences, he would have to leave this ce in five days because he wouldn¡¯t be able to afford the expensive rent and would have to move to a slum. Now, the most critical issue that Yao faced was not revenge, but earning three months¡¯ rent to pay to thendlord. Otherwise, He would have to pack up and leave. After sorting out his thoughts, Li Yao put on his sses and activated the virtual device. ¡°The Ancient God World¡± has been online for two days, and Li Yao already owned a level two rogue character. Having been reborn, he chose to be a hunter. Not to say of his ns, but in terms of strength alone, he was only a minor expert after ying as a rogue for two years in his previous life. Forced to delete his ount, he then yed as a hunter. After eight years of ying as a hunter, he had be a quasi-god-level yer. Given this, he wouldn¡¯t choose to y as a rogue. ¡°System: Citizen Li Yao still has two opportunities for character rebuilding. ¡± ¡°System: Would you like to recreate your character?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°System: Please select your race and profession.¡± The ¡°Ancient God World¡± borrowed and merged from games of Earth¡¯s past millennium to formte their game. The game consisted of several continents, each having a variety of intelligent beings. Overall, each continent was divided into three factions: The Light Faction, the Dark Camp, and the Neutral Faction. Having been reborn, Li Yao naturally understood all of these and made his choice without hesitation. ¡°I choose High Elf, and as for the profession, I choose Hunter.¡± ording to racial talent, ancient elves and Amazons were more suited to the profession of hunter. But Li Yao couldn¡¯t make that choice, because his n required him to be a mechanical hunter as a High Elf, and evolve to be among the top most ranked among all quasi-god yers, even within the god-level yers. ¡°System: Please create a game name.¡± ¡°Prairie Fire.¡± ¡°System The game name is avable. Enjoy your game.¡± Citizens from various parts of the Sr System were divided not ording to administrative districts or races, but ording to their chosen game characters and assigned to various continents. The spawn location for High Elves was the Tower of the Sun. This was the main beginners¡¯ vige for high elves. Of course, the beginners¡¯ vige where Li Yao was located was merely a mirrored space of the Tower of the Sun. Otherwise, how can a single beginners¡¯ vige amodate so many yers? Two days have passed. Ordinary yers were already more than level two. But the beginner¡¯s vige where Li Yao was, was incredibly busy, with new characters continuously spawning. Li Yao nced at the sun, determined his direction, and struggled through the crowd. Since the yers all came from different administrative districts and were of different races, the congregation was even more chaotic. It took Li Yao more than ten minutes to push through the square where new yers were spawning. ¡°There are twenty copper coins in the backpack, more than enough.¡± Upon seeing the copper coins in the money bag, Li Yao let out a sigh of relief. ¡°I want to buy a climbing axe and a dposition knife,¡± Li Yao said to the NPC at the grocery shop. ¡°A regr climbing axe is two copper coins, while a superior one is ten copper coins. The dposition knife costs the same.¡± ¡°I want a regr climbing axe and a superior dposition knife,¡± Li Yao handed over the coins. The climbing axe is a must-have item for casual yers, a tool designed specifically for climbing enthusiasts. But the reborn Li Yao understood that just because it was a recreational item didn¡¯t mean it was useless to them, the gaming yers. If used correctly, even leisure items could y a very important role. In order for Li Yao to be a hunter who canmand mechanical pets, he must obtain an item that would be easy to getter in the game when yers possess flying mounts. But for now, he needed to rely on the climbing axe. And the superior dposition knife also had its uses. Li Yao spent the remaining money on low-quality arrow shafts, almost filling his sixteen-slot bag. He then fastened the novice bow on his back and swiftly ran out of the beginner¡¯s vige. Outside the vige was equally bustling, with countless yers killing monsters. Several yers from the Hua Xia region kindly invited him to team up along the way, but Li Yao politely declined as he ran toward his destination and checked his character¡¯s attributes. Character: Prairie Fire Job: Hunter Life: 100 Magic: 100 Strength:3 Agility:5 Intelligence:3 Endurance::3 Spirit:4 Attack:4-6 Armor:4 Move Speed:105% Passive Talent: Arcane Affinity, increased shy rate of magic item production by 2%. Passive Talent: Magic Resistance, resist magical damage by 2%. Active Talent: Arcane Torrent, interrupts the magic of enemies within eight yards and recovers 30% of the caster¡¯s magic, with a cooldown of two minutes. Equipments: Novice short bow, attack 1-2. Regr Arrow Bag: Ten slots, armor 1. All high elf hunters who chose to have the same attributes. However, ording to different professions, character attribute points have different effects on the character. Half an hourter, Li Yao arrived in the level 5 monster zone. Looking at the towering Tomb of the Sun Chaser in the distance, Li Yao finally found a reference point. What Li Yao wanted was in a small valley in the mountains north of the Tomb of the Sun Chaser. From the outside, it would appear to be a range of mountains. Only by climbing to the top of a mountain could one see a small valley. Li Yao cautiously skirted around the monsters and arrived at the foot of the mountain. In his current state, getting entangled with level five monsters meant certain death. ¡°System: yer has changed the operating mode to free mode, confirm?¡± ¡°Confirm.¡± The Ancient God World has two modes of operation, free mode and lock mode. In lock mode, the system assists yers in correcting and calibrating, and skills and attacks are adjusted ording to the yer¡¯s attributes. In free mode, all actions, attacks, and skills arepletely up to the yer, and the hit attribute does not work. Many yers happily chose free mode because the official had given a detailed introduction to the free mode. Many monsters have breakthrough settings and skillpletion settings. The higher the skillpletion, the higher the attack, and the special effects of the skill will also increase correspondingly. In the official exnation about the breakthrough setting for monsters, hitting the breakthrough spot would yield special materials that are basically unobtainable in the lock mode. However, the reality was that melee yers had it easier. Even if the skillpletion wasn¡¯t high, they were still causing damage. Due to the reform of the hate mechanism, monsters generally wouldn¡¯t just stand still to get hit like in other online games. These mobile monsters caused countless long-range yers to resent them. Mages had it a little better as the early stage gestures and incantations were simple, just casting spells was enough. Only bow and arrow users, who are not shooting athletes, found hitting monsters with a bow many times more difficult than mages. The result was that they were either too close and got killed by the monsters or too far and couldn¡¯t hit them. Not only were the hunter yers frustrated, other professions also didn¡¯t want to team up with hunters, leading to numerous yers giving up ying the hunter ss. Even in the previous life, after a decade of gamey, hunters were still the least yed amongst all professions, their numbers weren¡¯t even one tenth that of Warrior yers. Most of the remaining Hunter yers mainly depended on their pets to survive, with very few able to handle a bow and arrow well. It was only when hunters were able to use hand crossbows, hunting rifles, and crossbow cannons as they levelled up, did they finally heave a sigh of relief. Chapter 2 - 2 Eye of the Creator 2 Chapter 2 Eye of the Creator Trantor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Editor: EndlessFantasy Trantion The Divine Enthronement battle after ten years of the game¡¯s operation, all other sses had divine positions, only the Hunter didn¡¯t. Back then, Li Yao, after ying Hunter for eight years since giving up on the Thief upation, had practiced his bow and arrow skills hard, however, wasted two years ying Thief at the beginning of the game. Despite being the leading figure among Hunter yers, he still had no divine position, thus became a Quasi-god, essentially a Demigod. This greatly disappointed him. After resurging in reality, one of the things Li Yao wanted to do most was to change the plight of the Hunters. Li Yao believed that out of the nearly 20 billion people, there must be a great number who yed Hunter but gave up before they even started. What the Hunters are missing is a role model to prove that they are not inferior to any other upations. Since he had a climbing axe and ten years of gaming experience, climbing a small hill was a piece of cake. It only took him over ten minutes to climb the 200+ yards high hill. Standing on top, he could see the statues erected in the valley. ¡°Titan Statue, it should be here.¡± There were quite a few elite Demon Wolves wandering in the valley. He couldn¡¯t see the creature¡¯s data, but ording to his memory, these Demon Wolves should be level 60 elites. As a quasi-god level master, Li Yao could easily calcte a monster¡¯s aggro range. Slowly approaching the nearest Demon Wolf, until the Demon Wolf stopped suddenly, looking around in confusion, Li Yao swiftly retreated. ¡°Aggro range is about thirty-eight yards.¡± Li Yao returned to the top of the hill to look over the entire valley. Half an hourter, he finally found a hopeful path to the interior of the valley through observing the patrol routine of hundreds of Demon Wolves. He tiptoed around each Demon Wolf very carefully. The route was winding andplicated. Being spotted by a single wolf would spell certain death during the entire process. Just because he drew the route doesn¡¯t mean he is safe. Demon Wolves are moving creatures. Li Yao had to keep a simtion of their routine in mind. If he made a slight error in his calction, the result would only lead to a dead end. When Li Yao reached the safe zone under the statue, his whole body soaked in cold sweat. It took him a while to recover. It wasn¡¯t physical fatigue, but mental exhaustion. Simting the movement routes of nearly a hundred Demon Wolves for an hour in his mind, any regr person would¡¯ve fainted from exhaustion and been forcibly retired from the game. ¡°It should be this treasure chest.¡± Li Yao climbed onto the shoulder of the tall Titan statue and finally saw a small treasure chest on the back of the Titan¡¯s neck shimmering with a rainbow light. There are two types of treasure chests in The Ancient God World, one is the random chest. They randomly regenerate on the regional map and randomly drop items of corresponding regional levels. These chests will respawn after a certain time once opened. The second type is called the unique chest. These chests are unique. The respawn locations are fixed, and the items they drop are also fixed. Plus, they won¡¯t respawn after once opened. Such as the chest that Li Yao was opening. After Li Yao opens it, all the chests in the High Elf¡¯s Newbie Mirror Map would disappear. 1%2%3%4%¡­99%100% Despite being unlocked, it takes at least a minute to open this kind of chest. If interrupted, it takes even longer. In his previous life, Li Yao has seen countless bloodshed triggered by a single treasure chest. Click With a soft sound, the rainbow-colored chest finally opened. ¡°System: Opened a unique chest, obtained the Eye of the Creator.¡± Eye of the Creator Quality: Legacy Equipment (attributes grow with level) Strength 3 Agility 3 Stamina 3 Effect: The Creator¡¯s Pact, able to form a pact with mechanical creatures. Effect: Once you learn Engineering, you can craft engineering items without a blueprint. Effect: The Creator can perceive all things and deceive all sentient beings. Requirement to wear: Hunter Durability: Never Wears Out It is indeed here, a smile appeared on Li Yao¡¯s face. This item, which would usually require level 60 and a flying mount to get, was already in his possession at level 0. How could he not be thrilled? Moreover, this was the most crucial step of his n after reincarnation. All other ns have to pivot around this item. In The Ancient God World, equipment is categorized as Damaged (grey) Common (white) Finest (green) Excellent (blue) Epic (purple) Legendary (gold) Mythical (dark gold) Divine Artifact (rainbow). Plus, there is a special kind of equipment, the legacies (red). Such equipment usually possesses growth and uniqueness. The creator refers to the Titans, who supposedly made this deste teem with life and wonders. Tens of thousands of years passed, the Titans have be extinct in this world, but their creations and relics are scattered across all continents. In his previous life, the Eye of the Creator was discovered by a Japanese yer despised by everyone two years after the game started. The man was of a terrible character. His favorite activity was to kill Chinese low-level characters. Killing a few low-level characters once or twice was eptable, but what was unbearable was how he persisted in killing Chinese low-level characters over the years. He was once ced on the most-wanted list by countless Chinese guilds. In a desperate escape, he stumbled here and discovered the Eye of the Creator. Still, although this man was strong, no one respected him. He had practically no friends in the game, even Japanese yers loathed him. When people found out he obtained the Creator¡¯s Equipment, he practically became a universal enemy. Relying on the Eye of the Creator, he fought against three to four major guilds alone, massacring countless blows. But in the end, he had too many enemies. Against the ocean of billions of yers, he ultimately made an ignominious exit. He never logged in again after going offline, and the Eye of the Creator disappeared from everyone¡¯s sight as well. Countless people sighed with regret. If they had the Eye of the Creator, perhaps the Hunters could also obtain divinity, causing many Hunters toment with frustration. Upon obtaining the Eye of the Creator, Li Yao didn¡¯t feel a shred of guilt. Legacy equipment is incredibly powerful. Not only it¡¯s equivalent to an extra equipment slot, but also because of their incredibly powerful special effects. The first effect allows him to sign pacts with mechanical pets which is incredibly overpowered. The mechanical items he crafts will possess a certain level of wisdom, just like a Creator. The second effect, as long as he learns Engineering, even if he doesn¡¯t have blueprints, he can still craft items he conceives. This is recognized by the system rules. As for the quality of the items crafted, it depends on the skills of the maker and the quality of the materials used. The third effect, as the Titans created all beings, naturally, they can see through the strengths and weaknesses of all beings and fabricate camouge. The so-called camouge is almost like a second identity, with plenty of benefits. For example, in the early stages, if he didn¡¯t want to attract attention but had strong capabilities, things like first kills in raids or boss announcements could be imed under the identity created by the Eye of the Creator. He could y the role of an unseen expert while secretly amassing broader wealth under his own identity. For another example, when he is at a high level, he could switch races to the opposing faction. Of course, this is not an actual race change, but an illusion created by the Eye of the Creator. This deceit has been used by the Japanese yer in his previous life. If his real-life identity hadn¡¯t been forcibly uncovered, his in-game identity wouldn¡¯t have been exposed. Now that Li Yao had obtained the Eye of the Creator, the game rules dictated that he could only use a pet once he reached level 10 as a Hunter. Consequently, the most important things for Li Yao right now were acquiring the design for a mechanical pet and leveling up. Once again, Li Yao arrived atop a cliff and, without hesitation, jumped off. Due to the game¡¯s zero-death penalty, which ensured nothing was lost upon death, and the close proximity of a graveyard, Li Yao revived at the foot of the mountain a few minutester. ¡°This is the perfect spot for level 2 and 3 elite raptor respawns. Taking down these elite raptors should help speed up my progress,¡± Li Yao checked his skills panel. Each ss, when starting at level 0, could learn one of three initial skills. Subsequent basic skills would require learning from a skill trainer, and advanced skills would require skill books. The three skills for the Hunter ss were Charged Arrow, Concussive Shot, and Arcane Shot. Charged Arrow: The greater the power umted, the more potent the arrow, with first level charge doing 125% damage, second level 150%, third level 175%, and fourth level 200%. Arcane Shot: Fires an arrow imbued with arcane energy, causing 150% damage. Cooldown time is 10 seconds. Concussive Shot: Fires an arrow that does 50% damage and slows the target for 4 seconds. Cooldown time is 8 seconds. All three skills were great and necessary for gamey. However, since Li Yao was leveling solo, he needed to learn Charged Arrow. In free mode, the charged arrow could potentially knock back or even knock down a target if sessful. However, Li Yao¡¯s current weapon was just a white-ranked Novice Bow, only capable of achieving a level one charge. A green-ranked bow would enable a level two charge, and so forth. Higher bow quality allowed for higher charge levels, but achieving a charge level above four also meant meeting certain yer attribute requirements. The High Elves¡¯ eyes turned green due to their Sunwell being corrupted by the Scourge, but by equipping the Eye of The Creator, Li Yao¡¯s eyes reverted back to their pure sky-blue color. After equipping the Eye of the Creator, Li Yao gained a different perspective of the elite raptors. ¡°The blood-colored hue on its head signifies a breakable spot. Red dots appear when it runs, marking weak spots or knockdown points. The special effects of Eye of the Creator are incredible.¡± Thrilled, Li Yao surveyed the terrain and skillfully nocked his arrow. The moment the bow shimmered with a golden light, the arrow was let loose. ROAR¡­ The arrow fired with deadly precision, finding its mark on the small crest atop a nearby raptor¡¯s head. -12 Hitting a weak spot added bonus damage, resulting in 12 points of damage. If the shotnded on a hard-fleshed part, the level 0 Li Yao would only deal a forced -1 damage effect on an elite raptor. Raptor Elite (Yellow) Level 2 Health: 800 Armor: 35 Attack: 36-42 Fierce Bite: Violently bites the prey, causing three stages of damage. Leap w Attack: Powerful leap attack, using the momentum to rend prey with its front ws, causing 120% damage and 80% bleed damage. Another function of the Eye of the Creator was to provide monster data without the need for appraisal skills. Given Li Yao¡¯s current health of just over a hundred points, he would nearly be instantly killed if attacked by a raptor. Under free mode conditions, if the damage or force was sufficient, it could knock down or knock back monsters. Monsters charging at you would increase their attack, but conversely, they were also more susceptible to being knocked down. Facing the charge of an elite raptor from dozens of yards away, Li Yao had no intention of evading. He remained rooted where he stood, his bow drawn with an arrow ready. When the charging raptor elite was within a dozen yards of Li Yao, he released the bowstring; an arrow, carrying a faint whistling sound, sped forward. -8 The razor-sharp arrow fiercely buried itself into the rear leg joint of the raptor elite. The elite raptor stumbled but still sprung quickly towards him. With a swift side-step, Li Yao narrowly avoided the raptor¡¯s lunge. At the same time, a Charged Arrow, glowing yellow, once again hit the same spot as the first arrow. The raptor, nearly the height of a person, instantly tumbled to the ground, writhing and struggling to rise. ¡°This red dot on the knee joint must be the knockdown point.¡± With ten years of experience, Li Yao naturally knew to target the raptor¡¯s hind legs. As raptors relied on these hind legs for running, sufficiently damaging them would cause the raptor to fall. The Eye of the Creator was able to directly reveal these knockdown points, allowing Li Yao to down the raptor with just two arrows instead of the usual five or six. ¡°The Eye of the Creator,bined with my perfect archery technique, is a match made in heaven.¡± While he pondered, Li Yao smoothly continued to draw his bow and shoot his arrows. Simply pulling back the bow counted as first level charge, and each arrow urately struck the raptor¡¯s crown. -12-15-11-13 His actions flowed smoothly like a running river, often releasing arrows without using any aim, seemingly firing blindly. However, every arrow managed to find its mark atop the raptor¡¯s crown. It is important to note that the raptor elite was not stationary; it was constantly struggling while lying on the ground. Yet, not a single arrow that Li Yao shot had missed. This was the result of his years spent as a Hunter. When the raptor elite finally managed to stand, it leapt high into the air and pounced towards Li Yao like an arrow leaving a bow. Its two front ws glistened faintly with blood. The speed of the Leap w Attack was so quick that dodging, like before, would be impossible. Li Yao¡¯s pupils contracted slightly, his heart pounding hard. As he let go of his fingers, a golden arrow burrowed into the raptor¡¯s eye with a soft sound, blood spewing wildly. -58 The raptor¡¯s health bar sharply decreased. The intense pain caused the raptor to momentarily lose its sight, and it writhed around in agony. Its pre-attack move diverted slightly, allowing Li Yao to dodge the Leap w Attack in the nick of time with yet another side-step. The precise grasp of the situation ¨C the excellent archery, explosive power, and agility ¨C made the difference between life and death. His current armor would hardly protect him from an elite monster¡¯s skill attack. Typically, an elite¡¯s skill had a cooldown of about two minutes. By the time Li Yao managed to once again avoid the Leap w Attack using the same tactic, the raptor was near death. After roughly another minute, the raptor elite¡¯s health finally depleted, and it copsed onto the ground¡­ Chapter 3 - 3: Killing the Thief 3 Chapter 3: Killing the Thief Trantor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Editor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Li Yao took out his disassembly knife and used collection on a Velociraptor Elite. Any yer with a high-quality disassembly knife could collect materials from a monster¡¯s corpse three times. In ¡°The Ancient God World,¡± only humanoid monsters dropped money and equipment, while animal-type monsters only produced materials, each of which could be harvested thrice. However, Li Yao estimated that he was probably the only one able to collect so far, as in his previous life, it wasn¡¯t until level 10 that some people spent their spare money on a superior disassembly knife and discovered they could harvest material from animals three times. Because of this, many yers protested against the official rules. Break point collection could be gained once if you sessfully exploited a weakness in the monster; you could still gather even without a disassembly knife. Learning the skinning skill could provide an additional harvest opportunity. ¡°System: Obtained Velociraptor Elite¡¯s Crown (Green Material)¡± ¡°System: Obtained Velociraptor w (White)¡± ¡°System: Obtained Velociraptor Skin (White)¡± ¡°System: Obtained Velociraptor Elite¡¯s Tendon (Green)¡± ¡°System: Obtained Arrow Shaft (43)¡± A crown is a break point reward; only by continuously damaging the crown can you create a break point effect. A sufficient amount of damage to the crown is necessary to collect it during harvesting. Arrow shafts werepensation obtained after killing monsters. Otherwise, even if Hunters filled all their bags with slow arrow shafts, it wouldn¡¯t be enough. He had fired nearly a hundred arrows to kill the Elite, but managed to recover forty-three shafts ¨C roughly half. After killing three Elites, Li Yao leveled up to level 1. The game had been running for two days now. Ordinary yers could only form teams to kill normal monsters, while the elites in the major guilds presumably had a very hard time killing Elites in groups. There were absolutely none like Li Yao who could solo-kill. Case in point, this was only possible with his rebirth technique; otherwise, such leveling speed was impossible. Li Yao distributed the five attribute points he obtained from leveling up to three strength and two agility. Levelling up in ¡°The Ancient God World¡± is challenging. Even though Li Yao was challenging monsters above his level, and they were Elites at that, it took him three Elites just to reach level one. If he wanted to go from level one to level two, Li Yao would need to kill dozens more Elites. This was also why, even though the server had been open for more than two days, the highest level was still only level three with no level fours yet. At the same time, the three Elites had granted Li Yao a Spirit weapon and two Spirit defenses, which could be used to strengthen weapons and armor respectively. These items were only dropped by non-humanoid monsters, with Elites and above almost always dropping one. Combined with the materials harvested, these monsters were certainly not neglected. ¡°Finally found one.¡± After Li Yao killed his fifty-sixth Elite and reached level two, he finally spotted a hint of yellow glow in a bush. ¡°It¡¯s a Bronze Treasure Chest. Should be able to get some good stuff.¡± Without even collecting the materials, Li Yao started to unlock the chest. The chests in the Beginner¡¯s Vige didn¡¯t have locks, so anyone could open them. System: Obtained Skill Book, Shadow Roll. System: Obtained 50 copper coins System: Obtained Bronze Great Sword Shadow Roll is a Hunter¡¯s evasion skill, an upgraded version of sidestepping. It¡¯s very useful and applicable in all directions. Li Yao learned it immediately without any hesitation. With this skill, killing Elites would be much more rxed, significantly reducing the previous danger. Bronze Great Sword Quality: Superior (Green) Attack: 4-8 Strength: 3 Agility: 2 Equipment Requirement: Level 1 Hunters can equip any melee weapon except hammers, and while their attack can¡¯t be added to bow and arrow damage, the strength of three and agility of two is the equivalent of gaining a level. While killing Elite Monsters, Li Yao also scoured certain nooks and crannies. ording to statistics, three chests would spawn in this area, meaning there were still two chests he hadn¡¯t found. Elsewhere in the same zone, a small group of yers managed to kill an Elite Velociraptor after a great struggle. The Brilliant Club, the one they belonged to, was one of the top ten clubs in China, with its Brilliant Guild being well-known too. You could say it was at the top of the gaming world in China. The leader of this team was the President of the Brilliant Guild and a famousmander in China, Haikuotiankong. The team members were also elites from the pro team or the guild. ¡°I¡¯m so sick of eating this bread.¡± Said youngrongnaida, the priestess in the team, as she ate her piece of bread with a look of disgust. Woshixiaoqingxin, a mage with a figure entuated by her form-fitting clothes, gave a charming smile and said, ¡°It seems like our Guildmaster has sessfully created a character. What¡¯s this about being sick, though?¡± ¡°You bamboozler!¡± Haikuotiankongughed. He turned to the shield warrior and said, ¡°D¨¤sh¨¡n, are you tired of it too?¡± The shield warrior, D¨¤sh¨¡nughed and replied, ¡°How can I be tired? Being able to follow the guild master and kill elites is much better than anything else.¡± ¡°True, everyone in the guild must be so envious of us. Without our Guildmaster¡¯s excellentmand, we¡¯d still be fightingmon monsters,¡± Woshixiaoqingxin gave D¨¤sh¨¡n a nce and asked, ¡°Guildmaster, do you think we can be the first to reach level ten?¡± ¡°Without a doubt, we¡¯ll be among the first to reach level ten. But being the first to reach level ten is uncertain. There are many other strong yers in other guilds and clubs. This game is extraordinary; the freedom mode is not conducive to us. As far as I know, there are many martial art experts leveling up alone,¡± Haikuotiankong replied. ¡°Can these martial art experts solo-kill Elites?¡± Woshixiaoqingxin continued to ask. ¡°In theory, they can. But at this stage, it¡¯s just a theory. ording to information from the guild, many individual experts have tried and failed, losing levels in the process. I suspect that it¡¯ll at least be a year or so before such people start to appear. As for soloing field bosses, that¡¯s probably several years away,¡± Haikuotiankong responded. The others inhaled sharply at this. They trusted Haikuotiankong¡¯s judgement implicitly. The cost of attempting to take on wild monsters and failing was much too steep given how difficult leveling up was. Just then, their scout rogue, D¨¤nzhi B¨¤oj¨²¡¯s voice sounded over the team channel, ¡°Guildmaster, I¡¯ve found a lot of Velociraptor Elite corpses.¡± Their expressions changed. They had thought that only they could kill elite monsters in this beginner¡¯s vige. ¡°No way, this can¡¯t be happening.¡± Before the others could process this piece of news, they heard an exmation on the voice channel from Finger-Blocker. Soaring Sky asked, ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡± ¡°Boss, there was only one person killing the elites, and it¡¯s Watts, the hunter we all thought was rubbish. I must be seeing things. He killed an elite monster without even touching its clothes,¡± said Finger-Blocker. Refined Youth breathed a sigh of relief,ughed and scolded, ¡°Stop messing around, I almost thought it was true. Didn¡¯t you hear the boss¡¯s analysis? There can¡¯t possibly be such yers at this stage. Hurry back, we¡¯ve recovered, let¡¯s start the next round.¡± Finger-Blocker anxiously said, ¡°I¡¯m not joking. If the system allowed private filming, I would¡¯ve sent you the video already. A single person killing elites must be a well-known yer. I¡¯m going to take a closer look to see who it is.¡± ¡°Be careful not to sh with them, leveling up is the focus,¡± cautioned Soaring Sky. ¡°Okay, I just want to confirm which club or guild this expert belongs to,¡± confirmed Finger-Blocker. Anxious, Soaring Sky scrunched his eyebrows, trying to make sense of the situation after gathering information from various guilds and clubs. Meanwhile, on the other side of the hill, Li Yao ended the life of a Velociraptor Elite with his final arrow and then reloaded his bow. Suddenly, he pivoted sharply and shot an arrow into the brush. ¡°Have you seen enough?¡± Thud¡­ -6 A thief figure emerged and before he could respond, Li Yao had already retreated and shot a second arrow right at the thief¡¯s knee. -15 The thief, who was just standing up, fell over. Even as the thief screamed out in pain, Li Yao had already drawn his bow for the third time. Thud¡­ -35 The arrow urately hit the thief in the head. As the thief struggled to stand up, two more arrows struck and he copsed, dead. Shaking his head without a care, Li Yao picked up the shoulder guards dropped by the thief, saw that they weremon equipment and threw them back on the ground before continuing to grind those monsters. Li Yao noticed the thief who had been watching him for at least five minutes. It was risky to attract a thief¡¯s attention, especially if he teamed up with elite monsters. ¡°Boss, I got killed, dammit. Who is this guy? I didn¡¯t even attack,¡± Finger-Blocker moaned. ¡°If he¡¯s that aggressive, just kill him and teach him a lesson,¡± Soaring Sky casually suggested. ¡°Yes, it was my negligence just now. I won¡¯t let it happen again,¡± Finger-Blocker snapped angrily. ¡­ Just as Li Yao killed a Velociraptor Elite in front of him, he heard faint footsteps behind him. Without making a scene, he shot a nce at the thief approaching him while he continued to shoot his arrows. The thief crept towards him, not realizing that his movements were bending the grass beneath his feet. When the thief was within 8 yards of Li Yao, Li Yao abruptly released an Arcane Torrent. An explosion of arcane energy unveiled the thief¡¯s silhouette. At the same time, Li Yao spun around and released an arrow. Thud¡­ With the power of the Eye of the Creator, Li Yao could bring down the thief with a single arrow. But the thief was remarkably quick, turning into a shadow as the arrow hit the ground. He instantly appeared behind Li Yao. Shadow Step! Li Yao was slightly taken aback. He was confident there were no more than ten thieves who had learned Shadow Step at this stage. The thief¡¯s reaction was as fast as a professional yer. Unbeknownst to Li Yao, the thief was indeed a top professional yer. As a quasi-God-level master with over ten years of gaming experience, cosying in his prime, Li Yao was set to outperform his past life. The moment he saw Shadow Step, Li Yao used Shadow Roll. He cast two continuous Shadow Rolls. Finger-Blocker jabbed his glowing dagger at Li Yao¡¯s shadow, hoping to stun him for at least a second. He had hoped to catch Li Yao off guard, with the Velociraptor Elite charging in to finish him off. However, Li Yao swiftly rolled behind the thief with his Shadow Roll. The thief, having just caught thin air, now found himself staring into the jaws of a Velociraptor Elite and felt a sharp pain in his back. Li Yao¡¯s quick kick sent the thief sprawling to the ground, and the Velociraptor, caring not in the least about whom it was attacking, made short work of the prone thief. After kicking the thief aside, Li Yao quickly retreated and shot two arrows at the elite¡¯s crest, causing the already bleeding monster to fall by his feet. Close and dangerous as the encounter before was, Li Yao handled himself brilliantly. ¡°He dropped a blue dagger. Poor kid,¡± said Li Yao after picking up the dagger the thief had dropped. He then dodged the Velociraptor and jumped back into the heat of battle. Time was too precious for him to waste on idiots like the thief. Meanwhile, the thief who had just met his fate was about to cry. His level dropped to one and he had even dropped his precious blue weapon. Finger-Blocker, upon resurrecting, couldn¡¯t find Li Yao, ¡°Boss, I can¡¯t find that guy,¡± he said sullenly. The team was speechless, resigned to only killing the elites on the outskirts because going any deeper meant certain death. Their hopes of revenge now seemed even further away¡­ Chapter 4 - 4: No-damage Boss Kill 4 Chapter 4: No-damage Boss Kill Trantor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Editor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Two hours passed in an instant. With continuous monster grinding, Li Yao had reached level three. Most yers took nearly three days to reach level three, but Li Yao achieved it in less than a day. Li Yao had taken a few hours offline for sleep, understanding the reborn life¡¯s emphasis on physical health. Upon logging back in at the game¡¯s dusk, Li Yao discovered the second random treasure chest behind arge tree. ¡°System: Opening treasure chest¡­¡± ¡°System: Received Bronze Shield.¡± ¡°System: Received Sixty-Five Copper Coins.¡± ¡°System: Received Apprentice Boots.¡± Bronze Shield Quality: Excellent (Green) Block: 15% Armor: 15 Strength: 3 Stamina: 2 Equipped Requirement: Level 3, Warrior, Knight Delighted, Li Yao took a few nces at the top-tier small shield for a shield warrior before cing it in his backpack. Apprentice Boots (Leather Armor) Quality: Excellent (Green) Armor: 5 Stamina: 2 Increases movement speed by 5% Equipped Requirement: Level 2 ¡°The stats are quite trash, but better than nothing,¡± Li Yao said, recing his beginner¡¯s boots with 1 armor. Hunters can initially only wear leather armor. Only after reaching level 40 andpleting their professional mission can they wear heavy leather armor, also known as chain mail or mail armor. The experience needed to level up from three to four was quite substantial. Even as Li Yao was able to kill elites beyond his level, he had only just passed half the needed experience to reach level four by twilight, after having killed hundreds of elites. If it weren¡¯t for the fact that the same materials could stack to two hundred, and he was only killing one type of monster, his initial ten or so backpack spaces would¡¯ve run out of space already. ¡°It seems I can¡¯t find thest chest.¡± He had made numerous loops in the valley, monsters had respawned multiple times, but he still hadn¡¯t seen the third chest. Roar¡­ Just as Li Yao was contemting whether to turn back, a loud roar echoed through the valley. An eager look crossed Li Yao¡¯s face as the velociraptor king finally respawned. Li Yao ran over there, shooting an arrow at the velociraptor king¡¯s crown, revealing its information. Velociraptor King (Low-Level Boss) Level: 3 Life: 2000 Attack: 55-65 Armor: 38 Ferocious Bite, Leap w Attack, King¡¯s Roar. Wearing the Eye of the Creator, Li Yao found the Velociraptor King¡¯s weak points were virtually the same as the elites, with slightly more skills, higher attack, and armor stats. Without critical hits, he could hardly deal any damage. yers who do not choose free mode couldn¡¯t possibly defeat such a boss. Thwack¡­ -5 The Charged Arrow urately hit the Velociraptor King¡¯s leg bnce point, but the Velociraptor King only swayed slightly without falling, still running at Li Yao rapidly. Thwack¡­ -6 The second arrow also hit, but the Velociraptor King still didn¡¯t fall. The Velociraptor King lept turmoil at Li Yao, its sharp ws shing a red glow, indicating the start of the monster skill Leap w Attack. The boss¡¯s attack was not something an elite could match. Fortunately, Li Yao had already reached level three, thus significantly improving his stats. Li Yao backstepped, and at the same time, his Charged Arrow urately hit the Velociraptor King¡¯s blood-red eyes. -45 The heavy blow caused the Velociraptor King¡¯s movement to falter slightly, and it was this millisecond dy that allowed Li Yao¡¯s Shadow Roll to narrowly avoid the glinting, lethal w. If he hadn¡¯t learned this skill, even with swift reflexes, his low-level attributes would¡¯ve been unable to evade in time, leading to instant death. The ws brushed past Li Yao¡¯s face. He could feel the slight chill and fierce whistling sound. Li Yao used Shadow Roll three times in a row to increase the distance from the Velociraptor King. He then kept aiming and shooting at the King¡¯s leg joints one arrow at a time. -5-7-5-6 The Velociraptor King finally fell to the ground with a tragic scream, while Li Yao kept moving to adjust the best shot angle and rapidly executed Charged Shots. Once the Velociraptor King fell down, Li Yao shifted his target to the Velociraptor King¡¯s crown, the most vulnerable point. -8-10-9-8¡­ The damage numbers were shing at the corner of Li Yao¡¯s eyes. Despite being the Velociraptor King, it couldn¡¯t even touch a shred of Li Yao¡¯s clothing. After the thirteenth time the Velociraptor King fell, its crown cracked with a snap. Li Yao¡¯s arrow hit the crown, the damage increased subsequently. -14-16-18¡­ Roar¡­ The Velociraptor King, with only four hundred lives left, finally let out its third skill, the King¡¯s Roar. As it roared, two Velociraptor elites refreshed and roared towards the sky in unison. They dashed towards Li Yao along with the Velociraptor King. Li Yao could not allow any error now. If he was hit by any monster, he might be immobilized. This immobilized state would prevent him from avoiding attacks from the other two Velociraptors, and it would mean death. Dying at this stage would cause a loss of a level. He is now at level three and a half, dying would revert him to level two, equivalent to losing one and a half levels of experience. Li Yao took a deep breath. Obviously, the strategy he used before is not applicable this time. Against one boss and two elites, even with the Shadow Roll, he couldn¡¯t dodge all the damage. From the corner of his eye, Li Yao noticed the dense woods at the edge of the valley, giving him an idea. Using the geographic environment to one¡¯s advantage in ¡°The Ancient God World¡± is a measure between an ordinary master and a great master. Li Yao chain-cast four Shadow Rolls and dashed into the woods. His mana was also almost drained. As Li Yao ran, he charged up. After sessfully charging, he suddenly took a leap and fired a shot back. Afternding, his body continued to move forward, continuing to run and charge, then leaping and firing back again. Even with this intense shooting, every arrow from Li Yao hit the mark. In his previous life, hunters who mastered this leap back shooting technique were rare. -5-15-16-8-14 Li Yao moved swiftly through the woods. If it were on a in, Li Yao would have been surrounded long ago. But in the dense woods, Li Yao was always able to escape danger. Eventually, Li Yao¡¯s mana ran out and he had to resort to normal shooting, but this made him even more nimble. In the woods, the Velociraptor King roared incessantly, incessantly besieging Li Yao with his two subordinates, but its health bar kept decreasing. Several minutester, the Velociraptor King¡¯s life was reduced to zero, and the two elites also disappeared. Seeing the corpse of the Velociraptor King, Li Yao just gave a faint smile. Li Yao took out the carving knife and began to extract resources from the Velociraptor King. ¡°System: Extraction sessful, obtained Velociraptor King¡¯s Crown (Blue Quality)¡± ¡°System: Obtained Velociraptor King¡¯s Leg Muscle (Blue Quality)¡± ¡°System: Obtained Velociraptor King¡¯s w (Blue Quality)¡± ¡°System: Obtained Velociraptor King¡¯s Bone (Blue Quality)¡± ¡°System: Obtained Leader Level Soul Gem (Dropped upon breaking, not from resource collection)¡± ¡°System: Obtained 105 Arrow Shafts¡± Seeing these materials, Li Yao finally showed a smile. With these materials, he could build a small Arrow Tower after learning Engineering. The Leader Level Soul Gem was even better. Combined with a weapon at the cksmith, it had a chance to enhance a weapon¡¯s quality. For instance, this Soul Gem could 100% enhance a green rated weapon to a blue quality, and it even had a tiny chance to enhance a blue rated weapon to a purple epic quality. Having packed up everything, it was alreadypletely dark. Monsters at night would go berserk, with their attack and defense almost doubling, and their drop rate decreasing. Although Li Yao could continue to hunt without getting injured, he did not have many arrows left in his arrow bag. Secondly, there were things to do in the city. Of course, the most important thing was to get rid of the things in his backpack. These items could be sold at a high price now, but they would depreciate greatly after a few days. As for the third treasure chest, Li Yao was no longer obsessed with it. He had already reaped a lot today, there was no need to continue wasting time for a low-quality treasure chest whose content was uncertain. Li Yao walked to a safe area and began to use the hearthstone to return to the city¡­ The Sun Tower exuded a red glow, along with the magicmps on the square¡¯s buildings, the entire Beginner¡¯s Vige was brightly illuminated. The returning yers were bustling around in the Beginner¡¯s Vige. During the early stage, there was no binding inn, so the return point of the hearthstone was on the square. Upon returning to the square, Li Yao immediately began shouting in the city trade channel. ¡°Elite Velociraptor¡¯s crown in exchange for any one set of the following materials: Mana-Drift Dragon Dust, Mature Mountain Cat¡¯s Cor, Enchanted Sapling Branch, or Skeleton Powder. Each only for one set, whisper me if interested.¡± After shouting three times, Li Yao waited for replies. The game had beenunched for almost three days, he believed there were yers who knew the use of an Elite Velociraptor¡¯s crown. ¡°The guy upstairs is clearly insane.¡± ¡°Exactly, this guy just entered the game, right? Does he know how much is in a set?¡± ¡°I feel sorry for people like me who team up with others, taking turns to pick up loot. We collected less than three sets of materials in two days. Each set can be sold for two silver coins.¡± ¡°Sigh, he must be desperate for money. You can gain a lot of experience by handing in a set of mission items. Young man, you should be practical.¡± ¡°The people upstairs are noobs, no wonder they are struggling.¡± ¡°It¡¯s a waste of time talking to them, I¡¯ve already reserved an Elite Dragon¡¯s crown, I¡¯ve made a profit.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve also reserved one. After killing elites all afternoon, everyone in the team has died at least once, yet none of us managed to break it sessfully. I didn¡¯t expect that a pro would exchange it, I¡¯ve made a big profit.¡± ¡°Newbies want advice from veteran drivers, what can the Elite Velociraptor Crown do, and how do you get it?¡± ¡°Haha, thest one is reserved by me, I¡¯m so happy. As a professional yer of the team, let me enlighten you. The Elite crown can be handed over to a professional trainer toplete a task and receive at least one piece of green equipment. Also, let me tell you, even top guilds don¡¯t have many of these.¡± ¡°Wow, even professional teams find it hard to get, is that true?¡± ¡°Of course, it¡¯s true, not blowing it up. In this beginner vige, only our glorious leader Hai can kill elites, others don¡¯t even think about it.¡± ¡°I knew it, but I threw the extra stuff at the store.¡± The newly enlightened yers regretted immediately¡­ Li Yao used the Eye of the Creator to change his name to Spark of Star, also adjusted his appearance a bit before starting to shout for the exchange of those materials. After ten minutes. Looking at the materials in his backpack, he was immediately satisfied, and quickly left the square. Every set of materials he exchanged was for mission items. Twenty mission items can be handed in for a quest, and each person canplete the quest ten times. It took others two hard days toplete forty rounds of quests, while it took less than ten minutes for Li Yao including the time spent on collecting materials. When he handed in thest set of quests, a golden light enveloped Li Yao, he had leveled up to level four. Others took three days just to reach level three, while he only took a little more than half a day to reach level four. ¡°At least I am leading in level, not bad.¡± Afterpleting the quests, Li Yao immediately ran to the ss Hall. The ss Hall is one of thergest buildings in the Beginner¡¯s Vige, where the ss trainers are located in their respective ces. The Hunter Trainer is a beautiful High Elf woman. Compared to the busy scene in other trainers¡¯ areas, not a single yer was near the Hunter Trainer. Li Yao approached and bowed, saying, ¡°Trainer, I wish to deliver the honor item.¡± Trainer Eileen nodded, took the Velociraptor skull and her pupils slightly shrank. She then looked at Li Yao seriously and said lightly, ¡°Spark of Star, you are very good and you have brought honor to the hunters.¡± Under the envious gaze of other trainers, Eileen ced the skull on the small altar in the ss Hall. Meanwhile, a colourful light shield shed in front of all yers. Chapter 5 - 5: The Standing Statue 5 Chapter 5: The Standing Statue Trantor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Editor: EndlessFantasy Trantion ¡°System: The Hunter yer Starfire, has wlesslypleted the Boss-level Glory Hunt, his heroic figure will be remembered by all, Hunter profession statue activated.¡± ¡°System: A statue of yer Starfire will stand in any beginner¡¯s vige in the world, all hunters under level ten will receive a hunting buff effect. Paying respect to the statue once a day will yield an hour of double experience effect.¡± With the system¡¯s notifications flooding the screen, everyone was in an uproar. In a scenario where most yers couldn¡¯t even defeat elites, someone had single-handedly in a boss and sessfully breached its rank, rendering countless yers aware of the glory requirements in disbelief. ¡°I¡¯ve got a buff, before level ten my damage increases by 10%, defense by 10%, and movement speed by 5%.¡± A hunter eximed. ¡°Great, hunters are so powerful.¡± ¡°Look, a statue has appeared on the fountain in the middle of the square, it must be the great master, Starfire.¡± ¡°The master¡¯s statue even has an inscription, and a message: Hunters are not weaker than any other professions ¨C Starfire.¡± A yer sent the inscription to the public channel. ¡°Master Starfire is right, Hunters are not weaker than any other professions, I won¡¯t delete my ount and start over.¡± ¡°Yes, Hunters are not inferior to any profession, so what if no one wants to form a team with us, we Hunters can form our own teams as well.¡± ¡°Exactly, we even have the buff, and double-experience time, do other professions have that? I won¡¯t delete my ount either.¡± ¡°If a master can do it, so can we.¡± Endless Wind said in the world channel: ¡°That¡¯s impossible, I¡¯ve tried to solo the Raptor King at level four, but barely managed to break its defense, dealing less than a hundred points of damage to the boss before dying. It feels as difficult as ascending to heaven just to solo an elite.¡± ¡°Ah, it¡¯s Wind God, he¡¯s one of the top three master solo yers.¡± Green Mountain God said: ¡°What Wind is saying is true, I tried it today as well, and still failed.¡± ¡°Green Mountain God, his skills are not inferior to Wind, it¡¯s even said that he has practiced martial arts. Even Green Mountain God says it can¡¯t be done.¡± ¡°Even Wind God and Green Mountain God can¡¯t do it, did that Starfire use a bug?¡± ¡°Yes, it must be a bug.¡± Countless yers lodgedints, but after a while, they received system responses saying that everything was normal. The yers knew it wasn¡¯t a bug, and the Hunter yers were feeling proud, while yers of other professions were resentful. ¡°What are you high-skilled yers of other professions doing, with so many administrative areas in every continent, so many league teams, so many guilds, and so many high-skilled bystanders publishing strategies, what on earth are you all doing?¡± As soon as this post appeared on the forum, it was quickly pushed to prominence, with countless ordinary yers starting to vent their frustrations. How were they to know that these professional teams andrge guilds were already privy to more inside information, and that they had entered the game with the intention ofpleting this sort of glory. They were also in apetitive spirit, every single one of them. Who wouldn¡¯t want their statue to be erected in the square, or to be famous for their sess? But damn it, they were still in the exploration stage, they were barely defeating elites, but in they were also researching how to breach their ranks. Yet, out of nowhere came this freak. However, there¡¯s still hope for them, the statues of other professions are still avable. Even professional teams or guild members who had chosen Hunters were few and far between, after all, they¡¯re just ying a game, not all of them are skilled archers. With the development of society to this point, archery can only be viewed during the Olympic Games, even special forces are using high-tech weapons. These old-fashioned bows and arrows haven¡¯t been used for over a thousand years. Of course, Li Yao knew what was going to happen. With his ten years¡¯ of experience, such glory was nothing. What made him pleased was the retention of many yers who were considering giving up on the Hunter profession, and the rewards he was about to receive. Li Yao coughed lightly and said, ¡°Mentor, don¡¯t you think it¡¯s time for my reward?¡± The Hunter Mentor Eileen nodded, took out three items, and said, ¡°Due to the boss-level Glory Item you submitted, you can choose one from these three excellent items.¡± Hunter¡¯s Bow Quality: Excellent (Blue) Attack: 12-15 Strength: 7 Agility: 5 Adds 3 points of poison damage when shooting Equipment Requirement: Level 3 This bow is a good item, with high attack and attribute bonuses, it¡¯s an absolutely top-notch bow. Strong Strike Aura: Increases your and your teammates¡¯ ranged damage by 10% and movement speed by 5%. Alchemy: After use, learn Beginner Alchemy. A Strong Strike Aura is a great skill book and is a must-learn skill for hunters, having it now would give him a significant boost. Alchemy isn¡¯t bad, saving him from doingplex tasks to learn it, but Li Yao didn¡¯t want to learn ordinary Alchemy. Strong Strike Aura can be bought, but the blue bow is quite rare. ¡°Thank you, mentor.¡± Li Yao crumbled the skill book. ¡°I also want to learn Engineering, I wonder if the mentor is willing to give me a rmendation?¡± Li Yao didn¡¯t leave but continued to chat with Eileen. ¡°Young n member, it seems you know quite a bit.¡± Eileen showed a faint smile, handed Li Yao a letter and said: ¡°Give this letter to him and you will be able to learn Engineering.¡± Li Yao thanked Eileen again and turned to leave. In the eighth year of the game, the Light Faction¡¯s millions of yers invaded the city, choosing to pass by the Tower of the Sun to massacre the High Elf beginner¡¯s vige before going to Silvermoon City. As a result, they met with tragedy. This Engineering Trainer was a world-ss boss, even more formidable than the regent of Silvermoon City, and he directly killed millions of Light Faction yers until they were in total disarray. Later, the yers discovered that he was the only male heir of the Windrunner siblings, a preeminent High Elf family, second only to the Sunstrider royal family, with unparalleled influence among the High Elves. Among the three Windrunner sisters, the eldest sister was the wife of the Great Marshal of the Light Faction, and the middle sister, Sylvanas, died defending Silvermoon City. But now she became the queen of the Undead n, rated as the most popr NPC beauty by yers in the previous life, with countless diehard fans. The youngest sister was the wife of the leader of the Great Mages of the City of Mages, Dran, also extremely prominent. While their youngest brother, thought to be dead by everyone, was actually living in disguise in a small beginner vige after the cmity. If Li Yao wanted to be a Mechanical Hunter, he would need to interact with him for an extended period. The square had now be a bustling marketce, with yers¡¯ stalls everywhere, it was packed to the brim with people. Li Yao found a corner, paid ten copper coins to a guard, and got a stall for himself. After giving it some thought, he began selling his items at the stall, set the prices and then closed his eyes to rest. Soon, yers noticed the items Li Yao was selling. ¡°Watts, two equipment, a green shield, and a blue dagger, damn.¡± ¡°What are green and blue equipment? Didn¡¯t you see all those elite crowns and warrior spirits, is this guy from a big guild?¡± ¡°You¡¯re the fool. When did anyone from a big guild ever sell stuff? They only buy.¡± ¡°You¡¯re the fool, can you get so many elite crowns by yourself? Our professional team only managed to kill one elite monster after half a day.¡± ¡°You¡¯re as ignorant as a monkey from that isted ind¡± As the yers discussed, more and more people gathered in front of Li Yao¡¯s stall, but not a single item was sold, either they didn¡¯t have enough money to buy or they wanted to bargain, and Li Yao ignored them all. But Li Yao wasn¡¯t worried at all. While he was setting up his stall, he also shouted in the trade channel, believing rich people woulde soon. As expected, seeing the message, a rich yer came over immediately. ¡°I¡¯ll take this shield, but I don¡¯t have that many silver coins, do you ept credit?¡± said Never Short of Money. Li Yao immediately recognized the ck yer in front of him, Never Short of Money. Rumor had it that he was the son of a chieftain from an African capital, a famous rich yer. His abilities were average, but he had +13 epic equipment on him, even standing still he wouldn¡¯t be killed, he is the fighter among the rich. ¡°Of course, give me a price.¡± Li Yao said, in fact, the early game equipment basically can¡¯t sell for a high price. After experiencing a lot of games, yers have regained their sanity. The kind of dummy who spent tens of thousands to buy a level 2 or 3 equipment has long disappeared. Moreover, in this splendid era, based on intelligence, there are no dummies in this world. ¡°500 credits.¡± Never Short of Money said, although he¡¯s rich, he doesn¡¯t waste money. ¡°Ordinary green equipment for 500 credits is a lot, but this is a shield.¡± A white yer squeezed in and said, ¡°Defensive equipment is always the most expensive, especially now that everyone is pioneering challenge specialization. How about selling it to me for 600, I am the vice president of the Caesar Guild, let¡¯s be friends.¡± Never Short of Money said without changing his face, ¡°700.¡± ¡°It seems that you do not give Caesar Guild face, 800.¡± ¡°Fair deal, why should I give you face, 1000.¡± ¡°It¡¯s a pity, such a good shield, but it¡¯s not worth this price.¡± Li Yao smiled and gave him his ount number. After a minute, Li Yao received a notification of credits arriving: ¡°Thank you for your patronage.¡± ¡°You¡¯re wee, let¡¯s add friends and if you have good defense equipment avable in the future, contact me, I¡¯ll definitely give you a satisfactory price.¡± Never Short of Money sent a friend request. In Li Yao¡¯s Starfire friend panel, Never Short of Money¡¯s name had been added. The crowd was in a uproar, a green shield was sold for a thousand credits. It should be known that ordinary people could only earn three or four thousand credits a month, a green equip sold for a thousand, which truly made ordinary people envious¡­ Chapter 6 - 6: Super Tycoon 6 Chapter 6: Super Tycoon Trantor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Editor: EndlessFantasy Trantion ¡°The Ancient God World¡± always had a free-style gamey option, which was innovative, but it also came with its fair share of issues. In the past, pro yers stood out for their gaming experience and superior strategy, but otherwise, their handling of the game was no different from ordinary yers. Even athletes or those in other special professions had a distinct advantage in the game. As for the free-style mode, if you wanted decent equipment, you had to kill bosses. Now, that was practically impossible. With the new broken slot setting, this scenario amplified. Eventually, everyone would adapt and improve, but currently, the server had been open for just three days. If someone managed to acquire a Green Weapon, it was due to sheer luck. For regr yers seeking Blue Equipment, their only option was to luckily crack open a treasure chest. The vice president of the Caesar Guild, Godzi, saw the other elite raptor materials on the stall and asked, ¡°Do you sell these materials for credit points?¡± ¡°I only sell these materials for game coins.¡± Li Yao needed to study engineering, and he could not do it without a hefty sum of cash. At the moment, he wasn¡¯t part of any guild. If he sold stuff for credit points instead of in-game currency, it could jeopardize his game development n. ¡°Alright, give me a moment to gather the funds,¡± Godzi replied. ¡°Okay, I guess I¡¯ll be waiting here for about two hours.¡± ¡°That should be enough.¡± Godzi hurriedly left. Godzi had been gone for quite a while. With the high price of a crown, there were hardly any yers who could afford it. Only about ten were sold after an hour. ¡°Sigh, but only yers from the Beginner Vige are avable here. If I could advertise worldwide, I estimate that I could sell out in ten minutes. This is such a waste of time.¡± He wasn¡¯t worried about the price drop for Spirit Weapon and Guardian Soul, consumables were always weed in bulk. However, he was worried about selling the over three hundred elite raptor crowns in his hands immediately as their price would drop dramatically otherwise. ¡°Guild Leader, look! That¡¯s my dagger. Yes, that¡¯s right, that¡¯s the one that he killed me twice with!¡± Thumb Explodes shouted at Li Yao. Li Yao raised an eyebrow and responded, ¡°You¡¯re a rogue and you stealthily approach me within ten yards, sit in the bushes for five minutes, and expect me not to kill you first? Are you new to gaming, kiddo?¡± Thumb Explodes trembled with anger and screamed, ¡°You are so rude! What do you mean ¡®new to gaming¡¯? I am the main rogue of the Brilliant Team!¡± With a smile, Li Yao replied, ¡°Wow, that¡¯s impressive! You are from a pro team. I¡¯ve been hearing about you guys.¡± Thumb Explodes fumed with rage. No matter how he looked at it, it didn¡¯t seem like apliment. Boundless Sky shot a warning nce at Thumb Explodes, who was about to retort again, and said, ¡°Bro, you¡¯re amazing! You didn¡¯t let Thumb get near you. Regardless of whether we knew each other in the past, let¡¯s be friends now, okay?¡± ¡°No problem.¡± Li Yao readily agreed, and quickly added him as a friend. ¡°Is Brother Sea trying to ¡®save face¡¯ for your boy?¡± Li Yao certainly knew who Boundless Sky was¡ªthe Guild Leader of the top guild under the Brilliant Club. The Brilliant Guild alone was ranked among the top-fifty guilds in China. If you took into ount all the guilds under the Brilliant Club, theirbined power could rank within the top-ten. Moreover, Boundless Sky was among the top-three talentedmanders in the national server. Although he did not achieve Divine Enthronement in the Divine War ten yearster, his influence was no less than those who did. In thest world-league, Li Yao and Boundless Sky knew of each other, but they did not have any interactions. Boundless Sky¡¯s personality was great, which was why he could gather a group of good brothers around him. ¡°To kill or be killed in this game is normal. In fact, I was hoping for Thumb to keeppeting against you, brother. But it turns out you¡¯re the solo boss killer¡ªStarfire, brother. Therefore, there¡¯s no need for furtherpetition. Thumb didn¡¯t die in vain.¡± Boundless Sky chuckled. ¡°So, that¡¯s what it is. I¡¯d like to buy back this dagger.¡± ¡°Sure, Brother Sea, just name your price.¡± Li Yao definitely wouldn¡¯t make a fuss about selling, nor would he be hot-headed enough to make peace with Thumb Explodes and return the dagger. ¡°Since it¡¯s a normal business transaction, I won¡¯t let you suffer. The average price of Blue Equipment is around seven thousand credit points, but the dagger is rtively expensive. How about nine thousand credit points?¡± ¡°Deal.¡± Li Yao nodded in agreement. As a lone wolf yer, he was unable to enter the core circle of the major guilds, but based on his understanding, nine thousand was already considered a high price. After receiving the payment message, Li Yao handed over the dagger to Boundless Sky. Boundless Sky casually handed it to Thumb Explodes. ¡°Brother Sea, this¡­¡± Thumb Explodes was on the verge of tears. ¡°Take it. It¡¯s out of the guild¡¯s ounts because technically, you lost the equipment during a guild activity, and it is unrted to personal matters. Don¡¯t feel like I¡¯m showing favoritism¡ªI treat all guild members equally.¡± Thumb Explodes epted the dagger without saying a word. Li Yao gave a thumbs-up in secret. As expected of Boundless Sky¡ªmeticulous inmand, generous in person, and friends far and wide. Poaching is amon urrence amongst clubs and guilds, but after several years of operation, it was a rare sight for poaching to ur from the Brilliant Guild. Boundless Sky finally noticed the elite raptor crowns on the side. ¡°It¡¯s indeed worthy of a solo boss killer. You actually have twenty crowns of elite raptors. The price is also reasonable; I¡¯ll take it,¡± he said, eyes twinkling. A broken slot piece from an elite not only granted an extraordinary green equip, but also potentially a weapon, if you were lucky. The most important thing, however, was that it could provide experiential buff effective till level 10. Even though the buff was only a three percent experience increase, leveling was tough, so this buff could prove invaluable. ¡°Hold on, those crowns of the elite raptor are what we, the Caesar Guild, have our eyes on,¡± Godzi shouted anxiously as he returned and heard Boundless Sky¡¯s words. Startled, Boundless Sky chuckled, ¡°Since when did your Caesar Guild be so overbearing? Just because you have your eyes on it, we the Brilliant cannot buy it?¡± Caught off guard, Godzi hurriedly exined, ¡°I apologize for my earlier rudeness. I was just too anxious. I had already discussed the price with this brother here, and he agreed to wait for me here. I have gathered enough funds now. Let¡¯s make the transaction.¡± ¡°Hold on, if the trade hasn¡¯t been sessful, I should also have the chance to trade.¡± Sea and Sky said, ¡°As one of the top ten in Europe, the Caesar Guild must understand the value of elite void-breaking items. If I may ask, how many void-breaking items has your guild obtained in the past three days?¡± Godzi hesitated before answering, ¡°In the past three days, our guild has obtained just over twenty void-breaking items.¡± ¡°Simr to us at the Brilliant Guild, to achieve void-breaking damage, a lot of skilled yers must have suffered significant level drop, right?¡± ¡°Yes, these monsters won¡¯t yield any profit if they¡¯re attacked by more than a small team, but it¡¯s incredibly dangerous for a small team to fight them too. Many attempted to void-break but ended up dropping levels,¡± Godzi said softly. The game was challenging and had even gained the support and promotion of the government. They knew that the game served a significant political purpose and that other games stood no chance against it. On the flip side, the game was full of immense opportunities. The entire earth, including thes in the Sr System that had just been opened, existed on a single server. It was a natural advantage for the game guilds and clubs. They had a massive advantage and were investing aggressively into the game. ¡°In that case, you should understand why we at the Brilliant Guild can¡¯t abandon this trade,¡± Sea and Sky turned to Li Yao, and sincerely said, ¡°Brother Starfire, regardless of the circumstances, you must trade part of these crowns with our Brilliant Guild, even if they¡¯re a bit more expensive.¡± ¡°So, you¡¯re the Starfire who¡¯s challenging the boss solo. As a skilled yer like you, surely you wouldn¡¯t break your promise. Of course, we from the Caesar Guild wouldn¡¯t put you in a difficult position either. Whatever price Mr. Sea offers, we¡¯ll match it,¡± Godzi seemed anxious. Although they were all part of the same country, it was really just in name only. Regional and n differences still existed among the people. If they could purchase these crowns, including those from their guild, the Caesar Guild could equip at least fifty people with equipment and buff. Such a team, whether in leveling or running dungeons, would gain a significant advantage. Sea and Sky had also be anxious and started arguing with Godzi. The ordinary spectators were dumbfounded. Two major guilds were arguing over these items. More and more yers began to gather as the regional channel became busier. Soon, the ce was packed. ¡°Ahem, what are you guys arguing about? How many crowns do you want? I still have a lot that I haven¡¯t brought out,¡± Li Yao helplessly interrupted their argument. Both of them paused their argument and simultaneously asked, ¡°How is that possible? You¡­ you still have more, how many?¡± Li Yao sent them a screenshot, and their eyes nearly popped out. ¡°Over three hundred, oh my god,¡± Godzi eximed, ¡°Do you know how many elite yers we lost leveling up for over twenty crowns?¡± ¡°Brother Starfire, your¡­ your day¡¯s earnings exceed the three-day ie of the top ten clubs in the China district,¡± Sea and Sky chuckled bitterly. Li Yao smiled and said, ¡°So, do you still want to buy everything?¡± ¡°I would like to, but our guild can¡¯t afford it. Let¡¯s stoppeting. My limit is one hundred crowns for a ten silver coin each. I¡¯m truly shocked,¡± Sea and Sky was stammering. ¡°Sir, you¡¯ve emptied our guild¡¯s liquid funds,¡± Godziughed bitterly. Due to theirpetition, both guilds each took a hundred crowns. Other small guilds watching each bought some as well. The remaining hundred crowns were quickly sold out. The ordinary yers who were watching had bloodshot eyes. They watched as the usually untouchable guilds openly argued, and saw a lone yer drain the resources of several guilds. One person had dozens of gold coins, while they, the ordinary yers, barely had a few silver coins. ¡°Brother, are you interested in joining a guild?¡± Li Yao, who was packing up his stall, received a voice message from Sea and Sky. ¡°Sorry, but I currently have no intention to join a guild.¡± Li Yao declined. ¡°Alright, then how about doing a challenge run together?¡± ¡°I¡¯m about to log off, I¡¯ve got things to do.¡± Li Yao definitely wanted to do the challenge run, but not right now. ¡°Then next time, if you get any good items to sell, remember to contact me.¡± ¡°Definitely.¡± Li Yao nced at the real-time, and then logged off. Half an hourter, having leisurely eaten something, Li Yao logged in again. He opened his bag, and looked at the thirty-eight gold coins inside. He couldn¡¯t help but feel excited. While ordinary yers barely had a few silver coins, he had dozens of gold coins. Just these gold coins alone, if converted to real money, would be quite the hefty sum. That was the advantage of being reborn. He remembered that when he had leveled up to level twenty, he had never seen a gold coin in his bag. The contrast with his current state was immense. As Li Yao was considering his ns, he wandered around other stalls and managed to find several bargains. For example, he bought ten Roll Skill Books at one silver coin each. The Roll Skill seemed ordinary because it was easy to roll in free mode, so why bother learning it? But only Li Yao knew that after learning the skill, there was a brief period of invincibility during the roll. Although the invincibility period was short, it was crucial for expert yers. Used correctly, it was a god-tier skill. Li Yao also bought nearly twenty Dive Skill Books for a few dozen copper coins each. The effect was simr to the Roll skill. Such incredible skills were currently considered useless by yers, who treated them like the gesture and emotes in previous games. Unwanted at the stalls. Besides finding bargains, Li Yao also found things he could use. He purchased a Strong Strike Aura and a Poisonous Snake Sting. What surprised him the most was stumbling upon a blueprint for an Exploding Sheep. Normally, a yer studying engineering could only sell this as a pet. However, who would spend money on pets in the early stages of the game? The stall owner clearly knew this, so he only listed it for one silver coin. He probably never thought it would actually sell, but Li Yao ended up buying it. With the Eye of the Creator, the Exploding Sheep was more than just a toy in Li Yao¡¯s hands. He was even more surprised to find a Hunter¡¯s skill book for Throw Trap. The Throw Trap skill could allow him to throw Ice Traps, me Traps, Poisonous Snake Traps, etc. to designated locations, it was very convenient. Unfortunately, he didn¡¯t find any Trap skill books¡­ Chapter 7 - 7: Burning Money 7 Chapter 7: Burning Money Trantor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Editor: EndlessFantasy Trantion After spending two hours, Li Yao had finished walking through the entire za. He had visited the warehouse dozens of times to store items, and his gold coins had dwindled to thirty. Some were bargains, and some were items that he couldn¡¯t use at the current stage. Li Yao sold anything he found valuable. Even after wandering around the za, Li Yao was still not content. But all this was just what he did casually. If he wanted to, he could spend fifty silver coins to go to another Beginner¡¯s Vige and continue scouting for items. On the way to the cksmith¡¯s shop, Li Yao thought of his sister. ¡°This girl tricked me into thinking she started ying the gameter than she actually did. She actually started ying as soon as the server opened.¡± The structure of the Beginner¡¯s Vige is simple. The cksmith shop not only has a cksmith but also an NPC that makes clothes. When no yers can forge or make clothes, they usually go to the NPC. The NPC basically makes standard equipment that¡¯smon. But at this stage, having even one set of equipment is already extremely luxurious. ¡°Young nsman, is there anything I can help you with?¡± the equipper in charge of making equipment asked. Li Yao performed an elf ritual and said, ¡°I want to make two sets of equipment.¡± ¡°I¡¯m not yet intermediate level, I can only make equipment with materials from bosses and underneath. If you use materials from elite monsters, you can have some set effects.¡± the equipper said. ¡°Hmm, I want an Elite Hunter Set and an Elite Warlock Set.¡± Li Yao said, handing over a batch of materials and twenty silver coins. After waiting patiently for ten minutes, Li Yao finally got his equipment. Each set consisted of a helmet, shoulder armor, a cloak, chest armor, a belt, leg armor, armguards, gloves, and boots. The hunter set even had an extra Arrow Bag. Each piece only added a few points of armor value. The Arrow Bag is quite a bit better than the neer¡¯s, adding three more slots. The three-piece set effect was to increase 50 life points, and the five-piece set effect was to increase 10 attack points. This was top-of-the-line for the early game. With a full set, his armor was almost fifty, and his life was almost two hundred. Even a newbie who put on this set could be a decent yer. The Warlock Set¡¯s three-piece effect was to increase 50 mana points, and the five-piece set was to increase 10 intelligence. It was equally overpowered. Li Yao changed into the new set of equipment except for his shoes, the spiky shoulders, the headgear that looked like a fearsome velociraptor face, to him, the equipment looked simple and crude. But other yers looked enviously at him, wishing they could have such a cool set. As Li Yao passed by the mailbox, he mailed the Elite Warlock Set¡¯s ¡°Elite Velociraptor Crown¡± and 1 gold coin to his sister. Then, he headed to the engineering shop. Engineering and Alchemy were both in the same building. As Li Yao entered, the Alchemist warmly greeted him, while the Engineering Trainer didn¡¯t even nce at him, continuing to drink his alcohol. ¡°I want to buy twenty beginner life potions, ten bottles of beginner antidote potions, and ten bottles of underwater breathing potions.¡± ¡°Each bottle of Life Potion is one silver coin, the Antidote Potion is three silver coins per bottle, and the Underwater Breathing Potion is two silver coins per bottle.¡± ¡°Thanks.¡± At this stage, absolutely no yer would buy these luxury goods. Ordinary yers worked hard to kill monsters all day for just the ie of a bottle of antidote potion. Li Yao went to the other side and greeted, ¡°Hello, I want to learn Engineering.¡± The Engineering Trainer didn¡¯t even lift his head and said, ¡°Okay, first bring me a thousand pieces of copper ore.¡± Even the major guilds couldn¡¯t get a thousand pieces of copper ore at this stage, and this was just the first step. If you want to learn engineering, you need toplete ten linked tasks, each one more troublesome than thest. ¡°This is your old sweetheart, no, it¡¯s a letter of introduction from Instructor Eileen.¡± Li Yao put the envelope on the table with a smirk. The Engineering Trainer quickly picked up the letter and started reading it himself. After a moment, he asked doubtfully, ¡°Ahem, you didn¡¯t peek at this letter, did you?¡± ¡°How would I dare?¡± Li Yao quickly replied, even without looking, he already knew what was written inside. ¡°On ount of Eileen, you don¡¯t need to run errands.¡± With a wave of the trainer¡¯s hand, Li Yao had learned Engineering. ¡°There are some recipes over there, and some basic engineering materials are priced. If you want to learn something or make something, just leave the money.¡± After finishing speaking, he rushed out of the room as if smoke, not even staying in the shop. Li Yao was no longer surprised. Every NPC in this game was a sentient being, just like a real person. Li Yao went over there, learned all the recipes he could, and as the recipes disappeared, his money bag also began to shrivel. Several recipes cost three gold coins. Li Yao didn¡¯t hold back and immediately started practicing Engineering on the engineering table. At first, he could only make some explosive powder and then make explosives. He logged off in the middle to sleep for three to four hours, had dinner, and then logged on again. By eight o¡¯clock in the real world, the sky in the game also started to light up. Li Yao¡¯s engineering skill was now 856/1000, just over a hundred points short of intermediate level, but he only had twenty-three gold coins left in his money bag. It couldn¡¯t burn any more money. The remaining hundred or more proficiency points were even harder to practice. Either make some useless engineering items, or make fire guns. But making fire guns requires a lot of copper ore, and hardly any yers have learned auxiliary professions at this stage. The copper ore on the market is not only expensive to death, but even if all collected, it¡¯s not enough for him to use. However, he will be able to get a pet at level ten, so he still has some time. In this period, he needed to gather enough copper ore and get a blueprint for a mechanical chick. This is the first mechanical pet blueprint that can be obtained before level ten. Although he has the Eye of the Creator which allows him to make engineering items at will, this is only in theory. If he wants to make a living thing, blueprints are essential. But after this practice of engineering proficiency, he made a lot of engineering items. The journey of the Mechanical Hunter truly began now. At least the level grinding monster hunting won¡¯t be as exhausting as today. Of course, this is just what he thinks to himself. If he were to say it out loud, he would probably get med by the yers. You, a single yer, soloed an elite monster and even bossed, and still not contented? Do you know how heartbroken our ordinary yers are when we can¡¯t even kill elite monsters, let alone face a boss? Li Yao will, of course, not be satisfied. Having reincarnated once, if he has to struggle like he did in his past life, then this reincarnation is a joke. If it¡¯s still that hard to kill monsters, how can he justify the legacy equipment prepared for yers above level sixty, and how can he justify the massive amount of strategies in his mind? In thest world, I had yed as a thief for two years, getting chased around like a dog, so I quit that character. Later, ying as a Hunter for eight painstaking years was just as miserable. Reincarnation allowed me to keep my skills, but it still felt like banging my head against a wall. With the engineering expertise from my past life, Li Yao was able to create everything a novice engineer could make. Blueprints for the Mechanical Sheep allowed Li Yao to create hundreds of them. At the same time, Li Yao transformed the blue bow he got from missions into an engineering bow which resembles apound bow. Not only did its damage improve, but the range also increased a bit. Of course, these aplishments alone didn¡¯t earn Li Yao the title of either a mechanical hunter or an engineering hunter. Based on his memories from the previous world, Li Yao also built an invaluable weapon, the Arrow Tower. Ordinary hunters would need to be at least level 20 to obtain an Arrow Tower through skills. However, it doesn¡¯t inflict much damage and is only used for security purposes, such as alerting the yer of dangers during camping. The Arrow Tower is indispensable as it allows you to spot dangers in advance. Li Yao¡¯s Arrow Tower was self-made based on his previous life¡¯s knowledge. Due to the Eye of the Creator, the Arrow Tower can also be considered as his pet, thus benefiting from the character¡¯s attribute bonuses. Self-made Arrow Tower Health: 60 (One-third of the character) Armor: 21 (One-third of the character) Damage: 9-13 (Varies with the character¡¯s level) Range: 45 yards Firing Rate: 1 shot per second Quantity: 3/3 (Recovers quantity 1 every 60 seconds) Item is bound When held in hand, it resembles a small but elegant tower with a crossbow on top, about the size of a palm. This item is simr to a Shaman¡¯s totem. When a Shaman obtains a totem column, it can only project the image of the totem. Li Yao wasn¡¯t entirely satisfied. He remembered towers armed with cannons, crossbow cannons, and even magic arrow towers. However, he was limited by his current proficiency and the avable materials, so he could only make a toy-sized cannon, which was far from bing a tower. This slight disappointment made him work harder. When Li Yao sessfully created another type of inventor¡¯s item, his spirits rose again. The Spike Trap, not a skill-based trap, but an engineering consumable, simr to a hand grenade. Once triggered, the trap explodes, filling a certain area with spikes that inflict continuous damage or a ¡°bleeding¡± effect on monsters in the area. ¡°Atst, I can be considered as a mediocre mechanical hunter. It will be perfect if I had a fire gun,¡± said Li Yao, packing his stuff and heading towards the outskirts of Beginner¡¯s Vige. As per his n, he could earn some enviable honors as a Star Fire, and to be on the world¡¯s honor list, he needed to use his identity as Star Fire and act as a traditional Hunter when appearing in public. As for Prairie Fire, he would follow the path of the mechanical hunter, only using fire guns and engineering items in the future. Even if people envied Star Fire, they wouldn¡¯t find anything noteworthy about Prairie Fire, allowing him to umte wealth quietly. Of course, to realize these ns, he needed to prepare and make some equipment. However, he hadn¡¯t attracted much attention so far, so there was nothing to worry about. After half an hour of travel, he arrived at a respawning area for level four to five monsters, where no other yers were present. Looking at a level four Demon Wolf Elite apanied by two ordinary level four Demon Wolves in the distance, Li Yao cked his tongue and set up his three Arrow Towers in the form of a triangle. Then, he ced an Exploding Sheep on the ground. The Exploding Sheep trotted up to the Demon Wolf Elite. The Demon Wolf Elite found it unforgivable for a harmlessmb daring to approach it, and wed at the Exploding Sheep. Boom¡­ A bright explosion ensued. The three Demon Wolves let out tragic screams. -85-108-110 Visibly damaging figures popped up, indicating that the damage on the two ordinary Demon Wolves had exceeded a hundred. However, this also meant that he just spent 50 copper coins. This basically amounted to one-sixth of a normal level three yer¡¯s daily ie. The three Demon Wolves roared, their eyes turning red as they rushed towards Li Yao. The two Arrow Towers biubiu-biu would start to shoot relentlessly as soon as the Demon Wolves came within range. However, their tragedy was not over yet. Another explosion urred beneath their feet. Thud thud thud¡­ The Spike Trap exploded into action, leaving the three Demon Wolves full of holes. -28-5-5-30-6-4-7-5-5-29-27 A whole bunch of damage numbers popped up above the heads of the three Demon Wolves. Concussive Shot. Li Yao¡¯s arrow hit the Demon Wolf Elite¡¯s head which slowed down its speed by fifty percent. After testing the damage, Li Yao didn¡¯t waste time. He slowed down the Demon Wolf Elite and started using Charged Arrow. The two ordinary Demon Wolves, miserably stepping on the spikes, fell to the ground and took theirst breath, while the Demon Wolf Elite was even more tragic. With spikes continuously making it bleed from its legs, three arrow towers firing at it, and Li Yao, whose arrows always hit its nose, it barely managed to move out of the Spike Trap¡¯s range before it unwillingly fell to the ground. The whole process was effortless, much faster and expended less effort than yesterday¡­ Chapter 8 - 8: Special Tasks 8 Chapter 8: Special Tasks Trantor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Editor: EndlessFantasy Trantion ¡°Still not good enough, there¡¯s still a slight gap from standing till dawn.¡± Li Yao sighed while taking back the arrow tower. Li Yao shook his head, no longer tangled, and now the main task was to get copper ore and blueprints. Li Yao knew of a ce where he could get a contract for a mine as long as hepleted the task. Once he got the contract, the mine would belong to him personally. As for making him spend time learning mining, please don¡¯t tease him. Being a miner in a rebirth is simply too humiliating. Even in the real world, a single mine only needs three or four people to manage it, and mining is set up with aputer program. No one cares what you do in your spare time. After the rebirth, he naturally wants to proceed in the most efficient and speedy way. Once he owns the mine, he could get 30 percent of the ie from yers and NPCs mining in it. How cool is that? However, the mine is currently upied by monsters and needs him toplete tasks in order to acquire it. ¡°Bro, run!¡± Just as Li Yao was considering the quickest way to get the mine, he heard a yer shouting in the distance. Li Yao turned towards the direction of the sound and his face instantly changed. He saw a big fat man running towards him at a speed that did not match his size. Behind him, dozens of Demon Wolves were chasing the fat man. ¡°Damn.¡± Li Yao cursed under his breath at the shameless fat man, and also started running quickly. ¡°Don¡¯t run towards me.¡± ¡°Bro, there¡¯s nowhere else to go.¡± The muscr man panted as he ran and shouted. ¡°Bro, you¡¯re hurting me.¡± Li Yao was helpless, but his pace was not slow, and he never let the fat man overtake him. The two ran wildly for ten minutes before they finally shook off the Demon Wolf Army. They panted under arge tree, and the fat man was already sweating profusely. ¡°Bro, you¡¯re good. You¡¯re actually faster than me. You must have speed-boosting equipment.¡± The muscr man extended his greasy hand and said, ¡°Let¡¯s get to know each other, I¡¯m Muscles.¡± ¡°Shouldn¡¯t that be ¡®bby¡¯ instead? Also, please wipe your muddy and sweaty hands before shaking hands with me.¡± Li Yao took a few steps back and said, ¡°Prairie Fire, just an unknown soldier.¡± Li Yao also knew this guy in his previous life. He was a thief in the Beacon War Team, ranked in the top fifty among thieves. Don¡¯t underestimate the top fifty, you have to know that ten yearster almost two hundred billion yers entered the game, among which there were twenty to thirty billion thief yers. Being in the top fifty out of twenty billion yers is almost godlike. Later, he was known as the fattest High Elf in history. His appearance waspletely at odds with the High Elf¡¯s beautiful and thin image. Though infamous for his lecherous behavior, his character was decent and he had interacted with Li Yao before. ¡°Which team are you from, bro? Your equipment is so luxurious, much stronger than mine.¡± The fat man, looking embarrassingly sweaty, leaned against the tree and continued to pant. ¡°I don¡¯t belong to any team. But you, you¡¯re too damaging. You deliberately attracted so many monsters. If I didn¡¯t have speed-boosting equipment, I would have been killed by you.¡± ¡°Misunderstanding, misunderstanding, bro.¡± The muscr man looked aggrieved: ¡°You don¡¯t know, our team leader was stimted by some ¡®Spark of Stars¡¯. He heard that ¡®Spark of the Star¡¯ could solo bosses and got impatient. So, this morning, he decided to lead us to kill level 4 elites. Not willing to be outdone.¡± ¡°So, you guys ended up tragedy?¡± Li Yao asked curiously. ¡°Sigh.¡± The muscr man sighed: ¡°More than a tragedy, it was too miserable. At the beginning, we killed a level four elite, but in the process of killing the second one, our MT died, and then we bloodbathed. We ran, but as we ran, there were fewer and fewer people, and more and more monsters. In the end, I was the only one left.¡± Li Yao also burst outughing, saying: ¡°It seems like you¡¯re enjoying this tragedy.¡± ¡°Ha ha, you¡¯ve found me out. Do you think I can¡¯t be happy? Now I¡¯m the highest level in our team. And, you know, it¡¯s not just our team, from the news I got, all of therge guilds and clubs suffered terrible losses this morning. It¡¯s dreadful, ha ha ha. That ¡®Spark of the Star¡¯ really messed everyone up.¡± The fat manughed loudly, and continued: ¡°But I like it, I like it. I really want to get to know this ¡®Spark of the Star¡¯ guy. He¡¯s so bad, ha ha ha.¡± Li Yao¡¯s mouth twitched slightly. He didn¡¯t expect this oue. It was easier to kill a two or three level elite, why do they need to challenge higher levels? ¡°Sigh, let¡¯s stop yapping. The team leader has revived. I¡¯m leaving now. Bro, we can chatter.¡± The muscr man sent a friend request. Li Yao epted it. The fat man waved his hand, went into stealth and walked away. His name appeared on Prairie Fire¡¯s list. Li Yao shook his head slightly, not caring at all how severe therge guilds¡¯ losses were, and headed towards his destination,menting not having a mount. The Mogul Mountain Range is located north of the Tower of the Sun. It¡¯s necessary to bypass two areas of level four or five monsters. Li Yao took the safest route and bypassed the areas of mutated seedlings and lynx. If he couldn¡¯t bypass an area, he¡¯d release the arrow tower to clear them off. As long as he didn¡¯t foolishly take a bunch of monsters, there were no safety issues. He didn¡¯t need to take the main road, saving a lot of time. The Mogul Mountain Range is shrouded in a light poison fog all year round. yers without anti-poison equipment or antidote potions will continuously lose blood, so it¡¯s very quiet here. Li Yao looked from outside the mountain range and didn¡¯t see a single yer. The outer area of the mountain range is popted with level four golden arrow poison frogs. This incredibly poisonous creature on earth is just a low-level poison monster in the game. After drinking a low-level antidote potion, he¡¯s already ignored the poison fog. Of course, the antidote potion onlysts for fifteen minutes, and he¡¯s drunk a day¡¯s worth of a normal yer¡¯s ie. Ordinary monsters around the periphery aren¡¯t any threat to Li Yao. Poison arrows essentially do no damage due to the antidote potion. Li Yao proceeds smoothly into the mountain valley and finally finds a cave with the help of his memory. There are no monsters in the cave, only a pile of ashes and a skeleton. As soon as Li Yao touched the skeleton, it turned into ash. Li Yao held his breath, cleared the ashes with a branch, and finally saw a ring with a green light. Li Yao carefully lifted the ring, blew the ashes off and saw tiny words engraved on the inside of the ring, ¡°To my beloved Ai Li ¨C Dalkhan.¡± Dalkhan was the greatest traitor of the High Elves. He was the one who revealed the weakness of the Sunwell barrier to the Lich King, allowing the undead army to prate the unprepared kingdom. After this battle, the King of the High Elves and the leaders of the Silver Moon Council were almost all killed or injured. The Ranger General at the time, Sylvanas, now the queen of the Undead n, died defending the kingdom and was controlled by the Demon Artifact Frost Mourne to be a Banshee. The Sunwell was then contaminated. The poption of the High Elves dropped by 60% instantaneously. The High Elves, who had recovered from their previous injuries over millennia, suffered unprecedented damage. Li Yao filled an empty bottle with ashes. These ashes could help himplete a high-difficulty high-reward task. Dalkhan¡¯s Engagement Ring Quality: Exceptional Blue Strength: 8 Agility: 6 Enchantment: Resistant to low-level toxin damage Equipment level: 4 Exnation: This is the betrothal token Great Mage Dalkhan gave to his lover when he was young Just based on the attributes of the ring, it¡¯s an extraordinary item. Furthermore, Dalkhan imbued it with poison resistance. It¡¯s even superior to a piece of purple equipment. Without any hesitation, Li Yao put the ring on and his attributes immediately increased. Even the ring alone was equivalent to the stats he would gain from two level increases. ¡°Indeed, good equipment is the real game-changer.¡± Li Yao casually made this remark before he left the cave, Toplete the mine contract quest, he had to finish the prerequisite quest first. Li Yao found an NPC lying on the ground on the northeastern side of the Mogul Mountain Range. Seeing Li Yao, the male High Elf lying on the ground struggled to speak: ¡°Young n member, I need your help.¡± Li Yao helped the High Elf, Freyr, to his feet and asked, ¡°How can I help you?¡± Freyr strained to speak: ¡°I encountered a Corruptionist in the Mogul Mountain Range. I am severely injured and have no supplies. I need to restore my health and remove the toxins from my body. Are you willing to help me? I¡¯ll reward you when I¡¯m free.¡± ¡°System: Freyr has issued a mission, Rescue in Danger, do you ept?¡± Rescue in Danger Mission difficulty: a Mission description: Freyr has lost his mobility and hopes to be rescued. Mission objective: Bring Freyr a bottle of beginner¡¯s life potion and a bottle of beginner¡¯s antidote potion. Reward: Freyr¡¯s Friendship, 5% of current level experience. Considering this mission would cost about four or five silver coins, regr yers wouldn¡¯t ept it. In his past life, this special mission waspletely overlooked. Not until yearster, when a yer who had re-rolled their character had enough free time to ept the mission. After spending two dayspleting the follow-up, they revealed the truth about the mine. Only then did yers understand the value of Freyr¡¯s friendship. Li Yao handed the two potions to Freyr without a second thought. Freyr¡¯s eyes sparkled; he didn¡¯t hesitate to drink the two potions immediately. A momentter, Freyr stood up, full of spirit, saluted Li Yao and said, ¡°From now on, young n member, you are my friend.¡± ¡°Prairie Fire, I¡¯m d to be your friend.¡± Li Yao paused before he continued, ¡°My dear friend, I n to continue my training on this mountain range. Is there anything else I can help you with?¡± Freyr startedughing and said, ¡°My friend, you really are kind. Actually, yes, I am in need of a batch of Golden Dart Frog¡¯s poison nds for research. Would you be willing to help?¡± ¡°System: Freyr has issued a mission, Collect Toxic nds, do you ept?¡± Collect Toxic nds Mission difficulty: a++ Mission description: Freyr needs arge quantity of toxic nds for research; the more and the higher the quality the better. Reward: +3000 Favor with Freyr, one piece of blue equipment. At this point, Freyr¡¯s generosity starts to show. Li Yao epted the mission and started hunting Golden Dart Frogs. The nd of an elite Dart Frog equals the nds of ten normal ones and gives a lot of experience. With the Spike Traps and Arrow Towers, plus his extraordinary archery, Li Yao was nearly invincible. A normal Dart Frog would be mercilessly killed just by Li Yao installing one Arrow Tower. While for the elite ones, three Arrow Towers, a bleed trap, the Exploding Sheep, and Li Yao¡¯s powerful output would still be more than enough. While collecting materials his experience also increased substantially. Li Yao continued sweeping the area of the mountain range, and time quickly went by. *Bang*¡­ Having just in an elite frog, Li Yao suddenly heard the sound of a fireball exploding and a Dart Frog shrieking. Li Yao was shocked, he had not expected to encounter another yer here. He cautiously moved towards the source of the sound. In the faint green fog, he saw a dwarf being chased by three Dart Frogs. Before Li Yao could make sense of why a Goblin would appear in the High Elf¡¯s Beginner Vige, he noticed the special Dart Frog chasing the Goblin yer. Silver Elite. Li Yao¡¯s heart skipped a beat¡­ Chapter 9 - 9 Silver Elite 9 Chapter 9 Silver Elite Trantor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Editor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Silver Elites,monly abbreviated as Elites, are a weakened version of boss enemies. They can be easier to deal with than bosses, but whether animal Elites or humanoid Elites, they always drop special items upon death. These special items are usually unique and rare, especially since the bosses in ¡°The Ancient God World¡± are incredibly difficult to defeat. As the number of yers increases, so do the properties of the boss, making wild bosses seem very far-fetched for normal yers. In the previous life, due to the increase in levels, many precious chests would be locked. This made the Elites a favorite among yers, and killing an Elite usually yielded a small fortune. Countless murders have urred due to the contention over the Elites. Just as Li Yao was about to step in and help, he noticed another Necromancer in a ck cloak on the other side. The escaping Goblin was much shorter than regr Goblins. Seeing two yers, whether from shock or excitement, he didn¡¯t watch his step and tripped over. Then Li Yao saw the little Goblin tumble away like a ball, and he covered his face in disbelief. Despite Goblins already being small, this one was exceptionally small. Regr yers might not notice, but someone like Li Yao, with ten years of gaming experience, instantly understood that this must be a child. This made Li Yao even more confused because both elderly and young yers are required to choose a neutral camp in the game, which should ce them on a different continent. They usually choose races like Demons, Angels, Barbarians, Amazons, and so forth. The elderly even have their own Beginner¡¯s Vige, which provides many other styles of y. Away frombat, activities like chess, pet raising, and gardening are avable. After entering the game, elderly people¡¯s bodies and spirits are fortified, so even those who cannot walk in reality can move freely in the game. There are surprisingly many elderly people ying battle roles. Children are the same. They are in the same Beginner¡¯s Vige as the elderly, but there are different game mechanisms, like the blood screen shield, monster cartoonization, etc. But now, there was a child popping up right in front of him. Although Li Yao had many conjectures in his mind, he only made them in a split second. The distance between the child and the two yers was too far. He thought that this child was surely a goner, but then a child tumbling did not wail in pain; instead, he quickly stood up and nted a dull yellow Totem column on the ground. As soon as they entered the effective range of the Totem, the movements of the Silver Elite and the two other Elite beasts slowed down considerably. Earthbind Totem! Li Yao was once again surprised. To his knowledge, ordinary Shaman Priests upon reaching level 10 would receive their first Totem afterpleting a ss task, and the first Totem they received was the Healing Totem. A thunk¡­ Under Li Yao¡¯s surprised stare, the little Goblin once again nted a fiery red Totem. Fire Snake Totem! The Fire Snake Totem started spitting fireballs and attacked the slow-moving Silver Elite. ¡°Help me quickly, items drop will be distributed ording to need. If everyone needs them, we can roll for them. Agree then join the team.¡± The little Goblin child shouted while sending out a team invitation. His voice was sweet and crisp, which made Li Yao even more certain about his guess. ¡°Such a smart little girl, showing her own strength and value first, and then forming a team.¡± Li Yao then epted the team request. ¡°System: You joined the team led by Dazed and Cute Eyes. The team is in team loot mode.¡± ¡°System: Enchantress joined Dazed and Cute Eyes¡¯s team.¡± With the system notification, the two new members of the team took action. Li Yao swiftly deployed three Arrow Towers side by side, and immediately threw a Spike Trap in his hand. With a loud boom, the three monsters started to bleed. As the Arrow Towers began firing, Li Yao quickly drew his bow and started attacking the Poison Arrow Frog Elite at the Silver Elite¡¯s left. Enchantress wasn¡¯t idle either. She threw a bone shining with Bronze light from her hand. With the explosion of the bone, a Skeleton Warrior holding a Bronze Great Sword started attacking the Poison Arrow Frog Elite Li Yao was targeting. She then began to chant a spell, and a glowing white Bone Spear floated above her head. Dazed and Cute Eyes¡¯ eyes burned with excitement, ¡°Her hands began to crackle with electric arcs.¡± A pound¡­ The Bone Spear exploded on the Poison Arrow Frog Elite¡¯s body, then followed by a crackling lightning. This was a group attack spell by Shaman Priests, the Lightning Chain. Just after the first round of collective attacks, the tragic Poison Arrow Frog Elite was already brought down by countless assaults. ¡°How did a baby like you be a Goblin?¡± Li Yao suddenly asked. Dazed and Cute Eyes red at Li Yao, discontentedly saying, ¡°You¡¯re too naive if you¡¯re trying to trick me.¡± ¡°I was only guessing before, but now I¡¯m sure you can¡¯t be older than ten.¡± ¡°Hmph, sneaky guy, I¡¯m warning you, this is a secret. You better not bber about it.¡± Dumbfounded pupil waved her tiny fist, charged with electric arcs, at Li Yao. ¡°So it¡¯s a child.¡± Seeing pupil looking at her, the variable witch said with augh, ¡°But nevermind, I am not interested in other people¡¯s affairs.¡± ¡°Big sister really knows the rule, unlike somebody who is much more meddlesome. It¡¯s truly rude to peep into someone else¡¯s secrets.¡± Li Yaoughed without a word, not teasing the little girl any further. However, a name finally came into his mind, the Shaman God, Gu Dantong. This yer was unknown in the past, but in the divine enthronement war after the game operated for ten years, she surpassed shamans of major clubs and sessfully enthroned with overwhelming strength. Later, it was said that this Shaman God was not originally named this but changed the name after she grew up. She was a shaman in a small team and it was said that she had not entered the neutral camp when she was young, but had joined the dark camp directly. Tongtong and Gu Dantong have a homonym ¡®tong¡¯, and both are goblins, and shamans. Moreover, the opponent can use so many totems at less than level ten. The more Li Yao thought about it, the more likely it seemed that they were the same person, but at the time, Li Yao failed to enthrone and was in a state of confusion and did not pay detailed attention and was notpletely sure. The remaining two minions of the silver hero finally fell under the trio¡¯s abnormal firepower. A few minutester, the silver hero also copsed under their feet. Due to Tongtong¡¯s healing totem, the three were basically full of blood after the fight ended. ¡°I¡¯ll go loot the body, everyone is okay with it, right?¡± Dumbfounded pupil Tongtong asked in the team. Seeing the two nodding, dumbfounded pupil Tongtong excitedly ran over and then two items appeared on their team¡¯s panel. Linen cloth bag: 10 space bag Blueprint for Linen Bag: Linen cloth roll*3, ordinary fuel*1 Li Yao shook his head first and said, ¡°I¡¯m not a tailor and I don¡¯t want to learn tailoring.¡± Dumbfounded pupil also said, ¡°Me neither.¡± ¡°Then, I will take them first, thanks.¡± The variable witch put her screenshot of her tailoring 325/1000 into the team chat. Li Yao and Dumbfounded pupil gave up rolling for the item. Thus, the blueprint went into the bag of the variable witch. Their evaluation of the variable witch was again improved. At this stage, it was extremely rare to learn a side job, and her skeleton was obviously stronger than the general necromancer¡¯s, which means she is not an ordinary yer. ¡°I can make a bag at 350. I can make a few for you for free when the timees.¡± Although her appearance wasn¡¯t visible, her happy voice was clear. Li Yao, of course, knew that she had no reason not to be happy. At the beginning, the character only has a dozen slots in their bag, and they can hang four small bags on the belt. Getting this blueprint will certainly earn her a fortune. ¡°Thank you, big sister.¡± Dumbfounded pupil saw the remaining bag and said, ¡°Big brother, let¡¯s roll for this bag.¡± Li Yao shook his head and said, ¡°Forget it, you can take it. The witch is going to give us a bag in a couple of days anyway.¡± Anyway, the bag is temporarily enough, and new bags will being soon. There¡¯s no point in arguing with a little kid over a small bag. ¡°Thank you so much big brother, I was running out of bags, the annoying totems take up too much space.¡± Dumbfounded pupil muttered. Li Yaoughed and pulled out a carving knife to collect the silver hero. ¡°What are you doing?¡± The variable witch was puzzled, ¡°You can also gather?¡± This dumbfounded pupil also saw Li Yao collecting and exined, ¡°Big sister, don¡¯t you know, buying an excellent carving knife can dpose the body of an animal monster three times.¡± ¡°So that¡¯s how it works. No wonder yersin that the production of animal monsters is low. It¡¯s unjust, yersined to the officials, and the official exnation was to explore by oneself. I didn¡¯t know it could work like this.¡± The variable witch looked at the pupil and could tell she didn¡¯t even know the basic rules, and her face suddenly became red. ¡°Cough, how did youe to think of it?¡± Luckily, her cloak covered her face so others could not see her embarrassment. ¡°It¡¯s pretty simple. On the first day, I fought normal beasts and found that the profits were very low, several times lower than those of humanoid monsters. And this game is open, so I thought about the reason. Then I strolled around in a city store and saw a carving knife, so I tried buying two and found out.¡± Dumbfounded ¡®Tongtong¡¯ took it for granted, ¡°You guys didn¡¯t even know it. My big brother and I are smart.¡± Variable witch raised her head, speechless, so did Li Yao, because if he hadn¡¯t been reborn, he would have known it only after seeing the strategy online. ¡°Cough, let¡¯s take turns collecting the monsters we kill.¡± Li Yao proposed, and then asked, ¡°What kind of tasks did youe here to do? If It¡¯s a convenient way, let¡¯s go together.¡± ¡°Great, I am here to skin some poison dart frogs to practice tailoring.¡± The variable witch was also hoping to keep the small party together. The previous battle showed her the strongbat power of the two and she felt a bit weak. Fighting ordinary monsters is easy, but if she wants to fight the elite bronze skeletons alone, it takes a long time to recover if she hang up, and with the healing totem, you don¡¯t have to worry about this issue. Also, don¡¯t have to worry about the damage of poison fog. Of course, the most important thing was to see the integrity of the two. From the previous conversation, she knew that both were smart people and it would be impossible for them not to know the value of the blueprint. This point has already exined a lot. ¡°That annoying goblin old man sent me here to collect monster souls, saying that he will help me reconcile some totems.¡± Li Yao also said, ¡°I need highly toxic nds. Our goals don¡¯t conflict. Let¡¯s use the previous distribution model, okay?¡± Seeing the two nod, Li Yao thought for a while and said, ¡°With Tongtong¡¯s several totems, my arrow tower and spike trap, and our three strong outputs, why don¡¯t we find a good terrain and have a mass brushing?¡± Pupils¡¯ eyes suddenly lit up and nodded, ¡°Okay, okay, I¡¯ve just been abused by monsters since I entered this game.¡±¡­ Chapter 10 - 10 Group Brushing 10 Chapter 10 Group Brushing Trantor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Editor: EndlessFantasy Trantion The Versatile Witch emphasised her role, saying, ¡°I also have an aging curse, which can weaken monsters.¡± Aging Curse: Sacrifice ten percent of the caster¡¯s HP, weaken monsters in range. Their movement speed, damage, and armor are reduced by 15% Their eyes brightened, and Ditzy Dumbo said, ¡°Big sis, you don¡¯t have to worry about your HP. Besides the Healing Totem, I can also cast healing spells.¡± ¡°In that case, our chances are even greater.¡± With this, they ughtered monsters while searching for advantageous terrain. However, after searching for half an hour, they found nothing satisfactory. Li Yao frowned slightly and said, ¡°I know of a mountain cave. The only problem is that going into the cave leaves us with no way out. Are you willing to give it a try?¡± ¡°Sure, we could try luring only a few monsters to start with.¡± Ditzy Dumbo was eager to get started. The three arrived at the cave. Looking at it, it seemed quite deep, at least sixty or seventy yards. ¡°This will do perfectly!¡± Ditzy Dumbo ced two totems at the entrance of the cave and a Healing Totem deep inside. ¡°This is an Explosive Totem; it creates a me Explosion for area damage. Combined with my Lightning Chain, our area damage will be very strong. ce your Arrow Towers after the Grounding Totem and Big Sister¡¯s aging curse slow down those stupid frogs!¡± Dumbo started directing Li Yao. Li Yao didn¡¯t mind. He ced the three Arrow Towers and also set two Spike Traps at the entrance, while the Versatile Witch summoned her Bronze Skull. ¡°Wait here; I¡¯ll lure the monsters.¡± Li Yao ran out of the cave and started luring monsters. For their first attempt, he lured five elite monsters and several smaller Poisonous Frogs, which was just enough for area sweeps. Seeing the nine monsters following Li Yao, the Versatile Witch was shocked. When she had been leveling up the past few days, she mainly killed ordinary monsters. Anyone else would probably think that any yer leading so many monsters was simply courting death. Li Yao jumped over the totems and Arrow Towers while the Poisonous Frogs swiftly fell into the range of the totems and Arrow Towers. Aging Curse! A circle of light fell upon the masses of monsters, drastically slowing their movements. Pop! The Explosive Totem emitted me shockwaves, and the Spike Traps also exploded. Zap! Ditzy Dumbo¡¯s Lightning Chain was fired into the mass of monsters. Numerous damage values floated above the heads of the Poisonous Frogs. The barrage of fire damage, bleeding damage, Arrow Tower damage, Lightning Chain damage, and Bone Spear damage filled the visible damage numbers area. Thanks to the Grounding Totem, the monsters seemed to have entered swampy terrain. Li Yao also intensified his output; he didn¡¯t dare to be careless. If the monsters broke through their blockade, they would be surrounded and have nowhere to run. When the monsters drew near the totems and Arrow Towers, all normal monsters had already fallen, leaving only a few elite ones. Li Yao squatted down to ce an Exploding Sheep, which dashed to the cave entrance. A few elite monsters squeezed into the entrance when the Exploding Sheep exploded. The area damage of over a hundred points surprised the other two, making their eyes nearly pop out. The two elite monsters at the front, which had initially received the most firepower, copsed under the force of the Exploding Sheep. ¡°Wow, that was thrilling! What was that?¡± Ditzy Dumbo eximed. Although the Versatile Witch didn¡¯t ask outright, she looked at Li Yao, clearly wanting to know as well. ¡°Oh, it¡¯s nothing. Just a product of Engineering, an Exploding Sheep,¡± Li Yao replied. ¡°So Engineering is this exciting! I¡¯ll try it when I get back!¡± Ditzy Dumbo¡¯s eyes sparkled. Li Yao just chuckled. Without the bonus from the Eye of the Creator, an Engineer¡¯s items wouldn¡¯t have been so powerful. When thest elite monster fell, the Versatile Witch sighed, ¡°This is really incredible. If I told anyone about this, they would probably think I¡¯m crazy.¡± ¡°Hehe, it¡¯s mainly because the three of us are just too powerful. If Big Brother and Big Sister knew area attacks, it would be perfect.¡± Ditzy Dumbo joyfully continued, ¡°I heard that the so-called professional teams struggle to kill a Level 4 elite, which is just pathetic.¡± ¡°It¡¯s not that they¡¯re weak, but rather you two are too abnormal, especially you, Prairie Fire.¡± The Versatile Witch directed this towards Li Yao¡¯s calm face. Li Yao¡¯s heart skipped a beat. It was obvious that both of them had connections with professional clubs, and could even contact the higher-ups. Ditzy Dumbo might be a Shaman participating in the Divine Enthronement, and the Versatile Witch, who had a Bronze Skeleton at this point, wasn¡¯t a pushover either. But thinking about the 2 billion yers, many experts preferred to stay behind the scenes; he decided not to dwell on it. The three sat on the ground, chatting and regaining their energy and HP. After a while, Ditzy Dumbo was on her feet again. pping Li Yao¡¯s shoulder, she said, ¡°Alright, it¡¯s time to get to work. Big Brother, the task of saving the world is up to you.¡± Li Yao was speechless. He stood up and went out to lure monsters again. The second wave included seven elite monsters and a few normal ones. This time their hands were full. After exterminating this wave, the three of them were left in poor shape. ¡°That was too dangerous. Five to six elite monsters would suffice; bringing in more normal ones doesn¡¯t matter The AoE damage will wipe them out,¡± the Versatile Witch suggested. ¡°Alright.¡± On the third wave, Li Yao lured out six elite monsters: it was slightly tough to deal with them, but at least there was no significant danger. That¡¯s how it went; Li Yao kept luring waves of elite and normal monsters to the cave, wiping them out wave by wave. Thanks to the support from his teammates, he leveled up much faster than when he was solo. Even Li Yao felt it was fast, let alone the Chameleon Witch and Dumbbell Pupil. After several hours, they leveled up to level four one after the other. The two women found it almost addictive, and the trio fought fervently for eleven hours, only stopping when it got dark and Li Yao got into a risky situation while luring monsters. ¡°That was so exhrating I don¡¯t want to stop.¡± Despite being exhausted, Dumbbell Pupil¡¯s eyes were filled with excitement. ¡°It took me three days just to reach level three, but leveled up to four and a half in just one day. It¡¯s just too surreal.¡± The Chameleon Witch was eager for more. Li Yao was just short of level five, but he had to stop. ¡°We¡¯ll call it a day. We¡¯ll get back to thister.¡± ¡°Okay, Big Brother, you can¡¯t leave me behind. Otherwise, I¡¯m going toin about you on the forum.¡± Dumbbell Pupil said, reluctant to leave. ¡°Of course not. Dumbbell Pupil, you are such a hard hitter, even better than me.¡± Li Yao patted Dumbbell Pupil¡¯s head. ¡°Keep in touch.¡± The Chameleon Witch also started using her Hearthstone. Seeing the other two returning home using Hearthstone, Li Yao instead tiptoed to Freyr toplete his task. When Freyr saw the over one thousand elite toxic nds and several hundred standard ones that Li Yao presented, he was almost popping his eyes out. ¡°My friend, you have truly surprised me, yourbat prowess far exceeded my expectations.¡± Freyr brought out a long bow and a cape and said, ¡°These are your rewards. As a friend, you can pick one.¡± Li Yao was slightly startled. He knew the guide he read offered Blue Equipment, but clearly there was no weapon. The attributes also weren¡¯t as prime, so obviously the toxic nds he gathered really exceeded Freyr¡¯s expectations. Now he had a choice of a bow, which Li Yao didn¡¯t need, but the cloak seemed pretty good. Shadow Cloak Quality: Blue Strength: 7 Agility: 5 Interpretation: Easier to hide when standing still ¡°My friend, you have a keen eye. This cloak was my favorite when I was young. I hope you can put it to good use.¡± Freyr gently stroked the cloak before handing it over to Li Yao. A dazzling golden light illuminated and Li Yao advanced to level five. Li Yao put on the cloak. His attributes significantly increased. The massive cloak made him look like a wizard. If he were to flip the hood on, he would look just like the Chameleon Witch in her cloak. Others could hardly see his face. ¡°Anything else I can help with?¡± Freyr waved his hand and said, ¡°It¡¯ste. Come find me here tomorrow.¡± ¡°Alright.¡± Li Yao bowed in response and started using his Hearthstone. Li Yao logged off. The sun was already high up in the sky. He missed breakfast. After staying over for one night, he managed to get some instant noodles for breakfast. Just as Li Yao was considering going out for exercise, hismunicator suddenly rang. ¡°Does ourmittee member still remember me?¡± The holographic screen showed a somewhat androgynous woman in a professional dress, appearing very efficient. ¡°How could I forget our esteemed ss president?¡± Li Yao responded with a slight smile. The woman speaking was the vice-president and lifemittee officer during their college years. Li Yao served as the academicmittee member, though he never deemed this position important. ¡°I must correct you once again, I¡¯m the vice-president.¡± Li Yao smirked. Of course, he knew the actual ss president was Li Haitao, a mboyant second-generation rich kid, ¡°Alright, alright, he¡¯s always entitled but when trouble arises, he¡¯s nowhere to be found. By the way, why did our honorable ss president remember this nobody like me?¡± It wasn¡¯t that Li Yao bore a grudge against the rich, but Li Haitao¡¯s position was a bit underhanded. His father donated a hundreds-story experimental building to the school, everyone knew the story well. ¡°Ehem, I almost forgot what I was here for. Do you remember the reunion we discussed a while ago?¡± Wang Xiaolei asked. ¡°Uh, yeah, I remember. So, you¡¯ve set the date and location?¡± Li Yao asked. ¡°Yes, since everyone is here in Mingzhu City for the carnival, we thought it would be a good opportunity as many people would being. So, we decided to have a get-together. It¡¯s at 10 a.m. today, at the Mingzhu Grand Hotel. You¡¯re avable, right?¡± ¡°Sure, I¡¯ll be there on time.¡± After hanging up, Li Yao¡¯s memory of the uing reunion became clearer. To increase its publicity, The Ancient God World coordinated a promotional carnival across all the administrative stars in the Sr System and all major administrative districts. The location for the China region was in Mingzhu City. It was a grand asion. After the carnival, it signified the demise of all the struggling old games and the arrival of The Ancient God World¡¯s era of domination. Many of Li Yao¡¯s ssmates had tickets. These people came to Mingzhu in advance to reconnect with old ssmates a year after graduation. Of course, the most active one was the nominal ss president. Li Haitao¡¯s father also saw the potential of The Ancient God World¡¯s market and entrusted the gaming business to Li Haitao, who wanted to rally most of his ssmates under hismand and establish a guild. After all, ssmates were close-knit and the attractive conditions were indeed enticing. However, Li Haitao and Li Yao were simply ipatible. They had had lots of arguments in school. Last lifetime, the reunion led to a very humiliating incident for Li Yao, causing him to lose face and be theughingstock of the event. ¡°After a reincarnation¡­¡± Li Yao chuckled and walked into the bathroom¡­ Chapter 11 - 11: Party Storm (Additional Chapter 3) 11 Chapter 11: Party Storm (Additional Chapter 3) Trantor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Editor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Li Yao have washed and freshened up, checked the time and it was only quarter past eight in the morning, still early from ten o¡¯clock. The hover cars were fast nowadays. Once he got on, it would only take ten minutes to get to the Dao Ming Pearl Hotel, where he lived. So, Li Yao wasn¡¯t in a hurry and logged into the game. After a day of training with Pupil, there were only a few Exploding Sheep and Spike Traps left in his bag. Li Yao paid the leasing fee to the trainer at the crafting station and started crafting. You can¡¯t have too many or too few of these items. Plus, they were incredibly expensive. Pupil and the Enchantress only saw the sharpness and high damage of Li Yao¡¯s Mechanical Hunter, but they had no idea that it cost him gold coins every day to maintain his character. yers typically reached level three on the fourth day of the game, but the daily ie was only four or five silver coins. The trainer didn¡¯t think much of Li Yao renting the crafting station at first, but once he saw the Exploding Sheep smoothly crafted by Li Yao one by one, he knew that Li Yao was no novice. So far, he had not seen Li Yao fail once. Until an hourter, Li Yao had crafted hundreds of sheep. ¡°You¡¯re pretty good, a promising candidate. Next time I¡¯m not around, you can use this crafting station. Just leave the leasing fee,¡± said the trainer as he saw Li Yao leave. ¡°Thank you.¡± Li Yao nodded and chose to log out. ¡°I will recruit two yers interested in Engineering in the future. Crafting all by myself is too time consuming.¡± Li Yao thought to himself, then changed into a clean suit and walked out. The hover bus had its own dedicated air routes, and there were plenty of buses. After waiting for two minutes, Li Yao got on. Looking at the holographic screen on the ceiling of the hover bus disying promo videos of ¡°The Ancient God World¡±, Li Yao smirked. With the support of the country, the promotion of ¡°The Ancient God World¡± was overwhelming. It was impossible to ignore. The skyscrapers outside the window also had giant holographic screens disying various kinds of ad content, only calming down when it finally became a real secondary world. Pearl Hotel was one of the iconic buildings of Mingzhu City. From a distance, it looked like a towering blue dragon. This was a building constructed by a new generation of Chinese architects using new materials, modeled after the Azure Dragon of the East. ¡°Li Yao, you finally came.¡± As soon as Li Yao appeared, a beautiful and sharp woman waved to him. ¡°It¡¯s been a while, Head Girl. You¡¯ve be even more beautiful.¡± Li Yao said with a smile. ¡°You¡¯re just trying to please me. I¡¯m getting old, there¡¯s nothing beautiful about that.¡± Wang Xiaolei gave a charming smile. She took Li Yao by the arm and walked into the hotel,¡±Let¡¯s go up quickly. Everyone who coulde hase. You¡¯re thest one.¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry. I didn¡¯t expect everyone to arrive so early.¡± Feeling a bit hot in the face, Li Yao, despite being a resident of the city, was thest one to arrive, which was somewhat embarrassing,¡±I guess I was a bit careless.¡± ¡°That¡¯s okay, it¡¯s only half-past nine.¡± Wang Xiaolei led Li Yao into the elevator, pressed the button for the 105th floor, and whispered when she saw only two of them in the elevator,¡±Today, it is Li Haitao who paid for this meeting. It¡¯s a rare opportunity for all ssmates to gather, so please stay low-key and don¡¯t create any scenes.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I know what to do.¡± Li Yao understood Wang Xiaolei¡¯s intentions. He was well aware that his old rival, Li Haitao, won¡¯t miss any opportunity to provoke him. His past life was the best proof of this. When they first started college, although they were not fond of each other, it was because Li Yao despised how Li Haitao, despite being ss monitor, depended on his father¡¯s influence. In contrast, Li Haitao disliked Li Yao for his impoverished appearance despite his numerous des. The real contention between the two was mainly due to a woman, a distinguished girl named Feng Yi. Rumor had it that Feng Yi was of mysterious origin and high status, but she was also humble and courteous, without showing off at all. As soon as she arrived at the university, she became the dream girl of a multitude of students at Huaxia University. No other girls could challenge her status after she topped the school flower ranks. Normally, such a girl would be themon enemy of all girls, but on the contrary, many girls surrounded her and admired her. In terms of Li Yao¡¯s conditions, there was a massive difference between him and Feng Yi. He had some achievements, but at most he was just a little handsome and didn¡¯t even qualify for the school¡¯s heartthrob. Moreover, he was from a civilian background, while she was from a noble bloodline. In terms of their statuses, one was a phoenix in the sky, the other a chicken on the ground. This wasn¡¯t a mockery, but an unarguable fact. With the initiation of the Interster Project, although people were legally equal, the actual situation was rather estranged. Such two students, although in the same ss, normally wouldn¡¯t develop feelings beyond friendship. However, during a school-organized trip to a primitive forest, after an equipment ident happened, Li Yao and Feng Yi were grouped together and got lost in the forest. While the other students were panicking, these two worked together to lead the others back to the gathering spot safely. From then on, they got to know each other better and even started dating a yearter. Li Haitao always considered himself the most eligible boyfriend for Feng Yi. Seeing her being intimate with his enemy every day was unbearable for him. From that point, he started obstructing Li Yao at every turn and hatched ns to ruin their rtionship. However, both were rational and intelligent people, so their bond strengthened instead of weakened through these trials. By senior year, Li Haitao had already given up hope. But when he attended a high-ss banquet with his father, he saw Feng Yi being revered, and he realized her true identity. He subsequently made such a fuss over Feng Yi that it affected Feng Yi¡¯s family. Only then did Li Yaoe to know about Feng Yi¡¯s high-status background. What was even more annoying was that Feng Yi had been engaged since childhood. He knew nothing about this. In addition to the interference from Feng Yi¡¯s fianc¨¦¡¯s family, who even threatened Li Yao¡¯s family, this left Li Yao deeply troubled. Under immense pressure from all sides, a disagreement between the two exploded, leading to a heated argument and cold war between them. Both were proud and stubborn in nature. In their previous lives, even until their reincarnation, they had not made up. In this life, it could be said that Li Yao hadn¡¯t seen Feng Yi for ten years. Seeing her again stirred a mix of emotions in him. The two silently stared at each other for a few moments, then Li Yao smiled faintly and walked over to his close friends. Even he himself didn¡¯t know what was going through his mind at that moment. Was the love that was ingrained in his bones still there? Li Yao was unsure. Ten years of trials and tribtions, even the sincerest feelings would fade. Enduring love until the seas run dry and the rocks crumble, perhaps it was only possible in fairy tales. Theplexity of facing an estranged love was indescribable. ¡°She was always full of herself in school, and even after graduation, her ego remains just as big,¡±ined Wang Qiang, one of Li Haitao¡¯s sidekicks. On the other side of Li Haitao, Zhang Ming sarcastically chimed in, ¡°I think she¡¯s just looking down on us, her old ssmates. She lives the closest, but she¡¯s thest to arrive.¡± Knowing Feng Yi¡¯s family situation, even a rich yboy like Li Haitao didn¡¯t dare to pursue her anymore. But his grudge against Li Yao never ended. A female ssmateughed, ¡°She¡¯s dressed so casually, she clearly looks down on us. Besides, judging by her outfit, she must not be doing well. I¡¯ve always said, studying well doesn¡¯t guarantee sess after graduation.¡± Before Li Yao could say anything, his friend Zhao Lei suddenly stood up and said loudly, ¡°Enough, is this what a school reunion looks like to you guys?¡± Zhang Mingughed uproariously, and said loudly, ¡°Zhao Lei is right, Li Yao is not doing it intentionally. I heard Li Yao is not doing well, he has never been to ssy ces like this. It¡¯s normal for him to get lost.¡± Some of themughed out loud, while others looked ufortable. The amiable atmosphere before Li Yao arrived instantly froze and split into two factions. After all, Li Yao¡¯s supporters were no less than those of Li Haitao. Zhao Lei was about to pound the table in anger, but Li Yao held him back, sat down calmly, and didn¡¯t bother to look at them. ¡°Yaozi, how can you tolerate this?¡± Zhao Lei was furious. Li Yao pulled Zhao Lei back to his seat and said calmly, ¡°Stay calm. No need to stoop to their level and downgrade ourselves to a dog¡¯s level.¡± Now it was Li Yao¡¯s side that burst intoughter. Even Feng Yi, who had been studying her drink, looked at Li Yao in surprise, as if she was seeing him in a new light. The two had lived together for over two years and knew each other well. From just a single sentence, she could tell that Li Yao seemed different from before, but she couldn¡¯t quite put her finger on what had changed. Now it was Wang Qiang¡¯s turn to be furious. He pointed at theughing ssmates and said loudly, ¡°Don¡¯t forget that if it weren¡¯t for Haitao¡¯s influence, we wouldn¡¯t be able to gather in such a ce. Do any of you have any conscience?¡± Mingzhu Hotel was not a ce where everyone could enter. You needed a certain social status. Upon hearing Wang Qiang¡¯s words, the faces of the others changed. Li Yao said lightly, ¡°I just want to rify, is this a school reunion or someone¡¯s treat?¡± Zhang Ming sneered, ¡°Are you an idiot? Of course, it¡¯s a school reunion.¡± Li Yao¡¯s smile grew brighter, ¡°That makes me even more puzzled. If it¡¯s a school reunion, then we¡¯re all the guests. I admit I can¡¯t afford to split the bill evenly, but at least I can pay for my own share. I¡¯ll settle my own bill so as not to get nagged at.¡± Zhao Leiughed out loud, ¡°I will pay for my own share too, it¡¯s better than letting others use this as an excuse to gossip about our ssmates.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll pay for my own too.¡± Suddenly, more than half of the ssmates living in the dozens of rooms wanted to pay their own bill. Li Haitao stared at Li Yao for a long while before standing up and saying loudly, ¡°Please calm down, everyone. Trust me, I, Li Haitao, never had this intention. This banquet hall was given to me by my father after a meeting, and the bill has already been paid. We have been ssmates for so many years, why are we letting this small matter strain our rtionships?¡± After Li Haitao finished speaking, he red at his two sidekicks, raised his ss to Li Yao and said, ¡°Don¡¯t mind the misunderstanding prior Yaozi, I¡¯ll punish myself with a drink, you¡¯re free to do as you wish.¡± Li Yao also stood up, grinned, and said, ¡°Naturally, I won¡¯t hold a grudge against a ssmate. I¡¯ll drink too.¡± Having said that, he drained his ss in one gulp, then sat down smiling widely. The ssmates cheered for Li Yao¡¯s magnanimity. Li Yao looked at Li Haitao, who was still holding his ss and was somewhat taken aback. In his heart, he sighed. Who doesn¡¯t know how to put on a show? Against me, with ten years of social experience, Li Haitao can hardly be an opponent. Indeed, Li Haitao was stunned. Because Li Yao has always been very proud and hotheaded, often embarrassing others, especially him. Because he broke up the rtionship between Feng Yi and Li Yao, Li Yao used to see him as an enemy who must be killed. Therefore, he couldn¡¯t let go so conveniently. Today, he intended to undermine Li Yao¡¯s prestige, even if he failed, his own magnanimity would overshadow Li Yao¡¯s; he would dominate the scene and let his ssmates understand who is the pride of the heavens. However, the first step of his n hadpletely changed ¡­ Chapter 12 - 12: Introduction 12 Chapter 12: Introduction Trantor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Editor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Almost all of the ssmates who were familiar with Li Yao¡¯s character looked at him in surprise. They had even been ready to step in and mediate, yet they hadn¡¯t expected Li Yao to react so nonchntly. On the contrary, it was Li Haitao who was taken aback and slightly embarrassed. It wasn¡¯t until Zhang Ming nudged him that Li Haitao snapped back to reality and downed his drink in one go. His prepared speech was forgotten, and he silently took his seat. Therge hall was divided into two parts; one was a leisure area simr to theyout of a bar, and the dining area was in a private room on the other side. Wang Xiaoleiughed and suggested, ¡°It¡¯s not even ten o¡¯clock yet, it¡¯s too early to order food. Besides, since this is our first reunion after more than a year since graduating, why don¡¯t we find a game to y?¡± ¡°That¡¯s a good idea; we should have some fun,¡± Li Haitao quickly chimed in. ¡°I wonder if any of our ssmates have yed ¡®The Ancient God World¡¯?¡± When ¡®The Ancient God World¡¯ was mentioned, the atmosphere immediately heated up, as nearly all the ssmates yed this game. After allowing the ssmates¡¯ enthusiastic discussion to go on for a while, Li Haitao felt it was the right moment. He loudly proposed, ¡°Just talking about it isn¡¯t interesting. There are connectors behind the bar. With these connectors, we can extract characters from the game to duel, and we can watch it here like a small-scalepetition. Since we all y this game, how about we hold a minipetition?¡± Li Haitao¡¯s men roared in approval. Grinning, Li Haitao asked, ¡°Vice Monitor Wang, what do you think?¡± ¡°Sounds good, so let¡¯s do it. I¡¯ll be the referee,¡± said Wang Xiaolei cheerfully. ¡°Okay, I have no objections,¡± Li Haitao replied, smiling. ¡°In addition, I will personally offer 150,000 credit points as a prize. The winner gets 100,000, the runner-up 30,000, and the third-ce finisher 20,000.¡± The small bar instantly erupted into noise. Despite a few rich second generations in the ss, most were ordinary people. For them, a month¡¯s work was only worth a few thousand credit points; 100,000 credit points were considered a significant sum. Li Haitao was satisfied with this effect. As the crowd quieted down, he said, ¡°If you want to join, sign up with Vice Monitor Wang. We¡¯ll start right away.¡± Zhao Lei noticed that everyone was signing up, and whispered, ¡°Yaozi, are you going to sign up?¡± Li Yao sipped his wine, swirled his ss casually, and replied indifferently, ¡°Not interested.¡± ¡°How can you not be interested? Li Haitao is clearly trying to win people over. I¡¯m signing up to teach him a lesson,¡± Zhao Lei dered, eager topete. ¡°Then I¡¯ll cheer for you,¡± Li Yao replied. ¡°Watch how I take down Li Haitao, that bastard. When I win the money, we¡¯ll have a good time,¡± Zhao Lei said and ran off to sign up. Li Yao, however, shed an inexplicable smile. In his past life, Li Haitao had used this method to showcase his impressive abilities, which, of course, were just powered by his superior equipment. With fully enhanced Green Equip, he didn¡¯t have to exert himself much. He would then tempt others by promising to help them get good equipment if they joined his guild, thus attracting a group of people to his guild. Of course, he would also provoke Li Yao along the way and embarrass him through one-on-one fights. Just like in the past life, when the high-spirited Li Yao, with his level 3 rogue, duked it out with Li Haitao, only to be unable to even breach his defenses and ended up making a fool of himself. Now in this new life, even if things were slightly different, Li Yao knew that Li Haitao would surely find a way to make him join thepetition. So, why should he bother signing up? He was now more inclined to toy with them. This feeling was strange, but Li Yao found it enjoyable. In his past life, Li Yao had developed a fondness for drinking. However, being new to this rebirth life, money was limited. But now, with others footing the bill, he would naturally not hold back. He knew that in his past life, riled up and angry, he had dismissed these fine wines. Li Yao wandered over to the bar and selected a few bottles of wine. While sipping his drink alone, he watched his old ssmatespete against each other on therge screen. It was quite lively. However, for Li Yao, who had been there and done that, it was akin to children fighting. Just like in his past life, Li Haitao and his two minions dominated the matches. None of the ssmates were able to defeat the three of them. Seeing the admiring and envious ssmates gathered around to watch thepetition andpliment Li Haitao and his group, the corners of Li Yao¡¯s mouth curved slightly upwards. ¡°You¡¯ve changed a lot,¡± a familiar and pleasing voice reached Li Yao¡¯s ears. Feng Yi casually took a seat next to Li Yao and continued, ¡°I see mockery and disdain in your eyes.¡± ¡°That must be your imagination,¡± Li Yao lightly tapped her wine ss in response and continued to sip his wine slowly. Feng Yi¡¯s alluring face turned serious, and her eyes showed confusion, ¡°I trust my own eyes. What have you been through this past year?¡± Li Yao only shook his head, thinking to himself, ¡®I have experienced a whole lifetime¡¯s reincarnation.¡¯ He hadn¡¯t figured out how to deal with this ex-girlfriend. Forgetting her was impossible, but the passionate love was no longer there. It felt like reminiscing an old lover he hadn¡¯t seen in over a decade; hazy and beautiful, distant and unreal. ¡°I heard you spent a year writing game guides and acting as a host?¡± Feng Yi asked softly. ¡°I have done it for a year, but not anymore.¡± Li Yao responded casually. It could be said that half the reason Li Yao wanted to be amentator and host was because of Qin Fengyi. Now, Li Yao doesn¡¯t value being amentator and host as much. What he wants is to gradually establish his own guild, set up a club, own a world-ss team that can go to battle with him. Reborn once, this goal is not an unachievable dream. As for revenge, he will definitely take it, but it¡¯s just a side job. Living in hatred is not his goal. ¡°Why are you doing this? It¡¯s clear to both of us, I wouldn¡¯t be where I am now without your help.¡± Qin Fengyi earnestly said. As a topmentator in China, Qin Fengyi is the most mysterious. In this world, only a few people know that Qin Fengyi is Xiayao, also known as the ever-changing enchantress, a topmentator who has never shown her face, yet has conquered countless gamers with only her voice and impable skills. This is also her second conflict with her family, who would rather not see her in this profession. However, Li Yao shook his head and said, ¡°I dare not take credit for this, your current achievements are due to your personal charm and efforts, and I am not indispensable. You don¡¯tck material, and you also have a professional team for post-production.¡± ¡°Damn, Zhang Ming¡¯s equipment is too good, I can¡¯t break his defense, damn it, he¡¯s provoking me, it¡¯s killing me.¡± Zhao Lei cursed as he walked over. He only noticed Qin Fengyi sitting in the dark after he arrived, hastily coughed and said, ¡°Ah, I walked into the wrong ce.¡± Qin Fengyi simply smiled and turned back, speaking earnestly again, ¡°I have already cut off ties with my family, they can no longer control my decisions.¡± ¡°Congrattions then.¡± Li Yao picked up the wine bottle to pour a drink, hiding the surprise in his eyes. A hint of disappointment shed across Qin Fengyi¡¯s eyes, she stood up, walked a few steps, and with her back to Li Yao said, ¡°I will only use half the money I¡¯ve earned these two years.¡± Li Yao was deep in thought, drinking ss after ss of wine. How could he not understand what Qin Fengyi meant? With her pride, this was a proposal for reconciliation. However, he was now in a dilemma, with a beautiful image rolling in his mind. When he was most helpless and lost in his previous life, it was that woman who kept encouraging andforting him. And it was under the encouragement of that girl that he had deleted his rogue ount and retrained as a hunter. Since then, he had taken strength and was on the verge of Divine Enthronement sess. Her years of constant encouragement and care had given him new hope, and taught him what it was to give and what gentleness was. Without her, a reborn Li Yao would undoubtedly have gotten back together with Qin Fengyi without hesitation, but now, Li Yao was somewhat reluctant. ¡°So what¡¯s the result, did you reconcile with Goddess Fengyi?¡± Zhao Lei asked with a smile. Li Yao shook his head; he didn¡¯t want to pursue the topic and asked instead, ¡°Who did you lose to earlier?¡± Zhao Lei looked even more unhappy and said grumpily, ¡°I won the first round, only to meet this damned Zhang Ming in the second. This ass has such good equipment, I simply stood no chance. While sorrowfully drinking his beer, Zhao Lei continued, seeing Li Yao start to watch the game, ¡°Fortunately you didn¡¯t participate, otherwise you would definitely be hit hard by this little bugger Li Haitao. Not only does he have full Green Equip, he also ****** enhanced it, damn nouveau riche.¡± Li Yaoforted him for a bit, while Li Haitao was happily leading, after a few rounds ofpetition, he became the first, his twockeys took second and third ces. All the old ssmates had no choice but to admit his prowess, pouring outpliments like they cost nothing, tinged with envy and jealousy. Li Haitao enjoyed their praises, having spent a fortune on top-quality gear for this effect. He suddenly noticed Li Yao drinking in the corner, and gave hisckeys a signal. Zhang Ming loudly said, ¡°Everyone, we have been having fun till now, but isn¡¯t someone missing? Li Yao, it¡¯s not really good to be hiding in the corner while everyone else is having fun.¡± The old ssmates, still in high spirits, immediately joined in when they heard Zhang Ming¡¯s words. Li Yao strolled up, looked around the room, and holding his drink said, ¡°Sorry, but my skills are just average, so I¡¯d better not embarrass myself.¡± Quick to respond, Zhang Ming replied, ¡°You¡¯re wrong there, we¡¯re ssmates, skill doesn¡¯t matter. Winning or losing isn¡¯t important, it¡¯s all about having fun, right guys?¡± ¡°Yes, we¡¯re just ying.¡± ¡°Exactly, I heard that Li Yao has been amentator, his skills must be excellent, you should not be so modest.¡± ¡°Come on, PK with me, I will be gentle.¡± A female ssmate teasingly chipped in. Wang Xiaolei also joined in, ¡°Why don¡¯t I have a game with Li Yao?¡± ¡°Our monitor has been refereeing for so long, he must be tired. I¡¯ll take up the task.¡± Wang Qiang turned to Li Yao and said, ¡°What do you say? Do me a favor and join in.¡± Li Yao walked into the crowd, ignored Wang Qiang, and with a half-smile looked at Li Haitao. Casually, he asked, ¡°Haitao, are you sure you want me to y?¡± ¡°It¡¯s all in good fun, we¡¯re just trying to have a good time. I¡¯m sure Yaozi wouldn¡¯t want to ruin everyone¡¯s good mood.¡± Li Haitao said with a sincere smile, like they were close friends. ¡°Alright then, let¡¯s y.¡± Li Yao handed his drink to Zhao Lei, turned around and with the same sincere tone said, ¡°However, I want to y a round with you. Let¡¯s forget about the others, how about it?¡±¡­ Chapter 13 - 13 The Birth of the Hedgehog 13 Chapter 13 The Birth of the Hedgehog Trantor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Editor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Upon hearing that Li Yao wanted to spar with Li Haitao, the crowd immediately erupted. Li Haitao¡¯s immense strength was something they had all witnessed. None of the students couldst more than a minute against him in PvP (yer Vs yer). Even the two students ranked second and third, Zhang Ming and Wang Qiang, who were d in green equip, had shown off before, but still didn¡¯tst one minute in the finals against Li Haitao. Li Haitao, on the other hand, had only lost less than a third of his health. In a context where green equipment represents the premium gear and some people couldn¡¯t even afford a full set of the ordinary white equipment, Li Haitao¡¯s full set of enhanced green equipment made him simply invincible. It was uncertain whether even ten people could kill him. More likely, he¡¯d end up killing them instead. ¡°Yaozi, you¡¯ve drunk too much,¡± Zhao Lei hurriedly supported Li Yao, speaking loudly, ¡°Sorry everyone, Li Yao just had a bit too much to drink earlier, he was just talking drunk.¡± Li Haitao smiled and responded: ¡°Leizi, how could Yaozi be drunk? Since Yaozi wants to spar, I naturally can¡¯t refuse, as long as everyone is having fun.¡± Li Yao stopped Zhao Lei and said: ¡°Alright, let¡¯s not keep everyone waiting any longer. Let¡¯s get started.¡± The crowd erupted with cheers. Even though no one was optimistic about Li Yao¡¯s chances, they still apuded his bravery. Li Haitao maintained a calm face but was ted inside. He was looking for an opportunity to personally defeat and embarrassment Li Yao, and Li Yao just served himself up on a tter. Although he was loath to admit it, Li Haitao harbored deep jealousy for Li Yao. He simply couldn¡¯t understand why Feng Yi, a girl who even he could not attain, would take a liking to Li Yao. Because he¡¯s good at academics? That¡¯s a joke. In the Qin family, even a sessful businessman with billions in wealth wasn¡¯t particrly impressive, let alone an excellent student. He thought about thest banquet he attended; his father and the patriarch of the Qin family, who was also Feng Yi¡¯s father, had a small business coboration. His father¡¯s old rivals were practically green with envy when his father merely shook hands with the Qin patriarch. That incident took ce more than two years ago, but it was something his father still repeatedly bragged about. This made him even more resentful. Li Yao had outshone him and ruined his rtionship with Feng Yi. He had been excited for the longest time and now he could finally bring disgrace upon Li Yao all the while appearing righteous. Even he, with his calm demeanor and stoic face, couldn¡¯t help but tremble from excitement as he held his ss of wine. Li Haitao took a deep breath and said: ¡°Since we¡¯re having a friendly bet, I¡¯ll up the stakes. If Yaozi beats me, I¡¯ll admit that he is the best.¡± ¡°That¡¯s not right, Haitao. Everyone has seen your generosity. Thepetition is over, and the champ is the champ. No one would deny that,¡± Wang Yan said loudly. ¡°Since there¡¯s a stake, Li Yao should also put up something of equal value, shouldn¡¯t he?¡± ¡°I¡¯d hate to disappoint everyone,¡± Li Yao said, acknowledging the crowd. ¡°But sorry, I don¡¯t have a father who allows me to throw money around recklessly. As a humblementator, let alone not having the money, even if I did, I wouldn¡¯t splurge recklessly. Isn¡¯t that fair?¡± ¡°Yeah, we ordinary folks have it tough. Haitao, let¡¯s just have fun, don¡¯t go overboard,¡± came the agreement. Most of the old ssmates were simple folk and they rallied around Li Yao. Li Haitao¡¯s face fell. He didn¡¯t expect Li Yao to be so cunning and bring himself down to the level of his ssmates. The normally silent Feng Yi spoke up for the first time: ¡°If you want to bet, I¡¯ll apany you. Let me make it clear, I earned my own money, I didn¡¯t use one cent from my family.¡± Li Haitao¡¯s face instantly went through a range of emotions, his heart was antsy. Suppressing his anger and forcing a smile, he said: ¡°If Feng Yi wants to join the fun, I certainly can¡¯t refuse. Let¡¯s get started.¡± As the two walked towards the gaming room, Li Haitao whispered to Li Yao, ¡°Li Yao, you brought this upon yourself. I¡¯m going to make you lie at my feet like a dead dog.¡± Li Yao calmly replied, ¡°I¡¯m waiting.¡± Upon logging in the game, Li Yao saw an option on the panel that allowed him to connect to thepetition server. Li Yao chose to enter. Li Yao, cloaked and invisible, and Li Haitao, a warrior shimmering in green, appeared in arge in. ¡°This isn¡¯t fair. An open in gives Yaozi no ce to hide,¡± Zhao Lei eximed loudly. In the game, Li Haitao was slightly taken aback but pretended to be magnanimous: ¡°If you think it¡¯s unfair, we can change the location.¡± ¡°No need. It doesn¡¯t matter where we fight, the oue is already decided,¡± Li Yao¡¯s in-game voice, unlike his real one, responded. Not only his voice, but even his appearance was different. The game system rated your character creation, for example, if you were rated five points in appearance, your character would also be rated five points. This was done to protect yers¡¯ privacy and to prevent them from deceiving others through beautification. ¡°It seems you¡¯re aware of the result. You¡¯re correct. It doesn¡¯t matter the location,¡± Li Haitao chose to confirm preparation. Li Yao also confirmed, and countdown timers appeared in both yers¡¯ fields of vision. ¡°Who do you guys think will win?¡± Zhang Ming asked loudly. ¡°It should be Haitao, right?¡± ¡°What do you mean ¡®should¡¯? It¡¯s ¡®definitely¡¯! Wang Qiang said loudly, ¡°Not to mention equipment, Haitao has learned six skills, one passive and five active. Except for Haitao, who among us doesn¡¯t envy the two skills they have?¡± Everyone nodded. Zhang Ming said, ¡°Look, they are starting. Haitao¡¯s learned the Charge skill. Once Haitao charges, Li Yao will be stunned for a second. Then a hamstring to slow Li Yao, followed by a heavy blow and a Thunder Strike to finish off Li Yao.¡± Everyone nodded again, because all the people who met Li Haitao were instantly taken out, without a chance to retaliate. ¡°What a bore. To think it was¡­ What¡¯s going on? Why isn¡¯t Haitao charging?¡± Wang Yan eximed in a sharp voice. Everyone was at a loss, for as the countdown ended. Li Yao suddenly fired an arrow. Li Haitao rolled aside to dodge, but before he could get up, another arrow shaft glowing with a pale blue light hit him in the head. Li Haitao pushed himself to stride towards Li Yao, whereas Li Yao was retreating while rapidly firing arrows. -10-12-9-13¡­ One after another, damage numbers floated over Li Haitao¡¯s head, but he couldn¡¯t even touch the corner of Li Yao¡¯s clothes. ¡°Yaozi must be sentimental about their school rtionship. He doesn¡¯t want to embarrass Li Yao too much. Haitao has over four hundred health points, and Li Yao has less than two hundred. Letting him win a few points would be nothing.¡± Zhang Ming justified it. However, no one responded to him, because Li Haitao¡¯s face had turned ashen. The unmistakably furious expression on his face was clearly visible to everyone. Wang Xiaolei was also confused. She turned to Feng Yi, ¡°Feng Yi, I heard you¡¯re also amentator. Can you help us with what happened?¡± ¡°Yeah, Feng Yi, please exin this to us.¡± ¡°Yes, please, exin.¡± Feng Yi was not shy; she walked up to the screen and took the mic. After a slight cough, a gentle voice came from her mouth. ¡°It is actually straightforward. Li Haitao did not avoid the charge. He couldn¡¯t charge.¡± ¡°Can¡¯t charge? What do you mean? Why wasn¡¯t he able to charge?¡± Zhao Lei asked. Feng Yi looked at Li Yao¡¯s sharp gaze and softly spoke, ¡°You need to know, a warrior¡¯s charge is within thirty yards. Even with passives, the maximum distance can only be thirty-five yards. If you look closely, their distance has always been maintained above thirty-five yards while a bow and arrow can attack from a distance of forty yards or more.¡± Everyone suddenly realized. The lively hall quieted down and everyone paid full attention to thepetition along with the gentlementary. ¡°Li Haitao is very formidable; he managed to dodge Yaozi¡¯s Concussive Shot with a dodge roll. Look, he dodged this time and his speed increased, he was just two seconds away from charging. But Li Yao didn¡¯t give him a chance. Using Shadow Roll twice to create distance again. Li Yao¡¯s archery is too strong; he only afforded Li Haitao to dodge one Concussive Shot. Li Yao¡¯s attack is highly lethal; it can prate even enhanced equipment. If things continue this way, Li Haitao doesn¡¯t have a chance and the oue of the match is already determined.¡± ¡°Aargh!¡± Li Haitao could no longer restrain himself and roared with rage. His face contorted in fury. While Li Yao simply focused on firing arrows, each glowing arrow shaft shot out urately, with almost no misses. Li Haitao, on the other hand, was roaring continuously, the health bar above his head kept decreasing. When Li Haitao was down to less than half his health, he started to use hit and run tactics. But he could not dodge Li Yao¡¯s Concussive Shot; irrespective of whether he moved forward or backward, he still could not dodge Li Yao¡¯s arrows. Li Yao was like a venomous snake who seemed to see through all his moves. He tumbled left and dived right, but he couldn¡¯t dodge Li Yao¡¯s arrows. After a few minutes, Li Haitao was like a live target; arrows were all over his body. Full of frustration, he fell to the ground and looked like a giant porcupine. Everyone was at a loss for words. Just now, Li Haitao was like a War God who instantly finished anyone he saw, regardless of the quality of his green equip, he was dazzling. Looking at Li Haitao on the screen who had turned into a porcupine and then at Li Yao, fully replenished, everyone seemed to be in a daze. Everything appeared so unrealistic. With a bang, Li Haitao kicked the stool blocking his path, heavily panting, he stared at the calm andposed Li Yao. He coldly said, ¡°Since it¡¯s a duel, it should be a best of three rounds. I suggest that we can use all objects apart from Healing water in the next round.¡± ¡°Enough of this! Can¡¯t you ept defeat?¡± Zhao Lei loudly said. Wang Qiang also announced loudly, ¡°A one-on-one fight is always best of three rounds, that¡¯s a rule.¡± The grace of Li Haitao was long gone, with a gloomy face staring at Li Yao, like a venomous snake. He sneered, ¡°Suppose you don¡¯t dare?¡± Li Yao looked at his vicious face, gently smiled, sighed and said, ¡°Can we use props? Are you sure?¡± ¡°Yes, all items except Healing rted potions can be used.¡± Li Haitao panted out. ¡°Hmm, I see, that¡¯s fine.¡± Yaozi said in a low voice. ¡°So you agreed.¡± Li Haitaoughed out loud. ¡°Well, I have not had enough yet.¡± Li Yao turned and walked back into the arena. As he had just said, he had only killed him once in the game. He hadn¡¯t let off steam yet¡­ Chapter 14 - 14: Brutal Tyranny 14 Chapter 14: Brutal Tyranny Trantor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Editor: EndlessFantasy Trantion ¡°Oh, by the way.¡± Li Yao turned around again, asking Li Haitao, ¡°Are you sure you want it to be best of three?¡± Li Haitao finally broke into a smile and tauntingly replied, ¡°What, you¡¯re backing out?¡± ¡°You¡¯ve misunderstood, I¡¯m just double-checking so there¡¯s no change to best of five or best of seventer. I don¡¯t mind but it wouldn¡¯t be fair to let others wait because of us.¡± Li Yao gave a radiant smile, ¡°Don¡¯t you think so, leader Li?¡± The students watching burst intoughter, causing amotion. Li Haitao¡¯s smile froze on his face again. He took a few deep breaths to prevent himself from rushing up to PK Li Yao. ¡°Enough talking, let¡¯s start.¡± Li Haitao was verging on exploding. Although others might not have noticed, Qin Feng Yi¡¯s forehead furrowed even tighter. Li Yao had changed so much, he was barely recognizablepared to her old impression of him. The current Li Yao was less impulsive but exhibited more wisdom and cunning. From the moment they started squaring off, Li Haitao had unintentionally been suppressed. Li Yao was calm, but was known to be very irritable with Li Haitao. ¡°Who do you guys think will win this round?¡± Wang Xiaolei asked. ¡°Well, it¡¯s hard to say¡­¡± If it had been a moment ago, they would have certainly thought that Li Haitao would win; that luxurious gear was just too overwhelming and rumor had it that it cost an average person¡¯s sry for two years. But just now, the formidable Li Haitao couldn¡¯t even touch Li Yao¡¯s shirt before bing irritated and turning into a porcupine. Now everyone was hesitating to judge. Wang Qiang stated loudly,¡±Is there even a doubt? Haitao will surely win. Just now they couldn¡¯t use items, but now that they can, Li Yao is bound to lose.¡± Zhang Ming also chimed in,¡±Do you guys know about magic scrolls and speed potions? Hehe, you¡¯ll know when you see them. Let¡¯s just say, the starting bid for a potion is at least two silver coins.¡± Wang Xiaolei frowned,¡±Feng Yi, maybe you can exin for everyone, otherwise everyone will miss out on a lot of the action.¡± While everyone was discussing, the two of them appeared on the screen again. Qin Feng Yi pointed at the screen and said,¡±This time the two appeared in a ce simr to the Ancient Roman Colosseum, another field advantage for Li Haitao.¡± ¡°The PK has started, look, Li Haitao is holding a scroll that is shining a fiery red light, it must contain some kind of fire magic.¡± Everyone held their breath and listened carefully to Qin Feng Yi¡¯s exnation. They didn¡¯t expect her to have such a thorough understanding of the game, being able to deduce a lot from small details. ¡°Currently, everyone¡¯s level is below 5. As far as I know, the fire scrolls being sold in the stores are limited to the Fireball Technique Scroll and Strong Fire Scroll.¡± ¡°The match has started, both of them started to attack simultaneously. Li Haitao tore a scroll, it¡¯s the Fireball Technique. Li Yao reacted quickly and used his Shadow Roll to dodge the Fireball Technique.¡± ¡°Oh no, Li Haitao wants to control the pace. He quickly gulped down a basic speed potion and basic armor potion. For the next ten minutes, Li Haitao¡¯s movement speed will increase by 20% and his armor will increase by 20%. With Li Haitao¡¯s enhanced green equip, his armor value is horrifyingly high.¡± The duel turned heated from the start and all the old ssmates at the gathering ceased their activities, craning their necks to watch this thrilling battle. ¡°The game should be over.¡± A cold glint flickered in Li Haitao¡¯s eyes. He flicked his wrist and as the scroll crumbled, a whiff of ck smoke shed past and a skeleton holding a bone scythe rushed at Li Yao from his right side.¡± At the same time, Li Haitao swifty closed in on Li Yao from the left side, aiming to quickly close the distance for a charge. Thanks to the speed potion, his speed was obviously much faster.¡± ¡°It¡¯s bad, Li Yao is in a pinch now. Whether he attacks the skeleton or Li Haitao, he will get held up. As a hunter, being held up in closebat basically means death.¡± ¡°Li Yao chose to attack the skeleton while trying to keep a distance from Li Haitao. But Li Haitao is too fast, he will be in charging range in three seconds. If he gets hit, Li Yao will be instantly killed.¡± Qin Feng Yi didn¡¯t realise that she was noticeably starting to worry for Li Yao. ¡°This is bad, Li Yao got close to the skeleton, but Li Haitao can already charge and he charged.¡± Everyone¡¯s eyes were glued to the screen. Almost everyone knew the match was over when they saw Li Haitao charging ahead. Wang Qiang and Zhang Ming even let out excited roars. Zhao Lei had already closed his eyes, but he heard an incredulous gasp in his ear. ¡°This can¡¯t be, the game must be bugged.¡± Wang Yan screamed loudly. ¡°That¡¯s impossible.¡± Li Haitao, who had collided with his own skeleton, roared furiously. ¡°I demand a review, halt the match.¡± Li Haitao shouted. The match paused and Qin Feng Yi brought up the rey, selecting slow-motion. A screen popped up in front of Li Yao and Li Haitao, disying the previous footage. Everything happened too quickly just now. Everyone thought that Li Yao was doomed, but somehow Li Haitao¡¯s charged attack hit his own summoned skeleton warrior instead of Li Yao. But they clearly saw his target was Li Yao. The warrior¡¯s charge was considered a lock-on skill, it is impossible to dodge once the charge isunched, even in free mode. ¡°So that¡¯s what happened.¡± Qin Feng Yi reyed the footage again and exined to the still baffled crowd, ¡°Look, Li Haitao¡¯s target was indeed Li Yao, but we all forgot that while the charge is fast, taking less than half a second from initiation to collision, it still has a time difference.¡± Seeing that everyone was still confused, Qin Feng Yi looked at the nonchnt Li Yao and said again, ¡°You guys forgot, they¡¯re both in free mode, and there¡¯s no absolute lock-on in free mode. Look, Li Haitao¡¯s charge path is not a straight line, but a curve. This curve happened because Li Yao used a Shadow Roll when Li Haitao was charging.¡± ¡°Look, as Li Yao¡¯s position changes with his Shadow Roll, Li Haitao¡¯s charge path also bends ordingly. As Li Yao got behind the skeleton with his Shadow Roll, Li Haitao¡¯s charge arrived. This skill is a lock-on, true, and under enough distance it can change direction, following the path. But the issue is, at such speed and distance, Li Haitao¡¯s charge can¡¯t possibly perform a half-circle to avoid the skeleton warrior and still hit Li Yao. So the result is what we all saw.¡± ¡°That¡¯s possible? Li Yao is too lucky.¡± Zhang Ming said begrudgingly. ¡°That¡¯s damn lucky, he still doesn¡¯t die.¡± Wang Yanined resentfully. Although no one responded, they all thought it was luck. However, a hint of a smile appeared at the corners of Qin Feng Yi¡¯s mouth, and she said again, ¡°Perhaps you all think this was luck for Li Yao, but on the contrary, it¡¯s not luck, it was Li Yao¡¯s calcted n.¡± ¡°That¡¯s impossible, even if you were Li Yao¡¯s girlfriend you shouldn¡¯t side with him.¡± Wang Qiang retorted. ¡°Just like family indeed,¡± Wang Yan sighed. ¡°Right? No one should be able to react so quickly, should they?¡± However, Feng Yi responded with a faint smile, saying, ¡°You¡¯re missing something,¡± as she reyed the scene for a third time. You¡¯re missing something? The crowd was baffled. In slow motion, they thought they saw everything clearly. ¡°Yes, you¡¯re missing something. You thought you saw everything, but did you really? The charge takes less than half a second, yet we are watching it in slow motion, fooling ourselves into thinking we understand. The reality is, everything happened within half a second.¡± Even Li Yao¡¯s best friend, Zhao Lei, was puzzled. ¡°What exactly have we missed? Stop beating around the bush.¡± ¡°I¡¯m not. Like I said, you¡¯ve disregarded a critical point. It takes less than half a second for a charge to hit its target. It¡¯s so fast it could rival the wind or lightning, but did you realize¡ªif Li Yao activated his Shadow Roll just slightly earlier, considering how fast it is, even if Li Yao reached behind the skeleton, and then Haitao initiated the charge, what would happen?¡± Feng Yi drew an arc, and everyone suddenly understood. If Li Yao had activated Shadow Roll a bit earlier, the several yards of distance would allow enough time for the charge to steer clear of the skeleton. ¡°What if Li Yao activated Shadow Roll a bitter?¡± inquired Zhao Lei. Feng Yi chuckled lightly, ¡°A bitter? Even if Haitao initiated the charge, it would take less than half a second to hit Li Yao. What do you think would happen if he waste?¡± Then, all became clear to them. ¡°So, Li Yao only had less than half a second after Haitao began charging to be sessful.¡± ¡°Damn it, this reaction speed is too fast¡­ is he human?¡± ¡°You overlooked the beginning, too. Li Yao had nned everything from the start when he charged the Skeleton Warrior.¡± ¡°Impossible. You¡¯re telling me Haitao has been taken for a ride from the very beginning?¡± ¡°That¡¯s terrifying.¡± After Feng Yi¡¯s exnation, they finally understood, but the clearer they understood, the more they feared Li Yao. ¡°Your performance should be over too.¡± As the countdown resumed, Li Yao, in the process of bending his bow, said, ¡°That¡¯s all the tricks you¡¯ve got? I¡¯m disappointed.¡± Haitao, too, heard Feng Yi¡¯smentary. His eyes firmly glued to Li Yao, as if seeing him for the first time. Once the game resumed, while dodging Li Yao¡¯s first arrow with a roll, Haitao consistently rolled in an attempt to widen the distance. Rather than giving chase, Li Yao crouched to deploy the Exploding Sheep. Haitao was unfamiliar with the Exploding Sheep. Seeing it close in on him at a swift speed, he instinctively swung his de at the sheep. Boom¡­ A ze exploded. -38 With a scream of horror, the explosion sent Haitao flying into the air, rolling on the ground. Staggered and dazed, Haitao had barely stood up when he saw the second Exploding Sheep advancing frantically towards him. Haitao was in a blind panic, scrambling to get up and run quickly, but only after a few seconds, two Exploding Sheep were already behind him, and Li Yao was deploying the fourth. ¡°Li Yao, enough is enough! I will fight you to the death!¡± Haitao roared, having realized he was doomed if he continued running. After setting up the fourth Exploding Sheep, Li Yao stood up quickly, immediately releasing a Charged Arrow. Thwack¡­ The glowing arrow shaft hit Haitao¡¯s knee, knocking him down. For a creature of human size, hitting the center of gravity would cause an immediate fall. ¡°It would have been better to fight fair and square. You insisted on ying with props. If you had good props, it wouldn¡¯t matter. All you have, however, is the junk you bought from the store¡ªno taste at all. Since you like props, I¡¯ll y along. I went easy on you during thest match, but you didn¡¯t appreciate it. You don¡¯t realize that in front of me, you don¡¯t even have the right to stand. Such a foolish man who can¡¯t read the situation.¡± Li Yao vented his bottled-up anger, only because ten years had allowed him to forget the petty rivalries among ssmates. Despite this, his opponent¡¯s continuous provocations and failure to learn his lesson led Li Yao to decide not to spare his feelings any longer. As he spoke, Li Yao deployed three arrow towers. Boom, boom, boom¡­ Thwack, thwack, thwack¡­ One after another, the Exploding Sheep detonated and Haitao¡¯s body rolled around, unable to stand. The arrow tower¡¯s constant hits turned him into a human porcupine in no time. ¡°I¡¯m going to kill you,¡± Haitao screamed, his eyes filled with rage, his face dark and charred from the sts. But just as he got up, Li Yao¡ªwho was holding his shoulder¡ªshot another arrow, causing Haitao to fall again. Every time Haitao managed to stand, he¡¯d face an arrow from Li Yao. No matter how much he rolled or struggled, he couldn¡¯t evade Li Yao¡¯s arrows. His high health and high defense once were his bragging points, but now, they became the sources of his pain. He felt like a live target. The audience was dumbstruck. Damn, was this not too brutal? They were speechless. They were outmatched in skill already. Hoping to regain some sess using equipment and props, they ended up worse off in their second match. Following a god-like interruption of the charge, there was non-stop rolling, being hit by arrows, struggling back up, falling down, rolling, being hit by arrows¡ªthis cycle of torment was terrifying. Even Feng Yi forgot about thementary and could only stare stunned at Li Yao, who was deploying the Exploding Sheep and the Arrow Towers. When the PK ended, Haitao was too embarrassed to show his face. The crowd, however, gathered around Li Yao, seeking advice on the game. Li Yao tried his best to answer their questions. Subsequently, during the meal, Li Yao was the center of attention, while Haitao never showed up, not even by the time the gathering ended¡­ Chapter 15 - 15: Challenge Dungeon 15 Chapter 15: Challenge Dungeon Trantor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Editor: EndlessFantasy Trantion After the party, everyone gathered outside the hotel to say goodbye. Feng Yi walked over to Li Yao and said, ¡°This is the money you won,¡± as she scanned Li Yao¡¯smunicator and transferred a hundred thousand credit points over. Li Yao smiled, then spoke loudly, ¡°It¡¯s not easy for us all to get together in Mingzhu City. We had a great time today. The little bit of money I won from the gambling isn¡¯t mine alone. I will give it to our ss president, Wang Xiaolei. This money might not be much help, but it is enough to cover our lodging expenses in Mingzhu for a while. I¡¯ll leave the arrangements up to Wang Xiaolei.¡± Without giving anyone a chance to object, Li Yao transferred the hundred thousand credit points to Wang Xiaolei¡¯smunicator. Then, he bowed his hands and said, ¡°We¡¯ve all added each other on the newmunication system. If there¡¯s anything, don¡¯t hesitate to reach out. My ride is here, I¡¯ll be going ahead.¡± A gleam shed in Feng Yi¡¯s eyes. She found that Li Yao was indeed different from before, bing so unfamiliar and distant. She had suppressed her feelings and was prepared to part ways, but destiny seemed to be ying with her. Thinking about their gaming experience yesterday made Feng Yi daydream. If it had been the same weapon, she wouldn¡¯t be so sure, but the appearance of the Arrow Tower and Exploding Sheep gave her 90% certainty. ¡°Yaozi, see you in the game,¡± Zhao Lei waved. Li Yao nodded, got on the hover-bus, nced at Feng Yi who was also watching him, then slowly turned his head away. Back home, Li Yao¡¯s head was still throbbing. Although he had consumed quite a lot of drinks, he wasn¡¯t drunk. Seeing Feng Yi had confused him. He didn¡¯t know how to face her, and like before, there was nothing wrong with parting ways. It was already afternoon in the real world, and Li Yao paid thendlord 7,500 credit points for another quarter of rent. This resolved his eviction problem, after which he returned to his den. Out of boredom, Li Yao once again entered the game. The student reunion reminded Li Yao of his need for money. ¡°Most people are probably clearing new instances these days. I¡¯ll rely on instance challenges to earn some money.¡± Li Yao quickly made a decision. As soon as Li Yao logged on, he saw dozens of private messages, all from the Cute and Innocent. He didn¡¯t want to hear them all one by one, so he directly replied, ¡°Little girl, don¡¯t you need to go to school during the day? Why are you still in the game?¡± A message came back quickly, ¡°Humph, thisdy is smart and quick-witted, and I¡¯ve already self-studied all the high school subjects. Now, don¡¯t change the subject. Why didn¡¯t you reply to my message until now?¡± ¡°Little girl, I have real-life responsibilities too, okay? I replied to your message as soon as I logged on.¡± Li Yao was a bit exasperated. ¡°I¡¯ll let you off this time. So, hurry up and get to the Monster Bird Forest Instance, channel 565. Let¡¯s get that Hunter¡¯s Badge together.¡± Li Yao chatted with Cute and Innocent about bargains on various stalls. By now, Li Yao had learned quite a few ¡°emote skills¡± that yers regarded as normal, such as rolling, climbing and sidestepping, as well as some basic closebat skills. A hunter can use most melee weapons, naturally, they know some melee skills like stored force sh and diagonal sh. These would be expensive in theter stage, so Li Yao collected several. Simrly, professions that could use Bows and Arrows, like warriors and rogues, could also learn their basic skills, just that current yers are too strapped for cash to learn them. ¡°A Hunter Star Badge, huh? That¡¯s good, a one-star badge provides a lot of attribute bonuses.¡± As the first challenge instance, this one had different levels of difficulty: trial mode and challenge mode. One could enter the trial mode instance without any conditions, andpleting this would yield a small amount of experience. The challenge mode, however, had limitations: each yer could only clear the instance five times per day. The first challenge instance was called Monster Bird Forest, where the yers challenged arge bird monster boss. There were two main instances before level ten: a challenge instance between levels three and five and a ten-person adventure instance at level ten, the Evil Cave. Besides the main instances, there were also side instances. Their difficulty remained consistent but didn¡¯t have the glory of world records, such as instance speedrun records and firstpletions of high-difficulty instances. The rewards of side instances were also not as good as those of main instances, but the green equipment obtained from them was still desirable. Challenge instances mainly tested individual skills, allowing yers without a team to not fall too far behind those with teams. Adventure instances were for teams, ranging from 5-yer instances to 100-yer instances; the difficulty increased as more people were needed. It was said that team instances were measures of synergy and cooperation. The strength of a guild could be determined by the number of instance clear records and first kills it had umted. High-difficulty challenge instances were the main barometer for high-end individual yer skills. Many pros became famous through challenge instances, bing well-known stars. The most representative yer was Thief God. He never joined a guild and rose to fame through challenge instances. Later, he took part in variouspetitions and even represented China in the Olympics, bing the world¡¯s top thief. He achieved divine status in the Divine Enthronementpetition, going from a small-time hooligan to a billionaire. Before Li Yao¡¯s eyes was the portal to enter the first challenge instance. Since different races had different professions to choose from and people spread out all over every continent and even mater colonizeds such as Mars. Inside the sub-channel¡¯s mirror space, as told by Cute and Innocent, was a densely packed crowd of almost a hundred thousand yers on a giant, ind-like airship. All yers of the Dark Camp races, namely the High Elves, Orcs, Trolls, Undead, and Goblins, were bustling about. If trading were allowed here, it would definitely be a huge marketce. The regional channel was filled with teaming-up requests. The challenge instances could be taked on by as few as one person or as many as four. ¡°Looking for healers at Level 3 for initial trials in the Proving Grounds. DPS yers are already assembled.¡± ¡°Challenge mode, need a sharpshooter who can take down bird heads.¡± ¡°A Level 3 powerhouse warrior with three skills is looking for a challenge team.¡± Li Yao managed to find Tongtong in the crowd, and he frowned, ¡°There are too many people. I have contacted Witch Sister. Let¡¯s go find her together.¡± Li Yao held Tongtong¡¯s hand and asked, ¡°Have you been hanging around here for a while? How is it going? Did you earn any medals?¡± ¡°Hmph, just mentioning that makes me mad. I used the Hearthstone to go back to my continent. It wasn¡¯t even dark yet, so I tried the way we usually level up, and it was just hell for me. It wasn¡¯t working at all.¡± Li Yao was dumbfounded. She tried to mob grind, which was a way tomit suicide. ¡°You almost died, huh? You mean you almost got people killed.¡± ¡°They were just too useless. They died trying to gather monsters or when mob grinding. They call themselves professional team yers. They¡¯re far behind you, brother.¡± An annoyed looking Tongtong prattled on, ¡°So, I had no choice but to join them in pioneering challenging instances. I got nothing but a Bronze medal in return for almost killing myself. I swear I¡¯ll never team up with these idiots again. They are just wasting my precious time.¡± Li Yao was speechless. He had no idea which team¡¯s expert this little girl had harassed. All he could do was offer sympathy for the victim. Mob grinding isn¡¯t that easy. Even Li Yao would be courting death if he tried mob grinding without the support of an Exploding Sheep of buffed properties. The little girl took Li Yao tomunicate with the Variable Witch, and they found her quickly. There were three yers with her. Tongtong looked up and asked, ¡°Witch¡¯s sister, who are they?¡± The Variable Witch coughed lightly and exined, ¡°They are from the Qionghua Club¡¯s first team. Just an hour ago, they got a one-star (Bronze) medal. As far as I know, there are fewer than a hundred yers in the whole game who have received this Bronze medal. If you also want that medal, they can take one of us each time.¡± When they heard the Variable Witch¡¯s words, a silver-blue light twinkled in their chests, signifying a star. The people around looked at them with admiration, which made them quite proud. A One-Star Hunter title could be awarded to anyone who managed to pass the Monster Bird Forest Instance in challenge mode. One-star medals are divided into five grades: ck Iron, Bronze, Silver, Gold, and tinum. On clearing the challenge mode, yers would receive a ck Iron Medal. If the instance evaluation reached S-grade, yers remained uninjured, and sessfully breached each level one by one, the medal would escte upwards. However, acquiring a One-Star (tinum) Medal would require the yer to meet all these conditions in the same instance. The medals do have properties. Like the One-Star ck Iron Medal, for instance, provides a 2% increase in damage and a 2% increase in obtained experience. A tinum medal can provide a 10% increase, which gives extraordinarily transformative properties. ¡°Let them lead my brother and me. Witch sister, are you kidding me?¡± Tongtong scanned the three men with disdain and said lightly, ¡°Is the Bronze medal very remarkable? Witch sister, your ambition is reallycking. If I had known, I would have gone with my brother directly.¡± The Qionghua Club¡¯s head magician, Yanchufasui, frowned and replied, ¡°Little girl, you¡¯re talking too big. Of course the Bronze medal is important. More than 500 million yers are ying this game, but only over a hundred worldwide have obtained a Bronze medal. In the Huaxia region, fewer than five clubs have obtained it. Even if our Qionghua Club is ranked third in Huaxia and thirty-five in the world¡­¡± Pointing proudly at the team¡¯spletion record on the massive airship¡¯s gas bag, he continued, ¡°The yers behind me are puffing their chests out with pride.¡± He voiced his promation loudly enough for the nearby yers to hear, and their faces reflected admiration and envy. ¡°What¡¯s the big deal? The team I manage is the second in Huaxia, and we are not as vain as you.¡± Upon hearing Tongtong mumbling under her breath in the team¡¯s voice channel, Li Yao patted her head to keep her from talking, and Tongtong stared at them for a while before falling silent. Seeing that, on behalf of the Witch, we¡¯ll take you with us reluctantly,¡± Yanchufasui dered from his high horse, ¡°Witch, you go first and let them wait.¡± However, Li Yao said, ¡°Don¡¯t bother. We know that your time as experts is precious. We won¡¯t impose, being ordinary yers. We will y by ourselves. We¡¯ll take our leave now.¡± Li Yao felt resentment bubbling inside him. Although he knew that the disdain professional yers and big clubs showed for ordinary yers was normal, he didn¡¯t want to take it. The game had only just begun a few days ago, it would soon be clear who was an expert and who was a rookie. ¡°Wait.¡± The Variable Witch shouted and then turned back to say, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, guys, I¡¯d better y with my friends. Thanks for your trouble.¡± As she said that, she hurried to join Li Yao and Tongtong. When Yanchufasui saw the Variable Witch leave, he said, ¡°Oh no, the Witch is the boss¡¯s friend. We were assigned to help. The boss even warned me to treat her well¡­¡± The other two members also began to look dumbfounded. ¡°Never mind. We¡¯ll wait. I don¡¯t believe they can get the medal. They will naturallye to us when they run into a wall. Otherwise, if we go back and the Witch saying a few words to the boss about us¡­¡± The three men waited anxiously at the original spot, no longer looking as superior as they had minutes ago. Chapter 16 - 16: Shocking Records 16 Chapter 16: Shocking Records Trantor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Editor: EndlessFantasy Trantion ¡°See, I knew Witch Sis woulde along.¡± Dodo flung off Li Yao¡¯s hand and sped the Witch of Changes, saying: ¡°Holding your hand feels so much better, it¡¯s soft andfortable, not like his which feels like tree bark.¡± Li Yao flicked Dodo¡¯s forehead in frustration and said, ¡°Your name is so misleading.¡± The Witch of Changes chuckled: ¡°Dodo is very clever, how did she get this name?¡± Dodo, who was originally standing tall, suddenly wilted and sighed: ¡°It¡¯s because of you adults. When I created my character, a guardian had to participate, so my sister-inw gave me this name. Sigh, I have to wait eight more years to legally change my name. A lifetime of infamy.¡± The Witch of Changes held backughter, before asking, ¡°Do you want to grab the medal?¡± ¡°Of course we should grab the medal,¡± Dodo immediately responded, ¡°But not bronze, with Big Brother here, at the very least, we should get silver.¡± ¡°You¡¯re very confident in him¡±. The Witch of Changes turned to Li Yao: ¡°What about you? What¡¯s your n?¡± ¡°Collecting high-level medals is not hard, you just need to follow my advice.¡± ¡°Of course we will listen to Big Brother.¡± Dodo immediately raised her hand in agreement. ¡°I have no objections either,¡± chimed the Witch of Changes. Both of them were impressed with Li Yao¡¯s strength¨Cthere were no doubts. Li Yao thought for a moment before saying, ¡°One more thing, I will be joining this dungeon with a different identity. I don¡¯t want to draw unnecessary attention. I hope you both can keep my double identity a secret.¡± The influence of ¡®The Ancient God World¡¯ was global; yearster, it covered almost all of humanity. Such a big cake led to fiercepetition. In hisst life, Li Yao had personally experienced guild wars over dungeon records; the gruesome scenes of bloodbaths outside the dungeons, with millions of bodies piled up. Now, Li Yao didn¡¯t have any foundation, but the dungeon records were a must. For his own sake and that of his family, he needed toy low for a while. Until he solidified his footing, he could then proudly unt his achievements. As for whether Dodo and the Witch could really keep a secret, Li Yao wasn¡¯t worried. Even if his identity was exposed, he would simply forego the identity of Prairie Fire, disguise himself as a member of a different race and that would not be an issue. As long as there were no issues in real life, the game would be his dominating space. ¡°Are you a reporter?¡± Asked the Witch of Changes. ¡°Sort of, I hope you can keep this a secret,¡± Li Yao said vaguely¨Che was allowed to have a dual identity in the game as he was a reporter ¡ª this was a nationalw. ¡°Wow, so Big Brother¡¯s other identity is Starfire. I knew it, there couldn¡¯t be another person stronger than Big Brother.¡± Dodo immediately screamed in the team¡¯s voice chat after seeing Li Yao¡¯s name change from Prairie Fire to Starfire. ¡°Right, Howe you weren¡¯t around earlier tonight?¡± the Witch of Changes asked casually. ¡°I had a ss reunion today.¡± Far from bothered, Li Yao continued, ¡°I¡¯ll invite another person. Remember not to spoil the act.¡± Having said that, he contacted WorldWideSky as they waited for his arrival. Meanwhile, the Witch of Changes felt a chaos in her mind after hearing Li Yao¡¯s answer. ¡°Brother Starfire, I thought you had forgotten about me,¡± WorldWideSky heaved a sigh of relief as he gave a bear hug to Li Yao upon seeing him. ¡°Not a chance,e on Sky brother, let¡¯s get moving.¡± Li Yao chose to enter the dungeon, causing the group to disappear from the spot. Soon, the group quickly plummeted from a great height, causing the two girls to scream in terror. ¡°Don¡¯t panic, the parachute will open automatically at a certain height,¡± Li Yao yelled back reassuringly. Not long after, all fournded on the edge of a forest, and the two young girls crumbled, arms wrapped tightly around Li Yao¡¯s, they could hardly walk. Their faces were pale; clearly, they had not yet recovered from the shock. Just as Li Yao was about to console them, Dodo, gasping for breath, her eyes sparkling, said: ¡°So¡­so intense, isn¡¯t it Sis Witch?¡± Witch nodded in agreement, ¡°Let¡¯s try it a few more times today.¡± ¡°Yeah, yeah.¡± Dodo said, excited. Li Yao and WorldWideSky exchanged a look and burst intoughter. ¡°These young girls are quite something. You won¡¯t believe it, I brought my wife to this dungeon yesterday, she peed her pants after the parachute jump and wouldn¡¯t let me step foot into our bedroom today, hahaha.¡± ¡°Enough with the jokes WorldWideSky, let¡¯s get moving. Our time affects the score.¡± Li Yao said, shaking his head. ¡°Alright, let¡¯s do as you say.¡± WorldWideSky asked: ¡°What kind of medal are you nning on earning?¡± ¡°Of course, it¡¯s gold.¡± as he guided everyone through the forest. ¡°Those are¡­¡± a bitter smile emerged on WorldWideSky¡¯s face: ¡°You really have big ambitions brother. Well, just guide us.¡± ¡°Great, I like your receptive attitude, Sky brother. I¡¯ll stop being polite then.¡± Li Yao said as he looked for the bird monster. ¡°Once you guys go inside, remember one thing ¨C even if you don¡¯t deal damage, you must be on the side or behind the monster. Leave the rest to me.¡± ¡°Is it really that simple?¡± ¡°Just that simple.¡± The group arrived in an open area where a three meter tall beast was strolling leisurely. ¡°I¡¯ll go first, you guys just deal damage from its sides or behind. If the beast turns towards you, instantly dodge, don¡¯t be greedy.¡± ¡°Got it.¡± Li Yao drew his bow and arrow, beginning to channel his power. The arrow shaft in his hand emitted a faint yellow glow. Thwack¡­ Li Yao¡¯s arrow hit the bird monster¡¯s leg. However, the monster had no joints in its legs, and even with the Eye of the Creator, there was no sign of a weak spot. Each ss has its own special y style. Light and fast weapons such as short swords, daggers and bows usually attack the legs of monsters to umte damage and knock them down. As they level up, they could get weapons with attributes, like a fire weapon or a paralyzing weapon. Depending on their weapon, fighting styles would also vary ordingly. The heavy weapons ss, such as great swords and hammers focus on smashing and striking. It is more advantageous to break through defenses. Due to the heavy weapons, attack speed is slow, and the rhythm of fighting with strong weapons is different. If it were just Li Yao alone, with his years of technique and maneuvering skills, he could just attack the bird monster¡¯s weak points, and the bird monster would not be able to touch even a thread on his clothes. Moreover, if he was alone the monster¡¯s health would be four times lower than what it was now. But, Li Yao had to bring three others along. Even though there were no weak points found on the bird¡¯s legs, he kept attacking its legs to umte damage. The giant bird monster kept sprinting, charging, roaring, and spewing fireballs and mes. Li Yao was continuously dodging and moving around in front of it, no matter how furious its attack, it couldn¡¯t touch him. The other three watched in awe. It seemed as if Li Yao knew where the monster¡¯s attacks wouldnd, and he always narrowly avoided them. It seemed incredibly dangerous, but he remained unscathed. ¡°This is like dancing on the tip of a knife, brother, I admire you,¡± WorldWideSky swung his great sword, continually shing at the monster¡¯s rear. ¡°Dodo, don¡¯t use the snaring totem, it¡¯s useless. In your direction, boss at nine o¡¯clock, thirty yards, ce a Fire Snake Totem.¡± Dodo didn¡¯t say a word, instantly ced the totem, and repeatedly cast Lightning Arrow. The Witch of Changes was also at the rear of the boss. After she cast the curse of decrepitude, she started throwing bone spears. Boom¡­ With Li Yao¡¯s tenth arrow strike to the beast bird¡¯s leg, the bird finally plummeted to the ground. The challenging mission didn¡¯t reveal the boss¡¯s health, so they could only roughly judge based on the monster¡¯s behavior. ¡°Bro, use a three-stage Stored Force and quickly attack the bird¡¯s head, follow with a single-stage Stored Force, then run away to shatter its ear,¡± Li Yao ordered. ¡°Got it.¡± Open Sky quickly ran towards the bird, lifted his great sword high up, and it gleamed dazzlingly. The sword then took on a dark red color. sh¡­ -156 A damage number that could blind everyone popped up. ¡°Awesome, so awesome! This is my first time doing a three-stage Stored Force sh! In the past, I would always miss or get killed by the bird,¡± Open Sky bellowed in excitement. A three-stage Stored Force sh from a great sword takes double the time of a Charged Arrow, almost three seconds. If you¡¯re not familiar with the boss¡¯s behavior, attempting this move is suicide. Li Yao¡¯s three-stage Charged Arrow only delivered a little over a hundred damage, and he was using a Blue Quality bow. In contrast, Open Sky¡¯s great sword was only Green Quality, inferior to Li Yao¡¯s weapon. ¡°Dodge!¡± Li Yao quickly reminded Open Sky, who was too excited tounch an attack. ¡°Sorry, got too excited,¡± Open Sky immediately dodged away just as the monster bird boss stood up again. It was even more enraged, but the others only avoided it, attacking only when they could. They made sure it couldn¡¯t touch them. Only now did Open Sky genuinely believe that their team could attain the Gold Medal. As Li Yao dodged the bird¡¯s attacks while continuously shooting his Charged Arrows, by the time the bird copsed for the third time, Open Sky¡¯s third three-stage Stored Force sh fell. With a smack, the bird¡¯s massive fan-like ear shattered, turning it into a true Bald Bird. ¡°Ear¡¯s broken, Bro, don¡¯t attack the bird¡¯s head¡¯s weak point the next time it falls. Otherwise, the others¡¯ damage wouldn¡¯t keep up and we wouldn¡¯t be able to reach an ¡®S¡¯ rank in the mission,¡± Li Yao reminded. ¡°Alright, alright,¡± Open Sky was nowpletely obedient. Within everyone¡¯s enthusiastic attacks, it only took nine minutes for the bird boss to miserably copse to the ground, lifeless. ¡°We passed?¡± Open Sky asked in disbelief: ¡°That was too easy, I felt like it was even weaker than the elites.¡± ¡°What do you want, for it to revive so we could fight it again?¡± Li Yao joked. ¡°Buddy, you wouldn¡¯t know, us top professional yers, when we got our Bronze Medal, fought for twenty-five minutes, each dying twice on average. It was arduous. We rolled around and became muddy before finishing the missions just from being chased by this fe.¡± Open Sky sighed: ¡°Moreover, I wasn¡¯t able tond a single three-stage Stored Force sh on it, unlike this time. It was so satisfying.¡± ¡°Move aside, I¡¯m gathering the loot,¡± Pupil suddenly appeared and began collecting from the boss¡¯s corpse. ¡°What¡¯s this?¡± Pupil shared an item¡¯s properties with the team. Armor Jade: One hundred percent chance of upgrading the white equipment produced in the Evil Cave to Green Equip, fifty percent chance of upgrading green equipment to Blue Quality. ¡°This is good stuff, the official guides say it drops at a one hundred percent rate for no-damage missions, and at a fifty percent rate for ¡®S¡¯ ranked missions,¡± Open Sky said. Li Yao nodded. Such items narrow the gap between solo yers and team yers. It broke the monopoly of great guilds and clubs on high-end dungeons and their excellent equipment. Of course, it also brings substantial benefits to team yers: they can explore adventure dungeons faster and better. ¡°If Starfire Bro has no objections, you can take it. I do not need the spoils.¡± Open Sky said. He didn¡¯tck materials from collecting the bird¡¯s loot. He was wearing a set of the bird¡¯s suit, and the weapon in his hand was a green weapon obtained from breaking a weak point. Whoosh whoosh¡­ A white light shed, and several people were teleported out of the mission. They returned to the gigantic airship. Simultaneously, the golden fonts imprinted on the airship changed. ¡°Look, there are golden fonts.¡± ¡°How¡¯s that possible, some teams actuallypleted the Gold Challenge while I can¡¯t even pass the challenge mode.¡± Not just one airship, yers from all administrative districts and continents saw the colossal fonts atop the airships, and the discussions skyrocketed. Small Team Ranking: NO1, Leader: Starfire, Members: Open Sky, Versatile Witch, Adorable Pupil. Mission Rank: S, No Damage, Weak Point Broken, Challenge Level: Gold Medal earned. Time: Nine minutes thirty-two seconds. Area: Hua-Xia Administrative District The second ce was just a Bronze Medal, with a time of twenty-two minutes from North America. The third one was twenty-three minutes from Europe. The rest were basically the same. ¡°It¡¯s impossible, they must¡¯ve used a bug, we don¡¯t ept this.¡± In all administrative districts, many people, including those in the Hua-Xia District, started toin. However, all their responses asserted that the data was urate. ¡°Damn, the Chinese got the first ce, virtue-all impossibility to overtake.¡± an outraged American white man cursed. ¡°John, keep ying. Failing once isn¡¯t the end of the world. Let¡¯s take this as preparation for the level five adventure mission.¡± A blonde priestess said. Following the blonde priestess¡¯s words, the others quieted. Edward, the blonde priestess, saw her teammates¡¯ spirits hit rock bottom and said while healing them, ¡°Remember, challenge missions ultimately lean towards individual missions. Adventure missions are our ultimate targets. What¡¯s more, Bodel is currently the individual rank first, and he¡¯s still making progress.¡± ¡°That¡¯s the spirit. We are the number one guild in the world. We¡¯re invincible!¡± John roared. However, just a few minutester, everyone stared nkly at their private chat messages. The big bird boss had managed to trample everyone to death. The revived team members were all speechless. ¡°Who exactly is this ¡®Starfire?¡¯ Barely a moment after nabbing the Gold Medal, here he is taking the tinum Medal,¡± John roared again¡­ Chapter 17 - 17 The Viral Video 17 Chapter 17 The Viral Video Trantor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Editor: EndlessFantasy Trantion ¡°How did it happen? Bodel is the only one with a silver rating and yet Starfire instantly bags the tinum.¡± John voiced his thoughts to the blonde beauty, ¡°What do you think, Edward?¡± The ck warrior Miller eximed: ¡°It¡¯s totally impossible. It took Bodel with his silver rating 19 minutes to clear. Starfire did it in just three minutes and forty-three seconds and secured a wless tinum Medal. It¡¯s absolutely unimaginable.¡± The blonde beauty, Edward, heaved a sigh. There might still be hope in the team records, but it¡¯s total despair in the solo mode ¨C reaching this goal seemed virtually impossible. ¡°Everyone besides us is a stranger, but from what we can glean from the data we have, everyone¡¯s winning gold. It seems like it¡¯s all thanks to this gentleman, Starfire.¡± Edward didn¡¯t continue her train of thought, but everyone seemed to grasp her meaning. ¡°It appears that we need to revise our strategy for the guild. We will go all out this time in leveling up and preparing for the Evil Cave to perform at the carnival. We must not only get first in the administrative district, but we also need to be the first in the global rankings. We are going to give this our fullest. We shall never underestimate anyone again.¡± Edward stated solemnly. ¡°Yes.¡± The few of them looked into Edward¡¯s beautiful and resolute gaze, as if they were filled with infinite power. It wasn¡¯t just the top guild of Europe and America, Li Yao¡¯s debut disarrayed everyone, prompting numerous guilds to adjust their ns. ¡°Brother, what am I supposed to say about you?¡± Widesky remarked, looking at Li Yao. ¡°It¡¯s just a minor dungeon.¡± Li Yao¡¯s expression remained stable. He had been through countless such challenges over the past decade. As the monsters and bosses became increasingly difficult towards the end, this first challenge seemed like a tutorial, grabbing the tinum Medal was unchallenging for him and hardly something worth gloating about. If he struggled with the first challenge after his rebirth, then the rebirth would¡¯ve practically been in vain. When they all came out of the dungeon, Li Yao managed to add to his collection another one-star tinum Medal. With the bosses¡¯ HP reduced by the absence of other yers, thebination of Arrow Tower, Self-defense Sheep, and Spike Trap allowed him to maximize his damage output. The bosses couldn¡¯t even touch Li Yao in the chaotic four-yer mode, let alone in solo mode. The tinum Medal had been won unquestioningly. ¡°Hey, brother, did you record the game previously?¡± Widesky asked. In ¡°The Ancient God World¡±, a recording setting could be given when entering a dungeon. As the team leader, Li Yao set the condition that only he could record the gamey. Of course, any journalists in their midst would also be allowed to record. ¡°I recorded it,¡± Li Yao stated, shaking his head: ¡°But I¡¯m sorry, I have other ns for it. If nothing goes wrong, you should be able to see the video on the official website.¡± ¡°Alright then, since you have your ns, I won¡¯t insist.¡± Widesky was not disappointed: ¡°I was greatly helped by you this time. I won¡¯t say thanks, but if you need anything in the future, I won¡¯t let you down.¡± ¡°Deal. I¡¯ll definitely look you up if I need any help.¡± Li Yao suddenly remembered that he had a bunch of Arrow Poison Frog Materials in his backpack and asked, ¡°Would Brilliance buy my Arrow Poison Frog Materials?¡± ¡°Surely they will buy it. Just mail it to me, I won¡¯t let you get ripped off. They¡¯re all good stuff, especially the teeth obtained from breaking through the defenses, the more the better.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Li Yao said goodbye to Widesky and mailed him a bunch of materials, saving him a few hours of time setting up stalls. Only fifteen minutester, twenty Gold Coins were mailed back to him. It was clear that prices were falling as all the Arrow Poison Frog Materials were sold for only twenty Gold Coins. However, it was normal. The materials produced by the Arrow Poison Frog didn¡¯t require any breakthroughs, but because of their high level they were worth twenty Gold Coins. Engrossed in engineering, Li Yao was unaware that his actions had stirred up a storm on the outside, causing asting uproar. This time, almost all the yers had taken note of the name ¡°Starfire¡±. ¡°With the first tinum rating, an invitation to thepetition is almost guaranteed,¡± Li Yao thought as he imed his solo tinum Medal. This was not just about seizing the spotlight, but also an opportunity to participate in the carnival invitation race. The invited participants are either the most popr professional gamers from various clubs or guilds, and for Li Yao to participate seemed impossible. However, acquiring a tinum Medal allowed him to be qualified to participate. A past world champion received a solo Gold Medal and was sent an invitation. He believed that his tinum Medal would undoubtedly secure him an invitation. The carnival covered all of China. Each administrative area would hold its own events. The China administrative region represented Asia and the East Pacific, smaller administrative regions under China¡¯s jurisdiction would also participate, including second-tier administrative regions such as the three Korea, Japan, India, Vietnam, and the like. These administrative areas were particrly interested in the carnival. Before the carnival, they would hold localpetitions to win the qualification for China¡¯s carnival. During the entire event, all televisionworks and inte tforms would only ry the carnival. Celebrities, singers, and even musicians from China, would queue up to appear, even without charging appearance fees. Anyone who appeared at the event was sure to be an overnight sensation. Li Yao was entitled to receive an individual program as a solo tinum Medal winner, such as challenging a powerful monster. This was an excellent opportunity for his advancement, one that Li Yao would never miss. While creating engineering items, he contemted these issues. He had promised to level Dongmei up to level 5, and Li Yao felt the need to produce more Exploding Sheep. After disabling chats from strangers and ignoring batches of friend requests, Li Yao posted the video of him winning the Gold Medal online. Of course, their faces in the video were deliberately blurred. He then concentrated on creating his engineering items. But as soon as the video was posted, it started gaining traction rapidly. Although ¡°The Ancient God World¡± was quite new, within a week of its operation, nearly 500-600 million people had joined the game. Based on Li Yao¡¯s memory from his previous life, in the first ten days after the server was opened, over a hundred million yers entered the game each day. The official website naturally also became extremely popr. It was a brief period of time where other games got no attention. Previous hosts and professional yers from various games (except for those bound by contracts) had mostly flocked to this unprecedented game. Consider the official gaming website in the China administrative district; the top videos were either from top hosts in China or from the best professional yers in big clubs showing their brilliant gamey. Hosts and professional yers from different games were vying desperately to stand out, taking advantage of the game¡¯s early days to seize fans, and everyone wanted a share of this feast. The Weekly Click Rankings, Daily Click Rankings, Rmendation Rankings, and others vie for glory. Countless strategy tutorials for various upations, races, and picturesque in-game scenery videos are uploaded all the time. Despite the plethora of content, Li Yao¡¯s video sted into the crowded sea of videos. As Li Yao became a hot topic because of his challenge record, the video was immediately reported to the editor after review and was personally vetlisted by the chief editor and put into the Rmendation Rankings. ¡®Starfire Team¡¯s First-Person Challenge Run¡¯ ¨C the eye-catching headline appeared on the official website. The title was not exaggerated, but all yers who saw it clicked on it in an instant. In less than an hour, this short less-than-ten-minute video escted to the top ten in the Daily Click Rankings and appeared at the bottom of the list. It was now morning in real life, and the yers who were still in the game had basically all seen the rankings on the airship. When they found out that the video had been uploaded to the official website, they all watched it as soon as they could. Many yers could be seen idling ingame, as they were busy watching the video on the official website over and over again. All major clubs, guilds, and studios in China were abuzz with activity, all of them watching this video. Less than an hour after the video upload, yers from other administrative regions also flocked to the Chinese region¡¯s official website to watch the video. The average yer saw Li Yao¡¯s cool demeanor, while countless yers saw his exceptional shooting skills and ghostly flexible movement techniques. The video was uploaded less than three hours ago, and Li Yao¡¯s video had already shot to the top of the Daily Click Rankings. The videos originally ranked in the top five were all by acementators, with the first one being Xiao Ze. Xiao Ze, known as the officialmentator, gained recognition as the leading figure in the gamementary industry after hermentary at thest Olympics. Despite being over thirty, she still had a charm like none other and was considered the top ¡®older sister¡¯ in China. She was widely known as the Commentary Queen. The second-ce is the gold-levelmentator KB, a former professional yer of a globally popr game. He switched tomentary and started selling pork floss cakes. With his unique game understanding and humorousmentary style, he became the top malementator over the years, earning countless female fans and being hailed as the ¡®Ladies¡¯ Friend¡¯. In third ce was Dongmei, known as the cutest girl in thementary industry. She is rumored to still be a student. With her beauty, big eyes, and cute voice, she is beloved by numerous older male fans and is considered the number one entertainmentmentator. Fourth ce was upied by Xiayao, another low-profilementator who never reveals his face. Hismentary style is highly versatile. Despite never having showed his face, he still had a massive fanbase and was referred to as the ¡®Cent-tonal Bewitching Princess¡¯. The fifth-ce belonged to another malementator named Silver. He used to be a professional yer of a certain game and was considered a ¡®fresh meat¡¯ in the gaming industry. In addition, those behind in the rankings also had a huge fanbase and influence, overshadowing even the professional yers. For the past few days, these individuals dominated all the lists on the video site. Li Yao was the first passerby who stepped on these people. Of course, if you want to be precise, Li Yao used to also be a small-timementator. But the present Li Yao would not enter this field anymore. Li Yao¡¯s video also saw an explosive increase inments, with countless people leaving messages. 1st floor, Crazy Building upier: Damn, I¡¯ve been upying the top spot for years and finally something extraordinary happens! 2nd floor, Agile As A Rabbit: Salute to the expert, I can¡¯t even pass the trial mode. 38th floor, Star Detective: Could I ask if the expert would like to join a guild? Our Star Guild ranks in the top ten domestically and isn¡¯t bound by any club. If the expert agrees, our minimum treatment is equivalent to that of top-tier professional yers. Please contact me if you are interested. 236th floor, A Delicate Flower: I¡¯m a beautiful and delicate woman, I¡¯ve privately sent pictures to the expert, please show mercy. 16,586th floor, Edward: I¡¯ve been learning the strategy from this tutorial for hours, I¡¯ve tried it many times, but the more I try, the more I admire Starfire, I¡¯d love to get to know Starfire. 16,588th floor, Endless Love: Even Edward, the star yer from the top guild in Europe and America¡¯s first guild, has appeared, isn¡¯t this too exaggerated? 16,631st floor, I¡¯m Not A Beast: It¡¯s always been us Chinese visiting other regions for strategy, finally a master from other regions is here, nothing much to be said about Starfire, I am officially his fan now. 16,793rd floor, Xiao Ze: Starfire is our god here in China. Edward, you better not entertain such a big idea, I believe Starfire would never be interested. Also, I would like to ask Starfire to save a spot in his friend list for me, I need to discuss something. 16,798th floor, Massive Love For Xiao Ze: Goddess Xiao Ze showed up, look at me, look at me, look at me, I¡¯m your diehard fan. 16,822nd floor, Edward: What Xiao Ze said displeases me. We are all from the same country now, just staying in different ces. 16,935th floor, Xiao Ze: Then let¡¯s just let Starfire god stay in China. You said earlier that you had people try it out, what was the result? 16,985th floor, Edward: In the video, it is clear that it was a one-man show by Starfire. His skills have reached their peak. Over the years, I have seen countless talented yers, but if I have to describe this person, there are only two words, terrifying. 17,037th floor, Xiao Ze: You¡¯re just saying the obvious. Starfire is the first and only one to get a tinum medal. To pass the challenge mode, get at least an S rank in the dungeon, to clear the dungeon without getting injured, to break through, and to achieve all these conditions alone is extremely difficult. I just want to know how Bodel, who got a silver medal in the individual category in the previous Olympics and won the gold medal in the gamingpetition, evaluates this. 17,198th floor, Edward: I think I can tell everyone, ¡®terrifying¡¯ is exactly Bodel¡¯s evaluation. He watched the video dozens of times, he said that Starfire was dancing, dancing on a knife edge. He seems to have foreshadowed the boss¡¯s next move all along. He always seemed to be in danger but effortlessly dodged the boss¡¯s frenzied attacks. He personally tried several times, he improved his clearance record by several minutes, but he still only got a silver medal. Latterly, the guild arranged for three top professional yers to assist him, two of them healers and one a necromancer. With the three of them constantly healing and defending, Bodel also got a team gold medal. After exining this, Edward and Xiao Ze both fell silent, but thements below went wild. One, a top Chinesementator, and the other Edward, who was known as the ¡®Rose of Europe and America¡¯ and was the popr figure of the top guild in Europe and America. They could be considered authorities. Their discussion awakened many people. They originally watched it as if it were a performance but now realized the true value of the video and started watching it bit by bit, hoping to learn some skills. No one wouldugh at them. Even the gamers who won gold medals at the Olympics are learning from this video, so there¡¯s nothing to be ashamed of for them to learn from it too. The click count grew explosively, and by afternoon in the game time, the click count stood at three hundred million. It topped the Weekly Click Rankings, with more than double the 130 million clicks of Xiao Ze¡¯s practical upgrade strategy video from a few days ago. And the gap continued to grow, a side effect of the mass influx of yers from other administrative regions. Chapter 18 - 18 The Death God Comes 18 Chapter 18 The Death God Comes Trantor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Editor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Li Yao carefully roamed through the Mogul Mountain Range, it was already noon in the game. After leveling up to level five with Dumb Mon and Changeable Witch, Li Yao said his goodbyes to prepare for the mining task, only to receive another voice message from Mon. ¡°Wow, big brother, you¡¯ve be famous you know, our boss ying video is now number one on the weekly hit chart.¡± Mon excitedly said. ¡°Hey, young missy, it¡¯s midnight in the real world, didn¡¯t you go to sleep?¡± ¡°What, brother you¡¯re not excited at all, this is number one on the weekly hit chart, your video has three hundred million more hits than Xiao Ze¡¯s, and there are many professional gamers thanking you and big guilds inviting you to join them. Don¡¯t you know how big your name is right now?¡± Mon grumbled. ¡°Alright, alright, I got it, you go to sleep now, I still have tasks to do, that¡¯s it.¡± Li Yao hung up themunication. When he uploaded the video, he already knew the result, which is just what he wanted. In fact, what Li Yao wanted to do, some top-tier studios have already begun. That is, to help yers earn medals, especially some capable top-tier studios, they don¡¯t make a living simply by ¡®Gold Farming¡¯, they rely on their skills. Sweeping dungeons on behalf of others, also known as gold groups, is the main business of these top-tier studios. The market in the past two days changed constantly, Li Yao found out. Three experts carrying a boss, if passing the challenge mode dungeon and getting a One-Star ck Iron Medal, the price is one thousand credit points. If it¡¯s a One-Star Silver Medal, then it is three thousand credit points, which sounds terrifyingly high, literally an ordinary person¡¯s monthly sry. But for the wealthy, let alone the slightly affluent middle ss, this amount of money is nothing. These people don¡¯t have the technical skills, but they do want the attribute bonus of medals or to show off in front of girls, finding a gold group is the easiest solution. Thanks to the recently passed virtualw, if it was a few years earlier, Li Yao estimates that the price would be at least ten thousand, with silver ranging from thirty to forty thousand. The virtualw made the game operate more legit and orderly, even the pricing has a basis for conversion. Li Yao¡¯s first earnings would alsoe from helping others get medals. He consulted a bit, and set the price at five thousand credit points per person. Furthermore, he was the one carrying three, not three carrying one. He could y five times a day, just what he would make in one day was a number he couldn¡¯t even make in a year before. Li Yao was not in a hurry, with his current fame and the tinum Medal he had, there would be countless customers lining up for him at any post or area call in the evening gaming hours. Li Yao hung up, and looking around the environment, he unintentionally spotted something sparkling. ¡°To think that one could find a treasure chest, it seems being a thief is quite promising.¡± A thief¡¯s stealth can more freely move between monsters. System: Opening the treasure chest¡­ Click A silver light shed past, Li Yao opened his first silver treasure chest. Li Yao hastily ced the items from the chest into his backpack. ¡°System: You have obtained the Military Heavy Crossbow¡± ¡°System: You have obtained the Skill Book of Arrow Rain¡± ¡°System: You have obtained a silver coin¡± Seeing the attributes of the two items, Li Yao was once again overjoyed. This was the advantage of being in a low poption area, otherwise how could he have obtained a treasure chest, let alone a silver treasure chest. Military Heavy Crossbow Quality: Blue Fine Features: Two-Handed Slow Crossbow Attack: 20-25 Strength: 14 Agility: 12 Equipment Level: 5 Professional Equipment: Hunter, Warrior, Knight Li Yao fiddled with the heavy crossbow for a while and then put it in his backpack. The heavy crossbow had extremely high attack power and insane attributes, but its drawback was obvious, it was too heavy. Equipping the heavy crossbow would cause a significant slowdown in attack and movement speed, and the firing speed of the heavy crossbow was too slow. Even for a skilled veteran hunter like Li Yao, it took about four seconds from loading the arrow to firing it. This crossbow can be seen as a sniper rifle, usually used to bait mobs or for stationary output. As for Arrow Rain, it is the only group attack skill book for hunters in the early stages. Without hesitation, Li Yao learned it straight away. Li Yao could imagine the terrifying sight of switching to the heavy crossbow and releasing Arrow Rain when faced with a mob. Feeling good, Li Yao tracked down the NPC friend. The guy gave him a transfer certificate, saying that as long as he got the contract from the mine, it would be his private property. Li Yao thanked him, was just about to enter the mine when he received a call from his sister. She had called yesterday and was delighted to hear that she had received the gear he mailed. She was ying with her little ssmates from school. ¡°Brother, we were ambushed, I and my friends were killed once.¡± Li Yao¡¯s face immediately changed, asking: ¡°What happened?¡± Li Jia frustratingly said: ¡°I am doing tasks with my ssmates, then a group of people came over and wanted to team up with us, we refused, then they started attacking us. We couldn¡¯t escape and died once.¡± ¡°What¡¯s happening now?¡± Li Yao immediately stopped attacking his target and began to teleport back to the city as he asked. ¡°We revived once, but they are still chasing us.¡± Li Jia was so frustrated she wanted to cry, she was just ying the game peacefully, why did they suddenly get hunted? Li Yao ran towards the highest building of the Tower of the Sun: ¡°Which Sun Tower are you in, what are the specific coordinates?¡± ¡°Sun Tower No. 5682, let me see the coordinates, they are 58256, 27568.¡± ¡°Wait up, my friend is in that Beginner¡¯s Vige, he¡¯ll be right over,¡± ¡°It feels like I¡¯m troubling him, doesn¡¯t it?¡± Li Jia hesitated. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, he¡¯s my buddy, I¡¯ll have him contact you soon.¡± Having said that, Li Yao addressed the Administrative Officer of Beginner¡¯s Vige, ¡°Hello, I would like to go to Mirror Image number 5682.¡± The male elf responded indifferently, ¡°50 silver coins.¡± Traveling to another Beginner¡¯s Vige¡¯s Mirror Image required a lot of money. Fifty silver coins was a significant sum of money and even major guilds seldom spent so extravagantly. Without further ado, Li Yao forked out the money. With a sh of light, he arrived at the Beginner¡¯s Vige that Li Jia resided in. Halfway there, Li Jia sent another voice message, ¡°Big bro, you might as well not have your friende over. The expert that Big Sis Bing invited got killed.¡± ¡°Calm down, I have it under control,¡± Li Yao reassured. ¡°But I heard Big Sis Bing saying that the expert was from a professional team and had participated in A-levelpetitions.¡± Li Jia began to worry for Li Yao. ¡°Chill. Just trust my buddy, he¡¯s really strong.¡± Li Yao said helplessly, having been reincarnated and knowing well that the former experts in free y mode weren¡¯t much stronger than ordinary yers at this stage. It would take quite some time for the gap to widen. Li Yao saw from afar a clear space where a male yer¡¯s corpsey on the ground. A female Pdin was dueling a warrior. He then set his game character to Star Fire. On the viewing side, Li Jia and a little girl were present, along with four male yers. The female Pdin was pushing back the warrior yer gradually, then swiftly knocked him down. Li Jia immediately cheered, eximed loudly, ¡°Humph, I told you guys that you can¡¯t beat her one on one.¡± The leading male Mage, Shengshi Madman, snorted, ¡°She just took advantage of superior equipment.¡± The little girl next to Li Jia retorted, ¡°Didn¡¯t you guys just use superior numbers to kill me and Dragon Bro?¡± With disdain, Shengshi Madman said, ¡°I¡¯m running out of patience. I¡¯ll ask onest time, do you want to join us in y? It¡¯s your fortune that we took a liking to you girls. You¡¯ll level up as fast as a rocket. If you refuse again, I¡¯ll have my team surround and ughter you all, bringing you back to zero.¡± Li Yao, who had climbed a big tree, was both annoyed and amused by the scene. How absurd it was not to be apanied in game y but rather to be courted. His sister was definitely a beauty, and the other two girls were not too shabby either. They were all femme fatales. Likely, the guys on the other side were jealous and wanted to form a team with the girls. However, they were rejected and thus enraged. Aiming to demonstrate their strength in one-on-one fights, they were cut down by the girls. From the male yers¡¯ mortifying expressions, the thoughts of the other side were apparent. By then, the fallen male yer, Dragon Roams the Sea, had revived. With an ugly face, he castigated, ¡°How despicable! You guys didn¡¯t keep to the agreement of one-on-one dueling. The reputation of Shengshi Worldwide is ruined by scum like you.¡± The insulting Dragon Roams the Sea said, ¡°Did signing a contract with Qionghua Club make you cocky? You think you¡¯re an expert? You forgot how you bootlicked my elder brother just a few days ago.¡± Shengshi Madman shot a nce at the revived Hunter, ¡°Little girl, have you made up your mind?¡± The female Pdin, Instant Elegance, lifted her sword with one hand, stating indifferently, ¡°Who¡¯s next?¡± Shengshi Madman¡¯s face darkened even more, coldly retorting, ¡°You really don¡¯t give face to our Shengshi Club, do you want a war with Shengshi?¡± Instant Elegance scorned, ¡°Your brother can¡¯t even represent Shengshi Club, let alone you.¡± Shengshi Madman¡¯s face turned green. He was steaming with rage after being exposed in public, ¡°Attack! Kill them all together. Our men are on their way. Today, I will kill these little women back to level 0.¡± The few men rushed forward, without noticing a leisurely sheep beneath them. Boom¡­ A loud explosion rang out, knocking the leading warrior and pdin onto the ground, withrge damage numbers appearing above their heads. -145-142 Li Yao¡¯s Exploding Sheep was counted as half his pet, boosted by attributes and thus causing substantial damage to even elite warriors with thick armour, let alone the level three yers with little equipment. The explosion nearly killed two heavily-armoured professionals in one shot. The group was startled by the huge ze, stopping the Shengshi yers in their tracks. ¡°What¡¯s happening?¡± Covered in dirt from the explosion, Shengshi Madman roared. The warrior up front climbed to his feet, saying, ¡°It¡¯s Star Fire. We were attacked by Star Fire.¡± No sooner had he finished his sentence than a yellow light pierced his throat. -45 With a bemused look in his eyes and his hand clutching the arrow in his throat, the warrior copsed, drained of life. All eyes were on Li Yao, perched up in the tree, their faces filled with horror. Seeing Li Yao crouching on the stout tree trunk, his long bow gleaming yellow, the Shengshi Madman yers¡¯ faces turned a ghastly white, ¡°Oh no, run.¡± Feeling a shiver down his spine, the Pdin lifted the shield in his hand instinctively to protect his head and upper body. Boom¡­ An empowered arrow harboring level three force mmed into the Pdin¡¯s shield. Crack¡­ -38 Despite the shield reducing damage, the Pdin¡¯s health bar instantly depleted, and he slumped onto the ground. The remaining few yers were white as a sheet. They never expected the two shields among them would be killed in an instant¡­ Chapter 19 - 19: It Only Takes Two Arrows to Kill 19 Chapter 19: It Only Takes Two Arrows to Kill Trantor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Editor: EndlessFantasy Trantion ¡°The Spark of Stars!!!¡± Shengshi Kuangshao¡¯s eyes were practically shooting fire, he had no idea what he did to offend this formidable yer who seemed capable of defeating the boss single-handedly. ¡°It¡¯s him.¡± The priest and thief by Shengshi Kuangshao¡¯s side were equally astonished. In this incredibly challenging game, it was impossible to defeat a boss in both lock-on and free modes, especially as a low-tier ss like a hunter. In no time at all, the Spark of Stars became a hot topic among all the guilds and yers. ¡°I don¡¯t care about this Spark of Stars or whatever, but the one who killed Shengshi won¡¯t live happily. Kill him for me.¡± As Shengshi Kuangshaomanded, he began to chant a spell, while the priest also began to chant Holy Light Punishment. The thief then quickly approached Li Yao¡¯s location stealthily. Li Yao simply smiled and used a sh technique to dodge behind a tree. He would never go easy on them for threatening his little sister, let alone the fact that Shengshi had been his mortal enemy in his past life. A Fireball Technique and Holy Light struck the tree Li Yao was hiding behind. Meanwhile, Li Yao charged his ¡®Charged Arrow¡¯ as he slid down the tree, bing visible again¡ªthe level 3 Charged Arrow is ready to go. This time his target was the healing priest. Thump¡­ Not even a cloth-armored priest could resist a level 3 Charged Arrow, especially when it hit his knee. The priest fell to the ground instantly, with frightful damage numbers floating above his head. -86 Li Yao adjusted his position while continuing to charge his bow. Instant Beauty was the first to react. A golden glow shed in her hands and a hammer glowing with gold light fell from the sky, striking Shengshi Kuangshao¡¯s head. The shimmering hammer then bounced onto the priest. Sanction Hammer: A Pdin throws a hammer imbued with the power of the Holy Light setting a maximum of three enemies alight, causing 100% weapon damage with a cooldown of 15 seconds. Instant Beauty stopped Shengshi Kuangshao instantly, his face turned gloomy as he retreated and cast a spell simultaneously. Also, Long You Sihai, the Hunter who just respawned started to react and shot an Arcane ray towards Shengshi Kuangshao. Li Jia and her ssmates started casting spells from both sides to attack simultaneously. Li Yao¡¯s second arrow was a decisive headshot, killing the priest instantly. He then set his sight on the ground, looking for the stealthy thief¡¯s trace. As a low-level mage, the consequence of being focused by four yers was that he barely managed to cast a Fireball Technique before being beaten to death. Instant Beauty vigntly scanned the surroundings and warned Li Yao, ¡°Be careful of the thief. He ranks within the top ten in the Shengshi Club.¡± Li Yao didn¡¯t reply. He was certainly aware that getting backstabbed and throat slit by a thief would lead to instant death. However, Li Yao, in his new life, had mastered techniques and strategies beyond the reach of a newbie thief, regardless if he was a professional yer. As Li Yao slowly moved and scanned his surroundings, suddenly a blue arcane circle exploded next to him. Arcane Torrent! The thief¡¯s figure appeared to the left of Li Yao. ¡°Die!¡± A glint of murderous intent shed in the thief¡¯s eyes, and he pounced at Li Yao like a cheetah, a dagger gleaming with green light in his hand. ¡°You can even prepare poison, nice.¡± As Li Yao spoke, the yellow glowing Charged Arrow in his hand shot out. The thief rushed towards Li Yao, there was no way he could avoid the arrow at this close distance. His n was to swallow the hit and get close to Li Yao ¨C a sure-kill once he got close to the Hunter. However, he overestimated himself. Li Yao had practiced archery for eight years, and the golden arrow hit his left leg. At this moment, his right leg was still in the air, and the supporting left leg got hit by the level 2 Charged Arrow, causing him to fall involuntarily to the ground. -64 As Li Yao fired another arrow, he started charging again. Meanwhile, the thief¡¯s body fell to the ground next to Li Yao due to the momentum. At such a close distance, Li Yao didn¡¯t miss. His golden arrow instantly pierced the thief¡¯s head, killing him instantly. -89 Li Yao put away his bow casually and walked toward Li Jia. The other four people stared at Li Yao in awe. His series of moves were seamless and akin to artwork, and even the blood sttered from his actions trumpeted his aesthetic sensibility, pleasing their eyes. Upon seeing Li Yao approach, the Dragon Traveling the Four Seas changed his expression and stopped Li Yao, ¡°What are you up to? Who are you?¡± Li Yao shrugged and replied, ¡°I¡¯m a friend of Li Jia¡¯s brother.¡± Upon hearing Li Yao¡¯s response, Instant Beauty sheathed her weapon and told Dragon Traveling the Four Seas, ¡°Zhao Long, let him pass. He¡¯s one of us.¡± The corner of Zhao Long¡¯s mouth twitched as he unwillingly parted. He considers himself a skilled yer and was supposed to be the hero saving the damsel, but he ended up embarrassing himself. It wasn¡¯t that bad to get beaten up, butpared to Li Yao, the extent of his failings became clearly visible. Both of them were hunters, yet he failed miserably while Li Yao defeated four opponents on his own. His self-esteem was utterly obliterated by this stark contrast. Compared to Li Yao, he was pathetically weak. Li Yao knew Zhao Long from his past life. Zhao Long was a rtively skilled yer, but considering there were over ten billion yers, Zhao Long was just a small fish in a big pond. Li Yao turned to Li Jia, saying, ¡°Let¡¯s retreat. The arrogant Prosperous Era will not let this go.¡± A contemptuous glint shed in Long You Si Hai¡¯s eyes as he remarked, ¡°What, scared?¡± ¡°If you¡¯re so brave, stay here with me.¡± Li Yao casually looked through the equipment dropped by the five yers. The Priest dropped a green cloak, while Shengshi Kuangshao dropped a green magic wand. The others dropped nothing special. Upon seeing Li Yao storing away the equipment, Long You Si Hai¡¯s eyes zed with ardor. ¡°Since when has Qionghua Club been afraid of Prosperous Era?¡± ¡°Suit yourself.¡± Li Yao handed the magic wand to his sister. ¡°I¡¯ll cover their bodies for a while, but as the crowd grows and their reinforcements arrive, it¡¯ll be hard to escape. This time they definitely won¡¯t challenge you in a duel.¡± ¡°Ice sister?¡± Li Jia turned to look at Shana Fanghua. ¡°Let¡¯s go, leveling up is the main concern. No point in knocking heads with them.¡± Shana Fanghua nodded, saying, ¡°You shoulde with us too. Leveling up is our top priority right now. It¡¯s a waste of time to mess with them.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll cover once more, then leave,¡± Li Yao politely declined her offer. Shana Fanghua nodded, not insisting any further. After all, they weren¡¯t acquainted. ¡°Thank you,¡± Li Jia said politely. ¡°Your brother is my bro, making you my sister. You go on, I¡¯ll guard for one more round,¡± Li Yao replied with a smile. Because of the cloak, Li Jia could not see Li Yao¡¯s face. Upon hearing his words, she merely nodded. ¡°Be careful.¡± Li Jia¡¯s ssmate swung her light golden ponytail, grabbed Li Jia¡¯s hand, and started running. Long You Si Hai¡¯s face alternated between green and white as he gave Li Yao a hateful look before reluctantly following. He dared not stay behind. After all, he had already fallen a level. If he were to fall further, he wouldn¡¯t be able to keep up with their progress. Li Yao scanned the area. It was a typical jungle environment, with trees shading the sky. Sunlight would asionally spill from the canopy where vines hung down. Not as many as in a rainforest, but still not too few. On the ground, the area was filled with shrubbery, save for the clearing where everyone had been fighting recently. Li Yao moved around the area and took cover behind some shrubs, slowly releasing his Exploding Sheep one by one and directing them to enter the different groves of shrubbery. In just a few minutes, Li Yao had set up dozens of Exploding Sheep. If one could see the Exploding Sheep, they¡¯d realize that there was at least one hidden within each cluster of shrubs. Effectively, it had turned into a minefield. Afterward, Li Yao pulled out a heavy crossbow and mounted arge steel arrow. This tremendous steel arrow measured over one meter in length and was roughly as thick as a finger. Its sharp, hook-covered head was enough to make anyone¡¯s hair stand on end. Li Yao waited a few more minutes. Eventually, the bodies of the yers on the ground began to revive. ¡°Damn it, how much longer until our people arrive? Don¡¯t let that son of a bitch Star Fire escape¡ªargh¡­¡± A low hum¡­ Before Shengshi Kuangshao could finish his sentence, arge steel arrow pierced through his throat. The massive arrow lodged itself into the tree behind him, leaving a gaping hole in his throat. If it weren¡¯t for him clutching his neck, his head might havepletely fallen off. Gurgling¡­ Shengshi Kuangshao could no longer speak. His eyes were full of confusion and terror. A momentter, he dropped to the ground again. Hisrades who had just revived with him were dumbstruck. It was simply too gruesome and realistic. Warm blood sttered onto their faces and bodies. The professional yer, Stealth Thief Dark Night Death God, was the first to react. Immediately he went into stealth mode and tried to locate the hidden Li Yao. However, they were all too slow. Four Exploding Sheep, under Li Yao¡¯s control, had already reached their feet. With a boom¡­ Four ring bursts of me erupted, sending the four recently revived yers flying. This included the one that had just entered stealth mode. They were instantly destroyed by the explosion, their health bars reduced to zero, their bodies sted to pieces. In the game, when a yer dies, their soul would appear at the nearest graveyard, and to revive, the soul needed to find the body. After revival, the yer would only have one-third of their life points left. Neither the power of the crossbow nor the Exploding Sheep were something they could withstand at this point. ¡°Bloody hell, Star Fire.¡± Shengshi Kuangshao roared furiously in team voice chat, ¡°What the hell are you guys waiting for? I¡¯ve already lost two levels. Go and kill him!¡± Shengshi Kuangshao was nearly mad. Since he began gaming, he had never suffered such a loss. Plus, up until a moment ago, he thought he was dead for sure. Had it not been for the System¡¯s mental safeguards, brain death could have been a real possibility. This wasn¡¯t an exaggeration. When virtual gaming first came on the scene, there were many instances of brain death resulting from in-game death. At one point, virtual gaming was even banned. Not until the invention of brain protective systems were virtual games allowed again. No matter how cruel or realistic the game, one¡¯s mind would not copse or get extinguished; it wouldn¡¯t lead to brain death. ¡°First squad of the first toon is nearing the coordinates.¡± ¡°Third squad of the second toon will reach the coordinates in one minute.¡± ¡°Second squad of the first toon will reach the coordinates in three minutes.¡± One by one, the squads began to gather at the clearing. Li Yao didn¡¯t go out to collect equipment. Instead, he expertly loaded another arrow into his crossbow and waited for his next target in the shadows, surrounded by shrubs and trees like a lurking cheetah. Li Yao¡¯s grudge with Prosperous Era ran deep in his previous life. He was hunted to the point where he had no choice but to delete his ount to escape. This reignited resentment still filled him with hatred to this day. This guild, from top to bottom, was filled with scum. But because the boss was so wealthy and had hired highly-skilled yers at great expense, despite being universally despised, Prosperous Era remained one of the top ten guilds in China. In this life, Li Yao hadn¡¯t bothered them, yet Shengshi Kuangshao dared to provoke his sister. His new enmity had ignited his old grudges, and now Li Yao¡¯s heart was filled with fury that needed to be vented. ¡°I¡¯ll take some interest today.¡± In an open terrain, it would be difficult to fight a squad with his current skill set. But this dense jungle,bined with an assortment of engineering items, gave him the confidence to deliver a harsh lesson to Prosperous Era¡­ Chapter 20 - 20: Tomb of Flames 20 Chapter 20: Tomb of mes Trantor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Editor: EndlessFantasy Trantion A team of yers moved cautiously through the jungle. ¡°Be careful, this will be tricky,¡± led by the hunter yer named Beast Speaker. The leading warrior, Holding Up The World, was holding up his shield. As he eyed the corpses in the distance, he murmured, ¡°Li Yao is a real troublemaker. At the start of the game, when we should be umting strength, he goes around causing trouble everywhere.¡± A female priest yer also whispered, ¡°The problem is that he has provoked the Ember team. A small squad was wiped out by one yer twice, we might not fare any better if we run into them.¡± ¡°Enough with theining. After all, the boss has been good to us. Now that the boss¡¯s brother is bullied, it would not be right if we didn¡¯t step in.¡± Beast Speaker frowned, ¡°Besides, you better not let Li Yao overhear those things you said.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Beast Speaker. We¡¯re not that stupid,¡± the priest girl chuckled. Just then, Priest girl detected a white shadow in the bushes, ¡°There¡¯s something in the bushes.¡± Before she had finished speaking, Beast Speaker shot an arrow into the bushes without hesitation, and a mage also released an ice arrow. Bang¡­. The violent explosion took everyone by surprise. ¡°What the hell is that?¡± The warrior looked nervously at the fiery explosion in the distance. Even though they were far away, they could still feel the intense heat. Just as they fixed their eyes on the bushes ignited by the exploding sheep, they heard a buzzing sound. ¡°Watch out for the crossbow arrows.¡± Beast Speaker had already received a message from Li Yao, and everyone cautiously surveyed their surroundings. Thud¡­ Looking at the steel arrow embedded in the tree, Beast Speaker felt his scalp tingling. Suddenly, Beast Speaker noticed something wrong- the steel arrow was stained with blood. He also noticed a hissing sound nearby and felt a sudden heat on his body as if he had been sshed with hot water. Beast Speaker looked back in horror, his face pale as he saw the priest sister and the mage back-to-back, both clutching their throats. With a look of confusion and pain in their eyes, they slowly fell to the ground. ¡°This was shot from a heavy crossbow over a hundred yards away,¡± Beast Speaker pushed his stupefied subordinates to the ground as he himself copsed. ¡°A hundred yards away, how is that even possible?¡± Holding up the World asked with a gloomy face, ¡°Are you sure, boss?¡± ¡°I¡¯m absolutely sure. If he were closer, wouldn¡¯t we see him?¡± Beast Speaker said painfully. The ambush party dared not show their heads again. After a minute, another group arrived. Beast Speaker exined to them in the team voice chat, and they all carefully concealed themselves behind trees. Fighting Unparalleled, the captain of the second squad, swallowed hard and said, ¡°This is too much, instantly killing with one arrow, and even killing two at once. Beast Speaker, you¡¯re also a hunter, what do you make of this?¡± ¡°He used a steel arrow as thick as his thumb andunched it with a heavy crossbow, just like a sniper rifle. The human throat is a lethal point, and with enough damage and rupture, anyone shot there would be instantly killed,¡± Beast Speaker exined, ¡°moreover, me¡¯s archery skills are impressive, I suspect he¡¯s an athlete in the real world, and not just an ordinary one.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t care whether he¡¯s an athlete or not, just kill him. Where are the other squads? Surround him from other directions. I don¡¯t believe he has three heads and six arms. This game is not for lone wolves.¡± Li Yao roared in the team voice chat. Beast Speaker frowned slightly and said, ¡°Everyone, find good cover, and advance under the cover of big trees. This is a jungle, it¡¯s difficult for us to find him, but it¡¯s also hard for him to find a suitable shooting angle through so many trees. We will be fine if we are just cautious.¡± With Beast Speaker¡¯s words, everyone spread out. Fighting Unparalleled also said, ¡°Everyone, there¡¯s no need to be afraid. The one who should be scared is me. If we can surround him he is doomed. We can then upload the video of us killing him to the inte. Our Prosperous Era will surely gain poprity and we¡¯ll all be famous.¡± With coordinatedmand, the yers of Prosperous Era regained their confidence. Li Yao frowned slightly, looked for a few positions, but found no suitable targets. He put the heavy crossbow back into his bag and started cing Explosive Sheep again. The Explosive Sheep he had ced earlier were tediously herded into the bushes by him. He finished cing all the Explosive Sheep in his bag quickly. Then Li Yao climbed up a tree and sat on a branch. In a few minutes, figures began to appear in his field of vision, and the tree that Li Yao have chosen was already surrounded by yers. ¡°Quite a fancy team to deal with me, they¡¯ve actually dispatched an entire group,¡± Li Yao said calmly. Li Yao of Prosperous Era looked at Li Yao with cold eyes, sneering, ¡°Run, weren¡¯t you good at running? Why are you not running now?¡± Li Yao nced at him and asked in surprise, ¡°I don¡¯t understand what you¡¯re talking about. When did I run away? I¡¯ve been in this ce for almost half an hour now. When did I escape?¡± ¡°You stubborn¡­¡± ¡°Wait a minute, Prodigy.¡± Beast Speaker stopped Prodigy, whispering, ¡°The boss has just sent in orders, you wait a moment.¡± Li Yao Smirked and turned his head. Beast Speaker coughed gently and said to Li Yao, ¡°Brother me, our boss admires your skills and abilities very much. Do you know that because of your impulsivity, you missed out on a chance for wealth?¡± Li Yao revealed a mocking smile and said slowly, ¡°Did Li of Prosperous Era ask you to say that? Did he say that as long as I publicly apologize on the forum, he would give me a sky-high contract, and we would be one family in the future?¡± ¡°How did you know that?¡± The Prodigy stared at Li Yao wide-eyed. ¡°Li of Prosperous Era is still as arrogant as ever, never changing. You tell him, I am his father.¡± Everyone was left with their mouths open. They knew how powerful their boss was. From Li Yao¡¯s words, it was obvious he did too. Yet, knowing the power behind their boss and still daring to talk so big, this was really courting death. Beast Speaker was also taken aback, and then frowned, ¡°Do you know what kind of being you¡¯re provoking by saying that? As an individual who has solo killed bosses and even won the tinum Medal, you¡¯re quite the expert. I just want to ask, how did our Prosperous Era offend you?¡± Li Yao, looking down on the Prosperous Era¡¯s yers, said slowly, ¡°It¡¯s nothing much, it¡¯s just that I find your Prosperous Era Guild irritating. Whenever I see the scum of Prosperous Era, I just can¡¯t help wanting to take action.¡± Everyone was left speechless¡­ The surprise turn of events had left many Prosperous Era yers reeling. ¡°It seems we have nothing more to say.¡± A hint of regret flickered on Beast Speaker¡¯s face, quickly reced by indifference as he continued, ¡°In that case, do not me us for killing you back to Level Zero.¡± ¡°You really don¡¯t appreciate my kindness, turn him into ashes!¡± A significantly agitated yer from Prosperous Era hollered. Immediately around them, the sound of spell incantations resonated, with all the ranged characters busy casting spells, while the melee fighters kept a close eye on Li Yao, preventing him from escaping. ¡°You all are quite daft. If I didn¡¯t have a n, do you think I¡¯d be waiting here alone just to die?¡± Li Yao confidently called out from his perch high up a tree branch about 20 yards up, ¡°Time for the fireworks. Everyone, cover your ears.¡± Having said that, Li Yao was the first to cover his ears. Beast Speaker and the others dumbfoundedly looked at Li Yao, thinking, ¡°Fireworks? Are you insane? You¡¯re about to be blown into smithereens.¡± However, before any of their spells had the chance to take effect, a series of explosions erupted, one after another, creating a cacophony of sound. Nearly a hundred ¡°Exploding Sheep,¡± hiding in the bushes, detonated near them. Underneath the tree where Li Yao was, it appeared to have turned into a zing inferno with the fierce explosions charring the earth. Most of the dozens of surrounding yers were obliterated by the cacophonous explosions before they even knew what happened. The mixture of firelight, ck smoke, and the white light that came with yers¡¯ death came together in a gruesome scene. Li Yao couldn¡¯t pay attention to the ringing in his ears at the moment and hurriedly tossed three Arrow Towers downwards. Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh¡­ The Arrow Towers instantly began firing, tragically cutting down the few surviving low-health yers. Half a minuteter, the area below was in shambles. Li Yao then jumped down and drew his bow, an arrow glowing brightly yellow as he began to seek out any remaining living targets. Behind arge tree, Beast Speaker, who had sought refuge after being heavily wounded, saw Li Yao¡¯s silhouette and bitterly said, ¡°Do you know what the consequences of your actions will be?¡± Beast Speaker was severely injured, his health constantly ticking down with bleed effects, it was pitiful sight to behold. ¡°What consequence, being hunted by people from Prosperous Era? Thanks for the heads up.¡± Li Yao loosed his arrow, and it pierced straight into the Beast Speaker¡¯s eye socket, immediately draining thest of his health. ¡°Li Yao, you¡¯re as good as dead. I swear I¡¯ll chase you to the ends of the earth in game, if I find out who you really are¡­you¡¯ll wish you were dead.¡± A hatred-filled nce came from the Prosperous-Era yer, who had survived, pinned beneath a few corpses. ¡°Oh, I am so scared.¡± Li Yao¡¯s bow and arrow were brimming with a yellow light. ¡°By the way, I already recorded everything, so I¡¯ll expect you to be under investigation. Get ready to spend your time in jail.¡± ¡°Despicable!¡± The yer from Prosperous Era was stunned, knowing that regardless of his identity, having the recording that¡¯s been taken earlier, he¡¯d be detained for at least a few days. ¡°Thank you for yourpliment, and I hope you have a good time in there.¡± Li Yao shot an arrow that took out his opponent¡¯s life in an explosive headshot. The mes had extinguished, and the bushes had turned to ashes. Li Yao quickly gathered all the equipment, tossing the standard items aside and pocketing the Green Equip. Seven squads made up of thirty-five yers had been taken out¡ªmost by the Exploding Sheep, while the rest had been harvested by the Arrow Tower. Li Yao had picked up thirteen pieces of Green Equip, three of which were leather armors that he decided to equip himself. ¡°Hello, I need some guidance on how to deal with this situation.¡± Li Yao sent the recording material to thepany immediately after he finished gathering the items. Although it wouldn¡¯t truly incriminate the yer, it could get him detained for several days. Ten minutester, tens of people revived, but they all were deadly silent. Buzz¡­ They again heard the whistle of a Crossbow Arrow ripping the air apart. Following the direction from where the arrow was fired, people saw Li Yao standing on a tree a hundred yards away, even waving at them. The yers looked at each other, their hearts filled with an unsettling chill. Looking at everyone¡¯s levels on the team panel, the squad leaders had bitter expressions on their faces. A total of thirty-five yers had died once altogether, some of whom had been close to advancing to Level 4, but lost a lot of experiences and fell back to Level 2, while the Level 4 yers fell back to Level 3. The yer from Prosperous Era had suffered the worst, thrice dead. He went from being Level 4, to Level 1. Some of the unlucky souls even died twice, going from over Level 3 to falling back to Level 1. They were the elites of Prosperous Era. This one mission alone had wrecked an entire squad. Those whose levels had fallen to 1 or 2, now couldn¡¯t even enter the dungeons. ¡°Are we chasing, or¡­?¡± The yer called Fighting Unparalleled mumbled. Beast Speaker nced at him and responded, ¡°How do we chase? We¡¯ve just been wiped out and lost numerous levels¡­¡± ¡°Is this a game world or World War II? How does he have so much explosives? This is practically cheating.¡± Fighting Unparalleled grumbled. Although they didn¡¯t want to admit it, they were indeed terrified. If they continued the chase, there was a possibility they¡¯d be killed back to Level Zero. ¡°Boss¡¯s order, retreat.¡± After Beast Speaker finished saying this, he hid behind a tree and began the process to teletransport back to town. The rest of the yers all breathed a sigh of relief. They each took cover behind the trees to transport back to town. They could not afford to fall behind the main force¡¯s progression. Otherwise, others would rece their spot¡­ Chapter 21 - 21: Troll Priest 21 Chapter 21: Troll Priest Trantor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Editor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Li Yao watched as the people of the Shengshi Dynasty began to leave, regretting a little as he jumped down from the tree, realizing he was out of Exploding Sheep. Just as the Beast Speaker had predicted, battling in the jungle both protected and limited Li Yao. The dense trees and shrubs required good angles for long-distance shooting, and shooting opportunities were often fleeting. Especially since they had figured this out, finding good cover was difficult. Even though he was higher leveled, if controlled even for a bit, he would be overwhelmed by countless attacks. ¡°My power base is insufficient, I must speed up the process. It may be dangerous to obtain that object at level five, but the risk is worth taking.¡± Li Yao frowned as he made a certain decision, an adventurous n, but first he needed to secure the mine. Without the copper mine, everything would be in vain. If he couldn¡¯t be proficient in engineering, having the mechanical blueprint wouldn¡¯t be enough without sufficient metal to build. Realizing this, he understood that he had many tasks toplete. ¡°Jia Jia, right? The people of Shengshi have been driven off. You can level up safely now.¡± Li Yao sent a private message via the Children of the Stars system. ¡°Thank you, since you¡¯re my brother¡¯s friend, let me invite you over for a meal next time youe home.¡± Li Jia joyfully responded. ¡°Alright, there will be a chance.¡± Li Yao noted that it was already dusk in the game and said, ¡°Leave it here?¡± ¡°Um.¡± Li Jia hesitantly replied, ¡°It¡¯s like this, my ssmate Driplet has a mission that requires defeating a boss. Could you help us out? Of course, if you¡¯re busy you can ignore this.¡± Hearing Li Jia¡¯s slightly restrained request, Li Yao showed a slight smile. When his sister had an issue, even if he was out of time, he would make time. ¡°Kill a boss? Sure, but let me make this clear. I do not want any mission items, but any Hunter items that drop are mine. Ask her if she agrees. If so, I¡¯lle, if not, let it be.¡± This was a general rule when asking for help. If he didn¡¯t mention this, it would be suspicious. On the other hand, when Li Jia mentioned Li Yao¡¯s condition, Longyou Sihai¡¯s face darkened. He was a Hunter. If Hunter items dropped and Li Yao took them, what would he get? ¡°Who does he think he is? Why should he make such a demand? We in the Qionghua Clubck many things, but we are not short of experts.¡± Longyou Sihaiined. Li Jia¡¯s best friend Driplet whispered, ¡°Qionghua¡¯s president Xuemei personally led a team and failed, you know.¡± Dragon¡¯s face changed, ¡°Okay, even president Xuemei failed, then who does he think he is? Do you believe Xuemei is inferior to the Starfire?¡± Fleeting Beauty calmly said, ¡°There is no shame in being less skilled than others. You can learn and catch up. But if you cannot even acknowledge this and see yourself clearly, then that¡¯s the most significant problem.¡± Longyou Sihai¡¯s face turned red instantly. He was eager to help because he liked Fleeting Beauty. It was rumored that Fleeting Beauty¡¯s words were more valuable than the club manager¡¯s and president¡¯s, which was why he pursued her. Fleeting Beauty had made her stance clear with her words, but he pretended not to understand and dared not object. He became silent. ¡°He indeed qualifies.¡± Sighed Fleeting Beauty, ¡°I just received the news that Starfire wiped out a team from Shengshi. The poorest few have already dropped from level four to level one. And the team was led by the Beast Speaker.¡± ¡°Even a team led by the Beast Speaker was wiped out, this¡­¡± Dragon could no longer argue. He had been poached from Shengshi to Qionghua, so he was well aware of the Beast Speaker¡¯s power. Although he wasn¡¯t the leader, his words carried more weight than the leader¡¯s. The strategies for team matches, guild wars, and even the squadpetition, were all credited to his brain. ¡°Zhao Long, if you feel aggrieved, you can level up first. After all, the threat from Shengshi¡¯s people is gone.¡± Fleeting Beauty said. Qionghua valued honor and was always striving. Otherwise, they would not have sought external help in times of danger. ¡°No, I¡¯m fine, I don¡¯t even need the equipment.¡± Dragon couldn¡¯t leave. He had finally persuaded Fleeting Beauty¡¯s sister, i.e. Li Jia¡¯s best friend Driplet, to seek his help in times of danger. Otherwise, he wouldn¡¯t even have had the qualification to stay by Fleeting Beauty¡¯s side and practice. ¡°Jia Jia, please invite your brother¡¯s friend over. Tell him we agree with the rules, and he can also be the team leader.¡± Fleeting Beauty instructed. ¡°Okay.¡± Li Jia contacted Li Yao again. After about ten minutes, Li Yao met up with a few people. Driplet pointed at a group of small bonfires in the distance, saying, ¡°The one sitting by the bonfire is the target of my mission, a level four boss. It¡¯s too hard to kill.¡± Li Yao looked in the direction she pointed at, spotting a troll roasting meat by the bonfire, a smile crossing his face. The hatred between Trolls and the High Elves could be traced back to ancient times. The Troll Empire once defeated the Insect Empire and began to dominate most of the maind. The elves were originally unified, strictly speaking, they were also a branch of Trolls. These were known as the Dark Trolls, but their habitat was around the Eternal Well. The Eternal Well was a source of energy left by the Creator God Titan on the ancient continent, continuously absorbing energy from the void of Ound and nourishing this beautifulnd. The significant energy fluctuations also changed the Dark Trolls. After a long time, they became different from the Trolls, and wereter renamed Children of the Stars, that is, Dark Elves. Latterly, the Elves defeated the Troll Empire to be the rulers of the world. After a long time, the continent shattered due to an unprecedented war and the Elves split apart. The High Elves were exiled. The High Elves came to the East Continent to thrive, whereas the Forest Trolls barely managed to survive here. Even so, they were not opponents for the exiled High Elves. The High Elves allied with humans to fight against the Trolls and defeated the Trolls. That was how the High Elf Kingdom was established. As the defense system of Sunwell was put in ce, the High Elf Kingdom gradually stabilized, constantly squeezing the living space of the Trolls. Thousands of years had passed, and though there were no significant wars between the two factions, minor confrontations continued to unfurl. The task that Little Raindrop had was to take down the low-level Priest Skakir who had trespassed on High Elf territory. ¡°I guess you must have already tried. Tell me about the boss¡¯s skills and the situation you encountered,¡± Li Yao, who had already seen the boss¡¯s data, said. In his previous life, this boss was famous, ranked as one of the top ten nightmare bosses to the lower-level yers. It had a nasty reputation. Adventurers trying to level up orplete quests in this area would often end in tragedy. This enemy was notoriously difficult to defeat. It was a nightmare for the lower level yers. The boss¡¯s attributes increased along with the number of attackers, making it terrifying. This meant that quantity over quality was not useful here. Yet, because it dropped a piece of gear, it became a punching bag years after the game wasunched. yers took it down, often within half a day, every week after it refreshed. Fleeting Time said, ¡°Let me exin it. The Qionghua Club tried three times yesterday. The most sessful attempt was when they managed to reduce its health to 60% before failing. In the first 50% of its health, the boss would summon two level four cobras every ten seconds. We could handle its Lightning Arrow attack spell. But when its health was cut in half, it transformed into a colossal cobra. It then used Toxic Breath and Poison Fog attacks, which we couldn¡¯t withstand.¡± ¡°Did you try using low-level antidote potions?¡± Li Yao asked. Dragon Across the Four Seas said, resented, ¡°Things you can think of, don¡¯t you think our strategy team would have tried? If antidote potions worked, we could have handled it ourselves.¡± ¡°If you could solve it by yourselves, why would you need me?¡± Li Yao said dryly, then turning around and spoke seriously, ¡°Now I¡¯m the team leader. If you want to get past this boss, listen to me. You can make suggestions. Otherwise, don¡¯t mention irrelevant things unless I ask. If you don¡¯t like the idea, I can easily step out.¡± ¡°Zhao Long, don¡¯t forget the rules of Qionghua Club, there won¡¯t be a next time,¡± Fleeting Time said harshly, ring at her little sister. Her naive sister epted whatever was said, even if it was Fleeting Time, the club¡¯s boss, ensuring people¡¯s cooperation. It was just wasteful to misuse club resources. Fleeting Time began to despise Zhao Long, who was exploiting her ignorant younger sister, no matter what the reason was. ¡°I promise there won¡¯t be a next time.¡± ¡°Good, that¡¯s what arge club should look like.¡± Li Yao pondered for a moment before saying, ¡°We need one more healer.¡± ¡°Adding another healer will transform us into a team, resulting in an increase in the boss¡¯s health,¡± Little Raindrop mumbled. ¡°In a five-man team, how do you n to win with four damage dealers?¡± Li Yao asked rhetorically. Dragon Across the Four Seas cleared his throat and said, ¡°Considering our ability to defeat the boss, I think Sweet Dreams should exit the team first ande back after we¡¯ve in the boss.¡± ¡°Then I¡¯ll leave the party first,¡± Li Jia said softly, her voice hinted at disappointment. ¡°Well, I came here for Li Jia¡¯s sake. Why should I help you guys if she quits the team?¡± Li Yao scoffed. ¡°Although we are both Hunters, I doubt your effectiveness.¡± ¡°You doubt me? I am a professional yer!¡± Dragon Across the Four Seas became infuriated. ¡°So what if you¡¯re a professional yer? If you don¡¯t believe me, choose topete in DPS or PvP.¡± Li Yao sneered. Dragging an eSport yer around, the one who sideline chasing girls and worked as someone else¡¯s sidekick without realizing that the girl he was chasing was the club¡¯s boss, was simply a fool asking for death. Dragon Across the Four Seas was seething, wanting to challenge Li Yao to a duel, but he knew it would give Fleeting Time a bad impression. Also, he doubted that he could be a match for him in a fight. After all, Li Yao had single-handedly wiped out a team. Who knew what other tricks he had up his sleeve? ¡°Zhao Long, you can join operation team 2 in the future. I will tell Snow Plum about this.¡± Fleeting Time also became furious but didn¡¯t show her anger. Turning to Li Yao, she said, ¡°I invited a Pdin who knows two healing spells, and gives King¡¯s blessing. They are hardy, stronger than a Priest. What do you think?¡± Dragon Across the Four Seas turned pale, hating Li Yao even more. ¡°That works.¡± Li Yao led the group around and found a small valley before saying, ¡°Wait for me here. I will pull the boss over to this spot.¡± ¡°Why here? Is there anything special about this ce?¡± The group was doubtful. It looked just as deste as the hillside where they had stood earlier. ¡°You¡¯ll see.¡± Seeing the female Pdin named Blue Dream arrive, Li Yao quickly ran towards the boss. Li Yao stopped at a distance of more than 150 yards, changed to a heavy crossbow, and quickly loaded a steel arrow. Then, he slowly aimed at Skakir, who was having his dinner. After aiming, he gently pulled the trigger. Whirr¡­ A steel arrow, apanied by a whistling sound, plunged into Skakir¡¯s back. A scream came from Skakir¡¯s mouth as his body tumbled away unprepared. -86 Arge damage number floated up. The troll priest who had got up saw Li Yao and roared angrily, ¡°Damn elf, you¡¯re looking for trouble.¡± Li Yao put the heavy crossbow back into his bag and started running¡­ Chapter 22 - 22 Use Your Brain to Kill the Boss 22 Chapter 22 Use Your Brain to Kill the Boss Trantor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Editor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Having distanced himself, Li Yao stoops low and takes up his crossbow, aiming carefully. This arrow makes its way into the chest of the troll priest Skakir. However, Skakir, prepared this time, leans back a bit to steady himself and continues advancing towards Li Yao. Li Yao puts away the crossbow. The troll priest is now just a few dozen yards away, and Li Yao quickly runs towards the mouth of the valley. The troll priest is fast, but Li Yao is not slow. Every time Li Yao noticed the troll priest retreating, he would fire an arrow from his homemade bow, redirecting the priest¡¯s attention towards him. Unlike a wild beast boss, this humanoid boss tends to behave simr to adventure game bosses, with a clear aggro system, but due to its intelligence, its aggro behavior differs from the consistent aggro mechanics seen in previous games. ¡°Prepare to take the boss,¡± said Li Yao as he quickly runs into the ranged DPS team. The Avenger¡¯s Shield! A golden shield with holy wings ps the boss on the head. -25 Lesser Priest?Skakir Rank: 4th-level lower boss Life: 10725/11000 Skills: Lightning Arrow, Lightning Chain, Summoning Poisonous Snakes, Transformation into Poisonous Snake, Toxic Breath, Poisonous Cloud, Poisonous Explosion. Dewdrop screams, ¡°Our five-man team has 8000 health points, together we have 11,000, this¡­¡± Li Yao felt fortunate that they could not see the host of skills piled up behind the boss, or else they would not have the motivation to continue the fight. Li Yao hurriedly said, ¡°Now, follow mymand. Xiao Jia, Dewdrop, and Dream, stand together and go all out in damage-dealing. Dragon, you go to the right side of the boss and take care of the vipers summoned from that side.¡± ¡°You order this and that, what are you doing?¡± Dragon muttered discontentedly. Li Yao frowned, ¡°Follow themand or I will kick you out. I will exin it onest time, I will deal with the vipers on the left side of the boss. Remember to kite the vipers around the boss and keep dealing damage to the boss. If anyone questions my orders again, I¡¯ll kick them out.¡± Dragon gave a cold snort, but seeing no one speaking in his support, he awkwardly followed Li Yao¡¯smands. ¡°The aggro is stable now, you can DPS,¡± stated Suddenly. ¡°Go all-out with the DPS. When the boss throws out a Lightning Chain, don¡¯t panic, don¡¯t avoid it, just keep DPS. Healers, you okay?¡± asked Li Yao. ¡°I have fought this boss before. If it¡¯s just the damage from Lightning Chain, I can handle it,¡± Blue Dream quickly responded. Li Yao nodded, pulled out his heavy crossbow, and joined the others in DPS. As a summoner, Dewdrop could offer everyone a buff that increases movement speed, the King¡¯s Blessing from the healer also increased everyone¡¯s attributes, and Li Yao¡¯s aura could provide a 10% ranged enhancement. The fire spirits summoned by the summoner, the shadow arrows from the magician Li Jia, and the arrows from Dragon all began to deal damage to the boss. The damage they inflicted typically ranged from 18 to 22. Thanks to the elite set gifted by Li Yao, Li Jia¡¯s output was in no way inferior to theirs. However, Li Yao¡¯s arrow, dealing over 80 points of damage,pletely dumbfounded them. This was a boss, and an arrow from him dealt over 80 points of damage. Even if he only fired one arrow every four seconds, whenpared to their attack frequency of once every two seconds, theirbined damage was only half of his hits. What¡¯s more, with Li Yao¡¯s equipment and various buffs, coupled with the tinum Badge enhancements, such damage was in no way surprising. Suddenly, Skakir unleashed a Lightning Chain, and the three ranged yers lost nearly half of their health. The healers scrambled to restore their health. Two more minutes have passed, and the boss¡¯s health dropped below ten thousand. ¡°Prepare yourselves. Whoever sees a snake, pull it away. Hold the snake¡¯s aggro, do not let it break away and explode in our ranks.¡± Having said that, Li Yao switched to his bow and arrow. ¡°Obey my summons, Master of Poison.¡± The troll priest raised his wand and called out loudly. A green light column appeared behind him to his left, and a green cobra emerged from it. Deadly Poison Cobra Rank: 4th-level Normal Monster Life: 3000 Skills: Deadly Poisonous Bite, Furious Poison Explosion Despite knowing the snake¡¯s health in advance, Li Yao wanted to curse. This snake had nearly as much health as an elite monster, giving more truth to the idea that field bosses be relentless as more yers join the fray. Concussive Shot! A blue ray bursts forth, followed by a Charged Arrow. The serpent¡¯s aggro is redirected to Li Yao, who begins to run while attacking the boss. Li Yao handled it well, not consistently dealing damage to the minion butnding an arrow on the snake right before it broke off, then switched back to the boss. As the pace escted, Li Yao¡¯smands became faster and faster and everyone grew increasingly tense. After ten seconds, the troll priest hollers again, and another venomous snake is summoned. Dragon, trying to keep up with Li Yao, kites the snake around while shooting at the boss. However, as time went by, there were already twelve snakes trailing behind Li Yao and nine behind Dragon. But Dragon is already overwhelmed and gets hit by the minions from time to time. ¡°Dream, heal me.¡± ¡°Dream, heal me.¡± ¡°Quick, heal me. I¡¯m running out of health.¡± ¡°My health is less than a third. If I go down, we are finished.¡± Dragon¡¯s voice grows louder with each shout. The boss¡¯s health is now down to 60%, and its attacks are bing more frequent. Blue Dream is under increased pressure, and upon hearing Dragon¡¯s incessant cries for healing, he bes annoyed, ¡°Would you stop shouting? Do you think I can¡¯t see that you¡¯re running out of health? Your noise makes it hard for all of us to hear themands.¡± Furious, Dragon roared back, ¡°Command,mand my ass! Howe his health is still full? Aren¡¯t we from the same guild? Can¡¯t you see my health is nearly depleted?¡± Blue Dream¡¯s cute face immediately turned bright red, while she continued to heal him and said scornfully, ¡°Are you blind or what? When did I heal the raid leader?¡± ¡°You think I¡¯m stupid? How else is his health always full?¡± Dragon Roaming Seas scorned. ¡°I¡¯m tired of you!¡± Blue Dream, who is always considered ady, cursed, ¡°you keep screaming even though your skills are awful, as if you¡¯ve lost me! The boss has pulled four more monsters than you. No, now it¡¯s five more, as he pulled another one from your side. What a fool you are. He¡¯s been tanking fourteen Deadly Poison Cobras and the aggro is still stable. I haven¡¯t healed him once, and his damage output isn¡¯t any less than ours.¡± ¡°Look at yourself, you¡¯re panicking because of only nine cobras. Your health fluctuates up and down. Look at your damage output, do you even have any? How can there be such a huge gap between two hunters? The team manager said your father was an Olympic shooter, that¡¯s why they recruited you. You were given priority ess to the hunter¡¯s gear and you have the most skills, yet this is your performance. How do you still have the nerve toin?¡± Dragon Roaming Seas used an escape move to get away from the monsters, thenunched Arrow Rain, then started running again, his face turning red: ¡°you¡¯re full of crap.¡± ¡°I¡¯m full of crap? Check the system¡¯s stats panel, it¡¯s crystal clear there.¡± Blue Dream quickly lost interest in arguing with Dragon, apologizing quickly, ¡°I¡¯m sorry for the distraction.¡± It wasn¡¯t until they heard herining that everyone started checking the stat panel and gasped in surprise. The damage received by Li Yao was zero, and his damage inflicted on the boss was second only to Instant Splendor, just by a bit. Li Yao was zipping around with fifteen monsters in tow and yet was amazingly agile. The monsters followed him like he was leading a parade, a truly impressive sight. Meanwhile, Dragon Roaming Seas was being hounded by his pack of monsters, and some were even breaking off from the pack. He was running around in circles, and if it wasn¡¯t for the primary heals, he would have died many times over already. And looking at the total healing received, boy, Dragon Roaming Seas had received even more heals than Instant Splendor who was tanking as the main tank. ¡°Your brother¡¯s friend is pretty awesome,manding us like this.¡± Little Raindrop muttered. Li Jia was also puzzled, ¡°I didn¡¯t know my brother¡¯s friend was this strong.¡± After a while, Li Yao used a few Shadow Rolls to distance himself from the monsters. ¡°Stay away from the cobra bosses.¡± ¡°You damned elves will feel the wrath of the true master of poison!¡± The troll priest¡¯s staff emitted several lines of green light. Thud thud thud¡­ Each line of green light drilled into the cobras¡¯ heads, causing them to explode and a green light to burst out at the same time. Dragon Roaming Seas tragically died due to the explosion of two cobras and fell to the groundining, ¡°You sabotaged me. How can I react in time when you only now tell me?¡± ¡°We¡¯ve told you about this issue since the beginning. You¡¯ve also fought it twice, how could you not dodge the cobra explosions?¡± Blue Dream casually replied. Li Yao ignored him and merely said, ¡°I saw the route to the graveyard earlier. It¡¯s only two minutes away. If you can¡¯t revive within two minutes, I¡¯m going to kick you.¡± ¡°You¡¯re ruthless.¡± Dragon Roaming Seas was furious but dared not say more. He had already died twice today, losing two levels. If he got kicked out, the losses would be even greater. As the shadows of the cobras exploded one by one, they entered the body of the troll priest who instantly transformed into a phantom cobra, towering four to five yards high, looking incredibly fierce. ¡°How dare these weaklings disturb my slumber, replenish my losses with your fresh flesh and blood!¡± ¡°Everyone concentrate now and pay attention to mymands.¡± Li Yao switched his weapon to a heavy crossbow and began to deal damage. ¡°Instant Splendor, turn the boss away from us, quick. Dream, prepare for a major healing spell. Use it on Instant Splendor in three seconds.¡± Li Yao convinced them with his strength. Instant Splendor rolled over to face Li Yao and the others, causing the boss to turn around as well. Whoosh¡­ A Toxic Breath sprayed out stretching dozens of yards. Instant Splendor¡¯s health was dropping fast, but Blue Dream¡¯s major healing spell had finished. A holy light descended, instantly restoring Instant Splendor¡¯s health to full. Even though it started dropping again, Blue Dream had reacted and began using smaller heal spells. ¡°Spread out, everyone. Keep a distance of at least ten yards. Healers, don¡¯t move around, stay alert on your feet. If you see a green light under your feet, dodge immediately. Don¡¯t get greedy on your damage output.¡± ¡°Feel the wrath of the divine spirit.¡± Skakir roared. The ground began to show small green whirlpools, and at Li Yao¡¯s warning, several people quickly moved out of range. Pop, pop, pop, pop¡­ Clouds of poisonous circles burst, but everyone was dodging quickly. ¡°Commander, the boss is about to release the toxin, the poison fog will cover a vast range, it spreads quickly and can¡¯t be avoided. If everyone¡¯s blood drops at the same time, the healing won¡¯t be able to keep up.¡± Blue Dream warned. ¡°I know.¡± Li Yao said, then warned, ¡°The boss will breathe its second breath in three seconds, be careful.¡± With the previous experience, Timeless Beauty and Blue Dream had passed this little hurdle without Li Yao needing to say anything. ¡°Let the boss charge at us again, Beauty, face away from us and fight while retreating. Quick.¡± ¡°You mortals have really provoked me.¡± Skakir was generating a faint poison fog around him and Timeless Beauty, who was within his range, began to lose health continuously. ¡°Dream, just heal Beauty, don¡¯t worry about anything else, also continue to fight while retreating.¡± Everyone began to fight while retreating, the green poison fog kept at least a ten-yard distance from them. ¡°What¡¯s going on here, we¡¯ve fought like this before, but we just can¡¯t avoid the poison fog. We can¡¯t even reach the boss without the poison fog, why aren¡¯t we affected?¡± ¡°The reason is simple, you¡¯ve actually discovered it already.¡± Li Yao breathed a sigh of relief, as long as the poison fog couldn¡¯t cover everyone, the healers would have no pressure. Nowadays healers basicallyck AOE healing spells, even if they have them their cooldown is too long, they can¡¯t keep up. Dragon Traveling the Four Seas had revived and was blocked outside the valley by the poison fog. He could only watch Li Yao and the others through the hundred-yard-wide poison fog on the other side. ¡°I¡¯ve got it, it¡¯s the wind.¡± Little Raindrop was the most rxed because of her Fire Spirit¡¯s damage output. She quickly discovered that the poison fog was spreading towards the valley mouth very slowly, swaying with the gentle breeze from the valley mouth. Although the wind wasn¡¯t strong, it was spreading the poison fog inside, but the speed was slowed down because of the wind. ¡°Commander, I don¡¯t have anyints. I have to admit, I was doubtful when I watched your video, but now, I¡¯m convinced. From now on, you¡¯re my idol.¡± Little stars appeared in Blue Dream¡¯s eyes. ¡°Dream Sis is smitten, hehe.¡± Little Raindrop teased. Blue Dream was at a quasi-god level as a healer in her past life ¨C so being worshipped by a big shot who had the same status as her in her previous life actually felt pretty good to Li Yao. While the team fought and retreated, the boss¡¯s blood was steadily decreasing, and a few minutester, he was critically injured. Everyone retreated a few hundred yards. Under Li Yao¡¯smand, everyone had managed to narrowly escape danger, and finally, the boss fell to the ground, full of regret. ¡°Beauty, withdraw quickly. As Timeless Beauty withdrew, the Cobra¡¯s phantom exploded, but thanks to her timely evasion, the boss¡¯s self-explosion didn¡¯t harm anyone, the phantom once again became a troll priest. Everyone cheered, everyone¡¯s experience had surged a lot. ¡°Commander, go and loot the body.¡± Blue Dream said. Timeless Beauty also moved away from the boss¡¯s body and said, ¡°Go ahead and loot the body. This is the first humanoid boss killed, right? I want to see what it dropped.¡± Li Yao was smiling as he said, ¡°You guys know it¡¯s the first time killing it, don¡¯t forget, the world announcement, just watch, here ites.¡± As Li Yao spoke, a line of multi-colored text shone in front of everyone¡­ Chapter 23 - 23: Teeth of the Poison God Chapter 23: Teeth of the Poison God Trantor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Editor: EndlessFantasy Trantion ¡°The team of Starfire, led by Starfire, team members: Eternal Beauty, Blue Dream, Dreamlike, and Little Raindrop have achieved the first small team humanoid boss kill in the Illuminated Continent and have received the World Brilliance Achievement. ¡± ¡°The team of Starfire, led by Starfire, team members: Eternal Beauty, Blue Dream, Dreamlike, and Little Raindrop have achieved the first kill of the Troll Priest Skakir, gaining glory and increasing the reputation of their race to Revered.¡± The dazzling rainbow screen blinded the eyes of all online yers. ¡°It¡¯s Starfire again, will they ever let others live?¡± ¡°In awe of the great Starfire.¡± ¡°Please take my kneeling.¡± ¡°I am a beauty, hunting for the great Starfire to beat the boss.¡± Not just ordinary yers, all the major guilds and clubs are in chaos. Everyone who can contact the Qionghua Club is asking if Starfire has joined the Qionghua Club. Once they received a negative answer, many guild leaders breathed a sigh of relief. This Starfire is too fascinating, they started to think about ways to bring Starfire under theirmand. The team members were all overwhelmingly excited, especially Li Jia, Little Raindrop, and Blue Dream, all of whom sessfully leveled up to level four. The experience of a level four boss is too generous. Noticing his experience raise by 14%, Li Yao was considering whether he should devise a way to kill a few more bosses to level up, as this is far more efficient than group monsters. A roar of fury, however, ruined everyone¡¯s good mood. ¡°Why, why am I not on the announcement? I participated in killing the boss too.¡± Roaming Dragon¡¯s eyes had turned red. This was a world-ss announcement, a first kill achievement, a reputation to be gained, but why was he excluded? Blue Dream puzzled, but squinted her eyebrows: ¡°Why are you yelling at us? World announcements are not up to us to decide, they are automatically announced by the system. yer fame is not the concern, not even character names can be hidden. If you have the ability, goin to the system.¡± ¡°Yes,in to the system.¡± Roaming Dragon began contacting customer service, but customer service could not help with such matters. Frankly, customer service is merely for answering inquiries, not for resolving issues. Thepany¡¯s executives, let alone the administrator of an area, would not have any authority to amend data. The main server is independent once it is running, then locked in a certain base. Even the president cannot interfere, let alone customer service. It can be said that only the system can dictate version updates, and data maintenance. Thepany can only obtain some rtively independent rights, like holding matches in an arena, using certain sites, but altering data is off-limits. ¡°What a trash game, and thepany doesn¡¯t fix their bugs, damn it!¡± Roaming Dragon was furious. Of course he¡¯s angry. He died twice today, the loot from the hunter was Li Yao¡¯s and he was left out of the world announcement. Absolutely miserable. Li Yao saw that Roaming Dragon was somewhat distracted, and exined: ¡°Actually it is very easy to understand. After you were killed, you did not re-enter the battle, so the system identified you as a bystander.¡± ¡°If it wasn¡¯t for the poison fog blocking me, could I have avoided battle? Clearly knowing that I had gotten killed, you guys didn¡¯t wait for me, blocked the entrance, it was obviously intentional.¡± Roaming Dragon was furious, ring at Li Yao, ¡°I knew you had it out for me right from the start. You are the one inmand, it must have been intentional, everything was calcted. Killing me, then blocking the valley entrance¡­ Li Yao is left dumbfounded, just now he had led people to find a spot and saw the graveyard, he even timed it. It was clearly this jerk trying to stall, in order to cause Li Yao to fail on killing the boss. But the me is shifted onto Li Yao. Being reincarnated, he wouldn¡¯t bother plotting against such small fishes. He is just not qualified. Blue Dream erupted in expletives once more, ¡°Are you mad? You die, and you want us to wait for you. How do we wait? Tell me, so I can learn. This jerk, really nonsense.¡± ¡°Okay, okay, everyone¡¯s in one guild, yet you stand on the side of outsiders, good, very good. I¡¯ll let the guild leader and manager know about today¡¯s incidents, you few worthless people. I saved you out of kindness, fell two levels, and instead of being thankful, you team up against me. Absolutely ungrateful filthy ** , wait.¡± Roaming Dragon disappeared on the spot before finishing his sentence. As evident, he was forced to log out by the system for excessive use of vulgarities. The other team members are now stunned speechless. ¡°He¡¯s a character.¡± Li Yao shook his head and refrained frommenting since it was a private matter for their club. ¡°What should I say, the big boss is right by their side, yet he seeks the guild leader and manager, this¡­¡± Blue Dream was speechless. Little Raindrop was saying nkly: ¡°Didn¡¯t sister say that the club and guild matters are managed by the guild leader and manager? What¡¯s wrong with him seeking the guild leader and manager?¡± Li Yao covered his face. Is this really the raid guide goddess, Little Raindrop, who has written countless raid guides and is respected by countless yers, she¡¯s so cute and innocent, simply unbelievable¡­ ¡°Stupid little sister.¡± Blue Dream didn¡¯t know what to say anymore, letting the manager and the guild leader manage the boss, how? At this moment, guild leader Snow Plum initiated a call. Eternal Beauty didn¡¯t hide anything and yed it to the team voice. ¡°Boss, Zhao Long just said a lot of unpleasant things about you guys, what¡¯s going on? Also, how did you get to know Starfire? Are you nning to draw him closer to our club? This world announcement is too important for us. We¡¯ve attempted it several times without sess. As soon as you take action, it¡¯s all settled.¡± This time, Blue Dream covered her face, Roaming Dragon was done for. He didn¡¯t even know who he was going to nder. Sure enough, they heard Eternal Beauty saying, ¡°Don¡¯t poach people from Prosperous era again in the future, remember that. As for Starfire, it was a coincidence this time. He may not join us. Alright, that¡¯s all, we¡¯re busy checking the loot from the boss.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t hang up, let me have a look too, boss.¡± Snow Plum hurriedly said. Eternal Beauty added Snow Plum to the team. Eternal Beauty looked towards Li Yao and said, ¡°Commander, quickly loot the corpse. I don¡¯t want the items to be refreshed.¡± None of them mentioned Roaming Dragon, but they all knew that Zhao Long was done for. Cursing the boss, being disliked by him. First of all, he¡¯s disposable. Even if he had capabilities, there¡¯s no way that the guild leader and manager would employ a person like him. Li Yao nodded and began to loot the corpse amid everyone¡¯s anticipation. The first item appeared in the team. Silver Scale Breastte Quality: Blue Excellence Armor: 46 Endurance: 9 Strength: 6 Equipment Level: 4 Equipable Professions: Knight, Warrior, Death Knight ¡°These attributes are really out of this world.¡± Snow Plum eximed. ¡°Absolutely MT¡¯s top grade, high armor and attributes, worthy of being a boss loot.¡± Blue Dream added. ¡°There is only one protection pdin in the team. This breastte belongs to Eternal Beauty. Does anyone else have an objection?¡± Li Yao asked. Everyone nodded, so Li Yao assigned the breastte to Eternal Beauty. ¡°You, do you know the worth of this breastte, && parad isn¡¯t you just giving it to me?¡± Holding the breastte, Eternal Beauty was stunned. She had even made up her mind to pay for it just now, but didn¡¯t expect Li Yao to be so straightforward. ¡°The rules we set before, once established, they must be adhered to. Look, there¡¯s more.¡± Li Yao took out the second item. Sacrificial Shield Quality: Superior Blue Damage reduction: 20% Armor: 64 Intelligence: 6 Special effect: Blessing Shield, healing releases a shield, absorbs 1.5 magic strength¡¯s worth of damage. People eximed once again. What they saw before was already a surprise, but they didn¡¯t expect this healing shield to be even more amazing. ¡°I¡¯m sure this is currently the best equipment for healers,¡± Xue Mei¡¯s voice trembled. ¡°The healing shield used by Pdin and Shaman healers, let¡¯s give this equipment to Blue Dream, if you all don¡¯t mind,¡± Li Yao asked seriously. Little Raindrop and Li Jia were naive and ignorant, but the other three rolled their eyes, what objection could they possibly have, they were eager for that. ¡°Now, the next item.¡± Li Yao touched the corpse again. ¡°There¡¯s more?¡± Instant Beauty was surprised. ¡°Of course, this isn¡¯t any ordinary dungeon boss. It¡¯s a field boss, the loot it drops, whether in quantity or quality, is stronger than dungeon loot.¡± Li Yao spoke from experience. Field bosses were hard to kill, but that also meant they dropped much more. Summon Iron Stone Demon: Summon an Iron Stone Demon to fight for the summoner. ¡°Little girl, you¡¯re in luck. This Stone Demon is stronger than most main tanks out there, it¡¯s a rare summoning spell.¡± Li Yao exined. Summoning Stone Demon is one of the favorite pets of ordinary summoners; it has high health, defense, and attack damage, and can reflect damage. It¡¯s very powerful and contrary to the heavens except for its turtle-like moving speed. In his previous life, since it was a drop from field bosses, the price of this skill book remained high, and many summoners had to strive for a long time to purchase a stone demon skill book. With the skill book in her hands, Little Raindrop wasughing so hard her eyes were narrowed. Rain of Fire: Summons mes from the void, causing continuous fire damage to enemies in range. ¡°Little Jia, you¡¯re in for a treat too. Even less warlocks have learned an AoE spell now.¡± As for rarity, Rain of Fire did notg far behind the Summon Iron Stone Demon. A Warlock who had learned this spell could clear mobs in a dungeon with higher damage than a Mage¡¯s Blizzard. ¡°I can¡¯t believe there¡¯s more,¡± Blue Dream gasped as she saw Li Yao touch the corpse again. ¡°What, I¡¯ve got nothing so far, how could there be nothing?¡± Li Yaoughed, and touched the corpse again. Teeth of the Poison God Quality: Purple Epic Strength: 18 Agility: 18 Stamina: 16 Poison Sting: Deal additional 30% poison damage upon attack. Equipment level: 5 Professional requirement: Hunter, Shaman, Druid, Rogue, Martial Monk Description: This is where the essence of the Poison God resides after its avatar¡¯s death. The women went wild. This was their first time seeing a purple item and its attributes were outrageous. ¡°High strength and agility, plus 16 stamina, each point of stamina equals 10 HP, that¡¯s 160 HP! I want to die, with my equipped gear I only have 180.¡±, Blue Dream coveted it but the problem was that pdins couldn¡¯t equip it. She was close to tears. Instant Beauty took a deep breath and said, ¡°Just the super high attribute bonuses alone can significantly boost one¡¯s strength at this stage, and it is an extremely rare jewelry piece. The key is the 30% bonus damage, whoever wears this ne can deal an extra 30% damage, I haven¡¯t seen other epics, but I¡¯m sure this piece is among the finest even among epic items.¡± Remember, at this stage, most yers didn¡¯t even have a single piece of jewelry. ¡°We have two pdins, a summoner, and a warlock in our team. None of us can use it. Plus, it was agreed earlier that the loot usable by a hunter will be mine.¡± Li Yao grinned as he picked up the ne. ¡°Hold on, Starfire, don¡¯t act rashly,¡± Snow Plum who was still in shockpletely lost herposure as the president of one of the top ten guilds in Huaxia. She screamed, ¡°We, the Qionghua Guild, will buy it, name your price.¡± ¡°Yes, don¡¯t rush, we¡¯ll buy it,¡± Blue Dream added. Li Yao stroked the tooth on the pendant, hung it on his own neck, and said, ¡°I never said I was selling.¡± In his previous life, the Teeth of the Poison God were known as the little artifact. Many yers would wear it until level 50 before they could bear to change it. ording to the data released by the official, the drop rate of this artifact from killing Skakir was one in ten thousand, the odds were incredibly low. Li Yao was also surprised to get this equipment. This boss respawned once a week. Arge guild camped this boss¡¯s respawn for two years and killed it more than a hundred times before getting one. That was considered lucky, some guilds were even more tragic, they couldn¡¯t get it no matter how many times they killed it. With this kind of an item, how could Li Yao sell it. ¡°100,000, 100,000 credit points,¡± Snow Plum loudly dered. ¡°Not selling,¡± Li Yao shook his head. ¡°150,000,¡± Snow Plum gritted her teeth. Seeing that Li Yao showed no interest at all, Instant Beauty said, ¡°Enough Snow Plum, stop. Put yourself in his shoes and think about it, would you sell if you got this kind of gear?¡± Snow Plum didn¡¯t respond, she obviously knew that with this little artifact, one could create a super elite, its value was immeasurable. ¡°Come, let¡¯s see if there¡¯s anything else.¡± Li Yao touched the corpse again, thinking in his heart, my little sister indeed is my lucky star. When he was nning after his rebirth, he had thought about this little artifact, but as it was too difficult to get, he did not include it in his ns. Even when he agreed to confront this boss earlier, he didn¡¯t expect it to drop. However, life is always full of uncertainties, even a rebirth can¡¯t predict everything¡­. Chapter 24 - 24: Special Skill Book Chapter 24: Special Skill Book Trantor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Editor: EndlessFantasy Trantion The people of Qionghua Club felt helpless, but there wasn¡¯t much they could say. Li Yao had just handed out several valuable items without hesitation, showing no signs of reluctance. Considering that he was the team leader and the distribution was in his hands, he could¡¯ve kept everything for himself without any repercussions. But he didn¡¯t, and so when an even more valuable item came up, they didn¡¯t feel right to argue over it. Of course, even if they wanted to argue, it wouldn¡¯t do any good. The power to allocate was in his hands. They didn¡¯t want to upset him and run the risk of him keeping everything else for himself, which would be an even greater loss. Poisonous Snake Trap (Structure) Skill Book. Li Yao¡¯s eyes lit upon this skill and he snatched it up. Skills in ¡°The Ancient God World¡±e in many varieties, split into two branches. Take the Poisonous Snake Trap for instance, ites as amon skill book and a structure-annotated skill book. The effects of a regr skill are specific. A normal Poisonous Snake Trap can produce several small poisonous snakes that inflict a certain amount of toxin damage. At higher levels, yers can gain inscriptions that alter the effects of the trap, such as a special inscription that causes the venomous snakes not to inflict damage, but to stun or slow instead. For example, Li Yao¡¯s regr Arcane Shot skill, depending on the inscription engravedter, can deal fire, frost, shadow damage and more. The variations are quite significant. The skill variations after each profession divides are different. Even among Beastmaster Hunters, the variations are endless depending on the different inscriptions. This mechanism has received praise from countless yers as it allows them to create their own unique professions and characters. The structure skill is an extension of this mechanism. Still using the Poisonous Snake Trap as an example, the structure-annotated skill book teaches the yer to create a portable trap method, sealing real organisms in the trap, simr to a Shaman¡¯s totem, and releasing a projection. The interesting part is its unpredictability. There are many poisonous species in the game, often yers trap different creatures resulting in different effects. This can turn the Poisonous Snake Trap into a Poisonous Frog Trap, Poisonous Insect Trap, etc. However, the effect of such traps is gauged ording to the attributes of the creatures sealed in them, so yers need to recreate it with higher-level creatures after some time to keep up with thepetition. ¡°This skill book is for the Hunter ss, so I¡¯ll take it without reservation.¡± Li Yao learned it without any hesitation. Hunter skills aren¡¯t usually in high demand because there aren¡¯t many Hunter yers, and they aren¡¯t highly regarded. Naturally, no one had any objections. However, they would never realize that this particr skill book seemed just as valuable, if not more so, to Li Yao as the Teeth of the Poison God. This is because the book has a hidden feature. If a hunter who has learned the structure skill also learns engineering, they can make a pattern for a Mechanical Snake. The engineered snake can be sealed in the trap and will have engineering attributes, which is quite a boon for Li Yao. After all, structure skill books are boss drops and although they can be world drops, the drop rate is just one in ten million. Relying on this would be rather naive. The remaining items were mission-rted and a couple of te armor green equips. Li Yao didn¡¯t want these and handed them over to Shanahuang and Blue Dream. ¡°It¡¯s getting dark. That¡¯s it for today. See you allter,¡± Li Yao said, leaving the team. ¡°Hopefully, we¡¯ll have the opportunity to team up again in the future, Master,¡± Blue Dream said with a smile. ¡°I¡¯m sure we will,¡± Li Yao replied, using his Hearthstone to teleport. As they watched Li Yao vanish, Xiaodi said: ¡°I didn¡¯t know your brother was friends with the legendary Starfire. Your brother must be pretty amazing, too, right?¡± Li Jia puffed up her chest in pride and replied: ¡°Of course, my brother is the best. He¡¯s even a gamementator! He¡¯s bound to be famous in the future.¡± ¡°I¡¯m looking forward to the opportunity to meet him someday,¡± Xiaodi enthusiastically replied, secretly thinking to herself: ¡°This way I can legit team up with Master Starfire. I wish we could keep killing bosses. It¡¯s efficient and safe. Li Jia, unaware of Xiaodi¡¯s ulterior motives, replied cheerfully: ¡°Sure, my brother is kinda handsome, too. Oh, my brother just sent me a message. He¡¯s giving me three green equips and a magic wand. We should head back as well.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s go, seems like your brother is not as simple as you made him out to be. With green weapons, you¡¯re going to be stronger than me again.¡± Xiaodi seemed even more excited than she was about the green equipment. ¡°Let me know the next time you¡¯re ying with your brother. I would love to meet him,¡± Shanahuang said. ¡°Sure, Ice Sister, I will definitely let you know,¡± Li Jia replied. Little did Li Jia know, they were not interested in getting closer to her brother, they were trying to get closer to Starfire. What they didn¡¯t realize was that Starfire and Li Jia¡¯s brother, Prairie Fire, were actually the same yer. Li Yao used his Hearthstone to return to his Beginner¡¯s Vige mirror image, and then mailed the green equips to his sister. Daimeng Daimeng sent a messageining about Li Yao killing bosses without inviting her and threatened to end their friendship amidst herints. Li Yao justughed it off. Haikuo Tiankong also sent a message asking about his rtionship with Qionghua Club and about future coborations. Li Yao brushed off the questions. Then came greetings from the ever-changing witch, who wanted to see what loot the boss dropped. Li Yao didn¡¯t mind sharing the details and even sent over a screenshot of his equipment gain. While Li Yao was busy, he didn¡¯t realize that the exposure of the boss-loot had caused so many people to turn green with envy. Thest time Li Yao killed a boss solo, it was just a beast, dropping only materials, nothing else that could be turned into decent equipment, so there wasn¡¯t much to show off. This time, he managed to get a purple equip, sending countless people into a frenzy. Xiayao was already influential. With her posts revealing the new equipment and the harvesting knife, her guides were pushed straight to the top. Thement section was flooded with countless replies. Everyone drooled over the properties of the purple equip in the screenshot. Not only regr yers were envious, but also major guilds, clubs, and even top-end yers were going crazy over these top-tier equipment, sparking the enthusiasm of millions of people. The Qionghua Club thought it was Li Yao himself who had leaked the information, and under the interrogation of various friendly clubs, the method of killing the boss was also exposed. The entire game turned into a hot mess due to Li Yao. Countless people were shouting about killing the boss and finding the boss. The respawn locations for the Troll Priests in each Beginner¡¯s Vige mirror world were crowded with a huge number of yers. But they were in for a disappointment. As soon as this kind of boss was killed, bosses in all mirrored maps would vanish. In his past life, numerous teams would swarm the boss spawns in the Beginner¡¯s Vige mirrors, ultimately, whoever killed it faster would get the loot. Later on, as the number of mirrored maps decreased, huge wars broke out among the major guilds in order to secure a spot. Despite a majority of them knowing that they wouldn¡¯t be able to defeat the boss, no matter how heavy the losses were, everyone in the major guilds were racking their brains to figure out a strategy to defeat the boss. The attraction of purple-grade equipment was irresistible. Not until the night fell did the yers quiet down. The guide groups started to work overtime, and everyone else began attacking instances. Compared to the elusive wild bosses, the instance challenge medals seemed more solid. Li Yao, not using his Prairie Fire ount, switched back to Starfire and casually entered a channel. There, he announced, ¡°Gold Sign, one leader, three followers, just followmands, and get gold medals for sure. 5000 credit points each, no haggling or inquiry, bosses only. There are fifteen slots avable today.¡± Li Yao¡¯s words were quickly brushed off, but momentster, the area chat suddenly exploded. ¡°Damn, am I seeing things? The Starfire God is carrying a team. There must be a mistake.¡± ¡°Is it really the Starfire God? Oh my God!¡± ¡°Praise the God.¡± ¡°That¡¯s too unfair! 5000 per slot, why don¡¯t you just rob people? As a God, you should serve the yers for free, right?¡± ¡°If you¡¯re that kind-hearted, why not donate all your belongings to charity?¡± responded the head of the Bright Moon Studio, Bright Moon Night. ¡°Exactly. What kind of nutjob is this?¡± ¡°Some people, jeez. Ignoring the fact that a gold medal itself is worth several times of 5000, isn¡¯t the opportunity to learn from the Starfire God and watch him earn medals at this price like a giveaway? ¡°Yeah,pared to the gold medal, learning Starfire¡¯s techniques is a lot more worthwhile.¡± Then, Li Yao felt his private chat explode. Without paying attention to the names, Li Yao immediately replied to the first fifteen yers who messaged him. Of course, Li Yao didn¡¯t know that the majority of these yers were top-tier yers from various guilds and studios. The gold medal was secondary. Their real purpose was to glean some knowledge. Regardless, even if Li Yao knew, he wouldn¡¯t have cared. He started efficiently organizing his team and leading them into the instance. Every ten minutes, the leaderboard on the massive airship would change, shuffling positions. After clearing it five times, the team leaderboard was uniformly golden. All team leaders were Starfire, and the team members were thrilled to be known with him. They could steal techniques, get gold medals, and, most importantly, get on the leaderboard. Regardless of how they got up there, being able to show their face among millions of yers was a rare opportunity. Afterward, Li Yao¡¯s private chat exploded again. Famous professional yers and guilds within the country wanted to reserve slots in the future instances. Some offered higher prices, tried to court him, or just outright insulted him out of spite. Compared to this, the other administrative regions were much quieter. Originally, many guilds were able to show off a bit when Li Yao got first ce. Now, the entire leaderboard was going to be dominated by the Chinese yers. All the major guilds were equally unsettled. They wanted to find Li Yao to carry them but didn¡¯t have the opportunity as they couldn¡¯t enter the Chinese sub-channels. In just one day, thanks to Li Yao, the excitement of millions of yers exploded three times. He became the focus of countless discussions. Regardless of whether they liked it or not, and whether other regional yers were disgusted or envious, they all remembered one person, Starfire. After achieving such feats as killing a boss solo, obtaining tinum medals, getting the first kills in humanoid boss challenges as a team leader, and making acquiring gold medals that even top professional yers couldn¡¯t get as easy as drinking water, Starfire was known to the world overnight. Li Yao did not indulge in this glory. Instead, he switched back to Prairie Fire and made another round of purchases in the market, then continuously crafted Exploding Sheeps, preparing for tomorrow when he would im the mine¡­. Chapter 25 - 25 Rushing to the Mine Chapter 25: Rushing to the Mine Trantor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Editor: EndlessFantasy Trantion In real life, after dinner, Li Yao sat on the rattan chair in front of the window in a daze, staring at the city outside the window as if it were daylight. Li Yao was a bit lost and distracted. Today in the game, Li Yao led five groups of people, three in a group, and all sessfully got the gold medals. Five thousand credit points per person, fifteen people, that is a huge amount of seventy-five thousand. Yes, for the rich, like Li Haitao, hundreds of thousands don¡¯t even count as petty cash, he casually bet a hundred thousand credit points. But for ordinary people like Li Yao, seventy thousand is already a huge amount. And this is just the first day. He just returned his sister¡¯s pocket money. More importantly, he transferred all the remaining seventy thousand credit points to his parents¡¯ ount. This is the first time he sent money to his parents. When he was in school, his parents had raised him for many years. After graduation, he fell out with his parents and came to a city like Pearl. However, he has been gued by difficulties, struggling for a living, and running around for rent. In his previous life, he moved away from here and lived in a slum where even his own livelihood was a problem. Let alone taking care of his parents. When the situation got a little better, Li Yao managed to stabilize. As a result of a live broadcast exposing the shady dealings of Prosperous Era¡¯s ck gold and ck equipment, he was hit even harder. His precarious situation even affected his parents and sister, causing a huge blow to the entire family. Having just transferred seventy thousand, Li Yao was feeling aplicated mix of emotions. The pleasant ring sound rang, Li Yao lifted his wrist to see the word ¡°Mother¡± on themunicator, a touch of warmth shed in his eyes. ¡°Xiao Yao, why did you transfer so much money? Did you make a mistake?¡± Li¡¯s mother is a kind-faced middle-aged woman. Time has left traces on her face, but it can¡¯t hide the charm of her youth. Seeing Li Jia now, one can imagine that she was once a stunning beauty. Li Yaoposed himself and said, ¡°No mistake, I transferred it.¡± ¡°You, child, the familycks nothing. I will transfer this money back to you, don¡¯t wrong yourself.¡± Li¡¯s mother said with concern, for she knew her son well and believed that Li Yao sent the money to show off, borrowing it from someone else. From what Li Jia had told her, she knew that his situation was really bad. ¡°No, mom, this is really money I¡¯ve earned.¡± Li Yao hurriedly exined, ¡°You must know that I earned it in ¡®The Ancient God World¡¯, both you and dad have worked hard for so many years to raise us siblings, this little amount of money is nothing.¡± Upon hearing ¡®The Ancient God World¡¯ Li¡¯s mother also felt relieved. With all the current hype and publicity, it would be hard not to know about it. ¡°Even if you¡¯ve earned money, it¡¯s better for you to keep it, weck nothing, you don¡¯t need to worry, now the most important thing for you is to save money to get married, your father and I also have some savings, with your efforts, it¡¯s impossible to buy a house in Pearl, but it¡¯s enough for a down payment in our city. You and Xiao Yi have been together for so many years, you should give her an exnation.¡± Li¡¯s mother talked at length, filled with happiness. In his previous life, he found his mother¡¯s chatter most annoying, but now it sounded so intimate. What Li¡¯s mother was referring to was Qin Feng Yi, Li Yao didn¡¯t dare to tell his parents about the issues with Qin Feng Yi, his parents still thought that they were together. Li Jia knew about it, but she didn¡¯t dare to tell them either. ¡°I know, I know. Don¡¯t worry about this. I¡¯m doing really well right now, let me tell you, I can at least earn this amount every day. And I will earn even more in the future.¡¯ ¡°Don¡¯t skimp on yourselves, improve your living conditions as well. I didn¡¯t have the ability before, but now I do. If you still have to worry about me, then what¡¯s the point? So, feel free to spend, didn¡¯t you have your eye on a jade bracelet for a long time but felt hesitant to buy it? I will order it for you tomorrow, and have it delivered to the house.¡± Li¡¯s mother looked at Li Yao, her eyes slightly red, and then the screen disappeared. After a while, Li Yao¡¯s mother called him again. Li Yao saw his mother¡¯s red-rimmed eyes. Although she had tried to hide it, Li Yao knew that his mother must have cried. Li Yao hurriedly tried to cheer his mother up and promised that he would definitelye home before the New Year, which made Li¡¯s mother even happier. ¡°I assure you, I will definitely represent our China in the Olympics in the future and win the gold medal to make you proud.¡± Li Yao spoke with full confidence. If he couldn¡¯t represent China in the Olympic Games after being reborn, it would be a real failure. ¡°You¡¯re just trying to cheer me up, aren¡¯t you? I¡¯ve heard that several hundred million people y this game. It won¡¯t be easy to represent China. My father and I don¡¯t expect much from you. All we are asking is that you marry and have children, and can live peacefully. Don¡¯t put too much pressure on yourself. Let me tell you, it isn¡¯t money alone that can win a girl¡¯s heart. Take me as an example; when I was young, I had a streetful of suitors but I still ended up with your father. You should learn from him¡­¡± After listening to her mother reminisce about her youth for a while longer, the call ended. An hour had already passed. After hanging up, Li Yao looked out at the neon lights with apletely different mood than before. ¡°You guys are my motivation. I will work hard to earn money to let you live a good life.¡± Li Yao expressed boldly. Outside it was dark night, but in the game, it was brightly lit. Li Yao checked his backpack, put irrelevant things into the warehouse, topped up his supplies, and then stepped out of the Beginner¡¯s Vige. With Li Yao¡¯s video bing popr, the ck Cloak became a favorite among yers, with many purchasing or having it made from tailors. As a result, there were yers everywhere wearing cloaks. When Li Yao walked out of the Beginner¡¯s Vige, he blended with the crowd as if a drop of water merging with a river. There were people everywhere. The Skilled Tailor had enough proficiency to make a few bags and mail them to Li Yao. Li Yao attached the bags to the empty hooks on his waistband, feeling satisfied. Although it was nowhere near his past life, at least the backpack space was sufficient for now. The Mogul Mountain Range was as silent as ever, no yers, only monsters. There were no yers who could indulge in hunting the monsters while sipping Antidote Potion worth a few silver coins per bottle ¨C they would be bleeding money. Li Yao was no longer interested in Poison Arrow Frogs. The money he could get for the materials was too little for him, and being level five, he had zero interest in any level four monsters, even elites. Upon encountering ordinary Poison Arrow Frogs, Li Yao directly killed them, not even bothering to collect the materials. Soon, he arrived at his future mine. The Mogul Mine, was the official name for this long-abandoned mine. Unlike the Death Mine of the Light Faction, which was upied by failed wage miners, the Mogul Mine was upied by the Corruptionists. Known also as the Mindless Ones, they may appear as bloodthirsty monsters now, but before the catastrophe, they were also noble High Elves. In ancient times, the High Elves were known as Upper Elves, the rulers and aristocrats of the Elves, living near the Eternal Well and hence could use the Arcane. When the Eternal Well exploded and the continent shattered, the ordinary elves ascended, considering the Arcane the source of their misfortunes. They forbade the Upper Elves from using magic, but the Arcane energy permeated the Upper Elves¡¯ bodies. The elves split, and the Upper Elves crossed the ocean to the East Continent. They established a new source of magic, the Sunwell, and renamed themselves High Elves. Many years ago, before he became the Lich King, a human prince led an undead army that swept across the East Continent. To resurrect a Lich, this prince, carrying the Demon Artifact and colluding with the traitor Dalkhan of the High Elves, caused the copse of the Elf King¡¯s kingdom. The Sunwell, on which the High Elves depended for survival, was contaminated. Only then did the High Elves realize that a terrible guey hidden within them. Magic addiction, without the arcane supply from the Sunwell, led to an outbreak of magic thirst. These elves absorbed all arcane energy, overwhelmed by negative emotions, resembling walking corpses. This was an unprecedented disaster. The kingdom rallied under the leadership of the prince, and they were forced to kill most of the Mindless Ones to prevent them from destroying the race already on the brink of extinction. But a small number of Mindless Ones still lurked in the corners of the kingdom, the Mogul Mine was one such unremarkable ce. Mindless Miner Rank: Level 5 Elite Life: 1000 Skills: Arcane Absorption, Mad Pursuit. Li Yao held in his hand a heavy crossbow loaded with a steel arrow, slightly aimed, and pulled the trigger. With a thunk, the powerful steel arrow pierced the body of the Mindless One, forcing it to stagger backward. -165 The snap of three arrow towers followed. In an instant, arrow shafts punctured the body of the Mindless One. -111-115-113 Li Yao quickly switched to his homemade bow, firing a sh of blue light. Concussive Shot! The Mindless One¡¯s movement was slowed, its reaction incredibly sluggish. At this point, it saw Li Yao. Holding a rusty mine, it let out an unintelligible shriek and rushed towards Li Yao like a mad man. Li Yao detonated the Exploding Sheep he had prepared in advance, colliding it with the charging Mindless One. -215 Seeing this damage number, even Li Yao himself involuntarily raised his eyebrows. Wearing the purple ne now increased hisbat power by more than a third. Li Yao believed that with his current attributes, just an Exploding Sheep could instantly kill an average yer. The health of the Mindless One dropped dramatically, Just in the twinkling of an eye, the health of the elite Mindless One had been reduced by more than half. The Mindless One was knocked down, but neither the arrows from the towers nor Li Yao were idle. The phrase ¡°an arrow a second¡± was not a joke. -112-115-118 A level three Charged Arrow wasunched. -189 Li Yao gasped, the damage was almost as much as the Exploding Sheep¡¯s explosion. The unfortunate elite Mindless One, just as it had struggled to its feet from being knocked down, was once again reluctantly knocked to the ground. ¡°Truly deserving of the title-god of alternate ounts, this is really awesome. I was originally going to try out the new Poisonous Snake Trap, but it looks like there¡¯s no need.¡± Li Yao was in a good mood, advanced, and searched the body. ¡°System: You¡¯ve picked up 80 copper coins.¡± ¡°System: You¡¯ve picked up 3 Linen cloths.¡± ¡°System: You¡¯ve picked up Mindless One Wrists.¡± ¡°As expected from a level 5 elite, the first one dropped a Green Equip.¡± Li Yao didn¡¯t hesitate and put the Green Equip on, his attributes increased a little bit more. The reward for killing humanoid elites is generous. If nothing else, even the money dropped was enough to make most yers green with envy. Killing a few elites could equate to their daily earnings. While these yers were despairing in the face of the elites, Li Yao was able to kill them without even moving. Li Yao continued to dive deeper into the winding mine, ying everything in his path. Ordinary monsters didn¡¯t stand a chance to stop Li Yao. Even though not all elites dropped Green Equips, Li Yao was still excited. Li Yao looked at the bend in the distance. ording to him, past the bend and a hundred meters further should be an entrance to the secondyer. As Li Yao got closer, he suddenly heard the yers¡¯ shouts and the sound of spell explosions. ¡°The lure of killing a boss must be considerable, they¡¯ve actually found another entrance over the mountain and even found the boss. Must be from a major guild.¡± Li Yao was curious, peering quietly down the level. He wasn¡¯t worried about someone killing the boss and taking the contract. Li Yao knew very well that this boss was much harder to kill than the Troll Shaman. This boss had troubled generations of rookie yers. It wasn¡¯t until five years after the game wasunched that someone discovered how to kill it. ¡°It¡¯s actually The Free Studio.¡± Li Yao recognized their guild emblem immediately. The Free Studio was arge-scale studio ranked fourth among the top ten studios¡­. Chapter 26 - 26: Assembling the Bed Crossbow (Additional Update) Chapter 26: Assembling the Bed Crossbow (Additional Update) Trantor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Editor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Xiaoyao Studios being ranked fourth doesn¡¯t mean theyck top-notch strength. On the contrary, this studio follows an elite strategy, only recruiting like-minded brothers. Of course, to be one of their ¡°brothers¡±, you have to be exceptionally talented. To join Xiaoyao, you must get approval from four fifths of its members. And they have a seemingly ridiculous rule ¨C every time a new member joins, the shares are evenly re-distributed amongst everyone. Many people have mocked this seemingly idealistic model, but this studio has passed the test of time, its influence growing ever stronger. The studio ranked fifth has several times more members, but they still fall behind Xiaoyao. This studio is incredibly united, people jokingly refer to it as the ¡°Brotherhood¡±. All members are employees, but everyone has their role, and they all own an equal share of thepany. Years ago, Li Yao switched from a thief to a hunter, and managed to survive a year or two in the studio. His dream was to join the Brotherhood and use this power to challenge the Prosperous Era. But back then, Li Yao was not the quasi-god level expert he would be yearster. He was just an overlooked little hunter, who, although promising, did not stand out much. Back then, Li Yao was humiliated by the Brotherhood. Many brothersughed at his overconfidence, making him want to die of shame. That humiliation made Li Yao realize another kind of cruelty in the game. The person who led the mockery of Li Yao was Xiaoyao Third Brother, the leader of the second team in Xiaoyao Studios. The person responsible for overall management and daily operations in Xiaoyao Studios is known as Big Brother. The leader of the first team is Xiaoyao Second Brother. Although Xiaoyao Third Brother is ranked third and leads the second team, hismanding capabilities are almost on par with Second Brother. The fact that he can lead the second team shows his abilities ¨C even in China, hismanding capabilities are among the top fifty. When Li Yao looked down, the team of over twenty was on the brink of copse. Mine Puppet Moka is a true outdoor Boss, the more people that fight him, the more health he has. With twenty-five people, Moka¡¯s health reached fearsome levels. As arge mechanical puppet, its defense, attack, and group attack are all abnormal. Even though they lured Moka to the open space in the mine, which is on the edge of the first and second tiers, the field was still notrge enough. After operating for five years in his previous life, when Moka couldn¡¯t challenge the yers, people concluded that a team of ten was the limit. Any more than that, and they would be unable to move freely. Every additional person would make the task more difficult. Even though they were all elites, and Xiaoyao Second Brother¡¯smand was excellent, thebination of a mass of skills, the small space, and many yers caused one mistake to lead to a chain reaction. Moka, a giant puppet reaching five or six yards high, has a huge hammer that shines with arcs of electricity on its left arm and a huge chainsaw on its right. When the left arm hammer hits the ground, it¡¯s earth-shaking, scattering rocks everywhere. And when it¡¯s swung around, it emits dazzling shes of lightning. The chainsaw on the right arm can reduce a heavily equipped tank to critical health with one hit, while one swing can send a cutting wheel flitting out, instantly killing a cloth armor wearer with low defense. The healers were under immense pressure,pletely overwhelmed. As more and more elites fell, Xiaoyao Third Brother¡¯s expression became increasingly gloomy. In reality, Li Yao didn¡¯t know that he wasn¡¯t the only witness to this massacre. Hidden in a concealed crevice below were two invisible thieves. They were game reporters from the official website. ¡°It¡¯s a shame. Xiaoyao Third Brother¡¯smand is on point, and the members of Xiaoyao Studios are all level four experts. It¡¯s just unfortunate they have lost the battle twice and dropped to level two. This is a real heavy loss. Even if they want to try again, it is now impossible,¡± Shadow Trace messages his fellow invisible thief, Invincible Truth, via private chat. Invincible Truth, eager to get started, says, ¡°I really want to interview Xiaoyao Third Brother, ask him about his feelings. If we could interview Xiaoyao Third Brother, our points for today could be significantly boosted.¡± ¡°Dream on! Didn¡¯t they just ignore us when we went to interview them earlier? Now that they¡¯re in an even worse mood, they might even kill us. We spend our days busy searching for material, levelling up isn¡¯t easy, let¡¯s not mess around,¡± Shadow Trace advises. ¡°What¡¯s there to show off about? They can¡¯t even beat the Boss, what¡¯s so great about that? They¡¯re far behind Starfire, ¡± Invincible Truthins. Shadow Trace patiently exins to his new reporter partner: ¡°The way you put it, up till now, only Starfire God can defeat a Boss. Who else could do it? Not just in China, but anywhere else. There were loads of groups fighting Bosses today. But did you receive any system notifications? Look at the Qionghua people, they¡¯re flying high, but without Starfire God, they can¡¯t beat the Boss either.¡± ¡°It would be nice if we could run into Starfire God. As long as we can get a video of Starfire God fighting the Boss, we¡¯ll be famous. I¡¯d surely be an official reporter for the website, ¡± Truth Invincible dreams. ¡°You¡¯re thinking too much. There are people all over the world looking for Starfire right now, but no one knows where he¡¯sing from. Forget about finding him. Just about everyone has been defeated and revived, they probably won¡¯t challenge the Boss again. Even though they failed, it¡¯s still solid material. Xiaoyao Studios is undoubtedly top-tier, with strong strength and Xiaoyao Third Brother¡¯smands are also impressive. But the Boss is just too difficult, it¡¯s not their fault.¡¯ After the two of them had their chat, the dead who had run away were all revived and chose to return to the city. ¡°Let¡¯s head back too. We can edit the video and upload it to the official website. After all, it¡¯s a video of Xiaoyao Studios. We should be able to make it within the top 100,¡± Invincible Truth suggests. Just as Shadow Trace was about to agree, he suddenly noticed a figure appearing in the hall: ¡°Wait, there¡¯s a solo yer. How did he manage to get to this sort of ce all by himself?¡± ¡°What¡¯s so interesting about a yer? Let¡¯s leave, and get the video done soon.¡± ¡°You, are so impatient. You should know that as journalists, material can be found anywhere. Based on my years of experience as a game journalist, this person is no ordinary one, let¡¯s wait a bit more.¡± ¡°Okay, I will listen to Brother Shadow¡¯s.¡± True Invincible truly disagreed in his heart, but who let him follow him now? Whether he could be a formal journalist and obtain a press card, Shadow Trace¡¯s assessment is crucial to having a second identity in the game. Li Yao jumped into the hall,pletely unaware that there were still two journalists concealed in the shadows. ¡°Getting the contract is the priority.¡± Li Yao began to survey the terrain. Li Yao was not surprised at all about the disbanding of the Free and Easy Studio. You should know that although most bosses in the Beginner¡¯s Vige are called bosses, strictly speaking, they¡¯re just elite temtes. This is a broad term; the game¡¯s officials neither confirmed nor denied it. Monster temtes are divided into ordinary monster temtes, elite temtes, boss temtes, faction boss temtes, and world boss temtes. The field bosses of the Beginner¡¯s Vige are in fact elite temtes. They¡¯re for teaching purpose; only muchter did the yers realize that the bosses in the Beginner¡¯s Vige were the easiest. Like the sessor of the Windrunner Family, who exterminated millions of Light Faction yers, was merely a faction boss temte. This Ma possesses a boss temte, a nightmare for the novices. For yers toplete this task, brute force is basically not feasible. But this task is not an NPC scamming yers¡¯ task, it usually requires skills for individuals toplete. For example, if a thief has this task, as long as he is proficient in stealth, and practices his theft skills to intermediate level or above, he has one hour to steal while the Mechanical Puppet is absorbing magic energy. Engineering yers can disassemble the back armor while it is filling up with magic energy, and they also have a chance to obtain it. Of course, you can¡¯t attack the Puppet during the special period it¡¯s recharging. Moreover, to enter the recharging ce requires a key, which can only be obtained from killing monsters in the mine by yers who have epted the task. Li Yao held the key, gazed at the patrolling boss, and frowned slightly. It was enraged just now, and it would be at least two hours until the next recharge. ¡°It¡¯s a waste of time. I might as well kill it and save all troubles, plus I can earn a lot of experience and equipment.¡± Once this idea came up, Li Yao couldn¡¯t suppress it, the temptation to kill the boss was too great. ying step by step ording to others¡¯ guides after reincarnating once was simply too unchallenging and uninteresting. ¡°Once a legendary yer who had worked out countless wild boss strategies said that killing a wild boss is often easier with one person than with a hundred.¡± Going head-to-head is definitely not an option, it¡¯s just seeking death. Li Yao held the key in his hand and his eyes lit up. When yers of the previous life figured out how to defeat this boss, this mine already had an owner, and its appearance had changed. But now it remains basically in its original state. Since yers do not even know about the sub-upations yet, they basically can¡¯t take anything away. Li Yao turned his gaze on the door of the recharging room. When the boss was patrolling to the other end of the mine, Li Yao quickly opened the door of the recharging room. After ncing at the things inside the recharging room, Li Yao¡¯s eyes brightened slightly. ¡°I didn¡¯t expect this thing to be here, I¡¯m so lucky. I hope it hasn¡¯t corroded.¡± The recharge room is only a few hundred square meters, filled with a lot of junk, it¡¯s simply an engineering workshop, filled with old parts, antiquated ores and several damaged crossbows. Li Yao was a master engineer in his previous life, he was naturally very familiar with the crossbows of warfare engineering. Li Yao carefully disassembled the decrepit crossbows and put the usable parts into his backpack. His movements were incredibly smooth, disassembling several crossbows in less than half an hour. The broken parts were left on the ground while the intact parts were ced in his backpack. ¡°Brother Shadow, what do you think he¡¯s doing? It could be that the parts he¡¯s dismantling are worth a lot of money, should we¡­¡± True Invincible suggested. Shadow Trace pulled him back and said, ¡°Stop making a fuss, focus on filming. I have a hunch that we¡¯ll get some great material.¡± True Invincible continued filming reluctantly, beginning to grumble in his heart, ¡®you don¡¯t want to make money, and you¡¯re even stopping me from making money.¡¯ Li Yao naturally didn¡¯t know about this, he stepped outside and carefully observed the surrounding environment again, imprinting every detail in his mind. He then started to assemble the crossbow, the string was too old and absolutely unusable, but Li Yao had excellent beast tendons dropped by elite monsters. In less than five minutes, aplete crossbow was assembled. ¡°Not bad, it should be the third-generation military crossbow of the High Elf Fire Hawk Legion, I didn¡¯t expect those scrapped parts to be able to assemble this.¡± Naturally, the high elves care about beauty, and although the crossbow that Li Yao assembled was already old, it was still in the shape of a spreading hawk. One can imagine how magnificent this crossbow must have been when it was first manufactured. Li Yao was overjoyed, at the same time, a miniature dragon with a metallic luster faintly appeared on his arm¡­. Chapter 27 - 27 – The Hunt Begins Chapter 27: ¨C The Hunt Begins Trantor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Editor: EndlessFantasy Trantion ¡°What on earth is that? It looks so sophisticated.¡± The eyes of Truth Invincible practically popped out of his head as he looked at the Fire Hawk Crossbow. ¡°This is clearly of High Elf design, a military-grade crossbow, it¡¯s mad! Someone was actually able to assemble this. Unbelievable! If you capture this well, I guarantee the video will go viral. And your promotion to an official reporter should be a piece of cake,¡± Shadow Trace muttered, ¡°Take good pictures, guide the camera angle professionally, and show it from different angles. ¡± Truth Invincible immediately brightened up and asked curiously, ¡°Really? It¡¯s just a crossbow assembly, is it really that special?¡± Shadow Trace sighed with a hint of disappointment, ¡°I asked you to have a deep understanding of this game, but you didn¡¯t listen. You probably haven¡¯t read the materials I gave you, have you?¡± ¡°Well, I¡¯ve been too busy.¡± Truth Invincible admitted, feeling embarrassed. ¡°You see, this game has policy support and is incrediblyplicated. Learning each profession requires aplex series of tasks, and it¡¯s meticulously organized into several stages, each stage harder than thest. Thus, to date, few yers have managed to learn a secondary profession. Everyone is waiting until they reach level 10 and have more time to learn it.¡± After hearing so much, Truth Invincible was still puzzled, ¡°Although it¡¯s difficult, there are billions of yers out there, especially the powerful guilds who are fully fostering life yers to learn secondary professions, there are not a tew who can assemble crossbows.¡± ¡°How can you not understand? Take engineering, for example. Early on in the game, having some knowledge in engineering is basically useless. You can produce some powder, fireworks, iron pipes, screws, etc. As far as I know, no one can increase their engineering skill to an intermediate level at this stage. Reaching 900 proficiency points is the limit. And you still need ores for the remaining 100 proficiency points, even therge guilds don¡¯t have many of those. That¡¯s nearly 20 gold coins¡¯ worth of ores!¡± ¡°Really? Spending 20 gold coins just to make these useless things?¡± ¡°What did you think? Moreover, this crossbow is military-grade equipment. Judging from the information I¡¯ve obtained, it belongs to military engineering. This kind of information is ssified, it¡¯s not taught to yers and monsters won¡¯t drop such blueprints. But look at him, skillfully disassembling a pile of old crossbows and assembles a new one in a few minutes. I bet there¡¯s only one of these in the game. Isn¡¯t the footage we¡¯re capturing worth something?¡± Shadow Trace asked while continuously adjusting the camera angle and earnestly observing Li Yao. ¡°Wow! So he¡¯s really impressive. Shadow, you really know a lot.¡± Eyes gleamed with excitement, Truth Invincible said apologetically, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, brother Shadow. You asked me to read a lot of information. I thought you were just hazing the newbie. I heard other newbies have it easier. I didn¡¯t understand earlier. You have been guiding me and sharing your knowledge, I misunderstood your intentions.¡± With a smile, Shadow Trace replied, ¡°It¡¯s nothing. The redited journalists always look down on us game reporters. They call us amateurs. My mentor used to say this to me. I didn¡¯t understand back then, but now I do. Observe and learn diligently, don¡¯t let those physical entity journalists look down on our work.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll work hard. I¡¯ll go through all those documents when I log off the game tonight.¡± Finally realizing the importance and value of those documents, Truth Invincible was fully convinced and admirative of Shadow Trace. ¡°Don¡¯t rush. Take it easy,¡± Shadow Trace patted the shoulder of Truth Invincible. Truth Invincible earnestly nodded; his heart full of enthusiasm. But he still had no way to know that he would eventually ascend to be a pioneering game reporter, a major journalist on the global stage. Inside a spacious cavern, Li Yao wound up the heavy crossbowstring with a winch, and a huge arrow more than two yards long with a cold and shimmering arrowhead emitting a murderous aura, had begun to protrude from the crossbow. Li Yao adjusted the angle of the crossbow after which a hologram of the Boss¡¯s data appeared in the corner of his eye. Mechanical Puppet Rank: Level 5 Low-Rank Boss Health: 5000 Skills: Osciting Hammer Shock, Furious Lightning, Mad sh, Death¡¯s Flying Wheel. Superweight Stomp. Furious Tearing Moka Rank: Level 5 Low-Rank Boss Health: 3000 Skills: Barrel Toss, Time Bomb, Deadly Shot, Death Grenade Indeed, a living being was controlling the Puppet, but it had gone mad due to the corrosive energy of the Sunwell. Its life had fused with the puppet. To defeat this boss, you have to disintegrate the puppet and kill Moka inside it. The fight against the boss is divided into two phases. Considering that the Wandering Art Studio could not even pass the first phase, let alone the more challenging second one. Plus, the Boss¡¯s total health was 8000, enough to cause despair in a 25-person team. Although they managed to defeat the first phase and saw the true Boss pop out from the scrap metal, I wonder if they would be so scared they¡¯d faint. ¡°Damn, he¡¯s aiming. Is this the boss fight? Is he crazy? One person can¡¯t fight a boss.¡± Truth Invincible was in disbelief. ¡°Watch closely now, find the best angle. I think we just struck it rich,¡± Excited, Shadow Trace had not expected someone trying to solo a boss, even if he fails, this would shock the yers just with the use of military-grade equipment. Fine-tuning his aim, Li Yao saw that the uracy of this crossbow was lower than a bow and arrow. Despite his strengths, he dared not be careless and made meticulous adjustments requiring vast experience and sharp judgment. The red area appeared in the joint seams of the massive Mechanical Puppet¡¯s arm in his sight, Li Yao had to shoot it with the giant steel arrow. The game creators ensured that their fight system was as realistic as possible. For instance, if you were able to shoot an arrow into a puppet¡¯s joints, it could impair the Boss¡¯s mobility. The greater the arrow¡¯s size, or the tougher its material, the better its effects. Like the steel arrow that Li Yao was currently using, which was almost as thick as a child¡¯s arm. Based on Li Yao¡¯s past experience with military crossbows, he conservatively estimated that this steel arrow could jam the joint space of a Mechanical Puppet of 4-5-yard height for about 2 to 3 minutes. What he needed was to disable the Puppet¡¯s arm wielding the hammer, as the Furious Lightning it releases is a locked-on skill which is impossible to dodge. As for the chainsaw arm, Li Yao was quite confident about his evading skills. This Puppet did not move swiftly. ng, ng, ng¡­ With each step the Puppet took, Li Yao¡¯s heart pounded harder, as if resonating with the Puppet¡¯s footsteps. As the Puppet got closer to Li Yao, its steel arms swayed rhythmically. Finally, at around 150 yards away from each other, Li Yao¡¯s pupils contracted slightly. ¡°Now! ¡± A shrill, piercing sound echoed. A steel arrow whistled through the air. Stab¡­ The huge steel arrow prated the joint of the Puppet¡¯s arm, instantly jamming the initially swinging joint. Following this, the immense force caused the Puppet to suddenly spin halfway around. -456 An incredibly astonishing figure emerged. Even Li Yao¡¯s eyelid twitched. This single hit had taken away a tenth of his health. It¡¯s a shame I can¡¯t stay near the crossbow. Otherwise, after one attack from the boss, the crossbow would be ruined. Li Yao thought regretfully. As the harsh screeching sound filled the air, the five-yard tall gigantic puppet fell to the ground causing the entire Shandong hillside to rumble. As Li Yao exhaled, he quickly wound the crossbow using a winss and loaded the arrow shaft. Just then, Li Yao heard a voice, ¡°My God, that¡¯s awesome.¡± Li Yao¡¯s heart sank as he quickly looked towards the sound. Swiftly pulling out his bow and arrow, he took a shot at the crevice, revealing a person who¡¯d been hit by the arrow. ¡°Misunderstanding, misunderstanding, ¡± Shadow Trace quickly cancelled his stealth mode, preventing Unbowed Facts from revealing the truth. He said, ¡°Don¡¯t misunderstand, we¡¯re reporters, game reporters. This is our work permit issued by the System. We didn¡¯t mean to interfere. We just recorded Leisure Workshop, but we don¡¯t have any connection with them. Please, continue your game; we won¡¯t disturb you. I promise.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve also started recording.¡± Li Yao activated his recorder, capturing their words and work permits. If they dared to interfere with the yers, he would provide this evidence to the official authorities who would penalize them based on the severity of their misconduct. ¡°I understand. Please carry on,¡± Shadow Trace quickly said. Then through a private chat message, he asked, ¡°What¡¯s your problem? Don¡¯t you know how to message privately?¡± Unbowed Facts said woefully, ¡°I was too astonished, I forgot! Who would have thought that one could y like this? And with so much precision too.¡± ¡°Forget it. Just be careful next time. If we encounter a hot-tempered yer and they kill us, we won¡¯t have any recourse, and we¡¯ll also lose our material.¡± ¡°I understand, it won¡¯t happen again,¡± Unbowed Facts quickly apologized, his attitude considerably better than when he first arrived. Knowing that the other party were reporters, Li Yao no longer paid them any mind. Even if he stopped them, it would be pointless since reporters had recording rights. He was just momentarily surprised before quickly regaining hisposure. Crack, crack, crack¡­ Li Yao distanced himself trom the crossbow. Three Arrow Towers were released, although the Puppet was still lying outside their range in the tunnel. He tried to maintain control on the other side of the hall, preserving the crossbow. If it were destroyed, he wouldn¡¯t be able to kill the boss. Li Yao held a heavy crossbow in his hands, slightly aiming before firing an arrow. Thud¡­ The huge impact of the steel crossbow arrow hitting the Puppet¡¯s body resulted in a burst of sparks. -120 ¡°Such insane defense.¡¯ Watching the Puppet standing up, Li Yao threw the golden metallic dragon that had appeared on his arm at his feet. The metallic dragon circled around Li Yao then gradually disappeared into thin air, leaving behind a trap. Once released, it would hide itself. Only Li Yao could see it. He directed the little dragon to hover into a corner. This was a Poisonous Snake Trap he had made, originally designed to resemble a snake, but while creating it, he had included arcane essence powder, which dropped after the death of a mana float dragon, and the essence sphere of a mana float dragon- a globe created when it curled into itself after death. The result was a three to four-yard long metallic dragon. This Poisonous Snake Trap could move by itself. Even though Li Yao had added toxin to it, its most distinctive feature was that it could bind and entangle opponents. Li Yao liked this mobile Poisonous Snake Trap and released it to test its effect. Creak, creak, creak¡­ The Mine Puppet stood up again. Because one of its arms was temporarily disabled, its walk was skewed, appearing ratherical. Li Yao switched to his homemade bow and fired a Concussive Shot to slow the boss down again. He then managed an Arcane Shot, followed by a Charged Shot. The arrows from the Arrow Towers, ced in different locations, started darting out. For a moment, sparks red around the Mine Puppet as arrows hit its body. -98-99-100-145¡­ ¡°Damn dwarf, you¡¯ve infuriated Moka.¡± Along with the whirring sound of the saw, a rotating Flying Wheel was furiously thrown out by the Mechanical Puppet. The huge Flying Wheel scraped against the tunnel. Sparks flew as the Flying Wheel cut a deep mark on the wall of the tunnel. Li Yao continued firing arrows while timing the Flying Wheel¡¯s impacts. When the Flying Wheel was about to hit him, he dodged using a Shadow Roll. Creak, creak, the Mine Puppet trudged towards Li Yao, its steps weird and disjointed. Li Yao held his breath, he could not afford any mistakes. If he were hit, he¡¯d certainly be killed instantly¡­ Chapter 28 - 28 Infinite Firepower Chapter 28: Infinite Firepower Trantor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Editor: EndlessFantasy Trantion The Invincible Truth looked on as after just one round of exchange, the boss hadn¡¯t even touched Li Yao, yet Li Yao¡¯s attack had already reduced its health by over a thousand. In an instant, a fifth of the boss¡¯s health was gone, which caused him to cry out in surprise once again. ¡°This¡­ this is just too abnormal. Is he even a human?¡± ¡°Could it be¡­starfire?¡± Shadow Trace stared at Li Yao¡¯s bow, uncertain. After all, there were too many simr or even identical equipment in the game, and it had so many yers that one couldn¡¯t determine if it was the same person even if they used the same equipment and skills. ¡°Absolutely, there¡¯s no mistake about it. This person must be Starfire. Besides Starfire, who else possesses such attack methods or can solo a boss or has such high levels of attack?¡±> Shadow Trace shook his head. ¡°Not necessarily. There are a lot of yers who are very good at this game, but just not well-known. Although the bow looks simr, it is not definitively Starfire. Plus, ording to my sources, Starfire doesn¡¯t have such a powerful arrow tower. Did you notice the dragon on his arm just now? It must be some skill. These people really know how to hide their abilities.¡± ¡°Maybe Starfire got stronger.¡± The Invincible Truth insisted on his own opinion. ¡°Perhaps, whether it¡¯s Starfire or not, this material¡¯s worth is undoubtedly significant.¡± Shadow Trace said seriously, ¡°Capture it properly. I¡¯m 100% sure that you will be an official reporter this time.¡± ¡°Yes, I will. This is truly an eye-opener. Even if he¡¯s not Starfire, we have still discovered another great yer. However, aren¡¯t hunters supposed to be weak? Howe the ones capable of soloing bosses are all hunters?¡± Shadow Trace sighed, ¡°Who told you hunters are weak? It¡¯s because nobody can y them well right now. Look at Starfire and this master, how can you say hunters are weak? Stop overthinking.¡± Naturally, Li Yao didn¡¯t care about what the two reporters were thinking. His only concern right now was that he couldn¡¯t im the first kill under Starfire¡¯s name. He didn¡¯t want to confuse the identities of Starfire and Prairie Fire. Starfire¡¯s identity was that of a pure traditional Hunter, who gained various honors with his shy skills. As for Prairie Fire, he yed the Mechanical Hunter with a crushing style. Holding out until dawn was his positioning for the Mechanical Hunter. This way, no one would think that two yers with such different styles were actually the same person. It¡¯s not possible now. Having been filmed using Arrow Tower, he couldn¡¯t use the name Starfire anymore. Because his output was too abnormal right now, it was far stronger than that of a pure hunter. In a word, his current output was that of a squad, but the boss he was facing had the health of a boss. In one round, he reduced the boss¡¯s health by a fifth, which was simply too incredible. When the Puppet rushed to Li Yao¡¯s side, it had endured three waves of attacks from the Arrow Tower and two waves of Charged Arrow attacks. Its health points abruptly dropped by over five hundred. By the time it reached Li Yao, its health points had dropped from five thousand to just over three thousand. This process happened in less than five seconds. Li Yao used a few Shadow Rolls to keep his distance from the boss, and the Puppet made a piercing noise. ¡°Little bug, you have provoked me. Bear Lord Moka¡¯s wrath!¡± Two jets of me spewed out from beneath the Mechanical Puppet¡¯s feet, its body lifted into the air, its head even hit the ceiling of the mine¡¯s main hall, then it fell heavily. Rumble¡­ Apanied by the loud noise, Li Yao felt a strong vibration. Above his head, the damage numbers -5-6-8-6 popped up. Meanwhile, irregr stone blocks continually fell from the ceiling of the hall. Li Yao gave up his output and focused on avoiding the falling rocks. The Shockwave could make him lose health continuously, and if he were to be hit by a rock, even if he were not killed instantly, being immobilized and torn apart by the Puppet would be inevitable. Li Yao drank a Basic Life Potion. The health gained and the health lost bnced out, stabilizing Li Yao¡¯s health bar. This was the first time Li Yao had lost health since entering the game. The Puppet stood up and began running towards Li Yao once more. Blocking its path was an Arrow Tower. The Puppet swung its saw arm, and the Arrow Tower crumbled easily, like tofu, under its de. The puppet paused, swung his arm again, and a Flying Wheel shot out, chopping another Arrow Tower in half, rendering it useless. ¡°Damn!¡± Dealing with a boss withmand ability was just like this. The smarter the boss, the more difficult they were to deal with. Stone Rainsted for ten seconds. Li Yao finally managed to avoid it entirely, but only two of his three Arrow Towers remained, and the Arrow Towers were still on cool-down. He would have to wait several tens of seconds before he could construct another one. Li Yao did not dare to lead the boss to the other side as he was afraid the boss would destroy the crossbows. If he did not have the Steel Arrows from the ballista to jam the Puppet¡¯s mechanical arm, there was no way Li Yao could possibly beat it himself. If the boss¡¯s lightning ability paralyzed Li Yao, he would be killed by the boss¡¯s following skills. Li Yao kept rolling and twirling around the other side of the hall, attacking the boss at the same time. As time passed, every time the cool-down period for the Arrow Tower passed, Li Yao would construct one. The two people who were filming were already stunned. Watching as Li Yao narrowly avoided the boss¡¯s attacks again and again, words could not describe their feelings of shock. Even the veteran yer Shadow Trace, who had experienced a lot of games, held his breath at the moment, as if the faintest noise would disturb Li Yao. ¡°This is simply artistry. His Arrow Tower is so strong, his movements are so shy. Some people described Starfire¡¯s evasion as dancing on the tip of a de, but I must say, this is truly dancing on the tip of a de. This is not an old game, but a free role-ying one. Where on earth did they find this guy from? I guess if he were to join a professional esports team, he could start a true unbeaten legend.¡± Shadow Trace dared not make any sound, but his mind was filled with countless thoughts. When Li Yaoid the second Arrow Tower, he quickly noticed that the steel arrow stuck in the Puppet¡¯s joint had broken off a piece with only a small section remaining which was turning into tiny fragments and falling down. ¡°Two minutes and fifteen seconds, it can only be controlled for about two minutes and fifteen seconds.¡¯ At the same time that Li Yao made a judgment, he didn¡¯t hesitate. He used continuous Shadow Rolls to quickly approach the crossbow. With a sharp sound, the Puppet¡¯s joint was violently shaken, shaking loose the steel arrow lodged there as the hammer in its hand began to spark with electricity ¨C a sign that the boss was about to use his skill. ¡°Bad, the lightning is locked on him. He won¡¯t have time to use the crossbow.¡± Shadow Trace screamed. Even though he was old, his keen observations enabled him to see the life-and-death situation Li Yao was in. The two of them were more worried than Li Yao, as if they were the ones fighting the boss, and they were already sweating. At this moment, they saw a small metal dragon appear, winding itself around the mechanical puppet¡¯s arm. The Warhammer, about to be flung, was halted in mid-air. Creak, creak¡­ The abrasive sound of metal sounded in Li Yao¡¯s ears. Having returned to the side of the ballista, Li Yao hurriedly adjusted its angle. At the moment when the metal dragon bound the puppet¡¯s arm, the arm of the puppet was raised, about to activate a skill. But Li Yao seized the moment with precision. He controlled the metal dragon as it wound around the arm and tugged it in the opposite direction of the puppet¡¯s force. In doing so, the puppet¡¯s arm was left hanging in the air, unable to unleash the skill it was about to use. But Li Yao knew very well, be it the material or the strength of the metal dragon, it was inferior to the puppet. He only had an instant opportunity. Crack, crack, crack¡­ The body of the metal dragon began to show cracks under the immense force of the puppet, and even started to break apart. It was at this moment that Li Yao, having adjusted the ballista, fired the second arrow. The two journalists who had been observing the battle had their hearts in their throats, exactly when the metal dragon broke, the puppet¡¯s arm fell, and its skill was activated. Scratch¡­ An extremely unpleasant noise came, the gigantic steel arrow lodged itself again in the joint of the puppet¡¯s arm. Under the enormous force, the puppet¡¯s body fell t on its back. ¡°Stunning! My goodness, that was a divine operation,¡± Unrivalled Truth eximed excitedly. Shadow Trace also revealed a smile, saying, ¡°If this guy isn¡¯t Starfire, another renowned yer is about to gain fame.¡± Li Yao didn¡¯t stand dumbfounded. Without a doubt, in the instant the arrow shaft was shot out, a homemade bow appeared in his hand. While charging up, he quickly moved to another direction, with an obvious intention: to preserve the ballista. The military ballista was indeed a good item, and even if it wasn¡¯t used in this fight, it shouldn¡¯t be damaged. One minuteter, the boss¡¯s health was less than a thousand. Just as the two journalists were about to cheer for Li Yao, a group of yers stormed into the hall. The two journalists were surprised, and found it was none other than the people from Leisure Studio, who had apparently already returned to the city. ¡°Thanks for helping us take down this boss; we¡¯ll repay your kindness another time,¡± Leisure Brother Threeughed heartily. At the same time, three warriors simultaneously used Charge and Taunt. The boss¡¯s aggro was instantly pulled away. Next, the ranged yers began to attack the boss. And some yers blocked Li Yao, ready to fight at any moment. Li Yao instantly used Shadow Roll to distance himself from everyone, and drew his bow, ready for action. ¡°Thanks for your help today mate. Without you, we, Leisure Studio, would¡¯ve been ruined,¡± Leisure Brother Three sneered, ¡°So, to show our gratitude, let us send you back to the city. No need to thank us, it¡¯s the least we can do.¡± ¡°What are you up to? I recorded the whole process. You snatched the boss and now you want to kill him?¡± Unrivalled Truth jeered. It was only now that Leisure Brother Three saw the silhouettes of two people hiding in the shadows. Noticing Shadow Trace¡¯s face, his expression changed; having met Shadow Trace not long ago, he knew him as a famous gaming journalist. He could dismiss the other person¡¯s presence, but not the video in his hand. Given the current state of the game, he was forced to be cautious. Every game has its tacit rules. For instance, if you snatch someone¡¯s boss, you can¡¯t kill them. Of course, this only applies if the snatched party doesn¡¯t retaliate. This rule is negotiated by ordinary yers. Although it¡¯s not an official regtion and isn¡¯t strictly implemented, if Leisure Studio had done it and nobody discovered it, no harm done. But now there¡¯s a video, and they were in trouble. While they didn¡¯t want to attract too much attention, they were a gaming studio. They had to serve customers to make money, which means every yer could potentially be their customer. If they killed yers after snatched their bosses and it was posted online, hordes of idle yers would surely rally against them, even boycotting them. ¡°Cough, we¡¯re joking earlier. Just stay over there, brother, or go back to the city. It¡¯s best not to snatch our bosses, otherwise we¡¯ll make the first move and no one will me us for killing you.¡± After pondering for a moment, Leisure Brother Three made a gesture of invitation. He didn¡¯t care about it, and walked towards the crevice. Leisure Brother Three didn¡¯t have a shred of remorse. Snatching a monster or a boss from other yers was nothing unusual in the game. Besides, they saw with their own eyes the boss¡¯s health replenishing several dozen times faster as the twenty-odd yers from Leisure Studio began their onught. Despite that, the boss still appeared to be at a sliver of its health. The most threatening arm was also stuck, so they were confident they could defeat this boss. ¡°They definitely returned to the city, so why did they suddenly appear here?¡± Unrivalled Truth asked, baffled. Li Yao thought for a moment and replied, ¡°It¡¯s simple. One of their magicians learned teleportation and brought them all back. They truly returned to the city. It¡¯s probable that a yer on guard duty noticed me attacking the boss, and called them back. Nothing strange about it.¡± Unrivalled Truth stared at Li Yao in a daze, ¡°Damn, they snatched your boss, and you¡¯re not even a tiny bit angry?¡± Li Yao replied, ¡°I am very angry.¡± ¡°But I don¡¯t see you looking worried or angry at all, ¡± Unrivalled Truth was at a loss for words. After deliberation, Li Yao finally said, ¡°I¡¯m indeed angry, but I don¡¯t need to worry at all.¡± ¡°Why is that?¡± Unrivalled Truth pursued relentlessly. Li Yao just smiled without giving an answer. Shadow Trace descended into deep thought. It appeared as if this expert had things well under control. Having witnessed Li Yao¡¯s tactics firsthand, Shadow Trace naturally didn¡¯t think Li Yao was blindly overconfident.. Instead, he looked at the Leisure Studio yers with pity¡­ Chapter 29 - 29: A Good Friend Sees You Off Chapter 29: A Good Friend Sees You Off Trantor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Editor: EndlessFantasy Trantion ¡°Godlike yer, are you so angry that you¡¯re talking nonsense?¡± Invincible Truth asked. ¡°Um, you guys are really journalists?¡± Li Yao was speechless. What on earth was going on? ¡°Cough, cough, he¡¯s a newbie I brought along. Don¡¯t mind him, Godlike yer.¡± Trace Under the Shadows calmed Invincible Truth down and said, ¡°What do we call you, Godlike yer? Can we be friends?¡± Li Yao then realized, epted Trace Under the Shadows¡¯ friend request, and said, ¡°I have long heard of you.¡± ¡°So, you¡¯re Godlike Prairie Fire.¡± Trace Under the Shadows said with excitement. ¡°And me, and me.¡± Invincible Truth quickly sent a friend request, and then said, ¡°At first I thought you were Godlike Starfire, but you¡¯re a different person.¡± Seeing Invincible Truth¡¯s name, Li Yao was also taken aback. He didn¡¯t expect to meet a celebrity, the future star reporter in the game. His im to fame was single-handedly damaging the reputation of arge guild, as it was said that this guild had framed his mentor. To take revenge, he had doggedly dug up scandals about this guild for several years. By then, he was already a famous reporter. His reports were followed by many yers and had as much impact as top-rated livementators. He continuously made fun of the guild and used it as a negative example in his reports for years. And yet, the examples he brought up really did exist. The guild tried all kinds of ways to hit back at him. However, as a reporter, he could change his identity. The guild was helpless, and although it never disbanded, it ended up discredited and virtually useless. It was said that he had a good rtionship with many superb yers. When Li Yao returned to the past, Invincible Truth was already one of the top ten reporters in the game. And these top ten weren¡¯t just from China, but were selected from all races. He just didn¡¯t expect this future star reporter to be so n?ive. Li Yao gave a knowing smile, epting his friend request, and said, ¡°You must be talking about Starfire. We are good friends.¡± ¡°In that case, could you introduce us when you have the chance?¡± Trace Under the Shadows asked before quickly apologizing, ¡°Sorry if we¡¯re being too forward. We just met after all. There¡¯s no need to go to the trouble if it¡¯s inconvenient.¡± ¡°No big deal, when there is a chance.¡± Li Yao nodded in agreement. Making friends with a good reporter was also very important. ¡°Thank you so much.¡± Trace Under the Shadows was grateful. ¡°I didn¡¯t expect such a strong yer to be so approachable.¡± ¡°Hey, hey, you two, why are you talking so much? The boss is about to be killed by them.¡± Invincible Truth was almost going crazy as he pointed at the boss. ¡°My God, your hard-fought boss is about to be stolen by them. This is the first kill! Aren¡¯t you anxious at all?¡± Li Yao collected his thoughts and saw that only a little blood was left in the boss. He said indifferently, ¡°Let them kill it. It saves me a lot of effort.¡± ¡°Godlike yer, what are you talking about?¡± Invincible Truth didn¡¯t understand. ¡°Alright, stop bbering, the Godlike yer knows what he¡¯s doing, just watch.¡± Trace Under the Shadows, being an experienced yer, felt assured by Li Yao¡¯s reaction. The members of the Free Wanderer Studio were indeed a group of elite yers, seamlessly cooperating. After the boss could no longer use its arm skills, although the studio members had fallen to level 2, the high-level equipment on them didn¡¯t change unless actively taken off. Theirbat power wasn¡¯t greatly affected. The boss with only a bit of life left was killed while Li Yao was chatting with the two. Its life was reduced to zero. ¡°We did it. We really did it.¡± ¡°We got the boss¡¯s first kill.¡± ¡°Great, Free Wanderer Studio is invincible.¡± ¡°The boss dropped purple gear.¡± ¡°You guys wait, the announcement ising out. We got the boss¡¯s first kill.¡± The people in the Free Wanderer Studio began to fill all the major channels with messages. The main public channels buzzed with activity. With one stone, they started a thousand ripples. Many people were asking them questions and expressing their envy, jealousy, and hatred. The news of the Free Wanderer Studio getting the first boss kill spread like wildfire. ¡°Dude, thanks a lot.¡± Third Brother of Free Wanderer failed to hide his pride and waved at Li Yao. Li Yao waved back with a smile and said, ¡°Dude, you¡¯re too polite. We¡¯re all gamers here. Helping each other out will do us all good, right?¡± The smile on Third Brother of Free Wanderer¡¯s face stiffened as he thought to himself, ¡®Is this guy out of his mind? He stole your boss. We¡¯re enemies. This is not how the script should go.¡¯ Even though he was confused, he casually responded, ¡°Friends should be tactful. From now on, you¡¯re a friend of the Free Wanderer Studio.¡± ¡°You¡¯re too kind. I didn¡¯t expect the leader of the well-known Free Wanderer Studio¡¯s 2nd Regiment to be so magnanimous.¡± Li Yao said to the two, ¡°Look, look, this is the demeanor a big Studio should have. All within the four seas are brothers. I didn¡¯t believe it before, but now I do.¡¯ Invincible Truth¡¯s mouth agape, ¡®What the hell is going on? You two are enemies. Why are you acting like blood brothers?¡¯ Trace Under the Shadows held back hisughter, muttering, ¡°Get this on video. This will go viral if it gets uploaded online.¡± Li Yao pointed and kindly reminded them, ¡°Guys, don¡¯t get too excited. I think the boss hase back to life. ¡°What?¡± Third Brother of Free Wanderer had his back to the boss. All the studio members were eagerly watching the screen, boasting and waiting for the colorful announcements toe out. Hearing Li Yao¡¯s reminder, a chill ran down Third Brother of Free Wanderer¡¯s spine, as he frowned and said, ¡°Dude, that¡¯s not a funny joke.¡± Li Yao nodded with seriousness and said, ¡°I agree with you, dude, but this isn¡¯t a joke, it¡¯s the truth.¡± ¡°Nuts.¡± Third Brother of Free Wanderer muttered, when suddenly he heard a mechanical click-ck sound. Third Brother of the Free Wanderer had a bad premonition, and as soon as he turned around he saw the puppet, which was originally ruined, bursting into mes and charging at the crowd like a train. ¡°Everybody, get out of the way.¡± Furious, Third Brother of Free Wanderer shouted. Because the boss was killed, most of the team members were gathered together. They were all looking at the various channels and enjoying the praises and various envious messages. They didn¡¯t react at all to Third Brother¡¯s shout. They were already feeling incredibly rxed. Their initial two failures had dampened their spirits, but upon defeating this boss, they suddenly became jubnt, eager to show off their victory. No one expected that the boss, apparently dead, would reactivate. Ferocious Tear Apart!!! The dpidated Puppet started tearing apart its metallic shell while running, withrge chunks of debris sttering from it. Thunk, thunk, thunk, thunk¡­ Apanied by the whirl of shell fragments, one yer after another turned into white light and fell to the ground. Boom¡­ Lastly, the Puppet collided with two elite yers from the Comfort Studio who were still in a state of shock. Then, as if in a metallic storm, a mixture of dense fragments and zing fire scattered everywhere like a missile explosion. The entire cave was shaking violently. Thest wave of fragments was too dense; even if the gamers from Comfort Studio had superhuman powers, they couldn¡¯t have possibly evaded such a close and furious explosion. In an instant, the remaining yers in the cave were blown away and morphed into white light in mid-air. Their souls returned to the graveyard, leaving their shattered bodies scattered all around like ripped bags. By a stroke of luck, The Third Carefree man ended up at Li Yao¡¯s feet. He reacted a step faster but was only left with a dozen or so health points. He was scorched ck all over, a stark contrast to his previous ebullience. ¡°Damn it, you set me up.¡± Li Yao sincerely responded, ¡°Bro, I reminded you, didn¡¯t I? And besides, aren¡¯t good friends supposed to help each other? Earlier, I helped you, and now, you¡¯ve helped me. How nice is that! This is a real friendship, to be honest, I¡¯m quite touched, it¡¯s been a long time since Ist felt this way.¡± The Third Carefree man shakily pulled out a healing potion. Li Yao abruptly ced his foot on the man¡¯s forearm, causing him to drop the potion which rolled away into the distance. ¡°What are you trying to do?¡± The Third Carefree man struggled to sit up, a glint of cold light flickering in his eyes. Li Yao drew out the greatsword from his back and shed at The Third Carefree man¡¯s neck, and then cheerfully said, ¡°What do you think I¡¯m doing? Of course, I¡¯m sending you back to town. So long, bro, and you¡¯re wee.¡± Eh¡­ The Third Carefree man had only a little health left. With that strike, he was beheaded immediately, his head rolling to one side. Until hisst breath, his eyes remained wide open, filled with confusion and anger. The game characters Shadow Trace and Invincible Truth watched the still grinning Li Yao and shuddered. What the hell was this? One moment, he was acting buddy-buddy, and then without a second thought, he beheaded his ally. Even though it¡¯s just a game, rarely would anyone use such cruel methods. Whether they were executed or the executor, such an act of beheading would likely leave asting psychological scar,sting long after the game was over. However, look at Li Yao. Without even looking at the equipment dropped by Comfort Studio, he rushed towards the boss wielding his greatsword. How ruthless. Wait, something isn¡¯t right. He is a Hunter, for crying out loud. Why is he taking a greatsword and marching straight to the boss, instead of using a bow and arrow? Taken aback, the two men realized something was amiss. However, they were still taken aback by Li Yao¡¯s disy of dominance. They were starting to think that the friendly Li Yao might not be as friendly as he seemed. He was undoubtedly a smiling tiger. Unlike what they thought, Li Yao didn¡¯t lose his senses. He was ying strategically. In the second phase, Moka, a ranged monster, held a huge-sized handgun. Its attacks were just as strong as the Puppet¡¯s. Its agility, free from the Puppet¡¯s interference, is quite formidable. If pitted directly against the boss, Li Yao would surely be doomed. The Ancient God World encourages and caters to solo yers. So as not to leave skilled solo yers handicapped due tock of good teams and unable to advance in their levels they have incorporated many interesting settings. When a single yer encountered a boss, they could engage in a showdown following a hidden mechanism called a Skill Breaker. Upon breaking the boss¡¯s skills, the boss would be visibly paralysed or brought down. Simrly, the boss, too, has the power to break a yer¡¯s skills. If the timing of the attack is not right, the yer basically would be brought to the ground for two seconds, spelling almost certain death. After a skill is broken, regardless of whether it¡¯s a boss or yer, the defense will be drastically reduced. Any attack during this stun period would be quite effective,parable tonding a deadly blow on a vital weak point for a sure critical hit resulting in several times the usual damage. But don¡¯t think that breaking a skill is a cakewalk. To begin with, it requires knowing which skills the boss is going to use. Different skills require different timing and target positions to initiate a skill break. Secondly, the opportunity to break a skill is often fleeting, and very difficult to exploit fully. Lastly, even if mastered, a yer cannot make a single mistake because that would mean death, which equates to losing a level. This has resulted in very few yers actually capable of effectively using the Skill Breaker on a wild boss due to the high penalty upon death. True understanding of a boss doesn¡¯te easy. It couldn¡¯t be acquired by ying once or twice. Besides these, what matters the most is the reaction speed. This alone disqualifies 99-99% of yers. Unknowingly, many great and average yers have challenged the boss alone only to face a cruel death. ¡°Damn insects, it¡¯s you. I will kill you.¡± A shadowy figure standing two meters tall and holding arge caliber handgun, his race was indistinguishable. Only, his eyes were illuminated and were fixated on Li Yao. Bang¡­ As the gun was fired, Li Yao used a Shadow Roll to dodge the bullet. Seeing Li Yao roll next to the boss, Invincible Truth shouted, ¡°It¡¯s over now, we can¡¯t dodge the boss¡¯srge-caliber handgun from such a close range.¡± ¡°Hold your tongue! Quickly capture this from different angles.¡± Shadow Trace ¡°Hold your tongue! Quickly capture this from different angles.¡± Shadow Trace retorted.. He had a premonition; he was about to witness a new way of battling¡­ Chapter 30 - 30: First Time Breaking Through Chapter 30: First Time Breaking Through Trantor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Editor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Now, all the channels were in chaos. As time went on, the world announcement that Xiaoyao Studio had boasted about did not appear. Well, although Chinese yers and guilds were jealous, they were at least Chinese. They had the confidence since they killed the boss. Keep in mind, even though they¡¯ve merged now, yers from each administrative region would still team up within their region. Even though they didn¡¯t interact much, they basically won¡¯t team up together. Each administrative region still has a sense of regional pride. So,pared to other administrative regions, this news isn¡¯t as great. All the previous world honors were basically due to a yer from the China region. This originally made other administrative regions jealous. Now with Xiaoyao Studio swaggering around, bragging openly, most other administrative regions were dissatisfied. But now, where was their world announcement? Where was the honor of killing the boss? Nothing appeared. ¡°Chinese gamers love to brag.¡± A yer in the Africa region said. ¡°Exactly, I¡¯ve seen it today.¡± added a yer from the European region. ¡°Xiaoyao Studio, I heard you are quite amazing. Where¡¯s the world first kill announcement you¡¯ve talked about?¡± asked a yer in the American region. ¡°I¡¯ve even kneeled, where¡¯s the world announcement? I¡¯m still waiting to show my respect.¡± A yer from Japan in the Chinese region said. It was crazy. Every channel in the game was in chaos, and all kinds of questions and scorn followed. Some yers in the China region could not help but speak out. ¡°The certain studio, don¡¯t lose face like this.¡¯ ¡°The certain studio, don¡¯t y like this. If you lose face, it doesn¡¯t matter, don¡¯t make us lose face with you.¡± ¡°Where is the boss¡¯s first kill you promised? Hurry up, shut their mouths.¡± However, there was still no world announcement. The Chinese yers were angry. ¡°In the future, I will not spend anything in the certain Studio. What the hell.¡± ¡°Same here.¡± ¡°Same here.¡± ¡°Same here.¡± ¡°+16895¡± ¡°589458¡± Watching the unified ridicule and condemnation in each channel from the cemetery, Xiaoyao Brother Three felt a surge of rage, as if his body was about to explode. ¡°Brother Three, what should we do?¡± ¡°We¡¯ve lost so much face this time.¡¯ ¡°Damn it, it is all that yer¡¯s fault. Let¡¯s kill him once we go back.¡± Watching the usations, ridicule, and scolding on the screen, and then thinking of Li Yao¡¯s smiling face, Xiaoyao Brother Three roared: ¡°Prairie Fire, you and I will never get along! Then, he disappeared on the spot as his vision darkened. ¡°Why did Brother Three log out?¡± ¡°It¡¯s not good. It is not a normal logout, his neural wave was too intense, and the system forcefully protected him and logged him out.¡± The experts of Xiaoyao Studio looked at each other and didn¡¯t know what to do. In a certain apartment, a young man with a gloomy expression suddenly sat up on his bed and let out a roar like a wild beast. He was frantically smashing everything in the room, something that looked like a scene of madness. ¡°Prairie Fire, Prairie Fire, I am xxxxxxxxx, you xxxxx, dog xxx.¡± He sprayed all kinds of foulnguage from his mouth, cursing and smashing at the same time. In less than two minutes, everything in the room was destroyed, and nothing intact could be seen. ¡°Number three, are you okay?¡± A middle-aged man asked as he pushed the door open. ¡°Boss.¡± Xiaoyao Brother Three panted, but he still felt like his body was about to explode. He said grimly, ¡°I want Prairie Fire to die.¡± ¡°Then just kill him in the game. What¡¯s the point of venting in your room?¡± The boss patted him on the shoulder and added, ¡°I know there must be a reason behind this, but I also believe that you can handle it well. If you want to kill him, there¡¯s still time now.¡± ¡°I got it.¡± Xiaoyao Brother Three finally calmed down, and took the new sses handed over by his boss. He logged back into the game. ¡°Go and resurrect with me. If we can¡¯t have the first kill, he won¡¯t be able to get it either.¡± Xiaoyao Brother Three said to his stunned subordinates. ¡°Right, kill that SOB back to level zero.¡± More than twenty soul-like figures rushed towards the mine to get resurrected and settle the ount with Li Yao. Of course, Li Yao knew that these guys would probablye back to take him down. But they wouldn¡¯t expect that in a one-on-one situation, as long as you can break the defense sessfully, you can cause a lot of damage. ¡°Damn bugs, you¡¯re dead.¡± Mocha screamed, and therge-caliber pistol in her hand shone with a red light. In that moment when the light shed, Li Yao saw a small red area appear on the arm holding the gun. Li Yao¡¯s reflexes were fast. As soon as he saw the red area, hisrge sword was already shing at that area. Puchi¡­ -35 After all, Li Yao was a Hunter. His closebat damage wasn¡¯t high, but this was rtive to his bow. For an ordinary warrior, more than thirty points was considered very high, especially when it hit a level five boss. The boss¡¯s body suddenly stiffened, blood flowed from their arm, the glow of the gun vanished, and they sunk to one knee on the ground. Li Yao didn¡¯t even look at the boss after disrupting his move sessfully. He raised the bronze great sword high in his hand. The heavy sword glowed yellow, and three secondster, the glow turned red. At that moment, the boss was trying to stand up. Just as he was about to rise, Li Yao¡¯s stored force sh, charged thrice,nded ruthlessly on Moka¡¯s head. -350 An orange injury number floated above Moka¡¯s head, and his body was knocked to the ground by the force of the huge sword. Pa pa pa¡­ The moment the three arrow towers were lowered, arrow shafts continuously pierced Moka¡¯s body. -110-109-105¡­ ¡°Damn, is this a boss? Brother Shadow, what¡¯s going on? I don¡¯t understand!¡± Invincible Truth eximed in disbelief. ¡°This¡­¡± Shadow Trace was shocked as well, unable to understand what had happened so far. Clearly, the boss was about to release a skill, but suddenly got interrupted. He saw clearly that Li Yao was just using a regr attack, not any stun skill. Plus, a hunter wouldn¡¯t have a close range stun skill either. But the boss¡¯s skill was less than half a second from striking Li Yao, somehow it got interrupted. followed by a thrice charged stored force sh. He was too familiar with this skill, when used by a Hunter it would not exceed a hundred in damage. But he saw three hundred, plus the three arrow towers. The boss who had 3000 blood points suddenly lost six or seven hundred, as if a fifth of its health evaporated in one go. Then he saw the boss roll to dodge Li Yao¡¯s second stored force sh, then half-squat on the ground, and an explosive barrel appeared in his field of vision. But he saw Li Yao lightly strike the boss again with his sword, and the explosive barrel the boss was nting vanished in an instant. Then, he saw the boss once again strangely kneel on the ground, holding his arm, his face twisted in pain,pletely ckened by the explosion, appearing incredibly pained. Boom¡­ Then he saw the boss being knocked down again by a thrice charged stored force sh when he was about to stand again. The boss then rolled over to avoid Li Yao¡¯s next stored force sh. In the meantime, the three arrow towers continually fired arrows. By the time the boss was releasing his third skill, Shadow Trace was rmed to discover that the boss¡¯s health was already less than half. Following that, he watched as Li Yao disrupted the boss again several times. Each interruption was apanied by the boss dropping to one knee every time he was about to use a skill or attack. All the while, enduring the continuous attacks from three arrow towers firing an arrow each second, Moka even went so far as to destroy three Arrow towers, enduring Li Yao¡¯s attacks. Afterwards, it kept trying roll, lunge and other maneuvers, doing everything to pull away from Li Yao. It was not unintelligent, knowing it could do nothing if it let Li Yao get close. Moka roared in frustration, trying to keep his distance all the while, but Li Yao stuck to him like glue, and he could not manage to shake him off. Then, the two watched the scene of Li Yao with his great sword chasing the boss all over the ce. But even after dodging like this, when Li Yao¡¯s sixth thrice charged stored force sh fell, the boss never stood up again. ¡°This is an illusion, it must be an illusion.¡± Shadow Trace vigorously rubbed his eyes. InvincibleTruth, meanwhile, was looking on with adoration, shouting, ¡°Bug, it must be a bug! The official statement says that if yers find a bug they can use it freely! Now, God of Prairie Fire has found it. It¡¯s incredible. In just a few minutes, he killed a boss. God, from now on, I¡¯m your diehard fan.¡± Shadow Trace watched as Li Yao quickly looted the body, indiscriminately stuffing the loot into his bag without even checking the gear, but he still felt it was unreal. Afterwards, the colorful world announcement clearly told him that everything was real, not an illusion. The crowded channels wentpletely silent. ¡°yer Prairie Firepleted the world¡¯s first single-yer kill against a humanoid boss, taking all the glory.¡± ¡°yer Prairie Firepleted the world¡¯s first kill of Mine Puppet, Moka, reimed the mine, and was recognized for his outstanding merits by the High Elf Council. There was silence across all channels as everyone tried to digest the news. First of all, the Leisure Studio imed the first kill on Boss Moka, yet there was no news. Now, how did this Prairie Fire end up with the first kill? Countless people were frantically asking if anyone knew this fellow. At the entrance of the mine, the group including Leisure Number Three, who had just entered, were stunned as well. ¡°How is this possible? How could he bring down thousands of the boss¡¯s health points so quickly. It¡¯s impossible!¡± Leisure Number Three couldn¡¯t believe it. The high-level yers of Leisure Studio behind him also couldn¡¯t believe it. This was too weird. Just a few minutes. It was too horrifying. ¡°No matter, speed up and catch that bastard.¡± A group of people rushed in like the wind. After looting the body, Li Yao ran to the side of a ballista. His hands were a blurry flurry of motion, and within tens of seconds aplete ballista was reduced to parts. Li Yao quickly tossed the parts into his bag, and then began using his hearthstone. ¡°Great God, I¡¯m going to put the video on the official website, do you have any objections?¡± Shadow Trace quickly asked. ¡°You deal with it as you please. It doesn¡¯t bother me,¡± Li Yao responded nonchntly. There was no point worrying about videos now that so many people knew he had killed the boss. He also added, ¡°You guys also hurry back to the city, the people from the Leisure Studio are about to respawn.¡± Li Yao needed to return city as soon as possible in case he was surrounded in this confined space. It would be very inconvenient. Although they had dropped back to level one, their gear was still on them. Facing more than 20 elites, Li Yao couldn¡¯t afford to becent, not to mention he was carrying the boss¡¯ huge fortune, Li Yao was not going to take the risk of ying with them. ¡°Damn bastard, if you dare, don¡¯t leave!¡± Leisure Number Three stood up straight, as soon as his gaze swept over he saw Li Yao hearthing back. He bellowed, throwing his weapon at Li Yao, trying to disrupt his hearth. ¡°Buddy, I¡¯m so touched that you¡¯re in such a hurry to bid me farewell. Good brother, we¡¯ll meet again next time.¡± Li Yao kept waving to him, his smile still unfading, and his faint figure disappeared inside the mine. Ding dang dang¡­ His weapon, thrown towards Li Yao, passed through Li Yao¡¯s fading image and hit the edge of the mine hall, creating a harsh noise. Ah puff¡­ Watching the failed attempt to disrupt the hearth, watching Li Yao escape while he could do nothing, and listening to Li Yao¡¯s words, Leisure Number Three¡¯s eyes went dark, and he was forcefully disconnected by the system again¡­. Chapter 31 - 31 Unexpected Joy Chapter 31: Unexpected Joy Trantor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Editor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Li Yao¡¯s mood was incredibly cheerful upon returning to the city. The mission had been unexpectedly smooth. He had devoured all the boss¡¯s experience alone, boosting his experience by 38%, more than what he could have gained from killing a few hundred elites. Buzz¡­ Buzz¡­ Just as Li Yao was about to find a ce to thoroughly enjoy his spoils, hismunicator kept buzzing. Li Yao nced at it, it was the adorable Dumb Dumb. ¡°Meanie, big brother, you¡¯re a meanie.¡± As soon as themunication was connected, Dumb Dumb startedining about Li Yao. Li Yao was baffled and asked, ¡°Who upset you again?¡± ¡°Hmph, I¡¯m talking about you, you¡¯re a big meanie. I don¡¯t want to deal with you anymore.¡± Dumb Dumb was clearly pouting. Li Yao was even more puzzled and asked, ¡°Err, how did I upset you?¡± ¡°As expected, you¡¯re a cheat. You¡¯ve forgotten the promise you made to me.¡± Dumb Dumb huffed and before Li Yao could respond, she continued, ¡°You promised yesterday to take me with you when hunting bosses. But it¡¯s less than a day, and you¡¯ve broken your promise. I¡¯m going to expose you on the forum, reveal your deceit, and let everyone know that you¡¯re just ying with them.¡± Li Yao couldn¡¯t help butugh and cry, ¡®what the heck.¡¯ ¡°You¡¯re a Goblin, even if I asked for your help, would you be able toe to the Elf area?¡± Li Yao pointed out the racial restriction. In Beginner¡¯s Vige, areas are divided ording to race, and it is hard to cross over except for special missions. ¡°You see, it¡¯s you again. I¡¯ve said that the old man who insists on teaching me skills can send me there. You¡¯ve forgotten this too.¡± ¡°Next time, I¡¯ll definitely bring Dumb Dumb next time,¡± Li Yao chuckled to himself. This little girl was too quirky. Could she really be the sessful shaman yer in ten years? Li Yao had his doubts. ¡°No need for next time, I¡¯m already in your vige. From now on, I¡¯ll hang out with you, figure things out. And, I¡¯ve brought a big beauty with me. If you don¡¯te, I will take her away, leaving you to miss her.¡± She added. Li Yao drew a nk, guessing it must be the versatile witch. Hence, he suggested, ¡°Alright,e to the inn. Let¡¯s meet there.¡± The Ancient God World is just too influential, the yer base is toorge, and being a lone wolf is not Li Yao¡¯s pursuit. Recruiting independent yers or experts not affiliated with any power is also one of his goals. Dumb Dumb, as a future strongest shaman yer, Li Yao won¡¯t turn her away. In the future, if he wanted to grind some mission, it could be quite difficult without strong teammates. Even if he wanted to deal with a power, it would be very difficult for an individual yer to do so. Li Yao and Dumb Dumb agreed and headed straight to the inn. It was the daytime in the game time and the inn was extremely quiet, apart from a young and an older woman. Thendy waszily lying on her seat, not even greeting Li Yao when he entered. ¡°Big brother, over here.¡± Dumb Dumb beckoned Li Yao. Li Yao nodded to the versatile witch and sat across from them. ¡°You¡¯re so amazing. You took down another boss. What¡¯s the deal with Freedom Studio?¡± The versatile witch asked. Li Yao did not hide anything. ¡°What can it be? I just stole the boss when it was low on health. They just had bad luck, there was another one inside the puppet, they were crushed. They all died, so I killed the boss.¡± ¡°That¡¯s it?¡± The versatile witch frowned, she knew it would not be that simple. Although she knew Li Yao¡¯s identity, she was also torn, unsure of how to face their rtionship. Telling Li Yao straight up who she actually was could yield unpredictable results. But hiding it wasn¡¯t a solution either. One day they might make up, and then the current concealment could cause new problems. ¡°It really is that simple.¡± Although entering the game changes one¡¯s look, if someone was a beauty with a score of ny, their changed look in the game would also be ny. The versatile witch sitting opposite him was obviously a great beauty with a unique aura. However, Li Yao was no longer a young boy. Naturally, he wouldn¡¯t think about starting something with every beauty he saw. Moreover, they were not that familiar, and there was no memory of this person in his past life, so naturally, he would not say much. ¡°Freedom Studio is too hateful, thinking they can bully solo yers. He he, they deserved getting wiped out.¡± Dumb Dumb waved her little fist and then turned her head, ¡°Forget it, let¡¯s not talk about these things. What good items did the boss drop? Hurry up, hurry up, I want to see.¡± Li Yao shrugged and said, ¡°I haven¡¯t even had a chance to take a look. Let¡¯s look at them together.¡± Li Yao opened his inventory, and the first thing he saw was a parchment. He couldn¡¯t resist taking it out and stroking it ¨C he knew what it was without looking. ¡°What is this? A skill book?¡± Dumb dumb asked, ¡°But skill books don¡¯t look like Li Yao did not hide and shared the attributes. Mogul Mine Deed: The holder of the deed and the agreement of previous owners can gain ownership of the Mogul Mine. With 30% of the ores mined in the mine belonging to the owner. The Ancient God World allowed open exploration of nearly all its caves. Mine owners could use machines to mine and keep all the profit. However, adventurers could also mine, but they could only use pickaxes and had to hand over thirty percent of their profits. Of course, these were only the small mines. Medium andrge mines were typically controlled by major powers. The contract would only grant Li Yao ownership of the mine in the Beginner¡¯s Vige. It wouldn¡¯t apply to mines in other mirror image Beginner¡¯s Viges, and the contract was exclusive, only valid for the one held by Li Yao. Li Yao¡¯s Beginner¡¯s Vige mine was already cleaned out and the boss monsters no longer respawned there. Li Yao could even hire mining workers, but the number of monsters on the path made transportation difficult. It was unlikely any NPCs would take on the job. However, yers could now mine there. Once Li Yao had a guild, this mine could serve as a stronghold. It was an asset he couldn¡¯t have developed on his own. After hearing Li Yao¡¯s exnation, Daimeng Tonton said. ¡°Big brother, you¡¯ve struck gold. Minerals are scarce right now. A well-run operation could bring in major profit.¡± ¡°Yes. As I know, minerals are required for many specializations outside of mining. If you put some effort into this, such as working with a major guild, you could earn a lot more,¡± says the Changeable Witch, afraid that Li Yao wasn¡¯t taking her seriously. An idea sprung up in Li Yao¡¯s mind, originally nning to post on a forum and invite ordinary yers to mine. It would be chaos, but if he could get a major guild onboard, it would not only help maintain order but also provide a good opportunity to extort them. The key was, despite his low skill level, he could conduct basic repairs on the machinery in the mine, certainly improving mining efficiency. ¡°I¡¯ll get in touch with some guilds,¡± Li Yao said, nodding seriously. Then he brought out the second item, a round bead. He made its properties public. Titan¡¯s Heart Quality: Boss Level Effect: When a Mechanical Puppet is constructed with the Titan¡¯s Heart, it receives the Titan¡¯s Blessing. Daimeng Tonton toyed with it and said, ¡°What is this? I can¡¯t see any use.¡± ¡°It¡¯s named after a Titan, sounds impressive, but its function isn¡¯t clear,¡± Changeable Witch also expressed her confusion. Li Yao, however, was very excited and exined, ¡°Though it sounds high-end, it¡¯s not that mysterious. It¡¯s quite precious, though. Think of it as a temte.¡± ¡°A temte?¡± Daimeng Tonton¡¯s eyes lit up, ¡°Big brother¡¯s meaning is, if you add this boss level Titan¡¯s Heart to the mechanical puppet you make, it will upgrade the pet to a boss level, won¡¯t it?¡± ¡°Exactly, these temtes only drop from mechanical monsters. They are ssified into elite level and boss level, and of course, there are finer divisions.¡± Li Yao was surprised. Boss-level temtes are incredibly hard to get. Keep in mind that even his mechanical pet was made using an ordinary temte. Even with his increased attributes, it was not considered elite. His original n was to farm the mechanical chicken blueprint and hopefully loot an elite level Titan¡¯s Heart from the mechanical monsters in the area. A mechanical pet with an elite temte would be equivalent to a rare pet for a Hunter. He didn¡¯t expect a semi-mechanical creature like Moka would drop a boss-level Titan¡¯s Heart. This is equivalent to having a divine pet that¡¯s even more powerful than an elite pet. Divine pets include the me Divine Tortoise, the Giant Dragon, the Phoenix etc., which represent the highest grade of pets. In his past life, although hunter yers were the minority among the two billion yers, those who yed as hunters still number in the hundreds of millions. Among those hunters, you could count the ones who owned a divine pet on one hand. yers who managed to get a divine pet often relied on luck. They were formidable against ordinary yers but were not as strong in PvP against top yers. In his previous life, Li Yao had once been a step away from getting a divine pet, only to have his ns disrupted by a rival guild. He was still filled with regret over this. In his past life, his most powerful pet had been a Demigod-tier Soul War Bear, which was considered a Quasi-god ss pet. It yed an invaluable role in making him a Quasi-god level yer. The boss-level Titan¡¯s Heart would allow the Mechanical Puppet that Li Yao created to obtain a boss temte, barely qualifying it as a Quasi-god ss pet. Of course, as the puppet leveled up, it would definitely be a Quasi-god ss pet. But Li Yao was facing another issue. The only Mechanical Pet blueprint he could get at the moment was for a Mechanical Chicken, and was it worthwhile to use a Boss-level Titan¡¯s Heart on making it? ¡°Big brother, quickly show us the next item. There must be more loot from the boss than just these items, right?¡± Daimeng Tonton asked. Once Li Yao came back to his senses, he rummaged through his bag and pulled out another item: a blueprint. Seeing the blueprint brought a surprised look to Li Yao¡¯s face. He hadn¡¯t expected it. The semi-mechanical boss had not only dropped the Titan¡¯s Heart but also a blueprint for a Mechanical Puppet. Although both Mechanical Pets and Mechanical Puppets could be tamed as mechanical pets by Li Yao, there was a fundamental difference between the two. Regardless of anything else, pets were more for viewing pleasure, while Mechanical Puppets were designed forbat. You can imagine how different they were. He hadn¡¯t expected that just making a spontaneous decision to take down this boss would bring him so many pleasant surprises¡­. Chapter 32 - 32: Formation of a Small Team Chapter 32: Formation of a Small Team Trantor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Editor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Dumbfounded, Mengmeng looked at Li Yao, who was smiling so hard that his eyes were almost shut. The curiosity in her heart was unbearable like a cat¡¯s w, she quickly asked, ¡°What is it? Share it with us!¡± Li Yao responded with: ¡°This is a treasure worth a fortune. Take a good look, I didn¡¯t expect it to be a drop in Beginner¡¯s Vige.¡± Fire Hawk Puppet Blueprint Quality: Purple Epic Allows you to learn how to craft the Fire Hawk Puppet after studying Requirement: Intermediate Engineering Dumbfounded and the Changeable Witch examined the blueprint. It was a purple epic level item, definitely a good thing. But the questions were, what is the use of it after it is produced? They looked at each other, unable to understand. ¡°It¡¯s a good thing, but is it only useful for the guild? Are you so happy about that?¡± the Changeable Witch couldn¡¯t help but ask. Li Yao coughed softly and said: ¡°My engineering proficiency is about to hit intermediate level and it¡¯s not even at 100 yet.¡± ¡°So what? Even if it¡¯s useful for the guild, it would be in the future. Who would buy this puppet now? We don¡¯t even have a base,¡± Dumbfounded exined to Li Yao. ¡°Don¡¯t forget about my boss-level Titan¡¯s Heart. When added during production, the produced Fire Hawk Puppet would be at boss level. It¡¯s a boss.¡± Li Yao contentedly put the blueprint into his backpack. ¡°Even if it is a boss, are you nning to kill it and burst good stuff after creating it?¡± Dumbfounded¡¯s eyes lit up instantly. Li Yao quickly came to his senses, coughed lightly and said: ¡°I am not an ordinary hunter. You should have seen the Arrow Tower and Exploding Sheep that I have deployed. I am a Mechanical Hunter.¡± Dumbfounded tilted her head in thought, but the Changeable Witch responded instantly: ¡°You mean, after you reach level ten, you can tame mechanical pets?¡± Li Yao nodded, this wasn¡¯t really a secret, unless he had a mechanical pet and didn¡¯t use it. Dumbfounded finally understood, but instead of being pleased, she frowned and said: ¡°Is there no justice in the world? You¡¯re already so overpowered, and when you hit level ten and have a boss pet, how are others supposed to survive? Big brother, listen to my advice, don¡¯t aim too high,e back to normal. Even if you want to aim high, do it with us, you¡¯ll be lonely on your own.¡± Li Yao immediately flicked her head and said: ¡°This is not impressive, it seems you all have misconceptions. In this game, there are billions invested at the start, then what, ten, or even hundreds of billions? Even if I have a boss pet, I won¡¯t have the incremental stats like a boss when faced with a siege. How many yers can I defeat? ¡°I can see that every profession can be a hundred, a thousand, or a ten thousand man army. You just haven¡¯t thought about it yet. For instance, your Shaman, who below level ten can use so many totems?¡± While speaking, Li Yao looked at the Changeable Witch and continued: ¡°And you, Witch, have you ever seen a Necromancer below level ten who can summon elite Skeleton Warriors? Your starting points are already higher than others¡¯. As long as you use your current advantages well, you can always be ahead. Facing a hundred enemies really isn¡¯t much.¡± ¡°Big brother is right, I want to be a ten thousand man army too!¡± Dumbfounded cheered, and then excitedly said: ¡°Hurry, hurry, let¡¯s look at the remaining items.¡± Superior Handgun Quality: Blue Excellent Attack: 15-21 Strength: 9 Agility: 7 Level: 5 Equipment Requirements: Hunter ¡°The stats are so high,¡± Dumbfounded yed with the gun and said. ¡°Mhm, a very good weapon for hunters, suitable for beginners and closebat.¡± Li Yao hung the gun on his belt and put the big sword on his back into his bag. The handgun is very suitable for beginner hunters as it is much easier to aimpared to a bow and arrow. However, the current guns made by engineering have a shorter range than bows and arrows, so Li Yao can¡¯t use it as his main weapon. But it qualifies as a secondary weapon, his previous secondary weapon was the Bronze Sword he got on the first day. The handgun is a one-handed weapon, so Li Yao can still equip another secondary weapon. Bald Head Buster Armor Quality: Blue Excellent Model: Single Hand w Attack: 18-22 Agility: 8 Intelligence: 8 Flying Wheel: Releases a spinning wheel to perform Armor Breaker effect, the wheel damage is 80% of the character¡¯s damage, CD 15 seconds/ime. Level: 5 Equipment Requirements: Druid, Shaman ¡°What a great thing!¡± Dumbfounded¡¯s eyes lit up. She was still using a level two green weapon, which she had originally thought was very good, butpared to this level five blue weapon, it was simply trash. ¡°Warriors don¡¯t have Armor Breaker skills now, plus AOE damage, this weapon is truly against the heavens.¡± The Changeable Witch nodded and said, ¡°This weapon is top-tier.¡± ¡°Shamans can use it, let¡¯s give it to Tonton.¡± Li Yao handed the Razorhead to Tonton. The adorable Tonton did not ept it, her small face took on a seriousness as she said, ¡°Big Brother, I want you to understand something.¡± Li Yao was surprised and said, ¡°Go ahead, I¡¯m listening.¡± ¡°I¡¯m following you because I think you¡¯re a good person, reliable, and your skills are impressive. You¡¯re a worthwhile partner. I¡¯m not following you for the equipment, you need to understand that.¡± Tonton exined seriously: ¡°If I really wanted good equipment, I could acquire blue equipment myself too. I just find it interesting to fight for it with my own two hands.¡± The Changeable Witch said, ¡°Yes, we¡¯re searching for teammates to form a party, not lusting after your equipment. This blue equipment is too precious, we consider ourselves as experts too, we have the right to share the spoils of the boss fight with you, but this one is yours alone, we won¡¯t take it, it would change the nature of our rtionship.¡± Tonton nodded her head in agreement, continuing, ¡°I know Big Brother is very powerful, but consider this: if we found a bunch of powerful yers, wouldn¡¯t we be able to challenge tougher bosses and secure more profits? That¡¯s the reason we want to y with you.¡± Li Yao nodded, saying: ¡°Alright, I apologize for my behavior earlier.¡± Truthfully, Li Yao hadn¡¯t really cared about the blue equipment, but what Tonton and the others said made sense. He couldn¡¯t do everything by himself. What he had said earlier was conservative, what¡¯s worth being a one-man army? Each world-ss boss, as long as they appear in the open, could be considered a one-million man enemy. ¡°Fine, then let¡¯s aim to challenge harder bosses.¡± Dimwit Tonton extended her hand: ¡°Let¡¯s officially form a team. Big brother will be the team leader, I¡¯ll temporarily be the healer, and Witch Sister will be the main damage dealer.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Li Yao extended his hand, they were indeed excellent yers, and they didn¡¯t belong to any guild or team. The Changeable Witch looked at Li Yao withplex eyes, slowly cing her hand on top of his, the shape of a small irregr team had begun forming. ¡°Ah, isn¡¯t it nice? Now I also belong to a group, I don¡¯t have to be with those dumb-dumbs anymore, hahaha.¡± Dimwit Tonton ced her hands on her hips andughed boastfully. Li Yao and the Changeable Witch exchanged amused smiles, Tonton really had a childlike nature. The three of them continued to inspect the spoils of their victory. Noble Rapier Quality: Blue-grade (Excellent) Type: Single-handed rapier Attack: 12-17 Strength: 7 Agility: 6 Sudden Strike: Launch a concentrated strike with all your strength, dealing 200% damage and causing a bleeding effect, the damage equals to 30% of the strike¡¯s damage, CDI minute Equipment Requirements: Warrior, Death Knight, Hunter, Rogue, Pdin This piece of equipment¡¯s attack isn¡¯t high, but its skill effect is powerful. Li Yao didn¡¯t hesitate to hang it on the other end of his belt. Now his secondary weapons were a handgun and a rapier. What¡¯s left was a Skill Book, Corpse Explosion. Both the Death Knight and Necromancer can learn this skill. Of course, the skill¡¯s effects would differ depending on the job ss learning it. Death Knights can only detonate the corpses of the goblin eaters they summon, whereas Necromancers can detonate any creature¡¯s corpse, regardless if it¡¯s an ally or enemy. This is a powerful AOE skill. For Necromancers, if they don¡¯t know Corpse Explosion, they can¡¯t be considered as a qualified Necromancer. At the beginning, Corpse Explosion was a very scarce skill. What was left were three green equipment. Li Yao didn¡¯t even bother looking at the specific attributes, he equipped those suitable for him and put the unsuitable ones in his bag. Green equipment was no longer as significant an upgrade to him as it was in the beginning. Now it was the Changeable Witch¡¯s turn to be envious. She pondered before speaking, ¡°Could you hold onto this Skill Book for me for a day? I know you probably won¡¯t sell it for money and you want to exchange it for something of use. Give me some time, and I¡¯ll exchange it for something that Hunters can use.¡± Dimwit Tonton chimed in, ¡°Also, hold onto Shaman¡¯s weapon for me for a day, I want to exchange for that too.¡± ¡°We¡¯re future teammates, this is a small matter.¡± Li Yao distributes the two items to the two people saying, ¡°Take it this time, don¡¯t refuse. Consider it my test of you. Recognizing a future teammate with an item, it¡¯s a fair deal.¡± The Changeable Witch didn¡¯t say anything, but she was clear in her heart, there¡¯s no way she could swindle Li Yao. Dimwit Tonton immediately equipped her weapon, her eyes gleaming with joy. This was both the joy of receiving something she liked and the joy that came from Li Yao¡¯s trust in her. ¡°Big Brother, we¡¯ve finished looking at the equipment. What¡¯re your leveling ns? Is there another location where we can farm mobs?¡± Dimwit Tonton clearly wanted to continue farming mobs, particrly now that the three of them were even more powerful. Li Yao thought for a moment before saying, ¡°Normal leveling is too slow, and I¡¯ve acquired a lot of metal ingots today. I¡¯ll need quite some time to practice engineering, to raise my proficiency to an intermediate level. After that, I¡¯ll craft the Mechanical Firehawk. I won¡¯t be leveling today.¡± ¡°That¡¯s fine then, we¡¯ve gained a lot more experience than those dumb-dumbs anyway. I won¡¯t be leveling today too, I¡¯ll practice my two secondary jobs. Does Big Brother have any rmendations?¡± Dimwit Tonton asked. ¡°I think it¡¯s best to have one Alchemist, they can craft potions and jewelry, it¡¯s pretty good.¡± Li Yao thought for a moment before continuing, ¡°The other job doesn¡¯t really matter, Engineering is okay too but it¡¯s not rmended. If you want toplement our team, it¡¯s best to gather herbs, don¡¯t underestimate gathering herbs. You have to know that if our team is powerful enough to enter more dangerous areas, the herbs there won¡¯t be anything ordinary.¡± ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll listen to Big Brother. One Alchemy, one Herbalism. I¡¯ll take care of the potions in the team from now on.¡± Dimwit Tonton confidently dered. After parting ways, Li Yao did not go to the shop, but instead donned his cloak with his sights set on his own mine. He had his own private charging room there, fully equipped with tools and the key was in his possession. No one could enter without him. Making the Firehawk was crucial, he didn¡¯t want to cause a spectacle and be disturbed¡­. Chapter 33 - 33: Slander Chapter 33: nder Trantor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Editor: EndlessFantasy Trantion At this moment, Mogul Mine was empty in the mirror image of the Beginner¡¯s Vige where Li Yao was. The monsters in this mine had been mostly vanquished. Since the boss wouldn¡¯t respawn, the contract had be Li Yao¡¯s and no more monsters would respawn. Li Yao smoothly ventured into the secondyer. The door to the charging room had been closed, but Li Yao used a key to open it, and began to clear out the items inside. This ce was rather like a workshop, amodating all kinds of tools and engineering tables that the engineering process required, along with a furnace to smelt ores. There were unused metal ingots in the room. Most of them were copper ingots, with a few iron ingots. Although there weren¡¯t too many, for the current Li Yao, it was more than sufficient. To bring his proficiency in engineering education to intermediate level and then fabricate a Fire Eagle Puppet was a rtively time-consuming process. It took Li Yao an hour to clear out the charging room, and he also discovered that he could get a new Hearthstone that would allow him to teleport directly back here, which delighted him beyond measure. This way, he could return here at any time. Only he could enter the charging room, so it could perfectly serve as a secret base. Even if a thief could unlock the door, no thief, even those at level 40 or 50, coulde in. Li Yao could easily use this room as a warehouse. Li Yao decided to buy some furniture like boxes and cabs, with that, it would be even more convenient. The cost of warehouse expansion was too high, and storing some items in the warehouse wouldn¡¯t be worthwhile. However, he had no such concerns with this ce. Feeling quite pleased, Li Yao began to practice mechanical engineering and crafted the Fire Gun. Right when Li Yao began making the Fire Gun, a video of him defeating the boss at the mine was uploaded online. This was the only copy of the video, and the chief editor directly put it at the top of the page in eye-catchingrge font, making it impossible to miss. Also, Shadow Trace¡¯s high profile approach led many to wonder and the video received explosive clicks. Although there were videos online of yers fighting bosses that were mostly failures, this was the first video showing a sessful solo takedown of a field boss. As soon as the video was uploaded, those who saw it started spreading it everywhere, and all in-game channels were flooded with this news. If the Starlight Dungeon video was slowly fermenting, then this video was an explosion, swiftly climbing to a high-ranking position in a short time. Everyone who watched the video voiced their denouncement of Shadow Trace¡¯s shamelessness. That was because Prairie Fire had unfairly edited the video to include the two failed attempts of Carefree Immortal. After Carefree Immortal¡¯s two failed attempts, shots of them using their Hearthstones to return to the city were yed three times. The implication was clear: Carefree Immortal had given up on taking down this boss, admitting defeat. Then came Li Yao, whose assembly of a Crossbow drew amazed gasps, and his exploiting of the Crossbow to trap the boss¡¯s arm, which caused many to im a new technique learned. What followed were shots of the boss with low health and Carefree Immortal shamelessly attempting to steal the boss. Many voiced their disdain: Carefree Immortal¡¯s attempts at stealing the boss would have been fair enough, but their failure to even manage that had brought shame on them. When they watched Li Yao using Arrow Tower and breaking through techniques, many people imed this was a bug. They immediately reported it, while also secretly nning to explore this bug after the boss respawned at other Beginner¡¯s Viges. Countless yers started leavingments under the video, withpliments, contempt, and envy. However, because of Carefree Immortal¡¯s involvement, the nature of thements altered. 1st floor, Sky Tiger: ¡°I im the topment. Everyone below this can eat sh*t.¡± 2nd floor, Unintentional Insert: ¡°While worshiping the gods, I curse the entire family of the person above.¡± 3rd floor, I¡¯m a small bunny rabbit: ¡°I just want to know if this bug will be fixed. 4th floor, Endless Battle: ¡°Why are the two strong yers both Hunters? Are Hunters really so strong? I feel like deleting my character and starting over as a Hunter.¡± 5th floor, Cute Pet Hunter: ¡°Wee to the pitfall. Then you will know, teamwork is unwanted, no one will invite you to dungeons, basically it bes a single-yer game. Of course, there¡¯s one good thing about being a Hunter, the equipment is cheap.¡± 6th floor, Not Serious People: ¡°You¡¯ve gone off topic. I want to know where Prairie Fire monster¡¯s Arrow Tower skill book came from.¡¯ 7th floor, A Little Naughty: ¡°What I¡¯m more interested in is, what was the expression on Carefree Immortal¡¯s faces when they saw the video.¡± 8th floor, Carefree Endless: ¡°Prairie Fire is shameless and despicable. The boss was ours at Carefree Immortal, but it was snatched away by this base person. Then, with the help of the two backstabbing reporters, they framed our studio. That¡¯s the truth.¡± 9th floor, Bitter Sea Sweet: ¡°You guys are the shameless ones, okay? Do you think everyone is a fool? You are contemptible for making up nders to confuse people.¡± 10th floor, Cute knight: ¡°Carefree Immortal really has no shame. They couldn¡¯t even steal the boss. This is too humiliating.¡± 11th floor, I¡¯m a good person: ¡°Dear brother, I am very grateful. We¡¯ll meet again next time.¡± 12th floor, Serious people are the cutest: ¡°I do not care about all this. I just want to know why he is so much stronger than us.¡± 13th floor, Carefree Regret: ¡°Exactly, we all know the situation with Hunters. Why is he so much stronger than ordinary Hunter yers? Additionally, don¡¯t even mention Hunters, other sses can¡¯t deal hundreds of damage either.¡± 14th floor, Carefree Immortal: ¡°I¡¯m an MT with green equipment and only 300 health. I believe that I wouldn¡¯tst a second under his attacks.¡± 15th floor, Ignorance is not terrible: ¡°Everyone, don¡¯t be led astray by Carefree Scum.¡± 16th floor, Carefree¡¯s Third Brother: ¡°I hope for a fair gaming environment. Spark can solo kill a boss. To be honest, after seeing his video, I was impressed. But this Prairie Fire guy is not just despicable, he didn¡¯t even kill the boss using his skills. Instead, he relies on an unreasonable amount of damage, possibly exploiting a bug. You all must have seen his damage. A Hunter inflicting hundreds of damage with a single three-stage sh. I want to ask, can a Warrior or Death Knight who specializes in big swords deal this kind of damage? A hunter using a greatsword deals two to three times the damage of a melee yer. What kind of game is this? How are we supposed to y? I hope everyone will report this kind of disgusting behavior on the official website.¡± 17th floor, No Justice in this World: ¡°The third brother is absolutely right, what kind of expert could single-handedly kill a boss using a bug? I think the Carefree Studio did the right thing, taking the boss from such despicable people is just. We should be supporting the Carefree Studio¡¯s righteous actions, why is everyone still ming them?¡± 18th floor, Scarecrow not Tiger Devourer: ¡°The building has been overrun by spammers, identified as such.¡± 105th floor, Spring Meng Fan: ¡°I don¡¯t understand, what¡¯s going on with the world?¡± 1058th floor, Silent: ¡°I don¡¯t care who¡¯s right or wrong, I just want to know why Prairie Fire is so much better than us? From when the game started till now, I barely left the game, fighting tirelessly every day, and my damage is just a fraction of his. Why is that?¡± 5898th floor, Idiot Warrior: ¡°We want a fair and just gaming environment, we request an official response. If this trash doesn¡¯t get dealt with, I will quit the game.¡± 12589th floor, Finishing Touch: ¡°There¡¯s no skill involved, I could do the same.¡± 258965th floor, This Winter is Not Too Hot: ¡°Seeing someone y like this makes the game boring. Bug exploiters should be kicked out of the game.¡± As the Carefree Studio stirred things up, the sentimentpletely turned against Prairie Fire. A bunch of people started popping up demanding that Prairie Fire¡¯s ount be deleted, saying that such ounts shouldn¡¯t exist. At the same time, a snowfall ofints were lodged with the officials. In the game world¡¯s evening, Li Yao¡¯s engineering proficiency level was just a few dozen points away from intermediate, 968/1000. However, Li Yao went back, turned into Spark, and then continued to lead people to earn money. During this time, several yers asked him about his opinion on Prairie Fire soloing a boss. Li Yao dodged the questions, just focusing on helping them earn Gold Medals. Afterpleting five dungeon rounds, Li Yao¡¯s ount had an additional 75,000 credit points. He was very happy, he finally had real money and no longer had to be so frugal. His life could be improved a little. However, Li Yao had not disconnected to celebrate. Dazed and Adorable suddenly messaged him: ¡°Big brother, did you see the video? Thements under it are really annoying.¡± Li Yao asked in confusion, ¡°Whatments?¡± Dazed and Adorable discontentedly remarked: ¡°Of course it¡¯s the video of you soloing the boss. I watched it, it was really amazing, I didn¡¯t know the game could be yed like that. You should teach me in the future.¡± Li Yao said with augh, ¡°No problem, Adorable is so smart and quick, you will get it right away. You will definitely be much better than me.¡± ¡°Of course, do you know who I am?¡± Dazed and Adorable replied excitedly, then frowned and said, ¡°But those guys have a terrible eye, saying big brother used a bug, they have poor vision. No wonder they can¡¯t even beat an Elite Monster.¡± Whilst Li Yao was dealing with Adorable¡¯s words, the witch also sent a message. Li Yao decided to connect with all three of them at the same time. The Witch said, ¡°You heard that Carefree Studio is deliberately ndering you, didn¡¯t you?¡± Li Yao had hurriedly read it just now and saw the torrent of people using him, with those defending him being drowned out. He couldn¡¯t be bothered to deal with people who were jealous of him. ¡°I¡¯ve just seen it.¡± Li Yao replied unbothered. The Witch worriedly said, ¡°The current situation is unfavorable to you, more and more people are filingints to the officials against you. As far as I know, other administrative regions have started to systematically nder you, applying pressure to the officials to delete your ount.¡± ¡°A bunch of jumping clowns, I can¡¯t be bothered with them.¡± Li Yao scornfully replied. ¡°You¡¯re oversimplifying things, a friend in the official department told me that over a hundred million people haveined about you, and the number is still rising. I¡¯m afraid the officials won¡¯t be able to control it, my friend said they have already reported and asked for action to be taken.¡± ¡°Hmm, I know.¡± Even so, Li Yao wasn¡¯t concerned. Not to mention that Li Yao had killed the boss using his own strength, even if he had exploited a bug, the officials would not penalize the yer. Importantly, the system was self-operating, and the gamepany didn¡¯t even have the right to amend the data. The key point was, thepany was currently promoting the game, and they would actually hope for a few star characters to appear, as it would make promotion easier. Simr episodes had urred in hisst life. Not only were there no penalties, but thepany had also actively rified and promoted the yer. The 10thrgest team in China in hisst life was promoted in this way. The Witch knew Li Yao¡¯s character well and said, ¡°This is how it is, I contacted the Carefree Studio. Knowing that I know you, they want to reach an agreement with you.¡± ¡°An agreement? What agreement?¡± Li Yao asked out of curiosity. ¡°Do you know about the New Area Opening Live Streampetition?¡± The Witch asked. ¡°I heard about that.¡± ¡°They want you to join thepetition too. The results of thepetition will decide who will back down.¡± The Witch revealed. Li Yaoughed coldly, ¡°They sure know how to scheme.¡± ¡­. Chapter 34 - 34 It’s Time to Do Something Chapter 34: It¡¯s Time to Do Something Trantor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Editor: EndlessFantasy Trantion The live explorationpetition had already been held in the Light Faction a few days ago. Simply put, it¡¯s a promotionalpetition held by the official side. When the Death Mine missions first triggered, yers became aware of the branch instances for the first time. In the beginning, this wasn¡¯t an instance, but required the first team exploring to clear the mine before it could be a proper side instance. Before it was an instance, the drop rate from killing the boss the first time was quite high. This official statement naturally attracted arge number of yers. Thepetition had a great impact; it was streamed live on the official game tform, in each administrative district, local game channels, and even on specialized game TV stations. However, most yers could only handle ordinary monsters. They were generally powerless in areas full of elite monsters. Big guilds and clubs were very enthusiastic, as this was a great opportunity to promote their guilds. A few days before, the Light Faction¡¯spetition had causedints from the Dark Camp. Now that their hardship was over and they¡¯d discovered their instance, there was much rejoicing. Since the instance was in the High Elf¡¯s Beginner¡¯s Vige, yers from other Dark Camps could obtain a free teleportation qualification to this ce afterpleting a trial. This situation grabbed high levels of attention and was an excellent opportunity for many skilled teams to be famous overnight. The Mistress of Changes nodded, she understood the n of Studio Freedom. It aimed at embarrassing Li Yao in public. Individual yers may be skilled, but exploring new territory was not a one-man job. Without strong teammates, it was basically a case of self-humiliation. Thus, this kind ofpetition was essentially inter-guildpetition. Scattered teams without guilds had participated before, but all had failed. She thought for a moment before saying, ¡°I think you can do it. With your skills, plus both Dottie and I not dragging you down, we may have a chance of winning. After all, they have the upper hand on the forum. If this continues, it will harm your reputation.¡± ¡°Thank you for your concern and help,¡± Li Yao sincerely thanked them, then smiled and said, ¡°But speaking about the impact on my reputation, you don¡¯t need to worry. The more they make a fuss now, the harder they will fall in the end. ¡± Dumb Dottie, hearing about the livepetition, her eyes lit up and she said, ¡°Great Bro, as long as you have a n that¡¯s good. Thispetition is good, let¡¯s participate too. The Light Faction had a go a few days ago, it¡¯s fun, and the rewards are great. Even without the official rewards, the things monsters drop are also quite good.¡± Li Yao pondered, ¡°This is indeed a goodpetition. Let me think about it. I will give you an answer after thinking it over. Studio Freedom wants to use the forum posts as capital; they are misjudging. I am very interested in this bet they¡¯ve proposed. However, they are dreaming for now. Let them suffer a bit first.¡¯ ¡°Okay, okay, Great Bro, you must take me along when you decide. I am your fixed team member now.¡± Dumb Dottie said excitedly, she never doubted Li Yao¡¯s words. The Mistress of Changes knew Li Yao¡¯s character was right, but she couldn¡¯t guess his current approach. She really didn¡¯t know what Li Yao was nning. But now, their rtionship is veryplicated. Let alone in reality. Even in the game, they were just new friends, so it was inappropriate to ask any more about Li Yao¡¯s n. After hanging up themunication with the two, he logged off to deal with some real-life issues before going back online. The gaming time was already evening, Li Yao checked the forum and everything was heading in Studio Freedom¡¯s direction, even online there were full of posts criticizing Prairie Fire. People were toozy to distinguish right from wrong, they thought it was unfair. Why could he solo the boss while they were troubled by elites? The huge gap caused them to keep following the trend. At the same time, the official blue post he expected hadn¡¯t appeared yet. Li Yao knew he should do something. He sent a few messages using both his Prairie Fire and Spark ount, and then used the hearthstone to return to the charge room. ¡°I should really thank Studio Freedom for letting me profit a bit more.¡± Li Yao disconnectedmunication and revealed a smile. Engineering was nearly at the intermediate level. He was a bit eager to make his first Mechanical Pet, even though he couldn¡¯t use it now, it was good to have one. Li Yao threw himself into Engineering while the situation on the forum was beginning to boil over. Firstly, the video of the first guild in America, Superpower Guild, killing a boss was uploaded to the inte. Just looking at the equipment photos made everyone drool. However, that wasn¡¯t the most important part. Under the video, the guild leader of the Superpower Guild, Captain America, wrote a short thank you note. The general contents were: Thanks to the two gaming gods, Prairie Fire and Spark, the guild had been troubled by the boss for a few days. After learning from Spark¡¯s positioning and maneuver techniques, they gained new insights. And even though they still couldn¡¯t kill the boss and suffered great character level loss, they were grateful to see their elites learning the techniques. Today, they unexpectedly saw Prairie Fire¡¯s video, whichpletely inspired them. They just used some innovative ideas and strategies, and finally, beat the boss. People began to disbelieve, but saw in the video that a group of people attempted to fight the boss, and there were constant deaths. They used human lives to lure the boss to a post and how they persuaded the NPC to lend them a ballista and then start attacking the boss¡¯s legs with the ballista. But their aim was terrible, only hitting the boss¡¯s leg after more than ten arrows, significantly reducing the boss¡¯s mobility. The battle was brutal, with the number of participants always maintained at twenty-five. This was because after those who lost levels left the team, they were reced by new members. In this fight, over sixty top yers lost levels, and this was only because the power of the bed crossbow limited the boss¡¯s mobility. In the end, Captain America admitted that he did not realize how hard it was to hit the target with the bed crossbow until he used it himself. He deeply admired Prairie Fire and hoped to be friends in the future. He sent a friend request to Prairie Fire, expressing his hope to be epted. This incident sparked a huge uproar. Captain America¡¯s words made those who disapproved of the shady tactics of the Free Studio stand up. People in America began to speak fairly, but their own people wanted to delete Prairie Fire¡¯s ount. But their voices were still too small, there were too many envious and resentful yers. They disregarded the facts, even using Prairie Fire of being a traitor, colluding with other administrative districts, not teaching his skills to the Chinese, but giving benefits to others. Thesements made Tongtong angry. While doing auxiliary tasks, she began to defend Li Yao on the forum. However, she achieved little, with some people even starting to swear at her, making her even more angry. Then something unexpected happened to Tongtong. Three videos of boss kills were posted online. One of them was a video of the Light Faction, and the three videos were from casual yers of Light Faction, Brilliant Guild, and Blood Rose Studio, the sworn enemy of the Free Studio. The Light Faction casual yers did not have a guild, they were just a group of friends. They killed a boss called Hogger, known as the Monster of Alts. Hogger is infamously known, truly a killer of alts. His location is not very noticeable, and yers often identally cross into his aggro range and get ughtered. Both Blood Rose Studio and Brilliant Guild also killed other notorious bosses. Blood Rose is a famous beauty studio in the gaming world. The studio only recruits females and most of them are very attractive. The disagreement with the Free Studio started from a previous game. Rumors were that the second brother of the Free Studio wanted to pursue the elder sister of the Blood Rose Studio, but she rejected him. The second brother insisted and publicly confessed his love during a majorpetition, only to be rejected and mocked by the people of Blood Rose as ¡°a toad yearning for a swan¡¯s flesh¡±. The name of the Blood Rose Studio was taken from the game ID of their elder sister, Blood Rose, who is a famous beauty in the gaming world with a massive fan base, especially among the well-off yers. She is a goddess who naturally would not fancy the twice-divorced and scandal-ridden second brother of the Free Studio. As a result, the Free Studio was extremely annoyed and dered that they would collectively take action to bring all members of Blood Rose Studio into their family. This was initially a spiteful act by the Free Studio and not likely to be taken seriously. But the women of Blood Rose Studio were not easy to mess with and started to target the Free Studio by mobilizing their own contacts. There was continuous tit-for-tat between the two, with the hatred growing with each passing year. The three videos were edited into one, withments from Prairie Fire and Spark below the video. Spark: ¡°Some studio is trying to suppress my friend by using unscrupulous methods to mislead public opinion. To prove that my friend can kill a boss without any bug, we watched various boss videos and summarized their tactics. I figured out the tactics for the Treant Boss and gave them to the Brilliant Club, and they seeded in killing it.¡± Prairie Fire: ¡°I can kill a boss without a bug. I also watched various boss videos and figured out the tactics for two bosses. I gave one to my ssmate in reality, who sessfully killed Hogger. The guide for Skeleton boss was given to Blood Rose and they sessfully killed the boss. I posted the battle report yers went crazy. Three boss kill videos emerged suddenly, making the entire forum boil with excitement. Even more so, everyone noticed that these bosses were killed at night. We all know what that means ¨C monsters are at least a third stronger at night and bosses are a third stronger, which is very clear to yers. Otherwise, yers wouldn¡¯t stop leveling at night. But even on the nights when the bosses became stronger, they still managed to kill the bosses sessfully. This demonstrates the correctness and usability of the tactics they researched. Especially the several independent yers, let alone wearing a full set of green gear, couple of them didn¡¯t even have a full set of white gears. Yet, such a lousy team with an average level of only three, managed to defeat the boss. The implications of this are clear to anyone who knows what they¡¯re looking at. The three videos were like a resounding p across the face of Free Studio, especially as Blood Rose got hold of a boss strategy, which was extremely unfavorable to them. The videos have proven the value of Prairie Fire, and the fact that Spark and Prairie Fire are friends. The value of these two ¡°gods¡± is immeasurable. What does this mean? Whoever can be their friend and encounters a boss that they can¡¯t defeat can send them a video. If they give some advice, the boss can be easily defeated. Not only the ordinary yers, various guilds, and clubs were boiling with excitement. They started to post testimonials for Prairie Fire on the Inte, one by one, influential professional yers andmentators started to post, mobilizing theirrge number of fans to take action. As more and more people stood up for Prairie Fire, the public opinion began to slowly change. Later, the official blue post and the analysis of several heavyweight figures after the blue post were like a bolt from the blue¡­. Chapter 35 - 35: Reversal Chapter 35: Reversal Trantor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Editor: EndlessFantasy Trantion The official exnation was straightforward, asserting with certainty that all the data rted to Prairie Fire was normal, including the methods used to deal with the boss ¡ª there were no bugs involved. Furthermore, it was stated that due to Xiayao Studio intentionally creating public opinion, attempting to incite collective anger to pressure thepany, thepany made a decision to ban forum IDs that once ndered Prairie Fire and stirred up many game yers. They could only be unblocked after ten years. If these were insignificant, the punishment that followed was unprecedentedly severe. Thepany stated that due to the seriousness of this incident, it guided three hundred million naive yers to ckmail the game officials into deleting Prairie Fire¡¯s ount. The persons primarily responsible, including those from Xiayao Studio who participated in the provocation, as well as many agitators who fueled emotions, would be given a penalty of being banned frompetition for three years. During these three years, these yers would not be allowed to participate in anypetitions or activities organized by the officials. They would not be invited and would be added to the cklist for three years. The bans affected one hundred and twenty-six yers in total, over thirty of whom were from Xiayao Studio. When the news reached Xiayao Studio, the entire studio fell silent. Three years, being barred from participating in official activities andpetitions in the first three years of the game was equivalent to stifling their gaming life, as if they started three yearstepared to others. The entire Second Team was wiped out, filled with gloom and despair. Many already regretted their actions, noticing Li Yao¡¯s skills and the fact that they had indeed ckened Prairie Fire on the official website. If other games bannedpetitions, they could simply switch games, but at this moment, they had no such choice. ¡°Boss, I was wrong,¡± the third member of Xiayao was pale as a sheet. The leading big brother had a sullen look on his face and said coldly, ¡°I told you not to nder Prairie Fire on the official website. Why didn¡¯t you listen? Also, why did you privately contact Xiayao? Now that you guys are banned frompetition, how are you going topete against him?¡± ¡°I will figure something out and won¡¯t hold the studio back,¡± the third member of Xiayao suddenly jumped up, furious. ¡°Sit down,¡± the leading big brother looked coldly at the third member of Xiayao and said, ¡°It seems that you are not suitable to lead the second team anymore. Let¡¯s disband for today. I will deal with this matter. You guys should go back and think about who should be the captain of the second team. Let¡¯s vote tomorrow.¡± The members of Xiayao studio looked at each other and then left with their heads down. This blow was too heavy. Although they were a studio, their ie wasrgely derived frompetitions. Moreover, without fame from participating inpetitions, no one would hire their services. The biggest blow was to the reputation of Xiayao Studio, which turnedpletely disgraceful overnight. Warned sternly by the officials, the ordinary yers had nowhere to vent their anger, and all turned against Xiayao Studio, treating them like despised rats crossing the street. In a short span of time, the storm brewing against Prairie Fire turned towards Xiayao Studio. Beneath the official post, the analysis of the twomentators further fueled this trend, setting off an explosion. Xiao Ze: Let me exin the first phase of Prairie Fire¡¯s boss fight. Firstly, Prairie Fire¡¯s repair of the bed crossbow is not a bug, but a feature of engineering. Officials also stated that there are many methods to kill a field boss and it requires yers to think outside the box. Take the Puppet for example, Prairie Fire repaired the bed crossbow using engineering and ording to the game mechanics, used the Steel Arrow to jam the Puppet¡¯s joints, preventing it from using its arm skills. Don¡¯t assume that Prairie Fire¡¯s consecutive sessful hits make this task simple. As we saw from the video of Super Power¡¯s Guild, hitting a monster¡¯s leg required more than ten attempts, let alone hitting a Puppet¡¯s joints, which were much smaller targets. A kind reminder to everyone, it¡¯s best not to try this method when the boss respawns. Otherwise, trying to hit the joint might take you dozens of attempts, and the dy will cost a yer¡¯s life, a waste of effort. As for the damage of Prairie Fire, along with his Arrow Tower and the special Poisonous Snake Trap, these are all things only Prairie Fire knows. But all data ispletely normal. The officials guarantee that Prairie Fire is not unusually strong. In the future, each of you will definitely be far stronger than this. Please keep a clear mind and don¡¯t let others manipte you. In the end, although I¡¯ve held back for a long time, I couldn¡¯t resist saying it, Leading Big Brother, you went too far this time. Just a few hundred words let countless yers understand what happened. So they started to watch the second phase, the one they found most puzzling. The exnation for the second segment was given by China¡¯s top malementator, KB. KB: I saw this video as soon as it was uploaded, then, I couldn¡¯t help but go back and rewatch it more than ten times. At that time, my only thought was admiration, yes, genuine admiration. I saw that Prairie Fire brought us a new way of ying, and without hesitation, allowed the video to circte. Yes, what I admire is Prairie Fire¡¯s character and magnanimity. You may not realize that this new way of ying can save us so much time, and even make it possible for us to challenge the boss. You saw that video, in the end, the great god said, ¡°Do whatever you want,¡± which means he really doesn¡¯t care. He invented the technology, and without hesitation, he shared it with us. We are the beneficiaries, and I had intended toment again on this revolutionary technology in the video. However, when I looked in the forums, all I saw was one-sided usations. Perhaps you think I¡¯m overstating things, but I assure you, I¡¯m not. I even asked for confirmation from the official channels. They replied, admitting that they had received the details of this technique from the gaming god, Prairie Fire, and they had passed the information on to me. This game-changing skill is known as a countermove, and generally speaking, it only works when fighting a boss opponent one-on-one. To break it down, a countermove happens when you strike at the boss¡¯s power node during the casting of their abilities or attacks ¡ª this interrupts their abilities or attacks. Moreover, it puts the boss into a temporary paralysis for 2-5 seconds, during which time the first attack will cause high damage and guaranteed critical hit. The genius of Prairie Fire has showcased to us the nuances of executing counter moves and knockdown attacks, providing a unique approach to fighting bosses in the wild. He¡¯s turned conventional tactics on their head and shared it openly through his videos. But look at what the Xiayao Studio has done. They tried to steal Prairie Fire¡¯s boss, failed, and then turned around to bite the hand that feeds. At this point, if anyone is still being manipted by Xiayao Studio, I have nothing more to say. I cannot stand by idly in the face of wrongdoing. I will not hesitate to call out the toxic behavior of the Xiayao Studio that¡¯s ruining the esports atmosphere. In close coboration with Oz, I will release a narrated video detailing every moment of Prairie Fire¡¯s boss battle. I will exin every move in detail, and we aim to release it in two days time. You must judge for yourself what¡¯s right. This has truly been a rollercoaster. The public opinion just flipped. Thements below have gone crazy. Floor 59, Healthy Walker: As member of one of the top ten studios and allied with Xiayao Studio, I feel deeply ashamed. If you really didn¡¯t understand or appreciate Prairie Fire¡¯s technique, then you don¡¯t deserve to be ranked among the top ten. If you did understand, then you¡¯re knowingly twisting the truth. I was friendly with their leader, but I now openly dere that all ties are severed. Floor 1254, Dislike Floral Pants: As a professional yer, I greatly admire Prairie Fire¡¯s technique. Floor 5687, Lone Unrestrained: As a solo yer, I can¡¯t thank Prairie Fire enough. The technique you created gave me hope for soloing bosses. Thank you, Prairie Fire. Floor 12547, Scared Little Bunny: As a newbie, I didn¡¯t understand the techniques when I first started the game, but I loved it. I hope to be able to solo bosses one day. I was misled by Xiayao Studio, criticized Prairie Fire, even reported him. Now, I¡¯m filled with regret, I hope Prairie Fire would forgive me. I just want to say, I¡¯m sorry. Lastly, I despise Xiayao Studio. Floor 35847, Brother¡¯s Rich: I too was misguided. I¡¯ve been a long-time client of the Xiayao Studio. I now publicly dere that I would rather throw my money into the sewage than conduct business with Xiayao Studio. Using our trust to discredit others is dishonest, and they are unworthy. When Li Yao finished reading the screenshots that Dondon had sent him, he smiled slightly and said: ¡°It looks like Xiayao Studio is in for a tough time.¡± ¡°Not just a tough time ¡ª they¡¯ve absolutely been served their just desserts,¡± Dondon excitedly said. ¡°Big brother, you¡¯re brilliant! How about you teach me your strategies too? I want to fight bosses as well.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll take you to fight a boss tomorrow,¡± Li Yaoughed. ¡°Really? That¡¯s wonderful,¡± Dondon happily ended their private voice chat. Li Yao then made a call to the ¡°Shapeshifting Witch¡± and said: ¡°Get in touch with Xiayao Studio again and let them know that I ept the bet. However, there¡¯s a twist ¡ª if they win, I¡¯ll have the journalist delete all the footage about them.¡± The Shapeshifting Witch asked in confusion: ¡°You¡¯re obviously holding the advantage here. Why would you bet with them again?¡± Li Yao shook his head and replied: ¡°Naturally, I want to maximize my benefits. Right now, Xiayao Studio must want to have the footage of them stealing the boss deleted. If not, their images will just keep on worsening. It¡¯d be a pity not to milk this opportunity some more.¡± ¡°I understand, I¡¯ll speak with their leader,¡± the Shapeshifting Witch said with aplex expression, then hung up the call. The act of kicking a man when he¡¯s down wasn¡¯t Li Yao¡¯s usual style. ¡°It looks like you¡¯ve really changed,¡± she whispered to herself. After ending themunication, Li Yao took some time to find the friend request from Captain America. After a brief chat expressing gratitude, he ended the call. He hadn¡¯t asked for this back-up. Being able to kill a boss in such a short time was truly impressive. The American team had never fallen out of the top three in the ten years ofpetition, winning the championship three times. Their strength is evident. Li Yao doesn¡¯t meditate on this further. He returned to creating his Fire Eagle Puppet, just the core remained. It was intricate work that required his full attention, but not tooplex. It could bepleted in ten minutes. In other words, his first pet would be born in ten minutes¡¯ time¡­ Chapter 36 - 36: Top-notch Mechanical Puppet Chapter 36: Top-notch Mechanical Puppet Trantor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Editor: EndlessFantasy Trantion In front of Li Yao was a Fire Eagle Puppet perched on the workbench. He circled around the workbench andughed with delight. The entire Fire Eagle Puppet, infused with the essence of fire elements, was resplendent with the metallic physique, giving off a semi-transparent texture. It was even more fiery red as it was made from refined copper ores. The eagle¡¯s eyes were an inexpensive find made by Li Yao at a night market. Although acquired cheaply, cat¡¯s eye stones were extremely precious. When Li Yao saw the pair of cat¡¯s eye stones being sold for a few dozen copper coins each, he immediately procured them. Carefully polished, these eagle eyes serve as excellent energy cores, particrly because of the valuable cat¡¯s eye stones involved. The Fire Eagle could now possess the same characteristics as dark vision and the eagle eye technique. Twoponents of the Fire Eagle were particrly unique, the beak and the sharp ws. They were created by Li Yao using some of his precious stock of iron ores, fused with one-of-a-kind metals. At a nce, they gave off a daunting dark gleam that sent chills to anyone who observed. Li Yao took out Titan¡¯s Heart. At his touch, a small hole appeared in the chest of the Fire Eagle Puppet. Li Yao promptly ced Titan¡¯s Heart into it, and with another touch, the hole was sealed, leaving no trace of any modifications. Click, click, click¡­ As Titan¡¯s Heart was inserted, the Fire Eagle Puppet seemed to acquire life as an illusory me enveloped its body. The orange phantom mes wrapped around the Fire Eagle¡¯s body. It began moving afterward, the once rigid eyes now gave off an animating sparkle. It gazed intently at Li Yao, then gave a metallic cry, circling around Li Yao a few times. The Fire Eagle Puppet appeared awe-inspiring. In a state where it didn¡¯t spread its wings, it reached up to Li Yao¡¯s abdomen. It acted like a live creature, rubbing its head gently against Li Yao, just like a pet trying to please its master. Li Yao gently stroked its head, the Fire Eagle Puppet seemed to enjoy it. He began checking the detailed attributes of the Fire Eagle Puppet he¡¯d created. Mechanical Fire Eagle Puppet Rank: 5th level, low-grade chief Life: 4500 Armor: 85 Fire Resistance: 45 Skill: Fire Breath, Falcon Pounces on Rabbit, Steel Ripping, Feather Fire Scattershot Attribute: Brave, intelligent. Status: Juvenile Life form: Mechanical intelligence, can develop and evolve. Li Yao nkly stared at the attributes, almost bursting intoughter. Despite its present capabilities falling short of a true boss, both in terms of life and skills, he cannot help but feel enthusiastic ¨C the Fire Eagle Puppet was in its juvenile phase, and it could develop and evolve. Whether it¡¯s the undead pets of a necromancer, the pets of a summoner, or the demon pets of a magician, the fundamental standard of judgment is whether they possess the quirks of a quasi-god pet and have evolutionary characteristics. If theyck these features, no matter how prime they are presently, they will fail to keep up when the level elevates and will eventually be discarded. Pets are divided into several grades:mon pets, elite pets, rare pets, quasi-god level pets, god pets. Looking at the four skills, Li Yao was satisfied. Although the four skills only met the standard of a rare pet, Li Yao was not disappointed. His fire resistance was practically a passive skill, posing virtually no threat from fire mages below level ten. Moreover, having both single-target and area damage among his four skills wasmendable. Perhaps sensing Li Yao¡¯s joyous emotions, the Fire Eagle Puppet also cried out, looking visibly excited. Mechanical puppets, magical guards, arcane guards, elemental guards, all these entities were creatures of the creator. Once they are created, given an energy core, they can generate some degree of intelligence and will follow themands of the person who created them. For instance, a powerful human mage would typically create Elemental Guards and some strange magical creatures to assist in guarding their Magic Tower. Even stronger mages might summon and trap beings from different dimensions within their Magic Tower. The famous Great Mage, Medivh, had two dragons in his Magic Tower alone. Despite one being a bone dragon and the other a void dragon, his power was undeniable. Now that Li Yao has created the Firehawk, while the materials are average, the core is the boss-level Titan¡¯s Heart, which imbues the Firehawk Puppet with a soul from the start. The current Firehawk is his guard rather than his pet. Pets benefit from his attribute boosts, they can be healed and resurrected, but guards can¡¯t. If it¡¯s destroyed, it¡¯s truly over. Thus, Li Yao¡¯s main goal now is to level up to ten or acquire another Creator¡¯s item. Levelling up to ten seems to be testing his patience since it requires a considerable amount of time. But as for that thing, with careful nning, it should be possible to obtain it. Even though it¡¯s a bit risky, everything is worth it. After all, this Firehawk is truly top-tier. Li Yao is simply a bit impatient. Having another awesome pet like this would be so cool, but the Guard status is too dangerous. It could easily be mistaken for a wild boss and be destroyed, and once it¡¯s dead, it¡¯s gone. More so, having a Guard assist a yer in killing monsters yields absolutely no experience gain, and the drop rate also decreases. The loss outweighs the gain. Looking at the time, it¡¯s almost morning in the game. Li Yao feels a wave of fatigue. Half a day and a night of intensive crafting has exhausted him to the max. He sets an rm and goes to sleep after logging out, leaving the Firehawk Puppet roaming in the charging room. After all, it can¡¯t go anywhere. As he drifts in and out of sleep, Li Yao starts to n how to obtain that thing. His eptance of the bet from the Wanderer Studio was not just for money. There is a Creator¡¯s item in the high-level monster area of the newly-opened dungeon. However, this item doesn¡¯tpare to the Eye of the Creator if viewed from the battle aspect. But from the viewpoint of the Engineering profession, it is a Divine Artifact. However, this thing was only discovered in the seventh year of the game¡¯s operation. It wasn¡¯t hidden, and the so-called high-level monsters were merely level ten elite monsters for Li Yao. For yers in the seventh year of the game, they were nothing more than easily ughtered beings. The reason this item hadn¡¯t been discovered was simple. It was embedded in a statue and known as the Creator¡¯s Hand, which was merged into the Sun King¡¯s statue by ancient High Elves. Everyone thought it was just a statue, and it remained undiscovered for many years until a yer studying engineering came along with the Light Faction to raze the city. They were ambushed here and a big battle ensued. This Engineering yer used his own cannons to st the yers of the Dark Camp, causing them to be greatly defeated. While the yer¡¯s guild was cleaning up the battlefield, they discovered a pair of arms under the shattered statue and picked it up, ending up in the hands of this yer. To dete the morale of the Dark Camp, the guild revealed this and even leaked the attributes of the Creator¡¯s Hand. The Dark Camp was so furious they could spit blood. Such a divine artifact for engineering had been in the Dark Camp for seven years, only to end up in the hands of someone from the Light Faction. Nothing could be more depressing. Back then, Li Yao was one of them. He sighed and thought, if I could do this over again, I¡¯d definitely get my hands on that treasure and not let the Light Faction get away with it. They were unting their victory and calling the Dark Camp unintelligent. Unexpectedly, that day seems to being. As long as he gets his hands on this thing, he could form a contract with the Firehawk Puppet without having to reach level ten. And these hands have a special use too. That¡¯s why he can¡¯t wait. With the timing of the Dungeon Clearing Live Broadcastpetition and the dispute with Wanderer Studio, if he can¡¯t maximize his profits this time, then being reborn would have been a waste. By the time Li Yao logged in again, it was already bright in the game world. Dumdum had sent a bunch of voice messages. Li Yao deleted all the messages without listening and called Dumdum: ¡°Missy, what¡¯s so urgent that you sent dozens of messages at once?¡± ¡°Big Bro, finally, you¡¯re online. How could I not be anxious? The livepetition has already started for over an hour,¡± Dumdum replied, a hint of dissatisfaction in her voice. Li Yaoughed heartily and said, ¡°They¡¯ve been clearing the dungeon all day yesterday. If dungeon clearing was that easy, we would have lost ages ago. Rx, I¡¯ve got this under control.¡± ¡°Humph, you do have a point there. Hurry and group up with me and Witch Sis. We need to hurry. I want to be the champion and win the prize money,¡± Dumdum replied. Li Yao grouped up with Dumdum and the Shapeshifting Witch and said, ¡°You don¡¯t look like someone who¡¯s short of money. Would you really care about that little prize money?¡± Dumdum said discontentedly, ¡°My sister-inw is just too much. She has me on a financial leash, saying that I can spend however I want when I grow up. But I can¡¯t wait that long. So, I have to find a way to make money myself.¡± Li Yao smiled faintly. Hearing Dumdum grumbling, he could tell that she had a great rtionship with her sister-inw. Dumdumined, but there wasn¡¯t a trace of resentment in her voice. Being able to tame such a mischievous little girl, Li Yao couldn¡¯t help but feel curious about this person. The Shapeshifting Witch let them banter and only spoke after they had all gathered. ¡°Just the three of us. Isn¡¯t that a bit too few?¡± Li Yao thought seriously and said, ¡°The three of us should be enough. But yes, we actually need one more teammate. However, aside from you guys, I don¡¯t really trust anyone else. It¡¯s up to you two.¡± The Shapeshifting Witch shook her head and said, ¡°I know quite a few people, but the ones that are truly trustworthy are few and unable toe.¡± At this time, Dumdum was humming a song with her arms crossed and her head tilted back. She gave off an air of ¡®you guys have to beg me¡¯¡­. Chapter 37 - 37 Faselin Academy Chapter 37: Faselin Academy Trantor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Editor: EndlessFantasy Trantion In the history of the High Elves, the core area of the Tower of the Sun was actually not the current Beginner¡¯s Vige, but the destination for Li Yao and his team that day, which was also the site of the live-streamed pioneerpetition: the Faselin Academy, a cluster of hidden instances. Yes, it¡¯s an instance cluster and one with a substantial level range. The Faselin Academy was once a cradle of magic cultivation, where High Elves aspiring to be magicians would be sent to study from a young age. Over thousands of years, this magic academy has cultivated numerous aplished magicians who have matured and be royal decision-makers. The Faselin Academy flourished, but it couldn¡¯t escape the catastrophe. Beyond being a magic academy, the Faselin Academy was also an important node for drawing magic energy from the Sunwell to Silvermoon City. After the outbreak of magic addiction, the Faselin Academy turned into Hell on Earth. Only a handful of High Elves managed to escape from there, and the ce has be a forbidden zone for them. The kingdom was in turmoil and to this day, it hadn¡¯t allocated the resources to clean this ce up. Even though it was an academy, in reality, it was a small city ¡ª and what¡¯s more spectacr, it was a majestic floating city. The instance to be opened up for this pioneerpetition was only at the most inconspicuous entrance of the city, ounting for only a small portion of the city. The monsters present were level five to six elites, and the boss was level seven. The city appeared as if it was a castle in the sky, with two massive spiral walkways winding up, connecting individual floating tforms and buildings. It was truly miraculous. On the left side of the city was ake as bright as a pearl, on the right, a lush green meadow. On the ground, various small animals and unknown wildflowers exuded a faint fragrance. From a distance, it looked like a fairnd. The picturesque scenery and towering city had already attracted countless viewers since the live broadcast began yesterday. Besides the two spiral walkways connecting the ground to the city on the left and right, no other supports were visible ¡ª as if the city was built on clouds. ¡°Wow, it¡¯s so beautiful!¡± Eyes sparkling with excitement, a girl gazed at the academy in the distance, its clouds merging with the sky in perfect harmony. Li Yao patted her on the head, questioning, ¡°Can the person you found be trusted? His task is vital ¡ª to help us collect spoils.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry,¡± the girl said confidently. ¡°He¡¯s my little brother. He¡¯s very obedient. If he dares to, well, just trust me ¡ª he won¡¯t dare.¡± Still unsure, Li Yao continued, ¡°Did you tell him that he can get a share of the spoils? But when we advance, he won¡¯t be given any experience.¡± ¡°He knows, he knows. Oh, brother, you¡¯re more nagging than my sister. Are you a middle-aged woman?¡± The girl¡¯s excitement faded, and she looked dejected. ¡°If you don¡¯t trust me, go find someone else. I¡¯ll tell my little brother to go back. ¡± ¡°Alright, alright. It¡¯s my fault,¡± apologized Li Yao, trying to cify her. His main purpose for this trip was to gain experience and another piece of Creator¡¯s Equipment. If he didn¡¯t end up getting it, it was no big deal. As they were almost there, the usually quiet Chameleon Witch suddenly said, ¡°Li Yao, there¡¯s something I need to tell you.¡± ¡°What is it?¡± Li Yao casually responded, then it dawned on him ¡ª she hadn¡¯t used his game name, but his real name. Gazing at the Chameleon Witch, he asked, ¡°Do you know me?¡± Upon hearing this, the shocked girl hastily put away her grief and pricked up her ears, filled with curiosity. ¡°We¡¯ve been together for two years. Guess who I am.¡± The Chameleon Witch took a deep breath and spoke evenly, her voice morphing into one Li Yao was familiar with. ¡°Feng Yi, is it you?¡± Li Yao stared at the Chameleon Witch withplex emotions. He never expected to meet her in the game, let alone be friends with her. It was absolutely not the Chameleon Witch¡¯s scheme since it was impossible. Furthermore, she was a reporter and could assume another identity. The Chameleon Witch was merely her second in-game identity. Xiayao, hismentator alias, was too famous. Having a massive fanbase, ying with this name would just be asking for trouble. The atmosphere between the two became incredibly awkward all of a sudden. Sensing the tension, the girl eximed, ¡°So, Big Brother is named Li Yao and the Witch Sister is Feng Yi. Have you two been together for two years? Were you boyfriend and girlfriend?¡± ¡°I¡¯m truly surprised,¡± admitted Li Yao with a smile. ¡°Likewise,¡± gratefully sighed the Chameleon Witch. ¡°I found out when I got home from the party. I didn¡¯t want to lie to you. Now, do you still want to team up with me? You should know that I¡¯m live-streaming today under a different identity.¡± Nodding in a daze, Li Yao replied, ¡°And why not? It¡¯s your first live-stream, isn¡¯t it?¡± He didn¡¯t know how he felt at the moment. Absent-minded, he agreed to it. Even he couldn¡¯t deny it was fate. Among the throngs of people, they had been randomly assigned to the same Beginner¡¯s Vige, met each other, and became friends again. That was the wonder of fate. Xiayao, a well-known domesticmentator, had never revealed her face. People had always spected that Xiayao ¨C with her enchanting voice ¨C was too ugly to show her face, sparking several debates on forums. In reality, it was due to Xiayao¡¯s family circumstances and, of course, Li Yao. He had a strong desire for possession, which aligned with Xiayao¡¯s family views, so Xiayao never publicized her face. Upon entering this game, one¡¯s appearance changes, hence, even if she is seen by others, her real-life identity remains concealed. Furthermore, with the ever-increasing pressure of beginning a new game, if she does not livestream or make public appearances, her path upward will be blocked. After all, she cannotmentate official contests with her face hidden. She has missed opportunities because of this in the past, but she doesn¡¯t want to lose any more now. ¡°So, Mr. Prairie Fire, be ready for my fans and I to interview you.¡± Qin Feng Yi said with a brilliant smile, her character¡¯s name in the team being changed to Xiayao. ¡°It¡¯s an honor.¡± Li Yao also put on a bright smile, as if they were back in the old days when he would help Xiayao gather materials, or obtain them through battles, and then she would provide voiceovermentary. ¡°Hold on, howe the Witch has two identities as well!? You two are really too much!¡± Dumbfounded Tongtong eximed with wide eyes as she watched the Witch transform into Xiayao. ¡°Xiayao, Xiayao, oh, you couldn¡¯t be my favoritementator, Sister Xiayao, could you?¡± Hoping, Tongtong turned her gaze to Qin Feng Yi, before suddenly realizing, ¡°Right, right, no one else could register the in-game name Xiayao, oh my God, you really are Sister Xiayao.¡± ¡°Who knew, Tongtong turned out to be your little fan.¡± Li Yaoughed. ¡°Ah¡­¡± Tongtong suddenly pointed at Li Yao with wide eyes, eximing, ¡°You¡¯re Sister Xiayao¡¯s boyfriend, I, I, I¡¯ve discovered a big secret. Plead with me, beg me, or I¡¯ll expose you on the website and you¡¯ll be torn apart by the male fans who love Sister Xiayao.¡± Li Yao flicked her on the head,ughing and said, ¡°Calm down, we¡¯re here. This is your little brother, right?¡± ¡°Yes, this is my little brother.¡± Tongtong promptly moved her hand from her head and coughed seriously, saying, ¡°Cough, Little Shadow, aren¡¯t youing over to introduce yourself?¡± ¡°Coming,ing.¡± A young man jogged up merrily behind Tongtong, his eyes lighting up when he saw Li Yao, ¡°Great Master Prairie Fire, I¡¯m a fan of yours. Call me Small Shadow, I¡¯m Shadow Dance Mad.¡± Er¡­ Puff¡­ ¡°Cough, cough, what did you say your name was?¡± Li Yao almost choked. ¡°Shadow Dance Mad.¡± The young man scratched his head, looking lost. ¡°Well, let¡¯s add you to the team first.¡± Li Yao was somewhat disoriented. In his past life, Shadow Dance Mad was a well-known legend. Allegedly from a slum, after joining the game, he became obsessed with soloing bosses and dungeons. It¡¯s safe to say that in all challenges, one-tenth of the records were created by him, none could hold a candle. He even participated in the Olympics, winning gold medals in individual PK matches and rogue matches, renowned as the most mysterious and sharp yer. He once single-handedly confronted a guild, arge guild of over a hundred thousand people, none of whom could take him down. Instead, the high-level members of the guild were continuously being killed. It could be said he put the guild through hell. The guild eventually disbanded. Amid his overwhelming momentum, when the Divine Enthronement War arrived, he ascended to godhood in one fell swoop, bing the most feared and revered among the three god-ranked rogue yers. Although three rogues sessfully became gods, whenever people mentioned the God of Thieves, there was only one person, Shadow Dance Mad. Now, looking at Shadow Dance Mad, who was scratching his head while looking at him adoringly and shyly, Li Yao felt something was off. But, thinking that the future God of Thieves admired him made him feel great. He nonchntly added him to the team, saying, ¡°Tongtong has told you the rules, right? I won¡¯t repeat them. Don¡¯t back outter.¡± Shadow Dance Mad was overjoyed, quickly replying, ¡°No, no, that won¡¯t happen. As long as I can learn from you, Master, I don¡¯t need anything else.¡± ¡°Alright, no problem.¡± Li Yao patted his shoulder, saying, ¡°I can¡¯t promise a lot, but I do know some about the techniques. If you don¡¯t understand something, just ask me.¡± ¡°Thank you, Master. Thank you, Master.¡± Said Shadow Dance Mad, thrilled. Qin Feng Yi looked at Li Yao in surprise but didn¡¯t inquire further. Instead, she asked, ¡°Are you sure you want to take on a LVL 10 side dungeon?¡± The livestreamed dungeon explorationpetition was for the LVL 5 dungeon in the left corridor. The other corridor held a LVL 10 dungeon, inhabited by LV 10 to 12 elites. ¡°Xiaoyao Studios wants to p my face, right? Then I¡¯ll give them the direct opportunity to do so. They¡¯re exploring the low-level dungeon on the left. We¡¯ll go for the high-level dungeon on the right. Just trust me, I won¡¯t do anything without certainty,¡± Li Yao assured. ¡°This is so exciting,¡± said Tongtong, her fists clenched and waving in the air. Shadow Dance Mad looked at him in admiration, saying, ¡°Worthy of a Great Master, so domineering!¡± Qin Feng Yi was speechless. The elites were above LVL 10, five levels higher than them. Didn¡¯t she see how other parties were struggling against the LVL 5 elites? She had hoped the two of them could convince him, but didn¡¯t expect this oue. ¡°Are you sure? I¡¯m going to start the livestream if you are.¡± Qin Feng Yi asked onest time. There was a twinkle in Li Yao¡¯s eyes as he said, ¡°It¡¯s a fact that Hunters deal less damage than other DPS roles. But today, I want to show all Hunters what it means to be a true Hunter. A Hunter¡¯s priority is not to deal damage.¡±¡­. Chapter 38 - 38: Hunter’s Debut Chapter 38: Hunter¡¯s Debut Trantor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Editor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Huaxia Sports Television is argework covering severals, specializing in broadcasting all kinds of sports events. Years ago, e-sports had been officially included in nationalpetitions, and there was even an Olympic event. With the increasing poprity of e-sports, the treatment of professional yers has improved. Over the years, it has be the hottest profession. However, it¡¯s too difficult to be a professional yer, especially due to the low threshold and fiercepetition. A previously unknown kid could potentially be a star yer, but more likely, many will struggle for years without even being able to participate in any regrpetitions. The same goes for thementary business, which is why Li Yao¡¯s parents opposed him going this route; it¡¯s too hard and there is just too much uncertainty. It¡¯s the weekend, and right after dinner, their daughter wouldn¡¯t let them go out to visit friends. ¡°Child, if there¡¯s something you need to say, say it. Why do we have to watch TV? I¡¯m not interested in these games.¡± Li¡¯s fatherined, but he wasn¡¯t upset at all. Instead, he seemed engrossed in the TV show. Li Jia, leaning on her father¡¯s arm, huffed and said, ¡°Don¡¯t pretend. Mom told me that you¡¯ve been practicing a game character, leveled up to 5, you¡¯re not in a hurry to go out, you just want to y the game.¡± ¡°Ahem, it¡¯s a political task assigned by the leadership. Do you understand what a political task is?¡± Li¡¯s father said embarrassly. Li¡¯s mother came out with a te of fruit and said, ¡°What political task? Who pestered me everyday to level up together, and also asked me to keep it a secret from Li Jia?¡± ¡°Eat fruit, eat fruit.¡± Li¡¯s father covered up. Li Jia covered her mouth andughed, ¡°Now my brother is also making money. Dad, don¡¯t get mad at brother.¡± ¡°Humph, is that little money enough to do anything?¡± Li¡¯s father was dissatisfied with his words, but he was actually very satisfied. He was not concerned about how much money Li Yao brought home, but whether Li Yao could stand on his own outside. ¡°Listen to him being stubborn. I don¡¯t know who couldn¡¯t sleep all night fromughing when he heard his son could earn hundreds of thousands. Also, it¡¯s your dad who exined to his friends about your brother being ndered by that Xiaoyao workshop. In the end, he was heavily criticized and was angry all day.¡± Li¡¯s mother chipped in once again. ¡°Would you stop talking?¡± Li¡¯s father couldn¡¯t keep his face straight anymore. Li Jia¡¯s eyes squinted into a line. Ever since her elder brother left, her parents haven¡¯t been this happy, which made her not want to go home. The feeling now is really good. Even the fruits taste better than usual. As Li Jia was watching TV, her heart flew away. ¡°Spit it out. What TV program today do we have watch together?¡± Li¡¯s mother had a vague suspicion. ¡°Look, it¡¯s here.¡± Li Jia pointed to the TV, and her heart also let out a sigh of relief. How could she receive amunication from her sister Feng Yi? It turned out that her brother was going to participate in a live broadcast of a groundbreakingpetition and might even appear on TV. She immediately knew then. Feng Yi knew his brother too well. Her brother wouldn¡¯t tell their parents, but Feng Yi wanted to take the opportunity to ease the rtionship at home. But then a new question arises, hasn¡¯t Feng Yi been separated from his brother for a long time? Host Tian Na said, ¡°KB, we¡¯ve seen quite a few guilds¡¯ progress in leveling. How do you think their progress will be today?¡± KB smiled and said, ¡°Although yers¡¯ levels and gear are improving, it¡¯s still difficult to level in this level 5 quest line. Most guilds are currently stuck at the second tform. The monsters there are too densely packed, and the difficulty of advancing is too high, it won¡¯t be easy to get past.¡± ¡°That¡¯s true, the progress in other administrative areas is about the same.¡± Tian Na nced at a line of characters that popped up on the screen nearby. She was momentarily taken aback but quickly resumed her smile. ¡°I just received unexpected news that would probably be heartening for many.¡± KB was curious: ¡°What news?¡± Tian Na asked back: ¡°KB, you¡¯re also a veteran in thementary field. You must be familiar with Xiayao, aren¡¯t you? Do you know what she¡¯s like?¡± KB smiled: ¡°Of course I do, and we are pretty good friends too, though we only interact online. I haven¡¯t had the chance to meet her face-to-face. Not just me, this is a regret shared by many. So, are you saying that Xiayao is finally going to reveal herself?¡± ¡°Yes, Xiayao finally agreed to the game¡¯s official live broadcast. And now, her live broadcast has started. I just got the news that Xiayao¡¯s live broadcast has only just started, and there are already hundreds of thousands of viewers.¡± Just then, the screen was switched over to Xiayao¡¯s live broadcast, which was extremely lively, with barragements filling the entire screen, making the actual game screen almost invisible. Not only on the inte, everyone watching television, as well as all the yers from various guilds, immediately rushed over to send gifts if they could, and more importantly, to catch a glimpse of what Xiayao looks like. Although it isn¡¯t her real appearance, they can at least discern how beautiful she is. ¡°That¡¯s great! Is she also live broadcasting the level advancement? I¡¯m curious about which guild she¡¯s doing the live broadcast for?¡± KB was curious about which guild or club was able to invite this legend. After all, Xiayao¡¯s debut would undeniably create a sensation. ¡°This person is also familiar to you. Just watch.¡± As Tian Na spoke, the screen switched to Qin Fengyi¡¯s screen. Sheughed and said, ¡°I¡¯m now trying to connect, hopefully she¡¯ll give me some face.¡± ¡°My God, it¡¯s Prairie Fire.¡± KB eximed. ¡°Yes, I was very surprised too. It seems like we¡¯re in for a good show today.¡± KB shook his head, ¡°Wait, this is Xiaoyao Workshop¡¯s leveling area. Oh my, I messaged Xiayao privately, she said they¡¯re nning to level up in the nearby level 10 area. This is shocking.¡± ¡°KB you¡¯re an expert, could you exin why this is shocking? Do you think they won¡¯t make it?¡± Tian Na asked. ¡°Not just will they fail, it¡¯s downright suicidal. How could Xiayao be so careless for her first live broadcast. How do I put this, you saw yesterday¡¯s leveling, they were all top yers and professionals from Huaxia, and even they were cautious when dealing with the level 5 elites. Also, in this game, monsters inflict doubled damage to yers when they are two levels higher. Do you know what this means? A level 5 yer attacking a level 7 elite and getting hit by the monster would get insta-killed. Let alone being 5 levels apart, to yers, the monster is like a skeleton-level beast ¡ª harder to kill than a boss.¡± Tian Naughed, ¡°So you think Prairie Fire will fail? You must remember that Prairie Fire is a well-known solo boss yer, I think he will seed.¡± KB shook his head resolutely, ¡°It¡¯s impossible. Even if both Prairie Fire and the Starfire Gods worked together, it¡¯s impossible. Let¡¯s put it this way, if they seed in leveling the area, I hereby agree to acknowledge Prairie Fire as my elder brother, right here.¡± ¡°Our audience in front of the TV can be the witnesses, you¡¯ve promised.¡± Tian Naughed, ¡°It seems Xiayao still gives me face. Themunication is through.¡± In front of the TV, Li Jia was pointing at Li Yao, ¡°See, my brother is on TV, he is really on TV.¡± Li¡¯s father frowned, ¡°It¡¯s a joyous asion and still prefers to show off. What¡¯s a level 10 area? Does he think leveling a level 10 area is a piece of cake? If he embarrasses himself, I¡¯d like to see how he coulde down from the stage.¡± However, Li¡¯s motherughed, ¡°Children have their own ideas. Listen to you. My son can solo bosses, and you can¡¯t even defeat elites. If it wasn¡¯t for me healing, you would have respawned countless times.¡± ¡°Can¡¯t you save face for me in front of the child?¡± Father Li was upset. ¡°Okay, but I¡¯ve given it a thought, and I¡¯m still unsure where your face is.¡± Father Li¡¯s face turned even darker. Li Jia wasughing sweetly, staring intently at the TV. In the game, Qin Fengyi ended the call with Tian Na and said, ¡°As you see, my fans and KB don¡¯t believe in our sess this time. Over a hundred fans have said that if you could make it to the first tform, they will gift you ten gold ingots.¡± Li Yao didn¡¯t choose to go up the spiral corridor, instead, he wandered around the floating tform. It looked more like arge floating pavilion, with a level 10 elite inside and a ssic elven architecture dome at the top. Upon hearing this, Li Yao said: ¡°Let them prepare the ingots. I have also streamed live before, but I have never received any ingots. Also, tell KB to get ready to bow and be my follower.¡± The gold ingot is a universal gift for live broadcasting in the Huaxia District, with one ingot equivalent to a thousand credit points. In his past life, the hapless Li Yao could count the ingots he received, it was truly pitiful. Li Yao¡¯s words instantly exploded Xiayao¡¯s streaming room, with fans iming that the ingots are ready and waiting for them to take down the first tform. KB¡¯s face darkened. He didn¡¯t expect Prairie Fire to be so straightforward. It seemed this bet couldn¡¯t be avoided. But he wasn¡¯t worried, he knows this game too well, it¡¯s impossible for level five members to clear a level ten dungeon. The camera switched to other guilds, and the TV station¡¯s phone was bombarded with calls. The audience threatened to switch to online live streaming if the broadcaster didn¡¯t return to Xiayao¡¯s channel. There were so many calls that the station¡¯s leadership was rmed and decided primarily to broadcast Prairie Fire and Xiayao¡¯s progress today. It was only after Tian Na exined that she would respect the viewers¡¯ opinions that the phone calls gradually died down. News spread, causing discontent among professional yers who thought they had a shot at being featured. It was infuriating. Appearing on television was not easy; many yers had made mistakes in order to snatch more screen time. The first tform was at a distance of hundreds of yards from the ground. There were pairs of patrolling guards, level-ten elites, on the spiral corridor which extended upwards with several turns. On a rtively high hillside, Dumay stared in confusion, asking, ¡°Big Brother, why don¡¯t we go to the corridor, what are we doing here?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t tell me you have a special strategy?¡± Since Li Yao had made a decision, she naturally wouldn¡¯t back down. Li Yao nodded and said, ¡°Even if we had a tank, we wouldn¡¯t be able to withstand level-ten elites. To clear this dungeon, we need tactics, not brute force. There are too many monsters in the corridor, we can¡¯t clear them all. We will go directly to the first tform.¡± Shadow Dance estimated the distance and said, ¡°Boss, even if the terrain is high here, the tform is still dozens of yards above us. Can we fly up there?¡± ¡°Flying is out of the question. I¡¯ll use an old method. You all just need to attack from here, and I¡¯ll go up alone.¡± As Li Yao spoke, he chose the highest point of the hillside and began to assemble the crossbow. ¡°A crossbow isn¡¯t going to be much use, we don¡¯t deal much damage. Even if the crossbow breaks the guard, by the time the elite gets here from the tform, we¡¯re done for.¡± Dumay thought Li Yao was going to use the crossbow to pull the monster. ¡°I can¡¯t exin it clearly now, but you¡¯ll see. Today, I¡¯m going to show you what a real hunter is,¡± Li Yao said. ¡°I¡¯ve already seen it.¡± Dumay was confused. While quickly assembling, Li Yao said: ¡°The hunter¡¯s long-distance weapons include the longbow, shortbow, crossbow, double-hand light crossbow, single-hand crossbow, fire gun, and single-hand gun. Closebat weapons can be the great sword, great axe, long halberd, long spear, single-handed sword, single-handed ax, and so on. There are no weapons that can¡¯t be used except for the hammer which is too heavy. Also, hunters can control various pets, master a variety of trap techniques, and have ever-changing strategies. Remember, hunters are masters of weapons and tools. Depending on the scene or monster, the weapons, tools andbat strategies used should always be adaptable. We turn the impossible into the possible.¡± In thest life, even though there were very few yers who yed as Hunters, they were known as the kings of solo dungeons, and their various methods often made people¡¯s minds blow. While talking, Li Yao had finished assembling the crossbow and started adjusting the angle. He chose a slope, the crossbow arrow pointed towards the tform a few dozen yards away. Everyone remained silent, watching him busy. Li Yao took out a special steel arrow, which had a different arrowhead and a rope connected to the tail of the arrow, coiled up loosely. After loading the arrow shaft, he kept adjusting the angle, and after a while, he seemed satisfied and nodded. Vroom¡­ With a sound, the steel arrow shot out, trailing a rope. Under everyone¡¯s gaze, the steel arrow embedded itself into the edge of the dome on the first tform with a snap. ¡°Don¡¯t touch the rope; wait for me to get up.¡± Li Yao said and then pulled hard on the rope, beginning to climb it like a monkey. Whether in the streaming room or in front of the TV, everyone was stunned at the sight of the monkey-like figure. KB quickly exined their questions: ¡°This is the effect of the basic climbing skill book, my God, I didn¡¯t know it could be used this way.¡± In the scene, Li Yao just got on the dome and the steel arrow fell off a few secondster. Li Yao pulled the rope up and carefully hung it on the tip of the dome. He then tied it around his waist. Due to the spherical shape of the dome tform, it was impossible to stand without leverage, so Li Yao was left hanging on the dome. Tian Na was puzzled: ¡°Even if he hangs up there, he can¡¯t hit the monster on the lower tform. If he lowers himself to fight the monster, it¡¯s even more dangerous. The elite also have long-range skills.¡± KB shrugged, ¡°If I knew, I¡¯d be a gaming god too. But he must have a n. He¡¯s probably relying on his teammates, but I really can¡¯t figure out what he¡¯s up to..¡± Chapter 39 - 39: Crossing the Flowing Clouds Chapter 39: Crossing the Flowing Clouds Trantor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Editor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Due to Qin Feng Yi¡¯s first live broadcast, her poprity was through the roof garnering arge audience, and many guilds that hadn¡¯t started pioneering were basically all paying attention to this pioneering effort. At this moment, they couldn¡¯t figure out how this guy, who needed ropes to stabilize himself, would kill an elite under these circumstances. Many people watching the TV were equally puzzled and didn¡¯t know what Li Yao was going to do. Qin Feng Yi voiced everyone¡¯s confusion, ¡°In your current state, how do you kill elites, and what is our role on this slope?¡± Li Yao took out another bundle of ropes from his backpack, threw it over the tip of the dome, then said, ¡°You all down there, melee attacks by the Mindless One go without saying, you just directly output damage. As for ranged monsters, they¡¯re Mage type creatures, I¡¯ve tested it before, the monsters in this area are all Fire magic, he will probably release a Fireball every twenty seconds, a Rain of Fire every thirty seconds. Your position is good and the distance is far enough, as long as you see him casting, you can easily dodge.¡± Staring innocently with her big eyes, Ding Meng Bianbian asked confusedly, ¡°I know how to output damage, but I want to ask, big brother, how can we be assured of outputting damage to elites safely, Mages are okay, but in closebat, they can kill anyone in seconds, we can¡¯tpletely dodge.¡± Li Yao nodded and said in the team voice chat, ¡°Shadow Dance, you wanted to learn techniques, right? Now, let me tell you a principle. Every profession has hidden attributes.¡± ¡°Hidden attributes?¡± Shadow Dance was confused, and not only him, everyone was confused. ¡°Yes, hidden attributes.¡± Li Yao said, ¡°For example, hunters, I¡¯ve discovered a hidden attribute. That is, they can make many traps themselves, and these traps, in addition to the traps¡¯ inherent properties, also benefit from the hunter¡¯s attribute bonus.¡± ¡°The traps of the hunter already enjoy the hunter¡¯s attributes bonus, so what hidden attribute does this count as?¡± Ding Meng Bianbian raised a question. ¡°The traps I¡¯m speaking of are homemade traps, not skill traps. A few days ago, I practiced a two-level rogue and then changed to a hunter, both roles used homemade traps to kill creatures, but I found that the same traps, the hunter¡¯s homemade trap was much more powerful than the rogue¡¯s homemade trap. And a very simpleparison, samesso, a hunter using a rope has at least triple the durabilitypared to a rogue.¡± While Li Yao was exining, he had turned the other end of the rope into a workingsso. Having been the Thief God in his previous life, Shadow Dance¡¯sprehension abilities were amazing. He quickly understood the usefulness of this hidden attribute and even theorized that a hunter using a crossbow would definitely be more formidable than other professions. ¡°What hidden attributes does the rogue have then.¡± Li Yao just smiled faintly and said, ¡°I only yed rogue for two days, how would I know? But based on the experience of hunter, I can at least be sure of one thing. Everyone knows that the attack speed of some weapons in the game is fixed, and under the same attributes, when a rogue uses a short weapon, his attack speed is faster than other professions. For instance, rogues should be the most flexible when using hook locks.¡± Of course, Li Yao knew that each profession had hidden attributes, but too many people were watching this broadcast, he couldn¡¯t appear too advanced, posing as if he understood everything. ¡°Now, I finally understand.¡± Ding Meng Bianbian¡¯s eyes sparkled and she said, ¡°No wonder ah No wonder, I said Brother¡¯s attributes are much stronger than a warrior of the same level, but using a melee weapon, the normal damage doesn¡¯t standout, now it all makes sense.¡± ¡°My water friends are throwing a fit, some say this enlightening, trying things while watching the broadcast. Others say you are showing off, hoping that you can prove it.¡± Qin Feng Yi watched the barrage ofments and ryed. ¡°My trap is ready, I will prove it now.¡± Li Yao cautiously loosened the rope around his waist. Now his feet were pressing on the edge of the tform, his body looked like it was hanging on the cliff, and his entire face was turned downwards. At this moment, the weight of his entire body was supported by the waist rope. If the rope broke, he would fall. Under these circumstances, Li Yao could see the number of elite patrols on the tform below. The elves¡¯ buildings were very tall and grand, and still retained the temple style of the Ancient Times. The distance from the tform to the top was at least forty or fifty yards, and the normal height of a High Elf was no more than two yards. The area of the tform was also veryrge, probably over a thousand square meters in reality, and nearly thirty were randomly patrolling on the tform. After careful observation, Li Yao adjusted his angle slightly. Thesso in his hand slowly hung down. Thesso was kept approximately five yards above the Mindless One¡¯s head to avoid being detected by the creature. A momentter, a Mindless One holding a shield and one-handed sword walked underneath thesso. Li Yao held his breath, thesso in his hand suddenly swung and then he abruptly rxed a section of rope. Now, whether it was the yers in the live room or the people watching on TV, everyone held their breath. Thesso swung like a swing and then suddenly fell down, uratelynding on the Mindless One¡¯s neck. Then Li Yao hastily tightened the rope and suddenly pulled hard. The unprepared Mindless One was pulled off the tform by a strong force, then Li Yao¡¯s rope loosened. Only the creaking sound of the taut rope could be heard, as the Mindless One was left hanging in mid-air constantly struggling, and his struggles were futile. The other end of the rope was tied to the top of the dome, unless he broke free or cut off the rope, there was only the fate of being hanged. ¡°What are you still dazed about? Hurry up and output damage.¡± It was too difficult for Li Yao in his current state to output damage. Seeing that his teammates below were still gaping, he urged them. ¡°Oh, oh.¡± Ding Meng Bianbian was stunned by the sight, hearing Li Yao shout, she quickly ced the Fire Snake Totem, while she rapidly fired Lightning Arrows. Qin Feng Yi cast a Curse of Aging to weaken the monster, then released a Bone Spear. Although their equipment and levels were exceptional, facing an elite that was five levels higher than them, the damage output was pitifully low, only pitiful nine-point, ten-point numbers. The HP of a level ten elite was alreadyparable to a level five boss, close to four or five thousand. Even Shadow Dance, not wanting to be left behind, pulled out a double-handed crossbow and constantly fired, with quite urate aim. ¡°I go, it can be done like this.¡± Watching the level 10 elite getting tossed around, the live chat was immediately filled with rows of ¡°66666666¡±. ¡°I¡¯ve learned so much, thank you, master. This is the most exciting pioneer live stream I¡¯ve ever watched.¡± ¡°I hear someone¡¯s gold is ready to be wagered, hope they don¡¯t run awayter.¡± ¡°That¡¯s secondary. The important thing is what KB, our ¡®Women¡¯s Best Friend¡¯ , said. If Prairie Fire could pioneer the level 10 dungeon, KB would bow down and be his little bro.¡± ¡°Looking forward to KB getting down.¡± The folks in the live chat are all for stirring up chaos. Meanwhile, in the TV studio, KB¡¯s face darkens watching the scene. He was just joking about bowing down, but who knew Tian Na would take it seriously. Then, during the live interview, the matter was disclosed. Prairie Fire even said he was waiting for KB to be his little bro. ¡°Cough, if this continues, Prairie Fire could really seed in pioneering.¡± Tian Na teased KB with a smile. KB¡¯s face darkened further, he coughed lightly and said, ¡°That¡¯s not necessarily the case. The monsters in ¡®The Ancient God World¡¯ are exceptionally intelligent. Look, although the elite that¡¯s being hanged is struggling, it starts to use its one-handed sword to cut the rope around its neck. Look, as I said, the creature¡¯s intelligence is very high. It sessfully severed the rope and fell, um¡­¡± He could not continue as the elite monster that fell to the ground had died. After suffering a considerable amount of damage, the level 10 elite only managed to cut the rope and fell vertically from a few hundred yards high,nding below the slope and reducing its life to nil. If it weren¡¯t for their inflicted damage, the elite would have some health left upon falling. It would have then directly charged at them, and they would certainly be killed instantly. ¡°Wow, the experience is so high. Just from killing one monster, I gained 2% experience. It¡¯s fantastic.¡± Daimeng Tongtong excitedly yelled, ¡°Little Shadow, quickly loot the corpse.¡± Shadow Dance sprinted to loot the corpse, then handed over two silver coins and a level 10 Green Equip to Tongtong. Tongtong nodded in satisfaction, looking every bit the leader she was. ¡°Big bro, quick, move on to the next one.¡± Tongtong shouted. They would just need a few dozens of these monsters to level up. ¡°Wait a moment. I will prepare anothersso.¡± Li Yao prepared anothersso and within a minute, he hadssoed another elite. Li Yao¡¯s team began to kill monsters to their heart¡¯s content and his sess in monster-killing had practically exploded the entire world. Other administrative region guilds were also watching and immediately sprung into action. Some guilds even stopped pioneering their level 5 dungeons and, like Li Yao, began to attempt level 10 ones. Time passed slowly and Li Yao¡¯s team efficiently cleared the first tform. At the TV studio, Tian Na said to KB, who was growing increasingly sullen, ¡°The sess of Prairie Fire has set the world ame. Now, many anchors have sent messages saying that almost allrge guilds and clubs have sent teams to try this method of pioneering.¡± Then, the screen changed. Some guilds were powerful enough to actually bring in a bed crossbow. But, even if they had learned the climbing skill, the steel arrow would loosen before they even managed to climb up. The yer would tragically fall from a great height, and their ughtered soul would return to the graveyard. These weren¡¯t isted incidents. There were many such scenes of elite guild members attempting and failing, falling to their deaths. This caused audiences in front of the TV to schadenfreude bursts ofughter. Some guilds were smart and let the agile thieves climb. The thieves seeded, but they didn¡¯t know how to make asso; they were always busy wrestling with it. Finally, a thief from some guild learned how to make asso, only to discover a variety of other mishaps. After endless attempts, a thief finally managed tosso an elite. However, some thieves forgot to let go and fell together with the elite monster. The oue: the thief died on impact, and the nearly dead elite ughtered the teammates who were prepared to deal damage. But there were too many yers and too many experts. Sess was bound to happen eventually. However, their sess only confirmed that Li Yao was right. Not mentioning other administrative regions, but in China, a thief from the Brilliant Guild, after several attempts, perfectlyssoed and suspended an elite. But before the teammates below could deal damage, the rope broke, leading to yet another tragedy. The failures of various guilds led to the previously marginalized Hunters suddenly bing popr. Suddenly, all the guilds started recruiting elite Hunters. ¡°After watching other guilds attempt to pioneer in the same way, I understand the difference between a master and regr people. What Prairie Fire did looked simple. The first tform, nearly thirty elites, not a single failure. But look at the other guilds; their losses were too heavy.¡± Tian Na watched the tragic scenes still being broadcasted. Although KB¡¯s face was dark, he still exined, ¡°Don¡¯t take it as simple. It requires many skills. And let me remind you, those being ughtered by monsters aren¡¯t average yers but elite squads and professional yers from variousrge guilds and teams.¡± Tian Naughed lightly, ¡°Are you defending Prairie Fire so much because you¡¯ve already be his little bro?¡± KB shook his head and said, ¡°I admit Prairie Fire is very powerful, but that¡¯s it. He cannot reach the second tform. The first tform is t, so a bed crossbow can¡¯t shoot to the top of the second tform. Although you can put it on the dome of the tform, neither a person nor a crossbow can stay there. If he cannot use a bed crossbow to connect to the second tform, the method of clearing the first tform is useless.¡± ¡°What if Prairie Fire has a new method?¡± ¡°Impossible. Do you truly believe he¡¯s a god with endless tricks up his sleeve? Fan Tiann,¡± KB retorted, feeling a burden lift off his chest. Tian Na shook her head and said, ¡°I just texted Xiayao. She said Prairie Fire had already figured out how to reach the second tform.¡± Uh-oh¡­ ¡°I don¡¯t believe it.¡± KB¡¯s face, which had just turned less sullen, immediately darkened again. It felt like he was on the verge of a blood-spitting rant. This was just too much of a p in the face. He had hardly finished speaking! Meanwhile, the audience watching the live stream was in a daze, beginning to specte and imagine how they could reach the second tform¡­ Chapter 40 - 40: So It Can Be Like This Chapter 40: So It Can Be Like This Trantor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Editor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Feng Yi¡¯s livestream room was boiling over. ¡°Where¡¯s that braggart who was just shoutingWhy has he SLIddenlY gone silent?¡± ¡°Quick, start splurging.¡± ¡°You talk as if you¡¯re just spewing hot air, Liu Er Xiaobao, I¡¯ll remember you, you were the most excited just a moment ago, where are you now?¡± Feng Yi¡¯s smile was tinged with glee as she watched the barrage ofments shing across the screen in the corner of her eye. ¡°You¡¯ve really made a killing today, just in this short while, you¡¯ve already received several hundred gold coins.¡± ¡°Those are your gold coins.¡± Li Yao, sitting on top of the dome and gasping for breath, had just killed thirty elites. His experience points had already reached 88% ¡ª he would level up after clearing the second tform. Even Li Yao found the leveling process exhrating, not to mention his few teammates. This was the result of ughtering level 5 monsters, including elites. Li Yao had exerted a lot of effort to get Tongtong and Feng Yi onto the dome. ¡°Leveling up like this is really exhrating, but we seem to be holding you back, huh.¡± Tongtong was both thrilled and worried. Li Yao patted her little head and said, ¡°There¡¯s no way I could have been leveling up like this without you guys. I couldn¡¯t have done it without your help. Besides, we still have an important part to yter. We are still at the beginning of our journey.¡± ¡°Really?¡± ¡°Of course, it is true,¡± Li Yao said seriously. ¡°Boss, can we summon someone else to help? I also want to get up there. I can¡¯t see anything from down here and can¡¯t learn any techniques.¡± Shadow Dance was all alone on the small hill, looking pitiful. Before Li Yao could speak, Tongtong impatiently waved her hand and said, ¡°You go and watch Xiayao¡¯s livestream. Stop talking nonsense. If you don¡¯t want to, I¡¯ll rece you with someone else.¡± Shadow Dance quickly pleaded with a bitter face, ¡°No, no, my deardy, didn¡¯t you promise to help me be an expert yer?¡± ¡°Then, be prepared to follow Big Brother¡¯s orders. If not, I really will rece you.¡± Tongtong threatened authoritatively, with a look of pure naivety on her face. ¡°Yes, yes.¡± Shadow Dance quickly tried to win Tongtong¡¯s favor. Countless fanboys and audience members burst intoughter. This little goblin is so funny, like a child, they thought. But what they didn¡¯t know was that Tongtong really was a child. Li Yao was dumbfounded. Things were taking a strange turn. Where had the dominant and cold demeanor of this Shadow Dance gone? He waspletely looking like a pushover. ¡°My fanboys state that unless you¡¯re a god, you won¡¯t be able to get to the second tform and definitely won¡¯t be able to y the monsters like you did on this tform.¡± Xiayaoughed: ¡°One of my fanboys asked me to ask you. Do you admit defeat?¡± ¡°KB did get one point right, the strategy used on the first tform won¡¯t work on the second. But, as for him saying I can¡¯t get to the second tform, I must prove him wrong.¡± Li Yao nced at the two of them and said, ¡°The time hase for you guys to y an important part. Hopefully, you can meet my expectations.¡± ¡°We can take on any challenge; I am very strong,¡± Tongtong said, sweetly clenching her little fists. ¡°I should be able to meet your requirements too,¡± Feng Yi chimed in confidently. ¡°Alright, let¡¯s test you out. Shadow Dance, you stand on the hill and move around slowly, maintaining the same rate as the elite monster. Can you do that?¡± Li Yao asked Shadow Dance. Shadow Dance watched the elite¡¯s stride in the spiral passage for a while, then nodded, ¡°The distance of their strides and their frequency are fixed, easy to mimic.¡± Without waiting for Li Yao to speak, Shadow Dance started walking around the hill, imitating the elite¡¯s stride. ¡°Why did you ask him to mimic the patrolling of the elite?¡± Tongtong asked curiously. She felt thrilled. Following Li Yao was definitely a fun experience. ¡°It¡¯s quite simple. I just want Tongtong¡¯s Lava Eruption and Fen, um, Xiayao¡¯s Bone Spear to hit Shadow Dance at the same time. Even if they can¡¯t hit him simultaneously, their timing shouldn¡¯t differ by more than half a second. If you can¡¯t meet this requirement, I won¡¯t be able to get to the next tform.¡± Tongtong and Feng Yi looked at each other. Tongtong asked, ¡°Xiayao, how much time does your Bone Spear take to cast?¡± Xiayao said: ¡°My Bone Spear requires a 1.25-second casting time.¡± Nodding, Tongtong said, ¡°My Lava Eruption takes 1.75 seconds tounch.¡± Xiayao nodded back, ¡°Your Lava Eruption also involvesunching a Magma Ball, and my Bone Spear is a projectile skill too. To the best of my knowledge, generally, for all projectile skills, the trajectory speed is the same. Therefore, you start casting first, I¡¯ll follow, and we¡¯ll try to sync up.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Tongtong agreed, and Li Yao signaled the start. The two of them began to cast their skills one after another. At the TV station, KB watched as the duo, after about a dozen attempts, managed to hit Shadow Dance (who was imitating the patrolling elite) simultaneously and remarked, ¡°Impressive.¡± Tian Na, who was a pure presenter and didn¡¯t have an in-depth understanding of the game, asked, ¡°It didn¡¯t really seem that difficult.¡¯ ¡°It¡¯s quite difficult,¡± KB exined, ¡°Don¡¯t you think if Tongtong begins to chant the spell first and Xiayao follows after a moment¡¯s pause, they would be able to meet the target set by Prairie Fire?¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t that the case?¡± Tian Na¡¯s confusion also mirrored that of the vast majority of yers, who thought achieving this would not be difficult. ¡°You¡¯re mistaken, hitting both at the same time is extremely hard. Don¡¯t forget, this is free-style now, and it has to be free-style. Only in free-style can this hidden effect be triggered. Look, Shadow Dance was knocked back two small steps by the two skills, indicating that each skill pushes him back by one step. If it was in lock-in mode, sure, it would hit 100% of the time, but there would be no knockback effect. I don¡¯t know what Prairie Fire is going for, but clearly, he wants this effect.¡¯ ¡°Hmm, you¡¯re not wrong, but I still don¡¯t see what the difficulty is?¡± Tian Na still didn¡¯t understand. KB chuckled, exining: ¡°In free-style, you can¡¯t just chant a spell and it¡¯s over. You also need to control the angle of the skill. You have to realize Shadow Dance is constantly moving, and both yers need to predict where to release their skills in order to hit him. Take note, both Lava Eruption¡¯s Magma Ball and Bone Spear have a trajectory when thrown, and the distance and timing needed to predict varies with different distances. It¡¯s essentially like shooting a gun there¡¯s a difference between a stationary target and a moving one. No matter how good you are at shooting stationary targets, it doesn¡¯t mean you¡¯ll be good at hitting moving ones. Both of them are really incredible, at least on a professional level.¡± ¡°So that¡¯s how it is.¡± Tian Na and the audience finally understood: ¡°I can understand why Xiayao is so good, but who is this cute girl? Looking at how well they¡¯re coordinating, it¡¯s like they¡¯ve hit the bullseye every time. KB, do you know who this little Goblin is?¡± KB replied: ¡°With free-style enabled, professional yers face a huge challenge ¨C the emergence of numerous unfamiliar masters.¡± ¡°So, do you now admit that Prairie Fire can reach the second tform?¡± Tian Na teased. ¡°Don¡¯t set me up! I didn¡¯t concede that. I just said both of them are really good, but I didn¡¯t admit that they could reach the second tform. It¡¯s extremely difficult. Neither of them can be hit by a monster; if they are, they¡¯ll be killed instantly.¡± ¡°How are they going to start a fight on the dome?¡¯ Tian Na voiced a question shared by many. KB, reluctantly pointing at the screen, said: ¡°You see, there are spiral stairs inside the tform too, so they can get on top of the dome. But given their damage, they won¡¯t even manage to take down one-tenth of the Elite Monster¡¯s health from the time they draw it in until it gets to the dome. Once the Elite is on the dome, that means a reduction in numbers, and it¡¯s too risky.¡± Atop the dome, Li Yao said: ¡°Alright, I didn¡¯t expect you two to coordinate so well. We are now going into the real battle ¨C clearing the second tform.¡± From their elevated position atop the vast dome, Li Yao and his team were essentially at level with the second tform, where they were staring down the monsters. The second tform was even more expansive, teeming with about fifty Mindless Ones. ¡°So which one are we taking out?¡± the cute girl frowned and said: ¡°When our skills hit it, it¡¯ll definitely react and send out a signal. Then, it¡¯ll definitelye running down the corridor that connects the first and second tforms. With so many of them, we¡¯re done for.¡± ¡°Moreover, these monsters¡¯ patrol routes seem random and too chaotic.¡± Xiayao frowned. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I won¡¯t let it send out a signal or call for help. Plus, while these patrol routes seem random, they actually follow aplex pattern of rotation. I¡¯ve been observing from the moment I reached the top of the dome and simting it in my mind, and I¡¯ve found eight intersections where all the monsters cross paths. Our target is the spot five steps away from us, next to the second pir on the right of the tform from our perspective.¡± The cute girl and Shadow Dance sent out a string of ellipses before both turned to look at Li Yao, dumbfounded. Feng Yi¡¯s eyelids twitched. She remarked: ¡°Some viewers said your calcting and deduction abilities border on the insane. Remembering so many monsters¡¯ movement routes and simting them in your mind ¨C most people would be booted offline if they were this jittery.¡± ¡°Master, teach me, teach me.¡± Shadow Dance pleaded excitedly. ¡°Me too, me too.¡± The cute girl shot up her hand. ¡°This isn¡¯t thatplicated. I¡¯ll teach you guys when we have the time.¡± Li Yao took out his crossbow, loaded a Steel Arrow and said: ¡°Watch closely, just as we did earlier. Remember the location I just pointed out.¡± Li Yao held up his crossbow, carefully observing the patrol route of the Elite Monster. After a while, a monster was about to approach the second pir, and Li Yao locked his sights onto this Level 10 Elite. ¡°Begin.¡± The two executed wlessly once again. In a moment, a Magma Ball from Lava Eruption trailed by a Bone Spear from a different location rapidly closed in on their target. All those watching Li Yao lead his team broke out in a sweat. If Li Yao didn¡¯t have any tricks up his sleeve, their team would surely be wiped out. At this point, they¡¯re even more anxious than if they were the ones leading the attack. Some harbored mixed feelings, hoping for the legend to continue but also for it to fall. Bang¡­ The Lava Eruption and Bone Spear hit the level 10 Mindless One Elite on the left and right chests respectively. The Mindless One was jolted back two small steps by the powerful impact, but was still at least three small steps away from the edge of the tform. Just as the explosion went off, the Elite¡¯s eyes lit up as it started to search for the enemy. Thud¡­ A Steel Arrow dug into the Mindless One¡¯s knee. The Mindless One had just been knocked back and was struggling to steady itself when a finger-thick Steel Arrow prated its knee. Before the disbelieving eyes of everyone, the Level 10 Mindless One Elite fell. And behind him was a void. Everyone then watched as the Level 10 Elite rolled off the second tform. A momentter, a thud was heard. Falling from nearly 200 yards away, even a Level 10 Elite couldn¡¯t withstand the impact and was instantly killed. All those watching Li Yao¡¯s team take on the event were stunned. The livementary had also gone silent. ¡°Holy shitninainai, that actually worked?¡± KB was so shocked that he stood up from his chair, cursing without realizing it. The yers on the live tform also recovered, the live chat blowing up instantly with ¡®6¡¯ flooding the screen. Then gold tokens began to shower down, turning the screen golden. ¡°Nothing left to say. Only these gold tokens can express my feelings.¡± ¡°Prairie Fire is a god. I¡¯m speechless. From this day forward, I¡¯m a fan.¡± yers with insight expressed their excitement¡­. Chapter 41 - 41: The Bet (Extra Update) Chapter 41: The Bet (Extra Update) Trantor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Editor: EndlessFantasy Trantion TV Station. The host, Tian Na, still bewildered, asked, ¡°This operation was quite amazing, wasn¡¯t it? It made you swear, be mindful of it next time.¡± KB snapped back to reality, apologized hastily, and then said with a wry smile, ¡°This isn¡¯t just amazing, it¡¯s downright freakish.¡± ¡°Well, many viewers are confused. Xiayao and this¡­ Pupil, they coordinated so seamlessly. You didn¡¯t praise them, but praised Prairie Fire instead. He didn¡¯t seem all that extraordinary.¡± Tian Na wasn¡¯tpletely clueless. She had received loads of text messages from viewers seeking rity on the confusing parts. ¡°Xiayao and Pupil¡¯s operation was undoubtedly stunning. Not only are they masters of instinctual y, they are also technical experts in free mode. Such an exquisite cooperation only possible from yers whose consciousness and operations can match the top professional yers.¡± KB took a sip of water and continued, ¡°But did you see Xiayao¡¯s live chat? The barrage was filled with ¡®6s¡¯ and sparkling golden shes, all cheering for Prairie Fire.¡± ¡°There¡¯s no doubt about that. What we want to know is, why was this operation considered extraordinary?¡± Tian Na did not let KB off, pressing on, ¡°You don¡¯t happen to be clueless about the intricacies yourself, do you? That would disappoint your fans.¡± KB gave a splendid grin, saying, ¡°How could I not know? I might be older andck the quick reflexes to aplish such extraordinary operations, but I¡¯m not short of experience. You all have to understand, Prairie Fire single-handedly designed the strategy to defeat the level 10 elite monster, right?¡± ¡°Is there some kind of trick to it?¡± This time Tian Na was genuinely puzzled. ¡°Of course there is. You all saw the extraordinary operation, but you didn¡¯t consider the tremendous difficulty in forming such a n. Look, this is the fifth elite monster that the Prairie Squad has killed at the same spot. This shows that at the very beginning, Prairie Fire calcted the elite¡¯s patrol route and intersection point, choosing the most advantageous one.¡± Tian Na looked at the string of texts she had received, picked out the most representative one, and asked, ¡°A viewer asks if it¡¯s not that difficult to figure out this kind of route.¡¯ KBughed, ¡°Excuse me for being direct, but whoever asked this must be a newbie. Yes, just film the route of fifty monsters and aputer can calcte it in a moment. However,plex data processing isn¡¯t possible in the game, even if you watch the forums or livestreams.¡± ¡°Prairie Fire has not disconnected, which suggests he simted the patrol routes of fifty monsters in his mind. The human spirit has its limits. The average person would struggle to visualize such a scenario for a few seconds, let alone simte it for at least twenty minutes without severe brainwave fluctuations causing a forced disconnect by the system. This indicates one thing, his spirit is very strong. Given mankind¡¯s progress up to now, spiritual power is far from fantasy, no need for me to exin it.¡± ¡°Prairie Fire managing to hold the simtion for more than twenty minutes, now that¡¯s impressive. His sessful consecutive monster kills further prove the uracy of his mental simtion.¡± Tian Na stared at the texts, then said again, ¡°A viewer said he concedes your point. He admires Prairie Fire, but he wants to know about the operational part, which he still finds puzzling.¡± KB nodded and said, ¡°Now wee to the operational part. Prairie Fire¡¯s calcting and predicting abilities are terrifying. Plus, he had Xiayao and Miss Pupil cast their skills simultaneously, implying this was a fresh n. The difficulty lies in two aspects. First, Prairie Fire had to hit the monster¡¯s knockdown point. Having yed for so long, the knockdown point isn¡¯t unfamiliar to anyone, let¡¯s not mention other creatures. But for humanoid ones, it¡¯s usually above the knee.¡± ¡°Prairie Fire used a heavy crossbow, known for its poor precision. It¡¯s hard to hit a moving humanoid knee, let alone the individual. This is a conclusion drawn from countless trials by professional yers. Secondly, the trajectory of Prairie Fire¡¯s crossbow bolt and the twodies¡¯ skills differed in speed. You saw it yourselves, Prairie Fire didn¡¯t coordinate with the other two before, yet he seeded on the first attempt. Lastly, the arrangement was simply ingenious.¡± ¡°Look, this is the tenth elite that the Prairie Squad has killed. This shows Prairie Fire¡¯s precision in choosing the intersection and calcting it. You see, every time they start only upon Prairie Fire¡¯smand and then cast their spells. The point where the spells hit the monster almost exactly ovepped with the previous times. Each monster was hit by two skills, retreated two steps and then Prairie Fire¡¯s steel arrow knocked it down. It fell to its death, every step is crucial. If eitherpanion missed their hit, the monster would take one small step less backward and wouldn¡¯t fall to its death.¡± Tian Na contained herughter, reading another viewer¡¯s text, ¡°A viewer¡­no, many viewers have sent texts saying that seeing you g wave for Prairie Fire, you seem to have epted being his underling. You¡¯ve admitted defeat in your heart.¡± KB¡¯s excited face instantly sagged, he said indignantly, ¡°And here I thought you were good friends. How could I possibly admit defeat? Yes, they have cleared the monsters on the second tform, but how will they reach that tform? The corridor between the first and second tform can¡¯t be cleared in the same manner. It must be walked through. The bed crossbow also can¡¯t be loaded, they can¡¯t get to the second tform.¡± As soon as she finished speaking, Tian Na saw a barrage of texts. Covering her mouth with augh, she said, ¡°The audience is very proactive, expressing interest in seeing how you continue to get your face pped by Prairie Fire before admitting you¡¯re his little brother.¡± KB was at a loss for words¡­ Listening to the knowledgeable KB¡¯s detailed exnation, and then seeing in the TV the Prairie Squad acting like well-oiled machines with beyond-precise monster hitting, by this point all the viewers understood the ins and outs. They were quite shocked and held some respect while getting a little bit excited, itching to try it out themselves right away. But, they could not watch the TV station¡¯s program once they entered the game. So, they gritted their teeth and watched with curiosity to see what method the Prairie Squad would use to reach the second tform and how they would deal with the first boss. Li Yao watched as thest elite fell. Hey on top of the dome in exhaustion. It was just too taxing mentally. He was extremely content with his two teammates. He even prepared a ropedder, ready to escape if anyone made a mistake. If he so much as grazes against an Elite Monster five levels higher than himself, he would instantly get killed, with no chance of fighting back. But to his surprise, the two worked perfectly together with no mishaps. Feng Yi¡¯s awareness and operation were meticulous, this did not surprise him. But the fact that an eight or nine-year-old kid could perform so well, truly made her deserving to be called a future Divine Enthronement expert. Stretchingzily, she nestled next to Li Yao, eximing excitingly: ¡°That was so cool, we¡¯re both at level six now, we gained so much experience. It¡¯s just a shame that the experience required for level six is even greater now, killing an elite only gives 0.5% experience, it¡¯s so frustrating.¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t get any experience points.¡± A bitter voice chimed in from the voice chat. Imperial Pupil retorted impatiently: ¡°Why would you need experience points? You should be grateful that Big Brother is teaching you skills already. Oh right, what about the loots? We¡¯ve killed so many monsters, did we get any good equipment?¡± Shadow Dance irritably responded: ¡°Only some magical materials. About twenty-something pieces of Green Equip, three pieces of Blue Equip, but they¡¯re all level ten. And a bit more than one Gold Coin.¡± Li Yao chuckled, ¡°Stop worrying so much. You did y a big role. How about this, all the coins we collected will be yours, and when ites time to distribute the equipment you¡¯ll get a share too.¡± ¡°No need, don¡¯t give him anything.¡± Imperial Pupil murmured. ¡°Yes, yes, I don¡¯t need anything, as long as you are willing to teach me your techniques.¡± However, Li Yao responded soberly: ¡°That¡¯s not eptable. Since you have joined my team and have made contributions, you should share the loots. It is the result of yourbor, nothing else. As for techniques, as teammates and friends, isn¡¯t it normal to discuss them together?¡± A look of joy spread across Shadow Dance¡¯s face. ¡°Really?! Leader Li Yao, you¡¯ve really epted me into your team? Am I really allowed?¡± ¡°Your dedication ismendable, so let¡¯s consider you a reserve for now. Whether you can be a part of our small team will depend on everyone¡¯s opinion.¡± Li Yao didn¡¯t say everything he meant. ¡°Thank you, I promise I won¡¯t hold you back.¡± Shadow Dance was overjoyed. One Gold Coin could do a lot; he could sell part of it to supplement his family expenses and use the remainder to equip himself. What¡¯s more, he now had the opportunity to join a top-tier small team. Seeing Prairie Fire¡¯s various ideas and operations, he was utterly in awe of him. Actually, Li Yao was secretly delighted. There was nothing more satisfying than having the future Thief God join his team. Now, his small team already consisted of two future gods. Though they were still naive, as long as he nurtured them a bit, they would grow rapidly. Feng Yi opened her mouth to speak, ¡°The viewers are getting anxious and all of them want to know how you can reach the second tform.¡± Li Yao raised an eyebrow, ¡°Getting to the second tform is not even a challenge.¡± ¡°But the viewers are all looking forward to it and are eager to see how you will reach the second tform without a bed crossbow.¡± Feng Yi exined, ¡°Some viewers have started cing bets again.¡± ¡°How much this time?¡± Imperial Pupil asked curiously. ¡°456 viewers have ced bets on whether he can reach the second tform. If the bet bes established by the System, it will automatically appear.¡± Feng Yi exined. ¡°Those rich viewers really have money to spare.¡± Imperial Pupil sighed. Li Yao, however, stood up and said, ¡°I did not foresee earning this money so easily. I am almost embarrassed to take it.¡± Everyone was speechless. Do you know how many people are watching to see how you can clear the second tform? Do you have any idea how many tens of thousands of people are thinking about the same problem? Feng Yi suddenly spoke, ¡°Just got word that more than a dozen guilds and clubs have found skilled Hunters and started to clean up the first tform using our methods.¡± ¡°There really are a lot of experts.¡± Li Yao opened his backpack and said, ¡°Then let¡¯s get started. It would be embarrassing if they catch up.¡±¡­. Chapter 42 - 42: The Despair-inducing Boss Chapter 42: The Despair-inducing Boss Trantor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Editor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Seeing Li Yao stand up, a suddenly surprised voice said, ¡°Big brother, wait a moment.¡± Confused, Li Yao asked, ¡°What¡¯s up? ¡°My sister-inw called me, you guys wait for me, just a bit, I¡¯ll be right back.¡± Seeing Li Yao nod his head, her eyes twinkled with excitement as she logged off. Feng Yi also spoke, ¡°Well, we¡¯ve been pioneering for such a long time and I¡¯m tired, the live stream will be temporarily closed. When we go back to adventuring, we will restart it. Hope everyone can understand. In the meantime, you guys can watch other teams pioneering.¡± After finishing her statement, Feng Yi closed the live stream and then, with nodylike grace at all,y down next to Li Yao. ¡°You¡¯re not carrying yourself quite well.¡± Feng Yi gave him a nce and said, ¡°Do I need to keep up appearances in front of you?¡± Li Yao awkwardly touched his nose without furtherment. For two people who had lived together for two years, they had be extremely familiar with each other. Television studio. Tian Na said with a wry smile: ¡°Xiayao is still the same, always individualistic.¡± ¡°Indeed, her livestreaming room exploded.¡± Upon seeing the mixed reactions in the barrages, KB was also shocked. At this moment, the studio had switched to the live broadcast of another guild. Yet, Tian Na¡¯s thoughts were still with Li Yao and his team¡¯s adventure, her heart ufortably tangled as if scratched by a cat¡¯s w. Suddenly, watching other people even seemed tasteless to her. ¡°KB, I have a question for you.¡± Tian Na nced at the script sent by the director. ¡°Please, go ahead.¡± In his heart, KB felt relieved, hoping Li Yao¡¯s team wouldn¡¯t go adventuring anymore. ¡°So, do you think Prairie Fire will be crazily pursued by various guilds and clubs? Would their sry reach the treatment of an ace professional yer?¡± KB thought about it earnestly before saying, ¡°After today, he will definitely be solicited by various clubs and guilds. But as for the sry, pardon me for being blunt, not to mention an ace sry, I doubt it could reach that of an ordinary professional.¡± There is a standard of measurement in this world. They are divided into newbies, veterans, experts, master hands, reserve yers, professional yers, top yers, and ace yers. Although the definitions are vague, various guilds and clubs have their own evaluation methods. ¡°No wonder you always refer to him as a master hand.¡± Tian Na suddenly realized. KB smiled, ¡°A master hand may not be inferior to a professional yer. It is just a generalized notion for great experts. However, professional yers are recognized athletes, acknowledged by thew. As a professional yer, apart from the highmissions, the athlete status is also very coveted, allowing one to enjoy many benefits. The number of slots that major clubs can apply for is limited, and the process is fraught with difficulties.¡± ¡°But didn¡¯t you just now and so many fans praise his operations as demonic? Why can¡¯t he even be a pro yer?¡± KB shook his head and said, ¡°It¡¯s simple. Prairie Fire¡¯s approach is only suitable for the wilderness. Teams focus on PK and instance records. Although Prairie Fire is brilliant today, he did not show talent in this aspect. However, some guilds would definitely show interest, but I guess he would not join. By the way, Stars, who is also a master hand, has a chance to be a professional yer, but he too, must start from the reserve.¡± ¡°I see, the perfection of system security has also made the selection process stricter. Prairie Fire has performed brilliantly today, but his influence and performance value are still not enough, right?¡± Tian Na concluded. ¡°That¡¯s the point. To say something that might offend Prairie Fire, how many people¡¯s videos catch fire every day? How many Television stations are singing praises for others? And how many yers do we have in the poption? Those who watched our program today are just a drop in the ocean. The influence is minimal. ¡± Tian Na smiled and did not continue this topic. As a qualified presenter, there are some things the guests can say, but they cannot. On the dome above. ¡°These people have gone too far.¡± The quiet-enduring voice of the team suddenly red with Shadow Dance passionately saying, ¡°Sister Xia is unjustly used of acting superior by merely closing the live stream early. What¡¯s even more outrageous is the constant provocation of people who say the Boss can¡¯t even reach the second tform and is intentionally finding excuses to dy time and figure out a strategy.¡± ¡°Why bother with them? They¡¯re just annoying. They¡¯d be better off leveling up with the time they have.¡± Li Yao nonchntly retorted. Feng Yi looked at Li Yao surprised and asked, ¡°If this was before, you would¡¯ve exploded with anger.¡± ¡°Boss, you¡¯re a celebrity now. They are damaging your reputation, and yet you aren¡¯t angry?¡± Shadow Dance shrieked as if the maligned was him. ¡°Celebrity.¡± Li Yao chuckled, ¡°You hold me in too high regard. What counts as celebrity at my level? One day¡¯s fame, maybe. Plus, you need to understand that this so-called live broadcast adventurepetition is barely better than an unofficial match out in the wild. There¡¯s not even a regr panel of judges. Can you guess why that is?¡± Shadow Dance, who was just in his teens, and clueless about such details, wondered aloud, ¡°Why?¡± ¡°Because the influence is too limited. Taking the Light Faction¡¯s livepetition as an example, I doubt that many in our Dark Camp even watch it. Same thing with us, while the Dark Camp might im to participate collectively, there are hardly any yers who have really passed the trials. In the end, it¡¯s basically a lively event among the High Elves. Even within the High Elf race, not many people participate. Now, tell me, what kind of celebrity am Shadow Dance scratched his head and said, ¡°There¡¯s still the livestream and television studio, right?¡± Li Yaoughed, ¡°Alright, first let¡¯s talk about the television studio. This is merely a sub-channel of the station, so naturally its influence is limited. Secondly, the majority of viewers are older, mainly from the neutral faction. Then there¡¯s Xiayao¡¯s livestreaming room, they¡¯reing to see Xiayao, they just happen to see me, I¡¯m merely a familiar face. Their shouts and praises should not be taken seriously. Given that our adventure this time carries nopetition value, the teams couldn¡¯t care less about me nor am I interested in the benefits that the guilds offer.¡± Feng Yi revealed a faint smile before continuing, ¡°I didn¡¯t expect you to be this pragmatic. You¡¯re right, your current fame is too hollow. Moreover, those who know your name are simply a small fraction of the total. They may call you a master hand now, but maybeter when forming a team, they may not even invite you when they see you as a Hunter.¡± ¡°That¡¯s exactly the point.¡± Li Yao looked at the leisurely clouds in the sky and said, ¡°This time, we¡¯re really just trying to give Xiaoyao studio a hard time, while trying to get some television exposure.¡± He knew very well that he was after Titan¡¯s treasure. He didn¡¯t care about this so-called reputation as he figured, after today, hardly anyone would remember him anyway. Over eight-hundred million people were already ying the game, not to mention the one-hundred billion people yet to join. Today was trivial at best. At most, he may have gained some minor fame in the High Elf territory. He still needed to earn enough esteem, establish a guild, create a club, form a team, andpete in the National, International, and Olympicpetitions. ¡°I¡¯ming up,¡± dongs the youthful voice of a happy girl, asking, ¡°do you guys know what I just did?¡± Li Yao feigned curiosity and asked, ¡°What¡¯s that?¡± ¡°I¡¯ve got the carnival contestant tickets. Haha, I can meet you and sis Xiayao in real life and sit with you,¡± the girl bragged. ¡°What about me? I want to go too,¡± Shadow Dance said enviously, ¡°I¡¯ve got money, can I buy a ticket?¡± ¡°What do you need to go for? Just stay at home and watch TV¡± she mumbled, then said, ¡°Bro, you need to make a name for us at the event so we can form a guild.¡± ¡°Sure. We will get the guild quota this time,¡± Li Yao promised. In ¡°The Ancient God World¡±, not everyone could establish a guild. One needed credentials and fame, and that was why he was working towards obtaining the tinum badge for the carnival tickets and, more importantly, to improve his reputation. If he performed well in the carnivalpetition, he¡¯d earn points. Everyone had a ¡®Reputation Score¡¯ under their personal profile in real life. Only when it had reached a certain level could they create a guild in the game. Ordinary yers in ¡°The Ancient God World¡± could only create mercenary groups amodating up to forty people. The creation of guilds was linked to their real-life prestige. ¡°I¡¯m starting the live stream now, ¡± Xiayao announced. ¡°You two, go up to the tform and make some space for me,¡± Li Yao said, bringing out a rope with an iron hook at the end. ¡°Watch this, Shadow Dance. This is a Hook Lock. Your goal, as a rogue, is to master this better than me, the Hunter.¡± There was an old saying: ¡°A rogue who can¡¯t use a Hook Lock isn¡¯t a good rogue.¡± With a Hook Lock, a rogue could climb trees and walls and move quickly on roofs, turning his fantasies into reality. After Li Yao presented the Hook Lock, most of his viewers finally got the idea. Li Yao carefully began to spin the Hook Lock while gradually letting out more rope. It was as if a fan was spinning above Li Yao¡¯s head, and it was growing longer, eventually extending dozens of meters in radius. Once the Hook Lock was long enough to reach the column closest to the second tier, Li Yao swiftly let out a segment of the rope. With its momentum, the Hook Lock looped around the column several times and then securely mped onto the edge of the column with an inscription. ¡°You guys can go all the way up the dome now,¡± Li Yao dered before he attached another rope to the tip of the dome and quickly mbered up to the second tform¡ªtying a rope from his waist to the top of the dome here. This created two rope links between the tforms. Still unsatisfied, he attached a rope to the columns on the two tforms. Three rope passages had appeared intentionally between the two tforms. ¡°Brother, why did you make three ropes? One would be enough,¡± the bewildered girl asked. Back on the second podium, Li Yao said, ¡°Of course, it¡¯s for the boss. The boss patrols between the second and third tforms. We have to eliminate it.¡± He then shared the boss¡¯s data: Arcane Guard Rank: Level 11 Junior Boss Health: 75,000 Skills: Arcane Explosive Fist, Arcane Heavy Punch, Arcane Stomp, Arcane Whirlwind, Arcane Frenzy, and Arcane Explosion. Everyone was awestruck by the boss¡¯s data. A party of four had 75 ,ooo hit points¡ªwouldn¡¯t a party of five have over 100,000? Everyone was speechless. Typically, a level-4 boss would have just over 10,000 75,000 HP for a level-Il boss? It was beyond desperate. A level-10 monster itself could one-shot every yer, let alone this boss. All viewers and spectators sharing the same thought: the Prairie Squad¡¯s journey might end here. Tian Na couldn¡¯t make a word. She muttered, ¡°KB, lead thementary.¡± KB replied with a bitter smile, ¡°What¡¯s there toment? At this stage, defeating this boss is impossible.¡± ¡°Didn¡¯t you also say before that the Prairie Squad wouldn¡¯t be able to ascend the tform? Be careful not to be proven wrong again,¡± Tian Na added, quoting ament from a spectator. KB was helpless but couldn¡¯t vent his frustrations on the audience. He calmed himself down and said, ¡°Yes, they reached the top, but this is a boss we¡¯re talking about. Not even heavy crossbows could bring it down. So, what¡¯s their n? Be cautious and¡ªyes, die. Let¡¯s say, okay, Prairie Fire is capable, but what if he manages to control the boss for one minute, two minutes, or even ten? Their level-5 damage would barely scratch the boss, maybe two or three points at most. Remember, the boss¡¯s HP is 75,000.¡± No one could counter this. The task seemed impossible, and it seemed that the Prairie Squad wouldn¡¯t advance any further. Many spectators chose not to continue watching. Even those guilds who had been following Xiayao¡¯s live stream withdrew¡ªeveryone believed that this boss couldn¡¯t be defeated. If they couldn¡¯t kill a single boss, what was the point of wiping out all the minions? It still wouldn¡¯t count as sessfully pioneering¡­. Chapter 43 - 43 Will the Miracle Happen? Chapter 43: Will the Miracle Happen? Trantor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Editor: EndlessFantasy Trantion ¡°Wait, are we going to start boss now?¡± asked Dumb-Mo, who was usually bold. He was taken aback when Li Yao indicated that they were about to face the boss now, ¡°But we aren¡¯t prepared at all.¡± ¡°We¡¯re preparing right now. Without facing the boss, we wouldn¡¯t know what it¡¯s capable of,¡± Li Yao replied, his eyes fixed on the boss. ¡°First, we need to try. You guys have a rope to slide down on standby and be ready to flee anytime. After all, it¡¯s our first time, don¡¯t expect to beat it in one go.¡± Dumb-Mo widened his eyes and innocently asked, ¡°But you¡¯ve prepared us, haven¡¯t you? Why do we still have to run away?¡± ¡°Oh, please! I¡¯m not a god! I¡¯ve never faced this boss before, so who knows how it might turn out? I¡¯ve nned a strategy, nothing more. It¡¯s quite simple. One of you stays near one of the ropes. When I say move, you¡¯ll use the rope to switch tforms. If I say to run, you use another rope to slide down to the ground. Maybe we¡¯ll manage to escape, then we can regroup and fight again.¡± ¡°Alright, alright, we understand,¡± Dumb-Mozily waved his hand in acknowledgement. ¡°By the way,¡± Li Yao turned his head back and asked, ¡°I heard that several hundred people wagered some in-game currency. Has it been transferred to your ounts?¡± A few shared a nce, while the audience watching the live-stream was hugely amused. ¡°Prairie Fire is nning to take the money and run.¡± ¡°He¡¯s already packed his bags and all set to bolt, once the bosses after them. Today¡¯s live-stream will end right there.¡± ¡°Since they can¡¯t get through it anyway, they may as well stop. Let Xiayao stream his level-up instead.¡± ¡°Yes, please continue streaming, it¡¯s rare to see Sister Xiayao.¡± ¡°Strongly protest.¡± ¡°Prairie Fire is out of tricks, it is confirmed.¡¯ ¡°Sigh, the legend cannot continue after all.¡± Looking at all thements flooding the screen, Feng Yi also couldn¡¯t help but say, ¡°Thousands of in-game currency have arrived. You won, Li Yao, but never mind, just conduct the fight properly.¡± ¡°Humph, what do these guys know? Who is able to defeat a boss with just one try? Why are they talking about big brother that way?¡± Dumb-Mo pouted, quite unhappy with how the audience was treating Li Yao. ¡°The in-game currency is with us, that¡¯s all that matters. Let them say what they want. If they all rooted for us, would they still be stupid enough to wager the in-game currency?¡± Li Yao feignedment. ¡°Boss, you¡¯re too much,¡± said Shadow Dance, chuckling. ¡°Big brother, it seems you¡¯re making a lot of sense,¡± Dumb-Mo said as the realization dawned upon him. Feng Yi was left speechless, not knowing what to say. The audience, however, was outraged and started moring. Initially, none of them was interested in the wager anymore. Now, they all wanted Feng Yi to set up a bet, moring that if Prairie Fire managed to defeat this boss, they would recharge even more in-game currency. Feng Yi reluctantly set up the bet, and in an instant, hundreds started betting with the in-game currency. Dumb-Mo was stunned and messaged in private, ¡°Big Brother, isn¡¯t it like stealing?¡± Li Yao responded with seeming righteousness, ¡°I¡¯m just defending myself, that¡¯s it. If nobody believes in me, at least I should, right?¡± Dumb-Mo tilted her head as she thought about it for a long time, but remained confused. Although she was smart, she was only a child at that time. ¡°Alright, get ready. The boss is finally within my attack range,¡± said Li Yao. Li Yao got serious, aiming his heavy crossbow at the boss. The boss was huge, at least twelve feet tall and quite broad, enough to fit two Li Yao¡¯s side by side. Plus, it hadrge feet. Its body, made of a metal forged from arcane magic, was very heavy. It walked with a nging noise, sounding very heavy. ng¡­ A steel arrow hit the boss¡¯s body, causing a shower of sparks. However, the arrow was deflected and the damage numbers that popped up in the corner of Li Yao¡¯s screen were embarrassingly small. -12 The heavy crossbow that could deal almost 200 damage to a level 5 boss only managed to cause a dozen points of damage. ¡°Intruders detected. Commencing destruction protocol,¡± the boss¡¯s gaze locked onto Li Yao¡¯n and it quickly ran towards him. Seeing the boss run fast onto the second tform and about to reach the dome, Li Yao did not hesitate. He grabbed the two ends of the ice axe attached to the sloping rope and fast slid down to the dome on the first tform like a cable car. ¡°Start your attack. Pay attention. If the boss passes through the spiral corridor and triggers elites, focus on the elite¡¯s output and ignore the boss. Those elites have high levels and we can¡¯t sustain their attacks all at once. If you feel in danger, slide down to the ground immediately.¡± Li Yao carefully steadied himself. A fire-gun appeared in his hands, a long and rather dramatic two-handed weapon. Li Yao used these fire-guns to boost his mechanical skill to the mid-level. He had made excellent quality fire-guns of course. However, Li Yao used the boss soul from their previous fight against the Velociraptor boss to upgrade an outstanding fire-gun, which had eptable attributes, to excellent quality. Handmade Fire Gun Quality: Major Blue Attack: 15-22 Strength: 10 Agility: 9 Piercing shot: There¡¯s a small chance that the shot will ignore the opponent¡¯s armor, creating a piercing effect. Level: 5 Equipment Requirement: Hunter, Warrior Creator: Prairie Fire ¡°Big brother, when did you change your weapon?¡± Daidong questioned curiously, but her hands didn¡¯t stop as she began to set up the totems. Especially the earthbind totem, which was ced in a blind spot that could effectively confine monsters from climbing up the dome if they got out of control. Li Yao quickly loaded bullets and began take aim, as he was shooting, he exined: ¡°It¡¯s hard to gain leverage on the dome, maintaining bnce is already the limit. Guns and crossbows are fine, but bows definitely won¡¯t do.¡± Understanding dawned upon everyone, especially the hunters, who thought they should prepare more weapons. Three people attacked swiftly. Lightning Arrows, Bone Spears, Aging Curses, Arcane Shots, falling like rain on the monster who was wading its way out of the tform, trying to reach the first level through the spiral corridor. The dome was also unfavorable for Feng Yi. After all, he was a Necromancer; without his Undead Pets assisting, he had be a pure support. The damage from the group surprised many again. Although they predicted that the damage inflicted on the boss by their attacks would be low, no one expected it to be this low. -2-3-1-7-2-8¡­ A series of figures made some start to gloat. They knew this boss had long-ranged skills, and they were hoping the boss would quickly kill Prairie Fire. Watching an expert fall back to the level of amoner was many people¡¯s pleasure. Only Li Yao¡¯s damage was high, although not by much, after all, the boss had over seventy thousand health. Li Yao kept a keen eye on the boss, noticing it lift its arm towards him, and saw the glow of Arcane power. ¡°Xiayao, when you see the boss releasing Arcane Explosion, make sure you seize the right moment to summon a skeleton. Whether I live or die depends on you.¡± Li Yao had no choice but to say this. On the dome, he could barely keep his bnce. Trying to dodge swiftly or use his Shadow Roll would be suicidal as he could fall to the ground and get smashed to death. ¡°You can count on me.¡± biu¡­ With the projection of the shield, the entire audience held their breaths. If Li Yao were to die, the journey would be over for sure. The speed of the Arcane bullet was extremely fast. Despite the wide gap, it rushed over in a blink of an eye. Right before the Arcane bullet was about to hit Li Yao¡­ A skeleton was summoned just in time, blocking Li Yao¡¯s path. Boom¡­ Without suspense, the newly summoned skeleton was sted into pieces by the Arcane bullet. Li Yao did not even make an attempt to dodge, he merely reloaded and shot, and repeated the process. The same was done by Feng Yi. After summoning the skeleton, he did not even nce at Li Yao, but instead began to quickly chant the spell for Bone Spear, not wasting a single second of damage output. ¡°Wow, that¡¯s brilliant! That move could be the highlight of the week!¡± KB stood up again, surprised: ¡°Who would have thought that Xiayao¡¯s standards are now on par with top professional gamers.¡± ¡°Could you exin it? Many viewers didn¡¯t understand, they feel this move is not a big deal.¡± Tian Na asked. ¡°Timing. Using a skeleton to block the boss¡¯s skill involves great control over the timing, you can¡¯t make a single mistake. Remember, this was the first time the boss used this skill. The speed of the projectile needed to be quickly judged, and summoning a skeleton needed time as well. Only if the skeleton gets summoned at the exact moment the bullet is about to hit Prairie Fire will the skill be blocked.¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t it better to summon it earlier? This boss¡¯s skill doesn¡¯t seem to lock on.¡¯ Tian Na was confused. KB pointed to the dome and said, ¡°People have to tread on it carefully. If the skeleton appears on the dome,it will slide down in an instant. If it appears a littlete, Prairie Fire will be done for. This process is also incredibly brief and demands highputational ability, judgment, mental strength, and control. It¡¯s too demanding. Even a regr professional yer would find it hard to aplish.¡± Tian Na motioned for the crew to rey the footage in slow motion. Audience thoroughly enjoyed it, life and death decisions made in a blink of an eye. ¡°Sister Yao¡¯s move was splendid.¡± Shadow Dance cheered, wishing that she was also out there battling. ¡°Don¡¯t get distracted; the crucial moment ising.¡± Li Yao warned while dealing damage. The damage, tiny as it was, was practically negligible to the boss¡¯s health. The boss released its skill, and started to run again, it began to approach the Mindless One patrolling the first wave of the corridor. Everyone held their breaths. If the elites attacked Li Yao and his team with the boss, the difficulty of this battle would multiply, and there would even be a big chance of them wiping out. When the boss and the patrolling Mindless One elite brushed past each other, it felt as if time had frozen. Then Li Yao and his team breathed a sigh of relief, while the viewers and fans cheered. Although many wished for Prairie Fire and his team to fail, even more hoped for them to create a miracle. Right now, a spark of hope to defeat this boss began to glimmer in their view. Even though they had been dealing damage for a long time and the boss¡¯s health bar had barely decreased, at least the difficulty hadn¡¯t increased. The rest depended on whether Prairie Fire¡¯s n worked and if there were any unexpected issues. ¡°Daidong, don¡¯t get overconfident. Be ready. When I tell you to leave, immediately climb the rope to the second tform. Don¡¯t be greedy on the damage.¡± Daidong, outputting on the tform, would be the first thing the boss sees when it reaches the tform. Li Yao feared she might get greedy on outputting, hence he reminded her¡­. Chapter 44 - 44: The Alternative Kite Runner Chapter 44: The Alternative Kite Runner Trantor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Editor: EndlessFantasy Trantion The boss took twenty seconds to move from the second tform to the first. Despite the three of them unleashing a mad flurry of attacks, they only caused a little over two hundred points of damage. Compared to the boss¡¯s total of seventy-five thousand hit points, their efforts were rather insignificant. ¡°Pupil, get to the second tform,¡± Li Yao hastily instructed as he saw the boss about to ascend the first tform. Although Pupil was young, her game skills and awareness were exceptional. They had all learned the Climbing Skill Book in advance. Also, being a Goblin, her body was small and agile. The watcher saw Pupil swiftly climb the rope to the second tform. The boss stepped onto the tform and Li Yao and Qin Feng Yi lost sight of it, unable to attack. Li Yao didn¡¯t need to say anything as the pair shared an incredible understanding and without a word, they quickly moved to the second tform. Climbing the rope might have been strenuous, but it was still the shortest distance. Meanwhile, the boss had to make several diversions. The spiral corridor was filled with arcs, seemingly like a spiral staircase that covered a significant distance. Upon reaching the tform and finding no one, the boss began to climb the internal stairs to the dome, only to realize there was no one there either. By then, Li Yao and his team had already reached the second tform. It was precisely this reason that gave the three of them extra time to attack. ¡°This boss is so stupid,¡± the naive Pupil remarked as she watched the Arcane Guard clumsily reach the mouth of the dome and fail to climb further. Then he saw the trio on the other tform and clumsily descended again, returning to the corridor. ¡°He is an Arcane Guard, his intelligence isn¡¯t very high, he can only carry out simplemands,¡± was the response. ¡°Oh, it¡¯s just that the staircase entrance is too small. If it were bigger, he would have slid down from the tform. It would have been so much better if he fell straight down. Now we have to continue fighting for a long time,¡± a cute Pupilined, staring nkly at the boss¡¯s unchanged health bar. ¡°Just be grateful. We should be relieved it¡¯s this kind of boss. If it was a humanoid boss, it wouldn¡¯t just slide down; it could directly cut our ropes,¡± Li Yao exined, aiming and preparing to attack the boss as it returned to the corridor. ¡°Is it really that smart though?¡± Shadow Dance interrupted. ¡°You really are stupid.¡± Pupil was annoyed with Li Yao¡¯sments and immediately began to reim her dignity as the boss. ¡°Didn¡¯t you see those elites cutting thesso earlier? You¡¯re such a moron. If I knew this would happen, I wouldn¡¯t have bothered bringing you. You¡¯re making me lose face.¡± ¡°I was wrong. I am indeed a little stupid,¡± admitted Shadow Dance, no longer daring to counter. ¡°Alright, enough about picking on poor Shadow Dance. The boss is out, let¡¯s attack quickly. I¡¯m not sure how many more rounds we must endure,¡± Qin Feng Yiughed. ¡°OK, let¡¯s do this! For the better equipment!¡± Cute Pupil started chanting spells immediately. The banging sound echoed from the boss¡¯s body, followed by single-digit damage figures. The damage was pitifully low. ¡°Feng Yi, get ready,¡± Li Yao involuntarily called out her real name. ¡°I know,¡± Qin Feng Yi didn¡¯t show any reaction. Her real name wasn¡¯t a secret. Her eyes gleamed in anticipation, watching closely the boss¡¯s every move. As the boss lifted his arm and the Arcane bullet began to form in his hand, she started chanting her summoning spell. Boom¡­ The newly summoned Skeleton tragically copsed once again, falling to the ground and raining down like a shower of bones. Because Li Yao¡¯s damage was the highest, the boss¡¯s hostility was focused on him, and his solitary ranged skill was aimed at Li Yao. Of course, if anyone blocked his path or he saw other yers, he would not hesitate to use a skill to send that person¡¯s soul back to the graveyard. Viewers in front of the TV and fans watching the live broadcast were stunned. Although the damage was minimal, the boss¡¯s health was slowly declining. Now, thev could see a small decrease in the boss¡¯s health bar. Channel Station. Viewing numerous texts, Tian Na cracked a smile and asked: ¡°The audience is asking, dear KB, what¡¯s your view on this? Many of them seem to relish the fact you¡¯ve been proven wrong by Prairie Fire once again.¡± KB was initially rxed, but now he was on the verge of tears. Each time he confidently presented facts and reasoning to prove that Prairie Squad couldn¡¯t ovee the challenge, he was proven wrong. This time, it was a double p in the face. It felt like the left cheek had just stopped stinging when the right was pped. Not just anyone could climb to the second tform, yet they started to whittle away the boss¡¯s health. Heaven and Earth, this boss was supposedly unbeatable by yers at this stage. Where on earth did Prairie Firee from? Watching Li Yao¡¯s slightly upward-curving lips, KB felt terrible. After the seemingly impossible achievement today, what else is possible? Can¡¯t you just let me live a little? I am merely acting as amentator. Can I no longer do my job happily? Nevertheless, he couldn¡¯t let his emotions show. He could only grit his teeth and force out a smile, saying, ¡°This Prairie Fire sure is full of surprises, but this method of fighting the boss isn¡¯t anything extraordinary.¡± Tian Naughed, ¡°But Xiao Ze has messaged that Prairie Fire is quite impressive, calling him a genius. Seems like you guys have differing opinions.¡± Argh¡­ KB¡¯s face darkened instantly. Tian Na had caught him off guard once again. But what was said was said, all he could do was to rify, ¡°This boss just isn¡¯t smart enough. It¡¯s a creature of creation. If it were a humanoid boss, this method definitely wouldn¡¯t work, and it can¡¯t be generalized.¡± ¡°Hmm? That sounds like exactly what Prairie Fire said.¡± Tian Na shrugged¡­ KB looked up at the ceiling¡­ ¡°Haha, don¡¯t be mad KB. It¡¯s just a joke.¡± Tian Na changed the topic, saying, ¡°Dear viewers, I¡¯m sure you all know, Prairie Fire¡¯s pioneer strategy does carry substantial value. As we saw just now, the experience is exceptionally high, and levelling up is incredibly fast. All the guilds have fielded their best Hunters to explore the first tform, and a multitude of battle reports have been sent in. Those blue equipment really make your mouth water, don¡¯t they?¡± KB asked, ¡°What¡¯s their progress like now?¡± He knew very well that if this exploration method was used properly, leveling up would be incredibly fast. Despite many failures and heavy losses, powerful treats like experience and high-level blue equipment were enough to keep the guilds from giving up easily. Additionally, exploring the first tform had many possibilities, it just had a high requirement for Hunters. ¡°Many powerful guilds, including those from other administrative regions, have passed the first tform. But they can¡¯t even get past the second one.¡± A series of clips were then shown of guilds trying to explore the second tform. The audiences were cheering and enjoying the sight of guild members and teams suffering defeat at the hands of elite monsters. It was an oddly satisfying spectacle. The clips showed all sorts of situations. Either the Shaman and Necromancer¡¯s skills weren¡¯t in sync, or the Hunter couldn¡¯t cooperate perfectly. These big guilds were well-resourced, not only getting their hands on crossbows but also arbalests. But being able to urately hit the knees from a distance using the arbalest, and at the right time, was still too hard for the Hunters they currently had at hand. Thus, the exploration squads all suffered miserable deaths, and even lost the experience they had just gained. Manyrge guilds were worried. Prairie Fire had devised the method to fight the boss right at the second tform, but the damn second tform could not be cleared. Meanwhile, watching Prairie Fire¡¯s team consistently deplete the HP of the boss, the heads of these guilds and clubs were turning white with worry. The huge benefits were right there, but they just couldn¡¯t grasp them. KB sighed, ¡°It seems like these guilds will have to stop here.¡± Tian Na asked with uncertainty, ¡°There are so many yers in the game, isn¡¯t there a single Hunter who can match Prairie Fire?¡± ¡°There is one, Spark of Fire, his archery is pretty impressive, he might be able to manage the arbalest well.¡± KB replied. ¡°What about others? There are so many yers, it can¡¯t be just these two, right?¡± KB forced out a grin, ¡°The thing about the Hunter profession, is that it¡¯s quite awkward. Not just the guilds, even Prairie Fire himself has admitted it. Under equal gear conditions, a Hunter¡¯s output is weaker than other damage dealing professions. But that¡¯s not the important part. The main thing is that in free mode, many of the past archer experts are essentially useless now. They might still have the consciousness, but their uracy just can¡¯t keep up.¡± Tian Na said with realization, ¡°You mean to say, as long as they get through the adjustment period, then these experts can recover?¡± ¡°Something like that, but it would take a long time. Hunter weapons are tooplex. I guess we¡¯ll probably see experts specializing in one or two types of weapon in the future, but ones like Prairie Fire, will likely be few. Also, remember why people y games, how many people are willing to spend months or even years learning archery? Basically, those who y Hunters are filled with faith.¡¯ Seeing the messages, a bunch of texts asking to switch back to Prairie Fire Squad¡¯s live broadcast, Tian Na said, ¡°Looks like other guilds have failed. Let¡¯s return to Prairie Fire¡¯s squad now and see how things are going.¡± At the top of the dome. ¡°Big brother, I¡¯m out of mana.¡± Dumbbell girl said reluctantly, then adding, ¡°I¡¯ve already drunk a potion.¡± Having depleted around a fifth of the boss¡¯s HP, Dumbbell girl had run out of mana. ¡°If you¡¯re out of mana, let your totem attack first. Once we get to the first tform, you go down to the ground to exitbat and restore mana. Have Shadow Dance take your ce.¡± Li Yao instructed while continuing his attack. ¡°Why don¡¯t we set up four ropes instead? That way I can keep dealing damage.¡± Shadow Dance asked. Feng Yi replied, ¡°There are no suitable positions left. We could add another rope, but the location would be too close to the corridor and would attract the aggro of the elite monsters. It¡¯s not feasible. Anywhere else on the dome can¡¯t support the additional load of more yers. Two yers moving around is just about right, adding a third yer climbing the rope would likely cause confusion.¡¯ ¡°Let me add something.¡± Dumbbell girl didn¡¯t need Li Yao¡¯s direction anymore. Seeing the boss preparing to move to the second tform, she swiftly climbed up the rope to the first tform, ¡°You¡¯re a rogue, you can only deal damage with a hand crossbow up here. Your damage output is too weak, whether you¡¯re here or not makes no difference. Plus, you would mess with the aggro. If big brother wasn¡¯t kind, you would¡¯ve been kicked out a long time ago. If there were three of us attacking the boss, we could¡¯ve reduced its HP down by ten thousand more.¡± Li Yao quickly retorted, ¡°Dumbbell girl, don¡¯t say things like that. Everyone has their own role to y. Shadow Dance is limited by his ss, and it¡¯s just not suitable for exploring here. But since he¡¯s our teammate, we can¡¯t just abandon him. What if next time Shamans will not be suitable for exploring, are we going to kick you out? As a team, we share the glory and the dishonor. Only such a team canst.¡± ¡°Thanks, boss. I won¡¯t say anything more, you can judge me by my actions.¡± Shadow Dance was moved. He knew there was honor in exploring, even in the real world his reputation score would increase. He knew if it were any other guild, he would¡¯ve been kicked out by now. ¡°Big guy, don¡¯t be so melodramatic. Get ready, Dumbbell girl is going down and you¡¯re taking her ce. You saw the process already, got it?¡± Li Yao chuckled. Since he got to have Thief God on his team, why would he let him feel betrayed or left out? Even if it meant having ten thousand more HP to deal with, or the risk of failing this attempt, he would still be making a huge gain. ¡°No problem, you just watch me perform.¡± Shadow Dance was brimming with confidence¡­. Chapter 45 - 45: Killing Time Chapter 45: Killing Time Trantor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Editor: EndlessFantasy Trantion TV station. KB sees Shadow Dance feverishly swap to Dumb Dumb. Once Dumb Dumb has restored her mana, she swaps out Xiayao, who was also out of mana. ¡°This tactic is just too¡­ it¡¯s too despicable.¡± Despite holding his tongue for a while, KB can¡¯t help but curse. By now, the boss has already lost a fifth of its health, and the team¡¯s coordination is wless, without a single mistake. Tian Na giggles: ¡°But it¡¯s an effective strategy. If they make no mistakes, they¡¯ll probably bring down this boss. Those big guilds and clubs must be wishing they thought of it.¡¯ ¡°If they really seed, jealousy is a certainty. After all, it¡¯s high-level Blue Equipment. To put it this way, pioneering this boss might not have a world announcement, but the drop is equivalent to a wilderness boss. Once it bes a dungeon boss, the drop will decrease a level. Everyone will be green with envy. Suppose a purple piece of equipment pops out¡­ That¡¯s a level 10 purple equipment.¡± KB says, clearly envious. He may be a top yer, but he only has a Blue Weapon himself, and it¡¯s only a level 2 one at that. ¡°Shadow Dance is really impressive too. A rogue with such precise Crossbow Arrow shots.¡± Tian Na watches Shadow Dance¡¯s steady outputs, eximing, ¡°Prairie Fire has really found some great teammates.¡± ¡°This rogue¡¯s crossbow uracy is really solid. Should have just been a Hunter instead.¡± KB agrees. He sees very clearly that although Shadow Dance isn¡¯t able to strike the Arcane Guardian¡¯s head with every shot like Prairie Fire, he hasn¡¯t missed a shot. As for damage, it¡¯s just a forced -1, because he is a rogue after all. His hand crossbow does insignificant damage, but it¡¯s better than nothing. ¡°So, Prairie Fire made a fool out of you again.¡± Tian Na points to a message, ¡°This is what the audience is saying.¡± KB counters: ¡°Not necessarily. Don¡¯t forget, Xiayao has gone to restore her mana. They nowck someone to block the boss¡¯s abilities.¡± Upon KB¡¯s reminder, everyone realizes that each time the boss moves from the tform to the corridor, it shoots an Arcane Bullet. ¡°Damn, they¡¯re screwed. Prairie Fire doesn¡¯t seem to have considered that.¡± Tian Na looks regretful, and so do the audience members. So close, yet so far. The n was sessful in itself, but the boss¡¯ level is too high above theirs, and its health pool toorge. Their mana can¡¯t keep up with the demand. With a sizzle¡­ In the screen, the boss raises its left arm, which begins to glow with a blue light. Everyone looks towards Li Yao, noticing his facial expression remains unchanged. The Arcane Bullet quickly flies over. Some of the audience sighs¡ªthis is the end. But it doesn¡¯t go as people imagined. Just when the Arcane Bullet is about to hit Li Yao¡¯s face, an Arrow Tower appears and blocks it. Looking at the Arrow Tower that was obliterated by the Arcane Bullet, the first thing that pops into their minds is, ¡®Damn.¡¯ ¡°Damn, how can he still conjure an Arrow Tower?¡± KB looks dumbstruck. Then Li Yao continues his stable output, as if he was doing something trivial. ¡°If he can use an Arrow Tower to block the boss¡¯s skills, why didn¡¯t he use it earlier? Why did Xiayao need to summon a skeleton?¡± Tian Na asks, puzzled. KB takes a deep breath and says, ¡°Because the Arrow Tower is key to their offense. Have you noticed? Each Arrow Tower¡¯s damage is simr to that of Dumb Dumb and Xiayao. Plus, an Arrow Tower attacks once every second.¡± ¡°In other words, Prairie Fire¡¯s damage output alone equals a small team, right?¡± Tian Na finally reacts. ¡°It certainly is frightening. But after reviewing a lot of information, I couldn¡¯t find any detailed data on this skill. Plus, I haven¡¯t seen any other Hunters using Arrow Towers.¡± KB sighs, ¡°Luckily, Arrow Towers have about the same health as a Shaman¡¯s totem. The output needs a good environment to work well in. In regr terrain against an intelligent boss, the Arrow Tower wouldn¡¯t have been so powerful, like in the cave fight where the boss constantly tried to destroy the Arrow Towers.¡± Tian Na sees a massive volume of messages and says, ¡°KB, please answer some of the audience¡¯s questions. Some viewers said that they just saw three Arrow Towers in action. How could Prairie Fire summon another one in an instant?¡± KB quickly understands the situation and exins, ¡°The only possibility is that the Arrow Tower, unlike the Shaman¡¯s Totem, also has a time limit. Before the bossunched its ability, one of the Arrow Towers reached its expiry and disappeared. Naturally, he could summon another one.¡± Tian Na seems hazy, ¡°So that¡¯s it. Not only is Prairie Fire skillful in strategizing, his luck is also amazing. It¡¯s quite the turn of fate.¡± KB shakes his head and says, ¡°This isn¡¯t due to luck. He probably calcted it in advance.¡± ¡°How can that be possible?¡± Tian Na looks surprised. ¡°Did you see his performance just now? Before the bossunched its skill, his output was stable. After the boss released its ability, he calmly ced an Arrow Tower to block the boss¡¯s skills. Then he went back to outputting steadily, without a single change in his facial expression. If you put yourself in his shoes, would you remain this calm despite being asposed as you could Tian Na can¡¯t refute and nkly replies, ¡°He even factored in the Arrow Tower¡¯s cooldown, and the timing was perfect. If everything was indeed pre-calcted then this is too scary. Is he even human?¡± ¡°His awareness is indeed formidable. If he had the chance to join a team, he could potentially skyrocket in power. It¡¯s a shame that he¡¯s a Hunter.¡± KB shows regret because every club hase to the same decision: Hunters would only be substitutes in the short run and won¡¯t y in the actual game. Regardless of the clubs or teams, in internal training and PKs, Hunters¡¯ win rates are simply miserable. Therefore, even if Prairie Fire gets invited by a team, he would likely end up sitting on the bench. Meanwhile, the viewers and live- stream chat channel were in a frenzy, particrly the live-stream channel, where Ingots of gold are flying all about, causing the colours on the screen to constantly shift. ¡°Boss, that was awesome.¡± Shadow Dance has seen Li Yao block the skill himself. ¡°Piece of cake. Don¡¯t get distracted, keep up the damage. Has Xiayao regained her mana?¡± Li Yao adds. ¡°Almost there.¡± Xiayao replies. ¡°Good. Shadow Dance, be prepared. Once you reach the first tform, get down.¡± Li Yao continues to calmly give instructions. ¡°Roger that.¡± A concise responsees from Shadow Dance. Although the damage was slow, the boss¡¯s health was steadily dropping bit by bit. The boss behaved like a fool, walking to the first tform, then spotting Li Yao and his team on the second tform. It clumsily ran to the second tform, only to find Li Yao¡¯s team had already moved back to the first tform, and promptly mbered back. Although it didn¡¯t use any other abilities, everyone knew those could be devastating, too bad it was too far away and had only one long-ranged skill. Time passed, and over an hour went by. Even Li Yao ran out of mana twice, but he couldn¡¯t retreat, all he could do was not use any skills. When the boss finally crashed down on the second tform, everyone was hardly standing, totally exhausted. They¡¯d had to remain focused for over an hour, even one mistake could have spelled disaster. Both the viewers in front of the TV and those in the live streaming room couldn¡¯t help but cheer. After watching for over an hour, they were tired themselves, not to mention the team who had been on tenterhooks the entire time. ¡°No more discussion, I¡¯m a fan from now on. Has Prairie Fire got Weibo? Please follow me¡­. ¡°Same here.¡± ¡°Only yuanbao can express my feelings.¡± ¡°I respect no one but Prairie Fire, he ground down a boss that was virtually invincible at this stage of the game, I¡¯m in awe.¡± The live streaming room erupted. Yuanbao coins were falling all over the screen and so were the yuanbao bettings. Gifts were flying across the screen, countless messages were pouring in, and the barrage ofments were so dense they melded together. Tian Na grinned at KB, who had a glum look on his face, saying: ¡°The viewers are very enthusiastic, loads of them are texting in.¡± ¡°Greetings from the people of Capital City.¡± ¡°Greetings from the people of Shandong.¡± ¡°Greetings from the people of Northeast.¡± ¡°Greetings from the people of Fujian.¡± The greetings poured in, even from the American and European administrative regions. KB wished he could crawl awav somewhere and hide, but he couldn¡¯t let it show, he stered a bright smile on his face. Inside, however, he was gnashing his teeth¡­ ¡°KB, why are you covering your mouth?¡± Tian Na asked. KB answered listlessly, ¡°I have a toothache.¡± ¡°I¡¯m so tired, I can¡¯t move. I just want to sleep.¡± Dumby was right next to the boss, but she didn¡¯t feel like moving a finger. Shadow Dance was also exhausted, but he was still waiting below. ¡°Captain, why don¡¯t you go check the boss¡¯s loot.¡± Qin Feng Yi suggested after some time. ¡°Let me savor the golden glow of this live streaming room a bit longer. Dumby, the boss is right next to you. Check the loot, quickly!¡± Li Yao said. ¡°I¡¯m tired, leave me alone.¡± Dumby said discontentedly: ¡°Why are you so excited watching Xiayao¡¯s live streaming room? The yuanbao donations are also hers. You can¡¯t get a dime.¡± ¡°How would you know how good I feel? I also did live streaming before, for a whole year. Can count all the yuanbao I got on my fingers.¡± Li Yao regretfully reminisced. ¡°If you started streaming now, I bet you could barely keep up with all the yuanbao you¡¯d earn,¡± Qin Feng Yiughed. ¡°Nah, not interested anymore.¡± Li Yao had no intention of streaming. ¡°Ah, I see, big bro wants a cushy¡­ah¡­¡± Dumby suddenly remembered that they were still on air and immediately shut up. She said, ¡°Okay, I¡¯m checking the loot.¡± ¡°What¡¯s this? This is so strange.¡± Dumby held a spherical object in her hand, dumbfounded: ¡°Arcane Guardian¡¯s Soul Orb. Arcane Guardian¡¯s Soul Orb Rank: Level 11 Boss The description was so simple that many were left bewildered. Many envious yers started to gloat. ¡°What a great item.¡± Li Yao admired, ¡°If no one objects, let¡¯s give this to Xiayao. ¡± ¡°What¡¯s this thing?¡± Dumby asked, puzzled. Li Yao exined, ¡°Necromancers can summon special undead creatures. This soul orb allows her to summon a level 11 boss. The summoned boss counts as an undead creature with virtually 60 to 80% of its original power. I¡¯m sure Xiayao understands it better than I do.¡± ¡°Right, to be honest, this is better for me than any equipment.¡± Xiayao calmly stored the soul orb in her backpack. Although she was calm, the yers in the live streaming room and in front of the TV weren¡¯t¡­. Chapter 46 - 46: The Difficult to Reach Third Platform Chapter 46: The Difficult to Reach Third tform Trantor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Editor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Seeing the audience¡¯s heated reactions, Tian Na asked, ¡°Is this item really valuable?¡± ¡°More than just valuable.¡± KB firmly fixed his eyes on the attribute screenshot and said, ¡°You have to realize, some sses rely heavily on their pets for their strength, right?¡± ¡°Yes, Summoners, Necromancers.¡± Tian Na responded. ¡°Exactly, especially those Necromancers who follow the summoning path. Having a good undead pet and not having a good alternate pet are literally like being two different sses. Consider Necromancers of the same level; one is just surviving by summoning skeletons with their skills while another, like Xiayao for instance, summons an 11th level undead pet with this item. Even though it only possesses a fraction of the boss¡¯s properties, can you envisage the gap between the two?¡± Tian Na thought for a moment, then said, ¡°So, the pet she summoned using this item must have at least tens of thousands of HP. The HP of a skeleton summoned by an ordinary skill is even lower than that of yers, so this¡­¡± ¡°You get it now, right? Having an 11th level boss pet would make you invincible, at least for now. Of course, the prerequisite is that she survives, and doesn¡¯t die prematurely.¡± KB exined: ¡°That¡¯s why Xiayao said that it¡¯s better than equipment. Because having this pet, let alone teaming up with Prairie Fire and others, would make grinding a level 5 elite feel like child¡¯s y for her. With this item, one can gain countless blue equipment.¡± Indeed, the audience members and water friends who understood its potential were almost going crazy. At this stage, possessing this item would be akin to having a divine artifact. Even a noob Necromancer, with this item, could at least be considered a god-level expert when grinding mobs and running dungeons. Some rich yers even started asking Xiayao if she was selling it and that they could negotiate the price. Xiayao pretended not to notice. ¡°Stop asking and loot the next item.¡± Li Yao prompted. Arcane Eye Grade: Blue Superb Slot: Off-Hand Intelligence: 20 Spirit: 16 Increases the wearer¡¯s mana recovery speed by 10%, magic power upper limit Equipment Level: 10 ss Requirements: Mage, Summoner, Magician, Druid ¡°Ah, why can¡¯t I use such a good item?¡± Mengtong fixed her gaze on the equipment and was struck dumb, looking as if she was about to cry. Many people were drooling over this item; it was the best of the best. Super high attributes, equivalent to level 10 attributes as soon as it¡¯s equipped, it¡¯s simply amazing. In addition, it had special effects, which were undoubtedly a favorite for the mana-drainers. ¡°None of us can use it.¡± Xiayao asked: ¡°How should we handle it?¡± Li Yao thought for a moment and said: ¡°Why don¡¯t we sell it then? If any of you has any connections, you can directly sell it to a guild. Exchange it for equipment we can use. This equipment greatly boosts healing. I believe many will be interested.¡± ¡°Alright, I know arge club, leave it to me.¡± Mengtong promised. ¡°I have no objections.¡± Xiayao said. ¡°What about Shadow Dance?¡± Noticing that Shadow Dance had not expressed an opinion, Li Yao asked. ¡°Uh, can I express an opinion too?¡± Shadow Dance pointed to his own nose, bewildered. ¡°Well, is there anything wrong? You¡¯re a member of our team, a reserve member, but you contributed to this battle. Therefore, you should have a say over the spoils. Is there anything wrong with that?¡± Li Yao asked, puzzled. ¡°Ahem, I have no objections, just follow everyone¡¯s lead.¡± Shadow Dance was very happy inside. ¡°Alright, we¡¯ll leave it to you then.¡± Li Yao then allocated the item to Mengtong: ¡°Rub it one more time, let¡¯s see if there¡¯s anything else. The quality of the items dropped by the first kill boss is very high, although the quantity is not as much as that of the wild bosses.¡¯ The livestream room was filled withmentations as their purchasing n had fallen through. Backflip skill book With a hunter¡¯s full strength, evade an attack by backflipping a distance of forty yards. This is another very practical skill book for a hunter. Without any hesitation, Li Yao allocated it to himself and immediately learned it. This skill is very rare early on; Li Yao had not seen it at any stalls. Now, apart from Shadow Roll, he learned Backflip which greatly increased his survivability. The audience¡¯s reaction wasn¡¯t as enthusiastic, but that¡¯s because they didn¡¯t know the value of a rare skill. In his view, it greatly surpassed the improvement from equipment, unless, of course, it¡¯s a small artifact like Teeth of the Poison God. Arcane Crown Quality: Purple Epic Intelligence: 22 Spirit: 20 Endurance: 18 Increases spell intensity by 24 Type: Cloth Armor Equipment Level: 10 ss Requirement: Mage, Magician, Summoner, Necromancer, Priest ¡°Holy cow, it dropped an epic item!¡± Shadow Dance eximed in shock. The television audience and theizens watching the live stream stared inplete disbelief. It was an epic item, for heaven¡¯s sake! Epic items! It was known that less than five epic items existed currently, among which, the little artifact dropped by the boss was held by Prairie Fire. And the few other circting epic items were all obtained by some goddamn lucky yers from opening gold treasure boxes. They were all sold at incredibly high prices, but dear me, such things were hard to trade, weren¡¯t they? And now, they saw, right before their own eyes, an epic item had dropped. And even more exceptional was the fact that it was a level 10 epic item. On TV, Tian Na¡¯s voice trembled as she asked, ¡°Could you exin this item to our viewers?¡± KB swallowed hard, nodded and said, ¡°I don¡¯t need to exin the high intelligence and spirit stats. You all should understand what that signifies. And 18 points of stamina, increasing more than a hundred hit point, how amazing is that? Most of the fragile and cloth-wearing sses also have slightly more than a hundred HP. This can almost double the HP. If a healer wears it, a bloody, milk-cow-like healer, oh man, just thinking about it makes me lose control. I bet every guild and club are frantically contacting Xiayao now.¡± ¡°What about thest property?¡± Tian Na continued to ask. ¡°Do I even need to exin thest one? The most powerful mages have spell intensity stats around thirty, and this directly adds 24 points. Good heavens! If it¡¯s given to a damage dealer, once they reach level 10, they will be a cannon tower. If given to a healer, it would be a super milk-cow.¡± KB was a bit jealous. This was an epic item, and such a high-quality one too! Though it couldn¡¯tpare to Prairie Fire¡¯s little artifact, a level 10 epic item this was indeed one of a kind. Not to speak of the present, even when reaching level 10, epic items are hard toe by. Hoping for one to drop from a chest? How many of those can you possibly get? Killing field bosses, is even more challenging. It¡¯d take losing countless guild elites¡¯ levels to kill just one field boss. ¡°This item is for Xiayao.¡± Li Yao didn¡¯t look at it carefully, assigning the item to Qin Feng Yi. In his previous life, he had seen too many divine items and waspletely desensitized. Not to mention this kind of transitional item. Even if it¡¯s a small exceptional item, it cannot arouse his interest. Now his attention was on the next tform. It was a gigantic outdoor tform; a towering statue of the Sun King stood there. The Titan equipment he needed was in the statue¡¯s hands. ¡°There are still four gold coins, one for each of us, yay.¡± The cute and naive Tongtong¡¯s eyes became thin slits with excitement. Li Yao quickly split up the gold coins and said, ¡°I¡¯m sure there are more, don¡¯t hide it, hurry up and distribute it. We have to move on to the next tform after finishing distributing the items.¡± ¡°Hmph, you discovered it.¡± Tongtong reluctantly took out thest item. Arcane Dagger Quality: Excellent Blue Attack: 28-32 Strength: 15 Agility: 13 Arcane Suck: Inflicting bloodsucking damage on an enemy¡¯s weak point or back, and supplementing oneself, with a maximum effect of 10%. Equipment Level: 10 Needed to Equip: Rogue, warrior, death knight, hunter ¡°This is for Shadow Dance.¡± Li Yao immediately assigned the equipment to Shadow Dance Krazy. ¡°This¡­This is too valuable.¡± Shadow Dance crazily trembled while holding the dagger. It was definitely the best weapon for rogues at this stage, with extraordinarily high attack and attribute enhancement, and the endurance provided by the bloodsucking effect. It was a rogue¡¯s favorite. If the weapon is used properly, endless ughters were possible. ¡°This is the team¡¯s rule, however, considering you¡¯re only a reserve member, and you contributed lesspared to others in this battle, we¡¯ll deduct 50 silver coins, is that okay?¡± Li Yao knew that Shadow Dance Krazy came from a poor area, had a strong self-esteem, and disliked being at an advantage over others. Thus, he came up with a solution. ¡°No problem, no problem, I¡¯ll hand over the silver coinster.¡± Like a small pecking chicken, Shadow Dance crazily admired the dagger in his hand. He held it gently like touching a lover. Many rogue yers among the audience andizens watching the live stream had red eyes. How they wished they also have such an awesome dagger! This was a level 10 item, how terrific! There were countless who wanted to buy it, but Shadow Dance Krazy shut down his friend requests, his private messages were ignored, they didn¡¯t have any way to reach him. And soon they would reach the required level to use it. The majority of current blue items are only level two or three. ¡°Ah, baby is not happy. Howe there isn¡¯t anything for me to use?¡± Tongtong said sadly. ¡°What¡¯s the rush? There is still a final boss, the really good stuff will be dropped by it.¡± Li Yaoforted her. But as for what the boss would drop, it indeed depended on the luck of the day. It couldn¡¯t be forced. Sometimes when you wanted something, it just wouldn¡¯t drop, but for those who didn¡¯t care, it might drop in a single kill. Luck is the true way, as for drop rates and such, they were just illusions. Unless it¡¯s a hundred percent drop rate, even with a 90% drop rate, if it doesn¡¯t want to drop for you, there¡¯s nothing you can do. ¡°Why isn¡¯t Xiayao talking? Is it because she is too happy and can¡¯t find the words?¡± Tongtong asked. ¡°So troublesome, there¡¯re many people wanting to buy my equipment?¡± Xiayao helplessly said. ¡°It¡¯s alright, deal with them, I need to figure out how to get to the third tform.¡± Li Yao was contemting his strategy while staring at the distant third tform. The strategies for today¡¯s pioneering were not discovered by anyone else but were crafted through his own years of Hunter experience. The third tform is indeed a challenge. At the TV station, seeing Li Yao staring at the third tform in a daze, Tian Na asked, ¡°It looks like Prairie Fire is struggling.¡± KB also had been studying for a while before saying cautiously, ¡°This tform, he definitely can¡¯t cross.¡± Tian Na giggled and said, ¡°You¡¯re really jinxing it. How can you be so sure?¡± ¡°Of course I¡¯m sure because he absolutely can¡¯t cross. Even if, backing up ten thousand steps, he could reach the third tform. How would he clear the monsters on the tform?¡± KB confidently said. ¡°Can¡¯t he use the original method?¡± Tian Na seemed confused. ¡°Certainly not. This tform doesn¡¯t have a dome, although pirs are still there, they are too far, at least a hundred and fifty yards away, there¡¯s no way to throw the hook lock again. Besides, talking about clearing the monsters on the opposite side, the attacking distance is not sufficient. The hit rate significantly dropped, and so did the power. Look at those monsters; they are just mini-versions of the boss we just killed. Even if his skill is as precise as before, he can¡¯t repel them. That¡¯s why there¡¯s no chance for Prairie Fire this time.¡± Theizens watching the live stream and the audiences were also despairing. The attack distance was exceeded, the monsters could not be repelled, what other methods were left? It was simply unsolvable¡­. Chapter 47 - 47: Attempt Chapter 47: Attempt Trantor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Editor: EndlessFantasy Trantion ¡°How do we get across?¡± Qin Feng Yi asked. The corridor leading to the third tform was even further, and patrol monsters loomed in greater numbers. ¡°Big Brother is smarter than Tonton. How can he not think of a way?¡± The adorable Tonton huffed, then added, ¡°Your viewers doubt Big Brother¡¯s ability to cross. They believe if he cannot cross, they should bet on it. Now, they don¡¯t even dare to ce their bets anymore, hmph¡­¡± The online viewers were at a loss for words. Many of them had overextended their credit and essentially had nothing left. ¡°My heavy crossbow can reach one hundred and fifty yards, but its power could be reduced if we add a rope. The method I¡¯ve in my mind requires the strength of the heavy crossbow. Moreover, we have to deal with another problem ¨C the question of how much weight the rope can bear. It¡¯s hard to estimate if it can withstand my strength. We need to try it out first,¡± Li Yao said, furrowing his brows. ¡°That¡­ the third tform is two hundred yards high. If one falls, even a level 10 elite would die. If you¡¯re going to try, isn¡¯t the cost too high?¡± Qin Feng Yi hesitated. ¡°It¡¯s alright, I can manage. I¡¯ll give it a try first.¡± Li Yao pulled out his heavy crossbow. He attached a special arrowhead to a steel arrow, then linked everything with a set of ropes. ¡°Big Brother, what¡¯s the purpose of this arrowhead?¡± Tonton asked curiously. As Li Yao carefully set up the equipment, he said, ¡°Once shot, this type of arrowhead will bloom upon entering the enemy¡¯s body, firmlytching on to the target. You¡¯ll see how it workster, especially against the metal-based arcane guardian.¡± ¡°But isn¡¯t it too far? How can you close this gap?¡± Qin Feng Yi asked curiously. ¡°I think I know how it works,¡± Tonton said, seeming to have realized something. She knitted her brows and added, ¡°But it¡¯s so dangerous, we¡¯re literally walking the thin line between life and death.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll try it first. If this method doesn¡¯t work, we¡¯ll tweak it a bit. Anyway, it shouldn¡¯t be a big problem,¡± Li Yao said, his eyes riveted on the opposite tform. The opposite tform was essentially level with the dome they were standing on. They had a clear view of the situation on that tform. The opposite tform was even bigger. Although it also had pirs and statues, it didn¡¯t have a dome. Surprisingly, it had a fountain and various flora ¡ªit looked like a small garden. In the middleid a wide, blood-red carpet that stretched to the stairs in the distance. The stairs seemed to lead to another tform, but the stairs were too tall, and they couldn¡¯t see whaty beyond them. They could see arcane guardians wandering around the garden. One of them was slowly patrolling the edge of the tform. Whether it was the audience watching at home or those watching the live broadcast, everyone held their breath, their eyes glued to the screen, eager to see how Li Yao would solve this enormous problem. The methods adopted earlier to clear the elite monsters and crossing the tforms were no longer applicable, so they needed toe up with a new solution. As the elite on the opposite side was about to reach the edge, Li Yao suddenly turned around, his back to the tform. Then, everyone saw Li Yao jet backwards. His body left behind the second dome and was momentarily suspended in mid-air. In a sh, Li Yao flew backward about forty yards, then abruptly turned around and fired his heavy crossbow. Bang, click¡­ The steel arrow, along with the rope, buried deep into the throat of the arcane guardian. He grabbed the rope and began to descend due to inertia. To Qin Feng Yi and Tonton¡¯s surprise, his fall came to an abrupt halt. His body swung with the momentum given by the rope. The steel arrow was embedded in the body of the arcane guardian. As Li Yao¡¯s weighted body caused a groaning sound, the manipted puppet took an involuntary step forward and almost fell over. Meanwhile, through the force of the rope, Li Yao had swung under the third tform like a pendulum. Suddenly, with broken hands, Li Yao tossed out the Poisonous Snake Trap. ng ng¡­ Half of the arcane guardian¡¯s body crashed on the tform, causing it to shake. But as Li Yao applied force, the half-hanging arcane guardian crumpled and fell off. Meanwhile, the metal snake, through the force of the throw, soared and swiftly encircled a pir. As Li Yao saw the arcane guardian falling, he let go of the rope in his hand and grabbed the rope of the Poisonous Snake Trap firmly. With the force of his fall, the rope tied around the pir tightened rapidly. The metallic body of the Poisonous Snake Trap tied the rope around the pir making a knot. Boom¡­ The arcane guardian fell to the ground making arge pit. Silence ensued. Just as everyone was about to cheer for Li Yao, they heard the creaking sound of the rope in his hands, followed by the sound of it snapping. The rope in his hands snapped at the ce where it was tied to the pir and the tform. Even though they were not present on the spot, everyone couldn¡¯t help but exim in surprise. As the rope snapped, Li Yao plummeted like a shooting star. ¡°Big Brother!¡± Daid Meng eximed in shock. Some viewers and members of the audience even closed their eyes. Then came a wave of surprise and disbelief. Because Li Yao hadn¡¯t been killed by the fall, he might have been covered in dirt, but he was still alive. ¡°This can¡¯t be real.¡± Tian Na eximed in surprise, forgetting her poise as a host for the first time. KB just looked intently at Li Yao who was sitting calmly, and kept quiet. The live chat room immediately had people trying to stir the pot. ¡°That¡¯s it for Prairie Fire today.¡± ¡°Yeah. His skills are subpar and he is wasting everyone¡¯s time. There¡¯s nothing to see here, let¡¯s disperse.¡± ¡°What the hell, it¡¯s been well over an hour and all we watched was this.¡± But nobody agreed with them, and the barrage ofments went crazy. ¡°Why didn¡¯t Prairie Fire die?¡± ¡°I can¡¯t believe my own eyes that I paid for this.¡± I need an exnation from the experts on why he didn¡¯t die from a fall of over a hundred yards.¡± ¡°Same here, was it a bug?¡± ¡°Although he didn¡¯t seed, Prairie Fire¡¯s n was wless. The only issue was the rope wasn¡¯t strong enough.¡± ¡°Prairie Fire is awesome, I need an exnation.¡± In the TV studio, Tian Na, swarmed with countless messages, quickly asked, ¡°KB, can you exin it to us? Even I am somewhat confused.¡± ¡°Prairie Fire is a genius. His understanding of the Hunter ss has reached its peak.¡± KB said, looking at the slow-motion rey of the scene. ¡°Everyone, look. He used the Hunter¡¯s backflip ability that he obtained from defeating the boss earlier. It allows him to backflip for forty yards.¡± ¡°Everyone, please watch. When he tried to turn around while backflipping, his body had already turned around by the time he reached the limit of the backflip, allowing him to face the tform again. Then he hit the Arcane Guard¡¯s neck with an arrow.¡± ¡°I bet you all know that if he fails to hit the Arcane Puppet instantly, he would have fallen off. But he managed to aim and hit the Arcane Puppet¡¯s neck in an instant. You¡¯ll understand why this area is important in a moment.¡± ¡°This n was ingenious. Look, the force of Prairie Fire¡¯s fall brings down the Arcane Guard. You can tell the force was quiterge. The Arcane Guard falls, with half of its body still on the tform. With Prairie Fire¡¯s weight pulling it further, the Arcane Puppet was dragged off the tform and fell.¡± ¡°At the same time, Prairie Fire throws out his special metal snake from the Poisonous Snake Trap, which coiled around a pir on the tform. Prairie Fire, who has relieved a lot of force from the Arcane Guard, grabbed the second rope. His n was ingenious and perfect to the core. It¡¯s a pity that the rope failed. Tian Na interjected, ¡°Wouldn¡¯t it be better for him to shoot the arrow into the Arcane Guard¡¯s chest? It could relieve more force and maybe then the second rope wouldn¡¯t break.¡± ¡°You¡¯re correct, that¡¯s why I mentioned earlier that the arrow had to hit the neck. Because if it hits lower than the chest, the Arcane Guard may not fall over. Even if he were sessful in relieving the force and the second rope remained intact, Prairie Fire would already have entered battle mode. How could he get past the Arcane Guard? So, it was necessary to pull the Arcane Guard off the tform. For this, he had to hit the neck.¡± KB exined. ¡°I see.¡± Tian Na realized with enlightenment, looked at the flood of text messages, and then said, ¡°The audience has another question. Since Prairie Fire¡¯s Poisonous Snake Trap is so unique and can even fly, why can¡¯t the metal snake already coiled around the rope fly directly to the other side and wrap around the pir? Or why not use two ropes?¡± ¡°That¡¯s impossible. It¡¯s a problem with the skill mechanism. The metal snake can¡¯t carry such a long rope, it¡¯s over a hundred yards of rope. Didn¡¯t you notice just now? Prairie Fire flung the rope and the trap on his own. The metal snake has powerful explosive force that could rapidly carry the rope to coil around twice. But next it would start to lose strength. If my guess is correct, this trap can freeze enemies for one to two seconds. As for two ropes, howrge would the surface area be? It would be wound around the entire arm after being taken out from the backpack. How could it be thrown out then?¡± ¡°Alright. Now, for the question that everyone is concerned about. Why didn¡¯t Prairie Fire die from falling from such a height? Is it a bug?¡± Tian Na asked the key question. ¡°Of course it¡¯s not a bug. Look at the scene. Li Yao uses ¡®Shadow Roll¡¯ just before he is about to hit the ground.¡± In the scene, Li Yao used several ¡®Shadow Rolls¡¯ consecutively just before hitting the ground, which propelled his body to fly horizontally a great distance before rolling to the ground. He lost more than half of his health, but he didn¡¯t die. ¡°Shadow Roll is apulsory ability. It directs Prarie Fire¡¯s body to move sideways. With several ¡®Shadow Rolls¡¯ , his downforce was converted into propulsion, which is why you see the result you do. By the way, a Mage¡¯s ¡®Blink¡¯ and ¡®Ice Barrier¡¯ can allow the caster to survive falling from a great height, as can a Pdin¡¯s ¡®Holy Shield¡¯. So this is not a bug at all. Of course, this can only be done theoretically. It¡¯s better not to test it out. A lot of expert Mages from several guilds have tried using ¡®Blink¡¯ to survive falling from a great height, most of them died.¡¯ ¡°It¡¯s so shocking. Even though he didn¡¯t seed, I still felt my blood boiling.¡± Tian Na said in awe. ¡°Yes, it¡¯s such a pity. There was no issue with the n. I really admire him. But fate is unpredictable. If he can¡¯t resolve the issue of absorbing the force, he can¡¯t conquer the tform.¡± KB also felt some regret. The audience felt the same way. Even though the moment was fleeting, the series of actions gave them a thrilling feeling. ¡°Big Brother, are you okay?¡± Daid Meng looked down at Li Yao from the tform. ¡°I¡¯m okay. I just thought of a way. I don¡¯t know if it will work, but I¡¯ll try again..¡± Li Yao said¡­ Chapter 48 - 48: Killing at the Slightest Chapter 48: Killing at the Slightest Disagreement Trantor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Editor: EndlessFantasy Trantion At the television station, Tian Na chuckled: ¡°Prairie Fire ims he¡¯s found a solution, what do you think?¡± KB admitted reluctantly: ¡°If he can figure out a way to even conquer the third tform that no one else could, and also casually eliminate the Elite Monster, I really have nothing to say.¡± Tian Na covered her mouth to giggle, and said: ¡°You¡¯ve be quite cautious.¡± ¡°I have no choice but to, I suffered greatly today. From now on, in my mind, there won¡¯t be anything that¡¯spletely impossible.¡± KB eximed: ¡°When the game was being promoted, it was constantly emphasized that this is an open game, but not many people paid attention to that. Today Prairie Fire has vividly taught many people a lesson. Even though after today, Prairie Fire may disappear from our sight and basically won¡¯t make it onto the professional stage. But today, he is the protagonist, the only regret is that too many people missed the live stream of the trailzing today, otherwise many people would grow to love this game because of it.¡± ¡°Absolutely, it¡¯s such a pity.¡± Tian Na also looked grim, the influence of her show was ultimately limited. And as she was a newbie host, otherwise, they wouldn¡¯t let her host a show like this with so little attraction. Above the dome. ¡°What? You¡¯ve figured it out so quickly?¡± astonished, said Daimengtongtong. ¡°Worthy of being the boss.¡± Shadow Dance eximed. ¡°The audience can¡¯t wait to know what the solution is?¡± Qin Feng Yi also asked. ¡°Actually it¡¯s not a brilliant idea, it¡¯s rted to amon-sense question in reality.¡± Li Yao walked to the edge of the trailzing map, dipped the rope in the water: ¡°In reality, a soaked rope would be much stronger. ¡®The Ancient God World¡¯ strives for authenticity, maybe this method will work.¡± ¡°Ah, isn¡¯t that a bit of a stretch? After all, it¡¯s a virtual game, it wouldn¡¯t be that realistic, would it?¡± Daimengtongtong didn¡¯t quite believe it. ¡°I haven¡¯t tested this, I¡¯m not sure, but we should at least try. We have nothing to lose, I¡¯m confident in my operations, even if it fails, I won¡¯t fall to my death. Why not when it¡¯s a harmless experiment and worth a try? Even if it doesn¡¯t work, I can just go back to town and rece it with different tools.¡± Li Yao said, while already soaking the rope into the clearke water. ¡°Oh, isn¡¯t this Prairie Fire? Failed in your trailzing and now considering drowning yourself in theke? Don¡¯t be so desperate. You just lost to us, just apologize online, there¡¯s no need to be so pessimistic, are you trying to y the victim for sympathy?¡± said an unpleasant voice. Li Yao looked up to find it was Brother Xiaoyao, then lowered his head again ignoring him: ¡°Your dogeye thinks I failed, but it was just a little ident. On the other hand, I heard the Xiaoyao Studio is unable to get past even the second tform while clearing the fifth level.¡± ¡°Hmph, we can¡¯t get past it, but at least we rely on our studio¡¯s strength, not like you, a publicity seeker. I¡¯ll give you a piece of advice, quit your ridiculous act, a dog can¡¯t ever make it to the stage.¡± Brother Xiaoyao spoke condescendingly. Li Yao retrieved the rope and put it in his backpack, not looking at Brother Xiaoyao at all: ¡°Everyone knows who¡¯s the clown. Who¡¯s right and wrong about what happened in the past, you and I both know clearly. Stop your nagging, you are still full of yourself which is ridiculous. I advise you to go somewhere alone and take a look at yourself before spewing these words, who do you think you are?¡± ¡°What did you say?¡± Brother Xiaoyao was furious, after losing hismander¡¯s position his status had clearly declined a lot, and he was feeling upset. He came specifically to mock Li Yao on making a mistake during his trailzing attempt, but he didn¡¯t expect Li Yao to still be this arrogant. He pointed at Li Yao¡¯s nose cursing: ¡°Damn it, you¡¯re asking for it.¡± Li Yao¡¯s pistol in his left hand suddenly fired. Bang, arge bullet hit Brother Xiaoyao¡¯s kneecap right on point. Brother Xiaoyao kneed down before Li Yao after taking a gunshot to his knee. ¡°I¡¯ll send you off.¡± Li Yao took a step forward, the dagger in his hand plunged ruthlessly into Xiaoyao¡¯s throat, then quickly pulled out. A rush of blood blew out¡­ Brother Xiaoyao covered his neck, making gurgling noises, but in his eyes there was utter disbelief. ¡°Instead of levelling up from level one, you chose toe over here and spew nonsense. I¡¯ve never met someone asking to be killed like you. Time to start over from level zero. Li Yao put the pistol and dagger back at his waist, with his back turned, Brother Xiaoyao¡¯s corpse fell to the ground. Ssh¡­ The yers from Xiaoyao Studio, who were originally guarding the corridor of the fifth level, were pointing and discussing, nobody expected Li Yao to be this violent and start killing right before their eyes. For a moment they were all stunned, and it wasn¡¯t until Li Yao turned around and walked towards the tenth level dungeon that they came back to their senses, all pulling out their weapons and ready to fight Li Yao. ¡°Come back, do you feel like the disgrace is not enough yet?¡± the Big Brother leader stopped the crowd with a dark expression. ¡°But, he killed third brother.¡± Xiaoyao Wi argued. Big Brother said coldly: ¡°I said stop! Third brother insulted him first, he deserved it.¡± Big Brother was furious inside. He was angry at third brother for with his carelessness, and angry at Li Yao for having no respect for Xiaoyao studio. But this was mostly third brother¡¯s fault. If Xiaoyao Studio reacted now, their reputation would be tarnished. He knew very well how many people were watching hoping for them to react, especially since Xiaoyao Studio¡¯s reputation has taken a hit, there are so many up anding studios trying to rise through their troubles. ¡°Hey, mate, even though third brother was wrong you didn¡¯t have to kill him,¡± Big Brother cried out to Li Yao, visibly holding back his fury. Regardless of whether they took the bait or not, they still needed to retaliate. Unfortunately, Li Yao didn¡¯t take the bait, his steps didn¡¯t even falter, he responded, ¡°Whether it was excessive or not, you should know in your heart. I am going to challenge the final tform and boss soon. Be ready for your bets, it won¡¯t be long before Ie to collect.¡± ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll be waiting.¡± Big Brother gritted his teeth, his eyes full of a cold light. The audience watching the live stream and the television were already exploding. ¡°God Prairie Fire, truly 666666.¡± ¡°Starts killing at the slightest disagreement, such dominance.¡± ¡°Simply, does Prairie Fire have a girlfriend? I¡¯m a cute girl in her prime.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve never seen someone with such a death wish, good on him for killing.¡± ¡°Exactly, what¡¯s so great about the carefree studio? Pretentious jerks, they deserved to die.¡± ¡°So that¡¯s another way to kill. Learnt something new.¡± ¡°Making such a big fuss before dying, how embarrassing.¡± No wonder everyone was clear about the boss-snatching incident, and it was indeed the three brothers from the carefree studio who were too disgusting, which was unbearable for anyone. It took KB a while to say, ¡°This Prairie Fire¡¯s personality, it¡¯s really brutal.¡± Tian Na murmured to herself: ¡°He may not be very handsome, but he¡¯s so domineering.¡± ¡°Big brother, you¡¯re so handsome.¡± Tongtong waved her fist, ¡°I¡¯ve never seen someone so shameless before, ming others after failing to snatch the boss himself. What a jerk.¡± ¡°The carefree studio, they don¡¯t y fair. I¡¯ll have some fun with them when I get some time.¡± Shadow Dance gripped the dagger tightly in her hand. ¡°You better be careful though. Their leader is not someone simple.¡± Qin Feng Yi didn¡¯tplete her sentence because she was streaming live. But Li Yao understood her meaning. The carefree studio wouldn¡¯t just let this slide. Li Yao didn¡¯t care, he climbed the first tform along the rope and said, ¡°I know, let¡¯s hurry up and conquer this instance dungeon.¡± Li Yao quickly reached the second dome, and Tongtong helped to wring out the water from the rope. The droplets of water falling on the dome surprised her. ¡°They put so much thought into this, there are even droplets of water. It¡¯s chilling cold, just like real water.¡± ¡°Enough ying around, help me coil the rope again and be careful not to knot it.¡± Li Yao reminded. ¡°Alright, alright.¡± Tongtong coiled the rope seriously and handed it to Li Yao. Qin Feng Yi frowned and said, ¡°The rope soaked in water might be tougher, but it¡¯s also much heavier now. Will it work?¡± ¡°Should be fine.¡± Li Yao rolled it onto his arm and said, ¡°Alright, I¡¯m starting.¡± Li Yao focused on the tform, waiting for the next patrolling Arcane Guardian to reach the edge. After about a minute, an Arcane Guardian nged to the edge. Li Yao jumped backward, creating a distance of forty yards. He then quickly turned around and pulled the trigger of the crossbow. Bang¡­ The Steel Arrow hit the Arcane Guardian¡¯s neck precisely. With a squeaky unpleasant sound of metal friction, Li Yao swung out while falling. As he neared the tform, he suddenly threw the Poisonous Snake Trap, which wrapped around a pir and knotted. The Arcane Guardian dragged down by the force fell off the tform and made a boom. Everyone was paying attention, waiting to see if Li Yao could make it this time. Creak¡­ As Li Yao caught the soaked rope, it creaked again due to the immense inertia. Everyone was on edge. They saw a crack in the rope and heard a snapping sound. But just when everyone thought it would fail again, the rope stopped breaking. Li Yao was safe and swinging on it. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. It was a sess. They once again witnessed the continuation of a miracle. But Li Yao climbed quickly. When he finally reached the tform, he found that half of the rope had broken and probably wouldn¡¯tst much longer. ¡°Big brother, you are amazing.¡± Tongtong cheered. Li Yao once again pulled out the crossbow and shot an arrow. The Steel Arrow bounced on the second tform. Shadow Dance quickly caught the rope and tied it to a pir. The rope bridge between the second and third tform was made. ¡°What¡¯s next? What should we do?¡± Qin Feng Yi asked with a grin. It was clear she was in a good mood. ¡°You don¡¯t need to do anything. Just stay there and wait to collect experience points. I¡¯ll take care of the rest.¡± Li Yao saw an eliteing their way. It was apparent that it was on its patrol route towards him¡­. Chapter 49 - 49: The Final Cleanup Chapter 49: The Final Cleanup Trantor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Editor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Seeing the patrolling arcane guard about to turn around, Li Yao hastily pulled a peculiar rope from his backpack. It was dotted with a dead knot at regr intervals. He swiftly tied the rope around a stone column resembling a statue, promptly fetching out a second, and then a third. Only when the third line of ropedder was dangling from the column did Li Yao swiftly return to the second dome above via the rope bridge linking the second dome to the third tform. At this very moment, the patrolling elite were almost on the perimeter. Li Yao also retreated, flying back a good forty yards, then abruptly turned around. Boom¡­ With the sound of piercing through metal, Li Yao reeled his crossbow and clutched at dear life. Much like a rey of thest time, the arcane guard was pulled down by a tremendous force, plummeting and turning into experience for four people. Li Yao, in a blink of an eye, held onto the three ropedders. Without sounding the slightest bit hazardous, he hung securely on the ropedders. Having climbed onto the tform. Li Yao proceeded back to the second tform¡¯s dome via the rope bridge. His movements were as smooth as flowing water, as if they were instances of countless rehearsals,pletely devoid of amateurs collisions. ¡°Boss Dondondon, your blue equipment dropped.¡± Shadow Dance¡¯s voice came from below, swamped with bitter frustration from picking up the equipment. ¡°Snort, you don¡¯t have a clue, it¡¯s merely blue equipment, trivial stuff.¡± Dondondon muttered in a dismissive tone, but her slightly curling lips betrayed her. The TV station. Watching each elite getting pulled down by Li Yao in the same manner, Tian Na sighed, remarking: ¡°It¡¯s incredible. Even as ayman, I can spot the pattern.¡± KB nodded and said: ¡°The same operation is repeated dozens of times without a single error. He¡¯s a really terrifying individual. But why did he choose to be a Hunter? If only he hadn¡¯t chosen the profession of summoner or hunter, he could definitely have made quite the impact in a team after joining. What a pity.¡¯ ¡°Other guilds have received ready-made strategies, but they can¡¯t get to the second tform. Currently, only a few guilds asionally seed in working together, knocking off the elites from the tform. But they can¡¯t do it without a mistake dozens of times. Upon seeing the battle reports of those big guilds, I finally understood how hard theirbined efforts were.¡± Tian Na nced at the statistics and continued: ¡°Currently, only about ten guild teams have cleared the second tform by one-third. There¡¯s still a long way to go.¡± ¡°As expected from the big guilds, they¡¯ll seed soon.¡± KB sighed in admiration. Each guild does notck high-end yers. Although the game just started and their thinking isn¡¯t broadened yet, their skill isn¡¯t even refined. As long as the top yers put effort into it, they can quickly break through to the second tform. ¡°Prairie Fire is leading by so much, these guilds can¡¯t even im the first-kill for pioneering. Why would they continue when they are incurring such heavy losses?¡± Tian Na asked in confusion. ¡°Pioneeringpetition?¡± KB shook his head and replied, ¡°Do you really think these guilds care about pioneeringpetitions? Absolutely not.¡± ¡°Then I¡¯m even more confused. Stop beating around the bush and give your analysis to our viewer friends.¡± ¡°From the moment Prairie Fire started pioneering the level-10 dungeon, this pioneeringpetition has lost its meaning. It was bound to be a personal show by the Prairie Squad.¡± KB sighed: ¡°Especially after the Prairie Squad sessfully pioneered the first boss, disying great flexibility. More importantly, the few pieces of equipment they got are powerful purple equipment. For all these various temptations, the various guilds will not give up. ording to the game rules, today¡¯s dungeon pioneered by the Prairie Squad can only be a repeatable dungeon at the earliest tomorrow.¡± ¡°This means that they still have plenty of time to kill the boss and get a simr wild boss drop. If it bes a dungeon, the drop from the monster and boss will be downgraded one level because it is a mere side dungeon made mainly for buffering and transitioning.¡± Tian Na finally understood, confessed: ¡°So it¡¯s all for the purple equipment. No wonder they are fighting so hard.¡± ¡°For yers right now, purple equipment is like a divine artifact. As long as there is no crippling loss, the guilds are willing to endure it.¡± KB stared at the screen:¡± ¡°Look, the third tform has been cleared out. Prairie Fire is carefully climbing the stairs. Oh, it turns out there¡¯s a small hall on the stairs, and the boss is in the hall.¡± ¡°How are these elites dealt with then?¡± Tian Na asked. KB said: ¡°It seems like Prairie Fire wants to enlist the help of his teammates. This time he let Xiayaoe to the third tform along the rope bridge. He also summoned an arcane guard, no, it¡¯s an undead. It looks like they want to use the boss to deal with the elites.¡¯ ¡°No, the undead didn¡¯t move. It shed behind the corner of the column. Why did Prairie Fire run up the steps by himself?¡± Tian Na was confused. ¡°Wait, Prairie Fire wants to aggro, but what¡¯s the point of that?¡± KB too was confused. He had also thought that Li Yao wanted to use the undead arcane guardian leader to clear the elites near the hall up the stairs. Li Yao ascended the high steps, appraised the patrolling elites roaming inside the hall, and then shot out an arrow with his heavy crossbow. The startled arcane guardian saw Li Yao, lifting his left arm, a sh of arcane light shone, and a magic bullet flew towards Li Yao. Li Yao used a backward jumping skill, his backward motion matching the speed of the magic bullet, allowing him tond safely. The magic bullet flew over his head. Bang bang¡­ The arcane guard, stepping heavily, was led over by Li Yao. Seeing the arcane guard reach the steps, Li Yao shot another arrow, pulling aggro. With a few quick Shadow Rolls to create distance, he swiftly turned his head and sprinted. The arcane guard had exhausted his only ranged skill and posed no threat as long as he was not allowed to get close. Li Yao leisurely notched a bolt with a rope to his crossbow and swung along the edge of the ropedder, revealing only his head. Simultaneously, one hand rested the crossbow on the tform and started adjusting the angle. As the arcane guard reached the edge of the tform, Li Yao pressed the trigger. The steel arrow again prated the crepice of the arcane guard. And Li Yao fiercely grabbed the rope. And from the other end of the column, Qin Fengmanded her undead arcane guard leader to charge forth and trigger an arcane explosion. Boom¡­ A shockwave radiated outward. The body of the undead arcane guardian leader collided with the back of the elite arcane guard. With the force from Li Yao¡¯s pull and the undead arcane guardian leader¡¯s collision, the arcane guard elite tumbled down from the tform. ¡°Beautiful.¡± KB pped excitedly, ¡°Pull the elite over, Prairie Fire wouldn¡¯t have time to return to the dome atop the second tform. However, the force from falling alone is insufficient to pull the elite off the tform. And with Xiayao¡¯s new pet pushing from behind, they perfectly cleared the elite in tandem. It¡¯s many times more efficient than a head-on fight.¡± ¡°This is truly amazing. He is leveraging the resources at his disposal to the extreme.¡± Tian Na also eximed excitedly: ¡°Now that the elites are getting cleared, only thest boss remains. What do you think?¡± KB was not to be fooled again, cautiously dered: ¡°All I can say is, this boss is an intelligent humanoid boss. It won¡¯t fall for the old tricks. Moreover, it¡¯s a level-12 boss. I really can¡¯t think of a solution. But Prairie Fire is still clearing the elites, maybe he has a n.¡± Tian Naughed: ¡°It seems you¡¯re already prepared to proim him the winner.¡± KB started staring at the ceiling, as if something there had caught his interest¡­. Chapter 50 - 50: High Stakes Gambling Chapter 50: High Stakes Gambling Trantor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Editor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Pupil looked at Li Yao and Qin Feng Yi finishing off thest elite mob, andined with a grim face, ¡°Leveling up is so difficult, I have not even reached half of the experience points required yet.¡± Hearing Pupil¡¯sint, Shadow Dance, who hadn¡¯t earned much experience from the start, wanted to cry but couldn¡¯t, ¡°I also want toin like that, but I don¡¯t have the opportunity yet.¡± ¡°What are you mumbling about, just pick up the loot.¡± Pupil was immediately unhappy. Shadow Dance had no words, did not dare to refute, and hurriedly went to loot thest corpse. Li Yao was resting on the third tform, and he was already used to this weird behavior, ¡°Almost there, we are about to end it, so tiring.¡± ¡°There¡¯s still one boss left, big brother, have you thought about how to deal with this guy?¡± asked the foolishly cute Pupil. This boss, although humanoid in shape, was not small in size, at least twice as high as the average High Elf, and was extremely strong, at least physically speaking, much stronger than the Arcane Guardian. Perhaps due to the influence of the Sunwell mutation or originally being a test subject of the academy, his arms had disappeared, turned into two huge des. He was currently sitting on therge chair in the innermost part of the hall, crossing his arms. Just seeing him, one could feel an extremely domineering aura. Li Yao silently looked at the boss¡¯s information. Fallen Tyrant Rank: Level 12 Low-level Boss Life: 88,000 Skills: Chaotic de Dance, Assault, Death Strangle, me Seal. Spider Shape: Poison Bomb, Death Spider Web, Swinging Murder, Self-Destruction Spider, Poison Stinger. Li Yao was not intimidated by the boss¡¯s series of skills. Compared to the next bosses, these low-level bosses are simply child¡¯s y. The bossester on be more and more powerful and intelligent. They not only have strong attributes, but also have more skills than yers. Of course, this boss also has more skills than the current yers. This is the boss temte setting, a boss is a boss. Unlike in previous online games where a powerful boss just had a few skills, it was simply a dumb brute with a lot of health¡­ ¡°This boss is not easy to handle, it should have a high level of intelligence. The method used for thest boss is not possible for this one.¡± Qin Feng Yi analysed. ¡°I know, but it¡¯s not a big deal. I¡¯m just worried about one thing.¡± Li Yao said, frowning. ¡°What, tell us now, let¡¯s think of a solution together.¡± The cute Pupil said, looking up. ¡°As you all have seen, the method I usedst time is called interrupting, but the premise for interrupting is, you at least need to have the ability to interrupt the skills. In my understanding, the so-called interrupting actually means breaking the defense. You should know, ying mobs three levels higher than you, your damage will be greatly reduced. For mobs five levels higher, their avatars would be marked with a skull, meaning they are invincible.¡± Li Yao exined slowly. Qin Feng Yi frowned, ¡°Are you worried about not being able to break this boss¡¯s defense?¡± Li Yao nodded, ¡°Exactly. This boss is seven levels higher than us, and there is also a rank difference. So our current level can be considered as first rank. The previous judgement was for normal mobs, not to mention this boss. If we can¡¯t break the defense, naturally we can¡¯t sessfully interrupt the skills. Of course, this is just my spection based on previous information, I¡¯m not sure.¡± ¡°There¡¯s not enough time to level up.¡± Pupil thought worriedly. ¡°Right, if the equipment improved and attributes increased, the weakening effect would decrease.¡± Qin Feng Yi took out a chest Armor from her bag and handed it to Li Yao, ¡°This is a chest Armor I reced for you, but definitely not as good as the Skill Book.¡± Superior Chest Armor Lining: Leather Armor Quality: Blue Superior Armor: 19 Strength: 9 Agility: 8 Equip Job: Rogue, Hunter, Martial Monk, Druid Equip Level: 5 ¡°That¡¯s enough, our matters are counted separately.¡± Li Yao directly put on the chest Armor. His own armor was part of a set, but after all, it was white equipment. And since he had already changed a lot of green equipment, the set effect had disappeared. The attribute has increased significantly after the switch. ¡°Then, big brother, we also have cleared it.¡± Pupil pitifully passed a pair of gloves, ¡°My item is not as good as Xiayao¡¯s chest armor, but big brother will definitely not mind, right?¡± Military Gloves Lining: Leather Armor Quality: Blue Superior Armor: 12 Strength: 8 Agility: 6 ss Requirement: Rogue, Hunter, Martial Monk, Druid Item Level: 4 Li Yao took the gloves with a smile, ¡°But you didn¡¯t say that yesterday.¡± ¡°We weren¡¯t in the same party yesterday,¡± Dumb Eye rolled her eyes at Li Yao, ¡°And you weren¡¯t saying that to Xiayao either.¡± ¡°That¡¯s a good point,¡± agreed Li Yao. Li Yao swapped his green gloves with the new ones, chuckling under his breath. ¡°Leader, I also have a Blue Equipment you can use,¡± offered Shadow Dance. ¡°As long as it can break the defense, I¡¯m happy. I don¡¯t ask for much. As long as the damage isn¡¯t 1, it¡¯s good enough. Even if the attributes are high, it won¡¯t cause significant damage to him,¡± said Li Yao. Li Yao wasn¡¯t being polite to Shadow Dance but came to this conclusion based on their respective attributes. He didn¡¯t find it challenging being a reincarnate. At this stage, yers simply haven¡¯t developed the concept yet due to the scant avable data andck of solid theory. ¡°Yeah, right! You think you can kill the boss without breaking its defense? Just because you soloed the boss before you think you¡¯re god or something?¡± ¡°What nonsense! If you can¡¯t defeat the boss, just scram! Stop acting like you know all that, like your analysis made some sense.¡± ¡°Prairie Fire is too arrogant. Here you are, analyzing and deducing like it¡¯s nothing. The world has so many better analysts than you, and yet, here you are.¡± ¡°He¡¯s so full of himself. ¡°Can¡¯t believe TV stations would broadcast someone like him.¡± ¡°He¡¯s too arrogant. He¡¯s heading for disaster.¡± ¡°Can¡¯t wait to see how he¡¯s gonna wriggle his way out of this.¡± Righteous criticism from viewers was drowned the moment trolls showed up in the live chat ¨C those displeased with Li Yao¡¯s sess, adversaries from the Prosperous Era and Free Wander studios, pure inte trolls and uneducated instigators. Tian Na never expected this bacsh. She quickly switched to another scene and tried to ease the atmosphere, ¡°The chat seems pretty heated¡­ KB, what do you think about this situation?¡± KB replied seriously, ¡°Everyone¡¯s entitled to their own opinions, it¡¯s not my ce to judge. While he is a miracle-maker, the gap just seems insurmountable for now.¡¯ ¡°ording to Prairie Fire, he still intends to go solo against the boss. What if the other members temporarily disengage? Wouldn¡¯t that reduce the boss¡¯s HP?¡± asked Tian Na. KB responded, ¡°That¡¯s not possible. Even though it¡¯s not a dungeon, the rules are different. Their party consists of four adventurers. Adding a member increases the boss¡¯s stats, but removing one doesn¡¯t decrease its HP.¡± ¡°So you are not optimistic about Prairie Fire¡¯s chances.¡± KB shrugged, ¡°I do hold him in high regard, but the boss has nearly 90,000 HP. It¡¯s not something that you can take down with a few attacks. With the execution of defense breaks demanding precise timing, he needs to do it over two hundred times sessfully. Do you think it¡¯s possible?¡± It was then that Tian Na realized the gravity of the situation. More than two hundred sessful defense breaks without getting hit even once, it was hard. Extremely hard. On the other tform, Feng Yi voiced out the same opinion. ¡°This is extremely difficult. ¡°Big brother, the viewers in the live room are all looking down on you. Aren¡¯t you going to say something?¡± Dumb Eye asked angrily. Li Yao, while checking his backpack, said, ¡°Why bother with those trolls? Here¡¯s what we¡¯re going to do. Set up a bet. Whoever bets ten gold coins against us, if I fail to kill this boss, I¡¯ll provide a guide to kill a field boss privately. Those who have guts should participate. Those who don¡¯t should stop being a keyboard warrior. It¡¯s disgusting.¡± Upon seeing Li Yao¡¯s serious demeanor, Feng Yi immediately set up a betting pool and regted it. ¡°You are still getting more haters.¡± Li Yao nced at the hatefulments ¨C people mocking him for being shameless and deluded. After a few nces, he closed the livestream, ¡°Ignore these people. Is a field boss not worth ten thousand credit points? It just brings down IQ to even bother about them. I¡¯ll wait for ten minutes before I start attacking the boss.¡± Li Yao underestimated the temptation of a field boss. Within five minutes, more than a thousand gold coins were bet and the number was increasing rapidly. ¡°Big brother, are you really confident?¡± Dumb Eye was shocked. ¡°It¡¯s quite challenging, but that¡¯s what makes it fun, isn¡¯t it?¡± Li Yao closed his backpack, speaking with a hint of excitement¡­. Chapter 51 - 51: Boss Confrontation Chapter 51: Boss Confrontation Trantor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Editor: EndlessFantasy Trantion There were still some hecklers in the livestream room, but everyone was quickly drawn to the wager. The trolling voices that had previously filled the chat was silent once more. To them, it was a fact that Prairie Fire and Sparks had shared strategies for defeating three bosses. No one in their right mind would name a boss kill in honor of another guild otherwise. Everyone agreed that watching others¡¯ failed attempts and learning from them to formte a strategy to take down a field boss that even guilds can¡¯t handle was a monumental achievement. They were more than confident to set such bets, especially with Xiayao¡¯s endorsement, no one believed Prairie Fire would back out. Being able to kill a boss and obtain epic equipment drops from field bosses were what the majority of the yer base dreamed of. The equipment from field bosses were top-notch, not themon drops from dungeons. Since yers couldn¡¯t take down the field bosses, the only way to get Blue Equipment was through treasure boxes. Finding a good treasure box was akin to buying a lottery ticket, considering the sheer number of yers. In times like these, a trend had started where rogues trained in stealth would risk going to high-level zones to hunt for treasure boxes. Many lucky rogues got their start this way. The yers¡¯ craving for epic equipment was all too apparent. To them, Prairie Fire was an exceptional yer. Even guilds were following his methods for pioneering, even though they suffered heavy losses, they never gave up. However, the gap between him and the boss was vast. Even top yers barely managed to kill a boss, and Prairie Fire was going up against a boss that was seven levels higher than him. It would take over 200 sessful special moves to drain that boss¡¯s health, no mistakes were allowed, or he would face defeat. ¡®Chillingly difficult¡¯ was an understatement. As soon as the wager opened, many people began cing bets, and with time, different guilds who received the news also sent their members to ce bets. Ten gold coins or ten thousand credit points were nothing to them. If they could get a strategy to kill a boss, they would turn an insane profit, even though the boss respawned slowly, with multiple runs they would still gain a lot. At Li Yao¡¯s home, his father said angrily, ¡°That kid is too impulsive. He¡¯s poked such a big hole in the sky. Why not just assist in a level five dungeon, isn¡¯t that enough? Now he¡¯s in this predicament, I¡¯d like to see what he does when he can¡¯t beat the boss.¡± Li Jia stuck out her tongue, pretending as if she didn¡¯t hear a thing. But Li Yao¡¯s mother wasn¡¯t happy at all. She said, ¡°What are you capable of, except being ¡®steady¡¯? If you were so steady, you should be the CEO of thepany by now. You dare criticize our son when you can¡¯t even beat a level four elite. If you¡¯re so capable, why don¡¯t you go and show us?¡± ¡°You, you¡¯re totally unreasonable,¡± Li Yao¡¯s father said angrily, turning his head away. ¡°Hmph.¡± Li Yao¡¯s mother snorted coldly, then passed a shelled tangerine to Li Jia with a smile. Li Jia received the tangerine with a giggle, and once again focused on the TV. She was also worried about Li Yao. ¡°Nowadays there are so many tycoons, there¡¯s already over two thousand gold bets, there must¡¯ve been over two hundred tycoons betting.¡± Shadow Dance was almost cross-eyed with disbelief. That was equivalent to over two hundred thousand credit points. If he had that much money, he wouldn¡¯t have to live in a slum. You have to know, this was just a whimsical bet made by Li Yao. Even if he lost, it would cost nothing more than some brain cells. But if he won, he would get money that could change his life. Even though the winning money wasn¡¯t his, he could feel his blood boiling, as if he had just opened a new door. ¡°One day, I will be just like the boss, Prairie Fire.¡± Shadow Dance¡¯s eyes sparked as the amount of gold increased, starting to get excited. ¡°You really made a fortune this time, but it wasn¡¯t because of me.¡± Feng Yiughed. She had a feeling that Li Yao¡¯s real life means were not that good. ¡°Brother, you¡¯re rich now. You should treat us when we watch the carnival,¡± said Tianzhen innocently. ¡°You¡¯re the one treating, I wouldn¡¯t have made this money without everyone¡¯s help. This is money that we, a team, earned together. We¡¯ll split it four ways. Tianzhen, you¡¯ll be a rich girl too.¡± Li Yao was not short of ways to make money, a few days ago he made quite a reputation for himself. He could easily make a fortune by selling strategies for field bosses to any guild. Naturally, this small amount of money was nothing to him. If it weren¡¯t for those annoying trolls, he wouldn¡¯t have bothered to bet. ¡°You¡¯re right. After the game, let¡¯s split the gold earned from your amazing skills as well.¡± Feng Yi suggested. ¡°Oh, I¡­l¡­l¡¯m so embarrassed.¡± Tianzhen said in a shy manner. Li Yaoughed heartily. ¡°Alright, whatever you decide.¡± Li Yao needed to win over Tianzhen and Shadow Dance, especially Shadow Dance, this was a golden opportunity to do so. It¡¯s only a small investment, but the return was an uing rogue god. He would need powerful teammates topete in China and around the world in the future. When the rogue god was just starting, he was worth more than eighty million credit points after the Olympic Games. A team even offered him one hundred million credit points, but were rejected. A little favor now, which doesn¡¯t hurt his pride, was worth way more. The audience and viewers were speechless. Bro, you haven¡¯t beaten the boss yet, and you¡¯re already talking about splitting the money. ¡°It¡¯s been ten minutes now, and more than three hundred viewers have joined the wager.¡± Tianzhen mentioned excitedly. Li Yao nodded and said, ¡°Xiayao, you will summon the Stone Demon in a moment to test the waters. Then summon the Undead Guardian. I want to carefully observe its skills. Tianzhen, leave this tform as well. Once you¡¯ve given the guardian its orders, Xiayao, you should also leave the tform.¡± ¡°Okay, I get it.¡± Feng Yi began to summon, and soon a giant Stone Demon and an Undead Arcane Guardian appeared by her side. Li Yao led Xiayao towards the stairs, passing the Sun King statue in the middle of the tform. He couldn¡¯t help but gaze at its hands. What he was really searching for was right in front of him. But he didn¡¯t act recklessly. His intent was to obtain it surreptitiously, as a secret known to himself alone. ¡°This Stone Demon is equivalent to a Main Tank (MT) d in Green Equipment. Now, let the Stone Demon taste the power of the boss first,¡± Xiayao exined to the viewers. The Stone Demon made its way toward the boss under Xiayao¡¯smands, thumping along at a slow but steady pace. When the Stone Demon charged within fifty yards of the boss, the boss¡¯s eyes snapped open, and he swiftly stood up. ¡°Wretched intruders.¡± With those words, his towering figure vanished, only to reappear above and behind the Stone Demon. Before the Stone Demon could turn, two enormous des gleaming with golden light swiftly shed down. Whoosh¡­ The Stone Demon, with four hundred health points and defense equivalent to a tank d in Green Equipment, was cut into four parts. -400 A huge damage number floated up. It¡¯s not that the boss¡¯s damage wasn¡¯t high enough, but the Stone Demon had only four hundred health points left. All those watching online and the audience inhaled sharply at the sight. It was truly terrifying. If the Stone Demon was obliterated in one move, the Hunter with lower defense would undoubtedly be doomed. Boom¡­ The boss¡¯s massive body fell to the ground, stepping on the crushed corpse of the Stone Demon before slowly returning to its original position. ¡°This should be a surprise attack skill, simr to the rogue¡¯s Shadow Step, but much more powerful,¡± Li Yao frowned and said, ¡°Send the Undead Guardian forward. Qin Feng Yi nodded, directing the Undead Guardian to approach the boss again. The Undead Guardian got within fifty yards, lifted its left arm, and sted a Magic Bullet. It then struck the boss, who had just stood up. -600 An even scarier number floated up, startling everyone. His attack was only seventy to eighty percent of his pre-death power, and he was hitting a boss higher than his level. Had that Magic Bullet hit Li Yao, his doom would have been certain. ¡°More damned intruders, you¡¯re all going to die.¡± The boss hastily ran over. With a swift movement of its right-armed de, dozens of chains from the void appeared in a fan shape. Several chains grabbed the Undead Guardian, yanking it closer with force. de Dance. The boss¡¯s arm turned into a blur of afterimages, causing nging sounds to resonate. -400-500-600-500-300-200-400-600¡­ Before the audience could react, the boss¡¯s figure suddenly disappeared, only to appear above the back of the Undead Guardian and strike down sharply. Surprise Attack! -1200 The boss swung its arm fiercely, wreaking havoc on the back of the Undead Guardian. Death Strangle! -800-800¡­ The turned-around Undead Guardian wasn¡¯t polite either. Arcane Stomp! -800 Peals of thunderous noise echoed, with cracks appearing on the ground of the hall. The boss¡¯s body was shaken, staggering unsteadily. Taking advantage of the boss¡¯s imbnce, the Undead Guardian¡¯s right arm glowed blue. Its metallic fist hit the boss¡¯s chest forcefully. Arcane Punch! -1000 Rumbles¡­ The boss¡¯s great body hadn¡¯t stabilized before it was knocked down by the powerful punch. The Undead Guardian¡¯s eyes flickered with blue light. A huge whirlwind shot out from its body, curling around the faraway boss. Arcane Whirlwind! -200-300-300-200-200-300-200-200-300-400-300-200¡­ A stream of damage numbers floated up from the boss¡¯s head, densely clustered. As the boss was just getting up, the Death Guardian started to jump wildly, swinging its arm like a fan. The arm crazily mmed onto the boss¡¯s body, like a mad frenzy. -300-400-500-400-300-500¡­ ¡°Damn weakling, how can you be my opponent.¡± The boss¡¯s eyes turned blood red, and the ground emitted a red glow. A series of rune marks appeared, like moltenva on the ground. Within dozens of yards, heat waves soared into the sky. me Seal! The Undead Guardian, with about four thousand health points left, saw its health bar decrease at a visible rate. Suddenly, a burst of blue light exploded from its body. The Undead Guardian shattered into pieces, and a giant number of -2000 damage floated above the boss¡¯s head. Both the audience and online spectators were stunned. It was simply too crazy, a bombardment between two bosses. It was many times stronger than the yers in the earlier stage. Not to mention now, could they really kill such an incredible boss even at level ten? Thinking of Xiayao owning one, they were driven mad by jealousy. With this Undead Guardian, it would be easy to defeat low-level bosses. They also suspected that if the Undead Guardian were still alive, it would have certainly done great damage to this boss. Now, Li Yao had to face this boss. If there were still any hopes among the yers before, they were now reced with despair. ¡°I¡¯ve figured out its skills. Let me demonstrate one of the core techniques of the Hunter,¡± said Li Yao, quickly lifting his heavy crossbow and firing an arrow¡­. Chapter 52 - 52: God-level Prediction Chapter 52: God-level Prediction Trantor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Editor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Feng Yi returned to the second tform, choosing afortable position with the most suitable angle. ¡°It¡¯s finally beginning.¡± KB¡¯s heart bumped, he started it as a joke, but with people constantly talking about it, he still felt embarrassed. After Li Yao shot an arrow, the massive crossbow in his hand vanished, reced by a long fire gun which appeared in hand, with action as swift as a magic trick, even courteously weing, like flowing clouds and water. -6 The massive damage from the crossbow only inflicted six points on the boss¡¯s head, but seeing this number made Li Yao breathe a sigh of relief. He was still nervous about this boss, it was a great challenge for him to deal with a boss seven levels higher than him. Li Yao actively ran towards the boss while quickly reloading and firing. -2-3-2¡­ ¡°This boss isn¡¯t as difficult as imagined, I can think of at least two methods to kill it.¡± Li Yao¡¯s calm voice had all the audience wide-eyed. Damn, others can¡¯t even think of a single method, and you came up with two, stop bragging! Li Yao continued, ¡°Hunters, like thieves, only reveal their king-like nature in the wilderness. Their survival skills are not weaker than those of thieves, and their killing ability is much stronger. Hunters have many techniques, kite-style being the most mainstream one, which would also work on this boss, as long as his ambush is handled properly, there¡¯s no threat.¡± When the audience and fans thought about it, it indeed made sense, but then they realized it¡¯s only theoretically feasible. But dodging ambush while running and urately firing backwards in free mode is not easy, people even miss when aiming head-on. However, many fans soon came to their senses, others might not be able to do it, but given Li Yao¡¯s archery skills, it should be possible, which calmed them down. ¡°However, while kiting is rtively safe, you all have seen my damage, I presume none of the viewers would like to see me using tens of thousands of arrows to finish him. Therefore, I will talk about the second approach today, a counter technique exclusive for hunters. The sword counter that was usedst time, for those who use shields there is a safer shield counter option. And for hunters, it¡¯s the gun counter. Seeing the live broadcast today, my hunter friends will understand that hunters are the true kings in the wilderness. Watch, just like this¡­¡± During his talk, the distance between the boss and Li Yao had already shortened to within a fifty-yard range. As soon as they saw the boss¡¯ figure vanish from the spot, even though the audience and fans knew that Li Yao was fighting the boss, they couldn¡¯t help but exim. Through the bombardment between bosses, they knew that the boss had activated a skill, ambush. But just as the boss was about to disappear, Li Yao suddenly turned around, the fire gun loaded with bullets in hand, leaning back slightly and pulled the trigger towards the air. Bang, bang¡­ With the sound, two orange bullets almost simultaneously shot out. Time seemed to slow down countless times as the two bullets tore through the void and hit the boss¡¯ bulging muscles on his arms which just appeared diagonally above Li Yao, one on the left and one on the right, each bullet hitting the same location on the boss¡¯s left and right arms with unmatched symmetry. -3-2¡­ Boom¡­ The boss¡¯s massive body fiercely crashed into the void shadow created by Li Yao¡¯s Shadow Roll, then Li Yao quickly reached out his left hand to grab the boss¡¯s hair, pulling his head up, the sword in his right hand pierced the boss¡¯s carotid artery like a sh of lightning, then swiftly withdrew the sword. Suddenly, bright red blood gushed out. -500 The sword¡¯s speed was astounding, it took only a second from piercing to withdrawal, Li Yao took advantage of the struggling boss to hurriedly stab two more times at the boss¡¯ neck, while the damage wasn¡¯t as severe after breaking the counter, the inflicted injury was still quite significant. -100-120¡­ Only by attacking the boss¡¯s vital parts when it has no defensive capabilities can such terrifying damage be inflicted. The counter breaking move was as fast as lightning, most people barely understood what happened before it ended, moreover, they were confused why they saw Li Yao fire two shots when clearly a gun can only load one bullet. With the poprity of free mode, the attack mechanism of ¡°The Ancient God World¡± also changed. In previous games, the frequency of attacking swings was fixed. Say, if it was prescribed that arge sword hits once every three seconds, a yer¡¯s continuous attack would be a swing every three seconds, of course, the attributes affecting attack speed were calcted separately. This frequency of swinging once every three seconds was fixed, which means that even if you unleashed a skill during this period, the ordinary attack swing would still be made. For example, if you unleashed a fatal strike, but the time for a regr attack also came up, it would actually be two swings in an instant. Because of this mechanism, many experts studied optimal output cycles to maximize their output, which was to cancel the pre-attack and post-attack mechanics of skills, such as the warrior¡¯s five swings per second, the bowman¡¯s ten arrows per second, and many other popr technicalbinations. However, ¡°The Ancient God World¡± canceled this setting, there is no such scenario. For example, the speed of jabbing with a sword is once per second, but this is just an ordinary concept value. In this game, even if you jab with a sword once per second, if not handled properly, it might not even be faster than arge sword. More importantly, wanting to unleash a skill and an ordinary attack simultaneously, the easiest method of two swings per second no longer works, you could only make one swing, either a skill or an ordinary attack. Therefore, most people were quite puzzled, they didn¡¯t understand how Li Yao could almost simultaneously fire two rounds. ¡°Rey, I demand a rey.¡± ¡°I recorded it, it¡¯s in the rey.¡± ¡°Ah, I actually forgot to record it, why didn¡¯t you say so earlier, I regret it now.¡± ¡°Rey.¡± The live chat room was immediately filled with such barrage, and Qin Feng Yi had no choice but to select the rey. In the TV studio, Tian Na was watching the slow-motion rey on the screen and said, ¡°What¡¯s this? I can¡¯t believe this happened.¡± ¡°It¡¯s a gun counter,¡± KB supplemented. Tian Na was caught betweenughter and tears, ¡°I know it¡¯s a gun counter. What I want to know is how it was done. We barely had time to react to the counter-attack, let alone break the move, and to do it in such a way¡­ it¡¯s too amazing. ¡± KB exhaled deeply and quickly said, ¡°More than amazing, it¡¯s simply unfathomable. Didn¡¯t you see just before the boss disappeared, Prairie Fire had already turned himself, but the boss¡¯s figure had not yet appeared. At that moment, he performed two unfathomable operations. One operation set a new trend, the other, although understandable, is difficult to learn. Guess many professional masters would lose levels practicing this after today.¡± ¡°Then hurry up and exin, and then let¡¯s watch Prairie Fire¡¯s continued performance,¡± said Tian Na anxiously. With a faint smile, KB exined: ¡°You see, before turning around, he had already loaded the bullet, guessing that the boss was going to unleash a surprise attack even before the boss activated his skill. Such foresight is simply terrifying. Then pay attention; Prairie Fire held his fire gun with his right hand, while his left hand had already reached for the pistol at his waist.¡± Only then did the audience notice that Li Yao was holding the handle of the gun in his armpit, the muzzle tilted upwards. His left hand also held a pistol, with the muzzle also tilted upwards. The two bullets were almost fired simultaneously, but at that time, everyone¡¯s attention was on the fire gun, and no one thought he had a pistol too. Everyone was suddenly enlightened. ¡°See, this is the new gamey he has initiated. Although it¡¯s still rough, with this inspiration, this type of y will be more and more refined, and will be as popr as five shots per second. Secondly, his godlike foresight,¡± KB continued with increasing excitement. ¡°Godlike foresight?¡± asked Tian Na, puzzled. ¡°Yes, godlike foresight. If you say judging boss¡¯s skill activation, there are traces to follow. If you are careful and attentive, the boss has specific actions before each skill activation. But look at the back; he fired two shots in session. Did you notice that when he pulled the trigger, the boss¡¯s figure had not yet appeared? The boss¡¯s figure only appeared when the two bullets flew out. The footage was yed in slow motion again, and everyone clearly saw that it was indeed as KB had said. ¡°See how terrifying it is? If the boss appeared first, we would admire his urate marksmanship and quick reaction. But this? This is godlike foresight. Please take another look. The two bullets hit the exact spots on both arms simultaneously, but the two arms were not parallel at all. Honestly, I don¡¯t know what you think, but words can no longer express the shock in my heart.¡± All the audience was also shocked. Even if the boss appeared first, it would be incredibly difficult to hit the target, right? Was this just a lucky shot? But looking at Prairie Fire¡¯s calm expression and smooth, flowing actions, the audience didn¡¯t even believe it. Watching him take on the boss was like appreciating a form of art. Thanks to Qin Feng Yi¡¯smentary, the live audience also understood what was going on, and the chatroom was bubbling with excitement. ¡°On behalf of Zhao Ritian, I submit. ¡°On behalf of Lei PO Tian, I submit.¡¯ ¡°On behalf of Dragon Ao Tian, I submit.¡± ¡°Ingot represents my feelings.¡± ¡°Damn, it¡¯s an injustice to the skills of the Prairie Fire¡¯s Divine Church if we don¡¯t give ingots. Hunters, let¡¯s move.¡± ¡°Hunters are the kings of the wilderness, I submit.¡± The entire chatroom seemed to have exploded. ¡°So this is the real you. You¡¯ve changed so much in just one year that I can¡¯t see through you anymore,¡± Qin Feng Yi said, a strange light shing in her eyes as she looked at the image of Li Yao. Li Yao could not afford to be distracted. Facing such a boss, he was under great pressure, but also felt excited at facing the challenge. His brain was working faster. After thrusting the third sword, he quickly retreated. ¡°Damn intruder, you¡¯ve angered me.¡± The boss roared to the sky, with blood-red mes shing in his eyes. Back jump! As Li Yao was flying backward, he pulled the trigger. Bang¡­ -3 At this moment, a red light appeared on the ground where Li Yao had been, which then turned into a magma surface. It was the boss¡¯s skill, me Seal! ¡°Safe for the next thirty seconds.¡± Li Yao stood on the edge of theva surface, constantly shooting. Although the damage was not significant, he would not waste any opportunity for output. He also released two Arrow Towers to assist him, keeping one as a backup. He was most worried about the boss¡¯s two skills. One was the surprise attack. If it wasn¡¯t for his years of practice, there was no way he could break this move. The other was me Seal. The coverage was toorge, and even Shadow Roll couldn¡¯t get out of it in time, so he could only rely on backjump. With these two moves out of the way, Li Yao felt a little relieved. Just as if to prove the wisdom of the humanoid boss, the boss ignored the attacking Li Yao and destroyed the two Arrow Towers that had only been out for a few seconds¡­. Chapter 53 - 53 Sudden Change Chapter 53: Sudden Change Trantor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Editor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Li Yao frowned as he watched the boss sever two arrow towers. He was taking small steps backward whileunching attacks. The boss rapidly closed in, arms slightly crossed. In that moment when the huge ded arms glowed green, Li Yao pulled out his gun and fired. Bang¡­ The high-speed rotating bullet prated his arm, dimming the budding glow abruptly. The boss fell to one knee, clutching his arm and wincing in pain. The essence of ¡®breaking the move¡¯ is such an interesting setting that it only triggers when yers are one on one with the field bosses. This is when the boss is charging up an attack or skill. There¡¯s no such setting when facing a horde of bosses. Of course, yers can also interrupt the boss¡¯s skill with special moves ¡ª but that¡¯s a skill interrupt, slightly different from ¡®breaking the move¡¯. In one-on-one, if you can catch that moment of charge and target his power node, as long as you break his defense, his attack or skill will be interrupted, thereby causing bacsh. Although this bacsh won¡¯t drain health, it will temporarily disable the boss¡¯s actions and defenses. Comparison-wise, the boss can also cause ¡®break the move¡¯ effects on the yer, even more potent, and bosses can ¡®break the move¡¯ even against multiple yers. Li Yao had seen many such tragedies online. When the boss unleashed a move, a healing spell was broken and health couldn¡¯t be increased for a few seconds. The consequences are dreadful ¡ª without healing support to increase health, there¡¯s only one road to death facing the boss¡¯s skills. Li Yao broke the boss¡¯s wild de dance, and with a shadow roll, appeared beside the boss. His right hand aimed his dagger at the boss¡¯s neck artery, causing blood to gush when he pulled it out. Thuck¡­ -560 As the dagger was pulled out, he was enveloped by a tide of blood. At this moment, Li Yao was soaked in blood, looking extremely ferocious. -110-100¡­ Quickly following up with the second and third shes, Li Yao swiftly retreated. Thanks to Li Yao¡¯s exceedingly high attributes coupled with the little artifact ne, the damage caused was unexpectedly high. Of course, when the boss got up, Li Yao could only inflict minimal damage, barely enough to break the boss¡¯s defense. The boss¡¯s offense was very aggressive, seemingly unconcerned with Li Yao¡¯s constant ¡®break the move¡¯. But no matter how violent it was, it couldn¡¯t harm Li Yao at all. The disparity in their forms was too great. In front of the boss, Li Yao looked slim but extremely elegant. Like in a dance, moving freely, as swift as the wind. The boss may cause tremors just by walking, and his roar can pierce the sky, but he can¡¯t even touch Li Yao¡¯s clothes, which drives him even more berserk and furious. ¡°Why does this feel so familiar?¡± Tian Na muttered to herself: ¡°This boss is just as pitiful as the one in the mine.¡± KB replied with a wry smile: ¡°He¡¯s in worse shape than that boss. At least that boss managed to y many yers, whereas this one ran into Praire Fire, who¡¯s a freak.¡± Despite his already lofty expectation towards Li Yao, seeing him inflict a ¡®break the move¡¯ damage of 500 still startled him. Just what kind of beast was he? From this, it can be inferred that his damage against creatures of his level must be around 200; otherwise, a ¡®break the move¡¯ damage of 500 would not be possible. What does a damage of 200 mean? Over thest few days, as everyone¡¯s equipment improved, their health also increased. But apart from the MTS with defensive equipment and stamina, most people only had about 200 health points. That means, when facing Li Yao, there¡¯s a risk of being killed in a single hit. ¡°So, to put it simply, if the boss is ¡®broken the move¡¯ more than a hundred times, it¡¯ll die?¡± Tian Na asked. ¡°Yes, if he indeed doesn¡¯t make any mistakes,¡± replied KB, unaware that this boss actually had two forms. The audience in front of TVs and live streaming were already engrossed, especially the Hunters. They were trying to learn the gun counter skill while figuring out Li Yao¡¯s maneuvers and process of ¡®breaking the move¡¯. Even if they learned it, they could only use it in the wild and couldn¡¯t qualify forpetitions. Still, it eased the discriminatory view other professions had towards Hunters. At least in the future, Hunting for a team wouldn¡¯t be as awkward. Many groups of Hunters had emerged in the game recently. Generallyprising Hunters no one wanted, they strived to level up by sharing tips and so on. The majority of Hunters at this stage had no pets, their arrow skills were not precise, and leveling up was a significant challenge. When the boss was ¡®broken move¡¯ down to 40% blood volume, the boss suddenly shot to mid-air, its body twisting in mid-air. A green vortex sprouted, and a huge spider illusion enveloped the boss. With a series of huge roars, the boss¡¯s body twisted and changed, transforming into a massive Ghost Hunting Spider. Ghost Hunting Spider is different from ordinary spiders. It serves as a guard for the Spider Queen and ranks second in the n, just below the Queen¡¯s spouse. Ghost Hunting Spiders excel in battle, their heads look like a monstrous face d in a mask, and their abdomens are huge, covered in a thick shell. The spider¡¯s legs are extremely sharp, just like a de. Its two front limbs are like guillotine des, but even tougher. Boom¡­ The Ghost Hunting Spider lets out a roar to the sky, showcasing its forbidding aura. This is his second phase, taking on the Spider Shape. All eyes were wide open, no one had expected the boss to have yet another form, their hearts were on their mouth at this point. ¡°We¡¯re finished,¡± was the first thought that arose in all their minds, as they didn¡¯t even know the boss¡¯s abilities, making it all the more challenging to break through. KB, who was blue in the face, brightened up. This was the best-case scenario, even if they failed, nobody would me Prairie Fire¡¯s skills, and he would not have to bow his head in shame. A roar¡­ The Ghost Hunting Spider let out a hiss, followed by a green light gathering up around its mouth. Poison Bomb! !! Li Yao slightly squinted his eyes and then quickly pulled the trigger. Boom¡­ An orange bullet prated its mouth, the green light abruptly ceased, and the Ghost Hunting Spider¡¯s body fell to the ground with a loud thump. Li Yao immediately used a Shadow Roll to get behind the spider. At this moment, arge sword had already appeared in his hand. The huge sword was raised high, beginning to emit a faint yellow glow, followed by a golden light, then a dark red. The three-stage charge wasplete. The grand sword harshly shed the shell on the back of the Ghost Hunting Spider. -600 With the great damage number disyed, some cracks appeared on the spider¡¯s back shell, followed by shattering. The broken shell provided no protection, allowing Li Yao to sessfully break through. The gigantic spider got up, seeing Li Yao not far behind it, its abdomen suddenly swelled. Death Spider Web! !! Li Yao¡¯s forehead broke out in a cold sweat; the spider¡¯s belly was swelling so fiercely, it kept swaying back and forth. He quickly simted the movement of the spider in his mind. As the spider¡¯s belly contracted, a faint white light could be seen. Right then, Li Yao pulled the trigger. Ssh¡­ -198 An astonishing number floated up, followed by the Ghost Hunting Spider¡¯s abdomen trembling non-stop before it fell to the ground. Li Yao used the same method to get behind the Spider, striking it fiercely with his sword. All the viewers watching the live stream felt a chill run down their spines, followed by a wave of cold air. St¡­ Apanied by arge amount of green blood, a terrifying number was disyed. -1200 Li Yao was shocked; this was the second form¡¯s weak point. He was delighted and quickly stabbed out two more times. -450-525¡­ Those two numbers again verified that this was indeed the boss¡¯s weak point. Li Yao¡¯s confidence soared, knowing that it would not take much more to kill this boss. Just as everyone was cheering for Li Yao, the usually quiet Tongtong suddenly said, ¡°Big brother, watch out.¡± On the second tform, the ever-stoic Tongtong quickly set up the me Totem and Earthbind Totem at the edge of the rope bridge between the second and third tforms. Feng Yi was the first to react, her dagger shed down mercilessly on the rope, instantly severing it. At the same time, a rogue appeared near the totems. He had no discernable identity, his face covered, and it was impossible to tell who he was or where he came from. ¡°You guys are so mean, go to hell.¡± Tongtong didn¡¯t attack the rogue, but quickly recited a spell, sending out an exploding Magma Ball. The Magma Ball traced over one hundred yards in the air, impacting on the ropes hanging on the other side. Although itcked considerable attack power, it was enough to burn through the rope. Then came the sound of a heavy object hitting the ground; the audience was stunned watching this unfold, seeing the rogue attacking Tongtong on the tform, then tumbling to the ground. They all understood that it was an ambush. Virtually everyone¡¯s first reaction was that the Xiaoyao Studio was trying to steal their boss or destroy Prairie Fire¡¯s boss hunting¡­. Chapter 54 - 54: The 2nd Titan Treasure Obtained Chapter 54: The 2nd Titan Treasure Obtained Trantor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Editor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Kick! This is the thief¡¯s main interruption skill, and it¡¯s not difficult to perform. It¡¯s one of the most cost-effective skills. The typical low-cost skill has infinite benefits once you master it. To obstruct the second thief from reaching the third tform, Dumpling did not deal with the thief who was bound by the me Totem. Even though the thief was slowed down, the distance between them was very short. Just as Dumpling was about to release her second spell, the thief kicked at her chest. Dumpling¡¯s second spell was interrupted, and she rolled over. Bone spear! Feng Yi¡¯s Bone Spear shot towards the thief, but this thief was obviously very skillful. Shadow Step! The Bone Spear only pierced through his shadow, causing no harm to him. He disappeared in an instant, then appeared again behind Feng Yi. If hit by a thief¡¯s series of attacks, a brittle-ss character like Feng Yi couldn¡¯t stand it at all. However, his luck ended there, just as his dagger was about to touch Feng Yi¡¯s back of the head. Another dagger glowing green had already plunged into his back of the head. Ambush! Shadow Dance appeared behind the thief and used Ambush, causing at least three seconds of dizziness. Backstab! -28-29 Shadow Dance¡¯s daggers became blurred, stabbing violently into the thief¡¯s back, spewing a significant amount of blood. Rupture! -38 What followed were constant normal attacks on his vital parts, and Feng Yi also reacted, using Toxic Nova. A ring of green magical bullets exploded from her body. With Shadow Dance¡¯s poison and bleeding effects, damage numbers appeared above the thief¡¯s head. -2-5-6-3-5-6-4-8-5¡­ Feng Yi stepped forward two steps to clear space, while Shadow Dance¡¯s figure had already reached the front of the thief. Kidney shot! A thief who had juste around was immediately dazed again. Even though the dizziness effect of Kidney Shot wasn¡¯t as good as Ambush, it had already decided his fate. A Lightning Arrow and a Bone Spear pierced into the thief¡¯s body. The thief immediately fell to the ground while his soul turned into a white light and disappeared. ¡°Big brother, be careful, a thief has already reached you,¡± Dumplings said worriedly. The rope bridge was now broken, it would be impossible for them to help at the moment. ¡°I know, pull up the ropes from the upper and lower channels, cut off the rope bridges between the first and second tforms. If they want to take advantage, they should be prepared to resurrect without a body,¡± Li Yao politely advised while carefully dealing with the boss. ¡°I got it,¡± Dumplings grumbled, ¡°That guy who fell got lucky.¡± Shadow Dance looked gloomy and said, ¡°He won¡¯t get lucky. I will trap him.¡± Guarding a thief¡¯s body after death wasn¡¯t simple, but Shadow Dance was full of confidence. After a character dies and his soul can¡¯t locate his body, he could only resurrect in the cemetery. In this case, he would lose an extra level of experience and be weak for a full day. ¡°Help me check and see what the identity of the thieves who fought with you is, ¡± Li Yao said again. His heart was ming with anger; few guilds would disrupt others¡¯ public work, so Li Yao hadn¡¯t been prepared. ¡°What¡¯s there to check, it¡¯s definitely the Free Roaming Studio,¡± Dumplings said with eyes full of anger. ¡°Check first, ¡± Feng Yi also suspected it was the Free Roaming Studio. In front of the TV and in the live-stream chat, the audience was enraged, cursing at the shameless thieves. ¡°I memorized the IDs of the two thieving grandsons. One is ¡®Kill you without negotiation¡¯, the other one is ¡®Killing you¡¯.¡± ¡°Me too, what the hell. This is an official conquest match. They dare to ambush. Doesn¡¯t the official care?¡± ¡°Report them.¡± ¡°Yes, report them for disrupting the match.¡± The people in the chatroom were excited and condemned the thieves. No matter what was going on outside, Li Yao had no time to care about it. After all, this map was open. As it hadn¡¯t been cleared for the first time, it didn¡¯t count as a dungeon. Anybody coulde to this public map. For example, the Free Roaming Studio was clearing a Level 5 dungeon across from them. But many yers were guarding the hallway down below, to protect the conquest team above from being disturbed. Once the first clearance of the branch dungeon wasplete, a dungeon door would appear the next day. At that time, only their team could enter the Mirror Space. The first time one clears a dungeon, a lot of uncertainties exist, so generally, people would guard the entrance to the dungeon. Li Yao, looking at the almost spotless hall, slightly frowned. In such a situation, it wouldn¡¯t be easy to spot a lurking thief, especially since he was dealing with a boss seven levels higher than him. Furthermore, this thief¡¯s patience was extraordinarily good. He didn¡¯t seem to have any intention of attacking. This was the smartest approach, waiting for the optimal time to attack on one hand, and on the other hand, causing great mental pressure on Li Yao. A thief in stealth mode was the most formidable and frightening. ¡°Swing Kill will activate in five seconds.¡± Li Yao was quietly calcting the boss¡¯ skill cooldown, when he realized he had reached the edge of the stairs. With a leap, Li Yao crossed the stairs, trusting his judgment that the rogue was already in the hall. By luring the boss down, he could make the rogue move again, giving him a chance to find him. Li Yaonded quickly, not far from the Sun King Statue in the center of the tform. The boss, transformed into a monstrous spider, spat a thread of spider silk that stuck to the top of the hall, its huge body swinging irregrly like a pendulum. Previously, Li Yao had interrupted its attack before it could jump. This time, though, he didn¡¯t take action. Instead, he merely dodged the boss, which was like a small mountain of flesh. Li Yao concluded that as long as the boss remained on the stairs, the rogue would not dare toe down. To confirm this, he specifically released a volley of Arrow Rain on the left side of the stairs and set up both a Poisonous Snake Trap and a Spike Trap on the right. Without the rogue showing up, his judgment was proven. He then quickly deployed an Exploding Sheep, directing it to move away from himself. Then he saw the boss swinging towards him. He squinted his eyes and a crossbow appeared in his hand. He quickly pulled the trigger. A steel arrow hit the spider silk, which was already about to snap from the tension. With the impact of the steel arrow, the thread snapped, and the boss¡¯ huge body involuntarily flew towards Li Yao like a shooting star. Li Yao quickly did two Shadow Rolls to escape from his original position. Boom, boom, boom¡­ Like a meteor striking the earth, the boss hit the Sun King Statue behind Li Yao with intensity. ¡°Bloody hell, is he even human?¡± Without requiring anymentary, all the spectators were able to see that Li Yao could hit distant spider silk with a crossbow bolt in an instant. Although the spider silk was thick, it was not thicker than the steel arrow itself. It was mind-blowing how he managed to secure a hit from such a distance. ¡°Which ancient archery is the best?¡± ¡°When ites to archery, I respect no one but Li Yao.¡± ¡°Incredible, is he an athlete or what?¡± ¡°Shut up! The rogue still hasn¡¯t shown up!¡± The boss, after crashing into the Sun King Statue, was dizzy and paralyzed on the ground, with little stars circling above its head. It was clear to see the boss was in a stupefied state. The Sun King Statue was smashed into fragments. Li Yao quickly made another Shadow Roll to get to the intact arm part of the Sun King, grabbed two handfuls of stone dust, almost unnoticed by anyone, and put the Sun King¡¯s arm into his backpack. ¡°Finally got it.¡¯ Li Yao didn¡¯t reveal any emotions. He quickly threw the stone dust into the air, and it showered down. Li Yao kept his eyes on the stairs. Suddenly, he noticed that the falling stone dust seemed to bending on something. Without hesitation, Li Yao deployed an Arrow Tower, an arrow immediately shot out. With a ding, the rogue¡¯s dagger deflected the steel arrow. The rogue¡¯s figure appeared. He didn¡¯t wear a mask, and his face was filled with shock and disbelief. However, he soon regained hisposure. His eyes sparkled with a cold light, and his figure instantly became blurred. Without a second thought, Li Yao gripped the pistol in his left hand, turned around, and shot. Bang¡­ The rogue, who had just appeared behind Li Yao with dagger raised, suddenly knelt on one knee. ¡°You, trying to kill me? Too naive, kid.¡± Li Yao was ruthless. His right-hand¡¯s sword struck like a venomous snake into the rogue¡¯s artery, and he swiftly drew it out. St¡­ -250 Blood sttered. The rogue copsed to the ground, a face full of humiliation and reluctance. ¡°Turns out he¡¯s just a moron.¡± Li Yao didn¡¯t even nce at the corpse. He casually put the rogue¡¯s fallen dagger into his backpack. Then he began to attack the boss, who was still in a stupor. It was as if he had just done something trivial. ¡°Damn, he actually did it.¡± ¡°Can someone teach me how Li Yao figured out the rogue¡¯s location?¡± ¡°You fool, didn¡¯t you notice the change when the stone dust fell?¡± ¡°They say that rogues are the bane of hunters. But why does it seem like the opposite in Li Yao¡¯s case?¡± ¡°This move is so cool. So that¡¯s how hunters can fight against rogues. Now I know how to deal with rogues.¡± ¡°You know nothing. Do you think it¡¯s easy how Li Yao just took down the rogue like killing a chicken? And he did it while keeping a perfect health in the boss fight. You won¡¯t make it, even if you know the strategy.¡± ¡°ssic ¡®If I were in his shoes¡¯ thinking.¡± ¡°This time, he¡¯s got it. Looking forward to the boss¡¯s loot.¡± Chapter 55 - 55 Division of Templates Chapter 55: Division of Temtes Trantor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Editor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Li Yao secretly stowed away the second Titan treasure item in his backpack. The killing of the thief and the acquisition of the loot made his heart flutter. He was eager to find a deserted ce to admire his new acquisition and contract with the Mechanical Firehawk. However, the boss still needed to be defeated, and his health was already dwindling, less than twenty thousand. The stunned giant spider was relentlessly attacked by Li Yao, leaving it severely battered and miserable. Each blow told a tragic tale. Yes, that was the spectators¡¯ most honest opinion of this boss creature. The sight was absolutely pitiful. The creature designs in ¡°The Ancient God World¡± were diabolical, and even themon creatures posed a great threat. If yers weren¡¯t skilled enough, they would have trouble defeating even elite creatures. Before achieving absolute equipment superiority, going head-to-head with elite creatures of the same or higher level was suicidal. Only strong yers banded together could struggle to get by. As for the boss creatures, they were essentially the yers¡¯ worst nightmares. They had freakishly abnormal attributes, more skills than yers, and superior equipment. Some humanoid bosses even had high intelligence levels. All this made defeating bosses seem nearly impossible from the current yers¡¯ perspective. Countless yers were excited to encounter boss creatures but there were also countless yers who ended up being trampled by these bosses. This grievance exploded when an open suggestion post was made a few days ago. Millions of yersined that the bosses were too hard and requested thepany to lower their difficulty. However, thepany maintained its stance and exined that this was how the system had been designed, thus it was unchangeable. Noting the strong reactions of the yers, they further added that just like the creatures, yers could also be elites and bosses. If one became an elite or a boss, their attributes wouldn¡¯t be weakpared to the boss creatures. Even though the exnation was vague, it stirred excitement among many yers. Many yers quickly announced they had epted elite profession quests, but these were too difficult. Up until now, no one had trulypleted these quests, and many had even publicized them. This left everyone stunned and convinced that they couldn¡¯t possiblyplete them. Li Yao was well aware of this¡ªthe yers were bound to be quasi-gods in the next ten years, let alone bing elites or minor bosses. He had plenty of guides on elite quests in his mind, but since he started this game, he had been preupied with too many things. Once this instanced dungeon waspleted, he nned to undertake an elite quest. The ranks were varied:mon, elite, silver elite, junior boss, intermediate boss, senior boss, great boss, racial chief, faction chief, world boss, demigod/quasi-god, god-level, etc. Each rank had a three-star rating, making it quiteplex. It had taken Li Yao eight years of effort and sleep deprivation to be a quasi-god level yer. This showed how difficult the journey had been. Also, the higher the rank, the harder it was to upgrade. For instance, it took over two times more experience for an elite yer to upgrade than amon yer, and defeatingmon creatures yielded less reward. In short, higher ranks had many limitations. The higher the rank, the less reward yers would receive from defeating creatures of the same rank. This rule targeted the world bosses, and the higher the yers¡¯ rank, the more monstrous the attributes of world bosses became¡ªwith the caveat that they could still be taken down in a one-on-one battle. However, as for whether instances would be easier with higher ranks? Of course, they would, butter instances came with various difficulty levels. Naturally, elites would no longer be interested in instances of average difficulty. The most direct manifestation was in mainline instances, which were ssified into normal and elite difficulties. Instances of the elite difficulty yielded the same types of equipment as normal instances, but the equipment would carry an ¡®Elite¡¯ mark and have slightly better attributes than those produced by normal instances. As Li Yao pondered these thoughts, he realized that this was mainly due to his excitement. After all, a Titan treasure is a type of auxiliary treasure. He is now equipped with a Titan artifact, which in terms of rank, should put him at a three-starmon temte. Although equipping a second Titan artifact won¡¯t raise his rank,pleting an elite profession quest and bing an elite with two pieces of Titan artifacts will make him a three-star elite temte. This implies that he will be spared the excessively troublesome time associated with star-ranked quests¡ªthe difficulty of star-ranked quests makes it the most headache-inducing thing. Because of his excitement, Li Yao almost made a mistake and was instantly killed by the spikes cast by the Ghost Hunting Spider. Fortunately, he quicklyposed himself, suppressed other thoughts, and focused solely on defeating the boss. The subsequent process went smoothly. The rope bridge broke, and no one could interfere. Eventually, with over a hundred ¡°Break Position¡± attacks, Li Yao managed to bring down this despairing and suffocating boss. ¡°This is not the end, mortal. I¡¯ll remember you. We¡¯ll meet again.¡± The giant spider uttered with its final words as a shadowy image of a spider flew from its corpse and disappeared into the Void. ¡°So it holds a grudge if you kill it for the first time.¡± Li Yao watched the shadowy image disappear, muttering to himself. He shrugged it off, thinking he won¡¯t encounter it anytime soon. ¡°Quick, quick, the rope, the rope, I want to loot the corpse.¡± Dumb Eye shouted. ¡°Okay, you go ahead and loot the corpse,¡± said Li Yao without any concern. In reality, he was no longer interested in this boss. He still remembered that the loot for this boss was not that impressive. Li Yao fired a crossbow rope, connecting the two tforms. Meanwhile, all the viewers of the live broadcast were silently waiting, even forgetting toment. The only things disyed on screen were the clinking sound of the coins and a shimmering gold light. ¡°Hurry, hurry, I can¡¯t wait to see what dropped.¡± Dumb Eye cleared her throat and confidently dashed to the side of the boss corpse to begin looting. Ghost Hunter Spider¡¯s Web Rank: Boss Level Usage: Crafting Material ¡°What the heck is this?¡± Dumb Eye was at a loss for words. ¡°If no one wants it, give it to me. I need it for making traps.¡± Li Yao was delighted, not expecting to find this valuable item. It¡¯s the best material for making pitfall traps, simr to the Poisonous Snake Trap, except that you need a special pitfall trap Skill Book. In his view, except for growth equipment and some infuriatingly rare god-tier equipment, all the rest were transitional equipment. However, these boss-grade materials were the most valuable. As more yers be elites, these materials will be needed to learn specific skills. Even after ten years of the game¡¯s operation, their prices remained consistently higher than equipment. It¡¯s just that there weren¡¯t enough bosses to go around at this stage, and yers didn¡¯t have such insights. ¡°Next!¡± Li Yao imed the loot for himself, figuring he wouldn¡¯t find the pitfall trap Skill Book anytime soon. Queen¡¯s Armor Material: Leather Armor Quality:Purple Armor: 28 Dexterity: 20 Intelligence: 20 Endurance: 20 Queen¡¯s Fury: Shout a war cry increasing attack speed, movement speed, and attack by 20% for 10 seconds with a cooldown period of 1 hour. Usable professions: Shaman, Druid, Martial Monk Equipment level: 10 ¡°Wow, finally something for me, but it¡¯s a pity, sigh.¡± Dumb Eye transferred the item to Li Yao with a regretful expression. ¡°But this is equipment you can use, why don¡¯t you want it?¡± Li Yao was puzzled. ¡°I didn¡¯t contribute to defeating this boss. It¡¯s okay to take advantage of you for a blue equipment, but for a purple one¡­ if my sister-inw were to find out, she would beat me.¡± Dumb Eye showed a conflicted expression, then looked up at Li Yao with her twinkling eyes. She said, ¡°Big brother, could you keep it for me for now? I will certainly find a purple equipment for you in exchange.¡± ¡°Alright, no problem..¡± Li Yao was indifferent and put the equipment into his backpack.. Chapter 56 - 56 Chapter 56: Trantor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Editor: EndlessFantasy Trantion The audience in the live stream room and those watching on-demand were all drooling. Purple equipment, it¡¯s another piece of purple equipment! This was the second piece of purple equipment of the day. This piece of equipment adds agility and intelligence, which may seem useless, but that¡¯s for those with ordinary single-attribute professions. A lot of hybrid professions, especially in early stages, have vague distributions and benefit from dual attribute enhancements. This suits early-stage hybrid roles the best. This grievance exploded when an open suggestion post was made a few days ago. Millions of yersined that the bosses were too hard and requested thepany to lower their difficulty. But at this stage, very few druids can shape-shift and even fewer possess the skill. The awkward nature of their profession makes them aprehensive profession ¨C they might not excel in all areas, but they can do many things. They don¡¯t need to worry about job opportunities. This equipment is almost tailor-made for hybrid professions. The attributes aside, the top-notch final effect is like having a mini Bloodlust. In the early stages of the game where Bloodlust skills aren¡¯t avable, this skill can effectively supplement their shorings. Especially during crucial moments, this little burst is just fabulous. ¡°Ah, why won¡¯t Prairie Fire God sell equipment? I have loads of money. Just name your price.¡± ¡°Sell your sister! Such excellent equipment should naturally be traded for top-notch items one can use, selling it would be stupid.¡± ¡°Yeah, any sound-minded person wouldn¡¯t sell it, pure envy here. I can¡¯t help but want to go and challenge the boss now.¡± ¡°Congrattions in advance then, you will soon be back to the feeling of just creating the character.¡± Li Yao ignored what the viewers were saying, urging them on, ¡°Of course, I will keep the equipment for you guys. Stop ying the sympathy card, hurry up, let¡¯s see what else there is.¡± ¡°Okay then.¡± Daimeng Tongtong pouted her mouth and once again looted the corpse. Boots of Faith Material: Leather Armor Quality: Purple Epic Armor: 15 Strength: 19 Agility: 18 Stamina: 16 Leap of Faith: You can jump up to 30 yards from the ground, and you will not be injured if you fall from a height of less than 50 yards. Equipped profession: Rogue, Druid, Martial Monk, Hunter, Shaman Equipment level: 10 Quiet, this time it was utterly quiet. Apart from its attributes, the special effect of these boots is uniquely top-notch, a must-have for any ambush or surprise attack, especially for rogues and hunters. ¡°Decent attributes, somewhat useful,¡¯ Li Yao nodded as he put the equipment into his backpack. Everyone was speechless. Wha-what does he mean ¡®decent¡¯? What does he mean by ¡®somewhat useful¡¯? Bro, this is a super top-notch item. And two pieces of purple equipment from a single boss, do you understand what that means? The members of the major guilds quickly reported back, and the guild yers went wild. Because Li Yao¡¯s pioneering work wasplete, there would be a dungeon portal here after midnight. The elite monsters on the tform were still a threat, but the boss was gone. They still had some time, so each guild began to pioneer more aggressively based on Li Yao¡¯s methods. ¡°Is there more?¡± Li Yao asked. Daimeng Tongtong picked up a skill book and handed it to Li Yao, saying, ¡°This is thest piece.¡± Li Yao took a look; it was another Hunter skill book, Multi-Shot. Simr to Arrow Rain, it¡¯s also a Hunter¡¯s AOE skill. It¡¯s a skill that can only be learned from an elite temte, quite rare. He didn¡¯t expect this boss to drop such an item. Li Yao didn¡¯t hesitate, immediately learning the skill from the book. Now, he had two AOE skills. Then he saw the boss had dropped five gold coins. Then he divided one gold coin per person, saying, ¡°Everyone worked hard. Let¡¯s consider one gold coin each as a reward for your trouble. Our Prairie Squad¡¯s first operation was a sess. Let¡¯s call it a day.¡± ¡°Ah, big brother, you¡¯re not taking us leveling up anymore?¡± asked Dumpling, feeling down. ¡°I used up a lot of energy today, I¡¯m tired, and I feel like resting,¡± Li Yao exined. ¡°Besides, you guys are pretty strong now, Xiayao even has a boss-level pet, plus Shadow Dance¡¯s skills are amazing, you won¡¯t have any problems attracting monsters alone. What¡¯s more, you can look for lower-level bosses. I believe you can defeat them, which will make leveling up and equipment umtion faster.¡± ¡°So, Xiayao, should we level up by killing elites or bosses?¡± Dumpling asked. ¡°Whatever you want, I¡¯m okay with it,¡± Xiayao said nonchntly. The folks in the live chat room were speechless, and soon spilled over with envy and jealousy. For God¡¯s sake, are you guys even human? Leveling up by killing elites, killing bosses¡­ do you even want others to live? ¡°As it¡¯s my first time streaming, and you guys gifted me so much, how about this: our squad currently consists of three people. In a bit, I will start an activity for two of you to join us in leveling up. Of course, I will use the team leader mode and the loot will be distributed ording to need. You guys will be the witnesses, I have no intention of ripping anyone off. Whoever is interested, stay tuned for the quiz,¡± Xiayao said with a bright smile. The chat room went wild, urging Xiayao to start the quiz immediately. ¡°Well, then I¡¯ll take off. Shadow Dance, watch out and make sure to take care of the girls,¡± Li Yao warned Shadow Dance. ¡°Roger that boss,¡± said Shadow Dance, who even though didn¡¯t really do much today, had gained a lot of benefits. ¡°Here are the items we got today.¡± ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll put them in the warehouse for now, and distribute them among everyone ording to their needster on,¡± Li Yao replied, not really interested in the low-level blue equipment. ¡°I will collect the bet from Free and Easy Studio for you, then settle the ounts, and transfer the credit points to you¡±, Feng Yi privately messaged Li Yao: ¡°And be careful, those three thieves are from Free and Easy Studio.¡± ¡°I trust your judgement, so that¡¯s done for now. I¡¯m off.¡± Li Yao took a mental note of the matter with Free and Easy Studio, waved, and began to use the hearthstone. At the TV station, Tian Na, who was still a bit disappointed, said: ¡°It¡¯s over just like that.¡± ¡°Yep, it¡¯s over,¡± KB sent a faint smile. ¡°Err, well then take care,¡± Tian Na whispered to herself. ¡°Well, you see, I¡¯m very serious about promises, but right now, I can¡¯t really do anything. When I see Prairie Fire next time, I¡¯ll definitely fulfill my promise,¡± KB exined, spreading his hands. Tian Na was speechless, considering yourment, the chance for Prairie Fire to join a professional team is rather slim, when and where are you ever going to see him? KB suddenly turned serious and said, ¡°Today¡¯s adventures were really exciting. The Prairie Squad was victorious. The official prize will be distributed soon. Today there is only one hero, the one who has created countless miracles ¨C Prairie Fire. We hope he will create more miracles in the future.¡± However he thought to himself: ¡°Finally it¡¯s over. Better not to meet again.¡± ¡°I believe we will hear more news about Prairie Fire soon,¡± Tian Na interjected. ¡°News about battles are increasing. It seems that every guild is rushing to progress. Do you think they will reach the third tform before dawn?¡± KB shook his head: ¡°There is only one Prairie Fire in this world. With his strategies, yers can barely defeat the first boss on the second tform. It¡¯s absolutely impossible to open the third tform. I guarantee, with 100% certainty, that no one will be able to. The guilds are simply jumping on the bandwagon because they¡¯re jealous of the boss. After all, once it turns into a side mission dungeon, bosses won¡¯t drop purple equipment anymore.¡± ¡°I see¡± Tian Na flipped through the messages, then said: ¡°Many viewers are expressing their gratitude to Prairie Fire. On their behalf, I want to thank him for the lessons learned. Li Yao used the hearthstone from the charging room and directly returned there. The Mechanical Firehawk saw Li Yao and immediately cuddled against him, like a child who has just been wronged. From outside came the nging sounds of mining. Apparently, a fair number of miners had started working in the mine. Li Yao took a quick glimpse around the corner and saw a lot of ores. As per mine rules, any mined ores couldn¡¯t be put into the backpack right away, but had to be loaded into mine carts. Only after weighing them up and sharing a portion with the mine owner, could the miners put the ores into their backpacks. Li Yao was quite surprised, it seemed the advertisement on the forum was effective. He remembered Dumpling and Feng Yi¡¯s suggestions, and that reminded him of someone. If he were to coborate with them and manage this mine well, he wouldn¡¯t have to worry about making gold coins in the early stage. That would guarantee a steady and substantial source of ie. However, how to coborate exactly would need some thought. ¡°I guess I¡¯ll need more hands, but there¡¯s nothing I can do about that now,¡± he said to himself. Li Yao had wanted to do this with his own hands, but he simply didn¡¯t have enough manpower. In the real world as well, he didn¡¯t have enough prestige and couldn¡¯t create a guild. ¡°I hope the Carnival contest can happen soon,¡± he thought. Using his Spreading Fire ID, Li Yao got in touch with someone¡­. Chapter 57 - 57 Creator’s Hand Chapter 57: Creator¡¯s Hand Trantor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Editor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Li Yao¡¯s partner of choice is Sea and Sky, a person whomands a formidable guild, capable of controlling the mines. What¡¯s crucial is his sterling character. Even though the minerals mined can only belong to them after being loaded onto the mining carts and deducted, it¡¯s always a better option to choose a reliable partner. Moreover, Li Yao isn¡¯t content with just a thirty percent profit share. ¡°Brother Starfire, why did you think of contacting me? Have you thought it through? Are you nning to join our Brilliant Guild? Don¡¯t worry, I can¡¯t guarantee other things, but assure once you¡¯re in the team, I¡¯ll give you a ce in our main force. You can even form a new team if you¡¯d like. I¡¯ll also sort out your athlete-status.¡± The private chat connected over voice before Li Yao could even speak, Sea and Sky started rattling off nonstop. ¡°Cough.¡± Li Yao interjected Sea and Sky¡¯s tirade, saying: ¡°Could I get a word in?¡± ¡°Okay, go ahead.¡± ¡°First, I don¡¯t n on joining any team for now.¡± Li Yao first rified his stance, subtly implying that he had no ns of joining any team. ¡°Secondly, I wanted to discuss a proposition from a friend who wants to coborate on a big project. Would you be interested?¡± ¡°Coborate, what kind of coboration?¡± Sea and Sky sounded slightly disappointed. He didn¡¯t see any benefits associated with partnering with an independent yer, however, he calmly asked. ¡°I have a friend, his gamer name is Prairie Fire. Do you know him?¡± Li Yao inquired. ¡°Of course, I do. I was watching his live stream just now. Laugh as you may brother, our Brilliant Guild has several teams scrambling on the second tform. Like you, he, too is a legendary Hunter, not acknowledging him is not an option for me. Are you nning to introduce your friend to our team? Rest assured, with Prairie Fire¡¯s skills, the benefits I can guarantee you¡­¡± ¡°Stop, stop. Not about the team. As you might know, there was a dispute between him and the Wanderer Studio over a boss. He secured a mining deed and is looking for a guild to partner with. I think Brilliant Guild could be a good fit, so I rmended you guys. Are you interested?¡± After some hesitation, Sea and Sky speaks, ¡°I am just going to be honest with you, anyone can enter this cave, we have quite a few minersboring away inside, there are no restrictions, I am not quite sure what¡¯s the benefit to this coboration.¡± ¡°There¡¯s a benefit, of course. Currently, when ites to the mine, you can only use a single mining cart, but you are not aware that there are mechanical miners inside. Considering the amount your miners can collect in a day, it¡¯s probably not even enough to cultivate a decent cksmith. But if these machines are used ¡ª the efficiency and yield ¨C well, I don¡¯t need to spell it out for you, don¡¯t you think?¡± Li Yao enticed. ¡°So, what are your friend¡¯s terms? How do we split the profit?¡± Sea and Sky was interested; the output from a mine was too tempting to ignore. Moreover, as Li Yao pointed out, no one anticipated the emergence of a safe mine, so the guild didn¡¯t gather many miners. The amount of ore collected in a day was insufficient. Apart from what the leveling yers collected from the wild, there weren¡¯t enough ores even for a cksmith to train with. But if they were able to collect ores in abundance, it could be an excellent solution for the guild¡¯s early financial shortfall. It would let Brilliant Guild take the lead. ¡°My friend logged off after a day of raids, and needs rest. But the electronic contract is ready. You take a look and if you agree, sign, and if you don¡¯t, it¡¯s okay. I am just a messenger.¡± Li Yao sent over an electronic contract. In simple terms, Li Yao was responsible for providing the mine and repairing the mining machinery, authorizing Brilliant Guild to manage the mine. From the output, Brilliant Guild would have to pay Prairie Fire forty percent of the ore, apart from the thirty percent due to the mine owner. In actuality, Li Yao would own seventy percent and Brilliant Guild holds onto thirty percent. ¡°Your friend is quite shrewd. The Brilliant Guild is providing thebor and resources, and we only get thirty percent. Isn¡¯t that a bit too low?¡± Sea and Sky Li Yao chuckled, ¡°It¡¯s up to you to decide how much is enough. I am just a messenger, and he doesn¡¯t haggle the prices. If you¡¯re unsatisfied, let it go. You¡¯re both my friends and I don¡¯t want to get in the middle. However, there are plenty of workforce sources avable, but mines under a yer¡¯s control? There¡¯s only one.¡± ¡°So, you¡¯re notmenting on this?¡± Sea and Skyughed wryly, effectively silencing him ¨C straight to the point. Yes, while it might seem that the Brilliant Guild is getting the raw end of the deal with only thirty percent, there¡¯s no other choice. There are many other guilds ready to coborate. Gold coins, miners, cksmiths; a single mine can solve these three problems. Considering this, he didn¡¯t brood about it for too long, ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll sign.¡± ¡°Great. He¡¯s currently offline resting. We can catch up when he has time.¡± Li Yao was thrilled, feeling assured that he wouldn¡¯t need to worry about gold coins for a while. ¡°Sounds good. Let¡¯s drink to this next time.¡± Sea and Sky returned the now signed electronic contract. Only after confirming it did Li Yao say: ¡°My friend has managed to acquire a lot of level 10 equipment. I¡¯ve specifically gotten these for the Brilliant Guild. Give me a price that won¡¯t make my friend feel cheated.¡± ¡°Thank you, brother, for remembering your older brother for any good fortune. I won¡¯t forget your favor. As for price, we promise to not give you a hard time.¡± Sea and Sky was once again pleasantly surprised. The opportunity of buying level 10 green-blue gear meant instant power-up once they reach level 10. There are too many people in the guild, no amount of equipment is too much. After ending the private voice chat, Li Yao heaved a sigh of relief. Following that, he looked at the energy control area, nodding in satisfaction. In actuality, the mining machinery wasn¡¯t broken, but merely cut from power. All he needed to do was restore the power to get it working again. Li Yao deliberated and decided to arm himself before embarking on an elite mission. From what Doll and Qin Feng Yi had mentioned, Li Yao inferred that the two of them had already started, albeit unknowingly. Being a reborn yer himself, he naturally couldn¡¯t fall behind. Li Yao fetched a pair of arm-gears from his backpack, admired them for a while before equipping them. Like the Eyes of the Creator, this was also a piece of gear that integrates into the skin upon being equipped, not taking up an inventory slot. It¡¯s a top-tier auxiliary gear. Creator¡¯s Hand Quality: Legacy Artifact Climbing: 15 Arm Strength: 15 Hand Control: 15 Jack of All Trades: Hastens proficiency increase in engineering and alchemy item crafting ability. A slight chance of making the item sh while crafting. Master of Arms: Able to harness weapon¡¯s potential and special effects more proficiently while using various weapons. Wisdom Blessing: The Creator can bestow a higher level of wisdom on a mechanical creation, Cooldown 10 days. Equip: All Professions Durability: Never wears out Li Yao hadn¡¯t looked closely at the properties of the Creator¡¯s Hand yet, and the set-effect that he had been eagerly waiting for had appeared¡­ Chapter 58 - 58: The Dark Ranger Chapter 58: The Dark Ranger Trantor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Editor: EndlessFantasy Trantion A system prompt appeared in Li Yao¡¯s field of vision. ¡°System: By collecting two pieces of the Creator¡¯s Equipment, the first effect of the set bonus is activated.¡± ¡°Mechanical Maniption: You can control engineering items more freely, increasing the attacking power of used engineering items by 15%. Skills learned: Mechanical Space, Mechanical Repair, Heart of Machinery and Mechanical Contract.¡± A Mechanical Contract is simple: it¡¯s a spell that allows you to sign a contract with mechanical creatures. ¡°Mechanical Space allows you to open a small interdimensional space, the size being equal to the capacity of your bag, but only engineering items can be released.¡± ¡°Mechanical Repair allows for the quick repair and assembly of mechanical items.¡± ¡°Heart of Machinery lets youmune telepathically with a mechanical pet under contract, restoring 1% of its HP every second.¡± Li Yao considered these attributes carefully. In his previous life, even the yer who got the Eye of the Creator had never gotten two pieces of the Creator¡¯s Equipment. The attributes of the set were revealed by the official forums in an attempt to promote it, knowing that the Eye of the Creator and the other pieces of the Creator¡¯s Equipment could never be gathered in one ce. But now, Li Yao had obtained them. Aside from the increase of 15% in attack power, the rest of the abilities didn¡¯t really enhance hisbat prowess. The three attributes of the Creator¡¯s Hand boosted only his survivability and the capability of adapting to different terrains. The attribute ¡®Versatile Handyman¡¯ could save him a lot of time spent training in secondary professions, which was excellent. The ¡®shiny¡¯ items, for instance, when creating a green- quality item, it could upgrade to blue-quality, improving its grade. It¡¯s an attribute that wasn¡¯t very useful at the moment but would be increasingly powerful as the game progressed. In his previous life, yearster, a yer from the Light Faction got this arm and used its abilities to craft many powerful items. Li Yao had always fantasized about this, believing it to be insanely powerful. Now, however, it was in his hands, which was a fantastic twist of fate. In Free Mode, there was no such thing as weapon proficiency. Your performance with a weapon depended entirely on your skill. This attribute, however, was absolutely heaven-defying. If you had a good special-effect weapon, it would trigger frequently, and it would always deal maximum weapon damage. At first nce, it did not increase attack power, but Li Yao valued this attribute even more. Wisdom Blessing was easier to understand. For example, his Mechanical Firehawk only had low-level wisdom. After using Wisdom Blessing, it would have high-level wisdom, which was one of the prerequisites for bing a dungeon boss. Li Yao patted the Firehawk crouched on his side, observing him with curiosity and then used Wisdom Blessing on it. A mystical rune entered the Firehawk¡¯s body. The Firehawk¡¯s eyes now looked brighter and more spirited, reminiscent of a yful child. While reciting the contract spell, Li Yao ced his hand on the Firehawk¡¯s forehead. It felt like he had entered a room, a child looking back at him with timid eyes. Before he could react, a dark shadow knocked him over. Li Yao was startled and stepped back. His hand left the Firehawk¡¯s forehead, yet he could still feel his connection with it. The Firehawk was chirping joyously and circling around Li Yao. After ying with it for a while, Li Yao stashed it in his Mechanical Space. The simple and convenient Mechanical Space did not upy his pet slot. After connecting it with energy, anybody who was brilliant could operate the machinery, and the mine could function normally. After taking care of the mine, Li Yao used his Hearthstone to return to town. He then promptly sought out the profession trainer as he had an elite quest to undertake. Elite tasks, and ones that he could trigger himself, that werepatible with the Hunter ss, and were feasible toplete at his current stage of development, were not many. In arge 5-10 level map that Li Yao knew, he could trigger a Ranger quest. Afterpleting the task, he would be able to be an Elite Ranger. Due to the decline of the Windrunner Family, the current Ranger General has reorganized the remaining Ranger troops after the disaster. Toplete this task, one must visit a Ranger outpost. To reach the outpost, you must leave the Beginner¡¯s Vige. yers can set off to more expansive maps for levelling up after they reach level five and obtained a certificate from their ss trainer. Li Yao, now assuming the identity of Starfire, slightly bows to his mentor Eileen and says, ¡°Mentor, I believe I¡¯m prepared to leave the Tower of the Sun now. May I ask for proof of my readiness?¡± Eileen brightens her eyes upon seeing Li Yao and says, ¡°That¡¯s not a problem at all, of course. The mentor pulls out an envelope and goes to write her name and the words ¡®Starfire¡¯ in the nk space. ¡°Thank you, mentor.¡± Li Yao takes the envelope and bows once again. As Li Yao turns to leave, Eileen suddenly stops him and says, ¡°Starfire, I have a task here. Are you interested?¡± ¡°Well, you know, I¡¯m about to leave the Tower of the Sun.¡± Li Yao is reluctant but cannot explicitly refuse. These intelligent NPCs are not much different from humans. Offending certain NPCs doesn¡¯t matter, but for others, no one can tell what will happen next. He¡¯s seen many people unknowingly offend NPCs and end up epting impossible tasks with disastrous consequences. ¡°You¡¯d better not refuse this task becausepleting it will award you an Elite Inheritance. You can consider it. Plus, this particr Elite Inheritance is very powerful; it has high development potential. If it weren¡¯t for your contributions as a hunter, I wouldn¡¯t have offered this task to anyone.¡± Eileen appears confident in Li Yao. Li Yao is stunned. What the hell, he was just about to take on an elite task, and now it¡¯s triggered? ¡°I can only be a ranger, right? What kind of elite thing is more promising for a Hunter than a Ranger?¡± A sh of surprise flickers in Eileen¡¯s eyes as she responds, ¡°Since you¡¯re aware of Rangers, you must know about the most formidable ranger family and their unique kind of rangers, the Dark Rangers.¡± Li Yao¡¯s heart pounds at the mention of Dark Rangers. He¡¯s more than familiar with them. Sylvanas is now the Queen of the Undead n. In life, she once led the young generation of the Windrunner Family. When the Undead Legion descended, she perished under the Demon Artifact, Frostmourne, as the highest militarymander of the High Elf Kingdom. Later, Sylvanas led a group of self-aware undead to break free from the Lich King¡¯s control, establishing the Undead Kingdom and bing its queen. Those rangers who were loyal to her until death and surviving old subordinates still followed her. From a Banshee of the Undead, she became the Dark Ranger Queen, controlling the power of darkness and death. These powers run through the veins of all Dark Rangers. The Dark Rangers clearly hold an advantage over ordinary rangers as they use the powers of death and darkness to strengthen their arrow techniques, rendering them more elusive and powerful. In his previous life, countless hunters wanted to be Dark Rangers but had no way in, nor was there any guide for the task. Regretfully, Li Yao used to think that if he had been a Dark Ranger earlier, his chances of ascending to godhood would¡¯ve been higher. ¡°Just to be clear, if you want to be a Dark Ranger, you must go to Undercity, and you must meet the General.¡± She refers to Sylvanas as the General. Even though she¡¯s the queen of another kingdom, many high elves still refer to her as the General. Li Yao is dumbstruck. Is that a joke? He¡¯s just a low-level adventurer. There¡¯s no talking about meeting the queen. It¡¯s a problem even trying to enter Undercity. The Ancient God World strives for realism. Sylvanas is a world-ss leader and the queen of a n. It¡¯s almost impossible to see her at this point. Actually, it¡¯s easy to understand. For instance, if an ordinary person in reality wants to meet a head of state, especially one from another country, the difficulty of that¡­. Chapter 59 - 59: The Queen’s Task Chapter 59: The Queen¡¯s Task Trantor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Editor: EndlessFantasy Trantion For example, right now, Li Yao couldn¡¯t leave the Tower of the Sun without a professional mentor¡¯s proof. If he left on his own, he would be an illegal resident. The majority of NPCs would ignore you, and the map of the Ancient God World was vast. To travel to other maps, you had to rely on a flying mount or a cargo vehicle. Of course, every race¡¯s capital city had teleportation, but that was something adventurers at this stage simply could not ess. Every key location had checkpoints, and without proof it was a big hassle. You couldn¡¯t even unlock basic race reputation. Without proof, walking all the way to Undercity would be useless, even if it killed you. ¡°The task is actually quite simple. You just need to deliver this letter to the general, and he¡¯ll teach you the power of the Dark Ranger.¡± Li Yao didn¡¯t want to take this task which at this stage no yer couldplete. He had a clear Ranger mission guide in his mind, incredibly detailed. The Dark Ranger was certainly powerful, but the ability toplete it was required. By the time he would be qualified enough, he didn¡¯t even know how many levels he¡¯d need to climb. Not to mention elites, there would probably be a lot of boss-level yers. Just when Li Yao was about to refuse, a sh of light appeared in his mind, and he thought of a crucial task. The reason why he remembered this task was that it had something to do with the queen. Two years after the game began, a yer who enjoyed quests found a ne, a mission item, in the Tower of the Windwalker. The ne was engraved a line of words: For my beloved sister, Sylvanas, forever yours, Aurelia. After going through trials and tribtions, this yer finally met the queen and from that point on, there was a beautiful but sorrowful melody echoing around ¨C The Elegy of the High Elves. For the queen¡¯s fans, it was a heartbreaking story. Many reposted this easter egg online, and Li Yao saw it. Seeing the letter his mentor held out to him, he epted it without hesitation and said, ¡°I¡¯ll take on this task.¡± ¡°Let me remind you ¨C don¡¯t let anyone know about this. Remember, anyone.¡± Eileen asked solemnly, ¡°Can I trust you?¡± ¡°Whether you trust me or not, I certainly can¡¯t offend you,¡± Li Yao responded with a rueful smile. Possessing the Eye of the Creator, he had already seen some of Eileen¡¯s attributes. Though he didn¡¯t know her level, one point was enough to intimidate ¨C she was a Racial Chief. ¡°I like smart people.¡± Eileen smiled, giving Li Yao a rein and said, ¡°I won¡¯t treat you poorly. This is my mount, you can borrow it for five days. If you can¡¯tplete the task within five days, then just give this letter to my mount. You don¡¯t need to worry about the rest.¡± ¡°Thank you, Mentor.¡± Li Yao smiled ruefully again. This mentor was no simple figure. He didn¡¯t know what was written in the letter, but as his strength was still weak, he couldn¡¯t open it. Actually, giving him the mount was a kind of encouragement and motivation, as well as imposing a time restriction on the task. Seeing a private message notification, Li Yao quickly excused himself and walked outside to ept the call. ¡°The Big Brother exined to me that it was all The Third Brother¡¯s doing, not his intention. What are you going to do?¡± Feng Yi asked. A cold glint shed in Li Yao¡¯s eyes, ¡°Can you connect me with Big Brother? I¡¯ll talk to him personally.¡± ¡°He¡¯s already added you as a friend,¡± Feng Yi said. ¡°I don¡¯t have room for the Wanderer¡¯s Workshop in my friends list.¡± ¡°Alright, hold on,¡± Feng Yi knew Li Yao was very decisive. If he said he wouldn¡¯t add Big Brother, she wouldn¡¯t persuade him. ¡°Prairie Fire, this is Big Brother. The recent incident was our fault from Wanderer¡¯s Workshop. We paid the gambling debt to Xiayao, so I think we should let bygones be bygones.¡± A somewhat low male voice came through. Li Yao justughed, ¡°I¡¯m not your underling. Don¡¯t use that tone of voice with me. You think you can be overbearing and say it¡¯s over when you want? Get lost. What the hell do you think you are?¡± ¡°Young man, don¡¯t be so hot-headed. I admit, you have some skills. But don¡¯t tter yourself too much. Save yourself some room, and you¡¯ll understand why in the future,¡± Big Brother defused his tone, clearly not angry. ¡°It¡¯s none of your business how I do things. And let me tell you, don¡¯t think that because you gained a little insignificant fame in the previous game that you¡¯re all great. Careful not to capsize in the drain,¡± Li Yao sneered. Big Brother, or Gentle Death God as they called him, was two-faced. Aside from the people in Wanderer¡¯s Workshop, anyone who offended them would face a calcted, seemingly unintentional attack when they least expected it. ¡°I¡¯m only trying to do what¡¯s best for everyone. You sent Old Third back to level zero, do you think he won¡¯t take revenge? We have nothing to lose, we should let this go. Of course, if you¡¯re not satisfied, you can present your own conditions, we can negotiate,¡± Big Brother¡¯s tone softened. ¡°There¡¯s only one condition. Expel Wanderer¡¯s Third Brother from your workshop, and I won¡¯t make a fuss about this,¡± Li Yao¡¯s tone calmed down. ¡°Young man, you¡¯re too petty.¡± ¡°So ording to your logic, if someone tried to harass your wife, failed, then you would just shake hands and make up afterwards?¡± Li Yaoughed. ¡°In that case, if you¡¯re unwilling to reconcile, bring it on. I¡¯m ready for anything.¡± With that, he hung up without waiting for Li Yao¡¯s response. Li Yao¡¯s gaze flickered, ¡°The Wanderer¡¯s Workshop is also clearing out a IVI 10 instance, right?¡± ¡°Uh huh, I just learned about their progress. They¡¯re clearing instance No. 589. They¡¯re currently fighting the first boss.¡± Feng Yi suddenly understood, ¡°Revenge is a dish best served cold.¡± ¡°Right, you go level up. I need toplete an elite task, it might take a few days.¡± Li Yao didn¡¯t borate. ¡°Elite task?¡± Feng Yi was puzzled. ¡°You¡¯re also doing an elite task, right? That Skeleton warrior was a reward from the first few steps, right? It will turn into an elite once all the tasks areplete. I just got one, I have toplete it.¡± Li Yao exined. Feng Yi had a sudden realization, ¡°So, the system was telling the truth. What about Pupil¡­¡± ¡°She¡¯s also doing elite tasks, tell her toplete them carefully. That¡¯s it.¡± Li Yao hung up the call and his face grew cold. Why would he wait ten years to get revenge when he could do it now? ¡°Taking the boss, using my strategy and still being so arrogant¡­ I can¡¯t let things go your way.¡± Li Yao spent 50 silver coins again to teleport to instance No. 589. He summoned Eileen¡¯s mount in the square, swiftly climbing onto it. In the astonished exmation of surrounding yers, the enormous Dragon Eagle rose into the air¡­. Chapter 60 - 60: Revenge Chapter 60: Revenge Trantor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Editor: EndlessFantasy Trantion A team of yers just saw Li Yao soaring on his Dragon Eagle. One of the innocent-looking Priests in the team, with stars gleaming in her eyes,mented, ¡°Such a beautiful mount! I wish I could have one too.¡¯ The young warrior next to her immediately replied, ¡°I will definitely get one for you in the future.¡± ¡°Hmm, I believe in you.¡± The Priest responded with a sweet smile on her face. The Knight next to them smirked, ¡°Enough with the daydreaming, let¡¯s go level up. You just created your characters.¡± ¡°Why is it a daydream?¡± the young warrior voiced his dissatisfaction, ¡°We are just ying a game, is it so hard to get a mount?¡± ¡°Use your brain.¡± The elder Knight knocked on his head lightly, ¡°Didn¡¯t you read the official guide? Our race¡¯s mount is the Chocobos, and they can¡¯t fly. What you saw just now was the Dragon Eagle, only avable to the formal army of High Elves. Stop dreaming about getting one.¡± The sullen young Warrior retorted, ¡°But that yer just had his Dragon Eagle! Why can he have one but not us?¡± The elder Knight sighed sadly, ¡°yer? That was an NPC! Currently, the highest level is below 10. yers need to reach at least level 20 before getting their first mounts. Did you even bother to read the guides?¡± The young warrior blushed, humbly replying, ¡°You¡¯re much wiser, brother. I can¡¯t even distinguish between a yer and an NPC.¡± ¡°Yes, I am.¡± The elder Knight gave him a proud look, ¡°Just follow me and learn. In this game, there are countless details and secrets. Without sharp observation, how can we win? Seeing the admiration in the eyes of the young Priest looking at him, he felt even more proud and waved his hand, stating, ¡°Alright, let¡¯s go. Now that I am a Level 4 Knight, I can help you level up quickly by hunting Level 2 monsters.¡± Many yers in the square misjudged Li Yao as an NPC, all giving their own conclusions. Li Yao, in his previous life, owned several flying mounts, including severalbat mounts. ¡°The Ancient God World¡± didn¡¯t have a ¡°riding¡± skill. This means that how well you control your mount depends entirely on the individual¡¯s ability. Theoretically, a yer is expected to have their first mount at around Level 20. But that¡¯s just a theory. If you have a steed earlier, you can use it. The challenge though, is to obtain one. Before Level 20, getting a mount is as hard as reaching the sky. Without rted quests, without specific ranks, NPC sellers will not sell mounts to yers. There are many interesting settings in ¡°The Ancient God World¡±, for instance, yers believe that only Level 10 Hunters can capture pets. That¡¯s because there are no skill books for capturing pets at lower levels, and yers rely on the mentor after Level 10. However, there¡¯s no such rule stating that Hunters can¡¯t have pets before Level 10. The Level 10 capture skill is the mentor¡¯s assessment of rookie adventurers, not a rigid system setting. ordingly, after obtaining the Eye of the Creator, Li Yao was able to have mechanical pets. When he triggered the set effect of the Creator¡¯s Hand, Li Yao obtained the Mechanical Contract which allowed him to capture pets. In his previous life, Li Yao had vast experience in aerialbat, controlling a flying mount was a piece of cake for him. Li Yao sat on the back of the Dragon Eagle, feeling the wind on his face and his cloak rustling. From a distance, he saw Faselin Academy and the situation on the second tform. As expected of a top-ranking studio in China, Carefree Studios showed its strength. Although they lost many yers¡¯ levels by using Li Yao¡¯s strategy, their progress was almost on par with other major guilds and legions. At this moment, less than a fifth of the boss¡¯s health remained on the first tform. Carefree Xiaozi, a female Mage, was busily making Fireballs on a dome. When she noticed Carefree Second Brother¡¯smunication ended, she asked, ¡°Second brother, what happened?¡± Carefree Second Brother, without forgetting his offense, continuously shot arrow after arrow from his double-handed crossbow. Casually he said, ¡°Prairie Fire is difficult to deal with. Negotiations broke down on Big Brother¡¯s side.¡± Carefree Xiaozi frowned, ¡°Prairie Fire is way too arrogant, not even giving face to big brother. Who does he think he is?¡± ¡°It¡¯s hard to deal with people like him. Seems like there¡¯s no solution to our grudge. The third brother is also to me. Big Brother asked him to postpone his revenge, but he wouldn¡¯t listen. Now we¡¯re in a passive situation.¡± Carefree Second Brother said. ¡°Prairie Fire does have some abilities. His method is effective. Unfortunately, he doesn¡¯t know how to be a human. Why did he kill Third Brother down to Level o? Just because he was mocked a few times?¡± Carefree Xiaozi angrily felt that Li Yao had gone too far. They never thought that their actions of snatching other people¡¯s boss, smearing others¡¯ reputations online were going too far. They arepletely self-centered. ¡°It¡¯s just a solitary yer, not worth mentioning. We can¡¯t spare our hands now, but once we are free¡­¡± Carefree Third Brother noticed a small flying object. ¡°Is it an NPC or a monster?¡± Carefree Xiaozi was puzzled, but then her face paled, ¡°Oh no, he¡¯s flying over!¡± A massive Dragon Eagle, as if covered in mes, dashed between the two tforms. The hulking figure on its back cut down a rope bridge with a single swipe of his great sword. ¡°My rope bridge!¡± Carefree Xiaozi screamed. At this moment, the boss was about to move to the second tform, but seeing Li Yao cut off one rope bridge, though there were still two intact bridges, no one dared to cross. If you were on the bridge and it was cut, death was almost certain. ¡°Who are you? Why are you making things difficult for us?¡± Carefree Second Brother shouted. However, the man on the Dragon Eagle ignored him, swung his great sword again, and cut down the second rope bridge, guiding the Dragon Eagle towards the third bridge. ¡°Shoot him down.¡± Carefree Second Brother shouted, ¡°Even if we die, we will take him down with us.¡± As Carefree Second Brother spoke, all three of them began to attack Li Yao. Just as Li Yao cut down the third rope bridge, he saw the iing attack, quickly pulled the reins, and the Dragon Eagle ascended. All three attacksnded on the Dragon Eagle. -1, miss, -1¡­ The three attacks couldn¡¯t even prate the Dragon Eagle¡¯s defense, but it did anger the Dragon Eagle. The Dragon Eagle is a very ferocious creature, and also a magical creature. The reason it obeyed Li Yao¡¯smand was that he was its master. As for others, it wouldn¡¯t show any consideration. The Dragon Eagle let out a thunderous roar, causing several tornadoes, ten yards high and three to four yards wide, to start rampaging on the two tforms and the corridors between them. The three members of the Carefree Studio were swept away by the tornado before they even realized what was happening, and then they were as dead as they could be. The Dragon Eagle didn¡¯t control the tornado, but the rampaging tornado swept across the two tforms. Meanwhile, the souls of the three members of the Carefree Studio stared nkly at the battle log. ¡°System: You have initiated an attack on a Level 60 Boss.¡± ¡°System: The Dragon Eagle Boss has inflicted xxx damage on you with the Sky-Filled Tornado.¡± ¡°System: You have died, your soul has been released in the graveyard.¡± Chapter 61 - 61: Hundred Flower Alliance Chapter 61: Hundred Flower Alliance Trantor: 549690339 ¡°Snap out of it. Let¡¯s go back.¡± The second brother of the Carefree Guild suddenly said. ¡°What happened to the boss?¡± Carefree Xiaozi asked nkly. ¡°Huzi, who stayed below, reported it,¡± said the second brother of the Carefree Guild with an unwilling look on his face. ¡°The boss was also killed by the tornado from that Dragon Eagle.¡± ¡°That thing?¡± Carefree Xiaozi swallowed hard and asked with difficulty. ¡°Yeah, the thing. A level 11 minor boss killed by a level 60 boss, do you think it would drop loot?¡± The second brother of the Carefree Guild looked incredibly downcast. Carefree Xiaozi¡¯s face also looked extremely grim as he ran in the direction of Faselin Academy without a word. After a while, Big Brother connected with the second brother of the Carefree Guild, asking, ¡°Did it respawn?¡± ¡°The tornado blew the body away. We couldn¡¯t find it,¡± replied the second brother of the Carefree Guild, his face gloomier than ever. ¡°Let¡¯s go, Prairie Fire. We will see.¡± Big Brother said, almost wanting to vomit blood with depression. The Carefree Guild was severely crippled this time. They had already died twice to the boss in the cave they were pioneering. However, the appearance of Prairie Fire led to a wrong judgement by their third brother. The whole second group was reduced from level four to level one in an instant. Now, to see Prairie Fire pioneering a level ten instance, all the guilds started to develop their strategies ording to Prairie Fire¡¯s clearing strategy. The Carefree Guild couldn¡¯t resist the temptation and immediately let their first group explore. Because of their unfamiliarity and technical issues, they ran into the same problem as other guilds, losing many yer levels after reaching the second tform. Unlike Prairie Fire, for them, it was a definite loss in terms of experience. The only reason they were persistent was the purple equipment. Now that even the boss was dead, their pioneering endeavor naturally failed too. First group suffered heavy losses; they could be described as having lost both thedy and the soldiers. ¡°What about the other guilds?¡± asked the second brother of the Carefree Guild in a deep voice. ¡°Forget about the entire game, even in China, several guilds have already killed the boss. Each time, they managed to get a piece of purple equipment,¡± Big Brother said with difficulty. ¡°How can we be sure it¡¯s Prairie Fire? yers can¡¯t possibly be riding a level 60 boss around, right?¡± The second brother of the Carefree Guild was puzzled. ¡°Of course he¡¯s not capable of that, but my intuition tells me that he¡¯s somehow connected to this,¡± Big Brother said bitterly. ¡°Let¡¯s keep a low profile this time. I¡¯ve already reported the video to the official website, hoping they¡¯ll provide some kind ofpensation.¡± The second brother of the Carefree Guild could only ept this in resignation. In their current state, even if they wanted to hold Prairie Fire ountable, theycked the power to do so. At this moment, aint video appeared on the official website, iming that NPCs were attacking yers unprovoked. It appealed to the majority of yers for support and called for an official statement. The video was highly upvoted, but very few yers helped them petition. Most of them gloated over their misfortune and kicked them while they were down, specting why a level 60 boss would attack the Carefree Guild out of the blue. However, it was only after half a day that the official response arrived: ¡°Data is normal,int is invalid.¡± The Carefree Guild had no recourse and could only swallow their losses in silence. Particrly the guild leader, who firmly believed that Prairie Fire had something to do with this whole event, was absolutely incensed. He contacted Li Yao through Qin Feng Yi again, but Qin Feng Yi told him that she wasn¡¯t familiar with Prairie Fire either, and she had heard that he left the Beginner¡¯s Vige. This made him even more frustrated. Now, they didn¡¯t even know where Prairie Fire was. With the vast map and numerous yers in ¡®The Ancient God World¡¯, finding a specific yer was like looking for a needle in a haystack. They could only hold back their frustration and sigh in silence. As for the Li Yao they resented, he had already left the Tower of the Sun on his Dragon Eagle. Soon after, he passed through the Song Forest, where the High Elf capital is located, and arrived in a ce that was dark, oppressive, and filled with the stench of rot and death. The Ghost Land used to be a part of the Song Forest, but the Legion destroyed everything during the Great Disaster. The ce seemed as if it was under the Undead Canopy, the whole area was dark and putrid, and nearly full of undead. Moreover, most of the undead here were of level 20 or above. Li Yao was headed to a ce with low-level monsters, where the monster levels ranged between 5 and 15, located at the bottom-left of the map. Even while riding a flying mount, it took Li Yao several hours of flight. During that time, he even logged out twice. When he finally arrived at his destination, it was already morning of the next game day. Tower of the Windwalker, once the headquarters of the Rangers and thend and home of the Windrunner Family. The Queen¡¯s ne is a random drop from the monsters in this area, and nobody can predict what the drop rate is. Of course, the drop rate doesn¡¯t exin everything; the most important factor is luck. Li Yao circled the Tower of the Windwalker on his mount and was surprised to find that there were already yers leveling up in this area. But when he thought about it, it made sense. This area is connected to two other areas: one where the Undead n is located, and the other that leads to thend of the Gilneas Werewolves. The members of some guilds were spread across different beginner viges, so it was hard for them to gather in one ce. Therefore, they usually apply to leave the beginner vige after reaching level five. They then either rent mounts or ride merchant convoys to level up in other regions. General merchandise stores have maps indicating the levels of the monsters. Many guilds or teams of yers choose remote ces to level up. Firstly, for tranquility, and secondly, to get a chance to loot some specialty items and sell them for money. In his past life, Li Yao was constantly moving in remote regions. Looking at the yers below him, he felt a sense of familiarity. Li Yao shook off his thoughts, let his mountnd in a safe area that a yer just cleared, and was about to go kill monsters somewhere else. A slightly excited female voice came over: ¡°Can we assist you in any way? Li Yao was taken aback. Looking at the female yer who was currently bowing to him, he immediately understood. This was typically how yers greeted and asked NPCs for tasks. He had unexpectedly been mistaken for an NPC. Werewolves were once humans before they mutated, and even now they are part of the human faction. However, the rtionship between humans and High Elves is unique. Even though the two factions are at odds, High Elves and humans are very close. The two races have cooperated several times to deal with Trolls. Even today, many High Elves and half-elves still live in human society. So, while the two races are officially opposed, they have never really waged war or created conflict. The two races can even receive supplies and tasks in certain areas of the other¡¯s territory. Li Yao used the Eye of the Creator and saw the profiles of several people. The female yer who just asked the question is called Lily, and her teammates ¡ª all female yers ¨C are called Resounding Rose, Valley Orchid, Daffodil, and Hibiscus Rain. Li Yao immediately remembered their information. The China Flower Union, arge guild that ranks in the top twenty; Light Faction, the only superrge guildposed entirely of women. They also formed apetitive team andpeted in the World Cup, where they achieved a top three ranking ¨C the best result ever secured by a female team in history. Suddenly having a thought, a non-binding item such as the Queen¡¯s Ne might not be a problem¡­maybe posing as an NPC isn¡¯t too bad¡­ PS: I¡¯ve set up a QQ group with cute girls, fresh meat, and uncles. Everyone is weed to join and have fun. It¡¯s 427590697. Although they asked me to limit the number of words, I still want to repay you all. Since we¡¯ve already received over a thousand votes for the weekly rmendation, I¡¯ve decided to publish an extra chapter today. From now on, for every additional thousand votes for the weekly rmendation, I will add another chapter. Starting from today, for every ten thousand Qidian coins donated, I will also add one more chapter. This is just a small way to give back to the friends who have voted for rmendations and made donations.. Chapter 62 - 62: The Power of the Fire Eagle Chapter 62: The Power of the Fire Eagle Trantor: 549690339 ¡°The Ancient God World¡± has many interesting features, such as the task system. In this game¡¯s context, a task is essentially a contract. A typical task usually involves an NPC issuing a task, which is essentially a contract. The yer helps the NPC aplish something and then receives a reward. Even more interestingly, yers can also issue tasks that can be picked up by NPC adventurers or other yers. The mostmon scenario is when a yer enters a small city after reaching level ten. In the city, there are the Adventurer¡¯s Hall and Mercenary Guild, where most of the tasks are issued by yers. However, many yers are not yet aware of these changes in the new game. ¡°Adventurer from afar, this used to be my hometown, and I want to retrieve something. Would you be willing to help?¡± Li Yao did not recall his mentor Eileen¡¯s mount but stood in front of the Dragon Eagle instead. The powerful Dragon Eagle exuded an extremely strong aura, which entuated Li Yao¡¯s exceptional aura in his ck robes. Coupled with his deliberately hoarse voice, he appeared very much like a knowledgeable expert. Mysterious yet powerful was the first impression this team gave. ¡°Then what exactly are we looking for?¡± Resounding Rose asked eagerly. ¡°I used to follow General Sylvanas into wars, and I once saw a ne, but it¡¯s been lost. Even though the general has be the queen of the Undead n, I, as a former subordinate, still want to do something for her. I want to help her find this ne and deliver it to her hands personally. Would you be willing to help?¡± ¡°We would but what¡¯s the reward?¡± Resounding Rose asked. Li Yao pulled out the blue and green equipment he had obtained from the fallen members of the frivolous team and said, ¡°There¡¯s no experience reward, but if you can find the ne within a day, I can reward you with a piece of blue equipment and twenty silver coins. If it takes more than a day, I cannot reward the blue equipment, but a piece of green equipment. The mary reward remains unchanged.¡± ¡°We ept, we ept.¡± Resounding Rose nodded like a pecking chicken. They originally came here to level up, as killing undead creatures would guarantee them a lot of copper coins and the chance to drop linen cloths. Receiving these tasks was indeed a fortunate coincidence. Let alone the blue and green equipment, even twenty silver coins could be considered a huge fortune. The Floral Alliance was barely a known guild and in desperate need of funds. Twenty silver coins can buy two low-level blue equipment, or one top-quality blue equipment. Li Yao nodded and drew up the task contract using the system, then sent it to the team. Resounding Rose immediately affirmed it. ¡°By the way, individual strength is limited, can I invite others to ept this task too?¡± Considering this task was purely down to luck, Resounding Rose, worrying about failing toplete it, thought about involving other guild members. Li Yao hesitated for a moment, thinking that this idea could save him from seeking out small teams individually, but still replied seriously: ¡°Yes, you can, but only the team that delivers the ne to me is entitled to the reward.¡± ¡°No problem, no problem.¡± Resounding Rose contacted her other sisters immediately. Soon afterwards, other female yers from the Floral Alliance came to receive the task, and Li Yao handed out the missions without mistake. In the end, a female mage named ming Red Lips, d in a fiery red mage robe, walked upfront, inquiring about the task¡¯s details. Even though her eyes were filled with doubt, and she was suspicious about the absence of an experience reward, she couldn¡¯t find any ws. Li Yao has a deep understanding of the history of ¡°The Ancient God World¡± and knows many secrets currently unknown to yers. Therefore, he easily fabricates this little story. Her keen intuition is useless against Li Yao¡¯s lies, especially when backed by the slightly impatient Dragon Eagle. They couldn¡¯t sniff out any loopholes. ming Red Lips is Floral Alliance¡¯s head and a formidable character. Her strength was tremendous, and she narrowly lost the Divine Enthronement battle by a handful of health points to a mage whoter achieved the Enthronement. Based on the senior yers of the previous game, Floral Alliance transitioned from a recreational guild to a professional one, ranking among the top 20 in China, and even developed into a professional team that entered the World Cup¡¯s top three. It was, undoubtedly, incredibly powerful. Rich in personal strength, and armed with great wit and robust background, she was ranked well among the Beauty List. Conning such a character gave Li Yao an odd sense of pleasure. Of course, most importantly, he didn¡¯t know how long he would have to kill creatures to find the ne, whether it would take a few creatures or several days, but he couldn¡¯t afford to waste so much time. Having these teams help would greatly increase his chances. ¡°I will appear here every night at half-past seven. Please be punctual.¡± After speaking, Li Yao jumped onto the Dragon Eagle, and under the gaze of a few teams, he dashed away. The Tower of the Windwalker was once a city, but now itys in ruins. It is upied by various Undead Series monsters, and the monster¡¯s level varies greatly depending on the area within the city. The strongest yers were currently around level fives and were hunting level five monsters. Li Yao chose a region popted by level seven monsters, avoiding those areas gued by spider demons who could summon exploding spiderlings and banshee ghosts immune to most physical attacks. The monsters that spawned in this region were mindless walking corpses. The only thing that dissatisfied Li Yao was theck of a dedicated elite area. It was mostly filled withmon monsters, and elites were quite rare. Another important reason why Li Yao chose this location was it was an offshoot of the Death Mark that ran through the entire Elf Kingdom. Undead rose endlessly from underground here. The area¡¯s respawn rate for monsters was very high. For ordinary yers, leveling up here was no different from courting death, but of course, this didn¡¯t include Li Yao. Li Yao stored away his mount and then summoned the Mechanical Firehawk. He took a look at the monster data. Wandering Corpse Rank: Level 7 Common Type: Undead Life: 700 Armor: 35 Skills: Dead Wrath, Death w Li Yao smiled, unimpressed by these attributes, especially now that he had the Firehawk. He decided to test out just how powerful the Firehawk was. ¡°Kill. At Li Yao¡¯smand, the Firehawk hovering overhead screeched, emitting a faint metallic sound. It swooped down like a bolt of red lightning. Hawk preys on rabbit! -389 Seeing this damage, Li Yao nodded satisfactorily. This truly suited its leader¡¯s status. The Firehawk¡¯s ws hooked into the corpse, lifting it into the air before throwing it down abruptly. The tumbling corpse mmed into another, rolling both of them into a third walking corpse. The me on the Firehawk dimmed temporarily, and then it suddenly exhaled a jet of fire. The orange mes engulfed the three corpses, and various damage numbers floated above their heads. -123-124-130-112-123-125-127¡­ The breath attacksted for five seconds, and the first walking corpse was already dead. Then, bending its body in an entric way, the Firehawk swooped down again, its sharp ws tearing the remaining two injured corpses to shreds. ¡°I really hit the jackpot.¡± Li Yao, who was about to summon Arrow Tower, paused mid-action¡­ PS: I¡¯ve created a Penguin Group,plete with cute girls, fresh meats, and big guys. Everyone can join in and have fun, the group number is 427590697. Although I have set a limit to the word count, I still want to give back to my supportive friends. The rmendation tickets have exceeded 4,000, so I added another chapter today. The temporary rule is to add one update for every extra 1,000 rmendation tickets. Starting from today, every umted reward that reaches ten thousand Qidian coins warrants an additional update. It¡¯s my way of giving back to those who give rmendations and rewards, thank you all for your support.. Chapter 63 - 63: Mechanical Hunt (Additional 4000 votes) Chapter 63: Mechanical Hunt (Additional 4000 votes) Trantor: 549690339 The entire battle happened within a few seconds, and three undead had already fallen before Li Yao even had a chance to release the Arrow Tower. The power of the Fire Eagle took him by surprise, but thinking about it being a leader-level pet, he felt relieved. In his past life, when teams needed a Hunter, they would call out like this. ¡°Someone Group, we need a strong pet, and a Hunter who can float around. Hunters without strong pets need not bother.¡± Most of the time, yers jokingly say that a good pet is a Hunter¡¯s golden rice bowl, which is true; a powerful pet can deal more damage than a Hunter. Of course, this refers to Beast King Hunters. Li Yao issued a series ofmands in his heart, then expectantly watched the Fire Eagle. Now was the time to test whether the Fire Eagle could be a divine pet. The Fire Eagle dove down and then flew back up quickly, hugging the ground. The undead it scared along the way chased it. As per Li Yao¡¯s instructions, the Fire Eagle circled in the distance, leading at least dozens of undead behind it. Meanwhile, Li Yao had already set up Arrow Towers around him, arranging them in a triangle. The Spike Traps were also set at a distance. ¡°Attack.¡± Li Yao gave themand, and the Fire Eagle let out a cheerful chirp, its body spinning around. Its eyes were fixed on the approaching undead, and the mes on its body seemed to jump up. It suddenly pped its wings, and feathers with a metallic sheen and burning mes shot out, resembling arrows. Feather Fire Scattershot! !! It was as if a rain of fiery rockets was assaulting a camp. Large quantities of burning feather pierced the bodies of the undead, and the damage numbers on the screen disyed in Li Yao¡¯s eyes were already full. -95-98-97-95-96-92-93-95-94¡­ Although the damage wasn¡¯t as high as the Fire Breath, the Arrow Rainsted at least six seconds and produced three rounds. Furthermore, the range of the Feather Fire Scattershot wasrge enough topletely cover these undead. Just six secondster, the leading undead had just reached Li Yao¡¯s firing range, and they had already lost half their health. Li Yao was not idle; he held a heavy crossbow, and the massive Steel Arrow shot into the sky. Then, a true Arrow Rain appeared above the undead, and it was towering Steel Arrows. Because he was using a heavy crossbow, Li Yao¡¯s Arrow Rain inflicted a lot of damage, not at all weaker than the Fire Eagle¡¯s Feather Fire Scattershot. The Arrow Tower next to Li Yao began to attack, and arge number of damage numbers flickered ¡ª making Li Yao feel like he was farming monsters instead of battling them. In addition to triggering the Spike Traps which caused the undead to bleed, none of the ordinary undead was able to get within thirty yards of Li Yao before copsing. Only a few elite undead could hold off for a second, but they couldn¡¯t approach under thebined assault of the Fire Eagle¡¯s Steel Ripping and Li Yao¡¯s Arrow Tower. ¡°This is a bit like the feeling of farming monsters in a game.¡± Li Yao sighed and admitted, in his past life, he was able to farm ordinary monsters but only after bing a leader. However, once he was a leader, there was not much gain from farming ordinary monsters. Gold coins, drop items, materials and especially experience, when dealing with regr monsters after bing a leader, there was hardly any gain. Unlike now, although the experience from ordinary monsters is not as good as elites¡¯, there¡¯s plenty of them. Moreover, he and the Fire Eagle were only level five, killing level seven undead yielded quite good experience. Moreover, he could farm ordinary monsters like this without being an elite. This shows the strength of a Mechanical Hunter from another angle. This situation is almost exclusive to other games. ¡°The Ancient God World¡± is called ¡°World of Tyranny¡± by many yers. If other yers saw him farming monsters like this, they would probably be bbergasted. Upon seeing corpses scattered all over the ground and smelling the stench they emitted, Li Yao quickly drank a Breathing Potion. The Ancient God World was too realistic. The dim, undead-infestednds reeked of rot. The average person wouldn¡¯t be able to handle it; Li Yao hade prepared with a special mask. But killing these monsters and enduring their scent was something even an experienced yer like Li Yao struggled with. ¡°I truly have lost the spirit of hardships and struggles from the past.¡± Li Yaoughed bitterly, recalling years past when he would practice his archery, often staying in one spot for months, not minding anything. But now, he couldn¡¯t even stand this smell. For this trip, he even bought arge number of Breathing Potions, spending over three Gold Coins on over a hundred bottles. He nned for a long-term battle, taking one potion every half hour. The spending would make regr yers vomit blood out of envy. But he didn¡¯t care; the loot from his previous adventures, along with his mining profits, meant he didn¡¯t worry about this small expense. Thinking of it, he felt a certain respect for ming Red Lips. As the head of an all-female guild, she had managed to bring a group of beautiful girls to this stench-filled area to level up, battling Undead as real as life itself, a task that disyed a significant mental challenge. ¡°There¡¯s no such thing as easy sess.¡± Li Yao pondered for a while but looking at the disgusting corpses, he still had no desire to loot them personally. ¡°Go, loot the bodies,¡± Li Yao casually ordered his Firehawk, amand he gave instinctively. After obtaining the Quasi-god pet, dirty and strenuous tasks had be duties of the pet. As Li Yao shook his head, preparing tomand his Firehawk to lure more monsters, he watched as the hawk began to circle a pile of corpses. Then, a system notification popped up on Li Yao¡¯s screen. ¡°Your pet has picked up Linen Cloth *3¡± ¡°Your pet has picked up copper coins *5¡± ¡°Your pet has picked up Rotten Leather Armor¡± Li Yao was taken aback, then noticed that the Firehawk actually had a small storage space. Though this consisted only sixteen slots, it was more than enough to collect loot. While Li Yao was still surprised, the Firehawk returned to him, triumphantly chirping. Though he couldn¡¯t understand what it was chirping, at this moment it was like a child awaiting praise from its parent. Li Yao patted its head while transferring the items from the pet¡¯s storage space into his own backpack. ¡°Off you go, to the next wave.¡± Li Yao then took out arge screw and threw it into the distance. The Firehawk immediately swooped down, swallowed the screw, and then joyfully flew off to lure more monsters. As for Li Yao, he withdrew an engineering table from his Mechanical Space, positioned himself at it, and started browsing the official forum for valuable information. All he needed to do was release an Arrow Rain, activate a Spike Trap, and let his Firehawk and Arrow Tower do the rest. He sat leisurely and viewed the forum. He even started watching others¡¯ live streams to gather intel about other locations and yers. He found it fairly interesting and were it not for the repulsive environment, Li Yao might have brought out some game snacks. He was certainly enjoying the rxed gamey. Overlooking the whole of the Tower of the Windwalker, one would see several small parties scattered across the deserted city, bravely and tirelessly battling monsters, including many women. However, their struggle was evident as they lured and killed one monster at a time. Then one would see Li Yao, a heavy crossbow in his hands, leisurely sitting by as dozens of monsters were massacred in the distance. His style was a stark contrast to the others. Time passed as Li Yao enjoyed his leisurely y, satisfied with the experience but frustrated that the queen¡¯s ne was nowhere in sight. Just then, a figure surrounded by lightning approached him from a distance and said rather coldly, ¡°Fight me.¡± Li Yao turned around, looking utterly bewildered¡­. Chapter 64 - 64: The Cow Gate Chapter 64: The Cow Gate Trantor: 549690339 Li Yao turned around in surprise and said, ¡°What did you say?¡± He was a bit confused, thinking that he misheard what the warrior had said while he was immersed in watching the live stream. ¡°You can defeat a group of Level Seven monsters single-handedly, and you have such a special pet and Arrow Tower. Clearly you¡¯re powerful, and I assume you¡¯ve also obtained an elite task. So,e on. Let¡¯s spar.¡± The speaker was a Shield Warrior. But unlike ordinary defense warriors, there were electrical arcs swirling around his body, making him look strange yet powerful. ¡°Are you off your rocker?¡± Li Yao was even more puzzled. Who asks for a spar just after meeting? There were so many other things they could do with their time. In his previous life, he had even experienced the Battle of Divine Enthronement, and he nearly seeded. Even though he was a loner and didn¡¯t participate in anypetitions, he had sparred with every top yer in the game. Now with this odd character suggesting a spar, but no, it should be more like giving pointers to the other party. And now, right after the game started and yers¡¯ skills aren¡¯t yet mature, he just didn¡¯t feel interested. ¡°Spar with me. Win or lose, this is yours. You probably don¡¯t know what this is for, but let me tell you, this is something you can¡¯t trade for, even with a piece of purple gear.¡± The man held up a rock in his hand, pulsating with mysterious runes, and said. Li Yao¡¯s eyes were instantly fixed on the glowing stone. He blurted out, ¡°Skill Rune.¡± ¡°So you do know. That makes things easier. Have a spar with me, and this thing is yours.¡± The Shield Warrior¡¯s gaze turned even more intense when he saw Li Yao. Li Yao immediately embedded his Spirit with the Eye of the Creator to check the man¡¯s information. War God, when he saw this ID, Li Yao was surprised and started looking at the Shield Warrior again. War God, from the European Administrative Region, was very famous in thest game. Among the three powerful warriors who seeded in Divine Enthronement, War God represented the defensive warriors. He was worthy of his ID. Li Yao had also seen War God a few times, but the War God he had seen then was radiant, exuding a grand momentum. Even before he had seeded in Divine Enthronement, he was as brilliant as a war god. His face was impassive like stone, seldom appearing and not joining any team. However, the War God he saw now seemed a bit silly. That¡¯s right, in Li Yao¡¯s eyes, the War God at this moment appeared silly. Skill runes were too precious. He hadn¡¯t gotten even one since he was reborn. He had nned to get one after he reached Level Ten and became an Elite, but he hadn¡¯t expected to encounter it in this way. ¡°Are you kidding?¡± Li Yao asked in doubt. Skill runes were too precious. It wasn¡¯t normal for this guy to hold onto one without using it, but instead, using it for a bet. ¡°I have no time to joke with you.¡± The War God quickly established a contract in the system, then a g was inserted next to Li Yao¡¯s feet. War God initiated a challenge to spar with Li Yao and set the stakes that regardless of the result, the Skill Rune would belong to Li Yao. When the spar was over, the Skill Rune would be ced into Li Yao¡¯s bag automatically. ¡°Onest question. I hope you can answer it. Once you tell me, I will spar with you.¡± Li Yao calmed down and asked, ¡°How did you get this Skill Rune?¡± War God frowned but still said, ¡°I think you may not understand. I got it from a Gold Treasure Box in the Cow Level.¡± Li Yao felt as if he had been struck by lightning and asked excitedly, ¡°Cow Level? How many Minotaurs did you summon?¡± ¡°I ran into a Minotaur head in this area this morning, and there was a team that also encountered a Minotaur head. We gathered together to summon two at an Altar. What¡¯s the matter?¡± Seeing that Li Yao also knew about the Cow Level, War God was curious. After all, War God himself only learned about it after getting stuck there once. ¡°Big trouble.¡± Li Yao muttered to himself. The Cow Level never appeared on its own. It was usually summoned with either two or four Minotaurs. Sacrificing Minotaur heads would create a portal leading to another dimension. The challenges it held were tough, but also replete with endless opportunities. Bosses, Elites, lots of Gold Coins, Blessing Altars, Cursed Treasure Boxes, all sorts of treasure boxes can be found within. But this level was too hard toe by, and the odds of triggering it were extremely low. Additionally, there were corresponding mystical levels like the Goblin Secret Realm, Abyss Space, and countless other secret levels. As long as you had the capabilities, you could make a fortune just by entering these levels. Upon thinking of this, Li Yao¡¯s heart was ame. The two Minotaur heads had already triggered the summoning, and the four Minotaur head summoning hadn¡¯t been triggered yet. This was a heaven-sent opportunity. ¡°I say, is there something wrong with you?¡± Seeing Li Yao in a trance, War God reminded him. Li Yao snapped back to reality and epted the challenge. He understood why War God was able to be the War God ¨C by challenging those he perceived to be strong. Now, he had be his target. Instantly, a countdown timer appeared at the corner of their eyes. ¡°Watch out. I¡¯m not an ordinary warrior. Although I haven¡¯t be an Elite yet, I¡¯ve temporarily mastered three Elite skills. Don¡¯t get killed by me in a second. Otherwise, I¡¯ll be disappointed.¡± The War God was a stickler for rules. He tactfully retreated about a dozen yards. At this moment, the distance between the two of them was about seventy yards. ¡°You be careful too. I¡¯m not an ordinary Hunter.¡± After saying that, Li Yao packed away his workbench, and a heavy crossbow appeared in his hand. ¡°If you were an ordinary Hunter, I wouldn¡¯t be sparring with you. Get ready. I¡¯ming. ¡± As the timer ended, a sh of electricity appeared under War God¡¯s feet, and his body disappeared as if it had turned into a bolt of lightning, charging towards Li Yao. At the same time, the Steel Arrow shot by Li Yao went through War God¡¯s afterimage, not damaging him at all, instead, a faint shadow charged towards Li Yao, intending to stun him after traversing seventy yards. This skill activation was more eerie than Charging Forward. It had a longer range and was more challenging to capture his figure. ¡°Thunder Charge, truly worthy of its reputation.¡± Li Yao didn¡¯t dodge. He quickly loaded an Arrow Shaft in his hand. ¡°You¡¯re already dead.¡± The voice of War God echoed in Li Yao¡¯s ears. Boom¡­ The Fire Eagle, which had been hovering in mid-air, suddenly plunged down, activating Sky Grab as the War God¡¯s body was less than five yards away from Li Yao. War God reacted quickly. His shield swiftly blocked the Sky Grab attack and used Shield Counter to knock the Fire Eagle back a few yards¡­ PS: First update of the day, seeking all kinds of support. The extra update for 4000 votes has been sent, and we¡¯re already at 4500. There will be an extra chapter at 5000 votes. I¡¯ve set up a QQ group, with all types of people, from cute girls to meatheads to uncles. Everyone can join in the fun, the group number is 427590697.. Chapter 65 - 65 Dark Rune Chapter 65: Dark Rune Trantor: 549690339 The War God had overestimated his own power, too confident, and miscalcted the power of the Fire Eagle. After all, the Fire Eagle was a boss. Although the Thunder God was given some elite bonuses while undertaking his elite quest. But in the end, he was not yet an elite. Even if he became one, there would still be a considerable gap between his power and that of the Fire Eagle. The Fire Eagle was pushed back several yards by the War God, but the War God¡¯s own charge hade to an abrupt halt. Despite the immense force and momentum bestowed upon him by his charge skill, his body was still stumbling backward, and his shield was sent flying. -125 Even though his shield blocked the Fire Eagle¡¯s skill, despite the damage reduction of the shield, he still suffered high damage, resulting in the loss of a quarter of his total health. ¡°You¡¯re getting ahead of yourself.¡± At the same time, Li Yao let the arrows from the Arrow Tower and his handheld heavy crossbow loose. The War God¡¯s eyes zed with an unquenchable fire, yet upon seeing the four Arrow Shafts shot at him, he dodged by shing sideways by ten yards, ending up on the other side of Li Yao, while the distance between the two was only less than three yards. ¡°You¡¯re done for this time, Thunder Strike.¡¯ The War God stomped on the ground, and with a loud st, the ground beneath his feet started to crack, creating a mesh of crevices. But above Li Yao¡¯s head shone a blinding light, his expression calm. The War God¡¯s Thunder Strike was different from an ordinary warrior¡¯s. It had a paralysis effect due to the lightning. If Li Yao were to be hit by the lightning, he would be paralyzed for at least one second. The War God wasn¡¯t as formidable as in the previous world, but his consciousness was already exceptionally robust. A one-second paralysis could be enough to decide the victor and the loser between the two. The Thunder Fighters could cause severe damage even though they were defense-oriented. Many early-stage yers were not yet equipped with elite attribute bonuses, thus being damaged by a Thunder Fighter might take Li Yao down in seconds. Therefore, even though Li Yao seemed casual at the initiation of the challenge, during the fight, he was anything but. Zi¡­ A fiery figure flew above Li Yao¡¯s head, the Thunder Strike crackling and hitting the Fire Eagle. -89 To be able to deal such explosive damage against a boss demonstrates the formidable offensive power of the War God. For all we know, he is a defense-focused ss. At this stage, a regr warrior ¡ª let alone a defense-oriented warrior ¡ª even swinging a two-handed heavy weapon or wielding dual weapons, could hardly achieve such explosive damage. An average of thirty to forty points of damage is already considered extraordinary. The reason why Li Yao could inflict such high damage was due to his robust equipment, weapon, and the additional effects granted by the Little artifact and the Creator armor set. The electric shock could paralyze living beings by attacking their nerves, but it could only inflict damage on mechanical creatures, without invoking the paralysis effect. The Fire Eagle suddenly sprayed a rolling Fire Breath, engulfing the not-yet-reacted Thunder God in mes. Li Yao put away his heavy crossbow and turned to leave, as if the War God was already a dead man, no longer needing his attention. -89-88 ¡°You will pay for your arrogance.¡± Seeing Li Yao turning his back before he had actually fallen, the War God was furious. His shield started shining a blinding white. Heroic Shield Strike! The War God¡¯s body suddenly slid forward by three yards, as his shield reached out towards the back of Li Yao¡¯s head amidst the mes. Yet Li Yao turned around in an instant, his left hand already at his waist, holding a handgun radiating light. Arcane Shot! With the sound of a gunshot, the shield less than five centimeters away from Li Yao¡¯s face stopped abruptly, followed by the War God kneeling painfully on one knee. ¡°You¡¯re still too young, go home and practice more.¡± Having said that, he turned around once again, no longer preupied with this duel, and began to think about how to get a Minotaur. Li Yao had stopped his attack, but the arrow tower continued to rain down Arrow Shafts on the immobilized War God, who was kneeling on the ground. -75-76-78-75-76¡­ The War God knelt on the ground for as long as three seconds, this was enough time for the Arrow Tower to fire three rounds, but by the second round, the War God¡¯s health was already down to a sliver. It was not that the Arrow Tower¡¯s damage was insufficient, but rather that a friendly duel or challenge cannot kill the opponent, as it would forcibly leave them with a drop of health. With the rise of a war g, a Rune Stone flew into Li Yao¡¯s bag. ¡°You¡¯re strong, whether it¡¯s awareness, calction or career equipment, I¡¯m inferior to you at all.¡± War God sat directly on the ground while eating and drinking to restore health, all the while addressing Li Yao¡¯s retreating figure. Li Yao didn¡¯t look back, just waved his hand and said, ¡°It¡¯s not that I¡¯m too strong, it¡¯s that you¡¯re too weak, practice more.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll challenge you again.¡± War God sent a friend request. ¡°Challenging mees at a cost. Without a Skill Rune, you better not find me.¡± After Li Yao finished speaking, he quickly left. ¡°Prairie Fire, huh? I¡¯ll remember you.¡± The War God slightly furrowed his brows as he seemed to have heard this name somewhere before. But he soon shook his head dismissively. He just needed to know that Prairie Fire was strong, and he would eventually defeat him, that was enough. Atop the Dragon Eagle, Li Yao toyed with the Skill Rune in his hand while keeping an eye on the monsters below. Rune Stone Type: Skill Enhancement Property: Darkness Effect: Enhance a ranged skill, can receive darkness energy and effects. Seeing that this was a darkness rune stone, Li Yao understood. The War God, who went down the Thunder path, could neither use this skill rune nor have a use for it. No wonder he was willing to use it as a wager. However, the task that he was about to undertake was that of a Dark Ranger, and this kind of Rune Stone was what he needed most. Li Yao¡¯s current skills certainly needed to be strengthened, butpared to the skills he would gain from bing a Dark Ranger, they werecking a bit. Li Yao¡¯s n was to keep it for now and decide how to allocate itter. Suddenly, Li Yao¡¯s eyes lit up as he saw a unique monster among the ones below. This monster looked like a stone statue, only it had a bovine head resembling a minotaur. Li Yao gave a whistle, and the Fire Eagle, who had been casually hovering around the Dragon Eagle, suddenly dived down like a bolt of lightning. As it approached the ground, the Fire Eagle pped its wings and a flurry of ming feathers enveloped several monsters, including the stone bovine one. Li Yao also leaped off, his crossbow firing towards the sky. An onught of arrows rained down upon the several monsters. The same moment Li Yaonded, he performed two consecutive Shadow Rolls to disperse momentum, before setting up three Arrow Towers around him. The Arrow Towers started unleashing a constant barrage of attacks. Aside from the Stone Bovine, the other monsters were only ordinary monsters of level five, with very low health. Two rounds of area attacks killed these small monsters instantly. Stone Bovine Rank: Silver Hero level 7 Health: 2000 Armor: 85 Skills: Savage Roar, Earth Stomp, Death Horn Ram To other yers, this would be an insanely tough monster, but for Li Yao, it was nothing. Li Yao breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he could take down this Silver Hero, the cow level would be set. ¡°Friend, we were the first ones to discover this Silver Hero. We¡¯ve been tailing it to this ce. You have stolen our Silver Hero.¡± From a distance, a group of yers were shouting at Li Yao. PS: Second update for today has been delivered. I¡¯ve created a new QQ group, filled with cute girls, fresh meat boys, and a certain uncle. All are wee to join and have a fun chat. The group number is 427590697.. Chapter 66 - 66: The Other Shore Flower Chapter 66: The Other Shore Flower Trantor: 549690339 Li Yao nced at a squad that was separated from him by several waves of monsters, a distance of at least 200 yards, and he did not care at all. ¡®Your Silver Ying (monster), you must be joking¡¯. He did not mention the fact that it was impossible for them to have tracked down Silver Ying, and even if they had, it didn¡¯t matter. Li Yao didn¡¯t give them any attention thanks to the high damage inflicted by the Fire Hawk. The Fire Hawk attacked first and the hatred of Silver Ying was firmly established. Thus, Li Yao could freely attack from one side with his three Arrow Towers. ¡°Friend, we should be reasonable. We¡¯ve been chasing this Silver Ying for quite a while. Could you let us have Silver Ying? We¡¯re from the Other Shore Flower guild. How about making friends with us?¡± The person leading the group subtly tried to apply pressure on Li Yao with their guild¡¯s influence when they saw he was unmoved. The Other Shore Flower guild held a high rank among the guilds in Huaxia. Being in the top fifty list, they were quite impressive. Through the development and expansion in numerous games, they had grown quite formidable, even though they didn¡¯t have a professional team, their guild¡¯s strength was not to be underestimated. After all, in the eyes of ordinary yers, Other Shore Flower was considered a huge guild and regr yers would not risk offending them for a Silver Ying. However, Li Yao wasn¡¯t the type to shy away from offending people. If he was not afraid of the Prosperous Era, let alone a small Other Shore Flower. ¡°Do you think I¡¯m an idiot?¡± said Li Yao as he continued to attack. The Undead Warrior leader named Endless Sea of Suffering, coldly responded, ¡°Buddy, are you really going to disrespect our Other Shore Flower?¡± ¡°Other Shore Flower, so domineering,¡± Li Yao leisurely continued, ¡°Why don¡¯t you just monopolize all the Silver Yings in the game? Despite the waves of monsters separating you, you¡¯re still audacious. Be careful, you don¡¯t bite your tongue with all that bragging.¡± ¡°Damn, this kid is asking for death.¡± ¡°Clean up these obstructing monsters quickly, and then let¡¯s kill that brat.¡± ¡°What the hell, he dares to use us of boasting. He should take a look at himself first. ¡°Such a ***** pest, wait till there are no monsters blocking him, then see how arrogant he can be.¡± The yers behind Endless Sea of Suffering were all quite angry. Endless Sea of Suffering stopped them and said with a frown, ¡°This yer is no ordinary man. You guys hold off for now, let me handle this.¡± Seeing Li Yao¡¯s pet and the Arrow Towers, Endless Sea of Suffering knew that Li Yao wasn¡¯t someone to be taken lightly. He had never seen a Hunter capable of having a pet before, especially such a unique one. Moreover, he saw that Li Yao was easily annihting the Silver Ying, which they had to be very careful while fighting. It seemed even easier for him than killing minor monsters. ¡°Friend, we have really chased this Silver Ying for a long time. But since you attacked it first, you did our guild a favor. Here¡¯s how I see it: after the loot drops from Silver Ying, you can choose one piece. From then on, you¡¯ll be a friend of Other Shore Flower. If you¡¯re interested, I could even introduce you to join our Other Shore Flower,¡± he said, with a pained expression, as if he was making a huge concession. Nowadays, yers from big guilds and teams all seem high and mighty and look down on solo yers. But Li Yao understood very well, over the past decade, many topping-off yers have emerged, the majority being solo yers. In contrast, established members and teams of various guilds, while excellent and skilled amongmon yers, rarely had truly exceptional individuals arise. With the emergence of many new guilds and exceptional yers, all the guilds and teams started to let go of their arrogance, but that¡¯s a story for another time. The game has just begun, and everyone is in free mode. yers from the guilds and teams, because of their advantages in previous games, and the ability to establish their guild early, still act arrogantly. Just like the Xiaoyao Studio, if they said they would take your boss monster, they¡¯d take it without any argument. Likewise, they now felt that letting Li Yao have one piece of loot from Silver Ying was already the most significant concession. ¡°Idiots, Silver Ying was the one I discovered first and killed. You guys still expect to get something,¡± Li Yao remarked. By the time Li Yao had finished speaking, the Silver Ying had already fallen to the ground due to intense attacks. Li Yao moved forward to inspect the corpse and collect the loot. As the yers from Other Shore Flower Guild saw Li Yao ce a skull shimmering with a dark golden glow into his backpack, their eyes turned red with envy. Endless Sea of Suffering even shouted out, ¡°Fine, buddy, I recognize you as a friend. Now that things havee to this, I won¡¯t hide it from you anymore. Look, that bull¡¯s head isn¡¯t really an important item, and it¡¯s of no use to you. But it is something we need for our guild¡¯s quest. Name your price, we¡¯ll buy it. Okay?¡± Li Yao was speechless. These people were still trying to deceive him. How ridiculous. ¡°Buddy, you called me brother. So, it¡¯s my duty to remind you, brother, stop your crude act. Do you really think I don¡¯t know what the bull¡¯s head is? **** off, who are you trying to deceive?¡± Endless Sea of Suffering¡¯s face turned grim immediately. He understood now, the yer on the other side knew everything, including the purpose of the bull¡¯s head.¡¯/p> The Other Shore Flower guild had entered the first wave of the small cow boss area in the morning and had quite a good harvest. In the afternoon, they obtained another bull¡¯s head which made them overjoyed. But when they ran to the Altar, they discovered that this time they needed four bull¡¯s heads to activate the Altar. The Other Shore Flowers then started to scatter and search continuously. It was their first time encountering the cow boss area. They originally thought that no other yers knew about it. But they were surprised to find that the Silver Ying they found was already being fought by someone else and that someone was quite a well-informed yer. ¡°It seems that, brother, you¡¯re really not giving us any face today.¡± Endless Sea of Suffering¡¯s face grew colder as he continued, ¡°I advise you, buddy, offending the Other Shore Flower guild will not bring you any benefits. You could find moving around in the game a difficult task.¡± Li Yao couldn¡¯t be bothered to respond anymore. Arguing with an idiot like that was an insult to his intelligence. Did these people really think they had be the game¡¯s overlords? No matter how formidable the Other Shore Flower guild was, it was impossible to stop him from moving around in the game. ¡°Our Other Shore Flower members are everywhere around here. You have nowhere to run. Clear up the small monsters and then kill this son of a gun,¡± Endless Sea of Suffering snapped atst. Li Yao slowly turned around, let out a sigh, and said, ¡°I was in a good mood, and I didn¡¯t want to lower myself to your level. But if you insist on bringing disaster upon yourselves, don¡¯t me me.¡± Li Yao simply blew a whistle. With the sound of the whistle echoing, the Fire Hawk, which had already flown into the sky, suddenly dove down. The yers from Other Shore Flower guild didn¡¯t know what Li Yao was up to at first. But when they saw the Fire Hawk dive down and fly close to the ground like a sh of lightning, chasing a horde of monsters toward them, they were all dumbfounded. Then they reacted, one by one turning paler. Facing a regr monster, these guild elites could easily kill it. Facing two, they could deal with them carefully. But what if they were facing a horde¡­.? Chapter 67 - 67: Altar Chapter 67: Altar Trantor: 549690339 The Fire Bird was incredibly fast, attracting a hoard of monsters in the blink of an eye. The group were all experts but were taken aback by the sight. Sure, such tactics might bemon in other games, but in ¡°The Ancient God World¡±, it was near impossible. Free modebat was too tough, especially with a group. What kind of joke was that? It was extremely difficult for yers at their current stage. ¡°Damn it, run!¡± Endless Sea of Suffering roared and was the first to turn to run. If they hesitated in this situation, they¡¯d be dead in no time. Following Endless Sea of Suffering¡¯s roar, the squad began to sprint like mad. However, they underestimated the flight speed of the Fire Bird and likewise, the speed of these ordinary monsters. The area mainly consisted of unusually fast Skeletons and Spider Demons. After running for a bit, they realized they wouldn¡¯t be able to outrun these monsters. ¡°Defensive formation! Tighten up!¡± As aplished yers of a significant guild, they formed the most basic formation at themand of Endless Sea of Suffering. A warrior and a Knight stood at the forefront of the team, with the Mage and the Magician at the back, and the Priest in the middle. This formation provided ample protection for the Priest. As long as the Priest was safe, he could continuously heal the tanks at the front, securing the survival of the entire team. ¡°Attack his pet from a distance. Find out who this guy is!¡± Since there was no way out, Endless Sea of Suffering managed to calm down. The first thing he thought of was acquiring the guy¡¯s ID. How could they take revenge if they didn¡¯t even know who the guy was? If that was the case, they¡¯d be a losing a lot more than just a simple game; they wouldn¡¯t even know how to exin it when they returned. They couldn¡¯t possibly tell the Guild Leader, ¡°We tried to look cool but failed, got wiped out by a monster aggro, and don¡¯t even know the guy¡¯s name.¡± If they reported that, he¡¯d definitely be demoted in the guild. ¡°Can¡¯t do it, that Fire Bird is too cunning. Its speed is fast and it moves unpredictably. We simply can¡¯t hit it given the distance,¡±mented the Mage and the Magician of the team after failing to hit the Fire Bird with several abilities. With Endless Sea of Suffering positioned at the very front, his face turned green. He shot a fiery nce at Li Yao, who was smiling at them from a distance. ¡°Friend, you¡¯ve done more than enough for today. You have no idea what you¡¯ve provoked. Tell your Fire Bird to lead the monsters away and we¡¯ll call it even for today,¡± he proposed. ¡°Stop yelling, you¡¯re running out of health. Look behind you, your Mage and Magician are about to die, and your Priest is under attack.¡± Li Yao kindly reminded them. ¡°Damn it¡± Endless Sea of Suffering yelled, ¡°Kid, just you wait. We have people all around us, you can¡¯t run.¡± The area surrounding them was now full of monsters. Since the monsters couldn¡¯t reach the Fire Bird, they¡¯d turned their attention to them. Their two ranged characters were already dead and their Priest was on hisst legs. Their chances of survival were slim to none. ¡°I¡¯ll be waiting.¡± Li Yao scoffed dismissively. In his past life, even when being hunted down by the Prosperous Era yers, Li Yao never backed down. After bing a Hunter, he continuously sought revenge on the Shengshi Guild. He earned the nicknames ¨C ¡®Number One Grit Emperor¡¯, ¡®First Evesting Gobstopper¡¯, ¡®Top Cockroach¡¯ ¨C for incessantly causing trouble for the Prosperous Era with just himself and his pet, and even nearly achieving Divine Enthronement. Li Yao had yed as a Hunter for eight years. He was confident that he could have achieved Divine Enthronement at the beginning of the game as a Hunter, even without any external help. Especially now, when he was reborn. What was there to fear? ¡°You can¡¯t escape.¡± With a final roar, Endless Sea of Suffering blurted out like a viin from those television dramas. I¡¯ll be back!!! There were simply too many monsters for a single warrior and a defense knight to handle. The priest, overwhelmed by the monsters, was promptly killed. This was followed by the knights falling to the ¡®Endless Sea of Suffering¡¯. After a few yers were killed, the Fire Bird pped its wings, trapping the monsters in a sea of ming feathers. Li Yao also unleashed his Arrow Rain, and soon the monsters were transformed into his experience points. He was in luck; a Blue Magic Staff for the priest and a Blue Greatsword for the warrior dropped. The rest were Green Equip, but overall, the loot was decent. One doesn¡¯t always need to get their hands dirty to kill. Of course, the one in high spirits was Li Yao. The souls that returned to the graveyard, however, were near tears, especially the priest ¡ª without her Blue Weapon, her healing abilities would significantly decrease. Li Yao never shied away from troubles but also wasn¡¯t fond of never-ending ones. He summoned Eileen¡¯s mount after dealing with the items, intending to find the location of the Altar. Wiping out a small team didn¡¯t bring any sense of achievement to Li Yao, who as a hunter, saw luring monsters to cause chaos among other yers as a standard trick-of-the-trade. The title of ¡®King of the Wilderness¡¯ wasn¡¯t just for show. Judging the terrain and situation to make the most advantageous decisions, gaining maximum results with minimum cost, were the standards of a good hunter. It wasn¡¯t about having good aim with a bow or firearms, contrary to what most yers believed a good hunter should be. For an average hunter, having a mighty pet is a show of strength. However, for top-tier yers, it¡¯s their own skills that truly decide their power. In his previous life, there were several Beast King hunters with divine pets, but in the end, none of them even achieved the Quasi-god status, let alone Divine Enthronement. Li Yao sat on his Dragon Eagle, circling over the ruins. The Altar, a slightly ethereal stone statue, was easily identifiable. It was sorge and conspicuous that Li Yao spotted the statue after just ten minutes of flight. By the time he arrived, there were already two teams of yers at the statue. Li Yao frowned slightly, circling once beforending his mount next to the statue. An Undead n mage saw his arrival, his frown deepening as he coldly asked, ¡°You¡¯re the one who killed my Beyond the Shore flower, right? So domineering.¡± However, Li Yao didn¡¯t reply and instead just studied the statue. The arrival at the Milk Cow Pass brought memories of rivers of blood and countless yer deaths from his past life. Milk Cow Pass, known to some as the game of winners. Only the victorious taste the sweet fruit of victory, while the losers depart in disappointment. ¡°Hey, our deputy leader is speaking to you. Don¡¯t you have any manners?¡±ined a warrior standing behind the Mage. Li Yao looked down at the two teams from atop his mount and said casually, ¡°Hold back yourughable arrogance; I am not one of your subordinates.¡± ¡°You¡¯ve got guts,¡± the Mage, Death Bridge, looked at Li Yao in disbelief. If he hadn¡¯t seen the Fire Bird hovering in the air and wasn¡¯t aware that Li Yao had wiped out a Guild team, he would have mistook him as an NPC. Now, he couldn¡¯t figure out his real strength. Li Yao had to be unique as a yer who could ride a flying mount. ¡°You¡¯ve already seen my courage. I don¡¯t want to be tangled up with you. I¡¯ve got one thing to say, I have a cow head. If you want to fight, you can forget about opening the Milk Cow Pass.¡± Li Yao was not courteous at all. A chill shed in Death Bridge¡¯s eyes before he burst intoughter, ¡°My guild members are ignorant. If they offended you and ended up dead, they earned it. After all, the Milk Cow Pass is more important, so I hope you won¡¯t do anything rash.¡± ¡°Then get out of my sight, you make me sick,¡± Li Yao cut him off and closed his eyes to rest, waiting for the team with the fourth cow head to arrive. Death Bridge¡¯spanions were ready to face off against Li Yao, but he stopped them. In their team voice chat, he said, ¡°We¡¯ll settle with him once the Milk Cow Pass is opened. Ignore him for now and let him enjoy his moment.¡± After a while, a teamposed of female yers entered their field of vision. PS: Delivering the second chapter today. An extra chapter for every 5,000 tickets. A generous female in the group donated 10,000 Qidian coins, so an extra chapter will be added. Therefore, there are two more chapters tonight. Also, the group number is 427590697; wee everyone toe and chat.. Chapter 68 - 68: Getting the Necklace (Reward Extra) Chapter 68: Getting the Ne (Reward Extra) Trantor: 549690339 The iing party was a group of female yers, led by ming Red Lips. Upon seeing Li Yao perched atop the Dragon Eagle, Silent Lily immediately pointed him out, saying, ¡°So, this NPC is here. Perfect timing, we can turn in our quest.¡± Hearing her shout, Li Yao¡¯s heart skipped a beat, appreciating the absurd luck these women had. Li Yao was convinced he grinded monsters several times more than they did, but he hadn¡¯t evenid eyes on a single thread of the ne. They, on the other hand, already got the ne. Li Yao couldn¡¯t help but think that sometimes luck is far more important than strength. Naihe Qiao was taken aback for a moment, then burst into a roar ofughter, pointing at Li Yao and saying, ¡°Are you guys confused? He¡¯s an NPC. No, you¡¯re wrong, he¡¯s actually a yer.¡± Before Li Yao could get a word in, Silent Lily, hands on her hips, retorted, ¡°What nonsense are you talking? He¡¯s clearly an NPC. He even gave me a quest.¡± ¡°What? He can give out quests?¡± Naihe Qiao was stunned, adding in disbelief, ¡°No way. He lured monsters to kill our guild¡¯s squad. Besides, their conversation doesn¡¯t sound anything like what NPCs would say.¡± ming Red Lips squinted a little, sizing Li Yao up before she asked, ¡°You are a yer, aren¡¯t you? Why did you fool us? I demand an exnation.¡± Hearing ming Red Lips confirm it with such certainty, the faces of the other girls behind her changed immediately, their expressions filled with anger as they red at Li Yao. Silent Lily, in particr, was on the verge of tears. She had been the one to determine that he was an NPC and persuade their guild to undertake the quest. She never imagined that they¡¯d been deceived by a man. Just as she was about to blow her top, she suddenly remembered the video she had seen earlier and pointed at Li Yao, saying, ¡°He¡¯s the one from the video! The one that ruined Leisure Guild¡¯s pioneering efforts. You¡¯re so wicked, why did you fool us?¡± ¡°So it¡¯s him.¡± ming Red Lips thought back to the terrifying magic the Dragon Eagle disyed in the video and was a lot more cautious. She then said again, ¡°Since you tricked us around so much, shouldn¡¯t there be an exnation?¡± Li Yao replied, ¡°An exnation? From the Leisure Studio?¡± ¡°If my analysis is correct, you should be Prairie Fire. Leisure Guild used your method to pioneer, stealing your boss, and their skills are worse than yours. I don¡¯t care if such a shameless studio dies. What I want to know is why you fooled us. Even if you¡¯re really strong, we¡¯re not pushovers,¡± ming Red Lips spoke with unexpectedly firm determination. Seeing the tension between the two parties, Naihe Qiao stood off to one side, chuckling coldly at the spectacle. Li Yao slightly raised an eyebrow, ¡°I didn¡¯t feel like I was fooling you.¡± ¡°You¡¯re still defending yourself!¡± Silent Lily snapped, furiously. ¡°It was you who mistook me for an NPC, right?¡± Li Yao spoke patiently. ¡°It was¡­but¡­¡± ¡°There¡¯s no ¡®but.¡¯ Then I offered a quest, that you epted. So, tell me, how did I deceive you?¡± ¡°You imed to serve under some queen, isn¡¯t that deceit?¡± Silent Lily was shaking with anger. ¡°First, we are strangers, so why should I be honest with you? For instance, if I were to ask for your measurements, would you honestly tell me? Second, the quest was in the form of a contract listed in your quest logs. If youplete the quest, I¡¯ll reward you ordingly. If this equates to tricking you, then I¡¯m at a loss for words. Li Yao spoke calmly, as if discussing somethingpletely normal. ¡°You¡­ You damn¡­¡± Silent Lily was infuriated beyond words. ¡°You¡¯re right.¡± ming Red Lips took a deep breath, holding Silent Lily back. ¡°But you pissed me off doing that. As for the quest, I can choose not to turn it in.¡± Li Yao shrugged indifferently. ¡°Suit yourself, I can always grind for another one. It¡¯s not a unique item.¡± Li Yao was telling the truth, the Queen¡¯s Ne wasn¡¯t a unique item, but the one who submitted the first ne would be the only one that could meet the real Queen. The rest would merely trigger quest involving a copy of the Queen, who was not the real one. In other words, the yer who submitted the first ne would trigger the plot-line and would be etched in history. The rest would merely be activating a mirror copy mode. Even ming Red Lips was speechless now, unable to do anything about this ruthless yer. Firstly, they belonged to the Light Faction, so the ne waspletely useless to them. Even though they had guessed that it was rted to a quest, it would be useless if they couldn¡¯t meet the Queen. On the other hand, Li Yao would just need to spend some time grinding for another ne, trigger the storyline by giving it to the Queen. ¡°Don¡¯t rush to make a decision. The ne is useless to you, while I, on the other hand, don¡¯t want to waste time looking for another. Take a look at this blue equipment, then make your decision.¡± Staff of Healing Quality: Blue Fine Attack: 8-9 Intelligence: 9 Spirit: 8 Increases the effect of healing spells by 15% Equipment ss: Druid, Martial Monk, Priest Equipment Level: 5 The attributes of this piece of equipment made all the girls from the Baihua Alliance stare, partly due to the attributes, and partly because the magic staff was stunning. The entire staff resembled a miniature tree entwined with vines, with dense foliage at the top, and blossoms here and there. Petals emanated from the staff, drifting down around Li Yao, filling the area with a hint of fragrance. ¡°Boss¡­¡± Especially Furong Yu, as the first healer of the Baihua Alliance, this staff would definitely be hers. Not to mention its divine attributes, even the staff¡¯s appearance was a must-have for her collection. ming Red Lips rubbed her forehead helplessly before she finally asked, ¡°Are you sure you are going to give this equipment as a reward forpleting the quest?¡± ¡°Give me the ne, I¡¯ll give you this staff, and twenty silver coins for each of you. There¡¯s a system verification, I can¡¯t cheat you,¡± Li Yao forced his excitement down and responded indifferently. ming Red Lips tossed the ne to Li Yao, and the staff in his hand floated over to hers. At the same time, his pouch was lighter by a gold coin, each member of her squad receiving their rewards. Naihe Qiao almost spat out blood; this was a piece of coveted epic equipment in their guild, obtained from the Bovine Gate today. He nearly stepped in but finally held himself back when he thought of the Bovine Gate. ¡°I assume Baihua Alliance also has a bovine head. With the two we have in our hands, we already have a full set. The sky is now dark, I think we should get to the teleportation as soon as possible,¡± Naihe Qiao was eager and then said to Li Yao, ¡°Bro, you go first.¡± ¡°Move along, ¡± Li Yao spat out a single word, leisurely storing the ne in his bag. ming Red Lips understood the implication immediately, saying discontentedly, ¡°You n to attack even before we get inside, do you? It seems we have to weigh our options now.¡± Realizing Naihe Qiao¡¯s plot, everyone else understood as well. If they let Li Yao put down the bovine head first, then he would be useless, of course they would gang up and kill him, not allowing him to enter the Bovine Gate at all. The female yers of the Baihua Alliance also cast wary nces at him. No one likes a treacherous person. ¡°I am giving you a minute. If you still haven¡¯t ced the bovine head, I am going back. My time is precious, and I have no interest in ying games with you,¡± Li Yao said. Naihe Qiao¡¯s face turned from red to white in fury, his fists clenching noisily¡­ PS: Thank you to our powerhouse Jin Jin in the group who pledged ten thousand web coins to be added to this update. There will be more after midnight, for it has attained five thousand votes.. Chapter 69 - 69 Battle for the Altar (Extra added for 5000 recommendations) Chapter 69: Battle for the Altar (Extra added for 5000 rmendations) Trantor: 549690339 Naiheqiao gave a deep sigh of relief as he found no one forcing him to lose his temper, then coldly ordered, ¡°ce the Bullheads on the altar.¡± As Naiheqiao spoke, yers from the two separate teams ced the Bullheads into the grooves on either side of the statue. ming Red Lips nodded, personally walking to the statue¡¯s side to ce the Bullhead. ¡°It¡¯s your turn.¡± Naiheqiaomented coldly. Only then did Li Yao leisurely dismount from his riding beast, patting a Bullhead into his hands. It was the only loot dropped by the Silver Hero, specifically designed to open the Cow Gate. Li Yao carefully set the Bullhead in ce, cautiously retreating. Though his attack was strong and he had plenty of health, he had to be wary of control skills from all sses. Otherwise, he risked being instantly killed. ¡°Rx, we won¡¯t make a move now. I am curious to see how you¡¯re going to break through on your own,¡± Naiheqiao sneered while looking at Li Yao. Li Yao simply chuckled and didn¡¯t respond. A portal shaded like an illusion sprung forth from the statue, bathing everyone in beams of light before being teleported within the gate. A momentter, the gate disappeared. The statue, more illusory than before, gradually vanished out of sight. Li Yao found himself in a gloomy prairie; thick clouds overhead blocked the sun entirely. Despite the grass being lush, the air was tinged with a faintly nauseating smell, as well as a hint of demonic aura. The Cow Gate, a ce reputed to exist on the other side of the. Thisnd was called the Sanctuary, also known as the God Demon Battlefield. Legend had it that thisnd was originally inhabited by gods and demons, who were in endless warfare, leaving thend a wastnd after many earth- shattering battles. The once prosperous world had disappeared. The entire continent was rampaged by barbaric creatures, mindless undead, and demons from the abyssal depths. Thisnd was also known as the neutral camp. It was hoped that various races from the East and West continents would support them in rebuilding their home. Sanctuary was also shrouded in mystery. Li Yao was quite aware that the level-10 main instance dungeon, the Evil Cave, was located not far from Rogge Camp in Sanctuary. As for the Cow Gate, it could technically be considered an Anomaly. The Wild Bullmen inside were distinct from the Tauren of the West Continent. These Wild Bullmen were enved with the constant onught from the abyssal demons and had corrosive assimtion, their blood polluted by the demons. The Cow Gate, supposedly once a beautiful pasture, had now be the birthing ground for the demonic Wild Bullmen. The Cow Gate was divided into several levels, ranging from Two Bullhead summonings, Four Bullhead summonings, Eight Bullhead summonings, and so forth. Each entry varied in rules and gamey, and it was certainly not standardized. In his previous life, Li Yao had participated a few times but rarely joined due to being a solo yer. Moreover, he couldn¡¯t judge the Cow Gate from experience alone. ¡°SYSTEM: Please prepare, Prairie Fire. The first trial will begin in one minute.¡± ¡°SYSTEM: The first trial, Altarpetition.¡± ¡°Altarpetition rules: 1, yers from the four teams will rush towards the Central Altar from their direction to gain the power of the altar. During this period, yers cannot fight among themselves. 2, The Altarpetition is an elimination battle. Thest team to reach the Altar is eliminated. 3, At most, the Altarpetition battleground opens for two hours, in case no team arrives at the Altar within two hours, they will also be eliminated.¡± ¡°The Altarpetition will start soon. Get ready for battle: 10, 9, 8, 7, 6¡­¡± Seeing the countdown, Li Yao immediately drew out his crossbow and swiftly loaded the Arrow Shafts. From a bird¡¯s eye view, it was possible to observe four teams starting from four different directions in the prairie, right in the middle shone a radiant Altar. As the countdown continued, the phantasmal Wild Bullmen began spawning. Everyone prepared for battle, yet the anticipated monster ambush failed to ur as more and more Wild Bullmen appeared on the prairie. Some Wild Bullmen roamed in groups and some alone. Mixed among them were exceptionallyrge and even golden Wild Bullmen. Just from noticing these golden Wild Bullmen ¨C over twice the size of normal ones ¨C it was immediately evident that these creatures were no pushovers. ¡°Prairie Fire, right? Now, let the match begin! Let¡¯s see how you¡¯re going to die¡­ Don¡¯t think you¡¯ll even see the Altar.¡± Naiheqiao taunted through the area channel. The Vice President was right! Not attacking him earlier was truly a brilliant move. By doing so, one elimination seat is already secured¡ªwhat a relief.¡± ¡°He¡¯s nothing, just a jumping jack as far as I am concerned. If it wasn¡¯t for the Bullhead he had, we would have eliminated him already.¡± Seeing Li Yao¡¯s continued silence, Naiheqiao continued his mockery, ¡°What¡¯s the matter? Scared now? It¡¯s toote! Hahaha. Unable to bear it any longer, ming Red Lips intervened, ¡°Enough! You are acting smug over nothing. And as for you, being insulted so much yet offering no retort¡ªwhere has your manly spirit gone?¡± ¡°Piss off girl! This isn¡¯t your ce to speak. Move aside for your superiors. We¡¯ll have some fun with you in the next round,¡± Naiheqiao curtly snapped back. ¡°Unreasonable,¡± eximed an infuriated ming Red Lips. ¡°Are you truly not a man? Do you think if you act weak they will let you go?¡± ¡°I just don¡¯t like wasting my time talking to irrelevant people, especially when these irrelevant people have intelligence issues.¡± Li Yao¡¯s text finally appeared in the area channel: ¡°16.17.18¡­¡± ¡°Stubborn in the face of death!¡± Naiheqiao expressed disdainfully. ¡°25.26.27¡­¡± ming Red Lips asked quizzically, ¡°What on earth are you doing, counting monsters?¡± Li Yao responded, ¡°Yup, I¡¯m counting the Wild Bullmen I¡¯ve killed. Please, continue. By the time you finish, I¡¯ll probably have reached the Altar already. 38.39-40.41¡­¡± ¡°Hmph, just blowing your own trumpet.¡± said Naiheqiao, scoffing. ¡°Ignorant man not looking at the upper right corner of his screen,¡± Li Yao replied, ¡°49-50.51, finished with one wave.¡± ¡°What the hell? Are you even human?¡± Furong Rain gasped in amazement as she looked at the screen. Upon reading Li Yao¡¯s message, everyone in the area turned their eyes to the top-right corner of their disys. Indeed, there were four team indicators showing progress and monster kill counts. While all the three other teams had yet to start, the Hundred Flower Alliance had killed one Wild Bullman. However, Li Yao¡¯s kill count shockingly stood at 51. ¡°Damn, there must be a bug.¡± Almost instantly, everyone came upon the same thought¡ª Hold on a second! We just started, and you¡¯ve already killed over fifty? You¡¯re going against the heavens. Don¡¯t you ever consider if there¡¯s room left for anyone else? The team of the Hundred Flower Alliance was also left speechless, utterly shocked by this astounding oue. Especially Naiheqiao who was most vocal in mocking Li Yao was now looking like a strangled hen, his face beet red. Seeing all of his teammates staring at him, Naiheqiao roared, ¡°What are you looking at? Go pull the monsters!¡± Ps: Qianhuyubing has gifted another 10,000 RMB. Seems like I¡¯ll have to write another chapter today.. Chapter 70 - 70: Upgrade Chapter 70: Upgrade Trantor: 549690339 Aside from the special elites and bosses, all wild Bullmen were melee monsters. The strength of these wild Bullmen was simply unparalleled, and the sharp horns on their heads pointed straight ahead, shing in the cold light. All they needed to do was lower their heads slightly tounch a powerful charge. Despite being stimted by Li Yao, the three other teams were still extremely cautious during their monster encounters. But Li Yao was different. His tactics of fighting against melee monsters allowed him to utilize his crowd control skills to the extreme. With a casual glide of the Fire Bird along the ground, it could lure a wave of Wild Bullmen. With the dance of the Fire Bird, you could see a wave of Bullmen rampaging across the prairie. Large patches of grass would scatter, the earth trembled with loud booms, especially when you saw their red eyes and glowing horns. If the Fire Bird were not a boss-level pet, but ordinary flying pet, it would surely be trampled into a meatloaf by the Bullmen. Although the Bullmen had high health, under the two ranged skills of the Fire Bird and Li Yao¡¯s Arrow Rain, most were left injured and weak. As the Bullmen approached, they were the target of Arrow Tower¡¯s attack. Combined with Exploding Sheep, Li Yao could kill them with ease. Hunters without a good pet had to kite bosses and elites, but with a strong pet capable of tanking, the fight was incredibly easy. When facing a boss, the system detected Li Yao as a yer. The boss¡¯s health would not increase, and Li Yao¡¯s output was already very powerful. The damage output of three Arrow Towers was off the charts, and the addition of the small boss Fire Bird, was equivalent to the output of a major guild¡¯s elite team. The Bullman Sanctuary was a beneficial secret realm where the monsters inside offered high exp points. Li Yao was able to advance while mowing down all his enemies. Because the Fire bird could fly into the sky, he was able to have real-time control of the other teams¡¯ progress, not worried about them getting ahead of him and reaching the cursed altar first. Of course, for him, the scramble for the altar was too easy, but not so for the other teams. The high attack power of the Bullmen was a great test for tanks and healers, while their high health and defense required high output. However, those who entered the Mother Bull Gate were all elite yers who would not be deterred by these circumstances. The tactics of both Hell Bridge¡¯s teams and Blooming Flower Alliance¡¯s team were top-notch in strategy and skills. They simply had bad luck. They chose to adopt a ¡°Fall Back¡± strategy, taking responsibility for eliminating single or small groups of monsters, then creating a path while bypassing the concentrated Bullmen. From a bird¡¯s eye view, their path looked tortuous, resembling a snake shape. Behind them, many groupings of un-dealt monsters were left behind. But Li Yao was like a moving train on a set course, mowing down any monster in his path. All that was left were torn patches of grass and piles of Bullman corpses. Resounding Rose was healing ming Red Lips while saying, ¡°Big sister, isn¡¯t this guy too exaggerated? He killed hundreds of Bullmen in such a short time, along with dozens of elites. He¡¯s too abnormal, is he really a yer?¡± ming Red Lips produced an exploding Fireball, sting the Bullmen into a retreat. Her damage was over twice that of the other two yers. Considering personal offence, if Li Yao used the bow and gun to fight, he would not be as powerful as ming Red Lips. One Fireball could drain almost three hundred health from a Bullman, she was a formidable yer. ¡°That¡¯s hard to tell, his ss must be very unique. Haven¡¯t you noticed the FireBird beside him? Although it looks and moves like a real creature, I have a feeling it¡¯s not truly organic. It should be a machine,¡± she suggested. ¡°Even if it¡¯s mechanical, it shouldn¡¯t be so strong. Could his mount have helped?¡± Lily also suggested. As ming Red Lips destroyed a Bullman with a Fireball, she shook her head and said, ¡°Impossible, no current yer can have a mount. My guess is that the mount has something to do with a task or quest he¡¯s undertaking. Maybe, like me, he¡¯s also performing an elite quest.¡± At this time, the thief girl in their team resumed luring monsters, the tank aggroed the crowd, their teamwork was as smooth as flowing water. ¡°He¡¯s still too exaggerated. Did you forget? We also watched the video of him performing the dungeon raid yesterday. Although he was impressive, it was just a small trick. His maneuvers weren¡¯t challenging, given enough time, I could also figure out how to dungeon raid,¡± Resounding Rose said with dissent. ming Red Lips sighed and said, ¡°Small tricks? That¡¯s an understatement. You say that given time you coulde up with them, I believe you could. But you underestimate his understanding of the ss, which is the reason he is powerful. It¡¯s not only about his dungeon tricks.¡± ¡°No matter how powerful, professional teams will not ept Hunters, they are only suitable for outdoors and cannotpete in arenas. Moreover, he killed those people using small tricks. Over time, as everyone better understands the game, he won¡¯t be able to show off anymore,¡± Resounding Rose was still not convinced. ¡°Small tricks, Resounding Rose, you¡¯re really wrong this time. What are small tricks? Why use more force than needed? You say these are small tricks, in the game, can you find many yers who canpare with his archery? How many yers can you find that face a boss that can kill instantly, break more than a hundred moves without making a mistake? Also, how do you know that he has revealed all his cards? For instance, that Fire Bird, haven¡¯t you seen it before?¡± Seeing that Resounding Rose lowered her head, ming Red Lips¡¯s voice softened as she said, ¡°I know that you feel we have been yed and are not content. We can only me ourselves for not being more familiar with the game. Putting other considerations aside, we have learned a lot of techniques from him, and today he taught us another lesson, making me understand the game even better. This person, though seemingly unscrupulous, actually has quite a good character.¡± ¡°Big sister is not falling for him, is she?¡± Lily teased jokingly, easing the atmosphere. Shaking her head, ming Red Lips said, ¡°I am not yet that lovestruck, I just wanted to remind you, in the Mother Bull Gate, Prairie Fire is an ally we should consider recruiting. That¡¯s the best way to deal with Ghost Lily. Hell Bridge has bad character; he¡¯s cunning and sly, hard to defeat. He¡¯s our real enemy.¡± ¡°We understand,¡± Resounding Rose nodded. Li Yao was mob farming all the way. When he was still a few thousand yards from the altar, a golden glow shed over him. He finally leveled up to level six. Then, Li Yao didn¡¯t deliberately farm monsters anymore. When the other three teams were still halfway, he had already reached the Cursed Altar. The altar was already purified at this time, and Li Yao could gain a temporary bonus through it, such as attack power, or experience buff, or movement speed, again, the attributes gained were random. However, Li Yao didn¡¯t go for the Altar. Instead, he set his sights on the three treasure chests. A Gold, a Silver, and a Bronze. They were very conspicuous. ording to the rules, the team that arrived at the Altar could choose to open a chest. As Li Yao arrived, the system also made a prompt. The faces of the other teams went pale, they were still a long way from the altar¡­. Chapter 71 - 71 The Strength of the Barbaric Bull Chapter 71: The Strength of the Barbaric Bull Trantor: 549690339 ¡°System: Squad number four has reached the Cursed Altar in one hour and two minutes. Other squads, keep up the fight!¡± The other three squads were nearly provoked to spout blood when they saw this system prompt. Keep up the fight, my ass! They had only traveled halfway and the shadow of the Cursed Altar was still nowhere in sight, yet the others had already reached the end. Not to mention the number of ordinary monsters Li Yao had dispatched which was itself staggering, even the elite monsters he had dispatched were more than the ordinary monsters they had dispatched. ¡°This is freaking inhuman.¡± The MT leading for Plumeria was on the verge of tears. He was absolutely exhausted ¨C all for the sake of keeping up with Li Yao¡¯s pace. Yet, unthinkable as it was, he was worn out but the others had already reached the finish. ¡°The monsters here give lots of experience. This guy is just farming levels here. With so many monsters consumed by him alone, he must have reached level six by now.¡± ¡°We are also experts, why is there such a big gap. The foreigner this morning was abnormal enough, but this one is even worse, it¡¯s likeparing a witch to a master sorcerer.¡± ¡°Shut up, no matter how strong he is, he¡¯s only one person. Everyone focus on the monsters, find an opportunity to take him out and eliminate himter. Damn it, this is too freakish.¡± Bridge to Oblivion was regretting terribly for not taking this guy seriously he had the upper hand. Bridge to Oblivion was deeply regretful, but now there was no other way but to speed up. ¡°Path to the Underworld, speed up, don¡¯t be overtaken by those girls.¡± He was currently very worried. Out of the four squads, one would be eliminated. Everyone thought it would be Li Yao, but he had already reached the end. And those girls from BaiHua League couldn¡¯t be taken lightly. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Vice President, we are all elites of the guild. The BaiHua League is nothing but a minor, insignificant guild.¡± Path to the Underworld said confidently. ¡°That¡¯s a relief, today is definitely an unlucky day, everyone needs to give it their all.¡± Li Yao had no interest in what the other squads were up to, his eyes were fixated on the treasure box before him. Without a doubt, he was certainly going to open the Gold Treasure Box now. Though the gamey of each stage was different, the rules of the rewards were the same. At the end of each stage, there would be a treasure box. The malicious part was any squad, unless eliminated, could open any box. As a result, many inexperienced squads, even if they were first, couldn¡¯t necessarily open the best box. However, Li Yao didn¡¯t have this concern, the other three squads were still on their way. Li Yao carefreely began to open the most dazzling Gold Treasure Box. A golden light shed, Li Yao took a deep breath and reached into the golden box. Usually, the lowest level Milk Cow Pass used two bull heads as sacrifice, only had a single stage, and the reward was also the lowest. The stuff in the box wasparable to the Blue Equipment from the area where the ordinary milk cow pass level monsters appeared, and there wouldn¡¯t be a Gold Treasure Box. The Milk Cow Pass that opened with four bull heads usually had two stages. Uponpleting the first stage, a golden box would appear with a rewardparable to the Purple Equipment level of the field, and some other stuff. Actually, what Li Yao was hoping for the most was the Milk Cow Pass opened with sixteen or more bull heads as sacrifice. And it had to be the open pasture stage, which was an open-ended map, filled with various kinds of treasure boxes and bosses. It offered the most rewarding loot. Li Yao shook his head, running into such a grazing pass stage wasn¡¯t likely toe along casually. He felt a cold piece of equipment in his hand, then pulled it out. Crimson Spike Grade: Blue Superior Attack: 18-23 Strength: 16 Agility: 14 Special Effect: Attacks have a certain chance to summon a Spirit of the Wild Bull thatsts for 10 seconds. Required Level: 7 Required Profession: None Li Yao stroked the dagger in his hand. The entire dagger was shaped like a bull¡¯s horn with a crimson color, and it wasn¡¯t heavy. It was a top-tier weapon for rogues. The special effect was easy to understand. It could summon asting meat shield for ten seconds. The Spirit of Wild Bull could trample and charge, it was a pretty decent aid. If used properly, it became a little artifact. Li Yao put the dagger into his bag. He couldn¡¯t use this equipment and searched again. This time he found a belt. Savage Bull Belt Grade: Purple Epic Material: Leather Armor Armor Level: 39 Strength: 18 Agility: 17 Endurance: 15 Power of the Savage Bull: Gain the Power of the Savage Bull, during which the strength is multiplied by five. Lasts 3 seconds, cooling time 15 seconds. Potion Space: Has four slots for potion cement. Equipment Level: 6 Required Profession: Druid, Thief, Hunter, Shaman, Martial Monk Even having seen good equipment before, on seeing this equipment, Li Yao¡¯s breath still hitched. This equipment was just too top-notch. The savage bull equipment had an overpowered increase in armor, not to mention its attribute enhancement which was truly game-changing, particrly the fifteen points of stamina which once again boosted his health significantly. The potion space wasn¡¯t something novel. Every belt of purple grade or above had potion slots. What Li Yao was most concerned about was the Power of the Savage Bull. For yers at this stage, this effect just increased some attack power, but the increase in attack power was limited and didn¡¯t have much practical effect. But for the reincarnated Li Yao, the effect was enormous. If he had this belt in the mineshaft, he wouldn¡¯t even need the bed crossbow. He could have used a heavy crossbow to lock down the boss¡¯s mechanical arm. He might even lock down another arm of the boss after fifteen seconds. In that case, the boss would just be a stationary target. Li Yao swapped his belt, his attributes instantly increased significantly. Then he put his hand back into the treasure box and pulled out a skill book. The Gold Treasure Box was already empty. Mark of Death: Cast a mark of death on the target. Attacks on the marked target cause 15% more damage, marked targets cannot enter stealth. The marksts for 2 minutes and can be cast on only one target. Learnable Profession: Hunter Without hesitation, Li Yao learned Mark of Death. This skill added to hisbat power once again. Moreover, this mark also granted its added benefits to his pet. Hunters were gradually epted in thete stages, a significant reason being a rune. The rune could strengthen and upgrade the Mark of Death. The whole squad could enjoy the additional benefits from the mark. It could be said that it protected a hunter¡¯s job, and it was very rare during the early stages. With a satisfied heart, Li Yao stood up his brow faintly furrowed. The other squads were still far away. Waiting for them was simply a waste of time, but he had no choice other than waiting. With a thought, Li Yao whistled, he and his pet set off to y monsters again. He decided to also level up his fire hawk to level six, traveling towards the side of BaiHua League as he did so. He didn¡¯t know the rules of the second stage. Li Yao did not want to face two squads from Plumeria all by himself. So, he had to eliminate one of their squads, slowing them down. But this approach also had its downside. Bridge to Oblivion would definitely think of a way to deal with him, especially when they would eliminate one squad, that squad couldpletely attack him before being teleported out. Nevertheless, Li Yao didn¡¯t mind, dealing with a single squad temporarily was better than dealing with two squads at once¡­ Chapter 72 - 72: Annoying (Additional update from the second helmsman) Chapter 72: Annoying (Additional update from the second helmsman) Trantor: 549690339 The Other Shore Flower¡¯s team was working hard to clear thend, despite the fatigue setting in. They were persistent, even though there was less than an hour left. The number of monsters in by the three teams was alsoparable, making it obvious that they were all more or less the same distance from the Cursed Altar. Any rxation at this point was tantamount to giving up, meaning potentially losing the opportunity to advance to the next level. They had already tasted victory at the Cow Mission earlier in the day. Although the foreigner had taken away most of the loot, they had managed to secure a piece of Blue Equipment. Even so, they were all green with envy at the rewards the foreigner had received. identally triggering a second Minotaurpletely ignited their ambition. They sent out many teams to find the Minotaur Silver Hero and had found a second, only to discover that Li Yao had reached the third one first. ¡°Vice President, why is Prairie Fire¡¯s kill count escting again?¡± The healers from the Other Shore Flower asked suddenly. ¡°Damn it.¡± Seeing the rolling numbers on the statistics panel, Naihe Bridge (Chinese character name) had a bad premonition. He definitely didn¡¯t believe that Li Yao was exterminating monsters out of fear and to aid them. There was only one possibility left, and it left him doubtful. If so, one of their two teams would definitely be eliminated. Thinking this, he was taken aback and hurriedly used the voice feature to broadcast in their area, ¡°Prairie Fire, what are you doing? Why is your monster kill count increasing again?¡± Several teams were eager for Li Yao¡¯s reply, but he seemed not to hear their messages, as he didn¡¯t respond. Nheless, his monster-killing speed was relentless and ever-changing. ¡°Prairie Fire, answer us!¡± ¡°Hey!¡± Li Yao replied via the area broadcast. ¡°Dude, are you messing with me?¡± Naihe Bridge was on the verge of snapping. He would certainly have lunged for Li Yao if he were in sight. ¡°Hm?¡± Li Yao posted a single character in the area channel again. Then quiet, no other words. Now, it wasn¡¯t just the two Other Shore Flower guilds who were anxious, but also their allies, the Baihua Guild, who sensed that Li Yao was helping them. Logically speaking, Li Yao would most likely assist the Baihua Guild. However, they couldn¡¯t see that far, so they couldn¡¯t be sure. Li Yao was currently crucial, his monstrous killing speed rendered the rest topletely depend on him. If he chose to back any side, the other would be eliminated without a doubt. Lily was the first to lose patience and used the voice feature in the area channel, ¡°Prairie Fire, what are you really up to?¡± ¡°Killing monsters.¡± Li Yao responded with just two words, still not using voice chat. Puff¡­ Everyone was infuriated. Obviously, he knew what they were asking; he was simply ying dumb. What was most fearsome was the unknown, which was making everyone nervous. However, no one dared give up. Lily rolled her eyes and nced at ming Red Lips, seeing thetter frown. She then asked again, ¡°You¡¯re already at the altar, why keep killing monsters?¡± While everyone else was busy killing monsters, they kept an eye on the channel, waiting for Li Yao¡¯s response. After a while, he posted two words in the channel: ¡°Leveling.¡± Later, he added, ¡°Leveling with my pet.¡± This time, everyone resisted the urge to curse. The women looked annoyed. ming Red Lips took a deep breath and asked via the voice chat, ¡°Which direction are you in?¡± ¡°Hm? Haven¡¯t really been paying attention. Let me check.¡± Upon seeing Li Yao¡¯s message, everyone held their breath. This was a decisive moment, the rewards for the second round were too irresistible, and no one would willingly give it up. Especially those who were close to War God from the Baihua Guild, they were eager for confirmation. ¡°Seems like the east.¡± All yers then turned to look at the sky, seeking the sun. It instantly fluttered the hearts of the Other Shore Flower members. The setting sun was behind them. ¡°Well done. That settles the issue between us.¡± Lily patted her chest and dered. Li Yao. Eyes widened; the women were at a loss for words. Usually, yers who encountered these beautifuldies would be a lot more attentive, but this man was acting exceptionally dismissive; it was somewhat unbearable. ¡°Buddy, you aren¡¯t joking with us, right?¡± Naihe Bridge asked, clinging to onest shred of hope. And then, no response from Li Yao at all. ¡°Hey dude, say something!¡± Naihe Bridge roared in anger. Still, no reaction from Li Yao. However, the numbers representing his monster kills continued to surge. ¡°Damn you, I¡¯ve had enough. Stop killing monsters now, or I swear, the Other Shore Flower will make your life miserable in the Dark Camp.¡± Naihe Bridge couldn¡¯t hold back any longer and started threatening Li Yao. ¡°Are you deaf or something? Stop it, and we¡¯ll let bygones be bygones. You better think this through.¡± Naihe Bridge was close to losing his mind. ¡°****!¡± Li Yao finally responded with two words. ¡°Fine, wait and see. I¡¯ll kill you back down to level zero.¡± Naihe Bridge¡¯s chest was heaving violently with rage, his neural pulses were highly active, even his avatar turned blurry. It was a sign of being forcefully logged off by the system. ¡°Maybe someone can do that, but that doesn¡¯t include you, Other Shore Flower,¡± replied Li Yao, ¡°Take a good look at yourself. Let me be clear, you aren¡¯t anything special. I don¡¯t respond to avoid descending to your level of intelligence. But since you keep incessantly nagging, I¡¯ll put you in your ce. If you were in front of me now, I¡¯d shoot your sorry head clean off.¡± ¡°You, good, so very good¡­¡± Naihe Bridge panted heavily. Being insulted like this in front of his underlings was highly embarrassing. Meanwhile, the members of Other Shore Flower continued ying monsters with their heads down, keeping quiet. Those who knew Naihe Bridge¡¯s temper didn¡¯t dare to speak and make things worse. ¡°Of course, I¡¯m good, but look at you. You¡¯re not just dumb, you seem to want to act like Zhuge Liang (a wise man in ancient China). I think even Pig Brother is better than you.¡± Li Yao¡¯s voice reyed, calm and steady, making the insult even more provocative. A couple of female yers could not helpughing. There was no doubt; he was doing this on purpose. ¡°Keep killing, kill as many as you can. Before the eliminated team is teleported out of here, kill him!¡± Naihe Bridge roared before he turned blurry and was abruptly logged off the system. A whileter, he logged back in and continued ying monsters in silence. His team members dared not make a sound. In the end, Baihua Guild was the second to arrive, followed by Naihe Bridge¡¯s team. The other team from Other Shore Flower also arrived, their gazes fixed malevolently on Li Yao, who was sitting on a chair, enjoying a drink¡­ PS: The group number for book friends is 42759697; let¡¯s get this party started.. Chapter 73 - 73: Explosive Mage Chapter 73: Explosive Mage Trantor: 549690339 Unfortunately for the female gamers in the Hundred Blossoms Alliance, they didn¡¯t get to see how Li Yao managed to grind. By the time they could see the finish line, Li Yao had already stopped. Their failure to witness this left the high-level female gamers quite disappointed as they were genuinely curious about Li Yao¡¯s tactics. It was Lily who first gave in to her curiosity, asking, ¡°Great master of the Prairie Fire, why did you stop so early? If you had kept going a little longer, we would have arrived sooner, saving us a lot of effort.¡± ¡°My pet leveled up, so naturally, I stopped.¡± By this time, Li Yao had already brought out the chair that came with his workbench. He was leisurely watching other people¡¯s live streams and sipping some wine that he got from the tavern. Furong Rain frowned, ¡°Are you ying dumb, or do you genuinely not understand? What Lily means is, how did you manage to grind?¡± ¡°It was just normal grinding, what else could it have been?¡± ¡°I¡­¡± Furong Rain was speechless. She realized they weren¡¯t close, so it was only natural that he didn¡¯t want to share his tactics. But something about it just didn¡¯t sit right with her. ¡°It¡¯s probably because your firebird is quite formidable, but of course, your own output wouldn¡¯t be low.¡± ming Red Lips suddenly said: ¡°If I am not mistaken, this firebird is at least of an elite level, a rare pet. And it doesn¡¯t seem to be a creature of flesh and blood. It¡¯s quite unusual to be able to capture a pet before level ten, let alone such a powerful one. You¡¯ve kept it well hidden.¡± Li Yao just chuckled wryly and did not deny it. He put his wine cup away, sat up straight, and said earnestly, ¡°st Mages are pretty strong too, you just haven¡¯t fully tapped into your elite potential yet. Else, you wouldn¡¯t be saying my output is fierce.¡± Mages in the Ancient God World were typically divided into three major branches: Arcane, Frost, and Fire. Arcane represented agility and mystery, Frost represented absolute control, and Fire represented absolute output. A Fire Mage had high burst potential. Given space for output, they could instantly kill people. However, Fire Mages required a conducive environment for output and essentially had no control skills. Whether it¡¯s grinding or PK, it wasn¡¯t suited for solo action, and was more inclined towards team y. But the Ancient God World had many interesting designs. There were many extensions and subdivisions of the Fire Mage. Among them, the st Mage was well known for its fierce output, and did notck control and AOE (Area of Effect) spells. As they leveled up, they became increasingly stronger. The passive of the st Mage was peculiar. All of their spells would create an explosion and knock back effect. The sting me could cause group damage, and the knockback could continuously control creatures. Although their skills were simr to that of regr Fire Mages, the mere knock back effect could be an endless headache. In a PK scenario, if a st Mage got the upper hand, it basically meant being continuously bombarded with fireballs until death. The most famous st Mage was currently the Prince of the High Elves, and they had a special legion. Not counting the arrow towers and pets, Li Yao wasn¡¯t necessarily her match in single round outputs. And if she truly became an elite, she would be even more powerful. ¡°How did you know?¡± This time it was ming Red Lips¡¯ turn to be surprised. She hadn¡¯t told anyone about her task to be a st Mage, at most people knew she was on an elite quest. Li Yao simply pointed to the fire symbol on her Mage robe¡¯s sleeve and said, ¡°Because of this.¡¯ ¡°Impressive.¡± ming Red Lips had to admit defeat. The symbol on a regr Fire Mage robe was a fire, whereas the symbol on her sleeve was of a scattering me, simr to the emblem used by a particr High Elf legion. Human magic was inherited from the High Elves, even the symbols hadn¡¯t changed. The fact that he was able to deduce her identity from this clue showed his deep understanding of the game. In fact, she had received her elite quest from a Mage of the High Elves who was part of the Alliance. Li Yao only chuckled without uttering a word. The background settings in the Ancient God World was rigorous and traceable history could be found. Everything was interconnected. This was the reason why many archaeologist gamers and schrly gamers would appear in the future. Based on their understanding of the game¡¯s history, they could trigger many quests that regr gamers couldn¡¯t. The high-level female gamers also refrained from asking further. They realized from how Li Yao had shifted the subject earlier, that he didn¡¯t want to share. Moreover, they felt quite exposed when he discerned their leader¡¯s identity. They figured it would be better to keep their distance from such an individual. As the leader of the Hundred Blossoms Alliance¡¯s walkthrough team, Furong Rain¡¯s eyes gleamed with a hint of excitement. It wasn¡¯t because she developed a crush on Li Yao, but rather, his words had given her some insight and showed her a new path. During the silence, the female gamers opened the treasure chest and divided the equipment, while Li Yao continued to drink his wine. Just in time, Tavern Over River finally made it to the finish line. The other team, however, had been disqualified. Their creatures disappeared, and they ran over, filling the air with murderous intent as they red at Li Yao as if he were a dead man. ¡°You were pretty arrogant earlier, let¡¯s see how you can be arrogant now. Kill him,¡± Tavern Over River was driven mad by Li Yao. Upon seeing him, Tavern Over River issued a direct killing order. Frustratingly, the disqualified team only had one minute before they would be teleported away. ¡°Kill! Path to the Underworld, from afar, was also infuriated. In their minds, if it weren¡¯t for Li Yao, they wouldn¡¯t have been disqualified. This issue was rted to their future progress. The team started to run swiftly towards Li Yao, led by a defense knight. ¡°Want to die? I¡¯ll grant your wish.¡± In the next moment, Li Yao put away his chair. While a crossbow he had assembled and ced in the Mechanical Space, appeared before him. He had loaded a steel arrow into it earlier. ¡°Having a crossbow is useless. Everyone, hide behind Huangquan. Let him take the shot..¡± The leader of Path to the Underworld, a Warlock, had initially grown scared upon seeing Li Yao produce a crossbow. But he soon brushed off his worry. With a healer in their team, one shot from the crossbow wouldn¡¯t be enough to kill a heavily armored MT. After the crossbow released the steel arrow, it would take a while to restring it. They weren¡¯t going to give him the chance for a second shot. He had been worried about what tactics Li Yao might have but shrugged it off as soon as he saw the crossbow. A cold glint appeared in his eyes. ¡°Toote or not, we¡¯ll just have to see.¡± Li Yao noticed their MT held up arge shield and that the team stood behind him, bing the target of his crossbow. The MT could probably handle it, but the others wouldn¡¯t be able to. Obviously, they nned to tank Li Yao¡¯s first shot, then tear him into pieces. Li Yao squinted, quickly adjusting his crossbow, watching the MT in the frontline. A slight smile appeared on his face. The opponent¡¯s MT was quite good, equipped in a Great Wild Boar Suit. The shield on his arm even had a blue glow, clearly indicating its superior quality. It would¡¯ve been challenging to kill him if the belt wasn¡¯t obtained. But now? Li Yao activated the belt¡¯s ability in an instant. Strength of the Barbarous Bull! As soon as the Strength of the Barbarous Bull was activated, Li Yao¡¯s body seemed to inte, and a faint red mist floated around him. At the same time, the mes of his firebird began to surge, and the crossbow¡¯s mechanism also produced a faint red gas, clearly under the influence of the Strength of the Barbarous Bull. ¡°Die!¡± Li Yao fired his crossbow¡­ PS: Today¡¯s first chapter has been delivered. If we reach 6000 votes, there will be another chapter added today. Additionally, continue to seek support, rmend, bookmark, and click, thanks to all.. Chapter 74 - 74: Candied Haws Chapter 74: Candied Haws Trantor: 549690339 The Power of the Barbarian Bull multiplied the original strength several times. Due to the Eye of the Creator, the mechanical pet and the machines both enjoyed the addition of his attributes. Otherwise, the Arrow Tower could never cause such high damage. Now that Li Yao had activated the special effect of the belt, even the Ballista was enjoying this temporary boost. The force of the Ballista was already huge, let alone with a few times strength increase. There was a sharp breaking sound. The onlookers couldn¡¯t even see the trajectory of the Steel Arrow, only watching the giant Steel Arrow hit the MT¡¯s Shield. Poof¡­ With a light sound, the giant Steel Arrow had prated the Shield in the blink of an eye, then sunk into the MT¡¯s body. But that wasn¡¯t the end, the force of the Steel Arrow was too massive, it pierced through the MT¡¯s body and sunk again into the bodies of the knight yers behind him. Poof, poof, poof, poof¡­ Four brief sounds, the Steel Arrow disappeared into the distance of the prairie with streaks of blood. The yers¡¯ eyes were filled with disbelief. They looked nkly at the hole in their chest and then copsed weakly to the ground, their souls turning into white light and disappearing. While it seemed like a long time, in reality from the moment Li Yao fired the crossbow arrows to the moment the people fell, it was but an instant. When the surrounding two squads came to their senses, those members of the team were already lying on the ground. Even with the Shield, the MT couldn¡¯t withstand the damage of the Ballista. But the Ballista, boosted by the Belt¡¯s effect, was notably more powerful. As the Steel Arrow instantly pierced through the Shield and didn¡¯t diminish in power before prating the MT¡¯s body, without the Shield to block for him, his hit points couldn¡¯t handle the attack from the Ballista. If the high health, high defense MT couldn¡¯t withstand it, let alone the fragile professions. Plus, with the heart being transversed, it resulted in the instant loss of life without any doubt. Crash¡­ The sound of several yers¡¯ bodies falling to the ground startled the two surrounding squads, all eyes were on Li Yao. ¡°Never thought I could kill multiple with a single arrow, even though they were a bunch of birds, it was satisfying.¡± Li Yao murmured, then put the Ballista into the Mechanical Space. It wasn¡¯t until he saw Li Yao picking up the dropped gears of several people and putting them into his backpack that Naihe Bridge reacted, growling: ¡°Prairie Fire, you will pay for your actions.¡± ¡°Bring them on. I can kill as many ase, I wee it anytime. Killing yers has a way higher drop rate than killing monsters.¡± Li Yao calmly said while picking up a Blue Equip and two Green Equips into his backpack and dropping the two White Equip back on the ground. It was as if he was stating somethingmonce. ¡°Pfft¡­ Furong Rain burst outughing, she originally wanted to say that Li Yao was bragging, but she then remembered how Li Yao defeated an entire squad with a single arrow, and the rest didn¡¯t even know what his real ability was. ¡°Okay, I hope you can still talk big when you get teleported out. I¡¯ve put my words here, from today onward, we will not rest until the score is settled between us.¡± Naihe bridge said menacingly, then no longer looked at Li Yao. As they had not been eliminated, they dare not attack Li Yao, otherwise, they would be eliminated. If they did, they¡¯d surely lose more than they would gain. But Naihe Bridge is also full of confidence, there are several leveling squads from pursuing flowers outside already, as long as Li Yao went out, he would have no ce to hide. ¡°Be careful.¡± ming Red Lips warned Li Yao, who appeared to be unconcerned, ¡°I¡¯ve seen several groups of Pursuing Flowers during the day. As soon as the Cowherd Closes end, they might gang up on you. You¡¯d better use your mount as soon as you get teleported out.¡± ¡°Thanks for the warning.¡± Li Yao knew it was well-intentioned and nodded politely. Three squads passed a minute awkwardly, then the Cursed Altar emitted three rays of light covering the three groups of people. Each squad would receive a random buff. ¡°System: Perfectpletion of the Altar Contest, the experience of killing monsters increased by 15%, duration 15 days.¡± Li Yao nodded satisfactorily, this buff was quite good, he didn¡¯t need other attributes that much. ¡°10 days of 10% experience increase, that¡¯s great. Now we can level up to 10 faster.¡± Lilyughed loudly. Furong Rain looked at Naihe Bridge and asked, ¡°What¡¯s your buff?¡± ¡°Humph.¡± Naihe Bridge didn¡¯t even bother to answer her. Instead, Li Yao said, ¡°It should be a 5% experience boost, for a duration of five days.¡± ¡°So you have a 15% experience boost for 15 days?¡± Even the absolute calm ming Red Lips couldn¡¯t help but ask in surprise. Li Yao smiled and said nothing. He had more experience boosts than just from this Altar, but there was no need to tell them. Just then, a huge Gold Treasure Box, two meters tall and three-four meters wide appeared in the center of the Cursed Altar. ¡°System: The first stage ended, the second stage will begin in three minutes.¡± ¡°System: The second stage, Death Race.¡± ¡°System: Death Race Rules, 1. Each squad defends a third of the Altar area, blocking monsters trying to damage the Altar. Monsters appear in batches, the first wave three monsters, with each wave increasing by three monsters, a leader monster appearing every tenth wave, a boss monster every twentieth wave. Once a squad kills a group of monsters, all three squads will simultaneously face an attack from the next set of monsters. The first squad that gets wiped out gets eliminated and won¡¯t get any rewards. The second squad that gets eliminated will each receive a piece of fine quality gear and amon Skill Rune. The third squad thatsts the longest will get rewards depending on how many waves they withstand. Behind each squad is an Altar with 100/100 durability, if the monsters whittle down the durability, the same failure is judged.¡± ¡°System: Enter countdown, please prepare each squad. 2:59¡­¡± At this time, three white energy walls appeared, and partitioned three 120-degree positions, forming a fan-shaped area spread out, separating the three squads into different areas. The altars were behind them respectively, each guarding one direction. After studying the rules, the other two squads showed a hint of happiness. By reading the rules, it was clear that it was beneficial for the squads of yers, especially the rule about durability. How could a single yer defend the entirety of it, as the number of monsters increases, he would no doubt be the first one removed. ¡°You¡¯ve run out of luck, haha, be careful when you get out, many of my brothers want to y with you.¡± Naihe Bridgeughed triumphantly. ¡°Idiot.¡± Li Yao was toozy to respond, he directly took out the Ballista and ced it next to the altar. ¡°Arrogant till death, you¡¯ll cry soon.¡± Naihe Bridge said dismissively. ¡°You really are, annoying or not? You¡¯re non-stop yapping, like an old woman, you¡¯re not annoying but I am. If you babble again, I¡¯ll appeal to the system and use you of noise pollution.¡± Li Yao said annoyed after cing the Ballista. ¡°We¡¯ll see who cries soon.¡± Naihe Bridge was struck speechless. Ps: The 6000 vote extra update will be updated around 11 pm. Also asking for ticket support, nearly reached the rmendation list, ask brothers to increase firepower support, thanking all¡­. Chapter 75 - 75: Rhythm (Additional 6000 votes) Chapter 75: Rhythm (Additional 6000 votes) Trantor: 549690339 ¡°System: 56.55-54 -4-3.2.1.0¡± As the countdown ended, three wild bull monsters appeared in each sector. The MTS from both sides quickly grabbed their enmity. The monsters that refreshed didn¡¯t have much health, but their attack was on par with the monsters of their level. For these elite yers from their guilds, three regr monsters weren¡¯t particrly challenging. Whereas Li Yao had lured all three monsters, his Fire Hawk didn¡¯te down to assist, and he didn¡¯t even use his crossbow. He was just kiting the monsters around. After about ten seconds, the Nirvana Bridge squad eliminated their three monsters first, followed shortly by the Hundred Flowers Alliance who also killed their three monsters. Both teams quickly turned their attention to Li Yao, wondering how he would deal with the monsters. However, they were disappointed. Li Yao had only killed one monster so far and was still kiting the other two wild bull monsters. ¡°Haha, you¡¯re not as formidable as you seem. You¡¯ve only killed one monster so far, while we have killed a whole wave,¡± the MT from Beyond the Flower mocked. ¡°He seems incapable. How boring.¡± The healer from Beyond the Flower also taunted. ¡°What a joke, thinking he¡¯s all-powerful.¡± Despite the dark pleasure that Beyond the Flower took from this, he frowned slightly as he saw that Li Yao¡¯s pet bird was still in the sky and hadn¡¯te down to assist. ¡°If you¡¯re still hiding your strength to this point, I hope you canst a little more.¡± Beyond the Flower didn¡¯t know what Li Yao was up to, but nheless, he expressed his sarcastic dismay. The people from the Hundred Flowers Alliance were also puzzled, but said nothing and took the time to recover. After ten seconds, the second wave of monsters were refreshed and sixmon wild bulls speared towards the altar. Li Yao systematically shot each of the bulls to grab their enmity, then began to kite. At this moment, he already had eight wild bulls behind him. This time, the other two teams took dozens of seconds to finish their battle and also faced danger. There were just too many monsters ¡ª it was too hard for the MT to defend against them, and their group attack skills were scarce, so grabbing enmity was not easy. Another problem was highlighted: the healers could not keep up. Especially for Beyond the Flower¡¯s team, the MT¡¯s health dropped to less than half several times. On the other hand, due to the magic wand, the Hundred Flowers Alliance was under less pressure than Beyond the Flower¡¯s guild. After killing the second wave of monsters, both teams found somewhere to sit and recover as quickly as possible. The expressions on all the yers¡¯ faces were not good. Beyond the Flower stopped mocking Li Yao, his brow furrowed deeply. Beyond the Flower had been closely observing the Hundred Flowers Alliance, and naturally noticed the problem with healing. If things go wrong, he might end up losing to the Hundred Flowers Alliance. Despite his constant mockery, in reality, he never underestimated any opponent. He also paid enough attention to Li Yao, but Li Yao was too strange. The first team was lured to their death by the monsters, and the second team killed by the catapult. The problem was, how could the catapult be so powerful? He thought about the red light on Li Yao¡¯s body when he activated the catapult, which should be some effect. But he couldn¡¯t figure out which effect could enhance the power of the catapult to such an extent that it pierced through the shield and killed five people with a single shot. It was really bizarre. So he kept mocking Li Yao repeatedly, trying to glean some useful information and make a judgment. But this fellow was totally unfazed, which made him quite frustrated. ¡°Eldest sister, he¡¯s still ying around.¡± Water Lily pointed at Li Yao direction. ¡°Could it be that he can¡¯t kill them? He has seven monsters behind him now, and there will be a refresh soon.¡± Lily expressed her doubts. ¡°He doesn¡¯t seem that strong. His damage is even lower than the eldest sister¡¯s.¡± Resounding Rose furrowed her brows. ¡°Ignore him, this guy¡¯s quite strange. Let¡¯s prepare for the next wave.¡± ming Red Lips got up. The third wave consisting of nine wild bulls refreshed, putting even more pressure on the two teams. They both had their ranged characters kite the monsters to relieve the pressure on the MTs. A round ended, and both teams had almost no blood left ¡ª they were hanging by a thread. If the monsters were normal and had a decent amount of health, it would have been impossible for them to survive like this. Then, both teams were astonished to see that Li Yao had more than a dozen monsters trailing behind him, yet he was still calmly kiting them around. ¡°You¡¯ve also figured it out, haven¡¯t you?¡± ming Red Lips saw Water Lily¡¯s serious expression and whispered. Water Lily nodded and said, ¡°This man is very strong. Look at the way he lures the monsters. When there are only a few of them, it seems like the monsters are about to hit him any second, but they just can¡¯t. I thought he wouldn¡¯t be able to hold on for long, but now he has lured over a dozen monsters and still maintains the same rhythm. I noticed that even the monster he chooses to attack appears to follow a specific pattern.¡± ¡°More than that, he even has every monster exactly where he wants them to be, which is truly bizarre. His luring and kiting techniques are simply beyondprehension. It¡¯s a pity that we can¡¯t record it ¡ª we can¡¯t learn it just by observing.¡± ming Red Lips said regretfully. ¡°Is he really that amazing? Lily was amazed. She knew ming Red Lips¡¯ personality very well; it was rare for her to praise someone. Even though she couldn¡¯t understand what was going on, she started to take it seriously. ¡°Absolutely amazing. This guy¡¯s understanding of the game is profoundly deep. Where on earth did this monstere from? Why have we never heard of him?¡± Water Lily eximed. The other three sisters exchanged nces and then got up. The countdown was about to end, signaling the appearance of the fourth wave of monsters. Twelve monsters spawned, immediately increasing the pressure on both teams. They all focused their attention on the monsters. But then, Li Yao¡¯s voice sounded out: ¡°Nirvana Bridge, looks like you had a few easy rounds. I thought I should give you a friendly heads-up. Be careful.¡± ¡°What are you trying to say?¡± A sense of unease rose in Nirvana Bridge¡¯s heart. ¡°This is not fun at all, shall we y something more exciting?¡± Before they could respond, Li Yao said, ¡°Girls over there, you better watch out too. ming Red Lips, right? Stop hiding your strength. Here I go.¡± There were nearly thirty wild bulls around Li Yao. He whistled, summoning the Hawk from heaven to swoop down, which showered the monster pile with a flurry of ming feathers. He then aimed an arrow towards the sky. Instantaneously, thousands of arrows rained down onto the herd of wild bulls. The sight stunned both teams, who were having a breather. More than half of the thirty-plus monsters were in by two skills; a few that survived were taken care of by the arrow tower. In less than six seconds, almost the entire herd of wild bulls had been converted into Li Yao¡¯s experience points. ¡°Damn it!¡± Nirvana Bridge came back to reality. As Li Yao annihted all his monsters, the ten-second countdown began. This meant that the fifth wave of monsters would refresh in ten seconds. But they had only killed two or three so far. Instantly, even the girls felt an urge to curse out loud. Damn it. We¡¯d rather you y slow like before¡­ ps: Herees the bonus chapter for six thousand votes. Continue to ask for rmendation votes to support and let me stand firm, thanks everyone.. Chapter 76 - 76: Burn, Flame! Chapter 76: Burn, me! Trantor: 549690339 ¡°You¡¯ve gotta be kidding me! Mowing them down as a group like this, are you even human?¡± Naihe Bridge was almost in tears. They too had group attack spells and skills, but their damage was nowhere near enough. It took them many casts to wipe out just one mob, and that was only because the enemy¡¯s HP was low at this part of the cow level. If they ran into higher level mobs, group kills would be unthinkable without being an elite. But what had he just seen? Two skills had wiped out the majority of the mobs. The flurry of damage numbers filling his vision was dizzying. Wasn¡¯t Hunter¡¯s attack power supposed to beckluster at this stage? Yet this damage output was more than double his own. Speaking of which, that Fire Bird¡¯s damage was even more absurd, off the charts on the damage meter, even higher than the damage from Prairie Fire¡¯s Arrow Rain. This kind ofbo was simply terrifying. ¡°Is that all you¡¯ve got? It¡¯s still early.¡± Li Yao¡¯s eyes sparkled with mockery. Huffing and puffing, Naihe Bridge was near madness, but he couldn¡¯t focus on probing Li Yao¡¯s abilities any longer. He quicklymanded his team to deal with the small mobs. The MT couldn¡¯t hold aggro against a dozen mobs. To prevent the mobs from attacking the Altar and draining its durability, aside from the healer, every kiting-capable ss started kiting the bull mobs. This bought the MT some breathing room; no way could the MT hold aggro against so many mobs, and the healer couldn¡¯t keep up either. ¡°Keeping calm over there, huh? Still refusing to use an elite skill.¡± Li Yao watched the Baihua Alliance utilize the same tactic as Bi¡¯an did and rxed a bit. ¡°You really are¡­¡± Lily was about to say that Li Yao was unscrupulously cunning, but in apetition between three groups, using any means necessary was fair game. Although she was annoyed, she didn¡¯t voice it. After witnessing Li Yao¡¯s clean mob clear just now, and remembering the terrifying number of mobs killed in the first round, the two teams had long given up hope for first ce. Now they werepeting on who could hold on longer. Even though they wouldn¡¯t end up as the ultimate victor¡­ They wouldn¡¯t be the ultimate loser either. At least every member could get a top-tier Blue Equipment and a regr Skill Rune. No need to mention the value of Blue Equipment. As for Skill Runes, they were a rare find. Every savvy gamer could see the preciousness of Skill Runes, so the two teams hadpletely given up on Li Yao and were pushing fiercely for second ce. ¡°Listen, hotshot. We know you¡¯re a big shot, okay? Can you slow down a bit?¡± Even Fuyu was breaking a sweat. Every member of her team was in danger, and she was starting to feel overwhelmed. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, with your Leader around, first ce may be out of reach, but second ce is in the bag. Whether I¡¯m fast or slow, the result will be the same.¡± Li Yao benevolently exined. ¡°Easy for you to say.¡± Fuyu rolled her eyes at Li Yao, but she couldn¡¯t afford to pay him any more attention because the fifth wave of mobs had spawned ¨C fifteen bulls. Just fifteen bulls? Li Yao didn¡¯t even bat an eye. He released an Arrow Rain, using the Fire Hawk¡¯s Fire Breath to finish off the bulls that had been whittled down by the Arrow Tower. Again, in less than ten seconds, the system made an announcement. ¡°System: Prairie Squad has wiped out the fifth wave of mobs. The sixth wave will spawn in 10 seconds.¡± The two junior squads werepletely dumbfounded. They were already struggling with over twenty mobs; they couldn¡¯t possibly clear them all. Damn, was this guy cheating? The gamers in the two junior squads were teetering on the brink of despair. They didn¡¯t have any way of dealing with this, but they couldn¡¯t really ask Prairie Fire to stop, could they? That would be a joke. ¡°Damage dealers, stop kiting the bull mobs. Focus on DPSing down the same mob.¡± Naihe Bridge was also about to lose it. What kind of monster had they provoked? This kind of DPS was insane. There was no way they could see victory; the match was basically over as soon as it began. ¡°But if we give up on the bull mobs, they will start attacking the Altar. If we lose all of our durability, we fail.¡± The healer of Naihe Bridge¡¯s squad broke out in a cold sweat. He couldn¡¯t keep up. ¡°Carry out themands, everyone focus on hitting the mobs I¡¯m hitting. All we need to do is hold on longer than those pansies.¡± Naihe Bridge paused before continuing, ¡°As for that weirdo over there, do you think we still have a chance?¡± His heart was full of bitterness as he said these words, but there was nothing he could do. Hanging on to second ce was indeed the wisest choice now. The Altar was durable, and could hold on for a while, but the team members, especially those who were squishy, were not holding up well. If they all died, they would obviously lose. ¡°Sis, I can¡¯t keep up anymore,¡± Fuyu said with a crestfallen face, ¡°Should we drop aggro and let the mobs take out the Altar, like them?¡± ¡°Do you trust me?¡± ming Red Lips suddenly asked. ¡°Of course we trust you,¡± the team members responded without hesitation. ¡°That¡¯s enough then. Give it your best shot, it¡¯s okay even if we get wiped. You don¡¯t lose levels from getting beaten up in a mission like this. I will maintain our second ce.¡± ming Red Lips¡¯ eyes shed with a hint of light, then she added, ¡°And as for first ce, who knows who will win in the end.¡± ¡°It¡¯s our fault for dragging you down,¡± said Fuyu solemnly. ¡°Nonsense, you¡¯d get the tough quests sooner orter, too,¡±forted ming Red Lips. ¡°Why are we being so formal with each other?¡± Then the ten-second countdown passed. The sixth wave spawned eighteen bull mobs. Counting in the existing ones, the two junior squads had to deal with at least forty. Li Yao wiped out over a dozen mobs in seconds, and the system started the countdown once again. The two junior squads couldn¡¯t even find the strength toin. They were just sweating away trying to clear the bull mobs. Inside, they were shattered and cursing Li Yao ten thousand times over. Mobbing like this wasmonce in other games, but they were ying The Ancient God World. Mobbing equated to suicide here, never before had they heard of anyone ying it this way, except for the mad man Li Yao. It had to be said, Naihe Bridge¡¯s strategy did prolong the survival of his team members, but now casualties began to appear in Red Lips¡¯ team. With the seventh wave of mobs appearing, both junior squads found themselves packed in by bull mobs. As Li Yao annihted the seventh wave¡­ The surroundings of the other two squads werepletely filled with bull mobs and their casualties were rapidly increasing. Suddenly, only Fuyu and ming Red Lips were left in the Baihua League squad. Naihe Bridge¡¯s squad was down to three members, with their Altar¡¯s durability down to less than fifty. ¡°Hahaha! Little pansies, we¡¯ve won this time!¡± Naihe Bridge boisterouslyughed seeing Fuyu also sumbing to the mob. All he needed was to take the second ce, and his strategy would be sessful. As for the mad man Li Yao, he had already filtered him out. Li Yao crossed his arms dismissively, ¡°Seems like you¡¯re just as dimwitted as I thought. This is apetition between me and ming Red Lips. Who do you think you are?¡± As Li Yao spoke, the eighth wave of twenty-four bull mobs showed up. Nheless, they were little more than fodder to him. He took them all out in a matter of seconds. ¡°What are you bbing about? She¡¯s a fire mage with no teammates left. What can she do?¡± Naihe Bridge shouted in excitement. ¡°Wait and see.¡± At this very moment, ming Red Lips¡¯ body burst into scorching mes, her hair ignited as her figure twisted into that of a Werewolf. A Werewolf aze with red mes issued a roar skyward¡­ PS: As of the update of this chapter, we¡¯re at 6700 rmendation votes.. Whether we can have more chapters today depends on whether everyone pushes their votes! Chapter 77 - 77: The Boss Appears Chapter 77: The Boss Appears Trantor: 549690339 Due to the people of Gilneas being infected by a particr curse, all the humans in the kingdom turned into werewolves, as soulless as the walking dead, and began to wreak havoc on the kingdom¡¯snd. But not all of the infected werewolves are mindless beasts. A portion of them retain their original memories. Although their outer appearance is like that of wild beasts, they still have their sanity. They instead began using the power of werewolves to calm the chaos in the kingdom. After transforming into werewolves, all sorts of their attributes increased significantly, which could be regarded as a type of special racial talent. Later, the people of the kingdom gradually gained control over their werewolf transformations and freely switched between their human and werewolf forms. The kingdom, which had separated from the Light Faction long ago, once again joined them. Seeing that ming Red Lips had turned into a werewolf, Li Yao was momentarily stunned, only then remembering that they were not real humans, but werewolves. He was immediately speechless. Those female yers were werewolves, but they¡¯d rather die than transform into their werewolf form. Moreover, seeing their group continuously maintaining their human form, Li Yao went speechless. If they did not transform into werewolves, why choose this race? It was truly hard for him to understand a woman¡¯s mind. At this moment, ming Red Lips seemed like a bright ball of fire, her mes rising high, like a fire god. Resist Fire Circle! ming Red Lips forcefully stomped on the ground. A circle of scorching fire radiating from her body burst out into a me shockwave. Resist Fire Circle: Utilizing the power of fire elements, a me shockwave is generated from the spellcaster¡¯s position, knocking away surrounding creatures to a 15-yard distance and causing 90% spell damage. This spell is the only control spell of fire mages. With her attributes as an explosive mage, the surrounding Wild Bullmen suddenly got thrown away. zing Meteors! zing Meteors: Explosive mages summon meteorites from the void to attack creatures within range, inflicting 150% spell damage and burning targets for additional 50% skill damage, the area of each meteorite changing with skill level. Li Yao watched the scene on the other side seriously. The explosive mage had a very troublesome attribute, that is, many spells did not distinguish between friend or foe, and there was no spell immunity for allies. That was why ming Red Lips seldom cast explosive spells when there were teammates around. Otherwise, if things went wrong, they might get killed by her spells even if they weren¡¯t killed by monsters. Boom, boom, boom¡­ One by one, half-yard wide meteorites fell from the fiery cloud surrounding her. Landing meteorites would cause a massive explosion, the Wild Bullmen kept rushing at ming Red Lips, yet the power of the meteors was too great, one by one, they were smashed and paralyzed on the ground. Visible mes were emerging from their bodies, and a sea of damage numbers was flowing, too fast for the eye to follow. ¡°Holy shit, this can¡¯t be real. Another freak¡­ ¡® Naihe Bridge waspletely stupefied. As he watched the Wild Bullmen keep dying, his face grew increasingly grim. There were only two of them left now, but they were running out of durability. ¡°The game, has just begun.¡± ming Red Lips also managed to wipe out the surrounding Wild Bullmen in a matter of seconds. Her eyes were fixed on Li Yao, burning with the fierce determination of battle although they were as clear as pure water. ¡°Then let¡¯s begin.¡± Li Yao also stopped joking around. The crossbow in his hand was switched to his homemade bow. The long bow emitted a faint golden glow. Meanwhile, the ninth wave of monsters had respawned, totaling twenty-seven monsters. Li Yao activated Charged Arrow, firing up to the sky, and a shower of arrows shimmering with a golden glow fell down. The damage had increased by almost one-fold. Just from one shower of Arrow Rain, the dozens of Bullmen had been reduced to critically low health, then a Fire Breath from Fire Bird coupled with the Arrow Tower took care of cleaning up the monsters. ¡°Charged Arrow Rain, skillbo rapid-fire¡­¡± A glimmer shes through ming Red Lips¡¯ eyes. In a blink, she teleports into the middle of twenty or so monsters. Resist Fire Circle! The twenty-odd monsters are knocked back. But before the Wild Bullmennd, a dragon head made of mes appears above the Werewolves. The giant dragon head breathes out scorching dragon breath. The Werewolves spin around, a sheet of mes burning everything around them. All twenty-seven Wild Bullmen are killed in the fiery dragon breath. This is another signature spell of a Fire Mage, the Dragon Breath Technique, but its power is amplified when used in conjunction with an explosion spell. Naiheqiao¡¯s face is ashen. He has given up all hope now. Facing these two freaks, his defeat feels utterly humiliating. Finally, their stamina is exhausted. The members of Naiheqiao¡¯s team respawn next to him. But with the second stage not yet over, they can only watch from the sidelines, waiting to be teleported out once it¡¯s over. ¡°We were only nning to kill Prairie Fire, this ungrateful bastard. But it seems these vixen can¡¯t be spared either.¡± Naiheqiao makes up his mind. After all, he belongs to the Dark Camp and the Werewolves are from the Light Faction. Killing them carries no punishment, and might even earn him military merits. Meanwhile, his teammates are staring intently at the two freaks as they annihte wave after wave of monsters ceaselessly. ming Red Lips¡¯ area-of-effect damage is second to none, save for Li Yao. With a ten-second interval, she gets enough time to recover the mana spent, so she doesn¡¯t need to worry about sustainability at all. The elite of the tenth wave poses no threat to Li Yao at all. But it does give ming Red Lips a fair bit of trouble. However, after adjusting against the next two waves of monsters, she gets back into her groove. That is how it goes. Under the watchful eyes of a small team and a few souls, the duo continuously challenges better waves. ¡°Your Arrow Rain and your pet¡¯s me Feather coverage are good enough. But your pet¡¯s Fire Breath apparently doesn¡¯t cover that many monsters. You¡¯re in trouble. It seems I¡¯m about to win thispetition.¡± ming Red Lips refreshes her mana and waits for the arrival of the eighteenth wave of monsters. She has already figured out. The speed at which the monsters respawn is too fast. Li Yao¡¯s pet can¡¯t use its group attacks altogether. Only one attack can be used per wave to keep it seamless. ¡°Should I congratte you now?¡± As Li Yao speaks, the monsters have respawned. Tens of monsters, the pet Fire Bird¡¯s Fire Breath indeed can¡¯t cover all of them. Coupled with Arrow Rain, at least one-third of the monsters are left un-killed. The remaining Wild Bullmen, panting heavily, charge towards Li Yao and he again performs a Charged Arrow Scatter Shot. This is his first use of Scatter Shot. A surge of arrows emitting a yellowish glow shoot out. As many Magic Arrows will be issued as there are monsters within the 120-degree fan-shaped attack range in front of Li Yao. The Scatter Shot is an instant technique, but its frequency is once per second. However, aided by a Charged Arrowsting a second longer, the power of Scatter Shot is simply off the charts. -156-155-154-158-154-155-155¡­ All of the Wild Bullmen charging towards Li Yao instantly drop dead. Li Yao¡¯s speed is still a cut above ming Red Lips, but the stalemate continues. Finally, the twentieth wave of monsters respawn, amongst them a towering Wild Bullman standing at least six to seven yards tall, clutching a massive axe. The axe alone isrger than Li Yao. Li Yao takes a deep breath. This is the boss he¡¯s been waiting for. Killing this boss will earn him lots of reputation points, and there will be a world announcement, too. More importantly, only after killing a boss can the final treasure chest possibly produce Gold Equipment. This could be the first piece of Gold Equipment in ¡°The Ancient God World¡±¡­ PS: Seems I need to update more today. Still, I¡¯ll do it in the evening. Also, requesting your rmendation votes and fire support. Book friends group number 427590697, little buddies let¡¯s get excited together.. Chapter 78 - 78: War Fire Burns (Extra chapter for 7000 votes) Chapter 78: War Fire Burns (Extra chapter for 7000 votes) Trantor: 549690339 The 20th wave hosted not sixty ordinary bulls but a formidable level six boss. A monstrosity towering at least five to six yards high, the creature wielded a massive war axe. Even yers fighting in other areas felt its overwhelming presence. This kind of boss was not only feared for its attacks; its overwhelming strength was also a tremendous challenge for the tanks. If the tanks don¡¯t have adequate defenses, they will often find themselves flung across the battlefield by this giant monster. Moreover, the shields these tanks had showed limited defensive power against suchrge weapons. Being big equated to increased strength, which isn¡¯t merely power. The term strength includes power but extends to properties like increased physical attack strength as well. In The Ancient God World, as a general rule, a monster¡¯s size and strength are proportional, unlike in earlier games that designed enormous creatures merely for their aesthetics. These giant bosses couldn¡¯t even knock over a yer as small as an ant in those games, but in The Ancient God World, many game mechanics, like breaking defenses, discing, repelling, knocking down, and knocking back, all adhere closely to reality. Although there are some differences, it is considered an active attempt at being realistic. This sort of design resulted in the yers detesting monsters of enormous size. Because their strength was so great, the tank¡¯s ability to withstand the attack from suchrge monsters was determined not only by their armor. They also had to factor in the strength of the monsters as well. Monsters and yers alike had weak points that if struck, could send them flying. Besides, yers were much smaller in size and thus more vulnerable to being knocked back, knocked down, or flung away. Upon seeing theserge monsters, those watching the battle couldn¡¯t help but cheer up. The rules stated that the final victor would be decided depending on the number of waves they withstand, so evidently, this boss wave was a crucial turning point. Killing the boss would award high-quality loot, whereas failing to do so would yield ordinary loot. Seeing the enormous Minotaur Monster, the mood of the onlookers naturally lifted, as they didn¡¯t believe that the two yers could defeat the boss on their own. ¡°War axe in hand; it looks like a melee boss. Seems like luck is on my side. If it were a ranged boss, my chances of winning would have been lower. Now, it¡¯s hard to say.¡± After saying her piece, ming Red Lips activated Blink and appeared amidst the horde. Resist Fire Circle! As always, dozens of monsters were flung by a circle of me shockwaves, followed by the Dragon Breath Technique. Even the enormous boss was forced to retreat two steps by the Resist Fire Circle before the battle officially kicked off. Meanwhile, Li Yao was not to be outdone and activated his Bull¡¯s Power. Wrapped in a red aura, he quickly deployed his previously unused crossbow. The Steel Arrow made a sharp, piercing sound as it burrowed into the boss¡¯s arm. The monster¡¯s massive body rolled under the force of the arrow. Boom! The boss let out a piercing scream, its mountainous body rolling on the ground caused thunderous rumbling. The bulls along the way were squashed, contorting in blood and struggles on the earth. Spectators almost popped their eyeballs at the spectacle. This was extraordinary; what kind of monster was this yer? They thought: Are you sure that¡¯s not a cannon, rather than a crossbow? Knocking down such a hefty boss was something currently unimaginable and challenging for the yers. Although ming Red Lips had brilliantly disyed her power by fending off numerous waves of monsters, her Resist Fire Circle only managed to force the Minotaur to retreat two steps. After the boss was knocked down, Li Yao immediately summoned Arrow Rain. The Fire Bird¡¯s breath was also ready for use. Combining these two attacks, all the smaller monsters were cleared out. The situation now was that Li Yao and ming Red Lips were once again on the same starting line. Whoever killed the boss first or survived longer would essentially determine the oue of this sh. Although the boss battle had just started, the spectators could clearly appreciate the power of the elite sses. Their thoughts drifted to the foreign yer from the morning match. Brimming with fervor, they all longed to take up the elite ss quests. In their mind, these tasks were now of utmost urgency. They, of course, assumed that Li Yao was on an elite quest; otherwise, he wouldn¡¯t be so formidable. Yes, Li Yao was on an elite task, but he¡¯s not like ming Red Lips now. ming Red Lips has already obtained some elite abilities, but her profile is still the default. Yet Li Yao still has the default profile, without any elite abilities. Of course, if ordinary yers knew about this, they would probably go crazy. The default profile canpete with elites, what if he became an elite? Herdsman.Kessler Rank: Level Six Junior Boss Life: 40000 Armor: 86 Resistance: Junior Lightning Resistance, Junior Poison Resistance Skills: Mountain Cleaving Strike, Death Vortex, Wild Bull Trample, Death Charge, Vortex Electric Arc, Shining Thunder Strike, Death Poison Explosion. A chill ran down Li Yao¡¯s spine seeing the boss¡¯s skills, but his brows quickly rxed. The bosses of the Sanctuary are difficult, not because their attributes are particrly erratic. What¡¯s difficult is that most bosses in the Sanctuary use abination of close-rangebat and long-range attacks, physical and elemental mixtures. To determine whether a boss uses closebat or long-rangebat, magic, or physical power, it¡¯s useful in the Eastern and Western continents, but not in the Sanctuary, home to several neutral races. The bosses here have an array ofplex abilities and, after a decade of gamey, the Sanctuary bosses of the neutral factions have been dubbed ¡°cancers¡±, not knowing how many yers they¡¯ve sent to their graves. Over to ming Red Lips, the defeated herdsman¡¯s nose exhaled two white mists, his body slightly tilted forward, his shing golden horn tips pointed directly forward. Death Charge! The boss¡¯s body, like a colossal train, violently charged towards ming Red Lips. Watching thebat, a few souls screamed out because ming Red Lips just used the Blink Skill, now it¡¯s definitely in CD mode, basically unable to dodge this attack. Plus, it¡¯s a lock-on skill, so even with Blink evasion is difficult, because if the timing is off, dodging in any direction will still be difficult. Particrly in this circumstance. It¡¯s already toote to cast any spells now. Just as everyone thought ming Red Lips was about to die, the werewolf she transformed into stomped the ground, her body propelling upwards like an arrow. She looked incredibly agile, leaping a whole seven meters high. And by this time, the herdsman was already charging in front of her. ming Red Lips suddenly stepped on the Minotaur¡¯s forehead and rolled out. ming Red Lips somersaulted a few times in mid-air then fell to the ground. Right now she was kneeling on one knee, her front ws already buried in the mud, finally dissipating the intensity of the impact. Even Li Yao couldn¡¯t help but cheer, let alone anyone else. The blinding reaction speedbined with a sharply calcted judgment, simply wonderful to the extreme, thrilling to the extreme. His charge is locked on, but the premise is it¡¯s on the ground; if she was above him, this technique naturally wouldn¡¯t work. The boss charged, ming Red Lips jumped to avoid him; it seemed like many movements, but in reality, everything happened quickly. ming Red Lips utilized the passive jump and flexibility of the werewolf to the limit. ming Red Lips quickly turned around, two mes appearing in her hands, preparing to spell-bomb the boss who still hadn¡¯t turned his head. But her eyes were already on Li Yao, her eyes shone brightly, the fiery gaze of a warrior. You could even see a strong provocation in her eyes. Although she didn¡¯t say anything, Li Yao already understood her meaning: ¡°The game¡¯s just started, don¡¯t get killed that easily.¡±¡­ PS: I¡¯m still asking for your rmendation for support; 7,400, I¡¯m not far from the 8,000 extra¡­. Chapter 79 - 79 – Marching Forward Side by Side Chapter 79: ¨C Marching Forward Side by Side Trantor: 549690339 The members of the Blossom Alliance were cheering enthusiastically, ¡°Big Sister, I didn¡¯t know you had such a trick up your sleeve.¡± ¡°I knew elite missions were hard, but I didn¡¯t expect it to be this crazy.¡± ¡°If I were an elite healer, I¡¯d have a surplus of healing power.¡± The members of the Blossom Alliance wereughing heartily, the surprise was truly unexpected. ¡°You used to be so arrogant, but now even a woman is stronger than you, what are you pretending for.¡± A member of Naihe Bridge team couldn¡¯t help but taunt Li Yao. Li Yao chose to ignore him, focusing on attacking while keeping an eye on the boss¡¯s movements. Although he had a move to counter attack, not all moves could be countered. For instance, instant magic that exhibited no signs before an attack or magic that didn¡¯t require casting movements or incantations, how can those be countered? And some moves had virtually no ws, like Death Charge. When the Pastoralist cast Death Charge, his movements were big and clear, signaling his intention to cast Death Charge. The Pastoralist would first bend over, lean forward, his two massive hooves pounding the ground incessantly. But, at this moment, his body would be incredibly stable, with no weaknesses to exploit. These weaknesses, or imbnce points, were simply not there. However, due to the Pastoralist¡¯srge size and extreme stability, it was difficult to disrupt his bnce. Solid as Mount Tai, thus the saying goes. As the boss charged, yers from both the Red Spider Lily team and even the Blossom Alliance hoped for Li Yao to get hit and get killed instantly. But something that left them all stunned happened; halfway through the charge of the Pastoralist, he suddenly came to a halt, causing the ground to tremble as well. The ground around him showed signs of cracking, and patches of grass flew in all directions. This showed how formidable the attack was, yet the Pastoralist was still far from Li Yao. The instant the boss halted, Li Yao and the Fire Eagle unleashed their full firepower, starting to output damage furiously. -222-450-215-465-189-286-156¡­ Li Yao, the Fire Eagle, plus two Arrow Towers, their output was off the charts, especially the Fire Eagle, its damage was higher than Li Yao, even higher than ming Red Lips. ¡°It can actually work like this, this¡­¡± Naihe Bridge couldn¡¯t believe his eyes. To answer the confusion of her sisters, Dark Clouds said: ¡°It¡¯s the Arrow Towers, Prairie Fire with precise calctions has hit right at the charging point, cing the Arrow Towers at just the right ce under the boss¡¯s feet, Death Charge will halt if it hits any object just like Charge.¡± As high-levelled yers, they understood it as soon as Dark Clouds exined. They couldn¡¯t help but admire Li Yao¡¯s decision-making ability. To them, Li Yao¡¯s operation seemed simple. Visually speaking, it of course looked more exciting for ming Red Lips. However, for Li Yao, ordinary yers might find it confusing, they might even feel a sense of anticlimax. Yet, these seemingly ordinary moves contained profound tactics, and were even more challenging than those of ming Red Lips. The Pastoralist¡¯s Death Charge can be seen as an upgraded version of Charge, the same semi-locking style. To block it required swift reaction. It was necessary to make judgments in a split second while reacting to it. Because if Death Charge was blocked by some random object, the Pastoralist would change direction and quickly bypass the obstacle. Therefore, one has to judge thending point after a certain period when the boss charges, not giving him the chance to turn, letting the boss¡¯s charge hit the obstacle. It seems simple when exined, and people might even say it¡¯s trivial. Yet Dark Clouds and the others knew very well, that Death Charge could reach its target within half a second. To break down half a second to judge extreme subtleties of the boss¡¯s action was incredibly difficult, in other words, to establish facts before theputer could react. That operation was truly more dangerous than that of ming Red Lips. ¡°I thought Big Sister was a monster, didn¡¯t expect there was someone more terrifying.¡± The Resounding Rose murmured to herself. ¡°It¡¯s so unfair. Clearly one can make a living just by standing there unintelligently. But to rely on skill instead, how am I going to go on living.¡± Dark Clouds boasted about herself, but unfortunately, her reflexes were average, making it impossible for her to be a top-tier yer, hence she could only rely on her insights and inference capability. Bang¡­ -401-25-25-26-24¡­ A huge fireball hit the boss¡¯s back, causing continuous burning damage. This terrifying burst damage, if Li Yao wasn¡¯t a mechanical hunter, but an ordinary Hunter, his damage would be left far behind. This is what a real instakill mage looks like, the damage was just explosive. Bang¡­ -392-24-25-26-24-25-23¡­ A huge fireball smeared the face of the Pastoralist who just turned around, the fireball exploded. The Pastoralist¡¯s body involuntarily took a small step back again, this small step, disrupted his rhythm of attack again. Meanwhile, a new fireball quickly formed in ming Red Lips¡¯ hand as he stepped back. ming Red Lips was not satisfied, she thought her output was already top tier. But she felt insufficient whenparing herself with Li Yao. The output of that pet alone could easily surpass hers. That pet was burning, but she was sure it was physical damage. She attacked the boss, and the boss was not immune to fire. If we were to talk about real output, the Fire Eagle was far more powerful than ming Red Lips. She could understand if Li Yao was a Hunter and had this kind of output due to his equipment, but what about those Arrow Towers? How could they be that powerful as well? The situation right now was, Li Yao wasn¡¯t battling alone. Roar¡­ Both bosses roared simultaneously, the Pastoralist lifting his war axe enthusiastically. A hint of excitement shed across ming Red Lips¡¯ eyes, the fireball in her hand flew out. Li Yao, who had already switched to a crossbow, pulled the trigger, shooting out a steel arrow. Thump¡­ The fireball hit the arm of the Pastoralist, a steel arrow also hit the Pastoralist¡¯s arm. Both Pastoralists let out a loud scream, their war axes falling to the ground, they fell to their knees, pressing their hands against their arms as they screamed. At the same time, the Fire Eagle took the chance tounch a diving attack, followed by a Steel Ripping¡­ Blood was spewing out¡­ -1500-800¡­ Two incredibly furious numbers shed. At the same time, ming Red Lips alsounched arge fireball, exploding in the face of the Pastoralist. -1200 Equally stunning numbers. Both sides of people gasped in surprise, not due to the massive damage dealt, but astonished by both their exquisite attack timing. Naihe Bridge regretted that no reporter was present amongst them, they couldn¡¯t record anything, otherwise, this would have been an excellent instructional video. If this video were taken out, it would certainly inspire many people. ¡°Your operation is not bad, but, I¡¯m afraid the rest of the game will be my solo y.¡± Li Yao stated confidently, his words left many people baffled¡­ PS: Here¡¯s the first chapter. Keep supporting with rmendations! The decision for more chapters today depends on your support¡­. Chapter 80 - 80: A Word of Disagreement Chapter 80: A Word of Disagreement Trantor: 549690339 With their sessful breach, both inflicted considerable damage on the boss. However, Li Yao was not fighting alone. With an array of machinery at his disposal, his overall damage was two to three times that of ming Red Lips. The Herdsman picked up his war axe and let out another roar. ZZZaaaa zzzaaaa¡­ The sound of electric arc collisions echoed around. Dozens of arc-like mini-fountains sprouted and moved about, constantly shooting electricity around them. These unpredictable arc fountains dominated the area. Although they hadn¡¯t experienced the power of these arcs directly, they knew from experience with the ancient gods that the boss¡¯ skills were lethal. Their mobility was significantly limited. They could only dodge the electricity tossed out by the arc fountains as much as possible. For Li Yao, the loss of the Arrow Tower¡¯s output was a blow since the tower would copse upon contact with the arcs. Fortunately, the Fire Hawk remained unscathed, swooping and soaring above the ground, unaffected by terrestrial skills. The spectators gasped in surprise. How could the Herdsman, a melee-character, unleash magic skills? Caught off guard, ming Red Lips barely dodged the electric arcs. Luckily, her Blink ability had cooled down. She blinked out of harm¡¯s way in time, averting the danger. But that was just the beginning. Green light began to emanate from the ground without the Herdsman making any move. Then, globs of venom exploded from the ground, and both had to dodge not just the electric arcs but also the constantly erupting venom. Li Yao could manage since he could attack while on the move. But ming Red Lips was at a loss. Her Fireball technique required casting time and with the battlefield being what it was, remaining stationary meant suicide. ¡°Little insects, it¡¯s time to pay the price,¡± The Herdsman began to drag his axe along the ground, generating a slow whirlwind around him. The two yers instantly recognized the boss¡¯s intention. It was the Death Vortex. Li Yao stared at the red dot. His two Shadow Wheels had reached the boss¡¯ side when he suddenly pulled the trigger on his gun. Bang¡­ The bullet hit the Herdsman¡¯s bnce point on his leg, causing him to howl in pain and tumble to the ground, shaking the earth. The Fire Hawk attacked anew, Steel Ripping in the air while Li Yao kept his damage output high. Blood sprayed everywhere. The boss, deprived of its defense bonus, suffered horrifying damage as monstrous numbers popped up. At the same time, ming Red Lips showed a hint of despair in her eyes, as there wasn¡¯t any chance to chant a spell under the current circumstances. Breaking the boss¡¯s move seemed impossible. She used the agility of the werewolf to quickly move away from the boss while dodging the electric arcs. As the Herdsman¡¯s spin became more intense, a whistling sound of tearing wind echoed. At this moment, the Herdsman resembled a massive white cyclone. He spun so fast that he formed a real tornado. As he moved, the grasnd behind him formed deep trenches. At the same time, disordered wind des shot out irregrly. These wind des were extremely sharp. ming Red Lips, who hadn¡¯t moved far enough, was hit, almost depleting her health bar. She jumped in fear, narrowly escaping instant death by a single wind de, leaving her with a sliver of health. ming Red Lips quickly drank a Life Potion and distanced herself from the boss at the same time. She was sharp; otherwise, if she was any closer to the boss, she would have surely been hit by more than two gust des, resulting in her certain death. However, that¡¯s as far as it went. Before she could react, a massive bolt of lightning dropped from above. ming Red Lips didn¡¯t even realize what happened before she copsed onto the ground. Being low on health, she could not withstand the boss¡¯s skill attack. With the death of ming Red Lips, the phantom figure of her side¡¯s boss disappeared, and she and her team were revived. ¡°How did he dodge that?¡± ming Red Lips saw Li Yao dodging through the electric arc swiftly, and without decreasing his output or losing health, she asked. After all, she was too focused just now, couldn¡¯t be distracted, and had no idea how Li Yao dodged the boss¡¯s Shining Thunder Strike. ¡°It¡¯s Shadow Roll.¡± Furong Rain said, she had been watching Li Yao all the time. Worried that ming Red Lips might not understand, she further exined, ¡°This guy is too unpredictable. It¡¯s like he has eves on the top of his head. As soon as the electric arc appeared above his head, he used Shadow Roll to dodge it. The lightning couldn¡¯t catch up with his speed.¡± ¡°You mean, the Shining Thunder Strike is continuous?¡± ming Red Lips frowned. ¡°Yes, I saw him use Shadow Roll six times before stopping. Every time, the lightning missed him.¡± ¡°Then it¡¯s not unfair for me to die. Even if Blink was off cooldown, I might dodge it the first time, but I wouldn¡¯t be able to dodge the following lightning strikes.¡± ming Red Lips¡¯ resentful eyes dimmed, thepetition was already over. No matter whether Li Yao could kill this boss or not, he was the victor. But seeing Li Yao¡¯s agile movements, she couldn¡¯t help but sigh, ¡°I¡¯m no match for him. He¡¯s much better than I am.¡± She was very clear that after transforming into a werewolf, she would be more agile and flexible than Li Yao now, but she couldn¡¯t be as nimble as him. There would be no dy in her damage output at all. If she could be like Li Yao, she could also cast Fireball Technique to continue her output, but unfortunately, she still couldn¡¯t do it now. Naiheqiao was in a very bad mood at this moment. ming Red Lips took the first ce and he could ept it a bit, after all, the other party was also a guild, it wouldn¡¯t be humiliating to say that. But who is Li Yao? They were the elites of the guild. It was one person on their side and an elite squad on their side. They still lost to him, which was really humiliating. They had hoped the boss could kill Li Yao, but as the boss¡¯s health became lower and lower, he finally fell to the ground. Finally, Naiheqiao¡¯s face was ashen. ¡°System: Prairie Squad has won thepetition. Do you want to continue to meet the next wave of monster attacks?¡± ¡°No.¡± Li Yao chose to refuse. It is meaningless to continue. To surpass the rewards of this stage, he must endure twenty more waves, but the monsters in the next stage would be more perverted, and after the thirtieth wave, the elites would be refreshed. At this stage, he simply had no ability to go further. The treasure chest on the altar gradually shrank to the size of a palm and disappeared into Li Yao¡¯s bag. This treasure chest was also a good thing. When he gets his own house in the future, he can use it as a storage box. ¡°You think you¡¯ve won, don¡¯t you? Feeling smug?¡± Naiheqiao said coldly. ¡°You¡¯ve really guessed wrong this time. I don¡¯t feel any sense of achievement after beating you. Would you feel proud if you won a race against a pig?¡± Li Yao, who had gotten the treasure chest, was in a good mood. ¡°Keep up your cocky attitude, wait until you¡¯re teleported out, you¡¯ll know what tears are.¡± Naiheqiao sneered. ¡°So, you brought people to ambush me?¡± Li Yao sighed. ¡°Seems you¡¯re not as dumb as you look.¡± Naiheqiao smirked. ¡°You¡¯re just too stupid.¡± Li Yao suddenly pulled the trigger of the heavy crossbow: ¡°Your IQ really worries me.¡± Everyone was shocked. They didn¡¯t expect that Li Yao, who was alone, made the first move again. Regardless, there were five people on the opposite side, and they certainly wouldn¡¯t give him a chance to string them together like sugar-coated haws this time¡­ ps: Today¡¯s second update has been delivered. I have enough votes for tonight¡¯s extra update. I unexpectedly found out that I made it to the front page¡¯s new signed books list. I didn¡¯t expect to get on this list, so I request you all to put in a bit more effort. Click, favorite, rmend, help this book climb to even higher ces. It could be bumped off at any time, so please¡­. Chapter 81 - 81: Undefeated Territory (Additional 8000 Votes) Chapter 81: Undefeated Territory (Additional 8000 Votes) Trantor: 549690339 Upon seeing Li Yao pull the trigger, not only was the Path to the Underworld team dumbstruck, but so was the ming Red Lips team. This was ridiculously brutal. They were casually killing others without considering their identity. They should know that they were dealing with elites of a major guild. Even without an elite task in progress, they were not to be underestimated, especially when they cooperated, which was downright unstoppable. Moreover, having witnessed his crossbow¡¯s power, the Path to the Underworld wouldn¡¯t allow him such an opportunity again. More importantly, who knew how many people from the other guild were hiding out, so Li Yao¡¯s decision to strike first was entirely beyond anyone¡¯s expectations. And yet, he had attacked anyway. They may not have known who Li Yao was targeting, but anyone with a bit of experience would know that the key to wiping out a team was taking out their healer. This was a possibility seventy to eighty percent of the time. So, when the Path to the Underworld¡¯s team healer saw Li Yao pull the trigger, they tried to roll away and dodge. But the problem was, by the time they saw Li Yao pulling the crossbow trigger, the steel arrow had already flown out. With the addition of the power of the Bull¡¯s Strength, the force of the crossbow was several times stronger, and the speed of the steel arrow reached its limit. When everyone heard the whistle of the arrow slicing through the air, the healer from the Path to the Underworld who was in the middle of rolling away felt a prick in their neck. They couldn¡¯t utter a word but covered their bleeding neck, their eyes filled with terror. It was so fast that they couldn¡¯t react in time. It¡¯s an instant kill with an arrow through the throat! Immediately after, the Fire Birdunched a nket of feather fire that covered several yers from the Path to the Underworld. The massive damage caused the remaining four yers to scatter frantically to escape the range of the feather fire. But after enduring the damage from the feather fire, they had already lost half their health. Li Yao calmly reloaded his crossbow, then after a few seconds, he fired again. Squish¡­ The steel arrow hit the MT who had just stood up, causing them to tumble again. The Fire Bird swooped down like a hawk after a rabbit, killing the critically injured MT. ¡°Attack Prairie Fire, just kill him and his pet will be nothing.¡± The Path to the Underworld screamed. ¡°You won¡¯t get a chance.¡± Li Yao quickly switched to a hunting rifle and with a shot, three bullets flew out. It was Li Yao¡¯s scatter shot. The three who had been preparing to cast their spells could only stop and try to roll away again, but they failed to notice the three Exploding Sheep next to them. Boom, boom, boom¡­ Three intense explosions sent the three of them flying. Their souls had already turned into white light in midair. In the graveyard, the souls of five yers were all coveting, never expecting such an oue. Upon witnessing Li Yao solo a boss, they thought they were already high on Li Yao, but they didn¡¯t expect the gap between them to be so huge. After Li Yao acted first, they didn¡¯t give them a chance to fight back. They were elite members of the other guild, especially the Path to the Underworld, who were the vice presidents. Yet they were killed without even touching the enemy. The feeling of powerlessness was unbearable. ¡°Vice President, should we press our bodies?¡± the MT asked quietly. The Path to the Underworld had spasms on his face and after a while, he said: ¡°Revive at the graveyard.¡± Everyone remained silent for a while. They lost big this time. The punishment for reviving at the graveyard was too heavy for them to bear. But the portal had long since disappeared, and it was impossible to get into the Cow Gate now. The Cow¡¯s Gate, still more than twenty seconds away from its countdown. ¡°You have inflicted such a huge loss on the Path to the Underworld. This man, Ya Zi, will certainly retaliate. He is probably already arranging an ambush for you outside, ¡± warned ming Red Lips. ¡°Pot calling the kettle ck, you should be worried about yourselves,¡± Li Yao said as he summoned the Dragon Eagle. After the End of the Mother Cow Gate, the surviving yers would be teleported back to their original summoning altar. Who knows how many disputes unfolded within the game¡¯s end-time, especially those who were teleportedaway, they encountered too many blockades in their past life. The winner might not be the ultimate victor, the treasure chests in his backpack would definitely drop upon his death. Li Yao didn¡¯t want to take the risk, so he promptly summoned his mount. The countdown ended, changing the scenery. As soon as Li Yao emerged, he saw fireballs and shadow arrows flying towards him. Li Yao swiftly made his mount take off. Boom¡­ The magic bullet mmed into the Dragon Eagle¡¯s body, provoking the equally bewildered bird¡¯s fury. The Dragon Eagle let out an enraged roar and pped its wings ¨C a scene that rekindled memories from yesterday¡¯s events at Faselin Academy. A dozen whirlwinds wreaked havoc around the Dragon Eagle. The squadron closest to the Dragon Eagle, and the ones responsible for its provocation, were swept up by the tornado before they even realized what was happening. Their souls turned into white lights, returning to the graveyard. The graveyard was nearby, and the weakened Bridge of Helplessness had just resurrected. It nearly popped its eyes out at this spectacle. Not just him, the squadron that was originally nning to attack Li Yao quickly broke off their spell, cold sweat breaking out on them. They quickly moved out of the Dragon Eagle¡¯s whirlwind range. Fu Rongyu touched her forehead: ¡°I knew it would be like this!¡± She was also speechless. She had no idea how Prairie Fire had managed to acquire this perverse mount ¨C how could others even survive against it The MT next to Bridge of Helplessness roared: ¡°What¡¯s so great about a mount? Dare toe down and fight?¡± ¡°You think you can just walk away after killing our people?¡± Path to the Underworld also shouted angrily. Their losses today were too significant. They could ept failing the Mother Cow Gate, but four squads had fallen to Prairie Fire one after another. To make matters worse, the squad led by the vice president was just weakly revived. ¡°Walk away?¡± Li Yao sighed heavily, ¡°Seems like you still haven¡¯t grasped the situation.¡± A hunting rifle materialized in Li Yao¡¯s hand. Hemanded the Dragon Eagle to quickly approach overhead a squadron. He pulled the trigger towards the sky. Bang¡­ Arrow Rain! Of course, as he was using his Hunting Rifle, it was a rain of bullets instead. A squadron was engulfed in the Arrow Rain. The Fire Birds circling the Dragon Eagle began their Feather Fire Scattershot and Fire Breath. In a matter of moments, an entire squadron was gunned down. Shocking! ¡°All teams, scatter! Run, for God¡¯s sake don¡¯t attack the Dragon Eagle.¡± Yes, these were Bridges of Helplessness¡¯ feelings at the moment. He felt an icy dread. Prairie Fire was unbeatable when he was on his Dragon Eagle. Since Li Yao was hovering above them, any magic theyunched could be easily evaded by Li Yao nudging his mount just a little bit, causing the magic to hit the Dragon Eagle instead. However, they had already witnessed the consequences of attacking the Dragon Eagle; there wasn¡¯t any power to resist it at all. He immediately understood that it wasn¡¯t a question of whether they would let Li Yao go, but whether Li Yao would let them go. But apparently, Li Yao had no intention of letting them off the hook. The Dragon Eagle was too fast. It zoomed across the sky, followed by a gunshot from Li Yao, and then Fire Birds diving down. Whether they were MTS or soft skins, none could withstand it. Li Yao was like the Death God right now, reaping yers¡¯ lives everywhere, and these yers couldn¡¯t put up even a smidgen of resistance. The yers from the River Styx fled like they had lost their homes. ¡°What a cmity,¡± Fu Rongyu shivered. ¡°He bears strong homicidal aura. This man is difficult to deal with. He could only be a friend, not an enemy,¡± ming Red Lips slowly said: ¡°Remember to tell the other sisters that even if you encounter him on the battlefield in the future, try not to provoke him if possible.¡± ¡°With today¡¯s experience, who would dare to provoke him? It seems that he really wants to wipe out all the yers of the River Styx,¡± ¡­ PS: A bonus chapter, still seeking support through rmendation tickets and membership clicks, the homepage status is precarious.. Chapter 82 - 82: I Just Want to Cause You Trouble Chapter 82: I Just Want to Cause You Trouble Trantor: 549690339 ¡°He¡¯s really out for blood.¡± Upon seeing Li Yao on his Dragon Eagle, continuously working together with his pet to kill yer after yer, Furong Yu felt a chill in her heart. This was the elite team of Blossom Beyond Reach, a mass downgrade, especially at the brink of a Level 10 sprint, was truly devastating. ¡°Not just Blossom Beyond Reach, remember there¡¯s also Free Wander Studio?¡± Baihe reminded her. The girls suddenly realized. They had learnt about the previous fracas when they were watching the video. The second team of Free Wander Studio was destroyed, followed by the destruction of their first team¡¯s pioneering efforts by the Dragon Eagle. It was a colossal loss. It¡¯s hard to say what¡¯s worse, but when ites to pioneering the Level 10 dungeon, Blossom Beyond Reach and Free Wander Studio will definitelyg behind others. In the early stage of the game, it already counts as a crippling blow. ¡°I thought there would be a big battle ahead. I didn¡¯t expect it to end like this. Let¡¯s return to camp too. Leveling up by killing the Undead at night isn¡¯t fun.¡± Furong Yu made a slow, deep breath, feeling shocked at the sight of Li Yao hunting down each of Blossom Beyond Reach¡¯s yers. ¡°What talent does using a mount prove? Don¡¯t be a coward, fight me one-on-one.¡± Naihe Bridge, in a fit of rage, was still in a weakened state. The team members he brought had all been wiped out with less than three runners left. Surrounded by Undead monsters, anyone running aimlessly wouldn¡¯t need Li Yao to make a move. Just attracting monsters would be a death sentence. ¡°One-on-one? I¡¯ll grant you that!¡± Li Yao spurred his mount. The Dragon Eagle flew towards Naihe Bridge. Upon entering the attack range, Li Yao pulled the trigger,unching a direct Arcane shot. Then, his fire eagle, with a swooping attack, finished off Naihe Bridge. Even in his normal state, he wouldn¡¯t have been able to withstand it, let alone in his current weakened state. He managed to dodge Li Yao¡¯s bullets, but couldn¡¯t avoid the fire eagle¡¯s assault. As a High Elf, Li Yao¡¯s night vision was extraordinarily strong. In ancient times, all elves were known as the Children of the Stars, being active at night. Li Yao waved in the direction of the Flower Alliance. ¡°Ladies, until we meet again. ¡± After speaking, he spurred on his Dragon Eagle and shot upwards into the sky. Only after a moment, his figure disappeared into the night sky like a shadow. ¡°Let¡¯s go. There¡¯s no more thrill to watch. Once these scum revive, they might even siege us.¡± Resounding Rose also suggested. The always silent ming Red Lips spoke: ¡°Naihe Bridge isn¡¯t a fool, he just pretends to be less intelligent. But Prairie Fire simply didn¡¯t buy into his act, causing us the disadvantage. He won¡¯t provoke Flower Alliance anymore. Moreover, do you all really think it¡¯s over?¡± Furong Yu was startled, eximing: ¡°You mean¡­¡± ¡°The same thought urred to you, huh?¡± After saying this, ming Red Lips quietly observed the surroundings of the altar. ¡°What riddles are you two y?¡± Baihe was puzzled. ¡°You¡¯ll understand in a moment.¡± Furong Yu also looked towards the direction of the altar. yers from Blossom Beyond Reach guild have started to revive. A few yers carefully searched the surroundings, then more and more yers revived followed by gathering to the open space of the altar. Upon counting, there were at least eight or nine teams of yers. Among them, life was hardest for three teams of yers who had died twice. Naihe Bridge¡¯s team was an incredible tragedy; after a weak revival, they were still killed, losing three levels. It¡¯s almost as if they¡¯re done for, it would take at least two or three days to regain the levels. Path to the Underworld wore a face of utter defeat and asked, ¡°Deputy leader, what should we do now?¡± ¡°We should return to the city.¡± Naihe Bridge, unlike his usual arrogance, seemed particrly calm. ¡°Return to the city, we won¡¯t seek revenge?¡± Path to the Underworld was resentful. ¡°Of course, we will seek revenge.¡± Naihe Bridge nced at his brothers then slowly said, ¡°Not now though. At this stage, gamers can¡¯t possibly possess such abnormal mounts, he must be doing a task. After a while, when we regain our levels, and when he doesn¡¯t have his mount anymore, we will have many opportunities to seek revenge.¡± Seeing the deste expressions of his team members, Naihe Bridge sighed and said, ¡°I know you are not convinced, I¡¯m not either. But I promise you all, one day we will bring him down to level zero, not this kind of futile struggle. Brothers, today I made a wrong judgment. I will exin to the leader, I will bear the punishment, I ensure it won¡¯t affect your treatment in the guild.¡± ¡°Deputy leader, how can this be your sole responsibility. If there¡¯s any problem, I will bear it with the deputy leader.¡± Path to the Underworld stated loudly. ¡°Yes, we¡¯ll bear it together.¡± ¡°What¡¯s the big deal, once weplete the elite tasks, we¡¯ll strike back.¡± ¡°Thank you for your support, brothers.¡± Naihe Bridge breathed a sigh of relief then forced a smile at ming Red Lips, ¡°Leader Red Lips, there were some misunderstandings today. I hope you can be magnanimous and not take it to heart. Anyway, we did not have an actual conflict, how about we let it slide?¡± ¡°To be honest.¡± ming Red Lips nced at Naihe Bridge and said, ¡°I have no interest in you guys, but I¡¯m afraid it won¡¯t be easy for you to leave.¡± Naihe Bridge¡¯s expression changed, he hurriedly said, ¡°Leader Red Lips, one should always leave a way out when dealing with others, I have already apologized¡­ ming Red Lips cut him off, raised her chin slightly and said, ¡°It¡¯s not that I won¡¯t let you go, but someone else won¡¯t. Look over there.¡± Naihe Bridge¡¯s face changed as if he had thought of something, immediately turned around, and saw a person riding a Dragon Eagle rushing towards them. The night vision of the Undead was also very strong, he could clearly see the cold expression on Li Yao¡¯s face. ¡°Prairie Fire, don¡¯t make things too absolute.¡± Naihe Bridge shouted. ¡°Didn¡¯t you summon so many people just to bring me down to level zero? So, it¡¯s justified for you to kill others, but when others do it to you, it¡¯s too absolute?¡± Li Yao had a mocking expression on his face: ¡°If that¡¯s the case, what¡¯s wrong with being absolute?¡± ¡°Do you really want our Blossom Beyond Reach to seek an end once and for all? It won¡¯t do us any good.¡± Naihe Bridge squeezed out a smile: ¡°As long as brother Prairie Fire ceases fire today, with Leader Red Lips as the witness, Blossom Beyond Reach will definitely not cause you any more trouble.¡± ¡°Really?¡± Li Yaoughed. ¡°Yes, you can record it. We, Blossom Beyond Reach, never go back on our word.¡± Naihe Bridge showed a hint of joy on his face. These people were the elites of the guild. If they were killed again, half of the guild would be out of the game, they might even lose qualification for the Level 10 pioneering. No matter how much he wanted to kill Li Yao then, he still forced a smile. ¡°You think not causing me trouble is a favor? As if I¡¯m afraid of your trouble?¡± Li Yao slowly loaded his bullets and said indifferently, ¡°It¡¯s quite embarrassing. You guys don¡¯t want to trouble me, but I want to trouble you.¡± Bang¡­ A bullet rain descended upon the crowd, at least half of the people were covered in bullets. Blossom Beyond Reach¡¯s Ya Zi was furious, but his heart was nk¡­. Chapter 83 - 83: The Curtain Falls Chapter 83: The Curtain Falls Trantor: 549690339 The situation now left Naihe Bridge both stunned and infuriated. In his eyes, extending an olive branch to an idle yer as arge guild was already giving ample respect. Such a yer, even if not grateful to tears, should know better than to reject it outright. Previously, they did just like this and rarely any idle yers dared to fight against therge guild alone. Although there were often tales of how a certain yer pissed off a certain guild and caused them heavy losses, the reality was that stray gamers suffered the most. Even a brave man can¡¯t beat the number. Especially in a game that has virtually now, arge guild can mobilize too many resources, far beyond what an average yer can resist. However, against Li Yao, a madman who was always ready to fight, and yet a single yer, it was a real headache. Worse yet, they couldn¡¯t even deal with him now, which ever increased their headache. ¡°Prairie Fire, I¡¯ll remember you this time.¡± Naihe Bridge gritted his teeth and yelled, ¡°Don¡¯t bother running, there¡¯s no escape. All ranged attacks target Prairie Fire.¡± yers currently being attacked soon realized that they were surrounded by monsters and couldn¡¯t escape. Their previous failed escape had already proven that running was nothing but a fast track to death. Prairie Fire was currently on his mount and could evade one or two attacks, but he surely couldn¡¯t dodge everyone¡¯s. If someone killed him, his mount would naturally disappear. ¡°Pity, I¡¯ll never remember you.¡± Li Yao said, pulling the trigger again. An orange bullet shot out and suddenly dispersed into dozens of smaller bullets that rained down on the crowd. Although they weren¡¯t densely packed, their arrangement wasn¡¯t scattered either. Many yers were within the area of his widespread attack. However, this time no yer evaded his bullets. Without needing instruction from Naihe Bridge, melee yers wisely yed the role of meat shields, covering ranged yers and eating the brunt of Prairie Fire¡¯s attack. Because of the area attack from Fire Eagle and Li Yao¡¯s Arrow Rain, many yers were already on theirst legs. Especially in the early stages, it was impossible to heal so many yers at once. By blocking Li Yao¡¯s bullets, at least a dozen yers turned into light and fell. Seeing this, many ranged yers felt their eyes go red. Their bloodshot eyes fixed firmly on Li Yao, as if he were some unforgivable evildoer. However, they seemed to forget that they had gathered here to specifically kill Li Yao and reduce his level to zero. However, the situation was now reversed. Li Yao didn¡¯t feel the slightest pity and understood their n perfectly. If it were any smaller mount, their n might have worked. However, Li Yao was riding arge Dragon Eagle. Li Yao saw the magic fly out and instantly lowered himself onto the back of the Dragon Eagle. From below, Li Yao was nowhere to be seen. Boom boom boom¡­ One after another, Magic Bullets hit the Dragon Eagle¡¯s body, exploding into brilliant light that resembled Stunning Fireworks in the night sky. However, this was their swan song. The assaulted Dragon Eagle once again roared in rage, sounding like a thunderp in the air. Rumble rumble¡­ Dozens of lightning bolts shed dazzlingly and came down, turning the night into day. Much of the Higanbana¡¯s yers watched in surprise as their bodies were hit with dazzling light. Then, they dropped to the ground like charred debris. Arge amount of white light rose, their souls left their bodies and returned to the graveyard. ¡°Feel free to find me anytime, I¡¯ll be waiting for you, Higanbana. I¡¯m curious to see what Higanbana can do to me.¡± Li Yao stirred his mount and flew over to Naihe Bridge who was protected by squad members. He looked down from a high ce and said. ¡°You¡¯ll see.¡± Naihe Bridge said with a nk face. Today¡¯s events were already irreversible. The guild had suffered a huge loss, which would affect their race to level ten, and it would also affect the exploration of the mainline copy. Li Yao was now loathed to the bone, but in his current weak state, he was powerless. ¡°I said, I¡¯ll be waiting.¡± Li Yao slowly loaded the bullet, aimed slightly and pulled the trigger slowly. ¡°Go back to the graveyard and be a level one newbie. Have a fresh start.¡¯ Naihe Bridge didn¡¯t blink, nor did he dodge or resist the iing attack, for he knew it would be useless. Unable to fight off or outrun it, he was truly in a desperate situation. Death was the only option. ¡°Pack up, we¡¯re leaving.¡± After a quick nce over the remnants of yers that had been taken care of by the eagle, Li Yao casually tossed out a mechanical part. The eagle grabbed the part like a sh of lightning, let out a cheerful cry, and then began collecting the gear dropped by the other side. Li Yao waited a moment, then simply nodded towards ming Red Lips without saying anything else before urging his mount to get away from that ce once again. They had obtained the ne, and had won the rewards from the Cow Mother quest, there was simply no value in staying here any longer. Now they needed to figure out a way to get into Undercity to see the queen. At this stage, the main cities in each region were not open to yers and due to the current low abilities and status of yers, entering a main city was not a simple task. What¡¯s that, you say you want to see the queen for an important matter? What a nutcase! Finish them off quickly, throw them into the graveyard. Maybe after a while, they¡¯d rise as a new undead with intelligence. If they didn¡¯t, they could still serve as perfect targets for the neers to practice on. If Li Yao tried to attempt to reason with the guards, this would be the resulting oue. After the eagle finished picking up the gear, it quickly flew up and dropped a bunch of equipment. ¡°Prairie Fire is really strange. Even going as far as having his pet help him loot. It serves him right,¡± Lily grumbled as she dashed over and collected the discarded gear. ¡°White-grade gear, don¡¯t bother picking it up,¡± Lotus Rain warned as she recognized the gear¡¯s low quality. ¡°Damn, both the pet and its owner are shabby,¡± Lily grumbled, throwing the white-grade gear away. ¡°It¡¯s really yourck of brains. I told you that you¡¯re brainless because of your big breasts, but you never believe me.¡± Lotus Rainughed covering her mouth: ¡°Now that it¡¯s really over, let¡¯s return to camp.¡± As the several female yers left, peace returned to the area once again. The yers from the opposing guild didn¡¯t revive, fearing Li Yao might return for them. That would be truly tragic. So they chose to log out and wait till daybreak to revive. Meanwhile, Li Yao, who was not particrly concerned, had be the hot topic of discussion after being announced as the first yer to kill the Cow Mother boss, surprising all yers online. What exactly is the Cow Mother quest, what rewards did it offer? Due to the emergence of this quest, the official website also posted a simple introduction to it. Many yers have been inquiring about the video, but Li Yao pays them no mind, he was too busy traveling and watching live streams. The journey to Undercity was still a long one. Even though Li Yao refused to post it himself, other people did. First, the guild that had not won any rewards released a video that depicted Li Yao as a murderous demon after editing it, subtly discrediting him. Some yers who did not know the truth, as well as some inte trolls, joined in the defamation of Prairie Fire¡¯s reputation. They were unable to record Li Yao killing the boss alone. Even if they did, they certainly wouldn¡¯t help him publicize it. The scenes they could record were only those they had participated in themselves. The Guild of Hundred Flowers also released a video that featured the powerful Cow Herder, which stunned many people. The strength shown by elite yers stunned average yers, making them realize the extreme difficulty of elite tasks. Especially ming Red Lips, although she failed, nobody thought that her failure was something to be embarrassed about. Her explosive damage output amazed everyone. But even such a powerful character had failed, sharpening the perceptions of Prairie Fire¡¯s strength for yers who knew of him. In the game, for a while, many female yers expressed their desire to join the Guild of Hundred Flowers. And because of Lotus Rain exining how Li Yao had defeated the boss, it piqued the curiosity of many yers. They all tagged Prairie Fire¡¯s forum ID, hoping for him to release his videos. However, Li Yao never responded. The heated arguments that urred daily on the forum didn¡¯t interest him. Arguing on the forum was just pointless and it would only give the other guild an opportunity to muddy the waters, making things moreplicated. Plus, the reasonable gamers didn¡¯t really care. Just like Li Yao said, there were countless arguments happening on the forum over boss kills and looting. The game had been running for several days now, and it wasn¡¯t anything new anymore¡­ PS: I noticed that we are still 100 votes short of reaching 9000 while posting this chapter. Not sure if there will be an extra chapter posted today.. Chapter 84 - 84: 84 Interception of Ambassador Group (Additional update for 9000 votes) Chapter 84: 84 Interception of Ambassador Group (Additional update for 9000 votes) Trantor: 549690339 In ancient times, the first Sun King led the High Elves across the vast ocean,nding in the fertile Tirisfal des. The High Elves originally nned to build a second homnd here, but they eventually had to abandon this ce and continue their journey towards the northeast in search of a new home. ording to the secret archives of the royal family, the Great Mages discovered that there was some kind of evil and powerful existence sleeping or sealed deep within thisnd. Eventually, humans began to flourish, expanding persistently, and Tirisfal des had formed into a vast Human Kingdom. Thister first strong human nation was known as Lordaeron, but because the Prince was controlled by a Demon Artifact, he returned to the capital and killed his own father, leading countless Undead to sweep across the entire kingdom. The once vibrantnd turned into an Undead paradise, bing a Land of the Dead. Lich King¡¯s Undead with wisdom and a desire for rebellion, led by Sylvanas, broke away from the control of the Lich King. They fought back against arge number of pursuing mobs and waged wars on thisnd. Eventually, in the underground of the capital of Lordaeron, the sewer system was expanded and designated as the capital of the Undead. At this moment, Li Yao was in a small town north of the Undercity, in a ce called Brill. Sitting at the head of his bed, Li Yao could see through the window a statue of the Queen standing tall in the mining yard, and the bustling scene of the town. After flying through the night, he had crossed tworge regions from the Ghost Land to arrive here. If it wasn¡¯t for Eileen¡¯s powerful mount, he would have needed a much longer time. The game consumed a lot of his energy, and he only revived a few hourster after a quick nap at the inn. Now, he sat there, sipping hot apple wine and contemting how to enter the Undercity. A direct approach definitely would not work, but time was running out. There was less than three days left to utilize. Li Yao¡¯s mind was filled with various information from his previous life, trying to find a solution. Li Yao rubbed his forehead, but still had no good ideas. He then went downstairs to settle his bill and left the inn. The town was bustling, with quite a few yers already. Many yers didn¡¯t like the Beginner¡¯s Vige; they would leave for the maind to level up and adventure after reaching level five. After circling the town withouting up with a solution, Li Yao looked up to see a guardzily patrolling and had a sudden thought. He approached and bowed, saying, ¡°Excuse me, I¡¯m an adventurer from afar and just arrived in this town. I would like to know if anything interesting has happened here recently.¡± ¡°I smell a stranger.¡± The guard frowned slightly. Li Yao helplessly lifted his hood, saying, ¡°Ie from Quel¡¯Ths.¡± ¡°So, you¡¯re from the Queen¡¯s former n.¡± The Undead Guardian¡¯s attitude immediately softened but still said, ¡°I know you adventurers, but I don¡¯t have any tasks for you.¡± A copper coin appeared in Li Yao¡¯s hand. ¡°I¡¯m not looking for tasks. I¡¯m just curious about any interesting events that happened recently.¡± The Undead Guardian¡¯s eyes lit up instantly. He quickly pocketed the copper coin, feigning indifference, then said, ¡°Recently, the Queen has been troubled by the matters of the Scarlet Monastery. She sent several powerful Banshees through here. Does that count as interesting news?¡± ¡°How long ago?¡± Li Yao¡¯s eyes lit up. ¡°Around ten days ago.¡± The guard recalled before answering. Li Yao immediately felt disappointed. The Scarlet Monastery wasn¡¯t something he could handle at his current level. There was too much of a level difference. With a little hope left, he asked, ¡°Is there anything else?¡± The guard pped his forehead, saying, ¡°Right, an emissary team from your kingdom passed through here yesterday and was received by the mayor. They left this morning. That¡¯s all I know.¡± ¡°An emissary team, did they go to the Undercity?¡± Li Yao perked up instantly. ¡°No, apparently they wanted to see the Queen, but she didn¡¯t meet them.¡± The guard looked around, clearly growing impatient. ¡°Thank you,¡± Li Yao immediately summoned his Dragon Eagle and flicked a silver coin at the man. The massive Dragon Eagle took off, quickly disappearing from the small town. ¡°I detest the living, but the generous ones¡­ aren¡¯t particrly detestable,¡± The guard happily ced the silver coin inside his bag. Li Yao had his Dragon Eagle fly swiftly along the main road, after half an hour, they finally spotted arge caravan. Li Yao instantly recognized the emblem of the delegation¡¯s protectors, the Dawn Legion, essentially the royal bodyguards. Loyal to the Sun King¡¯s royal family, they were the most trusted military force of the royal family. Discovering the size of the delegation¡¯s gift train, and the fact that royal guards were escorting the delegation, Li Yao understood that this delegation bore an unimaginably high status. As Li Yao was about to disembark, he noticed a group of adventurers obstructing the convoy, saying, ¡°Is there anything you require help with? We¡¯re at your service.¡± The vanguard soldier from the Dawn Legion coldly replied, ¡°There is no need for assistance here, adventurer. I¡¯m warning you once, clear the way.¡± ¡°We are skilled yers, look, our levels are not low, we will not let you down. Feel free tomand us, no need to be polite,¡± the leading warrior persisted, trying to trigger a quest. He was smart, understanding that the delegation held a high status, assuming it would trigger some special storyline. Previous games worked this way, triggering special storylines always led to substantial rewards. Li Yao silently mourned for the adventurers. The many NPCs in ¡°The Ancient God World¡± possessed considerable intelligence. They had their own thoughts and missions. They believed this world to be their own and that they were truly alive. This was not like other games where NPCs entirely serve yers or something. Of course, there are special storylines in this game, but special conditions have to be met. This squadron dared to stop a delegation being escorted by the military; incessantly lingering despite being warned, there could only be one oue. Boom¡­ A torrent of fire rained down on the yers in the pioneering squad, their spirits suddenly turned into white light. ¡°Blocking the delegation, death,¡± dered the leading soldier. As he spoke, the other soldiers had already moved the bodies to the side of the road, then signalled for the delegation to continue their journey. Li Yao mourned the yers for a few seconds, their deaths were futile. After considering his n carefully, Li Yao quickly removed his hood to reveal the appearance of a High Elf, then urged the Dragon Eagle to fly rapidly towards the delegation. While flying, he yelled, ¡°Urgent news, clear the path, urgent news, clear the path!¡± The delegation¡¯s guards who were about to continue their march suddenly noticed a tribe member riding a powerful Dragon Eagle, racing past them. The Dragonhawk Knights instinctively cleared a path, allowing the Dragon Eagle to charge through. Li Yao quickly identified themander, immediately controlling the Dragon Eagle to descend. He then jumped from the sky, performing a Shadow Roll to stabilize, his movement was incredibly smooth. Upon seeing this, the royal guards cheered unanimously. ¡°General Lothar,¡± upon seeing the man in charge, Li Yao was startled but still recognized him. ¡°You know me,¡± Lothar stared at Li Yao through one eye, ¡°But you¡¯re not one of my scouts.¡± At Lothar¡¯s words, the guards who wereughing just a moment ago suddenly drew their weapons. The court Mages also tightly grasped their magic wands, a confrontation was on the edge. If Li Yoa didn¡¯t handle this well, he would end up like the adventurers from before¡­ ps: Mighty brothers, you have somehow exceeded nine thousand today! As promised, here¡¯s an extra update. Also, we need your support, click to rmend and add to your favorites. Hope for the same support tomorrow for another update.. Chapter 85 - 85: Joining Chapter 85: Joining Trantor: 549690339 Lor¡¯themar Theron became the Regent after the Prince embarked on his expedition to the Ound, rendering him the top leader among the High Elves. He once served as the deputy to Sylvanas,manding the ranger force as a senior general. After Sylvanas¡¯ death, his reputation soared within the military. Even with the presence of the Prince, he is now the second most influential individual in the kingdom. Hence, it was a surprise for Li Yao to see Lor¡¯themar amongst the emissaries, which subsequently led to his realization. It seemed like the Prince was about to lead a major expedition to the Ound, leaving the kingdom incredibly vulnerable. The High Elves might have joined the Dark Camp, but due to their arrogant nature, other races are hesitant to interact with them. Moreover, it would be virtually impossible to respond swiftly to any incident urring on a distant continent. The only guarantee of the High Elves¡¯ safety lies with the forsaken Undead. As the queen was once a High Elf and a top militarymander, seeking her help would be understandable and not shameful. The High Elves are such an arrogant and stubborn race, filled with a sense of superiority deep in their bones since ancient times. Naturally, they have cause for such arrogance. ¡°I am not a scout, but please grant me the opportunity to speak a few words, General. I promise not to disappoint.¡± Li Yao took a deep breath, feeling somewhat shaky. Any single guard here could kill him instantly. If Lor¡¯themar was not satisfied, even his status as a High Elf would not be spared. ¡°I find your position too low to be trustworthy. However, given your ownership of a powerful Dragon Eagle and that you are one of us, I will give you a chance. Remember, if I am not satisfied with what you say, you should aware of consequences.¡± Lor¡¯themar hesitated before finally speaking. It was only then that Li Yao let out a sigh of relief, cleared his throat lightly, and asked, ¡°Honorable General, might you be seeking an audience with General Windrunner?¡± ¡°That is none of your business. What you should be doing is improving your strength.¡± Lor¡¯themar continued, ¡°That¡¯s one sentence.¡± ¡°I can ensure you meet the General.¡± Li Yao uttered his second sentence. Lor¡¯themar¡¯s monocr gaze pierced into Li Yao, warning sternly, ¡°You¡¯d best not be joking.¡± ¡°I assure you, there is a hundred percent chance of meeting the General.¡± Li Yao replied with a determined tone, meeting Lor¡¯themar¡¯s gaze unflinchingly. Retreating in fear would only make the situation worse. ¡°You have one more sentence left,¡± Lor¡¯themar was stern in tone, but the eagerness in his voice was clear to be discerned. Even he had been rejected. Knowing that he was her former deputy, she now refuses to see even him. He was asked to pass on the message that she is no longer part of the High Elves and had forgotten the past. She is now merely the Queen of the Forsaken and would not concern herself with the internal affairs of the High Elves. ¡°Because I have this.¡± Li Yao brandished a ne in front of Lor¡¯themar for a moment, then promptly stowed it in his bag. ¡°How do you possess this?¡± Lor¡¯themar looked at him incredulously, very familiar with that ne. Sylvanas often held that ne, treasuring it as the most precious thing and always kept it close. He also knew what this ne represented. It was a gift from her sister Aurelia, and after losing contact with Aurelia during her expedition to the Ound, Sylvanas cherished it even more. Never in a million years would he expect the ne to appear in the hands of this lowly individual, not even a first-order one at that. ¡°It seems that the General recognizes this ne, which makes things easier.¡± Li Yaoughed. ¡°State your demand. Give me the ne?¡± Lor¡¯themar¡¯s voice was filled with eagerness. ¡°There¡¯s no way I¡¯m giving you the ne.¡± Li Yao quickly shook his head. ¡°Are you fooling me?¡± A flicker of anger shed in Lor¡¯themar¡¯s eves. ¡°State your demand.¡± ¡°My request is simple, I want to see General Windrunner myself.¡± ¡°Are you sure about this?¡± Lor¡¯themar sized up Li Yao skeptically. ¡°General Windrunner has always been my idol. I was hoping to have the chance to meet herter. But I heard in Brill that the kingdom¡¯s envoy had been rejected by the General, so I wanted to lend a hand. Mostly, I don¡¯t want the envoy to deprive me of my right to meet General Windrunner. Otherwise, killing me wouldn¡¯t help.¡± Li Yao¡¯s voice filled with fanaticism. ¡°Alright, I agree.¡± Lor¡¯themar found his faith in Sylvanas more believable, as there was no shortage of such fanatics in the kingdom. ¡°Thank you, General.¡± Li Yao broke into a smile. ¡°Turn back, return to Undercity.¡± Lor¡¯themar¡¯s smile too grew bright, he couldn¡¯t not be d for this unexpected turn of events. His purpose was simple, to see his former superior. Taking one extra person in was a small issue. Li Yao joined the High Elf delegation, who even assigned him an official suit. As the saying goes, ¡°Clothes make the man.¡± Donning the bright red formal attire, Li Yao was visibly more handsome. The suit acted as a costume, and he had a choice to disy either his equipment or his costume. This was quite convenient. However, showing up in a suit affectedbat, which required a switch during battles. The pace of the embassy group had significantly slowed down, but they still pushed the pace, traveled for over a day, and not until the afternoon of the next day did Li Yao catch distant sight of the dpidated ruins of Lordaeron¡¯s castle. From afar, one could still see the lofty city walls, but now they appeared extremely deste and ruined. Undercity was situated beneath the ruins, an underground city expanded from the sewer system. In front of the Undercity¡¯s underground passage, a bunch of undead yers were being driven out by the guards. ¡°Why won¡¯t they let us into the city?¡± ¡°Exactly, we¡¯vee from so far away, and they won¡¯t even let us in?¡± ¡°Dammit, what kind of **** game is this? Restricting yers from entering cities? ****! We chose the Undead and we can¡¯t even enter the Undead Capital. What the hell!¡± ¡°Boss, seems like we can¡¯t get in.¡± The dejected scout said, ¡°Just our luck. The vice president got killed, we are blocked from entering the capital. This is a real blow.¡± The guild leader of Nine Springs remained silent, his mood was not any better. The yers were all worked up. In previous games, there were areas that were simply not open to them. But this game was different. They¡¯d discovered the main city on the low-level map and it was just not open to them. Naturally, they were angered, having wasted time that could¡¯ve been used for leveling up, while they couldn¡¯t even get through the door. ¡°Stop making a racket! Clear the way. The High Elf Kingdom¡¯s embassy group ising. One more disturbance and you¡¯ll be sent grave-bound.¡± An annoyed Undead guard shouted. ¡°Even this embassy group, they just left yesterday, and now they¡¯re returning again today. They¡¯re giving us a hard time.¡± Another guard grumbled. ¡°Stop talking nonsense, quickly separate them. We don¡¯t want any trouble.¡± The guard captain spoke impatiently. The guards sent a few people to stop the yers. The yers, out of curiosity, didn¡¯t leave and instead stood aside to watch. After a good while, just when some yers were growing impatient, the slow-moving convoy of the embassy group finally arrived. The yers curiously watched, even many people started recording videos. This was a novelty, an NPC event, public events were allowed to be filmed. The scout also started his video camera, suddenly he saw a Fire Birdnding in one area of the convoy, he widened his eyes and said, ¡°Boss, look.¡± Nine Springs turned his gaze over, narrowed his eyes and said coldly, ¡°Prairie Fire, why is he here?¡± He watched the video of Prairie Fire killing their guild members many times, especially the Fire Bird, it was so unique. ¡°Ma*****! Why were we stopped and this ******* gets weed in by the guards and officials?¡± Seeing the hate in the scout¡¯s eyes, he shouted, ¡°That guy with the Fire Bird is just like us! Why can he go in while we can¡¯t?¡± The yers suddenly understood that the guy with the Fire Bird was also a yer. Immediately, they were riled up and began to make a fuss. Until now, the yers had not realized their status in the game was not high. ¡°You¡¯re not very strong, but it seems like you¡¯ve made quite a few enemies.¡± Lor¡¯themar joked, ¡°With just one word from me, I could swiftly deal with them for you.¡± Li Yao took a nce and saw the logo for Nine Springs Guild, then turned his head and said, ¡°It¡¯s nothing but a minor nuisance, hardly worth disturbing the General. ¡± Reborn in this world, Li Yao knew well that taking advantage of NPCs was not that easy, especially powerful NPCs. Of course, the most important thing was that Nine Springs Guild was really not worth owing Lor¡¯themar a favour, hepletely disregarded them. ¡°Leave Undercity immediately, anyone irrelevant lingering a minuteter will be killed without mercy.¡± The cold light flitted in the captain¡¯s eyes. The sound of ttering¡­ All the Undead guards drew their weapons, and intense magic fluctuations surged around some of the Mages. The yers instantly quieted down, leaving Undercity with a sense of grievance. ¡°Boss, should we post the video?¡± the Scout asked. Nine Springs shook his head and said, ¡°That man, is very troublesome. Bridge of Naihe was careless. We cannot be careless. Moreover, there will be people who will post this to get an official exnation; we don¡¯t need to get involved. Bridge of Naihe is good in every other aspect, just not cautious enough. This setback should serve as a lesson.¡± ¡°Boss is wise,¡± the scout said, sincerely convinced. ¡°Wise or not, what¡¯s the purpose of running our guild? To live the high life. Let Prairie Fire enjoy his moment of triumph, so what? The game has just started, there¡¯s still plenty of chances for revenge, why the rush?¡± Nine Springs slowly moved towards the distance, saying lightly, ¡°Tell the others, cancel the n to enter the city. Put leveling up at the top of the priority list. We still have a chance.¡± ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll inform the others.¡± The scout cast onest resentful nce at the retreating figure of the embassy group before leaving. Li Yao also finally arrived at Undercity with the embassy group. The queen is in the depth of the city, the Dark Ranger is within reach¡­ ps: First update is here, transition and setting chaptersbined into a 3000-word chapter, isn¡¯t Old Ma generous enough? Please show your support by rmending, bookmarking, and clicking. Old Ma is deeply grateful.. Chapter 86 - 86: World Amplifier Chapter 86: World Amplifier Trantor: 549690339 The caravan was left outside, and everyone followed a Banshee who hade out to greet them into the Magic Elevator. As the elevator quickly descended, memories of Li Yao¡¯s past life came flooding back. There were many intriguing stories about Undercity, such as the elevator being known as the ¡®Death Elevator¡¯. It descended at such a high speed, even faster than a person falling from a sky, often resulting in inattentive yers dying in the elevator. Often, no sooner had the elevator arrived, a few yers would step in, followed by others unaware that the elevator had already started descending, resulting in tragedy when they fell to their deaths within the elevator. Truly, a single misstep could lead to a lifetime of regret, a factmented by countless yers. However, the geographical location of Undercity was so crucial. It was the gathering ce for Dark Camp yers on the East Continent and a main city teeming with numerous yers. Despite the notorious title of ¡®Death Elevator,¡¯ unfortunate yers would still appear. The dungeon, transformed from a sewer, naturally wasn¡¯t a sight for sore eyes ¨C it was terrifying and gloomy, even carrying a foul stench that refused to dissipate. Of course, the areas filled with this foul smell constitute the first circle of Undercity, the ce where adventurers and newly-awakened intelligent Undead reside. A preservation pond encircles the city between the first and second circles. The second circle serves various functions including residential, professional trainers, Skill Instructors, and various guilds among others. The third circle is the outermost one, distributed around the second circle. The most important part of it, the Royal District, is where the Queen resides. Li Yao and General Lothar had passed on the message to the Banshee and were waiting for the queen¡¯s reply. The second circle¡¯s reception room, although still gloomy, didn¡¯t carry the foul smell of decay, and the air was rtively fresh. After a while, the leader of the Banshees returned and said, ¡°The Queen has spoken. Only the person with the ne and General Lothar are allowed to have an audience.¡± ¡°Thank you, Anna.¡± General Lothar eximed in delight. The floating figure of the Banshee trembled and then spoke in an ethereal voice, ¡°Anna is dead. I am now Banshee under Her Majesty.¡± General Lothar¡¯s joy faded. In this city deep underground, he could see many familiar faces, but they had all passed away and turned into Undead. Only a small number of Dark Rangers were still alive, but they were also very cold to him. Li Yao simply couldn¡¯t join the conversation. He didn¡¯t have those privileges yet. He could only silently observe everything around him. In his previous life, he had never had the chance to visit the Royal District. Li Yao was reminded of a past event where a powerful guild from the Light Faction, The Northern Bears, had organized hundreds of thousands of people to attack Undercity. Unfortunately, they ended up tragically lost in Undercity, trapped and died within the city, failing even to find the location of the Royal District. It was deemed the most pitiful city ughter in the history of the yers, bar none. At the entrance of arge hall, Anna stopped Li Yao and said, ¡°This is a significant matter between the two tribes, and you¡¯d best not get involved just yet.¡± Li Yao nodded, acknowledging her words. A sh of approval passed in Anna¡¯s eyes, then she led Li Yao to a side hall and said, ¡°Please wait here for a moment, Her Majesty wishes to express her apologies. ¡± ¡°Never mind, ¡± Li Yao nodded, the Queen¡¯s character wouldn¡¯t allow her to apologize to others. However, this Banshee was indeed good at handling things. Despite being a banshee, her presence gave a sense offort. Li Yao was left alone in the side hall, expecting a long wait. Suddenly, he realized that he hadn¡¯t looked into the big treasure chest yet, so he immediately took it out. With a sense of expectation, Li Yao slowly opened therge treasure chest and reached in. Savage Bull Hand Cannon Quality: Purple Epic Attack: 30-39 Strength: 22 Agility: 21 Stamina: 20 Effect: The cannon shell has the effect of a bull¡¯s charge, and will knock back the opponent one step. Equipment ss: Hunter Equipment level: 6 Special property: Slow loading speed, reduced firing range. Description: Aponent of the legendary heavy cannon crafted by a Dwarf. Li Yao gasped in surprise. This was like another little artifact, not only with an attack power and attribute bonus far superior to that of its peers. Especially the special effect of knocking back the opponent each time it hits, was incredibly powerful. Especially when used against smaller creatures, as each hit would knock them back such that unless they have instant casting spells, they would die under the Savage Bull Cannon before they could even cast a spell. Li Yao carefully admired and tried this item, and then equipped it on his arm. This hand cannon was substantial and slow, so it had to be mounted on the arm to be used. Plus, the loading speed was slow, and the range wasparable to a handgun only. However, its final unique attribute and high attack powerpensated for everything. The hand cannon, resembling a big-mouthed bull¡¯s head, even had two sharp horns, which could be used effectively as a bay. Most importantly, this was part of a set. The description indicated that anotherponent could bebined with it to create a two-hand heavy cannon. Li Yao was very clear that once the equipment set was assembled, the resulting equipment¡¯s quality would upgrade by one level. Li Yao sighed, knowing that the System wouldn¡¯t yield such a low-level Gold Equipment, as the lowest Gold Equipment he¡¯d seen in his previous life was at least level 10. However, Li Yao was not disappointed. Even Gold Equipment wouldn¡¯t be a worthy trade for this hand cannon¡¯s special effects, let alone the possible assembly into a set. Li Yao returned the hand cannon as he currently didn¡¯t possess any bullets for it, so he couldn¡¯t use it. Then, Li Yao picked up the second item from the chest. High Grade Skill Rune: Enhances a skill with selectable enhancement attributes and progression. After enhancement, the attribute and progression can be re-chosen. Cooldown: 15 days/use. Taking a deep breath, Li Yao touched the high-grade skill rune. It was a coveted treasure. The enhancement attributes of an ordinary rune were fixed. If you wanted to change into a new rune, the old one would have to be scrapped. However, a high-grade rune could change the enhancement attributes, essentially making it a versatile rune. For example, if Li Yao became a Dark Ranger, the best skills would be dark attribute. But if he bes a boss with a different attribute one day, he would need a new set of runes. But with this one, he could simply switch over. In his previous life, these runes were difficult to obtain. Even the highest-level godlike yers hadn¡¯t managed to gather a set of high-grade runes, which speaks volumes about their value. Just this one rune was more important than anything else; he wouldn¡¯t even exchange them for Gold Equipment. Rapid Shooting: Greatly enhances the yer¡¯s arm flexibility,sts for 15 seconds, Cooldown: 2 minutes. This skill essentially allows Li Yao to be much faster with his hands, enabling him to load ammunition and shoot at a higher speed. It¡¯s a highly practical and dominant skill. After learning it, Li Yao reached into the box again, this time pulling out two Gold Coins, which he promptly put into his purse without much interest. Then he looked at thest item. Blueprint: World Amplifier Usage: Teach you how to create a World Amplifier. World Amplifier: Purple Epic quality Usage: Erges the entire world for 10 minutes, or until you make an attack. Note: Only Gnome cutting-edge technology can produce a device that can change the world. Requirement: Intermediate Engineering Li Yao looked puzzled. He didn¡¯t expect such an interesting blueprint. It seemed useful, but also useless. However, under certain circumstances, it could be incredibly productive. It was really hard to determine the value of this item¡­ PS: Almost a thousand rmendation votes already, it seems like there will be another update today. Thus, I¡¯ll post the second chapter a bit early.. Chapter 87 - 87: Queen (Extra update at 10,000 votes) Chapter 87: Queen (Extra update at 10,000 votes) Trantor: 549690339 Li Yao learned the blueprint and stored the advanced skill rune in his backpack temporarily. He wouldn¡¯t use this rune until after bing a Dark Ranger; it was extremely valuable. Even though the advanced rune could be adjusted, the waiting time was too long, and he stillcked suitable skill enhancements. Next, Li Yao began fiddling with the heavy hand cannon while pondering his meeting with the queen. Time slowly passed. Half an hourter, still no one had summoned Li Yao. However, Li Yao was not in a hurry. Major decisions involving two races were not made hastily. Li Yao simply took out his engineering table and began crafting ammunition for the hand cannon himself. The cannon¡¯s ammunition was naturally special; the size alonepletely overshot a fire gun¡¯s bullets. Although it was merely the lowest-grade gunpowder, its power was still considered top-tier for the time being. Thanks to the Creator¡¯s Equipment, he even added some iron chips and beads to the ammunition, mirroring the principle of a hand-grenade. After a few trials, it was a sess. The hand cannon was originally for causing small-scale explosive damage. Adding these extras should significantly increase its power. Only when he was almost out of gunpowder did Li Yao stop. He should have enough ammunition for the moment. Li Yao then took out the Exploding Sheep but found itcking somehow. After examining it, he changed its legs into wheels. Although the Exploding Sheep¡¯s destructive power had not increased after Li Yao¡¯s experimentation, the speed of his wheel-based design far exceeded the speed of its original prosthetic legs. Li Yao estimated that the Exploding Sheep¡¯s speed had surpassed his own running speed, which surprised him slightly. Although it was a simple modification, and increased neither the power nor the speed of the Exploding Sheep itself, it was simr to erging the world; it all depended on how it was utilized. The principle of erging the world was notplicated. Having finished with the Exploding Sheep, Li Yao started on Erging the World. He needed some copper and amber ¨C a rare mineral often found with copper ores ¨C of which Li Yao had a sufficient amount. Despite possessing the Creator¡¯s Hand, he failed on the first few tries and only seeded on the sixth. Li Yao toyed with the device simr to a handgun, aimed it at himself, and shot a beam of light at his forehead. When he opened his eyes again, he found that the whole world had indeed magnified. It felt as if he had entered the world of a giant. The tables and chairs that originally sat around him now resembled an entire room, and he seemed even shorter than a dwarf. Of course, in reality, it wasn¡¯t the world that had expanded. It was just that Li Yao had be smaller. Probably even the most powerful divine artifact in the world couldn¡¯t erge the world. Once he had shrunk, the world naturally appeared bigger in his downsized eyes. While Li Yao was still marveling at the novelty, the same banshee leader entered, walked in on the shrunken Li Yao, and expressed slight astonishment, ¡°What kind of spell is this?¡± Li Yao weed her with an embarrassed smile, cancelled the buff, and resumed his regr size. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I was a bit bored, so I yed around with some engineering toys,¡± he said. ¡°You¡¯ve been waiting for a while. Follow me, the queen wants to see you.¡± The banshee didn¡¯t ask any more questions and just turned to leave. Li Yao packed up his crafting station into his Mechanical Space, then hurried after the banshee. He had been at this location for almost eight hours, and with the traveling time ounted for, it was now midnight in game time. From the Moo Guard outpost to the Undercity, he had already lost two days. Despite this, he was not worried about leveling up; he had plenty of ways to gain experience. Sylvanas Windrunner didn¡¯t meet Li Yao at the throne; instead, their meeting was set in arge conference room where a bright light beam made the hall clearly visible. Sylvanas Windrunner was standing quietly in front of him. Li Yao bowed politely, ¡°Honored to meet you, General.¡± ¡°There¡¯s no general here, only a queen,¡± Sylvanas Windrunner responded, her expression unchanging. Extending her hand, she continued. ¡°Hand it over. I hope you didn¡¯t lie to me.¡± ¡°There should be no mistake,¡± Li Yao took out the ne and handed it over. On contact with her fingertips, Li Yao felt an icy chill. She was devoid of temperature, devoid of pulse, like eternal ice. ¡°I thought I would never find it again.¡± Sylvanas Windrunner¡¯s face flickered with a hint of confusion, but then she nced at Li Yao, as if something dawned on her. After hesitating slightly, she resumed her image of a dignified queen. ¡°Do you think I would be pleased about this? Do you think I miss the days before I became the queen of the forsaken? This means nothing to me, Aurelia Windrunner is but a distant memory.¡± She threw the ne at her feet, then looked at Li Yao icily, ¡°You may leave now! ¡± Li Yao shrugged, did not leave, but said, ¡°The past that can never be returned. Whether the present is meaningful or not, you can never abandon the memories you have.¡± ¡°Are you lecturing me?¡± The astonished look in Sylvanas¡¯s eyes was gone in a sh. ¡°Of course, I have no right to lecture a general.¡± Li Yao said calmly. Sylvanas sighed, picked up the ne, summoned four phantom banshees, a tragic song of the High Elves echoed in Li Yao¡¯s ears. Li Yao seemed to see countless undead besieging Silvermoon City, countless High Elves brutally killed, Sylvanas leading the remaining troops to fight to the death, but eventually fell under the Demon Artifact. Then her soul was drawn out and turned into the Banshee Queen controlled by the Lich King. The sky was aze with war, millions of bodiesy dead, and blood flowed like a waterfall! Li Yao heard deep sorrow, nostalgia, and hatred from the song. At the end of the song, Li Yao took a deep breath and said the lines that should have been spoken by the queen. ¡°Neither living nor dead, you will be forgotten by the living and the dead. You have returned to the world you once said goodbye to, but you can never return to those you once loved. Your existence is both a miracle and a curse, so you forget the past, and you are forgotten by the past.¡¯ Li Yao sighed, ¡°But have you really forgotten?¡± Li Yao uttered while passing over a letter. ¡°This is not true.¡± Sylvanas was even more out of control than before, but only for a moment. ¡°Whether it¡¯s true or not, you¡¯ve made your judgment.¡± Li Yao sighed again. Queen Sylvanas Windrunner put away the letter, still alone on her circr stage, still exhibiting her strength and severity. Perhaps, only the ne given to her by her sister, and the news that he was still alive, could touch the softest part of her heart. ¡°Fire Spark, you¡¯re pretty good. It seems that Eileen thinks highly of you and rmended you to me. And you face me neither humble nor haughty, you are moderate and justified in your actions, and you are the best hunter among the new High Elves of the same batch. Indeed, you can be a Dark Ranger.¡± Sylvanas put away the letter, her face as cold as the eternal ice, high and mighty just as Li Yao first saw her. ¡°Thank you, Your Majesty.¡± Li Yao finally felt like a weight was lifted off his chest. ¡°However, I now give you two choices. First, I will have an excellent Dark Ranger bless you. After you reach level ten, you will naturally be a Dark Ranger. Second, you will pass my trial, and I will bless you myself.¡± Sylvanas said. ¡°I choose the second option.¡± Li Yao was taken aback, then his heart began to race. He was sure to choose the second option, as the queen¡¯s blessing not only meant that he would more easily receive leader tasks in the future, but more importantly, he would establish a connection with the queen. Although she wouldn¡¯t explicitly help him, having this rtionship would make things a lot easier for him in Undercity, and even in Silvermoon City. Naturally, all the undead in Undercity worshipped the queen and there were many in the High Elves who worshipped her too. Indeed, her old subordinates were numerous. ¡°Think it over, my trial isn¡¯t easy. If you fail, you won¡¯t even be a Dark Ranger.¡± Sylvanas¡¯s eyes stared at Li Yao. Li Yao met her gaze without flinching, and said resolutely, ¡°I will not regret the choices I¡¯ve made.¡± ¡°Very good¡­¡± ps: You guys are awesome and in return, I¡¯m giving an extra chapter. Please continue to support, rmend, follow, click¡­.. Chapter 88 - 88 Two Trials Chapter 88: Two Trials Trantor: 549690339 Sylvanas nodded, saying, ¡°I was originally going to give you three tests, but Eileen had already spoken highly of you in her letter. So, a simple test of your archery skills is all that¡¯s needed before proceeding to the second and third trials.¡± ¡°Please.¡± Li Yao had absolute confidence in his archery skills. In her hand, Sylvanas produced a gemstone the size of a thumbprint, saying, ¡°I¡¯ll throw this gemstone and you¡¯ll hit it three times in a row with any weapon you can use, bow, crossbow, spear, and so on, without letting it touch the ground. I¡¯ll give you a minute to think it over.¡± The surrounding dark rangers and banshees all looked at Li Yao with pity. From their perspective, this was an unfair challenge set by the queen because she had no intention of teaching this young man. Even with outstanding archery skills, after hitting the gemstone for the first time, it would be propelled with such force by the arrow shaft that one wouldn¡¯t have time tounch a second attack. This would be a difficult feat to achieve, even for them, let alone a novice hunter like Li Yao. Yet Li Yao remained unphased. He checked his resources, filled his quiver with ammunition and drew his bow, saying, ¡°No need to think, let¡¯s begin.¡± ¡°Good. I like confident young men.¡± Sylvanas casually threw the gemstone in her hand. Its speed was astonishing. Li Yao¡¯s eyes gleamed brilliantly. He released his fingers and the arrow shot forth, striking the gemstone. Ding.. The gemstone sped up drastically and hit the wall, rebounding back towards Li Yao who swiftly took out his crossbow, making slight adjustments before pulling the trigger. Ding.. The rebounded gemstone was hit once again, then crashed into the wall. Li Yao seamlessly executed a Shadow Roll, pulling his handgun and firing another round. Boom¡­ The orange bullet struck the gemstone again. The gemstone hit the wall once more. Afterward, Li Yao changed to his hand cannon. Boom¡­ An artillery shell hit the gemstone, causing a violent explosion. The already cracked gemstone shattered into countless pieces, scattering across the room. While this might seem like a lengthy process, all happened momentarily. Li Yao¡¯s actions exuded precision and grace, making it all look effortless. The watching rangers and leaders, despite being far superior in skill, couldn¡¯t help but cheer in admiration. ¡°Very well. This first trial was to test your adaptability. If you didn¡¯t meet my standards, you might as well stick to being a Beast King Hunter. You¡¯re hardly suited to be a ranger,¡± Sylvanas continued after a pause, ¡°Your performance exceeded my expectations and even the leaders acknowledge you. Now, you have two trials that you may undertake simultaneously. I¡¯ll give you half a month. They¡¯re both extremely difficult. Do you ept the challenge?¡± ¡°I ept.¡± At this point, there was no way Li Yao would refuse. Otherwise, he might as well remain an ordinary dark ranger. ¡°Good. The second trial isn¡¯t simple. Today, I received news that a pack of Rot Hide Gnolls upied one of our important outposts in Silverpine Forest, imperiling our ns for Burnwood Vige. But the Royal Association of Pharmacists is busy with another matter and can¡¯t spare the manpower.¡± ¡°Initially, I nned to send a squadron of bat-riders to resolve the issue, but let¡¯s make it your trial. Your mission is simple: use any means necessary to retake the outpost and hold it until reinforcements arrive. That¡¯s when your mission will be considered aplished.¡± Sylvanas spoke lightly, as if it were a minor issue, but Li Yao was not as optimistic. This was a ssic military mission. Yet, he didn¡¯t have a single soldier at his disposal. A pack of gnolls had made a stronghold out of a significant outpost. Even the queen thought it necessary to send bat-riders, suggesting that the gnolls were far from being pushovers. Yet, Li Yao had no other choice but to grit his teeth and ept. Reim the Forsaken Post Mission description: The Rot Hide Gnolls have upied a post and blocked the Forsaken¡¯s supply lines, causing problems for the Royal Association of Pharmacists. Mission goal: Kill the gnoll leader and reim the post. Task Reward: 50% experience, partial inheritance of the Dark Ranger. Task Difficulty: SSS Once Li Yao epted the mission, he stopped managing and asked, ¡°So what¡¯s the third test?¡± ¡°I understand that you received the highest one-star medal first, then you must have received an invitation, so you surely know about the elite trials, right?¡± Sylvanas retorted. ¡°Of course, I know this.¡± Li Yao replied. The elite trials are just one of the shows held on the festival day. In the game, it¡¯s a joint event held by different factions and races to test their neers¡¯ capabilities. The purpose is to test the abilities of the elite yers from each faction and race, while the gamepany uses it as a means to promote the game at the festival. In fact, thepany does not even hold the right to select participants for thispetition. It is all autonomously produced within the game. Aside from the personal performancepetition being global, other things like star performances, main dungeon pioneeringpetitions, etc., are all independent events held by the respective administrative districts. ¡°In life, I¡¯m never willing tog behind others, so naturally, my chosen heir cannot be weaker than others. But, the new Hunters are so disappointing, none of them, except you, show promise. Therefore, this third trial is to achieve first ce in this elite trials. If you fail, you don¡¯t have toe see me again. I won¡¯t teach a failure anything.¡± Sylvanas seriously said. ¡°I ept this as well.¡± Li Yao confidently said. He was nning to use this performancepetition to make a name for himself and earn personal prestige points to have the qualifications to establish a guild. Even without this test, he would have given it his all. Trial Champion Task Description: Two camps and various races want to test the strength of their new elite soldiers, and haveunched an elite trialpetition for these neers. Task Objective: Reach level ten and win the trialpetition. Task Reward: 50% experience value andplete inheritance of the Dark Ranger. Task Difficulty: SS ¡°The count starts from tomorrow, fifteen days in total. You can leave now.¡± Sylvanas turned around and walked towards the throne after speaking. Li Yao saluted her and then turned to leave. No one gave him any credentials. The queen¡¯s mark on his mission log was the best credential. He walked out of the Royal District, and his mount flew around him once before taking off. From now on, he would no longer enjoy the treatment of dragon-eagle rides. Checking the time, it was midnight in the game. Li Yao decided to go offline at an inn. After having dinner, he received a call from his best friend, Zhao Lei. ¡°Ah, I was tricked into joining the Light Faction. If I had known how awesome you are, it would¡¯ve been great to be with you in the Dark Camp.¡± Zhao Lei started to grumble from the beginning. ¡°What? You killed Hogger following my method, didn¡¯t you? You must have gotten some good stuff, right? You should now be stronger.¡± Li Yao asked in surprise. ¡°I did be stronger, but then I received a freaking difficult mission. Damn, it disgusted me. I tried the quest with my friend, and we all got killed. Now I¡¯m the only left, and I can¡¯t give up on the quest. Damn, what a horrible task, we couldn¡¯t even see the boss before we got killed¡­¡± Zhao Lei began to vent. Listening to this, Li Yao couldn¡¯t help butugh. He said, ¡°You¡¯re damn lucky. This is an elite mission that people desire. You, on the other hand, are not happy.¡± ¡°To hell with it being elite, I can¡¯t even get past the first step! It¡¯s useless to be a boss. The task is located at the northernmost part of Silverpine Forest. That¡¯s your Dark Camp¡¯s turf.¡± Li Yao was stunned for a moment before saying, ¡°Silverpine Forest? That¡¯s convenient, I also have to go there. I can help you out while leveling up myself. I¡¯ve fallen behind these past two days.¡± ¡°Wait, can yers from different camps team up?¡± Zhao Lei was taken aback. ¡°Of course we can under peaceful circumstances,¡± Li Yao didn¡¯t go into detail and continued, ¡°We¡¯ll contact each other in the game when it¡¯s daytime.¡± ¡°Alright, I feel reassured to have your help. Let me have the thrill of being an elite for once.¡± Zhao Leiughed and hung up¡­ PS: The first update for today is here, it seems that we¡¯ve passed halfway. Starting today, we will continue to increase the update frequency. As before, updates will be released in the morning. Furthermore, continuing to seek support, please rmend, favorite, and click. We¡¯ve established a reading group number, 427590969, where little friends cane and join us.. Chapter 89 - 89: Upgrade Plan Chapter 89: Upgrade n Trantor: 549690339 After ending the call, Li Yao immediately logged in and found the flight manager. Currently, yers are under level ten and don¡¯t have the right to use flight transport. However, Li Yao shed the queen¡¯s insignia, and the issue was resolved. Although he can now use the bat, it¡¯s still quite an expensive mode of transport for average yers. In his past life, yers didn¡¯tmonly used flight transport until they reached around level twenty. Li Yao didn¡¯t care about spending a few silver coins, so he paid promptly and rode a tamed giant bat. Now, Li Yao couldn¡¯t control his mount and could only ride on it. The bat had a preset route to his destination. With nothing else to do, Li Yao spent the time watching live-streams. The bat¡¯s speed was fast, flitting straight on its course. It only took two hours for Li Yao to reach Sephercher. This ce was originally arge burial ground, a sort of royal cemetery. Now, it had be the undead¡¯s most important stronghold in Silverpine Forest. Li Yao could still see gravestones everywhere. All the civic buildings, everything was a tomb for some noble. The noble tombs were grandly built, but now they were serving as functional buildings. Even so, Sephercher was not very lively at the moment. There were yers, but not a lot, because the monsters in Silverpine Forest start at level seven. Li Yao found the Great Alchemist in charge of the ce and gathered information about the outposts. Examining the intel, Li Yao furrowed his brow. The outpost was held by at least a thousand Rot Hide gnolls, many of them elites, and some even bosses. These gnolls were low level at around level eleven. Despite his high attributes, it would be virtually impossible for him to take the outpost by himself. The situation at Faselin Academy couldn¡¯t be duplicated; the outpost had no special conditions. ¡°Yaozi, you there yet? I¡¯m bored out of my mind.¡± Li Yao had already added Zhao Lei to his friends in the game. Crimsontide God was Zhao Lei¡¯s game ID, Li Yao spoke while walking, ¡°I¡¯ve already left the gates of Sephercher. Where are you?¡± ¡°I¡¯m hiding on a small hill in the forest north of Sephercher. Darn it, it¡¯s too risky, your faction¡¯s yers can appear at any moment.¡± grumbled Zhao Lei. ¡°What are you worried about? Both factions are in their honeymoon phase. Even if you walked up to the guards in Sephercher they¡¯d only chase you away, not kill you. And yers are all busy leveling up. Unless necessary, no one would waste their time killing others.¡± Li Yao exined, he certainly knew about the peace treaty the two factions had just signed, and how they had jointly dealt with a strong enemy. It was currently their honeymoon phase, both factions were restrained, there was barely any friction. As for the yers, except for a few extremely confident or advantaged ones, no one would risk their level. Everyone was rushing to reach level ten, due to further adaptation to the Free Mode, the efficiency of leveling up had increased greatlypared to the beginning of the game. The level ten main storyline dungeon was like a big pie, attracting countless yers. As they met, Li Yao asked, ¡°So what were you supposed to kill? And how did you die?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t talk about it. The old geezer that gave me the quest must have done it on purpose. The boss was horrendous, there was no way I could kill it.¡±ined Zhao Lei. Li Yao felt a headacheing on and quickly interjected, ¡°I get it, the boss was hard to kill, but I¡¯m asking for its name.¡± ¡°The Son of Grugh. And it was a boss-level monster. Its level marker was a skull, so I had no idea how many levels it was above me.¡± Zhao Lei answered, sounding dejected. Pfft¡­ Li Yao almost spat out blood in disbelief, ¡°Are you sure? You were up against the Son of Grugh. And it was boss-level?¡± The Son of Grugh was also notoriously fierce and a killer of low-level yers, but low-level yers could do nothing about it. Grugh was once a mage of the Magic Kingdom of Dran but, unable to bear being outperformed, he started studying dark magic aiming to cut corners for power. Eventually, he obtained a forbidden object. Using it, he summoned cursed werewolves from the Moon God. These werewolves,bined with the curse that spread like gue, were hard even for him to control ¨C not that he wanted to control them in the first ce. He then built Shadowfang Castle, spreading the werewolf curse to the entire Kingdom of Gilneas through it. This is the origin of the werewolf race in the Light Faction. Grugh was the number one enemy of Gilneas, and he really held a grudge. He hid in Shadowfang Castle and became a Great Mage. Also, with countless powerful werewolves by his side, there was nothing Gilneas could do. The Son of Grugh wasn¡¯t Grugh¡¯s actual child but a mutant werewolf he summoned. These werewolves were gifted with the power of shadows, making them quite eerie. Because they were powerful creatures, Grugh sent them to Silverpine Forest to gain control of thend. The Sons of Grugh were at least level twenty-five, and there were no regr monsters, only elites. There were even level thirty boss-level monsters. Leaving aside these strange werewolves, even a regr boss was ridiculous. Zhao Lei was only level five right now. Trying to challenge a level twenty-five monster was basically asking for death. Level twenty-five elites or bosses wandering in an area where the average monster level was around ten was already a nightmare for the yers who bumped into them. So in Li Yao¡¯s previous life, the Son of Grugh was known as the most despair-inducing low-level killer. ¡°I¡¯m sure of it. That guy said if I can obtain the heart of the boss-level Son of Grugh, I canplete the quest.¡± Zhao Lei shared the information for his quest. Li Yao was speechless. It was clear this was an elite quest, and the quest warned that normal methods would not be applicable to the monster. Zhao Lei was clearly expected to use strategy. ¡°Your quest still has ten days. Don¡¯t worry.¡± Li Yao took out a map, examining it and saying, ¡°Right now, we shouldn¡¯t rush it because of the monster¡¯s high level. Our main focus should be to level up. Then, we can think about how toplete the quest.¡± ¡°Okay, you¡¯re the expert here. I¡¯ll listen to you.¡± After peeking at the map, Zhao Lei asked, ¡°But where should we level up? My level is quite low and the monsters here start at level seven.¡± ¡°We¡¯ll head to Sticky Hole. Follow me and I promise your level will skyrocket.¡± Li Yao locked onto a target, Sticky Hole. The levelling speed there was truly like flying, as long as one¡¯s strength was sufficient. Li Yao led Zhao Lei along a winding route, avoiding the higher-level monsters. They chatted along the way to their destination. By the game¡¯s noon, they finally arrived at the Sticky Hole in the northernmost end of Silverpine Forest. Many giant spiders roamed around the entrance, looking frighteningly terrifying. As Li Yao led Zhao Lei towards the entrance, he noticed two yers but didn¡¯t pay much attention and kept moving. One of them, a male yer, suddenly spoke, ¡°Buddy, it¡¯s better if you don¡¯t go in there.¡± Li Yao was taken aback, before turning around and realizng that the two yers standing in front of him looked familiar. His mind instantly shed an image of these two yers who were quite famous in his past life¡­. Chapter 90 - 90: Adjustments (Additional update with 11000 votes) Chapter 90: Adjustments (Additional update with 11000 votes) Trantor: 549690339 It wasn¡¯t that Li Yao remembered their appearance ¡ª rather, the Eye of the Creator revealed their information to him. The male yer was an Undead Priest with the username Guardian Angel. The female yer was a High Elf Knight, armed with a two-handed great sword and went by the name Fruit Knight. Both weren¡¯t god-tier yers, but they were definitely amongst the top-level yers. It wasn¡¯t that they werecking in skills. But both of them always acted as a duo, even during yer killing (PK) events. Regardless of the number of opponents, they always teamed up. They had the opportunity to participate in the Divine Enthronement battle, but their excuse for declining was absurd¡ªthey wouldn¡¯t be able to fight together in these contests. Despite both of them being of the Holy Light alignment, they had acquired a notorious moniker¡ªThe Twin Demons of Darkness¡ªowing to their ruthless reputation. The two of them mainly yed PvPbat and were a rather famous team. Hearing Guardian Angel trying to dissuade him, Li Yao frowned slightly and said, ¡°I don¡¯t have time to PK with you guys, find someone else.¡± Just like the War God, these two also frequently sought out yers for PK battles, which is how they attained their notorious title¡ªThe Twin Demons of Darkness. Guardian Angel looked surprised, ¡°I just wanted to warn you that the cave is very dangerous, you¡¯d better level up outside. Why would I want to PK you?¡± ¡°Ah, sorry for the misunderstanding. I recently ran into a guy who tried to PK me, so I misunderstood.¡± Said Li Yao with a sheepish smile. It seemed that rumors could vary greatly from the truth. Zhao Lei alsoughed andmented, ¡°It¡¯s okay. My brother here is really strong, we shrug off danger. Thanks for the warning, though.¡¯ ¡°They won¡¯t heed any advice. Let them suffer a bit and they¡¯ll leave on their own,¡± said Fruit Knight, finishing the bread in her hand and fully restoring her health. Li Yao shook his head and was just about to turn around and leave. Suddenly, he realized that the two in front of him were potential talents. Although famous for PK battles, they had impressive game sense. For yers with such potential, as long as their gaming skills were up to the mark, their dungeon raiding abilities would naturally be decent. He wanted to build a guild, but at the moment, he couldn¡¯t even form a team of five. He didn¡¯t have a Main Tank (MT) and a healer. These two had not yet joined any guild, so it was a good opportunity to recruit them. Besides, leveling up inside the cave would be numerous times more efficient if they had a strong MT and a healer, even with more yers. ¡°Did you guys have trouble because of the spider eggs?¡± Li Yao asked. Dumbfounded, Fruit Knight looked at Li Yao and replied, ¡°Since you know about it, and yet you still came¡­ it seems like you came prepared.¡± ¡°The number of spider eggs inside can only be described as countless. Don¡¯t you think that¡¯s a great opportunity for leveling up?¡± Li Yao asked again. Guardian Angel gave a bitter smile, ¡°We initially thought just like you. But leveling up as a group is quite difficult. She uses a two-handed weapon, and I can¡¯t heal her fast enough. If she uses a shield, I can heal her, but our damage output drops. The time we waste inside the cave is better spent leveling up outside.¡± ¡°How about we team up? I am a decent damage dealer. And with my friend here, we should be able to level up as a group,¡± suggested Li Yao. ¡°Judging by your weapon, you have a blue weapon, so your damage output should be fine. However, your friend seems a littlecking,¡± Fruit Knight gave them a once-over before replying. Seeing Zhao Lei¡¯s embarrassment, Guardian Angel nudged Fruit Knight and added, ¡°With four of us, we may be able to handle it. But more people means fewer experience points each. It¡¯s as inefficient as leveling up alone.¡± Li Yao chuckled and opened his backpack. He handed three pieces of Blue Equipment and four pieces of Green Equipment to Zhao Lei, ¡°My brother¡¯s gear isn¡¯t so bad. He won¡¯t hold us back. We won¡¯t know if it works until we try. And it wouldn¡¯t waste too much time, anyway.¡± The jaws of Fruit Knight and Guardian Angel nearly dropped, ¡°Holy moly, he casually took out three pieces of Blue Equipment. Is that really necessary?¡± They could see the stats of those pieces of equipment. They were either dropped from ne raids, or they were elite equipment from the guild of the Purgatory Flower, so the stats were naturally good. ¡°If I said ¡®thanks¡¯, it would seem as if I¡¯m a stranger,¡± remarked Zhao Lei, taking the gear with some emotion. His stats boosted considerably after equipping. ¡°Alright, we¡¯ll join in.The only heads up I¡¯ll give you is this¡ªif we find it inefficient, we can leave at any time,¡± agreed Fruit Knight, seeing that Guardian Angel was enthusiastic. Li Yao invited the two to join the party with the gaming arrangement set to party mode. Both of them nodded their approval without saying anything. ¡°We¡¯ve already cleared out some of the weaker monsters in the cave. First, let¡¯s kill one of the monsters outside to get used to each other,¡± said Fruit Knight. Without waiting for Li Yao¡¯s approval, she activated the Sanction Hammer. -125 Arge golden Warhammer fell upon a level seven giant spider in the distance, and Fruit Knight directly guided the monster towards the team. ¡°She deals a huge amount of damage!¡± Zhao Lei was shocked to see that Fruit Knight¡¯s damage was still high even though she had switched to a shield and a one-handed hammer. He immediately stopped holding back and activated his charge. Cleaving Strike! -85 Despite equipping three pieces of Blue Equipment, his damage output remained mediocre. This level of damage output would be considered high for a regr yer, butpared to Fruit Knight, Zhao Lei couldn¡¯t help feeling a little depressed. ¡°Your turn, Hunter. It¡¯s not easy to produce damage.¡± The Guardian Angel said, noticing that Li Yao didn¡¯t make a move. Li Yao calmly swapped to the Savage Bull Hand Cannon, loaded an artillery shell, and shook his head. ¡°No, the aggro isn¡¯t stable yet.¡± ¡°Doubting my monster-pulling skills? Just focus on damage-dealing, I guarantee there won¡¯t be any aggro pull.¡± said the Fruit Knight with a hint of displeasure. ¡°You said it.¡± Li Yao revealed a slight smile. These two, seemingly calm, are actually quite arrogant. Especially the Fruit Knight, clearly trying to gain the authority in the team, wanting to put him in his ce. Boom¡­ Arcane Shot! The artillery shell, bursting in mes, fiercely struck the spider monster, pushing it back a step. -389 The spider¡¯s health bar dropped by more than a third. Hiss¡­ The spider charged toward Li Yao, ignoring the Fruit Knight. ¡°Damn!¡± the Guardian Angel jumped in fright. ¡°Insane.¡± Zhao Lei also looked dazed. The Fruit Knight quickly used his skill to pull aggro again, twice, but the aggro was still not diverted. Li Yao, undisturbed, loaded another round and pulled the trigger. Boom¡­ -408 The spider fell unwillingly to the ground, its life bar emptied. ¡°What weapon is that? That damage is insane.¡± Inside the cave, the Fruit Knight still couldn¡¯t resist asking, after holding it in for a while. ¡°Purple.¡± Li Yao replied casually. ¡°You¡¯re making life difficult for us. I went through all that trouble to get a blue magic staff, and just when I thought I was getting somewhere, I find out I¡¯m merely a pleb.¡± The Guardian Angel¡¯s eyes glistened while looking at Li Yao¡¯s hand cannon. ¡°I¡¯m thinking about robbing you.¡± Li Yao shook his head and said seriously, ¡°You won¡¯t make it. Your blue magic staff might just be my trophy.¡± ¡°You¡¯re the team leader. You shouldmand.¡± The Fruit Knight was still unconvinced. ¡°You¡¯ve all run a raid; looks like you¡¯ve also learned to be selfless. That¡¯s settled, then. Wait, I¡¯ll go lure some monsters for a little experiment.¡± Li Yao said, running forward by himself, turning a corner and seeing the tunnel filled with tattered spider webs. With norge spiders around, it¡¯s obvious they were cleared out not long ago. But the cave walls were densely packed with spider eggs, too numerous to count. Li Yao stepped back, roughly estimating how many spider eggs his scatter shot could break, then fired. A volley of arrowsunched forward, instantly shattering dozens of spider eggs. Each shattered egg resulted in a small spider crawling out. Small Spider Rank: Level 8 Normal Life: 800 Armor: 30 Skills: Bite, Web-spinning ¡°Whoa, that¡¯s crazy.¡± Seeing dozens of small spiders following Li Yao, the remaining three jump in surprise¡­ P.S..: It seems the rmendation tickets have stagnated, not powerful enough, please continue to support! Chapter 91 - 91: Crazy Upgrading Chapter 91: Crazy Upgrading Trantor: 549690339 ¡°Are you trying to kill us?¡± The Guardian Angel suddenly broke into a sweat. ¡°Lei, equip your shield and draw the monsters together with Fruity.¡± Li Yao ran to the rear of the two melee professions with two consecutive Shadow Rolls. ¡°Understood.¡± Zhao Lei quickly equipped a shield and a one-handed sword. Avenger¡¯s Shield! A golden shield was thrown out by Fruity Knight, bouncing incessantly amongst the monsters. -85-86-86-84-88-87-89¡­ Digits of damage rose from the monsters¡¯ heads one by one, attracting the spiders¡¯ hostility towards her and prompting them to charge at her. Consecration! A holy me erupted around Fruity Knight, searing the ground. Although the damage wasn¡¯t high, it was a crowd-control skill that every defensive knight must learn and master. ¡°Lei, do it.¡± Li Yao ordered, as there were still some spiders not being aggroed. Shockwave! Zhao Lei stomped on the ground, creating a fan-shaped shockwave that cause wide-area damage. Cleave! -56-52-54-55-58-56-54¡­ It was area-of-effect damage. Zhao Lei clearly was a notch below Fruity Knight. While the two MTS held aggro of dozen of spiders, Guardian Angel began to cast slow recovery healing spells on the two of them. She then started to heal the two yers continuously. Li Yao stepped forward, finding a good angle, and fired a shot from his firearm into the sky. Arrow Rain! -245-256-274-285-254-257-259¡­ Scattershot! -266-257-260-270-259-269-248-267¡­ Scattershot! Scattershot! ¡°What kind of monster are you?¡± The other three individuals eximed simultaneously, looking at dozens of monster bodies scattered around. Li Yao chuckled. Given the equipment he currently possessed, coupled with various attribute bonuses, such damage wasn¡¯t surprising at all. ¡°Don¡¯t be surprised, and let¡¯s pick up the equipment. Moreover, these are just the weakest spiders and have a small health pool. The ones inside are all level eight and nine spiders with around a thousand HP, it won¡¯t be so easy to deal with them.¡± Li Yao frowned, adding, ¡°What do you think about leveling up this way? ¡°It¡¯s so much fasterpared to leveling up outside.¡± Fruity Knight remained icy cold. ¡°If only it could be this fast all the time.¡± Guardian Angel sighed. ¡°This is the most gratifying leveling up experience I have had since I started ying this game.¡± Zhao Lei was immensely satisfied as well. Seeing the others busily picking up the loot, Li Yao shook his head and said, ¡°Your expectations are too low. Leveling up in this way is less rewarding than ying elite mobs on my own.¡± Guardian Angel was taken aback and eximed, ¡°You¡¯re really a monster. You¡¯ve been leveling up through killing elites?¡± ¡°Hehe. You are not aware that my bro has in a good number of bosses. Now my bro has taken quite a couple of first boss kills.¡± Zhao Lei responded withughter. ¡°No wonder why your name sounds familiar.¡± Guardian Angel suddenly realised, giving a thumbs up to Li Yao, ¡°No wonder you have purple equipment, so that¡¯s why.¡± ¡°Do you think this isn¡¯t enough? But there¡¯re too many mobs. I¡¯m afraid I can¡¯t hold the aggro, and it would put too much pressure on the healer.¡± Fruity Knight frowned. ¡°But leveling up in this way is meaningless. I don¡¯t know how many days it would take to reach level 10.¡± Li Yao frowned, but then rxed, ¡°Here, let me lend you some items. You would be able to be much stronger. Then, you should be able to aggro more monsters. Take a look at this contract first.¡± Li Yao took out a bunch of captured equipment and drafted a contract. Whatever item they borrowed would be recorded, and Li Yao had the right to retrieve it at any time. This kind of contract was fairly enforced by the system and would not involve any mistakes. Looking at the dozens of blue and green equipment brought out by Li Yao, Fruits Knight and Guardian Angel suddenly felt like stones, bloody hell, you¡¯re like a one-man army who¡¯s looted a guild warehouse. ¡°How do you have so many great pieces of equipment? You have to let me in on your secret.¡± Angel¡¯s Guardian was drooling. ¡°It¡¯s simple. Join arge guild and kill their elite team two or three times. That¡¯s how you get this much equipment.¡± Li Yao said nonchntly. ¡°I¡¯mpletely awestruck by this,¡± said Angel¡¯s Guardian who was at a loss for words. Today, he seemed to have encountered an unusual creature. Fruit Knight was shocked but did not hesitate to take the offered equipment. After all, it was a loan. There was no pressure, after all, it was for leveling up together. Soon, both of them swapped their previous equipment for the superior ones they picked and the pact was formed. ¡°My abilities have increased by about a third,¡± Fruit Knight shared while observing his stats. ¡°Same for me,¡± noted Guardian Angel. ¡°Well, I¡¯ll be attracting a lot of monsterster. You two melee fighters stand at the corner, it¡¯s perfect for killing monsters here,¡± said Li Yao while he headed off. He added just before rounding the corner, ¡°Don¡¯t hold back whoever is on the elite mission. Give it your all, otherwise, don¡¯t me me if you end up getting killed.¡± Li Yao delved deeper into the cave. Although this ce offered great experience points, his Fire Hawk could not fly in the cave due to cramped space. Furthermore, its wings could not be unfurled, which greatly reduced its agility, leaving it to be passively beaten. If it was possible to use techniques like Falcon¡¯s Dive and Feather Fire Scattershot, this would not have been such a hassle. Unfortunately, the Silverpine Forest could not offer a more suitable ce for fast leveling. Traveling a little deeper into the cave, he spotted spider eggs all around him, packed tightly in an eerie manner. Li Yao took a deep breath and used Scattershot. His magical arrows seemed to fill up the entire cave, shattering at least 200 spider eggs. The baby spiders soon began to crawl out of them. Li Yao used Shadow Roll twice consecutively, followed by another Scattershot attack. In an instant, over a hundred more spider eggsy smashed. He jumped back and fired another Scattershot. Over two hundred more eggs were shattered, and at this point, the entire cave corridor was filled with innumerable baby spiders ¨C easily about eight hundred spiders ¨C all rushing towards Li Yao. Li Yao quickly turned around and ran, soon reaching the corner where the two melee fighters were. Zhao Lei craned his neck in curiosity to see the beasts around the corner, and his face turned pale. Seeing Zhao Lei¡¯splexion, Fruit Knight stepped forth and had his share of fear. No longer able to maintain hisposure, he shouted, ¡°You¡¯re crazy. You¡¯re absolutely crazy.¡± ¡°How many beasts did you draw here, enough to scare them like this?¡± Guardian Angel, who was not able to see what was happening on the other side of the corner, questioned inquisitively. ¡°Not many, probably around seven or eight hundred,¡± replied Li Yao nonchntly. ¡°Well, that¡¯s not so bad, seven or eight¡­what? Seven or eight hundred,¡± Guardian Angel began shaking, ¡°Damn you! Can¡¯t we just run away?¡± ¡°It¡¯s toote for that!¡± shouted Fruit Knight, ¡°We gotta hold the line!¡± Holding the Line: Blocking effect increased by 30%. A faint, golden light engulfed Fruit Knight. Devotion! ¡°Defensive Stance!¡± shouted Zhao Lei followed by, ¡°Shockwave!¡± Both the Main Tanks raised their shields, blocking the passageway. There was now arge crowd of spiders at the corner, but the spidersing around the corner were held back by the two Main Tanks. The spiders behind them were also blocked by the ones in front. ¡°Heal, heal, what are you dazed for?¡± yelled Li Yao after unleashing Arrow Rain and realizing Guardian Angel was zoning out. ¡°Oh, right,¡± said Guardian Angel, snapping back to reality, and quickly began to heal. Li Yao also continued dispersing his shots. Because of the corner in the passage, the group was not facing a significantlyrger wave of monsters this time, only about a third more. Although the pressure was greatly increased, they could handle it given their attribute upgrades. Fruit Knight was surprisingly handling an elite mission as well, and had elite skills, indicating minimal risk. No one dared cken, however. Whenever some spiders died, a fresh wave from behind would rece them, making it seem like an endless herd. This was a serious test of endurance and tactics. But leveling up like this was indeed exhrating. The speed was phenomenal. ¡°Lei, this won¡¯t work. The healer can¡¯t keep up. Pay attention to your monster aggro and defense. Also, your positioning is wrong,¡± remarked Li Yao, noting that Zhao Lei¡¯s health was always below 50%, not being replenished much¡­ ¡°It is so crowded, how do I reposition?¡± Zhao Lei looked baffled. As I was writing this chapter, the vote count crossed the halfway mark to 1000, missing 500 more for an extra release. Thank you for your support. A big thank you to those friends who are tipping.. Chapter 92 - 92: Teaching Chapter 92: Teaching Trantor: 549690339 ¡°See how the Fruit Knight does it.¡± Li Yao ced an Arrow Tower on both the left and right sides of the passage, as well as between Zhao Lei and the Fruit Knight. Then he set up an Exploding Sheep. It blew up amidst the spiders in front of Zhao Lei. Combined with the Arrow Tower¡¯s attack, Zhao Lei was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief as his health was instantly restored by the Guardian Angel. ¡°Holy crap, that actually worked. I thought we were goners,¡± said the Guardian Angel, as the monsters turned to Li Yao. ¡°First, heal up.¡± Li Yao continued shooting and asked, ¡°Did you get it?¡± ¡°Elite yers are really something else,¡± Zhao Lei eximed. With a long sigh, Li Yao epted that his best friend was simply too straightforward. But what could he do? They were close buddies after all. ¡°Observe how the Knight Fruit staggers his stance, slightly squats down to withstand the monster¡¯s attack. Now look at you, standing there all too casually. Also, regarding your use of the Heavy Shield, you need to lower your body a bit, lean forward slightly, and stick the bottom of the shield to the ground for leverage. It¡¯s less strenuous that way.¡± ¡°Is it really thatplicated?¡± Zhao Lei mumbled, but he followed Li Yao instructions nheless. The result was an obvious reduction in the damage he received. ¡°Wow, it actually works.¡± ¡°This game strives to simte reality, especially in free mode. While Shield Mastery is a passive skill, it does demonstrate the effectiveness of the skill¡ª the more proficient you are, the greater the defense. It¡¯s just that the System doesn¡¯t provide any cues.¡± The Fruit Knight appreciatively exined. The fact that Li Yao had such an understanding of the Hunter ss wasn¡¯t a surprise, but she was quite taken aback by his deep knowledge of the MT ss. ¡°Is there more? Is there more?¡± Zhao Lei excitedly asked. Even though Li Yao had only given him a few tips, it felt like his skills had leveled up considerably. Even the Fruit Knight was all ears, eager to hear more of Li Yao¡¯s insights. ¡°Just ask if you have questions, don¡¯t keep turning around. Keep the monsters in check. They¡¯re heading towards the Fruit Knight. The healer¡¯s under too much pressure.¡± Li Yao was quite pleased with the pace at which he was gaining experience. ¡°Oh, oh, I get it. Just hurry up and tell me,¡± Zhao Lei urged impatiently. ¡°There are two more tricks. Right after the monster attacks, use your shield to counterstrike. This stuns the monster for half a second. If your strength significantly surpasses that of the monster, you can knock it back or evenunch it into the air. However, the other trick is a bit difficult. I suggest you not try it for now. We can revisit itter,¡± Li Yao exined while continuing to attack. ¡°I see.¡± The Fruit Knight bore the impact of a spider with her shield. She quickly retracted a bit and then struck out with her shield like a sh of lightning. The small spider, due to its size, was sent flying and even collided with some spiders behind it, causing them to retreat. Now that she had learned this skill, the pressure on the Fruit Knight greatly reduced. ¡°Holy crap, you¡¯re insane. Did you know how to do this from the start?¡± Zhao Lei was frustrated. He had tried a few times but failed each attempt. ¡°Your friend is the one who¡¯s insane,¡± the Fruit Knight chuckled, overjoyed to have learned this new tactic. ¡°Buddy, what¡¯s the other tip? If you think it¡¯s unfair, how about we pay for it? We can negotiate the price,¡± suggested the Guardian Angel, well aware of his wife¡¯s penchant for learning. ¡°These are just minor tricks, don¡¯t bring money into this,¡± Li Yao stated. In his previous life, every MT had to know these tricks. They weren¡¯t anything special. It¡¯s just that the game had just started, and yers hadn¡¯t developed them yet. ¡°These aren¡¯t minor tricks,¡± the Fruit Knight remarked. ¡°For an MT, these are invaluable. I owe you one.¡± ¡°You¡¯re exaggerating. Since you all want to know, I¡¯ll tell you,¡± Li Yao shrugged. ¡°The tip is an extension of the basic shield counterstrike technique; it¡¯s a true shield counter, a unique MT tactic. In my opinion, other than hunters, the easiest ss for soloing boss fights is the shield-wielding ss, provided that you¡¯ve mastered the shield counter. Shield counters are the easiest to break, and due to their high defense, errors are more forgiving.¡± ¡°So, how do we break the counter?¡± Zhao Lei was eager, his eyes shining. After hearing Li Yao¡¯s assertion that it was easier for shield sses to solo bosses, he couldn¡¯t wait to challenge a boss by himself. ¡°There¡¯s no way to teach that. Each boss, each move, each skill has different shield counter points. It requires an understanding of a boss¡¯s bnce points, which involves strong judgment and calction skills. This can¡¯t be taught,¡± Li Yao exined. ¡°This favor of yours, it¡¯s really huge. If anything happens, look for me, no second words,¡± The Fruit Knight said seriously. ¡°Okay.¡± Li Yao didn¡¯t stand on ceremony. ¡°Freaking hell, all these words mean nothing.¡± Zhao Lei was gloomy; he hadn¡¯t fully mastered even the basic Shield Counterattack skill. ¡°Sometimes, the difficulty of the thousand-gold task isn¡¯t in the operation, but in figuring out how to operate. Like the trick just now, you can also use it asionally but if your buddy hadn¡¯t mentioned it, who knows how long it would have taken us to explore it,¡± The Guardian Angel also said. With the two MTS mastering the new skills, hunting monsters had clearly be much easier. A few minutester, nearly eight hundred spiders were all killed. The four of them, especially the two MTS, sat on the ground, sweating profusely from exhaustion. The passage was now filled with arge number of spider corpses, and they had backed away a significant distance. ¡°Ai Ma, damn it¡¯s tiring. Purely high-intensity operations. Feel like we just killed a day¡¯s worth of monsters, but the leveling speed, satisfying,¡± Zhao Lei leaned against the cave wall gasping for air, showing no concern for his image. ¡°Stopying there like you¡¯re dead. Gather the materials quickly, or these bodies won¡¯t be able to refresh,¡± Li Yao pulls Zhao Lei urging. As he gathered materials, Guardian Angel spoke. ¡°Buddy, I¡¯m impressed with this round. Group farming¡¯s rare now. But the way we¡¯ve done it, definitely a one of a kind method. This time, us husband and wife, we¡¯re lucky to have met you.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t say it like that. Without you guys, I couldn¡¯t farm monsters in this way either,¡± Li Yao said courteously. ¡°Dear, listen, this is a true expert. If we can¡¯t use this method, there must be other ways,¡± said the Guardian Angel, not doubting Li Yao¡¯s bragging when seeing his skills. ¡°You are the most formidable yer I¡¯ve ever seen, bar none,¡± said Fruit Knight sincerely. ¡°Your Arrow Tower, that sheep, they¡¯re amazing, not to mention you¡¯re not even using a purple weapon. Your elite legacy is more formidable than mine.¡± Lee Yao was pretty pleased to be admired by the two future high-level yers, he just didn¡¯t show it. ¡°Outside the cave, I saw you holding a two-handed weapon, it looks like you¡¯re not keen on the Sacred Teaching army¡¯s elite profession,¡± one of them observed. ¡°I prefer heavy damage output,¡± said the Fruit Knight. ¡°The output of Sacred Teaching army is not low and they¡¯re very durable. I suggest you better keep practicing, ¡± Li Yao recalled his previous life¡¯s interview with Fruit Knight. She had once mentioned that her biggest regret was making a wrong judgment initially by not persisting with the Sacred Teaching army¡¯s path, which took her down a two-year detour. ¡°You were able to Identity my legacy, IS It really tnat powertul<¡± ¡®l¡¯ne Fruit Knight took interest. ¡°Of course it¡¯s powerful. In the Land of Refuge, the Sacred Teaching army once made people tremble. They dominated the gods and demons. As a result, they were framed by the gods and demons and nearly lost their legacy. High-level Sacred Teaching army soldiers could withstand a lot of punishment and still not die. They¡¯re an amazing profession in terms of burst damage. An army that even the gods and demons feared and conspired against, could such a career be mediocre?¡± Li Yao exins a bit more but didn¡¯t say much. The other party had her own ideas and it¡¯s not easy to convince. When she knew the situation, she would naturally make a judgment. ¡°I¡¯ll attract the next wave. Let¡¯s try a thousand this time.¡± Li Yao began moving deeper into the tunnel. ¡°Thank you.¡± The Fruit Knight courteously thanked him. Li Yao didn¡¯t turn his head, he just waved his hand and continued kiting. The time for mob farming wasn¡¯t long,rgely because the gathering took too much time. If the monster corpses weren¡¯t gathered, they wouldn¡¯t be refreshed by the system. The majority of their time was spent on gathering. That being said, their leveling speed was downright terrifying. Zhao Lei, who had initially dropped to a lower level, rose back to fifth level after two hours. Then four hourster, Fruit Knight and Guardian Angel also reached level six. Even Li Yao¡¯s experience was already at seventy-five percent into level six. During the mob farming process, Li Yao knew that his n to bring these two teammates into his team was almost secure¡­ PS: The second update is here. Keep seeking the rmendation tickets.. Chapter 93 - 93: Tenth Level (Additional for 12000 votes) Chapter 93: Tenth Level (Additional for 12000 votes) Trantor: 549690339 ¡°Leveling up here is so satisfying, I wish we could do it for a few more days,¡± Zhao Lei said, gnawing on roasted meat by the campfire. ¡°It¡¯s easy. There are plenty of passages in this mountain cave, it¡¯s practically a spider¡¯s nest. We could clear out another passage tomorrow, there¡¯s so much spider eggs we couldn¡¯t possibly finish them all. That is, if you guys have the time. I, for one, n on leveling up to ten right here.¡± Li Yao, meanwhile, was skillfully crafting ammunition and exploding sheep at the workstation, all while exining with a smile. ¡°Of course we need to level up to ten. Right, honey?¡± Angel was worried his decisive wife might not agree. This was a rare opportunity after all. It only took him half a day to reach level six. Although leveling up from this point onwards required a huge amount of experience, it was much faster than leveling up outside. ¡°We¡¯re probably going to be the first to reach level ten.¡± Fruit Knight watched Li Yao effortlessly crafting an exploding sheep, and then said, ¡°Freak. He hasn¡¯t failed once. Angel, helpless, replied, ¡°Just ignore him. This guy is just too abnormal. I won¡¯t be surprised anymore no matter what crazy thing he does next.¡± ¡°Damn, boss.¡± Zhao Lei suddenly pointed at the sky. A bird cry sounded in the night sky, followed by a fiery figure hurtling downwards. All three of the Fruit Knight¡¯s men stood up, hastily retrieving their weapons. ¡°No worries. My pet.¡± Li Yao patted the head of the Fire Bird, then tossed out a mechanical part. The Fire Bird cheerfully swallowed the part, then spread its wings and soared back into the sky. ¡°Didn¡¯t you say you wouldn¡¯t be surprised by anything he does?¡± Fruit Knight said as he sat back down by the tent. ¡°I ¡­¡± Angel fell silent, then turned to Li Yao and said, ¡°Dude, I honestly don¡¯t know what to say anymore.¡± ¡°Then, just log out, or you guys can head back to the city to y the instance.¡± Li Yao also said somewhat helplessly. After dark, they¡¯d tried to take on one small wave of monsters. The violent spiders brought the two MT¡¯s life to a precarious state. If it weren¡¯t for Li Yao¡¯s exploding sheep and hand cannon, they probably would have been wiped out and all the day¡¯s gains would¡¯ve been lost. Afterwards, the group set up a small camp on a t part of the cave. The camp had the amenities of an inn when they logged out, and almost all the food they cooked had attribute bonuses. ¡°By the way, where was your pet just now? He didn¡¯t seem to be around.¡± Zhao Lei asked, puzzled. ¡°He was helping me to go to Sephercher to buy arrow shafts, saved me a lot of trouble.¡± Li Yao casually replied. ¡°What? Buying arrow shafts? Are you joking? How could he help you buy things?¡± Zhao Lei and the others were all stupefied. Pets buying arrow shafts were unheard of. ¡°It¡¯s simple. I gave the boss the money when I came, and we agreed that when he sees my pet he would bring out the arrow shafts. My pet has a storage space. So bringing the arrow shafts to me isn¡¯t hard, right?¡± Li Yao asked rhetorically. ¡°I ¡­¡± Zhao Lei fell silent, ¡°You¡¯ve thought of everything possible. You¡¯re unbelievable.¡± ¡°Knowing how awesome the Hunter is, I should¡¯ve picked to y the Hunter too,¡± mumbled Angel. ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Feeling unjust about healing me?¡± Fruit Knight said indifferently. ¡°Cough, cough, just kidding, just kidding.¡± Angel hurriedly exined. Li Yao shook his head. This pair was really interesting. In truth, Li Yao had no other choice. While the bag had limited space, traveling back and forth between the city wasted too much time. Hence, he had thought of this solution. Initially, he was worried that the Firebird couldn¡¯t handle it or find Sephercher, but this time¡¯s sess relieved him of his worries about sustainability. This also gave Li Yao more confidence in the Wisdom Blessing. As long as he nurtures it well, one day he may develop it into a divine pet. Subsequently, Li Yao led his team along the hot path of leveling up. Thanks to the speedy progress, everyone was bursting with enthusiasm. Especially Li Yao, he was already ahead of the others and, coupled with the experience bonus, his leveling speed was terrifying. By the afternoon of the fourth day, apanied by a golden glow, Li Yao finally leveled up to level 10. At the same time, the colorful world announcement started refreshing. ¡°System: yer Prairie Fire is the first to level up to level 10, receiving glory and illuminating the world. An honorary title, Dare to be the First, is obtained, along with 2 talent points.¡± Dare to be the First: Possessing a certain degree of fame, it will be easier to get recognition from NPCs. ¡°System: yer Prairie Fire is the first to level up to level 10, therefore, the level ranking is now open.¡± ¡°System: yer Prairie Fire is the first to level up to level 10. The main storyline dungeon, Evil Cave, is now open. yers below level 10 can receive mainline tasks in their respective towns to qualify for the mainline dungeon challenge.¡± These three announcements drove all online yers crazy and they quickly checked the level rankings. At this moment, the level rankings only had one lonely entry: Prairie Fire: Level 10, ss: Hunter. The elites of various guilds, as well as the yers of various teams who had all set their sights on being the first to level up to level 10, were dumbfounded. Particrly for many professional yers, the name Prairie Fire may not be very familiar, but it¡¯s not unfamiliar either, as they had used his walkthroughs for their gamey. After getting excellent equipment and experience from beating the first boss, they originally thought that Prairie Fire, as a hunter who didn¡¯t attract much attention, should vanish from the game scene. However, in just a few days, he had shot up to level 10. Although they were upset about missing out on being the first, many yers who saw no chance of iming the top spot now started devising ways to boost their levels and aimed to be among the first ten to reach level 10 and get on the rankings list. Then, Tonton began toin about Li Yao in a chat, saying that she and Qin Feng Yi have jointly killed several bosses in the past few days, and all were first kills achievements. She wanted to show off to Li Yao, but now all her enthusiasm was gone. Li Yaoforted her with a few words and then ended the chat. By now, being the first to kill low-level bosses was not that extraordinary anymore. As yers continued to explore, they could always find bosses that were rtively easy to kill. And as the yers¡¯ levels increased and their equipment gradually improved, some bosses under level 5 began to be targeted for hunting. Especially those guilds that needed to make a name for themselves were very enthusiastic about such things that could draw attention. Li Yao didn¡¯t bother with the disorder in the outside world, and continued to level up with his threepanions. The three of them were already level 9 and with one more day¡¯s hard work, they should all reach level 10. In the evening, Li Yao returned to Sephercher to learn the level 10 hunter skill of capturing pets and a series of other pet-rted skills. Then, he spent Gold Coins to learn a basic skill, Frost Trap. Another day passed. Fruit Knight reached level 10 at noon, the second yer to do so. As if that wasn¡¯t enough to shake the world, that afternoon, Zhao Lei and Guardian Angel also reached level 10, monopolizing the ranking list. This one-two punch left therge guilds and battle teams with a dumbfounded expression. They attempted to investigate who these other three were, but to no avail. Thepetition nevertheless intensified further. Only six positions remained in the top ten. Although positions other than the first weren¡¯t announced publicly, the second to ninth would all be awarded talent points. The talent tree was unlocked after reaching level 10, which was when you had to choose a branch. There was no doubt about the importance of talent points. ¡°I got an extra talent point rewarded, along with another one from reaching level 10. I will use both to boost my healing series so I can heal more effectively,¡± Guardian Angel said to Fruit Knight to win her favor. ¡°That¡¯s your choice, I don¡¯t care,¡± Fruit Knight said coldly, but her eyes betrayed her obvious happiness. She continued, ¡°Let¡¯s return to town. I¡¯m sick of the monsters here.¡¯ ¡°Hold on a second. I noticed a very special spider in the cave yesterday. Since I just learned the pet capture skill, I want to try to capture it and see how it goes,¡± Li Yao suddenly suggested¡­ PS: The bonus update is here. Tomorrow is Monday and I hope those who have time can vote after midnight, click on some stuff and so forth. Thanks, everyone.. Chapter 94 - 94: Arrest Chapter 94: Arrest Trantor: 549690339 For Hunters, four talent trees are revealed after level ten. They are divided into Beast King Hunting, Shooting Hunting, Trap Hunting, and Jungle Hunting. The Beast King seeks to grow with the pet, the pet gains a lot of attribute bonuses, and the elite branch is simply the Beast Master. Shooting Hunting pursues personal power, emphasizing individual attack power, and the pets are rtively weak. Elite upations like Lone Wolf Hunting, which forgoes pets, and Demon Hunters who utilize dark power, are examples. Trap Hunters focus on survival and traps, using talent points to enhance the power and function of traps. The most distinctive elite upation is the Mechanism Master, although it tends to be more supportive and wild. Jungle Hunting, also known as closebat hunting, allows hunters to use a spear for middle-distance attacks and a weapon for closebat. A notable elite branch of Jungle Hunting includes the Shadow Hunter, who specializes in the javelin, and the Amazon who is also an expert in javelin. All are elite careers in Jungle Hunting. Rangers depend on the individual¡¯s emphasis. For example, the queen emphasizes shooting, while her sister ces emphasis on pets. Dark Rangers, on the other hand, have harnessed the power of darkness which does not affect the Hunter¡¯s branches. These are just for Hunters, each ss has its own branch and unique elite talent tree. However, the Hunter¡¯s Legacy may not cover all, for instance, there is the Ice Shooter Elite for Hunters, which favors control. As the game progresses, each profession bes moreplex and specific, showing a trend towards diversification. ¡°How do we need to help?¡± the Guardian Angel asked. ¡°Just help me clear out the smaller mobs, and don¡¯t let them interfere with my pet catching. If there aren¡¯t any smaller mobs, just keep a watch. It¡¯s better to be prepared.¡± As far as he knew, typical head spiders are capable of summoning smaller spiders, it would not be easy to capture them alone. Not to mention, the uncertainty of how long the capture would take. If small mobs were to respawn, it would be troublesome. He could easily pay a heavy price. Li Yao led a few people deeper into the cave, which was quite vast. Actually, Li Yao knew of a very rare spider here. but the level here was too low, and he hadn¡¯t been here for a long time, so he had no idea of the specific location. However, being the first batch of yers here, that spider should still be present. After wandering around and killing many spiders and elite spiders, the group finally found a giant spider hanging from the ceiling of arger cave. This spider was different from themon green spider. Its whole body was crystal clear, glowing a light blue, appearing like a wless sea blue crystal. It was moderatelyrge, about two yards tall. It didn¡¯t look terrifying at all, on the contrary, it looked more like a perfect work of art. Crystal Spider Rank: Silver Hero ¨C Level 10 Life: 1900 Armor: 285 Resistance: Primary Toxin Resistance, Primary Frost Resistance Skills: Crystal Cage, Sticky Web, Hatchling Swarm Characteristics: Cunning, Hostile Stage: Mature Life Form: Special crystal body, can evolve and grow by consuming crystals. Looking at the data of the Crystal Spider, Li Yao was incredibly happy. The evaluation of pets is aplex concept and the quality of pets cannot be determined solely by their rank. Non-boss monsters may not necessarily be inferior when they grow, and while boss monsters may be powerful at the current stage, they may not necessarily be stronger than Silver Heroic or Elite pets as they grow. Take this pet as an example, although its overall attributes are several levels behind the Fire Hawk, it certainly can¡¯t surpass the Fire Hawk in terms of clearing out mobs quickly. But that doesn¡¯t mean the Crystal Spider is inferior. Its high armor rating makes it a decent tank, proving very useful when fighting certain bosses one-on-one. Furthermore, two of the Crystal Spider¡¯s three skills are control skills, giving it arger role than the Fire Hawk in an expert¡¯s yer-versus-yer (PVP) match. Each has its own advantages and disadvantages, and it is impossible to judge which is better or worse. Judgements can only be subject-oriented. ¡°It¡¯s up to you now. I¡¯ve been studying the videos of your matches at Faselin Academy and that mine for the past few days and got a lot out of them. But seeing it in person is different from watching videos. So don¡¯t hold back.¡± Fruit Knight, the woman who was cold on the outside and warm on the inside, had warmed up to Li Yao and Zhao Lei over the past few days and even joked around asionally. Once someone bes her friend, they¡¯ll realize she isn¡¯t as hard to get along with as she initially seems. ¡°Watch closely then, there¡¯s only one chance.¡± Li Yao slowly approached the Silver Hero Spider. ¡°Once is enough.¡± The Fruit Knight and the Guardian Angel watched every move Li Yao made. Except for monsters in special regions, most ordinary and elite monsters don¡¯t have exact measures to break their moves, but they¡¯re easily interrupted, which essentially counts as breaking their moves. For example, strike backs, knock downs, and knock outs are all considered as such. Monsters at the Silver Hero level and above can all have their moves broken as long as it¡¯s one-on-one. This Silver Hero Spider only has neen hundred health points. This might be terrifying for other yers, but for him, it¡¯s almost not worth considering. After a series of Shadow Rolls, Li Yao approached the Silver Hero Spider. The spider saw Li Yao and quickly descended. Then a blue light began to glow from its mouth. In an instant, the loaded hand cannon suddenly sounded. Bang¡­ The burning artillery shell hit the spider¡¯s mouth,pletely shutting off the blue light. -180 This number isn¡¯t high. Considering that Li Yao had already advanced to level ten and even changed his equipment which he acquired from Faselin, his attributes tremendously improved. Besides, using a purple hand cannon, the damage was just over a hundred, showing just how amazing its armor was. The Silver Hero Spider¡¯s body seemed to inte, and the starry light from inside its chest could be seen, as Li Yao forcefully countered its crystal cage spray at the critical moment. Rumble¡­ Crystal Spider¡¯s hanging thread at the tail was severed, and the body of the spider crashed on the ground with a bang. Unperturbed, Li Yao went forward, suddenly jabbed his sword into its mouth, then abruptly pulled it out, spraying blue blood everywhere. -1553 The Silver Hero Spider¡¯s health points diminished instantly, only a sliver remained. ¡°Damn, you¡¯re ruthless. Aren¡¯t you afraid it might die?¡± Zhao Lei eximed. ¡°The lower the monster¡¯s health points, the easier it is to capture.¡± Li Yao exined. ¡°Asking questions like this reveals the fact that you aren¡¯t a high-level yer yet. You think he didn¡¯t calcte the health points, you¡¯re too naive.¡± The Fruit Knight said. ¡°How is that even possible? The attributes are always changing, and different monsters have different armors. How is he supposed to calcte it?¡± Zhao Lei scratched his head, puzzled. ¡°That¡¯s why you¡¯re not a high-level yer. You can learn if you really try. You either can¡¯t learn or are just toozy.¡± The Guardian Angel shrugged, murmuring: ¡°Although, I haven¡¯t mastered the precision of calction yet.¡± While they were talking, Li Yao stored his weapon, took a step back and began setting the freeze trap on the ground. He made a back jump to distance himself from the Crystal Spider and started casting pet capture. Little pink hearts started to float above the Crystal Spider¡¯s head. As it fixes its gaze on Li Yao, it takes a step, but is instantly frozen. Crack¡­ The pink heart breaks, skill failed. Li Yao wasn¡¯t discouraged, and he cast pet capture again. At this moment, the Crystal Spider was getting close to Li Yao: ¡°Fruit.¡± The Fruit Knight understood, waved his shield, and a burst of dazzling light sparkled. Glory Light Shield! Instantly, the Crystal Spider was blinded and stood in ce confusedly. A glow shed by, a connection was established between the Crystal Spider and Li Yao¡­ PS: It¡¯s another week of ranking rush, asking everyone to click, collect, and vote. Thank you, everyone.. Chapter 95 - 95 Talent Selection Chapter 95: Talent Selection Trantor: 549690339 PS: It will probably be between half a month to a month before my book gets published. The word count has exploded now and has reached the limit for going live. Last time, they asked me to limit my word count. Then, I decided to write extra chapters in exchange for your votes, but unexpectedly, both your votes and my word count exploded. I guess I¡¯ll receive warnings again. So, I must restrict my word count. Regarding today¡¯s extra chapter for the votes, I¡¯ll still write it, so rest assured. Some readers said I update too slow. You may take a look at other new books and their word counts at the time of going live. I believe old readers have a general understanding of this. Even though I have reached the word limit for going live, the time is still far away. Anyway, that¡¯s all for now, and there will be an additional chapter tonight for getting 13,000 votes. I have prepared drafts, but can only show them to all of you after being published. I hope you understand and continue supporting. A bow of thanks from Mario. ¡°No way, pets are too easy to catch.¡± Zhao Lei circled around the Crystal Spider andmented. ¡°You think it¡¯s easy because you¡¯ve got this freak.¡± The Guardian Angel retorted, ¡°In reality, it¡¯s not that simple. Mainly because Prairie Fire is too overpowered. An insignificant move dropped the boss¡¯s health below 10%. That¡¯s the reason for two sessful attempts. If it was somebody else, defeating the silver hero would be a major issue.¡± ¡°Yeah, that¡¯s true.¡± Zhao Lei considered the position of a hunter¡ªa majority of yers have bias against hunters, and in normal situations, they have it tough. ¡°Share some details about your pet, let¡¯s see if it¡¯s a good one.¡± ¡°Honestly, luck yed a big role this time. I was prepared to struggle for two hours.¡± Li Yao joyfully shared some details about the pet. ¡°Whoa, there is no justice. Such overpowered attributes. I would definitely be defeated.¡± Guardian Angel drooled, ¡°I must have chosen the wrong profession.¡± ¡°Other than Holy Light Punishment, you have no other attacking skills. You can¡¯t beat any ordinary creature either.¡± Fruit knightmented nonchntly. ¡°I also feel like I chose the wrong profession.¡± Zhao Lei was also envious. Li Yao just smiled without speaking. Purely from an attribute perspective, it was a few levels below the level 10 Fire Eagle. The major thing here was the spider¡¯s skills and armor, which was very useful. ¡°You guys y as hunters, probably missing targets beyond 10 yards. No one will want you in their team.¡± Fruit knight scoffed again. The Guardian Angel shrunk his neck and said nothing, whereas Zhao Lei mumbled, ¡°With a pet like this, even if I miss all my shots, people will still be dying to team up, right?¡± The room burst intoughter. Li Yao gestured and said, ¡°Alright, let¡¯s stop fooling around. Let¡¯s return to the town. There are a bunch of materials in my bag that needs to be dealt with.¡± ¡°Hold on, you guys are just going back like this? Do you have any ns for tomorrow?¡± Zhao Lei asked. The Guardian Angel nced at Fruit Knight and said, ¡°We don¡¯t have any specific ns yet. We¡¯re going back to learn some skills and then find somewhere to level up again. But first things first, I need toplete an elite task for my wife.¡± Grinding with spiders to level up no longer seemed suitable. Everyone was bored of it, and no one suggested continuing. ¡°I need to do my elite task too, also Lei, we¡¯ll likely start working on it tomorrow. We¡¯re running out of time.¡± Li Yao also said. ¡°What are your elite tasks? Share them. Let¡¯s see if we can do it together. It was fun leveling up with you guys.¡± Fruit Knight suddenly suggested. They all had a preliminary understanding of each other¡¯s abilities after spending days together and were quite satisfied. ¡°Lei¡¯s task is to kill a level 30 boss, the Son of Grugh. My task is to clear a wolfman outpost that has been upied. There are probably a thousand wolfmen, countless elites. I don¡¯t know how many bosses there are, but looking at the small n situation, at least the wolfman chieftain and wolfman priest are bosses. They could even have a special boss, and their levels are not low, and are very tough.¡± ¡°A level 30 boss, that¡¯s already startling. Yet, you actually have to eliminate a n? My God, your tutors, they are absolute freaks.¡± Guardian Angel was speechless, holding his forehead. ¡°My task is to merely obliterate three bosses who possess dark power. There¡¯s no level restriction.¡± Fruit Knight was shocked by their formidable tasks as well. ¡°The one who gave me the task is a dirty old man. I think I was conned.¡± Zhao Lei said, feeling dejected. ¡°Just be assured, it can¡¯t be a swindler. It¡¯s like killing two birds with one stone, once youplete this task, you¡¯ll receive a full inheritance.¡± ¡°Why does your task seem so difficult then?¡± Zhao Lei asked, puzzled. ¡°My situation is a bit special, mainly because the queen is unreliable. Conveniently, when a problem urred here, she made it into my trial.¡± Li Yao bitterly smiled. This queen was indeed demanding. ¡°What! A queen. You met a queen. Was she beautiful? Did she have a unique aura?¡± Guardian Angel eximed excitedly. ¡°Huh?¡± Fruit Knight nced casually, causing Guardian Angel to droop instantly. ¡°It¡¯s just a coincidence, a special mission.¡± Li Yao casually exined. ¡°Why don¡¯t we do it together tomorrow since my task doesn¡¯t conflict with yours anyway?¡± Fruit Knight suggested. ¡°Alright, it¡¯s settled then. Let¡¯s return to the city.¡± After they returned to the city, Li Yao looked at the materials in his bag with annoyance. He could use these materials for alchemy, but he was toozy. One engineering project was already enough of a headache for him. Li Yao directly contacted Prairie Fire under the identity of Horizon. The two were now partners and had discussed several times, bing familiar with each other. Li Yao mailed countless spider materials to Horizon who received them without mistake. These materials were good for making lots of antidote potions and spider venom. It could train two or three intermediate alchemists. Due to the high level and lots of materials, they could fetch a good amount of money. Li Yao¡¯s purse swelled once again. He sold more than twenty pieces, and together with the ie from the mine for a few days, he already had over a hundred gold coins. If it were not for managing the mine, Li Yao may have emptied the Brilliant G11ild¡¯Q flinde nonin T TQincr mmnrhinpe tn mino inorpnc?d tha Affiripnr?v mnnw times over. At the moment, the copper ore could not meet the demand. The Brilliant Guild consumed a portion internally, and the rest was sold. Every day, Li Yao had at least a dozen gold coins deposited in his ount. As yers¡¯ ies are now higher, the normal fight against monsters yielded about a dozen silver coins a day, but the expenses wererge. They could basically make ends meet, not to mention the savings. One hundred gold coins were hard toe by. Few individual yers, let alone top-tier guilds, could afford it. It¡¯s not that they didn¡¯t have the assets, but there were many ces to use gold coins in the early stages. Li Yao was definitely currently the richest, making even Horizon envy. With the money, Li Yao bought a lot of scrolls and a bunch of different potions, even upgrading to excellent-quality arrow shafts. This type of arrow shaft had an attached attack power of 2-5. They were military-grade but they were also several times more expensive than before. However, at this moment, Li Yao had plenty of money. He had stocked up a lot of supplies toplete the elite trial. Li Yao was the first to level up to level 10, receiving two bonus ability points, and another one at level 10, giving him a total of three ability points. Li Yao put two points into Beast King¡¯s abilities, and one point into the shooting talent. The ability of the Beast King was to increase all pet attributes. It could be scored three points, each of which raised performance by 2%. As for the shooting talent, Li Yao didn¡¯t choose the first-line-of-power because he didn¡¯tck attack power for now. Instead, he invested in flexibility, increasing it by 15%. Li Yao could load bullets and shoot faster, which were rted to flexibility. Actually, it was simr to what wasmonly referred to as attack speed. Li Yao¡¯s n was to use the talent points gained from leveling to improve the Beast King series, and the talent points awarded frompleting the Glorious Event quest would be used for shooting. In fact, after level 60, a single series could be maxed out, then the second series could be increased. Li Yao¡¯s n was to use the advantage of rebirth to get as many talent points from glorious achievements as possible, to maximize his progress in both, mainly Beast King with secondary shooting¡­. Chapter 96 - 96: Testing Attacks (Additional 13000 votes) Chapter 96: Testing Attacks (Additional 13000 votes) Trantor: 549690339 Li Yao bound the first Hearthstone at the inn in Sephercher, then used the charging chamber¡¯s Hearthstone to return to Beginner¡¯s Vige. Once more, he replenished some necessary ores and materials for making gunpowder before he began continuously creating engineering items. With half the night, he produced enough Exploding Sheep, then used the remaining time to make shells for the Hand Cannon. Even though he had backpacks made by Fengyi, along with the space in the Mechanical Space, the avable slots were still limited. Buying cannon shells from a store was too expensive, the cost of one is equivalent to a small bomb. They were priced in silver coins. Though he was not short on money, Li Yao did not want to be the fool who overspent. He found it much more cost-effective to make some himself, thanks to the ore mine he had a plentiful supply of materials and ores to make gunpowder. The only thing that bothered Li Yao was that, while he met a lot of experts, he had not yet run into any famous Lifers from his previous life. Li Yao nned to focus on cultivating an engineering Lifer yer afterpleting the elite task, to specifically produce supplies for himself. In his previous life, there was an oft-repeated phrase, ¡®Engineering impoverishes three generations, Archaeology ruins a lifetime.¡¯ This meant investment in engineering was extremely huge, but the returns from the products made were sorelycking. Only the wealthy would choose engineering as a profession. When dawn was about to break in the game, Li Yao spent a little time leading a few waves of dungeons. Although he made a lot during his livestream, every penny counts. One can never have too much money. Li Yao returned to Sephercher to meet with the Fruit Knight, then contacted Zhao Lei, allowing the group to gather again. The meeting ce this time was in the south of Sephercher, approaching the kingdom of the werewolves. ¡°Are you kidding me, is this the outpost you said only had a thousand werewolves?¡± Zhao Lei looked dumbfounded at the situation in the distance, asking in disbelief. ¡°The map is correct, it¡¯s the Vicious Outpost. The intelligence from the Pharmacist Association shows only a thousand werewolves gathered.¡± Li Yao looked at the information in his hand, his eyebrows furrowing slightly. ¡°Then could you tell me where the other thousands of werewolves came from?¡± The Guardian Angel was also speechless. ¡°If you¡¯re asking me, who am I supposed to turn to?¡± Li Yao was helpless. Rather than a small outpost, the scale of this ce looked like a human vige. The people of Gilneas had abandoned it. Later, when the Undead n took control of Undercity and strengthened their hold over Silverpine Forest, this vige was used as an outpost andter became an important supply station. However, because of the werewolf threat in Burnwood Vige, their forces here were withdrawn. As a result, disaster struck and they lost the outpost. The abandoned vige was now full of werewolf figures. At a nce, there were at least several thousand, not just a mere thousand. The current situation was, while a thousand would have been incredibly challenging already, hearing about the presence of several thousands of werewolves was horrifying. Werewolves, as anthropoids, may not be high in intellect whenpared to civilized races like humans. But they have already established military order. The party could see the werewolves had made simple defenses and even had patrolling elite soldiers. ¡°There are two possibilities, either the intelligence is indeed erroneous, or you¡¯ve been caught up in the strife between the NPCs.¡± Fruit Knight remarked calmly. ¡°I¡¯m afraid it¡¯s thetter.¡± Li Yao bitterly smiled. Even without knowing the plot progression, simple analysis could lead to an unfavorable conclusion. ¡°What riddles are you guys speaking in?¡± Zhao Lei didn¡¯t understand. ¡°Lei, you still haven¡¯t adjusted, you¡¯re treating this game like the ones we used to y. Primitive God is very meticulous. For example, werewolves, they surely can¡¯t have such high intellect. Why did the werewolves not attack the outpost earlier orter, but exactly during the time the forces were withdrawn? Also, while werewolves have a military order, they don¡¯t know how to rely on defensive structures. But now, they are actually doing it.¡± Li Yao exined. ¡°And another thing, Prairie Fire received intelligence that there were only a thousand werewolves at this outpost, but now it¡¯s several thousands. I don¡¯t believe that the Undead¡¯s intelligence collection could be this poor. Which is why I believe that Prairie Fire might have been drawn into the strife among the NPCs.¡± Fruit Knight added. ¡°Then can you exin the situation to the queen and get her to change your trial? Would that work?¡± Guardian Angel, not knowing the queen well, couldn¡¯t make an urate judgment. ¡°The Queen used to be the highest militarymander of the High Elves. Now she¡¯s the Undead Queen. Military orders are absolute, if I were to retreat, it wouldn¡¯t end well for me. Li Yao knew the queen well, prideful, stern, if he were to falter and retreat, not to mention bing a Dark Ranger, she might even write a letter to Eileen preventing him from taking any other elite profession. ¡°So what do you n to do?¡± Fruit Knight asked. ¡°I want to try my hand first.¡± In the cave, they killed spiders. They could promptly kill a thousand, but those were young spiders. They were in a cave and relying on the beasts¡¯ instincts. Looking at the outpost, which resembled arge military camp, Li Yao had a nasty feeling. Li Yao slowly approached the outpost, but when he was still a few hundred yards away, the werewolf guards directed their attention to him, their eyes shing with a threatening light. Just as Li Yao closed in on the five hundred yard mark, the werewolf guards had already picked up their weapons. Li Yao immediately felt something was wrong. This was the field of vision of a civilized creature¡¯s defensive fort, hardly resembling that of a monster. Ulala¡­ Suddenly, one werewolf drew his weapon, pointing straight at Li Yao. In an instant, a unit of werewolves rushed toward Li Yao, the werewolf in lead being a level 11 Elite. Rotted Hide Werewolf Captain Rank: Level 11 Elite Health: 2500 Armor: 250 Resistance: Low-Level Shadow Resistance Skills: Charge, Kill, Whirlwind sh, Cleaving Strike The werewolves were decked out in crude armor, all had high armor and health ratings, and surprisingly had four skills. Li Yao quickly unveiled his crossbow, then swiftly altered its angle. By the time the werewolf unit entered crossbow range, Li Yao had the perfect aim. Whizz¡­ A ck steel arrow shot across a three hundred yard distance, embedding itself in the chest of the werewolf captain. The werewolf captain¡¯s armor was imprable to the steel arrow, yet the brute force sent the captain flying backwards. -684 Following arge damage number, the werewolf captain took down three regr werewolves behind him. Whistle¡­ Upon a resonant call, the fire eagle pped its wings and initiated the Feather Fire Scattershot. -690-650-687-675-629-426¡­ ¡°Holy hell, are you even human?¡± the guardian angel cried out in disbelief: ¡°Your pet¡¯s crowd control skill deals even more damage than your crossbow?¡± ¡°It¡¯s a boss ss pet.¡± Fruit Knight muttered to himself. ¡°I became even more acutely aware that I really chose the wrong profession.¡± Zhao Lei was dumbfounded since his single-target damage was still under one hundred. He wouldn¡¯t stand a chance against a unit of werewolves, let alone against a single Elite on his own. Yet, someone else¡¯s pet could singlehandedly take on a small team. Fire Breath! Once again, a high damage number popped up, instantly killing the regr werewolves with only over one thousand HP. Eagle Hunting a Hare! Rip and Tear! Rip and Tear! Two skills plus a regr attack, and the werewolf captain also fell, his HP at zero. However, before anyone could ask Li Yao about the fire eagle . A mournful horn sounded, and a vast number of werewolves flooded out from the outpost. At least a few hundred werewolves charged out, with those in front holding shields, those in the back wielding bows, and even the existence of a Shaman Priest. Li Yao¡¯s face changed as he packed up his crossbow and began to sprint. While running, he shouted: ¡°Run.¡± Ps: Thanks to my friends for their unwavering support. Mario is eternally grateful. Also thanks to ¡°I Want Peace,¡± who rumor has it clicked a tip of 5888 because of a hand cramp when he intended to tip 588. The tycoon should take a breather, haha.. Chapter 97 - 97: The Army Chapter 97: The Army Trantor: 549690339 ¡°What¡¯s going on here?¡± The other three were confounded, they came to hunt monsters, it seemed like they¡¯d provoked an army instead. ¡°These Werewolves are not to be trifled with, we¡¯re in serious trouble now.¡± Li Yao managed to grimace as he sprinted. Entering a civilization level meant order. It meant they weren¡¯t dealing with uncivilized monsters but creatures with advanced wisdom. In previous games, when the yers had gained enough strength, they could wipe out entire towns and kill the world boss. But in ¡°The Ancient God World, ¡± the real world boss with its massive health points, defense, and resistance is absolutely terrifying. Even a million yers would find it difficult to kill. In thest world, what was called wiping out a town was actually due to some story development that let to dwindling military power in the main city. Only with millions of yers could they potentially break into the main city, and even then all they could do was cause damage and kill a few yers. upying the main city was absolutely impossible. Monsters were the same. At low levels. to amodate the yers. monsters were designed simrly. But as the level progressed and the intelligence of the monsters increased, they could no longer merely be treated as monsters. Take the werewolves for example, ordinary werewolves were only a step away from advanced wisdom. However, some ns had werewolf leaders with mutations, who could mobilise the power of the entire tribe. Just like now, they had actually learned how to charge in formation and use buildings for various defensive purposes. Furthermore, for them, the usual hatred mechanism was already ineffective. Just like the werewolf who became wary as soon as it saw Li Yao and immediately began to attack when he got close. It was entirely like the guards of creatures with high intelligence. Most importantly, why were yer characters powerful? It was because of their cooperation. But what if the monsters also learned to cooperate? And in the form of an army, with Li Yao¡¯s current strength, if the enemy fired a volley of arrows, he would have nowhere to dodge and would instantly be defeated. Challenging monsters and an organized army were two entirely different concepts. ¡°We¡¯re really in trouble this time.¡± The Angel Guardian was sweating profusely as he realized that hundreds of werewolves had not given up but were closing in progressively. ¡°It¡¯s fine.¡± Li Yao took out a scroll from his bag and tore it open abruptly. A green light enveloped the few members of the group, and their speed suddenly doubled, they managed to increase the distance between them and their enemy like a gust of wind. Group Speed Boost Scroll: Upon use, it doubles the movement speed of the squad for 15 seconds. ¡°Rich man.¡± Zhao Leiined: ¡°That¡¯s ten silver coins gone.¡± ¡°You even bought that? Are you burning money?¡± Angel Guardian was distressed. ¡°But it¡¯s useful.¡± Li Yao shrugged. ¡°But useless though, it onlysts for a few seconds.¡± Fruit Knight frowned. By this time, everyone had followed Li Yao into a dense forest. ¡°I¡¯m not expecting that this will let us get away, but we¡¯ll temporarily escape the werewolves¡¯ field of vision. That will give us the chance to hide, otherwise, these guys will persist. We¡¯ll be caught up with soon and transformed into porcupines.¡± Li Yao turned back to glimpse, having blocked the werewolf army¡¯s view, he halted. ¡°Yaozi, what should we do? Won¡¯t they pursue us if they reach the forest?¡± Zhao Lei asked dubiously. ¡°Grow up, will a group of werewolves that can form an army to deal with us, stop chasing because of a measly forest?¡± Li Yao said helplessly: ¡°Have you all learned the climbing skill?¡± ¡°I have learned it.¡± ¡°Me too.¡± All three nodded in affirmation. ¡°That¡¯s good.¡± Li Yao looked up at the towering tree that shielded the sky. He took out the crossbow, fitted a steel arrow linked with a rope, and abruptly pulled the trigger. Bang¡­ The steel arrow drilled into the thick branches and leaves above and went deep into the tree trunk. Li Yao tested the strength of the rope and passed it to Zhao Lei, saying, ¡°Climb up fast.¡± Without waiting for Zhao Lei¡¯s reply, he filled the arrow shaft again and aimed at another big tree. Subsequently, he linked three big trees in sequence. The others also understood his intention and climbed up the big tree along the ropes, pulling the rope up after. The branches and leaves on the top of the tree were amazingly dense. From below, it was impossible to see what was happening above. The group suddenly held their breath. Whoosh¡­ After a while, the werewolf army rushed into the forest, chasing into the depths of the forest. It was only after a good while that several of them slid down from the tree. ¡°Honey, you used toe up with ideas before, why are you not proposing anything now? All your limelight has been stolen by this freak.¡± Angel Guardian asked whileughing and ying. Fruit Knight nced at him indifferently and said: ¡°If you were slightly more reliable, do you think I would like to suggest ideas? Besides, as you said, we have a freak here, why should I waste my brain cells?¡± ¡°I¡­¡± Angel Guardian was in tears. ¡°Buddy, it¡¯s not so easy to be a bedside table nowadays.¡± Zhao Lei patted his shoulder with a face full of schadenfreude. ¡°Enough ying, let¡¯s go elsewhere. They will return the same way in a while.¡± Li Yao took the lead to leave the forest again, went a distance away, and watched the outpost from a small hill. ¡°What should we do now?¡± Zhao Lei said, frustrated, ¡°Just the four of us, how can we fight an army?¡± ¡°There is always a way.¡± Li Yao lifted his head and said. ¡°No way, you still have a n?¡± Angel Guardian looked up and down Li Yao: ¡°If you can handle this outpost, I¡¯ll follow you from now on.¡± ¡°You don¡¯t have to follow me, but I¡¯m currently nning to form a small team. I need more hands.¡± Li Yao said: ¡°We don¡¯t need to always be together, but it will be useful when tackling difficult tasks. A group to explore advanced dungeons.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll keep my word. As long as you can handle this outpost, anything goes.¡± Encouraged by the fact that fruit knight did not object, Angel Guardian perked up enormously. ¡°We don¡¯t have an army, so we¡¯ll have to whittle them down. However, we can¡¯t just go in like before, they¡¯ll probably send an army straight away.¡± Li Yao looked at the outpost: ¡°So the rest of the job needs you to scatter.¡± ¡°Scatter?¡± The other three were confused. ¡°Yes. You guys help me look for elite level Grugh¡¯s children or other boss-level monsters. I¡¯ll handle the rest.¡± Li Yao confidently said. ¡°My God, you won¡¯t be dragging monsters to the outpost, will you?¡± Zhao Lei eximed. ¡°The core technique of the Hunter is kite pulling powerful insurmountable monsters. I am going to lure powerful monsters to exhaust the number of werewolves in the outpost.¡± Li Yao thought for a moment and continued: ¡°However, there are thousands of werewolves in a n, and there are definitely more than two or three leaders. Anyway, just take it one step at a time. First, let¡¯s deplete the regr and elite werewolves.¡± ¡°Alright, then we¡¯ll go in four different directions to find Grugh¡¯s children.¡± Angel Guardian agreed. ¡°Okay, then let¡¯s part and act. If anyone finds anything, do not engage. Private message me and I will rush over there.¡± Li Yao chose a direction and walked away¡­. Chapter 98 - 98: Kite Chapter 98: Kite Trantor: 549690339 The geographical location of the Silverpine Forest is very critical, and was divided by two human kingdoms a long time ago. However, years ago, Gilneas abandoned thesends to avoid the undead catastrophe, but their fate was still tragic. They narrowly escaped the flood of the undead, only to fall victim to the werewolf curse. The northern part of Silverpine Forest is controlled by the Kingdom of Lordaeron, which was sadly destroyed by the undead and is now the territory of the undead n. At the moment, Li Yao is on the edge of a huge indke which covers a quarter of Silverpine Forest, watching the murlocs roam around, attempting to find a powerful leader. Lake Lordamere, even in ¡°The Ancient God World¡±, is a massive indke. The onceke heart ind was the capital of the Kingdom of Magic, but during a disaster, a superpower used a terrifying magical array with his hand and shattered the Kingdom of Magic. The massive Lakeheart Ind was also shattered by this hit, and the Kingdom of Magic waster rebuilt beside theke. The remnant of Lakeheart Ind was made into a small refugee fortress by humans, which is still sealed on the ind. But it is teeming with countless murlocs, not humans, ruling the roost here. Li Yao saw scores of level 14 to 18 elite murlocs, but each of them was not too powerful. Li Yao remembered that a very powerful water elemental would respawn here, known as the Tiderunner. But after looking around for a long time, there was no sign of this powerful creature. ¡°I found a son of Grugh.¡± The Guardian Angel suddenly said over the team¡¯s voicemunication. ¡°Hold on, I¡¯m on my way.¡± Li Yao gave up his search, opened the map, and started running to the coordinates of the Guardian Angel. ¡°You¡¯re too slow. Since I¡¯m also a ranged dealer, I¡¯ll try to kite it.¡± Although the Guardian Angel obeyed Li Yao¡¯s tactics, he thought himself to be an expert and believed it wouldn¡¯t be difficult to kite a monster. ¡°Damn, you¡¯re just a healer. What are you doing getting involved?¡± Zhao Lei said over the team¡¯s voicemunication: ¡°Don¡¯t worry if you die, finding and luring the elite monster again would cost us time.¡± ¡°Just follow us and stop causing trouble.¡± The Fruit Knight also said. ¡°I just don¡¯t believe it.¡± The Guardian Angel is not convinced: ¡°I have yed a mage character in other games, I¡¯ve kited so many monsters. This big werewolf is just bigger in size.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t think you can kite this one.¡± Li Yao also suggested. ¡°No worries, I¡¯ll just give it a try. I¡¯ve already started.¡± Thepetitive spirit of the Guardian Angel was stirred up. ¡°Well, I¡¯ll mourn for you. I hope you¡¯re strong enough.¡± Li Yao gave up from persuading him. Since Guardian Angel is an expert in other games, he should be able to catch on to this game quickly. But the problem is, the son of Grugh is different. He¡¯s called the most despair-inducing low-level killer for a good reason. ¡°Make sure you don¡¯t let him get within thirty yards of you.¡± Li Yao warned. ¡°Rest assured, I¡¯ve got this.¡± The Guardian Angel replied confidently. Li Yao hurried along. Simultaneously, the Guardian Angel kept mumbling while baiting the beast: ¡°Damn, this monster has a huge magical resistance, I can only chip off a little bit of health.¡± ¡°Oh crap, it howls and it can also leap¡­ ¡°Eh, it even has a speed buff skill, luckily I have one too.¡± ¡°Well, this elite monster isn¡¯t that hard. Perhaps I can draw it to the outpost without needing your help.¡± ¡°You should just continue looking for tougher monsters. I can handle this situation.¡± ¡°Damn it! Can¡¯t you just stay quiet?¡± Zhao Lei grew tired of it first. ¡°Jealousy, sheer jealousy! You must be jealous because as a healer, mv skills are better than yours.¡± The Guardian Angel was in a great mood. Zhao Lei¡­ ¡°What the hell is this? What a sick curse!¡± ¡°I did warn you not to let the werewolf get within thirty yards of you.¡± Li Yao rubbed his temples in disbelief. ¡°Well you didn¡¯t tell me it was this sick.¡± The team saw on the team list¡¯s HUD that the Guardian Angel¡¯s health was fluctuating drastically, seeming like he would die, leaving only a little bit of health. Dark Blood Curse: Every time it is activated, it consumes 389 of the target¡¯s health, it activates every thirty seconds andsts for 5 minutes. ¡°This is absurd, without being a Holy Light ss, each hop could cost you at least five hundred health points. Enough fooling around, better start running, and keep healing yourself, only you being a Priest could do this. You wouldn¡¯t even have the chance to heal if you were a Shaman,¡± Li Yao exined. ¡°Ah, thanks to your foresight, you can¡¯t be dead now. You would have been distraught if you fell from level ten to nine,¡± Zhao Lei gloated. ¡°Serves you right, you are a Priest, should have just healed, but you always like to show off your moves,¡± added another Knight. Guardian Angel, without a word, managed to get away by leading the son of Grugh into a group of monsters. Just a slightestck of skill could have resulted in the Guardian Angel being wed to death by the son of Grugh while trying to heal. This curse was a sick twist; for five minutes, you had to remain in the battle state and can¡¯t sit down to eat, drink and recover strength. Only the Holy Light ss could have a chance to survive at a lower level, other professions have no hope of surviving at all. ¡°If I hadn¡¯t bought that equipment I could use, I may be killed. Each jump took away a great deal of my health, an ordinary yer could die very miserably,¡± the Guardian Angel spoke painfully upon seeing Li Yao. ¡°I told you, just keep healing and you¡¯ll be fine,¡± Zhao Leiughed heartily. ¡°You¡¯re worthless, just keep ying. You¡¯d have died hundreds of times if you were in my position,¡± Guardian Angel retorted not willing to concede. ¡°Pfft, I¡¯m a warrior, if you want me to kite monsters, you¡¯re out of your mind,¡± Zhao Lei continued to make fun. ¡°I¡­ I can¡¯t be bothered with you. You, the weak one, would never understand the realm of a master.¡± Guardian Angel pointed in a direction and said to Li Yao, ¡°He¡¯s that way. Be careful.¡± ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll be careful.¡± Li Yao walked a short distance and found the roaming son of Grugh, then used the Eye of the Creator to inspect the monster¡¯s attributes. Son of Grugh Level: 25 Elite Health: 16,000 Armor: 590 Resistance: Intermediate Shadow Resistance Skills: Crazy Bite, Savage Tear, Dark Blood Curse, w of Terror, Shadow Massacre Li Yao took out his crossbow and pulled the trigger directly. Concussive Shot! Bang¡­ Stars appeared above the son of Grugh¡¯s head, a sign of being slowed down. Arcane Shot! -1 Despite the significant level and armor suppression, even Li Yao¡¯s abnormal attributes could not break the defense. However, Li Yao had too many control methods, from a Freezing Trap, Poisonous Snake Trap, to Concussive Shot, everything was there to prevent the werewolf¡¯s charge. The Shadow Roll and back jump could ensure a swift distance from the son of Grugh, as long as Li Yao could maintain a distance of more than thirty yards with the son of Grugh, he¡¯d be safe. In his previous game life, in order to practice kiting techniques, Li Yao had to kite a level eighty boss at level fifty, not knowing how many levels he had paid for mastering this skill. Such a minor elite posed no challenge to him. Li Yao pulled the son of Grugh to the outskirts of the outpost. As expected, the werewolves sent out their troops again. Li Yao used the forest to escape again, leaving the son of Grugh and hundreds of werewolves fighting each other. ¡°I just saw the chat in the Light Faction regional channel. It seems Little Ze is live streaming in the Silverpine Forest. I heard several guilds aim at The Vicious Outpost,¡± Zhao Lei informed. Li Yao was startled for a moment and then said: ¡°Let¡¯s see how it goes, maybe it will not affect us.¡¯ PS: Keep up the support guys, I need your rmendations, favorites, and the page views. Thanks a lot, Mario appreciates it.. Chapter 99 - 99: Turmoil Chapter 99: Turmoil Trantor: 549690339 The 20-plus level elite, who was also the formidable son of Grugh, was facing these decaying Werewolves who were merely at the tenth level. The level gap was more than ten. However, these decaying Werewolves didn¡¯t back down either, directly unleashing a rain of arrows as soon as they were at a sufficient distance. Although each hit only caused one point of damage, therge numbers were hard to ignore. The son of Grugh was provoked. He hadpletely forgotten about Li Yao and made a mighty leap forward. With a single swipe of his w, a Werewolf was sent flying, its life points immediately falling to zero. The son of Grugh plunged into the enemy formation like a tiger descending a mountain. Apart from the elites, the regr Werewolves were simply no match for him. Though the son of Grugh was indeed fierce, there were only several hundred Werewolves, holding up wooden shields that immediately surrounded him. Even with his dauntless spirit, he was still caught up in a bitter struggle. Li Yao jumped down from a tree to find himself in this chaotic situation. He wasn¡¯t far from them, but at the moment, neither the son of Grugh nor the Werewolves had time to pay him any mind. Especially the Werewolves. Li Yao even saw one that was constantly howling something. Under hismand, the melee Werewolves tightly entangled the son of Grugh. The ranged hunters and shamans kept releasing spells to bombard the son of Grugh. Although the damage was low, they still annoyed him into a series of roars. Li Yao stood a little farther away, so as not to be caught in the fray, and at the same time, he directed his gaze toward the outpost, indeed finding traces of Light Faction yers. Snap¡­ Suddenly, a masked thief behind Li Yao was frozen a few yards behind him. Li Yao turned around in surprise. He saw a thief holding two daggers that glowed green, crouching as if he was about to unleash some skill. However, at this moment, he was frozen, his eyes filled with confusion. Li Yao smirked. He made it a habit toy traps around him when he stood in one ce for a long time. Hunters¡¯ traps, once set, turn invisible, and they cane in handy unexpectedly. Just like now. Although Li Yao seemed unguarded, he had set two traps behind him. Any thief trying to sneak attack would discover that they were still quite naive. ¡°Goodbye.¡± Li Yao aimed his hand cannon at the head of the thief and pulled the trigger. Boom¡­ -325 Instant kill! The thief¡¯s life points were instantly wiped out and his spirit turned into white light, disappearing without a trace. Snap¡­ The sound of the Poisonous Snake Trap getting something triggered resonated. Li Yao expertly reloaded, pulling the trigger once again. Along with the sound of the hand cannon being fired, a white light emanated once more. The second thief trying to sneak attack Li Yao from another direction was instantly killed. Just then, Li Yao heard a slight sound from behind him. Without a second thought, he immediately triggered Arcane Torrent. The thief behind him had already stabbed his dagger into Li Yao¡¯s back. Stealing Skills: Activated while in stealth, causing the target to be stunned for three seconds after being hit. -85-2-4-2-3-4¡­ Even though he broke the thief¡¯s stealth and his stealing skill failed, this thief was extremely cunning; he instantly turned the failed stealing attempt into a backstab, causing a high damage number. He even managed to infect Li Yao with a toxin, causing him to continuously lose health. However, Li Yao had low-level poison resistance, so the damage dealt was shockingly low. This thief was incredibly formidable. Even Li Yao hadn¡¯t been aware of him, and by the time he sensed something amiss, it was already toote. Even if he activated Shadow Roll, he would still be stunned. Therefore, he decisively triggered Arcane Torrent to knock the thief out, naturally causing the stealing skill to fail. However, this thief managed to react swiftly, immediately turning a failed stealing attempt into a backstab. Upon encountering such a formidable thief, Li Yao became slightly more serious. ¡°Damn, are you a tank hustler or a hunter?¡± Afterunching his attack, the thief saw Li Yao¡¯s health bar. He only managed to do a little over ny damage, but he only managed to knock off a small chunk of it. Little did he know, Li Yao already had several pieces of purple gear, each increasing his health by more than a hundred points. Coupled with his level ten base of over two hundred, ny points of damage didn¡¯t mean much to him. ¡°So, you just think I¡¯m an easy target, is that the reason why you ambushed me?¡± Li Yao rolled out several Shadow Rolls to create distance between himself and the thief, while beginning to load his ammunition. The thief stared at Li Yao, cold light flickering in his eyes. ¡°Why ask why? You are part of the Dark Camp, and I am from the Light Faction. It¡¯s normal for us to kill each other.¡± As the thief spoke, he suddenly whirled around and hurled a flurry of throwing knives at Li Yao. Li Yao leapt back, evading the area covered by the flying knives. These knives were meant to mark him. ¡°You are level ten. Why haven¡¯t you summoned a pet to deal with me?¡± ¡°To deal with you, I don¡¯t need one.¡± Li Yao made a gesture tagging the thief with the Mark of Death. ¡°Arrogant.¡± The thief said as he threw out a pitch-ck piece of ammunition. Amid a cloud of ck smoke, the thief¡¯s figure disappeared. Even the Mark of Death was rendered useless. ¡°Tool Thief.¡¯ Upon seeing the ck object the thief dropped, Li Yao determined that he had already started his elite task for the Tool Thief ss. A Tool Thief specializes in using various tools, deft at evading and known for their unpredictable methods. Although their skill requirements aren¡¯t top-tier, they need wits to excel. Without enough intelligence, even the best skills are useless in such a ss. Li Yao swiftly turned around and shot his hand cannon into the sky. A downpour of arrows¡ªArrow Rain! A barrage of artillery shells fell like raindrops. The thief had a rope in his hand, one end of which was tied to a big tree. Being pulled by the rope, the thief was flying toward the tree ¡ª towards the direction where Li Yao was standing just now. -350 ¡°How could you have discovered me?¡± The thief was on the verge of death, his eyes filled with disbelief, but it all happened in an instant. Even as the Arrow Rain hit him, his figure disappeared once again. Shadow Step! Without thinking, Li Yao performed two consecutive Shadow Rolls. The thief¡¯s dagger pierced through Li Yao¡¯s afterimage, while the sword in Li Yao¡¯s hand pierced the thief¡¯s heart from the back. -28 The thief slowly fell to the ground; his soul turned into a beam of white light. ¡°What happened? You¡¯ve lost some health.¡± Zhao Lei was the first to notice Li Yao¡¯s declining health bar. ¡°No big deal. Just threeme thieves tried to ambush me and I ughtered them.¡± Li Yao said casually, then sat down and began to eat bread to recover his health. ¡°You only lost this much health after getting ambushed by three thieves¡­¡± Angel Schutz was speechless. ¡°Their skills were too poor.¡± Li Yao said as he stood up, picked up the loot dropped by the thieves. He threw away the junks dropped by the other two thieves, but the Tool Thief had dropped something that pleasantly surprised Li Yao. SkyFlying: Launches a magic hook lock to pull oneself to the hook¡¯s location, maximum distance: 50 yards. This was something that only a Tool Thief who hadpletedplex quests could get, and other yers could only obtain these sorts of things from a Tool Thief. Li Yao immediately fastened it onto his wrist guard. It was very convenient and definitely more useful than his crossbow, as he didn¡¯t need to climb with this. It was a rare special tool; although it didn¡¯t have any specific attributes, it was extremely practical. However, Li Yao¡¯s troubles were not over. A group of yers slowly approached him. ¡°So, it wasn¡¯t just a random ambush.¡± Li Yao muttered to himself, then slowly stood up¡­.. PS: Begging for some votes of rmendation as I got thrashed badly¡­¡­ Chapter 100 - 100: Conflict Chapter 100: Conflict Trantor: 549690339 ¡°Stop looking ande back directly, it seems we¡¯re really in trouble this time,¡± Li Yao said in the team voice chat. ¡°What, the Light Faction¡¯s yers are targeting the outpost?¡± Guardian Angel asked. ¡°It seems so. Those three thieves imed to be attacking the enemy faction secretly, but in reality, some guilds are clearing the ce.¡± Li Yao was all too familiar with these tactics of big guilds. When they were certain of being live-streamed, they wouldn¡¯t openly kill lone yers, as it would invite resentment and potential vendettas. So, they usually allowed some thieves to leave the guild and clear the target area, reducing the chances of unexpected incidents. In previous games, many frence yers didn¡¯t fearrge guilds and would seize an opportunity during the guild¡¯s events. Although they mostly failed, there were many sesses, tarnishing the guild¡¯s reputation on live-stream. Such instances weren¡¯t rare, including the ones where victimized frencers united to sabotage a guild¡¯s event, causing public humiliation for that guild. Therefore, a tradition was formed: factions covertly cleared the area, and if that didn¡¯t suffice, they drove people away with force. This tradition ofrge guilds was also implemented in this game. Li Yao had a vague feeling when he saw the third Tool Thief appear. ¡°This time three major guilds of the alliance, Sixth Dimension, Wings of Death, and Holy Fire, haveunched a joint operation. They¡¯re clearing the Silverpine Forest area. It seems we¡¯ve really crossed paths this time,¡± said Zhao Lei with a wry smile, ¡°Well, we¡¯re in a fix now.¡± ¡°It seems they have received a guild mission, it¡¯s likely a reward-heavy Military Exploit Mission,¡± Guardian Angel said. ¡°Hmm, even the Light Faction¡¯s NPCs knows the importance of this outpost and are setting up guild missions. The Great Alchemist Association can¡¯t possibly be oblivious to it, but the Queen only sent you, meaning the intelligence is indeed problematic,¡± Fruit Knight analyzed. ¡°They are noting,¡± Li Yao frowned when the group of yers who were initially approaching him suddenly turned away. ¡°Mainly because you killed those three thieves too neatly,¡± Fruit Knight said. Li Yao didn¡¯t respond, and soon they regrouped. As expected, they believed that a small team was insufficient to deter Li Yao. Shortly after Li Yao¡¯s team gathered, at least five small teams of yers converged. The leader turned out to be a hunter named Grim Grape. He sized up Li Yao, then scanned the rest of the team, his eyes revealing a touch of caution. Grim Grape smiled and said, ¡°Brothers, today our guild is on a mission. Please give us face and leave this ce.¡± Li Yao smiled, ¡°Though we¡¯re on opposing sides, I don¡¯t want to make enemies without any benefits. Unfortunately, I¡¯m sorry but my mission also happens to be here.¡± The smile on Grim Grape¡¯s face faded, and he said seriously, ¡°Buddy, let¡¯s not joke around. I was born without a sense of humor.¡± ¡°Then we might really be friends, because I alsock a sense of humor and don¡¯t make jokes,¡± Li Yao replied sincerely. ¡°So are you saying you¡¯re not giving us face?¡± As Grim Grape spoke, the yers behind him immediately drew their weapons, ready to strike at any moment. ¡°I¡¯m sorry too, but this is a high-stakes professional mission. If you were me, would you abandon it?¡± Li Yao asked back. ¡°I¡¯d like to help you, but this martial mission, it isn¡¯t just our Holy Fire guild¡¯s business. I can¡¯t decide alone. I suggest you leave for the best. Don¡¯t forget, you¡¯re a yer of the Dark Camp. If my brothers kill you, you can¡¯tplete your mission anyway. Why bother? Leave and avoid breaking the friendly atmosphere, how about it?¡± Grim Grape seemed to be wary of something. Although his face was incredibly gloomy, he never gave the order to attack. ¡°Well, let¡¯s give it a try and see how you¡¯re going to kill me,¡± Li Yao whistled. A resonant bird call echoed in the sky, and a fiery figure appeared in the air. The Prairie Fire hawk circled above Li Yao. Its body was burning with illusory fire, and its crystal-clear feathers had a metallic texture. Its appearance was absolutely stunning and incredibly cool. ¡°Prairie Fire,¡± Grim Grape frowned. He was well aware of Prairie Fire using a mighty mount to ughter the elite group of Other Side Flower, and how it snot to level ten Instantly. ¡°If you want to fight, hurry up and start,¡± Li Yao jerked his chin, ¡°Although killing you guys isn¡¯t difficult, I don¡¯t want the live-streamer to show up. Being live-streamed won¡¯t be good.¡± ¡°Arrogant.¡± Dark Grape muttered. Even so, aware of the reputations of both individuals, he realised he had to proceed with caution. While Prairie Fire wasn¡¯t too renowned among regr gamers, the major guilds were well aware of him. There were already two powerful forces that he had reduced to a dishevelled state. ¡°Let¡¯s see who¡¯s arrogant.¡± An excited twinkle shone in Fruit Knight¡¯s eyes. ¡°Dude, you got a hard job.¡± Zhao Lei patted Guardian Angel¡¯s shoulder sympathetically. Guardian Angel heaved a melodramatic sigh while he rubbed his forehead, but he wasn¡¯t really rxed. He prepared himself for an imminent fight. ¡°Such a lively ce, is this Prairie Fire? I¡¯ve heard so much about you.¡± A feminine voice echoed through the air. Her soft voice,ced with femininity, was pleasing to the ear. Dark Grape¡¯s expression shifted, immediately transformed into a smile. Li Yao frowned slightly. He¡¯d intended to keep a low profile under the name Prairie Fire, grow his wealth quietly and earn his glory under the ID ¡®Spark of Stars.¡¯ But due to unforeseen circumstances, Prairie Fire was now almost as notorious as Spark of Stars. However, the minor fame didn¡¯t matter for now. He also did not want to have anything to do with famous live-streamers ormentators. So, Li Yao merely nodded at Xiao Ze in the distance and ignored her afterwards. ¡°Aren¡¯t we here for the guild activities? We¡¯re afraid it might affect Sister Ze¡¯s streaming effect, so we¡¯re discussing with the bros whether we should give up our spot.¡± Dark Grape replied, wearing a smirk. In Xiao Ze¡¯s livestream, the viewers were raging. Xiao Ze was their goddess. When she personally greeted someone who then ignored her, not even uttering a single word in response, they were seething. ¡°What the hell, he¡¯s so arrogant when the head of therge guild is trying to be friendly.¡± ¡°Does he think by ying hard to get he can attract Xiao Ze? Dream on.¡± ¡°What an obnoxious prick, he certainly doesn¡¯t respect Sister Ze.¡± ¡°Screw him, people like him should be kicked out of major guilds.¡± ¡°What are you waiting for? Crush this guy.¡± The spectators in Xiao Ze¡¯s livestream were worked up. Xiao Ze ignored thosements. Neither was she concerned by Li Yao¡¯s indifference. As the most sessful femalementator in China, she had long mastered the art of remaining unperturbed by praise or criticism. ¡°Is a fight going to break out? You don¡¯t mind if I broadcast it, right?¡± ¡°Not at all, not at all, Sister Ze. Feel free.¡¯ ¡°Yeah, we don¡¯t mind.¡± The followers of Dark Grape quickly responded. It was a joke. Who would refuse the chance to appear on camera and be seen by innumerable viewers? This was an opportunity for fame. ¡°I mind,¡± Li Yao stated seriously, ¡°I prefer not to appear on camera if it¡¯s not necessary.¡± ¡°You are too arrogant.¡± Dark Grape used Li Yao before turning to Xiao Ze. ¡°We¡¯re negotiating with Prairie Fire to PK. If he loses, he¡¯ll leave.¡± ¡°Bullshit! When did my bro agree to PK with you?¡± Zhao Lei mocked, ¡°You overestimate yourself. Stating you want to PK with my brother, **** off!¡± Dark Grape¡¯s expression changed instantly, and his smile froze¡­ PS: Sorry for making this chapterte, and I forgot to set the automatic release. I would appreciate your continued support.. Thank you! Chapter 101 - 101: Intensifying Chapter 101: Intensifying Trantor: 549690339 ¡°Image is important, image! You need to remember there are many viewers today, including plenty of cute girls.¡± Xiao Ze sensed that something was off, he knew the style of the big guilds well. ¡°Who cares!¡± Zhao Lei gave a crass middle finger without any care for his public image. Even for someone seasoned like Xiao Ze, his smile froze momentarily. Dark Grape was filled with a seething anger: ¡°Are you saying that you¡¯re too chicken?¡± Li Yaoughed lightly: ¡°It¡¯s not that I¡¯m scared, it¡¯s just that I can¡¯t be bothered to teach others how to y Hunter for free, especially those who threaten me. You want to clear out the area, right? This setting has been overused over the years, can¡¯t we have something new?¡± ¡°Clearing the area first and then using force if you can¡¯t win. Truly, the style of a big guild.¡± Fruity Knight said dismissively. ¡°This outpost doesn¡¯t belong to you. We all have missions here, why don¡¯t we let it be survival of the fittest.¡± Guardian Angel said: ¡°You guys are the ones who are scared.¡± ¡°What a joke, you all are just looking for a chance to take advantage. Thousands of Werewolves and five or six bosses are in this outpost. You think you can handle them?¡± Dark Grape scoffed: ¡°Our Holy me has been fair and just. How about this, we send out three yers, we have three battles, the one who wins two out of three gets the outpost. I will have the final say and the other guilds won¡¯t have any qualms.¡± ¡°I think a peaceful discussion would be much better and won¡¯t offend anyone.¡± Xiao Ze said again. ¡°So, do you dare?¡± Dark Grape retorted, ¡°If you don¡¯t, leave at once.¡± ¡°Whether we stay or leave, it¡¯s up to us, not you guys. Who do you think you are, trying to decide what we do?¡± Li Yao appeared with a crossbow in hand, pointing at the Holy me gamers: ¡°Even if we do win, we don¡¯t get anything from it. I¡¯d rather take you all down and loot your equipment.¡± ¡°Then let¡¯s raise the stakes.¡± Dark Grape tried to quell his rage. On one hand, it wouldn¡¯t look good if they ganged up on a smaller group during a live stream. On the other hand, he wasn¡¯t sure if Li Yao still had that dreadful war mount. If he did, they would lose. Hence, he proposed betting. ¡°Raising the stakes, huh? Sounds interesting, let¡¯s y a bit.¡± Fruity Knight stepped forward. ¡°Since my friend wants to y, then let¡¯s y a bit.¡± Li Yao shrugged, not seeming to care. ¡°Little Fire, you y with this pro.¡± Dark Grape signaled Dark Fire to step forward. Dark Fire was a warrior with a giant sword. He coldly responded, ¡°I don¡¯t usually bully women, but you asked for it. Don¡¯t cry when you lose.¡± ¡°You¡¯re more timid than a woman.¡± Fruity Knight took arge, blue sword out from his backpack and tossed it onto the ground. ¡°Then, I won¡¯t be courteous.¡± Dark Fire threw down a blue shield too. A g was nted between the two, and then the g raised, starting the countdown. 3-2-1-0 Charge! Dark Fire didn¡¯t miss a beat and straight away initiated Charge. Dark Fire gripped his giant sword with both hands, the tip of the sword pointing directly at Fruity Knight. The two weren¡¯t far apart, so Fruity Knight was within Charge¡¯s range from the beginning. Dark Fire was greatly annoyed at Fruity Knight for calling him timid, it made him angry, he didn¡¯t care anymore andunched Charge. Divine Retribution! Divine Retribution: Soar into the sky and descend like thunder, striking enemies within 14 yards. Inflicts 350% damage, with a cooldown of 1 minute. Just as Dark Fire initiated Charge, a golden light shed. Fruity Knight leapt into the sky. An astonished look shed across Dark Fire¡¯s eyes. It dawned on him that Fruity Knight was doing an elite quest. At this moment, Fruity Knight descended like thunder, with his warhammer shining a golden light in his hands. Roar! The momentum from Dark Fire¡¯s Charge halted suddenly, he did a quick roll with his body. Boom¡­ The Fruit Knight smashed into the ground, a st of holy light erupting, but no damage numbers popped up over Dark Fire¡¯s head. ¡°Excellent, a duel between two experts.¡± Xiao Ze exined as she watched, providingmentary for her viewers. Her speech was rapid at this moment, but crystal clear. ¡°Dark Fire originally had the upper hand, able to directly charge at the start, but the Fruit Knight had learned a special skill whilepleting an elite mission. As the Dark Fire charged, the Fruit Knight leapt into the air, showing a reaction speedparable to a professional yer. Dark Fire was not inferior either. Reacting quickly, he decisively interrupted the charge and then rolled. His judgment was incredible, with the invincibility time during the roll not even reaching half a second. If the judgment was wrong, Dark Fire would probably suffer a great loss.¡± ¡°However, having lost the initiative, the moment he rolled up, he was met with the Fruit Knight¡¯s Sanction Hammer. This skill is perverse ¨C one of the rare targeting skills. Because a Knight¡¯s legs are short and they are easily kited, they have this skill.¡± -89 The Fruit Knight instantly uses ¡®devotion¡¯ , then attacks the already stunned Dark Fire with a hammer. In the blink of an eye, Dark Fire¡¯s health bar was half empty. ¡°You pissed me off,dy. Watch me kill you in seconds.¡± When Dark Fire woke up, he lifted the greatsword in his hand. A strange glint shed in his eyes, like he was about to release some skill. ¡°I¡¯ll kill you in seconds.¡± The Fruit Knight didn¡¯t even nce at his greatsword. As Dark Fire suddenly raised his foot, the shield in the Knight¡¯s hand hit Dark Fire like a sh of lightning. Dark Fire fell to the ground in shock, his strategy was broken. The Fruit Knight firmly stepped forward, hammering the warhammer on his head. Breaking a move could cause 3-5 times the damage. Dark Fire, who was already at half health, instantly only had a drop of health left. If this wasn¡¯t a sparring session, he would already be dead. ¡°I don¡¯t understand, it¡¯s not the right time to disrupt a move.¡± ¡°We need the Goddess to exin.¡± The viewers didn¡¯t understand at all, and now they knew a little about disrupting moves. They thought that Dark Fire was really steady when he lifted his great sword, and just lifted a foot. After being impacted by the shield, he was only pushed back at best. This was just skill disruption, not move breaking. ¡°You¡¯ve been fooled! Dark Fire may have lost, but he¡¯s not weak. When he raised his great sword, he wasn¡¯t going to use the attack skills of the great sword. This was actually a decoy! He really wanted to release a shock wave, which is released by stamping on the ground. But the Fruit Knight wasn¡¯t confused for a second, he saw through Dark Fire¡¯s ns immediately, and sessfully broke his move.¡± ¡°This is too amazing, too strong. First, he turned defense into offense, then it was like a sudden storm. He seized an opportunity, which was not considered a w in the opponent¡¯s defense, and directly killed him. This person is very powerful. He is another folk god.¡± With Xiao Ze¡¯s exmation, the chat in the livestream room exploded, with a wave of ¡®666666666s¡¯ upying the entire screen. ¡°Vice president, I¡¯m sorry.¡± Dark Fire said, lowering his head. ¡°You tried your best, the opponent was just too strong.¡± Dark Fire Grapeforted him. ¡°Win it back for me.¡± Dark Fire was filled with gratitude. ¡°I want to see who¡¯s the strongest hunter between us.¡± Dark Fire Grape patted the somewhat dispirited Dark Fire on the shoulder and stepped forward. ¡°I don¡¯t know if I¡¯m the strongest hunter, but I¡¯m sure you¡¯re not.¡± Li Yao also stepped forward. ¡°Less nonsense, let¡¯s fight.¡± Dark Fire Grape took out a long bow with a purple glow: ¡°This is my level 10 bow. I¡¯m not level 10 yet, and my level is lower than yours. As long as you don¡¯t use pets, I¡¯ll use this bow as a stake.¡± ¡°Dark Fire Grape is not an ordinary yer, he was once an archer athlete. After retiring, he joined the Holy Fire and became a professional archer. I believe everyone is familiar with him. He¡¯s a well-known God Archer. As for the Prairie Fire, they¡¯re a newly emerged hunter. This duel will definitely be exciting.¡± Xiao Ze exined. ¡°What new master? I¡¯ve never heard of him, all I saw was him being crazy.¡± ¡°Exactly, it¡¯s nothing. He¡¯ll be blown up in a while.¡± ¡°I bet ten gold ingots Prairie Fire will definitely be sted by Grape.¡± ¡°I¡¯m also betting ten gold ingots¡­¡± For a time, the crowd was excited, they still remembered how Li Yao ignored Xiao Ze¡­ ps:l hope friends who like this book will support me, please cast your rmendation vote. Thank you to all of my friends who have always supported me, I really appreciate it.. Chapter 102 - 102: Let me teach you 3 basic skills Chapter 102: Let me teach you 3 basic skills Trantor: 549690339 ¡°You¡¯re being condemned, tsk tsk.¡± Zhao Lei said gloatingly, ¡°Hundreds of rich people have already ced bets in gold, but s, not one of them thinks you¡¯ll win.¡± Li Yao blinked in surprise, then quickly regained hisposure, saying, ¡°This is the perfect chance to win big. If you trust me, ce your bet on me. Can¡¯t you even figure that out? Are you dumb?¡± ¡°Oh yeah, why didn¡¯t I think of that?¡± An enlightened look washed over Zhao Lei¡¯s face. ¡°I also ced a bet of ten gold. If you lose, you¡¯ll have to pay me,¡± said Guardian Angel gleefully. ¡°I¡¯ll spill the beans, he has a small stash of money tucked away in his bedside table drawer.¡± Zhao Lei informed the Fruit Knight. The Fruit Knight gave Guardian Angel a sharp look, causing her to wilt instantly, ¡°Cough cough, this is the sry I just received.¡± ¡°It¡¯s mid-month, ¡± the Fruit Knight said indifferently. ¡°I¡¯ll definitely hand it over, after winning of course.¡± Now the Fruit Knight regretted drawing attention to his bet. Now his half-year savings would dry up too. ¡°Hmm, I also ced several dozen gold as a bet,¡± chimed in Fruit Knight. ¡°You better not let me go broke.¡± Li Yao chimed in, ¡°Hold on a second, I¡¯ll ce a bet on myself to win. The odds are quite high, it¡¯s not often that Xiao Ze is this generous with the stakes.¡± Ah, pfffff¡­ Dark Grape was about to explode in anger. Never had he been so tantly disregarded. This was a barefaced provocation. His opponent didn¡¯t even seem to take him seriously. It felt like Li Yao was assured of his victory. It was infuriating. ¡°Damnit, I can¡¯t handle it, they¡¯re too arrogant.¡± ¡°I can¡¯t resist the urge to obliterate him, what do we do?¡± ¡°I can¡¯t hold back either.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll ce a bet too.¡± ¡°Count me in.¡± Both the live stream viewers and the elites from the Holy Fire Guild were outraged. They started cing fervent bets amidst their towering anger. If they didn¡¯t retaliate in some way, how could they live with themselves? This was simply unbearable! ¡°Deputy Head, annihte him! He¡¯s so infuriating.¡± ¡°If it weren¡¯t for our uing duel, I would have lost my restraint ages ago.¡± ¡°He¡¯s clueless and daring at the same time, challenging our boss to an archery match. He¡¯ll cryter, wait and see.¡± ¡°Ignorance is fearlessness.¡± ¡°The second duel is going to be intense, hasn¡¯t even started yet and there¡¯s already so much contention. Looks like it¡¯s going to be another extraordinary battle,¡±ughed Xiao Ze. ¡°Anything else either of you want to say? If not, can we get started?¡± ¡°I¡¯m the true King of Hunters.¡± Dark Grape dered with an air of utmost seriousness mingled with arrogance. Eyeing Li Yao¡¯s smirk in return, and Dark Grape¡¯sck of any response, Xiao Ze curiously inquired, ¡°Any reaction from you, Prairie Fire?¡± ¡°First off, I¡¯m not the King of Hunters, so it¡¯s none of my business,¡± Li Yao shrugged. In reality he thought, ¡®king of hunters? That means nothing. If it were the hunting god, maybe, but the king of hunters, that¡¯s so outmoded. I¡¯m embarrassed to be associated with someone so unambitious. And can you keep me off the camera?¡± ¡°I am a certified journalist, you know.¡± Xiao Ze gave a teasing wink. ¡°Then nothing needs to be said. I really do want to kill someone.¡± ¡°Although I¡¯m not weak, I know I won¡¯t be able to take you down. If you want to kill me, go ahead, I promise not to fight back. Plus, thew doesn¡¯t prohibit killing journalists in the game,¡± Xiao Ze said with a smile. Truly, for a moment there, Li Yao wanted to strike. All she needed was to show the slightest bit of stubbornness. But he found it awkward to harm someone who wouldn¡¯t retaliate, even in the face of insults and assaults. ¡°Then, let¡¯s get started. I was worried that I wouldn¡¯t have a decent grade ten bow on hand.¡± Li Yao casually dropped a piece of blue equipment. He didn¡¯t make it explicit that if his opponent was staking purple gear, he would do the same. Xiao Ze¡¯sughter brightened even more. She looked extraordinarily beautiful, causing a flood of salivating emoticons to flood the live chat. A battle g appeared between the two as a countdown began to disy. ¡°May the best man win,¡± Dark Grape said, bowing. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, you will learn,¡± Li Yao replied, returning the bow. Despite the abrasive words, he still maintained the courtesies usually reserved for a sportingpetition, ¡°Seems like you like using a bow; I¡¯ll use one, too.¡± ¡°I¡¯m ready.¡± The rage in Dark Grape had built up to volcanic proportions. As the countdown was nearing its end, he already had an arrow notched onto his bow. Thirty yards away, Li Yao did not make any movement; he even kept his bow on his back without taking it down. ¡°Such an arrogant person.¡± Even Ozawa couldn¡¯t helpmenting on Li Yao¡¯s posture. ¡°Mew, showing off again.¡± Zhao Lei grumbled. ¡°You¡¯re just jealous. If you¡¯re capable, you should do the same.¡± The Guardian Angel is still upset about the private money issue. ¡°Huh, a single ¡®handsome¡¯ is enough to describe my life, do I need to be jealous?¡± Zhao Lei scoffed. 3-2-1-0, start! Whosh¡­ The instant the countdown finished, Dark Grape abruptly loosened his grip, sending the arrow from his hand flying out. Swoosh¡­ Everyone watched as the arrow flew past Li Yao¡¯s neck. Li Yao didn¡¯t even flinch, not receiving any harm. ¡°You had a chance to hit me, but you didn¡¯t take it. Soon, you won¡¯t be able to hit me with a single arrow. However, since you¡¯ve paid your tuition in full, I¡¯ll teach you three basic moves that every hunter must master. The first one is evasive awareness.¡± ¡°You¡¯re crossing the line.¡± Dark Grape¡¯s grip tightened on his longbow, his veins visible due to his anger: ¡°Well, then I won¡¯t hold back.¡± No room for niceties now, his only desire was to turn his opponent into a porcupine. Dark Grape once again expertly nocked his bow. Arcane shot! All everyone saw was Li Yao¡¯s neck jerk, his body not moving at all. It looked as if the arrow illuminated by arcane glow had passed right through Li Yao¡¯s head. Missed! Dark Grape quickly drew another arrow. Swoosh¡­ This time, Li Yao slowly took a step. Yes, the arrow was very fast, but in the audience¡¯s view, Li Yao had taken a step and Dark Grape¡¯s arrow had just passed through where his leg was originally. Dark Grape was also full of disbelief, but he nocked another arrow and shot it out fiercely. However, everyone saw Li Yao do a bridge pose, and the arrow flew past the tip of his nose. ¡°This is impossible.¡± Dark Grape looked at his hands, finding it hard to believe that he was the one who had shot these arrows, and he was someone who could hit a willow leaf a hundred steps away¡­ ¡°****, it¡¯s all an act.¡± ¡°What the hell, no wonder he is so arrogant, he¡¯s just acting.¡± ¡°Damn, don¡¯t tell me these two duelists are putting on a show and deliberately scamming us out of our coins.¡± For a moment, the live broadcast chat was filled with heated discussions, and the expressions on Dark Grape¡¯s subordinates were also full of disbelief, as if they had seen something incredible. Ozawa took a deep breath and said, ¡°No, this is not an act, it¡¯s Prairie Fire urately predicting Grape¡¯s attack points.¡± ¡°That¡¯s impossible, the distance between them is more than thirty yards, how could he predict it?¡± Dark Fire continued, ¡°And even if he did predict it, why didn¡¯t the boss change the attack point?¡± Everyone nodded because in their view, Li Yao clearly made the evasive move first. Why didn¡¯t the Vice President change the attack point? ¡°You¡¯re not looking closely enough. Because Prairie Fire began his evasive action the moment Dark Grape released his finger, it¡¯s not that Grape didn¡¯t want to change, but he couldn¡¯t.¡± Ozawa¡¯sment was startling. ¡°Impossible, how could he possibly know where I was going to attack before I released my hand?¡± Dark Grape was full of disbelief. Because he was an archery expert, he knew that it was simply impossible¡­ ps: Thanks to Zhao Lin for the 5888 reward, much appreciated.. Chapter 103 - 103: Needle Against Wheat Chapter 103: Needle Against Wheat Trantor: 549690339 ¡°I don¡¯t know either, I¡¯m just speaking about what I¡¯ve seen, this technology is truly unbelievable.¡± Xiaoze is staring at Li Yao, this is a new technology, if she could understand it and then exin it, it would be greatly beneficial for her. ¡°I said I would teach you, and naturally I will exin it to you.¡± Li Yao calmly said: ¡°Actually, it¡¯s a kind of extension of the basic technology, whether it¡¯s killing a boss or pk (yer kill), you can judge skills and moves through pre-animation, and react ordingly.¡± ¡°Impossible, I also know this technology, but I can¡¯t do it like you did just now.¡± Dark Fire still didn¡¯t believe it. ¡°You can.¡± Li Yao chuckled. ¡°Are you mocking me?¡± Dark Fire, holding back his anger, said: ¡°Isn¡¯t what I said correct?¡± ¡°Yes, I am mocking you. Is there something wrong with my mockery?¡± Li Yao shrugged. ¡°Damn, so arrogant.¡± ¡°Screw you, fucking dick.¡± The audience in the live room was at a loss for words. ¡°All right, then I want to hear your opinion.¡± The hand that Dark Fire was using to grip his bow was trembling. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, you gave me a purple bow, of course, I will exin.¡± Li Yao looked at Dark Fire and said: ¡°Some of your basic skills are quite solid, like archery, very urate.¡± ¡°You are still mocking me.¡± Dark Fire huffed and puffed, he hadn¡¯t even touched the opponent with his three arrows, beingplimented as a good archer by such a person was a great irony. ¡°No, you do have some foundation in archery, that¡¯s a fact. But you said that you mastered the techniques I mentioned earlier, so let me ask you a question. I wonder how many bosses you have killed using this technique, because this is also the basis for breaking the position, if you really have mastered it, then how many bosses have you killed?¡± Li Yao asked the same question again. Li Yao¡¯s words made people realize like a thunderbolt exploding, yes, if Dark Fire really mastered this technique. He would naturally be able to see through the boss¡¯s moves, naturally he could break through sessfully, so killing the boss wouldn¡¯t be too difficult. Xiaoze hurriedly asked: ¡°Prairie Fire God, can you exin in more detail?¡± ¡°Movements and eye contactbined can tell you where he wants to attack me.¡± Li Yao said. Many people were still confused when they heard this, they felt that Li Yao was making sense, but they couldn¡¯t grasp what he was pushing at. ¡°Can you be more detailed?¡± Not to mention ordinary yers, even she was confused. ¡°Figure it out yourself. A piece of purple gear is not worth a detailed analysis from me.¡± Saying this, Li Yao took off the homemade bow from his back and continued: ¡°Let¡¯s get started, I¡¯ll teach you the second trick, Archery. This step is based on your mastering the first.¡± Dark Fire¡¯s anger was already gone, as a God Archer, he had been stunned by Li Yao¡¯s theory. But he was naturallybative, pulling his bow and setting his arrow: ¡°Come on then, I am ready to learn your second trick.¡± Whoosh¡­ Without any warning, Dark Fire let go, the arrow shot out. In the eyes of the audience, it seemed as if the two shot their arrows at the same time. Before anyone could react, a collision was heard. Ding¡­ To the disbelieving audience, the arrowheads of both arrows collided, and while sparking, both were shattered by the tremendous force. ¡°Oh my God, I must be seeing things.¡± ¡°I think I¡¯m seeing things too, this must be a coincidence.¡± ¡°It¡¯s definitely a coincidence.¡± The yers and the elites of the Holy Fire Guild were all stunned, feeling it was a coincidence. ¡°Look at this move.¡± Three arrows appeared in Dark Fire¡¯s palm, which were shot out quickly. In the yers¡¯ eyes, Li Yao also quickly took out three arrows and shot them out just as quickly. Ding¡­Ding¡­Ding¡­Three connected sounds, and six arrows collided with one another, shattering to pieces. ¡°Damn, what just happened now? The first was a coincidence, but now?¡± ¡°This must be a dream, how can this even be possible.¡± ¡°Jesus, is this guy even human?¡± ¡°Elder Pig, hurry up and end this supernatural ability of yours.¡± The audience can no longer describe their feelings right now. ¡°This is impossible.¡± Dark Grape¡¯s eyes turned red, his body emitting a red light, the sign of preparing tounch a rapid shooting attack. All the people could see was his hand turned into a blur, firing a string of arrows one after another. As for Li Yao, in the eyes of everyone, his body also turned red in a sh. His hands moved like a blur, firing one arrow after another. Both sides seemed to be shooting a string of arrows, some even having the arrow tips chasing after the arrow¡¯s tail, demonstrating the terrifying speed. Ding ding ding ding ding ding ding¡­ In the eyes of all, arrows violently collided, producing intense sparks. Fifteen seconds, the shing sounds persisted for fifteen seconds. Li Yao was still calmly standing in the same spot, his health full to the brim, this meant that in the fifteen seconds of rapid shooting, all of the arrows shot towards him were blocked by his own arrows. The area between the two was filled with pieces of shattered arrows. ¡°Mom,e quick and see God.¡± ¡°Oh holy Buddha, quickly take this monster away.¡± ¡°Although he¡¯s ridiculously overpowering, you have to admit, Prairie Fire truly has the capability to be this arrogant.¡± ¡°As expected of my Hunter, it¡¯s the best profession.¡± At this moment, they had already forgotten their dissatisfaction towards Li Yao, conquered by his unimaginably skilled archery, the recent fifteen seconds had left them dazed and amazed. At this moment, most of the yers were still confused, but even though they didn¡¯t understand, they knew it was amazing. ¡°This skill is divine, truly divine, I can even imagine this scene making it into the best camera shots of the month.¡± Chunhua¡¯s usually calm eyes were now burning bright. ¡°You¡¯re right, my archery skill is indeed foundational technique.¡± Dark Grape looked nkly at his longbow and said: ¡°Show me the third move, let me see what could be even better than this.¡± By now, he had already understood, he was not in any way Prairie Fire¡¯s match, feeling both ted and disheartened. ted that he had witnessed a new realm, which gave him a new direction. Disheartened that he was just a witness, and not the creator of the style. ¡°Wait, I still can¡¯t figure out what¡¯s going on.¡± Zhao Lei interrupted Li Yao, saying: ¡°It feels like you guys shot the arrows at the same time, how could they all collide together?¡± ¡°Let me exin this time.¡± Dark Grape nced at the calm Li Yao before speaking: ¡°Actually, the same as before, I fired and then Prairie Fire started to shoot, it¡¯s just that his actions were so fast that it looked like we shot at the same time.¡± ¡°What¡¯s the difference between this move and the first, I can¡¯t see any, why is it considered the second move?¡± Dark Fire asked, his question echoing the confusion of many. ¡°Of course, there¡¯s a difference. Dodging an arrow requires you to determine the target point, then make the dodge movements. However, for the second move, not only does your mind need to react, your actions also need to keep up. This all needs to happen in less than half a second, in such a short time, determining the arrow¡¯s trajectory, and then firing another arrow, with the arrowheads precisely meeting. Can you imagine how difficult that would be?¡± ¡°If the first arrow was a coincidence, how about the scattered shots? The difficulty increases a lot more. The third time, in rapid shooting, I shot twenty arrows in fifteen seconds, every one without fail. This is more difficult than any target practice. uracy, it¡¯s only the most basic.¡± Listening to Dark Grape¡¯s detailed exnation, everyone could imagine the difficulty. The chat in the live stream was filled with a constant stream of ¡°66666666666¡±, nothing else. Everyone was even more expectant of the third move¡­. Chapter 104 - 104: The Seemingly Mundane Third Move Chapter 104: The Seemingly Mundane Third Move Trantor: 549690339 Li Yao also found time to check the live stream and, seeing thements in Xiao Ze¡¯s broadcast room, finally allowed a slight smile to cross his face. It wasn¡¯t that he was happy about the changing attitudes of these people; he didn¡¯t care how others judged him. What made him smile was the thought that hunters who saw this clip would surely have their faith strengthened, and some of those who had wanted to give up their hunter roles may reconsider after watching his performance. Since he was in a broadcast, he might as well do something meaningful. The first skill might appear simple, but it was extremely hard to master. In his previous life, countless persistent hunters invested their time and energy to investigate all possible techniques, ultimately consolidating a mature theory. Li Yao was one of them, and he was all too familiar with the amount of effort put forth by those who researched with him. So, he decided to share this technique, to spare those who persist as hunters from years of detours, and make the hunter role a powerful contender amongst all the other roles. However, what he demonstrated, although basic, would be hard to master without extensive practice. Take Hei An Grape, for example, Li Yao estimated that with diligent practice, he would need two to three years to skillfully master the first technique. And the second skill was not simply cultivated through diligence; it required a superb neurological response ability and impable judgement. Let alone for ordinary yers without a mastery of the Connecting Arrows technique, Li Yao himself had spent eight years honing this technique while both practising his archery and conducting research with a group of veteran hunters. In the end, Li Yao just floated an enticing but hard to reach pie in the sky for them. But it was a direction, a guiding light. Thinking back on his past days of groping blindly, Li Yao felt a twinge of a pang. ¡°What¡¯s the third move called?¡± Xiao Ze asked. ¡°It has no name. If I had to name it, I would probably call it ¡®Would You Like to Dance¡¯ or ¡®Might as Well Waltz¡¯.¡± Said Li Yao, slowly drawing his bow and getting ready to shoot. ¡°Well, let¡¯s see your archery skills then.¡± Hei An Grape still had a sliver of arrogance left. Like how Li Yao did, he positioned his longbow on his back, showing no hint of making a move. ¡°As you wish, but the result will be the same either way.¡± Li Yao shook his head and then immediately fired an arrow. Disappointment flitted across Hei An Grape¡¯s eyes. Granted, he could not dodge arrows as effortlessly as Li Yao, but he had a skill up his sleeve. Shadow Roll! A shadow whizzed past, the arrow didn¡¯t hit Hei An Grape as anticipated by the audience. It didn¡¯t even touch his shadow. ¡°Darn, we got tricked.¡± ¡°Does this even qualify as a divine skill?¡± ¡°Oh c¡¯mon, we¡¯ve been yed.¡± The live stream chatroom exploded with messages. What they had been anticipating turned out to be a disappointment. It was utterly unbearable since it felt like their intelligence had been insulted. However, the duel was going on. Right when Hei An Grape had just finished his Shadow Roll¡­ There was the echoing sound of an arrow piercing through the air. Thump¡­ Hei An Grape saw an arrowhead looming right in front of him. He had just finished his Shadow Roll and barely managed to stabilise his body when the arrow was already aimed at his forehead. Hei An Grape turned pale and immediately swayed left and right in an attempt to confuse Li Yao before jumping back. -359 Yet, he was hit with another arrow. A seemingly unremarkable shot from Li Yao hit him square in his forehead, again. -85 His health was reduced to a trickle. The duel was pretty much over. Hei An Grape¡¯s face turned from green to white. He chugged down a Life Potion, put on a smile, and said, ¡°I admit defeat. As for the title King of Hunters, I won¡¯t be bringing it up again.¡± Li Yao nodded and said, ¡°You¡¯re actually quite skillful.¡± ¡°Not in front of you,¡± Hei An Grape said ruefully. ¡°Here¡¯s your bow. At the current stage, you are probably the only one suited to use it.¡± He caressed the Purple Longbow in his hand before passing it to Li Yao. ¡°Yes, indeed a good bow,¡± said Li Yao. He took one look at it and fell in love with it. This weapon was probably the top tier for level 10 weapons. ¡°Don¡¯t just stand there, tell us the specs!¡± It wasn¡¯t just Zhao Lei; the rest of the team was also curious. This was a level 10 weapon, after all. At this stage, only Li Yao could kill a level 10 boss. They realised that the bow must have been obtained from a treasure box, a very rare Gold Treasure Box. Obviously, they were intrigued. Falcon Bow Quality: Purple Epic Attack: 28-35 Strength: 26 Agility: 24 Stamina: 22 Durability: 100/100 Attacks have a chance to summon a level 10 Falcon Spirit that attacks the target for fifteen seconds. Equipment Level: 10 Equipment Requirements: Hunter, Warrior ¡°Divine Bow, indeed! What amazing attributes,¡± said Zhao Lei, burning with envy. ¡°Nobody cares about your envy, ¡± Guardian Angel chimed in. ¡°What do you mean ¡®nobody cares¡¯? Didn¡¯t you see? Even a warrior can use it,¡± Zhao Lei protested. ¡°Even if you could use it, you won¡¯t get it,¡± Guardian Angel retorted, not cutting him any ck. ¡°Damn it,¡± Zhao Lei snapped back and flicked his middle finger. Li Yao immediately reced his Homemade Bow with the Falcon Bow and checked the attributes again. ¡°Ahem, guys, the live stream chat is blowing up. Can anyone exin what just happened?¡± Xiao Zeughingly interjected. ¡°Don¡¯t be too modest, sister Ze. You are the top livementary host; how could you not understand?¡± retorted Li Yao, who couldn¡¯t be bothered to exin. ¡°Can I stay?¡± His question was directed at Hei An Grape. ¡°If I say so, it will be,¡± Hei An Grape hesitated then continued, ¡°Though I admire your skills, this mission is extremely important to our three guilds. If you interfere, we bepetitors. We won¡¯t clear you out, but it doesn¡¯t mean that we won¡¯t attack you again, so I hope you understand.¡± ¡°Mm-hmm,¡± Li Yao responded. Naturally, he wasn¡¯t naive enough to believe that winning a small bet would lead the three guilds to retreat. ¡°Feels like Li Yao can¡¯t exin the third move either. Seems rather ordinary to me.¡± ¡°I find it ordinary too.¡± ¡°Same here, just ordinary.¡± ¡°Ordinary my foot! Didn¡¯t you see Grape admitting defeat wholeheartedly?¡± ¡°Exactly, Grape is one of the top God Archers. There must be some profound meaning behind the third move since it was able to make him admit defeat.¡± ¡°Mm-hmm, there¡¯s no way this is fake. As far as I know, Grape is one of the few hunters recognised by the guild and is qualified forpetitions. If he wasn¡¯t truly convinced, would he admit defeat?¡± ¡°Just look at his reactions before and after. He was furious initially, but what about now?¡± ¡°Although I don¡¯t understand, it feels really amazing.¡± ¡°101, Ze got stumped? That¡¯s rare.¡± ¡°This is the first time that I¡¯ve seen a technique Ze can¡¯t exin. I¡¯m convinced.¡± ¡°666666, to see Ze furrowing her brows. This stream was so worth my time.¡± ¡°Li Yao, I lost the bet and even though your excess confidence gets on my nerves, I admit that I¡¯m impressed by this y.¡± ¡°Li Yao is awesome.¡± Xiao Ze reyed the segment over and over, her furrowed brows eventually rxed. ¡°Whoever said I can¡¯t exin the technique, stand up.¡±. ps: Comrades, where are your rmendation votes? No one votes unless I ask? My heart is tired and suffocating.. Chapter 105 - 105: Unraveling Chapter 105: Unraveling Trantor: 549690339 ¡°ZeZi is angry.¡± ¡°ZeZi¡¯s wrath, blood flows like a waterfall. ¡°I bet fifty cents that ZeZi hasn¡¯t actually figured it out.¡± ¡°I also bet fifty cents.¡± The livestream room was filled withughs. ¡°We¡¯ll go over first, ZeZi.¡± Dark Grapes was subtly reminding ZeZi that securing the outpost was the top priority for the livestream. ¡°Mm, you guys go ahead and prepare, the main force should be arriving soon, we can¡¯t dy the main show,¡± ZeZi pretended not to understand his intentions, in ZeZi¡¯s view, capturing Li Yao was far more important than livestreaming the expedition. After all, Prairie Fire was a yer from the Dark Camp, while she was in the Light Faction, maybe opponents the next time they met. ¡°ZeZi, get on with thementary.¡± ¡°I¡¯m going crazy, what¡¯s the trick behind it?¡± ¡°Exactly, please clear our doubts, what exactly is the third move?¡± The livestream audience¡¯s curiosity was at its peak. ¡°Would Lord Prairie Fire care to exin and satisfy everyone¡¯s curiosity?¡± she said, following the pace of Li Yao and his team. ¡°The value of a Purple Bow is not enough, if we¡¯re being serious, a Purple Bow couldn¡¯t even trade for one move,¡± said Li Yao earnestly. ZeZi¡¯s smile faltered momentarily, then she said, ¡°Alright, then let me exin it.¡± ZeZi set the livestream to rey the third move, saying, ¡°Please notice, the name of this move, as Lord Prairie Fire said, ¡®Conductor¡¯s Baton¡¯ is a more fitting name.¡± In the video, Li Yao fired the first arrow, which was the empty arrow that missed. ¡°I learned something from this empty arrow.¡± ZeZi paused the video. ¡°Pfft, what can you learn from an empty arrow, learning to miss?¡± ¡°I¡¯m also a Hunter, often shooting nks, does that mean I¡¯m an expert.¡± ¡°I often miss shots too, I¡¯m about to give up on being a Hunter, but seeing Lord Prairie Fire¡¯s operation, I¡¯m confident again, ZeZi, please exin.¡± ZeZi said with a smile: ¡°Because this arrow was never meant to hit in the first ce, first of all, you should know, the most terrifying enemy is the hidden or stationary enemy. When they¡¯re stationary, while they seem vulnerable, they actually have no weak points.¡± Zhao Lei scratched his head, ¡°I go, what nonsense are you talking about, it¡¯s getting more and more confusing, it¡¯s just a nk shot, isn¡¯t it?¡± Zhao Lei nudged Li Yao, who justughed and didn¡¯t respond. ZeZi shook her head and said, ¡°Exactly, it was just an empty arrow. Basically, Prairie Fire was just trying to get him moving. Once he moved, Prairie Fire could predict Grape¡¯s next move. It¡¯s like when the conductor starts waving his baton, and the music begins.¡± ¡°Damn, so he just needs to stay still,¡± said Zhao Lei bluntly and impatiently. ¡°Dumbass! If he stood still he¡¯d have been hit by the arrow.¡± Guardian Angel held his forehead, pretending to be powerless to retort. Zhao Lei was stunned¡­ ZeZi continued nonchntly, ¡°Did you see? Once Grape moved, Prairie Fire swiftly shot the second arrow. Take note, what do you guys feel when you watch it in slow motion?¡± ¡°Fuck, howe it feels like Grape intentionally ran into the arrow?¡± Zhao Lei was also watching the rey and couldn¡¯t believe it. ¡°That¡¯s right, visually it seems like Grape ran into the arrow himself. Now look at the third arrow.¡± ZeZi continued ying in slow motion. ¡°The third arrow is the same, clearly Grape was trying to dodge, but why does it still feel like he intentionally ran into the arrow, and each time he was hit right between the eyes?¡± Zhao Lei rubbed his eyes and watched the rey again, this time at a very slow speed. Everyone watched as Li Yao shot an arrow, then Dark Grapes executed a Shadow Roll to this position, but as soon as he steadied himself, Li Yao¡¯s arrow had already reached his forehead. Because it was yed so slowly, everyone was certain that he wouldn¡¯t have been hit by the arrow if he hadn¡¯t executed a Shadow Roll, or even if he hadn¡¯t rolled in that direction. The same happened with the third arrow. Dark Grapes swayed from left to right, faking his movements but still ended up running into the arrow after dodging. ¡°Holy shit, this is eerie.¡± ¡°Why do I feel a chill running down my spine.¡± ¡°Same here, is this some kind of sorcery?¡± ¡°Never seen something so strange.¡± ¡°I¡¯m impressed by this abnormal operation.¡± ¡°I also want to be a Hunter like that.¡± ¡°As a rookie, I still don¡¯t get it.¡± ¡°Please continue thementary, ZeZi.¡± ZeZi took a deep breath and said, ¡°Although I understand what¡¯s going on, I have no idea how he did it. It truly is a Conductor¡¯s Baton. This time, pay attention to Lord Prairie Fire¡¯s mouth.¡± The video reyed and everyone saw that with each arrow Li Yao released, he seemed to be saying something. However, due to distance, no one could hear him. ¡°I¡¯m kneeling to you this time, Lord Prairie Fire.¡± ¡°Such superb skill, never thought that watching ZeZi¡¯s livestream would give us such an astonishing moment,¡± suddenly an ID, Scorcher, expressed his admiration. ¡°Holy shit, Scorcher is peeping.¡± ¡°Worship Scorcher.¡± ¡°The captain of China¡¯s 4thbat team, the Scorcher Team appears, worship.¡± ¡°Worship.¡± ¡°Scorcher, please exin the wording.¡± ¡°Left Shadow Roll, fake action backwards Shadow Roll,¡± Scorcher finished typing and ceased to speak. ¡°Even before he fired the arrow, he had already predicted Grape¡¯s next action and also judged the precise location of his triple brow. As for whether this is difficult or not, think about it yourselves.¡± The video was yed in slow motion again, this time the viewers observed it themselves. Before Li Yao shot out the first arrow, he said ¡°Left Shadow Roll¡±, then fired an arrow, which Dark Grapes collided with. Before the third arrow, he again dered ¡°Fake action, back right Shadow Roll¡±, then shot the third arrow, and Dark Grapes once again ran into the arrow. ¡°I¡¯mpletely convinced, my forehead is full of knots from banging it on the table.¡± ¡°Bow down to the God.¡± ¡°Witness the creation of a miracle. ¡°If this doesn¡¯t make the Monthly Highlight, I¡¯ll eat shit, I¡¯ll hold this post as proof.¡± ¡°**** Everyone knows it¡¯s going to be a Monthly Highlight, why bother unting your IQ.¡± ¡°Lord Prairie Fire, although you¡¯re arrogant, though you¡¯re not handsome, though your arrogance knows no bounds, from today on, I¡¯m switching sides. No exnation.¡± ¡°Switching sides.¡± ¡°Switching sides without exnation.¡± ¡°What¡¯s Lord Prairie Fire¡¯s Weibo ount?¡± Zizi said, ¡°This round, you¡¯ve gained a lot of fans. Do you want to say something?¡± Li Yao nced at her and said, ¡°No need.¡± ¡°You¡¯re sure cocky.¡± ZeZi was speechless, as were the viewers in the live stream channel. As always, they were overwhelmed by his arrogance. Li Yao smiled without another word. Of course, he wasn¡¯t arrogant, he simply didn¡¯t want any fans. ¡°Angel, you¡¯ve been watching the show for quite a while, it¡¯s time for you to contribute. Don¡¯t you enjoy kiting mobs? Go kite another wave at the outpost. The Son of Grugh is quite fierce, he¡¯ll almost wipe out those hundreds of Werewolves after losing only half his health.¡± ¡°You¡¯re ruthless.¡± Guardian Angel, who had been bleeding heartedly transferring credit points to Fruit¡¯s ount, relented. ¡°Why would we keep going, the three guilds should be able to clean up this outpost, shouldn¡¯t they?¡± Fruit Knight furrowed his brows. ¡°They won¡¯t be able topletely clean it up,¡± Li Yao shook his head, directing his gaze towards the outpost. yers from the three guilds were beginning to gather, growing in numbers¡­ PS: Continuing to ask for rmendation tickets, and thank you for your support, friends.. Chapter 106 - 106: Bloody Chapter 106: Bloody Trantor: 549690339 Upon seeing the Guardian Angel run alone to the outpost, attracting a crowd of werewolves, and then sprint away, a wave of werewolves descended upon the battlefield already covered with fallen bodies. The ground was strewn with hundreds of werewolf corpses, and the son of Grugh continued his killing spree as he surveyed the battlefield. The lead werewolf, indifferent to the Guardian Angel, let out a mournful howl. The werewolf army, once again, formed an encirclement around the son of Grugh. Although the son of Grugh was pumped full of shadow power, making him insanely powerful, the prolonged battle had taken a toll on him. Even though he still had half his health left, he was severely fatigued. Seeing the Guardian Angel swiftly sliding down from the tree, Oz said, ¡°So, that¡¯s it. Looks like three guilds have disrupted your mission. If this continues, you¡¯ll eventually wear out all the werewolves at the outpost.¡± ¡°As long as you know, it¡¯s fine. We don¡¯t have much to talk about. The three guilds are nearly all here. You should get going, otherwise they will really go for broke with me,¡± Li Yao joked. ¡°Alright, I hope to have a chance tomentate on your videos or matches in the future,¡± Oz walked a few steps, suddenly seeming to remember something, turned back andughed. ¡°Right, I willmentate and upload today¡¯s duel. If Prairie Fire doesn¡¯t like showing his face, do you want me to pixte you?¡± ¡°Whatever, I don¡¯t care,¡± Li Yao had no intention of continuing the conversation. This woman was too cunning. ¡°You¡¯re really boring. You¡¯ll never find a girlfriend like this,¡± Oz teased. Zhao Lei grinned, ¡°By the way you¡¯re flirting with my buddy, it seems like you¡¯re into him. But you should give up, his girlfriend is a true goddess, way prettier than you. By the way, I heard you don¡¯t have a boyfriend, it seems you¡¯re not popr with men.¡± ¡°Prettier than me, I¡¯ll have to see her next time.¡± Oz waved and walked away, confident in her own beauty. There weren¡¯t many who could outshine her. ¡°What should we do now?¡± Zhao Lei asked, looking towards the distance where the yers from the three big guilds were increasing in number, already over a thousand. This was a big show of force. ¡°Let them y first, we¡¯re going to rest for a while.¡± Li Yao lit a campfire, then took out a cleaned wild suckling pig and started roasting it on the grill. As they watched the golden roast meat dripping with fat, everyone instinctively swallowed. In ¡°The Ancient God World¡±, the taste sensations were incredibly authentic. Each food, just like in reality, had its unique vor. Due tows protecting wildlife in reality, getting a taste of game meat was nearly impossible. During the evening in The Ancient God World, apart from dungeons, yers were indulging in various delicacies. However, as an otherworldlynd contained within a game, this world had unique spices and cooking methods. Currently, most yers purchased food from inns. As for restaurants, not many yers could afford them yet. In his past life, Li Yao had mastered cooking and could perfectly roast meat. Everyone present praised his culinary skills. Even the always-calm Fruit Knight couldn¡¯t help but swallow, not to mention the other two. After a while, the roast meat was ready, enticingly aromatic. They sat drinking hot apple cider and enjoying the deliciously tender roast suckling pig, utterly relishing in the moment. Contrasting sharply to Li Yao¡¯sid-back squad were the three big guilds. They gathered close to a thousand yers, each guild mobilising at least ten regiments. At present, a regiment was generally divided into squads of five, totaling twenty-five yers. Almost a thousand yers organized, disbanded, and rearranged into military formations. The Shield Warriors at the front, the melee yers at the back, while ranged attackers and healers were at different positions. Because of the massive move by the three big guilds, and Oz¡¯s exclusive live stream, a considerable number of people were watching the first military mission in the history of the Ancient God World. Moreover, the three big guilds were not all from the China region. Holy me came from China, Sixth Degree from America, and Death God¡¯s Wing from Africa. This first small-scale united military mission was taken very seriously by thepany and considered a first step towards blending nationalities. Therefore, the three big guilds selected a unifiedmander. The official tform was opened when the military mission officially began and the number of viewers began to surge. This was also the underlying reason why Smoky Grape didn¡¯t really send people to attack Li Yao and the others. It was not because they were cautious about the number of viewers, but the level of audience attention. No guild dared to be overly ostentatious. All three guilds showed good behavior. Smoky Grape assigned a limited number of hunters to lure the monsters. Simrly, they began to engage, luring only a few hundred werewolves to the front of the formation. A few hundred werewolves shed with the frontline yers, their formations intertwining. Although the yers¡¯ average level was more than two levels lower than that of the werewolves, due to the emphasis ced by the guilds, the strength of thousands of yers was huge. Especially the Main Tank yers, they were fully armed to the teeth, equipped in blue gear, and even some purple gear. Due to the effective healing from behind, the werewolves simply couldn¡¯t break through the defense. The first wave ofbat ended with the yers¡¯ victory. Many of the high-ranking officials and heads of certain departments watching the live stream were satisfied. For them, this was solid performance, proving that the Ancient God World could promote integration. However, before the yers could harvest the fruits of victory, the remaining Werewolf Commanders threw a bottle filled with green bubbles into the sky. The sky was suddenly filled with green fog. A harsh warning sounded, and countless werewolves charged out of the outpost, swarming towards the yers. ¡°Prepare for battle, prepare for battle.¡± As the overallmander of the United Army, the blond Caucasian yer, Jackson, from Sixth Degree Space, quickly shouted. yers¡¯ faces changed. The priests hurriedly started to revive fallenrades. The Shield Warriors rearranged their formation. They had already reached their limit facing a few hundred werewolves. They initially thought they could clear the outpost in batches, but no one expected the werewolves to swarm like this. Facing thousands of werewolves, all yers looked grim. However, they did not have the slightest thought of retreating, because the attention was too high. Beingughed at by yers was a small matter, but the higher-ups in thepany could penalize them. Most importantly, the officials managing the Esports industry. They attached great importance to this event. If they didn¡¯t perform to satisfaction, their future battles would be filled with obstacles. However, reality was cruel. This time, three level twelve bosses wielding Wolf Fang Clubs emerged from the werewolves. They rushed into the yer¡¯s formation. Each hit caused a yer to die instantly. Healers couldn¡¯t keep up. They tore two openings in the yers¡¯ formation and the elite werewolves swarmed in. Only one word could describe the scene ¨C brutal. Barely any yers escaped alive, while most of the audience in the live stream room were schadenfreude. ¡°What should we do now?¡± Off-camera, Jackson asked, frowning. ¡°Maybe we can only bring him over there now,¡± Smoky Grape eyed Li Yao, who was still leisurely enjoying roasted meat and wine in the distance. ¡°He¡¯s powerful, but now, as long as we provoke the werewolves, thousands of yers will swarm over. What can he do, it¡¯s impossible,¡± Jackson shook his head¡­. ps: request for rmendation tickets Chapter 107 - 107: Compromise Chapter 107: Compromise Trantor: 549690339 The situation of the three guilds¡¯ united army could only be described as dismal. ¡°Man, those three big bosses are fierce. They sh down one after another and we can barely keep up with the healing,¡± Zhao Lei said while munchingly loudly on his pork leg, his mouth greasy with oil. ¡°Those three guilds are finished,¡± the Fruit Knight said, sipping a bit of hot apple cider. ¡°It¡¯s like wolves among the sheep. They justunched a big campaign with the official tform, and now it¡¯s a huge public embarrassment, ¡± Guardian Angel said, with a bit of schadenfreude. ¡°Losing face is one thing. After all, the power of the guards is undeniable. With thousands of werewolves led by their boss in the second wave, it wouldn¡¯t be shameful to lose,¡± Li Yao casually remarked as he sipped his wine, seemingly expecting this oue from the beginning. ¡°Does the trio of guilds stand a chance?¡± asked Zhao Lei. ¡°It¡¯splicated, ¡± Li Yao shook his head. The ordinary way would be to employ a sufficient number of NPC armies. Otherwise, the three guilds would be helpless, given that only three bosses have appeared so far. There must be other bosses inside. Current yers can¡¯t possibly take on so many bosses ¨C a thousand yers battling one boss would be terrifying. ¡°Hold on, it seems like there are hidden meanings in your words,¡± Guardian Angel suddenly said. ¡°I¡¯m just speaking on the surface,¡± Zhao Lei was confused. ¡°Get lost, you brute. You can¡¯t hide what you¡¯re thinking,¡± Guardian Angel said, ¡°I¡¯m talking about Prairie Fire.¡± ¡°Angel, you need to understand that what we see as just another guild quest is nothing special, but for the officials and certain people, it has a different significance,¡± Li Yao said nonchntly while swirling his wine ss. ¡°You mean¡­ I see,¡± Guardian Angel mused, ¡°They were wiped out too quickly. It was a massacre. Quite spectacr.¡± ¡°Anything involving politics getsplicated,¡± Fruit Knight sighed for no apparent reason. ¡°What the hell are you guys talking about?¡± Zhao Lei scratched his head. ¡°Just stay out of it. Your family is not short of money, just quietly be a rich bumpkin,¡± Li Yao joked. ¡°Watts, we¡¯re finished as friends,¡± Zhao Lei flung his pork bone towards Li Yao, the bone just narrowly missing Li Yao¡¯s head. Compared to the jovial atmosphere on this side, the mood on the other end was sombre. ¡°Nothing¡¯s working, what are we supposed to do now?¡± the guild leader of Reaper¡¯s Wing, Death Scythe, said irritably. ¡°Our guys on the other side are managing to hold them back for now, but they can¡¯t keep it up for long.¡± ¡°It appears that Prairie Fire has attracted some elites. We could kite some of them over here,¡± suggested Dark Grape, frowning. ¡°I¡¯m afraid we can¡¯t. As you can see, we tried to probe again just now, but upon the werewolves¡¯ appearance, they sprang into action with thousands of them, with bosses involved. The elites probably wouldn¡¯t hold out for long,¡± said Jackson, sighing. ¡°We¡¯ll have to turn to him then. As far as I know, he¡¯s also keen on taking down the outpost and he seems to have a surefire n. He must have some backup,¡± Dark Grape said, his mouth twitching at the sight of Li Yao¡¯s camp still aze with bonfire. They suffered heavy losses this time, almost the entire guild was degraded by a level. They watched the live stream for a bit. There were all kinds of usations and ridicules, with no one taking their side. The facial expressions of the higher-ups could be easily imagined without having to see them. Who knows how much they hated them now. The members of the trio of guilds regretted it now. Why did they have to be so high-profile? They were well aware of the formidable creatures within the Ancient Gods, and they had taken the matter seriously. They had deployed all their elite forces, and were full of confidence, but in the end, they had failed. If they couldn¡¯t handle the higher-ups, they wouldn¡¯t even be able to take off their shoes in the future. On the other side, Zhao Lei pointed out, ¡°They are heading this way.¡± ¡°It seems they have run out of options,¡± Fruit Knight smirked. ¡°Brother, you seem quite rxed.¡± Dark Grape squeezed out a smile and greeted Li Yao. ¡°Not bad, just had a meal, and watched a show.¡± Li Yao indifferently responded as he cleaned his hands with clear water. Dark Grape knew about his personality and didn¡¯t mind, but the other two guild leaders were brimming with anger. They had heard that Li Yao was not easy to get along with, but didn¡¯t expect him to be so prickly. ¡°We made a fool of ourselves in front of you,¡± Undeterred, Dark Grape signaled the other two guild leaders and continued, ¡°These two are the guild leaders of Six-Dimensional Space and Reaper¡¯s Wing.¡± ¡°I won¡¯t venture that far. Just tell me what the matter is.¡± Li Yao remained indifferent. It¡¯s not that he was arrogant, but he really didn¡¯t want to get too involved with the guilds in the Light Faction. They would surely encounter each other in future military quests or battlefields. Being too familiar might make it difficult to strike when needed. ¡°Brother, you want toplete the outpost mission too, right? All of our three guilds failed, as you saw. Now, it¡¯s up to you,¡± Dark Grape said. ¡°Well, my mission is not urgent. You guys are more significant, with more people. You should try more. I¡¯ll just watch and won¡¯t disrupt anything,¡± Li Yao responded as if he hadn¡¯t caught Dark Grape¡¯s hint. ¡°Umm,e on. We have given up. We will just watch you do the mission and ensure we won¡¯t disrupt anything,¡± Dark Grape spoke, frustrated by how sharp Li Yao was. He realized that Li Yao must have known about the insider information, and decided not to beat around the bush any longer. ¡°Can I trust you guys? We don¡¯t know each other that well. I do have a way to take down the outpost, but the problem is, I don¡¯t really trust you guys. If I take down the outpost, and there are only a few of us left, you guys with thousands of members could easilyunch a siege on us.¡± ¡°We said we gave up on the mission, and we did. You don¡¯t believe us?¡± Death Scythe coldly said. ¡°Who the hell do you think you are? I don¡¯t have to believe you,¡± Zhao Lei retorted, his temper ring upon seeing Jackson¡¯s cold demeanor while asking for their help. ¡°You¡­¡± Dark Grape held back the seething Death Scythe and said, ¡°We can promise in front of all the streaming viewers. and owe you a favor. As long as you take down the outpost today, we will certainly not interfere. Of course, we will announce that you are our coborator, and hope you can understand.¡± ¡°Now that sounds more like you¡¯re asking for a favor. I can ept that. Do as you said in front of the tens of thousands of viewers. Once done, I will immediately get going.¡± Li Yao was indifferent. He was nning to take down the outpost anyway. By getting the favor of these three major guilds for nothing, he was getting the better end of the deal. Sometimes, such a favor coulde in handy. This was a trade devoid of any personal feelings. ¡°Thank you, brother.¡± Dark Grape let out a sigh of relief. Although the mission was a failure, as long as the outpost was taken down, it would be considered a sessful coboration. The guild leaders of other districts casted a cold nce at Li Yao, then turned around and left. ¡°What¡¯s the big deal if we let him do it? I don¡¯t believe he can take down the outpost,¡± Jackson spat out as they walked away. ¡°Let¡¯s boost him up a bit for now. If he fails to take down the outpost¡­¡± Death Scythe¡¯s eyes shed coldly. ¡°Is it really necessary to do that?¡± Dark Grape was speechless, surprised by the narrow-mindedness of the two guild leaders. ¡°What¡¯s wrong with it? Praising him can¡¯t be wrong, right, dear Grape?¡± Death Scythe queried. Dark Grape facepalmed¡­ PS: I¡¯ll be attending Sanjiang at two in the afternoon. When the timees, I¡¯d appreciate it if you could cast a Sanjiang ticket. You can get the Sanjiang ticket in the Sanjiang Channel. Thanks for your trouble, Mario thanks you.. Chapter 108 - 108: Killing the King with One Strike Chapter 108: Killing the King with One Strike Trantor: 549690339 ¡°Goodness, they are putting you on a pedestal,¡± Zhao Lei said as he started the live stream, watching the two Guild Masters perform and marvelling in awe. ¡°A weasel paying a New Year visit to a chicken ¨C it¡¯s suspect. They lift you high, so if you fail, you fall hard, protecting their own reputations of failure and ipetence,¡± Angel Guardian said, engrossed in watching. ¡°You¡¯re the chicken,¡± Li Yao downed the drink in his ss and responded flippantly, ¡°In the face of absolute power, any scheming and conniving is unworthy. They¡¯re only making me famous, although I don¡¯t need it for now.¡± This kind of official and high-level attention also increases one¡¯s prestige points in reality, that might not mean much to some elites, but to regr folks it is crucial. ¡°You¡¯re so arrogant, I rate it 11 points, use the extra point to be proud,¡± Angel Guardian was speechless. At this point, several people had already approached where Xiao Ze¡¯s group was gathered. ¡°This is Prairie Fire, neers certainly are no strangers. He and Starfire God have set quite a few solo records for outdoor bosses. He also made an amazing move not too long ago, which I will coverter in mymentary. Especially for the Hunters, I guarantee, it will blow your minds,¡± Xiao Ze introduced Li Yao. ¡°Prairie Fire, don¡¯t you want to say a greeting?¡± ¡°Yes, thank you for thepliment.¡± Li Yao only nodded with no further actions. The audience was silent, and so were the Guild Masters¡­ ¡°I heard your task is also to take down the outpost, and you are coborating with three guilds. The condition is, if they fail, you take over, right?¡± Xiao Ze didn¡¯t wait for Li Yao to answer and continued. ¡°We¡¯re really looking forward to your performance. I¡¯m very curious. I want to know how you n to capture the heavily guarded outpost.¡¯ ¡°There¡¯s nothing to hide. This is my elite mission. As for how to take down the outpost, you will see. I just hope the guilds won¡¯t fail their promise.¡± Li Yao briefly exined. ¡°Your word counts. A spoken promise is like a shot arrow,¡± Dark Grape said decisively. ¡°It better be,¡± Li Yao turned and walked off. ¡°But if you default, I wouldn¡¯t mind kicking your ass one more time.¡± Dark Grape was fine, but the other two Guild Masters almost exploded. If it weren¡¯t for taking down this outpost and the live stream in front of tens of thousands of viewers, they would have lost it long ago. ¡°He is as crazy as always.¡± ¡°That¡¯s my Prairie Fire.¡± ¡°Who is this guy? He seems badass.¡± ¡°An absolute archer.¡± ¡°An archer? Isn¡¯t that an exaggeration?¡± ¡°Wait until Xiao Ze¡¯smentary and you will understand.¡± The live streaming tform was also boiling. ¡°My, my, you¡¯ve really pissed off those three guilds,¡± Zhao Lei chuckled. ¡°You usually seem quite affable. Why are you so hard on them?¡± Angel Guardian asked curiously. ¡°Because they belong to therge guilds,¡± Li Yao said seriously. ¡°These big guilds have always looked down upon solo gamers. You keep a low profile, they think you¡¯re easy. They¡¯re arrogant, so you need to be even more arrogant. Otherwise, they¡¯ll walk all over you. If I had agreed readily to this, they might have even made more demands.¡± ¡°Good analysis, makes a lot of sense,¡± Angel Guardian gave a thumbs-up. ¡°What do we need to do next?¡± Fruit Knight asked. ¡°Nothing specifically, if you¡¯re bored you can go level up somewhere or stay and watch if you want. I can handle this on my own,¡± Li Yao said with a glint in his eyes. ¡°You¡¯re doing this on purpose, who wouldn¡¯t want to know how youplete this impossible task? Who could keep calm and level up?¡± Zhao Lei grumbled. ¡°Finally, you said something sensible for once.¡± Angel Guardian burst intoughter. ¡°You¡¯re asking for a punch!¡± Zhao Lei was infuriated. ¡°Hope you can run fastter, if you get killed, don¡¯t me me,¡± Li Yao reminded, seeing Xiao Ze approaching. ¡°No need to worry, I can take care of myself,¡± Xiao Ze responded confidently. She had faith in her own skills. If not for her neural reflexes holding her back, she could have gone pro. ¡°Alright then.¡± Li Yao shed an inscrutable smile, quickly left the area and ran towards Lake Lordamere. Murlocs, being amphibious, can live both in the deep sea and onnd. Rumor has it that a mysterious and powerful entity in the deep sea was in trouble, and a hundred years ago, arge number of Murlocs migrated from the deep sea. After a hundred years of development, Murlocs can be found anywhere in the world where there¡¯s water, making them rulers of the coastline, second only to the Naga. Lake Lordamere was no exception, with its underground river connecting to the sea, and melted snow from the Alterac snowy mountains pouring into it. The vastness of Lake Lordamere made uninformed people believe it was an ocean rather than ake. You can imagine how many Murlocs were living there, and the coastline was dotted with Murloc¡¯s crude huts, half submerged in water. ¡°We¡¯re supposed to be attacking the outpost. Why did we run so far? It¡¯s been half an hour already,¡± Zhao Lei panted. ¡°I can¡¯t possibly eliminate thousands of Worgen on my own. I¡¯m not a god,¡± Li Yao shrugged. ¡°Alright, don¡¯t ask anymore. If you don¡¯t want to die, stay away from me.¡± Li Yao said in his team¡¯s audio chat. ¡°You¡¯re up to some dirty tricks again, aren¡¯t you?¡± Angel Guardian chuckled. ¡°Stay close to me and you¡¯ll be in immense danger. Xiao Ze, its best if you stay away from me like my friends, ¡± Li Yao reminded again. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I know what I¡¯m doing,¡± Xiao Ze said with a smile. ¡°Alright, as you wish,¡± Li Yao shot her a nce and went about his own business, surveying thekeshore leisurely. He walked along the long shoreline, seemingly taking stock of something. This slow inspection took almost twenty minutes. ¡°Is he going to start soon? It¡¯s been almost an hour! He is wandering around instead of going to the outpost, is he on ake tour or something?¡± ¡°What¡¯s he up to? Almost dozing off here watching.¡± ¡°Are the three vast guilds all f* * *ing idiots? They¡¯re praising this guy to the heavens. What¡¯s he even doing?¡± ¡°Madman! If it weren¡¯t for Xiao Ze, I would¡¯ve closed this live broadcast a long time ago.¡± The live streaming tform began to boil. Just as Xiao Ze was about to approach and ask, she saw Li Yao stop and bring out his crossbow. He continuously adjusted the angle. ¡°You have time to back off now,¡± Li Yao looked at Xiao Ze once again. ¡°I¡¯m just here to live broadcast, Prairie Fire. You don¡¯t need to worry about me,¡± Xiao Ze smiled. ¡°Alright, I¡¯m starting.¡± Li Yao spoke as he adjusted his angle yet again and fiercely shot the steel arrow. Whoosh¡­ The massive steel arrow travelled hundreds of yards and struck a Murloc, who was sitting far away in his little house. After a piercing scream, the small house shattered, and a Murloc with golden scales was sent flying out into the sea. Wuu wuu wuu¡­ There was a brief silence along thekeshore. Then like a ripple, a wave of noise erupted, the shrieks wrenched everyone¡¯s eardrums. If they could understand the Murlguage, they would know. ¡°The King¡¯s been assassinated!¡± ¡± The King¡¯s been killed!¡± All sorts of cries¡­ PS: For those of you withputers, please go to the Sanjiang Channel and cast your Sanjiang tickets. Tomorrow is Monday again. I implore those with time, to cast a few rmendation votes after midnight. Thanks from Mario.. Chapter 109 - 109: Dancing on the Tip of the Knife (Seeking Recommendation Tickets) Chapter 109: Dancing on the Tip of the Knife (Seeking Rmendation Tickets) Trantor: 549690339 The Murlocs immediately turned their attention towards Li Yao who was several hundred yards away, then they all started to swarm towards Li Yao¡¯s direction. At least hundreds of Murlocs let out incredibly angry roars, their gaze fixed on Li Yao as if they were looking at a sworn enemy who killed their father, their eyes shing fiercely. After shooting the steel arrow, Li Yao quickly put away his crossbow. Seeing Xiaoze still in a daze, he quickly pulled her and said, ¡°What are you stunned about, run.¡± After Li Yao finished speaking, he made several Shadow Rolls to quickly increase the distance from Xiaoze and then began to run. ¡°This guy¡­¡± Xiaoze let out an unconceble scream and began to dash. Li Yao quickly made use of the Swift Scroll that couldst half an hour on himself, immediately enhancing his speed. Instead of heading towards the post, he kept frantically running along the shoreline. Seeing the densely gathered Murlocs, he delivered a direct scatter shot. With Li Yao¡¯s running, wave after wave of Murlocs started to gather behind him. After the Murlocs gathered, they realized that their king had fallen, and their eyes turned blood red. Usually, the hatred range of Murlocs is limited, especially when yers run towards thend. Murlocs do not chase far as they do not like ces without water. But the news of the king¡¯s death was as infectious as a gue. As Li Yao was running along the coastline and intermittently unleashing a scatter shot, the number of Murlocs behind him grew like a rolling snowball. ¡°Prairie Fire, you betrayed me.¡± Seeing arge group of Murlocs not far behind, Xiaoze turned pale. She tried to change direction, but quite a few Murlocs had already identified her as the instigator too. She simply couldn¡¯t shake them off, and the distance was getting closer and closer. ¡°I warned you three times, each time you ignored me, am I right?¡± Li Yao had an innocent look on his face. ¡°Then give me a Swift Scroll.¡± Xiaoze was furious, now she understood, Li Yao knew this was going to happen. ¡°Wait a moment.¡± Li Yao pretended to search his backpack for a while before finally saying helplessly: ¡°Sorry, I used up all the scrolls.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Xiaoze¡¯s eyes were practically spitting fire. ¡°¡­¡± Observers in the live room. ¡°I¡¯ll remember this, Prairie Fire.¡± Xiaoze gritted her teeth, she used to manipte others at will. When she met Li Yao today, she thought that although his attitude was not friendly, he allowed her to broadcast live. She wanted to coborate with him in the future. She didn¡¯t expect Li Yao to hold a grudge against her and plot against her with this tactic. A thirty years old woman like her naturally didn¡¯t think this was merely a coincidence. ¡°You¡¯d better forget about me, I have too many beautiful women bugging me, I can¡¯t remember them all.¡± Li Yao said as he kept running, not slowing down at all: ¡°Besides, I¡¯m really not the one to me for this.¡± ¡°Damn, are you even human?¡± ¡°So ruthless¡­¡± ¡°Cruelty to the fair.¡± ¡°Death to Prairie Fire, such a pervert. Even such a beautiful creature like Xiaoze has been subjected to his dirty tricks.¡± However, no matter what they said, it was useless. Li Yao couldn¡¯t see what they were saying, and of course, even if he could, he wouldn¡¯t care. In the end, Xiaoze was caught by the Murlocs chasing from behind and was directly killed by the mob. However, Li Yao did not look back even once and kept running along the shoreline relentlessly, attracting more Murlocs. Then, the Murlocs who learned about the death of their king joined the chase after Li Yao. After about ten minutes, there were already tens of thousands of Murlocs gathered behind Li Yao. Looking back, it seemed as if the Murlocs had no end. But Li Yao was still not satisfied, he continued running and attracting more Murlocs with his scatter shot skill. Not until Li Yao roughly counted at least fifteen thousand Murlocs, did he start to turn back. He quickly ran towards the outpost along the path he had scouted before that was free of monsters. ¡°Madman, this madman, he could even think of such a strategy.¡± The Guardian Angel watched, chilled to the bone, it was simply terrifying. At this stage, no matter how good a yer is, there are limits to their prowess. But someone like Li Yao, who always ys by his own rules, is horrifyingly formidable. ¡°My self-confidence has been hit again.¡± Fruit Knight also stared nkly at the endless army of Murlocs in the distance. ¡°I¡¯m shocked too.¡± Zhao Lei was also incredibly surprised. He had never expected his brother to have such impressive skills now. The over a thousand guild yers in the outpost, upon seeing Xiaoze being killed by the Murlocs, were stunned. With Xiaoze¡¯s Death, the live broadcast had shifted to the cemetery. Xiaoze dare not follow Li Yao anymore. After resurrecting, he went straight back to the outpost, while Li Yao was still on the way. Seeing Xiaoze¡¯s face turning dark, no one dared to provoke him this time. Finally, under everyone¡¯s anticipation, the yers finally saw Li Yao approaching. Behind him was an endless army of Murlocs, steadfastly following Li Yao with no sign of retreat. ¡°Now the Murlocs are only after him, what can he do even if he leads the Murloc army here.¡± The Death Scythe said with a disgruntled face. ¡°Exactly, there¡¯s no point in doing this. Even if he were a Shield Warrior, he wouldn¡¯t survive in the Werewolf¡¯s sight. Once he dies, the Murlocs will definitely disperse. Such a letdown to have waited for all this while.¡± Jackson alsomented dissatisfactorily. They were in a dilemma, hoping both for Li Yao¡¯s sess in solving the outpost¡¯s problem and his failure, for they resented Li Yao too much. Gloomy Grape subtly shook his head without saying a word. Under everyone¡¯s gaze, Li Yao didn¡¯t slow down but raced even faster towards the back of the outpost. Once he got close to the outpost, Li Yao didn¡¯t stop but ran right towards the Werewolves, and the Murlocs behind him fearlessly followed, as if the Werewolves didn¡¯t exist at all. For them, only Li Yao existed now. Woosh woosh woosh¡­ The sound of arrows cutting through the air rang out, as hundreds of arrows were shot towards Li Yao from above. Li Yao casually used Shadow Roll, causing all the arrows to miss their target, while he had already joined the melee with the Werewolves. The Werewolves roared and raised their weapons to attack Li Yao, shocking the yers who thought that Li Yao was doomed. However, Li Yao remained calm andposed, twisting his body left and right, evading every single attack from the Werewolves. Then, with a flick of his wrist, amidst everyone¡¯s gasp, a Magic Spider Silk attached itself to the roof of a two-story building, and he was off the ground. All the weapons attacking him missed, and he had already made it onto the roof. ¡°What the hell is this guy! He didn¡¯t take any damage at all in such a situation.¡± That was what everyone thought. It was too thrilling, first dodging an Arrow Rain attack, then entering a melee encirclement, like walking unscathed through a blossom-filled path. ¡°de¡¯s Edge Dancer.¡± Xiaoze also forgot his grudge against Li Yao, first thinking of an excellent title. But Li Yao did not stop, some Werewolves had already started climbing onto the roof. Li Yao took out a rope, threw it into the sky, and a Fire Eagle that had been hovering above caught one end of the rope with its beak, then flew over to a three-story building in the distance. It swiftly circled around the chimney, entwining the rope along the way. Li Yao rapidly followed suit, creating a rope bridge. ¡°He won¡¯t be able to cross. There are many Werewolf archers below.¡± Under everyone¡¯s anxious gazes, Death Scythe made a prediction, which was also backed by the battlefield veterans. Because there were many Werewolves below, among them, several archers¡­ ps: It¡¯s Monday already, urgently in need of rmendation tickets for support.. Chapter 110 - 110 Assassins Creed (Please click) Chapter 110: Assassins Creed (Please click) Trantor: 549690339 In fact, crossing this rope bridge was not an easy task for Li Yao, just as the ¡°Wing of Death¡± had said. There were many werewolf hunters lurking below the bridge. Many of these werewolf hunters had bird pets that can fly. The me Eagle had already engaged these flying birds in a ceaseless aerial battle, making it impossible to aid Li Yao. Meanwhile, the werewolves have begun to form a human wall and started to climb the roof, leaving Li Yao little time. Even now, werewolf hunters were unleashing a barrage of arrows at Li Yao, who was able to avoid them by lying t on the roof. Li Yao, however, was not worried at all. He calmly took out the World Amplifier from his bag and aimed it at his forehead. At this moment, the three major guilds and Xiao Ze were on the hill not far from the post, and they could see clearly what¡¯s happening. Under theirplicated gazes, Li Yao became a figurine, much smaller than a goblin. The sight nearly dropped everyone¡¯s jaws, including those watching in the live broadcast room. ¡°What the hell is going on?¡± This thought urred to everyone. In Li Yao¡¯s diminished state, the cable was like a real bridge. He used the Shadow Roll continuously and quickly got on the bridge before the werewolf hunters could react. The werewolf hunters fired another round of arrows, but Li Yao made a surprising move. He jumped back and was thrown sideways out of their line of fire. The rain of arrows from the werewolves missed Li Yao, not even touching a single piece of his clothing. Snap¡­ Li Yao raised his wrist and shot another string of magic spider silk. It didn¡¯t stick on the three-story building where the rope bridge was but on another tower made of stone. The tower, already abandoned and its entrance sealed, stood Tall in the outpost, reaching at least a hundred yards high. Li Yao was now hanging from the edge of the tower. He quickly deactivated the World Amplifier buff. His body returned to its original size and he rapidly started ascending the tower. It¡¯s extremely difficult for ordinary yers to climb the tower, even with a climbing skill, but with the Creator¡¯s Hand, Li Yao¡¯s arm flexibility and strength were greatly improved. This was what gave him the means to make speedy ascends on rocky surfaces. Watching Li Yao continuously mber up, and even horizontally move around, dodging wave after wave of arrow rain from the werewolves like a nimble monkey, Zhao Lei was dumbfounded: ¡°When did he learn this trick?¡± ¡°Real-life version of Assassin¡¯s Creed. Somehow, he feels more thief-like than a thief.¡± No matter how many times he had been shocked, seeing this scene still amazed him. Not just him, those unfamiliar with Li Yao were gleaming. They only found out then that a hunter could be yed like this. It was a real tightrope act. Not every part of the tower was safe to climb, and there was continuous rain of arrows. He must make swift decisions and any slight misjudgment would turn him into a walking pin cushion or falling to his death, if not pummelled to death after. It seemed like a long time to talk about, but from entering the outpost, to climbing the roof, to unexpectedly mbering up the abandoned tower, the moves were fluid and much faster than it would seem. He did not show anxiety nor haste, like a wisp of smoke, he had reached the top in no time amidst everyone¡¯s amazement. From such a high vantage point, the werewolves¡¯ inferior arrows have be harmless to Li Yao. More importantly, the army of murlocs was closing in on the werewolf outpost. The werewolves had begun forming outside the outpost, preparing to withstand the onught of the murloc army. Li Yao, perched atop the abandoned tower, shone like a lighthouse. The enraged murlocs focused on him as they charged towards the outpost with mad fury. And the werewolves would naturally not give up their outpost, and thus the two armies crashed into each other like Mars colliding with Earth. Meanwhile, Li Yao took out his fire gun and kept firing at the flying bird pets of the werewolves who were still tangled with the me Eagle. Although these birds were at a higher level than the me Eagle, their overall attributes were far inferior. Despite being surrounded and attacked, the me Eagle was still brave and invincible. Its extremely sharp ws were not something ordinary monsters could withstand. It captured and tore apart one bird after another, particrly dominating in groupbat with its spell, unstoppable in the flock of birds like a soaring phoenix, unbeatable by anyone. With Li Yao¡¯s help, the aerial pets of the werewolves were swiftly dealt with. Li Yao nodded in satisfaction, threw a mechanical part into the distance. The me Eagle cheerfully swallowed the part with a twirl, revitalized as it circled around Li Yao. ¡°This pet is so damn amazing, as a hunter, I need to know its origin.¡± ¡°Same question, where do I find such an amazing pet?¡± ¡°My God, surrounded by so many monsters and it hasn¡¯t even lost a third of its health. But it¡¯s able to kill so swiftly. It must indeed be a top-notch rare pet.¡± The broadcast room had exploded because the me Eagle¡¯s performance was just too stunning. Its body was like cast metal, radiating a dark red glow, surrounded by an ethereal orange-red me. It was spectacr, impossible not to attract attention. ¡°Grapes, as a hunter, what do you think of Prairie Fire¡¯s pet?¡± Little Zi calmed herself down from her shock. She was all smiles again. Moreover, she understood why Li Yao did not want to be live-broadcasted. All of Li Yao¡¯s hidden cards were not something anyone would want to be exposed. Li Yao not killing her directly was already a great favor. Using the murlocs to trick her was his way to tell her that he was not someone to be easily trifled with. ¡°Boss-level pet, and have you noticed, this me Eagle actually eats mechanical parts. Clearly, it is a mechanical pet and Mechanical Hunter should be his elite upation. As for its origin, regardless if Prairie Fire would tell us or not, even if he does tell, conventional pets would simply not make the cut.¡± Upon hearing this exnation, the enthusiasm of the other hunters rapidly cooled, like having a bucket of ice water poured over their heads. Sour Grapes hadpletely misunderstood and considered Mechanical Hunter an elite profession. The individual qualities of a murloc are definitely inferior to those of a werewolf, and murlocs are not good at using armor, only equipped with some simple bone weapons. One-on-one, a werewolf could take two murlocs. After shing, it was clear that the murlocs were no match. The number of murloc deaths was double that of the werewolves. But the number of murlocs was at least three times the werewolves, and with the news of their King¡¯s death, they were in a state of fury,pletely disregarding the usual timid nature. They were all incredibly brave, not showing any sign of fear or retreat upon witnessing the death of their tribe members. They were like a group of bloodthirsty wolves. Their source of rage, Li Yao, was casually watching them from high above¡­ PS: Asking for rmendations, collections, and clicks, especially clicks. Being viciously abused¡­. Chapter 111 - 111: Double Gain Chapter 111: Double Gain Trantor: 549690339 Even though this was a war between monsters, the battlefield was still incredibly brutal. Screams, roars, and the sounds of weaponry shing echoed in every direction. Due to heavy casualties, the ground was carpeted with bodies, with thick, viscous blood forming puddles. The acrid smell of blood could be detected from afar, and birds that feed on corpses were circling overhead, their cries echoing in the sky. The sight was so cruel that it wasn¡¯t just the yers on site. Even those watching the live broadcast felt nauseous. Some of them, unable to stomach the scene, turned off the live stream. Even though they were monsters, they were humanoid creatures. Their severed limbs and mutted bodies were horrifying. This was very different from the ordinary monster hunting. Many yers couldn¡¯t ept this sight and switched off the live stream. Li Yao wasn¡¯t affected at all. He had witnessed too many bloody scenes. The game was just starting, and these scenes were insignificant in his eyes. ¡°Man, you¡¯re too calm. I¡¯m about to puke,¡± Zhao Lei said in the team¡¯s voice chat. They had kept quiet in the voice chat when Li Yao was leading the monsters away, neither of them wanted to distract Li Yao. ¡°It¡¯s just a small scene. It¡¯s nothing,¡± Li Yao said, thinking about the bloody system standards that the System would set in the future. The current carnage was only a minor simtionpared to what was toe, merely a temporary adaptation process. ¡°I didn¡¯t realize you were this twisted earlier,¡± Zhao Lei was speechless. ¡°So that¡¯s how you dealt with the sentinels. It feels so simple,¡± Guardian Angel remarked after thinking about it for a while. He felt that Li Yao resolved the issue with very little effort. ¡°If it¡¯s that simple, why didn¡¯t you think of it?¡± Fruit Knight red at him, continuing, ¡°The murlocs are as timid as mice. How could you make them chase relentlessly? Could you have thought of a way to do that? Even if you had, were you prepared enough to lure this many monsters? Or should I ask, would you dare to charge into a werewolf army, and handle it with such fineseness and without getting hurt?¡± ¡°Honey, why do you always speak up for this guy? Besides, he clearly did get hurt,¡± Guardian Angelined. ¡°Don¡¯t y dumb with me, he did get hurt. He lost over twenty health points when he was hit by a flying arrow,¡± Fruit Knight chuckled, ¡°But what puzzles me is why was the Murloc King that weak. How could he be killed by a crossbow?¡± Li Yaoughed and shook his head, saying, ¡°You already know, murlocs are timid. The same applies to the king. How would a level twelve leader be killed by a crossbow? He¡¯s just ying dead.¡± ¡°Wait, ying dead?¡± Zhao Lei suddenly perked up. ¡°Yes, ying dead. That¡¯s amon practice among the murloc leaders. They¡¯re cowards who don¡¯t want to fight, so it¡¯s natural to y dead when they¡¯re injured. It can also invoke the berserk effects in their underlings, triggering fearless attacks,¡± Li Yao exined. ¡°Bloody hell, the creatures that piss me off keep on cropping up,¡± Guardian Angel said after thinking for a while, ¡°you mean to say that the King wanted his guards to attack you, but you took it to your advantage and kept luring more murlocs, all the while spreading false news?¡± ¡°You¡¯re quite a schemer.¡± ¡°Can¡¯t help it, when a Hunter is out in the wilderness, brains always matter more than brawn,¡± remarked Li Yao casually. This strategy was based on his own experience and ideas, not taken from anyone else¡¯s raid guides or whatnot. He had already mastered ying as a Hunter. ¡°So that means, you¡¯vepleted your quest.¡± Zhao Lei relievedly said. Li Yao chuckled and replied: ¡°Completed? You guys think too lightly.¡± ¡°The murlocs aren¡¯t strong fighters, but they are numerous. They should be able to win, right?¡± Guardian Angel frowned. ¡°Nope, they can at most kill off the ordinary werewolves and werewolf elites. The werewolves leaders are too strong,pletely outssing the murloc leaders. Just watch,¡± Li Yao exined sinctly before falling silent. The situation did indeed unfold as Li Yao had described. As the werewolves casualties mounted, the werewolf leaders began to step in. Everyone observed there were at least six werewolf bosses, which the murloc leaders couldn¡¯t resist at all and were killed one by one. However, the murlocs were still crazily aggressive at the moment, charging headfirst into the fray despite getting ughtered. Li Yao was now out of range and could only send the Fire Eagle into battle. The Fire Eagle didn¡¯t aim to kill, but rather attacked werewolves and murlocs indiscriminately. Upon entering the battle, it would gain a small bit of experience each time a monster was killed. Even though it was a small amount, the experience was precious. There were many elites, and all the monsters were above level ten, so the experience gain was considerable. Li Yao could even see his experience bar gradually filling up. The Fire Eagle also had another task, which was to put any Blue Quality equipment into the bag. In a short period, several Blue Quality equipment pieces had appeared, all above level ten. Many yers noticed this and were green with envy. As time passed, the situation on the battlefield became clearer. Nearly all of the ordinary and elite werewolves were dead. Of the remaining thousand or so murlocs, a thousand murlocs were besieging the six leaders. In the end, one of the five werewolf leaders was killed, and the remaining murlocs were wiped out. Because it was a monster carnage, each boss basically only dropped one piece of equipment after dying. Despite fewer drops, the equipment was still top-quality. Li Yao¡¯s experience had also risen to 88% of level 10, which was extremely exhrating. He had almost twenty pieces of Blue Quality gear in his backpack, a grand harvest indeed. Meanwhile, Li Yao had already joined up with the squad. A few lonely werewolf leaders at the post were issuing piercing howls. ¡°After all that effort, we still haven¡¯t solved the outpost problem,¡± Death Scythe grumbled. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I said I¡¯d handle it, and I will. But I¡¯ll need a bit of help from you all,¡± Li Yao said nonchntly. Jackson said coldly, ¡°We all saw the few bosses ughtering thousands of murlocs just now. If we yers join the battle, the attributes will surely be extremely warped. We won¡¯t help you fight the bosses.¡± ¡°Bullshit, you guys know you can¡¯t beat them. Don¡¯t pretend,¡± Zhao Lei responded, clearly dissatisfied. Dim Grape quickly rified, ¡°How could we possibly beat level-teen-something bosses? And there are five of them now.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯m not asking you to kill the bosses, but to help me find a leader, Grugh¡¯s son, remember he¡¯s at a leader level.¡± said Li Yao, his expression unchanging. ¡°Is this Grugh¡¯s son very powerful?¡± Dim Grape asked with a frown. ¡°He¡¯s a level 30 leader. What do you think?¡± Li Yao responded nonchntly. ¡°I see what you¡¯re getting at. But leave the rest to us, ¡± Wing of Death said. ¡°Are you idiots nning to go back on your word?¡± Guardian Angel red up. Without missing a beat, Jackson retorted, ¡°Once a promise is made, it cannot be retrieved like a swift horse. We said we¡¯d give up on the mission, and we will. We won¡¯ty a finger on the outpost¡¯s rewards, they¡¯re all his. We just want to lend a hand to Prairie Fire. Li Yao interjected before an irate Zhao Lei could respond, smiling as he said, ¡°Ah, if you¡¯re willing to help, then I won¡¯t have any objections.¡± Li Yao knew very well that the three major guilds merely aimed to salvage a bit of pride. But the problem was, the kiting strategy wouldn¡¯t work against a level 30 leader¡­ PS: Seeking rmendations, bookmarks, and clicks. And best of luck to the friends with uing exams.. Chapter 112 - 112: The Abnormal Boss Chapter 112: The Abnormal Boss Trantor: 549690339 The three guilds reacted fast, seeing a chance to save some face, of course, they wouldn¡¯t let it slip by. This time, the threerge guilds deployed thousands of elite yers. They can be said to have put forth their top yers and did not even reserve a team for leveling up. They did this in order to gain the favor of those above them. However, not knowing what to do when things go wrong. Li Yao showed up, and upon seeing Li Yao solve the outpost issue, they heaved a sigh of relief. However, another emotion brewed within them. They felt humiliated. Problems that even a thousand elite yers from three guilds could not solve. Was solved effortlessly by a single yer, making them seem even more ipetent. Theserge guilds might have all kinds of tactics up their sleeves in secret, but on the surface, they still had to appear righteous, unless they were intensely awful guilds. They would naturally never speak out of turn in front of the tens of thousands of spectators and superiors above them, that would be even more shameful. But when they heard Li Yao¡¯s solution to the problem, they thought of a n to save some face. They wanted to prove that they could do it too. After all, they fought the outpost together. Li Yao couldn¡¯t care less. Regardless of whether they could handle Grugh¡¯s son, even if they really could, that would save him the trouble. He cared more about results, not the process. ¡°Let¡¯s spread out and look for this level 30 boss?¡± Death Scythe said, then abruptly asked: ¡°Are you sure this boss exists in a level 10 map?¡± ¡°If you don¡¯t believe it, then you don¡¯t have to look for it.¡± Li Yao shrugged. ¡°That¡¯s not what we meant. Anything that exceeds our level by five is indicated as a skeleton. How do we identify this level 30 boss?¡± ¡°A gigantic werewolf that is over three meters tall and emits a ck aura, its arm is adorned with a golden special bracer. This should be easy to recognize.¡± Li Yao revealed without holding anything back, and directly stated the characteristics of Grugh¡¯s son. Shadowy Grape repeated the characteristics in the team voice channel once again, and immediately thousands of yers began to spread out in search of Grugh¡¯s son. ¡°I must remind you once again, this boss is very dangerous. It¡¯s better if I lead him.¡± Li Yao kindly reminded. ¡°No problem, if we can¡¯t handle it, the Prairie Fire God will step in.¡± Shadowy Grape said this, but in his heart he thought, I admit that your skills are superior to mine, but that does not mean I can¡¯t kite the boss. The other two guild leaders didn¡¯t care, as if they didn¡¯t hear. On the other hand, Xiao Ze felt that this line sounded too familiar and immediately felt a sense of unease in her heart. She always felt that Li Yao¡¯s tone this time was very simr to the one he used to tease her not long ago, but she didn¡¯t understand, and she also saw the purpose of the three major guilds. Even if she spoke out, no one would listen. So she could only sigh, hoping that she was overthinking it. ¡°Ahem, is this really to solve the outpost issue, or is it to help meplete my elite mission?¡± Zhao Lei said in the team voice channel. ¡°Both, why not use a method that gives you the best of both worlds? After Grugh¡¯s son is dead, you just need to collect the mission item.¡± Li Yao said with augh. ¡°I can also finish my mission, I¡¯ll collect the boss, and get the mission item. You don¡¯t mind, do you?¡± Fruit Knight asked. ¡°This is exactly what I mean by the best of both worlds, why refuse?¡± Li Yao looked in the direction of the outpost and said, ¡°These few bosses also form a small team, with melee, ranged, and healers among them. They are troublesome, very troublesome. If it weren¡¯t for a leader who is way higher in level, it would be very difficult to kill them.¡± ¡°That¡¯s good, then let¡¯s just watch the show. In the end, as long as we benefit, it¡¯s fine.¡¯ Guardian Angel also rxed, didn¡¯t expect on the first day of cooperation, they would be able toplete a nearly impossible elite task. And having witnessed Li Yao¡¯s various methods and his character, she was even more eager to join Li Yao¡¯s team. ¡°Yes, it¡¯s time to watch the show.¡± Li Yao showed a meaningful smile. Time quickly passed, and soon another half an hour had passed. The three guilds had news. ¡°They actually found it so quickly, it¡¯s really good to have a lot of people.¡± Zhao Lei was watching Xiao Ze¡¯s live broadcast and said. ¡°Although single yers can also mix well, it¡¯s still the collective that can get things done. Now boss hunting can use time topensate for theck of people, but some activities or instances, with few people, you can¡¯t enter. Unorganized groups can never get into high-storyline and instances.¡± Li Yao exined, this is also his ultimate goal of building a guild. No matter how strong one person is, there is always a limit. ¡°Why is the first one to start kiting not Shadowy Grape? Isn¡¯t his technique the best?¡± Zhao Lei saw a strange white hunter yer slowly moving towards the boss and asked in confusion. ¡°It¡¯s because Shadowy Grape has the best technique, so he won¡¯t be the first one to go. These people are probing, exploring the boss¡¯s details.¡± Guardian Angel said. Li Yao also nodded, ¡°Yes, this is a usual method ofrge guilds, they first let someone probe the boss¡¯s situation, then let the expertse.¡± ¡°They¡¯re really cunning.¡± Zhao Lei grumbled. ¡°But it¡¯s also very effective.¡± Fruit Knight said. In the screen, the white yer suddenly shot an arrow at Grugh¡¯s son, when he was about fifty to sixty meters away from Grugh¡¯s son. Grugh¡¯s son let out a howl, and suddenly jumped forward, skipping a distance like a lightning bolt. Roar¡­ Everyone saw the hunter¡¯s HP plummet to zero, his soul turned into a white light and returned to the graveyard. Seeing its prey dead, Grugh¡¯s son began to wander again leisurely. The yers watching from a distance suddenly felt a chill, it was too terrifying, they didn¡¯t even see the boss make a move, how did the hunter yer die? Xiao Ze restrained her smile, and asked, ¡°Grape, what happened?¡± ¡°It¡¯s a curse, itsts for half an hour, ticks every ten seconds, and drops 1000 HP each time.¡± Shadowy Grape said bitterly. Everyone took a deep breath, this was really terrifying. Now, not even a tanker ss had 1000 HP, a half-hour curse, the first tick of the curse would kill someone instantly. ¡°Damn, I¡¯m d I didn¡¯t bait it then.¡± Guardian Angel swallowed, the boss¡¯s curse and an elite¡¯s curse werepletely different. ¡°That damn old guy, asking me to kill this perverted guy, how could this be killed? ¡± Zhao Lei cursed at the old man who had given him the task. ¡°It has a release range of fifty meters. Next person who baits him should not let him get within fifty meters.¡± Shadowy Grape analyzed. The elite¡¯s release range was thirty meters, and a level thirty boss had reached a horrifying fifty meters. ¡°My moving speed is fast, I¡¯ll do it.¡± King of Hunters, a hunter yer from the Sixth Degree Space, stepped out. Of the thousands of yers in the squad, there were less than ten hunter yers. This showed how embarrassing the situation was for the hunter yers. Of course, the ones who could be recognized by the guilds as hunters show their strength. King of the Hunters was over sixty meters away from the boss. As he shot an arrow, he immediately chose to back jump. Grugh¡¯s son made a great leap again and then rushed towards King of Hunters like lightning. The distance quickly closed to sixty meters. King of the Hunters was terrified and hurriedly kept using Shadow Roll to reopen the distance. The speed of Grugh¡¯s son became faster and faster, and every ten seconds, he would make a big jump. King of the Hunters¡¯ mana was continually consumed. After kiting a few hundred meters, the mana level began to hit bottom. After all, Shadow Roll was only a short-range discement. When this was activated, the running speed was fast, but the problem was that the continuous use of it, the mana recovery couldn¡¯t keep up with the consumption¡­ Ps: Continue to ask for rmendations, collections, and membership clicks.. Chapter 113 - 113: Despair Chapter 113: Despair Trantor: 549690339 However, Mana had its limits. The speed of the boss was just too fast. Even with his boots enhancing his speed, without the Shadow Roll, he couldn¡¯t keep any distance at all. In the end, he was cursed after kiting the Son of Grugh for over a thousand yards and instantly killed. As the three guilds¡¯ best yers started to gather, everyone¡¯s face fell. Seeing two elite yers die, the higher-ups of the three guilds were already regretting their decisions. These hunters had been recognized by their guilds mainly because of their kiting techniques. Especially Prairie Fire and Starfire who tirelessly pushed the envelope with their record-setting kills of wilderness bosses, elevating hunters to elite status. Furthermore, these hunters themselves were quite powerful, particrly so in real life where some were seasoned archers, especially the Dark Grape. During the three guilds¡¯ alliance, many hotshots got the chance to spar with him. He was an exceptionally capable hunter. Although he was the Vice-Chairman, he was the one in charge of this operation by the Holy Fire Guild. Over a thousand people acknowledged the strength of these hunters, especially the potency of the Dark Grape. ¡°I¡¯ll try once more.¡± A dwarven hunter, carrying a fire gun, stepped forward. He was skilled at using firearms. However, the realities of the modern world and the mechanics of this ancient fire gun differed significantly, and many real-world soldiers and marksmen were still in the adaptation phase. But, hunters needed to master various weapons, they couldn¡¯t rely solely on fire guns. This had led many retired soldiers to choose bing hunters, but they struggled to stand out. The Dark Grape shook his head and said, ¡°No need. I¡¯ve figured out most of its features. A distance of at least fifty yards should be maintained. With a speed increase scroll, let¡¯s give it another go. If that doesn¡¯t work¡­¡± He didn¡¯t finish his sentence, but everyone understood. If it didn¡¯t work, they would have to ask Li Yao for help, but that would be utterly humiliating. The Dark Grape used a speed scroll and slowly approached the boss, arrow poised on his bow. The arrow hit the boss right in the head. Then he darted away quickly. Despite his speed being higher than the King of Hunters, it still wasn¡¯t enough. He couldn¡¯t keep distance at all. The Son of Grugh ran at an astonishing speed and used long jumps to close in on the distance between them. Whenever this happened, the Dark Grape used a back leap or the Shadow Roll to increase the gap rapidly. His situation was significantly better than the King of Hunters¡¯. With his skills of jumping back and shooting, it seemed like there could be hope. The audiences¡¯ blood boiled as they watched, even though they were only imagining the spectacle of Li Yao kiting tens of thousands of Murlocs. Even so, the third-tier boss was still more shocking. Especially when the boss had just blitzed two highly skilled hunters, they realized how twisted the boss was. However, when the Dark Grape kited it to a distance of three thousand yards, he ran out of mana and was then cursed by the Son of Grugh¡¯s son and instantly killed. A Priest sighed and used the Resurrection Technique on the Dark Grape. The upper echelons of the guilds shared a look. They had failed again. This boss was tens of thousands of yards away from the outpost, even if they did lead it away step by step, it would not be possible. Most importantly, they couldn¡¯t take the loss this time. ¡°There was no way around it. The boss was just too fast. The only way to fight would be to intermittently use skills, but the consumption couldn¡¯t be made up for, even with a mana potion.¡± The Dark Grape nonchntly mentioned, massaging his temples. If he had not been so desperate, the proud man would never have admitted defeat. But the situation was self-evident; they had to admit it to themselves even if they didn¡¯t want to. Ya Zi was also quiet. Her foreboding hade to pass, and the thought of Li Yao¡¯s smile sent shivers down her spine. He wasn¡¯t as easy to deal with as they had thought. He was a man who lived by the phrase ¡°an eye for an eye¡±. Yet she was not familiar with the other guilds and had no reason to offend them. ¡°Seems like it¡¯s about time for you to step in.¡± Zhao Lei contrasted Yaore¡¯s plight with his pleasure. Guardian Angel nodded in agreement, ¡°The three major guilds just wanted to save face. But this boss dealt them a heavy blow. This time, they were thoroughly humiliated. Right now, ordinary yers view the boss as formidable and are not ridiculing them. But once you take care of the boss, theirughter will burst forth.¡± ¡°They brought it upon themselves, it¡¯s none of our business. We warned them, but they insisted on showcasing their so-called ¡®prowess¡¯.¡± Zhao Lei said dismissively. ¡°The issue is, this boss is so twisted. Is Prairie Fire really sure he can handle it?¡± said the Fruity Knight, frowning. ¡°Your techniques are indeed better than Dark Grape¡¯s, but the problem lies not in technique, but in mobility. Even with a speed scroll, they couldn¡¯t evade. Despite having more mana than Dark Grape, this could only allow you to kite the boss for a little more distance.¡± ¡°Actually, I had thought of this challenge early on and figured a feasible method. Let¡¯s just give it a try. Hypothetically, there shouldn¡¯t be any problems.¡± Li Yao led the way towards the boss¡¯s location. ¡°What a freak.¡± The Guardian Angel groaned. The level of challenge the boss held, even if at an equal level to them, would only lead to despair, let alone at the current stage. As Li Yao and the others approached, sparks flickered in the eyes of the three guilds as they watched Li Yao. ¡°This boss can¡¯t be kited at all, why didn¡¯t you tell us earlier?¡± The King of Hunters retorted coldly. ¡°You stupid fool, are you blind or deaf? Who asked for your help to kite this boss? It was my brother¡¯s mission, so who asked you guys for help?¡± Zhao Lei bursted out. ¡°We kindly helped, can¡¯t even remind us now?¡± Death Scythe¡¯s face also turned ugly. ¡°I said it, the boss is dangerous. The scene was recorded by Ya Zi and has been heard by hundreds of thousands of audience members. It was you who didn¡¯t listen, so why are you ming me? You all fought to kite this boss ¡ª you know very well what your intentions were.¡± Li Yao showed no mercy to these people. Just as he said, when facing these proud guilds, if they are acting aggressive, you have to act more aggressively. Show any sign of weakness, and they¡¯ll think you¡¯re easy to bully, like amb ready for ughter, always demanding more. Ya Zi could hardly help herself fromughing. Not long ago, she was in this same situation, now seeing others in the same boat felt refreshing. ¡°What¡¯s with your attitude?¡± The King of Hunters flew into a rage. Even after being revived, he had lost half of his current level¡¯s worth of experience cards, and he was absolutely furious. ¡°If you¡¯re not skilled enough, then stop pretending to be a master. I don¡¯t have the time for you, go y on your own. Just because you can¡¯t kite doesn¡¯t mean others can¡¯t either.¡± Li Yao was walking towards the boss while talking. The King of Hunters was furious but held his rage in check. He was a top-notch hunter! The guild yers were also infuriated, their feelingsplicated. ¡°Prairie Fire is God, 666666666.¡± ¡°As always, he¡¯s arrogant, cool and amazing.¡± ¡°Indeed, he is the God in my heart.¡± ¡°Exactly, me yourself for being ipetent, not others.¡± ¡°Speak truthfully, this boss is difficult. Prairie Fire is in danger.¡± ¡°Yes, it¡¯s not a matter of technique. It¡¯s a limitation of mobility.¡± Viewers watched with bubbling excitement as Li Yao slowly approached the elite Son of Grugh¡­ PS: Thanks for all of your votes! Chapter 114 - 114 Tactics Chapter 114: Tactics Trantor: 549690339 His strategic maneuver of luring more than ten thousand Murlocs to the outpost, deep behind enemy lines, along with his de-edge dance and near-assassin creed performances, had won over the audience¡¯s hearts. No one doubted his skills, but the problem was, this was a level thirty boss, and everyone had witnessed its formidable power. Let alone defeating it, even kiting it would be impossible. The three hunters weren¡¯t nobodies, especially the Dark Grape, who were indeed top-notch archers, but they still ended up broken and defeated. The spectators at this stage were quite rational and didn¡¯t mock theirck of skill. It can be said that their defeat wasn¡¯t due tock of skill, but rather the vast gap in their movement speed. Thus, after a rational analysis, they weren¡¯t very optimistic about Li Yao. ¡°I¡¯m afraid even he doesn¡¯t know the extent of this boss¡¯s craziness. Let¡¯s see how he manages.¡± King of Hunters sighed in amazement. ¡°Idiot!¡± Zhao Lei raised his middle finger in response. ¡°Dammit, I¡¯ve got you marked now. You better watch your back.¡± The King of Hunters was almost at his wit¡¯s end. He was a pro, not some peasant to insult casually. ¡°Bring it on if you dare.¡± Zhao Lei gave him a contemptuous look. ¡°Damn.¡± Death¡¯s Wing held back the King of Hunters, who was about to explode with rage, saying, ¡°Calm down.¡± ¡°Coward.¡± Zhao Leiughed coldly. He didn¡¯t care how many viewers there were. Dignity? In Zhao Lei¡¯s dictionary, there was only disdain and disrespect. However, Li Yao was unfazed by all of this. He activated his Swift Scroll and stopped in his tracks approximately a hundred yards from the boss. A heavy crossbow suddenly appeared in his hands. Without even aiming, Li Yao pulled the trigger straight away. Whoosh¡­ A steel arrow hit the boss¡¯s skull causing Grugh¡¯s son to let out a roar. He leaped forward covering forty yards in distance. Li Yao immediately swapped his crossbow for a fire gun and turned to run. After running a distance, he suddenly spun around, shooting a backwards nce, but his body continued to dart forward at a rapid pace. The boss¡¯s speed was also incredibly fast, reducing the gap with each passing moment. Whenever the distance between them became critical, Li Yao would use Shadow Roll or a backwards jump to widen the gap. Looking at Li Yao¡¯s speed, the spectators¡¯ heightened anticipation started to fade, as Li Yao was using the same tactics as the previous trio. ¡°And here I thought his skills were something extraordinary. In the end, he¡¯s just like us.¡± The King of Hunters grumbled again. Dark Grape shook his head, saying, ¡°He handles the finer details better than us. Didn¡¯t you guys notice? Regardless of how boss charges, his bullets always hit the boss in the same spot. Also, his jump shots are smoother. He handles the reload time, jump time, turning, and all minor details excellent, akin to moving clouds and flowing water.¡± It¡¯s just as the saying goes, professionals intrigue with understanding, whileymen merely entertain with spectacle. To an ordinary spectator, these moves were very smooth, without the slightest hitch, which was pleasing to watchpared to the previous three. However, they couldn¡¯t quite put their finger on what exactly was impressive, while Dark Grape saw through the high underlying technical ir. The more you be aware, the more you realize the difficulty of achieving what Li Yao is doing. ¡°I admit, I am not at that level yet. But it¡¯s only a matter of time. However, it¡¯s of limited help in kiting the boss. At most, it allows us to kite for a slightly longer distance.¡± The King of Hunters said unwilling to admit defeat. Dark Grape slightly shook his head, falling silent. Although he was arrogant, he had confidence in his skills. It didn¡¯t mean that he refused to acknowledge the strengths of others and learn from them. Only then can his skills improve continuously. His goals were different than King of Hunters who devalued others¡¯ skills to elevate his worth, thus demonstrating his greatness. Besides, they merely coborated, so Dark Grape was toozy to exin. He remembered what Li Yao said when they were sparring. ¡°I will teach you the three basic moves.¡± Although he thought Li Yao was too smug, Li Yao had a valid reason for his arrogance. What seemed to him, very high-end techniques, were just basics for Li Yao. So, what would advanced techniques look like? ¡°He¡¯s almost out of mana.¡± A peculiar aura flickered in the eyes of Death¡¯s Scythe. ¡°Roughly over five thousand yards, which is impressive. He managed to kite it much far than Grape.¡± Oz nodded in appreciation. ¡°Too bad, he¡¯s reached his limit now.¡± King of Hunters scoffed. Seeing the boss approximately a hundred yards away, Li Yao suddenly halted and crouched on the ground, cing an Exploding Sheep. The Exploding Sheep scampered into the distance as soon as it was released. In a sh, the boss closed the gap to sixty yards. With just one more second, the boss would cast its curse. The expressions of the gamers from the three major guilds were filled with mockery as they waited to watch Li Yao make a fool of himself. Some even started working on their lines to humiliate the so-called gaming prodigy in front of hundreds of thousands of spectators. Although countless spectators already knew the oue, they couldn¡¯t help but gasp in surprise. Just as they felt all hope was lost, Li Yao shrank down again right before their eyes, and a screech of a fire hawk echoed in the sky. In their stupefied state, the fire hawk spun and descended. They saw the mini version of Li Yao grab the talon of the fire hawk, giving a hard tug. After two sessive Shadow Rolls, he ended up on the Hawks back. Without pause, the fire hawk soared upwards once more. Although it seemsplex to exin, what the audience saw was Li Yao shrinking down and catching the talon of the descending fire hawk. As he was carried off, he performed two Shadow Rolls in mid-air,nding on the back of the hawk. Boom¡­ The spectators, numbering in the thousands, burst out in disbelief. ¡°Twice! It¡¯s the second time he shrunk. What kind of artifact is this?¡± ¡°I need guidance from a pro. Please, Oz, exin what¡¯s going on here.¡± ¡°Is it a tool, a potion, or special equipment?¡± ¡°Damn, so if he shrinks down, doesn¡¯t that mean he essentially has a flying mount?¡± ¡°Impressive. Didn¡¯t see thating. I admit it, this is something else.¡± ¡°Truly an eye-opener, it was worth it today. It¡¯s not just skills that caught my eyes, but the new way of ying the game. Thanks to Master Prairie Fire.¡± Oz also didn¡¯t know what kind of artifact it was. He asked Zhao Lei, ¡°What kind of artifact is it?¡± ¡°I have no clue and even if I did, do you think I would tell you?¡± Zhao Lei sneered and turned away, apparently not interested in talking to Oz. Oz, unphased, looked at the Fruit Knight and Guardian Angel. However, both of them ignored him, starting to run towards the battlefield for better observation. Li Yao, on the back of the fire hawk, silently assessed the boss¡¯s anger,manding his Exploding Sheep to inch closer to the boss and detonate it. Boom¡­ -3 This was the first time the boss¡¯s defense had been breached. He staggered back two steps. The fading rage grew rapidly, his gaze still fixed on Li Yao who was flying twenty yards off the ground. He let out another angry roar and charged onward behind Li Yao. PS: Continue asking for votes, clicks, and collections for support.. Chapter 115 - 115: Flash Dance Chapter 115: sh Dance Trantor: 549690339 The Firehawk was noticeably faster than Grugh¡¯s son, quickly putting distance between them. With a roll, Li Yao dropped from the sky. Because of the boots he acquired from Faselin Academy, he wasn¡¯t phased by the twenty-yard drop. The moment hended, Li Yao started toy down Exploding Sheep once more, which quickly scurried away. The Firehawk dived. This time Li Yao leapt straight up, again thanks to his boots,nding right on the back of the Firehawk. The werewolf was about to overtake the Exploding Sheep, but it blew up before it could, stabilising the enmity. And so, Li Yao kept hopping down from the Firehawk,ying down Exploding Sheep, then jumping back onto the Firehawk to create distance, never letting Grull¡¯s son¡ªthe boss level threat¡ªget within fifty yards. All the audience was stunned. The thousands of elites from the three major guilds were almost petrified. They envisioned Li Yao using his impable skills to kite this boss, but they never anticipated it would be in this manner. Although this approach was beyond their expectation, there was no denying its impressive effect ¨C just like when he lured over ten thousand Murlocs not long ago. Even elites and masters couldn¡¯tprehend the strategy at this point. All it did was shock and amaze them. Naturally, they wouldn¡¯t realise the most significant difficultyy in the riding skill. In the ancient god world, learning the riding skill didn¡¯t mean you could ride freely. Riding and taming a mount was deeply technical andplex. Evennd mounts were challenging, especially when using it in battle. And needless to say about flying mounts. One slight miscalction could lead to yers falling from a height, resulting in countless deaths. They saw Li Yao move back and forth effortlessly,pletely unaware of the difficulty. But only Li Yao himself knew that if not for his rebirth and experience from his past life, he would not be able to pull this off. After being kited for ten thousand yards, Grugh¡¯s son¡¯s body radiated a red glow, and then suddenly stomped with his hind legs. The ground immediately cracked. Bang¡­ To the gasps of the audience, the werewolf leapt into the air and then, like an artillery shell, sped towards the Firehawk that was flying twenty yards above. A thought emerged in everyone¡¯s mind ¨C it¡¯s over. The boss didn¡¯t even need to impact the Firehawk. Being within fifty yards was enough to cast a curse and kill Li Yao instantly. If Li Yao died, the Firehawk would naturally vanish. A bit of consternation shed in Li Yao¡¯s eyes. Clearly, he didn¡¯t foresee this situation either. Considering the twenty-yard vertical discrepancy and a horizontal distance of at least a hundred yards, moreover, the Firehawk was rapidly increasing speed. But Grugh¡¯s son¡¯s sudden outburst was ridiculously strong. Li Yao quickly calcted that in less than two seconds, Grugh¡¯s son, leaping into the high altitudes, would be able to cast a curse on him. Li Yao reacted swiftly, pushing his body against the Firehawk¡¯s back. At the same time, the Firehawk spun, turning its head back, as Li Yao¡¯s silhouettepletely vanished from Grugh¡¯s son¡¯s sight. After the Firehawk turned, Li Yao, who was lying on its back, was entirely concealed. Meanwhile, a curse had fallen on the Firehawk. -1000 A thousand health points was fatal to yers, but for the Firehawk, it wasn¡¯t even one tenth. A level five Firehawk already had ten thousand health points. A level ten Firehawk had more than double the health. The growth rate for boss level creatures was quite substantial. Li Yao silently calcted Grugh¡¯s son¡¯s jump point. When it reached its limit, the Firehawk abruptly swooped down. Bang¡­ The Firehawk¡¯s ws grabbed Grugh¡¯s son¡¯s head before rapidly pulling upwards. Crack, crack, crack¡­ The Firehawk¡¯s wings produced a friction sound due to the tremendous force, then quickly released its grasp. Grugh¡¯s son¡¯s body, which had been charging forward, started to spin uncontrobly in mid-air due to the Firehawk¡¯s pull. In reality, while Grugh¡¯s son was still moving forward, when it had jumped to its highest point and its strength was about to fade, the ws had grabbed its skull and tugged it backwards. In terms of pure strength, the Firehawk could not match the level thirty Grugh¡¯s son. But this was in the air, and Grugh¡¯s son had nothing to leverage off. The Firehawk¡¯s agility in the sky was like a fish in water. It was bursting with strength. But if taken out of the sky, it would essentially be powerless. The audience watched as the werewolf spun and roared in mid-air before itnded on the ground. Bang¡­ -4800 Grugh¡¯s son mmed onto the ground, forming a shallow crater with stars swirling around his head, clearly indicating he was dazed. The Firehawk flew away again. After creating distance, Li Yao jumped off the Firehawk, casting ¡°Heal Pet¡± while throwing down some Mechanical Parts. Thanks to the healing and Mechanical Parts, the Firehawk¡¯s health was immediately restored. As soon as Li Yaonded, he started to release Exploding Sheep again. He estimated that the enmity was now incredibly sturdy. He didn¡¯t need to worry about Grugh¡¯s son losing aggro anymore. Though it sounds like a lot, it all happened in a short time. These rapid changes added more thrill to the scene. ¡°Look at the rey, everyone. Prairie Fire¡¯s eyes clearly show that he didn¡¯t expect the boss to pull such a move. But not only did he respond in time, he also made a quick judgment, perfectly dispelling the crisis and even turning it against the boss. Such reflexes and decision making are simply terrifying, ¡± stated Xiao Ze seriously. ¡°Merely such reflexes have already made him a top-tier professional yer. But his judgment skill is what¡¯s truly terrifying.¡± A sense of urgency welled up in Hidden Grape¡¯s heart. The more he knew about Prairie Fire, the more enormous the gap felt. Time flew by. Grugh¡¯s son leapt up like an artillery shell once again. Li Yao duplicated his strategy. When the boss once again crashed into the ground, all the audience knew Li Yao was about to seed again. As expected, after nearly half an hour, Li Yao finally kited Grugh¡¯s son to The Vicious Outpost. While flying over the outpost, Li Yao deliberately adjusted the Firehawk¡¯s altitude, soaring a hundred yards high into the sky. A few lone werewolf bosses couldn¡¯t reach Li Yao and didn¡¯t even notice him. However, the charging Grugh¡¯s son behind them became the target of their enmity. When the two sides met, it was like lightning colliding with magma, instantly sparking a fierce battle. Automatically, the battle between bosses turned into a war of attrition, given their vast amounts of health and outrageous defense. Although Grugh¡¯s son was a level thirty boss, he couldn¡¯t one-hit kill a boss of tenth or so level. Killing them was arduous, especially with the werewolf priests healing in the back. However, due to the level gap, excluding healing, the rest of the four attacking couldn¡¯t deal any significant damage. From the very beginning, the battle was nerve-wracking¡­ Ps: Thank you all for your continuous support, rmendations, and collections. I, Mario, am deeply grateful. Also, congrattions to friends who have finished their college entrance exams and are temporarily liberated.. Chapter 116 - 116 Task Completed Chapter 116: Task Completed Trantor: 549690339 The terrifying aspect of Grugh¡¯s son isn¡¯t necessarily his overwhelming power, but the shadow power he possesses. What made him dreadful was the fact that he, as an elite level 25 and level 30 boss, appeared in a map meant for yers between levels 10 and 20. Even yers in this stage, with luxurious equipment, wouldn¡¯t be able to withstand this curse. It spelled despair for lower-level yers. However, facing a fully equipped boss squad wasn¡¯t as optimistic. If Grugh¡¯s son isn¡¯t able to instantly kill the bosses, his health would quickly be boosted. The tension of the battle was exceptional. ¡°No wonder a squad could wipe out thousands of murloc groups, it¡¯s horrifying.¡± Xiao Zemented while filming the battle. ¡°This emphasizes the importance of a squad.¡± The Guardian Angel chimed in proudly, ¡°See the importance of the healers, right? Without healing, the four bosses would¡¯ve been torn apart by the level 30 boss.¡± Fruit Knight nced at him and said in a t tone, ¡°Hmm, they¡¯re crucial indeed. But you should level up yourself in the future and stop relying on me.¡± ¡°Uh¡­¡± The Guardian Angel became disheartened. He only had one offensive spell at his disposal and it wasn¡¯t particrly powerful. Grinding by himself would prove to be a killjoy. ¡°Of course, MT is the most important. Without an MT, having a nurse wouldn¡¯t make a difference.¡± ¡°Then don¡¯t form an output team again in the future.¡± Zhao Lei said with contempt. ¡°Go y somewhere else¡­¡± The Guardian Angel replied in annoyance. Zhao Lei showed him a middle finger, then turned to Li Yao and asked, ¡°Who do you think will win?¡± Hearing Zhao Lei¡¯s question, Xiao Ze also perked up his ears. The battle was too intense to predict who would emerge victorious. Li Yao frowned and said, ¡°It¡¯s hard to say, loads of uncertainties. No one knows what would happen.¡± ¡°Just share your judgment, we can¡¯t make a decision.¡± Xiao Ze heard the undertone. ¡°It¡¯s simple really. Two situations might ur. If the werewolf priest doesn¡¯t run out of mana, they can wear down Grugh¡¯s son. If the priest runs out of mana first, the werewolves wouldn¡¯tst long and they¡¯ll be team wiped quickly.¡± ¡°Bullshit, anyone would¡¯ve understood that.¡± King of Hunters said coldly. Li Yao led Grugh¡¯s son sessfully over, and he felt sore about it, losing face. He unloaded all his resentment on Li Yao. ¡°If you knew, why did you bother to ask? Why are you bothering him? Go screw yourself!¡± Zhao Lei didn¡¯t like him either and pointed out his ws with a sneer. ¡°That¡¯s enough!¡± Death Scythe reprimanded King of Hunters, then coldly asked, ¡°Your man is tyrannical. Would you not regte him?¡± Li Yao simplyughed, ¡°He is my good friend, not my subordinate. Incidentally, even if he were, I wouldn¡¯t see anything wrong with what he said. He just voiced out what I had on my mind.¡± ¡°Alright, alright. There¡¯re plenty of people watching. Let¡¯s keep the peace and harmony.¡± Dark Grapes subtly reminded Death Scythe. Other yers were observing. He continued, ¡°How do you n to handle the loot from the werewolves and the murlocs?¡± Li Yao knitted his eyebrows. So many corpses had numerous materials andbined with some white and green equipment, it wouldn¡¯t fit even in his squad¡¯s inventory. ¡°Do you have any good suggestions?¡± Li Yao asked. ¡°You¡¯re unable to carry so much loot, right?¡± Dark Grapes gave a sincere smile, ¡°How about this, sell these materials to our guild, Holy Fire Guild. These are materials and equipment produced by monsters above level 10, they¡¯re pretty good. We¡¯ll definitely offer you a satisfactory price, our guild has the wealth and the foundation.¡¯ ¡°Fair enough, but I want to pick out some things that I need before selling the rest,¡± Li Yao agreed, seeing that it was the best solution, otherwise he couldn¡¯t carry that much loot. ¡°Great, I¡¯ll let a hundred people with empty backpacks pick up the stuff. We can tally everything when the collection is done. What do you think?¡±¡® Dark Grapes said happily. At the current stage, materials and equipment of level 10 are scarcemodities. Not long after, the guild elites would reach level 10 and put them to immediate use. Jackson and Death Scythe watched with envy, but they had no choice. They couldn¡¯t swallow their pride at this point. Of course, even if they did, Li Yao wouldn¡¯t be selling. More than a hundred yers provided Li Yao with screenshots of their empty backpacks timestamped, and then started collecting items. Li Yao didn¡¯t check in detail as the good stuff had already been picked up by the Fire Eagle. Such as the Blue Equipment, golden pearls produced by aquatic creatures, a very rare material. Not only was it used for jewelry, but it was also crucial for enchanting, engineering, alchemy, and was of high value. Especially as these secondary professions progress to an intermediate level, they would need to make certain items to continue advancing, and the Golden Pearl was a necessary item. The battle went on for over an hour. The fight between bosses, especially amongst low-level bosses, was quite monotonous. Finally, the werewolf priest ran out of mana. The result was that the several bosses were brutally ughtered and tragically fell onto the ground. At this point, Li Yao used the old method again, making Grugh¡¯s son experience several high-altitude falls. Only then did Grugh¡¯s son tragically lose his life as his health dwindled down to zero. For sure, he didn¡¯t fight much due to therge level gap, meaning he didn¡¯t gain any experience. It was considered a monster-inflicted casualty, so he only dropped a level 30 purple gear. Cursed Steel ws Quality: Purple Epic Attack: 66-75 Strength: 62 Agility: 60 Stamina: 59 Blood Curse: When attacking, it has a low probability of causing a curse effect, reducing the target¡¯s agility by 15% and losing 0.5% of health every second for 10 seconds. Equipment Level: 30 Required ss: Shaman Priest, Martial Monk Li Yao generously shared the attributes, instantly attracting a sea of praise. The attributes were simply too amazing. Not only that, the key was that this curse was eye-popping. Especially in face-to-facebat, what does a 15% decrease in agility mean? High-level yers would surely seize the opportunity to counter their opponents and determine life and death. Those with some knowledge knew that this was a PK artifact. ¡°Cough cough, brother, are you selling this piece of equipment?¡± Dark Grapes leaned in and asked, ¡°The price is negotiable.¡± Li Yao smiled, put the equipment in his bag, and said, ¡°The key is that it¡¯s not up for negotiation.¡± Li Yao¡¯s n was simple. In a few days, it¡¯d be the carnival. After the carnival, with his umted points, he would be able to establish his own guild. This piece of equipment would be the icing on the cake, shining brightly in the guild warehouse. This would stimte the fighting spirit of the guild members. If sold, it would only earn him more Gold Coins, but the problem was, let alone Li Yao notcking Gold Coins, even if he did, making money wasn¡¯t a problem for him. ¡°Really, there¡¯s no room for negotiation?¡± Dark Grapes¡¯s eyes dimmed. He thought the same as Li Yao. If ced in the guild warehouse, it would stir up the members¡¯ enthusiasm. ¡°Really, none.¡± Li Yao took out the signal given by the queen and fired it into the sky. A strange wave generated and spread out. ¡°Now, let¡¯s calcte how much these materials and equinment are worth.¡± PS: I¡¯d like to share something, that is, if nothing goes wrong, this book will be published on the 17th of this month. I hope everyone can support it by subscribing to the official version, and those with monthly tickets kindly save some for this book. I hope those who are reading pirated versions can also offer some support. After all, a subscription isn¡¯t a big expense, but it¡¯s crucial for the author. Then, here¡¯s another plea for rmendation votes. Thanks in advance. Thank you to the reader ¡®Reverse Scale¡¯ for generously rewarding 10,000 RMB. Mario thanks you.. Chapter 117: Gold Coin Deposited Chapter 117: Gold Coin Deposited Trantor: 549690339 Li Yao looked at a pile of green equipment and said, ¡°You guys choose some too. See if there¡¯s anything better than what you currently have, and put it on immediately. Sell the rest.¡± ¡°Fine, I won¡¯t be shy then.¡± Zhao Lei, who had received the token from Gruh, the boss level creature, was quite pleased and began choosing from the green equipment directly. Although it¡¯s green equipment, it¡¯s level-ten equipment, and its attributes are great. Even Li Yao had reced two of his items. ¡°We won¡¯t be shy either. We¡¯ll send you the money when we get back,¡± said the Fruit Knight. ¡°That¡¯s trivial,¡± Li Yao really didn¡¯t care about these things. He was rich now and didn¡¯t care about such a small amount of money. ¡°I calcted the prices ording to the market rate, adding 20% since these are level-ten rare materials and equipment. The elite and boss materials are the most valuable, the ordinary ones aren¡¯t worth much, it all adds up to fifty-three gold coins. Here¡¯s the invoice.¡± Shadow Grape handed the list calcted by the guild¡¯s professionals to Li Yao. Li Yao took a quick look and found the prices to be quite fair, so he nodded and put his handprint on the invoice. Shadow Grape also put his handprint, and the transaction waspleted. ¡°I didn¡¯t bring that much money. I¡¯ll transfer the gold coins to your neutral bank ount within four hours.¡¯ ¡°Okay, no problem,¡± Li Yao replied. The Light and Dark Factions couldn¡¯t mail directly to each other, so they had to transfer through some neutral forces. ¡°Ahem, there¡¯s one more thing. My brother¡¯s pet picked up a lot of blue equipment and rare materials. I¡¯m wondering if you might be interested in selling?¡± Shadow Grape asked again. This time even Jackson couldn¡¯t hold back, he could tolerate ordinary materials and green equipment, but blue equipment, absolutely not! Right now, even Li Yao¡¯s body was primarily equipped with level-five blue equipment. Level-ten blue equipment was the mainstream powerful equipment. It could directly affect the clearance of level-ten dungeons and even have a major impact on the performancepetitions in the carnival. ¡°Ahem, why don¡¯t you sell us the equipment you don¡¯t need? The Holy Fire Guild has just spent more than fifty gold coins and they must not have much left. Sell it to us in Six Degrees Space, we can negotiate the price.¡± Death Scythe was also feeling anxious, he even lost hisst bit of restraint, managed to squeeze out a smile and said, ¡°Our guild is also willing to buy. Name your price, as long as it is not too outrageous, we¡¯ll take them all.¡± ¡°No, who says our guild doesn¡¯t have enough money? It¡¯s better to sell to us, after all, we¡¯re old acquaintances,¡± Shadow Grape quickly said. The audience was dumbfounded at the sight of three proud guild leaders fighting over the items. Though they knew the rarity of the equipment, they still couldn¡¯t believe their eyes. Ordinary yers were used to seeing these big guilds as arrogant. They always disyed a ¡®I¡¯m number one in the world¡¯ attitude. Naturally, seeing this situation was filled withedy. ¡°Ahem,¡± said Xiao Ze, ¡°A lot of old friends contacted me, expressing their desire to buy this equipment as well.¡± Many guild leaders were watching the live broadcast. Seeing avable equipment ¨C rare and useful level-ten blue equip ¨C they couldn¡¯t resist. They didn¡¯t have Li Yao¡¯s contact information, so they had to ry their messages through Xiao Ze. Li Yao nced at everyone and said, ¡°I never said I was going to sell. You guys are fighting for nothing.¡± ¡°I¡¯m just conveying other people¡¯s opinions. If you don¡¯t want to sell, then don¡¯t,¡± shrugging, Xiao Ze said indifferently. Seeing Li Yao¡¯s firm attitude, the arguing guild leaders were dumbfounded, they couldn¡¯t do anything else if he was unwilling to sell. ¡°Bro, these items are of no use to you,¡± Shadow Grape tried to persuade, ¡°why not turn them into gold coins and buy something you need at the auction?¡± ¡°I really don¡¯tck the money made from selling equipment. I¡¯m serious, this batch of equipment won¡¯t be sold,¡± Li Yao said firmly. ¡°Sigh, alright then.¡± Shadow Grape had no other options, he couldn¡¯t force him to sell. Besides, not to mention the super powerful strength of him, not to mention whether it can be grabbed if he decided to rob him. Even if he did kill him once, getting one piece of equipment wouldn¡¯t make a big difference, it would also create major enmity. Even a sentry post was defensible in the presence of many people, let alone a single piece of equipment. It wouldn¡¯t be worth it. Seeing Li Yao¡¯s resolute attitude, the three major guilds and Xiao Ze had no choice but to bid farewell, expressing that they owed Li Yao a favor and then disperse their guild¡¯s teams. Li Yao had gained a lot of level-ten blue equipment this time, and aside from the pieces he needed, he didn¡¯t n to sell any of it. Just as he had nned, he intended to fill the guild¡¯s warehouse. These level-ten blue items would definitely provide a strong boost to the emerging guild. Although some bosses of levels three or four could be killed now, the equipment they produced was of a too low level. The level-ten boss could not be defeated by high-end yers at this stage, and opening the treasure chest required good luck, so the level-ten blue equip was incredibly precious. Joining the guild would also give yers a goal for which to strive, and Li Yao would not sell equipment for money from now on, he would directly enrich the guild¡¯s warehouse. Developing his guild became his next goal. ¡°Thanks to you, we were able toplete the elite mission. Thank you,¡± said Fruit Knight with sincere gratitude. ¡°Bro, I won¡¯t say much either,¡± Zhao Lei said. ¡°You guys are too polite. It was no trouble at all,¡± Li Yao shook his head slightly, and said, ¡°Besides, we are teammates; helping each other is what we should do. I believe if I ran into trouble, you guys would help me.¡± ¡°Of course, if you need anything, just say the word,¡± Guardian Angel said seriously. Li Yao nodded and smiled, ¡°Actually, you guys have a misunderstanding.¡± ¡°What misunderstanding?¡± Zhao Lei asked. ¡°In general, failing an Elite mission once or twice is normal, otherwise it wouldn¡¯t be ssified as an Elite mission,¡± Li Yao revealed. ¡°What, you can fail?¡± Fruit Knight was stunned. ¡°Yeah, Elite Missions do allow for failure. Generally, the first time you undertake a mission you can¡¯tplete, it¡¯s a kind of extreme test, but there¡¯s no reward. It only affects the taskmaster¡¯s evaluation of you. Failure once will normally result in a slightly simpler task. You usually get three to four chances. ¡± Li Yao slowly exined. Not all taskmasters are as demanding as the Queen. After all, she is a world-ss boss. Wanting her to be a mentor is undoubtedly extremely difficult, and you only get one chance. However, the general taskmasters for Elite missions aren¡¯t like that. ¡°So that¡¯s how it is. I¡¯ve seen people who havepleted the first step of the mission, and I thought they were much better than me,¡± Fruit Knight realized. ¡°Yeah, you guys can go back and turn in your tasks now. I can guard here alone,¡± Li Yao said as he sat down to one side of the sentry post. ¡°Alright, then we¡¯ll head back first.¡± The few of them were not pretentious and directly used the Hearthstone to get back to the city. Only Li Yao was left at the sentry post. After about two hours, a group of the undead army arrived. The undead army looked at the bodies littering the ground and admired Li Yao with awe. Themanding officer in the lead kindly called for a military bat mount to send Li Yao back to the town. Li Yao didn¡¯t refuse. This was an opportunity to raise goodwill, so he didn¡¯t use his Hearthstone; he rode the bat directly back to Sephercher. PS: Continue to ask for rmendation tickets.. Chapter 118: 118 Chapter 118: 118 Trantor: 549690339 Li Yao¡¯s return to Sephercher was met with a hero-like reception. After all, managing to retake a watchtower upied by thousands of werewolves without losing a single undead soldier was certainly a dazzling aplishment. Themon undead and the pharmacist had no idea of the undercurrents stirring among the undead upper echelons. In their hearts, their utmost reverence was still for the queen. That was why, in the previous lifetime, even though the fearsome demon king and the upperyer of the pharmacist association took advantage of the queen¡¯s absence to upy the Undercity, their reign ultimately crumbled. Because a vast majority of the forgotten ones ced the queen¡¯s glory above all else, in their hearts, the queen was their leader. As for the leader of the Great Alchemist, he was nothing more than a subordinate under the queen. Although he created many terrible gues that even the undead could hardly resist, as well as terrifying war undead puppets, he could never escape his predetermined fate of failure. With theseplex feelings in mind, Li Yao apanied a banshee back to the Royal District. This time, the queen received Li Yao directly, even going so far as to arrange their meeting in a side hall. Currently, the queen was carefully reading amb parchment, not even lifting her gaze at Li Yao¡¯s arrival. The banshee gently floated out of the side hall, cautiously closing the door behind her. Li Yao silently bowed before sitting down, remaining silent. He took out a bottle of fine wine, and quietly began to drink. The side hall became quiet, leaving behind only the small sounds of the queen flipping through the parchment and Li Yao¡¯s drinking. It was quite a while before the Queen finally put away the parchment, stating, ¡°It seems you know how to enjoy life.¡± ¡°Our race, each and every one of us, knows how to enjoy life.¡± Li Yao replied calmly. ¡°Unfortunately, it is precisely because so much time was wasted on unnecessary luxuries and indulgences, that the High Elf Kingdom finds itself in its current predicament.¡± The queen pointed out, her eyes fixed on Li Yao. ¡°Your majesty speaks the truth.¡± Li Yao didn¡¯t argue and directly withdrew his wine ss, adopting a posture of attentiveness. ¡°Cleverd.¡± A subtle arc formed at the queen¡¯s lips as she continued, ¡°I¡¯ve gone over the battle report three times, you¡¯ve done a great job. Although the mission difficulty was higher than I expected, the unpredictability is the nature of tasks. One cannot know all the intel or bepletely prepared for every situation. Life is full of surprises and variables. You showed me a clever mind, which is even more useful than your innate talent or skills.¡± Li Yao nodded. Skills can be honed, but if onecks quick thinking and adaptability, they would never be a supreme master. In his previous life, Li Yao¡¯s talent wasn¡¯t bad either. It¡¯s just that the threshold for being a Hunter was too high, and he wasted over two years dabbling in the Thief profession. Those yers who achieved Divine Enthronement, which one of them didn¡¯t master their profession to perfection over a span of ten years? In his previous life, Li Yao reached near-Enthronement in just under eight years, which in itself was truly a miracle. Firstly, a Hunter needs excellent archery skills, followed then by various other techniques. Compared to other professions, bing a Hunter is undoubtedly more challenging. However, this isn¡¯t to imply that the other professions are easy, only that their fundamentals are easier to grasp, saving a lot of time. ¡°Lad, do not be arrogant. Taking a watchtower isn¡¯t earth-shattering news.¡± The queen warned. ¡°I am confident.¡± Li Yao amended. The queen didn¡¯t deny it, and there wasn¡¯t any contempt or rebuke in her eyes either. Because she was a naturally proud individual. Even after bing the Banshee Queen, the Dark Ranger Queen, much had changed about her, but her inherent pride did not. The more she looked at Li Yao, the more satisfied she seemed. Having such a young man as a sessor might offer an unexpected surprise one day. ¡°You did excellently this time. Although it¡¯s quite a significant achievement, given that it was a trial mission, I can only award you the rank of Corporal and a merit reward of 300 points. You wouldn¡¯t be unsatisfied with this, would you? After all, considering actual merits, you should be eligible to be a Lieutenant, ¡± The queen casually stated. Li Yao respectfully epted themendation, which automatically integrated into his personal honor. He replied, ¡°I only aimed toplete your majesty¡¯s mission. Anything else is just a bonus. What I value most is your legacy power.¡± Though he said this, Li Yao was extremely thrilled. This way, he would be able to unlock the Military Merit System. The rank of Corporal entitled him tomand five NPC guards, whose level would not exceed his own. This included all guards of the Dark Camp, not just the Undead n. The merit points could be exchanged for merit items, such as equipment supplies, which were very useful. ¡°Hmm, this Legacy Stone is infused with my personal legacy power and is only usable by you. Once you pass the third trial, you cane find me again.¡± The queen tossed Li Yao a stone shrouded in ck mist. Li Yao caught it with much excitement, ¡°Thank you, my queen.¡± ¡°You may leave now.¡± The queen stated indifferently. Li Yao did not dawdle. He bowed and slowly left the side hall. In a secluded corner, Li Yao used the Legacy Stone. ¡°System: The yer has used part of the queen¡¯s legacy power, gaining some of the Dark Ranger¡¯s professional traits.¡± ¡°System: Since this is a personal legacy from a world leader, the legacy effect increases by one level.¡± ¡°System: Gained passive trait: Night Ranger, Gained active skill: Death ck Arrow.¡± Night Ranger: Hides in darkness and shadows, making it difficult for enemies to detect, masking all odors and breath. Power increases by 10%, agility increases by 15%. Death ck Arrow: Marks a target for one minute, summoning an elite death minion upon killing the target during this period. The Night Ranger¡¯s boost to power and agility was quite beneficial, and hiding in darkness and shadows required a unique environment which seemed of little use as few yers engaged in fights during the night. However, if used correctly, it could be a godsend. Li Yao took out an Advanced Skill Rune, and used it right away. Advanced runes can alter attributes. For example, choosing fire attribute would turn the Night Ranger into a Fire Person, with attacks carrying additional fire damage. Lightning attribute carried the effect of partial paralysis. If applied to Death ck Arrow, a fire attribute mark would summon a Fire Mage Skeleton after death, while a poison attribute would summon a poison attribute Skeleton. Li Yao didn¡¯t hesitate much and directly chose the Dark Attribute. Enhanced by the rune, the Dark Ranger Skills now carried new attributes. Night Ranger (Switchable): The entire body is cloaked in darkness and shadow, maintaining a hidden presence even in broad daylight, masking all smells and breath. Power increases by 15%, agility increases by 20%, movement speed increases by 10%. In other words, when Li Yao activated this ettect, although he wouldn¡¯t be as stealthy as a thief, he wouldn¡¯t be far off. Moreover, upon activation, a portion of the attack would turn into dark attacks. The attribute enhancement was also substantial, with an additional 10% increase in movement speed being a precious attribute. Now, what Li Yao was really looking forward to was seeing how the Death ck Arrow would be enhanced¡­. Chapter 119: Treasure Hunting Chapter 119: Treasure Hunting Trantor: 549690339 Death ck Arrow: Upon activation, marks the target. If the marked target dies within one minute, summons a Silver Skeleton, the ss of the summoned skeleton is determined by the target. Even though he did not see the specific usage effect, Li Yao was already very satisfied. Just for silver, it surpasses the elite level. Being a part of the Dark Ranger¡¯s heritage, Li Yao realized that the Dark Ranger is more adept at shadow assassination. The Light Ranger is a distance-damage profession that utilizes geographical features for maneuvering, while the Dark Ranger emphasizes more on stealth and assassination. Moreover, its passive effect could greatly ensure a Ranger¡¯s survivability. Although the Death ck Arrow seems to have no offensive power and is hardly different from the Mark of Death, the more enemies it kills, the more minions it summons, thereby improving survival. ¡°No wonder no one couldplete the mission of the Dark Ranger in my previous life; the Queen¡¯s personality is really quirky.¡± Li Yao was overjoyed. This is an inherent requirement of the mission. That is, without gaining the appreciation of NPCs, even if promotion conditions are met, one cannot be an elite profession. However, Li Yao frowned soon after. The carnival performance that would take ce a few dayster would, in reality, present challenges from various administrative districts and yers who hadpleted the elite tasks and obtained the tickets. There are numerous rules and many uncertain factors; now is certainly not the time to let his guard down. Even though his current techniques are advanced, the situation is not as simple. There is one more thing to cheer about. Because of gaining 50% experience at level 10, Li Yao has now reached level 11. Li Yao opened the level leaderboard and saw that his level 11 was still in first ce. His three teammates, who hadpleted their tasks, although not at level 11, were over halfway there. They were just behind him, trailing in the ranks. In addition, there was another stranger, a yer from another administrative district, ced in the fifth spot. Li Yao racked his brains but couldn¡¯t recall who this person was and quickly let it go. He was well aware that many experts didn¡¯t necessarily level up in practice. Moreover, due to luck, a high level does not necessarily mean the person is incredibly impressive. When Li Yao closed the ranking board, he had already arrived at the Central District where a distinct auction house stands. Li Yao immediately found a seat and started looking for items he could use. As time went on, more and more yers started using the auction house after reaching level 5 and leaving the Beginner¡¯s Vige. Small towns also had small auction houses. Li Yao opened the list directly and began to browse quickly. The first thing he searched for was the skill book. After a few nces, he found quite a number of Hunter¡¯s skill books. Since few people y as a Hunter, Li Yao found three he could use for himself. Throw Hand Grenade, Flying Round de, Deterrence. Throw Hand Grenade was not expensive and was in abundant amounts. It simply enhances the power and the effect of the hand grenade costing only 2 silver coins. Ordinary hunters would not learn engineering at this point, nor would they spend money buying expensive hand grenades from the shop. Therefore, it wasn¡¯t poprly acquired and was seen as a wasteful skill. Li Yao scorned this idea, believing that no skill is wasteful, it just depends on the situation it¡¯s applied in. The ordinary throwing hand grenade increases the power of the hand grenade by 20% and its special effect by 25%. Li Yao, of course, knew thatter on there would be sonic hand grenades, sh hand grenades, knocking hand grenades, and even ck hole hand grenades, among others. Each with different effects and application methods. Having the skill and not having the skill are twopletely different concepts. Flying Round de: Throws two flying des, attacking enemies along the path. It causes 110% of weapon damage when thrown and 85% of weapon damage when returning, with a 10% chance of making enemies bleed, causing 30% of weapon damage per second for ten seconds, and slowing the enemy¡¯s speed by 15%. Even though the damage seems high, it is actually weapon damage, and it refers to the flying wheel whose damage is generally equivalent to a dagger of the same level. So it¡¯s not as appealing as it sounds. However, throwing the flying wheel is also a good skill. After purchasing or crafting a flying wheel, it can be thrown. It is considered a medium range group attack means, and it also has some slow and bleeding effects. Furthermore, once it is enhanced with runes, it bes a peculiar group attack skill, which is very buggy. Li Yao had to spend 15 silver coins to buy it at the listed price. As for Deterrence, it was a piece of gear that Li Yao bought for a sky-high price of one gold coin. The moment Li Yao saw this skill, he bought it. He too was surprised, he didn¡¯t expect to see this skill book this early. In his n, it would be nice to learn this skill at level 20. It was definitely an unexpected bonus. Deterrence was very rare, it could be described as the invincible skill of the Hunter. Deterrence: The body is surrounded and protected by magical weapons, blocking all attacks for 10 seconds. Its cooldown time is 5 minutes, during deterrence, one cannot initiate an attack. So-called blocking all attack, in reality, means blocking closebat weapons¡¯ attacks and long-range weapons like bow and arrow¡¯s attacks. But it does not include magic spells, of course, with rune enhancement, it is capable of blocking magic. This skill is extremely rare. Even Li Yao didn¡¯t know how one could obtain this skill book early on. One gold coin might seem like a lot, but it¡¯s actually not expensive. An invincible skill like the Knight¡¯s Holy Shield is just as precious. Li Yao was very satisfied and started to look for some essential blueprints. He unhesitatingly bought the ones that he needed to practice on to increase his proficiency. Li Yao had already visited the warehouse twice and deposited quite a few of these. The scarce and must-learn blueprints cost him five gold coins. After level 5, yers generally start getting side jobs, and they will soon need these blueprints. Once yers catch on, the prices of these blueprints can jump hundreds, even thousands of times. Of course, Li Yao was doing this for the guild. He nned to specifically train some lifestyle yers. Even though these yers have nobat power, they are indispensable for the growth of the guild. Suddenly, Li Yao found another precious blueprint, Dizzy Hand Grenade. This was an engineering schematic which was perfect for Li Yao to continue practicing on his engineering skill points. Besides, the Dizzy Hand Grenade is a very useful type of hand grenade, equivalent to having one more group attack type control measure. Li Yao immediately bid on it, extracted it from the mailbox and started learning it right away. ¡°Ah, I sold the wrong item.¡± Suddenly, a somewhat teary female voice reached Li Yao¡¯s ears. ¡°What item? Are you really that upset about it?¡± another softer female voice asked. ¡°Ahhhhh, it¡¯s the blueprint I use to practice my engineering skills. I was selling other stuff, and put it up by ident because I was chatting to some ssmates. I wanted to cancel it, but it was gone in an instant.¡± ¡°How much did you sell it for?¡± ¡°I forgot, it seems to be ten copper coins, I was selling Linen Cloth.¡± ¡°s, nothing can be done now, the transaction has been sessful.¡± ¡°What should I do? My engineering skill is almost intermediate level. I¡¯ve lost a lot of money, I was hoping to make some money when it bes advanced level¡­¡± Li Yao was stunned. He didn¡¯t expect this to happen. Although the two girls were quite pretty, he had no ns to return it. A transaction is a transaction. Let them learn from their mistakes. The next sentence caught his attention, though. ¡°Next time, be careful. We¡¯re making extra money practicing our life skills, be smarter next time,¡± said the soft-spoken girl¡­ PS: continue to ask for rmendation tickets.. Chapter 120: Signing the Contract Chapter 120: Signing the Contract Trantor: 549690339 Li Yao easily saw the other person¡¯s name with the Eye of the Creator. The careless little girl was called No-Likes-Sweets-Candy, a rare choice of ying as an undead ghost. Ghosts and banshees are a type of undead that yers can only choose under certain conditions. At this moment, her body seemed a bit translucent, her face full of grievance. The girlforting her was named Gold Coins Rolling, a rather domineering name. She was also an undead, a proper one, with pallid skin that looked somewhat eerie but in no way undermined her beauty. Li Yao furrowed his brows in thought, for there seemed to be no information about them in his memory. Nevertheless, he didn¡¯t dwell on it, given the vast number of people ying the game, it was impossible to remember everyone. In such a vast game world, it was quite normal to never cross paths with someone in a lifetime. ¡°There, there, don¡¯t be upset. Your secondary profession tutor likes you so much so why don¡¯t you just ask him for another blueprint. Don¡¯t be sad anymore.¡± Gold Coins Rolling continued tofort. ¡°Looks like I will have to. There will probably be lots of tasks toplete, sigh.¡± No-Likes-Sweets-Candy said, frowning. Li Yao turned around, gave a slight cough and said, ¡°Excuse me for interrupting.¡± Upon seeing the two girls watch him warily, Li Yao shrugged his shoulders and continued, ¡°Please don¡¯t misunderstand, you were just speaking a bit loudly and I happened to hear your conversation. I won¡¯t beat around the bush, I¡¯ve bought the blueprint.¡± The eyes of No-Likes-Sweets-Candy lit up as she asked, ¡°Can I buy it back from you at a higher price?¡± Although she was naive, she was not stupid, especially within the realm of the game. Any sane person would not return something they bought at a bargain price. She would do the same. ¡°Cough-cough, sorry, I¡¯ve already learned it, ¡± Li Yao said apologetically. ¡°So, you are here to gloat?¡± Gold Coins Rolling frowned. ¡°Not at all, that¡¯s not what I meant.¡¯ Before Li Yao could finish, Gold Coins Rolling waved her hand dismissively, ¡°Whatever. You got the bargain already, so just do your thing.¡± ¡°Hey, hey, can you at least let me finish?¡± said Li Yao helplessly. No-Likes-Sweets-Candy giggled behind her hand; she seemed to be bubbly and carefree, not showing any of the mncholy from just now. ¡°Fine, speak. But no adding each other as friends, we don¡¯t add strangers.¡± Gold Coins Rolling said. Li Yao wore a stunned expression, apparently being mistaken as a pick-up artist. ¡°Lack of intention aside, I heard you mention that you¡¯re almost at the intermediate level for engineering?¡± ¡°Yes, yes, only a few points away.¡± The young girl said, brimming with pride, then her mood fell again, ¡°But I have no money left. I went to the auction just to sell some stuff.¡¯ ¡°If I may be so bold to ask, learning engineering isn¡¯t cheap. Are you pro-yers in a guild?¡± Li Yao asked again. ¡°No, I borrowed the money. That friend was really nice.¡± No-Likes-Sweets-Candy said. ¡°You fool, he clearly deceived you. In a few days, if you can¡¯t repay him, you¡¯ll have to join their guild and work for them. You¡¯ll be so busy working for the guild forever.¡± Gold Coins Rolling¡¯s venomous tone showed her disappointment, ¡°We only parted for half a day, and you¡¯ve already been sold off and are even helping them count their money.¡± Li Yao immediately understood, ¡°So he promised to lend you money, give you a deadline, and if you earn enough, you can repay him. If not, you have to join their guild and work as a pro-yer?¡± ¡°Yes, that nice man lent me ten gold coins.¡± No-Likes-Sweets-Candy looked up. Gold Coins Rolling facepalmed in defeat. ¡°Pardon my words, this is amon strategy used by many guilds. There aren¡¯t many yers learning engineering, and it¡¯s a huge burden for any guild to train them. So they use this method, don¡¯t spend any money, have the engineering yers borrow money, and then force them to join their guild in despair. Don¡¯t hope that you can repay them even after reaching the intermediate level, it¡¯s practically impossible for engineers to make money at the current stage.¡± Li Yao exined. This kind of method was verymon, mainly used to deceive ordinary yers, who ended up owing them a favor, working for them and naturally earned a reasonable sry. Of course, the yers would have to repay the money they owed before and would feel grateful towards the guild. ¡°See, even a stranger can tell, only you are too naive and clueless. Sigh.¡± Gold Coins Rolling said helplessly. ¡°If you want to join their guild, I won¡¯t say anything. But if you don¡¯t want to, I do have a solution.¡± Li Yao said after some pondering. Gold Coins Rolling looked suspiciously, she didn¡¯t believe in unexpected windfall. ¡°I don¡¯t want to, but if I don¡¯t have money to repay it, I have no choice.¡± No-Likes-Sweets-Candy said. ¡°Here is an employment contract, I can temporarily give you the gold coins to repay the debt, but you have to work for me.¡± Li Yao presented the electronic contract and continued, ¡°Since you¡¯ve already decided to earn money on the side, in my contract, you only need toplete my tasks each day, the rest of the time is yours. I believe you understand the current status of engineering in the game, otherwise, it¡¯s very hard for you to make any money.¡± ¡°Even though the contract is fair, I still find it hard to trust you.¡± Gold Coins Rolling interrupted before No-Likes-Sweets-Candy could say anything. The contract was veryx. The contract stated that they only had toplete the tasks assigned by Li Yao each day, not exceeding eight hours of work. Overwork earned overtime payment. The payment was fair, akin to the sry of a white-cor worker, too tempting for them as students. Li Yao sent a friend request and said, ¡°My ID is my guarantee.¡± ¡°Prairie Fire, are you the one who has level 1 rank and has defeated several bosses?¡± Gold Coins Rolling eximed. No-Likes-Sweets-Candy looked bewildered, ¡°Is he very famous?¡± ¡°Famous, of course he¡¯s famous. Only you could be so clueless about that.¡± Gold Coins Rolling was excited for a moment, then suddenly said, ¡°Hold on, even though you¡¯re famous and strong, how can we be sure of your financial capabilities? What if you can¡¯t even pay the sry?¡± Li Yao was stunned by this girl¡¯s entric thought process. Helpless, he took a screenshot of the amount of gold coins he possessed. When the two girls saw Li Yao¡¯s bag packed with over a hundred gold coins, they were astounded. Even if he was penniless in the real world, the gold coins in his game bag were indeed a substantial sum. ¡°Now you believe me? You sign the contract, and I¡¯ll immediately deposit fifteen gold coins into your ount. You use ten to repay the debt and five to advance to the intermediate level of engineering, and then start working for me.¡± Li Yao was already fed up with the tedious task of producing bullets, Exploding Sheep and whatnots work that required no skills. He was so busy producing ammunition every day that he didn¡¯t even have time to hone his skills. He was swamped. ¡°I¡¯ll sign, I¡¯ll sign!¡± The young girl signed the contract excitedly. ¡°Big shot, do you need a full-time alchemist?¡± Gold Coins Rolling asked expectantly. ¡°I¡¯ll need one in the future.¡¯ After seeing the two girls off, Li Yao went back and opened the auction. As long as there were gold coins, No-Likes-Sweets-Candy could reach the intermediate level that day, not to mention help him make ammunition, traps and the like, thereby freeing himpletely. Meanwhile, Li Yao began to deal with another matter of utmost importance¡­ PS: Continue to ask for rmendations Chapter 121 - 121 Kael ‘Dan Chapter 121 - 121 Kael ¡®Dan Chapter 121: Kael ¡®Dan Trantor: 549690339 What Li Yao wanted to do was simple, he would buy a bunch of important resources and then manipte the price of these items. Of course, these were not necessities in any immediate sense. After all, virtual gaming had evolved over many years, and manyrge vendors and guilds had their own strategies and analysts. For instance, the Lv. 10 dungeon Evil Cave, not only guilds but also many veteran yers had already gathered lots of information on this dungeon. ording to these data, they inferred that items like Shadow Resistance Potions, Night Vision Potions (as some races have poor night vision), and Intermediate Healing Potions were necessities. There were too many such items to monopolize, and those guilds and merchant guilds which had undertaken such analysis would most certainly have ample reserves. Therefore, these weren¡¯t lucrative opportunities. Of course, making small profits was possible. However, Li Yao wasn¡¯t interested in small change. Aftering back to life, Li Yao intended to monopolize, or at least engage in highly profitable,petition-free businesses. For example, this time Li Yao set his sights on a special product ¨C the Shining Fruit. It was a by-product of herbal gathering, and upon being thrown into the air, it floated for a few seconds, emitting a soft glow. Beyond this, yers hadn¡¯t discovered other uses for it. However, Li Yao knew very well that though Shining Fruits were not deemed valuable, they were necessary for crafting sh Grenades. The application wasn¡¯t widespread, and Li Yao intended to capitalize on the Shining Fruits to make a big profit. Despite the Shining Fruit not being a necessity when raiding Lv.10 dungeons, nor being effective in ordinary or elite dungeons, it does provide special assistance in Master-level or above Evil Cave runs. Li Yao intended to start stockpiling Shining Fruits, unt their value during the carnival after the Lv. 10 dungeonunch, then make a fortune. With such money, he could set up his guild without worrying about initial funds. He might have more than a hundred Gold Coins, but it wasn¡¯t enough to run a guild. Since Shining Fruits were regarded by yers as ornamental items for entertainment, although their supply was low, their price was still very low. The price was so low that a pile of two hundred was sold for about three Silver Coins, and even shops only sold them for a Copper Coin each, two Silver Coins for a pile of two hundred. Adding the Auction House¡¯s fee, you don¡¯t actually make much. Li Yao bought four hundred piles at the cost of just four Gold Coins. The prices of the remaining fruits were too high, and the quantities were scattered. There¡¯s only a dozen or so piles over multiple pages of auction listings, not worth stocking up, better to wait for new supply. He also needed to rent additional warehouse floors to store these items. Suddenly, Li Yao thought of the Light Faction, he hit his forehead and contacted Zhao Lei. ¡°In a while, I¡¯ll send fifty Gold Coins to your neutral ount. Help me buy some stuff in the Auction House. ¡°No problem, fifty Gold Coins, big spender eh, nning a big move?¡± Zhao Lei immediately agreed without giving it a second thought. ¡°Yep, a big deal, if you will. I¡¯ll send an email with instructions, just do as directed,¡± Li Yao continued: ¡°We¡¯ll split whatever we earn in half.¡± ¡°C¡¯mon, what are you talking about? You¡¯re rewarding me for helping, how do you see me?¡± Zhao Lei instantly red up. ¡°Please, it¡¯s professional courtesy, are you really getting worked up over this?¡± Li Yao was helpless. ¡°Fuck, I had an elite mission, and you helped without saying anything. I needed equipment and you directly gave me yours, did I ever give you a Copper Coin? And now, you reward me for this small thing, you¡¯re really something.¡± Zhao Lei continued ranting: ¡°Now that you¡¯re ¡®god-like¡¯, do you want to draw a line between us?¡± ¡°Alright, alright, is it necessary? Fine, no splitting the profits then. I¡¯ll treat you to a meal next time we meet.¡± hurriedly interrupted. ¡°That¡¯s more like it. I¡¯m going to make you pay through your nose for that meal, you¡­ good for nothing.¡± Zhao Lei muttered: ¡°Rest assured, I¡¯ll do as per your strategy, I won¡¯t mess things up.¡± ¡°Alright, then.¡± Li Yao disconnected, shaking his head with a bitter smile. This Zhao Lei. Li Yao then contacted Gloomy Grape, but Gloomy Grape thought Li Yao was selling Blue Equipment and became wildly excited. Li Yao hurriedly interrupted his wild fantasies, telling him to send that amount in Gold Coins to Zhao Lei. Then he sent over Zhao Lei¡¯s game ID. Though disappointed, Gloomy Grape agreed without hesitation and took Li Yao¡¯s letter of authorization. If he sent the money to someone else without it, and Li Yao didn¡¯t acknowledge it, he¡¯d be in deep trouble. Having sorted everything out, Li Yao logged off to rest. When he logged back in during the night game time, he began crafting ammunition. Everything was great about being an Engineer Hunter. The only problem was the cost, it was very expensive. Ordinary yers who went down the path of being an Engineer Hunter were for sure heading towards bankruptcy. ¡°Big Brother, what are you busy with, why not take us leveling up? Clumsy Pupil messaged Li Yao privately the next day. ¡°You guys are almost level 10, what help do you need? Besides, I don¡¯t want to be live-streamed again.¡± Li Yao said helplessly. ¡°Just kidding, but I feel so bored. Elite quests can only proceed at level 10 ahhhh¡­ we have to take some weaklings and noobs every day. Sister Xiayao mentioned privately that it¡¯s so annoying that she won¡¯t livestream after reaching level 10.¡± ¡°Yeah, livestreaming is not that useful.¡± Li Yao replied while heading towards the bat: ¡°Okay, I also need toplete some tasks.¡± ¡°Are you preparing for Carnival¡¯spetition?¡± ¡°Yes, not just thepetition. Also preparing for raiding the Lv.10 dungeon. So you also need to level up. Don¡¯t let the Carnival begin when you¡¯re still below level 10.¡± Li Yao teased. ¡°How could that be? The information from Sister Xiayao is reliable, I must be in the top 10.¡± Clumsy Pupil huffed: ¡°Anyway, I won¡¯t talk anymore, you look down on me. Wait till I take a spot in the top 10, then we¡¯ll see what you say. Oh right, Sister Xiayao said, see you at the carnival.¡± ¡°Okay, got it.¡± Li Yao ended the call. Since Li Yao already had a rank, albeit just a nonmissioned officer, he had qualified for air transport. Li Yao directly chose to fly to the Hintends, where there is a small town of the Dark Camp. There were still a few days left before the Carnival, and top yers were generally at Lv. 9 on their way to Lv. 10. wanted to prepare a bit and do some things. His n was to get a handy Flying Wheel. He could make it himself, but the quality was too poor. In addition, there was a somewhat rare blueprint in the Hintends. If time allowed, Li Yao would look for new Mechanical Pet blueprints. Fire Eagle might be strong, but there were terrains it wasn¡¯t suitable for, like caves, where it was practically useless. Now, Li Yao needed a ground Mechanical Pet that could act as a shield. After more than half a day, he arrived at Quel¡¯Danil Lodge in the afternoon. This was a High Elf outpost located halfway up a peak, by a beautifulkeside. In the Elvishnguage, Quel¡¯Danil meant ¡®high peak¡¯. This outpost was built by a group of peaceful people after disaster¡­ PS: Continue to ask for rmendation tickets.. Chapter 122 - 122 Dream Forest Chapter 122 - 122 Dream Forest Chapter 122: Dream Forest Trantor: 549690339 Li Yao browsed a few stores but didn¡¯t find anything special, and then left Kael¡¯Dan. This time Li Yao used the World Amplifier to summon the fiery hawk, riding on it to speed up his journey. Despite it not being a Flying Mount, the speed will slow considerably when it carries a load. But in the air it is rtively safer than being on the ground. The Hintends is aplex and closed world. Despite this, it is also intersected with all kinds of chaotic forces. The Hintends is surrounded by continuous mountain ranges on all four sides, and to the east lies the Forbidden Sea, where almost no ship is willing to sail. The Forbidden Sea is so called because ordinary ships that sail there tend to disappear, sink, encounter storms, or get attacked by mysterious creatures. In short, it¡¯s a certain path to death. Along the rtively safe coastline, you can reach the eastern part of the Hintends. On the east side of the mountains lies an endless beach. To get here, however, one must travel halfway around the continent, and only a small Dark Camp has established a small outpost on the beach. There is a tiny path in the north connecting to the outside, but it is blocked by Kael¡¯Dan. The west is a winding mountain road leading to the southern hills, which nears the human territory. The road has been upied by dwarfs from the hammer tribe who have established a stronghold on Eagle Nest Mountain. They have tamed the Gryphons here and dominated this area. They stand eye to eye with the main dwarven city. The internal situation is even moreplicated, with dirty ogres, various beasts and monsters, snowmen, scattered goblins from the risk investmentpanies around the world, and the real number one power in the Hintends, the trolls. There are three major troll tribes in the Hintends alone. They have established cities and fortresses and are scattered throughout. They are ignorant, barbaric, and exceptionally xenophobic, hunting down any intelligent creatures that get close to their territories. Of course, there is also an even more magical ce in the far north of the Hintends. The Dream Forest, which is controlled by the Draconids. It is said that there is a portal to the Emerald Dream here, guarded by a powerful green dragon, one of the consorts of the Green Dragon Queen. Due to theplex situation, the level of monsters here is not equal, ranging from level ten to sixty. Even in his previous life, few yers were willing toe to this map. It was too dangerous. One might be fighting a level ten monster and suddenly have a level sixty monster appear, swiftly killing the yer in a single move. Choosing to ride a mount, Li Yao basically didn¡¯t have this worry. The view in the air was open, and as long as he didn¡¯t let his fiery hawk break into the territory of the Gryphons, there wouldn¡¯t be any danger. At this moment, Li Yao was standing on the edge of the mountain range, and below was a basin shrouded in green mist, slightly dreamlike. From afar, Li Yao could even see a temple with a hint of ancient elf architectural style, and he could also see a huge green portal. Although the scene was blurry, Li Yao knew that a real factional leader-level figure resided there ¨C a mature green dragon and consort of the Green Dragon Queen. In the customs of the Giant Dragons, only the most excellent and powerful dragons of the opposite sex have the privilege of bing the Dragon King¡¯s consort. Regardless of the current stage of Li Yao, no matter how far in the future, Li Yao wouldn¡¯t dare to provoke such a powerful being. Because of the pervasive life-space in the basin and the vitality of the Emerald Dream, towering trees were everywhere. Countless Draconids lived in the basin, with Draconid-style buildings all over the ce. Draconids are the offspring of the Dragon n mixed with other species. Although they cannot fly and their wisdom is not particrly high, their constitution is robust and many powerful individuals exist among them. In Li Yao¡¯s memory, a treasure chest that spawns on the outskirts of the Dream Forest contains an excellent Flying Wheel. The Draconids outside are around level twelve, and the closer you get to the center, the higher the level of the Draconids. ¡°I hope luck is on my side, so I can get my hands on it sooner,¡± he thought. After all, looking for treasure chests along the outer edges of the valley, and getting a Flying Wheel, were no simple tasks. Li Yao jumped off the peak, the whistling wind cutting past his ears. He could hardly keep his eyes open. As his body rapidly descended, the feeling of weightlessness was extremely real due to the realism of the ancient god game setting. Jumping down from thousands of feet in the air, even in a game, definitely requires supreme courage and solid mental quality. The moment he was about to hit the ground, Li Yao immediately used a backflip, his body instantly changing direction to fly horizontally outwards, and after two Shadow Rolls, he sessfullynded. Looking around him, Li Yao immediately activated the passive effect of the dark ranger. Suddenly, a ck mist emerged from Li Yao¡¯s body. His body faded into transparency, and finally, as if he had disappeared. In his previous life, he had spent a lot of time investing in stealth skills as a rogue yer for two years. Li Yao carefully navigated through the forest, searching for treasure chests. However, he soon encountered a Draconic scout wielding a long spear before he could find any treasures. Draconic Scout (Green Dragon) Rank: Level 12 Elite Health: 11000 Armor Effect: Dragon Scale Heavy Armor Effect Elemental Resistance: Basic Fire Resistance, Basic Life Resistance. Skills: Frenzy, Heavy sh, Acid Dragon Breath, Stomp ¡°Truly deserving its reputation as a monstrous Draconic elite.¡± Li Yao summoned the me Eagle; with a swift swoop, the eagle pounced on its prey like an eagle going after a rabbit. -356 With a ng of metal collision, the me Eagle¡¯s ws sparked as they raked across the elite Draconic scout¡¯s body. The Dragon Scale armor was too robust. Even with Li Yao¡¯s level ten enhanced equipment and the inherent attributes of the me Eagle, the damage inflicted was minimal. Block¡­ The Draconic scout reacted quickly, its long spear jabbing out and generating a shower of sparks. -285 Although the Draconic scout had monstrous attributes, it was, after all, just an elite, its damage and health less than that of the me Eagle. Even without Li Yao¡¯s intervention, the me Eagle could kill the elite on its own. But of course, Li Yao wouldn¡¯t let them drag it out. He drew his bow, readying an arrow. Arcane Shoot! -320 Using a purple bow and arrow, Li Yao¡¯s damage output improved some, but it was still less than the me Eagle¡¯s. The aggro was firmly on the me Eagle, even Li Yao¡¯s high damage couldn¡¯t steal it away. By his third arrow, a Falcon Spirit emerged, joining the me Eagle in attacking the Draconic scout. Three Arrow Towers, a me Eagle, a Falcon Spirit, along with Li Yao¡¯s own attacks, created a terrifying amount of damage. With every two or three arrows Li Yao shot, a Falcon Spirit would appear. Soon, several Falcon Spirits surrounded the Draconic scout. The damage output was simply horrifying. When the Draconic scout only had a few thousand health left, Li Yao unhesitatingly marked it with the Death ck Arrow. A momentter, the Draconic scout fell in unwilling defeat. The body of the Draconic scout suddenly exploded, bloody flesh scattering everywhere. Amid the carnage, a draconid skeleton wielding a long spear slowly stood up. The Draconid Skeleton¡¯s level changed to 11, obviously the same as Li Yao. But as it had be a silver hero, its attributes increased slightly. Of course, its defense had significantly decreased. Li Yao should not have a problem dealing with the Draconid alone. He looked quite satisfied. Li Yao, along with the me Eagle and Draconid Skeleton, resumed the search for the treasure chest. Ps: Tomorrow is Monday again. This week is a strong push, hoping that brothers will help out. Please vote for us and click after midnight. We would be immensely grateful.. Chapter 123: Fragments Chapter 123: Fragments Trantor: 549690339 After nearly twenty minutes of walking, Li Yao finally came across a chest. It was a silver one, but he was still filled with hope. The chest is opening¡­ 1%2%3%5%¡­ With a click, the chest opened as expected. Li Yao took a deep breath and reached into the chest. ¡°System: You have received Dragon Scale Armor.¡± Dragon Scale Armor Quality: Exquisite Blue Armor:85 Strength: 23 Stamina: 22 Equipment Level: 10 Equipable by the following sses: Pdin, Warrior, Death Knight Even though it¡¯s not the Flying Wheel that he needs, this Dragon Scale Armor with such high armor is a must-have for MT. ¡°System: You have earned 5 silver coins.¡± ¡°System: You have received Leather Boots (Green).¡± Seeing the chest empty, Li Yao set off once again. After a while, besides me Hawk, Li Yao is also surrounded by dozens of skeletons. This is the prowess of Dark Rangers. As long as they can keep killing enemies, the minions around them will keep increasing, creating an unstoppable army. Of course, these minions, though silver elite, aren¡¯t wless. Because of their limited intelligence, they can¡¯t execute intricatemands, only simple ones like attack, halt, and turn. Compared to Li Yao¡¯s efficientmand of me Hawk, this is far from ideal. Even so, Li Yao has over a dozen Draconid Skeletons trailing behind him. This skill could only summon specific elites initially, but after reinforcement with Skill Rune, the skeletons summoned after the engraving turned into silver elites, upgrading from elites. Furthermore, the type of skeleton summoned corresponds to the type they were when alive. Among the numerous Draconid Skeletons with Li Yao, some melee ones are wielding long spears, and there are even Draconid Skeletons that wield Poison Magic. Li Yao assigned a general formation; melee ones on the frontline and long-range ones on the rear, to deal damage. Everything was very chill. Although these summoned skeletons can¡¯t recover health, and will perish once their health is drained, the number of skeletons around Li Yao was growing. When the number of skeletons around Li Yao reached fifty, Li Yao spotted a small Draconid base. There were a few dozen Draconids inside and most importantly, Li Yao noticed a chest shimmering with a golden aura at the center of the camp. At Li Yao¡¯smand, dozens of Skeleton Draconids stormed the camp. The two sides collided fiercely, and Li Yao cast a Death ck Arrow towards the Arrow Tower, marking the targets. And so, Li Yao¡¯s army of skeletons kept growing while the number of Draconids in the base dwindled. Soon, Li Yaopletely cleared the camp. Aplete squash. The Draconids in the small camp barely gave any resistance. While quite a few skeletons fell, Li Yao tallied the newly summoned ones to his count and figured he had at least eighty skeletons by his side. These are eighty silver elite level skeletons, equivalent to the number of three groups. As long as Li Yao doesn¡¯t provoke the numerous outposts, or mess with the high-level Draconids deep in the forest, he can practically swagger through the outermost circle for now. Li Yao gave a satisfied smile as he finished looting the bodies. He finally began unlocking the Gold Treasure Box. ¡°System: You have obtained 12 silver coins.¡± ¡°System: You have obtained a Skill Book, mestorm.¡± ¡°System: You have obtained a recipe, Intermediate Healing Potion.¡± ¡°System: You have obtained a scroll, me Bomb.¡± Li Yao was slightly disappointed. He hadn¡¯t been able to get his hands on the Flying Wheel from the Gold Treasure Box. But his disappointment quickly turned into joy. mestorm: Summon the power of fire from the heavens, striking the ground and creating shockwaves, causing 300% spell damage, and ignites the target. It deals 100% spell damage,sts for ten seconds, CD 1 minute. It was one of the major AoE (Area of Effect) methods in fire spells, a very dominating and rare skill. What made it precious was that the general AoE damage is rtively low, but this skill had 300% direct damage plus 100% spell intensity burning damage, making it incredibly powerful Li Yao had seen the auction house where various rare skills were sought after. mestorm was one of the most coveted. However, it was not even avable in the entire auction house, indicating its rarity. It could fetch a good price. Of course, Li Yao still wouldn¡¯t sell it, having equipment alone is not enough to build a guild. The recipe for Intermediate Healing Potion was also very valuable, what¡¯s popr now are Intermediate Healing Potions. Potions are those that slowly restore health. For instance, a beginner Healing Potion would recover 85 health points in ten seconds. The Healing Potion was an instant recovery potion, for example, the Intermediate Healing Potion could instantly restore 280 health points. Compared with the Intermediate Healing Potion that recovers 300 lives in ten seconds, instant recovery is the real life-saver. me Bomb: Use a me Bomb on the target, causing 200 points of me damage per second. After ten seconds, it will explode, causing 4000 me explosion damage within a 45* 45 yard radius. Casting level: above 10 Li Yao carefully put away this magic scroll. Such a heaven-defying AoE scroll was not allowed to be sold in the store. It could only be obtained in the wild and was even rarer than purple-level equipment. To other yers, it could be used to gather a bunch of monsters and then AoE them, enhancing their experience. But for Li Yao, this was a big killer, it could serve as a trump card. With the lethality of this scroll, yers would face instant death for quite some time. By obtaining this, Li Yao felt himself bing significantly safer. Even if he were to be surrounded by arge number of yers, he could tear a massive gap open with this scroll. Li Yao once again led his army of dozens of skeletons to start sweeping. When the number of skeletons reached one hundred, Li Yao found that he had reached a bottleneck and couldn¡¯t summon any more. Li Yao was not disappointed and continued to seek treasure boxes. You must know, this skill had a considerable defect. After all, whether in apetition or a duel, the opponent will not give you the chance to umte skeletons. The seemingly invincible skill has lethal defects. Moreover, other elite inheritances also have their strengths. For example, the ming Red Lips¡¯s burst-type strategy. A single me Explosion spell could end it. The War God¡¯s Thunder Fight thatbines defense, attack, and control is also not to be underestimated. In the end, the Ranger is more suitable for roaming around, not for hard steel. Of course, the Mechanical Hunt has given him the ability to stand firm. With a hundred skeletons under Li Yao¡¯smand, anyone who stood in his way in the outer circle was crushed. When Li Yao checked out the dropped items, he suddenly spotted something. Some Blueprint Fragment (1): A mysterious parchment that emanates magic fluctuations. If gathered, it seems something magical will happen. Li Yao was taken aback, then his face lit up with joy. He recognized this kind of fragment. If all pieces are gathered, it could summon a Mechanical Pet, and then escort it to a certain ce toplete a mission, after which he could get a way to make a pet. As far as he remembered, there were Mechanical Chicken, Mechanical Turtle, Mechanical Battle Wolf, Mechanical Leopard, etc. These were very beloved by pet collectors¡­ ps: New week, please vote, collect, and click. Also, barring any surprises, this item will go on sale on Friday, the 17th. I hope you all will support.. Chapter 124: Immortal Tie Niu Chapter 124: Immortal Tie Niu Trantor: 549690339 Completing such a task would grant a small pet or a fabrication blueprint. Mechanical pets are already rare, and the tasks to get them are even rarer. When Li Yao got a fragment, it was just a part of the task item. He had to collect all three to truly trigger the task. Moreover, the fragments¡¯ drop isn¡¯t constant, and it¡¯s a world-rare drop. Furthermore, it¡¯s bound to the individual, which makes gathering all three fragments quite a challenging task. To illustrate, Li Yao, in his past life, spent a decade toplete this task only once. This shows how rare it is. Having a mechanical pet, which can only be obtained by such tasks, is genuinely a thing to boast about. However, when a blueprint of a mechanical pet reaches Li Yao¡¯s hands, it is no longer just a pet. It bes a mechanicalbat pet, with its value bing immeasurable. ¡°I hope I can assemble them sooner and not spend years, like in my previous life,¡± Li Yao shook his head and continued searching for treasure chests. On the outskirts of the forest, there were level twelve and thirteen Draconid Elites as a general rule. However, with the coordination of hundreds of close and distantbatants, even the smaller Draconid fortities couldn¡¯t stop Li Yao. After half a day, Li Yao killed many Draconids and opened four treasure chests. However, he still did not find the Flying Wheel he desired. This made Li Yao wonder if the information on that particr Flying Wheel was wrong, or if the Droconids weren¡¯t its source. Alternatively, it could originate from the Draconids and treasure chests located in the middle. However, even with Li Yao¡¯s extreme abilities, he dared not venture deeper yet. This ce was too dangerous, and the outer area was somewhat safer. The closer you got to the center, you would even encounter the patrolling Giant Dragons. If you met them, you were basically doomed. ¡°It turns out to be a boss.¡± Li Yao looked at a stronghold in the distance. By the bonfire, a tall Draconid was enjoying grilled meat served by his subordinates. Draconid Boss Rank: Level 13 Draconid Boss Life: 128,000 Armor Type: Lead Dragon Scale Armor Elemental Resistance: Basic Fire Resistance, Basic Life (Nature) Resistance Skill: Dragon¡¯s Might, Dragon¡¯s Breath, Toxic Corrosion, Whirling sh, Toxic Explosion. Although he knew the Draconid Boss would be powerful, he didn¡¯t expect it to be this strong. The boss at the Faselin Academy only had a health of about 80,000. Li Yao activated his passive ability. When not inbat, his form would be shrouded in a fog, transporting him to another subspace, simr to a stealth effect. After enteringbat, ayer of fog enveloped his body, making it impossible for outsiders to see his specific appearance. He assessed the stronghold and estimated there to be about seventy to eighty Draconids. Li Yao contemted for a moment, deciding to quickly eliminate the minions around the boss before facing the boss himself. The Draconid Skeleton took the lead in closebat with Li Yao, focusing on snipers. The Draconid Boss was overpowered, inflicting abnormal damage. It could eliminate a Draconid Skeleton with just a few attacks. However, because his subordinates were also dying continuously, there was no sign of a reduction in Li Yao¡¯s Undead Servants. They always maintained numbers around a hundred. On the contrary, the number of monsters around the boss gradually decreased. The terrifying aspect of the Dark Ranger in a state of war lies here. ¡°Group leader, there¡¯s a boss here,¡± a thief sneaking around in the distance said in the team chat. ¡°What boss?¡± Qiu Chujie, group leader of the Whole Truth Guild, asked: ¡°Tell me in detail.¡± The thief said: ¡°It seems like monsters are fighting to the death, one group of them being Undead Dragonmen, and the other group being the Draconid Boss.¡± ¡°Two bosses?¡± Qiu Chujie frowned. ¡°That¡¯s great, we¡¯ve hit the jackpot this time,¡± Guild leader Tie Niu¡¯s eyes gleamed with excitement. ¡°Bro, these are two bosses. You said we¡¯d follow mymands this time,¡± said a helpless Qiu Chujie. ¡°Um, alright. Today, your words carry more weight than mine,¡± Tie Niu replied coolly while stroking his white long hair: ¡°The word ¡®handsome¡¯ defines my entire life. Today, I¡¯ll merely be a quiet, handsome man. Carry on.¡± The members attacking the Draconids wore dark expressions. Tie Niu too had chosen a High Elf. But in reality, he was overweight, and anyone seeing him would never think he was an elf. He was more like an Ogre, with a brain full ofrd. The word ¡®handsome¡¯ had no relevance with him. ¡°Guild leader, we know you¡¯re handsome, but you¡¯ve alreadypleted half of the elite tasks. You¡¯re so powerful, and you¡¯re just watching us fighting monsters while you split the experience points. Is this really okay?¡± the Priest girl in the groupined. ¡°Practice, practice okay? You all know how strong I am. When I intervene, what use are you all? Do you want me to help with your elite tasks as well?¡± Countered Tie Niu, while eating grilled meat, chewing it appreciatively and savoring each bite. ¡°Alright, stop arguing, do you want to fight the boss or not?¡± Qiu Chujie said helplessly: ¡°You keep going, what¡¯s the situation over there?¡± ¡°Well, one is the Draconid Boss, very tough, and its attacks are abnormal. But the other boss is even tougher, shrouded in a thick ck fog. His attack is much worse than the Draconid boss, but the Draconids killed by him will be Skeleton Dragonmen. What¡¯s more, the Skeleton Dragonmen are even tougher than when they were alive. Now, there are only a few bosses left around the Draconid boss, and I think they will soon besiege the Draconid boss,¡± said the thief. The thiefpletely thought Li Yao, shrouded in the ck fog, was a boss. ¡°Then let¡¯s wait until they are both grievously injured. We will show up then and quickly clear these few Draconids,¡± Qiu Chujie said. The members cheered. If it were regr boss battle, they might hesitate, because they knew very well how abnormal the Draconids were. If it weren¡¯t for the guild¡¯s analyst, who concluded that Dragon Scales drop here, and the fact that they just happened to have an Intermediate cksmith, they wouldn¡¯t havee to this dangerous ce from afar. Li Yao, who was besieged by nearly a hundred silver elites. The closebat Draconid Skeletons besieged him while the distant Draconids also yed the role of a turret. Even though the Draconid Boss¡¯s health was off the charts, and his armor and resistance were very high, against so many silver elites, he had no choice. The tactic of overwhelming numbers was excellently used by Li Yao. All of a sudden, Li Yao received a message from the Fire Hawk. It had stopped attacking long ago and was flying high above, surveilling the conditions below and scouting for Li Yao. Soon after receiving the message, when the Boss still had about one-third of his health left, a team of yers slowly approached Li Yao. Seeing their guild icon, Li Yao immediately recognized it. Whole Truth, a guild that was neither too big nor too small. Their numbers weren¡¯t high, even after the sudden increase of yers. But this guild is united and friendly. Their guild leader, Tie Niu, was notorious for his sleaziness andck of tone. However, he was very kind to his guild members and was quite skilled. Moreover, Tie Niu is extremely provocative and fiercely protective. In his previous life, one of the guild members was conned by arge guild. This led the Whole Truth Guild to feud with therge guild to the very end despite the odds not in their favor. Even though they were at a disadvantage and usually bore the brunt of the losses. Even when faced with the threats of therge guild, not a single member left. Their slogan was, ¡®even if we can¡¯t kill you, we will make sure you bleed ¡­¡¯ PS: Thanks to my friend narut07073 for his support. Then, I continue to request your fiery tickets of rmendation for support.. Chapter 125 - 125 Dragon Martial Monk (Seeking Recommendations) Chapter 125 - 125 Dragon Martial Monk (Seeking Rmendations) Chapter 125: Dragon Martial Monk (Seeking Rmendations) Trantor: 549690339 Tie Niu, leading the Whole Truth n, fought therge guild relentlessly, sparing no cost. They even disrupted a guild event once, causing major damage to therge guild. This sparked a more intense retaliation from the guild, further escting the conflict. Whole Truth suffered significant losses, but none of their members chose to quit. Outnumbered by therger guild, they targeted the elite yers and teams within the guild. Their ferocity caused the guild¡¯s yers to level down, and even top-tier gear was lost in the process. The guild¡¯s teams suffered defeat inpetitions, which finally drove home the severity of the situation. The proverb ¡°the horizontal fears the vertical, the vertical fears the reckless¡± holds true. Whole Truth didn¡¯t care about level drops and kept on fighting, causing great distress to therge guild. Given that they had a base, it was only a matter of time before they were targeted. Their location was all too obvious. With Tie Niu¡¯s formidable strength, therge guild ultimately sought peace with Whole Truth and offered apologies andpensation privately to settle the feud. In the crowd, Li Yao spotted a sleazy-looking chubby elf, which pained him. This was exactly the type of persistent annoyance he wanted to stay clear of. Not because he was scared, but because fighting them was utterly pointless. ¡°Friends, please stand back. This boss is mine. Its health bar is running low. It wouldn¡¯t be good if we have a misunderstanding,¡± Li Yao shouted. ¡°God damn.¡± Tie Niu¡¯s eyes nearly popped out as he pointed at Li Yao, ¡°Shit, are you a yer? Impossible, just impossible.¡± ¡°Do we have a problem?¡± Li Yao raised an eyebrow. ¡°We do. Of course, we do.¡± With a grave face, Tie Niu continued, ¡°Massive problem. You can¡¯t possibly be a yer.¡± Helplessly, Li Yao replied, ¡°Have you ever seen an NPC joking around with a yer like I do?¡± ¡°Sure, I have.¡± Tie Niu insisted earnestly, ¡°And the most crucial fact is, at this stage, there can¡¯t possibly be a yer more formidable than me. Hence, you must be a boss.¡± ¡°Oh, bloody¡­¡± Li Yao almost spewed out a mouthful of soda, choking withughter. The members of Whole Truth bore a simrly ck expression. Qiu Chujie covered his face, clearly exasperated: ¡°Big brother, let me take the lead today.¡± ¡°Right, right, right. I won¡¯t interfere today. It¡¯s all up to you to defeat these two bosses.¡± Tie Niu suddenly realized. Clearing his throat, Qiu Chujie suggested, ¡°Dude, it¡¯s prettymon for yers to fight over a boss in open world games, right?¡± Li Yao cocked an eyebrow, saying, ¡°Verymon indeed. I am right here, so bring it on.¡± Li Yao was nked by dozens of elite knights, enough to frustrate even four or five rival guilds. The only concerning factor was the boss¡¯s health bar¡ªit could spiral to an rming level if they intervened. ¡°Listen, I have a proposal. If you disclose the leads to your elite quest, we would quit this fight and leave. How about it?¡± Qiu Chujie¡¯s words immediately brightened the expressions of hisrades. Indeed, if they too could have a clue to the elite mission¡­ Li Yao couldn¡¯t help but smile, replying, ¡°Well, my elite quest was given by the Undead Queen. Bye now.¡± ¡°Dude, your joke is not funny at all.¡± Qiu Chujie frowned, they knew pretty well that it was almost impossible to even encounter a General at this stage, let alone the Queen. Who was he kidding? ¡°The decline of public morals truly saddens me. I tell you the truth, and yet you disbelieve me.¡± Li Yao¡¯s gaze turned ice cold, ¡°Since you refuse to believe me, let the battle begin. I haven¡¯t killed anyone in a couple of days.¡± ¡°Darn it, you¡¯re being too haughty.¡± Unable to bear it anymore, Tie Niu retorted, ¡°I thought I was the most narcissistic one, but you surpass me.¡± The team members all rolled their eyes in unison; even he recognized his own narcissism. ¡°It¡¯s confidence in my case.¡± Even as Li Yao engaged the boss, he retorted, ¡°Boss is left with less than one-fifth of its health. If you don¡¯t start fighting now, the opportunity will soon be gone.¡± ¡°Damn it, you¡¯re being too arrogant.¡± With a gleaming golden light surrounding him, Tie Niu slowly put on his Fist Weapon, ¡°I¡¯ll fight today, not for your boss, but solely because I despise anyone more arrogant than me. Rest assured, kid, our Priest will resurrect you once you¡¯re down. This battle is between just you and me.¡± ¡°Bring it on. I¡¯m waiting.¡± Giving up on attacking the boss, Li Yao gestured towards Tie Niu as he stood among the crowd of elite knights. ¡°Hold on, don¡¯t think I wouldn¡¯t trick you just because you¡¯re standing amongst the monsters.¡± A sh of golden light enveloped Tie Niu Suddenly, he disappeared from his position and reappeared dozens of yards away. Dazzling golden light trails followed Tie Niu as he teleported rapidly towards Li Yao. The skeletons attempting to obstruct him couldn¡¯t even touch him. ¡°A Dragon Martial Monk¡­¡± Li Yao uttered under his breath. ¡°At least you have some knowledge. But I won¡¯t show any mercy. Watch me annihte you.¡± While speaking, Tie Niu had already teleported in front of Li Yao, his fist radiating golden light. Dragon Cut! As he jabbed his fist, a faint dragon shadow twirled around his arm, and a faint dragon roar echoed. Li Yao stood motionless, watching Tie Niu calmly. As the fist was about tond on him, Li Yao slowly uttered, ¡°Toxin.¡± Swish¡­ A magic weapon instantly encircled Li Yao. Boom¡­ Tie Niu¡¯s punch hit Li Yao, but was blocked by a magic ice weapon, causing an intense explosion. But Li Yao remained unmoved. ¡°See how many punches you can take.¡± ¡°Hidden Dragon Kill!¡± Tie Niu vanished abruptly, and a green dragon head smashed into Li Yao from behind. Boom¡­ The dragon head was blocked by the magic weapon, forcing Tie Niu to reappear. ¡°Futile attempts. It¡¯s my turn now.¡± Li Yao¡¯s eyes sparkled as he ordered, ¡°Attack.¡± As soon as Li Yao gave themand, dozens of Toxic Bombs bombarded from all directions. ¡°Damn it, didn¡¯t we agree on a duel?¡± Tie Niu chuckled, his body ready to teleport again. But he felt something tightening around his legs¡ªa Mechanical Snake had coiled around his feet, preventing him from teleporting. Rumble¡­ Dozens of Toxic Bombs engulfed Tie Niu before exploding. Tie Niu could only endure a few bombs with his current health. However, this was a torrent of forty to fifty Toxic Bombs. His health instantly drained to zero, and he copsed, his soul returning to the graveyard as a ray of white light. Li Yao turned around and resumed battle with the boss. ¡°That was brutal.¡± ¡°Guild leader 666666.¡± ¡°Our guild leader Tie Niu is a badass. He did all that operation and still copsed. ¡± When they saw the Priest use their skill to resurrect Tie Niu, the yers in the guild began to troll. ¡°You bunch of jerks. I got killed, and here you are taking joy in my suffering,¡± Tie Niu huffed, fuming. ¡°Didn¡¯t you always im to have no worthy opponents at the Mount Hua PvP Tournament? Yet your health didn¡¯t even drop a single point when you got defeated.¡¯ ¡°Yeah, if you think you can¡¯t handle it, just give us the order. We¡¯ll take revenge for you. Hahaha¡­¡± Tie Niu, speechless under the heavens¡­ PS: Please vote¡­ Chapter 126: The Second Visit to the Palace Chapter 126: The Second Visit to the Pce Trantor: 549690339 Tie Niu was furious, he had justpleted the elite mission not long ago, she hadn¡¯t even used his new status to show off for a day. How smug he was, eliciting envy, jealousy, and hatred in the guild. After all, his elite profession, the Dragon Martial Monk, was said to be a martial skill inherited from the Azure Dragon by a group of Panda People. Sparkling and variable, it was aggressive and overbearing with stupendously cool skill effects, which were especially attractive to the people of China. All day, he would boast about being the best, cutting his teeth on the yers in the guild, defeating them all. And what was the oue? In a real fight, he was defeated without causing any damage to the opponent. What an embarrassment! If it weren¡¯t for his thick skin, he would probably be mortified. ¡°You smelly brats, what do you know? I was tricked okay?¡± Tie Niu roared. Qiu Chujie muttered, ¡°Brother, that guy is incredible, didn¡¯t you see him kill the boss like it was a piece of cake? You didn¡¯t lose face, stop exining.¡± ¡°Bullshit, can you survive being surrounded by dozens of silver heroes? Winning with superior numbers is not a skill.¡± Tie Niu would not ept defeat, his death had been so frustrating. ¡°That¡¯s the nature of his elite profession, by your logic, can you even get close to him without using Dragon Martial Monk¡¯s skills?¡± Qiu Chujie grumbled. Tie Niu ignored his words, and shouted at Li Yao, ¡°Kid, don¡¯t get cocky. Winning against me once doesn¡¯t count. Dare you not to use those Skeleton Dragonmen?¡± ¡°Sure, dare you not to use Dragon Martial Monk¡¯s skills?¡± Li Yao casually returned, not waiting for Tie Niu to reply, he continued, ¡°Never mind, without Dragon Martial Monk¡¯s skills, you¡¯re just easy to beat. No more skeletons then,e on, didn¡¯t lose a levelst time, surely will this time.¡± ¡°My God, brother, you finally met your match.¡± Qiu Chujie smirked at Tie Niu¡¯s threatening hand gesture to Li Yao. ¡°Damn, kid, you are too arrogant. Watch me defeat you with my skills.¡± Tie Niu was filled with confidence. ¡°Brother, his skill cooldown isn¡¯t over yet; you¡¯re not exactly honorable winning this way.¡± Qiu Chujie held back Tie Niu, who was about to rush forward. ¡°You¡¯re right, buff me up, I¡¯ll give him some preparation time.¡± Tie Niu solemnly proposed. ¡°Shameless!¡± Everyone gave him the middle finger, but still kept adding buffs to him. The Stamina Blessing to increase life, Strength Blessing to increase strength, Brilliant Blessing to increase speed, Nature¡¯s Gift to enhance all attributes, etc. Tie Niu¡¯s attributes were dramatically boosted. ¡°I¡¯ve given you time to wait for your skills cooldown, now I¡¯ming, don¡¯t say I didn¡¯t fight fair.¡± Tie Niu stepped forward resolutely, confronting Li Yao. ¡°Boss, you are still the old 66666666.¡± ¡°So sneaky, but I like it.¡± ¡°Boss, if you lose again this time, how can you maintain your image?¡± ¡°Our boss is invincible. How could he lose? At most, he would fall down after not causing any damage to the opponent.¡± ¡°Right, our boss is intentionally falling down.¡± Indeed, everything was so typical of our boss ¡ª shameless as always. What the hell? You added a bunch of buffs in less than ten seconds, my cooldown is five minutes long. But Li Yao didn¡¯t mind, that is, without this attitude, the guy wouldn¡¯t live up to his name, the Dashing Bull. ¡°I like the look of you. Killing you will be fun.¡± Li Yao clenched his longbow. ¡°I¡¯ve already said, I was carelessst time. Are you ready? Where is your pet? It you don¡¯t summon your pet, I¡¯ll start.¡± said Tie Niu. ¡°No need, you go.¡± Li Yao beckoned to him. ¡°You¡¯re asking for it.¡± Tie Niu was furious and didn¡¯t expect Li Yao to despise him so much. His figure started shing again. Li Yao stared at Tie Niu¡¯s transforming and approaching figure, his longbow was already loaded with Arrow Shaft. But he suddenly closed his eyes, thinking rapidly. Li Yao¡¯s eyes were still closed, but his hand had already let go. Whizz¡­ The Arrow Shaft whizzed out. p¡­ ¡°Wow, impossible!¡± All those who were watching the duel eximed in unison because they noticed that Li Yao¡¯s eyes were tightly closed. But when he let go, the Arrow Shaft flew into the air. They thought Li Yao had made a mistake and didn¡¯t hold the arrow properly. But an incredible thing happened. They saw Tie Niu sh into view, right in the path of the flying arrow. Tie Niu also looked unbelieving, but he did sh right into the path of the arrow and, being unable to dodge again, he was hit by the arrow. -356 ¡°What the hell, such insane damage.¡± Tie Niu¡¯s health dropped to half in an instant. Tie Niu immediately try to sh again, but after being hit with the second arrow, when he got within fifty yards of Li Yao, ready for another sh, he could attack Li Yao. Once again, he was hit by the unavoidable arrow, Tie Niu¡¯s eyes were full of shock and disbelief. If once was luck, then what about twice? Like before, it was as if he had run into the arrow, couldn¡¯t dodge at all. As if rehearsed, his body had just shed out, before he couldunch another sh he was hit again. In two shots, Tie Niu was killed. The Priest used Resurrection Technique again. Everyone was silent; the first time, it could be said that the opponent was unfair. But the second time it was a clear technical crush. They knew how great Tie Niu was since they have practiced with him, understood very well. It was okay in closebat, but it was tough to target him at a distance. Any ranged profession would find his endless shing incredibly distressing, being yed around and tortured by Tie Niu. However, facing Li Yao, Tie Niu couldn¡¯t even get close. The arrows seemed to have eyes and it all seemed to be under his control. ¡°A scary hunter.¡± Qiu Chujie asked sternly, ¡°Brother, Who is he?¡± ¡°Seems to be called Starfire, don¡¯t know where he came from, but damn he¡¯s powerful, how can a normal yer like me live?¡± Tie Niu said in frustration. Now, he couldn¡¯t find any excuse to refute, looking at Li Yao in the distance, he felt powerless. He believed that as long as there weren¡¯t those skills, getting close to the opponent could lead to an instantaneous kill, but in reality, he also truly realized what a Hunter is. Moreover, Li Yao didn¡¯t use any pet or any powerful Skeletons. Thinking of this, he felt even more frustrated. ¡°Brother, can you talk properly? If you say you are a normal yer, then what does that make us, nobodies?¡± Qiu Chujie couldn¡¯t resist butin, they all had been once defeated by Tie Niu, and now facing an even better opponent he imed himself as a normal yer. At this moment, the boss had finally fallen unwillingly. Li Yao went ahead to pick up the boss¡¯s dropped items, nced at the stunned people, waved his hand and said, ¡°Are you guys still fighting? If yes, quick, my time is precious. I have to kill you guys quickly and get back to business.¡± ¡°Damn it¡­¡± Tie Niu was furious. But seeing dozens of silver elite Skeleton Dragonmen beside Li Yao, he was discouraged. How could they fight? Ps: I rmend two books from my good friends, one is a League of Legends-style novel, written by a talented speaker ¨C ¡°League of Legends: The era of disaster¡±, the other is the sneaky Tie Niu¡¯s ¡°I am a martial artist in the online game¡±, both of them have been ranked well, with stable updates. These are good books and definitely worth reading.. Chapter 127: The Dragon ‘s Mask Chapter 127: The Dragon ¡®s Mask Trantor: 549690339 Li Yao revealed a small smile, slowly turned and began to walk off into the distance, leaving his followers looking on in anticipation. ¡°Boss, ain¡¯t we gonna fight?¡± Qiu Chujie quietly asked. ¡°Fight my ass, it was a fair duel alright? I¡¯ll find my own way to solve my problems, no need to involve y¡¯all.¡± Tie Niu sneered, the damage those Draconids dealt was too frightening. A team of dozens of Draconids, even worse, they were all under Li Yao¡¯smand and had formed a formation. Any direct assault on them was akin to suicide. More importantly, there wasn¡¯t much bad blood between both parties. The Bosses they had identified, one was a yer, while the other had been killed. Engaging now would not only result in inevitable defeat, but even if they did win, there wouldn¡¯t be any benefits. Li Yao walked for a while and suddenly heard a notification. Tie Niu wished to befriend him. Li Yao chuckled and epted his friend request certainly. This guy was quite interesting. After that, Li Yao started inspecting the equipment and items dropped by the Draconid Boss. The generous Draconid Boss dropped four items in total; one was Purple Equipment, two were Blue Equipment, and one was a Skill Book. Dragon¡¯s Masquerade (Leather) Quality: Purple epic Armor: 85 Strength: 25 Agility: 23 Stamina: 22 Dragon Dance: Transforms into a baby Green Dragon and flies for 10 seconds, has a 5-minute cooldown. Equipment Level:10 Li Yao immediately switched out his helmet and put it on. His face waspletely obscured. Now, it seemed as though a dragon had taken ce of his head and was curled up on his shoulders. His eyes were also reced by dragon eyes, giving him two terrifying vertical pupils that looked eerily strange. Roar¡­ Suddenly, Li Yao¡¯s body transformed into a dragon. It then sprung into the air, soared onto a distant hill, circled a few times, and then turned back into a human. Standing atop a hill over two hundred yards high, Li Yao revealed a smile. With this special effect, a lot of terrain no longer restricted him. As for the fact that his health had increased by more than 200 points, Li Yao wasn¡¯t too concerned. Dragon Scale Shield Quality: Excellent Blue Armor: 300 Strength: 22 Stamina: 24 Poison Resistance: 15 Fire Resistance: 15 It reduces 20% damage received. Equipment Level:10 The shield, even though it was blue, was made from dragon material. So, it was no less inferior than any purple-level shield. Indeed, the material wasn¡¯t from the Giant Dragon, rather from the Draconid. But even so, the attributes were still incredible. Like the leather armor from earlier, it had almost 100 armor points. This shield had added an amazing 300 armor points, and the reduction in damage received was the same as that provided by purple items. Not to mention the resistance to two elements. When facing a Necromancer or a Fire Mage, the 15 points of resistance would help reduce much of the damage. Hand of the Fire Scale (Leather) Quality: Blue Armor:75 Intellect:23 Spirit:22 Firehand: Enabling hand of fire. Equipment Level: 10 Suitable for: Druid, Martial Monk So-called ¡®suitable upations¡¯ are rmended upations. Other upations can equip them too, including Mages. Just that, Magescked physical fitness. If they wore leather armor, their agility would be slightly affected. After level 10, the most equipment began lifting job limitations and only provided rmended jobs. Some jobs, when theye across good equipment, would often see some mixed use of equipment. The good thing about these regtions is that it broadens gamey. For example, the Mage ss that is d in te armor, which is traditionally worn by healing sses usually perceived as physically weaker, bes stronger in terms of intellect. Simrly, more heavily-equipped Rogues would appear who didn¡¯t like to stealth. They didn¡¯t need mobility and only pursued survival and output capabilities. But the drawback is self-evident. Many groups and teams haveined about greedy looters citing ample reasons as these items were not exclusive to their ss. Why couldn¡¯t they want them? Of course, everything has its pros and cons. The situation is as such, and he wouldn¡¯t bother dwelling on these issues. Steady Aim: When no enemies are within 10 yards from you, your inflicted damage increases by 20% with a proc rate of 100%. Li Yao took a deep breath and learned the skill. It was a passive skill, and after level 10, one could choose such a skill. Of course, they could learn many types of passive skills, but at level 10 only one could be activated at a time. It wasn¡¯t until level 20 that they were allowed to add another passive skill into effect. Strictly speaking, this skill was excellent and suited Rangers or Hunters who attacked from range. In his mind, the first passive skills he favored most were Night Walkers or Night Stalkers. Unfortunately, these skills were as rare as Rune Stones. People like Li Yao, who found himself often up-close and personal with enemies, diminished the effectiveness of the skill. But he needed to make a choice now since this was the only insipid skill he encountered so far. With the additional skill, Li Yao¡¯s remote damage shooting surged yet again, reaching a terrifying extreme. After sorting out the equipment situation, Li Yao proceeded to level up by engaging Draconid while searching for treasure chests, yearning to acquire that special Flying Wheel. Li Yao wearily returned to Undercity every night to scalping goods. The price of Shining Fruit didn¡¯t increase, and people put them up for auction daily. Li Yao made sure to clean out the auction house each time he visited. Nearing dawn, Li Yao mounted his steed and headed to Kael¡¯Dan again, ordering his fire hawk to take him to the outskirts of the Dream Forest. Zhao Lei¡¯s scalping operation was also going smoothly. After just two days, they gathered an astounding number of over two thousand sets of Shining Fruit. Also, with time passing, more and more yers reached level 10. Dumb Dumb and Feng Yi also upied thest two slots of the top 10, receiving their talent point rewards, with Dumb Dumb reveling in her aplishment. As time passed, the number of level 10 yers was increasing like a geyser. The skills of the various guilds and top-tier yers didn¡¯t differ much. In fact, most of the people on the leaderboard were scattered yers because they encountered some adventures or had unique methods. yers from these guilds favored a steady and slow approach. They leveled up in a safe and steady manner; several days passed, and now the main stream of ordinary yers were at level eight or nine. The elites were pretty much all at level 10. Li Yao had set his profile to level 10. He didn¡¯t want to stand out, nor did he want to be left behind. Within a few days, Li Yao had lost count of the amount of Draconids he had killed and the number of treasure chests he had opened. Due to the sparse number of yers, the chance of opening a treasure chest was considerable. After a few days of hunting, Li Yao found several pieces of level 10 Blue Equipment, some other sses¡¯ skill books, and some blueprints, all stored in his warehouse, ready to enrich the guild¡¯s warehouse after the carnival. Just before the carnival, on the day before, Li Yao had given up hope and was preparing to buy an ordinary Flying Wheel to use temporarily. However, just before sundown, Li Yao opened a crappy treasure chest. Li Yao didn¡¯t think that such a low-level chest would contain the item, but the moment he picked up the item, he was stunned. He had spent so much time, opened so many high-level chest but didn¡¯t get the Flying Wheel. But it turned out; it was in the worst chest¡­ PS: More rmendations please! Just a reminder, we¡¯ll be releasing this Friday. We hope that friends who like this book could show their support. And nowes the part where we all love, book rmendations. Lan Mei¡¯s ¡°The King Ranger,¡± Ke Shui¡¯s ¡°The Super yer in the World of Martial Arts,¡± and Zi Han¡¯s ¡°The Big Data Cultivation System¡± are all well-written and updated regrly, so interested friends can take a look.. Chapter 128: Dragon Tooth Flying Wheel Chapter 128: Dragon Tooth Flying Wheel Trantor: 549690339 Dragon Tooth Wheel Quality: Growth (10-20) Attack: 25-29 Dragon¡¯s Chant: When the wheel is activated, a dragon chant is emitted, intimidating the target and instilling fear in them for 3 seconds. Dragon Tooth: The dragon tooth can easily rip the target¡¯s armor, causing armor breaker, reducing the target¡¯s armor by 15% for a duration of 5 minutes. Dragon Tear: The Dragon tooth can easily inflict wounds, causing 100% bleeding on the target. Equipment level: 10-20 sses: Hunter. Rogue. This is a unique piece of equipment, only Hunters and Rogues can control. Only those who have learned the Hunter¡¯s skills can truly harness the power and effects of the flying round de. Of course, this equipment alone is extremely high-quality for Rogues. The wheel can be used by the Rogue like a dart. The power of the Dragon Tooth Wheeles not from its high attack power, but its three effects, each one more fierce than thest. The Dragon Chant is a powerful crowd control skill, its effect hardly needs exining. It interrupts target¡¯s spell casting, preventing the target from running away. Incredibly powerful. The Dragon Tooth¡¯s armor breaker allows Li Yao to armor break just like a Warrior. It¡¯s particrly effective against high armor sses and bosses, especially against wealthy opponents who enhance their equipment to the max. Without armor breaking skills, they are hard to defeat. The practicality of Dragon Tear is higher. The effect of bleeding is not so much causing actual damage, but it assures that the target bleeds 100% of the time, particrly essential when dealing with stealth sses. Rogues have a skill that can pardon magic and curses, allowing them to enter a stealth state. This is important when escaping or preparing for a round of burst. However, this skill cannot pardon bleeding. Any bleeding rogue, even if they disengage from a fight because of this skill, will be visible once they enter stealth. It¡¯s because of these three extraordinary effects that Li Yao remembered this equipment. Back then the game had been running for several years, and his hunter had already reached several dozens of levels. He couldn¡¯t use this piece of equipment, which was a shame. The drawback of this equipment is that it has a level restriction. It can only be equipped between levels 10 and 20 and cannot be equipped after level 20. If this weren¡¯t the case, Li Yao would carry this wheel with him without hesitation. Its three effectspensate for theck of damage, what a pity. Li Yao looked at the pair of wheels in his hand. Each wheel seemed like it was carved from three dragon teeth, ancient and reserved, veryfortable to touch. With the wheel in his hand, Li Yao decided not to stay here any longer. This ce was foggy, the air dense and damp, exceptionally stuffy, not at all afortable ce. On his return to Undercity, it was nearly dark in-game. Li Yao swept the auction house and collected hundreds more bunches of shiny fruit. Hundreds of bunches of shiny fruit that were harvested daily all ended up in Li Yao¡¯s warehouse. Then, Li Yao came to the military zone of Undercity. At this moment, he had activated his Dark Ranger¡¯s passive effect, and with the helmet on his head, even familiar people wouldn¡¯t recognize him. When the yers saw Li Yao, shrouded in dark fog, being warmly invited by the NPC Dark Ranger to sit in the front row, they realized that this neer was actually a yer. After a while, many more yers arrived. All these yers were level 10, and the equipment they wore was very luxurious. ¡°Everyone, quiet.¡± A Dark Ranger said in a cold and emotionless voice, ¡°The mass teleportation will take ce in a few hours. Everyone must be here at that time or lose their eligibility for the Elite Trial.¡± Seeing the yers nodding, Dark Ranger also nodded and continued saying, ¡°Rookies, this is your first test. You will face the new elites of various races. Don¡¯t fail the expectations of the queen. Most importantly, don¡¯t disgrace the Dark Camp. ¡± The Dark Ranger said these words and then left. Seeing the indifferent yers, Li Yao shook his head slightly. NPCs who execute orders don¡¯t joke around. The so-called disgrace is not to be defeated or killed by people of the Light Faction. At this stage, no one haspleted the full elite task yet, even Zhao Lei is just a small step away. If they are being abused by the Light Faction, it means that their elite tasks have failed. The yers simply hadn¡¯t realized this yet. In his previous life, he remembered countless yers losing their elite tasks because they were killed by yers from the opposite camp. As a result, they had to trigger another elite task, wasting a lot of time. ¡°It¡¯s getting dark, we¡¯re all gathered, but I can¡¯t see your big brother,¡± Daimeng Tonton sent a private chat voice message. ¡°I¡¯m in Undercity now. You¡¯re in Silvermoon City now, right? Anyway, we¡¯ll be teleported to the same ceter.¡± Li Yao said. ¡°Okay, I got it. Xiayao and I are together now, getting ready to go offline to the gymnasium. Xiayao and I will wait for you at the gym.¡± Daimeng Tontonughed. ¡°Alright, we¡¯ll watch it together.¡± Li Yao said with a smile. The carnival is very lively. In his previous life, at this time, he was at his poorest and obviously had no chance to see it onsite. Since he had just moved to the slums, he didn¡¯t even feel like watching the live stream. Later, when he had made some money, he always regretted it. The carnival itinerary was packed with all sorts of big-name star performances, interspersed with many official activities. For instance, the interactive sessions with designers, in-game scenery yback, personal performancepetitions, opening up level 10 dungeons, etc. Although the carnival would go on for a day, the schedule was indeed jam-packed. Due to its influence, many stars in the Huaxia region vied to participate. Because there was only one carnival venue in Asia, and that was in Mingzhu city, not only did the performers from the Huaxia Administrative Region but those from other administrative regions also wished to extend their influence to the Huaxia Administrative District. In return, the stars also increased the number of viewers, and the sensation they caused was expected. ¡°Big brother, you have one ticket for your first tinum-rated dungeon, and another forpleting part of the elite task. Which ID are you going to use to participate?¡± Daimeng Tonton asked. ¡°I started off with two IDs just so I wouldn¡¯t attract too much attention. Otherwise, just dealing with the requests from guilds and clubs would be troublesome. But after the carnival, I will establish my own guild. I will announce this at the carnival; to gain recognition, I must attract experts to join the guild.¡± Li Yao exined. ¡°So, this is your n, I thought you wanted to keep a low profile?¡± Daimeng Tonton realized. ¡°If you want glory, how can you keep a low profile? It¡¯s just that I was limited in time early on and had to concentrate on doing some things. But now that¡¯s not necessary anymore, from now on, I want to soar.¡± The spark of ambition shed in Li Yao¡¯s eyes. ¡°Okay, then let¡¯s focus on building a glorious guild together. Be sure to provide me with an official position in the guild.¡± Daimeng Tonton said excitedly. ¡°Of course,¡± Li Yao continued, ¡°Give me your contact number so we can keep in touch offline.¡¯ ¡°Okay.¡± Daimeng Tonton gave him her contact number. Li Yao chose to go offline too, leaving a good two hours before the carnival started¡­ PS: Continue asking for rmendation tickets. Thank you, Dragon Reversing Scale, for your reward and congrattions on bing the first hall master of this book. Thanks to Ke Ke¡¯s dead bamboo, the book crazy book demon, Hu Ya¡¯s little Wei, embarrassed Lord mad man and many friends for their rewards, Mario thanks you.. Chapter 129: Sports Stadium Chapter 129: Sports Stadium Trantor: 549690339 By the time Li Yao logged out, it was already morning in the real world. Li Yao tidied up, grabbed something to eat, changed into clean clothes, and then headed out the door. With one hour left until the carnival began, Li Yao took a vehicle directly to the stadium, arriving within ten minutes. This stadium was one of thergest in Mingzhu City, and in fact, the world. Built with thetest technology and materials, the stadium could amodate half a million people. The design of the stadium, when viewed from above, was like a Taoist symbol, with seating arranged ording to the principles of Chinese cosmology. Despite its massive capacity, the seats appeared row upon row without any sense of crowding, earning it the nickname ¡°Miracle Stadium¡±. Outside the stadium, there was a sea of people, yet due to different entrances being allocated ording to ticket types, it all seemed orderly. Those having received Elite Profession quests held special invitations, and entered through a separate channel meant for yers and performers. Li Yao presented his invitation, which was scanned by an electronic eye, and was then allowed to pass. Looking around, Li Yao noticed many yers from other administrative regions. They all inspected each other, as they were allpetitors. Thepetitors were not seated in the regr stands, but instead right on the stadium floor. Some of the tracknes were converted intopetitors¡¯ seating sections, surrounding the field. In the center was a massive stage along withpetition areas and various projection equipment. This was a mixed zone for performers andpetitors. By the time Li Yao arrived, it was already filled with people. Many had nabbed the best spots. He even spotted several famous actors and singers. They were not due to perform until the afternoon and evening, so they were not busy preparing just yet. Many of thepetitors clustered around stars asking for autographs and photos. Those stars, happy to fulfill their fans¡¯ requests, were aware that these elite yers were not ordinary folks. They themselves had their second IDs to conceal their identities in-game. It was quite possible that these yers would achieve sess in the future. Plus, many of them were part of major guilds and teams, some even making more money than the celebs. So, there was a pleasant camaraderie here. Li Yao sent a message to Sweet Dolly, ¡°Where are you, kiddo?¡± ¡°We¡¯re right in front of the stage and saved a spot for you,¡± Sweet Dolly replied. ¡°Alright, I¡¯m headed over there now.¡± Li Yao moved towards the pointed-out location. Li Yao quickly found the spot with four familiar figures. Among them were Feng Yi, Sweet Dolly, and two women he didn¡¯t recognize; one a little older and the other about his sister¡¯s age. ¡°Over here!¡± Feng Yi gestured. Their group was very noticeable with two stunning beauties, an adorable little girl, and a cute young woman. Anyone would turn to look. Seeing Feng Yi waving at Li Yao, the crowd turned their gaze towards him, overwhelming him. Many self-proimed handsome guys, and even some male celebs had tried to initiate conversations but werepletely ignored, resulting in an awkward situation. Seeing Li Yao get singled out by Feng Yi caused an understandable wave of jealousy. ¡°Wow, so this is what Big Brother looks in real life. I think you looked more handsome in-game,¡± Sweet Dolly assessed as Li Yao approached. ¡°You, however, are even more annoying in real life.¡± Li Yao tousled her hair with a smile. ¡°Cut it out! Haven¡¯t you heard that men and women should avoid undue familiarity,¡± Sweet Dolly brushed his hand off and coughed for effect, ¡°Let me introduce you. This absolute beauty is my sister-inw. Just so you know, any funny ideas are out of the question. Sister-inw, this is the guy I met in-game, who¡¯s quite arrogant and naughty. So you better be on your guard.¡± A smiling, speechless Li Yao had to admit that Sweet Dolly was not wrong. Her sister-inw was indeed an unparalleled beauty. Besides her extraordinary looks, her elegant demeanor was intoxicating. Li Yao extended his hand, ¡°Nice to meet you. I¡¯m Li Yao, I¡¯ve heard a lot about you from Sweet Dolly. Today, seeing you in person, I can say your reputation precedes you.¡± ¡°Oh, you tter me! My surname is also Li. Sweet Dolly always talks about you and I appreciate the care you have shown her. Considering that I am probably older than you, feel free to call me Sister Li instead,¡± her voice was as soothing as a gentle stream. Feng Yi chimed in, ¡°This is Da Vinci, another friend from the game. You can just call her by her in-game name. She¡¯s also a top yer and has received Elite Profession quests, mainly handling supporting roles.¡± Li Yao didn¡¯t need her to spell it out for him. To reach this area, one needed an invitation, and to acquire an invitation, one usually hadpleted some part of an Elite quest. Li Yao¡¯s eyes lit up, he extended his hand again, ¡°Miss, are you part of a team? Would you like to join ours?¡± ¡°Absolutely! I already applied to Feng Yi. She told me you had to agree to it. I hope you¡¯ll look after me, old man,¡± Da Vinci was another natural beauty, especially her lively eyes, which had a yful spark to them. ¡°Youngdy, I am not that old. You can call me brother,¡± Li Yao groaned. ¡°Okay, old man,¡± Da Vinci winked, and then pointed towards a spot next to Sister Li and said, ¡°Old man, you sit there. I¡¯ll sit here and protect the two beauty queens from the flies trying to nab this spot.¡± The other three women all burst intoughter at herment. A helpless Li Yao shook his head and sat by Sister Li. However, internally, he was delighted to meet amitted heale and a supporting Elite Profession. Whether to either category, all guilds worked hard to recruit such yers. He was lucky to have stumbled upon one. Now, with a Sacred Teaching warrior as the main tank, Priest and Da Vinci as supports, the primary structure of a ten person group was formed. Suddenly, there was amotion in the yers¡¯ area as the crowd broke into uproar. Sweet Dolly gasped as she looked in the direction of the actors¡¯ area, ¡°It¡¯s You You!¡± Li Yao also noticed You You slowly walking towards the actors¡¯ spot and he was taken by surprise, he didn¡¯t expect her to be in the yers¡¯ area. You You was an overnight sensation, who in just thest couple of years had created quite a stir in China¡¯s pop music scene. Despite her short career, each of her songs was a national hit, with sweeping poprity worldwide. She ruled all music charts withoutpetition. Her voice was described as heavenly, enchanting the listeners for days. Furthermore, she was the only singer who could captivate listeners of all age groups. Men and women, old and young, all fell under the spell of her voice. Off-stage, she was hailed as the uncrowned queen of the music industry. Combined with her ethereal beauty, she was the fantasy of countless admirers¡­ PS: In dire need of rmendation tickets.. Chapter 130 - 130 Seating Incident Chapter 130: Seating Incident Trantor: 549690339 You You, a singer who is loved by people of all ages, appealing to both sexes, is simply a rarity. Seeing You You appear, arge crowd immediately flocked towards her, all wanting signatures and photos. You You retained her peaceful expression, appearing almost celestial, as if nothing could perturb her tranquility. Protected by two of her female assistants, she slowly pushed through the crowd. It wasn¡¯t due to her being arrogant, but the sheer number of fans was overwhelming, each wanting an autograph and a photo with her, and the carnival was just about to start. The area for the yers and celebrities was already nearly packed full to the brim. ¡°Don¡¯t you like her music, why not go get an autograph?¡± Qin Feng Yi asked while watching themotion. Li Yao looked over indifferently then turned his head back, calmly saying, ¡°I just like her music, that¡¯s it. It doesn¡¯t mean I like her as a person, I don¡¯t care what she looks like.¡± ¡°Oh, don¡¯t lie, big brother. It¡¯s unbelievable that you wouldn¡¯t be captivated by such a beautiful woman.¡± Daimengtong said, acting as if he had Li Yao all figured out. ¡°Men these days,¡± said Da Vinci, shaking his head in disapproval. Li Yaoughed helplessly, ¡°What do you two young girls know?¡± ¡°Huh, why is sheing over?¡± said Da Vinci, looking puzzled. ¡°Because we have the best seats, and since you guys are so tant, no one dares toe near us.¡± Li Yao said dismissively. Soon, You You had made her way over to Li Yao and his group. She gave them a slight nod before seating between her two female assistants, one of them was sitting next to Li Yao and appraised him before turning her head away. Li Yao¡¯s expression remained unchanged and his gaze remained focused on the center of the stadium, whereas Daimengtong mumbled, ¡°Such a big ego, even my sister-inw isn¡¯t this pompous.¡± At this point, the seating areas were fully upied and there was an overwhelming number of people in the yers¡¯ area. Looking around, Li Yao estimated there were at least ten thousand people. Celebrities and actors were definitely the minority. There were plenty of people who y this game. Ten thousand people was just a drop in the bucket. However, being presented with so many people who hadpleted some of the elite tasks was still quite a shock. Taking into ount other jurisdictions and excluding the really low-key who were not present at this carnival, among those billions of yers, the number of yers who hadpleted some of the elite tasks was probably fewer than 100,000, which was not a lot. This could be partly due to the vast gaming map, and partly because these people kept a low profile. Many of them were unknowns. As time went by, the number of attendees had reached its peak and suddenly Li Yao felt someone tapping on his shoulder. ¡°Mate, can I discuss something with you?¡± ¡°What?¡± Li Yao responded, startled, in the middle of his chat with Li¡¯s sister. ¡°Mate, we actually reserved this seat a while ago, but we had to leave for a while and when we came back we found you sitting in it. So, could you please give up your seat. There are plenty of seats elsewhere. Could you please move?¡± said the tall skinny guy in a seemingly conciliatory tone, but in a way that didn¡¯t actually invite any discussion. He clearly felt he was in the right. Li Yao frowned slightly, not so much at this tall guy, but rather at the young man behind him, who had not even been looking at Li Yao, his eyes kept flitting to You You. ¡°As you just said, there are plenty of other seats, you just go there. ording to your logic, I had reserved this seat yesterday, earlier than you¡±. Li Yao dismissed him and turned his attention elsewhere. This was obviously some self-proimed sessful man trying to get close to You You. Snigger¡­. Even the women nearby burst intoughter at Li Yao¡¯s words. Even You You and her two assistants, though they didn¡¯tugh out loud, their eyes curled up into crescents. A hint of anger shed in the tall guy¡¯s eyes and his tone cooled suddenly, ¡°Mate, watch your mouth. Otherwise¡­¡± Li Yao raised his left hand that was wearing amunicator and said calmly, ¡°Go on, or else what? Are you going to cut me into pieces or make me go bankrupt? Here, I¡¯ll record what you say and send it to the police. You guys are some big shots, right? I really want to see how powerful you are.¡± Although there is a big gap in social status, the concept of democracy is deeply ingrained in society. On the surface, even if you are the head of state, you cannot threaten an ordinary person. If you are caught filming or recording, it can cause a big scandal let alone face someone else¡¯s phone. No matter who you are, acting arrogant in public is a recipe for disaster. The tall guy was momentarily stunned, but he recovered quickly, ¡°Sorry mate, you misunderstood, we were just discussing.¡± ¡°I was ¡®discussing¡¯ with you too, now that our ¡®discussion¡¯ is over, I disagree. ¡® Li Yao retorted, smiling but not reallyughing. After living his life for a second time, he was all too familiar with their covert and overt tactics and knew exactly how to deal with them. ¡°Mate, how about this, let¡¯s make a deal,¡± the tall guy said, attempting to smile. He had no choice. The second assistant to You You was sitting next to the corridor, and only Li Yao¡¯s seat was the closest to her. ¡°Here are five hundred thousand credit points, just for giving up your seat. Of course, we will transfer the credit points to you first, as long as you agree.¡± ¡°Aren¡¯t you guys annoying? Just because you have money. I¡¯ll give you one million credit points. Can you flies please just disappear?¡± Da Vinci waved his hand impatiently. ¡°As you can see, we¡¯re in this together, and my friend is not short of money.¡± Li Yao shrugged. ¡°Alright, since this brother disagrees, let¡¯s just sit in the back.¡± the young man at the front gave Li Yao a quick once-over, said in an indifferent tone. The tall guy shot Li Yao a furious look, then he and a few others slowly took their seats behind Li Yao and his group. The yer area was sizeable, so there was quite a distance between their seats and the ones in front of them, making it virtually impossible for them to have a conversation. In this bustling ce, they would have to shout to be heard over this distance. ¡°Boss, this kid is too arrogant. Should we ¡­¡± A hint of ruthlessness shed in the tall guy¡¯s eyes. ¡°You¡¯ll handle these little things. However, don¡¯t cause trouble in the real world. It¡¯s too much hassle.¡± The young man replied casually. ¡°Understood. This kid must be a participant in the Elitepetition too. We have a lot of people this time, along with some allies. I¡¯ve already locked onto his aura and demeanor. I will definitely recognize him in the first round of thepetition. If there¡¯s a chance, he won¡¯t escape. If not, we can take care of him in the second round. What do you think?¡± The tall guy asked gingerly. Withoutment, the young man simply nodded minutely, his eyes still fixated in You You¡¯s direction, as if Li Yao was nothing more than an insignificant fly. Watching Li Yao casually scanning his surroundings, Li¡¯s sister whispered, ¡°Be careful, that young man is no simple character. Because of this confrontation, he probably won¡¯t bother you in real life, but he might try to trip you up during thepetition.¡± ¡°Thanks for the reminder, Li sister, I¡¯ll be careful.¡± Li Yao felt genuinely grateful for her profound alert. However, he was not worried at all. In reality, as long as no one was his mortal enemy, nobody would resort to such petty tactics as it was too much trouble and had a high risk of exposure. Missteps could lead to ruin. But in the game, what was there to fear? Now, with some period of subtle obscurity and the umtion of power, nobody in the game could stand in his way. This was his confidence. ¡°No matter what tricks you have, bring them on.¡± Li Yao, deep in thought, nced back at the young man, who returned the gaze with a smile and a nod. Li Yao also smiled and nodded back. Only the two of them knew what those smiles really meant. With the descent of a light curtain, the entire stadium plunged into darkness. The carnival was finally about to begin¡­ PS: While asking for rmendations, let me reiterate that we will be going premium tomorrow around noon, I hope for your support, thank you, Mario. Those who want to know the updated n can look at the preface of the book.. Chapter 131: The Performance Competition Begins Chapter 131: The Performance Competition Begins Trantor: 549690339 An illusory ck light screen enveloped the stadium, instantly transforming it into a boundless night. This was thetest light and shadow technology. Ayer of light was projected,pletely blocking out the sunlight, making the covered area as dark as dusk even in broad daylight. Then, countless fireworks exploded in the sky. ¡°Wow, that¡¯s beautiful.¡± Stunned, Tongtong quickly taking a picture with hermunicator. ¡°What a pity, why do they have to control fireworks, we can¡¯t buy them even if we want to.¡± Da Vinci also excitedly watched the continuous explosion of fireworks. In this era, they had adapted too much to environmental protection, coal and petroleum had been out of the market for hundreds of years. At that time, the Earth was riddled with holes, and human society spent centuries revamping the¡¯s environment, but too many species had already be extinct. Human society unanimously passed stringent environmental protectionws forbidding any factory or individual from destroying the ecological environment, and heavily polluting factories had already moved to radiateds like Mars that was akin to a desert. After more than a hundred years of rectification and recovery, the Earth¡¯s ecosystem gradually restored and the gains were enormous. With the improvement of the environment, various diseases significantly decreased, and humans became even healthier. The most important thing was that the average lifespan of humans was also increased by more than twenty years, so it was not a rarity for 80-year-olds to be walking around briskly in this era. Fireworks required application for use, even for the Ancient Gods Company, they were only released on major holidays or sports meets. The dazzling fireworks were indeed pleasing to the eye, followed by the host introducing the event¡¯s schedule and procedure. Then came the performances by the stars, and with the stars¡¯ shy appearances, they ignited the stadium. Next was the scenery showcase of ¡°The Ancient God World¡±. Even without sses, the audience was immersed as if they were in a different world due to current projection technology. When surrounded by chirping birds and fragrant flowers, you can smell the scent of flowers and soil. When amidst the storm, you can feel the fury of the storm and the magnificence of the surging waves, making you feel insignificant. When you are in the desert filled with ancient relics, you can feel the scorching heat. When you are in a volcano, you can sense the destion and cruelty of the Elemental ne. If you are in the towering Ironforge, you can feel the snowkes in the sky and the majesty of the castle; if you are in the Ghost Land, you can see undead and decaying breaths; if you are in the ruins of titans, you can feel the ancient atmosphere. The audience¡¯s exmation sounded one after another. With the current projection technology, even at home, people could enjoy immersive experiences. At the same time, countless people were attracted by various sceneries. The disy and exnation of various races, grand war scenes, and magically epic battles were like each person was a part of the battlefield. When the picture disappeared, people were still wrapped up in the world of the game. Even the yers of the game, being low-level and relegated to corners, had never seen such magnificent scenery, and all of them were immensely fascinated. Afterward, the host began to introduce the next program, and some scenes started to switch. In Area C, Li Jia suddenly said, ¡°Look quickly, Brother¡¯s there! He¡¯s sitting next to You You, that¡¯s amazing.¡± Li Yao¡¯s mother also saw Li Yao and smiled, ¡°Indeed it¡¯s Xiaoyao. The beauties next to him are not bad. Eh, why isn¡¯t he sitting next to Xiaoyi?¡± Li Jia quickly exined, ¡°Ahem, he¡¯s obviously protecting the beauties, so naturally, he would be on the edge.¡± ¡°That¡¯s true.¡± Li Yao¡¯s mother just casually asked, then said, ¡°Are you sure your brother will participate?¡± ¡°Definitely, Brother must havepleted an elite mission, otherwise, he wouldn¡¯t be in the yers¡¯ area. So he¡¯s definitely going to take part. But the individual performance seems to be in the afternoon.¡± Li Jia exined. Li Yao¡¯s mother smiled and nodded to Li Yao¡¯s father, ¡°Look, our son is much more sessful than you now. Have you ever been on such a big stage?¡± ¡°Stop arguing, I can¡¯t hear the program. Xiaoyao is also interesting. We could have watched from home, why did he waste money to buy us tickets?¡± Li Yao¡¯s father grumbled. ¡°Oh, please. You should stop now. You know how hard it is to get tickets, don¡¯t think I¡¯m not aware. You didn¡¯t even sell it to Old Zhao next door who offered to buy it for three times the price.¡± Li Yao¡¯s mother nonchntly exposed his secret. ¡°Ahem, watch the program, let¡¯s watch the program.¡± Li Yao¡¯s father pretended to concentrate on the program. Li Jia snickered¡­ Nearing noon, designers and some cosyers took the stage, answering a variety of iconic questions. The atmosphere was very lively. As the event deepened, many people who had not entered the game and came specifically for certain stars were basically intrigued by now. Noon was a break time, a two-hour lunch break where you could order meals or go out to eat. Transportation was so convenient now that distributing half a million people was a piece of cake. The maic levitation car could traverse Mingzhu City in ten minutes, so there was no worry about returning on time. At two o¡¯clock in the afternoon, a staircase extended to You You¡¯s position, and You You began the first performance of the day. A rendition of ¡°Dream World¡± conquered everyone. This was a song specially created for the game and was performed for the first time today. Paired with the beautifulndscapes changing in the Ancient Gods, and the light and shadow effects yed to the extreme. You You¡¯s appearance was also continuously changing. Sometimes she was a beautiful High Elf Mage, sometimes a wild ancient elf Druid, sometimes a stern and righteous Pdin enveloped by Holy Light, and sometimes she turned into a charmingly attractive Death Knight. The beautiful singing, the scenery, and her styleplemented each other perfectly, leaving the audience in ecstasy. After the song, there was a skull-shattering scream and apuse like a tide. Then there were two performances, and then the host announced the start of the individual performancepetition. Afterward, a handsome boy and a beautiful girl slowly walked towards thementary booth. This also drew a burst of gasps and screams. ¡°Hello everyone, I¡¯m KB, and I¡¯m honoured tomentate this performancepetition for everyone.¡± ¡°Hello everyone, I¡¯m Xiao Ze, and I¡¯m also honoured to reachmentary booth.¡± KB nodded and said, ¡°You all may be wondering, this performancepetition is special because even the yers don¡¯t know the rules of thepetition yet.¡± ¡°True, this was the official¡¯s original intention. What the official wanted is not a shy performance, instead is a true disy from the game. This is actually an event in the game. The official cannot interfere at all and it¡¯s absolutely fair and just. Why do you think the festival had an uncertain start date?¡± Xiao Ze asked. KB said, ¡°Let me answer this. Because no one can manipte game data, so the official festival is adjusted ording to the game¡¯s storytelling. The date for the festival was set when our performancepetition, which the game calls Elite Trials, was officially determined.¡± The audience was surprised, and many people were interested. Even official data can¡¯t be changed. This is absolutely unprecedented. ¡°Alright, let¡¯s not waste time. Up next, we invite a yer. More urately, the one who first qualified for the invitational match and set the festival time, the elite yer, Starfire.¡± Xiao Ze looked at the chief seat, ¡°Please Starfire, do us the honour of making an appearance.¡± Li Yao was caught by surprise. Since it was sudden, he wasn¡¯t prepared at all¡­ ps: I will refresh the page, subscriptions count from zero. Will add more when it increases by a hundred.. Chapter 132: Hunter Mech (Please Subscribe) Chapter 132: Hunter Mech (Please Subscribe) Trantor: 549690339 Dumbstruck, Dumpling and the others froze, turning to look at Li Yao. Seeing Li Yao¡¯s dazed expression, Dumpling asked, ¡°Big brother, didn¡¯t you know in advance?¡± ¡°I really had no idea.¡± Li Yao gave a bitter smile. The game officials were truly inventive, keeping such a thing a mystery. Xiao Ze exined, ¡°Many people may wonder why Starfire is not seen, it¡¯s because we deliberately did not pre-inform or contact him. We wanted to conduct apletely authentic interview.¡± KB added with a smile, ¡°Could the Starfire God please stand up?¡± All eyes in the audience turned to the yer¡¯s seats. The yers then began to examine each other. Ordinary yers might not have heard of Starfire, but these elite yers were quite familiar with the name. ¡°Big brother, stand up. What a great opportunity for publicity,¡± urged Dumpling. ¡°So you¡¯re the Starfire God.¡± Da Vinci curiously examined Li Yao. ¡°If you¡¯re worried about your safety, there¡¯s no need. The higher your exposure, the safer you are,¡± said Sister Li, seemingly sensing Li Yao¡¯s concerns. Li Yao hesitated for a moment, then stood up. Just as Sister Li had said, the higher his exposure, and the more well-known he became, the safer he was. If they wanted to mess with him, they would have to pay a higher price, and they would mostly take action in the game. However, in the game was where he was least afraid. As Li Yao slowly stood up, a spotlight shone on him. Then, a set of floating steps connected to a tform appeared. Li Yao, having stood up, did not hesitate and slowly stepped onto the tform. All eyes were focused on him. Even You You looked surprised. She hadn¡¯t expected the skilled yer she had heard about to be sitting right next to her. Li Jia covered her mouth, her face filled with disbelief. ¡°Isn¡¯t Xiao Yao¡¯s game name Prairie Fire? Howe¡­?¡± Li¡¯s mother suddenly realized, ¡°A single spark can start a prairie fire, it was Xiao Yao all along.¡± Li¡¯s father was also stunned¡­ As Li Yao ascended to thementator¡¯s tform, Xiao Ze, smiling, said, ¡°You wouldn¡¯t mind a verification, would you?¡± Once Li Yao and the others stepped onto the stage, he began to promote his club. It was the perfect opportunity, and a shocking one at that. Without saying a word, he reached out with themunicator in his hand. Themunicator stored all his information, including his in-game identity, which could only be revealed with his permission. Ding! A sh of light, and a string of information appeared on Xiao Ze and KB¡¯smunicators. Seeing the information, KB¡¯s face suddenly darkened like the bottom of a pot. Xiao Ze was also stunned, unable to suppress the shock in his eyes. The audience was even more curious, noticing the peculiar expressions on the twomentators. Xiao Ze was the first to recover. He cleared his throat and asked, ¡°Are you sure all this information should be disclosed?¡± ¡°I¡¯m sure.¡± Li Yao said with a smile. Now was the best time, and there was no longer a need to keep things secret. Xiao Ze inhaled deeply and slowly said, ¡°Before we reveal the information, allow me to introduce Starfire, the creator of many records. The first in the open field of boss hunting, the first to lead a team to hunt a humanoid boss, and the recipient of the tinum Medal. He led the breakthrough in breaking into the bigw.¡± Many people might not have entered the game, but they still heard about it. For one person to gain so many honors, everyone knew its value. ¡°Next, let me introduce Prairie Fire, someone many people are no stranger to. The pioneer of the counter-attack, he also defeated many powerful bosses alone. His brilliance is not easy to exin, but you can find out by searching on yourmunication device.¡± Many people curiously began to search on theirmunicators, and with this search, they instantly understood why Xiao Ze hadn¡¯t borated further. Prairie Fire was practically notorious. He could even be described as a murder god who had killed countless people. Hisbat record was impressive. ¡°Many people may wonder, why did I introduce Prairie Fire after talking about Starfire.¡± As Xiao Ze spoke, he revealed the data. The arena was filled with gasps as it disyed that the two were actually the same person, just like many celebrities having multiple identities. ¡°Little brother, you seem quite surprised.¡± Li Yao, sitting between the two, spoke in a deliberately low voice. However, due to the microphone, his voice echoed throughout the arena. The audience burst intoughter, especially those who knew about the incident at Faselin Academy. KB managed to put on a smile and quickly said, ¡°Let¡¯s get back to the main topic. This segment is not in the other carnivals. It is a joint broadcast of several venues. The reason we invited you here is simple. As the first one to receive the tinum Medal, the official team has specially granted you a conceptual mecha.¡± As KB¡¯s voice fell, a three-meter-tall mecha slowly floated out onto the stage. The mecha was lightweight. Its design resembled a handsome High Elf, with an Arrow Bag at its waist and a weapon. A Long Bow was on its back. ¡°Good. This is the first finished product, which began to be produced and adjusted since you won the tinum Medal. This new conceptual mecha connects directly to your neurons. Once you¡¯re inside, you¡¯ll find that the mecha feels like an extension of your own body. This is a Hunter Mech. We hope that Prairie Fire will give us a demonstration.¡± Xiao Ze¡¯s eyes flickered with envy. This could only be done by the Ancient Gods Company. What otherpany would give away a new conceptual mecha worth several billion without a word? Li Yao was also excited. He hadn¡¯t expected this. In his previous life, humans had explored the stars, supposedly with the aid of these mechas. However, he hadn¡¯t seeded in Divine Enthronement and missed out on the Hunter Mech. Even the nation had given up on the production of the Hunter Mech, which had been one of his major regrets. He hadn¡¯t expected to get one now. Not only Xiao Ze but everyone was green with envy. This was a mecha, after all. Mecha games had been popr for hundreds of years. Li Yao adjusted hismunicator, and the mecha seemed toe alive. Its chest opened with a crack, and a ray of light shed, pulling Li Yao into the mecha. Click, click. Li Yao moved around a bit, finding it felt no different from his own body, like an extension of it. ¡°Prairie Fire God, don¡¯t worry. There¡¯s a protective shield. You won¡¯t hurt anyone. How about testing it out on those targets over there?¡± KB said. ¡°Okay.¡± A metallic voice resounded, followed by a sight of Li Yao performing a backward flip that propelled him several tens of meters away. Continuing to flicker, he performed the Shadow Roll. Click¡­ Li Yao drew his bow, and the arrows sparkled with light as they flew. His movements were fluid, and one after another target exploded, no matter how they moved, not a single arrow missed. The audience gasped in amazement, followed by various expressions of envy and resentment. After more than a hundred targets were shattered, everyone was stunned. It wasn¡¯t until Li Yao revealed himself that he and the mecha seemed to merge into his skin. ¡°Prairie Fire God, this is the certificate of ownership for your mecha, as well as some rules you need to abide by. Sign it, and the mecha is yours. However, there is a one-year probationary period. Only after you have passed this period and fulfilled our requirements for adjustments to the mecha can you fully own it,¡± said Xiao Ze. Li Yao received the rules, which were nothing more than some limitations indicating that he could not use the mecha at will. He dly agreed. With the mecha, he was extremely safe in real life. As for cooperating with thepany to improve the mecha, he naturally had no problem with that. Everyone was green with envy. After all, a mecha wasn¡¯t like a car. You couldn¡¯t get one just because you had the money. Especially, the young man who was practically ring in envy. He came from a powerful and influential family, and they had been trying to get a regr mecha for several years but had not yet seeded, while this guy got one outright. ¡°Well, if Prairie Fire God has nothing to say, would those who wish to participate in thepetition proceed to thepetition area, please?¡± ¡­. Chapter 133: Disagreement (Additional chapter for 100 subscriptions) Chapter 133: Disagreement (Additional chapter for 100 subscriptions) Trantor: 549690339 Li Yao, although he had not used such a Mecha in his previous life, he knew its functionality all too well. The Mecha could liquefy and attach itself to the body like a piece of clothing, and it could be connected and disconnected through personalmunicators. With this thing, although a certain degree of freedom would be lost, personal safety could be greatly assured. At the tournament area, wave after wave of yers ascended the floating stairs. The tall and skinny man asked the young man, ¡°Boss, do you want more?¡± ¡°What do you think?¡± The young man¡¯s eyes shed with a cold light as he too stepped onto the stairs. The tall and skinny man understood. Earlier, to the boss, Li Yao was nothing more than an annoying fly. But now that he possessed a Mecha, dealing with him in reality became exponentially more difficult. No one dared to mess with him as thepany needed Li Yao to cooperate in improving the Mecha. This was precisely what the boss was aiming for. At present, Li Yao was like a thorn in the boss¡¯ side. He couldn¡¯t be dealt with in reality, so his boss kept suppressing him in the game. Once Li Yao lost his value, thepany would naturally rece him, and he wouldn¡¯t be able to cause any trouble at that point. Not all the contestants were willing to participate in the performance match. Most were simply there to watch the performance because they had not procured tickets. After a while, the contestants¡¯ seats became sparse. Li Yao met up with his teammates and then walked to the contestant¡¯s area, they chose a few adjacent partitions with sses. Shortly after, all the contestants entered the game. The moment Li Yao entered the game, a Dark Ranger appeared and waited for a while before saying, ¡°Be warned. The teleportation gate will open soon. Then, you will be transported to the trial ground. Remember, the queen is watching the battle. Don¡¯t bring shame upon us, or else¡­¡± Subsequently, a few mages came over and opened the teleportation gate. At the same time,rge screens appeared in the sports arena, and the audience could choose the screens they wished to connect to theirmunicators. At this moment, countless airships had appeared on the screen, and yers were appearing on these airships one after another. The massive fleet of airships was divided into three factions: Dark Camp, Light Faction, and Neutral Faction. The yers were scattered on various airships, awaiting orders. ¡°Find Prairie Fire¡¯s screen.¡± Xiao Ze said. They had been informed before going on stage that they needed to pay special attention to two people, Prairie Fire and another one called Spark of the Stars. There was more than one person like Li Yao who was taking on the boss alone now, but those who could tackle a boss of the same level or even higher were rare. Although the officials imed they wanted to see the real side of things, in reality, for the sake of publicity, it was better to capture the exciting moments. Prairie Fire and Spark of the Stars both had this ability, so the officials from the beginning required them to keep the main camera focused on one of the two based on the situation. Since it was only one person, his aura was even stronger. Initially, they just wanted Li Yao to test the Mecha, but knowing that the two were the same person, the officials quickly reacted and gave out the ownership of the Mecha, showing the high esteem the officials held for Prairie Fire. The moment Li Yao¡¯s screen popped up, it caused amotion. KB asked, ¡°What are they astonished about?¡± Xiao Ze took a deep breath and said, ¡°If I¡¯m not mistaken, the one next to Prairie Fire is the queen of the Undead n.¡± KB also took a deep breath, ¡°Howe all other yers are on a troop transport airship but he is the only one beside this world boss?¡± ¡°Get the sound out, let¡¯s hear what they¡¯re saying.¡± Following Xiao Ze¡¯smand, The queen spoke lightly, ¡°You see, there are more than 80,000 rookies in the Elite Trial, among which our factions and the Light Faction each have about 30,000, with the Neutral Faction having 20,000. Have you got anything to say? yers from other administrative districts were also included. Li Yao shook his head and said, ¡°Only a battle awaits.¡± ¡°Good, then you must fight well. Don¡¯t disappoint me,¡± said the queen pointing down at the dense jungle below, ¡°This is the Sanctuary World. The forest below is filled with boss-level monsters of around level 10. The task for the first stage is to kill a boss-level monster on your own. Soul Healers have been arranged below. You will have five chances to be revived. If you still can¡¯t kill the boss monster after five attempts, you will be eliminated.¡± ¡°What if we encounter other people?¡± asked Li Yao. ¡°Make your own judgments,¡± said the queen, ¡°Are you ready yet?¡± ¡°I¡¯m ready, the parachute for¡­. Before Li Yao could finish speaking, he felt a kick on his back and was then thrown off the airship. ¡°Your Majesty, you haven¡¯t given him a parachute yet?¡± A Ranger said softly. ¡°For a Ranger, if one falls to death from the sky, he is not worthy of inheriting my legacy,¡± the queen said lightly. The sight of Li Yao being kicked off the airship by the queen immediately provokedughter from the audience. This was a few kilometers from the sky. ¡°It seems being favored by the queen is not necessarily a good thing,¡± said Xiao Ze. ¡°Yeah, it¡¯s so high. What about those with the fear of heights?¡± KB chipped in, ¡°It¡¯s as spectacr as dumplings falling into water.¡± ¡°So, KB, would you like to bet that Prairie Fire will surely die?¡± Xiao Ze joked. ¡°Don¡¯t mention gambling, okay?¡± KB was helpless. Other yers had already opened their parachutes. Many yers who saw that Li Yao had no parachute immediately showed sarcastic expressions. Everyone knew that using a cloak to slow down the fall was far less effective than a parachute. ¡°Look at you, how you die.¡± An ancient slim elf warrior, called Moon Bright Star Rare, said with a cold voice. Li Yao immediately recognized these eyes. It was theckey of the young man who had made him give up his seat in the audience. Li Yao exposed a mouthful of white teeth and said, ¡°Actually, you should be the one to die first. Seeing a Fire Gun appeared in Li Yao¡¯s hand, Moon Bright Star Rare had a sh of fear in his eyes. But, before he could react, the Fire Gun had already gone off. Bang¡­ Rip¡­ The parachute was instantly torn, and Moon Bright Star Rare roared, ¡°I won¡¯t let you get away with this.¡± Then, he started tumbling and fell down. ¡°We really are fated, let me apany you down then.¡± Li Yao¡¯s Fire Gun transformed into a heavy crossbow. The young ancient elf druid, Gu Cheng, said coldly, ¡°You dare.¡± ¡°I dare indeed,¡± replied Li Yao as he pulled the trigger without hesitation. Rip¡­ Another parachute was shattered. Gu Cheng coldly stared at Li Yao without any expression, fell down too. ¡°I should apany you then.¡± Li Yaoughed loudly, released his cloak, and his falling speed increased instantly, just like a meteor falling. Crazy¡­ This was the first feeling of the yers floating nearby. Some had wanted to poke fun at Li Yao, but seeing the situation of the two, they immediately shut their mouths. After all, there were only five lives in total. Wasting a revival opportunity because of loose talk was definitely not worth it. Boom¡­ Moon Bright Star Rare was the first to crash into the ground, making arge crater. As a heavily armored warrior, he waspletely ttened. St¡­ Then it was Gu Cheng. He had transformed into a leopard in an attempt to reduce the falling damage but was pierced through by arge tree due to the excessive force. His entire body was prated, blood sttered, he died as thoroughly as one could imagine. ¡°Well done Prairie Fire, you are as domineering as ever.¡± ¡°Prairie Fire, grandeur, and domineering.¡± Li Yao¡¯s actions instantly livened up the atmosphere at the scene¡­. Chapter 134: The Cruel Trial (Additional update for 200 subscriptions) Chapter 134: The Cruel Trial (Additional update for 200 subscriptions) ¡°He is as ruthless as ever.¡± KB twitched as he watched, he didn¡¯t expect Li Yao to kill so readily during thepetition. ¡°Prairie Fire has always been like that, cold and domineering, indifferent to human rtionships, but that¡¯s precisely where his charm lies. He is arrogant and confident, but it must be admitted, he has the means to back it up,¡± defended Xiao Ze. ¡°Indeed,¡± KBmented. ¡°His reaction and judgement were astonishing. Just now, Gu Cheng tried to transform into a panther to dodge the tree point, but miscalcted. However, Prairie Fire did a backflip to offset the force, and then he used the Magic Spider Silk to stick to a big tree,nding safely on it.¡± ¡°Yeah, well-done. Look at the other parachuters, many died on the big trees. This is just too cruel, just starting up and they¡¯ve already lost their chance for revival,¡± Xiao Ze echoed in awe. ¡°The first round is designed to eliminate the weak yers, leaving behind the real experts,¡± KB said. ¡°Indeed, cruelty¡­ luck is also tested.¡± ¡°When did my son be so arrogant and domineering? Everything I taught him was a waste,¡± Li Yao¡¯s father said, disturbed by the continuous screams and cheers around him. ¡°You taught him? What did you even teach? Now our son is so domineering, isn¡¯t that right, Li Jia?¡± Li Yao¡¯s mother argued back. ¡°I also think my brother looks so cool right now, did you see those women screaming? They are all cheering for my brother,¡± Li Jia said as she stared at Li Yao¡¯s figure, her eyes shaped like crescent moons. ¡°Like a wild crowd, this is uneptable,¡± Li Yao¡¯s father frowned. ¡°y the act, keep ying. Don¡¯t say it in front of me next time, I don¡¯t know who was the one ying Mecha games when he was young¡­¡± Li Yao¡¯s father covered his mother¡¯s mouth, ¡°Alright, alright, can¡¯t you just save me some face?¡± ¡°Eh, where did my brother disappear to?¡± Li Jia suddenly asked. Now everybody realized this; Li Yao had disappeared. ¡°Why does he seem to move with the stealth of a thief?¡± Xiao Ze frowned. ¡°Can a Mechanical hunter steal stealth from a thief? This should be impossible,¡± KB said, also puzzled. ¡°It is said that at level 60, hunters can learn a skill called Camouge, which allows them to temporarily stealth. But there¡¯s no Skill Book for it, so it¡¯s not Camouge. Perhaps it¡¯s some sort of item,¡± Xiao Ze spected. ¡°It¡¯s possible, engineering has many interesting things. After all, the game is still new, so it¡¯s normal to not see some recipes yet,¡± KB said, drifting away from the topic. Knowing there was a camera tracking him, Li Yao frowned and immediately activated the Dark Ranger¡¯s passive ability, disappearing from everyone¡¯s sight. Even though he was stealthy, Li Yao remained cautious. The passive ability could mask his scent and smell but not his sound. With over two years of experience as a thief, and a thief who stayed in the shadows for two years, his stealth was not weak. Li Yao swept through the jungle without making a sound. Looking at the environment, Li Yao deduced that this should be the territory of the Amazon Tribe. Of course, the jungle is vast, and the Amazons no longer have the control they used to. Now, the jungle was in total chaos. Li Yao was very clear about the queen¡¯s character. She asked them to kill bosses above level 10, but did not specify that there weren¡¯t any high-level monsters here. Indeed, Li Yao was right. He suddenly heard the pping of wings. Then a shadow flew by. Li Yao looked up and saw a gigantic bird soar past. Its body was covered with dense, red scales, and there were a bunch of red feathers on its head that were very conspicuous. Red Sleeper Bird Rank: Level 32 Boss Li Yao¡¯s Eye of the Creator could only see this much information. The Red Sleeper Bird gave a screech and swooped down. A yer who did not know what was happening was grabbed by the talons of the Red Sleeper Bird and ripped into two. This scene did not only ur where Li Yao was watching. Within a short period, hundreds of yers were attacked, killed off, or had already engaged in battle with monsters. Adding in those who died falling or being pierced by trees, the main screen showed that thousands of yers had already lost a life. The audience waspletely engrossed, their blood boiling, wishing they could enter the battlefield themselves. Even more people were gleefully spotting famous or professional yers and watched as they were brutalized by monsters. The death count on the screen continued to rise, and some yers had even died twice already. The vast majority of the yers inside were not professional, but simply those who had obtained the qualification. They had nopetitive qualities. They had already started cursing vulgarly. The test was set too brutally, with ruler monsters of all levels inside. Without the secondary profession of appraisal, there was no way to obtain information about the monsters. They could only test with an attack. For low-level monsters, given they mastered over two elite skills, it would be a piece of cake. But, if the monster had a high level, and the yer could not break its defense, it would be bad luck. Li Yao also nned to learn appraisal, as there would be situations in the future where they¡¯d have to gamble on identifying item attributes in need of appraisal. Li Yao also didn¡¯t want to learn ordinary appraisal, so he postponed it for a while until his level was good enough to reach the relevant map. Li Yao did not rush to find any monsters. He was very well aware that this test was a collective transmission where even if you killed the boss, you¡¯d have to wait and get teleported out with everyone else. What¡¯s particrly cruel about this rule is that even if you kill the boss, if you die more than five times, it¡¯s still considered as a failure. Li Yao needed to find a rtively safe area, not patrolled by high-level monsters. Of course, this area also needed to have a suitable boss. Among the yers in the test, there were only two or three hunters among tens of thousands of yers. The ss with the lowest mortality rate was the thief because of the existence of stealth. As long as the thieves were skilled and careful enough, they would basically not be killed by high-level monsters. Even if they were to probe high-level monsters, thieves most of the time can still manage to escape. This is the confidence that allows thieves topete with hunters as the king of the wild. But, so far, no hunter has gotten that title. Ka-ka¡­ Li Yao suddenly saw a tree branch in front of him spontaneously break. He was rmed. He was thinking it was not good, as thieves were just as stealthy, and better at detecting stealth than other sses. For example, if a druid cat form and a thief are both stealthy and they get close to each other, the thief would definitely be the first to sense the druid cat form. In other words, the thief on the opposite side must have sensed his presence. But, since he was still moving towards himself, that could only mean one thing. He¡¯s trying to kill him¡­. Chapter 135: Tangled Fight (Added more for 300 subscriptions) Chapter 135: Tangled Fight (Added more for 300 subscriptions) Trantor: 549690339 What made Li Yao even more cautious was that this thief also obviously realized this scenario. It¡¯s clear he¡¯s dealing with a strong thief, probably from a rival camp, otherwise, there wouldn¡¯t be such a strong intent to kill. Li Yao remainedposed as he slowly advanced. If anyone could see their figures, they¡¯d realize when they had approached within five yards of each other, a cold glint shed in the thief¡¯s eyes, slowly lifting his dagger, preparing to unleash a skill. Just as Li Yao¡¯s body suddenly unleashed two Flying Wheels, his figure was revealed with a Shadow Roll, simultaneously, his Long Bow was quickly drawn. A sense of astonishment passed through the thief¡¯s eyes, but the two were too close, he couldn¡¯t evade the Flying Round de. -85-1-2-5¡­ As the Flying Wheels hit, the thief began to bleed and started feeling a sense of terror. Li Yao¡¯s Arrow Shaft, swift as a meteor, scored another hit on the thief. -489 A terrifying number for damage floated out, the figure of the thief shattered on impact. However, a sense of unease immediately rose in Li Yao¡¯s heart. By the time Li Yao revealed himself, the scene was already disyed. The primary screen had immediately switched to them. Li Yao¡¯s lightning-fast skirmish with the thief drew everyone¡¯s attention. A standoff between experts always captivated the audience. Deterrence! Predictably, just as Li Yao initiated his Deterrence. nk¡­ Apanied by the sound of the sh of weapons, the thief¡¯s stealth attack skill, which could only be used when invisible, was suddenly blocked by Li Yao¡¯s Deterrence and Magic Weapon. Li Yao made two consecutive Shadow Rolls, and swiftly appeared behind the thief. Cancelling his Deterrence, he violently pulled the trigger of his handgun. Boom¡­ -450 The figure of the thief shattered once again. Without hesitating, Li Yao immediately used Escape and Jump. His body rapidly retreated dozens of yards, and in a sh, he hid behind arge tree. Another figure of the thief appeared, his dagger dropping into empty space once more. The thief didn¡¯t enter stealth this time but held his dagger, his eyes staring intently at Li Yao, moving his feet slowly. ¡°Shadow Puppet Thief.¡± Three words were calmly uttered by Li Yao. What he had just in were merely two Phantom Puppets. This was the most annoying type of thief for any professional ss. Having Shadow Puppets could easily confuse people. Even though their attacks weren¡¯t great, their survival abilities were definitely top-notch. Extremely difficult to kill, Li Yao initially overlooked this, and both his attacks had killed the Shadow Puppet all at once. The two gaze at each other cautiously, particrly the Shadow Puppet Thief. Ever since hepleted part of an elite mission, his killings had always been a sure bet; it was the first time he encountered a powerless situation. Even though his Shadow Puppet¡¯s properties weren¡¯t high, it still had 70% of his health and attributes. But it had been one-shotted by the opponent twice, the high damage made his heart quiver. His elite profession was indeed peculiar, but it didn¡¯t have much increase in attack or defense. If he was hit, he¡¯d probably also be one-shotted. Meanwhile, in the stadium, the main screen was reying the scene in slow motion. As they were reying, the shadowy figures of the two could also be seen during their stealth. ¡°As expected of Prairie Fire, noticing a stealthed thief because of the snapping of a small, distant branch. That¡¯s too cautious,¡± KB eximed. Many spectators didn¡¯t understand. In their view, couldn¡¯t a broken branch indicate the presence of a thief? They could make the same conclusion. ¡°Xiao Ze exined: ¡°You noticed that small broken branch because the camera gave a close-up. It¡¯s as if your focus was on that point but don¡¯t forget, there are many noises in the jungle and you saw how severe the environment is, being killed by a monster if not careful. Paying attention to all directions, in this kind of environment, could you notice a small broken branch and determine the presence of a thief?¡± The crowd understood. Indeed, when humans are focused on something, they often neglect everything else. For example, they pay attention to the close-up shot and neglect the noises around the shot. ¡°Both personalities are very powerful. The exchange was so exciting; it¡¯s down to half a catty. It seems like no one can control anyone.¡± Xiao Ze remarked. KB shook his head: ¡°I don¡¯t see it that way.¡± ¡°Oh, why is that?¡± Xiao Ze asked intrigued. ¡°It¡¯s clear from the scenes just now that this Orca had discovered Prairie Fire early on and has been at an advantage. Although a small oversight put Prairie Fire on alert, his bizarre elite profession still holds a significant advantage. If it were an ordinary thief, they would¡¯ve been killed twice already, ¡± KB exined. ¡°But even so, they are evenly matched. After all, an elite profession is part of his strength,¡± asked the hostess Zhao Li. ¡°No, Prairie Fire hasn¡¯t used his elite skills yet, let alone the Hunter¡¯s equipment. None of his pets havee out yet either. He just used the ordinary means of a Hunter. But, I guess Orca has almost exhausted his moves. Now the two are in a standoff, and the oue is apparent,¡± KB replied. The confused spectators suddenly got it. ¡°Use your elite profession. Show me what you got,¡± Orca scraped his dagger a bit, coldly uttered. ¡°It¡¯s not necessary. You must be running out of tricks,¡± Li Yao casually pulled his Long Bow. ¡°Arrogant,¡± Orca said with some annoyance, he had never failed to assassinate a yer since acquiring his elite profession. He once assassinated a guild vice president who was protected by three guild teams, then left carefree, leaving dozens of people helpless, instead, continuously getting killed by him. The video of this incident spread on the official website, and it gained a shocking amount of views, he was now known as a god-level thief. However, he hasn¡¯t even managed to force out the elite skills of Li Yao. Usingmon skills, Li Yao seems to make a silk purse out of a sow¡¯s ear. Click¡­ Seeing Li Yao pull his bow, Orca subconsciously moved to hide behind the nearest tree to the left, but after only two steps, he was frozen by the Ice Trap. Whoosh¡­ Li Yao¡¯s Arrow Shaft flew out. Shadow Cloak! In an instant, the Shadow Cloak could remove control and magic effects and breakbat. The moment he brokebat and entered stealth with a roll, he dodged Li Yao¡¯s arrow. ¡°When did you set up that trap?¡± Orca¡¯s voice suddenly came from behind. ¡°Guess,¡± Li Yao expressed no intention of turning around, using voice control direction was a thief¡¯s forte. ¡°You won¡¯t be so lucky this time,¡± Orca¡¯s voice came from the left of Li Yao, ¡°Are you ready? Look at me finish you in a sec. I must admit, you¡¯re strong. But this fight has been decided.¡± ¡°You¡¯re right, this fight has been decided.¡±.. Chapter 136: Eye-Catching (Additional updates for 400 subscribers) Chapter 136: Eye-Catching (Additional updates for 400 subscribers) Trantor: 549690339 Suddenly, Orca had a bad feeling, and he also received a distress call from his friend. ¡°You¡¯re lucky today. My friend needs backup. Next time I¡¯ll kill you. Prairie Fire, huh? I¡¯ll remember you.¡± Li Yao slowly drew his long bow, settled an arrow, and said with a smile, ¡°I¡¯m afraid it¡¯s not up to you. You¡¯ve done well, managing to hold out against me for so long. That¡¯s something to be proud of.¡± ¡°You¡¯re arrogant. You¡¯re dead in the second round.¡± Crack¡­ A startling sound came from beneath his feet. He felt his feet being entangled, and his figure was also revealed. ¡°I told you. You can¡¯t escape.¡± Li Yao leisurely turned around, his fingers slowly letting go. Whoosh¡­ Thump¡­ A dazzling arcane light shot through the thief¡¯s throat. The Soul of Falcon appeared, but the target was already dead. The Falcon slowly disappeared. The astounded look in the thief¡¯s eyes didn¡¯t fade, but his life was extinguished. The frailty of a thief, facing Li Yao¡¯s monstrous attack, along with the damage bonus from a distance of over ten yards, was simply catastrophic. He was instantly killed by a single arrow. Li Yao nced at the thief¡¯s body and walked over, discovering a piece of blue leg armor. However, Li Yao didn¡¯t need it, so he put it directly into his bag. ¡°The dagger is good. Shame it didn¡¯t drop.¡± Li Yao shook his head. Due to the passive effect, his figure blurred and disappeared from the audience¡¯s view again. Orca¡¯s soul returned to a small cemetery. He nkly recalled the recent fight, but he still couldn¡¯t figure out when Li Yao had set the traps. There were two of them. ¡°Hey, we¡¯re being chased by monsters right now. Are you almost done?¡± The voice came again. You can¡¯t team up during the trial, and others can¡¯t see his status. ¡°I died.¡± Orca said with a wry smile. ¡°What, did you get instakilled by a powerful monster?¡± ¡°No, I found a hunter from the Dark Camp and decided to kill him.¡± ¡°My god, unbelievable, you were killed by a hunter? Aren¡¯t hunters total trash?¡± His teammate was utterly surprised. ¡°From now on, no one should say hunters are trash.¡± Thinking of the hunter who killed him, Orca felt powerless. ¡°Is he really that good?¡± The teammate didn¡¯t really believe it. He knew Orca¡¯s assassination skills too well. Ever since they undertook the elite mission to solo Invincible, Orca had proven his capabilities. ¡°I don¡¯t even know how I died. I could not even scratch him and he one-shot killed me with his arrow. What do you think?¡± Orca was not convinced. He had been on a winning streak these past few days, but he really had no idea when Li Yao had set the traps. He felt frustrated at losing without knowing how he lost. KB coughed lightly and said, ¡°I guess everyone is wondering when Prairie Fire set up the traps. Let¡¯s take a look at the rey.¡± Xiao Ze nodded and added, ¡°The truth lies in the rey.¡± Both of them were making something up. In reality, neither of them noticed when Li Yao ced the traps. Of course, the truth was in the rey. Then the audience saw Li Yaoying traps under his feet right after heunched the Flying Round de, the metallic figure sliding down from his back. The snake from the Poisonous Snake Trap was really thin andpletely covered. It¡¯s not just Orca who was dueling with Li Yao; even the audience couldn¡¯t see it. After the Poisonous Snake Trapnded, it went invisible and started moving around. Then Li Yao fired an arrow and dropped an Ice Trap at his feet, just like the Poisonous Snake Trap. However, the thief¡¯s assault had already arrived and he had focused all his attention on the back of Li Yao¡¯s head, preparing to control Li Yao. He didn¡¯t notice at all that there were traps at Li Yao¡¯s feet. After the Intimidation sessfully blocked him, the Ice Trap also entered the invisible state. Of course, Ice Trap didn¡¯t move, but the problem was that Li Yao¡¯s backward jumppletely attracted the thief¡¯s attention. He turned towards Li Yao,pletely unaware that there was an invisible Ice Trap to his left. ¡°Terrifying control.¡± KB said inhaling deeply. ¡°He¡¯s way too monstrous. It¡¯s one thing for him to control others with his bow. How is he also knowing the opponent¡¯s next move inbat?¡± Xiao Ze was all excited and raved. The fight didn¡¯tst long but, just like thest one, it was regarded as a ssic hunter tutorial by countless people. That¡¯s right. She exined Li Yao¡¯s videost time, then posted it on the official website. Not only did the yers adore it. the officials also responded. The long-empty tutorial section had its first video. The official acknowledged and rated it as a textbook-like operation. And exined, the so-called weak hunters, could learn from it. So, when they knew Starfire and Prairie Fire were the same person, the official spent a lot. ¡°Like a prophet who can predict the future, I take back my previous words. This technical and perceptual skill, along with the terrifying control and judgment, will absolutely make for a terrifying and unbeatable powerhouse on the battle stage.¡± KB eximed excitedly. ¡°Not bad, another new star has risen in Huaxia.¡± Xiao Ze also affirmed. At this moment, after the two of them exined and set up the stage, the entire venue was already boiling. Talking about kills, talking about sweeping thousands, they had been through a lot of games, saw all sorts of scenes. Even if it was made realistic, but many people thought it was just so so. However, seeing Li Yao¡¯s monstrous operation, they were already thrilled. He was ying smart, ying with his brain. At this time, the backstage sent a message, ¡®Put all of your focus on Prairie Fire, put his image andmentary first.¡¯ KB and Xiao Ze looked at each other, apparently the official also realized the value of Li Yao. This kind of astonishing detailed and weird operation,pared to the grand scene, was even more thrilling and made the blood boil. The propaganda effect is greater. At this moment, Li Yao didn¡¯t know that he had be the real protagonist. And the other yers did not know that they tried so hard to show themselves, but basically had no chance to be on the main screen. As long as Li Yao revealed his figure, the main picture immediately switched to Li Yao. Of course, fortunately they didn¡¯t know it, or else all the elite yers would probably go crazy and definitely rally to attack Li Yao. Li Yao began to explore again, spending an hour but still not finding a satisfactory ce or monster. Some ces were either inappropriate, with elite monsters visiting from time to time. Killing bosses in these scenarios was tantamount to seeking death. Some ces were good, but the dominant boss was also an elite monster. However, after observing, Li Yao found that there were only two types of level 10 bosses, one was the River Beaver Beast that lived by the water. This was also what Li Yao most wanted to kill because the River Beaver Beast was obviously easier than the second one. Most importantly, although the River Beaver Beast was a boss, it had few skills. At least it was easier to handle than the second one. The second one was the Unihorn Earth Dragon. Strictly speaking, although Unihorn Earth Dragon has a ¡®dragon¡¯ in its name, it is not even a Subdragon species. It just has a diluted Dragon n bloodline, but that doesn¡¯t affect its strength and dominance¡­. Chapter 137: Meeting the Enemy (Extra Update as 500 Subscribers Reached) Chapter 137: Meeting the Enemy (Extra Update as 500 Subscribers Reached) Trantor: 549690339 Li Yao continued to walk a certain distance forward and discovered a vast region. Upon close inspection, he noticed that it was a small basin. From a distance, it looked as though a massive crater created by a meteor strike. There were quite a few Earth Dragons within the small basin, but after some wait, no other type of monster appeared. A sudden realization hit Li Yao; this was indeed a small Trial Ground. Being thrown into the jungle at the beginning was merely to weed out the dim-witted, or those who relied solely on luck toplete elite missions whilecking skills themselves. He was convinced that there must be many more of these small, Trial Ground-like areas in this region. Although he didn¡¯t have it all figured out, he was heading in the right direction. The presence of the Trial Grounds was proof enough. Li Yao initially nned to attack an Earth Dragon but suddenly thought otherwise. There were 80,000 elite yers, but there certainly wouldn¡¯t be 80,000 of these Trial Grounds. This meant that some yers would have to share Trial Grounds. Although he found the Trial Grounds first and initiated the boss battle, anyters would be highly likely to attack him out of the unknown circumstances. Li Yao¡¯s steps abruptly came to a halt while he pondered. He found arge stone by the edge of the basin and sat down. He needed to disy enough power before making a move; otherwise, even if he managed to kill the boss, others would stir up trouble. The main screen disyed Li Yao sitting still, which puzzled the spectators. Zhao Li asked in confusion, ¡°The audience is wondering why he suddenly stopped after discovering the boss.¡± KB was left speechless, thinking, ¡°How would I know? Commenting on these matters is the hardest part. We don¡¯t have much information.¡± Oz coughed lightly and said, ¡°He must have a purpose. Could it be that Prairie Fire is afraid that if he attacks one boss, the others will attack in unison?¡± ¡°That¡¯s a possibility,¡± KB echoed, ¡°But my instinct tells me that¡¯s not the reason. Prairie Fire hasn¡¯t even attempted to attack after arriving here, indicating he might have other ns.¡± In the game, as expected by Li Yao, yers gradually started converging onto the basin from all directions. Once a group of scattered yers had gathered, a team of ten, led by Gu Cheng, arrived as well. Moon Bright Star Rare caught sight of Li Yao sitting on therge rock and privately messaged Gu Cheng. A sly smile crossed Gu Cheng¡¯s face as he subtly nodded. ¡°This ce is a decent spot. We¡¯re iming it. Solo yers should back off. This isn¡¯t a forceful takeover either; once we¡¯ve hunted down the boss, you¡¯re free to use this ce however you want.¡± Moon Bright Star Rare scanned the area and voiced this out loud. Anger shed across the eyes of several solo yers. There were so many bosses in the basin, and yet, they were monopolizing this ce. But of course, they understood that these fellows were afraid they would cause trouble. Sabotaging them at a crucial moment could easily lead to their efforts going to waste. While the solo yers were irate, they could do little about the situation. Both parties were elite yers. With one side outnumbered, and the other side having superior coordination, even if the solitaries joined forces they wouldn¡¯t stand a chance of winning. So, despite their anger, they left the basin from a distance preparing to spectate from the edges. The vast majority of those who made it here were the smart ones. They had discerned that there were no monsters other than the dragon bossing through here. They hadn¡¯t even seen the red sleep birds that frequently appeared in the forest, just as Moon Bright Star Rare had mentioned. Once they¡¯dpleted their trials, they weren¡¯t in a rush. The site wasn¡¯t going anywhere. The first round was about passing the trials, not about going to war with others. Li Yao didn¡¯t mind letting them test the boss¡¯s skills. Though he remembered the skills, it had been so long ago that his memory was a bit hazy. Without saying a word, he prepared to leave. ¡°Wait, who said you could leave?¡± Moon Bright Star Rare nced at Li Yao, a teasing smile ying on his lips. The other solo yers pretended not to see and walked a bit further away, showing their attitude. They didn¡¯t mind minding their own business, especially when they werepetitors. ¡°Vengeance is sweet.¡± ¡°Exactly, since Prairie Fire has been too slippery from the start, anyone would absolutely take this chance to settle the score.¡± ¡°It¡¯s true that there¡¯s strength in numbers.¡± ¡°Prairie Fire is in real trouble this time.¡± ¡°You can¡¯t avoid such people in any online game.¡± The audience went wild. ¡°Told you he was too reckless,¡± Li Yao¡¯s fatherined while worrying. After all, they were all elite yers who got inside. ¡°What¡¯s the use in ming him now?¡± Li Yao¡¯s mother replied grumpily. Oz chuckled, ¡°It seems Prairie Fire is likely going to need to use up one of his revives.¡± ¡°Too arrogant, with not a single teammate around. It¡¯s normal. Being young and vigorous, a few setbacks will make him change,¡± KB sighed, ¡°Being highly skilled won¡¯t help him now.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, the other side has ten elite yers.¡± The host, along with the twomentators and all the onlooking audience, weren¡¯t cheering for Li Yao. The vast difference was simply too obvious. However, when they heard what Li Yao had to say, the stadium came close to exploding. ¡°So, looks like you guys weren¡¯t satisfied with how you died previously? Just speak up if you want a different approach.¡± ¡°Holy crap, that¡¯s definitely the same Li Yao!¡± Oz almost spit out the water he was drinking. Dude, can you not read the room? This isn¡¯t the situation for you to act cocky. KB was also speechless; he was finally experiencing what true arrogance was. The stadium was inches away from exploding; some criticized Li Yao for his arrogance, but more were there to let out their pent-up frustrations. In the game, Moon Bright Star Rare looked at Li Yao, a man who appeared to be an idiot, and said, ¡°Mate, seems like you¡¯re not wide awake yet, unaware of the current circumstance.¡± ¡°Who¡¯s not wide awake will be clear in a moment.¡± Li Yao leisurely loaded ammunition into his crossbow, pistol, and cannons. ¡°What an idiot.¡± Moon Bright Star Rare arrogantly pointed towards the basin and said, ¡°You¡¯ve got good skills, I¡¯ll give you that. Down here, test out the boss¡¯s skills. If you can kill the boss, we won¡¯t give you any trouble.¡± ¡°Great n you got there.¡± Knowing his identity and that he has soloed several bosses, they wanted him to test out the boss¡¯s skills. After realizing these, they definitely wouldn¡¯t let him kill the boss peacefully and would gang up on him instead. ¡°Hurry up, stop talking. Or else you¡¯ll face the consequences.¡± Moon Bright Star Raremanded Li Yao with a condescending look, treating Li Yao like amb about to be ughtered. ¡°I hate it most when people talk down to me.¡± Li Yao held on tightly to his Long Bow. ¡°So what?¡± Moon Bright Star Rare sneered. ¡°Nothing much. Just killing you.¡± A glint shed across Li Yao¡¯s eyes. Death ck Arrow! Booom! Moon Bright Star Rare¡¯s body inted hugely as if he had suddenly grown taller, and blocked Li Yao¡¯s arrow with therge shield in his hand. ¡°Is that all you¡¯ve got? The famous expert can¡¯t even break my defense.¡± ¡°Really?¡± Li Yao fired the second arrow. The first one was just to ce the Mark of Death on him. Now the Mark of Death and Death ck Arrow hung over his head, unknown to him. The audience was stupefied. No one could¡¯ve thought that Li Yao would take the initiative, considering that he was up against ten elite yers¡­. Chapter 138: 138 Chapter 138: 138 Trantor: 549690339 Giant Fight! This is an official statement aside from the data. Legend has it that humans evolved from giants. Humans were initially considered a gue due to their frailty and were no match for others. The giant¡¯s ruler ordered the death of these weak tribesmen, but the parents of the first humans were unwilling to kill their own children. These giants banded together, taking the first humans with them to escape the Giant Kingdom and traveled a long journey to the East Continent. After several thousands of years of procreation, humans thrived, bing one of the rulers of this world, while the civilization of the Giant Kingdom was on the brink of extinction. Giant Fight is a result of some strong humans researching ancestral powers. During battle, the body height and physical strength increase significantly, but the degree of flexibility tends to decrease correspondingly. At this moment, Moon Bright Star Rare is holding a massive Tower Shield, intently watching Li Yao to prevent his attacks. The Tower Shield, an enormous and heavy shield, is an enhanced version of the ordinary shield. Few yers carry this with them because it is exceptionally heavy; while the defense increases, the movement slows down. But seeing Moon Bright Star Rare effortlessly wielding the Tower Shield show his prowess. Of course, in his normal state, he couldn¡¯t use this shield, at least not at such a low level. Both sides of thebat, unbeknownst to them, had reached the limelight due to Li Yao¡¯s connection. Although the origin of the elite profession, Giant Fight, was released by the official side, without specific data and skills, no one would doubt its strength. Especially the Tower Shield, everyone with a bit of gaming experience knows that this huge, heavy shield is best for defending against long-range arrow damage. It is evident that these elite yers are aware of the restraint of the heavy tower shield against the hunter. His teammates point andugh with no intentions to intervene. Li Yao¡¯s second arrow is already unleashed, shing with the radiance of arcane magic. Arcane Shot! A trace of disdain shed in the eyes of Moon Bright Star Rare. Theoretically, magical arrows are still arrow shafts, which can¡¯t break the defense of the tower shield. He wouldn¡¯t sustain any damage. Although he was arrogant, he wasn¡¯t an unskilled yer. He had already estimated that Li Yao¡¯s target was his throat. Of course, it is also the weakest part of the armor. Moon Bright Star Rare was about to lift the Tower Shield when he suddenly saw a crystal light from the corner of his eye. The next moment, his body was already frozen, wrapped as if in amber. Crystal Cage! The figure of the Crystal Spider also appeared not far off to his side, rushing towards him at high speed. In an instant, the magic arrow of the Arcane shot exploded in his throat. -558 His health points were instantly halved. Damage deals a bonus to the throat, a vital part. If it wasn¡¯t for his high armor bonus and the damage reduction of the Tower Shield, the damage would have been more significant. It has to be said that the giant transformation added significantly to him. A giant could have thousands of health points. After the attack, the Crystal Cage had also shattered, and he saw this enormous spider rushing towards him. Moon Bright Star Rare had a moment of hesitation in his eyes as he faced a decision: to attack the spider, or to dodge and defend. Attacking the spider would mean he would not be able to defend against Li Yao¡¯s attack, but if he dodged, he would be attacked by the hunter and his pet in the next moment. From the figure of the Crystal Spider, he could see that this was definitely not an ordinary spider. But the hesitation was only momentary; the crystal spider was already in front of him. Roar¡­ Moon Bright Star Rare used the Tower Shield to strike the body of the crystal spider. When¡­ The two sides collided with a crisp metallic sound, but the spider was clearly weaker than Moon Bright Star Rare. His body was thrown backward. ¡°Save him.¡± Gu Cheng also realized that the situation was bad for Moon Bright Star Rare. However, Li Yao had been charging an Arcane shot. Level three Charged Arrow! Moon Bright Star Rare had just repelled the spider and saw a yellow light. He was suddenly taken aback. He was about to roll dodge, but it was toote. The spider, when knocked off, also spewed out sticky silk. He was once again rooted in ce. Thump¡­ The yellow Charged Arrow does not wait. The moment the Spider King¡¯s webs ensnared him, the arrow had already pierced his throat. -650 A huge damage number appeared, and his soul instantly turned into white light. A golden light also fell on his head ¨C it was a healing spell that needed a one-second incantation to use. But it was toote, Moon Bright Star Rare had been killed. All the yers on the scene, in the stadium, and those watching the main screen, everyone fell into silence. They were stunned by the seamless coordination between Li Yao and his pet. The whole killing process was as smooth as flowing water, without any awkwardness. ¡°Beautiful, it¡¯s just too beautiful. As expected of Prairie Fire, he actually killed a heavily armored defense fighter, who normally counters hunters, with just two arrows. ¡°So smooth, if there was a miscalction in the transition, Moon Bright Star Rare would not be dead. And although he is a defense fighter, he also has the Charge skill. If he got close, Prairie Fire would have been in danger. But from beginning to end, Prairie Fire controlled the tempo, sessfully killing a character that should have had the upper hand.¡± Ozawa also said excitedly: ¡°But the question is, even if it¡¯s like this, the opponent still has several people.¡± But the audience didn¡¯t care about these, after silence, there were deafening cheers. Li Yao¡¯s operation was so smooth that even novice yers could understand. It is this kind of pleasing killing that is most shocking. This moment, whether they have yed this game or not, everyone was drawn to Li Yao. At this moment, Li Yao was the center of the whole ce. Other spectators who had been watching other screens were bewildered, not knowing what had caused the cheers, and were asking people around them. They then minimized the screen they were watching and linked to the main screen. ¡°Damn it, kill him for me.¡± Gu Cheng was also stunned before he reacted. It¡¯s well known that Moon Bright Star Rare has good defense and a high amount of HP, especially against ranged sses. You couldn¡¯t deal that much damage to him ¨C he could just wait until Charge was up, drain their health, then execute them. This time, they were nning to dete Li Yao¡¯s ego a bit and make him lose face. After all, his ss was weak against bows and arrows. But unexpectedly, the opponent killed their ally in such a way and they didn¡¯t even have time to save him. Roar¡­ An ancient elf suddenly transformed into a Hippogriff capable of low-altitude flight, spread its wings, and charged towards Li Yao. The rogue also entered a stealth state, and the berserker also rushed towards Li Yao. The remaining nine people all charged towards Li Yao. Li Yao had already withdrawn his pet when he saw that the Hippogriff was the first to charge at him. Li Yao was surprised again. He did not expect that someone had already partiallypleted the elite career of a Raptor Druid. Although at this stage, they could not fly at high altitudes, turning into a Hippogriff only allowed them to fly below five yards, and the speed was not as fast as the Flying Mount. But the ability to fly was still very convenient. Moreover, the Hippogriff was a predator not inferior to a gryphon, extremely powerful¡­. Chapter 139: Siege (Additional for 700 Subscriptions) Chapter 139: Siege (Additional for 700 Subscriptions) Chapter 139: Siege (Additional Chapter for 700 Subscriptions) Trantor: 549690339 ¡°So, you can fly?¡± After Li Yaounched the Death ck Arrow, he immediately summoned a Fire Hawk, which instantly lunged toward the charging Horned Hawk Beast. Although he didn¡¯t know the attributes of the Fire Hawk, in the ancient gods, looks and strength are basically directly proportional. He quickly judged that he was likely no match for the Fire Hawk. However, the Fire Hawk was fast, and they were flying face to face. Now, it was toote for the Horned Hawk Beast to turn around. The suppression of the boss towards elites is deadly, let alone, it¡¯s not aplete elite. A Hawk Attacking a Rabbit! The Fire Hawk swooped down like lightning just as the Horned Hawk Beast was trying to return to itspanions for help. sh¡­ -785 Blood sshed across the sky. The Fire Hawk¡¯s attack was even more ruthless than Li Yao¡¯s. Meng Xin¡¯s Druid, with his unremarkable health and defense, was instantly killed by the Fire Hawk. The venue exploded once again, with gasps and cheers wave after wave. If the dazzling disy of skills they had seen so far was Li Yao¡¯s technical overbearing, then this was a demonstration of his power. No one expected this Fire Hawk to be so fierce and its attack so brutal. It was able to tear an elite yer in half, showing its sharpness and cruelty. ¡°This is a boss-level pet.¡± Xiao Ze also eximed. ¡°Damn, just this pet alone would make him an elite yer. Why does his skill have to be so good as well? How are others supposed topete?¡± KB said, somewhat depressed. ¡°Quick, scatter, this pet¡¯s group attack is very fierce.¡± Following Gu Cheng¡¯smand, the remaining eight yers began to scatter. He remembered a video he had watched and immediately thought of the Fire Hawk. ¡°This is the end of the road for you.¡± Gu Cheng wiped the fresh blood that had sshed on him and said coldly. ¡°Oh, really? Then what¡¯s that behind you?¡± ¡°You want to use an explosion?¡± Gu Cheng¡¯s words were interrupted by the Priest¡¯s scream. The few yers attention were immediately drawn back from Li Yao. They turned to see a metal snake entwining the Priest¡¯s legs. A skeleton, holding a huge bony Tower Shield, swung the giant shield at the Priest¡¯s face. The Priest cried out as he was hit, unable to even utter a full spell. His body was sent flying by the massive bony Tower Shield. -215 The Priest¡¯s health sharply decreased by half. However, before they could even react, an Exploding Sheep ran out from the bushes, bumped into the Priest, and exploded. -285 The Priest died before he could even release his elite skill. The remaining seven yers were dumbfounded. This seemed so familiar, with the shape of a skeleton and therge shield. Smack¡­ Then they heard a sound like the burst of a water bag. They looked over and saw the body of the fallen Ancient Elf suddenly explode, blood sshing everywhere. A fresh new skeleton stood up, and to their astonishment, its body morphed into a Skeleton Horned Hawk Beast. The silver Soul Fire burning in its eyes was especially ring. A silver level! Could someone tell me what¡¯s going on? The few yers were even more at a loss. All the spectators were baffled, as were the twomentators and the host. No one knew what was going on. The main screen had a line of text. Dark Ranger! From ancient times to the present, the High Elf Kingdom has always had Rangers. They are the primary military force defending the High Elf Kingdom. The head of the Rangers, the Ranger General, is the highest military officer of the High Elf Kingdom. The Undead Queen had been a Ranger General of the High Elves in her lifetime. She turned into a Banshee after being killed by a powerful being wielding a Demon Artifact during the defense battle of the royal city. Later, the queen, with a strong will, not only freed herself from the control of the Lich King but also led arge group of undead to regain their freedom. When her soul returned to her body, the Undead Queen awakened her dark power and became the Ranger King of the dark. Those who fought with her and died alongside her, and those who were still alive and ultimately loyal to her, inherited this power of channeling death and dark power into their bow and arrows. These people were called Dark Rangers. There were still no detailed descriptions of any characteristics or skills, but it was already very obvious that the legacy Li Yao had received was that of the Dark Ranger. Just the background of a Dark Ranger was terrifying enough, being inherited from the Undead Queen herself. Now thinking back to Li Yao¡¯s start by the Queen¡¯s side, it suddenly made sense. Even those who did not y the game were envious, not to mention those who yed the game. The yers who understood the game were even more aware of the benefits of befriending a powerful NPC. Ozawa and KB said at the same time. Ozawa took a deep breath and said: ¡°Wasn¡¯t his elite profession supposed to be a Mechanical Hunter? How did he be a Dark Ranger?¡± KB frowned and said: ¡°Could it be that he has taken up two elite professions at the same time?¡± Ozawa shook his head and confidently said: ¡°This is impossible. The only possibility is that the Mechanical Hunter is not an elite profession.¡± ¡°Could it be another special item? But how did he catch the Mechanical Pet?¡± One question after another arose in their minds, but they received no answers. But ordinary viewers and yers were not concerned about these. What they cared more about was how Li Yao would break the situation down there because from the field evaluation, Li Yao was still at a disadvantage. Even though the two silver heroes are very powerful, they could still be detained by elite yers. That meant that four yers could spare their hands to deal with Li Yao. Though they didn¡¯t know the specific effects, these elite yers were very clear that as long as they killed Li Yao, be it pets or summoned skeletons, all would fade away. ¡°You guys put on a good show.¡± Li Yao looked at Gu Cheng indifferently: ¡°Deliberately stopping to throw me a curve ball. In reality, the thief had already arrived, hadn¡¯t he.¡± Li Yao promptly used Arcane Torrent. Thunk¡­ An arcane shockwave struck out with Li Yao at the center, a thief who was tiptoeing looked dumbfounded at Li Yao. But then he gathered himself. Vanish! He immediately broke off from the fighting state, rolled, and re-entered the stealth state. ¡°Keep him entangled, we¡¯reing over immediately.¡± Gu Chengmanded. His body turned into a Direwolf. He roared and, glowing red, charged towards Li Yao. A Magician yer summoned a demon to intercept the skeleton with a shield. He continuously released shadow arrows from behind. A Death Knight summoned a Goblin Eater, attracting the Skeleton Horned Hawk Beast. Meanwhile, a summoner began to continuously summon Elemental Spirits, blocking the Firehawk. The remaining three yers still rushed towards Li Yao. Li Yao quickly set up three Arrow Towers around him, then ced Explosive Sheep and traps. ¡°You¡¯re done for.¡¯ The thief seemed to see the hope of killing Li Yao. Shadow Step! The thief suddenly appeared behind Li Yao. Ambush! The ambush was sessful, and Li Yao fell into a three-second stunned state. ¡°Kill! A hint of joy shed in the eyes of the thief. His dagger gleaming with cold light was about to unleash a Backstab, and send Li Yao to his death in one shot. The audience let out exmations. They unconsciously put themselves in Li Yao¡¯s shoes. Many people did not understand how Li Yao could suddenly fall into a desperate situation. ¡°It¡¯s over.¡± KB seemed a bit disappointed, but also relieved: ¡°The legend is finallying to an end.¡±. Chapter 140 - 140 Life is Like a Play (Additional update for 800 subscriptions) Chapter 140 - 140 Life is Like a y (Additional update for 800 subscriptions) Chapter 140: Life is Like a y (Additional update for 800 subscriptions) Trantor: 549690339 Up to this point, the image light technology had matured greatly, enabling viewers to ess the screen they wanted to see with ease, making them feel as if they were truly present there. Just like now, members of the audience could directly view the main screen where Li Yao was. They could also choose from different angles. For instance, they could adopt a first person¡¯s perspective of a certain character, Li Yao¡¯s perspective, or even use a god¡¯s perspective, observing from various angles such as overhead or head-on. At this moment, they could clearly see the joy in the thief¡¯s eyes and his body slightly trembling from excitement. However, that was the extent of it. Pat, pat, pat¡­ The moment the thief ambushed Li Yao and revealed his identity, the three Arrow Towers beside Li Yao had already fired their arrows. The thief had thought Li Yao had made a mistake, and so he saw the hope of killing Li Yao. Just as the thief¡¯s dagger touched Li Yao¡¯s leather armor and seemed about to seed in his backstabbing attempt, three arrows had already pierced the thief¡¯s body. -289-285-122 Caught in disbelief, all yers watched as the thief¡¯s body abruptly fell and his soul turned into a white light and vanished. The situation had changed too suddenly. The audience, still gasping in surprise at Li Yao¡¯s perilous situation, hadn¡¯t even ceased their shouting, but the plot had undergone a dramatic twist. The one who died wasn¡¯t Li Yao, but the thief who wanted to kill him. From the thief¡¯s sessful surprise attack on Li Yao using Shadow Step, to his death¡ªall of it happened in the blink of an eye, going against everyone¡¯s expectations. Even KB hadn¡¯t finished speaking, frozen with shock. Once again, screams resounded from the audience and many other spectators watching the live broadcast at home. These screams, though, were just as piercing but expressed an entirely different feeling. The dramatic change had left them feeling breathless, their emotions reaching a peak. ¡°Kill him.¡± The lone wolf that Gu Cheng had be, charged at Li Yao once more, fire now in his eyes. Just as Li Yao had spected, their previous maneuver to distract him was to split his focus and allow the thief to seed in his ambush. However, they hadn¡¯t expected that in this brief contest, it was still Li Yao who had the upper hand, killing the thief underhandedly. ¡°Isn¡¯t it fun to gang up on one guy? Let me join in too.¡± Roar¡­ Following a roar, the figure of a saber-toothed tiger appeared from behind thest mage on Gu Cheng¡¯s side. Simr to the previous ambush, the mage was stunned. His ID read: I want to be silent. Then came a series of attacks¡ªRupture, w Strike, w Strike, Ferocious Bite. Without even knowing what elite profession attacked him, the fragile mage was defeated and transformed into white light before he could counter-attack. ¡°This is between us and Prairie Fire. Leave now, and I¡¯ll pretend this didn¡¯t happen, ¡± Gu Cheng demanded angrily. ¡°Oh, I¡¯m so scared.¡± ¡®I want to be silent¡¯ mocked coldly. ¡°Are you guys ganging up because you think we, the Dark Camp have fewer people?¡± A Priest, dragging a shadowy figure, dashed into the arena. Her ID read: Thousand Illusion Ice Feather. Soul Scream! A piercing shriek came from the Priest¡¯s mouth, leaving two closebatants in terror, their bodies uncontroble and running around frantically. Shadow Touch, Holy Light Punishment, Shadow getion! One after the other, three instantaneous skills fell on the head of the elite berserker. His body was entwined by a tentacle that drilled out of the ground, then a ze of Holy Light descended, followed by a terrifying surge of shadow energy. The Berserker roared, the tentacles binding him burst apart, his body seemed to float amidst a mist of blood, a sh of light flickered, and he applied another Roar skill. Despite being half-harmed, he showed no vulnerability and rushed towards the emerging Priest. The Pdin, who was originally intended to charge at Li Yao from Gu Cheng¡¯s side, was filled with fear. Upon seeing his girlfriend killed by the High Elf Druid that emerged, he roared and turned to kill the unique Druid named I Just Want To Be Quiet. ¡°Come on, I¡¯m not scared of closebat.¡¯ As a Beast Form Assassin, the Sabertooth Tiger was not at an advantage when fighting head-on with the high defense warriors and knights, yet he showed no vulnerability. Roar¡­ The Sabertooth Tiger¡¯s body transformed again, and an Amani War Bear d in battle armor appeared, roaring as it initiated a charge. Boom¡­ I Just Want To Be Quiet who took the initiative to charge,nded on the Pdin¡¯s face. The Amani War Bear was one of the most brutal species among the bear species; it was said that it had the blood of demi-gods flowing in its veins, possessing partly inherited divine power. The Pdin was instantly in disarray. While the Amani War Bearunched a w strike, it once again shifted back into Sabertooth Tiger form. w Strike, w Strike, Rend, Wound. After recovering, the Pdinunched his Sanction Hammer, but I Just Want To Be Quiet again morphed back into the thickly armored Amani War Bear. Meanwhile, the data of the two yers again manifested on the screen. High Elves Mutated Druid! In the distant ancient era, when High elves and Ancient elves hadn¡¯t yet differentiated, the Druids who inherited nature¡¯s path were only prevalent among Ancient Elves. High Elves, who specialized in arcane magic, thought the Druidic spellcraft was only practiced bymoners, and thus they deprecated it. Thousands of yearster, the High Elf Kingdom was heavily hit by the disaster legion, and the kingdom was in turmoil. Some High Elves realized that only Arcanic magic couldn¡¯t protect the kingdom. They then began to research other forces, hence the High Elf Druids emerged. This is precisely the power that I Just Want To Be Quiet is harnessing currently, the only High Elf Druid among the yers at this stage. The Light-Dark Priest! Undead using the power of Holy Light would have been the most ridiculous joke a year ago. However, the ¡®Forgotten¡¯ have toppled this conception. Although they are undead, they are different from the general mindless or controlled Undead; they can use the power of Holy Light. The queen of the Forgotten attached great importance to this. It is also a crucial reason why the Dark Camp epts the Forgotten. The Forgotten are, after all, the dead who control death and darkness. Theybined the force of ancient evil gods and Holy Light, transcending the general power of darkness, giving rise to the Light-Dark Priest. There were also introductions of some elite categories of Gu Cheng¡¯s side, but as the ones being oppressed, the yers barely showed any interest, hardly paying attention. Li Yao blocked Gu Cheng¡¯s path with a series of Shadow Rolls,ughing, ¡°Sorry, I too was surprised to encounter an enthusiast. It seems we¡¯ve now squared off.¡¯ ¡°You caught me by surprisest time, thought it was just an ident. Do you actually believe you¡¯re more than a match for me?¡± The body of the Gray Wolf Druid that Gu Cheng transformed into began to fade and gradually be transparent. The Ghost Wolf Druid! The Ghost Wolf Druid is a mutation of the w Druid. Itsmon Panther form has been reced by a more mysterious, bloodthirsty, and rampant predator ¡ª the Ghost Wolf form. The Ghost Wolf has one remarkable characteristic, due to its spectral body, it can avoid a considerable amount of physical and magical attacks, inherently reducing the inflicted damage. Equally notable¡­. Chapter 141: Show Your Skills (900 Subscriptions Added) Chapter 141: Show Your Skills (900 Subscriptions Added) Trantor: 549690339 A sh of light flickered, Gu Cheng¡¯s eerily transforming ghost wolf body shone brightly, his speed noticeably increased by quite a bit. When the distance was around twenty yards, he suddenlyunched a raid. Raid! Rushing towards the target in a distance of 8-20 yards. Li Yao made no attempt to dodge, in his hand the hand cannon triggered at the moment the ghost wolf pounced. Boom¡­ A heavy artillery shell sted onto Gu Cheng¡¯s body. Breaking the move! The ghost wolf howled in pain, tumbling andnding right at Li Yao¡¯s feet. Li Yao slowly advanced, the pointed head of the hand cannon sharply stabbed into the body of the ghost wolf. St¡­ -670¡­ The huge damage from breaking the move immediately drained the life of the ghost wolf. The ghost wolf instantly turned into a white light, his soul returned to the cemetery, and his body turned into an ancient elf. Li Yao picked up the equipment that he had dropped and put it into his backpack, he sighed: ¡°bbermouth, you still got one-shot by me.¡± The audience erupted inughter, but they did not know that Gu Cheng was not weak. Gu Cheng was still stuck in a misconception: the move-breaker was dreadful. It¡¯s not just about his fragile shell. Even if he had a full set of te armor, after being hit by the move-breaker, his armor was also nullified. The move-breaker¡¯s multiple attackpletely ignored his across the board armor protection and still caused instant kill. Li Yao did not continue to help, but started to look around. It has to be said, the yers brought by Gu Cheng werepetent. Two Silver British skeletons were unable to fend off two yers, on the contrary they were taken off guard and got drained of their blood continuously. If it continued like this, Li Yao believed that the sure winners would be the two yers. However, the summoner fighting against the Fire Eagle was rather tragic. Her idea was good, using the elemental spirit to hold off the Fire Eagle, dragging it out slowly. But she didn¡¯t know, the Fire Eagle and the two Silver British skeletons were significantly different. Don¡¯t mention that the Fire Eagle itself possessed advanced wisdom, its hate mechanism was very unstable. Moreover, its intentions matched Li Yao¡¯s. Li Yao naturally wouldn¡¯t let the Fire Eagle get toyed around, his orders were to let the Fire Eagle directly attack the summoner. The summoner was not weak, the Elemental Spirits she summoned were also at the elite level, but she was merely a regr cloth armor wearer. Since the Fire Eagle didn¡¯t care about her summoned creatures, she was helpless. After all, the Fire Eagle was flying in the air and it instantly vanquished the irritating Elemental Spirit with a single breath, then directly pounced and killed the Summoner. The result that followed can be imagined. It was easy to defeat a single Silver British skeleton, but with the addition of the Fire Eagle, the two yers who were fighting against the skeleton lost all hope of escape. On Jin Jin¡¯s side, the timely transformations between saber-toothed tiger and the Amani war bear was throwing the powerful pdin off bnce. In his past life, there was a saying that circted. A skilled Druid and an unskilled Druid werepletely two different sses. ording to inexperienced yers, the Druid in cheetah form is no match for a thief, in bear form, notparable to a warrior, the owl beast form is inferior to a mage, the tree form is not as good as a priest, aplete waste of a profession. But in the eyes of professional yers, the Druid can stealth and assassinate, change into a bear to withstand attacks, use spells for DPS, heal, turn into a seal under water, turn into a hawk in the air; it¡¯s incredibly powerful. As long as the transformation forms are used appropriately, the Druid can be said to be a professional without any weakness. The key is in the heart. Although Jin Jin hadn¡¯t reached this masterful level, she hadprehended when to change forms during the continual changingbat situations. She would often change into a saber-toothed tiger when attacking, and into an Amani War Bear when being attacked. Sometimes she also returned to her human form to cast the Spring Technique on herself to recover blood. The control of the several forms was very smooth, the Pdin by nature had short legs, when going up against a Druid, you wouldpletely feel powerless. He fell with great trepidation, second only to Gu Cheng. Jin Jin calmly collected the equipment dropping from the Pdin, cast healing spells on herself and her blood volume was quickly restored. Over at Thousand Illusion Ice Feather, the continuous alternating between light and dark made her opponent bitter beyond words. Thousand Illusion Ice Feather had a magic shield; coupled with healing skills, her opponent could not kill her. She also had speed-boosting feather that could be used during battle, the enemy couldn¡¯t even run away. Actually, the opponent was not weak either, but was worn down to death by Thousand Illusion Ice Feather, equalling to extreme frustration. Li Yao let the Fire Eagle clean up the remnant mess. He picked up the dropping equipment, then said: ¡°Thank you both for assisting.¡± Jin Jin waved her hand dismissively and said: ¡°I just can¡¯t stand them, what¡¯s so great about having more people.¡± Thousand Illusion Ice Feather also said: ¡°Seeing the state of our brother, he hasplete control, even if we hadn¡¯t made a move, he could have dealt with them all by himself, right?¡± ¡°Nheless, I am very grateful to you both.¡± Li Yao proactively added the two of them as friends; you need to know regardless of being in the same faction, they were currently inpetition. To lend a hand at this time meant their characters were absolutely trustworthy. The two epted the friend requests. Jin Jin said, ¡°Without those scums, I believe that the Light Faction will not be so presumptuous anymore. Why don¡¯t we join forces with the scattered independent yers? After all, there are plenty of bosses here. We could establish a simple order; as for the trial, they all rely on their own capability.¡± ¡°This method is good. We could monitor each other this way and don¡¯t need to worry about anyone ying tricks or disturbing us.¡± Bing Yu also thought that this method was good. ¡°Alright, let¡¯s make contact together then.¡± Li Yao also thought that this was a good method. In the cemetery, ten souls remained silent, most of them were watching wordlessly at Gu Cheng. ¡°Boss, what do we do now?¡± Moon Bright Star Rare asked. Gu Cheng suppressed the rage inside, and stated: ¡°What else can we do, after we resurrect, we will change to a different location. The trial is more important. ¡± ¡°Then, that Prairie Fire?¡± Moon Bright Star Rare couldn¡¯t swallow his indignation: ¡°This time, we underestimated his strength, do we want to co-ordinate after resurrection? We could definitely take revenge.¡± Gu Cheng nced at him coldly and said, ¡°As I said, the trial is more important. Once we resurrect, we will leave straight away. As for that Prairie Fire, let him enjoy his moment of triumph for now. In the second round, hmph.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± The ten people started heading back silently to resurrect in the tense atmosphere. The audience watched the end of a melee, fascinated. This battle was undoubtedly a high-level one. There were countless elite professional yers, making it impossible for the vieweres to keep track. Especially Li Yao, continuous advanced maneuvers, crushing might, and superb acting, making the viewers unable to turn off. In the venue, some people started to shout Prairie Fire¡¯s name. His series of actions have earned him quite a few fans. ¡°This Prairie Fire is very formidable, do you think you will be a match for him?¡± You You, who had kept quiet all this time finally spoke. ¡°No matter if it¡¯s brute strength or skill, he is far superior. I admit defeat,¡± Said the woman sitting on her left, who was You You¡¯s bodyguard, formerly a special forces soldier. ¡°It¡¯s not easy for you to admit defeat.¡±You You cracked a smile. ¡°Because he truly is superior to me, but of course, this is only in the game.¡± The woman continued to speak monotonously. You You chuckled¡­. Chapter 142: Chrysanthemum Dragon (Extra Chapter for 1000 subscriptions) Chapter 142: Chrysanthemum Dragon (Extra Chapter for 1000 subscriptions) Trantor: 549690339 ¡°It seems our audience is quite enthusiastic,¡± KB noted. Xiaoze chuckled, ¡°Mainly, it¡¯s because Prairie Fire is so impressive. Not just the audience, even I waspletely engrossed. I almost forget I was supposed to bementating if you hadn¡¯t kept chatting to me.¡± ¡°Yes, Prairie Fire really is impressive. Just like before, every time I think I know his limits, he always surprises us bying up with solutions from unexpected angles,¡± KB admitted sincerely. ¡°Exactly. Having been a professional yer yourself, KB, how do you think Prairie Fire would do if he decided to go pro?¡± Xiaoze asked. ¡°Honestly, I didn¡¯t believe in him at first. It¡¯s nothing personal against Prairie Fire, it¡¯s just that everyone knows, the Hunter ss isn¡¯t for mediocre yers, it¡¯s just that current yers can¡¯t master it. It¡¯s evident from the fact that guilds and teams don¡¯t put Hunters on the field,¡± KB exined, taking a breath. ¡°But as everyone saw today, Prairie Fire has top-tier ability and technique. Among the ten yers earlier, there were professional team yers. What¡¯s even more impressive is his out-of-the-box thought process. It never fails to amaze, it¡¯s like it opens a new world.¡± ¡°So what you¡¯re saying is, you believe Prairie Fire is qualified to join a professional team?¡± Xiaoze continued. ¡°Absolutely. Believe me, after the carnival, various clubs and guilds will definitely try their best to recruit him, even at high prices. A new leader of Hunters has emerged. Although not everybody recognizes him yet, I believe soon, he will be the one leading Hunters,¡± KB predicted. Hearing KB¡¯s assessment, the audience¡¯s excitement escted, although he¡¯d retired, his words still carried weight, many believed in his judgment. They looked up at Li Yao on the screen. Even though many couldn¡¯t reach his level, it was a great sense of achievement to watch the rise of an elite yer. At this point, around thirty yers had gathered around Li Yao and his party. They¡¯d seen their strength and joined in on hearing their ns. Everyone talked and agreed upon some rules. They would protect and monitor each other, and decide who was going first to fight the boss by rolling dice. After all, the boss was unfamiliar to them, and many weren¡¯t keen to be the first to start. The one with the lowest number would go first, a method that everyone agreed with. After all, they had five revival chances. Even if luck turned out bad and got a low number, dying once wouldn¡¯t have a big impact, especially with a Priest there, who could resurrect instantly, lose an opportunity but get to watch others and gain experience immediately. Rolling the dice, or ¡®roll points¡¯, had a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 100. The thirty-odd yers each tossed their dice, after many rounds, the order was finally settled. Li Yao¡¯s luck was neither good nor bad, he was somewhere in the middle, with over twenty yers ahead of him. ¡°Big brother, how¡¯s it going over there?¡± Daimeng Tongtong pinged him. ¡°We¡¯re good over here, found a safe Trial Ground. How about you?¡± Li Yao and his team provided their coordinates. However, they were too far to meet up. ¡°We¡¯re good too, we found a peaceful riverbank, lots of capybaras. Da Vinci and Sister Xiayao are both here, watching others fight capybaras,¡± Daimeng Tongtong reported. ¡°Mmm, are you confident?¡± Li Yao asked, concerned because Daimeng Tongtong was still young. Daimeng Tongtong giggled, ¡°I was confident at first, now I¡¯m not so sure. The capybaras look so cute but they¡¯re so tough when they fight! Rolling, fleeing, uprooting trees and throwing them, so naughty! Lots of elite yers already died, it¡¯s hrious!¡± ¡°Take this seriously, try to pass the first trial. There¡¯s a reward for passing trials, don¡¯t take it lightly,¡± Li Yao advised. ¡°There¡¯s a reward? Why didn¡¯t those Generals say so?¡± Daimeng Tongtong was curious. ¡°How can you be so silly, of course there are rewards in an elite trial! Just focus on watching the capybara¡¯s abilities and movements, it¡¯s a pretty dumb creature. It¡¯s not hard to kill once you get familiar with it.¡± Li Yao reminded her again and added some points to be careful of before ending the private chat. Li Yao knew well that being an elite doesn¡¯t make one invincible. The key lies in individual skill. The first wave of trials would basically weed out those yers who got lucky and became elites. The yers at Li Yao¡¯s location began trying, too. The first to step up was a Mage. Judging by his robe, he was an Arcane specialist. Arcane Mages are like spell machine guns, and with his acquired elite legacy, he took the machine gun to the extreme. Even when he was moving quickly or using Blink, the Arcane barrage never stopped. Although they couldn¡¯t see the boss¡¯s health, it must have been decreasing rapidly. Just as the yers began to think the boss wasn¡¯t that bad, the Earth Dragon suddenly burrowed into the ground while the Mage stood puzzled. The Earth Dragon violently burst out from beneath him, its sharp horn prating him from beneath. Everyone watching tensed up as a piercing scream echoed, followed by the Mage¡¯s soul transforming into white light and dispersing. When the Priest used the Resurrection Technique to resurrect the Mage, his face was as pale as ever and his lips were still trembling. In fact, not just him, all viewers felt a chill, especially when they saw his condition after being resurrected. It was clear that the experience wasn¡¯t at all pleasant. The second unlucky yer was a Warlock girl who paled at the sight. Just when everyone thought she would give up, she pressed her lips together and walked towards the boss. She was a Demon Art specialist. Her elite ss could summon elite-level Demons and allowed her to transform into one. However, shecked mobility skills. An elite demon couldn¡¯t withstand even two attacks from the Earth Dragon. The oue yed out as predicted. Despite her preparedness and attempt to roll out of the way, she still got impaled in the abdomen by the horn and died a gruesome death. A few yers fell one after the other, dying horribly but also umting much experience for the subsequent yers. The tenth user was a true Shield Warrior, wielding two shields. These shields were both his defense and his weapon. This was a specialized elite ss that sacrificed some attack power for higher health, defense, and damage mitigation. He circled around the Earth Dragon constantly, and its normal attacks could hardly break his defense. However, the Earth Dragon suddenly dashed away. The Shield Warrior avoided it quickly, only for the Dragon to dash back with an even higher speed after half a circle. The earth trembled in response. The Shield Warrior¡¯s face changed. At this high speed, falling or rolling would mean certain death under the Dragon¡¯s crushing weight. He drove his two shields into the ground with all his might, a shadowy ring of shields forming around him.. He prepared to confront the Dragon¡¯s onught with his shield¡­ Chapter 143: Dragon Car (Adding 1119) Chapter 143: Dragon Car (Adding 1119) Trantor: 549690339 The many settings in ¡°The Ancient God World¡± are quite interesting, and the designs of the monsters are abination of many previous game settings. For example, the one that this Shield Warrior is facing now ¡ª the Dragon Chariot. A rtively gigantic monster that rushes forward but it¡¯s not just a mere charge. However, due to its tremendous strength, yers, under normal circumstances, can¡¯t withstand it, especially if they n to confront the Dragon Chariot head-on. The Dragon Chariot typically starts with the monster running. Given its own mass, the resulting inertia is huge, leading to substantial force. Generally, it¡¯s split into two types: the Straight-line Dragon Chariot, which moves at a speed no less than the charging speed of a warrior, and possesses great strength, often inflicting instant-kill damage on yers. The other type is the Turning Dragon Chariot. Afterunching the attack, generally, the monster can change direction based on the position and movement route of the target. Its speed is slightly slowerpared to the Straight-line Dragon Chariot, but not by much. This Shield Warrior wielded two shields, reducing the damage by at least thirty to forty percent. He had also activated a protuberant shield of phantom-like energy, a defense skill of his elite profession, hovering around him. The crowd immediately recalled an idiom to describe what awaited him; trying to stop a vehicle with a mantis¡¯s arm. Boom¡­ The horn of the Earth Dragon collided with the warrior¡¯s shield, sending the Shield Warrior flying backward like a ruptured bag. His health bar was instantly emptied. Before he could even hit the ground, his soul had already been summoned back to the graveyard by the Soul Healer. Everyone¡¯s expressions changed. The strength of this Shield Warrior hadn¡¯t varied, and he had at least three pieces of purple grade equipment. His health was already close to one thousand, and the damage reduction from his two shieldsbined with the reduction from his skill, but he was knocked flying and instantly killed, without being able to resist. The audience gasped. Although they were only watching, they could feel the tremor of the earth and the cold, blood-thirsty re in the Earth Dragon¡¯s eyes. ¡°This is terrifying. As expected, no creature bearing the word ¡®dragon¡¯ is simple,¡± mused a yer named Xiao Ze after seeing another yer attempt an attack. ¡°I¡¯d say, anything ssified as a boss in this world isn¡¯t easy to provoke,¡±mented KB with a bitterugh, noting how difficult and demanding this game had proven to be. Seeing another yer fall, Xiao Ze remarked, ¡°After experiencing a major monster raid, I thought we had limated to the rhythm of The Ancient God. But it seems we still have a long way to go.¡± ¡°Actually, we¡¯ve already made a lot of progress. At least we¡¯re no longerpletely lost,¡± KB said, staring at the rampaging Earth Dragon. ¡°This boss¡¯s normal attack is average ¡ª many professions can withstand it. But one skill allows it to burrow into the ground, another is a charging skill, and another is a rolling skill. These are really nasty. No matter how well you perform at the outset, one hit from any of these three skills generally results in instant death.¡± The so-called ¡®rolling¡¯ is essentially the Earth Dragon abruptly falling in one direction. Given its massive size, crushing a yer is quite easy. ¡°Actually, it¡¯s all about timing. I feel like without a ce to move to, it¡¯s tough to dodge the charging and burrowing skills. As for the rolling skill, it doesn¡¯t seem to have any indication for melee fighters,¡± said Xiao Ze with a frown. ¡°It feels like fighting that giant bird again ¡ª it takes time to adapt, or find some other method.¡± ¡°The purpose of this trial is to weed out the weak. Some of the elite quests are unique and many yers with average skills can onlyplete them with the help of teammates,¡± continued KB. ¡°Ironically, the majority of professional yers are too steady, thus losing the eligibility to participate in the elite quests.¡± ¡°It seems that teams will have to adjust their strategies after this round,¡± Xiao Ze agreed with KB¡¯s analysis. ¡°Speaking of which, not everyone fails with this monster. Most are probably just observing. The Beast of the River seems to be easier, as there are already yers who have gotten through andpleted their trials with it,¡± said Xiao Ze. He smiled and said, ¡°This is a matter of luck as well. The trail points are randomly assigned. If you run into the Earth Dragon, you can only consider yourself unlucky. yers don¡¯t have a map, so they generally wouldn¡¯t want to change locations.¡± ¡°Can¡¯t be helped. Many yers were instant-killed by higher-tier monsters. They¡¯ve learned a bloody lesson. Those who can make it here are truly the elite of the elite. However, it seems it still isn¡¯t enough. This Earth Dragon is too powerful. Out of twenty yers, none have shown signs of the boss weakening or being on the verge of death,¡± says KB as they watch in despair as another yer falls victim to the Dragon Chariot. ¡°Audiences are busting out inughter. They¡¯re eagerly waiting for Prairie Fire to take his turn,¡± Xiao Ze said, hearing the ongoing cheers from the crowd. ¡°Yeah, Prairie Fire¡¯s poprity has skyrocketed,¡± KB said enviously, reflecting on his challenging professional career, filled with sights and sighs. ¡°That¡¯s the thing, his skills are a work of art and captivating to watch,¡± said Xiao Ze. ¡°Look, after two more yers, it¡¯ll be Prairie Fire¡¯s turn.¡± ¡°That¡¯s my son, I don¡¯t have to worry now,¡± said Li Jia¡¯s mother, brimming with joy. Li Jia¡¯s father red at her and said, ¡°What do you know? Now is when you should worry. He¡¯s rising too fast, the higher you climb, the harder you fall. It might seem like he¡¯s having a good run now, but just one lost face would invite criticism. ¡± ¡°You keep quiet, you¡¯re too cautious. You¡¯ve been in the same position for over a decade, but I¡¯ve not seen you rise to the top,¡± retorted Li Jia¡¯s mother. ¡°You! You don¡¯t understand the minds of people. I know he¡¯s suited to ying this game, and I won¡¯t object if he intends to do so. But with his capabilities, he should y it on the safe side. The risks he takes are not proportional to what he gains,¡± Li Jia¡¯s father exined helplessly. ¡°Forget it, our son has grown up and has his own ns. In the future, don¡¯t be so critical of him. Like you said, he¡¯s suited for this game, so let him go his own way. All we need is not to hold him back,¡± says Li Jia¡¯s mother. Finally hearing his father hum in agreement, Li Jia, who had been secretly living in suspense, broke into a brilliant smile. ¡°How does it feel? Seen anything worth noting? You¡¯re up next.¡± Asked Jin Jin. ¡°I¡¯ve got a glimpse,¡± replied Li Yao. With his skills from the previous world, even if he didn¡¯t pay attention or forgot the boss¡¯s skills, dealing with this small boss wouldn¡¯t be a problem. In his previous life, he failed to attain Divine Enthronement, not because of ack of skill but ack of foundation from missing out on more than two years. ¡°Don¡¯t push yourself, how about we go ahead together first?¡± suggested Thousand Illusion Ice Feather hesitantly. ¡°After all, you have a wealth of experience in soloing bosses. Watching a few more rounds won¡¯t hurt, and we¡¯re depending on you to help devise our strategy.¡± Upon hearing Thousand Illusion Ice Feather¡¯s words, every yer¡¯s eyes lit up. This was Prairie Fire and that meant he had created many records. To have such a brilliant yer around and not use him would be a waste. ¡°Prairie Fire, why don¡¯t you watch from the side? Whenever you¡¯re ready, you can join the fight. We have plenty of opportunities.¡± ¡°Right, right, Prairie Fire, why not watch for a moment.¡± The crowd quickly erupted in agreement. However, Li Yao shook his head and said, ¡°No need, I¡¯ve understood what I needed to see. I¡¯ll take part in the next round.¡± Li Yao didn¡¯t want to waste any more time just watching these people die one by one¡­. it was just too depressing¡­ Chapter 144 - 144 Come with Me (Additional 1202) Chapter 144 - 144 Come with Me (Additional 1202) Chapter 144: Come with Me (Additional 1202) Trantor: 549690339 The elite yer in front of Li Yao was trying hard too. Thanks to the experience of the person before him, he evaded one dragon car but was sted by the ground drill, bing the second poor guy who was ¡°exploded chrysanthemum¡±. His face had turned livid because he was a professional yer recognised by many yers. Dying was one thing. After all, a lot of people had been killed today, no big deal if one more yer died. But he had already gotten news from outside, knowing they were on the main screen because of Li Yao¡¯s participation, facing countless audiences. He thought his performance just now was okay, but now he ended up in such a situation, humiliated in such a way. Besides the first yer, others would rather die lying down than be humiliated. However, he, a great master yer, was the second one to be on the receiving end of such humiliation. The mental scars were too big; it was extremely horrific. All his previous performances vanished because of this one unpleasant event. After being revived, his face was like the bottom of a pot, he immediately dived into the crowd, not daring to show his face. But it was toote, he was a somewhat famous professional yer, regardless of whether they were his fans or not, he was still recognised by quite a few people. ¡°Let¡¯s call God Papaya ¡®God Chrysanthemum¡¯ from now on.¡± ¡°My poor God Papaya.¡± ¡°Destroyed chrysanthemum, full of injuries.¡± ¡°How pitiful.¡± The audience waspletely gloating, although there wasn¡¯t too much malice, they just loved making a spectacle. Little Ze and KB exchanged nces, pretending not to recognise Papaya. Making a regr joke was okay, but it was best not to bring up this disgraceful incident. Otherwise, it would definitely attract resentment. The esports circle is a controversial topic and is not as harmonious as it seems. Li Yao slowly approached the boss that had already ughtered a lot of yers. To everyone¡¯s amazement, Li Yao pulled out a huge sword. Everyone was dumbfounded, wondering what¡¯s going on, you are a hunter, aren¡¯t you? What¡¯s with putting away the bow and holding a big sword? ¡°What¡¯s this trick?¡± Little Ze pondered for a long time but couldn¡¯t figure it out. KB hesitated for a moment before saying, ¡°Could it be that God Prairie Fire wants to use a big sword?¡± ¡°It¡¯s very likely, or why would he switch to a big sword. As for auxiliary weapons, the pistol and one-handed sword are much more convenient to dodge.¡± Little Ze said. ¡°It¡¯s always surprising how God Prairie Fire does things. Could he be nning to do a tutorial on the big Sword?¡± KB joked. Little Ze was surprised and said, ¡°Truth be told, if it was someone else I wouldn¡¯t believe it, but with Prairie Fire, it¡¯s really hard to say.¡± ¡°I was just kidding, I admit he¡¯s a good hunter. But melee and ranged attacks arepletely different things okay.¡± KB looked at Little Ze with a serious face and was at a loss for words, he was just joking. ¡°How about we make a bet then?¡± Little Ze said with a smile. ¡°Hey, hey, we were having a good chat, why do we have to bet?¡± KB was afraid of betting, he had a psychological shadow when it came to betting. ¡°All for our viewer¡¯s service, for the effect of the programme. If I lose, I will dance for everyone, if you lose, I won¡¯t make it hard for you, just let you call God Prairie Fire ¡®boss¡¯ in front of him, okay?¡± Little Ze asked with a smile. ¡°Before you talk about the bet, what¡¯s the method?¡± KB asked cautiously. ¡°It¡¯s simple. I bet that God Prairie Fire can kill the boss with a big sword. You don¡¯t think so, right? So bet against it. Or if God Prairie Fire doesn¡¯t use a sword as his main weapon, I lose. Looks like you¡¯ve got a big chance of winning.¡± Little Ze¡¯s eyes squinted into slits. The audience also started shouting, ¡°Bet, bet, bet.¡± KB had a bitter smile on his face, he was really traumatized by his losses, but considering Li Yao, a ranged hunter, was so good at shooting, he certainly didn¡¯t have the energy to study melee. Also, although he was holding a melee weapon, he couldn¡¯t possibly use it, right? After all, the boss¡¯s rolling crush was practically impossible to dodge. Then, with gritted teeth, he said, ¡°Okay, I am betting with you, but if I win, you have to give me a set of your everyday photos.¡± ¡°You¡¯re dilly-dallying too much for a big guy. Your everyday photos can only be seen by my boyfriend. Are you sure you want to date me and court me? I am 1.75m tall and I like to wear high heels.¡± KB was immediately moved to tears. He was also 1.7m tall, but he was much shorterpared to Little Ze. Amidst theughter of the audience, KB reluctantly joined the bet again. With everyone¡¯s expectations, Li Yao moved into the arena, surveying the huge sword in his hand. This was a trophy sword that Li Yao had picked up. Li Yao then frowned as he examined the surrounding terrain. Then he looked at a huge rock and his eyes lit up. He ced three Arrow Towers on the huge rock. He then put the huge sword on his back, pulled out the heavy crossbow, without aiming, the horned Earth Dragon was provoked and walked towards Li Yao. Li Yao immediately put away the heavy crossbow, then started raising the big sword to store force. By the time the horned Earth Dragon came running over, Li Yao had already unleashed a Level Three Stored Force sh. Boom¡­ -359 Using the big sword, although it was a Level Three Stored Force sh, the damage was obviously not on the same level as ranged attacks. At the same time, after the big sword shook, he rolled over before he had even put it away, and when he stood up, he was already at the side of the boss¡¯s face. He started storing force again, but this time only to Level Two, the horned Earth Dragon had already turned its head. Just as it turned its head, Li Yao¡¯s raised big sword fell once more. At the same time, the three Arrow Towers on the rock started attacking. -285-350-355-351¡­ The damage of the Level Two Stored Force sh was even lower, even lower than the Arrow Tower. But Li Yao didn¡¯t care. Without picking up the big sword, the tip of the sword touched the ground. His hand gripping the hilt of the sword rolled over and he was at the boss¡¯s side again. As he got up, the big sword was raised again, then he continued to store force. Boom¡­ Whenever the horned Earth Dragon turned its head towards Li Yao, Li Yao would immediately unleash his attack, no matter what level he had stored his force. And after he fell, his body would roll away. The horn of the Earth Dragon could always only hit the air, never reaching even a single hair on Li Yao. ¡°What the¡­what is this trick?¡± KB eximed in astonishment, watching Li Yao make a full circle, his big sword chopping down on the Earth Dragon¡¯s head one strike at a time. The Earth Dragon, on the other hand, was like a fool, shuffling its feet, always trying to headbutt Li Yao, but it could never keep up with Li Yao¡¯s rhythm, and was being led around by the nose in this shameless operation. ¡°Does this count as a bug?¡± Little Ze asked. This was a question on most yer¡¯s minds, because it was too bizarre. KB shook his head and said, ¡°This is not a bug at all. You think about it. The monster sees his enemy, especially the Earth Dragon, which attacks with its horn on its nose. It will surely face its enemy directly. But Prairie Fire attacks just as the monster turns around. And after attacking, he rolls to the diagonally forward. The Earth Dragon would still move its body to face Li Yao directly again. This is its attack mode. From the side, it can roll and crush, but Prairie Fire is not directly at the side, so it¡¯s useless for the Earth Dragon to roll. So it can only turn its head, hoping to hit Prairie Fire with its horn, but the result is¡­¡± Little Ze was speechless, and so were the audience¡­ ps: Continue to seek subscriptions Chapter 145: Stunning Strike (Additional release at 1300 subscriptions) Chapter 145: Stunning Strike (Additional release at 1300 subscriptions) Trantor: 549690339 Increasingly excited, Zhao Li eximed, ¡°At this rate, won¡¯t he just easily kill the boss like he¡¯s toying with it?¡± Many of the audience members also had a simr thought, as unfolding events on the screen were quite surreal. When Li Yao wasn¡¯t on stage previously, many people had switched to different screens. As thementators had mentioned earlier, there were mainly two types of bosses for the yers toplete the trial. ording to the System¡¯s statistics, nearly 20,000 of the 80,000 yers have already been eliminated. The remaining 60,000 yers were essentially gathered in hundreds or even groups of a thousand for the Trial Grounds. Moreover, the elimination numbers were continuously climbing. The two types of monsters were River Beasts and the Monoceros Earth Dragons. So far into the battle¡­ If reviving once counts as another life, the river beasts have killed yers over 60,000 times already. Deaths at the hand of the Monoceros Earth Dragons have already exceeded 140,000, showcasing the plight of many unsuspecting yers. Comparatively, more and more yers are challenging the river beasts, as many experts have mastered the tricks of taking down these bosses, with more and more yers managing to progress to the second stage of the trial before their revival chances run out. However, no yer has been able to bring the Monoceros Earth Dragon to a barely alive state, showcasing the terrifying might of the creature. Furthermore, the yers were oblivious to the fact that they were dealing with a juvenile dragon. The stark contrast in data vividly showcased the terror the Monoceros Earth Dragon imposes. Regardless of the trial venue, yers being crushed, gored, or struck dead by the Monoceros Earth Dragon were everywhere; an utmost atrocious sight indeed. If they were ordinary yers, it wouldn¡¯t matter as much, but these were the elite yers who had received the elite inheritance. Yet, such a terrifying creature did not evene close to touching Li Yao¡¯s clothing. The wide disparity struck the audience with an unreal, trance-like feeling. Little Zeughed and shook his head, saying, ¡°Let¡¯s leave the exnation to our professionalmentator, KB.¡± KB cleared his voice softly, saying, ¡°That¡¯s not possible. Given that the Prairie Fire God remained closely stuck at one point with his bizarre positioning, the Earth Dragon wouldn¡¯t be able to use Shadow Roll. However, don¡¯t forget that the Earth Dragon still has not used its charge or burrowing abilities.¡± The crowd nodded in realization as this peculiar situation continued for another ten seconds. The Earth Dragon seemed unable to bear such immense humiliation any longer. With a heaven-shaking roar, it suddenly burrowed into the ground. Just as the Earth Dragon screamed, Li Yao swiftly stowed away his great sword into his equipment bag. His eyes stared intently at the trembling dust on the ground, then suddenly he leapt high into the air. Because of the boots¡¯ effects, he managed to jump a distance of over ten yards. ¡°What is he trying to do?¡± Little Ze cried in surprise. Then, they saw the two-handed great sword reappear in Li Yao¡¯s hands as he fiercely shed downwards. Largely due to the great sword, Li Yao¡¯s descent speed increased quite significantly. Meanwhile, the Earth Dragon had emerged from the ground, its horn pointing towards the sky, with its body also beginning to breach the surface of the ground. Usually, due to its massive strength, the Earth Dragon¡¯s body even managed to hover three yards above the ground. However, the Earth Dragon¡¯s body was toorge to sustain the momentum from the ground for long. It quickly reached its limit. Li Yao¡¯s body also began to fall, and a faint cloud of red mist engulfed him. This was the effect of the Belt of the Mighty Bull. Right now, Li Yao¡¯s eyes appeared to be shining. As the Earth Dragon reached its peaked height and began to fall, his mighty sword, glowing with a red aura, struck the dragon¡¯s horn. Thud¡­ A sharp collision sound tore through the air, and then the audience saw Li Yao being flung away. Li Yao managed to stabilize his body only after executing several Shadow Rolls. A visible mark appeared on the horn of the Earth Dragon, whose massive body by now had begun its descent. The force of the Earth Dragon¡¯s plunge, coupled with Li Yao¡¯s increased falling speed due to the great sword, was further amplified several times over by the power of the Belt of the Mighty Bull manifesting through Li Yao¡¯s movements. Thus, under the confluence of several forces, the Earth Dragon mmed into the ground at a speed even faster than when it surfaced from the ground. Boom¡­ -567 The ground trembled, and one could even hear the sound of the Earth Dragon¡¯s bones shattering under the immense pressure, followed by a mournful howl as it writhed in extreme pain. Li Yao also gracefullynded on the ground, having lost over 100 health points due to the counteracting force from the blow. He quickly drank an Intermediate Healing Potion. Swiftly, he ran to the Earth Dragon¡¯s side, raised his great sword, and began umting energy for his next attack. sh¡­ -1560 An extremely horrifying damage number floated up, causing everyone to wince at the sight. Abination of breaking a defense and performing a triple Stored Force sh was indeed spectacr. 66666666666666666666¡­ This was the current mood of all the spectators. Like a crowd gone mad, the entire stadium seemed to have exploded with excitement, causing people to reel in dizziness. ¡°Rey, Rey, Rey, Rey.¡± The scene that just unfolded was breathtaking but happened only in a split moment. Even without the audience¡¯s demand, the director was already switching to a rey. ¡°Is he really human? Considering his wless judgement and incredible calction skills, this is truly terrifying,¡± muttered Little Ze. ¡°I knew it was astonishing, but is it really that difficult?¡± Zhao Li questioned excitedly, ¡°Could you please provide somementary for that?¡± KB took a deep breath and said, ¡°You need to understand that it¡¯s alreadyplicated enough to determine the exact moment the Earth Dragon reemerges from the ground. Otherwise, so many yers wouldn¡¯t have been gored by a surprise attack. However, the Prairie Fire God went a step further, his actions reflecting a level of judgement and calction that was several times moreplicated.¡± Little Ze interjected, ¡°That¡¯s right. If you think back to what happened, you¡¯d realize that the Prairie Fire God sessfully struck the Earth Dragon at the peak of its ascent and when it was just about to start its descent. Otherwise, the dragon¡¯s upward force would have instantly killed the Prairie Fire God. This suggests that at the moment of his jump, he had already discerned the exact moment the Earth Dragon would emerge from the ground. Also, his timing of retrieving his great sword was crucial, as it aided in adjusting his falling speed.¡± ¡°Yes, only like that, could he break the supposedly impossible-to-counter attack so precisely. This is unquestionably divine gamey,¡± eximed KB fervently. Everyone knew that the Prairie Fire God couldn¡¯t hear their apuse. Nheless, there was a deluge of apuse, the sound growing stronger and continuing uninterrupted. The elite yers all had discerning eyes, and they were swept up in the apuse for the brilliant, yet terrifyingly risky gamey. ¡°Amazing! He has managed something truly impossible. He¡¯s out of this world,¡± said Jin Jin, usually proud but now moved enough by the gamey to join in the apuse. ¡°Hmm. Hunter, this does seem fun,¡± said Thousand Illusion Ice Feather, her eyes sparkling, revealing nothing of her thoughts. Meanwhile, Li Yao carried on running circles around the boss. The audience was now anticipating how Li Yao would deal with the earth dragon¡¯s charge attack¡­ PS: Continuing to plead for rmendations, pledges, and praises. Thank you.. Chapter 146: Which Company has the Best Braking Technology (Seeking Subscription) Chapter 146: Which Company has the Best Braking Technology (Seeking Subscription) Trantor: 549690339 To Li Yao, this boss is actually quite simple. Compared to the insanely difficult bosses thateter, these mini-bosses are child¡¯s y. Just now, he sessfully evaded the underground drilling ability. It looked extremely dazzling and thrilling, but Li Yao was in full control. Moreover, he has many methods to evade this ability. The first reason he chose this particr method was that he had the right pair of shoes, and secondly, to kill the boss quickly. But, most importantly, it was for the sake of publicity. Since he already made a grand entrance, he should keep it up and ignite the entire scene. In reality, as long as he has his mecha, he is perfectly safe. In the game, he has a solid foundation and there is no need to divert people¡¯s attention anymore. Right after the carnival is the best time to create a guild. Not making a big show at such an eye-catching asion would truly be a waste of opportunity. ¡°Does this attack resemble a textbook Heavy Sword move?¡± Zhao Li asked curiously. KB shook his head and said, ¡°This is a stunning god-level manoeuvre. Without exaggeration, perhaps only he could execute it. After all, ordinary yers don¡¯t have boots that allow them to jump that high, or equipment that boost their strength. It¡¯s quite difficult.¡± Xiao Ze continued, ¡°It¡¯s not just very difficult, it¡¯s practically impossible. Even if there was a super-yer who could calcte as urately as Prairie Fire, without Prairie Fire¡¯s equipment, it still wouldn¡¯t be possible. This is a solo performance unique to Prairie Fire, which makes people admire and marvel at him.¡± Seeing the confused look on Zhao Li¡¯s face, KB continued to exin, ¡°Of course, don¡¯t think that just because it¡¯s not a textbook move that I¡¯m belittling Prairie Fire. On the contrary, he has mastered the Heavy Sword to such an extent that he can create manoeuvres that only he can execute. The reason it can¡¯t be included in a textbook is because it can¡¯t be widely applied.¡± Zhao Li suddenly understood. She said, ¡°I believe that Prairie Fire can definitely produce textbook moves.¡± ¡°It seems you¡¯re going to lose again this time.¡± Xiao Ze teased. ¡°Even though I also feel that way, who can guarantee that I will definitely lose until thest moment? I don¡¯t believe that he will never make a single mistake.¡± KB said with a smile. In fact, he had a vague feeling of unease when he epted the bet. Xiao Ze simplyughed. She and KB were old friends and knew that he wouldn¡¯t get angry about jokes made for the sake of the show. Finally, the boss, unwilling to suffer humiliation, started to run. The Earth Dragon, being bulky, didn¡¯t start off fast. Li Yao easily avoided it, but the Earth Dragon picked up speed, and after racing out, it started to circle. By the time it turned its head, it was already very fast. This kind of turned Dragon is the hardest to dodge. Everyone started to get nervous. If the Dragon couldn¡¯t be avoided, everything he had done before would be wasted. Then, to their stunned and incredulous eyes, Li Yao did not dodge, but adjusted his position, faced the single-horned Earth Dragon directly, and raised his two-handed Heavy Sword. The Heavy Sword began to shine with a yellow light, this was the indication that Li Yao started to store the Stored Force sh attack. All the audience members issued incredulous gasps. In their eyes, this was equivalent to courting death. Countless yers had tried to tank the single-horned Dragon and ended up dead. But no matter how much they couldn¡¯t believe it, the Dragon, like a train, mmed into Li Yao. They seemed to see the scene where Li Yao was hit and instantly killed. Li Yao¡¯s brain was operating at its limit, and in a split second, he ran through countless calctions. Suddenly, his eyes lit up. The Heavy Sword, loaded with the maximum strength, was forcefully brought down. The third level Stored Force shnded on the single horn of the Earth Dragon. ng¡­ The same screeching sound of metal collision followed, and then Li Yao was shocked and began to retreat. He used Shadow Roll to ease the shockwave¡¯s impact. This time, he used less blood, just over a dozen drops. However, in everyone¡¯s disbelief, the single-horned Earth Dragon plunged its head into the ground. Due to its enormous inertia, its horn stuck into the ground and created a furrow. Broken move! It was a broken move again, but Li Yao didn¡¯t hesitate and directly approached the dragon, drawing on the third Level Stored Force sh again. -1658 The surprisingly shocking damage figure was blinding. ¡°Seeking exnation.¡± ¡°Seeking exnation.¡± ¡°Seeking exnation.¡± The audience was confused and puzzled because they clearly saw that all the yers who tried to tank the single-horned Earth Dragon were instantly killed. However, Li Yao only lost a little blood and still managed to break the move. No matter how hard they tried, they couldn¡¯t figure it out. During the previous broken move, it was very dazzling, and with so many conditions met, they could ept it. But this time, they were utterly baffled. ¡°Was there a bug?¡± Zhao Li asked. ¡°I finally understand.¡± KB breathed a sigh of relief, his eyes shining like he¡¯d discovered a gold mine. Xiao Ze, who furrowed her brows, also showed a smile and said, ¡°I get it too.¡± Unlike the top-tier yers who died, thesementators may not have as much practical operational ability and skills. But one thing they can¡¯tck is keen observation. Without it, they wouldn¡¯t have gotten far. ¡°What are you guys talking about in riddles?¡± Zhao Li asked impatiently. ¡°Hurry up and exin. The spectators are still waiting.¡± ¡°Actually, it¡¯s simple. Prairie Fire is different from those elite yers.¡± KB gave a mysteriously smiling. ¡°Haha, kidding aside. It¡¯s actually quite simple. The elite yers were trying to stop a car with their arms. They passively defended themselves. After all, how could a yer possibly withstand such a massive force? So, naturally, they were insta-killed.¡± Xiao Ze exined. KB added, ¡°Well, the boss¡¯s charge is, after all, an ability. Since it¡¯s an ability, there are ws and can be broken. And Prairie Fire found the way to do it. Look at it, the point of Prairie Fire¡¯s Heavy Sword attack is the front part of Earth Dragon¡¯s horn. First of all, you need to understand that Earth Dragon¡¯s speed was already very fast, but the faster it is, the easier it is to disrupt its bnce, and its grip on the ground is smaller.¡± ¡°As you all can see, the force of the Heavy Sword is a downward pressure, which directly caused the Earth Dragon to lose its bnce. Due to itsrge inertia, this situation urred where the Dragon Horn was stuck into the ground.¡± Xiao Ze continued seamlessly. ¡°Looking at it now, I only have one word to describe it: respect.¡± ¡°In terms of technique, I only respect Prairie Fire.¡± ¡°Damn, I didn¡¯t want to y this game at first, why am I getting so excited now?¡± ¡°I feel like I¡¯m on fire. I want to go take down ten of them.¡± ¡°Prairie Fire, I¡¯m a delicate flower and I want to have your baby.¡± The audience was in an uproar, with apuse mixed with screams. ¡°So that¡¯s how it is, Prairie Fire truly lives up to his reputation.¡± Zhao Li said excitedly. ¡°Yes, I estimate a lot of people dropped levels trying to practice this technique.¡± KB sighed. ¡°Standard textbook operation, just like a brake.¡± Xiao Ze dered. ¡°Right, brake is a very apt description.¡± KB looked at the screen and continued, ¡°There is one more question, I don¡¯t know if any of you have noticed?¡± ¡°What question?¡± Xiao Ze asked curiously. ¡°It seems you didn¡¯t notice.¡± KB gave a mysterious smile¡­ ps: Asking for subscription, rmendation votes. Thanks to Van Yin Xu Shang, I owe another chapter.. Chapter 147: 147 Chapter 147: 147 Trantor: 549690339 Zhao Li asked in confusion, ¡°What exactly is the problem? Why are you being so secretive in front of so many spectators?¡± KB shook his head and said, ¡°I¡¯m not really keeping anything from you all, the answer is actually quite obvious, you all just didn¡¯t think about it in that way. Try to think about it, from the beginning, besides the uncontroble attacks of the Arrow Tower, where else has Prairie Fire been attacking with his great sword?¡± Zhao Li was still clueless, she was too engrossed in Li Yao¡¯s magnificent andplex maneuvers to pay attention to these details, now she was as lost as ever. Like Zhao Li, the general yer poption was also utterly at a loss. Xiao Ze then stated in slight surprise: ¡°Prairie Fire has been attacking one particr area, that is, the horn of the Earth Dragon, at first I thought Prairie Fire didn¡¯t have time to choose a location. But now, it doesn¡¯t seem like that¡¯s the case.¡± ¡°Correct.¡± KB said with a grin: ¡°In fact, Prairie Fire¡¯s goal from the start was clear, that is to aim for a weak spot. He wanted the horn of the Earth Dragon.¡± Immediately afterward, the main screen again reyed the process of Li Yao starting to fight the boss, yers indeed noticed, Li Yao was constantly attacking the horn of the Earth Dragon. ¡°As we all know, the setup in ¡®Ancient Gods¡¯ is quite peculiar. For example, there¡¯s a ¡®sparking point¡¯ setup, if you don¡¯t manage to obtain certain materials while the monster is alive, then that particr material will be useless. It seems like the horn of the Earth Dragon is such a ¡®sparking point¡¯ material.¡± KB slowly exined. ¡°The problem is, breaking this ¡®sparking point¡¯ is somewhat difficult, it¡¯s been so long and the horn is still not cut off.¡± Xiao Ze furrowed his brows. ¡°Indeed, but this is a horn steeped in Dragon Blood, if he actually manages to get it, it would definitely be a top-tier crafting material for the yers. At the very least, it could be made into a purple weapon.¡± KB said in an envious tone, although lower-ranking purple equipment had begun to circte on the market at this stage, high-ranking purple equipment, especially purple weapons were quite difficult to obtain. On the screen, Li Yao once again used his cunning tactics, preventing the Earth Dragon from being able to roll and get to him. Later, the Earth Dragon started its Dragon Car move three more times, yet it was still sessfully stopped with Li Yao¡¯s three Stored Force shes. Further, during this time, the Earth Dragon drilled into the ground four times. Li Yao once again jumped and shed, cutting the dragon down from the sky, showing that the maneuvers he was executing was not by fluke but due to his actual skills. When the Earth Dragon became slow and sluggish, Li Yao finally managed to cut off the horn of the Earth Dragon. This also hastened its death, Li Yao quickly put his great sword away and switched to using the Level-10 Falcon Bow. Adding to the fact that he was more than ten yards away, Li Yao¡¯s attack output increased by a significant amount. Li Yao was not too far away from the Earth Dragon, while slowly moving, he gathered force to shoot arrows, the idea was simr to how he would attack with his great sword before rolling, however, the flexibility of the bow gave him a higher advantage, making it easier to lock onto a target. It was only then that the audience fully believed KB¡¯s prediction and understood, Li Yao was not trying to show off his great sword skills, he simply wanted the Earth Dragon¡¯s horn. The full power of the Falcon Bow can only be exhibited in continuous fights, moreover, the special effect of the Creator¡¯s Hand makes it so that practically every two arrows shot would bring out a Falcon Spirit. Towards the end of the fight, about five Falcon Spirits were constantly surrounding the Earth Dragon, after its horn was cut off, the Fire Falcon also joined the battle. Monsters like these, when they are left with about 20% of their blood, they start to be slightly sluggish. In just under two minutes, Li Yao managed to ovee thisst fifth of the dragon¡¯s health. Having lost its horn, the Earth Dragon was just like a toothless tiger, it finally fell down, its eyes filled with unwillingness. Li Yao collected the materials, then returned to the crowd. Horn of the Earth Dragon Quality: Epic Purple. Type: Crafting Material. Usage: Alchemy, Forging, Engineering Description: The essence of the Earth Dragon, the horn contains a weak trace of the Dragon¡¯s bloodline, it is an excellent material. Li Yao stored the horn, the rest of the materials could be used to make some Blue Leather Armor. The horn itself had the widest range of uses, the simplest use being the crafting of a dagger, the attributes of which would definitely be top-notch. While crushing it into powder and refining it through a series of processes would produce some dragon-rted materials, these could be used as enhancers or additives for many potions and elixirs, increasing their medicinal effects. As for engineering, it would naturally be used for the construction of Mechanical Puppets. Li Yao ns to use this dragon horn to make a Mechanical Pet, adding the horn will certainly enhance the attributes of the resulting pet. The pets he took a fancy to were the Mechanical Kodo Beast and the Mechanical Velociraptor. If he could obtain the blueprint for these pets, he could maximize the use of the horn. In the end, the horn, if used to make equipment, though the attributes would be top-notch, would only end up as usable Level 10 equipment right now, using it to make a pet would truly maximize the profit. ¡°Not bad.¡± ¡®I Want Silence¡¯ gave a thumb-up in approval. ¡°I also learned something, passing this boss should not be difficult now.¡± Thousand Illusion Ice Feather also said. ¡°Prairie Fire, you were great.¡± ¡°Prairie Fire, you are impressive.¡± ¡°Respect. ¡± ¡°Learned from you, thank you Prairie Fire.¡± Other elite yers also thanked him one after another, regardless of whether they loved or hated Li Yao, at least for now, they were genuinely grateful to him. ¡°I wish you all sess then.¡± Li Yao replied with a polite gesture. Because of Li Yao¡¯s demonstration, the yers¡¯ confidence greatly increased, they no longer lined up, barely any Earth Dragons were left in the basin, they no longer aimed for the ¡®sparking point¡¯, passing the trial was already the greatest reward for them. ¡°Then I¡¯ll go too.¡± ¡®I Want Silence¡¯ said. ¡°I am going too.¡± Thousand Illusion Ice Feather also selected her own boss to challenge. Li Yao nodded, and stood by to watch. Not muchter, the basin was filled with the roars of Earth Dragons all around. Li Yao mainly watched ¡®I Want Silence¡¯ and Thousand Illusion Ice Feather. ¡®I Want Silence¡¯ mainly used the agile Saber-Toothed Tiger Form, an upgraded version of the Cheetah Form, which had a fast speed, making it easy to lock onto targets. Thousand Illusion Ice Feather had a Speed-Boosting Feather, which could cover the whole fight, it could equally lock onto targets, making the Earth Dragon¡¯s rolling-crushing move useless. When dealing with the Earth Dragon¡¯s drilling move, both of them thought of the same strategy, that is, finding arge boulder. ¡®I Want Silence¡¯ directly used the Saber-Toothed Tiger¡¯s jumping ability to jump on top of it. As for Bing Yu, she used the Speed-Boosting Feather, the Earth Dragon could only drill out of the ground from the side of the rock, although she couldn¡¯t break the move like Li Yao, the Earth Dragon¡¯s second move was also broken. When it came to facing the Dragon Car, the two had their differing strategies, ¡®I Want Silence¡¯ was more direct. She used the Charge move to directly collide with the Dragon Car, causing mutual injuries, especially ¡®I Want Silence¡¯, if it wasn¡¯t for herrge Amani physique, coupled with the semi-invulnerable state during the Charge, she wouldn¡¯t have been able to face off against the Dragon Car. The Earth Dragon¡¯s move was broken, ¡®I Want Silence¡¯ was also broken. Thousand Illusion Ice Feather on the other hand put a shield on herself, and then ced Dark Tentacles on the Dragon Car¡¯s inevitable path. These were only capable of blocking for a split second, but this split second allowed Thousand Illusion Ice Feather to dodge the Dragon Car with a forward roll¡­ Ps: Debt repayment continues in the afternoon after finishing the guaranteed chapter.. Chapter 148 - 148 Angel ‘s Wing (Additional for 100 Monthly Tickets) Chapter 148: Angel ¡®s Wing (Additional for 100 Monthly Tickets) Trantor: 549690339 The abilities of the two yers were not weak, especially after mastering the technique, the difficulty was practically non-existent. There were plenty of other yers who were strong, and once they learned the process to defeat the boss, they found it was not that tough either. As they had initially anticipated, their goal was to pass the trial. Even though they were not as adept as Li Yao, they were still very satisfied. Everyone had their own friends, so the strategy for defeating the Earth Dragon quickly spread throughout the Trial Ground. After realizing the method, more and more yers began to grasp the concept, and as a result, they passed the trial either once or twice. However, plenty of yers with bad luck, or who had issues with skillfulness or consciousness, exhausted all their five revival opportunities without passing the trial. After more than two hours, the trial finally came to an end. Out of the eighty thousand elite yers, only thirty thousand passed the first wave of the trial. As streaks of light flickered, each yer was summoned onto the airship. Meanwhile, beams of light descended, enveloping all the yers who had sessfullypleted the trial. ¡°System: Congrattions on passing the first wave of the trial. Reward: One Talent Point, 500 faction points for all forces in the camp, and 50 military merits.¡± The yers who received the rewards were overjoyed, while the failed ones wore faces filled with regret. The other rewards were okay, but Talent Points were difficult toe by. Initially, the only reward opportunity was the first ten to reach level ten, which many didn¡¯t really have any hopes for. But for this elite trial, they, as elite yers, had equal chances. However, seeing others happily acquiring Talent Points while they could only watch in envy, was indeed agonizing and frustrating. In particr, those who were confident in their abilities but had poor luck couldn¡¯t help but curse. If they couldn¡¯t obtain Talent Points through other honors, they would foreverg one point behind others. In the early stages, one might not think much about a single Talent Point, considering the low levels and limited attributes. An addition of 5%, for instance, wouldn¡¯t make much of a difference. However, as the levels increased, the effect of the Talent Point would be increasingly significant. ¡°You did well this time. The Chieftain will personally meet youter.¡± The Queen gave praise to Li Yao, but her face remained emotionless. ¡°The Chieftain.¡± Li Yao was shocked. The Chieftain of the Dark Camp was the highest decision-maker in the camp. He was a young and cunning chieftain of the Orc race. He could be considered a living legend. During the Great War between Humans and Orcs, the Orcs were defeated and imprisoned for twenty years. The Chieftain was raised by humans as a diator, and after his escape, he led part of the Orcs into a rebellion, liberating the imprisoned Orcs, and even managed to seize some ships. While traveling overseas, he encountered the young son of a Troll Chieftain, assisted him in quelling a rebellion, and arrived at the West Continent. Subsequently, he helped the Tauren defeat the Centaur tribe and thereby solidified the foundation of the Dark Camp. At the time, the East Continent was undergoing turmoil as the Undead ran rampant. The High Elf Kingdom broke apart due to an incident where a Human Marshal imprisoned the Elf Prince. The Forsaken then upied the ruined Undercity, and the High Elves joined the Dark Camp along with the Undead Queen. From then on, the Dark Camp was fully established. ¡°Yes, the Chieftain.¡¯ The airship came to a halt at a makeshift airborne port. Looking from above, Li Yao spotted a ruined city in the distance. Huge, devastated buildings in the distant were covered in green vegetation. He could see standing statues and magnificent temple-like structures that were hundreds of yards high. Though they were now in ruins, one could still imagine the grandeur of this ce in the past. The Sanctuary suffered massive damage, and the continent¡¯s creatures were also reduced by seventy to eighty percent. Who knew how many kingdoms were destroyed? Coming across the ruins of a city was not surprising. At the moment, several big shots were gathered together, including the leaders of all races from the three factions. ¡°Vaa King, our warriors proved their worth.¡± A young Orcughed as he spoke. ¡°Don¡¯t celebrate too early. This is only the first round.¡± Vaa King was human, donned in golden armor, and gave off a strong scent of blood even from a distance. ¡°Judging by his performance, victory in the second round is only to be expected.¡± The Chieftain grinned then said, ¡°We should award him that thing, don¡¯t you all agree?¡± ¡°This rule was set long ago, we naturally have no objections.¡± Vaa King said firmly. ¡°Good.¡± The Chieftain pulled out an item wrapped in ck animal fur and handed it over to the Queen. ¡°This is what you deserve.¡± A glint shed in the Queen¡¯s eyes, clearly indicating that the object was quite valuable. ¡°Did you see? Our brave yer received a reward, isn¡¯t it shameful?¡± Vaa King looked towards the yers of the Light Faction and said aloud. ¡°Yes, this is the reward a true warrior deserves. In the first trial, Prairie Fire was the only warrior whopleted the trial without using a single revive. I believe you should all share in his jubtion.¡± The Chieftain said as he pulled out another parcel, unveiling ¡­ A ray of colorful light flickered. The yers craned their necks to look at the parcel, witnessing a pair of wings radiating with light. Fragment of Angel¡¯s Wing (1/7) Quality: Blue Superior Main Attribute: 5% Stamina: 5% Agility: 5% Allows gliding for 10 seconds when jumping from a high ce. Equipment Level: 10 Rmended for: Any ss Slot: Back (Does not upy an equipment slot) There was an immediate uproar. Not only were all the yers present salivating, even the spectators were as well. Even though it was only a blue-tier gear, it was obviously a special, growable piece of equipment. Moreover, it didn¡¯t take up an equipment slot, that is, it was as if they had an additional piece of gear. Anyone could imagine how powerful it would be to collect a whole set of the Angel¡¯s Wing. ¡°You¡¯re envying, aren¡¯t you? It¡¯s okay to be jealous. Yes, the reward for the brave yer just now was also a Fragment of Angel¡¯s Wing. Furthermore, I can tell you that this is no ordinary pair of Angel¡¯s Wings. It is the fragment of an Archangel¡¯s Wing. You may not know, but an Angel¡¯s Wing possesses half the power of an Archangel.¡± Vaa King¡¯s voice echoed so that every yer could hear clearly. Actually, as for special equipment, yers weren¡¯t strangers to it. Quite a few yers had also acquired some, but those were rtively ordinary. However, since they didn¡¯t upy an equipment slot, even ordinary special equipment was priced higher than regr ones. An Angel¡¯s Wing contained seven fragments. When assembled, everyone¡¯s eyes were glittering. ¡°I see the desire in your eyes, very good.¡± Vaa King chuckled in satisfaction and continued, ¡°There are two ways for you to get an Angel¡¯s Wing.¡± ¡°Firstly, emerge victorious in the second stage of the trial and be the most outstanding warrior. ¡± ¡°Secondly, an Angel¡¯s Wing will drop upon death. You can also kill him and obtain the Angel¡¯s Wing in the trial.¡¯ Just as Li Yao was about to equip the Fragment of Angel¡¯s Wing, he heard this and his face suddenly turned grim¡­ ps: Please rmend, subscribe or give monthly tickets Chapter 149: The Whole World is an Enemy (200 Monthly Votes Plus) Chapter 149: The Whole World is an Enemy (200 Monthly Votes Plus) Trantor: 549690339 ¡°Right, I forgot to mention the rules for this trial.¡± King Vaw revealed a cruel smile. ¡°Your test ground is this city¡¯s ruins. What you need to do is to get higher scores.¡± ¡°You can get points in two ways: one is by killing the monsters inside the building. Kill one monster to get a point, and a boss monster will get you three points.¡± ¡°The second is by killing the people around you. Kill someone from your own camp to get a point, and kill a yer from the opposite camp to get two points.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t think about hiding. This trialsts for three hours. After three hours, the top hundred in scores will be rewarded, and the rest of the losers, or those chickens killed by the enemy, will pay a very heavy price. The first round of rewards is cancelled, and the difficulty of the elite task for the next stage has been doubled.¡± The announcement from King Vaw immediately caused an uproar. The level of punishment was quite extreme. The feeling of being stripped of what you¡¯ve earned is uneptable to anyone. Moreover, if your score is not high enough, then with the elite task¡¯s difficulty doubled, it would practically mean giving up this round¡¯s elite task. The difficulty level of the elite task was obvious to all. With a double increase in difficulty, there is hardly any hope ofpleting it. Even if you start over, who knows how much time will be wasted. It can be said that in the ruins, besides friends you know personally, yers from your own faction can¡¯t be trusted either. The elite yers¡¯ eyes were green with envy. On one hand, they didn¡¯t want to lose what they had obtained, on the other hand, they were tempted by the Angel¡¯s Wing. Without any briefing, they knew that by merging the two fragments of the Angel¡¯s wings, a more powerful Angel¡¯s Wing could be obtained. yers who have passed the first round of trials were confident. Everyone wanted to vie for the first ce, of course, it would be perfect if they could defeat Li Yao, and take his Angel¡¯s Wing. Li Yao¡¯s face turned green. Despite his confidence, there were thirty thousand yers to deal with. And all of them were elite yers who had undergone battle testing. The audience was already in an uproar. ¡°Prairie Fire is doomed this time.¡± ¡°These NPCs are too cunning.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve been watching Prairie Fire boss around, really want to see his downfall.¡± ¡°Agreed. I want to see it too.¡± Ozawa alsoughed and said:¡± Prairie Fire is in big trouble now.¡± ¡°That¡¯s putting it lightly, he¡¯s against the world now.¡± KB¡¯s tone was tinged with excitement: ¡°Damn it, I¡¯ve been yed by him many times, really want to see him die once.¡± ¡°It¡¯s normal to be killed, after all, he¡¯s dealing with thousands of opponents.¡± ¡°Of course I know, I just purely want to see him die once.¡± KB said, green with envy from the tens of thousands of eyes at the bottom. Being targeted by so many people and dying once is nothing to be ashamed of. When ying games, who hasn¡¯t died before? ¡°How about you guys make a bet? Bet on whether Prairie Fire will survive or not.¡± Zhao Li proposed with augh. ¡°Sure, I bet Prairie Fire will surely die.¡± KB and Ozawa chorused, then they looked at each other and burst intoughter. The Queen, observing Li Yao¡¯s unsettled expression, asked: ¡°What¡¯s up, scared?¡± ¡°It¡¯s not fear, it¡¯s just, being targeted by so many people¡­ You guys are trying to kill me¡­¡± Li Yaoughed bitterly. Behind King Vaw was a beautiful and scarred High Elf thief who retorted: ¡°If you can¡¯t survive under such minor conditions, then you¡¯re not worthy of possessing the Angel¡¯s Wing.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, why should it matter if everyone is against you? I expect you to carve out a gory path. Just like us, don¡¯t disappoint me and don¡¯t disappoint our general. Especially our general, you¡¯re the only sessor she has had in many years.¡± The Elf Prince, d in a crimson king¡¯s robe, looked very handsome. Three green magic pearls floated around him, and you could feel the strong magic fluctuation emanating from the pearls just by taking a nce. ¡°Go ahead, ¡± As the prince pointed his fingers, Li Yao disappeared on the spot. The yers below also vanished quickly, and soon all had been randomly transferred to the city ruins. ¡°It seems you all have high hopes for this kid,¡± King Vaw remarked. ¡°His strength is insignificant to us, but I see potential in him,¡± the chieftain expressed. ¡°Absolutely, he¡¯s an interesting guy. Otherwise, why should we deliberately sabotage him at thest moment? Hahaha, let¡¯s enjoy watching these kids fight while we discuss the recent border dispute between our two factions,¡± ¡°Sounds like a n,¡± the chieftain agreed. Leaders of these factions would not deliberatelye to watch a brawl between mere novices. Their real motive was to resolve some border disputes under the mediation of the neutral faction. The Alliance and the Horde have just begun to seek peace. Both leaders wanted to maintain this fragile bnce, and they both needed time to rest and heal. ¡°So, exin why your adventurers wanted to seize my outpost in Silverpine Forest, which is our Forsaken¡¯s territory?¡± The queen challenged. A werewolf wearing a king¡¯s cloak coldly retorted, ¡°Silverpine Forest has been my territory since ancient times.¡± ¡°But you abandoned it, now it¡¯s mine.¡± The Queen did not back down¡­ Li Yao had activated the passive effects of the Dark Ranger the moment he was teleported, but before he could enter stealth mode, a ghastly sound of air being shed open reached him. Feeling a chill in his heart, Li Yao quickly activated Deterrence. Boom¡­ A giant rock fiercely hit his back. Even though his magic weapon blocked the attack, Li Yao was still thrown off by the powerful force. Li Yao felt as if he¡¯d been hit an oing train, dizziness washed over him as he mmed into a dpidated pir. -235 Even though the damage was blocked, he still suffered from the recoil. However, before he could recover, Li Yao saw a disheveled humanoid monster, with a foul stench all over it, raising a huge Wolf Fang Club to smash at him. Li Yao quickly initiated Shadow Roll twice, dodging the attack. Ssh¡­ The tremendous Wolf Fang Club shattered the damaged stone pir, scattering the fragments all around. Whoosh¡­ There was no time for Li Yao to react, the sound of an iing stone tearing through the air echoed again in the vicinity. The audiences were dumbstruck. They never expected the second trial to be like this, these monsters were too violent. The main screen showed that in just a few seconds after the yers were sent in, over three thousand elite yers were instantly killed by the monsters nearby due to theirck of preparation. In addition to showing Li Yao¡¯s situation, the main screen also disyed scenes of various other yers being killed by monsters as they entered the ruins, much to the audiences¡¯ delight. There was no greater joy than watching elites get tormented. Of course, some yers with special strategies managed to survive and were fleeing desperately, while the lucky ones started to familiarize themselves with the environment cautiously. Little did they know, what they faced was much more brutal than their first trial¡­ Ps: Please continue to subscribe, vote, and rmend.. Chapter 150: Hunter and Prey (Additional 300 Monthly Tickets) Chapter 150: Hunter and Prey (Additional 300 Monthly Tickets) Trantor: 549690339 In the ruins, Li Yao found himself in extreme danger. He looked around and noticed arge number of monsters nearby. For some reason, these monsters seemed to be in a deep slumber. As such, Li Yao didn¡¯t have many choices; he had hardly any room to maneuver. Even though he had just arrived at these ruins, he had already figured out that the slumbering monsters woke up based on the surrounding aura. Like this one in front of him, wielding a Wolf Fang Club and whose body was as deste as an old tree stump. Its neck had grown absurdly long, making it appear quite tall, but what was more terrifying was the massive eye that took up half of its face, from which an unconscious roar was being emitted. Its blood-red eye stared directly at Li Yao, its hand continuously attacking him with the massive Wolf Fang Club. If it had been just this one monster, it wouldn¡¯t have been a problem. However, from the distance amongst crumbling buildings, a tall and sturdy giant continuously hurledrge rocks towards Li Yao. By the time Li Yao had to actively dodge for the fourth time, his head finally rified. The hit he¡¯d received earlier was severe, if he hadn¡¯t reacted swiftly to use a deterrence, he probably would¡¯ve been knocked out by now. Although the two monsters were uncoordinated, they were still more troublesome than a coordinated attack as they didn¡¯t give him a chance to retaliate. ¡°Now¡¯s the time.¡± Li Yao saw that the monster on the ruins in the distance hurled another huge stone and executed another Shadow Roll once again. The monster wielding the Wolf Fang Club took a stride to catch up and conveniently blocked the path of the flying boulder. Boom¡­ The body of the monster wielding the Wolf Fang Club twisted in pain. Li Yao swiftly executed another Shadow Roll. The Wolf Fang Club-wielding monster, blood spraying out of his wounds, was knocked back, sliding past Li Yao. Only then did Li Yao get the chance to take out his Long Bow, nocking an arrow, aiming at the monster on the ground, and swiftly fired an arrow. The severely wounded monster was instantly killed by Li Yao. Afterwards, Li Yao chose a spot out of the monsters¡¯ line of sight and crouched down. The distant monster lost sight of his target and rxed after a minute standing on the top of the high-rise building. Then a misty fog enveloped Li Yao¡¯s body as it slowly faded into the void. Only once this had happened did Li Yao dared to breathe a sigh of relief and began to look up information on those monsters. MO Hai City Guard Rank: Level 10 Special Elite (Madness) Life: 20000 Armor: 158 Skills: Crushing Blow, Bloodlust. Description: MO Hai City used to be the biggest city-state in the south of the Sanctuary, it fell during a Demon invasion. The whole city of MO Hai was ughtered by Demons, and since then it became a city of death. It is said that the messengers in the city were infected with a mysterious curse and turned into terrifying monsters. Countless adventurers who came to investigate disappeared without a trace, and it also became a taboo ce. Undead Giant Rank: Level 10 Mutant Elite (Bloodthirsty) Life: 35000 Armor: 289 Skills: Throw Boulder, Death Embrace, Trample, Brutal Strike. Description: Some kind ofrge Warcraft mutated horrifically due to a mysterious curse. Just looking at the attributes, it appears to only be slightly stronger than a normal elite. But looking at the description for the mutant elite and the special elite, and then observing words like ¡®madness¡¯ and ¡®bloodthirsty¡¯, Li Yao understood that these type of monsters were not any easier to deal with than a boss. Monsters with no profession to use as a shield would be easily ovee by this kind of creature. Special elite, special silver elite, special boss, plus special, are all monsters with special abilities. Mutant monsters, have undergone some sort of mutation, regardless of the kind, it¡¯s not to be taken lightly and must be dealt with seriously. The special term refers to the special rtionship of attributes, such as bloodthirsty monsters, with too much aggression, this kind of monster often has a very far sight and will actively attack strangers. Crazy, in actuality, implies that the monster is more violently wild and uncontrolled. Li Yao believes that most monster¡¯s attacks have signs to follow, the countermeasure for each move follows this principle. But the crazy monsters don¡¯t show these signs, it¡¯s hard to judge their next move, one can only respond based on a split-second judgement, the so-called chaotic punch can kill the master, which is quite appropriate here. Otherwise, Li Yao would not have missed the opportunity just now, being intercepted by the monster, making it hard to escape. Monsters in the future will have even more abnormal terms, Like Magma, where the ground is covered inva where the monster has passed. Like Shield, powerful monsters with minions will have an invincible shield on their bodies, which can only disappear by killing the minions first. Like Damage Reflection, which will reflect damage when attacked. In his past life, this term was rated one of the most disgusting. Imagineunching a powerful attack only to have the monster reflect the damage back at you. The awful feeling, many yers were killed instantly by their own attacks because of damage reflection. Li Yao nced at the giant undead from the top and finally decided not to kill it. On one hand, the monsters here are revolting and his own abilities are insufficient. Plus, the momentum of the Fire Hawk is too strong, and if released it would probably be swarmed. On the other hand, if you want to get the highest score, killing yers, especially those in the Light Faction, is the fastest way. As for the exposure issue, Li Yao is not too worried. They might want to kill him, but they are enemies to each other too, so it¡¯s unlikely that a strong alliance would form. ¡°Big Brother, are you still safe?¡± Daimeng Tong asked through voice messaging. ¡°I¡¯m fine.¡± Li Yao answered. ¡°Where should we meet up?¡± asked Daimeng Tong. ¡°You guys find a ce to regroup. There are too many people who want to kill me, being together will make us an even bigger target.¡± Li Yao finally denied the n to meet up. ¡°Okay, mainly because your Angel¡¯s Wing is too eye-catching. When we came in, many yers contacted me wanting to exchange information to locate you,¡± said Daimeng Tong. ¡°That¡¯s good, save me the trouble of having to find them one by one. It¡¯s too troublesome.¡± Li Yao showed a hint of a smile: ¡°You guys unite, the best way is to take turns killing yers from the opposing faction. Don¡¯t provoke monsters unless you have to.¡± ¡°Ok, I got it, take care.¡± Daimeng Tong ended themunication after speaking. Li Yao looked up and noticed that the surrounding area was full of huge shattered stone houses. Thanks to his boots, Li Yao could jump up to a dozen yards, then Magic Spider Silk stuck to the edge of a house, Li Yao instantly climbed sixty yards to the top of a huge building. Then he carefully began to look for targets on the roof; in fact, not just him, other yers also hoped to encounter Li Yao. After about a minute of walking on the roof, Li Yao finally spotted a target. Li Yao immediately saw his information, he was a Mage with a specialty rted to ice magic based on his sleeve insignia. Li Yao frowned slightly, no matter what type of ice magic specialist it is, it¡¯s always going to be troublesome. If it doesn¡¯t killed in one hit, there¡¯s a high chance of being controlled and counterattacked. With Li Yao¡¯s attack power, sniping from a distance with a bow and arrow isn¡¯t impossible. But the problem is, there are also monsters on the roof, once he reveals himself, the monsters on the roof would detect him. And it would attract more than just one. Li Yao really didn¡¯t want to mess with these monsters with terms, if not handled well, he could easily end up in hot water, and that¡¯s not a joke¡­ ps: Continue to ask for subscriptions, monthly tickets, rmendations.. Chapter 151: Hunter (Please Subscribe) Chapter 151: Hunter (Please Subscribe) Trantor: 549690339 Li Yao¡¯s situation wasn¡¯t particrly promising right now. Although the roof had fewer monsters than the ground, its wider field of vision wasn¡¯t much of a problem for him due to the Ranger¡¯s passive effect that allowed him to move stealthily in the darkness. However, if he decided to strike, he would invariably attract a few monsters. In such circumstances, summoning the Fire Hawk was not ideal. Its intense aura was highly conspicuous to the monsters, who were heavily sensitive to any energy fluctuations. The Fire Hawk¡¯s appearance was as conspicuous as a firefly in the dead of night, bound to incite a barrage of attacks. Conversely, if the Spider were summoned, it could potentially hold its own against the monsters one vs one, but it wouldn¡¯t stand a chance against a horde. Although the ground-level monsters were densely clustered, the fallen debris of many buildings, boulders, and theyout of the streets served to scatter them. The Mage was a cautious one. He was advancing very carefully, steering clear of provoking the city guards of MO Hai City. When the distance between them got too close, the Mage would use Blink to teleport out a considerable distance to avoid waking the sleeping guards. The Mage was extremely vignt. As he slowly advanced, he continuously scanned his surroundings and tried to walk as close to the walls as possible. Seeing him slowly approaching, Li Yao needed to create a n to silently assassinate the Mage without waking the monsters. Li Yao held a dagger in each hand. Standing atop a building, dozens of yards high, he quietly waited for the Mage to draw near. The location below him was quite a distance away from the surrounding monsters, the perfect spot for an execution. Li Yao had kept the main screen open. The moment he reappeared, the audience saw his two daggers plunge into the back of a Mage¡¯s neck from behind. They were puzzled as to why the Mage had fallen to his knees, even failing to cast Blink. Li Yao picked up the loot dropped by the Mage, turned around and slowly vanished again. ¡°Rewind it.¡± To capture Li Yao¡¯s stealthy movements, a rey was essential. The screen quickly showed Li Yao standing on top of a building, ready for the iing Mage. ¡°It seems the first prey of ¡®Prairie Fire¡¯ has appeared. But why did he take out his daggers?¡± asked the host. ¡°He fears attracting monsters. As you all saw just now, the monsters here are grotesque, seemingly tougher to deal with than a boss,¡± Xiao Ze exined. ¡°Exactly, more than five thousand contestants have already been eliminated. This ce is truly dreadful. The Mage below was really clever to use Blink so effectively and survive for so long,¡± KB added, ¡°Let¡¯s see what happens next.¡± They then saw Li Yao, who was on top of the roof, abruptly jumping down. The Mage just happened to walk by as Li Yao was about tond. Driven by significant inertia, the two daggers plunged into the Mage¡¯s back neck, and the audience clearly saw the confusion in the Mage¡¯s eyes. He was immediately toppled over by the immense impact force. Li Yao showed no mercy as he pulled out his daggers and mercilessly stabbed into the Mage¡¯s back again. As a Mage, who was naturally fragile, and suffering a lethal backstab coupled with a high inertia hit, he was instantly killed. Li Yao, albeit using the Mage¡¯s body to cushion his fall, lost nearly four-fifths of his health, looking extremely vulnerable. ¡°Good heavens, I didn¡¯t know you could do it this way.¡± ¡°Poor Mage, dying with his eyes wide open.¡± ¡°He was so pitiable, dying without knowing how he died.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s observe three seconds of silence for the Mage.¡± ¡°Prairie Fire is incredibly good at this. This move of his has left me speechless.¡± ¡°I get a feeling that he would have a brighter future if he yed the thief character.¡± ¡°It¡¯s another instance of the Assassin¡¯s Creed. What are the thieves going to do about this?¡± The audience excitedly discussed the oue while Li Yao nced around and saw that he hadn¡¯t rmed any monsters. He repeated his technique and jumped up, using the Magical Spider Web to stick to the edge of a building, climbing back onto the rooftop to look for his next target. ¡°Let¡¯s see what the others are up to,¡± he said with a smile as he switched between several screens. Two yers who had encountered each other incited a fierce battle, which alerted a group of monsters. The monsters chased them down, attracting even more monsters along the way. Both yers couldn¡¯t escape. One tragic scene after another unfolded. Fifteen minutester, most of the contestants had realized the gravity of the situation. Even enemy encounters had be exceedingly cautious. Rather than failing to kill an opponent, they prioritized not alerting the monsters. The intense and thrilling hunting and counter-hunting had officially begun, much to the audience¡¯s delight. Li Yao quickly found his second target, this time, a Magician. He patiently waited for the Magician toe closer. Just when Li Yao was about to strike, he suddenly spotted a shadow appearing behind the Magician. A dagger emitting a green light fiercely stabbed into the back of the Magician¡¯s head, stunning him instantly. The Assassin immediately unleashed abo of Backstab, Backstab, Backstab, and Throat sh. Clearly, his premium character ss was an Assassin, which allowed him to perform continuous Backstabs. After executing one set, the fragile Magician was instantly killed. Just as the Assassin was about to collect the loot dropped by the Magician, he suddenly felt a severe pain in his back. Then, a powerful force knocked him to the ground. Li Yao had also performed three back-to-back Backstabs. However, Li Yao¡¯s Backstab moves didn¡¯te with any skill damage bonus. The Assassin died in bafflement, just like the first Mage. In this special trial ground, the system wouldn¡¯t alert who had attacked him. Li Yao collected the loot dropped by the two yers and climbed back onto the roof again. The line between the hunter and the prey had blurred significantly. Nevertheless, Li Yao had always been incredibly careful. If anyone could detect invisibility, they would see a Metal Snake always following Li Yao. Half an hour passed quickly. Li Yao¡¯s score steadily increased, making him stand out among the crowd. He had killed more than twenty yers from the Light Faction. The audience watched as Li Yao constantly changed his tactics¡ªsometimes using the terrain, other times using special props¡ªto cleverly kill his opponents who died miserably without exception. ¡°Something is different this time. There are two yers. How is Prairie Fire going to deal with this? Or will he give up this ughter?¡± Xiao Ze noticed the situation on the scene. The director had finally found a way to keep track of Li Yao¡¯s movement, which was rather fixed and always headed towards the city center. When he spotted a yer, it was almost certain that Prairie Fire would make a move. ¡°A Priest and a Warrior. This won¡¯t be easy,¡± KB remarked, frowning. Li Yao evaluated their path, walked a considerable distance away, out of sight, and grabbed a sturdy vine. He then crafted a rudimentarysso and let the vine hang down. ¡°What¡¯s Prairie Fire trying to do? Make a trap? But why such a simplesso?¡± Zhao Li inquired. KB was silent for a moment, slightly shaking his head to indicate he didn¡¯t know. Xiao Ze muttered to himself, ¡°From a distance of dozens of yards, if it¡¯s ced on the ground, the two yers undoubtedly won¡¯t fall for it. If it¡¯s meant tosso around the neck, it¡¯s too high to control. It feels like thesso ispletely useless.¡± ¡­ PS: Need subscriptions, monthly tickets, and rmendations.. Chapter 152: Fancy Killing (Seeking Subscriptions) Chapter 152: Fancy Killing (Seeking Subscriptions) Trantor: 549690339 The audience all nodded. The Lasso Trap and skill trap were different. Although the Lasso Trap also had some attribute enhancements, it did not have a skill effect or invisibility. Not just elite yers, even ordinary yers, wouldn¡¯t be foolish enough to step into a circle on the ground. As for thesso around the neck,e on, even those with slow reaction times can easily dodge asso controlled from dozens of yards high. They really couldn¡¯t think of why Li Yao would use this kind ofsso. But given Li Yao¡¯s constant unpredictability, even thementators didn¡¯t dare to deny anything definitively. Especially since KB¡¯s face had been repeatedly pped (metaphorically). Li Yao squatted at the edge, with the vine in his hand ced on the edge, blended with the vines on the wall, not arousing any suspicion. The monster on this street wasn¡¯t sleeping. It was a giant domestic pig. It wasbeled as domestic pig, as itcked the wild pig¡¯s tusks and long hair, but this domestic pig is too gigantic, at least ten feet high. But this was clearly also a mutated monster, with disgusting pustules all over its body and blood dripping everywhere. It was categorized as an Undead, but it was clearly still alive. But iming it is alive, its body, however, was full of rotting flesh. There were two yers, a man and a woman. Of course, the man was a warrior, and the woman was a Priest. Seeing this type of monster from this side, the female Priest¡¯s face turned pale. ¡°The ancient gods have gone too far, creating such disgusting monsters.¡± The female Priest was not afraid; she just almost vomited from disgust. ¡°If it disgusts you, don¡¯t look at it. Just follow me.¡± As the Warrior looked around alertly, he said: ¡°But be careful of thieves. This trial benefits thieves too much.¡± ¡°Yes, I know.¡± The Priest agreed and nodded. Being stealthy is really convenient. It¡¯s not only about avoiding surprise attacks from yers, but also because it helps avoid these disgusting monsters and choose the optimal time for a sneak attack. yers now fully realize how annoying and terrifying these monsters are. It seems that killing monsters can earn points, but basically no one likes to provoke the monsters here. The strength of the monsters here can¡¯t be calcted under normal circumstances. Too many yers have been killed instantly by monsters. They could also see the death records. Knowing how many have been eliminated, and that too only a minute after they were teleported, gives a brief idea of how formidable the monsters are. ¡°I¡¯m just a support, I have no attack power, I slowed you down.¡± The Priestess said embarrassedly. ¡°What are you talking about? If it weren¡¯t for you, I would have been killed by the monsters and other yers earlier. Don¡¯t stress, we work well together. I¡¯ll protect you well, then nobody can kill us,¡± the Warrior said seriously. ¡°Okay, then you have to protect me well.¡± The Priestess showed a happy smile. To make it to the second round, her skill was definitely not bad¡­ she was just saying¡­ ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯m here.¡± The Warrior looked at the top of the building and jokingly said,¡± Even if someone flies down from above, I can protect you.¡± ¡°Ah!¡± Just as the Priestess was about to say something, she suddenly felt her feet tighten and a chill sensation. She looked down and saw a snake coiled around her feet, instinctively screaming in fright. Just as the Priestess was screaming, she saw a vinesso appearing in front of her, she suddenly realized, she was being ambushed. As an elite yer who had passed the first round, she quickly figured this out, promptly leaned back to dodge thesso, and quickly said, ¡°Don¡¯t turn back.¡± Her reaction and discerning abilities were truly exceptional, she had already realized something and warned the Warrior ahead. But it was toote. Her scream had instantly put the Warrior on edge. He was already turning his head when she said her second sentence. The Priest leaned back to dodge the iingsso, which swung back to its starting point. By the time the warrior turned his head, thesso was swinging toward him. Before he grasped what was happening, thesso had wrapped around his neck. Suddenly feeling a tightness, he was hoisted into the air. The moment Li Yao revealed his presence, the monsters on the nearby rooftop all turned their eyes toward him and raised their stones. Li Yao quickly tightened the vine around the warrior and then leaped off. It has to be said, the Priest¡¯s reflexes were indeed too fast. She had instantly assessed the current situation. Instead of rushing to aid the warrior, she knew very well that he could quickly cut through the vine with his weapon, and as long as the warrior was not eliminated instantly, she could heal him. The real danger right now was to her. Seeing the shadow leaping down, shrouded in ck mist, she recognized Li Yao and became more nervous. There was no doubt about Li Yao¡¯s strength. She quickly cast the Speed -Boosting Feather on herself and took off, shooting out like an arrow. At the same time, she prepared to chant a spell to cast the Holy Light Shield on herself. She figured out the direction in which Li Yao jumped down, and chose to run in a direction ny degrees different from his. A trace of surprise shed in Li Yao¡¯s eyes. This Priest was indeed formidable. His n had been tosso the warrior and then eliminate the Priest, but she remained too calm; he would not be able to kill her with a dagger once hended. As Li Yaonded, the sound of rumbling came from the rooftop. That was the sound of the colossal stones thrown by the surrounding monsters. Li Yao also reacted swiftly. The weapon in his hand had been changed to the Long Bow, while behind him, a pair of wings shimmered with red light. Smack¡­ Just as the Priest finished casting the shield around herself, Li Yao¡¯s Arcane Shot hadnded on her. Her newly cast Holy Light Shield shattered under her stunned gaze, and she lost 125 Health Points. The Priest momentarily stopped in her tracks. Even though she had given Li Yao a high evaluation, she never expected him to shatter her shield with just one arrow. Being an Elite Priest who specialized in support, the shield she cast could absorb twice the damagepared to an ordinary Priest¡¯s. Her n was to eat two arrows from Li Yao with the shield, then take cover behind a nearbyrge stone. By then, the warrior would have cut through the vine and the tables would be turned. No matter howpetent you are, Li Yao, you can¡¯t withstand thebined attack of two elites. However, her n was beautiful in theory, but it failed miserably because she underestimated Li Yao¡¯s damage potential: one wrong move led to a series of mistakes. To end the battle quickly, Li Yao had activated Rapid Shooting when he pulled out the Long Bow. Just as her shield shattered and she was about to cast an instant-healing spell on herself and roll aside to dodge the arrows, Li Yao¡¯s second arrow hit her. Thud¡­ -658 A look of shock, frustration, and denial filled her eyes as she slowly fell to the ground. Being so fragile, without her shield, she was directly sniped and in by Li Yao. At the same time, after struggling a bit, the warrior sobered up, unsheathed his one-handed sword, and started hacking at thesso. It wasn¡¯t until his third swing that he managed to cut the rope. However, when hended, he found the dead body of the Priest on the ground. The warrior¡¯s eyes turned red. Just moments ago, he boasted about protecting the Priest but was humiliated in the blink of an eye¡­ PS: Here¡¯s the guaranteed update for the second chapter. Let¡¯s start making up for lost updates this afternoon. Also, please continue to subscribe and rmend, especially for monthly tickets, please be lenient.. Chapter 153 - 153 Killing Ground (Thousand Illusion Rain Ice – Bonus Chapter) Chapter 153: Killing Ground (Thousand Illusion Rain Ice ¨C Bonus Chapter) Trantor: 549690339 ¡°Damn it, get down here.¡± The warrior held up his shield to guard his body and roared angrily at Li Yao, who was still floating in mid-air. The response he received was Li Yao¡¯s arrow. Under the ¡®Rapid Shooting¡¯ mode, Li Yao had reached the peak of his speed. Even though two arrows were blocked, two still hit their target. Despite not hitting a vital spot because he was in the sky, it still reduced the warrior¡¯s health to less than half. Naturally, this was because the warrior was well equipped. If it were an ordinary warrior, they would be ughtered instantly by Li Yao with just two arrows, even if they didn¡¯t hit a vital spot. ¡°Prairie Fire, you think I can¡¯t recognize you, huh? Fight me one on one, what kind of skill is it to drift up in the sky?¡± The warrior was going mad. At this moment, Li Yao was constantly circling overhead, at least thirty yards high, and he couldn¡¯t even touch Li Yao. Seeing that Li Yao still did not respond, the warrior directly took out his bow and started to draw and chase Li Yao with his arrows. ¡°Seeking death.¡± Just as the Shield Warrior put away his shield, Li Yao¡¯s arrow hit again. And as he was drawing the bow to shoot, the next arrow had already hit him. Two consecutive arrows, both without the damage reduction from the shield, immediately drained the warrior¡¯s life. He fell to the ground, full of frustration. Engaging ¡®Rapid Shooting¡¯ was equivalent to engaging ¡®Rampage mode¡¯. Particrly for an expert archer like Li Yao, ¡®Rapid Shooting¡¯ was a divine skill among divine skills. Li Yao canceled the effect of the wings,nded on the ground and quickly picked up the fallen equipment. After waiting in the corner for a minute, andpletely leaving the fight, he climbed onto anotherrge roof from another side. ¡°God, this is so brutal.¡± ¡°Dream destroyer. I wonder if these two top yers will break up.¡± ¡°Definitely breaking up. They just got together and then they died, a bad omen.¡± ¡°True to Prairie Fire, he showed no mercy when facing a weak girl.¡± ¡°Destined for a lonely life.¡± ¡°That was so thrilling, especially the final gliding from high up. The warrior was about to go crazy.¡± ¡°If I were that warrior, I¡¯d want to PK him in real life after logging out.¡± ¡°Easy task. They¡¯re all yers. Wait till the performance match ends. There might be a good show.¡± The audience was having heated discussions, not minding to make a fuss about everything. Their positions were quite embarrassing, but it was delicious to watch a top-notch yer die like this. ¡°Sure enough, sigh.¡± KB sighed wryly. ¡°Fortunately, we didn¡¯t use this for betting.¡± Oz also covered his mouth and said, ¡°It can actually go like this. Sigh, we really aren¡¯t at his level.¡± ¡°His thought process is indeed strange. You can tell that from the Priest¡¯s reaction. Thesso can¡¯t trap top yers. The question is, he used the Poisonous Snake Trap to control the girl. Whether or not it¡¯s a top yer, I believe that at the first sight of a snake, particrly when it¡¯s wrapped around their feet, they¡¯ll scream.¡± KB sighed, ¡°This is no longer a matter of skill. It¡¯s utilizing people¡¯s fears, which is truly terrifying.¡± ¡°Yes, as long as the Priest screams, no matter what, the warrior will definitely turn back. But thesso has already swung past. There¡¯s no avoiding it. I¡¯ve thought of many applications for thesso myself, but I never thought it could be used like this.¡± Oz also agreed, nodding his head. ¡°The key point is that it¡¯s too harmful. Cough cough, I think for such a top-ranked yer like him, he could have killed both yers by force. Why did he choose to do it this way? Sigh, I guess these two top yers must be mad to death.¡± KB said helplessly. ¡°Tactics, I remember he once said, ¡®use the least effort to achieve the goal you want.¡¯¡± Oz covered his mouth andughed, ¡°The show effect is not bad and, in fact, his location has already been exposed. The two top yers might have friends in the second Trial Ground. If Prairie Fire¡¯s coordinates are announced, it will be exciting.¡± ¡°When you put it like that, I feel that the two top yers are way better than those who were killed before. At least they know who killed them. Those killed before didn¡¯t even know how they died.¡± KB said gleefully, ¡°After the performance match ends and the truth is revealed, they might really want to PK Prairie Fire in real life.¡¯ ¡°It¡¯s getting exciting now.¡± Oz said, his eyes wide. ¡°What?¡± KB asked. Oz adjusted the screen and said, ¡°Look at the regional channel.¡± Mohai City channel, Fantasy loving Cow: ¡°Prairie Fire is at the coordinates 58458, 85478, those who want to kill Prairie Firee quickly.¡± ¡°Crazy, so many people are heading that way.¡± KB saw the constantly shing screen, where quite many yers immediately ran over after seeing the message. ¡°I received quite a few invitations, they want to team up against you.¡± Xiayao messaged. ¡°Let theme.¡± Li Yao replied indifferently, obviously not caring. ¡°Should we go over there?¡± Xiayao hesitated for a moment before asking. ¡°No need, I cane and go freely now. It¡¯s not that easy for them to kill me. It¡¯s more important for you to meet up and try to be among the top hundred.¡± Li Yao didn¡¯t want them toe over. Now that he could fly high and low, he was very free. If they gathered together, it would be more troublesome. ¡°Okay, be careful.¡± Xiayao said, then hung up. Li Yao stood on top of a building, constantly looking around. Surprisingly, the undead had be quite a nuisance. They hadrge bodies and liked to stand on top of the buildings. Whether it was the open roof or the streets, if you walked in the middle of the street, you were very likely to be discovered, just like when Li Yao was just teleported over and was nearly killed by an Undead Giant. Suddenly, Li Yao¡¯s eyes lit up, he had actually found a small fort in the city. Calling it a fort was indeed urate. Standing on top of a huge stone column, Li Yao clearly saw the situation on the other side. Li Yao guessed it should be the residence of some big shot, and it¡¯s owner held tremendous power. Not far from here, there was a beautiful architectural area. Of course, it was beautiful in the past, now it was in ruins, but the stones and carvings there revealed the owner¡¯s identity. The residence seemed like an independent castle, with walls that were a dozen feet taller than regr areas, and much thicker, resembling a city within a city. Li Yao quickly circled around the residence and found arge garden, probably the backyard. Then the entire building was closed off, the main door was cast of metal and sealed, only a gap on the side door allowed small creatures to go in and out. ¡°This is a great ce.¡± Li Yao stroked his chin and started thinking about his next n. His general whereabouts had been exposed now and yers would probably swarm here. Of course, he could change ces, but that would mean wandering around and hunting down yers one by one; this was too slow in ruing points. Although he was currently holding the top spot in points, the difference with the second one was not too big. He was no longer patient enough to y the game slowly. Since people wereing to give him points, if he didn¡¯t ept them, wouldn¡¯t it be disrespectful to their enthusiasm¡­ PS: Continuously seeking support for subscriptions, we are short of more than a dozen monthly tickets for addition, and rmended tickets.. Chapter 154: The Brain Eater (In Sanskrit, a shallow chant commands ten thousand rewards) Chapter 154: The Brain Eater (In Sanskrit, a shallow chantmands ten thousand rewards) Trantor: 549690339 If Li Yao nned to turn this ce into a hunting ground, the first thing he needed to do was to clear the area of the monsters. They could hinder operations. Li Yao knew that he would be at odds with the world if he decided to level up by killing monsters, but he knew the queen¡¯s personality too well. Even though the monsters in MO Hai City were twisted, Li Yao believed that with his current foundation, he would always find suitable monsters to kill. But there was a problem. Even if he was the top scorer, the camp leaders would not go back on their word and the prize would still be his. However, all impression points would be lost. The reason they conducted this test was to see who would emerge as a potential leader. They wanted to see the birth of a bug king, not someone who kept his head down and only hunted monsters. In Li Yao¡¯s view, leaving a good impression on these leaders was even more important than the Angel¡¯s Wing. And considering the queen¡¯s personality, if he were to really do this, he could basically forget about learning any legacy from her. The reason the leaders wanted to test him was to see his potential and if he could carve out a path of blood. So since the beginning of thepetition, he had only one option ¨C to forge ahead and carve out a new world. Li Yao was standing at the headquarters¡¯ highest point. Although other parts of the city were devastated, it was quite intact here, covered in vegetation, showing that only the finest materials were used here. It took Li Yao almost five minutes to imprint the situation of the mansion in his mind while he brainstormed rapidly to determine the feasibility of his n and how to deal with sudden situations. ¡°Prairie Fire God has been standing there for five minutes, what¡¯s he doing?¡± Xiao Ze asked in confusion because Li Yao had not taken any action and was just standing there. ¡°It seems like he¡¯s turned this nobility¡¯s manor into a battlefield,¡± KB mused after some thought. ¡°Prairie Fire God really has guts. Does he know that many yers are converging toward his direction no matter how far away they are?¡± Xiao Ze said. Directors constantly switched between scenes that clearly showed countless yers rushing towards Li Yao¡¯s coordinates at the ce where he had killed a warrior and priest. Some yers who were nearby had already arrived at the coordinates, and they started to search for Li Yao¡¯s whereabouts. The public channel was a hub for information about the whereabouts of Prairie Fire. Many yers werebing their efforts to find Li Yao¡¯s location. They thought that even if Li Yao walked away, he couldn¡¯t go far. It was unknown how many yers were gathering from all directions. So they thought that Li Yao was caught like a turtle in a jar, they just needed to uncover him, sooner orter. Of course, there were also yers who were not interested in Li Yao; there were quite a lot of them. They were interested in points. Some acquainted yers teamed up and started hunting yers in a suitable ce. And such yers were not a small number. Due to the congregation of yers, it became chaotic in no time. Xia Yao led one of the most prominent squads among them. Xia Yao¡¯s elite profession was pet training; in this case, the undead pets themselves were the elite. She could summon elite level undead pets; not just one. It wasn¡¯t hard to imagine her summoning a Skeleton Sea one day. Daimeng Tongtong¡¯s elite profession was Totem Sa, a specialist in various totems. He was good at control, output, healing, and had numerous output totems. Tongtong¡¯s sister-inw, Li Jie, was an ice mage. She almost gave up any skills rted to fire and specialized in ice magic. Even among ice magic professions, her level of control was top-notch. Da Vinci. a full-time supporting role, was a Bard. He was skilled in various types of enhancement magic. He could heal, add shields, increase attributes, and his attack was not strong, but both his self-protection skills and the contribution to the team were tremendous. At first nce, their team seemed to have no closebat professions, which was a major weakness. But Xia Yao¡¯s skeletons and Li Jie¡¯s control made up for everything. When they encountered a team of yers, they were not afraid. Their closebat characters were often surrounded by skeletons. Even if the melee broke through the skeleton¡¯s blockade, Li Jie¡¯s control would follow. Teams with a thief also had no way out. The thieves couldn¡¯t kill anyone in one shot. Da Vinci¡¯s shields and healing were so annoying that they left the ambush thieves powerless. And even if some thieves targeted Da Vinci, Daimeng Tongtong¡¯s control totem, healing totem, and various control totems made them impermeable like iron buckets. After once again dealing with a squad that had tried to attack them, Daimeng Tongtong and Da Vinci collected the spoils while cautiously monitoring the situation around them. ¡°I wonder how big brother is doing.¡± Daimeng Tongtong said worriedly. Da Vinci shared the attributes of the equipment he had picked up, saying, ¡°Those looking for him are too many. Many people know that we¡¯re with Prairie Fire. They attack as soon as they see us.¡± ¡°As long as we don¡¯t face twice as many enemies, they can¡¯t do anything to us,¡± said Xia Yao. ¡°Since you all are worried about him, then we should go take a look,¡± said Li Jie. ¡°Unless we hide in a corner, it¡¯s all the same to us.¡± ¡°Okay, okay, let¡¯s all put on our cloaks. Let¡¯s not attack them for now. We can mix into their team and see how it goes,¡± Daimeng Tongtong said excitedly. ¡°Yes, we can try. If it doesn¡¯t work, we can think of something else,¡± Xia Yao agreed. Everyone put on their cloaks. As more yers gathered, the general scarcity of monsters had been cleared out. Other than enemies on the roof, they didn¡¯t have to worry about the monsters below, which made it much safer. Li Yao didn¡¯t care about the situation outside. He was clearing the ces that needed to be cleared. There were quite a few monsters in the mansion. He didn¡¯t have time to clear them all out and chose some ces that were necessary for his n. Devour Brain sma Rank: 11th level special elite Life: 25000 Armor: 200 Skills: Devour Brain sma, Death¡¯s Kiss, Muddy Explosion Note: They used to be the beautiful maids of the great duke¡¯s mansion. The demonic torrent didn¡¯t destroy them, but a special curse caused them to mutate horribly. Li Yao could even see their shattered maid uniforms, but their heads werepletely unrecognizable, as if they had grown an octopus tentacle filled with mucus that kept writhing like a snake. It was highly nauseating. Although Li Yao was careful, he was still ambushed by one of the ¡°Devour Brain sma¡± monsters when he turned a corner. Luckily, he had a lot of health and didn¡¯t die, but it was disgusting. He was all covered in mucus. That¡¯s why he detested these special and mutated monsters. Sometimes it was impossible to defend against them. Even when he was invisible, they still detected him. The audience burst intoughter. It was the first time they saw Li Yao in such a plight¡­ ps: Continue to ask for subscription. Monthly tickets are just a few short of the additional update quota.. Chapter 155: Digging a Pit (Extra 400 monthly tickets) Chapter 155: Digging a Pit (Extra 400 monthly tickets) Trantor: 549690339 ¡°Hahaha, your face is full of slime, sorry, allow me to indulge in some evilughter, hahaha.¡± KB burst outughing at the sight of Li Yao¡¯s disheveled state, frankly, he had gotten quite the face p from Li Yao earlier. Now seeing Li Yao embarrassing himself, he was thoroughly enjoying the schadenfreude. ¡°You¡¯re such a dirty boy.¡± Xiao Ze chided, but the quivering corner of her lips betrayed her amusement. Upon the audience¡¯s enthusiastic demand, the footage reyed, showing Li Yao cautiously sneaking around. It was smooth sailing all the way until he reached a turn, where Li Yao got distracted by a boss-level monster in the distance, not paying attention to his surroundings. A brain-eater, with its head covered in slime like a tentacle, had caught hold of Li Yao. If it wasn¡¯t for Li Yao promptly activating Intimidation and bouncing the monster off due to his high health point, he might have died under the deathly smooch of the brain-eater. ¡°Wait a sec, Yi Yao¡¯s move should be counted as sneaking, right? Why was he still discovered?¡± The host asked in confusion. ¡°As for a thief-like sneak, judging from previous observations, it is clearly inferior to a real thief¡¯s sneak. But Yi Yao seems to have done some research on a thief¡¯s sneak. He¡¯s so practiced, and moves so lightly, almost as if he¡¯s not exerting any effort. It really is beyondprehension.¡± KB exined. ¡°Huh, it¡¯s a real mystery how he knows so many techniques. The vast majority of thieves don¡¯t even do as well as him. The discovery this time was mainly because a boss in the distance caught his attention and the brain-eater was just around the corner, making no sound at all. The two were too close. Even the sneak of a real thief would be detected, let alone Prairie Fire¡¯s, which is not even as good as an actual sneak.¡± Xiao Ze exined. ¡°I think I¡¯ve finally figured out what Prairie Fire¡¯s n is.¡± KB suddenly announced. ¡°What?¡± Xiao Ze was puzzled. ¡°Haven¡¯t you noticed? The way Prairie Fire is clearing out monsters is quite systematic. Although I can¡¯t see why he¡¯s clearing some monsters here and others there, you see, he¡¯s even disturbing the stone pirs at the main gate. It looks like he¡¯s digging a pit.¡± KB said earnestly. ¡°You¡¯re saying, Prairie Fire is treating this ce like a battleground? That can¡¯t be, look at this.¡± Xiao Ze gestured at the light screen: ¡°Look, ording to the system analytics data, over twenty thousand people are converging in this direction. In the vicinity, there are already over a thousand searching for Prairie Fire.¡± Seeing the staggering statistics, the audience collectively gasped, taken aback by the sheer number. But it also gave them a sense of the value of Angel¡¯s Wing. KB said Li Yao was digging a pit, but the question was, how? There were already a thousand people there, with more on the way. The number was simply terrifying. Yes, they admitted, Li Yao was formidable, but those elite yers weren¡¯tmbs. Even if they weren¡¯t a match for him one-on-one, with that many people, they could simply crush him under the sheer weight of their numbers. ¡°Prairie Fire is ying a big game this time.¡± ¡°Feels like he¡¯smitting suicide. He really thinks he¡¯s a god.¡± ¡°Why don¡¯t you go and rant when Prairie Fire was flexing his prowess just now?¡± ¡°What¡¯s the point of talking to someone like this? They only everin.¡± The spectator stands had turned into a mess. ¡°I know it¡¯s hard to believe, but look, what¡¯s he doing?¡± KB pointed at Li Yao on screen. ¡°Is he setting up a trap?¡± Zhao Li hesitated before guessing. ¡°He¡¯s clearly setting a trap, but what¡¯s the use of these traps without any skill effects?¡± Xiao Ze frowned. ¡°That¡¯s a question for Prairie Fire. Who can guess what he¡¯s thinking?¡± KB said helplessly: ¡°Look, he¡¯s haphazardly clearing out monsters. If he¡¯s farming points, he would simply farm them directly. Why is he hopping around? And then setting up some simple, seemingly pointless traps. You tell me, if this isn¡¯t digging a pit, then what is it?¡± ¡°But this pit, isn¡¯t it a bit too big? If he¡¯s not careful, he¡¯s going to bury himself.¡± Xiao Ze nced at the time and continued: ¡°He¡¯s been preparing for half an hour already, his points have been surpassed by others.¡± ¡°This just further proves that he wants to y a big game. I smell blood in the air. Even though I still find it hard to believe that he can deal with this many people.¡± KB said. ¡°Let¡¯s just wait and see.¡± Xiao Ze felt a hint of anticipation. Not just her, all the spectators were eager to see how Li Yao would handle this major crisis. As long as Li Yao remained cautious, the brain-eaters posed minimal threat to him. Having cleared out quite a few monsters and set up some traps, Li Yao checked the time. An hour had passed since the trial began. Even worse, a few yers had already surpassed his points. To his surprise, Tie Niu was in third ce. Clearly, the guy was a killing machine, but Li Yao wasn¡¯t surprised. Tie Niu¡¯s superfast teleportation was even more freakish than a Mage¡¯s. His elusive movements made it difficult for any monster-or yer-to get to him. Especially in this kind of setting, the continuous rapid teleportation was nothing short of a god-tier skill. ¡°Everyone¡¯s really pushing their limits, huh. I can¡¯t afford to fall behind.¡± Li Yao whistled. The Fire Hawk appeared mid-air and flew towards the sky. The Fire Hawk circled and cried out loudly in the high sky. The image of the Fire Hawk was too conspicuous, simr to a fire god in the sky. The sky was already pretty gloomy here, the Fire Hawk was extremely eye-catching. The yers around the Duke¡¯s mansion immediately noticed the circling Fire Hawk, causing amotion in the regional chat. The perimeter wall of the Duke¡¯s mansion was more or less a city wall, approximately eighty yards high, a veritable sky mark for yers. Moreover, there were several guards with their bodies bloated and torn apart on the wall. Aside from the main gate, the other three directions were just a smelly moat full of rotten fish. The yers could even seerge fish covered in sharp spines, just from their appearances, they looked quite menacing. After observing for a while, the elite yers gave up on the idea of scaling the wall and began looking for the main gate. The huge metal gate of the main entrance, however, was shut. Only the side door had a small crack, as if torn apart by something. One yer spotted the crack in the side door and saw that the doorway was over twenty yards in length, and the crack was only wide enough to let one yer through. In just a short time, a dozen yers had gathered there. They had clearly been searching for Li Yao nearby. Through the crack, they could see Li Yao in the distance. But no one acted rashly, the crack was too narrow. Going in would make them easy targets for Li Yao. Click Snap¡­ With a soft sound, a spike trap was triggered, and the cracked entrance was now bristling with spikes. A thief looked up in disbelief at Li Yao, only to see Li Yao waving at him, saying: ¡°Adios, mate. Safe travels.¡± Snap, snap, snap¡­ The three arrow towers set up along the edges of the passage immediately mowed down the thief. ¡°So we do indeed have a pioneer here. I salute to those who dared to go first. So, anyone else willing to deliver themselves into the jaws of death? I could use some more points.¡± Li Yao called out to the people outside¡­ ps: Thank you very much for the monthly tickets, friends. As a way to give thanks, I¡¯m changing the rules a bit for bonus updates: originally set at 100 tickets per bonus update, it¡¯s now 50 tickets per bonus. So, keep those monthly ticketsing.. Chapter 156: 156 Chapter 156: 156 Trantor: 549690339 So arrogant, that¡¯s how the yers outside feel, and so do the spectators. Killing people directly, then setting off the map cannon, it¡¯s just like saying ¡®you¡¯re all rubbish, and yet instead of pecking each other, rubbish chooses toe and give me points¡¯. ¡°Prairie Fire, do you really think you¡¯re invincible?¡± a Mage yer asked coldly. ¡°Seriously, why are you showing off? If you¡¯re brave,e out and fight one-on-one. What can you do hiding in there?¡± A warrior yer jeered. ¡°What kind of man hides inside and ys dirty tricks?¡± ¡°A coward, relying on some trash stuff to show off.¡± The number of yers outside was gradually increasing, all of them shouting in anger. Li Yao pulled back his long bow and pointed an arrow at them, ¡°You bunch are surrounding me, wanting to kill me and rob my Angel¡¯s Wing. Now you expect me to talk about justice? To you, I only have two words, Ha-ha.¡± ¡°You attacked my friend. I¡¯vee for revenge. It has nothing to do with Angel¡¯s Wing, ¡± the Mage sneered. ¡°Yes, we came to avenge our friend.¡± ¡°What Angel¡¯s Wing? You¡¯re thinking too much.¡± Li Yao sneered, ¡°Ridiculous. Arguing with you wastes my breath. So, you want a one-on-one fight? Come, I¡¯ll give you a chance toe in, dare you?¡± The Mage, Infernal Demon, moved forward a few steps, ¡°Good, here Ie. I¡¯ll kill you. How dare such a dickhead Hunter show off in front of me? Remind you, I can blink continuously. Don¡¯t miss me with your arrows.¡± With vignce, Infernal Demon entered through the crack into the passage. About ten yards down was the area where the first rogue had sprung the Spike Trap. ¡°You think these things can trouble me?¡± Infernal Demon showed a slight smile, then his figure changed and disappeared from the spot, appearing beyond the range of three Arrow Towers: ¡°Don¡¯t forget, I can blink.¡± Just as he blinked, Li Yao quickly swiveled his arm and released the drawstring. Smack¡­ Arcane Shot! The arrow emitting Arcane brilliance had prated the Mage¡¯s throat. The Mage, holding his neck, his eyes still showing a triumphant look, stared straight at Li Yao, disbelief written all over his face. However, his life had been exhausted, his soul turned into a white light, directly eliminated. The word he wanted to speak was hung in his stomach. ¡°Who¡¯s next.¡± Li Yao bowed again and pointed an arrow at the people outside. Due to angle problem, people outside couldn¡¯t see when the Mage blinked into the building. Infernal Demon was a famous Mage, a professional yer. They had faith in professional yers. Although many people felt Infernal Demon might not be able to kill Li Yao, at least he could hold him off. As long as Li Yao was held, they didn¡¯t need much time. Just a dozen seconds would be enough. By that time, the more yers that get in, the less Li Yao¡¯s words would matter. No matter how strong he is, he would have to regret. But what¡¯s happening now? Why did Infernal Demon stop making sounds after he went in? Only the spectators have a clear view. Li Yao made another godly prediction. From the reys, they saw clearly, the instant the Mage blinked, Li Yao quickly adjusted the direction and shot the arrow. The moment the Mage blinked out, the arrow had pierced his throat. Without thementators exining, everyone could see it. Li Yao had figured out where the Mage would blink to the moment he blinked, and that¡¯s why the Mage didn¡¯t even have the chance to blink a second time, was shot in the vital spot, was killed in one shot. ¡°Another godly prediction, how is this possible?¡± ¡°Holy crap, is he human? Mage¡¯s blink is unpredictable, how did he figure it out, and so exact?¡± ¡°I feel for my Infernal Demon. Such a domineering person is defeated here.¡± ¡°Even professional yers die this miserably. I want to bow to Prairie Fire.¡± ¡°Who¡¯s next?¡± The stadium was filled with apuse and cheers. Li Yao picked up the gear dropped by the Mage, then dragged the Mage¡¯s body to the position where the people outside could see it. ¡°Looks like you don¡¯t know what happened. Look at this and you¡¯ll understand. I¡¯ll ask again, who dares toe in for a one-on-one fight?¡± The elites outside had increased from a dozen to several dozens, and the number of yers was still increasing. Seeing the body of Infernal Demon caused a big stir. They never expected it would turn out like this. He was killed in a blink. Infernal Demon was killed in a blink. Many yers¡¯ faces burned. They had made fun of him for a long time, and then a professional yer went in boasting, but what happened? He couldn¡¯t hold on for three seconds and was directly defeated. Everyone looked at each other wondering what to do. The crack is really too small, only one person could pass. Prairie Fire¡¯s famous attack was absurd. To rush in was too hard, they would just be sent to die. What¡¯s more important was that no one wanted to block it. They knew even without thinking that the first one to go in would definitely be used as a human shield by the people behind, there would be no way to retreat, there would only be a dead end. Let those who were confident in their own abilities and were recognized by everyone go in first to duel for ten seconds, giving time for everyone to enter, that was the best way. ¡°I¡¯ll go. I¡¯ve heard of the name of Prairie Fire for a long time. Today, I want to try your skills.¡± A warrior with two one-handed swords radiating a bloody glow slowly stepped forward. Everyone could see by the glow of his equipment that he had luxurious gear, especially the two weapons, obviously of epic level, and with enchantment added. Seeing how he unted them at his waist, even his cloak was short, clearly for the fear of covering the glow of the weapons, it was obvious that the attributes of the two weapons were top-notch. ¡°The main yer of the Scythe Team, de Scythe.¡± ¡°de actually turned up.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s see how he¡¯s going to show off now.¡± As soon as de Scythe stepped forward, there was a buzz among the crowd. He too was a public figure. Though he wasn¡¯t a member of the top eight super teams, the Scythe Team was still among the top teams in the first division. ¡°In my life, I despise hypocrites like you the most.¡± Disdain shed in Li Yao¡¯s eyes: ¡°We¡¯re all here ying games, killing and being killed is normal. Coveting other people¡¯s gear, wanting to loot it, is also normal. If I¡¯m killed and my gear is looted, I can only say that I¡¯m not as good as them, I admit defeat. If you want my gear, just say it outright. What ¡®I want to spar with you¡¯, I spit on you, what onion do you think you are?¡± The audience burst into an uproar, the dozens of elite yers were also taken aback. They didn¡¯t expect Li Yao to be so blunt. This was a tant p in the face. Looking at de Scythe¡¯s face, it had already turned livid. He red at Prairie Fire and said angrily, ¡°I give you face and you don¡¯t want it, alright, watch as I ughter you. Complimenting you as a god is just that, apliment. You take yourself too seriously.¡± ¡°My reputation was earned through killing, since when have I needed your five-waste warrior topliment me? Fight or scram.¡± Li Yao pulled back his long bow: ¡°Honestly, killing you only gets me one point. It doesn¡¯t even cover the cost of my arrows.¡± Damn it¡­ de Scythe¡¯s body trembled with anger, he was an professional yer, a famous person with arge fan base. Yet he was so insulted¡­ PS: More than 500 votes now, over a hundred votes overnight, three more chapters for today. You guys are awesome, owing to which I got up at six to work my butt off. No nonsense, here¡¯s the first update. I¡¯m going all out, continue to ask for monthly ticket support.. Chapter 157: The Big Windmill (Soliciting Monthly Pass) Chapter 157: The Big Windmill (Soliciting Monthly Pass) Trantor: 549690339 ¡°Fine, since it¡¯s like that, here Ie.¡± Soldier Sickle walked slowly towards the fracture with a gloomy face, ¡°Your anticipation is really good. I should tell you that I am a maneuver warrior under the Berserker Talent. Watch out.¡¯ ¡°No wonder you¡¯re so confident. So, you¡¯re a flea warrior.¡± Li Yao realized. The maneuver warrior is a very agile elite profession. Unlike other warriors, who only learn big jumps at high levels, this warrior could aplish this skill at level 10, and even connect the big jumps. This kind of warrior sacrifices some armor and gains agility benefits instead. In thest era, some flea warriors even gave up te armor and heavy armor to wear leather armor, which increased their agility and also had damage reduction skills. Their self-protection ability is very strong. Like thieves and hunters, mages and warriors are natural enemiespeting for son positions. But mages can usually kite warriors to death. However, flea warriors are exceptions and are known as mage killers. They are a very popr type of warrior style. There is no absolute invincible profession in the Ancient Gods, only invincible yers. With simr technology and equipment, the restraint of professions is also interlocked, and there is no perfect profession. ¡°Bastard, insulting my profession!¡± Soldier Sickle shouted angrily. At this moment, he was at the edge of the Spike Trap. A ring of shields emerged around his body to protect him, and then he suddenly jumped up. At the same time, when the warrior jumped, Li Yao also shot an arrow like lighting. Death ck Arrow! Snap¡­ -85 The ink-ck arrow shaft of the Death ck Arrow hit his left leg, seeing the body that was originally making a big jump suddenly rotate sharply. Snap¡­ -124 The second arrow was a normal shot, still hitting the windmill-like rotating Soldier Sickle. But because of his damage reduction, Li Yao¡¯s damage was not high. However, his damage reduction skill also became the instigator of painful spread. Due to therge jumping force and strong inertia, although Soldier Sickle was rolling in the air, his body was still flying towards Li Yao. And Li Yao has already begun to store energy. When Soldier Sickle was rolling over Li Yao¡¯s head, Li Yao¡¯s Charged Arrow was already at level two. At the same time, a red light was shing on his body, the power of the Wild Bull wasunched, and then he let go. Boom¡­ -235 The power of the level two Charged Arrow was already great. With the addition of the Wild Bull¡¯s several times enhanced power, the Charged Arrow that hit Soldier Sickle¡¯s waist exerted an incredibly strong force. Soldier Sickle¡¯s body was being sted into the sky, and all yers eximed and couldn¡¯t believe their own eyes. Snap¡­ ¡ª115 The fourth arrow was still a normal shot, hitting Soldier Sickle¡¯s leg. He was spinning faster now in the sky. Then, Li Yao put away his bow and arrow, coldly watching the yer attempting to wade through the fight. Boom¡­ Soldier Sickle, with less than a hundred health points left, fell from the sky more than twenty yards high and was directly smashed to death with his life reduced to zero. His eyes were full of humiliating anger and unwillingness but he could not resist the rules of Ancient Gods. His soul was transported to the graveyard. The yers who were ready to squeeze in, seeing Soldier Sickle smashed to death, swallowed hard and slowly retreated from the fracture. ¡°You like to jump, so I let you jump enough in the sky.¡± Li Yao looked at the yers outside the crevice faintly: ¡°Who else is there? Or you all rush together.¡± The silence was surprising, whether it was the elite yers who wanted to kill Li Yao and explode the Angel¡¯s Wing, or the countless audiences in the stadium, it was surprisingly quiet at this moment. The scene was too weird. They were startled and couldn¡¯t believe their own eyes, even doubting whether this was real or not. Li Yao is very strong, they all know. Although Soldier Sickle belongs to the professional team, it is possible that he is not Li Yao¡¯s opponent, which they had thought of long ago. However, they had never thought that Soldier Sickle would die like this. Actually, allowing the opponent to fall with a bow and arrow attack, spinning like a windmill, and then violently pushing the opponent¡¯s body a dozen yards high, and then falling to death, this kind of skill and means only exist in movies and anime, but now it has indeed appeared in front of them. How can they not be surprised? ¡°Honey, pinch me to see if I¡¯m dreaming.¡± ¡°Mommy,e and see Superman.¡± ¡°What¡¯s this, it can be yed like this. Is the hunter so awesome?¡± ¡°It¡¯s not the hunter that¡¯s awesome, it¡¯s Prairie Fire that¡¯s awesome. You go into the game and see if there¡¯s any hunter.¡± ¡°It¡¯s worth seeing such an operation today. It¡¯s worth it for me to spend four times the price to buy a ticket from others.¡± ¡°I won¡¯t speak anymore. From now on, I will be your crazy fan, Prairie Fire. It¡¯s too enjoyable.¡± ¡°It¡¯s * *nice, but I didn¡¯t understand it. Why did he roll up after being hit by an arrow during a big jump?¡± ¡°Agreed.¡± ¡°Agreed.¡± ¡°Please exin.¡± ¡°Could you two exin to the audience?¡± Zhao Li said with a flushed face; she had just lost control and was yelling and cheering like the girls in the spectators¡¯ stand. ¡°There¡¯s only one exnation for creating this situation.¡± Xiao Ze took a deep breath and said, ¡°That is to break the move. Soldier¡¯s big jump was broken by Prairie Fire¡¯s skill.¡± ¡°Right, it was broken. You see, Soldier¡¯s big jump is different from ordinary warriors¡¯ big jump. When he jumps up, his body leans forward and his legs slightly lean back. Prairie Fire just grasped his bnce point and hit it with an arrow.¡± KB, looking at the rey with shining eyes, continued: ¡°Actually the power of this arrow is not great, it is far from beingpared with the arrow that hits Soldier to the sky, but it just hit the bnce point, his body lost bnce and various forces caused him to roll up.¡± Xiao Ze said: ¡°Don¡¯t think you understand. All of you can do it. You should know that both big jumps and rushes are very fast and fleeting. We only understand it thoroughly by watching it in slow motion. But you should know that judging the bnce point and then hitting it is just a matter of blinking an eye. This kind of piercing ability is simply terrifying to the extreme.¡± In fact, the audience members were also aware of the high difficulty of this kill. Not to mention the most difficult breaking move, even to control a person in the sky is something only a non-human can do. Li Yao looked at the silent Heavy Duty andughed, ¡°Why isn¡¯t anyone moving? Have you all chickened out just at the start of the game?¡± ¡°Damn it, don¡¯t be too arrogant.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, is it amazing to y a flying man in the air?¡± ¡°You just upy the advantaged position. If you dare, remove the spikes and arrow towers on the ground, I will kill you in minutes.¡± ¡°Joke.¡± Li Yao knew they were deliberately provoking him, but still disdainfully said, ¡°I haven¡¯t even used my pet yet, and you can¡¯t even hurt a hair on me. Now you want me to remove the arrow tower, I can¡¯t help butugh. Do you want me not to use weapon skills anymore and let you kill me?¡± The elite yers who were yelling just now were mostly shame-faced. The yelling yers suddenly blushed, only remembering at this moment, damn it, he is a hunter, but the pet hasn¡¯t been used yet¡­ PS: The second update is sent, continue to ask for subscription, monthly tickets, rmendations, more than a hundred votes can be on the homepage, ask for strong support, Mario thanks.. Chapter 158: Dizzy Hand Grenade (Additional 450 votes) Chapter 158: Dizzy Hand Grenade (Additional 450 votes) Trantor: 549690339 ¡°He¡¯s too arrogant, but why don¡¯t I find it irritating now? It wasn¡¯t like this when he first came.¡¯ ¡°Bullshit, I also found his arrogance annoying at first. But the problem is, he has what it takes to be arrogant. If you could show off by taking down a pro yer like that, you would be more arrogant than Prairie Fire.¡± ¡°What are you talking about, he¡¯s so cool. How is that being arrogant?¡± a girl red at them. ¡°As long as he doesn¡¯t act arrogant towards me, I¡¯m good. To see these experts unable to do anything against Prairie Fire, it¡¯s exhrating. When can I be as good as him? No, I¡¯d settle for just being one-fifth as good.¡± ¡°Well, you can go to sleep now. In your dreams, you¡¯re invincible.¡± Li Yao was unaware that he¡¯d ignited the crowd¡¯s passion, he was just sitting back and watching them with a grin. ¡°It¡¯s infuriating. Even if he¡¯s good, he shouldn¡¯t be humiliating people like that,¡±ined an elite yer. ¡°Exactly, he¡¯s skilled, yes, but he¡¯s of poor character, despicable.¡± ¡°Absolutely, it¡¯s one thing to kill, but it¡¯s not necessary to humiliate like that. How is anyone supposed to continue ying? ¡°Alright, enoughining. Why are we here? We¡¯re here to pige people¡¯s gear. It¡¯s not excessive for him to use any means necessary. Do you want the advantages without letting him fight back?¡± Pdin Joyful Jellybean said with a frown. ¡°Who are you? Defending that jerk inside, are you with him? Let¡¯s take him down first,¡± someone in the crowd shouted. ¡°Who said they wanted to kill me? Step forward,¡± Joyful Jellybean said coldly, scanning the crowd. ¡°Don¡¯t get upset, boss Joy. Why bother to argue with these kids?¡± ¡°Yes, boss Joy, why bother? Our goal is the Angel¡¯s Wing.¡± ¡°Exactly, stop being so sour. Like he said earlier, it¡¯s just a game, killing and looting gear is standard. He¡¯s made it clear, if you die and drop your gear, ept your fate. What¡¯s all the fuss about? Are you trying to y the victim here? I¡¯m going after the Angel¡¯s Wing, so what?¡± ¡°Ahem, well then, we all felt sympathy for the hare when it died, but what now?¡± ¡°I¡¯ll try again, you guys look for an opportunity to sneak in,¡± Joyful Jellybean said coldly. ¡°With boss Joy leading us, we¡¯re good to go!¡± Joyful Jellybean is a well-known gamer, a former pro, and although he¡¯s been retired for several years, he¡¯s still well-known and well-respected. Of course, his skills are top-notch. ¡°I¡¯ve set my sights on your gear. I¡¯ll being for it now,¡± Joyful Jellybean said as he lifted his shield and mace and slowly moved towards the crack. ¡°Another oneing to meet his death, how boring,¡± Li Yao said while shaking his long bow. ¡°Yes, it is quite boring. Don¡¯t take it seriously, how about letting me kill you once?¡± Joyful Jellybean said with augh. He had crawled through the crack and was now in the tunnel. ¡°Pdin, seeing my attack power yet still being so confident, let me guess your backup n. After considering all possibilities, there¡¯s only one. You must be the Earth Guardian Knight who has an enhanced version of the Hand of Protection. If not, with your knight¡¯s short leg, you wouldn¡¯t even dream of getting close to me.¡± Joyful Jellybean¡¯s confident grin did not falter, but his expression grew serious for the first time. Standing at the edge of the Spike Trap, he said gravely, ¡°You truly are a fearsome man, to be able to deduce my elite ss just from my confidence.¡± ¡°You might as well retreat if you think your chances are not good,¡± Li Yao said with a chuckle. ¡°You¡¯re not bad, and although you¡¯re not exactly a great guy, at least you¡¯re better than those hypocrites. I don¡¯t want to kill you.¡± ¡°You¡¯re quite cocky. Now I really want to give it a try,¡± Joyful Jellybean¡¯s gaze changed a few times before he finally spoke. The pressure from Li Yao was immense. As far as he knew, his elite ss was unique to only him, yet Li Yao had identified it without hesitation, which left him in awe and disbelief. With that, Joyful Jellybean was covered by a semi-transparent shield, and he stepped onto the Spike Trap without hesitation. But he didn¡¯t receive any damage, and the three Arrow Towers began to fire relentlessly. However, all the arrows were blocked, only causing him to pause in his movements slightly from the magnitude of their force. Hand of Protection, which grants immunity to all physical damage for a period of time. It¡¯s one of the Pdins¡¯ main defensive skills and very powerful, especially against physical sses. The Earth Guardian Knight can extend the duration of Hand of Protection significantly. Of course, this is just the icing on the cake for the Earth Guardian Knight. Crack, crack¡­ The spikes underfoot couldn¡¯t break through the shield thatpletely resists physical damage. Li Yao slowly began to charge before finally releasing a level three Charged Arrow. Bang¡­ Joyful Jellybean raised his shield to block the arrow, taking no damage at all. However, the vibrational force caused him to stagger backwards a few steps involuntarily. ¡°It¡¯s useless. Let¡¯s see what you can do now,¡± Joyful Jellybean told the people behind him: ¡°What are you still waiting for? Get ready toe in.¡± Seeing this, the yers outside were overjoyed, and they began to scramble to squeeze through the crack. Several yers had already squeezed into the tunnel, and just as Joyful Jellybean stepped out of the Spike Trap¡¯s range and was about to say something, he suddenly felt a chill and was encased in a block of ice, immobilized on the spot. That was Li Yao¡¯s Freezing Trap. If not interrupted, it could freeze an opponent for over ten seconds. By then, six or seven yers had already gathered in the tunnel, all attempting to cross the Spike Trap. Then, they saw a stone grenadezily drop into the tunnel. Boom¡­ A massive explosion went off, and all the yers in the tunnel couldn¡¯t avoid the st. -253-251-250-259-254¡­ Each yer took at least 200 points of damage, and stars appeared above their heads, indicating a stunned state. Li Yao shot an arrow into the sky: Arrow Rain. -328-345-328-326¡­ The health of several yers instantly depleted, and after three seconds, they managed to recover. Just as they were about to heal¡­ There was a wheel sound beneath their feet, followed by another explosion. The Exploding Sheep had already reached them, and seven or eight yers, crowded in the tunnel, were all wiped out in an instant. The yers squeezed in the crack took minor damage, but were scared stiff and quickly retreated. The yers outside turned pale with fear. No one had expected such a strategy. Li Yao had taken down several elite yers with his basic arithmetic, leaving them frustrated at their humiliating defeat. Strength of the Wild Bull! With a sh of red light, Li Yao¡¯s level three Charged Arrow shot out. Boom¡­ The powered-up level three Charged Arrow instantlyunched the frozen Joyful Jellybean, sending him crashing into the edge of the crack. A Stealth Thief, attempting to sneak in, was also exposed and hastily got up and fled the crack. His squishy thief character wouldn¡¯t be able to withstand Li Yao¡¯s attack. ¡°How long will your Hand of Protectionst?¡± Li Yao saidzily. ¡°Long enough to kill you,¡± Joyful Jellybean, now fired up, stood up and charged towards Li Yao once again¡­ ps: I will update as soon as I can for those who have tipped. I won¡¯t shirk my responsibilities. Currently, I have 655 monthly tickets. I need 800 to reach the top 10. I¡¯m just over a hundred short, so please continue to support me. Nothing more to say. You guys give me strength, so I¡¯ll write as fast as I can.. Chapter 159: Walking the Dog (Additional updates with 500 monthly tickets) Chapter 159: Walking the Dog (Additional updates with 500 monthly tickets) Trantor: 549690339 ¡°Stilling at me, huh? Then you¡¯re gonna get it.¡± Li Yao notched his bow once again. Concussive Shot! Happily Fruity Bean¡¯s count dropped in an instant. Because of the Hand of Protection, he hadn¡¯t lost any hit points, but this effect doesn¡¯t make him immune to control effects. Next in line was Li Yao¡¯s Charged Arrow, which didn¡¯t cause any harm each time, but every arrow caused Happily Fruity Bean to step back a few paces. Happily Fruity Bean looked unhappy. His Hand of Protection had alreadysted for ten seconds, but he was backed into the Spike Trap again. His pride was really on the line. The audience was having a great time watching, this was a real Hunter, aggravating others so much they screamed, that others could not touch him. Nothing could be more vexing than this. Elite gamers outside the crevice were torn. They wanted to seize the opportunity to enter, but the sight of bodies strewn around the tunnel made them lose courage. Arrow Rain, Exploding Sheep, Dizzy Hand Grenade, in such a confined space, they were unusually effective, there was no room to avoid them in the narrow passage. Moreover, the damage caused was horrifying. Those who had piled in earlier were heavy blooded and high defense professions, yet they still fell t. It must be even worse for physically weaker professions. Arrow Rain and Dizzy Hand Grenades alone would be enough for them. ¡°Give me five yards and I¡¯ll sanctify you,¡± Happily Fruity Bean roared, finding himself between a rock and a hard ce. He¡¯s never held back from yer killing (PKing), least of all against Hunters. The Hunters he picked on were powerless under his assault. They weren¡¯t trash professions, but in his view, the current Hunters were garbage yers. Originally, he admired Li Yao¡¯s skills. But it was only admiration. shy as it was, it felt unreal ¨C he thought Li Yao was just showing off. However, when he finally faced Li Yao, he felt powerless. The feeling of not being able to touch his opponent was driving him mad. ¡°Is that so? I¡¯ll wait for you for a few seconds to sanctify me.¡± Li Yaounched his Charged Shot whileughing. ¡°You¡¯re too arrogant.¡± Happily Fruity Bean¡¯s eyes were practically bleeding. In his view, Li Yao was just being dismissive; he wasn¡¯t even going all out against him. He didn¡¯t consider him a threat, as long as he took one more step, he would be in range of his Sanction Hammer. However, Li Yao would not risk his life jokingly. Happily Fruity Bean¡¯s body froze as a Mechanical Snake coiled around his legs. ¡°Gave you the chance, but you couldn¡¯t do it.¡± Li Yao¡¯s Charged Arrow fired again. Happily Fruity Bean, his legs bound, was knocked down. Before he could get up, a Death ck Arrow and a Concussive shot already hovered above his head. Immediately after he got up, his speed was incredibly slow. Li Yao kept attacking while retreating, maintaining the same distance from Happily Fruity Bean. ¡°Poor thing, a short-legged Knight picking on an average Hunter is fine, why mess with the Prairie Fire God? Happy always looks down on others, he¡¯s done for this time.¡± KB said, enjoying Happy¡¯s misfortune. ¡°You just enjoy his misfortune.¡± Xiao Ze shook his head. ¡°I have no choice, it¡¯s not as if I can be the only one that suffers, right?¡± Seeing Happily Fruity Bean¡¯s Hand of Protection disappearing and still not being able to touch Li Yao, KB was grinning from ear to ear. ¡°Why doesn¡¯t this Pdin use any skills?¡± Zhao Li asked curiously: ¡°Don¡¯t Pdins also have long-range skills?¡± ¡°Yes, pdins do have long-range skills, but to be precise, they have mid-short range skills. Generally around 15 to 30 yards away. But look, Prairie Fire God always keeps more than 30 yards away from Happy¡± Xiao Ze exined. ¡°I see, so doesn¡¯t that mean this Knight is going to die to kiting?¡± Zhao Li asked. ¡°Dying to normal kiting isn¡¯t a big deal, but look at Happy¡¯s unpleasant face and you¡¯ll know he¡¯s feeling worse than having a hot turd, do you know why?¡± KB responded with his own question. ¡°Why?¡± Zhao Li was curious: ¡°Prairie Fire God is so strong, he¡¯s already killed so many people, dying doesn¡¯t bring shame, right?¡± ¡°Sigh, yes, Prairie Fire God is too powerful. There¡¯s no shame in dying by his hand, but you have to understand. Prairie Fire God always keeps a distance of 30 yards, why is that? Can¡¯t he move further or faster? No, let¡¯s not even mention that Prairie Fire God still has backflip and Shadow Roll. Just the slowed down target from Concussive Shot alone allows him to create greater distance.¡± KB exined. Seeing Zhao Li¡¯s confusion, Xiao Ze added with a helpless smile, ¡°Prairie Fire has many strengths, and his techniques are beyond question. He just loves to toy with his opponents. Knights are essentially short-legged. Happy¡¯s Hand of Protection, although longsting, was still forcefully dragged out by him over time. Then look again, Happy always feels that if he takes one step, he can cast Sanction Hammer to stun Prairie Fire, but he¡¯s just one step short no matter what. It¡¯s as though they alwaysck that one step. No wonder Happy¡¯s furious. Upon hearing thementator¡¯s exnation, the audience was in an uproar followed by fits ofughter. This Prairie Fire God was way too wicked. No wonder Happy was so angry. ¡°Don¡¯t disturb me when I¡¯m walking my dog.¡± Li Yao caught a glimpse of more gamers entering the crevice and immediately unleashed an Arrow Rain. An Exploding Sheep also wobbled past the Spike Trap area, scaring the iing gamers into hastily turning back. Li Yao¡¯s attack was terrifying. His AoE (Area of Effect) damage could instantly wipe out over half of a physical weaker¡¯s health. How are they supposed to y? ¡°Dammit, walk your sister!¡± Happily Fruity Bean felt he had been patient enough, but was going crazy over Li Yao¡¯s ¡°Don¡¯t disturb me while I¡¯m walking my dog¡±. ¡°So audacious, daring to heal right in front of me.¡± The sight of Happily Fruity Bean stopping to heal stopped Li Yao in his tracks. ¡°You have no Shield while healing. Goodbye.¡± Li Yao halted and loosed an arrow without looking back. Happily Fruity Bean was helpless, even though he kept blocking arrows with his shield, Li Yao¡¯s damage output was still too high, and he couldn¡¯t hold out for long. Not healing was certain death, but the area had no shelter. If he turned and ran, he¡¯d die even faster. In a serious dilemma with neither forward nor backward being options, Happily Fruity Bean felt like crying. Dammit, he had crushed so many Hunters, why had he never before encountered one as infuriating as Li Yao? Apart from defensive and healing skills, he couldn¡¯tunch a single attack and was almost injured on the inside. An arrow pierced through Happily Fruity Bean¡¯s throat as he prayed for a Holy Light heal. His health was already low and without his shield blocking, he was hit squarely and was instantly killed. With his pride, he couldn¡¯t bring himself to beg for mercy. Of course, begging had no use, so he dly embraced death. Thump¡­ His body shattered as well, leaving a shield-wielding skeleton. This was the second skeleton he had summoned. Like the first one, the skeleton scrambled off to the side, where the outside gamers could not see it. ¡°What do we do?¡± At this point, there were two to three hundred gamers outside¡­ ps: Thank you loads to the breathtakingly handsome reader for the rewards; I owe another chapter. Meanwhile, keep the monthly ticketsing! We¡¯re only a hundred and fifty tickets from making the rankings.. Chapter 160: Trial Situation (Additional 550 monthly tickets) Chapter 160: Trial Situation (Additional 550 monthly tickets) Trantor: 549690339 The yers at the entrance of the rift were looking at each other, none of them willing to take the lead. But they couldn¡¯t just wait it out; more people would e and that meant morepetitors. The time it would take to just wait it out isn¡¯t even worth it, let alone the fact that there is only one Angel¡¯s Wing. ¡°Even Joy wasn¡¯t a match for him, I guess no one dares to challenge Prairie Fire alone now.¡± Xiao Zemented, observing the hesitant crowd. KB added, ¡°The main problem is the disunity among yers. Theye from various administrative districts, different guilds or are just frencers. Without a leader, they are more cautious.¡± ¡°Of course, it¡¯s also because Prairie Fire is too strong. Those who went in were all experts, but they couldn¡¯t even hold him back. They were blown up instead.¡± Xiao Ze exined, ¡°The current stalemate doesn¡¯t favor these yers at all, the leading yers aren¡¯t bothered with Prairie Fire and are solely focused on gaining points.¡± ¡°Hmm, these yers are indeed wise. And they fight fiercely, zing through.¡± KB said, looking at the data, ¡°Tie Niu from our Hua area has advanced, ranking second. That brings him one step closer to the American yer who is at the first ce. His Hidden Dragon sh is just too overpowered with infinite discement. The Dragon Martial Monk is indeed strong.¡± ¡°Well, the sixth ce is also taken by a yer from our area, I believe it¡¯s Jin Jin. The High Elf Druid is truly powerful. The stealth assassination abilities of the Sabertooth Tiger and the resilient fighting abilities of the Amani War Bear are off the charts. Its healing abilities as a humanoid are unbeatable. Even those with stronger attacks will be defeated by him.¡± Xiao Ze said, flipping through the files below. ¡°The seventh ce is also one of ours, Thousand Illusion Ice Feather. The light and shadow pastor, it¡¯s just too disgusting. It¡¯s only less disgusting than Prairie Fire. It¡¯s impossible to kill and run away from her. She doesn¡¯t have a high attack power, but the torture she brings about is truly nerve-wracking.¡± ¡°The Many-faced Witch must be Xiayao. I didn¡¯t expect our team to do so well, ranking around the top ten.¡± KBmented. ¡°After herst live stream, her identity is already exposed. It seems she will have to change her character¡¯s name again,¡± Xiao Ze said with augh. ¡°One of the three great regrets in the esports world is that nobody knows what Xiayao looks like in real life. What a pity.¡± KB eximed. ¡°It seems there¡¯s a reason the Many-faced Voice is so famous. And judging by her bewitching presence now, she must be an incredibly beautiful woman in real life. I¡¯m even feeling jealous. Ah, I¡¯m getting old,¡± Xiao Ze sighed. ¡°Wow, is Sister Ze feeling envious, this is big news!¡± KB joked, ¡°What a pity my son is already in kindergarten, otherwise I¡¯d shamelessly pursue you.¡± ¡°Ha, you always make me the butt of your jokes.¡± Xiao Ze quickly changed the topic, ¡°In general, about one-third of the top hundred yers are from our Hua area. Though it¡¯s not certain yet, it¡¯s still good news.¡± ¡°I¡¯m hoping that Prairie Fire will solve the problems here and then meet the top few yers. I want to see who¡¯s more powerful.¡± ¡°I¡¯m also looking forward to that. After all, the top few yers in the ranking are quite dominant. I hope it will be a contest between dragons and tigers.¡± Xiao Ze said with a hint of anticipation. ¡°You will never be able to get in if you continue like this,¡± Gu Cheng said as he walked over, surrounded by his party. ¡°Boss Gu.¡± ¡°Boss Gu.¡± ¡°So this is Boss Gu Cheng. Quite good-looking.¡± ¡°Hello, Boss Gu.¡± Gu Cheng responded to each greeting with a nod. He was quite famous, rumored to be a wealthy young master. Agreeable by nature, he didn¡¯t possess the temperament generally associated with a young master, the key was that he was willing to spend money in the game. It wasn¡¯t just about the money though, he had good looks and impressive skills too. It was even rumored that he had actually wanted to be a professional gamer, but was held back by his family¡¯s opposition. Despite that, he was quite generous and known for his high-performance gear. Although he was not a professional yer, he was quite sessful in the esports circle. There were rumors even suggesting he controlled arge guild and team from behind the scenes, but these rumors were never confirmed. ¡°Boss Gu, do you have any suggestions?¡± asked an elite yer. ¡°It¡¯s not really a suggestion, it¡¯s more like a solution that everyone thinks of but hasn¡¯t spoken out,¡± Gu Cheng said, ncing at the crowd then into where Li Yao was. ¡°Unite. This disheveled state won¡¯t work. We must unite to break in.¡± ¡°Agh¡­a moron.¡± ¡°Darn, I thought I was arrogant enough, but there is someone worse.¡± ¡°This round, I give in. I can¡¯t help but want to kill him.¡± ¡°Boss Gu, hurry up and share your suggestion. I can¡¯t hold it in anymore. Even if I have to be a cannon fodder, it will be worth it if you guys could kill him.¡± ¡°Exactly, to hell with the Angel¡¯s Wing. I just want to kill this idiot.¡¯ ¡°I¡¯ve been tolerating him for a while. Damn it, I can¡¯t take it.¡± Some newly-arrived yers who were unfamiliar with Li Yao¡¯s tactics couldn¡¯t hold back anymore. ¡°Friend, hand over Angel¡¯s Wing, and you will be safe,¡± Gu Cheng told Li Yao, ¡°Of course, you can choose not to hand it over, and we can take it ourselves. We don¡¯t have much time, and the first ce is as important to us as it is to you. Why waste everyone¡¯s time?¡± Li Yao didn¡¯t change his expression at all. He calmly replied, ¡°I have my eyes on your Epic Wand. Hand it over and I won¡¯t kill you today. Of course, you can choose not to hand it over, but then I will take it myself. I am destined to be first. Don¡¯t waste everyone¡¯s time.¡± There was a burst ofughter from the crowd p. The stadium was close to erupting. ¡°It seems you¡¯ve made your choice, very well,¡± Gu Cheng responded with a smile, ¡°My suggestion is quite straightforward. Everyone thinks of a feasible n to break in together. As for who ultimately gets the Angel¡¯s Wing, we¡¯ll see who¡¯s the strongest. Of course, the yer who rushes in first but ends up sacrificing himself, will bepensated by me. Two gold coins per person, if you trust my character.¡± ¡°We naturally trust Boss Gu. Let¡¯s do it this way.¡± ¡°I just want to kill the bastard inside. I can go in first.¡± ¡°I just want to kill that bastard too.¡± Two gold coins. For many yers, that¡¯s more valuable than Angel¡¯s Wing. Of course, that¡¯s the mentality of some yers who are short on cash. Most people still value Angel¡¯s Wing more. However, getting two gold coins for unintentional sacrifices can be considered quite good too. ¡°Now that Prairie Fire is really in trouble. With Gu Cheng, the richd leading, unification is not a problem.¡± KB sighed. ¡°Indeed. Prairie Fire fooled us twice in the first round. I can¡¯t stand it anymore. A battle ising, a battle to the death.¡± Xiao Ze¡¯s face turned slightly red. ps: I am at 672 votes now. My book is 13th in the monthly vote list. Just a few votes away from the 12th ce. I can enter the list by getting to the 10th ce. I am writing non-stop now. I need your monthly votes to support me, please.. Chapter 161: War Crazy (Additional update for 600 monthly votes) Chapter 161: War Crazy (Additional update for 600 monthly votes) Trantor: 549690339 ¡°I¡¯m saying, you guys sure like to chat. Haven¡¯t made up your minds yet? I¡¯ve been waiting so long the flowers have wilted.¡± Li Yao grew impatient as he saw these yers still muttering among themselves. ¡°Oh, so eager to die?¡± sneered the supervising yer. ¡°Yeah, but I haven¡¯t lost a drip of blood yet. Even if I wanted, I couldn¡¯t die. What¡¯s your n?¡± Li Yao shrugged. ¡°Enjoy your swagger while itsts. Now that our boss, Gu Cheng, is here, your end is near. You¡¯ll be crying soon.¡± The yer instantly grew unhappy. ¡°Really? Are you talking about that fair-skinned guy squashed in the middle? If you¡¯re counting on him, you¡¯re probably in for a disappointment. I¡¯ve killed him twice already. Had this not been a trial, he would¡¯ve dropped two levels. Yet, here I am.¡± Li Yao sighed. ¡°Gosh, you¡¯re annoying.¡± The yer said impatiently. ¡°Yep, I am. And soon, you¡¯re gonna be even more irritated. I¡¯ve been waiting for five minutes, and you¡¯re still babbling. Seems like you won¡¯t understand the seriousness of wasting my time until I send a bunch of you to heaven.¡± Li Yao moved aside as he spoke. ¡°What did you say?¡± The yer stared in confusion at Li Yao. But as Li Yao made his move, the yer¡¯s eyes widened in shock; he saw a loaded ballista with steel arrows. ¡°Now you see it. And what would you call this?¡± Li Yao directed the two skeletons to load the steel arrows and was now swiftly adjusting the shooting angle. ¡°Damn it, everyone get out of the way!¡± The yer in charge of monitoring Li Yao started yelling. However, the others who were passionately discussing how to tackle Li Yao were baffled by the sudden shout, having no clue about what was looming. ¡°Toote. I¡¯ve run out of patience. Time to shake things up.¡± Emboldened by the Strength of the Minotaur, Li Yao fired the ballista. Whoosh¡­ A piercing whir made the yers heart skip a beat, yet they still had no clue what was urring. ¡°Get out of the way of the crack, there¡¯s a ballista!¡± But it was toote to shout a warning. By the time he did, the massive steel arrow was already buried in the crowd. Thump, thump, thump¡­ Time seemed to stand still as all the yers held their breath. Boom¡­ The blood-soaked steel arrow plunged into the distant stone column, causing it to explode. All the yers present shuddered, scanning their surroundings. And then they witnessed a shocking scene. A wave of white light suddenly rose, followed by a mass of yers spraying blood and copsing onto the ground. The rest scattered hastily. Upon turning back to look at the scene, they were all chilled to the bone. The group of yers which had previously numbered over six hundred was now greatly diminished. A straight line of yers had fallen; dozens of bodies lying in the street seemed drawn in a straight line. A strong scent of blood permeated the air. The seasoned gamers who had initially shown no reaction were now feeling particrly horrified. Even though they knew it was just a game, and death was not real, the realism of Ancient God was uncanny. Each death left a deep impression. ¡°He¡¯s so ruthless, truly deserving of the title ¡®Prairie Fire God¡¯.¡± ¡°I see the body of Candy Goddess. Sigh, Prairie Fire God is ruthless, not even sparing beauties.¡± ¡°He¡¯s a true death god.¡± ¡°The ballista¡¯s power is incredibly potent, what was that red light?¡± ¡°Prairie Fire God is so domineering.¡± ¡°Heartless and merciless Prairie Fire God, terrifying.¡± ¡°He¡¯s amazing. Look, all those elite yers are stunned.¡± ¡°If it was you, you¡¯d be stunned too, capital letters STUNNED.¡± The individualpetition had been going on for so long, but the audience didn¡¯t feel a hint of fatigue. On the contrary, they were incredibly excited. ¡°Prairie Fire, you¡¯re ruthless.¡± Gu Cheng rebuked in a hushed tone. ¡°What a joke. You lot are scheming to kill me, and I¡¯m not allowed to resist?¡± Li Yao sneered, ¡°You bunch of idiots, stop wasting my time. Hurry up ande to die. If I don¡¯t see an attack from you within a minute, I¡¯ll leave instantly and hunt you downter.¡± ¡°What, are you threatening us?¡± A yer shouted. ¡°Less talk, more action. If you guys don¡¯t attack within a minute, I¡¯m leaving. I mean what I say.¡± Li Yao scoffed. The hundreds of yers felt an odd sensation. They were actually being threatened by a single person. However, he was right. If he left, their preparation with hundreds of people would have been in vain, not to mention the many lives lost. ¡°Since you¡¯re so keen on dying, let¡¯s oblige.¡± Gu Cheng took a deep breath, ¡°Now, let¡¯s use n number one. Whoever volunteered, step forward. Prepare yourself. After entering, we¡¯ll pulverize him!¡± At once, a defensive knight with a shield and a druid with a hawk¡¯s cry stepped forward, followed by some twenty-odd mages. The defensive knight slowly entered the crack with his shield raised, the druid with the hawk¡¯s cry following closely behind, and then the mages. ¡°Give them buffs, cast shields. Blinding light flickered around the twenty-odd yers, with each yer casted with at least one shield. Li Yao furrowed his brow slightly, but quickly rxed. He unleashed a hail of arrows, but its effect was mild. With priests healing from the back, the health of the knight and druid quickly restored. Li Yao then began to equip his ballista and fired. Whoosh¡­ Without the Strength of the Minotaur, the ballista¡¯s power had drastically reduced. It only managed to kill the first defensive knight, while the druid had already transformed into a hawk, flying low towards Li Yao. Afterward, the mages hurriedly passed through the crack. With their shields and various buffs, the damage from the spike traps barely fazed them. The hawk druid was not concerned about his survival but focused on distracting Li Yao, and he seeded. Because of his interference, Li Yao was not able to concentrate on adjusting the ballista and had to retreat into the mechanical space. However, after Li Yao killed the hawk druid, the mages had already started to sh out of the corridor, appearing in the courtyard. ¡°I want to see how you act arrogantly now. Attack.¡± Gu Cheng spoke coldly. Without hismand, the yers could hardly restrain themselves. Seeing the sessful assault, they had long forgotten the previous agreement and were now rushing towards the crack. ¡°You think I¡¯d just stand here stupidly waiting to die. The real fools are you.¡± As Li Yao spoke, four skeletons appeared by his side. Decimated by his oppressive ck arrows, these were silver-ss skeletons. These skeletons instantly blocked four mages. ¡°Die.¡± Li Yao started rapid shooting. His hands moved like an afterimage; a ck light following an ordinary arrow represented a mage¡¯s life. Thump, thump, thump, thump¡­ Li Yao was performing Shadow Rolls to avoid the mages¡¯ spell attacks while quickly shooting arrows. Other yers also started to rush into the courtyard from the corridor. Suddenly, a fierce battle unfolded in the courtyard¡­ ps: we¡¯re still a hundred votes short to get to the rankings. Keep it up, guys. A bonus chapter is out, no more talking, I¡¯m getting back to writing, I¡¯ll update the story around midnight¡­. Chapter 162: The Meeting (Additional content for 650 monthly tickets) Chapter 162: The Meeting (Additional content for 650 monthly tickets) Trantor: 549690339 Li Yao activated the Dark Ranger¡¯s effect, which cloaked him in a fog of darkness and significantly increased his movement speed. Engaging Rapid Shooting, each Shadow Roll allowed him to dodge the Mage¡¯s skills. At this stage, the spells of any Mage¡ªArcane missiles, fireballs, or ice arrows¡ªare no more than variations of these skills. The battlefield was in chaos, with some Mages casting area-of-effect spells, causing disorder in the entire courtyard. After each Shadow Roll, Li Yao would shoot a Death ck Arrow and a regr one. Every Shadow Roll guaranteed that a Mage would be marked by a Death ck Arrow, soon to have an arrow piercing their throat. With Li Yao¡¯s attack strength, those with high defenses could endure for a while, but lighter armored sses would be doomed once they were hit in vital areas. ¡°This is the true power of Prairie Fire, so terrifying.¡± Not only was it obvious to Oz, but all the audience saw what it means to kill with every step, iming one head after another. No Mage targeted by Li Yao could dodge his arrows. It was as if the arrows had eyes, as they could predict every single move the Mages took, rendering their dodging useless. The first arrow marked the target with the Death ck Arrow, causing moderate damage, then the second arrow killed instantly by striking a vital spot. Thud¡­ Thud¡­ Thud¡­ Thud¡­ After each Shadow Roll performed by Li Yao, a Mage¡¯s body would explode, with their arm, glowing with magic, forming a skeleton that would rise to join the battlefield. These skeletons¡¯ arms were either enveloped in a red me glow, covered by a blue ice weapon, or basked in a pale blue Arcane glow. These skeletons could cast the spells of the living: Fireballs, Ice Arrows, Arcane Missiles, and even powerful spells like Rain of Fire and blizzards. The yers suddenly realized that other than the initial bombardment by dozens of Mages, which left Prairie Fire somewhat in difort, the situation was starting to turn around. ¡°The Dark Ranger¡­ is this the power of the Dark Ranger? Indeed, a fitting legacy from the Dark Lady.¡± KB was equally astounded. ¡°I thought his strongest suit was one-on-onebat or using tools. I didn¡¯t expect his true strength to lie in group battles. The more you fail to kill him right from the start, the more Undead Servants he¡¯ll gather,¡± Oz analyzed. KB drew a deep breath and said, ¡°Moreover, did you notice? Although the skeletons use the same spells as when they were alive, their power is much stronger. This only proves one thing: these skeletons are either elites or silver elites.¡± ¡°If all of our analyses are correct, this implies that if you can¡¯t kill him in one shot at the beginning, he¡¯ll be increasingly hard to deal with,¡± Oz said perceptively. ¡°Wanting to kill him in one shot, what a joke! The bombardment of over twenty Mages didn¡¯t even get him. What else can we say? How could there be such a monster? It¡¯s terrifying to the extreme. Every time we think he¡¯s at his wit¡¯s end, he always manages to turn the tables unexpectedly. This time, Boss Gu has really run into a tough opponent.¡± Hearing the twomentators¡¯ analysis, all the audience drew a cold breath. If they were elites, it would already be terrifying, let alone silver elites ¨C it¡¯s unimaginable. In such a short time, while they hadn¡¯t even had a chance to react, about ten Mage skeletons and four other ss skeletons had already gathered around Li Yao, equivalent to an entire team¡¯s fighting power. The audience¡¯s hearts were in their mouths. They believed that this time Li Yao was doomed. After all, there were so many elite sses. Even though several had sacrificed themselves, they finally broke through the defense of a single man, Li Yao. Over twenty Mages bombing simultaneously was simply explosive, as elite yers continuously rushed in through the gaps. However, the reality once again defied their expectations, Li Yao didn¡¯t die. Instead, he steadily held his ground, thebined power of ten or so silver elites was simply terrifying. The entire courtyard was engulfed by a barrage of spells. ¡°Quick, even if he has skeletons, he can¡¯t hold out for long with so many of us.¡± Gu Cheng¡¯s face was also not looking good, but that was just on the surface. Having known Li Yao¡¯s methods, how could he not know that Li Yao could summon skeletons from the dead? ¡°Boss, we¡­¡± Moon Bright Star Rare hinted. ¡°Just follow mymand. Wait. If he could die so easily, why would we need to bother so much?¡± Gu Cheng whispered. ¡°Boss, you mean he still has a trump card?¡± Moon Bright Star Rare caught a hidden meaning. Gu Cheng gave Moon Bright Star Rare a nd look and said, ¡°Do you think Prairie Fire is a fool?¡± ¡°Is he?¡± Moon Bright Star Rare was puzzled. ¡°Since he¡¯s not, do you think he would dare guard here alone without a backup n? You should use your brain more like I told you to. Otherwise, you¡¯ll still be counting money for others even after they¡¯ve sold you!¡± Gu Cheng said irritably. ¡°Isn¡¯t there you, Boss? You tell me what to do and I will follow.¡± ¡°You¡­¡± Gu Cheng shook his head, stopped speaking, and gazed at the situation inside, silent. With the skeletons as a shield, Li Yao became more brazen. If he dodged the attacks, he would have to be more cautious, but sheltered behind the skeletons, apart from the spells from the sky, the straight-line spells could hardly ever hit him. On the other hand, Li Yao could keep attacking without any worries. His attack was terrifying, andbined with the Death ck Arrow, two arrows were enough to kill fragile opponents. Warriors couldn¡¯t wear te armor yet, so including the Death ck Arrow, it would only take three arrows to kill a heavy armor ss. As Li Yao continued his assault, more melee skeletons joined him, making his frontline even more steadfast. However, the elite yers had blood in their eyes. This battle had be more than just about winning the Angel¡¯s Wing. It was now a matter of their pride. They knew that Li Yao was the focal point of all attention, broadcasted live on the main screen. If they were to back down now, it would be utterly humiliating. Suddenly, Li Yao spotted a yer cloaked in a cape just as he was about to attack and heard, ¡°Elder brother, it¡¯s us.¡± With a dopey look in her eyes, Dumb Girl took off her hood, then a Lava Eruption sent the yer who blocked their way stumbling backwards. ¡°Damn it, what are you doing?¡± the elite yer cursed as he turned around in anger. ¡°Killing you.¡± Da Vinci strummed a beautiful note which transformed into light and entered the yer¡¯s body, causing him to freeze in ce. ¡°Die.¡± The attacks of Feng Yi¡¯s Bone Spear and Sister Li¡¯s Ice Arrow followed in rapid session. The yer, having taken a Lava Eruption already, fell to the ground after enduring the assault from those three. ¡°Be careful everyone, there are traitors.¡± A nearby elite yer shouted, but seeing the formidable lineup of this small team, he sensibly stepped aside. The group converged with Li Yao, just as an increasing number of yers flooded into the courtyard, pushing the battle into a frenzied state¡­ PS: Here¡¯s another chapter, we¡¯re just ny votes short of making it into the rankings, please support! I¡¯m heading off to sleep and will start writing at 6 AM. I should be able to update by 8 AM. Chapter 163: Going All In (Request for Monthly Tickets) Chapter 163: Going All In (Request for Monthly Tickets) Trantor: 549690339 At this point, Li Yao was surrounded by a considerable amount of skeletons, and his score had also drastically increased due to a short period of ughter. The courtyard was now inplete chaos. Although Li Yao could temporarily hold his ground, he no longer had any control over the rift. Elite yers were continuously squeezing in and joining the frantic battle in the courtyard. Even the elite skeletons around Li Yao were constantly getting killed, because the assault was simply too intense. If it weren¡¯t for Li Yao constantly marking targets with Death ck Arrow and replenishing his skeleton army by killing, he would already have been engulfed by the crowd. Li Yao scattered Spike Traps everywhere, but the Arrow Towers could hardly survive. The situation was far too chaotic, and Arrow Towers were assaulted the moment they were deployed. ¡°The Mechanical Hunter isn¡¯t ready yet. It seems I still need to keep working hard,¡± Li Yao sighed amidst the attacks. From his perspective, the appearance of a Mechanical Hunter should be apanied by a violent metallic storm, with bullets pressing down on the enemies and giving them no room to retaliate. He envisioned that he would be surrounded by a pile of Mechanical Pets, made up of various battle pets, Support Robots, Mechanical Ammunition, Mechanical Turrets, etc. They would form abat set that could stand firm against any environment. However, the reality was quite the opposite. He was primarily relying on the passive skills of the elite ss Dark Ranger in order to maintain a foothold in the tumultuous battle. In his opinion, the passive skills of the Dark Ranger were quite limited. After all, yers were gradually getting stronger and their skills were improving. Who would give you the opportunity to summon skeletons? The passive skills of the Dark Ranger were more often used in instances topensate for the Ranger¡¯s output. But, even in instances, there are limitations to passive skills. It¡¯s not like you can summon hundreds of elite skeletons and conquer the instance. Other people need to stand a chance too. However, for now, Li Yao does not need to think that far. He has many advantages that can make up for these shorings and give him time to rectify them. Breaking away from the scatterbrained thought process, his allies, including Mutou, quickly gathered and formed a team. ¡°You all are ranged attackers. Use these skeletons as shields and try not to expose yourselves, especially you, Da Vinci. You should stay a bit further back and provide healing when necessary,¡± Li Yao advised. In reality, with the protection provided by the skeletons, Li Yao hardly needed any healing. He could recover his health with potions. However, his teammates were not so fortunate, so having a top-notch healer like Da Vinci was crucial. ¡°Underestimating us, are we? Do you take me for a liability if I don¡¯t show off my skills?¡± Da Vinci retorted, hovering a seven-colored piano in front of her. As she yed, a beautiful melody surrounded them all. Upon checking his status, Li Yao discovered a substantial increase in his attributes. Each time a different melody was yed, it brought a different kind of enhancement. The other members quietly refreshed their buffs, escting Li Yao¡¯s damage output. His health and defense had also been significantly boosted. This was the advantage of teamwork. It could elevate Li Yao¡¯sbat effectiveness to a whole new level. Boosted by various buffs, he could kill heavily armored sses in two arrow shots. Of course, if he wasn¡¯t forced to use Death ck Arrow, his damage would have been even more terrifying. ¡°So, are you the Necromancer, or am I?¡± Feng Yi looked at the hundreds of skeletons and sighed helplessly. As a Necromancer who specialized in summoning, watching her Undead Pets get beaten by Li Yao¡¯s skeletons was quite deting. Thanks to Li Yao¡¯s elite skeletons taking the brunt of the attacks, the team didn¡¯t have to worry about iing direct hits. This, coupled with the ability to hold back melee attackers, led to their small team exhibiting a terrifyingly high level ofbat power. While Feng Yi¡¯s personal attack was not strong, her pets were quite special and not as useless as she imed. The skeletons summoned by Li Yao could neither be buffed nor healed. However, thanks to Feng Yi¡¯s Necromancer aura improving the characteristics of undead beings, the properties of the elite skeletons increased significantly. Mutou was releasing various types of totems around the team. Because of these totems, thieves had nowhere to hide and those who dared approached were swiftly dealt with. However, their firepower was fierce. But as more and more elite yers joined in, the situation remained grim. If it weren¡¯t for the limited space in the courtyard slowing down the iing yers through the rift, Li Yao and his team would have already been overwhelmed. But even so, the situation was anything but optimistic. The elite yers on the opposing side just couldn¡¯tpete with the elite skeletons in terms of health and defense, and they were more cautious at the start. However, as time went by, the elite yers grew more frenzied, attacking recklessly. Li Yao¡¯s formation seemed less and less secure as their numbers grew. Most of the spectators aligned themselves with Li Yao¡¯s side. They were worried and felt that Li Yao¡¯s team had reached the end of the line. Evenmentators like Little Ze and KB were not optimistic about Li Yao¡¯s chances. More and more elite yers from outside were pouring in. ¡°Are these people crazy? They¡¯re risking their lives for the Angel¡¯s Wing.¡± Da Vinci was already sweating from the constant onught and increasing the intensity of their healing. Had it not been for Li Yao¡¯s skeletons absorbing the brunt of the attacks, they would have been overwhelmed. ¡°These people are skilled, but they are not very smart. They have no way out,¡± Feng Yi noted as she released a Toxic Nova into the crowd. ¡°Why do you say that?¡± Mutou was still confused. ¡°It¡¯s simple. They¡¯re being yed by NPCs and they don¡¯t even know it. It¡¯s toote for them to realize their mistake now,¡± Li Jie, another team member, exined. ¡°The Angel¡¯s Wing. Thirty thousand yers took the test, and twenty thousand thought they could kill Prairie Fire to get the Angel¡¯s Wing. But let¡¯s assume Prairie Fire gets killed, there¡¯s still only one Angel¡¯s Wing. In this dangerous city, they were blinded by their desire for equipment.¡± ¡°Right, all those people thinking they¡¯re the protagonists, believing they can obtain the Angel¡¯s Wing. But some are smarter. While the others are frantically searching for me, those smart ones have already began umting points. It¡¯s now impossible for the rest to catch up. In other words, most of them are destined to be losers.¡± While Li Yao spoke, his hands didn¡¯t slow down and continued killing the yers. ¡°Exactly, they¡¯re like gamblers who¡¯ve lost everything. After realizing that they can¡¯t make the top hundred on the score ranking, they¡¯re making an all-or-nothing bet. If they can kill Prairie Fire, there¡¯s still a chance to fight for the Angel¡¯s Wing. But if they fail to kill Prairie Fire, they¡¯ll end up as utter failures¡­¡± Li Jie sighed at their foolishness for being yed by the NPCs and worried for their intelligence. These guys were still stuck in the mindset that NPCs are static, as in old MMORPGs. However, in Legacy of the Primordial Gods, the NPCs have their own consciousness. If they don¡¯t understand this, they¡¯re bound to suffer a great loss sooner orter. ¡°These lunatics have given up on themselves. Let¡¯s move back to the steps of the main hall and implement the next phase of our n. We can¡¯t hold on here any longer.¡± Li Yao was also sweating heavily. Even with Rapid Shooting, he was beginning to feel fatigued.¡± Just as they predicted, the elite yers who had wasted time searching for Li Yao were now going berserk. They were in a desperate situation. If they could kill Li Yao, they couldpete for the Angel¡¯s Wing. If they failed to kill Li Yao, they would be total failures in this trial¡­ ps: We are only sixty monthly tickets away from making it to the front page. As we¡¯vee this far, we¡¯re calling for continued support. Chapter 164: Points Soaring (Request for Monthly Tickets) Chapter 164: Points Soaring (Request for Monthly Tickets) Trantor: 549690339 Having silver British skeletons wasn¡¯t as helpful now, given the growing number of elite yers mastering long-range spells. While the damage done by elite yers to the silver skeletons was not high, the sheer number of them was enough to pose a threat. If it weren¡¯t for the attribute enhancements of Qin Feng Yi, the rate of damage to the silver skeletons would definitely be faster than Li Yao could summon them. Li Yao and hispanions had to start dodging area attacks, shifting from their previous rxed output. Following Li Yao¡¯s suggestion, they fought while retreated, surrounded by nearly a hundred silver skeletons. Their retreat was rather tranquil due to Li Yao cleaning up the monsters. The elite yers were not familiar with the mansion, and those who attempted nking maneuvers often found themselves dying. Just a while ago, Li Yao, while invisible, was almost killed by a Brain-eater, showing these monsters were good at hiding. More dangerous than the other monsters, and with a higher health level than Li Yao¡¯s summoned silver skeleton, a Brain-eater¡¯s attack was devastating. If ensnared, or hit by Death¡¯s Kiss, your health could be drained, making it extremely difficult to deal with. Li Yao set many traps which didn¡¯t have much power but they were numerous and loud, often rming nearby monsters when triggered. Professions capable of climbing walls met with a worse fate. These Brain-eaters were once nothing more than maidservants. Except for the powerful Undead giants, the area near the walls used to be guarded by the formidable guards of the Duke, who were strong in both attack methods and power. Having a slight advantage on the high steps, their defense line temporarily stabilized, and Li Yao¡¯s silver skeletons were replenished to a hundred. But this good situation didn¡¯tst long. While their retreat was temporarily safe, it created space for other elite yers. With more yers arriving, at least thousands had entered the mansion of the Duke. Together with yers rushing in from afar, the number was only increasing. The only sce for Li Yao was that the narrow area limited the number of yers in the courtyard who could join the battle. ¡°What¡¯s your n? We don¡¯t have enough magic for high-intensitybat¡±, the first to speak was Da Vinci. ¡°I also don¡¯t have much magic left,¡± joined Qin Feng Yi. Li Yao looked at the other two, seeing them nod in agreement, saying: ¡°Fine, it seems we have enough yers here now, let¡¯s harvest.¡± Li Yao looked up to see a fiery figure diving down from a hundred yards above the mansion. Suddenly, it seemed as if all the monsters in the mansion went berserk, particrly the Mutant guards patrolling the walls. Their blood-red eyes stared at the Fire Eagle, who, as a leader, exuded a powerful aura. Although he hadn¡¯t summoned the Fire Eagle when entering the city, Li Yao had already figured this out. A riot! The monsters in the mansion were rioting! The monsters¡¯ roars echoed throughout the mansion, overshadowing the sounds of spell bombardments. All the yers looked around in confusion, surrounded by the roars of the monsters. Boom, boom, boom¡­ Undead giants heaved boulders towards the sky. All were nimbly evaded by the Fire Eagle. Many boulders fell into the horrified crowd, directly crushing some unfortunate individuals. People outside the mansion looked on in shock. No one dared to enter. Instead, the elite yers inside were the first to react, turning around and running towards the outside. However, the crack was too small and could only allow one person through. Additionally, those who had dug the cracks were crammed outside, blocking the crack as if it were choked ¨C causing a riot. The Fire Hawk, under Li Yao¡¯smand, quickly plunged down from the sky, circling out of the range of the yers¡¯ attacks. The Undead Giant ceaselessly hurled massive boulders from above, causing devastation among the yers. At the same time, closebat monsters also charged over, shing fiercely with the yers. ¡°Everyone, stay calm! There aren¡¯t that many monsters. Don¡¯t panic.¡± ¡°What¡¯s there to panic about? Scatter a bit. Melee fighters, hold the front line. Those in the back, cover and protect the healers. Each of these monsters earns us points.¡± These were elite yers, after all. Despite a brief moment of chaos, most of them began to systematically establish a defensive line. As the elite yers and the swarming monsters shed, Li Yao led a few people to retreat into a small hall. They weren¡¯t distracted by the hundred silver heroes outside. ¡°Your Fire Hawk is seriously overpowered, attracting so many mobs. And it¡¯s evenunching area attacks. You aren¡¯t just scoring points, you¡¯re grabbing them!¡± Da Vinci, having recovered his full mana, watched enviously as the Fire Hawk took every opportunity to utilize its area attacks amidst the crowd. Meanwhile, Li Yao¡¯s score was soaring at a terrifying rate. Since Fire Hawk would attack but not necessarily kill the yers, getting credit for fighting without withdrawing frombat. As long as a yer was killed by a monster duringbat, the points would be credited to Li Yao. Of course, the Fire Hawk was a boss-level mob. Its attacks, Feather Fire Scattershot and Fire Breath, could easily obliterate weaker yers in a moment. Additionally, Fire Hawk only targeted yers who were engaged with the monsters. It didn¡¯t provoke those in the back lines. As a result, any yers who had free hands didn¡¯t think to attack the Fire Hawk. Whenever Fire Hawk¡¯s health got too low, it would just fly back to the hall where Li Yao would release a healing pet, throw a Mechanical Part to replenish its health, and with the healing from Da Vinci and Daimeng Dumeng, the Fire Hawk was immediately rejuvenated and ready to rejoin the battlefront. ¡°You¡¯re ying rough,¡± Feng Yi said, frowning. ¡°They¡¯re handing me points. Why would I refuse?¡± Li Yao retorted. ¡°But you could end up offending a lot of people, and many of them wield considerable influence,¡± Li Jie warned. ¡°So what?¡± Li Yao shot back. ¡°The game is all about kill or be killed. They¡¯re here in hopes of ughtering me. If I don¡¯t have a few tricks up my sleeve, then I¡¯ll be the one to die. Of course, if I die here today, I won¡¯tin. I¡¯ll take my loss and get my revengeter. If I have to worry about this and that while ying a game, it gets too tiring.¡± Now that he had his Mecha in reality, he couldn¡¯t be touched as long as he didn¡¯t break any rules. ¡°You¡¯re not going to have a moment¡¯s peace in the future.¡± Feng Yi knew Li Yao¡¯s character and only gave him a reminder, then said no more. ¡°Let theme.¡± Li Yao had the confidence now. The monsters and the elite yers fought fiercely, suffering heavy losses on both sides. In the end, arriving elite yers didn¡¯t retreat, instead, actively joining the battlefield. Even though yers and monsters alike were being eradicated and dying, the yer reinforcements were simply too numerous. After nearly an hour of bitter fighting, they ultimately defeated the monsters. Very few remained in the yard. Of course, some savvy and powerful yers gained respective benefits. These monsters were also worth points. As long as they participated in the fight, they would earn points when a monster died. This was mainly why Gu Cheng was able to convince the uing yers to join the battlefield. After all, they had already made one wrong decision and could no longer make it into the top hundred by the normal way. This was their only chance and way out, and they could even win Angel¡¯s Wing. Why wouldn¡¯t they do it? ¡°What do we do next? The fight is about to end,¡± Dumeng said. ¡°We can¡¯t sustain this for long, and there aren¡¯t enough monsters either.¡± Li Yao checked his score. He had finally reimed the first ce, and he was leading by a considerable margin¡­ ps: We¡¯re only about twenty-ish votes short of hitting the front page. I¡¯m incredibly excited. You guys are amazing! Here¡¯s the second chapter for today. I¡¯m off to keep writing. Please continue to support by voting. Let¡¯s make it on the list. Chapter 165: Altar Ceremony of Heaven (Extra 700 Monthly Tickets) Chapter 165: Altar Ceremony of Heaven (Extra 700 Monthly Tickets) Trantor: 549690339 The situation in the yard was already set, even Gu Cheng hade in, his eyes intentionally or unintentionally looking at Li Yao¡¯s direction. Now, Li Yao had be a thorn in his side, mysteriously obtaining the mech test qualification he had pursued for so long. He didn¡¯t care about points, Angel¡¯s Wing, or anything. He had money, whatever equipment he wanted, he would buy. His goal from the beginning was clear-cut, to suppress Li Yao in the game, to make him aplish nothing, and thus indirectly affect his test qualification. If Li Yao is down and out in the game, thepany will definitely consider recing him. As a figure with background connections, he knew deeply the importance of this new model mech. ¡°Now, what backup do you have?¡± Gu Cheng said indifferently. ¡°It¡¯s just two losses, no big deal, is it really worth nning so methodically?¡± Li Yao said, rather speechless. Even now he didn¡¯t understand. You said you didn¡¯t want points, what are you ying at? This is too insidious, join forces with yers just to boost your ego at the end. ¡°Ignorant fellow.¡± Gu Cheng was about to organize yers for an offensive when suddenly all the yers received a system notification. ¡°System: Altar Ceremony of Heaven countdown has started, all yers ranked in the top thousand in points can defend the altar.¡± ¡°System: Altar Ceremony of Heaven: upying the priest position can continually gain points.¡± ¡°System: Challenge rules, there are three priest positions. The main priest position can gain 2 points per second and the two auxiliary priest positions can gain 1 point per second. upying the priest position requires epting challenges from the top hundred yers, the more points you have, the higher the challenge priority.¡± Following that, all yers¡¯ HUDs showed a 10-minute countdown, and the location of the altar was also shown on the map. All the yers got excited. With a spot in the top thousand, you have a chance to skyrocket in points on the altar, especially in the main priest position, which gives two points a second. That¡¯s skyrocketing in pointspared to what Li Yao got after working for half the day, plus there¡¯s still about an hour left of the game. Rushing over there, the real altar action should start in about forty minutes. The temptation is just too great, any yer in the top thousand, regardless of which altar they upy, could potentially skyrocket to the top hundred, or even the first position. Not to mention other yers, but even the yers who survived the huge fight in the yard, quite a few of them had scores within a thousand because of frantically grinding mobs, those yers all had excited expressions, seeing hope for climbing into the top hundred in points. Gu Cheng¡¯s face turned very ugly in an instant, he hadn¡¯t expected this kind of incident to ur. Immediately, with a thought, he said in a loud voice: ¡°The altar will start in ten minutes, we¡¯re not far from the altar. Now Prairie Fire has no other means, if we don¡¯t take advantage of this opportunity to kill him and get Angel¡¯s Wing, we won¡¯t have another chance.¡± ¡°You y your game well, you incite others to attack me for your personal grudge against me, you¡¯re really earnest.¡± Li Yao said. ¡°Haha, see? He¡¯s scared now, are you going to do something? The Angel¡¯s Wing is right in front of us, why would we give up our efforts? Ten minutes is more than enough to kill him off.¡± Gu Cheng continued. The yers who had been hesitating suddenly snapped out of it. That¡¯s right, things had alreadye to this point, they had driven the other side into a corner, giving up now would make everything they had done worthless. ¡°Reform the formation, attack the hall, they won¡¯t have much mana left.¡± With Gu Cheng¡¯s words, the loose formation regrouped, another big fight was about to ensue. ¡°I¡¯m waiting here for you guys just to grind points, now I¡¯ve got enough points, wouldn¡¯t it be nice if we just go our separate ways? You guys are really forcing me. Then I won¡¯t be polite.¡± Li Yao looked indifferently at Gu Cheng and said, ¡°I was nning to leave, but Gu Cheng insists on keeping me here, naturally I can¡¯t just sit here and wait to be killed, afterward, don¡¯t me me for any losses you suffer.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t listen to his nonsense, there aren¡¯t even any monsters here, what can he possibly do?¡± Gu Cheng also said loudly. ¡°What can I do? Please look over there.¡± Li Yao pointed in the direction of the city wall. All the yers present were looking at the position of the city wall, just to see a few silver skeleton elites loading a round cannon shell into arge-caliber cannon. A skeleton lit with mes was lighting the fuse, the elite yers had bewildered expressions on their faces. They had no concept of the firepower of a cannon, but just imagining it, they absolutely knew it was not small. Now it was already toote for Gu Cheng to say anything, everyone began looking for cover to hide from the iing fire. But it was clearly toote, with a roar, a huge fireball spewed out of the cannon bore. The fireball was like a meteor, trailing a tail of mes as it flew in a beautiful arc and then fell to the ground under the somewhat frightened and puzzled eyes of the yers. Two unfortunate yers were directly crushed to death, and arge hole appeared on the ground. ¡°Hahaha, so this is your threat to us¡­¡± Boom¡­ Gu Cheng had not finishedughing when he was startled into silence by a huge explosion, and then saw a pattern erupt in a burst of light, a ring of fire shockwave, carrying rocks and dirt rapidly spreading. In just an instant, a quarter of the yard was covered by the fire shockwave,rge shes of light blinked, and in a moment, hundreds of yers were killed off by the shockwave instantly. It was as if the entire ground was shaking. The ce after the explosion was unrecognizable, forming a huge meteor-like crater. Before the yers could react, they heard Li Yao say, ¡°Sanctuary, the ancient ck Sea Cannon, dating back four thousand years. The ammunition is special, a unique secret recipe, now lost in time, and as you see, the craftsmanship is excellent. The st radius, not a de of grass growing within a hundred yards. Five cannon shells can cover the entire yard, would you like to try it?¡± ¡°Are you threatening us?¡± Gu Cheng got up from a crouch, dusted off his body, and said. ¡°Yes, I am threatening you, what will you do about it? If it weren¡¯t for the fact that I don¡¯t get points for blowing you up with a cannon, could you still be here trying to threaten me?¡± Li Yao coldly scanned the surviving yers and said, ¡°I ask you guys again, do we go our separate ways or do you want to experience four more cannon shells?¡± The elite yers seeing the skeletons on the city wall hoisting up cannon shells again, their faces instantly went pale. They were all experts, not afraid of fighting to the death with others. It¡¯s a game, at worst, they die, what¡¯s the big deal. But the problem lies in the fact that a death like this would be worthless. Plus, there¡¯s an altar tempting them, with the expectation of entering the top hundred, who would be willing to just die out of nowhere. ¡°Prairie Fire, don¡¯t be impulsive, it¡¯s better to part ways on good terms.¡± ¡°Right, right, part ways in peace, the altar event will start soon, why don¡¯t you go ahead, Prairie Fire?¡± At this moment, they wanted nothing more than to tear Li Yao to pieces, but for the sake of points, they reluctantly backed down, though they were seething, this was far from over¡­ PS: Went out to run errands and came back to see my friends had put me on the homepage leaderboard, thanks everyone, from now on it¡¯s going to be a big fight until midnight, I¡¯ll try to give more updates. Continue seeking support for monthly tickets, the ones behind are biting hard, I don¡¯t want to just get blown off after just getting here!!! Chapter 166: Stunning Slaughter (Additional 750 monthly tickets) Chapter 166: Stunning ughter (Additional 750 monthly tickets) Trantor: 549690339 Li Yao and hispany slowly made their way down the steps, surrounded by the Silver Gxy¡¯s yers, who parted to create a path for them. At this point, continued stalemate was meaningless. Earlier, they were shaken by the power of the cannons; there will be plenty of opportunity for revenge in the future. There was no need for a needless struggle now. When the group reached the courtyard¡¯s center, Gu Cheng¡¯s eyes glimmered. He loudly said, ¡°Look, they¡¯re right in the center of the courtyard. If we fire the cannons again, they might get blown up too. The cannons won¡¯t differentiate between friends and foes. Now is the perfect opportunity to take him down.¡± Li Yao stopped in his tracks, casually scanned the crowd, and said, ¡°You¡¯re still not giving up. What, because I killed you twice? Is this really necessary? You can take your revenge anytime in the future. Why must we dy everyone¡¯s trip to the altar?¡± ¡°He¡¯s scared, can¡¯t you see? They¡¯re surrounded. A few rounds of attack will take him down,¡± Gu Cheng continued to stir the pot, consumed with unwillingness. He had almost eliminated Li Yao when these vexing changes urred, he couldn¡¯t understand how Li Yao was able to mobilize the cannons, ¡°Angel¡¯s Wing is within reach. We just need a minute from you all.¡± ¡°Damn it, I¡¯ve had enough of you.¡± Li Yao looked at Gu Cheng hiding in the crowd, jumped up, and let loose an arrow. Smack¡­ Gu Cheng¡¯s health points plummeted, leaving him with less than a hundred. Gu Cheng hadn¡¯t expected Li Yao to make the first move. Seeing his health points, he quickly used Spring Technique to heal himself, then changed into a leopard and leapt behind arge statue, out of Li Yao¡¯s line of sight. Li Yao was surprised he hadn¡¯t taken him down in one hit; Gu Cheng must have had some damage mitigating equipment. ¡°You see, he does not even regard us. He¡¯s so reckless.¡± Most yers remained calm and did not participate, but some red angrily at Li Yao. These were mostly Gu Cheng¡¯s friends or those who were acquainted with him. ¡°I¡¯ll kill you today.¡± Li Yao was disgusted by Gu Cheng¡¯s behavior. Gu Cheng seemed fine in the yer¡¯s area, but carried a bothersome attitude. In ancient times, he would be the crafty, scheming type of character. He would use any means necessary to reach his goal, resorting to plots and schemes, and then praises his strategies. Li Yao found it disgusting. Of course, Li Yao had no idea that he had be a hindrance to others; he¡¯s amassed quite a lot of hatred. ¡°Prairie Fire, let¡¯s just call it a day. Let¡¯s part on good terms. We won¡¯t retaliate, and you can do the same,¡± a yer suggested. ¡°Yes, let¡¯s disperse. After all, Boss Gu is our current leader. Don¡¯t make it difficult for us.¡± ¡°Right, everyone is riled up now. Let¡¯s just step back.¡± ¡°If you insist, we¡¯ll just settle it at the altar. Then we¡¯ll see who¡¯s better.¡± ¡°Yes, it¡¯s worth fighting for the number one spot. Let¡¯s stop fighting now.¡± yers were in a quandary. Many watched as the skeletons adjusted the direction of the cannons. Killing Prairie Fire might be easy, but no one could stop the cannons. If they ended up under the fire of cannons, it wouldn¡¯t be worth it. ¡°You thought I couldn¡¯t kill you by hiding behind the statue. You¡¯re so na?ve,¡± Li Yao began to charge his shot. ¡°Thene and kill me,¡± Gu Cheng sneered. But his health points were not full, and he did not dare to show his face. If Li Yao jumped and shot again, he could be killed on the spot. ¡°As you wish.¡± In Li Yao¡¯s hand, the Charged Arrow reached its third level. Li Yao rapidly simted the shot in his mind, then suddenly opened his eyes, drew his bow towards the sky, and shot the level three Charged Arrow. Next, Li Yao put away his Long Bow and said, ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± Then, Li Yao¡¯s team set off again, heading towards the crevice. The arrow quickly disappeared from everyone¡¯s view, leaving the elite yers confused about why Li Yao would shoot an arrow into the sky. ¡°Heh, shooting an arrow at the sky to vent? Are you trying to RI the sky now?¡± Laughter¡­ One of Gu Cheng¡¯s friends said loudly, which induced another round ofughter. Feng Yi and her group were also held in suspense. Seeing that Li Yao didn¡¯t offer an exnation, and not wishing to question him in front of everyone, they didn¡¯t ask. Then, a scream of pain followed by surprised shouts from yers caught their attention, leading to everyone turning back and questioning what happened. ¡°Boss Gu is dead.¡± ¡°Boss Gu was hit in the crown by an arrow and died.¡± yers around the statue rified, leaving others unwilling to believe what they had heard. How could Boss Gu die while hiding behind the statue? Who would kill him? Certainly not one of us. No one would willingly provoke this tycoon. Then they remembered the arrow Li Yao had shot towards the sky moments ago. An epiphany hit them, but they still couldn¡¯t believe it. ¡°I said it, kill him today, and so I did,¡± Li Yao confirmed. Cold shivers ran down their spines. This was terrifying: that he could kill Gu Cheng in such a manner. Was he even human? The stadium crowd was at a loss. Although they had spected what happened, they hadn¡¯t seen it and requested a rey. The rey showed Li Yao firing an arrow into the sky. Next, the camera followed the arrow ascending into the sky, highlighted for everyone to see. The yers watched as the arrow reached its peak in the sky and started to fall. The view quickly switched behind the statue where we saw Gu Cheng hiding, healing himself, meanwhile, sneering. Then the arrow fell and prated through his skull, with Gu Cheng unaware. Gu Cheng¡¯s smile was frozen on his face, his eyes filled with an uprehending look. He died unwillingly, unclear of how he¡¯d died. ¡°Projectile motion, it¡¯s only theoretical, but it¡¯s real,¡± Xiao Ze mumbled to himself. ¡°Projectiles are simple, frequently used in ancient warfare, but to be this urate with a projectile, that¡¯s truly extraordinary,¡± KB watched the continuous reys, as if in a dream-like state. But by now there was no need formentary. Everyone could understand the difficulty and brilliance of this move. The stadium was deafening, as hundreds of thousands of people chanted a single name. Prairie Fire! Indeed, Prairie Fire¡¯s performance had left them in awe: the fight at the Duke mansion, Li Yao¡¯s amazing moves and control of the game, had won them over. The final projectile kill was the icing on the cake,pleting this battle perfectly. ¡°Uncle, that move was awesome; I regret not ying as a hunter,¡± Da Vinci said excitedly. Dai Mengtong nodded in agreement: ¡°s, you killed him just like that. Big brother, I¡¯m totally impressed.¡± ¡°What I¡¯m curious about is, why would you let those other yers go? It isn¡¯t like you,¡± Feng Yi asked curiously. Li Yao chuckled, and replied: ¡°You think I wouldn¡¯t have liked to? But after all that, that ancient relic of a cannon could only fire once. It¡¯s now useless.¡± Spit take¡­ Ps: The gap behind me is closing, brace yourself, requesting a rain of month tickets. Chapter 167: Challenging the Position of the High Priest (Extra update for 800 monthly votes) Chapter 167: Challenging the Position of the High Priest (Extra update for 800 monthly votes) Trantor: 549690339 Everyone looked at Li Yao strangely. The audience, who had been cheering Prairie Fire¡¯s name, were utterly stunned. They couldn¡¯t begin toprehend how he could pull such an audacious move and leave everyone in the dark. ¡°I knew it, when were you ever so agreeable?¡± Feng Yi was speechless. ¡°This is such a brilliant move. Gu Cheng would probably vomit blood in frustration when he learns about this,¡± Sister Limented. ¡°I didn¡¯t realize it at the moment, but it was so exciting,¡± Daimeng Tongtong said with a grin. However, the truth was, Gu Cheng had already vomited blood. After Li Yao had eliminated him, he was forcibly teleported out and resurrected. He then chose to log out and watch the main screen. Witnessing what Li Yao had said, Gu Cheng sat in his seat in total silence for a long time. Never before had he suffered such humiliation. Initially, it was eptable for him when Li Yao defeated and even eliminated him. After all, everyone knew how fearsomely strong Li Yao was. No one would call him weak for being eliminated by Li Yao. But what happened next was an utter farce. Their cannon had failed to fire just one shot. They ended up beingpletely panicked by a damageless cannonball held by two skeletons. Gu Cheng felt his cheeks burning with humiliation as he thought about how he was toyed with and then casually eliminated by Li Yao in front of everyone. He stared fixedly at Li Yao¡¯s figure for a long time. Finally, he took a deep breath, his face returning to its usual calm, even managing to crack a smile. He still appeared to be high and mighty, seemingly unppable. However, those who were close to him knew that he was furious beyond words. However, news spread quickly. By the time Li Yao arrived at the altar, what he had said had been whispered into the ears of the contestants by others. Those yers who had not participated in the attack on Li Yao admired him, while those who had participated red at Li Yao with fiery eyes. Li Yao only responded with the same friendly smile, which unsettled these people even more. His smile was as if he was mocking their ignorance. The altar had already started for several minutes, and the three positions were like three arenas. Intense one-on-one battles were taking ce. Upon entering the altar, the skeletons behind Li Yao were stopped by an invisible force and could only wander outside. Li Yao didn¡¯t mind. He understood that if he was allowed to bring dozens of skeletons into a one-on-one fight, it would be aplete curb stomp, giving no room for fairness. ¡°Which altar do you guys want to challenge?¡± Li Yao asked. Da Vinci replied, ¡°I¡¯ll pass. I¡¯m currently ranked 26th, which is enough for me.¡± ¡°I¡¯m not too interested either.¡± Sister Li said. ¡°Not interested.¡± Feng Yi said. She was merely participating and did not care much about the ranking. ¡°I wanted to challenge the Chief Priest Position, but I knew I couldn¡¯t defeat you, Brother Li. I guess I¡¯ll try challenging the second one.¡± Daimeng Tongtong grumbled. ¡°Thank you, Tongtong, for being magnanimous. Otherwise, I really don¡¯t think I could have beaten you,¡± Li Yao replied, patting her head. ¡°Hmph.¡± Daimeng Tongtong replied with a middle finger gesture. ¡°Don¡¯t think that I want topete against a kid like you. Thispetition is part of my elite quest. If I don¡¯t get first ce, I¡¯m screwed.¡± Li Yao seemed helpless. ¡°You¡¯re the one who can get close to the queen, you deserve it.¡± Tutting, Tongtong stalked off towards the second priest position. ¡°Stay and watch Tongtong. I¡¯ll handle this by myself,¡± Li Yao instructed. Sister Li and Feng Yi nodded, apanying Tongtong to cheer her on. Upon reaching a stone column shrouded in mysterious glimmers, Li Yao noticed a palm sized indention and ced his hand within it. ¡°System: You have obtained the qualifications to challenge the Chief Priest Position. You are currently the contestant with the highest score. The challenge willmence in the next round.¡± ¡°System: 1. No yielding during the challenge or cheating allowed. If detected, immediate disqualification will ur, and any acquired elite status will be nullified, with a ban from character rebuilding for three years and elite quests for five years. 2. No stalling during the challenge. If contestants do not initiate an attack within five seconds, they will receive a warning. If they do not attack within ten seconds, they will be instantly disqualified.¡± Li Yao sighed with relief. Though these rules were harsh, they would prevent anyone from intentionally throwing the match. Li Yao then turned to look below where an arena-like area was set up. He found a spot and sat down, spotting a familiar figure among thebatants ¨C Tie Niu Xian. Tie Niu Xian¡¯s opponent was a powerful Fire Mage. However, he seemed to have met his match in Tie Niu Xian, a Dragon Martial Monk. The Fire Mage, with his hail of spells reminiscent of a machine gun and a mastery over formidable Area Spells, was at a loss when confronting Tie Niu Xian and his pesky Hidden Dragon sh. No matter how furious or aggressive the Fire Mage, he could notnd a single hit on Tie Niu Xian. In contrast, Tie Niu Xian continually found opportunities to sh right behind his adversary. Tie Niu Xian¡¯s attacks were brilliant and powerful. The entire arena was filled with golden Five-wed Golden Dragons, following every punch he threw. Their roar drowned out the noises of the Fire Mage¡¯s bombardment. It was a downright show-off of his skills. Of course, there was also Tie Niu Xian¡¯s wildughter. ¡°Hahaha, kiddo, why don¡¯t you go home and train for another few years? I could beat ten of you by myself.¡± ¡°Alright, I¡¯m done ying with you, kiddo. Otherwise, the system will me me for toying with you.¡± Tie Niu Xian¡¯s words made the Fire Mage vomit blood. He had given it his all, but it wasn¡¯t enough. The guy was still joking around as if Tie Niu Xian had already ensured his victory. But it was the truth. Viewers had also realized how strong Tie Niu Xian was. They weren¡¯t surprised he always topped the list. Suddenly, Tie Niu Xian seized an opportunity, shed behind the Fire Mage, and struck thetter¡¯s back with his spike studded fists. A golden dragon then pierced through the Fire Mage¡¯s chest and out through the other side. Beheading Dragon Skill! The already dwindling life of the Mage plummeted to zero. ¡°Hahaha, I indeed am invincible. I just have one question. Is there anybody else who dares to challenge me?¡± Tie Niu Xian roared withughter as he stood in the center of the arena. Then, a fifteen-second countdown began for the next round. ¡°War God, the next round is your turn, isn¡¯t it?¡± a blonde female Priest asked War God. ¡°I would¡¯ve been next if he hadn¡¯t joined,¡± War God replied expressionlessly. ¡°Who?¡± The female Priest asked curiously. ¡°I likely won¡¯t have the chance anymore,¡± War God said softly. ¡°That can¡¯t be possible. I have never seen you give up before.¡± ¡°You¡¯ll see,¡± War God said, shaking his head. Tie Niu Xian finished eating and drinking, his health bar now refilled. He stood up as the countdown was almost over. ¡°Hahaha, let¡¯s see which kid will let me educate them next. I can hardly wait,¡± he said proudly. However, when he saw Li Yao being teleported in, the smile froze on his face¡­ PS: Continuing to ask for votes. Chapter 168: Holding the Fort (Additional content for 850 monthly tickets) Chapter 168: Holding the Fort (Additional content for 850 monthly tickets) Trantor: 549690339 Li Yao said cheerfully, ¡°Tie Niu my man, lieutenant! I didn¡¯t expect to meet you here!¡± Tie Niu blinked, pointing at Li Yao, and blurted out, ¡°Are you bloody serious, Li Yao? I¡¯ve been trying to avoid you at all costs, how can I run into you here?¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t it something to be happy about when old friends meet?¡± Li Yao shrugged. ¡°Screw you. I knew you were up to no good, so I avoided you earlier. Looks like I was right, you¡¯ve screwed everyone. Can¡¯t a brother catch a break?¡± Tie Niu almost wailed. ¡°Okay then, how about I fight you without using my pets? If you manage to kill me, nobody else would be able to.¡± Li Yao suggested, dismissing his Crystal Spider. ¡°How about not using your weapon too?¡± suggested Tie Niu. ¡°Should I stand still and let you attack me?¡± ¡°That could work¡­¡± Tie Niu¡¯s eyes lit up. ¡°No, that can¡¯t work.¡± ¡°System: Both yers, please begin immediately or you will be determined as defeat by default and your right to challenge will be cancelled.¡± ¡°Screw you and your system, I surrender.¡± Tie Niu grudgingly surrendered. ¡°System: yer Tie Niu has surrendered, please confirm.¡± ¡°Confirmed.¡± Tie Niu said through gritted teeth. ¡°You actually¡­.?¡± Now, Li Yao was confused. ¡°What you actual what? If I don¡¯t surrender, you¡¯ll kill me. Maybe I should just switch to another Priest spot.¡± Tie Niu was helpless. Thest fight with Li Yao was a total nightmare for him. He was greatly dissatisfied the first time, but he just couldn¡¯t stay angry the second time. Hidden Dragon sh had always worked for him in the trials. Fighting bosses might pose a little bit of a challenge, but when it came to elites, he crushed them like vegetables. But now, the only one he worried about ¨C Li Yao ¨C had shown up. Facing Li Yao, he simply didn¡¯t know how to attack, the usually dominating Hidden Dragon sh was useless. He didn¡¯t enjoy feeling powerless and being manipted as if his every move was anticipated. Tie Niu was transferred out, and the 15-second countdown began again. yers who didn¡¯t know Li Yao were amazed. Tie Niu¡¯s prowess was quite renowned and he was always dominating from the beginning by seizing the first Priest position. But now he had surrendered without a fight. ¡°War God, I guess you¡¯re up next.¡± said the Priest. War God stood up, nodded slightly, gazing into the battlefield. Meanwhile, Li Yao¡¯s points kept increasing. Every second, he gained two points, akin to killing an enemy yer every second. Soon, War God was transferred in. ¡°It¡¯s War God himself, things are going to be interesting now.¡± ¡°This match will undoubtedly be exciting.¡± ¡°It¡¯s definitely going to be fierce; War God is known as the battle maniac.¡± ¡°Finally, a battle among equals.¡± Many audience members became more invested as they knew War God. ¡°Never expected another old friend.¡± Li Yao eximed with a smile. ¡°Wait for me.¡± War God stated seriously. ¡°What do you mean?¡± Li Yao felt confused. ¡°Wait for me to improve my skills, then I will defeat you.¡± War God dered, ignoring Li Yao¡¯s confusion. ¡°I surrender.¡± ¡°My God, what¡¯s happening? Why did even War God surrender?¡± ¡°Impossible! How can a battle maniac surrender?!¡± ¡°I must be seeing things.¡± Commotion erupted from the visibly astounded spectators. No one expected War God to surrender as well. Li Yao didn¡¯t care much, his aim was to secure the Main Priest position and not let anyone who could threaten his top spot take it. ¡°No need for transferring; I surrender.¡± Jin Jin sounded resigned. The 15-second countdown engaged for Li Yao once more. ¡°Seriously, who is this pro masking his identity? Why did everyone surrender?¡± ¡°Feels a bit fake. Is this some sort of ploy by all the big shots to promote someone?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t kid yourself. When have you ever seen War God surrender?¡± The audience waspletely baffled, struggling to understand why everyone was surrendering one after the other. ¡°When did you be such a coward?¡± A hot, red-haired female yer asked Jin Jin. ¡°He¡¯s too strong for you.¡± Jin Jin said, expression unchanged. ¡°Oh really? I must give it a try.¡± Phantom Butterfly Dancemented, ¡°I might not be a match for him, but I won¡¯t run away without putting up a fight. Are you even a man?¡± ¡°Go ahead and try and you¡¯ll understand.¡± Jin Jin¡¯s words had a dual meaning. ¡°You¡¯re too young, I¡¯m not interested.¡± Phantom Butterfly Dance nced at Jin Jin, then turned to Li Yao, ¡°Let¡¯s see how fun it can be to beat him.¡± ¡°Good luck. Just hope it doesn¡¯t leave any mental scars.¡± Jin Jin hadn¡¯t finished speaking when Phantom Butterfly Dance got transferred. ¡°Watts! It¡¯s Phantom Butterfly Dance, with a score of 16. Damn, her body¡­ so provocative. I could y with her for a whole year.¡± ¡°Are you trying to get yourself killed? How dare you flirt with her.¡± ¡°Ahem¡­¡± Phantom Butterfly Dance gave a disdainful nce at the two guys who were discussing her, then turned to Li Yao and said, ¡°I¡¯ve heard that you¡¯re quite formidable?¡± ¡°Just about average,¡± Li Yao replied. ¡°Given your self-awareness, I¡¯ll go easy on you. You won¡¯t have a miserable death,¡± Phantom Butterfly Dance¡¯s voice was full of confidence, as if stating a fact. ¡°Thank you,¡± Li Yao shrugged nonchntly, holding the Long Bow in his hand. Thepetition area wasn¡¯trge, and Li Yao waspletely within her charge range. As soon as the countdown finished, Phantom Butterfly Dance¡¯s Huge Sword suddenly burst into red mes, transforming into a Burning me Sword. ¡°Fiery Fighter!¡± said Li Yao, a gleam in his eye. The Fiery Fighter was known for her fierce output and wasn¡¯t short on control either. It was like having an additional Enchantment on her weapon, extremely powerful. ¡°At least you know something. But I won¡¯t hold back until you fall.¡± With a swoosh, Phantom Butterfly Dance charged. Boom¡­ However, she only managed to charge ten yards before crashing into an Arrow Tower. Although the Arrow Tower crumbled, her charge was interrupted. ¡°Interesting, let¡¯s try again.¡± Phantom Butterfly Dance initiated another charge, leaving a trail of fire in her wake. Boom¡­ The result was the same as before- she crashed into an Arrow Tower again. This time, she got serious. If you could say that the first time was a fluke or luck, the second time was definitely not. But being able to calcte her charge point in a split second was almost impossible. If the Arrow Tower was ced at the wrong time, she would either have charged past already, or she would have circumvented the Arrow Tower and continued charging. ¡°Indeed, not bad. Let¡¯s try again.¡± The Phantom Butterfly Dance¡¯spetitive spirit piqued¡­ PS: Where are my monthly tickets? Come on, guys, keep theming. Chapter 169: Domination (Add more for 900 votes) Chapter 169: Domination (Add more for 900 votes) Trantor: 549690339 ¡°Bring it on.¡± Li Yao curled his fingers. ¡°You¡¯re asking for it!¡± Phantom Butterfly Dance fumed. Up till now, Li Yao hadn¡¯t fired a single arrow, showing tant disregard for her. ¡°Come kill me.¡± Li Yao continued to smile. He would stall for as long as he could, after all, it didn¡¯t make much difference to him who he dueled against. ¡°Fiery Sword Dance!¡± Phantom Butterfly Dance was seething with anger, her arm transformed into a specter of afterimages. The illusory crisscrossing fiery Huge Sword web rapidly encased Li Yao. ¡°The scope isn¡¯t small, but it¡¯s too slow.¡± Li Yao stared at the intricate sword web, his body subtly contorting in an irregr manner as if he was performing a peculiar dance. To the spectators, the sword web seemed to pierce through Li Yao¡¯s body, yet to everyone¡¯s disappointment; Li Yao was unscathed. ¡°Damn you, are you even human?¡± Phantom Butterfly Dance was dumbstruck. Had Li Yao dodged using a teleportation technique, she could have epted it, but dodging through what seemed to be an imprable sword web was impossible. Yet, it happened in front of her eyes. ¡°Hurry up, you¡¯ve been in a daze for five seconds. Have you fallen for me?¡± Li Yao again goaded her. ¡°In your dreams!¡± Phantom Butterfly Dance charged once again. However, this time, Li Yao didn¡¯t use the Arrow Tower but switched to the Hand Cannon. Bang¡­ Breaker! Li Yao¡¯s breaker was sessful; Phantom Butterfly Dance let out a painful scream, then knelt on one knee. Li Yao blew away the smokeing from the Hand Cannon, touched his chin and strolled around Phantom Butterfly Dance. ¡°Not bad, little girl, you have a hot figure, what did you eat to grow up.¡± ¡°Son of a bitch.¡± Phantom Butterfly Dance teetered on the edge of fury, her anger zing like a bonfire. ¡°Fire Tornado!¡± The tip of her Huge Sword ignited, and Phantom Butterfly Dance started to spin rapidly, transforming into a fiery whirlwind approaching Li Yao. ¡°If you can break this move, I¡¯ll find you in real life, and we can do it however you want, any kinky stuff and I¡¯m down.¡± Li Yao backflipped to distance himself and fired another arrow, but it was deflected by the Fire Tornado. ¡°Damn it, how can I break an invincible move?¡± As Li Yao used Shadow Roll to dodge the fast-approaching Fire Tornado, he said, ¡°And furthermore, I¡¯m a pure and decent man; I¡¯m not interested in you.¡± Argh¡­ Phantom Butterfly Dance was on the brink of going mad,pletely helpless. The spectators were dumbfounded. How dare he flirt with Phantom Butterfly Dance? Who does he think he is? Doesn¡¯t he know what death is? Phantom Butterfly Dance. Memories rted to her swirled in Li Yao¡¯s mind. He had been ying Hunter for two years but initially sucked at archery. Once while practicing his Bow and Arrow skills in a spot, Phantom Butterfly Dance showed up and killed him without a word. Being rtively famous back then, Phantom Butterfly Dance was considered a pro. Not taking it lying low, Li Yao improved his skills and challenged her again, only to be beaten up. This continued for two or three years, with Li Yao challenging Phantom Butterfly Dance every time he upgraded his skills. Eventually, their matches were evenly matched, andter on, Li Yao had a better winning record. Constant fighting led them bing friends. Even though they were from opposing factions, they befriended each other. Li Yao considered her one of his most genuine in-game friends. The two never met in person, but they could talk about anything. Their rtionship was so pure, without any romantic entanglement, merely a friendship. On the one hand, he needed to stall for time. On the other hand, he wanted to catch up with an old friend. However, the old friend possibly couldn¡¯t recognize him now and was likely in a terrible mood. ¡°Are you up to it? Are you dizzy? Do you need me to help you?¡± Li Yao added insult to injury. ¡°I¡­ I¡¯ll fight you to death.¡± Phantom Butterfly Dance was infuriated. All her elite skills had been used up in vain; she couldn¡¯t even touch Li Yao while being ridiculed for so long. She was enraged. ¡°Hey, you seem to be enjoying yourself very much. There are many beauties around you, but you¡¯ve never shown such enthusiasm.¡± Feng Yi¡¯s voice came through. ¡°Ahem.¡± Li Yao chuckled awkwardly. ¡°Miss, don¡¯t mind it. I was just joking. You¡¯re no match for me. Would you mind admitting defeat? You still have a chance to challenge other priests.¡± Panting heavily, Phantom Butterfly Dance red at Li Yao and said, ¡°You jerk, just you wait, I¡¯ll be back.¡± Having said that, Phantom Butterfly Dance admitted defeat and was teleported out. ¡°Ferun, do you have the confidence?¡± A yer turned to Ferun. Ferun, the second on the leaderboard. ¡°I¡¯m not here for humiliation; the third priest position suits me more.¡± Ferun shrugged and walked away. ¡°Even Ferun admitted that he¡¯s no match for him. Is he really that great?¡± ¡°You can try.¡± Fifteen secondster, a Magician was transported opposite Li Yao. ¡°I¡¯m going to see if you¡¯re as good as they im.¡± Son of Demon said coldly. ¡°I¡¯m not only impressive because they said so.¡± Li Yao casually replied: ¡°However, you won¡¯t get to experience it.¡± ¡°I¡¯m ranked ninth, is that not enough?¡± Son of Demon retorted angrily. Li Yao didn¡¯t respond verbally but instead held up two fingers. The match began, and Li Yao casuallyunched an arrow. A hint of disdain shed in Son of Demon¡¯s eyes, he performed a somersault. ¡°I thought you¡¯d be impressive but¡­¡± Thud¡­ Just as he got back on his feet, the Arrow of Arcane had already pierced his throat. Instant kill! ¡°Next.¡± Li Yao pointed to the surrounding stands. Soon someone else stepped down to face him, this time, a Knight. Still, it took only two arrows. The first arrow would force a roll and then, in the moment they stood up, an arrow pierced their throat, instantly killing them. The second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth fights¡­. Finally, no one dared to step down anymore. It was too monstrous. Was this guy even human? Regardless of the profession, it took only two arrows, no exceptions. ¡°Anyone else want to y?¡± Li Yao waited for a minute, but no one stepped down. The crowd was speechless. How could they y with a monster like you? While they were confident, they would appreciate it if you let them release a skill. Even the strongest profession would be useless if they couldn¡¯t release a skill before being instantly killed. What¡¯s the point of ying then? Li Yao casually brought out a chair, propped up his leg, turned on the live stream, and drank red wine while watching the Carnival broadcast. Seeing his behavior, the crowd nced at him harshly and left one by one. With no one challenging him, there was nothing worth watching. On the contrary, the battles for the second and third priest positions were intense. The second priest position was upied by Tie Niu, who was being watched by anguished Dumb Pupil. The third priest position was imed by Ferun. He didn¡¯t challenge Tie Niu; he just upied the third priest position, but his score remained second. Although they both were dominant, the crowd could foresee a glimmer of hope. But with Li Yao, it was utter despair. As a result, Li Yao sat idle for over twenty minutes, and the second round of trial finally came to an end¡­. PS: I need more monthly tickets, I¡¯m exhausted. I¡¯m going to bed and will start writing tomorrow at six. Updates will be around eight. Chapter 170: Reward of the Victorious (Request for Monthly Tickets) Chapter 170: Reward of the Victorious (Request for Monthly Tickets) Trantor: 549690339 As the trial came to an end, lights flickered. The top brass from the three factions were teleported over. ¡°Archangel, it¡¯s your turn now.¡± The chieftain of the Dark Camp said with a smile. ¡°Alright.¡± The Archangel, who looked almost like a mortal, pointed his glowing longsword at the sky. A lightning bolt streaked across the sky, and the three arenas rumbled and disappeared, transforming into three small priest tforms. Li Yao, Tie Niu, and Fei Lun stood on the tforms respectively. ¡°This trial was truly impressive, especially you, Prairie Fire. You didn¡¯t disappoint us. You showed both courage and strategy. A trial does not only test an individual¡¯s strength but also their survival skills and their ability to use the current environment to their advantage.¡± The Chieftain gave Li Yao a nce of approval, continuing, ¡°Okay, in fact, you¡¯re all smart. You must have learned a lot from this trial. I won¡¯t waste time talking. A warrior should receive the reward he deserves. Archangel, please proceed.¡± ¡°Three warriors, ept the blessings bestowed upon you.¡± With the words of the Archangel, three beams of light fell from the sky, enveloping each of them. The beam concentrated on the central priest¡¯s tform was the most intense. Although the other participants did not know what rewards they got, everyone knew that they had been hugely benefitted. The yers participating in the trial watched with envy, especially Gu Cheng. Despite smiling, his clenched fists betrayed the fact that his mood wasn¡¯t as pleasant. ¡°System: Congrattions, yer, you¡¯ve received the main blessings, leading to permanently increased attributes.¡± ¡°System: After receiving the main blessings, Life +300, Armor +50, All attributes resistance +25, Strength +50, Agility +50.¡± Li Yao was pleased. At this stage, the attributes were equivalent to wearing an extra piece of equipment, although the value was mostly in thest three attributes. All attributes resistance increased by 25 was priceless. The strength increased by 50 was equivalent to obtaining an additional 50 points in strength, making him stronger. What pleased him the most was agility. To be honest, his level was too low at this point. Others might think he was very strong now, but he was well aware that the current body couldn¡¯t tap into his real strength. It¡¯s not that he was too strong, but at this stage, the yers are still not matured and generally weak. ¡°An increase of 200 in life, 30 on armor, and 10 on resistance, not bad,¡± said Tie Niu, then turned to Li Yao and asked, ¡°Hey, what blessings did you get?¡± ¡°Almost the same as you,¡± Li Yao didn¡¯t say much, believing that silently making big money was the better option. ¡°Huh, thought I wouldn¡¯t guess, definitely better than mine.¡± Tie Niu felt depressed as he looked at Li Yao¡¯s face. His previous triumph was swept away, and his face was full of dissatisfaction. ¡°It¡¯s okay.¡± Li Yao said. ¡°Okay, your sister! The blessing of light on your body was soothing, but looking at you, my entire body feels ufortable. Damn it.¡± The light spread, and the top hundred yers were also blessed, but they gained fewer attributes, Life +100, Armor +25, Resistance +5. Overall, they were very satisfied, at least they were not empty-handed. Any increase in permanent attributes was indeed good. The Chieftain took out the package again and ceremoniously handed it to Li Yao. ¡°When the Archangel was wrongly used, he voluntarily gave up his wings and descended as a mortal. With the Archangel¡¯s descent, the Angel¡¯s Wing was also shattered by the Judging Archangel and scattered around the world. We went to great lengths to find these two fragments. You know how precious they are. I hope you use them well. You¡¯re fated to have them, and one day, I hope you can make the real Angel¡¯s Wing reappear.¡± ¡°Thank you, Chieftain. I will certainly live up to everyone¡¯s expectations.¡± Li Yao epted the Angel¡¯s Wing under everyone¡¯s watchful eyes and then asked, ¡°There¡¯s something I don¡¯t understand. Can I ask the Archangel?¡± Laughing, the Archangel nodded, ¡°Today you are the protagonist. Of course, you can ask.¡± All eyes turned to Li Yao, full of curiosity and envy. They already knew their situation. It was rare to have a good rtionship with the Camp¡¯s leader. Li Yao nodded and said, ¡°If I¡¯m not wrong, you are the owner of the wings mentioned by the Chieftain. ording to what I know of the history of the Sanctuary, only one Archangel fell to earth, the Justice Angel, the symbol of justice.¡± ¡°You¡¯re pretty clever, so what¡¯s your question? I promise I can answer you straightforwardly,¡± the Archangel responded, a hint of surprise shed in his eyes. ¡°I want to ask, since these are your wings and you have found the fragments, why didn¡¯t you reim them for your own use?¡± Li Yao slowly stated. The Archangel¡¯s expression became serious. He observed Li Yao for a while before he said, ¡°These are the Wings of Justice and hold the power of Justice. Now, Justice resides in my heart. Having them or not doesn¡¯t matter anymore. After all, the moment they left my body, they became an external object. Do you understand what I mean?¡± ¡°I understand.¡± Li Yao nodded and said seriously, ¡°But I am still weak. Although the spirit of righteousness is strong, I still need these external things.¡± ¡°You¡¯re not bad, find me when you collect all four fragments.¡± The Archangel handed Li Yao a feather shimmering with sacred light and then stepped back. Damn! That was the sentiment of all the yers present. Damn it! This is simply unthinkable. Just a few words and he got a task from the world leader, and even got the chance to see him again. How is anyone else supposed to live? They were all filled with envy and jealousy, but no one dared to make a sound. They knew they were just new recruits; to interject at this point was suicidal. Only Li Yao, as the current top yer, had this privilege. In this cruel world, though there were second and third ce yers, just look at the camp leaders, they didn¡¯t bother intreating with them at all. ¡°Today is the victory of the Dark Camp, you make the call.¡± The King stepped back a bit. The Chieftain¡¯s face glowed. He pped Li Yao on the shoulder again, then loudly ordered, ¡°Return.¡± Lights shed, and everyone was teleported onto the airship. Li Yao reappeared behind the Queen. ¡°You have finally not embarrassed me this time. You¡¯re barely satisfactory. Come see me tomorrow.¡± The Queen finished speaking and said no more, apparently losing interest in further conversation. Li Yao gave a bitter smile. He knew the Queen must be very satisfied, but her words¡­ The yers began to log off, and Li Yao, Tie Niu, and Fei Lun were called to the stage while the others returned to their choices for chief. ¡°The demonstration match has ended. I won¡¯t repeat the rankings. Express your emotions with your cheers.¡± As the host spoke, the entire stadium went silent. Prairie Fire! Prairie Fire! Prairie Fire!¡­ At first, it was just scattered shouts, then the shouting became louder and more frequent. After a while, the entire stadium, hundreds of thousands of people simultaneously and continuously hailed this name¡­ PS: Subscription, monthly pass, rmendation votes, I won¡¯t say too much, you know it, I am going to continue writing, a new day has started. Chapter 171: Resistance (Seeking Monthly Tickets) Chapter 171: Resistance (Seeking Monthly Tickets) Trantor: 549690339 Li Yao¡¯s performance today was absolutely dazzling. His mboyant gaming skills took the hunter role to its limits, and his terrifying battling strength left everyone watching feeling their blood boil with every match. The battle at the Duke¡¯s mansion showcased Li Yao¡¯s personal strategies and courage as he treated yers who came to kill him like they were free points. His single-use cannons kept the numerous elite yers spinning, the excitement was off the charts. In the ring, his high score deterred the stronger yers from challenging him. Later on, he consecutively took down many elites, securing his position as the top priest. In the subsequent twenty minutes, no one dared to challenge him. Considering the huge revenge value he had umted, there were countless people wanted to take him down, but no one dared to confront him. Truly a disy of powerful dominance. At this moment, the only way to express their excitement was to shout his name. Fei Lun was a soft-spoken young man, and Tie Niu was a burly man from the north. Listening to the deafening cheers from the crowd, Tie Niu stepped closer to Li Yao, pped a hand over his shoulder and said, ¡°Damn it, now I want a real-life duel with you. What to do? You¡¯re strong in the game, but in reality, I could knock you down with just one hand.¡± ¡°Good, I¡¯ll add you to my contacts, we¡¯ll set up a time. I just got a new Mecha, it would be perfect to practice with a pro like you,¡± Li Yao responded with a smile. ¡°Ahem ahem.¡± Tie Niu coughed a few times and said, ¡°Well, we¡¯re all civilized people, it would be better to sit down and have a drink together instead of fighting and ruining our friendship. Our bodies aren¡¯t what they used to be.¡± ¡°Alright,¡± Li Yao agreed. Tie Niu¡¯s lips twitched, he released Li Yao. Not going to lie, he initially nned on beating him up in real life to let off some steam, but then he remembered Li Yao¡¯s new Mecha. There was now only one operative new model mecha, so what¡¯s the point of fighting? Fei Lun nodded at Li Yao cordially, and Li Yao returned the gesture, thus concluding their brief meeting in reality. The crowd cheered for quite some time before finally calming down at the host¡¯s words. ¡°Prairie Fire, your performance today was too cool, I have be your fan,¡± host Zhao Li said with a bright smile. ¡°Thank you.¡± ¡°Is there anything you¡¯d like to say to everyone now?¡± Zhao Li asked. Li Yao took a deep breath, finally, it was time: ¡°There¡¯s a lot I want to say, but standing here, I¡¯m not sure where to start. So I¡¯ll just keep it simple and quick. Tomorrow, I¡¯m going to start my own guild. I wee anyone who wishes to better develop themselves in the game to join.¡± Li Yao¡¯s announcement hit the crowd like a bombshell, sparking a wave of discussion. Many yers were considering joining, while the faces of yers in established guilds were quite unpleasant. Many guilds and clubs had already nned to recruit Li Yao, offering highly attractive terms to have him join their ranks. Now that Li Yao was going to start his own guild, their ns went up in smoke. Li Yao¡¯s formidable power was fully demonstrated in this individualpetition. The thought of such a formidablepetitor breaking into the gaming circle and providing a real challenge to them, left them feeling uneasy. But even a simpleton knew that with Prairie Fire¡¯s personality, he would naturally want to hit the game arena. Once the guild stabilizes, his next step would naturally be to establish a team. Li Yao, of course, didn¡¯t care about theirplex expressions, and he continued speaking: ¡°Well, let me put it this way: I don¡¯tck Gold Coins or good equipment, what I need now is manpower. As for the advantages of my guild over those of therger guilds, it would have to be myself. Allow me to boast a bit: I have brushed upon the techniques of the Hunter and other professions, and I believe I can help my guild members grow together. As to whether I¡¯m bluffing, I invite you to search online for videos and records of Prairie Fire and Spark. I will not brag about myself anymore.¡± The audience and countless viewers watching the livestream, were already considering searching for Li Yao¡¯s videos after the festival ended. ¡°That¡¯s all I wanted to say. I wee those with ambition to join the guild.¡± With a slight bow, Li Yao stepped down and returned to the yer zone. ¡°You¡¯ve attracted quite a bit of hostility with your speech, you¡¯ve got all those people behind you.¡± Qin Fengyimented with a sigh. Li Yao nced around and saw that indeed everyone¡¯s faces were less than friendly. Gu Cheng even had a smile on his face, to which Li Yao responded with one as well. ¡°Quite intense, is it really necessary.¡± Li Yao said bluntly. ¡°Taking someone¡¯s job is equivalent to killing their father and mother, you tell me if it¡¯s worth it.¡± Li Jie said, ¡°If you wanted to create a guild, you should have just done it quietly. Why did you have to be so high-profile about it?¡± ¡°Jobs, what have these people turned gaming into. They control the clubs and teams and are filled with jealously towards any talent, forgetting their humble beginnings. The esportsmunity needs fresh blood to thrive. Do they really think that by naming themselves the ¡®Top Ten¡¯ or ¡®Top Eight¡¯, the audience will y along? Ridiculous,¡± Li Yao sneered. ¡°You were too conspicuous today. Whatever you do in the future will be harder, and the resistance will probably be quite strong. They have a lot of influence,¡± Li Jie warned. Li Yao knew that Li Jie was genuinely concerned about him and said seriously, ¡°Then I will teach them a good lesson and let them know that there are some people they simply cannot stop.¡± Li Jie shook her head, not saying more. Cross a river and you will know its depth. She had already said enough for today. ¡°Tonight is the pioneerpetition, why don¡¯t we participate?¡± Daimeng Tongtong suddenly suggested as everyone was having dinner together. ¡°Sure, I¡¯ve also found a few people, should be enough to form a team,¡± Li Yao said thoughtfully. ¡°It¡¯s a good idea, but I¡¯m afraid it won¡¯t be that easy,¡± Li Jie said. ¡°I agree; I don¡¯t think we¡¯ll be able to participate in thispetition,¡± Qin Fengyi added. Li Yao frowned slightly. He didn¡¯t expect the situation to be this severe. He said, ¡°Let¡¯s give it a try.¡± However, it turned out just as Li Jie and Qin Fengyi had guessed. An official from the carnival announced that the registration for the pioneerpetition had ended and they were not epting any more registrations. ¡°You¡¯re lying, the rules clearly state that registration ends 10 minutes before the start of the game and there¡¯s still half an hour to go,¡± Daimeng Tongtong retorted angrily. ¡°I¡¯m really sorry, we can¡¯t help it. Thepetition venue is already full and it¡¯s very difficult to make any arrangements now, so we can only apologize.¡± The official responded with an apologetic face. Seeing his oily and detestable face, everyone wanted to give him a good trashing¡­ Chapter 173: Setting Sail (Extra Chapter for 950 Monthly Votes) Chapter 173: Setting Sail (Extra Chapter for 950 Monthly Votes) Trantor: 549690339 The cheerful voice of Boundless Horizon came over, ¡°Bro, you really know how to y the game, you¡¯ve got me spinning.¡± ¡°Under the circumstances, please forgive me,¡± Li Yaoughed and replied. ¡°Understandable,¡± Boundless Horizon continued: ¡°Bro, you¡¯ve really hit the jackpot this time. A new model mech, wow, that¡¯s something that money can¡¯t buy.¡± ¡°That was really a stroke of luck. I¡¯m also surprised,¡± Li Yao said with a wry smile, ¡°Anyway, there¡¯s something I wanted to ask you.¡± ¡°About the mine? I¡¯ve already had someone prepare a detailed invoice. I¡¯ll send it to youter,¡± Boundless Horizon replied. ¡°No, you¡¯ve misunderstood. If I didn¡¯t trust you, why would I coborate with you?¡± ¡°So, you¡¯ve got some good equipment again?¡± ¡°No, it¡¯s not that. I was wondering if your guild is participating in the dungeonpetition?¡± Li Yao was afraid he would continue guessing and quickly rified. ¡°Yes, our main team just entered the dungeon.¡± ¡°Mmm, I contacted you because I noticed you weren¡¯t in the dungeon. I was curious as to why you¡¯re not directing?¡± ¡°Because I invited a bettermander who is an expert in devising raid strategies,¡± the Boundless Horizon exined, ¡°You don¡¯t know about this, but each major guild is giving their all in thispetition. Have you noticed fewer professional yers and guild members in the individualpetition?¡± ¡°Mmm, I have.¡± ¡°That¡¯s correct. All the guilds, including ours, are focusing their energy on raiding dungeons. This is the time when the strength of a guild is showcased, not in an individualpetition.¡± Boundless Horizon exined, ¡°Every time I talk about this with you, I get carried away.¡± ¡°Ha-ha, this just proves that you consider me as one of your own. Hence, whenever something good happens, I always think of you first,¡± Li Yao said. ¡°What¡¯s this good thing, spill.¡± Boundless Horizon got interested. ¡°You see, I put together a small team intending to raid this dungeon. We¡¯re still short two yers. I wonder if you¡¯re interested,¡± Li Yao asked, gathering his nerves. ¡°Bro, you¡¯re clearly asking to borrow my yers. So why does it feel like I¡¯m being favored?¡± Boundless Horizon expressed, halfughing and half crying. ¡°But I¡¯m also a raid enthusiast. I want us to im the first kill in the Evil Cave. Since I don¡¯t have a guild right now, we¡¯re practically a pickup group. If you send your yers and we get the first kill, wouldn¡¯t your guild benefit?¡± Li Yao asked. ¡°Of course I would benefit if we get the first kill. However, you need to understand that the main quest dungeon was opened today and not just the strong teams of Huaxia are participating in the raid. Other administrative regions are also raiding at the same time. All guilds have gathered their strongest members. How can I believe your team can get the first kill?¡± Boundless Horizon spoke earnestly: ¡°Bro, I know you¡¯re skilled, but there¡¯s a difference between an individual¡¯s skill and thebination of a team under amander¡¯s directives.¡± ¡°Of course I understand. I¡¯m not promising anything. It¡¯s just a suggestion. If you don¡¯t want to join, it¡¯s okay. I can ask others.¡± Li Yao knew that Boundless Horizon meant well, but many things couldn¡¯t be exined clearly. Boundless Horizon interjected, ¡°Wait, don¡¯t jump to conclusions. I¡¯m just telling you about the present dangerous situation. I didn¡¯t say that I wouldn¡¯t participate. So, what positions do youck? Can I fill in any role?¡± ¡°We currentlyck a melee DPS and an off-tank,¡± Li Yao exined. ¡°Alright, I will bring a tank to the dungeon¡¯s teleportation area immediately,¡± Boundless Horizon reassured, ¡°I¡¯m not really after the first kill, I¡¯m just doing it to be friends with you.¡± He knew very well that no matter how good an individual¡¯s skills are, their role in the dungeon is only a fraction of the team¡¯s. Raiding is not as simple as he thought. He was really trying to befriend Li Yao and that¡¯s why he decided to join in. ¡°Good. See you at the same Mirror Image location,¡± Li Yao did not exin further. Even if you guarantee the first kill, you have to earn the trust of others. Li Yao came back to his storage area to tidy up and gather some necessary potions. He then went to the Mirror Image teleportation area in Undercity. Hemunicated with everyone and then teleported to the same Mirror Image. Once there, he assembled the team. The loot distribution was set to leader distribution. ¡°I set the distribution role to the leader, any objections?¡± Li Yao asked, scanning over everyone. ¡°No objections,¡± Qin Fengyi and the others didn¡¯t object, naturally. Big Stone, the off-tank that Boundless Horizon brought with him, grumbled, ¡°Aren¡¯t pickup groups always group distribution? Need-based roll? Aren¡¯t leader distributions just for formal teams?¡± ¡°Ahem, can you please keep it down,¡± Boundless Horizon gave Big Stone a warning look. Li Yaoughed and said, ¡°Even though we are a pickup group, we should still adhere to the rules of formal teams. Also, Xiayao will be live streaming our raid. Just a heads up, be civilized in the chat. If anyone has any objections, voice them now. Once we¡¯re in the dungeon, you¡¯ll have to follow mymand.¡± Big Stone once again raised his hand and asked, ¡°Boundless Horizon is a famousmander. Why are youmanding?¡± Big Stone was actually quite annoyed. He was supposed to raid the Evil Cave with his secondary team, but Boundless Horizon urgently called him over. He thought it was for something important, but he was unexpectedly asked to join a pickup group. He was the main tank of the elite secondary team of the Brilliant guild. Here he was in a pickup group, not even as the main tank, only assisting. This baffled and annoyed him. If it weren¡¯t for Boundless Horizon asking for him, he would have left already. ¡°Because this is my team. What I say, goes. Any other issues?¡± Li Yao replied nonchntly. ¡°Erm, Stone, I already told you the conditions when I asked you toe. If you aren¡¯t willing toe, I¡¯ll ask Strong Son to rece you,¡± Boundless Horizon was also feeling helpless. He thought Big Stone was a reliable person which was why he asked him. He didn¡¯t expect a usually quiet person to have a temper too. ¡°No, no, I have no objections.¡± Big Stone quickly replied. ¡°Good, now everyone report your main attributes and HP,¡± Li Yao nodded satisfied. Starting from Dazed Tongue, everyone reported their attributes and Big Stone¡¯s astonishment grew with each report. Each yer had monstrous attributes. And they all seemed to be taking the event seriously now, especially when he heard the attributes of Fruit Knight, which made him realize the Knight¡¯s equipment was even better than his. ¡°Tongue, your attributes aren¡¯t bad, but they are too mixed. Change to intelligence-based Mage equipment and discard the agility. You¡¯re not doing melee DPS anyway.¡± ¡°Guardian Angel, are you joking? You¡¯re a dedicated healer but you¡¯ve sacrificed all your spirit stats for intelligence. Your mana regeneration definitely won¡¯t keep up in a boss fight. You too change your gear and get a stack of spirit potions from the auction house. Otherwise, I¡¯ll have to get a new healer.¡± ¡°And Horizon, I know your purple greatsword looks cool, but it¡¯s only level three and you¡¯re already level 10. A level 10 green equip would have better attributes, so go change it.¡± ¡°Ahem, do you think everyone can have a purple level-10 weapon like you?¡± Boundless Horizon chuckled awkwardly and changed his ostentatiously shy purple greatsword¡­ Chapter 173: Setting Sail (Extra Chapter for 950 Monthly Votes) Chapter 173: Setting Sail (Extra Chapter for 950 Monthly Votes) Trantor: 549690339 The cheerful voice of Boundless Horizon came over, ¡°Bro, you really know how to y the game, you¡¯ve got me spinning.¡± ¡°Under the circumstances, please forgive me,¡± Li Yaoughed and replied. ¡°Understandable,¡± Boundless Horizon continued: ¡°Bro, you¡¯ve really hit the jackpot this time. A new model mech, wow, that¡¯s something that money can¡¯t buy.¡± ¡°That was really a stroke of luck. I¡¯m also surprised,¡± Li Yao said with a wry smile, ¡°Anyway, there¡¯s something I wanted to ask you.¡± ¡°About the mine? I¡¯ve already had someone prepare a detailed invoice. I¡¯ll send it to youter,¡± Boundless Horizon replied. ¡°No, you¡¯ve misunderstood. If I didn¡¯t trust you, why would I coborate with you?¡± ¡°So, you¡¯ve got some good equipment again?¡± ¡°No, it¡¯s not that. I was wondering if your guild is participating in the dungeonpetition?¡± Li Yao was afraid he would continue guessing and quickly rified. ¡°Yes, our main team just entered the dungeon.¡± ¡°Mmm, I contacted you because I noticed you weren¡¯t in the dungeon. I was curious as to why you¡¯re not directing?¡± ¡°Because I invited a bettermander who is an expert in devising raid strategies,¡± the Boundless Horizon exined, ¡°You don¡¯t know about this, but each major guild is giving their all in thispetition. Have you noticed fewer professional yers and guild members in the individualpetition?¡± ¡°Mmm, I have.¡± ¡°That¡¯s correct. All the guilds, including ours, are focusing their energy on raiding dungeons. This is the time when the strength of a guild is showcased, not in an individualpetition.¡± Boundless Horizon exined, ¡°Every time I talk about this with you, I get carried away.¡± ¡°Ha-ha, this just proves that you consider me as one of your own. Hence, whenever something good happens, I always think of you first,¡± Li Yao said. ¡°What¡¯s this good thing, spill.¡± Boundless Horizon got interested. ¡°You see, I put together a small team intending to raid this dungeon. We¡¯re still short two yers. I wonder if you¡¯re interested,¡± Li Yao asked, gathering his nerves. ¡°Bro, you¡¯re clearly asking to borrow my yers. So why does it feel like I¡¯m being favored?¡± Boundless Horizon expressed, halfughing and half crying. ¡°But I¡¯m also a raid enthusiast. I want us to im the first kill in the Evil Cave. Since I don¡¯t have a guild right now, we¡¯re practically a pickup group. If you send your yers and we get the first kill, wouldn¡¯t your guild benefit?¡± Li Yao asked. ¡°Of course I would benefit if we get the first kill. However, you need to understand that the main quest dungeon was opened today and not just the strong teams of Huaxia are participating in the raid. Other administrative regions are also raiding at the same time. All guilds have gathered their strongest members. How can I believe your team can get the first kill?¡± Boundless Horizon spoke earnestly: ¡°Bro, I know you¡¯re skilled, but there¡¯s a difference between an individual¡¯s skill and thebination of a team under amander¡¯s directives.¡± ¡°Of course I understand. I¡¯m not promising anything. It¡¯s just a suggestion. If you don¡¯t want to join, it¡¯s okay. I can ask others.¡± Li Yao knew that Boundless Horizon meant well, but many things couldn¡¯t be exined clearly. Boundless Horizon interjected, ¡°Wait, don¡¯t jump to conclusions. I¡¯m just telling you about the present dangerous situation. I didn¡¯t say that I wouldn¡¯t participate. So, what positions do youck? Can I fill in any role?¡± ¡°We currentlyck a melee DPS and an off-tank,¡± Li Yao exined. ¡°Alright, I will bring a tank to the dungeon¡¯s teleportation area immediately,¡± Boundless Horizon reassured, ¡°I¡¯m not really after the first kill, I¡¯m just doing it to be friends with you.¡± He knew very well that no matter how good an individual¡¯s skills are, their role in the dungeon is only a fraction of the team¡¯s. Raiding is not as simple as he thought. He was really trying to befriend Li Yao and that¡¯s why he decided to join in. ¡°Good. See you at the same Mirror Image location,¡± Li Yao did not exin further. Even if you guarantee the first kill, you have to earn the trust of others. Li Yao came back to his storage area to tidy up and gather some necessary potions. He then went to the Mirror Image teleportation area in Undercity. Hemunicated with everyone and then teleported to the same Mirror Image. Once there, he assembled the team. The loot distribution was set to leader distribution. ¡°I set the distribution role to the leader, any objections?¡± Li Yao asked, scanning over everyone. ¡°No objections,¡± Qin Fengyi and the others didn¡¯t object, naturally. Big Stone, the off-tank that Boundless Horizon brought with him, grumbled, ¡°Aren¡¯t pickup groups always group distribution? Need-based roll? Aren¡¯t leader distributions just for formal teams?¡± ¡°Ahem, can you please keep it down,¡± Boundless Horizon gave Big Stone a warning look. Li Yaoughed and said, ¡°Even though we are a pickup group, we should still adhere to the rules of formal teams. Also, Xiayao will be live streaming our raid. Just a heads up, be civilized in the chat. If anyone has any objections, voice them now. Once we¡¯re in the dungeon, you¡¯ll have to follow mymand.¡± Big Stone once again raised his hand and asked, ¡°Boundless Horizon is a famousmander. Why are youmanding?¡± Big Stone was actually quite annoyed. He was supposed to raid the Evil Cave with his secondary team, but Boundless Horizon urgently called him over. He thought it was for something important, but he was unexpectedly asked to join a pickup group. He was the main tank of the elite secondary team of the Brilliant guild. Here he was in a pickup group, not even as the main tank, only assisting. This baffled and annoyed him. If it weren¡¯t for Boundless Horizon asking for him, he would have left already. ¡°Because this is my team. What I say, goes. Any other issues?¡± Li Yao replied nonchntly. ¡°Erm, Stone, I already told you the conditions when I asked you toe. If you aren¡¯t willing toe, I¡¯ll ask Strong Son to rece you,¡± Boundless Horizon was also feeling helpless. He thought Big Stone was a reliable person which was why he asked him. He didn¡¯t expect a usually quiet person to have a temper too. ¡°No, no, I have no objections.¡± Big Stone quickly replied. ¡°Good, now everyone report your main attributes and HP,¡± Li Yao nodded satisfied. Starting from Dazed Tongue, everyone reported their attributes and Big Stone¡¯s astonishment grew with each report. Each yer had monstrous attributes. And they all seemed to be taking the event seriously now, especially when he heard the attributes of Fruit Knight, which made him realize the Knight¡¯s equipment was even better than his. ¡°Tongue, your attributes aren¡¯t bad, but they are too mixed. Change to intelligence-based Mage equipment and discard the agility. You¡¯re not doing melee DPS anyway.¡± ¡°Guardian Angel, are you joking? You¡¯re a dedicated healer but you¡¯ve sacrificed all your spirit stats for intelligence. Your mana regeneration definitely won¡¯t keep up in a boss fight. You too change your gear and get a stack of spirit potions from the auction house. Otherwise, I¡¯ll have to get a new healer.¡± ¡°And Horizon, I know your purple greatsword looks cool, but it¡¯s only level three and you¡¯re already level 10. A level 10 green equip would have better attributes, so go change it.¡± ¡°Ahem, do you think everyone can have a purple level-10 weapon like you?¡± Boundless Horizon chuckled awkwardly and changed his ostentatiously shy purple greatsword¡­ Chapter 174: Clues (Additional 1000 Monthly Tickets) Chapter 174: Clues (Additional 1000 Monthly Tickets) Trantor: 549690339 ¡°Big Rock, your gear is decent and your armor is adequate, but your endurance is a little low. I suggest using an endurance scroll forter; otherwise, you might not be able to hold up.¡± Li Yao only addressed Big Rockst. ¡°How could it not be enough? I rushed here just from the dungeon. I had no trouble handling monsters in elite mode, and I wasn¡¯t in any danger.¡± Big Rock rebutted discontentedly. Li Yao frowned. ¡°Who told you we were going to y in elite mode?¡± ¡°If we¡¯re not going to y in elite mode, then it must be normal mode. Come on, bro, don¡¯t joke around.¡± Big Rock¡¯s eyes shed with contempt. ¡°Brother Sea, the tank you found seems to have a few screws loose. Can I request to change him?¡± Instead of responding to Big Rock, Li Yao turned to Sea Shepherd. Pfft¡­ The few women allughed. Sea Shepherd was helpless. Normally, Big Rock was the most obedient. Why was he acting like this today? Sea Shepherd has a magnanimous personality and a vast heart. Naturally, he¡¯s unaware that yers from big guilds are often arrogant. They usually hang out together, as members of the same guild, so they don¡¯t show it often. ¡°Big Rock, can you pose fewer questions and just focus on being the main tank (MT)?¡± After addressing Big Rock, Sea Shepherd then said to Li Yao, ¡°The thing is, Big Rock is the best MT I could find. I wouldn¡¯t be able to find a better one if you asked me to switch.¡± ¡°The key is to use your brain. Big Rock can¡¯t handle that. I¡¯ve been talking for so long, being so strict, yet he didn¡¯t realize that I was nning tounch into the Master difficulty. Can you expect him to cooperate as the main tank?¡± Li Yao spread his hands. Big Rock was about to go ballistic and sarcastically fire at Li Yao, but when he heard that Li Yao was nning to break into the Master¡¯s difficulty, he suddenly froze and stuttered, ¡°W-what did you say? You¡¯re exploring the Evil Cave in the Master¡¯s difficulty?¡± ¡°No shit, why else would I have been yammering on for so long?¡± Li Yao waved his hand. ¡°Alright, do as I told earlier. Ten minutes should be enough.¡± Those who were named returned to the city to rummage around for equipment in their warehouses. Even Big Rock, in a daze, returned to buy an endurance scroll. The Evil Cave is a gathering ce for evil creatures recently discovered by the Rogge Camp. It is said that they sense an intense evil lingering there. The Rogge Camp has sent numerous mercenaries, but all have disappeared without a trace. For this reason, the Rogge Camp issued missions specifically to adventurers, hoping that powerful ones could investigate or resolve the threat of the Evil Cave. When Li Yao and his party were teleported to the Evil Cave, countless yers had already gathered. ¡°Evil Cave, normal difficulty, need MT and Healer, damage dealers in ce.¡± ¡°Exploring the Evil Cave on elite level, any ss will do, preferably experienced yers who won¡¯t quit after dying once.¡± ¡°Evil Cave, MT and Healer in ce, need two ranged DPS, no Hunters or pets.¡± ¡°Looks like the situation is still not optimistic for Hunters,¡± Feng Yi said. ¡°There¡¯s nothing we can do, it¡¯s not something we can change overnight.¡± Li Yao was also helpless; his current influence was very limited, and at this stage, it¡¯s a fact that most yers don¡¯t y Hunter well. ¡°Let¡¯s go get the mission.¡± Li Yao led everyone towards a small camp, next to the Evil Cave. ¡°I don¡¯t think that¡¯s necessary. We have asked people about it; it¡¯s just a minor quest for a little experience. It¡¯s a waste of time.¡± Big Rock said. ¡°Oh, you¡¯ve taken the quest. Tell us what the quest description says.¡± Li Yao responded. ¡°I already told you it¡¯s a minor quest,pletely worthless.¡± Big Rock answered grumpily. ¡°As I said, his brain just isn¡¯t working.¡± Li Yao muttered, then greeted a Rogge member, ¡°Hello, I¡¯m an adventurer from the East Continent. Can I help you with something?¡± ¡°Brave adventurer, thank you, but your power is too weak, I¡¯m afraid you can¡¯t help me.¡± The female Rogge Mage shook her head. ¡°My personal strength is indeed weak, but I have many partners. Ourbined strength is formidable, and we are here specifically for the Evil Cave, if there¡¯s anything you need, just say it. If we can help, we definitely will. Even if we really can¡¯t assist you, it won¡¯t affect you, right?¡± Li Yao patiently exined. ¡°You¡¯re right.¡± The female Rogge Mage lifted her head, ¡°A month ago, my sister and I explored this cave. We went through various dangers and reached the depths of the cave. But we encountered a powerful corpse named Anger. My sister, in order to save me, led it further into the cave alone. Since then, we¡¯ve had no news of her. If possible, I hope you can find her, even if it¡¯s just her body. If there¡¯s any news, I¡¯ll definitely repay you. By the way, my sister¡¯s name is Anna. She¡¯s a skilled archer.¡± ¡°Ok, I will keep an eye out. We will go to the cave now. Is there anything we need to be cautious about?¡± Everyone was ready to go but Li Yao was still asking questions. The female Mage paused before responding, ¡°Those creatures are extremely sensitive to light and heat. I hope you¡¯ll be careful.¡± ¡°Thank you.¡± Li Yao bowed and left. After checking with the rest, there were no other quests, so Li Yao led everyone towards the cave. ¡°I told you, it¡¯s just some simple quests. You still insist on wasting time.¡± Big Rock snorted. ¡°But I think I¡¯ve gotten a very important piece of information.¡± Li Yao replied. ¡°What information? I didn¡¯t hear anything useful. Keep bragging.¡± Big Rock ignored Sea Shepherd¡¯s nce. ¡°That¡¯s why I say your brain is useless. If you could figure it out, what would we need me as themander for?¡± Li Yao said, walking into the cave. Everyone followed withughter. After entering the cave, it was pitch ck. Even the elves, who possessed night vision, severely had their visibility reduced in the starless cavern. Sizzle¡­ Big Rock lit a torch, illuminating a section of the cave. ¡°Heh heh, I¡¯m well-prepared, right?¡± Li Yao nodded seriously and said, ¡°Indeed, very well-prepared. Big Rock, lead the way.¡± ¡°Cough cough, I¡¯m not the main tank, why do I have to scout?¡± Big Rock asked. ¡°Didn¡¯t youe straight from the dungeon? You should be familiar with it.¡± Li Yao replied. ¡°Um, we just entered the dungeon and fought a wave of monsters¡­¡± ¡°Alright, you¡¯re holding the torch, you¡¯re going to have to scout.¡± Li Yao said, ¡°Otherwise, you can give the torch to Fruit. She can scout too.¡± ¡°I should do it. After all, I have more experience.¡± Big Rock suddenly didn¡¯t feel good about it. He wanted to prove his strength. ¡°Healers be ready, standby anytime.¡± Big Rock, holding the torch, walked in front. Fruit Knight and Sea Shepherd followed close behind, starting to explore this deste, gloomy cave¡­ ps: Not getting enough monthly tickets, I need your help. Today¡¯s updates have been going back and worth all day, quite painful. Chapter 175: Massive Beast (Additional 1050 monthly votes) Chapter 175: Massive Beast (Additional 1050 monthly votes) Trantor: 549690339 Li Yao, in the middle of the group, said, ¡°Let me assign the tasks now.¡± ¡°Knight of Fruits is the main tank, assisted by Big Rock. There are two healers, Guardian Angel mainly heals the Knight of Fruits. DaVinci, you are responsible for the secondary tank, and also watch the health status of your targets. Shadow Dance, you may need to scout and disarm traps when necessary. I don¡¯t need to tell the attackers what to do, right? Find your own positions, pay attention to dodge skills and attacks that can be dodged.¡± ¡°You guys are not newbies, I won¡¯t repeat the details. Let¡¯s stack up all the buffs.¡± All who could grant vigor buffs start to release their buffs, Blessing of the King from the Pdin, Blessing of Stamina from the Priest, Blessing of Recovery from the Bard, Blessing of Darkness from the Necromancer, and the Warrior¡¯s Battle Cry. Among the ten people, only a few did not have elite professions. It was quite a strong team. ¡°ording to the onlinements, the race has already started for ten minutes, and those who started earlier have already killed a lot of elites,¡± said Feng Yi. ¡°Hmm, no worries.¡± Li Yao said to Big Rock, ¡°We should officially start now, Big Rock, I know you don¡¯t use your brain much, but you should pay more attention here. The master-level difficulty is not just one grade but many grades above the elite level. Your experience in elite dungeons may not be sufficient.¡± ¡°Damn it, when did my brain stop working? Fine, I will not argue. Let¡¯s see, I will show you what a professional MT is.¡± Big Rock was depressed and frustrated. ¡°Alright, big guy, hurry up.¡± Dumb Dumb Tong covered her nose and said, ¡°The smell is killing me.¡± ¡°Watch how I draw aggro.¡± Big Rock challenged Knight of Fruits with a stare, holding a torch in one hand and a shield in the other, he slowly walked into the depths of the cave. ¡°Prepare to heal.¡± Li Yao reminded. Da Vinci nodded; her healing spell was based on musical notes, which was rtively fast. ¡°In my opinion, the differences between elite and master level are basically the amount of monster health. As long as you guys can heal me properly, I guarantee we won¡¯t¡­ fuck¡­¡± Before he could finish his sentence, everyone saw a giant shadow careen out like a bolt of lightning. Since the cave was too dark, the area illuminated by the torch was limited. Not to mention Li Yao and others, by the time Big Rock noticed the monster, it was already toote. Boom¡­ A giant beast around three to four yards in size, struck Big Rock. Da Vinci was about to perform a healing spell by plucking her strings, however, by the time the beast hit Big Rock, his health had already hit zero. The torch also fell onto the ground. Roar¡­ The gigantic beast roared, followed by three squeaks of rats. ¡°Knight of Fruits, hold on to the big monster, Xiayao let your pet handle the three rats, all attackers should fully attack the rat I marked.¡± Li Yao said quickly, and the team immediately took action. Giant Beast Ranking: Level 10 Silver Elite Health: 150,000 Armor: 356 Skills: Death Charge, Trampling, Biting, Tearing Note: A beast mutated by the dark powers. Hairy Rat Ranking: Level 10 Silver Elite Health: 100,000 Armor: 289 Skills: Fleece Ejection, Biting, Piercing Scream Note: A rat mutated by the dark powers. Looking at the monster¡¯s parameters, everyone gasped. It was frightening, even minions in the master level dungeon are already at the Silver Elite level, how horrifying would the boss monster be? Li Yao saw the unstable health line of the MT and immediately took out a Group Armor Scroll, increasing the armor of all team members by 50 for thirty minutes. ¡°Damn it, you are such a big spender, it costs one Gold Coin.¡± Guardian Angel eximed. ¡°Shut up, focus on your healing; you wouldn¡¯t even have a chance to heal if Da Vinci, even though she can heal at an elite level, was not experienced with maintaining health lines,¡± Li Yao said. ¡°Come on, I am also on an elite mission.¡± The Guardian Angel said. ¡°But you haven¡¯tpleted it yet.¡± Dumb Dumb Tong curled her lip. Guardian Angel instantly fell silent. Being despised by a little girl, and besides she was already an Elite healer, the Guardian Angel had no choice but to shut up. Knight of Fruits, after thest leveling-up together, had made significant improvements, he firmly drew aggro from the gigantic beast. Meanwhile, Xiayao¡¯s few skeletons were constantly dealing with the three hairy rats, and a few attackers were quickly attacking the targets. Li Yao didn¡¯t bring out the Arrow Tower, he didn¡¯t even use his level-ten purple equipment, the dungeon requires team coboration, not show-offs. He had high attack powers, and adding the skeletons drawing monster aggro too, he had to be careful about stealing aggro. If that were to happen, monsters would enter the crowd and disrupt the rhythm of the attackers. It would be easy to trigger a wipeout if monster aggression gets muddled. Of course, the attackers were also very powerful, focusing fire on a rat, it was quickly killed. Then the second, the third, and finally, all attackers focused fire on the giant beast. During this period, Knight of Fruits had already dealt significant damage to the gigantic beast, consolidating the aggro. Li Yao also started to attack, of course, he was still silently calcting the aggression, luckily the situation he was worried about did not ur. When the gigantic beast finally fell, everyone heaved a sigh of relief. The attack of this beast was too abnormal. Only with Da Vinci and Guardian Angel healing together was the health line barely stabilized. ¡°Revive Big Rock.¡± Li Yao said casually. Da Vinci nodded and used the Resurrection Technique. Big Rock after being revived jumped up immediately, pointing at Li Yao and saying, ¡°You knew it, you knew it didn¡¯t you? You deliberately set me up?¡± ¡°Big Rock.¡± Sky Sea frowned, he was also very curious about what happened just now. Li Yao looked at Big Rock pacing and threw his hand up to stop anyone who wanted to speak, saying, ¡°Yes, I did it on purpose, I said it, you don¡¯t use your brain, I was right.¡± ¡°I¡¯m going to kill you.¡± Big Rock was so angry his eyes switched red, as he lifted his weapon and was about to attack Li Yao, but he was stopped by Sky Sea. ¡°Bro, what are you¡­¡± Even though he thought he knew Li Yao well, Sky Sea still found it puzzling. He did not believe that Li Yao could do such a thing, but Li Yao just confessed. Li Yao shook his head, ¡°Before entering this dungeon, what did I say? I¡¯ve stressed that, in this dungeon, my words should be heeded, everyone should follow mymand, don¡¯t act on your own. What did you do?¡± ¡°I¡¯ve been following your orders, what more do you want?¡± Big Rock was bewildered. ¡°You lit the torch.¡± Li Yao pointed to the torch still burning on the ground and said, ¡°You thought I couldn¡¯t think about the darkness in this cave, and only you are clever enough? Did I tell you to light the torch? You acted too much on your own.¡± ¡°What does this have to do with me lighting the torch? I did nothing wrong, I was contributing to the team.¡± Big Rock answered stubbornly. Sister Li couldn¡¯t bear to see this, and could not help but speak out: ¡°Your heart was in the right ce, but the way you do things is wrong. As amander, Li Yao would not fail to think of lighting the torch. But he didn¡¯t light it, there must be his reasons. Yet you lit it yourself and behaved arrogantly. Clearly, you didn¡¯t even take themander into consideration, still showing off. It¡¯s strange that themander didn¡¯t punish you.¡± Big Rock was stunned¡­ ps: I¡¯m not sure if I can make it by twelve, I¡¯m suffering from writer¡¯s block. Ah, still begging for reservations, monthly tickets, and rmendations. Chapter 176: Falling into the Demon (Seeking Monthly Tickets) Chapter 176: Falling into the Demon (Seeking Monthly Tickets) Trantor: 549690339 Seeing the gloomy expression on Ocean¡¯s Horizon¡¯s face, Boulder said: ¡°Boss, to be honest, while I was ying the elite mode of Evil Cave with my team, you called me over and I came right away. But when I found out that you weren¡¯t going to y the game with us but rather with a random group, I was really pissed, very pissed.¡± ¡°You¡¯re the head of our guild after all, fine, let¡¯s say the first unit has gone to participate in the pioneeringpetition. What is it supposed to mean if you don¡¯t want to be with us in the second unit but choose a random group instead? I¡¯m a straightforward person and that was my truest feelings at the time.¡± ¡°Also, I am the main tank of the second unit. When I came to a random group and became the auxiliary tank, well, okay, you¡¯re the boss, I¡¯ve always admired you, and whatever you say, I will do. I thought you were bringing your own friends, but your friends were all over the ce. Not to mention me, even any of the main yers in the guild would find it uneptable and annoying.¡± ¡°Boulder, it¡¯s also my fault, I didn¡¯t make it clear to you at the beginning. If you really don¡¯t want to, then go back,¡± Ocean¡¯s Horizon helplessly said, he felt that Li Yao was a friend worth making, but he forget about the feelings of his subordinates. ¡°Boss, you misunderstood me, can you let me finish?¡± Boulder grinned. ¡°Alright, you go ahead,¡± Ocean¡¯s Horizon looked helplessly at Li Yao. ¡°Yes, when I saw everyone¡¯s data, to be honest, I was already beginning to change my mind. And if we are going to brush the Master level difficulty of the main dungeon, although it seems arrogant, I find it very daring. It¡¯s just that I was annoyed by this leader being so self-centered, but I already decided to cooperate with him well.¡± ¡°After the dungeon, I really wanted to show my worth and not embarrass you. I also held a glimmer of hope to pass the Master level dungeon. So I wanted to show off, to let this main tank know that I am not weak. I saw he didn¡¯t even light the torch, I thought he forgot to bring it, howe he began to disobey themand, I really didn¡¯t understand.¡± At this time, Da Vinci spoken up: ¡°Okay, actually I didn¡¯t understand either, I also thought the uncle might have overlooked it, but I was too shy to mention it.¡± ¡°Even though I was puzzled, I felt that big brother must have his reasons,¡± Dull eye pupils said. ¡°Maybe themander really made a mistake, but this can¡¯t be an excuse for you to act on your own.¡± Sister Li sighed and said, ¡°Okay, let me exin my understanding. Did any of you really read the official dungeon introduction, and do you have any impressions of it?¡± Boulder shook his head, saying, ¡°I didn¡¯t feel anything, the analysts also said that the introduction is too simple and general, without any substantive value.¡± ¡°It seems that your guild¡¯s analysts are still immersed in the old games, and many yers think the same way,¡± Qin Feng Yi said. ¡°Yes, actually they also realized it, it¡¯s just that the inertia of their thinking is at work. In the dungeon introduction there is a sentence, it says that one of the challenges of the master level difficulty is to strive for realism, ¡± Sister Li said slowly. Ocean¡¯s Horizon¡¯s eyes lit up: ¡°I seem to understand it too.¡± Sister Li nodded and said, ¡°This is how I understand it, the so-called striving for realism is not the realism in reality. Instead, it¡¯s about putting oneself in this world, the reality of the magical world, rather than just looking at it as a simple game. This is also the interesting aspect of the ancient gods.¡± Seeing everyone¡¯s uncertain nodding, Sister Li continued to say: ¡°Commander received a very important piece of information when he got the mission at the camp, the monsters inside are sensitive to light and heat, at that time he even asked you toe here, unfortunately, you didn¡¯t understand. Of course, I didn¡¯t either, until you lit the torch, and then themander uncharacteristically let you scout, and then got killed by the monsters in seconds, I only thought of this.¡± At this time, Shadow Dance mad said:¡± Although I didn¡¯t think of these, I just know one truth. To y the dungeon, you must obey themander, maybe you are a very strong MT, but if you don¡¯t obey themand, the team can¡¯t unite, and the dungeon will definitely not pass.¡± ¡°Yes, to pass the dungeon, you must follow themander¡¯s instructions. Even though themander may also make mistakes, it is inevitable to make mistakes in the face of an unfamiliar dungeon. Doing things your own way is not the answer.¡± Ocean¡¯s Horizon said: ¡°Boulder, do you understand now?¡± ¡°I¡­¡± ¡°Let it be this time, don¡¯t do it again next time. I will exin for thest time, that NPC has obviously been to the cave, his experience is very useful. He said that the monsters inside are sensitive to light and heat. There are two situations, the monsters inside dislike light and heat; the second one is that light and heat can attract the attention of the monsters.¡± ¡°But either way it suggests unpredictable influences. The concept brought up by Sister Li just now, magical realism, perfectly illustrates the real difficulty of the master level, which means you need to put yourself into this world and think about problems from the perspective of magical realism.¡± ¡°Brother, just with this kind of understanding, you are already a top-level dungeon master,¡± Ocean¡¯s Horizon said. ¡°Brother Ocean, you tter me, it¡¯s not that your guild¡¯s analysts couldn¡¯t think of it, but they just haven¡¯t rounded the corner yet.¡± Li Yao pped his hands and said: ¡°Alright, I will emphasize it again for thest time, in the dungeon, listen to mymand, even if it¡¯s going to wipe out, wait until the wipe out to give me your opinions. Anyway, you won¡¯t drop a level if you wipe out in the dungeon, why worry about a wipe out, no one is allowed to be self-centered during the fight, this is a team, not a ce for you to show off your skills.¡± ¡°I understand.¡± Boulder nodded obediently, his face burning. He was used to blindly following themander in the guild, this time he felt that as an elite yer of therge guild, he should perform a bit. Now, he just realized that there was so much more to it. ¡°Hmm, good, let¡¯s continue.¡± Li Yao took out a set of potions and said: ¡°These are night vision potions, everyone take ten bottles, which can enhance night vision ability. Although they might not be as good as a torch, they are more secure.¡± In fact, Li Yao didn¡¯t really take it seriously, the yers from therge guild, especially the elite group, all have this kind of characteristics. They look down on ordinary yers and want to show off their superiority, it¡¯s perfectly normal, just suppress them a bit. Boulder took the potion in a daze, his face flushed, it turned out that the others had been fully prepared from the start. ¡°Alright, Shadow Dance Mad, sneak ahead and check the situation, remove any traps you find,¡± Li Yao said quickly. ¡°Yes.¡± Shadow Dance Mad immediately entered the stealth state without hesitation and quickly moved into the depths of the cave. After a while, he reported over the team voice chat: ¡°Removed a simple falling rock trap, and detected five monsters. You cane over.¡± ¡°Hmm, let¡¯s follow him.¡± Li Yao sped up and said: ¡°Send the monster data to the team once you identify it.¡± Thieves mandatory secondary professional skill, appraisal ability. After a while, Shadow Dance Mad sent the information about the monster. Corrupted Magic Wizard Rank: Level 10 Silver Elite HP: 100,000 Armor: 221 Resistance: Initial Fire resistance, Initial Dark resistance Abilities: Summon Corrupted Magic Warrior, Fireball, Resurrection, Ares¡¯ Aura Corrupted Magic Warrior (4) Rank: Level 10 Silver Elite HP: 120,000 Armor: 356 Abilities: Cleaving Strike, Heavy Blow Although they had the experience of the first wave of monsters, when they saw the attributes of the monsters, everyone was still astonished. These attributes are simply more monstrous than the bosses outside, especially the HP, it¡¯s terrifying¡­ Ps: Thank you all for your support, continuing to ask for votes for the month and subscription, I hope friends who read pirated copies can subscribe too. Chapter 177: Control Connection (Seeking Monthly Tickets) Chapter 177: Control Connection (Seeking Monthly Tickets) Trantor: 549690339 Dumbfounded Tonton asked: ¡°Big Stone, you¡¯ve yed Elite mode for a while, how do the monsterspare to this?¡± Big Stone forced a smile: ¡°They don¡¯tpare, take that giant beast for example, it has at least 50,000 less health, and its charge skill is not as fierce, it could only take half of my health away. Nowhere near as strong as the one we just faced.¡± Da Vinci frowned: ¡°You¡¯re the main tank of the second group, you could easily kill small monsters. Wouldn¡¯t the ones participating in thepetition be even faster? We still have to fight against Master mode, how can we possibly match that.¡± ¡°Missy, you¡¯re oversimplifying it.¡± Haikuotiankong said with a bitter smile: ¡°Although the carnival tonight is apetition, there will still be other performances on the main stage. Breaking new ground can be tedious, even though Elite mode is essentially guaranteed to pass. But considering the old god¡¯s temperament, it won¡¯t be that easy. After all, it¡¯s just the first wave of monsters in the instance, you can¡¯t tell much from just food foraging.¡± ¡°Even if they don¡¯t have a problem with the small monsters in Elite mode, they will definitely be stuck at the boss. So we are not without opportunity. If we take the Elite mode and achieve the first kill, the guilds can achieve it too. It wouldn¡¯t be shocking.¡± Sister Li exined. ¡°The key is, Uncle Hai has a team participating as well. Wouldn¡¯t getting the first kill be going against him?¡± Da Vinci still doubted. ¡°Young Miss, that¡¯s not urate. My glorious time in Hua Xia is not even in the top three, let alone among the world. It¡¯s fine to try for the first kill, but the chances are slim. If we really get the first kill in Master mode this time, I would truly owe Prairie Fire a huge favor.¡± He said that, but Haikuotiankong still didn¡¯t have much confidence. Getting the first kill in Master mode, easier said than done. ¡°Enough with this, I¡¯ll allocate the tasks now.¡± Li Yao frowned and said, ¡°You¡¯ve seen the strength of the Master mode monster, there are five monsters here. Two tanks simply cannot withstand it.¡± ¡°So we¡¯re trying to divert some of it. Later, Sister Li will sheep the Magic Warrior on the far left, I will kite another, each of the two tanks will bear one, and then all activate the Fallen Magic Wizard. If anyone has any problems, speak now. If not, everyone get ready.¡± Haikuotiankong raised his hand and said, ¡°Are we sure there isn¡¯t a problem with the Fallen Magic Wizard? If not, I can temporarily take it.¡± Li Yao shook his head and said, ¡°You¡¯ve seen the attack of the first wave of monsters, you can¡¯t withstand it. The Fallen Magic Wizard only has a fireball, the rest of it summons the Fallen Magic Warrior and resurrects the Fallen Magic Warrior. Later, Shadow Dance and anyone else with a disruption skill, just take turns interrupting its summoning of the Fallen Magic Warrior. Everyone understands? Sister Li, you sheep one first, everyone else get ready.¡± Sister Li cast a Polymorph spell and turned one Fallen Magic Warrior into a sheep, then two tanks simultaneously charged and took hold of two monsters. Li Yao also drew the attention of a Fallen Magic Warrior with an Arcane Shot, and the rest of the damage dealers focused all their firepower on the Fallen Magic Wizard. The Fallen Magic Warrior screamed and ran towards Li Yao. Li Yao attached a Mark of Death and Concussive Shot on him and ran in the direction he came from. Li Yao didn¡¯t have to worry about aggro when pulling the monster alone. Li Yao directly used his level ten purple weapon, his damage output was high. Using the corners of the cavern, he continuously kited the Fallen Magic Warrior in a circle. However, just two minutester, startled cries came from the team. ¡°What happened?¡± asked Li Yao. ¡°I was killed instantly.¡± Da Vinci said. ¡°I was killed instantly too.¡± Xiayao said. ¡°I¡¯m dead too.¡± The defending Knight also said dejectedly. Then, several team members reported one after another that they were killed instantly. After a short while, total wipeout. Li Yao knew it was over. He could run out of the instance, but that would be too demoralising. Everyone else was dead while he was alive. Even though no one would say anything, he didn¡¯t choose to leave after the first wipeout. ¡°It¡¯s okay, it¡¯s normal to wipeout when pioneering, revive.¡± After a while, everyone ran from the graveyard back to the starting point, everyone started munching food to recover health, Li Yao asked: ¡°Tell me, how did we wipeout?¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t interrupt my skill correctly, I dragged everyone back.¡± Shadow Dance lowered his head and said. ¡°No, this wizard is too cunning. When you kicked it, who would have thought that the monster would stop casting spells, step back and continue casting. It summoned a Fallen Magic Warrior, we can¡¯t resist it.¡± Dumfounded Tonton said. ¡°Yes, I messed up too. My coordination with Shadow Dance was off in the beginning and I wasted a control skill.¡± Fruit Knight also said. ¡°You don¡¯t need to me yourselves, it¡¯s normal for a new team to have issues.¡± Li Yao consoled, and continued: ¡°Like this, Shadow Dance switches to crossbowter. You¡¯ll kite one Fallen Magic Warrior, and I¡¯ll stand in for interrupts. Is that okay?¡± ¡°No problem. I am confident in kiting a melee.¡± Shadow Dance guaranteed. ¡°Okay, then we buff up, let¡¯s start again.¡± Li Yao stood up and announced, ording to his view, they were content in wiping out a few more times and getting team coordination in ce. But they were currentlypeting against so many strong teams, so he was unwilling to waste time on it. He wanted to p those obstructers hard in the face and let them know that he isn¡¯t easily bullied. Restarting, Shadow Dance took the monster away. Other damage dealers all focused on the Fallen Magic Wizard. Due to the cavern situation, Fire Hawk still wasn¡¯t useful. Li Yao deployed the Crystal Spider. Later he also ced three Arrow Towers and started to attack crazily. The aggro of the Fallen Magic Wizard waspletely focused on Li Yao. Each fireball it released was easily dodged by Li Yao. The Crystal Prison by the spider, the Charged Shot after Li Yao¡¯s Bull¡¯s Strength, plus the Sanction Hammer by Fruit Knight, and Li Yao¡¯s race ability, Arcane Torrent, basically guaranteed that the summoning of the Fallen Magic Warrior by the Fallen Magic Wizard was interrupted. Due to Li Yao¡¯s high damage output, the Fallen Magic Wizard with 100,000 health didn¡¯tst too long and quickly fell. Then it was simple, without the Fallen Magic Wizard, the remaining warriors couldn¡¯t resurrect after they died and were quickly killed one by one. Even though they had a lot of health and spent quite a lot of time, they finally got through the second wave of monsters. ¡°We actually got a level ten Blue Equipment item, a cloth armor that adds intelligence.¡± Dumbfounded Tonton who was responsible for looting corpses said. ¡°Those who need it, roll.¡± Li Yao said. However, apart from Da Vinci, no one else needed it. After Li Yao asked, he gave the equipment to Da Vinci. ¡°The fans are saying that there are teams who¡¯ve started to fight the boss, and they¡¯ve already wiped once.¡± Xiayao said. ¡°We must speed up too, carry on.¡± Li Yao wasn¡¯t too worried. The team moved forward cautiously. After cleaning up more than twenty monsters, Li Yao¡¯s team arrived in front of the first boss. The burning corpse¡­ Chapter 178 - 178 The First Boss Battle (Additional for 1001 Subscription Votes) Chapter 178: The First Boss Battle (Additional Chapter for 1001 Subscription Votes) Trantor: 549690339 zing Corpse Ranking: Level 12 Junior Boss Health: 200,000 Armor: 450 Resistance: Junior Arcane Resistance, Junior Dark Resistance, Junior Ice Resistance, Junior Fire Resistance, Junior Natural Resistance, Junior sh Resistance, Junior Light Resistance¡­ Skills: Ghost Strike, Elemental Field, Deadly Poisonous Bite, Savage Tear, Zombie Corpse, gue Zombie. Upon seeing the boss¡¯s attributes, everyone drew a cold breath. The characteristics alone were already insane, not to mention the unimaginably fierce skills. ¡°Should I exin thebat mechanics of the Elite level zing Corpse? Several viewers have sent bulletments. Most guilds are currently stuck at this stage,¡± Feng Yi suggested. ¡°No need. Comparisons won¡¯t help much. Elite levels mainly rely on equipment and attributes. Once these are sufficient, high-level techniques aren¡¯t necessary. But it¡¯s different with the Master level. It heavily relies on strategy and methods, although equipment and attributes remain paramount.¡± Li Yao frowned and said, ¡°Let¡¯s try once ourselves and understand itsbat mechanism. Prepare buffs and approach. Try to spread out first.¡± Fruit Knight, the Pdin, slowly went forward, casting Sanction Hammer immediately followed by Consecration. Damage-dealing and healing sses also spread out to their positions. ¡°Aggro is stable. You can deal damage now.¡± After the Pdin¡¯smand, numerous attacks poured onto the zing Corpse. However, its armor and elemental resistance were too lofty. The so-called junior resistance of a certain element wasn¡¯t a fixed figure. It could range between 1-100, all counted as junior. Li Yao¡¯s team clearly had top-tier gear, but their average damage was only in the 200s or 300s, with Li Yao doing slightly more at around 400. ¡°This boss deals such high regr damage.¡± Even the typically calm Fruit Knight looked worried. Deadly Poisonous Bite! Fruit Knight¡¯s health suddenly dropped to one-third. Stone Knight and Da Vinci swiftly healed him back up. For a Main Tank, the primary gear attribute is strength, followed by endurance. Full endurance equipment could give them over a thousand health points. Having a few items of purple-rated gear could bump up the total to around 1500. However, for field battles, Tanks don¡¯t usually gear up like this. They generally equip gear optimized for dealing damage, focusing on strength as the main attribute, followed by agility. Fruit Knight¡¯s dungeon gear ispletely endurance-oriented, bringing his health to a frightening 1600. However, a Deadly Poisonous Bite immediately reduced his health by 1000, and worse still, he was afflicted with a continuous poison effect, causing his health to drain rapidly. ¡°Fruit, step back and let a new Tank take over. Stone, you¡¯re up.¡± Fruit, poisoned and under boss¡¯s continuous attacks, had a hard time maintaining his health. ¡°Alright.¡± With a taunt from Stone, he epted the boss¡¯s aggro. The zing Corpse wasn¡¯t unusuallyrge and didn¡¯t have a significant advantage in strength. There was very little worry about being knocked back or down, but the skill damage was devastating. Stone initially felt excited, hoping to show off his skills, but after being hit by a Savage Tear, his health dropped to the 200s from over a thousand, and everyone was scared. Fruit Knight quickly taunted the boss back to him. Stone would have been doomed if not for Fruit as not even the healers could save him with time. Both Tanks, despite having top-tier armor and health, could barely sustain the continuous attacks. Healers were under immense pressure. Exchanging Tanks was the only way to alleviate some of that pressure. However, when the boss lost 10,000 health points, a bolt of lightning hit the Shadow Dance, killing him instantly before anyone could understand what happened. Before Li Yao could say anything, a Fireball abruptly sted Stone in the face, instantly killing him as he was already low on health and was aggroing the boss at that moment. Soon after, an Ice Bolt hit Sky and Sea, leading to his immediate death. Within moments, the team lost three yers, including the auxiliary Tank. ¡°It must be Static Discement. Everyone stay calm and keep fighting,¡± said Li Yao calmly. The panicking yers immediately resumed damage dealing but with the loss of primary support, they were on thin ice. Li Yao ultimately summoned his Fire Eagle. However, it was just a yer¡¯s pet and not quite up to par, having merely around 30,000 health, iparable to zing Corpse. In reality, the zing Corpse¡¯s health was like an upgraded version of an ordinary Wild-Boss for ten yers. In ordinary dungeons, teams half-outfitted with blue equipment could pass without hanging by a thread. For the Elite dungeons, teams entirely outfitted with blue equipment could pass with some skills and strategies. But for Master level, finding a strategy to counter the boss is crucial as Purple-tiered gear isn¡¯t going to be enough. With a new round of skills being executed by the boss as its health dwindled, the field couldn¡¯t cope with healing the steadily degrading yers. In the Stone Hall, most yers were already dead. ¡°Let¡¯s wipe,¡± dered Li Yao. With only three yers left standing, they couldn¡¯t continue the fight. The first attempt ended in failure as they managed to whittle the boss¡¯s health down to only 78%. The team gathered around the pathway leading to the Grand Hall. ¡°Can you ask the viewers for the progress of the Carnival Competition?¡± Li Yao said. ¡°A viewer just mentioned that a guild is close to passing the Elite zing Corpse. Theirst wipe was at 5%. They should be okay this time,¡± Feng Yi reported. ¡°Good. We also have to get through on our second attempt,¡± Li Yao replied indifferently. ¡°We cannot fall behind. Otherwise, we will lose our chance.¡± ¡°Let alone the strategies, our gear setup isn¡¯t good enough, the attributes are too weak,¡± voiced Sky and Sea. ¡°It¡¯s a tad bit underpowered, but it doesn¡¯t mean it¡¯s impossible,¡± thought Li Yao, frowning whileing up with a n. During his previous life, the zing Corpse Master-mode had been a roadblock for even top-tier guilds for over half a month. Not to mention ordinary yers who, even after gaining several levels, were only able to get through it in limited numbers. He vaguely remembered the cheats, but there was a problem. Their current lineup was not enough, and the equipment was unsuitable, as Sky and Sea had pointed out. Apart from himself, only one or two others were qualified. Those strategies were unfitting. ¡°If you say it¡¯s doable, do you have any strategy in mind? The sooner we test it, the better. If it takes too long, the shock effect will be lost, and it doesn¡¯t help to achieve your goal.¡±, Fruit Knight said. ¡°Hmm, regr strategies won¡¯t work. The zing Corpse¡¯s Elemental Field is too powerful. Melee sses fall instantly if they can¡¯t escape in time. Thus, surprise is our best chance.¡± Li Yao finally thought of a viable option, which he started sketching out in the ground. He then exined where each yer should stand and what to do. After listening to Li Yao¡¯s brainstorm, everyone was speechless. Sky and Sea gave him a thumbs-up. ¡°Brother Prairie Fire, whether this method can beat this boss or not, I take my hat off to you foring up with it.¡± The other teammates nodded in agreement, especially Stone Knight, whose admiration for Li Yao had notably increased¡­ Note: Continuation seeking monthly readers. Also, encourage those reading pirated copies to subscribe to the authentic ones. Many thanks to Mario¡­ Chapter 179: 179 Chapter 179: 179 Trantor: 549690339 While Li Yao was exining his strategy, Feng Yi had already turned off the live stream. Although he was quite confident that his strategy for fighting the boss could not be easily duplicated by others, he still didn¡¯t want others to know his strategy before he himself had defeated the boss. ¡°You can resume the live streaming now, I¡¯ve exined everything clearly. Everyone understands, right?¡± Li Yao looked at his nine team members and said, ¡°Of course, it¡¯s no big deal if you don¡¯t. Just follow mymands.¡± ¡°Check that all buffs are in ce. Knight, go aggro the boss.¡± Knight nodded,unched the attack on the boss with a Sanction Hammer, and slowly retreated while attacking, until he reached the edge of the Stone Hall. ¡°Aggro is stable, we can now do damage,¡± Knight said. All attackers took their ces and started attacking the boss, while Li Yao set up an Arrow Tower. He then slowly retreated, watching the boss¡¯s health bar carefully and saying, ¡°Just as I said before, do not rush and go all out. Maintain a steady output.¡± Li Yao now moved to the center of the Stone Hall, summoning a Crystal Spider. After observing for a moment, he closed his eyes to urately simte his n. He then mentallymanded the spider to start spinning a web. Yes, spinning a web. Spider Silk is one of the most resistant materials, much stronger than steel in real life. Li Yao identified a position and ced an Arrow Tower there, then found another spot, and set up another Arrow Tower. ¡°The fixed points are not enough, the rock wall isn¡¯t sturdy enough. Xiayao, ce your Stone Demon at the position I designated.¡± ¡°Understood.¡± Feng Yimanded her Stone Demon to move to Li Yao¡¯s designated position. Next, the Crystal Spider began to spin its web non-stop. ¡°Slow down your damage output.¡± Li Yao continued to control the spider, while observing the situation on the boss¡¯s side. Of course, weaving an dense spider web isn¡¯t possible. Not only is it impossible for the Crystal Spider to produce that much Spider Silk instantly, but also there wouldn¡¯t be enough time. The vertical, non-sticky Spider Silk was arranged more densely, while the rings of sticky silk that could ensnare prey were fewer, with six rings from inside to out. Li Yao continued to observe the boss¡¯s health. When the boss¡¯s health approached the point where Elemental Field was first released during their previous attempt, he ordered, ¡°Except for Knight, all melee characters: retreat to twenty yards away from the boss. Healers: put a shield on Knight and be ready for instant healing. Xiayao: don¡¯t withdraw your summoned skeletons.¡± ¡°Understood.¡± Xiayao could summon three long-distance and two melee skeletons. Although their individual attacks were not strong, whenbined, they were terrifying. At this point, all five skeletons reced the melee characters, surrounding Prairie Fire. ¡°We need Goddess to exin, what¡¯s Li Yao doing here?¡± ¡°Goddess, please analyze.¡± ¡°Goddess, please provide somementary.¡± The majority of the live stream viewers didn¡¯t know what Li Yao was actually trying to achieve. Feng Yi exined, ¡°This is the case. ording to the previous attempt, Li Yao has figured out the mechanism of Elemental Field. Apparently, it shoots a random magic bullet, and the target is a randomly selected character within twenty yards. My summoned skeletons are close to the boss because Knight can¡¯t retreat. The skeletons can reduce the chance of him being hit by the magic bullet.¡± ¡°You must know that with Knight¡¯s attributes, and the two healers¡¯ Magic Shield, even if his health doesn¡¯t reach its maximum, he won¡¯t be killed instantly. However, if he gets hit by two random magic bullets in a row, death is inevitable,¡± Xiayao said. Subsequently, as expected, the boss released his Elemental Field five secondster. Knight was lucky, not a single magic bullet targeted him. and Xiayao¡¯s three skeletons bravely sacrificed themselves. ¡°You can move up to attack now, but don¡¯t rush, maintain a steady output. Don¡¯t be greedy or hurried to drain the boss¡¯s health. The two tanks, take turns attracting the boss¡¯s attention.¡± Li Yao was worried about the situation spinning out of control due to the boss¡¯s health drain increasing his skill level. Nobody knew exactly what effect the boss¡¯s other two skills could have. It was better to be cautious. Even though he had been reincarnated, he could not possibly remember which skill the boss of the level ten dungeon would use when. Afterward, under Li Yao¡¯smand, the team sessfully endured the second Elemental Field. But things started to get unfamiliar again. The only good thing was, theplex web constructed by the Crystal Spider under Li Yao¡¯smand had beenpleted. Even though it was rudimentary, it had met the requirements simted in Li Yao¡¯s mind. ¡°Listen to mymand now: everyone but Knight and the two healers, maintain a distance from the boss and gather in front of the Stone Demon. Knight, slowly retreat and lead the boss to the outermost spiderweb. Be careful, you can step on the vertical spider silks, but don¡¯t get caught by the outer stickiness,¡± Li Yaomanded calmly. ¡°Understood.¡± Knight¡¯s tone remained steady, without a single trace of fluctuation. While everyone was watching eagerly, Knight slowly stepped back, blocking the boss¡¯s attack with his shield. Everyone watched nervously as the boss stepped onto the sticky silk. In reality, Li Yao was also extremely nervous. He had devised this strategy himself and, even though the simtion seemed wless, no one could know for sure what would happen in practice. If the dungeon boss wasn¡¯t immune to debuffs, Li Yao would have soloed it a long time ago. Many details and idents in reality cannot be reflected in the simtion. The slightest mishap could lead to failure. Finally, Prairie Fire set his foot on the sticky silk, and his body was immobilized. ¡°Knight, retreat and maintain a distance of at least 20 yards from the boss. Be ready to take over at any time. All other long-distance yers, wait for my signal, then unleash all you¡¯ve got,¡± instructed Li Yao, switching to a level-ten purple weapon, marking the boss with the Mark of Death, and starting a frenzy of attacks. Huge damage numbers started floating around, and with the tank stepping back, the boss¡¯s attention turned towards him almost instantly. Snap¡­ Only three seconds, two sticky silks broke after three seconds of tension. Prairie Fire shrieked strangely and rushed towards Li Yao. However, the boss had to step onto the next segment of sticky silk in order to reach Li Yao, and his body got ensnared for another three seconds. ¡°Attack with everything you¡¯ve got.¡± Li Yao continued his calctions while slowly retreating. Seeing this happening, the rest of the team cheered up because it meant they had seeded. Using all their strength, they unleashed a wave of attacks. After that, it was Li Yao continuously guiding the boss to step onto sections of sticky silk, while the Crystal Spider rebuilt new sticky silks two segments away from the boss, replenishing the consumption of the sticky silks. Since the melee characters surrendered their attacks, the boss¡¯s skill couldn¡¯t hit anyone. Even the Elemental Field, which has a range of twenty yards, waspletely useless. All it could do was to roar in fury. ¡°6666666666666666.¡± The chat room was filled with suchments. ¡°This weird method actually worked.¡± ¡°Although it¡¯s strange, it seems very effective.¡± ¡°I bow down to Li Yao, is there anything you can¡¯t do?¡± Li Yao didn¡¯t let his guard down. He said, ¡°Don¡¯t celebrate too early, seize the opportunity to attack. Don¡¯t be greedy and keep your distance once the boss breaks free from the sticky silk. Do not let the boss get within the 20-yard range.¡± ¡°Got it.¡± This time, the team members were finally confident about defeating the boss¡­ Ps: It took me a while to write this chapter as I had to consider a lot of factors when designing the dungeon¡¯s mechanics. Ok, I want to thank a friend who gave me a veryrge tip, I owe an extra chapter now, but I can update it daily to repay it now. Chapter 180: Resolute (I want Jin Jin league leader add more 1/10) Chapter 180: Resolute (I want Jin Jin league leader add more 1/10) Trantor: 549690339 Even though everything seemed to be going ording to n, Li Yao knew that at any moment, things could fall apart. For instance, whether the Spider Silk would result in a chain reaction and when the silk breaks, whether it would lead to ruptures elsewhere, or whether the Arrow Tower could withstand the pull of the force¡ªit was all uncertain. Whether it was in the game or in reality, there were no guarantees. Li Yao¡¯s simtions were like scientific experiments, projecting the most ideal conditions and states, yet reality never truly aligned with these scenarios. The reason for the fractures was actually due to the longitudinal Spider Silk links formed by the Crystal Spider. Fortunately, it was a Crystal Spider, and one of Silver Elite rank at that. Ordinary spiders would not be able to achieve such a feat. Under Li Yao¡¯s guidance, the small team was gradually chipping away at the boss¡¯s health. In terms of the skill mechanism of the ancient gods, there was a cooldown time, and also a gradual reduction in spell immunity. For instance, the Mage¡¯s Polymorph spell can be continuously cast, but if it is repeatedly cast on the same target, the duration of the polymorph effect bes shorter and shorter. After a certain number of times, the polymorphed target may instantly revert to its original form, rendering the spell almost ineffective. However, this spider web and its sticky web skill were different, practically eliminating the concern of any reduction effect. Such circumstances were generally aparison of powers and attributes. Supposedly, if an elite or normal monster was trapped by the web, it would be doomed. This situation had proven disadvantageous for many yers. For instance, in the wild Spider¡¯s Nest, being trapped by the spider web, especially a high-level boss¡¯s web, pretty much signaled death. In actual attributeparison, the power and attributes of the ming corpse was superior to the Crystal Spider¡¯s, so under the special mechanism of the ancient gods, the cobweb couldn¡¯tpletely control the ming corpse. If it had been a level 10+ Spider Boss¡¯s web, the ming corpse would have been caught in the dark. Of course, these were just experiences summed up by countless yers from the past. At this stage, yers were still adapting to this illusory yet real world. ¡°Dumb Dumb, you retreated half a second toote,¡± Li Yao said sternly. ¡°I was just finishing my spell,¡± replied Adorably Dumb in sound defense. ¡°I told you, don¡¯t rush. If I say retreat, then retreat. If you have to, interrupt your spellcasting. Also, Da Vinci, you¡¯re a healer, stick to that. Do you have too much mana, or do you think our DPS yers need your assistance?¡± ¡°Alright, alright. Don¡¯t be so mean, old man,¡± groaned Da Vinci, pouting. You two are young, I¡¯ll let it go this time. But I don¡¯t want to see this again, I don¡¯t want you disrupting everyone¡¯s rhythm and causing a wipe.¡± ¡°Yeah, yeah.¡± Adorably Dumb yfully stuck out her tongue. ¡°What are you allughing at. Sea Brother, Big Stone, Shadow Dance, look at your DPS.¡± ¡°Boss, I¡¯m a melee yer, each of my arrows only causes a few dozen points of damage, how can I possiblypete with your DPS?¡± Shadow Dance argued. ¡°That¡¯s right,¡± Big Stone agreed. ¡°Bullshit, how can you defend that? I can use my crossbow to attack three to four times in three seconds. Look at you guys, sometimes you don¡¯t even manage twice. What¡¯s up? Are you drained from your masturbation sessionst night? If that¡¯s the case, I won¡¯t say anything. Otherwise, get your act together. A few dozen points of damage may seem minor, but do the math: what¡¯s the total damage of ten such instances? What¡¯s the sum total of all three of you? Sea Brother, I¡¯m not ming you, but you¡¯re an experiencedmander. Haven¡¯t we learned enough lessons from wiping on a boss with just 1% HP left?¡± ¡°Ahem, that was just an ident,¡± Sea Brother said sheepishly, the other two were already out of arguments. Under Li Yao¡¯s constant reprimands, the boss¡¯s health steadily decreased. 70%, 65%, 60%, 55%, 50%, 45%, 40%, 35%¡­ The boss¡¯s health was now at 35%. During this period, the boss was continuously roaring in anger, but there was nothing it could do. The dungeon¡¯s aggro mechanism was aimed at Li Yao, drastically different from the open-world bosses. But every few steps, he would be immobilized for two to a three-second duration. gue Zombie! The boss roared, and a zombie covered in green Poison Fog quickly charged towards the yer group. This zombie¡¯s target was the ranged DPS yers. Charge! Big Stone charged from the other side. ¡°Don¡¯t attack this zombie,¡± Li Yao shouted, but it was already toote. Not only the charging Big Stone but also the two melee yers using crossbows quickly targeted the zombie, pulling their triggers. Boom¡­ After suffering over a hundred points in damage, the gue Zombie exploded. A green fog instantly covered a ten-yard radius. ¡°I need healing,¡± Big Stone urgently called out as his health bar rapidly decreased, causing his heart to pound in fear. At the same time, Shadow Dance and Da Vinci, who were close by, were also engulfed. They were unable to help themselves let alone others. Guardian Angel prioritized raising Da Vinci¡¯s health, leaving Shadow Dance, a fragile target with limited stamina, to drop and die on the spot. Thest two survivors desperately tried to run towards the edge of the Poison Fog. However, escaping the fog was useless. They were already affected by the gue. gue: Lose 300 health points per second,sts for one minute, and can infect targets within five-yard range. ¡°Don¡¯te near us, the gue is contagious,¡± Li Yao shouted urgently. ¡°This is disgusting.¡± While healing himself, Da Vinci also healed Big Stone. ¡°Don¡¯t waste your mana on healing them, you won¡¯t be able to restore much. Your main task is to concentrate on the boss,¡± Li Yao quickly stopped the Fruit Knight from trying to heal the group, reminding him to keep his focus on the boss. Dumb Dumb also stopped dealing damage and started assisting in healing, even scattering a Healing Totem. However, the group¡¯s rhythm had already been disrupted. If it was not for Li Yao, who firmly held onto the boss¡¯s aggro and controlled the tempo, the group would have already wiped. Zombie Soldiers! The boss stomped onto the ground and, not far from its feet, the ground suddenly split open as five hideous zombies aze with mes started crawling out. The five zombies quickly lined up and began sprinting towards the spider web. Everyone¡¯s face drained of color as the zombies weren¡¯t targeting the group, but the web. Fire was the web¡¯s worst enemy. If the five zombies managed to destroy the web, aplete copse would be inevitable. Now, the boss would undoubtedly alternate between these skills and no one could predict which one would be used next, leading to a wipe. ¡°Sea Brother,¡± Li Yao said without adding anything else but he believed Sea Brother understood what he meant. Without uttering a word, Sea Brother initiated a charge. Boom¡­ Sea Brother collided with the zombie in the center, swinging his great sword ferociously. Cleave! Just like that, the five ming zombies were stopped in their tracks. In return, they all attacked Sea Brother simultaneously. Snap¡­ Apanied by fiverge damage numbers, Sea Brother fell to the ground as the ming zombies turned to ashes. Their attack range was limited and they only had one attack opportunity¡­ ps:I¡¯ve been crunching hard these past few days and I feel like I¡¯m running on empty. If you appreciate the effort, please cast your votes for this chapter. To all the readers indulging in pirated copies, please subscribe to the official release. Your support would be greatly appreciated. Chapter 181: Thrilling (Seeking Subscription for Monthly Pass) Chapter 181: Thrilling (Seeking Subscription for Monthly Pass) Trantor: 549690339 From the emergence of the zombie soldier, to Li Yao calling for the open sky, to the open sky rushing toward the zombie soldier, it all happened in an instant. However, these moments left the viewers with a heart-throbbing sensation, Li Yao didn¡¯t even tell what the open sky was about to do. Yet the open sky understood Li Yao¡¯s n in an instant. They were to sacrifice themselves, using their own lives to protect the safety of the web and gain a slim chance to defeat this boss in the instance. And yet, they didn¡¯t hesitate or question, immediatelyunching an assault, and using sweep attack on the five zombies, effectively controlling the situation. ¡°Holy **, my heart nearly leaped out of my chest from watching.¡± ¡°Prairie Firemanded well, and the Sea God cooperated well too, impressive.¡± ¡°Trading lives for time, 66666.¡± Even Qin Feng Yi was now not paying attention to the live feed, the situation was too chaotic. They had to keep a distance from the ming corpses while outputting damage quickly, and also had to constantly adjust the position of the skeletons. Especially the melee skeletons which, at Li Yao¡¯s request, kept repositioning themselves, ready to act as meat shields at any time. ¡°The next round ising, keep an eye on the distance of the gue Zombies, I will take care of it. As for the zombie soldier, prepare yourself, Stone, and then there¡¯s Li Jie.¡± Since everyone kept a distance of more than twenty yards from the fiery corpses, even his Elemental Field could not be put to use, and melee skills were also useless. What Li Yao was referring to as the ¡®next round¡¯ were actually just his two zombie summoning skills. And Stone and Li Jie both understood Li Yao¡¯s meaning. Among the remaining people, they were the only two who could quickly reposition and control the zombie soldier. The boss¡¯s health was now only 15%, and it was being steadily whittled down. gue Zombie! Li Yao, who had been on high alert,unched an Arcane Shot the moment the gue Zombie appeared, causing an about-to-pounce-at-the-crowd gue Zombie to explode. A cloud of gue poison fog spread out, but it already couldn¡¯t harm anyone. Zombie Soldier! Five more zombies crawled out of the ground, but these five zombies emitted faint electric arcs, and their attributes were significantly different from the previous wave. ¡°Stone.¡± Li Yao called. ¡°Received.¡± Stone charged forward abruptly, also hitting the central zombie, and then triggered Thunder Strike. Arge swath of lightning fell from the sky,nding on the zombies. The five zombies instantly found their target. Stone also fell without suspense. This time he had prepared to put up two Magic Shields, but still he fell instantly, without any chance to recover health. 13% 12% 11% 10% 9% 8% 7% 6% 5%¡­ The rhythm of the crowd had returned. Although there were fewer people, the three melee had low output, after all, they couldn¡¯t get close to the ming corpses and could only attack with crossbows. The abdomen of the Crystal Spider was noticeably shrinking, it was clearly wilting. Li Yao could feel its weakness, but there was no way, they had to hold on. Li Yao once again used Arcane Shot to detonate the gue Zombie, then another wave of zombie soldiers came. Li Jie blinked over as soon as five zombies emitting ck mist appeared. Ice Ring! A ring of frost shock wave spread around her, controlling the five zombie soldiers. Blizzard! Countless sharp snowkes rained down like knives. But the ck mist also spread to Li Jie, and two healing magic shields, along with her ice shield still couldn¡¯t hold, and she fell to the ground. ¡°Hold on, the boss only has 4% health left.¡± However, the Crystal Spider had almost emptied itself of webbing. The me was about to die out. It went mad, and after a moment, suddenly summoned another gue Zombie. But the subsequent Zombie Soldiers were too soon, and there was no time to stop them. The emergence of the Zombie Soldiers was unpredictable, and without teleportation, there was no way to intercept in time. He could have done a Shadow Roll, but he couldn¡¯t afford to fall now, otherwise, it¡¯d be chaos. Moreover, he was currently the main damage dealer. Without him, the team would basically wipe out. Not only was the team extremely tense, but the audience watching was also anxious. Everyone was drawn into the atmosphere of the game, all secretly hoping for a miracle. Li Yaounched a scatter attack at the zombie corpses, but it was of little use. Without something to impede them, they wouldn¡¯t stop. The worst-case scenario urred. Before several zombie corpses fell, they shattered the cobwebs into pieces. ¡°Knight!¡± The knight, who had been waiting, rushed forward to block the boss, effectively drawing its attention with several skills. ¡°All yers, deal full damage.¡± Li Yao instructed. He put down three Arrow Towers beside him, then activated Rapid Shooting. The other yers also started their burst skills, and started to st the boss. Elemental Field! With two healers replenishing health, the knight¡¯s health was sufficient. However, they seemed to have run out of good luck as two Magic Bullets from the Elemental Field hit the knight. The healers couldn¡¯t replenish the knight¡¯s health in time and he fell. Damn it! Everyone couldn¡¯t help but curse in unison. This wasn¡¯t a question of skill. Their luck was terrible; Feng Yi¡¯s skeleton was still around, yet one was instantly killed while the knight was hit twice. 3% The boss only had this much health left. If they were wiped out at this point, all their strenuous efforts would be in vain. Crystal Cage, Cobweb, the Crystal Spider used two control skills in session, controlling the boss for a few seconds, but only a few. The boss¡¯s attacks were too brutal. Without skill damage reduction or shield block and damage reduction, he couldn¡¯t withstand the terrifying skill damage from the boss. After only three hits, the Crystal Spider couldn¡¯t hold on and was killed, even with the healers. ¡°Stone Demon, take over.¡± ¡°Understood.¡± Xiayaomanded the Stone Demon to take over, but it onlysted for three hits. Then it was one skeleton after another, with the boss rolling over everything in its path like a tank. This master level boss, the boss¡¯s speed was too fast for Li Yao¡¯s control skills to be useful, and Concussive Shot waspletely ineffective. To kite the boss, someone had to block him to create an opportunity for damage dealing. 2% ¡°Da Vinci.¡± Without saying a word, Da Vinci charged the boss. However, she was more fragile and only held up for two seconds, still dying the boss for those vital seconds. ¡°Guardian Angel.¡± Guardian Angel nodded, knowing he was of little use by now and charged up, shielding himself. The result was the same; he could only withstand two hits. ¡°Xiayao!¡± All of Xiayao¡¯s summoned creatures had fallen, and the curse was applied to the boss. Her own damage was already the lowest. Xiayao only dyed it a bit before falling. 1% ¡°Stop going up, split up and deal from the left and right.¡± Li Yao and Daimeng Tongtong split up, their damage output was explosive. Because of Li Yao¡¯s aggro, he used a back leap then performed a Shadow Roll, creating a huge distance. But the boss¡¯s speed was too fast. The Elemental Field, almost twenty meters away, instantly killed Li Yao. Li Yao¡¯s vision went ck instantly, this was his first death by a monster. After a while, ¡°System, you¡¯ve been revived by Daimeng Tongtong using the Resurrection Technique, do you want to revive?¡± Li Yao chose yes, and stood up to see a beaming Daimeng Tongtong smiling at him, while beside hery the corpse of the boss¡­ Chapter 182: No Compromise (Requesting Subscription, Monthly Tickets) Chapter 182: No Compromise (Requesting Subscription, Monthly Tickets) Trantor: 549690339 The live broadcast room was also enveloped in darkness. After Feng Yi logged off, the live broadcast function was shut down as well. In this instance, the soul doesn¡¯t directly go back to the graveyard after death. Hence, whether Li Yao and his team were wiped out or had moved on was something the audience in the live broadcast room didn¡¯t know. This anxiety was unbearable. If Li Yao¡¯s team was wiped out, it¡¯d be regrettable. If they moved on, it would warrant cheers. But in this situation, the suspense was too intense to handle. Soon, members of Li Yao¡¯s team were gradually resurrected. The first thing they did upon resurrection was to ask, ¡°So, did we make it?¡± Then, seeing Li Yao pointing at the burnt corpse, they immediately let out a gasp of surprise. ¡°Damn, this worked?¡± ¡°We really made it, oh my God.¡± ¡°Seems like a few teams just got through the Corpse King Shield in the elite version of this event.¡± ¡°There are indeed teams that made it, but it felt like they cleared a different instance, okay? Looking at the elite version, the Corpse King Shield seems quite strong. It¡¯s only when you see the master level that you realize just how weak the elite version really is.¡± ¡°Looks like Prairie Fire really has a chance at scoring the first kill at the master level, poor thing.¡± ¡°Indeed, poor thing. They can¡¯tmunicate with outsiders because of thepetition rules. It¡¯s quite a tragedy, but why do I look forward to it so much?¡± ¡°Simrly looking forward, you can see that although those great guilds can¡¯tmunicate with outsiders, they¡¯re aware of the team progress rankings. Look at those teams that cleared the elite level Corpse King Shield, they are on top of the world, discussing their experience.¡± ¡°Yes, and their guild leaders and managers are anxiously burning up outside thepetition area. They are just short of breaking into thepetition grounds.¡± ¡°I¡¯m eager to see them barge into thepetition area before the eyes of hundreds of thousands of people.¡± Actually, not just the managers and guild leaders, the person in charge from the guild with the big logo was even more frightened. He didn¡¯t know how his decision to stop Li Yao from participating in thepetition was leaked, but he was currently as pale as death. The purpose of thispetition was to promote the game and the e-sports guilds and clubs. The official opened up such a long registration period and set up such generous prizes to gather all teams capable of clearing instances for a grand debut without restrictions. The concept that these big guilds were not able to match a wild-card team who excelled in the master version of the instance as much as they did in the elite level on the first day was indeed rming. What¡¯s worse, they drove away a team that was eager to sign up. Moreover, this was a key target for thepany, the owner of the first new mech. The senior executives of Ancient Gods Company were furious. If Li Yao sessfully cleared the instance, theirpetition would be aughing stock. Feng Yi said helplessly, ¡°The official already contacted me, hoping that I can persuade you to add the person in charge as a friend.¡± Li Yao casually replied, ¡°Who¡¯s the person in charge, the dimwit who received us?¡± ¡°Yes, that guy, and also the head of the China district¡¯s carnival. They want to apologize to you in person,¡± Feng Yi said. ¡°You tell him, we¡¯re busy clearing the instance. Apologies can wait until we¡¯re done. All team members, shut down yourmunication devices. I suspect you¡¯re all being bombarded with messages. Hurry up,¡± Li Yao urged. The team members looked at each other and shut down their private chats. ¡°I¡¯m screwed because of you, you pig,¡± a man who looked sharp andpetent threw off his virtual sses and red at the manager with the big face before swiftly leaving the room. The manager with the big face was like a man who¡¯d lost his soul. He knew thepany¡¯s system too well, he knew he was finished. Li Yao is great, he admitted, but in his view, that was individual skill, and had nothing to do with clearing instances. Rounding up a ragtag team to clear the instance was too far-fetched. The great guilds might as well not exist if it was that easy. However, reality delivered a heavy blow. He didn¡¯t really care when he heard Li Yao was clearing the instance. But when he heard that Li Yao had passed the Corpse King Shield on the master difficulty, he waspletely terrorized. He knew he was done for, finally messed up for real¡­ Li Yao didn¡¯t care about all those things. This time he was genuinely intending to hit back hard. He assumed the Wild and Free team too must have been pleaded with, but now that he had made up his mind, he was going to see it through. Either don¡¯t do it, or do it thoroughly. If he backed down now, he wouldn¡¯t be grateful to the guilds and the people in charge. Instead, they would resent him for being soft and easy to bully. Given that, it¡¯s better to give them a harsh beating. Let them understand that they have to prepare for losing teeth before trying to bite him. ¡°Tonton, why are you still standing there? Loot the corpse,¡± Li Yao said when he saw Tonton standing there nkly. ¡°Oh, oh,¡± Tonton replied with a beaming smile. She was still the best at looting corpses and quite content, ¡°Here we go, first item, be prepared everyone.¡± Art of Arrow: Ricochet: The fired arrow can ricochet until it hits a target. ¡°This skill, howe it¡¯s so weird? It has no attack power. Is the master level boss just giving us trash?¡± Da Vinci frowned. ¡°I won¡¯t stand on ceremony then.¡± Li Yao couldn¡¯t wait to assign the skill to himself, and then learn it right away. ¡°Watching Li Yao so happy, could it be that this skill is very powerful?¡± Tonton asked curiously. Li Yao took a deep breath and said, ¡°To be precise, it¡¯s a kind of effect. It doesn¡¯t add to attack power, but if you ask me to estimate its value, it exceeds a level 10 purple weapon.¡± Li Yao knew all too well that this passive effect was very rare and was only dropped in dungeons. However, the drop rate was only one in ten million. Li Yao only managed to buy this skill after ying Hunter for three to four years with a huge sum of Gold Coins, proving its valuable degree. Its actual worth even exceeded gold weapons, nevermind low-level purple weapons. However, the rest of the yers were still confused. To them, it was at most an effect of ricochet, which didn¡¯t seem special and didn¡¯t increase attack power. ¡°Alright, next item,¡± Li Yao said, no longer exining, although he also couldn¡¯t exin properly. The first loot was already a valuable item, which made him even more excited. The drop from a dungeon boss, especially the first kill, was obviously going to be generous. ¡°Okay, the next item,¡± Tonton agreed and continued to loot the corpse. Corpse King Shield (Master) Grade: Purple Epic Armor: 389 Strength: 28 Stamina: 26 Reduces all damage by 25%. Gains all types of elemental resistance (Ice, Fire, Earth, Wind, Nature): 20 Equipment Level: 10 Rmended sses: Knight, Warrior Seeing the properties of this shield, all the yers were stunned. It was an absolute top-notch shield. iming it as the current best shield would not be an overstatement¡­ Chapter 183: Causing Jealousy (Additional chapter for 1200 monthly votes) Chapter 183: Causing Jealousy (Additional chapter for 1200 monthly votes) Trantor: 549690339 The equipment obtained from the same instance usually has the same name. Take the Corpse King Shield for example, it can be dropped in normal instances, elite mode, and certainly in master mode. But while they all carry the same name, Corpse King Shield, their properties differ greatly. Therefore, there is a note attached to the name of the Corpse King Shield. If it¡¯s from normal mode it simply called Corpse King Shield, whereas if it¡¯s from elite mode, it would be marked Elite. Though the name is the same, its quality and properties can vary greatly. The main-line instances drop rare equipment main-line instances are quite popr because they are rtively easy to obtain and very effective, making them highly sought after by yers. Li Yao took a deep breath and said, ¡°We are like a semi-formal team, we divide the loot ording to need. Fruit Knight and Big Stone can roll for it. But, I would like everyone in the live broadcast to bear witness. For the sake of clearing the instance, if Big Stone gets the Corpse King Shield, during this exploratory period he will let Fruit Knight use it first, and then return it to him after the instance.¡± In Li Yao¡¯s heart, he naturally leans in favor of his own team¡¯s Fruit Knight. If Big Stone were also part of his team, he would¡¯ve already given the shield to Fruit Knight without saying a word. But that¡¯s not possible now, which is the downside of borrowing from others. This makes Li Yao more eager to form his own team. ¡°Big Stone.¡± Sky and Sea raised his eyebrows slightly. Big Stone¡¯s eyes glinted with a hint of struggle, and he took a deep breath before speaking, ¡°Since themander has mentioned that even though we are a non-regr team, we strive to be formal, we should follow the regr team¡¯s rules. DPS gear can be rolled for using guild points, but the main healer and main tank have priority. I¡¯m not eligible to roll for the Corpse King Shield. However, if there¡¯s more general tank gear, I do have the right to roll for that.¡± Li Yao was taken aback and said, ¡°That doesn¡¯t seem appropriate.¡± Sky and Sea shook his head and said, ¡°Brother, in front of so many viewers, you can¡¯t go back on your words. Getting invited by you to this instance exploration, I¡¯m already taking advantage. I didn¡¯t even get to say thank you. Might as well contribute something to express my gratitude. You¡¯re trying to form a guild too, let¡¯s follow the guild rules. But, if there¡¯s DPS-specific heavy armor dropping, I won¡¯t hold back either.¡± ¡°Alright, let¡¯s follow the guild rules.¡± Li Yao let out a breath of relief. The biggest enemy in a team is usually disagreements on loot division. Who knows how many good teams have disbanded over these disputes. Sky and Sea really endorses fair y.¡± ¡°Fruit, your shield is far better than Big Stone¡¯s. Change to this one, and let Big Stone use yours for now.¡± Li Yao gave the shield to Fruit Knight. ¡°No problem, I might as well give it to him.¡± Fruit Knight directly traded the shield to Big Stone. ¡°I¡¯m not going to be polite then.¡± Big Stone switched to the new shield too. ¡°Pupil-pupil, next one.¡± Li Yao said. ¡°Boss Ocean is indeed living up to his fame.¡± ¡°Ocean God really upholds integrity, I¡¯m speechless.¡± The atmosphere in the live chat room was affected too, many have had friends falling out over in-game gear, touching the hearts of many viewers. gue Mask (Master) Grade: Purple Epic Material: Leather Armor: 80 Strength: 24 Agility: 23 Stamina: 22 Summon a gue Zombie to attack your enemy, cool down period 3 minutes. Equipment Level: 10 Rmended for: Druid, Rogue, Hunter Another piece of epic-level gear has made the viewers jealous. It¡¯s truly worthy of the master level. ¡°Leather armor, this goes to Shadow Dance.¡± Li Yao directly gave the gear to Shadow Dance. ¡°T-this, boss, its effects would be much greater if you use it.¡± Shadow Dance¡¯s hands were trembling as he held the epic-level gear. This was the most valuable gear he had ever owned. ¡°My helmet¡¯s attributes are better than this. It¡¯s only fair that you have this.¡± Li Yao stated the fact. He already received a valuable skill earlier. ¡°Thank you, boss.¡± This was the first time Shadow Dance had experienced the benefits of being in a team, which further solidified his decision to join Li Yao¡¯s guild. Skeleton Robe (Master) Quality: Purple Epic Material: Cloth Armor Intelligence: 26 Spirit: 24 Stamina: 23 Skeleton Shield: Summon a ghostly magic skeleton to protect the body, absorbing damage equal to 15% of one¡¯s health,sts for a minute, cool down time 5 minutes. Equipment Level: 10 Rmended for: Magic Professions ¡°This is a DPS-oriented mage robe. Except for the two healers, all who wear cloth armor can roll.¡± Li Yao said, considering that the primary attribute for healers is spirit, and intelligence is secondary. In addition to Ice Mage Li Jie and Necromancer Qin Feng Yi, Pupil-pupil also insisted she could roll. In the previous life, elemental shamans wearing cloth armor were quitemon. This robe has a strong special effect. It effectively increases the maximum health by 15%, very rare. For squishy mage sses, it can be a life-saver in critical moments. Li Jie and Qin Feng Yi rolled, and the result was Li Jie rolling ny-five points, beating Qin Feng Yi¡¯s sixty-six points. ¡°Well then, I won¡¯t stand on ceremony.¡± Li Jie received the robe. ¡°Pupil-pupil, is there more?¡± Li Yao asked. ¡°There is more.¡± Cute Pupil-pupil took something out. Immediately, everyone¡¯s eyes lit up, especially Guardian Angel¡¯s. He almost popped his eyes out. Then his eyes turned green, and he wished he could hug Pupil-pupil and give her a peck on the cheek. Staff of Rest (Master) Grade: Purple Epic Attack: 18-25 Spirit: 29 Intelligence: 27 Stamina: 25 Enhances the effect of healing spells by 15%, reduces mana consumption by 10%. Never resting, resurrects the dead for a certain period of time, they will die again when time is up,sts for 5 minutes, cool down time 20 minutes. Equipment Level: 10 Rmended for: Healing Professions ¡°Pupil-pupil, no doubt about it, loot-master extraordinaire.¡± Even Sky and Sea gave her a thumbs up. ¡°But, why is there no equipment for me.¡± naive Pupil-pupil said with a pouting face. The crowd burst intoughter, Li Yao distributed the loot to Guardian Angel. ¡°Damn it, I shouldn¡¯t have dedicated myself to being a bard.¡± Da Vinci also had red eyes. Leaving the top-tier attributes of this piece of equipment aside, the final special effect is like a divine skill. It could prove extremely helpful during battle or instance explorations. For example, in the earlier situation, if Fruit Knight was instantly killed, with this effect, Fruit Knight could get up and fight for another five minutes. The situation wouldn¡¯t have been so perilous then. ¡°There¡¯re also two gold coins and a gemstone bag, I will keep these.¡± Li Yao took the money and the gemstone bag for himself, typically these would be confiscated by the guild. ¡°Our team has be much stronger. Let¡¯s go, onto the second boss.¡± Sky and Sea was also drooling. Especially for the weapon, he yearned for it extremely, otherwise, he wouldn¡¯t be bragging all day carrying a low-level epic weapon around. ¡°Master level difficulty, oh how refreshing.¡± ¡°So many great drops, I just checked the loot from others¡¯ elite-level instance explorations, the properties are worse by more than one grade.¡± ¡°Well, isn¡¯t that an understatement? Elite mode can¡¯tpare with Master mode. Those poor souls are overjoyed thinking they¡¯ve got top-tier gear, however¡­¡± ¡°Don¡¯t say any more, I can¡¯t wait to see their faces with their false hope of boasting turned into utter shock.¡±¡­ PS: Thanks to Dream Shadow No.1 for the twenty-thousand reward, I owe two more chapters. Then, my usual request for monthly votes. Hope the friends who are reading pirated versions can subscribe to the official version, please support Mario, thanks. Chapter 184: Business Opportunity (Extra Chapter for 1250 Monthly Votes) Chapter 184: Business Opportunity (Extra Chapter for 1250 Monthly Votes) Trantor: 549690339 The first kill in a new instance drop-off often rewards a high drop rate for premium items. Money and gemstones are doubled too. Witnessing Li Yao¡¯s earnings of two gold coins, many people drooled with envy. As for the bag of gemstones, it could reveal some rare and precious gemstones. Gemstones, as rare minerals, were extremely hard toe by. Gemstones were hugely beneficial, particrly in the early stages for crafting jewelry. It could be transformed into attribute gemstones and embedded into equipment fittings to enhance attributes. Jewelry crafting was a very expensive but indispensable sideline discipline. If someone could acquire a good blueprint, the continuous output of excellent jewelry could generate an astounding amount of money. The difficulty and costly nature of honing this skill were second only to engineering. Yet, its profit-making ability was several times that of engineering. A good jeweler often made a fortune. Like engineering, however, without team support, it would be impossible to master the art of jewelry crafting. As Li Yao opened the bag of gemstones, a dazzling light burst out. Although several women knew it was just an illusion, they couldn¡¯t hide the brightness in their eyes. Not just the women, even the men were bewildered by the colorful radiance. ¡°Ahem, stop looking.¡± Li Yao collected the dozen or so gemstones into his inventory, and said: ¡°Back to work, Shadow Dance, what are you waiting for? Go scout ahead.¡± ¡°Oh, right.¡± Shadow Dance slid back into stealth and began to scout ahead. Under the leading of the Fruit Knight, the team went on walking down the pathway in a cavern, which looked no different to the starting point. If there was a disparity, it was the eerie silence. In the initial caverns¡­ You would asionally hear the growls and movement of monsters on the first journey, but this part was eerily quiet. ¡°I¡¯ve been instantly killed,¡± a dejected voice from Shadow Dance came through the team¡¯s voice-chat. Even without his announcement, everyone saw his health bar had been emptied in the team panel. ¡°What happened?¡± ¡°Bats, I believe. They perch on the cavern ceiling. I couldn¡¯t see them at all. They could still attack me even when I¡¯m stealthed, and some invisible things could attack me too.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s ask the audience,¡± said Li Yao, and added: ¡°Wait there, we¡¯reing to revive you.¡± Feng Yi took a moment before saying: ¡°The audience says that the elite creatures are bats from the ceiling, and floating ghosts. But they said the bats aren¡¯t that brutal, and you can faintly see a form of ghost.¡± Li Yao nodded, ¡°That¡¯s normal. Bats use sonar, they can spot you even if you¡¯re stealthed. As for the ghost, it¡¯s different from a transformed High Elf Banshee, you really can¡¯t see them in their true form.¡± ¡°The concept of magical realism shows up starkly in the wilds and Master level instances,¡± Li Yao said. ¡°Therefore, we should all immerse ourselves in this game world. The normal and elite difficulty modes can act as a buffer for yers who struggle to adapt to the sudden exposure to new things.¡± ¡°The Ancient Gods Company is always customer-friendly. It ims to strive for realism, but there¡¯s still a big difference between the bloodshed in the game and what would be a real-life fight to the death. I¡¯ve seen previews that suggest a step towards realism the further into the game you progress. Thankfully, there are cerebral wave protection measures in ce; otherwise, there¡¯d be a lot more mental idents, even possible brain deaths,¡± added the Angel of Protection. The vast expanse of the sky could only nod in agreement, saying, ¡°That¡¯s why guilds like ours may appear splendid, but the truth is they are miserable. Some previous masters became merely ordinary when they entered the Ancient Gods. Anyway, there are many problems. Prairie Fire, you have sufficient prestige. Your charisma will definitely attract many potential neers. You will aplish great things¡ª I wish I were you.¡± ¡°Many guilds want to sign The Uncle into their guilds. Why didn¡¯t you try to get him?¡± Da Vinci asked with curiosity. ¡°Actually, when I first met Prairie Fire, I wanted to offer him a contract. I even offered him the guild leader¡¯s position, but Prairie Fire didn¡¯t want it. I couldn¡¯t force him, could I?¡± Heughed bitterly, then added, ¡°Now we¡¯re friends. Creating a guild will certainly bring about more prospects and development. I wouldn¡¯t entice him.¡± ¡°That¡¯s eptable.¡± Li Yao nodded in approval. ¡°Sea Boss is indeed a goodpanion,¡± Feng Yi alsomented, much to the surprise of the audience in the live streaming room. After turning another corner, the team already saw Shadow Dance¡¯s body. ¡°Guardian, can you cast a Holy Light spell?¡± asked Li Yao. The Angel of Protection cast a Holy Light spell at the ceiling of the cavern. A sh of holy light shone, everybody saw a pair of eyes from afar on the cavern ceiling watching them, as well as a white shadow floating at the end of the cavern. It disappeared in a sh. It was gone before they even had a chance to look at it closely. ¡°Can you see the ghost when it attacks you?¡± Li Yao, of course, knew all the situations and how to deal with them. But it couldn¡¯t be disclosed. ¡°No, it didn¡¯t show up. I couldn¡¯t see it at all. My attacks were so off target that they missed twice,¡± Shadow Dance said as he restored his health by eating and drinking. ¡°This is a dilemma. The audience say in Elite Mode, mages¡¯ attack towards ghosts would drain their mana. Now that we can¡¯t see the ghosts, and there¡¯s the bats too, how are we going to fight?¡± Feng Yi frowned. ¡°It¡¯s indeed difficult. Most of us are magic wielders. If our mana gets drained, it means trouble,¡± Li Yao also added. ¡°Does any of your Holy Light spells have a duration effect, Grandpa Guardian?¡± asked Dull Eyes. ¡°No,¡± the Angel of Protection shook his head helplessly. The team began to worry. Being stopped by something like this wasn¡¯t a good omen. ¡°I¡¯ve thought of a solution. Wait for me, I¡¯ll be right back,¡± Li Yao announced as he began to return to the city. ¡°What¡¯s the solution?¡± asked Ocean Sky. ¡°I can¡¯t say right now, and it¡¯s not guaranteed to work. Just wait, we¡¯ll know if it¡¯ll work after the trial.¡± Li Yao gave a mysterious smile. However, keeping it a secret made them even more curious. The audience was also eager to know how to solve this puzzle. Everyone realized that the Master level not only heightened the properties of the monsters, but also increased difficulty in regards to their characteristics. After Li Yao returned to the city, he sent a private message to Zhao Lei: ¡°Don¡¯t wait any longer. Clean sweep all the Glowing Grass from the Light and Neutral Factions¡¯ auction.¡± ¡°Is it time?¡± Zhao Lei was astonished. Gold had been spent like water these past few days. Although it wasn¡¯t his money, he found it painful to watch. But now that returns were going to be earned, he had every reason to show excitement. ¡°Yep, just start gathering. This time we¡¯re definitely going to make a massive profit.¡± Li Yao also opened the auction. Regardless of the price, he bought up all the Shining Fruits. There were over 4,000 groups of Shining Fruits in the warehouse. Combined with the collection from the Neutral Auction Faction and the Light Faction by Zhao Lei, the total number exceeded 10,000 groups. Meanwhile, Li Yao¡¯s wallet had suddenly be depleted. He was broke. After storing everything in the warehouse, he then teleported back to the instance. Li Yao held a Shining Fruit in his hand, a smile slowly appeared on his face. The fruits¡¯ value would skyrocket through this exploration. The start-up fund for the guild was going to bevish¡­ Chapter 185: Monopoly (I want Jin Jin league leader add more 2/10) Chapter 185: Monopoly (I want Jin Jin league leader add more 2/10) Trantor: 549690339 ¡°Oh my, Big Brother, you¡¯re finally back.¡± Dazed by the sight, Li Yao immediately jumped up from the campfire by the first boss¡¯s hall. ¡°Uncle, you are too slow. Did you know that the clearingpetition has already seen teams reach the second boss? You are so inefficient¡±,ined Da Vinci. ¡°It¡¯s okay, we¡¯re just letting them scout for us,¡± Li Yao responded nonchntly. Qin Feng Yi remarked, ¡°Haven¡¯t you guys noticed? He¡¯s doing this on purpose.¡± ¡°What, on purpose?¡± a curious Da Vinci asked. ¡°Yes, with his personality, if he were serious about iming the first kill, he would not be slow and rxed,¡± Qin Feng Yi spoke helplessly. ¡°Dude, did Xiayao really tell the truth?¡± Sky-and-Sea inquired. Sister Li mused, ¡°I think I know his n now, this move is quite ruthless.¡± ¡°What are you guys talking about? Are you making fun of me because I¡¯m young and don¡¯t understand?¡± Ding Dongined. ¡°Let me ask you, if you were to participate in a carnivalpetition, fight through bloodshed and battles, win the first elite mode kill, and receive the cheers of the audience, would you be happy?¡± Sister Li asked. ¡°Of course, I¡¯d be happy. But we can only take the first kill, the cheers are not reserved for us,¡± Da Vinci grumbled. ¡°The key here is, at this juncture, a wild team suddenly ims the first kill in a master mode. How would you react?¡± Sister Li pressed on. ¡°I¡¯d be awfully embarrassed. I¡¯d be boiling with rage, wishing I could kill someone,¡± Ding Dong shrugged. ¡°Yes, indeed. But it¡¯s a carnival. Even with the embarrassment, the ceremony needs to continue, with cheers echoing throughout,¡± Sister Li smiled faintly. ¡°Damn, that¡¯s so ruthless!¡± Sky-and-Sea gaped,ing to a bitter realization about the dire situation: ¡°Dude, let me know when I offend you so I can dig my own grave.¡± Sky-and-Sea¡¯s words provokedughter, swiftly moving the conversation along. Only a few astute individuals knew today would be a tough day ¡ª a very tough day for many. ¡°Alright, we can start the live broadcast now. Let¡¯s get started,¡± Li Yao said and began to lead the way. ¡°Hey, Big Brother, you haven¡¯t told us how to deal with the ghost problem yet,¡± Ding Dong followed after Li Yao, asking. ¡°Just follow me.¡± Li Yao replied. Li Yao reached the second section of the cave and immediately crushed a Shining Fruit, the small sparks began to float around the cave. Having drunk the Night Vision Potion, everyone could clearly see the situation within the cave with the presence of these sparks. ¡°Keep going.¡± One Shining Fruit could roughly cover several dozen yards. Li Yao directly smashed the second Shining Fruit. Everyone could now see the bat lurking on the cave ceiling. As the light continued to spread, specks of dust formed a distinct silhouette on the ghosts, floating in the cave. ¡°Wow, this works,¡± Guardian Angel was wordless. ¡°Yes, it does work. Let¡¯s go. Fruit, the ghosts are mana absorbers, this time you are in charge of the bats,¡± Li Yao directed. ¡°Alright,¡± Fruit Knight nodded. A pdin, much like the hunter, is also dependent on mana. ¡°All sses without mana and Xiayao¡¯s Skeleton Stone Demon will attack the ghost, everyone else will attack the bat,¡± Li Yao pondered for a moment before issuing his orders. There are differences between ghosts and shades. Ghosts immune to many physical damages while shades immune to magical damages also absorb mana. In ordance with Li Yao¡¯s direction, Big Stoneunched a charge at the ghost, then Sky-and-Sea and Shadow Dance began a vigorous fight with the ghost. Meanwhile, Li Yao managed to lure down the bat with a strong crossbow, and Fruit Knight managed to transfer the aggro with just two spells. Equipped with a new shield, Fruit Knight significantly increased in strength. With robust armor, physical immunity and a wide range of magic resistance, Fruit Knight was now harder than ever. The cave bats could use abilities like Lightning Ball causing lightning damage, but because everyone¡¯s strength had increased simr to the mobs, they were naturally able to handle it easily. Of course, what we are describing as ¡°mobs¡± are enemies even stronger than the Silver Elites encountered. Generally speaking, as long as the correct method and strategies were found and the equipment met certain requirements, the dungeon mobs would basically not pose much of a hindrance. For example, this time, without the Shining Fruits, getting through this part would be quite difficult, but with the Shining Fruits, this journey was even easier than the route to the first boss. ¡°Dude, I really admire you. I can¡¯t believe you came up with this idea. Initially, when someone asked if I should stock up on Shining Fruits, I figured it was a toy and turned it down. Now, it¡¯d be nice to even have one or two batches in the guild warehouse,¡± Sky-and-Sea smiled bitterly. They had already consumed about twenty fruits but still hadn¡¯t seen the boss, showing the heavy consumption of Shining Fruits. ¡°Hehe, you¡¯ve exposed yourself, didn¡¯t you? You cked off in the offense just now, you must be privately messaging your guild to prepare for the auction,¡± Li Yao hypothesized. ¡°Cough cough, pioneers should naturally reserve some good stuff,¡± Sky-and-Sea said awkwardly. But it¡¯s not just him. All the clubs and guilds are watching this clearing. They were happy when they saw the team stuck. They were disappointed when they saw the Shining Fruits solve the problem, but soon they woke up and hastened to contact people for Shining Fruits. However, to their disappointment, the auction house was empty. The previously unpopr Shining Fruits were nowpletely out of stock. ¡°Hey, you¡¯ve been gone for quite some time, you didn¡¯t buy up all the Shining Fruits, did you?¡± Sky-and-Sea asked suspiciously. ¡°Hahaha, Sea-Bro, you figured it out! When I thought of the solution with the Shining Fruits, naturally, I thought of the business opportunity as well, so I had a friend help me sweep through the auction house in the Dark Camp, Neutral Camp, and the Light Faction. The Shining Fruits were all sold out,¡± Li Yao cackled. ¡°Damn, you¡¯re ruthless. You¡¯re rich but you didn¡¯t even think about letting me make money with you,¡± Sky-and-Sea looked at Li Yao with disdain. ¡°Sigh, I had no choice, we have to develop the guild so we needed the money,¡± Li Yao sighed. ¡°For the development of the guild, I am willing to act as a merchant once.¡± ¡°Uncle, have some shame,¡± Da Vinci, who was healing, suddenly said, ¡°You¡¯re too wicked, monopolizing the goods from all three camps. You¡¯re hogging everything.¡± ¡°It doesn¡¯t count as hogging. Actually, someone started buying Shining Fruits not long ago, I just don¡¯t know who it is.¡± Of course, Li Yao wouldn¡¯t admit that person was him. ¡°Never doubt the sensitivity of a merchant¡¯s nose,¡± Sister Liughed. ¡°You¡¯ve made more with this move than I¡¯ve earned all these years,¡± Feng Yi said as she continued to deal damage. ¡°No way, I won¡¯t convert a single copper coin into credit points. Developing the guild is what I need to do¡­¡± Li Yao mused. Chapter 186 - 186 Blood Crow (Please Subscribe, Monthly Tickets) Chapter 186: Blood Crow (Please Subscribe, Monthly Tickets) Trantor: 549690339 After navigating through a winding cave, they finally encountered the second boss, sighing with relief internally. If it wasn¡¯t for the Shining Fruit for positioning, dealing with the ghost would have been impossible. Those bizarre bats were silent in flight, adding to the eeriness. Without the Shining Fruit illuminating the cave, the DPS and healers could have been instantly killed by the bats. If everything was clearly visible, they could promptly shift aggro, preventing such idents. Overall, the second part of their journey was thrilling yet safe. When Li Yao had used up thirty-six Shining Fruits, they had arrived at the hall where the second boss resided. ¡°Brother Prairie Fire, you¡¯re going to make a fortune this time.¡± Envious, Sky and Sea said. Li Yao, who was reviewing the boss information, was startled. ¡°What do you mean?¡± ¡°What?¡± Sky and Sea responded with a bitter smile. ¡°You don¡¯t know that during this period, the value of Shining Fruits has soared, from three silver per batch to the scarce twenty silver per batch, but the problem is that the farmers don¡¯t have any. They said that even if they farmed all day, they wouldn¡¯t harvest many Shining Fruits.¡± Li Yao chuckled. ¡°And now the yers who have learned herbalism are crazily exploring the map, right? Surely, there¡¯d be more wolves than meat.¡± ¡°Exactly, if there was a normal output, although it couldn¡¯t supply the guild regrly, it would at least temporarily alleviate the situation. But now, the news of Shining Fruit¡¯s drastic intion spread like wildfire, and a crowd of people are hoarding for the potential respawn locations.¡± Sky and Sea said, looking at Li Yao with a strange expression. Although they hadn¡¯t seen this situation firsthand, they could imagine brawling for a herb, with the odds of getting a Shining Fruit after collection not even being high. Li Yaoughed. In Gu Shen, very few outdoor herb and ore spawn points were fixed; only a few were certain, and the rest were random. Gathering herbs required a meticulous search. Farming herbs and ores in the wild was the most tiring job ever. A particr herb could just sprout from the grass under your feet or respawn on a cliff that was impossible to climb. It was indeed an agonizing ordeal. ¡°Bro, you must prioritize selling us, the Brilliant Guild, a batch of Shining Fruits.¡± After all the chatter, this was Sky and Sea¡¯s real goal. The difficulty of obtaining an item grows exponentially when everyone is looking for it. ¡°Of course, but let¡¯s wait till you guys pass the Master level Elder One before reaching out to me.¡± Li Yaoughed. Passing the Master level Elder One wasn¡¯t that easy. Even for him, with his Crystal Spider, it was incredibly tough. He couldn¡¯t guarantee 100% sess, not to mention other teams. His approach was almost impossible to replicate. Nowadays, there were very few hunters with elites as pets, let alone silver elites, particrly the Crystal Spiders that spit out robust silk. Plus, at only twenty silver per batch, this was just ridiculous. They haven¡¯t truly realized the importance of Shining Fruit yet. When some teams taste defeat, they will know that it¡¯s impossible without Shining Fruits. That would then trigger the real appreciation of Shining Fruits. Now, less than ten times the profit wouldn¡¯t make Li Yao sell. ¡°Cunning merchant.¡± Sky and Sea flipped the bird. ¡°Thanks for thepliment.¡± Li Yao chuckled. ¡°Shadow Dance, haven¡¯t you identified the boss attributes yet? Hurry up.¡± ¡°Almost there, boss, don¡¯t push me. I couldn¡¯t help with the identification failing again and again. It¡¯s really hard to identify this boss¡¯s information.¡± ¡°Screw it. I¡¯ll send you the information. By the time you identify, the third boss would already be dead.¡± Li Yao directly sent the information of the second boss to the team chat. ¡°Darn it, boss, you¡¯ve already identified it and you¡¯re still having me do it. That¡¯s unfair.¡± Shadow Dance was upset. ¡°If I do everything, then why do I need you guys?¡± Li Yao responded righteous and indignant. The team chuckled, except for Shadow Dance, who also flipped the bird quietly. Blood Crow Rank: Level 12 junior boss Life: 150,000 Armor: 289 Resistance: Junior me Resistance, Junior Dark Resistance Skills: Zombie, Skeleton Warriors, Fallen Wizard, Fallen Mercenary, me Arrow, me Arrow Rain ¡°Huh, this boss¡¯s attributes are so weak.¡± Da Vinci eximed. ¡°Weak?¡± Li Yao shook his head and said, ¡°Let¡¯s put it this way, to be the second boss, it must at least be stronger than a me caster.¡± ¡°Not necessarily. If you find a way to kill it, it might be easier than the first one.¡± Dull Pupil Pupil said. ¡°Yeah, first, you have to find a method. Pupil, do you know how to beat this boss?¡± Li Yao asked back. ¡°How would I know? Isn¡¯t that why we have you, big brother?¡± Pupil yfully stuck out her tongue. ¡°I¡¯m not omnipotent.¡± Li Yao shrugged. ¡°People say that seeing the elite mode, this boss is very nasty, and summons a wave of elites from time to time. It¡¯s very difficult to deal with.¡± Feng Yi said. ¡°Well, looking at her skills, it only seems like summoning. Give it a try, in a while Fruit Knight will still be responsible for the boss, and Big Stone, you draw the aggro of the summoned mobs, as soon as the mobse out, focus on the mobs first.¡± Li Yao pped and said, ¡°That¡¯s it, buff up.¡± A flurry of shimmering lights was scattered as every avable buff was cast. Fruit Knight quickly approached the boss. ¡°Again, the damned adventurers. I¡¯m tired of killing you guys.¡± The Blood Crow was shrouded in a faint blood mist, but one could vaguely see her holding a crossbow burning with mes, d in a crimson leather armor, and her face was very beautiful and alluring. Boom¡­ A me arrow was shot with force; Fruit Knight instinctively raised his shield. -1359 ¡°Damn, it¡¯s gonna insta-kill us.¡± Both Guardian Angel and Da Vinci hurriedly healed. ¡°The damage is terrifying. This is the damage without a critical hit. If it crits, Fruit will be definitely be insta-killed.¡± Sky and Sea said, his heart trembling with fear. A shadow seemed to drape over everyone¡¯s heart. Even with Fruit¡¯s top-notch defense, reduction, and resistance, this was still the situation. Any of them would not withstand the boss¡¯s arrow. However, Fruit Knight, after striking the boss with Sanction Hammer and normal attacks twice, the Blood Crow used Shadow Roll to put distance between them, then continued to attack with arrows. ¡°Don¡¯t just stand there, attack!¡± The melee fighters then were seen chasing the Blood Crow around, but they managed to hit the boss only a limited number of times. The ranged DPS continued to cast spells; this was everyone¡¯s first time dealing with a boss with a small hitbox, elusive movements, and exceptional agility like the Blood Crow. Spell hits became a huge problem. However, before anyone could adjust, five elite zombies sprung out from the ground. Seeing this, Big Stone¡¯s face turned green¡­ ps: So, nobody votes if I don¡¯t ask for monthly votes at the end, huh? Sad. So, herees the familiar ¡®requesting for monthly votes, subscription, and rmendation votes¡¯ session. Thanks, everyone. Chapter 187: You Scums (please subscribe, monthly pass) Chapter 187: You Scums (please subscribe, monthly pass) Trantor: 549690339 ¡°Stone, what are you waiting for? Get going!¡± Li Yao noticed Stone was still zoning out and immediately yelled. Maybe it¡¯s due to the tension, being amander in the game has turned everyone into a hothead, regardless of their former temperament. ¡°Oh, oh,¡± Stone snapped back to reality and charged up front, Thunder Strike, Shockwave. ¡°This is not going well, this Silver Elite is as tough as a dungeon monster.¡± ¡°Xiayao, send your Skeleton and Stone Demon to hold the line. What are you all doing? We made it clear at the start to focus on the smaller monsters once they appear. Have you forgotten already? Hurry up and switch targets. Attack the target I¡¯ve marked.¡± Other than the Fruit Knight attacking the boss, everyone else heard Li Yao¡¯s shout and started focusing on the smaller monsters he¡¯d marked. Obviously, when they say the Fruit Knight is attacking the boss, more precisely she¡¯s running around kiting the boss ¨C only able to deal any real damage when the Sanction Hammer is avable and she can control the boss for a couple of seconds. Right now, the Fruit Knight is actually terrified, fearing that the next me Arrow might wipe her out. This boss is just too smart ¨C the me Arrow is released at such challenging angles. It¡¯s always released when she can¡¯t dodge it, either because a skill is about to beunched and she can¡¯t stop it, or because there are healers behind her that she doesn¡¯t dare to dodge. If she gets hit by the me Arrow, she¡¯ll barely survive, but if other team members get hit, they¡¯ll definitely be killed in an instant. It¡¯s the MT¡¯s job to take the hits for the team. However, this was just the beginning of a nightmare. When Li Yao and his teammates killed three Silver Elites, five Skeleton Warriors got up again from the ground. ¡°Damn it, is she an archer or a necromancer?¡± Li Yao cursed. He was still upset about the dungeon restrictions on the Rangers. His Death ck Arrow became useless after entering the dungeon. After marking, he could only summon a normal monster. What does a normal monster mean in the master-level difficulty? It¡¯s utterly worthless, as it gets killed in one hit by any monster. And it¡¯s very, very worthless. Moreover, even with his super high damage output, three Silver Elites were summoned after being killed. It would probably be even worse for other teams. ¡°Stone, hold the aggro for now. Don¡¯t let the monsters attack the damage output. Hai Ge, you also tank one. Shadow Dance, you kite one.¡± Li Yao was overwhelmed. Dealing with this Boss was simple, as long as the MT¡¯s equipment was tough and the damage was high. However¡­ Now that all of their damage was restricted by the smaller monsters, the Blood Crow¡¯s health was barely moving. When the Blood Crow called for the fourth wave of five fallen warriors, the team was on the verge of copse. Loveable Dumb Dumb had to give up being a damage dealer and switch to healing to barely hang on. ¡°It¡¯s not working ¨C the boss ising over!¡± the Fruit Knight shouted. Li Yao¡¯s face changed, ¡°Everyone, spread out as much as you can and dodge the me Arrow Rain.¡± However, it was toote. The cave roof seemed to be on fire, simr to a fire cloud, and arge amount of me Arrows fell like crazy. Li Yao and his sister, who had the ability to teleport, escaped the area. However, Stone, Shadow Dance, Dumb Dumb, and Da Vinci, including all the others, were all covered by the arrow rain. St, st, st¡­ Everyone hit by the me Arrow rain fell to the ground ¨C instantly killed by the explosion of the me Arrows. ¡°Faster, get wiped. It¡¯s pointless.¡± Li Yao said. Upon hearing what Li Yao said, everyone who was still alive stood still. They were defeated to death by monsters soon after. ¡°As I¡¯ve said, the lot of you, no matter how many of youe, you will all die.¡± With a wave of Blood Crow¡¯s hand, all the summoned creatures disappeared. She walked gracefully back to her spot and continued to y with her me Crossbow. ¡°This is ridiculously hard.¡± ¡°That¡¯s the difficulty of master level. I can only see despair.¡± ¡°I¡¯m really tempted by the high-end equipment that the master level drops. But now, I think I should just stick to the elite difficulty with my friends.¡± ¡°Just passing by, ying on normal difficulty.¡± ¡°Same here, normal.¡± ¡°The key issue is that seeing the items dropped in the Carnival elite difficulty, I still felt hopeful. But this master level is like what the hell, it feels totally impossible.¡± ¡°I am absolutely giving up on the master level difficulty. I¡¯ll be satisfied even if I get a single piece of standard gear in elite purple.¡± ¡°Dreamer upstairs, you¡¯re ying with ten people, even if five pieces are dropped by a boss, with a one-off shot at an elite level per day, how many days do you need to grind? Be happy with two or three pieces, let alone a whole set.¡± ¡°Considering master level, it looks like Prairie Fire and their gear is falling a lot short. They¡¯re probably stuck now.¡± ¡°I definitely agree. This has nothing to do with skill and strategies now.¡± ¡°Yes, it seems like it¡¯s insurmountable. I originally thought we could witness a miracle.¡± ¡°What a shame. Nonbat crime, even the top yers can¡¯t make it to the baseline for grinding at the master level.¡± The audiences in the live broadcast and several leaders of guilds that were closely watching the progression and the person in charge of the Carnival from China all sighed in relief. It¡¯s good that they couldn¡¯t pass it. If it really was passed, the progression of Carnival would be a farce. When the audience found out that the result was a dead end after several hours, it was certain to cause a huge uproar. They were helpless. Even though they were part of a gamingpany, they could not interfere with any game data and game activities. They could only hope desperately that Li Yao and his team could not pass it and it seemed their wish hade true. Everyone gathered around a bonfire. While grilling some meat, Li Yao asked, ¡°Why don¡¯t you share what¡¯s happening in thepetition side?¡± Feng Yi said, ¡°Their progress is not bad. Many teams have managed to get the boss down to 35% health. It¡¯s just thetter me Arrow Rain causing their numbers to decrease continually.¡± Loveable Dumb Dumb asked, ¡°What about the monsters they summon?¡± Pie in the Sky cleared his throat and said, ¡°I should be the one to answer this. The Blood Crow in elite mode only has 100,000 HP and she only summons four monsters at a time, and they are elites. Of course, the elite version of Blood Crow isn¡¯t as tricky as the one we¡¯re dealing with. She¡¯spletely ordinary ¨C the MT just needs to hold aggro, asionally jumping back a bit to create some distance.¡± Everyone was speechless. Da Vinci said, ¡°There¡¯s so much of a difference just because of a difficulty level? Uncle, do you have a solution? If not, I think we should just disband.¡± Loveable Dumb Dumb hit Da Vinci¡¯s forehead and said seriously, ¡°A little girl like you should have more determination. We¡¯ve just died once and you want to disband.¡± ¡°What the hell, how can you, a little girl, call me little.¡± Da Vinci was annoyed, being called immature by someone six or seven years younger. Everyone startedughing, watching them fighting. ¡°Well, I do have an idea that we could try.¡± Li Yao thought for a moment and spoke. They couldn¡¯t reach the gear standard and couldn¡¯t use the strategy from his past life. So they had toe up with a new n. ¡°Are you even human? You came up with a solution so quickly.¡± As amander, Pie in the Sky felt defeated¡­ PS: We¡¯re still looking forward to your subscriptions and monthly votes, hoping for support from friends who are reading pirated copies to subscribe to the official version. Chapter 188: Secret Recipe Dragon Meat (Additional 1300 monthly votes) Chapter 188: Secret Recipe Dragon Meat (Additional 1300 monthly votes) Trantor: 549690339 Li Yao shook his head and said, ¡°I can¡¯t guarantee sess right now, but we can at least give it a shot.¡± ¡°We understand. Just tell us how to do it quickly,¡± the Guardian Angel interrupted Li Yao. ¡°Exactly. Last time you said the same thing, and yet we passed the challenge in one go,¡± Qin Feng Yiughed. ¡°Alright,¡± Li Yao admitted, ¡°you have heard of the ¡®Arcane Tank¡¯, right?¡± ¡°Yes, it¡¯s a tactical approach in which a magic user assumes the role of a tank due to a specific boss,¡± Broad Sky said. ¡°Correct, and my approach is simr to the principles of the Arcane Tank, I call it the ¡®Hunter Tank¡¯. In this attempt, we won¡¯t use the Fruit Knight to pull the boss,¡± Li Yao exined slowly. ¡°You will pull the boss? Can that work?¡± Sister Li asked doubtfully. ¡°Arcane Tanks usually appear in the situation where a certain boss can¡¯t cause substantial damage to some magic sses. But remember, you can¡¯t resist the Blood Crow¡¯s me Arrows.¡± ¡°I am clear about this. But I have a strategy and you will understand when the timees,¡± Li Yao waved his hand saying: ¡°What we need to talk about now is your task. I guess this boss battle will be quite protracted, the boss will probably summon many silver elites, so I need you to hold all the lesser monsters if they don¡¯t bother me, I can whittle down the boss myself.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t doubt your abilities, but we might not be strong enough to do that. Normally, a Fruit Knight can withstand up to five elites under the support of two healers, and a Stone Demon can handle three or four. This makes only seven monsters. But you need to understand that our killing speed won¡¯t keep up with the boss¡¯s summoning rate. Let alone holding them all, we might break down by the fourth wave. It seems like your n won¡¯t work,¡± Broad Sky exined. ¡°Hmm, your analysis is correct. But have you ever taken notice of the topography of the boss¡¯s hall?¡± Li Yao asked back. ¡°The topography?¡± Broad Sky thought about theyout of the boss¡¯s hall, then suddenly his eyes lit up: ¡°Are you talking about utilizing those spots?¡± ¡°What are you two hinting at?¡± Da Vinci asked curiously. ¡°Haven¡¯t you noticed? There are many small recessed caves in the boss¡¯s hall, which seem like the small rooms where coffins or offerings are kept in some type of tomb. I¡¯ve noticed that some recessed areas are quite narrow, allowing only three people through. If all of you attackers can move to those recessed areas and the tanks can lure the monsters and hold them outside the recesses, guess what will happen?¡± Broad Sky excitedly exined. ¡°Actually, each tank only needs to bear the attacks of two to three elites. The ones behind can¡¯t reach them,¡± Sister Li finally got it. ¡°But what about the monster pulling? There will be many monsters at the entrance. What if monsters respawn inside the hall?¡± Da Vinci asked confused. ¡°That¡¯s easy. Let Shadow Dance and I handle the monster pulling from outside, while you concentrate on attacking. In case the tanks are in danger, Broad Sky or Stone Demon can take over for a while. I believe the n is quite feasible,¡± Sister Li confidently said. ¡°Yes, that¡¯s what I was thinking,¡± Li Yao nodded in agreement, and then used a knife to give everyone some of the grilled meat: ¡°Eat quickly, it can add some attributes. Then we will begin.¡± ¡°Wow, it¡¯s not only delicious but also adds attributes. What is this meat?¡± Stone Demon cheered. ¡°It can surprisingly increase 15 stamina and 5% of movement speed. Where did you get this recipe from? What¡¯s its name?¡± eximed Broad Sky. He couldn¡¯t resist the temptation. Other than the main tanks, other sses mostly have only a few hundred hit points. An extra hundred is the equivalent to transforming a Blue Piece of Equipment into a Purple Piece, which is highly beneficial. ¡°This is called Secret Earth Dragon Meat, the main ingredients are the honey of level 10 Emperor Bees and boss-level Earth Dragon Meat,¡± Li Yao smiled, this recipe really did exist in the game, but requires many military exploits to obtain. He made it ording to his memory from his past life, and without the recipe¡¯s enhancement, the effect was slightly worse. ¡°Okay, I will remember,¡± Broad Sky then sent the recipe¡¯s name back to the guild. Then there will be the rear support department searching for it and he doesn¡¯t need to worry about it any more. ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll start now. Everyone but Sister Li, get ready at the second recess on the left.¡± Seeing his teammates ready, Li Yao prepared his Charged Arrow. Wham¡­ -785 The Blood Crow¡¯s defense was clearly much weaker than the corpse that was set on fire. Li Yao estimated that his regr attacks could cause around six hundred damage. ¡°Foolish adventurers, your constant deaths are pointless.¡± The Blood Crow raised her me Crossbow and ferociously shot an arrow. Everyone focused their eyes on Li Yao, wanting to see how he could withstand the boss¡¯s attack, maintaining this so-called Hunter Tank. Arcane Shot! As the Blood Crow shot her me Arrow, Li Yao¡¯s Legendary Long Bow also shimmered with an arcane glow. As if time had stretched out, everyone saw a pale blue light and a fiery red light collide. Boom¡­ A loud explosion rang out, both arrows exploded and fell to the ground. ¡°Holy shit, that¡¯s amazing!¡± eximed Broad Sky. ¡°The boss¡¯s me Arrow looks stronger than themander¡¯s arrows, why could it block the me Arrow?¡± asked Stone Demon after being surprised. Qin Feng Yi said, ¡°The me Arrow has an exploding effect and exploded when it encountered the Arcane Shot.¡± ¡°But a normal arrow wouldn¡¯t be so easy right?¡± Big Stone continued. ¡°Normal arrows, definitely won¡¯t be as strong as the boss¡¯s, but that¡¯s not a problem, you¡¯ll understand when you see it,¡± Qin Feng Yi replied. ¡°Weak little insects, you do have some skills.¡± A moment of surprise shed in Blood Crow¡¯s eyes, but her hand didn¡¯t stop re-loading her heavy crossbow, this time using a steel arrow. A glint shed in Li Yao¡¯s eyes, his bow and arrow shimmered with a yellow light, at the same time Blood Crow¡¯s crossbow was released, Li Yao released the string of his bow, and a Level 1 Charged Arrow collided with Blood Crow¡¯s steel arrow. Even though the arrow Li Yao shot was military grade, it still couldn¡¯t withstand the power of the steel arrow. It broke instantly, yet the steel arrow continued swiftly on its path. However, Li Yao didn¡¯t move at all, the steel arrow flew past him. ¡°God damn, it actually worked?¡± Stone Demon gapped. ¡°So this is the Hunter Tank? Damn, who else could use it but him.¡± Broad Sky was also stunned. Even though he had seen Li Yao¡¯s videos, watching them and witnessing in person werepletely different experiences. ¡°Even if it can¡¯t break the steel arrow, the impact can change the direction of the steel arrow,¡± exined Qin Feng Yi. But just doing that won¡¯t be enough, this method can only be used for defense. If the Blood Crow can¡¯t be attacked, there would be no point at all.¡± Everyone then realized the same, that¡¯s right. They were waiting to deal with the minions. If the boss could only be attacked by him alone, and he was constantly just firing arrows back and forth at the boss, he wouldn¡¯t be able to harm the boss at all. What was the point then? What method would Li Yao use, just like his first probing arrow and second lethal shot against Li Yao, an attack he usually couldn¡¯t dodge or else the next second the boss would be killed¡­ PS: Thanks to reader 160624164114045 for the generous donation and monthly ticket, there will be another update soon. Chapter 189: Zhebie (Additional 1350 Chapter 189: Zhebie (Additional 1350 Monthly Tickets) Trantor: 549690339 ¡°Stupid little worm, you¡¯ve angered me.¡± A hint of murderous intent shed in the Blood Crow¡¯s eyes, with a glimmer of light in his hand. Li Yao suddenly shot an arrow, then performed two Shadow Rolls. He blinked into a nearby recessed cave, where there was a rotting coffin. Thud¡­ 589 This was a definite hit, shot out just before entering the cave while the Blood Crow was summoning zombies and couldn¡¯t dodge. Five zombies respawned. Blizzard! The sharp ice knives fell on the five zombies, instantly attracting their attention. Sister Li quickly ran towards the ce where the rest of the team was gathered, while the five zombies followed behind her. ¡°Commander, it¡¯s not good. The Blood Crow has looked over here, it seems¡­¡± Therge stone hadn¡¯t finished speaking when it saw an arrow hitting on the stone wall, then bouncing off. Whoosh¡­ -548 The Blood Crow, just about to attack the Fruity Knights, suddenly took an arrow, diverting its attention to the direction from where the arrow hade. Whoosh¡­ -569 As the Blood Crow got closer, it could not dodge the arrows at such a short distance. ¡°Damn, that worked.¡± ¡°666666666666.¡± ¡°This is just demonic.¡± ¡°So, that¡¯s how the bounce shot is used. I¡¯m also a hunter, and I really want to learn bounce shot.¡± ¡°This is so fun, I also want to learn bounce shot.¡± ¡°Bro, you can¡¯t even hit a normal shot and you want to try a bounce shot?¡± ¡°Newbie hunters, calm down. It was hard enough to make up my mind to form a hunter team, please don¡¯t ruin it.¡± ¡°Is this guy even human? Brother Prairie Fire mustn¡¯t have seen the Blood Crow, right? How does he adjust his position?¡± Wide Sky couldn¡¯t believe his own eyes. Not only him, everyone else was also shocked. Such archery skills were absolutely surreal. ¡°He remembered the position of the Blood Crow, then used the position of the previous arrow to deduce and judge the position of the Blood Crow after the next arrow bounces off. The load on his brain must be huge right now.¡± Feng Yi said. ¡°Freak.¡± The stone said in awe. ¡°Freak your sister, Uncle Stone, can you stop watching? Didn¡¯t you notice your monster¡¯s attention has been drawn towards Sister Fruit? Couldn¡¯t you be a bit more careful?¡± Dumb and Cute directly kicked Stone¡¯s leg from behind. ¡°Oh, oh, sorry, I forgot.¡± Therge stone hurriedly taunted two silver British zombies with ridicule. In fact, not only Stone had this thought, other people were also thinking of the same word. Only a few people could make such deductions in their minds and that too after a significant amount of training. Where would they know, for the sessful Divine Enthronement, how much pain and sweat Li Yao had expended to make up for the two-year gap and foundation? How many times had he been forcibly kicked offline because his brain wave fluctuations were too severe, before he could control his thoughts to calcte and deduce in this way? However, he was still a line away from sess in the Divine Enthronement¡¯s battle, regrettably unable to achieveplete sess. As people had reason earlier, Li Yao could be a Hunter/Tank, but arrows passively received from the boss only allowed for passive defense, with basically no spare time to attack the boss. He had to concentratepletely, not making a single mistake, otherwise, the result was instant death, and if he was killed instantly, the result is most likely a total wipeout. That¡¯s why he thought of this method, a catapult, simrly making use of these indented small coffins and the side chambers storing sacrificial offerings to hide from the gaze of the Blood Crow, thereby using the catapult to damage the Blood Crow. As the Blood Crow approached the small cave, Li Yao also stopped the catapulting, and his body began to shimmer with a red glow. He had already activated Bull¡¯s Strength, and then began to charge energy. 3, 2.1¡­ Li Yao silently counted the numbers in his mouth, when it came to 1, the level-three Charged Arrow shot out. And at that moment, the body of the Blood Crow also appeared in Li Yao¡¯s vision. Boom¡­ Before the Blood Crow could react, the level-three Charged Arrow, empowered by Bull¡¯s Strength, struck her chest. The Blood Crow¡¯s body staggered backward three or four steps before steadying itself, and the skill she was about to release also halted. While it couldn¡¯t break her move, it did interrupt the skill she was about to cast. As Li Yao shot out the Charged Arrow, he also jumped a dozen yards high, followed by the Magic Spider Silk sticking to the top of the cave tens of yards high. His body had reached the top of the cave. Li Yao then did a Shadow Roll, his body flying out horizontally. ¡°Beautiful is beautiful, but it¡¯s gonna be bad now,¡± Open Sky turned pale immediately. ¡°Finished, he is in mid-air and will only be a live target for the Blood Crow. This is a judgment error, right?¡± said Li¡¯s sister. ¡°Now it¡¯s over, we¡¯re screwed.¡± Everyone became nervous, except for two tanks and a cat w out of curiosity, and everyone else was watching Li Yao¡¯s falling figure absent-mindedly. The Blood Crow had already turned around, looking at the mid-air Li Yao. The me Crossbow in her hand was now aiming at Li Yao. Li Yao also took out the hunting rifle in mid-air, and pulled the trigger when the Blood Crow pulled hers. Ding¡­ The orange bullet and steel arrow collided causing intense sparks. The bullet was knocked away, but the direction of the steel arrow was slightly deviated, brushing past Li Yao¡¯s ear and embedding itself in the stone wall. Li Yao did not rx at all, he quickly loaded bullets. The Blood Crow also fired another arrow, this time it was actually a me Arrow. The me Arrow with huge power could cause tremendous damage if hit, but if intercepted, it would just explode. There was another brilliant sh of sparks in mid-air. The moment beforending, Li Yao performed a Shadow Roll to reach the ground. The Magic Spider Silk in his hand shot out again, this time striking the wall of another side chamber. Li Yao¡¯s body instantly disappeared in front of the Blood Crow. Leaning against the stone wall, Li Yao took out his Long Bow again, wiped the sweat from his forehead, continued to pull the bow and load arrows, calcting the Blood Crow¡¯s trajectory. At this moment, neither the spectators nor Li Yao¡¯s teammates could describe their feelings with words. The only thought in their minds was, ¡°inhuman¡±. It was one thing if you say that you are good with arrows or good at dungeons, and you could even ept your Tarzan-like prowess, but what is the deal with your marksmanship? ying with bows and shooting guns are two entirely different concepts, especially with the prevalence of energy weapons right now. This Old-fashioned, ancient firearm, which has been out of use for so many years, even soldiers can¡¯t handle this well. ¡°Damn vermin, don¡¯t let me catch you.¡± The Blood Crow was filled with rage, unable to contain her anger. It was just a tiny bug that could be killed with one arrow, but she just couldn¡¯t hit it. Her powerful attack was useless if she couldn¡¯t touch her target. The Blood Crow began another wave of summoning, Skeleton Warriors. Li Yao had already begun to attack the Blood Crow using a catapult. Sister Li could easily draw away several Silver Brits, Blink into the safe range, turn around and unleash Snowstorm. A group clear, and a group clear of Silver Brits. This situation was, simply put, horrifying. ¡°Although I know Prairie Fire can¡¯t hear this, only gold coins can express my feelings.¡± ¡°Gold coins sent, thanks for letting me learn the technique, and seeing the future of the Hunter.¡± ¡°God Prairie Fire, I want to join your guild.¡± ¡°Same.¡±¡­ ps: Please show your support with your tickets. Subscribe, if you¡¯re a pirated user, please subscribe to the genuine version on Qidian Chinese Web. Thank you. Chapter 190 - 190 Flame Crossbow (I want Alliance Chapter 190: me Crossbow (I want Alliance Master Jin Jin to add more 3/10) Trantor: 549690339 Li Yao danced gracefully on the tightrope, while the rest of his team relished in the intensive grinding. As time went by, the audience became numb to Li Yao¡¯s stunning moves. For an average yer, it was a challenge just to hit a nimble target like the Blood Crow. Let alone urately hitting a moving needle, this was sheer artistry, it was as if he knew the secrets of the Arrow of Mystery. With good footwear, magic spider silk, and ultimate arrow skills, he made the Blood Crow his ything, rendering it helpless. Once the spectators got used to the spectacle, they started to enjoy watching monster farming tactics. Indeed, it was quite an exciting show. At this stage, unless yers mastered extensive elite spells, they would struggle to farm hordes of ordinary monsters or the stronger silver elites. At this moment, Li Yao¡¯s team members were mobbed in a side room, surrounded by a swarm of monsters. The floor was littered with bodies. Sister Li¡¯s savage snowstorm, ice ball, Dumb Dumbs¡¯ lightning chain, me totem, Feng Yi¡¯s toxic nova, and corpse explosion were all ripping through the monsters. Of course, we shouldn¡¯t neglected Fruit Knight¡¯s Sword of Divine Punishment, probable cause, and Big Stone¡¯s Thunder Strike and Shockwave. The only idle ones were Clear Sky and Shadow Dance Mad, who kept on shooting their handheld crossbows for a miserable ten points of damage per attack. ¡°Brother, it seems like we are bing a burden again.¡± Clear Sky said nonchntly. ¡°Wrong.¡± Shadow Dance Mad went into stealth mode, walked into the center of the hall, and said: ¡°You¡¯re the only burden.¡± ¡°Dear Clear Sky, my dear junior here at least scouts, verifies monster data, and removes traps along the way. Now he even leads the monster pulling effort. It seems you¡¯ve just been hanging around. If I had known this before, I would have asked a magician to join instead.¡± Dumb Dumbs argued while attacking. ¡°Absolutely, Prairie Fire Uncle, you should¡¯ve thought carefully when recruiting. Having another magician would have killed these monsters already.¡± Da Vinci joined the grievance chorus. Clear Sky was speechless. He didn¡¯t deny that at this time he seems useless. He does have a sweeping skill, but dared not step forward in case the silver elites instantly kill him. Dagger Fanning! A circle of daggers scattered, attracting a few newly emerging fallen ones. He then switched to sprint mode and quickly entered the side room through an opening. The second boss posed two challenges. First, how to deal with the constant refresh of monsters, then the issue of damaging the boss. Unlike the average and elite models, the master version of Blood Crow will move around constantly, kiting yers just like during their first attempt. The rhythm is always under the boss¡¯s control. But Li Yao reversal was a real treat. He seized the rhythm, forcing the boss to dance around him. The leaders of the major guilds watching the live broadcast did not cheer since the tactics for defeating the second boss was the exact same for the first. It was uncopyable. It was clear that without Li Yao, no team could replicate this technique. Li Yao¡¯s approach had another advantage. Throughout the process, his teammates had never touched the boss, so there was no grudge. So the same me arrow rain situation fromst time did not happen again. It¡¯s a matter of mechanism. If Blood Crow was a boss in the wild, Li Yao wouldn¡¯t dare to y this way. He would encounter a miserable death, no; it would all be his teammates encountering a miserable death. However, team copies inherit most of the mainstream dungeon mechanisms from the past, which gave Li Yao the opportunity to work his tricks. Blood Crow discharging a me arrow rain on Li Yao was useless. Even though it looked swift, it was meant for yers who couldn¡¯t move. Mages¡¯ blink, Hunters¡¯ shadow roll, jumping back, in addition to Sith¡¯s big jump, and other moves could easily escape the range of the me arrow rain. Blood Crow¡¯s damaging skills were limited to only two. Neither of them was effective against Li Yao, and the summoned silver elites were constantly drawn away. With more than one mass spell to choose from, Blood Crow could neither hurt Li Yao nor prevent his health from dwindling away. The Blood Crow¡¯s health was going down steadily, and after a while, Li Yao regained his ability to use slingshots, making his moves seem more flowing and his arrows more urate. ¡°Little bugs, you¡¯ll eventually find out howughable your efforts are.¡± As Li Yao¡¯sst arrow took away her final sliver of life, Blood Crow slowly fell. The look on her face was peculiar. There was no horror of her impending death, but a sense of relief and a smile lit up her face. ¡°A puppet under mental control, pitiful.¡± Li Yao put away his bow and arrow, leaning weakly against the rock wall. He was absolutely exhausted. The intensive and precise operation over such a long period was no ordinary feat of endurance. The silver elites instantly died all together as Blood Crow fell. Their lives disappeared. Fruit Knight and Big Stone also copsed on the ground. They had given their all in the battle. Fruit Knight¡¯s arm was trembling non-stop. She has been defending attacks all the time, and her arm holding the shield had lost all sensation. Her skills were quite remarkable. There was no cheering, but the audience watching the live broadcast cheered for them, and the big guild bosses who were scouting the information turned pale. ¡°How¡¯s the progress of our dungeon wipepetition?¡± Li Yao asked weakly. ¡°Ten minutes ago, some teams passed Blood Crow in elite mode.¡± Clear Sky replied. ¡°Very good, just maintain this lead. I remember when we entered the dungeon, we were almost twenty minutes slower than they were. Our dungeon wipe time in master mode cannot be slower than them in elite mode.¡± Li Yao stated firmly. Everyone looked at each other. This was simply too incredible. They guessed that the big guild bosses watching the live broadcast should be crying by now. ¡°Dumb Dumb, you¡¯re such a soft little girl, exhausted after casting only a few group attack spells. Where is your image? Hurry up and loot the corpse, or someone else will do it instead.¡± Li Yao joked. ¡°No, no, I¡¯m gonna loot the corpse now.¡± Dumb Dumbs jumped at once, and headed straight for the Blood Crow¡¯s corpse. ¡°Heaven above and earth beneath, please let me loot my own equipment.¡± Dumb Dumbs murmured and reached out. me Crossbow (Master) ss: Purple Epic Attack: 40-50 Strength: 28 Agility: 26 Endurance: 25 Turns physical damage into fire damage when using a crossbow. Body of Fire: Agility is not affected while using the crossbow. Equipment Level: 10 Equipment Rmendation: Hunter Note: This is a crossbow blessed by a persevering soul. ¡°Ah¡­ Pu¡­¡± Clear Sky was speechless as he saw Li Yao receiving another me crossbow. He said sorrowfully: ¡°The world is so unfair. I¡¯m also a guild boss after all. I considered a third-grade purple epic as a treasure, but this guy now has two level ten purple epics, is there an ounce of fairness?¡±¡­ PS: The subscription is about to break a bottleneck, ask for an aggressive attack, especially those friends who steal, go to Qidian Chinese and subscribe for the original, Mario says thank you. Chapter 191 - 191 Rich Spoils of War (Please Subscribe) Chapter 191: Rich Spoils of War (Please Subscribe) Trantor: 549690339 Da Vinci pouted his lips and said, ¡°Tonton still prefers Uncle. The first loot always goes to him.¡± ¡°Hehe, of course.¡± The silly Tonton said with augh. Everyone was speechless. This was a level 10 Violet Weapon, and an absurdly powerful one at that. It was a heavy crossbow. Its attack and range were much better than a bow and arrow of the same level, and more importantly¨C They had experienced the power of the me Crossbow. Especially its special effect of not affecting agility¡ªit seemed utterly bugged. By holding the heavy crossbow, which didn¡¯t weigh a thing, it seemed that he hadn¡¯t gained any attack power; in reality, Li Yao¡¯s attack power had risen another level. Li Yao held the ming heavy crossbow in his hand as if it held no weight at all and felt as light as a dagger. He felt surrounded by a warm aura, and upon checking, realised that his attack had been converted to fire damage. With this crossbow, if he were to fight the Blood Crow, Li Yao could truly fight back fearlessly. ¡°I¡¯ll keep this crossbow,¡± said Li Yao as he watched everyone salivating over it, ¡°Why not have some ambition, we are still distributing items. Tonton, continue.¡± ¡°Brother Prairie Fire, you¡¯re making it sound so easy, as if Violet Weapons were justmon cabbage,¡± said Sky and Sea, sounding sour. ¡°Isn¡¯t it the same as cabbage? Isn¡¯t grinding in your guild¡¯s elite mode easy? Grinding once a day and you¡¯ll always get one level 10 Violet Weapon.¡± said Li Yao. ¡°Damn! After seeing the attributes of the master-level violet weapon, can I still be interested in elite mode violet weapons?¡± Sky and Sea said in grief, ¡°To think that a respectable figure like myself¡­¡± ¡°Alright, we can¡¯t run the master-level instance this week; we¡¯ll wait for three days before we continue,¡± Guardian Angel waved his hand nonchntly. ¡°You cheap bastard¡­¡± Everyone looked at the special purple glow from his staff and immediately flipped him the bird. Anna¡¯s Blessing (Master level) Quality: Violet Epic Position: Neck Intelligence: 25 Agility: 23 Stamina: 22 Anna¡¯s Blessing: Summon Anna¡¯s spirit to protect the wearer. Shielded by Anna¡¯s spirit, the wearer can carry 50% of all damage for 10 seconds. Cooldown is 5 minutes. Equipment Level: 10 Rmended for: Martial Monk, Shaman, Druid ¡°Yay!¡± Tonton jumped up when she saw the ne¡¯s attributes. She clutched the ne and said excitedly, ¡°It¡¯s mine! It¡¯s mine! Big brother, quickly share it to me.¡± ¡°Good for Intelligence and Agility, apart from Tonton, it¡¯s not suitable for anyone else.¡± said Li Yao as he assigned the ne to Tonton. The little girl was overjoyed and excitedly put on the ne, showing it off. ¡°There are actually essories too, is there no justice in the world?¡± Sky and Seained again. ¡°Bro, can we change the script?¡± Li Yao asked helplessly. ¡°You¡¯re the president of a major guild. You were all fine before, so why have you suddenly be like this? Aren¡¯t you afraid of losing face?¡± ¡°Fuck off and y! You, a satiated man, won¡¯t understand a starving man¡¯s hunger,¡± Sky and Sea said. ¡°Now, yers with jewelry make up less than one in ten thousand, and most of them are whites without any attributes. Do you know what that means? Even a piece of green jewelry can lead to fights, and it¡¯s even more expensive than a weapon. Blues are absolute treasures, each piece can be sold for a lot of money. Don¡¯t even mention purple jewelry, and especially level 10 jewelry, sigh, this is fate.¡± ¡°Tonton, this ne of yours is so pretty. Let me try it on, too?¡± Da Vinci, seeing the magnificent ne, couldn¡¯t help herself. ¡°No, if you want it, why not drop one for yourself?¡± Tonton, seeing the other women, even the Fruit Knight, gazing at her ne, immediately realised something and hurriedly hid the ne under her armor. Li Yao shook his head. Women and men certainly focused on different things; men didn¡¯t care what it looked like, as long as the attributes were insane. But women cared more about how good it looked and then considered the attributes. ¡°Tonton, show off when you get home. Next one.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Tonton, having grown confident, said. me Boots (Master Level) Quality: Violet Epic Material: Heavy Armor Armor: 285 Strength: 23 Agility: 22 Stamina: 20 Trail of Fire: Leaves a path of me that deals 100% of attack damage as fire damage where the wearer walks. Equipment Level: 10 Rmended for: Warrior, Knight, Death Knight ¡°Thank heavens, great lord above,¡± Sky and Seaughed out loud. ¡°Heavy Armor boots for pure output, for Brother Sea.¡± Li Yao immediately allocated the boots to Sky and Sea. ¡°Hahaha, these boots really are better than the blue ones. See, see, aren¡¯t they attractive?¡± Sky and Sea walked around showing off his new boots, leaving a half-width trail of me behind him. ¡°Boss, I recorded this clip to share with the brothers back in the guild.¡± Big Stoneughed. ¡°You¡¯re looking for a death wish, you can lead the novice groups from now on,¡± Sky and Sea said, coughing lightly. ¡°No no, everyone watching the live broadcast has seen it anyway. I don¡¯t want to lead the novices,¡± Big Stone did not want to lead new yers. ¡°Sea Uncle, you¡¯re really something else. You¡¯re the president of a big guild, do you really have to do this?¡± Da Vinci teased. ¡°You girl, what do you know? These are from a pick-up group, they aren¡¯t the same as the ones given to me by the guild, you wouldn¡¯t understand,¡± Sky and Sea walked back and forth, still excited. ¡°Forget it, don¡¯t bother with this crazy guy, continue.¡± Li Yao said: ¡°Also, stop filming him, it¡¯s embarrassing.¡± Zombie Bracelet (Master Level) Quality: Violet Epic Material: Heavy Armor Armor: 280 Stamina: 23 Strength: 22 Agility: 20 Summon Zombie: Summons a level 10 elite zombie soldier to fight for the wearer,sting for 30 seconds. Cooldown is 5 minutes. Equipment Level: 10 Rmended for: Defensive Professions ¡°Great stuff, it can summon elite zombies. Whether for attack or defense, it¡¯s not bad.¡± Li Yao distributed the bracelet to Big Stone. ¡°Last time the shield was for Fruit Knight, this time it¡¯s for Big Stone. Fruit Knight, do you have any objections?¡± ¡°Nope.¡± Fruit Knight nodded. ¡°Thanks.¡± Big Stone happily put on the equipment. This was Master level Purple equipment; no one else in the guild had this kind of equipment. me Shorts (Master Level) Quality: Violet Epic Material: Cloth Armor Spirit: 22 Intelligence: 21 Stamina: 20 Fire Shield: Casts a fire shield on the target, absorbing 25% of fire damage and 20% of other types of damage,sting for 10 seconds. Cooldown is 2 minutes. Equipment Level: 10 Rmended for: Healing Talents ¡°A good item for healers, can put up another shield. The damage reduction can bepared with the shield, a godlike life-saving skill.¡± Li Yao analyzed, ¡°Give it to Da Vinci.¡± No one had any objections as Guardian Angelined, ¡°Why didn¡¯t you ask me?¡± ¡°Asking or not asking, it¡¯s the same thing. Tonton, any more items?¡± Li Yao asked. ¡°This should be thest item aside from money and gemstones bag.¡± Tonton listed the attributes again. It was a Skill Book. ps: I set the rm for 6 am but overslept till 7. I woke upte today, my bad. But I still need your monthly vote and subscribe, please, I¡¯m so pitiful. Chapter 192: Difficult Challenge (Please Subscribe) Chapter 192: Difficult Challenge (Please Subscribe) Trantor: 549690339 Dispel Magic: Dispels a beneficial buff on an enemy or a harmful buff on an ally. Instant cast, cooldown time of 30 seconds. ¡°Damn, that¡¯s my rare skill book.¡± The eyes of the Guardian Angel suddenly lit up, he¡¯d never managed to get this skill book himself before. It was avable at auction, but the prices were insanely high. ¡°Get lost, you¡¯re just asking for trouble. You already have that magic wand, and I only have a broken bracer. This book is mine. That¡¯ll make us even.¡± Da Vinci angrily scolded the Guardian Angel. ¡°Aren¡¯t you a bard? Shouldn¡¯t you be learning songs and melodies?¡± The Guardian Angel waspletely bewildered. ¡°You don¡¯t know shit, the predecessor of the bard is the priest. I can learn the skills of the priest, transform them into melodies, strengthen them, and change them. It¡¯s way more useful than when you learn them.¡± Da Vinci smugly imed, as if he was schooling a hick. ¡°Fine, it¡¯s yours, it¡¯s yours.¡± The Guardian Angel felt depressed. ¡°Are you bullying me because I don¡¯t have an elite ss? Just wait, after we finish this dungeon, I¡¯ll focus on doing missions.¡± ¡°Give it to Da Vinci.¡± Li Yao, seeing that they had finallye to an agreement, handed the skill book to Da Vinci. Then, in front of everyone, he put a gemstone bag and two Gold Coins into his backpack. ¡°Uncle, why don¡¯t you open the bag and look what¡¯s inside, shouldn¡¯t we share the coins? I¡¯m so broke.¡± Da Vinci promptly put on a pitiful act after learning the skill. ¡°If you want to share, fine, you canmand, and you can distribute to everyone evenly.¡± ¡°Che, like I¡¯d stick with you, if I could do budgeting!¡± Da Vinci grumbled discontentedly, and nced at Li Yao disdainfully. Li Yao pretended not to see it, didn¡¯t want to get into a fight with this brat. ¡°Let¡¯s continue, I haven¡¯t got anything yet and look at me, I¡¯m notining. Let¡¯s hurry up to the next one.¡± Feng Yi urged. She definitely wasn¡¯t as calm as Li Yao. Although they had already gotten past two bosses, who knew what would happen with the third boss. ¡°Alright, the equipment¡¯s been distributed too. Shadow Dance, go scout the path.¡± Li Yaomanded. ¡°Okay.¡± Shadow Dance carefully searched for traps while keeping an eye out for any monsters in the proximity. ¡°Let¡¯s move.¡± Li Yao and the others followed after Shadow Dance. ¡°Boss, we¡¯ve got some trouble ahead.¡± Shadow Dance reported in. ¡°Give me the details.¡± Li Yao frowned. ¡°I saw a small camp, there are nearly thirty demons of varying types gathered there, they even have patrol posts and such.¡± Shadow Dance also sent out the monster data he¡¯d gathered. Demon Wizards (12) Rank: Level 11 Silver Hero Health: 80,000 Armor: 185 Resistances: Basic Fire Resistance, Basic Frost Resistance Skills: Fireball, me Burst, Rain of Fire, me Explosion The health points of the Demon Wizards weren¡¯t high, but when they saw the skills these wizards had, everyone looked worried. Demon sher (15) Rank: Level 11 Silver Hero Health: 150,000 Armor: 289 Resistances: Basic Fire Resistance Skills: Charge, Cleaving Strike, Demon Transformation, Demon Rage ¡°Damn it, they can even transform, I hate transform-type monsters the most. Once they transform, their HP will be back to max again.¡± Guardian Angel cursed angrily. Demon Boss (1) Rank: Level 12 Silver Hero Health: 130,000 Armor: 200 Resistances:Basic Fire Resistance, Basic Arcane Resistance Skills: Strength Blessing, Intelligence Blessing, Battle Hymn, Revive Warrior, Corpse Explosion, Group Haste Everyone wanted to cuss out loud. So many silver-grade heroes had gathered here, there¡¯s no safe space to hide. Moreover, the distance from here to the hall of the second boss was not short. The boss had ess to Group Haste, and given that silver-grade heroes were inherently faster, they were going to have even more speed. Even if Li Yao estimated, pulling them all in this situation, he won¡¯t be able to make it. Especially since they had both melee and ranged attackers. The ranged attackers knew many group attack spells, coupled with the disgusting skills the Demon Boss had. No matter whether they hid or not, they only seemed to have one way out, and that was death. ¡°There¡¯s no such kind of camp in Elite mode, plus they¡¯re more widely scattered ¨C at most five or six together, and they¡¯re only elites. In this case, these dozens of Silver heroes together are indeed perverted.¡± Sea and Sky exined the situation of Elite mode. ¡°Shadow Dance, try to pull one and see.¡± Li Yao ordered. But everyone saw Shadow Dance¡¯s health decrease instantaneously. ¡°Impossible, as long as they saw me, all the monsters who saw me would rush over. me Explosion is too terrifying, it took me out in one shot.¡± Everyone went silent. This was going to be troublesome. ¡°It seems this is another difficulty of Master mode.¡± Big Sister Li mused, ¡°The crucial point is, how do we break through now? Can we do this ¡ª have themandos not expose themselves, attack the closest monster, and see if it will draw the monster towards us?¡± Everyone¡¯s eyes lit up, and Da Vinci said, ¡°That¡¯s a good idea. Uncle, you¡¯re up.¡± Feng Yi shook her head and said, ¡°That¡¯s too difficult. Once we pass this corner, we should be able to see the camp. It¡¯s impossible to use themandos to attack beyond the corner, but with themandos here, the arrows would need to bounce off several irregr rock walls, it¡¯s too difficult.¡± Everyone suddenly understood. They couldn¡¯t see the demons from here, how could they use themandos? And the stone walls weren¡¯t even. They believed that Li Yao could control a single bounce, but multiple bounces? The margin for error would be enormous, attempting it was indeed too difficult. ¡°We need to move quickly, there are teams already at the final boss.¡± Sea and Sky reminded them. His words made everyone tense, they were stuck here. ¡°It¡¯s challenging, but we can give it a shot.¡± After some thought, Li Yao spoke up. He really couldn¡¯t remember how the yers in his past life had managed to get through this passage. Certainly not by brute force, it wasn¡¯t a question of having the right equipment anymore. However, Li Yao didn¡¯t dwell on this. There¡¯s always more than one way to solve a problem, and The Ancient God had many strange things that seemed useless, or unconnected. But yers with creative ideas always managed to discover the mysteries and uses buried within. Li Yao activated the passive skill of the Dark Ranger, and his body gradually turned transparent. As they were teammates, they could faintly see Li Yao¡¯s blurry figure. ¡°Darn it, with those moves, those strides, it¡¯s even more rogue than the rogues themselves. What a freak.¡± Sea and Skyined. ¡°The Hunter can even sneak around, I see no future.¡± Shadow Dance said depressingly. They made their living off of sneaking around. Li Yao didn¡¯t pay any attention to theirints, he silently sneaked around the corner, and sure enough, within a few tens of meters, there was a rtively spacious passageway. There was a bonfire lit up, on top was arge chunk of some creature¡¯s meat, roasting to a crisp golden brown, fat dripped down the sides. A Demon Boss was seated by the bonfire, several Demon Wizards guarded him, and the Demon sher was somewhat scattered, patrolling the vicinity. Li Yao quietly watched the camp for at least five minutes, then carefully studied the rock walls on both sides of the cave, memorizing every detail in his mind. He returned to his team and sat down on the ground with his eyes closed. This was truly a challenge for him¡­ ps: here is the second part, continue to ask for subscriptions and monthly tickets. Chapter 193: Divine Skill (Additional 1400 Monthly Votes) Chapter 193: Divine Skill (Additional 1400 Monthly Votes) Trantor: 549690339 ¡°Uncle, are you okay? You¡¯ve been sitting for five minutes, the others are already taking on the boss.¡± Da Vinci was the first to be impatient and asked. ¡°Shh.¡± Feng Yi replied, ¡°You don¡¯t know how tiring it is to simte and calcte all this, don¡¯t interrupt him.¡± ¡°Is it that hard?¡± Da Vinci muttered. ¡°Miss, look at my finger.¡± After extending a finger, Captain Sky began drawing trajectories with it and said, ¡°I give you two minutes to simte the path of my finger in your mind.¡± ¡°Damn, you¡¯re kidding me, right? This is impossible.¡± Da Vinciined. ¡°Who said it is impossible. Li Yao observed the patrol routes of the monsters for five minutes and mapped the details of the cave into his head. Now, he¡¯s simting the ricochet of the arrows. Can¡¯t even map out the path of my finger, can you imagine how difficult his task is?¡± Captain Sky exined. ¡°Go away, you bunch of monsters.¡± Da Vinci was shocked. ¡°As early orte as it may be, you will practice this technique. Including myself, it took a year to barely grasp it. As for Li Yao, that freak is incredible. He is simting an actual scenario, which is simply inhuman.¡± Captain Sky grumbled. Feng Yi added, ¡°I also practiced indirectly for a year and barely achieved the same results as you. I can¡¯t do what he can, his talent is extraordinary.¡± ¡°I thought you were practicing too. At first, I felt quite upset, but seeing both of you, I feel relieved now.¡± The Fruit Knight who had been silent all along finally spoke. Several yers who had never heard of this way to enhance spiritual power were stunned. Could it really be this way? ¡°This method isn¡¯t a secret, you¡¯ve just never noticed it. Just go to the website XX, download ¡®Beginner¡¯s Guide to Enhancing Spiritual Power¡¯, and anyone can download it.¡± Captain Sky said. Many yers thought they were naturally the main characters: the only thing missing was the opportunity. Once they heard about this opportunity, everyone started downloading the guide. Only those who had practiced before knew how dry and difficult this method was. The anguish and mental fatigue was even worse than running ten thousand meters. Not to mention ordinary people, even individuals with a strong will like Captain Sky and Feng Yi have thought about giving up many times because of the painful practice but with weak results. This kind of torment was unbearable for ordinary people. ¡°Alright, get ready to get the monsters. I¡¯ll give it a try. Of course, you should also prepare to get wiped out.¡± Li Yao stood up, his voice hoarse and sweat on his forehead, enjoying the most acimed simtion reality of ancient gods, as if it wasn¡¯t a spirit body, but a real flesh and blood body. ¡°Are you alright?¡± Feng Yi asked. ¡°I¡¯m fine.¡± Li Yao said as he took out the me Crossbow and slowly moved to a spot, constantly adjusting his position. ¡°The position should be right. 3, 2, 1¡­.¡± Li Yao suddenly pulled the trigger. Everyone saw a sh of fire jetting out in the cave, ricocheting off and disappearing at the corner. The audience watching the livestream saw the Steel Arrow continue to ricochet. Two de Demons were on patrol. Upon hearing the sound, they turned abruptly. But as they paused, the Steel Arrow had already plunged into the body of one of the de Demons. Because of multiple ricochets, the power of the Steel Arrow had weakened a lot. Puchi¡­ -239 The de Demon was about to shriek, but there was no one in sight. The two de Demons looked at each other and slowly walked towards the corner. ¡°Check the livestream.¡± Captain Sky reminded. The team members followed his instructions and opened Feng Yi¡¯s livestream. ¡°3, 2, 1¡­.¡± Li Yao once again loaded the Steel Arrow and quietly counted down and then pulled the trigger. The crisp bouncing sound startled the two de Demons, especially the one that had been shot before; he was frightened and angrily stepped back. However, it was his backing away that made him walk right into the ricocheting Steel Arrow. Puchi¡­ -235 The tragic de Demon was shot again, a glint in his eyes. ¡°Oh my God, it worked, was that a fluke?¡± Da Vinci eximed. ¡°There¡¯s no chance it was a fluke. Does he look like he¡¯s guessing?¡± Captain Sky took a deep breath and said. Everyone looked at Li Yao and found him still calmly loading Steel Arrows and starting to count again. Then, he pulled the trigger. In the picture, as the sound of the Steel Arrow echoed, the two de Demons sped up their steps this time, but now it was the turn of the other de Demon to be the unlucky one to be hit by the arrow. The de Demon let out a roar. The boss in the distance also let out a roar of something. The two de Demons reluctantly continued to move. ¡°Brother Li Yao, I have only one word for you, respect.¡± Captain Sky gave him a thumb up. ¡°Uncle, you are a monster, even predicting the reactions of the monsters.¡± Da Vinci excitedly said. The livestreamments exploded again, with golden Yuanbao¡¯s dominating the screen. They all knew that hitting the first arrow was incredibly difficult, while the second arrow was many times harder than the first because no one knew how the monsters would react. Whether it¡¯s stopping, moving forward or retreating, with every pull of Li Yao¡¯s trigger, not a single arrow missed, as if the two de Demons hit the arrows themselves. With the fourth arrow, the two de Demons finally turned the corner. ¡°Go.¡± The Fruit Knight, who had been waiting for the opportunity, immediately activated the Shield of Revenge, drawing the hatred of the two monsters, while the team members started to deal damage to the two de Demons. At this moment, words couldn¡¯t describe the emotional state of the crowd, feeling too dreamy and unreal, it was just like shooting a special effects movie. However, the reality was, it was not a movie shoot. ¡°You¡¯ve yed the Hunter to the extreme.¡± Captain Sky said. ¡°There¡¯s no real extreme.¡± Li Yao shook his head slightly, but he didn¡¯t stop shooting. ¡°Being too modest is a form of bragging. This isn¡¯t extreme?¡± Blunt Stone said in a muffled voice. Li Yao just smiled and didn¡¯t exin. For those yers who had participated in the Divine Enthronement, anyone could reach his level. Soon, the two de Demons fell. Li Yao continued his tactics, constantly luring de Demons until there were only seven or eight monsters left by the fire. Then, they pounced upon them all at once, but by this time it was not that serious anymore. The two powerful tanks, Stone Demon and Crystal Spider, diverged a bit, perfectly within the team¡¯s range of endurance. The road ahead was a bit smoother, without any camps, just scattered demons or small squads of demons. They couldn¡¯t stop Li Yao¡¯s team anymore. After spending some more time, they finally arrived in an underground pce-like cave. More precisely, it looked like a temple dedicated to a god, but the skeletal remains and dark blood stains everywhere let them knew well this was definitely not a benevolent god. The team spotted a woman with a graceful figure, kneeling in front of a hideous statue¡­ PS: The subscription count has reached a critical point, please subscribe! Especially to those who are reading pirated versions, kindly subscribe to the original on Qidian Chinese website, thank you! Then, of course, I¡¯m looking forward to your monthly tickets, subscriptions, rmendations¡­. Chapter 194: Ultimate Boss Battle (1450 additional monthly tickets) Chapter 194: Ultimate Boss Battle (1450 additional monthly tickets) Trantor: 549690339 Andariel (Demon God Projection) Rank: Level 13 Special Boss Health: 220,000 Armor: 385 Resistance: Medium-level Poison Resistance, Low-level Fire Resistance Skills: Highly Toxic Bomb, Deadly Poison Bullet, Frenzied Shred, Poison Cloud, Mental Space, Mind Control. Note: Andariel was once a high-ranking female priest of the cathedral. After submitting to the Demon God, she was transformed by the force of the Demon World into one of the four lesser demon lords. This is merely the weakest projection of Andariel. ¡°She has two more skills than in Elite Mode and tens of thousands more in health points. Looks like we¡¯ve got another tough one,¡± Feng Yi noted. ¡°The announcement for the first kill in Elite Mode hasn¡¯t been issued yet, so those teams must still be struggling,¡± said Li Yao. ¡°But we cannot afford to becent. They¡¯re likely closing in. Prepare your buffs, we¡¯ll aim to get through in one try.¡± ¡°Uncle, don¡¯t fool around. How is it possible to seed in one try?¡± Da Vinci was skeptical. The previous bosses were extremely difficult. If it weren¡¯t for Li Yao, they wouldn¡¯t have been able to defeat this boss at their current level. ¡°Confidence. Do you understand the concept of confidence? We must always approach each battle with the determination to win. Give one hundred percent concentration, especially you. You¡¯re supposed to be an elite. Your healing is only two-thirds that of the guardian. How do you even y?¡± Li Yao tapped her head. ¡°Grow a brain, will you? If your techniques arecking, practice. But this is just clear cking.¡± ¡°Hmm, she¡¯s not focused at all. She kept moving her mouth without making sound ¨C she¡¯s definitely private messaging,¡± the gullible Tongtong added. ¡°What are youughing at?¡± Li Yao scolded as he saw the Angel of Guardian smiling. ¡°Do you have too much mana to burn through? Do mana potions grow on trees? Look at how much you overheal. You im to be an expert, but you would be the number one cause of our team¡¯s defeat if the battlested any longer.¡± ¡°Xiayao, next time don¡¯t get distracted by the viewerments when you deal damage. I understand you¡¯re a Necromancer, but could you please position yourself andmand your pets better? Your output could be greatly improved. Do I always have to be the onemanding?¡± ¡°Big Stone, you¡¯re a support tank. Stop trying to show off, it just confuses the aggro.¡± ¡°Li Jie, you¡¯re doing well with your frost mage, but your rotation¡¯s slightly off. Try working through it, studying the rotation could increase your output.¡± ¡°Shadow Dance, I know times are hard for you, but surely you can afford to apply poison, right? Remember to do it next time.¡± ¡°Brother Hai, you dare tough? Since you joined the team, you¡¯ve barely made a contribution. This boss doesn¡¯t give you any excuse to ck off.¡± ¡°Why can¡¯t you all learn from the meticulous attitudes of Fruits and Tongtong? It¡¯s embarrassing to be outdone by a child.¡± Li Yao reprimanded everyone at an almost rapid-fire pace, leaving the audience in the live chat dumbstruck. ¡°Alright then, let¡¯s get this over with in one try,¡± dered Li Yao. ¡°Fruits, go!¡± Fruits the Knight quickly approached Andariel. Andariel slowly rose to her feet and turned her head, startling everyone present. From the back, she appeared like a beautiful woman, but when she turned around, she had the face of a demon with long red hair standing on end and green fangs. What was originally thought to be a cloak turned out to be four spiky arms, adding to the two in the front, she had a total of six arms. ¡°Pathetic mortals, how many times must you learn that your struggles are in vain?¡± A sharp voice echoed throughout the temple. Bang, bang, bang¡­ A series of green poison bombs rushed at Fruits the Knight Sword of Divine Punishment! Fruits the Knight¡¯s body was suddenly airborne in a ray of golden light, evading several poison bombs. Then, like a descending god, Fruits the Knightnded a heavy blow on Andariel. ¡°I despise the damned Holy Light.¡± Click, click, click¡­ Her four spike-like arms brutally collided with the Shield of Fruits the Knight, and then abruptly ripped it apart, releasing an extremely sharp and piercing sound. Fruits the Knight¡¯s health plummeted instantly. Two healers rushed over with healing and damage reduction spells. ¡°I¡¯ve secured the aggro.¡± With Fruits the Knight¡¯s statement, Big Stone and Sea and Sky charged in, and Shadow Dance teleported behind the boss with a shadow step and unleashed a set of skills. Li Yao¡¯s earlier words seemed to have an effect. He had observed them early on. They had initially adopted an attitude of not expecting to clear the boss on the first try and were just trying to test the boss¡¯s abilities, inevitably leading to some ckening. So, he gave them a tongueshing. ¡°Pull the boss to the edge,¡± Li Yaomanded as he dealt damage. ¡°Roger.¡± Fruits the Knight slowly retreated towards the edge while the others furiously continued their attacks. ¡°Weak insects, you will always be my most delicious food.¡± Andariel¡¯s body emitted a green glow. ¡°Everyone, watch your positioning,¡± Li Yao warned. Highly Toxic Bomb! A circle of stinky poisonous water bullets flew out around Andariel. Despite Li Yao¡¯s warning, Big Stone and Shadow Dance in melee range were hit, and Da Vinci at a distance was also hit. ¡°Anyone who¡¯s been hit, stay away from the group. Don¡¯t dawdle, hurry up!¡¯¡± Li Yao frowned. ¡°I understand if the melee fighters got hit, but even with a trajectory this slow, you still managed to get hit.¡± ¡°Big brother, I¡¯mining. She was still private messaging just now,¡± Tongtong reported. ¡°Turn it off. All of you, turn off your private chat. If I find out anyone is still private messaging during our team fight, they¡¯ll be kicked out immediately!¡± Li Yao shouted. ¡°It didn¡¯t affect anything.¡± ¡°What? You think your actions had no impact?¡± Li Yao snorted. ¡°It didn¡¯t cause any damage.¡± Before Da Vinci could finish, Chapter 195: The Eve (Additional updates with 1500 monthly tickets) Chapter 195: The Eve (Additional updates with 1500 monthly tickets) Trantor: 549690339 Andariel roared in rage, ¡°Seize the Summer Sky, be my ve, fight for me.¡± ¡°Fruit, Sis Li,¡± Li Yao shouted. To smart people, he didn¡¯t need to rify too much; they knew what to do. Sanction Hammer! Right at the moment when Seize the Summer Sky was about to strike Shadow Dance with his great sword, he got stunned by the Sanction Hammer, and then got turned into a littlemb by Sis Li. Li Yao quickly tossed a freezing trap right under Seize the Summer Sky¡¯s feet. Then he continued his attacks. Despite being an Elemental spec, cutie Dondon also dealt high damage because of her two healing totems. Despite her low level, her healing volume was not much less than an actual healer¡¯s. What Li Yao liked most was that, although cutie Dondon loved to joke around, she became extremely serious when it was needed. For example, running this dungeon. Since being rebuked by Li Yao at the beginning, she had be incredibly serious. Her damage was also off the charts, second only to Sis Li. Then, the Polymorph ended, and Seize the Summer Sky was again frozen by Li Yao¡¯s freezing trap. ¡°Fuck, why did they choose me first.¡± Seize the Summer Sky regained control of his body and charged forward, shing fiercely. ¡°Because you are a masochist, admit it, boss,¡± DaShiTouughed loudly. 95%94%93%92%¡­ As the boss¡¯s health continually declined, everyone¡¯s confidence grew. Andariel¡¯s attack was incredibly strong, but as the main Tank and because of the Zombie Shield, her damage reduction was terrifying. In addition to damage reduction abilities from other factors, Andariel¡¯s single-target attacks just didn¡¯t cut it. Plus, after seeing Da Vinci, the ranged DPS had be extremely cautious, and the melee DPS yers had shields to protect them from the Highly Toxic Bomb, so basically, no one was dying. ¡°DaShiTou, be my servant, kill them.¡± DaShiTou, who had mocked Seize the Summer Sky just a while ago, was suddenly controlled and then handled by a few people. When Andariel¡¯s health had dropped to 75%, a faint green mist began to spread around Andariel. ¡°Everyone stay away from the boss except for the Fruit. Don¡¯t get poisoned and explode after death. Fruit, drink the primary detox potion and then back away slowly along the edge of the hall, facing us,¡± Li Yaomanded calmly. He remembered it clearly; this final boss didn¡¯t have any special mechanics. To pass this boss was simple, as long as the team members had strong skills, there wasn¡¯t a problem, and with the gear from boss fights on Elite and Master levels, under appropriatemand and coordination, this boss wasn¡¯t much of a challenge. Of course, that being said, with the team being unfamiliar with the rhythm of Master mode, there would inevitably be problems inmand and coordination. In the previous life, this boss had held many powerful teams back for many days. Thus, they kept fighting and retreating.With the Fruit¡¯s shield and the effects of the detox potion, along with the effective healing, her health remained steady. As the boss¡¯s health dropped rapidly, the audience in the live-stream was very excited. But the bosses of other guilds were anxious. They were afraid, especially the person in charge of the Hua Hsia area for Carnival, whose face was growing increasingly pale. If he could change some game data, he would absolutely try to stop Li Yao. But he didn¡¯t have that permission. When Andariel¡¯s health had dropped to 50%. A system announcement appeared before everyone¡¯s eyes. ¡°System: The African region Holy Blood Guild¡¯s first team haspleted the Nefarious Cavern dungeon¡¯s first clear. They have achieved glory and rewarded 100 Reputation Points.¡± ¡°Speed up the process. Guardian, you revive Da Vinci. Dondon, go full power. We can only seed; we can¡¯t fail.¡± Li Yao shouted, ¡°Let them enjoy their victory for now. We¡¯ll show them what real joy followed by disappointment feels like.¡± They allughed at the thought of the announcement at the Carnival event. ¡°Okay.¡± Cutie Dondon immediately switched to offensive casting. Da Vinci revived quickly and rushed over, frantically adding health and buffs. Since she could only stay alive for five minutes, she didn¡¯t have to worry about the mana issue. ¡°It seems the time I have control over is almost right, now that the aggro is stabilized, I don¡¯t need to hold back any more.¡± Li Yao, for fear of pulling aggro, didn¡¯t even release the Arrow Tower, or the Mark of Death, or even activate the Dark Ranger¡¯s passive skill. As he spoke, the spider was reced by a fire eagle, and three arrow towers started releasing bursts of output, seeming as if another small group of yers had joined the battle. ¡°Monster¡­¡± That was the thought of everyone. The Fire Eagle¡¯s output had skyrocketed, even higher than Li Yao¡¯s. The damage from each of the three arrow towers was simr to their own damage numbers. After Li Yao cast the Mark of Death and activated the passive effect of the Dark Ranger, his output increased by a thirdpared to before. Numbers indicating damage in the hundreds floated up, making everyone¡¯s hearts pound. ¡°Hahahaha, so satisfying! It would be strange if we can¡¯t pass this boss now,¡± Boundless Horizonughed heartily, ¡°Prairie Fire, you¡¯ve really kept your skills hidden.¡± ¡°That said, Da Vinci seems to be quite formidable when he gets serious. I thought he was always just meh,¡± Dumb Cute muttered. ¡°Well then, let¡¯s see who¡¯s the strongest,¡± Da Vinci, havinge to a realization from the recent event and spurred by Dumb Cute¡¯s provocations, suddenly feltpetitive. ¡°Sure, big bro is creating a guild tomorrow, let¡¯s see who contributes more by then, dare you?¡± Dumb Cute challenged. ¡°Fine, let¡¯spete in anything you wish. I don¡¯t believe I can¡¯t beat you, a little punk,¡± Da Vinci retorted, not conceding. ¡°Okay, let¡¯s start with who is shorter or who has higher output,¡± Dumb Cute said seriously. Da Vinci¡­ Everyone burst outughing. ¡°You puny insects, how could you understand the power of a demon god.¡± Spiritual Space! Countless dream-like bubbles rushed towards everyone, impossible to dodge. Each person ended up inside a bubble. In front of everyone was a round cloud tform. ¡°Don¡¯t forget, crush the Shining Fruit I gave you.¡± Hearing Li Yao¡¯s words, the team members all crushed the Shining Fruit in their hands. The bubble¡¯s challenge was simple. One tank and one healer would appear in the same dream, receiving the monster¡¯s attack. The other yers each found themselves in their own dreams, also under monster attack. As the Shining Fruit was crushed, specks of light spread out. They saw ghosts sticking to the edges of the bubbles, covered in the light from the Shining Fruit. Without a word, they understood. Killing the Dream Ghosts would get them out. Dream Ghost Rank: Level 12 Silver Hero Life: 50,000 Armor: 450 Resistance: Initial resistance to all element attributes Skills: Dark Corrosion, Dream Explosion, Spirit Barrage. Dark Corrosion! Before everyone could react, a progress bar appeared in front of them. They had no idea what the effect would be when the progress bar filled up, but they all knew it would not be good¡­ PS: The new book¡¯s monthly ticket ranking, I really didn¡¯t expect you guys to be so supportive. I thought reaching the top ten was my limit, but now I¡¯m already eighth. The gap to get to the sixth ce is less than a hundred votes. So, once again, I ask everyone to cast your monthly votes and help me reach sixth ce. Being in the top six and the top ten is apletely different concept, and the treatment is also different. Thanks from Mario. Chapter 196: The Awkward On-stage Moment (seeking monthly pass) Chapter 196: The Awkward On-stage Moment (seeking monthly pass) Trantor: 549690339 Li Yao saw the progress bar and hurriedly said, ¡°Treat this as a life value. Once it reaches a hundred percent, it will die. So, as time goes by the progress bar increases, and it will also increase when hit by Dream Ghost. So, you just need to do two things. Bring out your explosive output and kill the Dream Ghost as soon as possible to escape this space.¡± ¡°Alright, besides the freakish Prairie Fire, let¡¯s see who gets out of this Dream Space first,¡± Sky Wide Ocean Sky added. ¡°Bring it on, I¡¯m not scared of you.¡± Dumb-moe Pupils was full of fighting spirit. Li Yao shook his head; they were oversimplifying things. This Dream Ghost, even though it didn¡¯t have a mana drain effect. Its extremely high armor and resistance significantly reduced every profession¡¯s output. Although the skills of the Dream Ghost didn¡¯t cause any significant damage, they would continuously attack, and with each hit, the progress bar would increase a bit. In the past, the reason they were stuck was this Dream Space. If their output wasn¡¯t enough or if they couldn¡¯t dodge, they would die directly in the Dream Space, reducing their numbers. However, it was precisely this Dream Space that made Li Yao confident they could pass it in one go, as he challenged their output. Thump, Thump, Thump ¡­ Three Arrow Towers were immediately set up by Li Yao, and the Fire Hawk alsounched an aggressive attack on the Dream Ghost. Meanwhile, Li Yao continuously shot rapidly. His output was even higher than a pure output squad, reaching a terrifying level. Every second, three arrows, Li Yao¡¯s skill attacks, and the attack of the Fire Hawk were unleashed, making the damage numbers blink and jump. The Dream Ghost let out a roar and started attacking. However, Li Yao simply stood still and didn¡¯t dodge at all. Only ten or so seconds passed, and Li Yao¡¯s Dark Corrosion was only at 20%, but the Dream Space had already shattered. Li Yao appeared in the original hall. At this moment, Andariel¡¯s figure had significantly changed. Her body had lengthened considerably, and she no longer looked like a woman at all,pletely transforming into a demon. She raised her six arms as spheres from the spirit space floated around her, continuously rotating. Following the rotation of the dream space, due to her transformation, her health had recovered significantly, and as the spirit space bubbles kept rotating, her life was still increasing. Another difficulty was if one was trapped in the spirit space for a long time. Not to mention causing casualties, even if that didn¡¯t happen, and due to being trapped inside, the boss¡¯s health was recovering, causing an infinite loop. Crackle, crackle, crackle¡­ Three Arrow Towers fell next to him with the shattering of the Dream Space, and the Fire Hawk also swooped over and started attacking with Li Yao. Feather Fire Scattershot, Fire Breath, Arrow Rain, Rapid Shooting, Scatter¡­ Scatter¡­ Scatter¡­ Scatter¡­ Batches of ming Feathers covered the boss and all the Dream Spaces, causing damage to all of them. Being able to attack the Dream Space from outside was equivalent to attacking the Dream Ghost inside, which was a form of assistance to the teammates. Feather Fire, Breath, Arrow Rain, and every barrage went crazy in this area, covering itpletely. ¡°Big Brother is so awesome and domineering,¡± eximed Dumb-moe Pupils in the team voice chat. ¡°You freak, no wonder you said we could pass it in one go.¡± Sky Wide Ocean Sky roared excitedly, also ignoring the skills of the Dream Ghost and attacking it frantically. Thump, Thump, Thump, Thump¡­ Under Li Yao¡¯s special attention, the bubbles of the two MT were the first to burst. After the Fruit Knight came out, he charged straight at the boss without needing Li Yao to instruct him. After the Dream Space shattered, everyone came out safely. ¡°Damn, the health recovery in Elite Mode isn¡¯t this freakish.¡± Sky Wide Ocean Sky was about to curse out loud. They knew when they went in, the boss¡¯s health was already around 30%, but now it had recovered to 60%, which was simply insane. ¡°No problem, this is her demon transformation. The increase in health is normal. The next Dream Space won¡¯t increase as much. We can certainly drain her first,¡± Li Yao hurriedly exined to prevent his team members from losing confidence. ¡°Who¡¯s scared of her? Now we have the equivalent of an extra squad¡¯s output. What¡¯s there to fear?¡± Da Vinci was also extremely excited, cherishing the remaining few minutes. Li Yao¡¯s output was indeed horrifying, as the boss¡¯s health decreased rapidly. Only one minute had passed, and the boss¡¯s health had already dropped to 35%, upon which the boss again triggered the Dream Space. But this time, the team members¡¯ confidence skyrocketed. ¡°This time, don¡¯t dodge the skills of the Dream Ghost. I want everyone to unleash full firepower.¡± Following the previous situation, all the team members were filled with confidence, and they all began the mode of crazily standing and fighting. This was Li Yao¡¯s confidence, while in the beginning it was due to his skills and strategy, but now it became leveraging the powerful output of the Mechanical hunter, breaking down the difficulty of this boss. The Carnival venue was filled with cheers and excitement as the raidpetition had ended with an unexpected first ce going to a guild from Africa. The Chinese guild, the Red Mansion, had achieved second ce, just a few seconds behind, while the American guild followed closely. Being able to obtain second ce was satisfying for most Chinese gamers, seeing as China¡¯s esports scene had beengging in recent years and so, second ce was worth celebrating. Moreover, those who can stay with us in the stadium to watch the rtively boring raidpetition are undoubtedly die-hard fans of esports. The entire stadium was filled with cheers and the names of the Red Mansion raid members. Just as joyous were the members of the Red Mansion¡¯s raid team, many of whom still didn¡¯t have an idea of what had taken ce. Currently brimming with happiness, they waved their hands at the audience as they ascended the podium. They cherished this moment, for the Red Mansion guild didn¡¯t rank very high, they were outside the top ten. The fact that they could achieve this feat was due inrge part to luck. In reality, other guilds also weren¡¯t too far from ending the raid by a few seconds, but those few seconds made a world of difference. While the members of the Red Mansion basked in high-spirits epting the audience¡¯s cheers, teams that had missed by a few seconds, watched them enviously. This was the Carnival, an opportunity for their first actual appearances. It was being imed by such a guild, and some teams were only a few secondste because they wasted a bit of time when distributing equipment. Now, they were all full of regret. In the crowded area, the members of the Red Mansion failed to notice that their guild leader was showing a face of terror. The guildleader hadn¡¯t expected his team to be so efficient today. Normally, he would have burst with joy, but now he felt disgust as if he¡¯d swallowed a fly The other leaders beside him, though feeling the heat, felt slightly relieved as the brunt of the focus wasn¡¯t on them. They even startedforting the Red Mansion¡¯s guild leader. The elite unit of the Red Mansion, brimming with joy, got on the stage, only to discover that the faces of the twomentators and the host didn¡¯t look good. There wasn¡¯t a trace of a smile on their faces, as if someone in their family had died. They immediately became disgruntled. What¡¯s the meaning of this? We¡¯ve achieved world second ce with blood, sweat and tears, shouldn¡¯t we be weed and celebrated? Why the long faces¡­ ps: When I woke up, it was already past one o¡¯clock. Now, we¡¯re just over thirty votes away from sixth ce. Brothers, continue your support and vote! Mario is thankful!!! Chapter 197: The Real First Kill (Seeking Monthly Tickets) Chapter 197: The Real First Kill (Seeking Monthly Tickets) Trantor: 549690339 The host Zhao Li gave a little cough, and quietly said, ¡°Guys, stop waving your hands. Uh¡­ you¡¯d better stopughing too.¡± Themander of the Red Mansion Team immediately got upset, whispering, ¡°What kind of rule is this? We can¡¯t evenugh?¡± ¡°This is too much, what¡¯s wrong with celebrating our victory?¡± ¡°Exactly, you¡¯re overstepping, we are still second ce. The audience is cheering so passionately, shouldn¡¯t we respond?¡± ¡°Damn, did you guys predetermine the ces and we stole them?¡± ¡°There¡¯s foul y.¡± The elite group of the Red Mansion was chuckling and waving to the audience while mumbling. ¡°Motherf**ker.¡± KB was so angry he wanted to curse. The president of the Red Mansion Team and the person in charge of the carnival had already announced about Prairie Fire about to conquer the master level difficulty. The situation now is that the awarding ceremony certainly cannot be stopped. Otherwise, all the efforts of today would be wasted. The higher-ups decided to keep it low-key. Originally nned segments like music, lighting, interactive sessions with celebrities, were all cancelled. They handed over the certificates in a low-profile manner and called it a day. The trophy would only be avable at the headquarters tomorrow. Their n was to tone down the awards ceremony and end it quietly. At this point, the higher-ups were no longer optimistic. ¡°Um, things have changed unexpectedly. I can¡¯t exin clearly, just y it down a bit,¡± Little Ze forced out a smile and said. ¡°What the hell? Why? We had to be low-key before thepetition, and now we have to be low-key after winning. You¡¯d better exin.¡± ¡°Exactly, why? Otherwise, this matter won¡¯t end.¡± ¡°Damn it, we can¡¯t really exin this. Do you think we would harm you?¡± KB said irritably. Thankfully, the microphone hadn¡¯t been turned on yet. Otherwise, seeing thementators quarrel with the elite team, the audience would surely get more excited. ¡°Exin it clearly. Who knows if there¡¯s any inside trade between you.¡± ¡°Too dark.¡± ¡°The officialpetition hasn¡¯t even started yet. How could this happen.¡± ¡°Ah, morality is degenerating day by day. We can¡¯t let this go. Let¡¯s ask the president to plead for us.¡± Seeing that the twomentators were about to burst with anger, Zhao Li hurriedly said, ¡°Could you calm down, please? Let me give you a brief exnation. A team is on the verge of sessfully raiding the Evil Cave.¡± ¡°Hah, we seeded a long time ago. What does their raid have to do with us?¡± ¡°A lot of people are watching. Could you possibly change the second rank and give it to them?¡± The people of the Red Mansion team were furious. They were still in high spirits, just standing at the peak of their lives. They hadn¡¯t even had the chance to enjoy the sweet fruit of victory when they ran into this ridiculous situation. It would be strange if they weren¡¯t angry. Calm down, your mom. ¡°Damn it, let them strut. Anyway, we¡¯ve already got the word out, whether they listen or not is their problem,¡± KB, known for his hot temper, said: ¡°Go and embrace the cheers. They¡¯re raiding the master level dungeon. The final boss¡¯s health is almost depleted.¡± ¡°Damn it, we already killed our boss a long time ago. Are you stupid, or what¡­ wait, what? Master level?¡± themander of the Red Mansion team said, stunned. ¡°What else? Keep waving and boasting,¡± KB said coldly. Seeing on the chat that Li Yao didn¡¯t participate in thepetition, and considering the operator¡¯s saddened expression, they knew. There must be some trick here. Even though they don¡¯t know the details, it¡¯s clear that these people want to pull Li Yao to their side but were rejected. Then, using their influence, they blocked Li Yao from participating in thepetition. And what happened? They overyed. Since you won¡¯t let me participate, I won¡¯t. Dungeon exploring isn¡¯t exclusive topetitions. I can do it too. Moreover, it¡¯s master level. The expressions on the faces of the Red Mansion Elite team froze instantly. ¡°Big brother, this joke is not funny at all,¡± the team leader took a deep breath and said: ¡°We have already reached our limit bypleting the elite mode. Master level, you¡¯ve got to be joking.¡± ¡°Yes, all difficulties were released simultaneously. We were the first to go in. It¡¯s impossible for them to be raiding the master level so soon.¡± ¡°Up to you. We¡¯ve said all we needed to say. Your team captain is right over there,¡± Little Ze waved his hand helplessly. Seeing the extremely gloomy expression on their leader¡¯s face, the team members instantly believed it. Their eyes widened in shock. ¡°Darn it, you can¡¯t y like this.¡± They were all puzzled, not knowing what to do. Their waving arms froze, and they all turned into statues. ¡°This Prairie Fire has too much resentment. He yed too hard this time. A disagreement, and he flips the table. If he can¡¯t y, he won¡¯t let others y either. Really¡­¡± KB didn¡¯t know how to describe Li Yao anymore, he still has chills running down his spine. ¡°This time the Ancient Gods Company is going to change a batch of people. Actually, it¡¯s a good thing. Those guilds and clubs are too arrogant. They really think they can control the e-sports circle. This time, it¡¯s a wake-up call for them. Hopefully, they will sober up and change the continuous depression of Chinese e-sports,¡± Little Ze murmured quietly. ¡°You¡¯re right.¡± There was a bit of struggle in KB¡¯s eyes, but he seemed to have made up his mind, saying, ¡°I¡¯ve made a decision. If someone has to take responsibility, I¡¯ll take it.¡± With that, KB reopened the previously closed holographic screen. He had closed the main holographic screen earlier to control the impact and at least to ensure that the carnival ended rtively peacefully. ¡°I¡¯m part of this too.¡± Little Zeughed and opened all the holographic screens. The scene was calm, only showing the dark Evil Cave. The audience was confused. The holographic screens had already been turned off. What¡¯s the point of looking at the dead body of the boss? But those big shots were terrified and furious, especially the person in charge of the Chinese Carnival. His face instantly turned pale. He shakily connected to themunication. ¡°Boss, what¡¯s the matter?¡± a staff member said in themunication. ¡°Close, close all the holographic screens, quickly¡­ strip the twomentators of their holographic screen control rights¡­¡± However, before he could finish speaking, an extremely conspicuous rainbow holographic screen began to sh. Everyone was stunned. ¡°System: Congrattions to the Prairie Fire team for achieving the first-kill in the master-level difficulty Evil Cave. Glory is universal. Reward: faction reputation +300, personal talent point +1.¡± ¡°System: Congrattions to the Prairie Fire team for achieving the first-kill in the master-level difficulty Evil Cave. Glory is universal. Reward: faction reputation +300, personal talent point +1.¡± ¡°System: Congrattions to the Prairie Fire team for achieving the first-kill in the master-level difficulty Evil Cave. Glory is universal. Reward: faction reputation +300, personal talent point +1.¡± Unlike the regr text for the elite level announcement, these were disyed in a very eye-catching rainbow holographic screen, and they were disyed three times in a row. Underneath the rainbow announcement were all the game names of the team members in normal text. The person in charge, the guild¡¯s big shots, and the Red Mansion¡¯s team members, who had just sobered up, were dumbfounded again. The tens of thousands of people who were watching the carnival live and those who were still watching it online, were all stunned. Originally, the boiling carnival scene suddenly fell into a deathly silence, eerily creepy¡­ ps: Rolling on the floor begging for votes. It¡¯s just a little bit more, just a little bit more to get to the sixth position. Please support me with your votes to secure the sixth position. Chapter 198: Great Chaos (Additional update for Chapter 198: Great Chaos (Additional update for 1550 monthly tickets) Trantor: 549690339 The entire arena fell into an eerily deep silence before erupting into a frenzy. ¡°Damn it, what kind of crappy pioneering match is this?¡± ¡°Damn, why do others get to partake in a Master levelpetition and we¡¯re watching what, an Elite mode?¡± ¡°Why do we have to watch an Elite level one when there¡¯s a Master levelpetition at hand?¡± ¡°Prairie Fire participated in thepetition during the day, why isn¡¯t his team participating tonight?¡± ¡°Ok, we watch the Elite level raid, but why advertise this as some top-notch guild participating in a world championship? What a load of crap!¡± ¡°So we sat here like fools all day just to watch a chicken fight?!¡± ¡°No wonder I thought the host and thementator were acting strangely, hmm.¡± ¡°I was waiting for You You and the winner to interact, but it was suddenly cancelled, now it all makes sense.¡± ¡°So they turned off the holographic projection to prevent us from watching this, nice.¡± ¡°Stupid organizers, stupid pioneerpetition, now you¡¯re screwed.¡± ¡°I just want to know why Prairie Fire didn¡¯t participate and where I can watch the Master levelpetition.¡± ¡°Breaking news, Xiayao has fully broadcasted the entire process of the Master level pioneering and it¡¯s already uploaded on the official website.¡± The entire venue was boiling, filled with curses, dissatisfaction, and people venting their frustration by throwing objects around, the ce was in absolute chaos. Thanks to the temporary barriers erected in small areas, the audience couldn¡¯t leave these zones, which prevented widespread chaos. The person in charge of the festival in the Huaxia area looked at the big bosses of the guilds and clubs with a face full of resentment, ¡°Damn all of you and your ancestors, did I offend you guys? You pushed your limits too far, you even interfered with the festival. Fuck it, I¡¯ll resign, but I¡¯ll also ensure you¡¯re not let off. Whoever threatened and bribed that pig, the headquarter can retrieve themunication records. You just wait for the retribution from the higher-ups.¡± The person in charge of the Huaxia area cast a hateful nce at everyone, strode off, leaving behind a mess. Someone had to be held responsible for what happened, since it happened at the festival he was in charge of, he was unquestionably responsible, whether he was directly involved or not. Gu Cheng¡¯s face was gloomy beyondpare, as he looked at the representatives of Brilliant Guild who were about to leave, he quietly remarked, ¡°Nice one, Brilliant Guild. You sure yed your cards close to your vest. Grabbing the Master level First Clear, well done.¡± The person in charge of the Brilliant Guild was a youth with a sly look. He turned around and replied, ¡°Firstly, I was not privy to any information regarding this. But even if I did know, I think it was a good choice made. I am satisfied watching everyone¡¯s reactions. Come at me if you dare!¡± ¡°Ming Hai, you¡¯ve crossed the line!¡± a middle-aged man rebuked. ¡°Heh, you clearly haven¡¯t grasped the concept that E-sports is no longer yours to control. You all did some shady things, and my guess is no different from the truth. Why I left your club and joined Brilliant, is because Brilliant is cleaner than you.¡± Ming Hai replied,ughing. ¡°You¡¯ve brought this upon yourselves, this has nothing to do with us in sh Journey.¡± An official from sh Journey also led a group of people towards the exit. The rest of the guilds and clubs that didn¡¯t participate in this incident exited in silence. When Ming Hai reached the exit, he turned around and said, ¡°When I joined the Brilliant Guild, Old Hai from the sea asked me about my goals. They weren¡¯t anything grand like bing a Champion, they were pretty simple. I just want to step on all you scum so hard that you¡¯ll never be able to hold your heads high again, until you¡¯re kicked out of thepetitive scene for good. Seems like I¡¯m not alone in this, haha.¡± The remaining guild and club leaders were enraged, but none of them dared to say a thing. Even they were puzzled at how things would unfold from here. Ancient Gods Company isn¡¯t like any ordinary gamepany from before, it wouldn¡¯t be far-fetched to say that it operates like any special organizations or departments. Moreover, they hold control over the lifelines of all the clubs and guilds of the world. Huaxia is just a part of this scheme and these people are only a small part of Huaxia¡¯s Esports circle. This was the first time that they realized that Ancient God World was different from other games. They had long lost their grip over it. However, such realization came at a painful price. This news spread like wildfire, a major scandal was uncovered. The Ancient Gods Company swiftly responded and decided to rigorously punish the guilds and clubs suspected to have been involved in threatening and bribing the person responsible for the festival. They released the list of these clubs and guilds without any hesitation. The stern stance of the Ancient Gods Company redirected the hatred and anger of the Esports enthusiasts towards these clubs and guilds. Any club that had a physical location had people throwing vegetables and rotten eggs at them in protest. Yet, no authorities came to maintain order or penalize anyone. They were there merely to contain the chaos. At the sports stadium where the festival was held, the person in charge formally apologized, taking full responsibility, stating his intent to resign, and expressed his disdain towards such corrupt practices. The incensed crowd finally calmed down a bit. Following this, You You emerged on stage and performed two more acts, which helped soothe the tense atmosphere. The people from the Red Tower Guild faced the humiliation. Receiving the certificate felt like an insult rather than an honor. Indeed, it was a disgrace. The audience from the other two tournament areas spouted profanities. The first and third guilds decided to forgo the honor and the prizes, winning praises from their fans. However, the storm initiated by Li Yao was just the beginning. He only served as a fuse to ignite the powder keg. Whatever happened next was beyond his control or concern. Beside Andariel¡¯s corpse in the Evil Cave, Li Yao¡¯s team celebrated their victory. ¡°Haha, brother, you see that? You¡¯ve yed too hard this time.¡± Sky and Sea, who had closed the live stream of the Carnival, stated. ¡°That¡¯s what makes it fun. Who makes them unfair and not allowing us to participate in thepetition?¡± Cutey raised her small fist in affirmation. ¡°You certainly delighted a lot of people and had your fun this time. But you should realize that you¡¯ve offended a lot of people; a lot of them who wouldn¡¯t dare touch you in reality due to this incident. But in the game, life will be difficult for you.¡± Li¡¯s elder sister warned. ¡°I underestimate them, in the game, I¡¯ll ept whateveres my way. Each time theye at me, I¡¯ll step on them. When I be powerful enough, I¡¯ll step on them even more.¡± Li Yao said, with a determined glint in his eyes. Cutey raised her hand, ¡°Right, right, right, step on them hard. Count me in too.¡± ¡°Alright, go loot the corpse now.¡± Li Yao said, tapping her forehead lightly as theyughed. ¡°Dominant.¡± Sky and Sea didn¡¯t say anything else. He could tell, Li Yao was the type to carry out his words till the end, it was just his nature. PS: Please vote to save the sixth position, thank you. Chapter 199 - 199 Stationed Agreement (Additional chapter for 1600 monthly votes) Chapter 199: Stationed Agreement (Additional chapter for 1600 monthly votes) Trantor: 549690339 When Daimeng Tonton saw everyone still discussing the carnival they had just attended, she was unsatisfied and whined, ¡°We should be searching the bodies now, won¡¯t you join me? If you¡¯re not interested, I¡¯ll skip it.¡± ¡°Alright, let¡¯s distribute thest pieces of equipment. It¡¯s time for us to go our separate ways,¡± said Li Yao as he brushed his hands off. ¡°What do you mean go our separate ways? This is thest time we¡¯ll have a casual get-together before we formally establish a team. Things are only going to get more official from here,¡± said the Guardian Knight, still remembering the triple rainbow announcement they had just seen. ¡°Alright, the first one,¡± said Daimeng Tonton as she produced the first piece of loot. Prayer of Bones (Master) Quality: Purple Epic Type: Off-hand item Attack: 12-15 Intelligence: 24 Spirit: 22 Stamina: 21 Rest in Prayer, enhance all attributes of summoned undead creatures by 20%. Ghost Fire of Bone, summon a group of ghost fires, causing additional ghost fire damage when summoned creatures attack. Equipment Level: 10 Rmended for Necromancers ¡°My god, what you summon may not always be useful, but when it is, it¡¯s priceless,¡± Da Vinci said enviously. ¡°Yeah, this is a fantastic offhand item. It could boostbat power by up to a quarter; it¡¯s insane. With this special effect, there won¡¯t be any need to rece it even at level twenty,¡± Li Yao acknowledged. Just as Li Yao had analyzed, Necromancers rely on their pets for everything, especially Qin Feng Yi who follows the summoning path, so this loot was of huge significance. ¡°This should go to Xiayao. No one would dispute that, right?¡± Li Yao said as he allocated the piece of equipment to Feng Yi. ¡°Oh, so you ask for our opinion just as you¡¯re allocating it. How thoughtful,¡± the Guardian Angel joked. ¡°What? Can you use this? Or do you actually have an objection?¡± Li Yao responded. ¡°No, no objections,¡± The Guardian Angelughed. ¡°Tonton, don¡¯t pick up anything the Guardian can use again,¡± Li Yaoughed. ¡°Roger, auto-block Guardian Uncle,¡± Tonton muttered. ¡°Hey, hey, it was just a joke. Don¡¯t take it too seriously,¡± the Guardian Angel pretended to sob. Everyone burst intoughter¡­ ¡°Second one, huh, what¡¯s this?¡± Tonton shared the attributes. Left Eye of the Demon God (Master) Quality: Purple Epic Type: Special eye equipment Night Vision: +25 Far Sight: +100 yards Charming Eye, can charm a target to fight for you for 15 seconds, cooldown time is 3 minutes. Set Effect (Not Activated) 2/2 Effect: Can see through the weaknesses and ws of monsters. Equipment Level: No limit Gender requirement: Female Note: The essence of Andariel¡¯s power projection, containing a hint of the divine power of one of the Four Lesser Evils, Andariel. ¡°Why, I want to curse!¡± Sky and Sea drooled over the equipment attributes, but seeing the gender requirement, he felt as if he¡¯d been struck by lightning. ¡°I protest, this is gender discrimination, I want toin to the Ancient Gods Company,¡± The Guardian Angel also gawked at the equipment. ¡°I think it¡¯s quite reasonable, Charming Eye, are you sure you, a big man, want to wear it?¡± said the Fruit Knight indifferently. ¡°No way! Even if I could, I would give it to my wife,¡± The Guardian Angel immediately shut up. ¡°Night Vision +25 yards, Far Sight +100 yards, which indirectly increases your attack distance, this is an excellent effect. Just this attribute alone is out of this world.¡± Li Yao slowly exined, ¡°The charm effect speaks for itself, fifteen seconds is enough to change many things.¡± ¡°What do you mean by seeing through ws and weaknesses?¡± Da Vinci asked. ¡°Well, if the set effect is activated, you¡¯ll see special colors when you look at monsters. For human-shaped monsters, their necks and hearts are their key weaknesses, and ws are mainly used in break moves. When others attack, color prompts will also appear,¡± Li Yao exined. In his previous life, these special eye equipment were the most sought-after items. What he didn¡¯t say was that this piece of equipment would never be phased out, no matter how high the level. Although it was far inferior to the Eye of the Creator, it was still a rare top-tier item. ¡°Alright, all thedies can roll for it. Just to rify, this roll will not only determine who gets the left eye, but also who gets the right one. Let¡¯s start,¡± Li Yao knew that these items were very rare and assembling both eyes would be very difficult, so he clearly exined up front. To be honest, a single eye couldn¡¯t truly express the value of the equipment. All the women¡¯s eyes lit up, except for Feng Yi, who shook her head and said, ¡°I follow the summoning path and rely entirely on pets. This isn¡¯t of any use to me, so I won¡¯t roll.¡± ¡°Are you sure?¡± Li Yao asked. ¡°Yes, I¡¯m sure,¡± Feng Yi confirmed. Everyone had a newfound respect for her honor. Everyone there was clever and knew the value of the equipment. ¡°Cough, I guess I won¡¯t either. I¡¯m support, so if I take it, it would be a waste,¡± Da Vinci reluctantly said. ¡°No objections from this generousdy,¡± Sky and Sea gave a thumbs up. ¡°Alright, whoever wants it can roll for it now. We still have equipment waiting,¡± Li Yao dered. Then Daimeng Tonton, Sister Li, and the Fruit Knight started rolling the dice. Eventually, Sister Li won by a narrow margin and imed the left eye. ¡°If Tonton likes it, then it¡¯s hers,¡± Sister Li suggested. ¡°No, if it wasn¡¯t my roll, it¡¯s only fair I shouldn¡¯t get it. We¡¯re not a group of rtives here,¡± Daimeng Tonton shook her head. Li Yao allocated the Left Eye of the Demon God to Sister Li, and moved on, ¡°Alright, next item.¡± Daimeng Tonton continued to search the bodies. Level One Guild Stationed Agreement Quality: Purple Epic This agreement can be used to select a piece ofnd in any race¡¯s territory within your faction to serve as the guild¡¯s base. Usable By: Guild Leader ¡°What the hell, I can¡¯t ept this!¡± Shouted Beyond Wide Sea when he saw the item. ¡°What¡¯re you making all that noise for, old man,¡± Da Vinci covered his ears. ¡°Bloody hell, is there no justice left in the world? Can you imagine how much manpower and resources it took for our guild, Radiance, to get a stationed agreement? Dozens of us, toyed around like dogs by an NPC for a matter of days just toplete the guild base quest,¡± moaned Beyond Wide Sea. ¡°You got a guild base, didn¡¯t you? What are youining about?¡± Daimeng Tonton asked, confused. ¡°Yeah, you bet. After finally getting the base, they didn¡¯t even let me choose the location or size. They just stick you where they want you to be. Don¡¯t like it? You can have a rerun of the guild base quest, and the difficulty of the task will double. The same applies if you go to another race¡¯s territory. You have any idea where our guild base is? Right next to the Death Mark! Can you even begin to imagine that?¡± Everyone burst intoughter. The Death Mark was the path the undead army marched onto the Kingdom,pletely corroded by the energy of death. Li Yao had farmed for the Queen¡¯s ne around the edge of the Death Markst time, and it was sourly amusing. ¡°Well, I won¡¯t be shy then,¡± Li Yao picked up the Stationed Agreement. He remarked, ¡°Anything else? It really is worthy of being a first kill. All the good stuff¡¯se out.¡± ¡°It¡¯s another piece of paper, but this one is a blueprint for engineering, seems like fun,¡± Daimeng Tonton shared the blueprint¡­ ps: Finally made it to sixth ce, but thepetitors behind are starting to speed up and ask for monthly tickets. It¡¯s just a few votes difference now before I get pushed down. Please, friends, lend me your support. Opponents promise an extra chapter for two hundred monthly tickets, while I promise the same for just fifty. Theparison should be clear to you all. The battle has already begun, I¡¯m heading back to write more now, and hope you¡¯ll join the fight with me. Bleeding from the mouth, while writing this ps note, I¡¯ve already been overtaken, even trailing by a dozen or so votes. I need your support¡­ Chapter 200 - 200 Engineering Drawings (Additional 1650 monthly tickets) Chapter 200: Engineering Drawings (Additional 1650 monthly tickets) Trantor: 549690339 Blueprint: Simple Repair Robot Use: Teaches you how to craft the Simple Repair Robot. Simple Repair Robot: Can repair epic and below epic-grade equipment. Usage: Intermediate Engineering: Proficiency 1350 Note: A new era innovation from gnome technology, specifically designed for beginners. ¡°Good stuff. I¡¯m not going to be shy about taking it.¡± Li Yao smiled and assigned the Simple Repair Robot to himself and then started studying it. ¡°Good stuff it may be, but it¡¯s not irreceable,¡± Boundless Sky said, shaking his head. Clearly, he didn¡¯t think much of the item. ¡°It has its uses,¡± Li Yao paused for a moment before speaking out, ¡°Don¡¯t forget, I y as a Mechanical Hunter. The attributes that I see might be slightly different from what you guys see.¡± ¡°What¡¯s the difference, can it function beyond its specifications when you craft it?¡± Guardian Angel asked with curiosity. ¡°Simple, I can see an additional attribute. That is, a robot crafted by me can provide a buff to my mechanical items,¡± Li Yao exined. ¡°What kind of buff?¡± Boundless Sky asked out of curiosity. ¡°It does not specify, but I think it probably strengthens some areas. Perhaps it could enhance the fighting power of my Firehawk or something,¡± Li Yao shrugged and replied. Boundless Sky did notment, but raised his middle finger. Although he doesn¡¯t know the exact specification of the Firehawk, seeing it possess an attack power stronger than Li Yao¡¯s already insane abilities, he could only guess that it was a boss-tier item. Now with even more buffsing in, it¡¯s almost as if other sses in the game had no chance to shine. Li Yao had an idea about the potential buff capabilities; there were only a few types of buffs, after all. Wind Fury: Attack twice during the time of a single attack. Holy Shield: A Holy Light Shield thatsts for five seconds and can resist any form of attack. Taunt: Taunt the target¡¯s attack, armor is increased by 50% for five seconds. However, the actual frequency of the robot releasing a buff and the specific mechanism can only be discovered after crafting the product. ¡°Hurry up, is there anymore?¡± Li Yao eximed. ¡°There¡¯s one more item.¡± Pupil Pupil once again disyed the properties of another item. Then, a gemstone bag appeared. ¡°Pupil Pupil, your butt must be itching again.¡± Boundless Sky was initially holding out hope for a big sword for himself, but upon seeing the inevitable gemstone bag, he immediately felt deted. Hahaha¡­ Li Yao put three gold coins and a gemstone bag into his backpack and said: ¡°Alright, we¡¯ve been doing this for quite a while. Everyone¡¯s tired, let¡¯s call it a day.¡± ¡°What about the guild business?¡± Guardian Angel asked. ¡°We¡¯ll do it in the afternoon game time. We will form the guild then. Let¡¯s rest up for now; we can¡¯t rush these things.¡± Li Yao suggested as he used his hearthstone to teleport back to the Undercity. ¡°Thanks, Brother Prairie Fire.¡± Boundless Sky bid his farewell and also started teleporting back to the city using his hearthstone. Everyone said their goodbyes and went back to their city. Li Yao stepped out from the inn, slowly strolling down the streets of the Undercity, reminiscing the feeling of having a mount. However, his current level was too low, and hecked sufficient military contribution points, making it nearly impossible to obtain a mount. Now that he¡¯s learned engineering, Li Yao fantasized about crafting a mechanical road bully or a mechanical tank, preferably an intelligent one that didn¡¯t require him to steer. That would be way morefortablepared to a standard mount. With these thoughts, Li Yao made his way towards the Royal District. Having aplished the first trial and sessfullypleted the elite mission, it was time to be a true elite yer. As an elite yer, all attributes would be substantially enhanced. Of course, there¡¯s a downside as well. Killing regr mobs would hardly yield any experience now and the drops from regr mobs would be significantly reduced, in other words. Bing an elite yer equals having insane stats, but also means that you be immune to regr mobs. Furthermore, after bing an elite, farming regr dungeons carries no benefit, and the rewards from elite dungeons would be halved. Only master-level dungeons would yield actual rewards. In his past life, many yers thought they would be invincible after bing elites, only to realize that they couldprehend nothing but the master mode dungeons. Consequently, they suffered devastating defeats. Elite mode only marginally increased certain attributes and wasn¡¯t anything game-breaking. After finishing the elite mission, Li Yao had to stick around the auction house for hours, and then finally start working on engineering to craft the repair robot. He was still short on proficiency and needed more practice. He had to form the guild in the afternoon, handle the guild operations. Plus, he still hadn¡¯t gotten the blueprint he wanted before the carnival. As soon as he thought about these, Li Yao suddenly realized that he had too many things to busy himself with. ¡°Boss, Are you there?¡± Suddenly, a message came in. ¡°Hmm?¡± Li Yao replied. ¡°Cough, it¡¯s like this, when do I start working?¡± A weak voice from Candy Candy slipped into Li Yao¡¯s ears. It was then Li Yao remembered that he seemed to have hired a worker. ¡°Have you reached Intermediate level in engineering?¡± ¡°Yeah, I stayed up all night and pushed my engineering skills to intermediate level. Also, I¡¯ve paid up the debt for the guild,¡± replied Candy Candy. ¡°It turns out you were right, boss. They were the bad guys. They tried to con me into ruing more interest, but Gold Coin sister sorted it all out. She directly contacted the cyber police and my problem was resolved.¡± ¡°Well, I¡¯m d that everything worked out. I¡¯ll give you a few blueprints. Once you learn them, you can help me create some ammunition and stuff every day. Once you¡¯ve reached the work quota I have set for you, then you¡¯re free to do whatever you want,¡± Li Yao continued, ¡°Where are you?¡± ¡°Ah, I don¡¯t know¡­ The ce is so big andplex here. I seem to have lost my way. Gold Coin Sister is not around, and I¡­¡± Candy Candy¡¯s voice shrank back as she nervously responded. Unbelievable! Li Yao was stunned, ¡°Let me form a party with you.¡± Li Yao partied up with Candy Candy and discovered the poor girl managed to venture into the heart of Undercity where few people ever tread ¨C the territory of the Pharmacist¡¯s Association. ¡°You didn¡¯t think of me until you gotpletely lost, did you?¡± ¡°Err¡­¡± Candy Candy lowered her head, looking much like a child who messed up something. ¡°You don¡¯t need to be nervous, I didn¡¯t mean anything by it. You can actually ask the guards for directions, you know.¡± ¡°They looked quite fierce, I didn¡¯t dare ask them for directions.¡± Li Yao saw that the guards were a massive, hideous fusion of different corpses, releasing the pungent smell of potions and decay. ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll take you to the engineering ce first. My proficiency isn¡¯t high enough anyways, so, I need to practice a bit more.¡± Li Yao took Candy Candy to the area where engineering was practiced. ¡°For now, help me by crafting bullets, ammo, and Exploding Sheep. These are the blueprints. I have sent you the daily quantity as well,¡± Li Yao handed over the blueprints through trading. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, boss, I will definitelyplete your tasks.¡± After receiving and learning the blueprints, Candy Candy began crafting using the materials supplied by Li Yao. Li Yao noticed that Candy Candy¡¯s demeanor changed instantly. She was no longer the naive and innocent girl from before, instead she showed a sense of efficiency and carefulness not one detail was overlooked. Li Yao nodded his head. Although this employee might be a bit ditzy, she was worth nurturing. Li Yao also found an engineering station and began practicing his engineering skills, he still needed over a hundred proficiency points before he could learn how to create the repair robot¡­ PS: It¡¯s definitely tough to be the author, I¡¯ll try hard to churn out another chapter, looking for support¡­ Chapter 201: Counterattack (Additional 1700 monthly votes) Chapter 201: Counterattack (Additional 1700 monthly votes) Trantor: 549690339 Li Yao was now so poor that he had almost exhausted all of his funds to purchase Shining Fruits. His remaining assets were a few Gold Coins he had earned by raiding dungeons. He could hardly afford the training in engineering. The only constion was that he could learn some rtively cheap forms in the main city. But every stage was like this. The initial stage was easy but difficulties ramped up as he progressed. As an elite job, Li Yao decided to focus on improving his engineering proficiency. Once his engineering proficiency enabled him to build robots, Li Yao stopped and, even though he had almost exhausted all his assets, gathered materials and started to make robots. Even though he was a master of Engineering in his previous life, constructing a robot, even the simplest one, was still extremely difficult. However, Li Yao didn¡¯t realize that a storm was brewing in the outside world. The major guilds and clubs that had suffered major losses were preparing to strike back. Li Yao¡¯s aplishment of obtaining first kill in the master-level dungeon had left all the guilds with lost face. All these major guilds believed that with Li Yao¡¯s experience, they could conquer the master-level dungeon without much difficulty. Some guilds, after watching Qin Feng Yi¡¯s dungeon-building video, realized that Li Yao¡¯s wild team configuration was not stronger than their own. They discovered that the boss was stronger than the elite mode, but with other people¡¯s videos and strategy guides, they could pass it. So, they scrambled to gather some Shining Fruits, started building dungeons, and began live streaming. Many guilds united and wanted to show Li Yao that not only could they raid master-level dungeons, but also, iming the dungeon¡¯s first kill was nothing special. They imed that their foray into elite dungeons was required by thepany, it wasn¡¯t that they couldn¡¯t raid, or that they weren¡¯t powerful. If anyone had doubts, they could take it up with Ancient Gods Company. When Ancient Gods Company saw the actions of these major guilds, they were angered too. ¡°Okay, you want to prove yourselves? Right, I¡¯ll provide you with the tform. Hasn¡¯t the carnival ended? No Problem, we will provide you with the official live streaming tform, allow you to live-stream nationwide, even a TV station has been arranged for you.¡± You want to prove yourselves? You im the dungeon we made is rubbish? Right, go ahead and advertise it.¡± Within just half an hour, their extensive promotion coupled with the enthusiasm of the excited guilds, resulted in the grand opening of master-level dungeon building. These teams weren¡¯t fools, they had carefully studied Li Yao¡¯s videos. Then they began building their dungeons. With the help of Li Yao¡¯s team¡¯s summations, the small monsters were nothing. As they easily reached the first boss, Corpse Emission, their morale boosted, and they boasted of how mundane the master-level dungeon was and how Li Yao¡¯s team was simply sensationalising. Even though some of the audience knew better, most believed their point of view and considered Li Yao and his team as mere clowns. However, reality was harsh. It did not take long before their smugness dissipitated. As the battle against Corpse Emission began in the master-level prison, teams were defeated, one after another, and in a rather pathetic way. They justified that failing once was normal. Wasn¡¯t it true that they failed too when they first imed kills? And then they were defeated again. It was then imed that their upational abilities were too strong, and that their failure was normal.They just had to get familiar with it. And yet, they were wiped out again. The fourth time, the fifth time, the sixth time, the seventh time¡­ Witnessing the repeated failures of the teams through live broadcasts, the world was stunned into silence. ¡°This is the difficulty level of a Master Dungeon? So many teams around the world can¡¯t even get rid of half of Corpse Emission¡¯s health, no matter how many times this challenge was attempted.¡± If Li Yao knew about it, he would tell you why. Because in his previous life, they were stuck on Corpse Emission for four to five days and had to try countless times before finally seeding. Although he was reborn and passed this level due to a fortunate coincidence of owning the Crystal Spider. Not that there weren¡¯t any teams learning from Li Yao. There were also yers who owned elite or Silver Hero Spiders. However, when they attempted to set up their deployment, they realised how difficult it was. Even if they were Li Yao, they would still need three Arrow Towers and one Stone Demon as fixed points. They directly arranged their setup on the rock wall. In some ces, the setup was not sturdy and couldn¡¯t secrete fments segment by segment. Corpse Emission directly messed up the whole web. The repeated failures caused themander to rage, cursing the useless Hunters. As the failures continued, the audience was incensed, feeling deceived again. The inte was flooded with criticisms of these guilds and clubs. Meanwhile, those guilds and clubs that didn¡¯t participate were just watching the spectacle. The officials also responded directly by issuing penalties to guilds and clubs that used improper methods, and were demoted. They would not enjoy the seed team treatment. Subsequently, they listed three top videos. One was the video of Li Yao leading the team to raid the Master level dungeon, exined by Xiayao. One was about the basic three moves of Li Yao¡¯s Hunter ss and Li Yao¡¯s performance in the carnival individual match, which were exined jointly by Xiao Ze and KB. The third video was designed by the office in response to higher-up¡¯s demands,bining the impressive operations of Li Yao¡¯s two IDs into a highlights reel. The incident caused thepany¡¯s upper management to pay more attention to Li Yao. They became aware that their decisions could put Li Yao under pressure and cause him trouble. To better test the Mecha, they started to campaign for Li Yao. The third video even advertised for Li Yao, promoting the news that Li Yao wanted to establish a guild. Three videos were made top posts, and they were ced on top in all the administrative districts¡¯ official websites, which made countless people envious and jealous. This was undoubtedly an exclusive honor. Countless people who didn¡¯t know Li Yao were intrigued and clicked on the top videos, only to have their minds blown by Li Yao¡¯s skills and be conquered by the technology. No matter what their opinion was regarding Li Yao as a person, his skills were impable. The entirement section was filled with praise. Only a few envious people blurted out sour words, but they were drowned out. Hunter King ¨C no one knew who first proposed this, but after watching the three videos, no one could deny that Prairie Fire deserved the title of Hunter King. Especially the ¡®Huaxia¡¯ yers, they were very proactive. The title ¡°Hunter King¡± was not known to all overnight, but everyone who paid attention to thepetitive scene knew about this title. Many yers from the Dark Camp expressed interest in joining Li Yao¡¯s guild, and even some yers from the Light Faction deleted their ounts and started afresh just to join Li Yao¡¯s guild. The guilds and clubs that instigated the matter wept bitter tears. Not only had they made a fool of themselves again, but they had also made others look good, essentially snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. Meanwhile, Li Yao was oblivious to all this external chaos. Having made his robot, he was delighted and was now leisurely walking in the Royal District. ¡°You¡¯rete. The queen has been waiting for you for half a day,¡± the banshee whispered to Li Yao. The queen gave the banshee a nce, and the banshee quickly floated out and closed the door. ¡°Your performance this time was amazing. I heard you helped those birdmen clear out an Evil Cave. Although it is an insignificant ce, you have brought me honor.¡± The queen elegantly lifted her hand and gestured at the items on the table. ¡°Thank you, my Queen.¡± Li Yao picked up the items and bowed in gratitude. ¡°Hmm, one is a heritage crystal, the other is small trinket I no longer use. Consider this as a reward for adding glory to me.¡± The queen pointed to her chin and said, ¡°Come find me when you are at level fifteen. You may leave now.¡± Li Yao was curious about the attribute of this little reward, but still left the hall after bowing¡­ PS: Here is the sixth update for the day¡­continue to ask for monthly tickets, already¡­withered and tattered¡­. Chapter 202: The Touch of Darkness (Request for Monthly Tickets) Chapter 202: The Touch of Darkness (Request for Monthly Tickets) Trantor: 549690339 Li Yao stepped out of the Royal District, and then gave the Banshee guarding the gate some small art pieces that could only be purchased in the High Elf Kingdom, causing her fondness for Li Yao to increase dramatically. In life, the Banshee was also a High Elf, and although she has now be a Banshee of the Undead, she always considers the High Elves as her homnd. However, when the High Elf Capital was ughtered, she was left home and country-less ¨C she didn¡¯t dare to look back at the tragic scene. Receiving a gift from her homnd naturally made her very happy. As a high-ranking female officer serving the queen, she, for the first time, personally escorted Li Yao out of the Royal District. Li Yao waved goodbye to the Banshee, smiling. Fondness could not only be gained from doing tasks, those little art pieces, although worth only a few Gold Coins, could win favor with the queen¡¯s female officers, making the cost worthwhile. The advantage of being reborn is often not something appreciable by ordinary or even elite yers. It is only when specific situations arise that its depths can be revealed. Of course, no one is currently rich enough to spend a few gold coins on such intangible benefits. Li Yao found a secluded spot, unable to resist opening his bag. Inheritance Crystal: Allowsplete session of a Dark Ranger¡¯s legacy. Note: The Inheritance Crystal personally conferred by the Dark Queen, only favored sessors are given the right to use, viting this could result in a terrifying curse. Designated User: Prairie Fire. Li Yao shook his head, then directly input a trace of Magic Power. An icy, eerie chill rapidly spread throughout his body. Li Yao immediately felt his body¡¯s agility increase substantially. Attributes being secondary, agility was what he cared about the most. As long as he was agile enough, he could bring to bear more of his strength and tactics from his past life. Li Yao looked at his status, which had now changed. Prairie Fire (Elite Three-Star) As an Elite, each star increases attribute bonuses by 15%. Due to his Creator¡¯s Equipment, Li Yao¡¯s rank was instantly upgraded to three stars. Li Yao¡¯s health, which was just about to hit one thousand, suddenly increased significantly, going straight to around one thousand five. Of course, his enhancement was all-epassing, covering attack power, armor, resistance, and so on. This is a permanent attribute blessing. The greater the attribute and equipment upgrades, the greater the bonus effects. Not all elite yers have the same attributes. It also acted as a kind of curse. From now on, gaining experience and loot from low-level monsters was basically impossible. When epting missions, only difficult tasks were avable. As for star ratings, under normal circumstances they have to be earned bypleting missions. Only those who have reached three stars are eligible to ept Silver Hero missions. Li Yao reviewed his attributes in detail and was very satisfied. After wrestling tirelessly, he has finally be a true Dark Ranger. Li Yao was just a tad disappointed to not have obtained any new elite skills. He guessed that the queen had asked him to return once he hit level fifteen, probably for a skills mission. Then, Li Yao took out another little gizmo. Touch of Darkness 1/3 Grade: Epic Purple Slot: Dual Hand Special Equipment Agility: 15 Arm Agility: 25 Provides a 1% life leech effect on attacks. Lifespan Siphon, absorbs 25% of the target¡¯s health to heal oneself, with a 5-minute cooldown. Life Deprivation, in a nonbat state, can absorb life energy from any living entity to heal oneself. Equipment Level: 10 Restricted to Dark Ranger Soul Bound: Prairie Fire When Li Yao saw the Touch of Darkness meld directly into his hands, his agility increased slightly. Li Yao grasped his Long Bow; it seemed extensions of dark fog in the shape of tentacles radiated from his hands, wrapping around the Long Bow. He tried drawing the bow and found his hand was more stable, his dexterity increased, contributing to stability and uracy as well. This is a special mechanism of the ancient gods. Some things cannot be reflected solely through attributes but require personalprehension and pondering. As for the 1% life leech, Li Yao¡¯s standard interpretation or others¡¯, might not see it as very useful. At this stage, a high-level attack is generally four or five hundred; sucking four or five life points per attack seems negligible, but discarding the skill just as pointless. But Li Yao was different. His high attack power, coupled with his three Arrow Towers and Fire Hawk, whenbined, could bring his 1% life leech effect to a terrifying level. The Lifespan Siphon was originally a Magician¡¯s skill. It was a life-saving skill, no exnation needed. As for Life Deprivation, Li Yao always felt there was some other use for it but at the moment, it only seemed to save him some bread. And this wasn¡¯t even aplete piece of equipment. However, Li Yao had no memory of this gear and neither any clues about it. Overall, after a period of slow and steady development, Li Yao¡¯s strength has finally experienced explosive growth for the first time. ¡°Boss, hey hey, you¡¯re gone.¡± Candy called Li Yao. ¡°What¡¯s up?¡± Li Yao answered helplessly, this employee was diligent, and had talent, only her mind was a bit slow. ¡°The Exploding Sheep you asked me to make, I¡¯ve made enough.¡± The girl joyfully said. ¡°Hmm, very good, keep it up. And don¡¯t report every time, just send them to me via mail when they¡¯re done,¡± Li Yao responded. ¡°Okay, thank you, boss. I¡¯ll be working hard,¡± Candy excitedly ended the call. Li Yao shook his head, went to the warehouse, took out some Shining Fruit, and then ran to the auction house. He was now t broke and nned to sell a little depending on the situation. ¡°Lei, what¡¯s happening on your side?¡± Li Yao connected to Zhao Lei¡¯smunication channel. ¡°Big Fire, you wouldn¡¯t know. The auction house ran out of Shining Fruit. There are announcements everywhere wanting to buy Shining Fruit. But despite the high demand, there¡¯s simply no supply. Have the yers lost their minds?!¡± Zhao Lei excitedly said, ¡°If it wasn¡¯t for you telling me to wait, I wouldn¡¯t be able to resist selling!¡± The situation was not at all surprising to Li Yao. Under normal circumstances and ording to his knowledge, the daily output of Shining Fruit from the Dark Camp was only over a hundred sets. The output from the Light Faction and Neutral Faction was simr. In reality, the actual daily output of Shining Fruit was not above five hundred sets. The demand for Shining Fruit was astronomical. Even with this huge demand none of the yers saw the issue. Having purchased a majority of the Shining Fruit avable since the start of the game, Li Yao had almost all of the Shining Fruit from all three factions at dirt-cheap prices. A group only needs pioneer one master level copy, which requires dozens of them. A set could only be used four or five times. Of course, right now the yers hadn¡¯t reached that far, hence their consumption wasn¡¯t that high either. But the number of yers from all three camps had already exceeded 1.5 billion. Even if all the new additions wereter joiners, that¡¯s a conservative estimate of a hundred million level ten yers. Among these yers, no one knew how many teams were fighting for the master levels after seeing the rewards Li Yao and his team got from pioneering the master levels. It was evident how massive the shortage of Shining Fruit was. ¡°You can start selling a little bit now, don¡¯t sell too much. One set at a time, post only ten sets, and first test out the market,¡± Li Yao said. Zhao Lei immediately grew excited and said, ¡°Then how much per set, 50 Silver per set?¡± Li Yao immediately yelled, ¡°Did you go mad? 50 Silver a set?¡± ¡°Ahem, isn¡¯t it a bit of a rip-off? But right now there are people shouting 40 Silver a set, I think 50 Silver could be sold too¡­¡± ¡°You prodigal son, 50 Silver, I¡¯d rather throw it in the sea than sell. Brother, could you have a dream a little bit? 50 Silver a set, why would I bother with that? Go ahead, 3 Gold a set, take it or leave it,¡± Li Yao interrupted Zhao Lei. Ah, a mouth full of blood spattered out from Zhao Lei. Big brother, you bought them at 3 Silver a set, ok¡­? PS: The first chapter is delivered, still the segment everyone loves to see, asking for subscriptions and monthly tickets. Chapter 203: The Bottom of the Scapegoat (Seeking Monthly Tickets) Chapter 203: The Bottom of the Scapegoat (Seeking Monthly Tickets) Trantor: 549690339 ¡°Big brother, you can¡¯t be joking.¡± Zhao Lei initially thought that 50 silver per bundle was quite steep, and hesitated for a long time before he managed to speak up. Turns out, it wasn¡¯t enough. He now wants three gold per bundle. ¡°If it wasn¡¯t for the consideration of yers¡¯ purchasing power and the output from the dungeons, I would have priced it even higher.¡± Li Yao said. ¡°Hey, so you took the yers¡¯ purchasing power into consideration, eh? Do you even know how much yers earn from killing level ten monsters in a day?¡± Zhao Lei retorted. ¡°No need to calcte, at most 20 silver.¡± Li Yao couldn¡¯t remember these trivial matters. ¡°You know that as well huh. Given that monster hunting consumes resources and one needs to purchase skill books and such, in reality, they could only save about 2.3 silver each day. You are selling the goods for three gold per bundle, only an idiot would buy that.¡± Zhao Lei shouted. ¡°Big brother, this isn¡¯t how you should tally the ounts.¡± Li Yao said with a helpless tone. ¡°So how should it be done, tell me?¡± Zhao Lei argued. ¡°Alright, let me ask you this, do you think those yers you mentioned, who make just a little a day, would try for the master-level dungeons?¡± Li Yao asked. Zhao Lei was stunned and then hesitated before saying, ¡°I guess not, they should grind the normal and elite-level dungeons to umte equipment first.¡± ¡°Exactly, since these people are not our possible customers, mentioning their revenue is pointless.¡± Li Yao retorted impatiently, ¡°Can we try to think about this? The ones who dare to take on the dungeons currently are what kind of people?¡± ¡°The top ones would definitely be the bosses of various big guilds and clubs, then would be gold groups, and then some equipped elite yers and the tycoons.¡± Zhao Lei said. ¡°So tell me, do you think these peopleck money?¡± Li Yao asked again. ¡°Still too expensive.¡± Zhao Lei answered. Snort¡­ ¡°Don¡¯t apply your mentality to these people, you need to realize that master-level dungeons, even if not during their first clear. Killing a small monster gets them several silver coins, killing a boss gets them more than a golden coin, not to mention the master-level purple equipment. Do you think these are just equipment? They are not, they are their pride, you understand? It is their bragging rights.¡± Li Yao continued to ask: ¡°Now let me ask you a second question, are the Shining Fruit in short supply, is it only we who have a ton of them in stock?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Zhao Lei said. ¡°Therefore, we are in sole possession of a raremodity. Now, the number of yers foraging for herbs is flooding, the output of Shining Fruit each day is spread out, even big guilds find that obtaining Shining Fruit is bing increasingly difficult, not to mention the ordinary yers. There are simply not enough for all the yers, let alone the fact that there will be more and more yers joining the dungeons clearing team. Do you think me selling them at three gold each is actually quite reasonable?¡± Zhao Lei was left speechless, how is this being reasonable? The way you are talking about it sounds as if you are doing people a favor. Li Yao could, of course, sell at an even higher price, but taking the purchasing power of the yers into ount, to those tycoons, three gold would also tighten their wallet, but it wouldn¡¯t be to the extent where they couldn¡¯t afford it, as golden coins are also not that easy to obtain. ¡°Alright, I have given it some thought. It can be sold this way.¡± ¡°What, have you finally discovered your conscience, nning to sell it cheaper?¡± ¡°Cheap, my ass. Do this, split each bundle into two portions to sell, a hundred each portion, 1 gold 50 silver, get on with it, don¡¯t put on too many. Slow and steady, then go to the Neutral Auction House to take a look, purchase some from there as well. Don¡¯t exceed three hundred bundles for today, control it yourself.¡± Li Yao terminated themunication, rubbed his forehead, feeling exhausted inside. As a reborn, making money is not about ying small. Mixing limply is just a waste. The right move is to earn money from everyone in the world. As for the trivial small chores, sorry, his time is precious. Li Yao sat in the corner of the auction house, began to auction the Shining Fruits. Li Yao divided the five bundles into ten portions, each portion priced at 1.5 gold anonymously listed, then started to grab any underpriced item he could find. ¡°I knew there would be wicked people hoarding goods, I finally found it.¡± An Abomination shouted, cursing and swearing. ¡°cing five bundles out there in one swoop, this is really going all out. His heart is too dark. I curse that he won¡¯t sell a single one.¡± The undead beside him also said. ¡°It¡¯s not dark, it¡¯s not dark at all, this goods dealer is also an excellent yer. Ah, damn it, why can¡¯t I encounter such good deals.¡± The Abomination said, feeling frustrated. Not just them, many people have noted the appearance of the Shining Fruit, immediately flipping the page, then upon seeing the price, they gulp in cool air. Followed by curses and swearing against this ck-hearted businessman, Li Yao heard it and didn¡¯t contradict them. ¡°Holy shit, someone actually bought it, have they gone mad?¡± ¡°Damn it, I only have a dozen silver coins in my total possession, it doesn¡¯t even count as spare change.¡± ¡°This bastard, initially Shining Fruit was sold at 3 silver per bundle, now it¡¯s three golden straight away, I want to swear.¡± ¡°I want to kill someone even more, make a global announcement, that no one should purchase his Shining Fruit, we will clench him to death.¡± ¡°Right, clench him to death.¡± A group of people were furiously posting in all channels, urging to boycott the wicked merchants who are hoarding the Shining Fruit. This gained the response from the majority of ordinary yers. However, the originally slow-selling Shining Fruit was sold out after a short while. The server has been up for a while now, many yers havepleted their tasks and the Undercity started to get busy. The auction house was getting more crowded, many came in following the global announcement. Li Yao again put up five bundles, but this time the fruits were bought up in an instant. Li Yao directly put up a hundred bundles, two hundred portions this time, but within half an hour, they were all sold out, he wondered where these tycoons areing from. Those that have been keeping their eyes on the fruit couldn¡¯t help but feel envious. Li Yao thought for a while, then put up another hundred bundles, then he quietly started to grab underpriced items. This time it was a bit slow, selling little by little, many people were expecting the price to drop due to the saturation of Shining Fruit. However, an hour has passed, only twenty portions of Shining Fruit remained, many people became anxious, waiting for the person hoarding to continue the sale. However, until the Sherling Fruit was sold out, more than ten minutes passed and there was still no goods for sale. ¡°Damn, I shouldn¡¯t have hesitated, are these really out of stock?¡± ¡°Sigh, it seems that it¡¯s really out of stock, who was the damn one that assured me the price will definitely drop.¡± ¡°Damn it, I amte.¡± The situation in the Light Faction was also the same, Zhao Lei has long since headed toward the Neutral Auction House. After selling more than two hundred bundles, Li Yao¡¯s golden coins abruptly changed to nearly seven hundred gold, he immediately became a big tycoon. However, this is just the beginning, Li Yao was in no hurry. He will stop it for today, by his sales, there are enough goods for several hundred teams to clear the dungeons, when people explode with good equipment tomorrow and start to show off, then it¡¯s truly the time to make loads of money. A person sweeping the majority of the server yer¡¯s gold coin output into his own pocket, that is his goal. Now that leveling is already not suitable, Li Yao merrily continued his purchases as he is not short of money. He nned to construct the guild¡¯s warehouse into the world¡¯s most luxurious warehouse. Therefore, he isn¡¯t saving any money at all, he buys what he sees fit, all sorts of equipment, gemstones, strengthens his soul, skill books, secondary profession blueprints, sweeping up arge amount until he has spent more than five hundred gold before he stops. The extras are filled to the brim in his personal warehouse, Li Yao ns to establish the guild directly into the guild¡¯s warehouse. With the Shining Fruit alone, at least three thousand plus gold coins should be iing, he was simply not at all cash-strapped, three thousand gold coins, that is the capital he uses topete with thoserge guilds¡­ ps: Thanks to the very handsome reward from ¡°Looks Good Enough to Make Even a Donkey Cry¡±, thanks for the support, owe one more update. Continuing to ask for a monthly pass, feeling so disheartened. Hope the friends reading pirated versions could subscribe to Qidian Chinese Network, thank you. Chapter 204: Raking in Wealth Madly (additional release at 1750 monthly tickets) Chapter 204: Raking in Wealth Madly (additional release at 1750 monthly tickets) Trantor: 549690339 Thirty thousand gold, it sounds daunting, a sense of never running out, but in reality, it¡¯s not so. If Li Yao wanted to be a lone yer, let alone tens of thousands of gold, even hundreds at this stage would be more than enough, he wouldn¡¯t need to worry about gold coins. If Li Yao wanted to y around and set up a small guild just for fun, he wouldn¡¯t need much money either. It¡¯s just a group of peopleing together to create a guild, with no big ambitions, just there to enjoy the game slowly. However, what Li Yao wants to do is to establish a super guild and a club. Thirty thousand gold is just enough for him to get started. You have to understand that those big guilds and clubs in reality are like a huge organization. Such interest groups with real-life core bodies have every department set up robustly. They have thepetition team, the raid team, the guild war team, the logistic team, including guild management, life yers, supply gatherers, gold farming staff, and other various departments all operating in a full-fledged scale. These guilds are organized, disciplined machines with a clear goal to strive for. Without abundant funding, it would be impossible for Li Yao to build up something that could counter those huge guilds based on his rebirth advantage and technological advantage alone. That¡¯s just a pipe dream. Today, when game guilds have been standardized, grouped, and professionalized, it¡¯s not something a couple of younglings can overturn with passion alone. Li Yao was sorting out the warehouse when he suddenly received a private chat voice message from Boundless Ocean: ¡°Ahem, what are you up to, Brother Prairie Fire?¡± ¡°Ocean, this is unlike you. Are you here for the Shining Fruits?¡± Li Yao guessed his intentions as soon as he thought about it. ¡°Haha, nothing gets past you. We are getting ready to raid, but as you know, even after the guild has tried all means, we can only buy a few here and there, which is nowhere near enough. Three gold per set at the auction, right? I¡¯ll take three sets. Selling directly to me saves the auction fee and is more convenient,¡± said Boundless Ocean. ¡°You are so stingy, only buying three sets. At least ten sets, otherwise, I might as well auction them,¡± Li Yao shook his head. ¡°Bro,e on, we are good friends. To be honest, our finance is tight, most of the gold coins are tied up in other materials, so we are really short on gold coins now,¡± Boundless Oceanined. ¡°Don¡¯t give me that. Are you asking me to count it for you or what? It¡¯s not me not being a good friend. If you said it was for your raid, there¡¯s no problem, I¡¯d even gift you two sets. After all, I got them for three silver. But now you are clearly representing the guild. How could I let go of a big client like you?¡± Li Yao said seriously. ¡°Ok, ten sets then,¡± Boundless Ocean reluctantly conceded. ¡°Stop pretending. You are the scout sent by other guilds to test the waters, right? Let me tell you clearly upfront, I don¡¯t have much stock. If you don¡¯t want to waste time, you can tell those big guilds. If they want Shining Fruits, sure, but the minimum order is twenty sets. Otherwise, they will have to camp at the auction house all day, waiting for the moment when I feel like putting up one or two sets for auction.¡± ¡°So you don¡¯t ept private chats and messages from strangers either. That¡¯s a tough move because there are so many guilds trying to feel me out through me. I will keep track of the orders and send them to you within an hour at most. You can mail the goods and request payment on receipt,¡± Boundless Ocean said. ¡°Alright, since Ocean is so helpful, what else can I say? I¡¯ve mailed you ten sets, and this time you don¡¯t need to pay, consider it a personal gift from me to you. But you¡¯ll have to pay next time,¡± Li Yao said, and sent out the ten sets of Shining Fruits. ¡°Haha, I knew you are a good bro,¡± Boundless Ocean certainly doesn¡¯t care about a few dozen gold coins, what he cares about is Li Yao¡¯s attitude. Li Yaoughed. He has over ten thousand sets, so ten sets are a droplet in the ocean, in fact, it just cost him 30 silver coins, but it can be quite significant at times. After some thought, Li Yao sent another fifty sets to Feng Yi. There must be many guilds trying to probe him through Feng Yi as well, but since she hasn¡¯t contacted himtely, it might be because she didn¡¯t want to bother him. So, he directly sent her fifty sets to help her with rtionships or something. ¡°If anyone asks you to probe me, could you take care of it for me please? Keep track of it, each order should be no less than twenty sets, otherwise, don¡¯t bother. I¡¯m sending you fifty sets, you can handle it as favors,¡± Li Yao said. ¡°So that¡¯s your n. I thought you were going to hold on to them for a few days and raise the price,¡± Feng Yi said. ¡°No use. Three gold is pretty much their limit. After all, they¡¯re raiding for profit, if they spend all the return on me, nobody is that stupid. Moreover, if it weren¡¯t for me deliberately starting a fire, the raiding masters wouldn¡¯t act so eagerly,¡± Li Yao told Feng Yi the truth. ¡°I see. I¡¯ll create a spreadsheet for you. You just need to mail the goods and ask for payment on receiptter,¡± Feng Yi understood that Li Yao didn¡¯t want to engage in a price war. He simply set a fixed price, take it or leave it. Li Yao wasn¡¯t worried at all, so he went ahead and bought some more cheap items at the auction. Shashou Jian also contacted Li Yao, to which he directly sold twenty sets. Within twenty minutes, Boundless Ocean and Feng Yi both sent him spreadsheets. Li Yao nced over and saw manyrge guilds that had reached out to them, about thirty in total. Li Yao sent each of them an email with twenty sets of goods with payment on receipt. They basically paid immediately. Suddenly, Li Yao¡¯s coin purse began to swell like a ball, along with the six hundred sets Zhao Lei was going to sell at the neutral and Alliance¡¯s auction house, he had almost four thousand gold coins. Thinking back to his past life, when he was level sixty and it took him nearly two months to scrape together enough gold coins just to buy a thousand-gold mount. It was such a struggle. But now, at level twelve, he had three to four thousand gold coins in his bag, and even more valuable goods in his warehouse. Li Yao couldn¡¯t help sighing. Then, Li Yao started a new round of shopping. He wasn¡¯t worried. The supply of Shining Fruits had always been tight, and with Li Yao¡¯s fire-starter actions, the rich big shots flocked to the master level dungeons. There was genuinely no concern about oversupply. ¡°Big Bro, are we going to start our own guild or not?¡± Dazed Innocence asked dissatisfiedly. ¡°We will. I¡¯ll head to Silvermoon City right away,¡± Li Yao was addicted to shopping, spending gold coins like water. Li Yao returned directly to the charging room, used the World Amplifier to shrink size, and went straight to the Tower of the Sun on his Fire Eagle, then took the Flying Mount and quickly arrived at the capital of the Elves. Most of Silvermoon City had been destroyed. The current capital was a reconstruction in the ruins, but it was still magnificent and gorgeous. Only some important doors had elf guards. Ordinary patrols had changed to arcane guards. During the night, there would be magic brooms doing most of the maintenance. It was almost entirely self-sustaining, keeping the beautiful city intact. When Li Yao arrived, he found that all the members of the team had arrived¡­ ps: Extra update sent, I¡¯m off to write more. Chapter 205: Full Warehouse (Extra For 1800 Monthly Votes) Chapter 205: Full Warehouse (Extra Chapter For 1800 Monthly Votes) Trantor:549690339 ¡°You all get here so punctually, while I¡¯m thest one to arrive,¡± said Li Yao. ¡°I¡¯ll create the guild and then add you all in. That won¡¯t be so troublesome.¡± ¡°Tch, you¡¯re just eager to be one of the founding members,¡± Dummy Moe rolled her eyes. Guardian Angel chuckled, ¡°Hey, big spender, you must have raked it in with those Shining Fruits this time. Come on, tell us, got hundreds of gold coins, huh? With a couple of hundred as base, we can get this guild set up nicely.¡± ¡°Hundreds of gold coins, you have quite the imagination,¡± Li Yao shook his head. ¡°Look at you, I am sure you were up to no good this morning, not even in the game.¡± Dummy Moe gave a thumbs-down. ¡°Hmm, what would a kid like you understand?¡± Guardian Angel, seeing everyone else with peculiar expressions, became more curious. ¡°Really, how much is it?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry about that now, let¡¯s create the guild first,¡± Li Yao tapped his forehead, then asked, ¡°So, what shall we call the guild?¡± Aah pff¡­ Everyone looked at Li Yao in disbelief. ¡°Buddy, are you out of your mind? You¡¯re about to create your own guild and you haven¡¯t even thought of a name,¡± Da Vincimented dryly. ¡°Haha, a name, it¡¯s just a symbol, it¡¯s not important. How about you all help me think of one?¡± Li Yao chuckled. ¡°How about ¡®Dummy Moe¡¯s Cottage¡¯?¡± Dummy Moe suggested enthusiastically. Sweating, Guardian Angel said seriously, ¡°How about we call it ¡®Sword of Divine Punishment¡¯ instead.¡± ¡°Not a bad name, I thought of one too, how about ¡®New Wind¡¯?¡± Da Vinci chimed in. ¡°Doesn¡¯t he have another in-game name, ¡®Starfire¡¯? What about the ¡®Starfire Guild¡¯?¡± Feng Yi suddenly suggested. ¡°Sounds good,¡± said Li¡¯s sister. Dummy Moe tilted her head, ¡°Seems a little better than the one I came up with.¡± ¡°I think it¡¯s fine. Let¡¯s see if it¡¯s avable when I go to register. If not, we could also make do with the ¡®Divine Punishment Guild¡¯,¡± said Li Yao, not particrly bothered about the name. The crowd then entered the guild registration facility together. The guild manager was a young male elf who, on seeing them, asked, ¡°Registering a guild?¡± ¡°Yes,¡± Li Yao illuminated his Glorious Deeds, which were basically his reputation in reality. ¡°Hmm, you will need to gather thirty signatures and then see me once again,¡± said the manager. Li Yao picked up the form and the manager requested, ¡°Sign your name, please.¡± Seeing Li Yao¡¯s signature, the manager¡¯s eyes lit up instantly, ¡°So you¡¯re Mr. Prairie Fire, my apologies for not recognizing you sooner.¡± ¡°You know me?¡± Li Yao asked, confused. ¡°Of course, how could I not? You¡¯ve done us proud with your trial run,¡± the manager took the guild registration form from Li Yao, saying, ¡°Someone higher up has already instructed us, when you register your guild, it will be created directly. You¡¯ve just signed, all you have to do now is write the name of the guild, design a guild emblem, and it¡¯ll all be settled.¡± ¡°Of course, where there¡¯s power, there¡¯s privilege.¡± Guardian Angel gave a wry smile at the manager who had initially appeared so strictly professional but now looked as if he was on cloud nine. ¡°It feels quite good having this privilege applied to us though.¡± ¡°Tch, what does it have to do with you,¡± Dummy Moe looked disdainful. Li Yao wrote down the guild¡¯s name, Starfire. It was avable. Then he designed an emblem, a deste prairie with a lively me, and submitted it. Afterward, the guild registration which was supposed to take quite a bit of time waspleted in less than ten minutes. As they were warmly seen off by the manager, everyone was still dazed. ¡°I¡¯ve set the member levels as follows: newbie, regr, elite, backbone, core, elder, and vice president. What do you all think?¡± Li Yao added them to the guild and asked. ¡°The levels are quite standard. You¡¯re the president, so it¡¯s up to you,¡± Guardian Angel spoke. ¡°These are trivial matters.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve set you all as elders. As for the vice president, let¡¯s discusster,¡± Li Yao dered. ¡°That¡¯s eptable. The crucial thing for now is the development n. Levels and such are secondary. Tell us your n,¡± said Li¡¯s sister. ¡°Well, first off, the goal. My aim is to establish a world-ss, super-leading guild. So we have to take the formal route right from the start, we can¡¯t take shortcuts. In reality, I have enough credit points to register a guild as apany. Based on that, we¡¯ll form a world-ss team topete in the World Cup and the Olympics. That¡¯s about it.¡± Everyone was taken aback. They knew Li Yao had grand ambitions, but they did not expect them to be this audacious. ¡°Dude, are you kidding me?¡± Guardian Angel touched Li Yao¡¯s forehead. ¡°I never joke about such matters,¡± Li Yao said earnestly. ¡°That¡¯s a pretty big goal,¡± even Li¡¯s sister was startled. ¡°You all follow me,¡± Li Yao led everyone to the guild warehouse. Then he expanded the guild warehouse to the maximum amount a level one guild could hold and imported all his items into the guild warehouse via email. He added the leftovers found before, all of which were quite popr items, dumped them into the warehouse, and opted for system arrangement. ¡°Damn, looks like you¡¯ve swiped the entire auction house.¡± Despite being mentally prepared, they were all still shocked by the scene. In the guild warehouse neatly arranged were thousands of equipment items. Countless blue equipment sparkled brilliantly. Above that were more than a hundred purple equipment pieces, radiating a purple glow. In the topmost area were dozens of purple weapons, utterly tempting. Importantly, this wasn¡¯t low grade equipment, but level 10, the mainstream high-end gear for the current stage. Looking at the other pages, they were full to the brim of ores, herbs, gemstones, and other materials, a sight that left one¡¯s eyes spinning. Turning to the new page, there were blueprints for various secondary professions, skill books, all extremely appealing. ¡°My eyes must be ying tricks on me. How much did all this cost?¡± Dummy Moe gawked. ¡°Not much, just over a thousand gold in total,¡± Li Yao said casually. ¡°What? Do you say ¡®just over a thousand gold¡¯? How much did you actually make?¡± Guardian Angel was panting. Everyone else was curious and looked towards Li Yao. ¡°I made about 5,000 gold just today from the three factions, there are still over 20,000 gold worth of Shining Fruits left, no hurry to sell.¡± ¡°Brother, you¡¯re my real brother. You managed to monopolize Shining Fruits from all three factions. Gosh, 30,000 gold, do you understand the concept? The money I carry hasn¡¯t even exceeded 3 gold,¡± said Guardian Angel, lost for words. The others were also rendered speechless. Even Feng Yi was shocked. She thought Li Yao had only bought a batch of Shining Fruits, and hadn¡¯t expected him to monopolize the vast majority of Shining Fruits. ¡°That¡¯s the assurance I have and what you see in the guild warehouse is just the tip of the iceberg,¡± Li Yao said. ¡°Phew, don¡¯t say anymore, this scene is overbearing. Even though I haven¡¯t seen other guild warehouses, I can bet that there won¡¯t be any guild with such a grand scale,¡± Guardian Angel spoke. ¡°Hmm, with money, things be easier. It would be best if the warehouse could be expanded five times, especially materials and blueprints, skill books. Buy a bit more. Then designate a point system. This can help elerate the growth of our guild. Your ideal has a tiny bit of possibility now,¡± said Li¡¯s sister after a moment¡¯s thought¡­ ps: Here¡¯s the added chapter. Please subscribe, offer monthly passes, and rmend. Off for dinner, then back to writing. Chapter 208: Combine Angel’s Wing Chapter 208: Combine Angel¡¯s Wing Trantor: 549690339 With the participation of the yers, the guild finally became lively. Out of the 300 slots, they did not fill up all, but purposely left 10 slots open to enlist any unexpected experts they ran into, for precaution¡¯s sake. The first thing the yers did was check the guild storehouse. When they actually saw the condition of the guild storehouse, the guild yers nearly went insane, their breaths turning rapid. It was apletely different feeling from seeing it in the auction house. The thought of owning these great equipments if they had enough points set their hearts aze. Even though some elite yers had blues already, these were all low-level pieces. Few among them had aplete set of blue equipment at level ten, let alone purples. These purples were obtained through lucky drops or purchased with real money in the auction house by the yers reluctant to use them. It was like winning the lottery. Not everyone who bought a ticket could win. Through the guild storehouse, they saw the guild¡¯s future and hidden strength. Meanwhile, Li Yao was considering the next step. The guild had already been established, but it was only the beginning. He had a long way to go. Although he had ample funds and the advantage of rebirth, nobody could predict the ultimate oue. Thinking that all guild yers would strive with him for their shared ideals was ridiculous. They joined the guild for better benefits. Firstly, the guild had to offer great benefits to make them strive for the guild. Those spewing about honor and passion were few and far between. Shared interests were the greatest unifying force. But of course, ideals were irreceable. Interests only served as a method, the aim was to achieve the ideals. For example, during the ancient agrarian rebellions, vowing to seek happiness and peace for everyone was nonsense. Nobody would follow you. But if you promise to offer themnd to farm, food to eat, a wife to marry, and set up some role models, there would be widespread supports! Guardian Angel said, ¡°Well, people have arrived. I guessed they all ran to drool over the guild storehouse.¡± ¡°Elder Guardian, with so many good things, who wouldn¡¯t drool?¡± ¡°Indeed, Elder, how do we earn points?¡± Dumb Meng Tong said, ¡°Don¡¯t listen to his tricks, he has no power other than adding people. You¡¯re wasting your breath asking.¡± ¡°Elder Tong, who makes the decision then? Let¡¯s establish some rules,¡± Handsome Loner said. Big Sister Li said, ¡°Calm down everyone, I¡¯m working on the guild rules, benefits, and point system. They will be announced noter than tomorrow.¡± ¡°Oh man, we have to wait till tomorrow? Seeing all these great items but not being able to use them, my heart aches,¡± Miserable Happiness said in a sorrowful tone. Li Yao, who finally formed an outline of the future path, said, ¡°Is that all you guys care about? These things are just bait to attract you. Want to quickly get the equipment? You can. Don¡¯t forget, our core team is the only one that has cleared the Master level of the Evil Dungeon. You guys can form your own parties and get walkthroughs from the Elders, Master levels are hard, but Expert should be manageable. If you want benefits, wait until the system is established. The higher your guild rank, the more bonus points or gold coin sries you will receive.¡± Guardian Angel chimed in, ¡°Hear that, everyone? We need to have a long-term vision. Do you understand?¡± ¡°It¡¯s already afternoon, and we gathered in different main cities. Leveling up is a hassle, running dungeons has to wait until night. Why doesn¡¯t the guild organize some activities for us to bond?¡± Miserable Happiness suggested. His words resonated with many others. Li Yao said, ¡°That¡¯s what I was about to say. There are still several hours left until it gets dark on the West Continent. I have a n to raise everyone¡¯s level.¡± ¡°Are we leveling up on the same map?¡± Handsome Loner asked. ¡°No, rapid leveling. You¡¯ll seeter. Everyone, let¡¯s group at the Bent Corner Supply Station in the Endless ins of the West Continent. As an inaugural benefit for the first group of guild members, you will experience the thrill of level up flying!¡± said Li Yao. ¡°Damn, how do hundreds of people level up flying?¡± said Guardian Angel. ¡°You¡¯re not just messing with us, are you?¡± ¡°Exactly, ten people leveling up together have been tough enough, let alone two hundred plus. Guild leader, quit joking.¡± ¡°Leader, no one questions your skills, but don¡¯t exaggerate.¡± ¡°Leader, it¡¯s our first day in, and you¡¯re already boasting, that¡¯s not so good.¡± Instantly, various banter followed. Clearly, they didn¡¯t believe Li Yao¡¯s words. Leveling up is usually done in five-man squads. This is the most efficient way. Obviously, high-level yers can level-up more quickly alone. Even forrge guilds, yers form small teams to level up. The news of hundreds of people leveling up together was unheard of. ¡°Alright, everyone hurry and gather. Especially the East Continent, you need tens of minutes for a boat ride. Hurry up. Elders, organize everyone. I need to prepare something.¡± After finishing his sentence, Li Yao ignored the guild channel and headed straight to the general store in the main city. At the general store, Li Yao directly opened up the list and said, ¡°Boss, give me ten sets of Wall of Mist Scrolls.¡± The undead shopkeeper¡¯s eyes bulged open, ¡°Are you sure? Four silver coins each, 200 in a set.¡± A set equals 8 gold, ten sets equals 80 gold. The Wall of Mist wasn¡¯t popr at all and a store usually only carried ten sets, which had been there for a long time. ¡°I¡¯m sure.¡± Li Yao quickly paid the money, then said, ¡°Give me one set of Short-Term Splinter Trace Enchantments.¡± ¡°Two gold coins,¡± the shopkeeper happily said. This was another unpopr product, a byproduct of the Enchanters practicing Enchantment. Nobody wanted it. Li Yao pocketed the items and quickly ran towards the zeppelin base outside Undercity. The zeppelin was the fastest way from Undercity to the West Continent. Transportation between continents was mainly through passenger ships and zeppelins. As long as you paid after level ten, the price was affordable. In a room on the zeppelin, Li Yao merged two pieces of Angel¡¯s Wing that he just took out of the storehouse. Fragment of Angel¡¯s Wing (2/7) Quality: Purple Epic Main Attribute: 10% Stamina: 10% Agility: 10% Flight, can p the wings to fly for 30 seconds. sh Feather, cloaked by holy light, immune to all damage for 1 second and dash to random area within 50 yards. Cooldown time 1 minute. Equipment Level: 10 Rmended for: Any ss Part: Back, can be hidden. Li Yao equipped the Angel¡¯s Wing. With an extra 10% agility, which meant flexibility and movement speed, his confidence boosted by 20%¡­ PS: The second chapter is here. Continued seeking subscriptions, votes, and rmendations. A new climax of the story ising soon. Chapter 207: Recruitment Chapter 207: Recruitment Trantor: 549690339 Li Yao said he was looking for some experts, yet there weren¡¯t that many so-called experts around. Li Yao was just trying to weed out those whocked confidence, had low levels, or those who wanted to bluff their way through. In reality, while Li Yao could recruit older experts, these yers already had set mindsets and were limited in their capacity to grow. Of course, it can¡¯t be denied that such yers are important veterans and form the foundation of the guild. They bring experience, which helps in making the guild grow in an orderly fashion, and they can also guide neers. However, what Li Yao truly wanted were new yers with potential, who¡¯ve gained elite professions. In his past life, only a handful of people managed to reach Divine Enthronement. That never meant others were any less capable. In fact, reaching Divine Enthronement involved abination of talent, opportunity, hard work, and a conducive environment. Being a top yer didn¡¯t just mean having memories from a past life. There was an influx of hidden experts that kept a low profile or preferred casual gaming. Take, for instance, the Fruit Knights. Their reputation in the previous life was strictly due to their yer Killing. The rest didn¡¯t interest them. But in this life, after crossing paths with Li Yao, the Fruit Knight¡¯s monster pulling skill was definitely first-rate. They were now part of the guild, and it looked like the idea of group raiding was more important than yer Killing. All things considered, Li Yao didn¡¯t hold any great hopes on finding many people. Plenty of average yers existed but currently, since the spots were limited,mon yers didn¡¯t carry much significance. However, on reaching the training field, Li Yao was taken aback by the sheer number of yers present. Most, however, were just there to spectate. ¡°There he is, the legendary Prairie Fire is here.¡± ¡°How do you know that he is the Hunter King?¡± ¡°Are you kidding me? Have you seen another Dark Ranger around?¡± ¡°You can tell by the mist around him, really cool.¡± The crowd automatically split open a pathway for Li Yao, who gratefully walked through. Then, standing in the middle of the training ground, he loudly said: ¡°Anyone who wishes to join the guild, please register. Then I will screen through. Thanks, everyone.¡± A yer carrying a giant sword, who was so handsome it caused jealousy, asked: ¡°Hold on. I want to ask. Is it true what they¡¯re saying online about the Starfire Guild¡¯s warehouse? That it¡¯s so luxurious and we¡¯ll really get a chance to acquire those purple equipments and skill books?¡± ¡°Absolutely, it¡¯s too outrageous. My friend secretly sent me a screenshot of the ¡®Big Guild¡¯s warehouse¡¯. It is one of the top ten guilds, and yet, it¡¯s nowhere near what you put on disy in your guild warehouse.¡± Another yer chimed in. The others joined in. Clearly, they were more concerned about the warehouse. Although they couldn¡¯t see the specific attributes of the items, looking at the full warehouse, which had been rated as the best guild warehouse throughout the game, stimted them greatly. Li Yao smiled and responded: ¡°I¡¯ll address your questions now. Although I purchased a batch of Shining Fruit, let me rify, I¡¯m not a trader. The stuff in the guild warehouse is real and not for sale. Furthermore, I have expanded it by one-third in thest two hours. In the future, the equipment and other items in the guild warehouse will be expanded by at least five times.¡± ¡°Damn, this is already the number one warehouse, and you still want to expand it. Are you crazy?¡± ¡°You¡¯re the one who¡¯s crazy. It¡¯s his money. What¡¯s it to you?¡± ¡°This is the kind of guild that has promise. What I see is not equipment but burning ambition.¡± ¡°No kidding, with such a grandyout, it¡¯d be strange if he didn¡¯t have ambition.¡± Li Yao motioned for silence before continuing. ¡°I¡¯m saying all this not to brag. I aim to inform you about the strength and foundation of our guild. Starfire Guild also implements a guild points system. As long as you contribute to the development of the guild, you can earn points. With enough points, you can exchange anything from the guild warehouse. We will not inte the point value of any item to deceive you.¡± ¡°You can record my words today. If what happens in the future doesn¡¯t match what I have said, you can hold me ountable. However, in my view, points are secondary.¡± The extremely handsome yer asked: ¡°How are points considered secondary?¡± He voiced the confusion many others had. Li Yao smiled: ¡°I can clearly tell you all this. I didn¡¯t set up the guild to enjoy some boss-like prestige. The ultimate goal of my guild creation is to be a top-tier guild, the one that has its own team topete in World Cups and the Olympics.¡± ¡°Everybody listen, there are those who think I am bragging. But, as the saying goes, ¡®how can a sparrow understand the aspirations of a swan¡¯. The benefits of my guild will also increase with the increase of one¡¯s level in the guild, providing better welfare. I will soon register the guild as apany in reality and choose a good ce as our headquarters, matching every aspect of big guilds and clubs. So, those who want to pursue glory with Starfire, please join Starfire. Starfire is just starting out. As long as you have the ability, there will be a ce for you.¡± ¡°That¡¯s all about it. Those who want to join Starfire, please register. Note that if you are below level ten, pleasee again next time when we are recruiting. Sorry.¡± Li Yao counted and found that there were about three to four hundred people who registered, all above level ten or elite yers. ¡°First-level guild only has three hundred slots, and I can only recruit fifty. Apart from a few Main Tanks (MT) and healers, it¡¯s hard for me to choose among the remaining yers. So, we can only do a bit of testing. Of course, I won¡¯t let you do it for nothing. Each friend who registered, will receive 10 silver coins aspensation for your time.¡± Then there was a system lottery, and Li Yao watched thempete. Li Yao was satisfied and actually discovered a few promising talents. Although they were only a bit better than the average yers for now, he saw their potential for future development. After three rounds ofpetition and basically determining the recruits, Li Yao gave each participant 10 silver coins as promised. Although those who lost were disappointed, the silver coinpensation acted as a constion. With the 10 silver coins, they could buy very good Blue Equipment. The handsome yer said: ¡°Guild leader, you have only taken in new recruits, but we have not seen your skill first-hand yet. Dare topete with me?¡± ¡°Dude, you, with your door-board sized sword, are the bane of hunters. How can you challenge the guild leader?¡± said the yer who also passed the test. He was a fellow Hunter, and his skills were pretty good. Li Yao smiled and said: ¡°Fine, let¡¯spete¡± Many people in the Trial Grounds were watching the fun. The yer, holding his huge sword, said: ¡°Guild leader, if you loseter, don¡¯t say that my profession has an advantage over yours, haha.¡± Li Yao said with a smile: ¡°Just don¡¯t say that I bullied youter.¡± Following that, Li Yao whistled. His Fire Eagle swooped down towards the handsome yer. Thud¡­ The handsome yer directly used his sword to block the Fire Eagle¡¯s attack, but before he could recover, a Charged Arrow enhanced by the Bull¡¯s Strength was already there. Boom¡­ The handsome yer, who was about to reach the charging distance, was suddenly thrown out. He had barelynded when three Arrow Towers appeared by his side. Three shots rapidly fired, reducing his life to a sliver. ¡°You lost.¡± Li Yao put away his Long Bow. People in the crowd started to cheer: ¡°Dude, weren¡¯t you supposed to counter the Hunter? How could you lose so miserably?¡± The spectators burst outughing. The handsome yer, his neck turning red, said: ¡°Damn, guild leader, you are not ying fair. Why didn¡¯t you use your skills?¡± Li Yaoughed and said: ¡°Actually, I prefer standing and shooting. It¡¯s simple, crude and effective. Using skills is too tiring. Is there anyone else who wants to try my strength?¡± The audience fell silent. Goddammit, a boss-level Fire Eagle, three Arrow Towers, Purple Equipment of level ten, if they try topete with you, wouldn¡¯t they be seeking trouble? ¡°Since there are no more,e one by one, I will admit you into the guild.¡± Li Yao pped his hands and spoke¡­. PS: I woke upte again. I set the rm, woke up but thought I¡¯d snooze for a while and then¡­ Chapter 208: Combine Angel’s Wing Chapter 208: Combine Angel¡¯s Wing Trantor: 549690339 With the participation of the yers, the guild finally became lively. Out of the 300 slots, they did not fill up all, but purposely left 10 slots open to enlist any unexpected experts they ran into, for precaution¡¯s sake. The first thing the yers did was check the guild storehouse. When they actually saw the condition of the guild storehouse, the guild yers nearly went insane, their breaths turning rapid. It was apletely different feeling from seeing it in the auction house. The thought of owning these great equipments if they had enough points set their hearts aze. Even though some elite yers had blues already, these were all low-level pieces. Few among them had aplete set of blue equipment at level ten, let alone purples. These purples were obtained through lucky drops or purchased with real money in the auction house by the yers reluctant to use them. It was like winning the lottery. Not everyone who bought a ticket could win. Through the guild storehouse, they saw the guild¡¯s future and hidden strength. Meanwhile, Li Yao was considering the next step. The guild had already been established, but it was only the beginning. He had a long way to go. Although he had ample funds and the advantage of rebirth, nobody could predict the ultimate oue. Thinking that all guild yers would strive with him for their shared ideals was ridiculous. They joined the guild for better benefits. Firstly, the guild had to offer great benefits to make them strive for the guild. Those spewing about honor and passion were few and far between. Shared interests were the greatest unifying force. But of course, ideals were irreceable. Interests only served as a method, the aim was to achieve the ideals. For example, during the ancient agrarian rebellions, vowing to seek happiness and peace for everyone was nonsense. Nobody would follow you. But if you promise to offer themnd to farm, food to eat, a wife to marry, and set up some role models, there would be widespread supports! Guardian Angel said, ¡°Well, people have arrived. I guessed they all ran to drool over the guild storehouse.¡± ¡°Elder Guardian, with so many good things, who wouldn¡¯t drool?¡± ¡°Indeed, Elder, how do we earn points?¡± Dumb Meng Tong said, ¡°Don¡¯t listen to his tricks, he has no power other than adding people. You¡¯re wasting your breath asking.¡± ¡°Elder Tong, who makes the decision then? Let¡¯s establish some rules,¡± Handsome Loner said. Big Sister Li said, ¡°Calm down everyone, I¡¯m working on the guild rules, benefits, and point system. They will be announced noter than tomorrow.¡± ¡°Oh man, we have to wait till tomorrow? Seeing all these great items but not being able to use them, my heart aches,¡± Miserable Happiness said in a sorrowful tone. Li Yao, who finally formed an outline of the future path, said, ¡°Is that all you guys care about? These things are just bait to attract you. Want to quickly get the equipment? You can. Don¡¯t forget, our core team is the only one that has cleared the Master level of the Evil Dungeon. You guys can form your own parties and get walkthroughs from the Elders, Master levels are hard, but Expert should be manageable. If you want benefits, wait until the system is established. The higher your guild rank, the more bonus points or gold coin sries you will receive.¡± Guardian Angel chimed in, ¡°Hear that, everyone? We need to have a long-term vision. Do you understand?¡± ¡°It¡¯s already afternoon, and we gathered in different main cities. Leveling up is a hassle, running dungeons has to wait until night. Why doesn¡¯t the guild organize some activities for us to bond?¡± Miserable Happiness suggested. His words resonated with many others. Li Yao said, ¡°That¡¯s what I was about to say. There are still several hours left until it gets dark on the West Continent. I have a n to raise everyone¡¯s level.¡± ¡°Are we leveling up on the same map?¡± Handsome Loner asked. ¡°No, rapid leveling. You¡¯ll seeter. Everyone, let¡¯s group at the Bent Corner Supply Station in the Endless ins of the West Continent. As an inaugural benefit for the first group of guild members, you will experience the thrill of level up flying!¡± said Li Yao. ¡°Damn, how do hundreds of people level up flying?¡± said Guardian Angel. ¡°You¡¯re not just messing with us, are you?¡± ¡°Exactly, ten people leveling up together have been tough enough, let alone two hundred plus. Guild leader, quit joking.¡± ¡°Leader, no one questions your skills, but don¡¯t exaggerate.¡± ¡°Leader, it¡¯s our first day in, and you¡¯re already boasting, that¡¯s not so good.¡± Instantly, various banter followed. Clearly, they didn¡¯t believe Li Yao¡¯s words. Leveling up is usually done in five-man squads. This is the most efficient way. Obviously, high-level yers can level-up more quickly alone. Even forrge guilds, yers form small teams to level up. The news of hundreds of people leveling up together was unheard of. ¡°Alright, everyone hurry and gather. Especially the East Continent, you need tens of minutes for a boat ride. Hurry up. Elders, organize everyone. I need to prepare something.¡± After finishing his sentence, Li Yao ignored the guild channel and headed straight to the general store in the main city. At the general store, Li Yao directly opened up the list and said, ¡°Boss, give me ten sets of Wall of Mist Scrolls.¡± The undead shopkeeper¡¯s eyes bulged open, ¡°Are you sure? Four silver coins each, 200 in a set.¡± A set equals 8 gold, ten sets equals 80 gold. The Wall of Mist wasn¡¯t popr at all and a store usually only carried ten sets, which had been there for a long time. ¡°I¡¯m sure.¡± Li Yao quickly paid the money, then said, ¡°Give me one set of Short-Term Splinter Trace Enchantments.¡± ¡°Two gold coins,¡± the shopkeeper happily said. This was another unpopr product, a byproduct of the Enchanters practicing Enchantment. Nobody wanted it. Li Yao pocketed the items and quickly ran towards the zeppelin base outside Undercity. The zeppelin was the fastest way from Undercity to the West Continent. Transportation between continents was mainly through passenger ships and zeppelins. As long as you paid after level ten, the price was affordable. In a room on the zeppelin, Li Yao merged two pieces of Angel¡¯s Wing that he just took out of the storehouse. Fragment of Angel¡¯s Wing (2/7) Quality: Purple Epic Main Attribute: 10% Stamina: 10% Agility: 10% Flight, can p the wings to fly for 30 seconds. sh Feather, cloaked by holy light, immune to all damage for 1 second and dash to random area within 50 yards. Cooldown time 1 minute. Equipment Level: 10 Rmended for: Any ss Part: Back, can be hidden. Li Yao equipped the Angel¡¯s Wing. With an extra 10% agility, which meant flexibility and movement speed, his confidence boosted by 20%¡­ PS: The second chapter is here. Continued seeking subscriptions, votes, and rmendations. A new climax of the story ising soon. Chapter 209: Skeleton (Additional Chapter for 1900 Monthly Tickets) Chapter 209: Skeleton (Additional Chapter for 1900 Monthly Tickets) Trantor: 549690339 The Endless ins, located in the central part of the West Continent, were once the ancient habitat of the Taurens. However, with the rise of the Centaurs, all Tauren tribes were greatly affected. Taurens are adept at running and hunting, with strong physiques, yet they were utterly suppressed by the Centaurs. The Centaurs ran even faster and were better with bow and arrow. Whenever the Taurens ran into Centaurs, they couldn¡¯t chase them down nor escape. It was incredibly frustrating.¡± The war between the two racessted for thousands of years. Eventually, the Tauren tribes copsed and were forced to migrate to barren regions. Later, the Chieftain and the Trolls came to the West Continent, just as the Taurens had fled. The three races joined forces, forming a formidable power. Then came the war to fight back against the Centaurs. With the help from the Orcs and Trolls, the Centaurs were no match for the three races. They were driven back, and now, there are few Centaurs left on the entire Endless ins.¡± To prevent a counterattack from the Centaurs, the Two ins Fortress was set up in the canyon that connects the Endless ins to the Barren ins. This ce finally became a haven. The Bent Corner Supply Station, one of the key supply stations for the Dark Camp, a crucial stronghold that connects the Two ins Fortress, is also the starting point for the Taurens to reim the Endless ins. Although it is referred to as a supply station, it is actually a veryrge town that is heavily garrisoned. ¡°Big brother, didn¡¯t wee here to farm and level up? Why are we here?¡± Daimeng Tongtong asked. Li Yao, leading everyone while relying on his vague memories, said, ¡°Well, we¡¯re obviously here to get a mission.¡± ¡°What mission? So much trouble.¡± Guardian Angel was still longing for the fast leveling experience in the Sticky Hole. ¡°Dumb, of course it¡¯s a guild mission,¡± Li Yao said helplessly. ¡°Have you guys thought about it? How do you want to develop in the guild?¡± Li Jie said, ¡°You probably don¡¯t have a guild manager who handles daily operations right now, right? I happen to have some free time, so I can temporarily take over. But I need you to find a suitable candidate to rece me as soon as possible. I want to join the core team for pioneering or to set up my own teamter. If our strength is enough, joining a battle team is also fine. This is the contract proposal I drafted. Look at it, it¡¯s pretty standard. I¡¯ve already signed it, so you can grant me permissions once you sign.¡± ¡°Okay, great.¡± Li Yao was delighted as he had been worrying about guild management. With Li Jie¡¯s help, things would definitely be more efficient. The contract terms typically involve a 1%-3% stake. This is a valid contract that provides magical benefits, ensuring both parties¡¯ rights. Li Yao signed it immediately. He then promoted Li Jie to the position of vice president. ¡°Big brother, find a manager as soon as possible. My sister-inw originally wanted to run a club, but she was tired of management and came to the game to rx,¡± Daimeng Tongtong said. ¡°So, Tongtong, what are your ns?¡± Li Yao asked. ¡°I n to follow my sister-inw¡¯s advice,¡± Daimeng Tongtong said seriously. ¡°Little imp, don¡¯t think I don¡¯t know what¡¯s going on in your mind. She probably feels the same way I do,¡± Li Jie said. ¡°I knew sister-inw was the best,¡± Daimeng Tongtong¡¯s eyes curved into crescents. ¡°Alright, the contract is the same as Li Jie¡¯s, but the stake is set at 2%. This is the treatment for Elders,¡± Li Yao said. This was the usual practice, so future core team members might not even have a stake. ¡°We¡¯ll do the same for now. We¡¯re still undecided,¡± the Fruity Knight said. ¡°Okay.¡± Li Yao sent the electronic contracts to them and then granted them some Elder permissions. Da Vinci said he hadn¡¯t discussed it with his family yet, so for now, this would suffice. Li Yao didn¡¯t force him. ¡°Now we just have the Guild Mistress left.¡± The Guardian Knight said with a smile. ¡°I¡¯m tired of being amentator, and I¡¯m not photogenic either, so I can¡¯t be an officialmentator. Might as well do the same as them,¡± Qin Fengyi said with a smile. Li Yao paused and was about to speak when Li Jie said, ¡°Xiayao has quite a few connections, she can handle diplomacy and promotion.¡± ¡°What do you think?¡± Naturally, Li Yao hoped Qin Fengyi would take over, but their rtionship was a bit delicate at the moment. It wasn¡¯t exactly a feud; they had reconciled but hadn¡¯t kept in touch privatly. And yet they were always together. ¡°I can,¡± Qin Fengyi nodded. This time, Li Yao gave her the same contract as Li Jie, and once Qin Fengyi signed, Li Yao immediately promoted her to the position of the Guild Mistress. And then he said awkwardly, ¡°Well, a Level 1 guild can only have one Vice President, so you¡¯ll have to bear with it for now.¡± ¡°Okay,¡± Qin Fengyi said naturally. In her heart, she was always meant to be the Guild Mistress. There was nothing to be embarrassed about. Everyone burst intoughter immediately. Guardian Angel disdainfully said, ¡°As expected from the Guild Mistress. I always said there was something fishy between these two.¡± ¡°You guys are so out of touch. Big brother and big sister were a couple back in college, alright? I especially looked it up on the Huaxia University forum. They were quite famous,¡± Daimeng Tongtong said dismissively. ¡°So there¡¯s insider information! I need to look it up too,¡± Guardian Angel was immediately intrigued. ¡°Alright, enough with the nonsense. We¡¯re here,¡± Li Yao said. Li Yao and Tongtong and the others entered a massive tent. The majority inside were Taurens. Li Yao saluted, ¡°Greetings, Officer. I am Yao Yuan, the president of the Starfire Guild. We¡¯re here to look for guild missions we can take on.¡± ¡°So you¡¯re Yao Yuan, offering to help with our troubles. Come,e, have a look. We¡¯re really stumped by them.¡± A genial Tauren Lieutenant handed over a roll of parchment.¡± The Troll next to the Lieutenant said: ¡°The Taurens are nning to move the entire tribe and establish a capital. But the Endless ins have been deserted for many years; it¡¯s filled with terrifying monsters. And we¡¯re still at war with the Centaurs. We just can¡¯t spare any troops. But hardly any guilds or adventurerse our way. Sigh.¡± Li Yao nodded, looked at the mission name, and pointed to one of them, saying, ¡°We¡¯ll take on this one ¨C wiping out the Prairie Wolf Pack.¡± The Tauren looked surprised, ¡°Officer Yao Yuan, you should know that this is the most difficult mission. Prairie Wolves are naturally bloodthirsty and brutal, and the worst part is they live in packs. They are the gue and dominant race of the ins. Your guild is only Level 1, this mission may not be suitable for you guys.¡± ¡°Thank you for your concern, Officer. I¡¯m confident we can handle it,¡± Li Yao said with determination. ¡°Alright then, since you¡¯re the inheritor favored by the Queen, take it,¡± the Lieutenant handed over another piece of parchment to Li Yao. The parchment turned into a beam of light and integrated into the mission log. At the same time, all the members of the Starfire Guild received the mission. Holy shit, the president¡¯s gone mad,¡± the Prairie Watcher eximed. ¡°What do you mean?¡± the members around him asked. ¡°Prairie wolves, they live in packs,¡± the Prairie Watcher swallowed and said. ¡°So they live in packs, so what? Is it really that big of a deal?¡± another guild member didn¡¯t understand. ¡°Damn, my race is Tauren. After level 10, many yers discovered that the mobs here are dense and there are plenty of missions, so yers flocked here. But do you see any other yers around here beside us?¡± the Prairie Watcher said. Forget about yers from the East Continent, even many from the West Continent didn¡¯t know. ¡°Stop beating around the bush, what¡¯s going on?¡± The Prairie Watcher said, ¡°Basically, everyone died. Now, no yers dare toe.¡± ¡°Really?¡± some people didn¡¯t believe him. ¡°What¡¯s the point of lying to you, then tell me, why aren¡¯t there any yers in this leveling map for level 10?¡± the Prairie Watcher said discontentedly. ¡°Stop beating around the bush. What the hell is going on? Are we all going to die?¡± ps: Continuing to ask for votes, subscriptions, and rmendations. Chapter 210: Removing the Dross (Additional update for 1950 monthly tickets) Chapter 210: Removing the Dross (Additional update for 1950 monthly tickets) Trantor: 549690339 The ins Watcher sighed and said, ¡°This has been the talk of the town for the past two days. Everyone found this map. It was marked as a level ten map, full of monsters and abundant in experience. Plus, the Minotaur specifically released a task guide for this area.¡± ¡°And then?¡± ¡°After that, everyone thought in their usual online gaming fashion. They thought such a great mission given by the NPC must be a good opportunity. So, most Minotaurs over level ten came here. They even got free rides on old military vehicles, which was great.¡± A mischievous glint shed across the ins Watcher¡¯s face as he continued, ¡°But when crowds arrived, and were doing various tasks here, inevitably they would run into a pack of wolves, and most would be wiped out. They cursed in frustration and we nearly had a riot on our hands, only the intervention of the army held things down.¡± ¡°So what? Just wild wolves, other maps have them too,¡± some members said obviously in disbelief. ¡°Indeed. Just wolves. But how about hundreds, even thousands of filled wolves, can you kill them all?¡± ins Watcher snorted. ¡°How could it be so cruel, hundreds, thousands, how can we y?¡± ¡°Holy shit, the guild leader brought us here to level up as a group. Does he want us to kill wolves?¡± ¡°You¡¯re such an idiot. Once you¡¯ve epted the task, of course, you have to face the wolf pack.¡± ¡°Although I consider myself a pro, but we only have over two hundred people. Even if we all deal with hundreds of wolves, the experience is limited. It doesn¡¯t seem worth it.¡± ¡°You think too much. Better think about how to change the guild leader¡¯s mind. If we encounter thousands of wolves, we¡¯re as good as dead.¡± While the members were discussing, Li Yao and his team came out to meet the members. ¡°I¡¯ve seen your discussions. However, I have ns. I guarantee a safe and rapid leveling up,¡± Li Yao said reassuringly. The ins Watcher said, ¡°Guild leader, it¡¯s not that we don¡¯t trust you. It¡¯s just that these wolves appear unpredictably, making them impossible to defend against. If we are surrounded, certain death awaits us.¡± ¡°I know. Today¡¯s guild activity is voluntary. If you think it¡¯s dangerous and don¡¯t trust me, you don¡¯t have to join,¡± said Li Yao. ¡°Take a minute to decide.¡± The members talked in low voices. The choice was tough. Many of them were already over halfway to level ten. If they messed up, they would lose a level. Entering the first level, they wouldn¡¯t fall to level nine, but it would take a long time to gain back half of the experience at level ten. Not all yers who joined the guild were here for Li Yao. Many joined because the guild had good welfare, which they felt could help their development and provide more benefits. ¡°Guild leader, sorry, I have something to do.¡± ¡°Guild leader, damn, my wife is calling for me to contribute some victuals.¡± ¡°Guild leader, I also have something important.¡± ¡°Guild leader, I received a call. It¡¯s important. Look.¡± ¡°No problem. As I said, today¡¯s activity is optional. If you don¡¯t want to go, that¡¯s fine. But let me make it clear: once you leave, you can¡¯t join again,¡± Li Yao dered. ¡°Sis Li, please open the door to the main city for them.¡± ¡°Damn, a bunch of cowards.¡± ¡°ying a game and being such a coward, huh.¡± ¡°These people, really, it¡¯s so funny.¡± The remaining outspoken members didn¡¯t hold back their criticisms. A total of forty-five members chose to leave, leaving fewer than two hundred and fifty. ¡°Guild leader, I shouldn¡¯t have spoken so rashly.¡± The ins Watcher said apologetically. ¡°It¡¯s okay. Even if you didn¡¯t say it. I would¡¯ve. It¡¯s always better to rify things upfront,¡± Li Yao¡¯s expression was asposed as ever, ¡°Let¡¯s go. Just follow me.¡± Everyone immediately followed behind Li Yao. In the elder channel, Li Yao asked, ¡°Did you record the names of these people?¡± Feng Yi replied, ¡°All recorded.¡± ¡°Damn, are you going to retaliate against them? You just said it was voluntary, didn¡¯t you?¡± The Guardian Angel queried. ¡°It was voluntary, indeed. But I didn¡¯t say I wouldn¡¯t treat them differently,¡± Li Yao replied coolly. ¡°You guys are scheming. Truly a match made in heaven,¡± The Guardian Angel joked. ¡°Honey, we should be careful.¡± ¡°Idiot.¡± The Fruit Knight turned away disdainfully. Sis Li exined, ¡°It¡¯s not about being scheming or not. We can¡¯t trust or rely on these people. They should just be ordinary guild members, not suitable for promotion to management.¡± ¡°Why?¡± Daimeng Tongtong asked. ¡°Because they only want benefits without risking anything. Although this is the nature of most people, they can¡¯t share weal and woe with the guild. Even though doing so might lead to good people being wronged, there¡¯s no choice. With so many people, we can only filter them like this. Don¡¯t forget, we need to select people to add to the core group,¡± Sis Li exined. ¡°I agree. I excluded them because theyck audacity. Even if they have good skills now, their achievements are still limited. What I need are bold warriors, not hesitant foxes,¡± Li Yao borated. ¡°I feel sorry for these people. You have so many ideas, and it won¡¯t be long before they regret it, right?¡± The Guardian Angelmented pityingly. The group, lead by Li Yao, wandered around the endless grasnd, making people dizzy. The sky was gloomy, and there were nondmarks at all. ¡°Damn it, is this the dangerous Endless ins as you said? Where are the wolves? Although there are many other scattered monsters, where are the wolf packs you mentioned?¡± asked Xiao Bing: Happiness is a disease. ¡°This can¡¯t be, we haven¡¯t seen a single wolf for half an hour. This ce is definitely cursed. Guild leader, I was wrong,¡± the ins Watcher said with a face on the verge of tears. Feng Yiughed and said, ¡°You¡¯re not wrong. It is right not to encounter any wolves.¡± ¡°Why?¡± Happiness is a Disease asked, voicing everyone¡¯s confusion. Daimeng Tongtong pointed at the ming red dot in the sky, which was the guild pet Firehawk, and said, ¡°You¡¯re all so dumb. The guild leader¡¯s pet is scouting from the sky. If he finds a wolf pack, he just takes a detour, so you can¡¯t see any wolves.¡± ¡°Indeed, the guild leader made arrangements already,¡± Happiness is a Disease said, enlightenment dawning on his face. ¡°This workaround works, the many yers that got killed will regret it for sure.¡± ¡°That¡¯s a real hunter. I¡¯m convinced. From now on, a hunter is indispensable for outdoor team activities.¡± ¡°We¡¯re here,¡± Li Yao pointed at the smallndform in the distance. ¡°This used to be a river. Due to the war, it dried up and formed andform simr to a sky wall.¡± What Li Yao pointed at looked like a small mountain range that had been cut into half in the middle, forming a crevasse that resembled a narrow skylight. ¡°I¡¯m going to set up a rope for you to climb up. Report anyone who can cast area damage spells now, then Li Sis can divide them into two groups and move them to the two mountain peaks. After that, just follow themand and I guarantee you will level up quickly.¡± As he was speaking, under the envious gazes of the members, he released the Angel¡¯s Wing and soared skyward, quickly flying towards the distant mountains. The mountain is a few dozen yards high, and with a great angle, climbing up is impossible. Only special methods can do the trick. Li Yao smiled slightly. This was the sense of contrast he wanted to create, gradually getting them to understand that following him was the best choice, and gradually establishing his authority¡­ Chapter 211: Beating the Dog After Closing the Door (Additional update for 2000 monthly tickets) Chapter 211: Beating the Dog After Closing the Door (Additional update for 2000 monthly tickets) Trantor: 549690339 Li Yao hung some ropes on the side of the small peak. With such a steep slope, and without ropes, yers could hardly climb up. When Li Yao had set up a fair number of ropedders on both sides, the count was finished down there. Li Jie said, ¡°There are a total of one hundred and twenty-three long-range attackers capable of group attacks, and they basically have two group attack moves each. Most of them have elite group attack moves.¡± ¡°Alright, Li Jie, please divide them into two groups and climb to the summit. The isted peak extends for about a thousand yards. The range of most area spells should be able to cover a radius of thirty to forty yards, thus a diameter-difference area from sixty to eighty yards.¡± ording to Li Yao¡¯s request, the distance between two yers was set ording to their respective spells, aiming to achieve ovepping coverages by area spells. Coupling with the yers on the opposite peak, the same area was practically covered by the firepower of four area spells. ¡°Did the melee fighters collect the firewood and hay on the way up?¡± Li Yao asked. ¡°Almost everyone got their share,¡± Li Jie replied. ¡°Okay, half of the melee fighterse up, ready to throw the hay and firewood at any time. The rest of the melee fighters continue to search for hay and firewood at the eastern side of the Heavenly Line.¡± With Li Yao¡¯s arrangements, the melee fighters scattered up the peak, dropping some hay and firewood along the way. The ¡°Heavenly Line¡± is actually not a small hole as it sounds like, due to the erosion of the river, the gap underneath it is quiterge, at least fifty yards wide. Li Yao, waited until the cooldown on Angel¡¯s Wing was over, then flew into the Heavenly Line, throwing Spike Traps frantically at the ground. His throw spots were very tricky, aiming to cover the Heavenly Line below when the traps were triggered. The damage of the Spike Traps was pretty considerable. Then, Li Yao set up three Arrow Towers, each enchanted with Splinter Trace, in three locations within the Heavenly Line. Splinter Trace: when enchanted onto a crossbow, it can split the fired arrows into a hundred pieces, but the damage of each split arrow only retains 10% of the normal damage,sting for an hour. This enchantment is a garbage among the garbage, as Hunters basically don¡¯t need it. Rain of Arrows or Scatter Shot is far better than this, and enchantments are useless for Rain of Arrows and Scatter Shot. But Li Yao¡¯s three Arrow Towers were different. They could only fire one arrow at a time. With this enchantment, although damage is spread out and the single-target damage is not high, the total output was increased ten times. Three Arrow Towers represented thirty times the damage output. Of course, this is only useful in certain situations, otherwise, it would be considered as garbage. ¡°Shadow Dance,e here.¡± Li Yao shouted in the guild channel. ¡°Big bro, didn¡¯t my little brother ask for leave?¡± Dimmbledotsined helplessly. ¡°Alright then, Dottsie, I entrust you with an important task, I don¡¯t know if you canplete it.¡± Li Yao said. ¡°Sure, I definitely can.¡± Dotted smiled and ran over. ¡°This is the Wall of Confusion. Remember mymand, and use this to block the entrance to the Heavenly Line, cutting off the monsters¡¯ retreat route, got it?¡± Li Yao handed half of the Wall of Mist to Dottsie. Wall of Mist: Releases a sturdy wall of mist, setting up a barrier 50 yards long, 5 yards wide, and 40 yards high. The Wall of Mist cannot be broken andsts for 1 hour. ¡°You guys get ready, I¡¯m going to lure the monsters.¡± Li Yao immediately transformed into a dragon and swooped down the peak at the Heavenly Line and flew away. ¡°Damn, he can change into a dragon even with wings.¡± ¡°The guild leader is a badass, damn it, I¡¯m going to get some of these things too.¡± ¡°Yeah, definitely useful.¡± Li Yao had already gone far. The best way would be having multiple Hunters luring the monsters, but Hunters at this stage were clearly not up for it, so he had to do it himself. Luckily, he had the Fire Hawk, so Li Yao could clearly know where the wolf pack was gathering. He encountered dozens of different Prairie Wolf packs of various sizes along the way but avoided them all. Far north of the Heavenly Line, it was the wolf¡¯s territory. Thanks to the Fire Hawk, Li Yao could clearly see that other creatures were living in constant fear. Chocobos, Night Panthers, giraffes, wild deer, kodo beasts, and even some Savannah Lions, they did not dare to provoke the wolf packs here and avoided the wolf packs¡¯ predation everywhere. The prairie wolves had be aplete disaster. Li Yao slowly approached a wolf tribe with at least a thousand prairie wolves. Only the wolf pups here were ordinary monsters, adult wolves were basically elites. Some leaders were Silver Elite, and all the wolf kings were bosses. Li Yao gave himself a Speed Scroll, then took out the me Crossbow, cast the Strength of the Wild Bull on himself, and then pulled the trigger vigorously. Whoosh¡­ A ming Steel Arrow crossed hundreds of yards, sneaked through the gaps of several Silver Elite guards, and pierced into the wolf king who was leading the pack from an extremely tricky angle. The wolf king let out a miserable cry and was carried away by the tremendous force. All the wolves stared in Li Yao¡¯s direction, followed by a howl of a thousand wolves. Li Yao turned tail and ran. The wolf king had risen, howling angrily, and nearly a thousand Prairie wolves pursued Li Yao like crazy. Li Yao was racing at top speed. Being chased by nearly a thousand elites he knew was certain death if he was caught. To draw aggro, the Fire Hawk asionally dived down to tease the Wolf King, making the Wolf King so furious that he chased relentlessly. Originally, because of all of the extra stuff, Li Yao had added a lot of movement speed. With the addition of the Speed Scroll, he felt like he was about to fly. He quickly approached the second wolf pack, which had two thousand or so prairie wolves, and lured them in the same way. Then the third prairie wolf pack, he now had nearly six thousand prairie wolves chasing him. Three wolf kings in the lead, Silver Elite wolf kings in close pursuit, followed by countless elite Prairie Wolves. The massive force was far more impressive than tens of thousands of Murlocs. ¡°What the hell is this? Is it a wolf riot?¡± Happiness is a disease blurted out a curse. ¡°Damn it, the guy at the front is the guild leader.¡± ¡°Damn, his speed is at least more than double of mine. Did he take some drugs?¡± ¡°Crazy, how many wolves are there? I am already shaking here.¡± Li Jie shouted out loud: ¡°Everyone get ready to cast.¡± Li Yao was getting closer and faster, and in the stunned eyes of the guild members, he rushed into the Heavenly Line, closely followed by the three Wolf Kings, then the Wolf King guards, and then the prairie wolves crowded in like bees into the Heavenly Line. Li Yao crossed the thousand-yard Heavenly Line in the blink of an eye, then suddenly turned around, stopped, and faced the Wolf King. ¡°Damn, the guild leader is crazy.¡± ¡°He went too far, he¡¯s going to get killed.¡± But just when they thought Li Yao was going to be ripped apart by the three wolf kings, Li Yao casually threw out a scroll. Boom¡­ A wall of mist appeared between Li Yao and the wolf kings, perfectly fitting into the Heavenly Line. The three wolf kings fiercely hit the mist wall. ¡°What are you waiting for? The door is shut. Isn¡¯t it time to beat the dogs?¡±¡­ Ps: Can I get some votes and subscriptions?¡­ Chapter 212: Harvest (Please Subscribe) Chapter 212: Harvest (Please Subscribe) Trantor: 549690339 Upon seeing the Wall of Mist, the white wolves naturally began to brake urgently, but the wolves at the back were fully unaware of the situation. With their great speed, entering the narrow passage was already congestion-prone. Now that they suddenly began to brake, they descended into chaos. But the prairie wolves behind continued to run, causing the narrow passage to be overcrowded. ¡°Dong-dong, when you see the prairie wolves have mostly entered, use the Wall of Mist at the entrance to cut off their retreat,¡± Li Yao instructed. ¡°Okay,¡± Dong Dong replied crisply. The members on the two mountain peaks were dumbfounded. My goodness, this actually worked. Everyone had seen the Wall of Mist scroll, which was prohibitively expensive and seemingly without any use. No one had anticipated its unexpectedly useful effect here. Seeing thousands of prairie wolves trapped in the narrow passage below, the members were in a dreamlike state. A location that everyone else sees as deadly and no one wants to venture into suddenly became a realm of powering up in Li Yao¡¯s eyes. It was only when Li Yao called for the second time to attack that everyone woke up from their shock. The spells that they¡¯d been preparing were rapidly unleashed. The Dark Camp often consists of High Elf Mages and Magicians, with other races that produce Shamans, Necromancers, and Druids among other spellcasting professions. Mages often favored fire and ice abilities, generally utilizing me Strike and Blizzard. Magicians deployed the Rain of Fire with fel damage. Shamans usually cast Lightning Chain. Necromancers used curses and Toxic Nova, while Druids used Hurricane. The entire narrow passage was brimming with raging magic. Of course, Li Yao¡¯s three Arrow Towers also provided a spectacr sight as they each split into three hundred broken arrow fragments during every attack. But the actual damage amounted to just about seventy or eighty points. As the me Spell raged, vegetation and dry wood at the bottom of the narrow passage began to burn. It was as if a Fire Wall spell had been deployed below. Every prairie wolf howled to the sky, furious at the crowd above. However, the tragedy was that they couldn¡¯t touch a single hair of the crowd. Li Yao knew that as levels increased, beasts would be the most easily farmed creatures. At higher level maps, the species of beasts transformed into magical creatures that could release spells. For example, the prairie wolves, in low-level maps were purely beasts. On high-level maps, there would be wind wolves capable of casting eleration spells and wind des, shadow wolves with stealth abilities and shadow damage, and all sorts of magical creatures. Such pure animalistic creatures were truly insignificant in retrospect. Prairie wolves were typical examples of fast speed, high attack power, but low armor and life. If you faced prairie wolves head-on on the in, even a heavily armoured warrior could potentially be eliminated by them in no time at all, let alone the fact that they traveled in packs. This many wolves attacking all at once, it was akin to nothing being able to stand in their way. However, trapped in such a terrain, they couldn¡¯t get to the spellcasters and were thusmbs ready for ughter. As the spells raged, arge number of elite wolves continued to fall. These wolves were bonafide elites, thus their experience was incredibly valuable. Compared to the small spiders that emerged from the broken eggs in the Sticky Hole, it was a difference of heaven and earth. Li Yao and the others were leveling up quickly simply by relying on quantity. This time although there were more people, their experience points kept edging upwards, delighting everyone. ¡°Damn, it¡¯s great, it¡¯s so great.¡± ¡°Hahaha, this experience, the chairman really** ah, the experience really flies like a rocket.¡± ¡°I just want to know, what will be the expression of those who chose to go back when they know about this.¡± ¡°What do we care about a bunch of cowards for?¡± ¡°Damn, I used to be just abused by creatures, now I¡¯ve found the joy of brushing other online games.¡± As the spells continued, the wolves continually went down, leaving only a few prairie wolves still alive. ¡°Stop the mass attack spells and focus on killing the remaining prairie wolves,¡± Li Yao instructed while dealing with the extremely angry boss. Following that, even the remaining scattered prairie wolves were picked off. ¡°Those without prairie wolves to kill, gather at my side for a collective damage output on the boss,¡± Li Yao instructed after some time had passed. The members were immediately excited. Yes, there were still three bosses. The boss¡¯s health bar at the bottom had already swollen to a terrifying number. The boss¡¯s health would skyrocket for each additional yer group in the team. Facing a boss with such high health points, despair was the only option. In this terrain though, there was no need for technique to kill the boss. Just focus on output, that¡¯s it. The existence of the Wall of Mist meant that not even the prairie wolf boss could escape. There was nothing it could do but roar and howl inside, but it did not serve any purpose. If it were a face-to-face fight, perhaps it could instantly kill yers, causing team chaos. But in this safe output environment, three million HP, distributed amongst each yer, is only just over ten thousand. Li Yao¡¯s small team gathered together, attacking and observing the situation of the members. ¡°Big brother, look at that person,¡± Dong-dong pointed in a direction. Everyone looked over. It was a young High Elf yer. He was enveloped in mes. With his spell and gestures, he pushed out one group of mes after another. The mes that flew out either turned intorge Fireballs that exploded, or into clusters of ming Meteors. His damage was also outstanding. Considering output alone, aside from Li Yao, no one else could match him. ¡°Fast output, high damage, wrapped in mes, transforming attacks, he¡¯s an Illusion Fire Elf,¡± Li Yao nodded and said, ¡°Pay special attention to him. Although he has not yet grasped the essence of the Illusion me, as long as he grows up, he will be an extremely terrifying super turret.¡± ¡°Yes, keeping an eye on the neer Mu Zi, noted, temporarily added to the core team reserve,¡± Li Yao¡¯s sister replied. ¡°Did someone finally appear who has a chance to take the sister-inw¡¯s spot?¡± Dong-dong wondered. ¡°There¡¯s no such thing as ¡®taking¡¯. The ten-person team is just the most rudimentary team. A true team, with twenty-five or forty people, is considered a medium team. Ovepping professions are inevitable,¡± Li Yao¡¯s sister exined. ¡°Look, that Shaman over there is also good, he¡¯s an Elemental Shaman, and you two really ovep.¡± ¡°Humph, I will not lose to him,¡± Dong-dong kept quiet, and started concentrating on her output. She really started a seriouspetition with the Shaman yer. The groupughed heartily. Indeed, still a child. As time passed, everyone realized something. The first time you kill a particr boss in the wild, it¡¯s announced globally¡­ PS: This is thest day of this month. Those with monthly tickets, please use them now, otherwise they¡¯ll be wasted. Tomorrow is the beginning of the new month. Without a rmended slot, we can onlypete in the monthly tickets list to increase exposure. I hope my friends who like this book can continue their support. Mario thanks you in advance. Chapter 213: Killing Bosses continuously Chapter 213: Killing Bosses continuously Trantor: 549690339 Under the all-out effort of all the members, the health of the first prairie wolf boss finally dwindled. Finally, it let out a final scream and fell to the ground. Then, a prominent announcement appeared in the world channel. ¡°System: Starfire Guild has achieved the first kill of the level 11 Prairie Wolf leader in the Endless ins under the leadership of Chairman Liaoyuan, the glory is world renown, all races in the camp are rewarded with 50 reputation.¡± ¡°System: Participating members include: Daimengtongtong, neer Muzi, Sister Li, Guardian Angel¡­¡± Below is a long list of more than two hundred names. ¡°Hahaha, I¡¯ve made it into the announcement, I never thought this day woulde.¡± ¡°Damn, it¡¯s satisfying to get the first kill announcement for a wilderness boss.¡± ¡°Following the chairman is indeed the right choice, we get to eat meat.¡± ¡°Yeah, what are the equipments in the warehousepared to this? As the chairman said, good equipment can be obtained anytime.¡± The members were very excited. Although the list was long and many people wouldn¡¯t bother to look, it was nheless a source of glory. At the same time, as a wilderness boss whose health skyrocketed along with the number of yers, the experience provided was considerable; each person¡¯s experience at least soared by 10%, ¡°It¡¯s not the time to cheer yet, there are still two bosses left.¡± Li Yao reminded. ¡°Psh, you guys are such rubes, what¡¯s the big deal about being listed in an announcement? People won¡¯t even carefully look at your names.¡± Daimengtongtong retorted with a snort. ¡°Damn, only those who are full can¡¯t empathize with those who are hungry.¡± Although the members were all elites, it was impossible for them to solo a boss of the same level. Other games have yers queuing up to fight bosses. But in this game, the sight of a boss of the same level puts a yer on the detour, the monsters in the game are cruelly punishing. Everyone continued to grind the remaining bosses whileining about their struggles. The channels have started boiling over. ¡°What kind of guild is Starfire Guild, so badass to take down a level 11 boss.¡± ¡°Damn, you don¡¯t know about Starfire Guild? You must be from Mars.¡± ¡°Yeah, I was born on Mars, so what? You got a problem with that?¡± ¡°Damn, Starfire Guild is a guild that was established only a few hours ago.¡± ¡°How insane to go on a wild boss killing spree just a few hours after their establishment.¡± ¡°This is a group effort of more than 200 people, they¡¯re insane for sessfullynding the first kill.¡± ¡°Endless ins, killed the Wolf King. As a Tauren, I can only say: I¡¯m impressed.¡± Compared to the lively world channels, those members who were afraid of losing experience and had bailed out were suddenly dumbfounded. They asked in the guild channel about what was going on and started to inquire. ¡°Pray tell, what on earth is happening?¡± ¡°Ah, I regret it so much, it¡¯s so frustrating.¡± ¡°Pray tell, chairman and elder, what¡¯s the situation?¡± Daimengtongtong couldn¡¯t help but say, ¡°Hmph, what¡¯s there to say? Big brother is helping us level up, we just casually took down a boss.¡± Guardian Angel solemnly said, ¡°Tongtong, stop cking off. Get to it, the second boss still has a lot of health left.¡± Ugh¡­ A second boss? Damn, there¡¯s another boss? Stop messing around! Do you think bosses are vegetables, ready for the picking? These members thought that Tongtong was just trying to provoke them, and immediately became disgruntled. ¡°Elder Tongtong, if you¡¯re capable, snatch another first kill.¡± ¡°Exactly, grab another first kill. We¡¯ll admit defeat if you do.¡± Happiness is a Disease also said, ¡°A bunch of idiots, just wait, another first kill ising.¡± ¡°Idiots.¡± ¡°Idiots.¡± Being called idiots repeatedly by more than two hundred people silenced the critics. They said nothing else and just waited to see them make fools of themselves. But just fifteen minutester, another world announcement popped up. ¡°System: Starfire Guild has achieved the first kill of the level 12 Prairie Wolf leader in the Endless ins under the leadership of Chairman Liaoyuan, the glory is world renown, all races in the camp are rewarded with 70 reputation.¡± ¡°System: Participating members include: Daimengtongtong, neer Muzi, Sister Li, Guardian Angel¡­¡± ¡°Oh my god, what¡¯s going on? We had just an announcement and now there¡¯s another?¡± ¡°Has the system glitched?¡± ¡°Glitched, my ass! Didn¡¯t you see the first kill was a level 11 prairie wolf? This is a level 12.¡± ¡°Holy crap, that¡¯s possible?¡± ¡°What on earth is happening, are bosses so worthless now?¡± ¡°Taking down bosses one after another, Starfire Guild.¡± ¡°Ah, no wonder they are called the King¡¯s Hunters. It¡¯s a pity I¡¯m from the Light Faction.¡± ¡°Damn, the assessment is over, and I¡¯ve just found out that the guild is recruiting.¡± ¡°Didn¡¯t you see that they have less than 300 members? There must be spaces left.¡± The world channel, which had just calmed down, returned to this topic once again. ¡°Damn, you guys are really hunting down the second one.¡± ¡°You can¡¯t be this brutal.¡± ¡°Ah, I¡¯ve finished my task, please let me rejoin the guild.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve alsopleted my task, please let me rejoin the guild.¡± ¡°Request to join the guild.¡± Those who didn¡¯t join the team suddenly regretted their decision and many started to mor to return to the team. ¡°I said in advance, once you leave the guild, you cannot rejoin.¡± Daimengtongtong said. ¡°We had something important to do.¡± ¡°Yes, we really had something important to do. We don¡¯t dislike participating in group activities.¡± ¡°Well, if you¡¯re busy, keep going. We don¡¯t want to waste your precious time.¡± Happiness is a Disease sneered. ¡°Exactly, you had other things to do immediately after joining the guild. You must be very busy. We don¡¯t need your help, we can handle it on our own.¡± Handsome With No Friends also teased. He was straightforward and hated those who flinched at the first sign of trouble. ¡°Oh, look, the third boss only has half its health left.¡± Li Yao said, ¡°Alright, since you all seem to have ample time, focus on your output.¡± Following Li Yao¡¯s words, the members who were fighting the boss stopped talking. Some of the yers who chickened out continued to express their desires to join the team, but Li Yao ignored them all. There are consequences to every decision. People who shrank back at the sight of difficulties, letting others shoulder the burden, and those who eagerly coveted the rewards wouldn¡¯t be condoned by Li Yao. ¡°System: Starfire Guild has achieved the first kill of the level 13 Prairie Wolf leader in the Endless ins under the leadership of Chairman Liaoyuan. The glory is world renown, all races in the camp are rewarded with 90 reputation.¡± ¡°System: Participating members include: Daimengtongtong, neer Muzi, Sister Li, Guardian Angel¡­¡± The world channel haspletely exploded ¡°Damn, they¡¯re wholesale killing wilderness bosses.¡± ¡°What the hell, a boss every fifteen minutes, are they a group of freaks?¡± ¡°All I can say is I¡¯m impressed.¡± ¡°I¡¯m going to work hard on leveling up and strive to join Starfire.¡± ¡°I also want to join Starfire.¡± Three consecutive first kills, each separated by less than twenty minutes, and each being a group effort of more than two hundred people on a boss with several million HP. This isn¡¯t just shocking ordinary yers. It¡¯s shaking the wholepetitive scene. Every guild and club with a bit of strength sent yers to the Endless ins to investigate the reason behind Starfire Guild¡¯s boss killing spree. Disbelief is not enough to describe their feelings now, it could be better described as shock. Yes, shock¡­ PS: For those who still have monthly tickets, please throw them in. They will expire tomorrow. Thank you all. Chapter 214: Harvest and Pruning the Decayed Branches (Additional Update with 2050 Monthly Tickets) Chapter 214: Harvest and Pruning the Decayed Branches (Additional Update with 2050 Monthly Tickets) Trantor: 549690339 In general, grinding elites wasn¡¯t as beneficial as it seemed, and Li Yao was not particrly satisfied with the overall leveling results. But the key factor was the 10% experience gained from the boss and the 1% from ying the elites, which collectively provided a substantial 35% boost. Inparison, the experience gained from elites seemed trivial. This was the mechanism of the ancient gods ¨C the tougher the monster you challenged, the more rewarding the oue. Of course, there was a massive risk involved, like with this Wolf King, which was practically invincible with its thousands of minions by his side. Even if yers were to gang up and attempt to take it down, the losses would likely outweigh the gains. Only Li Yao, using this unique method, could reap such rich rewards. Now that he was well-off, spending a few dozen Gold Coins was just a drop in the ocean for him. His strategy was to buy loyalty, experience, time, and everything else he could with Gold Coin, to rapidly consolidate and develop his guild and close the gap withrger guilds as quickly as possible. The guild members who couldn¡¯t make it to the event were going crazy on the guild channel. ¡°I¡¯ve been asking to join the party numerous times, I really have some urgent matters to attend to.¡± ¡°Exactly, who doesn¡¯t get unexpectedly busy sometimes? Why can¡¯t we rejoin after leaving? What kind of rule is this?¡± ¡°We were among the first batch of members in the guild. Aren¡¯t we supposed to be nurtured?¡± ¡°Damn it, add me back to the party! I just went with the flow and didn¡¯t mean to quit.¡± ¡°Guild master, are you dead? Add me back.¡± Li Yao casually responded, ¡°Don¡¯t speak to me in such a sneaky tone. I am not your parents; I won¡¯t indulge you.¡± ¡°Damn, you lured us into this guild and then abandoned us?¡± ¡°That¡¯s favoritism.¡± ¡°What a crappy guild, I¡¯m leaving if I don¡¯t get re-invited.¡± ¡°Exactly, any guild would fight over a pro yer like me.¡± ¡°You pricks, do you understand the risks involved in venturing into the Endless ins? And considering your suggestion, are you implying that we should dy everyone¡¯s leveling time just to babysit you?¡± retorted the Archangel with a cold snicker. ¡°Aren¡¯t we all in the same guild? Shouldn¡¯t we help each other?¡± ¡°Exactly, we¡¯re all guild members and should assist each other.¡± ¡°How much time would it take for you to guide us back there?¡± ¡°Go screw yourselves!¡± someone cursed. ¡°The Guild Master didn¡¯t want us talking about this, but I can¡¯t stand it. Even if we genuinely had to babysit you, what¡¯s the deal with leaving the guild? Take a look at yourselves, you make me sick pretending to be victims. I¡¯ve noted you guys, and I won¡¯t ever form a party with you scumbags.¡± ¡°I can¡¯t hold it back either. What are you guys, ming the Guild Master? Really.¡± ¡°How is it that everywhere you go ends up with scum like you guys? ¡°How can you guys be so shameless when we¡¯re going easy on you?¡± ¡°All right, enough bickering. Let¡¯s just get back to work. The Guild Master is using his own funds to level everyone up, we shouldn¡¯t allow him to suffer losses.¡± Sister Li said. Members promptly began descending the ropes and gathering materials. Most of them were elites and very handy in crafting Green Equip. With some luck, the materials could yield Blue Equip and fetch a reasonably good price on the market. ¡°Damn, what a shitty guild!¡± ¡°I¡¯m leaving if I don¡¯t get re-invited!¡± ¡°Give the Guild Master three minutes. If he doesn¡¯t re-invite me, I¡¯m leaving.¡± ¡°Three minutes aren¡¯t necessary. Three seconds are enough.¡± Li Yao promptly kicked this guy out of the guild, saying, ¡°As I said, leaving the guild was voluntary, and there are no hard feelings. You guys didn¡¯t hesitate at all to leave. I¡¯ve also transported you back to the main city. Initially, we could have continued getting along well, but your current behavior is making me sick. You call yourselves pro yers? If all the pros behaved like you, the world would be doomed.¡± ¡°Damn these selfish individuals. They truly consider themselves indispensable. Let¡¯s kick them out, can¡¯t stand their stink. With this clear rift, having them in the guild will only spell trouble.¡± the Archangelmented. ¡°They should not be allowed to stay. Otherwise, they¡¯ll cause internal strife and conflict.¡± Sister Li also chimed in. ¡°As you can see, I didn¡¯t want things to escte to this, but since it has, you should leave on your own ord. Let¡¯s part amicably.¡± Li Yao suggested. ¡°Guild Master, please don¡¯t! I didn¡¯tin!¡± ¡°That was just a joke earlier, don¡¯t take it so seriously.¡± ¡°We¡¯re just jesting, no harm meant.¡± ¡°You¡¯re taking things a bit too seriously.¡± They were still drooling over the items in the warehouse, trying to figure out ways to earn points and get their hands on them. If they chose to leave now, they would lose everything. Other guilds didn¡¯t have such impressive storage or benefits. ¡°Stop nauseating me, okay? Let¡¯s part amicably, you¡¯ve got three minutes. If any of you choose not to leave, our council members will begin the purging.¡± Li Yao responded without much care for their please. ¡°Damn, this junk guild, I wanted to leave ages ago.¡± ¡°Fine, leave then. You think I want to stay in this crappy guild?¡± ¡°You guys seriously overlooked me, a pro yer? What horrific taste.¡± ¡°This shit guild is doomed.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s go, we should battle them on the forums.¡± ¡°Right, let¡¯s hire some inte armies to tarnish them.¡± Li Yao simply chuckled and said, ¡°Well, you better hurry. I¡¯m just worried that we¡¯re not well-known enough.¡± Once all pretenses had been cast aside, Li Yao also dropped any semnce of courtesy and began purging members with the rest of the guild. ¡°Finally, a tranquil world,¡± sighed the Archangel with relief. ¡°Peaceful, my ass! Get down and start gathering materials.¡± Li Yao kicked the Archangel down. ¡°You bastard!¡± the Archangel reacted quickly and grabbed onto a rope just before hitting the ground. Otherwise, he would have been a goner from such a high distance. Li Yao also jumped down and started gathering the three boss drops along with several elites. Any materials dropped by beasts above level 10 can be crafted into epic purple equipment, while those from elites are guaranteed to yield Blue Equip with a small chance of turning into purple. All of them were valuable materials. Moreover, there were also some enhancement stones. The loot was bountiful: just the six tusks could be crafted into six decent epic-level daggers. Grind them into fine powder, and you¡¯ve got rare alchemy and engineering materials. By continuing this method, these materials could certainly nurture a few outstanding tailoring or leatherworking masters. Li Yao mentioned, ¡°We¡¯ve gotten six epic-level tusks. This time, aside from myself, the top three DPS will each get one tusk as a reward. As for melee yers, you¡¯re just side-actors this time. Wait for the next opportunity.¡± The group burst intoughter, their spirits immediately lifted. ¡°Each Wolf King tusk is equivalent to an epic dagger. Sister Li, the neer Mu Zi, and Clumsy Eyes, you three can get one tusk each from the guild storage after the leveling event. I¡¯ve given you authorization.¡± Neer Mu Zi was taken aback. He didn¡¯t expect this windfall. An epic weapon was incredibly valuable, especially a level 10 one. He couldn¡¯t contain his excitement. ¡°Don¡¯t be disappointed, everyone. I¡¯m about to draw out the second round of monsters. Excluding the three who¡¯ve received rewards, the top three from the next round of DPS will still receive tusks as rewards,¡± Li Yao announced. Upon hearing Li Yao¡¯s words, the ranged-damage yers lit up with enthusiasm. They still had a chance, while the melee fighters could only watch with longing, knowing they stood no chance¡­ PS: Your monthly votes will expire soon. Please cast them¡­ Chapter 215: Dominating the Ranking List (Additional for 2100 Monthly Votes) Chapter 215: Dominating the Ranking List (Additional for 2100 Monthly Votes) Trantor: 549690339 Li Yao used this method to lure the monsters and then kill them in hordes. The difficulty of this type of monster killing fell mainly on Li Yao¡¯s shoulders. Luring the monsters was the most crucial link, requiring him to lure at least several waves of wolf packs. If his speed or technique wasn¡¯t up to par, chances of failure would be extremely high. As long as he kited the monsters to a narrow terrain, took advantage of the environment, and trapped the monsters with the Wall of Mist, he could confidently deal damage. The speed of kiting the wolves on the prairie, which excelled in speed, was a huge challenge that was nearly impossible to replicate. As time passed, when the second wave of monsters was wiped out, hundreds of yers leveled up simultaneously, offering a spectacr sight. At the same time, the level leaderboard underwent earth-shattering changes. Now, apart from Li Yao who was leading at level thirteen, everyone else was a clear level eleven. yers with the Starfire prefix in the top hundred upied half of the territory. All the major guilds had gone crazy, sending out many people to explore. However, aside from the thieves, basically everyone failed. Endless ins was too dangerous, where one could easily encounter a wolf pack at any turn. Many yers also found out about this ce, and they flocked back to the Endless ins to discover Li Yao¡¯s secret to killing bosses and leveling up quickly, disregarding the dangers. However, this was only the beginning. The time Li Yao spent luring the monsters and killing them, along with collecting materials, all added up. On average, there was a wave every two hours. By the time of the second wave, night had already fallen. ¡°It¡¯s getting dark. Should we retreat and return tomorrow?¡± Angel Guard suggested. Li Yao shook his head and said, ¡°The number of nearby wolf packs is limited, and now I have to go far away to find them. We might as well finish them all off today; there¡¯s no need for a second trip.¡± ¡°Do the wolves here respawn slowly?¡± Li Jie asked confusedly. ¡°It¡¯s basically the same as the boss¡¯s respawn rate ¨C once a week. Otherwise, with our situation, we wouldn¡¯t stand a chance. I estimate we could clear two more waves at most, so there¡¯s no need to go back.¡± Li Yao exined. ¡°Monsters don¡¯t go berserk after nightfall, do they? Can you handle them?¡± Angel Guard said, knowing they were safe on top of the mountain since the berserk monsters did not affect them, but Li Yao was different ¨C he needed to lure the monsters. ¡°It¡¯s already dark, and it¡¯s certain that the speed of the prairie wolves will increase. But I have Back Jump, Shadow Roll and wings. I should be able to kite them here to try it out. If worsees to worst, I¡¯ll just escape. You guys won¡¯t even know.¡± Saying this, Li Yao had already jumped off the mountain peak. Taking advantage of the fact that it was not yetpletely dark, he went off into the distance. The third time was incredibly risky, but thanks to Li Yao¡¯s ample tricks, he eventually lured the monsters here and continued to deal damage. The guild members were in high spirits. Leveling up had be significantly more arduous after reaching level ten and bing an elite. Killing typical monsters was easy but without experience. Killing elite monsters only gave them as much experience as killing regr monsters had previously, making leveling up extremely difficult. But today, they could gain a third of the experience needed to level up in just two hours ¨C a rate unprecedentedly fast. After the third wave ended, everyone once again descended to collect resources. ¡°Everyone, check the leaderboard.¡± All the members hurriedly opened the level leaderboard. The rankings that appeared before their eyes nearly blinded them. In the top one hundred of the leaderboard, Starfire Guild upied ny-two spots. Only a few top yers remained on the leaderboard; the rest were all yers with the Starfire prefix. Two hundred people suddenly let out shocked exmations. This was an unmistakable honor. Do you know how many billions of people are ying this game now? It was something of tremendous pride to be standing at the peak of levels. The cohesion within the guild had risen to unprecedented heights, and people began looking at Li Yao differently. It was one thing for an individual to be powerful, and another for a group to be powerful together. Now, they basically identified with the guild and considered themselves part of Starfire. ¡°Hahaha, oh man, this feels great! Was this your n all along, dominating the leaderboard?¡± Angel Guard asked. Li Yao smiled and replied, ¡°Isn¡¯t it cool this way?¡± ¡°Cool? It¡¯s downright awesome!¡±ughed Angel Guard, as he had also made the top 10. ¡°Your strategy for publicity is too good. It¡¯s more effective than any of my promotional attempts.¡± Feng Yi said. ¡°I hope it achieves the results I want.¡± Li Yao said, ¡°Everyone, speed up the collection. I reckon there¡¯s one more wave left ¨C there are barely any monsters around here anymore. Those who aren¡¯t tired after finishing can organize a few teams to go on elite quests.¡± ¡°I guess the other guilds must be going crazy by now, unable to find our leveling spot until now.¡± Angel Guard was ecstatic. Li Jie said, ¡°This is the Endless ins, remember. Do you think it¡¯s called ¡®Endless¡¯ for nothing? Not everyone has creatures like the Fire Eagle for navigation.¡± Indeed, the other guilds were going crazy. They had even coborated with numerous individual yers to form a team of thousands. As expected, they encountered a wolf pack. As a result, they had to pay a heavy price to escape in a sorry state. Dealing with thousands of elites wasn¡¯t that challenging, but the Wolf King was incredibly ferocious. He killed whoever he saw, proving too powerful for any of them. These people were devastated. When they encountered a boss, it was miserable, yet others were taking down the monsters in groups. It was downright absurd. Frantically escaping back to the supply station, these yers could only muster arge number of thieves to scatter and search. However, even after two hours, there was still no definitive information. Meanwhile, Li Yao had already started the fourth and final wave. There wasn¡¯t arge number of monsters this time, not even five thousand. Although there were others further away, they were too far out. If the monsters were too distant, Li Yao would have a hard time making a clean escape. With the end of the fourth wave, Starfire Guild hadpletely dominated the top one hundred of the leaderboard. The entire gaming world was shaken. Did gamers not need to rest at night and continue leveling up? The whole game was discussing Starfire Guild. Dark Camp yers were fine, but the Light Faction and Neutral Faction yers were miserable. You could say the entire leaderboard had been upied by the Dark Camp. Monsters! That was all the guilds and clubs¡¯ evaluation of Li Yao, especially those guilds that had a grudge against Li Yao. They hated him so much that their teeth ached, and they had already begun nning on restricting the growth of Li Yao¡¯s guild. All this, Li Yao was unaware of. Of course, even if he knew, Li Yao wouldn¡¯t care. ¡°Li Jie, you take charge of organizing the materials and put them in the warehouse.¡± Everyone was wrapping up. ¡°Guild Master, will we level up like this tomorrow too?¡± asked a member named ¡®Happiness is a Sickness¡¯. ¡°That¡¯s about it. If we continue like this, we¡¯ll have to wait at least a week. I brought you guys to level up so that you canplete some guild missions with peace of mind. We¡¯ve already taken out more than half of the prairie wolves through this sweep. You guys need to hurry up and reach level two.¡± Li Yao said. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Guild Master.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Guild Master. We promise toplete the guild missions.¡± ¡°We¡¯ll definitely reach level two within two days.¡± Right now the guild members were brimming with a sense of honor and ambition. ¡°Then I can rest assured. Those with permission can go to the warehouse to get tusks at any time. Hand the materials over to Li Jie, and then you can all disperse.¡± As Li Yao said this, he started using Hearthstone. This time, he returned to Undercity. He needed to rest a bit and prepare for tomorrow¡¯s blueprint creations, as his guild had been dragging on for a while now. He needed and-based Mechanical Pet¡­ PS: There are three hours left¡­ Check if you have any saved monthly votes, or else they will be invalid¡­ Chapter 216: Urgency (Additional release for 2150 monthly votes) Chapter 216: Urgency (Additional release for 2150 monthly votes) Trantor: 549690339 Li Yao took a break, ate some food, and then intentionally groomed himself nicely. He hesitated, and ultimately didn¡¯t make the call, sitting by the window instead, gazing at the endlessly flowing traffic, Li Yao¡¯s heart was once again in turmoil. Li Yao originally nned to find the person who had been supporting andforting him in his previous life after some time, but now, seeing Feng Yi every day, things becameplicated. For Feng Yi, they had only been apart for just over a year, but for Li Yao, they had been separated for eleven years, almost twelve years. Back then, Li Yao was able to hear news about Feng Yi from time to time, but intter years, Feng Yi stoppedmentating and there was no news at all. Li Yao thought he had faded his feelings for Feng Yi, coupled with the constant care of another woman, his yearning for Feng Yi was buried deep within his memories. Just like first love, after many years, all that remained was a faint, indescribable emotion. However,tely, being together with Feng Yi and her group, his sealed memories were slowly and steadily resurfacing. Li Yao even felt a bit at a loss as to how to face it. After a long silence, Li Yao eventually dialed Feng Yi¡¯s number. ¡°Come down, I¡¯m right outside your building.¡± Feng Yi said as soon as the call connected. From the video call, Li Yao could actually see the environment outside his own home from behind Feng Yi¡¯s car window. ¡°Okay, I¡¯ming down.¡± Li Yao ended the call. Feng Yi¡¯s car wasn¡¯t too expensive, only two hundred thousand credits or so, barely noticeable in a big city like Pearl. The atmosphere in the car was a bit awkward. After a while, Li Yao forced augh and said, ¡°You¡¯ve had this car for years, yet you haven¡¯t changed it.¡± Feng Yiughed and said, ¡°Some things can be reced, others are always hard to let go of, don¡¯t you think?¡± ¡°Yeah,¡± Li Yao coughed and said, ¡°As long as you like it.¡± Feng Yi didn¡¯t dwell on it: ¡°Registering a guildpany is easy, I¡¯m familiar with the process, with current efficiency, it can be done right away. If you¡¯re not busy, why not apany me for a meal and a walk around? I haven¡¯t walked around for a long time.¡± Li Yao paused for a moment, then said, ¡°Okay.¡± Feng Yi revealed a bright smile, saying: ¡°It¡¯s been a long time since we¡¯ve watched a movie.¡± ¡°Today, whatever you want to do,¡± saying this, Li Yao felt as if a weight had been lifted from his chest. He felt rxed all over but also as if he had lost something. After dealing with thepany matters, the two seemed to have been transported back to the old days, walking around, eating, and watching movies together. It wasn¡¯t until it was dark that they parted ways. Li Yao returned to the game, putting hisplicated emotions aside. ¡°Yaozi, you¡¯re finally online. If I didn¡¯t know about you being with Feng Yi, I would¡¯ve been impatient to ask you to login. So, did you two make up?¡± Zhao Lei incessantly asked. ¡°I guess we made up.¡± Li Yao diverted the topic, ¡°Why were you in such a hurry to contact me?¡± ¡°Damn it, what do you mean why was I looking for you? sh Fruits, those guilds somehow found out that I have sh Fruits and want to acquire them, isn¡¯t that why I contacted you? Too many guilds have contacted me, whether to sell or not, whether to raise the price, that¡¯s all for you to decide.¡± Zhao Lei discontentedly said. ¡°Sell, why not. Sell directly to thoserge guilds, you can even save 5% inmission fee, definitely a more economical approach. As for the price, three Gold Coins is the limit, don¡¯t raise it, otherwise they won¡¯t ept it. Start selling from today, when someone wants to buy, you sell.¡± Li Yao advised. ¡°Alright, your word is all I needed.¡± Zhao Lei replied. ¡°Well, it would be best to sell some on the auction house too, keep it under a thousand batches.¡± Li Yao contemted for a moment before saying. ¡°Didn¡¯t you just say to save on themission fee, why do you want to sell on the auction house now?¡± Zhao Lei was puzzled. ¡°To give those wealthy individuals and solo yers a chance. Even if we earn a bit less Gold Coins, we can¡¯t let thoserge guilds take the lead all the time, right?¡± Li Yao reasoned. ¡°Okay, I got it.¡± Zhao Lei ended the private chat. After a while, High and Wide messaged: ¡°Bro, cough cough, we¡¯re running short on sh Fruits, can we get more?¡± ¡°You guys are really tearing through them, aren¡¯t you?¡± Li Yao replied, speechless. ¡°We have no choice. When other guilds are going crazy, we have to get a few more teams together to challenge the Master Level. You don¡¯t know, one team finally got through the Master Level Corpse Ignition, I drooled at the sight of that thing.¡± High and Widemented. ¡°So soon?¡± Li Yao frowned. ¡°What do you mean soon? They¡¯re not fast enough, it¡¯s the Dark Grapes. This guy is just like you, a Hunter. He somehow found a special Red Spider whose web is even better than your Crystal Spider. He called four Necromancers to summon Stone Demons as focal points. They wiped a few times before they finally managed to kill the Ignition.¡± High and Wide shared. ¡°Oh, it¡¯s him.¡± Li Yao seemed to remember. Dark Grapes¡¯ technique was pretty good. With a suitable spider and a thorough understanding of Li Yao¡¯s technique, killing the Corpse Ignition wouldn¡¯t be too difficult. However, Li Yao sighed, he had underestimated theserge guilds. They had managed to mimic him sessfully in less than two days. ¡°I¡¯ve sent you the list, you decide what to do with it. But make sure to get me twenty batches, no, forty, I¡¯ll be waiting online, it¡¯s urgent.¡± Apparently, High and Wide was really in a hurry. ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll mail it to you right away.¡± Li Yaoughed. ¡°Cough, excuse me for asking, how did you level up yesterday?¡± ¡°We just took advantage of the terrain, big bro, are you taunting me? Don¡¯t tell me your guild didn¡¯t go to buy the information from my members.¡± Li Yao joked. ¡°Cough cough, I don¡¯t handle these matters.¡± High and Wide awkwardly deflected. ¡°It¡¯s alright, I understand. That¡¯s all.¡± Li Yao ended the call. After so long, it would be strange if thoserge guilds still didn¡¯t know how he was leveling up fast. High and Wide was probably just tacitly reminding him; otherwise, he wouldn¡¯t have asked. ¡°I¡¯ve sent the invoice over, you deal with it.¡± Following that was Feng Yi¡¯s call. ¡°Alright, I understand.¡± Li Yao nodded. ¡°Just now, I noticed a ce in the suburbs that seems pretty good. It¡¯s a smallplex of buildings, the price is a bit high, but it perfectly suits your requirements. The guild and clubhouse won¡¯t have to separate and can easily fit.¡± Feng Yi said as she sent over a series of images. There were office buildings, rxing locations, amodation buildings. Both the facilities and conditions were top tier. Li Yao was even a bit tempted. Once the guild is stable, the core members need to be called to thepany¡¯s location to strengthen unity. Especially the team members, they need to live together to build rapport and understanding. ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll ship first, we¡¯ll check it out tomorrow.¡± Li Yao stated, he didn¡¯t have too many credits at the moment. Now that he has some surplus of Gold Coins, Li Yao nned to sell some. This would shore up his credit points. After shipping, Li Yao kept receiving notifications on his bat, that Gold Coins had been credited into his ount, his purse once again bulging¡­ PS: The new month is about to arrive, this book hasn¡¯t received much rmendation recently, I can only fight for the monthly tickets to increase a bit of exposure rate. So, friends, please fight with me once again. Cast your new month¡¯s tickets for me. Still nothing changes, we will add more for every 50 tickets. Mario thanks everyone. As for the additional updates, I will definitely not owe them to you. Fear not. The current monthly tickets are 2368¡­. Chapter 217: Perfection (Request for Monthly Tickets at The Beginning of The Month) Chapter 217: Perfection (Request for Monthly Tickets at The Beginning of The Month) Trantor: 549690339 Li Yao rode a bat, heading towards the Hintends for a mechanical blueprint ¡ª the Death Reaper 4000 model. The prototype of the Death Reaper 4000 was the Wheatfield Puppet, a type of harvester used in the human world. The Wheatfield Puppet originated from a scarecrow. It was invented by the goblins of a venture-capitalpany, who managed to dump it into human kingdoms. The original use was to guard wheat fields and drive away boars, birds, and the like. The venture-capitalpany was one of the top five financial firms run by the goblins, an organization infamous for their goal to monopolize the world¡¯s mining and oil collection industries. To protect their interests, they established a specialized group of pirates. But it cannot be denied that the invention of machinery was deeply ingrained in the goblin¡¯s bones. As the human kingdom fell into chaos, a thief group rose to power and upied arge region of the kingdom. Seeing their interests during the uprising, the venture-capitalpany secretly supported the thief group in exchange for control over the mineral resources. This was the origin of the Human Sub-branch dungeon, the Death Mine. In order to safeguard their interests, the venture-capitalpany invested heavily. Among them, Li Yao¡¯s most valued was the Wheatfield Harvester, the Death Reaper 4000. Modified from the Wheatfield Puppet, it was not only capable of harvesting wheat but also served as a killing machine that harvested human heads. Getting a blueprint for the Death Reaper from the Death Mine was useless. ording to the data collected and analyzed from his past life, Li Yao concluded that the venture-capitalpany¡¯s branch in the East Continent should actually be in the Hintends. This was the real reason he wanted to visit this ce. ¡°I¡¯ve prepared the rules for the guild, the benefits and point system, and some other regtions. Please have a look,¡± Li Jie sent him a message. ¡°Thanks for your hard work, Li Jie.¡± Li Yao sat on the bat, looking at the different rules. They were clear andprehensive, obviously the fruition of a lot of effort, and precisely what he wanted. ¡°Any suggestions for amendments?¡± Li Jie asked. ¡°Haha, don¡¯t make fun of me, Li Jie. I know nothing about such things. I could never create what you have here, even with a hundred of me. It¡¯s excellent, so let¡¯s go with it.¡± Li Yao wasn¡¯t being modest. Although he was reborn, he wasn¡¯t omnipotent. He was an expert in gaming but a rookie in terms of regtions and guild management. ¡°Considering your recent performances, I really thought you were omnipotent.¡± Li Jie joked. ¡°I wish. I¡¯ll make an announcement. The guild members can now undertake guild tasks.¡± Li Yao made an announcement. The members would be motivated to work harder with a thorough point system. Li Jieughed, ¡°You underestimate them. The members have already formed teams to handle guild tasks since dawn.¡± ¡°What¡­¡± Li Yao was taken aback as there wasn¡¯t any benefit system yet; the tasks yielded no points. ¡°You¡¯ve been busy with Xiayao setting up thepany, so it¡¯s understandable that you¡¯re not aware.¡± Li Jie continued, ¡°After both of you went offline, the elites led separate teams to the Evil Cave with the Elite Mode. A total of twenty teams cleared it.¡± Li Yao nodded. The Elites Mode was not too challenging with the guide hepiled. As long as the orders were issued properly, they should be able to clear it. ¡°Oh, I¡¯ve stored a thousand bundles of Shining Fruits in the guild warehouse. You can use them as you please when you¡¯re clearing Master Level dungeons. I¡¯ll leave the decision to you,¡± Li Yao mentioned. ¡°Alright, I¡¯ve seen it. This alone is a great benefit.¡± Li Jieughed, ¡°By the way, I¡¯ve leased a small plot ofnd in Undercity using your name. To my surprise, your name carries some weight. The undead officer selected a prosperous spot close to the auction house for our guild station when he heard that it was for your guild. Though he didn¡¯t give us a discount, we could pick any avable station. The spot isrge, but a little expensive, costing 50 gold coins a month.¡± ¡°I overlooked that, but we¡¯re not short of money,¡± Li Yao momentarily forgot about leasing a station. It was just that the fees were high, so only a few major guilds could afford to lease one during the early phase of the game. ¡°Alright, that covers everything. You can proceed with your tasks while I recruit some lifestyle gamers at the station. I suggest that we nurture our own, which could foster a sense of belonging and is simpler and more reliable. We could then max out the guild members,¡± Li Jie suggested. ¡°OK, you arrange it. And as far as I know, aside from the guild hall, dormitory, and the training ground, aren¡¯t there some exterior buildings neighboring the streets? Can we turn those into shops? We can offer some discounts to our members, which could be another perk. And we can also earn some money from outsiders.¡± ¡°I checked. They don¡¯t allow individuals to open shops,¡± Li Jie was perplexed. She knew that to open a personal shop, firstly, the reputation of one¡¯s race had to reach ¡®Veneration.¡¯ Currently, most of them were at ¡®Friendly,¡¯ far from reaching ¡®Veneration.¡¯ ¡°Maybe not anywhere else, but Undercity surely can. No one would dare oppose me over such a minor matter. Even if they do, I can handle it. It may take a little time to get up and running. When it does, I¡¯ll just go about it in the usual way,¡± Li Yao confidently said. He¡¯d be pretty chummy with the maid at the queen¡¯s side, and she could easily take care of these trivial matters. ¡°Hmm, this is worth considering. Let me n it out,¡± Li Jie saw great business potential in this. ¡°Okay, you go on.¡± Li Yao ended the call, heaving a sigh of relief. Having a proficient manager was of utmost importance for a guild. His guild would soon get on track. Li Yao arrived at Kael¡¯Dan and located Kael¡¯Dan¡¯s Military Officer Windcaller. He saluted and asked, ¡°Officer, I heard that the Drywood Trolls have been restlesstely and have designs on Kael¡¯Dan. Is there anything I can assist you with?¡± Windcaller nodded, ¡°You¡¯re well-informed. Indeed the Drywood Trolls have been acting increasingly erraticallytely. I¡¯ve sent out some scouts and the news they brought back isn¡¯t optimistic. I have two tasks for you. Would you be interested in taking them on?¡± ¡°Sure, I await yourmands,¡± Li Yao saluted the Elven military. ¡°Excellent! The first one is a personal task. As I¡¯ve heard you¡¯d be the sessor to the General, as a Dark Ranger, you¡¯re good at concealing and spying. I would want you to sketch a military map of the Drywood Fortress. Would you ept this task?¡± ¡°I¡¯d dly take it up,¡± Li Yao answered. Task: Sketch the Drywood Fortress Defense Map Task description: Infiltrate the Drywood Fortress to investigate its strength and weakness. This task is extremely life-threatening. Task requirement: Sketch the Defence Map of Drywood Fortress. Task reward: 15% Experience, 1 Dark Badge, 100 Dark Camp reputation points¡­ ps: Sorry for thete update, there was a dy in changing the map. Also, I request for the monthly beginning votes. I¡¯ve been getting sted, if I don¡¯t get an influx of votes from you guys, I¡¯ll be in big trouble. I seek the support of your monthly votes¡­ Chapter 218: Drywood Fortress (Requesting Monthly Pass) Chapter 218: Drywood Fortress (Requesting Monthly Pass) Trantor: 549690339 Dark Badge Quality: Blue Rare Location: essory Endurance: 5% Removes control restrictions, Cooldown: 2 minutes. Equipment level: 10 Equip Limit: Dark Camp The Dark Badge; this is what Li Yao wants. If you use military merit to exchange, it requires too much merit. It¡¯s more economical to do the task. Of course, it¡¯s not easy to draw the defense map of the Drywood Fortress. The average newbie wouldn¡¯t be able to do such a military task. ¡°So, what¡¯s the second individual task?¡± Li Yao asked. Windcaller hesitated for a moment, but still said: ¡°The second task is more difficult. You wouldn¡¯t be able to do it alone. You can summon your guild members to do it together.¡± ¡°I understand, please proceed,¡± Li Yao nodded in agreement. ¡°Although the movements of the Drywood Trolls have been observed, Kael¡¯Dan is not prepared. You understand the situation in our race. For the reinforcements¡­hence, we can only hope to deal with the trolls jointly with Eagle Nest Mountain. Negotiations are still ongoing. We need time,¡± said the Windcaller. ¡°What do I need to do?¡± Li Yao asked patiently. ¡°Dy them, don¡¯t let the Drywood Trollsunch an attack in the short term, or severely damage the Drywood Trolls temporarily to buy us some time. Are you willing to ept? There are penalties for failure,¡± the Windcaller said slowly. ¡°I ept.¡± Li Yao took on the task. Dy The Drywood Trolls Task Description: The Drywood Trolls are preparing for war. Kael¡¯Dan faces a great crisis. Task requirements: Dy the advance of the Drywood Trolls. Task reward: 5% experience, 500 guild points, 5 gold guild funds, 500 unit guild materials exchange coupon. Suggested number of people: 500-1000 Task deadline: within 3 days Failure Punishment: Deduct 50% of the current guild level¡¯s points. This is a guild task, and it is a high-difficulty, high-reward guild task. Looking at the suggested number of people, it is rmended that a second-level guild deploy all its members, and arge number of losses would be needed toplete the task. Most guild tasks only have a dozen or so, and better ones have a few dozen points. Not to mention 500 units of materials, this is a reward for a high-difficulty guild task. It¡¯s especially needed when establishing a base in the wilderness. Building houses requires wood and stone. One can purchase or gather these materials themselves, but for some public facilities, exchange coupons are needed. Wall reinforcement materials are the most practical. They can improve the defense and durability of the wall, especially in the early stage when walls are all wooden. They will require this even more. For instance, materials for defense magic arrays are not something you can buy just by having money. Of course, the punishment is rather severe. Like for average guilds, failing this task results not only in a huge loss of resources but also the points that members have earned with great effort. It hurts morale greatly. ¡°Young man valued by the General, I am looking forward to your performance,¡± the Windcaller said as Li Yao reached the door. ¡°I will not disgrace the reputation of the Windrunner General,¡± Li Yao said. Now, he¡¯s been marked by the queen. While the benefits are plenty, the consequences of failure are just as severe. ¡°Damn, this is such a dope guild task.¡± ¡°I pity myself, running around for half a day, and I haven¡¯t evenpleted a task that scores a few points.¡± ¡°The guildmaster, he stays quiet only to surprise us allter.¡± ¡°Are we going to gather to do another task? It feels amazing.¡± ¡°Nonsense, look at how many people are required. The difficulty must be high.¡± ¡°Haha, get ready to gather. It¡¯s going to be even more thrilling than yesterday.¡± ¡°Look at the guild channel.¡± Feng Yi sent a private message. Li Yao, who had transformed into a small size, was rapidly traveling on the back of a fire eagle. Seeing the guild channel, he suddenly understood. As the guildmaster, after epting a task, especially arge guild task, all members are automatically considered as epting the task. ¡°You all continue with your tasks. I can handle this one alone. Just wait to receive the rewards,¡± Li Yao exined. ¡°Holy crap, the guildmaster is so badass.¡± ¡°A task that is rmended for hundreds toplete, and you want to do it alone. I¡¯m on my knees.¡± ¡°Hunting King, don¡¯t joke around.¡± ¡°Yeah, stop messing around.¡± Li Yao helplessly said: ¡°I¡¯m serious, you all continue with your tasks. That¡¯s it, I¡¯ve reached the task location.¡± ¡°Is this even possible?¡± ¡°Does he have to be so against the heavens?¡± ¡°Hunting King, give us noobs a chance to live.¡± Li Yao jumped off the fire eagle and continued to rush on his way. Drywood Fortress, southeast of Kael¡¯Dan, is a long distance away. If not for the fire eagle, it would be a significant waste of time. The Hintends wereplicated, with three major troll tribes alone. Among them, the Withertree Tribe was the most powerful. They were divided into two strongholds, one was the Drywood Fortress built against the mountains, and the other was in a more remote location where the grass and water were even more abundant. Back to back with the continual mountain range, and although it¡¯s called a fortress, the whole fortress¡¯s state was like a stepwise. The fortress was divided into six levels, each significantly higher than the ground. The top level almost reached the mountain top. The trolls were an ancient race, and their cities were full of character from years of weathering, with mossy walls. Moreover, each level had plenty of trees all around, the environment was incredibly serene. If not for seeing the savage bone totem and piles of bones, people would definitely consider it a paradise out of the ordinary. Li Yao activated the passive skill of the Dark Ranger. However, as soon as he got within a hundred yards of the entrance, the troll¡¯s pet wolf stood up, its fur standing on end as it stared at Li Yao, growling deeply from its mouth. Theid-back gatekeeper became alert immediately and started to be on guard. ¡°It seems sneaking in won¡¯t work, no wonder they want me to draw the defense map instead,¡± Li Yao slowly retreated, hiding behind a big tree. It took a while for the wolf to calm down and finally bezy at its master¡¯s foot again. However, Li Yao had already obtained data on several troll gatekeepers. Drywood Troll Guard Rank: Level 15, 2-star Elite Health: 35000 Armor: 300 Skills: Mark of Death, Poisoned Blowgun, Poisonous Shot, Curse Arrow Pet: Forest Wolf Rank: Level 15, 2-star Elite Health: 22000 Armor: 285 Skills: Detecting Stealth, Stealth, Backstab, Feast, w Strike, Poison Love. Li Yao sighed, although he had predicted it, he still frowned. Just like how yer elites can be star rated, monster elites also have star ratings. This star-rated elite yields a lot of experience and generous rewards. But the problem is that it¡¯s equally hard to deal with. A small boss description wouldn¡¯t be incorrect, one or two might be manageable. But they¡¯re all guarding the entrance, and there¡¯s an rm bell next to them. If you go in head-on, you don¡¯t know how many trolls will rush out once the bell rings¡­ ps: Continuously asking for monthly ticket firepower support, clinging on here, may be blown off at any moment¡­.. Chapter 219: Go Down (Extra with 2200 Monthly Votes) Chapter 219: Go Down (Extra Chapter with 2200 Monthly Votes) Trantor: 549690339 From a distance, Li Yao surveyed the fortress hidden amidst the trees. Its defenses appeared fairly robust. Aside from arge slope serving as the entrance, the rest of the fortress had towering walls built into the mountains. Describing them as city walls would be a bit inurate, as the fortress consists of sixyers from top to bottom, with the firstyer starting from the base of the mountain. Due to their design aesthetic, the firstyer¡¯s height was at least forty or fifty yards above the base of the mountain. Li Yao frowned and continued to observe the patrolling Troll guards on the walls. Troll Defender Rank: Level 15, 2-Star Elite Health: 40,000 Armor: 400 Resistance: Primary Poison Resistance Skills: Throwing Javelin, Strangle, Pierce Li Yao activated his Dark Ranger¡¯s passive ability. Unless detected by a pet capable of revealing stealth, he was practically invisible with his level of concealment. Li Yao slowly approached the base of the wall. Upon inspection, he found this spot to be the easiest to breach. Firstly, the tform of the firstyer on this section of the wall was filled with manyrge trees. There were even tents built out of wood and animal hides where the trolls presumably resided. Next to the trees was a stone column about twenty yards high, engraved with strange patterns. Traces of green smoke encircling it indicated a Troll Priest¡¯s totem. Crucially, only one Troll Defender patrolled nearby. All factors considered, this ce seemed like an ideal breach point. Li Yao estimated that the wall was about fifty yards high ¨C an insurmountable abyss for ordinary yers, but for him, it couldn¡¯t be simpler. As the Drywood Troll Defender approached, Li Yao jumped up, whistling as he began his ascent thanks to the effects of his boots. The patrolling Troll turned around hearing the sound. The next moment, her Magic Spider Silk shot out. Smack¡­ The Magic Spider Silk stuck directly to the Troll Defender¡¯s mouth. The pulling force rapidly propelled Li Yao towards the Troll Defender. Astonished, the Troll stuttered back, reaching the edge of the wall. The Troll quickly responded, his short spear plunging into a crevice in the wall to steady himself and prevent a fall. His mouth glued shut, all that came out was a low moan. The Troll Defender could see the shadowy figure of Li Yao but was powerless to attack while trying to regain bnce. As Li Yao reached the edge of the wall, a prepared Freezing Trap was thrown at the Troll¡¯s feet. As the Troll freed his mouth to call hispanions, his body suddenly froze, bing an ice statue. His expression was locked in a state of anger and indignation. Li Yao could clearly see these emotions in the Troll¡¯s eyes. Li Yao had no time to consider his thoughts. Using Shadow Roll, he positioned himself behind him, summoned the power of the Stampede, and kicked out. As the Troll thawed, he plummeted from the wall. His terrified scream echoed as he crashed to the ground, his life instantly drained. Li Yao frowned slightly because he didn¡¯t gain any experience, though he did earn two merit points. However, Li Yao didn¡¯t have time to ponder this, as the Troll¡¯s death cry had alerted other nearby Trolls. Li Yao quickly faded into invisibility and used his Magic Spider Silk to zip up to the top of the twenty yard-high stone totem. He perched on top. After a while, the surrounding Trolls began to gather, over a dozen in a short time. A few Trollsmunicated in their ancientnguage, inspecting the fallen Troll, shaking their heads while saying something. The Trolls then dispersed. They clearly saw no weapon wounds on their fallenrade and assumed he had identally fallen. No sympathy was given for such misfortune. Li Yao released a sigh of relief as the Trolls dispersed. As he started to execute his ns, a system prompt suddenly appeared. ¡°System: You kneel humbly before the totem pole that carries the heritage of ancient times, sensing an ancient and vicissitudinous aura. It seems as if ancient information had traversed the long river of time, offering you a glimpse of the glory of the Troll Empire at its peak. You sigh lightly,menting the destion of time. The grandeur of the Troll Empire may be lost, but its ancient traditions stir you deeply.¡± ¡°System: You¡¯ve learned Ancient Trollish, Trollish, and Troll Priest Tongue.¡± ¡°Damn, so you can learnnguages this way.¡± Li Yao was speechless. He had been nning to squeeze some time to study thenguages he would need in the Great Library of Dran. Unexpectedly, he learned three Troll-rtednguages. He heard about such instances but never encountered it himself. Now, by a twist of fate, he had bumped into one. One could say it was a killing two birds with one stone. Thenguage system in The Ancient God World was incrediblyplicated. Each race couldmunicate in themonnguage, but to conduct detailed quests, explore relics, high-end engineering, magic, dungeon exploration, knowledge of various racenguages, and ancientnguages was indispensable. Additionally, some obscurenguages like Ancient Trollish and Troll Priest Tongue could only be learned in this way. In thest life, not knowing how many yers had suffered losses before they started paying attention to what seemed like a uselessnguage study. ¡°You¡¯ve got to be kidding me, why the hell did you kill me?¡± A sentence suddenly appeared in the calm Regional Channel. Li Yao would open the Regional Channel a while after entering an area, useful for asionally discovering valuable information. He thought this time was just out of habit since he did not anticipate yers to venture into such aplex area. Li Yao shook his head, likely another yer had been killed. He didn¡¯t care, killing and being killed were verymon things in the game, and he couldn¡¯t be bothered to pay attention to such disputes. As Li Yao was about to carry out his n, the Regional Channel refreshed with a new message. The message was very straightforward: ¡°Crap, don¡¯t you want to admit it? I was transformed into a troll and mind my own business. But you, you covered my mouth right away, used a sneaky freezing trap on me, then kicked me off the city wall.¡± The message continued: ¡°Do you dare to ept my private chat, do you dare to kill me and not let me know who you are?¡± You can send a private message if you can see the person, but you don¡¯t know the other yer¡¯s game ID. Li Yao was speechless. No wonder it felt strange, no experience gained, only merit points. Turns out it was a yer disguised as a Troll. ¡°Brother, I didn¡¯t know you were a yer.¡± Li Yao replied anonymously: ¡°Besides, even if I did, we¡¯re opposing camps. What¡¯s the big deal if I kill you? Do you have to be so bitter about it?¡± ¡°Damn it, you are daring. You wouldn¡¯t believe how hard it is to get an item that transforms you into a Troll. Motherfucker, it disappears after one death,¡± the straightforward replied: ¡°Fine, you¡¯re a bastard, huh? You¡¯re here doing a mission, too. I have a bunch of guild brothers. Isn¡¯t killing the enemy camp very normal? Just waiting to be killed.¡± ¡°Crazy, I am doing missions at Drywood Fortress too. Feel free toe kill me.¡± Shaking his head, Li Yao stopped paying attention to the Regional Channel. He had urgent business to attend to¡­ PS: Continuing to solicit monthly votes, seeking fire support. Chapter 220 - 220 Hunting (Additional 2250 Votes) Chapter 220: Hunting (Additional 2250 Votes) Trantor: 549690339 Li Yao didn¡¯t take the matter lightly at all. In his previous life, conflict raged between the two factions in theter years, people would kill each other at the drop of a hat. Besides, they were naturally in opposition. The fact that the other party could transform into a troll, especially within this fortress, made it obvious that they were on some kind of mission. Li Yao was absolutely clear that when the two factions cooperated, the tasks assigned were always the same¡ªthey were in constantpetition. If Li Yao were slower inpleting the mission than the Light Faction, it would most likely amount to a failure. In the early stages, the two factions primarily cooperated, but that didn¡¯t mean there were no disputes. The adventurer game was a solution to conflicts, devised by the bigwigs of both factions. Whenever a divergence arose, adventurers were often dispatched, especially in chaotic maps, where the adventurer game determined which faction gained control over the map. The most direct manifestation of this was that guild headquarters were usually ced in chaotic maps, causing fights among guilds from both factions. NPCs would rarely send troops until arge-scale war broke out. Although it was still uncertain, Li Yao had basically judged that this yer and his guild had likely received the same mission. As conflicts were inevitable between them, considering that they belonged to opposing factions and were inpetition, killing the other party didn¡¯t seem wrong to Li Yao. Li Yao began to be more cautious, being deceived by illusions even though he possessed the Eye of the Creator was indeed a careless mistake. After observing his surroundings and finding no more trolls, he began to take out the map given by the mission. Depending on his own observations, the mission map would record Li Yao¡¯s observed items and defense arrangements. Of course, drawing a defense map wasn¡¯t that simple; patrolling was just the most fundamental part¡ªother factors like armories and hidden posts also had to be considered. From the stone column where Li Yao was standing, he could observe a great distance. After spending ten minutes, he hadpleted about 10% of the map. Meanwhile, unknown to Li Yao, ¡®So Frank¡¯ was seething with rage. Being one of the skilled yers in his guild, dying in such a frustrating manner was unbearable. ¡°Frank, how did you die?¡± Blood Mist Wind, the leader of the Blood Leaf Guild, asked. ¡°Ah, don¡¯t even mention it, it¡¯s frustrating.¡± ¡®So Frank¡¯ didn¡¯t want to talk about it. ¡°What, was your transformation discovered by the trolls?¡± Blood Mist Wind asked with furrowed brows. ¡°No, I was killed by another yer, just see for yourself.¡± ¡®So Frank¡¯ shared the recorded video in a depressed manner. In the video, ¡®So Frank¡¯, disguised as a troll, was seen patrolling around the stone column. Everyone knew he was looking for an opportunity to climb the stone column to draw a map of the fortress defenses. However, at the sound of a whistle, the moment ¡®So Frank¡¯ turned his head, a strand of Magic Spider Silk had already sealed his mouth. The ensuing exemry actions of Li Yao left everyone in the Blood Leaf Guild dumbfounded until ¡®So Frank¡¯ fell to the ground and died, only then did theye back to their senses. ¡°What the hell? Is he even human?¡± ¡°So, you can kill someone like that, damn.¡± ¡°There wasn¡¯t any hesitation at all; he calcted every tiny detail, incredible.¡± ¡°Who is this mastermind, he¡¯s so damn good.¡± ¡°How do you judge this, he only used two or three skills, Ice Trap, Shadow Roll, they aremon to any Hunter.¡± The guild members were astounded by this astonishing way of killing,pletely forgetting that their fallenrade had just been killed. ¡°What the hell is wrong with you guys¡­¡± ¡®So Frank¡¯ was depressed. ¡°Ahem,¡± Blood Mist Wind spoke, ¡°Who would have thought of using Spider Silk to seal a troll¡¯s mouth? It¡¯s unnerving that he could even consider such details. It seems he mistook you for a troll. Also, he used this covert way of entering the fortress inbination with his region channel talk, seems like he too has a mission here.¡± ¡°Boss, what do you mean?¡± ¡®So Frank¡¯ asked. ¡°The same as you, everyone stay alert. Regardless of whether his mission is the same as ours, we have to kill him. We can¡¯t let him interfere with our operations. Remember, right now, we have the advantage. As soon as we spot him, just shout out. We don¡¯t have to do anything, the Drywood Trolls will take care of him. Frank, you should go back first. Without a transformation tool, you can¡¯t get in.¡± Blood Mist Wind told him. ¡°Take revenge for me.¡± ¡®So Frank¡¯ said it resentfully. ¡°Don¡¯t worry.¡± Blood Mist Wind responded, ¡°Everyone, stay focused. It won¡¯t be that easy to infiltrate this fortress undetected. At the same time as you create the defense map and look for opportunities to heavily damage the fortress, keep an eye on this yer.¡± Li Yao, like a nimble cat, relentlessly used trees and tents as cover while advancing. There were too many trolls apanied by pets around, so he couldn¡¯t afford to be negligent. He was also unaware that the leader of Blood Leaf Guild had the same thinking as him¨Dthey both considered each other aspetitors and targets to be hunted. Li Yao carefully progressed along the edge of the city wall for about ten minutes before he finally noticed that something was off. The troll in front of him seemed blurry and unreal, so he became alert. As he suspected, this troll didn¡¯t move like an ordinary one. Li Yao hid behind arge tree, took a moment to observe his surroundings and waited until the troll¡¯s gaze wasn¡¯t on him. Li Yao took out a soft chain that carried small, backward-facing barbs, carefully shaping it into a loop. When the transformed yer turned to walk in another direction, Li Yao emerged from the tree and swung his chain. Li Yao forcefully threw out the chain, catching the transformed yer by the neck, much to his horror. The strength of Li Yao, fueled by the Power of the Bull, was terrifying. He directly yanked the yer by the neck, pulling them to him. He then dragged them behind the tree. Regardless of the yers¡¯ painful struggle, Li Yao directly stabbed through their mouth with his rapier. It went right through their skull, killing them instantly. Li Yao quickly cut the soft chain, then slowly faded and disappeared. By the time the nearby trolls returned, they found a human corpse. The trolls angrily roared, and someone went to report the incident. But they didn¡¯t waste the yer¡¯s body; they collected it right away. In the trolls¡¯ eyes, apart from their own kind, any other creature was considered food. ¡°Woo¡­woo¡­woo¡­Boss, I¡¯m dead.¡± Dancing City wept in the guild¡¯s channel. ¡°Little Dance, don¡¯t cry, what exactly happened?¡± ¡°Yeah, Little Dance, what happened, don¡¯t cry, just tell us.¡± ¡°I¡­I don¡¯t even know what happened. I was choked, it scared me to death, it really hurt, I thought I was actually going to die.¡± Dancing City was genuinely frightened. Such a cruel death was terrifying. ¡°Damn, it must be that beast again.¡± ¡°Damn, is he crazy? Killing people like this?¡± ¡°Get him, damn, how dare he mess with Little Dance.¡± ¡°That¡¯s too brutal.¡± Blood Mist Wind said, ¡°It¡¯s certain we¡¯re going to kill him, but you all also need to learn something. This time, he didn¡¯t use a single skill, it¡¯s not about being brutal, it¡¯s just that only this way can ensure one-hit kills. Neat and clean. Don¡¯t let anger cloud your judgment. This enemy is quite terrifying.¡±¡­ PS: My position in the monthly ticket leaderboard has been blown up again, please vote for me, Mario thanks you. Chapter 221: Collapse (Additional 50 monthly tickets) Chapter 221: Copse (Additional 50 monthly tickets) Trantor: 549690339 With a fire hawk watching overhead, Li Yao was like a man with satellite navigation; even if his view was impeded on the ground, the sky was unobstructed. Moreover, the fire hawk flew exceedingly high, so the asional trolls riding wind snakes across the sky failed to spot it. Although wind snakes could fly, they were not particrly good at transportation. Riding a wind snake was inconvenient, and trolls only asionally flew on them. But it did barely constitute an aerial defense system. Of course, underestimating thebat strength of a wind snake would be a grave error. While they were difficult to ride, wind snakes could fly extremely quickly on their own. Furthermore, as magical creatures, they can cast wind and lightning magic, making them tough opponents. Li Yao killed six more yers from the Blood Leaf Guild on the first floor, found another high point, and once more mapped out the floor. His progress increased only 1%, but he had nowpletely perfected the n for the first floor. The second floor was dozens of yards higher than the first. But because it was further inside, the defenses and guards weren¡¯t as strict as on the first floor. Moreover, the trolls on the second floor held slightly higher positions. Li Yao chose not to use the entranceway, he found a concealed location and proceeded directly to the second floor. The area channel had blown up in outrage. In order to remain inconspicuous, Li Yao had been brutal in his method of killing, including targeting three female yers. The Blood Leaf Guild¡¯s yers provoked Li Yao in the area channel. ¡°Damn it, are you even a man?¡± ¡°Damn, it¡¯s one thing to kill us, but to ughter females, are you some sort of pervert?¡± ¡°Do you know, thedies are still crying, you bastard.¡± ¡°Say your in-game ID if you dare, we won¡¯t give up until one of us is dead.¡± ¡°Are you a man who dares to take responsibility for your actions?¡± Anonymously, Li Yaomented: ¡°A bunch of idiots blinded by lust.¡± ¡°Dare to say it without being anonymous?¡± ¡°Damn,e, I am just outside the Drywood Fortress.¡± ¡°Come and have a fair fight if you dare.¡± Anonymously, Li Yao replied: ¡°A defeated general still dares to talk about bravery?¡± ¡°You are only good at ambushing,e and fight fairly if you dare.¡± ¡°Relying on tricks means nothing.¡± Anonymously, Li Yao replied: ¡°Face-to-face, you would fare even worse. You¡¯re too weak; if I can ambush and kill you, I can onlybel you as hopeless.¡± ¡°Damn you! You utter scumbag¡­¡± ¡°You¡¯re such a jerk, if I find out your game ID, I swear I will kill you!¡± ¡°Want to kill me? Come to the fortress.¡± Li Yao anonymously said, ¡°Your attempts to provoke me are useless.¡± Blood Mist Wind couldn¡¯t help but say, ¡°Man, you went too far.¡± ¡°I went too far? You guys can¡¯t even kill me,¡± Li Yao responded anonymously. ¡°Also, your reason isughable. Surely, women can¡¯t be killed? That¡¯s an insult to women, there are a lot of female experts now, do you think they reached their standing by everyone stepping aside for them?¡± ¡°Enough, everyone stop,¡± Blood Mist Wind admonished, his face increasingly darker. ¡°I¡¯ve been more than fair. If I posted these conversations on the forum, your Blood Leaf Guild would gain even more infamy,¡± Li Yao said anonymously. ¡°Talk with your abilities,¡± Blood Mist Wind sighed. This guy couldn¡¯t care less about being provoked by so many people. They still couldn¡¯t figure him out. ¡°That¡¯s more like it. Stop ying these dirty tricks, they are pointless. Get ready, I am going hunting again,¡± Li Yao announced anonymously. ¡°Just so you know, our guild dispatched 240 of our best. Let¡¯s see if you can kill them all. The moment you fail, you¡¯re dead,¡± Blood Mist Wind said. ¡°Hmm, over two hundred?¡± Li Yao paused, before typing: ¡°It¡¯s challenging, but I will try my best.¡± ¡°I¡¯m waiting to see who finishes their task first,¡± After saying that, Blood Mist Wind posted in the guild channel: ¡°Beware everyone, as you all can see, he doesn¡¯t take us seriously at all, but that¡¯s good, the more he underestimates us, the more errors he makes. Everyone, stay alert.¡± ¡°Guild leader, you can count on us. We will find this bastard.¡± ¡°Too bloody irritating. I can¡¯t stand it.¡± ¡°He must be on the second floor now. Be alert, those on the second floor. Kill this bastard.¡± ¡°Exactly, when has our Blood Leaf Guild ever epted such humiliation?¡± Li Yao had already reached the second floor. Casting a slight frown, he saw another female troll and notably a Blood Leaf yer. As society developed, women held significant power, and it was no bluff. There had been more than one female leader, and there was no shortage of women in high-ranking positions of power. In the game world, protection was mutual between males and females. As long as no one was forced, both genders could be legally punished for sexual harassment. As for routine skirmishes, they were all the same, male or female. Rhetoric such as women needing protection from men, as proposed by the Blood Leaf Guild, was rarely heard anymore. Li Yao had no intention of backing down. The female troll in the distance was very cautious and clearly a skilled yer. Moreover, she had positioned herself well in an open area. If Li Yao were to attack recklessly, he would surely expose himself. Li Yao pulled out the me Crossbow. After pondering a moment, he fired an arrow at a distant stone wall. Ding¡­ Following a sh, the steel arrow ricocheted off the wall and onto a stone column. The yer disguised as a female troll became even more alert at the sound. But just as she turned her head, her eyes widened in shock. The steel arrow was now inches from her face, and before she could react, it pierced her throat. The female troll made a hum-like sound filled with regret and copsed on the ground. Li Yao put the crossbow away, turned immaterial, and leaped onto a tree just as the alerted trolls arrived. This time, the trolls were even more cautious, they thoroughly searched the area before reluctantly dispersing with the body. Li Yao once again climbed a stone column to draw a map of the second floor¡¯s defenses. He then continued his hunt, climbing to higher floors and charting their ns, while the atmosphere in the Blood Leaf Guild was oppressive due to the asional message of a member killed by Li Yao in a single strike, with no chance to fight back. Compared to the first floor, where they could at least see Li Yao, the rest was worse, as yers were killed without even spotting their attacker. At first, the guild members who swore to kill Li Yao fell silent. They were all elites and thus had their pride. However, if Li Yao could kill one or two of them, it could be chalked up to luck. But by now, he had killed more than fifty members, and no matter how careful they were, they were ambushed and killed in an instant. There was no way to defend against him. Among the fifty who were killed, several were top-ranking experts who suffered the same fate and were killed instantly. ¡°This guy is a monster.¡± ¡°How is he doing this?¡± ¡°Guild leader, what should we do? At this rate, we are going to fail our mission.¡± ¡°He is only one person, why is he so hard to deal with?¡± The Blood Leaf Guild was on the verge of copse¡­ ps: Continually begging for monthly subscriptions. Chapter 222 - 222 Troll Patrol (Request for Monthly Tickets) Chapter 222: Troll Patrol (Request for Monthly Tickets) Trantor:549690339 Blood Mist Wind was actually quite dumbfounded. In his opinion, a powerful enemy was not terrifying. They had the advantage in numbers. Even if the enemy was a master, as long as his members found and shouted out their locations, Li Yao would surely die. However, things didn¡¯t go as expected. They saw the enemy in the beginning but couldn¡¯t shout out. Then, in the following levels, Li Yao seemed to disappear like a ghost. He was nowhere to be seen, and his arrows shot forth like silent death. There was no time to shout, and they were instantly killed. If it happened only once or twice, it could be dismissed. But the nightmare continued, even for the top yers in the guild. ¡°Damn, I get it now.¡± The person Blood Mist Wind had pulled into the team, known as ck and White TV, suddenly said while watching the massacre on the video feed. ck and White TV was the Vice President of Blood Leaf Guild, managing the daily affairs. He was clever and tactful, and it was because of him that the Blood Leaf Guild developed to its current stage. He was their Think Tank. Blood Mist Wind asked in confusion, ¡°What do you mean?¡± ¡°You guys have gotten it all wrong.¡± ck and White TV chuckled bitterly, ¡°I¡¯m afraid, we¡¯ve be stepping stones for this guy.¡± ¡°I understand that. He is stepping over us to achieve his goals.¡± Blood Mist Wind frowned. ck and White TV shook his head and said, ¡°Yes, he is stepping over us, but not for the thrill of killing as you guys assume. He¡¯s killing with a purpose ¨C toplete a mission.¡± ¡°Hey, vice president, stop beating around the bush!¡± Some of the guild members couldn¡¯t take the suspense. ¡°The mission we received yesterday included deploying thieves. However, we couldn¡¯t even get past the door. Even when we tried to infiltrate by scaling the city walls, we still couldn¡¯t map the area. This indicates that stealth alone won¡¯t fulfill the mission, considering the number of trolls keeping guard with their pets.¡± ck and White TV continued: ¡°So, we liaised with the quartermaster, who offered us another n. We hunted scattered Drywood Trolls in other areas until we gathered over two hundred transformation tools. We blended into the army stationed at the stronghold and got assigned to different ces where we could patrol. Then, we had the opportunity to draw the map and find loopholes while stalling the trolls in the stronghold. Am I right?¡± ¡°We already knew all this.¡± The members were even more puzzled. ¡°Well, that¡¯s exactly the problem.¡± ck and White TV said, ¡°This is where everything goes wrong. This guy is terrifying. Clearly, he has discovered our arrangement. You have to realize he is alone; he can¡¯t ess the high points and map the area even with stealth. He can¡¯t eliminate the lookouts.¡± Blood Mist Wind also connected the dots, his face turning as dark as the bottom of a pot. He said, ¡°You¡¯re saying that this guy has been finding and killing our members, and has been using the short gap in our defense to climb to higher points and map the area?¡± ¡°Correct. Although we might appear as trolls and have our data disguised, we are just yers. Our livelihood and defense can¡¯t match up to the real trolls. Can he instant-kill real trolls? No. In that ce, battling trolls would only result in their number growing exponentially. It wouldn¡¯t matter if he was one or thousands. They would all be engulfed. While we have blended into the trolls and many of us were assigned patrol tasks, we naturally became the weakness in the stronghold¡¯s defense system. And toplete his mission, who else could he target?¡± ¡°Damn it, he actually wants toplete the mission stepping on our corpses.¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t this bloody ruthless?¡± Members started cursing angrily. ¡°Your swearing is pointless. We are from different factions. Intra-faction battles for missions are toomon. Don¡¯t we also want to kill him? It¡¯s just survival of the fittest.¡± ck and White TV shook his head, ¡°Killing him is the ultimate goal. And I think I might know who he is.¡± ¡°Who is it?¡± Blood Mist Wind asked, grinding his teeth. They had been struggling for two days with over two hundred members on these two missions. They were almost done with the first one and had a good start with the second. But out of nowhere, this guy appeared. It wasn¡¯t just that they were outnumbered, but this guy was acting on his own which was infuriating. ¡°You forget the video we watched of the expert-level dungeon exploration the day before yesterday? Who else can y with a bow and arrow like that apart from Prairie Fire?¡± ¡°It¡¯s him? Isn¡¯t he leading his guild members in the Endless ins? There are many other guilds over there now. Why would he run to this craphole to steal our opportunity?¡± The other members were full of confusion. Prairie Fire¡¯s dungeon exploration and dominance in the ranking were shocking news. Even if they wanted to, they couldn¡¯t ignore it. ¡°I don¡¯t know why he is here.¡± Everyone felt depressed. Some members had already started mocking Li Yao by name on the area channel. ¡°Hahaha, it seems your guild has some wise ones who figured out who I am.¡± This time, Li Yao did not hide his identity. ¡°Damn you, Prairie Fire. The Blood Leaf and your Starfire faction are sworn enemies.¡± Blood Mist Wind was furious. ¡°We have always been enemies. Isn¡¯t that obvious? You seem pretty heated. Why note kill me to calm yourself down?¡± At this point, there was no chance for reconciliation. ¡°Damn it!¡± Blood Mist Wind almost went mad from rage. ¡°He has reached the sixth level already. We have many people here. Let¡¯s do this: we¡¯ll station some people visibly and others in hiding. No matter how fast he is, he won¡¯t be able to instant-kill two at once, right? He also has his weak points. As long as he reveals his position, he¡¯s as good as dead.¡± ck and White TV said. ¡°Alright, you go ahead and get busy. I¡¯ll arrange it.¡± Blood Mist Wind was genuinely enraged this time. He immediately started organizing the n. Meanwhile, Li Yao on the sixth level was not in a hurry to finish mapping the final 8% of the defenseyout. A vague memory shed in his mind. It seemed there was a special Troll Patrol on the sixth level. When killed, it would drop a top-tier short spear for hunters. Especially for Amazon, a special advanced elite profession among hunters, the spear was nothing short of a Little Artifact. Li Yao was enticed. For him, the utility of this short spear was more than just recing a blue-grade sword. Moreover, killing the Troll Patrol meant more than just getting the artifact. The sixth level clearly belonged to the ruling ss. The environment was nicer, with waterfalls andkes. The buildings were all made of stone or spacious caverns carved into the mountains, much better than the tents made of wooden poles and animal hides on the lower levels. The sixth level wasn¡¯trge, but it took Li Yao nearly twenty minutes to find the troll in a cave at the edge of the sixth level. This cave wasn¡¯t what it seemed. On the other side was arge terrace overlooking the mountains on the other side. The Troll Patrol stood on the terrace, looking up at the starry sky. Troll Patrol Rank: Level 15 1-star leader Life: 100,000 Armor: 286 Skills: Whirlwind Throw, Piercing Throw, Bird of Prey Strike, Deadly Poison Assassination Pet: Bird of Prey ps: Keep requesting more monthly tickets for support. Chapter 223: Patrol Chapter 223: Patrol Trantor:549690339 Bird of Prey Rank: Level 15 1-star Boss Health: 50000 Armor: 325 Resistance: Primary Wind Resistance Skills: Wind Master, Bird of Prey Strike, Whirlwind Tear, Hurricane Roar At first nce, the attributes of this boss may seem ordinary, hardly befitting the title of a 1-star boss. But coupled with its pets, special weapons, and skills, this boss is undoubtedly a lethal powerhouse. p> In the past life, the Troll Patrol made their name in the war between Drywood Fortress and Kael¡¯Dan on the Eagle Nest Mountain. They annihted countless yers and left unscathed, showing his frightful power. Many yers were petrified of the short spear in the hands of the Troll Patrol. It was indeed a powerful weapon that imed countless lives without fail. Of the monsters that yers despised, the Trolls ranked top. Firstly, the Priests, as they were remarkably hard to kill. Even on low health, they would transform into the spectral form of their deities, bing incredibly powerful. The higher the level of the Priest, the more divine power they could summon, making them very difficult to deal with. The second type was Hunters, specifically those that wielded short spears. One of the most prominent was the Troll Chieftain of the Dark Camp. He was a branch of Hunters, known for their uncanny skill with the Dark Spear. Hunters were proficient in survival and assassination, making them very cunning and formidable in war. The patrol was a hunter. It was only after the yers¡¯ levels increased and they invaded the Drywood Fortress that they managed to defeat him. A top-tier little artifact known from the ¡°Little Amazon¡± was dropped, which left a deep impression on Li Yao. Li Yao crept onto the tform and immediately cast a Wall of Mist to block the entrance to the terrace and cave. The Patrol, who was gazing at the sky, felt something and immediately turned around. The Bird of Prey, sitting on a giant tree grooming its feathers, screeched sharply, charging at Li Yao like a bolt of lightning. Bang¡­ Li Yao¡¯s Fire Eagle also swooped down, its Eagle Pouncing directly colliding with the Bird of Prey. Both boss level pets wed at each other fiercely. The metallic sound from the Fire Eagle resonated while the Bird of Prey was already covered in blood. Both were boss level pets, but considering the Bird of Prey was a 1-star boss with a higher level, it had superior attributes to the Fire Eagle. However, as a machine, although the Fire Eagle would still take significant damage unless its core was destroyed, it would not feel any pain slowing its movements, bing a typical ¡®the more it fights, the more courageous it bes¡¯ model. Li Yao loaded up the me Crossbow, and as the boss raised its arm to throw the short spear, Li Yao quickly shot an arrow. Smack¡­ The Patrol¡¯s attack was abruptly cancelled. His short spear fell to the ground, and he copsed to one knee, clutching his arm in agony and yelling out in pain. Li Yao dared not take things lightly, truly realizing the terror inspired by this boss. The explosive power and damage of the short spear at a medium-short range were neck-chilling. If it sessfully threw the spear, one could only be instantly killed, even missing the chance to evade. While Li Yao was running towards the boss, he quickly cast ¡®Pet Heal¡¯ on the Fire Eagle, then approached the boss. He swiftly thrust his short sword into the neck of the boss¡­ -1450 Li Yao¡¯s expression changed. Normal damage was around eight to nine hundred. The damage from cancelling an attack should be several times higher, at least two thousand. However, it was only a bit over one thousand, and even that was critical damage. Something was amiss. Such a situation could only mean once thing ¨C his damage had been modified and bnced by the system. The Ancient God System did not operate under the premise of server maintenance. Changes and patches were usually stealthy, with no announcements of any fine-tuning made, leaving it up to the yers to discover and explore. In Li Yao¡¯s memory, the bnce to cancelling an attack should have been implemented several yearster. However, he was not surprised; as he mastered the technique early on, it would make sense for the system to adjust earlier than expected. Cancelling an attack indeed had many ¡®bugs¡¯ such as disregarding armor and inflicting several times normal damage. After the adjustment, it should have been reduced to weakening armor, retaining only the critical attack, and removing the multiplied damage. Li Yao was not disappointed either. After mastering the technique, cancelling an attack was merely an additional skill. He still had many techniques up his sleeve, only not reaching their full potential in terms of attributes. Although the altered cancelling of attack took a little more time, it was still useful for Li Yao. Roar¡­ The Bird of Prey watched as its master was attacked by Li Yao and couldn¡¯t throw a single spear, it became so angry. Despite the constant attacks from the Fire Eagle, it pped its wings. Hurricane Roar! The convergence of two swirling tornados unleashed a terrifying sound, driving towards Li Yao. As Li Yao backflipped, he released another Steel Arrow. Smack¡­ Once again, the boss was unlucky and its attack was cancelled. Meanwhile, Li Yao activated Magic Spider Silk and teleported to another location. The Hurricane Roar swept up stones wildly and passed through the spot where Li Yao had just been standing. It was truly a frightful scene. The Fire Eagle was also enraged and made a swoop, grabbing the back of the Bird of Prey and mming it into the nearby mountain wall. The Bird of Prey was momentarily dazed. However, it used its will to initiate a furious spin. The Fire Eagle¡¯s ws gripped its bone tightly, and before letting go, the two of them were spinning at a rapid speed. Meanwhile, Li Yao was steadily dealing damage to the boss, whose attack was cancelled. Bang¡­ Eventually, the Fire Eagle was thrown off and crashed into the mountain wall. Thanks to Li Yao¡¯s ¡®Pet Heal¡¯, although the Fire Eagle¡¯s health had been reduced by the Bird of Prey, it still had the upper hand in terms of health because it could continually replenish it. The Troll Patrol naturally knew this too. But he was clumsily blocked from using his skills because of the cancetion of attack tactics Li Yao employed. He was constantly under attack, unable to fight back, and had no time to heal his pet. The Fire Eagle was also irate and it and the Bird of Prey kept attacking each other. The whole terrace was ravaged by fire and wind spells. Meanwhile, Li Yao was constantly on guard for the Bird of Prey¡¯s sneak attack and the wide-range spell attack, leaving the Patrol in misery. He was repeatedly attacked by Li Yao and the Fire Eagle. In the end, the Troll Patrol, who was not able tond a single skill, sadly dropped to the ground. His eyes filled with frustration and unwillingness. He had the power to easily kill any monster, but he was simply unable to use it. The Bird of Prey also released a mournful cry in the air, frantically attacking Li Yao. But Li Yao had just toyed the Troll Patrol to death. Now, he only needed to deal with a pet. Under the joint attack of the Fire Eagle and Li Yao, the Bird of Prey was also sadly defeated andy next to its master. ¡°System: yer first kills wild boss level 15 1-star Troll Patrol. However, the yer is detected to be on a stealth and reconnaissance mission, dy announcement?¡± This was one of the human-friendly features of the Ancient God System. While NPCs might not know about the public announcement, yers would. It would expose the location and progress of the yer. Therefore, there was such a covert setting. ¡°Confirm the dy in announcement.¡± Li Yao didn¡¯t need to think before responding. Outside the city, there were still countless members from the Blood Leaf Guild who abhorred him. ¡°System: Please select the dy time, between 1 hour and 2 days.¡± After some thought, Li Yao said: ¡°1 day.¡±¡­ ps: Begging for monthly votes on hands and knees Chapter 224: Transformation (Additional for 100 Monthly Tickets) Chapter 224: Transformation (Additional for 100 Monthly Tickets) Trantor: 549690339 By the time they got to the final floor and killed the boss, nightfall had set in. Li Yao nned to do this under the cover of darkness to avoid the suspicion of the Trolls. This was why he had postponed it for a day. A day¡¯s time was enough for Li Yao to finish up what he was doing here and find a quiet ce to level up. As for Blood Leaf Guild, they could do whatever they wanted. He wasn¡¯t particrly concerned about causing trouble for them. Li Yao started looting the corpse and soon the first item appeared in his hand. Whirlwind Short Spear Quality: Purple Epic Attack: 38-45 Strength: 33 Agility: 31 Stamina: 30 Wind Agility, agility increased by 25% Whirlwind Throw, thrown spear spins rapidly like a whirlwind, shredding through any armor. Equipment Level: 13 Rmended for: Hunter Li Yao¡¯s breath hitched for a moment. Calling it a small artifact, the attribute bonus alone was considerable for a one-handed weapon. Wind Agility was the basis of its statue as a minor artifact. A 25% boost to agility was devastating for an Amazon. The Amazon are known as Jungle Cheetahs, having this minor artifact would make one the King of Hunters, truly embodying the spirit of a swift jungle predator. For Li Yao, the boost was not as exaggerated as it was for an Amazon, but a 25% increase in agility was still substantial and even more important than an attack boost. The Whirlwind Throwplimented the short spear¡¯s divine artifact property. Ignoring armor and causing armor-piercing damage, even though it was still subject to armor reduction, shattering the armor would result in fatal and critical damage. For instance, attacking the heart of a heavily armored warrior would not cause fatal damage due to the protection of the armor. However, piercing directly through the armor is equivalent to a direct attack on an unprotected heart. Of course, you have to be urate with your throw. In his past life, Li Yao threw short spears in his practice as a Hunter least often. He could only say that the uracy of his throw was decent. But with this short spear, Li Yao thought about learning a few general skills back home which would be a good transition. Li Yao immediately hung the short spear on his waist, recing the use of his rapier. In fact, the most reasonable configuration should be a hand cannon on the left, a short spear on the right, and a longbow or me crossbow on the back. However, the hand cannon was too big and heavy, carrying it would greatly reduce his agility. If it weren¡¯t for its attribute, Li Yao would only use the me Crossbow as a secondary weapon, much like the previous military crossbows. Hunting Cloak Quality: Purple Epic Strength: 29 Agility: 27 Stamina: 25 Damage and strength of thrown spears increase by 15% Equipment Level: 13 Rmended for: Hunter Li Yao smiled bitterly. It was a cloak specific to Amazon. However, seeing his own cloak was still the low-level blue cloak, he had no choice but to change into the Hunting Cloak. This cloak was a perfectplement to the Whirlwind Short Spear. Not to mention the increase in spear damage, it also enhanced the throwing range by increasing strength. Feeling that it should be enough, he looted the body again. The item that appeared in his hand was a pleasant surprise. Skill Rune: Enhances a skill and turns it into a lightning attribute. It was simply exhrating. A rune had dropped in the wild. Li Yao didn¡¯t know how to describe his feelings. Any rune had a frustratingly low drop rate, even in specialized rune dungeons. The rarity of runes was self-evident. Furthermore, runes were the least circted luxury items. Once obtained, most people couldn¡¯t resist using them themselves because the bonuses were so powerful. This was the case for any serious gamer. Lightning attribute, as the Dark Ranger, Li Yao naturally wouldn¡¯t turn his main skill into a lightning attribute. However, just because his main skill wasn¡¯t affected didn¡¯t mean his other skills weren¡¯t useful. Arrow Tower, though it was self-made, was still counted as one his skills. The enhancement of the Arrow Tower was the skill Li Yao valued most. With increasing levels and the change of means, as well as the advancement of the yers, the role of the Arrow Tower became less and less significant. Manufacturing an artillery tower was still yet to be realized, but Li Yao had considered enhancing the Arrow Tower before, and now atst, the opportunity hade. Lightning Arrow Tower: Fires piercing arrows, increasing damage by 30%. Piercing Arrow: The Arrow Tower can fire prating arrows. Attribute: Lightning damage Li Yao toyed with the Arrow Tower, which was flickering with electric arcs.The increase in damage was secondary, the key was the lightning attribute of the piercing arrow. The so-called piercing arrows could prate monsters. This attribute meant that the Arrow Tower had now be an area damage tool. All the monsters in the line of the piercing arrow would be damaged, turning the arrow tower into a group cleaning tool. Though it didn¡¯t cover asrge an area as Arrow Rain or Scatter, Li Yao was nheless satisfied. Giant Disguise Quality: Purple Epic Upon use, the user can turn into a Troll Patrol, acquiring the skills of a Patrol. However, the user¡¯s own damage skills will be sealed. Cooldown: 6 hours. Equipment Level: 13 Rmended for: Any profession It happened to be a permanent shapeshifting item, not a consumable. Li Yaoughed heartily. With this item, he could easily impersonate a Troll Night Hunter. Li Yao used the item and immediately transformed into a Patrol. He then kicked the real Patrol¡¯s body off the terrace. Even his Fire Hawk transformed into a bird of prey shape. The Fire Hawk curiously examined its new body. Li Yao nodded in satisfaction and then dissolved the Wall of Mist. Ssh¡­ Trolls, who had been attacking the Wall of Mist, surged in. ¡°Sir, did you just encounter an assassin?¡± The leading Silver Troll asked after bowing. ¡°Hmm, a mere adventurer dared to ambush me. I¡¯ve thrown him off the terrace.¡± Li Yao responded in the Trollnguage. ¡°Of course, those tender little prey would naturally not be a match for you, sir.¡± The Silver Troll hastilyplimented. ¡°Mmhmm.¡± ¡°My Lord, the night is long, as you see, the few behind me are handpicked. How many would you like to keep for your service?¡± ¡°No need. You can all leave. Station two trolls to guard the door and don¡¯t let anyone disturb me, I need a good rest. I¡¯ll take a good look at the fortress¡¯s defense situation tomorrow.¡± Li Yao waved dismissively. The female trolls had a wild charm, especially the selected ones, their figures were pretty ¡°hot¡±. However, Li Yao wasn¡¯t desperate enough to do anything with the NPC. Li Yao looked at one of the Troll¡¯s faces showing a panic-stricken look and immediately understood ¨C there were yers amongst them. The Trollsmunity had very strict hierarchy, the Silver Troll quickly and carefully exited the cave, leaving four Trolls to guard the door for Li Yao. Li Yao, on the other hand, marked down the coordinates of the terrace, then used the Hearthstone. He was naturally not going to stay in this poor ce overnight. Among the Trolls who were guarding the door for Li Yao, one was a yer from the Blood Leaf Guild¡­ PS: Continuing to ask for monthly passes Chapter 225: Not Bad, Young Man (An Addition for 150 Monthly Tickets) Chapter 225: Not Bad, Young Man (An Addition for 150 Monthly Tickets) Trantor: 549690339 Only after Li Yao returned to the main city did he learn that yers had stopped leveling up even during the daylight hours in the game, and were constantly raiding the master level. Originally, only Li Yao¡¯s sess in the raid had caused some urgency for them, as he was seen as an exception. But that changed when Cronovin sessfully obtained a special spider pet and then ignited the corpse. The enormous guilds, now crazed, searched everywhere for the rarely seen spider pet. yers are powerful, after all, and spiders are one of the mostmon monsters in the kingdom of ancient gods. So, several guilds managed to find special spider pets. As a result, all guilds began to seek skilled hunters and after several attempts, many of them sessfully ignited the corpse. Seeing their rivals benefit, all the guilds went mad with jealousy and couldn¡¯t give up their advantage, so they began to challenge the second boss. This consequently led to the poprity of the Shining Fruit. Seizing the opportunity, Li Yao raised the price of Shining Fruit to 4 gold per bundle. Previously, therger guilds would never have agreed to such an outrageous price even when they weren¡¯t raiding, but the guilds that were already tempted didn¡¯t seem to care about the high prices now. The number of Shining Fruits in Li Yao¡¯s hands once again dwindled, with less than half of his stock remaining. In this frenzy of wealth umtion, Li Yao himself pocketed at least ny percent of the profits. The rest went to spectors who had identally hoarded Shining Fruit and yers who had trained in botany. The poprity of the Shining Fruit allowed all of them to benefit. However, as the number of botany yers was too vast and scattered,pared to the profits made by Li Yao, their gains were negligible. Because of the price increase, Li Yao¡¯s wallet had expanded considerably. Including the gold coins mailed by Zhao Lei, his collection had balloosed to a massive 20,000. 20,000 is such an impressive figure that Li Yao can confidently im that, among all the yers in the game, he would be second to none. Li Yao continued to shop in the auction house, and this time his sister Li and Feng Yi also joined in. The three of them divided the work and swept their respective categories in the auction. The gold was flowing like water, and the guild¡¯s warehouse was continuously expanding, which made the guild members eager to earn points. Li Yao¡¯s guild warehouse had expanded five to six times more than before. Screenshots were posted online, and they immediately caused an uproar on the forum. A lot of guilds soberly realized that they were actually assisting Starfire Guild¡¯s growth with their own resources, but it was toote to reverse the trend. You think Shining Fruit is too expensive? Well, don¡¯t buy it. There are scores of guilds waiting to buy it. There are countless guilds, especially those from other administrative districts, who are looking for ways to get in touch with Li Yao. ¡°I think we have almost enough equipment, we should stop now. The guild upgrade, and increase of members should be enough.¡± Sister Li put thest batch of items into the guild warehouse and said. ¡°Hmm, I¡¯ve noticed some serious price fluctuations in the auction house. Traders have already started to make ns for us.¡± Feng Yi also noted. ¡°Well then, let¡¯s stop the harvest and let the auction calm down for a while.¡± Li Yao suggested. ¡°I guess those traders are going to cry.¡± Feng Yi covered her mouth andughed. The three of them looked at each other and smiled. Sister Li then asked, ¡°How is everything on your end? If the task can bepleted tomorrow, the guild will be able to upgrade. There are too many yers in our resident district who want to join the guild now.¡± ¡°It will definitely bepleted tomorrow, you just get ready to recruit people, especially more secondary professional yers.¡± Li Yao replied. ¡°I was thinking the same,¡± Sister Li agreed and nodded. ¡°How many more Shining Fruits do you have?¡± Feng Yi asked. ¡°Adding up all three factions, probably more than 5000 bundles.¡± ¡°That¡¯s worth 20,000 gold coins, plus the 10,000+ you have, it¡¯s just too much.¡± Sister Li frowned, gold coins will always be gold coins, in her opinion, it was necessary to convert them into firm guild strength as soon as possible. ¡°Not too much. You can feel free to make our guild¡¯s resident ce more luxurious. Also, running the shop would require a lot of operating funds. If we¡¯re going to do it, we need to do it big. Plus, don¡¯t forget, once the guild reaches level three, we can apply for an outdoor resident ce, which is a money trap. Other guilds have already made a start, we will catch up with them by throwing money.¡± Li Yao clenched his fist. Feng Yi gave me a lot of data, I converted it over, the funds are too much, simply can¡¯t be used up, gold coins will depreciate if they¡¯re not used.¡± Sister Li frowned. ¡°How much gold do you think is left over?¡± asked Li Yao, understanding that the depreciation of gold coins was an inevitable urrence. ¡°At least over 10,000 will be left.¡± Sister Li replied. Li Yao suggested, ¡°In that case, Feng Yi, I¡¯ll give you 10,000 gold coins, try to sell them. We need to set up a base anyways, so selling gold coins will give you credit points in reality for some time in future. Try to trante it into strength as much as possible.¡± ¡°That¡¯s savage, making them spend gold coins to buy your Shining Fruits and then selling them the gold coins. You¡¯re sucking the blood out of them!¡± Feng Yiughed. ¡°We¡¯re too far behind. We can¡¯t catch up with thoserge guilds by going the usual way. Moreover, thispetition has worldwide implications.¡± Li Yao discussed more details with them for a while, and then grabbed some supplies before hopping on a bat to fly to Kael¡¯Dan. In God¡¯s old world, the most painful thing was the journey. yers wanted to teleport so desperately, but mages could only transport them to the main city. Once he arrived at Kael¡¯Dan, he rushed to Drywood Fortress. This time Li Yao didn¡¯t take the main entrance as he did the day before. Instead, he went around to the back of the mountains, ording to the coordinates below the terrace. From the bottom of the terrace, looking up, it seemed to be hundreds of meters high. Li Yao quickly shrank himself and let the fire hawk fly him up to the terrace. Then, he transformed himself into a troll patrol officer. ¡°Greetings, sir.¡± Seeing Li Yaoing out, the three trolls quickly bowed, one yer with the name Bloody leaf, red resentfully. He was watched by three trolls and couldn¡¯t leave. Standing guard all night, especially under the spection of the ck and white television, he was about to explode from knowing Li Yao had be the patrol officer. Li Yao, however, happily walked forward towards them, patted him on the shoulder, and said, ¡°Not bad,d, you¡¯re really dedicated. I¡¯ll find a good reward for you when I have the opportunity.¡± Bloody leaf was about to breathe fire. He red at Li Yao as if he wanted to say something, but then swallowed it down. ¡°You got a problem, kid? The sir appreciates you and you don¡¯t even show any respect.¡± A troll full of envy and jealousy behind Bloody leaf kicked him. ¡°Thank you for the reward, sir.¡± Bloody leaf forced out a grateful expression. ¡°Hmm, a goodd. Take me to the armory, I need to take an inventory. Otherwise, I won¡¯t be able to exin to the high priest.¡± Li Yao said grandly in the trollnguage. Ah Poo¡­ You¡¯re kidding, right? Bloody leaf almost coughed up blood. God, without the arrangement of the ck and white television, he would have exploded a long time ago¡­ PS: I¡¯m looking for a new wave of subscriptions, I hope friends who read the pirated version wille to QiDian Chinese Network and subscribe. Thank you. Chapter 226: Guild Equipment (Extra addition for 200 monthly tickets) Chapter 226: Guild Equipment (Extra addition for 200 monthly tickets) Trantor: 549690339 Under the guidance of a few trolls, Li Yao came to a tightly guarded cave entrance where a dozen troll defenders were gathered. Numerous tents were scattered around and upants stayed close by day and night, keeping the area under constant surveince. Li Yao was a meticulous man. Even though he was in the form of a troll, he deliberately imitated their gait. Li Yao slowly approached the cave. All the trolls saluted him, and no one dared to obstruct his way. When Li Yao reached the entrance of the cave, he turned and cast a nce at Eat, Drink, and the others with a faint smile. He said, ¡°Alright, I can go in myself. You guys wait here.¡± ¡°Sir, perhaps we could apany you inside, so we could be at your service anytime,¡± Eat, Drink, and others hurriedly suggested. ¡°How dare you! Is it your ce to speak? Who brought this neer here, who knows nothing about the rules?¡± Li Yao feigned anger. ¡°Please forgive us, sir. He was just transferred here yesterday and is not familiar with the rules.¡± A Troll Defender kicked Eat, Drink, and the others away with one foot. ¡°You take care of it,¡± Li Yao instructed as he leisurely walked into the cave, sparing a nce at the now-faraway Eat, Drink, and the others. When Li Yao emerged, he realized that they must have already discovered his true identity, but they kept their suspicions hidden, clearly with malicious intent. After all, he had taken out too many of their guild members, which made for an unforgivable grudge. Being killed at the fortress meant resurrection at the graveyard, which was a severe punishment. Resurrecting within the fortress was practically suicide. This grudge, left unexposed, surely meant some nasty tricks were awaiting him. The problem was that this guy never got into character when ying the ancient god and sneaking into missions; he needed to stay in character. ¡°Damn it, are you ying me?¡± Eat, Drink, and the others bellowed with rage as they climbed up. Li Yao paid them no attention and walked straight into the depths of the cave. ¡°Little brat, if you¡¯re seeking death, don¡¯t drag us into it.¡± Two Troll Defenders grabbed Eat, Drink, and the others by the feet and dragged them away. The guards in the distanceughed at the sight, as there was always a crop of newbies who didn¡¯t know their ce and needed a good beating to learn their lesson. Eat, Drink, and the others came to their senses. These barbaric trolls wouldn¡¯t listen to reason. They couldn¡¯t afford to kick up a fuss now¨Cif they were killed, they would have to resurrect at the graveyard. The penalty was much too harsh. ¡°I¡¯ve had enough, this Prairie Fire is going too far,¡± Eat, Drink, and others roared out in the team channel. ¡°You were too impulsive earlier. What did the vice president say? You almost ruined the whole thing,¡± Blood Mist Wind said coldly, but then softened his tone, ¡°Bear with it a little longer. We¡¯ll deal with him once hees out. Everyone will avenge you.¡± ¡°Exactly, we¡¯ll eliminate him in an instant, God damn it!¡± ¡°I can¡¯t stand that bastard anymore!¡± Unbeknownst to Li Yao, the Blood Leaf members had already grown to despise him. He was currently in the middle of the armory, adding data. As hepleted the armory data, Li Yao¡¯s defenseyout was also done. Now he just had to hand in the task back in town. Looking around the armory, Li Yao salivated at the sight of the standard equipment. With these, he could easily assemble an NPC army. But his backpack was too small to carry all the standard equipment, which wasn¡¯t worth it. Walking around the armory, Li Yao suddenly spotted something valuable, such as a totem the height of a man, engraved with a pattern of a wind snake. Wind Snake Totem Quality: Blue Excellence When ced in the guild¡¯s administrative office, the prayer of a guild member can summon a Wind Snake Spirit (elite) of the same level as them to assist in battle. Prayer requires materials: Ancient Troll Burning Incense Guild Level: 1 Bear Protector Quality: Blue Excellence When ced in the guild¡¯s barracks, the power of the bear protects the entire guild, and all guild members within the area have 15% increased armor and magic resistance. Prayer requirements: Three sticks of incense per day. Guild Level: 2 Snake God Altar Quality: Purple Epic When ced in the guild square, the guild will be under the protection of the Snake God, causing 10% of their attacks to inflict toxin damage. Blood offerings: Summon the illusion of the Snake God (Boss level). The level of the Snake God illusion will be the same as that of the guild leader. Conditions for worship: Blood and soul from various creatures Guild equipment, this is guild equipment. Once a guild is established, ordinary yers can purchase green-quality guild equipment from the main city. Still, it has limited properties and is prohibitively expensive. Blue quality guild equipment requires thepletion of super challenging guild tasks, and such tasks are only published after reaching level twenty. As for the purple epic quality guild equipment, that absolutely requires luck, often only obtainable after conquering some monster towns. Just stealing won¡¯t work. The backpack won¡¯t fit everything. However, Li Yao had the Mechanical Space. What, you say Mechanical Space can only store Engineering items? How could that be a problem? Li Yao immediately installed wheels on the three items. The three pieces of precious guild equipment were immediately tucked into the Mechanical Space. Li Yao shook his head and headed outside. Many of the rules of ying an ancient god are not sacrosanct. Like in real life, rules are fixed, but people are flexible. Li Yao emerged from the cave, and three Troll Defenders immediately followed him. Li Yao looked into the distance and broke into a slight grin, gesturing with his finger. A few more defenders emerged from the distance and encircled Li Yao. Li Yao nodded, said nothing, and headed directly towards the deeper parts of the sixth floor. Seeing Li Yao encircled by the defenders, Blood Mist Wind, who had already gathered quite a few members ready to take out Li Yao and expose his true form, had a grim expression on his face. How could they attack now? Being surrounded by defenders, if they attacked, they would bemitting suicide. The cost of losing all their members would be far too great. Their n was good, but the information was asymmetric. Fire Hawk, turned into a bird of prey, was already soaring in the sky. Ambushing Li Yao by surprise was virtually impossible. ¡°Chief.¡± Eat, Drink, and the others gritted their teeth, stained with battle injuries. All members turned to look at Blood Mist Wind. ¡°Let¡¯s give it a shot, Wind Ride,¡± Blood Mist Wind said helplessly. ¡°I understand.¡± Wind Ride took a deep breath, ran towards Li Yao, and shouted as he ran, ¡°The inspector is an impostor! The inspector is an adventurer in disguise! We¡¯ve been duped!¡± His shout drew the attention of the nearby troll guards and defenders, who all turned their gaze towards him. The few Troll Defenders protecting Li Yao were slightly taken aback. They stepped back a few paces and carefully looked at Li Yao. They didn¡¯t point their weapons at him, but they were clearly on guard. There have been a lot of strange urrences since yesterday, raising the alertness levels at Drywood Fortress. Li Yaoughed heartily. sping his hand around the Whirlwind Short Spear, he strolled up and asked, ¡°Are you saying I¡¯m an impostor?¡± ¡°Aren¡¯t you? How can you deny it now?¡± Wind Ride coldly responded¡­. PS: Seeking support through monthly tickets. Chapter 227: Surplus Value Chapter 227: Surplus Value Trantor: 549690339 ¡°Why should I bother with deception, killing you would be enough.¡± The short spear in Li Yao¡¯s hand whistled through the air and spun out. The ¡®Whirlwind Throw¡¯! Thud¡­ Lingfeng Break of Dawn hadn¡¯t expected Li Yao to be so daring as to attack him at such a time and at such close range. He had just begun to think about evading when he felt a sharp pain in his heart and wasunched into the air by the short spear imbued with the strength of a wild bull. Boom¡­ The short spear impaling Lingfeng Break of Dawn¡¯s corpse onto the tree behind him, his gaze was already dispersing, and his soul turned into white light, returning to the graveyard. All the Trolls¡¯ faces changed color at the sight of the white light of the soul after death, a phenomenon that signifies the summoning by a ¡®Soul Healer,¡¯ only adventurers could get this privilege. ¡°What are you all standing there for? Take his body away, store it. Even though he is a bit ugly, we can barely treat it as food.¡± Li Yao yells. ¡°Yes.¡± Two Troll Defenders immediately ran up and carried the corpse away. The Trolls who were doubting Li Yao earlier instantly looked frightful and quickly circled around Li Yao for protection. Thud¡­ The yers from the Blood Leaf Guild felt like vomiting blood, they were being treated as food. Even though the graveyard resurrection would transform their bodies into dry bones, this situation is a tant insult, it¡¯s unbearable. ¡°Boss, let¡¯s attack next, and instantly kill him.¡± ¡°Motherfucker, I can¡¯t stand it anymore.¡± ¡°Damn, it¡¯s too annoying.¡± ¡°Hold on for a minute, let¡¯s see what he¡¯s up to.¡± said Blood Mist Wind, grinding his teeth, charging in at this point meant death. Blood Mist Wind¡¯s head was throbbing. This Prairie Fire seems to have figured out everything, there was no chance to fight back. They originally nned to ambush Li Yao when he came out of the armory and kill him swiftly, or at least get him to reveal his yer identity. But they hadn¡¯t expected Li Yao to be so cautious, he gathered a bunch of Trolls around himself, they had no chance to attack him. Finding someone to risk exposing him would be useless, Li Yao was too determined. He directly used his short spear to instantly kill Lingfeng. Aren¡¯t you an archer? Howe your short spear is so powerful? He scared away all the Trolls by sting a yer with his short spear, revealing Lingfeng¡¯s yer identity on one side and disying his skills on the other, it was a double proof. The Trolls dared not question Li Yao, now they were the ones stuck between a rock and a hard ce, not knowing whether to advance or retreat. They saw Li Yao walking slowly towards them with a group of Trolls. ¡°Prairie Fire, this time we admit defeat, we give up on this mission.¡± Blood Mist Wind said in the area channel. ¡°ying these minor tricks with me until now, obviously you are not smart enough, no wonder you were empty by the ck and white TV.¡± Li Yao replied. ¡°Fuck, What nonsense are you talking about.¡± Blood Mist Wind coldly replied. ¡°You can just assume you heard it wrong. You are not giving up on this mission, you just can¡¯t get into the armory.¡± said Li Yao: ¡°Besides, this is a personal mission, your real mission should be to dy the Drywood Fortress, right? No need to argue. I¡¯ll give you an opportunity, use the Hearthstone to teleport back to town directly. This way, I¡¯ll generously let past grievances slide.¡± Being known for his wisdom, the ck and white TV did not satisfy Blood Mist Wind¡¯s short-sighted view, it directly left Blood Mist Wind empty. This incident caused quite a stir, the ck and white TV once said, it was not for seizing power, but for the sustainable development of the guild. Somehow it made Blood Mist Wind sign an authorization and equity transfer contract, both of which were actually valid. From then on, Blood Mist Wind became a puppet, unable tomand members of the Blood Leaf Guild. What surprised everyone was that after the ck and white TV controlled most of the equity, the annual dividend was still allocated ording to the original allocation, and it paid its dividends to Blood Mist Wind. This incident led to a long debate, with people debating whether the ck and white TV was right or wrong. Without the control of the ck and white TV, the Blood Leaf Guild would not have aggressively advanced into the top 20. The Blood Leaf Guild would still be a second-rate guild without the glory of the top 20. However, his actions were morally uneptable. Both sides held their views and debated for a long time withouting to a result. The guild members also kept silent, they werepletely at a disadvantage. The identity conjured by Li Yao was obviously much higher than them, they had no chance to fight back. ¡°It seems you guys are not willing, that¡¯s ok, I understand. If I were you, I would also be unwilling, after all, you¡¯ve made use of over two hundred people, suffered so much loss, it¡¯s a great loss.¡± The people from the Blood Leaf Guild were about to go crazy. Li Yao shook his head, letting go was the best oue now. Once the defense diagrams arepleted, these people are useless. It doesn¡¯t matter whether they kill them or not. As long as they do not disrupt his mission, sparing them is okay too. But they were obviously still hopeful. ¡°You guys are new recruits too, right? Who let you gather here? Well, never mind, that¡¯s not important. Follow me.¡± Li Yao arrogantly said and then turned around and started walking in a direction. ¡°New recruits, what are you standing there for? Keep moving.¡± Those Troll Defenders stared at them with cold eyes. Blood Mist Wind and the others were clenching their teeth in anger, but they couldn¡¯t stand the idea of returning like this. Of course, under the surveince of other Trolls, they had no choice but to obey now. Li Yao swaggered over to the other side of the fortress. This was a Goblin camp, you could feel the rolling thermal from a distance. Yes, it¡¯s the Goblins, this is the most important base for Venture Co. in the northern part of the East Continent. If you didn¡¯t know the situation, you would think these Goblins were just ves of the Trolls, helping them to build defensive equipment. But only Li Yao knew that these Goblins and Trolls were in an equal and cooperative rtionship. ¡°Oh my God, didn¡¯t you just leave yesterday? Why are you back again today?¡± a Goblin dressed as a supervisor asked in a shrill voice. ¡°I have one more thing to inform you.¡± Li Yao said as he swiftly walked towards the inside of the camp. When they reached the center of the camp, the Goblin asked again, ¡°I can make the decision. What is it, just tell me. The Trade Viscount has already authorized it.¡± The noble ss under the Trade Prince, the Trade Viscount, is often the leader of a Goblin settlement. Li Yao stopped, pointing at the yers from the Blood Leaf Guild, he said; ¡°Then arrest these spies, these people are adventurers in disguise.¡± The yers from the Blood Leaf Guild were suddenly stunned. The supervisor shrieked and then blew the whistle. Immediately, surrounding Goblins rushed up. The Troll Defenders who were doubtful of these new soldiers also drew out their weapons. Seeing their side surrounded by Goblins, Blood Mist Wind still didn¡¯t know what Li Yao wanted to do, but he understood one thing. That was, Li Yao was using them, using them to calcte something. At least it wasn¡¯t simply because he wanted to kill them. Otherwise, they could have done that with the Trolls, why bother with the Goblins¡¯ hands. ¡°Prairie Fire, you bastard.¡± Blood Mist Wind swore at Li Yao. ¡°What are you waiting for, kill them.¡±¡­ Chapter 228: Overwhelming Chapter 228: Overwhelming Trantor: 549690339 ¡°Prairie Fire, damn it, you gotta kill him,¡± Blood Mist Wind knew there was no way out, yelled. Thud thud thud¡­ The yers from Blood Leaf Guild dropped their disguise, instantly reverting to their original state, and the tense situation erupted. ¡°Kill them,¡± shrieked the Goblin supervisor. The goblins swarmed in like a tide, and under Li Yao¡¯smand, the Troll Defenders also charged in. Li Yao gave a smile to the yers of Blood Leaf Guild, step by step retreating. Goblins from all directions flocked in and quickly surrounded the over hundred members of the Blood Leaf Guild. ¡°Chief, he¡¯s untouchable.¡± ¡°No way, can¡¯t get through.¡± Blood Mist Wind quickly cooled down, said, ¡°All melee stay on the perimeter, protecting DPS and healers. Shift direction, attack left.¡± Blood Mist Wind was decisive. Seeing that he couldn¡¯t kill Li Yao, he immediately thought of retreating. The goblin camp was slightly to the left on the sixthyer. Also because of the Goblin camp¡¯s positioning, there were hardly any Troll around, and the Goblins were not particrly strong. Most goblins were merelymon monsters and elites were not densely packed. They still saw a glimmer of hope. As long as they reached the edge, they could leap down and find a way to survive. Both sides were instantaneously locked in fiercebat, the Blood Leaf Guild¡¯s coordination was also pretty strong, and with healing, they managed to hold off the majority of Goblins for a while, so the Goblins suffered more losses. However, there were just too many goblins and they were converging from all directions, forcing the Blood Leaf Guild to not stay put, otherwise, in such high-intensity battles, the healers would quickly run out of mana, and then they wouldn¡¯t be able to escape even if they wanted to. With everyone focused on the battle, Li Yao was left unnoticed. Striding towards a slope, he yelled as he walked, ¡°Enemy invasion, backup needed, enemy invasion, backup needed.¡± The goblin who heard the alert and rushed over had no idea what was happening. Hearing Li Yao¡¯s shout and seeing his high-profile status, The goblins howled and rushed towards the patrol direction. The defensive system of the trolls was interesting. They did not rely on city walls for defense. They were very adept at utilizing terrain and geography when constructing their cities. Their mostmon defense strategy was to build the city on a gradually rising terrain, and they would specially design certain wall passages. When an enemy attacked, they would rollrge boulders, two to three meters in diameter, down. These stones were more terrifying than any magic. Anyone crushed under them would instantly be a pancake. The Goblins, upying a corner of the city, also had this terrain advantage. However, they felt that the stones were not powerful enough, and with their plentiful minerals, they rather melted manyrge copper balls. These served a dual purpose ¨C defense and wealth storage. At this moment, Li Yao was standing atop such a high slope and could clearly overlook the battle below. The Goblins hadn¡¯t thoroughly analyzed the trolls¡¯ defense system. They didn¡¯t know that the trolls wouldn¡¯t easily use such tactics, this was ast resort. They would wait until they were defeated and retreating before slowing down the enemy¡¯s chase. There were designated terrains and walls, forming a small, enclosed space, a portion of this was meant for effective killing, and most importantly, it was to prevent the uncontrolled rolling of therge stones that could destroy the city. Although the goblins learned from this, they didn¡¯t understand it thoroughly, unlike the trolls, they didn¡¯t dig tunnels or passages, feeling that it restricted the power of the rolling stones. They used the slope, and secured the giant copper balls with props. When needed, they would remove the props, give the copper ball a little push and it would roll down. They proudly imed that they had exceeded the trolls¡¯ ideas. With the rm, the Goblins all went down to join the fight. The situation for using the copper balls had not urred. Nearly all of them ran to assist, only leaving two goblins on guard duty. ¡°What are you doing here?¡± ¡°Stop, no one is allowed to approach here.¡± The two goblins immediately scolded Li Yao. ¡°You¡¯re insolent, this is Drywood Troll¡¯s territory, where I go is not your business.¡± Li Yao retorted sharply. At the same time as he rebuked, Li Yao had already approached the two Goblins. Bird of Prey Strike! Deadly Poison Assassination! Li Yao¡¯s spear transformed into two shadows, activating two skills in a short time, instantly striking the necks of both goblins. The two goblins are only normal monsters, although they were not instantly killed, they fell to the ground holding their necks, and the fire hawk transformed into a bird of prey by Li Yao also cast Tornado, directly reaping the remaining lives of these two goblins. Li Yao promptly removed the obstacles blocking the front row of copper balls. There were more than a dozen copper balls in the front row. Li Yao pushed the copper balls one by one. Suddenly, it felt like the whole mountain was shaking. The huge rumbling drowned out the sounds of battle, the shaking and rumbling could be felt not just in this area, but across the entire fortress. Li Yao¡¯s push,bined with the eleration from the slope, turned the copper balls into a terrifying force. No one could stop the rolling copper balls, the goblins and yers below were panicking trying to avoid the fast moving copper balls. Any mechanical defenses, crude buildings, goblins, yers, anything in the path of the copper balls got crushed. This only happened because Li Yao didn¡¯t push the copper balls in one direction. If they were all focused in one direction, the losses of the clumped up yers and goblins would¡¯ve been even more significant. But even so, it was already terrifying. Due to the close proximity of the goblins and their dense formation, it was quite easy for the outer goblins to evade. But for the goblins and yers squeezed inside, they weren¡¯t so lucky. Although only a single copper ball ground near the fighting parties, the oue was horrifying. If the system hadn¡¯t simplified the bloody scenes, it¡¯s estimated that all the yers on the scene would¡¯ve vomited. Even now, they felt a lingering fear. As for the yers who dropped from the team channel, many were already forcibly kicked offline by the system. Their brainwaves fluctuated too violently, and the system automatically disconnected and activated protection mode. ¡°Prairie Fire, you motherf¡­.¡± ¡°Damn it, you son of a ¡­.¡± ¡°F¡­¡± The yers of Blood Leaf Guild felt like they were going crazy, it was too savage, too tragic. If the fight just now was a matter of pride, now they were so furious they wished they could kill Li Yao in real life. This time, even Blood Mist Wind died, also murdered so thoroughly, he couldn¡¯t escape. The copper ball¡¯s trajectory was headed right towards him. After a while, Blood Mist Wind finally revived, feeling like his heart was about to jump out of his chest, ¡°Prairie Fire, this isn¡¯t over. From now on, we, the Blood Leaf Guild and the Starfire Guild, are irreconcble.¡± ¡°Although I didn¡¯t control the trajectory of the copper balls, I still want to say sorry.¡± Li Yao said in the area channel, ¡°Of course, I don¡¯t think I¡¯m wrong, it¡¯s just survival of the fittest. Want revenge? I wee it anytime, it¡¯s normal for killings in a game.¡± ¡°By the way, I¡¯ll remind you guys. If you have a poor mental state, just go and y neutrals casually. It¡¯s all cutesy there like with minors, isn¡¯t that nice?¡± Li Yao started pushing the second wave of copper balls while speaking. In his past life, he had experienced all kinds of deaths, worrying about how he would die was ridiculous to him. Li Yao wasn¡¯t doing this just to kill them, his main goal was always the blueprints for mechanical pets. Everything else really didn¡¯t matter to him. Even devising this n was a spur-of-the-moment idea when he saw the bird¡¯s eye view from Fire Hawk¡­ Chapter 229: Santa Claus (Additional 250 Monthly Tickets) Chapter 229: Santa us (Additional 250 Monthly Tickets) Trantor: 549690339 The blueprints were Li Yao¡¯s ultimate goal. Taking the two quests was merely incidental. Killing wasn¡¯t of any interest to him; he wasn¡¯t a bloodthirsty madman. The purpose of pushing the copper sphere was very clear: to create chaos and destruction. As for the yers from the Blood Leaf Guild, Li Yao could only say that they were out of luck. At first, Li Yao had nned to hunt down Trolls, but with yers who could kill him in a single shot, he naturally would not choose the highly dangerous Trolls. It wasn¡¯t that he couldn¡¯t, but simply that it wasn¡¯t necessary. The situation today was the same; they simply couldn¡¯t prate the armory,pleting the first task was difficult enough. As for the second task, Li Yao didn¡¯t dare to confirm if they would sabotage his n. He gave them a chance to leave, but they unwisely declined. If they still wanted topete with him, Li Yao would certainly not remain polite orpassionate, and would directly use them as pawns and bait. Originally, Li Yao nned to fight diligently until he¡¯d collected one hundred silver elite skeletons and then proceed with the next step. Now, there was no need. The rolling copper sphere was terrifying, it was like the entire fortress was going to copse. Every troll was panic-stricken, searching around, assuming that their fort had already been breached. This was because the Stone Ball mechanism only activated when an enemy had broken through a level. The copper ball rolled unimpeded, destroying a lot of things as it dropped down from the sixth floor to the fifth. The sixth floor was alright, except for the beginning, few goblins were hurt. However, the trolls on the fifth floor were less fortunate as many were steamrolled before they even knew what was happening. Li Yao had rolled several dozen copper balls in four rows. Many goblins that wanted to stop Li Yao were crushed. After pushing the copper sphere, Li Yao ran in a direction where his Eagle was scouring the location of the Trade Viscount. Running was proving to be strenuous as the sixth floor was trembling. A lot ofrge rocks were rolling down from the mountaintop, and Li Yao had to proceed with caution. However, as he ran, his experience points were growing rapidly as the result of causing massive damage. Due to the time difference, the goblins Li Yao ran into were oblivious to what was happening and no one obstructed Li Yao. ¡°Bad news, the adventurer has broken in and caused serious casualties. Lord Viscount, you need to rush over quickly. The situation is chaotic, and we need yourmand,¡± Li Yao shouted at the disheveled gnome running over. ¡°My heavens, how is this possible? Is your fortress made of paper, to be breached so easily?¡± The trade viscount roared in anger. ¡°The adventurer is just too cunning. The situation is now chaotic, you have to go there right away.¡± Li Yao said anxiously. ¡°Oh, my! The sphere defense has been broken, which means the enemy is strongly powerfull. Perhaps it would be wiser for me to roll up my property and run right away.¡± Trade Viscount mumbled upon hearing Li Yao¡¯s words. Li Yao came to realize at once. Damn it, these goblins were always timid as mice, and he thought he had the upper hand. But he had bungled it; just considering the situation, his escape n was already in motion. Li Yao immediately stopped the Viscount who was instinctively trying to run back and said, ¡°The situation is not as serious as you may think. They caught us off guard, creating some chaos. All we need to do is stabilize the situation and everything will be under control.¡± ¡°Is that truly so?¡± The trade viscount looked doubtful. ¡°Do I need to lie to you about this? If the situation was too serious, I would run away myself. Why would I bother to call you?¡± Li Yao said helplessly. The trade viscount instantly rxed. He coughed lightly and said, ¡°This viscount is wise and brave. Why would I think of running? I was just testing your attitude, trolls. It seems you trolls are indeed timid as mice, unlike us fearless gnomes.¡± Ahem¡­ Li Yao nearly burst intoughter, he then said quickly, ¡°You¡¯re too cunning, suspecting your allies like that. You go ahead first, I¡¯ll call my people for reinforcements.¡± ¡°Right, reinforcements, go quickly, go quickly. Leave the task of stabilizing the situation to me.¡± The Trade Viscount¡¯s eyes lit up upon hearing about reinforcements. ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll go right now.¡± Li Yao pretended to run off in another direction. As soon as the Viscount¡¯s figure was out of sight, he darted towards his original target building. The Trade Viscount¡¯s house was a giant metal structure. Li Yao could see some of the interior from a corner. ¡°This miser.¡± As the gnome nobleman left, he assigned a substantial number of gnomes to guard the entrance of his mansion. There even appeared to be an elevator that could ascend and descend. Perhaps Li Yao could fool the gnomes into letting him into the house, but using the elevator would certainly alert the guards. Li Yao frowned as he looked over the whole house through his Eagle¡¯s eyes. The huge metallic house appeared extremely fortified. Moreover, all the windows around it were covered with iron mesh. Any minor movement would surely rm the guards at the entrance. As for getting past them by force, please, these were all trusted confidants of the Trade Viscount, all silver elites. He could even spot two gnome leaders drinking in the hall. Gnomes might be timid, but theirbat power certainly wasn¡¯t weak. Under the conditions of having two bosses, he would easily be wiped out in seconds. Making such a grand disturbance, he only had one chance. If he died once, he would basically lose any connection to these blueprints. Suddenly, Li Yao spotted the smoking chimney. ¡°Damn it.¡± Li Yao cursed, then turned back into his own shape. He activated the passive effect of the Dark Ranger and moved to the back of the house. With a leap and some Magic Spider Silk, Li Yao reached the top of the house. Then, he used the World Amplifier tool and shrunk into a being smaller than a gnome. He found a piece of Linen Cloth, soaked it thoroughly and wrapped it around his head, revealing only his eyes. Then, he changed into junk equipment and jumped into the smoking chimney. Li Yao couldn¡¯t see what was happening below. He closed his eyes and when he felt a trace of light, he used the Shadow Roll, appearing streaked with ck soot in the room. ¡°Damn it, I¡¯ll get back at you someday.¡± Only after Li Yao changed back into his original gear did he feel a little better. He then turned off the effect of the World Amplifier. Li Yao took a quick survey of the roomyout. It appeared to be a bedroom with a firece burning. One nce, and Li Yao spotted another door that should lead to a small engineeringboratory. Just as Li Yao was about to leave, he noticed a glint of dark-gold from under the bed. ¡°Why is it so difficult to get rich all at once?¡± Immediately realizing the importance, Li Yao gave up. Safe boxes would typically require a skilled thief to crack them open, let alone a hunter like him. Li Yao walked towards the engineeringboratory, but as he looked back, he spotted a dark gold glint under the bed. Li Yao ran back immediately, adapted his posture to look under the bed, moved a few things around, and then saw a chest emitting a dark gold glow¡­ Chapter 230: Sweep (Additional 300 monthly tickets) Chapter 230: Sweep (Additional 300 monthly tickets) Trantor: 549690339 Dark Gold Treasure Box, Li Yao¡¯s breath hitched. Having yed the game for so long, he had only obtained a Gold Treasure Box from a special secret realm, and yet, it didn¡¯t yield any true Gold Equipment. Even in maps with sparse human activity, finding a treasure box was no easy feat. The number of yers was simply toorge, coupled with thieves who survived solely by luck when opening treasure boxes. It¡¯s extremely difficult for an ordinary yer to find a treasure box. Finding a good treasure box was even harder. And now, here sat a Dark Gold Treasure Box in front of him. How could he not get excited? After all, a Dark Gold Treasure Box guaranteed a piece of Gold Equipment. Even he hadn¡¯t seen Gold Equipment until now. Li Yao intended to open the box, but thinking about the miserly trade viscount who might return at any moment, he instantly stashed the box away. Li Yao nced around again, spotting another box. This one was no treasure box, but upon opening it, he immediately smelt a faint aroma of wine. ¡°Good wine, Winter Springs Liquor, this guy sure knew how to enjoy life.¡± Li Yao unceremoniously stashed away the box of valuable wine into his backpack. At this stage, yers simply couldn¡¯t buy this type of wine. This wasn¡¯t just fine wine. It was a super magical wine that could enhance strength and attack. This wine once skyrocketed in price to 500 Gold Coins. At that time, Li Yao had to hustle for a long, long time in order to afford a single bottle. And here was an entire box of it, fifteen bottles to be precise. Evidently, the viscount had already consumed one bottle. Li Yao didn¡¯t find it strange. Winter Springs Liquor was a goblin product. Drinking it at certain times couldpensate for theirck of strength. Li Yao spotted some books on the table and without any hesitation, took away several precious books such as the Goblin Engineering Essentials, Outline of Goblin Engineering, and History of Goblin Engineering. At present, these books could only slightly increase an ordinary yer¡¯s proficiency. But for him, they could enable him to create some items that he couldn¡¯t before. Only then did Li Yao enter the trade viscount¡¯s Engineering Laboratory. Once inside, he didn¡¯t hold back, stuffing all the machine tools and engineering stations into his Mechanical Space. Then came some intricate engineering tools that current yers simply couldn¡¯t obtain. The Engineering Laboratory suddenly cleared out, leaving behind only the low-value tools still avable in the current stage. ¡°I¡¯ve struck gold this time. Having a Mechanical Space is just splendid.¡± It couldn¡¯t be less splendid, these things wouldn¡¯t fit into his backpack. Normally, they could only be transported using vehicles captured from cities. His Mechanical Space was practically a mini warehouse. It was too difficult for adventurers to obtain these things. Only the heads of guilds had the authority to buy some tools and set upboratories. Butpared to the grand setup the loaded trade viscount had, the gap was huge. The precision of the items he created could decide their quality. If it weren¡¯t for the limited space, Li Yao would loot everything. That way, he could set up his own Engineering Laboratory. Compared to that, the one in the mine was too outdated. Only then did Li Yao start looking through the bookshelf. As expected, there were some blueprints for producing items. However, they were mostly general engineering type items, mostly public utilities. The most valuable findings were two kinds. One kind was the blueprint for the Death God 4000 type Mechanical Puppet that Li Yao was looking for. The other kind was a sketch for a cannon. Although it was the simplest kind with the smallest firepower, and although Li Yao didn¡¯t have the materials or ability to create it yet, he was already very satisfied with this loot. Cannons were truly war weapons. Even in its era, the cannon¡¯s power isn¡¯t high, but when ced on city walls, it can one-shot a yer, exerting a strong deterrent force. After scanning the room, the materials hadpletely filled up the Mechanical Space and Li Yao still couldn¡¯t help wanting more. He wished he could take the whole house with him. After all, there were still many valuable things in it, and the Mechanical Space couldn¡¯t amodate all of them. ¡°Damn, I remember a ce that drops Spatial Equipment. Too bad my level isn¡¯t high enough to get it.¡± Regretfully, Li Yao activated his Dark Ranger passive and walked towards the entrance of the elevator, recalling the arrangement of the first floor¡¯s hall, then simting how to get out in his mind. Li Yao directly jumped down. When he was about two meters from the elevator, he immediately did a Shadow Roll, drifting out of the elevator room. At this moment, Li Yao¡¯s body was already in the first floor¡¯s hall, frozen in a scene where Li Yao hovered a meter off the ground, with two goblin leaders absentmindedly drinking wine four to five meters away. From their frequent nces outward, it was obvious they were very interested in the situation outside, while at the doorway there were a dozen goblins. When Li Yao stopped his Shadow Roll, his back was exactly facing the hall¡¯s doorway. Back jump! The body that had just prepared to descend suddenly flew off again. The two leaders slightly sensed the fluctuation of airflow, and simultaneously looked at the room. However, right now, Li Yao had already left the first-floor hall. When the back jump stopped, he immediately executed another continuous Shadow Roll. By the time Li Yaonded, he had already reached a spot ten-plus meters from the goblins. He then departed without a backwards nce. After a while, the fuming viscount returned feeling deceived. Those adventurers numbered just over a hundred and were hardly worth a mention to him. Though a few dozen had escaped, he didn¡¯t care in the slightest. He anxiously went to the second floor, instantly feeling something was wrong. First, he looked towards his safe, which was perfectly intact and he breathed a sigh of relief. Then, he saw that his Engineering Laboratory had been emptied. He promptly scurried under his bed. He abruptly let out a deafening roar of rage. ¡°Ah, damn thief, my life¡¯s work! How am I supposed to live now?¡± His voice was extremely mournful, causing his attendants to rush up via the elevator. ¡°Boss, what¡¯s the matter?¡± a goblin leader asked amidst burps from drinking. ¡°What¡¯s the matter? I want to ask you what the hell happened. Where are the experimental machines that I spent a fortune on? Where are my Dark Gold Treasure Box, my precious blueprints, my beloved Winter Springs Liquor? Poor thing, I only allow myself a small sip each day, just a tiny sip, yet the damn thief took a whole box from me. I¡¯ve lost all my life¡¯s work, so you tell me, what¡¯s the matter, huh?¡± The pitch of the goblin¡¯s voice was naturally sharp. Now, his tone was even more out of tune. He was spraying spit all over the two leaders¡¯ faces. However, the two leaders didn¡¯t even dare to breathe. ¡°Still standing there, go find it. The damned thief can¡¯t have gone far. Go find him. If you can¡¯t find my life¡¯s work, none of you useless bums will collect a single copper coin in wages from me,¡± the Trade Viscount roared. ¡°Damn thief, he dared to threaten my adorable copper coins. I¡¯ll fight him to the death.¡± The two goblin leaders yelped and jumped down the elevator. They started leading the people madly searching for the thief. The recently quiet camp instantly began to bubble with activity again. For goblins, as long as the price is right, they would even sell their own mothers. Not getting their wages was even worse for them than death. Meanwhile, Li Yao was already preparing for a guild mission. This time, he was going to make it big¡­ PS: Well, I guess if I don¡¯t ask I won¡¯t get anything, so let me ask for some monthly passes, subscriptions, and rmendation votes. Thank you in the name of Mario. Chapter 231: Don’t Mistake the Person (I want Jin Jin to add more cuteness 4/10) Chapter 231: Don¡¯t Mistake the Person (I want Jin Jin to add more cuteness 4/10) Trantor: 549690339 They were already at the top of the mountain, and not far off was a waterfall. Below the waterfall was a pond, from which water was diverted to various parts of the city, making it the city¡¯s main water supply. Li Yao didn¡¯te here to poison the water; there are no odorless and colorless poisons in this world to contaminate the entire city. The stronger the poison, the stronger its smell and color. Besides, even if the trolls were blind, it would take an enormous amount of poison to poison a whole fortress of trolls. Poisoning is an impractical strategy. Li Yao ns to flood their armies instead. However, Li Yao¡¯s n is still in the conceptual stage and implementation could be quite challenging. Unexpected events could arise, but he would do his best. If it worked, great; if not, he would resort to other means, however time-consuming andbor-intensive they could be, to weaken the trolls. The river feeding the waterfall was the result of melting snow and mountain springs, both of which were abundant, making springs on the mountain amon sight. The riverbed had been widened and deepened by erosion over time, but the river was shallow, and the waterfall was not very turbulent. Li Yao ced three Walls of Mist side by side upstream of the waterfall, stopping the river flowpletely. The water level in the river rose very slowly. Seeing that the waterfall had stopped flowing and fearing that it might attract the trolls¡¯ attention, Li Yaomanded his fire hawks to attack one of their defense points. Themotion caused by the goblins had rmed many trolls, and their troops began to mobilize to investigate what had happened. The Trade Viscount had lost too much property and was driven to desperation. The more he thought about it, the more suspicious he became of the troll patrol. When representatives of the troll hierarchy used the goblins of failing to secure the copper balls, causing damage to the city¡­ The Trade Viscount angrily countered, questioning why the troll patrol had fooled him. He even suspected that the trolls were envious of his wealth and deliberately created chaos to steal his property. Otherwise, how could more than a hundred adventurers brazenly infiltrate his territory? Why did they have to antagonize the goblins and venture into the sixth level? Could they have aplished this without the indulgence of the trolls? Both sides were furious, and it felt like a fight could break out at any moment. Especially the trolls, the destruction caused by those copper balls in the fifth and sixthyers was catastrophic. Many trolls in the fifthyer were killed or injured, and they lost many kinsmen. Their anger reached its boiling point. Moreover, more and more trolls were converging on the sixth level, which was already overcrowded. They all wanted to know the truth. Essentially, these trolls still bathed in the glory of ruling the world in ancient times, considering their race to be the most noble, and themselves unsurpassed. To them, goblins were just filthy, smelly, stunted creatures. How could they respect them? Had it not been for themand to cooperate with the goblins, the trolls would not even bother to use them as food, let alone live with them in the same city, especially in the bestyer, the sixth one. A thunderous rumble¡­ The earth shook violently again, interrupting their argument. Especially the trolls, who, frenziedly, rushed towards the source of the noise. Then came more rumbling sounds, as the fire hawks continued to wreak havoc on the trolls¡¯ defense system, releasing the stone balls from the sealed path. Although there were tunnels and special passages, the stone balls would inevitably cause damage to the city and the fortress. The trolls viewed this as a necessary measure. With each rumbling sound indicating another passage connecting the upper and loweryers being opened, stone balls rolled down to the next level. Even if there were no casualties, the rolling stones blocked many passages and disrupted the fortress. The trolls deployed Wind Snakes to deal with the fire hawks, but the fire hawks didn¡¯t engage them directly. While the Wind Snakes could fly, they were no match for the fire hawks in speed. All they could do was follow behind the fire hawks, eating their dust while the fire hawks continued to harass the fortress, causing chaos everywhere. As for Li Yao, he had to rece the Wall of Mist every hour as the water level had risen significantly. However, Li Yao was not satisfied; he would need more time. But now, the trolls really had no time for Li Yao. The fifth and sixthyers were in chaos and needed to be cleaned up, but many passages had already been blocked by rolling stones. The trolls were having difficulty in mobilization. Except for the essential defense locations, most of the trolls had to start clearing and opening up the fortress again. Many trolls understood very well that war was imminent. If problems urred in the fortress, they would suffer when the High Priest returned from the tribe. If the fortress was in its current state when they were attacked, they wouldn¡¯t be able to mobilize their forces, rendering them helpless. In the sky, the fire hawks were still kite-flying the Wind Snakes. Even two Wind Snakes would prove to be a handful for a fire hawk, but due to the speed advantage, they could only eat dust behind the fire hawks. As a result, when the entire city¡¯s river flow stopped, many didn¡¯t take it seriously. They were cleaning up the city thinking it was damage caused by the fire hawk. They didn¡¯t realize that a real disaster was imminent. The morale of the yers from the Blood Leaf Guild was low. They continued to mock or insult Li Yao on the regional channel, and this continued for several hours. Li Yao, when bored, would open the live stream, chat with Sister Li about guild matters, or chat with Tong Tong and Feng Yi. If he was really out of steam, he would just watch them chat on the regional channel. Li Yao didn¡¯t feel angry. After all, making the guild y so miserably and being scolded a few times didn¡¯t matter to him. Moreover, in his view, cursing was the most powerless form of retaliation. The more you get upset, the more victorious and aplished the person being cursed feels. Although Li Yao didn¡¯t have such a perverse mentality, it was quite interesting for him to learn their cursing techniques. As for their prefix ¡°Prairie Fire¡± or whatever, Li Yao automatically ignored it and didn¡¯t feel they were cursing him at all. ¡°Everyone, I admire your persistence. It¡¯s been five or six hours, and I¡¯ve learned quite a few cursing techniques from you. So, to thank you, I¡¯ll let you watch a good show. Look towards the fortress. Don¡¯t miss it. Remember to capture it, such scenes are rare.¡± ¡°I won¡¯t charge you for this time. After watching it, please disperse and think about how to kill me. That¡¯s the right thing to do. What¡¯s the point of cursing? Oh, I¡¯m the guild leader of Starfire Guild. Don¡¯t target the wrong person. You don¡¯t have to thank me, because I¡¯m Lei Feng.¡± With a snort¡­ Thank you, my ass! Thank you, you son of a bitch. We can recognize you even if you¡¯ve turned into ashes. Li Yao actually closed the regional channel, stood up, walked a long distance away, and waited. In a few minutes, the Wall of Mist would dissipate¡­ Chapter 232: Guild Upgrade Chapter 232: Guild Upgrade Trantor: 549690339 Li Yao gathered the senior members of the guild and said, ¡°Cough, cough, stop what you¡¯re doing. It¡¯s time for the show.¡± ¡°What show? I¡¯m about to fight the boss with Sister Qin.¡± Dumb Cute said, pouting her mouth. ¡°What are you up to now? I¡¯ve almost finished my elite mission, why are you pulling me in now?¡± Angel Guard also remarked. ¡°If you don¡¯t want to watch the show, then don¡¯t. Continue with whatever you were doing,¡± Li Yao shrugged. ¡°Stop messing around, what¡¯s going on?¡± Feng Yi asked. ¡°I¡¯m just asking you all to watch the show,¡± Li Yao exined, ¡°Didn¡¯t I ept the guild¡¯s task? Now I¡¯m about toplete it. I want you all to see.¡± ¡°Whatever, I have to bring my ssmate¡­¡± Da Vinci¡¯s words stopped abruptly as everyone was speechless, staring at the river, which was several tens of yards high due to the disappearance of the Wall of Mist, plunging down like a giant dragon. The sound of the thunderous roar¡­ All the sounds were covered by the sound of the raging floodwater. In an instant, theke below was boiling, the waves of the flood were roaring and spreading rapidly. The surging flood was terrifying. If you say the copper ball only etched a trace on a mirror, then the flood shattered it. Many of the sixth-level trolls didn¡¯t know what was happening. They were stunned by the roaring flood, and then swept away by the raging water. ¡°This is terrifying. Did you do this?¡± Angel Guard muttered. ¡°What else?¡± Li Yao was also stunned by the scene in front of him. All the onlookers, including the yers of the Blood Leaf Guild, were stunned. The trolls were like ants in the roaring flood. The sixth-level buildings and defenses copsed instantly. The goblins were the worst, they had just regained their calm but were impacted by the floodwater. Nature¡¯s magic was too powerful for them to resist. Everyone could clearly see the struggling Trolls and Goblins being submerged by the floodwater in no time. However, the sixth level was just the beginning, followed by the fifth level, the fourth level¡­ Li Yao had only stored up water for a few hours, and it was not the flood season, so the amount of water was limited. When it reached the fourth level, after passing through the sixth and fifth levels, the momentum of the flood had subdued. However, the flood still spread throughout the fortress. There was water everywhere, along with broken things, and the mostmon thing was the bodies of the trolls from the top three levels. This wave of floods has at least destroyed a third of the fighting power of the Drywood Fortress, and left it in ruins. All the surviving trolls were at a loss. They did not understand what was happening and knelt down in front of the totems to pray. ¡°How¡¯s that for a show, did you enjoy it?¡± Li Yao asked. ¡°Damn, how many people did you kill?¡± Just when the crowd thought Angel Guard was going to scold Li Yao¡¯s morality, they heard him say, ¡°How much experience does that get you, why didn¡¯t you call me.¡± ¡°Aren¡¯t you doing your elite missions? I would hate to disturb you,¡± Li Yao joked. ¡°Forget the mission, I lost so much experience.¡± Angel Guard¡¯s eyes were red. He didn¡¯t know the exact figures, but the kill count was too shocking and definitely a big number. ¡°You think too much, don¡¯t make a fuss. In fact, I didn¡¯t get any experience. It¡¯s the effect of the flood,¡± Li Yao shook his head and said: ¡°It¡¯s not that easy to gain experience. Now, I¡¯ll go to return my quest to Kael¡¯Dan, Sister Li, get ready to upgrade the guild to level two.¡± ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll go there now.¡± Sister Li nodded. ¡°Is there anything else to watch? If not, I¡¯m going to go kill the boss.¡± Dumb Cute said. Li Yao thought for a moment before saying, ¡°Ah, there¡¯s nothing too exciting left. I actually borrowed a lot of good stuff for you to enjoy with me. If you¡¯re not interested, you can leave now.¡± ¡°Okay, I¡¯m taking my ssmates then.¡± Da Vinci said, leaving the group. Angel Guard was also about to leave the group, but Fruit Knight asked, ¡°Borrow, did you steal it?¡± ¡°Cough, cough, you saw it, the tragic state of the Goblin camp just now. If I didn¡¯t borrow it, it would be wasted now.¡± ¡°Enough of your nonsense, you almost fooled me. What is it, exactly?¡± Angel Guard said. Li Yao nonchntly said, ¡°Actually, it¡¯s not much, just a few guild equipment, someboratory equipment, and a dark gold treasure chest.¡± ¡°Dark gold treasure chest?¡± Dumb Cute perked up at this. ¡°Damn, a dark gold treasure chest, and you say it¡¯s nothing. Why don¡¯t you go die.¡± Angel Guard gave him the middle finger. ¡°Hurry up and open it.¡± ¡°No rush, I¡¯m going to return the quest first,¡± Li Yao said, flying off on his fiery hawk towards Kael¡¯Dan. ¡°You¡¯re a god¡¯s child, you can use the flying mount now.¡± ¡°Cut the crap, just open the treasure chest.¡± Even the calm Sister Li and Feng Yi couldn¡¯t help butin. Li Yao¡¯s loot was indeed envy-inducing, but Li Yao was determined to tease them so he didn¡¯t open it, insisting to return the quest first. At this moment, news of Li Yao¡¯s flood causing havoc had spread online. Then came the heated debate video, with the Blood Leaf Guild condemning Li Yao¡¯s cruelty and shamelessness, and exaggerating Li Yao¡¯s dirty tricks. However, not being involved, not many people thought Li Yao did anything wrong. It¡¯s originally a hostile faction, and the quests shed too, so it doesn¡¯t matter what means are used to fight each other, what matters is who wins and who loses. Many people were mocking the Blood Leaf Guild for not being able to handle even a single yer, and the fact that they had the nerve to talk about it. Many yers from the Blood Leaf Guild said that the method of flooding was their idea, but it was taken advantage of by Li Yao, and there was no sympathy for them. Because Li Yao hade up with too many creative ideas, many people did not believe that the Blood Leaf Guild could havee up with this strategy. Even if they believed it was their idea, they had ended up in such a state and had their achievement taken away, making them look more ipetent. Li Yao naturally paid no attention to these controversies. Now, the forums hardly affected him. Returning to Kael¡¯Dan, he turned in the task and received the Dark Badge. This was a great item. It was very important even in the middle andte stages of the game. Without a badge, one would often get controlled until death. Next was the guild quest, and every guild member gained 5% experience. That was pretty good. Then, the guild leveled up to level 2. There was an uproar in the guild, and the number of yers wanting to join was growing. Li Yao used his Hearthstone to teleport to the Undercity city, and began screening neers. At level 2, the guild can now increase its members to one thousand. However, there were more yers wanting to join Li Yao¡¯s guild. The leaderboards were still being dominated by the Starfire Guild, this advertising effect was huge. It made Sister Li and Li Yao very busy, and the guild¡¯s welfare system gradually improved. The new members didn¡¯t need Li Yao to say anything, they saw the luxurious guild warehouse and were eager to do guild quests¡­ PS: Please vote for monthly tickets and rmendations, and also ask for subscription. I hope those reading pirated versions can subscribe to the official chapters on QiDian Chinese Net. Thanks from Mario. Chapter 233: Unboxing Chapter 233: Unboxing Trantor: 549690339 This time the recruitment standard was raised, requiring members to have elite professions. Despite these high standards, there were still plenty of yers enrolling. Li Jie decided to invite these qualified yers into the guild¡¯s training ground to select the best among them. They worked through the night, and by the end of it, they had almost a thousand new members. Li Yao proudly dered that they had gathered the best of the best to their guild. ¡°Damn it, I¡¯vepleted all my elite quests, and it¡¯s already dark. Are you going to open the Dark Gold Treasure Chest or not?!¡± After nightfall, the old guild members had mostly returned. They all went to see Li Yao, who had transformed one of the guild¡¯s rooms into his engineeringb. He was busy tinkering with the stuff he received from the Trade Viscount. ¡°We can¡¯t even buy these items at our current stage. We¡¯ve scored a huge profit this time,¡± Li Jie, who had been constantly expanding the guild, had a good understanding of their worth. ¡°Just some pieces of junk. What¡¯s the big deal?¡± Guardian Angel seemed indifferent. Seeing that people were ignoring him, he stopped talking about opening the treasure chest. After adjusting thest machine, Li Yao said: ¡°Junk, even if I were to sell it to you, you couldn¡¯t afford these machines and precision instruments with tens of thousands of gold. Anyway, you wouldn¡¯t understand even if I exined. Li Jie, here¡¯s the checklist, help me order these. The engineeringboratory will be fully equipped then.¡± ¡°Sure,¡± Li Jie responded, taking the checklist from him. ¡°Alright,¡± Li Yao pped his hands. ¡°It¡¯s time to open the Dark Gold Treasure Chest.¡± Li Yao took out the Dark Gold Treasure Chest, which quickly drew a crowd. ¡°Hurry up and open it. How can you keep us waiting for so long? I bet everyone around us wants to kill you right now,¡± Guardian Angel pointed out. ¡°We have our excellent looter here, I¡¯ll let her do the honors,¡± Li Yao said with a chuckle. ¡°It¡¯s your Dark Gold Treasure Chest, I can¡¯t,¡± Meng Tongtong¡¯s eyes lit up staring at the chest, but she shook her head. ¡°Are you afraid I¡¯ll use your luck? That doesn¡¯t work, hurry up, everyone is waiting,¡± Li Yao, who had seen and opened higher-level chests in his past life, wasn¡¯t as eager as before. ¡°Okay. I¡¯ll really open it!¡± Meng Tongtong, brimming with excitement, slowly opened the chest, rubbing her hands together. After a minute, with a click, the treasure chest finally opened. Meng Tongtong reached in. Guardian Wrist Guard Quality: Purple Epic Material: Cloth Armor Intelligence: 26 Spirit: 24 Stamina: 22 Pet Guardian: each summon reduces damage by 3%. Equipment level: 13 Suggested for: Summoners and Necromancers. ¡°This is top-tier! That special effect is fucking awesome,¡± Guardian Angel was practically drooling. The attributes aside, even this damage reduction effect was game-breaking. Both summoners and necromancers had the ability to summon multiple pets forbat. The damage reduction was terrifying, like having a constant magical shield. The only pity was that the creatures summoned by Li Yao¡¯s Death ck Arrow weren¡¯t counted as real pets and couldn¡¯t benefit from the damage reduction. Otherwise, Li Yao would have been tempted. Of course, it wasn¡¯t possible to achieve 100% damage reduction. Once it hit 50%, the effect of further damage reduction gradually diminished. ¡°How many pets can you summon now?¡± Li Yao asked. ¡°Five melee skeletons, five ranged ones, two special skeletons, and a stone demon. Thirteen in total,¡± Feng Yi counted out. ¡°Holy shit, that¡¯s a 39% damage reduction!¡± Li Jie eximed. ¡°Now we have another mage tanker in our team, jealous,¡± Guardian Angel said, his eyes shining. Quality usually determined an equipment¡¯s attributes, but the actual effect and quality of the attributes entirely depended on the equipment itself. For example, this purple equipment with its special effects was far superior to ordinary golden ones. No one would trade it. ¡°Get out, don¡¯t think I don¡¯t know that you changed your job to Holy Thunder Shepherd. One of the few cloth armor professions that can carry a magical shield, who are you trying to fool?¡± Usually, the necromancer was the only profession that legitimately wielded magical shields while wearing cloth armor. Holy Thunder Shepherd, on the other hand, could stylishly carry a shield like pdins and shamans. Holy Thunder Shepherd was notoriously resilient. Unless they were one-shot, the more you hit them, the faster their health would regenerate. They were a defensivebat healing profession. This profession was quiteplex, and it was challenging to y it well, but Guardian Angel just changed his job, and there wasn¡¯t much differencepared to ordinary priests yet. ¡°Damn, how did you know I switched my profession?¡± Guardian Angel was speechless. Initially, he wanted to surprise everyone and show off his main tanker skills, but he was exposed abruptly. ¡°Stupid, it¡¯s on your sleeve. You and your wife can wear magical heavy armor together in the future, providing auxiliary tanking and healing support for the main team. I¡¯ll find another healer,¡± Li Yao exined. Li Yao was pleasantly surprised. The Holy Thunder Shepherd, also known as the training shepherd, was best at pulling mobs, especially one yer, who was d in heavy armor, and was known as the immovable barrier, with the nickname ¡°the undying¡±. That yer became one of the shepherd gods known as ¡°Sigh of the Gods¡±, meaning even gods couldn¡¯t break through his defenses. Li Yao didn¡¯t expect Guardian Angel to switch to this elite profession. It was different from his previous life, but this change was like finding a treasure. He was confident that he could nurture a shepherd deity. ¡°Is that really possible?¡± Guardian Angel had thought about it but gave up because it sounded unrealistic. ¡°Absolutely. I¡¯ll give you the permissions, and you can equip a suit of magical heavy armor. Try it and you¡¯ll know,¡± Li Yao confidently reassured him. ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll try it. I¡¯ll put my existing equipment into the guild warehouse as a fair exchange,¡± Guardian Angel already had a luxurious set of equipment. ¡°Alright.¡± Li Yao handed the wrist guards to Feng Yi. Feng Yi took them naturally and put them on right away. She was back in her old role. Ice Guardian Hand Quality: Purple Epic Material: Cloth Armor Intelligence: 28 Spirit: 26 Stamina: 25 Ice Guardian: 20% of damage from ice spells is converted to an ice shield value. Equipment level: 13 Suggested for: Ice system professionals. ¡°Another epic item! The control of ice mages is incredibly powerful, especially cial Mages. It can even transform the shield value. It¡¯s simply overpowered. Li Jie, don¡¯t tell me you don¡¯t want this,¡± Li Yao handed the gloves to Ice Sister. ¡°I wouldn¡¯t be so delicate,¡± Li Jie epted the gloves without hesitation. ¡°Why isn¡¯t it a light system item? If it were a light system, I could have used it.¡± ¡°Who would use that light system equipment?¡± Fruity Knight asked indifferently. ¡°Cough, naturally, it would be used by my wife,¡± Guardian Angel immediately brown-nosed. Everyone chuckled. ¡°Indeed, you¡¯ve got an extremely lucky hand. Hurry up with the next one. I¡¯ve never seen golden gear before,¡± Guardian Angel urged, apparently unashamed. ¡°Alright, here ites,¡± Meng Tongtong opened her hand, and a beam of dazzling golden light shed¡­ Chapter 234: Golden Dress (Additional for 350 Monthly Tickets) Chapter 234: Golden Dress (Additional for 350 Monthly Tickets) Trantor: 549690339 Seeing the golden glow, everyone knew. A piece of gold equipment had indeed appeared. Time Ring Quality: Golden Legend Attack: 3%-5% Main Attribute: 10% Endurance: 6% Agility: 8% Strength: 8% Time Trace, when wearing the Time Ring, all actions leave a time trace. Activating Time Trace allows the wearer¡¯s states to revert to a certain point of time within the past 12 seconds. Cooldown time: 1 minute. Time Bomb, mark a target with a time stamp, a triggered explosion within twelve seconds causes 150% of the damage received by the target within a 50*50-yard range. Charge: 2/2, Charging Material: Any gemstone. Rating: Novice Legendary Equipment Equipment Requirement: Any profession, any level. ¡°Damn, is this a legendary golden dress? This is just too¡­¡± The Guardian Angel was speechless. Li Yao took the ring and said, ¡°Yes, this is a legendary ring. Aside from equipment and weapons, other parts of the legendary equipment are known as the Evergreen Equipment.¡± ¡°Evergreen?¡± Dumbfounded Tongtong asked, ¡°Does that mean we won¡¯t have to change equipment in the future?¡± ¡°Of course not, just look at the attribute bonus and you¡¯ll understand. As your level increases, the bonus will also increase significantly. In reality, it¡¯s just like growth equipment. But don¡¯t forget, there are better equipment out there. And this is just newbie legendary equipment, if there¡¯s better, why wouldn¡¯t we switch?¡± Li Yao exined. ¡°This equipment is really too overpowered.¡± Sister Li frowned. ¡°But the output is a significant problem, I guess this is the only legendary equipment among yers at the moment.¡± Li Yao was fortunate to obtain this dark golden treasure chest with the wastefully affluent Trade Viscount. Otherwise, it would be impossible to get legendary equipment in such a low-level map. I remember in thest world, the legendary golden dress first appeared when yers were over level 30, which caused a huge sensation. That golden dress was even sold at a sky-high price, and the ordinary yer who opened the dark golden chest became a little tycoon in reality overnight. If Li Yao also sold his, it would probably cause an even bigger sensation, this legendary equipment is jewelry, which makes it even rarer. ¡°I remember Mages can learn a time spell at a high level, seems to be called Control Time, seems to be simr to this special effect, should be the same, right?¡± Sister Li suddenly said. ¡°Yes, this is a powerful arcane spell, but this Time Trace and the spell each have their own advantages and disadvantages. There are still subtle differences.¡± Li Yao exined, ¡°The power of this skill lies in its flexibility, it can be used defensively or offensively. It can be a lifesaving skill or an offensive tool. Of course, there are many other uses, it all depends on how the yer uses it.¡± Everyone nodded in agreement, indeed, even the best equipment and skills depend on the user, especially for ordinary yers. ¡°The second special effect also seems very strong, with such arge range of damage.¡± Dumbfounded Tongtong said. ¡°This one¡¯s much harder to use than the first skill, and it requires charging. Now, besides the guild leader, who wouldvish so much on charging this thing?¡± Sister Li jested. What she said was true, currently a single gemstone meant at least one piece of blue jewelry. At the beginning, the price of jewelry even surpassed that of weapons and was on par with ordinary purple equipment. Under these circumstances, there really aren¡¯t many yers who would y like this. ¡°I can¡¯t use it casually either, otherwise I¡¯ll go broke. Even though this special effect is a bit troublesome to use, it can also serve as a deterrent. It might have unexpected effects in critical moments.¡± Li Yao put the ring on his own hand, saying, ¡°Not bad, quite satisfying, my attributes have improved quite a bit. Any more?¡± ¡°Despise you.¡± The Guardian Angel flipped him off. ¡°There¡¯s one more.¡± Dumbfounded Tongtong spread her palms open once again. Skill Rune: Enhance a skill, turning its damage into poison attribute damage. ¡°So, this is a Skill Rune. I¡¯ve only heard of its name, but now I finally see it.¡± Sister Li flipped through the Rune Stone and said. ¡°The effect is very powerful, I don¡¯t need a poison rune. You guys take a look, whoever needs it can take it. I assure you that it won¡¯t disappoint.¡± ¡°I use ice magic, no need for it.¡± Sister Li shook her head. ¡°I¡¯m an Elemental Shaman, how am I supposed to y with poison?¡± Dumbfounded Tongtong also shook her head. ¡°You¡¯re not suggesting we two use poison to y with Holy Light, right? Because our tutor will kill us.¡± The Guardian Angel said. ¡°It actually suits me.¡± Feng Yi said, ¡°But I think it¡¯s better to put it in the guild¡¯s warehouse, setting a sky-high price in guild points, it can serve as the guild¡¯s foundation.¡± Rune Stones are gradually bing known to high-rank yers, and manyparisons have been leaked about skills with and without Rune Stones , making yers chase after them crazily. But Rune Stones are a thing that truly makes yers feel like they¡¯re known only by name but not by sight. ¡°Hmm, let¡¯s keep it for a few days then. I¡¯ll give you authority, and you can use it at any time.¡± Li Yao said. ¡°Okay.¡± Feng Yi nodded. ¡°Today is the third day, we can challenge the master level again, should we set up a group? There are many self-proimed experts in the guild who are moring to join the core team.¡± Sister Li said. ¡°I¡¯m not going. I¡¯ve got a blueprint that needs to be made¡± Li Yao shook his head and said. ¡°If you don¡¯t go, we probably won¡¯t be able to make it through either.¡± Feng Yi frowned. ¡°You think too much, don¡¯t you realize how much stronger you¡¯ve be in these three days? Just by those two pieces of equipment just now, Feng Yi and Sister Li¡¯sbat power and survival ability have significantly increased. Wanting to pass this instance¡¯s difficulty certainly won¡¯t be easy, but it¡¯s not impossible either. After all, you¡¯ve passed once and understand the skills and mechanisms. And even if you wipe out a few times, it would be good to polish down those substitute yers.¡± Li Yao said. ¡°Right, you¡¯re right, we few will lead a team to try it.¡± Sister Li said. ¡°Then I¡¯ll trouble you tomand, Sister Li.¡± Sister Li is the most rational one and has her own unique overview for games. ¡°Sure.¡± Sister Li never declined. Li Yao gave the ring to Feng Yi, saying, ¡°This one¡¯s on loan to you guys, your chances will be much greater.¡± Feng Yi understood Li Yao¡¯s intention and gave the ring to Fruit Knight. Even though it¡¯s a game, giving a ring shouldn¡¯t be too casual. ¡°So generous, aren¡¯t you afraid we¡¯ll take the ring and leave?¡± The Guardian Angel joked. Li Yao alsoughed, ¡°Then I¡¯ll hunt you down until the ring pops out. I think I have that ability. I¡¯m not that easy to take advantage of.¡± Everyone collectively flipped Li Yao off, but they didn¡¯t argue. After seeing Li Yao¡¯s skills, they all knew clearly that the gap between them and Li Yao was too great. This wasn¡¯t something that equipment could make up for. Having sent away a few people, Li Yao finally had time to create his second Mechanical Puppet¡­ Chapter 235: Making Death God (I want Jin Jin the cutest main character to add more 5/10) Chapter 235: Making Death God (I want Jin Jin the cutest main character to add more 5/10) Trantor: 549690339 ) After Li Yao and the others had left, he made a trip to the warehouse to collect copper ingots and other necessary materials, then began the crafting process. In rtive terms, the crafting of the Death God 4000 was somewhat challenging, particrly when it came to the key parts, especially the weapon. Iron ingots were absolutely needed. At present, iron ore was incredibly rare to find, and the yers¡¯ levels still weren¡¯t high enough to ess iron mines. Just gathering iron ore wasn¡¯t yielding enough, Li Yao often browsed the auction house in search of iron ore, however, the returns were meager. At the moment, it was only meeting the crafting requirements for the weapon. ording to Li Yao¡¯s ns, he wanted to craft the Death God 4000 purely from iron ore, but harsh realities forbade it. Left with no other options, Li Yao had to make do with what he had. As for the Mechanical Core, Li Yao managed to purchase a decent one from the auction house. In terms of workload, crafting the shell of the Death God 4000 was much moreplexpared to the Fire Hawk, and the Death God 4000 incorporated a double armor design. However, thanks to the tools provided by Trade Viscount, the work efficiency and uracy were somewhat elevated. Meanwhile, as Li Yao was crafting a puppet, the Starfire Guild had also selected a few substitutes. All of these people were rigorously screened on their reactions, skills, and equipment by some of the older members of the guild. Two spots opened up for healers, while the Guardian Knight donned heavy armor, bing a cumbersome Heavy Armor Priest, taking on the role of the secondary tank and tertiary healer. Happiness is an Illness took over Li Yao¡¯s position, his Hunter skills were reasonable. The new recruit, Mu Zi, who demonstrated extraordinary damage outputst time, also effortlessly became a substitute. The core team of the Starfire Guild also began the pioneering task. They started off quite smoothly, the minor monsters were unable to impede their progress. The first boss, however, was indeed powerful, causing them to be wiped out twice. However, on the third try, the Guardian Angel adapted from a support role to a tank role. They managed to defeat the first boss on their third attempt which significantly boosted the guild¡¯s morale. Once the battle report was posted online, it immediately captured the attention of the other guilds. The second boss also led to several defeats, but it too was ultimately defeated. During the battle, the Punching Priest demonstrated an exceptional power. Despite just being apanied by one healer, he was able to hold off so many monsters using the side room. With each monster attack, a holy thunder would spread in front of him causing more damage the more attack he received. In contrast, his health kept rising akin to a bug. Apanied by the healer, his health always remained in a safe range. After familiarizing with the rhythm of the second boss and no longer having to worry about minor monsters, coupled with the members getting used to the rhythm of Arrow Rain, the second boss was defeated around midnight. Currently, most guilds were stuck on the minor monsters for the third boss. Only a small number of guilds were progressing on the third boss. But the Dream Space was truly disgusting. All the teams were futilely respawning again and again in there, unable to pass at all. The core team of the Starfire Guild also faced the same issues due to ack of output from Li Yao. They also couldn¡¯t surmount this obstacle. The output from Sister Li and the others was just enough for them to protect themselves. By the time they had managed to get out, it was toote to rescue the other team members. However, the core team of Starfire Guild also fell into this awkward repeating cycle of failing against the ultimate boss. While Li Yao was busy crafting his puppet, Sister Li contacted him. Li Yao was helpless in this scenario, it was an issue of inadequate equipment which could only be solved over time. So he suggested that they give up the pioneering task and instead focus on leveling up in elite mode. But Sister Li rejected it. Sister Li believed that even if they didn¡¯t pass, the experience would forge the team¡¯s unity. Li Yao didn¡¯tment further. Sister Li did have a valid point, since all the new guild members were still unfamiliar with each other, raiding dungeons together was the best way to build rtions. Finally, they were not able to defeat the boss after a night¡¯s worth of tries, much to the relief of manyrge guilds. However, the morale in Starfire remained high. They were all aware that their formidable guild leader hadn¡¯t participated in the activity, yet they managed to catch up to several days¡¯ worth of progress by other major guilds over a single night. Coupled with the equipment unted by their substitutes, the guild¡¯s morale was significantly boosted. Bing a substitute was also within their grasp and coupled with the guild¡¯s plentiful guild warehouse and their pioneering potential aligned withrge guilds, many people genuinely settled down. The first two hundred plus people to join the guild leveled up. While they held no actual power, they had be old members. At the break of dawn, the guild channel was bustling with activity, with all kinds of teams being formed for guild quests. Two things provided them significant motivation, one was the Skill Rune, a sight unseen in other guild warehouses. The other was the Stationed Agreement, once they reached level three, they would have their own guild base. The assembly of Li Yao¡¯s Death God 4000 was in its final stages. By noon, with red eyes from fatigue, Li Yao finallypleted the Death God 4000. It was due to Li Yao realizing the massive workload and calling over Candy, who didn¡¯t like to be fed candy, that the work waspleted by noon. ¡°Master, you¡¯re really incredible. Howe there¡¯s such a big difference between us when we¡¯re both at the intermediate engineering level? Am I really that dumb?¡± Candy admired and envied her master, yet suddenly felt insecure. ¡°You¡¯re already impressive. You¡¯re just a young girl but you have learned to be confident, understand? And I am not just ttering you, your performance yesterday was remarkable.¡± Li Yao never dispensed praise without reason, the girl learned things too quickly, often performing practicely after the first instruction. ¡°Really?¡± Candy¡¯s eyes lit up. ¡°Of course it¡¯s true. Also, your proficiency in engineering decides what specific blueprints you can learn, but being able to create many things with mere blueprints is not enough. I hope you understand. You¡¯re doing great, and soon you¡¯ll be on par with me,¡± Li Yao encouraged. ¡°So, can I work here for you, Master? The tools here are better than the ones I rent, and I¡¯m sure the attributes of the items I make here will be better than before.¡± Candy asked hesitantly. ¡°Sure, you¡¯re already part of the guild. When I¡¯m not around, you¡¯re in charge of thisb.¡± Li Yao replied. ¡°Thank you, Master.¡± Candy was immediately excited and began to hop around happily. ¡°Work diligently, in a couple of days some neers wille for you to guide them. You¡¯ll be the vice-captain of the guild¡¯s engineering team, your sry and other things will be adjusted, Sister Li will talk to you about it.¡± ¡°Me? Can I?¡± Candy¡¯s face was filled with surprise. ¡°Confidence, confidence, I just told you. Alright, you continue your work, I have to go.¡± Li Yao patted her head and exited, this girl had great potential and was worth cultivating. ¡°Mu Zi and his team have found a special boss, are we going to kill it?¡± Sister Li was heard saying through theirmunication link¡­ Chapter 236: Trap (I want Jin Jin, the cute main character, to add more 6/10) Chapter 236: Trap (I want Jin Jin, the cute main character, to add more 6/10) Trantor: 549690339 As he walked, Li Yao asked, ¡°What kind of boss is it? Why do they need to ask me? Let them go fight if they want, I¡¯m not interested in helping them to fight bosses.¡± There are plenty of members in the guild, and the number is continually increasing. If he had to assist each of them to fight bosses, he might as well not do anything else. That¡¯s not the right precedent to set. ¡°No, it¡¯s not like you think. This boss is something special.¡± Sister Li shook her head and exined. ¡°A special boss? Is it from a transportation team?¡± Li Yao asked, surprised. ¡°How did you know?¡± This time, it was Sister Li who was surprised. ¡°I had to know about this when setting up the guild,¡± Li Yao responded. The so-called transportation team is a monster transport team, often referred as Cash Cow. Apart from the three major camps, there are other forces as well, such as trolls, pirates, centaurs, werewolves, Naga, Murlocs, and many other species. Due to their intelligence or other reasons, they¡¯re basically hostile to the three major factions and are regarded as monsters by yers. However, they¡¯re intelligent too. For instance, the troll fortress mission that Li Yao just finished, they have already belonged to the category of advanced civilization. The transportation team is actually a troop that delivers goods from one faction to others. Although they iste themselves from the three major camps, they have their ownmunication methods and aren¡¯t isted. Just like these monsters continuously plunder the goods of the three major factions, the three factions also offer rewards for their transportation teams. To wipe out one of these teams often brings three benefits. Firstly, transportation teams generally consist of silver knights and bosses; killing them yields drops of gear. The second benefit is the collection of material goods ¨C it¡¯s like looting a treasure chest. What you get is entirely up to luck. In his past life, Li Yao knew of the most extravagant haul, which was several carts of gold coins and gems. This treasure even sparked a war amongst several guilds. The third advantage is that you¡¯ll be rewarded by the current faction and earn military merits. However, the only problem is that these transportation teams are usually strong, usually consisting of dozens, if not hundreds, of silver knights and even a few bosses, making them incredibly tough to defeat. Ordinary yers usually have no contact with transportation teams and often sell any information they have to guilds. Usually, only guilds can handle transportation teams, and it often bes a guild event. ¡°This transportation team is formidable. ording to Mu Zi, two second-level guilds have already attempted to challenge them but have been defeated,¡± Sister Li said, sending Li Yao some screenshots and a video. ¡°Damn, a Naga transportation team, with at least six to seven hundred members. No wonder they¡¯re so formidable,¡± Li Yao said, surprised. In ancient times, the Naga was an upper elf, and the ancient high elves were also considered upper elves. Strictly speaking, the Naga and high elves are the same race. Furthermore, high elves and Naga are closer than the ancient elves, as the ancient elves weremoners and the upper elves the ruling ss. However, after the wars of old, some upper elves were engulfed by a catastrophe into the deepest parts of the ocean, while the ancestors of the high elves were stranded on the East Continent, and have subsequently been referred to as high elves. The upper elves that sank to the ocean floor were blessed, or cursed, by an old god to be Naga, their bodies adorned with scales and a serpent tail. They received significant enhancements to theirbat abilities and constitution, surpassing normal levels. The Naga are the rulers of the ocean, with Murlocs merely their ves. Many Murloc tribes worship the Naga as gods, emphasizing the Naga¡¯s status in the ocean. More importantly, the Naga are wealthy; many oceanic special products are extremely rare and valuable. Therefore, the transportation teams are highly valuable. After watching a video, Li Yao said, ¡°Thebat effectiveness of the Naga is superb. It¡¯s not easy to deal with so many silver knights. However, fortunately, there is only one boss. Although it¡¯s incredibly formidable, I can control it. Without the threat of the boss, do you think our guild can handle these silver knights?¡± ¡°The main problem with this transport team is the boss; its group attack spell is too overpowered and can instantly kill the main tank. If you can hold off this boss, there should be no problem. Don¡¯t forget, our guild members are elite yers, they are notparable to ordinary second-tier guilds. If there is one issue, it¡¯s probably coordination,¡± Sister Li said. ¡°Well, coordination can be honed duringbat. Alright, gather the members. Let¡¯s do this for once and let everybody benefit.¡± With so many silver knights, there would definitely be plenty of valuable drops to distribute. As for the materials, it was all up to luck. ¡°Guild Announcement: All members please note, gather immediately at the guild¡¯s base in Undercity.¡± Though the members had no idea what was going on, they quickly gave up what they were doing, used Hearthstone, and teleported to the guild headquarters. In less than ten minutes, nearly a thousand people had assembled. ¡°This is the guild¡¯s first activity. Once you join the team, your private chat will be disabled. We¡¯ve got a big operation to handle.¡± Without saying anything else, Li Yao led the members towards the Flying Mount transport area. ¡°Damn, your slogan is like that of a looter going into action. Can you be more eloquent?¡± Guardian Angelined. ¡°We¡¯re going to loot, what can be more eloquent about that?¡± Dim pupil rolled her eyes at Guardian Angel. Everyone quickly mounted their flying mounts and took off in a ck swarm. The elites were having a private conversation. ¡°I feel like something¡¯s amiss about this,¡± Fruit Knight said. ¡°Dear, so you noticed it too,¡± Guardian Knight said. ¡°I always feel something strange about this, but I don¡¯t know what¡¯s wrong.¡± Dim pupil thought for a moment and said, ¡°Yeah, it¡¯s weird. Little brother, what do you think?¡± Shadow Dance, who had also been promoted to an elite profession, scratched his head and said, ¡°I haven¡¯t thought about it much. I just do what the boss says.¡± Li Yao, Qin Feng Yi, and Sister Li nced at each other. Sister Li said, ¡°So you noticed it too?¡± ¡°What do you mean?¡± Guardian Angel asked confusingly. ¡°You¡¯re still considering things from the perspective of individual yers. If you switch to a guild, it¡¯s different.¡± Qin Feng Yi stated. ¡°Mu Zi said that two secondary guilds have already tried it, but if Mu Zi received this news, what about the bigger guilds? Even if not all guilds have received the news, there must be some that know about it. However, why haven¡¯t they acted, and why are they indifferent to it?¡± Guardian Angel¡¯s face changed, ¡°You mean, they deliberately lured us over there.¡± Seeing the trio nod, Dim pupil asked in confusion, ¡°Then why are we still going? Isn¡¯t this obviously a trap?¡± Li Yaoughed and said, ¡°Those guilds have been unhappy with us for a long time. This battle is inevitable. Rather than letting them sneak attacks on us, it¡¯s better to make them think that we¡¯ve fallen into their trap, and have a good fight with them.¡±¡­ Chapter 237: 237 Chapter 237: 237 Trantor: 549690339 ¡°After all, our numbers are limited. It seems like stepping into a trap intentionally doesn¡¯t provide any advantage. It still feels like we¡¯re being passive,¡± the Guardian Angel said, deep in thought. Sister Li disagreed, ¡°You¡¯re thinking about it the wrong way.¡± ¡°How so? Isn¡¯t it true that we don¡¯t know how many ambushers they have? What if several guilds gang up on us? No matter how elite our members are, it¡¯s hard to win when outnumbered,¡± the Guardian Angel analyzed. ¡°You have a point, but don¡¯t forget, our guild leader has managed to gain a lot of antagonists. We have more potential enemies than we can count. What we¡¯re afraid of aren¡¯t frontal assaults, but harassment and sneak attacks from the shadows. The unseen enemies are the most terrifying and unpredictable ones we can¡¯t defend against,¡± Sister Li said. ¡°I¡¯m not convinced by that,¡± the Guardian Knight shook his head. Qin Feng Yi said, ¡°There are many benefits, and now is the perfect time. Right now, all the guilds are busy raiding master-level instances and they would unlikely spare any extra efforts. Our enemies should not be many, nor would they assign their main forces who are raiding to deal with us.¡± ¡°The second point is, at this early stage of the game, the coordination among guilds is bound to have issues. Our guild,posed entirely of elite professionals, actually has an advantage.¡± ¡°Thirdly, our guild has been too eye-catchingtely, both in its domination of the rankings and in keeping pace with everyone¡¯s progress in raiding instances. Even guilds that didn¡¯t see us as rivals will start to now. They perhaps wouldn¡¯t care about the old guilds, but new guilds would generally be against us. No one wants to share their piece of the cake. Hence, our guild needs to demonstrate sufficientbat power. The major guilds will not resort to petty tricks if they realize that we are not easy to manipte.¡± ¡°I still have reservations, but I trust your judgment,¡± Guardian Angel nodded and did not say anything more. ¡°The best-case scenario is actually to focus on development. Right now, weck nothing and as long as we have sufficient time, we could grow steadily,¡± Qin Feng Yi sighed. Seeing the others nodding, Li Yao, who had been silent all along, said, ¡°I don¡¯t agree with that. We need to force others out if we want to secure a bigger share of the cake. The cake is only so big after all. Therefore, I believe that a strong guild emerges from battles, not from peaceful development. Guilds developed peacefully oftenck a sense of unity.¡± ¡°Yes, only through trials of blood and fire will the members develop emotional bonds towards the guild. Only then will they trust theirrades who fought with them. Only then will they be a strong, indivisible entity. Such guilds are the truly strong ones,¡± Sister Li nodded in agreement. ¡°If there is no path ahead, then let¡¯s carve out one ourselves. I want to see which guild is foolish enough to plot against me. There will be a price to pay,¡± Li Yao¡¯s eyes shed with a glint of coldness, now he wasn¡¯t in this fight alone. ¡°In that case, let¡¯s fight,¡± the Fruit Knight said resolutely. ¡°Then let¡¯s fight,¡± Qin Feng Yi and Dazed Eyes were infected by their passion. Shadow Dance Insanity was as silent as ever, but he had already tightened his grip on the dagger in his hand. ¡°I have a few things for you in case of emergencies,¡± Seeing everyone¡¯s morale was high, Li Yao immediately revealed his n. Silent nods and voices suggesting their own opinions to supplement and improve the n were seen and heard among the crowd. As Li Yao was exining his n, he couldn¡¯t help but admire his newly built Mechanical Puppet again. Death God 4000 ss: Level 13 Junior Boss Riding Mode (Harvest Rideable) Life: 21000 Armor: 328 Resistance: Junior Physical Resistance, Junior Mechanical Resistance Skill: Death Harvest, Jump Stomp, Harvest Trajectory, Static Flywheel Break Mode (Wheat Puppet) Life: 28900 Armor: 450 Skills: Steadfast, Particles Ssh, Static Pulse, Death explosion Trait: Brave, Fearless Status: Immature work Form of Life: Mechanical Wisdom Entity, Capable of Growth, Capable of Evolution. Li Yao knew that once he advanced, he would encounter the Death God 5000. However, he was already very satisfied with having the Death God 4000 now. Although it hadn¡¯t been used in real battles, the simtion results were extremely satisfactory to Li Yao and it shouldn¡¯t perform badly in actualbat. This puppet is powerful in two ways, first, it can carry people. When in the ride mode, Li Yao would be protected by outer armor and would not be hurt, acting as a halfnd mount. In the future, it would be quitefortable to travel. Even though it¡¯s not as fast as a mount, in an era without mounts, having a substitute is certainly a joy. After all, the Death God 4000 also possesses Wisdom Blessing and has Advanced Wisdom. The second advantage is that it has two forms. The first form excels in agility and offense, leaning towards harvest mode. The second form tilts towards defense. The Spider, on the other hand, is more inclined towards singlebat. Its usefulness is reduced in mixed battles. The Gazing Sea Coast, once an important port city in the Human Kingdom, was once quite prosperous. But after the outbreak of the Undead and the fall of the entire city, it became upied by the Murloc and Naga following the copse of the Human Kingdom. After the establishment of the Forsaken Kingdom, coupled with the emergence of aerial transportation, the Forsaken Undead still haven¡¯t freed up any resources to solve the problem with the port. As a result, this ce has now be a monster paradise, upied by a powerful Naga tribe that forbids any race from stepping on their territory. Li Yao, of course, was not audacious enough to attack this port with his party, but rather, they attack the transport team that came out of the port. They weren¡¯t sure where the goods were headed, but the Nagas, who rarely ventured off the coast, intruded the maind this time. ¡°Chief, the transport team is currently crossing this forest,¡± neer Mu Zi reported to Li Yao. Li Yao nodded, ¡°Are you sure about the route?¡± ¡°They¡¯ll definitelye out of the forest from our side, because we have a big road here. The transport team can¡¯t pass through any other directions,¡± Mu Zi confidently replied. ¡°Good, how much longer until the transport team appears?¡± ¡°They¡¯re very close, probably about 15-20 minutes away.¡± ¡°I see, you can return to the squad,¡± Li Yao said, adding Mu Zi to the squad. ¡°I think this spot is pretty good, suitable for battle,¡± Sister Li suggested. ¡°Alright, let¡¯s set up here,¡± Li Yao said before calling out on the guild channel, ¡°All tanks from group one to six, move to the front. Melee warriors, fall in behind the tanks. Healers, stay close behind. Seventh squad¡¯s tank and melee, guard the left nk. Eighth squad¡¯s melee, guard the right nk, Tanks and melee from ninth and tenth squads, guard the rear. Temporary squad leaders from each group, form up quickly. We only have ten minutes, move fast.¡± Li Yao had divided the guild into ten squads, each containing a hundred members. The tenth squad, however, only had forty to fifty members ¨C not a full squad. The slightly chaotic formation quickly began to take shape¡­ Chapter 238: Death God 4000 Chapter 238: Death God 4000 Trantor: 549690339 This was our first time setting up a formation, so it was somewhat disorganized. Many people didn¡¯t know their role, and there were coordination problems among the teams. But the good news is, we had formed a preliminary battle formation ten minutester. ¡°Sis Li can take over themand. I have to hold off the boss, I won¡¯t have time to do anything else,¡± said Li Yao. ¡°Alright,¡± Sis Li nodded in agreement. ¡°Most of you might not know what we¡¯re up against. Let me exin. We¡¯re going to ambush a transport team from the Naga n. There are hundreds of Silver Naga, and one boss leading the team.¡± ¡°I will hold off the boss. Your task is to take down the Silver Naga as quickly as possible and then aid me in attacking the boss. So, Sis Li will coordinate the following actions.¡± ¡°There¡¯s one more thing. This is a public map, which makes it dangerous. Monsters are not the main concern here. The real threat could be other guilds attacking us to im the boss. I don¡¯t want to see anyone running away when the battle begins.¡± ¡°Participation in this event is voluntary. Anyone of us, including me, could be killed. So, if any of you don¡¯t want to take a risk, you can opt out and do guild tasks instead. Don¡¯t feel forced, you have three minutes to make a decision.¡± ¡°But let me be clear. For those who stay, you must obeymands and cannot retreat from the battle. Otherwise, don¡¯t me me for deducting guild points. That¡¯s all I have to say. Make your choices.¡± There was silence in the crowd. Suddenly, someone quipped, ¡°What¡¯s there to be scared of? We have thousands of elite yers. We¡¯ll kill them, no matter how manye.¡± ¡°Exactly, that¡¯s the spirit,¡± another chimed in. ¡°It¡¯s a game. Afraid of yer killing? That would be a big joke.¡± ¡°Mr. President, just carry on. No one will withdraw.¡± A wave of excitement swept over the guild members, even those who were initially hesitant. Influenced by this atmosphere, they also voiced theirmitment. You should know that there were a significant number of girls in this group. If they were to show fear, they wouldn¡¯t be able to maintain their dignity in the guildter. ¡°Prepare for battle!¡± Sis Li called out after a while. Li Yao used a Swift Scroll on himself, continuously scanning the emerging Naga, trying to locate the boss. Suddenly, he found his target. ¡°A Quad-arm Naga, impressive.¡± It was a female Naga. Even though she was distorted, and her body was covered with colorful scales, there was a seductive beauty about her. It¡¯s easy to distinguish between the professions of the Naga. Males were massive and formidable, wielding their Water-splitting Forks and serving as meat shields. They excelled in closebat and possessed immense strength. The female Naga wereplex, mostly spell-casters. Divided into Two-arm, Four-arm, Six-arm, and Eight-arm Naga, the more arms they had, the higher their status. The Naga n has always revered females. Their supreme ruler is the queen. This queen survived from ancient times and formerly ruled the Elf n. She was beloved by her tribe. However, she betrayed her tribe due to certain reasons, leading to endless disasters. Land shattered, and the world was on the brink of destruction. Subsequently, she sank into the sea. The surviving Elves also split. ¡°Why are there always some fools who want to die, trying to stop the unstoppable? Kill them for me.¡± With the call from the boss, the male Naga bellowed and charged towards the guild¡¯s line-up. Li Yao picked up his me Crossbow, aimed briefly, then pulled the trigger. Thud¡­ The Four-arm Naga who was observing the battlefield was suddenly shot. She looked at the Steel Arrow stuck in her, pulled it out calmly, and coldly said, ¡°After ten thousand years, you lot have disgraced the queen¡¯s reputation by bing so weak.¡± Lithely propelling her serpentine bottom towards the side of the battle formation, right where Li Yao was. The guild members, caught sight of the boss¡¯s hit point, gasped collectively. Four-arm Naga Rank: Level 15 1-star boss Hit points: 220,000 for an individual or small team. Current hit points: 1.1 million. Armor Rating: 288 Resistance: Basic Ice Resistance, Basic Toxin Resistance Skills: Ice Armor, Ice Arrow, Ice Orb, Blizzard, Blink, Ice Ring, Ice Array Murder, Ice Barrier. Li Yao was unsurprised. It was normal for the boss to have a horrifying amount of hit points since there were over a thousand yers trying to defeat it. Otherwise, her hit points would be drained in an instant by a single skill from each yer. That would make the game boring. ¡°Queens? Sorry, we pledge our loyalty to the Sun King.¡± As Li Yao retreated, he keptunching attacks. ¡°You traitors.¡± The Four-arm Naga became incredibly enraged. ¡°The queen and you are the real traitors. You pushed our race towards destruction and division.¡± Li Yao, aware of the history of the ancient gods, easily refuted her im. ¡°Poor little thing. You¡¯re not even as old as a fraction of my age. You have no idea about the greatness of the queen. Everything she did was for our race. Go ask your elders about it, let them teach you how to respect your predecessors.¡± An icon of Ice Armor appeared on the Four-arm Naga, and the damage Li Yao caused was immediately halved. ¡°History has already made a verdict. You¡¯re the eternal sinners who had us banished and caused our downfall, making us wander in the East Continent. Also, please take a look at yourself in the mirror. You are no longer the noble and great Elves, but Naga, right?¡± ¡°Impudent. In our hearts, we will always be Elves.¡± The eyes of the Four-arm Naga turned icy. ¡°Since you don¡¯t know better, let me teach you a lesson on behalf of your elders.¡± ¡°Bring it on.¡± Li Yao never stopped attacking the whole time. The Four-arm Naga halted for a moment and started casting an Ice Arrow. In team mode, it was impossible for him to break the spell, and the knockback of Force of Bull couldn¡¯t protect every arrow. Snap¡­ Ice Arrows were aimed precisely at Li Yao¡¯s position. But, Li Yao also shot an arrow at the same time the Ice Arrow was released, followed by a second one. Upon two striking sounds, the Ice Arrow finally shattered. Li Yao, after upgrading and changing his gears over this period, had significantly improved his agility. He had be much faster than before. ¡°You¡¯re pretty good. Let¡¯s see how you handle this next move.¡± The Naga raised all four of her arms, and a blue Magic Circle Pattern appeared over Li Yao¡¯s head. Li Yao¡¯s body emitted a red light, indicating the activation of Force of Bull. He fired an arrow simultaneously. Boom¡­ The arrow hit her neck directly, causing her body to recoil, and the blue Magic Circle Pattern disappeared. ¡°Useless.¡± The Four-arm Naga stepped back and broke the spell. But she raised her four arms again, and the pattern of the Magic Circle appeared once more. ¡°Who said it¡¯s useless?¡± As the Magic Circle Pattern appeared, Li Yao immediately performed a Shadow Roll, dodging out of its radius. The bone-chilling blizzard brushed past him,nding on the ground with a crackle. Suddenly, the guild members and the male Naga shed¡­ Chapter 239: Unmovable Barrier (Additional 400 Monthly Tickets) Chapter 239: Unmovable Barrier (Additional 400 Monthly Tickets) Trantor: 549690339 The clear water warriors and the Pdinsunched their area attacks, Thunder Strike, Shockwave, Avenger¡¯s Shield, and Consecration. The two sides immediately shed. All the yers in the Starfire Guild were elite professions, now enhanced with various buffs, their attributes have skyrocketed. The healers also began to heal the melee characters, and the ranged professions immediately began to chant spells. For a moment, the sky was illuminated by various magic shadows, dazzlingly bright. All sorts of area spells and skills crazily crashed down. The spells of the Naga were quite singr, entirely consisting of Blizzards. Different from Li Yao¡¯s single flexible evasion maneuvers, the collision of the army formation was a forward movement without retreat. The weaker healers and damage dealers were situated behind the melee characters. If they dodged the skills, it would be disastrous for the healers and damage dealers. Under these circumstances, melee professions had no choice but to sh head-on. It was a personal strength showdown, a test of whether the healers were supporting enough, aparison of whose damage output was stronger. On Li Yao¡¯s side, when the boss released his Blizzard, he immediately threw out a Freezing Trap. The four-armed Naga was immediately frozen into a block of ice, her spells promptly ceased. Meanwhile, Li Yao¡¯s body had already approached the battling parties, and then he was shrouded by a sh of light. Rapid Shooting! Li Yao¡¯s own agility was already through the roof thanks to his various pieces of gear, but with the enhancement from Rapid Shooting, it was downright terrifying. A barrage of arrows poured out like a rain, crazily unleashed. Death ck Arrow! Li Yao was moving his feet while quickly shooting out Death ck Arrows, each arrow not causing phenomenal damage, but each one targeting a different enemy. ¡°Your little tricks are meaningless.¡± The four-armed Naga shuddered, and the ice trap around her shattered into numerous fragments instantaneously. Li Yao¡¯s Freezing Trap, which normally could control a target for about ten seconds, could only manage to control the Naga for five. Crack¡­ A ring of Metal Snakes confined the four-armed Naga, but within just about two seconds, the Naga tore the Metal Snake apart. During the seven seconds, Li Yao crazily shot out more than thirty Death ck Arrows, attacking five times a second on average. It was absolutely terrifying. As the four-armed Naga broke free from the Metal Snake, Li Yao¡¯s backflip had already taken him far from the battlefield. ¡°Damn brat, you¡¯ve angered me now.¡± However, no matter how furious the Naga, Li Yao always maintained a distance of several tens of yards and never gave her a chance to one-shot him. If they were in the sea, the Naga could close the gap and take out Li Yao in a moment, but this was onnd. Although their serpent tails could move onnd, their speed left much to be desired. Of course, for ordinary yers their speed was certainly not slow, but for Li Yao, it was totally inadequate. ¡°These Naga are too strong, our line is a bit unstable.¡± Sister Li shouted to the Veteran Council. ¡°I know, just focus your fire on the Naga marked by the Death ck Arrow. If it¡¯s too hard, let the Fire Eagle also join the battle.¡± Li Yao instructed, feeling somewhat helpless. The current elite yers were still having a hard time dealing with a bunch of Silver Heroes. The Silver Hero title is not for show; it¡¯s a notch above elite. Even if the yers have be elite professions, if you reallypare the attributes, they are still far behind the monsters, especially in this kind of army formation shes. If it wasn¡¯t for therge number of healers on the yer¡¯s side, if it weren¡¯t for theck of healers on the Naga¡¯s side, there would be no suspense in the fight, the yers would be directly crushed by the Naga. ¡°Guardian, are you kidding me? Put some effort into it. You only taunted a few monsters, don¡¯t joke around.¡± Li Yao yelled as he saw Guardian Angel and a regr MT had only taunted one or two Silver Heroes. ¡°These are Silver Heroes, how many do you want me to taunt?¡± Guardian Angel retorted with guilt in his voice. ¡°Healers healing Guardian Angel, pay attention. If he taunts less than fifteen monsters, you stop healing him, let him fend for himself.¡± Li Yao was swearing, his proimed immovable barrier, the Holy Thunder Shepherd, was yed by Guardian Angel in such a pitiful manner, they were unable to exert the characteristics of this profession. ¡°Damn it, these are Silver Heroes, hey, hey, don¡¯t give up on healing, I¡¯ll taunt them. Glory of the Holy Light!¡± Guardian Angel stretched out and suddenly burst out a blinding Divine Thunder Light, causing all the nearby Silver Heroes to float up a bunch of damage numbers. Then he shifted the hatred towards himself, and the nearby tanks moved away under the Guild Leader¡¯smand, filling up other positions. With Guardian Angel surrounded and attacked by more than a dozen Naga, he firmly nted himself and raised his Shield, a bright circle of light enveloping him. Thump, thump, thump¡­ All the Naga¡¯s attacks hit the circle of light, then the circle immediately sshedrge pieces of Arc of Holy Light, causing area damage to the surrounding Naga. Although the numbers were not high, it was enough to hold onto the hatred. Moreover, as the Arc of Holy Light spread, the lives of friendly forces within its coverage began to increase continuously. Suddenly, this battle line became firm. ¡°Ha ha ha ha, I¡¯m so badass. Ladies of the Guild, don¡¯t be reserved, just admire me.¡± ¡°Trash, you need others to teach you how to y your profession.¡± Daimeng pupil pupil spoke contemptuously. ¡°Ah, such a badass profession wasted on you, a pathetic Warrior.¡± Da Vincimented shaking his head. ¡°The Guild leader is so awesome. He kited the boss alone without losing any health.¡± ¡°Yes, I really want to heal the Guild leader. I have a lot of healing power, but it¡¯s such a pity.¡± ¡°Well, the Guild leader knows a lot. Our Elder Guardian does not even know how to y his own profession, yet the Guild leader does.¡± ¡°The Guild leader is still the best, stabilizing the battle line with a single sentence, my pressure has been greatly reduced.¡± The Guild¡¯s healing sisters chatted while healing. ¡°Hey, hey, hey, you guys are admiring the wrong person. I¡¯m the one who¡¯s bracing against the current.¡± However, no matter how Guardian Angel yelled, he was destined to be ignored, leaving him in great disappointment. ¡°Prairie Fire, damn it, I am not done with you, you¡¯re even stealing my thunder.¡± Guardian Angelined in the elder voice chat. Feng Yi also stated: ¡°Isn¡¯t Sister Li leading it? What are you hustling for?¡± ¡°It can¡¯t be helped, I am simply too conspicuous, people admire me, this shows, Feng Yi, that you have an eye for talent, being quick to act.¡± Li Yao shamelesslyid it thick. ¡°Men are indeed so shameless.¡± Fruit Knight muttered to herself. Everyoneughed. Fruit Knight¡¯s equipment could be described as the most luxurious one, facing the silver heroes she didn¡¯t fall behind Guardian Angel. As the first wave of Naga fell, the curse of the Death ck Arrow took effect, more than thirty Silver Heroes were added to the formation, and the battle line that had been somewhat precarious suddenly stabilized. Li Yao¡¯s Fire Eagle didn¡¯t even have to take action. However, just as the members of Starfire were immersed in the joy of an imminent victory, they didn¡¯t know that there were already quite a few thieves spying nearby, a crisis gradually approached¡­ PS: Don¡¯t ask for monthly tickets, rmendation tickets. No one is subscribing anymore, it makes me so sad¡­ Chapter 240: Who are you? (I want Jin Jin, the cute main character, to add more 7/10) Chapter 240: Who are you? (I want Jin Jin, the cute main character, to add more 7/10) Trantor: 549690339 Quite a few people have already started prying, a thief in the team voice said, ¡°Bosses, they have stabilized their lineup without losing much manpower, seems like they could take down this transport team.¡± ¡°Damn, this Starfire Guild really has some skills. They even managed to hold this position. Seems like we have to step in ourselves.¡± The team leader from the Prosperous Era Guild, the cousin of Prosperous Era, muttered angrily. The team leader of Lake Mountain Guild also said, ¡°It¡¯s not time yet. They are supposed to be the tough ones, right? Let¡¯s see them kill all the demons first. By then, regardless of their strength, they will suffer considerable losses. They will also run out of mana for healing and attack. At that time, we¡¯ll strike them down in one fell swoop.¡± ¡°Damn it. Our main forces are too busy clearing the advanced dungeons, unable to join us. Otherwise, it wouldn¡¯t be this troublesome. With the strength of our three guilds, we could directly crush them.¡± Robert, the team leader from Arna Guild, also sounded dissatisfied. ¡°Waiting for them to finish up is a bad move. I suggest we attack once they have almost finished, but before they leavebat, and wipe them out immediately. Then, we¡¯ll guard them generously. They have high levels and showoffs, yeah? Damn it. If it weren¡¯t for the fact that we can¡¯t lower them to zero level, we would keep them around forever.¡± The cousin of Prosperous Era smirked. ¡°Killing them is not important. It¡¯s more about making them lose levels and equipment. We¡¯ll post a video of them failing on the inte, then see how they brag. What a bunch of annoying yers. I¡¯ve long been sick of this damn guild. They even got the first kill and yet, they still want to open up more dungeons, damn it.¡± The team leader of Lake Hill sneered, looking down at everything. Robert also chimed in: ¡°Right, it¡¯s time to teach them a lesson. How does that saying go in your Chinese proverb¡­ let them understand the meaning of ¡®the heavens are high and the earth is vast.¡¯ ¡°Boss, Prairie Fire is too arrogant, he¡¯s kiting the boss alone, even attacking the whispers. He¡¯s too showy. We have quite a few thieves, should we take him out? One backstab could send him to the west.¡± The leader of the thieves team suggested. ¡°Get lost! Don¡¯t we remember what big brother said when we came in? Don¡¯t stir the grass and alert the serpents, and don¡¯t provoke Prairie Fire in advance. Many top thieves want to kill him, but you know the results, right? He kills thieves as if it¡¯s a game. Do you think you¡¯re better than them?¡± The voice of Prosperous Era¡¯s cousin softened, ¡°I know you want to make a name for yourself on top of Prairie Fire¡¯s corpse, but there will be plenty of opportunitiester on, don¡¯t provoke him now.¡± Since the start of the game, Li Yao¡¯s achievements have been too brilliant. Many videos of Li Yao¡¯s PKs have been circted, but if you look at those videos, no one could defeat Prairie Fire, let alone fight him genuinely. He¡¯s practically ying a different game. So even though they hate Prairie Fire to the bone, they have to recognize his technical andbat strength. Speaking of one-on-one, there have been countless instances where he was surrounded, yet he turned the tables by defeating arger force, causing several guilds and major forces to fall t on their faces. As for himself, he always left unscratched. Who would dare to look down on such a person? So even though Prosperous Era¡¯s cousin is arrogant and confident in his ability to drown Li Yao by sheer numbers, he¡¯s unwilling to let a few yers provoke this evil star, lest they alert the enemy. ¡°I will say it one more time, give it your best shot to kill himter, but before we officially attack, all of you stay calm.¡± Robert emphasized. However, their logic is beautiful ¨C they believe that Starfire Guild does not understand guild management and deployment, and evencks scouts. But in reality, Li Yao had long sensed that something was wrong. He deliberately didn¡¯t let thieves act as scouts, but used fire hawk to patrol from the sky instead. He had a clear idea of where they were hiding. Now both sides think they¡¯re hunters, waiting for the best time to take down their prey. United Army faction hopes to take down all the yers of Starfire Guild in one fell swoop, to break their mythical image and slow the growth of Starfire Guild. While Li Yao can¡¯t stand idly by, he deliberately falls into the trap, preparing to teach the three guilds a bloody lesson, establishing the guild¡¯s reputation and deterring the petty. However, who can truly distinguish the hunter from the hunted? As the skeletons summoned by Li Yao¡¯s Death ck Arrow continue to replenish, the Naga formation is on the verge of copse, with very few melee fighters left, and the female magic-using Nagas are starting to get ganged up on. The defeat of the Naga transport team has be a foregone conclusion. ¡°Damn it, you tricked me.¡± The four-armed Naga, who was being yelled at by Li Yao, woke up when he saw the formation of the Nagas copsing. She was about to give up Li Yao and tried to return to stabilize the formation. ¡°Toote.¡± Li Yao shadow-rolled to her side, his hands sparking continuously. One after another, Walls of Mist appeared, trapping the four-armed Naga inside. ¡°Damn, what kind of thing is this?¡± The four-armed Naga initially thought that the Wall of Mist would dissipate at a touch, but he didn¡¯t expect that he couldn¡¯t break it no matter how he attacked. ¡°Such a pity, I won¡¯t be able to use Walls of Mist after this.¡± Li Yao sighed. He originally wanted to reserve the Walls of Mist for some bigger uses, but he had to use it this time. There¡¯s water flooding on all sides, plus today¡¯s performance. The Walls of Mist will probably be fixed so that it won¡¯t be so buggy anymore. ¡°The boss is trapped, Naga is about to be dealt with, can¡¯t hold back any longer huh.¡± Li Yao saw through the eyes of the fire hawk that three thousand yers from the three guilds were encircling from the left, right, and rear. ¡°Everyone, prepare for battle. Our real enemy ising.¡± When everyone could see the dense crowd, Li Yao yelled in the guild channel. ¡°So these bastards can¡¯t hold back any longer.¡± ¡°Chairman seemed to have known from the beginning, hehe, we¡¯ve been killing for so long, now they want to reap the fruits.¡± ¡°Thank goodness that the vice chairman was prepared in advance, otherwise they would really get away with it.¡± ¡°Today is the first guild activity. We are outnumbered, but even if we die, we¡¯ll put up a good fight.¡± ¡°Prosperous Era, Lake Mountain, Arna, the sons of bitches, even if we are wiped out today, I will contend with them to the end in the future.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, fight to the death.¡± Although the members of the guild felt that it would be difficult to win today, they were all eager to fight a good and satisfying battle. Robert, looking at Li Yao, who had retreated back into the crowd of Starfire Guild, sneered, ¡°Prairie Fire, I suppose you too will have your day.¡± Li Yao tilts his head, asking in confusion, ¡°I say, I¡¯ve been in this game for so long, I don¡¯t remember knowing this idiot. Why does he look like he¡¯s very familiar with me?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know, did you flirt with his wife and cuckold him? Otherwise, why would he have such a grudge against you?¡± Guardian Angel shrugged. ¡°Hmm, I indeed haven¡¯t had time to flirt with girls recently. But my performancetely has been very eye-catching. It¡¯s possible that his wife adores me, and she dumped him because of me.¡± Li Yao said seriously. The Starfire Guild members burst intoughter, and Robert¡¯s face immediately turned dark¡­ Chapter 241: The Harvest Begins (I want Jin Jin to add more 8/10) Chapter 241: The Harvest Begins (I want Jin Jin to add more 8/10) Trantor: 549690339 ¡°You¡¯re nothing but turtles in a jar, still spouting big words. Don¡¯t you find yourselves ridiculous?¡± The world under the sight sneers. ¡°No, no, no, it¡¯s you whough arrogantly at us as the victors.¡± Li Yao shook his head and said. ¡°Isn¡¯t it? You¡¯re already doomed, trapped by us from every angle. The remaining monsters are also closing in on you. You¡¯re already at a dead end.¡± Cousin Prosperous Era sneered. Li Yao chuckled, ¡°I thought some people from a guild hade to deal with me, but it turns out to be Prosperous Era. Last time, I wiped out your elite team on my own, and that mad young man, what was his name again? He was killed by me and dropped back to level one or was it zero? I wonder if he has been psychologically scarred. When you see that mad young man again, send him my regards. I kinda miss him.¡± Prosperous Era¡¯s cousinughed sarcastically, ¡°What, are you trying to plead for mercy now? It¡¯s toote.¡± ¡°No, look, you¡¯re wrong again.¡± Li Yao clutched his me Crossbow and said, ¡°I want you to tell him to train hard so that I can have some fun with him next time.¡± ¡°Then let¡¯s see who ends up lying on the ground like a dead dog!¡± Prosperous Era¡¯s cousin was furious, his cousin indeed has PTSD after being killed by Li Yao. He was supposed to be a part of this revenge mission, but when he found out that they wanted to kill Prairie fire, he did everything he could to avoid participating. When it was time for action, he didn¡¯t even go online, which made Prosperous Era¡¯s cousin quite angry. ¡°Well then, I will kill you out as well.¡± Li Yao beckoned with his finger. ¡°Fuck, enough talk, crush them.¡± Robert, who was also furious, finally breathed out a sigh of anger. ¡°Wall of Mist.¡± Sister Li shouted loudly. Pat, pat, pat, pat, pat, pat¡­ Everyone was dumbfounded as Walls of Mist emerged one after another. In the blink of an eye, Starfire guild, consisting of thousands of yers, was surrounded by Walls of Mist, as if it was a city wall. ¡°What the hell is this? Attack it!¡± Cousin Prosperous Era had already ordered to attack. The closebatants began their attacks, but the Wall of Mist didn¡¯t show any signs of breaking. On the other side of the Wall of Mist, the Nagas started off in confusion, but then began to circle the wall, resulting in running into the yers from three major guilds. The remaining Nagas were only dozens left, which was immediately served with a hailstorm. The yers from the three major guilds were unexpectedly attacked and got killed in a split second. ¡°God damn it, the Starfire guild¡¯s members are too damn cunning.¡± Robert quickly ran back, ¡°You guysmand here, I¡¯ll go kill those Nagas.¡± ¡°Quickly adjust the formation, all tanks gather behind the guild leader¡¯s back. When the guild leader gives the order, kill them as one, and ughter them.¡± Sister Li shouted. Starfire guild¡¯s members quickly adjusted their formation, with the Fruit Knight and Guardian Angels as the primary tanks already appearing behind Li Yao. ¡°Fuck, what is this, why are our attacks useless.¡± Staring down at the world, he cursed. Despite the torrent of firepower from closebat and ranged attacks, it made no impact, only wasting a round of burst, which was indeed a misfortune. ¡°The cowardly Starfire guild members, do you only know how to hide in a turtle shell? Come out and fight like a man,¡± Cousin Prosperous Era shouted vigorously. ¡°Exactly, sons of Starfire are balls-less.¡± ¡°Do the cowardly sons of Starfire dare to ept an open challenge?¡± ¡°Starfire guild are chickens. A bunch of cowards.¡± Those members from the three major guilds who had been attacking for so long, releasing all their bottled-up anger after Cousin Prosperous Era¡¯s words all vented it out. ¡°Our Starfire guild is not scared of a battle, well then, as you wish.¡± Tick-tock, tick-tock¡­ Two Walls of Mist disappeared, creating a gigantic gap. Vroom, vroom¡­ The Walls of Mist vanished without a trace, the closebatants from the three major guilds were still attacking the Wall of Mist, causing them to tumble forward as their attacks no longer had a target. Two huge flywheels with static electricity just grazed past their bodies and peered into the crowd. The Static Flywheel! Under everyone¡¯s surprised gaze, the yers hit by the Static Flywheel immediately turned into white light. Jumping stomp! A nearly four-meter-high steel machine leaped out following the Static Flywheel. Boom¡­ The huge Mechanical Puppet fell into the crowd of closebatants, resulting in an enormous crater on the ground. Along with the shockwave, closebatants from the three major guilds around Death God 4000 were immediately shaken aside by the immense force. The Soul White Light had already drifted out before they even hit the ground. Silence¡­ Everyone was stunned, the Static Flywheel traversed a distance of about seventy to eighty meters, killing all the yers along its path. The jumping stomp also caused a shockwave that killed the yers around, keep in mind, they were all front-line tanks, each with over a thousand blood count, but they were all just one-shot-killed. At the exact moment when the Wall of Mist vanished, Li Yao released two moves, killing dozens of yers at once, leaving everyone in the guild shocked and overwhelmed. ¡°Hail to our brave guild leader.¡± ¡°Our guild leader¡¯s the coolest.¡± ¡°So cool!!!¡± ¡°Guild leader, I want to have kids with you.¡± The members of the Starfire Guild were overjoyed with the thrilling sights before them, while the three major guilds were both shocked and enraged. ¡°st him with concentrated fire.¡± Cousin Prosperous Era almost got wiped out just now, luckily a yer blocked for him. Otherwise, no one could save him. Reaper¡¯s Path! Death God 4000¡¯s figure flickered with afterimages as he charged into the crowd of squishy yers from the three major guilds. There were no hands in his humanoid form, both arms were equipped with two rotating flywheels that resembled a chainsaw. Any yer in the path of Death God 4000 was knocked back, then cut down by the flywheels. The high-defense closebatants with over one thousand blood count were one-shot killed, let alone the squishy yers. Along with the rampage of Death God 4000, a patch of white light flickers. At the same time, a torrent of attacks fell all at once. Although many people¡¯s attacks were all in vain due to the fast movement of Death God 4000, the number of attackers was sorge that they constantly struck him. Death God 4000¡¯s health quickly dropped. ¡°Vice leader, why aren¡¯t you giving the order to charge? Guild leader¡¯s Mechanical Puppet is almost out of health.¡± The neer Mu Zi spoke loudly. ¡°You guys wait for the order, the guild leader of course has his own ns.¡± Sister Li spoke with an unquestionable tone. Death¡¯s Harvest! The upper body of Death God 4000 rotated violently, his arms stretched open, and the two flywheels harvested another patch of yers around him. But finally, the health bar of Death God 4000 ran low, and he stopped his movements. ¡°His puppet is dead, kill Prairie Fire.¡± The murderous intent red in Cousin Prosperous Era¡¯s eyes. 5 seconds, 6 seconds¡­ As Li Yao was timing, the wings on his back abruptly unfolded, taking some magic attacks in the process, he took off into the sky. The yers in Starfire guild watched the thrilling scene as Li Yao nearly got his health wiped clean by one round of attacks. Lifespan Siphon! The near-zero health of Li Yao suddenly regained some back, at this moment, he had already flown over everyone¡¯s attack range above their heads. ¡°Want to kill me? You¡¯re not qualified.¡± Li Yao slowly pulled the trigger of the me Crossbow¡­ Chapter 242: Cool Chapter 242: Cool Trantor: 549690339 Arrow Rain! Scatter! Scatter! Scatter! Li Yao releases his skill directly into the distant sky. The crossbow he uses reaches further than ordinary arrows, and with additional range bonuses, spells can¡¯t touch him. Arrows fall like actual rain, one round after another, causing yers to drop like flies. The Death God 4000, transformed into puppet form, again charges into the crowd, sparking fire. Unmoving as a mountain! Shards of debris rotate around him, blocking many spells and attacks. Part Scatter! A shower of parts shoot out, causing another burst of white light. Everyone around him either wears cloth armor, not fitting for enduring the attacks it receives as a boss monster. However, the puppet form only goes so far; nearby yers aren¡¯t monsters and do not aggro; they just distance themselves from it. ¡°Damn it, obliterate it into powder.¡± Boom¡­ The final self-destruction of the puppet form fails to harm any yers and turns into fragments scattered on the ground. 9 seconds, 10 seconds, 11 seconds¡­ Li Yao continues his rapid attacks while counting down. His damage is off the charts; while not as potent as focused attacks, his Scatter Shot can still annihte groups of yers after three rounds. The yers from the three major guilds feel strangely suffocated, helpless against Li Yao high above them. Time Trace! Just as they think that the duration of Li Yao¡¯s wings is about to expire and he is about to fall, all the yers stand agape as they watch Li Yao¡¯s form blur and vanish. ¡°Damn, where did he go?¡± one yer rubs his eyes in disbelief, the person has suddenly disappeared. ¡°Even that pile of puppet debris is gone.¡± Prosperous Era¡¯s top yer can¡¯t believe it either. ¡°Are you looking for me? I¡¯m right here.¡± Following the sound of Li Yao¡¯s voice, the entire field falls silent. At the gap in the Wall of Mist, stands a brand-new Death God 4000. It looks as if it went back in time, without any changes. ¡°Fuck, that¡¯s what the Gold Suit Effect does. It¡¯s invincible when paired with a Hunter.¡± Angel, the Defender, is speechless. Everyone was impressed when Fruit Knight used this effect in the instance, but they never felt this kind of shock. However, when Li Yao executed this move, it stunned everyone. It didn¡¯t just revert him back to his state twelve seconds ago, it even returned his pet. In the previous life, the strongest burst from Senior Mages was achieved by applying a Time Spell on themselves, sting out various powerful attacks, and then return to their earlier state after a few seconds, this allowed them to unleash another onught. This burst of Mage¡¯s instant damage was terrifying due to the Time Spell. It was also their most relied upon act when seeking insta-kill. ¡°No, it¡¯s because our guild leader used this skill that makes it terrifying.¡± Sister Li shook her head and said. ¡°This is just too shameless. The boss just now was bombing like crazy, killing at least a hundred of them. They must have felt a great sense of achievement killing that puppet and almost killing the boss. I bet you, look at their faces now, oh my, let meugh for a while.¡± Da Vinci isughing with his hand over his mouth. ¡°Big brother, after this round, you have to lend me that ring to y with. It feels so cool.¡± Dumb pupil said. ¡°What the hell, what is this skill of the guild leader? Why is it so perverted?¡± ¡°My god, it scared me to death. What kind of ghost skill is this?¡± ¡°Shit, it¡¯s really too perverted.¡± ¡°Guild leader always surprises.¡± ¡°These few seconds, just awesome.¡± In stark contrast to the excitement and astonishment of the Starfire Guild, the yers from the three major guilds are filled with absurdity and a sense of unreality. They thought for a moment they were dreaming, but the bodies of fallenrades beneath their feet made it clear that this was not a dream. ¡°Damn it, we were yed. Don¡¯t stand around stunned, melee, melee, rush up to stop him.¡± Prosperous Era¡¯s top y is the first to recover and starts shouting orders in the team channel. ¡°It looks like they¡¯ve woken up. So, let¡¯s start the second round. Everyone listen to me, keep formation, keep me healed, and charge with me.¡± Saying this, Li Yao¡¯s Death God 4000 takes off, and the healers quickly react, casting Magic Shield on Death God 4000. ¡°Keep formation, the front line tanks don¡¯t let people from the three guilds break our formation.¡± Sister Li scolds seeing some tanks and melee yers initiating a charge, causing chaos. The shocking event from moments ago is hard to ignore. The Death God 4000 reaped the lives of yers as if trimming thewn. Even after it self-destructed, Li Yao killed almost effortlessly like a God of Death. The most shocking moment was when he managed to kill so many people ande back unscathed, it was like a dream. Originally, many did not think they could win due to the number disadvantage, after all, a swarm of ants can overwhelm an elephant. But Li Yao¡¯s exhibition changed their minds, filling them with determination and boosting their morale. On the other hand, a shadow was cast over the hearts of the yers from the three major guilds. Static Flywheel! Harvesting Path! Death Reaper! Li Yao doesn¡¯t engage the enemies in closebat this time, but continuously harvests the encroaching melee yers. The yers from the three major guilds have bloodshot eyes and are relentlessly focused on attacking Li Yao. Even though healers are busy mending him, since Death God 4000 already has high HP, it still fluctuates as if it might be depleted at any moment. After one round of skills, Li Yao finally can¡¯t stand anymore, he jumps into his own formation with a leap. This also signifies an outright sh between the opposing forces. However, because of Li Yao¡¯s incessant advance and killing, the nearby melee yers from the three guilds have been ughtered. The back ranks of the three guilds are left defenseless, causing chaos. In the initial confrontation, Starfire Guild has the absolute upper hand. Starfire Guild¡¯s melee yers form a wall, blocking the opposition and not giving them any opportunity to charge. ¡°yers at the other two directions, quickly shift towards us. Nearby melee, quickly rush for reinforcement, throw these Starfire Guild trash back.¡± Prosperous Era¡¯s head screams seeing the situation turn. Both sides have healers that mend their teammates, but despite that, yers from each side fall one after another. However, because of the chaos amongst the three major guilds, a majority of deaths are amongst them. Bearing the brunt of the enemy¡¯s aggression, death looms over Death God 4000, making it hard for healers to keep up. Li Yao jumps off Death God 4000 and finds a position tounch attacks, quickly pulling bowstrings and releasing arrows. Rather than rushing to attack, he continuously fires Death ck Arrows. Even when yers drop dead, Li Yao doesn¡¯t activate the passive skill to summon skeletons, instead waits for the right opportunity. The yers from the three major guilds are just too many. As yers from the other two directionse for reinforcement, the situation changes once again¡­ Chapter 243: Crisis Chapter 243: Crisis Trantor: 549690339 The number of yers from the three major guilds was just too many, three times more than the Starfire Guild. Although most of them were not elite yers, the difference between elite yers and ordinary yers was there, but it wasn¡¯t a world of difference. At most, they had two or three more elite skills, but the skills had a cooldown period. With the resurging melee from the three major guilds, their frontlines were finally stabilized. However, after a ten-minute battle, the three major guilds had already lost more than five hundred yers. But after the three lines were steady, the real sh began. ¡°They have exhausted all their means, it¡¯s time for us to counterattack now, prepare Mountain Giants.¡± Cousin Prosperous Era loudlymanded: ¡°First Mountain Giant, forward.¡± By this time, Robert had also returned, saying, ¡°Those Silver Knights are too strong, we lost more than a hundred members just to take down a few dozen of them. Damn it, how can the Starfire Guild, these freaks, keep holding off hundreds of them, how did they do it?¡± While givingmands in the team, Watching World responded, ¡°How they did it doesn¡¯t matter. What matters is that we still have a lot of people, enough to drown them.¡± ¡°Prairie Fire is too strong, practically inhuman, I¡¯m worried¡­¡± Cousin Prosperous Era said with a gloomy face. ¡°What are you worried about?¡± Watching World asked, puzzled. ¡°It¡¯s certain now that we¡¯ve weakened Starfire Guild, they don¡¯t have any tricks left, and we still have a handful of trump cards. But what displeases me is that Prairie Fire just made too dazzling a disy. Single-handedly against a hundred, such a record, even if he crashes and burns here today, it would still be hard to discredit his reputation.¡± Cousin Prosperous Era expressed his worry. ¡°You¡¯re right, how can one yer be so strong? He only had one Fire Bird Puppet, how suddenly there¡¯s another one that can carry people like a mech, and itsbat power is so strong. More importantly, what kind of skill is that, it¡¯s too overpowered?¡± Cousin Prosperous Era said with mncholia. ¡°What¡¯s the use of saying all this, does he have as many tricks as you say? Get the Mountain Giant ready and¡­ holy shit¡­¡± Robert hadn¡¯t finished when he saw a Mechanical Puppet throw out two Flying Wheels, creating a sh of light in the crowd. Then it continued to rampage through the ranks, killing all the way. ¡°Necromancers, keep him trapped with your Stone Demons. Ranged units, don¡¯t attack the puppet.¡± Cousin Prosperous Era saw chaos breaking out in the crowd again and quickly issued orders. The clicking sound echoed¡­ Just as Li Yao was about to continue his massacre, four Stone Demons suddenly appeared around him, followed by a bunch of Skeletons surrounding the Stone Demons. ¡°Summon hold position. There are indeed a lot of pros.¡± Li Yao muttered helplessly. Four Stone Demons suddenly appeared from all four directions of Death God 4000 and enclosed it. Now, Death God 4000 was restrained. Note that, although Stone Demons are smaller than Death God 4000, they are very strong and have damage reflection, not to mention their healers would replenish their health. Death God 4000 could not take down Stone Demon all at once, and its second kill effect was limited. Time Trace! Helpless, Li Yao used his shback skill, once again releasing a wave of Static Flywheels. However, the kill effect was limited to this skill only. The yers from the three major camps cheered as Death God 4000 posed toorge a threat, making them very nervous. ¡°ying this game has taught me a lesson that truly invincible is not possible. There¡¯s always a way to restrain it, just a matter of being creative enough.¡± Cousin Prosperous Era remarked, feeling smug. ¡°Correct, just like that cloud-like wall, I have also seen it in the general store. At that time, I thought only a fool would buy such expensive, one-time use items. But Prairie Fire caught us off guard by using it. If we had surrounded him from three sides. Even if he is as powerful as a deity he would be overwhelmed, and he wouldn¡¯t be able to wreak havoc.¡± Watching World nodded and said. ¡°Anyway, this battle has given me a lot of insights. Although I don¡¯t want to admit it, even if the Starfire Guild has been defeated, it doesn¡¯t look as bad as we imagined.¡± Robert sighed. Cousin Prosperous Era¡¯s eyes shed a cold light: ¡°This was beyond our control, Prairie Fire is too strong. But in any case, we were sure to curb the growth momentum of the Starfire Guild today. As long as we beat them once, we will beat them a second time. The Starfire Guild is a small guild and can¡¯t hang on for much longer.¡± ¡°True, seeing the situation of the Starfire Guild, no one else will want to join such a guild.¡± Watching World voiced full of confidence. Of course, as one of the top twenty guilds in the China zone, he was entitled to make such remarks. How could a new, not yet solidified guild understand the strength of therge guilds? On the battlefield, Fruit Knight retaliated with her shield, knocking back the frontline Shield Warrior who was about to take a step forward and attack. A figure blocked her, then this figure suddenly erged to an immense size. In an instant, it became at least five or six yards high. His body rapidly inted, and he was reced with moss-covered boulders, like a small hill. ¡°Mountain Giant.¡± Li Yao¡¯s brow furrowed, saying, ¡°But he can only transform for 1 minute.¡± The defense and health points of the Mountain Giant had soared to a horrific degree. ¡°Health points sixty thousand, armor 685.¡± Sister Li frowned. ¡°You underestimated him. The rocks on his body can reduce more than 50% of the damage.¡± Li Yao had not expected the opponent to have Mountain Giants. The Mountain Giant is indeed strong and could y an unexpected role at critical moments. However, he is weak because he can only maintain his transformation for one minute, and the cooldown time is fifteen minutes. If we can hold out for a minute, he will be an ordinary warrior, known as a one-minute real man. Boom¡­ The Mountain Giant stamped on the ground, and Fruit Knight was immediately sent flying, knocking over a bunch of yers from the Starfire Guild. ¡°Retreat, retreat to the passage entrance. His transformation time is only a minute.¡± Sister Li¡¯s words calmed the Starfire yers down, it could onlyst a minute. Countless attacksnded on the Mountain Giant, but the damage caused was a little. Furthermore, the healers of the three guilds were replenishing the Mountain Giant¡¯s health, and his health was actually kept above half, which was horrifying. The yers of the Starfire Guild retreated and attacked at the same time, while the melee were on full defence, always defending their ranged units without giving the members of the three guilds an opportunity. After a long battle, the melee of the Starfire Guild also suffered numerous casualties, but they managed to hold their ground when they retreated to the bottleneck. However, as expected, the speed of the Mountain Giant wasn¡¯t fast at all. He moved slowly. Soon, a minute passed, and in the instant the Mountain Giant¡¯s transformation time ended, he was instantly killed by a barrage of attacks. ¡°You think that¡¯s the end, are you? Wrong! Let me tell you, this is just the beginning. Second one, go.¡± Cousin Prosperous Era sneered. The Starfire Guild yers¡¯ faces dramatically changed, they were cornered with no ce to retreat¡­ Chapter 244: Setting a Trap (Additional Update for 450 Monthly Tickets) Chapter 244: Setting a Trap (Additional Update for 450 Monthly Tickets) Trantor: 549690339 Now, the members of the Starfire Guild had retreated back to within the Wall of Mist, having nowhere else to fall back to. If they dissolve the Wall of Mist, considering the current number of yers in the three-guild united army, they could still surround them. The melee fighters in Starfire Guild simply aren¡¯t sufficient to guard all sides. When healers and squishy targetse under attack, the consequence will be the copse of the Starfire Guild team, which is something they cannot afford. But if they don¡¯t remove the Wall of Mist, nobody knows how many mountainous beasts the three major guilds have, with their horrifying strength and attacks, even the fruit knights can¡¯t withstand them and would be blown away, not to mention the other tanks. ¡°This battle will determine the winner.¡± The cousin from the Prosperous Era Guild showed a smirk of triumph. ¡°Indeed, finally it¡¯sing to an end. We¡¯ve suffered huge losses this time, but no matter what, it¡¯s worth inhibiting the growth of Starfire Guild and lowering their spirits.¡± Robert sneered. Boom, boom, boom¡­ Every step of the mountain warrior seemed to shake the earth, and the yers from the three major guilds followed behind him, slowly closing in, waiting for the mountain warrior to break the line and copse their formation, thereby taking down the yers of the Starfire Guild in one fell swoop. ¡°Tianzhen, do you really think we are out of options?¡± Li Yao also smirked. The elder council all turned to look at Li Yao. Elder Li asked, ¡°Can we really stop this monster?¡± ¡°Of course.¡± Li Yao turned to Guardian Angel and said, ¡°Guardian, it¡¯s your turn.¡± ¡°Oh crap, I¡­¡± The Guardian Angel looked at the mountainous warrior, almost double their size, and immediately thought about the possibility him being knocked off by a stomp. Elder Li directly shouted in the guild channel: ¡°Guardian, move the barrier, and hold him at bay!¡± Then all the guild members heard themand and looked towards Guardian Angel full of anticipation. ¡°You guys are really pushing it.¡± The Guardian Angel, on the brink of tears, charged towards the mountainous warrior with a resolution of certain death. Once themand was given on the channel of the guild, he had no way out and had to attack even when he knew it meant certain death. ¡°Hahaha, you are just seeking your own death.¡± The mountain warrior, known for his slow movement,ughed heartily when he saw the Guardian Angel charging towards him alone amidst a barrage of attacks. ¡°Unmoving Barricade!¡± Guardian Angel raised his shield high, and a golden light barrier enveloped himpletely. Guardian Angel seemed to have turned into a golden statue, and his movement slowed down as a result. The il in his hand turned golden as well, and with each attack, golden arcs of electricity spread out. ¡°Earth Shaking!¡± The mountain warrior stomped on the ground again, and with the frizzy cracks in the ground, a shockwave hit the golden barrier. Crack, crack, crack ¡­ The golden barrier split into several pieces and then exploded, with countless golden electric arcs sshing out. Guardian Angel¡¯s HP dropped significantly and was then instantly recovered to full. His body moved backwards. The mountain warrior was pierced by those golden arcs, and his HP was also reduced significantly. ¡°Unmoving Barricade!¡± The Guardian Angel, who had retreated a few steps, finally felt relieved. As long as he was not knocked back or killed in an instant, he would be invincible. ¡°Kid,e again, huh?¡± The Guardian Angel, with a smile on his face, stepped forward once again. In terms of attack strength, defense, and force, Guardian Angel was at aplete disadvantage. But as long as he was not beingpletely overwhelmed, the cleric could recover and continue the fight. The yers of the Starfire guild let out a cheer. If they could stop this giant, they would still have hope. The expressions on the yers of the three major guilds were far from pleasant. ¡°Damn, what the hell is this ss?¡± The cousin of the Prosperous Era had a frozen smile on his face. ¡°Priest, Guild Master, this is a Priest,¡± stuttered a thief who recognized the ss. ¡°Do you take me for a fool? This is a Priest, not a Knight?¡± Robert couldn¡¯t believe his own ears. ¡°It¡¯s actually a Priest.¡± The thief sent a screenshot of his identification. ¡°Holy shit, a priest in full heavy armor, wielding a Shield and il.¡± Looking at the world, he was speechless. ¡°Whatever, as long as the Mountain can restrain this freakish priest, break through the defense line.¡± Robert gritted his teeth and said. The cousin of the Prosperous Era nodded, and loudly in the team channel said, ¡°All melee, charge at me, their priest is restrained by the Mountain, it¡¯s the perfect time to break through their defense line. Kill them until they scatter.¡± ¡°Kill!¡± The melee fighters from the three major guilds finallyunched another charge, a team of tanks taking the lead. ¡°Charge,¡± yelled Sister Li, not to be outdone. Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh¡­. We could see two front lines of yers holding Shields, furiously shing together. Soon after, warriors wielding greatswords followed up with their own charge. The battlefield witnessed an eerie scene. As it was a charge against a charge, both sides were dazed for a second. Then came the Death Knights and Pdins, heavy armor sses that don¡¯t have a charge, surging forward. After a brief separation, both sides collided fiercely once again. At the same time, the furious Area Spells that had been cast earlier never really stopped. Even though there was healing constantly restoring health, there were still yers falling on both sides due to the intense firefight. However, since the yers of the Starfire guild were all elite sses, the number of yers falling were fewer than the three major guilds. But the three major guilds had overwhelming numbers. Dead yers would immediately be reced. But since the beginning of the fight, the Starfire guild has lost quite a few melee yers, and the recements could not keep up. Just as the cousin of the Prosperous Era said, had this been a multi-front battle, the Starfire guild would have already been defeated. The second timer for the Mountain Battle was up, and it was instantly wiped out. However, the third Mountain Battle was quickly reced. With the advancement of the Mountain Battle, the front line of the Starfire guild was shrinking. If the Mountain Battle could push the front line inside the Wall of Mist, it couldpletely ignore the Guardian Angel and break through the front line. ¡°Prairie Fire, your doomsday is finally here. You¡¯re always boasting, let¡¯s see what you can do. Not afraid to tell you, we still have eight Mountain Battles waiting for you, let¡¯s see how many you can withstand,¡± Robert taunted gleefully. ¡°Damn, I really want to throw all the Mountain Battles into the battlefield at once,¡± said Looking at the World, gritting his teeth. ¡°Prairie Fire must be thinking the same thing. If all the Mountain Battles went up at the same time, Prairie Fire would surely use the Wall of Mist. As long as we avoid them for one minute, the Mountain Battles would be useless. It¡¯s a good idea to boil a frog in warm water, just send them one by one, they can¡¯t hold on much longer,¡± said the cousin of the Prosperous Era nonchntly. ¡°Damn it, you¡¯re still firing at your leisure, I can¡¯t hold on any longer, think of something quick.¡± Guardian Angel nced back to see Li Yao behind her and panicked. Li Yao paused his casting of the Death ck Arrow, a glint shing in his eyes as he said, ¡°What¡¯s the rush? Wait for the big fish to bite. Just now, there were so few people, it was not satisfying to kill. Now is the time.¡± PS: About the typo, I check carefully every time I finish writing and before uploading. I write ten thousand words a day, so it¡¯spletely unavoidable to have a typo or two. Even when I check. Also, there are a lot of blocked words on Qidian, they be symbols when you write them down. I used a lot of homophones to rece the original words, if this is also considered a typo, then I am helpless. Of course, there is another way to prevent typos, I can reduce updates, check the finished chapters more times before the typos can not appear. Lastly, asking for more monthly subscriptions and rmendation votes. Thank you, sincerely, Mario. Chapter 245: Who else? (I want Jin Jin, the cute main character, to add more 9/10) Chapter 245: Who else? (I want Jin Jin, the cute main character, to add more 9/10) Trantor: 549690339 Li Yao said in the council of elders, ¡°They want to charge us, right? Let theme. I¡¯ll take this opportunity to test my ultimate skill, Mountain Giant Fight. I¡¯ve always been fond of the indestructible kind.¡± Sister Li understood Li Yao¡¯s intention. She said through the team voice chat, ¡°Everyone retreat collectively; all frontline fighters, tighten your defenses.¡± The members of Starfire Guild squeezed together tightly and moved back, leaving a space. This time, they really had nowhere left to retreat. ¡°Ha ha ha. I wonder where else you can run to.¡± The fifth Mountain Giant warrior charged forwardughing heartily. Upon Starfire Guild¡¯s withdrawal, the yers of the three other guilds saw a glimmer of victory and charged in like mad. The space within the Wall of Mist suddenly became incredibly cramped. ¡°That¡¯s the one.¡± A faint red light shed over Li Yao. Rapid Shooting! The Time Bomb instantly marked the Mountain Giant warrior, followed by the Mark of Death and the Death ck Arrow. Arcane Shot! Everyone watched as Li Yao¡¯s hands, moving impossibly fast, left residual images in the air. Arrows enshrouded by me were swiftly loosed towards the Mountain Giant. -356-359-389-458-356¡­ Li Yao rapidly fired at five arrows per second. ¡°Ha ha ha, what can you do to me?¡± The Mountain Giant¡¯s HP was in tens of thousands. Even with Li Yao¡¯s terrifying attack power, the damage done to the heavily armored Mountain Giant who also had damage reduction was only in the mere hundreds. ¡°As expected of Prairie Fire, you are capable of shooting five arrows in a second. Even though your damage output is terrifying to the extreme, it¡¯s unfortunate that you¡¯ve met the Mountain Giant. Your struggle is in vain.¡± Robertughed loudly. ¡°Prairie Fire, are you running out of tricks in your sleeves? Are these your only little tricks?¡± The onlooker shouted, joining in on the gloating. Even Prosperous Era¡¯s cousin joined in, his face grinning in anticipation of victory, ¡°Struggle on. This is yourst chance to put on a show.¡± The damage that Li Yao¡¯s output was doing to the Mountain Giant was negligible. Even though it was a unique Area Spell, due to the three big guilds¡¯ healers, the Mountain Giant¡¯s HP remained above 90%. The Mountain Giantughed triumphantly, hitting against Starfire Guild¡¯s almost-crumbling line whilst other yers swarmed in, maximizing their outputs. If the opponents could kill off the front row of Starfire Guild, then their defeat would be irreversible. The members of Starfire Guild were extremely anxious, frantically dealing damage and healing in an attempt to maintain their precarious defensive line. Li Yao, however, turned a deaf ear to the opponents¡¯ taunts. While rapidly outputting damage, he also subtly kept time. 1 second, 2 seconds, 3 seconds¡­ 10 seconds, 11 seconds¡­ Li Yao abruptly ceased his output, his fingers, flickering golden light, directed a stroke against the Mountain Giant. ¡°Explode!¡± Pop¡­ An illusive ripple-like shock wave exploded from the Mountain Giant at its center. The sound was minuscule. However, the shock wave spread incredibly fast, within an instant it swept over a 50*50-yard range centered around the Mountain Giant. It was as if time had frozen in that moment, those vicious spells suddenly paused. The yers, attacking Starfire Guild¡¯s line from the three big guilds had their actions abruptly frozen as if under some sort of Immobilization Spell. ¡°What¡¯s happening?¡± ¡°Attack, dammit¡­¡± Shouts came from Prosperous Era and his party behind the scenes, but before they could even finish, their expressions were frozen. Bright light flooded around them¡­ Whoosh¡­ All were left in shock as the yers near the Wall of Mist fell to the ground along a path the white light took. ¡°What is this?¡± Although no one counted, it was estimated that more than two hundred yers from the three big guilds were instantly killed by that shock wave. Instantly, an open space appeared, covered with yers¡¯ corpses. The sight shocked everyone. What kind of ability could this be? Everyone was puzzled and astounded. Just the thought of this spell¡¯s potential effect was terrifying. Li Yao leisurely walked over and lightly pushed the still-standing Mountain Giant. In the astonished eyes of everyone, the Mountain Giant¡¯s massive body fell to the ground with a loud crash. Boom¡­ The others mistakenly thought that the Mountain Giant was still alive and were stunned. Now they had finally reacted. The Mountain Giant with over fifty thousand hit points had also been killed instantly. But because its HP bar was decreasing slowly, everyone had thought it was still alive. All took a deep breath instantly; yer HP was limited, so the damage of the spell couldn¡¯t be known. They had always thought that dealing a bit over two thousand damage was already at the peak. However, even the Mountain Giant with HP in the fifty thousand was instantly killed. What did this mean? It meant that a standard ss cannon could be instantly killed dozens of times. Li Yao shot five arrows per second for twelve seconds. The Time Bomb amplified one and a half times the damage inflicted in twelve seconds; it was only too normal for the Mountain Giant not to be able to withstand it and be killed instantly. ¡°Who was it that said you had many Mountain Giants? I¡¯d also like to say, do send more over.¡± Li Yao slightly turned his head to stare at the three people in the distance, motioning with his finger, ¡°Who¡¯s next?¡± ¡°Damn you; don¡¯t get too cocky.¡± Robert was seething with anger. ¡°Wrong. It¡¯s not that I¡¯m too cocky because I¡¯ve killed some minions. Are you overestimating those trash or underestimating me?¡± Li Yao slowly retreated back into formation. ¡°Camelot, keep iting. I see you all. Don¡¯t give us the chance to catch our breaths. You still have a one in a million chance of winning.¡± Err¡­ The members of Starfire Guild burst intoughter, jolted out of their shock. Though many in the frontline of Starfire Guild had died, their morale was higher than ever. They had finally utterly fused into a formidable force. Only blood-soaked battles could forge such unity. Observing the three big guilds¡¯ yers, who had been repeatedly hit hard, they were shocked and at a loss. They were after all an army of three thousand against less than one thousand. Yet, surprisingly, they had been beaten badly. The invincible Mountain Giant was incredibly powerful, but it was instantly killed along with more than two hundredrades. This massive blow left them stupefied and flustered. Prosperous Era¡¯s cousin slowly looked around. Even Robert and the onlooker were at a loss. He cursed and then shouted loudly, ¡°What the hell are you doing? We are not yet defeated. We still have three times their number. Our chance of victory is still the highest. His skill is powerful, but how many times can he use it? Do you even believe that this kind of skill can be used multiple times within a short period?¡± Upon hearing Prosperous Era¡¯s cousin¡¯s words, the yers of the three big guilds perked up. Relief was written on their faces. Yes, they sill outnumbered them three to one. Their melee fighters were mostly dead, and once they charged in, Starfire Guild would be wiped out¡­ Chapter 246: Illusory Phoenix Dance (I want Jin Jin, the cute master, to add more 10/10) Chapter 246: Illusory Phoenix Dance (I want Jin Jin, the cute master, to add more 10/10) Trantor: 549690339 ¡°Prairie Fire, right now aren¡¯t you looking down on us from the perspective of a winner?¡± Prosperous Era¡¯s cousin jeered. ¡°But you¡¯ve celebrated too soon, you¡¯re not the only one with a hidden ace, nor the only one with a fascinating tale.¡± Li Yao gave a chuckle and said, ¡°You still don¡¯t understand, do you? If I weren¡¯t willing, do you think your small scheme could trick us?¡± ¡°Sophistry.¡± Robert sneered. Li Yao shook his head and retorted: ¡°Sophistry, huh. Significant info like the transport team, and only my guild got the news, while yourrge guilds didn¡¯t? You think we, Starfire, just established and have no idea about yourge guilds. You¡¯re wrong, I knew this was a trap all along, and yet I still brought my guild members here, do you think I¡¯m leading them to their deaths?¡± Gazing at the world, heughed heartily: ¡°You thought you could y us and then take down the transport team?¡± ¡°It indeed seems so for now, if you have hidden cards, show them. I¡¯m running out of patience, just a reminder, I will not hold back anymore.¡± Li Yao said. ¡°Fine, then let me show you our trump card.¡± Prosperous Era¡¯s cousin slowly pulled out a scroll that emitted a strange glow, and said: ¡°This is a super-boosted scroll we got at the cost of 500 gold coins after doing a guild task with 100 guild members, with this scroll for your burial, you should feel honored.¡± Wow, a super-boosted scroll for 500 gold coins, that¡¯s a little too extravagant. Usually, casual yers only hold a few silver coins in their bags, everyone was struck dumbfounded. ¡°500 gold coins, that¡¯s a lot of money,¡± Li Yao scoffed, and then beckoned: ¡°Enough talk, bring it on.¡± Swish¡­ Prosperous Era¡¯s cousin gritted his teeth and tore open the scroll, and a blue light instantly enveloped the remaining yers from the three major guilds. ¡°What kind of scroll is that?¡± Li¡¯s sister asked, frowning. Li Yao looked at the blue light and said after a moment of thought: ¡°If I¡¯m not mistaken, it should be a legion scroll, named Spring Rain.¡± ¡°Legion scroll, Spring Rain?¡± Li¡¯s sister frowned again. ¡°Yes, have you read the ¡®History of High Elf Wars¡¯?¡± Li Yao exined: ¡°It introduces a legion scroll, which is actually a wide-area advanced scroll. The mentioned description ¡®Spring Rain¡¯, is simr to what they used.¡± A legion scroll is essentially a war scroll for armies, generally only the luxurious race of the High Elves would produce and use such high-level items. Simrly, these scrolls are divided into defense and offensive types. Spring Rain, though it sounds pleasant, is an offensive scroll. Of course, there¡¯s another kind of scroll that¡¯s spell-type. Usually, it¡¯s inscribed with various spells, even the high-level scrolls can have forbidden spells inscribed on them. ¡°Big brother, they are about to attack, quickly tell us what effects the scroll has!¡± The dazed and nervous cutie said. Although Li Yao didn¡¯t say much, she is aware that the scroll is not simple, probably very formidable. ¡°Yeah, we know the scroll is worth 500 gold coins and is very expensive. What is its actual effect? Just spit it out.¡± The Knight urged. Li Yao bitterly smiled, 500 gold coins? These Prosperous Era scums. They made a fortune doing this task and getting this scroll. It is priceless, even for 5000 gold coins. 500 gold coins means nothing. ¡°Spring Rain Scroll: Boosts target¡¯s agility +30%, attack +30%, life 100%, armor, and resistance +100%, life recovery speed increased by 100%, magic recovery speed increased by 100%. Number of people it can apply to: one hundred thousand.¡± ¡°Holy shit, it can apply to a hundred thousand people.¡± All the veterans¡¯ jaws nearly dropped. ¡°No shit, a high-level scroll that can apply up to a hundred thousand people, used on only two thousand people. In some situations, it can determine the oue of a war. What a group of idiots.¡± Li Yao himself nearly swore, he had seen spendthrifts, but never such wastrels. Once they realize the value of this scroll in the future, they¡¯ll probably have to cry their eyes out. Prosperous Era¡¯s cousin was overwhelmed by the sudden surge in his attributes, and he roared proudly: ¡°All of you should have felt the enhancement effect already, and see it for yourselves. If we can¡¯t eliminate them under these circumstances, then how do we even get by?¡± ¡°Victory is within sight, kill them.¡± ¡°Their melee fighters can¡¯t even hold the defense line. Kill them!¡± ¡°Kill!¡± ¡°Kill!¡± ¡°Kill!¡± Feeling the sudden surge in their attributes, all yers from the three major guilds were instantly bursting with confidence. Their attributes were now even higher than elite yers. Especially since they also had a fair number of elite yers, their attributes exploded leading to unparalleled self-confidence. There were also many more melee fighters from the three major guilds than in the Starfire guild, they trampled over the bodies of their teammates and surged forward crazily. ¡°Prepared for battle,¡± Li Yao¡¯s sister already shared the effect of the Spring Rain Scroll. The Starfire guild yers immediately reined in their arrogant confidence, and started looking serious and solemn again. ¡°I¡¯ve already said, it¡¯s still too early for you to celebrate,¡± Li Yao spoke calmly: ¡°Rise.¡± Snap Snap Snap Snap Snap Snap Snap Snap Snap¡­ The corpses lying on the ground suddenly began to explode, and one after another, the Silver British Skeletons stood up. In the blink of an eye, over a hundred Silver British Skeletons with huge bone shields stood shoulder to shoulder with the guardian angels. Among them was a huge skeleton of about five yards in height that looked extremely vicious. Li Yao¡¯s Death ck Arrow had always been marking the tank sses, instantly, Li Yao¡¯s line of defense expanded by a hundred Silver British tanks. The Starfire guild members too were filled with the war spirit. ¡°Kill!¡± The new round of shes finally began. The melee fighters from the three major guilds, fortified by the Spring Rain Scroll, became incredibly savage, their courage increased tremendously. If not for the additional hundred Silver British tanks that took on much of the pressure, the battle line of the Starfire guild would have copsed instantly. Even so, the pressure on the healers was immense. The damage from the three major guilds¡¯ area spells also increased by a third. Initially, the three major guilds suffered more casualties, but now it was the Starfire guild that suffered more damage. ¡°Okay Mu Zi, you can go all out, bombard at will.¡± Li Yao said to Mu Zi, who was casting a blizzard spell. ¡°Okay, I¡¯ve been waiting for this moment for a long time.¡± The newbie, Mu Zi, heard Li Yao¡¯s words, and his body was suddenly enveloped by an illusory me, looking like a man of fire, his eyes also turned cold and blood-red. ¡°Phoenix Dance!¡± A harsh cry came from the Fire Eagle¡¯s beak. The Fire Eagle, which was inherently fire-attributed, looked like a phoenix bathed in blood under Mu Zi¡¯s enhancement. But that was just the start, newbie Mu Zi pulled out a blood-red wand, and as he chanted extensive spells, a violent force pushed the surrounding yers away. Although they didn¡¯t know what spell he was casting, it was certain to be extraordinarily violent. Li Yao thumped out three arrow towers that had not been ced before and said: ¡°The time for a decisive battle hase, don¡¯t hold back, fight!¡±¡­ Chapter 247: Let the Bullets Fly (Please Subscribe) Chapter 247: Let the Bullets Fly (Please Subscribe) Trantor: 549690339 With Li Yao¡¯s words, the elders¡¯ defenses deployed with full firepower too. DongDong continuously unleashed various totems, boosting effects for everyone. Li Yao¡¯s Arrow Tower struck first. After transforming into piercing Lightning Arrows, their range extended by at least half, and every arrow had a piercing effect. A Lightning Arrow could prate a string of yers from the threerge guilds, rendering their health bar dramatically decreased to critical levels. The healers from the threerge guilds, who were feeling rxed, were already sweating profusely. The situation seemed to be reversed in an instant, and with attacks from other members, the death count of the threerge guild yers increased abruptly. ¡°Starfire Guild¡¯s trash, your struggle is in vain, hahaha.¡± Robert thought the Starfire Guild was in theirst throes. ¡°Prairie Fire, I wonder what you have to say now?¡± Looking at the world, heughed and shouted. The cousin of the Prosperous Era frowned a little, his joy of victory tinged with unease. Li Yao started timing and said, ¡°What I want to say is that the oue will be determined in the next moments.¡± Li Yao¡¯s body suddenly transformed into a dragon and rose into the sky. He flew to the Wall of Mist controlled by the Four-Armed Naga, and instantly removed the Wall of Mist casting towards the direction of the threerge guild yers. ¡°Twisted mutant, have you reflected yet?¡± Li Yao returned to human form and hung in midair with Angel¡¯s Wings, speaking to the Four-Armed Naga. ¡°Damn you, you trapped me, killed my subordinates, I will kill you.¡± The Four-Armed Naga let out a sharp, mournful scream. ¡°Come, I¡¯ll wait for you to kill me.¡± With a flutter of Li Yao¡¯s wings, his body quickly returned to the formation. ¡°Holy crap, there¡¯s another boss here.¡± ¡°Tank! Where¡¯s the Tank? Hurry up and pull this boss.¡± The enraged Four-Armed Naga already harbored intense hatred for Li Yao. Seeing someone blocking her path, she immediately started unleashing her skills. Her attacks were much stronger than Li Yao¡¯s, whether it be single-target spells or area-of-effect spells, it was a death sentence for these squishy characters. The three big guilds were instantly ughtered by the area-of-effect spells. ¡°Damn it. Ipletely forgot about this boss.¡± Watching the world, he said angrily. ¡°It¡¯s not that we forgot; it¡¯s that we can¡¯t deal with it. Wall of Mist is just too insurmountable.¡± The cousin of the Prosperous Era calmly ordered, ¡°Mountain Battle, hold off the boss. Everyone, put in more effort. They have few melee fighters, and these skeletons alone can¡¯t stop us. With a little more effort, the Starfire Guild can be eradicated. Our attributes are skyrocketing right now, we can easily kill this boss and share the equipment.¡± Theoretically speaking, Prosperous Era¡¯s cousin¡¯s arrangement was not wrong. But he underestimated the Four-Armed Naga¡¯s hatred for Li Yao, the Mountain Battle couldn¡¯t pull the aggro. Four-Armed Naga continued to unleash furious spells. The three big guilds crowded Naga with various pets and some tanks, trying to block her path. ¡°Just by you guys? You think you can stop me?¡± The Four-Armed Naga raised both hands, and a quirky cold array pattern suddenly appeared around her body. The area around Four-Armed Naga became chillingly cold, and with the flickering of the ground array, all pets and yers within a sixty-yard radius of her became ice sculptures. ¡°Damn it, not good. Quick, heal, dispel.¡± Robert, who came over tomand against the boss, shouted. But it was toote. Snap¡­ Snap¡­ Then there was a constant light cracking sound, bing as dense as raindrops. Swoosh¡­ Centered on the four-armed Naga, everything else that had been frozen shattered into countless fragments, scattering all over the ground. Robert was both shocked and angry. They¡¯d been carefully watching Li Yao kite monsters for so long, but had never seen this spell. ¡°Go, stop her,¡± said Robert, beads of perspiration forming on his forehead. The boss was far stronger than they¡¯d expected. Just at this moment, neer Mu Zi stopped mid-spell and said, ¡°Guild Leader, hurry!¡± Li Yao immediately perked up. ¡°Three guilds are in a desperate situation. Get ready when you see my attack, be ready to let me push through,¡± he announced via the guild channel. ¡°Illusory Fire Tornado!¡± Mu Zi slowly uttered these four words and at the same time, all the healers saw Mu Zi¡¯s health instantly halve, then his mana bar was wiped out in a blink. Whoosh¡­ On the left side of the battle line, two intertwined roaring fire tornadoes appeared, and a white light shed. As if the whole sky was aze, the fire tornadoes mercilessly roamed around. The yers from all three major guilds were tightly packed and couldn¡¯t avoid it easily. With the tornadoes ravaging, white lights rose. Meanwhile, bolstered by Mu Zi, the fire eagle swooped down, its appearance akin to a ming phoenix. Feather Fire Scattershot! The center of the formation was suddenly covered with fiery feathers and those normally unkible tanks were taken out. The damage output of the Starfire Guild was not to be trifled with either. With the Feather Fire Scattershot, where could the yers from the three major guilds endure? They were taken down directly, the healers couldn¡¯t keep up with the heals. On the right side of the formation, Li Yao applied Rapid Shooting effect. Scattershot! Scattershot! Scattershot! Scattershot! Scattershot! Scattershot! Scattershot!¡­. Time Trace! Scattershot! Scattershot! Scattershot! Scattershot! Scattershot! Scattershot! Scattershot!¡­. A spread of arrows emanated from Li Yao, forming a fan-shaped barrage that swept through the yers of the three major guilds. While Li Yao¡¯s attack was strong, the possibility of wiping out the enemy¡¯s elite tanks with an area attack was impossible, let alone them having the Spring Rain, attribute booming elite tanks from the three major guilds. However, augmented with Rapid Shooting, Li Yao¡¯s attack speed could only be described as terrifying. The curtains of arrow barrages swept through the field, making not just the yers from the three major guilds but also those of Starfire Guild have goosebumps. Even though because of the skill mechanism, Scattershot couldn¡¯t be cast five times in a second, but three times a second was possible. As wave after wave of arrow barrages roared in, the front-row yers from the three major guilds were taken down one after another, just like wheat being harvested. The healers had no time to heal. Li Yao had drunk a blue elixir to replenish his mana, but he was already down to less than a third. After a wave of scattershot, he waspletely depleted, then he used Time Trace, and started a new barrage. From a temporal aspect, Li Yao, neer Mu Zi, and Fire Eagleunched their big moves at the same time, and in a sh, the front row yers of the three major guilds were ughtered. Even Sister Li was awestruck by the sight but she maintained herposure and cried out, ¡°What are you waiting for? Whether we win or lose depends on this moment. Fight!¡± ¡°Fight!¡± The remaining melee fighters from Starfire Guild rushed forward excitedly. ¡°Fight!¡± This shocking disy had even the healers blood boiling, and they rushed forward with the rest of the group. The yers from the three major guilds werepletely dumbstruck. This shocking sweep of those in the front row left them thoroughly disheartened¡­ PS: Please sincerely subscribe now as new subscriptions are really not helping. It feels as if I am going to eat dirt. I hope those who are reading for free can turn on automatic subscriptions or something. Also, those who are reading pirated copies or those who don¡¯t know they are reading pirated copies, please note that this book is officially published on Qidian Chinese Network. I hope you can support the legitimate version. Mario sincerely thanks all of you¡­ Chapter 248: Defeat (Seeking Monthly Tickets) Chapter 248: Defeat (Seeking Monthly Tickets) Trantor: 549690339 The four-armed Naga that Li Yao had unleashed was already holding back the summoned creatures and part of the tanks from the three major guilds to stop the boss. And yet, the boss was still steamrolling in this direction. The coboration between Li Yao and the neer Mu Zi could no longer be described simply as tearing through the front lines. In the blink of an eye, the frontlines formed by the melee fighters from the three major guilds ceased to exist. The ranged damage dealers and healers of the three major guilds were now as helpless as young girls. The Spark Guild, on the other hand, was like a hefty, sturdy superman ready to smash through them. With the three major guilds no longer obstructing them, the melee fighters from the Spark Guild were able to fight without restraint. They immediatelyunched a charge, and started a frenzied melee amidst the crowd. The healers and damage dealers from Spark Guild promptly followed closely behind. The state of the three major guilds could only be described asplete copse. Without the protection of melee fighters, their ranged damage dealers and healers were fragile. In a one-on-one situation, ranged professions might not necessarily inferior to melee fighters. But this was a battlefield packed with dense formations. The function of the ranged fighters was to be a stationary damage turret. Once they were approached by melee fighters, they could hardly even cast spells. Also, the ranged fighters from Spark Guild had already caught up and began to cast spells, barraging those from the three major guilds. All the melee fighters prioritized killing the healers. With no healers and tanks, the runs of the damage dealers ended up being suicide missions. ¡°It¡¯s over,¡± As they looked at the once triumphant leader, they could hardly believe the shocking reversal that had happened in such a short time. ¡°We can¡¯t hold out any longer. Let¡¯s retreat,¡± said a sweating Robert who had arrived in time, who had also thought he was on the verge of victory. He hadn¡¯t expected their defeat to be so swift. ¡°Retreat where? Our guild members are still in the fight. Take your retreat and go to hell!¡± The leader of Prosperous Era was furious. ¡°We need to find a way to motivate them instead,¡± Looking down below, the leader couldn¡¯t bear to leave, even if they did, they¡¯d only sow more discontent among their members. Once they started losing, only death awaited them. ¡°Mindless chatter. Without the protection of the melee fighters, there¡¯s no hope of winning left,¡± said the leader of Prosperous Era, his heart bleeding as he saw their army, now ramshackle and broken. The three fell into silence, previously brimming with confidence, now there was no longer any hope of turning the tables. They still had some tricks up their sleeves. However, with their army now so disarrayed (after all, the yers were not an actual military force), their morale all but gone and their formations scattered, they were unfit to fight. No trick could save them from this desperate situation. Yet, they couldn¡¯t afford to lose. They had more than 3,000 yers going up against the Spark Guild¡¯s 900, yet they¡¯d been defeated, and in such a dreadful manner as well. They didn¡¯t dare to imagine the repercussions if this video were to circte in the forum. They could still handle losing a thousand yers from their guild. Although it was extremely painful, it was bearable. This time, they didn¡¯t simply fail to destroy Spark; they actually made Spark stronger. The Spark Guild members would be die-hard fans after this victory. Spark Guild would once again ascend to an untouchable position. The three guild leaders trembled and shivered at the prospects of this horrifying result. When Spark started their charge, the Fire Eagle unleashed the reserved Fire Breath. Although originally the range of Fire Breath was limited, with the enhancement from Mu Zi, it turned into a sky-falling firestorm, totally insurmountable for the opposing weaklings, and its coverage area was substantiallyrger, instantly annihting arge number of enemies. The mes around the Fire Eagle dimmed, but it was enough. The previously chaotic yers from the three major guilds had totally copsed. ¡°Attention all members, form groups of ten and hunt down the scattering enemies.¡± Li Yao and his sister managed to reform the surviving members of their guild in a short period of time. Li Yao once again trapped the encroaching boss with the Wall of Mist, then summoned Death God 4000. Reaping Trajectory! Now that the three major guilds lost their ability to organize and focus fire, Death God 4000 became a true reaper. The yers of the three major guilds had been long intimidated by Li Yao, the terrifying arrow barrage still fresh in their memories. No one could stop Li Yao¡¯s advance. Boom¡­ With a leap and stomp, Death God 4000 blocked the path of the three generals. ¡°It seems you have some guts, still trying to organize the fight. I thought that you would run.¡± ¡°Humph!¡± The cousin of Prosperous Era grunted coldly, not bothering to respond, only gripping his Magic Wand tighter. ¡°You think you¡¯ve won just once and now you¡¯re something?¡± Looking Down scoffed, clutching his Long Bow. Carrying a giant sword, Robert charged back from the front, while Spark¡¯s guild members wisely avoided the area, not attacking the three. Same with the yers of the three major guilds, they had truly shattered with no power left to fight. ¡°You are mocking us in your victorious stance?¡± Robert sneered. ¡°What¡¯s one win or loss?¡­ We¡¯re not finished¡­ We will cross our paths in the future.¡± ¡°No, no, no, I am not mocking you. After all, I am also a guild leader,¡± Li Yao paused for a moment. ¡°Actually, what Robert said is exactly what I want to say. Please, when you three return, tell your leaders, ¡®We¡¯re not finished, and I¡¯m going to have some ¡®fun¡¯ with them in the future.¡± ¡°Ha, ha, ha, arrogant, just an ignorant clown.¡± The cousin of the Prosperous Eraughed heartily, ¡°Robert, let¡¯s cut him down together!¡± ¡°Just what I want. The glory of justice!¡± A golden light enveloped Robert, even the phantom of an angel with wings appeared behind him. ¡°Justice Angel, Justice Knight?¡± Li Yao eximed in surprise. ¡°Correct, and this is your reward.¡± Enveloped in Heavy Armor, he seemed surprisingly graceful. With a swift dodge, he appeared right in front of Death God 4000. ¡°Gift of Justice¡¤Thousand Catty sh!¡± Robert¡¯s giant sword glittered like it was formed from molten gold, shing a dazzling golden light. The enormous sword seemed extremely heavy, but it was as weightless as a feather in Robert¡¯s hand. It swept towards the Death God 4000, bringing with it a gust of wind. Boom¡­ Death God 4000 was swept off its feet, falling heavily to the ground. -1200 Thunderous Shot! Chain Fireballs! The ferocious lightning flickered on Looking Down¡¯s Long Bow, and Prosperous Era¡¯s cousin was continuously chanting spells. -800-600-600-600¡­.. ¡°Very impressive elite professions, very aggressive attack. You both have done well,¡± Death God 4000 got back on its feet, ¡°Unfortunately, you¡¯ve met me.¡± Static Flywheel! Two streaks of lightning-fast wheels streaked across Robert¡¯s body¡­.. p.s. Requesting subscriptions. Your subscriptions are crucial! I repeat this three times because it¡¯s of the utmost importance! Chapter 249: Sweep (Additional 500 monthly tickets) Chapter 249: Sweep (Additional 500 monthly tickets) Trantor: 549690339 Robert lunged at Li Yao, freezing mid-strike. Then a sh of white light shimmered, and the phantom of the Justice Angel behind him shattered. He was instantly killed by two Flying Wheels. The Flying Wheels did not stop, but the two people behind had swiftly reacted. After using Intimidation, then performing a Shadow Roll, the piercing sound of metal scraping echoed as Down-to-Earth was sent tumbling away. Prosperous Cousin, as a Mage, was the mostposed, dodging the Static Flywheel by instantly Blinking to another location. Prosperous Cousin did not abandon his attack, once again releasing a series of chained Fireballs while Blinking. The spells exploded on Death God 4000, causing over a thousand points of damage. At the same time as Death God 4000unched the Static Flywheel, Li Yao also leaped out. ¡°Impressive chained fire spell casting, but what a shame¡­¡± Li Yao squeezed the trigger of his me Crossbow. Prosperous Cousin hastily rolled away to dodge an arrow, but as he just stood up and had not yet made any other reactions, his throat was punctured by a steel arrow, engulfed in mes. A Paralysis Arrow! ¡°Damn you, go to hell.¡± Down-to-Earth, who had been knocked flying, stood up and retaliated with an arrow. ¡°You¡¯re not cut out for it. Great profession, but your moves are too slow, you¡¯re useless.¡± As Li Yao spoke, his hands continued to move, shooting another arrow straight away. As his steel arrow collided with the Paralysis Arrow, Li Yao had already squeezed the crossbow trigger once more. Another steel arrow wasunched. Down-to-Earth, a glint of humiliation in his eyes, executed another Shadow Roll to avoid the arrow. He knew all too well how strong Li Yao¡¯s attacks were; they could instant-kill even a tank, let alone him. However, he found himself trapped in an unending cycle; if he didn¡¯t dodge, he wouldn¡¯t be able to avoid the second arrow. If he dodged, he¡¯d be hit by the third arrow. ¡°The moment you started dodging, you were already dead,¡± Li Yao said, putting away his me Crossbow and surveying the battlefield standing atop of Death God 4000. The body of Down-to-Earth had already fallen, a bloody hole visible on his neck. Click, click, click¡­ Death God 4000 quickly sprinted, any yers from the three major guilds blocking the way could not withstand his chainsaw attack. Whenever he had an ability ready, he would activate it, whilst Li Yao, standing on Death God 4000¡¯s shoulders, continuously shot ming steel arrows. The yers from the three major guilds, without theirmanders, were crippled. In contrast, the yers from the Fire Primary Guild worked seamlessly in their groups of ten, endlessly hunting down their enemies. The Ancient God System assessed the battle involving more than a hundred yers as a war. This was one of Ancient God¡¯s special features; if a battlefield was deemed to be a war zone, then the death rules for the area governed by the cemetery would change. After a yer died in battle, their soul would return to the graveyard, but they could only stay there, unable to use team voice chat or ry messages until the end of the war when they could resurrect or find their corpse to do so. This mechanism by Ancient God prevented endless respawn wars and ughter around the graveyard, a rtively humane setting. ¡°Big brother is really¡­taking advantage of our short legs, always showing off,¡± Cute Pupilined, looking at Li Yao who stood on Death God 4000 ceaselessly killing yers from the three major guilds. ¡°Indeed, this uncle already has Sister Feng Yi, and still doesn¡¯t know how to control himself, always attracting the gazes and screams of naive girls,¡± Da Vinci said while healing. ¡°That¡¯s his true nature. Witch, you better keep a close eye on this man,¡± Guardian Angel said while looking up. ¡°I¡¯m the true role model of a good man.¡± Sister Li gave him no face, slowly stating: ¡°Who was the one who privately messaged me just now, asking me to put him in a group with a lot of beauties?¡± Fruit Knight instantly looked his way. Guardian Angel awkwardlyughed, saying, ¡°Ahem, honey, you¡¯ve got to believe me, I simply saw that the group was all women and we belong to the same guild, it was meant to offer mutual support. I swear, there is absolutely no other intention.¡± His response was met with a kick from Fruit Knight. ¡°Can I surrender?¡± A female Priest who had lost her team raised her hands when she saw a few people catching up. Shadow Dance, sneaking up from behind her, stunned her with a stealth attack. Fruit Knight, raising his great shield, fiercely smashed the female Priest¡¯s face. The Priest screamed as she fell, then Cute Pupil, Qin Feng Yi, and Sister Li¡¯s spells followed, and the female Priest was instantly in. ¡°Cruel¡­¡± Guardian Angel suddenly felt a twinge of pain in his face. Click, click, click¡­ Li Yao directed Death God 4000 to run in front of everyone, saying, ¡°There¡¯s still a spot on the right shoulder, who wants toe up and y? It¡¯s much more thrilling than walking.¡± ¡°Me, me, big brother, pull me up.¡± Cute Pupil eagerly ran over. ¡°Let¡¯s go, let¡¯s kill some more.¡± Li Yao lifted Cute Pupil onto the other shoulder of Death God 4000. ¡°Traitor.¡± Da Vinci grumbled as he saw Cute Pupil excitedly casting Lightning Chains atop the shoulder. ¡°It¡¯s finally over, we¡¯ve won,¡± Qin Feng Yi sighed with relief. This battle was truly filled with unexpected twists and turns. Although they trusted Li Yao, they had no idea how to secure victory. ¡°But our task is not over yet. You¡¯d better quickly prepare a video and post it online as soon as possible. This time, though somewhat risky, was worth it. Now is the time for us to reap the rewards.¡± Sister Li also revealed a smile. ¡°We captured the transport team and dampened the arrogance of those stupid guilds. Two birds with one stone,¡± Guardian Angel said. ¡°Wrong, it¡¯s three birds with one stone. The greatest gain is the cohesion of our guild,¡± Fruit Knight responded. Everyone nodded in approval, looking at their guild members, who now felt familiar and distinct. Moreover,pared to when they first arrived, the guild members, who were initially cautious and unfamiliar, were now mingling andughing together. This was the greatest gain of the Starfire Guild. Twenty minutester, nearly all yers from the three major guilds capable of fighting had been killed, but one to two hundred yers had managed to escape. However, Starfire was not pursuing anymore and regrouped on the battlefield. ¡°Everyone, don¡¯t let your guard down. Our battle is not over yet. Quickly recover, and those with healing abilities, bring back our fallen members as soon as possible,¡± Sister Li loudly ordered. ¡°Members who have recovered, hurry up and clean the battlefield. It is about a ten-minute walk from the cemetery here. We don¡¯t have much time, in case the three major guilds counterattack. Plus, we have a boss battle ahead of us,¡± Sister Li directed the guild members. The veteran team also sat on the ground, eating and drinking, especially replenishing their mana. Without the blue potions, they probably wouldn¡¯t be able to cast a single spell. As more members of the Starfire Guild respawned, cheers gradually broke out. The souls of the dead yers were in the cemetery. Except for their own team members, no one else could see them, therefore they had no idea of the actual victory or defeat. Now, as they resurrected and saw the corpses of the major guild yers scattered around, they began to cheer excitedly. ¡°Hail to the Chief, Starfire is invincible!¡± Initially, there were scattered shouts, then that sentiment rapidly spread. Shouts and cheers were echoing around, representing their excited hearts¡­ ps: Continues to ask for subscription, monthly passes, and rmendation tickets¡­ Chapter 250: Trapped Dragon (Dragon’s Reverse Scale Cute Master 1/10) Chapter 250: Trapped Dragon (Dragon¡¯s Reverse Scale Cute Master 1/10) Trantor: 549690339 In the graveyard, the spirits of the fallen members of the three big guilds gathered together, watching their three defeatedmanders. ¡°I can¡¯t ept this.¡± Fury shed through Watching the World¡¯s eyes as he spoke. He considered himself a formidable Hunter, but they were beaten mercilessly in the three vs one fight, unable to fight back. He¡¯d watched Li Yao¡¯s videos; he¡¯d always scoffed at Li Yao¡¯s ¡®pinpoint uracy.¡¯ In reality, he was also an archer and knew that achieving the skill of ¡°shooting a leaf from a hundred paces¡± was already astounding. Precision like ¡®pinpoint uracy¡¯ was too theoretical, impossible to achieve in reality. Such videos, he assumed, were premeditated by Li Yao and his team to boost Li Yao¡¯s reputation; a video like that might take hundreds of takes to get right. However, the strike he¡¯d genuinely suffered moments before left him speechless. Thanks to the lightning attribute, his Paralysis Arrow was much faster than the average arrow. Still, it was effortlessly caught by their opponent. He might¡¯ve been able to ept it if his opponent had dodged or rolled away, but using a skill that he believed to be entirely impossible¡­ it stirs up his unwillingness, confusion, even his anger. This hit his spirit harder than their failure against Starfire, because he saw no hope in defeating Li Yao. ¡°I can¡¯t ept it either, but as far as personal strength is concerned, I admit his superiority.¡± Robert looked grim, but he was calmer, ¡°This guy is so powerful, he truly lives up to his reputation. As a righteous knight, I am not invincible per se, but I have few rivals. But I couldn¡¯t even withstand a single skill from their pet, I am just¡­¡± ¡°Alright, stop praising the enemy. Are you two okay,paring your skills with his? Although he¡¯s our rival, and we aim to defeat him, we need to acknowledge his strength first. Otherwise, we will make wrong judgments. For example, in this instance, we thought we had overestimated Prairie Fire, but we still underestimated him.¡± Cousin Shi was one who knew when to advance and when to retreat. Although he was unwilling to ept their defeat, losing was losing. ¡°We still have two trump cards in our hand. Do you think we still have a chance?¡± Watching the World clung onto a glimmer of hope. ¡°Don¡¯t even think about it. Now they are on high alert. If we resurrect now, we will have less than half health and will be widely scattered, unable to form a formation. You¡¯ve seen Prairie Fire and the one who unleashed a Fire Tornado; they are now on full mana points. If we resurrect now, we would be walking into a death trap; no matter what trump cards we have, it¡¯s useless. Just ept our defeat, let¡¯s resurrect at the graveyard.¡± ¡°We have no other choice,¡± Robert nodded in agreement with Cousin Shi¡¯s judgment. Noticing the duo¡¯s slight gloominess, Cousin Shiughed, ¡°Just look at you two! Is this how the leaders of big guilds should act? This is merely a minor setback as we underestimated Prairie Fire. It¡¯s not a significant loss for us. We¡¯ve a long journey ahead.¡± He then addressed the guild members in the team channel, ¡°Everyone listen up! Select the option to resurrect at the graveyard. Then use Hearthstone to go back to the city. We willpensate your loss of points. Report anything you lost, as long as it¡¯s verified, the guild will fully replenish them.¡± Upon hearing this, the spirits of the yers from the three big guilds were slightly lifted. ¡­¡­¡­ The Starfire Guild yers cleaning the battlefield noticed that suddenly all the bodies had turned into dry bones. ¡°Looks like they chose to resurrect at the graveyard. After being weakened for such a long time, they must have headed back to the city,¡± Sister Li sighed in relief. ¡°What a shame, I was hoping to collect some of their equipment,¡± joked Li Yao, slightly disappointed. ¡°There¡¯s still one boss left. Time toe up with a strategy,¡± the Guardian Knight said, looking at the boss¡¯ over ten million health points and feeling a headacheing on. ¡°With so many people dealing damage, what¡¯s there to be afraid of? I¡¯ll get ready to initiate the boss fight,¡± Fruit Knight said. Li Yao nodded andmed to the team, ¡°Everyone, the three big guilds have retreated, we¡¯ve won. Now, it¡¯s not the time to celebrate yet. There¡¯s still a boss to defeat. I¡¯ll break down the task.¡± ¡°We will now form into a regr team of twenty-five people each. You¡¯ll scatter around based on your parties, but make sure to leave space for movement. Aside from the tanks and melee fighters I call out, stay in your group. Your only duty is to shield the ranged and healer characters from direct spells,¡± said Li Yao. After all, there were so few Naga that the melee fighters could only encircle a handful. In ancient gods, just like many other games, characters could ovep in such situations, so how many melee fighters are avable is how many will stand. Many melee fighters resented their situation in thest life, especially in the open field. They were essentially treated as meat shields, intervening to protect the ranged fighters. Under Li Yao¡¯s leadership, nearly a thousand yers gathered around the Wall of Mist that trapped the boss, each team spread out in different directions. ¡°Fruit Knight, Guardian Angel, you are to build the first and second aggro. ¡­¡± Li Yao quickly called out names. Dealing with this kind of boss, although many melee fighters can¡¯t output any longer, other tactics began to take shape ordingly. Like this human wall tactic, they used strong tanks to form a wall around the boss, restricting the boss¡¯s movements. It indirectly protected the ranged fighters, reducing the urrence of idents. This human wall tactic was jokingly referred to as the locked true dragon in the Eight Diagram Tactics; it was a dragon trapping formation. Suddenly, Li Yao had arranged the formation and then dismissed the four Walls of Mist. To let the tanks build aggro, Li Yao used the passive effect of the Dark Ranger to fade from sight. ¡°You puny beings, I will annihte you all!¡± The four-armed Naga was on the verge of going insane, having been trapped for so long. With a Shield of Revenge in hand, Fruit Knight swung it directly at the face of the four-armed Naga with Consecration and Righteous Fury! Quickly, she built up a significant amount of enmity. After a while, a volley of magical attacks flooded the area. The four-armed Naga roared in rage. Even though dungeon bosses followed the aggro mechanism, they still have area spells, especially for field bosses. She asionally cast area spells in other directions, but Li Yao gave an early warning whenever he noticed her skills, making it easier for the small teams of 25 to scatter. There were casualties, but they were not uneptable. Although Li Yao scolded the yers who died, he was actually quite satisfied. The Dragon Trapping tactic yed a crucial role. The boss¡¯s movements had been restricted and some of her close-range major skills could not reach the range fighters. Even though tanks had died several times, it didn¡¯t affect the overall situation. Other tanks would fill in the open spots, and there was still many more tanks eager to take their ces. Under Li Yao¡¯smand, the boss¡¯s health was steadily declining. ¡°Uncle, you¡¯re really cunning,ing up with such a twisted tactic,¡± Da Vinci was simultaneously taunting Li Yao and healing the team. ¡°No harm in being cunning if it helps to kill the boss,¡± Li Yaoughed, ¡°Everyone keep your guard up. Who knows if there will be anyone so desperate as to try and sneak up on us.¡± ¡°Surely there won¡¯t be anyone like that now.¡± Sister Li frowned. ¡°I¡¯m just saying, it¡¯s possible,¡± said Li Yao shrugging, ¡°Maybe there are rogues from the three big guilds. But it doesn¡¯t matter.¡± ¡°The retaliation that follows is probably going to be fierce,¡± remarked Qin Fengyi worriedly. ¡°That¡¯s for sure, but of course, I won¡¯t sit back and do nothing. If they make me ufortable, I¡¯ll make them wish they were dead.¡± A cold glint shed in Li Yao¡¯s eyes¡­ ps:Continue to ask for subscription, monthly tickets, rmendation tickets. Chapter 251: Shocking Effect (Dragon’s Reverse Scale Cute Master Extra 2/10) Chapter 251: Shocking Effect (Dragon¡¯s Reverse Scale Cute Master Extra 2/10) Trantor: 549690339 Feng Yi was taken aback and asked, ¡°You¡¯ve figured out a way to deal with Prosperous Era?¡± Li Yao nodded and said, ¡°I have a vague idea. Prosperous Era is heavily established and deeply rooted, it would be too hard to make a dent, but it should be no problem to make them feel a little ufortable. As for the future, we¡¯re going to take it slow, we have plenty of time in this game.¡± ¡°That¡¯s a good way to think about it,¡± Li sister sighed with relief, ¡°I was scared that you might be too impatient and want to destroy Prosperous Era in an instant.¡± Li Yaoughed, ¡°I¡¯m not a child, and neither is Prosperous Era. This is only the beginning of the game, their avable resources are limited for now. Over time, guilds like Prosperous Era will only be stronger. That¡¯s why I¡¯m so anxious to develop, if we stick to the usual path and try to catch up with these big guilds, it¡¯s going to be a joke.¡± ¡°Big brother is bragging again,¡± Daimeng Tongtong casted Lava Eruption, then stuck her tongue out at Li Yao. ¡°Is bragging king just making a name for himself,¡± said the Guardian Angel, ¡°But I know this approach, the more grand it is, the more it can attract the attention of girls who are naive about the world. The method is old, but it¡¯s effective. Look at the girls in our guild, they proim all day long how they want to have kids with the president.¡± ¡°Guardian, you seem to have a lot of free time to tease me while pulling the boss,¡± Li Yaoughed. ¡°No, no, no, I¡¯m just telling the truth,¡± Guardian Angel said. ¡°Guardian, when I listen to you, it sounds like you¡¯re jealous, aren¡¯t you a bit sour? But you¡¯re also familiar with these routines. Fruit Knight, you need to be careful,¡± Feng Yi also joked. ¡°He may have the intention, but he doesn¡¯t have the courage,¡± said the Fruit Knight confidently. The entire team¡¯s audio was filled with Li Yao¡¯s roars, a lot of people had been scolded brutally. However, the veterans wereughing and joking. Under such strange atmospheres, the four-armed Naga finally fell. Suddenly, colorful global announcements began to appear on the world channel. ¡°System: The Starfire Guild, led by Prairie Fire, took down level 15 Naga Convoy, First Kill a level 15 four-armed Naga, Glory to the World, rewards 200 reputation with all factions. Reward 1 talent point.¡± ¡°The list of the Starfire Guild members who participated in the big battle are as follows: Guild leader, Prairie Fire. Guild leader¡¯s wife: Chameleon Witch. Deputy Guild leader: Sister Li. Elder: Daimeng Tongtong, Shadow Dance, Fruit Knight¡­. Ordinary members: Neer Mu Zi, Happiness is a Disease¡­¡± Although this announcement is not the First Kill of a main storyline dungeon, it only happened once. But this once again stirred excitement from everyone. ¡°Has the Starfire Guild been injected with chicken blood? They are on the announcement every day.¡± ¡°Damn it, they¡¯re not leaving any room for others, are we ying the same game?¡± ¡°That¡¯s not right, the announcement said Prairie Fire had just killed the Troll Patrol, and now this.¡± ¡°You are a noob, upstairs, that was a dyed announcement. Have you forgotten the video of Drowning the Seven Armies? Today it is a Naga convoy.¡± ¡°Praise the gods.¡± ¡°The godlike guild, I so want to join.¡± ¡°Wait, there will be a quota of two thousand members after we level up.¡± ¡°Same here.¡± Grand Cirction: ¡°You guys are thinking too simple about this announcement.¡± ¡°Damn, Grand Cirction actually showed up.¡± ¡°Grand Cirction God, begging for insider information.¡± ¡°Grand Cirction God, I¡¯m your diehard fan.¡± ¡°Grand Cirction God, when is yourpetition, I¡¯ve been waiting until the flowers have wilted.¡± ¡°Begging for Grand Cirction God not to be mysterious.¡± Grand Cirction: ¡°First of all, thank you all for remembering me, as for thepetition, we can only wait for the official schedule, there¡¯s no point to rush. As for the inside story, it¡¯s no big deal, many, many guilds don¡¯t like Starfire and this smartass, Prairie Fire, so they set a trap to give Starfire a little trouble. This is no secret in the professional circle, but based on the result, well, you guys guess.¡± ¡°Detail exnation, please.¡± ¡°Please exin in detail.¡± ¡°Same request.¡± Grand Cirction: ¡°Actually, I don¡¯t know either, but I believe the video will be uploaded to the inte soon, you can look forward to the drama then.¡± This is awesome! This is how all the Starfire Guild yers feel at the moment. They managed to beat threerge guilds with fewer people. Many yers were excited, but they did not have this sense of aplishment. Right now, nearly a thousand yers managed to defeat the boss, even though only a few dozen of them were downed. The yers who were periodically being mobbed by monsters were experiencing a dreamlike feeling. They also made it on the world announcement board once again and unexpectedly gained a talent point as a reward. It couldn¡¯t get better than this. Li Yao gathered the veterans and walked to the center of the battlefield, where all of the yers had already consciously left the boss. Li Yao nodded and said: ¡°Everyone¡¯s performance today was clearly outstanding and quite fabulous, but I also had quite the time scolding all of you, I hope you won¡¯t take it to heart.¡± The guild members burst intoughter. ¡°Wow, so this is how our guild leader is, he was really scary just now.¡± ¡°Yeah, I got scared to death.¡± ¡°Me too, I didn¡¯t dare to breathe, I was afraid to make a mistake and get scolded.¡± ¡°The guild master is truly remarkable, seeing who made a mistake in an instant with a thousand yers, I¡¯m impressed.¡± ¡°If being scolded by the guild leader gets us the First Kill every time, then feel free to scold me every day.¡± ¡°If you get scolded every day by me, I think I¡¯d kick you out, you¡¯re too much of a noob,¡± Li Yao waved his hand, signaling everyone to quiet down, then continued, ¡°Enough of that, let¡¯s talk about the most practical thing. The distribution of points award has a rule, that¡¯s handled by Li sister, I don¡¯t need to get involved. Now about today¡¯s spoils of conquest, any guild members who got killed can receive 30 silver coins and two gained equipment rewards, those who survived will get 20 silver coins and one equipment reward. The reward can be imed back at the guild base, along with the points.¡± Li sister hurriedly said: ¡°I¡¯d like to add that the gold coin reward is not a guild policy. It¡¯s just that the guild leader is too rich and wants to splurge. It will not be a rule, the guild can¡¯t afford it.¡± ¡°Long live the guild leader!¡± Immediately, the guild members erupted in cheers. Thirty silver coins are absolutely not a small sum, plus the possibility of at least getting two blue pieces of equipment along with guild awarded points. ¡°Guild leader, if I die now, can I enjoy the superior treatment?¡± Happiness is a Disease shouted. ¡°Hmm, if you die now, you will have a unique treatment, deducted points and this time¡¯s award,¡± Li Yao said seriously, ¡°Okay, no more nonsense. Now it¡¯s time to loot the boss, let me reiterate, the boss¡¯s drops are shared with everyone. However, the main tank and main healers have priority, and I might also need to secure one piece of the equipment.¡± ¡°No problem, no problem, the guild leader¡¯s role is obvious, even if all the equipment goes to you, no one willin,¡± Neer Mu Zi said loudly. ¡°Yeah, yeah, don¡¯t distribute the gear of the boss.¡± ¡°You guys misunderstood, I was going to secure a piece of equipment for Mu Zi. You all have seen his contribution, he deserves it, right?¡± Li Yao said loudly. Neer Mu Zi was startled, pointing at himself he said, ¡°For me, no, no, I don¡¯t want it¡­¡± PS: Asking for subscriptions, monthly passes, and rmendation votes. Chapter 252: Mysterious Eye Chapter 252: Mysterious Eye Trantor: 549690339 Neer Mu Zi waved his hand and said, ¡°I only contributed one-thousandth of the effort, don¡¯t single me out, or else the other members will single me out too, and it¡¯ll make me cry.¡± ¡°Mu Zi, your fire dragon twister was rad, you deserve it, no one would have objections.¡± Happiness is a disease said. ¡°Exactly, it¡¯s what you deserve, you are so amazing, I admire you.¡± ¡°I agree.¡± The guild¡¯s mages voiced their agreement one after another. Li Yao said, ¡°Okay, then it¡¯s settled. Stop being so modest. After all, it¡¯s all talk until we see if the boss drops your gear.¡± ¡°But what about you, guild leader? We won this one thanks to you.¡± ¡°Agreed, the mechanical puppet and arrow rain were awesome.¡± Li Yao shook his head and said, ¡°To be arrogant, if I want to kill a boss and can¡¯t, then I won¡¯tpete with you guys for gear.¡± ¡°We bow down to you!¡± ¡°Agreed, we bow down!¡± ¡°Agreed, bowing down!¡± ¡°Respect to the guild leader on this one.¡± Damn it, if anyone else said that I would have had aeback within minutes, but when the guild leader says something this arrogant, I can¡¯t refute it.¡± ¡°Xiayao, aren¡¯t you going to intervene? This is way too arrogant, I can¡¯t stand it.¡± Angel of Protection red at Li Yao. ¡°You¡¯re just jealous.¡± Li Yao responded in the elder group, ¡°Am I wrong? Am I lying?¡± ¡°Damn it, I really can¡¯t deny that.¡± Angel of Protection was speechless. Although Li Yao¡¯s words were arrogant, they were indeed true. There wasn¡¯t a boss that they couldn¡¯t beat yet. Li Yao chuckled and said, ¡°This outdoor world boss won¡¯t drop few items. But it will definitely not be enough for our thousands of members. The guild¡¯s point system was just implemented so we¡¯ll make an exception this time. Everyone can roll the dice if they need it, and whether you can get the gear you want depends on your own luck. Now, let¡¯s have our expert looter Tongtong loot the corpse.¡± ¡°Big brother, you do like to talk, I¡¯ve been waiting impatiently.¡± The anxious and cute Tongtong immediately ran to the side of the corpse and started looting. Frost boots Quality: Purple Epic Material: Heavy Armor Strength: 30 Dexterity: 28 Stamina: 27 Frost Path, forms a frosty path on water, allowing you to walk and fight on water. Equipment Level: 13 Rmended for: Heavy Armor Physical Damage Dealers Li Yao looked at it and said, ¡°Well, the special effect of this gear is even better than the high-level skills of a Death Knight. It allows you to fight on water. Depending on how you use it, it could be a divine artifact. If not used well, it¡¯s as if there¡¯s no special effect. The bonus attributes of this gear are pretty good, suitable for heavy armor physical damage dealers beside the tanker, so damage dealers, Death Knights and Knights can roll.¡± As Li Yao said, it could be a divine artifact if used well in special situations. The heavy armor ss damage dealers immediately got excited and started rolling for it. Many people saw another advantage, which was to show off. Walking on water seemed really cool. After several rounds ofpetition, in the end, Windy Feathers, a Death Knight variant, Dark Knight, got the gear. ¡°The first one has been decided, everyone don¡¯t worry, we are starting on the second one.¡± Li Yao publicly distributed the equipment to Windy Feathers. Tongtong immediately pulled out the second piece of gear. Ring of the Ocean Quality: Purple Epic Material: Cloth Armor Position: Wrist Spirit: 28 Intelligence: 27 Stamina: 26 Ring of the Ocean, can release a shockwave centered on the wearer, providing a water shield for friendly forces within 25 yards of the wearer, absorbing 500 points of damage,sting 15 seconds, cooldown time 5 minutes. Equipment Level: 13 Rmended for: Healer ss ¡°This gear, with spirit as the primary stat, is for healers. Moreover, the special effect alone is a miracle. Da Vinci, this is yours.¡± Li Yao said. Da Vinci shook his head and said, ¡°No, I want to roll, too.¡± ¡°You really don¡¯t want it?¡± Li Yao asked. ¡°I do not want special privileges.¡± Da Vinci rolled the dice straight away. ¡°In that case, the healers can all roll.¡± Li Yao shrugged. Suddenly, all the healers¡¯ eyes sparkled. The Ring of Ocean was full of dreamy colors. Its appearance and special effects triggered their crave. Hearing Da Vinci renounce his privileges and Li Yao suggesting to roll, they rushed to throw their dice. A few male healing characters also wanted to roll, but upon seeing the mboyantly appealing design of the Ring of Ocean, they resigned from the rolling in tears. Eventually, ¡®Dusk Till Dawn¡¯ rolled and imed the Ring of Ocean. Abyss Scepter Quality: Purple, Epic Attack: 18-25 Intelligence: 38 Spirit: 36 Stamina: 35 Deep Sea Shelter: Increases spellcaster¡¯s Spell Intensity by 25 points. Ancient God¡¯s Blessing: Increases the range and effects of Ice Spells by 20%. Equipment Level: 13 ss Requirement: Ice Spell ss All the mages, especially those with Ice talents, were left speechless. A level-13 epic weapon could make anyone¡¯s eyes turn green from envy, even those not of the Ice Spell ss. ¡°An ice spellcaster¡¯s Magic Wand, no need for exnation. Super high attribute and spell bonus, as for its special effect, it¡¯s an artifact for any Ice Mage. All Ice Mages roll!¡± Li Yao said. After a round ofpetition, Sister Li surprisingly rolled the highest for the Magic Wand. ¡°Sorry for making you look bad, you just couldn¡¯t keep up.¡± Sister Li received her Magic Wand with a smile. As a Frost Expert, one of the elite sses with Ice Talent, this Magic Wand was even more valuable than a Golden Dress to her, and she was certainly not one to pass up on an opportunity. ¡°The Deputy Leader is so domineering!¡± ¡°Even the rolls are so out of order, I surrender.¡± ¡°Hahaha, don¡¯t be disappointed, there¡¯s still more.¡± Tongtong happily took the next item. Magic Breaker Gloves Quality: Purple, Epic Material: Leather Armor Agility: 28 Strength: 26 Stamina: 25 Magic Breaker: Each attack ignores opponent¡¯s Magic Shield. Equipment Level: 13 ss Requirement: Agile sses ¡°I won¡¯t talk about the stats, the Magic Breaker effect is a nightmare for spellcasters, an awesome pair of gloves. All agile leather-armor sses can roll.¡± Li Yao didn¡¯t really care. Given his attack level, these gloves wouldn¡¯t be much of a boost. Strictly speaking, this would best suit thieves and cat Druids. Their attacks are weak but frequent. Ignoring shields, they could be a spellcaster¡¯s nightmare. Qige, an agile druid, rolled and imed the gloves. ¡°Is there anything more?¡± Li Yao asked, while outdoor bosses generally drop around four to five items, there are cases with lesser than three to four pieces. ¡°There¡¯s this.¡± Diantong took out something that looked like an eye. Mysterious Eye: Filled with wicked energy from the Deep Sea, it seems to be some sort of divine artifact or corrupted divine power item. Note: The pattern appears to be an ancient elven style, marked with the traces of time. ¡°I¡¯ll examine this one.¡± Li Yao took the item for himself, he had no recollection of it. Having been reborn, these ambiguous items hold the most secrets. If discovered, the rewards could be astonishing. ¡°The remaining gem bag and gold coins won¡¯t be distributed, they are confiscated. Mu Zi, you¡¯ve spent half a day without using your privileges, so you can go to the warehouse and pick a Fire Law Purple Equipment. If you find something you like, Sister Li will get it for you.¡± Li Yao said. ¡°Thank you, leader.¡± Mu Zi, the neer, did not decline this time. Li Yao nodded, shifting his gaze onto the caravan of the transport team¡­ PS: Please subscribe and vote with your monthly tickets. Chapter 253 - 253 Major Harvest Chapter 253: Major Harvest Trantor: 549690339 ¡°Well, although the boss drops are all top-notch items, the number is limited. Those who are unfortunate, do not be disappointed. There is plenty of equipment in the warehouse. As long as you have enough guild points, you can get the equipment you want. Moreover, once we get back, Sister Li will distribute the rewards.¡± During guild battles, items picked up by yers are ced in a special guild space. This is a unique setting by the Ancient God, making it transparent and protective for both the guild and the yers. There are three vehicles in the convoy. The first two vehicles each have fiverge boxes. Under everyone¡¯s anticipation, Li Yao opened the first box, and immediately it shone with dazzling pearl light! Pearls, all shining white pearls. Li Yao opened all the boxes and found that all five boxes were filled with pearls. Although these white pearls were of ordinary quality, not precious ck or golden pearls, and many were irregr, the huge quantity of pearls could still be considered a significant guild resource. Yes, it was a guild resource. Ordinary pearls made into jewelry were not very effective, usually not processed into jewelry. But pearl powder is a widely used magical material with diverse functions. Such as enchantments, engineering, alchemy, and even some advanced or special spellcasting require pearl powder. Of course, the most critical thing is that it is an essential material for the guild to set up a magical array, altar, and other guild buildings. ¡°I was worried about how to get pearl powder.¡± Sister Li breathed a sigh of relief and said, ¡°Not enough Shining Fruit? At least we can get that. But pearl powder, the officials sell it at a high price. The guild has a high demand, andrge guilds are also worried. But there are too few monsters by the sea that drop pearls. It¡¯s not a supply and demand problem, it¡¯s a problem of not being able to collect them.¡± ¡°Haha, seems like our guild is about to take the lead again. Comrades, work hard on guild tasks. We¡¯re looking forward to reaching level three.¡± The words of the Guardian Angel immediately received enthusiastic responses from the members. After this battle, they already had a sense of belonging. They all expressed that they couldn¡¯t wait to go back and start their guild tasks without stopping. Li Yao was pleased with this harvest. At the second vehicle, he opened the box and found it full of all kinds of test tubes. Li Yao opened the boxes one after the other and discovered that they were all tubes filled with various liquids. ¡°These should be various kinds of blood from creatures, or special liquids.¡± Li Yao said with a frown: ¡°We¡¯ll have the alchemist identify what it is when we get back. But I guess it won¡¯t be bad.¡± When Li Yao lifted the canvas, he found that the third vehicle was full of bricks engraved with special patterns and shimmering with magical runes. ¡°This should be used to build a special altar, just not sure what its function is.¡± Li Yao said, unable to make a judgment. But he had an underlying suspicion. The Nagas have long worshipped an ancient god sealed by the Titans in ancient times. The Nagas rule the seas, and their power has gradually reached a point where they canpete with the Water Elemental Lords. They have always beenmitted to unsealing the ancient god. This altar must have something to do with the ancient god, but what exactly it was would only be verified over time. ¡°Okay, now that your curiosity has been satisfied, perk up and transport these things back. We still have a long way to go. All the rogues in the guild will act as scouts. Shadow Dance, you assign the tasks.¡± Li Yao said. ¡°Uh huh, got it.¡± Shadow Dance Wild was the leader of the rogue group. The distance from this coast back to Undercity was not short, requiring journeying across two maps. However, with the enthusiasm of the guild members, thousands of them escorted the convoy on its way back to Undercity in a grand manner. During the escort, Feng Yi had already posted a video on the official forum. ¡°Starfire Guild Chronicles: Starfire Guild Activities, Prosperous Era and other three major guilds have been invaded by enemies several times their size, and have been annihted!¡± A video followed. This video,sting more than an hour, caused a great uproar immediately. Countless people who knew some inside information clicked on the video, wanting to understand the specific situation. Those who didn¡¯t know the truth also clicked in to watch when they saw the post was upvoted so much, and the video was quickly moved to the official homepage. Numerous people leftments underneath, expressing their opinions. ¡°What a mysterious guild, is this the power of a full elite guild? So formidable.¡± ¡°So exciting. The first battle of the Ancient God Guild is so splendid, simply amazing.¡± ¡°I can¡¯t express my feelings in words.¡± Silver: ¡°The Starfire Guild is too strong. It¡¯s unthinkable that they could withstand hundreds of silver heroes. What¡¯s even more unbelievable is that they were ambushed during the massive battle and were able to wipe out three times their number of enemies. It can only be described as terrifying.¡± ¡°Wow, Silver¡¯s here, look over here, Silver.¡± ¡°Silver-chan, I¡¯m your brain-dead fan.¡± Bodel: ¡°What you saw was the cooperation of the team. I admit Starfire Guild is quite something, but what I see is Prairie Fire¡¯s skill. Recently, I¡¯ve been studying his videos seriously. Frankly speaking, I¡¯ve benefited a lot. But many techniques require long-term practice, and I can¡¯t master them in a short time. I greatly admire him. To practice spiritual power to his level requires exceptional willpower.¡± ¡°Wow, even the Olympic champion has crossed regions to our Huaxia region¡¯s forum.¡± ¡°Touch the champion.¡± ¡°Prairie Fire¡¯s technique is indeed amazing, but isn¡¯t this exaggerating it a bit?¡± ¡°Exactly, isn¡¯t this exaggeration? Bodel, what did Prairie Fire bribe you with?¡± ¡°Is there a rat in the group?¡± Silver: ¡°It seems some people doubt your character, haha.¡± Bodel: ¡°They¡¯re just clowns. I always say what I mean. I won¡¯t say anything else. If anybody can master any of the three basic techniques of the hunter as Prairie Fire said, I¡¯ll apologize to him. If you can¡¯t, then all yourints are useless. The technique of threading a needle is just theoretically possible.¡± Silver: ¡°At first, I also thought it was just hype. But seeing how Xiao Ze, KB, and Xiayao all highly praise him, then I believe it¡¯s true because I also think that such techniques cannot possibly exist.¡± Bodel: ¡°In fact, the technique is secondary. Prairie Fire has opened up many new ideas for us. For instance, the Wall of Mist, no one buys that item. But after watching the video, I also tried it specifically. Unfortunately, it has already been corrected by the official. I¡¯m d and yet I regret that I can¡¯t match up with such a formidable yer.¡± With the Olympic champion Bodel¡¯s words, the forum exploded. The fame of Starfire Guild and Prairie Fire once again soared. But the three guilds of the Prosperous Era, like nobody cared about them, have been considered as passers-by and were rarely discussed. Li Yao didn¡¯t care about the changes happening in the forum. He led his people and managed to return to Undercity without any dangers. By game time, it was already night. The gold coins Feng Yi was selling had also been processed. Li Yao asked several elders to distribute rewards, and he and Feng Yi went to the guild¡¯s base in reality. He had to hurry, as he still needed to get back and study the Mysterious Eye ¡­ Chapter 254: Ancient Secret News (Additional Release with 550 Monthly Votes) Chapter 254: Ancient Secret News (Additional Release with 550 Monthly Votes) Trantor: 549690339 Just as Qin Feng Yi had said, the ce was stunning and incredibly spacious. Legend has it that this ce used to be a women¡¯s guild headquarters, but due to some disagreements, they moved elsewhere. The guild leader and the elders were no longer in solidarity, after the guild leader became discouraged, she dissolved the guild. Therefore, they wanted to rent out this ce. Li Yao spent two hours discussing with an elderly man to draft the initial contract. Afterward, the elderly man mentioned that the owner wasn¡¯t currently in the Hua Xia area due to some issues and would be back in a few days. However, he assured Li Yao that the agreed terms would not be changed. Li Yao and Qin Feng Yi, under the guidance of the elderly man, familiarized themselves with some more information, and he suggested they ponder over it. If they had no objections, they would meet here again in three days to sign the lease. This kind of contract couldn¡¯t be short-term; the minimum lease duration was for two years. ¡°What do you think?¡± Qin Feng Yi asked from inside the car. ¡°Not bad, it seems they genuinely want to rent it out with no third-party involvement.¡± Li Yao nodded, thoroughly satisfied with this ce. Though it was on the outskirts, such arge patch ofnd was incredible. Li Yao felt it was perfectly suited for a guild headquarters and resembled arge estate. The interior was like a mini society, with all kinds of well-maintained facilities, making it seem more like a wellness center. ¡°You guessed right, this ce used to be the headquarters of the Wind Flower Snow Moon guild, but it has since disbanded,¡± Qin Feng Yi sighed. Upon hearing this, Li Yao understood. The Wind Flower Snow Moon Guild, like Baihua League, used to be a brilliant all-female guild. The guild leader¡¯s game ID was Wind Flower Snow Moon. She was a skilled yer with great management skills, leading the all-female team to be a contender in the World Cup. However, this woman was quite coquettish and loose in nature and was often surrounded by scandal. This earned her the nickname ¡®Seductress¡¯ in the eSports circle. She had been married once, but due to scandals, her husband divorced her. Seeing the expression on Li Yao¡¯s face, Qin Feng Yi said helplessly, ¡°I know you¡¯re thinking about the rumors now. I¡¯ve had quite a few interactions with her. She is a decent person. Her enchanting nature is innate; it¡¯s not her fault. Some people swarm around her like flies, and when they can¡¯t have her, they spread these rumors.¡± Li Yao coughed lightly, asking, ¡°So, the rumors about her divorce aren¡¯t true?¡± Li Yao was curious. Considering that Wind Flower Snow Moon had once been the dream girl of countless boys, a woman charming enough to drive men wild with thoughts. Qin Feng Yi gave Li Yao a look and said while driving, ¡°The divorce is true. Wind Flower Snow Moon was foolish. She has such high standards, but she was fooled by a scumbag pretty boy. She married him without a second thought, but he turned out to be a jerk who seduced several of the guild¡¯s elders. When the truth came out, Wind Flower Snow Moon was disheartened. She divorced him and dissolved the guild.¡± ¡°Well, that¡¯s quite the ugly truth. That pretty boy is a piece of work,¡± Li Yao sighed. ¡°From the way you sound, it¡¯s like you¡¯re envious. Do you want to be a pretty boy?¡± Qin Feng Yi joked. ¡°Oh, how good it would be to be a pretty boy. Unfortunately, my talent is so great, it cannot be hidden. I can only rely on my talent to earn a living.¡± Li Yao shrugged. ¡°Righteousness,¡± Qin Feng Yi shot Li Yao a nce, ¡°Speaking seriously, this matter happened almost a year ago. She hasn¡¯t been able to rent out this ce; she¡¯s not ready to let go. So, I think she¡¯s the perfect candidate for the club manager.¡± Upon hearing this, Li Yao was intrigued. She was a legend with experience in various major tournaments. If they could persuade her to join, it would be a big win. ¡°She used to lead a big guild; would she be willing to join us?¡± Qin Feng Yi said, ¡°I spoke with her a while ago, and I could tell she was reluctant to let go from the conversation. As you saw, the contract stiptes that this ce must be used as a club or guild base, and a courtyard must be kept for her. It¡¯s clear she wants to continue living here. But as you know, major guilds already have their bases, small guilds can¡¯t afford it, so it¡¯s been dyed for so long. Given your current reputation and strong performance, we may have a chance to persuade her toe out of retirement.¡± ¡°Right, with that legend on our side, we undoubtedly add wings to our tiger.¡± Li Yao made up his mind, ¡°Once the contract is signed, help set up an appointment for us.¡± Li Yao had been struggling with finding a suitable manager for the team. That position wasn¡¯t easy to fill. ¡°Naturally, why else would I tell you all this?¡± Qin Feng Yi said, ¡°I¡¯ve done such a big favor for you, aren¡¯t you going to thank me?¡± Li Yao turned his head in surprise and said, ¡°Do we need to say thanks in our rtionship?¡± ¡°Quite right.¡± Qin Feng Yi chuckled before suddenly changing direction in the hover car. ¡°Hey, hey, I need to go home. You¡¯re going the wrong way,¡± Li Yao interjected. ¡°No, we¡¯re on the way to a mall. I heard they have a sale going on,¡± Qin Feng Yi responded. ¡°Shouldn¡¯t you ask for my opinion first?¡± Li Yao asked helplessly, his mind still consumed by thoughts of the Mysterious Eye. ¡°Is there anything wrong with asking my boyfriend to apany me shopping?¡± Qin Feng Yiughed. Li Yao¡­ After browsing for a while, buying some items, and having lunch, Qin Feng Yi dropped off Li Yao. As soon as Li Yao logged in, he made his way to the High Elf capital city. He then paid some gold coins to enter the High Elf¡¯s grand library. The High Elf¡¯s grand library was reputed to be one of the most resource-rich libraries, with an immensely vast interior. The High Elves had a long lineage, containing many important documents, the plethora of which was exhaustingly extensive. Not many yers came here as the sight of countless thick books alone would make anyone¡¯s head spin. However, Li Yao headed straight to the ancient gods¡¯ information section. Going through various pieces of data, Li Yao indeed found some connection with ancient gods. He then headed to the ancient elven information section, and finally, in a book documenting the ritual of worshipping ancient gods, he found some clues. All elves used to worship the Moon God. To seize the faith of the elf n, an ancient god once corrupted an entire city. Under the influence of the ancient god, they created an evil ritual that sapped and corrupted the powers of the Moon God, corrupting the Moon Goddess Statue and gaining faith. Livid, the Empress ordered her army to level the corrupted area, leading to the ritual bing lost and forbidden. But the Upper Elves who were infatuated with arcane magic broke down these symbols and retained them. This could be said that these evil ancient symbols were the source and origin of dark magic and necromancy. This object is akin to a decryption game. If one fails to decipher it, it¡¯s worthless. But if one does, ites with a massive gain and limitless possibilities. Li Yao continuously filtered through copious information from his past life in his mind, trying to find any links¡­ PS: Please continue subscribing. Thanks, Mario. Chapter 255: Dark Grey Valley (Dragon’s Reverse Scale Extra Update 3/10) Chapter 255: Dark Grey Valley (Dragon¡¯s Reverse Scale Extra Update 3/10) Trantor: 549690339 Li Yao has continually studied and analyzed; now, the origin of the Mysterious Eye is quite clear. Reflecting upon the spoils from the convoy raid, Li Yao gained a further understanding. The convoy was indeed transporting an altar and its corresponding materials, destined to corrupt a certain temple of the Moon God. However, the problem is that currently, only ancient elves worship the Moon God, and they are much more powerful than high elves. How sacred and solemn a divine temple can be, and every temple has powerful Moon Guardians protecting it. It would be nearly impossible for the Naga to seize and corrupt the temple. Upon receiving news, the ancient elves would surely dere a frenzied war at all costs. Since it can¡¯t be an existing divine temple, it must be the ruins of one. A millennial catastrophe tore the entire continent asunder, with numerous elven cities submerged. Even the ancient capital of elves sank along with the queen. There are many ces that fit these conditions, especially the high-level seabed version that will be unlockedter. ¡°But wait, if it¡¯s in the deep sea, then why would the convoynd? And if it¡¯s along the coast, they should be able to transport everything through the endless seafloor, so there¡¯s no need to disembark. It doesn¡¯t make sense.¡± Li Yao moved to the data area for the ancient continent, where he started researching old maps. From studying the data to pinpointing the approximate locations, Li Yao has determined two prospective sites. One is an underwater ruins in the shallow sea area of human territory, where there¡¯s an underwater city. But Li Yao remembers that in his past life, the Naga only discovered this ce shortly after the underwater version wasunched. At present, it should still be deep in the mud. Only when the next grand catastrophe urs, shaking the entire world, would the city buried under mud for thousands of years gradually reveal itself. However, he can¡¯t reach this ce right now, nor can he clear away the seabed mud by himself. Then there¡¯s the other target in the West Continent, which Li Yao only thought ofter because the convoy was intercepted in the East Continent. There are many inconsistencies, but the Abyss Divine Temple is the only ce that can be confirmed at this stage. After all, the four-armed Naga is only a level-15 monster and cannot possess items that are too high-level. The Abyss Divine Temple is a side branch instance in the map of the ancient elves. This instance was discovered three years after the gameunched in Li Yao¡¯s past life. Though it¡¯s a side branch instance, it offered great rewards for professionals who switched to dark-rted jobs or specialized in the Priest of Moon. Therefore, ever since this instance was discovered, it has been bustling with activity. ¡°Whether it¡¯s right or not, I¡¯ll have to see for myself.¡± Determined, Li Yao checked his supplies, sold a batch of Shining Fruits, said goodbye to Sister Li, and then boarded the airship to the West Continent. Li Yao arrived at the Orc Main City, then followed a supply convoy to the Dark Grey Valley. The Dark Grey Valley is in the northwest of the Orc Main City, and one needs to cross a barren map to reach it. This is thend of a demigod of nature, who has been killed by a corrupt cop. The ancient elves and orcs then fostered deep hatred. Since the wood and other significant materials needed for the orc main city can be obtained here, the conflicts between the two sides have be more frequent. Currently, the two factions are restraining themselves, but minor skirmishes have never ceased. After the appearance of adventurers, the two factionspete against each other, usually issuing generous bounty missions to stimte adventurers to fight among themselves. ¡°Pale-skinned high elf, are you here in Dark Grey Valley to earn military exploits?¡± The Orc Quartermaster, looking at Li Yao, asked with a frown. ¡°Are you doubting the fighting power of high elves?¡± Li Yao responded expressionless. ¡°You¡¯re really humorless. Well, here is the mission list. You can ept any mission that you are interested in. But, let me warn you, your ancient cousins do not show mercy.¡± The Orc Quartermaster said. ¡°Thanks for the warning, officer.¡± Li Yao took the list and scanned through it with a slight frown. He¡¯s not here for military exploits; he¡¯s just looking for tasks that can bepleted along the way. He had no interest in any of the tasks: attacking garrisons, hunting ancient elven guards, destroying Moon Wells. Moreover, Li Yao felt sorry for the yers who took on these tasks. The ancient elves were the first race of the Divine Continent, a title even the Dragon n recognized. They are numerous and have the protection of the Moon God; hardly anyone dares to provoke them. Although the ancient elves joined the Light Faction, they only listen to orders when they feel like it. High elves might live long, but they only live up to a thousand years at best. However, ancient elves, thanks to the blessings of the gods and the Dragon King, can live forever. Attacking their garrisons and assassinating their guards would just be courting death. Hunt Light Faction Adventurers Mission Description: The Light Faction adventurers have recently be increasingly aggressive and domineering, not only killing our lumberjacks but also burning our timber, which severely hindered the construction progress of the orc capital, Orgrimmar. But the adventurers are elusive, making it difficult for our troop to exterminate them. Mission Requirements: Killing 10, 20, 30, 50, 100 adventurers will yield different rewards. Mission Rewards: Military merit 10/30/60/150/300, experience 5%. Locate Ancient Elf Command Base inside Dark Grey Valley Mission Description: The ancient elves were once the masters of this forest. The ancient trees of Dark Grey Valley have existed for over one-thousand years and their roots are deeply entrenched. Until now, we still don¡¯t know the location of the ancient elves¡¯ headquarters in Dark Grey Valley, Mission Requirements: Locate the ancient elfmand base. Mission Rewards: 25% experience, 500 military merits, 300 guild points, 1 gold coin. Mission Penalty: -15% experience, -100 military merits, 10 silver coins. Mission Difficulty: SSS ¡°The kill task is good, but are you sure you want to take on the task of locating themand base?¡± The orc quartermaster patted Li Yao on the shoulder, saying, ¡°I don¡¯t mean to underestimate you, but with your small stature, you¡¯ll probably have trouble infiltrating the valley, let alone going behind enemy lines to locate themand base. It¡¯s no secret that over a hundred thousand adventurers have taken upon this task due to its attractive reward. As you would expect, all of them ended up giving up¡­ and penalized for failure.¡± ¡°Thank you for the warning, officer. I¡¯ll take on these two tasks.¡± Li Yao gave a salute to the quartermaster, then turned and left. ¡°Interesting fellow.¡± The orc quartermaster took out a military sk and began to drink with delight. In Dark Grey Valley, the headquarters of the ancient elves are indeed very well-hidden. Not even the yers from the Dark Camp, let alone yers from the Light Faction¡ªwho were right in the headquarters¡ªknew its whereabouts. It¡¯s a very mysterious and eerie ce. Dark Grey Valley is a typicalwless territory with plenty of tasks, ample experience points, generous loot, densely packed monsters, and abundant herbs and minerals. Many orc and ancient elf yers choose this location after they reach level 10. Of course, as the quartermaster said, it was very dangerous here. Though most yers were disciplined and stuck to their own territories toplete tasks, there were still many yers who took on military merit tasks. Killing and being killed was amon urrence. Chapter 256: Assassin’s Alliance (Reverse Scale of Dragon: Additional 4/10 by Meng Zhu) Chapter 256: Assassin¡¯s Alliance (Reverse Scale of Dragon: Additional 4/10 by Meng Zhu) Trantor: 549690339 The Orc camp was traditionally made up ofrge leather tents, with wooden fences for defense, embodying raw simplicity. However, this camp was particrly bustling, full of various team recruiting calls. Li Yao¡¯s cloak hid the effects of his equipment, and with a longbow slung on his back. As a result, he managed to leave the camp without being invited into any teams. The status of a Hunter was indeed bleak. Only very few teams had Hunters in their ranks. And Hunters often advertise for teams like this: ¡°Beast King Hunt, bring a Bear pet, need a Damage Hunter.¡± ¡°Survival Hunter, good at various trap setups, need a Tank pet Beast King Hunter.¡± The trees in the Dark Grey Valley are incredibly vast, truly towering into the clouds. Li Yao could only find his way usingndmarks and a mini-map. In less popted areas, he simply called upon the Death God 4000. The climate in the Dark Grey Valley was incredibly humid, without a breath of wind. After spending a while there, Li Yao couldn¡¯t stand it and straightaway sat on the shoulder of the Death God 4000. Click, click, click¡­ The quiet roads echoed with the clicking sound of the Death God 4000 walking. ¡°Big bro, we have a mission for a reward skill book, it¡¯s a ss-specific skill, wannae?¡± Dumbfounded TongTong excitedly texted Li Yao privately. ¡°Well, I¡¯m in the West Continent, I can¡¯t make the trip,¡± said Li Yao helplessly. The reward being a ss-specific skill, even he was tempted. You can only learn basic skills from mentors, and many special skills can¡¯t even be found in the auction house, so it¡¯s extremely difficult to learn them. TongTong has some serious luck to get this mission handed out to her. ¡°That so, ahhh, but this mission onlysts one day, why don¡¯t youe back and do this mission together,¡± said Dumbfounded TongTong. ¡°My team is all beauties, you know, I didn¡¯t even bring a bodyguard to protect this sleazy guy.¡± ¡°Kids will be kids, what do you know,¡± Li Yao exasperatingly responded: ¡°I¡¯m halfway to my destination, I¡¯m also on a mission and can¡¯t leave it, you guys go ahead.¡± ¡°Hmph, forget it then, no big loss,¡± Dumbfounded TongTong huffed as she disconnected the chat. Li Yao shook his head, his curiosity towards the Crystal Sphere became his overriding concern, everything else fell by the wayside, even his vengeance on the three major guilds was put on hold. Moreover, he was still unsure about his hypothesis, otherwise he would¡¯ve brought the elder team with him. If there were any gains, that would be fine, but if he had guessed wrong, it would certainly be a huge embarrassment, hence his lone journey. ¡°Hey, I was speaking to you.¡± A female yer, quite irritated, blocked Death God 4000. Li Yao was startled, realizing she was from the same faction and also a High Elf, he said, ¡°Sorry. I was chatting privately, didn¡¯t notice. What¡¯s the matter?¡± The female yer was a summoner named Little Elves. She red at Li Yao and said, ¡°My brother spoke to you several times and you didn¡¯t reply, that¡¯s really rude.¡± At that moment, an Orc shaman at the side said apologetically, ¡°Sorry, my sister is a bit spoiled. I asked if you¡¯d like to join us. We lost a teammate and noticed you were alone, so we thought of asking.¡± Behind the Orc shaman, Razorw Scratchless, there was a warrior with a shield and a thief. ¡°I¡¯m a Hunter,¡± Li Yao shook his head. ¡°What¡¯s wrong with being a Hunter? You¡¯re also a Hunter, you despise yourself or what?¡± Little Elves scornfully said. ¡°Err, sorry, I don¡¯t team,¡± Li Yao dered inly. ¡°You may not be aware, brother, but this section of the road is full of yers of the Light Faction. It¡¯s very dangerous if you don¡¯t join a team. Please be careful,¡± said Razorw Scratchless. ¡°Thanks for the warning,¡± Li Yao bowed slightly. This reaction was decent, no anger at his rejection, instead he cautioned him, ¡°Till we meet again.¡± ¡°So arrogant!¡± Little Elves made a face at Li Yao. Li Yao shook his head and resumed his journey. ¡°Let¡¯s go, follow up,¡± Razorw Scratchless said as Li Yao¡¯s figure began to blur in the distance. ¡°He didn¡¯t want to join our team, why are we following him?¡± Little Elves argued. ¡°He isn¡¯t familiar with the ce, and there are too many solo mission thieves here. Let¡¯s follow and help him if he encounters any trouble. After all, we are heading in the same direction; it won¡¯t dy our mission.¡± ¡°w Markless took the lead to slowly follow Li Yao. Li Yao naturally noticed, but he didn¡¯t give it much thought. As long as they had no hostility, it was a matter of indifference. This road was not his own after all. ¡°We¡¯re already in the chaos zone,¡± whispered the pet little elf. ¡°This is a critical path, there must be thieves lying in ambush. We should be ready to rush over to help him at any time,¡± w Markless suggested. ¡°Bro, you are just too kind-hearted. He might not even appreciate it,¡± the pet little elf was saying, suddenly it eximed, ¡°I knew it, he¡¯s been stunned by the thieves, we cannot get there in time.¡± ¡°Then let¡¯s resurrect him,¡± w Markless said already beginning to run. However, the development of the situation waspletely beyond their expectations. After stunning Li Yao, the thief revealed his figure. Surprisingly, a Death God 4000 appeared on the shoulder of a thief. The dagger in his hand stabbed ferociously towards the side of the dazzled Li Yao¡¯s head. Li Yao instantly used the Dark Badge and relieved his dizziness. Back jump! As Li Yao¡¯s body flew backwards, a red light emanated from him. Power of the Wild Bull! Powerful Throw! Powerful Throw was a basic skill Li Yao had learned. The thief did not expect Li Yao to suddenly relieve his dizziness. The strength in the thief¡¯s hand was too great, and the dagger missed, causing the thief to lean forward. Meanwhile, Li Yao¡¯s short spear was already thrown. Thud¡­ The thief attempting to dodge Death God 4000 was suddenly hit by the short spear on his chest. With such a close distance, the original power of the short spear was great, adding the multiplied strength of the Power of the Wild Bull, the thief was immediately sent flying by the spear. Boom¡­ The tip of the short spear was nailed to a big tree not far away, and the thief ¨C who had lost all his life already during the hit ¨C had his body nailed to the tree. When Li Yao threw the spear, he used Magic Spider Silk and was reeled back onto Death God 4000. And Death God 4000 did not stop at all, continuing to go forward at a steady pace. ¡°Fucking poor, stilles out to rob,¡± Li Yao nced at the green equipment dropped by the thief upon his death. He wasn¡¯t even interested in picking it up, simply moving on. ¡°Damn, a master,¡± the pet little elf couldn¡¯t help but swear. ¡°It seems I was overly concerned,¡± w Markless said with a bitter smile. ¡°That¡¯s so cool, oh my gosh, I can¡¯t believe I didn¡¯t maintain mydylike image just now,¡± the pet little elf was suddenly frustrated. ¡°Idiot.¡± Shield Warrior muttered. The thief picked up the piece of green equipment, saying, ¡°Too wasteful. He¡¯s even discarding level 10 green equipment.¡± ¡°Humph, what kind of master would deign to use green equipment?¡± The pet little elf said disdainfully. ¡°Who was it just now fussing over a piece of green equipment and practically chased Fatty away,¡± w Markless mentioned. ¡°That was cloth armor, he¡¯s a warrior, what does he need cloth armor for? He just wanted to hog the equipment. Let him roll, don¡¯t interact with him in the future, what a person,¡± the pet little elf said nonchntly. ¡°You dare to take the equipment of the Assassin Alliance, seeking death!¡± A cold voice came. w Markless¡¯s face changed, ¡°Prepare to fight, we might be surrounded.¡±¡­ Ps: Looking for subscriptions, monthly passes, rmendation votes Chapter 257: Identifying Positions Through Sound Chapter 257: Identifying Positions Through Sound Trantor: 549690339 The w Traceless squad also had abundant battle experience, or else they wouldn¡¯t have dared to venture deep into the Grey Dark Valley. Moreover, they were well aware of the dangers of the Grey Dark Forest. As w Traceless spoke, the Shield Warrior, w Traceless, and Little Elves stood back to back. The thief also entered a stealth state, ready to strike at any moment. After a short while, no traces of the thief were found, and they did not face any attacks. ¡°Perhaps it was just a bluff.¡± The Little Elvesmanded their Fire Spirit to continuously spew mes, but still failed to locate the thief. ¡°Hard to say, let¡¯s keep moving.¡± w Traceless slightly furrowed his eyebrow. An unseen enemy was always the most terrifying kind. If they heard someone speaking but couldn¡¯t see anyone, it indicated that an enemy was lurking nearby. However, without the enemy revealing themselves, they couldn¡¯t tell whether it was an individual or a group. The squad members were obviously experienced. The Shield Warrior led the way, with w Traceless and the others advancing slowly in a line behind, followed by the summoned pet, the Elemental Spirit. In this formation, it was difficult for the thief to attack from the rear. Even if they attempted a sneak attack from the side, the stun effect from their abilities would be significantly reduced because they were not fully developed. However, the presence of a thief lurking within the w squad also acted as a deterrent, reflecting an experienced squad. ¡°Tianzhen, do you think you can get away with this?¡± The same voice echoed again, filled with mockery, as if ying a game of cat and mouse. The assassination by a thief was an art. During stealth, it not only tests the victim¡¯s psychological quality but also the thief¡¯s own mental strength. Thieves look for their opponent¡¯s weaknesses to stun them and then finish them off in one go. Sometimes they even lurk for several hours just for the right opportunity. This was a high-pressure game for both sides. However, in the wilderness, thieves usually have the upper hand. Just the stealth alone could exert tremendous psychological pressure on ordinary yers. Whew¡­ A wooden pole suddenly flew at them. w Traceless¡¯s expression changed, not expecting that the enemy actually took control of this area and even set traps. w Traceless quickly rolled over, avoiding the wooden pole. However, their formation was disrupted by avoiding the wooden pole. As soon as w Traceless got up, he was hit in the back of the head. He had been sessfully ambushed by a thief named Assassin No. 25. The slow figure of the thief appeared behind w Traceless, his dagger plunging into w Traceless¡¯s back again. Backstab! w Traceless¡¯s health drastically dropped. The Shield Warrior reacted quickly and initiated a charge, stunning Assassin No. 25 for a second, and then his Shockwave ability, further stunning the thief. However, a thief named Assassin No. 29 appeared behind the Shield Warrior and stunned him. w Traceless, as a thief, was about to rescue the Shield Warrior but abruptly sensed something and initiated an attack. Ding¡­ His dagger shed with another sneaking thief¡¯s, Assassin No. 5, revealing both their figures. Puff¡­ Yet another thief, Assassin No. 30, stunned Little Elves while the Fire Spirit was attacking Assassin No. 29. In an instant, an intense battle broke out. The w squad was at a disadvantage from the start. If the battle went on normally, w Traceless would be held back by the thieves, unable to heal. Both the Shield Warrior and Little Elves could be taken down in one go by the thieves. Whoosh¡­whoosh¡­whoosh¡­ A ming arrow pierced through Assassin No. 30. Just as he was about to use Throat sh, he was instantly killed. Two more arrows sessfully killed the two other thieves. There was no chance of survival. ¡°Pity about the angle.¡± Li Yao revealed himself from the shadows. w Traceless blocked Assassin No. 5¡¯s path, causing a sh of shock and anger in his eyes as he performed a backflip. A harsh light shed, forcing everyone to close their eyes. When they opened their eyes again, Assassin No. 5 was gone. ¡°You killed a member of our Assassin Union, and we¡¯ve already let you off. Why do you have to meddle in our affairs?¡± He challenged. ¡°Big talk, you let me go?¡± Li Yao sneered.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t think just because you have good skills, you can be arrogant. Push us too far, and the Assassin Union won¡¯t be easy to mess with.¡± The voice came from another direction. ¡°It seems you know me.¡± Li Yao said, as his mind constantly ran calctions. ¡°Who doesn¡¯t know the famous Prairie Fire these days? We also deal in assassination, of course, we have to study it.¡± The voice echoed yet from another direction. ¡°Good point, very professional indeed. But I¡¯m not too fond of being ogled by a bunch of men.¡± Li Yaoughed. ¡°I¡¯m not in the mood for jokes. You have no idea how many people have put money on your head, but our Assassin Union doesn¡¯t want to mess with you, leave now, and we will bury the hatchet, and never cross paths.¡± Li Yao¡¯s record and skills were indeed staggering, killing thieves as though it was child¡¯s y, which indeed made them wary. ¡°Ridiculous, you¡¯re just worried the price isn¡¯t high enough.¡± Li Yao calmly loaded a Steel Arrow and said, ¡°Besides, you said you let me off, did I say I¡¯d let you go?¡± As he spoke, he pulled the trigger, and the Steel Arrow shot at arge tree in the distance and ricocheted off. A thief appeared, and the Steel Arrow grazed his neck and flew past. Although he wasn¡¯t fatally injured, it left a scratch. ¡°Impossible, how could you know my location.¡± Assassin No. 5 was dumbfounded. He had intentionally changed the direction of his voice and hid outside of Li Yao¡¯s vision. He didn¡¯t expect Li Yao to find him. However, that was about it. Li Yao¡¯s next arrow had already arrived, piercing through his throat. Assassin No. 5 tried to roll and dodge, but he didn¡¯t expect Li Yao¡¯s attack to be so fast. ¡°Sorry, I don¡¯t have the time to exin to a dead man.¡± Li Yao put away his me Crossbow, and let out a sigh of relief. A voice changing directions also leaves tracks. Listening once doesn¡¯t reveal much, but multiple talkings only seek a dead end. In his past life, years after the gameunched, Hunters gradually emerged. For the title of King of the Wilderness, Hunters and thieves started an unprecedented massive battle. This technique of predicting a thief¡¯s general location through multiple voice direction changes was concluded by countless Hunters over time. For a period, it yed a significantly key role. ¡°Thank you, friend, for your help,¡± w Traceless said awkwardly. ¡°Sorry for the spectacle.¡± He was supposed to rescue Li Yao initially but ended up getting rescued by him in turn. ¡°Sir, are you famous?¡± Little Elves asked excitedly as they ran up. ¡°Well, somewhat, not too famous.¡± Li Yao pinched the bridge of his nose. How was he supposed to respond to this ¡ª boast about himself? ¡°In any case, thank you, brother,¡± w Traceless said. Li Yao nodded and asked, ¡°By the way, what quest have you all taken?¡±¡­ ps: In the treasured phase of requesting monthly votes and subscription from you all again, asking for support. Thank you in advance. Chapter 258: Come Again Chapter 258: Come Again Trantor: 549690339 ¡°We have epted the task of finding themand center,¡± w Mark said. Li Yao eximed, ¡°It seems the quartermaster wasn¡¯t lying after all. Many are taking this task!¡± ¡°Brother, you took the task too?¡± w Mark grimaced. ¡°This task is stumping a lot of people. I initially took it because the reward looked good, but I stepped right into a trap. I have no choice but to continue it.¡± ¡°Huhuhu, I¡¯m a master of tasks, and I¡¯ve already made some progress. Join our team and we¡¯ll ensure youplete the task,¡± suggested Pet Elf. Li Yao shook his head, ¡°I have toplete an important task right now and can¡¯t join your team. Here¡¯s what I suggest, I¡¯ll give you some hints since you¡¯re also on this task. When you have found them, I reckon you would have almostpleted the task. At that point, we can solve this riddle together andplete the task. How does that sound?¡± This task required much legwork. Seeing the attractive reward, Li Yao initially nned to take it up while revealing The Mysterious Eye¡¯s secrets, considering it a sightseeing level-up. Having met this decent bunch of folks, he thought of striking a friendship. ¡°Bro, you have solid clues?¡± w Mark was surprised. After all, they had only found a tiny lead after studying all night in the library and it wasn¡¯t even confirmed. ¡°Yes, it goes like this. The area used to belong to a natural demi-god. One of the leaders of the Elves was the demi-god¡¯s disciple. From what I know, demi-gods can create subspaces simr to Emerald Dream. It¡¯s my belief that this so-calledmand center resides within such a subspace,¡± exined Li Yao. ¡°Yes, yes, that¡¯s what I believe too,¡± Pet Elf nodded furiously in agreement. w Unfeeling grumbled, ¡°Bragging again, he¡¯s just guessing it¡¯s hidden. He knows nothing about any ¡®subspace¡¯.¡± ¡°Unfeeling, shut your mouth,¡± Pet Elf red at w Unfeeling before turning to Li Yao with a smile, ¡°Master, do go on.¡± Li Yao nodded and exined, ¡°In actuality, these subspaces created by demi-gods are of low-grade and can only exist as an attachment to the main space, sustaining the ecosystem of the subspace requires a connection with the main space and the support of special symbols. You need to find specific trees, their characteristics are like this¡­¡± After Li Yao made a brief description of the trees, he added, ¡°I¡¯ve marked the ces on your map where, I believe, you will be able to find those trees if you spend a bit of time. However, it¡¯s quite dangerous, so if you don¡¯t want to go too deep, we can simply forget what I¡¯ve said.¡± ¡°No way, we will not give up, right, brother?¡± Pet Elf said. w Mark gave a wry smile. His sister was resolved on alwayspleting a task. Well, he thought, they were here for entertainment, so everything was all right in the end. He then agreed, ¡°Alright, thanks for your help, bro.¡± ¡°Not at all, find a few locations, then rub this substance onto the tree trunks, here.¡± Li Yao handed w Mark five test tubes of special potions. ¡°After that, you can private message me and I¡¯ll take the next step.¡± As he said this, Li Yao sent friend requests, which they all epted. ¡°Sure, we¡¯ll let you know as soon as we¡¯ve done that,¡± said w Mark while storing away the potions. ¡°Right, I¡¯m off then.¡± Li Yao greeted and set off. ¡°Let¡¯s move too. Otherwise, once they resurrect, it¡¯ll be trouble,¡± said w Mark. ¡°Amazing yer, not even picking up the gear.¡± w Unfeeling murmured. ¡°Don¡¯t act smart after getting a bargain. It¡¯s all just thieves¡¯ gear after all,¡± Pet Elf snapped back. ¡°Hehe,¡± they didn¡¯t stand on ceremony and picked up the equipment anyway. ¡°Holy crap, I checked and this Prairie Fire is really famous. There are lots of videos rted to him,¡± said Pet Elf while on the move, ¡°He¡¯s really amazing.¡± ¡°No shit, he¡¯s got so many world announcements and first kills, did you really need to check?¡± w Mark retorted. ¡°I wondered why the name Prairie Fire sounded so familiar,¡± Pet Elf eximed in excitement, ¡°There¡¯s a post on the forum saying he founded a guild and being such a skilled and decent guy, how about we join Starfire Guild?¡± w Markughed bitterly, ¡°You really can dream! It¡¯s not as easy as just simply joining. They only ept elite professions. Hurry up, let¡¯s finish this task and then I need to work on my elite task. I can¡¯t keep up with your pace.¡± ¡°Yes, after this we start the elite task and then join the guild!¡± Pet Elf¡¯s determination was unwavering. The other three exhaled in exasperation. Little Missy was quite the character. Fifteen minutester, they returned to the location of the previous battle. The thieves resurrected themselves, sitting on the ground, eating and drinking to recover their health. Suddenly, arrow rain fell striking them, while assassin number 5, who was trying to enter stealth mode, noticed a mark on his head. Scatter! Li Yao pulled the trigger, and three arrowsnded on the three stunned thieves who were caught in the first wave of arrow rain. They had just resurrected and their health was not fully restored. After suffering the damage from the arrow rain and Li Yao¡¯s scatter shot, the three thieves were all dead yet again. ¡°Prairie Fire, are you really going to end us?¡± Seeing Li Yao turn his gaze towards him, number 5 quickly shouted. ¡°Don¡¯t act like I don¡¯t know your rules. I¡¯ve been on your kill list for a while, whatever you are my enemy anyway. What¡¯s wrong with protecting your body?¡± Li Yao shot another arrow. Shadow Mantle! Vanish! ¡°Attempting to stealth in front of my face is pointless,¡± Li Yao remained in his original position, swiftly shooting another arrow. Pfft! The arrow seemed to hang in the air, before blood sttered and assassin number 5 came into view. He was as horrified as before, having no clue as to how Li Yao could urately guess his direction and hit his throat after he had vanished. Ever since entering Dark Grey Valley, he had killed too many yers. Thieves¡¯ stealth, Shadow Mantle, Vanish were all dominant in their previous games; even elite yers were sent directly on their way by him. However, when Li Yao came into the picture, it seemed he himself had be the bygone thief and they had be his prey. Li Yao sneered, simply going into stealth doesn¡¯t mean one is immune from damage. Suddenly, Li Yao released an Arcane Torrent! However, as the magic erupted, no thief appeared and Li Yao frowned. The one he had originaly nailed with a spear should have resurrected a long time ago, but he had yet not shown up. ¡°Spineless guy.¡± Li Yao waited on guard for a while but didn¡¯t feel a single hint of danger. He called back Death God 4000 and the thief still didn¡¯t appear until he had gone far away. ¡°Boss, why did you stop me? I had the chance to kill him,¡± said assassin number 15 discontentedly. ¡°Dying instantlyst time was an ident.¡± ¡°Kill my ass, you¡¯re just seeking death. Wait an hour before resurrecting, damn, my military contribution. I didn¡¯t even want to kill here, no one¡¯s paying me either. If it weren¡¯t for the elite task¡­¡± Assassin number 5 grumbled. His elite task required him to kill people for military contribution, however¡­ Chapter 259: The Road of Honor (Dragon’s Reverse Scale: Cute Sovereign 5/10) Chapter 259: The Road of Honor (Dragon¡¯s Reverse Scale: Cute Sovereign 5/10) Trantor: 549690339 An hourter, everyone was resurrected again. This time, they didn¡¯t dare to eat or drink to regain health; instead, they directly went into stealth mode and quickly dispersed. Arrow Rain! Scatter! Mark of Death! Just like before, as soon as the three rogues entered stealth, they were bombarded out by Arrow Rain, followed by a wave of scatter shots. Even without Rapid Shooting, Li Yao¡¯s agility allowed him to shoot two arrows in a second without any issues. The three rogues miserably died again without making a sound. The 5th assassin was almost in tears. Seeing Li Yao aiming the crossbow at him, he had no idea what to do. Just like thest time, removing the Mark of Death with a shadow cloak, then disappearing and getting shot to death with an arrow. But he didn¡¯t have any better options now. ¡°Prairie Fire, are you sick? Guarding once is enough, but you guard me for a second time?¡± Li Yaoughed, ¡°It¡¯s your fault for not resurrecting. Made me wait so long. Actually, you understand, sooner orter you¡¯re going to die, why¡¯re you wasting my time?¡± ¡°You perv, you killed me until I fell from level eleven to level ten, and guarded me once, and now I¡¯m at zero percent experience at level ten. Even if you kill me, I won¡¯t drop to level nine, and you¡¯re still guarding the corpse. I want to ask, do we have such a big grudge?¡± Assassin number 5 was incredibly depressed. ¡°No.¡± Li Yao raised his me Crossbow and said, ¡°Actually, it¡¯s just one thing, you guys are too stingy. You¡¯re the fifth ranked assassin in the assassin¡¯s alliance, and you only dropped green equip after dying twice. I can¡¯t tolerate that.¡± ¡°Damn it, I¡¯m losing my mind.¡± Assassin number 5 was about to copse. For such a ridiculous reason, he sat unmoving, staring here for an hour, leaving him at a loss for words. ¡°Drop weapon.¡± As Li Yao spoke, he had already pulled the trigger. ¡°Bastard, you just wait. This matter isn¡¯t over, just you wait for the Killing Order from our assassins¡¯ alliance.¡± Assassin number 5 gave up on even trying to avoid, just waiting for his death. When facing Li Yao directly, he truly felt powerless for the first time. He couldn¡¯t run, he couldn¡¯t fight, it was the utmost frustrating. He knew Li Yao was toying with him, like a cat ying with a mouse, and the more he tried toply, the happier the opponent seemed. Whizz¡­ The steel arrow flew past Assassin number 5¡¯s neck¡­ ¡°Sorry, I thought you would dodge. I didn¡¯t expect you to just stand there waiting to die.¡± Li Yao reloaded the steel arrow and said, ¡°Alright, don¡¯t move, I¡¯ll be sure to aim properly this time.¡± Aargh¡­ ¡°I¡¯ll fight you!¡± Assassin number 5 considered himself a person of status, and didn¡¯t expect Li Yao to be so shameless. He immediately rolled away, using the shadow cloak to remove the Mark of Death. Vanish! He used vanish as he was rolling, instantly going into stealth. Sprint! His speed suddenly increased, and his body ethereally ran towards Li Yao. And Li Yao put away hisughing face along with his crossbow. Strength of the Wild Ox! Powerful Throw! Smack¡­ The Whirlwind Short Spear sent Assassin number 5¡¯s body flying. Boom¡­ Just like the rogue before him, he was also nailed to a tree. ¡°I told you not to move but you kept jumping around, forcing me to use the spear. Well, are you happy now?¡± Li Yao slowly walked over, picked up the three rogues¡¯ dropped equipment, then picked up the purple dagger Assassin number 5 dropped. Only then did he turn around satisfied and leave. The rogue who was sent away by number 5 asked, ¡°Boss, how did you all die again?¡± The other three rogues: Assassin number 5: Assassin number 5 went offline to vent his anger, then logged in again, and sent a private message to Assassin number 1: ¡°Bro, I can¡¯t take it anymore.¡± Assassin number 1 puzzledly replied, ¡°Didn¡¯t we all agree to go to the Great Sword tonight, can¡¯t you bear it even though it¡¯s just half a day away?¡± ¡°No, I mean, Prairie Fire pisses me off. I want to kill him.¡± Assassin number 5 angrily talked about what happened today. ¡°Number 5, I understand your feelings, but I still think you should hang in there. First of all, we don¡¯t usually take orders, and the price for Prairie Fire is rising rapidly. Second, they kill you guys like it¡¯s child¡¯s y, throwing more people at him won¡¯t help. So you should focus on elite missions.¡± Assassin number 1 worried about offending number 5, so he added, ¡°But, let¡¯s spread the news on the area channel that Prairie Fire is challenging the whole Light Faction. Make it sound arrogant, about the Grayridge Valley¡¯s murderer. If we release Prairie Fire¡¯s location, naturally, many people will make a move.¡± ¡°You¡¯re right. Motherfucker, there¡¯re lots of crazy people wanting to step on him to get famous, it¡¯s just me losing my cool.¡± Assassin number 5 said this, but he was still bleeding inside. He had dropped three levels of equipment, including one piece of purple gear at level ten, and he had lost a significant amount of military achievements, it was no wonder he almost had a heart attack from holding back his anger. The Ancient God¡¯s military achievements system was special, divided into total military achievements and active military achievements. Total military achievements were the cumtive total achievements, these were the basis for a level increase, and with the increase in level, the benefits received also improved. But after death, the corresponding total military achievements were lost based on theparison with the level of the yer who killed you. Active military achievements were the value of military achievements exchangeable for things, this was easy to understand. Even after death, a portion corresponding to this will also be lost. But when you get military achievements, if you get one point of active military achievement, you can increase one point of total military achievement, this is the umtion of military achievement value. Li Yao wanted to quickly increase his military rank to prepare for the next step. Because when the military rank reaches a certain level, it will give attribute bonuses. Soon, he discovered the situation in the regional channel, but as it was in line with Li Yao¡¯s wishes, he did not hide and continued to walk down the big road on Death God 4000¡¯s shoulder. Soon, a hunter carrying a Long Bow and leading a Golden Giant Bear blocked Li Yao¡¯s way. ¡°So you¡¯re Prairie Fire, do you dare to call yourself the Hunting King without asking my Bear King?¡± The hunter named Unrestrictedty pointed an arrow at Li Yao and said, ¡°I challenge you.¡± With that, the Golden Giant Bear charged up. Li Yao also pulled his trigger at the same time. Ding¡­ The two arrows hit each other, but before Unrestrictedty could pull his bowstring, Li Yao¡¯s second arrow had already prated his throat, and the Golden Giant Bear let out a resentful roar as its figure faded and disappeared¡­ Then, after traveling a distance, another yer blocked Li Yao. His body was covered in icy weapons, he was holding two Ice Single-Handed Swords, pointing at Li Yao, he said: ¡°I heard you¡¯re very arrogant, I can¡¯t stand people who are showoffs, remember, I¡¯m¡­¡± ¡°I don¡¯t need to know the name of a dead man, I don¡¯t like hearing it.¡± Li Yao immediately pulled the trigger. Dang¡­ The Death Knight crossed his two single-handed swords, the frost around him pooled into the shape of a shield, blocking Li Yao¡¯s arrow. Dang, dang, dang, dang¡­ ¡°Your arrows are useless against me.¡± The Death Knight slowly approached Li Yao. ¡°Interesting.¡± ¡­ PS: Thanks to Yaxin¡¯s huge reward, I owe one more chapter, which I will make up for asap. Also, thanks for everyone¡¯s support ¨C those who gave rmendation tickets, monthly tickets, subscriptions, and donations, Mario offers his thanks. Chapter 260: The Silent Beach (Dragon’s Reverse Scale Lovely Master 6/10) Chapter 260: The Silent Beach (Dragon¡¯s Reverse Scale Lovely Master 6/10) Trantor: 549690339 ¡°Such a famed Great Hunt, yet so easy to defeat. I¡¯ll be the one to end you.¡± The death knight crossed his double swords, forming a magic shield that perfectly countered Li Yao¡¯s arrows. This ss is indeed formidable. As long as he crosses his two swords, the icy mist surrounding him will automatically form a magic shield that blocks any attack. This ss can block and attack, and due to the use of a one-handed sword, its agility is rtively high. It¡¯s a popr elite ss, known as the ¡®Slippery Knight¡¯. What¡¯s more, it¡¯s particrly favored by the guild. In battles, there¡¯s nothing like having a line of Slippery Knights in the front. They can block a lot of damage. ¡°I noticed that you¡¯re all acting like my pet doesn¡¯t exist.¡± Static Flywheel! Two flywheels charged with electrical energy suddenly flew out. Zzzzzz¡­ The collision and friction between the two flywheels and the Magic Ice Shield produced an eardrum-splitting noise. The Magic Ice Shield rapidly became weaker. Moreover, the force of the flywheel was so great that the Slippery Knight had to constantly retreat to maintain his bnce. Leap-Stomp! Death God 4000 suddenly leaped into the air. ¡°Damn it.¡± The Slipper Knight cursed and quickly rolled away to dodge the flywheel. But before he could stand up, Death God 4000 had alreadynded. Bang¡­ ¡°You¡¯re even slipperier than me.¡± A shockwave sent him flying. Without the defensive effect, he was instantaneously killed by Death God 4000. ¡°Slippery? I am the Beast King Hunter, of course my pet would be a bit tougher.¡± Li Yao nced at his corpse, only to find shimmering blue heavy armor. He couldn¡¯t help but feel a pang of regret. This death knight¡¯s weapon was definitely a purple piece of equipment. Unfortunately, it didn¡¯t drop. Li Yao was already toozy to pick up the blue equipment because of his limited backpack space. On the journey, he would have to kill an unknown number of people and definitely wouldn¡¯t be able to carry all their equipment. Additionally, he still had to explore a mysterious ce, so his backpack space couldn¡¯t be upied by all this junk. ¡°What a waste. I hope I can get the blueprint for a portable mailbox soon.¡± Li Yao is still a bit of a miser. Li Yao hit the road again, continuously being challenged by other yers. But at this stage, forget these scattered yers. Even the real professional yers would be nothing in front of Li Yao. Facing these challenges, Li Yao basically handled it with ease. Because every time a yer died, Li Yao¡¯s location would be exposed by them using the regional channel. Along the way, Li Yao killed many yers, and since most of the people who wanted to challenge Li Yao were PK fanatics with a lot of military merits, Li Yao gained a lot of military merits by killing them. His military merits were continuously rising. Ranks not only grant privileges, but after reaching a certain level, they can also provide property bonuses and special effects. When you upgrade from a nonmissioned officer to a junior officer, you get initial property bonuses. From Junior Officer to Major, not only do you get property bonuses, but you can also transform into a powerful existence. As the rank level gets higher, the obtained property bonuses and properties be more and more abnormal. Especially in guild and faction battles, the rank bonus can be maximized. In the past, there were people who became Grand Marshals through military merits. When they transformed, they were so powerful that their various properties could beparable to those of real faction bosses. They were incredibly powerful. For the first three hours, Li Yao walked and was challenged continuously. In thest two hours, Li Yao walked and asked questions along the way. ¡°I say, fellows. I¡¯m from the Dark Camp. You guys are too calm, aren¡¯t you going to try and kill me?¡± ¡°Kill your grandpa.¡± The team that was asked had a million curses rushing through their hearts. Thebat report from a few hours ago had already exploded. Some people were even keeping statistics for Li Yao, and by now he had killed more than three hundred yers. Some people thought that they couldn¡¯t kill Li Yao by themselves, so they decided to join forces and ambush and attack him. However, they were wiped out by Li Yao. After several waves like that, everyone stopped challenging Li Yao on the regional channel. As a result, when Li Yao encountered yers from the Light Faction, he would ask if they wanted to kill him. Then some groups would actually get angry and attack Li Yao, only to be exterminated. After several hours, yers from the Light Faction discovered that as long as they don¡¯t attack Li Yao, he won¡¯t attack them either. This news spread quickly, so the yers from the Light Faction went from the initial excitement of wanting to kill Li Yao and loot his good equipment, topletely ignoring him. They went about their business as if Li Yao didn¡¯t exist. As if Li Yao wasn¡¯t a member of the enemy camp. They allowed Li Yao to swagger around in front of them without restraint. And the messages in the regional channel that once read, ¡°The bastard Prairie Fire is at a certain coordinate, hurry up if you want to challenge him.¡± Turned into, ¡°The Bloody Hunter has arrived at a certain location. Avoid it if you can, and do not have any intention to fight if you can¡¯t.¡± Although Li Yao thinks it¡¯s normal to kill people in a game, he doesn¡¯tmit wanton killings. Those who intended to kill him, he¡¯d kill without hesitation. As for those who love peace, Li Yao generally wouldn¡¯t attack them on his own. ¡°You really can¡¯t keep yourself out of trouble, can you? Now you¡¯ve even earned the title of Bloody Hunter.¡± Sister Li sent a private text. ¡°Geez, you guys heard about it so quickly?¡± Li Yao was speechless. Isn¡¯t it just killing a few yers for military merits and toplete tasks? ¡°The videos of us wiping out several guilds are blowing up right now, and you¡¯re a hot topic. The videos of you killing people have been constantly posted online, so naturally, the attention is high.¡± Sister Liughed. ¡°What kind of mentality do these people have?¡± Li Yao was speechless. Those who could upload videos of their deaths were definitely those killed by him. Besides reporters, no one else could shoot. ¡°Enjoy your fame. After all, you¡¯re such a big name now. Losing to you doesn¡¯t make anyone feel ashamed. So, you see, they use your poprity to get exposure for themselves. It¡¯s that simple.¡± Sister Li¡¯s analysis hit the nail on the head. ¡°Whatever, forget about them. What did you want?¡± Li Yao asked. ¡°Nothing, just to tell you to keep causing a stir and staying in the public eye. yers are very pragmatic. If you don¡¯t keep getting exposure, you¡¯ll be forgotten quickly. Both the guild and you need this kind of attention right now.¡± Li Yao smiled bitterly: ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll try.¡± Li Yao hung up themunication, helpless. How could he draw attention when yers from the Light Faction either ran away or pretended not to see him as soon as they saw him? It wasn¡¯t until night fell that Li Yao arrived at his destination. The map was sorge that it wasn¡¯t until noon the next day that he finally reached the coastline at the edge of the Dark Grey Valley. ¡°System: You¡¯ve discovered the Silent Bay. The deste and ancient atmosphere blows toward you with the warm sea breeze. You gaze at ancient stone columns buried in mud and sand, as if feeling the glory of Ancient Times.¡± Li Yao used Magic Spider Silk to scale an extremely tall stone column, allowing him to clearly oversee arge beach. This ce was also upied by the Naga, and they were all level fifteen or higher. Li Yao could see a dense crowd of Naga elites, even silver and boss level Naga. Countless Murlocs were busy doing something under the supervision of the Naga¡­ Chapter 264: Dilemma (Additional update with 600 Monthly Tickets) Chapter 264: Dilemma (Additional update with 600 Monthly Tickets) Trantor: 549690339 Li Yao¡¯s eyes widened, the surprise was too abrupt and beyond expectation. He didn¡¯t anticipate discovering an Arrow of Mystery here and though this skill didn¡¯t increase any damage, when used properly it was truly divine. Moreover, this skill was a variant of the re, one must learn this skill and then be unable to learn the re. However, Li Yao didn¡¯t hesitate at all, he went ahead and learned the skill right away. Of course, for ordinary yers, the Arrow Mystery ¡¤ Sound was too advanced, certainly not as useful as the re. Fire a re into an area and it would illuminate it, revealing all various stealth professions. But the Arrow Mystery wasn¡¯t that simple and barbaric¡­ Arrow Mystery ¡¤ Sound Mystery change ¡¤ Scout, releases a sonar arrow that can detect the situation within a certain range, and transfers the information into the brain. Mystery change ¡¤ Explode, master the frequency and density of sound waves, causing a sonic explosion, causing damage to enemies within the range and causing them to be confused,sting 0.5-3 seconds Learn the profession: Hunter Learning conditions: Master at least one Arrow of Mystery. Though this skill seemed to be clearly described, it required long practice periods to truly master it. Just like slingshot, mastering and not mastering were twopletely different skills. This Mystery was different from ordinary skills. For instance, with Arcane Shooting, as long as you learned the skill, you only needed to consider the problem of hitting. But this kind of Mystery skill, most of them had special mechanisms. Just like the detection effect, mastering the frequency required a long period of experiments issuing sonar arrows of different frequencies ording to different terrains and mediums, the effects were different. Moreover, the detection would be transferred into the brain, if you don¡¯t have strong spiritual power and resolution, you can¡¯t handle it well. As for the explosion, apart from the frequency, it was important to consider the explosion¡¯s frequency, the control effect was different, however, as for damage, it was passable. Due to these difficulties, even though the Arrow Mystery skill was powerful, there weren¡¯t many Hunters who learned it. It wasn¡¯t until a few yearster, when spiritual power gradually strengthened, did other sses with Mystery skills start to pick up. Li Yao steadied his heart and began to probe the second item. Skull of Deadly Poison Grade: Purple Epic Part: Head Mask Intelligence: 28 Spirit: 27 Endurance: 26 Poison series Spell increases by 10%, Toxic Nova effect increases by 20% Level: 13 Rmended: Pharmacist, Poison Necromancer Another Epic equipment, increases that are directly by percentage are basically high-quality equipment, Li Yao stored the equipment in the backpack, prepared to give the equipment to Feng Yi. Design Drawing: me Sword Description: Learning the blueprint can learn how to forge the me Sword. me Sword Quality: Blue Excellent Features: One-handed sword Attack: 29-35 (Fire attack) Strength: 25 Dexterity: 23 Fire Damage increases by 5% Level: 12 Annotation: When an intermediate cksmith with 1350 or more makes this, there¡¯s a chance for the weapon to evolve into an Epic Grade Equipment. Material: Copper Ingot 15, Iron Ingot 3, me Essence 2, Cat¡¯s Eye Stone 1, Thick Skin 5. ¡°This is really something good.¡± Li Yao satisfiedly stored the blueprint into his backpack. This blueprint was very outstanding, the me Sword, a one-handed sword with a fire attribute attack, it seems to be burning with mes, apart from its good attributes, just the appearance was a very fashionable weapon. Made this, definitely worthy sale, and it had a chance to be upgraded to Epic, needless to say, even a one in a million chance of upgrade was a big profit. This blueprint, could let the guild train a high-level cksmith without costing a dime. Li Yao again searched the chest, but only found some silver coins. Li Yao then left the treasure chest with reluctance. Li Yao approached the light, but didn¡¯t rush to emerge. Li Yao loaded a steel arrow, his mind was instantly filled with some frequency adjustment data, Li Yao adjusted skillfully. Then he pulled the trigger! The steel arrow seemed to shatter and disappeared in the water. If one could see sound waves, they would feel arge amount of sound waves beginning to oscite. A simtion appeared in Li Yao¡¯s mind, the reflection in his mind made Li Yao take a cold breath, there were quite a few monsters above. ording to the detection model to judge, Li Yao was sure they must be Orcs. Li Yao frowned. The ce Li Yao was in was arge cave, on the side of the cave, was a not toorge pool. A lot of Orcs wearing Warlock Robes and their summoned Demon Pets gathered in the cave. In his past life, Li Yao had done this dungeon, he generally knew the monsters¡¯ information here. The ones outside should be the Orc Warlock from the Shadow Council. The Shadow Council was a violent organization created by a big Orc Shaman who aligned himself with the Demon Legion in the depths of the Void Universe, he even sold all the Orc Tribes, letting the Orcs be infected with Demon¡¯s Blood. He used the Shadow Council to oppress the Orcs,unching a war spanning dimensions or evens. Later the Orcs failed, the Shadow Council also disappeared. But ording to the information Li Yao knew in his past life, the Shadow Council had aligned itself with some sealed ancient God and was active underground. The Shadow Council¡¯s most sessful operation was the subversion of a human kingdom, that was the most costly world event for the yers. All these had nothing to do with the current situation, and the event had not yet happened. Li Yao didn¡¯t think too much, but he knew the Shadow Council¡¯s Warlock was tough to deal with., the Warlock¡¯s output was no less than a Mage¡¯s, plus the demons they summoned, naturally theirbat power was explosive. If it were in the wilderness, Li Yao naturally wouldn¡¯t fear anything. But in a cave, Li Yao basically had no room to maneuver. If he went up, his attack would be enough, but the pet wouldn¡¯t be able to hold on, and without room to maneuver, he risked being hit by spells, and easily getting killed instantly. A frontal assault was absolutely a suicidal act. ¡°Didn¡¯t expect that after learning the Sound it woulde in handy.¡± Li Yao sighed in relief, if he hadn¡¯t learned the Arrow Sound Mystery, he would probably have to return and gather his buddies. ¡°Not enough information, can¡¯t simte it.¡± Li Yao frowned, again drinking a potion of Underwater Breathing. In this kind of cave, sound-detecting canst nearly a minute, Li Yao released a sonar arrow every minute, detecting the situation of the cave. Li Yao¡¯s brain was constantly simting and recording the situation in the cave, with the disy of sound detection, when constructing the model, it saved Li Yao a lot of effort. With Li Yao¡¯s spiritual power,pletely simting hundreds of Warlocks in the cave and their actions, as well as the details of the terrain was basically impossible. But with the sustained images of sonar detection, it was rtively easy for Li Yao, he just needed to record and simte the details. Li Yao continued to release ten sonar arrows before reopening his eyes, if he wanted to enter the cave, he could only outsmart them. Li Yao slowly loaded the me Crossbow¡­ Chapter 262: Assassin Hall Chapter 262: Assassin Hall Trantor: 549690339 Li Yao also prepared honey roasted meat and activated two Single Scrolls, increasing his armor and movement speed. He then pulled out a bottle of Winter Springs Liquor. After hesitating for a moment, Li Yao decided not to open it. His current level was too low, and the benefits he would get from the liquor were underwhelming, making it a waste to consume at this point. After some thought, Li Yao also enchanted a few dozens of Silver Elite Guards with a Group Armor Scroll. ¡°I have good news,¡± Li Yao¡¯s sistermunicated, telling him, ¡°Yesterday, our guild¡¯s core team finally defeated the final boss of the Evil Cave.¡± ¡°That sounds like a worthwhile loot.¡± Li Yao was not surprised, for his contribution had rified the boss¡¯s mechanics, making it usible to defeat the boss by other means. ¡°However, it was not just us. Many others have also sessfully cleared the cave,¡± Li Yao¡¯s sister said regretfully. ¡°As long as we don¡¯t fall behind, it¡¯s fine,¡± Li Yao reassured. ¡°I know. The Shining Fruit you asked me to sell is most likely going to be sold out in a few days, and it¡¯s still in demand. However, it appears yers have found new ces to harvest Shining Fruit. Although the market demand still exceeds the supply, there¡¯s noticeably more than before and it has even started to appear in auctions,¡± Li Yao¡¯s sister said, sending him some screenshots at the same time. ¡°That¡¯s okay, it¡¯s because of the exploration of the new map. Many Level 10 maps have been opened leading to an increase in the production of Shining Fruit. We just need to sell ours quickly.¡± Li Yao got the idea. The significant increase in the production of Shining Fruit was inevitable, as many maps were now spawning the fruit at a higher rate. For instance, the Dark Gray valley, which was overrun with vegetation and herbs more than in ordinary maps, but the appearance of Shining Fruit would still flourish for a few days, considering the numerous participants involved. However, that would be all. The price of the Shining Fruit would gradually decline, eventually reaching a suitable price range but certainly not reducing to the original three silver coins per group. ¡°Indeed, you made a significant profit from this. Our gold coins are more than sufficient now. So, I think we shouldn¡¯t participate in the collection and resale of Shining Fruit anymore. Let the big merchants and major guilds enjoy some of the benefits, or else our guild, Starfire, would be resented,¡± Li Yao¡¯s sister earnestly suggested. Regardless of what one does, monopolizing all the resources is likely to be disliked and can easily lead to istion. ¡°I understand. You take the lead on it.¡± Li Yao¡¯s sister thought for a moment and then said, ¡°And there¡¯s onest issue. There seems to be upsurge of spies in our guild. However, it¡¯s not confirmed yet. I need to investigate further.¡± ¡°Our members have started to get ambushed?¡± Li Yao frowned. The Starfire Guild wasn¡¯t involved in any major activities at the moment. The primary concern was currently about upgrading the guild to level three, selling some information could go unnoticed, hence, the only way to spot any discrepancies would be if the movements of the guild¡¯s members are betrayed. ¡°Yes, some guild members have been ambushed sporadically since yesterday. At first, we thought it was idental, but today the number of members being ambushed is increasing. I have already given instructions to forbid members from revealing their location in the guild channel. However, it appears to be of little use. It seems there might be quite a few spies, and some of them might even be in high positions,¡± she exined the situation in detail. ¡°It is inevitable that there will be traitors in every guild. It is an unfortunate truth,¡± Li Yao thought for a moment and suggested, ¡°We can pretend to leak some information to the suspected members. We should be able to uncover some of them that way.¡± Li Yao¡¯s sister agreed and proposed, ¡°I don¡¯t think this is enough, it¡¯s not aggressive enough. Clearly, this time, the three major guilds are trying to exhaust us. Passive defense and sitting idly would not work.¡± Li Yao paused, asking, ¡°What does ¡®sister¡¯ suggest?¡± ¡°Our guild has quite a number of elite rogues, already close to a hundred,¡± Li Yao¡¯s sister took a deep breath and continued, ¡°You may not know, but even the Assassination Guild, which specializes in assassination, does not have a hundred elite rogues. I think we should establish an Assassination Hall andunch a counter-attack.¡± A light shed in Li Yao¡¯s eyes, he said, ¡°I¡¯ve overlooked that.¡± Li Yao was overly confident. He was only thinking about his revenge and forgot about the power of the guild. Without any further dy, Li Yao added all the rogues into the official guild channel where he had created a new sub-channel called the Assassination Hall. ¡°I invited you to this channel because the guild is going to establish an Assassination Hall, specifically to carry out assassination quests for the guild. ¡®Sister¡¯ will set a policy where you will receive guild points awards for different assassination targets. Joining the Assassination Hall will not affect your daily activities. However, assassination missions are very dangerous. If you don¡¯t like to take risks, feel free to exit this channel. Guild missions and dungeon raids will also contribute to the guild.¡± However, Li Yao¡¯s words were unnecessary. The rogues were all fond of yer killings (PK), hence no one left the channel. Instead, they were brimming with excitement. ¡°Guild leader, quit beating around the bush, and start issuing the quests already. No one is leaving. The items in the guild warehouse are still tempting us. We are worried that the guild points gained from doing guild quests are too little,¡± Shadow Dance wildly expressed everyone¡¯s thoughts. ¡°Alright. I won¡¯t say much more. I believe everyone knows about the frequent ambushes. We must pay them back in their own coin. You are all elite professionals, and your skills are naturally superior. I hope you can bring honor to our guild.¡± ¡°I hereby appoint Shadow Dance as the first leader of the Assassination Hall. Shadow Dance, you are in charge of organizing a dueling among the assassins in the hall to determine the squad leader. However, let me be clear. All these positions, including the hall leader¡¯s, are not fixed. They will be determined by one¡¯s abilities through a monthlypetition. That¡¯s all for now. ¡®Sister¡¯ will exin the rest in detail,¡± Li Yao then exited the channel. He only manages personnel appointments. As for specific matters, he leaves them to others as it would be a waste of energy and time. What he needs to do most is to continually improve his level and strength, keeping his lead. As long as he continues to achieve his goals and keep the guild¡¯s general direction, the guild will continue to be under his control. Li Yao took out the me Crossbow and looked around the entrance, identifying which target he could hit that would attract fewer beasts. His objective was not to grind monsters but to carve out a bloody path to enter the Abyss Temple. This time wasparatively more straightforward. Hundreds of Silver Elite Guards surrounded Li Yao who continuously released Death ck Arrow and picked off nagas elites with lesser health. This strategy helped replenish the diminishing stock of Silver Elites. Li Yao had already simted the operation in his mind. He chose the most advantageous route. Although the number of nagas was increasing, he used his terrain advantage and finally reached near a copsed building¡­ PS: First chapter¡¯s up, please give monthly tickets and subscriptions¡­ Chapter 263: Life Deprivation Chapter 263: Life Deprivation Trantor: 549690339 Clearly, attempting to push forward with just over a hundred Silver Heroes wouldn¡¯t work by conventional means. That¡¯s just how it goes. High intelligence monsters aren¡¯t going to sit idly by and watch Li Yao ughter their kin. These are organized and disciplined intelligent beings. They won¡¯t recklessly rush forward like wolves, nor will they allow intruders into their territory. The leader usually coordinates the attack and keeps it orderly. For example, in the case of Li Yao, he knows that with a hundred Silver Heroes, he wouldn¡¯t walk away unscathed. Especially deeper within, if surrounded, his small stature would stand no chance against a Naga Mage¡¯s onught without any healing assistance. Once he falls, everything else will fall into chaos. Therefore, he chooses advantageous terrain, utilizing cliffs or buildings to ensure the Naga extermination squad never fully encloses him. As a result, not only is the loss of Li Yao¡¯s Silver Heroes decreased, but Li Yao also has room to avoid area spells which might instantly kill him. However, the Naga leader is strategic in both attack and retreat. He repeatedly adjusts the Naga¡¯s battleform, causing a great deal of trouble for Li Yao. Li Yao wants to kill the leader to sever themand chain, but the leader has always stayed far from the battle, preventing Li Yao from seizing the opportunity. However, pushing further towards the ruined buildings is his limit. With no mountains orrge structures around, the Nagas begin gathering troops from another direction to ambush him. ¡°This should be the ce. If I¡¯m wrong, I¡¯ll have to start over.¡± As the Nagas close in on him, he barely has room to dodge. While guarded by the Silver Heroes, Li Yao approaches a gap in the ruins. As far as Li Yao knows, this Abyssal Temple has three entrances, and this crack is one of them. The other two are located inside a bay and in the water. He obviously can¡¯t rush into the one inside the bay, and as for the water, even though he could hold his own against a melee Naga, diving into the water would be pure suicide. However, the situation was that this area had already been developed into a linear dungeon. Not fully explored, even Li Yao couldn¡¯t confirm if the connection was true this time. Li Yao pulled out arge two-handed hammer and began hammering away at the spot, unable to enter even after shrinking himself. The number of Silver Heroes quickly dwindled, and the defense became increasingly difficult. ¡°Damn it, only ten seconds left then I will have to start over.¡± Li Yao started sweating. The rock here was indeed well-preserved after being soaked in seawater for tens of thousands of years, but it also meant that it had been thoroughly corroded by the sea ¨C if not, trying to destroy the reinforced temple building with a hammer would have only been a pipe dream. Now his safe space was getting smaller. The Silver Heroes were few, and if he couldn¡¯t break through, he would have to retreat and start from the outside all over again. Of course, because of this operation, if he had to start again, the difficulty would definitely increase a lot, and it would be a toss-up whether he can replicate hisst performance. Other than the explosion of spells, the cries of battle, as well as Li Yao smashing the crack with his hammer, nothing else could be heard in this area. ¡°Damn it, I hope I didn¡¯t choose the wrong ce. Strength of the Minotaurs, onest time!¡± Li Yao, bing increasingly frenzied, once again invoked the Strength of Minotaurs and brought his hammer down fiercely. Crack, crack¡­ With the sound of the rock splitting, Li Yao felt the ground give way and he started to fall. Angel¡¯s Wings! The ce was full of dust and dirt, and Li Yao couldn¡¯t see clearly what was below him. As a reflex, he activated Angel¡¯s Wings. However, tragedy struck Li Yao. He would have been fine if he continued falling as he was, but with the abrupt stop from the wings, he was instantly hit by falling rocks. -385 ¡°Dammit, I can¡¯t believe this is how I¡¯m going down.¡± Li Yao couldn¡¯t help but cry out in pain. His head was hurting tremendously, and he tumbled down uncontrobly. His vision was poor, and his head was spinning from the blow. He had lost control of his body and fell along with the rocks. Ssh¡­ Li Yao choked on a few mouthfuls of water before finallying up for air, with his health already down to less than a third. If it weren¡¯t for the fact that he was underwater, he¡¯d be long dead. ¡°Damn it.¡± Just as Li Yao was able to see clearly, he saw a shadow overhead ¨C a huge rock hurtling towards him. Magic Spider Silk! Li Yao was pulled towards a rock wall by his magic spider silk. The rock scrapped past his body and fell into the water, making a thunderous ssh. ¡°This is ridiculously thrilling,¡± Li Yao muttered to himself as he clung onto the rock at the edge of the water. Li Yao, noticing the vines growing on the rock, had an idea. While in the water, he couldn¡¯t regenerate health normally. But then he remembered an ability of the Touch of Darkness. Life Deprivation! The vines that Li Yao¡¯s hands were holding were suddenly entangled by his seemingly inert mist-like vine tendrils until, animated by the Touch of Darkness, they quickly extended outward. A warm flow of green, peaceful energy of life streamed into Li Yao¡¯s body, replenishing him. +50+50+50+50+50+50+50¡­ Li Yao¡¯s health rapidly regenerated. No bread or even entry-level life potions couldpare to it. After a while, his health waspletely replenished. ¡°System: You have deprived a Thousand-Year Vine of life. Your maximum health has increased by 200, your natural resistance by 50, and you have temporarily learned the spell Vine Entanglement, whichsts for 2 hours.¡± Vine Entanglement: Detonate the Touch of Darkness, summon a sturdy vine to entangle a target for 6 seconds. Attacks will break the control effect. Li Yao was left stunned for a moment. He hadn¡¯t expected gaining such an effect from absorbing a vine. It was truly beyond his expectations. ¡°Indeed, there¡¯s more to the gift from the queen¡­¡± Li Yao reviewed his Touch of Darkness¡¯ properties once more, then fell into contemtion before testing out its properties once again. He came to the revtion that siphoning off different things granted variance to his bonus attributes. For instance, absorbing a bug gave him but an increase of 1 Dexterity. Li Yao concluded that the bonus attributes from the Touch of Darkness corresponded directly to the strength of the life source he extracted. The stronger the life form, the more significant the benefits he reaped. This equipment piece was extraordinary and could be utilized in various ways, depending on the user¡¯s wits. And it made Li Yao even keener to find the second shard of the Touch of Darkness. After a while of research, Li Yao drank an Underwater Breathing Potion and started swimming around in the deep waters, searching the Abyssal Temple. After a few minutes of swimming, Li Yao finally noticed a glimmering light. Just as he was about to swim towards it, he spotted a glowing golden chest. Li Yao was instantly filled with joy. Compared to fighting bosses, he preferred opening chests, especially high-level ones. They usually contained an abundance of loot, including an excellent chance of high-grade items. What¡¯s more, discovering them in hidden ces was significantly less physically and mentally exhausting than boss fights. Li Yao quickly swam down towards the chest and opened it cautiously. The first item Li Yao pulled out happened to be a Skill Book. Arrow Mystery ? Sound¡­ Chapter 264: Dilemma (Additional update with 600 Monthly Tickets) Chapter 264: Dilemma (Additional update with 600 Monthly Tickets) Trantor: 549690339 Li Yao¡¯s eyes widened, the surprise was too abrupt and beyond expectation. He didn¡¯t anticipate discovering an Arrow of Mystery here and though this skill didn¡¯t increase any damage, when used properly it was truly divine. Moreover, this skill was a variant of the re, one must learn this skill and then be unable to learn the re. However, Li Yao didn¡¯t hesitate at all, he went ahead and learned the skill right away. Of course, for ordinary yers, the Arrow Mystery ¡¤ Sound was too advanced, certainly not as useful as the re. Fire a re into an area and it would illuminate it, revealing all various stealth professions. But the Arrow Mystery wasn¡¯t that simple and barbaric¡­ Arrow Mystery ¡¤ Sound Mystery change ¡¤ Scout, releases a sonar arrow that can detect the situation within a certain range, and transfers the information into the brain. Mystery change ¡¤ Explode, master the frequency and density of sound waves, causing a sonic explosion, causing damage to enemies within the range and causing them to be confused,sting 0.5-3 seconds Learn the profession: Hunter Learning conditions: Master at least one Arrow of Mystery. Though this skill seemed to be clearly described, it required long practice periods to truly master it. Just like slingshot, mastering and not mastering were twopletely different skills. This Mystery was different from ordinary skills. For instance, with Arcane Shooting, as long as you learned the skill, you only needed to consider the problem of hitting. But this kind of Mystery skill, most of them had special mechanisms. Just like the detection effect, mastering the frequency required a long period of experiments issuing sonar arrows of different frequencies ording to different terrains and mediums, the effects were different. Moreover, the detection would be transferred into the brain, if you don¡¯t have strong spiritual power and resolution, you can¡¯t handle it well. As for the explosion, apart from the frequency, it was important to consider the explosion¡¯s frequency, the control effect was different, however, as for damage, it was passable. Due to these difficulties, even though the Arrow Mystery skill was powerful, there weren¡¯t many Hunters who learned it. It wasn¡¯t until a few yearster, when spiritual power gradually strengthened, did other sses with Mystery skills start to pick up. Li Yao steadied his heart and began to probe the second item. Skull of Deadly Poison Grade: Purple Epic Part: Head Mask Intelligence: 28 Spirit: 27 Endurance: 26 Poison series Spell increases by 10%, Toxic Nova effect increases by 20% Level: 13 Rmended: Pharmacist, Poison Necromancer Another Epic equipment, increases that are directly by percentage are basically high-quality equipment, Li Yao stored the equipment in the backpack, prepared to give the equipment to Feng Yi. Design Drawing: me Sword Description: Learning the blueprint can learn how to forge the me Sword. me Sword Quality: Blue Excellent Features: One-handed sword Attack: 29-35 (Fire attack) Strength: 25 Dexterity: 23 Fire Damage increases by 5% Level: 12 Annotation: When an intermediate cksmith with 1350 or more makes this, there¡¯s a chance for the weapon to evolve into an Epic Grade Equipment. Material: Copper Ingot 15, Iron Ingot 3, me Essence 2, Cat¡¯s Eye Stone 1, Thick Skin 5. ¡°This is really something good.¡± Li Yao satisfiedly stored the blueprint into his backpack. This blueprint was very outstanding, the me Sword, a one-handed sword with a fire attribute attack, it seems to be burning with mes, apart from its good attributes, just the appearance was a very fashionable weapon. Made this, definitely worthy sale, and it had a chance to be upgraded to Epic, needless to say, even a one in a million chance of upgrade was a big profit. This blueprint, could let the guild train a high-level cksmith without costing a dime. Li Yao again searched the chest, but only found some silver coins. Li Yao then left the treasure chest with reluctance. Li Yao approached the light, but didn¡¯t rush to emerge. Li Yao loaded a steel arrow, his mind was instantly filled with some frequency adjustment data, Li Yao adjusted skillfully. Then he pulled the trigger! The steel arrow seemed to shatter and disappeared in the water. If one could see sound waves, they would feel arge amount of sound waves beginning to oscite. A simtion appeared in Li Yao¡¯s mind, the reflection in his mind made Li Yao take a cold breath, there were quite a few monsters above. ording to the detection model to judge, Li Yao was sure they must be Orcs. Li Yao frowned. The ce Li Yao was in was arge cave, on the side of the cave, was a not toorge pool. A lot of Orcs wearing Warlock Robes and their summoned Demon Pets gathered in the cave. In his past life, Li Yao had done this dungeon, he generally knew the monsters¡¯ information here. The ones outside should be the Orc Warlock from the Shadow Council. The Shadow Council was a violent organization created by a big Orc Shaman who aligned himself with the Demon Legion in the depths of the Void Universe, he even sold all the Orc Tribes, letting the Orcs be infected with Demon¡¯s Blood. He used the Shadow Council to oppress the Orcs,unching a war spanning dimensions or evens. Later the Orcs failed, the Shadow Council also disappeared. But ording to the information Li Yao knew in his past life, the Shadow Council had aligned itself with some sealed ancient God and was active underground. The Shadow Council¡¯s most sessful operation was the subversion of a human kingdom, that was the most costly world event for the yers. All these had nothing to do with the current situation, and the event had not yet happened. Li Yao didn¡¯t think too much, but he knew the Shadow Council¡¯s Warlock was tough to deal with., the Warlock¡¯s output was no less than a Mage¡¯s, plus the demons they summoned, naturally theirbat power was explosive. If it were in the wilderness, Li Yao naturally wouldn¡¯t fear anything. But in a cave, Li Yao basically had no room to maneuver. If he went up, his attack would be enough, but the pet wouldn¡¯t be able to hold on, and without room to maneuver, he risked being hit by spells, and easily getting killed instantly. A frontal assault was absolutely a suicidal act. ¡°Didn¡¯t expect that after learning the Sound it woulde in handy.¡± Li Yao sighed in relief, if he hadn¡¯t learned the Arrow Sound Mystery, he would probably have to return and gather his buddies. ¡°Not enough information, can¡¯t simte it.¡± Li Yao frowned, again drinking a potion of Underwater Breathing. In this kind of cave, sound-detecting canst nearly a minute, Li Yao released a sonar arrow every minute, detecting the situation of the cave. Li Yao¡¯s brain was constantly simting and recording the situation in the cave, with the disy of sound detection, when constructing the model, it saved Li Yao a lot of effort. With Li Yao¡¯s spiritual power,pletely simting hundreds of Warlocks in the cave and their actions, as well as the details of the terrain was basically impossible. But with the sustained images of sonar detection, it was rtively easy for Li Yao, he just needed to record and simte the details. Li Yao continued to release ten sonar arrows before reopening his eyes, if he wanted to enter the cave, he could only outsmart them. Li Yao slowly loaded the me Crossbow¡­ Chapter 265: Overlapping Mysteries (Dragon’s Reverse Scale Extra Update 8/10) Chapter 265: Ovepping Mysteries (Dragon¡¯s Reverse Scale Extra Update 8/10) Trantor: 549690339 Li Yao was about to attack, but suddenly thought of something and put away his heavy crossbow. ¡°No good, there¡¯s a certain w.¡± Li Yao thought again for a while, finally remembering something he hadn¡¯t used in a long time and almost forgotten. Exploding Sheep! Li Yao positioned exploding sheep one after another around himself. Many engineering items have a limit to the amount of damage they can do, like the exploding sheep and grenades, which were explosives. This was a mechanic problem of the ancient gods. Li Yao found out that the damage of exploding sheep could be stacked three times, and any number of sheep exploding at the same time would not increase the damage figure. Because of the Creator¡¯s Equipment, the exploding sheep benefit from Li Yao¡¯s attack strength enhancement, three sheep could possibly kill yers in seconds, but it was wishful thinking to kill elites or star-rated elites. Li Yaomanded the exploding sheep to enter the cave from the edge and then slowly move along the edge. At the same time, Li Yao fired a sonar arrow to monitor the cave condition. Li Yao took a deep breath to calm himself down, then started adjusting the angle. Zizz¡­. The subtle ticking sound was made by the exploding sheep. The sorcerers here were all resting. An exploding sheep arrived at the feet of a sorcerer by the bonfire, then exploded. Boom¡­ All of the sorcerers were startled awake. Just before the exploding sheep sounded, Li Yao also pulled the trigger. He fired the Death ck Arrow when applying the shooting technique! Ding Ding, Puff¡­ The sound of the exploding sheep covered the sound of the shot. A ck arrow suddenly darted out of the water, then was deflected onto the cave wall, then again onto the cave ceiling, and finally speared downwards steeply into the chest of a sorcerer. Rapid Shooting! Even though his agility was reduced a lot under the water, he can still fire three or four arrows per second under rapid shooting. The sorcerer who had been hit by the exploding sheep had no time to react and was shot with three or four arrows. Evil Shadow Sorcerer Rank: Level 16 1 Star Elite Life: 16000 Armor: 289 Skills: Summon Imps, Shadow Bolt, Shadowburn, Siphon Life, Shadowme Pets: Demon Imps (2) Rank: Level 16 1 Star Elite Life: 5000 Armor: 102 Skills: Shadow Fireball, Shadowme At this moment, many Orc Warlocks woke up and vigntly scanned their surroundings. The orc who was continuously being hit by arrows was in an extreme state of surprise and anger, roaring in outrage. ¡°Who dares to ambush the great Evil Shadow Sorcerer.¡± The enraged sorcerer red at the gloom above in the cave. The light from the bonfire was insufficient to light up the roof, making them think that the arrows were being shot by someone hiding there. However, no one responded to him. Arrows rained down like shooting stars from the cave roof. The surprised and furious Orc Warlock roared and dodged madly, but couldn¡¯t evade the arrows. -1058-1036-1102-1085-1025¡­. Each number shed on the curtain of light in Li Yao¡¯s peripheral vision. Silently, Li Yao calcted the beastman¡¯s remaining health. By the fourth second, the beastman had already copsed to the ground, the two demon imps he had summoned, looked perplexed. ¡°Throw a torch up there.¡± A Silver Ying sorcerer ordered loudly. Upon hearing Silver Ying¡¯s order, one sorcerer picked up a piece of burning wood from the bonfire and threw it upwards. But, there was silence at the top of the cave, and no shadows could be seen. But the calm onlysted a moment, another exploding sheep exploded on another sorcerer. Meanwhile, the torch had also dropped back onto the ground. Thump Thump Thump¡­. One after another, ming steel arrows continuously shot at the second Evil Shadow Sorcerer. Thud¡­ By the ninth second, the second sorcerer had fallen. By the fifteenth second, the third sorcerer had fallen. ¡°The arrows areing from the pond, go check it.¡± Silver Ying ordered with a stern face. In an instant, a group of sorcerers ran to the pond¡¯s edge. Now, the arrows targeted the sorcerers at the water¡¯s edge. Li Yao rapidly reloaded steel arrows, while in his mind he calcted and deduced the shooting angle. There was too much to calcte and simte the water¡¯s influence, the factors of wall deflection, these were just the fixed factors. As long as the spiritual power was powerful, it might not seem too difficult. But don¡¯t forget that¡­ Orcs could move, their actions needed to be taken into ount. Then after they moved, Li Yao needed to swiftly judge and adjust the shooting angle ording to the water¡¯s surface and the cave wall¡¯s unevenness. All of this needed to bepleted instantly. In the eyes of ordinary yers, Li Yao seemed not to have calcted, his shooting frequency was just like a usual shot. However, in reality, his spiritual power consumption had reached its peak. Even with Li Yao¡¯s precise calctions, there were times he missed, especially a few minutester, when his spiritual power could not fully control it. But of course, without the help of the sonar arrow, he wouldn¡¯t have a chance in the water in the first ce. In a few minutes, nearly ten sorcerers had been killed ¡°Get in the water and kill the enemy, we mustn¡¯t let him ruin our grand n.¡± Silver Ying sorcerer issued the order, and immediately a sorcerer and a demon guard jumped down, the pond¡¯s mouth was quite small, it simply couldn¡¯t amodate too many people. Li Yao had already swum to the depths of the water tunnel, these sorcerers didn¡¯t have breathing potions, if they dared to venture deeper, it would be suicidal. Li Yao summoned the Death God 4000, came to the spacious tunnel in the water, and kept shooting at the sorcerers. The sorcerer was full of surprise and fury but could do nothing but passively endure the attack, all his Shadow Bolts were blocked by the Death God 4000. The enraged sorcerer turned around, Li Yao continued to shoot, the sorcerer had already died before reaching the surface of the water. ¡°Damn it, what¡¯s happening.¡± Seeing a corpse of a sorcerer float up, Silver Ying was shocked, ¡°Next.¡± It was not until the fourth attempt that a sorcerer managed to escape the water. ¡°It¡¯s an adventurer, he can breathe in the water, and he has a mechanical puppet, very powerful, uh¡­¡± Puff¡­. A steel arrow shot through his body, the seriously injured sorcerer fell down. The sorcerers had be frantic, going into the water was a no-go, not going into the water, the other party had figured out how to bounce the arrows, which was also a no-go. ¡°We retreat to the other great hall.¡± Silver Ying sorcerer roared in fury, feeling helpless. However, this was just the beginning of their nightmare. When they retreated to the second hall, Li Yao would run into the cave above and use ricochet again. Death ck Arrow Curse was activated by Li Yao, along with the Death God 4000, the remaining demons couldn¡¯t hurt Li Yao, instead, they allowed Li Yao¡¯s count of Silver Ying to expand. Li Yao continued to use the technique of sonar arrow to detect the situation of the second hall, then reproduced the same results and continued to ricochet and hunt the sorcerers. When the sorcerers rushed back recklessly, Li Yao returned to the depths of the pond¡­ Chapter 266: Hatred Value (Dragon’s Reverse Scale: cute owner adds more 9/10) Chapter 266: Hatred Value (Dragon¡¯s Reverse Scale: cute owner adds more 9/10) Trantor: 549690339 Li Yao yed a guerri war with the magicians in the puddles and caves, fully embodying the essence of retreating when the enemy advances and harassing when the enemy retreats. In this way, although the Silver Heroes around Li Yao couldn¡¯t hold on, at least the magicians in the first cave were all killed by him. ¡°System: You triggered a special ability in a special scene. By continuously hunting demons, you feel an unusual power engulfing you. You suddenly discovered that hatred for demons has long been lurking in your ancestral bloodline. You have obtained the power of hatred.¡± ¡°System: You are instilled with the power of hatred, the hatred system is activated, currently hatred level is 5/5, recovering one point of hatred level every 10 seconds. Skills consume mana and corresponding hatred level, attack increased by 5%.¡± Li Yao was stunned, then greatly overjoyed. The hatred value is an ability unlocked by hunters when they change their ss to Demon Hunters, an elite profession. Hatred is the energy system of Demon Hunters. However, the hatred value that boosts the magic of hunting demons is rather powerful, whereas the effect of this unexpectedly triggered hatred system is much weaker. After changing ss to Demon Hunter, the hatred value is one hundred, and the attribute bonus is insane. In the early stage, a Demon Hunter is a real firepower torrent turret. Amon beginner hunter either chooses an elite profession like Beast King, relies on pets, or chooses a Demon Hunter. But a Demon Hunter requires a great deal of equipment support to exert its full power. At the beginning, they can only be used as stationary turrets for a short period of time, sacrificing mobility. The hatred system that Li Yao has opened is rtively inferior. It only starts with five points of hatred, with only a 1 point recovery every 10 seconds, and a slight 5% damage bonus, which seems trivial. After all, some skills consume more than 1 point of hatred. But Li Yao knows clearly that this system can grow. When Li Yao has killed a thousand demons, the system will be further strengthened. After a few upgrades, this skill will be powerful. Even if Li Yao gives up being a Dark Ranger and changes his ss to a Demon Hunter, this hatred limit and damage bonus will stack. In his previous life, no one really understood how this system was triggered. They only knew what demons triggered it, but some Demon Hunters didn¡¯t trigger this system after years of demon hunting and leveling up, which was absolutely pitiful. It was reviewed by yers as the hardest and most difficult condition to trigger. Li Yao put down his thoughts and began to probe. He couldn¡¯t see how many magma caves there were. Li Yao hadn¡¯t cleared this dungeon before and didn¡¯t know that he would kill so many monsters the first time he conquered it. But he couldn¡¯t enter the other two entrances, so he had to keep killing all the way. At first, Li Yao kept killing in a few magma caves using the migration mode. With the expansion of space, he finally had room to move around. Li Yao also gradually reached the limit of the number of Silver Hero Skeletons. The number of cave magicians in the back was increasing. ¡°System: You have killed a thousand demon creatures. The hatred system is strengthened. The constant will is 10/10. Every 8 seconds, 1 point of hatred is recovered, and damage is increased by 8%.¡± Then Li Yao killed a few thousand demons, but still didn¡¯t get any enhancement prompts. But in the blink of an eye, a day passed. Day and night were no different here. Apart from eating and resting, Li Yao spent most of his time clearing out the Evil Shadow Sorcerers in a magma cave. The next day, Li Yao received a private chat from Tongtong. ¡°Hehe, since you didn¡¯te, we hit the jackpot this time.¡± Li Yaoughed and said, ¡°What skills did you get that made you so happy?¡± ¡°You guess.¡± Dumbstruck Tongtong couldn¡¯t contain her excitement. ¡°Well, let me guess, um, the special skill of an Elemental Shaman. Considering your current level, if it¡¯s an NPC reward, it should be calling the Ghost Wolf, right?¡± Li Yao pondered and said. ¡°You¡¯re so boring, how did you guess it right away?¡± Dumbstruck Tongtong said, ¡°But there¡¯s more. I also learned how to transform into a Ghost Wolf. I¡¯ll definitely run faster than you next time.¡± ¡°Yes, yes, Tongtong is definitely the best.¡± Li Yao asked, ¡°What about the others?¡± The Soul Wolf transformation indeed is a good escaping skill. It¡¯s simr to the Druid¡¯s travel form transforming into a Money Leopard, very fast. The Shaman¡¯s Ghost Wolf transformation has a certain stealth ability and also two skill attacks. Summoning the Ghost Wolf is a very practical and powerful skill, not only for offense. Overall, Dumbstruck Tongtong really is lucky, she just reached over ten levels and she has already learned this kind of special skill. ¡°Sister Feng Yi got Bone Armor, Sister Shuiguojie got Summoning the Holy Light Warhorse, Da Vinci Missy got a new music score, adding agility. And Sister Weiwei, a mage, got an Ice Barrier.¡± Dumbstruck Tongtong said all in one breath. ¡°Impressive.¡± Li Yao was envious after hearing this. The Bone Armor can summon a six-faced bone shield, blocking any six instances of damage. Summoning the Holy Light Warhorse is a strong monster-pulling skill, it can, of course, be used for charging, escaping, etc., although the summoning time isn¡¯t long, it definitely is one of the most useful skills of the Sacred Teaching army. The others were also good. Each one made quite the harvest. After unting to Li Yao for a while, Dumbstruck Tongtong hung up the private chat satisfactorily. Li Yao continued to follow behind hundreds of Silvers to clean up the monsters. He was more rxed now. After clearing all day, he had a clear understanding of the monsters¡¯ skills and coping mechanisms, and was bing increasinglyfortable in handling them. Li Yao guessed he was about to reach his true destination. ¡°Something not very big nor very small happened today.¡± Sister Li said, ¡°Yesterday, our Thunderp assassins from the Assassin Hall made a move, catching the three big guilds off guard, causing heavy losses.¡± ¡°That¡¯s a good thing, did the three big guilds retaliate?¡± Li Yao heard the implied meaning. ¡°Yep, just now, a not very big nor small scale battle came to an end.¡± Sister Li said. ¡°I¡¯ve been grinding so much, I¡¯ve gotten dizzy. I didn¡¯t look at the guild channel.¡± Li Yao held his forehead. ¡°So I didn¡¯t tell you, the three big guilds formed a hundred-person team specifically against us, causing a lot of loss. I also sent the Assassin Hall to mobilize collectively. Both sides had a big battle in the wild, in the end, we narrowly won. You should take a look.¡± Sister Li sent over a video. The chaotic battle of nearly two hundred thieves. On one side were the elite profession thieves from the three big guilds, and on the other was the Starfire Guild¡¯s Assassin Hall. They imed to have narrowly won, but in the end, there were only three or four thieves left in the Starfire Guild, the rest had all hung once. However, picking up the equipment dropped by the other party was a small advantage. ¡°Don¡¯t be too happy just yet. The three big guilds had this broadcast live, but were left egg-faced by us once again. They must be embarrassed and enraged by now. I guess they¡¯ll target us with big moves in the next few days. And it won¡¯t be as simple as before then.¡± Sister Li reminded. ¡°Alright, I understand. I¡¯ll be back as soon as possible, sorry for making you worry.¡± A spark shed in Li Yao¡¯s eyes. He must hurry up. Li Yao looked at the big door in the distance that was shut. The instance was just ahead¡­ Chapter 267: The Path of Faith (Seeking Subscription) Chapter 267: The Path of Faith (Seeking Subscription) Trantor: 549690339 There were numerous caves that Li Yao nned to fill up with ten thousand demons, hoping it might fuel the hatred system to strengthen him. However, a message came from his guild that changed his ns. He now wanted to rush to the Abyssal Temple¡¯s instance to unravel the secret of the Mysterious Eye. Upon reaching the entrance, Li Yao found the ancient gate tightly sealed. Upon inspection, he realised the gate wasn¡¯t an ancient relic but seemed to have been constructedter. After a week of trying, he tried opening the door with the Brute Force. Still, there was no response. Li Yao understood that many aspects of the low-level maps were simr to the original online game. For example, monsters surrounding a jail cell would drop the keys. Or, there might be a door nearby with noticeable hints and methods to be opened, etc. This was distinct from the higher-level maps which didnt offer such setups. In these maps, exploring a lone city or relic could often end in failure if a key to a door couldn¡¯t be found. And sometimes, the task of opening the door might seem unrted or given to someone who had the key but didn¡¯t have the means to unlock its secrets. This could be extremely frustrating. Li Yao hesitated, inspecting the fallen Silver Ying Wizard again and noticed a Magic Orb. He picked it up and ced it in a round hole on the left side of the gate. Creak, creak, creak¡­ The gate finally opened. ¡°System: You have opened a mysterious gate, and a flux of dark and malicious Moon energy has washed over you. You feel as though you have received the Moon God¡¯s care. It is as if you understand something, like you¡¯re in a Temple belonging to the Moon God. However, the darkness and decay beneath the moon¡¯s radiance stir up unease and curiosity in you.¡± ¡°System: A page of dusty history seems to have been revealed to you, but your fear and anxiety make you hesitate. You must decide whether to explore the secrets within or somehow inform the Ancient Elves about the Temple of the Moon God.¡± Li Yao understood that this was a decision to make. The first choice was to venture into this new area and face the unknown. He might even perish in the process. That was an unknown. The second choice was to notify the Temple of the Moon God, even though he belonged to the Dark Camp. After all, he was a High Elf. Although the ancient Elves had evolved into distinct species and stood in different camps, they wouldn¡¯t readily kill each other. Obviously, none of this applied to adventurers like him. Also, he could secure a reward from the Temple of the Moon God. ¡°System: You have stepped across the threshold, choosing an unknown path, earning the achievement ¡®Lone Hero.¡¯¡± Lone Hero: Confronting the unknown alone, bravely challenging it. Spirit-Magic Resistance+30. Li Yao was momentarily astonished; he hadn¡¯t expected to earn this achievement. Spirit-Magic was control magic that affected the mind, mainly used in dark magic, this resistance was potentially useful. As Li Yao entered the gate, he instantly felt weighed down, as if restrained by an invisible force. ¡°It¡¯s preventing any flight-rted transformations and skills,¡± Li Yao frowned. He realized that this was likely a Flight Ban Array, often found in areas where yers were required to ovee certain obstacles by jumpings. Li Yao, turning a corner, saw the path immediately clear before his eyes, revealing his current predicament. He saw before him arge number of Stone Columns, much like the stepping poles used in martial arts training. Beneath the columns were sharp, protruding red spikes, easily a hundred yards high. Falling from these columns would certainly mean death. These columns varied in size, height, and even colour and engravings. Li Yao noticed a giant dice, over a person tall, with Ancient Elven digits marked on it. ¡°Could this be the consequence of choosing the side entrance for the dungeon expedition?¡± Li Yao thought to himself, recalling that such an obstacle didn¡¯t exist in his previous life. Then, Li Yao realized something. Many dungeon entrances lead to different types of monsters. That¡¯s why the way these side-dungeon instances form is inextricably linked to the choices made by the gamers. Li Yao turned to the wall, seeing Ancient Elven writing. ¡°Path of Faith¡± ¡°Priest of the Moon and Moon Guardians are attempting their first worship of the moon god at the temple. To testify to their sincerity to the moon god, they must endure the test of the path of faith.¡± ¡°The fate dice will dictate your steps. Roll the dice to decide your destiny.¡± ¡°Along the road, there may be rewards or tests. Regardless, you must first dare to leap.¡± Li Yao walked towards the dice. The stage had arge element of luck involved, which was referred to as the Moon God¡¯s grace. But for those who didn¡¯t believe in the Moon God, like him, rolling a good number might be more challenging. Moreover, jumping across the towering columns might be undemanding for him, but it was indeed tough for ordinary yers. Li Yao pushed the dice, causing it to roll quickly. After a moment, the dice slowed and stopped, a shining Ancient Elven number appeared. Upon seeing the number, Li Yao immediately moved towards the edge of the tform and made his jump. Even without the boots¡¯ effect, this sort of thing was child¡¯s y for him, especially now that he had the boots. Quickly, Li Yaonded on the fifth Stone Column. ¡°System: The Moon God has sensed your faith and has rewarded you with a silver chest.¡± Li Yao noticed that a silver chest had appeared at his feet. He immediately opened it: acquiring a Blue Equip, a Green Equip and a handful of copper coins. The Dice of Destiny again appeared, and Li Yao took a deep breath before giving it a prod. Li Yao surveyed the surrounding Stone Columns, as each wasbelled with Ancient Elven numbers. If someone were to misread them and jump on the wrong column, it would essentially mean defying the Moon God¡¯s rules. That could lead to only one oue ¨C death. Li Yaonded on the eighth column, and thendscape before his eyes immediately shifted, transporting him into a forest. Li Yao felt an ancient aura. It was as though he had travelled back in time to an ancient era. The surroundings were a dazzling spectacle filled with fantastical colors. As if the whole world was vividly alive. Li Yao felt an unprecedented sense offort. The air seemed to bear a mysterious energy that continually seeped into his pores, rapidly restoring his spiritual power, like he was soaking in afortable hot spring ¨C so cozy that he wanted to drift off to sleep. ¡°System: Escape from the Troll Hunter for 5 minutes.¡± ¡°That traitor is here! Don¡¯t let him escape again. Kill him!¡± Li Yao saw a squadron of Trolls appear within his sight¡­ ps: It feels so pitiful, requesting some subscription. My subscriptions are dropping, it is distressing. I¡¯d ask the readers to subscribe to the real thing instead of pirated copies. You would get automatic updates. Thanks in advance! Chapter 268: Corrupted Creatures Chapter 268: Corrupted Creatures Trantor: 549690339 Li Yao¡¯s face changed, ready to draw his weapon, only to find that the items in his backpack had all turned gray and his weapons were all ced inside it. ¡°Damn this Dark Troll, thinking he is superior, he dares to break away and go independent, not obeying the orders of Zandri, damn it.¡± Whoosh whoosh whoosh¡­ A group of trolls abruptly threw their short spears. Li Yao knew he had only one option without ess to his weapons ¨C to flee. As they threw their long spears, Li Yaounched a Shadow Roll and performed a backward leap, jumping into the forest. Through the conversation of the trolls, Li Yao realized this could be an event that happened over ten thousand years ago. The elves were once a tribal branch of the trolls. However, due to their nocturnal habits and their proximity to the source of the world¡¯s energy, theke. They were changed by the energy of the earth, their skin and eyes transformed, they started to understand the use of magic, even abandoned the brutal traditional ways of the trolls and be an independent race. At the time all the trolls formed a powerful empire and even defeated the former world hegemon, the Worm Tribe. How could they tolerate betrayal at their height of glory? They started to incessantly hunt down the independent elves. This was the cause of the third war. ¡°Kid, you are unarmed, how you¡¯re going to fight us. Behave and surrender.¡± A few trolls were rushing towards Li Yao with sinister smiles. ¡°Your aim is too bad, go back and train for a few more decades. With your garbage skills, I wonder if the priest who granted you your adulthood ritual was biased.¡± Li Yao shed aside and started to use the big trees as barriers while running. ¡°Once I catch you, I¡¯ll skin you alive and feed you to my raptors.¡± A few trolls huffed in frustration, the remarks about their adult ritual were a huge insult. Li Yao was running at lightning speed as short spears kept flying past him barely missing his body. Long jump + Magic Spider Silk, Li Yao instantly jumped on a tree trunk and then continued to leap using the Magic Spider Silk to pull himself forward. Li Yao was moving at the maximum speed but the distance was only increasing between him and the trolls. ¡°Kid, stop struggling, you are poisoned. The faster you run, the faster the toxin will take effect. Hahaha.¡± This group of trolls were clearly jungle veterans, they picked up speed as if theplicated terrain on the ground didn¡¯t exist. Li Yao¡¯s expression changed, and he did realize a poisoning effect. Lights flickered in Li Yao¡¯s eyes, he once again used Magic Spider Silk to pull himself to another big tree, and then evaded the trolls¡¯ line of sight. Time Trace! Li Yao¡¯s body disappeared in an instant and then reappeared on the tree where he was twelve seconds ago. The trolls¡¯ speed was very fast, twelve seconds would allow them to run a few hundred yards. Li Yao quickly ran towards another direction on the trees, finally the distance was too far to maintain abat state, Li Yao immediately activated the Dark Ranger¡¯s passive skill. Then under the coverage of his passive skill, Li Yao hid his breath, and he sat motionless on the branches of a tall tree. ¡°Damn it, how did this kid disappear.¡± The leading troll suddenly stopped. A troll scuttled up the tree where Li Yao disappeared, saying, ¡°His scent disappears here.¡± ¡°Trace back.¡± The leading troll¡¯s face was grim. They were all expert trackers and soon noticed something wasn¡¯t right. The group of trolls ran again, then found Li Yao¡¯s scent marks left on the way, and starting chasing immediately. ¡°Chief, the scent ispletely gone now.¡± said the troll in frustration. ¡°Sneaky guy, we should trace back.¡± However, they didn¡¯t know that at this moment, Li Yao was watching them from the branches about a hundred yards away. ¡°The first challenge is this difficult, I hope the yers in the future dungeon adventure won¡¯t me me.¡± Li Yao muttered to himself. Time passed little by little. The trolls returned once during this time, but still didn¡¯t find Li Yao¡¯s scent. Finally, they left helplessly. Five minutes passed, and the view in front of Li Yao¡¯s eyes changed again. ¡°System: Congrattions to Prairie Fire forpleting the trial, rewarded with 5% experience.¡± Then the Dice of Destiny appeared in front of Li Yao again, he didn¡¯t hesitate and rolled the dice again. Li Yao jumped to the fourteenth stone column, and he was enveloped by a beam of light. ¡°System: Destiny has led you to this stone pir, you have received the blessing of the Moon God, endurance increased by 2%, strength increased by 2%.¡± Li Yao heaved a sigh of relief. It was lucky to meet this stone pir as it wasn¡¯t always the same. Perhaps his luck was good, Li Yao rolled 5 again. After that, Li Yao¡¯s luck was still good, the numbers he rolled were quiterge, very quickly he was soon nearing the end. Of course, this was also rted to his strength. Most of the trials weren¡¯t a challenge for him. Such as one trial was topete with an elite Moon Guardian, challenge a Silver Hero, or defeat a very fast Boss. This might be difficult for other yers, but it was very simple for Li Yao. Furthermore, there were no Columns of Misfortune for punishment. After all, this was a trial by the Moon God who naturally wouldn¡¯t weaken the strength of her believers. Most of the stone columns were awarded with experience. When Li Yao jumped onto the tform on the opposite side, his experience increased by as much as 35%. He sighed and thought that pioneering rewards were indeed the greatest, whether it was in terms of items or experience. Going through the corridor, Li Yao found an extremelyrge cave. Water surrounded the cave on all four sides. Due to the limitation of his field of vision, Li Yaounched a Sonar Arrow. There were indeed quite a few things below. One-star Elite Murlocs, turtles, all wandering in the water. And on the ind, Li Yao saw a giant turtle. The turtle was really too big, just from witnessing the size of the visible hind limbs of the turtle, which were simr to an elephant¡¯s hooves, one could imagine the strength of this giant turtle. Surrounding the turtle were Satyrs, each of them standing on a small Rune Magic Circle emitting an eerie blood-red light. They raised their hands, a red magic ray linked to the turtle¡¯s body, Li Yao asionally could hear the agonizing struggle and roar of the turtle¡¯s soul. Li Yao frowned. Satyrs were also a branch of elves. Instead, the Satyrs were the corrupted branch. They were the real traitors of the Elf n as well as the cause of the cataclysm. They epted the cosmic void¡¯s fel energy, their bodies twisted into a monster with tentacles growing out of their heads, their bodies distorted and strengthened, turning into creatures with ws and hooves. This type of new demon was called Satyr. Although they were distorted and ugly, they undoubtedly became much stronger after being enhanced by the fel energy. Satyr Warlock Level: 16, 1-star Elite Life: 19000 Armor: 450 Resistance: Primary Dark Resistance, Primary Fire resistance Skills: Fel Corrosion, Shadow Bolt, Summon Imps, Agony Whip ¡°The process has changed, but it seems that the first boss hasn¡¯t.¡± Li Yao touched his chin, this old turtle was a not easy to mess with¡­ Chapter 269: Rich (Dragon’s Reverse Scale Added by Master Meng 10/10) Chapter 269: Rich (Dragon¡¯s Reverse Scale Added by Master Meng 10/10) Trantor: 549690339 Mokerui Rank: Level 16 Boss Life: 220,000 Armor: 688 Resistance: Basic Ice Resistance Skills: Thunderp Trample, Spinning Charge, Fierce Bite Note: Mokerui was originally the most peaceful and tranquil creature of the temple. It was born in the temple and was favored by the Moon God. Even when the temple was deeply buried, it refused to leave. However, the Shadow Council, who brought chaos to the peaceful temple that had been quiet for ten thousand years, used evil energy to corrupt and torment its soul. Now, Mokerui is in a state of madness, betraying its once peaceful nature. Li Yao frowned. The health points of the side mission boss are fixed, whether for one person or five. At first nce, this boss appears to be rather ordinary, with high health points and incredible armor but only three skills. However, such bosses are usually not simple. Firstly, it has at least a dozen silver elites around it. Just this point makes it very difficult to deal with. Moreover, these turtles not only have outrageously high armor, but they also have damage reduction abilities. ¡°What a waste of a good pet,¡± Li Yao said with a bit of a toothache while looking at the enormous turtle. In the pioneer mode, he is able to tame wild beasts as pets. However, the note shows that the opponent has gone mad. Li Yao can even hear the screaming of Mokerui¡¯s soul. It is impossible to establish a contract in a state of madness. Li Yao summoned Death God 4000, who immediately plunged into the water. The murlocs in the water immediately rushed towards Death God 4000, while Li Yao also started attacking. Compared to the Orc Warlocks, the murlocs are far more timid. The number that gathered wasn¡¯t too overwhelming. Although they were elites, they quickly fell under Li Yao¡¯s attacks. As the murlocs struck by the Death ck Arrow fell, one after another silver elite Fishman Skeletons joined Li Yao¡¯s team. After circling around the ind in the heart of the cave for a while, Li Yao found that the current underneath still lead to an unknown ce. Also, not long after he cleans up, other murlocs and crabs-like monsters will emerge from the water behind him. ¡°A good ce to level up, what a pity, I can¡¯t stay herefortably.¡± If it weren¡¯t for his concern for the guild, Li Yao would have definitely leveled up here. Murlocs give plenty of experience, andpared to other monsters, they are rtively easy to kill. Of course, this is just for Li Yao. He now has hundreds of silver elites around him. Whatever he does, they rush up together. A team of murlocs doesn¡¯t stand a chance against him. This ispletely reckless behavior. Ordinary yers probably just finished killing this batch when the murlocs reappear, and then they would be buried here. With a hundred skeletons in ce, Li Yao went ashore. ¡°Unexpected, after ten thousand years, I would meet a former tribe member here.¡± A Satyr, upon seeing Li Yao surrounded by skeletons, spoke. ¡°You humans, either you are mutated and distorted by the Old God, or you are twisted and mutated by the evil energy, each of you is hideous to death, I am not the same race.¡± ¡°Another short-sighted fellow.¡± A cold light shed in the eyes of the Silver Elite, but it quickly disappeared: ¡°How could you understand the power of evil energy?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t want to understand.¡± Li Yao shrugged and was about to take action. ¡°Wait,¡± the lead Satyr said: ¡°I see that you are so young and have be an elite, you are very promising. Why not have me as your rmender, rmend you to the boss. I believe that after the enhancement of the evil energy, you will surely be an existence not weaker than myself. Your achievements as a leader will surely surpass mine.¡± ¡°System: This Satyr wants to rmend you to be a Satyr. You can choose to ept or decline. If you ept, you will be extradited as a Satyr, but from then on, you will be an enemy of the three major alliances. If you do not ept, the other party will be angry and attack you. yers, please choose carefully.¡± Li Yao was taken aback, he didn¡¯t expect to trigger this kind of plot. yers do have a chance to join special forces, such as being regarded as a monster by the Thief Guild, the Pirate Organization, and the special ones, Orcs have a chance to be included as a member of the Shadow Council and so on. For example, a yer joining the Thief Guild will generally be promoted to elite, even silver elite, but the corresponding price is, they will usually be assigned back as an undercover agent. Secret tasks and such, cannot be exposed. If exposed, that¡¯s it, themon enemy of the three major alliances, it¡¯s basically impossible to resupply things. You can only resupply at the stronghold of your Thief Guild. To revert back, a substantial amount of cost is needed. And Li Yao¡¯s situation is even more special. If he bes a Satyr, he will basically only be treated as a monster, not even qualifying to be an undercover agent. Of course, his attribute will change to that of a monster elite, high health points, etc. Then have to level up by killing yers. But usually, there will be some restrictions, cannot wander around randomly. ¡°I definitely want to be a leader, this still needs you to tell me. As for bing as ugly as you, sorry, I don¡¯t want to be a monster yet.¡± With Li Yao¡¯s words, the melee skeletons beside Li Yao charged up, and the ranged skeletons also started releasing Lightning Chains. ¡°Damn it, unappreciative, Mokerui, kill him.¡± The turtle boss let out a low, dragon-like roar, its eyes shing with madness. ¡°Imand you to crush them.¡± The Satyr silver elite roared. However, the turtle boss just doesn¡¯t move, and the Satyrs immediately engaged in battle with grim faces. More than a dozen silver elites were quickly overwhelmed by hundreds of silver elites, Lee Yao didn¡¯t even have to intervene much. ¡°Elf, devotee of the Moon God, kill me, release me, purify my soul, after I die, all my treasure will be yours.¡± Mokerui¡¯s voice was full of pain and struggle. ¡°I can try to purify you.¡± Li Yao said. ¡°No, my soul and body have already been corrupted by evil energy, no one can save me. My soul has been twisted, I cannot control myself. I only see a shower of blood before my eyes, I crave fresh blood. No, this is not the real me, kill me, and take away my energy crystal, which can take you to the real temple. Help me purify the evil existence.¡± Mokerui implored earnestly. ¡°Alright, I promise you.¡± Li Yao nodded and said, he knew that being corrupted by evil energy is basically irreversible. Kill Mokerui Task Description: Mokerui has been corrupted by evil energy and is irreversible. If it¡¯spletely remodeled by evil energy, the demigod bloodline in its body will also be activated, thereby bing a terrifying existence. Task Goal: Kill Mokerui and let it be relieved. Task Reward: Mokerui¡¯s Treasure, Experience 10% Task Difficulty: SS Essence Abyss Temple Task Description: The Shadow Council has preempted the Naga and corrupted the temple through a secret passage. The Moon Goddess Statue in the temple stores arge amount of faith. If it is corrupted, the Old God maye out of the seal. The world will return to the chaos of ancient times. Task Goal: Purify the temple and prevent the conspiracy of the Shadow Council. Task Reward: Moon Goddess Statue, Experience 25% Task Difficulty: SSS ps: I found that some friends still couldn¡¯t find the group number, so I¡¯ll post it again, 427590697. Finally, please subscribe, give us monthly passes, rmendation votes. Thank you on behalf of Mario. Chapter 270: Horse Stepping on Swallow (Additional 650 Monthly Votes) Chapter 270: Horse Stepping on Swallow (Additional 650 Monthly Votes) Trantor: 549690339 ¡°Sorry for the inconvenience.¡± Li Yao took out his heavy crossbow, summoned the Fire Hawk, and more than a hundred Silver Ghosts rushed halfway up, with ranged skeletons in the back constantly casting spells. Viper Stings! Arcane Shot! Charge Shot! Pop, pop, pop¡­ Three Arrow Towers were ced beside him, from which the ranged lightning arrows were cast. The turtle boss was instantly covered by attacks as numerous as the stars in the sky. -658-657-321-332-325-356¡­ The damage reduction of the turtle boss had a terrifying ability, Li Yao¡¯s attacks could only cause six hundred damage. ¡°You damn Undead, your existence is a sphemy against the temple.¡± Despite beingpletely driven to madness, he still considered the temple as his home. Mokerui crunched and pulverized a melee skeleton charging towards him, instantly killing it with no suspense. Watching this, Li Yao felt a twinge of stress. If it could kill a silver-ghosted skeleton in an instant, he would definitely be killed too, without any suspense. However, the output of hundreds of Silver Ghosts plus Li Yao¡¯s was absolutely terrifying, with just one round of attacks, the boss¡¯s HP had plunged nearly by ten thousand. He was achieving this result because the turtle boss took more melee physical damage. If this continues, theoretically speaking, it would only take eight rounds of attacks to definitely kill the boss. ording to the Silver Ghosts¡¯ attack speed of two seconds per round, it would only take sixteen seconds for this boss to be killed. However, this was only a theory. By the time Li Yao¡¯s Silver Ghosts hadpleted the second round of attacks, the boss¡¯s HP had already plummeted to one hundred and sixty thousand. ¡°You¡¯ve angered me.¡± An electric arc blinked on Mokerui¡¯s body. Thunderp Trample! A lightning shockwave centered on the turtle boss caused arge number of cracks. Nearly fifty Silver Ghost skeletons suddenly copsed collectively. Fragments of bones flew everywhere, it gave Li Yao¡¯s heart a jolt, this guy was definitely not an ordinary foe. An old turtle, it was insane enough that his defense was, but his attack was also so sharp. Thinking about it made Li Yao even more regretful. If he could capture this turtle as a pet, he could effortlessly fight monsters up to level twenty with this turtle¡¯s help. Unaffected, Li Yao became even more cautious. The turtle boss slowly advanced towards Li Yao. While Li Yao retreated, hemanded the remaining ranged skeletons to attack and retreat at the same time, slowly chipping away at the turtle boss. Although he lost fifty melees, the output from the ranged was still fierce. The turtle¡¯s movement speed was seriouslycking, which could also be due to it being injured. But the heavy output from fifty ranged was still incredible, the turtle boss¡¯s HP was steadily decreasing, and soon its HP had fallen to sixty thousand. Ding ding ding ding, pop pop pop¡­ The turtle boss¡¯s head and limbs retracted into the turtle shell, with all attacks on him only causing tens of damage. Even Li Yao¡¯s damage could not break a hundred. ¡°What a freakish defense, it¡¯s so painful to have to kill such a good pet myself.¡± However, the turtle shell slowly began to rotate, then gradually sped up. And as it spun faster, all attacks were being deflected from the rotating turtle shell. Spinning Crash! Humming¡­ The turtle shell moved quickly like a whirlwind, charging towards Li Yao like a sh of lightning. ¡°Oh man.¡± Li Yao was startled, although he had been prepared, the speed of the turtle shell was too fast for him to react with any other moves or skills, so he could only use Intimidation. Boom¡­ Li Yao was sted off like a kite with a broken string, sshed into the water, and then the monsters in the water immediately rushed towards him. As Intimidation is guaranteed to block 100% of physical attacks, Li Yao¡¯s HP did not decrease. But he felt like he had been run over by a truck, and if this were not a game, he felt he would¡¯ve thrown up violently. Li Yao hurriedly used Shadow Roll to scramble towards the ind. He didn¡¯t have any life-saving skills right now. Once the Intimidation finished, he wouldn¡¯t be killed by the boss, but the monsters in the water would definitely kill him instantly. A group of Murlocs were chasing after Li Yao, who was using Shadow Roll to escape. If not for that, he would have been caught long ago. On the ind, the turtle shell, swirling like a whirlwind, had be a real truck, continuously crashing around. Although Li Yao had already ordered the ranged skeletons to scatter, these skeletons were still being smashed to pieces like bowling pins. The entire cave echoed with the sound of shattering bones. As soon as Li Yaonded on the ind, the turtle shell rushed back at him from afar. Li Yao jumped up violently, the turtle shell was only a few yards away from his feet, spinning rapidly. Li Yao found out that the Magic Spider Silk couldn¡¯t reach a stctite pir with falling water from the cave ceiling. ¡°Damn the Aerial Ban Array.¡± Li Yao saw the turtle shell had crushed the Murlocs chasing him into mire. If he came down now, he would definitely be killed instantly by the turtle shell when it returned. Moreover, the Intimidation duration had passed, he couldn¡¯t withstand the boss¡¯s attack now. ¡°Fire Hawk.¡± Li Yao came up with a brilliant idea, mentally connecting with the Fire Hawk, which dived down towards his feet like a falcon preying on a rabbit. Li Yao jumped off the back of the Fire Hawk, which almost fell back to the ground before stabilising himself. The spinning turtle shell barely passed by the Fire Hawk, which was thrown into the air by the strong wind pressure. It twirled in mid-air before finally leaving a deep gully on the ground. The Fire Hawk¡¯s HP was reduced by half, but luckily it didn¡¯t die. If it had been hit properly by the turtle shell, it would¡¯ve been crushed just like the skeletons. Whether by size or weight,bined with the huge inertia from the turtle¡¯s rapid spinning, the collision would have been disastrous for the Fire Hawk. Moreover, after being eroded and enhanced by the Fel Corrosion, the normally smooth turtle shell has grownrge spikes, as if it has sprouted new weapons. As for Li Yao, after jumping off the Fire Hawk, he activated the Magic Spider Silk. The Magic Spider Silk stuck to a stctite pir and Li Yao took out a climbing pick and hooked it to the top of the cave. Li Yao wiped a handful of cold sweat from his forehead, it was a death-defying moment. It was his first encounter with the actual boss, not an image from the Shadow Realms. Although killing the turtle boss for the first time was bound to yield a lot of loot, the physical boss was much stronger than projected images from the Shadow Realms. Li Yao had no choice but to continue hanging there while the Fire Hawk, after struggling, took off again, avoiding the turtle boss¡¯s charge. Li Yao quickly casted Pet Heal on the approaching Fire Hawk, then threw out a Mechanical Part. The Fire Hawk¡¯s HP began to recover, soon it was fully healed. With the boss¡¯s continuous collisions, all of the hundreds of skeletons summoned by Li Yao had turned into broken bones, not even aplete skeleton remained, it was truly a dreadful sight¡­ Chapter 271: Top Quality Pet Chapter 271: Top Quality Pet Trantor: 549690339 The Turtle Boss¡¯s spinning state hadsted for a minute, with all of Li Yao¡¯s skeletons having been shattered, leaving piles of scattered bones on the small ind. When the Turtle Boss stopped, it stood still and immobile. Li Yao immediately jumped down, executing a Shadow Roll and safelynded not far from the turtle. Its head and limbs had emerged but it seemed to be in a dazed state, slightly swaying and with no focus in its eyes. Thud, thud, thud¡­ Three Arrow Towers were released, he then drew out his heavy crossbow, continuously unleashing a barrage of attacks. -789-802-799 -658¡­ The Turtle Boss was stunned for a dozen of seconds before it regained rity. Now that Li Yao was fighting solo, he was even more nimble and flexible. The boss¡¯s attacks were indeed powerful, but apart from rotating and rushing, it had no other methods. When the boss was left with thirty thousand and ten thousand health points respectively, it again used the rotating rush. But having already seen the skill release mechanism once, Li Yao naturally evaded it in advance. He directly retreated to the top of the cave using the fire eagle, and once the boss stopped spinning, he jumped down again tocontinue dealing damage. This boss was really difficult. If encountered in the wild and with the existence of an Aerial Ban Array, Li Yao would certainly be in a disastrous situation. Finally, the boss stopped its feeble attacks. ¡°I have finally been liberated, the Moon God, I see the Moon God!¡± The madness in the Turtle boss¡¯s eyes finally disappeared, and its body was enveloped in a silver beam of light. An illusionary turtle emerged from its body, then it nodded at Li Yao. ¡°Under the guidance of the Moon God, I will watch over you. You did a good job, my treasure is in this shell, it now belongs to you.¡± The turtle¡¯s soul bathed in the silver moonlight gradually disappeared. ¡°System: Prairie Fire killed the level 16 Boss, Mokerui, for the first time. Glorious reward, reputation with all races increased by 100 points.¡± A colourful screen appeared in the view of all online yers, and the global chat exploded once again. Even though there are now alliances, small teams, andrge teams achieving world announcements, they are all for low-level bosses. The most was a level ten boss, which felt like it was breaking through to the heavens. This was something they could brag about for a long time. However, the only one able to take down bosses that others saw as high in level, was Li Yao who came out on top. Whilst ordinary yers admired and worshipped him, guilds that had vendettas with Starfire gnashed their teeth. This Prairie Fire, can¡¯t he settle down a bit? Not long ago, there had been the Bloodlust Hunter King. After just over a day, while yers hadn¡¯tpletely forgotten about this person, he once again established his presence by taking out another boss. What upset and frustrated them even more was that Li Yao always stayed one step ahead of them. Ancient God bosses were too hard. Now, the normal path for high-end yers is to first level up, then challenge lower-level bosses and gain lower-level epic equipment. The ones who can run the main storyline only get equipment that currently fits their level. Also, it was a team dungeon, not everyone can always get the equipment they want. However, Li Yao has been consistently challenging higher level bosses. He can challenge higher-level bosses even if he has not reached their level yet, his equipment always leading the way. And with better equipment, he is able to challenge even higher-level bosses, entering a virtuous cycle. Then, someone noticed that Li Yao had already reached level 14. There are still plenty of leveling fanatics. Many guilds are busy clearing dungeons, with their levels typically between eleven and twelve. But now, Starfire Guild no longer dominated the level leaderboard. It was generally filled with independent yers who had undergone their ss change. They couldn¡¯t say that they were stronger than others, but at least they were all leveling fanatics. In addition, some guilds aimed to advertise and increase their exposure, so they worked hard to nurture a yer that could make it onto the leaderboard. As a result, the level leaderboard had been in constant flux these past few days. There were already yers who wanted to brag about surpassing Li Yao, but unexpectedly in the blink of an eye, he had advanced to level 14. More crucially, they were all aware that Li Yao was either killing or taking the first kill. He wasn¡¯t leveling with focus, causing many yers to feel a sense of defeat. ¡°Man, you actually sneaked off to solo another boss.¡± Da Vinci was leveling with the new members they had recruited into the guild when he saw that Li Yao had achieved another first kill. He instantlyined on the guild¡¯s elder channel. ¡°Big brother, you¡¯re too bad, you didn¡¯t call us to kill the high-level boss,¡± Dumbfounded Tongtong was also leveling with Feng Yi. ¡°I even went out of my way to find awesome hunter equipment for you, but you flew solo. Guess you don¡¯t need it anymore,¡± said the Guardian Knight. ¡°Share the equipment, I also want to see what attributes level 15 equipment will have.¡± A 16-level boss would usually drop level 15 equipment. ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll start now.¡± Li Yao walked over to the side of the turtle shell, which had considerably shrunk, and reached inside. Low-level Turtle Demon Crystal Quality: Purple epic Description: A low-level demon crystal stone produced from a turtle-like Warcraft, but this demon crystal contains the divine power of the Moon God. Function: Can be used as high-level energy and extra material. Broadly applicable. ¡°Demon crystal, does this mean there are Warcraft creatures after the Ancient God too?¡± asked a puzzled Dumbfounded Tongtong. Li Yao nodded, saying, ¡°Mmhmm. Once your level is high, the monsters you encounter are basically Warcraft creatures. I didn¡¯t expect this low-level Turtle Boss to produce a Demon Crystal. It must be thanks to the Moon God¡¯s effect.¡± ¡°Demon Crystal, I¡¯ve heard that Demon Crystals can add a special attribute to a piece of equipment.¡± Li Jie also spoke up: ¡°I¡¯ve read some literature on it.¡± ¡°Mmhmm, it could also be used in this way. It¡¯s a kind of high-level enchantment, but the luckponent is very significant. Based on the monster¡¯s characteristics, we can roughly infer that this crystal is more suitable for use on a Shield. We¡¯ll try it outter.¡± Li Yao put away the Demon Crystal and started searching again. Little Turtle Quality: Purple Epic Level: 1 Health: 50 Armor: 15 Traits: Combat pet. Battle Skill: Savage Bite Additional Attributes Given to Master: Swimming Expert: Increases Master¡¯s swimming speed by 15% Divine Turtle Armor: Increases Master¡¯s armor by 1% Turtle Shell Storage: Can store items for its master, 0/10 slots. ¡°So pets can also be like this. I bought a pet piglet from the auction house. Compared with this, it¡¯s too inferior, it only adds 15 in Armor.¡± Dumbfounded Tongtong¡¯s eyes were wide in disbelief. Li Yao cradled the little turtle in his palm, saying, ¡°Pets also have different qualities. Starting from excellent quality, each time the quality increases, another attribute is added. Moreover, even if they are the same species with the same quality, the added attributes are not necessarily the same, it all depends on luck. Mine is quite good.¡± ¡°Stop bluffing, this is already through the roof,¡± Guardian Angel said enviously. ¡°What does level 1 mean? Does that mean it can also help you in battle?¡± Da Vinci asked curiously. ¡°Of course not. There are two types of pets, one is decorative pets, like the piglet Tongtong bought. The other type isbat pets.¡± Li Yao exined¡­ PS: Requesting for a wave of subscriptions, I hope those reading pirated versions could head to Qidian Chinese Web to subscribe to the legitimate version. Chapter 272 - 272 Felguard Shoulder Chapter 272: Felguard Shoulder Trantor: 549690339 ¡°You¡¯re talking about pet battles, huh? Even this pet of epic quality has such poor attributes.¡± the Guardian Angel remarked. ¡°Yes, exactly. Battling pets can enhance their levels and attributes. But the benefits they offer to their owners are innate and unchangeable. Of course, there will be missionster on that will allow you to change these attributes, but it¡¯s not something we can ess right now.¡± Li Yao exined. ¡°It sounds really fun!¡± Daimeng Tonton and Da Vinci¡¯s eyes lit up. ¡°Indeed, there are a lot of species from ancient gods, most of them have pets. Training your pets and having thempete with others is a great leisure activity.¡± Li Yao didn¡¯t go into detail. In fact, once pets became popr in his previous life, there were even petbatpetitions organized by the ancient gods. And they were very popr, incredibly so. With the increasing number of yers, many ces were bustling at night with yers nurturing their pets. A good pet wasn¡¯t any cheaper than high-quality equipment. Some rare pets, like small dragon pets, some precious mechanical pets that couldn¡¯t be manufactured, and rare elemental pets, and many more could all fetch high prices. ¡°If this turtle can increase swimming speed by 15%, wouldn¡¯t we be swimming champions if we had a bunch of turtles?¡± The Guardian Angel whimsically suggested. ¡°Do you really think others haven¡¯t thought of that?¡± Li Yao replied,¡±Only one pet of the same species, regardless of its quality, can affect its owner at a time. However, if you manage to collect more sea pets that boost swimming, it would be quite an achievement.¡± ¡°So, isn¡¯t stacking pet attributes wicked?¡± The Guardian Angel started to entertain the idea. ¡°Good luck, brother.¡± Li Yao didn¡¯t exin further. Are rare pets that easy to get? Pets are actually simr to equipment. What usually drops aremonbat pets, and asionally elite silver monsters will drop green quality pets. Killing bosses, if they drop pets, they are typically of blue quality. And for the purple pet, it only drops in two scenarios. The first is when it¡¯s the first kill of a special monster. For example, Li Yao¡¯s pet isn¡¯t just an ordinary turtle and because it was the first kill during initial development, a pet of purple quality was dropped. The second scenario is through getting a promotion stone which can boost the pet¡¯s quality. Later when it bes a shadow copy, the turtle will at best drop a pet of blue quality and the chances aren¡¯t even high. ¡°You¡¯re really dreaming, Lecherous Uncle. Do you know how much this little pig of mine costs?¡± Daimeng Tonton sighed. ¡°How much could it be? It¡¯s just a ornamental pet, at most one silver coin.¡± ¡°Fine, you sell it to me for one silver coin then. No matter how many you have, I¡¯ll take them.¡± Daimeng Tonton contemptuously said, ¡°My pet costs 50 silver coins, hmm.¡± ¡°Oh god, you wastrel, I want to farm pets too.¡± The Guardian Angel¡¯s eyes glowed green. ¡°You must be opening up new instances, right? Once you¡¯ve developed it, I also want to get purple ones to sell for cash.¡± ¡°You¡¯re dreaming. Blue ones might not even drop for you. Next item.¡± Li Yao ced the little turtle on the ground to let it fend for itself and began on the next item. Felguard Shoulder Quality: Purple Epic Material: Leather Armor Armor: 45 Strength: 32 Agility: 31 Stamina: 29 Fel Shield: Blocks one fatal shoulder and above injury, can only be triggered once every 60 seconds. Equipment Level: 15 upation: Agility-based upations ¡°This equipment, it¡¯s amazing.¡± even sister Li couldn¡¯t help butment. ¡°It can save a life in a crucial moment, especially effective against a Rogue¡¯s throat sh.¡± Da Vinci expressed his admiration. ¡°Such a waste having this beast use it. Have any of you ever seen his life threatened by a rogue?¡± The Guardian Angel criticised. ¡°¡­¡± Li Yao put the equipment into his backpack, the functionality of this gear wasn¡¯t just effective against the throat sh. This description signifies that it is a semi-invincible skill, simr to deterrence, unless encountering an outrageously powerful enemy, no one can break the invincible skill. Although the shoulder gear can only defend one strike, if used at a crucial moment, it definitely could y a significant role. ¡°Is there anything else?¡± The Fruit Knight urged. ¡°There should be one more item.¡± Li Yao went to pick up again. Turtle Shell Quality: Purple Epic Position: Chest Armor Material: Heavy Armor Armor: 135 Stamina: 34 Strength: 32 Agility: 30 Turtle Shell Immunity: Reduce all damage by 15%, back can reflect 50% of all damage. Equipment Level: 15 upation: Tank professions ¡°My god, am I seeing things? Super high armor stat, plus 15% damage reduction. Isn¡¯t this crazy?¡± Daimeng Tonton became noticeably excited. Combined with the shield¡¯s damage reduction, and some damage reduction from other parts, the total damage reduction would be terrifying. ¡°It¡¯s too ugly!¡± The Guardian Angel shook his head. Li Yao shrugged, saying, ¡°For a top of the line purple equipment, you two can decide among yourselves.¡± The Fruit Knight said, ¡°I don¡¯t mind it being ugly.¡± ¡°I¡­¡± The Guardian Angel also wanted it, but upon seeing Fruit Knight¡¯s gaze, she fell silent. ¡°A lecherous uncle who¡¯s afraid of his wife.¡± Daimeng Tonton muttered. ¡°Our team¡¯s boss was stolen, and we were wiped out. Shadow Dance is asking us to support.¡± Sister Li suddenly reported. ¡°Damn, Prosperous Era¡¯s sons of bitches. We already have guild members leaving, saying it¡¯s too dangerous and they would lose levels, we¡¯re going to go fight those bastards now.¡± The Guardian Angel instantly lost it. ¡°Right, you guys go support. Wait for me to return. Since they want to y, we¡¯ll give them a good time.¡± Li Yao was also angry, these people just wouldn¡¯t let up, ¡°As for those quitting, it doesn¡¯t matter, Starfire doesn¡¯t need selfish yers only looking out for their own benefits, it¡¯s better for them to leave sooner. And add them to the cklist, we won¡¯t recruit them again.¡± ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll arrange for it. You guyse back as soon as possible so we can discuss.¡± Sister Li said. ¡°I¡¯m already using the Hearthstone.¡± The Guardian Angel said angrily. Li Yao closed the elder channel, taking a deep breath. There were still two bosses left. Regardless of whether the mystery of the Mysterious Eye could be unlocked, he had to rush back. Originally, Li Yao thought that the three major guilds would calm down, but he didn¡¯t expect them to provoke Starfire continuously. If they didn¡¯t retaliate powerfully and trample them into a pitiful state, they would really think that he was easy to bully. Li Yao took out another four gold coins from the turtle shell, frowning. There were still two bosses, and it seemed like he would have to go into the water again. Li Yao was not in a hurry to leave, but instead, summoned the Reaper 4000 to continue collecting silver skeleton badges in the water. Only when he had umted 100 of them did Li Yao dive back into the water, using his memory from his previous life to search for that cave. This time, Li Yao managed to find the exit readily, and it was safe ording to the Sonar Arrow, so he confidently passed through the waterway to an ancient passageway, with a shallow stream flowing below his feet. Li Yao only saw the monsters in this ce after following the stream and turning a corner¡­ Chapter 273: Saving the Water Elemental Viscount (Added chapters for 700 monthly tickets) Chapter 273: Saving the Water Elemental Viscount (Added chapters for 700 monthly tickets) Trantor: 549690339 Li Yao wandered amongst the long-distance skeletons, and the melee skeletons began to scout ahead with a ttering noise. The creatures here were disturbingly Satyrs, who appeared to be involved in some kind of special ceremony, each standing over a small rune array. There were Satyr patrols in stealth mode in the vicinity, but they were generally overpowered by Li Yao¡¯s army. Despite the Satyr¡¯s small but formidable squads, many of Li Yao¡¯s Fishman Skeletons were killed. However, Li Yao¡¯s silver elite skeletons quickly turned into Satyr skeletons. As the silver elite skeletons were gradually reced, the overallbat power around Li Yao elevated to another level. Quickly, Li Yao discovered a broad spiraling staircase. Looking up, he could see some fragmented architectural traces at the top. It took Li Yao and his silver elites some time to fight their way up, where they then clearly saw the current situation. In arge hall, there was a massive pool. In the center of the pool was a Water Elemental Viscount, seemingly trapped within an ice barrier. In the water, Li Yao could see a dense mass of eggs; energy was being drawn from the Water Elemental¡¯s body and nourishing the eggs in the pool. On the edge of the pool, arge Long-Necked Dragon ejected a long magic ray from its mouth, which was the source restraining the Water Elemental. There were also numerous Satyrs standing on Rune Arrays on the side of the pool, all casting spells. Upon Li Yao¡¯s arrival, the Water Elemental Viscount gradually broke free of its seal. It shouted, ¡°My elemental friend,e to my aid! These vile entities seek to contaminate this sea region for their own use, incubating endless Long-Necked Dragons. They n to extract the power of the Moon God by using my power, to bless the Dragon Eggs in hopes of overturning this sea region.¡± Rescue the Water Elemental Viscount Quest Description: The Water Elemental Viscount was the tide master of this sea region. With millennia of tidal changes, the temple could no longer conceal itself, leading to its discovery by malevolent forces. The Water Elemental Viscount discovered the anomalies here toote, failing to realize it was a trap. The Viscount had long been targeted by the Shadow Council and the Satyrs as a power source to nourish the Long-Necked Dragon eggs. Quest Objective: Rescue the Water Elemental Viscount and purify this sea region. Quest Reward: 25% experience, favor of the Water Elemental Viscount, unlocking Tidemaster reputation. ¡°System: The Water Elemental Viscount has issued you a quest. Do you ept?¡± ¡°I ept,¡± Li Yao said cheerfully. Originally killing bosses was a high-reward activity, not even considering the equipment gains, even the experience was immensely rewarding. Now getting such a vast amount of experience was a real surprise and unexpected gain. What truly delighted Li Yao was the second reward, the favorability of the Water Elemental Viscount, and the unveiling of the Tidemaster¡¯s reputation. Tidemaster is actually a title. The Ancient God World has four Elemental Lords, who were once the most trusted minions of the Ancient Gods. However, they ended up causing repulsion and internal warfare, inadvertently assisting the Titans in sealing the Ancient Gods. The four Elemental Lords are the Fire Elemental Lord, Wind Elemental Lord, Earth Elemental Lord, and Water Elemental Lord. Each element has its elemental ne, a separate kingdom established after they became demigods. Most of them live in the main ne of The Ancient God World, and the Water Elemental Lord is known as the Tidemaster. The ocean is the territory of the Tidemaster, and where there¡¯s water, there are water elements. In recent decades, the Naga and Fishmen of the deep sea were expanding rapidly and abruptly under the Water Elemental Lord¡¯s watch, whether it¡¯s in the deep sea or the coastal areas. Even the lord of the great sea, the Water Elemental Lord, had not anticipated that these two races would swell so suddenly in his territory. By the time he realized what was happening, it was already toote. The sealed ancient gods had corrupted far too many powerful marine creatures, the Naga and Fishman were just two of them. He felt helpless. The Tidemaster Organization was established under such circumstances, aiming to regain maritime dominance. Li Yao was also well aware that the Water Elemental Lord had reached a secret agreement with the rulers of the three major camps. The mighty demigod dropped his dignity. Because of this secret agreement, the ships of the three major camps seldom encounter storms, allowing them to travel safely between two continents. Since then, the Elemental Lords have taken diverging paths. The Fire Elemental Lord was sealed in the Domain of Fire, while the Wind Elemental Lord reclused himself in his Throne of the Wind God. Earth Elemental Lord disappeared from the world, silently umting his strength in earth¡¯s elemental ne, the Earth¡¯s Core. Long-Necked Dragon Rank: 16-level boss Life: 180000 Armor: 389 Skills: Toxic Breath, Bite, Giant Snake Bind, Deadly Poison Bullet, Call of Offspring Li Yao also saw the boss¡¯s attributes and figured it wasn¡¯t overwhelmingly powerful. Although the Long-Necked Dragon had ¡°dragon¡± in its name, it was not from the Dragon n. The Long-Necked Dragons were said to be a new species born from a strong individual capturing a Giant Dragon and a snake. After ten thousand years of breeding, they¡¯ve be a new species, with the Dragon n bloodline enormously diluted. Looking at the enemy¡¯s attributes, Li Yao decided not to let all the melee skeletons get too close. Instead, he had the shadow patrol spread out, with only a handful of melee skeletons moving in for close-range attacks. In a blink, the battlemenced. Three melee skeletons rushed forward, and the long-distance skeletons began to pour out their damage. After a round of attacks, numerous Satyrs were killed instantly, and the Long-Necked Dragon started to spit poison darts. Deadly Poison Bullet! Three deadly poison magic bullets each hit a skeleton, immediately corroding them into a pile of ashes. However, three more skeletons charged forward, and at the same time, Li Yao¡¯s Death ck Arrow resurrected the killed elite into a skeleton, filling up the ranks. ¡°Do these damned crawlers think they can stop me?¡± The Long-Necked Dragon suddenly exhaled a massive amount of poison fog¡­ Toxic Breath! Damn it,¡± Li Yao was shocked. He was already standing very far away, but the dragon¡¯s breath could still reach him. The skeletons that stood in front of him fell one after another, corroded by the breath. Li Yao jumped back and exited the hall, his body plummeting swiftly. Magic Spider Silk! Li Yao used Magic Spider Silk to reach the spiral staircase, meanwhile, he hadmanded all the melee skeletons up the staircase. The Satyr elites were instantly eliminated by the long-distance skeletons, but due to the Long-Necked Dragon¡¯s breath, Li Yao¡¯s skeletons were reduced by one-third. This was the result of Li Yao spreading out his units after discerning the boss¡¯s skills. If the skeletons were assembled in a concentrated formation, just this one attack would have wiped out Li Yao¡¯s army. The skeletons spread out even more and began to attack the Long-Necked Dragon. Li Yao rushed to the entrance of the spiral staircase and the hall, hid in the corner, and fired his attack. Three Arrow Towers were ced in their positions and started bombarding the dragon. Meanwhile, the Long-Necked Dragon bit violently, one bite killed one silver te skeleton of Li Yao. Li Yao was speechless to see this, but he thought to himself, it¡¯s no wonder this level-16 side dungeon wasn¡¯t developed until yearster in his previous life. Without this being an open area where one could summon so many silver elites, it would be impossible to get past this ce¡­ Chapter 274: Blocking Position and View (Additional Chapter with 750 Monthly Votes) Chapter 274: Blocking Position and View (Additional Chapter with 750 Monthly Votes) Trantor: 549690339 The special mechanism of the ancient God, the side instances are like the wilderness map before they are developed, the first toplete the pioneering task is considered to havepleted the world event. And the so-called world event will be recorded in the ancient God¡¯s chronicle, unlike the projection instances, which are yed by many people without any actual record. Just like the Queen¡¯s ne task that Li Yao had, he was the first to submit a ne, thus initiated an interaction with the queen. However, the Queen¡¯s ne still appears in that ce, they can continue toplete the task, but that would only be the queen¡¯s projection, not the queen herself. Currently, most yers focus on the main storyline instances, unaware of the importance of world events, which can give them many unseen benefits, not just the visible rewards. Li Yao found out that this instance is extremely difficult, had he not had various means from the start, he would have been wiped out long ago. In hisst life, he certainly discovered the situation here. However, he probably did not have the strength to pioneer it and continued dragging it until mid-game. Of course, the gains and the dangers are directly proportional. Once this bes a projection instance, the output here, in terms of quantity and quality, will be significantly reduced. Correspondingly, the difficulty of the monsters will also decrease, it won¡¯t be as terrifying as it is now. There were too many skeletons attacking the Long-Necked Dragon, although the dragon was brave, it still took a while to kill them all. In just a short while, the snake-necked dragon had already lost half of its health, and Li Yao only had a dozen skeletons left. ¡°Fight for me, my offspring.¡± Li Yao originally didn¡¯t care, but then he saw arge number of small long-necked dragons climbing out of theke. The Water Elemental Viscount was critically weak and could no longer move. Li Yao retreated decisively, keeping the Melee Skeletons in front of him. Just like in the Sticky Hole, he kept the Silver British Skeletons on the spiral staircase, continuing his output from behind. He marked the long-necked dragon cubs with Death ck Arrow, then had Death God 4000 and the Arrow Tower kill them inrge numbers. If this was in a wide area, Li Yao would certainly be overwhelmed by hundreds of long-necked dragon elite cubs, but considering the terrain, he kept the line steady. Using the Death ck Arrow, Li Yao¡¯s Silver British forces grew again, quickly maintaining numbers into the hundreds. The long-necked dragon boss was blocked at the back, only his Deadly Poison Bullet and Toxic Breath could cause significant damage to Li Yao and his Silver British ranks. Because the Silver British Skeletons were being constantly reced, these Silver British Skeletons were all born from the long-necked dragon cubs¡¯ skeletons. Hence, they had inherent poison resistance. The Deadly Poison Bullet could kill them instantly, but the Toxic Breath was no longer lethal to the Silver British long-necked dragon cub skeletons. Of course, the long-necked dragon¡¯s attack could certainly instant-kill a frail character like Li Yao, but the problem is, Li Yao used a ssic blocking technique to avoid boss attacks. His block was twofold: using Death God 4000 and the Silver British Skeletons to block the spiral staircase, this stopped the long-necked dragon cubs from surrounding him. Otherwise, not even a hundred Silver British forces would be enough to save Li Yao, who would be trapped in the middle. Even if the cubs stopped attacking, the long-necked dragon boss could still attack Li Yao from above, after all, the long-necked dragon had a neck of at least ten yards when it straightened up. With Li Yao¡¯s increasing output, the aggression would sooner orter turn to Li Yao, attacking from above was too easy. From this boss¡¯s properties, it doesn¡¯t seem strong, but in reality, it¡¯s absurdly strong. Secondly, Li Yao used perspective blocking, that is, to dodge the boss¡¯s breath and Deadly Poison Bullet. Although he kept his distance, the long-necked dragon¡¯s neck was long, so Li Yao was still within its range of attack. But Li Yao¡¯s position was on a spiral stone staircase. He could use Magic Spider Silk to quickly move to the lower step. After all, the spiral staircase had more than a dozen turns, Li Yao simply jumped to the next circle with Magic Spider Silk to escape and avoid the long-necked dragon¡¯s attack. Because the previous skeletons had been killed, there were only the long-necked dragon cub skeletons fighting the cubs, and Li Yao was the only one consistently dealing damage while continuously healing Death God 4000 and using Death ck Arrow to supplement the number of long-necked dragon bones. This just dyed the death process of the long-necked dragon, but that was all. In Li Yao¡¯s continuous output, the long-necked dragon eventually bellowed and fell. ¡°How could I die here¡­ ¡± With a dazed look in its eyes, the Long-Necked Dragon lost its life. At the same time, a rainbow curtain shed again. ¡°System: Prairie Fire has killed the level 16 Long-Necked Dragon boss, honour is bestowed, rewards all races within the camp with 100 reputation.¡± The world channel went silent for a moment, not knowing how to express their admiration for Li Yao¡¯s beastly performance. It took a while before a storm of impressions emerged. ¡°Beast.¡± ¡°Beast.¡± ¡°Beast.¡± All the replies on the world channel were calling him a beast. It wasn¡¯t too long since he hadst killed a boss, less than three hours, and yet, he took down another boss. Nobody else had done this before. They had deep understandings of how difficult the ancient God¡¯s bosses were to kill. They couldn¡¯t deny Li Yao¡¯s strength nor knew how to crack it. ¡°Meow, is he even ying the same game as us? I am level 12 now, and I haven¡¯t even killed a wilderness boss yet. How many has he killed by now?¡± ¡°Come on, cut the crap. There have been quite a few who¡¯ve killed the wilderness boss¡¯s by now, but they¡¯re guilds who collectively kill them, or solo yers who kill low-level bosses. There is only Prairie Fire who can solo kill same-level, or even higher-level bosses.¡± ¡°Are we just props to showcase the impressive feats of Prairie Fire?¡± ¡°What are youining about? Prairie Fire shared all his techniques online, it¡¯s your problem if you can¡¯t learn from it.¡± ¡°Is that even a technique that humans can master? If you can find someone who can use it, that would be impressive.¡± ¡°Practice it then. I definitely want to join Starfire Guild. I¡¯ll definitely learn quicker with Prairie Fire¡¯s guidance.¡± ¡°Yes, joining Starfire is definitely a shortcut, but damn it, I picked the wrong camp¡­¡± ¡°I was about to discuss our battle situation, and you¡¯ve already killed another wilderness boss, spotting on, this is the type of exposure we need, don¡¯t stop.¡± said Sister Li in the Elders channel. ¡°I didn¡¯t deliberately expose myself.¡± Li Yao helplessly said, ¡°Anyway, let¡¯s talk about the situation.¡± ¡°Big brother, we won the battle.¡± said Dumb and Cute excitedly, ¡°We eliminated two hundred people from the Prosperous Era.¡± ¡°This battle was very satisfying, nothing can kill me, hahaha.¡± After advancing to elite, Guardian Angel discovered the advantage of being a tank ss, sustaining the fight without dying, it felt so refreshing. However, Elder Sister sighed and said, ¡°In terms of numbers and oues, we have, indeed, won this battle. But strategically speaking, we have suffered a great loss.¡± ¡°Sister Li is right.¡± Li Yao also saw through the essence of the matter¡­ Chapter 275: Ice Ring Chapter 275: Ice Ring Trantor: 549690339 ¡°We won, didn¡¯t we? It can¡¯t be that bad.¡± The Guardian Angel said, stopping midugh. ¡°Your thoughts are too simple.¡± Li Yao retorted. ¡°Just like you sister said, we won, but for the major guilds, these small changes do not really cause a blow to them.¡± Sister Li exined, ¡°Exactly. The three major guilds have too many members. Have you noticed? The yers they sent out this time were still entry-level sacrifices. Meanwhile, our elite members and elders almost all fought. Except for me and our Guardian, everyone died once. Although they were resurrected, they lost a lot of experience.¡± ¡°The yers in the three major guilds were demoted, and we weren¡¯t. Doesn¡¯t that mean we profited?¡± Da Vinci asked, bewildered. The Guardian Knight seemed to grasp the situation, exining, ¡°We gained experience from entry-level targets, but the elite of the three major guilds suffered no losses. Our elites have been constantly harassed and worn out. If this continues and we fall behind in levels, the three major guilds will have already won. After all, if we can¡¯t keep up with the levels, we won¡¯t be able to make progress on pioneering the guild mission. Then the threat of Starfire will naturally be non-existent. The three major guilds really have calcted their moves well.¡± Sister Li continued: ¡°Their goals are not just this. This method would greatly deal a blow to the morale of the members. So far, more than a hundred people have left.¡± ¡°Hmph, those weaklings! They¡¯re keen when receiving benefits. I didn¡¯t see them leave when they were following the big brother for the first kill. The moment the guild is in trouble, they slink away. With a slew of shameless excuses too! Some even wanted to exchange more points for equipment before leaving. What kind of nonsense is that!¡± The mention of leaving the guild made Stay Meng Tongtong furious. ¡°Don¡¯t worry about these people, actually this is a good thing. Now there are many yers who want to join the Starfire Guild. If they leave, they leave. It¡¯s a good chance to eliminate these guys, otherwise they would bring troubleter on.¡± Li Yao was not concerned about the matter of leaving the guild, in his eyes, it was the only good thing, helping Starfire Guild to filter out real members, not turncoats. ¡°Yes, this is just the right logic. Don¡¯t be mad at those who leave. This is also why I make the guild keep a high profile. As long as the guild continues to lead, we Starfire will neverck yers joining us. The stronger the Guild Master, the more powerful yers will be recruited. Now is the transition period forrge guilds. Due to the mechanism of the old God, most of the masters are scattered, which is why I see hope in Starfire. If it¡¯ster, it will be very difficult.¡± Li sister feared to discourage the enthusiasm of the elders, immediately exined. ¡°Sister Li, you don¡¯t need to worry about our feelings. You should tell Xiayao your suggestions, so she can continue to promote in the forum.¡± Da Vinci said. ¡°She¡¯s currently doing that.¡± Sister Li switched the topic of discussion: ¡°Alright, that¡¯s about it. Let¡¯s distribute equipment.¡± ¡°Ok.¡± Li Yao nodded and walked into the hall from the spiral staircase, then started to collect materials from the Long-Necked Dragon. ¡°Not bad, we can make a piece of purple equipment.¡± The Guardian Angel said: ¡°Materials from a high-level boss are indeed rare.¡± Without saying anything, Li Yao walked towards the Water Elemental Viscount, ¡°Are you okay?¡± The Water Elemental Viscount¡¯s body was as though it was about to dissipate. ¡°I was about to be drainedpletely, my friend. Thank you for your timely rescue, Prairie Fire. You will have the friendship of us Tide Tamers. Please ept my blessing.¡± ¡°System: Taskpleted, gained 25% experience, friendship of the Water Elemental Viscount, reputation of the Tide Tamers activated, current status is friendly, 50/1000.¡± ¡°System: You have received the Water Mark, and have obtained the recognition of the Water Elemental Tide Tamers.¡± ¡°Water Mark: A blessing given by a Viscount or higher Water Elemental, engraved on the wrist. Attributes: Frost resistance increased by 50, Frost attack increased by 10%, swimming speed increased by 15%.¡± ¡°Thank you, Viscount.¡± Li Yao saluted. This was a great item. Now that he had activated his reputation with the Tide Tamers, he would have many more supply points in the future, allowing him to obtain many special products from the Water Elemental World. ¡°My friend, you are too polite. I should be thanking you. Unfortunately, my power is too weak and I can only give a blessing of this level. However, those wicked worshippers have some treasures that you should be interested in. I am extremely weak right now and in need of rest. We will meet again in the future.¡± The Water Elemental Viscount sprayed out a water column. A pile of scattered rocks in the hall was washed away, revealing something that looked like a stone coffin. The Water Elemental Viscount then sank to the bottom of the water pool. ¡°This blessing is too good! If you run into an Ice Mage, they¡¯ll have a real tough time against you. However, this blessing is better suited to Sister Li.¡± The Guardian Angel analyzed. ¡°Indeed, it¡¯s pretty good. I¡¯ll also look for an opportunity to activate this reputation with the Tide Tamers when I can.¡± Sister Li said. ¡°Yes, you¡¯ll have a chance.¡± Li Yao didn¡¯t exin. The reputation of the Tide Tamers was not easy to activate. ording to what Li Yao knew, low levels had no chance. This was some of the hidden benefits of pioneering. Once Li Yao sessfully pioneered, what he would see was only a projection. If he wanted to get closer to the Water Elemental Viscount in the future, they wouldn¡¯t even know who he was. ¡°It¡¯s time for the exciting part again, opening the equipment. Unfortunately, I can¡¯t go over there.¡± Stay Meng Tongtong said, her face filled with disappointment. One of the greatest joys of ying online games was looting corpses. If you could get a hold of a top-grade piece of equipment, you would feel greatly satisfied. Especially when you¡¯ve been bullied by a boss hundreds of times, pushing the boss to death and then looting the body could give you a huge adrenaline rush. ¡°Haha, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future.¡± Li Yaoughed and walked towards the stone box. He easily opened it and reached in without looking. He immediately felt something radiating a cool aura. Li Yao was overjoyed, this was definitely something good just by touch alone. Li Yao took out and opened his hand. It was a light blue ring emitting a faint blue fog. The whole ring gave a dreamlike feeling and instantly attracted the attention of the women. Ice Ring Quality: Epic Purple Attack: 12-15 (Frost Attribute) Strength: 28 Agility: 27 Adds 1 level to Ice Barrier Can walk and fight on water, walking speed 150% Equipment level: 15 Equipment profession: Strength Type ¡°What the heck, it¡¯s clearly a ring for an Ice Mage, so why does it increase strength and agility?¡± The Guardian Angel said. Li Yao exined: ¡°This is another special mechanism. The attribute increase will adjust ording to the user¡¯s attribute.¡± ¡°It¡¯s such a good ring, but it¡¯s useless now. The skill level does not change. This can add one level to the Ice Barrier. I can heal when I am about to die, which is equivalent to having a second life, but it¡¯s wasted.¡± Sister Li sighed. This ring was not only powerful in attack, but its special skill effect was also powerful. But now it could only be used as special equipment. ¡°Wrong, this ring can have a huge impact on anyone.¡± Li Yao yed with the ring. Ps: Looking for subscriptions, Mario is thanking you. Chapter 276: Sniper Rifle Chapter 276: Sniper Rifle Trantor: 549690339 ¡°Huh? What do you mean, you can¡¯t use the Ice Barrier; what¡¯s the use of this ring? It¡¯s only useful in sea battles, right?¡± Sister Li said. ¡°Nope, it boosts the Ice Barrier level by one. That means a mage who has learned the Ice Barrier can use the second level. If they haven¡¯t learned this spell, they can use the first level of Ice Barrier. Simply put, it¡¯s a Skill Ring with the enchantment of a level one Ice Barrier.¡± Li Yao exined. ¡°Holy crap! That¡¯s possible? If we have rings that grant us Holy Shield skills in the future, knights will have nothing to do.¡± Guardian Angel was left speechless. His point made sense as a Pdin¡¯s Holy Shield is an invincible skill, a lifesaving trick. ¡°It¡¯s not like that. If there are such equipments, there must be equipments for other professional skills too. For example, it would be insanely powerful if a Pdin used an equipment that boosts Charge skill. All these rte to each other.¡± Sister Li immediately grasped the essence of what Li Yao was saying. ¡°You¡¯re way too optimistic. Gears enhancing skills aren¡¯t asmon as cabbages. Except for this one, have you ever seen any gear enhancing skills of other professions?¡± Li Yao put the ring into his backpack. Li Yao knew very clearly that such equipments are extremely rare, and their rarity has nothing to do with the quality of the equipment. Even an ordinary white gear can have some sort of skill added to it. But these kind of equipments are desperately rare. Their spections are beautiful, but with such a low production rate, those on sale are even rarer. They should be more scarce than Skill Runes. You can only imagine how rare they are. Anyway, Li Yao was feeling pretty good right now. This skill could save his life in critical moments. Imagine, one day, if he is surrounded, and the enemies areunching a multi-arrow attack or a st of magic. He, as a hunter, uses deterrence, and when they think that he is doomed, he uses the Ice Barrier of the mage. That¡¯d be simply thrilling! ¡°The first item is a premium one, next one, next one.¡± Dumb Pupil said excitedly. Li Yao nodded and then casually picked up two skill books bound together from the pile. Combo Skill: Dayshine Light Shield Skill Book 1 Dayshine: Discharge a Dayshine Light Screen to restore 15% of the life of everyone in your party, with a cooling time of 5 minutes. Learning requirements: Light Healing Job Skill Book 2 Light Shield: Discharge a light shield thatsts 2 seconds to absorb one attack for your party, with a cooling time of 5 minutes. Learning requirements: Light Defense Job Combine, Dayshine Light Shield: Release a light shield thatst 6 seconds to protect all the members of a raid and absorb all harm, with a cooling time of 15 minutes. Release requirements: Light Dust (2). Two people must simultaneously use Skills 1.2, with a casting time of 2 seconds. Seeing thebo skill, others and even Li Yao were left gasping for breath. This is a Legion Skill, even though it is only aimed at arge team instead of tens of thousands of people. It¡¯s still formidable. ¡°Divine skill, a real divine skill.¡± Sister Li¡¯s eyes shone brightly. ¡°If we had this skill earlier, we could have defeated those bastards without any cost today,¡± Guardian Angel eximed excitedly. ¡°Well, let¡¯s hold on to this skill for now,¡± Li Yao said seriously. ¡°Hey, hey, it fits so well for me and my wife!¡± Guardian Angel immediately raised his voice. The chat channel for veterans instantly filled withughter. Sister Li said, ¡°Nonsense, of course it¡¯s for you guys. The president is just teasing you. He can¡¯t give it to you now. Where can he put it if he doesn¡¯t save it?¡± ¡°Darn.¡± Guardian Angel was speechless. ¡°Hurry on to the next one, my God, with so many good thingsing out, Uncle is really a master at looting corpses,¡± Da Vinci said. ¡°I am, I am, no one can snatch it from me.¡± Dum Pupil instantly became upset. ¡°No one will snatch from you. If you are there, you will definitely loot the corpse.¡± Li Yao chuckled, then rummaged around in the box again. Long Necked Sniper Rifle Quality: Purple Epic Attack: 45-55 Strength: 38 Agility: 36 Stamina: 34 Deadly Poison Bullet,unches a heavily corrosive and prating poisonous bullet, causing 300% of poison damage, cooling time of 1 minute. Power Shot, shooting at key areas and lethal ces increases inflicted damage by 100%. Guns effective range (task range bonus is not considered): 450 yards, causing 50% of the damage within 450-700 yards. Special requirement: requires special sniper bullets, custom designed. Equipment level: 15 Equipment rmendation: Hunter ¡°Whoa, you freak, other people don¡¯t even have a level-10 weapon yet, and you¡¯ve already got a level-15 one.¡± Guardian Angel was extremely jealous. But he was telling the truth. At the current stage, those possessing level-10 purple weapons are really rare. E.g., Ode to Joy was carrying a lower-level purple weapon just a couple of days ago, which indicates how precious purple weapons are. ¡°I¡¯m also jealous.¡± Dumb Pupil was looking at it so eagerly that she almost drooled. ¡°Don¡¯t forget, the president can be invisible.¡± Sister Li reminded. Even Fruit Knight couldn¡¯t help but say, ¡°The president has be a god of killing, he can turn invisible, and his attack is already freaky. This simply makes him more of an Assassin than an Assassin.¡± ¡°Remember his shooting is also kick-ass; he can advertise where to shoot and double the attack. I suppose not even Fruit, this super tank, can stand it,¡± Da Vinci added. ¡°I don¡¯t believe he can kill me with one shot,¡± argued Guardian Angel. ¡°Try it when we get back,¡± said Li Yao and continued, ¡°This gun takes a while to reload and isn¡¯t very useful at close range. This can¡¯t be the main weapon.¡± ¡°That¡¯s good enough. This is simply a major weapon,¡± Sister Li knew. Coupled with this gun, Li Yao would be more terrifying, matching unparalleled technology with a super weapon¡­ ¡°Alright, there are only five stinking gold coins left in the box. I¡¯m going to finish thest part, hoping to level up. Assuming this task ispleted, I should reach level 15.¡± Li Yao began to look forward to using this sniper rifle; the first guinea pigs would be the three major guilds: ¡°You should all do whatever you have to do.¡± Ah Poo¡­ A few veterans also wanted to curse. You just reached level 14 today, and now you¡¯re about to reach level 15. How the hell are we supposed to y? What¡¯s with the final part, what stinking five gold coins. Meow, they have to count carefully when spending silver coins, okay? ¡°No, big brother, it¡¯s almost dark now, there¡¯s nothing we can do. Let¡¯s all practice our secondary jobs. You turn on the camera, share the view on the veteran channel, and let us see how you y,¡± Dumb Pupil said. ¡°Great idea, I agree,¡± Guardian Knight said. ¡°Fine, I need to practice forging,¡± Fruit Knight nodded. ¡°Judging by your nervousness, you seem rather busy,¡± Li Yao expressed with ack of words. Sister Li said, ¡°You¡¯ve done most of what needed to be done. Turn it on.¡± ¡°Whatever,¡± Li Yao turned on the camera and shared it with the veterans¡¯ channel¡­ PS: I¡¯ve just opened a new VIP book readers group, 577209540. Those with full subscription and fan value above disciples can join. Chapter 284 - 284 Mysterious Inn Chapter 284: Mysterious Inn Trantor: 549690339 The bullets of a sniper rifle are quite special, and they¡¯re manufactured differently depending on their purpose. For instance, there are bullets specifically intended for assassinating living beings, which are, in essence, ordinary sniper bullets. There are also explosive bullets that can explode, incendiary bullets that can ignite edifices and buildings, and so forth. Li Yao¡¯s sniper rifle has an extravagant design, resembling a long-necked dragon. The rifle barrel represents the dragon¡¯s neck, and the two legs of the dragon are the gun¡¯s bipod. Therge caliber sniper rifle is about 2 yards in length. The muzzle represents the gaping mouth of a long-necked dragon. Crucially, it¡¯s incredibly heavy. When Li Yao tried to shoot without using the bipod, he lost over 300 health and was knocked back, showcasing its immense recoil and lethality. Obviously, it can¡¯t be used as a standard weapon. If you¡¯re using a sniper rifle, you¡¯re basically giving up all mobility, but mobility is what Li Yao values the most. He logged out to tidy up a bit, then logged back in once in-game daylight broke. His team, including his teammates Fruit Angel and others, had already left the guild headquarters. ¡°Are you sure you don¡¯t need our help?¡± Guardian Angel asked, ¡°If they don¡¯t want to join, that¡¯s their call, but if you include me, I¡¯m pretty hard to kill as of now.¡± ¡°Hard to kill? While I like to refer to your ss as the ¡®punching-bag cleric,¡¯ understand this¡ªyou¡¯re far from being unkible,¡± Li Yao shook his head and replied. ¡°Is that supposed to be a challenge? You didn¡¯t get the chance to witness how cool I was, galloping in and out of the crowds, the thrill!¡± Guardian Angel crowed triumphantly. ¡°Though Uncle Witty likes to brag, he is indeed very powerful,¡± Dazed Pupil chimed in. ¡°See, even the little kid thinks I¡¯m great,¡± Guardian Angel smugly jumped to a conclusion, ¡°You¡¯re just jealous, aren¡¯t you?¡± Li Yao rolled his eyes and replied, ¡°You¡¯re already prancing around even though you¡¯re still far from mastering your ss. It seems like I need to teach you a lesson and show you that you¡¯re not as strong as you imagine.¡± ¡°Then let¡¯s battle. I want to see if you can kill me. I don¡¯t believe it.¡± Guardian Knight threw down the gauntlet. The others immediately surrounded them, wearing mischievous grins, obviously looking forward to the show. epting the challenge, Li Yao pulled out his sniper rifle and loaded it with a regr sniper bullet. ¡°I won¡¯t take advantage of you. You¡¯re using a sniper rifle, you can stand as far back as 200 yards,¡± Guardian Angel immediately activated his Immovable Barrier, trapping himself inside a golden light shield. ¡°No need,¡± Li Yao promptly raised his sniper rifle. ¡°Damn it, you¡¯re too close! How am I supposed to dodge the bullet?¡± Guardian Angel suddenly felt a surge of fear. ¡°You couldn¡¯t have dodged it at any distance anyway. To me, your ss is as slow as a tortoise. If even you could dodge my bullet, I might as well quit,¡± Li Yao said confidently. ¡°Fine! Come on then, I won¡¯t dodge it, let¡¯s see if your bullet can finish me in one shot,¡± Guardian Angel grumbled exasperatedly. ¡°Alright, I¡¯m firing,¡± As he spoke, Li Yao¡¯s finger pressed the trigger. Bang¡­. After Li Yao fired, his body was jolted back, and his health dropped by another 300. The group then heard a ¡®thump¡¯ sound, and upon looking at Guardian Angel, they saw his head explode abruptly, before quickly regenerating. Everyone clearly witnessed a bullet hole formed in his golden shield, thereafter, the shield waspletely shattered. Guardian Angel ended up kneeling on one knee with the Duel g floating between them indicating that the duel was over. ¡°Well, do you want to continue theparison?¡± Li Yao put away the sniper rifle and asked with a smile. ¡°Continue, my ass! How am I supposed topete with that, are you even human, madman!¡± Guardian Angel grumbled as he stood up. ¡°It was you who got overconfident, acting like you¡¯re the king of the world,¡± Da Vinci replied with sarcasm. Dazed Pupil took another jab, ¡°Oh my, it seems like Big Brother didn¡¯t even use any of his skills¡­wait a minute, he didn¡¯t use pets or arrow towers either. That does not count! You guys should have another match.¡± ¡°Good idea. How about Uncle Witty not using any skills while fighting against your pet in the next round, Guardian Knight?¡± Da Vinci looked at Guardian Knight, a teasing expression on his face. ¡°Me against his hydra¡­¡± Guardian Angel felt frustrated, he obviously knew there was no need to fight, considering the hydra could instantly kill him. ¡°Idiot.¡± Fruit Knightmented tersely. ¡°Alright, at least you¡¯ve learned your lesson this time. Go do your thing,¡± Li Yao waved his hand and directed. ¡°What?¡± Guardian Knight deted, ¡°You guys aren¡¯t taking me with you?¡± ¡°Do you think it¡¯s suitable for you, a man, to apany a group of women?¡± Feng Yi joked. ¡°A perfect match, absolutely¡­¡± Guardian Knight had barely gotten the words out when he saw Fruit Knight giving him a death re, and quickly said, ¡°Cough, alright then, Mu Zi and the rest have invited me to go fight a boss anyway. I¡¯ll be leaving.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll set off too,¡± Li Yao said as he activated the passive effect of the Dark Ranger. Thanks to the enhancement from Mysterious Eye, Li Yao¡¯s stealth ability was almost on par with a rogue¡¯s. Li Yao arrived at the flight manager and rented a bat to fly away. He didn¡¯t go far, but to a small town near Undercity. There were also quite a few yers here, with adjacent leveling points for level 10 yers. Li Yao put on his cloak, pulling the hood down, and coupled with the Dark Ranger¡¯s passive dark haze, his face waspletely blurred, unidentifiable to all. He made some sharp turns before finally arriving at a quiet inn on the outskirts of the town. The inn was old but clean. But during the game time of the day, there were hardly any guests, making it very quiet. Upon seeing Li Yao enter, the undeadndy behind the bar greeted him cheerfully, ¡°Wee, dear guest. What can I get you?¡± ¡°I would like the most unptable apple cider you have, if you have it.¡± As Li Yao spoke, he flicked three silver coins onto the bar counter, arranging them in a triangle. Thendy put away her professional smile, snatched the three silver coins and said, ¡°We do have that, of course, we do. Your taste is quite unique, but we won¡¯t let you down.¡± Thendy nodded and took Li Yao to the kitchen behind the bar. Then she led him into a basement cer underneath the kitchen. Being a standard feature of human-built inns, kitchens always have cers underneath to store ingredients and fine wines, typically with two levels underground. At the first basement level, behind therge wine barrels, there was a dark portal. If one wasn¡¯t looking carefully, it would simply blend into the dark corner unnoticed. Thendy gestured for Li Yao to enter. Once he flicked out three more silver coins, she left with a satisfied grin. Stepping into the portal, Li Yao felt like he was crossing through a light curtain. Indeed, the portal was a small teleportation gate, and he was no longer at the inn. Li Yao appeared in a dimly lit room. A few thieves who were chatting nced at him briefly. The thief in the middle frowned, ¡°Such a weakling, to think he could find his way here. Did he wander in by mistake?¡± ¡°Boss, should I kill him?¡± a level 40 rogue at the edge of the group prepared to slip into stealth¡­ PS: Please subscribe, drop monthly tickets, rmendation tickets¡­ Chapter 285 - 2 Episode 5: Instant Battle (Additional update for 800 monthly tickets) Chapter 285: Chapter 2 Episode 5: Instant Battle (Additional update for 800 monthly tickets) Another beautiful woman thief with a scar on her face licked her red lips and said in a yful tone, ¡°Well, you guys are being too barbaric. This is just a lost littlemb, how about you give it to me?¡± ¡°de, you always want to have a taste of the young ones, don¡¯t you? But look at this youngster. Just by looking at him you can tell he doesn¡¯t have the stamina to withstand your torment. Let me do the job.¡± Said the stealthy thief with a viinous grin. ¡°No need to test him. From one look at you, I can tell that you¡¯re useless. This elf brother here is more appealing.¡± The human woman thief beckoned towards Li Yao and said: ¡°Hey there, how about youe with meter? I promise you an unforgettable time.¡± Li Yao raised an eyebrow and said: ¡°Sister, while your figure isn¡¯t bad and you emit quite a sexy aura, with your wild, seductive eyes stimting a man¡¯s desire to conquer, it¡¯s a shame that you¡¯re a bit too dark for me and your skin isn¡¯t tender enough. You¡¯re just not my type, so I must apologize.¡± ¡°Littlemb, I¡¯ve set my sights on you for today. Watch as I carry you to my bedroom.¡± The woman thief entered stealth mode and dered, ¡°No one better try to take him from me.¡± The rest of the thieves just watched with a smile, none of them trying to interfere. They casually went back to their business. Li Yao slightly knitted his brows. This female thief was at level forty and had a silver-tier standing. However, he quickly realized that she didn¡¯t intend to kill him, nor would she use her full power against him. She was surely thinking about toying with him, like a cat ying with a mouse, which provided him an opportunity to show off his abilities. In a ce like this, having money was not enough, they also had to respect his strength. ¡°Littlemb, are you out of your mind? de is already behind you.¡± The stealthy thief who spoke before had already slipped back to his seat to watch the show. Ding¡­ The beautiful thief¡¯s dagger shed with Li Yao¡¯s intimidating Magic Weapon, and was blocked. In the instant that Li Yao sessfully blocked her, he cancelled his intimidation and abruptly turned around, his short spear already thrusting out. Thud¡­ The beautiful thief¡¯s body shattered. Li Yao knew it was just a shadow image. ¡°Hehe, speedy reaction, little brother. Let¡¯s go again.¡± Whoosh¡­ A beam of dazzling light shed across, and before she disappeared, her body surged towards Li Yao again. Arcane Torrent! No thief figure appeared around Li Yao. ¡°Sure enough, it¡¯s a littlemb, and you¡¯ve been fooled by de¡¯s Arcane Torrent. You¡¯re done for.¡± The thieves in the room burst intoughter. Shadow Step, Backstab! Ding, in the instant when Li Yao was taken aback, the female thief already appeared behind him, using backstab. However, her backstab did not pierce into Li Yao¡¯s neck and knock him out as it usually would. Instead, it caused another sound of blockage. This was due to Li Yao¡¯s shoulder special effect, which blocked the first fatal attack. Without Intimidation, without Arcane Torrent, the beautiful thief thought that Li Yao was like amb waiting ughter. After two rounds of probing, she also found out that although Li Yao reacted quickly, he posed no threat to her. She thought that she was close to grabbing Li Yao. Her n was to sessfully backstab Li Yao then tie him up. However, just when she thought victory was hers, something unexpected happened, she had no idea that Li Yao¡¯s neck would be that hard, rendering even her backstab useless. Her brain froze for a moment before realizing that Li Yao must have had some special item. But this momentary hesitation was more than enough for Li Yao who had already turned around lightning fast, his body radiating a red glow. Li Yao has activated the Power of the Berserker. Gouge! ¡°Get stunned!¡± Shock shed in the beautiful thief¡¯s eyes, but her gaze was still sharply cold. She reversed the grip on her dagger, preparing to gouge Li Yao¡¯s forehead. Gouge is also one of the main control skills of thieves, although it does not control for as long as backstab, for a master like her, it was more than enough. Li Yao¡¯s eyes shed, his pupils suddenly contracted, and he leaned back while violently kicking out with his right foot. Whack¡­ Li Yao¡¯s kicknded on the joint of the beautiful thief¡¯s arm, sending a numbing sensation followed by intense pain. The dagger slipped out of her hand, and without realizing it, she knelt in front of Li Yao. Click¡­ A massive sniper rifle appeared in Li Yao¡¯s hand, its barrel pointed straight at the thief¡¯s forehead. Theughter of the other thieves who had been making fun of Li Yao abruptly came to a halt, as if they were roosters being strangled mid-crow. It was as if the scene had been frozen. All of them stared dumbly at what was unfolding. The level 40 silver-tier thief, who had been drinking earlier, had the drink pouring down his clothes, but he seemed as if he didn¡¯t notice. ¡°Sweetie, what are you doing? Are you already on your knees before me?¡± Li Yao nudged her delicate chin up with the gun barrel and said with an enigmatic smile. After two seconds, the woman thief was able to speak again. She remained kneeling in front of Li Yao, looking up at him, and said seductively: ¡°Young man, you have real skills. It makes me like you even more. So, you want me to kneel, huh? As long as you¡¯re strong enough, I¡¯ll do anything you say. But do you really think you¡¯ve won now?¡± The woman thief indeed had enough confidence. After all, she was at level forty and had a silver-tier standing. Li Yao was nothing more than an elite in his teens. Even if she got shot, it wouldn¡¯t be a big deal for her. ¡°de, you¡¯ve lost indeed. That¡¯s enough. Kid, you¡¯ve got skills and have passed the test.¡± A middle-aged thief suddenly spoke out. Li Yao grinned and put away the sniper rifle, saying: ¡°I have to say, it does give me a sense of achievement when a powerful and attractive woman kneels at my feet.¡± ¡°Boss?¡± The beautiful woman thief seemed unsatisfied. ¡°All right, you. Get up and take a look around.¡± The beautiful thief, looking puzzled, stood up only to be frozen by an ice trap. Two secondster, she broke free of the trap, only to have a metal snake bind her feet. It took her another two seconds to break free from the Mechanical Snake. ¡°Even if he controlled me for just a few seconds, he wouldn¡¯t be able to kill¡­¡± Her words were abruptly cut off. Two massive heads, one ck and one blue, blocked the light above her head. Only when she looked back did she realize in horror that she was standing under a colossal creature. This two-headed creature upied arge portion of the hall. ¡°Elite, no, this aura¡­ Intermediate Elite Hydras¡­ this is impossible¡­¡± The beautiful woman thief¡¯s eyes were filled with disbelief. ¡°You actually lost to a teenager, de. You won¡¯t be getting any sleep tonight. You¡¯re going to train at maximum intensity all night. Off you go.¡± Directed the middle-aged man. ¡°Yes.¡± The beautiful thief shot Li Yao a deep look before turning and leaving. And Li Yao heaved a sigh of relief. The previous battle had been swift but it had taxed him greatly. He was mentally exhausted, feeling a sense of slight copse. His reactions, agility, skills and so on were all inferior to that of the woman, and he had to look for a tiny chance to counterattack. ¡°Kid, tell me, why are you here?¡± The middle-aged thief asked seriously. After collecting his thoughts, Li Yao said: ¡°I came here, of course, to buy information.¡± ¡°Hm, it seems like you¡¯vee to the right ce then.¡± The middle-aged thief revealed a smile. Chapter 279: Dilemma Chapter 279: Dilemma Trantor: 549690339 In his previous life, Li Yao was always curious about where the divine pet Hydra, owned by amanding yer, came from. The yer, who acted like he was God¡¯s chosen, never revealed the origin of his Hydra. The yer who had the Hydra in thest life was from the Light Faction, and Li Yao had a grudge with him. The two became enemies during a military mission. Although Li Yao had only been a Hunter for three years at the time, his hard work had allowed him to aplish quite a lot. In this mission, Li Yao masterfully tormented this yer. Later, the Hunter obtained the Hydra and challenged Li Yao for revenge. However, despite owning a divine pet, he was no match for Li Yao whose skills improved rapidly. That yer was arrogant. After receiving his divine pet, he abandoned his own skills, believing that possessing a divine pet could conquer everything. In fact, it was almost true. The Hydra, known as the Ultimate Moving Fortress, was invincible when it unlocked nine heads, especially before the Divine Enthronement. That yer was so proud that he seemed unstoppable. However, his personal skills were so poor that regardless of how powerful the Hydra was, he was always the biggest weak point. During the Divine Enthronement battle, with numerous strong yers from every profession, he was defeated again and again. The Hydra didn¡¯t show its power much. Eventually, he didn¡¯t even reach the quasi-god level and became aughingstock. Many Hunters regretted, like Li Yao, who was less lucky and experienced. With a single quasi-god pet and top-level skills, Li Yao was one step away from Divine Enthronement because of his pet¡¯s strength, which led to his failure. The yers who achieved divine enthronement in other professions were also excellent, with equal idental opportunities. Li Yao, who started ying the Hunter two yearster than the others, even though he caught up through hard work,cked the opportunity and lost inevitably in this imperfect state. At the time, numerous Huntersmented that if Li Yao could have had any divine pet, he would undoubtedly achieve divine enthronement and would rank high, but there were no ifs. Several divine pets are underestimated and neglected, those masters ignore their own skills, hence wasting the pets¡¯ talents in the end. Divine pets ultimately didn¡¯t achieve divine enthronement. Hunter is such a profession, no matter what kind of talent, pets are indispensable. Lone Wolf Hunting is no exception; it also needs to absorb the pets¡¯ attributes. Although Li Yao appears invincible now, it¡¯s because of his skills from the previous life and his sophisticated equipment. But when the yers mature, without a super pet, he would still be unsessful. That¡¯s what Hunter is. ¡°I¡¯d say you¡¯re still half asleep. Yes, the Beast King can catch pets higher than his level, but let me remind you, this is a level 60 Racial Chief. Neither present you nor future level-60-you could defeat it,¡± the Guardian Angel said helplessly. Seeing the boss¡¯s skills, he shivered a little. Facing such a crazed boss, they can¡¯t even escape, let alone fight. ¡°You¡¯re being silly,¡± Li Yao responded speechlessly. ¡°What the fuck! Can you beat this boss?¡± the Guardian Angel mocked: ¡°Even if the boss doesn¡¯t fight back, with over 30 million lives, you can¡¯t kill it if it keeps healing.¡± ¡°You are all scared by the current situation, but you ignored one thing,¡± Li Yao responded. ¡°What thing?¡± his sister asked, frowning. ¡°This is a low-level map. Don¡¯t forget that this is a level 15 side dungeon map. Do you think there will be an invincible boss here?¡± Li Yao retorted. ¡°Why not? Don¡¯t you remember the son of Grugh, a level 30 boss, in our level 10 map. The difference in monster levels in many maps is vast because of the mechanic of the ancient god?¡± the Guardian Angel said. ¡°I knew you were going to bring this up, but the problem is, you guys overlooked it. This is a dungeon map. Although there is no projection dungeon yet, it¡¯s still different from the real wilderness. The dungeon map won¡¯t have an enemy you cannot defeat at this stage. It depends on your luck and whether you have the necessary items,¡± Li Yao stated confidently. His sister asked doubtfully: ¡°You mean the boss will either leave or be expelled or weakened through some items?¡± ¡°Of course, but the problem is this dungeon has obviouslye to an end. There will be a boss at the checkpoint, and this Hydra appears to be the boss. Otherwise, under normal circumstances, wouldn¡¯t it be weird for me to stand so close to him, such a powerful boss, and he didn¡¯t notice me? Obviously, it¡¯s being absorbed by the force of the Moon Well and didn¡¯t sense anything outside. This is our chance to use an item,¡± he replied. ¡°The item, the eyeball in your hand, are you sure about that?¡± Feng Yi asked, frowning. ¡°I¡¯m not sure, but I have to give it a try,¡± replied Li Yao, taking a deep breath. The mechanics of the Ancient God are annoying, such as the current situation, without the corresponding special items. ying the plot kill is impossible to pass this boss. However, no one knows what this item is. It may appear in this temple or any other ce due to various reasons. Li Yao obtained the Mysterious Eye. Even though it seemed to be connected to this ce, the information was sparse. Even when he got to the end, Li Yao was uncertain whether he could seed. But the divine pet is right in front of him; if he doesn¡¯t try, he¡¯ll regret it for the rest of his life. Li Yao activated the passive effect of Dark Ranger and hid his tracks, scanning the hall carefully. Especially the statues of the Moon God and several ancient gods. However, after a long time, Li Yao could not find a ce to put the Mysterious Eye. Li Yao gritted his teeth and slowly approached the Moon Well. Everyone else was on edge. If the Hydra woke up once he approached the Moon Well, Li Yao was likely doomed. As Li Yao was getting closer to the Moon Well, the Mysterious Eye in his hand began to heat up, shake violently as if something was going to break free. Li Yao held the Mysterious Eye tightly, but when he got to the edge of the Moon Well, the Mysterious Eye abruptly disappeared from his hand. To his astonishment, the Mysterious Eye appeared in the middle of the Moon Well; arge amount of ck mist spread out rapidly, enveloping the Hydra. The sleeping Hydra woke up abruptly. Seeing the Mysterious Eye, it let out an extremely fierce scream with its multiple heads. The whole temple shook, andrge amounts of dust and stones fell, as if it were on the brink of copse. ¡°What are you standing there for? Are you stupified? Run!¡± The Guardian Angel was the first to react and shouted. However, dealing with inertia, Li Yao jumped into the Moon Well. Everyone was stunned. Their first thought was that Li Yao had lost his mind¡­ Ps: Please subscribe ¡­ Chapter 280: Deception Chapter 280: Deception Trantor: 549690339 ¡°Could it be that big brother has mistaken the direction and fallen down?¡± Dumpling asked in surprise. The others were also inexplicably shocked. Just beneath them was a super boss, tens of levels higher than the current yer. What was different from before was that the boss had now awakened. ¡°It¡¯s not that he made a wrong judgment, but that he has deduced something,¡± Sister Li noticed joy spreading across Li Yao¡¯s face. ¡°Hmm, could there really be a way to capture this super boss as a pet? But how is that possible?¡± Feng Yi questioned, full of doubts. Originally, the entire Moon Well was surrounded in a silver, translucent glow. However, this glow had been tainted ck by fog. A giant hydra roared wildly, seemingly facing a great fear. The multiple heads huddled together, shrouded in ck fog. ¡°Stop guessing, just watch, I¡¯ll be fine.¡± ¡°System: You¡¯ve brought a mysterious and terrifying eyeball. Due to the existence of the eyeball, the four ancient god statues binding the Moon God have shattered. A force from another ancient god envelops the hydra, voraciously draining its umted power. The hydra has no means to resist and lets out a pain-filled cry.¡± ¡°You¡¯re Godzi, right? I can save you,¡± Li Yao shouted. One of Godzi¡¯s heads suddenly turned to look at Li Yao, saying, ¡°Weakling, get lost.¡± ¡°I can go, but are you sure you can?¡± Li Yao replied, with an ambiguous smile. ¡°It was you who brought this thing. Why?¡± Godzi roared. ¡°I will swallow you whole.¡± Li Yao, on the contrary, did not back off. Instead, he swam up to Godzi and said, ¡°Here I am before you. Try to kill me. However, do you think you could live after killing me? I am just a pawn for some being. Do you dare to kill me?¡± At this moment, the Ice Serpent¡¯s head was already looming over Li Yao¡¯s head. Li Yao could clearly feel an extremely terrifying aura. He was now at a dead-end. Nothing could save him, not even the legendary invincible deterrent. Invincible deterrent, like the Holy Shield, is rtively invincible. The so-called invincibility is effective against those who are of the same rank or a little higher. If the difference in power levels is too vast, none of the skills can render you invincible. Roar¡­ The Fire Serpent let out a sky-shaking roar, disappearing in the ck fog, leaving behind the illusion of six identical heads. The Fire Serpent became sealed, and even the second head about to break through from its shoulder disappeared entirely. Suddenly, the hydra¡¯s aura significantly weakened. Li Yao checked its status; the multi-headed hydra had now be a level fifty boss. The Ice Serpent stared angrily at Li Yao and finally didn¡¯t take a bite, and said, ¡°Worm, remove the eye of that being, and I will act as if nothing happened. I will spare your life.¡± Li Yao, holding the Whirlwind Short Spear, pointed at the Ice Serpent and said, ¡°You need to get one thing straight. It¡¯s you who is pleading me, not me pleading for you. When did I ever say I needed your mercy? If you dare, take a bite.¡± ¡°Aren¡¯t you afraid of death?¡± The Poison Serpent¡¯s head also slithered closer, as if it was about to swallow Li Yao at any moment. Li Yao sneered, ¡°Don¡¯t pretend. I represent that ancient and mysterious being. Even though he doesn¡¯t care about my life or death, if you kill me, you¡¯re challenging his authority, and at that time, your suffering will be a thousand or ten thousand times worse than death. Okay, let¡¯s assume you dare to kill me. Then what? I am an adventurer who can be resurrected by the Soul Healer. You kill me once, and I¡¯ll be back in a while to watch how you die.¡± ¡°You¡­¡± The Ice Serpent was furious. The remaining serpent heads exchanged nces as fear gradually spread in their eyes. ¡°How can you get this thing away?¡± With a pop, the fifth head also disappeared, entering a sealed state. The hydra¡¯s aura significantly weakened again, reducing it to the level forty. ¡°Quite simple, surrender to me.¡± Li Yao replied while releasing the capture skill. A mental contract shrouded the remaining heads, which looked towards Li Yao in terror. ¡°Insect, die!¡± The Poison Serpent, as if insulted, rushed to bite Li Yao in a sh. The elders who were watching the process all eximed. Even Li Yao was stunned for a moment. However, he didn¡¯t dodge but continued to release the capture skill, trying to establish a pet contract. Boom¡­ The Ice Serpent abruptly knocked the Poison Serpent away, saying, ¡°Worm, do not challenge our limits. State your real condition.¡± Snap¡­ The infuriated Poison Serpent let out an unwilling roar and was absorbed by the ck fog. At this moment, only three heads remained, and the hydra had been reduced to level thirty. ¡°I¡¯ve already said it, surrender or die.¡± Li Yao became anxious. He knew too well that the Mysterious Eye wouldn¡¯t kill the hydra. After all, the hydra was a pet of another ancient god, a pawn. Absorbing the hydra¡¯s power could be considered idental, but killing the hydra would definitely alert the other being. The rtionship between ancient gods is full of intrigue. None of them are easy to deal with. ¡°How can you prove that you are the envoy of this being instead of some lucky bastard?¡± The Ice Serpent questioned, a hint of struggle in its eyes. Facing the ck fog extracting the power from its body, it dared not resist nor had any means to do so. ¡°On ount of this.¡± Li Yao reached out and touched the Hydra¡¯s head. Life Deprivation! Like the eyeball, the Touch of Darkness also released numerous ck tentacles that attached to the Ice Serpent¡¯s head. Suddenly, a pure force entered Li Yao¡¯s body. ¡°Unhand me, I believe you.¡± The Ice Serpent looked at Li Yao with trepidation. ¡°How can you make that being trust you so much, despite being so weak?¡± ¡°Because of this.¡± Li Yao pointed to his head after retracting the Touch of Darkness. ¡°You¡¯re very courageous, also quite remarkable.¡± The Ice Serpent looked at the remaining heads. ¡°We are willing to sign a contract to assist you inpleting the mission entrusted to you by that being.¡± Snap¡­ The third head of the multi-headed snake disappeared and entered the sealed state. ¡°Well then, don¡¯t resist. If your number of heads lessen again, I may lose interest in nurturing you. I can always find another.¡± Li Yao felt his heart in his throat. If there is a dy, the Mysterious Eye will inevitably stop absorbing the hydra¡¯s power, and his efforts would go in vain. ¡°Wait, are you really the envoy of that being?¡± The Dark Serpent was still skeptical. Li Yao was losing his patience, but he put on a savage smile on his face instead and shouted, ¡°If you dare to trick me, then prepare to die.¡±¡­ Chapter 288: Kill Order Chapter 288: Kill Order ¡°Ho ho, you guys are having a go at Silver Knight, huh? Not bad. Wait, who¡¯s the guy that got nailed, looks so pitiful.¡± Li Yao taunted. ¡°Fucking hell!¡± The team members were furious. Now that Silver Knight had held them back, the team leader had been immediately killed. More importantly, they had all meticulously studied Li Yao¡¯s Death God 4000 video. It was like cutting grass when it came to killing elite professions. They wanted to attack Li Yao, but they had no idea how to start. The Death God 4000 had too much HP. Even if they managed to take down Death God 4000¡¯s shell, there was still a second life. And inside there was another Li Yao. They might be arrogant, but they were not stupid. ¡°Ahh, I can¡¯t bear it anymore. I want to kill him.¡± The Shield Warrior killed the Griffin Silver Knight and immediately turned around. ¡°He¡¯s just trying to consume our main force, don¡¯t act rashly. You guys fall back, regroup with Robert, then summon other elites. Revive me after killing him, that way the loss won¡¯t matter.¡± Felt surprisingly wasn¡¯t furious, but pointed out Li Yao¡¯s real intention. Losing through Li Yao¡¯s meddling would only benefit him even more. The yers of the elite team, who were currently leveling up, received the message and immediately dropped the monsters in their hands, quickly converging on the fight. Besides leveling up, their duty was to protect their teammates. A few people reluctantly retreated under the tank¡¯s defense. ¡°Prairie Fire, you¡¯re too arrogant, daring to walk into a trap. You¡¯ll have no escape today.¡± Robert¡¯s angry voice came from afar. He brought the second squad from the independent courtyard and was speeding over. ¡°No escape, huh? Then I¡¯ll just kill a few more.¡± Li Yao, piloting the Death God 4000, advanced slowly and said to the members, ¡°You guys actually ignored your leader¡¯s corpse, quite decisive. But it¡¯s useless, you guys are doomed.¡± Leaping Stomp! The Death God 4000 suddenly leaped up, jumping over like a sh of lightning. ¡°Scatter!¡± The MT shouted. Boom¡­ But they were all professions without discement skills, how could their two legs outrun the skill of Death God 4000. The main healer and the tank were the slowest and were directly sent flying by Death God 4000¡¯s shock. They were hit by Death God 4000¡¯s chainsaw as they were sent flying, their HP was already zeroed. Static Flywheel! The rogue in stealth mode was instantly killed by the spinning disc, and another Knight used Holy Shield, an invincible skill, to block Static Flywheel. ¡°I¡¯ll deal with you after your turtle shell skill ends.¡± Havoc Trajectory! Li Yao directly charged towards the iing yers, sending the invincible Knight flying. ¡°Break up the formation, target Death God 4000 and take him out.¡± Robert roared in the team chat: ¡°All melee, one on one protection for ranged casting.¡± These are elite teams, who had been coordinating since previous games, already very taciturn. Upon hearing Robert¡¯smand, they quickly rearranged their formation. Then, all kinds of magic were thrown towards Death God 4000, most of them were elite professions, each of them had one or two powerful and good at magic. The HP of Death God 4000 quickly decreased, however, Li Yao didn¡¯t care at all and had already charged into the crowd. Havoc Trajectory killed all closebatants it hit, but ranged professions managed to hold onto their lives thanks to the brief obstruction by melee warriors. They adjusted their angles and continued their frenzied output. In four seconds, Li Yao only managed to kill about ten people, and Death God 4000 already exploded. Time Trace! Li Yao didn¡¯t want to joke about his own life. Death God 4000 with over thirty thousand HP held on for only four seconds, his own two thousand HP would instantly be wiped out. Crack¡­ Li Yao and Death God 4000 appeared again next to Felt¡¯s body, and Li Yao jumped out of Death God 4000 and waved at the yers rushing over. ¡°You guys are too enthusiastic, I have had enough fun. I won¡¯t bother you to send me off.¡± Li Yao leaped up and suddenly turned into a dragon halfway through the jump. He roared towards the ground and flew up the cliff that was over three hundred meters high. ¡°Stop, don¡¯t approach that puppet.¡± Robert gave the order. In his view, Death God 4000 was merely a pet and not worth killing. Besides, Death God 4000 was too terrifying. Killing one fully-skilled Death God 4000 would require a number of team members¡¯ lives. Pets could be revived by hunters, with no loss at all. Li Yao calmly used his magic to recall Death God 4000. At the same time, Li Yao sent this part of the killing to Feng Yi, saying: ¡°Send it out, make it as big as possible. If they conspire against me, they should pay the appropriate price.¡± ¡°You need to think clearly. If this blows up, you will deeply offend them. It will truly be a life-and-death situation, lifelong enemies. It will not be pleasant when meeting in the future.¡± Feng Yi seriously said. ¡°To be on my path, they are already lifelong enemies. Even if they want to mend rtions with me, I will not ept. I want everyone to know, what awaits those who obstruct me.¡± A determined glint shed in Li Yao¡¯s eyes. ¡°Hmm, I was not advising you out of fear of trouble, but to make you bnce it properly. Since you¡¯ve already made up your mind, then let¡¯s fight till the earth darkens.¡± Feng Yi showed a bright smile. ¡°Alright, then it¡¯s up to you. I¡¯ll keep killing them, wait for the second part of the video.¡± Li Yao hung up themunication after finishing.¡¯ At the same time, Feng Yi uploaded the video of Li Yao killing Felt under the ID Xiayao. ¡°Starfire¡¯s Bounty Order: Arna Guild¡¯s Leader Felt 1/3¡± The three big guilds continue to provoke Starfire¡¯s bottom line. Starfire Guild has just been set up, and the three big guilds nned to trap and conspire against Starfire, then continued to attack the members of Starfire. Starfire has endured and endured, it can no longer endure. The three big guilds took Starfire¡¯s retreat as a sign of weakness. But I want to formally announce that Starfire does not fear war and dares to fight. Since three big guilds are so shameless, Starfire henceforth lists them as eternal enemies. Imitating the three big guilds, Starfire Guild is hereby issuing a bounty on the three guild leaders. Taking this post as evidence, as proved by the video! The video below shows Li Yao¡¯s magnificent kill on Felt. The tide rises with a single stone, the entire forum starts to boil, and the video¡¯s view count explodes instantly, with countless people discussing it. Those guilds that had been itching for action suddenly fell silent. They thought that Li Yao would continue to be silent, they thought the Starfire Guild was done for, and they had already prepared to kick a dog when it¡¯s down. However, they didn¡¯t expect Starfire Guild to be so decisive, dering war on the three big guilds and daring to proim themselves eternal enemies. As soon as this post came out, it would never be possible to back down. After all, the influence was too great, spilt water can¡¯t be recovered. Furthermore, after seeing Felt¡¯s death, all the guild leaders felt a chill. They were not afraid of death. Who doesn¡¯t die in a game, but it depends on how you die. Dying like this is not a good thing. It would be a huge stain, andter when encountering the discord, the scar would be picked¡­ ps: Please subscribe. Chapter 289: Kill Again (900 Monthly Tickets Added) Chapter 289: Kill Again (900 Monthly Tickets Added) Being killed once, many people didn¡¯t think much of it. After all, in a sneak attack, death is always a possibility. But what caught their attention was the figure, 1/3. What does this imply? It implies that Prairie Fire intends to make a second and third kill. It¡¯s important to understand that the first time has elements of pure luck and catching someone off guard. It¡¯s somewhat justifiable to be killed this way. But the second and third times won¡¯t be so easy, at least not for an ordinary yer. But the people Li Yao is looking to kill are all guild masters ofrge guilds. Toprehend this, imagine being protected by an elite team yer. Trying to kill again would be ridiculously difficult, especially when Li Yao is clearly alone in the video. His Death God level 4000 no doubt is impressive, yet it¡¯s still unable to withstand a concentrated attack from well-prepared yers. Many people believe that Li Yao has reached his limit. The idea of killing twice sounds outrightly impossible. yers and guilds are currently monitoring this affair. They are either watching Li Yao¡¯s video of killing Felt or the video from the Arna guild of them killing Li Yao. However, not many people believe that Li Yao can kill Felt amidst heavy defense. At the same time, down the cliff, Felt, having received a message from the forum and resurrected, looked at Li Yao and said, ¡°Prairie Fire, you indeed are arrogant. It was pure luck that you killed me once. You even dared to openly dere that you¡¯d kill me three times.¡± Li Yao casually flicked his finger and said, ¡°It¡¯s not arrogance, but stating a fact. It¡¯s just that you don¡¯t dare to ept it nor want to. Of course, you can flee and perhaps survive a bit longer, but the ultimate result will not change.¡± ¡°What a joke,¡± Feltughed, ¡°You think you¡¯re amazing because you killed me once. That¡¯s just because we weren¡¯t really focused. Now, with hundreds of brothers protecting me, tell me: how are you going to kill me?¡± ¡°You¡¯ll see. Death will be your final destination.¡± As Li Yao spoke, he once again pulled out his long bow, readying a charged arrow, ¡°Are you prepared? Herees the second strike.¡± ¡°Haha, bring it on. I¡¯m right here waiting for you to kill me,¡± Felt sneered. Hundreds of yers from the Arna guildughed. As long as Li Yao dared to approach, they would instantly kill him. Even if he had the Death God 4000, it wouldn¡¯t change the oue. Hundreds of yers focusing their attacks, and even the Death God 4000 wouldn¡¯t be able to withstand. ¡°Well then, here Ie. Prepare to die,¡± Li Yao said, once again jumping down, just like the first time. yers down below instantly began casting spells, ready to explode Li Yao into pieces. Li Yao¡¯s body swooped down, and when he was about 70 yards away, he abruptly released his fingers. The charged arrow was shot out with a sh! ¡°I told you, you can¡¯t kill me.¡± Felt swiftly rolled away from his original spot. ¡°Kill!¡± Countless spells were hurled towards Li Yao¡¯s direction. ¡°Time Trace.¡± Li Yao¡¯s body descended rapidly. As the spells were about to reach him, his body disappeared. Kill! The sound ¡®pfff¡¯ echoed¡­ Li Yao returned to the moment when he first shot the charged arrow. He swiftly adjusted his angle while Felt struggled to stand up. A charged yellow arrow had already been shot, piercing through Felt¡¯s chest under his startled gaze. The sound ¡®smack¡¯ echoed¡­ Felt¡¯s body was once again pinned to the ground by a steel arrow. When Li Yao shot the arrow, wings appeared behind him, and he flew up. The spells from below couldn¡¯t even touch Li Yao; he had no intention of going down, and instead, returned to stand on the cliff. Li Yao held up two fingers towards those below and casually said, ¡°The second one.¡± yers down below stared nkly at Felt¡¯s dead body. While Li Yao may not know, they clearly did. They had applied scrolls of endurance and armor, experiencing a surge in stats. But regardless, they could not withstand the enemy¡¯s arrow. This situation angered them and they felt a sense of humiliation. Despite their protection, the guild leader was still killed. They had mocked Li Yao for overestimating his abilities just moments ago. Their hundreds of spells didn¡¯t even touch Li Yao. The situation was extremely frustrating and embarrassing. Each of their gazes towards Li Yao was fiery, and their faces burned with embarrassment. ¡°What are you staring at? Aren¡¯t you going to resurrect your guild leader? Or do you want to y dead to avoid the mortification?¡± Li Yao jeered. Li Yao then sent this video clip to Feng Yi, saying, ¡°The second one.¡± Upon examining it, Feng Yi directly uploaded the video under that post. Hunting Felt 2/3. This time, the post really blew up. Nobody expected that Li Yao could actually kill Felt the second time, and even more so, nobody expected that he would do so within five minutes. Many admired that even under such heavy protection, he still managed to kill a guild leader for the second time. At this moment, many people are more receptive to the idea. Countless scattered yers are fervently supporting Li Yao below, andrge guilds harboring hostility towards Li Yao are praying for his failure. If he manages to strike three kills, then Felt will be utterly disgraced. The most critical part is, Felt is also now in a tight spot where he can¡¯t back down. He cannot run away, lest he lose face. Upon being resurrected, Felt took a deep breath, refusing to let his anger show. He said, ¡°Prairie Fire, I¡¯ll be here. If you dare, kill me for the third time right now.¡± Li Yaoughed, ¡°You¡¯re smart. You know that my dragon transformation and wings have a cooldown, so you¡¯re intentionally provoking me, thinking I don¡¯t have the ability to kill you right now, right?¡± ¡°I just hope to witness someone brag too much about wanting to kill me three times, only to end up wasting everyone¡¯s time,¡± Felt sneered, his face filled with contempt. Li Yao sighed, ¡°I pity you, a guild leader, so much. You seem to be boiling with anger but still have to suppress it, so that your followers don¡¯t see it. You loathe me to the bones, hoping for me to go down and submit my life but still have to pretend as if you have everything under control.¡± ¡°Stop rambling with useless words. Are you going to kill me now? Or else, I¡¯ll just log out and let your three-time-kill promise be damned.¡± Felt coldlyughed, refusing to respond to Li Yao¡¯s previous statements. ¡°Of course, I¡¯m going to kill. I just wanted to ask if you¡¯re prepared, because if you are, then I¡¯ll make my move. I don¡¯t want you to me meter for an unfair attack after you die,¡± Li Yao said with a smile. ¡°We are enemies, living and dying are a part of it. Any means to kill me would be permissible. Don¡¯t waste time,e on,¡± Felt said over guild voice chat, ¡°Everyone prepare to kill him right away. He won¡¯t have a chance this time.¡± ¡°Since you said so, then you may just go to die,¡± Li Yao saidughing¡­ Chapter 283: 283 Chapter 283: 283 Trantor: 549690339 Li Yao returned to Undercity, and ced his acquired items into the warehouse. His backpack held more than twice the capacity of an ordinary yer. In addition to the standard side bag, he also had equivalent mechanical spaces, such as the Fire Hawk¡¯s space and the Little Turtle¡¯s space. But all these spaces were jam-packed, most of which were upied by equipment. Besides the equipment dropped in dungeons, most of them were intercepted from the yers Li Yao had killed. Li Yao had in countless yers, and some unlucky ones would drop Purple Equipment. Aside from earning military merits, this was the reason Li Yao was so keen to kill. It attracted many experts to challenge him, and then he would kill them to get their equipment. This was much easier than killing a boss. Li Yao initially wanted toplete a task to locate the headquarters, but the yers had not yet found all the tag points. Learning from a private chat that they seem to have encountered a random task and mustplete it, Li Yao was not in a hurry, so he just went home. ¡°Are you defying the heavens? You brought back more loot from one outing than others could get in a month.¡± The guardian angel was amazed as Li Yao kept stashing equipment in the guild¡¯s warehouse. His loot was simply too abundant. Apart from ordinary yers who couldn¡¯t evenpare to Li Yao, even the experts didn¡¯t have this much loot. Few dozens pure purple equipment, despite lots of low-level ones, would never be obsolete due to the constant influx of new yers. ¡°It¡¯s not bad. Although none of the items are top-notch, I managed to rece some of my low-level equipment.¡± Li Yao gave several people the authority to take the level 15 Purple Equipment, and said, ¡°These level 15 Purple Equipment can be used as a ceholder in the warehouse. You can im them when you reach level 15.¡± ¡°The level 10 Purple Equipment I originally prepared for Big Brother is now useless.¡± After looking at Li Yao¡¯s equipment, Daimeng Tongtong was displeased. Li Yao patted Tongtong on the head and said, ¡°Ha ha, I received your kindness. Just keep any better equipment you get for me in the future.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Daimeng Tongtong dropped the Purple Equipment she wanted to give to Li Yao into the guild warehouse. ¡°Let¡¯s consider it my contribution to the guild.¡± As usual, Sister Li awarded points to those who contributed to the guild ording to the regtions. These records were all documented in the guild panel. Following Li Yao, the crew arrived at his Engineering Laboratory where Candy who disliked sweets was still busy working diligently. Sister Li whispered, ¡°This youngdy is very hardworking. It¡¯s like she lives here without any breaks. You¡¯d better advise her.¡± ¡°Boss, Iplete your tasks first every day and send them to your mailbox.¡± Candy nervously said. Li Yao nodded and praised her, ¡°Hmm, I saw that. The quality of the things you make is very good, especially the bullets, perfect.¡± ¡°Thank you, boss.¡± Candy instantly broke into a pure smile. ¡°I heard that you¡¯re here all the time. That¡¯s not healthy. Don¡¯t get too tired. After all, ying a game should be rxing.¡± Li Yao, noticing that Candy was about to continue working, quickly advised her. He wasn¡¯t a negligent employer. Engineering work was indeed mentally demanding; long periods of repetition would inevitably lead to mental exhaustion. Candy immediately became tense, ¡°Boss, do you think I am using theb too much? If so, I can go¡­¡± Li Yao, rubbing his temples, quickly cut off the overthinking young girl, saying, ¡°You misunderstood. I am genuinely concerned about your well-being, remember you can use these resources freely, as I mentionedst time.¡± ¡°Oh, I¡¯m not tired at all. The guild¡¯s benefits are very good. Even Engineering will release points-rewarding tasks. I can earn quite a lot of points in a day. There are many engineering blueprints in the guild warehouse, which save me a lot of silver coins. I then convert them into credit points for housekeeping. My mother also asked me to thank the boss. She said that the boss is a great person and urged me to work hard.¡± Candy¡¯s smile was pure and delighted. Li Yao was taken aback, just about to ask a question when Daimeng Tongtong beat him to it, ¡°Miss, do you have to work to support your family? You¡¯re amazing.¡± ¡°Yes, my mother fell ill and couldn¡¯t work, so things were difficult. But the boss is very kind. My sry is higher than many working people, so it¡¯spletely fine.¡± Candy answered. ¡°I see. Have you read the guild rules? If a core member of the guild faces major family difficulties, they can apply for an advance on their sry. If you¡¯re in urgent need of money, as long as you provide your mother¡¯s medical records and the hospital¡¯s certification, I can approve your application.¡± Sister Li chimed in. This was a benefit only enjoyed by legendary members of super guilds. Under Li Yao¡¯s strong insistence, Sister Li implemented it among the core members. In Li Yao¡¯s view, those who could be guild veterans were usually not short of money. Although this benefit seemed appealing, it was not very effective. Only if it was genuinely distributed would it work. This was the real way to increase the cohesion of the guild. ¡°Thank you, Vice President, but my mother has already received treatment and now only needs rest.¡± Candy¡¯s eyes were a bit moist. She was still in high school, and with her father no longer around, she truly understood the harshness of the world when her mother fell ill, which shattered her naive worldview. ¡°Alright, enough crying. You¡¯re a big girl now. Get back to work.¡± Feng Yi quicklyforted. The group moved to the other side and Sister Li said, ¡°She should be a good talent to cultivate, but we need to observe her for some time.¡± ¡°Yes, caution is the key.¡± Li Yao was also quite careful. Li Yao began to create special ammunition for his sniper rifle at another engineering table. ¡°Tell me what the three major guilds are up to, what are their main forces doing?¡± ¡°Are you actually nning to challenge them by yourself?¡± Knight asked with a frown. Li Yao nodded, ¡°I can move around more freely by myself.¡± ¡°Wouldn¡¯t it be too risky? Why not organize a guild activity and target their main force directly?¡± Feng Yi frowned. ¡°No, Starfire needs room to grow, we can¡¯t afford such a head-on confrontation.¡± Sister Li categorically disagreed. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I can handle it by myself. I¡¯ll send you the killing videos, you can use your influence to post them on the forum. They want to y, let¡¯s y. I¡¯ll apany them till the end.¡± As Li Yao spoke, he did not slow down the creation of his sniper rifle bullets. ¡°Hmm, the main forces of the three guilds basically have surpassed the Evil Cave and have returned to their normal routine. They mainly focus on guild tasks, guild expansion, or base construction. This is just about it. However, ording to the information I received, it seems that the Prosperous Era Guild is nning some significant task or activity. But the information is too scarce to confirm.¡± Sister Li said. ¡°A significant activity? I¡¯ll look into it myself.¡± Li Yao couldn¡¯t wait for them to organize some significant activity. PS: Could you please subscribe, vote for the monthly ticket and rmendation? Mario thanks you. By the way, I created a WeChat public ount, ¡®Mario¡¯s Counterattack¡¯. You can add it by searching for its pinyin, nixidemaliao. It will publish information on fanfics, spin-offs, characters, pets, equipment, and etc. If you are interested, pls add and check it out. Chapter 284 - 284 Mysterious Inn Chapter 284: Mysterious Inn Trantor: 549690339 The bullets of a sniper rifle are quite special, and they¡¯re manufactured differently depending on their purpose. For instance, there are bullets specifically intended for assassinating living beings, which are, in essence, ordinary sniper bullets. There are also explosive bullets that can explode, incendiary bullets that can ignite edifices and buildings, and so forth. Li Yao¡¯s sniper rifle has an extravagant design, resembling a long-necked dragon. The rifle barrel represents the dragon¡¯s neck, and the two legs of the dragon are the gun¡¯s bipod. Therge caliber sniper rifle is about 2 yards in length. The muzzle represents the gaping mouth of a long-necked dragon. Crucially, it¡¯s incredibly heavy. When Li Yao tried to shoot without using the bipod, he lost over 300 health and was knocked back, showcasing its immense recoil and lethality. Obviously, it can¡¯t be used as a standard weapon. If you¡¯re using a sniper rifle, you¡¯re basically giving up all mobility, but mobility is what Li Yao values the most. He logged out to tidy up a bit, then logged back in once in-game daylight broke. His team, including his teammates Fruit Angel and others, had already left the guild headquarters. ¡°Are you sure you don¡¯t need our help?¡± Guardian Angel asked, ¡°If they don¡¯t want to join, that¡¯s their call, but if you include me, I¡¯m pretty hard to kill as of now.¡± ¡°Hard to kill? While I like to refer to your ss as the ¡®punching-bag cleric,¡¯ understand this¡ªyou¡¯re far from being unkible,¡± Li Yao shook his head and replied. ¡°Is that supposed to be a challenge? You didn¡¯t get the chance to witness how cool I was, galloping in and out of the crowds, the thrill!¡± Guardian Angel crowed triumphantly. ¡°Though Uncle Witty likes to brag, he is indeed very powerful,¡± Dazed Pupil chimed in. ¡°See, even the little kid thinks I¡¯m great,¡± Guardian Angel smugly jumped to a conclusion, ¡°You¡¯re just jealous, aren¡¯t you?¡± Li Yao rolled his eyes and replied, ¡°You¡¯re already prancing around even though you¡¯re still far from mastering your ss. It seems like I need to teach you a lesson and show you that you¡¯re not as strong as you imagine.¡± ¡°Then let¡¯s battle. I want to see if you can kill me. I don¡¯t believe it.¡± Guardian Knight threw down the gauntlet. The others immediately surrounded them, wearing mischievous grins, obviously looking forward to the show. epting the challenge, Li Yao pulled out his sniper rifle and loaded it with a regr sniper bullet. ¡°I won¡¯t take advantage of you. You¡¯re using a sniper rifle, you can stand as far back as 200 yards,¡± Guardian Angel immediately activated his Immovable Barrier, trapping himself inside a golden light shield. ¡°No need,¡± Li Yao promptly raised his sniper rifle. ¡°Damn it, you¡¯re too close! How am I supposed to dodge the bullet?¡± Guardian Angel suddenly felt a surge of fear. ¡°You couldn¡¯t have dodged it at any distance anyway. To me, your ss is as slow as a tortoise. If even you could dodge my bullet, I might as well quit,¡± Li Yao said confidently. ¡°Fine! Come on then, I won¡¯t dodge it, let¡¯s see if your bullet can finish me in one shot,¡± Guardian Angel grumbled exasperatedly. ¡°Alright, I¡¯m firing,¡± As he spoke, Li Yao¡¯s finger pressed the trigger. Bang¡­. After Li Yao fired, his body was jolted back, and his health dropped by another 300. The group then heard a ¡®thump¡¯ sound, and upon looking at Guardian Angel, they saw his head explode abruptly, before quickly regenerating. Everyone clearly witnessed a bullet hole formed in his golden shield, thereafter, the shield waspletely shattered. Guardian Angel ended up kneeling on one knee with the Duel g floating between them indicating that the duel was over. ¡°Well, do you want to continue theparison?¡± Li Yao put away the sniper rifle and asked with a smile. ¡°Continue, my ass! How am I supposed topete with that, are you even human, madman!¡± Guardian Angel grumbled as he stood up. ¡°It was you who got overconfident, acting like you¡¯re the king of the world,¡± Da Vinci replied with sarcasm. Dazed Pupil took another jab, ¡°Oh my, it seems like Big Brother didn¡¯t even use any of his skills¡­wait a minute, he didn¡¯t use pets or arrow towers either. That does not count! You guys should have another match.¡± ¡°Good idea. How about Uncle Witty not using any skills while fighting against your pet in the next round, Guardian Knight?¡± Da Vinci looked at Guardian Knight, a teasing expression on his face. ¡°Me against his hydra¡­¡± Guardian Angel felt frustrated, he obviously knew there was no need to fight, considering the hydra could instantly kill him. ¡°Idiot.¡± Fruit Knightmented tersely. ¡°Alright, at least you¡¯ve learned your lesson this time. Go do your thing,¡± Li Yao waved his hand and directed. ¡°What?¡± Guardian Knight deted, ¡°You guys aren¡¯t taking me with you?¡± ¡°Do you think it¡¯s suitable for you, a man, to apany a group of women?¡± Feng Yi joked. ¡°A perfect match, absolutely¡­¡± Guardian Knight had barely gotten the words out when he saw Fruit Knight giving him a death re, and quickly said, ¡°Cough, alright then, Mu Zi and the rest have invited me to go fight a boss anyway. I¡¯ll be leaving.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll set off too,¡± Li Yao said as he activated the passive effect of the Dark Ranger. Thanks to the enhancement from Mysterious Eye, Li Yao¡¯s stealth ability was almost on par with a rogue¡¯s. Li Yao arrived at the flight manager and rented a bat to fly away. He didn¡¯t go far, but to a small town near Undercity. There were also quite a few yers here, with adjacent leveling points for level 10 yers. Li Yao put on his cloak, pulling the hood down, and coupled with the Dark Ranger¡¯s passive dark haze, his face waspletely blurred, unidentifiable to all. He made some sharp turns before finally arriving at a quiet inn on the outskirts of the town. The inn was old but clean. But during the game time of the day, there were hardly any guests, making it very quiet. Upon seeing Li Yao enter, the undeadndy behind the bar greeted him cheerfully, ¡°Wee, dear guest. What can I get you?¡± ¡°I would like the most unptable apple cider you have, if you have it.¡± As Li Yao spoke, he flicked three silver coins onto the bar counter, arranging them in a triangle. Thendy put away her professional smile, snatched the three silver coins and said, ¡°We do have that, of course, we do. Your taste is quite unique, but we won¡¯t let you down.¡± Thendy nodded and took Li Yao to the kitchen behind the bar. Then she led him into a basement cer underneath the kitchen. Being a standard feature of human-built inns, kitchens always have cers underneath to store ingredients and fine wines, typically with two levels underground. At the first basement level, behind therge wine barrels, there was a dark portal. If one wasn¡¯t looking carefully, it would simply blend into the dark corner unnoticed. Thendy gestured for Li Yao to enter. Once he flicked out three more silver coins, she left with a satisfied grin. Stepping into the portal, Li Yao felt like he was crossing through a light curtain. Indeed, the portal was a small teleportation gate, and he was no longer at the inn. Li Yao appeared in a dimly lit room. A few thieves who were chatting nced at him briefly. The thief in the middle frowned, ¡°Such a weakling, to think he could find his way here. Did he wander in by mistake?¡± ¡°Boss, should I kill him?¡± a level 40 rogue at the edge of the group prepared to slip into stealth¡­ PS: Please subscribe, drop monthly tickets, rmendation tickets¡­ Chapter 285 - 2 Episode 5: Instant Battle (Additional update for 800 monthly tickets) Chapter 285: Chapter 2 Episode 5: Instant Battle (Additional update for 800 monthly tickets) Another beautiful woman thief with a scar on her face licked her red lips and said in a yful tone, ¡°Well, you guys are being too barbaric. This is just a lost littlemb, how about you give it to me?¡± ¡°de, you always want to have a taste of the young ones, don¡¯t you? But look at this youngster. Just by looking at him you can tell he doesn¡¯t have the stamina to withstand your torment. Let me do the job.¡± Said the stealthy thief with a viinous grin. ¡°No need to test him. From one look at you, I can tell that you¡¯re useless. This elf brother here is more appealing.¡± The human woman thief beckoned towards Li Yao and said: ¡°Hey there, how about youe with meter? I promise you an unforgettable time.¡± Li Yao raised an eyebrow and said: ¡°Sister, while your figure isn¡¯t bad and you emit quite a sexy aura, with your wild, seductive eyes stimting a man¡¯s desire to conquer, it¡¯s a shame that you¡¯re a bit too dark for me and your skin isn¡¯t tender enough. You¡¯re just not my type, so I must apologize.¡± ¡°Littlemb, I¡¯ve set my sights on you for today. Watch as I carry you to my bedroom.¡± The woman thief entered stealth mode and dered, ¡°No one better try to take him from me.¡± The rest of the thieves just watched with a smile, none of them trying to interfere. They casually went back to their business. Li Yao slightly knitted his brows. This female thief was at level forty and had a silver-tier standing. However, he quickly realized that she didn¡¯t intend to kill him, nor would she use her full power against him. She was surely thinking about toying with him, like a cat ying with a mouse, which provided him an opportunity to show off his abilities. In a ce like this, having money was not enough, they also had to respect his strength. ¡°Littlemb, are you out of your mind? de is already behind you.¡± The stealthy thief who spoke before had already slipped back to his seat to watch the show. Ding¡­ The beautiful thief¡¯s dagger shed with Li Yao¡¯s intimidating Magic Weapon, and was blocked. In the instant that Li Yao sessfully blocked her, he cancelled his intimidation and abruptly turned around, his short spear already thrusting out. Thud¡­ The beautiful thief¡¯s body shattered. Li Yao knew it was just a shadow image. ¡°Hehe, speedy reaction, little brother. Let¡¯s go again.¡± Whoosh¡­ A beam of dazzling light shed across, and before she disappeared, her body surged towards Li Yao again. Arcane Torrent! No thief figure appeared around Li Yao. ¡°Sure enough, it¡¯s a littlemb, and you¡¯ve been fooled by de¡¯s Arcane Torrent. You¡¯re done for.¡± The thieves in the room burst intoughter. Shadow Step, Backstab! Ding, in the instant when Li Yao was taken aback, the female thief already appeared behind him, using backstab. However, her backstab did not pierce into Li Yao¡¯s neck and knock him out as it usually would. Instead, it caused another sound of blockage. This was due to Li Yao¡¯s shoulder special effect, which blocked the first fatal attack. Without Intimidation, without Arcane Torrent, the beautiful thief thought that Li Yao was like amb waiting ughter. After two rounds of probing, she also found out that although Li Yao reacted quickly, he posed no threat to her. She thought that she was close to grabbing Li Yao. Her n was to sessfully backstab Li Yao then tie him up. However, just when she thought victory was hers, something unexpected happened, she had no idea that Li Yao¡¯s neck would be that hard, rendering even her backstab useless. Her brain froze for a moment before realizing that Li Yao must have had some special item. But this momentary hesitation was more than enough for Li Yao who had already turned around lightning fast, his body radiating a red glow. Li Yao has activated the Power of the Berserker. Gouge! ¡°Get stunned!¡± Shock shed in the beautiful thief¡¯s eyes, but her gaze was still sharply cold. She reversed the grip on her dagger, preparing to gouge Li Yao¡¯s forehead. Gouge is also one of the main control skills of thieves, although it does not control for as long as backstab, for a master like her, it was more than enough. Li Yao¡¯s eyes shed, his pupils suddenly contracted, and he leaned back while violently kicking out with his right foot. Whack¡­ Li Yao¡¯s kicknded on the joint of the beautiful thief¡¯s arm, sending a numbing sensation followed by intense pain. The dagger slipped out of her hand, and without realizing it, she knelt in front of Li Yao. Click¡­ A massive sniper rifle appeared in Li Yao¡¯s hand, its barrel pointed straight at the thief¡¯s forehead. Theughter of the other thieves who had been making fun of Li Yao abruptly came to a halt, as if they were roosters being strangled mid-crow. It was as if the scene had been frozen. All of them stared dumbly at what was unfolding. The level 40 silver-tier thief, who had been drinking earlier, had the drink pouring down his clothes, but he seemed as if he didn¡¯t notice. ¡°Sweetie, what are you doing? Are you already on your knees before me?¡± Li Yao nudged her delicate chin up with the gun barrel and said with an enigmatic smile. After two seconds, the woman thief was able to speak again. She remained kneeling in front of Li Yao, looking up at him, and said seductively: ¡°Young man, you have real skills. It makes me like you even more. So, you want me to kneel, huh? As long as you¡¯re strong enough, I¡¯ll do anything you say. But do you really think you¡¯ve won now?¡± The woman thief indeed had enough confidence. After all, she was at level forty and had a silver-tier standing. Li Yao was nothing more than an elite in his teens. Even if she got shot, it wouldn¡¯t be a big deal for her. ¡°de, you¡¯ve lost indeed. That¡¯s enough. Kid, you¡¯ve got skills and have passed the test.¡± A middle-aged thief suddenly spoke out. Li Yao grinned and put away the sniper rifle, saying: ¡°I have to say, it does give me a sense of achievement when a powerful and attractive woman kneels at my feet.¡± ¡°Boss?¡± The beautiful woman thief seemed unsatisfied. ¡°All right, you. Get up and take a look around.¡± The beautiful thief, looking puzzled, stood up only to be frozen by an ice trap. Two secondster, she broke free of the trap, only to have a metal snake bind her feet. It took her another two seconds to break free from the Mechanical Snake. ¡°Even if he controlled me for just a few seconds, he wouldn¡¯t be able to kill¡­¡± Her words were abruptly cut off. Two massive heads, one ck and one blue, blocked the light above her head. Only when she looked back did she realize in horror that she was standing under a colossal creature. This two-headed creature upied arge portion of the hall. ¡°Elite, no, this aura¡­ Intermediate Elite Hydras¡­ this is impossible¡­¡± The beautiful woman thief¡¯s eyes were filled with disbelief. ¡°You actually lost to a teenager, de. You won¡¯t be getting any sleep tonight. You¡¯re going to train at maximum intensity all night. Off you go.¡± Directed the middle-aged man. ¡°Yes.¡± The beautiful thief shot Li Yao a deep look before turning and leaving. And Li Yao heaved a sigh of relief. The previous battle had been swift but it had taxed him greatly. He was mentally exhausted, feeling a sense of slight copse. His reactions, agility, skills and so on were all inferior to that of the woman, and he had to look for a tiny chance to counterattack. ¡°Kid, tell me, why are you here?¡± The middle-aged thief asked seriously. After collecting his thoughts, Li Yao said: ¡°I came here, of course, to buy information.¡± ¡°Hm, it seems like you¡¯vee to the right ce then.¡± The middle-aged thief revealed a smile. Chapter 286: Intelligence Organization (Additional Chapter for 850 Monthly Votes) Chapter 286: Intelligence Organization (Additional Chapter for 850 Monthly Votes) ¡°Who rmended you toe here, where is the letter of rmendation?¡± asked the middle-aged leader. Li Yao shrugged and said, ¡°Sorry, I don¡¯t have a rmendation letter.¡± The middle-aged thief frowned slightly, ¡°Then how do you know our secret codes and our geographical location?¡± The middle-aged man could not help but frown, the location of their base¡¯s teleport gate was constantly changing, it would be intriguing if someone could find it here without a rmender. ¡°That¡¯s my secret. Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯m purely a customer,¡± Li Yao said earnestly. ¡°Pardon my frankness, you¡¯re skilled but youck strength, I fear even a Gold Coin seems precious to you, right?¡± The middle-aged thief let go of his thoughts, prepared to verifyter, as they were an organization selling information, he had enough confidence to find out. That was the reason Li Yao came here, in the Ancient God World, there are two neutral thieving organizations, one of which is the Assassin¡¯s League. This Assassin¡¯s League isn¡¯t a yers¡¯ guild, but a world-ss organization. It absorbs thieves of any Race, specializing in assassination tasks and training the best thieves. It¡¯s equivalent to the professional guild for thieves. Many thieves make an effort to join the Assassin¡¯s League, for only by joining can they learn the most sophisticated thief techniques and gain exposure to various elite professions. The other organization is the Assassin¡¯s Creed, specializing in collecting and selling information for a living. It is the most powerful intelligence organization in the Ancient God World. It is rumored that the Assassin¡¯s Creed and the Assassin¡¯s League were established by the same influential figure, but this has never been confirmed, and no one can confirm it. The Assassin¡¯s Creed ims to know any events that happened in the Ancient God Era up until today. Although it¡¯s a bit exaggerated, this statement reflects their understanding of the entire world and their terrifying intelligencework. Even at times, long as it did not involve war intelligence between the two major camps. The leaders of the two camps would also buy information from the Assassin¡¯s Creed. Of course, this is just a rumor. However, Li Yao was absolutely certain and was aware of the influence of the Creed at this moment. As long as it doesn¡¯t involve the grievances of the two major camps, as long as you can afford it, you can buy information about anyone or anything. ¡°Is this enough?¡± Li Yao waved his money bag, instantly making a crisp sound. ¡°Crisp and pleasing to the ears, it¡¯s Gold Coins, and no less than five hundred.¡± The eyes of the first thief to go invisible suddenly lit up, not to mention him, all the thieves¡¯ eyes lit up, and they stared straight at Li Yao¡¯s money bag as if it was some extraordinary beauty. ¡°What kind of information are you looking at then?¡± The middle-aged thief asked calmly. ¡°The information I want is simple, all are adventurers from the Adventurers¡¯ Guild, their levels¡­ Below thirteen.¡± Li Yao said. ¡°The middle-aged thief frowned, ¡°So small, such low levels to take revenge on, tastes really nd.¡± Li Yao tossed the money bag over, saying, ¡°Based on Tier 2 prices, keep the money until I run out.¡± ¡°Haha, that¡¯s easy then, searching for information on a few thousand Tier 2 newbies will be more than enough.¡± The middle-aged leader tucked the money bag into his breast. ¡°That¡¯s good, this is the information for the people I want to investigate today, I hope to get the information as soon as possible.¡± Li Yao took out a piece of paper and put it on the table. ¡°It seems like you know a lot about us, then you should know our efficiency too. Rest assured, is it not, Mr. Prairie Fire?¡± The middle-aged thief grinned and said. ¡°Good, then I will wait for your good news.¡± Li Yao turned and left, stepping out of the ck Door again, only to find himself in a wilderness. This was the rule of the Assassin¡¯s Creed, the entrance and exit are not in the same ce, and no one knows where their headquarters is, not even the ordinary members of the Assassin¡¯s Creed. Li Yao did not return, but wondered aimlessly around this wilderness. He knew that the Assassin¡¯s Creed¡¯s intelligence would arrive quickly. Sure enough, no one let Li Yao down, in less than a quarter of an hour, the metallic snake trap locked onto a slender figure. The slender figure, with a smile, grabbed the metal snake in her hand, and said, ¡°Little brother, your skills are quite good.¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t need you to tell me that.¡± Li was reborn once, in his previous life he was a Quasi-god level master, although now hecks strength, his insights and methods are not something that de couldpete with. The beautiful female thief, de, used Shadow Step to teleport behind Li Yao, one arm wrapping around him, with a cold dagger against his neck. Sheid her entire body against Li Yao¡¯s back, her red lips close to his ear, whispering softly. ¡°Little Brother, do you really think I can¡¯t kill you?¡± ¡°Of course you can, but you don¡¯t dare.¡± Li Yao naturally pushed her dagger away, put his arm around her waist, and smiled, ¡°Give me the intelligence.¡± deughed and easily broke free from Li Yao¡¯s arm. At the same time, a piece of paper and a token appeared in Li Yao¡¯s hand: ¡°Little brother, you¡¯re so boring. Here, this is the intelligence, this token is the pledge, you can contact me through it. I am your contact person now, you¡¯ll have to look for me more for intelligence in the future, I have amission.¡± ¡°You¡¯ll definitely be satisfied.¡± Li Yao collected the tokens and said. ¡°Big sister is so poor, you¡¯d better not disappoint me.¡± deughed and retreated, gradually fading away. ¡°Yes, big sister, your breasts are not bad, I certainly hope to see you soon.¡± Li Yaoughed heartily. ¡°Cheeky boy, hehe.¡± de¡¯s voice finally faded away. The previously smiling Li Yao¡¯s expression abruptly turned cold, he spat out a mouthful of green blood, then quickly drank a medium detox potion, and his health was reduced to less than three hundred. ¡°Truly a poisonous ck widow, wait till I level up, then I¡¯ll y with you properly.¡± Li Yao grabbed a big tree, started using Life deprivation, his health rapidly began to recover. By the time Li Yao¡¯s health was fully restored, the once lush and thriving tree began to drop yellow leaves, as if it had entered deep autumn. Li Yao looked at the first piece of intelligence. Arna Guild, Felt, location, Red Wastnd, coordinates xxxx, xxxx, xxxx. The target is training at this location, barring any mishaps, he will not move from this spot for the next four hours. ¡°Red Wastnd, huh? Not too far, then let¡¯s start with you guys. The presidents of the three major guilds, none of you will get away.¡± Li Yao tore up the intelligence and began to use the Hearthstone to return to the city. The Red Wastnd, not far from the Orc Main City on the West Continent, is also a contested map, as well as a good ce for leveling up after reaching level ten. There are many wildlife there, as well as some ancient creatures, like harpies. When Li Yao came to the Red Wastnd it was already half an hourter, Li Yao summoned a Fire Eagle, his body faded into thin air. The hunt has begun¡­ Chapter 287: Nail to Death (Seeking Subscription) Chapter 287: Nail to Death (Seeking Subscription) Harpies, too, are an ancient race. In the ancient times, they and their ancestors, renowned as Aenna, the Bird God of The Ancient God World, joined the war against the Demon Legion invading from the twisted Void. The Bird God was swallowed up in the endless tide of demons and became a hero worshipped by all races. Today, statues and temples of the Bird God still stand at the pinnacle of the world, worshipped by countless ancient elves. However, many years have passed, and the directionless harpies were seduced and corrupted by a wicked bird demigod. They became bloodthirsty, cold, xenophobic, and raging. They would attack any race that approached their territory, even asionally attacking the territories of the three major alliances. Li Yao was sneaking and gradually approaching the coordinates, surrounded by level-ten harpies. However, most of the harpies were ordinary monsters, or rarely elite. As Li Yao was now at level fifteen, as long as he was careful, it would be hard for the harpies to notice someone quietly infiltrating. Harpies also live in a typical matriarchal society, and they are only females. Even though they have feathers and wings, they still hold a different kind of charm. They often capture the males of other races as their spouses. Their houses are quite simple but clean, often built on either side of the cliff or onrge trees. Li Yao knew very well thatter in the higher levels, there would be many missions to redeem the harpies, to return them to the side of the three major alliances, and finally, there would be a special ritual to resurrect the Bird God. But Li Yao wouldn¡¯t deal with these matters now, but instead, he quickly approached his target. His Fire Hawk had already detected the presence of the enemy. The elite squads of the Arna Guild were scattered into small teams in the elite harpy monster spawn area, leveling up in teams, or looking for some special quest items. The Red Wastnd had manyplex canyons. This region was very deste, with only some resilient wild creatures, and few ordinary creatures able to live here. However, the towering cliffs on both sides of these canyons had be an ideal dwelling ce for the harpies, and there were many simple houses hanging on both sides of the canyon. These canyons are very spacious at the bottom, but quite narrow at the top, some cliffs even being only a dozen yards apart. Of course, some ces are also connected together, like bridges. Li Yao found the location of the Arna Guild¡¯s elite squads, chose a ce and climbed to the top of the canyon¡¯s cliff. There were basically no creatures at the top of the cliff, and the sun was extremely scorching, the terrain was also incredibly rugged andplicated. And although the cliffs were not high, they were still around three hundred yards tall, which was simply too high for the yers, an insurmountable hurdle. However, for Li Yao who had wings, the ability to jump and Magic Spider Silk, it was straightforward. Felt, the president of the Arna Guild, is in his prime and at his peak strength. Their squad was very powerful, too. Felt was both the president and the trump card of the squad. At the moment, Arna was leveling up steadily with the members of their squad, under the protection of the guild¡¯s elites. It was a tradition. Generally, members of the squad, unless necessary, would not participate in guild battles and the likes, just to maintain their levels and equipment, keeping in the best condition. The squad members were divided into two small teams, team one and team two, dealing with the elite harpies. Even though he couldn¡¯t hear what they were saying, by looking at their rxed and joyful expressions, it was evident that their mood was excellent at the moment. Li Yao scanned around and finally locked onto a warlock who had a subus by his side. His me Spell was not the dark red of a typical warlock, but pure orange. ¡°A Crimson Warlock, huh, a ss cannon.¡± Li Yao slowly approached and gradually climbed to the cliff above them. ¡°The experience here is fantastic, and we canplete guild assignments along the way. It really is a great ce.¡± The main priest of the Cecil Squad, a red-haired woman,ughed and said. ¡°Mainly because of our president¡¯s prowess, he was able to analyze the advantages of this ce. It¡¯s a pity that we also have to allow the other two guilds to take advantage.¡± Guild Rogue Alberta said while attacking a harpy from behind. ¡°Mutual benefit, understand? Prosperous Era and Lake Hill are our allies. We not only reap the benefits together, but we also share the risks,¡± exined Felt patiently. ¡°Our boss surely is foresighted. For example, when dealing with the Starfire Guild. If we were to handle it on our own, while it wouldn¡¯t cripple us, it would have left us hurting. However, when three guilds work together, the losses incurred are negligible to us,¡± Tank chuckled, adjusting his position to deflect a spell from a distant Harpy Eagle in the process. ¡°Exactly, as Louis mentioned, we can now peacefully level up while only sacrificing a few pawns. In contrast, the Starfire Guild won¡¯t have such peace. Prairie Fire might be formidable, but what good is that if his elite members can¡¯t keep up? A guild, after all, is about teamwork, not solitary heroism. Within a month, the Starfire guild will be ruined,¡± Felt was brimming with confidence. Indeed, that would be the case if they were to continue on this path. The Starfire Guild wouldn¡¯t possibly withstand this onught. However, what they didn¡¯t anticipate was Li Yao waiting for them from above, hunting them down like prey. Furthermore, while they were busy savoring their victory, a tiger was ready to pounce ¨C a tiger named Li Yao. Li Yao took a deep breath, pulled out his Flying Eagle Bow, gradually drew the bowstring, and then suddenly jumped off a 300-yard cliff. With barely opened eyes, Li Yao had sessfully locked onto his prey ¨C Felt, the head of the Arna Guild. ¡°Lads, look up, face the camera, exactly, smiley, say Eggnt,¡± he taunted. The team, upied with the ongoing battle, heard the voice and instinctively looked upwards, but they couldn¡¯t see anything. But before they could even process their confusion, a yellow Charged Arrow materialized abruptly just thirty yards above them. ¡°Dodge it!¡± was the first thought that popped into their minds. However, it was toote. From the start, Li Yao was incredibly close to them. The Charged Arrow was powerful, especially under the enhancement of Li Yao¡¯s Bull Strength, multiplying the arrow¡¯s strength several times ¨C it was as fast as a bolt of lightning. By the time they saw the golden light, it was already toote. This time, Li Yao used the Steel Arrow. When they finally gasped, the Steel Arrow with a golden glow had already pierced Felt¡¯s chest. Felt¡¯s body was carried away by the momentum of the Steel Arrow. His face showed shock and bewilderment, his expression frozen at that very moment. His life was immediately reduced to zero, and like a dead dog, he was nailed to the ground by the Steel Arrow. Li Yao¡¯s fading outline was revealed due to the firing of the Charged Arrow. As he was about tond, he performed a Shadow Roll to cancel out the impact, then summoned Death God 4000. Click click click¡­ Li Yao seamlessly climbed into Death God 4000. ¡°Prairie Fire, it¡¯s actually Prairie Fire.¡± ¡°Impossible, how could he be here?¡± ¡°It¡¯s Prairie Fire, kill him!¡± ¡°Our Guild Leader is already dead.¡± A few team members¡¯ eyes turned red in an instant¡­ ps: I have created a public WeChat ount, nixidemaliao, which is the pinyin for the Mario of Counter-Attack, where I will asionally update extras, characters, monsters, pets, and equipment information. Feel free to add it if you¡¯re interested. Also, requesting for monthly passes, subscriptions, and rmendation tickets¡­ Chapter 288: Kill Order Chapter 288: Kill Order ¡°Ho ho, you guys are having a go at Silver Knight, huh? Not bad. Wait, who¡¯s the guy that got nailed, looks so pitiful.¡± Li Yao taunted. ¡°Fucking hell!¡± The team members were furious. Now that Silver Knight had held them back, the team leader had been immediately killed. More importantly, they had all meticulously studied Li Yao¡¯s Death God 4000 video. It was like cutting grass when it came to killing elite professions. They wanted to attack Li Yao, but they had no idea how to start. The Death God 4000 had too much HP. Even if they managed to take down Death God 4000¡¯s shell, there was still a second life. And inside there was another Li Yao. They might be arrogant, but they were not stupid. ¡°Ahh, I can¡¯t bear it anymore. I want to kill him.¡± The Shield Warrior killed the Griffin Silver Knight and immediately turned around. ¡°He¡¯s just trying to consume our main force, don¡¯t act rashly. You guys fall back, regroup with Robert, then summon other elites. Revive me after killing him, that way the loss won¡¯t matter.¡± Felt surprisingly wasn¡¯t furious, but pointed out Li Yao¡¯s real intention. Losing through Li Yao¡¯s meddling would only benefit him even more. The yers of the elite team, who were currently leveling up, received the message and immediately dropped the monsters in their hands, quickly converging on the fight. Besides leveling up, their duty was to protect their teammates. A few people reluctantly retreated under the tank¡¯s defense. ¡°Prairie Fire, you¡¯re too arrogant, daring to walk into a trap. You¡¯ll have no escape today.¡± Robert¡¯s angry voice came from afar. He brought the second squad from the independent courtyard and was speeding over. ¡°No escape, huh? Then I¡¯ll just kill a few more.¡± Li Yao, piloting the Death God 4000, advanced slowly and said to the members, ¡°You guys actually ignored your leader¡¯s corpse, quite decisive. But it¡¯s useless, you guys are doomed.¡± Leaping Stomp! The Death God 4000 suddenly leaped up, jumping over like a sh of lightning. ¡°Scatter!¡± The MT shouted. Boom¡­ But they were all professions without discement skills, how could their two legs outrun the skill of Death God 4000. The main healer and the tank were the slowest and were directly sent flying by Death God 4000¡¯s shock. They were hit by Death God 4000¡¯s chainsaw as they were sent flying, their HP was already zeroed. Static Flywheel! The rogue in stealth mode was instantly killed by the spinning disc, and another Knight used Holy Shield, an invincible skill, to block Static Flywheel. ¡°I¡¯ll deal with you after your turtle shell skill ends.¡± Havoc Trajectory! Li Yao directly charged towards the iing yers, sending the invincible Knight flying. ¡°Break up the formation, target Death God 4000 and take him out.¡± Robert roared in the team chat: ¡°All melee, one on one protection for ranged casting.¡± These are elite teams, who had been coordinating since previous games, already very taciturn. Upon hearing Robert¡¯smand, they quickly rearranged their formation. Then, all kinds of magic were thrown towards Death God 4000, most of them were elite professions, each of them had one or two powerful and good at magic. The HP of Death God 4000 quickly decreased, however, Li Yao didn¡¯t care at all and had already charged into the crowd. Havoc Trajectory killed all closebatants it hit, but ranged professions managed to hold onto their lives thanks to the brief obstruction by melee warriors. They adjusted their angles and continued their frenzied output. In four seconds, Li Yao only managed to kill about ten people, and Death God 4000 already exploded. Time Trace! Li Yao didn¡¯t want to joke about his own life. Death God 4000 with over thirty thousand HP held on for only four seconds, his own two thousand HP would instantly be wiped out. Crack¡­ Li Yao and Death God 4000 appeared again next to Felt¡¯s body, and Li Yao jumped out of Death God 4000 and waved at the yers rushing over. ¡°You guys are too enthusiastic, I have had enough fun. I won¡¯t bother you to send me off.¡± Li Yao leaped up and suddenly turned into a dragon halfway through the jump. He roared towards the ground and flew up the cliff that was over three hundred meters high. ¡°Stop, don¡¯t approach that puppet.¡± Robert gave the order. In his view, Death God 4000 was merely a pet and not worth killing. Besides, Death God 4000 was too terrifying. Killing one fully-skilled Death God 4000 would require a number of team members¡¯ lives. Pets could be revived by hunters, with no loss at all. Li Yao calmly used his magic to recall Death God 4000. At the same time, Li Yao sent this part of the killing to Feng Yi, saying: ¡°Send it out, make it as big as possible. If they conspire against me, they should pay the appropriate price.¡± ¡°You need to think clearly. If this blows up, you will deeply offend them. It will truly be a life-and-death situation, lifelong enemies. It will not be pleasant when meeting in the future.¡± Feng Yi seriously said. ¡°To be on my path, they are already lifelong enemies. Even if they want to mend rtions with me, I will not ept. I want everyone to know, what awaits those who obstruct me.¡± A determined glint shed in Li Yao¡¯s eyes. ¡°Hmm, I was not advising you out of fear of trouble, but to make you bnce it properly. Since you¡¯ve already made up your mind, then let¡¯s fight till the earth darkens.¡± Feng Yi showed a bright smile. ¡°Alright, then it¡¯s up to you. I¡¯ll keep killing them, wait for the second part of the video.¡± Li Yao hung up themunication after finishing.¡¯ At the same time, Feng Yi uploaded the video of Li Yao killing Felt under the ID Xiayao. ¡°Starfire¡¯s Bounty Order: Arna Guild¡¯s Leader Felt 1/3¡± The three big guilds continue to provoke Starfire¡¯s bottom line. Starfire Guild has just been set up, and the three big guilds nned to trap and conspire against Starfire, then continued to attack the members of Starfire. Starfire has endured and endured, it can no longer endure. The three big guilds took Starfire¡¯s retreat as a sign of weakness. But I want to formally announce that Starfire does not fear war and dares to fight. Since three big guilds are so shameless, Starfire henceforth lists them as eternal enemies. Imitating the three big guilds, Starfire Guild is hereby issuing a bounty on the three guild leaders. Taking this post as evidence, as proved by the video! The video below shows Li Yao¡¯s magnificent kill on Felt. The tide rises with a single stone, the entire forum starts to boil, and the video¡¯s view count explodes instantly, with countless people discussing it. Those guilds that had been itching for action suddenly fell silent. They thought that Li Yao would continue to be silent, they thought the Starfire Guild was done for, and they had already prepared to kick a dog when it¡¯s down. However, they didn¡¯t expect Starfire Guild to be so decisive, dering war on the three big guilds and daring to proim themselves eternal enemies. As soon as this post came out, it would never be possible to back down. After all, the influence was too great, spilt water can¡¯t be recovered. Furthermore, after seeing Felt¡¯s death, all the guild leaders felt a chill. They were not afraid of death. Who doesn¡¯t die in a game, but it depends on how you die. Dying like this is not a good thing. It would be a huge stain, andter when encountering the discord, the scar would be picked¡­ ps: Please subscribe. Chapter 289: Kill Again (900 Monthly Tickets Added) Chapter 289: Kill Again (900 Monthly Tickets Added) Being killed once, many people didn¡¯t think much of it. After all, in a sneak attack, death is always a possibility. But what caught their attention was the figure, 1/3. What does this imply? It implies that Prairie Fire intends to make a second and third kill. It¡¯s important to understand that the first time has elements of pure luck and catching someone off guard. It¡¯s somewhat justifiable to be killed this way. But the second and third times won¡¯t be so easy, at least not for an ordinary yer. But the people Li Yao is looking to kill are all guild masters ofrge guilds. Toprehend this, imagine being protected by an elite team yer. Trying to kill again would be ridiculously difficult, especially when Li Yao is clearly alone in the video. His Death God level 4000 no doubt is impressive, yet it¡¯s still unable to withstand a concentrated attack from well-prepared yers. Many people believe that Li Yao has reached his limit. The idea of killing twice sounds outrightly impossible. yers and guilds are currently monitoring this affair. They are either watching Li Yao¡¯s video of killing Felt or the video from the Arna guild of them killing Li Yao. However, not many people believe that Li Yao can kill Felt amidst heavy defense. At the same time, down the cliff, Felt, having received a message from the forum and resurrected, looked at Li Yao and said, ¡°Prairie Fire, you indeed are arrogant. It was pure luck that you killed me once. You even dared to openly dere that you¡¯d kill me three times.¡± Li Yao casually flicked his finger and said, ¡°It¡¯s not arrogance, but stating a fact. It¡¯s just that you don¡¯t dare to ept it nor want to. Of course, you can flee and perhaps survive a bit longer, but the ultimate result will not change.¡± ¡°What a joke,¡± Feltughed, ¡°You think you¡¯re amazing because you killed me once. That¡¯s just because we weren¡¯t really focused. Now, with hundreds of brothers protecting me, tell me: how are you going to kill me?¡± ¡°You¡¯ll see. Death will be your final destination.¡± As Li Yao spoke, he once again pulled out his long bow, readying a charged arrow, ¡°Are you prepared? Herees the second strike.¡± ¡°Haha, bring it on. I¡¯m right here waiting for you to kill me,¡± Felt sneered. Hundreds of yers from the Arna guildughed. As long as Li Yao dared to approach, they would instantly kill him. Even if he had the Death God 4000, it wouldn¡¯t change the oue. Hundreds of yers focusing their attacks, and even the Death God 4000 wouldn¡¯t be able to withstand. ¡°Well then, here Ie. Prepare to die,¡± Li Yao said, once again jumping down, just like the first time. yers down below instantly began casting spells, ready to explode Li Yao into pieces. Li Yao¡¯s body swooped down, and when he was about 70 yards away, he abruptly released his fingers. The charged arrow was shot out with a sh! ¡°I told you, you can¡¯t kill me.¡± Felt swiftly rolled away from his original spot. ¡°Kill!¡± Countless spells were hurled towards Li Yao¡¯s direction. ¡°Time Trace.¡± Li Yao¡¯s body descended rapidly. As the spells were about to reach him, his body disappeared. Kill! The sound ¡®pfff¡¯ echoed¡­ Li Yao returned to the moment when he first shot the charged arrow. He swiftly adjusted his angle while Felt struggled to stand up. A charged yellow arrow had already been shot, piercing through Felt¡¯s chest under his startled gaze. The sound ¡®smack¡¯ echoed¡­ Felt¡¯s body was once again pinned to the ground by a steel arrow. When Li Yao shot the arrow, wings appeared behind him, and he flew up. The spells from below couldn¡¯t even touch Li Yao; he had no intention of going down, and instead, returned to stand on the cliff. Li Yao held up two fingers towards those below and casually said, ¡°The second one.¡± yers down below stared nkly at Felt¡¯s dead body. While Li Yao may not know, they clearly did. They had applied scrolls of endurance and armor, experiencing a surge in stats. But regardless, they could not withstand the enemy¡¯s arrow. This situation angered them and they felt a sense of humiliation. Despite their protection, the guild leader was still killed. They had mocked Li Yao for overestimating his abilities just moments ago. Their hundreds of spells didn¡¯t even touch Li Yao. The situation was extremely frustrating and embarrassing. Each of their gazes towards Li Yao was fiery, and their faces burned with embarrassment. ¡°What are you staring at? Aren¡¯t you going to resurrect your guild leader? Or do you want to y dead to avoid the mortification?¡± Li Yao jeered. Li Yao then sent this video clip to Feng Yi, saying, ¡°The second one.¡± Upon examining it, Feng Yi directly uploaded the video under that post. Hunting Felt 2/3. This time, the post really blew up. Nobody expected that Li Yao could actually kill Felt the second time, and even more so, nobody expected that he would do so within five minutes. Many admired that even under such heavy protection, he still managed to kill a guild leader for the second time. At this moment, many people are more receptive to the idea. Countless scattered yers are fervently supporting Li Yao below, andrge guilds harboring hostility towards Li Yao are praying for his failure. If he manages to strike three kills, then Felt will be utterly disgraced. The most critical part is, Felt is also now in a tight spot where he can¡¯t back down. He cannot run away, lest he lose face. Upon being resurrected, Felt took a deep breath, refusing to let his anger show. He said, ¡°Prairie Fire, I¡¯ll be here. If you dare, kill me for the third time right now.¡± Li Yaoughed, ¡°You¡¯re smart. You know that my dragon transformation and wings have a cooldown, so you¡¯re intentionally provoking me, thinking I don¡¯t have the ability to kill you right now, right?¡± ¡°I just hope to witness someone brag too much about wanting to kill me three times, only to end up wasting everyone¡¯s time,¡± Felt sneered, his face filled with contempt. Li Yao sighed, ¡°I pity you, a guild leader, so much. You seem to be boiling with anger but still have to suppress it, so that your followers don¡¯t see it. You loathe me to the bones, hoping for me to go down and submit my life but still have to pretend as if you have everything under control.¡± ¡°Stop rambling with useless words. Are you going to kill me now? Or else, I¡¯ll just log out and let your three-time-kill promise be damned.¡± Felt coldlyughed, refusing to respond to Li Yao¡¯s previous statements. ¡°Of course, I¡¯m going to kill. I just wanted to ask if you¡¯re prepared, because if you are, then I¡¯ll make my move. I don¡¯t want you to me meter for an unfair attack after you die,¡± Li Yao said with a smile. ¡°We are enemies, living and dying are a part of it. Any means to kill me would be permissible. Don¡¯t waste time,e on,¡± Felt said over guild voice chat, ¡°Everyone prepare to kill him right away. He won¡¯t have a chance this time.¡± ¡°Since you said so, then you may just go to die,¡± Li Yao saidughing¡­ Chapter 290: Helplessness (950 monthly ticket plus more) Chapter 290: Helplessness (950 monthly ticket plus more) ¡°Come deliver¡­¡± Felt¡¯s voice abruptly cut off with the sound of a gunshot. All the guild members looked towards their guild leader in confusion. Those who saw Felt had a massive shock. A bloody bullet hole was on Felt¡¯s forehead. His life had dwindled to zero. Moreover, a Shield Warrior standing behind Felt had also been shot through the chest. The two of them stood dumbfounded for two seconds before copsing. A haunting silence ensued. No one knew what was going on. Some people looked up at the cliff. They only saw three fingers slowly extending out and a voice saying, ¡°As I promised, that was the third time.¡± Not just the guild members, but even Robert and Felt were shocked. They didn¡¯t even know how they died. They were taken out from a range of more than 300 yards. My God, what can attack from 300 yards away? ¡°Sniper rifle. Only a sniper rifle could have a range this long,¡± Robert said, picking up the bullet lodged in the dirt. ¡°I¡¯m not surprised that a sniper rifle would have a range of 300+ yards. I just didn¡¯t expect Prairie Fire to be this sneaky. We¡¯ve admitted defeat this time,¡± Felt said calmly on team voice chat, as if he wasn¡¯t the person who got killed three times. ¡°But¡­¡± Robert was not willing to give up. ¡°I know you¡¯re unwilling to concede but there¡¯s nothing we can do. We can only take hits here. We can¡¯t reach the cliffs. To find a way up, we¡¯d have to circle half the map, and the terrain above the cliffs isplex. Even if ordinary yers go up there, they can only be killed.¡± As Felt said this, he suddenly got a jolt. Robert also realized the situation. Both of them shouted in the guild chat simultaneously, ¡°Oh no, run! We¡¯re still within his firing range.¡± Li Yao saw themotion among the crowd below and said, ¡°It seems you¡¯ve noticed. But it¡¯s toote. Let me guide your departure.¡± Arrow Rain! Scatter! Scatter! Scatter! Scatter! Scatter¡­ Li Yao¡¯s attacks were unusually strong. When he used a sniper rifle, although his firing rate dropped to once per second, the damage and range reached a terrifying level. The rain of arrowsunched by Li Yao, along with a barrage of bullets, instantly took down many cloth armor mages. Li Yao¡¯s Scatter attack was even more terrifying. A dense volley of magic bullets shot into the crowd. Although their formation was scattered, as Li Yao attacked, elite guild members fell like mowed wheat. Although the Arna guild was fierce, Li Yao was too high up. They simply couldn¡¯t attack him. Even if they were gods, as long as they couldn¡¯t reach him, there was no use. No matter how reluctant and frustrated they were, the only solution now was to escape. ¡°Everyone, don¡¯t panic.¡± Robert¡¯s eyes were practically spitting fire. They were the guild¡¯s most elite team yet they were getting ughtered like harvested wheat fields. ¡°Shield Warriors, Mountain Warriors, all melee professions that have shields, take out your shields. Form Shield Walls by team units. Healers and ranged damage dealers, stand closely behind the frontline fighters. Quickly.¡± Despite the chaos, their quality and numerous experiences with such hardships shone through. It was just that they were caught off guard just now which made them panic-stricken. Now hearing Robert¡¯s calm voice, they quickly regained their senses. They realized that if they kept up like this, they could only get ughtered. Just like their swift advancement earlier, they quickly organized without a hint of chaos. ¡°True to being a major guild, they really are something. The Starfire guild still has a long way to go,¡± Li Yao took a swig of the Mana Potion and continued firing rapidly. But clearly, hardly any ranged targets were left for Li Yao to attack. The frontlinebatants were all raising their shields high and retreating slowly with the aid of healers. Li Yao had fully transformed into a demonic figure, attacking crazily. By the time the remaining people had left Li Yao¡¯s attack range, a heap of bodies was scattered on the ground. Only less than half of the elite guild members managed to run out of his striking range. Every surviving yer was fuming with rage, and Robert was panting heavily. He was so angry that his whole body was shaking. ¡°It seems you¡¯re unwilling to admit defeat,¡± Li Yao said, putting away his sniper rifle and using his boot¡¯s jumping ability to move quickly from above. ¡°Damn it, he wants to wipe us out, doesn¡¯t he?¡± Robert cursed before shouting, ¡°Run, quick. He can¡¯t move as fast as us from up there.¡± The members of the Arna guild immediately began running at full speed. Li Yao moving irregrly above naturally could not catch up with them and was quickly left behind. Li Yao didn¡¯t chase after them, he went back to his original ce. He then saw a stone column in the middle of the bodies, standing 200 yards tall. Immediately, he spread his wings and flew on top of the stone column. At this moment, he was in the middle of the valley floor, with corpses scattered all around him from above. From this position, Li Yao could look down at the entire scene below. Li Yao had already disengaged from battle and entered a stealth state. Li Yao set up his sniper rifle on the column and quietly waited. After a while, Li Yao saw a few Priests with resurrection skills sneaking along the bottom¡¯s corner, quietly running over. ¡°Just as I thought, they¡¯re still not giving up and want to save people. It¡¯s too much wishful thinking,¡± Li Yao didn¡¯t act hastily, but quietly waited for them to approach. As soon as each of them had resurrected one person, Li Yao pulled the trigger. Bang¡­ With the sound of a gun, a Priest fell to the ground. After that, Li Yao kept firing. ¡°It¡¯s Prairie Fire, he¡¯s on the column.¡± The Shaman girl¡¯s voice was full of rage, but there was absolutely nothing she could do about it. Li Yao was too high up, they simply couldn¡¯t attack him and they couldn¡¯t run away either. A few healers, knowing there was no escape, began healing the yers who were just revived. However, their efforts were in vain. It didn¡¯t matter if they were at full health, because once they were hit by Li Yao¡¯s sniper rifle, there was only one oue ¨C instant death. Soon, the gunshots ceased. The healers ended up dying, and those yers who just got resurrected lost even more experience and died again. ¡°Guild Leader, Prairie Fire is on a high point. We can¡¯t rescue anyone. Should we give up ande back?¡± Robert didn¡¯t know what to do. It took Felt a long while before he responded on the team chat, ¡°Don¡¯te back. There¡¯s no point, we¡¯d only be courting death.¡± ¡°Then¡­¡± Robert spoke hesitantly¡­ Felt took a deep breath before saying, ¡°Give up, let¡¯s resurrect in the graveyard and return to the city.¡± Every single one of their guild members, with their eyes filled with frustration and rage, had no way to deal with Li Yao in this unique terrain¡­ Chapter 291: The Next Target Chapter 291: The Next Target While guarding the corpses, Li Yao has already sent the third section of the video to Feng Yi. As the third video was uploaded. All the idle yers felt utter horror. Killing for the first time can be attributed to Li Yao¡¯s luck, or Felt¡¯s carelessness. But what about the second time? The second time the opponents clearly had their defenses up, which was evident in the video. Despite being surrounded by hundreds of elite yers, they were still easily killed by Prairie Fire. And the third time? The third time was even more outrageous. Li Yao actually had such hidden maneuvers, making them feel inconceivable. This simply cannot be described as luck anymore. The caption under the third video read: Starfire Hunt Order, Shengshi Guild¡¯s president, Nightfall 0/3. Going crazy, everyone who saw this news felt unreal. After all, Shengshi was a genuine colossal entity, with both the Shengshi Guild and the club¡¯s team being incredibly powerful, both having had their glorious periods and continuing to dominate. But for Li Yao to actually target an entity of this magnitude, it felt very unrealistic. This was practically a sure recipe for disaster. ¡°Boss, should we alert the other two guilds?¡± Robert asked, his eyebrows knitted together. Felt was silent for a moment before replying, ¡°Won¡¯t they see the video? Let¡¯s end it here for today. Dismiss, lest Prairie Fire aims specifically at us.¡± Robert nodded in agreement, ¡°Right. Enjoying sess together, sharing difficulties naturally.¡± ¡°That¡¯s the idea. Besides, with the current terrain, we don¡¯t even have the edge to fight back. Resurrection would only result in greater losses.¡± Felt was in a very bad mood, but under these special terrain conditions, Li Yao was essentially invincible. Li Yao was still guarding the bodies when he suddenly saw a pile of bones in ce of therge amount of corpses. ¡°Such a decisive guy, can pick up and let go, a true hero. Arna¡¯s guild, not to be messed with.¡± Initially, Li Yao wanted to take advantage of the terrain and weaken them, but apparently, Arna¡¯s guild didn¡¯t want to give him that opportunity. Li Yao shook his head and said, ¡°Shadow Dance,e to the designated location. Let¡¯s clean up the battlefield. This time, the loot is not small.¡± ¡°Understood, we¡¯re nearby.¡± Shadow Dance replied excitedly. After all, this was the core team of a major guild, their equipment was definitely up to standard, and after facing such heavy losses, there would definitely be unlucky ones who dropped their purple equipment. With so many people dead, the loot was bound to be huge. Li Yao jumped down, absorbed the blow with a Shadow Roll, then walked to where Felt had copsed and indeed found a magic wand emitting a purple glow. Subus Wand Quality: Purple Epic Attack: 33-41 Intelligence: 33 Spirit: 32 Stamina: 30 Summon Subus: Can summon a subus the same level as the yer forbat. Improve Demon Pet strength by 20% Equipment level: 12 Rmended for: Demon Warlocks Mages can summon water elementals, but theirbat effectiveness is generally mediocre and their assistance and control abilities are somewhat stronger. Warlocks, especially demonological ones, are like beast master hunters, their pets are effectively another half of the yer¡¯s output. If the yer can control even more powerful creatures, they might be even more powerful than the yer. Of course, the strength of the yer is not to be neglected, after all, a significant part of the pet¡¯s stat enhancementse from the yer themselves. But this shows the importance of pets to these professions. At low level, unless the yer has a special role, they can only summon one pet, and they can only summon low damage-dealing imps at this stage. This staff can summon a subus, which makes a huge difference, especially at low levels. It can dramatically increase thebat effectiveness of a warlock. ¡°Found a weapon for Xiao Jia.¡± Li Yao put the staff in his bag, then hurried back to the top of the stone column. After a while, when he saw the rogues from his guild arrive, Li Yao said, ¡°I¡¯ll leave this ce to you. Be careful of the rogues from Arna¡¯s guild lurking around.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry boss, our hunting group is on full deployment. We¡¯ll leave as soon as we¡¯ve collected the loot, they won¡¯t have a chance.¡± Shadow Dance said confidently. ¡°Well, you guys clean up the battlefield and hand it over to Li Jie, then wait for my message.¡± ¡°Understood.¡± Li Yao disconnected themunication device, then picked up the token of the Assassin¡¯s Creed organization and put a bit of his magic power into it. A pleasant voice came out instantly, ¡°Oh, little brother, missed me already?¡± Li Yao ignored the flirtation and said, ¡°Didn¡¯t you want me to help you with your business? Well, the second order is here now. Help me check the background and whereabouts of Nightfall, the president of the Shengshi Guild. You¡¯ve got anothermissioning in. ¡°Oh, so you have been thinking about your sister, why don¡¯t youe out for a drink?¡± deughed. I just want the information, that¡¯s all.¡± Li Yao shook his head. He had heard of de in his past life, a very powerful rogue. It was said she had been married several times, but eventually killed her own husbands. And her strength increased rapidly, growing to the level of a world-ss leader in his previous life, standing at the pinnacle of the rogue profession. Inter years, there were two top female rogues, one of them was de, the other, a high elf female rogue who was the intelligence leader of the Human Kingdom, deeply trusted by the leader of the Light Faction. Both of these female rogues were incredibly beautiful, ruthless, and very powerful. They were known as the twin stars of the rogue world. ¡°With the twomissions in hand, I can live a carefree life.¡± After only a quarter of an hour, de¡¯s voice was heard from the token. ¡°Thank you.¡± Li Yao put away the token. Shengshi Guild¡¯s president, Nightfall. The target location, Red Wastnd, coordinates xxxx, xxxx, xxxx. Analysis: Presumedpletion of guild task. It¡¯s estimated that, because of the first assassination, the chances of Shengshi withdrawing are slim. ¡°Watching my video still not backing off, it seems you¡¯re very confident.¡± Li Yao looked at the coordinates, which were not too far from his location. Li Yao quickly headed towards the target¡¯s location. After more than twenty minutes, he was finally about to approach the target¡¯s location. Li Yao frowned, the valley here was already quite wide, not conducive to attacking the opponent from the top of the cliff. It¡¯s clear that the Shengshi Guild was not unprepared, they felt the deterrence of Li Yao, but the pride of Shengshi didn¡¯t allow them to retreat. So they chose a favorable terrain for battle. They had a clear purpose, saying in no uncertain terms, ¡°You think you¡¯re very tough, Prairie Fire? Well, we¡¯re all set up here, do you dare toe and kill us? Even if they don¡¯t kill Li Yao, as long as they drag out for a while, Prairie Fire¡¯s momentum will naturally copse.¡± ¡°Interesting, they¡¯re really on their guard.¡± Li Yao frowned, the Shengshi yers were drawing their formation closer, casually dealing with the monsters surrounding them. Moreover, Li Yao observed that some squads only had four people and couldn¡¯t even see the rogues fighting the monsters, which indicated one thing¡­ PS: seeking subscription, monthly pass, and rmendation! Chapter 292: Difficult Opponent Chapter 292: Difficult Opponent This situation just confirmed one issue, the thieves brought by the Shengshi Guild are hidden in the shadows, probably in search of his whereabouts. Li Yao briefly nced at thendscape and furrowed his brows slightly. The cliffs on both sides were wide, making it impossible for him to stand on top and shoot like he had thest time. The squads on the ground were densely grouped together. Sneaking past them wouldn¡¯t pose a significant problem, but if he was revealed, escaping unscathed would be incredibly challenging. After all, even with wings, escaping the spell range would require a casting process. The yers here were mostly elite gamers, and a mere hit by a few spells could be deadly. Therefore, Li Yao couldn¡¯t afford to take such a risk. Li Yao spected that there would definitely be thieves behind the stone columns in the distance, which would provide an overhead view of the entire area. Li Yao took out his long bow and shot an arrow. Sonar Arrow! This strategy was a stroke of genius from the Shengshi Guild. He could sneak in under these circumstances but exiting unharmed could pose an issue. It would also increase the chances of encountering the enemy¡¯s elite rogues. If he revealed his physical form, it would likely result in an immediate death. Even though Li Yao¡¯s attack power was off the charts and he had a substantial amount of health points, He wasn¡¯t a tank, his resistance and armour were inadequate, thus, the extra health points were merely superficial. Concentrated fire from several elite professions would certainly result in an instant death. yers couldn¡¯t hear the sonar wavesing from the sonar arrow. The waves Li Yao shot immediately dispersed. As Li Yao suspected, he sensed the presence of a stealth thief, causing him to break out into a smile. Hunters and thieves were mortal enemies, and the Sonar Arrow was a crucial element of this conflict. Once prepared, thieves were virtually helpless before hunters. Li Yao slowly moved towards the central location, bypassing the squads of yers levelling up. Nightfall was certainly amongst them. Approaching a stone column, Li Yao released a Sonar Arrow. As the sonar waves spread, he sensed the presence of a thief at the top of the column. Li Yao could perceive the continuous movement atop the stone column, observing the ground below, evidently to guard against him. ¡°yers from the Shengshi Guild are indeed well-trained,¡± Li Yao furrowed his brows slightly, realizing that this might be difficult to manage. Nheless, Li Yao didn¡¯t get too hung up on this. Instead, he continued to use the Sonar Arrow to guide his way forward. Soon, Li Yao discovered the presence of Nightfall, who was battling a Harpy Queen Boss. The squad¡¯s strength was immense. Surprisingly, Nightfall was a Shaman, specifically a healer. This took Li Yao by surprise as he didn¡¯t remember Nightfall being a healer. The squad¡¯s tank was a Knight ¨C a leading member of the Prosperous Age Combat Team, known as Prosperous Knight. Prosperous Mage from the squad was in charge of spells, while Prosperous Sorcerer was a Magician. What puzzled Li Yao was an unfamiliar ID, Unparalleled Seductress. The name was quite peculiar. Initially, Li Yao assumed she was mere eye candy. After all, her outfit was incredibly shy: a tight, glossy leather suit that entuated her impressive figure. Her face was charming, and her agitated allure was extraordinary. Any man whoid eyes on her seemed as though they could lose themselves in her visage, especially her bewitching eyes. Even Li Yao felt his heartbeat quicken upon looking at her. While Li Sister and Feng Yi were also beautiful, their beauty was different. Li Sister exuded an aloof and powerful charisma, while Feng Yi was a schrly beauty. Men would first appreciate their beauty before having other thoughts. This woman, however, was seductive. She had an alluring air that seemed to run through her very bones. Men didn¡¯t just appreciate her ¨C they harboured passionate desires towards her, wishing to pull her into their arms. A woman like that, anyone would initially think of her as an ornament. Given that she was in Nightfall¡¯s team, it was only natural to assume that this beautiful woman was Nightfall¡¯s partner. However, as Li Yao observed her for a while, his expression gradually turned serious. He noticed that Unparalleled Seductress¡¯ techniques and perceptions were incredibly sharp. Her skills were no less exceptional than those of the core team members of the Shengshi Guild ¡ª they may have even been slightly superior. Li Yao firmly believed in his judgment, but he was confused. He had no recollection of such an attractive and skilled female yer. ¡°Who is this woman, did she change her IDter?¡± Li Yao was utterly bemused, the skills of the stealth thief were too exceptional. The Harpy Queen¡¯s attacks nevernded on her. Moreover, she delivered solid damage and maintained a consistent number. Li Yao, with his keen perception, realised that she was controlling aggro. The only reason one would need to control aggro is if their damage was extremely high, and they were currently holding back. Withholding your output in front of proficient professionals, it¡¯s a given that she¡¯s a super yer. Judging by her techniques, this wasn¡¯t just luck. ¡°Who exactly is this? She has understood the stealth thief to such a deep level in such a short time since the game¡¯s release,¡± Li Yao¡¯s mind raced, yet he had absolutely no recollection. Moreover, he clearly remembered that Nightfall¡¯s wife was also a formidable character ¡ª a strong-willed woman who managed the guild and was heavily involved in running the club ¡ª but she was definitely not Unparalleled Seductress. After searching his memory for a while, Li Yao gave up when he could not recall. He had to take action now. ¡°How can I kill and leave gracefully?¡± As Li Yao circled the scene, the boss¡¯s health had already been reduced to half. Currently, not many squads could kill a boss of the same level. After much circling, Li Yao finally discovered an indented spot on a stone column. Having observed for a while, he realised that the spot was discreet and that he could stay hidden if he was careful. ¡°If I use ricochet, I should be able to distract them for two or three seconds. That will be enough.¡± Li Yao moved to the indented spot and adjusted his position while continuously running calctions in his mind. It was challenging tond a shot because when they were fighting the boss, Nightfall didn¡¯t stay still but dodged the boss¡¯s skills while casting spells. This posed a difficulty. It would be easier if it were a linear distance. Li Yao needed to use the ricochet to divert their attention, buying him two seconds, which provided a slim chance of survival. Finally, after finalising his estimates, Li Yao broke into a cold sweat. The location¡¯s geography was tooplex, requiring multiple calctions. Setting up his sniper rifle, Li Yao recalcted onest time. His eyes shed for a moment. ¡°Now¡¯s the time.¡± He then forcefully pulled the trigger. ng¡­ The sniper rifle bullet was in and straightforward. Li Yao didn¡¯t perform any additional skills, but the speed of this bullet, augmented by the Power of the Bull, was extreme. Ding Ding¡­ The bullet first ricocheted off a pir to the side of the squad, followed by another stone column hundreds of yards away. The speed was so fast that both sounds seemed toe simultaneously. However, it didn¡¯t catch anyone¡¯s attention. The multitude of spells and the boss¡¯s fierce lightning and wind attacks drowned out the minuscule sounds. The bullet sped towards the direction of the squad. However, if it were a direct shot, the bullet wouldn¡¯t touch Nightfall¡­ Chapter 293: Monster (Extra update for 1000 monthly votes) Chapter 293: Monster (Extra update for 1000 monthly votes) ¡°Bear the storm.¡± The Harpy Queen spread her arms, her body shimmering with light, and five tornadoes spread out from her center. ¡°Be careful to dodge the skill; it¡¯s not that hard to avoid it,¡± Ye Mu warned, healing his team at the same time. When the boss unleashed the tornado, his healing spell fell precisely on the tank, not only refilling the tank¡¯s health bar perfectly. But also, he didn¡¯t suffer from the issue of the boss releasing a skill while his spell was halfway through its casting. Under such circumstances, if he didn¡¯t abandon the spellcasting, the healing might be wiped out in a split second. If the healing spell was interrupted, it was more likely that the tank¡¯s health was insufficient and he would be killed by the boss. Don¡¯t think it¡¯s an exaggeration, it¡¯s indeed possible. That¡¯s often how things go in the real world. Countless teams have wiped out when the boss¡¯s health was only 0.5% left, such examples are aplenty. The difference between regr high-level yers and professional gamers often lies in these nuanced details. These seemingly trivial details require long-term training and practice, and they are often crucial factors determining sess or failure. ¡°sh.¡± Unparalleled Alluring Queen drew a pattern with her hands, facing the iing tornado. Her figure immediately disappeared, shing to another side and went into stealth. The other yers also swiftly evaded. At this time, Li Yao¡¯s bullet, after the second ricochet, rushed over like lightning. Just as Ye Mu was also trying to dodge the tornado towards the left, his right side blocked by a Magician. As a result, it seemed as if Ye Mu had run himself into the sniper bullet. Thud¡­ Feeling a sudden pain in his back, Ye Mu looked down just in time to see a fleeting afterimage zoom towards the MT¡¯s back. Then, dozens of yards away, other yers who had their attention focused here were stunned to notice their Guild Master Ye Mu and Prosperous Wild Knight frozen in ce, their life-force rapidly dropping to zero before they copsed to the ground. ¡°It¡¯s Prairie Fire, they¡¯re behind us,¡± Prosperous Wild Magician roared, his eyes bloodshot. Not only him, everyone¡¯s eyes were red. ¡°Main team members spread out, abandon the boss fight, the others get rid of Prairie Fire for me,¡± he said, his calm tone barely concealing his fury. Li Yao put away his sniper rifle and leaped into the air. Every one of the small team fighting the Harpy Queen were among the top yers in their respective fields. With the boss down to half health, they had all grasped the boss¡¯sbat mechanism and each had a countdown timer in their heart, calcting the boss¡¯s next move or action. Supported by themander¡¯s notifications and realignments, they were able to smoothly deal damage without missing even a second of damage-dealing time due to the boss¡¯s skills. This was what truly defined a top-tier team. Having observed for quite a while, Li Yao, apart from studying their casting and evading habits, was also observing and simting the boss¡¯sbat mechanism. To predict the boss¡¯s next move, all you needed to do was understand the boss¡¯s mechanism and simte it¡ªif your spiritual power was strong enough, simting the boss¡¯s actions was easy and far more urate than simple estimation. Predicting the actions of yers was more difficult; even if you understood their casting mechanism and evading habits, you might not be able to predict their actions. Li Yao had his experience from his previous life and a thorough understanding of the whole situation; he could roughly predict their actions by simting the boss fight and everyone¡¯s actions. This required not just observation but also knowledge of the manifold techniques of different sses and skills at different stages. His brain made estimations based on these simtions. To get where he was now, Li Yao had no idea how much time and effort he had spent. All yers rushed towards the direction pointed out by Prosperous Wild Magician. Only the yers on Li Yao¡¯s side saw a golden figure soar into the sky. Only then did theye to their senses. ¡°Li Yao is over here, at nine o¡¯clock.¡± Rustle¡­. All the yers turned around and prepared to cast their spells, but it was already toote. Li Yao had already taken off. If they had spotted Li Yao from the get-go, they could have sted him to smithereens with their instant attack spells. But now that Li Yao had taken off, casting spells was obviously toote. Instantaneous spells usually had a limited range and wouldn¡¯t do much good; they could only watch helplessly as Li Yao flew out of their attack range. ¡°Indeed, it¡¯s not simple to get the Prosperous Guild to where it is today,¡± Li Yao remarked, hovering in the air above the crowd, pointing a finger at them, ¡°But, unfortunately, I¡¯m still the better one. This is the first time, hurry and resurrect your guild master, I¡¯ll arrive for the second time soon.¡± ¡°Prairie Fire, you¡¯re good, very good¡­¡± Prosperous Guild Cousin was shaking with rage. They had thought their defense was watertight, yet Li Yao still found a loophole. Moreover, while they were fighting the boss, he killed both the healing guild master and the guild¡¯s tank with one shot. Now, other teams don¡¯t dare to take over this boss fight. ¡°Of course I¡¯m good, and I¡¯ll be even better in the future,¡± Li Yao dered, rapidly flying off into distance, ¡°Babe, you¡¯re too naive to plot against me.¡± Li Yao¡¯s voice faded with his figure. A luminous green arrow tip appeared at Li Yao¡¯s previous location, attached to a thin steel wire over a hundred yards long, one end of the wire wrapped around Unparalleled Alluring Queen¡¯s wrist. ¡°Interesting guy.¡± Unparalleled Alluring Queen revealed a smile that could charm all beings. The steel wire quickly retracted around her wrist, showing remarkable flexibility. Li Yao, knowing there was a Rogue Shade, had naturally left a safeguard. He¡¯d released a Sonar Arrow before making his move, precisely to counter the unpredictable Rogue Shade. Moreover, considering Unparalleled Alluring Queen¡¯s extraordinary techniques, he was even more on his guard. Li Yao flew a certain distance away, leaving the battle. He immediately activated his hidden effect. Those resilient Prosperous Guild yers immediately stopped in their tracks in annoyance. Li Yao sent this video clip to Qin Feng Yi. Seeing this, the others with Li Jie exhaled in relief. They had no intention of asking Li Yao to live-stream, for fear of distracting and affecting Li Yao, they needed him to give his all since such an endeavor was truly perilous. Soon, Ye Mu was revived, his face dark as thunder. ¡°Sorry, I took your favor but failed to keep Prairie Fire here,¡± Unparalleled Alluring Queen apologized with a charming smile. Not to mention the other yers, even Ye Mu was taken aback before he reacted. Faced with this charming beauty, even someone like him, who prioritizes benefits over everything else, couldn¡¯t harbor resentment. Instead, he reassured her, ¡°Don¡¯t me yourself. It¡¯s mainly because this Prairie Fire is too powerful. Where the hell did this freake from?¡± ¡°A freak?¡± A peculiar look shed in Unparalleled Alluring Queen¡¯s eyes¡­ Chapter 294: Sonic Exploding Arrow (Thousand Illusions Rain Ice, Ten Thousand Rewards Added) Chapter 294: Sonic Exploding Arrow (Thousand Illusions Rain Ice, Ten Thousand Rewards Added) Nightfall nodded, saying, ¡°Though we are adversaries, honestly, he¡¯s the most astounding yer I¡¯ve encountered. You don¡¯t pay much attention to the wider world and stopped visiting the forum, but you should know he has appeared in numerous announcements, each of them weighty. Ancient Gods¡¯ system settings are tough; he¡¯s the one constantly defining the trends and leading us all.¡± ¡°I do have some impression, but isn¡¯t this a bit of an exaggeration?¡± Unparalleled Bewitching Beauty furrowed her brows. Prosperous Era¡¯s cousin sighed and said, ¡°We too hoped it was an exaggeration, but while he hasn¡¯t garnered widespread recognition, he just doesn¡¯t have enough fame or exposure. In reality, his influence on us is considerable. To put it simply, the universal tactics he advocated for different upations were introduced by him. He has contributed a lot many tech advancements. Sis, you can Google Prairie Fire to find out.¡± ¡°Right, you may not believe it, but listen to this and you will. Prairie Fire, without knowing it, was gifted a New Model Mech by the Ancient Gods Company. It is the only one of its kind and many higher-ups and powerhouses coveted it, I bet you already know about it,¡± Nightfallughed with bitterness. ¡°That¡¯s truly strange. Seems like a lot has happened while I was busy,¡± said Unparalleled Bewitching Beauty, raising her eyebrows at Nightfall. She was puzzled, ¡°So why are you guys opposing someone like him? Don¡¯t you usually win people over by throwing money at them?¡± Nightfall once againughed bitterly, ¡°It¡¯s a lengthy exnation. Let¡¯s leave it at that, get to know Prairie Fire first. Let¡¯s focus on how to deal with this guy.¡± ¡°Big brother, why don¡¯t you go back first? I will keep watch,¡± suggested Prosperous Era¡¯s cousin. ¡°We can¡¯t retreat now, running away is more humiliating than being killed by Prairie Fire three times.¡± Nightfall shook his head, rejecting the proposal. Prosperous Era¡¯s cousin said with disbelief,¡± The problem is, Prairie Fire¡¯s a hunter, stealth is expected. But how did he evade all our thieves? He couldn¡¯t possibly detect the thieves¡¯ presence, was it sheer luck?¡± ¡°Judging by his performance at Arna¡¯s ce, he will be here soon. Why don¡¯t we tighten our defenses? That way we eliminate the chance of surprise. This time, I am confident I can dy him, just make sure you finish him off immediately,¡± Unparalleled Bewitching Beauty suggested with a furrowed brow. ¡°Alright, tighten up the formation,¡±manded Nightfall. All of Prosperous Era¡¯s hundreds of yers gathered up and patrolled aimlessly, not allowing Li Yao another chance to infiltrate. Above them, the Firehawk circled the sky and saw all. Li Yao, meanwhile, was lost in thought, working out a strategy for the second assassination attempt. ¡°They have tightened up their formation,¡± Li Yao sat on a distant stone column, pondering. There was a degree of luck in his first sessful assassination, there was a minimal chance of failure. This time, the enemy tightened their formation, not only had he to be more careful about infiltrating, but he couldn¡¯t use his prior location either. So how could he carry out the second assassination? Li Yao opened his own attribute panel as he contemted, then studied his equipment and skills, looking for a way to seed in the second assassination. However, even after full consideration, Li Yao was still without any leads. It wasn¡¯t until he saw thest skill and noticed Sonic Exploding Arrow that his eyes lit up. The Sonic Exploding Arrow and the Sonar Arrow were actually the same skill, they simply produced different effects due to varying frequencies. The Sonic Exploding Arrow did not produce a loud noise to harm opponents. Likewise, it was silent. It didn¡¯t put Li Yao in abat state. Even though the Sonic Exploding Arrow couldn¡¯t kill people, its control was still significant because of the technique¡¯s side effect. Li Yao didn¡¯t need any control measures, so the Sonic Exploding Arrow hadn¡¯t yed an important role yet. But now, he thought of a way for the second assassination. ¡°Sess or failure depends on this.¡± Li Yao took a deep breath, jumped down the stone column, and carefully used the Sonar Arrow to scout while cautiously permeating through the various defensive lines. It must be said, the quality of the yers from Prosperous Era was outstanding, very alert, and their patrol arrangement was very scientific. However, their invisible watchmen were no use against Li Yao. As long as he was cautious, didn¡¯t make any sounds or step on any dried branches, the yers from Prosperous Era would not detect Li Yao. While they were clever, cing many dried branches and soft soil on the ground in the hope of causing inconspicuous movements, this method might work against other thieves, but not Li Yao. Having yed a thief for two years in his previous life, he was highly skilled; these simple tricks would not fool him. Li Yao slowly treaded and found a ce. Taking advantage of the thief¡¯s patrol in the other direction, he quickly set up his sniper rifle. A thief was cautiously patroling around the stone column from a distance of two hundred yards. Li Yao was under camouge, striving to avoid ascending the stone column. The thieves patrolling under stealth were excellent at detecting stealth, if Li Yao was even close to the edge of the stone column, they would sense it. Li Yao had no hope of mounting the stone column unnoticed. ¡°Now¡¯s the moment.¡± Li Yao pulled the trigger immediately, then packed up his sniper and swiftly left. At that moment, the concealed thief turned around and started patrolling again. The Sonic Exploding Arrow had also flown out,pressing like air. If one looked closely, they would see a slight ripple, but no one would stare nkly at the sky. Even if they did stare, they might not see the fleeting traces. The Sonic Exploding Arrow collided with the body of the yer and silently spread and exploded, but no one heard a single sound. This thief didn¡¯t hear it either, and couldn¡¯t sense it. At this moment, he was conscienstously and carefully detecting if Li Yao had stealthily ascended the stone column, but suddenly, he felt a shortness of breath and a slight dizziness. Immediately, he lost his bnce. The slight dizziness was only a momentary condition, but it was enough. His body was already on the edge and had lost consciousness. By the time he regained consciousness, it was toote, and he screamed sharply. Then, in front of everyone¡¯s eyes, he fell to the ground and died. ¡°What happened? Is that Prairie Fire?¡± asked Prosperous Era¡¯s cousin, and the entire group became tensed. Their attention turned towards the stone column and the Shield Warriors raised their shields and protected Nightfall. ¡°No¡­there is no one. I idently fell,¡± said the elite yer, thinking he was momentarily distracted. ¡°It¡¯s probably not Prairie Fire. If he had been pushed, he would engage inbat and reveal his form,¡± analyzed Unparalleled Bewitching Beauty. Nightfall nodded, ¡°But, we should stay alert, please send a thief up there.¡± ¡°Okay,¡± Unparalleled Bewitching Beauty nodded and walked towards the stone column. Li Yao was also fast approaching the stone column¡­ Chapter 295: Instantaneous Sky Battle Chapter 295: Instantaneous Sky Battle When Li Yao darted nearer, he morphed into a giant dragon and flew up. Unless he went into battle, this form wouldn¡¯t be revealed. The air pressure was still present though, and Li Yao paid much attention to it. Upon reaching the top, he began setting up the sniper rifle. Meanwhile, Unparalleled had already reached the base of the pir, preparing in some way to ascend it. Li Yao released the repair robot for the first time. Whoosh¡­ Along with the robot¡¯s release, a beam of turquoise light shrouded Li Yao¡¯s weapon. ¡°Sess at the first attempt, excellent.¡± ¡°System: You have released a basic repair robot, granting you the effect of Wind Fury.¡± From high above, Li Yao could clearly spot his foe¡¯s location. However, their defense was too strong, those with shield sses guarded the shadow so closely, presenting no chance for a sessful sniping attack. Thud¡­ A steel cable embedded itself in the stone pir. Unparalleled¡¯s wrist cable swiftly pulled her upwards. She used the column like a climbing wall. Li Yao inhaled deeply, making a slight adjustment, before abruptly pulling the trigger. After pulling the trigger, he quickly retracted his sniper rifle to the edge of the pir. Two sniper rifle bullets connected at the tails, shooting through the air like lightning. This was Li Yao¡¯s first time using poison armor-piercing bullets from the sniper rifle. Thud¡­ The first bullet brutally pierced through the shielding shield and prated the body of the shield warrior, creating a bullet hole. However, after the first bullet prated the shield and the heavily armored shield warrior, its momentum was basically exhausted. Yet the second bullet came up quickly on its heels, darting through the bullet hole and piercing the body of the shadow standing behind him. A sh of shock crossed the Shadow¡¯s eyes, as he noticed Li Yao¡¯s figure towering on that stone pir, with two fingers extended towards him. Next, his life was eliminated and he fell to the ground along with the shield warrior. Even the defensive knight behind the shadow almost died instantly. ¡°The guild leader died!¡± Someone shouted it out. Prosperous Era was right next to the shadow. Witnessing this scene, his eyes reddened. Seeing Li Yao¡¯s silhouette, he bellowed, ¡°Watch out! Prairie Fire is above you!¡± Unparalleled nced at the distant scene and quickened her ascent, as ifpeting against time. ¡°You arrived quickly, but still toote. Go back down.¡± Li Yao pulled back the bowstring of his longbow, charged it, and then with the strength of a raging bull, shot out a level-one Charged Arrow. ng¡­ The steel arrow, empowered by the strength of raging bull, hit the tip of the spike on the stone pir. The steel cable instantly snapped. yers below gasped in astonishment. Many couldn¡¯t bear to watch and closed their eyes as a woman of unparalleled beauty was doomed to fall to her grisly death. However, a trace of a smile lingered on Unparalleled¡¯s face. As her body plummeted, she gently said, ¡°You¡¯re the one who should be going down.¡± At the same time, Unparalleled started forming hand signs and a bizarre light enveloped both Li Yao and herself. Transnting flowers and trees! Transnting flowers and trees, a spell allowing the caster to swap positions with the target. Cooldown time: 12 seconds. Whoosh¡­ A glimmer of soft light shed, and the unparalleled enchantress had appeared on a stone column nearly 300 yards high, while Li Yao appeared in mid-air where the unparalleled enchantress had just been. ¡°Heehee, kiddo, not done yet.¡± The unparalleled enchantress made another seal, her figure seemed to have turned into a pitch-ck shadow, charging like lightning towards Li Yao¡¯s back. The dagger in her hand, flickering with green light, was aimed directly at the back of Li Yao¡¯s head. If he were to be hit and be dizzy mid-air, falling from a height of nearly 300 yards, it would spell Li Yao¡¯s death sentence. Shadow Step! If it¡¯s performed from behind the target, it can quickly close the distance to the target. ¡°Of course it¡¯s not over. I knew she was a leaf thief, so how could I not know her skills or bepletely unprepared for them?¡± After all, Li Yao had been ready for her to use Shadow Step, having activated Shadow Roll almost at the same time, doing a roll while a short spear appeared in his hand. After rolling a certain distance, his body faced the unparalleled enchantress and the short spear in his hand shot out. ¡°Kiddo, you¡¯re really naughty.¡± The unparalleled enchantress wasn¡¯t caught off guard. The moment she saw the short spear shoot out, she drew a Tai Chi pattern with her hands. Snap¡­ The short spear hit the unparalleled enchantress, but a substitution paper man appeared in her original position, nailed to the stone column by the short spear. And the enchantress¡¯s delicate figure reappeared on the side of the stone column, of course, this time she entered stealth. Substitution Technique! Substitution Technique, if the spellcaster is attacked during the seal making process, it activates. The Substitution Paper Man will take the damage in ce of the spellcaster, who will be teleported to any position within 15 yards and enters stealth for 1 minute. A leaf thief, a profession that cannot enter stealth actively and can only stay in stealth for a short duration even if it does. It¡¯s impossible for her to have full stealth like other thieves. A leaf thief needs conditions to enter stealth, like this Substitution Technique. She must be attacked during the activation of the Substitution Technique to enter stealth. Not only does the Leaf Thief profession have many poetic names and skill effects, but if you don¡¯t have a way of breaking control, once you are struck by it, killing you would be as easy and simple as a leaf being swept away in the autumn wind. Moreover, it isn¡¯t the type that stuns you instantly and then takes you out, it¡¯s more like turning you into a puppet, causing you to tumble and be toyed with until you die. The sound of a snap echoed from behind Li Yao as he spread his golden wings. His palm, strengthened by the power of a raging bull, grabbed the steel cord shot at him. The effect of the Sonar Arrow is still in effect; her entering stealth is meaningless to Li Yao. Crack¡­ The unparalleled enchantress made a resolute decision. The moment she felt his strength, the steel cord at her wrist was immediately abandoned by her. With a roll, she grabbed the dent in the stone column with one hand. She finally stabilized herself on the stone column, without being dragged down by the enormous strength of Li Yao. ¡°Babe, you¡¯re not bad either. This is where it ends, we¡¯ll y again next time.¡± With a wave, Li Yao spoke to the yers below, ¡°Remember to revive your boss, I¡¯ll be back soon.¡± With a sh of his wings, Li Yao had flown far away. The yers below were helpless since they were too far down. For the second time, they could only watch helplessly as Li Yao left them behind. ¡°Such a quick reaction.¡± A hint of surprise shed in the eyes of the unparalleled enchantress. She had already regarded Li Yao quite highly, treating him as her number one enemy without any negligence. She¡¯d originally thought that with her technique, along with her profession¡¯s mechanic that few people had seen, they could trick Li Yao. But unexpectedly, his reaction speed was so astonishing. She plotted against him, and instead, she found herself in a dangerous situation. Despite neither of them losing any blood and the winner still undecided, she knew she had lost a measure of advantage. ¡°Such a strong opponent is making my blood boil. How long has it been since I felt this way?¡± A hint of confusion shed in the eyes of the unparalleled enchantress, as if she was reminiscing about her past glorious days. Besides being a deadly beauty, she was like a cliff edge, lost in thought and making countless people intoxicated¡­ PS: Please subscribe seriously. Friends who read pirated version, please subscribe to the genuine book on Qidian Chinese Network. Thanks to everyone, every subscription is the maximum support and encouragement for the author. Also, we have created a public WeChat ount where rted information about the book, such as characters, pets, equipment, monsters and others, will be published. If you¡¯re interested, you can follow it. It¡¯s nixidemaliao, my pen name spelled out in pinyin. Chapter 296: Unparalleled Demoness Chapter 296: Unparalleled Demoness Unparalleled Demoness stood for a while before collecting herself, looked down, and suddenly jumped. Just as she was about to hit the ground, she used the Transnting Flowers and Trees technique, her body shed and appeared on the ground, while the creature she swapped with fell from midair several dozen yards high. Luckily, this creature was a Hawkman, otherwise, just the fall would be lethal. The elite Hawkman was furious, shooting a ball of lightning at the Unparalleled Demoness. Substitution Technique! With a crack, the substitution paper man of the Unparalleled Demoness was destroyed by the lightning ball. The Unparalleled Demoness had already entered a stealth mode and quickly distanced herself. The Hawkman lost its target and began its normal patrol again. Her movements were clean and swift, like a flowing cloud. Combined with her exquisite figure, it was a pleasing sight. However, at this moment, the yers from Prosperous Era no longer had the mood to appreciate it. Everyone had fallen into silence. Li Yao¡¯s two sessful assassinations were like a p in their faces; they were once proud. Although they had defended meticulously, to them, what could one yer do to them? Anybody they randomly picked would be considered an expert in the eyes of ordinary yers. But so what? They thought Arna was simply ipetent and couldn¡¯tpare to Prosperous Era. They firmly believed that as long as Li Yao dared to appear, they would be able to capture him. They even thought their leader was overreacting. However, the fact proved that Li Yao was indeed powerful enough. Despite having so many of them surrounding him, he was able to assassinate their leader effortlessly. ¡°Prairie Fire is indeed skilled, I¡¯m not his match,¡± Unparalleled Demoness admitted frankly. The resurrected Nightfall sighed, ¡°I really don¡¯t know how hees up with all these unconventional methods of killing. They¡¯re different every time and impossible to guard against.¡± Unparalleled Demoness frowned, ¡°The key question is, how did Prairie Fire manage to make the patrolling thief fall without getting into a fight and how did he discover the thief¡¯s location without going up there himself?¡± The questions raised by Unparalleled Demoness were sharp, and no one could answer them. ¡°I¡¯ve asked in detail, he said he just felt dizzy and identally fell down. Furthermore, he absolutely can¡¯t be a mole, he has been our old brother for many years,¡± Prosperous Era¡¯s cousin exined. ¡°Then ask all the thieves to stop standing too close to the edge, so they won¡¯t fall again. His sniper rifle is too terrifying. It can even shoot through a shield and kill a tank instantly, that¡¯s very high damage. I can¡¯t stop him,¡± the more Unparalleled Demoness analyzed, the deeper she felt Li Yao was hiding. ¡°Alright, that¡¯s what we¡¯ll do,¡± Nightfall nodded in agreement. ¡°Don¡¯t be humble, sister Moon. You haven¡¯t seen Prairie Fire¡¯s battle record. He¡¯s basically been variously tortured without a chance to fight back. Being able to fight Prairie Fire to a draw today is incredibly amazing. Your techniques have improved. It¡¯s a pity that you left the professional circle.¡± ¡°Alright, stop ttering me. Draw? I¡¯m no match for him and I¡¯m not afraid to admit it,¡± Unparalleled Demoness shook her head. ¡°Alright then, I will give you detailed information about Prairie Fire when I¡¯m offline. Then you will know,¡± Nightfall said helplessly without further exnation. ¡°Okay, sure,¡± Unparalleled Demoness hesitated before speaking, ¡°This time, the reputation of Prosperous Era will be greatly damaged.¡± ¡°It¡¯s inevitable. This freak is too extraordinary,¡± Nightfall fell silent for a moment before speaking, ¡°But the game has just started. What kind of storm hasn¡¯t Prosperous Era experienced? A small Starfire can¡¯t create a big wave. Let him have his moment.¡± Nightfall¡¯s words instantly cheered up the members and lifted their spirits. Yes, they had weathered through many storms before, this small setback was nothing. At the moment, Li Yao was sitting at the top of a stone column, thinking about the previous process. It was indeed too thrilling. The techniques of Unparalleled Demoness were too good. Since the start of the game, she was the only one who could be considered an opponent and she could have a genuine skirmish with him. ¡°The individual yers are so professional, damn it. With such good techniques, why didn¡¯t she gain any fame in her past life?¡± Li Yao was puzzled. If she wanted to be famous, it would be really easy with her prowess. ¡°I have to stay humble and cautious in the future. Although I have been reborn, I can¡¯t underestimate everyone else.¡± Recently, he has been suppressing everyone and Li Yao¡¯s heart couldn¡¯t help but be a little boastful. But this incident made hime to his senses, his own techniques were not at the pinnacle yet, he still needed to work hard. Also, as the number of yers increases, more and more strong masters like the Unparalleled Demoness would appear. If he still held onto this attitude, he would surely fail one day. Li Yao sent the second section of the video to Feng Yi, and then began to think about the third assassination mission. It has to be said, both Prosperous Era and the Unparalleled Demoness put a lot of pressure on Li Yao. Sniping from above would definitely not work anymore. If he insisted on repeating the previous strategy, he would fall into their trap. ¡°Weakness, weakness, where is the weakness of Prosperous Era?¡± Li Yao asked his Hawkman to keep circling above them, but he couldn¡¯t figure it out after thinking for a long time. ¡°I can¡¯t see it. Prosperous Era is indeed skilled. I can only take risks. If I can¡¯t get by with clever tricks, I¡¯ll have to confront them with sheer power,¡± Li Yao¡¯s eyes gradually became resolute. He had been too reliant on technical tricks recently, and had forgotten his actual strength, which was enough to confront the enemy head on. Whether it¡¯s Mechanical Hunting or Dark Ranger, both are capable of a stand-off at certain conditions. This time, Li Yao did not rush to assassinate. Instead, he went to a very far ce, passed the two canyons, and started killing Panzer. The Silver Eagle near him quickly reached a hundred in count. Li Yao activated the passive effect, which hides the Silver Eagle and at themand of Li Yao, they flew to a height more than a hundred yards high in the sky. But Li Yao was a bit regretful. Aside from these skeletons, his regr pets couldn¡¯t hide. Only then did Li Yao begin to return to this valley. Information from Fire Hawk revealed that Prosperous Era was even more cautious than before. But with the Sonar Arrow, unless they gathered together and formed a human wall, they wouldn¡¯t be able to stop Li Yao from sneaking in. Of course, even if they formed a human wall, it wouldn¡¯t help. With several hundred people concentrated together, Li Yao could kill them with his sniper rifle just like taking them out piece by piece. As Li Yao snuck in himself, the skeletons of Hawkmen outside had already hovered in the sky, waiting for Li Yao¡¯smand to unleash a Thunder Strike. Li Yao directly took out his sniper rifle at a distance of 300 yards from them. In his mind, he began to visualize how he could kill their elites as soon as he assassinated Nightfall, then escape¡­ Ps: Official ount, Super Mario¡¯s Counterattack, pinyin nixidemaliao. Chapter 297: The Web of the Black Widow (Additional Update with 1050 Votes) Chapter 297: The Web of the ck Widow (Additional Update with 1050 Votes) Li Yao¡¯s eyes suddenly flung open, as the surrounding situation infused itself into his brain. Under hismand, the Hawkman Skeletons soaring in the sky quickly scattered. ording to Li Yao¡¯s orders, they had already locked onto the yers below. People at nightfall had grown impatient, given the previous experiences, no one could keep their calm. For them, time had turned into torture. ¡°Why does it take so long this time? It¡¯s illogical.¡± The Prosperous Era¡¯s cousin was feeling edgy. Nightfall, on the other hand, was unusually calm. He hadpletely cooled down, dispelling the rage of being killed twice, ¡°Don¡¯t rush. He¡¯s certain toe.¡± ¡°Did we block all the loopholes? He might not have a chance to strike,¡± said the Prosperous Era¡¯s cousin. Usually calm, he appeared restless. Unlike Nightfall, he was not as epting, always hoping to keep Prairie Fire at bay. ¡°Nothing in this world is 100 percent certain. Didn¡¯t we assume we had no weaknesses for the first two times? But he still found them,¡± said Unparalleled Demoness. ¡°Don¡¯t be restless, learn from your elder brother. Do you think only you are anxious? Perhaps Prairie Fire is even more so. By posting on the forum, he didn¡¯t just push you, Prosperous Era, onto a dead-end, he also cornered himself. Therefore, no matter how the third oue turns out, he will certainlye.¡± The Prosperous Era¡¯s cousin nodded and took a deep breath: ¡°We¡¯ll rely on Moon then. If she can hinder him, he will be unable to fly even with wings.¡± Unparalleled Demoness seemed unconcerned, nodding, ¡°I also want topete against such a master. After this matter, we¡¯re even, I don¡¯t owe you anything.¡± ¡°No matter the oue, we will have no further obligations to each other.¡± Nightfall was about to continue when his expression swiftly darkened, ¡°Get out of the way, quickly!¡± Someone had already seen the sh of lightning looming overhead. Z¡­ Lightning balls erupted simultaneously from hundreds of Silver British Skeletons, unexpectedly exploding from above their heads. In a blink of an eye, nearly a hundred elite yers from the Prosperous Era Guild were knocked out. Approximately five hundred elite yers from the Prosperous Era arrived in groups, each squad led by a healer. Li Yao¡¯smand was for all Silver British Skeletons to target a healer and then unleash a powerful spell. Before initiating the attack, he even released a Repair Robot. The hundreds of skeletons then quickly received buffs from either the Holy Shield or Wind Fury. Out of the nearly hundreds of healers attacked, only a few special elite sses had either noticed the situation in the sky early or were lucky enough to avoid the continuous attacks of Wind Fury to survive. Furthermore, Li Yao even ordered ten Silver British Skeletons to unleash an Area Spell above Nightfall, promptly causing the yers protecting Nightfall to disperse and flee from the Area Spell. The yers in that area were strong team members, the elite masters of the Prosperous Era Guild. Their reactions were quick, with only a few unable to escape due to their unfavorable positions. Nightfall was the guild leader, prioritized for protection by healers, so he had not been taken out. However, when he stood firm and looked at the situation around him, his previously calm demeanor had darkened like a stormcloud. His face had turned extremely ugly. It was too disastrous. In just an instant, he lost twenty percent of his manpower, mainly consisting of crucial healers. ¡°Prairie Fire!¡± Nightfall¡¯s anger had truly been ignited. He knew Li Yao woulde. The third assassination was inevitable, but he didn¡¯t expect Li Yao to use such an audacious method. ¡°It seems you hate me a lot. I will make you hate me more.¡± As Li Yao spoke, he pulled the trigger. ¡°Phew.¡± ¡°Phew.¡± The distance between them was too far for ordinary spells or weapons, but it was too close for a sniper rifle, a mere hundred meters. Further empowered by the power of a wild bull, the bullet was incredibly fast. At such close quarters, even Li Yao would struggle to dodge the sniper rifle, let alone Nightfall. Bypassing the brain¡¯s signal to dodge, the bullet had already arrived. The sniper¡¯s bullet passed through Nightfall¡¯s throat, leaving a spray of blood in its wake. ¡°Damn, kill him.¡± The cousin of the Prosperous Era was on the verge of going crazy. They considered that Li Yao would use various ways to sneak and assassinate Nightfall, but they never thought that Li Yao could be so audacious to appear in front of them and directly take out Nightfall. ¡°You won¡¯t escape today.¡± Transnting Flowers and Trees! When the Area Spell attack came, Unparalleled Demoness used the Substitution Technique. Struck by the Area Spell, she entered a stealth state. This was the terrifying aspect of the rogueoes. Although they might not directly enter stealth, provided the timing is right, they can be invisible at any time during a battle. The timing she chose was impable. When Li Yao pulled the trigger, before he could even lower or retract his sniper rifle, while still retreating from the shock, his position was swapped with the previous position of the Unparalleled Demoness. ¡°Kill him.¡± The cousin of the Prosperous Era roared as he charged forward: ¡°Northern long-range professionals target Prairie Fire, kill. Others, restrain these undead, steady yourselves, do not sustain more losses.¡± The other melee fighters also advanced. Since they were protecting Nightfall, only tanks were avable here, while the ranged fighters were out of the attack range. After hearing the order from the cousin of the Prosperous Era, the ranged fighters from the north, disregarding the undead, charged towards Li Yao. But Li Yao had no intention of sitting idle, he had longmanded that, after killing the healer, the second target for the undead would be long-ranged, squishy sses. Without healers, the long-ranged, squishy sses kept falling one after another. As for Li Yao, he was transnted during the retreat process induced by the shock. Shadow Step! After transnting, Unparalleled Demoness did not cease her actions, but immediately used Shadow Step. Visually, the two switched ces instantly. Then Unparalleled Demoness¡¯s graceful figure appeared to follow Li Yao to her original position. Sky-kicking! Pa¡­ Before Li Yao could shake off the effects of the shock, he felt a sting in his lower back. Without a second thought, he knew that he had been chain attacked by the Rogue, and his face instantly changed. He released a deterrence¡­ Li Yao¡¯s health, inbination with the shock from the sniper rifle, had already lost six or seven hundred. He had lost a quarter of his health. A circle of magic weapons surrounded Li Yao, but deterrence could only block physical damage, and it could not solve the control. Li Yao did have the Medal of Honor, but it was not the time to use it. Squandering the Medal of Honor at this moment would be tantamount to seeking death. Li Yao¡¯s body was sent tumbling into the sky by a kick from Unparalleled Demoness, and throughout this process, he was being controlled and couldn¡¯t do anything. ck Widow¡¯s Web! Ka ka¡­ A magic spider web appeared in the void, and Li Yao was stuck in the center of the web. At this moment, Unparalleled Demoness was like a ck widow spider that had caught its prey. The yers of the Prosperous Era let out a cheer. Finally, they had cornered Li Yao¡­ Chapter 298: 298 Chapter 298: 298 ¡°Closebat, form a circle around him, don¡¯t let him find a way to escape.¡± The cousin of the Prosperous Era red at Li Yao with bloodshot eyes, wishing he could eat him alive: ¡°Range, spread out and prepare your spells, wipe him out in one go.¡± Li Yao was being suspended in mid-air, immobile. Below him, close rangebatants formed a circle trapping him in the middle, leaving enough space for the Unparalleled Beauty to deal with him. Thunderstorm! The Unparalleled Beauty didn¡¯t underestimate him at all, she ced a hugendmine right beneath Li Yao. The rangebatants of the Prosperous Era had already begun to gather, over thirty ranged professions quickly focused together, they had already prepared their spells. ¡°Ha, Prairie Fire, no matter how much you n, you¡¯ll still end up in our hands.¡± The cousin of the Prosperous Era gritted his teeth. ¡°You should not praise yourself too much, thisss doesn¡¯t have your guild¡¯s badge, it¡¯s obvious she¡¯s not from your guild, you guys are acting like the big bad wolf. If it¡¯s wasn¡¯t for this girl, you lot would¡¯ve been finished by now.¡± Li Yao teased. ¡°Even now you¡¯re still biting back, good. Your intimidation ability can block powerless damage, but can it resist spell damage?¡± prosperous era¡¯s cousin sneered. ¡°Hmm, ordinary intimidation can¡¯t, but what if it¡¯s enhanced with runes?¡± Li Yao smirked at the cousin of the Prosperous Era: ¡°Oh, so many mages, why not bury me with your spells.¡± ¡°Damn it.¡± The cousin of the Prosperous Era¡¯s face changed uncertainly. Li Yao did possess skills reinforced by runes and he couldn¡¯t confirm whether Li Yao had applied them to intimidation or not. He wasn¡¯t sure what effect it would have, either. The cousin of the Prosperous Era looked at Unparalleled Beauty, and she also revealed a bitter smile. She also couldn¡¯t determine whether Li Yao¡¯s words were true or not. ¡°It¡¯s very likely that he¡¯s bluffing but¡­¡± Nightfall spoke: ¡°His intimidation ability only holds for a short time, wait a bit and we¡¯ll end him immediately, but beware of his time reversal skill, it could return him to a state a few seconds prior, he should still have an intimidation ability remaining, so be careful.¡± ¡°Understood.¡± The cousin of the Prosperous Era nodded, they had been wary of Li Yao¡¯s tactic. That¡¯s why they believed Li Yao¡¯s intimidation was enhanced by runes, and theirbat medics were basically dead by now, otherwise, they would have even considered exchanging injuries. But now they¡¯re not certain. If they get injured, Li Yao¡¯s attack skills and his two mechanical pets could instantly cause a massacre. Therefore, although their positions were organized, they were not densely packed and there was a lot of room for maneuvering left. Their calctions were very precise. The spell covering thirty people would assure that no one could escape, adding more wouldn¡¯t make any difference. They only needed a few people¡¯s spells to hit him in order to kill Li Yao, thirty people were just there to cover the area. ¡°Intimidation still has three seconds, get ready to use your spells.¡± The cousin of the Prosperous Era said calmly. Dozens of mages immediately began to prepare, some reading single-target spells, others reading group spells, waiting to turn Li Yao¡¯s location into a hell of spells and st Li Yao into dust as soon as the intimidation ended. Crack¡­ Binding silk thread! Unparalleled Beauty suddenly clenched her fist, a magic thread appeared, she pulled it forcefully, the magic spider web constricted and pulled Li Yao from the sky. At this moment, Li Yao¡¯s intimidation time was up, and his magic weapon dissipated. ¡°Kill!¡± With the order from the cousin of the Prosperous Era, several mages jointly cast a blizzard. Arge array appeared above Li Yao¡¯s head, with faint snowkes beginning to fall, soon forming into sharp ice knives. If more than five people cast the same area spell, an umtion andbined skill effect can be formed. The Blizzard array was centered on Li Yao, covering a hundred yards in all directions. Now, even if Li Yao sprouted wings, he wouldn¡¯t be able to fly out. ¡°Ice Arrow, shoot!¡± This was their strategy, they were using the Blizzard not to kill Li Yao, but to slow him down and decrease his responsiveness. All the spells from the ice series had such effect, as long as Li Yao was slowed down- Plus taking direct hits from the spells of the same Blizzard origin, Li Yao would no doubt die. What made things even worse, was that if Li Yao fell, he would certainly be hit by thendmine below. Regardless of how much health it would deplete, after being hit, he would be hit by Unparalleled Beauty¡¯s follow-up attacks. He wouldn¡¯t even need anyone else to make moves, he would already be killed instantly. To all the yers present, Li Yao had reached to what seemed to be a dead end. Some yers even began to show victorious smiles. But this moment was indeed a desperate situation for Li Yao. At the critical moment, Li Yao used the Alliance Badge. At the same time, as he was freed from control, Li Yao quickly performed a Shadow Roll. Roar¡­ A gigantic hydra suddenly appeared, and Li Yao¡¯s Shadow Roll convenientlynded under the front legs of hydra. The hydra at this moment wasn¡¯t as big and powerful as it was in the temple, but it still looked terrifyingly huge. Its body was at least four or five yards long and three or four yards wide. Two giant heads, resembling dragon heads, were longer than the body by one yard, when the neck was fully stretched and connected to the body, it reached nearly ten yards in height. p p p¡­ The Blizzard fell on the neck of the ice serpent, as if tickling it. Its damage which was originally a couple of hundreds, now was only a few tens. Even the dark serpent only suffered a little over a hundred damage. Damn! Everyone was shocked, the seemingly doomed Li Yao was once again alive and standing under a gigantic monster. The Blizzard overhead couldn¡¯t harm him, nearly twenty Ice Arrows were shattered by the ice serpent, not reaching Li Yao at all. ¡°Sorry, to have wasted such emotions of everyone, unfortunately, I can¡¯t die. Being invincible is so lonely.¡± Li Yao sighed, while setting up three Arrow Towers around him. Argh¡­ All yers of the Prosperous Era felt a strong urge to vomit blood, how did this bastard not die? The bastard not only didn¡¯t die, he was even so smug, it was unbearable. ¡°Abyssal Hydra, Godzi. Intermediate Boss, each head has 90,000 health points.¡± A thief who had learned the reconnaissance spell swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said hoarsely. Everyone drew a cool breath, a pet of an intermediate boss, you damn hid it deep enough, the two mechanical puppets were boss-ss, then you astonishingly also have such a super monster, damn it, are we ying the same game, are we really pro yers, damn it. Especially the hunters present, looking at the Silver British Pets by their side which, usually treated as treasures. Carrying them everywhere they went, they were treated as pros, after all, it¡¯s Silver British. However,paring yourself to others is infuriating. Look at those Silver British Skeletons he has, over a hundred of them. The real pets others have are all boss-ss, and this one, when cornered, even pulled out an intermediate boss, they just wanted to hide away in cracks. They envied and begrudged the sight. ¡°Don¡¯t panic, even if it¡¯s an intermediate boss, so what, can he defy the heavens? Now Prairie Fire is cornered, he can¡¯t escape even if he sprouted wings, closebat, charge, destroy him.¡± The cousin of Prosperous Era had mes in his eyes¡­ Chapter 299: Chaotic Battle Chapter 299: Chaotic Battle Li Yao also issued amand, saying, ¡°That¡¯s what I was going to say. Hydra, take them down.¡± ¡°Ahahaha, finally I can let loose and kill.¡± The sharpughter of Shadow reverberated across thend. The Ice Serpent also raised its head and said, ¡°I obey your will, my master.¡± Floating Snow! With the sparkling light of the Ice Serpent, a flurry of snow began to fall. The yers of the Prosperous Era didn¡¯t notice at first, but soon their melee fighters realized that the storm that was once harmless to them was having an effect. What upset them even more was that their agility had slowed to a crawl. The warriors couldn¡¯t evenunch a charge, and the snowkes clinging to them turned ice-cold and piercing. To put it visually, their actions were as if they were in slow motion. They were all trying to charge at Li Yao with their weapons, but their movements were slower than a tortoise¡¯s. In contrast, Li Yao¡¯s attacks were extremely sharp. Due to the enemy¡¯s spread-out position and formation, Li Yao kept sniping with the me Crossbow. In just a moment, several frontline Silver Skeletons had made their way to the side of Li Yao. The Arrow Tower beside him was also firing at full power with piercing arrows. Although they couldn¡¯t instantly kill these tanks, the damage was enough to cause panic among them. As they wanted to dodge the arrows, their movement was restrained by the Floating Snow, making evasion impossible. Pat, pat, pat¡­ The mages fired a second round of Ice Arrows, but due to the Ice Serpent, they had no effect. ¡°Give up using ice magic and switch to fire. Use the Fireball Technique as a group, st him and his pet to smithereens.¡± The face of themander of the Prosperous Era turned green. The original n was to use Ice magic to limit Li Yao¡¯s movement and prevent him from evading the magic. Now it hadpletely turned around, with the spell of this hydra being iprehensibly overpowered. Floating Snow: Creates a small-scale snowfall, freezing the target, reducing the agility of the affected targets by 75%, and inflicting minor ice damage. The current situation was that their attempt to restrict Li Yao was turned against themselves and it was them who were being restricted. Theck of agility made it impossible tounch a charge. Their dilemma was whether to keep charging at Li Yao or to turn back instantly. They found themselves in a predicament. ¡°Don¡¯t hesitate, keep charging. Let¡¯s see how long his spellsts.¡± Themander of the Prosperous Era barked. They continued their frenzied charge at Li Yao, while the mages began chanting the incantation for the Fireball Technique. The incantation for the Fireball Technique was long and took around two seconds. Fire red brightly around the mages. ¡°You morons, am I invisible? Dare to ignore me.¡± When the Ice Serpent saw that the mages had switched to casting fireballs, it got angry. Ice Breath! The hydra, with a neck as long as a giant python, attacked the mages, who were in its range. Whoosh, crack¡­ The hydra sprayed a breath of bone-chilling cold like a methrower, its head rotating to cover a wide area. A group of mages was instantly frozen and shattered, killed instantly. Actually, the mages were not standing very close to each other and had space to maneuver, but the hydra¡¯s spell covered arge area. The mages absolutely had no chance to dodge it. Boom, boom, boom¡­ Although many mages were instantly killed, about a dozen fireballs still hit the hydra, each causing over 400 points of damage. The Shadow Serpent, like a real snake, didn¡¯t cast its spell. Of course, its spell was not suitable for groupbat; simr to a real snake, it continuously bit. Li Yao had been trying to find the Unparalleled Beauty, but she had been hiding behind others, and the few healers were ceaselessly healing her to offset the damage from the Floating Snow. ¡°Everyone, converge on me. Let¡¯s drown him.¡± Themander of the Prosperous Era was furious. ¡°The hydra has no breath attack now. Hurry up.¡± Up till now, many of Li Yao¡¯s ranged Silver Skeletons had been killed. But this was not a result that the Prosperous Era could ept. As Li Yao picked off the enemy, the Silver Skeletons on his nks kept multiplying. Even though they lost quite a few people, themander of the Prosperous Era felt that he had figured out the attack mechanism of the hydra. He wanted to take advantage of the cooldown of the breath attack to mobilize everyone¡¯s strength to kill the hydra. With a total of 180,000 health points, the hydra was already terrifying for an individual yer. But for arge team of hundreds, it was nothing. Li Yao continued to snipe, ordering the surviving Hawkman Skeletons to continue pursuing the ranged yers. ¡°Raise the shield.¡± Li Yao¡¯s firepower was too fierce, the melee fighters hadn¡¯t even reached him yet. Unparalleled Beauty couldn¡¯t stand this situation any longer. If they kept on at this rate, even if they kill Li Yao in the end, it would not be a result that Prosperous Era would be willing to ept. Since she had agreed to help, she had decided to go all out. Unparalleled Beauty got hit once, went into stealth, and then shed. Transnting flowers and trees! Her position instantly swapped with Li Yao¡¯s. ¡°Kill him and it¡¯s over.¡± Following themand of themander of the Prosperous Era, the dozen or so fireballs that were ready tounch roared towards Li Yao. Unparalleled Beauty was already amidst the melee, and the abilities of all the melee fighters turned on Li Yao. Ha ha ha¡­ Seeing Li Yao¡¯s health empty in an instant, the people of Prosperous Era let out a loud cheer andughter. Everyone rxed, but then themander of the Prosperous Era frowned, ¡°Something¡¯s wrong, why haven¡¯t these summons disappeared?¡± Then everyone looked at Li Yao¡¯s corpse and saw Li Yao¡¯s body slowly turning into ck weapons, dissipating in the air. ¡°We¡¯ve been tricked. That was a fake.¡± They suddenly realized the key, but what trick was this, what kind of spell was that? Li Yao emerged from behind the hydra with a grin on his face and said to Unparalleled Beauty, who was close at hand, ¡°Hey girl, you¡¯re good. You used the technique of Transnting flowers and trees, and all I could do was to set up a decoy.¡± ¡°What kind of skill is that?¡± Just as Li Yao was about to fire the me Crossbow, Unparalleled Beauty showed a sh of annoyance in her eyes, but still hurriedly motioned with both hands and started to use the Substitution Technique. However, Li Yao¡¯s trigger-pulling hand suddenly let go. He held the crossbow against her forehead and said, ¡°It wouldn¡¯t hurt to tell you, it¡¯s my pet¡¯s ability. Shadow of Darkness can copy any creature.¡± ¡°I admit you¡¯re tough. I admit defeat this time.¡± Unparalleled Beauty gave up resisting. It was clear from Li Yao¡¯s performance that he was thoroughly familiar with her skill mechanism. When he was about to pull the trigger, just a slight effort could have caused the weapon to shoot. She started to use the Substitution Technique, Li Yao let go of the trigger the moment she used it, it felt like it hadn¡¯t fired¡­ PS: Please subscribe. Chapter 300: Ice Explosion Chapter 300: Ice Explosion This was a game of strategy. If Li Yao had truly pulled the trigger, the Unparalleled Enchantress would have used the Substitution Technique to either flee or continue attacking Li Yao. The Fallen Leaf Rogue was a profession that emphasized reading techniques and evaluating the situation. In such a case, if Li Yao were to make a mistake, he might be the one being carried off. Although it was just an instantaneous confrontation, the subtle handling within and the negotiations were just as thrilling. However, not many could understand such an instantaneous confrontation. Many people were puzzled why Unparalleled Enchantress stood still without Li Yao¡¯s attack. Because Unparalleled Enchantress¡¯ level was too low, only the Substitution Technique could go into stealth without any other means. The Substitution Technique failed, and was met with the me Crossbow aimed directly at her forehead. The victory was already decided. Li Yao showed a slight smile, nudged her chin with the crossbow and said, ¡°Killing you would be such a waste, you might as well serve some other purpose. What are you waiting for?¡± ¡°What are you going to do?¡± The Unparalleled Enchantress¡¯ eyes shed with annoyance as she was about to struggle and fight with Li Yao when she found herself no longer in control of her body. Mental Control! The Dark Serpent had taken control of her body. This skill seemed simr to the Priest¡¯s Mental Control, but there were significant differences. The Dark Serpent¡¯s skill controlled for a longer time and handled it more perfectly, capable of releasing its own skills, whereas the Priest¡¯s Mental Control could only control basic actions. In the eyes of the Prosperous Era yers, the Unparalleled Enchantress gracefully turned her head and walked in their direction, confusing many. The Unparalleled Enchantress walked a short distance, her eyes shed with light, and her fingers shaped a seal. Transnting flowers and trees! Then, under the stupefied gaze of Prosperous Era¡¯s cousin, she was transported to the field leaving Prosperous Era¡¯s cousin frozen solid as the crowd let out a gasp. Shadow Step! Unparalleled Enchantress swiftly moved behind Prosperous Era¡¯s cousin. Skyrocket Kick! Prosperous Era¡¯s cousin¡¯s body tumbled through the sky! Sky Flyer Kill! As Prosperous Era¡¯s cousin flew up, Unparalleled Enchantress leapt up with him, her dagger shing rapidly. -235-264-214-268¡­ Each dagger stroke on Prosperous Era¡¯s cousin brought two streaks of blood. When Unparalleled Enchantressnded back down after a backflip, a Magic Spider Web controlled Prosperous Era¡¯s cousin in mid-air. Landmine! The Unparalleled Enchantress, who hadnded, abruptly pulled the spider web, causing Prosperous Era¡¯s cousin to tumble to the ground, triggering the groundndmine to explode sharply. -560 Prosperous Era¡¯s cousin¡¯s equipment was extremely superior with almost two thousand health points already reduced to less than three hundred. However, Unparalleled Enchantress¡¯bo hadn¡¯t ended. The moment Prosperous Era¡¯s cousin stood up, Unparalleled Enchantress¡¯s dagger targeted his neck, and her body floated up. She spun like lightning ¨C making a full three hundred and sixty-degree turn around Prosperous Era¡¯s cousin¡¯s neck. This was an upgraded version of the Fallen Leaf Rogue¡¯s throat slit, causing massive damage. Unparalleled Enchantress¡¯sbo hadn¡¯t ended, but Prosperous Era¡¯s cousin¡¯s health bar was already empty, turning into white light. It feels like this description is very long, but in reality all this only happens in a blink of an eye. It is only when cousin Prosperous Era was killed that they realized what was happening. Seeing Unparalleled Seductress rush towards another warrior, someone finally cried out. ¡°No wonder Prairie Fire seeded in assassinations before, it turns out she¡¯s the traitor, kill her!¡± An authorized deputy regimentalmander directly kicked Unparalleled Seductress out of the team. Many people were still in a state of confusion, unclear about the situation. When they heard these words, they instinctively believed it. They are unaware that the Dark Serpent¡¯s Mental Control could perfectly mimic skills. In an instant, at least five or sixrge Fireballs hit Unparalleled Seductress. At this moment, the Dark Serpent had also lifted its mind control from her, but it was already toote to use the Substitution Technique, she wanted to say something, but it was toote. Although her methods are bizarre, and her attacks are very sharp, she wears lighter armor for flexibility, which makes her almost as vulnerable as cloth armor. The thief¡¯s mass attacks are inherently weak, but the Leaf Thief¡¯s mass attacks are even weaker and not suitable for dungeons. Against the massive bosses and mechanics of the old gods, it¡¯s impossible to control huge creatures. For instance, the Leaf Thief couldn¡¯t use the Skyrocket Kick to kick a hydra away. There is no perfect profession, only unique ones, just as the ancient god once said. Although Nightfall couldn¡¯t see what was happening, he knew something from the voice and quickly said, ¡°Don¡¯t.¡± But under these circumstances, it was toote for the released Unparalleled Seductress to use the Substitution Technique. Those spells had already hit her, it was toote for anything. Nightfall was certain that Proserous Era¡¯s Yao sister would never be bought by Prairie Fire, even if she was with Prairie Fire, she would not purposely embed herself by his side. Prairie Fire¡¯s tricks were too bizarre and, although he had not seen them, he knew that the Unparalleled Seductress must also have been calcted by Prairie Fire. But he understood that others did not. Even cousin Prosperous Era did not understand, let alone ordinary members. Unparalleled Seductress was killed instantly. ¡°Fantastic, it¡¯s just so fantastic. I love watching them kill each other,¡± Li Yao¡¯s words made all the yers from Prosperous Era want to vomit blood. ¡°Melee units, chop him to pieces for me!¡± shouted the deputy regimentmander Prosperous Hua Sheng, who had taken over themand. He had gone mad. It was him who kicked the Unparalleled Seductress and he gave the order. After giving the order, he realized what was happening, but it was toote. At this moment, the melees of Prosperous Era were very close to Li Yao, some of their skills were already reaching Li Yao. ¡°You trash, really think my snowkes are so easy to bear? Die.¡± The Ice Serpent sneered. Ice Explosion! Detonate the enemies affected by Hydra¡¯s snow and freezing effects. Pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop¡­ Dozens of yers who had barely crawled through the falling snow to the Hydra immediately burst open, emitting an enormous amount of blood-red ice shards from within their bodies. In an instant, nearly a hundred melees were collectively wiped out¡­ The yers from Prosperous Era were going crazy, they knew, Li Yao was just ying them. He could have released this ice explosion earlier, but he wanted people to think they could withstand the damage and kill Li Yao. But it was all a joke, it was just a trick by Li Yao to lure more melees in and kill more people. Prosperous Era¡¯s team was elite and strong, even with a Hydra, Li Yao wouldn¡¯t pose a threat. Yet, he used the passive skills of the Dark Ranger to cause a hundred silver heroes to wipe out Prosperous Era¡¯s healing group, leading to the copse of the Prosperous Era¡¯s team. The collective is strong, but any single issue could be fatal. ¡°Don¡¯t let our melee units approach the range of Floating Snow, ranged units scatter and damage the Hydra. Its health can¡¯tst much longer.¡± Prosperous Hua Sheng felt like vomiting blood from his suffocated chest, they had already lost half their team¡­ PS: Sorry, it was raining heavily today, the power was intermittent, which was annoying. If the power doesn¡¯t go out, I will continue to update. Chapter 301: Coughing Up Blood Chapter 301: Coughing Up Blood The scene was overwhelmingly brutal now. Around Li Yao or the multi-headed snake, were scattered bodies. These bodies were horrifically gruesome. Encased in ayer of frost, their bare skin was studded with crimson icicles, giving off a grotesque charm. Frost explosion was a technique that sets off the blood frozen within the opponent¡¯s body. The st from within renders any armor useless and could even bring the mightiest tanks to their knees. Add to that, the one casting this spell was a mid-level boss, a step or two above their level. Without the support of healing or shields, the only option left was to die. This was Li Yao¡¯s initial n: disrupt the enemy¡¯s healing, which was equivalent to paralyzing the enemy team. Only this way could he find an opportunity to beat a bloody path, only this way could he have a chance to exhaust the strength of Prosperous Era. Li Yao¡¯s n was simple; sabotage the healing system of the enemy, allow the multi-headed snake to eliminate a few yers, and then escape. If the key healers from Prosperous Era were collectively downgraded, the loss would be huge. And this was exactly Li Yao¡¯s real objective. But he didn¡¯t expect that the multi-headed snake would be so powerful; even he could not foresee such a dramatic result. Li Yao had forgotten that the game had just begun and everyone was still trying to understand the mechanics of the ancient gods. He had cut through a key link in the team¡¯s chain and, with the unexpected assault of the multi-headed snake, it was impossible for Prosperous Era to make the correct judgment in such a short time. Regardless of that, Li Yao¡¯s chances of winning were exceedingly high. Prosperous Era was bing frantic due to Li Yao¡¯s attacks, and two of their key figures, Club President Nightfall and Vice President Elder Cousin of Prosperous Era, have been killed already. Prosperous Era¡¯s response was swift, breaking free from the long-range attacks of the Hawkman Skeleton and forming a protective barrier on the periphery. They were already initiating spells to counterattack the multi-headed snake. The spells ¡®Snake¡¯s Breath¡¯ and ¡®Frost Explosion¡¯ were in cooldown. The output of the Shadow Serpent was restricted andrgely depended on Li Yao and Silver British Skeletons by his side. Li Yao continuously targeted Prosperous Era¡¯s yers, shooting from behind the legs of the multi-headed snake. The reach of the Arrow Tower was quite long, but Prosperous Era was experienced and they positioned themselves strategically so that the Arrow Tower could not cause much damage with its piercing arrows. Nevertheless, Li Yao¡¯s damage output was tremendous. In particr, with the Rapid Shooting skill, he was firing Death ck Arrows that could one-hit kill the yer, resulting in a Silver British Skeleton for Li Yao. One by one, the yers from Prosperous Era dropped dead, but the health of the multi-headed snake also plummeted quickly. Within a few seconds, under everyone¡¯s attacks, the multi-headed snake was on the brink of death and finally copsed. This was the advantage of having the majority. Although it was currently seen as a pet, the multi-headed snake¡¯s health didn¡¯t scale with the number of yers, its health was even less than the level 10 bosses from the main storyline. Being bombarded by hundreds of long-range attacks, it was quite impressive for the snake to withstand a few rounds of attack. Time Trace! Whoosh¡­ The multi-headed snake regenerated in front of everyone¡¯s eyes, infuriating the enraged yers from Prosperous Era. The snake died once, and before they could even cheer, a new one appeared. The members of Prosperous Era felt like they were about to vomit blood from the frustration, it was as though they were being internally injured. ¡°Let¡¯s show them who we are. Since they don¡¯t dare to approach us, we will crush them.¡± Li Yao said loudly. ¡°Yes, my great master, hahaha, I am invincible.¡± The Ice Serpent roared withughter. ¡°Keep clear, dodge its snowstorm skill, don¡¯t get caught in its snowstorm or we¡¯ll get blown up.¡± Prosperous Era¡¯s Huasheng shouted. The multi-headed snake¡¯s body was huge. Although it seemed to move slowly, its strides were so big that it was actually quite fast. As the multi-headed snake charged forward, the yers from Prosperous Era began to scatter and dodge, thereby severely limiting their damage output. The drifting snow around the multi-headed snake inhibited the functionality of the melee yers from Prosperous Era. They didn¡¯t dare to enter the snow-covered zone, terrified of dying from a frost explosion. However, they had great numbers on their side. If they didn¡¯t converge, it was impossible for the multi-headed snake to inflict significant area damage. Although the rate of attack from Prosperous Era¡¯s yers had slowed down, the health of the multi-headed snake continued to decrease. Meanwhile, the Silver British Skeletons around Li Yao were held up by meleebat or blocked the ranged damage, which was significantly less powerful than the aerial Hawkman Skeletons. But there was nothing Li Yao could do. After all, he was not aputer. He couldn¡¯t possibly multitask tomand each Hawkman Skeleton while maintaining his own. Otherwise, the Hawkman Skeleton wouldn¡¯t have been trapped or killed by the meleebatants. ¡°Prairie Fire, your time is up,¡± Prosperous Era Huasheng sneered: ¡°Lets see how many times you can go back in time.¡± ¡°Of course, only once.¡± Li Yao responded while attacking, ¡°But you still won¡¯t be able to kill me.¡± ¡°Stop bluffing, you are doomed.¡± All the members of Prosperous Era believed that. The health bar of the multi-headed snake was finally almost depleted. Once the multi-headed snake died, Li Yao would be exposed. ¡°This should be it then.¡± Li Yao released a healing pet for the multi-headed snake, and its health began to recover slightly. ¡°Your struggles are meaningless.¡± Prosperous Era¡¯s Huasheng cracked a smile. ¡°You guys always celebrate too early, let¡¯s not forget, although you are not alone, am I just one person either.¡± Li Yao waved his hand and said, ¡°That¡¯s it. Get them.¡± Shadow Danceunched a sneak attack on a spellcasting Mage, revealing his position and shouted, ¡°Club President¡¯s order, attack!¡± Whoosh whoosh whoosh¡­ At that moment, tens of elite rogues chose a target andunched a sneak attack. ¡°Club President¡¯s order, beat them when they¡¯re down.¡± Filled with morale, the elite rogues swiftly attacked the stunned target. On the other hand, Prosperous Era was confused. Huasheng¡¯s face turned pale. Due to the impact of the Hawkman Skeletons and the multi-headed snake, all their defenses were in disarray. The Starfire Club took advantage of this breach. As the attack on the multi-headed snake stopped abruptly and the snake¡¯s life began to recover, Li Yao heaved a sigh and said: ¡°There¡¯s a fact that I didn¡¯t know whether to tell you or not. If I do, I¡¯m afraid I¡¯d shatter your morale. If I don¡¯t, I¡¯d feel ufortable. Well, I think I¡¯ll tell you. After I used the ¡®go back in time¡¯ feature, the cooldown of the multi-headed snake¡¯s Frost Explosion did not reset. The time wasn¡¯t enough.¡± Ah¡­puke¡­ Huasheng felt a surge in his chest and everything before him went ck. The blow was too heavy for him. If Li Yao had overpowered them with raw strength, it would¡¯ve been fine. Instead he used a bluff to deceive them. The most frustrating fact was that the melee fighters of Prosperous Era didn¡¯t dare to step into the snow-covered zone out of fear of the frost explosion. Had they not been so afraid, the multi-headed snake would¡¯ve already copsed. Of course, Li Yao was intentionally messing with them. There was still another AOE skill in the Shadow Serpent¡¯s arsenal. Naturally, he wouldn¡¯t resort to such empty bluster. ¡°I¡¯ll fight you to the end.¡± Huasheng charged towards Li Yao, but upon entering the snow-covered zone, he was slowed down. Li Yao¡¯s arrow pierced through his throat, he mocked with disdain: ¡°Do you really think someone like you could pick a fight with me?¡± Li Yao used a Magic Spider Silk to jump onto the multi-headed snake. While he targeted the nearby yers, he shot back: ¡°Kill them all.¡± Ps: I¡¯m so drunk, I wrote a thousand words and myptop crashed, and I had to rewrite everything on my notebook. It feels so wrong, it¡¯s like eating your own vomit, I¡¯m so tired. Ahh, I also lost an update. The power went out intermittently, myptop¡¯s dead, sigh. Chapter 302: 302 Chapter 302: 302 First, Li Yao¡¯s twin assassinations blunted the Shengshi Guild¡¯s team, then Silver Hero wiped out the vast majority of their healers, leaving the team semi-paralyzed. Next, the multi-headed snake took advantage of theck of healers and killed a batch of melee and ranged fighters by taking advantage of theirck of understanding of the multi-headed snake¡¯s mechanism, turning the Shengshi team into startled birds. Thest straw was when they used Time Trace to return to a few seconds ago, and then the multi-headed snake shattered their barely existing defenses. They had originally spread out to fend off the multi-headed snake¡¯s attacks. Adding in the murders of two of their main characters, Li Yao intentionally let them kill Unparalleled themselves. All these actions made the yers in the Shengshi team lose theirposure and they couldn¡¯t make normal judgments. As for Li Yao, knowing that the guild¡¯s assassin team was lurking nearby, he decisively let the assassins join the battle, turning this assination war into a small-scale guild war. It soon turned into a one-sided massacre. They were caught off guard and double attacked. The morale of the Shengshi Guild was low, turning the guild into a total defeat. With the joining of the assassin team, the battle was soon over. Only a few survivors from the assassin team from the Shengshi Guild managed to escape, all other professions were wiped out there. The Shengshi Guild¡¯s channel fell into silence, everyone remained quiet, the atmosphere was oppressive to the extreme. At the beginning, they hadn¡¯t even thought about failure, the blow was really big. Even though they had gone through thick and thin, being yed around by one person, really made them copse to the extreme. The elite group of Shengshi¡¯s core 500 members, the backbone of the Shengshi Guild, was nearly wiped out, the situation was extremely dire. It was a sure thing that their level would fall collectively. This meant that they were left behind. All the Shengshi yers who were on the level list disappeared from the list in an instant. Unparalleled, who had been regrouped into the team, apologized: ¡°Sorry, I was careless.¡± Nightfall took a deep breath and finally calmed himself down, saying: ¡°Sister Moon, you¡¯re being too modest. If not for you, our defeat would have been worse. This time was also a kind of gain. The main thing was that Prairie Fire hid too deep, hiding a medium-level boss¡ª a multi-headed snake, was really caught off guard. Moon Sister¡¯s level also dropped because of this, I should apologize.¡± Unparalleled smiled and said: ¡°Little brother Night is really magnanimous, no wonder Shengshi was able to grow to this scale. I am not as good. As for involving me, yed a game, who doesn¡¯t die.¡± Nightfall shook his head with a bitter smile. The blow this time was not small, even worse than the Arna Guild. Shengshi Guild¡¯s cousin said coldly: ¡°System prompt, we can resurrect from the graveyard now, let¡¯s strike back.¡± Nightfall also said, ¡°Look at you all dispirited. This time we were careless and were caught off guard by Prairie Fire. Do you really think he can face hundreds of enemies alone? No, if our healers were here, the situation wouldn¡¯t have been like this. And this is just a small defeat, now there is no dungeon to hack, we can catch up even if we lose a level. Don¡¯t tell me you guys don¡¯t even have that much confidence.¡± Nightfall¡¯s words had a significant effect, many members came out of their lost moods. ¡°The head of the guild would not make a wrong judgement. Everyone follow me to resurrect, those bastards from Starfire Guild must already be long gone. Why? Because they know even if we are all half-blooded, their few numbers are no match for us.¡± Shengshi cousin sighed in his heart, but his face was brimming with passion. ¡°Everyone speed up and clean up the battlefield, we only have less than fifteen minutes.¡± Li Yao took a look at the graveyard, approximately fifteen minutes was needed if going by running, Li Yao didn¡¯t believe that Shengshi yers would leisurely walk. The spoils were even greater this time, Shengshi¡¯s yers¡¯ gears were obviously much stronger than those of the Arna Guild, all the thieves were extremely excited to clean the battlefield. In just a few minutes, the battlefield had been cleaned up, Li Yao said, ¡°Okay, let¡¯s retreat.¡± Soon after Li Yao and the others withdrew, a hidden thief reported the news to the guild, Nightfall and Shengshi cousin both let out a sigh of relief, they likewise didn¡¯t want to fight directly with Li Yao. There was no need, even if they killed Li Yao, at most it would be a drop of a level, dropping a piece of gear. However, Li Yao¡¯s multi-headed snake was brutal, moreover Li Yao¡¯s leveling speed was abnormal, even if he dropped a level he would soon level up again. But they were different, every level took a lot of time, dropping levels really hurt their hearts, and so many people losing levels at once, the loss was too great. Soon, the people of Shengshi had resurrected, one after another began to recover, healers doing their utmost lifted up the team¡¯s lives, prevented idents. They didn¡¯t see the yers from the Starfire Guild, they felt both relieved and disappointed. They were d they didn¡¯t have to fight with Li Yao, the crazy freak. The disappointment was, they couldn¡¯t kill the guy from Starfire Guild to vent their anger, many people dropped purple sets, some even dropped weapons, naturally, their mood was bad. Bang¡­ Suddenly, a dark red bullet hit Nightfall, fire started to burn on Nightfall¡¯s body, his life also began to decline, healers reacted swiftly to heal Nightfall. Nightfall looked up and sure enough saw Li Yao standing on top of a stone column waving at him, Nightfall had a rush of anger: ¡°Prairie Fire, what? You want to fight again?¡± Li Yao shook his head and said: ¡°Wrong, I am a man of my word. If I say I will kill you three times today, I will kill you three times. I won¡¯t kill you now, otherwise, if the bullet just now was a usual sniper bullet, you probably would have died long ago. Isn¡¯t that right?¡± ¡°So you¡¯re saying, you¡¯re here to humiliate me? Then you¡¯ve achieved your goal. I am very angry.¡± Nightfall said coldly. Li Yao shook his finger and said, ¡°Wrong again, I stayed to tell you guys, not fighting today, it¡¯s not because I¡¯m afraid of you, but because I don¡¯t want to fight. So you won¡¯t think I¡¯m scared of you.¡± The Shengshi Guild¡¯s cousin was so angry that he almost vomited blood: ¡°Damn, if you want to fight, then fight. Our Shengshi Guild has never been afraid of anyone.¡± ¡°You want to challenge me. I have to admit your courage, but I¡¯m not interested in wasting my time on a newbie you can¡¯t even handle one move.¡± Li Yao changed the concept directly. Kidding, now that Shengshi¡¯s healers are all present, how can he fight? Moreover, they have understood the skills of the multi-headed snake, it¡¯s hard to inflict casualties likest time. ¡°What about me battling with you? I really can¡¯t ept this.¡± Unparalleledughed and said. Li Yao nodded and said, ¡°You are good, at least you can fight me for a few rounds. But, it¡¯s not enough. I can wipe you out with any random pet. Let¡¯s leave it at that, we¡¯ll have a chance to fight next time.¡± With that, Li Yao spread his wings and flew into the distance¡­ ps: The electricity has finallye. Otherwise, I would really have had to brave the rain from my hometown to the city to either a cyber cafe or an inn. Chapter 303: Gaining Both Fame and Wealth Chapter 303: Gaining Both Fame and Wealth Li Yao flew to the top of a cliff and got in touch with de again. ¡°Oh, little brother, what brings you back to me so soon? Can¡¯t get me out of your mind?¡± Li Yao didn¡¯t feel like joking around. This woman was a ck widow. Thest time they were together, he was nearly poisoned to death by her. If not for his life deprivation ability, he might have been killed by this enchantress. ¡°I need information about the president of the Lake Mountain Guild.¡± Li Yao stated his request directly, without beating around the bush. ¡°Alright, wait a moment.¡± de became serious once the conversation turned to business. Li Yao ended themunication to wait for the message. A quarter of an hourter, the token ryed the message to himpletely as expected. However, reading the message, Li Yao furrowed his eyebrows. ¡°You won¡¯t even fight? Boring! The Lake Mountain Guild truly lives up to its reputation as the most shameless guild.¡± Li Yao used a Hearthstone helplessly, ready to head back to town. Just after returning to the Undercity, Sister Li contacted him to say, ¡°I have the information. The elite yers of the Lake Mountain Guild have collectively moved to the orc¡¯s capital city. It looks like your opportunity is gone.¡± Li Yao replied, ¡°I already know. What a waste of my information fee. Who would¡¯ve thought the Lake Mountain Guild could be so shameless? If I¡¯d known, I would¡¯ve made the first move on them.¡± ¡°What will you do now? Do you have a way to take action in the capital city?¡± Sister Li teased. ¡°One could act in the capital city, but the cost would be too high and not worth the gains. With my current military rank and position, it would be quite troublesome to start anything. If they were in Undercity, it would be much simpler, but unfortunately, they¡¯re not.¡± Li Yao did have a method to take action in the main city, but the cost was too high. As for Undercity, he could easily frame the Lake Mountain Guild using his standing as the queen¡¯s disciple. With the support of the Banshee, these minor affairs wouldn¡¯t even be worth mentioning. However, the Lake Mountain Guild seemingly didn¡¯t want to give Li Yao any chances. A whileter, he got word that the elite yers of the Lake Mountain Guild had all logged off the game, prompting Li Yao to say, ¡°Big Brother, running a big guild like this is simplycking in style.¡± ¡°It appears that before logging out, the vice president posted a statement, admitting they can¡¯t match up to you and suggesting an agreement to leave each other in peace.¡± Sister Li appraised the situation, ¡°You¡¯ve really built up quite an aura of intimidation, even causing them to lose their nerve just from hearing about you.¡± ¡°Forget it. I¡¯ll deal with those bird menter.¡± Li Yao felt helpless, but what could he do? The guild had gone to such lengths, if Li Yao were to trouble them now, he would lose the moral high ground. While fights and killings are normal in games, there were still certain etiquettes to be observed among guilds. Even if he didn¡¯t intend to let it go, killing ordinary guild members wouldn¡¯t make any difference. ¡°So, what are you nning to do now?¡± Sister Li asked. Li Yao shrugged and responded, ¡°What else can I do? I¡¯ve had enough of this game. I¡¯m logging off to take a nap and rest my mind. I have to sign a contract in the morning and sort out the matters of our guild¡¯s base. I¡¯ll have to bother you with the guild affairs.¡± ¡°That¡¯s my job. Goodnight then,¡± proimed Sister Li before cutting off themunication. And with that, Li Yao also logged off and rested. The six assassination attempts had exhausted him, and he quickly fell asleep. However, the storm he had stirred was only just beginning. Li Yao had assassinated the president of the Arna Guild three times. If that can bepared to starting a small fire, then him posting the video of the assassination of the Shengshi Guild¡¯s president is akin to igniting a barrel of explosives. The Shengshi Guild and Club are infamous, and while their reputation might not have been the best, they were well-known, reaching heights Arna or Lake Mountain couldn¡¯tpare to. Everyone knew of Shengshi¡¯s strength and that they are not to be trifled with. When news emerged about Shengshi uniting with two other guilds, that held back certain guilds contemting a move. As far as they were concerned, Shengshi alone could crush Starfire; to say nothing of their alliance with two more guilds. From the recent news, they learned about the strategies being employed by the three major guilds ¨C to wear down Starfire Guild with minimal costs incurred. The ruthlessness of the scheme didn¡¯t need stating. While Starfire¡¯s indignant reaction might not matter to these people, such is the nature of an open plot. They inform you inly of their ns, yet there¡¯s nothing you can do about it. As for Li Yao¡¯s thread posted on the forum, they assumed he was headed for a big disaster. Arna¡¯s disgraceful defeat could have been attributed to them being weak, but the spread of the three-part assassination video had caused a major uproar on the forum. Li Yao emerged victorious. With his lone force, he humiliated three major guilds. The Lake Mountain Guild even admitted that they were no match for him while offering peace agreements. For the first time, those who didn¡¯t care or thought it was a publicity stunt, began taking Starfire and Li Yao seriously. The video below had manyments pinned to the top. The leaders of many guilds, as well as those with no ill will against Starfire, came to the forum to express their own opinions. Edward: After this battle, nobody will dare belittle the King of Hunters, or any member of the Starfire Guild. I feel like I¡¯m witnessing the rise of a fast-rising meteor. Xiao Ze: Manyments previously imed that Starfire and Prairie Fire are troublemakers that will disrupt the e-sports scene in Hua Xia. Those so-called predictors were right. However, I see this as a positive development. I silently express my support for the Starfire Guild. KB: Prairie Fire demonstrated an admirable spirit of perseverance. I really hope he can revive the stagnant Hua Xia e-sports sector and inject new vitality into it. I long for a break from the current state of self-imposed stagnation and arrogance. I hope Hua Xia e-sports can shine brightly again. Thor: I¡¯ve always longed for a worthy, blood-pumping opponent, but I¡¯ve never found one. But now, with Prairie Fire¡¯s advent, I understand that there are always higher mountains. It has also reignited my fighting spirit. I n on joining a club and looking forward to the day when I face off against Prairie Fire in a real match. As several celebrities and influential figures began to emerge, the entire forum turned into a tumultuous sea. Naturally, with supporters, there were also haters. Heated arguments could be seen all over the forum. But one thing was for sure, no one was questioning Li Yao¡¯s skills anymore. The most straightforward impact was the increased renown of Starfire Guild, with countless people wanting to join. Many disheartened yers, or individuals that were depressed due to pressure from various guilds, made their way to Starfire Guild¡¯s dwelling in Undercity. This signified Li Yao reaping both fame and fortune from the battle¡­ ps: It¡¯s been raining all day long, and I¡¯ve been typing as much as I can. If the power doesn¡¯t go out tonight, I will continue to update¡­ Chapter 304: Contract Chapter 304: Contract Li Yao did not deal with things happening in the forum, not because he didn¡¯t care, but because it wasn¡¯t necessary to waste time and energy. There would naturally be people who would handle such matters well. Fen Yi was currently in charge of these matters and would certainly handle them appropriately. As for Li Yao, all he needed to do right now was to maintain his lead, and continuously increase his exposure, so as to bring fame to Starfire through his own reputation. Sister Li was in charge of the guild¡¯s operation and development, thus, Li Yao was relieved of the guild¡¯s affairs. The assassin team led by Shadow Dance also yed a critical role. Most of the battles against outsiders could be resolved without Li Yao¡¯s intervention. Then there was the fruit couple who were responsible for leading the team to clear instances, taking the position once held by Sister Li. They did an impressive job. Especially the reticent Fruit Knight, who became extremely talkative when leading, which waspletely different from his usual persona, making Guardian Angel, who dreamt of bing a team leader, depressed and heartbroken. This was the advantage of having a team. Otherwise, if you had to do everything by yourself, you would drive yourself to exhaustion. The situation was reminiscent of when the game first began, the struggle of ying alone was incredibly tiring. Li Yao woke up near noon, there was only a little over an hour left before the appointed meeting time. ¡°Are you sure you don¡¯t want to apany me?¡± Li Yao asked Fen Yi over themunicator, he was currently driving Fen Yi¡¯s car. Fen Yi replied, ¡°No, I won¡¯t. I¡¯m supervising the forum. It¡¯s currently in chaos, full of arguments everywhere. This controversy has aroused a lot of resentment and dissatisfaction, and ck hands are probably at work.¡± ¡°There¡¯s nothing we can do, it¡¯s just how the game is yed. It¡¯s normal for them to hinder us. However, resorting to such a useless method, it seems they consider me a real threat,¡± Li Yaoughed coldly. ¡°More than just fear. You managed to find out their guild leader¡¯s location, leaving them in the dark. Until they figure out how you obtained the information, they probably won¡¯t make a move. But they won¡¯t sit idly either, so they¡¯re venting their frustrations this way,¡± Fen Yi cheerfully exined. ¡°That¡¯s fine by me, at least the guild can develop smoothly for a while,¡± Li Yao reverted back to the original topic and said, ¡°Remember the super troublemaker I¡¯m meeting today? You have left me to deal with her alone, not to mention to convince her to be the manager of our club. If I can¡¯t resist the temptation, don¡¯t me me.¡± ¡°Psh, do you really think she is just like the rumors say? If she had poor character, I wouldn¡¯t have rmended her,¡± Fen Yiughed and said, ¡°Besides, what man isn¡¯tscivious? Can you really control yourself? Most importantly, I don¡¯t think she¡¯ll have poor taste like me.¡± ¡°Haha, okay, I¡¯ll give it a try then,¡± Li Yao helplessly ended themunication. Fen Yi was too rational, using this method to provoke her would be nearly impossible. However, Li Yao was somewhat looking forward to meeting this legendary figure of the past. Of course, he was not expecting anything special to happen, rather he was hoping that, with her strength joining them, Starfire could leap to a higher stage. Li Yao sped up and directly arrived at the base¡¯s location. When he arrived, the doors inside automatically opened, allowing Li Yao to drive in. Then, under the guidance of the same old butler as before, Li Yao was led to a small courtyard¡¯s living room. An absolutely attractive woman came out to greet him. She extended her hand and shed an alluring smile, she said, ¡°You must be Mister Li, I have been expecting you.¡± Even though Li Yao had prepared himself after seeing her photo, which had already sparked unlimited imaginations, his heart still pounded uncontrobly the moment he saw her in person. He took a deep breath and reached out his hand and said, ¡°Madame Huang, I have admired you for a while. I did not expect to meet you in person, I apologize if I reacted inappropriately.¡± Wind Flower Snow Moon¡¯s real name was Huang, so Li Yao directly addressed her as Madame Huang. ¡°That¡¯s perfectly normal. If you had remained stone-faced upon our meeting, I would have been the one on guard,¡± Wind Flower Snow Moon replied with a dazzling smile, she then led Li Yao to sit next to a delicate little tea table. ¡°Oh?¡± Li Yao was puzzled. Wind Flower Snow Moon said seriously, ¡°A man who can keep hisposure upon seeing me is either impotent, or their mind runs too deep, concealing their true thoughts meticulously. Wouldn¡¯t you say I should be cautious of such a person?¡± ¡°That makes sense, nobody can resist your charm,¡± Li Yao said, but was shocked inside. From Fen Yi¡¯s introduction, he had thought that Wind Flower Snow Moon would have a crestfallen countenance,pletely engrossed in her mncholy and pain. However, she had turned out to be surprisingly unreserved. ¡°Stop ttering me. If anything, I am seductive, not charming,¡± Wind Flower Snow Moonughed lightly. Initially, Li Yao had doubted Fen Yi¡¯s judgment, but now, he was somewhat convinced. This woman was full of charm, not merely physical allure, but personal charm, a type of aura. The old butler quickly served two cups of tea. Wind Flower Snow Moon apologized, ¡°I only drink tea, I have no other drinks, I¡¯m not sure if you are used to it.¡± ¡°I like tea too,¡± Li Yao took a sip of the fragrant tea,posed himself, and said, ¡°Today, we have confirmed the purchase of this ce. We had already discussed it two days ago, so I was wondering¡­¡± ¡°Indeed, Mister Li is a straightforward person. Let¡¯s get to the point. But I want to make it clear that this courtyard is the best one. I have been living here and have gotten used to it. Therefore, I want to keep it, I hope there won¡¯t be any disputes about this in the future,¡± Wind Flower Snow Moon also became serious and took out two contracts. Li Yao carefully read it through. It was exactly the same as the previous one, nothing had changed, so he signed his name. The other party also signed their name. ¡°I wish your guild prosperity,¡± Wind Flower Snow Moon said earnestly. ¡°Thank you for your kind words,¡± Li Yao also directly transferred the agreed rent amount into her ount. Wind Flower Snow Moon picked up her tea cup and beckoned Li Yao subtly. Li Yao realized this gesture meant it was time for him to leave, he quickly said, ¡°Ah, well, there¡¯s one more thing I wanted to discuss with Madame Huang today.¡± Wind Flower Snow Moon frowned and said, ¡°Please go on.¡± ¡°Well, Fen Yi told me that you¡¯re currently not involved in anything. So I impudently wish to invite you out of retirement to be the manager of our club,¡± Li Yao felt a sudden chill in his heart. It turned out Fen Yi had never discussed this with Wind Flower Snow Moon. But since he had already spoken this far, he had no choice but to continue. ¡°Club manager, that¡¯s quite a good position,¡± Wind Flower Snow Moonughed, ¡°I don¡¯t know whichrge guild or club Mister Li is the owner of, or whether you¡¯ve bought a top-ten club sessfully persuading me toe out of retirement.¡± Li Yao understood her meaning, if it were a top ten club, she might consider it. But if not, he might as well save his breath¡­ Chapter 305: Win Over Chapter 305: Win Over This was a clear rejection, something which Li Yao had discerned readily, but he wasn¡¯t ready to give up too quickly. After all, this was a genuine legend, who also led a guild, specifically a guild ofdies. Creating something out of nothing, step by step, transforming a small guild into a super guild. Despite eventually disbanding, and despite the fact that she was super-rich, no one questioned her ability. There were a lot of wealthy people and countless others who invested in esports, but very few truly seeded. Letting such a deity slip away felt like missing out on billions, quite simply. Li Yao took a deep breath, and said, ¡°Feng Yi rmended you to me, so I¡¯ve heard the two of you are pretty tight. Feng Yi wouldn¡¯t deceive me, and definitely wouldn¡¯t deceive you either. I hope you¡¯ll seriously consider my offer.¡± ¡°So, it¡¯s that little hussy who sold me out, then you must be her little boyfriend. Her taste¡­ tsk tsk¡­¡± Wind Flower Snow Moon Li Yao, with a frustrated expression, said, ¡°Can we get to the point?¡± ¡°Ok, since darling Feng Yi introduced it, I ought to give it some thought.¡± Wind Flower Snow Moon gestured for Li Yao to take a seat, saying: ¡°Go on, tell me about your club¡¯s current situation. Surely you have a manager?¡± Li Yao cleared his throat, saying: ¡°Well, our guild was recently established, and we¡¯ve yet to assemble our club.¡± ¡°Pfft¡­¡± Wind Flower Snow Moon immediately spat out her drink. Shocked, she asked, ¡°Are you kidding?¡± She almost stormed out, it was simply the biggest joke she¡¯d ever heard. Just newly created a guild and wants to form a club immediately? As if professional yers are dispensable. Was an esports career something anyone could choose? If it wasn¡¯t for Feng Yi¡¯s introduction, she would¡¯ve declined and rented out her venue to someone else. After all, it was such a good location, and she didn¡¯tck money. Li Yao also felt awkward, and said: ¡°I am serious, isn¡¯t that why I rented out your ce? We will soon be able to assemble a team.¡± ¡°Alright then.¡± Wind Flower Snow Moon reluctantly said: ¡°So can you tell me what your guild is called? What level are you in the game, what¡¯s the scale, do you n on forming a club, and do you have any suitable professional yers?¡± ¡°Let me ask you something first, Huang. Are you currently ying Ancient God?¡± Li Yao asked. ¡°Yes, although I¡¯m no longer participating in the professional scene. I¡¯ve left the esports circle and I don¡¯t want to take part in the games, I wish to remain a solo yer.¡± Wind Flower Snow Moon said. ¡°Well, you should be aware of the forum¡¯s state, our guild is at the center of the storm.¡± Li Yao said. Wind Flower Snow Moon, who was somewhat disinterested and had intended to casually entertain Li Yao to save Feng Yi¡¯s face, immediately stiffened, scrutinised Li Yao, and said, ¡°Are you saying your guild is Starfire?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Li Yao nodded. ¡°So that means you are Prairie Fire, who¡¯s currently in the limelight?¡± Wind Flower Snow Moon looked at Li Yao with an even more peculiar expression. ¡°Correct, Prairie Fire, that¡¯s my game ID.¡± Li Yao nodded, and tapped on hismunicator to bring up some details. ¡°Indeed, where does life not meet. What a coincidence.¡± Wind Flower Snow Moon chuckled lightly. ¡°Have we met in the game?¡± Li Yao looked startled. Suddenly, a thought shed in his mind, and he eximed in shock, ¡°You¡¯re that Leafe Thief, Unparalleled Seduction?¡± ¡°Right, or did you think there¡¯s a second woman in the world who possesses my charm.¡± Wind Flower Snow Moon said with a smirk, ¡°Surely looks can be deceiving huh, I¡¯ve been running circles around you all day. I¡¯vepletely lost face.¡± Li Yao jumped up and said, ¡°So, Huang, you¡¯ve already joined Prosperous Era. Then today¡¯s conversation is moot.¡± Li Yao instantly felt the heaviness in his heart. The Prosperous Era was already challenging to deal with; if this person joined them, it would be even trickier to handle. ¡°Don¡¯t be so hasty, kiddo. I¡¯m not one of the Prosperous Era.¡± Wind Flower Snow Moonughed, ¡°I just owed Night Curtain a favor recently, thanks to you, I have repaid him. Otherwise, owing that tricky man a favor would certainly cause me to lose sleep.¡± Li Yao understood, and said, ¡°What do you intend to do, Huang?¡± ¡°Let¡¯s see, you have indeed done me a favor. So, I¡¯ll join your guild first in the game. I need to take a look before I give you an answer. I¡¯m not getting any younger and have no time to waste.¡± Wind Flower Snow Moon said. ¡°This works, since organizing the club won¡¯t be a breeze anyway. Starfire was created to win the World Championship, so you won¡¯t be disappointed.¡± Li Yao stood up and said. ¡°Hmm, your eyes tell me that you¡¯re not lying, and truly you are indeed very strong, you have the prowess to be so arrogant. But understand this, that you can¡¯t conquer the World Cup alone, so I need to see Starfire Guild and its members for myself.¡± Wind Flower Snow Moon stood up as well. ¡°Alright, I believe you won¡¯t be disappointed.¡± Li Yao had confidence as he believed many people in Starfire had potential, and were currently full of vitality. ¡°Then I¡¯ll keep my eyes peeled.¡± ¡°Sure, let¡¯s leave it at that, see you in the game.¡± Li Yao said, and walked out. ¡°Prairie Fire huh, never thought we¡¯d meet so soon. Interesting guy, even got my blood burning. Can you really take your colleagues to the world stage? Did I make the right choice with Starfire?¡± Wind Flower Snow Moon was also in a dilemma. Honestly speaking, she had conceded to Li Yao and epted her defeat. After logging off, she found her videos with Li Yao, the more she watched, the more startled she grew. If she hadn¡¯t witnessed his actions firsthand, she would¡¯ve thought the videos were faked. Adding to the tidbits from Prosperous Era, she gained some insight into Prairie Fire and Starfire Guild, something she never expected was the fact that Starfire was knocking at her door today. ¡°Is this the arrangement of fate or just a coincidence.¡± Wind Flower Snow Moon thought, going upstairs barefoot. Li Yao didn¡¯t dwell on it too much, convincing Wind Flower Snow Moon wouldn¡¯t be easy as she was well off. All he had was Starfire to impress her. Li Yao logged into the game and updated the status in the founder¡¯s channel so everyone remains alert. After that, he was utterly bored. Other members were handling various issues and the game was in the evening, which made Li Yao unsure of what to do. Li Yao suddenly remembered that the Queen had told him to find her when he was at level 15, so he immediately headed towards the Royal District. Having experienced so much, he realized that the Queen¡¯s items were definitely good. He had toplete her tasks as soon as possible. If Li Yao guessed right, this time it should be the skill task for the Dark Ranger. ¡°The Queen really values you. She was supposed to be resting, but when she heard you¡¯re here, she agreed to see you right away. Follow me.¡± The maid smiled and led Li Yao through a side door. ¡°Where are we going?¡± Li Yao asked in confusion, finding all the scenery around him strange. ¡°You¡¯ll know once you get in.¡± The Queen¡¯s voice came out¡­ Chapter 306: Clue to the Race-Level Main Quest Chapter 306: Clue to the Race-Level Main Quest A magic array appeared beneath the Banshee, creating an illusory portal. ¡°The door on this wall is a magic trap; this is the real portal,¡± the Banshee exined. ¡°Wait.¡± The Banshee halted Li Yao. ¡°Do you have any other instructions, my lord?¡± asked Li Yao, puzzled. Sheughed, ¡°I wouldn¡¯t dare presume, I just wished to ask a question on behalf of the Queen. Did you remember the spell and handprint I used just now?¡± ¡°Er, sorry, it wasn¡¯t intentional.¡± Li Yao turned ufortable. He had indeed been paying close attention to the opening technique and key, and had memorized it. The Banshee shook her head and said, ¡°That¡¯s good. The Queen said, if you can open the portal by yourself, then you are the true inheritor. Because only those with the same origin power as the Queen can open this portal. I can only open it once.¡± Li Yao was taken aback, ¡°What if I have not remembered correctly and cannot open this portal?¡± ¡°You¡¯re a clever person. The Queen likes clever sessors, you should know,¡± The Banshee casually floated away as she spoke, and the portal closed behind her. Li Yao bitterlyughed. The Queen¡¯s actions were unpredictable and often startling. One slight misstep could be disastrous. Now, his role as a Dark Ranger seemedpelling, but if the queen turned against him, he was doomed. Despite his pride, Li Yao still simted the procedure in his mind before activating his magic power. He chanted the spell and made the handprint simultaneously; the two were meant toplement each other. For yers, casting a spell usually only requires the incantation. The technique of using handprints has not yet been reached. To the Queen, as a High Elf from the Kingdom of Magic, such talent should be expected. If not achieved, you¡¯re either of insufficient quality, insufficient intelligence, orcking focus. Such individuals wouldn¡¯t even be able to enter today. Li Yao wasn¡¯t a mage, he¡¯d only encountered the skill of handprints in thete stages of the game, and it was generally the non-mage yers who were left in the dark. Soon, the Magician portal appeared, and Li Yao entered. As the Queen stood atop a tform, watching the crowd below, she didn¡¯t turn around when Li Yao arrived. ncing around, Li Yao noticed he was in a massive underground space, beneath was a vast Alchemy Laboratory where countless undead were busy. The room emanated a foul smell, a mixture of potions and decaying corpses. Li Yao almost vomited, hastily he put on a magic pattern cloth mask to bear it. ¡°What do you think we¡¯re doing here?¡± The Queen casually asked. Helplessly, Li Yao replied, ¡°I can only see that you are conducting alchemical experiments, important experiments concerning the Forsaken race.¡± Throwing a nce at him, the Queen asked, ¡°Is that all?¡± ¡°Er, I am not proficient in Alchemy and can¡¯t really tell what exactly you folks are busy with. But I can say for sure that it¡¯s not about awakening new Forsaken or creating mutated undead. Most importantly, even though there are countless Forsaken Alchemists here, none of them are members of the Great Alchemist Association,¡± Li Yao stated with certainty. ¡°Not bad. So now, let me ask you, why am I not making use of the Senior Alchemists from the Great Alchemist Association, but rather starting from scratch?¡± the Queen posed another question. Li Yao¡¯s heart cried out. These NPC¡¯s were the hardest to deal with, but he had to respond, gritting his teeth he said, ¡°It¡¯s because the Queen doesn¡¯t trust them, they harbor ulterior motives.¡± The Queen, showing a rare hint of sorrow and destion, responded quietly, ¡°I see, that¡¯s how you all perceive it.¡± However, that expression vanished quickly, she regained her aristocratic and aloof demeanor, coldly asking, ¡°Honestly, do you think us, the undead, should exist in the world of the living?¡± Li Yao opened his mouth but remained speechless. He finally understood ¨C if he encountered a regr undead, Li Yao would unequivocally state that they have every right to exist. But when it came to the Queen¡­ ¡°Hmph, just as I thought, a cunning little fellow,¡± the Queen responded indifferently. ¡°In my opinion, we should not exist. We¡¯re merely walking corpses with the ability to think. We¡¯ve returned to thend of the dead, yet we¡¯re alive and not alive at the same time.¡± ¡°My reasons for not relying on the Great Alchemist Association are not because they plot to kill me, but because they are misguided. They only see ughter and hatred, they despise all living creatures. In their eyes, only revenge and destruction exist. Tell me, how is this any different from the Scourge of the Undead?¡± Upon hearing this, a bolt of lightning struck Li Yao¡¯s brain. He suddenly understood what this ce was. ¡°Could it be that the Queen wishes to reverse life and death, to bring you all back to life?¡± Turning suddenly, the Queen¡¯s sharp eyes fixed on Li Yao as she said, ¡°I knew I hadn¡¯t misjudged you. With such a little hint, you¡¯ve deciphered my real intent. You will be my true inheritor. Now tell me, can my wish be fulfilled?¡± This time, Li Yao was truly sweating bullets. This was a significant matter that had the potential to trigger a major update in the game world. The implications were enormous; every word he said could lead to unpredictable developments. The Ancient God would not prevent such an evolution; it valued spection and natural evolution. In his previous life, after many years of ying the game, a significant piece of news broke out. The Great Alchemist Association had betrayed the Queen andunched a counter-attack on the Undercity, upying the main city while she was away. The two major factions teamed up to besiege and eventually extinguish this force, and the Queen¡¯s experiments in reversing life and death were exposed. There was a significant uproar; after many years of unsessful experiments, they had be cruel and deranged, met with resistance from all races. Nevertheless, the Queen insisted. The alliance then dealt with the Scourge of the Undead, only to see the Queen¡¯s experiment fail yet again. The Queen, whose great enemy had been vanquished and whose life held no further interest, died by suicide once more. This time, she was revived by a mysterious undead creature. She found that her body had sprung back to life, not artificially done by magic. Immediately, she rekindled her hope. The repeatedly self-destructive Queen plunged herself back into experiments, eventually seeding. This event became famous as the ¡°Undead Reversal¡± event. After this, all the Forsaken had their lives reversed. Though they were called the Forsaken, they also had another name, the Half-Lives. Li Yao was thrilled. If a yer were to ept such a mission, it would lead to an incredibly prolonged quest line, yielding enormous benefits. Choosing his words carefully, he finally said, ¡°In this world, even gods exist. Reversing life and death might not be impossible.¡± The Queen¡¯s eyes lit up¡­ Chapter 307: Arena Chapter 307: Arena Li Yao remarked, ¡°What in this world is truly impossible? As long as we¡¯re willing to work for it, we will surely find a way, even though the process might be challenging.¡± ¡°Your words are as good as no words at all,¡± the queen frowned. Li Yao made a bitter smile, ¡°First of all, you need to understand that creation is the realm of the gods, and not all gods are proficient in it. Mortals attempting to venture into this territory isn¡¯t a taboo to the gods, but rather a vition of the Laws. Naturally, the process won¡¯t be smooth and you might encounter countless failures. I just wanted to prepare the queen psychologically. I know you¡¯re confident, but this matter is different.¡± The queen fell into deep thought. It wasn¡¯t that she didn¡¯tprehend this principle, it¡¯s just that nobody had discussed it with her. Few people knew this secret, and she was wholly immersed in the anticipation of sess. ¡°There¡¯s some wisdom in your words, however, don¡¯t you think if you understand it, I wouldn¡¯t?¡± the queen retorted coldly. ¡°Indeed, your majesty is both wise and brave, and certainly understands all,¡± Li Yao mumbled bitterly in his heart but ttered her openly. ¡°Hmm, do you know why I summoned you?¡± the queen changed the topic. After a moment of thought, Li Yao said, ¡°Apparently, you want me to handle some tasks that others find inconvenient.¡± ¡°At least you have some brains. I¡¯ve heard that you formed a small guild, from now on help me with my affairs. You should know, there will be benefits in it for you. However, there¡¯s one thing, don¡¯t reveal that I entrusted these tasks to you. You only need to report to me.¡± ¡°I understand.¡± Li Yao was ted. He hadn¡¯t expected such a good opportunity. This was a great chance for the guild, knowing that these were long-term missions and the queen was known for her generosity, she wouldn¡¯t be stingy. ¡°We¡¯ll talk about thatter. At the moment, there¡¯s something else I need you to do. Consider it a test. If you pass, I shall impart some of my skills to you. Are you willing to ept?¡± the queen asked. Li Yao grinned wryly, she was asking him if he epted the task without even mentioning what it was. Rejecting was out of the question, for it would mean his past efforts were all in vain. ¡°I shall follow through whatever the Queenmands, even through fire and mes. As for the rewards, even a slight glimpse of something from between your fingers would be an unparalleled treasure to me.¡± Li Yao chuckled. ¡°Don¡¯t feed me such lines. If you can¡¯tplete the three trials, don¡¯t bothering to see me,¡± the queen stated. ¡°Please continue, your Highness,¡± Li Yao said resignedly, feeling exasperated at the mention of the three trials. ¡°Hmm, your attitude is eptable.¡± the queen added, ¡°This first trial is of major importance. This is something you mustplete for me. I heard you solved the dilemma at the Abyss temple, being a High Elf and all. Despite our departure, we are still kin. You should be able to travel to Twin Moon Lake and retrieve some of the Sea Blue power-infused water for me. It¡¯s needed here.¡± Upon hearing this, Li Yao¡¯s face paled. Twin Moon Lake was located in the Dark Grey Valley, the headquarters of the Light Faction and the Ancient Elves. It held ake known as the Twin Moon Lake, said to represent the two moons in the sky. ording to the legend, there were two Moon Gods; one represented the righteous order, the White Moon Lady, revered by the Ancient Elves as the only True Moon God. The other represented darkness and evil, known as Sea Blue, rumored to be a child called the Blue Child. The Blue Child became known in the Ancient Times when some druids began worshipping the Moon God and identally worshipped the blue moon, thus bing followers of the Blue Child. This druid was unaware that the Moon God he piously worshipped was not the real Moon God. The Blue Child bestowed upon him an evil divine artifact, the Scythe of the Moon God. Through the Scythe of the Moon God, the druid was able to summon werewolves from the void, this was the creation of the Blue Child. Those bitten by the werewolves swiftly transformed into new werewolves, causing a major disaster for the Ancient Elves. In the end, all the druids and demigods, even the Moon God himself, had to intervene in order to seal these evil werewolves into the Emerald Dream. They also sealed the Scythe of the Moon God, and at that time the Moon God Lake appeared, allowing a portion of the Ancient Elves to worship the Blue Child, preventing the recurrence of such a disaster. In recent times, Grugh had obtained the sealed Scythe of the Moon God, which led to the destruction of a Human Kingdom. This also marked the origin of werewolves in the Light Faction. Blue Moon Lake Water Task Description: The Forsaken Queen needs water from the Blue Moon Lake, but it¡¯s inconvenient for her to go in person, so she will appoint someone she trusts to get the water for her ground-breaking experiment. Task Goal: Obtain a spatial bottle of water from Blue Moon Lake. Task Rewards: Experience 35, Military Merits 500, Learn Dark Ranger skills. Task Punishment: Failure will lead to the forfeiture of the Dark Ranger legacy. Left with no choice, Li Yao had to ept the task. This was apletely forced transaction, with no room for negotiation. Li Yao was increasingly frustrated. No wonder there were no Dark Rangers in his previous life, and if there were they probably got wiped out because they didn¡¯tplete their perverted tasks. This task was fraught with difficulties. Firstly, he needed to locate the headquarters, infiltrate it, and deal with the imminent threat of an attack. Then, he had to encounter important figures and only by entering the temple would he be able to draw water from theke. The task did offer plenty of experience, generous military merits, and the ability to learn a new skill. The rewards were quite substantial. If he only looked at the rewards, he would definitely ssify the task as a top-tier one, but then he read the task details¡­ If the task was about grinding monsters, defeating bosses, or raiding dungeons, Li Yao would be brimming with confidence. However, for this task, he was unsure. This was a problem that couldn¡¯t be solved with his skills alone. ¡°What¡¯s the second trial?¡± mentally prepared, Li Yao asked. ¡°The second trial should be quite simple for you, the all-camp arena is about to open, you are aware of this, aren¡¯t you?¡± the queen said. ¡°I¡¯ve heard some rumors.¡± Li Yao nodded since he had reached level 15, the arena was about to open. This was a scrimmagepetition, a good opportunity to refine his team. ¡°I can confirm that the arena will open tomorrow night.¡± ¡°What do you want me to do?¡± asked Li Yao spiritlessly, sensing that the queen was about to assign him another unptable task. In the arena, there are individual, two-people, three-people, and five-peoplebat. Victories secure points while defeats lose points. Simr to military merit points, there¡¯s a total score. The victor gains points, while the defeated party loses a portion of their points. This score is the standard for rating rank. There are also activity points, which increase when you win, but won¡¯t decrease if you lose. Those points can be used to exchange various items such as equipment from the arena quartermaster, and even mounts when one has umted sufficient points. ¡°Many leaders will be paying attention to the arena on its first day. You have to save face for me and seize the main stage, acquiring a hundred consecutive victories. Earn the ¡®Hundred yer¡¯ title.¡±¡­ Chapter 308: 308 Chapter 308: 308 Li Yao¡¯s face turned dark. A hundred people challenge! And it was on the main arena. The main arena challenge in thepetitive arena is a challenge for the throne. If someone upies the throne, challengers can sign up to challenge them. The more people you defeat, the richer the rewards. ¡°Hundred people killed¡± is a title that can only be earned by winning a hundred consecutive battles. Some might say, wouldn¡¯t this lead to cheating? Well, they are overthinking it. There is only one main arena, visible to all members of the three major camps. The yers who sign up are unceasing even during the day. The Ancient God System arranges matches based on the arena points and ranks, not on the order of registration. With this many yers involved, it¡¯s nearly impossible to get away with cheating. Moreover, the Ancient God has its supervision mechanism. If cheating is detected, the cheater will bebeled and recorded. Not to mention officialpetitions, even simple arena events won¡¯t allow cheaters to participate. Their arena points will be frozen, and severe punishments will be imposed. With these measures in ce, in his previous life, no one dared to cheat in the arena. ¡°Don¡¯t look so unwilling. You¡¯re level fifteen now, right? But you still don¡¯t have a mount. I can tell you in advance, the first rookie who gets ¡®Hundred People Killed¡¯ can choose a mount from any race, and it¡¯s a high-quality mount. This test, you can choose to not ept.¡± The queen said calmly. Ah Puff¡­ The mount, Li Yao was instantly inspired. He was worried about the mount issue. Of course, he knew that many impressive and useful mounts existed, but his level was too low right now to obtain any. Since the server opened, the official statistics showed that only one yer had obtained a mount. However, Li Yao had also seen the photo. That was certainly a mount, and a good one, but it was just a foal. And the little girl who owned it was a yer with a life profession, a Beast Tamer, a secondary profession that trains mounts. So, strictly speaking, no yer owns a mount yet. The temptation of a mount was enormous. Even without the queen¡¯s task, this was something Li Yao had to strive for. He had so many fragmented memories of his previous life that he couldn¡¯t remember what the reward for ¡®Hundred People Killed¡¯ was. The main thing was the arena would be open for ten days before thepetition started. Participating in thepetition would earn lots of experience, which may seem a lot to ordinary yers but not to him. Furthermore, within the ten-day event period, winning a duel could reward an Arena Gift Pack. The items in the Arena Gift Pack vary. There could be experience, equipment, coins, potions, and even possibly materials. There is also a very low chance of getting small pets, pet eggs. Pet eggs can hatchbat pets or a young mount, which can be ridden once it grows up. With all this information swirling in his mind, Li Yao became more interested in entering the arena. That day would surely bring many great rewards. Li Yao immediately cleared his throat and said excitedly: ¡°As the heir of the Dark Ranger, I naturally have to fight for the honor of the Dark Ranger. Let everyone know how powerful the Dark Ranger is. This is my duty.¡± Dominating the Arena 1/3 Task Description: The three major camps convened the arena for the specific purpose of testing the potential of the neers. All yers can participate in this event that willst for ten days. Task Requirement: Conquer the main stage, earn the title of ¡®Hundred People Killed¡¯. Task Reward: 30 Exp, 300 military credits, a Mystical Mount. On the other hand, Li Yao preferred this task as he was at least somewhat confident about it. Unlike the first one. Even though Li Yao had a target for the second task and could at least strive to achieve it, the first onepletely perplexed him. Even now, he was slightly baffled and hadn¡¯t thought of a feasible n yet. ¡°Great, for the third trial¡­¡± The queen turned around, ¡°Follow me.¡± Li Yao followed the queen to the conference room, where she led him to a military sand table. The queen pointed to a location on the sand table, ¡°You know this ce, right?¡± she asked. Even though there was no name marked, Li Yao immediately recognized the location. It was the Oguna Sandbar, located near the sea of the East Continent. The Oguna Sandbar was aplicated map, where one could find level 15 monsters but also monsters above level 40. What made itplex was more than just the terrain, which included beaches, oases, swamps, forests, and hills. There were also multiple factions, with it being a key area of conflict between the two major camps. Furthermore, the South Sea Pirate Group made their base here, and various monsters like Orcs, Murlocs, Nagas, Hydra, aquatic beasts, Swamp Spiders, and Werewolves existed. The mostplicated part was that Li Yao knew that there were many remnants of Titans sites beneath Oguna. Don¡¯t assume that Titan¡¯s relics meant treasures; they were more synonymous with destruction. ¡°Oguna Sandbar, I have some knowledge about it,¡± Li Yao replied. ¡°Then do you know what that stands for?¡± the queen asked again. After some thought, Li Yao finally answered, ¡°In Titannguage, Oguna means ¡®Land of God¡¯s Tears¡¯. It is said to harbor a big secret.¡± ¡°Hmm, you¡¯re indeed my heir. Other rookies are not evenparable to a fraction of you,¡± the queen rarely praised him. Li Yao was immediately embarrassed but didn¡¯t know how to exin, so he stayed silent. ¡°Your task is very simple. As your guild doesn¡¯t have a field base yet, choose a ce here as the base. It would be best if you could firmly establish yourself here. Do you think you can do it?¡± The queen looked earnestly into Li Yao¡¯s eyes as she spoke. Li Yao¡¯s face changes instantly. He had considered numerous locations for a guild base, but not this ce. In his previous life, several major incidents had urred on this map, each causing massive uproar, and he didn¡¯t want to get involved. However, the problem now was he couldn¡¯t refuse. ¡°I know you¡¯re in a bit of a bind, but right now, I can only use you without attracting attention. Do you understand? I will also grant you some privileges.¡± The queen handed Li Yao the task parchment. ¡°You want to use the underground¡­¡± the memory from his previous life suddenly came back to Li Yao, and he finally understood the queen¡¯s n. She was aiming at Titan¡¯s relics. ¡°It would be best if you understand. Don¡¯t say it out loud. Now, do you ept or not?¡± The queen sensed Li Yao¡¯s wavering countenance but did not pressure him. Dominating a Region Task Description: The queen wants to seize the important items in the Titan¡¯s relics and hopes you can establish a base in Oguna to facilitate her secret n without anyone noticing. Task Requirement: Dominate a region and crush any guild that attempts to establish a base in Oguna. Task Reward: During the task period, you can purchase some restricted items and materials from the queen. 1500 guild points, one Special Guild Building Blueprint, Dark Ranger¡¯s passive skill. ¡°You can engage in this task once you¡¯vepleted the previous two tasks. It won¡¯t affect your inheritance. As for the third task, I can provide some rewards in advance.¡± ¡°Fine, I ept the task.¡± After careful consideration, Li Yao finally made up his mind. Chapter 309: 309 Chapter 309: 309 Li Yao eventually decided to establish the base in Oguna Sandbar, upon epting the queen¡¯s mission. Apart from the extremeplexity and the uncertainty of dangers, Oguna Sandbar did offer several advances. Firstly, there is a wide range of monster levels, which could be extremely dangerous. If not careful, one could bump into a high-level monster and be killed. But on the other hand, the wide range of levels was beneficial to the guild¡¯s development. The guild did not need to travel far to find an appropriate levelling spot. The base would not be wasted. Secondly, withplex terrains came diverse resources. Li Yao remembered promising mines that had yet to be exploited. Naturally, ess to high-rank mines would be avable as their levels increased. Lastly and most importantly, sometimes the very thing that constrained the guild¡¯s development was its dependence on the support of forces. With the queen¡¯s assistance, albeit covert, huge benefits could be obtained. At least with money, you could buy some rare resources. Unlike ordinary guilds that would have to raise funds for a long time, buying items such as Pearl Powder turned out to be a pricey affair. They had no other option but to send people to farm monsters by the seashore, collecting pearls after a long period. Pearls weren¡¯t actually that expensive; it was merely a tool used by various forces to limit the guilds. They wanted all guilds to understand that without the power and race behind them, they were nothing. In his past life, many self-righteous guilds separated themselves from their factions and started to dominate certain territories. As a result, their forces didn¡¯t take any action and within a month, their bases were destroyed. They were then forced to build makeshift bases without any attributes. Very soon, they couldn¡¯t keep it up and had to undertake extremelyplicated tasks to return to their factions. All prestige and rewards were reset, and they had to start from scratch, which was utterly despondent. ¡°My heir should have responsibility and courage,¡± the queen nodded in satisfaction and said, ¡°You may go. Once you¡¯vepleted the first two trials, you maye to find me. I will give you some preliminary rewards for the third trial.¡± After bidding his farewell, Li Yao left with a belly full ofints. What the hell was courage? Who, in their right mind, would willingly ept this kind of perverted task? In his previous life, there were no Rangers around, probably because they were scared off. This damn task was simply impossible toplete! Nevertheless, as much as heined, the task was indeed difficult, but the rewards weremensurate with the difficulty of the mission. As long as hepleted it, his strength would surely elevate a bit. While heading back to the base, Li Yao started contemting future ns. Besides the three missions, there was a ton of work Li Yao needed to take care of. First and foremost was the equipment upgrade. Many of their gears were still at level six or seven. Due to the attachments he had towards the great effects those items possessed, Li Yao had been unwilling to rece them, but he was now level fifteen and his leveling would not stop. Some of these gears couldn¡¯t catch up anymore. Apart from the Teeth of the Poison God, which could stillst a while, some of the good low-level purple gears with good special effects had to be reced. Such as the belt with the strength of a wild bull and the dragon-shaped helmet, amongst others. Next was the pet issue. Crystal Spider, a silver-level pet was almost useless now since there was control from the multi-headed dark snake. Primarily due to its qualification, it had be next to useless. It would need to be sheltered at the guild¡¯s base. The fire eagle¡¯s group attack was obviously not powerful anymore since the multi-headed snake had arrived. Lower-level bosses had extremely low health at present, Li Yao was gradually decreasing the usage of fire eagles due to peaceful battle conditions and surveince. Thus, the important task now was to upgrade the fire eagle, which needed more than iron ore, some other materials were essential for aprehensive improvement. The Death God 4000 was barely eptable, although it was low on health. It could only be useful in a chaotic battlefield and served as half a mount at most. If you categorized pets ording to their jobs, the fire eagle would be a nimble hunter, the multi-headed snake would be a mage, and the Death God 4000 would be a weapon warrior. The multi-headed snake was most adept at fighting in water, Li Yao stillcked a tank pet, he was considering getting hold of a mechanical-type pet that could function as a real tank. Upon reaching the base, Li Yao encountered Sister Li. At the sight of Li Yao leisurely strolling around, she said, ¡°Undoubtedly, our guild leader is the mostid-back individual.¡± Li Yao cleared his throat and said, ¡°That¡¯s not true, you¡¯ll see.¡± Li Yao showed Sister Li the mission. After pondering for a moment, she said, ¡°So the base will be in Oguna Sandbar. I need to research a bit on this.¡± ¡°Well, it¡¯s a bit difficult. There are many things to consider ¨C terrain, monster distribution, and the proximity to some monster forces, especially high-level ones. The main point is to be able to consider development,¡± Li Yao said with a frown. Now that the members were working hard, advancing to a level three guild would be happening soon. Thinking about an outdoor base was a must and should be scheduled lest they get caught off guard. ¡°Mm, simply looking at the map isn¡¯t enough. You go and finish your other two missions. I¡¯ll have Shadow Dance get some detailed information. Right now, I can¡¯t make a judgment,¡± Sister Li led Li Yao to a spot close to the base. ¡°Mm, once we have the details, let¡¯s round up the elders for a discussion,¡± Li Yao already had a preliminary idea when deciding on Oguna Sandbar. However, he needed to consult others about their opinions and inspect the feasibility. Having experienced rebirth, Li Yao understood many things. The most important thing about a guild base was the location. Many guilds regretted their choice of location after they levelled up. Moving bases was a huge hassle. What Li Yao wanted wasn¡¯t just a guild base, but a city ¨C a yer city. Oguna Sandbar was situated in the middle of the East Continent, surrounded by many leveling maps for different levels. If it were to be built into a city, there wouldn¡¯t be a shortage of yers. Li Yao envisioned airships and boats, flying points and even teleportation arrays connecting with other main cities to form fixed routes. Of course, it was necessary for a series of supporting buildings and a high guild level. This required a lot of hard work. However, Li Yao isn¡¯t rushing. The game just started, and his rebirth won¡¯t lead the guild astray. Subsequently, Sister Li showed Li Yao the shops that were about to open. A material shop, mainly for buying and selling some materials, catering primarily to various side jobs. In particr, as the equipment gradually filled up, the side jobs like enchantment and alchemy began to rise. In this case, buying some blue/green or purple equipment with property garbage to dismantle into materials was also another way out. Followed by an equipment shop, alchemy, and some unpopr side jobprehensive stores. Sister Li analyzed that this ce has a potential market, which has solved a problem of financial source for the guild. Furthermore, because of Li Yao, those guards turned a blind eye to this area. Although the shops are not yet opened, they have already made many nearby guilds jealous. As a result, guilds that wanted to emte the Starfire guild and opened shops found that no NPC dare to renovate. They tried to renovate it themselves, leading to various penalties. Chapter 310 - 310 Dicelan Chapter 310: D Sister Liughed and said, ¡°You have no idea. At first, they snitched us out to the guards, saying we were illicitly altering the buildings. No one paid attention to them. Then they took theirints to the official forum. Do you know how the officials responded?¡± Li Yao shook his head, saying, ¡°They¡¯re bringing this hardship on themselves. It¡¯s clear that even the game¡¯s administrators can¡¯t change the data. They must have been turned away empty-handed. I bet the administrators would say, ¡®We can¡¯t do anything about it, nor should we. If you could turn the auction house into your private property, we wouldn¡¯t interfere.¡¯¡± ¡°Pretty much,¡± grumbled the approaching Dumb Dumb in dissatisfaction. ¡°These people have no shame. Comining about us achieved nothing, and instead they directly ask us what tactics we use. They should buzz off. Even if we did have a secret method, we certainly wouldn¡¯t tell them.¡± ¡°Dumb Dumb¡¯s right. These people are sick. Let¡¯s ignore them. Let¡¯s go have a spending spree in the auction house,¡± Li Yao suggested, pulling Dumb Dumb along with him. ¡°Ooh, yes, I haven¡¯t yet gotten to y the wealthydy!¡± Dumb Dumb seemed delighted. When Li Yao brought Dumb Dumb to the auction house, it was not to buy equipment. The guild storage was already filled. But they could never have too many rare materials, skill books, blueprints and such. They continued their buying spree until dawn. After organizing what they had purchased, Li Yao said goodbye to an enthusiastic Dumb Dumb, climbing aboard an airship bound for the West Continent. Li Yao had already gotten in touch with w Without Trace. He decided to help them with some side quests, thus securing amanding position, before trying to infiltrate it subtly. Li Yao quickly reached Dark Grey Valley, where w Without Trace had been waiting for him for a while. ¡°Hi, top yer, here we are,¡± the Little Elves waved their hands. Li Yao scanned his surroundings before asking, ¡°Why are there only two of you?¡± w Without Trace answered, ¡°The others had things to do and couldn¡¯t make it today.¡± Li Yao nodded, not asking any more questions. ¡°We can share the quest. Let¡¯s get started.¡± ¡°Ok, thanks a ton for your assistance.¡± w Without Trace said. Ghost Ne Collection Quest Description: Colin Firefeather needs to collect some ghost nes, which can be found in the ruins of D. D, a million years ago, was a glorious ancient elf city but it was flooded by raging seawater after a cataclysm. When the sea receded, the city was left in ruins. The souls of countless ancient elves could not rest, wandering around this ruin. The ancient elves have tried to purify them for thousands of years, but the Undead City still exists. Quest Requirement: Collect 200 ghost nes. Quest Reward: 12% of experience, a skill book, Colin Firefeather¡¯s favorability. Li Yao nodded. It was a good enough quest. He could earn a skill book, which was fantastic. ¡°How far have you gotten with this quest, and how many nes have you collected?¡± Little Elvin responded, ¡°This is a task from an old elf. He¡¯s really pitiful. I¡¯ve already helped him collect materials three times. This is the fourth, but this time the materials are far away, by the seaside, deep in the territory of the Light Faction. We can¡¯t make it through.¡± ¡°Alright, then follow me.¡± he summoned Death God 4000 and hoisted himself onto its shoulder. The siblings nced at each other before following him. Li Yao knew very well the location of D, which is located to the north of the Abyss Temple instance. It¡¯s on the side of the Light Faction. Li Yao agreed so readily because he wanted to find out the location of the headquarters. D was a must-go ce anyway. Death God 4000 was very unique, and Li Yao was currently enjoying widespread fame. The recent victories, along with not long ago the sweeping victories in Dark Grey Valley, were still being eagerly discussed by yers of the Light Faction. Finding Death God 4000, some of the Light Faction yers chose to retreat while others acted as though they hadn¡¯t seen Li Yao and acted as if nothing had happened. ¡°Top yer, you¡¯re really awesome.¡± Little Elvin looked at Li Yao, her eyes sparkling. ¡°Not really. yers from the Light Faction are just too cheeky. A good thrashing and they calm down.¡± Li Yao said casually. ¡°Bro, this really¡­I have nothing to say but respect.¡± w Without Trace grinned wryly. These past few days they¡¯ve been bustling about here and had a thorough understanding of the situation. When yers of the two factions came across each other, they¡¯d immediately break out into chaos. Some team members even backed out because they couldn¡¯t stand losing the experience. He only continued because he cared about his sister, still carrying out quests together with her. They had also tried to venture further, but yesterday nearly all of them were encircled by Light Faction yers. w Without Trace almost persuaded his sister to abandon the task, but surprisingly Li Yao contacted them. Today was aplete contrast from the past, with Li Yao charging all the way forth. Surprisingly, not one yer from the Light Faction dared to oppose him. Even more astonishing was how Li Yao guided Death God 4000 directly into a battle between the Light Faction and the Dark Camp. Immediately the two warring groups dispersed like birds and beasts. Seeing this, the two siblings were left dumbstruck. This was just ridiculously wild. The city of D was notrge and while it wasn¡¯t right on the coastline, it was not far off. Li Yao had the Fire Hawk fly around for a bit to understand the situation. In other parts of the city yers were leveling. The undead here could be ssified as banshees. Banshees are a special kind of undead creature that female elves can turn into after death. Although their bodies are ghostlike, they are physical beings, and they can fly. Banshee of the Undead Rank: Level 16 2-Star Elite Health: 36000 Armor: 450 Resistance: Basic Arcane Resistance Skills: Arcane Explosion, Arcane Missiles, Soul Drain, Soul Scream ¡°These elites are so powerful, and there are so many banshees around. How do we kill them?¡± Little Elvin was perplexed. ¡°My Fire Spirit can¡¯t endure this.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s have my brother¡¯s Mechanical Puppet be the main tank, I can heal it.¡± w Without Trace proposed. ¡°Sounds good. My pet can be the main tank. You two wait here, I¡¯ll go pull the mobs.¡± Having said this, Li Yao had already entered the city. ¡°Bro, there are mobs here. Why does the top yer have to go inside to pull them?¡± Little Elvin asked, puzzled. ¡°Er, I¡¯m not sure either. Why don¡¯t you ask himter.¡± w Without Trace just smiled after pondering for a while, also unsure of Li Yao¡¯s n. ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll ask himter.¡± Little Elvin nodded. But soon they understood why Li Yao had gone inside ¨C they saw Li Yao running at high speed with at least twenty banshees chasing after him. ¡°Holy crap, did he draw aggro? We better run.¡± w Without Trace said, his face suddenly changing colors. ¡°No, get ready forbat.¡± Li Yao shouted when he saw the siblings about to run away. ¡°What?¡± both siblings were dumbfounded. ¡°I said get ready forbat, and remember to heal my pet.¡± Li Yao exined. The siblings were speechless. How were they supposed to fight more than twenty 1-Star elites? Was this a suicide mission? Chapter 311: Task in Progress Chapter 311: Task in Progress Li Yao instantly summoned Hydra. Floating Snow! Arge shower of snowkes fell, driving the Banshee¡¯s sensitivity to its lowest point, slowing its movements. Li Yao also turned around and quickly notched three arrows. Arrow Rain! Suddenly, a flurry of damage began to flicker in the corner of the screen. The anger immediately shifted to Hydra, the deranged Banshee, devoid of much reason, started to ferociously attack Hydra. The damage dealt by Hydra¡¯s Floating Snow wasn¡¯t high¡ªroughly 100 HP every two seconds¡ªbut its restricting effect was indeed powerful and couldst continuously. The damage of the Arrow Tower was about a thousand, while Li Yao¡¯s single-target damage was around go thirteen hundred, both figures horrific to think about. ¡°Damn, why is that boy still dazing out? Heal me quickly,¡± the Dark Serpent turned displeased when he saw the siblings still in shock. ¡°Oh, okay.¡± The Little Elves summoned the Fire Spirit and began casting spells to weaken the Banshee. The Summoner itself has no attack power and almost no attack magic, but it can learn some control and monster weakening spells. It¡¯s a good support for dungeon raids. It¡¯s a very suitable profession for neers and girls, as long as they don¡¯t die, casting a few limiting spells canplete the task. w Traceless quickly put down the Healing Totem and started casting healing spells. w Traceless¡¯ technique was powerful; very quickly, the health bar of Hydra was filled. ¡°Haha, awesome, I¡¯m indestructible.¡± Ice st! With a violent explosion causing over two thousand damage, the siblings could only exim in shock. ¡°Expert, you¡¯re amazing! You can group clear 1-star elites,¡± Little Elves was incredibly excited. Soon, when w Traceless was sweating profusely, Hydra¡¯s HP also dropped to around half, and twenty elites had been cleared. ¡°Amazing, it¡¯s absolutely amazing, we¡¯re clearing elites here!¡± The Little Elves, excitedly, ran forward to loot the bodies. Li Yao and the others began to sit on the ground to recover, but Li Yao felt nothing at all. What he hated the most was fighting these intangible ghosts. Because they don¡¯t have any physical body, the monsters killed by his Death ck Arrow didn¡¯t produce any silver skeletons. If there were silver skeletons, his efficiency would be much higher than now. But there was nothing Li Yao could do. Because of the rampant Banshees, D¡¯s side didn¡¯t even have any normal wild creatures, making it tricky to conjure skeletons. Running far away to gather skeletons wasn¡¯t worth it as they were consumables that couldn¡¯t be healed. The time spent running around was enough to kill two waves of monsters, so he didn¡¯t bother. But his monster-clearing efficiency, seen as low by him, was seen as a rapid level-up by others. Current yers wanting to clear regr monsters in groups were rare, let alone clearing elite monsters, especially 1-star elites. Li Yao, after recovering, asked, ¡°How many quest items did we get?¡± Little Elves stuck out her tongue and replied, ¡°None.¡± Two people were speechless; after killing more than twenty monsters, not a single one dropped. ¡°No worries, there are plenty of Banshees in this city. Prepare yourselves; I¡¯ll continue. This time we should be able to clear around thirty,¡± Li Yao continued to draw monsters, thirty this time. The three of them struggled and solved the fight, but it was strenuous. The two siblings didn¡¯t go for the elite quest because they were doing this mission. Although they gained a lot of experience, it was obviously very exhausting. The siblings also realized that they had be hindrances, exerting themselves to heal and output damage relentlessly. ¡°Sorry for causing you trouble by inviting you to join us.¡± They only managed to get two Ghost Nes after clearing four waves of monsters. ¡°Don¡¯t mention it. Friends don¡¯t need to be so formal.¡± Li Yaoughed, not bothered. The truth was, without w Traceless¡¯s healing, he wouldn¡¯t have been able to pull so many monsters. The personality and style of the siblings left a good impression on him¡ªeven from the beginning, they had been upfront and caring. Of course, sharing this mission was truly a fortunate opportunity; the quest was issued by an Ancient Elf. With his keen sense, Li Yao could tell this Ancient Elf wasn¡¯t so simple. Li Yao stealthily cleared twenty monster waves, having cleaned up a small corner of D. Five to six quest items dropped. Li Yao suddenly felt a glint of gold in his peripheral vision, he immediately searched around and eventually found a gold treasure box on the second floor of a Broken Hall. ¡°Wait a bit longer for me,¡± Li Yao said in the team¡¯s channel. ¡°Expert, have you encountered a problem?¡± Little Elves asked. Li Yao replied, ¡°No, I found another treasure box.¡± ¡°Another silver treasure box? I guess we can get another blue equipment, fantastic.¡± Little Elves said excitedly. ¡°Well, this time it¡¯s a gold box.¡± Li Yao summoned the Death God 4000, killed the two or three elites in the Broken Hall before he walked over to the treasure box. ¡°Ah, this is the second time I came across a gold box, does it have purple equipment?¡± Little Elves eximed surprisingly. ¡°Probably¡­ there should always be a purple equipment piece,¡± Li Yao exined. ¡°Cough, we relied on you for the mission today. Brother Li Yao found this gold treasure box; we won¡¯t participate in the distribution,¡± w Traceless said sincerely. ¡°Yeah. We¡¯ll just watch, we don¡¯t need anything,¡± Little Elves appeared somewhat disappointed but was just as resolute as w Traceless. ¡°A team has its rules.¡± Li Yao appreciated their personalities and practices, but he was affluent enough not to consider profiting in such small ways. ¡°As needed distribution¡ªif no one needs it, we will sell it and distribute the gold.¡± Li Yao opened the treasure box without waiting for their refusal and took out an item. Ghost Face Quality: Purple Epic Material: Leather Armor Armor: 125 Strength: 33 Agility: 32 Stamina: 30 Ghost Walker: Turn into a ghost to quickly move a certain distance, speed increase 60%, duration of 6 seconds, cooldown 3 minutes. Equipment Level: 15 Equipment Profession: Physical damage leather profession ¡°Congrats, bro, your luck is out of this world, ¡°w Traceless said,ughing. ¡°Alright, I can use it, so I won¡¯t be polite.¡± Li Yao immediately swapped his helmet. He didn¡¯t expect to change one of his equipment pieces so soon. Although it wasn¡¯t as good as Dragon Transform, the boost to movement speed was pretty nice. ¡°Is there anything else?¡± Little Elves asked with anticipation. ¡°There should be.¡± Li Yao chuckled, pulled out another piece of equipment, thenughed as he said, ¡°Haha, Little Elves, looks like this one is for you.¡± Ghost Wand¡­ Chapter 312: Colin·Huoyu Chapter 312: Colin¡¤Huoyu Ghost Wand Type: Primary Weapon Quality: Epic Purple Attack: 22-28 Intelligence: 26 Stamina: 25 Spirit: 23 Increases the attack power of summons, equivalent to 15% of the character¡¯s spell damage. Summons an elite banshee to fight for you, with a cooldown of 5 minutes. Equip Level: 15 Rmended for: Summoner ss ¡°Wow, it¡¯s a weapon!¡± the Little Elves pet said with surprise. ¡°Yeah, it¡¯s a good weapon for summoner sses.¡± At the start, the two of them had made Li Yao the party leader; he then directly allocated the weapon to the Little Elves pet. ¡°Brother, this isn¡¯t right. Epic purple gear is too rare, and this is such a precious weapon. We can¡¯t ept it.¡± w Without Trace couldn¡¯t believe Li Yao would allocate the weapon directly to his sister. You see, epic purple gear is already very precious, unaffordable for most yers. Let alone a weapon. In Ancients God, some weapons are extremely expensive. For example, the gear and weapons for tanks and healers are very costly, as are those for sses chosen mostly by female yers. The ss most typically chosen by female yers is the summoner ss, because they are straightforward, blunt, and shy. Pets can take care of most things, and the standard of a summoner¡¯s prowess depends on one thing ¨C whether they can summon powerful pets. Beast King Hunters and Necromancer Summoners also rely on their pets, but a yer¡¯s operation also ounts for a big part of it. Yet summoners are different: they summon pets, buff the party, weaken the crowd and then they can chat and watch live streams. Moreover, the gear effects of a summoner are very beautiful, much better than the Undead of the Necromancers, making this ss preferred among casual yers with less skill. Consequently, the gear for this ss is also as expensive as the gear for healers and tanks. ¡°Yes, I can¡¯t take it.¡± Although the Little Elves pet really wanted to, she still refused: ¡°I will give it back to youter.¡± ¡°Are you trying to break up the party? If you find a gold boxter, will you also keep it for yourselves?¡± Li Yao pretended to grumble. ¡°That¡­is not what we meant¡­¡± w Without Trace helplessly replied. ¡°Isn¡¯t that settled then? The gear belongs to your sister. It¡¯s her gear. Do you have to fuss over some crap gear? Next item.¡± Li Yao once again patted the box. The siblings exchanged a nce. Then the Little Elves pet whispered: ¡°Brother, what do you think?¡± ¡°Then just keep it. Consider it a favor owed. We can return itter.¡± w Without Trace replied with a whisper too. ¡°Okay.¡± Clutching the magic wand tightly, the Little Elves pet knew that it could increase herbat power by at least a third. It was so much better than the blue magic wand she was using: ¡°These high-level yers are really powerful and good. Why don¡¯t we join Starfire after we finish this elite task?¡± ¡°Alright. I feel the same. Originally, I really didn¡¯t want to join a guild, but Prairie Fire seems to be a generous leader. The type of leader shapes the type of soldiers. I guess the atmosphere in Starfire is good. It would be a ce our brothers could rely on.¡± w Without Trace assured with determination. Li Yao didn¡¯t realize that his actions had actually persuaded a group of high-quality yers to join the guild. He then pulled out the third item. me Tongue Totem: Summons a me Tongue Totem, capable of casting Fireball and enhancing 15% damage. The totem gives a powerful boost. Li Yao directly gave it to w Without Trace. After that, Li Yao kept picking mobs to farm quest items. During this time, they encountered yers from the Light Faction several times. Upon seeing yers from the Dark Camp leveling up openly in their territory, they were likely nning to start a fight. However, when they saw the Hydra, they suddenly became dispirited and went somewhere else to level up. The three of them, Li Yao¡¯s group, also did not stir up trouble. They were just busy collecting quest items. For the 200 Ghost Nes, the three of them struggled here for more than half a day. Originally, it took quite some time on the road. When the quest items were eventually gathered, it had gradually be dark. ¡°Gosh, what a terrible quest. The quest items are so hard to gather.¡± The Little Elves petined. ¡°You have been leveling toofortably. You have reached level 14, and are on the top of the leaderboards.¡± w Without Trace rolled his eyes. Although they hadn¡¯tpleted the elite task, their levels were actually high due to continuously doing tasks. ¡°Heehee, how could I be on the leaderboard without the help from a high-level yer?¡± The experience from the elite monsters was considered quite a lot for them. ¡°No, it¡¯s not that I gave you a lot of experience. It¡¯s that you gain experience faster doing quests than just grinding monsters. As long as you keep doing quests, your level will absolutely lead the majority of yers.¡± Li Yao exined. Many yers still think that grinding monsters is the fastest way to level up, but that¡¯s not the case. ¡°See? Even a high-level yer says that.¡± The Little Elves pet said with excitement: ¡°Will you oppose me doing tasks next time?¡± ¡°Alright, you¡¯re right.¡± w Without Trace replied with a bitter smile. The three of them walked in the dark forest, chatting andughing. Thanks to Li Yao¡¯s Death God 4000 opening the way, their journey was basically unobstructed. If they encountered single monsters, the Death God 4000 would take care of it on its own. It wasn¡¯t until midnight that they arrived at the valley where Colin Firefeather was. The valley was remote and quiet, and Li Yao could see a small, silvery Moon Well. A lonely figure was sitting by the Moon Well, looking up at the starry sky. Even before they approached, a faint sense of sadness was already lingering in the valley. The trio¡¯s mood unknowingly sank too. Li Yao was shocked. If this person could unconsciously influence people¡¯s emotions, this Colin Firefeather must be extraordinary. ¡°Have youe? Have you gathered the items I need?¡± the voice of Colin Firefeather sounded deep and hoarse. ¡°Uncle, why are you always so mncholy? Can¡¯t you be happy? We¡¯ve been working hard to gather things for you, while you mull over things here all alone.¡± The Little Elves pet pouted and said. ¡°Ha ha, yes, yes. My apologies.¡± Seeing the joyful expression on the Little Elves pet, Colin Firefeather also showed a hint of a smile. Although he was looking at the Little Elves pet, his eyes seemed to prate through eternity, and his aura softened too. Colin Firefeather Rank: xx Level Faction Leader Li Yao¡¯s expression turned serious, juggling the information that he had about the NPC in his mind. There was so little information could be gathered about him, and he was also a faction-level leader. This man was definitely not an average Ancient Elf. As the Little Elves pet handed in the task, Li Yao identally saw the me Emblem on his arm. Suddenly, a sh of lightning struck his mind. He finally remembered who this NPC was. Colin Firefeather, the former leader of the Raptor Druids, he was one of the Ancient Elf Great Druids. He had a distinguished record in the War of Eons. Although he was a Druid, he didn¡¯t like to sleep in the Emerald Dream, but instead oversaw a region. Li Yao was stunned. He had actually stumbled upon the overallmander of the Ancient Elf headquarters in Dark Grey Valley here. He had an absurd feeling¡­ Chapter 313: Blue Arrow Pull Chapter 313: Blue Arrow Pull Colin Starfire is a faction level boss and one of the leaders of the ancient elves. Li Yao really couldn¡¯t understand why such a person would seek help from yers of opposing factions toplete his task. At this stage, yers haven¡¯t clearly defined various bosses, and have no idea what a faction level boss implies. Sch a powerful being, not to mention the forces he couldmand, was enough to traverse unhindered amongst ancient deities. In this area, there were only monsters of level ten or so. Being a druid with the talent of wind spells, he could probably destroy all the undead results of D¡¯s level ten or so with a single storm. It¡¯s unimaginable that such a being would ask them toplete a task. On the other hand, meeting a super strong being that had lived since ancient times was where Li Yao¡¯s hope of infiltrating the headquartersy. Li Yao¡¯s Titan¡¯s Eye could change some features and data. As a High Elf, Li Yao himself was not far from the Ancient Elf. It won¡¯t be difficult to transform into an Ancient Elf by changing the color of his skin and eyes and adding some facial patterns. The difficultyy in the fact that he had no identity proof. He couldn¡¯t be some elf that had popped out of a stone! Without a letter of introduction from the instructor in the Beginner¡¯s Vige for Ancient Elves, he wouldn¡¯t be recognized. In the wild, maybe he could fool some people, but it would be impossible for him to enter the headquarters, let alone the temple. But having seen Colin Starfire, Li Yao faintly sensed that his task must be unusual, and he didn¡¯t want the recruits (yers) of his own faction to know about these circumstances, hence he hired people from the opposing faction. ¡°You finished quite quickly, this is your reward.¡± As Colin Starfire spoke, a few skill books appeared in front of each person: ¡°Each of you choose one.¡± After Colin Starfire finished speaking, he began to fiddle with an array, nobody knew what he was up to. Li Yao was looking at the skill books ced in front of him ¡ª a total of three. Killing Order: Commands your pet tounch a fierce attack, the next skill or attack causes 200% damage, consumes 5% blue power, cooldown time ¨C ordinary pet:10 seconds, elite pet:20 seconds, Silver British Pet: 45 seconds, junior boss: 1 minute, intermediate boss: 2 minutes. Rift: Tears a wound on the target, causing 100% + 35% physical damage within 12 seconds, consumes 3% blue power, cooldown time: 40 seconds. Blue Arrow Pull: Depletes the opponent¡¯s magic value, hitting the target consumes 20% of the blue power, and in the following ten seconds, it consumes 2% of the blue power every second, cooldown time: 15 seconds. Li Yao drew a deep breath; the three skills were formidable. The Killing Order is Beast King¡¯s favorite skill; it can significantly enhance the damage of pets. Also, this skill is very rare. Rift is a skill loved by survival series or Amazons, causing bleeding damage. This skill is fine, but Li Yao doesn¡¯t urgently need this skill because of the Flying Round de. If it weren¡¯t for the third skill, Li Yao would definitely not forego the Killing Order. He had his eyes on this skill book all yesterday on the auction site. Blue Arrow Pull has no offensive power, but its effect is what Li Yao valued most. While rarely can any opponentsst for fifteen seconds under him at present, that¡¯s not a reason to give up on Blue Arrow Pull. This skill is even rarer and can only be obtained through some particr tasks. Since it¡¯s not taught by the instructor and doesn¡¯t fall in the world, if Li Yao missed it now, he wouldn¡¯t know when such an opportunity would appear again. Therefore, Li Yao regretfully gave up Killing Order and chose Blue Arrow Pull. w also made his choice and only Little Elves, the pet, was struggling. She asked, ¡°Master, which skill should I choose? I am in such a dilemma.¡± Only then did Li Yao nce at her three skill books and suddenly, a wave of jealousy surged within him. She could obviously fast-track to bing an elite. ¡°You indeed need to be cautious about this. This isn¡¯t just a skill book, it¡¯s an Elite Profession Inheritance Book. It seems that this predecessor values you a lot,¡± Li Yao exined. ¡°What¡¯s an Elite Profession Inheritance Book?¡± Little Elves asked confusedly. ¡°If you choose one to learn, you¡¯ll be an elite profession. I don¡¯t know what to say about your luck.¡± Others struggled so hard to be elite, and even got killed several times. Even Li Yao had toplete several damn difficult missions to be a Dark Ranger. But look at others, they easily obtained it, and even got to choose among three elite professions. ¡°Little sister, you like doing tasks. In the future, you may do as you please. I won¡¯t be taunting you anymore,¡± Scratchmark speechlesslymented. This was simply unbelievable, enough to drive one up the wall! ¡°Master, you still haven¡¯t told me which one I should choose?¡± Little Elves excitedly said. Li Yao nced at it and said, ¡°All three are quite good. One is Void Summoning. Upon learning it, you can summon some potent creatures of the different world, but there¡¯s one disadvantage ¨C it¡¯s too random. Each time, the monster you summon varies and isn¡¯t controble. You might summon a boss this time and a level 1 slime the next. This profession requires a lot of luck.¡± ¡°Er, that seem so unreliable. What about Elf Summoning?¡± Little Elves asked. ¡°Elf Summoning is an advanced version of what you can summon now, you can summon stronger Elemental Spirits.¡± Li Yao pointed at thest one and said, ¡°This is the contract book of Summoning via Contract. Upon learning, you¡¯ll be able to contract a variety of creatures like a Hunter, and not just simple beasts. This profession is hard to define; if you contract a powerful pet, it¡¯s amazing, if you don¡¯t contract a good one, then it¡¯s pathetic.¡± ¡°Is that so? Can Summoning via Contract be used to contract a Giant Dragon?¡± Little Elves asked. ¡°Theoretically, yes,¡± Li Yao answered. Contracting a Giant Dragon, that wouldn¡¯t be easy. ¡°Then I will choose that one,¡± said Little Elves. Seeing Little Elves choose Summoning via Contract, Li Yao finally remembered that she seemed to be a Summoner via Contract in her previous life, and was a maverick figure. It seemed like the young girl in front of him was her. Li Yao heard that this yer was incredibly lucky, she even came into a contract with a Time Dragon while doing a mission. However, Li Yao never saw her. Now looking at the Little Elves, he started to understand. ¡°A task master, maybe I can pull her into the guild to do guild tasks.¡± Li Yao made a decision to find an opportunity to pull the sibling duo into the guild. The guild didn¡¯t have a group that specializes in tasks for now, with someone like Little Elves leading who liked varied tasks would be useful for the guild. Unbeknownst to Li Yao, the siblings had wanted to join the guild for quite a while. They only held back because Starfire only adopted elite yers¡­ Chapter 314: Tricking the Camp Boss Chapter 314: Tricking the Camp Boss ¡°Little girl, you have a keen eye. To understand summoning, you need a covenant. This is my contract token, you can visit me once every time you rise five levels. I will teach you skills at that time.¡± Colin Feathers, who was now free, said and handed her a token. Ah puff¡­ Li Yao almost spat blood at her treatment. She didn¡¯t even have to do a high-difficulty task to change jobs to elite. She didn¡¯t even have to do tasks to learn skills, she could directly find them. The difference between people really is too big. ¡°Oh, oh, I got it. Uncle, do you need help with anything else?¡± Little Elves asked. ¡°Yes, take this ne and go to a domed building in the eastern part of D with the appearance of an upper elf. Then use this ne.¡± He said this with a deep sadness in his eyes: ¡°Activate the ne and if a banshee appears, kill her then use this Moon well water to purify her, letting her return to the embrace of the Moon God.¡± ¡°Uncle, you¡¯re so sad, then who is this person that needs to be purified?¡± The Little Elves asked. ¡°It is my wife. She has been dead for ten thousand years.¡± Colin sighed: ¡°During the great battle with the Demon Legion, I left my home town of D. And my wife was waiting for me at home. But the battle was too fierce, although I achieved victory, the world nearly shattered and my hometown was flooded by the catastrophe.¡± ¡°I was heavily injured and spent hundreds of years recuperating in the Emerald Dream before finding out that my hometown was no more. My city had turned into ruins filled with the spirits of my people. I wandered for a long time before finding out that my wife had turned into a Grudge Spirit. I struggled with the decision for ten thousand years before deciding to end her pain, and let her return to the embrace of the Moon God for release.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t want to be the one to do it, nor do I want other people to help. And my wife was an Upper Elf, which you now call High Elves, you are the most suitable ones to do this. Would you be willing to help me?¡± The Little Elves¡¯ eyes had turned red, saying: ¡°Of course we are willing, but is there no way to save her?¡± ¡°Perhaps the Moon God can, but why would the Moon God act for a mortal? That would break the rules. It would disrupt the order.¡± Colin Feathers had a look of helplessness in his eyes: ¡°Youngdy, you remind me of her when she was young. I believe that being purified by you is the best oue.¡± ¡°I¡­¡± Little Elves looked back at Li Yao and said: ¡°Boss, do you have a solution?¡± Li Yao frowned and said, ¡°This is difficult.¡± Colin Feathers shook his head and said, ¡°ept the task.¡± Li Yao replied, ¡°But it¡¯s not impossible.¡± ¡°Young one, you are too weak, you understand too little.¡± Colin frowned. ¡°I don¡¯t understand much, if you want to resurrect someone without a physical body, besides a god, it¡¯s impossible for anyone else to do that. But if you want to awaken her normal consciousness, there is hope for her to be one of the forsaken.¡± Li Yao had alreadye up with a n and quickly spoke up. ¡°To turn into a forgotten undead like the forsaken?¡± Colin Feathers¡¯ heart jumped, and he suddenly got lost in active thoughts: ¡°I have no rtionship with the forsaken queen.¡± Higher level awakening ceremony was in the hands of the queen, no one else dared to get involved in it. ¡°I just wanted to ask, do you want your wife to transform into a banshee who has a self-consciousness? As for the awakening, I will find a way.¡± Li Yao said. ¡°You, youngster, I¡¯m not looking down on you, but you probably can¡¯t even get into the Royal District, let alone awaken my wife. She had been mentally chaotic for a thousand years, only the queen or a high-level banshee can awaken her. Why do you¡­¡± Colin shook his head. ¡°Because I am the sessor of the queen, a Dark Ranger.¡± Li Yao activated his passive skill. ¡°There may be a few Dark Rangers, but it doesn¡¯t prove that you are her sessor.¡± Colin Feathers still didn¡¯t believe him. ¡°Well, how about this? If you don¡¯t recognize this, I have no way of proving it to you, at least ept the purification task.¡± Li Yao grasped a flower, and the delicate tentacles shrouded the flower. In a blink of an eye, it turned into ash. ¡°Life deprivation, the touch of darkness.¡± Colin Feathers¡¯ eyes suddenly brightened: ¡°So you really are her sessor.¡± ¡°Do you believe me now?¡± Li Yao smiled. After being reborn, he understood that tasks too could be variable and rewards could be negotiated, depending on one¡¯s own methods. The ancient Gods weren¡¯t so rigid, there were plenty of asions when NPCs tricked yers in circles. ¡°What do you want then?¡± Colin Feathers asked seriously: ¡°Although I am a small figure, I will absolutely not sell information.¡± Li Yaoughed, but didn¡¯t refute him; he said, ¡°I am also a small figure who has no use for intelligence. My request is simple, I want this.¡± Colin Feathers¡¯ face changed and said, ¡°You do have a discerning eye, but this is useless to you. The me Emblem, only a high-ranking Druid can use it.¡± Li Yao whistled, and summoned the Fire Eagle, saying: ¡°But it¡¯s useful to my pet.¡± The me Emblem, from the Fire Elemental Realm, is a kind of me Essence and contains a very unique power. It can enhance various attributes of a Druid after transformation. But if it is used in modifying the Fire Eagle, it can turn the Fire Eagle Puppet into a real Fire Eagle, and the chance of evolving into a mid-level boss would also increase a lot. Of course, Li Yao¡¯s ultimate goal was to have the me Emblem used as a token to get into the headquarters. It wouldn¡¯t be hard to depart from the valley for a few days while he himself could use the me Emblem as a token to enter the headquarters. This was his real objective, otherwise obtaining the water from Blue Moon Lake would be too difficult. Li Yao¡¯s original n was tooplex and dangerous, its practicality nowhere near thisst-minute n. ¡°If you can really do as you said, how does it matter if the me Emblem was given to you. Here is the task.¡± Colin was a decisive person. He eagerly wished to meet his wife who he had been parted from for a thousand years. Rescuing Tina Task Description: Seeing the hope to resurrect his wife, Colin asks you to kill the insane Tina and obtain the soul essence. Task Requirements: Bring Colin to Undercity, have the senior banshee awaken Tina¡¯s real consciousness. Task Rewards: 20% experience, me Emblem, Colin¡¯s goodwill. Punishment for Failure: Level decreases by one, Colin¡¯s disdain. Li Yao looked at it, his reward was obviously different from the siblings. But having the me Emblem is enough. The three bade farewell and left, the Little Elves asked, ¡°Are you really the queen¡¯s sessor?¡± ¡°She¡¯s a boss of the faction, do you think I dare to deceive her?¡± Li Yaough bitterly: ¡°Get ready though, this Tina is at least a boss, maybe a middle-level or high-level one, she will definitely not be easy to deal with.¡± ¡°Haha, this time I will be mentioned in the bulletin by following the boss.¡± Little Elves cheered. ¡°Be careful.¡± Li Yaoughed bitterly, if Tina is really a boss, it certainly won¡¯t be easy to deal with. ¡°It¡¯s okay, I believe in you, boss.¡± The two siblings suddenly got spirited¡­ Chapter 315 - 315 – Crazy Tina (Subscription Requested) Chapter 315: ¨C Crazy Tina (Subscription Requested) Under the glow of the two moons in the sky, even the night was as bright as day for beings of Li Yao¡¯s race. Not at all hindered by the darkness, the trio retraced their route and quickly arrived at D. Looking down at D from a high point, they found the town, usually sparsely popted with monsters during the day, was now teeming with double the number of banshees at night. ¡°Are you sure it¡¯s safe to rush in at night?¡± Monsters be more aggressive at night, ording to the God¡¯s mechanisms. Under simr circumstances, most of the monsters at night would be blessed with excessively increased attack power, and many would be even more aggressive. ¡°This is a special mission that can only be summoned at night, otherwise Colin wouldn¡¯t have instructed us toe at this time,¡± w Scar-free voiced his doubts, unsure of what to expect. ¡°No worries, many yers have taken on quests by now. The night monsters may be fierce, but for the sake of the leadership board levels, there are still plenty of yers upgrading at night.¡± Li Yao pondered over the message conveyed by the Fire Hawk, ¡°At least a thousand yers from the Light Faction were leveling up here during the day, but based on what Fire Hawk observed, there are still about two to three hundred yers around now. ¡°Can¡¯t believe there are so many crazy people.¡± Pet Little Elf sighed, ¡°No wonder why I got kicked off the leaderboard quickly, these guys are really pushing it¡±. ¡°Well, if you aren¡¯t serious enough, there will always be others who are. Level, equipment, honor, all are what yers strive for.¡± Li Yao summoning his hydra, then added, ¡°Let¡¯s get started, we need to find the location of the Lord¡¯s mansion first.¡± The hydra began its assault. Due to the night time, the banshees had a far sight, attracting five to six banshees immediately. Since the banshees weren¡¯t organized, they didn¡¯t call on each other for help. However, these undead didn¡¯t have much consciousness, they could only roam around in their past homnd instinctively. Such a pitiful scene. No wonder Colin has been holding off from handling the situation in D for thousands of years. The three of them plunged deeper into the city by fighting monsters, discussing the quest along the way. Unable to contain her curiosity any longer, Pet Little Elf asked, ¡°Boss, aren¡¯t we supposed to look for a domed building? Why are we finding the Lord¡¯s mansion?¡± Li Yao paused before answering, ¡°You guys need to realize that the Upper Elves were the ruling ss before the heavens copsed. But Colin mentioned that the people of D were his people, which means he was a great lord of D.¡± After some thought, Pet Little Elf said, ¡°That makes sense, but he¡¯s clearly an Ancient Elf. Didn¡¯t you mention that only the Upper Elves could be nobles?¡± Nodding, Li Yao replied, ¡°That is true under normal circumstances. But don¡¯t forget, Colin¡¯s wife was an Upper Elf. So I would guess that Lord Colin Fire Feather was the son-inw of a great lord. He married the great lord¡¯s daughter and thus became a lord himself. Such a situation is pretty rare. And at that time, only the Upper Elves with a noble background would construct buildings of the temple style with domed roofs.¡± Both agreed with Li Yao¡¯s exnation. As w Scar-free healed the hydra, he said, ¡°No wonder you¡¯re getting ahead. This analytical skill alone has won my respect.¡± ¡°Yeah, you¡¯re so awesome, idol. You can even negotiate with NPCs to change the tasks. If only I were skilled like you.¡± Pet Little Elf, who always called Li Yao a boss, didn¡¯t have much understanding of skills, nor was she obsessed with them. Instead, she was very fond of and attached to quests. Seeing Li Yao analyze so much information from such scant clues, she was immediately dazzled, instantly recognizing Li Yao as her idol. ¡°It¡¯s nothing special,¡± Li Yao shrugged off thepliments, ¡°I just understand a bit about the history of the Ancient Elves, which allows me to make some bold guesses. But perhaps my guesses could be wrong, too.¡± Li Yaoughed, recalling how he used to spend most of his gaming nights delving into books in libraries and sorting through online forum posts. His understanding of the ancient gods was quite profound. However, the siblings disagreed, believing that Li Yao was really great, especially Pet Little Elf. During their search for the Lord¡¯s mansion, she kept bombarding him with questions regarding how to undertake tasks and analyze them. And Li Yao, hoping to win over this quest fanatic, was not stingy with his advice, freely providing his analysis, which left Pet Little Elf considering him god-like. She even mored about bing his disciple, much to Li Yao¡¯s amusement. Although D was smallpared to some otherrge cities, it was by no means tiny. It wasn¡¯t until midnight that the trio finally found a ruinous building. If they¡¯d followed Colin Fire Feather¡¯s clues and attempted to find the domed buildings, it would have been virtually impossible. However, Li Yao had identified the location of the temple, thus inferring the location of the Lord¡¯s mansion. They managed to discover the dpidated Lord¡¯s mansion, which was no more than a few broken stone pirs and ruined walls holding the structure intact. Pet Little Elf performed a spell as instructed by Colin on the ne she held, and a faintly sorrowful melody filled the night sky. After a while, a beautiful banshee appeared. She didn¡¯t wander around, but floated quietly mid-air, gazing at the sky, just like Colin Fire Feather. Li Yao was busy checking the Banshee¡¯s data and quickly sent out her attributes. Crazed Banshee, Tina Rank: Level 17 Boss (Night: Berserk State) Health: 250,000 Armor: 528 Resistance: Primary Arcane Resistance, Primary Dark Resistance. Skills: Death Siphon, Soul Scream, Dark Control, Soul Explosion, Death explosion, Arcane Barrage ¡°The level difference is just too big, it¡¯s up to you to carry us, brother.¡± w Scar-free, they had once tried to kill a boss of the same level but were horrendously defeated. Seeing a level 17 boss instilled horror in them, only a few squads apart from Li Yao¡¯s were capable of defeating bosses of the same level. ¡°This boss has insane attributes, and its skills are very powerful. But with the hydra, things will be simpler. You two just stay behind the hydra, pay attention to your positions, making sure the banshee can¡¯t see you, leave the rest to me.¡± Without any trial, Li Yao was unsure which tactic to use, and could only resort to some general strategies for the initial attempt. Suddenly, as the melody ended, the look of sadness and lucidity in the banshee¡¯s eyes disappeared, reced by madness and brutality. She spotted the charging hydra: ¡°Damn water reptile, how dare you invade my territory.¡± The moment the hydra Snowkes attacked, the battle ensued. Li Yao summoned his repair robot, immediately giving everyone buffs, either the Wind Fury or the Holy Shield, while the hydra was given Taunt. Deploying his three arrow towers, Li Yao immediately began outputting damage at an incredible rate. -789-652-625-624-615-315-325-498-520-488¡­ As the damage output increased rapidly, a series of damage numbers shed across the corner of the screen. ps: Slightly busy recently, I haven¡¯t been asking for much, but you guys can¡¯t just abandon me, right? I¡¯m earnestly begging for monthly tickets, subscriptions, tips, all sorts of promotions, the period of lull and build-up chapters has passed, high levels of excitement will be non-stop¡­ Chapter 316: The Lurking Crisis Chapter 316: The Lurking Crisis The Banshee has high resistance and armor, with extraordinary damage reduction. Against this boss, the Hydra¡¯s regr attacks can only inflict around eight hundred damage. Li Yao has the second highest damage after the Hydra, followed by the Arrow Tower. The pet Little Elves can only cause three hundred damage, which is considered pretty decent. Although the Hydra is not a tank-type pet, due to its high damage and the taunting ability of the Repair Robot, aggro is rtively stable. More importantly, the trio of Li Yao are always hiding behind the Hydra to deal damage. The crazed Tina, although wanting to attack Li Yao and his team, gets mostly absorbed by the Hydra. Also, only the Hydra¡¯s hundreds of thousands of health points can withstand the boss¡¯s frenzied attacks. Li Yao¡¯s initial output was incredibly scary, with two instances of Rapid Shooting in almost half a minute, collectively dropping the boss¡¯s health by over fifty thousand. ¡°Idol, your output is terrifying.¡± The excited Little Elves blushes. Although Silent w did not say anything, Li Yao¡¯s previous output also shocked him. Li Yao¡¯s hand was almost like a blur, with nearly five attacks per second, which was horrifyingly high. The reason Li Yao could burst like this was due to the triggering of Time Trace to activate Rapid Shooting twice. This created such an effect and directly eliminated a fifth of the boss¡¯s health. Of course, ultimately, it was due to having a Hydra and a healer. In reality, the Hydra definitely wouldn¡¯t be able to withstand the boss¡¯s attacks for very long, but the Hydra¡¯s high HP and two heads alternating to endure the damage prevent any one head from sustaining heavy injuries. Although Silent w¡¯s healing is not as ferocious as the boss¡¯s damage, it ys a monumental role. The crazed Tina can¡¯t insta-kill the Hydra, as there are gaps between her skill outputs, which gives Silent w a chance to consistently increase the Hydra¡¯s health. Although the outdoor boss does not entirely sumb to the aggro mechanics, this boss generally isn¡¯t very smart. She wants to attack Li Yao and the others, but they are all keenly observed by Li Yao, who then dodges to the back of the Hydra, allowing the Hydra topletely sustain the skills, thereby protecting the three of them. These elements culminated in the current situation, making the boss, who could potentially insta-kill any yer with any of her skills, look like a fool. ¡°Watch out for Arcane Barrage, everyone shift left and Dark control, be prepared to block the barrage¡¯s damage.¡± Li Yao spoke while already starting to move. The siblings also moved with Li Yao, while Dark Serpent followed Li Yao¡¯smand and pushed its body to block the boss who was trying to float over, directly absorbing the boss¡¯s Arcane Barrage. Biubiubiubiu¡­ A series of magic bullets barraged the Hydra¡¯s body, and even though the Hydra¡¯s health bar crunched down quickly, thanks to Li Yao¡¯s magical pets and Silent w¡¯s healing, the Hydra¡¯s health bar always managed to stay above half. This time was no different; although the health bar dropped, a few secondster, the Hydra¡¯s health was rocketed right back up. ¡°Isn¡¯t this awesome? Feels like this boss is super weak.¡± The boss¡¯s health is now down to around half. ¡°That¡¯s because the Hydra is formidable and blocks all the damage. Be serious and avoid being hit by the boss¡¯s skills,¡± Silent w reminded. ¡°Got it,¡± Little Elves stuck out her tongue. She was the most rxed right now. With the Fire Spirit dealing damage, she just needed to focus on avoiding attacks. ¡°The boss is below half health, and it¡¯ll probably go berserk. Everyone, stay alert,¡± Li Yao reminded. This boss only repeats two skills. Death Siphon not only causes damage but also increases her own health, and Arcane Barrage causes continuous biubiu damage. No other skills have been used yet. Dark Control! The Hydra suddenly started to turn its heads and body around. Li Yao¡¯s face changed, and he said, ¡°Quickly fall back. Stay away from the Hydra, and be mindful to dodge the boss¡¯s skills.¡± ¡°You abominable insects, I¡¯vepletely lost my patience.¡± The crazed Tina raised her hands. Arcane Explosion! Some purple lights began to appear on the ground, which would explode violently soon. ¡°Watch out, maintain a distance of more than eight yards from the purple lights.¡± Li Yao spoke while quickly dodging the continuous Arcane Explosions. The moment he saw the explosion, Li Yao determined the range of the st and alerted the others. Boom, boom, boom¡­ The Hydra stepped towards Li Yao, while Li Yao quickened his evasive moves, he noticed from the corner of his eye that the Fire Spirit was casting a Fireball. ¡°Don¡¯t let Fire Spirit attack the Hydra.¡± However, Li Yao¡¯s caution came toote. Fire Spirit¡¯s Fireball hit the Hydra¡¯s body. Roar¡­ The controlled Hydra turned its head, elongated its neck, and vanquished Fire Spirit with the mouth of Dark Serpent. Then, it set its sight on Little Elves. Ice Breath! Whooosh¡­ Little Elves does not have a shift ability and naturally ran slowly. Although she dodged a nearby Arcane Explosion, she couldn¡¯t avoid the Ice Breath and was instantly killed. Li Yao refrained frommenting further. Currently, all summoners believed their pets could take independent actions. However, in reality, summoners have some controls as well. Whether one is a master summoner depends if they can control their pet as deftly as they control their own arms, not just in movement, but in the execution of the right skills at the right time. But the real situation was that the game had just begun, and gaming experts didn¡¯t choose summoner as their priority. Meanwhile, newbies and some technically ipetent yers chose to be summoners, with no understanding of how to precisely control their pets with sufficient spiritual power under regr circumstances. In high-intensity and high-precision battles, they often find it hard to keep up the pace. Li Yao remembers that, in her previous life, Little Elves was an expert. From what it seems now, she still needs some training. ¡°I was too weak.¡± Little Elves said despondently. ¡°It¡¯s okay, steady.¡± Li Yao halted. The Hydra had already broken free from the control and resumed its position in front of the two of them. Silent w nodded. As long as the Hydra didn¡¯t die, they had a chance. Before Li Yao resumed attacking, he as usual released a Sonar Arrow. This is his habit to remain alert at all times. He had been ambushed by thieves too many times in his previous life. This habit developed as a result. Li Yao was surprised when he actually detected two thieves-one hiding behind a building, another behind a rock. They were in stealth mode,pletely motionless, which showed their malicious intent. ¡°Be careful. There are two Light Faction thieves lurking, and they probably have ill intentions. Their team is likely nearby in hiding,¡± Li Yao cautioned in the team chat. ¡°Do they dare to dig a hole at the Emperor¡¯s door? Haven¡¯t they been avoiding Idol?¡± Little Elves asked confusedly. ¡°Them not attacking me isn¡¯t because they¡¯re scared, but because they don¡¯t want to engage in meaningless battle.¡± Li Yao responded, ¡°Also, this is just a game. How could anyone truly cower? As long as someone from their team touches the boss then kills us, they can pick up the boss¡¯s loot after just ten minutes.¡±¡­ Chapter 317: Making Friends Chapter 317: Making Friends ¡°Idol, have you figured out why they¡¯re not attacking them?¡± the Little Pet Elf nervously asked. ¡°What if they steal the first kill?¡± Li Yao calmly continued dealing damage as he replied, ¡°Now, the boss¡¯s health has dropped below 20%. Even if they deliver the final blow, the announcement for the first kill will still be credited to us.¡± ¡°Oh, I see,¡± the Little Pet Elf said,ing to a realization. In the mechanics of this ancient game, if two or more teams are fighting over a boss, the team that deals the most damage is credited with the first kill. Moreover, it¡¯s rare for two teams in this ancient game to engage a boss when it has a lot of health. This is due to the game mechanics; as the number of yers increases, the boss¡¯s health soars in response. The consequence of this is usually a team wipe. After all, the bosses in this ancient game are incredibly tough. Even a team coordinated with Gold Coin finds killing a boss to be a difficult task, let alone two opposing teams working together. The result of such a strategy usually ends in them being wiped out by the boss. The game has been running for some time now, andthis kind of thing happened often in the beginning, although less so now. It¡¯s not that yers don¡¯t steal boss kills. They use the game¡¯s mechanics to their advantage; as long as a team deals damage that breaches the boss¡¯s defenses, they¡¯re eligible to loot one piece of the boss¡¯s dropped equipment. If the team that secured the first kill chooses not to loot, the team that touched the boss next will be eligible for looting after ten minutes. If this team also chooses not to loot, everyone can loot the items after another five minutes. Using this mechanic, themon practice for stealing a boss kill is to attack the boss when it¡¯s about to die, securing the second looting right and main loot priority. They then wipe the team who got the first kill and is mostly worn out by the boss. This way, they can naturally earn all the spoils of war. Seeing the two rogues, Li Yao was sure this was a small ten-person group. He guessed they had simr intentions, but he didn¡¯t care. They were far too inexperienced to steal anything from him. ¡°Be careful, one of the rogues has locked onto you,¡± Li Yao warned, aware that a rogue had emerged from behind a Stone Column. The rogue¡¯s target was clearly the healer, Talon No Trace. The other rogue didn¡¯t dare to get close to the boss, but a heavy crossbow appeared in his hand, clearly aiming to earn loot rights. As the boss¡¯s health decreased, Talon No Trace grew increasingly nervous. When the boss¡¯s health was less than 1% remaining, he quietly set an explosive totem at his feet. Meanwhile, eight yers were rapidly rushing over from a distance, their excited grins evident as they believed they¡¯d manage to snatch an advantage. Thump¡­ The rogue released his shot out of Li Yao¡¯s line of sight, then disappeared back into stealth. Assuming he was well-hidden, he activated his sprint and ran toward the dying boss. ¡°I¡­ am finally free¡­¡± In the eyes of the berserk Tina, there was no sadness, only endless relief and lingering affection for something. Li Yao halted his attack and calmly said to the rogue who had stealthily approached Tina: ¡°Nice move. Your stealth wasn¡¯t affected by Float Snow, and your timing was spot on. But sadly.¡± The stealthy rogue, Shadow of Bright, smirked secretly. Suddenly he saw Li Yao speaking toward him and froze. Then he stared at Li Yao in confusion. ¡°Hey dimwit, quit gawking. I¡¯m talking about you.¡± Li Yao waved at him. ¡°You clearlyck intelligence. Didn¡¯t you ever wonder why we would move back when the boss is about to die?¡± Boom¡­ Before Li Yao finished speaking, an explosion erupted from Tina¡¯s beleaguered body. Death Explosion! The rogue didn¡¯t understand what¡¯s happening and was killed instantly, copsing to the ground with a dejected expression. Thump¡­ The explosive totem released a burst of mes; the second rogue¡¯s figure appeared behind Talon No Trace and stunned him. The rogue ignored the damage from the explosive totem and quickly brandished his dagger again. Pshh¡­ A Steel Arrow pierced his throat, causing his actions to stop abruptly. He fell to the ground, lifeless. ¡°You small fries thinking you can steal a boss kill, really cracks me up.¡± Li Yao put away his Long Bow and turned around leisurely. With a smirk, he looked at the approaching members of the Bright Guild. ¡°I¡¯m guessing you came to provide me with some entertainment while I¡¯m grinding mobs?¡± At the same time, a colorful screen flickered. ¡°System: Team leader Prairie Fire and team members Talon No Trace and Little Pet Elf have defeated the level 17 boss Berzerk Tina, honor will be remembered forever. Reputation for this achievement has been awarded to all races in your faction: 450.¡± ¡°Yay! I got a first kill too, hahaha!¡± The Little Pet Elf was thrilled. The few team members halted, having seen the announcement and heard Li Yao¡¯s words; they exchanged looks, unsure of what to do next. Their n was simple; one rogue loots the first piece of equipment, the other rogue eliminates the healer. Then they swarm and kill Li Yao, who would be left all alone, hence monopolizing the boss loot. This n had been sessful several times before and never failed. They didn¡¯t expect it to capsize in a ditch here. Talon No Trace was nonchntly casting spells to revive Little Pet Elf. Li Yao walked over to where the boss had fallen, several pieces of equipmenty on the ground. He picked up a One-handed Sword and waved it around, ¡°So, are you chickening out already?¡± ¡°You¡¯re really tough, let us rescue our people, and we will leave immediately, treat this as a misunderstanding. ¡± The leading Mage, Bright Five Immortals said coldly. They all knew of Li Yao, having failed this ambush, he didn¡¯t dare to fight anymore. Li Yao casually tossed the One-handed Sword on the ground and said, ¡°You guys, where¡¯s your professional ethic? How can you give up on a great heist like this? Truly disappointing. How about this, I won¡¯t loot the equipment and you can continue trying to kill me, how does that sound?¡± ¡°Prairie Fire, as I¡¯ve said, this is a misunderstanding, our subordinates were reckless and didn¡¯t recognize your reputation. We will leave right after we rescue our people, why entangle yourself with this minor misunderstanding?¡± Bright Five Immortals forced a smile on his face. Faced with three opponents and a Hydra that was almost fully regenerated, he had no will to fight, and neither did hispanions. ¡°Hmm, I¡¯m the type of person who dislikes fighting,¡± Li Yao gave a dazzling smile, ¡°Please go ahead.¡± The few exchanged looks and cautiously started reviving their healer. The two healers quickly read their spells, and the two rogues were soon revived. They reluctantly retreated into the group. ¡°Prairie Fire is truly magnanimous indeed. It seems we¡¯ve be fast friends today,¡± said Bright Five Immortals with a smile. ¡°Hmm, I love making friends,¡± Li Yao replied with a bright smile, ¡°It¡¯s great to meet you all today. Allow me to give you an appropriate send-off.¡± As he spoke, Li Yao pulled the trigger of the me Crossbow. Thump¡­ An arrow from the crossbow pierced the Tank Knight¡¯s neck¡­ Chapter 318: Exploded Lungs Chapter 318: Exploded Lungs Everyone was stunned, including the w brothers. They saw Li Yao was always smiling and even encouraged the others to revive the fallen ones, leading them to believe he genuinely wanted to make friends with them. People from the Bright Five Immortals thought the same way, seeing Li Yao as an affable person and finding it strange that he was so different from the rumors surrounding him. Who knew Li Yao could switch faces so swiftly, directly killing off the knight who was prepared to turn and leave. ¡°Prairie Fire, what are you doing?¡± With the angry roar from the Bright Five Immortals, all the members began to be on guard, prepared to react at any time. Li Yao calmly reloaded the crossbow, still smiling, and said, ¡°I am seeing my guests off. You¡¯re all friends, so I naturally want to escort you a little way.¡± ¡°Is this how you treat your guests?¡± asked the pet elf, finding it strange. Li Yao nodded earnestly and replied, ¡°Of course, especially for our two thief friends. Sending them off once didn¡¯t feel enough to me, so I took the liberty of asking them to return so I could send them off again.¡± ¡°Prairie Fire, you¡¯re too bullying.¡± The faces of the Bright Five Immortals turned ashen as they coldly dered, ¡°Let¡¯s fight.¡± The surprise attack failed, and without killing the healer, they didn¡¯t want to fight. But now they were forced to fight by Li Yao in order to save face after the public humiliation. It was even worse than getting killed. ¡°Fight? You think you¡¯re on our level?¡± Li Yao shot another arrow, the tank in front dodged, but the mage behind did not. It was killed instantly once again. Meanwhile, the hydra rushed forward, with snowkes floating around its body. ¡°Don¡¯t bother with the Hydra, focus on Prairie Fire.¡± The Bright Five Immortals had wishful thinking, but the hydra had already blocked Li Yao. Their range attacks hit the hydra directly. They had also entered Floating Snow¡¯s range, and their movements were slowed down like turtles crawling. w began to heal the hydra, while the pet Elf began to summon the Fire Spirit. ¡°Don¡¯t trouble yourselves, they¡¯re as good as dead.¡± Li Yao told the Ice Serpent, ¡°Enough ying around. Let¡¯s finish them off and get on with our day. It¡¯s been a challenge-free day after all.¡± ¡°As you wish, my master,¡± the Ice Serpent said to the few yers trying to escape from the Floating Snow range. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, my master doesn¡¯t want to y with you anymore.¡± Ice explosion! Pop pop pop¡­ All the yers were killed by ice spikes that appeared and pierced their bodies, and then they fell to the ground. Only the Bright Five Immortals used the Ice Barrier, the invincible mage spell. They were sealed in ice and thus narrowly escaped death. ¡°Prairie Fire, you¡¯re ruthless,¡± the Bright Five Immortals stared at theirrades, their eyes filled with a bloody glow. Li Yao said indifferently, ¡°You tried to steal my boss, and dispatched thieves to assassinate us. It seems your past actions were so proficient, so you must have taken lives before. You¡¯re now ming me for being ruthless, it¡¯s downright ridiculous.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve told you, it was all a misunderstanding,¡± the Bright Five Immortals barely suppressed their anger. ¡°Now you¡¯ve killed them, and they¡¯ve lost half their levels. You must have vented your anger, so maybe we could have your friend revive ours? Let¡¯s put an end to this matter. Prairie Fire, I acknowledge that you¡¯re formidable, but don¡¯t provoke our Bright Guild too far. As the saying goes, ¡®don¡¯t burn your bridges.¡¯ We¡¯re bound to meet again, you know.¡± Li Yao yed with his crossbow while nodding earnestly, ¡°Hmm, you make a good point.¡± The Bright Five Immortals instantly showed a trace of hope. As long as they were revived, the loss wouldn¡¯t be that huge. The current scenario was a clear illustration of might making right. They could not defeat their opponents and did not want to bear the massive losses of dropping levels and equipment, so they had topromise for now. But they believed there would always be a time for aeback as long as they didn¡¯t fall behind on levels. ¡°So, brother Prairie Fire agrees? Then let¡¯s trouble this friend to save my¡­¡± Before he could finish, Li Yao interrupted angrily, ¡°You¡¯re insulting me.¡± The Bright Five Immortals were puzzled. ¡°Brother, what¡¯s going on? How did I insult you?¡± Li Yao replied with rage, ¡°You called yourself my brother. Isn¡¯t thatbeling me the same as your scum self? I kindly let you go, and yet you curse me. It¡¯s just like a scumbag. Forget it, let¡¯s end this scum. He annoys me.¡± They couldn¡¯t hold back theirughter. What the hell was this? This was not the way to y mind games with people. ¡°Prairie Fire, your¡­¡± By now, if the Bright Five Immortals still thought Li Yao was joking from the start, they were simplycking in intelligence. However, that was all they could do. The Ice Serpent and Dark Serpent, who had been unable to bear it any longer, bit on either side of his body and fiercely exerted force. Rip¡­ The body of the Bright Five Immortals was torn and instantly killed. ¡°Master, you¡¯re too naughty,¡± said the ted pet elf. Li Yao, not caring, walked towards the ce where the boss fell, saying, ¡°I will naturally treat real friends sincerely. However, for dealing with scum, I like to use the same methods they use, giving them a taste of their own medicine, to make them taste what it feels like to be toyed with.¡± The Bright Five Immortals behaved hypocritically, showing one face in public and another in private. Against this scum, they had to make them unable to look after themselves. Li Yao did seed. At this point, the Bright Five Immortals had been offline. Whatever they saw, they smashed in their room. Soon the room was a mess. ¡°Prairie Fire, I swear I will be your lifetime enemy.¡± The Bright Five Immortals cried out in madness before managing to suppress their anger. They had always prided themselves on being cunning, but they didn¡¯t expect to be toyed with. How could they ever swallow this humiliation? However, no matter how furious they were, Li Yao did not care. They were collecting the spoils of the battle. The three picked up the equipment dropped by the ten people and found they had snagged two pieces of purple and several pieces of blue armor equipment. Then they collected the boss¡¯s loot and left without guarding the corpse, heading straight for the valley where Colin was located. ¡°That felt so good. This is the first time I realized killing can be so thrilling,¡± the pet elf was still excited. ¡°Master, you know exactly how to have fun!¡± Li Yao smiled indifferently, not putting what just happened to heart, and said, ¡°They were just some minor characters. They were scum, so since I was bored, I naturally wanted to y with them and make life a little less dull.¡± w was speechless, calling a team of seasoned yers minor characters. You sure are interesting. Those people probably have had their lungs exploded with anger by now. Even though he was mellow, he also felt exhrated. However, because he was reserved, he didn¡¯t show it. ¡°Alright, let¡¯s check out the loot we got from the boss. We¡¯ll divvy it up,¡± said Li Yao. ¡°Though we haven¡¯t checked their attributes, there should be many valuable items.¡± ¡°Yes, yes, I want to see what treasures a level 17 boss would drop,¡± the pet elf instantly got distracted¡­ Chapter 319 - : Ghost Pistol Chapter 319: Chapter : Ghost Pistol Li Yao took out a piece of equipment and said, ¡°They should all be top-notch.¡± Noble Ritual Sword One-handed sword Quality: Purple Epic Attack: 32-43 Strength: 32 Dexterity: 31 Stamina: 29 Nobility, wearing this sword gives you a gentle and noble demeanor. Noble Challenge, choose an opponent to initiate a one-on-one challenge, immune to any damage other than from the opponent,sts for one minute, cooldown time 15 minutes. Equipment Level: 15 Special Requirements: Junior Officer or Noble ¡°What a weird single-handed sword, with such good attributes, it seems like one special effect is wasted,¡± the Little Elves pet said regretfully. Li Yao shook his head and said, ¡°This special effect is good, it depends on how you use it. Thest thing weck in Ancient Times is equipment with regr attributes. What weck the most is this kind of weird and special equipment. This sword is good, I¡¯ll take it.¡± w Traceless nodded and said, ¡°Yeah, I can¡¯t use swords, and I¡¯m a physical type, only you are suitable.¡± The Little Elves pet still puzzled asked, ¡°But what does this special requirement mean?¡± Li Yao exined, ¡°The meaning of this special requirement is that if you are not a noble or have a military rank, wearing this sword will not be able to bring out the special effect of this sword. This is a Noble Ritual Sword, the symbolic meaning is more significant than practical meaning.¡± ¡°It still feels useless,¡± the Little Elves pet muttered. Li Yao smiled faintly, put away the one-handed sword, and after settling the matters of themand department, his military merits were enough to be a junior officer, and then the special effect of this sword cane into y. This is a good item, it first increases the noble temperament, which can bring blessings when dealing with some NPCs, and there are some situations that cannot be entered without noble temperament. Of course, there are many other ingenious uses. What you can get depends on how you use it. The attributes of this piece of equipment are not important, the special effect alone, if you can¡¯t find a new noble sword, this one can be used for a lifetime. Banshee¡¯s Shield Quality: Purple Epic Armor: 500 Spirit: 29 Stamina: 28 Intelligence: 26 Reduce 25% damage Banshee¡¯s Blessing, emit a Soul Scream, get a shield of 10% of your own life, and instill fear in those around you for one second, cooldown time 5 minutes. Equipment Level: 15 Equipment Rmended: Healing ss Li Yao distributed the shield to w Traceless, saying: ¡°An extremely top-notch healing shield, very suitable for Shamans.¡± ¡°Then I won¡¯t be polite.¡± w Traceless took the shield, he also contributed a lot to killing this boss, without his healing, the Hydra was probably going to be killed, it would be very difficult to defeat this boss. Li Yao shook his head, directly took out the next piece of equipment. Banshee¡¯s Dress Material: Cloth Armor Quality: Purple Epic Armor: 212 Intelligence: 29 Spirit: 28 Stamina: 27 Noble demeanor, makes the wearer more elegant, improves all summoned creatures¡¯ morale by one level. Equipment Level: 15 Rmended Equipment: Summoning ss ¡°Ha ha ha, it¡¯s mine, mine, finally I got a purple equipment that I can use. You¡¯re terrific, idol.¡± Pet Sprite was ecstatic. ¡°No one is fighting you for it.¡± Li Yao assigned the dress to the Pet Sprite. ¡°I can¡¯t wait to level up to 15.¡± Pet Sprite finally calmed down and asked, ¡°What effect does this Morale Level 1 have?¡± Li Yao exined, ¡°Morale Level, it¡¯s a type of motivational effect, considered an aura skill, which can increase thebat power of a pet by about 10%. However, morale is not just about boostingbat power, it¡¯s hard to exin, but you should understand it after experiencing it yourself for a while.¡± Morale, more often, enhances the consciousness ofbat. Although there¡¯s no clear numeric value to describe it, this hidden attribute could have terrifying effects. Moreover, the effect isn¡¯t evident with just one or two pets; the more pets you summon, the more apparent the effect of morale bes. In his view, boosting damage was secondary. But now the technicality of Pet Sprite wasn¡¯t that great, and giving her a detailed exnation wouldn¡¯t help either. ¡°This is thest piece of equipment. But, it¡¯s for me again.¡± said Li Yao, taking out thest piece of loot. Ghost Pistol Quality: Purple Epic Attack: 32-44 Strength: 34 Agility: 32 Stamina: 31 Ghost Strike: The bullet prates the target in front, attacking enemies behind and inflicting 1.5 times the damage, with a cooldown time of 3 minutes. Ghost Split: Can copy another Ghost Pistol for dual-wieldingbat. Equipment Level: 15 Rmended Equipment: Hunter The pistol is considerably bigger than a handgun, with an elongated and widened barrel, but it still falls into the category of single-handed weapons. The Ghost Pistol holds a light blue transparent color, taking an old-fashioned look, with ancient markings from the Ancient Times, it doesn¡¯t appear like a killing machine, but rather more like a piece of art. Li Yao¡¯s hand cannon was outdated, and he was in need of a single-handed weapon. The attributes of this pistol were decent, and the special effects were intriguing. Li Yao hardly wanted to put it down. ¡°This gun is too cool; if I had known earlier, I would have chosen to be a hunter.¡± Seeing the Ghost Pistol constantly changing in Li Yao¡¯s hands, merging into one at times and transforming into two at others, wless Trace was envied. ¡°Brother, dream on. If you were a hunter, you would probably miss nine out of ten arrows shot. I wouldn¡¯t team up with you.¡± wless Trace gave a bitter smile. Indeed, he had no talent for shooting. The three quickly distributed the spoils along the way, elerating their pace. Before long, the three arrived at the valley again. Seeing the three return so quickly, Colin Firefeather¡¯s face changed, he said, ¡°What¡¯s wrong, couldn¡¯t you find the ce?¡± Li Yao shook his head, pulled out the Ghost Orb, and handed it over, saying, ¡°Mission aplished, have a look.¡± Colin Firefeather¡¯s eyes immediately fixated on the Ghost Orb, taking it with slightly trembling hands. In his sharp eyes lies immeasurable sorrow, as if what he is now handling is an unparalleled treasure. With extreme caution, he ced the Ghost Orb in the Moon Well. As a sh of light passed, a beautiful but illusionary Upper Elf spirit appeared above the Moon Well. She was very confused at first, but when she saw Colin standing by the Moon Well, tears welled up in her eyes, the illusionary teardrops of a ghost falling one by one. ¡°Colin, is that you?¡± Her voice, trembling and ethereal. ¡°It¡¯s me, Tina.¡± Even a Faction grade boss, a character of unmatched strength, his eyes dampened at the corners. ¡°Oh Moon God, I can¡¯t remember how many years it¡¯s been, I dream of you each time, how I wish this time I wouldn¡¯t wake up.¡± Tina had obviously been immersing herself in her fantasies, thinking this was all still a dream. ¡°No, Tina, this is not a dream. It¡¯s all my fault. I didn¡¯t dare to return home, to our home, causing you to sink for ten thousand years.¡± Colin broke down after hearing Tina¡¯s words. His beloved one, even after turning into a Grudge Spirit, was still having such a dream for ten thousand years, what an unbearable torment and anguish. ¡°Every time you tell me it¡¯s not a dream, and I would foolishly believe you, just like when you went to war and promised you would return triumphantly, and we would have a Little Elf of our own to be with us forever. But I like this kind of dream¡­¡± Tina slowly floated next to Colin, gently brushing away the tears rolling down Colin¡¯s eyes with her illusionary hands, although she couldn¡¯t feel anything. The more Tina acted this way, the more Colin med and tormented himself. Regret shed across his eyes. Because he didn¡¯t want to see the tragic scenes of his homnd and the spirit of his deceased wife, his wife had suffered over and over again in endless dreams, ultimately awakening to an empty dream. ¡°Tina, believe me, this is not a dream¡­¡± Colin¡¯s voice was hoarse. ¡°I believe, I have always believed¡­¡± Tina¡¯s face, wet with tears, showed a bright smile, a smile so beautiful it took one¡¯s breath away. PS: We again sincerely beg for your monthly votes and rmendations, Mario is grateful. Chapter 320: Commanding Officer Chapter 320: Commanding Officer Li Yao and his twopanions moved away, not witnessing the next moments, needing a measure of privacy. The pet Little Elves were overwhelmed with emotion from ten thousand years of struggle and hope, a cycle of reincarnation in dreams. To experience countless joyful reunions and heart-wrenching departures in just thousands of years, this fidelity in love left Li Yao sighing in awe. Despite knowing that this was simply a game, Li Yao found himself deeply moved and impacted by their sentiments. ¡°Idol, are you telling me the truth? We just killed Tina, could she really be resurrected?¡± The Little Elves asked with teary voices. Li Yao nodded and said, ¡°What we killed was the physical formposed of twisted energy. Currently, our abilities aren¡¯t capable of truly harming a soul. Of course, a real resurrection is impossible, or else the Forgotten would go mad. But achieving the kind of state the Forgotten are in is possible. Let¡¯s just say it would require a powerful ceremony to do so.¡± The three fell silent. It seemed that Tina might indeed be a Banshee in the end. Although she would gain consciousness, Li Yao questioned whether this was genuinely beneficial. Li Yaoposed himself and waited for Colin. A momentter, he remembered an issue ¨C the arena was supposed to open today, and he hadn¡¯t yetpleted the queen¡¯s second task. ¡°Feng Yi, what is the status of the arena?¡± Li Yao asked. Feng Yi looked puzzled and said, ¡°Arena? What arena?¡± Li Yao was stunned and replied, ¡°The arena that was supposed to open today.¡± ¡°No arenas have opened today¡­¡± Feng Yi responded, still unclear. ¡°Okay, I¡¯m aware now. I¡¯ll goplete the task first.¡± Li Yao breathed a sigh of relief. He still felt something was off and contacted Sister Li, ¡°Do you know why the arena didn¡¯t open?¡± The Ancient God Company couldn¡¯t affect the progression of the game; the opening of the arena was dictated by simtion. The queen had mentioned yesterday that it would open today, she wouldn¡¯t have been joking. However, it was already midnight, and the arena surprisingly had not opened, suggesting something significant must have transpired. Li Yao had checked the forums but found no useful information. ¡°There¡¯s no information. Barely anyone knew about the arena¡¯s opening, so there hasn¡¯t been a ripple.¡± Sister Li said. Li Yao furrowed his brow, ¡°Have any major events taken ce?¡± ¡°Let me check.¡± Sister Li quickly sifted through today¡¯s data, then said, ¡°Today, the centaursunched a sudden attack on the Orc Main City. They say the casualties were high. However, the yers only saw it as a siege task, and they took no note of it.¡± Attacks on cities by monster forces weremonce, and didn¡¯t draw attention. At most, the yers of the Orc Main City undertook many military tasks alongside it. ¡°Okay, I got it.¡± Li Yao hung up themunicator. It now seemed a war was about to break out between the orcs and the centaurs, which was why the opening schedule for the arena had been disrupted. This was a prime opportunity for increasing military merit, but Li Yao decided not to mention it to Sister Li. The guild¡¯s primary task at the moment was to quickly reach level three and then establish a guild station. As for military merit, it would have to be put on hold; there was no need to divert the guild¡¯s energy for this. Without the need to worry about the arena, Li Yao decided to secure the Water of Blue Moon Lake first. By the time Colin returned, everyone had calmed down. He immediately rewarded the group for their quest. Li Yao¡¯s experience bar ticked up a notch. Li Yao held the me Emblem in his hand, puzzled, and said, ¡°I haven¡¯t fulfilled your promise yet, and you¡¯re giving me rewards. Aren¡¯t you afraid I¡¯ll run away?¡± me Emblem Quality: Golden Legend Transforms user into a fiery spirit; advanced Druids canplete transformation into me Form (me Leopard, Fire Hawk). Purpose: Can be used as material for multiple secondary professions. Advanced Druids holding the me Emblem could transform into a me Leopard or Fire Hawk, which significantly boosted their fighting power. This was a golden object highly sought after. Back in the day, a single me Emblem had ignited a war between two guilds. One me Emblem could make a powerful Druid. Its value was easy to imagine. Of course, it could also be used as a pattern. For Li Yao, he wanted the me Emblem to transform the Fire Hawk, making it an intermediate boss. ¡°You could try.¡± Colin said with a smile that could be more aptly termed a smirk. ¡°Ahem, it was a joke. Just a joke.¡± Li Yao certainly did not want to offend such a powerful NPC. ¡°Alright, leave your notion be. Wait for me at Undercity. As long as you bring me to the queen, your mission isplete,¡± said Colin. He quickly transformed into a gigantic stormcrow and vanished from sight with a powerful p of his wings. ¡°Ry to me the coordinates you¡¯ve marked. I¡¯ll returnter to do my part. You can wait for me in the city then, and we should be able toplete the mission by dawn,¡± said Colin. ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll send them to you when we get back,¡± said Nail w. Li Yao nodded and activated his Hearthstone, returning to Undercity. As he wandered around the city, wondering how to find Colin, a man in ck followed closely behind him. ¡°Let¡¯s go,¡± came Colin¡¯s voice. Li Yao was speechless at his speed of response. Under five minutes had passed between Li Yao¡¯s return to the guild and when he was spotted. It would appear that an Ancient Elf teleportation array was camouged somewhere nearby. However, these matters were not of concern to Li Yao. He merely led Colin directly into the Royal District. Since he had received the queen¡¯s approval, the guards of the Royal District let Li Yao in without questioning him. Upon seeing the queen, Li Yao quickly exined the situation and then excused himself. His role was limited to guiding the way. Only by doing so could the secrecy of the meeting be maintained. After all, private meetings between two factions¡¯ leaders would undoubtedly have adverse effects. As to what method or benefit Colin would offer to persuade the queen, this was of no concern to Li Yao. For now, all he knew was that Colin likely wouldn¡¯t return to themand center anytime soon and that the me Emblem he had received would probably allow him to enter themand center without issue. Li Yao rushed back to the Dark Grey Valley once again, marking the five coordinates on the runes with sensing material. Though themand center was in a separate dimension, it still existed within the primary world. As long as they could connect this array to the primary world, the Dark Camp would eventually be able to locate this dimension. Li Yao handed the Quartermaster an identification array linked to the marking material, etched onto a chessboard. ¡°Well done, you have not disappointed me. True warriors deserve their rewards,¡± said the Orc Quartermaster, storing the array with satisfaction. Li Yao¡¯s military rank immediately became Warrant Officer ¡ª this rank would allow Li Yao to recruit NPCs and effectively establish his private army. Naturally, only the guild leader and vice-leader had this privilege. Ordinary yers with this rank would at most receive minor attribute boosts¡­ Chapter 321: Special Chapter 321: Special The enhancements provided to a Lieutenant were not too significant, only improving all attributes by 5%. Li Yao wasn¡¯t too concerned about boosting his attack power. Instead, he was more keen on increasing his agility. His current limit of delivering five arrows per second was the peak at this stage. Any further improvement would require a qualitative change, rather than just a simple enhancement of his attributes. Considering this, Li Yao found the increased move speed due to agility quite beneficial. At this stage, only a handful of yers couldpete with him in terms of move speed. Of course, Li Yao wouldn¡¯t dare to im that he was the fastest. in Gods¡¯ Elite Professions were too diverse; plenty of them excelled at speed, and many guilds were already well-known. They didn¡¯t need to increase their exposure like Li Yao did to enhance their guild¡¯s reputation. Instead, they¡¯d rather maintain a low-profile, concealing their capabilities and strengths to spring unexpected surprises on others. Moreover, there were certain hidden pros, so it was hard for Li Yao to im that he¡¯s number one in any aspect. But of course, if it¡¯s about skills, he¡¯s undoubtedly top-notch. As for Li Yao, he was indifferent. With the increase in his levels and attributes, there were still many techniques he could use. The swap of exposure for the guild¡¯s fame and elerated development were quite worthwhile. Being promoted to an officer provided attribute bonuses, which came with both pros and cons. The pros were that he could now ess tasks which were only avable to those with military ranks. Additionally, with higher ranks came more attribute bonuses and greater benefits and rights. When the battlefield was opened, reaching certain levels could even qualify him temporarily for the General role. However, the downsides were significant too. Military merits were not as stable as aristocratic titles, thetter being more challenging to achieve. Although he had a connection with the queen, for Li Yao to attain a title, he would probably need toplete more difficult tasks. This instability meant that if Li Yao were killed and didn¡¯t have enough military merits, his rank would drop. Another drawback was that as an officer, killing average yers would reward him with fewer merits. He had to kill yers with aristocratic titles or military ranks to earn more merits. Overall, this system allowed easy rank promotions and an equivalent ease of rank reduction. ¡°Wait, Lieutenant, there¡¯s a new task only an Elite like you canplete. Are you interested?¡± the Orc Quartermaster asked when he saw the trio leaving after receiving their rewards. The eyes of the pet Little Elves lit up instantly, and it asked, ¡°What task?¡± The Quartermaster nced at the Little Elves and said, ¡°This task is very difficult. Newbie, you¡¯ve just be an officer and still have a long way to go. You shouldn¡¯t get involved in this.¡± ¡°Oh!¡± The Little Elves understood the Quartermaster¡¯s message, indicating that its rank was not high enough. It would reconsider the task once its rank improved. Li Yao initially wanted to refuse, but thinking that this was a conditionally triggered task and likely offered good rewards, he decided to inquire. If the task was manageable, he would do it; otherwise, he¡¯d pass. ¡°Please go on, Sir.¡± The Quartermaster nodded with satisfaction and said, ¡°Here¡¯s the thing. Although we¡¯re also based in the Dark Grey Valley, we¡¯re in dire need of something called Nature¡¯s Gift. We know that it¡¯s made from ground acorn seeds but haven¡¯t been able to produce it ourselves. So if possible, we hope you can bring back some Nature¡¯s Gift.¡± ¡°Oh, it seems quite feasible,¡± Li Yao said, his face rxing. If it was something from the Light Faction, he could simply ask his buddies to purchase it for him. As if reading Li Yao¡¯s mind, the Quartermaster said with a grin, ¡°Lieutenant, don¡¯t think it¡¯s going to be that easy. To avoid detection by the Ancient Elves, you cannot buy it second-hand. You can only purchase it directly from the Ancient Elves¡¯ store without being detected. Of course, it¡¯s risky and challenging, but the rewards are very generous. We¡¯ll buy it from you at the normal market price, and every set will reward you with 10 military merits and 2% experience points. There¡¯s no penalty for this task, and it isn¡¯tpulsory.¡± Li Yao instantly understood. This type of mission was a trick both camps would employ, so he epted the task without a second thought. ¡°Idol, I have to help big brotherplete an elite task. When that¡¯s done, you must let us join your guild. After all, we¡¯re quite familiar with each other now. You wouldn¡¯t deny us even this tiny favor, right?¡± The Little Elves teased. Li Yao chuckled and said, ¡°I¡¯d be more than happy if you join my guild. I¡¯ll add you two right now if you want.¡± ¡°Without rules, there¡¯s chaos. Starfire Guild only recruits elite yers. If I join now, your credibility might suffer. Plus, people might think that I joined through connections, which could lead to exclusion. So I think I should join the guild after Iplete the elite task,¡± w Without Trace politely declined the invitation. ¡°Alright, remember to DM me when youplete the task,¡± Li Yao said. He didn¡¯t insist any further and waved the two goodbye. After tallying the cost of everyone¡¯s equipment, Li Yao tried giving them money, but they refused. They said that they had already benefitted from Li Yao and that it was unfair to split the gear. They refused to ept the money, making Li Yao appreciate their character even more. The Ancient Elf Command Center in the Dark Grey Valley is a name the Dark Camp uses. Actually, this small city also has its own name: Amrant. In the Ancient Elfnguage, it trantes to ¡®City of Dreams¡¯ in themonnguage. Colin Firefeather requested the nature Demigod to create this small demi-ne because his hometown was destroyed by a catastrophe. His plea ensured that Amrant would always be peaceful and harmonious, immune to natural disasters. Li Yao arrived at a small valley in the middle of the Dark Grey Valley. There was a teleportation gate there. yers could enter and exit Amrant through the gate, but they wouldn¡¯t learn the actual location of Amrant. This was actually the origin of the previous mission; after all, those inside could shut off the teleportation gate at any time. There was a small camp in the valley with quite a few guards stationed. Li Yao had already altered his appearance. Thanks to the Titan Equipment, Li Yao had made minor adjustments to his appearance. He adjusted his physique to be a bit more sturdy, his skin became a bit rougher, and he changed his hair and eye color to brown and silvery moon color respectively. He also added facial patterns popr among Ancient Elves to his face. This customization was very simr to High Elves. If he tried to disguise himself as another race, there would be too many discrepancies. However, even after these adjustments, two guards still stopped Li Yao. ¡°Neers wishing to enter Amrant must register and provide proof,¡± said one of the emotionless Ancient Elf guards. These guards were all Level 60 Silver Elites, and Li Yao even noticed that the leader stationed there was a boss. ¡°I¡¯m the rescuer of Princess Mario. Here¡¯s my proof.¡± Li Yao calmly handed over the me Emblem. ¡°The me Emblem.¡± The guard was startled, and even the indifferent leader was drawn to it. ¡°The aura of the Lord. Who gave this to you?¡± asked the Major guard seriously. Li Yao looked baffled and said, ¡°I lost my proof and couldn¡¯t get in. I met an old man outside and helped him with a minor task. He said I was ¡®not bad with potential¡¯ and gave me this object. So, is it invalid?¡± Even before the other person could answer, Li Yao murmured, ¡°It looks like I was duped. That old man isn¡¯t reliable at all.¡± While speaking, Li Yao took back the emblem and, filled with disappointment, began to walk away¡­ Chapter 322: Emergence Chapter 322: Emergence ¡°Wait a moment, what does the gentleman you mentioned look like?¡± The leader stopped Li Yao. He didn¡¯t doubt Li Yao, knowing well that given Colin Firefeather¡¯s strength, Li Yao couldn¡¯t possibly steal or snatch the me Emblem, it must have been given to him by Colin, as proof. Li Yao¡¯s eyes sparkled with excitement, he quickly described; ¡°He¡¯s very tall, with dark red hair, and his eyes are sharp but filled with a hint of sadness. He appears a bit disheveled and neglected.¡± The guards nced at each other continued to question, ¡°Anything else?¡± Li Yao pretended to think for a bit, then said, ¡°Oh right, when he left, he turned into a giant thunder eagle shimmering with electricity.¡± ¡°That¡¯s not a thunder eagle, but a storm raven. How could a thunder eaglepare?¡± The leader affirmed the identity of the man Li Yao had described, waving his hand as he said, ¡°Since that man vouched for you, you can go in. Just register and proceed.¡± ¡°Thank you, thank you.¡± Li Yao carefully wrote his name in the ancient elfnguage. You have to understand, this is not an easy thing to do. Upon entering the game, yers naturally be fluent in twonguages ¨C their race¡¯s nativenguage, and themonnguage. For example, since Li Yao chose the High Elf race, he automatically learnt the High Elfnguage and themonnguage, which were imnted into his mind by the Ancient God System, making it natural for him to write in them. Thenguages of other races are a different matter though. To learn them, one must go to a library to study or receive a blessing from an altar, like Li Yao did. In his previous life, Li Yao learned thenguages of many races. Even though it¡¯s not recognized by the system now, he still can write in the ancient elfnguage. ¡°System: The quill pen in your hand smoothly glides over the parchment, and a line of ancient characters appears. They look like beautiful, flowing runes from ancient times.¡± ¡°System: You have a basic grasp of the ancient elfnguage. Topletely master it, please study in a library.¡± ¡°Your writing is not bad, much better than the scribbles of these rookies. Youngd, work hard. I look forward to seeing you grow. Go ahead, with the me Emblem, you are free to go anywhere except the temple and the lord¡¯s mansion.¡± The leader patted Li Yao¡¯s shoulder affectionately. Obviously, he believed that his lord had high hopes for this youngd. Otherwise, why would he give his personal me Emblem to a novice, instead of just sending a simple letter. ¡°Thank you, sir.¡± Li Yao performed a solemn ancient elf courtesy, then turned around and walked towards the teleportation portal. Li Yao finally let out a sigh of relief. As long as Colin didn¡¯t expose him, he would have a legitimate identity in the Light Faction. His journeys and character records (reputation, honor, rank) can also be essed by other races within the Light Faction. Amrant, like its name, was filled with dreamy colors. Looking up, the entire city was lush with trees, filled with temple-style buildings, quaint cottages, tall trees, and colorful flowers all perfectly blended together. Even though it was gradually warming into daylight, two moons could still be seen hanging in the sky. The city looked tranquil and harmonious, with robust male ancient elves and beautiful female elves filled the city. Li Yao walking amongst them was very unassuming. It was bright outside now and the exits were bustling. Most of those around were yers forming teams or seeking to join ones. Li Yao didn¡¯t rush to collect the water from Blue Moon Lake. It wasn¡¯t often that he made it so deep into the Light Faction territory. He couldn¡¯t leave empty-handed. Li Yao went straight to the auction house, he was no longer considering equipment, the Dark Camp was already rich in that. Instead, Li Yao was mainly looking for blueprints, skill books, and other things that were scarcer in the Dark Camp. ¡°Zhao Lei, in a bit, I will send some things to you. Please go to the Neutral Faction and send them to Li Jie for me,¡± Li Yaomunicated directly with Zhao Lei. ¡°What, you¡¯re in Amrant? Wow, you actually made it to a city of the Light Faction,¡± Zhao Lei noticed Li Yao¡¯s location when he got the message. ¡°Yes, used a little trick, and doing a little shopping while I¡¯m here,¡± Li Yao did not exin in detail. ¡°Alright, I¡¯m currently power leveling a team right now. Just send the stuff to my mailbox and I will pass it all to Li Jie tonight,¡± Zhao Lei said. ¡°Okay, continue on then, I¡¯m going shopping.¡± Li Yao closed off themunication. The auction house in the Light Faction had many things that were either unavable or rare in the Dark Camp. Li Yao crazily started raiding. By noon, he had spent hundreds of gold coins like water. After sweeping a massive number of blueprints and skill books, Li Yao made a rough estimate. If these items were ced in the Dark Camp auction house, it would cost at least 500 to 600 gold coins. He managed to save the guild a lot of gold consumption. Although he had tinged half a day, Li Yao thought it was worth it. ¡°I hope this identity won¡¯t be exposed, this way I cane every once in a while and save quite a bit.¡± Li Yao wasn¡¯t thinking of reselling, since with the game as it is now, unscrupulous merchants abound. But having this identity truly saved him some cost. Of course, if he is really short of money at some point, Li Yao wouldn¡¯t mind ying the unscrupulous merchant a few times. Just as Li Yao was about to leave the auction house, Li Jie connected to Li Yao telling him, ¡°You asked me to look out for equipment this morning, and I just remembered something you might be interested in.¡± Puzzled, Li Yao asked, ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°I heard a rumor. From the day before yesterday, a golden dress bow appeared in the auction house of the Light Faction,¡± Li Jie said. ¡°Golden Dress?¡± Li Yao was taken aback. Who got the Golden Dress and even managed to put it in the auction house? ¡°Yes, the Golden Dress. And the one who sold it at first made a fortune off of it, as yers went crazy for it. But less than an hourter, the yer who bought the Golden Dress relisted it at the auction. It then changed hands over a dozen times, with each new owner relisting it. It¡¯s been hanging for a day now, and nobody wants it anymore,¡± Li Jie said in a peculiar fashion. ¡°What¡­¡± Li Yao was puzzled. He had a deep understanding of the power of Golden Dress, so why did it change hands a dozen times only to end up unwanted? ¡°Why?¡± Li Jie chuckled and said, ¡°You¡¯ll know when you see it. It¡¯s actually the weapon you use. It is utterly useless for others, but for you, it should be like a semi-divine artifact.¡± Seeing Li Jie¡¯s description, Li Yao was eager to know what kind of weapon would elicit such a strange evaluation. Hastily, he began searching for Hunter weapons. Upon seeing the Golden Dress, his eyes widened. Indeed, it was a level 15 gold longbow. And just as Li Jie described, this weapon was like a death curse to other hunters but a powerful semi-divine artifact to him¡­ Chapter 323: Blue Moon Bow Chapter 323: Blue Moon Bow Blue Moon Bow Quality: Legendary Gold Attack: 55-69 Strength: 55 Agility: 54 Stamina: 53 Blue Child¡¯s Curse: When using a long bow, the user will be a berserk wolfman form under the Blue Child¡¯s curse, greatly increasing body agility. Half-Moon Form/Full-Moon Form: Half-Moon form is the normal form. Full-Moon form transforms the bow into a powerful bow, requires a strength of 300, arrow power increased by 150%, range 100%, bow¡¯s attack is 150% of Half-Moon form. Bloodlust Curse: Blue Moon Bow is cursed by Blue Child; each time an arrow is released, blood must be shed. If it doesn¡¯t hurt others, it will hurt the user. If the initial shot doesn¡¯t hit the target, the user loses 20% of his health. If two consecutive arrows do not hit the target, the Blue Moon Bow will devour the user, bringing his health to zero and doubling the death penalty. Continuous hits will stack the bloodlust effect, adding 5% to the attack and strength each time, stacking up to 30yers. Equipment Level: 15 (lower use level by 5) upation required: Hunter Li Yao¡¯s breath inadvertently grew heavier; this was undoubtedly a treasured bow. High attack and attribute bonuses aside, a level 15 gold dress is equivalent to a level 20 purple outfit. Plus, it could be worn at just level 10. Blue Child¡¯s Curse was Li Yao¡¯s favorite attribute because he could transform into a berserk wolfman. The increase in agility was the attribute Li Yao valued most. Although he still couldn¡¯t break the bottleneck of shooting five arrows in a second, he could move, dodge, change weapons, and perform other actions more precisely. The jumping and climbing abilities of a wolfman were also Li Yao¡¯s favorite attributes. With magic spider silk, angel¡¯s wings, and wolfman form, no terrain could limit Li Yao. The Half-Moon form is simr to a regr bow, while the Full-Moon form requires greater strength. Apart from Li Yao, even professional Hunter yers wouldn¡¯t be able to use the Full-Moon form. Of course, the Full-Moon form of the Blue Moon Bow is as monstrous as its requirements. It deals nearly 100 damage, and its range also increases, which Li Yao is extremely fond of. Half-Moon for flexible attack, Full-Moon for monstrous power. Seeing the third special effect, Li Yao understood why this bow had been passed through more than ten owners and ultimately was left on the auction house, attracting no interest. It¡¯s easy to understand how the Blue Child¡¯s Curse works. For example, if Li Yao shoots an arrow and the first one doesn¡¯t hit, he directly loses 20% of his health. If the second arrow hits, it¡¯s fine, but if it doesn¡¯t¡­ If the first two arrows miss, the user dies instantly, and the death penalty is doubled. That¡¯s terrifying. If no one resurrects him, dying usually results in losing one level, but dying like this, you lose two levels. It¡¯s tough to level up in this game and requires a lot of time. No one would take a chance with their level. Most yers are only level 13 or 14 , die two or three times and they¡¯re back to being novices, the fear is real. The reason other sses of yers don¡¯t form Hunter groups is because of the uracy problem. Not to mention ordinary yers, even high-end professional yers, who can guarantee that they will never miss two shots in a row? No matter how awesome the bow¡¯s attributes, the attribute of losing two levels when you die ensures no sensible yer would dare to use it. Those who bought it were probably ripped off. If Li Yao hadn¡¯t been reborn, this gold weapon would¡¯ve be a half-wasted divine artifact, dusty and forgotten in someone¡¯s inventory. ¡°Blue Child really deserves his title of Evil God.¡± Li Yao sighed, seeing the auction price was 100 Gold Coins. The yer probably drove himself into a dead end. You should know, the price of top-grade purple equipment should be less than one Gold Coin. 100 Gold Coins, too expensive. At current prices, 20 Gold Coins for a gold outfit is more than enough. 100 Gold Coins aren¡¯t much for Li Yao, but he won¡¯t y the fool. Seeing that the auctioneer didn¡¯t hide his game ID, Li Yao added him as a friend. While he was wandering around the city, he waited for a response. After about ten minutes, the friend request was approved. Lord of Beasts connected to Li Yao¡¯smunicator: ¡°Another one interested in the bow?¡± Li Yao responded: ¡°Yes, I want to buy the bow, but it¡¯s too expensive.¡± Lord of Beasts spoke in a low voice: ¡°I advise you not to buy it, this bow is a trap. I was duped before. Depressed and despondent, I hung it in the auction house just to make a name for myself. So, I don¡¯t n on selling it. Leveling up is not easy, I don¡¯t want to harm others with this shitty bow.¡± ¡°Well wait, I really want to use this bow.¡± Li Yao rushed to speak, hearing that he was about to hang up themunicator. ¡°Fine, go ahead and buy it,¡± Lord of Beasts said indifferently. ¡°But your price is too high, who can afford it? Make it cheaper.¡± Li Yao said helplessly. There are too many lucky yers, even such a heaven-defying gold outfit could be won from a loot box. And at this stage, apart from this strange gold outfit, no one would sell their gold equipment. This type of opportunity is definitely rare. ¡°To be honest, I¡¯m not short of money. Let¡¯s exchange equipment. I want a hunter¡¯s purple equipment, the shy and useful kind.¡± ¡°What about this piece?¡± Li Yao shared an equipment attribute. ¡°Holy shit, a Grandmaster-level me Crossbow.¡± He had initially been level thirteen, but after losing two levels he was back to level eleven. Li Yao couldn¡¯t use the me Crossbow anymore, but for yers at the current stage, it was definitely top-tier equipment. The King of Beasts swallowed hard. Even though the gold outfit was good, he had tasted the bitterness of losing levels, and would rather die than use it again. But the me Crossbow, only some super guilds could sessfully conquer the grandmaster-level dungeon to get this top-tier hunter weapon for level ten. Although he has money, he has not joined arge guild, and wild teams can¡¯t beat that boss. ¡°What do you think? Do we have a deal? As you know, this gold outfit looks good, but in reality, it¡¯s just scrap. Can¡¯t be used, can¡¯t be sold at the normal price of a gold outfit.¡± Li Yao wasn¡¯t worried about him not taking the bait. ¡°Uh¡­ Can you add one more item?¡± Lord of Beasts held back his urge to agree and asked. Li Yao showed the Dragon Mask and said, ¡°You gotta be fair, I can¡¯t use this equipment anymore, I can give it to you, turning into a dragon is shy, right? Two items for your one, if you don¡¯t want to, I¡¯ll pass. I don¡¯t have much Gold Coins, can¡¯t afford it.¡± ¡°Damn, okay, deal, I¡¯m Hearthstoning back to the city right now. Send me a trade email, I¡¯ll go get the equipment.¡± Lord of Beasts didn¡¯tck money, with the me Crossbow he would be even shier, and his output would explode. Plus, a mask that could turn him into a dragon was extremely cool. He immediately agreed. Li Yao immediately sent a trade email, specifying that he would trade the Blue Moon Bow for two items. After a while, Li Yao finally got the Blue Moon Bow. ¡°Cool, bro, you¡¯re awesome. I¡¯ll hit you upter. I need to level up now, this is something money can¡¯t buy.¡± Lord of Beastsughed out loud, his previous sorrow was swept away. Li Yao was also very happy, this was a gold weapon, a top-tier equipment even at higher levels. To have this gold weapon at his current level, even after rebirth, he hadn¡¯t dared to think about¡­ Chapter 324 - 324 Tree Demon Shop Chapter 324: Tree Demon Shop With the Blue Moon Bow in his possession, Li Yao suddenly felt an icy breath envelop him. Following this, his body abruptly transformed, turning directly into a werewolf emanating ck mist. Unlike the werewolves of the Light Faction, his entire body was a deep ck. Apanied by the surging ck mist and his glowing red eyes, a wild aura radiated from him. Li Yao quickly removed the special effects, reverting back to his original self. He didn¡¯t need to experiment further; just feeling the change in his attributes gave him an idea of the extent of the werewolf¡¯s flexibility. Li Yao then casually swung his arm, triggering the Blue Moon Bow, which initially resembled a shortbow but then abruptly transformed into a gigantic longbow as tall as a person. Li Yao tried to draw the bow but found it required immense strength. In this form, his agility was significantly hindered. The speed of drawing the bow was noticeably slower, making it impossible to achieve five arrows per second with Rapid Shooting. Of course, even without Rapid Shooting, it would be impossible for him to do five arrows per second in his normal form. Li Yao estimated that as a werewolf, he could probably fire two and a half arrows per second under ordinary conditions. But don¡¯t underestimate the increase of half an arrow¡¯s speed. It¡¯s challenging to boost further once you¡¯ve surpassed certain limits. Swish¡­ When Li Yao released the bowstring, his life force suddenly decreased by 20%. The originally light-blue Blue Moon Bow disyed a trace of blood, and its body shuddered slightly, as if excited by the taste of fresh blood. ¡°Indeed, it¡¯s a magic bow, harming others before harming itself.¡± Li Yao hadn¡¯t even notched the arrow, but just drawing the bowstring resulted in blood loss. He feared if he were to draw the string again, he would directly lose two levels. He quickly stored the Blue Moon Bow. This bow was particrly daunting. Yet, excluding the case of missing targets with arrows, this was indeed a divine bow. Li Yao nned to reinforce the bow when he had time, aiming to strengthen it to above +10. This bow could then be useful up to level 25 without being out of date. Its special effects were still strong and not obsolete. Subsequently, Li Yao didn¡¯t rush to the temple. If he, not being a Priest of the Moon nor intending to be one, rashly approached the temple, he would definitely raise suspicion and attract attention. Li Yao began to ept a few trivial quests that could bepleted with a little money or running errands. For example, trimming the pot nts for an NPC at their doorstep, driving away the moles from another NPC¡¯s backyard garden, or running errands to buy things for an elf. Li Yaopleted dozens of these tasks, which yers would typically only be interested in doing at night. Despite this, his reward was only five silver coins, 10% experience, improving his reputation in Amrant to friendly, and a 112-point increase in his race¡¯s reputation. If it hadn¡¯t been to boost his data in the Light Faction and improve his reputation, he would never take on such mundane tasks. By game-time nightfall, the yers who went out for leveling gradually came back, and Amrant began to buzz with excitement once again. ¡°Finally, it¡¯s night. The shop should be open. Once I get a couple more items, I should be able toplete the task.¡± After having some food, Li Yao logged back in. He slowly approached a massive tree. It was grand and thick, situated in a corner of the city. There were no magicmps nearby, let alone any yers. Looking up, Li Yao could just see a tiny glimmer of light on the tree crown. ¡°This must be the ce.¡± Li Yao didn¡¯t use his wings, as it would be too conspicuous. He triggered the special effect of the Blue Moon Bow on his back, turning directly into a werewolf and skillfully began climbing the tree. This was a challenge for ordinary yers, but it was much easier for Li Yao as a werewolf. He made it to the top of the towering tree that was over 200 yards high with ease. Finally, Li Yao spotted a window flickering withmplight. He circled around and came to a doorway in the trunk. There was a wooden sign, written in the ancient Dark Elfnguage: Tree Demon Shop. Tree Demons, ording to legend, were the descendants of natural demigods. While called tree demons, they were actually deer-bodied humans, closely resembling natural demigods in overall appearance. Natural demigods were half-human, half-deer. There¡¯s a theory that natural demigods were the offspring of an ancient semi-god giant deer and the moon god. There¡¯s also an argument that the Green Dragon Queen was his birth mother. In any case, there are many legends. The consort of the natural demigods was the wilderness demigod. Together they had many offspring. The ancestor of the centaurs was also a powerful Tree Demon. Unlike the savage and brutal centaurs, tree demons were gentle by nature, keen on tranquillity, and fond of nature. Given theirplex rtionships, tree demons and ancient elves were very close. The strength of the ancient elvesy not only in their eternal life as the first race of the ancient gods, but also in their numerous allies and acquaintances with many formidable creatures. Li Yao slowly walked in. A beautiful female tree demon, busy with experiments at the alchemy table, said, ¡°Not many elves know about this ce, especially little ones like you. Are you sure you didn¡¯t lose your way?¡± ¡°This is a shop, and I¡¯m here to buy things.¡± Li Yao gave a polite bow before responding. ¡°Not many youngsters know the ancientnguage nowadays. But don¡¯t worry, all items for sale here have samples and descriptions. Feel free to take a look around and broaden your horizons a little. My shop hasn¡¯t had customers in a while.¡± The tree demon shook her head. She didn¡¯t believe this little guy could afford anything, so she didn¡¯t even stop her experiments. ¡°Alright.¡± Li Yao didn¡¯t argue. After all, as the tree demon mentioned, he couldn¡¯t afford anything too pricey. For instance, the small bottle of crimson blood in front of him wasbeled in the ancientnguage as: ¡°Youngest spouse of the Red Dragon Queen, fresh blood of the dragon warrior, dark gold grade material. Price: 100,000 gold coins.¡± The dragon warrior mentioned here was a formidable world-ss boss. Right next to it was a bead radiating a refreshing aura, marked: ¡°Essence of Water from the transformation of the Tide Controller, dark gold grade material or ornament. Price: 150,000 gold coins.¡± The Tide Controller referred to here was not an organization but a powerful Water Elemental Lord of the Water Elemental World and the ancient god¡¯s ocean dominator. A demigod strongman. ¡°Heart of the Oak, a mature seed detached from the mother tree before the great copse. Price: 300,000 gold coins.¡± The mother tree once connected the void, sustaining a portion of the Void World, rumored to be the homnd of the souls of the living beings in the Ancient God World after death. All seeds of trees in the Ancient God World originated from there. Although it wasn¡¯t a god, it was a formidable entity that even gods would not dare to offend. The Heart of the Oak was, in fact, the seed of the World Tree. The World Tree in the ancient elves¡¯ world was grown from the Heart of the Oak. Even though Li Yao was well-off, he couldn¡¯t afford any of these precious items. Li Yao looked around, then quietly waited for the tree demon to finish her experiment. After a while, the tree demon finally stopped. She put away a potion bottle that was shing with colorful lights and said with a cheerful smile, ¡°Little guy, why the silence? You didn¡¯t get scared, did you?¡±¡­ ps: Please subscribe, additionally, it¡¯s the end of the month, throw your monthly votes before they expire¡­ Chapter 325: Awakening Potion Chapter 325: Awakening Potion Li Yao shook his head and said, ¡°I have heard a lot about you, Senior, and indeed, I do not have that much money. Therefore, I am only purchasing some standard goods.¡± The tree demon expressed interest and said, ¡°You know about the standard goods, indicating that you really have heard about my shop. Alright, what would you like to buy?¡± ¡°I would like to buy Illusion Fog Scrolls and Spirit Disturbance Scrolls,¡± Li Yao said. ¡°So you are interested in these little things. The Illusion Fog Scroll each costs 10 silver coins, and the Spirit Disturbance Scroll is also 10 silver coins. They are sold in minimum bundles of five,¡± the tree demon said in a jovial tone. Each bundle contains two hundred, five bundles amount to a thousand. This means a minimum transaction of a hundred gold coins for each kind. Anyone other than Li Yao might be scared off by this amount. At this point, who among the yers coulde up with so much money all at once? Li Yao, of course, knew the rules here and replied, ¡°Then give me a thousand Illusion Fog Scrolls and three thousand Spirit Disturbance Scrolls.¡± ¡°Young man, you certainly spendvishly. Please wait,¡± the tree demon said, her eyes lighting up. Although she had a lot of good stuff around her, it was actually these standard items that earned her money. Those rare and valuable things might not even sell once in one or two years. ¡°Thank you,¡± Li Yao handed over three hundred gold coins and also received the scrolls. Fog Scroll: When released, it creates a delusive fog within a range of 1000*1000 square yards, reducing the visibility of everyone, including its caster, for 30 minutes. This scroll has no offensive power at all, and the caster¡¯s own vision will be affected as well. Everyone within the fog¡¯s range is virtually blind. Spirit Disturbance Scroll: The released scroll can cause the minds of all the monsters within its range to go haywire, making them attack each other. The scroll covers a 40*40 area and causes confusion for 5 minutes. The higher the intelligence, the shorter the influence. (Super intelligent beings are influenced for no more than 10 seconds) The second kind of scroll is Li Yao¡¯s reserve for the guild. It appears expensive but can have extraordinary effects in the right situation. Moreover, Li Yao wanted to establish his own outpost, and in his n, these scrolls were indispensable. ¡°System: You¡¯re the first yer to set foot in the Tree Demon Shop. The Tree Demon Boss has a good impression of you, and both parties are in a friendly state.¡± ¡°System: As a rookie, your generosity has caught the Tree Demon Boss¡¯s curiosity. She¡¯s using a spirit probe on you.¡± If Li Yao were a true Ancient Elf yer, he would be overjoyed to receive such a prompt because as his favorability increases, he could enjoy discounts in the shop. However, he isn¡¯t. He¡¯s just pretending and the tree demon has the ability to see through illusions. Li Yao wanted to leave immediately and said, ¡°I hope to have the opportunity to buy your goods next time.¡± The Tree Demon Boss showed a slight smile and casually tossed a colorful potion to Li Yao, ¡°You¡¯re the first customer to find this ce on your own. Let this be a small wee gift. With this, you¡¯ll definitely have the opportunity toe and find me again.¡± ¡°Thank you, thank you,¡± Li Yao caught the potion and hurriedly left the shop. The Tree Demon Boss, on the other hand, let out a lightugh. Li Yao immediately jumped down and quickly left the Tree Demon Shop. Only when he reached the cover of the magicmp did Li Yao let out a sigh of relief. He carefully took out the potion. Tree Demon¡¯s Gift ¡¤ Awakening Potion Quality: Purple Epic Awakens the potential or talent hidden in the bloodline, the effect varies ording to individual bloodlines. Requirement: Level 10 and above Seeing this potion, Li Yao looked back at the distant candlelight and suddenly realized something ¨C the tree demon had already seen his true identity. This potion was neither too precious nor toomon, but obtaining it was not so easy. Some special elite professions needed this potion to unlock the hidden power of their bloodline. The most typical examples are the Giant War and the Mountain War. If one wants to be a Giant Warrior, one must have a human bloodline. To be a Mountain Warrior, one must have a dwarf bloodline. The hidden bloodline powers could be released through stimtion and awakening. Without any hesitation, Li Yao swallowed the potion. ¡°System: You have consumed an Awakening Potion. The hidden bloodline power within you begins to activate, and you can feel a new power flowing in your blood.¡± ¡°System: The ancient elf blood within you begins to revive.¡± ¡°System: You have gained a new form, Ancient Elf.¡± ¡°System: Seed Talent, Child of Night, awakens. The Child of Nature can merge with the surrounding nature when standing still, making it hard to be detected. Race talent: Shadow Escape has been activated. Shadow Escape lets you enter the shadows, removing thebat status for 5 minutes. The state is lifted with movement, cooling time 5 minutes. Nature¡¯s Gift: Nature resistance increased by 50 points.¡± ¡°System: You have gained dual race talents. The two bloodlines conflict and cannot function simultaneously. There can only be one active bloodline.¡± ¡°System: Bloodline status can be switched between High Elf/Ancient Elf.¡± Li Yao breathed a sigh of relief. Not everyone could activate bloodline talents. Perhaps drinking the Awakening Potion only increases some attributes. With the talent of an Ancient Elf, no one will be able to see through his illusion. More importantly, the talent of an Ancient Elf fits best with being a Dark Ranger, the Arcane Torrent is of limited use to a Dark Ranger. The Ancient Elf¡¯s bloodline talentbined with the Dark Ranger¡¯s passive abilities could make his stealth just as strong as an Elite rogue. Furthermore, the additional Shadow Escape is akin to a rogue¡¯s disappearance, which is very useful. ¡°What a surprise. But why would the tree demon want to help me?¡± In Ancient God, every NPC¡¯s action is motivated. Li Yao couldn¡¯t figure out why she would just give him a potion out of the blue. As Li Yao neared the temple, he let go of his thoughts. The Twin Moon Lake is within the temple¡¯s range. Li Yao could climb over the wall, but that would be nothing short of a death wish. The temple¡¯s forecourt has the Great Hall of the Priests of the Moon, where anyone cane to pray. However, the rear courtyard is off-limits. Two Moon Guardians stopped Li Yao. ¡°Boy, only Moon Guardians and Priests of the Moon are allowed in here.¡± Li Yao gave an elf bow and held up the blueprint of the Moon God¡¯s temple, ¡°I came across the blueprint of the temple. Surely it is a blessing from the Moon God. Therefore, I wish to build a temple in the territory, to express my respect for the Moon God. I brought the blueprint here to request a blessing from the Moon God.¡± The two checked the blueprint and smiled, saying, ¡°Truly, the Moon God blesses you. It has been many years since thest time a temple blueprint appeared. Follow me.¡± ¡°Thank you,¡± a smile appeared on Li Yao¡¯s face as well. Based on his understanding of the Ancient God game, this is the easiest and safest way for him to enter the back area at this stage¡­ Chapter 326: Unexpected Incident Chapter 326: Unexpected Incident There are several ways to gain entry into the temple. Bing a Priest of the Moon is one way. This career is unique to Ancient Elves. An upgraded version of the Priest ss, it is a premium upation that doesn¡¯t require much evidence. All that is needed to be a Priest of the Moon is toplete the temple¡¯s trial. Alternatively, one can also be a Moon Guardian. This premium upation can be pursued by both Hunters and warriors, although the promotion process is slightly different. Knowing either a Priest of the Moon or a Moon Guardian and forming a team with them can also grant ess to the temple. The temple is renowned for its beautiful scenery, making it a popr gathering spot for friends and couples. When Li Yao, a lone Hunter with a bow, walked in, other yers who were entering the temple were taken aback. Despite their curiosity, they dared not approach due to the presence of the Moon Guardian by Li Yao¡¯s side. Without a sideways nce, Li Yao followed the Moon Guardian straight into a small temple. ¡°Esteemed Priestess, this young one has obtained a blueprint of the temple and wishes to receive the Moon God¡¯s blessing, what do you think?¡± the Moon Guardian said with a reverent bow. She turned her head slowly, bathed in the soft glow of moonlight, and replied, ¡°Temple blueprints¡­ it¡¯s been years since we¡¯ve had one. Let me see.¡± After prostrating himself, Li Yao handed over the blueprints. Even up close, he couldn¡¯t make out the figure shrouded in the hazy moonlight, but he could tell she was beautiful. Only female Ancient Elves could be Priestess of the Moon, just as only male elves could be Moon Guardians. This was a rule. ¡°I sense a touch of decay. The blueprint indeed needs to be purified and blessed,¡± the Priestess of the Moon said calmly. ¡°Fortunately, your faith in the Moon God is unwavering, and you¡¯ve brought it here. Otherwise, the temple you build might onlymunicate with the Ancient Gods or Blue Child.¡± Li Yao rejoiced. He had merely used the blueprint as an excuse to ess the temple; he didn¡¯t expect it to have a problem. The priestess was itsst resort. ¡°Good, you¡¯ve done well. You may rest in the temple tonight. Only the most devout believers are allowed into the temple. You are free to choose a treehouse to your liking,¡± the Priestess of the Moon said dismissively. ¡°You cane back for the blueprint tomorrow morning.¡± ¡°Thank you, ma¡¯am,¡± Li Yao bowed, then left the small temple. Now alone, Li Yao revealed a smirk. Now he had free rein, a perfect opportunity. The temple was incredibly serene, giving off a fairy-like aura. Along the way, Li Yao saw many couples. After a leisurely stroll, he took nearly two hours to find a suitable treehouse. It was situated high up a tree and was unupied. More importantly, it offered a direct view of Blue Moon Lakeside. Thekeside was crowded with couples and patrolling Moon Guardians. The Moon God Lake was illuminated by a bright moon in the first half of the night. Around midnight, a vast amount of moon essence would scatter, causing theke to exhibit a faint fog. That was when the temple received the daily blessings from the Moon God. This blessing not only reinforced the temple but also nourished the entire semi-ne city. Before the fog started to form, the Moon Guardians would disperse all the crowds, leaving only some Priests of the Moon and Moon Guardians to patrol and guard. Meanwhile, Li Yao observed the situation at thekeside and browsed the forum from his treehouse. Li Yao chuckled when he saw the news that the Blue Moon Bow was sold. The forum¡¯s yers were gambling on when the new buyer would resell it. Li Yao scoffed in amusement. They were likely to be disappointed; he nned on using the Blue Moon Bow for quite some time. ¡°Well done, you¡¯ve sessfully brought Wind Flower Snow Moon into the guild,¡± Li Jie¡¯s message came through. ¡°Not really. Joining the guild was probably out of respect for Feng Yi. It won¡¯t be easy to make her stay,¡± Li Yao replied with a frown. He found such women particrly difficult to deal with. They had their own opinions, had been at the peak before, and most importantly, they were not in need of money. Li Yao could only hope that the environment at Starfire Guild would make her feel at home. ¡°Rest assured, I have absolute confidence in Starfire,¡± Li Jie¡¯s message exuded confidence. ¡°We have several older members, and some of the neers have great potential. Considering her situation, she won¡¯t join a big guild, and after the previous incident, she probably won¡¯t start her own guild or club. She¡¯s pretty much left with finding a developing guild. In that aspect, which other guild canpare with ours?¡± ¡°Hopefully.¡± This matter was uncertain; who knew what she was really thinking. ¡°Just concentrate on exposing our guild more. Leave everything else to us. We cannot miss out on Wind Flower Snow Moon. She must stay.¡± Li Jie¡¯s message was full of confidence. ¡°By the way, your friend has mailed me those items. They conveniently fill some gaps in the guild¡¯s supplies. It would be great if you could get some goods from the Light Faction after a while.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll try my best.¡± Li Yao saw that the yers had been dispersed, and the mystical fog had started to appear. He quickly replied, ¡°That¡¯s it for now. I¡¯m going to start a task.¡± ¡°Alright, you do what you have to.¡± Li Jie ended the call. Taking advantage of the light fog, Li Yao continued to observe the on-ground patrol situation. Surprisingly, those performing patrol duties below were yers. Li Yao activated his passive ability in the treehouse, entering a stealth mode. But before he came close to theke, he saw a regional announcement. ¡°Twin Moon Lake: An enemy from the Dark Camp has infiltrated the temple. All entrances and exits to the temple have been sealed. The intruder should be within the range of Twin Moon Lake. The Senior Priest has ordered all priests and guards on duty tonight to hunt down this person. Whoever captures and kills the intruder will receive a reward from the Senior Priest.¡± Li Yao¡¯s expression changed. While he knew the wanted individual wasn¡¯t him, he couldn¡¯t help but feel irritated. Another yer from the Dark Camp had infiltrated the temple without transforming and had been put on the wanted list. Initially, Li Yao nned to evade the guards in the nature-made and scroll-created fog, then stealthily obtain the Water of Blue Moon Lake. But now it didn¡¯t seem as easy. However, since he¡¯d already made it this far, Li Yao had no choice but to forge ahead. Once the blueprint was blessed tomorrow, it would be much harder for him to legitimately reenter the temple. Li Yao quickly returned to his dwelling. Shortly after he got back to his treehouse, a Moon Guardian knocked on the door. ¡°Pardon the interruption, a rogue from the Dark Camp has infiltrated our grounds. Please be extra cautious,¡± The guardian reminded Li Yao as he entered, his hand firmly gripping his weapon as he took in the arrangement of the treehouse. Li Yao pretended he hadn¡¯t noticed and feigned surprise, ¡°How bold! I might be of some help in finding them.¡± The guardian gave a smile and said, ¡°No need, it¡¯s a minor trial the Senior Priestess has set for the new priests and guardians. We are only tasked with securing the temple and preventing his escape. We won¡¯t take any other action.¡± ¡°I see. In that case, I¡¯ll return to my rest,¡± replied Li Yao with a nod. ¡°Yes, sorry for the disturbance.¡± The guardian turned and left. Li Yao closed the door again and watched as the guardian disappeared into the distance, a smile ying at the corners of his lips. ¡°This journey just got a lot more interesting.¡±¡­ Chapter 327: Difficult to Deal With Chapter 327: Difficult to Deal With Li Yao waited for a good while, constantly probing the surroundings with his Sonar Arrows, until he was sure that the Advanced Moon Guard had entirely left. Li Yao continued to move around and use Sonar Arrows to detect his surroundings. Currently, in the fog, he couldn¡¯t see anything beyond fifteen yards. For safety, Li Yao would release an Illusion Fog Scroll after walking a certain distance. The fog from the scroll alone was dense enough to obscure all vision, let alone in this already foggy environment. Li Yao thrived in this fog, whereas the Moon Guardians and Priests of the Moon weren¡¯t so lucky. Those who were confident in their abilities formed their teams, hoping to single-handedly get the credit. Those less confident usually formed small teams of two or three to search for intruders in the fog. Li Yao arrived at thekeside, having managed to avoid five or six patrol teams. Li Yao¡¯s principle was to avoid unnecessary killings. Upon reaching theke, Li Yao took out a stand, hung a bottle on it, and extended it into theke water. As the stand¡¯s light twinkled, a light blue liquid slowly flowed into the bottle. The bottle was a small piece of Spatial Equipment that could hold a lot of liquid. Thanks to the array on the stand, it could extract the essence from theke water, ensuring that only the best water was taken back. Li Yao held the Long Bow and frowned at the scene. This fluctuation was likely to attract nearby guards. Seeing the liquid flowing slowly into the bottle, Li Yao frowned slightly. It seemed that filling this bottle would take quite a bit of time. ¡°I can¡¯t avoid killing, after all.¡± Just a whileter, Li Yao sighed, slowly drawing the Blue Moon Bow. He could already feel someone approaching him. Three yers were walking in Li Yao¡¯s direction, their game IDs were rather interesting. They were ¡°Moon Guardian Yesterday,¡± ¡°Priest of Moon Today,¡± and ¡°Mage Tomorrow¡±. ¡°You two are really¡­ what¡¯s the point of showing off your love in front of me?¡± Yesterday teased. ¡°It¡¯s your fault for not bringing the day before yesterday along.¡± Tomorrow said, holding Today¡¯s hand. ¡°Quit it. There¡¯s a yer from the Dark Camp hiding around. Can you two be serious?¡± Today pulled her hand free and added. ¡°Haha, you¡¯re acting like this ghostly trial is a big deal. No one would want to patrol this foggy ce unless it was for the merit points for the temple and a 20% experience bonus for staying up all night,¡± Yesterdayughed and exined. ¡°Exactly! I have no idea how they monitor things, several unlucky drops who tried to ck off ended up getting their elite profession qualifications stripped. Well deserved!¡± Tomorrow seemed to be finding pleasure in their misfortune. ¡°Temple quest is definitely stricter, but the benefits andpensation are better than ordinary elite professions. Not to mention, the 20% experience boost is equivalent to continuous leveling throughout the night. Boredom is the least of my worries,¡± Yesterday sighed, ¡°As for the trial task, it¡¯s too hard to encounter considering how many yers are patrolling, let¡¯s just leave it to fate.¡± ¡°That¡¯s not right, there¡¯s something wrong with the Moon Power fluctuation ahead,¡± Today suddenly announced. ¡°Then we¡¯ll go¡­¡± Yesterday also noticed the surge of Moon Power but before he could finish his sentence, a faint blue arrow had already plunged into his chest like a sh of lightning. Thud¡­ Under the astonished eyes of Today and Tomorrow, Yesterday¡¯s life bar dropped to zero. His soul turned into white light and vanished, directly returning him to the Deste Graveyard on the outskirts of the city. ¡°Blink!¡± The Arcane Mage¡¯s form blurred as he kept Blinking from one spot to another, making it seem like he was constantly teleporting. Moon Shadow! The Priest of the Moon cast a dark shadow in front of her, Smack¡­ The second blue arrow pierced through the shadow and struck Today in the same way. However, the damage was significantly reduced due to the shadow¡¯s protection. Despite this, half of her health bar was still depleted. ¡°Keep Blinks uptime, his attacks are too brutal.¡± As Today said this, streaks of Moonlight fell over her head while she weaved in an S-pattern around the battlefield. Her health quickly started to recover. ¡°Damn it, is this even human? I can¡¯t see anything in this cursed fog! How can he?¡± Tomorrow was cursing to himself. If it wasn¡¯t for his Blink ability, he reckoned he¡¯d be the next target. Without the Moon Shadow¡¯s damage reduction, he was sure he¡¯d be instantaneously killed. Moon¡¯s Guidance! Li Yao was covered with a gentle light, Li Yao paused, ¡°Priest of the Dark Moon.¡± The Priest of the Dark Moon was a branch of the priests of the moon, somewhat like an upgraded version of the shadow priest. They controlled very aggressive and invasive Moon Power. Some priests believed that the power of the Priest of the Dark Moon actually came from the Blue Child. The Priest of the Dark Moon attacked in strange ways, especially with the Moon¡¯s Guidance, which was like a Hunter¡¯s Mark of Death, preventing rogues from going stealth. Of course, the Moon¡¯s Guidance was much stronger, turning the target into a beacon of light. Many teams would mark yers affected by Moon¡¯s Guidance as the main target. Moon Fire! A blue orb rushed towards Li Yao. Because of Moon¡¯s Guidance, the Moon Fire could automatically track its target. Li Yao had no intention to dodge. He knew that with Moon¡¯s Guidance locking onto him, he wouldn¡¯t be able to dodge the subsequent spells. Dodging now would only make him fall into the enemy¡¯s rhythm. He mustn¡¯t forget that there was a kiting Arcane Mage in the enemy¡¯s ranks ¨C an encounter with them would undoubtedly be thunderous. With a small body like his, enduring an elite Arcane Mage¡¯s attack would surely lead to instant death. Right at the moment the Moon Fire was about to hit him, Li Yao quickly deployed his Repair Robot. Boom¡­ The Repair Robot exploded into fragments the moment it was summoned, getting hit by the Moon Fire. Li Yao, on the other hand, was now protected by a Holy Shield. SMASH¡­SMASH¡­SMASH¡­ A wave of Arcane Missiles hit Li Yao. The moment his Holy Shield shattered, Li Yao activated Shadow Escape. Shadow Escape was an excellent ability to break free, it could disengage frombat, remove any marks, and had a brief period of invulnerability while going invisible. For instance, the Arcane Missiles from before. The Holy Shield was unable to negate them, if Li Yao were hit, he would¡¯ve met his instant death or at the very least, been severely weakened. But because of the invincibility during Shadow Escape, he was able to fend off the damage. Shadow Escape blocking abilities was a technique that Ancient Elves had to master in the mid-game. It could be a life-saver at critical moments. ¡°He should be dead after thatbo.¡± Listening to their synchronized attack sounds, they were certain that all of their skills hit. Tomorrow breathed a sigh of relief. ¡°Let¡¯s go and see.¡± The two of them were already quite close to Li Yao¡¯s location, and in a moment, they could see the situation by theke. ¡°Huh, where¡¯s the corpse?¡± Tomorrow suddenly changed his expression, ¡°Be careful!¡± But it was already toote. They were barely ten yards away from Li Yao, and right when Tomorrow was about to Blink, a Steel Arrow pierced his chest. Moon Cage! A blue cage enveloped Today¡­ ng¡­ng¡­ng¡­ Li Yao continued to fire, the Steel Arrows hitting the Moon Cage and emitting a crisp sound¡­ Chapter 328: Death is the Safest Chapter 328: Death is the Safest Seeing that Jin Tian had cast Moon Cage, Li Yao ceased his attack, ready to unleash the next strike at any moment. Moon Cage could imprison the target or oneself. However, whether it was used to control oneself or an opponent, those trapped by the Moon Cage would be temporarily invincible, unable to run or attack. ¡°Werewolf, you are not the infiltrator. Why attack us?¡± Jin Tian demanded, fury boiling in her voice. She thought they were being attacked by the wanted yers from the Dark Camp. If that were the case, she wouldn¡¯t have a valid argument against it as they were on a manhunt themselves now. But shockingly, they were attacked by a Werewolf from the Light Faction. Shrugging, Li Yao said, ¡°You¡¯ve seen something you shouldn¡¯t have. Therefore, I must bid you farewell.¡± ¡°Fluctuations of the Power of the Moon!¡± Jin Tian¡¯s face transformed. She had spotted the bottle and Array behind Li Yao, absorbing the Blue Moon Essence. Eximing in surprise, she said, ¡°You¡¯re rather daring, stealing Power of the Moon.¡± ¡°Hence, I had to make the first move since there are three of you.¡± Li Yao chuckled. Jin Tian remained silent as this information was crucial. It was a considerable feat to leak the news of someone stealing the Power of the Moon. ¡°I won¡¯t disclose this. Let us go this time. We¡¯re all yers working hard to level up. So, how about we look out for each other? What do you say?¡± Jin Tian wore a sincere smile. Even though Jin Tian was no unparalleled beauty, she was charming under the moonlight, draped in her Priest Robe. ¡°I don¡¯t trust you,¡± Li Yao shook his head. ¡°I¡¯ll give you this Purple Equipment to express my sincerity,¡± Jin Tian said, revealing a piece of equipment emitting a purple glow. With a flick of her hand, the purple equipmentnded at Li Yao¡¯s feet. ¡°That¡¯s somewhat sincere.¡± Li Yao pocketed his bow and arrow and bent over to pick up the item. ¡°Of course, we can even be friends. Level up together in the future¡­¡± The moment Jin Tian saw Li Yao bending down to pick up the equipment, she dismissed the Moon Cage. Simultaneously, her Magic Wand glowed blue, and she began chanting a prayer. Moon Punishment! Thud¡­ A semi-transparent bullet shot out,nding on Jin Tian¡¯s forehead. Unable to believe it, she became invisible. Jin Tian¡¯s Magic Wand went out, and as the cast for Moon Punishment was interrupted, the light faded rapidly. With an incredulous look, she nced at Li Yao, who was standing and smirking at her. She was resentful. Just half a second more, and she could have sessfully cast Moon Punishment. She was confident that if Li Yao received Moon Penalties, she could defeat him with a few instants cast spells, not even giving him a chance to ready his bow and arrow. However, her n could have potentially seeded if she was dealing with someone else. ¡°I still think dead people are the safest.¡± Li Yao kicked up the equipment onto his hand. Reading its stats, he found it to be a level ten cloth wrist guard with decent attributes, and stored it into his backpack. ¡°So much for trust between people.¡± Li Yao sighed as the entrance had been sealed. They wouldn¡¯t be able to resurrect until the entrance was unlocked, ensuring the message wouldn¡¯t leak. The so-called lockdown in the shrine could even block regional channels and private chats, so he didn¡¯t have to worry about confidentiality. From engaging in friendly conversation to pulling out their weapons against each other, it was all a matter of an instant. Li Yao¡¯s intention was simple ¨C Regardless of whether or not Jin Tian was telling the truth, she had to die. He was not going to be merciful just because she was attractive. Thus, her little tricks had no effect on Li Yao. Jin Tian¡¯s n was also straightforward ¨C it would be better if he fell for her deception, but if not, it wouldn¡¯t be a problem. With the damage reduction of Moon Shadow, she believed that despite Li Yao¡¯s significant damage, he could not kill her who was protected by a Magic Shield. As long as she was alive and Moon Punishment hit the target, she could instantly kill him. Little did she know, Li Yao intended to kill her from the very beginning and was not fooled by her. Also, he happened to have a handgun. Ghost Strike could bypass the target in front and directly affect the target behind, nullifying the effect of Moon Shadow. Consequently, Jin Tian, being too vulnerable, was instantly killed by Li Yao. ¡°Young girls these days are so unreliable,¡± Li Yao chuckled, walking over to her corpse. He bent down to pick up her fallen Purple Staff and said, ¡°Your trick was quite clever. And your equipment is not bad either. You have potential.¡± Li Yao then unhesitatingly looted the equipment from the other two. Identifying them as blue ss items, he tossed them into theke. His backpack had capacity limits and couldn¡¯t amodate trash equipment. The night was still long. What Li Yao didn¡¯t know was that Jin Tian, currently in the graveyard, wasining, ¡°Damn him. How could he be so cruel to a flower like me?¡± The other two men exchanged nces and broke into guffaws. ¡°Laugh all you want. Let¡¯s log off. We won¡¯t be able to resurrect now. Hell, he better not let me run into him.¡± Jin Tian, enraged, realized she had been yed. ¡°Did you run a scan on him? What¡¯s the result?¡± Ming Tian enquired. ¡°The Princess-saving Mario, profession Hunter, race Werewolf. The next time I get a chance, I¡¯m definitely going to get him back. He got my staff, which took me two days to acquire.¡± After saying this, Jin Tian logged off seething with rage. ¡°Brother, it was rough for you. You should go receive your domestic punishment,¡± Zu¨®ti¨¡n mischievously logged off. Ming Tian logged off with a gloomy face as the Mother Tiger began her rampage. Unaware of these developments, Li Yao went back to his original spot. However, less than half an hourter, the light of the magics circle had disappeared. When Li Yao checked, he found that the surroundingke no longer exhibited any fluctuations of the Power of the Moon. ¡°Damn it, I¡¯ve only collected one-fifth of it.¡± However, despite hisining, he still had work to do. He once again used Sonar Arrow to scout ahead. After advancing a considerable distance and avoiding several waves of yers looking for the fugitive, he positioned the stand once more. Having nothing to do, Li Yao waited while continuously using Sonar Arrow to detect any potential threats due to his current unique situation. He also sensed something was off. Although he still had plenty of hit points, his defense was noticeably insufficient. If 2-3 yers targeted him, he would be in trouble. Most elite yers were now fairly proficient in several skills and posed a significant threat to him. However, unbeknownst to Li Yao, leaning on a tree merely a few meters away from him was a figure who was so well-blended with the tree that she seemed a part of it. Her clear eyes were watching Li Yao release the invisible Sonar Arrows. She was too cautious, maintaining her stillness and blending in with the tree perfectly. Despite Li Yao examining the tree several times and firing his Sonar Arrows, he found nothing. Li Yao felt some unease, as though he was being watched. However, despite multiple inspections, he found nothing. As he was about to check the top of the tree, he suddenly became aware of the approaching presence of two more yers¡­ Chapter 329: Thief’s Shadow (Song of melancholy, author added more updates in confusion) Chapter 329: Thief¡¯s Shadow (Song of mncholy, author added more updates in confusion) The thief by therge tree saw Li Yao about to walk this way and a cold gleam shed in his eyes. Even though he held his position, the muscles all over his body tightened, and he clenched the dagger in his hand. But a momentter she saw Li Yao looking in another direction, but she couldn¡¯t see anything. Li Yao began to charge and then suddenly released a Charged Arrow. ¡°Does the Priest of the Temple have something wrong with him, issuing this kind of ghost mission?¡± the Ugly Duckling of Heavenined. ¡°You should talk less, I¡¯m already annoyed by you. Anyway, it¡¯s quite boring to patrol, isn¡¯t it a good thing to have a mission? If we can catch this guy, we can earn a lot of merits,¡± the Priest of the Moon, Autumn Spinach, blurted out unsatisfied. ¡°I like missions, but in this damn ce, it gets foggyte at night, and you can¡¯t even see a bird. If the opponent is a thief, he¡¯ll definitely y us to death. You really think it¡¯s easy to earn merits,¡± The Ugly Duckling of Heaven didn¡¯t like this mission. But they took a patrol mission which required them to stay by theke for an entire night. If they left, the Temple naturally had methods to know if they had neglected their duties. Many who thought they were smart had been heavily punished. Dereliction of duty is a heavy responsibility in the Temple. It¡¯s not just about getting an elite rank revoked, but you will also be despised by most elves. Life in the Ancient Elf¡¯s side will be extremely difficult, even getting a mission would be impossible. Because those NPCs believe they sphemed the Moon God, basically the same as being exiled. ¡°It might not necessarily be a mastering. Maybe they have some special methods. But what if it is a master? We are the main force of the team. Why do you always boost others¡¯ morale but destroy your own?¡± Autumn Spinach seemed eager to give it a shot. ¡°Stop bluffing, any enemy faction that can reach here must be masters. Otherwise, they would have been killed already and wouldn¡¯t be able to make it here. Don¡¯t forget, yers at our current stage can¡¯t just slip through the portal, there must be special methods. And it¡¯s possible that they¡¯re not far from us, preparing to attack us,¡± the Ugly Duckling of Heaven said cautiously as he surveyed the area. ¡°Let theme, I¡¯m itching for them to show up¡­¡± Before she could finish her sentence, a golden light shed past. ¡°I knew it would be a high¡­¡± the Ugly Duckling of Heaven clutched the steel arrow that pierced his body and fell to the ground. ¡°Ah¡­¡± She screamed, but quickly regained herposure. Moon¡¯s Guide! Moon¡¯s Shadow Pull! She promptly released her skills, and Li Yao instantly became a light bulb. The second arrow also surged forth, but it was already off the mark. His health instantly depleted 20%, a faint shadow appeared not far from him, which was a Priest of the Moon. ¡°Werewolf, you¡¯re not on the side of the dark camp, why are you attacking us?¡± Autumn Spinach eximed while quickly casting spells, a ray of light appeared in her hand. ¡°Surely we¡¯re going to die anyway, why bother asking so many questions?¡± Li Yao started to charge again, his bow and arrow slowly drawn back. Click¡­ With a soft sound, the golden snake caught the Priest of the Moon¡¯s legs. ¡°He¡¯s a Hunter and he dares topete with me on output, ridiculous. The skills to kill instantly are in CD, right? Let¡¯s see who defeats who,¡± she pointed her finger and a moonlight hit Li Yao. -458 The Charged Arrow from Li Yao was ready. ¡°It¡¯s useless. My shadow reduces damage, how can a petty Hunter like youpare with me? I¡¯m not looking down on Hunters, but even if I stood still, you wouldn¡¯t be able to kill me,¡± She cast another spell, seeing Li Yao released his fingers, she showed no intention of dodging, apparently, she really wanted to strike back at the Hunter. However, the Charged Arrow went right through the shadow and prated her throat, she widened her eyes in disbelief. Knowing that her shadow could resist a lot of damage, she couldn¡¯t understand how she could be killed with just one arrow. ¡°Stand still and fight with me? That¡¯s the least funny joke I¡¯ve ever heard,¡± Li Yao swung his arm, and the Blue Moon Bow morphed back into the easy-to-carry crescent shape. She obviously didn¡¯t get it because Li Yao¡¯s attributes were just far superior to her own. A level 3 Charged Arrow causing 170% damage, coupled with the 150% attack bonus of the Gold Weapon¡¯s crescent form, her defeat was not unjustified. ¡°Blue Moon Bow, no, even the damage of the Blue Moon Bow isn¡¯t enough, what kind of Hunter are you?¡± Autumn Spinach, who was left with a drop of blood, was shing lights in her hand and her health restored to full. However, her Moon¡¯s Shadow also dissipated. ¡°Moon¡¯s Shadow Substitution, you learned it at such a low level, not bad,¡± Li Yao also seemed a little surprised, not expecting that she could learn this energy saving so soon. Autumn Spinach slowly moved sideways and slowly said, ¡°You still haven¡¯t said, what kind of Hunter are you exactly, Lone Wolf?¡± ¡°I¡¯m a Beast King Hunter,¡± Li Yaoughed. ¡°You¡¯re lying to me!¡± Autumn Spinach was startled, then furious, ¡°I thought you were a master, but you seem ordinary.¡± ¡°Believe it or not, it¡¯s getting close, you should be on your way.¡± Li Yao directly threw the Whirlwind Short Spear. ¡°You¡¯re not bad, but you underestimate me¡­¡± p¡­ Her reaction was very quick. When Li Yao released the spear, she had already dodged. But Li Yao¡¯s reaction was even quicker. At the same time she dodged, the Magic Spider Silk from Li Yao¡¯s hand flew out. It was as if she hit the Magic Spider Silk herself, and the two quickly closed the gap. A hint of panic finally shed in her eyes, and an instant Spell fell on Li Yao¡¯s head. -231¡­ But this minor damage was nothing to Li Yao. However, the one-handed sword in Li Yao¡¯s hand had already pierced her throat. Whoosh¡­ Autumn Spinach, with her throat spewing blood, zeroed out her life, her soul turned into a white light and her body fell to the ground. ¡°I said, I¡¯m a Beast King Hunter, why wouldn¡¯t you believe me?¡± Li Yao wiped the blood-stained one-handed sword with her body armor, then picked up her dropped purple equipment and sighed, ¡°But I don¡¯t me you, you¡¯re just too weak, you didn¡¯t even qualify to let me use a pet.¡± Autumn Spinach¡¯s soul had just floated out and when she heard Li Yao¡¯s words, she was so angry she wanted to vomit blood. She was not a rookie, she was a professional yer. But she could only get angry, to resurrect she had to wait until the next day when the Temple lifted the blockade. The other guy dropped a piece of blue equipment, which Li Yao directly threw into theke. He walked to the tree where he had previously felt odd and suddenly saw a colorful light in the branches and leaves. ¡°I knew something was strange, it turns out there was a special treasure chest.¡± Li Yao was overjoyed. He¡¯d encountered this kind of thing only once before, and it was the chest containing the Eye of the Creator, which he found by taking advantage of the rebirth. He really didn¡¯t expect to encounter one in the temple. Li Yao slowly walked under the tree, was about to use the Magic Spider Silk to climb the tree to get the chest when he suddenly felt a pain in the back of his head. p¡­ Li Yao¡¯s shoulder special effect activated, deflecting the thief¡¯s sneak attack and preventing him from entering a stunned state, but it also made him break out in a cold sweat. He was careless! The moment Li Yao realised this, he immediately used a session of Shadow Rolls. ¡°This is my chest.¡± The thief exposed himself, a rope flying out from his hand¡­ Chapter 330: Wind Shadow Chapter 330: Wind Shadow Li Yao had been on guard for a good while and found nothing suspicious. Meanwhile, other yers had begun to appear elsewhere, thus distracting him. Both of his opponents were not weak. One was unexpectedly killed, but the remaining one proved troublesome. After disposing of him, Li Yao felt a hint of rxation. Then he discovered a special chest in the tree. His brief excitement made him focus entirely on the chest. As a result, he didn¡¯t react until the dagger hit the back of his skull. The current situation was that he only had two-thirds of his health left, and he couldn¡¯t locate his enemy. Therefore, Li Yao could only think of two types of thieves. One was the Stealth Thieves. These thieves have mastered invisibility to an incredible extent, making them hard to find and allowing them to stealth three times in battle. Facing these thieves is extremely annoying. If you can¡¯t kill them in one hit, they¡¯d escape and may evenunch a surprise attack at the most unexpected times, taking down yers who have let their guard down. The other was the Wind Shadow Thieves. They are skilled in using tools and spells, and uses techniques like Shadow Dance to counter enemies. They excel in control and buffing, their attacks are average, but if you get careless, they will control you and finish you off in style. However, both thieves have one critical feature, one is good at invisibility, and the other is adept at blending into the environment to avoid detection. But, after Li Yao performed Shadow Roll, seeing the iing Hook Lock, he instantly recognized his opponent as a Wind Shadow Thief. The flying Hook Lock bathed in a green sheen. This was not an ordinary Hook Lock¡ªit radiated with magic and did not move in a straight line, twisting like a whirlwind. The Hook Lock was too quick. Li Yao was still rolling when the Hook Lock hooked onto his equipment. Just like when he used the Magic Spider Silk to control others, the same trick was now used against him. In the moment when he was controlled by the Hook Lock, Li Yao was bound by a whirlwind, unable to draw his weapon. The thief¡¯s body, however, flew athwart at him like an arrow by drawing in the Hook Lock carrying a dagger. It gleamed with a peculiar red light, which seemed highly unusual. Scarlet Poison! Li Yao initially intended to take the hit of this attack, mount a counterattack after the control ended. He knew that his melee attacks were not weak at all, but the eerie glow on the dagger informed him that it was smeared with Scarlet Poison. This poison not only reduced health points, but more importantly, it caused nerve paralysis and greatly reduced agility. Just a brief encounter and Li Yao had already determined that she was an expert yer. Well-nned, as if every move was calcted. More often than not, he was the one making such calcted moves. But this time, because of his negligence, he was suppressed and had no chance to counterattack. Ding¡­ Sparks flew as the dagger collided with his magic weapon. Making use of the momentum, the thief¡¯s body performed an agile flip. With a slight tap on Li Yao¡¯s magic weapon with her toes, she bounded back as agilely as a fish. Shended almost ten yards away. A trace of frustration shed in her eyes: ¡°You¡¯re quick to react. Indeed, no bluster without merit.¡± Li Yao, who was originally nning to eliminate the suppression and continue attacking, slightly furrowed his brows. There was obviously more meaning to her words. He quickly checked the opponent¡¯s information. Sad Song of One Night. Another strange game ID. Such a powerful character, why wasn¡¯t she famous in his previous life? ¡°Do you know me?¡± Li Yao still asked this question. The female thief revealed her pointed ears. Combined with her figure, it was evident she was a High Elf. However, she wore a ck mask, making her face indiscernible. Still, judging by her impressive figure disyed in her leather armor and her beautiful eyes that seemed somewhat severe, it was clear that she was a beautiful woman. Sad Song of One Night was usually leaning forward, like a cheetah ready to pounce, but seeing Li Yao not disabling the suppression, her eyes shed with surprise, and she straightened her body. However, the dagger in her right hand was still gleaming with a red light. ¡°The Beast King¡¯s name is well-known. Don¡¯t you agree, Prairie Fire?¡± Li Yao¡¯s eyes narrowed unexpectedly. He didn¡¯t expect to be recognized. Li Yao smiled and said:¡±You have mistaken me for someone else.¡± ¡°Really? As a Beast King Hunter, you can manipte elite yers without using a pet, and are proficient with a bow and arrow to such an extent. I don¡¯t believe there¡¯s anyone else besides Prairie Fire.¡± ¡°That might not be true. Ancient God is a ce where numerous hidden experts reside. Your skills are also extraordinary, yet you remain unknown.¡± ¡°True.¡± A soft chuckle came from Sad Song of One Night: ¡°If it¡¯s purely based on skills, I can¡¯t say for sure. But someone who is skillful, narcissistic and loves to show off? That¡¯s undoubtedly unique to you.¡± ¡°Cough¡­ cough¡­¡± Li Yao awkwardly chuckled, raised his brow, and said: ¡°In that case, I guess it¡¯s my turn to send you off.¡± ck¡­ ck¡­ The Mechanical Snake had locked onto Sad Song of One Night. As he lifted the suppression, Li Yao pulled the trigger of his pistol. Bang¡­ Sad Song of One Night¡¯s body was ripped apart by the bullet. ¡°I¡¯m right here!¡± Sad Song of One Night¡¯s blurry figure appeared behind Li Yao, her dagger aimed at the back of his skull. Li Yao executed a backward leap as he pulled the trigger of his gun. Simultaneously, he swiftly turned around, his body flying horizontally. Her dagger, glowing in red, brushed across his chest and hit the ground, while Li Yao¡¯s body had already collided with Sad Song of One Night, both of them sent flying by the force of the leap. ¡°I won¡¯t fall that easily.¡± At the same time, Li Yao gripped his short sword and stabbed lightning-fast at her throat. Ding¡­ A trace of a ripple shed in Sad Song of One Night¡¯s eyes. She had personally seen Li Yao instantly kill the Priest of Moon with a single strike. She didn¡¯t dare to take this attack. She quickly parried and deflected the short sword with her two daggers. ¡°You¡¯ll still die!¡± While Sad Song of One Night was blocking the short sword, her cloak broke into strips like ribbons, wrapping around Li Yao like spider silk. Spider Dance Technique! ¡°Small tricks.¡± Li Yao performed Shadow Roll, making use of the force from the weapon collision. As his body was still spinning, he reloaded his pistol, and as his body turned around, he pulled the trigger. Phh¡­ The figure of Sad Song of One Night dispersed like wind. ¡°That¡¯s the second one. Given your level, you probably don¡¯t have a third substitute. Your doom wille with the next one.¡± Li Yaonded steadily, blowing away the smoke from the muzzle of his gun. ¡°You¡¯re too arrogant,¡± mumbled Sad Song of One Night, her voice echoing from an unknown location: ¡°The oue is still undecided.¡± Li Yao shook his head and said: ¡°I wasn¡¯t prepared at the beginning, which put me at a slight disadvantage momentarily. But you missed your chance to kill me. Now that I know what kind of thief you are, you won¡¯t be stirring any ripples.¡± ¡°What, you finally can¡¯t resist summoning your pet?¡± Sad Song of One Night, hiding not far from Li Yao, her keen eyes watching Li Yao, ready to attack at any time. ¡°Wrong. While you are elusive, you¡¯re merely that. You cannot pose a deadly threat to me, so I don¡¯t need to use my pet.¡± ¡­ Chapter 331: Blue Moon Mark Chapter 331: Blue Moon Mark ¡°You think that you can provoke me and make me lose my cool, Tianzhen.¡± The sorrowful voice of Song Yiyi still echoed uncertainly, making it hard to pinpoint her location. Li Yao slowly drew his bow, and said lightly: ¡°I¡¯m just stating a fact. Regardless of whether you¡¯re calm or angry, it makes no difference to me as long as I¡¯m prepared.¡± ¡°Well, then I guess I¡¯ll continue the fight.¡± Song Yiyi might be low-key and not fond of showing off, but it didn¡¯t mean shecked pride. Ever since she started ying this game, she hadn¡¯t met an opponent who could pose a threat to her. Even though Li Yao was a formidable healer, she was also sparked with apetitive spirit. ¡°To be honest, it always hurts someone.¡± Li Yao released his fingers, letting the steel arrow shoot toward a distant tree: ¡°Also, all this talk is just to pin down your location. Now, you¡¯ve exposed yourself.¡± ¡°Ha ha, you¡¯re bluffing, I¡¯m not¡­¡± When Song Yiyi saw Li Yao shooting at the big tree, she no longer paid attention to the steel arrow, instead she tried to taunt Li Yao. But suddenly, a sh of light caught her eye. Boom¡­ The bouncing arrow hit the tree but instead of piercing it, it bounced off towards another location, directly hitting the still invisible Song Yiyi in the neck. A look of realization shed in Song Yiyi¡¯s eyes, but it was toote. Li Yao¡¯s attack was not something that soft skin like hers could withstand. Her health immediately dropped to zero. ¡°As I said, you missed your best chance to kill me.¡± Instead of going to loot the body, Li Yao pointed his bow at her and said: ¡°Stop pretending. The Near-Death Turnaround should have taken effect by now. I won¡¯t foolishly approach you and wait to be killed.¡± Full of confusion, Song Yiyi said: ¡°How do you know about my ability? And since you knew, why didn¡¯t you kill me?¡± Her ability caused her life to drop to zero but avoided the actual death, falling into a state of fake death. However, if she was attacked in that state, it would result in immediate death. Li Yao put away his long bow and said, ¡°You and I are both from the Dark Camp. Right now we¡¯re in the territory of the Light Faction, so naturally, we should help each other. Constantly fighting causes damage and strains rtions, don¡¯t you think?¡± Sitting on the ground, eating and drinking, Song Yiyi nced at him and said indifferently, ¡°I¡¯m not some naive little girl who doesn¡¯t understand anything. Just tell me the truth.¡± Li Yao cleared his throat and then said, ¡°Alright, I think you¡¯re pretty strong and have a promising future. I don¡¯t want to make an enemy out of someone like you for the guild.¡± ¡°Didn¡¯t you say I was just a nagging pest? What does it matter if there¡¯s one more of me?¡± Song Yiyi still held a grudge about what Li Yao had said earlier. ¡°Yeah, you are indeed not my match. But most of the people in my guild wouldn¡¯t be able topete with you either. Your intrusion into the temple was clearly for a certain important something. If my guess is right, your death would possibly cause a high chance of it dropping. However, that something is practically useless to me, but all-important to you. If your mission was to fail, you would certainly bear a grudge, and I wouldn¡¯t want you to cause trouble to my guild members. Therefore, I decide to spare you,¡± Li Yao exined. ¡°That sounds very reasonable, but you are just scared,¡± Song Yiyi chuckled. ¡°No, actually, you¡¯re the scared one. Otherwise, you would already haveunched an attack using your Shadow Martial God,¡± Li Yao threw his short spear like lightning, dislodging a slender shadow with the spear: ¡°Of course, if you don¡¯t care about your mission, I could also send you on your way. I don¡¯t likeplications, but it doesn¡¯t mean I¡¯m afraid of trouble.¡± ¡°Alright, you win,¡± Song Yiyi put away her Shadow Martial God. She had no choice but to admit defeat in this battle, especially considering it was her professional mission, with a reward she couldn¡¯t refuse. Her mentor had clearly informed her, she could still ept the mission if she failed this time, but the rewards, be it skills or other things, could never bepared topleting it on the first try. Her mission target was already within her grasp; victory was in sight. If she were to fail because of this unexpected incident, there would be nowhere to cry. ¡°Tsk, tsk, now that¡¯s a sensibless,¡± Li Yao sheathed his weaponpletely. ¡°Don¡¯t gloat too much. Sooner orter, I¡¯m going to get even for today.¡± Li Yao shrugged and said, ¡°You can try working hard for a few years. Good luck.¡± ¡°I have never seen someone as arrogant as you¡­¡± Song Yiyi stopped speaking. In her view, it was a great loss of face today. The arguments were untenable in the gaming world where power is supreme. ¡°Well, I¡¯ll help myself to this chest now,¡± Saying so, Li Yao walked toward the location under the big uncles, activated Magic Spider Silk and quickly reached the tree trunk that held a special chest. Feeling terrible, Song Yiyi had no choice but to sit and watch. She saw Li Yao release the Mechanical Snake again, obviously not truly letting her off his guard. Without the slightest opportunity, she stayed on guard. Li Yao slowly opened the chest, these kinds of chests usually only contained one thing. Blue Moon Insignia Special Equipment: Back Moon Shadow Skill Level +1 Blue Moon Curse: reduce your own armor and HP by 10%, increase strength and agility by 10%. Wolf God¡¯s Kiss: After killing an enemy, bind the enemy¡¯s soul for 1 hour. The Moon Spirit can coil around the enemy and absorb 1% of the enemy¡¯s HP every second, restoring half of the absorbed HP to itself, reducing agility by 30%, 0/15. Equipment Level: None Equipment Race: Elves Li Yao¡¯s eyes lit up in surprise. This was another piece of equipment with attributes simr to Titan Equipment. It was like a tattoo, which required no equipment slot. The Moon Shadow¡¯s damage reduction was terrifying, although Moon Shadow could only be used in ces without sunlight, which was plenty strong in the wild. Li Yao had experienced the power of the Priest of Moon¡¯s Moon Shadow before. As far as the Blue Moon Curse was concerned, it was extremely profitable. 10% of the armor and HP didn¡¯t mean much to him, but a 10% increase in strength and agility was a considerable boost. Li Yao was pretty satisfied with this effect. As for the Wolf God¡¯s Kiss, it was a passable health recovery control skill. Whether it could be put to good use depended on the individual. However, Li Yao didn¡¯t think this skill was particrly useful for him at the time. He did notck control skills for now. ¡°So, did you get anything good? You won¡¯t share it with me, but you should at least let me see what it is,¡± Seeing the sh of light in Li Yao¡¯s hand, Song Yiyi couldn¡¯t help but ask. ¡°Since you know it¡¯s something good, it¡¯s better not to look. It¡¯ll prevent any upset feelings,¡± Li Yaoughed. ¡°You think too much. I¡¯ve always been able to let go. I won¡¯t dwell on this issue. Are you a man or not? Just show me,¡± Song Yiyi said impatiently. ¡°Suit yourself.¡± Li Yao went ahead and shared the attributes of the Blue Moon Insignia. ¡°Such a good piece of the Priest of Moon equipment, ruined by you.¡± Song Yiyi sighed. ¡°On the contrary, I believe it can only reach its full potential with me.¡± Li Yao fired a Sonar Arrow, ready to take a rest, when he suddenly sensed someone approaching. ¡°Another oneing tomit suicide. You should leave as well. I wouldn¡¯t want them to mistake you for an aplice.¡± PS: Regr group 427590697, VIP group 577209540, also for public Wei chat, game-rted information about race, character, monster, equipment will be published, those interested can add and search for nixidemaliao. Xing Weibo is also under construction, simr to the public number, publishing information about the book, search: Mario himself, you can add whatever is more convenient for you. Chapter 332: Cooperation Chapter 332: Cooperation ¡°No, you spared me once, I must return the favor,¡± Song Yiyi said with a mncholy look as she stood up. Li Yao waved his hand and said, ¡°There¡¯s no need, we¡¯re all on the same team. Helping each other is only natural.¡± ¡°I can¡¯t ept that. I can¡¯t stand owing someone else a favor. I must return it,¡± Song Yiyi dered earnestly. Li Yao smiled wryly and responded, ¡°But I genuinely don¡¯t need it. I can handle this on my own. I don¡¯t want others to see me working with someone from the Dark Camp. I still want to maintain my credibility in the Light Faction.¡± If this situation were happening somewhere else, Li Yao would have been open to making a friend. But under these circumstances, he didn¡¯t want to continue coborating with her. If a high-level NPC were to see him, he might lose his identity, which would be a real waste. If he couldn¡¯tplete his mission and lost his blueprint of the Temple of the Moon God, the losses would be too much to bear. The blueprint of the Temple of the Moon God was extremely valuable. Many creatures followed the Moon God, but only the Ancient Elves had an official temple where they couldmune with the god. It was only by exploring the Abyss Temple earlier that he¡¯d managed to obtain it. Otherwise, obtaining the blueprint of the Moon God¡¯s temple would have been a nearly impossible task. There were many gods in The Ancient God World, so obtaining a temple blueprint normally wouldn¡¯t be difficult. But most of these gods were just half-gods, and the difference between a Half-God and a True God was immense. In his previous life, there were countless guilds, each serving different gods. But among them, only one or two served the Moon God. The Moon God¡¯s temple was too high-level ¨C low-ranking guilds couldn¡¯t build it so they could only serve lower-level gods with less divine power. Depending on the rank of the god they served, guilds had to choose gods from the same series, or at least ones that didn¡¯t conflict with each other. If not, they wouldn¡¯t be able to enjoy any benefits from their respective gods. ¡°Rest assured. When I make a promise, I keep it. I swear I won¡¯t sneak attack you, just watch,¡± Song Yiyi ensured, then went into stealth mode. ¡°Trust you? Yeah, right,¡± Li Yao thought inwardly. However, since her figure could be detected by the Sonar Arrow, Li Yao felt slightly more at ease. She started sneaking in the direction Li Yao had pointed his bow and arrows to earlier. Li Yao didn¡¯t waste time on chit-chat. He drew his bow and aimed directly at a Moon Guardian, who had no protection from the moon shadows at the time. The tier three Charged Arrow shot out. In the mist, whether it was due to night vision or not, it was impossible to see anything. One could only rely on sound or sensing to identify enemies. Although the re had its limitations and could only illuminate a small area, the Sonar Arrow was barely affected. Thud¡­ It turned out that five yers hade. They were all either Moon Guardians or Priests of Moon, with only one Pdin. Li Yao¡¯s target was the Pdin. If given the opportunity, his Shield and Holy Shield were tricky skills. Whenbined with other yers and control skills, it would be infinitely troublesome. The Pdin was not unprepared. In fact, the five yers weren¡¯t part of the same team, but they had heard vague soundsing from this direction and decided to check it out. The two teams almost started a fight when they bumped into each other. After some negotiations, the two teams decided to unite and deal with the wanted criminal together. The Pdin was quite experienced and vignt, but Li Yao could perceive his state. In an unguarded moment, the Pdin¡¯s Shield slightly moved away from his neck. Just then, a tier three Charged Arrow shot out and went straight through his throat. A re of white soul light flickered, and the Pdin was immediately down, his lifepletely depleted. ¡°Be careful, we¡¯re under attack!¡± a nearby Moon Guardian yelled out. ¡°The Dark Camp has a high-level Hunter,¡± a Priest of Moon on the left eximed in surprise. ¡°Wait, I¡¯ll cast the Guiding Light of the Moon.¡± ¡°You won¡¯t get the chance,¡± Song Yiyi retorted, as her dagger pierced the back of the Priest of Moon¡¯s head. All of them were shocked. The bounty had been for only one person, so when the first Steel Arrow took out the Pdin, they had focused their attention on where the arrows hade from. None of them had expected someone to be behind them. Murder by ambush! Just as the Guiding Light of the Moon was about to be cast, the Priest of Moon was stunned by the surprise attack. Thud¡­ As she was stunned, a Steel Arrow infused with an Arcane glow shot through, piercing her throat. The Moon Shadow spell also had a duration, and she had nned to cast it once her target was locked. But she didn¡¯t anticipate the sneak attack. Caught in her tracks, Li Yao shot another arrow. The second yer was down, changing the odds from five against three to three against two. The Moon Guardian on the left reacted quickly and turned to attack. His weapon glowed silver, ¡°You two go after the Hunter. I¡¯ll deal with this thief.¡± Moon Crescent sh! The attack sliced Song Yiyi into pieces, but before he could celebrate, she reappeared behind him. Like a cape transformed into countless strands, she swiftly ensnared the Guardian who had sensed something was off and was preparing to turn around. Thud¡­ At the same time, another Steel Arrow whistled past Song Yiyi¡¯s ear, striking down the third yer. ¡°You actually wanted to kill me,¡± Song Yiyi suddenly turned around. ¡°You¡¯re overthinking it,¡± Li Yao responded indifferently. ¡°You were simply in the way of my arrow.¡± ¡°I can take care of this myself. This is my prey,¡± Song Yiyi retorted coldly. ¡°It¡¯s also my prey. If you¡¯re capable, then take one down yourself. After all, there are still two left,¡± Li Yao replied. The remaining two yers, a Priest of Moon and a Moon Guardian, stood back to back, seething with anger. The Moon Guardian wielded a shield, facing Song Yiyi. The Priest of Moon had summoned a moon shadow to stand in front of her, on guard against Li Yao. At that moment, the two yers were dumbfounded. The target of their bounty was supposed to be only one person, but why had there be two? Especially the invisible Hunter, they couldn¡¯t see him at all, yet he kept shooting arrows with deadly precision. It was utterly terrifying. The Priest of Moon cast the Guiding Light of the Moon, but the problem was that after being marked, her figure would light up like amp. However, they could only see a faint trace of light, extremely blurry. Despite not being able to see his figure, he still shot with such deadly uracy. But that was good enough. After being marked, many of the Priest of Moon¡¯s spells were locking spells. ¡°It¡¯s your turn,¡± Li Yao said, beginning to charge his arrows again. Whoosh¡­ The Shadow Warrior appeared between the two of them. The daggers in her hand directly stabbed the Priest of Moon, interrupting her spellcasting. The Moon Guardian was enraged and attacked the Shadow Warrior. But, in that split moment¡­ As the Moon Guardian attacked the Shadow Warrior, Song Yiyi¡¯s Hook Lock shot out like lightning, hooking onto the Priest of Moon¡¯s back. The Priest of Moon was instantly pulled towards Song Yiyi, interrupting her spellcasting again. Just as the Priest of Moon was being pulled away, another Steel Arrow shot through the air. Thud¡­ The Moon Guardian, who was attacking the Shadow Warrior, lost the Priest of Moon¡¯s protection and was immediately hit, copsing on the spot. Stab in the back! Stab in the back! Charged Arrow! The two of them cooperated and took down the remaining two yers. Though it was their first time working together, they functioned almost like a well-drilled team¡­ PS: Seeking monthly votes and rmendations¡­ Chapter 333: The Arena Event Begins Chapter 333: The Arena Event Begins Ge Yiye, feeling somber, picked up the equipment dropped by several people and walked towards Li Yao, saying, ¡°What did I tell you, you wouldn¡¯t notice.¡± ¡°That¡¯s because of my skill, it has nothing to do with you,¡± Li Yao said nonchntly. ¡°You, youck chivalry,¡± Ge Yiye said, speechless. ¡°Nowadays men and women are equal. Why are you still spouting such obsolete nonsense?¡± Li Yao sprawledzily against a tree. ¡°Fine, you win.¡± Ge Yiye tossed some gear next to Li Yao. ¡°They¡¯re all cloth or heavy armor. I¡¯ll take a purple piece, the rest is yours.¡± Li Yao, without any courtesy, found a purple heavy armor and kept it in his bag, then directly threw the remaining three blue equipment into theke. ¡°Watts, you¡¯re just going to throw it away? It¡¯s tenth-level blue equipment!¡± Ge Yiye was stunned. Tenth-level blue gear could garner quite a number of silver coins, especially heavy armor. Li Yao shrugged, ¡°How good can a blue gear really be?¡± ¡°Even if the attributes aren¡¯t great, you can still dismantle it for enchanting materials.¡± ¡°My bag is too full, what else can I do, give it to someone else?¡± ¡°Hey, you could give it to me!¡± Ge Yiye was speechless again. ¡°Huh, but you already took a purple piece, didn¡¯t you just give the rest to me because you look down on blue gear?¡± Li Yao, with an innocent face, honestly thought that was her intention. Ge Yiye looked at Li Yao as if he was an idiot, ¡°You extravagant fool, I gave you the rest of the gear because you did most of the work killing them, it has nothing to do with me deeming it unworthy.¡± ¡°Calm down, calm down. You¡¯re an elite yer, you should have the demeanor of one.¡± Li Yao¡¯s bag was literally bursting, even regr purple gear didn¡¯t hold as much value as the scrolls. ¡°Can an elite yer¡¯s demeanor feed me?¡± Ge Yiye was about to go insane. It was very difficult to make money in the Ancients, everyone was scraping coins together, and yet here she was with this spendthrift. She was a stubborn person herself and never epted real money. Like everyone else, she was trying hard to improve her skills and gear. Ordinary yers, let alone gear, wouldn¡¯t throw away even trash worth a copper coin. Li Yao was probably the only one so extravagant. ¡°Huh, we have to move again.¡± Seeing the shimmering lines of the array disappearing, Li Yao knew theke¡¯s resources were depleted. Li Yao packed up his things, then used a Sonar Arrow to scout ahead. After traveling a certain distance, he continued to absorb the Blue Moon Essence. ¡°Your arrow is too abnormal. No, it should be your spiritual power that¡¯s abnormal.¡± Ge Yiye followed Li Yao, pondering for a while before saying, ¡°Unless you have spirit imaging, you can¡¯t be aiming so urately in this fog. That means your spiritual power must be strong enough. No wonder you are so capable. It¡¯s no wonder my friend said that the Sonar Arrow was a useless skill. Now it seems the Sonar Arrow is not useless, but rather his spiritual power isn¡¯t strong enough to control it.¡± Li Yao just kept walking silently, not responding. ¡°Hey, elite yers should discuss techniques, why are you so silent? That¡¯s not right.¡± Ge Yiye expresses interest in how Li Yao possesses such strong spiritual power. She also realized the benefits of spiritual power, even though hers wasn¡¯t as strong. ¡°First of all, I don¡¯t believe discussing with you will improve my abilities. Secondly, you are asking me questions, not discussing. This has to be rified. Finally, we are not close. The power of the Sonar Arrow is in to see, and you just assume you can pry its secrets from me? That¡¯s too simple-minded.¡± Li Yao had nothing to say. He didn¡¯t expect women to be so naive and straightforward these days. He wasn¡¯t a little boy who hadn¡¯t seen women before. Just because she¡¯s a pretty girl doesn¡¯t mean he¡¯ll reveal everything after a brief flirtation. If Ge Yiye knew Li Yao¡¯s thoughts, she would surely pick a fight. The main reason she was so piqued was because of Li Yao¡¯s amazing techniques, especially the Sonar Arrow. Her friend had been researching it for many days but made little progress. Seeing Li Yao using it so proficiently made her curious. If it were any other yer, she wouldn¡¯t bother. Many yers used technical discussions as an excuse to get close to her. Ge Yiye was first angry, then realized that it was indeed an incredible technique and they had just met. It would be strange if Li Yao actually shared it. So, she just stayed quiet. Li Yao had to change locations three more times. With the two working together, they wiped out nearly another thirty yers. Although the yers they killed would respawn, the dominance of them was undoubtedly spreading. Many yersined to high-level NPCs, saying the task was too difficult. But they couldn¡¯t even see the high-level priests, let alone change the task. High-level NPCs followed their original orders without receiving any changes inmands. In their view, if these newbies couldn¡¯t manage by the second day, they would take matters into their own hands and easily deal with it. As for killing so many newbies, in their view, those whocked power were already blessed if they weren¡¯t punished. After that, Li Yao¡¯s side was at peace. The patrolling yers mostly wandered aimlessly around their own areas. No one dared to make trouble for the two death gods. With some leisure time, Li Yao started watching live broadcasts to pass the time and chuckled at the clumsiness of the newbies. Seeing them reminded him of his own journey: exploring step by step and experiencing struggles at every turn. ¡°You¡¯re watching the Central Challenge Field live broadcast too?¡± Ge Yiye shared her own live show footage. In the broadcast, a yer was battling a gargantuan monster. ¡°Yes, the arena is quite interesting this time.¡± Li Yao was amused seeing the pros getting bullied, he even spotted a few famous gamers from his previous life. ¡°It seems that the Central Challenge Field is too popr, so they set a threshold. But it appears this Sand Dragon King is a little overpowered. So far, no one has been able to pass it.¡± After watching for a while, Ge Yiye said, ¡°You can¡¯t understand much just by watching. You have to try it yourself. Are you going to challenge the main tournament field tomorrow? The rewards for this event are excellent.¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t that obvious? Even though I¡¯m a dayte, the title of defeating the Sand Dragon King is certainly mine,¡± said Li Yao confidently. Because too many yers wanted to challenge the central tournament field, it wasn¡¯t practical. Therefore, the rule had been changed. If one wanted to enter the main tournament field, they first had to challenge a boss, which was also a challenge instance. Despite a whole night passing, the mainpetition field was still empty. The mechanism of the Sand Dragon King seemed not difficult, but so far, no yer had ovee it. ¡°You¡¯re blowing your own horn.¡± Ge Yiye only shook her head and didn¡¯t say anything. ¡°Haha, believe it or not.¡± Only when Li Yao saw that his bottle was full did he say, ¡°Alright, my task isplete, you continue to y hide and seek. I¡¯m out.¡± It was almost dawn, and even if he hadn¡¯tpleted his task, Li Yao couldn¡¯t stay any longer¡­ Chapter 334: Rules Chapter 334: Rules ¡°Hey, hey, you¡¯re just leaving like this, what about my task?¡± Sang Yinye said with frustration. Li Yao was taken aback, ¡°What does your task have to do with me?¡± ¡°You, I swear, you¡¯re destined to be alone forever.¡± Sang Yinye said, at a loss of words. Li Yao shrugged and said, ¡°Yes, but I already have a girlfriend.¡± Sang Yinye gave a silent sigh, then went into stealth mode and left. Li Yao shook his head, activated his passive skill, and quickly left as well. ¡°It¡¯s so hard to detect a Hunter in stealth mode, is there any justice in the world.¡± Sang Yinye lost the trace of Li Yao and had to give up on tracking him. She¡¯s still very curious about what kind of mission Li Yao is on. Why does he need the Water of Blue Moon Lake, and how on earth did he manage to be a member of the Light Faction convincingly? She was extremely curious. If she knew these secret methods, she wouldn¡¯t have to be so passive. However, Li Yao seemed indifferent to her, and was as elusive as ever. After chatting for a long time, she discovered that Li Yao knows her profession extremely well, but she still knows nothing about him, except for what she¡¯s seen in his online videos. ¡°What an interesting guy, I wonder how he¡¯s going to get the ultimate achievement tomorrow.¡± Sang Yinye continued to hide. Now that the temple was sealed, she had no way to leave. The so-called ultimate achievement was actually the ultimate challenge. For example, the initial challenge was to defeat a monster bird, and this ultimate challenge was simr¡ªit was about earning the tinum Medal. This time there was no title reward, but because it was paired with the arena, the reward became a part of the arena event. The rules of the open arena were alreadypletely set. As long as yers participated in ranked mode, they would receive reward packs, win or lose. Uniquely, the ranked mode gives yers points and rank by umtion, and there was a leaderboard for overall and three separate listings for each faction. Most of the game had already implemented this leaderboard format. For example, the level board too had an overall ranking and three separate faction rankings. The arena reward pack came in several grades¨CBronze, Iron, Silver, Gold, Dark Gold, Colorful, and so on. The official exnation was that these packs contained various materials, appropriate level gear of different qualities, ores, junk items, various types of food buffs, skill books for all professions, blueprints for secondary professions, pets, and experience points. Any pack could contain valuable rewards, but higher-level packs increased the chances. Participating in a ranked match and losing awarded a Bronze pack. Winning a ranked match awarded an Iron pack. Winning three consecutive matches gave a Silver pack. Winning thirty consecutive matches earned a Gold pack. Being in the top hundred daily ranked yers awarded a Dark Gold pack. Winning a hundred consecutive matches in the main arena gave a Colorful pack. Iron was essentially a participation award¨Ceveryone got it. In the first ten days of the arena opening, participating in a ranked match rewarded experience points, opening reward packs also gave a fixed amount of experience points, and during the event, the probability of various items in reward packs was doubled. So when Li Yao returned to his treehouse and opened the world channel, he was startled. The world channel was bustling with chatter and yers showing off their loot. Some got purple gear, some got valuable materials or gemstones, some got a significant amount of experience points, and others got extraordinary foods like dragon roast. Li Yao was dazzled. Just by looking at the bustling scene and endless stream of rewards, Li Yao felt a surge of excitement to participate. Li Yao didn¡¯t know that while he was doing this mission, the towns were in an uproar. Only the quiet temple was unaffected. ¡°Big brother, what are you doing? You¡¯re missing out on the grand opening of the arena.¡± Dumeng Tongtong excitedly said. Li Yao chuckled and said, ¡°I¡¯m doing a task. If all goes well, I¡¯ll be able to y with you guys tomorrow.¡± ¡°That¡¯s great. I¡¯m d you¡¯re finally free.¡± Dumeng Tongtong happily said. ¡°By the way, Tongtong, how¡¯s the arena treating you?¡± Li Yao asked curiously. ¡°Haha, I¡¯m awesome. I¡¯ve won thirty games in a row thrice and earned three Gold Boxes. If my sister-inw wasn¡¯t watching over me, I could have breached the top hundred of thedder.¡± Tongtong proudly said. ¡°Yeah, I know how strong you are, Tongtong. It doesn¡¯t matter whether you¡¯re on the leaderboard. Just make sure you¡¯re getting enough rest.¡± Li Yao saidfortingly. ¡°Mm-hmm,¡± Dumeng Tongtong nodded, ¡°I got a purple pet, a little Night de Leopard. It¡¯s so cute. Big brother, how do I take care of it?¡± ¡°Night de Leopard, that¡¯s great. It¡¯s a top-tier pet.¡± Li Yao said after a pause, ¡°If you just want it as a pet, feed it well. If you want to train it as a battle pet or a mount, you¡¯ll need to learn a secondary profession, Beast trainer.¡± ¡°I see. I¡¯ll be a Beast trainer then. I want to train the Night de Leopard into a battle pet or the best possible mount.¡± Dumeng Tongtong¡¯s eyes lit up, ¡°Big brother, I won¡¯t bother you any longer. I¡¯m going to find a Beast Trainer instructor.¡± Li Yao shook his head, this fickle little thing. ¡°We did as you asked and encouraged the guild members to participate in the arena.¡± Sister Li sent him a message a whileter. ¡°How did it go?¡± Li Yao asked. After all, he made everyone participate in the arena based on his past life¡¯s experience. Not every guild would make such a move. ¡°The results were quite fruitful. You can rest assured. By the way, we¡¯ve found a few yers with secondary professions. When you have time, get the contracts done.¡± This was the real reason she contacted Li Yao. ¡°Got it. I estimate I¡¯ll be back in a bit.¡± After ending the call, Li Yao let out a sigh of relief. The guild¡¯s logistics team was finally starting to take shape. His pressure was increasing as well since he was officially starting to pay sries to so many people. He had to work hard to earn credit points. ¡°Young tribal member, the Moon God has felt your devotion. This blueprint has been blessed by the Moon God.¡± The high priest handed the blueprint to Li Yao kindly. ¡°Thank you, priest.¡± Li Yao, with gratitude and devotion on his face, took the blueprint. ¡°You do not have your own territory yet. When your territory bes strong enough to need a temple, you cane to me. I will arrange some priests and moon guardians to help you manage the temple.¡± ¡°That¡¯s great.¡± Li Yao, joyous and excited on the outside, was disappointed on the inside. If he were a true Ancient Elf and needed to build a temple, he could have some priests of the moon and moon guardians working under him. But the harsh reality was, he wasn¡¯t. Filled with regret, Li Yao used the Hearthstone outside of the temple¡­ PS: For my friends who y League of Legends, I rmend a terrific LOL novel called ¡°League Throne¡±. The author is a well-experienced LOL author, and the book performs best among recent LOL novels. Those who are interested can take a look. Chapter 335: Solo Combination Technique Chapter 335: Solo Combination Technique Li Yao returned to Undercity, forewent all other locations, and went directly to the Royal District. He was anxious to be carrying a bottle that was filled with the essence of the Blue Moon power. This thing was not very stable, especially when concentrated in a bottle, it was just like a ticking time bomb. It would be better for him to deliver it to the queen sooner rather thanter. After all, if any mishap happened, it wouldn¡¯t be easy for Li Yao to sneak into the Temple of the Moon God to gather thiske water again. Naturally, the me would fall on him. Blue Moon Power, while not often utilized by the temple, was filled with a curse. The disaster of the werewolves gave the Ancient Elves a profound lesson. But this didn¡¯t mean they allowed others to exploit this forbidden power. The fugitive they were looking forst night was near Blue Moon Lake, and the energy of theke had significantly decreased the next day. It would inevitably be found out. The me would naturally be pinned on this fugitive. In the sameboratory, the Queen felt the mysterious energy fluctuations in the bottle, nodded in satisfaction, and said: ¡°I knew I was right about you. I didn¡¯t expect you toplete it so quickly and without any damage.¡± Then she muttered under her breath: ¡°Is the defense of the Temple of the Moon thisx now? You actually filled up a whole bottle. I had only expected a third.¡± Li Yao was upset, this queen was really unreliable. But there was nothing he could do, the situation was pressing. Besides, he had to rely on her concerning many things in the future. Although the queen was a bit arrogant and unreliable, developing a close rtionship with a world boss at such a low level was worth any price. Every other world boss wasparable to the queen in status, but securing a task from them was wishful thinking. The current yers did not have this privilege in their eyes. Standing a step ahead by linking up with the Queen was an enormous advantage despite the high-difficulty tasks at this stage. It was only fitting for a world boss to assign difficult tasks, too easy assignments would be a joke. This was also an invisible threshold. If you failed to meet the Queen¡¯s expectations, naturally, you would be disqualified. ¡°Cough, look, I¡¯vepleted the task. Shouldn¡¯t you reward me now?¡± Li Yao reminded, pretending he hadn¡¯t heard her muttering. ¡°Of course, your reward is guaranteed. Why are you in such a hurry?¡± The Queen shifted her gaze, showing no concern, and said: ¡°At your current stage, I can teach you two skills, one active and one passive, which do you choose?¡± Li Yao was cursing inside¡ªcould the task reward be changed? But he put on a serious face. Clearly, this was another concealed test from the Queen. She didn¡¯t need to make small talk with him with her status. If she were to teach a skill, she could just do it directly. However, by letting him choose, it was clearly a test and assessment. Of course, although this test wouldn¡¯t affect his ability to learn the skill, it would affect the Queen¡¯s impression of him. If his answer aligns with the Queen¡¯s thinking, her favorability towards him would certainly increase. Li Yao pondered for a while before saying: ¡°I choose passive.¡± ¡°Alright.¡± The Queen¡¯s eyes shed, and she touched his forehead with her finger. Li Yao knew he had passed this test. In fact, this test was just a question. The question the Queen wanted to ask was, at this stage, between an active skill and passive skill, which would provide a greater upgrade for Li Yao. The first thing Li Yao thought of was that he wouldn¡¯t be able to learn an ultimate or super skill at this stage. Furthermore, his attack power was already high. Having an extra active skill wouldn¡¯t make much of a difference, especially whenpared with a passive skill. Passive skills might seem insignificant, but they were very impactful, especially ones suited for him¡ªthey offered more than just a slight improvement. After sensing the passive skill he had learned, Li Yao felt more certain of his judgment. A golden light enveloped Li Yao. Afterpleting so many quests, especially this high-experience one, Li Yao leveled up to Level 16. Due to thepetition, the leveling up of yers had elerated, but Li Yao was still far ahead. ¡°This passive skill is special. It doesn¡¯t enhance attack power or any specific attribute, but it¡¯s one of my trump cards. How much you understand and how freely you can use it depends entirely on you.¡± The Queen smiled slightly. ¡°Thank you, Queen.¡± Li Yao was sincerely grateful. This skill, although passive, was also absolutely one of the most powerful. He had long been yearning for it, but in his mind¡­ To obtain this skill, maybe Level 20 would be an opportunity. If he couldn¡¯t get it at Level 20, he would have to wait till Level 45 or so. Level 20 was a stage of metamorphosis. Many elite professions and powerful talents started from Level 20. It was a watershed. For example, to truly be a Mechanical Hunter, Li Yao needed to reach Level 20. At present, the Mechanical Hunter seemed to y a small role, but once he reached Level 20, it would be the initiation of the Hunter¡¯s power. The true Mechanical Torrent would start to build up from that time. ¡°Solo Combo Skill¡ªyou canbine two skills for use. Different skillbinations will yield different results, either good or bad effects.¡± Before, Li Yao could only use Charged Arrow with a few select skills, but that was due to the nature of the Charged Arrow, not because he couldbine skills. Having this passive skill meant he couldbine any skills. ¡°It¡¯s not so simple to utilize Combo Skills. I have mastered it, but I don¡¯t want to tell you. Only when youprehend it yourself can you use it with ease. You should understand.¡± The Queen withdrew her finger. ¡°I understand.¡± Li Yao did understand. For instance, parents often tell their children what is right, but without first-hand experience, the child may not believe or agree. Only by secretly trying and experiencing things first-hand does one truly learn. ¡°Cough, if there¡¯s nothing else, I¡¯ll goplete the second task.¡± Li Yao could hardly hold back his desire to experiment with thebo technique. ¡°Wait, who said you¡¯re done?¡± The Queen released her hand, and the bottle carrying theke water floated back to Li Yao. ¡°Do you know why the Temple of the Moon couldn¡¯t detect this bottle? That¡¯s because it has been sealed by me as your personal item. It bears your soul¡¯s protection, no one but you can use it. Now, pour out theke water.¡± Li Yao had a moment of realization, but also felt like ten thousand mud horses were rushing past. To empty such a small bottle was, indeed, torture. But he had no choice. Curb his feelings, he had to carefully get the contents out. At least he couldfort himself: he had received a Space Container¡­ PS: There will be an outburst of four to five updates after midnight today. We are preparing to surge on the monthly ticket rankings. Please save your monthly tickets for me, and thank you for your generosity. Chapter 336: Raging like Fire and Blossoming like Flower Chapter 336: Raging like Fire and Blossoming like Flower Li Yao spent nearly a day pouring out all the Water of Blue Moon Lake from the bottle, supervised by the Undead holding a bucket. Though he didn¡¯t need to hold the bottle himself, the bottle was his property, so he had to stay nearby. After the queen left, Li Yao directly pulled up a chair and began watching the live broadcast of the Central Arena. Due to an ongoing event, yers could earn fixed experience by participating in arena ranking matches. Coupled with the incentivizing package rewards, manymentators and yers were drawn to participate and analyze the event. At least during the event, other than Li Yao, who could collectively grind and kill bosses, the profits gained in the Arena surpassed those in the wild. In this situation, the Arena became extremely popr, and every town¡¯s Arena was bustling with people. This also further ignited the poprity of PK skills, and Li Yao¡¯s previous videos saw a significant increase in views. Allmentators and streamers started live-streaming, seeking valuable experts or guilds to broadcast with their resources. They leveraged their reputation and that of the selected contestants to elevate their own poprity. Apart from other streamers andmentators, Feng Yi also started streaming to boost the reputation of the Starfire Guild. And it had a considerable impact; many yers realized that the Starfire Guild had many experts besides Prairie Fire. The sturdy defensive prowess of the Guardian Angel was famously unbreakable. As he leveled up, he gradually mastered the essence of the opposing yer. Regardless of its low attack ability, the role seemed invincible, gradually forcing his opponents into retreat. No matter whether his opponents won or lost, facing this character was exasperating. Many yers mutteredints under their breath and hoped never to encounter it again. Every match with the Guardian Angel became a contest of endurance. Eventually, several yers, regardless of their ability to beat him, conceded rather than wasting time. This held true even when surrendering resulted in doubled point deductions. As a result, Guardian Angel sessfully achieved thirty consecutive victories before even he couldn¡¯t keep up anymore. Subsequently, various veterans and experts from the Starfire Guild hit the field, most of whom recorded thirty consecutive wins. Especially, the popr teenager, adorably clueless yet surprisingly adept at PK. Along with her constant deployment of totems, she thrashed the opponents relentlessly, making the audience demand more even after thirty victories. She won most of her games, losing only to formidable opponents who intentionally countered her role. Shadow Dance¡¯s performance was equally impressive. His consistently calm and silent demeanor was akin to the Death God ¡ª this made the audience realize the essence of the Sharp Thief. New yer Mu Zi was among the most standout newbies. His high-damage attacks, unpredictable skills, and dramatic ir made it feel like the yers were watching an artistic performance that reduced their opponents to dust. Then came the high-beautybination from the Starfire Guild ¡ª all of them were of the beauty level. The only gloomy one was Da Vinci, who yed a support role ¡ª her low attack power made PK impossible for her. As the deputy president of the Guild, Ms Li was an Ice Mage known for her cold temperament. Her skill set, coupled with her icy personality, lent her an aura of an Ice Goddess. As the vice-president, she gained significant attention. Unlike Ms Li, Fruit Knight wasn¡¯t aloof. She was more like the Valley Orchid ¨C quiet. But herbat style was distinct from her personality ¡ª she was ferocious in battle, demonstrating a unique sense of contrasting beauty. There was no need to mention Feng Yi. Most viewers were drawn to the live broadcast because of her. Her summoning of elite Undead was notoriously formidable. Stone Demon made a great protective shield with high health, high defense and high damage reflection. Her ability to summon various types of ranged magic Skeletons for attack, while she hid amongst them casting various curses and Bone Spears, made it impossible for most yers to approach her. The new addition was Unparalleled Beautiful Lady. She was arguably the most noticed member of the Starfire Guild. Although she wore a face cloth, her voluptuous figure and seductive charm made viewers¡¯ hearts race ¨C her appeal brought in arge audience. Just her looks were intoxicating enough to allure a vast number of yers. This was the power of her personal charm. Of course, her skills were beyond question. She had always been among the top yers in PK and was the only yer from the Starfire Guild to make it to the top hundreddder yers. Leaf Thief¡¯s skills flowed smoothly and stylishly. His equipment gave him a distinctly ssical Chinese look. His poetic skills often left opponents in shambles. Given the current scarcity of skills to break control and faction tokens, once Leaf Thief found a w, he could generally charge and take away the opponent in one go. Unparalleled Beautiful Lady was the only Starfire Guild yer who had a record of eighty-eight consecutive wins. ording to the site statistics, no yer had yet imed a hundred consecutive wins. There were many reasons for this situation. Skillful yers found it easy to win initially as manymon yers participating in the ranking event during the activities didn¡¯t care for high ranks. They just wanted to gain experience and gift packages, which made it easier for the skilled yers to win initially. However, as their points increased, they started encountering more and more skilled opponents. Eighty plus consecutive victories were already quite astounding. After all, there were no invincible professions at this point. Even the so-called unshakeable fortress, the Enduring Shepherd, had professions that could counter him and beat him. The same was true for Leaf Thief. In Old Gods, there were no unbeatable professions ¡ª every profession had its predator. What this meant was that anyone could kill arge number of professionals who countered them. This led to yers, originally drawn by her beauty, to change their perception and appreciate her skills. Of course, there¡¯s nothing better than appreciating beauty while watching intensely exciting matches and stunning maneuvers. That¡¯s why Unparalleled Beautifuldy had the highest poprity among members of the Starfire Guild. During the day, when Li Yao was watching, elders from the Starfire Guild gathered in one of the Arena mirrors to study the Sand Dragon King¡¯s strategy. Li Yao didn¡¯t offer any advice but let them explore on their own. By the time night fell, though the elders couldn¡¯t achieve high aplishments, they were able to enter the Central Arena. Starting from the afternoon, the Central Arena began teeming with life. Due to their skills and profession, they could defeat the Sand Dragon King, but couldn¡¯t gain higher aplishments or medals. The Central Arenapetition for the colorful gift package was in full swing. By the time Li Yao reached the Arena, it had fully descended into darkness. Being a main city, the Arena here was even more crowded. ¡°Big brother, you finally showed up. Did you see the forum? Many posts are tarnishing your name because you haven¡¯t shown up for so long,¡± the adorable teenagerined as she saw Li Yao entering thendscape arena they had previously booked. Li Yao opened the forum with surprise, indeed finding numerous posts about him¡­ PS: At the beginning of the month, we¡¯re seeking votes for rankings. I hope friends who like this book and have votes will cast their votes and join me in this battle. Mario thanks you. Chapter 337: 337: Hacked (Vote needed) You could say that the arena had been open for twenty-four hours now. Many people wanted to see Li Yao, or see him make a fool of himself, but Li Yao seemed to have disappeared, there was no trace of him. The Starfire Guild was making a bigmotion, popping up with so many experts all of a sudden that it set the previously rxed atmosphere on edge again. Especially the guilds that bore a grudge against the Starfire Guild, they absolutely didn¡¯t want Starfire to grow stronger. However, some things didn¡¯t develop as they wished. The experts from the Starfire Guild once again disrupted their calm. Some top-tier guilds even knew the other identity of Unparalleled. Such a legendary figure was attracted to Starfire, posing a significant threat to them. Soon, as analysts calcted the potential profit of the Arena, all the guilds dove in. Not to mention those showing off in the global channel, even each guild had lucky yers who could get excellent rewards. Such a ce, offering a chance to level up quickly and safely, no one wanted to miss. If the Starfire Guild had just been established without an analyst and couldn¡¯te to this conclusion, that would be understandable. But to their knowledge, Starfire was one of the first guilds to throw all its resources in, with all the elders and elites promoting it for the guild, highlighting the importance of this Arena. Still, in such circumstances, Li Yao didn¡¯t appear, and it led to spection.
Two scenarios were possible, either Li Yao was held back by a mission, unable to join, or he had something going on in real life, unable to join. But whichever it was, they were happy to see it. Many guilds didn¡¯t want a real fight with Starfire, after all, the bounty from the three major guild heads was still fresh in their minds. Because of that incident, the three major guilds lost face. Before they found a way to restrain Li Yao, they basically wouldn¡¯t provoke him. But that didn¡¯t stop them from making small moves, stirring up some drama. Many guilds were happy to see this happening. So they started disparaging Li Yao in the forum. Did Prairie Fire exhaust his skills? Did Prairie Fire see the Sand Dragon King¡¯s power and dare not fight? Was Li Yao just a paper tiger not willing to fight strong yers now that his level was high? Was Prairie Fire pretending to be sick in real life, giving himself an excuse to avoidpeting, etc.? They provided seemingly usible exnations for each spection. Some went as far as iming to be Li Yao¡¯s neighbor, personally witnessing him pretending to be sick while actually partying with girls at his mansion. Their sole purpose was to muddy the water, tarnish Li Yao¡¯s reputation, and subtly reduce his influence. Li Yao casually clicked on a few posts then closed the forum, patting Tonton¡¯s head and said, ¡°They are merely clowns trying to attract attention, no point paying heed to them.¡± ¡°Humph, it¡¯s just that they pissed me off. They make baseless ims, they have no shame.¡± Dumb-like Tonton was still upset. ¡°These small tricks won¡¯t amount to anything much. Now that I¡¯m here, their rumors will be naturally invalidated. Moreover, I also need to thank them.¡± Li Yao said with augh. ¡°Why?¡± Dumb-like Tonton asked curiously. Sister Li responded, ¡°If the guild leader were really as they said, or simply couldn¡¯t make it to the Arena, their purpose would be achieved, diminishing the guild leader¡¯s reputation. But now that the guild leader is back, their rumors serve as a hype, keeping the guild leader in the public eye, increasing his exposure and poprity. Isn¡¯t that helpful to us?¡± ¡°So that¡¯s how it is, I understand now.¡± Dumb-like Tonton nodded in seemingprehension. Despite being smart, she was young and naive when it came to matters of the world. ¡°So how do you n on responding now? Will you push for the Ladder match or fight the Sand Dragon King?¡± Feng Yi also hurried back. ¡°I personally think the Ladder match is a better choice.¡± Guardian Angel analyzed, ¡°Consider his skill, not to mention thirty consecutive wins, even hundreds are possible. He has almost no peers and the speed would be fast too. If we aim for the number one spot on thedder leaderboard, it should not take more than half a night.¡± ¡°No, I think the Sand Dragon King is a better choice. Now, all the elite yers are challenging the Sand Dragon King and then advancing to the Central Arena, this is the gathering spot for tonight¡¯s top yers. On the contrary, his skill is excellent without a doubt, taking first ce would not be a problem. But the issue is, there would be people belittling him.¡± Unparalleled sat in the distance and said indifferently. Sister Li nodded, ¡°There¡¯s no need to argue about this. The guild leader¡¯s elite mission requires him to dominate the Central Arena with a hundred consecutive wins. So, whether or not for the guild¡¯s promotion, the Central Arena is something we must fight.¡±
¡°What kind of abnormal mission is this, it nearly scared me to death.¡± Guardian Angel was speechless. ¡°The ones who can challenge the Sand Dragon King within one day either have extremely strong elite professions, or their skills are extraordinarily excellent. Based on my observation of the Central Arena, all thepetitors are experts, very strong. If we join, we¡¯ll probably have an equal chance of winning. Moreover, some strong yers are also very ruthless.¡± Feng Yi expressed her concerns. ¡°Who the hell is your elite professional instructor to give you such a brutal mission, it¡¯s clearly not meant to bepleted.¡± Unparalleled was formidable, but not arrogant enough to win a hundred consecutive games, even a ten-match winning streak would be amazing. Li Yao shrugged and said, ¡°Didn¡¯t I already tell you? My elite professional instructor is the Shadow City Queen, you just didn¡¯t believe me.¡±
¡°I believe you this time, only such a monster like you could have the queen as your instructor, but now it¡¯s unclear whether that¡¯s a good or bad thing.¡± Unparalleled¡¯s words were full of schadenfreude. ¡°No problem, we¡¯ll also join the ler, and then intentionally lose, that should work, right?¡± Dumb-like Tonton suggested. ¡°Oh, this idea is good.¡± Guardian Angel¡¯s eyes lit up. ¡°No need, I want to earn my hundred consecutive wins fair and square.¡± Li Yao continued, ¡°Besides, you¡¯re thinking too simply. If the system detects intentional losing, we could be banned from the game, it¡¯s not worth it.¡± ¡°Yeah, we can¡¯t throw matches. For the guild¡¯s honor and the guild leader¡¯s image, we have topete fairly.¡± Sister Li said seriously, ¡°So, either don¡¯t participate, or give it your all. Anyway, you¡¯re not my opponent.¡± ¡°I still disagree, and I¡¯ve learned new techniques, I want to test them out.¡± Unparalleled said. ¡°You can test them anytime, you still can¡¯t win.¡± Li Yao said confidently. ¡°Alright, guild leader, how do you n to arrange?¡± Sister Li asked. ¡°Post an announcement, saying that I¡¯m going to challenge the Sand Dragon King, those who want to watch should hurry, of course, there is a fee, one silver coin for entry.¡± Li Yao said. ¡°Damn, profiteer.¡± Guardian Angel gave a thumbs down. Sister Li nodded, ¡°This way, the guild funds will be plentiful again.¡±¡­ PS: Continues to ask for monthly votes, there will be five more updates today.
Chapter 338: 338: Expulsion ¡°Hey, did you see the announcement just now?¡± ¡°No shit, I¡¯m not blind.¡± ¡°So, are you going?¡± ¡°Go, go to hell! One silver coin for the entrance fee? He might as well rob us.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve decided I¡¯m going.¡± ¡°You must be mad. It¡¯s obviously a money trap.¡± ¡°To witness skilled yers up close and learn their techniques, a silver coin is not expensive.¡± ¡°Xiayao is live streaming, you can just watch that.¡± ¡°You watch it then; there¡¯s a dy of several minutes on the live stream. I¡¯m going.¡± ¡°Meh, you¡¯re nuts.¡± Such conversations happened everywhere. Many wanted to see how Li Yao was going to fight the Sand Dragon King.
You need to know thatst time, the tinum Monster Bird had many people puzzled about how Li Yao managed to pass it. Even though the yers¡¯ skills have improved significantly now, the Sand Dragon King has also be more formidable. A day has passed, and only a handful of high-level yers have managed to kill the Sand Dragon King. However, the value of doing so is not that great. Because of the low appraisal, the quality and quantity of the dropped materials are not ideal. Especially if no breakthrough sess was achieved, no high-quality materials were obtained, and no one has crafted the Desert Dragon King Set yet. The Desert Dragon King Set is blue equipment. Although it¡¯s blue, the suit effect is quite good. Equipping more than five pieces results in two suit effects. It¡¯s quite like wearing two to three Purple Equipment pieces. This makes many yers who can¡¯t afford the Purple Equipment drool, especially over the Desert Dragon King series weapons. The weapons are of purple quality. Even though the special effects are average, their attributes and attack power are far better than blue equipment. This lure is not only for ordinary yers. Many advanced yers, who don¡¯t have level 10 Purple Weapons, are also very intrigued. Now, many yers have already reached level 13 or 14. They mastered their skills, can break the Dragon King, and can make their Purple Weapon. This is not just about the odds. As long as you master this skill, you can clearly see and touch it. So even though many yers resent the one silver coin entry fee, many yers stille to watch Li Yao¡¯s challenge against the Sand Dragon King. There are also some yers from other guilds who want to visit the venue and look for an opportunity to create chaos. Not to mention that Li Yao doesn¡¯t know about this, even if he did, he wouldn¡¯t care. ¡°The Mirror Arena can now amodate 10,000 people. It¡¯spletely full. That¡¯s a lot of money.¡± Angel, the guardian, said when she saw that the yer area was already filled. ¡°What should we do now? Many people outside are still watching the area channel.¡± ¡°10,000 people, only a hundred gold coins at most. It¡¯s nothing at all.¡± Sister Liughed. ¡°The key is what do we do now?¡± Angel the guardian emphasized: ¡°Hey, where is Prairie Fire?¡± ¡°He went to apply for a sub-arena, and there should be results soon. If we¡¯re really sessful, we¡¯re going to make a fortune.¡± Clearly, Sister Li was in a very good mood. The sub-arena is not the same as the Mirror Arena. In fact, ording to the public exnation, the arena should be considered a small semi-ne. Every town can enter the Mirror Environment, but only the Central Arena and eight sub-arenas around the Central Arena are shared by the three factions. Only those who have earned the right can enter. For example, the current requirement of the main arena is toplete a challenge against the Sand Dragon King. In the future, it will change to the top 10,000 in thedder challenge to be eligible topete in the main arena, and the top 1 million in thedder challenge will be eligible to watch from the main arena seats.
The eight sub-arenas next to it are for the top 100,000 yers in thedder challenge topete in the sub-arenas, and the top 5 million can go to the sub-arenas to watch. Of course, the arena just opened, the rules are not strictly enforced during the event period to promote the arena. After all, the initial ranking is not objective. ¡°Sir, as you can see, our Mirror Arena is running out of spectator space. I wonder under what conditions can we rent a sub-arena?¡± Li Yao greeted a Arena Guardian boss. ¡°Let me see.¡± The boss looked at the Arena number provided by Li Yao and found that many yers wanted to apply to enter, but it was full and they couldn¡¯t get in. He looked at the sub-arena again. Although there were battles in every arena, there were almost no spectators.
¡°We can consider it, but the door fee you set, we will receive half of the proceeds. If you agree, you can have the use of the Qian Sub-Arena for an hour.¡± ¡°Alright, I agree.¡± Li Yao didn¡¯t care about the door fee, as that would be a lot of money for them but for these advanced bosses, it didn¡¯t count for much, it was just the rules of the Arena. ¡°Then you may proceed.¡± The boss directly gave Li Yao a token inscribed with the word ¡°Qian¡±: ¡°Remember, it will automatically return to me after one hour.¡± Li Yao thanked him again and quickly left ¨C now is the time, when thedder is settled in the future, not even being a candidate for the Queen will make a difference. ¡°How did it go, how did it go?¡± Daimeng asked anxiously. ¡°No problem, but they are to receive half of the earnings.¡± Li Yao showed the token. ¡°So cruel,¡± Angel the Guardianined, ¡°As expected, only I am the purest.¡± ¡°Half, that¡¯s reasonable.¡± Sister Li said: ¡°How do we move people there?¡± Li Yao activated the token and a massive beam of light fell from the sky. Instantly, everyone disappeared and a momentter, 10,000 people appeared in the Qian Sub-Arena. This arena could usually hold 100,000 people and it could expand to 150,000 when operating at its peak. Everyone wanting to watch was then transferred to this arena. It was full in less than half an hour. Li Yao had no other means, he did not have the prestige to move to the Central Arena. But even so, many people were jealous. This was 150,000 people, a silver coin per person, that is 1500G. ¡°Shregs, racist, why do you need a silver coin, have you never seen money before?¡± ¡°Exactly, I bet you¡¯re just insane for money.¡±
¡°Acting like a smarty pants, it¡¯s for sure a scam to take our money. Have you calcted how much he made? He¡¯s instantly earned 1500G, tsk tsk, this is our hard-earned money.¡± ¡°Obviously a scam, Prairie Fire has no shame.¡± ¡°You want to learn techniques? What if he also can¡¯t pass, then your money is wasted.¡± ¡°Exactly, he managed to pass the previous bosses. He¡¯s never even fought this boss, how can he pass? Who would believe this?¡± With their agitation, many people¡¯s emotions were stirred up. The _expression_ on the faces of the _Starfire_ Guild were not looking good. Li Yao stopped those who wanted to vent, activated the token and teleported to the floor below. ¡°I¡¯m fighting the boss, open price. I¡¯m asking you toe? If you want to watch, then watch, if not, get lost! You mob instigators, the system has recorded you all. I¡¯ll refund your money, but you lot can get lost! What things do you take yourselves for!¡± Li Yao¡¯s words were followed by him activating his token. Those who were causing the uproar were suddenly cleared out, their money refunded to them. A eerie silence fell over the arena¡­ PS: Please vote to support¡­ Chapter 339: 339 Sand Dragon King The entire arena fell silent. No one had imagined how domineering Li Yao could be, not engaging in any reasoning at all. He was tantly telling them to either watch or get lost. What¡¯s more, he outright expelled those people from the Qian Word Arena. ¡°This is impressive; this is a hunter king¡¯s style.¡± ¡°Exactly. If you don¡¯t want to watch, why are you paying?¡± ¡°Obviously, they came to make trouble, the hunter king has plenty of enemies.¡± ¡°Damn it, who does he think he is? So overbearing. I want a refund, I¡¯m not watching anymore.¡± ¡°I¡¯m also not watching. I¡¯ve never seen someone so shameless and money-driven.¡± ¡°Enough from you all. Who asked you toe here, you keep buzzing after youe.¡± ¡°Just stop bothering us while we¡¯re learning, is it that hard not to be shameless while ying a game? Are you serious?¡± ¡°They¡¯re pathetic, it¡¯s useless to talk about them.¡± Most yers remained rational and weren¡¯t confused.
¡°Fine, those who want to leave, raise your hand. You¡¯ll be teleported out, and the system will refund your ticket money,¡± Li Yao activated his token and casually said: ¡°Honestly, I really don¡¯t want you to see my techniques. The sooner you leave, the better.¡± If they didn¡¯t enter, others would. Very soon, the arena was full again. Li Yao continued: ¡°I know many remaining here are spies from other guilds, those who are displeased with me, and petty fellows who came tough at my expense. But I am aware that the majority are here to learn techniques.¡± Li Yao looked around and carried on: ¡°Many of you should have read Journey to the West, even the Buddha said that scriptures shouldn¡¯t be randomly disseminated and should be exchanged for precious objects. Of course, I don¡¯tpare myself to Buddha, my techniques and methods can¡¯tpare to Buddhist scriptures either. But why do I charge? There are two reasons.¡± ¡°Firstly, I personally feel that although my techniques don¡¯tpare to Buddhist scriptures, they have some value. I honestly don¡¯t need your money, many of you know why I say this.¡± ¡°Secondly, I believe that things which are easily obtained are often not treasured. For example, the educational videos I published, which are free and public, how many people take them seriously and study them? More likely, folks watch them once, or a few times, and think, wow, incredible, very badass. But that¡¯s just me, many of you can¡¯t reach that level.¡± ¡°This is due to ack of seriousness because it¡¯s too easy to obtain. So I¡¯ve decided, my tutorial videos will charge in the future, watch or don¡¯t. Just like today, pay to enter, it¡¯s purely willing buyer willing seller. Now everyone agrees, at least on the surface. As for those who still don¡¯t agree after entering, they¡¯ve already left.¡± Li Yao¡¯s words were met with uproariousughter. Many people felt that Li Yao made some sense. ¡°This guy, he¡¯s too good at sweet-talking.¡± Seeing that no one stood out to contradict Li Yao, Angel Guardian was left speechless by theughter and apuse. ¡°Otherwise, how could he be the guild leader and you¡¯re just an elder?¡± Fruit insisted calmly. ¡°Erm, I didn¡¯t want to be the guild leader.¡± Angel Guardian was unhappy. ¡°If you were the guild leader, I wouldn¡¯t have joined.¡± Fruit didn¡¯t spare him any dignity. The eldersughed at their exchange. ¡°Most of those remaining are good friends.¡± Li Yao continued: ¡°I won¡¯t say much more, just one assurance. If I can¡¯t achieve the ultimate achievement within an hour, I¡¯ll refund your entry fees and apologize for wasting your precious time. But I just have one request, when I¡¯m fighting the Sand Dragon King, I don¡¯t want to hear anyone messing with the rhythm.¡± ¡°Such a revealing show of dominance, truly worthy of a Hunter King, this level of courage is a must.¡± ¡°We definitely came to the right ce. Just being here is worth one silver coin.¡± The high-ranking yers and spies from guilds first felt puzzled, then grew extremely excited, achieving the ultimate achievement means attaining tinum medals. To clear the stage, remain uninjured, breach position, challenge mode, achieve SSS grade, attaining several of these achievements in a single round earns you tinum grade.
But a full day went by and, up till now, people only managed to clear the stage and achieve challenge mode ranking. They came to learn Li Yao¡¯s concepts, movement methods and breaching techniques. No one expected Li Yao to be so bold, and aim for tinum in one try. Such confidence and arrogance. The arena instantly boiled over, most of it was praise and cheers, but many also scoffed, waiting to see Li Yao embarrass himself. After talking big if he couldn¡¯t meet such expectations, it would truly be a great humiliation. At this moment, a lot of attention was focused on the situation here, not to mention the guilds, even leaders from the three main factions who were monitoring the arena had turned their attention over.
After all, during thest Three Factions Trial, Li Yao had left a strong impression, many high-ranking members of the three factions hadn¡¯t forgotten this rookie soldier. ¡°You¡¯ve sessfully attracted attention from above.¡± lying on her bed, the queen spoke. Not far away was a light screen where a Banshee was casting spells to disy the situation in the arena. Li Yao wasn¡¯t concerned about all this, he straight forwardly chose Challenge Mode ? Sand Dragon King. ¡°For the sake of significance, in the first half I will only use a level ten blue bow and not summon any pets. In the second half, I¡¯ll use a greatsword to show how tobat the Sand Dragon King at close range. In a moment you¡¯ll realize, charging just one silver coin for entrance, you guys lucked out.¡± As he was saying this, Li Yao had already switched to a blue level 10 bow and disyed its attributes. This was simply too wild, too audacious. The entire arena seemed to have ignited, and it exploded. If he were demonstrating archery, it would have been eptable, but he was even nning on demonstrating closebat. He was a Hunter King, not a Warrior King. Li Yao gave a slight smile. This was the effect he wanted. After a few rounds of screening, many of those left were extremely rational. Only such people were needed in Starfire Guild. Whether they were those annoying troublemakers or those nonsense talkers, Starfire didn¡¯t need them. Li Yao was sure, after today, many people would choose to join Starfire Guild when they were recruiting. This was his true intention. At this moment, the Sand Dragon King had spawned. Seeing Li Yao, it immediately let out a roar. The Sand Dragon King, resembling a fish, but had hind legs, the fins on its sides were like wings, a dorsal fin resembling a shark¡¯s on its back. However, this creature lived in the desert, not in water. It stomped firmly with its back feet, its huge body charged towards Li Yao across the ground like an arrow. Seeing Li Yao standing still, many spectators screamed. But Li Yao waspletely calm. ¡°The Sand Dragon King¡¯s charging attack starts from very far away, so you don¡¯t need to dodge right away. It can slightly alter its direction. When it¡¯s 10 to 5 yards away, use the dodge skill. Now is the time.¡±
Li Yao effortlessly sidestepped, Sand Dragon King¡¯s fin brushed past him, causing another round of screams¡­ ps: The fourth update is up, seeking monthly ticket support¡­ Chapter 340: 340 Gold Shiny Though the Sand Dragon King¡¯s dragon car moves slowly to activate, it has taken out many yers. Those who manage to dodge it usually rely on their unique discement abilities. Li Yao¡¯s apparent dangerous yet seemingly rxed dodge methods are something they hadn¡¯t thought of before. They usually resorted to a dive forward to dodge, never thinking about using a short-distance side shift move. ¡°You should know what to do now.¡± Li Yao did not use maximum speed, he yed normally: ¡°I know many of you don¡¯t know how to judge distances. If so, you can shift sideways between the second and fourth second after the ground trembles. You can basically avoid the dragon car that way.¡± Many yers present remembered this method as they had tried their hands against the Sand Dragon King. The dragon cart did cause severe damage. ¡°Up next, after the side shift, you can quickly enter attack mode. The Sand Dragon King pauses for three seconds after the cart, during which its dorsal fin bes easy to hit.¡± Li Yao said, as he shot arrows towards the Sand Dragon King¡¯s dorsal fin. Shadow Dance showed up amongst them, saying: ¡°Gold Shiny has opened betting odds. Seems like it¡¯s a big bet.¡± ¡°What¡¯s the bet about?¡± Li Yao¡¯s sister frowned. ¡°The bet is on whether the boss canplete the tinum Challenge in one go.¡± Shadow Dance paused before continuing, ¡°However, apart from some gamblers, nobody believes that the boss can win. There¡¯s still a lot of cing bets.¡± Li Yao¡¯s sister shook her head, saying: ¡°Gold Shiny is likely to fail this time, as the betting odds are extremely high. It appears that he bought over the analysts to get these results. With such a good opportunity, let¡¯s make our bets. The ticket costs 1500 gold anyway.¡± The guardian angel frowned, ¡°Isn¡¯t that too risky? He¡¯s strong, but he has never yed before. If it¡¯s about passing the stage, no one will doubt. But, both avoidance of damage and breaking the position are very difficult. Especially avoiding damage, how can it be possible?¡±
¡°That¡¯s why Gold Shiny is so confident. He set the odds of sess so high to attract gamblers, yet the odds for failure are extremely low. He knows he won¡¯t make a fortune from this gamble, but there is a practice called ¡®Geese Flying Leaving Feathers¡¯, which means to take a small profit from gamblers.¡± Unparalleled Enchantress said, seemingly familiar with Gold Shiny¡¯s way of thinking, ¡°You guys didn¡¯t notice, before the odds were set, almost no one bet on him winning. It¡¯s after the odds were adjusted that the situation is as it is now. If it were anyone else, Gold Shiny would really make a fortune out of this. But now, he has made a miscalction.¡± ¡°Can it really work?¡± Feng Yi seemed hesitant. ¡°Firstly, you should believe in the guild master¡¯s abilities. Secondly, you should understand his style. If he weren¡¯t 100% sure, he wouldn¡¯t be doing this. Therefore, we could use this money for betting. Otherwise, earning a few hundred G is not interesting.¡± Li Yao could earn that many gold coins at the tenth level. Now a few hundred gold coins is nothing to him. ¡°You¡¯re the vice-guild master, your word matters,¡± said Starfire casually. In their view, Li Yao¡¯s skills are beyond doubt, but to guarantee no damage, it is extremely challenging. ¡°I¡¯ve already ced my bet. Just trust our guild master. This time the biggest winner will be us. Both fame and fortune!¡± Li Yao¡¯s sister said confidently, having gradually changed her original intent. At first, she kept urging Li Yao to find a guild master fast. Now, she¡¯s fully immersed in the joy of managing the guild. This is the charm of the game. Even though she manages apany in the real world, in the game, there are endless possibilities. Watching the Starfire Guild grow from a few people to now over a thousand members, how they slowly established their base in the wilderness, she too desired to build a city. She was initially hesitant to manage the guild because she was afraid that Li Yao would interfere in guild matters, leaving her hands tied. But as time passed, she realized that Li Yao hadpletely handed over the guild operation to her, only taking care of the general direction, and the other veterans got along well. As the wife of the guildmaster, Feng Yi had also never stepped out of line. As far as she could see, this was a positive and healthy management structure, and with this foundation, Starfire Guild would prosper rapidly. The current situation is such that she doesn¡¯t prompt Li Yao to look for a vice-guild master anymore, and he seems to have forgotten it too. Li Yao retreated while dealing damage, saying, ¡°With this boss, the most crucial part is finding your rhythm. Don¡¯t be thrown off by the boss¡¯ attack. You¡¯ll waste a lot of time being frazzled, and the longer you stay like that, the higher the chance of getting attacked.¡± A roar¡­ The Sand Dragon King buried its head in the sand. ¡°Here is something to note; when it buries its head in the sand, it¡¯s not swallowing sand, but generating pressure in its mouth.¡± Li Yao noted as he once again dodged a sand bullet spat by the Sand Dragon King: ¡°It will fire three sand bullets, and as you can see, they form a fan shape with its mouth as the vertex. So when you side-shift, don¡¯t move too far, just dumbly avoiding the first bullet is enough.¡± After dodging the first sand bullet, Li Yao didn¡¯t move. The subsequent sand bullets the boss spat outnded to his left and right. Standing still after dodging the first bullet was absolutely safe. If he panicked, there would be a good chance of getting hit. ¡°Damn, this is too easy. Is he fighting the Challenge Mode Sand Dragon King?¡±
¡°I could never grasp it watching the videos, but experiencing it in person now, it feels like I am ying a different gamepared to Li Yao.¡± ¡°I am but an elite in the guild, yet the Sand Dragon King messed me up so bad. But looking at Prairie Fire¡¯s simple sidesteps makes it look so easy.¡± ¡°You guys know nothing. Li Yao is doing this with crappy equipment as a demonstration for us. Otherwise, if he summoned his pet, the Sand Dragon King would be half wasted.¡± ¡°Anyway, this time we have made a fortune. I can also be considered a pro after beating the Sand Dragon King.¡±
The entire arena was already bustling. Although it had started not long ago, many yers felt that they had gotten their money¡¯s worth. The people from the various guilds watching hadplex looks on their faces, not expecting Li Yao to be so rxed. ¡°Next should be the Sand Spit attack. You can¡¯t use the side-step for this spell. Those with life-saving abilities can use them now. If you don¡¯t have one, it¡¯s best to dive forward. As for when to dive, the best time would be 1.5 seconds after the Sand Dragon King lifts its head.¡± Li Yao dodged the Sand Dragon King¡¯s spit with a forward dive, as he exined and did it right at that time¡­ ps: The fifth update is here, continue to ask for monthly passes, thank you Mario! Chapter 341: 341 Li Yao, while subtly adjusting his position, continued to target the back fins that were his primary focus with his bow and arrow. ¡°These animal bosses may seem unpredictable, but they actually have a wind-up time before their attack. It¡¯s not without a pattern, it¡¯s just different for every boss since they aren¡¯t humanoid. Despite being busy with tasks during the day, I¡¯ve watched many videos. I am now able to anticipate their wind-up patterns based on this analysis. Therefore, you can do the same by observing and studying it.¡± For the next few minutes, Li Yao suspended his attack, demonstrating his understanding of the boss to the skeptical spectators, making them firmly believe in his thorough understanding and judgments of this boss. The data Li Yao shared detailed exactly when and how to evade following each of the boss¡¯s movements. This level of detailed strategy for a particr boss was something only Li Yao could create, leaving spectators who wished to see him fail in shock. Importantly, many had bet on Li Yao¡¯s failure, which was tied directly to their pocket full of gold coins. If they saw someone in the spectator stand sping their hands together, it was unquestionable ¨C they were cursing at Li Yao, praying the beast wouldnd a hit on him. All they asked for was a single hit just to win the ultimate bet. However, such a wish was mere extravagance;pared to Li Yao, this boss was child¡¯s y. Even without prior knowledge of this boss, his reflexes alone would profit himplete evasion. The Sand Dragon King, driven to irritation by Li Yao¡¯s taunts, burrowed directly underground. ¡°For a ranged ss, this is the general strategy. It might feel like the problem of aiming isn¡¯t hard, but if you can¡¯t hit your target, don¡¯t me me.¡± Storing his bow and arrow, Li Yao drew a blue greatsword, revealing its properties to the audience. ¡°From here we move to closebat. It¡¯s based on the same principle. Some might consider its burrowing to be troublesome. But I must inform you, such a move is mindless.¡±
Just like this, while exining the tactics, Li Yao began battling the Sand Dragon King effortlessly with his greatsword. Strictly speaking, the Sand Dragon King was a challenge suitable for both ranged and melee fighters. This wasn¡¯t an issue for Li Yao, but for the novice yers, it was a different story. To Li Yao, it almost felt like simple chat. It wasn¡¯t taxing, quite rxing in fact, with no challenge involved. He wouldn¡¯t even be injured, and if he was, it would mean his years of practice were in vain. Nevertheless, in the eyes of the spectators, Li Yao was quite literally dancing on the edge of a knife. The Sand Dragon King had utterly crushed them. They watched with awe as Li Yao coolly dissected the beast¡¯s critical weaknesses, providing a guide that would allow the average yer to challenge the beast, by merely remembering his approach. This was the demeanor of a true expert, the conduct of a noble. From the perspective of most yers, Li Yao now embodied these qualities. This reaction was precisely what Li Yao desired. He wasying the groundwork for the uing contributions to his guild. He wouldn¡¯t simply offer his expertise out of the goodness of his heart. After all, these were just insignificant challenge dungeons in his eyes. His guild, Starfire, was overjoyed with his progress. However, those who had bet on his failure, guild spies who had ndered him, and other guild members harbored a slew of mixed emotions. Even though it wasn¡¯t over yet, Li Yao¡¯s easygoing demeanor, his ability to make jokes with the audience while ying the boss, gave them enough insight to predict the oue. No matter how hard the Sand Dragon King fought, it¡¯s health was not infinite. Whether onnd or underground, the boss couldn¡¯tnd a single hit on Li Yao. In the end, with one swing of Li Yao¡¯s de, the Sand Dragon King faced the end of its most brutal battle. ¡°System: yer Prairie Fire haspleted the tinum challenge of the Sand Dragon King. Glory be upon him. Reward: 100 points of reputation for each race in the faction.¡± ¡°System: yer Prairie Fire haspleted the tinum challenge of the Sand Dragon King. Glory be upon him. Reward: 100 points of reputation for each race in the faction.¡± The world announcements repeated twice, making countless yers who were watching the dyed broadcast exim in surprise, while a few gritted their teeth in frustration. Gold Shiny, in particrly, was on the verge of tears. He had believed the analysts¡¯ predictions, which was why he had set up this bet. With a ¡®Geese Flying Leaving Feathers¡¯ mentality, he thought it would be great to make a little extra gold. He had raised the odds of Li Yao¡¯s sess to attract more gamblers. But he ended up losing a ton of money. For someone as miserly as him, it was an extreme form of suffering. ¡°Now, let me ask you all, is this silver coin worth it?¡± Li Yao walked over to the Sand Dragon King and shared the materials he¡¯d gathered. A wave of excitement washed over the crowd¡­
The entire stadium erupted, even though they knew he¡¯d been sessful, and there had been an announcement. Seeing the materials themselves made the majority of them extremely excited. These materials could be used to craft purple equipment. Once they returned and studied the videos, they could challenge the boss, and obtain a set of equipment and a purple weapon. Considering the value of such items, what was a mere silver coin inparison? ¡°Alright, onest thing. The Starfire guild is about to reach level three. Those without a guild or who wish to learn and exchange techniques can join the guild. I will asionally share some tips. There you have it, that is all.¡±
Just as Li Yao was about to leave it seemed as if he thought of something, suddenly saying: ¡°Ahem, there¡¯s one more thing. Soon, I will head over to the Central Arena to challenge the achievement of a hundred consecutive victories. The multicolor treasure chest is for me alone. Those of you interested, hurry up and challenge the Sand Dragon King or watch the live stream.¡± The crowd burst into chatter¡­ It was beyond expectation. They had anticipated Li Yao would go to the Central Arena, but not that he would brazenly im he was going to dominate a hundred rounds. This was simply outrageous, disregarding all the guilds and professional yers, taken to the extreme. With an indifferent tone, Li Yao continued: ¡°I would like a favor from you all, pass along this message, let all those experts know what¡¯sing. Tell them I¡¯m ready to take on the world by myself today, hoping to meet a worthy opponent.¡± Those who had been about to leave turned their attention back to Li Yao, admiring his serene smile. Behind that handsome and sophisticated demeanor lurked a wildly daring heart. Such audacity and arrogance were shocking. Other challengers in the Central Arena would prefer facing less formidable opponents, whereas, Li Yao desired theplete opposite. Announcing this in such a setting, it was a tant challenge to all the guilds¡­ PS: I¡¯ll be away for a few days, only carrying myptop to write whenever I have time. But don¡¯t worry, updates will slow for a bit at the beginning of the month, but once I¡¯m back, there will be non-stop updates¡­ Please support us with monthly votes, promise won¡¯t let you down¡­ Chapter 342: 342: Changes in the Wind and Clouds ¡°Oh my god, can¡¯t there be a bit of peace for a while?¡± Angel, the guardian, couldn¡¯t wrap his head around the arena that seemed like it was about to explode: ¡°My heart just calmed down and he¡¯s stirred up an even biggermotion.¡± ¡°What¡¯s the problem? I think Big Brother is quite cool,¡± Daimeng Tonton said with a bit of cheer and excitement. ¡°This is too audacious, way too reckless. It¡¯s unbelievable,¡± the Unparalleled Bewitching Maiden carefully said: ¡°I¡¯ve never seen someone so outrageous, actually daring to challenge the entire world.¡± Feng Yi sighed and said: ¡°Back in the days, the Mad God, who was known as the craziest person in the arena, never dared to dere war on the world.¡± ¡°Even if he hadn¡¯t done this, the guild master would still have to fight a hundred battles. That¡¯s just what his elite quest is like. No choice. And in his eyes, there probably isn¡¯t much difference between a master and a typical yer.¡± Li Jie frowned, she could guess that since keeping a low profile wasn¡¯t possible, might as well go all out. But this move was stirring up quite the storm. There were too many yers in the game, amongst which existed hidden masters. Li Yao wanted to dominate a hundred rounds. With his skills, it wouldn¡¯t be particrly difficult. However, the issue was, once he did that, many people wouldn¡¯t be able to overlook it. For instance, the masters hidden within the guilds. Many of them, for their own pride, would want to challenge him. Under such circumstances, for Li Yao to dominate a hundred rounds, it would be extremely difficult. The rules of the main arena were simple: during battle, whoever lost would be thrown out from the arena, only the victor could continue. This was the difficulty of grabbing colorful gift packages. Being able to kill the Sand Dragon King already demonstrated power,pleting a hundred general rounds was easy, but battling with experts for a hundred rounds consecutively, the energy consumption was not small. Even immortals experience bouts of exhaustion. In high-level duels, the smallest mistake could decide the victor.
¡°This is really two different matters. Initially for him, it was just a somewhat difficult task. But now, I can already imagine guilds sending masters to stop him.¡± Angel sighed heavily. He believed Li Yao could win several dozens of rounds, but a hundred was really too difficult. Li Yao, seemingly afraid the guilds wouldn¡¯t willingly send out their masters, continued saying: ¡°I¡¯m the most honest person. My elite job task is to dominate the main arena for a hundred rounds. Yes, I am saying it for all of you to hear. Those who bear grudges against me, if you want revenge, don¡¯t let go of this opportunity. I give my enemies who wish for my downfall an hour. Those who didn¡¯t challenge the Sand Dragon King should rush to do so, those who want to gather equipment should get the best ones. That¡¯s it.¡± With that, Li Yao¡¯s figure vanished. ¡°It¡¯s like he¡¯s afraid his enemies won¡¯t be willing to intercept him. He deliberately mentioned this being his mission. He even fears his enemies are not strong enough and guides them on what to do. Oh my god, this madman,¡± Angel held his face in his hand. The entire arena was still boiling with excitement, with many guild members spreading the news out. As yers dispersed, the explosive news spread rapidly throughout the gaming world, through means in reality like onmunication tforms, official forums of each administrative district, and channels in the game. This news spread crazily as if it was a contagious gue. Even gamers who didn¡¯t pay attention to the game¡¯s current affairs knew that there was such a lunatic in The Ancient God World¨Ca madman absurd enough to challenge the world alone. He even boldly announced that he hoped to encounter an opponent that could defeat him. Damn it, who do you think you are? Just a yer who recently gained some small fame. You¡¯re really taking yourself too seriously, it¡¯s simply unreasonable. Many people couldn¡¯t sit still anymore. They stopped leveling up and rushed to the arena as they abandoned their tasks. The guilds who harbored grudges against Li Yao couldn¡¯t sit still either. They immediately started selecting elites to challenge Li Yao and prevent him frompleting his mission. To them, this opportunity was extremely rare. Originally, no one knew about this, but Li Yao insisted on unting it. If they didn¡¯t sabotage his quest now, it wouldn¡¯t be worthy of him. So they selected elites, gathered a set of luxury equipment, and actively prepared for it. But Li Yao leisurely returned to Starfire Guild¡¯s Mirror Arena andfortably watched the guild yers challenge the Sand Dragon King. Upon their return, Angel and the others saw Li Yao in deep thought: ¡°I say, you¡¯re getting anxious now, right? You really were too impulsive.¡± Li Yao turned his head in confusion and asked: ¡°What are you talking about, anxious about what?¡± ¡°Aren¡¯t you anxious about the hundred battles?¡± Feng Yi asked. Li Yao looked confused and said: ¡°What¡¯s there to be anxious about? Just crush through them.¡± It turned out that in their view the emperor is not worried but the eunuchs are worried. The elders didn¡¯t know whether tough or cry.
¡°Then, what were you thinking about just now? You were frowning,¡± Angelined. Li Yao seemed to understand and said: ¡°Oh, you¡¯re asking about this. Just in time, since you guys are here, help me make a decision. The queen told me that as long as I dominate a hundred rounds, I can get any ground mount from the Dark Camp of any race. I¡¯m distressed about which mount from which race is the best. Help me make a decision. The Undead Warhorse of the Undeads looks pretty handsome, but it¡¯s difficult to cultivate. The Kodo Beast of Tauren are not bad, can carry quite a lot of things, but they¡¯re pretty ugly. The Frostwolf doesn¡¯t seem grand enough¡­¡± Uh¡­ ¡°You were worrying about this?¡± Angel opened his mouth wide in disbelief.
¡°Yeah, what else should I worry about? Nevermind, we¡¯ll talk about itter.¡± Li Yao took out a few wine sses and said: ¡°Come on, let¡¯s have a drink, this is good wine. Guaranteed to have a lingering vor, but it¡¯s so good you can¡¯t buy it.¡± ¡°Not in the mood to drink, just say it, why stir up this much trouble? What were you thinking?¡± Li Jie interrupted Li Yao. ¡°Alright, you guys are missing out.¡± Li Yao put away the Winter Springs Liquor and said: ¡°It¡¯s simple, I wanted to test the waters.¡± ¡°Test the waters?¡± Everyone was puzzled. ¡°Exactly, those clubs and guilds hide too deep, no one knows what aces and elite professions they have. So, I used myself as bait, hoping to catch some big fish. They can¡¯t resist this bait and will definitely make a move, which will allow us to get a clear picture of them. It¡¯s in preparation for the establishment of our club.¡± Li Yao knew that it was not just the people around him who could be special elite professions. Every guild and club had no shortage either, just that they concealed them well. Therefore, Li Yao was probing them this time. ¡°I get it, but doing so¡­¡± ¡°I know, but¡­ nevermind, you¡¯ll see.¡± Li Yao stood up and said: ¡°Let¡¯s go, let¡¯s head to the main arena to watch the excitement.¡± Li Yao took the lead, and everyone turned their attention again to the main arena. As soon as they arrived at the main arena, they heard the loud roar of a dragon. A dazzling Golden Dragon sted a Mage yer off the stage and killed him instantly. A burly figure appeared in the arena with a burst of heartyughter. ¡°Hahaha, supreme under the Golden Dragon. I already won the twenty-third round, who dares to challenge me?¡± Li Yao immediately broke into a smile. If not Tie Niu, who else could this outrageous, conceited person be¡­ Chapter 343: 343: The Overbearing Immortal Tie Niu (Additional update with 50 monthly votes) Chapter 343: The Overbearing Immortal Tie Niu (Additional update with 50 monthly votes) ¡°It really is a small world.¡± Li Yao smiled as he sat down. ¡°Do you know this guy?¡± Unparalleled Enchantress asked. Li Yao nodded and said, ¡°Do you?¡± ¡°I¡¯ve fought with him once. His elite profession looks shy but ultimately useless. However, in reality, he is exceptionally strong. He almost took advantage of me. This guy is strong, lewd, and crafty; definitely not a friend to reckon with.¡± Unparalleled Enchantress seemed a bit angry when she said this. It was evident that she still harbored some grudge towards that face-off. ¡°I¡¯ve met him too. He talked sweet and flirted around. Thest time he saw me, he bragged about his skills and wanted to help me level up. But when I was live streaming, he pretended to go offline.¡± Feng Yi covered her mouth and giggled, ¡°Thenter he logged back on and said it was his cousin messing around. It was pretty hrious. I didn¡¯t expect him to be so good, he¡¯s won twenty-three rounds consecutively.¡± ¡°Tie Niu does seem lewd, but his strategies and awareness are on point. He¡¯s capable as apetitive yer. His elite profession is impressive too. It¡¯s a pity that he is a part of a guild, which doesn¡¯t seem to be reliable. Otherwise, I¡¯d really hope to recruit him for the team. We could have gained another strong teammate.¡± Li Yao seemed a bit regretful when he said this. ording to his memory, Dragon Martial Monk was a rare elite profession that only a handful of yers had obtained. The power of this profession was beyond doubt. However, this elite profession required very specific attributes ¨C the innate characteristics that were inherited. In other words, a unique qualification and physique. Such yers were rare. The Dragon Martial Monk was particrly dominant in the arena. Unfortunately, Tie Niu had neverpeted in tournaments, not even individual matches.
The other Dragon Martial Monks were significantlycking in skills and awareness. Skills could be practiced, but not awareness. Given their great professions but underwhelming personal abilities, they could not get far in a crowd of strong yers. ¡°I¡¯ve signed up. I¡¯m going to y with him,¡± Unparalleled Enchantress gritted her teeth and said. ¡°Suit yourself. But I don¡¯t think it¡¯ll be your turn. My match ising up soon,¡± Li Yao made his judgment. Sister Li said, ¡°Since it¡¯s so popr, you should queue up too. The one-hour deadline you mentioned isn¡¯t far off now.¡± Li Yao smiled, ¡°Don¡¯t worry about it. The current temporary rule in the arena is based on the performance against the Sand Dragon King. The higher you are rated by the system, the higher your priority will be in the queue for the main arena. Based on my tinum medal, theoretically, I should be up for the next round as soon as I¡¯m in the queue.¡± ¡°So that¡¯s how it works,¡± Dazed Tong Ton nodded, ¡°I¡¯ve remembered all the tactics and skills big brother mentioned. I¡¯ll try to earn a Gold medal too. It will make queuing easier.¡± ¡°Tong Tong, your skills are good, no doubt,¡± Li Yao nodded. In less than ten minutes, Tie Niu had ovee two battles, making it twenty-five consecutive victories. ¡°Hahaha, is there anyone else?¡± Tie Niuughed out loud. Li Yao stood up and said loudly, ¡°Old Niu, my time is almost up. Could you speed it up a bit?¡± ¡°Oh, it¡¯s you, the freak. Come on; you want the arena? Come down and taste my new tricks.¡± Tie Niu¡¯s eyes glinted when he saw Li Yao. He had learned new skills recently and believed his own skills had substantially improved through thesepetitions. ¡°You want to battle with me? Sure, I¡¯ll be going up in 15 minutes. If you¡¯re still there, we¡¯llpare our skills. I initially felt a little embarrassed for bullying you twice, but since you insist, I won¡¯t be courteous anymore.¡± ¡°In a bit, I¡¯ll deal with you,¡± Tie Niu raised his middle finger at Li Yao, then continued to prepare for his next opponent. Tie Niu was still standing firm, taking down three more challengers in fifteen minutes. ¡°I guess I won¡¯t have a chance to challenge him. I still need to wait for over ten matches. I think I should try the Sand Dragon King again.¡± Unparalleled Enchantress said regrettably. ¡°Prairie Fire, your time¡¯s up. Why are you still not going up?¡± ¡°Exactly, are you trying to dy the time? It¡¯s already been two minutes.¡± ¡°Are you guys pigs? He¡¯s still battling, how could big brother take his turn,¡± Dazed Tong Ton retorted discontentedly. ¡°Tong Ton, let me tell you something.¡± Li Yao intentionally raised his voice, ¡°Never bother to argue with mad dogs. Otherwise, you¡¯ll only degrade yourself.¡±
¡°Oh, I see,¡± Dazed Tong Ton responded earnestly. ¡°Still denying the truth.¡± ¡°We¡¯ll see how you dominate a hundred matches.¡± ¡°Exactly, he¡¯s truly overestimating himself.¡±
Guardian Angel sneered, ¡°You bunch is so bothersome. Don¡¯t think that I don¡¯t know. You only qualified to enter by utilizing Prairie Fire¡¯s skills to defeat the Sand Dragon King. Yet after entering, all you do is bark. Just shut up. I¡¯ve never seen such shameless people.¡± Upon hearing Guardian Angel¡¯s words, quite a few people¡¯s faces turned red. It was a fact that their skills were not enough to defeat the Sand Dragon King. They had only made it by following Li Yao¡¯s guide. Also, they were sent by their guild to harass Li Yao. ¡°Prairie Fire, your time¡¯s up and I¡¯m still here,¡± Tie Niu pointed at Li Yao, ¡°Even though I¡¯m very tired now, dealing with you should be enough.¡± With Tie Niu¡¯s words, the sessive spectators all cheered for him and voiced their support one after another. Li Yao, who had just signed up, was transported down, ¡°I thought you were confident, but you mentioned being tired. Clearly, you¡¯re just giving yourself an excuse to lose. You should quit if you can¡¯t.¡± ¡°You¡¯re kidding. Would I retreat? Everyone knows that I¡¯m valiant. Look at those cheers for me, while the crowd is jeering you.¡± Li Yao shook his head, ¡°They¡¯re all my enemies. Of course, they won¡¯t praise me. This time, they¡¯re all here for me. Well, do you need to rest? If not, let¡¯s start. ¡°Let¡¯s begin, let¡¯s begin. Watch how my weary body crushes you.¡± Although Tie Niu¡¯s strength had improved substantially, when he faced Li Yao, he felt a little nervous about his elusive archery. ¡°Alright then, you¡¯re tired and I don¡¯t want to take advantage of that. I won¡¯t attack this match. I¡¯ll let my pet battle with you. It¡¯s fair that way, right?¡± Li Yaoughed. ¡°Freak, you underestimate me too much.¡± Just when everyone thought Tie Niu would be furious or refuse, he continued, ¡°But, I am indeed tired today. So I¡¯ll just y with your pet. When I kill your pet, don¡¯t you deny your loss.¡± ¡°How could I? Hydra, apany him,¡± Li Yao whistled, and the oppressive figure of Hydra appeared. Tie Niu¡­ ps: Writing in a hotel is not ideal, especially without a mechanical keyboard. My already slow typing speed deteriorated even further. s.
Chapter 344: 344: The First Battle (Request for Monthly Ticket) Chapter 344: The First Battle (Request for Monthly Ticket) ¡°My God, are you mentally unstable? Even your pet is deranged, yet you managed to get your hands on a mid-level boss.¡± Tie Niu had an appraisal skill. He was startled when he saw the hydra. Just its appearance alone was better than that of ordinary monsters. Especially since he himself had killed many hydras, this one gave him a special feeling, its four pair of eyes looking particrly spirited, just like a person. So, when he used his appraisal skill and discovered that this hydra was a mid-level boss, he instantly knew he was being pranked by Li Yao again. ¡°You foolish bald man, who are you calling a monster?¡± The Ice Snake was furious, it was proud of its bloodline and hated being called a monster. ¡°A weakling insect. If it were my prime, I could kill him with a single spit,¡± Cold eyes of the Dark Snake fixed on Tie Niu, ¡°The order of the great master is that we should y with you in good faith, so naturally we should y well.¡± ¡°I just hope this guy isn¡¯t too weak,¡± said the Ice Snake. Because Li Yao didn¡¯t have his own territory yet, they could only stay in the Pet Space, and it was extremely depressed. ¡°Shit, dammit. Prairie Fire, I¡¯m not tired anymore, let¡¯s spar instead.¡± Tie Niu was almost in tears, his intelligence so high, he certainly wasn¡¯t a good fellow. ¡°Don¡¯t. I know you¡¯re exhausted, don¡¯t be polite with me. It¡¯s not a big deal if I lose, it¡¯s just a loss. Hydra, what are you standing there for? y nicely with Brother Tie Niu.¡± As Li Yao spoke, he was smiling and retreated to the edge of the arena. ¡°I really am not being polite¡­¡±
Seeing Li Yao¡¯s performance, Tie Niu felt even more uneasy in his heart. Ordinary bosses ughtered them , let alone a mid-level boss like this one. ¡°The master is getting impatient, let¡¯s begin.¡± The Ice Snake sneered, its body quickly charged towards Tie Niu while faint snowkes drifted around it. ¡°Damn it, do you really think I¡¯m a vegetarian?¡± Tie Niu roared in anger, his body rapidly shing. Although the Ice Snake had slowed his agility, his speed was unaffected due to the sh ability. Beheading Dragon Skill! As the Ice Snake bit towards Tie Niu, his body suddenly shattered and transformed into a pale golden Chinese dragon. The dragon roared and rushed towards the Hydra, whose health bar decreased significantly. The golden dragon pierced through its body. Tie Niu reappeared, but was now behind the Hydra. Beheading Dragon Skill! Electric Dragon Fist! Tie Niu¡¯s fists were incredibly swift, pounding one punch after another onto the Hydra¡¯s body. Each punch released a small dragon from his fist, which burrowed into the Hydra¡¯s body. The sound of the dragon¡¯s roar and the punches striking the Hydra echoed throughout the arena. -698-689-649-678-682¡­ Hidden Dragon Burst! The golden dragons that had entered the Hydra¡¯s body didn¡¯t disappear. Instead, they emitted a golden glow and suddenly exploded. The Hydra¡¯s body appeared transparent as the golden light shone through it, as if it were drenched in gold. -1856 A horrifying damage number appeared in the eyes of ordinary yers. The arena immediately erupted.
Apuse for Tie Niu rang out everywhere. The arena had reached a fever pitch. There¡¯s no denying it, Tie Niu¡¯s skills were dazzling. Merely watching him gave off an upscale and high-quality feeling. Furthermore, Tie Niu had clearly discovered a sequence of moves belonging to the Dragon Martial Monk. The series of moves he just performed were too swift and perfect. Even the Hydra could barely react and was directly hit by abination. Under such a sequence of attacks, only a Hydra could survive. If it were a yer, they would be killed in seconds.
The Dragon Martial Monk was impressive, had high damage, and terrifying mobility. It was simply the perfect profession. Many people became interested in the Dragon Martial Monk and wanted to inquire about its elite tasks. ¡°Hahaha, keep it going.¡± Tie Niu quickly sh dodged the tail swipe of the Hydra: ¡°Wait for my next set of skills.¡± ¡°Hehe, have you had enough?¡± The Dark Snake sneered. ¡°Mental Control.¡± Tie Niu, who was about to sh out of the range of Floating Snow, suddenly froze and instead began walking step by step under the Hydra. ¡°You trash.¡± The Ice Snake suddenly spat out a cold breath, enveloping Tie Niu. Tie Niu¡¯s health bar dropped almost instantly, a golden glow enveloped him. Then, a golden dragon head descended from the sky, and Tie Niu¡¯s health immediately recovered by a third. Frost Burst! Crack, crack, crack¡­ Tie Niu still wore a smile on his face, but at this moment, his body was covered in bloody ice spikes. His freshly recovered health instantly fell back down to zero. Tie Niu was still standing, but he was already dead. A white light shed, and Tie Niu was teleported out, losing his qualifications to challenge the main arena for a day. Silence¡­ The entire arena had fallen into a bizarre quiet. The contrast was just too big.
Just now they were cheering for Tie Niu¡¯s spectacrbos, but in just a moment, he was taken out by such an ruthless attack. It could only be described as tragic. It was precisely because of Tie Niu¡¯s strength that they were so excited, even many people felt that Tie Niu could directly end Li Yao. This way, they could both strike at Li Yao¡¯s arrogant posture and keep their secrets. However, the contrast was just too great, so great that it left all the spectators, even those masters who held no grudges against Li Yao, in shock and surprise. ¡°Damn it, I must be sick if I ever PK with you again.¡± Tie Niu¡¯s figure reappeared in the stands, and the look he gave Li Yao was filled with sorrow and indignation. He was equally frustrated. He thought he could finally challenge Li Yao, but he didn¡¯t expect that he couldn¡¯t even beat his pet. Even though it was a mid-level boss, he wasn¡¯t weak. Being taken out this easily was even more depressing than if Li Yao had done it himself. ¡°Don¡¯t be like that, it¡¯s better to spar often and make progress together in the future,¡± Li Yao said as the duel ended, and the life and skill CDs of him and the Hydra began to replenish. ¡°Progress my ass. Improve my foot.¡± Tie Niu sat down in a depressed state: ¡°Damn it, I don¡¯t believe it. I¡¯m not your opponent, I don¡¯t believe there¡¯s no one who can restrain you.¡± ¡°Haha, then just wait and see.¡± Li Yao turned to the audience and said: ¡°Why isn¡¯t anyoneing down yet? Are you scared? Aren¡¯t you here specifically to disrupt my tasks? You¡¯re not doing very well. Don¡¯t you know about endurance battles to keep me from resting? You have no strategy at all, trash.¡± ps: Running all day made my whole body ache, but I still had to keep typing. It¡¯s too painful, I¡¯m begging for monthly tickets forfort¡­ Chapter 345: 345: Master Chapter 345: Master The entire arena echoed with Li Yao¡¯s arrogantly confident voice, and those who hade to trouble Li Yao suddenly couldn¡¯t help feeling extremely low. This is too outrageous, it truly was arrogance pushed to its limits. ¡°What¡¯s so great about that, I¡¯ll challenge you.¡± A yer stood up, having already registered. Because they wanted to challenge Li Yao, everyone in the queue cancelled their spot when Li Yao entered the stage. Many casual yers saw that things were not that simple, and most of them did not want to get involved in the grudge between Li Yao and various guilds. Mainly the casual yers were sensible, especially those who were able to kill the Sand Dragon King before watching Li Yao¡¯s strategy video, they would never act as cannon fodder for those guilds. There were plenty of opportunities topete in the main arena, there was no need to rush at this time. More importantly, although Li Yao was not exactly famous among ordinary yers, at most they knew of such a yer¡¯s existence. As for whether he is powerful or not, they just heard rumors and most of them did not believe or take them seriously. But Li Yao was very famous among the top yers. They all have studied Li Yao¡¯s skills to some extent, absorbing the essence from them. Especially his specialty in breaking attacks and positioning tactics, these universally applied techniquesbined with his stunning operations, no one dared to underestimate him as an opponent.
Not to mention anything else, in the current era when capturing an elite silver creature is already seen as signs of a great hunter, having a hydra, which is a medium-level boss, as a pet is simply terrifying to the extreme. Seeing the performance of the hydra, they all knew that Li Yao was already a top yer among the top yers just based on this pet, let alone that Li Yao¡¯s own strength is even stronger. Because there was only one person in the queue, this yer was quickly transferred to the main arena. Looking at his equipment, it was a Mage Robe, clearly a remote Mage. ¡°Prairie Fire, you¡¯re too arrogant, don¡¯t think you can boast just because you have a medium-level boss pet,¡± said the Undead Necromancer in a cold voice: ¡°Remember my ID, Law Dominates the World, this name will be your nightmare.¡± Li Yao cupped his ear, blew a light breath, and said in a light tone: ¡°Sorry, my memory is not good. I really can¡¯t remember random names like cats and dogs.¡± ¡°Prairie Fire, you¡¯re too arrogant.¡± Law Dominates the World was irate, his face flushed with embarrassment from being humiliated in front of so many people. While those who came to trouble Li Yao held in theirughter, many idle top yers who were unconcerned with the major guilds, directlyughed out loud, making Law Dominates the World blush all the way to his neck. Li Yao hit confirm, saying: ¡°Whether I am arrogant or not, you will know soon. Is it just because you have some special ability, I¡¯m toozy to guess your little scheme. If you can hold on for a minute under me, I will remember your name, otherwise it¡¯s really a waste of my brain cells.¡± ¡°Damn you.¡± Law Dominates the World was furious, and as soon as the countdown ended after clicking confirm, he began to Blink. His Blink was simr to Tie Niu¡¯s Hidden Dragon sh, also a chain Blink profession. Of course, chain Blink means that Blink can be used continuously in a short time after being cast, not that Blink no longer has a cooling time. His target was clear, it was Li Yao at the edge of the arena. ¡°A minor bug like you wants to attack my master, you are dreaming.¡± The Ice Snake started to strafe a lot of snowkes around its body as it spoke. ¡°Hmph, this trick is of no use to me, my frost resistance is already intermediate.¡± Law Dominates the World revealed a smirk, not avoiding those snowkes, he directly Blinked through the snowkes. The yers noticed that he didn¡¯t get covered in frost like other yers would when entering Floating Snow¡¯s range. It was just some snowkes falling on his mage robe, but in reality it didn¡¯t affect him much. Law Dominates the World was still blinking quickly. The hydra¡¯s two attacks were easily dodged by him. He was truly formidable. The hydra¡¯s bite attack was of no use against his elusive blinking and could not cause any damage. ¡°There¡¯s still me.¡± A glint red in the eyes of the Dark Snake. Mental Control!
¡°I was just waiting for you to use this move.¡± Law Dominates the World instantly turned into a block of ice. Under everyone¡¯s gaze, he did not move and remained an ice block. Obviously, he was not affected by Mental Control. A round of cheers and whistles rang out from the arena, this was undoubtedly a powerful predictive operation. Using the invincibility of the Ice Barrier to resist Mental Control required superb control of timing.
This was a seemingly simple operation, but in essence, it was impressively back to basics. Everyone knows that the Ice Barrier is invincible. But to cast it well is not easy, especially since they all know that the hydra is highly intelligent. If the Ice Barrier is casted earlier, the hydra naturally would not cast Mental Control. If it¡¯s castedter, then Law Dominates the World would have been controlled and could not break the skills at all. If he was controlled, then the oue would be the same: like Tie Niu, to be instantly killed by the two heads of the hydra. To break this move, one could only predict, it is precisely when the hydra casts Mental Control, that the Ice Barrier is released. Only with timing this precise can he avoid being affected. All the master-level yers present understood once they thought about it, Law Dominates the World may seem reckless but he was really treacherously cunning. He deliberately provoked Li Yao just to let down Li Yao¡¯s guard, and what happened afterwards was all within his n. Using intermediate frost resistance to ignore Floating Snow, and him getting closer to Li Yao, Dark Snake naturally would release Mental Control, thus predicting this was rtively simple. To design such a situation, everyone had to admire Law Dominates the World¡¯s clever use of his intelligence. As for calcting others, using dirty tricks and simr thoughts, no one considered it that way. All the experts agreed on one principle, clever tactics were just as important as skills. Sometimes, when equal in power, why one side won was because they had a superior strategy and tactics. In their eyes, clever tactics were also part of one¡¯s strength. If you can¡¯tpete with others and get killed, don¡¯t say things like I have better equipment, higher skills, I momentarilypsed, I will surely strike back next time, etc. Getting killed is getting killed, no matter what the reasons may be, they can¡¯t cover up the fact of being killed.
There was a wave of cheering from the arena, even those who came to watch the game cheered. Ice st! As soon as Law Dominates the World canceled the ice box, the Ice Snakeunched an Ice st. -356 ¡°Haha, you can¡¯t hurt me that much, and this trick will not make me lose much blood either.¡± Law Dominates the Worldughed loudly as he again closed the distance with Li Yao. ¡°Damn ice resistance.¡± The Ice Snake spat out an Ice Breath. However, Law Dominates the World¡¯s Blink was erratic, seemingly disorderly, but Ice Snake¡¯s Ice Breath missed once again and did not hit him¡­ ps: This is the first time I have experienced what it¡¯s like typing a novel in a train station waiting room¡­ Chapter 346: 346: First Use of Combo Skills (Additional Chapter for 100 Monthly Votes) Chapter 346: First Use of Combo Skills (Additional Chapter for 100 Monthly Votes) This was another extremely impressive move. The cheers never stopped, as it is known that the reason why the Hydra is called Hydra is that it has a neck like a sea snake. Its neck is very long and it has arge stature which results in a casting range that cannot be calcted in normal terms. This is also a peculiar mechanics issue in the ancient god world, many casting ranges can be clearly marked out, but there is always a difference when ites to actual calctions. For example, as the Hydra, when calcting the casting range, you also consider the projection of its neck length, of course, there¡¯s also the issue of flexibility. For example, if the Hydra¡¯s neck is not flexible enough, its breath range is likely to be limited to what¡¯s in front of it or even if it moves, the coverage is also limited. But the Hydra¡¯s neck is incredibly flexible, which means it can quickly move its head when breathing, covering arge area. This means that the Hydra¡¯s breath can adjust the angle of attack ording to the blink or movement of Law. This kind of persistent spell, though not targeted, can be adjusted, and so in theory it might be simr to traditional spells. This makes dodging the Hydra¡¯s breath very difficult. Even if he keeps blinking, however, Law has done it. He not only evaded the Hydra¡¯s breath attack but also once again approached Li Yao.
As long as he blinks a little more, he could attack Li Yao. Therefore, the cheers and apuse in the arena erupted once again. Everyone knows he is a mage, and the fight with Tie Niu in the first round showed how twisted the Hydra¡¯s attacks are. Such a spell, if endured without an ice box, can kill you instantly even with intermediate frost resistance. Frost resistance can only reduce frost¡¯s effects and damage, but it doesn¡¯t make him immune to it. ¡°Prairie Fire, you still don¡¯t dare to fight me? You¡¯re too timid,¡± Law had lost his previous anger and disyed a cold and stern face, showing his initial fury was just an act. Li Yaoughed, ¡°You¡¯re ungrateful. If I¡¯d hit you earlier, you would already be dead.¡± ¡°Making excuses, are you still bold enough to im you can defeat me in one minute?¡± Law mocked coldly. ¡°I have to admit, your performance just now was very exciting. But if you think you canst a minute against me, you¡¯re just too naive. There are thirty seconds left. That¡¯s enough to finish you off,¡± Li Yao slowly gripped the Blue Moon Bow. With a swing of his arm, the Blue Moon Bow turned into a full moon shape: ¡°One arrow can finish you off. If I shoot a second one, I lose.¡± There were jeers throughout the stadium. Li Yao might be powerful, but in their eyes, Law was no weakling. Even if he wasn¡¯t a match for Li Yao, to think one arrow could finish him was just too much of a boast. ¡°Hydra, you don¡¯t need to attack him anymore, lest this heap of garbage alleges I¡¯m being dishonorable,¡± Li Yao slowly pulled open the Blue Moon Bow, and shimmered a golden light. Everyone saw that Li Yao was nning to kill Law with his Charged Arrow. ¡°Nonsense, using a Charged Arrow to kill a mage, is so naive.¡± ¡°He¡¯s got a big mouth on him, this is utterly insane.¡± ¡°It¡¯s more than just insane, he has no idea who he is.¡± ¡°Ha, he thinks he¡¯s a pro, can he only brag?¡± The experts in the audience, all began to ridicule, nobody believed he could kill Law with one arrow under these circumstances. After all, everyone knows that the first shot of a hunter was easy to dodge, the difficult part was the second arrow. Thanks to Li Yao¡¯s teachings, all the hunters knew that the enemy¡¯s actions could be predicted by the first arrow¡¯s attack. Although standing still would reveal your weaknesses, it is also when you are most invincible. In their opinion, Li Yao was setting himself up for embarrassment, indeed this theory was developed from his own tutorials. Law was about 100 yards from Li Yao, in two or three seconds his spells could also start to attack Li Yao. But seeing Li Yao¡¯s Charged Arrow, he suddenly stopped. Although he has never tasted Li Yao¡¯s attack, he still knows very well that Li Yao could kill him with one arrow.
Moreover, he felt that there was no need to take risks. As long as he dodged the arrow, he would win this match. Therefore, he focused all his attention on how to dodge this arrow. A glint shot from Li Yao¡¯s eyes, and he suddenly let go. Whoosh¡­ A shining yellow light, like lightning, charged towards Law.
¡®You¡¯re so naive to think you can kill me with an arrow.¡± Law sneered and sidestepped, avoiding the arrow shot at him. ¡°An arrow, you missed, you wouldn¡¯t say¡­¡± Before Law could finish his sentence, he felt a pain in his back. Looking down, he saw an arrow tip stained with blood. Then, a look of shock and disbelief shed in his eyes as his life bar emptied and fell to the ground. Law died with his eyes wide open, not understanding until the end how he had died. ¡°I said I¡¯d finish you off with one arrow, and I did just that,¡± Li Yao calmly swung his arm, turning the bow back into a crescent shape and put away his Blue Moon Bow. The cheering from the audience for Law hadn¡¯t evenpletely subsided when it suddenly stopped and exmations of surprise started. The result was just too unexpected. They clearly knew what had happened, but because of that they felt even more astonished; this arrow was beyond belief. ¡°What happened, I clearly dodged the arrow, how was I hit?¡± Law, who had been resurrected in the spectator stand, asked indignantly while suppressing his anger. ¡°You died from ricocheting,¡± said Tie Niu, with a sympathetic face. Li Yao, you¡¯re a freak but you do give me some face. This poor man is pitiful, not even knowing how he died is really tragic. ¡°Dude, you can see it for yourself.¡± A good-hearted yer shared a video.
Law stared at the screen, where he saw himself evading the Charged Arrow just as the Hydra moved slightly. When he dodged the Charged Arrow, it hit the body of the Hydra. Since the Hydra was Li Yao¡¯s pet, it was not damaged at all. However, instead of disappearing, the arrow quickly rebounded. Law had been rxed when he dodged, without anticipating a rebound. The rebounding Charged Arrow shot directly into his back-heart. ¡°This is not possible, how does a Charged Arrow have the effect of a bouncing arrow?¡± Law roared. Everyone looked at him with pity in their eyes, wondering just how Li Yao had killed him. Dying without knowing how, he had lost face terribly¡­ ps: I¡¯ve been running all day, with a sore and backache body. I¡¯m insisting on writing at the hotel. I continue to ask for monthly votes. Once I get home, I will reciprocate quickly. Trust my honesty. Chapter 347: 347 Chapter 347: 347 After all, they had never encountered such a thing before. They had absolutely no concept ofbination skills. In their minds, casting one skill then another ¡ª the idea of simultaneous skills was utterly perplexing to them. ¡°Could it be a bug?¡± That was the first thought of all yers who couldn¡¯t figure out what was going on. They soon dismissed the idea, though. If there had been a bug, the ancient God would have automatically debugged it. Like that one time with the Wall of Mist. ¡°Next one.¡± Li Yao surveyed the audience and dered. The yers in the audience fell silent. They couldn¡¯t find an answer and felt more confused. Their intent was to break Li Yao¡¯s mission and figure out his strategy. But whenever they thought they had understood Li Yao, he consistently left them astonished. It seemed like he always had an infinite range of techniques, coupled with his powerful mechanical creatures and pets, causing many previously confident top yers to fall silent. ¡°I will fight you.¡± A yer carrying arge sword slowly stood up. Randomly, the man signaled for the queue and was teleported down. ¡°You just killed my little brother.¡± Said the yer carrying a massive sword in a cold, emotionless tone.
¡°So what, can¡¯t take a loss?¡± Li Yaoughed. ¡°No, he has been arrogant since he was young, you taught him a good lesson.¡± ¡°Oh?¡± ¡°I am Sword Controls the World.¡± Sword Controls the World stared at Li Yao coldly, with the eyes of a lion preying on its food: ¡°You taught my brother a lesson, I can¡¯t just sit and watch as his older brother.¡± ¡°Ha ha ha ha ha.¡± Li Yaoughed loudly, ¡°You folks, if you want to break my mission, go ahead. Why do you need to find such grandiose reasons? I taught your little brother a lesson, now you as an older brothere to teach me. Don¡¯t tell me, if I taught you a lesson, your parents would join the game to teach me one?¡± Li Yao showed him no respect, treating him like a lowly scoundrel who thought himself just and righteous. ¡°You uncultured guy, don¡¯t you know not to involve parents when talking?¡± Sword Controls the World was furious. He had merely said a word to appear more virtuous, not expecting Li Yao to harp on it. ¡°Your manners are impable, is hypocrisy your education?¡± Li Yao clicked confirm and said, ¡°Stop talking nonsense, I have over ny fights to go. If everyone is as loquacious as you, I¡¯ll tire to death.¡± ¡°Then let me end your misery.¡± As the countdown ended, a sh of golden light appeared under Sword Controls the World¡¯s feet, and his body shot up wildly. Boom¡­ The multi-headed serpent didn¡¯t say anything, it just used Floating Snow. Bang¡­ Sword Controls the World made a huge jump covering a long distance, then immediately charged towards the multi-headed serpent. But halfway through the charge, Mental Control had already been casted. Frost breath! ¡°Watch me cut you down.¡± But the multi-headed serpent¡¯s frost breath missed, his body made another wild charge. Li Yao stood beneath the multi-headed serpent, and this time, the target of his charge was Li Yao.
¡°You¡¯re far from ready.¡± Arrow Tower! Crack crack crack¡­ One of the arrow towers was crushed by the charge, but it also managed to stop his charge.
Meanwhile, the other two arrow towers began to attack, but his giant sword was massive. He used the giant sword as a shield. ng ng ng¡­ The material of his giant sword must be extraordinary, the arrow tower¡¯s piercing couldn¡¯t even prate; it simply bounced off. ¡°What can you possibly do against me.¡± Even within the range of Floating Snow, his speed did not decrease much. Although he had lost his mobility skills, he wasn¡¯t much slower. ¡°Three seconds to kill you.¡± Li Yao swung his arm again, the full moon turned into a half, and his body glowed red. Rapid Shooting! Swipe swipe swipe¡­ Two arrows shot out like phantoms. ng ng¡­ ¡°Ha ha ha, I am a hunter¡¯s nightmare.¡± Sword Controls the World deflected the two arrows. But Li Yao just chuckled: ¡°Goodbye.¡±
Thud thud¡­ The two arrows that were deflected suddenly bounced off the multi-headed serpent¡¯s left leg, then bounced onto the right leg, after that, pierced through the side of his body where the giant sword was held. ¡°Not this move again¡­¡± The giant sword held by Sword Controls the World crashed to the ground. His body followed and copsed on the ground. ¡°Although simple, it¡¯s enough to kill you.¡± Li Yao quickly collected his bow and arrows. The arena fell into silence. Li Yao¡¯s move was too frightening, to deduce the bouncing angle in such a short time was beyondprehension. Realize, the body of the multi-headed serpent is not even, and striking the target head-on is very difficult for the majority of the hunters at the current stage. Arrow Mystery ¡¤ Sound, bouncing arrows. Ever since used by Li Yao, these have been wildly collected by the majority of hunters, but the problem is, only after learning these two skills do yers realize that these two skills are not simple energy-saving skills. The requirements are really too high; at this stage, no one other than Li Yao can truly master the two arrow techniques. The viewing stage was filled with silence, Li Yao was too powerful. They previously thought he was strong, but in their eyes, dealing with ordinary yers would also be as easy as Li Yao. However, the reality was cruel; they suddenly realized that in front of Li Yao, they might not be any different from ordinary yers. They were eliminated cleanly and neatly. Whenever Li Yao said he would kill them, he would. Their deaths were so sudden it left all of these expert yers at a loss. They suddenly realized one thing, up until now, Li Yao was still ying around. He wasn¡¯t earnest about the game at all.
The multi-headed serpent barely moved, Li Yao didn¡¯t make the first move, it was always the opponent¡¯s provocation. Regardless of how brilliant their performance was, they would be ruthlessly killed by him in the end. In reality, Li Yao wasn¡¯t trying to show off, he wanted to test the limit of therge guilds. He could have killed them without giving them a chance, but that wouldn¡¯t serve any purpose. Afterwards, it was a continuous battle. One by one, the contestants took to the stage and one by one, they were defeated, and their losses were brutal. In the blink of an eye, fifty rounds had passed, and Li Yao had achieved fifty consecutive victories. In ordinary ranked matches, achieving fifty consecutive victories was already quite remarkable. But this was the main arena teeming with masters, each one of them had the strength to achieve dozens of victories in ordinary ranked matches. They were always the ones who looked down on others. Now they suddenly realized that in their eyes, Li Yao was also a mountain, like when they yed in ordinary rankings. What irritated them even more was that in the fifty rounds, the multi-headed serpent hadn¡¯t moved an inch, Li Yao was still standing underneath it and hadn¡¯t moved his position either. This caused many who realized this fact to feel greatly mocked. ¡°I¡¯ll take this round, this is as far as you go.¡± As they saw the person standing up in the arena, there came a sudden gasp of surprise¡­ Chapter 348: 348: Illusion God Chapter 348: Illusion God ¡°Illusion God.¡± Seeing the man who stood up, everyone let out a gasp. ¡°I didn¡¯t expect Illusion God to make a move at this time.¡± ¡°It¡¯s really unbelievable, it¡¯s been a long time since we¡¯ve seen Illusion God in action.¡± ¡°Illusion God, he hasn¡¯t really been active since his retirement, and I didn¡¯t expect him to make a move now.¡± ¡°He has already retired. Who could have persuaded him to make a move? I am overly curious because I am an avid fan of Illusion God, hoping someone with inside info can enlighten us.¡± ¡°I think he saw Prairie Fire¡¯s skill and wanted to challenge him.¡± ¡°Are you kidding? Given Illusion God¡¯s character, even if he wanted to challenge someone, it would definitely be done in private. He wouldn¡¯t do this publicly. Furthermore, it is clear that these major guilds want to give Prairie Fire a hard time. He didn¡¯t like causing trouble even before he retired, let alone now after retiring. He¡¯s been away from thepetitive esports world for a long time.¡± ¡°Then why is he doing this?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t think too hard, Illusion God owed a favor to his old club, now he is just repaying it.¡± ¡°Ah, damn these big guilds, even though I also enjoy seeing Illusion God in action, I don¡¯t want to see it happening under these circumstances.¡±
¡°Illusion God, I hope you don¡¯t be sworn enemies with Prairie Fire.¡± ¡°Prairie Fire has truly met a formidable opponent this time around. A god-level yer like this, even if his spiritual power isn¡¯t as strong as Prairie Fire¡¯s, his skill alone should be enough topete against Prairie Fire, right?¡± ¡°I hope so. Although I don¡¯t want to see Illusion God appearing in this way, I am looking forward to this match.¡± Compared to theplex emotions of the regr yers, the people from the major guilds were cheering enthusiastically, as Illusion God is one of the esports legends who influenced a generation. Years ago, the Chinesepetitive scene was in an unprecedented slump. It was a handful of god-level yers from different clubs who led the struggling and embarrassed esports scene back to world-ss status. At that time, the Chinese esports system was copsing. If it weren¡¯t for the hard work of these individuals, the Chinese esports scene would have been extremely chaotic in this tough environment. They didn¡¯t have much ie, but they still persisted. Eventually, they brought a brief period of glory to Chinese esports. But due to contractual issues back then, even though this group of yers had many fans, they didn¡¯t receive the treatment they deserved. A few years ago, when Chinese esports started to get back on track, they resolutely paid a hefty contract break fee and announced their retirements one after another. And Illusion God was one of the leaders among them. His peak-level operation and god-like mentality could enter the rankings of the world¡¯s top yers. Illusion God, one of the founding members of the Proud Sun team. The current Proud Sun team and guild are even more superior than the Prosperous Era. They are a super-guild, and their lineups are still made up of seed yers in world-ss esportspetitions. Back then, Illusion God, with his godly consciousness and operation, rose from a small game addict to a world-ss yer who could lead a team to the world stage. ¡°Why would Illusion God make a move now?¡± asked a yer from a major guild area. ¡°Originally, he was scheduled to gost, but Illusion God insisted on not agreeing, he even wanted to go first.¡± ¡°First? Why?¡± ¡°Because he sees Prairie Fire as an opponent, so he wants a fair fight with Prairie Fire.¡± ¡°Is Prairie Fire really that strong, even Illusion God values him so much?¡±
¡°If Prairie Fire wasn¡¯t so monstrous, would our club use Illusion God¡¯s favor for such an opportunity?¡± Everyone remained silent. At certain times, Illusion God¡¯s favor could be extremely precious. In the esports circle, even though they have been quiet for a long time, their influence is still enormous. ¡°Illusion God must win.¡± The entire spectator stand was filled with coordinated cheers, and it started in waves, and then the entirepetition venue started to bubble up, as if the sky was about topletely copse.
The elders of the Starfire Guild were looking very grim. ¡°What should we do?¡± Dumpling was dumbfounded and asked, ¡°Can big brother be an opponent to Illusion God?¡± Dumpling has always believed in Li Yao¡¯s strength. Anything Li Yao said he could aplish, she always responded without hesitation, always the first to jump into action. However, Dumpling looked very conflicted this time. On one hand, she was looking forward to this roaring match. On the other, she was worried that Li Yao would lose the match. ¡°Illusion God has been retired for many years now and has kept a low profile. His skills must have deteriorated, right?¡± Guardian Angel asked uncertainly. Lisa¡¯s brows furrowed. ¡°I really don¡¯t know what the oue will be right now. I really can¡¯t understand why these people hold such a strong grudge toward Li, to the point that they even invited Illusion God out. They are really scheming diligently, and the price is hefty enough.¡± Unparalleled Seductress, who had been silent, said, ¡°I do know Illusion God¡¯s wife. From what I understand, although Illusion God doesn¡¯t participate in esports anymore, he never gave up his love for the game and still maintains the training regimen from his professional ying days.¡± The worried crowd gasped. This news was really shocking. The training regimen for professional yers is multi-faceted. In this day and age, professional yers mainly exercise and maintain the vitality of their bodies. Secondly, they train their spiritual power, which, although very painful. Then they read arge amount of various information every day to maintain knowledge reserves. It can be said that the hardship of esports yers is not weaker than that of traditional athletes. Most professional yers give up this painful training after retirement, but Illusion God still insists on it, which is simply terrifying. ¡°And his current strength?¡± Fruit Knight couldn¡¯t help but ask. Unparalleled Seductress sighed and said, ¡°Strong, very strong, at least in ten rounds of a duel, he can beat me seven times.¡±
The crowd worriedly turned their gaze back to Li Yao, who had lost his smile and became serious. Now, Li Yao¡¯s match not only impacts whether he fails his personal mission, but is also rted to the development and stability of the Starfire Guild. They are all too aware of Unparalleled Seductress¡¯s strength. Unparalleled Seductress is also a powerful yer who has climbed onto the world top yers¡¯ list. When the elders duel with her, they mostly lose. Now, Unparalleled Seductress can only achieve a thirty percent win rate against Illusion God. How horrifying is this? ¡°Actually, you guys don¡¯t need to worry too much. As far as I know, Prairie Fire¡¯s spiritual power is much stronger than Illusion God¡¯s, and as for technique, Prairie Fire is also hard to pin down. I would say it¡¯s fifty-fifty against Illusion God.¡± ¡°Fifty-fifty?¡± Feng Yi sighed. She looked worriedly at the two who were about to start. Illusion God looked at Li Yao, his eyes filled with a mixture of emotions. He sighed and said, ¡°I was really looking forward to our duel, but now I really don¡¯t want to fight you here. Never mind, you won¡¯t understand.¡± However, Li Yao replied in a slightly serious tone, ¡°I get it. You are very strong and you used to be my idol, but you really are no match for me now.¡± The arena was in an uproar¡­ ps: I¡¯m so tired today that I¡¯m about to pee my pants. Struggling to type words in the hotel while I¡¯m sleepy and weary. Chapter 349: 349: Battle between the Old and New Chapter 349: Battle between the Old and New The entire arena was in an uproar as everyone turned to look at Li Yao as if he were a monster. Those words were indeed shocking, Illusion God was a legendary figure of a generation, even the current top professional yers wouldn¡¯t dare to im they could defeat him. However, Li Yao was making such boastful ims, reaching the pinnacle of arrogance. ¡°Damn it, who do you think you are?¡± ¡°We know you like to show off, but your im to defeat Illusion God is too much.¡± ¡°Really now, you¡¯re just a neer, haven¡¯t even stepped into the professional circle yet, and you shamelessly im you can beat Illusion God, I don¡¯t know if you¡¯re ignorant or just too arrogant.¡± Li Yao¡¯s simple statement seemed to ignite a barrel of gunpowder, even the neutral bystander gamers began tounch attacks on Li Yao. The entire arena was filled with voices condemning Li Yao. However, Illusion God showed no signs of anger, his gaze still calm, he said, ¡°You¡¯re very arrogant, but you¡¯ve earned the right to be. However, you¡¯re too young, too impulsive. If you continue like this, you¡¯ll end up at a disadvantage in the future.¡± Li Yao shook his head and said, ¡°I never make empty boasts. I wouldn¡¯t have imed so if I hadn¡¯t been certain.¡± ¡°Certainty, in this world, is there ever an absolute certainty?¡± Illusion God sighed. ¡°You are skilled, and I¡¯m sure you have a deep understanding of this game, but this game is different, that¡¯s my certainty.¡± Li Yao didn¡¯t want to borate further.
He knew that he had been reborn and the skills of the God-level and Quasi-god-Level yers from the past were infinitely better than those of the current professional yers. Is Illusion God strong? Undoubtedly. But his strength was rtive to the current yers. Excluding Li Yao, Illusion God was indeed one of the strongest. Not only in Hua Xia but even within the global realm, there wouldn¡¯t be many who could match him. If it were the Li Yao from his past life at this point in time, he would not be a match for Illusion God. But the Li Yao now was no longer the same Li Yao. ¡°Very good, very good.¡± Illusion God showed a slight smile, a smile that concealed resignation, relief, and satisfaction, ¡°Then I¡¯d like to see your hand.¡± ¡°Whether you see my hand is not up to me, it depends on how strong you are.¡± Li Yao took a deep breath and regained hisposure. ¡°Before we start, I want to make it clear. I have no personal grudges with you. I¡¯m forced to make a move this time. I know it¡¯s wishful thinking, but I hope we see this as a friendly spar, and that there¡¯s no animosity between us regardless of the oue.¡± Illusion God said slowly. ¡°If Illusion God wants to be friends with me, I¡¯m naturally thrilled.¡± Li Yao said with a smile, ¡°I¡¯ve already mentioned that this is the main arena, I wee anyone to challenge me. I wish for someone to defeat me and wake me up from this dream.¡± Illusion God didn¡¯t understand the implication of thest line, but he recognized Li Yao¡¯s carefree attitude and nodded in agreement, ¡°Good, indeed you¡¯ve got a lot of courage. I¡¯m known as Illusion God, I may have retired a long time ago, but I still hold a certain influence in the e-sports circle. Today, if you lose, it means that your skills are inferior. But if you win, you will rise to fame by stepping over me.¡± Illusion God was indeed famous, he was like a retired unparalleled master. Even though he disappeared for a while, but now that he¡¯s appeared again, no one dared to underestimate such an unparalleled master. News of Illusion God¡¯s arrival, let alone thementators, attracted even many influential e-sports TV stations to send people. The number of peopleing to the arena was increasing every moment, they were not preparing topete, but they werementators and journalists, setting up their cameras, ready to broadcast thispetition. Not only in other ces, even the number of people in Feng Yi¡¯s live broadcast room skyrocketed. The ten-plus TV stations from the Hua Xia region, as well as several TV stations from other administrative zones, began live broadcasting in a short span of time. Originally, this was a fight between Starfire Guild and other guilds with whom they held grudges, but because of Illusion God¡¯s arrival, the nature of thispetitionpletely changed. The TV stations, unfamiliarmentators, and journalists hyped up the fight to draw in people, treating it as an absolute collision between a legendary veteran and a rookie king. Seeing the audience¡¯s enthusiasm, Li Yao fully understood, but he didn¡¯t care, he still said in front of the countless spectators, ¡°I think it will be thetter kind, but that¡¯s not what I want.¡± Li Yao was confident that with his skills, he would create a legend in due time, and he felt no need to step on others to make a name for himself. But Illusion God saw it differently and continued, ¡°I spoke so much just to attract these reporters and TV stations. If you are truly as strong as you im, there¡¯s no harm in stepping on me to rise. But I hope you understand one thing, I won¡¯t show mercy in this fight. Hopes are hopes, but thepetition is sacred. I will give it my all and I hope you would as well.¡± ¡°Then let¡¯s start, I guess they can¡¯t wait any longer.¡± Li Yao clicked confirm and said, ¡°Still, whether or not you see my hand, it depends on your understanding of the game.¡±
Ah, Pff¡­ The spectators andmentators who were watching were going crazy. Bah, these lines should have been said by Illusion God, shouldn¡¯t the rookie be a little humble? This scene contradicts the usual script and style. Many fans of Illusion God were dumbfounded, this was just tooical. In their view, although Prairie Fire was strong, he was just a rookie at the beginning of his journey, calling him a rookie king would be an exaggeration. How could such a person bepared with Illusion God, and even dare to talk so strongly? It¡¯s simply an act of seeking death.
Illusion God seemed to be an ordinary man in his thirties, but as soon as the countdown to thepetition began, his calm aura suddenly turned sharp. His eyes no longer reflected the previousplexity andziness, instead, they became sharp and aggressive. Although it was the same person, the aura he radiated was like that of apletely different individual. ¡°Let¡¯s begin then.¡± As Illusion God clicked Start, his cloak came undone, revealing a mage robe with a skeleton on it. In his hand, there was a single-handed staff made from an unknown animal spine, shimmering with green light. In his left hand, he held a bone shieldposed of various bones that emitted soul-shattering screams. Ghosts were swirling around him from the shield, clearly a damage reduction skill. Illusion God swung his hand, throwing a purple gleaming weapon. The ground immediately started to shake and a huge Iron Stone Demon with red light flickering appeared. This move alone caused an outcry, Illusion God threw a level ten purple weapon. A level one Iron Stone Demon could be summoned, but a level two Iron Stone Demon required materials and depending on the materials, the quality of the summoned Stone Demon varied¡­ PS: I¡¯m exhausted from running. Chapter 350: 350: Confrontation Chapter 350: Confrontation So-called spell materials are actually equipment. Just like Li Yao¡¯s Poisonous Snake Trap. The material Li Yao uses for his trap determines the effect it produces. The materials needed to create a metal snake, what kind of toxin to apply to the metal snake, takes a lot of thought and care. However, Iron Stone Demons require more thought and can only be summoned using heavy te armor or metal weapons. But If you use heavy or te armor to summon, the defensive power of a level two Iron Stone Demon will be ridiculously high, but its attack power will essentially be nonexistent. But if you use a metal-forged weapon, it¡¯s different. Iron Stone Demons inherently possess strong defensive power and damage reflection ability. Combined with the attack power of the weapon, a level two Iron Stone Demon truly shows its function. A level one Iron Stone Demon is rather useless. And the most impressive thing about a level two Iron Stone Demon is that if the metal weapon has a special effect, the Iron Stone Demon also has a certain probability of obtaining a variant of that weapon¡¯s special effect. For instance, if the weapon¡¯s special effect is to release a shadow bolt when attacking, the summoned Stone Demon might release a shadow bolt, or it might release some spell rted to shadow. These spells are random, some skills can show a tremendous effect, but some are just useless, and sometimes the special effect doesn¡¯t appear at all. Such a setting prevents the Iron Stone Demon from bing too OP, otherwise, it would be too bugged.
ording to the rules of the arena, if one side is a summoning profession, once both sides confirm the match, there will be a thirty-second countdown. This is to allows summoners to bring out all their summoned creatures. Otherwise, when faced with many professions, the summoners may be restricted or defeated before they even get a chance to summon their pets. ¡°It seems like Illusion God really respects me. He would even resort to using a level ten purple weapon to summon a Stone Demon,¡± Li Yao said while watching Illusion God summon forth one undead creature after another. In his past life, he hadn¡¯t made an appearance. Illusion God¡¯s group of people had a small, independent circle. They only interacted internally. They never showed up in public, but nobody underestimated them. Because they didn¡¯t participate inpetitions, didn¡¯t scramble for dungeon first kills, and didn¡¯t establish guilds to chase after fame and fortune, other guilds kept their distance out of respect. Li Yao had only heard of them, but never met them. Seeing Illusion God, who was famous for his agile professions, use a summoner type Necromancer today was quite a surprise. However, he wasn¡¯t surprised. If he thought he could exhaust me to death with a zerg rush, then he miscalcted. ¡°I¡¯ve watched all your videos, so naturally, I know some of your secrets. Just the information you exposed is enough for me to treat you as a real opponent,¡± Illusion God said while continuing to summon his pets. In a short time, Illusion God had already summoned thirty Elite Magic Skeletons. Judging from the glow in the skeleton¡¯s arms, Li Yao knew there were ten Ice Skeletons, ten me Skeletons, and ten Toxic Skeletons. There were ten Tank Skeletons holding Bone Shields and twenty Melee Skeletons holding Sickles. By the time he finished summoning these skeletons, the countdown was almost over. The yers in the stand were all dumbfounded. This was so strong. This was a junior boss-level Iron Stone Demon and sixty Elite Skeletons. They had ranged and melee units andcked only healers. This was like countless small groups. By judging the glow of the equipment, most of Illusion God¡¯s gear was purple. Together with these skeletons, they could be said to be at the peak of power. Now it depended on his skills, but the question was, did Illusion God¡¯s skills still need questioning? During the thirty seconds, Li Yao wasn¡¯t idle either and directly summoned several Mechanical Sheep. Meanwhile, Li Yao was more eager toplete the summoning mission. As a summoner-mode Hunter, being able to only summon one pet was really at a disadvantage. ck Ranger¡¯s pet summon is quite unstable. If he can summon a pet and a Mechanical Puppet, then it would be somewhat bnced. In the early stages of the game, pure summoners do tend to have an advantage. ¡°Last one.¡± Illusion God directly took out a golden bone, then painful threw it out.
¡°Golden Skull,¡± Li Yao¡¯s eyes sharply narrowed. The Golden Skull is a special type of summon. Faselin Academy had gotten one during their early dungeon expeditions, which was given to Feng Yi. As the name suggests, it can summon the undead of killed monsters. They are dreadfully scarce, and the higher their quality, the rarer and harder they are to get. More importantly, many such summoning bones have a limit on uses. If that was the case, it would be ordinary. After all, many sects of Necromancers can summon powerful undead creatures. However, the key thing is, this kind of summoning bone is not restricted by summoning limits.
That is to say, besides being able to summon their own limit of creatures, Necromancers can also summon an additionalbat pet. Therefore, these summoning bones are chased after so fervently. BOOM¡­ A giant humanoid skeleton stepped onto the ground, causing countless cracks to appear on the arena floor. Although this undead skeleton was humanoid, it was absolutely massive, standing at least ten yards tall. The bones of its fingers were as thick as a person¡¯s thigh. ¡°A Giant Skeleton,¡± Li Yao eximed once again. Giants are a variant of Ogres, possessing a huge body. Simr to Ogres, all creatures except other giants are their food. ¡°No, it¡¯s a boss-level Giant Skeleton.¡± The instant Illusion God summoned the Golden Skeleton, the countdown ended as well. ¡°Attack.¡± The second the count ended, the Giant Skeleton, which was roughly the same size as the hydra, took a heavy step and charged towards the hydra. At the same time, the melee skeletons didn¡¯t directly charge at Li Yao, but instead, ran to the sides. The ranged skeletons didn¡¯t even advance. Instead, they also bypassed the hydra, and Illusion God, surrounded by thirty ranged skeletons and his Stone Demon, slowly retreated. ¡°Impressive.¡± A sh of light passed through Li Yao¡¯s eyes. He was currently next to the hydra¡¯s leg, but with the giant¡¯s approach, Li Yao had to leave. If he didn¡¯t, when these two behemoths shed, he, under their feet, would be in the most danger.
But even though Illusion God had summoned so many creatures, he didn¡¯t directly sh with Li Yao. Instead, he smartly let the Junior Boss Giant Skeleton entangle the hydra, and let the Elite Skeletons and himself get far from the hydra¡¯s casting range. He also prevented Li Yao from staying next to the hydra. A level two boss is certainly stronger than a level one boss, but it¡¯s not an easy task for a level two boss to swiftly kill a level one boss. Seeing Li Yao retreat, Illusion God directed another dozen or so skeletons to split from his side. Like the melee skeletons, they bypassed the hydra and tried to nk Li Yao from both sides. Seeing this, Li Yao held the Blue Moon Bow in his hand. He swung his arm and the Blue Moon Bow transformed into its full-moon form¡­ PS: I¡¯ve been travelling recently, so updates have been fewer. But after the tenth at thetest, I will start releasing more chapters. I hope everyone will understand. Chapter 351: 351: Micro-Manipulation Chapter 351: Micro-Maniption Li Yao was not sitting idle either; his Exploding Sheep rapidly scattered around him, avoiding clustering together. Although Exploding Sheep are inherently stable explosives and typically immune to general impact and long-range attacks, they are still highly sensitive to fire magic. If the Exploding Sheep are too close to one another, the current manufacturing materials make them susceptible to a chain reaction of explosions. ¡°Running is futile. This is a standard arena and, no matter how vast it may seem, it has its limits,¡± Illusion God warned. Having noted Li Yao¡¯s sniper gun, he wasn¡¯t going to provide him with an opportunity to use it. Like all summoning professions, he himself was rtively weak, and while confident in his ability to withstand a regr bow and arrow attack, he did not dare to risk the sniper gun. Thus, even when approaching Li Yao, he made sure to keep the Iron Stone Demon at the forefront of his defense with skeleton marksmen at his side. ¡°Who said anything about running?¡± With a single thought, Li Yao sent his five Exploding Sheep charging towards Illusion God. ¡°Hardly a threat,¡±ughed Illusion God as each of his five Remote me Skeletons began charging up their Fireball Technique. Whoosh¡­ Five fireballs wereunched. But when the fireballs were about to hit the Exploding Sheep, they suddenly veered off their straight course, dodging the ming projectiles and continuing towards Illusion God. Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom¡­the five fireballsnded harmlessly on the ground, leaving behind five charred zones in their wake. ¡°Micro-control¡­¡± Illusion God¡¯s eyes narrowed. Unlike the era dominated by keyboard and mouse controls, controlling pets through cognitive splitting was now categorized as a form of micro-management.
In the past, fast hands were essential for micro-management. But in the present day, strong spiritual power was required instead. Most yers could control their pets while remaining motionless. Some experts could even control their pets without hindering their own actions, which helped to achieve the best coordination and efficiency. Yet it was rare, even for someone who had received rigorous training in spiritual power, to be able to control five pets at once. ¡°Dare topete?¡± Li Yao chuckled, ¡°Of course, it doesn¡¯t matter if you don¡¯t want to, it¡¯s not up to you.¡± As Li Yao spoke, he promptly plopped one Exploding Sheep after another onto the ground, from his position in the corner of the arena. Meanwhile, the original five Exploding Sheep had already closed within twenty yards of Illusion God. ¡°Let¡¯s give it a try.¡± Though Illusion God was aware of Li Yao¡¯s strong spiritual power, he was determined to not lose due to his own pride. As Li Yao stated, he had little choice in this matter. If he didn¡¯t respond with his own micro-control, his Elite Undead Skeletons, who merely followed their instincts, would not stand a chance against Li Yao. With therge number of Exploding Sheep on Li Yao¡¯s side, the battle was draining for him. He seized control of his five Remote me Skeletons, casting the Fireball Technique directly. This time, Illusion God yed a little trick and was able to annihte one of Li Yao¡¯s Exploding Sheep. The remaining four Exploding Sheep struck the Iron Stone Demon, inflicting three to four hundred points of damage. But this level of damage was a mere scratch to a Stone Demon summoned with a Purple Weapon. Thest two sheep exploded upon two Melee Skeletons, dealing 1100 to 1200 damage to each. This was only one third of an Elite Skeleton¡¯s HP. ¡°Insignificant,¡± Illusion God continued to approach Li Yao, carefully adjusting his movements to refrain from presenting Li Yao with a chance to attack. He had already experienced first-hand Li Yao¡¯s ultra-long-range shooting and unpredictable ricochet skills, so he remained on high alert. ¡°Really? How about this then,¡± Li Yao continued to release Exploding Sheep as he spoke. Simultaneously, five more skeletons charged from either side towards the oing skeleton enemies. ¡°Ten, huh? It will be tough, but not impossible,¡± Illusion God responded with a smirk. Ten Remote me Skeletons simultaneously brought their hands together in a prayer gesture, clearly indicating that he had taken control of ten skeletons at once. The audience in the spectator stands were stunned to see both yers able to control five summoned creatures simultaneously without hindering their own actions. Seeing both yers controlling ten creatures simultaneously left the audience astonished. As all the spectators were pros themselves, they fully understood the significance of such a feat. Immediately, the arena erupted with cheers. ¡°No wonder he is Illusion God, his spiritual power is so strong. It¡¯s no wonder I always lose to him,¡± said Unparalleled Enchantress with a frown.
¡°Has big brother met his match?¡± asked Adorable Tonton uneasily. ¡°This round might be tough. The conditions for the chairman to summon creatures are too stringent. While it¡¯s fine against normal yers, against a powerful opponent like this, I doubt they will give him such an opportunity,¡± Sister Li said with a sigh. ¡°I don¡¯t know what other tricks he has up his sleeve, but I know him too well. Just by looking at his expressions, I can tell he is far from using his full strength,¡± whispered Feng Yi quietly. ¡°What, not using his full strength even when fighting against Illusion God?¡± Guardian Angel eximed in surprise.
The others also disyed their disbelief. In contrast, most of the others firmly stood by Illusion God¡¯s side. ¡°Hahaha, this Prairie Fire really thinks he is unrivaled. Little does he know, all top-tier experts have been training their spiritual power.¡± ¡°I knew it! How could Illusion God possibly lose to Prairie Fire in terms of spiritual power? What are ten Exploding Sheeppared to controlling ten skeletons? It¡¯s much harder!¡± ¡°What Neer King? Whenpared to Illusion God¡¯s generation, he was simply outssed¡­¡± Before they could finish their words, they heard Li Yaoughing: ¡°Illusion God, is ten your limit? I¡¯m only just getting started.¡± As Li Yao spoke, nearly a hundred Exploding Sheep around Li Yao paused for a moment, then split into two groups and rushed towards the skeletons trying to nk them. Each Exploding Sheep was a certain distance apart from each other. What astonished everyone was that almost a hundred Exploding Sheep weren¡¯t advancing in a straight line but, rather, all moved in an ¡°S¡± shaped pattern, making them unpredictable. If it were simply this, they would reluctantly ept it. But what left everyone aghast was that the S-shaped paths of the nearly hundred sheep were not regr or uniform, but rather disorderly and random. Yet, among the disorderliness and randomness, none of the Exploding Sheep collided with each other. Merely observing this scene was already dizzying, let alone controlling it. However, at the moment, Li Yao was still calm, continuously cing one Self-defense Sheep after another onto the ground. The newly released Exploding Sheep also joined the ¡°S¡± formation. Illusion God, who usually had a calm countenance, was now utterly shocked. He had always been an arrogant person. Ever since he discovered a method to train spiritual power, he had been practicing diligently.
Even though he had already retired, his training was even more intense than those active yers, and he saw the rewards. To his knowledge, his spiritual power wasn¡¯t only at the pinnacle among professional yers, but also among the entire human race. However, controlling ten was his limit. But now, what was he witnessing? He could hardly believe his eyes¡­ Chapter 352: 352: Super Combination Chapter 352: Super Combination At first nce, controlling hundreds of Exploding Sheep might not seem significantly more challenging, but in reality the difference is immense. Training spiritual power can be a very painful and tortuous process, and the higher the level, the more difficult it bes. Initially, he was able to control five different things within three months, but it took him a year to barely control ten objects. The stronger the spiritual power, the more difficult it is to continue improving. Now, seeing Li Yao control nearly a hundred items, he knew what a colossal task it was, a level of spiritual power he could never hope to reach. The exmations from the audience had abruptly silenced ¨C they werepletely taken by surprise. The turn of events were so swift that they were dizzying; they had just been praising Illusion God, and in the blink of an eye, Li Yao had once again subverted everyone¡¯s expectations with his actions. They hadpletely forgotten everything else, all they could think of was a single word: monster. From the perspective of these masters, the most important thing in a game is not equipment or skills ¨C poor equipment can be slowly umted, and skills can be purchased to learn. They believe that individual strength is the most important factor. Frankly, when they saw the impressive equipment and pets that Li Yao had, it didn¡¯t impress them much, despite him winning more than fifty consecutive matches.
Because from their point of view, those are just external things. As for the Charged Arrow, it is very powerful. But surely, all masters possessed a few extraordinary tricks up their sleeves. However, Li Yao¡¯s spiritual power was terrifying. They could generally control five or six in a single shot, or seven or eight at best. Illusion God being able to control ten was already considered peak level. But the harsh reality was a rude awakening. It forced them to see the truth: some people could control a hundred. ¡°Monster.¡± ¡°Freak.¡± ¡°Aberration.¡± All those watching the match understood how insane this ability was from thementators¡¯ exnation, and how aberrant Li Yao was. They found it difficult to ept this for the moment. The fact that Li Yao couldpletely blow away Illusion God made them feel as if the script had reversed, giving them a surreal sense of disbelief, as if they were in a dream. The battle was still ongoing. Since Illusion God could only control ten skeletons at a time, the other skeletons could only rely on simple intelligence, they basically had no way to anticipate attacks. The uracies of these actions were limited. Only five or six of the hundreds of Exploding Sheep were blown up by fireballs. Li Yao directed the remaining Exploding Sheep to make their bizarre advance, each seeking out its own target to explode upon. The whole arena was filled with shes of magic and bursts of fire from the Self-Defense Sheep exploding, the entire arena was brilliantly illuminated. The Golden Giant and the hydra were locked in a fierce battle, with neither side able to gain an advantage. But regardless, be it in terms of level or grade, the Golden Skull was far inferior to the hydra, and even with the curse that Illusion God had hastily ced upon the hydra, the Golden Giant was destined to be defeated. All the Exploding Sheep detonated, leaving the majority of the skeletons with only about two-thirds of their blood volume remaining. ¡°What¡¯s the point of this?¡± Illusion God was very surprised to see this. He had originally thought that Li Yao would kill some of his skeletons in a focused way. However, Li Yao did not do so, which made it difficult for Illusion God to understand Li Yao¡¯s intentions. After all, he wasn¡¯t a god, and he did not know the passive effect of the Dark Ranger. ¡°You¡¯ll find out soon,¡± said Li Yao, as he began to draw his bow. The skeletons from both sides were already closing in on his attack range. The distance between the two sides was just over a hundred yards. As Li Yao drew his bow, the Steel Arrow first radiated a streak of ck gas, then a faint yellow glow, and its color gradually deepened.
¡°Charged Arrow, wait? No¡­¡± Illusion God was doubtful. The two would have been able to cast their spells on Li Yao in just a few more steps, but Li Yao was still releasing his Charged Arrow. ¡°Given his agility, even with the golden bow and level 4 Charged Arrow, he shouldn¡¯t have needed this long.¡± ¡°Illusion God, you¡¯re the first to witness my new skill. Try this one, Charged Scatter!¡± Li Yao had already released his fingers as he spoke. Hum¡­ The dark gold Steel Arrow shot out violently, and as everyone was getting disappointed, the Steel Arrow suddenly exploded.
Puff¡­ One Steel Arrow suddenly split into ten identical dark gold Steel Arrows. Pa¡­pa¡­pa¡­ Even Illusion God was not sure what was going on, with the Charged Arrowsing in too quickly, hitting the skeletons. Without a full health bar, the skeletons hit by this were immediately knocked down, their life forcepletely drained. Li Yao had already charged his arrows again, in three seconds, he shot another round of Charged Scatter, leaving another dozen or so skeletons on the other side to fall. ¡°What kind of ghost skill is this, how does a Charged Arrow have scatter effects?¡± Illusion God waved his Magic Wand to summon new skeletons while carefully shifting, not giving Li Yao any chance to kill him. He had to look at various game materials every day, and naturally, he needed to be familiar with each ss¡¯s skill set. He had ess to a lot of information collected by yers and provided by game officials, but he had never heard of any elite branch having such an effect. Of course, he wouldn¡¯t know that up until now, there was only one Dark Ranger ¨C Li Yao. If Li Yao didn¡¯t talk about it, they naturally wouldn¡¯t know about the Dark Ranger¡¯s attributes. ¡°Guess?¡± Li Yao naturally wouldn¡¯t tell him. ¡°Useless, I still have plenty of mana left, I can summon two to three skeletons in a second, you won¡¯t be able to kill them all. But as long as I have a few seconds to get close to you, you¡¯ll be instantly killed under concentrated fire.¡± That¡¯s how he put it, but in order not to give Li Yao a chance, Illusion God had already dispersed all his pets, except for the Stone Demon in front of him, as much as possible to render Li Yao¡¯s scatter less effective.
And Li Yao didn¡¯t continue to use scatter anyway, instead he bent the bow and set the arrow quickly, killing the skeletons at the very front one by one. ¡°Your performance today is indeed stunning and strong. Although my spiritual power is not on par with yours, the other aspects are still okay. If you have no other methods, then today¡¯s match will end here.¡± As Illusion God spoke, his Stone Demon was already within a hundred yards of Li Yao. Li Yao kept shooting at the skeletons whileughing, ¡°Illusion God, do you really think the skill I just used took that long to cast, just for that effect?¡± The color drained from Illusion God¡¯s face as he said, ¡°Summoning Arrow? No, that doesn¡¯t make sense.¡± ¡°You¡¯ve guessed it, but you don¡¯t believe it. However, whether you believe it or not won¡¯t change the oue.¡± With Li Yao¡¯s words, all the skeletons on the ground immediately got up with a rustling sound. They were thenmandeered by Li Yao, dozens of skeletons swiftly charged towards the long-distance skeletons at the rear. Even though the spectators had already been shaken by the sessive waves of shock, they still couldn¡¯t help but gasp. It instantly came to their minds that this wasn¡¯t just a Charged Arrow with a scattering effect, it even had a summoning function. Illusion God was caught off guard. Although he didn¡¯t know the name of the Death ck Arrow, he knew that Li Yao had an arrow that could summon the undead. However, this time he was left unprepared¡­ PS: Thanks to a few friends for the generous rewards. The additional updates will be noted; as soon as I return from out of town, I¡¯ll make up for them. Chapter 353: 353: Boiling Chapter 353: Boiling Seeing the situation in the arena, countless fans of Illusion God found it hard to ept. In their eyes, this should be a lesson by Illusion God to discipline and mentor younger yers. He was supposed to knock down the pride of the promising rookies and remind the so-called neers of the great heights and depths of the world, instead of unting themselves arrogantly as superior beings. Especially when Li Yao asserted his thirst for defeat, his arrogance reached new heights. The majority were eagerly anticipating the moment when Illusion God would strike back, effortlessly defeat this brash individual, and, as a veteran, warn the neer to stay humble and strive harder in order to bring glory to the China region in future games. In fact, most people already knew about this overly arrogant neer who constantly boasted about his amazing skills. They did not bear any ill will towards Li Yao. Instead, they hoped he would emerge as a new leader. After all, the name Prairie Fire had be quite well-known due to recent events. They simply wanted Illusion God to make the neer realize how vast the world is. However, besides the initial promising situation, in only a matter of moments, the tide turned drastically against their expectations. Li Yao first substantially weakened the creatures summoned by Illusion God, employing an impressive amount of spiritual power that was capable of crushing the Illusion God, then followed it up with his unexpected archery skills. Seeing the Charged Arrows splitting, the spectators found it too far-fetched. Now, with skeletons that fall and then stand up again, the situation was beyond their understanding and eptance. At this point, whether it was the spectators in the arena or those watching the live stream, all were holding their breath, expecting Illusion God to turn the tables. However, unbeknownst to them, Li Yao had also discovered the downside ofbination attacks.
When two skills werebined, he found that the release time of the skills was the sum of the two skills¡¯ release time. He realized that with one less bow-drawing time, the total time could be reduced slightly. But thebination of three skills not only drastically increased the release time, but also greatly reduced the damage caused. Li Yao could now discern that at the current stage, abination of two skills was the most reasonable and suitable; abination of three skills seemed a bit forced. At the moment, at least forty silver-level melee skeletons were summoned. Initially, Illusion God only had sixty skeletons. Two consecutive Charged Arrow salvos eradicated nearly thirty, and the subsequent pinpoint shooting caused the necromancer to lose around ten skeletons. Although Illusion God continued to summon, the number of his skeletons was now fewer than those of Li Yao¡¯s. More importantly, the skeletons summoned by Li Yao were silver-level, much stronger than elite ones. For instance, the Fire Skeletons, whenpared to the elite ones, had greater damage and more health. Also, when elevated to silver level, they gained an additional skill. This stark contrast was huge. Li Yao¡¯s silver-level skeletons immediately engaged inbat with the remaining skeletons of Illusion God. There was a sh in Illusion God¡¯s eyes. He swung his magic wand, casting a mass curse on nearby silver-level skeletons, followed by a Toxic Nova. He, however, could not pay attention to the other side of the arena. ¡°As I said, you are no match for me.¡± Li Yao had already found an opportunity to shoot three arrows at Illusion God, the Stone Demon blocking each attempt. ¡°Not necessarily. Like me, as long as I kill you, it¡¯ll be over.¡± With the cover of the Iron Stone Demon, Illusion God finally got within casting range. He directly released a lock-on curse, the Aging Curse. The Aging Curse significantly reduces Li Yao¡¯s agility, armor, and attack power. The curse skill is one of the few skills that can lock on to a target in free mode within the ancient gods. As long as the target is in the casting range, it can hit. To resist a curse, one can only rely on resistance or the blessing of equipment. Illusion God once againmanded the Stone Demon to block Li Yao¡¯s arrows. The magic wand swirled again, and a dazzling green light glowed. Toxic Nova!
The Toxic Nova, a skill that summons a powerful poison, exploding it into nearly a hundred toxic darts in all directions, is a wide-ranging skill of the necromancer. Li Yao, seeing the green light from Illusion God¡¯s wand, heaved his body upward and upon reaching its peak. A glowing green light emerged beneath him. Suddenly the light exploded, scattering innumerable green arrows like shockwaves. Li Yao, who was about to fall back down, used the Shadow Roll again. The toxic darts had already spread out, but Li Yao remained unscathed.
But just when he was about tond, he hurled the short spear in his hand. Boom¡­ The Whirlwind Short Spear that Li Yao hadunched collided with the Bone Spear that was shot towards him. ¡°This is incredible! So, Hunter can avoid the Necromancer¡¯s Toxic Nova like this! But Illusion God seems totally unfazed by the Toxic Nova¡¯s miss. Heunched the Bone Spear the moment he saw Prairie Fire jump. If it were amon yer, this skill would have almost certainly hit, as many wouldn¡¯t be able to react in time. But Prairie Fire not only responded in time but also threw his short spear to collide with Illusion God¡¯s Bone Spear urately.¡± A handsome youngmentator couldn¡¯t help but excitedly narrate the match from his seat. His expression was incredibly intense, appearing even more thrilled than if he were in thepetition himself. ¡°Illusion God¡¯s timing is just too perfect. But Prairie Fire¡¯s response is simply inconceivable. He was able to neutralize that sure-hit attack and he seems to be as good with a short spear as he is with arrows. His ability to use the spear so urately, turning the spearhead into a needle point, is truly astounding.¡± In the blink of an eye, Li Yao realized how formidable these veteran professional yers were. However, if they thought such calctions were enough to defeat him, they were sorely mistaken. Li Yao¡¯s passion was somewhat ignited: ¡°Illusion God truly lives up to his reputation. I think I need to take this more seriously. The oue will be clear soon.¡± Splutter¡­ Arge number of spectators almost spat out a mouthful of old blood. Were you not taking it seriously already? It seemed so intense to everyone else, and you im to have not been serious yet? You¡¯ve got to be kidding. But the fact was just as such. Even in the face of Illusion God, Li Yao had enough confidence to crush him. It was just that Illusion God was indeed stronger than many professional yers, and he hid behind the powerful Iron Stone Demon to avoid being killed instantly. In contrast to the sneers of the spectators, Illusion God¡¯s eyes brightened. When he entered the arena, he thought Li Yao was an overconfident braggart with limitless potential and skills.
But after their actualbat, his viewpoint changed quickly. He trusted his intuition that Li Yao was not giving his all and was holding something back. He could sense that Li Yao¡¯s blood was not burning. Although a little frustrated, he had to admit that Li Yao was not bluffing. So, he became even more cautious, continuing to summon and replenish skeletons while hiding behind the Stone Demon. ¡°It¡¯s time to end this.¡± Li Yao¡¯s bow turned into a crescent shape¡­ PS: I struggled to get out of bed in the hotel to write this. These past few days have been tiring. I hope those who enjoy this book will cast a vote in support, especially for monthly votes, as I¡¯ll be back home soon and will pay back every vote. I prefer to write more, of course, because who doesn¡¯t want to get rich?¡­ Chapter 354: 354: The Myth Terminator Chapter 354: The Myth Terminator ¡°It seems you are very familiar with my tactics.¡± Li Yao attacked a few more times, but there was still little effect. Moreover, he made excellent use of the Iron Stone Demon. It had reached a point of perfection. Behind the Stone Demon, it was extremely difficult for Li Yao to attack the Illusion God. ¡°Your videos are very good, and I have learned quite a lot from them.¡± The Illusion God spoke naturally as he learned, seeing nothing embarrassing about adopting and integrating the techniques pioneered by others. In reality, every master is learning from others¡¯ techniques, but there are indeed not many who can do so as candidly as Illusion God. Illusion God was clearly on the defensive against Li Yao¡¯s ricocheting arrow, even exposing ws intentionally several times to lure Li Yao into shooting, leading his arrow attack to miss on purpose. ¡°Perhaps for the average viewer, these ten seconds seem very ordinary, but I must say, these ten seconds are incredibly exciting.¡± The handsome youngmentator continued, ¡°I guess many of you don¡¯t know, the weapon in Prairie Fire¡¯s hand is none other than the Blue Moon Bow, the only golden weapon currently causing an uproar.¡± ¡°Golden weapons are undoubtedly powerful, but you¡¯ll understand its special effects once you see them.¡± Someone disyed the attributes of the Blue Moon Bow on the screen. ¡°Turns out this bow has trickled through many hands in the Light Faction auction house, each of whom were duped into losing at least two levels. After that, no one dared to use this bow. But surprisingly, Prairie Fire got his hands on it. It¡¯s not strange, though, considering Prairie Fire¡¯s expertise in archery. This bow can only show its dignity as a golden weapon in his hands.¡± ¡°Now back to the game, why do I say that this seemingly ordinary process was actually thrilling? Because Illusion God clearly recognized this unique golden weapon, and couldn¡¯t possibly be unaware of its drawbacks. In these ten seconds, Illusion God exposed himself three or four times, which is impossible. So, his only objective is to lure Prairie Fire into attacking him, and Prairie Fire has no choice but to seize these opportunities.¡± ¡°Illusion God¡¯s objective is to cause Prairie Fire¡¯s arrows to miss, although making Prairie Fire miss twice in a row is almost impossible. But even intermittent misses can deplete Prairie Fire¡¯s health.¡± Many regr viewers suddenly understood. They had just seen Illusion God narrowly escape from attacks three times. Instead, they now realized that it was all intentional.
¡°But,¡± thementator immediately reyed the scene and said: ¡°you see, Prairie Fire keeps firing ricocheting arrows, aiming to attack Illusion God, but Illusion God barely manages to avoid them. However, the arrows, after bouncing off, always hit an intended target.¡± In the shot, Li Yao¡¯s ricocheting arrow bypassed Illusion God and hit one of the skeletons summoned by Illusion God after bouncing off. ¡°I¡¯m sure most of you would like to believe this is a coincidence. But Prairie Fire¡¯s ricocheting technique is clear to all, which makes it more terrifying when it isn¡¯t a coincidence. Prairie Fire has to shoot in a very short time while figuring out where the arrow will hit if it misses the target. This requires terrifying calctions and predictions, especially when those skeletons are also moving around the battleground, they are not stationary targets.¡± Only through thementator¡¯s exnation did they understand there were additional nuances in the battle. Most yers couldn¡¯tprehend it, but when exined, they could appreciate the thrill and shock of it all. Though the battle between the two wasn¡¯t long, everyone¡¯s emotions were like a roller coaster. When Illusion God started to y, they imagined that even if Prairie Fire could exchange blows with Illusion God, the final oue would be Prairie Fire falling. However, they no longer had the confidence they had at the beginning. ¡°Illusion God is indeed careful, but luckily I have other methods.¡± Behind Li Yao, a pair of Angel¡¯s Wings sprouted, and he suddenly took flight as he said, ¡°I¡¯ve already experienced Illusion God¡¯s strength. Let¡¯s end this game.¡± Meanwhile, the Hydra unleashed an ice explosion, killing the Golden Giant. The Hydra was covered in wounds, clearly showing signs of a challenging battle, and the price paid was not minuscule ¡ª two of its heads were reduced to half health. Upon receiving Li Yao¡¯smand, the Hydra did not rush over but watched Li Yao and Illusion God¡¯s final battle in anticipation. Li Yao¡¯s takeoff was extremely sudden, and he was very swift. As he flew upward, he managed to find the appropriate angle to release the Steel Arrow. Thud¡­ Illusion God made every effort to dodge, but the distance was too close, and the Necromancer wasn¡¯t good at repositioning. Caught off guard, Illusion God was struck by the arrow. The two ghosts revolving around Illusion God¡¯s body immediately emitted a wailing screech as they were pierced by the Steel Arrow, and then shattered apart with a tter. Then, the bone armor encircling Illusion God¡¯s body also burst into pieces, greatly reducing the power of the Steel Arrow. -789 Upon seeing this damage number, the experts who knew what was happening paled. This damage was too terrifying. The ghosts absorbed the damage, and the bone armor also absorbed the damage. Even after the doubleyered absorption, it could still deal almost eight hundred damage. If it weren¡¯t for the twoyers of protection, Illusion God would have been killed instantly by the arrow.
However, Illusion God did not panic but kept his eyes firmly locked on Li Yao as he zipped past. As Li Yao flew over his head, there was a hint of resignation in Illusion God¡¯s eyes. He quickly and the Iron Stone Demon switched positions, but Li Yao had already turned around in his flight, his body shining with a red gleam, which clearly indicated the use of Rapid Shooting. ¡°It¡¯s over.¡± As Li Yao spoke, his fingers had already let go, and the Steel Arrow was fired. At the same time¡­
Time Trace! Li Yao returned to the moment just before he fired the arrow that hit Illusion God. His figure disappeared from one spot and reappeared in the initial position. His fingers trembled rapidly again, and consecutive arrows aimed at different positions were let loose. Everyone was stunned, because Illusion God had just managed to switch positions with the Stone Demon, and Li Yao had also returned to his original location using Time Trace. At this moment, Illusion God was totally exposed to Li Yao,pletely unprotected. The crux was that Li Yao hadn¡¯t given him any chance to turn this match around. Three arrows, each targeting different directions, were released. Right now, Illusion God could withdraw his sidestep, but he would inevitably be hit by the arrow from behind. But if he steadied his sidestep, he would inevitably run into the oing arrow; on the left was the Stone Demon, and if he rolled to the right, he would collide with the arrowing from the side. Time seemed to have been slowed down with this scene, and countless viewers gasped. Shock, anger, and disbelief filled their minds. Thud¡­ Even though Illusion God was formidable, he was not immortal. He could not break this killing move and was hit directly by the oing Steel Arrow. The Steel Arrow pierced through his throat, and his life was instantly drained. He then fell onto the ground¡­
Chapter 355: 355: Moving Towards Legend Chapter 355: Moving Towards Legend Everyone¡¯s mind was nk. No one had expected that the fierce battle they had just witnessed would be over in an instant. More importantly, they could never imagine the oue. ¡°It¡¯s not over yet, they might both be eliminated.¡± thementator eximed excitedly, ¡°Look at those two arrows.¡± Everyone¡¯s attention snapped back in time to see the life force of Illusion God drained, and his summoned creatures showing signs of intense turmoil, filled with confusion and resistance against inevitability. Meanwhile, two of Li Yao¡¯s arrows hit the ground, causing a ringing sound due to their ricocheting nature. The arrows bounced up abruptly. Everyone prayed that the two arrows would miss their target. If the two arrows missed, Li Yao would be recoiled by the Blue Moon Bow, which would result in a draw if bothpetitors were eliminated. They would prefer it to be a draw rather than ept the defeat of their idol in their hearts. However, after bouncing, the two arrows embedded themselves in two skeletons, and shortly after, all the summoned creatures called forth by the Illusion God vanished. In just a blink of an eye, everyone had once again experienced a roller-coaster of emotions. ¡°Such good luck, Prairie Fire has.¡± That was the thought that most people had.
However, only the master yers who looked at Li Yao, who remained calm, suddenly realized, Prairie Fire was not Illusion God¡¯s match. He even calcted the two missed arrows too clearly. The audience in the arena and those watching the live broadcast were still in shock, an eerie silence descended upon the arena. ¡°Emerging talents keeping to the forefront. It appears that our Chinese gaming circle no longer needs us.¡± The resurrected Illusion God said with mixed feelings. Illusion God¡­¡± His friend wanted tofort him, but he didn¡¯t know where to begin. You don¡¯t need to say anything, I understand.¡± Illusion God started using his Hearthstone, ¡°this time, I concede without any reservations.¡± ¡°Sigh!¡± Countless people sighed in response to his words, as though it symbolized the end of an era. ¡°I¡¯ll start training as soon as I get back. Prairie Fire, even though I won¡¯t bepeting anymore, don¡¯t let your guard down, wait for me. I¡¯ll improve and defeat you.¡± The Illusion God disappeared from where he stood without waiting for Li Yao¡¯s response. ¡°You¡¯re always wee. As I¡¯ve said, I¡¯m eager to experience defeat,¡± Li Yao spoke lightly. Li Yao had always been saying this, but back then everyone thought he was being arrogant and ignorant. However, after a fair match with Illusion God, Li Yao¡¯s victory with overwhelming power left many people without the ability to retort, even though they did not like Li Yao much. There was no doubt about the strength of Illusion God, but the fact that Li Yao was able to turn the tides in a short amount of time and kill him while Illusion God had the upper hand was very startling. They once thought Li Yao was strong, but for most people, Li Yao was just an ordinary master. Even if he had killed many, any master could easily take down ordinary yers. Thus, many people believed that Li Yao was strong, but only on par with them at most. They thought that Li Yao¡¯s previous opponents were just too weak. But only throughparison can one distinguish the strong from the weak. After the battle with Illusion God, Li Yao was finally recognized by many as a top-notch master, rather than the type who simply copied Li Yao¡¯s techniques and criticized him constantly. Li Yao remained as calm as before, there was no trace of exhration in his victory over Illusion God. It was as though it was just an ordinary challenge with no special significance to him. However, in reality, this battle will undoubtedly be remembered by the Chinesepetitive circle. This battle has changed so much. All the guilds that wanted to deal with Li Yao were furious, and the other guild yers also hadplex expressions. Even though Li Yao has not entered the professional path yet, many people seemed to see the rise of another Illusion God. And this is a wild and ferocious beast, brutal and strong.
¡°What, have you lost your fighting spirit? That¡¯s boring.¡± Li Yao sighed, ¡°This match was slightly interesting, bring me another one on the same level as Illusion God, I¡¯m not satisfied yet.¡± They almost spat out their drinks, such arrogance! But after witnessing his victory over Illusion God, although they were resentful, they had no way of refuting him. After a while, a yer finally stood up, speaking in a somewhat helpless tone, ¡°I¡¯ll challenge you.¡± The fight with Illusion God hadpletely deted the spirit of those present who had wanted to challenge Li Yao.
Despite that, Li Yao carried on his winning streak. Despite multiple attacks from Multi-headed Serpent, Arrow Tower, Mechanical Sheep, and otherbo skills, no opponent had been able to stop Li Yao. The spectators had also be listless; it seemed like a given that Li Yao would win. Thementators quickly changed their stance and started exining Li Yao¡¯s brilliant maneuvers very seriously. Because Li Yao had defeated Illusion God, many high-level yers who had initially been watching just for fun started studying Li Yao seriously. They used to chat and joke around while watching, but now their faces were solemn and thoughtful. In the arena, Li Yao was oblivious to the fact that after today, he would be recognized as one of the top masters in China by many yers. Compared to others, those who were the most shocked were the elders of the Spark Guild. ¡°Oh my God, I must be dreaming.¡± Guardian Angel was the first to regain her senses. ¡°Big brother can actually defeat Illusion God.¡± Sweet Dumbbells gasped with her mouth wide open in shock. ¡°Where the hell did this monstere from?¡± Unparalleled Enchantress shed a peculiar gleam in her eyes. ¡°Feng Yi, your boyfriend is so strong, how could you keep this from me? That¡¯s not kind.¡± Qin Feng Yi chuckled bitterly, her face still a picture of shock. She hadn¡¯t expected Li Yao to change this much in just a year. ¡°In any case, this is good news. After today, although our Spark Guild will face attacks from all guilds, we won¡¯t have to worry about attracting strong recruits.¡± Sister Li took a deep breath, ¡°Don¡¯t disturb me, I need to prepare a new recruitment notice.¡± ¡°I knew he was strong, but I didn¡¯t expect him to be this strong. The formation of the Spark Team is definitely not a dream.¡± Fruit Knight was also overjoyed. Sister Li thought about it instantly, many people would surely join because of their admiration for Li Yao, so raising the standards was inevitable. ¡°Perhaps the Spark Guild will fulfill the dream that I didn¡¯t.¡± Unparalleled Enchantress stared intensely at Li Yao, who was winning one duel after another, as if making some sort of determination.
Li Yao continued to win victoriously, and as his winning streak slowly approached one hundred, those guild yers who wanted to sabotage Li Yao¡¯s mission became increasingly frustrated and restless. If Li Yaopleted a hundred consecutive victories, he would undoubtedly be a legend that night, and they would just be a bunch of clowns that no one remembered. Li Yao, on the other hand, seemed a bit preupied, not because he was tired, but because he was contemting an important issue: what mount he should choose. PS: The day after tomorrow, I will start my return trip and will have time to write the book again. Continuing to work for the monthly ticket, thank you to all the supportive friends¡­ Chapter 356: Foundation Chapter 356: Foundation Li Yao never fussed over the possibility of losing. Even if his equipment and pets were on par with his opponent, his superior skills would ensure his ce on invincible ground. Furthermore, his pets and gear were far superior to his adversaries, and he possessed the only golden weapon in the entire server. With these advantages, the thought of even struggling was simr to dying as a dog. There were retired yers who equaled the Illusion God in strength, and powerful champions mixed among various clubs, but after witnessing Li Yao¡¯s tactics, they choose not to take the stage. Because from the battle with the Illusion God, they discovered a terrifying fact. That is, Li Yao wasn¡¯t bragging, he was stating a fact. A fact they could not ept before this point. The strength disyed by Li Yao during his battle with the Illusion God was horrifying. But what was even more frightening was that his opponent hadn¡¯t used his full strength. The ease with which he had maneuvered was something that, perhaps, could be feigned when facing an ordinary master, but was impossible against the Illusion God. Sending anyone to face a yer like this seemed futile. Not only could they not disrupt Li Yao¡¯s tasks, but they could even boost Li Yao¡¯s image immeasurably. However, the stakes of the game were already set tremendously high by therge guilds. The appearance of the Illusion God drew the attention of numerous media outlets, which meant the hundred battle streak had to continue. The masters who had been selected topete knew the circumstances. They were incensed, each of them unleashing all their power to try and take down Li Yao, but all of them were defeated. Over ny battles in, meticulous masters discovered an even more horrifying truth. After defeating the Illusion God, Li Yao had never moved from his position. This news quickly circted. Almost everyone gasped in shock, reflecting on the previous battles. Regardless of how ferocious or powerful the challengers were, Li Yao had indeed remained motionless. When the final battle ended, the masters from various guilds finally exhaled in relief. The ordeal had finallye to an end. Li Yao watched his hundredth opponent copse unwillingly to the ground. His face held no trace of joy from the victory, he just calmly gathered his pets and equipment. ¡°System: yer Prairie Fire haspleted the first one hundred consecutive victories in the main arena, glory covers the world. Reward: ¡®Duel King¡¯ title, reward for all races in the belonging camp and neutral camp is 100 reputation points.¡± ¡°System: yer Prairie Fire haspleted the first one hundred consecutive victories in the main arena, glory covers the world. Reward: ¡®Duel King¡¯ title, reward for all races in the belonging camp and neutral camp is 100 reputation points.¡± ¡°System: yer Prairie Fire haspleted the first one hundred consecutive victories in the main arena, glory covers the world. Reward: ¡®Duel King¡¯ title, reward for all races in the belonging camp and neutral camp is 100 reputation points.¡± Following these three colorful screens on various channels, the yers who were unaware of the situation started paying attention. ¡°To sum up Prairie Fire¡¯s hundred victories, I can only use one phrase: ¡®He is strong, and the gentle breeze sweeps the great ridge. He is dominating, and the bright moon lights the great river.¡¯ Today, the legend of Prairie Fire is destined to rise.¡± Thementator said with extreme excitement. He could not withhold his enthusiasm, because as this game was being broadcasted, his fame would spread. Moreover, being able tomentate on a high-level god¡¯s fight was a thing that everymentator cherishes. Regardless of whether they liked Li Yao or not, with the end of colorful bulletments and thementator¡¯s speech, the entire arena erupted in deafening apuse. This apuse held no ulterior motives. It was purely for the short yet dazzling battle between Li Yao and the Illusion God, and more so for Li Yao¡¯spletion of a hundred challenges with superior skills. Everyone understood that these hundred battles had no weak opponents. Those who dared to step onto the stage were certainly highly skilled and confident. A hundred victories like this were truly difficult. Even though they were not convinced in their hearts, everyone had to admit that if they were to go up against such masters, winning a hundred battles, or even ten, would be incredibly difficult. ¡°I think that no one will feel that Prairie Fire is unworthy of the title ¡®Hunting King¡¯ after today. The name of the Hunting King will resound everywhere. I look forward to what further surprises the Hunting King can bring us.¡± ¡°Hunting King!¡± ¡°Hunting King!¡± ¡°Hunting King!¡± ¡°Hunting King!¡± What started as scattered shouts soon became a sound that could shake the heavens. Even the members of the Starfire Guild were caught up in the excitement and joined the shouting, especially Tongtong, who continuously raised her small hands. Her face flushed with excitement as if she was happier than being the one to achieve a hundred victories herself. The Chieftain of the Dark Camp took his eyes off the screen. The two High Elf Mages stopped casting, and after the screen disappeared and they¡¯d paid their respects, they stepped out. He picked up the Communication stone and said: ¡°I didn¡¯t expect there to be so many promising youngsters among the recruits. Moreover, your chosen one performed extraordinarily. I¡¯m guessing that human is hopping mad right now. He wouldn¡¯t be able to find a w in these hundred battles no matter how hard he tries.¡± The Chieftain was obviously very pleased and he wasughing continuously as he spoke. The Queen had a pleased expression on her face butmunicated indifferently: ¡°The performance was barely satisfactory. If the one who received my heritage can¡¯t perform like this, then his good days would have been over.¡± ¡°Hahaha, you, giving him such a task. You consider those good days? This kid is not bad. Ask him what mount he wants. Let him choose a fine mount and also arrange for the best riding master to train him.¡± ¡°Hmmm, I¡¯ll arrange it.¡± The Queen hung up the transmission, her lips curling up slightly. She was obviously quite satisfied. However, no one saw the rare smile on the face of the cold and noble queen. In the arena, Li Yao stowed his weapon without a trace of excitement or joy on his face, and silently activated his Undercity Hearthstone. The members of the Starfire Guild also quickly activated their Hearthstones. ¡°Big brother, let us see the effect of the ¡®Duel King¡¯ title quickly,¡± Tongtong asked curiously. The other elders also looked at him curiously. They were all very intrigued by the title, and their gaze towards Li Yao had subtly changed. ¡°Alright, let¡¯s see.¡± Li Yao shared the property of the ¡®Duel King¡¯ title. Duel King: During a one-on-one showdown, agility increases by 10%, attack power improves by 10%, armor, and elemental resistance increase by 10%. Note: The first one toplete one hundred consecutive victories in the main arena receives this title. This title is unique. ¡°What a monstrous title! You were already invincible in a one-on-one duel. Now that you¡¯ve got this title, who can even be your opponent?¡± Guardian Angel¡¯s eyes turned red; the properties of this title were just too useful. ¡°Now that we¡¯ve seen the title, quickly open the colorful treasure chest. Let¡¯s see what¡¯s inside. This is the first and only colorful treasure chest,¡± Unparalleled Temptress said with curiosity¡­ PS: Tough day, got sunburned today, my body feels like it¡¯s burning, really ufortable. I forced myself toplete this chapter. The day after tomorrow, I¡¯ll return home and start working in full force. Thanks to my friends for the rewards, monthly tickets, and rmendation votes. Mario is grateful. Chapter 357: Mount Chapter 357: Mount Li Yao didn¡¯t put much hope into the multicolor gift package, considering it only had a high probability of containing something good, not a guarantee. Seeing the high spirits of the other elders, Li Yao did not dampen their enthusiasm and said, ¡°Alright, let me open it then.¡± Li Yao took out a colorful, shimmering gift box and slowly opened it. ¡°System: Congrattions, you have opened a Multicolor Gift Package, and you received a bag of Thorn Seeds.¡± The Thorn Seeds can be used to grow Thorns with significant offensive power. ¡°What¡¯s this for?¡± The Guardian Knight frowned. ¡°Big brother, your luck isn¡¯t so good. You¡¯re not a Druid, so what use are these seeds?¡± Daimeng Tongtong was a bit disappointed. She assumed he¡¯d find something really powerful. Li Yao chuckled, and said, ¡°This is great stuff. It may not be of much use to an individual, but for the guild, it¡¯s an excellent resource.¡± Handing a bag of seeds to Sister Li, Li Yao exined. ¡°Thorn Seeds?¡± Sister Li thought for a moment and said, ¡°You mean this is a defensive nt?¡± Li Yao nodded and said, ¡°It¡¯s indeed great stuff. These thorns possess a very aggressive nature, they excel at entanglement and restraint. nting them near the city walls or important structures can effectively defend against thieves. Plus, this nt is fire-resistant and extremely resilient, only destructible by specific methods. This makes it an excellent defensive nt. Even the Ancient Elves use these Thorns in many ces.¡± ¡°Is it really that powerful?¡± Bewitching Queen questioned in disbelief. She couldn¡¯t believe the system would grant yers such overpowered items at this stage. Li Yao reiterated, ¡°Yes, indeed. However, in order to cultivate these Thorns, one requires a Druid to cast a spell; the stronger the Druid, the stronger the Thorn. The Druids we can find at present are of a low level, resulting in our Thorns being vastly inferior to those used by the Ancient Elves.¡± ¡°That¡¯s still not bad. There seem to be many seeds, which should be enough for now. Plus, as the Druids grow stronger, we can continually upgrade the Thorn.¡± Sister Li suggested. ¡°Just keep them safe. These Thorns, if grown under a Druid¡¯s spell, can extend robustly. A single seed is enough for an entire stretch of wall, so we can use these for a long time.¡± Although nothing groundbreaking was revealed, Li Yao felt very content since the foundation of a guild is umted gradually. These Thorns can not only prevent thieves from infiltrating, but can also y a crucial role during both offensive and defensive battles. ¡°How long until the guild can level up?¡± Li Yao asked. Sister Li replied, ¡°A lot of people are brawling in the arena while only a few are doing quests. I reckon it¡¯ll take about four or five days.¡± Nodding, Li Yao said, ¡°Alright, the spoils of the arena are also good, we shouldn¡¯t force them to do quests. Four or five days are pretty fast already.¡± ¡°I understand. My n is, after the arena event, we can start setting up the guild¡¯s open-world base.¡± mentioned Sister Li. ¡°Sounds good, we can wait a few days. Meanwhile, I can gather some things.¡± Li Yao thought for a moment then decided that he should start preparing for level twenty. He needed to work on understanding the Mechanical Blueprint. Starting at level twenty, he would need to assemble some decent mechanics. At present, his Mechanics Hunter hadn¡¯t yed any definitive role. Especially the Mechanical Storm¡¯s effect; if it only provides coverage, it can only summon Mechanical Pets. In reality, it¡¯s not much different from Beast King Hunter¡¯s abilities. ¡°Everyone, disperse. I need to rest a bit.¡± Everyone scattered, while Li Yao decided to rest and recover his strength offline. The methods to increase spiritual power that work for others no longer have any effect on him, hence he¡¯ll have to rely on his gradual recovery. After half a day, Li Yao rested and went back into the game to start making engineering parts in preparation for constructing the devices. The next morning Li Yao was eager and promptly headed to the Royal District. On his arrival this time, no one greeted or guided him. The guards just told him that the Queen had requested him to wait for her at the stables upon arriving at the Royal District. No one stopped or questioned Li Yao as everyone knew him as the Queen¡¯s inheritor. After querying a royal guard ¨C who happened to be one of the Queen¡¯s most loyal Dark Rangers, Li Yao managed to locate the Royal District¡¯s stables. Upon reaching the Royal Stables, Li Yao saw many powerful mounts, where Skeletal Warhorses and Nightmares were in the majority. Salivating at the sight of them, he knew that it was nearly impossible to get such high-ranked mounts at this stage. ¡°Your Grace.¡± Li Yao saw the Queen feeding an elegant Chocobo when he arrived. Chocobos are the racial mounts of High Elves, looking into her eyes, Li Yao could tell the Queen was reminiscing about old times. ¡°You¡¯re here.¡± The Queen nodded and said, ¡°You did amendable job on this task, and didn¡¯t let me down.¡± ¡°It¡¯s all thanks to the Queen¡¯s teaching.¡± Li Yao said humbly. ¡°Spare me the ttery, I don¡¯t fall for that.¡± The Queen nced at Li Yao and said, ¡°But this time you did make us proud again, those guys from the Light Faction can¡¯t keep their faces straight.¡± ¡°It¡¯s not that I¡¯m too strong, but they are just too weak.¡± Li Yao didn¡¯t show any traces of delight in his aplishment. ¡°Given your current power, this performance is not too bad. No need to downy it.¡± The Queen pointed at a couple of mounts and said, ¡°The Chieftain specially rewarded you with an exceptional-grade mount. Each race has some, pick one.¡± Li Yao was thrilled. At level twenty, yers could only purchasemon mounts. Only afterpleting certain tasks could they obtain superior-grade mounts. Of course, as a Beast King, he can breed one himself, but it requires a lot of energy and time. Just like equipment, mounts are categorized as Common, Superior, Exceptional, Epic¡­ Common mounts generally increase movement speed by 30%, superior mounts by 40% ande with an additional attribute, and exceptional mounts increase speed by 60% and provide two additional attributes. Li Yao initially thought that acquiring a superior mount would be good enough, but unexpectedly, the reward was an exceptional one. ¡°Then I won¡¯t be polite.¡± Li Yao looked at the several racial mounts. Firstly, the Chocobo, the racial mount of the High Elves, is essentially an ostrich that walks on two ws, although a bit unsteady. Chocobo Quality: Exceptional Movement Speed Increase: 30% Bury, when Chocobo detects danger, it will burrow into the ground, reducing the damage taken by the yer by 3%. Arcane Brilliance, when Chocobo is domesticated it absorbs Arcane magic, increasing the yer¡¯s spell effects by 5%. ps: Sunburn is too painful, I feel like I¡¯m on fire. I¡¯ll be heading home tomorrow, the paying back time is almost here. So, continue supporting me with the monthly tickets, I, Mario, won¡¯t let you down. Chapter 358: Choice Chapter 358: Choice Chocobos are the racial mounts of High Elves, trained and tamed using Arcane magic. The advantage of this mount is that it provides a certain boost for Mages, but this bird is too bumpy and is generally not favored by yers from the Dark Camp, other than High Elves. For Mages, regardless of their race, this mount is essentially a must-have. In the Ancient God World, powerful mounts all have attribute bonuses, and the higher the quality of the mount, the crazier its attributes. Even some of the other mounts can be used as pets to a certain extent, assisting yers inbat. Although the Chocobo is quite good, Li Yao didn¡¯t consider it for now. For him, this kind of attribute bonus doesn¡¯t mean much. For example, Li Yao uses the racial talent of Ancient Elves more than that of High Elves. ¡°It seems you don¡¯t really like Chocobos. You can get one in the future, but for now, choose a different mount. The Raptor is good, although it is tamed by Trolls, it suits you very well.¡± The queen pointed at the Raptor and said. Blue Raptor Quality: Blue Excellent Increases movement speed by 30% Gift of Agility, Raptors rule the low-levelnds. With the blessing of the God of Nature, the yer¡¯s agility increases by 5% Loyal Companion, it is said that Raptors have Dragon blood, and they can help yers fight. Li Yao nodded, this mount was indeed perfect for him. The increase in agility wasn¡¯t much, but 5% still made a difference. The ¡°Loyal Companion¡± was a good special effect, equivalent to Li Yao getting an elite pet duringbat. Although it didn¡¯t provide Hunter attribute bonuses, it was still quite good. Of course, this kind of ¡°quite good¡± refers only to ordinary yers. To Li Yao, an elite wasn¡¯t a decisive factor, it was just a bit nd and boring. Raptors were mounts tamed by Trolls. Although they are mounts, they are very wild, which is why they can help yers fight. It is not easy for ordinary yers to get recognition from a Raptor. For example, right now, the Raptor was ring at Li Yao with blood-red eyes. If it wasn¡¯t harnessed, it would probably start attacking Li Yao straight away. Li Yao went on to check the next mount. Adolescent Kodo Beast Quality: Blue Excellent Increases movement speed by 30%. Savage Strength, Kodo Beasts are very gentle yet incredibly powerful creatures. The yer¡¯s strength increases by 10% Carries Heavy Loads, Kodo Beasts can bear very heavy loads, can be used as transportation, can carry heavy loads. Kodo Beasts are mounts tamed by Taurens. Actually, Taurens are very good at running, not weaker than mounts. They just adopted the culture of the Dark Camp and began taming these gentle creatures. Kodos are mostly used for transportation as they are strong, cold-resistant, heat-resistant, and highly durable. An increase of 10% strength is a great attribute, but Li Yao shook his head eventually. The limitations of Kodo Beasts were also quite considerable. They are suitable for travelling in t terrain. In ces with many hills, Kodo Beasts lose their purpose as a mount. Li Yao then looked at the next mount. Skeletal Warhorse Quality: Blue Excellent Increases movement speed by 30% Deadly Sting, the Skeletal Warhorse has the power of death. The effect of Dark skills increases by 5%. Death Tracker, the Skeletal Warhorse can make yers sense undead creatures within 100 yards. It goes without saying, this is the mount of the Forsaken. They are essentially revived horse skeletons, and the Deadly Sting is quite useful for Li Yao. As for Death Tracker, it¡¯s like learning a tracking skill. It is a very good ability. Another good thing about the Skeletal Warhorse is that it doesn¡¯t need to be fed. In the Ancient God World, mounts are not free of consumption. For example, Raptors need to be fed a lot of fresh meat every day. Otherwise, Raptors might rebel. Therefore, an odd situation urredst life, many yers desired more mounts in order to gain attribute bonuses. But many yers went bankrupt just from feeding a bunch of mounts, so ordinary yers would rarely be willing to raise so many mounts unless they were particrly good ones. The Skeletal Warhorse is different. It only needs to be replenished with death energy every half a year or so, and it¡¯s very simple to replenish. Just go to a ce where the undead gathers and the Skeletal Warhorse can replenish itself. You could say that the Skeletal Warhorse is the most worry-free and highly practical mount. ¡°This one is more suitable for a Dark Ranger. And it¡¯s very worry-free.¡± The queen said. ¡°I understand.¡± Li Yao nodded, this mount was indeed good. If he was a solo yer, Li Yao would not think about getting many mounts. But now he is a guild leader and will soon have his own field base. In this case, mounts are like pets. When not summoned, they don¡¯t need to stay in the Pet Space, but can stay at the base. By that time, he will find an NPC specifically responsible for feeding his mounts, that¡¯s his n. It¡¯s just that, his level is too low right now. It¡¯s not easy to get a mount right now. Collecting mounts can only be slowly umted in the future. Mount Wolf Quality: Blue Excellent Increases movement speed by 30%. Howl of the Wolf, the Mount Wolf howls, and the yer gets 5% attack power. Loyal Companion, once the Mount Wolf recognizes its master, it will be loyal and devoted. Because it has a strong will to fight, it can help the master fight together. Mount Wolf, the mount chosen by the Orcs aftering to the Ancient God World. Orcs advocate savagery. They want their race to be united like a pack of wolves. The attributes of this mount are also very good. The attack power bonus is a very useful attribute. The ¡°Loyal Companion¡± is the same as the Raptor, which can help the yer fight. Li Yao then looked at thest mount. Why was it a vehicle? Because this was a product of Goblins, a mechanical car, not a living creature. Mechanical Car Quality: Excellent Increases movement speed by 30%. Mechanical Framework, all mechanical item attributes and effects increase by 10% Glove Compartment, the Mechanical Car possesses a ratherrge glovepartment, which can store items 0/35 Li Yao¡¯s eyes lit up. This Mechanical Car could increase the attributes of mechanical pets. If one uses firearms, the skill attack power will also increase. It is mediocre to other yers, but it is super excellent to him. As for the Glove Compartment, it expanded his storage space again. In this way, he could bring more supplies and take back a lot more loot. More importantly, the Mechanical Car can move forward as long as it has oil; it doesn¡¯t know fatigue. And if you rece the tires, you can adapt to different terrains. This is exactly what Li Yao needs now. ¡°I¡¯ve made up my mind, I choose the Mechanical Car.¡± Li Yao picked up the car keys on the Mechanical Car and spoke¡­ Chapter 359: 359: The Silent Arrow Chapter 359: The Silent Arrow ¡°Why would you choose this thing?¡± The queen furrowed her brows slightly, ¡°We have all other kinds of trainers here, but this one¡­¡± Li Yao understood the queen¡¯s meaning. Clearly, she, like other High Elves, didn¡¯t particrly like goblins, so even though there was this machine car, they hadn¡¯t invited a goblin over. ¡°No need for that, I can drive it myself.¡± Joking aside, in his previous life, Li Yao was an owner of a super mechanical roadshow yer. If he couldn¡¯t even drive this kind of a car, then what was the point of ying at all. ¡°Suit yourself, anyway, the attribute bonus is insignificant. We¡¯ll wait until you can get a high-level mount before we talk about attributes.¡± The queen said indifferently. As Li Yao packed up the Mechanical City, he followed behind the queen and said, ¡°Ahe¡­ now that I¡¯ve aplished the task, can I get some rewards in advance?¡± ¡°Of course, your rewards won¡¯t be less. Here is a list, you can have your subordinates purchase what you need. As for you, you alsopleted the second task, the third one, I hope you won¡¯t disappoint me.¡± The queen said calmly. ¡°Definitely not, I willplete the third task as soon as possible.¡± Li Yao promised. At the same time, a prompt popped up notifying him that he had sessfullypleted a task, and his experience points increased significantly. ¡°Don¡¯t rush, haste makes waste. Arranging your equipment and guild¡¯s headquarters properly is crucial in the game. Maintain a steady pace or else any setbacks could disrupt your focus. Despite you being my sessor, I won¡¯t be able to assist you with guild matters; it¡¯s all up to you.¡± ¡°I understand, I promise not to disappoint you, your majesty.¡± Li Yao assured, puffing out his chest ¨C now was not the time to back down. ¡°I hope so, you may leave now.¡± The Queen threw a bead glowing with gray light to Li Yao and entered the hall.
Li Yao took the bead and slowly left the Royal District. Silence Arrow: Shoots a silence arrow that affects enemies within a 15*15-yard range, preventing them from casting spells. Lasts for 3 seconds, with a cooldown time of 20 seconds. The Silence Arrow is another unique skill of the Dark Ranger. Because it¡¯s a powerful skill that not only confounds enemies within range, but also shuts down spell casting in the affected area, essentially interrupting their skills. Li Yao quickly learned the Silence Arrow skill, he was extremely satisfied. The introduction of the Silence Arrow in hisbo skills would be a nightmare for all yers. This type of silence is different from ordinary spell countermeasures. It can silence certain spells and skills. The addition of a Silence Arrow can significantly increase the Dark Ranger¡¯sbat effectiveness when facing enemies. Having learnt a new skill and gotten a mount, Li Yao was in high spirits. He summoned the machine car and got in right away. And off he went, leaving behind a trail of smoke. People along the way looked at him with envy and jealousy. Soon, screenshots of Li Yao driving the machine car were posted in the forum. Li Yao was at his peak poprity, and the news garnered significant attention leaving a trail of jealousments. In their view, Li Yao must havepleted a hundred challenges before obtaining the colorful gift pack containing the mount. The im that the mount came out of the gift pack spread rapidly, probably started by who knows who. Anyway, because of Li Yao¡¯s shy appearance, he not only advertised for the Starfire guild but also promoted the arena. Many people began to ferventlypete in thedder matches to earn more gift packs to get a chance to win their own mounts. While driving, Li Yao attracted so many eyes that even the guild¡¯s elders used the Hearthstone to return to the city and inspect his machine car. In particr, Dumb Dumb clung to Li Yao, persuading him to take her for a ride around the main city. It had been a long time before she reluctantly got off. The mount became a new topic of discussion and lots of yers became extremely envious, madly searching for ways to get a mount of their own. ¡°What are you nning to do in the next few days?¡± Li Jie asked as she got off the car. She had also tried it and said that the maglev car was not as thrilling as the machine car. Dumb-Dumb suggested, ¡°Why don¡¯t you level up with us?¡± Li Yao shook his head, ¡°I can¡¯t. I need some blueprints. I want to finish these tasks before the guild¡¯s headquarters are established. By then, I guess we¡¯ll all be rushing for level 20.¡± ¡°In that case,¡± Li Jie said, ¡°Keep up your publicity, so yers won¡¯t forget about you. Participate in more boss fights and get some first-kills.¡± ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll try my best.¡± Li Yao nodded in agreement. Li Jie put a map next to Li Yao and said, ¡°Take a look. I have marked some ces as possible guild headquarters. Each ce has unique advantages. After much consideration, I still find it hard to decide.¡± ¡°Li Jie, your efficiency is remarkable.¡± Li Yaoplimented while examining the map.
¡°Stop that.¡± Li Jie pointed at a marked circle on the map and said, ¡°Look at this, it¡¯s a valley. It¡¯s a decent-sized ce suitable for headquarters. But, it¡¯s difficult to ess without mountain roads. If we choose this ce, constructing a mountain road would be a long process and a huge expense. But if we manage to build a city, it could easily be defended and tough to attack, much like Eagle Nest Mountain.¡± Li Yao nodded, ¡°The valley seems like a good ce for headquarters, but it¡¯s not feasible. The valley is full of sky-blue flowers. These flowers are poisonous and release poison fog every morning. The flowers are ubiquitous and indestructible, moreover, they are the source of food for the me ants and the giant poisoned bees. Although it seems tranquil, it¡¯s actually extremely dangerous. It¡¯s impossible for us to settle here at this point.¡± ¡°I see. Given it¡¯s so near to the werewolves¡¯ territory where level-30 characters roam, I was quite hesitant about it. Since it¡¯s like that, let¡¯s eliminate this location.¡± Li Jie quickly crossed off the location on the map before pointing to another location, ¡°Then there¡¯s this ce, a forest of stone spires. Manyrge stone columns, if we link them with floating bridges like in the Tauren¡¯s main city, we can turn it into a cliff city.¡± Li Yao shook his head, ¡°No, that won¡¯t work. Even if we build a cliff city that¡¯s easy to defend but hard to attack, these stone columns are unstable. Conned with the high winds and barren earth, it¡¯s not conducive to the development of the guild.¡±
¡°Ahh, that¡¯s the downside of this ce.¡± Li Jie didn¡¯t get upset because Li Yao rejected her suggestions. She continued excitedly, ¡°And there¡¯s here, a small ind nearby the coast, reachable by a small boat.¡± ¡°That still won¡¯t work.¡± Li Yao said, ¡°The ind isn¡¯t veryrge and can easily be encircled by ships, especially pirates. If they find out about such a ce, it would sure to bring continuous trouble.¡± ¡°Hmm, so, I¡¯ve been hesitant and unable to find a suitable ce,¡± sighed Li Jie. Li Yao pointed to a location, saying, ¡°What about this ce?¡± ¡°Here?¡± Li Jie frowned¡­ ps: Heading back home today. It¡¯s a boring and long trip. Chapter 360: 360: Wild Ambition Chapter 360: Wild Ambition Sister Li looked at the location on the map, flipped through some materials, and said, ¡°Why would you choose this ce? I think it¡¯s inappropriate.¡± Li Yaoughed and said, ¡°But I think this ce is the most suitable one. Though it¡¯s a tough start, if we really get going, the potential for development here is endless.¡± ¡°That¡¯s impossible. This ce is near the coast. There are many shipwrecks and numerous ghosts gathering around the broken ships. The coastal area is the territory of the Murloc. Furthermore, there¡¯s a huge werewolfir near the coast. ording to Shadow Dance¡¯s information, this is a ruined relic. Although these three types of monsters are not very high level, their sheer numbers make clearing them out a huge trouble if we set up base here.¡± Li Yao nodded, ¡°Everything you¡¯ve mentioned is right, you¡¯ve hit the nail on the head. Is there any other reason this ce is unsuitable?¡± Sister Li shared some pictures and a video, saying, ¡°This is the detailed information discovered by Shadow Dance. Look, the site you chose is a Werewolfir, a ruined relic of unidentified origin. There is a river from the relics that flow into the sea, making it easy for Murlocs to attack here.¡± ¡°On the left is a boundless forest full of various monsters like spiders, wolves, bears, etc. On the right is a vast in, and more importantly, it has been overrun by an unknown entity, we won¡¯t find any grass growing here, but it¡¯s a paradise for sand-life.¡± ¡°So, there are far too many monsters that need clearing. It woulde at a great cost to establish a base here. Therefore, I don¡¯t think it¡¯s suitable for our guild¡¯s base.¡± ¡°I¡¯m already aware of everything you¡¯ve just mentioned.¡± Li Yao said, smiling. ¡°Considering the seriousness in your words, you seem genuinely interested in constructing the guild base here.¡± Sister Li asked, puzzled, ¡°Could you tell me why?¡± ¡°It¡¯s simple. Inparison to my goal and n, the difficulties you¡¯ve just mentioned are trivial.¡± Li Yao adjusted the map and said, ¡°As you see, there are maps of different levels surrounding the sandbar. This area is extremely good. Plus, the Dark Camp has hardly any transfer stations or supply stations nearby. The consequence of this is that yers will require a significant amount of time to travel here, resulting in fewer yers leveling up in this area.¡± Sister Li¡¯s eyes lit up, ¡°Are you intending to turn this ce into a transfer station to increase the base¡¯s poprity?¡±
Li Yao shook his head and said, ¡°No, your ambitions are too low. My goal is to construct our guild base into a main city.¡± Although Sister Li also wanted to build the base into a city, she never thought that Li Yao¡¯s ambition was so big, to build it into a main city was nothing short of a joke. Even in the Dark Camp, there are at least two races, the Trolls and Goblins, that don¡¯t have a main city and nestle under the wing of the Orcs, sharing a main city with them. It¡¯s not that they don¡¯t want their main city, but mainly because they haven¡¯t found a suitable location and don¡¯t have enough power. And Li Yao actually wanted to build a main city, which was simply too insane. ¡°What I mean is, there are plenty of leveling maps around for all levels, if there¡¯s a city, yers and NPCs will gather here, ensuring its prosperity, and these are the basic conditions for building a main city.¡± Li Yao exined. ¡°But I still don¡¯t understand why this ce is suitable to be a main city.¡± ¡°At the beginning, we will construct a guild base, but as you see, it is close to the sea. The mouth of this river is an excellent port. After the city is expanded, a dedicated port area can be built. And due to the abundance of nearby adventure maps, transportation won¡¯t be a problem. The local resources are also very abundant, but theyck a transfer station.¡± ¡°Is there more?¡± ¡°Although there are a lot of monsters around, it¡¯s not impossible to clear them out. Plus, there is no huge threat nearby. As for the ins you mentioned, do you know about the shing in on the other continent?¡± Li Yao asked, smiling. ¡°The shing in?¡± Sister Li recalled the information in her mind, and her eyes suddenly lit up, ¡°As far as I know, it¡¯s a leveling map for levels 30 to 40. But the ce you mentioned has a very famous race track, do you also want to build one?¡± ¡°Exactly, all of you have already experienced the allure of motorbikes, not only the NPCs who love the thrill, but also the yers. If we build a huge racetrack on this in, it will be a massive cash cow. There are more reasons, but I think, these two points already justify building a base here, don¡¯t you think?¡± ¡°If the racetrack really is as you said, it would be worth the effort.¡± Sister Li also considered the benefits of arge port, if the city was built, it would undoubtedly be a transfer station for the Dark Camp. Even if they wanted to resist the Light Faction, the Dark Camp would inevitably support Starfire.¡± With the great fortune brought by the racetrack, it¡¯s indeed enough. The sess of the goblin racetrack has already proved the point. If they can really construct one, it will definitely attract yers and NPCs from the East Continent, promoting poprity through the port and the racetrack. If so, the prosperity of the main city will naturally lead to the rise and development of other industries. Thinking about this crazy n, Sister Li felt it was absurd, but it wasn¡¯t infeasible. Her blood immediately began to boil. Li Yao¡¯s fighting spirit was equally high. In the past life, the most prosperous yer city was far behind the main city. Building a main city is too difficult, and for him, it¡¯s also an enormously challenging task. In this life, Li Yao¡¯s first goal is to fulfill Hunter¡¯s dream of divine enthronement. The second is to build a unique city of his own. ¡°Your ns are insane, you are trying to create a force that canpete with the NPCs.¡± Unparalleled Enchantress walked in. ¡°People always need to take on some challenges, otherwise, it would be boring.¡± Li Yao gestured for her to sit.
¡°In that case, I¡¯ll join you in this madness. Regardless of sess or failure, at least we¡¯ll have lived wildly.¡± Unparalleled Enchantress shed a determined light in her eyes. Sister Li and Li Yao extended their hands, saying, ¡°Wee aboard.¡± ¡°Enough with the pleasantries, where¡¯s the contract? My benefits can¡¯t be lower than the guild leader¡¯s.¡± Unparalleled Enchantress shook their hands and said. ¡°What happened to striving for your dreams? Haven¡¯t the tides turned too quickly?¡± Li Yao forwarded the electronic contract. The basic sry was the same as Sister Li¡¯s, with the most important part being 3% of the shares. That was the highest offer in the guild.
¡°Can¡¯t we eat while striving for our dreams?¡± Although Unparalleled Enchantress was charming, she was straightforward and signed the contract directly. Starting from that moment, she was the manager of the club. ¡°Today is a happy day. I¡¯ll also take this chance to look for blueprints. I¡¯m certain I¡¯ll get a bonus for luck.¡±¡­ PS: I¡¯m home today,pletely exhausted and sunburned. It¡¯s a mixture of hot and cold. Let me sleep well tonight. I¡¯ll start repaying my debts tomorrow. I¡¯m still seeking monthly tickets and other kinds of support. Thanks in advance from Mario. Chapter 361: The Wandering Merchant Chapter 361: The Wandering Merchant Li Yao couldn¡¯t figure out on the way whether Unparalleled Enchantress had initially intended to join Starfire, or if it was his n to establish a main city that had persuaded her. After all, the elders had done a lot of work to get Unparalleled Enchantress to join, but she had always been nomittal. Li Yao had even started considering other candidates in his heart. He had stopped bothering to persuade her, but her joining was indeed something that lifted people¡¯s spirits. With her onboard, ns to form the Starfire Guild¡¯s war squad were now being put on the agenda. Despite having some time till the trial matches, assembling a team wasn¡¯t a simple matter. The selection of members and their coordination required a lot of time to organize and polish. Now, because of his continuous exposure and rising fame, the morale of the entire guild was high, and the guild had be more cohesive. As the Guild Master, his sister led the guild to operate in a steady and orderly manner. With Unparalleled Enchantress starting to assemble the war squad, a core and two pirs had been established. Combined with Feng Yi¡¯s appeal, external propaganda, and forum battles, Starfire Guild always remained within yers¡¯ sight and was never forgotten. Elder yers like Fruit Knight took on the responsibility of organizing team activities, leading groups to take on dungeons or group quests. Under these multifaceted efforts, all yers in Starfire Guild were bing increasingly engaged. The vast majority of yers now considered themselves part of Starfire, and the guild was flourishing. Amidst these mixed thoughts, Li Yao arrived at the coastal hills of East Continent. Ten thousand years ago, after the earth-shattering catastrophe, every race suffered heavy losses. The fertile continent was torn apart, with the East and West Continents bing the main divisions. A narrow strait formed from a tear right through the middle of East Continent. The Exiled High Elves and Trolls upied the north, continuing their ancient war for the prosperous Storm Rain Forest. Thousands of yearster, the ancestors of humans migrated to the north of East Continent. After flourishing, humans also got into territorial disputes with Trolls. The High Elves allied with humans and taught humans magic. The two races became allies and finally defeated the Forest Trolls after a tough battle. The Forest Trolls had already suffered heavy losses in the ancient catastrophe. Many of their people had been drowned, and even their venerated demigod couldn¡¯t withstand this power. But they refused to ept reality and continued to soak in the past glory of ruling the world. After being hit by the two alliances, they were on the verge of extinction and finally retreated to their city. Afterwards, humans continued to proliferate. The human poption ballooned into many kingdoms. One kingdom migrated to the southern part of the East Continent. Due to the Dwarfs being busy with civil strife, and the Gnomes immersed in researching mechanics and facing a racial crisis, they let this human kingdom pass through their borders. And this kingdom was rtively weak, without any intentions to wage war, so they moved to the even more southern region of East Continent. Thousands of years passed, and this human kingdom unexpectedly became the leader of the Light Faction. As for the northern human kingdoms, various unexpected incidents happened. Some were cursed by werewolves, and some faced internal and external turmoil. The most unfortunate was the once strongest human kingdom which had now been destroyed and converted into a territory of the Forgotten Ones. The coastal hills, a vast area connecting the north and south straits of East Continent. There arerge areas suitable for farming here, which used to be one of East Continent¡¯s major granaries. This is a gathering spot for wild horses. Large herds can frequently be seen here, ideal for taming into war steeds. More importantly, there are many Gryphon nests here. Humans¡¯ most intimate air steeds and battle partners are Gryphons. The Light Faction considers this one of its most important areas, assigning arge number of armed forces to fortify cities here. However, this area is also quite close to the main city of the Forgotten Ones, who also do not want to give it up. Both sides had stationed heavy troops in the hilly area for defensive purposes. Although the two camps were temporarily in a honeymoon phase, minor frictions never stopped, with both sides constantly testing the other¡¯s bottom line. Li Yao was now in the Forgotten Ones¡¯ city in the north of the hills. This area was suitable for yers above level 15 to level up. It was a contested territory, so there were very few yers here now. However, the number of yers in the city¡¯s arena was not few. Li Yao didn¡¯t wander around the city. He directly mounted his steed and sprinted towards the outskirts of the city. His goal this time was very clear: the blueprints. He didn¡¯t even take on any of the apanying quests. Li Yao had be a celebrity and he was the only one in the entire server with a mount. The few yers he encountered all recognized him, but they all kept their distance. After all, anyone at this stage who coulde to this map was an expert. Nobody wanted to look for trouble or get to know him. In Li Yao¡¯s n, he could get at least two mechanical blueprints here, one of which was key and was held by a nomadic merchant. The so-called nomadic merchants were simply Goblins that led a cargo-carrying robot around, selling theirmodities wherever they went. Many yers adored these kind of merchants because they could always refresh their inventory with some good and rare items. Unfortunately, these merchants were difficult to encounter due to their unpredictable movements. Li Yao was sure, however, that there was one special Goblin merchant on this map who only wandered around the hills. But their movements were also uncertain, requiring some time to find. Although Li Yao¡¯s engineering skills were not yet high, he had performed some simple transformations on his mechanical car. He beautified some parts of it and modified the seat, making it look magnificent,fortable yet robust. Li Yao drove his mechanical car on the ground, while his Firehawk circled in the sky, looking for the Goblin merchant. Searching for a person was a very boring and tedious task, especially in this vast area, it was like finding a needle out in an open field. It was even more difficult to find a person in the hills, especially when you couldn¡¯t fly. Fortunately, he had Firehawk. With its swift flight and wide range of vision, all Li Yao needed to do was dash along the road, while the Firehawk would scan the surroundingrge area. However, even with that, Li Yao couldn¡¯t find the merchant after spending a whole day. But what Li Yao had the most was patience. On the second day, he continued to search with Firehawk. Maybe it was a matter of luck, but he didn¡¯t find the merchant even after searching every corner of the Dark Camp¡¯s territory. On the third day, Li Yao entered the Light Faction¡¯s territory and finally spotted a little Goblin roasting meat by a bonfire with a transportation robot in the evening. Li Yao let out a small smile, walked up and said: ¡°Friend, may I sit by the bonfire?¡± ¡°When did damn elves be so friendly?¡± The Goblin merchant muttered, but seeing the money bag in Li Yao¡¯s hand and hearing the crisp, pleasant sound of gold coins clinking, he immediately revealed a smile and said: ¡°Oh, my friend,e and have a taste of my honey-roasted meat.¡± Ps: Damn, I fell asleep at 11 somethingst night and ended up sleeping till midday. I have been tired as hell recently. However, I will push myself to update more, starting from today. Also, continue to ask for monthly ticket support¡­ Chapter 362: Mimira Chapter 362: Mimira Li Yao made himselffortable and said, ¡°I dare not eat, else you might charge me a gold coin per bite. That would be quite a loss for me.¡± The goblin smiled awkwardly, pulled back the honey roast meat he was about to hand over, and said, ¡°Everything in this world has a clear price. Mimira is an honest and considerate merchant, and I assuredly won¡¯t swindle you like that.¡± Indeed, just as Li Yao had spected, the goblin would have charged him if he had eaten the roast meat. ¡°Really? I have never seen what a conscientious goblin looks like.¡± Li Yaoughed, ¡°But even if your price is low, I dare not eat.¡± Mimira stiffened and responded with a forced smile, ¡°And why is that?¡± ¡°Did you notice what liquid you sprinkled on the meat when you saw meing?¡± Li Yao asked, a smile ying at his lips. ¡°Ahem, honey roast meat, naturally I drizzled it with honey.¡± Mimira began to sweat profusely. ¡°Original honey, huh? It¡¯s a shame I don¡¯t fancy sweet things, else I would have definitely tried your craftsmanship. I¡¯ve heard that only those who travel all day truly understand the essence of gourmet food.¡± Li Yao spoke regretfully, as if he had missed out on an unparalleled treasure. ¡°That¡¯s truly unfortunate. Next time, next time I will let you taste my cooking for free.¡± Mimira sighed in relief and aimlessly stuffed the roast meat back into his bag. However, the reality was different. The Fire Hawk clearly saw that what Mimira used was not honey, but a potionbeled with some kind of a sleep-inducing agent. ¡°Then that¡¯s settled.¡± Li Yao burst intoughter, ¡°The goblin¡¯s motto is that ¡®time is money and all can be priced¡¯. I won¡¯t waste your time, do you have any good merchandise for me to see?¡± ¡°Uh, sorry. I¡¯m on delivery this time, carrying just ordinary items. You are unlikely to be interested, and I can¡¯t sell them. Although I prefer higher profits, we goblins maintain good faith with all and don¡¯t go back on a settled deal.¡± The goblin was evidently tempted, but still refused Li Yao. Goblins are a peculiar species of intelligent beings who are purely driven by profit. Their creed is that as long as the price is right, they can sell even their own mothers and wives. Before a deal, they will employ all means to seek gain, but weirdly, once a deal or contract is made, even if they find out that they have been short-changed, the goblins will bite the bullet ¨C they will faithfully fulfil the contract to the letter. In their eyes, contracts and deals are sacred, and this honesty forms their bottom line. Their integrity is also one of the reasons why other races of the Dark Camp tolerate the goblins. ¡°That is truly regrettable.¡± Li Yao slowly stood up, grabbing his half-moon bow, and then he released an arrow. Arcane shot + Mark of Death! Thud¡­ -2000 A frightful damage figure appeared, and Mimira¡¯s attributes were revealed. Wandering Merchant¡¤Mimira Rank: 18th Level Junior Boss Life: 280000 Armor: 400 Skills: Arrow Rain, Ricochet, Tracking Bomb, Rocket Bomb, Fast Run. Delivery Robot Rank: 18th Level Junior Boss Life: 300000 Armor: 500 Skills: Large Volume Storage, Mechanical Leap, Fast Run, Shining Collision. ¡°Why did you attack?¡± Mimira eximed in horror. Despite his higher level, instead of wanting to counter-attack and shatter his attacker, his first instinct was to run away, to a safe haven. ¡°Since you won¡¯t sell any good stuff, what use do I have for you?¡± As Li Yao spoke, he continued to attack, even unleashing the Arrow Tower. The original n was to kill Mimira and obtain the blueprints and an item. He had spotted Mimira¡¯s ill intent from the start but didn¡¯t take action immediately, hoping to see if Mimira could refresh some special items. However, Mimira had imed he had none. Since he didn¡¯t find Mimira on the roadside, Mimira must be on his way somewhere. So, there was no need to be polite with him. Killing him would make all goods his. In order to obtain other blueprints, Mimira must die since he refused to sell those to Li Yao. ¡°Kill this despicable elf.¡± Hiding behind arge tree, Mimira finally drew a fire gun. But hiding was to no avail. Li Yao¡¯s tricky ricochet arrows were impossible to dodge. Moreover, the Arrow Tower was nowunching Pierce Arrows, which could directly pierce through therge tree, unimpeded. The Delivery Robot looked just like the Cornfield Puppet but had lots of baggage on it, apt for its title. On his master¡¯smand, the Delivery Robot rushed towards Li Yao. But the Fire Hawk swooped down. The Fire Hawk took flight after grabbing the robot with a Hawk Pouncing on the Rabbit move. Bang¡­ After flying a distance, the Fire Hawk violently let go. The Delivery Robot collided with arge tree, causing it to break with a creaking sound. The Delivery Robot crashed onto the ground, making a dent, and red at the Fire Hawk taking flight again. However, it didn¡¯t have any means of attacking the Fire Hawk. Mimira grew furious, ordered an attack, and began shooting. But Li Yao unleashed Rapid Shooting. If it had been any other job¡¯s boss, he would have been cautious. But as it turned out, Mimira used gun ammunition, which allowed Li Yao to have a head-on confrontation, deflecting all bullets with his arrows. ¡°Damn you, what kind of monster are you?¡± Raging, Mimira was on the brink of madness. Save for his Arrow Rain that made Li Yao dodge, none of his skills could touch Li Yao, who attacked faster than him. Although he had a high health pool, he couldn¡¯t keep up with the constant decrease. ¡°Fighting me with a gun, that¡¯s the path to self-destruction.¡± Li Yao tirelessly attacked in ce. ¡°Argh, I¡¯ll fight you to the death.¡± Mimira let out a desperate cry. It was as if Li Yao were the boss and he was just a pawn. He released Arrow Rain again. While Li Yao dodged, he turned and ran away at full speed. mes burst out from under his feet, enabling him to quickly dart through the woods. The Delivery Robot that was fighting the Fire Hawk suddenly leaped,nding beside Mimira, who immediately leaped onto the robot. The Delivery Robot¡¯s body emitted a high-pitched motor sound, as it carried Mimira away at a blinding speed. At this moment, Mimira¡¯s health was barely at 70%. Instead of panicking, Li Yao sounded a whistle. The Fire Hawk let out a cry in the sky, its eyes locked onto the quickly disappearing Delivery Robot and Mimira. Li Yao, meanwhile, summoned the mechanical vehicle, started its engine, and chased after them¡­ PS: I underestimated the after-effects, my sunburn hurts so much. My shoulders and arms are aching. Damn, I¡¯m suffering¡­ I¡¯ll continue to persevere and write. Chapter 363: The Stingy Goblin (Additional release for 150 monthly tickets) Chapter 363: The Stingy Goblin (Additional release for 150 monthly tickets) This boss was indeed powerful, if it hadn¡¯t been Li Yao that faced off with it, countless other yers would¡¯ve been buried in the sand. Yet, the biggest challenge about killing this boss was not its superior strength. Rather, it would run away every so often or each time it lost a certain amount of health. Yes, you heard that right, it would flee. No matter whether it could win the fight, as soon as its health dropped to a certain level, it would grease its heels and take off. Its speed was incredibly fast, uncatchable even for yers in their thirties or forties. yer mounts included, no one could keep up. This boss was well-known. Though it was a goblin, it had a shape-shifting item, allowing it to transform into a dwarf, infiltrate the hilly dwarf towns, and exchange goods. It would then use the money to buy dwarf goods, switch back into its goblin form, and sell the goods to the forsaken, thereby earning a fortune. Such smuggling activities went on for two years until a bored yer tracked it for several days and discovered its shape-shifting secret which led to its reveal. Both the Light Faction and Dark Camp were furious, they issued a bounty for him in the hills, which began the hunt for this merchant. Of course, the oue was tragic. Every time the boss would kill a bunch, and then as its health dwindled, it would start running, leaving all the yers unable to keep up and extremely frustrated. The instant reward led yers to epted the task, only to be led on a wild goose chase. Considering the vastness of the hills, finding it was no easy task, and if yers tried to kill it, it would just run away, truly disgusting. In the end, without any other option, yers asked high-level yers for help. Unless you could kill it instantly, it would continue to escape in a sh. After a long struggle, yers finally killed this goblin merchant. But it was still rated as one of the most disgusting low-level bosses. Just like that, Li Yao remembered this boss for its peculiar nature. It was indeed very disgusting. It ran so fast, darting and moving unpredictably in the woods, even sh the fire eagle could barely keep up with it. Fifteen minutester, Mimira finally began to rest against a tree, its health recovered to about 85%. ¡°Damn it, you¡¯re too inexperienced to kill me,¡± Mimira, hands on his hips,ughed heartily, a face full of satisfaction, then his teeth clenched, obviously eager to kill Li Yao, but unable to do so, so he could only pacify himself with fantasies. However, just as Mimira was about to continue his journey, he heard the roar of an engine. Hisughter abruptly ceased, his smile frozen on his face as he turned his rigid head to see Li Yao speeding towards him in a mechanical car, waving at him. ¡°How, how, how did you find me?¡± Mimira was both panicked and terrified, he depended on his ability to run away, but when he met a pursuer he couldn¡¯t shake off, he was dumbfounded. Li Yao showed no mercy, he still stuck to his routine ¡ª setting the Arrow Tower and then dishing out an insane amount of damage as sh continued to kite the Transport Robot. Li Yao¡¯s stats were already exaggerated, and with the addition of his Gold Weapon, his DPS reached a terrifyingly high level. Mimira still could notnd a single hit on Li Yao. When his HP fell to 60%, Mimira ran away again. The same routine followed, Mimira may have been quick, but he couldn¡¯t escape the eyes of sh. Even with Mimira¡¯s burst speed, Li Yao couldn¡¯t keep up, but he could still catch up slowly. After several such rounds, Mimira was in despair. ¡°Damn elf, why do you want to kill me?¡± Mimira¡¯s eyes were filled with terror, a natural trait of goblins. Even if they do possess powerful abilities, they are still innately cowardly. ¡°Didn¡¯t you also intend to kill me at the start? What did you do to the roast meat? Don¡¯t pretend I don¡¯t know,¡± Li Yao spoke without letting up his attack. ¡°No, no, no, Mimira never kills anyone, that would just make you sleep for a while. I just found your money bag pretty, wanted to y with it, but I was afraid you wouldn¡¯t agree,¡± Mimira¡¯s eyes were shifty as he continued, ¡°Yes, yes, that¡¯s right, I just wanted to take a look, wouldn¡¯t touch a copper coin of yours.¡± ¡°You wouldn¡¯t touch my copper coin, but you would snatch the money bag, then get your Transport Robot to kill me. This way, it wouldn¡¯t count as you killing me, right?¡± Li Yao sneered, ¡°No use lying, your eyes have told me everything.¡± ¡°I¡¯m guilty, I deserve to die, but everything in this world can be bought with the right price, right? Same goes for my life. I can use my wealth to buy my life back, how about it?¡± Mimira immediately came up with another n. ¡°Oh, and how much are you offering?¡± When Mimira¡¯s health was down to a few hundred, Li Yao deactivated the Arrow Tower and stopped attacking. ¡°Fifteen silver coins, that¡¯s a sky-high price!¡± Mimira¡¯s voice was shaking. ¡°You kidding me? You think I need your crappy silver coins?¡± Li Yao almostughed in anger; these goblins really were, on the verge of death, and still being tightfisted. ¡°One Gold Coin. That¡¯s a sky-high price,¡± Mimira produced a Gold Coin, his entire arm trembling, his face quivering along with it as though giving up a Gold Coin was as painful as giving up his life. ¡°Damn it, just go die.¡± Li Yao straightaway released his fingers and an arrow instantly hit Mimira¡¯s throat. His eyes bulged in disbelief, full of resentment, he didn¡¯t understand why they wouldn¡¯t spare him for the astronomical price of a Gold Coin. He thought, if he were to kill someone, not to mention a Gold Coin, he would let them go for fifty silver coins. He had been generous for a moment, endured heart-wrenching pain to offer a Gold Coin for his life, yet it was met with disdain, he didn¡¯t understand ¡­ Li Yao couldn¡¯t be bothered exining. Dealing with goblins, everything could be discussed, but discussing money with them was simply preposterous. Boom¡­ With Mimira¡¯s death, the Transport Robot began emitting plumes of smoke, its body started to explode, and in a moment, its health depleted to zero and it fell to the ground. Li Yao¡¯s face changed, he approached to open the core device and found the core had turned into ashes. The secondary cores had also exploded and twisted, making repairs impossible. ¡°Dammit, this is a big loss. These stingy goblins¡­¡± Li Yao originally wanted to dismantle the robot, but remembering there might still be a lot of goods inside, he didn¡¯t open it. He alsocked the tools for now, hence Li Yao simply put the abandoned Transport Robot into his Mechanical Space. ¡°Let¡¯s hope there¡¯s something good, otherwise, my two hours of hard work would go to waste.¡± Having dealt with the Transport Robot, Li Yao prepared to loot the corpse¡­ Chapter 364: Cannon Blueprint Chapter 364: Cannon Blueprint Mimira seemed like a waste to Li Yao, but her escape ability was infuriating, and the sudden burst of speed was just too fast. Even if he temporarily controlled her, once the control ended, she¡¯d still run off. If he didn¡¯t have his ming hawk, he could never kill this boss. Finding her and killing her took an enormous amount of effort and a lot of time. By now, it¡¯s already dark. System: You killed Mimira. For plot reasons, you can choose to dy the announcement. Please select whether to dy.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± System: Please select the dy time.¡± ¡°Two days.¡± Li Yao chose to dy for two days this time. His n is a bit tricky, and it will take some effort. He¡¯s about to venture deep into the tiger¡¯s den again. If Mimira¡¯s death were known, who knows what would be impacted. Of course, these are just Li Yao¡¯s concerns. In reality, Mimira had been very discreet, changing races, and trading for a long period without being discovered indicates that the people of both races are very careful and reliable. Even if something happened to Mimira, the person in charge of contact wouldn¡¯t likely make it public. Li Yao simply didn¡¯t want to take any chances, so he chose to dy the announcement. It¡¯s a safe way to handle it. Li Yao started to loot the corpse. Upon seeing the items in his hand, a smile crept onto Li Yao¡¯s face. He had spent two days hunting down and killing Mimira for these items. Gnome Transformer Quality: Purple Epic After use, can transform into a gnome, obtain the racial talent of a gnome, and learn thenguage of the gnomes. Cooldown time: one month. Requirement: Bound upon pick-up Note: Cannot be traded after binding This is an extraordinarily powerful transformation tool¡ªit constantly surprises Li Yao. This is much more potent than that troll transformer since this can also learn the gnome¡¯s talents andnguage¡ªit¡¯s mighty indeed. Though it¡¯s ssified as a transformation tool, it¡¯s essentially a gnomenguage book, one that lets you permanently acquire the gnomenguage. The fact that it¡¯s bound upon picking up is a limitation. Otherwise, if Li Yao could circte this item, countless people would learn to speak gnome. This is his key to infiltrating the gnomes again. But this time, he¡¯s entering as an NPC, not a new adventurer. Remember, in the eyes of the NPCs, yers are still green and inexperienced; their roles are essentially gofers. However, if he were to assume a different role, the dynamics could change significantly. Of course, no role is perfect. Li Yao carefully stored this item, then looked at the next one ¨C a firearm. Extended Firearm Quality: Purple Epic Attack: 36-45 Strength: 38 Agility: 36 Stamina: 35 The extended firearm has a scope, which doubles the range. The firearm has been specially modified to load two bullets at a time. Equipment Level: 15 Rmended for: Hunter This weapon was the one Mimira used. Li Yao hadn¡¯t expected this gun to have such unique effects. A doubled range was even more critical to him than increased attack power. Loading two bullets at once implies that Li Yao¡¯s attack speed has almost doubled. With a longer range and almost doubled attack speed, although it doesn¡¯t have as much attack and attribute boosts as the full moon gold weapon, it doesn¡¯t have any side effects. Using the gold weapon did significantly augment hisbat power, but it mentally drained him too much. However, this firearm was different¡ªit¡¯s perfect for fast-paced battles. Li Yao put away the gold weapon; it was too conspicuous, and many people could identify him at a nce. Li Yao nodded his head in satisfaction. This weapon was an unexpected joy. What he truly needed, however, was a mechanical blueprint. Turret blueprint Engineering blueprint After learning, you can make a small turret. Turret Quality: Purple Epic Attack: 85-120 Health: 3000 Armor: 600 Range: 25-185 yards Explosion range: 5*5 yards Attack speed: 2 seconds/shot Summon quantity: 0/3 The turret¡¯s cooling time is 2 minutes. Learning Conditions: Intermediate Engineering Materials: Iron Ingot*35, Fire Element Crystal Core*3, Blue moonstone*10, Copper Ingot*5, Mithril*1¡­ When Li Yao saw the attributes of the blueprint, his hands trembled. Although the turret is primitive, it¡¯s an incredibly revolutionary item for Li Yao at present. Compared to the arrow tower, the turret has life and armor, which means it can¡¯t be destroyed upon impact. Though it only shoots once every two seconds, both its attack power and attack range exceed the arrow tower by more than twofold. With these properties and the enhanced attributes from his own race, the turret could exhibit a terrifying fighting power. While the explosion range is not as wide as the area-of-effect spells, Li Yao is already very satisfied. Every shot is an area attack, there¡¯s nothing more Li Yao could ask for. With this turret, Li Yao¡¯sbat power will once again markedly increase. What¡¯s more important is that the turret and the arrow tower do not conflict each other. When he arranges the formation during battle, he can ce the arrow tower behind the turret. That would mean the arrow tower gains the turret¡¯s life and armor. Although he hasn¡¯t experimented yet, he can imagine the power. Li Yao took a deep breath and proceeded to loot the corpse once more. Salt Sifter blueprint Quality: Blue Excellent Can make a salt sifter once learned Salt Sifter Quality: Blue Excellent Can purify industrial salt Learning Conditions: Intermediate Engineering Materials: Boss-level spider web*3, iron*5 Li Yao also stored this blueprint; a salt sifter is a very rare item. Salt sifters are among the engineering items that can turn an immediate profit after production. It¡¯s valuable, but it¡¯s not the right time for it yet; it needs to sit for some time. The remaining items were one piece of green gear and a purse with six gold coins. Li Yao packed everything up, immediately activated the Gnome Transformer, and turned into a gnome. His name also changed to Meka, then he opened the map and headed towards the main city of the Hills area. The gnomes, intelligent, full of life, and unpredictable, represent a unique paradox among The Ancient God World¡¯s races. This race, known for its impable inventors, carries an irrepressible optimism. However, it has also faced betrayal, migration, and even nearly a racial annihtion. In the face of such disaster, they reveal an extraordinary optimistic spirit, symbolizing the gnome¡¯s truly unshakeable spirit. Despite being a smaller race, the gnomes stand out on the continent through collective wisdom and unity, overshadowing their bigger counterparts. The gnomes are renowned mechanical engineers and technicians. They are highly respected for their scientific understanding of the world and their ability to turn these insights into astonishing tools, vehicles, armor, and weapons. Hence, the gnomes hold a very significant position in the Light Faction. This is also the primary reason the Dark Camp epted a group of goblins into their ranks. Their war engineering gave the Dark Camp a hard time, which is why the leaders of the Dark Camp grudgingly epted a group of goblins¡­ ps: I woke up at noon again, setting an rm didn¡¯t help. The past few days have been really exhausting. I started writing as soon as I woke up; I still haven¡¯t eaten lunch¡­ Chapter 365: Remodeling the Death God Chapter 365: Remodeling the Death God Gnomes pursue science and mechanics, seeing no point in delving into history. They value the present and the future more. However, the dwarfs, amicable allies of the gnomes, have a keen interest in exploring ancient civilizations. The dwarf capital of the Light Faction possesses thergest archaeological hall in this world. Through their research and exploration, the dwarfs discovered that they are, like the gnomes, creations of the Titans. The dwarfs are originally of the same race as the mountain giants, stone elemental beings, whereas the gnomes are mechanical beings. Sealed beneath the earth since the Titans¡¯ departure, they were cursed by the ancient gods, who begrudgingly epting their defeat, released the Curse of Flesh upon them. Thus the dwarfs and gnomes became the first carnivorous beings. These two races are now very close. When the gnome capital encountered problems, most of the gnomes relocated to the dwarf capital. If you didn¡¯t know better, upon visiting the gnomes¡¯ territory and seeing the mountain forts and fortresses, you might think you¡¯d arrived in thend of the dwarfs instead. Of course, this ce is saturated with a mechanical ambiance. Messy wires, live streetlights, and numerous mechanical items indicated to Li Yao that he was in the right ce. The area was still brightly lit at night. Two gnome guards on mechanical birds stopped Li Yao as he approached the entrance, asking, ¡°Where are you from?¡± At this moment, Li Yao had disguised himself as a white-bearded gnome. He chuckled, ¡°I¡¯m a travelling merchant, my supply robot broke down, so I came to the town to have it fixed.¡± As he spoke, Li Yao proudly disyed his shambled robot. ¡°Brother, did you run into those damned undead?¡± one of the guards asked sympathetically. Li Yao sighed, ¡°Yeah, those undead are bing too haughty. I barely survived to get here, seeing you guys brings me relief. Finally, I can get a peaceful sleep.¡± One of the guards stayed at the entrance as the other walked with Li Yao, pondering, ¡°You¡¯re not getting any younger. Why not retire at your hometown instead of striving for that little extra money, it¡¯s too dangerous.¡± Li Yao sighed again, ¡°Years ago I suffered an injury which became worse in the cold. I could manage it when I was younger, but now I can¡¯t take it anymore. So I n to settle here. I heard there¡¯s a shortage of supplies here, so I brought some goods nning to make some money and settle down. But instead, I lost my capital in the process and now I have to work hard for a few more years, s.¡± As he spoke, Li Yao sighed with a sorrowful air, as if someone had brought up a delicate subject. The guardforted Li Yao while showing him around, instructing him on which inn to stay in. After booking a room, he guided Li Yao to the engineeringboratory which one could rent. They walked and talked, and by the time they reached theboratory, fifteen minutes had passed. As they were about to part ways, the guard suddenly asked, ¡°Right, how¡¯s the excitement for the Dusky Snow Festival this year?¡± Keeping a poker face, Li Yao responded, ¡°Dusky Snow Festival? When did we start celebrating that? You must mean the Mechanical Festival, but that¡¯s still four months away.¡± ¡°Oh, haha, look at me, getting all confused. Never mind me, carry on with your stuff.¡± The guard chuckled apologetically and then walked away. Once he was past the corner, he pulled out a Communication Stone and said, ¡°Confirmed, not a spy.¡± With a nonchnt demeanor, Li Yao entered theboratory, albeit with a lump in his throat. Seeing the enthusiasm of the guard, he knew his identity had been doubted. The guards spent fifteen minutes supposedly having a casual conversation, but every word was filled with probing undertones. This was the difficulty in executing spy missions: you couldn¡¯t just infiltrate a race¡¯s territory just because you could disguise yourself as that race. If Li Yao had not survived a past life knowing plenty of insider information and secrets, he would have been exposed at the start. That¡¯s why a lot of ces had high-price spy missions, even though few yers could aplish them. yers nowadays understand not to ept spy tasks, or else it would result in instant death. Bear in mind, dying in enemy territory would only allow one to respawn at a graveyard, a loss too significant to bear. The final question from the guard could have easily given away anyone who hesitated. But Li Yao was well-versed in all the races, and he wouldn¡¯t be fooled by such little tricks. He sessfully passed the guards¡¯ inspection. As Li Yao walked in, he was greeted by a gnome who asked, ¡°What service do you need?¡± Gnomes did not distinguish high from low based on power, but on their achievements in studying technology. Yet, the most notable achievement was age. Therefore, the female gnome greeting Li Yao did not belittle him due to his lower status. Li Yao flicked his finger, and a series of silver coins buzzed out. The gnome female swiftly caught them. ¡°I want to rent a mechanicalboratory, preferably making mechanical birds. And the rest is your tip.¡± ¡°Thank you, you are indeed generous.¡± The hostess was visibly overjoyed; it only costs five silver coins to rent aboratory for a night, she had hit the jackpot. ¡°This is the bestboratory around here, fully equipped. Look here, all kinds of materials with clearly marked prices. Whatever you want to use, just pay and it¡¯s yours.¡± The female gnome finished her introduction and happily left. Li Yao closed theb door, then took out the Death God 4000 and the broken transport robot. Without wasting any time, Li Yao began on the Death God 4000 modifications. He was still under level twenty and didn¡¯t dare to use iron ore as a substitute. Otherwise, he might not have been able to summon his pets . Li Yao only slightlybined the two robots. For instance, the space storage bins on the robot¡¯s body. The robot was ruined, but the storage bins were firmly intact. Li Yao managed to repair them for further use. Li Yao also added storage bins to the passenger area. But only two could fit, nevertheless, Li Yao was quite satisfied. He was not nning to be a wandering merchant anyway, four storage bins were more than enough for him. Two on the back, and two in the passenger area. Putting the equipment on, although it no longer could carry passengers, it had a considerablyrge storage space. Each storage bin has fifty squares and could store medium-sized goods. Li Yao no longer needs to worry about running out of supplies. Additionally, Li Yao installed two avable propulsion devices onto the Death God 4000. This high-end equipment was beyond his crafting capabilities at the moment, and even if he managed to get to the Undercity, there was no way he could install it, he could only rely on gnome tools to get it done. Below was a crucial step, weapon modifications. The Death God 4000 was indeed not weak, but it had several issues. The most significant being the attack disruption. When the skills were on CD, it basically became useless. This was initially overlooked by Li Yao, and it was mainly why he did not particrly like using the Death God 4000. Now Li Yao was going to modify it to be a remote attack machine. It never was a feasible tank to begin with, and had already been installed with a propulsion device. It could entirely serve as a long-range Firepower Torrent. Li Yao removed the two flying wheels and built a mechanical arm. Then he installed two devices onto the mechanical arm to amodate the cement of his two weapons that he did not frequently use¡­ PS: I¡¯m going to continue writing. It¡¯s stormy outside, and the power might be cut off. If not, I¡¯ll keep posting¡­ Chapter 366: OEM (Additional release for 200 monthly votes) Chapter 366: OEM (Additional release for 200 monthly votes) Li Yao had decided what weapons he wanted to install before he arrived: one being a hand cannon that had not been used for a long time, aponent of this cannon that he still has no clue until now. Since it is quite a low level, it is not suitable for Li Yao to use now, so he decided to install it on the new Death God 4000. The second weapon is a sniper rifle that yed a significant role some time ago, a weapon seldom used. Of course, if the sniper rifle didn¡¯t have such a strong recoil, Li Yao could definitely use it. After all, he is most fond of such a super long-range shot. But this is just wishful thinking, usually not needed in ordinary times. Besides, with the Blue Moon Bow and Fire Gun obtained today, although their range is not as good as the sniper rifle, they have basically met Li Yao¡¯s heart¡¯s expectations. So, after considering it for a while, Li Yao still thinks it is feasible to install the sniper rifle. Li Yao¡¯s work didn¡¯t stop. He began the instation and had to set up the ammunition device. Although it won¡¯t be quicker than his fingers, it can¡¯t be helped. The two flying wheels, after all, are not equipment and have limited firepower. After this modification, the Death God 4000 haspletely changed. Both attributes and skills have changed somewhat. At least Li Yao is very satisfied. Then Li Yao changed the Death God 4000¡¯s colour and form a bit. If it were not for Li Yao¡¯s personal modification, even Li Yao wouldn¡¯t think that this was the original Death God 4000. Having finished everything, it was alreadyte at night. But Li Yao didn¡¯t take a rest and instead started to make a turret. The turret needed Iron Ingots. Li Yao bought some directly for money. Although it is costly, Li Yao won¡¯t need much and didn¡¯t mins it, he began making the turret quickly. By the time dawn broke, after failing twice, Li Yao finally managed to make the turret. Like the Arrow Tower, a small turret could be put in a backpack. Like a totem, a cannon taller than half a person and about a yard long would appear when deployed. Not until then, Li Yao took a sigh of relief. Following this, he made some bullets and stumbled out of the door. It was bustling outside. Basically, high-level masters who learned engineering were gathered here. When there¡¯s nothing to do, they can practice engineering. When tired, they can fight in the arena, then go on levelling when bored. As it is a Mechanical City, their rewards are also mostly rted to mechanics, attracting many engineering yers toe together. More importantly, a new elite profession known as the Mechanical Hunter has emerged. On the Light Faction¡¯s side, as long as a certain task ispleted, you can be transferred to be a Mechanical Hunter. The position of the Mechanical Hunter allows you to contract mechanical pets, but basically, you can only use engineering weapons. Bows and arrows are practically unuseable. Because of Li Yao¡¯s exceptional poprity, the appearance of the Mechanical Firehawk and Death God 4000 makes everyone believe that Li Yao is also a Mechanical Hunter and has witnessed the Mechanical Hunter¡¯s unique power. Therefore, many yers who want to change into a Mechanical Hunter gather here. Only many people found out that it is not that easy to be a Mechanical Hunter. If you want powerful mechanical pets, you can only rely on learning the blueprints and making them yourself. However, how many can make robots now? It¡¯s tooplex, and their expertise is inadequate. Even if that wasn¡¯t enough, to speak nothing of making, just getting the blueprints for these powerful mechanical pets was like trying to ascend to the heavens, and it would not be an exaggeration to describe it as clueless. They can only use some ordinary mechanical pets. However, many people do not believe in this and think that they are not strong because they are stupid, or they fear that they will also be transitioned to the profession. Originally, the Hunters were in a tough situation, and now they have seen a glimmer of light; there¡¯s no reason not to switch. Li Yao took a walk outside and found many such yers, and he found it amusing. If it wasn¡¯t for the support of the Titan Equipment, even if he ys as a Mechanical Hunter, he could only endure slowly, and the power of the mechanism wouldn¡¯t have been so significant without the enhancement of the Titan Equipment. But this secret, he will never tell no matter what. The blueprints Li Yao needs actually exist in two ces. One is the center of the town; there must be a Master Craftsman here who possesses this blueprint within his collection. Using Li Yao¡¯s current conditions to get it is nearly impossible. The other ce is the underneath ruins of this city. If Li Yao remembers right, the Gnomes have just discovered these ruins. The Gnomes sent many soldiers to explore, but most of them didn¡¯te back out. Many were turned into cold machines by a mysterious force. But the Gnomes didn¡¯t want other races to interfere so they decided that Gnomes could lead a team of new recruits or adventurers to explore these ruins. It was not so good for Li Yao to run directly to the ruins as soon as he got here. ¡°Near senior-level proficiency in Engineering, eptmissions for making Engineering items, also epting orders for repairing various Engineering items ¡ª no repair, no charge.¡± Li Yao directly set up a sign in front of the buildings of the Engineering Laboratory. Li Yao had almost all of the blueprints that could be learned. With the skills from his previous life, even though the system rated him as intermediate level, in reality, he was well enough beyond the experienced level that it couldn¡¯tpare to him; his repair andmissioned work were more than sufficient. ¡°Boss, I want to make a Fire Gun, but I only know basic engineering, so I can¡¯t do it. How much would a level fifteen blue gun cost?¡± A human girl asked in a feeble voice. Li Yao took a look at her and said, ¡°Miss Little Cold Hands, a level fifteen Fire Gun isn¡¯t cheap.¡± Commission work isn¡¯t rare. At this stage, in addition to some major guilds, even the slightly weaker guilds still can¡¯t afford to foster an intermediate Engineering yer. They could only hire outsiders to do the work. Many lucky yers received blueprints, but their proficiency was not enough, so naturally, they weren¡¯t able to make them. Even just beside Li Yao, there were few intermediate level Engineering yers doingmission work. Still, they had just reached the intermediate level since the game had just begun, and their craftsmanship was too poor. Seeing that they¡¯d set up stalls but nobody came, their situation was evident. ¡°I have the blueprint.¡± The little girl cautiously took out the blueprint. ¡°The rule here is, if you learn the blueprint, you should make a Shimmering Weapon for me, and then we call it even. Does that work for you?¡± Li Yao looked at the blueprint. It was a fairly good level fifteen blue Fire Gun. More importantly, it had the chance to shine into a Purple Equipment. There are two rules formission work. One is doingmission work for items one can make by himself, and the other party pays the fee. The other is that the boss provides the blueprint, and if themissioned party agrees to learn the blueprint, he must make a Shimmering quality item for the party who provided the blueprint. This way, the blueprint would be the payment. After all, the value of the blueprint is not small. Once you learn the blueprint, you can¡¯t take thebour cost anymore. ¡°Deal, the blueprint is good. I¡¯ll take the job.¡± Li Yao directly issued themission contract. ¡°Thanks, mister. I¡¯ve been looking for several days, and nobody could make it for me.¡± The little girl was excited. Li Yao gave a bitter smile. The blueprint requires almost a high level of Engineering proficiency. Who else could make it besides him ¡­? ps: I will post some book-rted things on my public WeChat ount, for those who like it, search nixidemaliao. I will start to speed up the update from tomorrow. Chapter 367: 367: Extraordinary Skill (Additional content for 250 monthly tickets) Chapter 367: Extraordinary Skill (Additional content for 250 monthly tickets) Chapter 367 Incredible Skills (250 monthly votes add more) Seeing that Li Yao was about to learn the blueprint, Little Cold Hands nervously said, ¡°Uncle, didn¡¯t you say you¡¯re almost a high-level engineer?¡± Li Yao nodded and said, ¡°Of course, let me see your blueprint. If the proficiency required to learn it is beyond my capability, I won¡¯t be able to learn it at all.¡± ¡°True, you¡¯re older and must have done many, many engineering projects. Surely you can make this gun sparkle earlier, right? I don¡¯t have much materials prepared; only enough for a few guns,¡± Little Cold Hands asked nervously. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, little girl, my craftsmanship is top-notch. You have three sets of materials, right? If more than three sets are required and it still doesn¡¯t sparkle, I¡¯ll finance the remaining production cost to ensure a sparkling weapon. Are you reassured now?¡± Li Yao understood the young girl¡¯s concerns. It was understandable, considering the current difficulties faced by hunters. Forming a team was tough, making survival harder for hunters than other professions. This shy young girl would definitely face numerous difficulties if she didn¡¯t have a group of close friends. Obtaining the materials needed to craft a level 15 fire gun was not a simple task. It was likely she had exhausted all her resources to get them. ¡°Uncle, that¡¯s not what I mean.¡± Little Cold Hands blushed as she spoke, ¡°I have ten sets of materials. My friends helped me gather them. You only need to make ten.¡± ¡°Your friends must really look out for you,¡± Li Yao sighed. Crafting the fire gun required iron ingots, which were currently rare and expensive. Even Li Yao had difficulty collecting them, let alone average yers. The fact that her ssmates collected ten sets for her showed the high regard they had for her. ¡°Mm-hmm, they treat me nicely.¡± The young girl shyly nodded.
¡°Look, look, something exciting is happening! Someone hasmissioned an NPC for production again.¡± The conversation between the two was overheard by people nearby, who began to shout out. ¡°Tsk, this is going to be some drama,missioning a sparkle costs a fortune, I wonder who the unlucky one is this time.¡± ¡°True, getting a sparkle is too hard, so many people have cried over it recently.¡± ¡°Yeah, at first there were a lot of peoplemissioning, now who would dare let othersmission? This youngdy is misguided. With the money to make a sparkle, it¡¯s better to just buy one instead.¡± ¡°That¡¯s nonsense. You also have to find one to buy. Fire guns are too popr, they¡¯re rare, and as soon as they appear on the auction house, they¡¯re snapped up.¡± ¡°Why not challenge the Sand Dragon King in the Arena? Isn¡¯t that a way to make Purple Weapons?¡± ¡°Are you kidding me? Those are standard-issue Purple Weapons, how can theypare to these custom-made Purple Weapons.¡± ¡°You¡¯re the one kidding. What¡¯s the point if you can¡¯t make one?¡± yers who were originally busy with their own things gradually gathered together and surrounded the workstation where Li Yao was, watching the excitement. ¡°Youngdy, just watch and don¡¯t worry too much,¡± Li Yao said, organizing his materials and teasing the young girl, who was starting to sweat from the tension. Little Cold Hands blushed even more, dropping her head and said, ¡°Noo, I¡¯m not nervous.¡± Seeing her like this, the crowd burst intoughter. No one wished her to fail, instead, they all tried tofort her. ¡°Then I¡¯ll start now.¡± Li Yao took a deep breath, his arms turned into afterimages and began to operate the surrounding tools and production machinery. Everyone was dumbfounded because Li Yao was not making it step by step like normal people, but simultaneously controlling several tools and machines to manufacture various parts. All they could see of his arms were afterimages, and the only sounds they could hear were the clinking and melting sounds. ¡°Damn, what a genius.¡± ¡°Did this youngdy get lucky and bump into a master of Engineering?¡± ¡°Nonsense. Can¡¯t you see the proficiency in his operation? Even a senior engineer might not be able to do that.¡±
¡°Record it down, hurry.¡± Not to mention these yers, even some nearby NPCs all climbed to a high vantage point, watching as Li Yao crafted the fire gun with great interest. ¡°A master, I can¡¯t believe I had a master as my guest.¡± The dwarf woman who was in charge of weing Li Yao was full of regret. ¡°Why was I in such a hurry to go home to see my child? If I had stayed to assist the master, I would surely have progressed to a senior engineer, no more doing odd jobs.¡± Despite her overwhelming regret, she, like the other NPCs, kept her eyes fixed on Li Yao as he expertly operated various tools.
Simrly, an old dwarf with white facial hair said sighingly, ¡°Multitasking, truly phenomenal! Didn¡¯t expect that except for a few great craftsmen and great grandmasters, someone else could multitask too. Why haven¡¯t I heard of this Meka before? It doesn¡¯t make sense.¡± Surrounded by several senior engineers, the old dwarf muttered to himself. The engineers were so stunned by his words that they couldn¡¯t help but focus on Li Yao¡¯s performance. Once Li Yao started working, he was incredibly focused and serious. His multitasking was possible due to his immense spiritual power, and it was a skill that had taken him a long time to fully master. Creating a fire gun from a blueprint was a much easier taskpared to crafting a mechanical puppet. This was a straightforward task for Li Yao. Normally, it would take more than an hour to craft a fire gun, but Li Yaopleted it in just ten minutes. As they watched Li Yao carefully polish the gun with sandpaper, someone cried out. ¡°sh!¡± ¡°sh!¡± ¡°sh!¡± ¡°sh!¡± ¡°sh!¡± Starting with a handful of people, the cries were echoed by hundreds who had been watching the process. Although the process had taken ten minutes, it had seemed to pass in an instant. It felt as though they had been watching a pleasing performance which left them craving for more once it was over.
In their eyes, with such a craftmanship, if it still didn¡¯t sh, it would be a great injustice. Everyone held their breath when Li Yao started the final polish, anticipating the critical moment of destiny. When Li Yao lifted the fire gun after finishing with his polish, the gun, originally emitting a blue glow, suddenly changed, shing a brilliant purple light. The blue quality fire gun had transformed into a purple weapon. ¡°It really shed.¡± The old dwarf muttered, ¡°It¡¯s a miracle, a miracle.¡± ¡°One sh, although I prayed for it, I didn¡¯t expect that it would really happen.¡± Everyone was in disbelief. Little Cold Hands had a reddened face, covering her mouth in excitement, and eyes filled with euphoria. Li Yao handed the fire gun to her, saying, ¡°Miss, how was it? Your material was not wasted, right?¡± ¡°Yes, Yes, thank you, sir. Thank you, sir.¡± Little Cold Hands was delighted. ¡°Master, I also need processing.¡± ¡°Master, do mine first.¡± ¡°Master, mine first, mine first.¡± ¡°Master, I have the blueprint, but I can pay the processing fee. Please do mine first.¡± ¡°Make way, make way, my teacher wants to meet Master Meka. Those who are waiting can wait a little while.¡± A senior engineer parted the crowd.
It was only then that Li Yao noticed a prominent old man surrounded by several senior engineersing his way. Although he didn¡¯t know who the old man was, judging by his attire, he was certainly a master-level craftsman. Before Li Yao could react, the old man cordially bowed to Li Yao. This certainly startled Li Yao¡­ PS: Due to a posting mishap by QiDian, there are two updates today. But don¡¯t worry, one was just a reced repeat chapter, your money is not wasted. It just meant I had to pull an all-nighter to get another chapter done. Please rest assured. Chapter 368 - Sign in Sign up Sign in Sign up USER SETTINGS ALL NOVEL COMPLETED NOVEL CHINESE NOVEL Chapter 368: ¡°Great Grandmaster, I dare not ept your courtesies.¡± Li Yao quickly sidestepped, even though he couldn¡¯t detect the other¡¯s identity, the robes were a clear sign that he held a significant rank in this city. ¡°Even though you only made a low-level Fire Gun, the craftsmanship was exceptional. I¡¯ve only seen such mastery two or three times in my life. Today, I was fortunate enough to witness it again, any future advancements of mine will be thanks to what I¡¯ve learned today.¡± The elder was very sincere. ¡°You¡¯re giving me too much credit. I¡¯m just a mid-level engineer. You, on the other hand, are a Grandmaster. You¡¯re in a whole different league.¡± Li Yao hurriedly responded, at the same time feeling a twinge of regret. He wished he hadn¡¯t cut corners to save time and ended up attracting the attention of this fellow, resulting in this awkward situation. ¡°With your skills, you just haven¡¯t been officially assessed yet. Ordinary people only care about ranks, but true experts value craftsmanship.¡± The elder reassured Li Yao, then pped his forehead, saying: ¡°You¡¯re still in the middle of providing service; I won¡¯t interrupt you anymore. Just let me know when you¡¯re leaving, I¡¯ll be upstairs.¡± After saying his piece and bowing respectfully, the elder turned and walked upstairs. Li Yao breathed a sigh of relief. With the elder¡¯s departure, the yers once again flocked to Li Yao. ¡°Master, get to work quickly. I also want a Shimmering Weapon.¡± ¡°I¡¯m first, I¡¯m first.¡± The scene was immediately chaotic and crowded. Little Cold Hands originally wanted to thank Li Yao, but found herself squeezed out by the yers. She waved to Li Yao then left with her purple Fire Gun. The yers had seen the properties of the Fire Gun just now. In almost every aspect, it was far superior to regr weapons. Traditionally, the process of creating custom orders takes one or two hours and was easily prone to failure. The key point is that it¡¯s really hard to make a weapon shimmer.
Now they have this easy ess to shimmering weapons, and the Grandmaster was very respectful to Li Yao. It was an opportunity they couldn¡¯t pass up. Li Yao¡¯s original n was to earn some money from providing service, then pretend to have knowledge of a relic¡¯s whereabouts, finally expressing interest and hiring several adventurers to explore with him. Instead, his profile was raised even higher, but since things were already like this, Li Yao was helpless. He needed to continue providing services for at least half the day. Otherwise, if he stopped now, the Grandmaster would definitely be suspicious. Having figured this out, Li Yao shouted: ¡°Quiet down, everybody.¡± Hearing Li Yao speak, the yers finally stopped the noise. Li Yao continued, ¡°I was just trying to make ends meet, didn¡¯t expect such a warm reception from everyone. But with so many people here, even if I could multitask, I wouldn¡¯t be able to finish by tomorrow, right? What if we do it like this: I¡¯ll set some rules.¡± ¡°Indeed, we need to set some rules. With so many people, we¡¯ll be queuing till next year otherwise.¡± ¡°Master, you should charge a higher fee.¡± Li Yao was waiting for this sentence, said, ¡°Since this friend suggested it, I reluctantly ept. Look, you all are learning engineering. With me providing service, you not only get a Shimmering Weapon but also learn the technique. Umm, if it¡¯s about making a weapon, it will cost one gold coin per order.¡± Holy shit¡­ The noisy crowd suddenly fell into silence, and all red angrily at the yer who suggested a higher fee. This yer hastily recoiled, but still grimaced and said, ¡°I think charging one gold coin is very fair. Don¡¯t you think Master¡¯s skills are worth this price?¡± ¡°Damn it! You suggested one gold coin because you also need Master¡¯s service.¡± ¡°Of course! How could we let this opportunity slip by.¡± As they were right in front of Li Yao, no one dared to say his skills weren¡¯t worth it. They could only vent their anger on the yer who suggested the price, forcing him to order one too. Seeing that he was also blocked at the back and couldn¡¯t escape, the yer gritted his teeth and said, ¡°Nonsense, I was nning to have Master make my order! Otherwise why would I suggest it? Master, I want you to make a Fire Gun like the one you made for thedy just now¡ªHere¡¯s one gold coin. The materials for each set cost somebody thirty silver coins earlier¡ªI¡¯ll give you another thirty silver coins.¡± Li Yao grinned and epted the one gold and thirty silver coins. When Little Cold Hands left, she didn¡¯t take the remaining nine sets of materials with her. This yer¡¯s name was Hunter Among Hunters. Watching Li Yao pocketing the coins, he felt a great pain in his heart, but he had to keep a calm facade. ¡°Young man, don¡¯t worry, you¡¯re making a profit.¡± Li Yao started making the Fire Gun again.
Although he was still multitasking this time, he didn¡¯t push as hard as the first time. This time he took half an hour to make it. What Li Yao didn¡¯t know was that the Grandmaster was watching him make it through a magic image. ¡°Master, he should be fine. If he were a spy from another race, he wouldn¡¯t be so familiar with our tools,¡± said a senior engineer. ¡°Hmm, don¡¯t worry about it, just watch and learn carefully. You guys are very fortunate to have this opportunity. If I had such a chance in the past, I would¡¯ve be a Great Grandmaster by now.¡± The elder stopped talking after that, fixing his eyes on Li Yao as if he were engraving every single move Li Yao made into his mind.
The yers were also trying hard to study Li Yao¡¯s technique, but they all understood it poorly. When Li Yao started the final polishing process on the Fire Gun, everyone was expectant. A small streamer even began to stream the situation live. Many people started betting on whether the gun would shimmer this time. When Li Yao put his hand down, and the Fire Gun¡¯s blue glow turned into a purple glow, everyone couldn¡¯t help but cheer. ¡°As I said young man, you aren¡¯t losing money. Selling it can easily make you a few dozen silver coins.¡± Li Yao handed the Fire Gun to him. ¡°Only, only a fool would sell it.¡± Hunter Among Hunters was relieved. With this Fire Gun, he was now one of the big yers. Moreover, Fire Guns were easier to aim withpared to a Bow and Arrow. Only a fool would sell it. ¡°Master, I, I¡­ ¡± ¡°Master, me too.¡± ¡°Hold on, those who have blueprints for me to provide service to get priority.¡± Li Yao said. ¡°I have it, Master, help me make a pair of mechanical goggles.¡± A yer handed Li Yao a blueprint. Li Yao was surprised; he didn¡¯t expect this unexpected gain. He wore a helmet, but if he knew engineering, he could also wear goggles. Eagle Eye Goggles Blueprint Quality: Superior Blue After learning, can produce Eagle Eye Goggles
Eagle Eye Goggles Quality: Superior Blue (Can shimmer to purple) Armor: 100 (150) Agility: 25 (40) Day Vision: 25 (40) Night Vision: 15 (28) Eagle Eye Technique: Release the Eagle Eye Technique, can see scenery within three thousand yards,sts for one minute, cooldown time is three minutes. (Keen Vision: Easier to find hidden monsters and treasure chests) Learning Conditions: Intermediate Engineering Forget about ordinary yers, even Li Yao¡¯s breath hitched at these attributes; they were simply too good. Especially the purple quality ones, not to mention the armor, agility was what Li Yao needed most. Moreover, vision didn¡¯t just mean seeing further, it also meant increasing the attack range. It was extremely overpowered to increase the attack range by nearly forty yards¡­. ps: overslept¡­
We are still a hundred votes short from being the fourth. Got any monthly ticket support? Mario gives thanks. Chapter 369: 369: Master, Teach Me Chapter 369: Master, Teach Me The benefits of the Eagle Eye Technique were obvious. It was a unique skill possessed by Hunters, and was indispensable for guild battles for scouting purposes. Of course, it was also very useful when fighting monsters as it could detect them in advance. The attribute that turns purple after shing was even more powerful, as it could track the traces of Stealth Thieves, which yed a great role in ensuring safety in the wilderness. Everyone knew that what you had to be most cautious of in the wilderness was not monsters, but thieves. This was especially true when upgrading the map during conflicts. Although it couldn¡¯t directly detect stealth, the ability to find traces and ws was already a tremendous help. Having this eye, no thief would dare to get close to Li Yao. As for discovering treasure chests, there would be prompts when scanning hidden treasure chests, this function was a favorite among yers. ¡°Master, I want sh, you can¡¯t fail me,¡± said the yer, handing Li Yao the blueprint for the mechanical goggles with a grievous expression. Not to mention others, even Li Yao had decided to make one for himself. Li Yao began to craft. The process was extremely straightforward. In the end, Li Yao was not working for Gold Coins, so he was in no rush. In such circumstances, time passed quickly.
Unconsciously, it was already noon. Due to the different lengths of contract work, he had earned more than ten Gold Coins, which made many yers envious. However, many yers who didn¡¯t make it into the queue pleaded with Li Yao toe back in the afternoon. Li Yao casually obliging them, he just wanted to go to the ruins, finish the blueprints and then disappear. Making this little money was just wasting precious time, but Li Yao was quite satisfied. Apart from the blueprints for goggles and the Fire Gun, Li Yao also learned a lot of decent engineering blueprints. These blueprints were things that Li Yao could not collect in the Dark Camp and were mastered only by gnome engineerings, earning Li Yao quite a bit. When he returns, he will be able to make a lot of tools that are only avable on the gnomes¡¯ side. Of course, the most important reason why Li Yao hasn¡¯t been discovered to have any ws is that he uses the techniques and methods of gnome engineering. Although both goblins and gnomes excel at engineering, their techniques, crafts, and procedures are different. Li Yao, having lived two lives, only managed to master both methods in thete stages of the game. If it were any other yer, they would have definitely been exposed by the master of engineering. ¡°Master, the master invites you up for lunch,¡± An advanced engineer saluted Li Yao respectfully. Although he was one of the administrators of this town, even if one didn¡¯t consider the power, just the engineering level and personal strength far surpassed Li Yao¡¯s. But after observing Li Yao¡¯s crafting, despite it being only intermediate engineering goods, he still felt that he had learned a lot. From being indifferent at first, to being reminded by the teacher and then studying seriously, his attitude towards Li Yao also changedpletely. Seeing Li Yaoe up, the old man stood up and personally led Li Yao to his seat. ¡°Please have a seat, sir,¡± the old man said, ¡°I am Miller, may I know how to address you?¡± Li Yao sat down and touched sses with Miller before he said: ¡°I am Meka.¡± ¡°Sir, please feel at home and enjoy yourself,¡± Miller enthusiastically served Li Yao food, and seeing his disciples around him staring in disbelief. They had never seen their teacher serve anyone in such a manner before: ¡°Today I saw your techniques, Sir, they are simply ingenious. I wonder what this technique is, could you please enlighten us?¡± Upon hearing this, Li Yao knew what the old man¡¯s purpose was. However, he didn¡¯t mind and said seriously, ¡°Let¡¯s just call it multitasking, it¡¯s just a rough technique, not worth mentioning, not worth mentioning.¡± Miller¡¯s mouth twitched. This was one of the highest techniques, which he sought after, and yet the other party said it was not worth mentioning. In his heart, he sighed. Truly a master, this man shows a different level of life. Back then, the leader, who was also a great craftsman, had also said that this was just a small technique, not worth mentioning. Thinking of this, the smile on his face became even more intimate. ¡°Have a drink. This is fifty-year-old fine wine that I got from an old man from Thundering,¡± Miller filled Li Yao¡¯s cup and said, ¡°I¡¯ve been stuck at this threshold for many years, always failing to grasp it. I wonder if the master could give me some guidance.¡± Miller¡¯s face was full of eagerness.
From his own introduction, Li Yao had already confirmed that this Miller was indeed the controller of the town. Gnomes have always been like this, rating others based on the strength of their engineering skills rather than their status. You should know, this was also a big boss. Among the gnomes, he was a very prominent figure. After all, being able to lead a ce was definitely not simple. Such a person humbling himself to tter him made Li Yao feel quite pleased. ¡°Ahem,¡± Li Yao coughed lightly and said, ¡°About that.¡±
¡°You all go out, I¡¯ll entertain the master myself.¡± Miller thought he had understood what Li Yao meant and immediately ordered his disciples to leave. When everyone had left, he looked eagerly at Li Yao. There was no trace of the imposing air of a town manager. ¡°The thing is,¡± Li Yao wouldn¡¯t say this was due to his strong spiritual power, coupled with his unique talents. Suddenly an idea came to his mind, a way to deal with it. Then he seriously took two fingers and dipped them in wine, drew a circle with one hand and a square with the other on the ground and said, ¡°Look, this is the simplest form of multitasking. If you can do this, you can draw moreplex shapes.¡± Miller¡¯s face showed a look of ecstasy, and he also tried it. Although it was crooked and unformed, he was still ecstatic, ¡°Master, you are truly generous, I don¡¯t know how to repay you.¡± ¡°No need to be so formal,¡± Li Yao peeled a roasted exotic bird egg and said, ¡°You need to remember, learning this is very difficult and you cannot be impatient if you don¡¯t see results in a short time. When you reach a higher level, you can write different words with each hand, and you can also chat with people, then you¡¯ll be able to multitask.¡± ¡°I understand, I understand, mastering such a divine skill naturally wouldn¡¯t happen overnight.¡± Miller practiced with wine for half a day and only remembered Li Yao beside him after a while. He immediately said embarrassedly, ¡°Master, it would be too vulgar to give youmon things, I can¡¯t take it out.¡± ¡°It¡¯s just a small thing, a small thing. We didn¡¯t discuss any repayment,¡± Li Yao thought inwardly, I don¡¯t think it¡¯s vulgar, if you scrape a little bit off, I¡¯ll make a big profit, but he couldn¡¯t say this, so he still maintained the demeanor of a master. ¡°Master, don¡¯t you know, we have discovered a new ruin underground?¡± Miller asked seriously. Li Yao was stunned, he came for the ruins, how could he not know? But he didn¡¯t know the other side¡¯s thoughts yet, so he just said, ¡°I¡¯ve heard a little, I¡¯ve heard a little.¡± Miller looked into Li Yao¡¯s eyes and said, ¡°Master, this is one of the underground relics sealed by the Ancient Titans. Although they were not subjected to the Curse of Flesh and most of them were destroyed, no one knows what is hidden underground. Master, aren¡¯t you interested?¡±¡­ ps: My sunburn is almost better, I¡¯m peeling right now, feeling like being pricked all over my body. This chapter took me more than four hours to write in front of theputer¡­ Chapter 370: 370: The Irresistible Reward Chapter 370: The Irresistible Reward Gnomes, in the ancient times, were referred to as mechanical gnomes. They were not actually creatures of flesh and blood. Seeing the world of the Ancient Gods, the Titans beheld the havoc wrought by the Faceless Ones and Elemental Beings created by the ancient deities. Thend was deste, and so they decided to reshape this world. The Titans created rune stone creatures and giant dragons to fight against the armies of the Elemental Beings and Faceless Ones, while the Titans themselves drove out or sealed the ancient gods and the Elemental Lords. Once the Titans had wrested control of the Ancient God World, they thoroughly transformed it. The Titans devised their blueprint for transformation based on the geography of the Ancient God World. This blueprint depicted an idyllic world, often referred to as the Emerald Dream, an enormous sub-space, as vast as the Ancient God World but dependent upon it for its existence. To better facilitate the transformation of the world, the ancient gods constructed numerous functional Titan buildings throughout the Ancient God World. To assist with the management and modifications of these functional buildings, they created the mechanical gnomes. At first, these mechanical gnomes had limited intelligence and simply followed themands of the Titans. When the Titans had finished reshaping the Ancient God World, they granted the Dragon n the power to safeguard it, and thus they came to be known as the Guardians. The Five Dragon Kings led their respective tribes in their assigned duties. By the time the Titans were leaving the world, their functional buildings had outlived their usefulness, and so they sealed these cities and sent them underground. Meanwhile, the rune stone creatures and mechanical gnomes were also sealed in the eternal darkness of the subterranean world.
Coveting the energy source the Titans had produced for this world, the Demon Army from the Twisted Void invaded, leading to catastrophic devastation that shattered the world into several continents. With the shattering of the Eternal Well of Energy Source, the seals that the Titans had established began to dissolve slowly as the energy ceased to exist. Seizing this opportunity, the sealed Ancient Gods managed to pry open a crack in their prison, stirring up chaos in the world, and triggering the world-altering Curse of Flesh. Many areas affected by the weakening of the seals saw the emergence of a feeble Human Race, born from the influence on the Vrykul giants. Simrly influenced, the rune stone beings evolved into the Dwarf Race, and some mechanical gnomes affected by the Curse of Flesh turned into gnomes. Emerging from the sealed underground Titan City, they began to establish their own civilizations. However, not all mechanical gnomes were affected by the Curse of Flesh, as not all underground city seals had been weakened. Take this relic, for example, which the gnomes discovered. Realizing that it contained technology they did not possess, they began to explore. It can be said that the gnomes had integrated science into their marrow, and no gnome could resist the allure of exploring the ruins of a Titan city. And so, Li Yao stated: ¡°Naturally, I¡¯m keen to check underground. But take a good look at me, I¡¯m just a mid-level engineer, not very strong. Going down there is likely suicide,¡± Miller nodded and said: ¡°Master is right, I will not hide it from Master. We¡¯ve sent many people to explore this relic, but most never return. Many members of our n have be unconscious mechanical bodies, a part of the guardians of the relics.¡± Li Yao¡¯s expression changed. Even though they, too, were descended from mechanical bodies, nobody wished to revert to their mechanical state after generations of procreation and growth. Quickly, Miller said: ¡°Master, don¡¯t worry, let me finish. Out of desperation, we intentionally leaked the news. In reality, many from the Dark Camp, particrly the goblins, are also exploring this location. After widespread exploration, we reached a surprising conclusion.¡± Despite knowing the answer, Li Yao feigned curiosity and asked: ¡°What¡¯s the conclusion?¡± Miller whispered: ¡°We discovered that around the outskirts of the ruins, only those below the second level cane and go freely. If one exceeds the second level, no matter the race of the individual, if the God-forbidden areas are touched, they will inevitably be turned to stone and be mechanical. So, both our explorations and those of the goblins have not progressed much.¡± ¡°I see, what about the central area?¡± Li Yao asked curiously, because he did not know much about these ruins; the central area was always sealed. ¡°Central area, ording to the Great Craftsman guess, you need the aplishment of a Grandmaster to have a little exploration. But our own n is currently caught in external troubles and internal strife, we simply can¡¯t spare any resources.¡± Miller sighed. Li Yao also showed a sad expression. The gnome¡¯s main city had been infected by biochemical substances. Thirty percent of their n met with brutal deaths, and another thirty percent mutated, capturing the main city. The gnomes were currently gathering in the dwarf¡¯s main city and dealing with the main city¡¯s issues was the main task at hand. Naturally, they wouldn¡¯t pull out their strong forces to explore the ruins. ¡°Fortunately, Master appeared. You are not of the second level, but your engineering aplishment is high, making you the best choice to explore these ruins. With your skills, you should be able to tackle a lot of mechanisms in the Titan¡¯s ruins.¡±
Eagerly, Miller said: ¡°Master, I ask you to take a journey into the ruins. Whatever you find, you can keep it. But if you find the chip, just let us have a copy.¡± ¡°Well¡­¡± Li Yao¡¯s heart was jubnt, knowing that if Miller were to invite him in, he would undoubtedly give him some top-secret information, which would save him from taking many detours. ¡°Master, I am really out of options, but the relic is exceedingly important. Therefore, I ask you to please aid us in this mission for the sake of our n.¡± After thinking, Miller said: ¡°If Master agrees, I can open my personal collection and let you choose any three items. I heard that Master¡¯s savings had been robbed, I can also give Master some money. And for the journey into the ruins, I have the best adventurers to protect Master.¡± As he spoke, Miller pped his hands, and shortly a small team appeared on the second floor.
¡°Look, this team, all achieved over fifty consecutive victories in the main arena and earned much glory. They survived several rounds of rigorous selection and triumphed in three difficult trials, their strength, although I dare not say, within the second level, is definitely at the peak.¡± Li Yao was relieved. He thought the other party would send NPCs to escort him, which would be troublesome. Now that he saw they were yers, Li Yao could rx. ¡°What do you think, Master?¡± Miller was afraid that Li Yao might refuse. He had offered quite tempting conditions, since this matter could not be forced. ¡°I¡¯ll do it,¡± said Li Yao, gritting his teeth as if making a life-or-death decision. In reality, he was overjoyed. Choosing three items from his collection was a fantastic deal and went beyond his expectations. ¡°Alright, since Master is so understanding, I will not be stingy. I see that Master does not have a mount. During the expedition to the ruins, please feel free to use my mount for safe travel.¡± As Miller spoke, he took out a golden key and handed it to Li Yao. Li Yao¡¯s eyes widened at the sight of the key. It was well known that the so-called mounts of gnomes of Miller¡¯s standing were not mechanical birds, but battle puppets¡­. PS: Although I slept till the afternoon, I feel much better, no itch or pain. Please show your support by voting for the monthly ticket. With the recovery of my strength, the updates will gradually increase. We will have a big push once I feel ready, which I estimate won¡¯t be until the end of the month¡­ Chapter 371: 371: Thousand Catty Slash Chapter 371: Thousand Catty sh Seeing the joy on Li Yao¡¯s face, Miller intoned sternly, ¡°Master, don¡¯t celebrate too soon. This vehicle was built for me by a master craftsman, so I can¡¯t gift it to you. You must return it to me after you¡¯re done. The materials of this vehicle are very special, its strength rtes to your rank, that is, itsbat power will not exceed rank three.¡± Li Yao, naturally, had no intention of not returning it. Such a precious item would not be given away, and the System would not let yerse across such high-end gear this early. The so-called Battle Puppet, is essentially the same concept as a Mecha, only requiring operator control, not as advanced as psychic control, the technology of the future. Why so many people insist on studying engineering in spite of it rarely being profitable in thest life, one of the main reasons was the Battle Puppet. Battle Puppets vary in quality, ssified in the same way as equipment. Owning a suitable Battle Puppet can significantly enhance one¡¯s strength. For instance, Li Yao, as a Hunter, if he got a ranged puppet, it would be a significant boost to his strength. However, a melee controlled puppet would allow him to rampage within the field of closebat. In his previous life, the fact that Li Yao, a solo yer, coulde and go so freely wasrgely thanks to two battle puppets. ¡°I understand,¡± Li Yao took the key radiating a golden glow. This was clearly a gold-quality puppet, and from the looks of its pattern, Li Yao figured this one was for meleebat. Li Yao immediately checked the puppet¡¯s attributes. Berserker Puppet Quality: Gold Legend
Rank: Race-level Boss Life: 380,000 Armor: 1200 Skills: All-out Thrust, Cleaving Strike, Thousand Catty sh, Death Vortex, Sword Qi sh, Overload, Leap Stomp, Energy Shield. Equipment Requirement: Intermediate Engineering Puppet Level: 16 (60) Although he had some expectations, seeing the puppet¡¯s stats still made Li Yao take a sharp intake of breath. It was extremely strong, and this was its iplete form. It could only disy its abilities up to the level of a camp boss when with him. ¡°Thanks for your trust, no need to be polite here.¡± Li Yao summoned the puppet. It was a steel warrior standing three to four meters tall. The puppet¡¯s arms held two one-handed swords. They were one-handed for him, but to an ordinary yer, these were two shield-sized broadswords. Li Yao climbed onto the puppet. After a look, he discovered the buttons and levers were the same as in his past life. He skillfully controlled the puppet to move. ¡°Out of the ordinary indeed.¡± Miller expressed a note of surprise. As per usual, Li Yao should have never seen this kind of thing. However, he noticed that Li Yao was controlling it with great proficiency, which, despite raising some doubts, brought him some reassurances. Now Li Yao had the ability to protect himself. With his skill set in engineering, there would be no problem obtaining some items. Several previously unconcerned yers¡¯ expressions changed at the sight of Li Yao¡¯s new formidable ally¡­ this journey was probably going to be¡­ The five yers had Li Yao safeguarded in the center, slowly walking along. Li Yao said, ¡°You appear to be an outstanding team of new recruits, how about you all introduce yourselves?¡± ¡°War Horizon, 14th level Earth Shield Warrior, I am the captain of this escort mission,¡± said a human male, holding a shield and enshrined in a yellow glow. ¡°Ephemeral Bloom, 14th level Tool Thief, the scout of this mission,¡± a veiled ancient elf thief dered. ¡°Rule by Magic, 14th level Summoner Sphere Demon Art,¡± a gnome man revealed. ¡°Light Flower, 14th level Devout Priest,¡± a human priest hidden behind a veil announced. ¡°Li¡ª Little Cold Hands, 14th level Mechanical Hunter,¡± Little Cold Hands hesitated before adding, ¡°Uncle, I¡¯ve left my materials with you.¡±
¡°Mhm, I¡¯ll return them to you after the mission,¡± Li Yao looked over everyone. He wasn¡¯t familiar with the other four people so he didn¡¯t have much toment on them. However, he was a little surprised with Little Cold Hands, this introverted girl, being a Hunter, and even more surprised that she had won fifty consecutive matches in the main arena. What surprised Li Yao even more was that Little Cold Hands was carrying the Fire Gun, a weapon that could only be wielded at the fifteenth level, which he himself had personally crafted. ¡°Appearances can be deceiving indeed. This little girl is not simple,¡± Li Yao, however, did not expose or inquire further. Everyone has their own secrets and there¡¯s no need to delve too deep.
¡°Master, if you have no objections, I will lead the way,¡± War Horizon stated. ¡°Okay, you lead the way,¡± Li Yao followed the others towards the edge of the town. Before long, through a teleportation array, the group arrived at an underground passage. War Horizon spoke first, exining, ¡°This tunnel here is a maze, it¡¯s easy to get lost. Although some of the tunnels have been cleared, the greatest danger is not from monsters, but from Dark Camp yers. So everyone must be careful. Our group is but five people, but many groups are not.¡± Ephemeral Bloom ndly opined, ¡°Really verbose. We all know the situation, just give the orders already.¡± War Horizon¡¯s expression stiffened but he withheld his anger. ¡°Ephemeral Bloom, it¡¯s time for you to scout ahead.¡± Li Yao didn¡¯t voice any opinion, merely following behind. The tunnel extended on for a great distance. Upon observing, Li Yao recognized that this didn¡¯t look like Titan architecture, despite the structural style bearing simrities. Li Yao hypothesized that this underground pce was expanded by the Mechanical Gnomes after they discovered that the ancient seal had loosened. ¡°There¡¯s a small team of Dark Camp yers ahead, four people. The thief is probably scouting like me and has likely spotted us by now,¡± Ephemeral Bloom reported through the team channel, which Li Yao could also ess. ¡°In that case, let¡¯s kill our way through,¡± War Horizon called, leading a headlong sprint. Just as Li Yao was about to follow, he suddenly sensed something wrong, a thief¡¯s silhouette appearing behind the mechanical puppet, stabbing a dagger fiercely into its back. It was clearly an ambush, aiming to kill the NPC and sabotage the mission. However, he was dumbfounded as soon as he made his strike. His target had over thirty thousand health points. ¡°Poor kid, you¡¯ve picked the wrong opponent,¡± Li Yao¡¯s two massive swords instantlybined to form an iparably huge metal greatsword before turning swiftly.
A sh of golden light and the attempting-to-flee thief was knocked flying like a straw figure. Before he could evennd, a sh of white light crossed and the Thief was instantly killed. Thousand Catty sh! Sounds of rumbling explosions¡­ The colossal alloy greatsword shed the ground, causing a crevice to spread out, shaking the entire tunnel with its tremors. The members of the party turned back to look, their expressions frozen at the sight before them. Li Yao split the greatsword back into two and hung it on his waist before turning back to say, ¡°What are you all gaping at? There are still four people left. Let¡¯s kill them together.¡± Oh, okay¡­ The four yers snapped back to reality, once again charging forward¡­ Chapter 372: 372 Elite Squad Chapter 372: Elite Squad Li Yao swept aside his usual caution and became somewhat reckless. He now had too much HP. To kill him, one would first have to kill his puppet, which had over thirty thousand HP. In other words, in this situation, he was essentially an NPC boss. It was almost impossible to one-shot him. Of course, this impossibility referred to yers of the same level. Both sides charged in the same direction and quickly met each other. They both knew about the death of the rogue. Enemies meeting, both sides wanted blood. ¡°Kill!¡± In this situation, there was nothing to say. The word ¡®kill¡¯ said it all. Boom¡­ The two defensive warriors collided with their charges, and the great battle began. The Void Walker summoned by Magic Dominion also rushed up to attack the opponent¡¯s ranged ss but was blocked by a Death Knight wielding arge sword. Magic Dominion didn¡¯t persist. He continued to cast spell, creating a rain of fire above the heads of the opponents, beginning to fall. Little Cold Hands was usually a shy girl, but at this moment there was a serious look on her face, entirely different from her usual demeanor.
Summoning a massive, three-yard-tall Mechanical War Bear, it roared metallically, charging at a demon with twin des who tried to kill the fragile ranged characters on her side. Little Cold Hands also didn¡¯t idle, beginning to skillfully load and shoot. Li Yao observed that Little Cold Hands¡¯ shooting technique was excellent, always hitting her mark during the conflict. Light Flower was also very impressive, casting spells at a rapid speed. It was clear they had coordinated many times before. They didn¡¯t dodge the opponent¡¯s area attacks. Light Flower didn¡¯t disappoint, continuously casting shield and healing spells. In the conflict, they always kept their teammates¡¯ health at a safe level above eighty percent. The battles between teams were straightforward. There weren¡¯t any fancy techniques or elegant flips and twirls. Especially in a corridor, there wasn¡¯t much space. It all came down to a straight-up brawl based on the strength of each team. ¡°Everyone, focus fire on my target.¡± War Horizon¡¯s hand shed with a yellow light. A thick earth wall blocked the opponent¡¯s Shield Warrior. Then, War Horizon charged straight at the opponent¡¯s healer while the others directed their firepower at the healer as well. Meanwhile, Li Yao who had just killed a rogue, didn¡¯t make a move. He sat leisurely on his puppet, observing their strengths. Li Yao was quite satisfied. Li Yao¡¯s original n was to pretend to get lost and separate from them in the ruins if their abilities were insufficient. However, based on the current situation, they were very helpful to him. The enemy healer, after being focused fired, released a shield and attempted to retreat, with the rest of her team wanting to help her. However, at this moment, Ephemeral Bloom, who had been hiding and not attacking, suddenly appeared. She did not perform a sneak attack from behind as the enemy expected. Instead, she appeared in front of the enemy healer along with a Hook Lock, contrary to the healer¡¯s expectations of an attack from behind. Ephemeral Bloom¡¯s appearance in front of her, and not close by, left the enemy healer stunned, but then their face turned pale. However, it was toote. The enemy healer was now bound by Ephemeral Bloom¡¯s Hook Lock, and their figures rapidly closed in. Thump¡­ Ephemeral Bloom¡¯s dagger plunged relentlessly into the front of the enemy healer¡¯s brain. Knock Out Punch!
This move could stun the enemy for three seconds, and as Ephemeral Bloom sessfully executed it, her body was targeted by enemy spells. Shattered. It turned out this was a substitute shadow of Ephemeral Bloom. Ephemeral Bloom¡¯s figure eerily appeared behind the enemy Magician,unching a sneak attack. All these happened in an instant. In just a blink of an eye, Ephemeral Bloom appeared and managed to control two enemy yers.
The enemy healer was stunned and had no recourse. Instantly killed. The Magician was also killed while under control. The enemy already started one rogue down, and now their healer and magician were gone. The remaining enemies were swiftly killed without a chance ¨C their Shield Warrior and Death Knight stood no chance. With Light Flower¡¯s strong healing, the enemy¡¯s attempt to instantly kill Magic Dominion also failed. Li Yao, however, was frowning, stealthily observing Ephemeral Bloom. Although the battle was brief, Li Yao found that Ephemeral Bloom¡¯s moves and routines felt very familiar. Li Yao held Eye of the Creator and scrutinized Ephemeral Bloom. Sure enough, her face markings were different from ordinary Ancient Elves. Even more importantly, her body was much weaker than ordinary Ancient Elves. If not observant, one would not be able to notice these subtle differences. The most important point was, Li Yao believed that even with the same elite upations, the same professional skills, different people would have different ways of utilizing them. ¡°Sad Song.¡± A name shed through Li Yao¡¯s mind. Li Yao had met her in the temple thest time. This yer was definitely skilled. She had said she would stop him in the main arena, but did not appear. So, Li Yao had forgotten about her. ¡°Each of you, take the equipment you can use.¡± War Horizon said. This was their method of distributing rewards, and it was also a popr method of distribution. Of course, as an NPC, no one would distribute any spoils to Li Yao. ¡°Why did theye down on their own?¡± Little Cold Hands asked in confusion. ¡°No, we wouldn¡¯t have entered without any objections if they hadn¡¯t lead us here,¡± said Magic Dominion.
War Horizon frowned and said, ¡°In that case, they must be a small team from arger group. They were either scattered to look for something or they were responsible for clearing and intercepting anyone trying to pass through here.¡± ¡°If they were exploring, there must be a checkpoint to the deeper areas in this region. If they were clearing out new arrivals, they must have already found the checkpoint,¡± added Light Flower. ¡°Each checkpoint requires a lot of time for a master of engineering to open, but once opened, it certainly yields some gains. Either way, it¡¯s good news for us. It seems this teleportation location is excellent, much better than thest time,¡± Ephemeral Bloom said. While Li Yao didn¡¯t speak, he was indeed satisfied. He thought, ¡°as expected of an elite team, they are all very smart.¡± ¡°Master, there is a three-way intersection ahead. Which way should we go?¡± War Horizon asked. Li Yao said, ¡°Given that these Dark Camp recruits came from the middle, let¡¯s go the same way. I cannot wait to see what this so-called checkpoint is like.¡±¡­ PS: It was raining heavily back home, so the power went out. I only arrived in the evening¡­ Chapter 373: 373 Chapter 373: 373 The group walked for a while longer when Ephemeral Bloom spoke up, ¡°There¡¯s indeed a doorway up ahead.¡± A surge of joy surged in Li Yao¡¯s heart; he did not expect to reap rewards so quickly after his arrival. This was an excellent beginning. ¡°What¡¯s the state of the doorway? To what extent have the Goblin Engineers opened it up?¡± That was the question Li Yao was most interested in. Since each Titan doorway was quite unique, once many of the doors were opened to a certain extent, they became invincible. Moreover, in these kinds of ruins, those who opened the doorways often obtained some inheritance information. Though it was called inheritance, in reality, it was simply some Titannguage and some basic information about Titan technology, which would allow people to understand some knowledge about Titan technology. Many Mechanical Gnomes, upon acquiring these cores, would often create such doorway challenges to guard their underground cities. In reality, most Mechanical Gnomes were not particrly intelligent. The unsealed Mechanical Gnomes, though they had gained freedom, preferred life in the underground cities rather than the chaotic surface world. For those with ack of expertise in engineering, these fragmented pieces of information were of no use, and could easily muddle them. Arge quantity of information needed to be sought out before being pieced together into useful data. In reality, whether Goblins or Gnomes, their creativity was not particrly high. They were continuously using and unlocking Titan technology to elevate their own level. In his past life, Li Yao had also spent thest two years collecting such information, but he had not collected much useful in the course of it. Now that there was such an opportunity, there was no way Li Yao was not going to cherish it. ¡°Strange, they appear to be two different teams led by two Goblins, the two Goblins areughing and talking, and they haven¡¯t opened up the challenge stage.¡± There was a hint of confusion in Ephemeral Bloom¡¯s voice.
¡°How many of them are guarding it now?¡± asked Li Yao. ¡°Roughly forty or so. Both Goblins are level seventeen intermediate bosses,¡± Ephemeral Bloom replied. ¡°Their team is toorge, and their high-endbat power is also stronger than ours. I think we should take a detour.¡± ¡°Master, I also don¡¯t think we should go head-on. We¡¯re too few in number, we won¡¯t be able to protect you,¡± War Horizon suggested. Li Yao fully understood their intentions. It wasn¡¯t that they were afraid they couldn¡¯t protect him, they simply didn¡¯t want to take the risk. ¡°You protect me? Don¡¯t be ridiculous. If it weren¡¯t for Miller¡¯s refusal to take no for an answer, I wouldn¡¯t have hired you in the first ce. Since you¡¯re scared, you should stay here. I alone can deal with them.¡± With the high-quality golden Mechanical Puppet on hand, and on top of that being of boss-level status, Li Yao had nothing to fear. Even if outnumbered in the end, it wouldn¡¯t be so easy for them to detain him. Moreover, with both Goblins and Gnomes currently exploring these ruins, to think that one could secure the desired treasures without any conflict was pure fantasy. Since battle was inevitable, why avoid it? As Li Yao said these words, he quickly bypassed the others and ran to the front. ¡°Damn,¡± War Horizon cursed under his breath. The team exchanged nces before quickly advancing to catch up. They hadnded this mission after several rounds of screening. The rewards were very enticing, but in turn, the penalties for failure were equally severe. Moreover, Miller had made it clear before they left, that any decisions made underground were up to Li Yao, and if they disobeyed the orders and were reported by Li Yao, it would count as their mission¡¯s failure. ¡°Oh, the pups of the Light Faction, you sure took your sweet time getting here,¡± a male Goblin sitting atop a puppet said in a shrill voice as Li Yao and his team appeared at the mouth of the corridor. ¡°It¡¯s not so much about whoes early as whoes at the right time. The challenge stage hasn¡¯t beenunched yet, has it?¡± Li Yao eyed the situation inside the main hall. True enough, there were two Goblins. One was the Goblin who had just spoken, perched atop a Mechanical Puppet, while the other was seated on the neck of a huge humanoid monster. The monster was equally massive, looking like a great ape, but more ferocious andrger. It had ring eyes that emitted a blinding crimson light. Moreover, there were aplenty of explosives andndmines hanging from the body of the monster, it was clear from sight that this creature was no kindred spirit. Surrounding them, four to five teams were positioned for protection. Inparison, Li Yao¡¯s team seemed too meager, and War Horizon noticed that his face was looking pretty grim.
Even though they were strong, the yers on the other side were clearly elites too; they could handle two to five opponents each, but surely not ten. ¡°Just having one of you is not enough,¡± the female Goblin said. Clearly, she did not regard the gamers apanying Li Yao very highly. ¡°If one is not enough, then I¡¯ll add one more.¡± As Li Yao whistled, the Reaper 4000, sporting its new image, appeared at his side. With a sniper rifle on one side and a hand cannon on the other, both weapons, aimed at the opponents, were potent deterrents.
¡°So you are also a Mechanical hunter, and a Mechanical Hunter who uses a warrior¡¯s puppet, how interesting.¡± The male Goblin pointed at therge door and said, ¡°Check out this challenge stage, if you can identify what kind of door it is, we may consider a partnership. If you can¡¯t, well then I am sorry; you will be worth nothing.¡± Li Yao was startled. He noticed the implied threat and held back on his initial thought ofunching a surprise attack. Li Yao then slowly walked to the giant door andid his hand on it. A series of arcane symbols appeared before Li Yao. If not for his experiences in his previous life, Li Yao would have definitely been perplexed. However, with his umted knowledge from his previous life, Li Yao quickly understood the obscure meanings expressed by these Titannguages. ¡°So it turns out to be a twin gate; no wonder you¡¯ve been waiting here patiently without taking any action.¡± The so-called twin gate required two experts in engineering to unlock it simultaneously. If both individuals knew the correct steps, there was no risk. However, if the correct procedures weren¡¯t known, and one person unlocked half of it, the other person would be sacrificed. It was one of the lessmon challenge stages and could not be unlocked by someone who did not understand engineering. This was the wisdom of the Titans. ¡°Looks like you have indeed identified it urately. So tell me, do you dare to unlock this challenge stage with me?¡± The male Goblin moved next to Li Yao and asked. ¡°That¡¯s quite a trick,¡± Li Yao noted as he saw the confused expressions of the gamers, who had no idea what was going on. This was the current state of the yers. Their knowledge was too limited at this point, they could only watch from the side and were far from participating. ¡°The two of you opening it means one must die, so I¡¯ll do it. That way, if one of you dies, the other can kill me and get the challenge stage.¡± ¡°Enough with the chatter, I just want to know if you¡¯re bold enough or not,¡± the male Elf retorted. Li Yao scoffed and said, ¡°Even if I know it¡¯s a trap, I¡¯ll still jump in to check.¡±
Although he said so, Li Yao had no other choices. If he couldn¡¯t find another expert in engineering, he couldn¡¯t open this challenge stage on his own¡­ Chapter 374: 374: Puzzle Chapter 374: Puzzle The yers who followed Li Yao were cursing under their breaths. They were thinking, damn it, we knew it was a trap and still you stepped on it. You must be an absolute fool. However, they had no say in this, knowing that speaking up would make no difference. They could only brace for the worst scenario. What they didn¡¯t know was that Li Yao had no other option. The entrance was a twin-door, which required simultaneous unlocking by two people with an extensive knowledge of engineering. Unless he gave up the data of this door, he would have to take the risk. ¡°If I am sacrificed soon, it indicates that your task has failed. You may just leave at that point,¡± Li Yao turned his head to tell the five yers protecting him. The male goblin chimed in, ¡°If I get sacrificed, you guys have to protect Ilebell. Your task won¡¯t be considered a failure, but the likelihood of this happening is quite small.¡± yers were all looking at each other. This task was frustrating. If they failed the task due to theirck of ability, they would take it. But what was this all about? They had no control over the development of events, but they couldn¡¯t do anything about it. They were already in too deep, escaping was no longer an option. All they could hope for was that the NPC they needed to protect wouldn¡¯t be a liability. This feeling was truly awful. The yers protecting Li Yao felt the same, but what they didn¡¯t know was that the ¡®NPC¡¯ they were protecting was actually another yer. If they knew this, they would probably be infuriated. ¡°You certainly seem confident, but don¡¯t speak too soon,¡± said Li Yao, uttering some bizarre sybles. As he spoke, a glimmering, ethereal tform appeared before him. ¡°I have to hand it to you, you¡¯ve got some skills. But, I won¡¯t be defeated so easily. You¡¯ve activated your device, so I might as well tell you this: despite my low rank, my engineering skills are masterful. You don¡¯t stand a chance,¡± the male goblin snickered. A starry tform appeared beside him, identical to Li Yao¡¯s.
¡°Sometimes, rankings don¡¯t define everything.¡± Holding back a smile, Li Yao began the process of unlocking. As he¡¯d put it, rank didn¡¯t always correspond to true ability. Especially in the case of a Titan lock, which was essentially a puzzle. All that was necessary was to understand the meaning of the words written in thenguage of the Titans. It was simr to a geometry problem almost everyone could understand, but solving it was a different matter altogether. In this aspect, yers were actually at an advantage since their educational backgrounds had equipped them better to solve such riddles, at leastpared to most NPCs. However, the yers didn¡¯t understand this. Upon hearing the male goblin¡¯s words, the ones on his side cheered, implying they would not fail in their task. The five yers protecting Li Yao were cursing once again. The feeling of not having control over anything was truly terrible. The five of them started to slowly retreat, preparing to break out at any moment. Ilebell said, ¡°There¡¯s no need to be so tense. Titan puzzles are not easy to solve, we might have to wait a few hours.¡± Upon hearing this, the yers began to rx. Some even prepared to light a bonfire, ready to unwind their nerves. However, before they could act, they heard Ilebell scream incredulously, ¡°No, this can¡¯t be! How did he unlock the first node so quickly?¡± The yers who had just rxed tensed up and turned to look at the giant door. A silvery beam of light linked to a star node. The entire door was akin to a starry sky, epassing countless gxies. The light beam started at one point and had already linked to another star on Li Yao¡¯s tform, making the whole door shine brightly. ¡°This¡­ this isn¡¯t possible,¡± the male goblin was startled by the yelp from Ilebell. Upon seeing Li Yao¡¯s progress, he started to break out in a cold sweat, his face in utter disbelief. ¡°I¡¯ve just managed to understand the puzzle. How could you have possibly unlocked a node already?¡± Li Yao shrugged and said, ¡°Because you¡¯re slow. Why else? This simple Titan puzzle doesn¡¯t even require thinking. This door is made from a Titan core. The puzzles you¡¯re seeing are the simplest among the ones made by the Titans and mechanically copied by the gnomes. There¡¯s no difficulty in them.¡± ¡°Keep bragging. You just happened to get a puzzle you know. There are still four nodes left. You won¡¯t get so lucky next time,¡± the male goblin tried tofort others and himself at the same time. Even though his power was weak, his engineering skills were anything but low. He couldn¡¯t ept that he was being outdone by someone who was only mid-level in engineering. On the other hand, the yers who were prepared to abandon Li Yao were visibly ted. It seemed that this guy really did have some tricks up his sleeve; their worries were unnecessary. ¡°Really? Well, you should get ready because I¡¯ve already unlocked the second node,¡± said Li Yao as he continually adjusted his finger positions, tapping on the light screen. Through the NPCs¡¯ dialogue, the yers understood theplexity of the Titan locks and knew it would take a fair amount of time to unlock them. Upon hearing Li Yao¡¯s words, they were amazed and shifted their gazes to the giant door. Another beam of light emerged from the second node, rapidly connecting it to the third star node. The brilliance of the door shone again.
¡°It must be an illusion. An illusion. Even a Prince wouldn¡¯t be capable of this,¡± the male goblin was at a loss for words. He never anticipated anything remotely close to this. ¡°Is it an illusion? Let¡¯s wait and see,¡± Li Yao said as he started working on the third puzzle. Li Yao had indeede across the first two puzzles in a past life and so knew their answers, thus making his task rtively easy. However, the third puzzle required some calctions. ¡°Ha-ha! I knew that you were just lucky,¡± the male elf said after working on his puzzle for a while and noticing Li Yao also busily working away. The tense beating of his heart eased up. Li Yao solving the two puzzles instantly had really scared him, but now, since he managed to make some headway on his first puzzle and Li Yao hadn¡¯t been able to solve his third puzzle, he became more rxed.
¡°Really? Well, my luck must be fantastic then because I solved the third puzzle as well.¡± Li Yaoughed as he ced his finger on the light screen and another light beam appeared. The whole door began to radiate a silvery glow. The yers were stupefied, confused as to whether the puzzles were actually that easy. But the two goblins were in a state of shock. They understood only too well. A Titan lock was really difficult. You had to be fluent in thenguage of the Titans. If you misunderstood a single word, the puzzle would fail to open. Then came the puzzle itself, which required deep engineering skills and broad knowledge. Especially when it came to ancient-themed puzzles, if you didn¡¯t understand the situation at that time, you wouldn¡¯t be able to solve it. ¡°Who cares about the puzzles? Kill him to put an end to all of this. Attack!¡± The yer tasked to protect the male goblin screamed. Following hismand, the spells they had been secretly preparing cast forth towards Li Yao¡­ Chapter 375: 5 of Volume 3: Living Time Chapter 375: Chapter 5 of Volume 3: Living Time ¡°You bunch of fools, if you want to die, leave me out of it.¡± Seeing the magic attack heading towards Li Yao, Ilebell¡¯s face changed dramatically; her mount ran crazily towards the distance. Observering her reaction, the adventurers around her did not understand what was going on, but they knew something was imminent, and they scattered in the direction she fled towards. ¡°What are you idiots waiting for? Run!¡± Li Yao, seeing War Horizon and his team trying to block the magic, urgently shouted. Wham! Wham! Everyone¡¯s reaction was extremely quick, they utilized their survival skills to leave before the attack. Smack! Smack! A dozen remote attacksnded, but did not hit Li Yao, who was shielded by a silver light that blocked all of the attacks. ¡°Alert system: Alert, alert, intruder detected.¡± ¡°Attack system: Target locked, exterminate intruder.¡± ¡°Damn it, run.¡± The yersunching the attacks realized the danger toote and attempted to flee.
A multi-faced orb glowing with golden light burst out of the door, followed by a scorching golden light resembling aser beam. Thud, thud, thud, thud, thud¡­ No yer could withstand the beam for even a moment. As the beam swept across, beams of white light shot up, with some agile yers trying to dodge the beam sweep. Then, a golden ball of light fell and an explosion unfolded, followed by those attacking Li Yao, all copsed to the ground. Some slow-running yers were affected, costing several lives. ¡°Damn those rookies! If you want to die, go ahead, but don¡¯t involve me.¡± Ilebell¡¯s goblin face turned pale with anger: ¡°I¡¯ll say it once more if anyone vites orders and acts on their own, I¡¯ll kill them personally. We, the Dark Camp, don¡¯t need such mindless fools. Mome, remember their names, and their scent, we¡¯ll settle thister.¡± The surviving yers were cursing under their breaths, the attack had been terrifying, and it didn¡¯t matter what type of melee or ranged yer you were or what invincible skills you had, if you were touched by theser, you¡¯d be out. Furthermore, a few of their teammates had also been killed, and importantly, being killed here meant no resurrection. They would have to respawn at the teleportation location, anding back would mean random teleportation again. God knows where they would end up next, regrouping would be as difficult as ascending to the heavens. In effect, they achieved nothing and lost more than a squad of members. Now they all wished they could tear this team apart, regardless of the punishment they might face back home, no one had any sympathy. ¡°I knew it was a mistake to bring rookies along. No organization, no discipline, they almost got me killed.¡± The female goblin was evidently livid. ¡°Those guys, they acted on their own behind my back, they deserved to die, don¡¯t be angry, let¡¯s leave it to the boss when we get back.¡± The male goblin was also fuming, but right now, unlocking the gate was of the utmost importance, and so was his own life, hence he didn¡¯t further indulge in the fury. ¡°See what happened, all of you better smarten up and not act rashly.¡± After telling them, Li Yao lowered his head and began to solve the fourth riddle. The members of Li Yao¡¯s protection squad looked at each other, also unnerved, they had seen everything crystal clear. Just now, two mages had used Ice Barriers, and a pdin had deployed a Holy Shield, but these invincible skills were instantly disintegrated before the beam of light, as though they were as fragile as paper instead of unbeatable. ¡°Alright, we got it,¡± War Horizon grumbled reluctantly. Without saying, they had their own thoughts, but after these events, they hade to realize that without the NPC¡¯s guidance, they couldn¡¯t explore this ce. If anyone had any ulterior motives, they better put them aside now, the loss of being killed here is significant. This time, Li Yao took even longer, solving the fourth riddle after fifteen minutes.
The goblin, pushed by Li Yao, finally solved the first riddle, underperforming. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, it appears you¡¯re the one to be sacrificed.¡± Li Yao began to solve thest lock. ¡°Not necessarily, thest point is often the hardest, I still have a chance.¡± The male goblin¡¯s eyes were extremely red, he couldn¡¯t ept this failure. After speaking, he fully immersed himself in solving the second riddle, seeking an opportunity to live. The female goblin felt anxious but there was nothing she could do. In this kind of situation, no one could help, it was up to oneself.
If he couldn¡¯tplete the unlock process, he¡¯d have to be the sacrificialmb to open this portal. As Li Yao started unlocking all the points, everyone from both sides became tense. Time passed second by second, and the atmosphere on both sides increasingly assumed the aspect of a drawn bow ready to snap. If it hadn¡¯t been for Li Yao¡¯s Death God 4000 serving as a deterrent, the female goblin would have ordered the killing of the few rookies long ago. Twenty minutester, the male goblin cheered, ¡°Hahaha, I¡¯vepleted the second point, I am indeed a genius. What about you? Stuck at thest node, I assume. Just wait and watch as I surpass you, I told you, my skill in engineering surpasses you by arge margin, I can¡¯t be inferior to you. Hahaha.¡± Li Yao lifted his head and said, ¡°I knew you¡¯d be in denial, but unfortunately, fate is not on your side. I¡¯m sorry, I¡¯ve unlocked the final node.¡± As Li Yao spoke, he gestured, and thest ray extended out, forming a few points into a bizarre pattern, finally disappearing, the entire gate shed with a bit of light, the starlight vanished, turning into an immeasurablyrge stone door. ¡°No, no, this can¡¯t be.¡± The male goblin couldn¡¯t ept this oue, not to mention his side, they couldn¡¯t ept it either. ¡°Nothing is impossible, you still have five minutes, good luck.¡± After Li Yao finished, he no longer spoke. Li Yao¡¯s side was jubnt, one of their tasks was to unlock at least three portals, they hadn¡¯t expected toplete one shortly after entering, of course they were thrilled. On the other hand, it was a scene of gloom, but the tense atmosphere persisted. ¡°No, no, let me out.¡± The male goblin tried tomand his puppet to break out, but he seemed to be trapped by ayer of light, no matter how much he struggled, he couldn¡¯t break free. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll avenge you.¡± A trace of red shed in the female goblin¡¯s eyes. Although goblins are essentially cold-hearted, it is still very infuriating to watch their friends die before them. ¡°No, I don¡¯t want to die. Save me. Attack quickly. Save me.¡± The male goblin, realizing he could not solve the remaining riddles in five minutes, was hysterical. Having such a clear awareness of how much time one has left is torture in itself, let alone for a goblin.
Chapter 376: 376: Puppet Power Chapter 376: Puppet Power However, given the risky situation they had just witnessed, who dared to attack the gate now? That would be practically suicidal. So, it wasn¡¯t just the yers who were hesitant. Even that female Goblin didn¡¯t seem in a hurry to advance. Instead, she turned her head away as if she hadn¡¯t seen a thing. At that moment, the Goblin¡¯s cold-hearted nature and prioritization of self-interest were already pushed to the extreme. Moreover, she didn¡¯t ask anything about the wealth of the male Goblin. Being a Goblin, one would surely have buried their wealth at different locations. But she didn¡¯t ask; she knew that this male Goblin would rather die than part with even a single Gold Coin. This was typical of Goblins, a race that would readily sell its own mothers if the price was right. That being said, this batch of Goblins who had joined the Dark Camp did so unwillingly. In the Ancient God World, Goblins were divided into five major factions. These factions were distinguished not by race, but by wealth. The rulers of these five factions were known as Trade Princes, each of them running different ventures, all of which were monopolistic and incredibly lucrative. Li Yao had once acquired a blueprint from one of these factions, a risky venture capital firm. The Goblins who joined the Dark Camp were known as the ¡°Rustwater¡± faction. They used to live on a prosperous ind in the Endless Sea. The ind was rich in resources, and they thrived on their studies in engineering and maritime trade. But one day, a massive tsunami struck the ind due to a fierce battle between an ancient Sea God and the Water Elemental Lord. The Trade Prince, along with a certain portion of his tribe, managed to escape to a barren coastline, having lost everything.
The Trade Prince, too, was penniless. Even their ships which had survived the tsunami were now in a state of disrepair and unfit to set sail. The Trade Prince was in despair. If the other princes found out about his plight, they would surely ridicul him. After all, the Rustwater faction had no base of operations on the continent and no ce to call home anymore. Just when he was at his lowest, he unintentionally got wind of a piece of news. The Dark Camp had suffered a major defeat at the hands of the Light Faction¡¯s Mechanical Legion, and were in dire straits. Decisively, the Trade Prince contacted the Grand Chieftain of the Dark Camp. After several days of negotiations and bargaining¡­ The deal that was struck demanded the Dark Camp pay him arge sum of money every now and then. In exchange, he sold out the entire Rustwater faction of Goblins to the tribe. These Goblins were now in the service of the Dark Camp. Besides payingrge sums to the Trade Prince, they also paid considerable amounts to the upper-ranking Goblins. As for the lower-ranking Goblins, they weren¡¯t as lucky. The skilled workers still got wages, while themonborers were treated no better than Orcborers. It was easy to imagine how the various races of the Dark Camp treated them. They merely tolerated the Goblins¡¯ presence in their cities in order to exploit their skill in crafting War Machines. If they were treating members of other races within the Dark Camp in this way, Li Yao obviously wasn¡¯t going to be soft-hearted. Especially since the party in question were Goblins. For them, human feelings were worth less than a single copper coin. Promises meant nothing. As for their lives, if someone paid a gold coin for it, they would dly sell it. Just like the merchant Li Yao killed earlier, who was even willing to pay gold in exchange for his life. Naturally, since Gnomes and Goblins were sworn enemies, if Li Yao did anything to assist the Goblins, he could kiss his own status goodbye. ¡°Gold coins¡­I just need toplete this mission, and I¡¯ll have enough to upgrade to Viscount. And you think I¡¯m going to die here?¡± A sense of confusion shed through the eyes of the male Goblin, and as time went on his body gradually faded, as if he never existed in this world. As he disappeared, another gate materialized in the form of a stone door. A silver light darted into Li Yao¡¯s forehead, briefly rendering him immobile. ¡°Now¡¯s my chance. Kill him,¡± the female Goblin had been waiting for this moment, and the instant Li Yao was immobilized, her mount quickly threw two round bombs towards him. The yers behind her also snapped back to their senses and rushed forward. ¡°I saw thating.¡± Li Yao sprang his eyes wide open. The twin barrels of the Silent Reaper 4000 blew me, each hitting one iing bomb. The two bombs detonated directly above the group of Dark Camp yers who were charging forward. Boom¡­ Two balls of fire burst in the air, setting several yers alight. Two cloth-armoured characters were instantly killed, while healers worked frantically to sustain the life of the melee fighters who had been set on fire.
Indeed, bombs didn¡¯t discriminate between friend and foe. Moreover, they weren¡¯t part of the NPC¡¯s team. This was one of the obstacles that Mechanical Hunters and engineering students faced ¨C unless it was a skill, the shrapnel from the friendly fire could cause damage to their allies too. Jump Shock! Li Yao¡¯s body shot up high into the air and thennded heavily. A shock wave sent several nearby yers flying into the air, instantly killing them.
The Mechanical Puppet controlled by Li Yaounched a charge straight into the crowd of enemies in the back row. de Storm! The huge Mechanical Puppet spun like a tornado. Except for the mage who was able to blink out of the way, other brittle characters couldn¡¯t avoid Li Yao¡¯s attack and were instantly killed. But the blinking mages could not escape either. They were shot down by the Silent Reaper 4000, which was constantly firing from behind. No one noticed that Li Yao had multitasked, taking control of the Silent Reaper while controlling the warrior puppet at the same time. That¡¯s why the Silent Reaper was able to sessfully hit every target. In just a sh, before Li Yao¡¯s protection squad could rush over, the team of more than a dozen from the enemy side had been eradicated by Prairie Fire. ¡°You think you can kill me just like that? Let¡¯s have a match,¡± Li Yao looked at the remaining three or four yers and said, ¡°I¡¯ll leave the remaining few nobodies to you, the new recruits. Don¡¯t let them disturb me.¡± ¡°Rest assured, Master. This is but a trifle to us,¡± War Horizon and the others had experienced a great deal of emotional ups and downs. Not a single one of them had expected Li Yao to be so formidable. It wasn¡¯t just about his overwhelming power; the female Goblin was a middle-level boss too, but she couldn¡¯t bring her fighting prowess into full y in front of Li Yao. Li Yao, on the other hand, managed to effortlessly obliterate their forces. That was what they called tactics, the gap, the difference. It was this moment that gave them the real confidence ofpleting this extremely difficult mission. ¡°You really think you can bully me, huh? Mome, kill him.¡± Roar¡­ Like a gori, the monstrous beast roared skyward, transforming into a blurry figure and charging towards Li Yao. Thousand Catty sh!
The two huge desbined into a gigantic alloy sword that fiercely collided with the iing beast. Boom¡­ As its name suggested, the Thousand Catty sh had the power of a thousand catties. The collision caused a deafening boom. The beast Mome¡¯s ws were a bloody mess and his body wasunched away like a cannonball, while Li Yao controlled the Mechanical Puppet to perform a backward somersault to dispel the force of the impact. Neither Mome nor the female Goblin had such advanced techniques, though. They ended up crashing directly into the stone wall of the hall. The beast was embedded halfway into the wall¡­ Chapter 377: 377: Blue Puppet (Seeking Monthly Tickets) Chapter 377: Blue Puppet (Seeking Monthly Tickets) However, it¡¯s not over yet. As Li Yao somersaulted andnded, he had already split the golden alloy sword in his hands and was swiftly shing it towards the monster. Sword Qi sh! Swish, swish, swish¡­ Four intersecting streams of Sword Qi were shot out. Stting sounds¡­ -2685-12545-12653-12451-13254 Every swing inflicted damage, added to the damage from the four streams of Sword Qi, made the spectators tremble in fear. Li Yao¡¯s puppet, on the other hand, only disyed -6847 damage. Although this number is unreachable for current yers, it is uneptable for the monster. The female goblin, even though she was not injured, was left bewildered. At this moment, she looked at Li Yao with a gaze full of fear. Even the savage gleam in the eyes of the Monster Mome, who was like a gori, had vanished, and it cried out a mournful sound. The monster was terrified. Just one collision made a quarter of its health disappear. If the fight continued, it would be killed by Li Yao without a doubt. The yers assigned to protect Li Yao were also stunned. This is the yer they were supposed to protect, yet it seems like they are the ones who need protection. They felt slight confusion. Miller had told them that the person they needed to protect has no real fighting ability. To make them feel at ease, they were even given a Mechanical Puppet for the person they were supposed to protect.
However, the reality was far from it. The person they were supposed to protect was overly powerful. A Mechanical Hunter operating a Battle Puppet this fiercely was terrifying. What¡¯s more, he also had a Long-range Puppet that never misses. They were astounded. ¡°Who the hell are you? There¡¯s no way someone under the second level can possibly control the puppet to this extent!¡± The female goblin screamed amidst her struggles, while her monster threw two more bombs. Bang, bang¡­ The result was the same. The bombs were detonated mid-air by the Death God 4000 before they could get close to Li Yao, not a single hair on him was hurt. ¡°You think your tricks can defeat me,¡± Li Yao spoke as he once again charged forward controlling the puppet. Roar¡­ The monster roared madly, and suddenly, more than a dozen explosive barrels fell around it as it abruptly leaped out. The explosive barrels blocked the passage perfectly. Li Yao¡¯s puppet halted. If he were hit by the explosive setup, it might reach his real body. The Puppet might not face any severe issues, but Li Yao¡¯s small stature wouldn¡¯t be able to endure an attack from a mid-level boss. ¡°Gnome, I¡¯ll remember you. I will take my revenge.¡± The voice of the female elf receded quickly with the beast¡¯s roar. ¡°I guess I won¡¯t see that in my lifetime.¡± Li Yao sneered dismissively. He rarely uses this identity, and even if he constantly used this NPC identity, the goblins would barelye for revenge considering their cautious nature. In their point of view, safety outweighs their ego and vengeance. Showed by the Death God 4000, each of the explosive barrels exploded. When Li Yao turned his head, the team assigned to protect him had already killed off the remaining three or four yers. Now, only Li Yao¡¯s team was left on the battlefield. Li Yao didn¡¯t hurry to open the door. Instead, he walked toward the Mechanical Puppet left by the male elf. A blue key was picked up by Li Yao. Combined Puppet Quality: Blue Fine Level: 16 Growth-type Junior Boss (up to Lv 45) Health: 25
Armor: 500 Skills: Power eleration, Rocket Bomb, Lightning Poison Dragon Drill, Metal Fists, Landmine, methrower Equipment Requirement: Elementary Engineering Equipment Level: 10
Note: This is a goblin product, incredible performance, might be slightly unstable. Self-destruct sequence activated, remaining time 2 days 23 hours 52 minutes. A puppet in Li Yao¡¯s hand would be level sixteen, as he is level sixteen. But this puppet was fundamentally different from the one Li Yao currently had. The difference couldn¡¯t be exined through attributes alone, it was vast. Just considering the skills, the golden puppet is like a true elite professional warrior, while this puppet seems like a mixture of different things. The difference is significant to the experts. Of course, for the current yers, these attributes are already incredibly powerful. Li Yao also wanted to own one, but it was hopeless. Each Mechanical Puppet installs a self-destruct sequence to protect the core, and if the owner dies, it enters a countdown state. If the same high-level species retrieve it, the detonation can be prevented, but if it falls into the enemy¡¯s hands or doesn¡¯t have enough time to retrieve it, it will self-destruct when the timees. All remainingponents of no significance will then be reduced to scrap metal. ¡°Little Cold Hands,e here,¡± Li Yao called out and asked, ¡°What¡¯s your level of engineering?¡± The yers who cleaned up the battlefield had already noticed the Mechanical Puppet, but no one touched it. They knew that this kind of war trophy couldn¡¯t be given to them by Li Yao, nor could they take it. ¡°Master, I just reached the intermediate level recently. I don¡¯t have money to enhance my proficiency,¡± Little Cold Hands said, feeling shy. ¡°Already very impressive.¡± Li Yao tossed the key to Little Cold Hands, exining to the surprised Little Cold Hands, ¡°You use this temporarily. It can enhance the battle power.¡± ¡°But, but, I don¡¯t know how to¡­¡± Little Cold Hands lowered her head even more. ¡°That¡¯s okay. Since you¡¯re learning engineering, sooner orter, you¡¯ll have your own puppet. Consider this practice. It doesn¡¯t matter if you can¡¯t master it. This fellow has a high amount of health, and its attack power is potent. If you can use the basic operation, it will be of great help to me.¡±
¡°Then I¡¯ll give it a try.¡± Little Cold Hands ran towards the puppet, her eyes full of excitement. Li Yao exined some basic operating knowledge to her. The control of this type of puppet is not difficult at a basic level. However, it was hard to truly bring out its power. It required a considerable amount of practice and realbat. Of course, Li Yao didn¡¯t have high expectations. As long as Little Cold Hands could deliver the attack strength of a junior-level boss, it would suffice. ¡°Master, does this mean as long as we study engineering, everyone can get such a puppet?¡± Ephemeral Bloom asked. ¡°I said it was possible, Battle Puppets aren¡¯t cheap,¡± Li Yao answered. ¡°Then the other professions would be useless?¡± War Horizon murmured. ¡°Other professions could always make money, while engineering always costs money,¡± Li Yao wisely spoke, ¡°Also, you guys, the fresh army recruits, don¡¯t understand anything. Every profession has its unique characteristics, and it¡¯s just that you haven¡¯te across them yet. Many professional features are not inferior to the puppets.¡± ¡°Thank you for the guidance, Master.¡± War Horizon gained some enlightenment. The Ancient God World is a bnced world, thus, it would not overly favor engineering. Or else, everyone would study engineering. ¡°Good student,¡± Li Yao patted his shoulder and said, ¡°Ok, you practice it slowly. I am going to reap my rewards from here. Let¡¯s see if there are any chips.¡± Li Yao then slowly walked towards the door¡­ P.S.: The second update is here. During the big push, please vote, make the data look better, monthly votes, rmendation votes, rewards or whatever, Mario thanks you all. Chapter 378: 378: Great Harvest (300 Monthly Tickets) Chapter 378: Great Harvest (300 Monthly Tickets) Li Yao used the puppet to slowly push open the immense door. Although it was only a tiny opening, it was already wide enough for them to pass through. Li Yao, without hesitation, walked straight to a small control room positioned on the other side of the door. ¡°Small¡± inparison to Titans, but for Li Yao, it was more like a great hall. ¡°Just as I expected, it¡¯s merely the dungeon¡¯s periphery, barely anything worthwhile here.¡± Li Yao frowned slightly, scanning the room and finding no items of import. What¡¯s more, the machinery and control panel were embedded in the stone wall, making any attempts at destruction impossible. ¡°But that can¡¯t be right. Why would they use the twin doors for a ce that¡¯s not of utmost importance?¡± Li Yao received some information, the text of which he already understood, but now the System has confirmed its veracity, albeit not significant in the grand scheme of things. ¡°You guys spread out and try to find any hidden doors or passages. This ce can¡¯t be this simple. I¡¯ll take care of extracting the chips here.¡± As he finished speaking, Li Yao began to section off a part of the wall. Much of the other stuff was unnecessary and couldn¡¯t be taken anyway, but the chip was a must-have. Even though it was merely a Twin Door¡¯s chip, it would still contain some valuable data. Yet, a specialized tool would be needed to decode the information. In this respect, the dwarfs had more experience while the goblins didn¡¯t particrly value the chip. In actuality, what goblins valued most was money, with engineering merely a means to make a living or earn money. The goblins once retrieved a strange crystal that could stimte their intelligence. However, as the crystal¡¯s energy consumed, their wisdom began to degrade. Therefore, most of their engineering skills were inherited from their ancestor, with many more techniques now lost.
Li Yao¡¯s statement that they need to find hidden doors was actually addressed to Ephemeral Bloom. In reality, the true Mechanism Masters are the thieves, while hunters fall a little short. ¡°So there really is a secret door.¡± With chip in hand, Ephemeral Bloom discovered a hidden door leading down to an underground staircase. Li Yao steered his puppet down the stairs. What he saw made him break into a grin. There were numerous materials inside. Although these materials might seem worthless to Miller and the others, to Li Yao, they represented a small fortune. However, yers could only carry a limited amount in their backpack. Since Li Yao had both the Mechanical Space and the Death God 4000, he faced no such issues. Li Yao started by packing up some of the metal, causing the envy of the few yers that had followed him, even though they kept their hands off the items that could be collected. The muzzle of the much-feared Death God 4000 was trained on them. Although Li Yao didn¡¯t say anything, they were all smart enough not to show their annoyance out of fear. Although he hadn¡¯t recounted precisely, Li Yao estimated that these valuable engineering materials alone were worth a few hundred gold coins. It could be described as unexpected windfall. Eventually, Li Yao arrived at a workshop, and he even dismantled the workbench there. It was too good for a mechanical gnome to pass up. The value of the workbench and the corresponding instruments was beyond estimation in gold coins. Finally, Li Yao had emptied out all useful items from this area. ¡°Alright, apart from the box beneath my foot, you can take anything else. See if there¡¯s anything you fancy.¡± As he spoke, Li Yao started to draw out his engineering keys to unlock the box. The other yers almost burst into tears on hearing this. What nonsense was Li Yao uttering? All that was left was a pile of scrap metal. It was not just about the price; they couldn¡¯t even carry that much weight. If Li Yao had really wanted to be considerate, he could have just given each of them a piece of mithril. ¡°Let me handle it. I don¡¯t need anything else. I just want to practice my lock-picking skills.¡± Ephemeral Bloom suggested, after seeing Li Yao break a few engineering keys. ¡°The task of opening boxes will be relegated to you in the future. You have good luck. Opportunities to practice opening high-grade boxes are notmon.¡± Li Yao wore an expression that screamed ¡®you¡¯ve hit jackpot¡¯. Ephemeral Bloom rolled her eyes, having run out of retorts, and quietly focused on picking the lock. The lock was advanced, and Ephemeral Bloom spent a while before she finally managed to pry it open. ¡°I wouldn¡¯t even bother if it was not for the skill proficiency.¡± As Ephemeral Bloom finished her sentence, all eyes were focused on the box, which was opened with a click. Suddenly, dazzling rays of light shimmered forth, illuminating the room. The box was full of gemstones and gold coins of various colors. The yers, never having seen such a spectacle before, were practically drooling. With a wave of his hand, Li Yao gathered the gold coins into his money bag, even though there were merely three hundred of them.
All that remained in the box were a couple of dozen gems and a blueprint. Li Yao examined them, and to his delight, found out that the blueprint was that of a Twin Door. He quickly pocketed it, knowing that it would greatly bolster the security of his guild¡¯s warehouse. Subsequently, under the murderous gaze of the other yers, he imed the gemstones and then fished out the smallest and least valuable ones, hurling one at each yer. ¡°I¡¯m someone who believes in fairness, that you should be rewarded for your efforts. So, each of you gets a gemstone, for your efforts if not your achievements. Ephemeral Bloom here helped me unlock the box and found this location, so she gets an extra gemstone.¡±
The others quickly stashed away their gemstones, fearing that Li Yao might change his mind. Although these gemstones were considered of low value by Li Yao, they were currently high-end gemstones that could sell for several dozen gold coins. This was quite the windfall for them. At the same time, they all shot envious nces at Ephemeral Bloom. After all, the gemstone was worth several gold coins, and she got one just for unlocking a box. After these events, they had a clearer understanding of their status. Without the NPC, they would receive nothing. Therefore, they could only expect to ride on NPCs¡¯ coattails. They had a careful thought about it, and concluded that their earnings were decent. Any gains made during the quest were extra profits. Their goal now was to keep Li Yao happy so that he might share more loot with them in the future quests; this way, they could make a small fortune. Thus, they decided to be even more obsequious to Li Yao. ¡°Master, I bought some apple wine. I haven¡¯t drunk it yet. Are you thirsty? Would you like a bottle?¡± Guangming Hua handed a bottle of opened apple wine to Li Yao with a smile. ¡°Master, are you hungry? I¡¯m now at an intermediate level in cooking. My barbecue is unrivaled.¡± War Horizon chimed in, not wanting to be left behind. ¡°What cunning people¡­ trying to keep us from banding together!¡± Ephemeral Bloom muttered with an upturned lip. But the lure of an extra gemstone was too great. Even though she realized Li Yao¡¯s intention, she couldn¡¯t resist the temptation of the gemstone. ¡°No need, let¡¯s continue on our journey. I suspect that there will be monsters blocking our path next. It¡¯s your turn to shine.¡± Barely managing to contain hisughter, Li Yao weighed in. He found it hrious and satisfying that he could direct these aplished yers with just a small sum of money. Of course, if these yers knew that he was also a yer and had acquired a thousand gold-worth items, only to distribute two or three gold coins to each of them, they would probably engage him in a never-ending battle. ¡°Rest assured, Master! We will take care of the monsters. You should conserve your energy and prepare to unlock the next level. Leave all the fighting and killing to us!¡± War Horizon firmly dered, with an air of righteousness. However, the truth was, if an NPC were involved in killing monsters, the chance of item drops would be significantly reduced. ¡°Well then, let¡¯s move on.¡± Li Yao said earnestly, trying to suppress hisughter. The way he conducted himself resembled a high and untouchable figure from the ancient times¡­
Chapter 379: 379: The 2nd Checkpoint (350 Monthly Tickets) Chapter 379: The 2nd Checkpoint (350 Monthly Tickets) ¡°What are you staring at? Attack!¡± Li Yao said with a smile. The members of the War Horizon team could onlyugh bitterly. To attack, or not to attack? With the size of the monster in front of them, charging in would only lead to their deaths. Standing in front of everyone were more than twenty cave dwellers. The cave dwellers were a unique race in The Ancient God World. They did not appear on the surface world, but rather lived in various mines, underground relics, and caves, and many of them lived in the unexplored underground world. What puzzled people was that up to now, nobody had been able to truly trace their origins. Many archaeological adventurers spected that cave dwellers and dwarfs were the same race, but had undergone unpredictable mutations. This theory was epted by many explorers in The Ancient God World, because their passive talents were almost the same as the dwarfs. Another theory suggested that the cave dwellers were a branch of humans who had run away and developed in the underground world. This viewpoint, however, was hardly tenable. In The Ancient God World, such creatures existed beneath the ground of every continent, even though human history had onlysted for a few thousand years. Regardless of the dispute, one thing was clear: cave dwellers were extremely powerful fighters. This was due to theirck of a professional system, and their lower intelligence.
Some of the mutated cave dwellers were tamed by the goblins to serve as mounts, for example, the ape-like creature that Li Yao encountered, was in fact, a variant of the cave dwellers. Several silver ranks, now obstructing their way, had mutated to be exceptionallyrge and aggressive. Although they were elite yers, facing several silver ranks and a swarm of elite creatures left the five top-tier yers utterly defeated. There was not enough space here for them to maneuver. War Horizon couldn¡¯t withstand the charge of the cave dwellers. ¡°Master, since you¡¯re so powerful, just make a move. If not, we can¡¯t deal with them.¡± Little Cold Hands said pitifully. ¡°Oh, alright.¡± Li Yao, controlling his puppet, directly leaped into the horde of creatures andunched a Whirlwind sh. Hisrge build and the enormous force caused a rain of flesh and blood when the Whirlwind sh was used. The gathering of cave dwellers, who had been roasting meat, were suddenly sent flying in all directions. War Horizon also directly charged, igniting the intense battle. With Li Yao¡¯s involvement, Little Cold Hand¡¯s attacks became extremely sharp, and herbat strength also massively improved. The other yers watched with envy, thinking that once they returned, they would study engineering and have a puppet to y with as well. Fortunately, Li Yao led the charge directly. No matter how many creatures there were, he would just charge through. This made the team progress much faster. Li Yao didn¡¯t care about the experience of these creatures. ¡°Master, there¡¯s another checkpoint ahead, but several teams are fighting.¡± After they had been on the move for more than two hours, Ephemeral Bloom told them. ¡°Finally found another one.¡± Li Yao exhaled with relief. He needed toplete this operation within two days, or there would be many ws. ¡°Briefly exin the situation.¡± War Horizon immediately asked. Ephemeral Bloom said: ¡°It¡¯s weird this time. Five teams are involved in a massive melee. Two teams are from our camp, and three are from the Dark Camp. However, no team has formed alliances with others. It¡¯s a true melee, with masters also fighting intensely.¡± ¡°Master, what do you think?¡± Little Cold Hands asked. ¡°Not sure. One possibility is that they all know what¡¯s behind this door, and it¡¯s something very important or precious, so precious that they can¡¯t bear others, even from their race, to get it. The other possibility is that they¡¯re under the influence of some mental magic.¡± Li Yao frowned.
¡°So, what should we do now?¡± Light Flower asked. ¡°How about we don¡¯t go over there and wait for them to finish fighting so we can benefit from it?¡± ¡°Do you know what¡¯s so important?¡± Little Cold Hands asked curiously. ¡°Of course I don¡¯t know.¡± Li Yao jumped down from the puppet, put away the key, and said, ¡°Just stay here and don¡¯t act rashly. I¡¯ll take a look.¡± ¡°Master¡­¡± War Horizon eximed in surprise. He was about to say something, but saw Li Yao¡¯s figure start to fade. It was clear he had entered a stealth state. They soon lost sight of Li Yao.
The four looked at each other, thinking, ¡®what the hell, isn¡¯t the master a Mechanical Hunter? How can he use a thief¡¯s stealth skill? Even if you¡¯re an NPC, you can¡¯t be this buggy.¡¯ ¡°What¡¯s up with you guys?¡± Ephemeral Bloom inquired as she was scouting ahead. ¡°What¡¯s up? The master is a Mechanical Hunter and he¡¯s not even at the second stage yet, but I just saw him go stealth and check out the chaotic battle ahead.¡± War Horizon replied with a bitter smile. ¡°I see.¡± Ephemeral Bloom responded indifferently. Little Cold Hands was puzzled and asked, ¡°Sister, why aren¡¯t you surprised at all?¡± ¡°Why should I be surprised?¡± Ephemeral Bloom responded. ¡°A hunter that can go stealth, have you ever seen such a hunter?¡± Light Flower emphasized. ¡°Have you guys forgotten about someone who is also a yer and can go stealth? What¡¯s strange about that, huh?¡± Ephemeral Bloom changed her expression. ¡°Right, even low-level yers can learn to go stealth, let alone NPCs,¡± Light Flower realized. The others no longer objected, but Ephemeral Bloom started to feel a doubt. Miller told them that Li Yao basically didn¡¯t have anybat power. However, they met a super expert who was profoundly skilled in engineering and could perfectly control a puppet. This was clearly inconsistent with Miller¡¯s information, and she also began to wonder. Since Prairie Fire was a dark ranger who could turn invisible, what was this NPC relying on?
Li Yao didn¡¯t know that because of his stealth, Ephemeral Bloom had doubts about him. But even if he knew, Li Yao wouldn¡¯t care. He was inplete control, and even if she was Song of Nostalgia, it might end up being an advantage. Li Yao had reached the corner. During this process, he had detected three alert thieves using his Sonar Arrow and managed to avoid them. He also began to admire Ephemeral Bloom; she had made it safely too, clearly she was not ordinary. At the checkpoint, as expected, several teams of yers were in a melee, which had already reached its climax. The five teams were tangled in a fierce battle, with yers falling one after another. On the other side of the checkpoint, five goblins or dwarfs were also fiercely battling. They were either controlling their puppets or riding their own monsters, fighting tumultuously. ¡°The gate does not seem to be a problem, but why are the five teams in a melee?¡± Li Yao was puzzled as he clearly noticed something abnormal about these people. Li Yao judged that these people were not attracted by what was inside the gate, but were likely under mental control or influence. Rather than rushing out, Li Yao cautiously sought the source of the chaos¡­ PS: I¡¯m really pressed for time. I¡¯m not sure if I can finish Chapter 5 before midnight. But even if I can¡¯t release it by around twelve o¡¯clock, there will definitely be another chaptering out after midnight. Chapter 380: 380: Watch the Fire from the Other Side (400 Votes) Chapter 380: Watch the Fire from the Other Side (400 Votes) Li Yao did not cautiously observe the situation from the entrance of the passage like an Ephemeral Bloom, but instead carefully ventured to the edge of the battlefield, continually seeking the source of the chaos. As he wandered, Li Yao felt a sudden urge to kill, a desire to tear the fighting yers around him apart. Startled, Li Yao realized that he too was being influenced, and quickly hastened his pace. Finally, Li Yao saw there was a passage leading up from the left side, but it was carved into the cliffside. Unless one scrutinized carefully, no one would think a passage would be above. Li Yao sprouted wings and flew up, sure enough, he saw a green-skinned Goblin and a Subus in the middle of casting spells. Beneath them was a profound green array, a faint mist ever so lightly dissipating from it. ¡°It¡¯s indeed a demon¡¯s handiwork, no wonder it¡¯s so strange.¡± Li Yao examined their attributes and found that they were both level twenty-five, a Magician and a Demon: ¡°It¡¯s too tough to take them on, it¡¯ll just end up being advantageous to others.¡± Li Yao flew behind them, summoned his Golden Puppet directly, and then stomped hard on the ground, creating a huge shockwave. The Goblin and Subus that were casting spells didn¡¯t expect anyone to be behind them and were thrown off their feet. Sword Qi sh with full strength¡­ Li Yao gathered his strength and aimed two giant Sword Qi shing with light at those who had been knocked into the air.
Both the Goblin and the Subus let out sharp cries and were flung away simultaneously. BOOM¡­ Both of them were thrown far away, crashing into several yers mid-flight. As the array¡¯s glow faded, both the yers and NPCs gradually regained their senses. All their attacks ceased, and they gazed at each other in confusion as they tried to recall what had happened. ¡°What¡¯re you all dazed about? It¡¯s this Magician and his demon that used a charm array to control you into ughtering each other.¡± Seeing them in a daze, Li Yao shouted. Li Yao¡¯s wordspletely snapped them back to reality. They remembered what had happened and, seeing their fallenrades around them, they felt a sense of helpless despair. Then, they felt an unexpected surge of anger. Looking at the Magician and Subus struggling to stand, their eyes seemed to ignite with fire. The five Master Engineers also stopped their actions, all of them nervously checking their HP, then chugged down Life Potions like there was no tomorrow. Those who controlled Puppets began triggering recovery functions, trying to restore their Battle Puppets to peak condition. ¡°Damn bastard, daring to plot against us.¡± The Masters were also incensed. If they hadn¡¯t been saved by someone, they would have probably perished together. Recalling the fuzzy memory of what had just happened, it all felt like a dream. ¡°Whounched a sneak attack on me, damn it, I was about to seed, three puppets, three puppets! Damn.¡± The Goblin Warlock got up and red in the direction of the passageway. As he was too short, he couldn¡¯t see Li Yao. ¡°You¡¯re not from the Rustwater Tycoon of the Dark Camp, are you? So tell me, which tycoon are you from?¡± Li Yao asked. ¡°Even if I don¡¯t tell you, what can you do?¡± The Goblin Warlock sneered. All the yers around him had already scattered. This guy was way too monstrous, and they were still shocked by what had happened. If they died without knowing why, it¡¯d be too unfair. Li Yao spoke nonchntly, ¡°There are only five tycoons among the Goblins. Since you¡¯re not from Rustwater, and you rather love to partake in such acts, it narrows down to two. One is the Hot Sands Group, but they¡¯re currently constructing their own base, and their controlled pirates, ckwater, only have a penchant for raiding routes. So, the party interested in this area, capable of sending men, and is brutally ruthless, there can only be the notorious Venture Capital. Only your kind of Venture Capital trash would love to do such disgraceful acts.¡± ¡°You¡¯re asking for death, dare to tell me your name? If I can leave here alive, Venture Capital will certainly make you feel our power.¡± Even though he was surrounded, the Warlock did not show a hint of nervousness. ¡°Sadly, you won¡¯t be leaving here alive.¡± Li Yao smirk-scorned. ¡°You, who aren¡¯t even tier-two, how would you understand the power of great evil energy, you¡¯re all going to die.¡±
As the Warlock spoke, his body suddenly ignited, no, arge amount of green me arose, and his aura became even stronger. As the ground corroded, he began to rapidly recover. In the blink of an eye, his life force had fully recovered from the injury Li Yao inflicted. The five Masters who were about tounch their attack suddenly hesitated as they preferred researching to fighting. They weren¡¯t good at it either, hence their level hadn¡¯t even reached tier two despite their age. ¡°Tsk, you¡¯re acting all tough. Don¡¯t bother, this array has been destroyed by me, you can¡¯t summon anything now.¡± With this, Li Yao had his Puppet throw down a huge stone disk.
The disk shattered upon hitting the ground, but the many profound Demon Runes visible on it clearly were the mobile array that amplified his power. ¡°Who are you, have the guts toe out, I must kill you.¡± The Goblin Warlock was furious. The mes on him began to fade. Now that the array was destroyed, he couldn¡¯t maintain the state of evil energy burning any longer. ¡°You¡¯re an idiot, not even knowing who this old man is. I really feel sorry for you. You¡¯ve wasted so many years of your life, better off dead, sparing the food.¡± Li Yao¡¯s words made the Goblin Warlock unable to contain his fury, but he couldn¡¯t see what¡¯s happening above the passage, and could only stomp his feet in anger. With that he spat, ¡°And you all, you almost got killed because of his plots. Yet here you are, watching the show. You¡¯re all okay with this?¡± The five Master Engineers of both camps blushed in embarrassment. A Goblin from the Dark Camp said, ¡°We can¡¯t let ourselves be belittled. These Venture Capital trash have to be annihted. We should unite, the three of us tackle this Warlock, and you two handle the Subus. All new soldiers, retreat. This isn¡¯t a fight you can participate in.¡± ¡°Agreed, let¡¯s proceed.¡± Promptly, the five of them reached an agreement. When facing amon enemy, the hatred between two camps would most often be thrown aside, uniting against the enemy. Once the enemy was dealt with, the people from both camps would still fight to the death. As the five Master Engineers charged forward, the epic battle erupted. While the yers swiftly retreated back to the mouth of the passage, watching the unfolding situation, they already knew that the Warlock was at a level ten levels higher than theirs, so retreating was the wise choice. ¡°Ha ha ha, you trash, you¡¯ve made meugh. Is this your fighting strength?¡± Initially, the Warlock was worried about being surrounded, but after finding out the three Mastersckedbat experience plus his high level, he was totally at ease. He quickly gained the upper hand. ¡°Friend above, if you don¡¯t help, we¡¯ll be done for.¡± The five Masters were getting anxious¡­ Ps: Five updatespleted, didn¡¯t break the promise after all. Asking for monthly tickets as thanks, cheers from Mario.
Chapter 381: 381: Scheming Each Other (Seeking Monthly Tickets) Chapter 381: Scheming Each Other (Seeking Monthly Tickets) In a strict sense, the level difference between the goblins and the magician isn¡¯t that big. Their own strength plus their puppets, or the wild beasts they¡¯ve tamed, if they have richbat experience and work together to deal with the magician who has been restrained and whose demon summoning has been restrained, which means they¡¯ve lost half of their power, they could handle him without a problem. However, these so-called masters are just like they say: if they were gifted inbat or enjoyed fighting and killing, they would have advanced to higher stages years ago, and wouldn¡¯t be stuck below the second stage. ¡°Oh no, I am not strong enough either, and I don¡¯t dare to act recklessly. What if I am killed by this terrible magician?¡± Li Yao said loudly on purpose. The masters almost spat blood when they heard Li Yao¡¯s shameless words, and the yers were speechless too. You are not strong, and you dare not to act, quit kidding us. Who the hell was boastful just now, kicked someone out, and even provoked by destroying their array? Is this not a mortal enemy? Many yers wanted to see what sort of character this bizarre NPC is. ¡°My friend, when we kill this trash, you can have all the loot. Is that eptable?¡± A goblin made this promise, but with a bleeding heart. ¡°Yes, yes, we won¡¯t touch the loot, please act quickly.¡± The other goblins were also getting desperate. The health level of their puppets and beasts was not infinite and they wouldn¡¯t be able to hold on much longer. Though the Goblin Warlock had no puppet or tamed beasts, his speed was surprisingly fast. Coupled with the various disgusting curses of the agony spell, he was making things exceedingly difficult for the three goblins. The two gnomes were not faring any better, this Charming Demon Boss was obviously well versed in charm and torture. The various fascination spells left the two gnomes running around in circles, while the entire stage echoed with the Charming Demon¡¯s seductiveughter.
Unhappy, Li Yao remarked, ¡°What do you think of me? Am I this kind of person? This really breaks my heart. What happened to trust among people?¡± The gnomes were almost in tears. If you weren¡¯t this kind of person, you would have taken action long ago. ¡°Yes, it¡¯s our fault. This shabby magician is undoubtedly a pauper. If he dies, there probably won¡¯t be any loot. We mistook you as our friend.¡± ¡°Exactly! I suggest this ¨C let¡¯s call for a timeout as agreed before and let our friend here go first. What do you think?¡± The two gnomes weren¡¯t strong, but they were intelligent enough to read between the lines of Li Yao¡¯s words. ¡°That¡¯s fair, that¡¯s fair.¡± The three goblins were also feeling gutted. They all secretly cursed, ¡°This bastard, we¡¯ll remember what you owe us and settle this in the future.¡± With a look of deep gratitude on his face, Li Yao said earnestly, ¡°Oh my, you folks really look out for younger brothers like me. You always consider me first when there¡¯s something good, this is so touching! Just as I thought, truth and affection still exist in this world. The ancient saying still holds true, we should write it down and hang it by our bedsides to remind us every day. They say¡­.¡± ¡°Just treat us like your brothers. Enough talk. Just do it before we get wiped out.¡± ¡°Dear lord, stop the lecturing. Kill this trash first and then we will have all the time to chat and drink.¡± The three masters had insulted Li Yao¡¯s lineage from top to bottom in their hearts. But they continued to tter him vocally, begging him to take action faster. In the meantime, Li Yao was calcting the health levels of those below. It¡¯s not that he enjoyed teasing the NPC. He was just afraid that they might go back on their word. Rare were instances where NPCs don¡¯t trick yers. Just as NPCs give hard tasks to yers, their promises aren¡¯t always trustable. While gnomes can be trusted, goblins can¡¯t. They would treat you like an ancestor when they need you and turn their backs on you when you are no longer useful, without leaving any space for negotiation. Especially in this dangerous situation, everyone is scrambling for the technology left by the Titans. A call of justification can trigger immediate action. Li Yao will definitely act. It wouldn¡¯t be easy for him to deal with this powerful boss on his own. However, if he intervenes too early and kills the Goblin Warlock, leaving the others unharmed, they would not only unappreciative, but they might also turn against him because of his strength. Li Yao wouldn¡¯t give them such an opportunity. He¡¯d just haggle with them. It seemed like bargaining, but in fact, he was just buying time. The masters were shrewd yers. Li Yao knew that they were not strong, but they must have aces up their sleeves to protect themselves. After they had haggled for a while, the health of a few of them kept decreasing. They quickly became anxious. ¡°Damn, I¡¯ll put my life on it.¡±
The men began to go mad and used theirst shot. The Goblin Warlock, who had a surplus of moves, suddenly became flustered. Though his level was high, he was, after all, a fragile job. With just a bit over 400,000 health and low armor, he had been grinded down to just over 200,000 health by them. The health of the masters¡¯ steeds and puppets was also running low. Seeing this, Li Yao calmly loaded the bullets. He said loudly, ¡°Look, look, it¡¯s so much better this way. We should have fewer tricks and be more honest. If you guys made a full effort from the start, I would have done so too.¡± The masters were about to explode in anger. Explode your darn head! Our ammunition supply is limited. Who would dare to use it recklessly if it weren¡¯t for life-threatening moments? How can we survive in the future without some hidden cards?
However, they knew that no matter what they said, it would be useless. This rascal upstairs was too cunning. They had thought of Li Yao¡¯s intentions, but there was nothing they could do, other than swallow their frustrations. What frustrated them the most was that they ended up owing Li Yao a favor in the end, which was extremely disgusting. The spectators watching the scene from the sidelines were stunned. For the first time, they saw NPCs ying like this, it was as if there was no difference between them and real people. Many intelligent yers woke up in their hearts and thought that they should be careful when dealing with NPCs in the future, lest they be tricked. ¡°So mean, such a deep scheme, this familiar routine.¡± Tan Hua knitted her brows: ¡°The information says that Prairie Fire also went on a mission and disappeared for two days, and this gnome shows up.¡± Li Yao, of course, couldn¡¯t have known that he had almost been recognized. At the moment, he was multitasking. At the same time, he had to control Death God 4000, the hand cannon and sniper rifle of Death God 4000. Each one was a heavy firepower weapon, and the fire gun in his hand was also good. For safety¡¯s sake, Li Yao had already set up three artillery tforms. For a while, the gunfire was booming¡­ PS: Continuing to beg for a monthly pass¡­ Chapter 382: 382: Battle of Wits Chapter 382: Battle of Wits Almost simultaneously, four artillery shells and two bullets hit the unprepared Goblin Warlock. The Goblin Warlock was instantly stunned. He knew long ago that Li Yao would join the battle and had been on his guard. However, his speed was very high, so he had great confidence in himself, feeling that even if Li Yao attacked them, he could react the fastest. But to his surprise, the timing of Li Yao¡¯s attack was just too good. Just as he had evaded a monster¡¯s w strike and was about to cast a curse, that was the moment he would have a momentary pause. After all, even with instant-cast spells, there is a brief pause when casting them, which is hardly noticeable if you don¡¯t pay much attention and very few people can seize such a fleeting opportunity. Yet Li Yao seized it, and not just him but all three turrets at the same time. Such control is truly terrifying. Most of the people present are experts who understood the key point in an instant. Seeing the Goblin Warlock being bombarded and in a state of disarray, they couldn¡¯t help but gasp in surprise. His timing was incredibly precise. ¡°It must be luck,¡± many thought, because such a battle instinct was just too terrifying. If it were them attacking these people, they might stand a chance with some effort.
However, controlling three turrets and a robot to hit the small, graceful Goblin at the same time was utterly terrifying. His battle instincts, his prediction skills were terrifyingly perfected. Because the pause of the Goblin Warlock¡¯s casting is less than half a second, there is no time for aim and then shoot. Only brisk prediction was possible; predicting that the Goblin Warlock would pause at this time, at this location, then attack in advance. Because the speed of bullets, hand cannons, and turret trajectories are various, and the trajectory paths are different, so if you want to hit the target at the same time in a certain period of time, the firing time of each weapon has an order, which is a terrifying grasp of timing. However, they thought of this, but many people were unwilling to admit that there could be such a terrifying person, even if this person was just an NPC. This was absolutely a divine operation. Boom, Bang¡­ The sounds of the battlefield echoed with booming artillery and gunfire. Li Yao¡¯s attack from above hadpletely destroyed their fantasy, because he always seemed to seize the right moment to strike. Every time the Warlock released his skills, he was sure to be hit. Even if he didn¡¯t attack, Li Yao could predict his turning points and eleration trajectory. It was as if they were filming a movie. Li Yao¡¯s attacks were hit perfectly everytime. It was as if the Goblin Warlock purposefully positioned himself to be hit by Li Yao¡¯s bullets or artillery shells. ¡°Ah, bastard, I¡¯ll kill you,¡± the Goblin Warlock was nearing madness. The guy above was just too unpredictable. He tried several times to curse Li Yao, knowing that Li Yao¡¯s health wasn¡¯t high. As long as he could score a hit, his curse could deplete his health, and take his life. But every time he cast a curse, Li Yao seemed to know his movements and immediately retreated, losing sight of him, unable to hit him at all. On the other hand, his desperate attempts to attack Li Yao were seized upon by the Goblins who took advantage of his vulnerability and attacked him several times, causing him to lose even more health. ¡°If you want to kill me, you¡¯re not good enough.¡± Li Yao continued tounch rapid attacks, causing the Goblin Warlock to howl in anger and pain. ¡°I won¡¯t ept this, I¡¯m not going to die here.¡± When his health was down to just ten percent, he looked up, his green eyes filled with resolve, saying, ¡°Bastard, I¡¯ll remember you. Next time, I¡¯ll get you back. You won¡¯t be so lucky every time.¡± ¡°You¡¯d better remember me. Wanting to take revenge on me, you¡¯re just not worthy.¡± Li Yao remained unmoved. ¡°Burn.¡± The Goblin Warlock let out a piercing sound, a green illusory me suddenly plunged into Li Yao¡¯s forehead. ¡°I¡¯ve burned my soul to mark you. No matter where you hide, I¡¯ll find you. You can wait for the endless revenge of the Windfall Investment Company.¡± ¡°Fel Meteor.¡± As soon as the Goblin Warlock finished speaking, his body suddenly turned into a green fireball, exuding heat, and rushed towards an entrance.
When the yers saw it, they were scared and ran away. But their speed was too slow. Apart from the mages¡¯ blink, who could quickly escape from the crowded entrance? The green fireball was unstoppable. The yers who were hit and set on fire immediately had their health wiped out, their souls turned into white light, and their bodies turned into charred carbon burning with green mes. ¡°Asshole, don¡¯t you know that when you mark my soul, I can sense your existence, too. Can you run away?¡± ¡°I¡¯ve been waiting for you.¡± Just as Li Yao turned a corner, he saw the magic in the Goblin Warlock¡¯s hand had formed. ¡°Die!¡±
¡°You think I didn¡¯t see iting.¡± As Li Yao spoke, he controlled the golden puppet to squat, and the Death God 4000 happened to leap over the Golden Puppet¡¯s head. Boom¡­ Two green magic bulletsposed of countless ghost faces and trailing long tails struck. Pop, pop, the two Magic Bullets hit the Death God 4000 and the Golden Puppet respectively, causing a horrific 40,000 plus damage to both. Death God 4000¡¯s health was already less than 20,000. This was already a modified version. If it was the former, it would have been dead in a second. Chaos Arrow, which could double attack. If it wasn¡¯t for the Death God 4000 taking the blow, the other Chaos Arrow would have killed Li Yao. The Goblin¡¯s calctions were very deep, but he still fell one step short¡­ ps: I will keep working hard on writing. Please support by sending me monthly passes. Chapter 383: 383: Kill Him (450 Monthly Tickets) Chapter 383: Kill Him (450 Monthly Tickets) Attacking Li Yao individually through the Golden Puppet was extremely hard, basically impossible. But that wasn¡¯t absolute, some special group attacks could do it. Like the earlier Chaos Arrow, which technically was a soul-locking spell. If not for Death God 4000, the Chaos Arrow would¡¯ve ultimately hit Li Yao. The Goblin Warlock was fully aware of this. Of course, Li Yao himself understood his own situation, and if he got struck by this attack, he¡¯d be essentially doomed. The Goblin Warlock¡¯s n was indeed meticulous. He deliberately feigned panic and fled like a regr goblin. Then he used a soul-burning marking, giving everyone the illusion that he was intent on escaping. His use of survival skills before leaving further convinced people of his fear and desperate escape. His purpose was straightforward¡ªto lure Li Yao down from the corridor above. To the Goblin Warlock, other masters were insignificant, and hepletely ignored the yers. The great level difference between them made him think the yers couldn¡¯t threaten him. The pivotal point of the battle was aiming precisely at Li Yao who was untouchable. Precisely because of Li Yao, the Goblin Warlock went from easy domination to passive defense. The Goblin Warlock nned to kill Li Yao first, then rapidly recover using Demon Siphon, and deal a counter blow. He regarded the masters as negligible threats. Though his n was perfect, Li Yao had an excessive number of battles in his past life, his battle experience was at an extreme. His understanding of the skills of various races and professions was incredibly detailed.
Trying to use such means to deceive Li Yao was simply ying tricks before an expert. ¡°Trying to flee now is toote,¡± Li Yao feigned a charge. ¡°You can¡¯t stop me.¡± The Goblin¡¯s eyes reddened. He didn¡¯t expect Li Yao to predict him so precisely. He realized that the second corner he turned, his spell was already cast, and the propellers under the Goblin Warlock produced two mes. But as soon as he moved, he was frozen. The Goblin Warlock¡¯s eyes were filled with shock. He had no idea that Li Yao had set up a freezing trap. The Freezing Trap, though a good skill with long control time, would be lifted once the target is attacked. However, this was the perfect situation to set it up. The Goblin Warlock wanted to escape and even activated a propeller, which was an engineering device thatsted five seconds and could increase speed by 200%. The Goblin Warlock was caught in the trap the moment the propeller was activated, and even when the mes from the propeller faded, he remained frozen. During this time, Li Yao wasn¡¯t idle either, he set up turrets and Arrow Towers in the corridor, fed parts and healing to Death God 4000, then summoned a few Exploding Sheep. Bang¡­ Li Yao¡¯s firepower exploded fiercely. Three Exploding Sheep, two weapons from Death God 4000, and the attacks from three turrets and three Arrow Towers all simultaneously struck him. ¡°Damn it! I¡¯ll kill you!¡± The Goblin Warlock panicked as his life-force had diminished to less than 7%. His Golden Puppet established an unbeatable stance. At the same time, Li Yao cast Jump Shock, and the Goblin Warlock was directly rehearsed. Thousand Catty sh! The Huge Sword struck the Goblin Warlock¡¯s body, sending him flying. Sword Qi sh! The Warlock hadn¡¯t evennded on the ground when the Sword Qi struck him. Just as half of the Goblin Warlock¡¯s power came from his demon, he had been rendered half-useless without the demon by his side. This, plus his severely injured state. After taking a round of fire, followed by consecutive blows from the Golden Puppet, the Goblin Warlock was essentially dead before he hit the ground.
As his body hit the wall and then slumped onto the ground, his eyes remained focused on Li Yao, in disbelief, even in death. Only at the moment of death did he understand, the puppet controlled by Li Yao was extraordinary. However, he didn¡¯t even have a chance to confirm it before dying. Li Yao heard footsteps running and quickly withdrew his turrets and Arrow Towers. Then he saw War Horizon and his men run over.
¡°Master, where¡¯s the Goblin? Did you lose him?¡± War Horizon asked, stopping in his tracks. The others were also curious, they didn¡¯t understand why Li Yao stopped chasing. They all saw the hatred for Li Yao in the Goblin. If they didn¡¯t exterminate him now, it would be difficult in the future. ¡°Master, no need to worry. I am sensitive to the aura of Fel Energy, he cannot escape,¡± the man named Sky of Spells said pleasingly. ¡°No need, the Goblin Warlock you¡¯re looking for is here.¡± As Death God 4000 moved aside, they saw the Goblin, disfigured, and lying on the ground. ¡°How can it be?¡± War Horizon and his team looked at each other. They ran all the way over, even seeing the shadow of Li Yao. All they heard was a few roars after they saw Li Yao round the corner. They thought there was a fierce fight, they hadn¡¯t expected that within such a short time, the powerful Goblin Warlock who messed with the five master teams would¡¯ve died. This was essentially an instant kill. ¡°Nothing is impossible.¡± As Li Yao controlled the Golden Puppet to walk over to the Goblin, he kicked the Goblin Warlock away. A magic wand filled with an intense demonic aura and a skill book filled with pink gasy on the ground. Li Yao picked them up. ¡°Let¡¯s go, they¡¯ve also promised to let me open the door first.¡± As Li Yao spoke, he walked towards the direction of the gates. ¡°Ahem, Master, can we see what you got?¡± asked Sky of Spells. Recognizing it as a Warlock¡¯s loot, he couldn¡¯t resist asking. ¡°Yes, Master, can we take a look?¡± asked War Horizon and his team with an unending curiosity. ¡°Well, you can take a look, but don¡¯t get any wrong ideas.¡± Li Yao nced at Sky of Spells: ¡°Or else¡­¡± P.S: Problems with timed publishing. Luckily I noticed. I¡¯ll manually publish this one instead and continue writing. Another oneing before I sleep.
Chapter 384: 384: Little Artifact (500 Monthly Tickets) Chapter 384: Little Artifact (500 Monthly Tickets) ¡°Master, don¡¯t be so harsh, even if I wanted it, I wouldn¡¯t dare to take it.¡± Magician of the Underworld followed Li Yao, speaking pitifully, ¡°You are so formidable, and I am no match for you. Look at the four of them, if I dared to y any tricks, I would be taken down even before you make a move.¡± ¡°We¡¯ll see about that.¡± Li Yao smiled and revealed his magic wand for them to check its attributes. Demon Staff Quality: Purple Epic Attack: 58-69 Intelligence: 55 Spirit: 53 Endurance: 52 Demon¡¯s Agility: Speed and agility increased by 100% Chaos Arrow: Releases a Chaos Arrow that can simultaneously hit two targets. Cooldown time: two minutes. Equipment Level: 25
Equipment limitations: Magicians only Everyone, especially Underworld Magician, was practically drooling. The attributes of this magic wand were just too good. On top of its excellent attributes, the two special effects were absolutely mind-blowing. What¡¯s more, it was a Magician¡¯s exclusive wand. Although other spellcasting sses could gain attribute bonuses by equipping it, they wouldn¡¯t be able to take advantage of the special effects. ¡°No wonder this guy has been so quick and agile, it is due to the wand¡¯s special effects,¡± War Horizon marvelled. They watched as a Goblin Warlock used agile positioning to toy around with three Dwarf Masters. ¡°You call that positioning? It works only against thosecking battle experience. Against a skilled yer, it¡¯s crap. It¡¯s a disgrace to this wand.¡± Li Yao put the wand back into his bag. ¡°Indeed, with this wand, be it a group battle or a one-on-one duel, you could wield considerable power,¡± Ephemeral Bloom pondered and then said, ¡°Especially in a duel, a hundred percent boost in agility ensures self-protection if nothing else. But he still got killed instantly by the master, proving that he truly is a waste.¡± War Horizon and the others fell silent. Waste your sister, haven¡¯t you seen him take down dozens of elite yers during his escape? It¡¯s just that this mysterious master is excessively powerful. ¡°Actually, my expectations were too high. He was a second-tier Goblin who only cared about making money, let alone practicing his footwork. However, the Chaos Arrow is a nice special effect. You could say it¡¯s a little artifact for a Tier-two magician,¡± Li Yao couldn¡¯t help but exin after seeing Underworld Magician¡¯s curious expression. ¡°Why?¡± Underworld Magician, who hadn¡¯t seen the effect of a Chaos Arrow, naturally wouldn¡¯t understand its power. ¡°You guys are newbies, so you might not know this. Chaos Arrow is a signature skill that only level 60 Destruction Magicians can learn. Let¡¯s forget about its casting mechanism, which you guys wouldn¡¯t understand even if I exined ¨C the attack power of the arrow alone equals three shadow bolts. You tell me if that¡¯s formidable or not. And if you want to hit two targets, it would normally require another skill to aplish it. But with this wand, a Tier-two magician can release a Chaos Arrow capable of hitting two targets. Even though the cooldown time is a bit long, you should understand how critical it can be at key moments, right?¡± Light Flower spoke up, ¡°Paired with their current burst, if they also release this skill, they can instantly kill others. Even healers can¡¯t keep up.¡± ¡°As long as you get it.¡± Li Yao nodded, wearing a look of ¡®the students could be taught.¡¯ ¡°Master, these, these, you see, I¡¯m also a magician, and a Destruction one at that¡­¡± Underworld Magician began, ¡°Master, I work for you, maybe you could reward me with the wand? Besides, as a hunter, you¡¯ve no use for a wand.¡± This was a line for the NPC, openly hinting at his desire to receive the wand as a reward for taking on a task. Li Yao grinned, ¡°I told you, no coveting the wand. It¡¯s wasteful to let a newbie wield such a thing. Plus, how do you know I don¡¯t have a use for it? Now, do you want to look at the skill book or not? If not, let¡¯s go to the level.¡± This was a wand at the level of a little artifact. How could Li Yao part with it? Whether giving it to his younger sister or the core elites of the guild, he would not let go of such a thing. ¡°Look, look, I won¡¯t mention it again, alright?¡± Seeing that Li Yao was a bit unhappy, Underworld Magician hurriedly tried to smooth things over. Even if he didn¡¯t get anything, he had learned quite a lot just by listening to Li Yao¡¯s exnations. These pearls of wisdom were not something they could learn just anytime. The others had the same idea. This kind of treasure, at this stage, they knew it was unrealistic to hope to get. They merely wanted the master to go into more detail. The game had been going on for quite a long time now. Ordinary yers might not have realized it yet, but the elites had learned to pick up information in the game through various ways. Particrly when talking with NPCs, the information they managed to get was often unintentional and scattered. But a lot of those tidbits were incredibly helpful.
¡°That¡¯s good then,¡± Li Yao said and took out the skill book. Subus Summoning Quality: Purple Epic After learning this skill, one can sense the existence of a Subus leader in the Void and make a contract with it through effort.
Note: Be sure to assess your strength properly when deciding to make a contract with a subus, otherwise there may be a risk to your life. Learning Limit: Magicians only. ¡°You can actually make a contract with a Subus leader, this is too powerful.¡± Even though he was a warrior, his eyes turned red when he saw this skill book. As for Underworld Magician, his eyes were glued to the skill book. They had all witnessed the power of a Subus. nked by a Subus, a magician could affect so many yers and NPCs into a melee. He even managed to go one-on-two against two Dwarf Masters controlling Mechanical Puppets. If not for the siege of the three Goblins, they wouldn¡¯t have been able to take down the Subus. One can imagine her strength. ¡°Master ¡­¡± Underworld Magician pitifully stared at Li Yao. Li Yao took his time stowing the skill book away and pretended not to see Underworld Magician. ¡°You guys are oversimplifying things. Do you think the note under the skill book is for decoration? You must know how hard it is for a hunter to get a powerful pet. This is the same, if you really adopt the mentality you just had, you¡¯d be dead and wouldn¡¯t even know why.¡± ¡°Thanks for the reminder, master.¡± They sincerely thanked him. This was definitely the voice of experience. If they didn¡¯t know this, they might simply think the skill is cool and try to contract some powerful Subus, which would probably end badly. By extension, they also understood the role of notes under skills. At that moment, right by the pass, yers were cleaning up the battlefield and a few masters were healing the monsters. Those who rode Mechanical Puppets were separately doing repair work at each corner of the battleground. Li Yao¡¯s reappearance immediately attracted their attention. The yers naturally parted to make way for Li Yao, who unhesitatingly walked towards the gate of the pass. ¡°Hold on,¡± a Goblin, who was healing a monster, stopped Li Yao. The serene atmosphere suddenly grew tense, yers swiftly drew their weapons, and the scene became a standoff. Li Yao slowly turned around to look at them¡­.
PS: Finally able to write out the bursting of the cosmos after it exploded, asking forrades to burst their cosmos in support, seeking monthly tickets¡­ Chapter 385: 385: Cycle Lock (Request for Monthly Passes) Chapter 385: Cycle Lock (Request for Monthly Passes) Li Yao turned around and said calmly, ¡°What¡¯s this? We had an agreement. I kill the magician, and I get to open this door for half an hour. Are you going back on your word now?¡± The two Dwarf Masters were silent. Although they didn¡¯t speak, their reluctance to let Li Yao open the door was obvious. The temptation of the door¡¯s information was too great. Such an opportunity was hard toe by; even amongst kin and brothers, they would fight over it. As for the other two goblins, they thought even less of Li Yao. They did not see Li Yao¡¯s earlier assistance as him saving them, but rather him allying with them because he couldn¡¯t handle the magician on his own. Otherwise, why would he kick the magician down towards them, almost getting them killed? Why didn¡¯t he just kill the magician on his own? Plus, they barely survived the fight and even had to use their life-saving measures, all while Li Yao just watched. They were extremely irritated. Focusing on their benefits, they seemed to forget that without Li Yao, they would¡¯ve been entrapped and killed by the fascination spell. Even the two dwarfs, while feeling ashamed, did not want to let Li Yao open the door first either. One of the goblin puppet masters repairing a puppet said, ¡°Look mate, we agreed to let you try opening the door first if you killed the magician. But you didn¡¯t. So naturally, we aren¡¯t breaking any promises, are we?¡± Li Yao smiled and replied, ¡°I knew you would say that.¡± Click, click, click¡­ The Death God 4000 emerged from the channel and threw the body of the Goblin Warlock in front of everyone. ¡°What do you have to say now? Is there any reason the master can¡¯t conquer it?¡± War Horizon shouted. ¡°It¡¯s not your ce to speak.¡± Everyone shivered involuntarily at the sight of the tragically dead Goblin Warlock. But the goblin who had spoken earlier still said, ¡°Who¡¯s to say that you didn¡¯t just find any goblin to rece him?¡±
¡°Well, it seems you genuinely don¡¯t want to admit it. Then let¡¯s settle it with a fight.¡± The puppet controlled by Li Yao suddenly grabbed the goblin¡¯s puppet, which was still under repair, and threw it violently. Crash¡­ Therge puppet hit another goblin¡¯s puppet, which was also being repaired, fiercely. The intense collision echoed as the two puppets copsed onto the ground. ¡°You¡­¡± Enraged, the goblin started to protest, but then he felt himself being lifted off the ground. Li Yao controlled the puppet to grab the goblin and said slowly, ¡°Since you don¡¯t want to talk it out, we¡¯ll go by strength. I can kill a magician, killing you all will be a piece of cake.¡± While speaking, Li Yao threw the goblin into the air and savagely swung the bloody great sword down with his other mechanical arm. The goblin master was a level 17 beginner boss, but his strengthy mainly in his puppets. Without his puppet, he only had arge quantity of health and was nothing more than a punching bag. With just one non-skilled swing, the goblin boss¡¯s health was reduced by a third. A big wound appeared on the goblin¡¯s small body and was still bleeding. He rolled onto another goblin that was trying its best to heal their beast. The yers responsible for protecting the injured goblin got anxious and approached Li Yao aggressively. They were furious because if the one they protected died, their punishment would be even more severe. ¡°Don¡¯t fight.¡± The goblin¡¯s sharp voice pierced everyone¡¯s eardrums. He stopped the yers, ignored his bleeding wound, barely managed a smile, and said to Li Yao walking towards them with the bloody great sword, ¡°Mate, misunderstanding. It was all just a joke, wasn¡¯t it?¡± ¡°Yes, yes, a joke, just a joke,¡± the goblin, whose puppet had been smashed, also managed to force out a smile. They were truly terrified, and they also recognized that the puppet Li Yao used was two grades higher than theirs. What could a person who uses a golden puppet possibly be? They quickly backed down. Even during their peak, they found it an impossible task to destroy a golden puppet, let alone now when their beasts and puppets were in such a damaged state and didn¡¯t have any ultimate firepower. Only then did they realize that Li Yao indeed was a ruthless character, and that he wasn¡¯t kind-hearted when he saved them earlier. Seeing the three goblins reach into their backpacks, Li Yao instead withdrew his weapon and said, ¡°I was also joking. I just wanted to see how sturdy the goblin¡¯s puppet was. I admit I was a bit muddleheaded when I attacked you. I hope you won¡¯t hold it against me.¡± The three goblins visibly breathed a sigh of relief, pulled their hands out of their backpacks, andughingly replied, ¡°Oh no, not at all. A joke is a joke. Let¡¯s leave it in the past.¡± ¡°Well said,¡± Li Yao pointed at the door and said, ¡°About this door¡­¡± ¡°Goblins always keep their promises. Since we agreed, we won¡¯t go back on our word. You can try unlocking it for half an hour.¡±
Li Yao nodded and looked towards the two dwarfs. The two dwarfs did not know Li Yao but they recognized the golden puppet. Although still reluctant, they agreed because Li Yao was valued by the leader, and it was better to have him start than a goblin, as they were of the same race. ¡°Then I won¡¯t hold back,¡± Li Yao said and walked towards the Starry Gate, stretching out his hand. As Li Yao said these words, a control panel appeared before his eyes. The rest looked on unwillingly and sighed. There was no other choice but to ept this oue.
Actually, they didn¡¯t believe that anyone could unlock the door¡¯s mystery lock within half an hour. However, their turns to try to unlock it were in rotation and the first to start would also be the first to begin the second round, thus having a considerable advantage. Of course, unlocking also required overall strength and they hadn¡¯t lost faith. They prepared themselves for the long haul since the mystery lock¡¯s type was diverse, testing various aspects. Their luck might just be on their side, so they were simply disappointed. However, if they could see Li Yao¡¯s unlock progress, they would definitely regret their decision. The lock also connected six nodes and consisted of five stages, four of which tested their obscure knowledge about the Titans. The fifth was a test ofbat will, where the Titans simted another Li Yao and asked him to kill his opponent within five minutes. If he failed, he would need to re-challenge, but would only have four minutes. In other words, only five chances were avable for thest node, and for the fifth chance, only one minute was left. If he couldn¡¯t kill his opponent, the unlock would fail. The other nodes connected would also be rearranged, and then the mystery lock would rbine, presenting a new puzzle or challenge, and the unlock would start again. This type of lock was known as a cyclic lock and was a tough mystery lock. Seeing the final challenge, Li Yao knew that it would take years for the masters to open this door. Theirbat will was too weak. To them, this door was a Door of Despair¡­ Ps: The first chapter is up. Please support with monthly tickets. Chapter 386: 386: Road to Death Chapter 386: Road to Death The difficulty of this lock is that the final test remains the same, but the prior four are subject to change. The doors created by the Mechanical Gnomes can be managed, for their knowledge is limited. However, if the locks are established by the Titans, it is even more terrifying. To decipher the first four nodes is already a tremendous challenge. Furthermore, the final node is usually the mostplicated. Some individuals may be powerful enough to defeat strong monsters, yet oveing oneself is an entirely different matter. As the proverb goes, ¡®It is easier to conquer heaven and earth than oneself¡¯. This certainly rings true for those who are not adept at battling. For instance, a second-tier individual whocksbat skills can only fail to use his potential power effectively. The self-image simted by the Titans, though formic, is always equipped with top-tier tactics and strategies. Anybat newbie fighting this duplication of oneself is simply walking down the path of death. For these reasons, the Cryptic Lock is referred to as the ¡®Door of Despair.¡¯ Unless one knows the exact code to unlock it, failure and frustration await on the path of decryption. ¡°Heh, time¡¯s almost up.¡± chortled a Dwarf Master, feeling somewhat relieved. ¡°It seems the leader¡¯s favorite person isn¡¯t so impressive. No one really knows his origin. I wonder why the leader even lent him the Golden Puppet.¡± Being a master, of course, he understood the value of the Golden Puppet. In the entire Dwarf Race, no more than thirty owned Golden Quality Puppets. Even the Purple Puppet was a sought-after rarity, virtually unattainable unless you were a race level boss or had aplished something extraordinary. The object they had yearned for was now under the control of a foreigner, causing resentment. Why were the amazing things always found by him? And such an ambiguous character, too.
The others obviously heaved a sigh of relief. This indicated an opportunity to obtain the legacy left by the Titans, their ultimate desire. ¡°Well, well, unlocking the Titan¡¯s lock¡­ It¡¯s easier said than done¡­ Oops, time¡¯s up?¡± A dwarf gaped as he noticed Li Yao leaving the console. ¡°Okay then, brother. You must be tired. Why don¡¯t you go take a rest? It¡¯s my turn now.¡± Another dwarf, who had been healing a monster, said jubntly. Li Yao retreated a few steps, stating, ¡°I¡¯m afraid you won¡¯t get a chance to begin. You should go find another door.¡± ¡°What do you mean, huh? Are you attempting to monopolize this ce?¡± The masters were visibly displeased. Li Yao shook his head and said, ¡°How could someone as pure as me harbor such nasty ideas as you guys? You¡¯ll see soon.¡± Following Li Yao¡¯s words, six bright spots appeared on the door, resembling a star-filled sky. These lights formed a halo and all the other lights on the door disappeared, leaving only a in, monumental stone door. ¡°The Cryptic Lock, you actually unlocked it. Impossible!¡± ¡°Half an hour was all it took you to unlock the Cryptic Lock, what kind of creature are you?¡± ¡°This is impossible! Nothing like this has ever happened. It cannot be.¡± The yers had no idea what the Cryptic Lock was. However, seeing the shocked expression on the masters¡¯ faces, they guessed that itsplexity was unprecedentedly high. Otherwise, the masters would not be so stunned. The yers instantly felt a wave of disappointment. They had yet toplete a single quest. On the other hand, Li Yao¡¯s fiverades were ted as they had alreadypleted two tasks. Unfortunately, their role had merely been limited to insignificant aiding tasks while following Li Yao. ¡°It¡¯s an illusion, it must be! It¡¯s highly unlikely to decipher a normal lock within half an hour, let alone the damn Cryptic Lock which seems impossible to unlock. I must have been struck by a hallucination spell.¡± A goblinmander bucketed cold water over his head only to find himself looking into the six bright spots that formed the halo again when turned his gaze back to the door. The halo moved into Li Yao¡¯s forehead. Everyone knew the implication of this¨C Li Yao had received the message hidden within the door. Li Yao was also surprised. He hadn¡¯t had high hopes for this information at first, seeing as he¡¯d obtained a lot of simr information in his past life. But it was beyond his expectation that the information in this door allowed him to learn new engineering skills. These techniques, derived from Titan technology, were held by very few. The value of this was immense. Even without any other schematics gained, merely having these techniques meant a massive win. ¡°Indeed, as expected from the ¡®Door of Despair¡¯, aka the Cryptic Lock, the concealed information is extraordinary.¡± Li Yao,ing back to his senses, noticed the masters who seemed to be in a Demon-barrier-like state. ¡°You may all retreat now. ording to our agreement, this ce is mine,¡± Li Yao said in a loud voice. The masters finally snapped out of their shock upon hearing Li Yao¡¯s words. This goes to show how profound an impact unlocking the Cryptic Lock had made on them.
¡°Wait!¡± A Goblin master riding a monster stood in the way of the other masters who were about to leave. ¡°Let¡¯s go and find the next door. There¡¯s no point in staying around if we¡¯re outperformed.¡± A Dwarf Master said remorsefully. However, he didn¡¯t show much disappointment. Once they found out that it was the Cryptic Lock, they all understood that none of them had the capability to unlock it. The Goblin riding the monster sneered, ¡°Have you all forgotten? We only agreed to let him unlock the door. When did we agree that everything inside would belong to him?¡± Another Goblin also remarked with an enlightened expression, ¡°Right, you¡¯ve already obtained tremendous knowledge and technology from the Titans. You can¡¯t take all the treasures too, can you? After all, we did work hard as well.¡±
¡°So, are you nning on going back on your word?¡± A faint, cold smile spread across Li Yao¡¯s face. ¡°How could it be going back on our word? We are of the same kinship after all. Isn¡¯t it only natural for us to assist each other?¡± ¡°Yes, there must be a lot of things in there. You won¡¯t be able to take all of them yourself. We should help you carry some.¡± The Goblin added, ¡°That¡¯s right. Your kin have already agreed. There might be dangers inside, so we should go in to remove the obstacles for you. You wouldn¡¯t object, right?¡± ¡°Do I have a say in this?¡± Li Yao asked neutrally, lowering his head. ¡°You do not.¡± The five masters had already mounted their vehicles and stood in alignment, ready to confront Li Yao. ¡°This is intolerable! Master, let¡¯s fight them.¡± War Horizon and the others were furious. Though they wouldn¡¯t get arge share, they¡¯d still earn a little from Li Yao¡¯s findings. Now these people wanted to ruin everything¡ªit was absolutely unbearable. ¡°Alright, let¡¯s go in together.¡± Ignoring War Horizon, Li Yao seemed to have been intimidated by their imposing manner. Seeing Li Yao being submissive sparked an even greater sense of superiority within the masters. One of them even said, ¡°Wrong, we go in first. After all, you have already gained Titan technology and cannot be the first one again.¡± ¡°Fine, you make the rules.¡± Li Yao expressed his dissatisfaction. ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± The masters proceeded shoulder to shoulder. The yers jubntly smirked at Li Yao¡¯s group before pushing the door open and walking in. War Horizon and the others were filled with unwillingness. However, they noticed that instead of following them, Li Yao summoned the console again. ¡°Door System: Are you sure you would like to close the door again?¡±
Li Yao¡¯s face which was filled with disappointment was now calm, ¡°I¡¯m sure.¡± As the door closed, noises of monsters fighting with people emerged from inside. ¡°You chose to walk down the path of death yourselves. You can¡¯t me me.¡± PS: The second chapter is up. I continue to ask for votes, please support! Chapter 387: 387: Sweep Everything in One go (550 monthly votes) Chapter 387: Sweep Everything in One go (550 monthly votes) In the face of interests, the goblins were fundamentally driven by their own gain, clearly revealing their nature. Not only the goblins, even the dwarves who initially did not think so, were lured by the goblins and joined the fight against their own kind. This was a conclusion drawn by a great archaeologist adventurer, that no matter how noble a race is, they still have shadows in their hearts. No matter how noble a race is, there are still fallen among them, and no matter how despicable a race is, there are still noble creatures among them. For example, the Dragon King of the Dragon n, they were chosen by the Titans as guardians of the ancient Divine Continent. Though they were not gods, they were bestowed with divine power. The Dragon King was definitely regarded as a strong figure in the realm of gods. They guarded this world for hundreds of thousands of years, but ultimately, the ck Dragon King chose betrayal and corruption, causing great catastrophe to this world. The Titans were resolute; they even established the Hall of Gods, proiming dominion over all realms. However, their strongest warriors fell and became powerful adversaries that disrupt the order of Titans. All the members of the demon legion that twisted the void served this Titan, but there were noble existences even among these world-destroying demons. ¡°Master, isn¡¯t it time to discuss who is noble and who is not? How could you let them through the door you opened with difficulty?¡± War Horizon saw that Li Yao still had the mood to discuss nobility and corruption in such a situation, he was speechless for a moment. Wasn¡¯t the master¡¯s heart too big? Li Yao said slowly: ¡°We¡¯ve been through a lot together, do you think I am noble, or a lowly man?¡± Master of the World¡¯s Magic quickly replied: ¡°Of course, Master, you are a noble person.¡±
Li Yao nced at him and said, ¡°So, you¡¯re a despicable person.¡± Several people were speechless, and Ephemeral Bloom who had already made a determination, said, ¡°Don¡¯t beat around the bush anymore. Obviously, you have your own ns. What¡¯s inside?¡± ¡°I like smart people.¡± Li Yao retracted his smile, ¡°I unlocked it with great effort, but they want to pick the fruits of mybor for free. There¡¯s no such thing as a free lunch in this world. Watch.¡± Li Yao tapped a few times on the console and a screen appeared in front of everyone. A scene of great violence appeared before everyone¡¯s eyes. The masters and yers gathered at the door were fiercely fighting hundreds of cave dwellers. Unlike the cave dwellers seen outside, many of these had mechanical arms, and some cave dwellers even used mechanical guns. The battle was unimaginably fierce, with even the timid masters crazily fighting against the powerful cave dwellers. It was clear how dangerous the situation was; there were countless bodies of yers and cave dwellers lying under their feet. These yers and masters were cursing Li Yao while fighting ¨C the gate had been sealed, and it wasn¡¯t them who unlocked it, so even if they were inside, they couldn¡¯t open it. One by one, yers and cave dwellers fell. In the current situation, falling means death. The few yers who followed Li Yao were stunned. It was far too brutal, there were far too many monsters. If they continued to fight like this, these masters and yers would definitely be wiped out. War Horizon swallowed, and said difficultly: ¡°Master, you knew there were monsters inside, so you let them in?¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t.¡± Li Yao shook his head. ¡°Then why did you let them go in?¡± This time even Ephemeral Bloom did not understand Li Yao¡¯s n. Li Yao looked at them and said, ¡°The Titans are merciful gods. Even if you want to steal their things, they will leave a path to survival. But there is a peculiar kind of lock, that is, the Reincarnation Lock.¡± ¡°What¡¯s special about the Reincarnation Lock?¡± A few people were immediately intrigued, this was the time to learn something new, such secrets are not easily learnt and mighte in handy in the future. ¡°Ordinary Titan locks can be opened from both sides, but there some special locks, apart from the Reincarnation Lock being difficult to open, it is also a unidirectional lock. For us who are unlocking, it does not matter whether we know how to open it, we can only unlock it from the outside and it absolutely cannot be unlocked from the inside.¡± Li Yao stopped speaking after that, if not for needing somepany, he wouldn¡¯t have shared these trivial matters with them. Looking at the constant falling yers in the screen, everyone exchanged eyes with Li Yao, overwhelmed. This npc was ruthless and cruel, he yed everyone by turning his hand. These yers would not only lose more than two levels, but also endure the punishment of mission failure, the npcs were even more miserable, death meant death.
Although he didn¡¯t say clearly, they understood Li Yao¡¯s intention. If there were monsters, like now, they would mostly end up in a lose-lose situation. The dwarf warlock had already exhausted the masters, let alone in this situation, even if they survive, they wouldn¡¯t pose a threat, their life and death would be in Li Yao¡¯s hands. In the current scenario, they might as well be dead than alive, over a hundred yers are there to apany the five masters to death. If it were another scenario, it would be worse, hearthstone could not even be used here, let alone teleportation.
Being trapped here would have the same oue, Li Yao would prefer not having these war loots and killed them, this was much more ruthless than straight-up killing them. crack crack crack¡­ The gate finally opened again, a bloody smell rushed toward them, the scene inside was devastating. Out of the over three hundred cave dwellers, less than a hundred were left, and they were also wounded. The team led by the five masters waspletely wiped out. In the desperate fight, their outbreak ofbat power was terrifying, even the life-saving methods from the masters in the end caused heavy damage to the cave dwellers. The puppets of the masters had already been dismantled, and the giant monsters were lying headless. The ground was covered with bodies and blood, with the dark traces of explosives everywhere. ¡°Protect yourselves.¡± After saying that, Li Yao jumped across, releasing a sequence of Jump Shock, Whirlwind sh, and Cleaving Strike. Li Yao, controlling the golden puppet, rampaged among the group of cave dwellers. The golden puppet was inherently strong and the cave dwellers were worn out. Li Yao was harvesting their lives like mowing thewn. Meanwhile, the few yers formed a formation and killed some of the stragglers. Soon, the battle ended, the grim mood of Li Yao also brightened. The thrill of closebat was indeed exhrating, and it was almost time for harvesting. ¡°Help me, I¡¯m still alive.¡± A weak voice came over.
Everyone looked over, and Li Yao drove the puppet to walk over, finding a dwarf master lying next to the puppet. This was the one who had blocked the other masters who wanted to retreat, hoping to pick peaches. ¡°Save you? What benefit would I get?¡± Li Yao asked with a smirk ¡­ PS: I will continue to write, there will be another chapter before bed¡­ Chapter 388: 388: Kill Them All (600 monthly votes) Chapter 388: Kill Them All (600 monthly votes) The goblin¡¯s eyes shed with a glimmer of hope, struggling to say: ¡°Gold coin, I¡¯ve a gold coin here, just a simple heal from you greenhorns is all that¡¯s required, just once, one gold coin, you¡¯ll make a killing¡­¡± His words were cut short as Li Yao¡¯s sword fell upon him, the goblin¡¯s head rolled to the side. His health was already hanging by a thread, and under Li Yao¡¯s sword, there was no way for him to survive. ¡°Goblins are always too brave for their good.¡± Li Yao remarked, slightly miffed to find that the creature had not dropped any loot. He had be an NPC temte, meaning killing it provided no experience points. Looking around, Li Yao noticed that other than a remaining Dwarf, everyone else was dead. The Dwarf was in an even worse state than the Goblin, he was unconscious with barely a sliver of health remaining. ¡°Master, he¡¯s a master of our faction, what should we do, should we save him?¡± Light Flower, unsure of Li Yao¡¯s intentions, hesitated before asking. Their consensus was to assist the master. They were hoping to trigger some kind of mission that might reward them handsomely. ¡°Do as you wish.¡± Li Yao said indifferently, then turned to walk away, showing no interest in the matter. ¡°Let¡¯s save him, he might benefit us.¡± Magic Under Heaven spoke with a glint in his eyes. ¡°Absolutely, he¡¯s no ordinary soldier after all, rescuing him could lead to reward worth a fortune.¡± War Horizon was intrigued too.
¡°I don¡¯t know about this, since he¡¯s the enemy of the master.¡± Little Cold Hands voiced some hesitation. ¡°The master said it¡¯s up to us, so what¡¯s there to worry about?¡± Magic Under Heaven shrugged off Little Cold Hands¡¯ concern. ¡°You guys do what you want, I won¡¯t be involved with this.¡± Little Cold Handsmanded her puppet to take some steps back. ¡°Suit yourself, I¡¯ll administer the heal, Tan Hua, what are you doing?¡± At Light Flower¡¯s shout, the others turned to find that Ephemeral Bloom had already thrust a dagger into the Dwarf¡¯s throat. The dying Dwarf offered no resistance as he breathed hisst. ¡°Ephemeral Bloom, what have you done?¡± Magic Under Heaven eximed angrily. Ephemeral Bloom wiped the blood off her dagger, answering nonchntly: ¡°That¡¯s my question, what are you thinking? If you want to die, don¡¯t drag me into it.¡± ¡°What¡¯s that meant to mean?¡± War Horizon asked, frowning. Ephemeral Bloom nodded towards Li Yao¡¯s departing back and the Death God 4000 standing at the door, whispering: ¡°You guys are still far fromprehending matters as deeply as Little Hands does.¡± Light Flower let out a cold sweat, realizing the truth, ¡°I get it now, killing the Dwarf was the right move.¡± ¡°What the hell are you guys talking about, just spit it out!¡± Magic Under Heaven was getting anxious. ¡°You¡¯ve lost your senses to greed.¡± Light Flower said, ¡°Don¡¯t forget, they wanted to reap the rewards of the master¡¯s victory, and we just witnessed the master himself devising the n that led to their total annihtion.¡± ¡°The Master said he doesn¡¯t care, you guys are way too cautious.¡± Magic Under Heaven responded impatiently. ¡°I think I¡¯ve gotten it now. If we saved the Dwarf, we would¡¯ve been done for. Do you really believe the Dwarf would¡¯ve given an honest ount of what transpired here once he got back? He would¡¯ve certainly false used Master. Don¡¯t you know the kind of person our master is? He wouldn¡¯t overlook this tactical mistake.¡± said War Horizon, his face paling over the realization. This time, even Magic Under Heaven turned pale. They¡¯d seen the power Li Yao held over the past few days, witnessing all the times he¡¯d turned the tide. They had no doubt he¡¯d ruthlessly exterminate any threats. So, when he¡¯d left the decision to them, he¡¯d actually given them just one option: to kill the Dwarf Master. By doing so, they hadmitted the crime alongside him. Least it could guarantee no betrayal of Li Yao, which was his ultimate aim. If they had been so foolish to save the Dwarf as he had suggested, the mechanical pet standing at the door would have opened fire without dy. They had no doubt whatsoever that Li Yao could easily kill all of them. They posed no threat to Li Yao. ¡°Alright, these corpses, are you waiting for me to clean the battlefield? Get moving! Ephemeral Bloom and Little Hands get two pieces of purple gear each as reward. The rest of you get one. Hurry up now!¡± Li Yao said, then started looking for the control console to dismantle the core.
The few yers exchanged nces. Even though Li Yao didn¡¯tment on their recent actions, the number of rewards he designated expressed his position clearly. Little Hands was the first to oppose the idea of their rescue operation, while Ephemeral Bloom was the one who actually killed the Dwarf. Both of them were rewarded with two pieces of purple gear. ¡°Damn, why am I so stupid?¡± Magic Under Heaven¡¯s eyes turned bloodshot, realizing he¡¯d missed out on a piece of high-level purple gear. The reason for his frustration was clear. The battlefield was littered with the bodies of more than a hundred yers, plus a host of monsters, a majority of which were silver ranked. He knew some quality purple gear must be among the loot.
As Li Yao was finishing the dismantling process, the others had just about finished cleaning the battlefield. As expected, the spoils were abundant. There were more than thirty pieces of purple gear, level ten and above, along with some lower-level gear. The remaining loot consisted of blue and green gear along with an unexpected blueprint to craft a Gnome Army Knife for engineering. Gnome Army Knife Quality: Excellent Green Damage: 12-16 Skinning +10 Mining +10 Herbalism +10 Electric pulse, when used on a deceased individual it has a certain probability to resurrect the individual. Rmended ss: Any Equipment level: 5 Outside of its use as a skinning knife, the Gnome Army Knife could emit an electric pulse.
It had a certain probability of resurrecting yers when used on deceased individuals. It could be used by any ss, which was what set it apart from others. ¡°Good stuff.¡± Li Yao didn¡¯t hesitate to pocket the blueprint. It was undoubtedly valuable. It was actually an unstable resurrection skill, useful situationally. The others had already chosen their share of equipment. Li Yao packed the remaining items for himself. ¡°Divide these green and blue gears among yourselves, Ephemeral Bloom, see if there¡¯s a hidden chamber.¡± Li Yao instructed. ¡°Alright then.¡± Ephemeral Bloom didn¡¯t bother with the blue gear; it was worth very little inparison to the potential find of a secret chamber. ¡°We¡¯ll help you search.¡± The others quickly abandoned the idea of dividing the loot and joined Ephemeral Bloom in the search of a passage. ¡°Master, shouldn¡¯t these puppets be of some use?¡± Little Cold Hands asked. ¡°Of course they are, you try dismantling one. You could level up quite significantly.¡± Li Yao was certainly not one to waste any puppets. Although these puppets could not be repaired, there was still a lot of salvageable material. After dismantling the puppets, Li Yao¡¯s proficiency had reached the maximum at an intermediate level. Upon his return, he was ready to level up to the advanced level. Besides understanding more about the construction of Gnomes and Goblins, Li Yao also obtained several puppet cores. Moreover, he had also gained various mechanical arm weapons. Now, Li Yao could rece the Death God 4000¡¯s rudimentary weapon, significantly upgrading its attack power. As Li Yao decided which weapon to fit on his pet, Ephemeral Bloom announced, ¡°Master, I¡¯ve found a secret chamber.¡± ¡­
ps: ask for a monthly ticket Chapter 389: 389: Titan Solvent (Request for Monthly Tickets) Chapter 389: Titan Solvent (Request for Monthly Tickets) This is the role of thieves, just like opening a treasure box. Without a thief, you could use engineering keys to open it, but the efficiency would be significantly lower. It¡¯s the same with secret chambers; thieves have leads to follow when looking for hidden things, while other professions are much worse at it. Of course, this also depends on the proficiency of the thief. That¡¯s why some thieves aren¡¯t suited for group battles, but are nheless indispensable to the team. This secret chamber isn¡¯t much different from the previous one. Although mechanical gnomes aren¡¯t particrly intelligent, their dedication to and research in engineering is no less than that of real gnomes. It¡¯s more appropriate to call it an engineeringboratory of those guards. Just like the various engineering materials, these materials are precious to the current Li Yao, so he unceremoniously collects all of them. The other yers can only envy him as they set their eyes on the box that Ephemeral Bloom is painstakingly trying to open. This is not a treasure box, but an NPC¡¯s storage box. Unlike a treasure box, a storage box filled with uncertainty has no quality restrictions. Moreover, the items it produces are unpredictable. it could be someone¡¯s hidden treasure, a collection of random items, or even some dirty clothes. What¡¯s inside the storage box depends on its location and some minor judgment.
Click¡­ ¡°I¡¯m exhausted, this is definitely not a job for humans.¡± No wonder Ephemeral Bloomins. It took her almost an hour to unlock the box this time. The difficulty was notably high, but so was the reward. Her lock-picking skill level has also significantly improved as a result. ¡°Stopining and let the master take a look at what¡¯s inside.¡± War Horizon is even more anxious than Li Yao, hoping that good loot would benefit them as well. Li Yao steps forward to open the storage box. The other yers look slightly disappointed at the contents, but Li Yao is visibly pleased. The storage box isn¡¯t very full, and it¡¯s divided into severalpartments. Unlike the previous box that was beaming with the glow of gold coins and gemstones, this one seems rather in and simple. Li Yao first pulls out a box filled with test tubes, his face immediately lighting up with a smile. Titan Solvent Quality: legendary gold Uses: An important solvent in creating potions and machines. ¡°A gold-grade item, what is it used for?¡± War Horizon and hispanions¡¯ eyes are gleaming. Even though they don¡¯t know what it is, its quality tells them that it¡¯s very valuable, surely something extraordinary. ¡°It¡¯s a solvent that greatly contributes to engineering. But it¡¯s of no use to you guys.¡± Li Yao isn¡¯t lying. This solvent is very rare, but at this stage, it would be a waste for yers to use it. Although the form for making it is known and the ingredient isn¡¯t hard to find, extracting it is incredibly difficult. What Li Yao has in his hands might be thebined extraction quantity of gnomes and goblins in one year, only half. As for the solvent¡¯s function, it can remelt the machine body, making it more powerful, and it¡¯s an essential item in creating a mechanical core. Putting it simply, many circuits in the machinery are veryplex, but with solvent, you can incorporate these circuits into the machine body to form Titan rune-like patterns. Doing so basically eliminates the possibility of malfunctions. Li Yao¡¯s mechanical pet hasplex internal circuits, but with this new resource, Li Yao¡¯s sess rate in evolving his mechanical pets will surely increase by several times. Seeing Li Yao not willing to reveal more details, the others don¡¯t dare to ask anymore. Li Yao naturally puts his items carefully into his mechanical space.
Li Yao takes out a box from the secondpartment, inside of which are dozens of small test tubes filled with a potion that is glinting with a golden light. ¡°Oh my, could it be another legendary potion.¡± Light Flower¡¯s eyes have also turned red. The pain of always seeing good items but never acquiring them is too difficult to bear. ¡°Not so.¡± Li Yao reveals the item to them. King Kong Mechanical Potion
Quality: Excellent blue Turning the flesh body into a machine body for 1 day, reducing all damage by 15%. After drinking, you will be in an invincible state for 5 seconds, taking no damage. Note: After drinking, you will be immune to all other potions, and drinking any other potion would result in no effects. Battle Potion: Revive after dying while maintaining the potion effects. ¡°What superb potion.¡± The others simultaneously look at Li Yao. ¡°It¡¯s not bad, changing into a mechanical body will slightly affect agility, but it doesn¡¯t matter much. It¡¯s considered a rare potion, but the quantity is too scarce.¡± If we had this kind of potion during a guild war, we would have a much higher chance of winning, but that¡¯s clearly too unrealistic. Li Yao isn¡¯t too hung up about it. He¡¯s more interested in the 5-second invincibility. ¡°You can each have a bottle. Given your current abilities, using it would be a waste, so use them cautiously.¡± Li Yao is in a good mood and straightaway gives them each a bottle. War Horizon and his group are overjoyed. Only the one who was generously given two bottles, Ephemeral Bloom, rolls her eyes. She looks at Li Yao, who¡¯s putting away dozens of bottles of potions, and it¡¯s quite clear what his role is. However, she doesn¡¯t feel resentful. It¡¯s a game after all, everyone is rewarded ording to their abilities. She¡¯s fortunate enough to be undertaking elite quests in the Light Faction. Li Yao had worked his way up to ying an NPC role. It was generous of him to share items with them. Even if Li Yao didn¡¯t give them anything, they couldn¡¯tin. Li Yao picks up another small bag and upon opening it, a dazzling light shimmers. ¡°Ten Hawk Eye Stones.¡± Li Yao puts away the bag without any hesitation.
¡°Master, what¡¯s it used for?¡± War Horizon asks. ¡°It¡¯s one of the best gems to use when creating eyes for a mechanical puppet.¡± Li Yao understands his implication, but such an item is worth hundreds of times more than ordinary gemstones and is often not avable on the market. He wouldn¡¯t dream of giving it away. He¡¯s still making do with off-brand gemstones for his puppet¡¯s eyes. In the future, he will surely need many more when making pets. He doesn¡¯t have enough for himself. The other yers are somewhat disappointed. Although they know the item is very valuable, if Li Yao isn¡¯t sharing, they can¡¯t do anything about it. Li Yao takes out thest box, which contains scrolls based on its thickness, at least five sets. me Hydra Scroll Quality: Excellent blue Summon a me Hydra to attack the enemy me Hydra Attack Frequency: 1 time/sec Attack Distance: 0-50 yards Attack Skills: Fireball, me Explosion, Fire Wall Duration: 2 minutes
Spell Intensity: Spellcaster¡¯s Spell Intensity *1.5 Unleash Quantity: 0/1 The me Hydra is a very rare skill of an elite profession branch of the Fire Mage. ¡°It¡¯s so powerful, it¡¯s like a stationary elemental pet.¡± The magician, known as Sky of Spells, is practically drooling. On the other hand, the melee and physical professions are less interested because it requires spell intensity. Of course, they could potentially sell it to someone else to make a small profit¡­ ps: Seek monthly tickets Chapter 390: 390: Knocking Chapter 390: Knocking ¡°It seems everyone wants one, so I¡¯ll give each of you one.¡± Li Yao took out a few and said. Magician World immediately made a long face and said, ¡°Master, there are at least a thousand of them.¡± The others also felt it was not enough. These scrolls were consumables, and they were such nice things, a lifeline for mages. This especially applies to the priest types like Light Flower. They might have a high Magic Strength, but their damaging spells were quite limited. If used well, these scrolls could produce unexpectedly good results. So for her, these one-time consumables aren¡¯t about how much they cost anymore. She practically wouldn¡¯t sell them. These are nice things, how could one be enough? Li Yao took back the hand he had extended earlier and frowned in thought, ¡°You¡¯re right. I myself only have a thousand. That¡¯s far too few. The magician¡¯s reminder was very appropriate. Let¡¯s just forget it this time.¡± Li Yao said, then put away all the scrolls. ¡°Master¡­¡± Magician World was about to cry, What on earth¡­ We didn¡¯t mean that. ¡°Alright, don¡¯t say anymore. I appreciate that you¡¯re looking out for me. Good, you have potential.¡± Li Yao patted him on the shoulder with his mechanical arm, then went to the side. Li Yao closed his eyes to rest, with Death God 4000 standing guard in front of him. The few yers nced at each other. Little Cold Hands gave Magician World an indifferent look as she moved away as well, Ephemeral Bloom gave him a look as if he was an idiot and followed Little Cold Hands to study the blue puppet. ¡°Didn¡¯t expect Master to misinterpret. Don¡¯t me me. Why are you all looking at me?¡± Magician World was speechless.
Light Flower said, ¡°Not ming you. But this is Master warning us.¡± ¡°Warning. What warning?¡± Magician World was puzzled. Light Flower said, ¡°Master is trying to make us understand that we don¡¯t have the privilege to negotiate with him.¡± ¡°It¡¯s not thatplicated, is it?¡± War Horizon wasn¡¯t good at these convoluted concepts. ¡°Why not? You need to understand that we epted an escort mission, and missionse with rewards. Whatever we get from monsters is for ourselves. But ording to the mission, all the loot belongs to the NPCs. It would be normal for them not to give us anything.¡± Magician World finally understood. Anything Li Yao gave them was an unexpected boon. If he gave them nothing, there¡¯d be nothing wrong. War Horizon lowered his head and said, ¡°We weren¡¯t decisive enough just now. We even wanted to negotiate and take a few more. Now we have none. I guess there won¡¯t be any extra tips in the future.¡± No one had gotten scrolls, and their spirits were dampened. Each of them found a corner and took out their sleeping bags. ¡°The monsters are in their frenzy period, so let¡¯s rest for tonight.¡± Despite being underground, the monsters¡¯ frenzy period was still going on. They had alreadypleted the tasks for two doors today, which was beyond his expectations. As long as they managed to deal with thest door tomorrow, Li Yao decided to head back. After all, once the task was done, he could choose any blueprint of Miller¡¯s. There was no need for him to risk entering the core area to look for blueprints. Even with his current level and the Golden Puppet, it would be extremely dangerous to venture into the core area rashly, let alone for the five yers. With Death God 4000 standing guard, Li Yao quickly logged off to deal with a real-world problem, then logged back on to replenish his spirit. Having been on the go until now, his spirit was tired. The yers dealt with their own business too. By midnight, Li Yao was refreshed. He looked at Death God 4000 standing in front of him and smiled slightly. With nothing to do, Li Yao decided once again to make minor adjustments to Death God 4000. He decided to turn Death God 4000 into a high-firepower weapon. The weapons we used by the two yers could naturally not be used anymore. He rummaged for several mechanical arms. In the end, he decided to install a rocket cannon on one arm and a power drill shing with electric light on the other. The rocket cannon could fire powerful Rocket Bombs, while the electric drill that emitted electric arcs, besides physical attacks, could use two lightning skills simrly to the Cave Puppet he initially defeated, making it a decent area-of-effect attacker. With these changes, Death God 4000¡¯sbat power had once again been raised a notch.
During his modification of Death God 4000, Little Cold Hands and Ephemeral Bloom both ran over to join in and help, which saved Li Yao quite a bit of time. ¡°Master, I don¡¯t think puppet modification is that hard.¡± Little Cold Hands asked when she saw Li Yao dyeing Death God 4000. Li Yao said, ¡°That¡¯s because we have ready-made parts. Follow a certain rule, and naturally you can install them properly.¡± ¡°What should I do if I want a stronger mechanical pet?¡± This was Little Cold Hands¡¯ most pressing question.
At the sight of a good prospect in the Hunter, Li Yao was not stingy with his advice, ¡°If you want a good puppet, you need a good blueprint. In this regard, your mechanical bear is not too weak, but because you didn¡¯t make it yourself, it does not resonate well with you. You also can¡¯t establish a mental connection with it. Only a puppet you make yourself is the best. Apart from that, you need materials. The process of making any puppet is the same, but the results will vary with different materials.¡± ¡°Thank you for your guidance, Master.¡± Little Cold Hands gratefully said. ¡°No need for thanks. You helped me a lot today too. Little miss, you¡¯ve got talent and goodprehension. So, work hard to find blueprints, and also pay attention to gathering high-level ores and gemstones, and that sort of things. These aren¡¯t things you can aplish overnight, just pay attention to it normally.¡± Actually, that¡¯s what Li Yao was doing as well, umting materials continuously, preparing for the evolution of his mechanical pet. The Fire Eagle, Death God 4000, and the new mechanical puppet all required a great deal of resources, and the materials might not necessarily be avable to purchase. Although he had gathered a pile of materials this trip, they were definitely not enough to construct high-quality puppets. ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll remember.¡± Of all the yers, the one who gained the most this time was Little Cold Hands. ¡°Alright. Let¡¯s also get going. This time we¡¯ll venture deeper, nearing the true Titan remains. This time we need to face not only cave dwellers, but also Mechanical Gnomes, so be alert and don¡¯t drop your guard.¡± Li Yao said. War Horizon smiled wryly, ¡°How are we supposed to know which way is deeper? This ce has too many intersections, and it¡¯s like a huge maze.¡± ¡°Having opened two doors, I¡¯ve already assembled some of the electronic map. It¡¯s not hard to go deeper. Just so you know, thisst door isn¡¯t easy to open, so gear yourself up for the possibility of dying.¡± Having said that, Li Yao led the way away from there. He decided to tackle one door near the center where Mechanical Gnomes were most likely to be, hoping to get some good stuff. If he couldn¡¯t, he would retreat and just randomly open a door to aplish his task. The yers, having been reminded twice by Li Yao, were also on their toes, all alert¡­ Chapter 391: 391: Dividing Forces (650 Monthly Tickets) Chapter 391: Dividing Forces (650 Monthly Tickets) They had been walking along the tunnel for over three hours, not because the tunnel was of such length. Rather, the path that Li Yao had chosen was not calm; cave dwellers and some small unintelligent mechanical monsters started to block the way. Moreover, as they moved in deeper, the quantity and quality of the monsters began to elevate significantly. They spent less time walking and more time fighting. ¡°Master, how much longer till we reach the checkpoint you mentioned? It¡¯s nearly half a day now, and there¡¯s still no sign of it,¡± War Horizon asked impatiently. His impatience wasn¡¯t unjustified. As the main tank, he was likely the most exhausted among them. Aggroing monsters was no easy task. What¡¯s more, they had only bumped into two other teams within half a day. Since there was no conflict of interest, both teams cooperated for a while before parting ways at a fork in the path. Theyout here was overlyplex. Li Yao had a map, so he at least knew where he was, but the yers without a map were confused. The tunnels looked simr and there were forks everywhere¡ªevery short distance, there were several paths branching out. Now, even if they wanted to backtrack, they wouldn¡¯t be able to find the correct path. The mechanical gnomes that built these tunnels in the past really aplished a monumental project. They had killed arge number of monsters, but because Li Yao led the charge, their golden puppet,bined with the NPC model, gave the yers very little experience. Thus, even though they exerted a lot of effort, the little experience they gained left them feeling somewhat weak and powerless. They all wistfully imagined that if they were to kill all these monsters by themselves, they would likely have leveled up by now. However, this was simply wishful thinking. Without Li Yao¡¯s golden puppet and Death God 4000, their progress would likely have been as slow as a turtle¡¯s. There was no way they could have achieved this level of efficiency.
¡°We still need to get through the passage ahead, although the map in this area is iplete, so I don¡¯t know which one will be the next passage,¡± Li Yao said. Little Cold Hands asked, ¡°So what are you suggesting, Master?¡± ¡°As you¡¯ve seen, these tunnels are too long and intertwined. If we try to explore each one by one, I¡¯m afraid we¡¯d run out of time today. Besides, we need time to return as well. So, I¡¯ve decided we should split into two groups. I¡¯ll go one way, and the rest of you will go another way. Each group will explore a different passage,¡± Li Yao confidently said. Light Flower hesitated. The tunnel was not safe, and without Li Yao, they would likely encounter many difficulties. ¡°That¡¯s decided then. From what I know, the strength of the neers is improving rapidly. With me around, it¡¯s difficult for you to enhance your capabilities. Actually, the monsters here are not particrly tough. As long as you progress slowly, based on your abilities, you should be able to increase your strength while traveling. It will be a win-win situation.¡± Upon hearing Li Yao¡¯s words, everyone was tempted. His words were indeed true. Whether it was in the arena or other leveling methods, due to their familiarity with the game, many experts had figured out ways to level up. The level rankings had changed dramatically in the past few days, with some experts already reaching level 16. Although there was still some distance from the top-ranked Prairie Fire, Prairie Fire¡¯s experience hadn¡¯t changed in several days. While browsing a forum yesterday, they saw a user postte that Prairie Fire was probably stuck in a certain plot mission. Otherwise, with his skills, he would have advanced his level a long time ago. A few dayster, Li Yao was still at level 16. Even though he was close to level 17, the experts behind him were striving to surpass him and sit on the first ce throne. They had been kept in the dark by Prairie Fire for a long time. His level was always far ahead of others. Seeing his leveling speed, others could only despair. Now there was a chance to overthrow him. Many people were seizing this opportunity fervently, regardless of how it arose. Li Yao was alerted to the situation of his level by his sister. When Li¡¯s sister asked him what was going on, Li Yao replied that he would recover his level today. Many people were now waiting tough at Li Yao¡¯s mishap. Truth be told, Li Yao didn¡¯t particrly care for the level rankings, but during this special period, many guilds were waiting for a reason to deride Starfire. So, Li Yao felt that he needed to maintain his level advantage. On his journey, Li Yao discovered a ce that was perfect for leveling-up. However, it wasn¡¯t easy to switch to the yer interface with them around as it was easy to expose himself. That¡¯s why he thought of splitting the forces. ording to the map, it was clear where to go. Li Yao nned to let them go ahead and catch up after he leveled up. ¡°It¡¯s this fork. I¡¯ll take the path with more monsters, and you guys take this one. As long as you¡¯re careful, you should be fine,¡± said Li Yao, pointing at a junction.
¡°Hey, Master, how do we contact you if we find the checkpoint?¡± Light Flower called out as she saw Li Yao entering one of the tunnels. ¡°No need to worry, my mechanical puppet and the Master canmunicate,¡± Little Cold Hands exined. ¡°If that¡¯s the case, then while you all kill monsters and level up, I¡¯ll be responsible for collecting information from all over,¡± Ephemeral Bloom volunteered, activating stealth mode. ¡°Come on, yourbat power is not weak. If you aren¡¯t here, our efficiency will drop significantly,¡± Master of Magic protested.
¡°You¡¯re afraid that while I¡¯m not fighting, I will be just leeching off the experience, right?¡± Ephemeral Bloom sneered, understanding the hidden message in the Master of Magic¡¯s words. ¡°In fact, I don¡¯t want to be killed by an enemy who suddenly pops out while fighting monsters. If you want that, fine, I¡¯ll just leave the team.¡± Ephemeral Bloom immediately left the party. Though they had been working together, they didn¡¯t chat much. Everyone was too cunning and always trying to gain some advantage off of each other. ¡°I also have a puppet, so I get less experience overall. I won¡¯t be holding any of you back,¡± Little Cold Hands added, not hesitating to leave the group either. Even though she was slightly shy, she wasn¡¯t a fool, and she particrly didn¡¯t like Master of Magic always trying to take advantage of others. ¡°Right, you three take this passage. Me and Little Cold Hands will take this one. It will be more efficient that way,¡± concluded Ephemeral Bloom, after forming the new party with Little Cold Hands. ¡°Humph,¡± War Horizon red at them discontentedly and led the way. Li Yao arrived at a position in the tunnel where there was arge hall. Tiny robots constantly crawled out of the ducts there, forcing them to keep killing them. As such, it was pretty much impossible to clear all the monsters, and the longer the battlested, therger the quantity of high-quality monsters became. There were also many excellent locations nearby to set up artillery, with the monsters being unable to reach these cannons and arrow towers. Soon after, Li Yao jumped onto arge stone column that was copsed by two-thirds. After a while, Li Yao saw a figure controlling a puppet appearing in his vision. ¡°I knew a smart one would show up,¡± he sighed. ¡°You¡¯ve known me for a while so it should be easy to guess who I am. Come out.¡± ¡°Those who knew you before wouldn¡¯t find it hard to guess who you are. Just like you guessed who I am,¡± Ephemeral Bloom said, canceling stealth. ¡°I was surprised to find out that Little Cold Hands also figured out you¡¯re not an NPC. I was shocked. Did you two know each other before?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know her. But Little Cold Hands, you have a special piece of equipment, don¡¯t you?¡± Li Yao said¡­
Chapter 392: 392: Showdown and Qualifications Chapter 392: Showdown and Qualifications ¡°Little Cold Hands¡± dropped her head bashfully and instinctively touched her left eye. A faint red lens shed momentarily. ¡°Master, rest assured. My teacher said that this lens of mine is the only one of its kind in the world. You¡¯ve taught me so many useful things, I won¡¯t tell anyone about it,¡± she assured him. Shaking his head, Li Yao simply said, ¡°It¡¯s fine.¡± Seeing Li Yao shake his head, Little Cold Hands mistook his gesture for disbelief. She hastenly exined with a reddening face, ¡°Really, I won¡¯t reveal anything. I feel you all are much kinder. Master, even though I forgot to take my materials back, you were willing to return them. Actually, I also realized that Sister Ephemeral Bloom is from the Dark Camp, but she has always taken care of me, preventing others from bullying me. I, I¡­¡± ¡°Alright, alright, we never said we didn¡¯t trust you. Otherwise, why would I have brought you here?¡± Ephemeral Bloom interjected. ¡°I really don¡¯t care, so don¡¯t be nervous,¡± Li Yaoughed, his head shaking indicating that he was indifferent. As long as he could take those chips back, his status would be legalized. In the eyes of gnomes, the chip is one of the most important things. No gnome would believe that a person who could take the chips back was a sham. This fact is why Li Yao remained cool as a cucumber. ¡°We truly are destined, running into each other even here. But your method is indeed incredible, to be able to pass as an NPC without being recognized. I am impressed just for that,¡± Ephemeral Bloomughed. ¡°That¡¯s unlike your usual style,¡± Li Yao said, recalling theirst encounter in the temple where despite being in the same camp, she insisted onpeting with him in such a dangerous ce. ¡°One thing at a time. Honestly, although transformation tools are rare, not only you can obtain them. From what I know all the yers who have used transformation tools to infiltrate enemy camps have basically perished, incurring huge losses. Transformation tools are now known as the most disheartening transforming tools.¡±
Ephemeral Bloom was referring to a thread. A forum post hadined that transformation tools were utterly useless. Once to the enemy camp, one was instantly exposed, with dire consequences. Many who had obtained transformation tools supported this view, sharing screenshots to prove it. After such urrences ¨C bitter learning experiences ¨C nobody used transformation tools any more. Li Yao just smiled without exnation. In the game ¡®Ancient Gods¡¯, all NPCs of the intelligent species possessed wisdom like humans. To trick them was no easy feat. However, Li Yao did not want to exin this to them. Instead, he asked, ¡°Putting all this aside, tell me, why are you here seeking me?¡± ¡°I, I¡¯m following Ephemeral Bloom,¡± Little Cold Hands quickly replied. Ephemeral Bloomughed and said, ¡°It is naturally for leveling-up. You have not leveled up in several days. Now many people are watching you with a hunger in their eyes. The level leaderboard is a whirlwind of activity. Even if you don¡¯t care, your guild members would care. I knew you were going to go level up alone on your own when you separated.¡± Li Yaoughed, and said, ¡°You are very shrewd. But that can¡¯t be a reason for me to bring you along for leveling-up. And, I want to rify once again, knowing that I¡¯m from the Dark Camp can¡¯t be used as a means to threaten me.¡± Ephemeral Bloomughed like a sly fox, ¡°You underestimate me. Threats are the lowest form of tactics. Besides, I¡¯m also from the Dark Camp. I want to level-up with you, not for you to carry me, but to cooperate.¡± ¡°I like cooperation, but you should have the ability to cooperate with me. As far as I know, your thief ss is generally weak in AoE damage. Maybe it¡¯s fine for cooperation with a regr elite team, but for cooperation with me, it will only mean me carrying you,¡± Li Yao retorted. Li Yao continued, turning to Little Cold Hands, ¡°Little Cold Hands does have a piece of special equipment, but even though her attack power is at the top among elite yers, it¡¯s still not enough to qualify for cooperation.¡± ¡°You¡¯re right. But who doesn¡¯t have a secret or two? Although we can¡¯t AoE by ourselves, we definitely won¡¯t be deadweight if we cooperate with you. I can¡¯t match your AoE, but I have a passive effect that will allow you to have Combo Attacks. Each of your hits will hit twice. This aura includes your pets. Tell me, wouldn¡¯t that double your DPS?¡± Ephemeral Bloom concluded. Ephemeral Bloom was satisfied with the astonished gazes from the two and continued, ¡°Don¡¯t think that¡¯s all I¡¯m good for. I can continuously clone Shadow Martial Spirit and lure monsters from the other side. You just have to drink this and you¡¯ll be a perpetual motion machine, without needing to worry about your mana.¡± Demon Summoning Potion Quality: Superior Blue Converts health regeneration speed into mana regeneration speed, and doubles the speed of mana recovery. Lasts for 4 hours. Combat Potion: The effect remains even after the character has been revived from death. ¡°Impressive items indeed. With these two points, you can join the team. So how about Little Cold Hands?¡± Li Yao asked. Li Yao was already tempted when he saw the Combo Aura. Adding his Repair Robot, it was as if there were two and a half of him doing damage simultaneously. Such a terrifying DPS output did indeed need someone to help with luring the monsters. ¡°You can¡¯t underestimate Little Cold Hands. Little Cold Hands, show him your skills,¡± Ephemeral Bloom instructed. Little Cold Hands nodded, ¡°Okay.¡± Mechanical Transformation: Destroys a piece of equipment, transforms its essence, and strengthens all mechanical items in the team. Normal white equipment is enhanced by 10%, excellent green items by 20%, and superior blue items by 50%. Lasts for 10 minutes.
¡°Join us,¡± said a speechless Li Yao. He had long been searching for this special skill book, but up until now, he had found no clue. He had never even seen it in the auction house. And now, when he finally encountered it, it had already been learned. This skill was equally terrifying. Consuming a piece of blue equipment meant increasing his DPS by 50% once again, which was simply horrifying. It was one of the skills Li Yao thought was necessary for a Mechanical Hunter. And the enhancement covers Li Yao¡¯s firearms, Exploding Sheep, Arrow Towers, and turrets. As Ephemeral Bloom pointed out, their skills could not enable them to AoE level, but ifbined with Li Yao, theirbat power would soar to a terrifying extent. Overall, they were only two people sharing a bit of experience, but equivalent to three Li Yao in terms of DPS, which was very favorable.
¡°Little Cold Hands, stand beside me. We¡¯ll do our DPS from this position. Have your pets stand side by side with mine, blocking this tform. Be ready to drink my mechanical potions at any time,¡± Li Yao instructed Little Cold Hands and then said, ¡°Alright, start luring the monsters.¡± The ce Li Yao was in had quite a few pipes in the distant hall constantly producing small robots, even smaller than Mechanical Gnomes. As for Ephemeral Bloom, she stealthily went to the extreme distance, controlling herself and Shadow Martial Spirit to lure arge number of monsters over¡­ PS: Seeking monthly votes Chapter 393: 393: Terrifying Output (Seeking Monthly Tickets) Chapter 393: Terrifying Output (Seeking Monthly Tickets) ¡°Tan Hua, you should consider joining our guild. As you can see, it¡¯s flourishing and full of talented yers. But what¡¯s best is that everyone knows their role and we all get along great. Many pros just want to try it out, but soon enough, they find themselves fitting right into our circle,¡± Li Yao said while Tan Hua, also known as Ephemeral Bloom, was off pulling monster aggro. Tan Hua responded, ¡°Don¡¯t tter yourself. You¡¯re just interested in mybo aura, aren¡¯t you? But I must correct you, thebo aura is not my ability, it¡¯s just one of my buff aura types, and it only works for a team of five.¡± Lucky Star: Three Lucky Stars are refreshed daily, and each yer can flip one Lucky Star daily to randomly gain a squad buff. Buff skills include: Heavy Strike, Combo, Armor Gain, Magic Resist Gain, Stamina Gain, Agility Gain¡­ Strictly speaking, this buff is decent, but it¡¯s rather unstable, and it¡¯s randomly assigned one type per day, which is far less reliable than always having thebo buff. However, Li Yao felt relieved upon understanding. If thebo aura could be used all the time, that would be godly. His doubts were eased; he thought he had forgotten about this ability, but it seems his memory hadn¡¯t failed him. ¡°I see, but this ability is still quite potent,¡± Li Yao remarked. ¡°What, no guild invitation this time?¡± Tan Hua joked. ¡°Of course not, I¡¯ve already sent out my invitation. You see, skilled yers like you are hard toe by,¡± Li Yao said. ¡°Starfire Guild¡¯s battle team is also in the works. Whether you¡¯re into dungeon raids,petitions, or just casual y, it¡¯s an excellent choice.¡± ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll consider it. Get ready, I¡¯m bringing the monsters over,¡± said Tan Hua. ¡°We¡¯ve been ready,¡± responded Li Yao without pressing further. It¡¯s entirely up to Tan Hua after all. He¡¯s extending the invitation simply because Ephemeral Bloom is exceedingly skilled.
rm Robot Rank: Level 17 Elite HP: 30,000 Armor: 600 Abilities: rm, Red Current, Power Boost, Self-Destruct Battle Robot Rank: Level 17, 1-star Elite HP: 35,000 Armor: 700 Abilities: Mechanical Strike, Mad Drill, Overload, Electric Shock, rm Chain The monsters they¡¯re facing are mostly these two types, along with some other Star-ranked monsters and Silver Elites. While these robots serve as rms and don¡¯t have significant individual fighting capabilities, they usually move in packs. Upon engagement, both the rm Robot and the Battle Robot will trigger an rm, calling nearby robots for backup¡ªa sheer swarm tactic. Li Yao saw Tan Hua and her Shadow God running from two channels, pursued by a horde of robots, their rms ring. ¡°Our turn then. Little Cold Hands, prepare your maximum output.¡± Li Yao took his sniper rifle and aimed at the slowly approaching monsters, and fired. The robot¡¯s rm echoed from their side as well, triggering a chain-reaction, causing the robots from their tube to rush towards them frenziedly. With the rm sounding, it¡¯s as if some defense system was initiated. The closed pipe openings opened, and Battle Robots continuously emerged from within. Instantly, Battle Robots flowed into the quiet zone from three directions. With a swoosh, a hook locktched onto a stone pir on their tform, pulling Tan Hua over.
¡°Your turn now.¡± ¡°You go and attract monsters.¡± Li Yao said as he pulled the trigger. At the sound of the gunshot, Little Cold Hands, Arrow Tower, Cannons, and Death God 4000 allunched their attacks. A vast array of damage numbers filled the screen on the corner of Li Yao¡¯s vision.
Li Yao¡¯s damage was already absurdly high, and with buffs from Little Cold Hands, it became even more terrifying, each bullet inflicting four to five thousand damage points on the Battle Robots. Although iparable to the Golden Puppet, it is far higher than an average yer¡¯s damage. It¡¯s worth noting that Little Cold Hands has only over a thousand damage, even with the buffs. Moreover, it was abo. The gathered mobs were dense, and their scatter shot was equally concentrated, forming a terrifying barrage of bullets. Death God 4000¡¯s Rocket Cannon, Cannons, and Arrow Tower could all deal massive damage all at once. Especially the prating Arrow Tower. With one shot per second coupled with thebo effect, it was two arrows per second. They could prate more than a hundred yards, and a string of damage numbers floated up. Thebo effect was indeed terrifying. The first wave of monsters fell to the ground in just two seconds. ¡°You monster,¡± Tan Hua gasped. Even though she was expecting it, witnessing Li Yao¡¯s insanely high output still left her shocked. These monsters each had over thirty thousand HP and were cleared out within a brief moment. No matter how you look at it, even with thebo effect, it was still too overpowered. ¡°Thank you for thepliment, but don¡¯t just stand there, keep leading more monsters here.¡± Even Li Yao himself was startled by this effect. ¡°When I said ¡®monster,¡¯ I was referring to your exp growth, not you,¡± retorted Tan Hua, as she moved into stealth mode and ventured out again. ¡°Master, how did you get your Arrow Tower and Cannons?¡± Little Cold Hands asked, her eyes glowing. ¡°For the Arrow Tower, if you¡¯re lucky, you can get it from a level 20 tutor. Cannons require blueprints. These blueprints are not too rare. If you¡¯re observant, you should be able to find them. It¡¯s best if you make them yourself,¡± Li Yao exined.
¡°Oh, okay,¡± Little Cold Hands said, her confidence in the Mechanical Hunter now overflowing. Of course, she had no idea that Li Yao wasn¡¯t a transitioned Mechanical Hunter but possessed the Titan Equipment¡¯s special effects. Plus, even if she did get the Cannon and Arrow Tower, their power wouldn¡¯t beparable to Li Yao¡¯s. The trio¡¯s experience points began to skyrocket. As the robots drew closer, Li Yao swapped Death God 4000 for Hydra. With Hydra¡¯s Floating Snow, the robots couldn¡¯t get near him. They were slow and killed instantly. Every few seconds, a wave of robots fell, and the mechanical bodies were absorbed by the earth, leaving behind loots. Little Cold Hands¡¯ Mechanical War Bear was specially assigned to pick up the loot. In less than half an hour, as expected, Li Yao, who was already on the verge of leveling up, had his experience points maxed and advanced to level 17. Many yers who were fighting for leaderboard ranks noticed this. Many of them cursed, as they struggled to level up, not sparing even the monster-frenzy nights, hoping to grab Li Yao¡¯s number one spot on the experience leaderboard. But now, just when they were about to seed, Prairie Fire aka Li Yao began to level up like crazy. The leaderboard refreshed every five minutes. Many people kept an eye on it, slowly being driven to despair each time they saw Li Yao¡¯s experience points rocket up¡­ PS: As someone with such slow hand speed, I definitely can¡¯t sprint. I hit writer¡¯s block, and it¡¯s not fun¡­ Chapter 394: 394: Soaring (700 monthly tickets) Chapter 394: Soaring (700 monthly tickets) Even though yers could now gain some experience buffs in thepetitive arena, even though they have gradually gotten used to the game, and even though the experts had found some quick leveling methods. But there has never been anyone like Li Yao who level up at such a speed, even when they were forsaking sleep and food, even when they were frenzyingly ying monsters incessantly. There even arose situations where others have had to sacrifice in order for one person to level up. Although this leveled up a person much more powerful than average yers,pared to Li Yao, they were merely garbage. Refreshing every five minutes, with each refresh, there would be a little increase in level, this was absolutely terrifying. By now, Li Yao could be considered a well-known figure. Everyone knew about him since his fight with Illusion God. Although many didn¡¯t like Li Yao¡¯s ostentatious nature, at least they knew he exists. Therefore, this topic filled all the game channels and forums. ¡°The Hunter King returns with full force!¡± ¡°Herees disappointment for those who have beenboriously trying for days.¡± ¡°More than disappointment, I know one top-level yer who¡¯s now bashing things around his house. Tsk, tsk.¡± ¡°The Hunter King emerges, who canpete?¡± ¡°Damn, that rotten Hunter King, if you¡¯re gonna level up, do it quickly, why stop?¡±
¡°Exactly, giving people hope for leveling up, and then ying this kind of game.¡± ¡°What a piece of rubbish, absolutely shameless, such a trashy Hunter King.¡± ¡°There really should be a joint condemnation of such a shameless person.¡± ¡°True, I have never seen such a shameless person. Is the leaderboard owned by your families? If you want to be the first, then the Hunter King shouldn¡¯t level up.¡± ¡°I also think the Hunter King is shameless. It¡¯s their own damn game, they can¡¯t even level up to be the first, it¡¯s so not cool. I strongly condemn the Hunter King¡¯s uncool behavior.¡± ¡°Join the condemnation, I think it should be like this, if they want to level up, then the Hunter King can¡¯t. If they want to win a hundred in a row in thepetitive arena, no one should fight back, otherwise you¡¯re shameless.¡± ¡°Damn, these people really have no low limit. When should the Hunter King level up and when should he do tasks, it¡¯s none of your business.¡± ¡°Exactly, does the Hunter King need to report to them whatever he does, they think too highly of themselves.¡± ¡°This is a public game, if you can¡¯t afford to y, then don¡¯t. The Hunter King doesn¡¯t level up, you get first, and you¡¯re proud. Trash! Actually, everyone knows who should be number one.¡± ¡°To be number one means to defeat all the other strongpetitors, not because someone else is dragged down and can¡¯t level up, then you pass them and you¡¯re stronger.¡± ¡°I am a noob and don¡¯t understand. What¡¯s the significance of being number one like this?¡± Even though many didn¡¯t like Li Yao, they chose the fair side. Many who ndered Li Yao were criticized heavily by average yers. Thesemon yers, either without the ability topete for the leaderboard or joined the gamete, all share fair views. These guilds who wanted to take this chance to ruin Li Yao¡¯s reputation were disappointed once again. ¡°It¡¯s crazy, it¡¯s only been two hours, and they¡¯re already at level eighteen.¡± ¡°Tsk, tsk, leveling up like this would really drive people to despair.¡± ¡°Not just despair, I know one who said he could persist in fighting for four or five days, but now, already logged off to sleep.¡± ¡°Hunter King always exceeds our expectations, his leveling speed really defies nature.¡± ¡°More than defying nature, sigh, don¡¯t know how he levels up. I would be set if I could level up that fast.¡±
¡°Yes, leveling up in a primitive god is so hard, and you can¡¯t be distracted, it really sucks. I also want to know how the Hunter King levels up.¡± ¡°You¡¯re thinking too much. If you know how to level up that quickly, you would be the Hunter King.¡± yers who have no conflict of interest with Li Yao basically just came for the excitement. And those who hold grudges against Li Yao or can¡¯t stand the guild are now filled with dread. Ironically, the instigators of the wave were those aiming to snatch the top rank. They initially thought that even if they couldn¡¯t damage Starfire, at least they could make Li Yao feel bad.
However, just when they were about to seed, just when they were only behind Li Yao by 10% of experience, Li Yao skyrocketed like a rocket. In just over four hours, Li Yao had leapt directly from nearly level seventeen to level neen, only one level away from twenty. The people from Starfire Guild were overjoyed. They had been worried and asked the Deputy guild leader, who said they were dyed by tasks. Now that their guild chief had finally exploded with anger, many were ecstatic. Excluding those scouts, the members had basically integrated into the harmonious family of Starfire Guild. Although Li Yao did not deal with daily tasks, he was a symbol, a g. Many members felt the crisis. Some of them, with intention, were desperately leveling up, also fighting for the first ce. Now that Li Yao reappeared, he directly surged to level nine, truly firm as a nail. However, just when everyone expected Li Yao to level up to level twenty¡­ ¡°Alright, let¡¯s stop here for today.¡± After nearly five hours of intense fighting, Li Yao was incredibly exhausted. After the two of them reached level seventeen, Li Yao had stopped killing monsters. ¡°Ok then.¡± Little Cold Hands might have wished for more. ¡°I¡¯m not so obsessed with level, as long as I¡¯m notgging behind the top groups.¡± Ephemeral Bloom was also tirelessly leaning on a pir, panting. Apart from luring monsters herself, she also had to control the Shadow God to lure monsters. Her spiritual power was exhausted. Now they were also among the top levelers and had already entered the top hundred in the rankings. It¡¯s no surprise that peopleined. They had spent many exhausting days and just when sess was within reach, Li Yao beat them to it. This was extremely frustrating. Even though many reached level seventeen, seeing Li Yao already at level neen, they couldn¡¯t bear it any longer and went offline to rest. ¡°Let¡¯s roast some meat and drink some wine to replenish our spiritual power, then we¡¯ll go find them three. I reckon they¡¯re also anxious.¡± Li Yao lit a bonfire and brought out some treasured drinks.
¡°You¡¯re such a cunning person. If it wasn¡¯t for me meeting you early, I would¡¯ve been fooled by you just like those three fools.¡± Ephemeral Bloom drank the good wine that Li Yao handed her without any scruples. ¡°Master, how do you know so much?¡± Little Cold Hands asked curiously. Hearing this question, Ephemeral Bloom¡¯s ears perked up. She was also curious, but she didn¡¯t ask as it would infringe on privacy. Only naive little girls like Little Cold Hands would ask such a blunt question. ¡°Read books. Treat this game as if it¡¯s a real world.¡± Li Yao flicked his wrist and a pile of books appeared, then he put them away: ¡°Read more books, if you¡¯ll believe what I say.¡± ¡°Mm, I of course believe Master.¡± Little Cold Hands nodded her heard earnestly. But Ephemeral Bloom seemed somewhat lost in thought. Little did Li Yao know that because of today¡¯s unintentional act, yearster a god-ranked yer would emerge¡­ PS: Asking for monthly tickets¡­ Chapter 395: 395: The Clown’s Performance Chapter 395: The Clown¡¯s Performance ¡°Master, there you are. Without Little Cold Hands and his team, we would have thought something had happened to you!¡± Light Flower said, anxiety seeping through her words. The silence of more than five hours had left them anxious. They were okay, but if anything happened to Li Yao, their day¡¯s effort would have been wasted. Their levels had barely risen. If they returned only to face severe punishment, it would certainly be a loss. But they couldn¡¯t turn back now. Going back for Li Yao was not an option. After venturing into these tunnels, any mechanical monsters they had killed were absorbed, and new monsters continuously spawned in the pipes. They had taken too much time fighting their way in. If they now decided to fight their way back, it would be pitch ck by then. If they encountered more berserk monsters without a safe ce to retreat to, it would be a real tragedy. ¡°Huh, your levels¡­¡± War Horizon noticed their levels as soon as they joined his team. Little Cold Hands didn¡¯t know what to respond, while Ephemeral Bloom sighed, ¡°It was a close brush with death this time. We were trapped by troublesome monsters. Luckily the Master came to our rescue. Those monsters were all silver elites, so killing them using Little Hand¡¯s puppet wasn¡¯t too difficult. We didn¡¯t notice at the time, but upon our return, we realized that our levels had soared to 17. We should be in the top two in the rankings by now, right?¡± Ephemeral Bloom acted clueless. Listening to this, the team was full of envy. They had been killing monsters half the day and only reached level fifteen, while others had already surpassed them by two levels. Seeing the dumbfounded pair, they could practically see red. Why couldn¡¯t good luck like thise their way? Who cares if it was a risky strategy? Now that they¡¯re at level seventeen, imagine how much time you could save.
If it weren¡¯t for the enticing rewards of this mission, they wouldn¡¯t have sacrificed their leveling time for an escort mission. ¡°You¡¯re overthinking. Your level-up speed is insanely fast. If it had been before today, you would have definitely been in the top three of the level rankings, but now it¡¯s different,¡±ined a fellow yer. ¡°Prairie Fire is somewhere leveling up, and he¡¯s reached level 19 in a sh. The other madly leveling yers are all at seventeen as well.¡± ¡°But entering the top fifty is already amazing. Sigh, why can¡¯t good things like this happen to me?¡± Light Flower expressed her regret and envy. It would have been good to follow them in the first ce, but it¡¯s toote now. ¡°Ahem, are the locations where you leveled up still avable?¡± War Horizon coughed lightly and asked, unable to conceal his eagerness. Ephemeral Bloom was taken aback. He hadn¡¯t expected War Horizon to be so shameless. Still, he replied, ¡°Yes, but we would need to return back down this tunnel, then go down another. Without the master, it would probably take more than a day of travel.¡± On hearing this, one of the yers quickly scuttled over to Li Yao and said, ¡°Hey, master, I don¡¯t think the checkpoint is up ahead.¡± Li Yao nced at him and said, ¡°Oh?¡± War Horizon also understood what the yer meant, ¡°Master, we have reached the head of the tunnel and didn¡¯t notice any checkpoints, so we came back.¡± At least in War Horizon¡¯s view, the tunnels here intersect and link in all directions, so if we abandon the checkpoints inside, it doesn¡¯t really matter. We¡¯ll just find another one then. It¡¯s not like it would yield any specific rewards, leveling up is more important. Li Yao was amused. These two were really something. Little did they know that when Li Yao said the electronic map wasn¡¯tplete, it was merely a ruse to make them split up. Now these two were using the same trick, which was honestly funny. ¡°Oh? So, which way do you think is the correct one?¡± Light Flower was about to say something, but caught a glimpse of Ephemeral Bloom¡¯s foolhardy gaze, and revised, ¡°I think our exploration isn¡¯t detailed enough, so let¡¯s take this path.¡± ¡°We have thoroughly explored this path already. I think Little Cold Hands¡¯ path was the right one. After all, it was guarded by so many silver elites. How about we go and explore that path to find the checkpoint sooner.¡± War Horizon noticed the smirk on Li Yao¡¯s face and mistook it for an affirmation. He hurriedly continued, ¡°Master, we will be counting on you.¡± Li Yao continued to walk towards the checkpoint, swatting away any obstructing machinery as he said, ¡°I think you¡¯ve misunderstood something.¡± ¡°What? Master, please enlighten us,¡± a yer said. ¡°You are here to protect me, not I protect you. Don¡¯t think I don¡¯t know your n. If you forget, I¡¯ll remind you. I call the shots here. Even if the path ahead is a dead-end, if I say go, you follow. If you don¡¯t want to go, then get lost.¡± Li Yao nced at the two of them, ¡°Keep your cunning tricks to yourselves. If you¡¯re trying to deceive me, then forget about any extra rewards from this relic discovery. I¡¯ll distribute your shares to the other three instead. You three should also take note, the extra loot is not free. If these two goof around, kick them out immediately. As for you, War, hand over the leadership position to Ephemeral Bloom.¡± ¡°Master, I truly have your best interests at heart¡­¡± War Horizon continued, still stubborn. Light Flower interrupted and said, ¡°Just stop it already. You¡¯re actually trying to use such underhanded tactics on a master? Just hand over the leadership position to Ephemeral Bloom.¡±
War Horizon and another yer¡¯s faces turned sour. They didn¡¯t expect Light Flower to side against them, especially, with the promise of loot, the three would most definitely follow in Li Yao¡¯s footsteps. They were at a loss now. Sure, they could abandon the mission out of anger, but the severity of the punishment deterred them from doing so. ¡°I think being cunning is reasonable, but don¡¯t overdo it or treat others as fools,¡± Little Cold Hands added seriously, before joining the others. War Horizon and another yer nearly coughed up blood from anger, but they dared not re up for now. Even if theypleted the mission, they still needed Li Yao to give them a fair evaluation, which was crucial to the degree of their rewards.
¡°Here¡¯s the supposed dead end you mentioned.¡± Li Yao and his team stopped in front of the checkpoint, ¡°Indeed, it¡¯s a dead end, it¡¯s been blocked by the Titan Portal.¡± The two of them fell silent. However, the atmosphere here was a bit peculiar. Over twenty goblins and dwarfs had gathered, surprisingly not erupting into conflict, with yers gathered around chatting. ¡°Oh, we have new teammates!¡± A goblin eximed excitedly. ¡°Yes, look at this brother, he¡¯s so gant, he must be able to solve this riddle.¡± A dwarf added. The dwarfs nced at each other and shook their heads, indicating that they did not recognize the neer. ¡°Hmm, not bad, he indeed possesses the demeanor of a master.¡± Li Yao looked at the group of masters greeting him with smiles stered all over their faces, feeling an increased sense of vignce. Something was undoubtedly off. Li Yao sniffed out the aroma of a plot¡­ ps: I woke up at noon again¡­haven¡¯t had lunch yet, I am going to have my meal and will be backter to write. Also, I would really appreciate it if you could spare a monthly vote¡­ Chapter 396: 396: The Bizarre Door Chapter 396: The Bizarre Door On hearing that all the masters unanimously wanted him to solve the puzzle, Li Yao immediately realized that there must be some problem. However, he was posing as a goblin and didn¡¯t recognize any other NPCs, so he had no opportunity to investigate the situation further. From the current situation, he could tell that even the Dwarf Masters were encouraging him to unlock the door. ¡°I am but a mid-level engineer with little power. There are so many esteemed elites here, where would I get the audacity to be presumptuous? You¡¯re trying to break me,¡± Li Yao bowed and said. ¡°Eh, brother, you¡¯re wrong there. Just looking at your puppet, it¡¯s clearly extraordinary, must be of an epic quality. You can¡¯t im you¡¯recking in skills while using such a superior puppet, I won¡¯t believe it,¡± a goblin master interjected. ¡°I don¡¯t believe it either. Don¡¯t be modest, brother. Otherwise, isn¡¯t this door going to be a waste?¡± chimed in a Dwarf Master. ¡°You two are overly ttering me. My skills are not grand enough to rise to this asion. Why don¡¯t you go first? I¡¯ll stand aside and learn. You, seniors, are not going to deprive me of this opportunity, are you?¡± Li Yao wasn¡¯t going to fall for it. There were too many odd things about the ancient gods. He didn¡¯t want to fall into their trap and die perplexed. Although he could resurrect, he had too many precious objects on him. Losing even one would be heart-wrenching. ¡°You might be able to fool others with this act, but sure can¡¯t fool me,¡± a sharp voice came from a female goblin. Li Yao looked up and found that it was the female goblin who had escaped on the back of a beast. ¡°You¡¯re quite lucky to have made it this far.¡±
Ignoring Li Yao, the female goblin said, ¡°You all may not know, but this master is more dangerous than he appears. He once deceived us.¡± ¡°Are you suggesting Amonden was killed by his hand?¡± asked another goblin severely. ¡°Exactly, don¡¯t be fooled by him. This man¡¯s actions bear no resemnce to his words,¡± said the female goblin. ¡°You might not know, but this master has opened the Gemini Door before. If anyone could unlock this door, it would probably be him.¡± Hearing the female goblin¡¯s words, the room erupted into murmurs. The masters present were all familiar with the perilous nature of the Gemini Door. If he had indeed unlocked it, then another master was sacrificed. ¡°This brother really ys his cards close to his chest. Well, since you¡¯re so talented, no need to hide your skills. Go ahead and unlock this portal,¡± suggested an old goblin master, his face grave. ¡°You, a member of the Dark Camp, ordering me around? Don¡¯t you think that¡¯sughable? Since when did the Light Faction stoop so low as to take orders from the Dark Camp? Surely you all¡­¡± ¡°Silence! Who are you exactly? Why don¡¯t we recognize you?¡± an elderly dwarf with a gray beard said chillingly. ¡°The two camps are now coborating sincerely, yet you dare sow discord. Are you trying to break the peace treaty?¡± Li Yaoughed, ¡°What an outrageous charge! So now, not opening the door equates to breaking the peace, huh? Why don¡¯t you open it then? For the alliance of the two camps, go ahead, I¡¯ll back you up from behind.¡± ¡°You, quick-tongued,¡± the grey-bearded dwarf was infuriated by Li Yao. ¡°So when you can¡¯t win an argument, youbel me as quick-tongued? How ridiculous. In that case, let¡¯s be candid: what if I refuse to go first?¡± Li Yao said while maintaining a safe distance from them. ¡°Refuse? Now that you¡¯re here, you don¡¯t really have a choice,¡± all masters smiled yfully. With their response, the atmosphere suddenly grew tense, with yers ready to fight at any moment. The five yers guarding Li Yao were muttering curses. There were at least a thousand yers on their side, and the five of them, even with their iron strength, could not withstand such a number. ¡°Master, you¡¯re so talented, just open this door, why trouble yourself,¡± Magic Land was sweating profusely. ¡°Is that so?¡± Li Yao¡¯s eyes shed with fury. His golden puppet arm flickered and a sh of the sword streaked across. Sword Qi sh! With just one stroke, Magic Land¡¯s life points were wiped out. His eyes were full of disbelief as he fell to the ground. ¡°Spreading nonsense can cost one¡¯s life. I can tolerate it once, but I don¡¯t want to see it happen a second time,¡± Li Yao swept his gaze over War Horizon and Light Flower, and asked, ¡°What do you say?¡± ¡°We aremanded to safeguard the master, so naturally, we follow your lead, master,¡± War Horizon quickly responded. He initially thought about persuading Li Yao, but seeing Magic Land¡¯s fate, didn¡¯t dare to say a word.
¡°The master¡¯s enemies are my enemies,¡± Light Flower also dered her loyalty. ¡°Good, this guy¡¯s reward will be distributed equally among the four of you,¡± Li Yao nodded and said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. They may outnumber us, but they can¡¯t stir up much trouble. However, I don¡¯t want to see what just happened happening again, do not me me if I show no mercy.¡± Not only did Li Yao¡¯s show of force intimidate War Horizon and others, but it also shocked other gamers. His effortless sword stroke that instantly killed was truly terrifying. ¡°And you, have you forgotten how I saved you, how you schemed against me, and how you ran away like a scared dog?¡± Li Yao pointed his sword at the female goblin.
The female goblin shivered and retreated behind a few goblins, her beast following her. Many of the masters wore solemn expressions. They had initially thought Li Yao would be an easy target, but they now saw him as a scourge. Although Li Yao had only struck once, many of them could see that hisbat power was off the charts. Regardless of their numbers, if Li Yao really fought to the death, he could certainly take a few of them with him. ¡°You all talk too much, if you won¡¯t do it, I will.¡± An old, shaky dwarf slowly walked up to the door. ¡°Teacher, don¡¯t do it.¡± ¡°Master, you can¡¯t lose hope.¡± When the old dwarf stepped forward, many dwarfs tried to dissuade him. ¡°Enough, I don¡¯t have many days left anyway, dying wouldn¡¯t mean much,¡± the old dwarf said firmly, ¡°This door emanates strangeness. If the sacrifice of my life can unravel the mystery of this door, then it¡¯s worth it. At least my death would have meaning.¡± As he spoke these words, the old dwarf had already started to adjust the control panel. Everyone¡¯s attention focused on him. But within less than five minutes, dark clouds enshrouded the old dwarf. His eyes were filled with horror. He wanted to say something, but when he opened his mouth,rge amounts of ck blood spewed out. In just a few seconds, under everyone¡¯s terrified gaze, he fell to the ground. Less than ten secondster, the darkness dissipated. The old dwarf and his puppet disappeared as if they never existed in this world¡­ PS: Struggling with the plot¡­
Chapter 397: 397: Intimidation Chapter 397: Intimidation Seeing this situation, Li Yao was also taken aback. No wonder these people didn¡¯t dare to open the door themselves, but instead let the uninformed himself do it. Obviously, they were sacrificing some strangers to uncover the mystery of this door. The more dangerous the door, the more unwilling they were to leave, the more they believed there must be something incredibly valuable inside. This is the normal psychology of people. Why would such an impressive door exist if there wasn¡¯t something worthwhile? In this circumstance, they were even more reluctant to leave. That¡¯s why so many masters and yers gathered. Actually, they all had meticulous ns¡ªlet the uninformed open the door. If it can¡¯t be opened, they¡¯ll observe the door¡¯s patterns and changes as they gain experience. If it does open, they can also get their share of the spoils. As for whether there would be fights for the spoils, the masters whose minds were upied by profits chose to ignore this issue. ¡°Master, I think we should retreat,¡± said Light Flower. ¡°Right now the master is being targeted. Regardless of whether we can open this portal, once it¡¯s opened, they will swarm in. Under such focused attention, it¡¯s hard to get anything, not to mention we¡¯re likely to be ganged up on.¡± After finishing, the Light Flower quickly added, ¡°I¡¯m not afraid of death. I¡¯ll justg behind the other soldiers a bit, but the master has only one life.¡± Li Yao nodded and said, ¡°I¡¯m well aware of that. But do you think they would let me leave now?¡± Upon hearing Li Yao¡¯s words, everyone looked around, only to see yers and masters block all the passages on their left and right. Li Yao¡¯s retreat route was cut off.
¡°Damn it, this is too cunning.¡± War Horizon said in anger, ¡°Master, how about we break out?¡± Li Yao replied, ¡°You¡¯re overthinking it. If we make any moves, I may be able to break out with my puppet, but you guys¡­ Moreover, I¡¯ve started to be interested in this door and actually don¡¯t n on leaving.¡± Ephemeral Bloom was shocked. She knew who Li Yao was. Even though he was powerful, how could one personpete with so many masters when all of them were at a loss? No matter how much a yer knows, they have just recently entered the game. Even if they spent all day in the library, it would be impossible for them to know more than the NPCs. Moreover, she knew that Li Yao didn¡¯t have that much time to read books. ¡°This door is obviously a trap. I think it¡¯s better not to take the risk or else all of your efforts would have been in vain. Let¡¯s pick another door.¡± Ephemeral Bloom voiced her opinion, ¡°If it really doesn¡¯t work, you should just break out by yourself. Don¡¯t worry about us. As long as you¡¯re alive, our mission won¡¯t be considered a failure.¡± ¡°Yes, yes, as long as the master breaks out and opens the third door, we won¡¯t be deemed as having failed,¡± War Horizons also reacted. It was clear that they couldn¡¯t retreat together now. If Li Yao died, they would be doomed. If Li Yao survived, even if they were killed, the rewards they would have gained would be enough to cover the losses. ¡°Alright, stop talking, I can sense that it¡¯s not that simple. There might be a great secret in there, by then the rewards wouldn¡¯t be short of you guys,¡± Li Yao recalled the situation when the Dwarf Master disappeared and had some insights after a long pondering. ¡°What are you guys whispering about? You must be thinking about escaping,¡± An old goblin sneered coldly. ¡°Don¡¯t waste your effort; none of you can leave.¡± Although he had decided to stay, Li Yao wasn¡¯t going topromise. Just as rudely, he retorted, ¡°A geezer on the verge of death who hasn¡¯t even reached the second-tier, yet still acting important here. If you have the guts,e here, I can kill you with just one arm.¡± ¡°Boy, you¡¯re too arrogant. Before you open the door, I¡¯ll teach you a lesson with my puppet¡­¡± The old goblin¡¯s words were cut off when the female goblin hastily interjected. ¡°Uncle, don¡¯t! You¡¯re no match for him. His puppet is of legendary quality. Besides, a second-tier middle-level risk investment expert died at his hands.¡± The old goblin¡¯s words stopped abruptly. The masters who were about to ridicule Li Yao all gasped in fear and hastily retreated. Being one tier above them, it was almost impossible to defeat him, especially for those crazybatants from the risk investmentpanies. To them, a golden puppet of the same tier was unbeatable. However, more importantly, achieving such a challenge at a higher tier was not just due to the golden puppet. It required a strongbat will and skills. A guy who was good at fighting, controlling a puppet which is unbeatable at the same tier, surely his strength would be too frightful. If a person like that went berserk, even if theybined to kill him, he could still pin down five or six of them at least. Once the fight breaks out, no one would guarantee that they won¡¯t be the next victim. ¡°Well, old fart, didn¡¯t you want to teach me a lesson? Come on, I¡¯ll give you one hand as I promised. I always keep my word.¡± Li Yao was in no way threatened, instead, he stepped forward and provocatively surveyed the crowd. The goblins, timid as mice, immediately backed away. The dwarves didn¡¯t want to be the first targets either, also receded one after another. The old goblin¡¯s face turned ghastly. If he were good at fighting, he wouldn¡¯t have lingered so close to death without reaching the second tier. He had an epic-grade puppet, but it was only to scare people off, and its actualbat strength was far from enough.
¡°Ahem, my good man, don¡¯t get agitated; it was just a joke. No need to get so serious,¡± the old goblin managed a constrained smile. Li Yao said with a nonchnt smile, ¡°Alright, since I¡¯m not the type who likes killing. Plus, I¡¯m pretty reasonable. You just have to say aloud ¡®I admit I¡¯m a coward¡¯ three times and ¡®please, sir, overlook my fault and spare me this once¡¯. This matter will then be forgotten. Otherwise, I really want to learn a thing or two from you.¡± The old goblin¡¯s face changed. He turned back and saw all goblins turning their heads away, pretending not to see. A flicker of resentment and fear appeared in the old goblin¡¯s eyes. He gritted his teeth and said, ¡°I admit I¡¯m a coward. I admit I¡¯m a coward. I admit I¡¯m a coward. Please, sir, overlook my fault and spare me this once.¡±
¡°Oh my, it was just a joke. I¡¯m such a kind person, I always respect the old and love the young. I didn¡¯t expect you to take it so seriously. I¡¯m so sorry.¡± Li Yao spoke with an apologetic tone, but his face showed no remorse at all. Although goblins were usually shameless, even the old goblin could feel his face burning. He slunk back to the back of the crowd, keeping his distance from everyone. Clearly, the recent incident had opened up a rift between them. ¡°Then let¡¯s discuss the issue of this door,¡± Li Yao said. ¡°It¡¯s not impossible for me to open this door. I already have some clues, but I have a condition.¡± Everyone¡¯s face was filled with astonishment and joy as Li Yao spoke. They had given up on letting Li Yao open the door, in order to avoid pushing him into a corner. Little did they expect that he would propose to open the door voluntarily. ¡°Please tell us, brother. Any condition is open for discussion.¡± ¡°Yes, yes, any condition.¡± Li Yao nodded and said, ¡°It¡¯s simple. When I¡¯m opening the doorter, you all have to follow mymands. Don¡¯t worry, I won¡¯t put you in danger.¡± ¡°Agreed, as long as there¡¯s no danger, we can talk about anything.¡± The others also expressed their willingness to cooperate. A slight smile appeared on Li Yao¡¯s face. He must open this door. Inside was rted to a big secret¡ªa big secret that was relevant to the main plotline. After all, Li Yao was certain that this door had to do with a sealed ancient god. If this news were toe out, it would undeniably cause an uproar¡­ ps: asking for votes
Chapter 398: 398: Open the Door (Request for Monthly Tickets) Chapter 398: Open the Door (Request for Monthly Tickets) ording to Li Yao¡¯s knowledge, there were indeed traces of ancient gods within these ruins, though the situation was already quite advanced at the time. Furthermore, as the ancient god in question had stirred up trouble elsewhere and been jointly defeated by the three factions, dying at a significant cost, it was merely a tentacle that had no bearing on the overall situation. The minor crisis here naturally disappeared with the death of the ancient god. Of course, the three factions weren¡¯t truly capable of killing an ancient god. They merely destroyed the god¡¯s physical body and used the Titans¡¯ seal to thoroughly trap the ancient god. The ancient gods are the most cryptic group of deities. There are multiple theories surrounding the ancient gods. One of them is the Void Theory, which posits that ancient gods, like the Titans, are not fixed to any particr world nor do they belong to any specific pantheon. They roam the void and like the Titans, they too aim to transform the world and perfect itsws. However, their principles differ from those of the Titans. While the Titans lean more towards stability and order, ancient gods are inclined towards freedom and chaos. Thend of The Ancient God World was initially chaotic until the Titans first arrived andmenced the first round of transformation. Due to entanglements elsewhere, the Titans¡¯ initial transformation was iplete. Eventually, the ancient gods and the Elemental Lord showed up. The army of worm-men and faceless beings, created by the ancient gods, defeated the Elemental Army.
The Elemental Lords were thenpelled to obey the will of the ancient gods. Tens of thousands of yearster, the Titans returned to discover that their creation had been reduced to unrecognizable devastation. What followed was a great war between the Mountain Giants and Dragon ns, created by the Titans, against the army of worm-men and faceless beings. Ultimately, the Titans won, sealed off all the ancient gods, and then devised a blueprint, i.e., the Emerald Dream, permitting them to transform the continent into a vibrant world. Another theory posits that the ancient gods are the primitive creatures born from this world, eventually attaining godhood. They represent the will and essence of this world and are inseparable from it. Thus, the Titans cannot kill them, only seal them. Regardless of the legend, ancient gods are existences of absolute evil. All traces of ancient gods will inevitably provoke the joint crusade of the three factions. Li Yao¡¯s goal was to open this portal and find evidence of the ancient god breaking through the seal to reveal itself within these ruins. This way, after going back, he could certainly gain a hefty reward. Although it is somewhat risky, whenpared to what he could gain, it is worth it. ¡°Brother, how should we assist you? By all means, exin clearly.¡± Li Yao replied, ¡°Ladies and gentlemen, rest assured. I have got a certain mastery over unlocking this seal and won¡¯t put you in any danger. Mainly, I wish to borrow the summoning capabilities of the new soldiers in your respective teams. I need time to unlock the seal. You all should understand that such a challenging lock will undoubtedly have something extraordinary inside. And, as one person alone cannot monopolize it, it¡¯s going to be a pleasant deal if we share the winnings together once it¡¯s opened.¡± ¡°He has a point, there must be a lot inside. It¡¯d be impossible for one person to take it all, let¡¯s cooperate with this brother.¡± ¡°No problem, we¡¯ll stand by our word.¡± Upon hearing that Li Yao only wanted the new recruits to summon their pets to cooperate, all the high-ranked yers breathed a sigh of relief. As long as they weren¡¯t put into danger and the door could be opened, why would they hesitate to sacrifice others? As for whether there would be enough rewards to divide after opening the door, that wasn¡¯t something to worry about at the moment. Anyway, everyone would have to rely on their own methods then. Once they understood, these high-ranked yers instantly began behaving like old friends with Li Yao, maintaining a friendly or overly enthusiastic demeanor.
Li Yao pretended to reciprocate these gestures, which made Ephemeral Bloom and Little Cold Hands, who knew Li Yao¡¯s true identity, speechless. ¡°The shift in the masters¡¯ attitude is quite swift.¡± Little Cold Hands messaged Ephemeral Bloom privately: ¡°But quite impressive, just now they were shouting and fighting, now they¡¯re acting like old friends.¡± Ephemeral Bloom had nothing to say. It¡¯s difficult to exin to such a naive child and so he replied: ¡°It¡¯s actually not hard to do this, all you need to do is to be thick-skinned and shameless.¡± ¡°Is that so¡­¡± Little Cold Hands fell into infinite contemtion.
While Li Yao and the high-ranked yers were talking gleefully, the yers capable of summoning pets were chosen. Most were summoners, magicians, or necromancers, with only few hunters. ¡°Very good.¡± Li Yao walked to the front of the door, sincerely saying, ¡°My life isn¡¯t worth much, it¡¯s not a big deal if I die. But I need to remind you all. If you have any little schemes, I¡¯d suggest you wait until I¡¯ve opened the door, if anything goes wrong during the unlocking, we all fail and no one will get anything.¡± ¡°Rest assured, brother. We genuinely support you now. Whoever messes with you, messes with me,¡± eximed the high-ranked yers, who couldn¡¯t wait for Li Yao to open the door, as it was too weird. Even if they knew how to unlock the door, they were unwilling to take the risk themselves. Li Yao nodded and said, ¡°Have your petse up to me in turns to draw the ck aura. Remember, the chain must never be broken, or else you will have to deal with the mission penalty when you return.¡± Upon hearing about the mission penalty, all the selected yers became serious. Li Yao took a deep breath and adjusted the control panel. ¡°Start.¡± Li Yao began deciphering the riddles. The moment he saw the riddle, Li Yao¡¯s face changed. The text inside had shifted from Titannguage to ancient Godnguage. The Ancient Godnguage, like the Titannguage, is an extremely rare and tough to learnnguage, not just because they are justnguages, but involve knowledge about spells and runes, so even if someone learns it, they wouldn¡¯t teach others. As a yer challenging the realm of Gods, Li Yao had paid a huge price to learn Ancient Godnguage. As he deciphered the text, a surge of ck aura rose from within. ¡°Quick,¡± hemanded.
The yer-controlled pet hit the ck aura, immediately being enveloped and corroded by the ck aura, just like the old goblin before. Meanwhile, Li Yao swiftly started unlocking the seal. The Ancient God couldn¡¯t destroy the lock, but could alter the riddle. If Li Yao hadn¡¯t been reborn, he would never have known so many secrets about the Ancient God, and wouldn¡¯t have been able to unlock this enigma. In this manner, Li Yao peacefully solved the riddle while yers took turns allowing the ck aura to corrode their pets. Twenty minutes flew by quickly. The high-ranking yers were thrilled as well. This door had been troubling them for more than a day. In that period, several naive individuals had tried to unlock it but couldn¡¯t persist even for ten minutes. But this fellow had already persisted for over ten minutes. Despite the nodes turning ck, they were still illuminated, indicating the task was nearing itspletion. ¡°It¡¯s open, thest one is also open,¡± a goblin shouted excitedly. With the lighting up of thest node, cheering erupted from the crowd. ¡°New recruits, leave,¡±manded a Goblin woman. The yer who was preparing to instruct his pet to approach the door momentarily froze as a surge of ck aura maddeningly burrowed into Li Yao¡¯s body. The few yers guarding Li Yao were taken aback while the high-ranked yers turned a blind eye to everything with cold expressions on their faces¡­ Chapter 399: 399: Absorbing Against the Heavens (750 Monthly Tickets) Chapter 399: Absorbing Against the Heavens (750 Monthly Tickets) ¡°You guys have no credibility.¡± Little Cold Hands said loudly. ¡°Credibility, what¡¯s that, haha, you can only me this guy for being too arrogant and overestimating himself.¡± A goblin masterughed heartily. ¡°Bastards, without the master, you couldn¡¯t even open this door.¡± Little Cold Hands was extremely indignant. ¡°You little maid, what do you know? If you keep bbering, I¡¯ll kill you.¡± ¡°This is the end of arrogance, what a joke, and in the end, we are the ones still standing.¡± No one sympathized with Li Yao. The masters looked on with faces of indifference, ridicule, and excitement about the forting treasure. ¡°Stop talking, let¡¯s open the door.¡± ¡°What are you waiting for? Push the door.¡± Following the masters¡¯ orders, dozens of melee yers went to push the door, and four anxious masters alsomanded their own monsters or puppets to push the door. In reality, they were striving for viable positions to rush in first to pick the best items. ¡°All together, push.¡±
In a tense atmosphere, everyone together pushed the huge stone gate. Crack¡­ As the stone gate creaked, the hearts of people behind it were in their mouths, stretching their necks to see what good things were inside. However, the stone gate only opened a slit, and screams suddenly emerged from near the door. Everyone turned their heads to see that ayer of ck air was enveloping the people pushing the door. These people screamed miserably, as did the yers. ¡°Save me, save me.¡± A goblin who rode a monster frantically jumped off the beast and ran toward the crowd. The behemoth behind him let out a roar of extreme pain and fell to the ground with a thud. The crowd gasped, and the masters scrambled to escape. ¡°Don¡¯t drag us down with you if you want to die.¡± ¡°Save me¡­¡± This master fell to the ground, and the ck air on his body became more intense, and then he stopped screaming altogether. It was silent at the door, everyone watched these people being corroded by the ck air until they disappeared. Everyone was left a little shaken, and some masters were even more terrified because they were also considering pushing the door themselves but were held back by theirpanions. Otherwise, they would have been among the disappeared. The only difference this time was that the ck air didn¡¯tpletely dissipate but began to converge in one direction, forming a huge ck cloud. ¡°It¡¯s that arrogant guy, he¡¯s actually still alive.¡± As one goblin eximed in surprise, everyone looked in Li Yao¡¯s direction. After Li Yao was enveloped by the ck air, they stopped paying attention to this side. In their view, Li Yao was already a deceased, and they certainly wouldn¡¯t pay attention to a dead person.
Under the allure of the treasure, they all focused on the gate; then, something unexpected happened. At this point, they noticed that Li Yao, who should have disappeared, was still standing upright. Even though he was enveloped in ck air, they could faintly see that his figure was still intact. Only at this moment did they realize that so far, Li Yao had not screamed like the others.
However, the ck air was too terrifying, and they could only dare to watch from a distance. As for getting closer, they would rather die than attempt it. Even now, they didn¡¯t know the origin of the ck air. On the other hand, Li Yao had never trusted these goblins from the beginning. If he were to rely on the credibility of the goblins, then there would be no difference between him and a fool. Li Yao¡¯s reliance was very simple, which was the Time Trace of the golden ring. Even if he was enveloped by the ck air, he wouldn¡¯t die instantly, but would be corroded by the ck air. He saw it very clearly; the corrosion was ording to a certain ratio of life, and it took a few seconds at least. This gave him a bit of leeway. Even if they betrayed him, with Time Trace, Li Yao had enough to save his life. When the female goblin ordered the yers to stop linking, Li Yao was enveloped by the ck air. Li Yao observed the ck air and found out it indeed was the power of the ancient god, and was getting ready to use Time Trace. But he found that the Touch of Darkness on his arm suddenly activated, stretching out countless tendrils and absorbing the ck air. The bead constrained by the tendrils was also not to be outdone and started absorbing the power of the ck air. Li Yao only had about half of his life remaining, but under the effect of the Touch of Darkness, his life was replenished instantly. Moreover, the indescribable pain also disappeared, and with the disappearance of the ck air, manyplicated pieces of information were also transmitted into Li Yao¡¯s mind. Li Yao then used his spiritual power to quickly absorb this fleeting information. This kind of information wasn¡¯t instilled forcefully, it was like a slide show, and also very messy. If he couldn¡¯t remember it, it would disappear in the future. Li Yao didn¡¯t want to miss this valuable information. Later, some images appeared that seemed to be sped up many times. Li Yao could only barely remember these images by mobilizing all his spiritual power. He would analyze this information once he was calm and settled. During this time, the masters were also opening the door, which gave Li Yao time. ¡°Damn it, we¡¯re all partners. It took me a hard time to understand the seal and stockpile power, and you two actually jointly stole my power. This is the second time, and I will remember you.¡± A phantom voice sounded in Li Yao¡¯s mind, then the effect of the Touch of Darkness disappeared.
¡°System: The Touch of Darkness absorbs the power of the Ancient God¡¯s Avatar and gains the effects of Dark Protection, Shadow Tentacles, and Faceless Apostle.¡± Dark Protection: Decreases all dark series spell damage by 90%, immune to dark series control effects, duration two days. Shadow Tentacles: Summons a gigantic tentacle to bind the target, absorbing 10% of the target¡¯s life force per second. The tentaclests for 10 minutes. Each time a life force is absorbed, the duration is extended by one minute. 3/3, and an aditional summoning amount is replenished every 30 minutes. Skill duration is ten days. Faceless Apostle: Summons a faceless apostle to fight for the owner. The faceless apostle corpse bes a high-level boss of the same level as the summoner, duration 20 minutes, cooldown time six hours. Skill duration is ten days. ¡°Life deprivation is indeed powerful. What is the origin of the Touch of Darkness? And what would be the effect if the three of them werebined?¡± Li Yao was stunned after seeing the three skills. The Touch of Darkness was surprisingly powerful. He decided to inquire about the whereabouts of the other parts of the Touch of Darkness from the Queen when he returned. The ck air gradually faded, but there was still a faintyer of ck mist around Li Yao¡¯s body, especially his arms, which looked like countless intertwined tentacles. His eyes also turned incredibly evil. ¡°True friends indeed.¡± Li Yao scanned the masters. All of the masters who made eye contact with Li Yao involuntarily stepped back and hid behind the yers. ¡°I want to ask onest time, do you still want to enter this gate?¡± After hearing Li Yao¡¯s words, the masters looked at each other. ¡°Of course, we do. That incident just now was an ident, not our intention.¡± A master hastily replied. ¡°That¡¯s good. I can open the gate for you but before that, I have one requirement. If you don¡¯t agree to it, then none of you will be able to enter this gate.¡± Li Yao said coldly.
¡°Go ahead, go ahead.¡± Now the masters were also helpless. Seeing the ck air hovering around Li Yao, they didn¡¯t dare go near him. ¡°Very well.¡± Li Yao pointed at the female goblin and said, ¡°I saved her once, and she repaid me by harming me multiple times. If I don¡¯t kill her, everyone will think I¡¯m easy to bully. I want to duel her to the death, and you all can bear witness.¡± The female goblin was stunned and then reacted with horror written all over her face¡­ ps: Begging for monthly votes Chapter 400: 400: Kill Chapter 400: Kill ¡°Brother, have mercy where mercy can be given. We all just want to explore these ruins. There¡¯s no need for violence,¡± the old goblin said. Li Yao was unmoved. He replied nonchntly: ¡°You¡¯re right. If I hadn¡¯t intended to be merciful, I would have rushed into the crowd earlier. But for a fossil like you with no sense of shame, this is the first time I¡¯vee across someone like this.¡± The old goblin¡¯s face physically trembled with anger, but to a goblin, his life was more important than his pride. He dared not challenge Li Yao without persuasion. Even now, ck Qi surrounded Li Yao. They didn¡¯t know how he managed to keep the ck Qi from corroding him, but they knew they couldn¡¯t do it. Each of them paled when they heard Li Yao intended to rush into the crowd, as they were still terrified by the ck Qi. If not for the treasure in the ruins tempting them, they would have fled far away. Any difference of opinion with Li Yao now would be a death wish. ¡°Old man, you¡¯re getting senile. Say less.¡± ¡°Exactly, this guy is right.¡± ¡°Although we goblins don¡¯t repay a favor with a favor, we also don¡¯t repay kindness with hostility.¡± ¡°Exactly, a fair duel, life and death depend on personal ability, this guy¡¯s breadth of mind is admirable.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, I admit, if I were in that situation, I would have blown my top. I couldn¡¯t be like this, understanding, orderly, and magnanimous, it¡¯s truly rare.¡±
¡°One of our nsmen aided yours with the idea of both sides being allies and supporting each other, yet your nsman not only stabbed us in the back, almost killing one of ours, but we want some kind of exnation,¡± said the Dwarf Masters, afraid that Li Yao would vent his anger on them. ¡°Indeed, such a viting act should receive severe punishment, but our nsman is magnanimous, wanting only a fair duel. I think this request is entirely reasonable.¡± With the exception of the old goblin who didn¡¯t dare to speak, all the other masters unanimously supported the duel, framing it as just, harmonious, loving, anticipated by all, and a major matter concerning the alliance between the two camps. The yers marveled at the NPCs¡¯ ability to turn coats andck of shame, which even humans couldn¡¯t fake. ¡°Hey, where are you going, the duel has not started yet.¡± The female goblin attempting to escape on her beast was blocked in the hallway by two masters. They were counting on Li Yao to let out his anger and then open the gate for them. They couldn¡¯t just let her escape. If she did, Li Yao might charge into their crowd, killing countless individuals. As for whether she would die or not, that was a joke. What was the sacrifice of an insignificant personpared to the forting treasure? ¡°You¡¯re being too unreasonable! You told me to do it, and now you¡¯re trying to pin it all on me!¡± The female goblin, seeing the masters who originally blocked the passage to prevent Li Yao from escaping were barring her instead, was furious. ¡°For heaven¡¯s sake, I don¡¯t have the authority to order you.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right; how could we order you?¡± ¡°If we really had a way to order you, then fine, now you can duel with this guy.¡± ¡°Right, you wouldn¡¯t necessarily lose. Why run?¡± ¡°Fine, very well.¡± The female goblin¡¯s body trembled with anger, but for now, she was on her own. ¡°Everyone has to die sooner orter. The only question is whether they die sooner orter. But since you¡¯re seeking death, I¡¯ll amodate you.¡± Li Yao waved his hand,manding Death God 4000 to retreat to the edge. ¡°I don¡¯t need pets to kill you.¡± ¡°You¡¯re too arrogant. I¡¯m going to fight you to the end.¡± As the female goblin frenziedly chugged potions for herself and her beast, she shouted, ¡°If you still hope for him to open the door for you, dream on. If you want to sacrifice me for the treasure, I¡¯ll die with him. If I can¡¯t have it, no one will.¡± After drinking the potions, both her and her beast¡¯s skin turned red, and their bodies grew by nearly a third. ¡°Be careful, brother. She¡¯s drank an epic level ¡®Furious Potion¡¯ and ¡®Resilient Potion¡¯,¡± a goblin yelled at him. They did not want Li Yao losing this fight. Many masters were even prepared to rescue Li Yao if there was a risk of him losing to the female goblin or encountering any idents. Furious Potion
Quality: Epic Purple Upon taking it, it sends you into a state of rage, erging your body by one third and enhancing all properties by 30% for 3 minutes. Cooldown time: 1 hour. Resilient Potion Quality: Epic Purple
Upon taking it, it gives you the effect of resilience, enhancing your health by 30% and defense by 30% for 3 minutes. Cooldown time: 1 hour. ¡°I won¡¯t lose. Mome, tear him to pieces!¡± With the female goblin¡¯s furious roar, the beast she was riding also let out a fierce snarl, charging at Li Yao like it was a heavily armed truck. Li Yao was not to be outdone. He was using a golden mechanical puppet, so he was not inferior in strength. Thousand Catty sh vs. Barbarian Collision. Under everyone¡¯s watchful gaze, the two collided. Boom¡­ The golden alloy sword, apanied by streaks of golden light, shed with the monster¡¯s horn, covered in red light, producing the sound of metal collision. Crack¡­ But in just an instant, the golden sword broke the monster¡¯s horn and then heavily struck its body. Thud ¡­ -89699 -8928 Both damage figures began with the number 8, but the damage differed by almost ten times. The masters looked on in horror, truly realizing the terror of the golden puppet.
Blood sttered in every direction, and the giant beast was sent flying with a wail. The golden puppet was also repelled, and only after a flip in the air did it steady itself. Its feet were plunged into the floor, causing the ground under its feet to crack. While the mechanical puppet got steady, Li Yao readied his usual move. He released a ¡®Sword Qi sh¡¯ during his flip in the air. Shadow Tentacle! The just-recovered beast was about to dodge ¡®Sword Qi sh¡¯ but was ensnared by the tentacle. Whack, whack, whack¡­ -25688-25478-26954-24871-34459 The first four numbers represented the ¡®Sword Qi sh¡¯ damage, and thest one was the damage from Shadow Tentacle. ¡°No, this can¡¯t be.¡± The female goblin struggled to dismount but was entangled by the tentacle just as she jumped off. Her HP, which was less than a hundred thousand, started being drained by the Shadow Tentacle. Jump Shock! Whirlwind sh! Amid the rain of blood, the giant beast and the female goblin were killed by two consecutive strikes. The female goblin had poor HP and defense. She couldn¡¯t withstand the continuous harm from ¡®Jump Shock¡¯ and ¡®Whirlwind sh.¡¯ The beast was already terribly wounded and got bound by ¡®Shadow Tentacle,¡¯ it was killed too after taking ¡®Jump Shock¡¯ and ¡®Whirlwind sh.¡¯ The ¡®Shadow Tentacle¡¯ disappeared and two bodies thumped to the ground ¡­
PS: Please vote for the monthly ticket. Chapter 401: 401: Astonishing Treasure Chapter 401: Astonishing Treasure As Li Yao withdrew the shadow tentacles, two bodies, one big and one small, crashed heavily onto the ground. The noise woke up the spellbound audience, all eyes again turned to Li Yao, their look toward him changing once more. If they were apprehensive before due to the dark energy around Li Yao, now they were wary and frightened of Li Yao¡¯s terrifyingbat power. Even if they were not adept at fighting, the female Goblin was at least a mid-level leader. She alone had more than a hundred thousand life points, and with the monster¡¯s life pointsbined, their total life points surpassed those of both Golden Puppet and Li Yao. To these masters, Li Yao was just a small elite yer. The only reason they regarded him as formidable was due to his puppet. Without it, he was nothing. But just this one man, in a matter of moments, killed a mid-level leader whose power wasparable to their own. The process was clean, decisive, andpletely unanticipated. His control over the puppet was as smooth as flowing water, maximizing the puppet¡¯s performance and killing the opponent in one blow. Everyone knew that, due to their strong life force, fights between equally matched opponents often take a long time, even if one side is clearly better than the other. Such effortless victories were rare, and it was precisely this that made them realize how terrifying Li Yao was.
What was even more terrifying was seeing Li Yao manipting the ck Fog, even though it was in the form of a giant tentacle and looked different. As masters, theirbat skills might not be good, but their knowledge was impressive. Seeing Li Yao able to manipte the ck Fog sent chills down many of their spines. ¡°Brother, are you sure you¡¯re okay?¡± a Dwarf Master asked, gathering up his courage. Li Yao waved off his concern, saying, ¡°Of course, I¡¯m fine. This ck energy is a bit troublesome, but it won¡¯t kill me.¡± The masters scoffed secretly. Of course, it wasn¡¯t going to kill you, it even enhanced yourbat power! Li Yaomanded his puppet to pick up two items. One was the Shoulder Armor from the female Goblin, a purple chain armor shoulder piece that required level fifteen, it had decent attributes. The other item stunned Li Yao, even made him consider the insane idea of killing all the monster masters present, but his sanity prevailed, suppressing the madness. Right now, the masters were cautious about him because they were each fighting their battles and were utterly disorganized. Nobody wanted to get killed by him. If they were united under onemand, they could easily overwhelm Li Yao. Mutant Cave Dweller Foal¡¯s Reins Quality: Excellent Blue Increases movement speed by 35% Dark Vision enhanced by 50 Jumping ability enhanced by 50 Battle mount Rank: silver titan, 15-40 Skills: Crazy Bite, Savage Charge, Savage Strike, Fury Equipment Level: 15 Race restriction: Goblin
When Li Yao first saw it, he was overjoyed. This was a Battle Mount, although it couldn¡¯tpare to the mounts ridden by the goblins, it was still a titan¡¯s grade, and it had four abilities. At this stage only he had a mount and it was already considered a top-tier riding mount. His motorcycle couldn¡¯t evenpete. However, the problem was that only goblins could ride it. As a high elf, Li Yao could ride it as well, but he would need to raise his reputation with the goblins to revered. Looking at his current goblin reputation, which was only friendly, he was still a long way from being revered.
¡°Dongdong will be thrilled to see this.¡± Li Yao smiled, tucking the mount away. Such drops could be seen by everyone. When they saw the attributes of the mount, all the yers present went crazy. They couldn¡¯t believe a mount could be obtained from a drop like this. ¡°Master, would you consider selling that mount?¡± ¡°Master, if you need anything done, I¡¯m at your service. Just reward me with that rein.¡± ¡°Yes, Master, you already have a golden puppet, such an item wouldn¡¯t interest you. Might as well put it up for auction.¡± The entrance was instantly filled with noise, Ephemeral Bloom watched from the side, coldly taking in the scene, thinking, ¡°This guy managed to fool everyone. How did he do it?¡± Li Yao ignored the yers and cleared his throat loudly, saying,¡± I say, fellow seniors and masters, are you still nning to enter?¡± ¡°Ahem, everyone shut up, you neers have no discipline.¡± The masters reprimanded the yers trying to get their attention. ¡°You keep training, I¡¯ll go open the door.¡± Li Yao guided his puppet forward, using it to push open the door. The reality was, the dark energy at the gate had long been absorbed by Li Yao, and there would be no danger if they opened the gate themselves now. Of course, Li Yao was not going to tell them out of goodness. Otherwise, these masters might just die from anger.
As the gate opened, people gradually saw the inside. It was splendidly decorated. The floor and Stone Columns seemed to be made of gold, and they were embedded with countless massive gemstones emitting a dazzling light. The ceiling was like a starry sky, full of countless stars which were in fact countless gemstones. Everyone squinted their eyes due to the brightness. ¡°Treasure, it¡¯s really treasure, hahaha, how much is all this worth?¡± ¡°Gold, the floor is really made of gold, what¡¯s that, a Moonstone? A moonstone as big as the moon. We¡¯re rich, truly rich.¡± ¡°So many legendary level gemstones, this must be a Titan¡¯s treasury.¡± ¡°Yes, yes, this must be a Titan¡¯s treasury, no wonder it¡¯s so heavily guarded.¡± ¡°Hahaha, those guys will regret looking down on us.¡± ¡°With these riches, I could be a prince myself.¡± For the treasure-loving goblins, this was heaven, and in an instant, they were sent into a frenzy, charging towards the gate like madmen. ¡°Something feels off.¡± ¡°The Titans are exalted, would they really treasure gold like this?¡± ¡°Whether it¡¯s a Titan¡¯s treasure or not, we can¡¯t let the Dark Camp take advantage.¡±
¡°Yes, we must stop the Dark Camp.¡± ¡°The Dark Camp has always been suppressed by us due to our wealth and resources. If they obtain all this gold and resources, we are in danger.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s go in and seize the resources.¡± ¡°Yes, seize the resources.¡± They were saying this but really they were also tempted by the wealth in front of them, they were just a bit more reserved. Subsequently, the group of Dwarves also rushed towards the gate in an unseemly manner. As for Li Yao who stood outside the door, it was as if he had been automatically ignored by them and no one paid him any attention. ¡°Master, we should go as well, there are so many treasures, don¡¯t let them snatch them all up!¡± War Horizon saw Li Yao standing steady at the gate without a hint of desire topete for the treasure and couldn¡¯t restrain himself. ¡°If you want the treasure, go get it yourself. I won¡¯t stop you.¡± Li Yao said indifferently. P.S: I need your support with monthly tickets¡­ Chapter 402: 402 Chapter 402: 402 ¡°Thank you, master, for giving us the chance to make a fortune.¡± War Horizon was waiting for these words. He didn¡¯t want to relinquish what he had painstakingly obtained to Li Yao. Where he was, he had no room to resist. Even if he managed to grasp the treasure and risked his life to return, if people came to know about it back home, he would still not be able to keep his treasure. ¡°Master, it¡¯s nothing less than a treasure. Are you sure you¡¯re not tempted?¡± Light Flower asked in bewilderment. ¡°Temptation¡­ who can resist the lure of a treasure? Of course, if it were a real treasure, I would have rushed for it by now.¡± Li Yao responded indifferently. The desperate-to-bolt Light Flower was stunned and said, ¡°Are you saying¡­ this treasure is a hoax? How is that possible?¡± ¡°Then what?¡± Li Yaoughed, ¡°Tell me, is this the Titan¡¯s relics?¡± ¡°Did you not mention that thisbyrinth was constructed by the Mechanical Gnomes and is not the actual Titan¡¯s relics?¡± Light Flower asked. ¡°Exactly, the Mechanical Gnomes are essentially like genuine gnomes. For them, gold doesn¡¯t only serve as a currency, but also is a valuable metallic material. They would not possibly mold an entire pce out of it,¡± Li Yao stated firmly, ¡°Moreover, they wouldn¡¯t employ these precious gemstones for frivolous aplishments. Even the Titans only constructed pces with stonework and models made of stardust sand. Above all, these gold and the likes were formed post the restructuring of this world by the Titans.¡± Light Flower¡¯s eyes shone as she said, ¡°I understand now. If they possessed these materials, they would definitely utilize them to enhance these mechanical monsters. They wouldn¡¯t be this weak then.¡± ¡°Clever. If they indeed possessed such amounts of gold and gemstones, they would have been capable of forming an invincible legion. They wouldn¡¯t have allowed us to intrude, forcing them to retreat.¡± Li Yao affirmed. ¡°So, what about this gold and diamonds?¡± Light Flower was clearly puzzled.
¡°They are mere illusions.¡± Ephemeral Bloom dered. Light Flower was even more puzzled and said, ¡°But they feel exactly like real gold.¡± ¡°It¡¯s up to you; if you don¡¯t believe, you can collect at will. I, in no way, am stopping you.¡± Li Yao shrugged his shoulders nonchntly. ¡°I believe in you, master. Whatever master says, I will blindly adhere to it. I have seen the tactics of Li Yao, I believe in his wisdom. Without impending danger, Li Yao would have certainly let these so-called masters in.¡± In her view, Li Yao was neither a saint nor a samaritan. He wouldn¡¯t open doors for others, only to end up working for nothing in return. ¡°So, what are we supposed to do?¡± asked Light Flower. ¡°Wait, and do nothing.¡± Having said that, Li Yao ceased to speak further. Following their conversation, everyone entered the pce already. The pce was in a state of total chaos; everyone was after the treasure. Some people even started fighting over a particr gemstone. At this moment, the true nature of these intelligent beings was exposed. To these treasure-grabbing people, the concepts of race and factions were nonsensical. Same for the yers ¨C what¡¯s the point of the penalties from failing protection tasks when they could get rich by having these items? Gold was hard to pry loose, so the precious gemstones were the center of conflicts. The scope of the melee was growing wider. It took less than five minutes for the pce to turn into a battleground. ¡°I¡¯ve called War Horizon several times, but he doesn¡¯t respond.¡± Light Flower said anxiously. ¡°If he doesn¡¯t want to respond, then stop obstructing him from attaining riches.¡± Li Yao replied, unbothered. For someone who wouldn¡¯t listen to him, Li Yao naturally wouldn¡¯t be concerned about their safety. He was not their nanny. They were supposed to protect him, but now he was worried for them. What a joke. ¡°It¡¯s not good, War Horizon is being attacked, he wants us to rescue him.¡± Light Flower murmured, slightly anxious. ¡°I don¡¯t have room for a hothead who wants to go to war over some mud lumps; go if you are willing to.¡± Ephemeral Bloom shrugged. Little Cold Hands also whimsically stated, ¡°I don¡¯t feel like risking my life for these illusions. It feels so stupid.¡± Light Flower hesitated a bit before saying, ¡°Master¡­¡±
Li Yao gestured with his hand and said, ¡°I won¡¯t put in efforts to save a fool. Can I rely on such a person to protect me in crucial situations? When I was exining, he didn¡¯t even bother to keep a distance. If, having heard our analysis, he still acts stubbornly, he deserves what he gets¡± ¡°Master is right.¡± Light Flower sighed. Five of them came, all were experts. Yet Art-of-the-horizon wasn¡¯t wise enough, hoping that Li Yao would risk his life so that he could survive. However, Li Yao didn¡¯t die, it was him who was killed instead. While War Horizon was generally quite clever, right now he was being incredibly dumb, risking it all for a non-existent fortune. Such stupidity was beyond belief.
On second thought, this master was sharp and ruthless. Even if he made a wrong judgment, a big fight would inevitably ensue, at which point wouldn¡¯t more treasures be there for the taking? ¡°Master, save me.¡± War Horizon kept releasing stone walls to resist the crowd chasing him, but spells still continuouslynded on him. He released his damage reduction skill, but even so, his health was running very low. Li Yao remained indifferent, standing where he was, showing no intention of moving an inch. The three yers didn¡¯t move either. Only Light Flower started healing War Horizon. However, War Horizon¡¯s health was already quite low. Faced with the countless spells, including those from the masters, he eventually fell, only about thirty yards away from where Li Yao was standing. ¡°Hand over the treasure.¡± ¡°Yes, hand over the treasure.¡± The masters, backed by a bunch of yers, pointed at Li Yao and demanded. Li Yao didn¡¯t reply; he just brandished his double swords. Sword Qi sh! Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh¡­ Those masters and yers never expected Li Yao to fight back right then,pletely caught off-guard, with no time to dodge the Sword Qi.
In an instant, at least a dozen yers were immediately killed, and the health of several masters dropped by tens of thousands. ¡°Stay back if you don¡¯t want to die; anyone who takes a step forward will be killed.¡± Li Yao scanned the masters with a dispassionate gaze and then leisurely hanged his weapons onto the puppet. Instantly, the yers all wilted,pletely defenseless against such a freak. They hastily retreated. Several masters shot Li Yao a hateful look, then turned around and continued to snatch new treasures. ¡°As I thought, just a bunch of trash. No wonder they were only cannon fodder.¡± Li Yao sneered. Light Flower heart pounded, losing two levels due to dying here. They would also suffer the penalty of mission failure. These yers were in hot water. ¡°War Horizon pleads for my pity not to consider his mission as a failure.¡± Light Flower said after a while. ¡°This is his suggestion. I am just conveying it.¡± ¡°It turns out he found out that the stuff in his backpack was just stones. Such fools aren¡¯t worth the sympathy. Served them right for straying away, still hoping to get rewarded, they daydreamt. Their rewards will now be distributed to you.¡± Li Yao shook his head. ¡°Stop fighting, it¡¯s fake. The treasure is fake.¡± ¡°This is a hoax. We¡¯ve been deceived.¡± ¡­ Chapter 403: 403 Chapter 403: 403 In the beginning, many yers who had been defeated thought they had truly struck gold. After all, acquiring gemstones that even great masters coveted was a considerable wealth in itself. Although they had been defeated, what they had gained inparison and considering the penalty for failing the mission, it seemed insignificant. Many people were instantly revived in the cemeteries of the outside world, and they could not wait to admire the treasure they had acquired. But the sight of the so-called treasure left them in disbelief. What they had risked their lives for wasn¡¯t some remarkable gemstone, but just a kind of hard stone. It wasn¡¯t even worth a single copper coin, let alone a gold coin. Many even thought it was an illusion, until they saw the horrified expressions on the faces of the people around them who had also revived, and realized something was wrong. ¡°It¡¯s a scam, this is a scam.¡± Many yers who had been killed discovered the truth. Many were not alone; thinking of theirpanions who were still fighting in the hall for these worthless stones, they immediately spread the news. Initially, they didn¡¯t believe it themselves, thinking that those who had retreated were trying to swallow the treasures. But as more and more people shouted out that the treasures were fake. Many of the rational people had already stopped fighting and retreated to the edge of the hall.
¡°How can it be fake? It¡¯s impossible.¡± Some masters who were fighting stopped, and many used their unique methods to identify the authenticity of the gemstones. However, these treasures, which by all ounts should be genuine, were increasingly revealing ws when tested with other methods. ¡°Why, why is it fake? I would have been Prince.¡± ¡°Imperial Stone, Imperial Stone, why is it so fragile? My puppet depended on it, why is it fake?¡± ¡°Moonstone, why does Moonstone not have a bit of Moon God¡¯s power? This isn¡¯t real.¡± More and more people discovered the problem and all with disappointed faces. ¡°Greed, desire, hatred, blood, abomination, such delicious things. You little insects have actually woken up.¡± A ethereal and illusory voice echoed in the hall. ¡°Who are you and why are you deceiving us?¡± ¡°Deception, ha ha ha, you are just too foolish. You just saw what you most wanted to see. I satisfied your desires, you should thank me, worship me, kneel down, worship your God, believe in me, I can give you everything you want.¡± With a voice that seemed to carry a bewitching spell, many people with weak will and spiritual power had a look of confusion in their eyes, ready to kneel down. At this time Li Yao spoke up: ¡°Which ancient god are you who doesn¡¯t even dare to disclose your own identity, but is here trying to deceive people. Forget it, even if you said, I wouldn¡¯t want to know. You¡¯re so foolish as to try to deceive these fools to be your believers and then help you. I feel sad for you, these people are just cannon fodder, only someone as desperate as you would see them.¡± ¡°Oh, an interesting little insect, is it you who has absorbed my divine power? Are you an envoy of one of my old friends?¡± The voice of the ancient god was filled with astonishment. ¡°You think too highly of yourselves, what are you, just poor creatures sealed by the Titans for hundreds of thousands of years, but still think Highly of yourselves, it¡¯s ridiculous.¡± Li Yao disregarded him, if it weren¡¯t for these ancient gods somehow linking with the Star Soul of the Divine Continent, the Titans would have killed them long ago. Star Soul is the soul and will of a, and not every life can produce a Star Soul. This was also the main reason why the Titans loved this and spent a lot of effort to rectify this. The ancient gods were best at corrosion and pration. If they weren¡¯t sure how they were linked to the Star Soul and the Titans killed them, the Star Soul would be destroyed, and this world woulde to an end. This was the major reason why the Titans sealed them.
¡°I am the great ancient god. If you want to believe in me, kill this sphemer, and I will fulfill your wishes.¡± As the ancient god spoke, the scene of the hall changed again. The original golden hall had disappeared, and in its ce was a terrifying and gloomy hall filled with disgusting boils. There seemed to be something struggling toe out of the boils, making one sick to look at. Although these masters are as timid as mice, they deeply understand the stance of several camps towards the ancient gods. If they choose to side with the ancient gods, it will truly be a dead end. Not to mention the yers, who¡¯s going to believe in your ancient god? Worship you? Kneel down to you? What a joke.
¡°Get out.¡± Someone shouted, and everyone rushed towards the door like the wind. But as soon as someone rushed to the door, they were corroded by the ck gas and cried out in unbearable pain. Everyone stopped in fear, their eyes wide open, helplessly watching these few yers die in agony. Many were just a step away from the door, their foreheads full of cold sweat at this sight. ¡°So you want to run after youe in, kill him, I¡¯ll give you everything you want.¡± The ancient god¡¯s voice had a hint of impatience. ¡°You can¡¯t even kill me, this so-called insect, but you want others to worship you? How naive. Furthermore, you¡¯re not even an ancient god, just a spiritual divide of one. The best you can do is deceive people. I¡¯ll just stand here, what can you do to me?¡± The masters and yers hearing Li Yao¡¯s words also stabilized from the panic. As long as they¡¯re not facing the real ancient god, it¡¯s all good. Li Yao said, ¡°You can all see it now, this ce is a dwelling of a spiritual divide from the ancient god. He is not powerful yet, this is the best opportunity for us to eliminate it. This will be a great achievement, once we return, you will certainly get recognition and rewards from your tribes. Even if the tribes don¡¯t give the rewards, the factions certainly will, otherwise who will fight for the faction, don¡¯t you agree?¡± ¡°Stop talking nonsense, weren¡¯t you the one who tricked us in here?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, if you hadn¡¯t opened this evil door, we wouldn¡¯t be trapped in here.¡± ¡°You must have known long ago that the ancient god is here, and yet you tricked us intoing in. You have insidious intentions!¡± Li Yao sneered, ¡°That¡¯s right, I knew it long ago. But with your timid personalities, I¡¯m afraid you would be scared and flee after hearing the name of the ancient god. You wouldn¡¯t be able to be here. I just speak the truth, I hope you don¡¯t mind.¡±
¡°Damn it, how could we be those kind of people.¡± Many masters turned red in shame, what Li Yao said was indeed, they would have left long ago if they could escape. ¡°Whether or not, you know it in your hearts.¡± Li Yao pointed and said, ¡°Look over there and prepare for battle.¡± Chapter 404: 404: Onlookers Chapter 404: Onlookers ¡°I bet this fellow is in cahoots with the ancient god, why else would he draw us in here?¡± ¡°Indeed, there¡¯s dark energy surrounding him, no way he could have opened that door if he wasn¡¯t working for the ancient god.¡± ¡°Exactly, it must be so. This exins it all. I knew that tentacle wasn¡¯t ordinary.¡± ¡°A bunch of idiots, deceiving yourselves up to this point.¡± Li Yao said coldly, ¡°Now you only have two options, either fight these Faceless creatures created by the ancient gods with me, or I¡¯ll ughter you all from the back with the Faceless, then deal with them myself.¡± ¡°You dare¡­¡± The masters and yers suddenly stopped approaching Li Yao, proceeding to keep their guard up. They finally realized that Li Yao wasn¡¯t exactly a pushover either. ¡°What am I afraid of? If I can kill all the Faceless, then upon my return, I willmend your efforts. You all will be remembered as heroes who died fighting the ancient god. Many will remember you.¡± Li Yao chuckled and said, ¡°This way, you will have achieved fame through your aplishments, don¡¯t you agree?¡± ¡°Damn you, we¡¯ll settle this with youter.¡± The masters were seething with anger. However, faced with the golden puppet shrouded in ck mist, no one dared to take the lead. Li Yao¡¯sbat prowess was clear for all to see. Whoever rose against him first was bound to be struck with his Thunder Strike.
Needless to say for the yers, all they could do was curse in frustration. This had essentially forced them into a dead end. After all, those so-called masters were merely using them as cannon fodder. If anyone was facing certain death, it was those yers. But they also forgot that Li Yao hadn¡¯t invited them in. They had rushed here on their own, voraciously vying for the so-called treasure. Moreover, the giant pus-filled sacks had already burst open, releasing countless monsters. These monsters resembled octopuses, yet seemed to possess a backbone and skeleton, akin to a giant. However, their arms were tentacles oozing with thick liquid and emitting ck gases. Even more nauseating was the fact that, though they had heads, they possessed no faces or facial features. It was an extraordinarily horrifying sight. ¡°You should understand, it¡¯s your negative emotions nourishing these monsters. Otherwise, these Faceless wouldn¡¯t have been able to hatch.¡± Li Yao¡¯s voice sounded clear yet indifferent. ¡°Of course, it¡¯s also the best opportunity now. If this ancient god wants to annihte us, he must let these Faceless creaturese into the world earlier, hence they won¡¯t have time to grow.¡± ¡°What are you trying to say?¡± A master spoke up while preparing for battle, with the masters currently forming their ranks. ¡°What I mean is, you¡¯re also very lucky. This ancient god probably hasn¡¯t been awakened for long, so now is the best time to kill him.¡± Li Yao asserted seriously. ¡°What? After all that rambling, you haven¡¯t said anything clear. What exactly are you trying to say?¡± Some of the masters were still rather perplexed. Li Yao chuckled and said, ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll be straightforward. I was worried you guys might betray me, let me lead the charge, and then abandon me. So, I was rambling to buy time. Once you get engaged in the fight, I¡¯ll join in. It¡¯s impressive you managed to listen to all that.¡± Ahem¡­ The masters nearly choked on their own blood in anger, itching for a chance to turn around and take out Li Yao first. But the Faceless were already attacking, forcing them to fight back. Whilemanding the yers to form a defensive line, they were inwardly cursing Li Yao, for taking them for fools and messing with them. ¡°Master, you¡¯re so wicked.¡± Little Cold Hands almost burst outughing, while Ephemeral Bloom and Light Flower shot Li Yao odd nces. Just a moment ago, he was all righteous, fighting for the faction and world peace. His narrative shift was swift indeed. The yers were speechless too, having nevere across such a cunning and unconscionable NPC before. The battle instantly erupted, with the Faceless charging at the defensive line formed by the yers and masters.
Both factions had no room to retreat. Behind them was a door emitting ck gases. Retreating would mean a certain death. The weakest of these Faceless creatures were Silver Heroes of level 17 or 18. In hordes they came, with leader-level Faceless among them. This was the main reason why Li Yao let them in. In a situation like this, he alone would definitely not be able to handle what was inside. The ancient god was no kind soul and not easy to deal with. With thousands of yers and twenty-plus masters, they stood a faint chance.
Li Yao wanted to procure the core of the ancient god¡¯s will, a precious object. He also aimed to im the credit for thwarting the ancient god¡¯s scheme. Although the tanks up in front were trying hard to hold back the Faceless, some spells asionally managed to infiltrate the crowd, instantly killing some of the more fragile yers. The battle was devastating right from the start. Of course, their gains were considerable as well. The weakest among them were Silver Heroes. At the very least, they could drop a piece of level 15 and above Blue Equipment. Some with luck managed to obtain Purple Equipment, which was a form of constion and motivation. As for the masters, their enthusiasm was noticeablycking. Killing these monsters didn¡¯t grant them any direct benefits. But to survive, they had to give it their all. ¡°Hey, shouldn¡¯t you lend a hand by now?¡± Some master healers spoke up while healing theirrades up at the front. ¡°Sure, I¡¯ll lend a hand.¡± Upon Li Yao¡¯smand, his Death God 4000 beganunching its attacks, much to the crowd¡¯s dismay. ¡°You¡¯re still messing with us? You¡¯re seeking death! If you don¡¯t go all out now, do you think you can survive if we die?¡± Some of the masters were getting anxious. Li Yao casually replied, ¡°Right now I must maintain my peak condition to face the ancient god¡¯s will. Or, you prefer to deal with the ancient god¡¯s will in my ce, and I take your position on the front lines, how about that?¡± The masters were instantly deted. They were barely coping against the Faceless, let alone fighting against the ancient god. That was a joke! Even the Titans couldn¡¯t y the ancient god. They were essentially courting death if they faced it. ¡°We hope you won¡¯t go back on your wordter. When the timees, you¡¯ll be responsible for facing the will of the ancient god.¡± Some masters spoke up despite their fear. ¡°I always keep my word. If it¡¯s one, it¡¯s one, if it¡¯s two, it¡¯s two. I never go back on my word. I¡¯ll say it again, when the ancient godes into action, I¡¯ll handle it. You just have to cover me from the side.¡± He scoffed at the thought. With the Dark Touch capable of absorbing the divine power of the ancient god, he had nothing to fear. The core of the ancient god¡¯s will was a highly valuable material. Getting it from higher ranking NPCs would be daydreaming. Only these low-level, cowardly masters didn¡¯t understand the significance of the ancient god¡¯s will.
The battle continued. Soon, Light Flower and others joined the fight. Little Cold Hands was safe with the protection of his puppet. As a powerful healer, Light Flower became a target of protection for many. Ephemeral Bloom, with her peculiar tricks, didn¡¯t have any trouble staying alive either. Li Yao just sat back and watched how the battle unfolded. The number of Faceless in the hall was high, but not inexhaustible. The ancient god¡¯s will hadn¡¯t been freed from its seal for long and wasn¡¯t particrly strong. It couldn¡¯t spare much energy to create the Faceless. As Li Yao said, the timing to take him down was perfect ¡­ Chapter 405: 405: Heaven’s Fury, People’s Resentment Chapter 405: Heaven¡¯s Fury, People¡¯s Resentment The yers working together with the expertise and defense of twenty or so masters still managed to maintain a steady fight. Although there were constant casualties, the Faceless outnumbered them significantly but were newborns andcked intelligence, resulting in lowbat effectiveness and far less order in battle than the yers. Nheless, an army of nearly two thousand Faceless inflicted casualties on almost five hundred yers. Even a few unfortunate masters met an unexpected demise, sumbing to the spells cast by the Faceless without any idea of how it happened. However, their achievements were not too shabby. They made it onto the world announcement thrice. It wasn¡¯t that they had only killed three bosses. It was that bosses of the same level and name could only make it onto the announcement once. Seeing thousands of people together on the world announcement was quite spectacr, whichforted many of those who had fallen. After all, bosses were incredibly hard to kill. If it weren¡¯t for the masters keeping the boss of the Faceless upied, they believed it would practically be impossible to kill it. Even though these bosses were just hatched, intelligencecking Faceless. Due to the masters¡¯ involvement, they scored fewer pieces of equipment, butpared to the honor they¡¯d gained, many found it a fair trade. After all, getting on the world announcement didn¡¯te easy, and the chance was bing even more scarce. Of course, they overlooked the fact that with thousands of names on the announcement, other yers wouldn¡¯t bother to check every single one, nor would they remember. Many of them excitedly captured screenshots, ready to bragter. ¡°See that? We actually managed to kill a boss with thousands of people. That was thousands of people. The boss¡¯s health was terrifyingly high, but we still managed to kill it.¡±
¡°Yay, I made the announcement too, three times.¡± Little Cold Hands said excitedly. ¡°A thousand people together, it¡¯s useless, and the reputation gained is so minimal.¡± Ephemeral Bloom nced at Li Yao and remarked, ¡°Didn¡¯t you notice there are people entirely indifferent to the announcement? Even though they received many.¡± ¡°How could Ipare with you, masters.¡± Little Cold Hands eximed excitedly. ¡°Master, can you teach me how to fight bosses?¡± ¡°Well, I am a Hunter, you can look up my videos on the forum. I am an honest person and didn¡¯t hide any tips in those videos. By learning how to break position and the three basic moves of a Hunter, you will be able to easily handle bosses at an intermediate level or below.¡± Li Yao replied. ¡°The master has shared his videos. You¡¯re such a nice person,¡± Little Cold Hands said, her face full of surprise. ¡°Everybody else is hiding their skills for fear of others copying them. Master, you¡¯re great. I should learn from you when I be stronger.¡± ¡°Does this kid ever go through the forum?¡± Ephemeral Bloom uttered, speechless. ¡°I¡¯m really dense, I¡¯ve been busy perfecting my shooting skill, or leveling up, I didn¡¯t have time,¡± Little Cold Hands admitted, embarrassed. This time it was Li Yao who was rendered speechless. ¡°If you¡¯re dense, then there are no intelligent people left. You¡¯re extraordinary to have mastered shooting to such an extent in such a short time.¡± ¡°Okay, hurry up and rest. The Fragment of the Ancient God is about toe out,¡± Li Yao warned, seeing the ck gas converging in the center of the hall and said gravely. Little Cold Hands asked in confusion, ¡°Master, didn¡¯t you say you would take care of this boss alone?¡± Li Yao shrugged, ¡°I do intend to handle it by myself, but I can¡¯t control the Ancient God. You are trapped here too, and I can¡¯t stop them from attacking you.¡± Cough¡­ This time even the most innocent Little Cold Hands was left speechless in surprise. ¡°Master, you¡¯re too cunning. So you were just cking off, leaving us to deal with the final boss at the end.¡± Li Yao shrugged, then quickly moved forward saying, ¡°Let¡¯s have a clean fight. I¡¯ll handle the toughest boss. You all shouldn¡¯t interfere.¡± The crowd parted to make way for him. No one dared to step up and help him against the Final Boss. Just handling the Faceless boss had been terrifying enough, let alone this one. Everyone retreated to the edges of the hall, took a seat, and prepared to watch the show. On the other hand, the trio from Light Flower were on full alert, not daring to let their guards down. However, they silently mourned for the masters and yers, yet again tricked without realizing what was going on. Fragment of Ancient God
Rank: Level 20, Senior Boss Life: 500,000 Armor: Divine Armor Skills: Mental Control, Shadow Transformation, Mental Ray, Shadow Bind, Faceless Transformation, Shadow Jet
Li Yao frowned slightly. Just seeing the Divine Armor gave him a headache. It was troublesome, although he knew it would be there well in advance. The so-called Divine Armor could only be broken by Divine Power. Without Divine Power, one could only inflict damage of ten points or less. Many people didn¡¯t understand the qualities of the Fragment of the Ancient God and thought its attributes were nothing exceptional. Certainly, without the Divine Armor, this Fragment of Ancient God, which had been continually expending Divine Power to create Faceless, was genuinely weak. ¡°Damn insects, you will never understand what it means to transcend. Only when you have truly tasted the power of a god will you kneel and worship. Since you have killed my servant, I will kill you all to use you as resources to create new ones.¡± The Ancient God was enormous, resembling a giant octopus, albeit confined to a tform and unable to move. He lifted four of his tentacles. Mental Ray! Li Yao was the target of one beam, and the other three scourged through the crowd. Thanks to his abilities, such as Teleportation and bing incorporeal, his wings, Magic Spider Silk, and his natural agility, Li Yao¡¯s flexibility was very high. It made it easy for him to avoid the ray, which, while fast, was also easy to anticipate. He breezily dodged the ray while deploying three turrets. While continuously nimbly dodging in the air, he also kept shooting. His gun could load two bullets at once, saving Li Yao one reloading time and increasing his agility indirectly. Unfortunately, the damage inflicted was pitiful, only 10 points. Even now, bringing the Golden Puppet into the fight would be pointless. Although its HP was high, the Golden Puppet was only capable of inflicting 10 points of damage at most, and it would also sacrifice Li Yao¡¯s flexibility. However, those yers and masters who were prepared to enjoy the spectacle were in a dreadful situation. They were initially delighting in the anticipation of Li Yao¡¯s humiliation, waiting for his defeat before nning their next move when the Ancient God started a ranged attack. Instantly, more than a dozen yers were killed, and two unfortunate masters were badly wounded.
This shift of events caused them to forget about mocking Li Yao¡¯s pitiful damage output, and they quickly began to prepare for battle. ¡°Damn it, didn¡¯t you say that you were going to fight the Ancient God by yourself?¡± Li Yao calmly replied, ¡°Yes, I did say I was going to fight the Ancient God by myself. However, I can¡¯t control the Ancient God. If it attacks you, it has nothing to do with me. You guys can continue watching.¡± ¡°Damn your ancestors! Watch the show? Watch your sister!¡± ¡°It¡¯s done on purpose, definitely on purpose.¡± ¡°Damn, we¡¯ve been tricked by that bastard again.¡± ¡°So infuriating.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t be angry. Let¡¯s prepare to kill the Ancient God together. The HP hasn¡¯t increased despite our participation. It should be easy to kill.¡± Under the direction of the masters, the reluctant yers prepared to attack the Ancient God once more¡­ Ps: Seeking for monthly votes¡­ Chapter 406: 406 Chapter 406: 406 The current situation is that about six hundred yers remain, spread out and attacking the avatar of the ancient god. At the start of the battle, everyone noticed something jaw-dropping; aside from the NPCs, no one¡¯s damage exceeded five points. Powerful mages capable of causing four to five points of damage were considered high achievers, while the regr defensive roles could only deal one to two points. Only now did they understand what ten points of damage meant. It wasn¡¯t that their damage was low, rather that their enemies¡¯ damage was too high. At that moment, they realized the function of the Divine Armor, this degree of damage reduction was truly astounding. If left to Li Yao alone to fight, who knows when the battle would end. All the yers¡¯ attacksbined, could only cause just over a thousand points of damage per round, which was minusculepared to the ancient god¡¯s forty thousand hit points. If one had to describe it, it was as if they were fighting a boss designed for five people, but only one person was actually fighting. Moreover, with each attack from the ancient god, their troop numbers continuously fell; their strength was constantly decreasing. Every time the ancient god used a skill, it resulted in considerable casualties, with even some masters suffering fatalities. And yet they had only depleted less than seventy-five thousand of the ancient god avatar¡¯s hit points, while the yer casualties were numerous.
¡°It¡¯s all because of this bastard.¡± ¡°He opened the door, how could we avoid getting caught in the ancient god¡¯s trap?¡± ¡°Ah, I don¡¯t want to die.¡± The yers hadn¡¯t put up much resistance, after all, they were prepared for sacrifices when killing such formidable bosses. However, it was different for the masters, especially the goblins. They were timid by nature and would instantly think of giving up when faced with difficulties. More so now, given they could only reduce their enemies¡¯ hit points by ten each time. Watching as their fellow yers andpanions kept falling, the blow to their morale was too great. ¡°You people have no shame!¡±, Little Cold Hands said angrily. ¡°You all forced the master to open the door. Even after it was opened, it was you all who rushed in. Now you¡¯re ming everything on the master. If we were swamped with treasures, would any of you have thanked the master, or thought to spare even a single copper coin for him?¡± ¡°Cold Hands, talking about morality with these greedy people is like singing to a cow. They all rush forward when advantages are to be had, but the moment something goes wrong they shirk off responsibility.¡± Light Flower sneered: ¡°It really is pathetic and pitiable to see you all at this juncture still focused on shifting me rather than on how to kill the ancient god. You¡¯re demoralising us all. No wonder the master called you all pitiful cannon fodder; he was absolutely right.¡± The masters stayed silent when confronted with those words. They felt inclined to argue but arguing with an NPC would be beneath them. If they said nothing, their frustrations would continue to grow. ¡°Enough.¡± Li Yao, who had been quietly avoiding the boss¡¯s skills and dealing damage, said coldly: ¡°What are we discussing such pointless matters for at a time like this? I just want to know if you want to live or not. If you want to live, follow my orders. I will try my best to lead you out safely.¡± ¡°Cunning fool, our current predicament is all your doing. And you still want to use us? Dream on!¡±, the old goblinmented angrily. ¡°That¡¯s up to you, like it or not. Tan Hua, regroup the team. Whoever wants to get out alive, leave your current team and join the new one. I¡¯m not forcing anyone but those who don¡¯t join the new team will bear no rtion to me whether they live or die.¡±, Li Yao said rapidly. The situation was very tense now. Every time the ancient god unleashed a skill, someone would fall. It won¡¯t be long before they¡¯ll be obliterated even before they could deplete half of its hit points. Though many yers disliked Li Yao, they could not help but admire his skills and techniques. They all saw that he hadn¡¯t received a single healing effect, which meant he hadn¡¯t been damaged by the ancient god at all. In the current situation, survival was the most important thing. Moreover, if they managed to kill the avatar of the ancient god, a new announcement would appear. This was no less than a level twenty god, even if it was just an avatar it was still a magnificent achievement. As for those masters, with their panic-stricken lookspared to the calm and collected Li Yao, it was clear who was superior. Quickly, all the yers joined the team established by Tan Hua. ¡°Now, following the team, split into four directions: north, south, east, and west and spread out.¡±, Li Yao quicklymanded. It was strange for the yers to bemanded by an NPC in a raid, but this was the only way. If the yers were to takemand, there simply wasn¡¯t anyone who could make the cut. ¡°Pitiful mortals, how can you know when your spirit and body are dominated by a god?¡±
The avatar of the ancient god let out an eerieugh, and more than a dozen groups of ck fog dispersed from its body. Mental Control! ¡°All those who possess pets, pay attention. Direct your pets to willingly collide with the gas groups. Hurry,¡± Li Yao continued, ¡°All mages pay attention. Use Polymorph on the controlled pets and maintain it until they recover their freedom.¡± Li Yao¡¯smand was carried out, and all the controlled pets were restrained by the mages¡¯ Polymorph skill, allowing for a seemingly chaotic skill to be resolved without causing a ripple.
Just with his firstmand, many people had already gained faith in Li Yao. Even those masters who originally hadints started to see hope and stopped grumbling. Even though they weren¡¯t speaking, they started listening to Li Yao¡¯s instructions because they wanted to survive too. ¡°Everyone, spread out. Maintain a distance of over ten yards. Don¡¯t get greedy with dealing more damage, reducing output is not a problem. Everyone should scatter in a plum blossom formation with the healers in the center. All healers, focus on umting instant heal spells, and promptly restore health to those who are wrapped.¡± As soon as the yers began scattering, nearly thirty of them were entangled, emitting ck mist from their bodies and continuously sending out ck shockwaves that spread eight to nine yards around them. When the skill ended, there were still no casualties, boosting their morale instantly ¡°MTs that are targeted should act as the leading force. Divide into eight teams in four directions. Hurry. Healers should be ced towards the front, in the middle, focus on healing the MT in the front.¡± Shadow Jets. The ancient god began spraying ck liquid, but it was all blocked by the MTs at the front. Their health was critically low, but with the desperate healing from several healers, they managed to withstand this round of attacks. Due to the sacrifices made earlier, Li Yao had fully understood the boss¡¯s mechanisms, and everyone was following hismand now. It was not difficult to defeat this boss. Only some slow movements, or deadly attacks during the boss¡¯s frenzy, could instantly kill people. At other times, if only non-fragile yers were hit by the ancient god¡¯s skills, though it might be dangerous, it wouldn¡¯t cause casualties. And as the boss¡¯s health was dwindling, Li Yao had begun hoping for the spoils the boss would drop. This was, after all, an avatar of a god, so even if it only dropped one item, it would undoubtedly be a top-quality item. And for such an item, Li Yao was determined to get it¡­ ps: This plot line was difficult to write¡­ Looking for votes for the month.
Chapter 407: 407: Elimination Chapter 407: Elimination ¡°Damn you insects, how dare you spheme the gods in this way? Drop everything, be my Angel Envoys,¡± the ancient god, now left with only a third of his health, shouted in anger. ¡°The mages who were just targeted quickly change position, our victory or defeat hinges on this moment,¡± Li Yao also quickly added. Faceless Transformation! About thirty beams moved towards the yers, and the mages swiftly used Blink, voluntarily meeting the beams head on. ¡°What are you doing?¡± Li Yao saw a warrior rush forward, using charge to stand in front of the mages and block the beams. ¡°Boss, it¡¯s not my fault, the master told me¡­.. before he could finish speaking, he was engulfed by a ck cocoon. ¡°I told him to go up and tank it, do you have a problem in your head, with so many tanks on the field, you let the fragile mages block the attack? Are you out of your mind, how could mages possibly endure it,¡± the old Goblin said mockingly. ¡°Quick, have two healers keep him up in addition to those assigned.¡± Li Yao nced at the elderly Goblin and roared, his carefully nned scheme was being undermined at a critical moment. The yer wrapped in a ck cocoon quickly lost health. The assigned healers resiliently healed, but Shield Warrior¡¯s health wasn¡¯t going up at all. The other healers scrambled to assist, but there was no time. The Shield Warrior died instantly, transformed into a writhing giant egg. ¡°Damn it, look at the mess you¡¯ve caused.¡± Li Yao pointed to the ck cocoon: ¡°If you don¡¯t understand, keep your mouth shut. This skill drains health proportionally. Tanks have too much health; healers can¡¯t keep up. Mages have less health. The same proportion, less healing pressure. You dumbass, trying to act smart.¡±
Then¡­ Just at that moment, the ck cocoon burst open, releasing a Faceless One of boss level, also equipped with Divine Armor. ¡°So what if it¡¯s a Faceless One? The ancient god¡¯s health is already so low, what more can it muster? I only considered everyone¡¯s well-being in case your judgment was wrong and ended up harming us,¡± the old goblin¡¯s words stirred up agreement from some of the Masters. ¡°Second Group, tanks pull him to the center, everyone stop attacking the ancient god, switch fire to the Faceless One.¡± Li Yao wanted to kill him, but there was no time now, he had to continue tomand, otherwise all their previous efforts would be wasted. Most yers red angrily at those Masters. Another yer died because of them, but they still obediently followed Li Yao¡¯s orders and focused their attacks on the newly spawned Faceless One. Only three Masters and a handful of yers continued to attack the ancient god. ¡°Idiot, just send two people to pull his aggro, then kill the ancient god directly. A single Faceless One is nothing,¡± the old goblin said as he attacked the ancient god. With Li Yao¡¯smand, there was no reduction in numbers during this time, and the timid goblins also became confident, feeling that the ancient god wasn¡¯t so scary. Many yers were cursing, ¡®damn it, if it weren¡¯t for your self-willed actions ignoring Li Yao¡¯smand, this Faceless One wouldn¡¯t have appeared. You¡¯re the stupid one, and now you¡¯re ming others, unbelievable.¡¯ ¡°Foolish little insects, Divine Envoys never die, you will only feel endless despair.¡± A ck line appeared between the ancient god and the Faceless One. Shadow Transformation! Although the Faceless One only had 100,000 health, everyone¡¯s output could cause ten damage, but in the end, the Faceless One still had 60,000 health left. With the linkage of the ck line, everyone saw the ancient god¡¯s health suddenly increase to 60 percent, while the Faceless One only had less than a quarter left, then an explosion urred. Li Yao had not anticipated that after the two had exchanged health, the Faceless One would explode, instantly knocking down a dozen rogues who were at the forefront of the attack, and several bulky defense sses were also left in a critical condition. The healers hurriedly started to heal, but more yers were already stunned. They had worked so hard for so long just to barely kill the ancient god, but now the ancient god¡¯s health had instantly recovered to more than half. ¡°Ahahaha, foolish mortals, you will never understand the majesty of the gods.¡± All the tentacles wrapped around its body, notunching any attack. But those three Masters and a dozen or so yers who were attacking the ancient god were stunned. ¡°See, your stupidity made us all pay the price.¡± Li Yao suppressed his anger and said: ¡°Those few around the ancient god have been controlled by it. Hear mymand, focus fire and kill them.¡±
¡°No, I didn¡¯t do it on purpose, I wasn¡¯t controlled by the ancient god.¡± ¡°Please, we really weren¡¯t controlled.¡± But right now everyone was furious. It was because of them that the ancient god¡¯s health had surged to more than half. And it was because of them that some teammates inexplicably died. The hatred for them had reached the bone. On hearing Li Yao¡¯smand, no one hesitated, and a storm of attacks quickly came their way.
Those Masters, too, were seeing red. They were inherently cowardly, and now that the ancient god¡¯s health was back, it was unclear if they would just die by ident. Everything could have been avoided, so the Masters began to attack them fiercely. ¡°Please, I only meant well for everyone else, what if he made a wrong judgment? Who would let a squishy take the hit of an attack? I¡¯m not wrong¡­¡± The elderly Goblin was still shouting in discontent. ¡°That¡¯s for you! Old man, it¡¯s precisely because of you that we almost died¡­¡± ¡°You¡¯re the idiot, if you want to die, don¡¯t drag us into it.¡± ¡°I¡¯m not done living yet, you old thing, neither your abilities nor your technique are good; you just like to show off your seniority, if not kill you then who?¡± ¡°You¡¯re wrong about that.¡± Li Yao butted in ¡°They too were heroes. They were up against the ancient god and ended up being controlled by it, thus losing their lives bravely in battle.¡± ¡°Yes, captain spoke rightly, they were clearly controlled by the ancient god.¡± ¡°Oh, killing my ownrades with my own hands, I can¡¯t bear it.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll fight you.¡± The old goblin charged madly towards Li Yao, wanting to take Li Yao down with him. But by the time he reached Li Yao, he had already been focused down and died. ¡°I¡¯m not willing¡­¡± The old goblin, with his eyes directed at Li Yao, faded away. ¡°Everyone stick to their positions, let¡¯s stick to the previous formation and calmly deliver our attacks. We¡¯ve already yed this once before; we can still defeat it following mymands. As long as you follow my instructions, we can y the ancient god.¡± Li Yao said as he continued to do his actions: ¡°Think about it, this is an avatar of the ancient god, as long as we can return, this would be a great achievement. We¡¯ll be the first batch of mortals to y the avatar of an ancient god, our heroic deeds will be spread across thend by bards. By that time, we¡¯ll gain fame and fortune, and now, all you need to do is to follow my orders.¡± Li Yao¡¯s words boosted everyone¡¯s morale and coupled with the previous incident, those Masters put away their petty thoughts and the yers became more cautious.
Under Li Yao¡¯s calmmand, the ancient god¡¯s life finally hit rock bottom. Victory was just around the corner; everyone¡¯s hearts rose to their throats, for fear the ancient god would have some other trick up his sleeve¡­ ps: For the end of the month, asking for ticket votes¡­ Chapter 408: 408: Ancient God Medal Chapter 408: Ancient God Medal ¡°How could you mortals defeat a god, even if I¡¯m just an avatar?¡± The Ancient God¡¯s avatar issued a reluctant roar as its life finally dwindled to zero. Boom¡­ The arrays of the Titans in the hall began to take effect, shing a faint starlight. The Ancient God¡¯s body, on the other hand, was shrouded in faint ck qi, immobilized. ¡°None of you shouldpete with me, the loot is mine.¡± ¡°Stand back, you damn rookies.¡± ¡°You rookies, how could youy your hands on the belongings of an Ancient God.¡± ¡°Move aside, the loot is mine!¡± The people, who were initially fighting for survival, suddenly fell into chaos. Whether they were masters or yers, they all charged towards the Ancient God, wanting to im the loot. The goblins, in particr, thought this was a great opportunity. Just like in the beginning, no one was paying attention to Li Yao, themander. ¡°Master, it¡¯s clear that you contributed the most. Without you, we would have been wiped out. They are so outrageous, wanting to im the loot.¡± Little Cold Hands said indignantly.
¡°This is human nature, it has always been this way.¡± Li Yao sighed. The Light Flower, who was also preparing to go up, shed a hint of shame in her eyes and said, ¡°Master, you are truly noble. I don¡¯t deserve this loot.¡± ¡°Master, do you really not want the loot? That¡¯s the drop of an Ancient God.¡± Little Cold Hands said regretfully. ¡°We took down the Ancient God together and besides, there wasn¡¯t any previous discussion about who gets the loot. It¡¯s fair game for everyone, whoever gets it, owns it.¡± Li Yao dered loudly. ¡°Themander is absolutely right, whoever gets it, owns it.¡± ¡°Themander is really generous. Did you hear that? He said whoever gets it, owns it. So, what are you waiting for?¡± ¡°Charge, charge, charge!¡± Given the Ancient God¡¯s loot, closebat had already broken out, while those masters began to dash in all directions to snatch the loot. ¡°I don¡¯t trust you at all, there must be a trick.¡± Ephemeral Bloom was also going to fight for the loot, but when she saw Li Yao watching from a distance withposure, she, understanding Li Yao¡¯s character, knew that there must be a trick. Crack¡­ An item fell from the Ancient God¡¯s body, instantly sparking madness among the crowd who wanted to pick it up. People from three other directions also rushed toward the loot as if they¡¯ve gone mad. However, at the same time, dozens of heart-wrenching screams froze everyone in ce. Those who gathered around the Ancient God, whether they were yers or masters, were enveloped by rings of ck qi. This ck qi seemed to have a life of its own, drilling into their bodies through their orifices. Then, ck blood flowed from their orifices, and they fell to the ground, writhing in pain, as though they¡¯d been sted open. But only a few secondster, they disappeared as if they¡¯d never existed, leaving behind only a dense ck qi floating and circling the Ancient God¡¯s corpse. Everyone was petrified. Those who wanted to snatch the loot finally sobered up and retreated swiftly. ¡°Why is there still ck qi?¡± ¡°I know. I read it in the ssics. After an Ancient God¡¯s avatar is killed, it is guarded by corrosive gases. Without specific measures, it¡¯s impossible to approach it. Only those with immense strength or those who possess unique treasures can ignore these ck qi unscathed.¡± a Dwarf Master said with a terrified look on his face.
In an instant, more than ten masters and hundreds of yers were corroded by the ck qi, leaving less than ten masters standing. The scene just now was terrifying, which had indeed frightened a lot of people. Seeing the dense, far-reaching ck qi, everyone quickly retreated, keeping their distance from the corpse of the Ancient God. Everyone was drooling at the sight of the item dropped by the Ancient God, but they could only salivate helplessly.
¡°Damn it, fooled by themander again.¡± ¡°Damn, isn¡¯t that the truth? Who else besides themander can get close to it?¡± Under the instigation of someone with an agenda, the target turned to Li Yao again. Li Yao nonchntly responded, ¡°I didn¡¯t stop you from taking the items, how did it be me fooling you?¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t it though?¡± ¡°And you¡¯re still arguing, what¡¯s the point?¡± At that point, Li Yao had gotten onto the Golden Puppet. As he walked towards the Ancient God¡¯s corpse, he said, ¡°No offense to you, but besides biting people randomly, you¡¯re really good for nothing. If it weren¡¯t for me, you would have long been annihted, let alone have the chance to murmur here.¡± ¡°Furthermore, did I release this fog on the boss¡¯s body? You¡¯re using me of setting up a trap. The so-called ¡®good thingse to those who are deserving,¡¯ if you don¡¯t have the ability to get good things, and someone stirs you up, you just start biting people randomly. I really feel sorry for your intelligence.¡± No one dared to block the Golden Puppet¡¯s stride. Li Yao walked up to the Ancient God¡¯s corpse, turned around, pointed his sword at the crowd and said, ¡°Since you can¡¯t pick up the item, it belongs to me. If anyone dares to murmur, I¡¯ll behead him with one stroke.¡± The Masters were filled with rage, but they all kept silent. With their limited number andck of cooperation, they were no match for this Golden Puppet. Moreover, they had seen how powerful Li Yao was, and no one dared to take the lead. ¡°A bunch of trash.¡± Disdainfully, Li Yao stowed away his alloy sword, and under the envious gaze of everyone, he picked up the only item dropped by the Ancient God, and put it on. It was a medal emitting ck miasma. Just looking at it, one could feel a wave of malicious energying at them. At this moment, several people sobered up, realizing that even if they had obtained this medal radiating ck qi, they might not be able to withstand its power.
Ancient God Medal Quality: Golden Legend (Low) Damage Increase: 15% Main Attribute Increase: 15% Stamina Increase: 15% Ancient God¡¯s Blessing, Immune to 15% of all Dark Damage. Ancient God¡¯s Gift, Dark Spells effect increased by 30%. Control of the God, can bind three skills to it, making them increase by 1 level or turn into Dark damage. Rmended equipment: Any profession Equipment level: 10 Although only Li Yao could see the item¡¯s properties, just seeing the golden quality was enough to drive people crazy. Another golden dress was unveiled, it was unrealistic not to be excited. Looking at the heated gaze of the yers and masters, Li Yao said, ¡°Just equipment noting interesting. I will issue a task, andter, if a new recruit canplete my task, I¡¯ll give away this worthless thing as a reward.¡±
Upon hearing this news, the yers were immediately exhrated. ¡°I¡¯m going to return now. But first, I¡¯m issuing an escort mission. Escort me back and you will receive good feelings, experience, and blue equipment as rewards. Those who lose protection object can take the mission.¡± Followers were aplenty. Hundreds of yers signed up eagerly. Not to mention the rewards, even without rewards, many yers wanted to cozy up with Li Yao. The yers of the Dark Camp were utterly disappointed. Many masters were dumbfounded and dropped the idea of robbing Li Yao. Ephemeral Bloom and Little Cold Hands slightly shook their heads. This guy was too wicked. He once again quietly dissolved the crisis, making everyone run around in circles. ¡°Alright, let me gather some samples from the Ancient God, we¡¯ll return afterwards.¡±¡­ Chapter 409: 409: Collecting Ancient Gods Chapter 409: Collecting Ancient Gods People were spitting blood again. Dammit, so even the body of an ancient god could be harvested. But they could only watch with jealousy now. More than a hundred yers had already undertaken Li Yao¡¯s mission and only he could harvest these materials. Robbing him was pretty much out of the question. Many masters angrily turned to leave, no longer wanting to stay in this heart-wrenching ce. It was too frustrating. Ever since they encountered Li Yao, nothing had gone right. What started as them nning to use Li Yao had now turned into them being yed by him. In the end, he reaped all the benefits, and they had to thank him for saving their lives. Whether they admitted it or not, once news of this got out, Li Yao could not be med at all. On the contrary, they would be viewed as ungrateful if they bad-mouthed or maligned him after he had saved their lives. If they were unappreciative, that would be one thing, but to repay kindness with hostility would certainly turn them into objects of disdain. As for the other yers, they were rather understanding of the situation. They had made it onto the world announcement again, while they didn¡¯t receive much in the way of rewards, the honor alone was enough to console them. The yers who had died after battling the ancient god were heralded as heroes. They weren¡¯t penalized for failing the mission and instead received pretty decent rewards. It was the camps¡¯ way to honor those who made sacrifices for world peace. The two camps started promoting their achievements as soon as news got out that they killed an ancient god, emphasising their roles in the process. Especially the Light Faction, since the gnome who had led the battle was one of them, hence they embellished the event greatly. Just like Li Yao said, many bards beganposing songs about this epic event. Li Yao didn¡¯t have the time to bother about these things right now. He was busy harvesting the ancient god¡¯s body under the watchful eyes of the yers. Although they couldn¡¯te close due to the dark energy, watching what the ancient god yielded was quite interesting.
¡°System: You have harvested epic material Heart of the Ancient God*1.¡± ¡°System: You have harvested epic material Remains of the Ancient God*4.¡± ¡°System: You have harvested epic material Eye of the Ancient God*1.¡± ¡°System: You have harvested epic material Blood of the Ancient God.¡± The Heart of the Ancient God was a guaranteed drop, while the other three materials depended on the harvesting technique, especially the Blood of the Ancient God. It was a stronger version of the dark energy, had it not been for Li Yao¡¯s dark touch, he wouldn¡¯t have been able to collect that much Blood of the Ancient God. Li Yao was quite satisfied already. All the materials were of epic grade, if converted into equipment, these would definitely be top-tier purple equipment. But Li Yao, of course, wouldn¡¯t foolishly create an excess of equipment. These materials, for the most part, could be used to craft puppets, which would certainly enhance the quality of the puppets to a whole new level. Just thinking about the new puppets obtaining certain characteristics of the ancient god, Li Yao couldn¡¯t wait to fly back to hisb in Undercity to start crafting. ¡°All right, let¡¯s get going, find a peripheral point and we can teleport back,¡± said Li Yao, waving his hand. ¡°Master, you¡¯ve harvested so many things. Let us take a look, please.¡± A yer suggested. ¡°These are all corrosive materials, they are of no use to you guys. There¡¯s no need to get your hopes up. Let¡¯s hurry and get back so you can im your rewards. I believe once we return, they will havee to their senses,¡± answered Li Yao, not letting them peek at the attributes and leading the way without hesitation. With these yers as his escort, the masters who had ill intentions were forced to refrain, plus, Li Yao had an electronic map and knew which areas had no influence from the Titan array. After a few hours, Li Yao finally led the team to such a ce. Then he crumbled the teleportation scroll Miller gave him and everyone returned to the gnome¡¯s town in turns. Li Yao then rewarded the yers with blue equipment he was nning to let Little Cold Hands consume and insincerely proimed that he needs to rest for a couple of days and will be settling in this town. He told the yers that he would be posting a task at the Mercenary Hall in a few days, the reward being the golden dress. The yers left contentedly to turn in their quests and collect their other rewards. ¡°Little Hands, I have no use for these blue equipment, store them all in your bank. Your ability does consume equipment, these should be enough for you until level twenty,¡± Li Yao said, storing the blue equipment in Little Cold Hands¡¯ bank. ¡°Master, how could I take these? These blue gears are worth quite a few Gold Coins altogether.¡± Little Cold Hands shook her hand in protest. ¡°No need to be courteous with him. You wouldn¡¯t know how loaded he is if you don¡¯t look at the forums. Nevermind, it¡¯s tooplicated to exin. Just look at the forums and you¡¯ll know,¡± said Ephemeral Bloom.
¡°All right, then. Master, once I be stronger, I will help you,¡± promised Little Cold Hands. ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll be looking forward to it,¡± replied Li Yao, paying no mind. ¡°Wait, wait. Now that you¡¯ve gotten so many benefits, granted I didn¡¯t help much, but I kept your secret and joined your guild. You can¡¯t possibly give this powerful expert nothing in return,¡± said Ephemeral Bloom hastily as he saw Li Yao was about to leave. ¡°Tell me, what do you want? I must caution you that I¡¯m very frugal,¡± warned Li Yao.
¡°Don¡¯t look so scared, I just want a bit of the Blood of the Ancient God so I canplete another task given by my mentor,¡± said Ephemeral Bloom. ¡°Here.¡± Li Yao handed Ephemeral Bloom a small test tube that was only as big as his thumb and filled to one-third with Blood of the Ancient God. ¡°Dammit, you truly are a cheapskate. You harvested two big buckets of Blood of the Ancient God, and you only give me this tiny bit?¡± Ephemeral Bloom rolled his eyes. ¡°Take it or leave it, it¡¯s enough for you to use twice since you¡¯re nning to enhance yourself,¡± replied Li Yao bluntly. ¡°Even my intentions are known to you. All right, I am at a loss,¡± Ephemeral Bloom grumbled and took the test tube before leaving. ¡°Don¡¯t forget to report to the guild,¡± Li Yao waved at Little Cold Hands and also left. He was eager to find Miller and get his blueprints now. Although the encounter with the ancient god yielded quite a bit, the third door was in ruins and he failed to retrieve any blueprints. So now, all his hopes were on Miller¡¯s private collection. ¡°Master, you have truly lived up to expectations,¡± Miller greeted Li Yao with utmost respect. ¡°It¡¯s all thanks to the Golden Puppet,¡± replied Li Yao, handing over the key along with arge test tube. ¡°Master, you are too modest. My puppets merely gave you some means to protect yourself. They couldn¡¯t possibly help you unlock the gates and defeat an ancient god.¡± Millerughed, ¡°Master, what is this test tube for?¡±¡­ PS: I am hesitating on how to proceed with the next plot. Monthly ticket, please
Chapter 410: 410 Chapter 410: 410 Li Yaoughed and replied, ¡°It¡¯s nothing, just a kind of useless potion, given as a token of gratitude to the Golden Puppet. It¡¯s nothing valuable, just a small token of appreciation.¡± Miller, of course, knew what was inside the test tube, and felt overjoyed. His investment had definitely paid off. The Ancient God¡¯s Blood was not something one could obtain just anywhere. Even though it was low-grade Blood of the Ancient God, the divine substance it contained had a very wide range of applications, and was a priceless treasure. How could this be worthless? And judging by the size of the test tube, there was a lot of it. His sincerity was evident. ¡°How polite of you, very polite.¡± Miller happily collected the Blood of the Ancient God. How could he refuse such a treasure? If it were to circte in the market, it would definitely end up in the hands of a master craftsman. Although he held a high rank within the n, he could never get his hands on the Blood of the Ancient God. When he saw Li Yao¡¯s generosity, Miller¡¯s smile softened a bit. After all, this master had been very kind to him, and he was well aware that gratitude is meant to be repaid. This was someone worth befriending. The two exchanged knowing smiles, then Li Yao took out two chips, exining, ¡°These are two chips I obtained. However, the third portal was upied by an ancient God. After killing the God, I was heavily depleted, so I came back without looking for the fourth one.¡± ¡°That is more than enough. Disrupting the ns of the Ancient God is a great fortune already. I heard that it was you, Master, who exposed the Ancient God¡¯s plot, and tricked those timid Goblins into it to kill him. Otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable if the Ancient God had time to develop.¡± Miller put the chip into a machine. ¡°It was simply by chance. Breaking the seal of the Ancient God set by the Titans is a big deal, and it would be worth it even if it posed some risk. I would be grateful if they didn¡¯t me me for making unteral decisions and causing many masters to sacrifice.¡± ¡°Master, you¡¯re being humble. There¡¯s no im of a fight with Ancient Gods without casualties. Those n members who have died fighting due to the Ancient Gods, their souls will find rest.¡± Miller changed the subject. ¡°These two chips are still yours, Master. I just need a moment to duplicate what is inside, just a quarter of an hour.¡± ¡°Then I¡¯m sorry for the trouble. I¡¯m also interested in studying the technology andnguage of the Titans,¡± Li Yao said with a smile.
¡°Master is joking. You managed to unlock the three most difficult portals, which shows your true power. I would even ask Master to teach about Ancient Gods and Titannguages.¡± Miller opened another room. ¡°Pleasee in, Master. This is my collection room. It¡¯s a bit simple, but it took hard work. Whatever you like in here- you can pick three items.¡± Li Yao scanned the room. This was clearly his privateboratory, filled with many items. Here, there were materials, blueprints, potions, and gemstones, but few could be considered top-notch. Li Yao knew the really good stuff was likely stored away. But being able to see these already pleased Li Yao. Even if some are advanced, they¡¯re useless to him now. Moreover, as a reborn individual, he has multiple ways to acquire good items. Now, what mattered most was a tank-type Mechanical Puppet, with a few supportive items. ¡°Thisboratory looks great,¡± Li Yao said as he continued to look around. ¡°Didn¡¯t Master n to settle here? I have specifically arranged a spacious residence for Master, which also has aboratory. Oncepleted, it certainly won¡¯t be inferior to mine.¡± It¡¯s clear that Miller wanted to win Li Yao over. ¡°Please go ahead and choose, Master. If you¡¯re still not satisfied, I have some other things stored in the warehouse too, which would surely meet your expectations.¡± Lastly, Li Yao walked over to the blueprints section, remarking, ¡°That¡¯s enough, that¡¯s enough. My engineering level is low, I can¡¯t control highly advanced stuff.¡± ¡°These blueprints are all things that I¡¯ve learned from, some of them are drawn by me. They shoulde in handy for Master.¡± Miller wasn¡¯t surprised at all to see Li Yao looking at the blueprints in the end¨Cto them, blueprints hold priority. He¡¯d make the same choice himself. ¡°This¡­¡± Li Yao took out a blueprint. ¡°The basic structure of a Mechanical Puppet. It appears that the Master ns to make a Mechanical Puppet for himself.¡± Miller replied, ¡°This one¡¯s not bad. Although the Master¡¯s current strength is not enough, it will definitely be useful in a little while. It¡¯s very practical to start learning now.¡± The so-called blueprint for the basic structure of a Puppet includes some scatteredponents and circuitry. Learning this would definitely bolster Li Yao¡¯s abilities in creating Mechanical Pets. It¡¯s a very practical boost in engineering. ¡°Then I¡¯ll choose this for the second one,¡± Li Yao dly dered. He hadn¡¯t expected Miller to let him choose this blueprint as well. Helper Machine Bed Blueprint ¡°The Master really knows how to pick. I only have this one copy. It may not be high-level, but only a Great Grandmaster can draw it. With this and Master¡¯s spiritual power, you¡¯ll be unstoppable.¡± Miller ttered. ¡°Hardly, I¡¯m used to working alone and don¡¯t really want an assistant, so I have to resort to this,¡± Li Yao brushed it off. The fact was, there was no such blueprint in the Dark Camp. The goblins would rather amass low-level engineers than use these high-precision devices. After all, they¡¯re all focused on profit. Even a copper coin is a big deal to them, let alone these expensive machine beds. ¡°This will be the third.¡± Li Yao took out thest blueprint. ¡°Why would Master choose such a massive war machine?¡± Miller questioned curiously.
Li Yao put away the Spider Tank Blueprint and replied, ¡°I¡¯ve always dreamed of being a grandmaster of martial engineering since childhood, but never had the opportunity. Being able to learn how to make a Spider Tank is a way of fulfilling my dream. This blueprint is precious¡ªif it turns out to be too extravagant, I can pick another.¡± ¡°Not at all, I¡¯m also eager to see the Spider Tank that Master will create.¡± ¡°Haha, I¡¯m eagerly anticipating it too,¡± dered Li Yao, his enthusiasm clearly genuine. The Spider Tank is a type ofrge-scale war machine that, naturally, could be transformed into an intelligent Mechanical Puppet. Li Yao originally intended to settle for a blueprint of a Mechanical War Bear. He didn¡¯t expect to find a blueprint for a Mechanical Tank¡ªit was an unexpected delight. Now he was eager to return to his Undercityb, gather materials and start building.
Once out of the collection room, having obtained the chips, Li Yao couldn¡¯t wait to leave. He declined Miller¡¯s invitation to stay for dinner, and Miller had no choice but to arrange for someone to escort him to his residence. What disappointed Li Yao was the absence of a deed. Otherwise, this ce would have truly belonged to him. But he knew Miller hadn¡¯t fully trusted him yet. Nheless, his mind wasn¡¯t on this at the moment. He whisked himself back to Undercity using his Hearthstone¡­ Chapter 411: 411: Clue of the Touch of Darkness Chapter 411: Clue of the Touch of Darkness ¡°Big brother, you¡¯re back. Come to the council hall quickly.¡± Dull and cute TongTong said, sending a private message to Li Yao when she saw his message. ¡°Okay. I¡¯ll be right there. Is there something going on?¡± Li Yao asked. ¡°No big issue, just someone looking for you.¡± TongTong, cheerfully trotting over to Li Yao¡¯s side, said: ¡°The visitor was all secretive, didn¡¯t answer any questions. Your wife even asked me to stay aspany, hmph. And I wanted to go to the battle arena!¡± Li Yao took out the reins of the cave dwellers, handing them over to TongTong, ¡°Take a look, I¡¯ve even brought you a gift.¡± TongTong excitedly asked, ¡°What gift?¡± ¡°See for yourself.¡± Li Yao handed the reins over to a stunned TongTong. ¡°Wow, it¡¯s a mount, hahaha, I have a mount now, you¡¯re the best big brother.¡± Excitement shed across TongTong¡¯s eyes, instantly reacting, ¡°Nevermind, mounts are too expensive right now, you can get a lot of money if you sold it. You should sell it, big brother.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t be ridiculous. How can I let something like this get out? Hurry up and take it. Consider it a guild benefit,¡± said Li Yao. He was joking. No matter how manybat mounts, it would never be too many. How could he sell it? ¡°No, I can¡¯t. My sister-inw will scold me. I dare not ept it.¡± TongTong, reluctantly handed the mount back to Li Yao. ¡°Okay then, I¡¯m now selling this mount for a gold coin. Anyone interested? If no one wants it, I¡¯m throwing it away,¡± Li Yao said,pletely serious. ¡°No, don¡¯t.¡± TongTong gave him a gold coin and cheerfully summoned her mount, showing off all over the ce, ¡°Big brother, when I get something good, I¡¯ll give it to you.¡±
Li Yao shook his head and headed toward the council hall. He was surprised to find the female banshee official awaiting him. ¡°Sister, why did youe yourself? If you need something, just have someone tell me, I¡¯lle running.¡± Li Yao said as he approached. ¡°You, always with the sweet talk.¡± the Banshee seemed very pleased to see Li Yao, ¡°I was sent by the General, she wants to meet with you.¡± ¡°Then let¡¯s go immediately,¡± Li Yao, though perplexed, acted swiftly. ¡°Alright.¡± The female official didn¡¯t dally either, leading Li Yao outside. ¡°This is your first visit here, sister. There isn¡¯t much to offer, so please ept this modest gift and pardon theck of hospitality,¡± said Li Yao, as he presented another test tube. ¡°What¡¯s this? It contains energy of divinity!¡± The female official initially nned to refuse. After all, she didn¡¯t expect Li Yao, a rookie, to be capable of offering anything valuable, and she was fond of him too and didn¡¯t want him to spend unnecessarily. ¡°Just something I stumbled upon. It seems special and it¡¯s of epic materials, which I can¡¯t make use of. But I believe you can, sister. So here, even if you don¡¯t find it useful, please don¡¯t feel offended. It¡¯s the thought that counts.¡± ¡°This is no ordinary thing. Furthermore, there¡¯s so much of it. I can sense the divine energy inside, it¡¯s definitely an exquisite item. Are you sure you want to give it to me?¡± the Banshee asked with a smile. ¡°I¡¯m not one to regret.¡± Li Yao dered seriously. ¡°Then I¡¯ll ept it graciously. This can make my spirit more cohesive and powerful,¡± the female official said with a radiant smile, as she stepped into the Royal District along with Li Yao. Li Yao, too, felt happy. As long as he could maintain this rtionship, he could benefit immensely from it in the future. The bit of an investment that it required was nothingpared to the benefits he¡¯d reapter. The Queen once again met Li Yao in that enormousboratory. ¡°Impressive, to think you could rise to prominence even in the Light Faction.¡± The Queen said nonchntly. Li Yao was taken aback, thenugh bitterly, ¡°You really can¡¯t keep anything hidden from you. How did you find out?¡± ¡°Not to praise myself, but before reaching the second stage, the only thing that can be in contact with the ancient god without being eroded is this touch of darkness. Of course, I can¡¯t be certain, but upon seeing the current state of the touch of darkness, I¡¯m sure of it. You managed to get quite a haul this time. Or are you nning to join the Light Faction? I¡¯ve heard that guy treats you well,¡± the Queen asked calmly. ¡°The Queen jests. How could I join the Light Faction? It¡¯s just that goblins are generally unreliable and stingy. I need mechanical blueprints, and the only ce to obtain them is from gnomes. The encounter with the ancient god was purely a matter of serendipity,¡± Li Yao exined hastily. ¡°Alright, since you¡¯re back, I can rest easy. From now on, don¡¯t go back to the Light Faction. Your identity there is no longer safe,¡± the Queen said seriously. ¡°How could that be? I haven¡¯t made any mistakes.¡± Li Yao, puzzled, asked.
¡°Do you think you can keep the things of the ancient god safe? Once they find out you¡¯ve got something from an ancient god, they¡¯ll start investigating how you were able to resist the corrosion of the ancient god. Do you think you can handle the scrutiny?¡± the Queen smirked. ¡°Err¡­¡± Li Yao was stunned. He had indeed overlooked these issues. Like they say: innocence is no protection against possession of the Jade Bi ¨C possessing materials from the ancient god was a crime in its own right. ¡°Good, you understand now,¡± the Queen reached out her hand, ¡°You can keep the other materials, give me the Blood of the Ancient God. I have important use for it.¡± With a long face, Li Yao took out a barrel. It wasn¡¯t easy to satisfy the Queen.
¡°Stop making such a face. I know for sure you¡¯ve got a lot more hidden away. I owe you a favor this time, and I¡¯ll repay you in the future,¡± the Queen said as she stowed away the Blood of the Ancient God. Li Yao¡¯s face suddenly lit up with a smile. As far as he was concerned, a favor from the Queen was worth far more than any Blood of the Ancient God. ¡°Also, I have a piece of information for you as a bonus. I believe you¡¯ll be interested?¡± the Queen said. ¡°What news?¡± Li Yao instantly perked up. If it wasn¡¯t something important, the Queen wouldn¡¯t mention it. ¡°You should know that the three factions are fighting against the centaurs together. The high ranks of the three factions are also deciding to test the new recruits. They¡¯re nning to wipe out an eerie Centaur tribe, and from what I sense, another clue pointing to the Touch of Darkness just happens to be there in the tribe¡¯s altar. If you wish to put the pieces together, you can try finding this clue.¡± The Queen said, waving her hand, ¡°You may leave now. Return to see me when you¡¯ve reached level 25 and havepleted the third mission.¡± Li Yao thanked the Queen and left. This was big news. The Touch of Darkness ¨C initially, Li Yao didn¡¯t pay too much attention but as its function began to reveal itself, Li Yao found himself longing to see what else it could do once all of its pieces were assembled. Regarding the trial, it was actually a main dungeon mission. The Centaur Tribe was the first 25-yer dungeon in the World of Ancient Gods. In other words, it was a dungeon that required the cooperation of five squads toplete. Compared to the level 10 dungeon, a level 25 dungeon was much more challenging. And the scenario was grand ¨C they were going up against an entire centaur tribe. The supposed ¡°clue¡± would most definitely be a high difficulty, first kill triggered plot. Originally, Li Yao wasn¡¯t in any hurry or desperate to score the first kill, but now, it seemed he really needed topete for it. Returning to the campsite, Li Yao shared his ns with Sister Li, who agreed that they should vie for it. As for Li Yao, he returned to hisboratory and began preparing for Level 20. He needed to create and modify puppets ¨C it was now an urgent matter. PS: Stuck in the middle of the text¡­
Chapter 412: 412: Intermediate Boss·Mechanical Firehawk Chapter 412: Intermediate Boss¡¤Mechanical Firehawk There were two reasons why Li Yao hadn¡¯t upgraded his puppet for a long time. Firstly, there wasn¡¯t much material at that time, the cost was too high and Li Yao felt the pet¡¯s level waspletely sufficient for his use at that time. Secondly, he was apprehensive that the puppet might gain too many levels while being upgraded, which would in turn increase its quality at a significant cost. If it were a normal upgrade, Li Yao wouldn¡¯t worry at all. But once dismantled, it would no longer be his pet and with a quality increase, there was a high chance it¡¯d be a level-20 pet. At that time, Li Yao was far away from level-20, thus he dyed the upgrading process until now. Li Yao spent an entire night listing out all the materials required, before heading to his own warehouse to take them out and then off to the auction house for further purchases. Unquestionably, with the increase in the number of yers and the duration of the game, the avability of items within it was gradually increasing. Li Yao could find almost everything he wanted at the auction ce. It was not until the noon of the next day that Li Yao gathered all the materials. Then he went back to his ownboratory. Although the procurement amount was considerable, it waspletely within Li Yao¡¯s capability. There was a great deal of preparation to do as well, starting with the instation and construction of auxiliary tforms, especially the auxiliary workbench. Resetting theboratory was exhausting for the guild yers who were learning engineering from Li Yao. However, seeing Li Yao getting these new high-quality equipments worked as a motivation for them. As Li Yao promised, these equipments were avable for all of them to use. The moreplete and luxurious theboratory was, the happier they were.
¡°Thanks for your hard work. I know everyone is tired. I will ask the deputy leaders to distribute points to you. Those who want to exchange items can go to the warehouse,¡± he said, looking very pleased with hisb. In terms of equipment, even it was hard to find a luxuriousboratory like his, as it integrated equipment from gnomes, goblins and titans. ¡°Boss, you¡¯re awesome.¡± These yers received a sry and could umte points as well. Li Yao rewarded them with extra points, so they didn¡¯t have to spend their own money auctioning drawings and the like. ¡°Also, I need to create some important items for the next few days, so avoid disturbing me. Everyone should go to the Undercity Engineering Laboratory temporarily. The rental fee will be paid by the guild,¡± Li Yao said. ¡°Boss, we can help you.¡± Many of them had learned a lot in just half a day. So many wanted to stay close to Li Yao to continue learning. ¡°You will have plenty of opportunities in the future. I just need to keep the process confidential because what I¡¯m making this time is a very secretive weapon of mine. I trust all of you, but the less people know about it, the more confidence we have in pioneering the instance. Therefore, the deputy leaders won¡¯t even be told about it,¡± Li Yao patiently exined, of course, this was a lie. In fact, he did not want to reveal some advanced techniques that he had learned from nowhere. Besides, he could handle all these with the help of the auxiliary machine tools. When making the objects, Li Yao decided to start with his first pet, the Firehawk. Even though the Firehawk had been limited to the role of a scout, it was still Li Yao¡¯s favourite pet. This time, the Firehawk¡¯s body was mainly made of iron ore, while its ws and beak were reced with sharper metals infused with special materials. With the previous experience, Li Yao made the Firehawk even bigger this time. The original Firehawk looked like a cub but now it was a fierce bird of prey. The eyes were reced with better Hawk Eye Stones, further extending the hawk¡¯s scouting distance. As for the issue with the Titan Solvent, the circuit was reced with a special Rune Array, which would prevent any malfunction and was adaptable to relentless battles as levels increased. Li Yao strived for perfection this time, spending an entire day to finish the work. Li Yao held the Firehawk¡¯s core in one hand, and the me Emblem in the other. This treasure was obtained from a powerful druid, a supreme treasure that all druids would go crazy for. Now it was used by Li Yao to upgrade his mechanical core. Li Yao ced the me Emblem on top of the core of the Firehawk. Suddenly, the Rune Array of the core began to flicker and the me Emblem was fused with the core.
Then, the me Emblem seemed to melt and was imprinted on the core, forming a me Seal. After that, a phantom of a me shot out from the core. ¡°Indeed, it¡¯s an amazing item, now the core finally possesses the fire attribute,¡± said Li Yao, drawing a line with his finger. The metallic feathers of the Firehawk split open to form a mouth, into which Li Yao inserted the core. The original ck metal instantly caught fire. Unlikest time, there was no metallic texture this time, it felt like a real elemental being. Even the mechanical sound disappeared. The eyes of the Firehawk turned into a transparent amber color, looking extremely lively and spiritual. It didn¡¯t move but rubbed its head against Li Yao¡¯s arm.
Li Yao quickly checked the Firehawk¡¯s attributes. Mechanical Firehawk Grade: Level 20 Intermediate Boss Life: 200,000 Armor: 1000 Resistance: Intermediate Fire Resistance, Preliminary Physical Resistance Skills: me w, me Tear, me Hydra, me Feather Strike, me Breath, me Aura. The remaining attributes didn¡¯t change much, it could still evolve and mutate. However, these attributes were already extremely powerful, all the skills had been enhanced to varying degrees. me w was an evolved version of an eagle pouncing a rabbit, me Tear was a powerful beak attack skill. me Hydra could be summoned to attack enemies, me Feather Strike was simr to me Sea, besides inflicting strike damage, it would also cause constant scorching damage. me Breath was the evolved version of Breath, and me Aura provided Li Yao with fire resistance as well. As expected, the Firehawk was indeed level 20 and now couldn¡¯t participate in fights. But it could still be summoned for a walk, demonstrating its existence.
Moreover, to advance to the second phase at level 20, an array was needed. The Firehawk would have also undergone the same situation, requiring a baptism, as it was dependent on Li Yao. What satisfied Li Yao the most was the revolutionary change of the Firehawk¡¯s blood volume, from tens of thousands to two hundred thousands. The ascend in attributes was the reason, after yers reached level 20, their pets could reach such a level. Li Yao put away the Firehawk, took a rest, and then prepared to reform the second puppet, the Death God 4000. The Death God 4000 had undergone twice transformation, but they were not essential changes. Moreover, the forcing use of those weapons actually made it quite uncoordinated. So Li Yao wanted topletely redo the Death God 4000. However, he wasn¡¯t sure if the Death God 4000 could be an intermediate level¡­ Chapter 413: 413: Upgrade Competition Chapter 413: Upgrade Competition Li Yao logged off again to rest, then came back online fully refreshed. Although it¡¯s referred to as refurbishing, it¡¯s tantamount to creating anew. Besides the mechanical core, most otherponents required fresh materials to properly upgrade. Li Yao¡¯s only concern was that he hadn¡¯t found something akin to the me Emblem that would allow the Death God 4000¡¯s core to evolve. Li Yao¡¯s only reliance was the high quality materials and some elements retrieved from relics that he couldn¡¯t produce himself. Of course, Li Yao knew that as long as he reced the materials, the odds of Death God 4000 bing a mid-level boss were high. His main concern was not obtaining useful skills. Since he had the Spider Tank Blueprint, Li Yao¡¯s concept for Death God 4000 became a warehouse with distant firepower, simr to that of a hunter¡¯s job. While Li Yao was busy with the puppet production, other yers were not idling. As they approached level 20, everyone was in a rush to prepare. They were mainly preparing for the level 20 mainline dungeon. Now, it wasmon knowledge among yers that the new dungeon was for a team of 25. All guilds were adjusting their settings and storing up equipment. However, it was quite challenging since most equipment now was only level 10. Level 15 equipment was very scarce thus some guilds even arranged specialized teams to kill regr level 20 beasts to procure the small chance of obtaining good level 20 equipment.
This was the advantage of big guilds. Their core teams had various resource supplies, leveled up with ease, and even had dedicated personnel to gather information about new dungeons and understand the Centaur situation. Some guilds even went to the West Continent to join in the war against the Centaurs. The yers¡¯ levels are too low to take part in such a war. They could only perform simple tasks, which were still very dangerous. In order to obtain more information about the Centaurs, many guilds ced their best people there. Although they were not part of the core teams, they were still very skilled. The level 10 mainline dungeon had upset many guilds. They didn¡¯t believe they were incapable but thought of it as giving Li Yao an advantage. The carnival had left them in the dark about the dungeon. Now they were well equipped, and every guild wanted to show Li Yao that he couldn¡¯tpete with their underlying strength. The recent establishment of the Starfire Guild and the preceding invisible conflicts made many guilds feel threatened by Starfire. Especially after receiving intel that Prairie Fire was looking to contest for the first kill of the highest difficulty, and was preparing some secret weapon, the guilds became more anxious. Under such a threat, the guilds would certainly not sit idly. Compared to other guilds, the pace at Starfire Guild did not change. The regr members were still systematically busy with guild tasks, preparing for guild residence. The core team was busy leveling up. The guild had basically chosen 25 people for the task. In fact, almost 40 people were chosen, and the rest were substitutes. Therge team of 40 divided into eight groups were busy leveling up without sleeping or eating. Thanks to the leveling guide provided by Li Yao, they had arrived at the sandbar and were clearing out some monsters while understanding the situation. As for the information about the Centaurs, Starfire Guild had only collected some symbolically. People outside saw that the Starfire Guild did not want topete for the first kill, but instead invested most of their energy into preparing for the Guild residence. However, the actual situation was indeed the case. Other Guilds thought this was just a smoke screen from Starfire and did not rx their vignce in the slightest. Li Yao was busy working while his sister watched and voiced her concern: ¡°There are only 40 people currently striving for the mainline dungeon. Is this going to work? Otherrge guilds have mobilized hundreds of people to prepare for the dungeon. Additionally, we don¡¯t have much information about the Centaurs.¡± Li Yao was currently making weapons for Death God 4000 when he spoke, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, my tutor is the Queen. She told me about the situation of the new dungeon. This is a special tribe of Centaurs. They just don¡¯t realize that all their work is in vain.¡± ¡°Why didn¡¯t you say this earlier? If we have information from the Queen, our chances would increase significantly.¡± Li Yao¡¯s sister was visibly relieved. Li Yao gave a wry smile. The Queen only mentioned a sentence, she wouldn¡¯t give away precise information even if she knew it, let alone tell him. He was just using the Queen as an excuse, but it was a very useful shield.
¡°Yes, right now the core team has already leveled up to 18 in that area.¡± said Li Yao¡¯s sister, ¡°Have you researched any good ces for leveling up?¡± ¡°They are working hard indeed, very fast.¡± Li Yao looked stunned. ¡°We don¡¯t have an analyst or strategist in our Guild, only yourself. They also understand this situation, so they can¡¯t afford not to work hard.¡± said Li Yao¡¯s sister. ¡°They even use their nights to level up, now they¡¯re basically on par with therge guilds, but I can¡¯t keep up with the progress, so I won¡¯t participate in this expedition.¡± Li Yao nodded and said, ¡°There is a volcano eruption point with lots ofva at the sandbar. Send a fast-moving teammate to lure the Murlocs near the sea outlet to theva. Although the Murlocs are over level 20, with the help of theva, it¡¯s no problem for the team to clear them out.¡±
Li Yao¡¯s sister¡¯s eyes brightened, ¡°That¡¯s possible? This way, we might be able to gather a bit of level 20 equipment.¡± ¡°Yes, it¡¯s no problem for everyone to level up to 20 there.¡± said Li Yao. ¡°Good, I¡¯ll immediately notify the Fruit Knight.¡± Li Yao¡¯s sister couldn¡¯t wait to share the news. ¡°Wait, after you¡¯ve notified them, take care of some guild matters and clear some time for tomorrow.¡± Li Yao suddenly had an idea. Li Yao¡¯s sister blinked her eyes in confusion, ¡°What¡¯s up?¡± ¡°I need some materials to upgrade the Hydra, and you cane with me. This way, you won¡¯t fall behind. Your mage skills are so good. Among the substitutes, aside from Mu Zi, no one can match you.¡± Li Yao exined. ¡°That would be great, but wouldn¡¯t it dy your progress?¡± Li Yao¡¯s sister hesitated. ¡°How could it? The ce I¡¯m going to, I need your help.¡± said Li Yao. ¡°Ok then, I will free up some time tomorrow and experience what it¡¯s like to level up at lightning speed.¡± Li Yao¡¯s sister happily left; she never intended to give up the chance to join the expedition. Li Yao shook his head, his sister had indeed put all her energy into the guild, how could he let her down. Then he continued to create Death God 4000. Once that waspleted, he would likely be at level 20 in which case, he wouldn¡¯t be able to use it anymore. So Li Yao decided to upgrade his level first. Otherwise, he would lose his ce as number one on the leaderboard. And at level 20, the Hydra would once again evolve another head, that required loads of attribute materials¡­. PS: Due to constraints, I will catch up little by little. Sigh, I don¡¯t even dare to ask for votes anymore. Feels bad.
Chapter 414: 414: New Death God 4000 Chapter 414: New Death God 4000 After Sister Li left, Li Yao continued to be engrossed in puppet production. Everyone else was busy leveling up and he had already lost nearly three days¡¯ worth of time. He had no choice though, this was his primarybat force. Even if it was time-consuming, he had to carefully craft it. However, Li Yao wasn¡¯t worried. He had plenty of ways to level up. Once hepleted several pets, his own improvement would also be significant. Level 20 was a crucial threshold. For NPCs, only upon entering the second step did one be considered a quasi-soldier. That¡¯s because all jobs at level 20, in terms of both attributes and ability, would undergo a qualitative change. The first thing was that they would gain a powerful passive skill boost, resulting in a significant increase. Also, equipment attributes at level 20 would be much stronger than before. Lastly, once each profession learned almost all the skills, it could basically be consideredplete. For example, starting from level 20, if a warrior passed the warrior¡¯s test, they would be allowed to wear te Armor. te Armor was one of the strongest types of armor, second only to various magic armors. Hunters and Shamans needed toplete trials at level 30 to wear Light Chain Armor. The defense gap between a te Armor warrior and a Heavy Chain Armor Soldier was not to be underestimated. Defensive jobs gained a significant upgrade. Tanks became stronger, and output-damage oriented te Armor jobs also saw a significant increase in survivability due to wearing te Armor.
These are general examples, for each profession, the upgrades were different. Even each talent upgrade varied. Take Hunters for example, Beast King Hunters, regardless of the elite professions, would receive a divine beast¡¯s test and thus gain the talent blessings from the Beast God¡¯s Heart. The Beast God¡¯s Heart could bless both pet and character attributes, most importantly it increased the number of pets that could be summoned. Trap Hunters would encounter the trial of the wilderness god, receiving the protection of the Wilderness, which could increase the number of traps released, and the trap¡¯s effects would be greatly enhanced. Other professions were the same. No matter which one, depending on the performance, they would receive a powerful blessing. Moreover, after level 20 more powerful skills could be learned and equipment with stronger attributes could be obtained. This was a true qualitative change. Li Yao could allocate more talent points due to his dual talents, but when he reached level 20, he could only ept one test. Unless he filled the talent points on the side of the Beast King. There was no doubt in Li Yao¡¯s mind, he definitely intended to ept the Beast God¡¯s test. The shooter ss could increase his attack power, butpared to the boost given by summoning multiple pets, his own attack power upgrade would be insignificant. Finally, when the game was still in the dawn, Li Yao created the new Death God 4000. But it can no longer be called Death God 4000, both in appearance and function, it has changed greatly from before. Death God 4000 Rank: 20 Level Intermediate Boss Life: 200,000 Armor: 1000 Resistance: Elementary Physical Resistance Skills: Rocket Triple Strike, Super Block, Rotating Shield, Armor-breaking Bullet, Energy Absorption/Energy Dump, Mechanical Aura. Other attributes haven¡¯t changed, can evolve and mutate, and have advanced wisdom. This time Li Yao designed it with one hand holding a heavy-duty gun and the other arm with a giant metal shield. As it could not be ridden, and Li Yao had reduced the hauling package once again, the Death God 4000 had changed from its original obese appearance to its current slim and tall one.
Rocket Triple Strike was the release of three rockets, an evolution of the rocket firing skill. Super Block was a skill to use the shield to form a shield barrier, immunizing against harm, sort of a mini invincibility. Rotating Shield was throwing the shield to cause damage to the target, it could ricochet up to seven times. Armor-breaking Bullet dealt a blow that could ignore 50% armor.
Mechanical Aura was an aura skill that increased the attributes of mechanical equipment and pets in the team by 15%. Energy Absorption was the absorption of energy in gemstones, equipment or elemental essences. Energy Dump was the action of spilling this absorbed energy in the form of magic bullets, simr to a magic machine gun. Only the power and uracy would not be as precise. And depending on what was absorbed, the attributes and quantity of the bullets would be different. This skill was simr to Little Cold Hands¡¯ equipment absorption, it also depended on the strength and quality of the consumed items to see the effect. However, Death God 4000 was now Level 20, Li Yao couldn¡¯tmand it, he could only look at it with envy. On the whole, Li Yao was quite satisfied with this pet. It was a pretty good minion that could attack and defend. If he could summon multiple minions, Li Yao would designate it as his own shield. This was the structure envisaged by Li Yao. The Fire Eagle was responsible for firepower and reconnaissance ¨C in the battlefield, it was like Li Yao¡¯s second pair of eyes, giving him an overview of the entire situation. Although the Spider Tank hadn¡¯t been crafted yet, Li Yao¡¯s positioning for it was in the front-line, a stationary barrier that could draw resentment, letting Li Yao and other pets focus on output. Apart from output, the Death God 4000 could help Li Yao relocate, or block damage. The Hydra served as a supplement. This divine pet was mostly focused on control; the Frost Snake and Dark Snake were not particrly proficient at explosive output. Moreover, Li Yao decided that the Hydra¡¯s third head would evolve into a Poison Snake. In fact, he had considered having the third evolution be a Fire Snake or a Thunder Snake, or even a Light Snake.
For the Fire Snake, due to the existence of the Fire Eagle, Li Yao did not choose it. It wasn¡¯t that he was afraid of repetition, but if he encountered high resistance to fire, the chance of being countered was too high, and since there were too many choices, Li Yao didn¡¯t choose it. The Thunder Snake was also an ideal choice for Li Yao, but there was a lot of metal on his side, and the lightning attribute was not easy to control,rge-scale spells could easily cause friendly fire. Even if it wouldn¡¯t cause damage, the lightning attribute would interfere with the operation of the Array, and the materials avable now could not achieve instion. Li Yao was quite fond of the Light Snake, after all, it could serve as a healer, with the Light Snake, Li Yao¡¯s stamina could be significantly extended. Although itcked attack power, it could make Li Yao even stronger. Unfortunately, Li Yao could not find any materials with Holy Light Attributes. As far as Li Yao knew, there were almost no monsters in the Holy Light Element, there were only very high-level ones, which were impossible to achieve at present. The only way was through the church, but only the Human side had a church, and the church¡¯s power was very strong, even the king had to give way, let alone Li Yao being a yer from a small opposing faction. ¡°Is this the new Death God 4000? It¡¯s changed a lot from the original. Test it, let me see its power.¡± Sister Li walked in through the door and said, looking at Li Yao painting the Death God 4000. Li Yao gave a wry smile, ¡°It¡¯s a Level 20 pet, I can¡¯t control it at now.¡± ¡°I see. Well then, let¡¯s get going and level up. By the way, where should we go?¡± Chapter 415: Leisure Studio is fighting the boss Chapter 415: Leisure Studio is fighting the boss ¡°I suppose we¡¯re still in the territory of the sandbar,¡± Big Sister Li sat on a rock, resting and asked curiously, ¡°But we seem to have taken a roundabout path.¡± Li Yao handed her a bottle of grape wine, stating, ¡°Once we pass this mountaintop, we¡¯ll arrive.¡± Big Sister Li looked at the map,menting, ¡°ording to the map, we are still on the coastline after crossing this region. I see no difference though. Given the long coastline of this sandbar, why must wee to this segment?¡± ¡°I¡¯ve studied the information released by Shadow Dance¡¯s Assassin Hall. Here resides a kind of Poison Arrow Frog, and a unique terrain that would not only allow us to level up but also let me collect toxin materials as preparation for the Hydra¡¯s evolution,¡± Li Yao exined. ¡°Oh, I see. Then let¡¯s speed it up. The yers over there should have left by now, and will probably not spot us,¡± Big Sister Li suggested. ¡°Indeed, they have already departed.¡± Although the Fire Eagle couldn¡¯t participate in battles, it was prettypetent in reconnaissance. Along the way, Li Yao managed to steer clear of all yers, mainly because there were too many yers keeping an eye on Starfire Guild now. It wouldn¡¯t matter if they were spotted by average yers, but if the guild yers received the news, they would continuously harass them. After weighing the pros and cons, Li Yao decided to let the Hydra evolve into the Snake of Poison in the second order, finally choosing this ce based on vague memory. He knew that here a highly practical toxic-resistant essory was produced, noted for its excellent quality. Li Yao didn¡¯t particrly value essories or orbs that resisted toxins, but if he acquired one, it would be significant assistance. The most important thing was that, besides producing excellent toxin materials, this ce facilitated leveling, and therefore, Li Yao ultimately chose toe here. The duo climbed another mountaintop and observing the situation below, Big Sister Li frowned and said, ¡°A guild is leveling up here. I don¡¯t know which guild it is. Have they also discovered the situation you mentioned?¡± Shaking his head, Li Yao answered, ¡°Impossible, theyck the strength. Besides, they aren¡¯t killing Poison Arrow Frogs.¡± Just like Murlocs, Poison Arrow Frogs are rampant in the Ancient God World; traces of them can even be found in many valleys and the seashore. However, dealing with Poison Arrow Frogs can be troublesome without any resistance to poison. The payoff isn¡¯t particrly high either, hence not many yers tend to bother them. ¡°Good, but won¡¯t they interfere with our leveling up?¡± Big Sister Li wasn¡¯t being overly anxious. If Li Yao¡¯s method happened to be exposed, the crowd would undoubtedly seize it. Having dodged so many yers, they hadn¡¯t expected to find someone leveling up in such a remote area. ¡°No worries, it¡¯s an old friend.¡± A smile crept over Li Yao¡¯s face. The two walked in, and Big Sister Li got a clear view of the guild¡¯s icon¡ªit was actually the Wanderers Studio. ¡°Is this your old friend?¡± Li Yaoughed and said, ¡°The first guild I conned and messed with¡ªI naturally have a deep impression.¡± In the beginning, in the mine, the Third Brother Wanderer led his second team to snatch Li Yao¡¯s Boss, ending up getting counter-tricked and wiped out entirely. Later, during the pioneer expedition to Faselin Academy, they dispatched rogues intending to disrupt Li Yao¡¯s pioneer expedition. However, Li Yao not only killed those sneaky rogues but also killed Third Brother Wanderer once again. Although there had been no direct contact afterwards, the Wanderers Studio constantly spoke enthusiastically about Starfire¡¯s threat. Subsequently, the Wanderers Studio was often involved in the covert attacks Li Yao faced. However, with the establishment of the Starfire Guild, Li Yao wasn¡¯t his singr self anymore. Plus, the Ancient God was just too vast, and Li Yao¡¯s whereabouts were elusive. The Wanderers Studio had to make a profit too. Consequently, it was impossible to waste too many resources dealing with Starfire or Li Yao, which led to a temporary ceasefire. But no one would forget this not-so-pleasant memory shared by the two parties¡ªthe Wanderers Studio bore the brunt of a severe loss due to Li Yao¡¯s tactics. Not only did Third Brother Wanderer face humiliation, but the Wanderers Studio was gravely affected too. That Dragon Eagle spell had left a deep impression of Li Yao on the Wanderers Studio. Simrly, Li Yao wasn¡¯t one with a short temper either. Naturally, he felt thrilled to see an old friend. ¡°You indeed have many friends,¡± Big Sister Li chuckled sardonically, making a note of their unexpected encounter. ¡°If we start fightingter, you should be careful.¡± Saying this, Li Yao ambled towards them. ¡°Stop! Wanderers Studio is doing business here, please make a detour, you cane tomorrow,¡± a warrior coldly instructed. ¡°What a coincidence, Starfire Guild is doing a guild mission here today, so we¡¯ve imed this ce. You¡¯d better scram,¡± Li Yao replied with a smile. A female mage next to the warrior held back her furiouspanion and said, ¡°Pal, there are so many ces to level up in the Ancient God, why bother fighting? Indeed, we, the Wanderers Studio, are doing a mission here. We will probably leave in an hour. Furthermore, as far as I know, the people from the Starfire Guild aren¡¯t leveling up here. If you want to lie, at leaste up with a usible excuse. We do have a bone to pick with the president of Starfire, but we are not hostile presently. We are just ordinary merchants, there¡¯s no point in stirring up trouble.¡± ¡°What if I have to pass today?¡± Li Yao said indifferently. ¡°You¡¯re clearly picking a fight. Don¡¯t stop me. Let me teach him a lesson. Just because he has a pretty woman by his side doesn¡¯t mean he can act like a hero anytime he likes,¡± the warrior retorted furiously, also gesturing to his teammates who came for backup. ¡°Right, I am indeed picking a fight. The Wanderers Studio now has two choices¡ªeither get out of here immediately or I¡¯ll kill you all,¡± Li Yao threatened. Big Sister Li was lost for words, for it seemed like they were the bad guys, even though the opponents had evidently cornered them. ¡°Damn, you¡¯re overestimating yourself, aren¡¯t you? Come on, let¡¯s have a one-on-one if you dare. I¡¯ll let you attack first. Otherwise, you won¡¯t even have a chance to strike,¡± the warrior taunted arrogantly, also considering himself an expert among ordinary yers. If it were an ordinary yer, he would either be furious or go all in. But his eyes couldn¡¯t help but linger on Big Sister Li. Even though her face was veiled, her alluring figure had drawn his attention. He couldn¡¯t resist wanting to teach Li Yao a lesson and disgrace him. Li Yao initially lost interest as the Fire Eagle¡¯s perspective revealed that the Wanderers Studio was fighting a boss. But the warrior¡¯s braggadocio entertainment amused him¡ªthis guy was really funny. ¡°Alright, let¡¯s have a game.¡± Li Yao calmly pulled out his Fire Gun. ¡°Good,e on, attack first, or else you won¡¯t even have the chance to make a move,¡± the warrior ridiculed. The others chuckled and retreated a bit. Guarding this ce was quite boring, and they weed some entertainment. Most of them dismissed and criticized Li Yao while specting how many minutes he could withstand in the warrior¡¯s hands. They were all confident. Of course, they had their reasons. Even though they hardly sought glory, their prowess was universally recognized in the Coliseum. Otherwise, they wouldn¡¯t maintain a firm grip on the high-end market¡­ ps: The update waste today, sorry¡­ Chapter 416: Symmetrical Surface Patterns Chapter 416: Symmetrical Surface Patterns ¡°Let me go first. You will probably end up on your knees singing ¡®conquest¡¯.¡± Li Yao stowed away his Fire Gun and took out the Ghost Handgun on his belt. Chuckle¡­ ¡°Oh my god, I am dying ofughter, doesn¡¯t he know who he¡¯s talking to, being so arrogant in front of Jing-ge.¡± ¡°He¡¯s really ignorant. Hepletely disregards Jing-ge¡¯sbat power, if we¡¯re talking about PVP, Jing-ge is definitely in the top ten.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, even big bro suggested having Jing-ge lead team formation for Carefree. To be in the top three is the true glory, it¡¯s ridiculous this kid do not even know such a thing and talks big, I guess he will lose face in a while.¡± ¡°Letting Jing-ge teach him a lesson is good too, a beauty like her, how can she follow such a dimwit.¡± The yers from Carefree Studio who were ready tough at Li Yao burst out inughter, all mocking Li Yao for overestimating his abilities. Sister Li also stepped back a few steps. With the intention to solo duel with Li Yao, many Starfire Guild¡¯s senior members got promoted in a matter of days and havee to ask for Li Yao¡¯s guidance. In fact, Li Yao had lost very badly. Li Yao casually loaded a bullet, then shot towards the sky. ¡°You¡¯re seeking death.¡± Seeing how Li Yao disregarded him, Carefree Regret became furious. He was not aware, his mannerism of letting Li Yao attack first was also a way of not taking Li Yao seriously. Li Yao was merely treating him the way he treated others, he couldn¡¯t stand that. And such people are considered experts. Thinking that there is a kind of demeaning arrogance thates with being an expert, patronising to ordinary yers, is quite annoying. ¡°I am seeking death. Come and kill me.¡± Li Yao disdained. He had seen too many of such people in hisst life. Now, to ridicule them was also fun, and at the same time, ironic. Dueling is dueling. You can challenge a person in a one-on-one duel. If you despise someone, why bother doing this. Since you look down on someone and want to humiliate them, why pretend to be magnanimous during the duel. I allow you, Li Yao, to see this kind of person as disgusting. Such people, even if they have good technical skills, will never be the top fighters. Charge! Carefree Regret¡¯s eyes shed with a hint of anger, it was clear what his mood was. He felt humiliated, especially being ridiculed by a newbie in front of a beauty. He was unstoppable, he wanted to severely humiliate Li Yao, to let him know the true difference between an expert and an ordinary yer. Li Yao¡¯s body turned transparent. Carefree Regret¡¯s body passed directly through Li Yao, as if passing through a phantom, as if Li Yao never existed. This is the strength of the Ancient God Medal, strengthening dark spells, the effect is too powerful. Skills enhanced by equipment also received a significant boost, Li Yao¡¯s speed reached an extreme point. It¡¯s not that his charge couldn¡¯t hit Li Yao, but when Li Yaounched Ghost Walking his body became like a ghost, coupled with a massive increase in speed, it seemed as if Li Yao didn¡¯t move at all. In reality, Li Yao had avoided Carefree Regret¡¯s ability with a speed difficult to capture and then returned to his original position. It just looked like Li Yao became transparent and seemed like he didn¡¯t exist. Now it is, Carefree Regret¡¯s charge has reached its end. He appeared behind Li Yao, giving a feeling of back to back. Carefree Regret¡¯s face was full of shock, he had never encountered such a situation. If Li Yao had used another skill to intercept his charge, he would understand, even having a backup n for the situation after the charge was intercepted. But what¡¯s this situation? Even he felt as if Li Yao didn¡¯t exist. He hastily turned his head to see what was happening with Li Yao. But as soon as he turned his head, he saw a dazzling sword light. At this moment, Carefree Regret¡¯s back was facing the sun, Li Yao¡¯s ceremonial sword was exquisitely crafted, and the gemstones and fancy patterns embedded in it reflected the sunlight, making it incredibly dazzling. Smack¡­ Li Yao¡¯s ceremonial sword pped hard on Carefree Regret¡¯s face. That¡¯s right, it was a p, because the de of the sword didn¡¯t cut his face, but hit horizontally on his face. The clear sound left everyone stunned, especially those from Carefree Studio who were originally prepared tough at Li Yao, their smiles froze on their faces. ¡°Sorry, I¡¯m not good with swords. Let¡¯s do it again.¡± Li Yao apologized but his movements remained unhindered. The ceremonial sword rose again rapidly and then fell heavily. Smack¡­ Still a resounding sound, this time the ceremonial sword hit his right cheek. It was only after the second strike that Carefree Regret truly regained consciousness. The two hits were just too unexpected. After both strikes, he finally realized, he was tricked by Li Yao. ¡°Damn it, I¡¯m going to kill you.¡± Carefree Regret¡¯s eyes turned red. It was an absolute humiliation, he was actually pped twice in a row. At this moment, Carefree Regret was already furious with embarrassment. He quickly swung his great sword. zing sh! Intense mes burned on his great sword. Even Li Yao could feel the heat waveing from the great sword. He could even see a beast hovering around the great sword, letting out roars and growls. The yers from Carefree Studio who saw Carefree Regret use this move, they heaved a sigh of relief. They had seen this powerful move before, and what¡¯s even more important¡­ Although it¡¯s a two-handed great sword skill, the strike was very fast, it hardly slower than a one-handed weapon. The opponent was a hunter in leather armor, with this fragile skin, if he gets hit by this move, it would mean instant death, this hunter was acting too smug, standing right in front of a warrior, practically seeking death. There¡¯s no luck involved in this strike. Of course, this was from their perspective. Sister Li already felt sorry for Carefree Regret. Of all the people he could have dueled with, he had to pick Li Yao. For the guild yers¡¯ practice matches, Li Yao was a bit rude but he would not go so far as to humiliate his opponents. And Carefree Regret¡¯s face symmetrical sword marks were still fresh, one could even see magical lines. It was as if he, like the ancient elf, had sudden emerged wrinkles on his face. Li Yao¡¯s eyes shed with surprise. He actually turned over to be a Fire Warrior. This is an extremely powerful elite profession, belonging to the Magic Warrior ss. Good at both offense and defense, it can also use simple magic, it¡¯s a very sought-after elite profession. Regardless of the surprise, Li Yao didn¡¯t show any mercy. Seeing the opponent making a move, the moment the great sword was about to attack his neck, he swiftly pulled the trigger. Ding-dong-dong¡­ The great sword that was about to touch Li Yao¡¯s neck suddenly halted, then dropped to the ground. Carefree Regret¡¯s eyes also shed with shock and disbelief. Then he knelt down on one knee in front of Li Yao, clutching his arm. ¡°This is impossible.¡± ¡°This move should not be broken.¡± Four yers from Carefree Studio were suddenly shocked, then they saw Li Yao leisurely loading bullets into his handgun, the muzzle pointing at Carefree Regret¡¯s forehead, who was ring at Li Yao¡­ Chapter 417: 417: Continuous Flash Chapter 417: Continuous sh ¡°Spare us, bro!¡± The guys from Carefree Regret studio hastily shouted. They were all currently striving to reach level twenty and preparing for the main dungeon, and to die at this point was too hurtful. It would waste a considerable amount of time. Li Yao put his gun away and said indifferently, ¡°I haven¡¯t had enough fun yet. Killing him now would be such a waste.¡± ¡°Damn it, you think your crappy attacks can finish me off in one go? You are so naive,¡± Carefree Regret said, as he quickly sprung back to his feet, grabbed his great sword, and rushed back at Li Yao. ¡°Don¡¯t think you spared me out of mercy before. Even if you attacked, considering my defense, how much damage could you possibly do?¡± ¡°My attack power isn¡¯t high, but it¡¯s enough to finish you off.¡± Li Yao used Shadow Roll to dodge his Cleaving Strike and said calmly. ¡°So arrogant! Then, finish me if you can. If you do, I¡¯ll kneel down, and call you grandpa.¡± Carefree Regret roared in fury, as he unleashed his skills once again. He was uninterested in dungeon raiding, but when it came to yer vs. yer battles, he wasn¡¯t one to back down. He was a battle fanatic, often initiating duels in the Carefree Regret studio. Regardless of the opponent¡¯s ss, he almost always managed to decisively defeat them. His track record was impressive. Since the opening of the arena, he had basically stayed there. Had it not been due to today¡¯s requirements, he wouldn¡¯t havee out at all. He achieved a fifty-eight-win streak in the main arena, giving him the right to be proud and arrogant. After all, aside from Li Yao, who had a hundred consecutive victories, no one else had managed to have a sixty-win streak in the main arena. No matter how powerful he was, he would always encounter a yer who could suppress him. Achieving a fifty-eight-win streak was already incredibly impressive. This had led to all well-known yers paying significant attention to Li Yao. After all, his circumstances when achieving those victories were much more adverse, even facing off against Illusion God. Achieving a hundred victories was simply miraculous. Statues of Li Yao stood in all of thepetition arenas, with no one able to surpass him and rece his statues. Whirlwind sh!
His Whirlwind sh was different from the one used bymon warriors. Instead, it was a whirlwind burning with mes. The sweltering aura swept in, and his speed increasingly picked up as he swiftly approached Li Yao, leaving a trail of charred markings behind him. Li Yao executed another backward leapbined with Shadow Roll to evade his attacks. His actions were fluid and graceful. Carefree Regret could not even touch a thread of his clothing. ¡°Damn it, can you do anything other than evade?¡± Carefree Regret unleashed several skills in session, but they were all wasted as Li Yao slipped away, which left him cursing in frustration. He had never encountered someone like Li Yao, who he couldn¡¯t touch with any method. Sometimes, his attacks would brush past Li Yao¡¯s clothes. He saw his attacks hit the opponent but didn¡¯t do any damage, infuriating him further. As the saying goes, ¡°those in the game are blinded.¡± Carefree Regret couldn¡¯t see it, but the observers ready to mock Li Yao noticed the significant gap between him and Carefree Regret. Every time, Carefree Regret thought he was just a little short of hitting Li Yao, believing he couldnd his attacks next time. However, the reality was that they were poles apart. Just before, they had pleaded with Li Yao to spare Carefree Regret once, but Carefree Regret showed no gratitude, insteadunching a sneak attack on him. As elite yers too, they valued their faces and could only watch helplessly. ¡°Damn it, die!¡± Carefree Regret raised his great sword, and a sh of me passed by. His body disappeared all of a sudden. Illusion Fire Combo! He burned his own life force to unleash the Power of me, continuously appearing behind the opponent to unleash potent Sword Qi of fire, causing huge amounts of damage. The first sh consumed 5%, the second sh consumed 10%, the third sh consumed 20%, the fourth sh consumed 40%¡­ The spectators let out a sigh of relief when they saw Carefree Regret use this move. Although overuse would turn this into a suicide move, it could potentially kill the enemy with one or two attempts if used properly. However, the scene that unfolded left asting impression on their minds. They saw Carefree Regret suddenly appear behind Li Yao, apanied by a dazzling Sword Qi of fire. However, Li Yao twisted his body slightly as if he had eyes on his back, and the scorching Sword Qi swept past his body. ¡°Damn you, bute again!¡± Carefree Regret¡¯s eyes were full of surprise and unwillingness as he vanished again. Yet, the second time, the third time, the fourth time¡­
He failed tond any of his close-range Sword Qi on Li Yao. It seemed as though Li Yao leisurely dodged to the side each time as if surviving by sheer luck. But could this be achieved by luck alone when it happened four consecutive times? The yers from Carefree Regret studio stared in shock. They were all elite yers and knew the strength of their opponent. ¡°This isn¡¯t possible.¡± ¡°He is not human. He managed to dodge all of that.¡±
¡°He effortlessly dodged four consecutive times. Who exactly is he?¡± ¡°So cool! This is truly masterful. It¡¯s a pity we can¡¯t record this to make the top ten highlights of the week.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t believe it. Rebirth from Fire!¡± Carefree Regret¡¯s body suddenly burst into mes, his health dropped to zero before quickly refilling to full. ¡°You¡¯ve used up your moves. Now it¡¯s my turn.¡± Li Yao casually raised his hand and pulled the trigger. Bang¡­ ¡°Bullets are useless against me¡­¡± Thud¡­ Carefree Regret¡¯s voice came to a sudden stop. He looked at Li Yao with a dazed expression. The spectators also stared in shock. They saw Carefree Regret raise his two-handed great sword when Li Yao fired his shot. His defensive action was wless and well-timed, urately blocking Li Yao¡¯s bullet. This defensive move used quite frequently by warriors was typically very effective. Some say that te-armor sses, like warriors, were the nemesis of ranged hunters. This was logical, as a warrior¡¯s te armor could nullify arge portion of the damage from arrows. Most importantly, if arrows were blocked by a great sword, it would hardly cause any damage. But now, they saw that even though the bullet had hit the two-handed great sword, it wasn¡¯t deflected. Instead, as if the great sword didn¡¯t exist, the bullet pierced through it and lodged into Carefree Regret¡¯s throat.
Their eyes widened as they saw Carefree Regret¡¯s health drop instantly to zero, and he fell to the ground with a thud. ¡°My bullets aren¡¯t that powerful, barely enough to finish you off.¡± Li Yao put away his gun, pped his hands and said, ¡°Fortune does favor you, Carefree Regret¡¯s best yers. As it turns out, you all have some skills.¡± The members of Carefree Regret Studio nearly choked on their blood in anger. Li Yao had just been toying with them, easily defeating their top yer, and now he was delivering suchpliments. Regardless of the interpretation, it tasted like sarcasm. The group¡¯s healer instantly performed healing magic on Carefree Regret, and Li Yao didn¡¯t interfere. ¡°Can I go now?¡± he asked. ¡°Who are you exactly?¡± Carefree Regret stared hard at Li Yao. ¡°Prairie Fire, do you not dare even to show your true face, hiding behind a mask? Is this how your top yers behave?¡± One of the mages rebuked¡­ ps: The monthly rankings are tragic, sigh¡­ Chapter 418: 418 Chapter 418: 418 ¡°That¡¯s not right, you just took out Carefree Regret with a single shot! What kind of damage is that from just a pistol? The Tanker, who had been silent all along, suddenly broke his silence. The others¡¯ faces changed as well. Even Carefree Regret, who was still in shock from Li Yao¡¯s four consecutive evasions of sh, was stunned. They had just been marvelling at Li Yao¡¯s positioning skills, which were simply godlike. But after the tanker¡¯s reminder, they realised Li Yao¡¯s damage was outrageously high. If it were said that Carefree Regret had instantly in an average Hunter yer, they wouldn¡¯t be surprised at all. After all, Hunters are fragile by nature, and for a pro gamer like Carefree Regret, defeating a fragile ss is not a particrly challenging task. But the point is, the one who got insta-killed was Carefree Regret, and it was by a Hunter who was considered to be of a weak profession. Carefree Regret¡¯s gear was naturally exceptional, probably among the top tier. But even with such gear, he was instantaneously taken out by a Hunter using a single hand weapon, which was simply unbelievable. ¡°With this, there¡¯s no need for doubt. He¡¯s definitely Prairie Fire, where else could we find another Hunter like this?¡± The Mage also chimed in. ¡°If it¡¯s Prairie Fire, then we can¡¯t go any further. Please turn back, otherwise don¡¯t me us for ganging up on you.¡± The Tanker said. Even if they harbor deep hatred for Li Yao, the approaching Level 20 makes them wary. After witnessing Li Yao¡¯s hundred-win-streak strength, even Carefree Regret¡¯s gaming studio did not want to lock horns with this kind of monster. Even if they were able to kill Li Yao, it simply means he would drop a level, and with the monstrous leveling speed this guy has, he would regain that in a sh. On the contrary, they would certainly suffer great losses, and it would be troublesome to regain their lost levels.
In the end, they are just a gaming studio, where their principle is to prioritize profits. Suffering such losses, beingughed at by others, and letting other guilds reap the benefits is not worth it. Now, who knows how many guilds were hoping for Li Yao to engage in a deathmatch with some party. ¡°Stop messing around. It was you guys who said you¡¯d kneel and call him grandpa if you lost. We never forced you to fulfill that promise, we just want to get in and level up.¡± Li Yao¡¯s sister had simr sentiments. What she hoped for at this moment was for the Starfire guild to have a period of stable development, at least until they could establish their guild base. Going all out now really wasn¡¯t worth it. If they suffered heavy losses, it would affect their clearance of the Level 20 instance. Just as the Tanker was about to speak, they heard a thud. Seeing what happened, everyone was dumbfounded. Not only the members of Carefree Regret¡¯s studio, but even Li Yao and his sister were stunned. What the hell was happening? All they saw was Carefree Regret kneeling on the ground, his eyes fixed on Li Yao. ¡°Carefree, you must be tired, you¡¯ve fallen down.¡± The female Priest quickly stepped forward to help him up. Carefree Regret shook his head, pushed away the female Priest and said: ¡°A man should keep his word. Since I¡¯ve lost, I¡¯ll face the music. I am not a sore loser.¡± ¡°Carefree, you¡¯re drunk, log off as soon as you can.¡± The Tanker said darkly. Carefree was a good buddy, seeing him like this just angered him. ¡°None of you need to worry.¡± Carefree Regret looked at Li Yao again. Li Yao also snapped out of his shock and quickly retreated to one side. What his sister had said earlier was just to taunt Carefree studio. In the game, people talk big and swear all the time. But unless a contract is established, who can take it seriously? They hadn¡¯t expected Carefree Regret to actually kneel, which was beyond the siblings¡¯ expectations. Hence, their contempt for him lessened a bit. This guy might be something else, but at least he was a man of his word. There weren¡¯t many sincere people like that left. ¡°Dude, you¡¯re causing me to lose years of my life here, I can¡¯t ept your kowtowing.¡± Li Yao said with a bitter smile: ¡°The bet was all just yful banter, how could you take it seriously? You¡¯re drunk, it¡¯s better if you log off and rest as your friend suggested.¡± ¡°You¡¯re too honest.¡± Li Yao¡¯s sister was speechless. In her over ten years of dealing in the business world, she had never met someone like this. Hearing what Li Yao and his sister said, the members of Carefree studio looked at them with a lot more goodwill. Whether they were enemies or not, at least the two had their principles. ¡°This is a man¡¯s promise.¡± Carefree Regret looked at Li Yao again, apparently about to shout those two words.
Li Yao was close to tears, but fortunately his sister was quick to react. She cast a tranquilizing Polymorph spell, turning him into a sheep. The two words he was about to utter turned into a sheep¡¯s ¡°baaa¡±. ¡°Seriously, stop messing around. If you keep this up I¡¯m going to one-shot you.¡± Li Yao could be more arrogant when dealing with boasters. But when faced with this situation, he was speechless. ¡°Master, take me as your disciple.¡± After the Polymorph spell wore off, Carefree Regret didn¡¯t kneel. Instead, he ran up to Li Yao and asked.
¡°Big brother, what are you ying at, even if you guys want to buy time for your studio to fight bosses you shouldn¡¯t be like this.¡± Li Yao retorted. ¡°No Master, I¡¯m serious.¡± Carefree Regret looked earnest: ¡°I have always regarded myself as a top yer, if not the best. Even if I lost to you now, I thought it was just because you had better gear and pets. It was only when we really shed that I realized how ridiculous my thoughts were, and how absurd the notions of the so-called pros are. I¡¯ve also experienced your godlike technique¡­¡± Li Yao covered his face, people like this¡­ Li Yao¡¯s sister said: ¡°The guild leader will not ept you as a disciple, after all, you are a member of Carefree studio.¡± ¡°I only joined Carefree because I was invited by a friend, and I didn¡¯t want to refuse.¡± ¡°But you are still a veteran of Carefree studio, Starfire won¡¯t trust you.¡± Li Yao¡¯s sister rejected him on Li Yao¡¯s behalf. Whether it was a joke or not, Starfire did notck such a person. ¡°That can be solved, just wait for me, Master, look at my performance.¡± Carefree Regret turned his head and said: ¡°Old Huang, I¡¯m sorry, I¡¯m going to leave Carefree.¡± ¡°Carefree, you¡¯ve gone crazy.¡± The Tanker was almost choked with anger. ¡°Carefree, don¡¯t.¡± The female Priest¡¯s eyes shed with a hint of unwillingness to part. ¡°My mind is made up. It was Prairie Fire who let me know that there are always people out there who are better, and made me understand that my techniques are far from being mastered, so I decided to go to Starfire. I believe the master will teach me the techniques and train me sooner orter.¡± ¡°You¡¯re stupid! He said it himself, they just won¡¯t believe you.¡± The female Priest said. ¡°I believe time will prove everything.¡± Carefree Regret removed all his gear and said: ¡°I¡¯ll email all this gear and the things in my warehouse to you. I¡¯m deleting this ount, Carefree Regret will cease to exist.¡± ¡°Madman, you¡¯re a madman.¡± The Tanker was speechless.
¡°Master, my new profile is Starfire Regret. When I be an elite profession again, give me an opportunity to join Starfire,¡± Carefree Regret finished speaking, his Hearthstone had finished casting, clearly indicating that he was going back to the city to mail things, then he would delete his ount and start over. Holy crap¡­ Li Yao suddenly felt like ten thousand grass-mud horses were galloping past. Coming across such a person, Li Yao didn¡¯t know how to react. Li Yao and his sister looked at each other, speechless¡­ PS: Carefree Regret is asking for monthly passes¡­ Chapter 419: The Carefree Second Brother Chapter 419: The Carefree Second Brother It was obvious that the frontline was engaged in a private chat, but it soon ended. By his facial expression, it was clear that Carefree Regret was determined to leave. ¡°Captain, I¡¯m leaving too. I¡¯ll mail the equipment and other items to your ountter,¡± the female Priest stated with determination. The frontline defender was taken by surprise. The others were stunned and asked, ¡°What are you¡­¡± ¡°I¡¯m going to find Regret.¡± The female priest then activated her Hearthstone to leave. ¡°I knew you liked that madman.¡± The frontline defender looks visibly distraught. He had suspected the oue, but hearing her say it made him feel even worse. The Priest was their old friend. He had the same feelings for her and had openly pursued her, only to be consistently rejected. On the other hand, she had a soft spot for the outspoken Carefree Regret. Without saying another word, the female Priest teleported away, and the others were left feeling gloomy. The initial tense atmosphere became awkward. After all, there was still animosity between the two parties. How could they still fight in such an atmosphere? ¡°Our big brother has permitted you toe and go freely, but he hopes you won¡¯t disrupt our boss fight. Otherwise, we, the Carefree Studio yers, are prepared to fight to the death with you today,¡± the frontline defender coldly stated. Li Yao was unconcerned by his threat. He headed straight towards the ce where the Carefree Studio was fighting the boss. The defenders¡¯ faces immediately changed as they followed close behind him. Li Yao initially intended to steal their boss. He wasn¡¯t ashamed of it; if Carefree Studio didn¡¯t allow it, he would just fight his way through. But seeing the situation upfront, Li Yao gave up on his n. They were indeed working on an order. Moreover, the client was the ck tycoon who had previously bought Li Yao¡¯s equipment, a man from a powerful family. Li Yao was this kind of person, if he didn¡¯t know you or was your enemy, he would be unhesitant. But his client was a well-known tycoon, extremely wealthy, and genuinely not short of money. Hiring Carefree Studio was clearly for an important mission. If he stole their boss, he would undoubtedly end up with a formidable enemy. Li Yao wasn¡¯t afraid, but provoking such a tycoon wasn¡¯t a wise choice either. In his past life, Li Yao remembered the case where a guild offended the ck tycoon. And the guild was definitely in the wrong. The tycoon couldn¡¯t ept it. When someone tried to apologize to the vice guild leader, the guild merely responded with indifference, questioning what a wealthy person could do to them. The guild was arrogant, refusing to apologize and even insulted the tycoon for being a rich ck man. Furious, the tycoon spent money to form several trash guilds which harassed the offending guild daily. As the home base of the guild was fixed, they couldn¡¯t escape. The several trash guilds specifically recruited low-quality yers, employing all kinds of shady tactics just to mess with the targeted guild. The tycoon had money to burn, so for over two months, he tormented them. Eventually, this guild couldn¡¯t stand it anymore, with many yers leaving. This medium-sized guild was forced to disband. They weren¡¯t afraid of a guild war. But they couldn¡¯t stand the personal insults and numerous underhand tactics, given that ordinary yers were ying the game merely for entertainment. Who could endure that for over two months? The guild leader regretted it, tried to negotiate through connections, but the tycoon had long forgotten about the incident and disregarded their attempts at reconciliation. In the end, the tycoon spent arge amount of money, and the guild was finished. If he did the same to Starfire, although they wouldn¡¯t disband, they would be considerably disturbed. So, Li Yao didn¡¯t rush to act. Moreover, he knew this boss too well. It didn¡¯t usually drop any good items and it was only a mission boss. Li Yao wasn¡¯t particrly interested. ¡°Prairie Fire, it¡¯s such a coincidence that we meet again. Are you doing a mission or leveling up here?¡± a human man wearing a Mage Robe asked Li Yao. ¡°Just levelling up,¡± Li Yao answered casually. ¡°And you are?¡± Of course, Li Yao recognized Carefree¡¯s second brother, although they were meeting for the first time in this timeline. ¡°I am Carefree¡¯s second brother. Your speed of levelling up is simply extraordinary. I¡¯m sure there are many who want to learn a tip or two from you. If it¡¯s convenient for you to share a few methods, we can surely negotiate a good price. To your satisfaction, of course.¡± Carefree¡¯s second brother said, with a grin that suggested they were old friends rather thanpetitors. ¡°Second brother, you tter me. I don¡¯t have any strategy to share. It¡¯s just luck, pure luck.¡± Li Yaoughed and responded. ¡°Thedy here must be Li Sis, the leader of Starfire. I didn¡¯t expect you to be such a beauty. If word were to get out, it would certainly cause quite a stir,¡± Carefree¡¯s Second Brotherughed and added, ¡°I greatly admire your skills. Were you not part of Starfire, I would persuade our big brother to let you take the reins of our Carefree Studio.¡± Li Sis did not pick up on hisment, but instead said, ¡°Second brother, you¡¯re quite wise, afraid we could cause trouble, aren¡¯t you?¡± Second brother being exposed did not make him ufortable at all, he confessed candidly, ¡°Li Sis is a smart woman. You understand the current situation; it would not benefit us to fight. It would only make us aughing stock. Moreover, Prairie Fire¡¯sbat power is frightening. We don¡¯t wish to have any conflicts with Starfire at the moment. How about this, all the boss loot, except for the specific item our client needs, can be freely picked by you.¡± ¡°That won¡¯t be necessary,¡± Li Yao replied with a grin. ¡°What¡­ Why are youughing, Prairie Fire?¡± Second brother asked, confused. ¡°It¡¯s nothing. You can go about your business. You don¡¯t have to be so tense. If I wanted to cause trouble, I would have done so already. I wouldn¡¯t be wasting time talking to you,¡± Li Yao replied seriously. ¡°Alright then, as you wish.¡± Second brother left, was still confused. He didn¡¯t understand what was happening. He usually regarded Li Yao as a domineering and aggressive person. However, today, Li Yao was unexpectedly amicable. Li Yao¡¯sugh was strange, it felt unusual, he couldn¡¯t figure out why. Unable to make any additional breakthroughs, he was just relieved that Li Yao was not causing any trouble, as they were handling a generous client, they didn¡¯t want to scare him away. Moreover, it wasn¡¯t a great time to sh with Starfire. ¡°What¡¯s happening? Why was yourughter just now so mischievous?¡± Li Sis asked curiously once the Carefree Studio yers had moved away. Li Yao cleared his throat, ¡°Really? Was it?¡± ¡°Definitely. Just tell me. They won¡¯t hear our private chat,¡±Li Sis prodded curiously. Li Yao shook his head, ¡°You will see. This boss is a bit special. Consider it a show. However, they might have someone smart among them. We will see.¡± Left with no choice, Li Sis could only watch Carefree Studio battle with the boss¡­. Chapter 420 - 420 The Annoying Boss Chapter 420: The Annoying Boss This team was excellent, and even though the boss level wasn¡¯t low, with data disying a Level 20, it wasn¡¯t very powerful. Although its attacks were not weak, it couldn¡¯t kill off a top-equipped tank on the spot. The boss looked like a Sea Giant, but what was weird to Li Yao was that it was exceedingly slow and awkward. Although giants normally move slowly, they aren¡¯t clumsy at all, but this one seemed to struggle with walking and even fell over during the fight. Moreover, the boss didn¡¯t use any specific Sea Giant abilities, its health steadily decreased under the team¡¯sbined efforts and the number of Leisure Guild yers who were sacrificed was very low; out of forty team members, only six fell. The people at the Leisure Guild were rather excited, regardless of what kind of boss this was, it was at least a high-level boss. Now the guilds trying to gain a reputation usually designate someone to find low-level bosses that haven¡¯t had a posting, then lead a team to kill them for fame. Guilds rarely encounter these kinds of high-ranking leaders, after all, this is not an instance, and everyone is rushing to reach Level 20, very few guilds risk killing bosses. Had it not been for the ck boss offering a high price that they couldn¡¯t refuse, the Leisure Guild wouldn¡¯t have wanted to provoke such a thing, they were even prepared for level losses. But what they didn¡¯t expect was that everything went quite smoothly, with only a few people dying, The boss¡¯s health was down to thirty percent, and no big moves were made, which was a joyous surprise for them. If they could sessfully take down this boss, the Leisure Guild would be one of the only ones capable of killing high-level bosses besides Prairie Fire, which would surely attract many clients. The only thing that bothered the Leisure Guild now was the presence of two spectators not far away. If they were just two ordinary yers, they wouldn¡¯t worry, but this was Prairie Fire. His skills were widely acknowledged as exceptionally strong. This kind of guy had been continuously challenging yers¡¯ nerves ever since the game began, his actions were often unpredictable and without rules. Who knows what he would pull when the boss was about to die, just like what happened at the Faselin Academyst time. Li Yao had somehow obtained a Dragon Eagle and was unting it around. They attacked the Dragon Eagle, but a single spell from it taught them a lesson. Such a tragic experience was a bloody lesson, so the lower the boss¡¯s health dropped, the more on guard they were. Some of the Leisure Guild¡¯s defenders were even nearby Li Yao, ready to attack as soon as Li Yao made a move, and many thieves lurked even closer to Li Yao. However, Li Yao just stood there, watching them fight the boss with great interest, even taking out a bunch of snacks to munch on whilementing freely on their battle, as if he was watching a show. This greatly upset many yers from the Leisure Guild. But since the Leisure Guild forbade them to act rashly, they could only re at him. ¡°Something¡¯s off about this boss, its health and armor are high, but are there no abilities? It¡¯s too weak.¡± Li Yao finally noticed something strange after watching for half the day. ¡°So, you¡¯ve noticed it as well, hehe.¡± Li Yao said while sipping on some fine wine. ¡°Stop beating around the bush, but this is a first kill after all, don¡¯t you want to rob it?¡± Li Yao asked him. ¡°I wouldn¡¯t do such a thing. How could I, such a noble and virtuous man,mit such shameless acts like robbing bosses?¡± Li Yao didn¡¯t private chat this time and deliberately said it out loud. Even though Li Yao wasn¡¯t addressing them, his voice was particrly loud, and the yers fighting bosses far away could hear him. His words seemed to be berating them indirectly. Viin, that was the first word they thought of, but it also allowed the Leisure Guild¡¯s leader to rx a bit. As long as Li Yao didn¡¯t rob the boss, what does a few snide remarks matter? It might as well be a dog barking. Finally, under the hoping eyes of the Leisure Guild yers, the Sea Giant¡¯s health finally dropped to 0%, In the end, it made a grim scream and died. Excitement washed over the faces of everyone in the Leisure Guild. They cheered loudly and eagerly turned their sights towards the corner of the screen, anticipating the rainbow colored news feed flickering across. The Leisure Guild leader was also incredibly excited, preparing speeches in his heart to praise hisrades after the announcement came. Lia Yao also became nervous, watching the message board, while Li Yao continued to eat heartily and without concern. However, time passed second by second, but the multicolored news feed didn¡¯t appear. ¡°Where¡¯s the announcement? Why is there no announcement?¡± ¡°It must be a system bug, what¡¯s going on?¡± The Leisure Guild could keep calm for the first minute, but after another minute passed, the boss of the Leisure Guild forced a smile and said: ¡°The system says there¡¯s no bug, data is normal.¡± ¡°Impossible, I¡¯ve checked all the announcement records, no one else has killed this boss before, it definitely must be a first kill.¡± ¡°Damn it, how can this be.¡± ¡°Even if there¡¯s an error, they need to admit it. Let¡¯s lodge aint.¡± The members of the Leisure Guild were indeed frustrated, their anticipation and excitement now turned into nothing. ¡°Alright, we won, quickly save those who fell, then loot the body. This is a Level 20 boss, it must have dropped good items.¡± Although the leader of the Leisure Guild was choked up, there was nothing he could do. The yers of the Leisure Guild suddenly deted, in their view, equipment and such couldn¡¯tpare to the world announcement of being the first to kill a high-level leader. The leader of the Leisure Guild looked to Liu Yao puzzled, Liu Yao raised his ss for a toast, the leader forced a smile uglier than crying in response and then walked over to loot the corpse. However, just after a moment, the expression on the Leisure Guild¡¯s leader¡¯s face changed. ¡°Boss, what¡¯s wrong?¡± One yer asked. The leader of the Leisure Guild opened his hand, inside was a blue-quality pearl ne and three Gold Coins, three Gold Coins were not a small sum, but if it is really calcted, these things couldn¡¯t even make up for the levels of the few people they lost. ¡°There¡¯s nothing else.¡± The Leisure Guild leader¡¯s face turned red, he pocketed the money, while the blue pearl ne that gleamed with light was taken by the ck boss, who said, ¡°I will transfer the remaining moneyter¡±, and thenughed while nodding to Li Yao. He then used his Hearthstone, apparently in a hurry toplete a mission. ¡°How can this be, this is a Level 20 boss.¡± Many people did not believe, so they all turned over the boss¡¯s body. All the people together pushed the boss¡¯s body aside, but the ce it wasying waspletely empty underneath. Everyone was dumbfounded, what was happening? Then, they searched around again in vain, there was nothing. Li Yao walked over to the Leisure Guild¡¯s leader, and said, ¡°What a pity, howe there¡¯s so little loot, but the boss, the Leisure Guild can allow the guild miners to gather from the Sea Giant¡¯s corpse, and expect a couple of Gold Coins at least.¡± The Leisure Guild¡¯s leader gave a bitter smile: ¡°We are all fighters here, we didn¡¯t bring any mining masters, forget it, we don¡¯t want it.¡± ¡°That¡¯s one Gold Coin, the Leisure Guild really isvish.¡± Li Yaoplimented. ¡°If you can mine, just go ahead and do it, we don¡¯t want it.¡± The Leisure Guild¡¯s leader had no mood left to deal with Li Yao, he was not in a good mood and feared that he couldn¡¯t help but give themand for a big spell. ¡°Is this okay though? After all, this is the boss you guys killed, how can I mine it?¡± Li Yao looked very eager, but also somewhat embarrassed. ¡°No problem, just go ahead and mine, even if you mine a mountain of gold or silver, it¡¯s yours. We, the Leisure Guild, give up on this boss¡¯s corpse.¡± The Leisure Guild¡¯s leader said impatiently. ¡°Alright, since you¡¯re offering so graciously, I can¡¯t refuse, I¡¯ll just mine a bit.¡± Li Yao said as he slowly walked towards the boss¡­ Chapter 421: 421: The Strange Drop Chapter 421: The Strange Drop Sister Li was very puzzled. As far as she knew, Li Yao was certainly not adept at gathering resources. Unlike the gathering of ordinary monster beasts, this type of gathering required professional skills, which Li Yao didn¡¯t possess. However, she knew Li Yao wouldn¡¯t act aimlessly, and seeing the confidence on his face right now, she quickly realized that he must be up to something. Otherwise, he wouldn¡¯t toy with the body of a monster that apparently didn¡¯t yield anything worthwhile. Even the members of the Leisure Guild were astonished. They had personally spent considerable effort just a while ago and were certain they didn¡¯t leave anything behind. Seeing Li Yao stepping forward, they actually thought he was going to gather some ores. ¡°Wow, very impressive indeed. It is truly fitting for the president of Starfire to be so thrifty.¡± ¡°Exactly, it¡¯s no wonder he¡¯s the president. He really knows how to save.¡± ¡°Look, look, all of you have to learn properly, learn how to be a great guild leader and peerless master.¡± Members of the Leisure Guild sneered sarcastically. Even Brother Li was puzzled. He wasn¡¯t in a hurry to leave anymore and decided to see what kind of trick Li Yao was ying. Li Yao was indifferent to theirments. He walked to the head of the Sea Giant nonchntly, brandished his ceremonial sword and tapped the skull twice, producing a clear sound. Speaking seemingly to himself, he said, ¡°I¡¯ve heard that the Sea Giant is a type of Giant and is a creation of the Titans. What wonder what¡¯s inside their heads? Are they mechanical, or like other creatures, filled with flesh and blood?¡± Sister Li was speechless. Although she didn¡¯t understand the purpose of Li Yao¡¯s question, sheplied, saying, ¡°I guess it¡¯s fleshy. I¡¯ve heard that these Giants are not entirely elemental beings.¡±
Scratching his chin, Li Yao said, ¡°So, they¡¯re partially elemental creatures, huh? That piques my interest even more.¡± ¡°I doubt it would work though, their bodies are too hard to break, especially their skulls. They resemble unyielding diamonds,¡± Sister Li continued along Li Yao¡¯s line of inquiry. Li Yao pped his forehead as if suddenly enlightened and said, ¡°Had you not reminded me, I would have wasted my time.¡± The yers of the Leisure Guild were utterly confused. They couldn¡¯t follow the conversation between the two, wondered if both of them had gone mad. In fact, Sister Li was also at a loss. However, noticing the yful grin on Li Yao¡¯s face, she guessed she had said something right. ¡°What should we do then?¡± Sister Li asked, still puzzled. Feigning epiphany, Li Yao said, ¡°Ah, I remember now. Apparently, these elemental beings fear the ancient power of gods the most. Luckily, I have it with me. This leader creature is so peculiar, dropping such scarce items. I must pry open his head to see.¡± As he spoke, Li Yao triggered the Life Deprivation spell of the Touch of Darkness. Several ck tentacles attached themselves on the forehead of the Sea Giant. The miscreants of the Leisure Guild were not surprised at all. For the past few days, a piece of sensational news had been making rounds. The news revolved around Li Yao, iming that he had been disguised as a dwarf by the Dark Queen and had be a Dwarf Master. The news further imed that he had fooled the people of the Light Faction, ughtering in the underground ruins dressed as an NPC, and ultimately gained the benefits and loot of the ancient god. Even worse, after safely escaping the Light Faction, he had proudly announced that it was the members of the Light Faction who had averted disaster, leaving the Light Faction in utter embarrassment when the Dark Queen uncovered the truth. The news had certainly caught yer¡¯s attention. An argument had almost started between the higher-ups of the three factions trying to deal with the Centaurs, precisely because of this event. The incident had caused quite an uproar. As the news spread, many yers who had returned from the Ruins started uploading rted videos. Upon hearing this news, War Horizon and Mage of the World were so exasperated they nearly spat blood. They had exposed themselves while trying to protect the pseudo NPC yer. They dered that they had suspected Li Yao from the very beginning, which was why he was excluded and had ultimately deceived them all. They vowed to take revenge on Prairie Fire. However, the yers were not concerned about that. They were curious about how Li Yao, having be an NPC, had managed to fool them all. They knew that just possessing the appearance of a race was not enough to blend in. Thoserge guilds paid special attention to this matter. Through their extensive connections, they verified the specifics of the incident. They didn¡¯t know everything but were well aware that Prairie Fire, as a yer, had managed to deceive so many NPCs and yers, and even obtained treasure from an ancient god. Just this achievement alone made countless guilds envious and green with jealousy. This also made those guilds even more wary of Li Yao. Many guilds had issued warnings to their members not to provoke Starfire for now, and that any further action would happen after the pioneering period.
This was the exact reason why Brother Li didn¡¯t want to interfere. After all, Li Yao was too mysterious. They had learned from various descriptions that Li Yao had an exceptional fighting strength. Seeing the ck tentacles of corrosion didn¡¯t surprise them, and they watched Li Yao with envy. No matter how sarcastic they were, they still felt jealous upon seeing the items of an ancient god. Snap¡­ Just as Li Yao was attaching his tendrils to the head of the Sea Giant, two beads suddenly dropped out, shocking the members of the Leisure Guild. Sister Li quickly picked up the two beads. After looking at their properties, she took a cold breath and said, ¡°These are really good items.¡±
Sealing Sea Pearl (2) Quality: Purple Epic Swimming Speed +150% Underwater Breathing, keep Sealing Sea Pearl in your backpack to breathe underwater. Affinity with Water, water resistance increased by 35 points. Power of the Ocean, All water/ice spell effects increased by 10%. Rmended Equipment: Ice ss Equipment Level: 10 Note: Effect is activated just by keeping it in the backpack. Li Yao immediately shared the properties of the two beads and while holding one, he said, ¡°Are these the eyeballs of the Sea Giant? It¡¯s strange that they just appeared suddenly. Brother Li, do you know anything about this?¡± Brother Li¡¯s initial reaction was that of surprise, followed by immense frustration. For an Ice Mage, this item was absolutely amazing. For regr yers, both the resistance and swimming speed were very useful. What¡¯s more, it didn¡¯t upy an equipment slot and could function just by being in the backpack. Hearing Li Yao¡¯s question, Brother Li felt suffocated. He was being asked where this came from, but that was an obvious answer: It was a boss drop.
He had just announced in front of everyone that he wasn¡¯t interested in the Sea Giant¡¯s loot. He couldn¡¯t just go back on his word now. What puzzled him the most was how, despite their extensive excavation efforts, they found nothing. Yet, as soon as Li Yao started, two epic equipments dropped¡­ Chapter 422: 422 Thanks for the Reminder, Second Brother Chapter 422: Thanks for the Reminder, Second Brother The yers from the Free and Easy studio were both annoyed and helpless, feeling incredibly aggrieved. Reflecting on previous events, it was clear now why Li Yao imed he needed to gather corpses. It was evident that he had nned this all along, having recognized the opportunity from the start. He had intentionally sought them out, persuading them to give up the boss corpse they had spent half an hour messing around with to no avail. All this resulted in a scenario that nearly made them vomit with anger and one which they struggled toprehend. They had tried every attack and tactic, none of which had worked at all, yet when it was Li Yao¡¯s turn, he managed to extract two ¡®purple¡¯ (high-grade) items. Moreover, they were incredibly practical purple items. Special gear was always in high demand. Seeing that what should rightly have been their loot being pocketed by Li Yao was far from pleasant. If their second inmand hadn¡¯t said anything, they would have dly drowned Li Yao in spells and retrieved their spoils. But their second inmand was a man of his word, always concernred about saving face. They all understood his character. He would rather swallow his pride than let Li Yaough at him, so they had to swallow this bitter pill today. ¡°Second brother, I¡¯m so grateful. Without you, I wouldn¡¯t have gotten this good equipment,¡± Li Yao professed sincerely. The second inmand¡¯s face had gone from bright red to pitch ck, but upon hearing Li Yao¡¯s words, he squeezed out a thin smile, saying, ¡°This is fate between brothers. It shows that these items were not meant for us.¡± ¡°Yes, indeed. Treasures naturally belong to those who deserve them. People with poor character are helpless, and this event has made me deeply understand. Sister Li, you should tell our members to refrain from doing unjust deeds like monopolizing bosses or else karma will catch up to them,¡± Li Yao deliberately dropped his voice to whisper to Sister Li, but it was utterly silent around them.
Everyone heard his words, and the faces of everyone in the Free and Easy studio changed. ¡®Damn it¡¯, they cursed, this was a typical case of reaping the benefits and still trying to act innocent. Sister Li finally understood why Li Yao¡¯s enemies hated him down to their bone marrow. His words cut deep. One look at the eyes of the yers from the Free and Easy Studio made it clear. If looks could kill, Li Yao would have been stabbed a thousand times. Recently, Li Yao seemed oblivious to the shift in the atmosphere, and with great enthusiasm said, ¡°I am a straightforward person. Second brother, these two items were obtained because of you. Why don¡¯t you take one of them so I can ease my conscience?¡± The second inmand saw Li Yao say this while equipping the items all by himself, he was rendered speechless again and even lost his smile. All he could muster to say was ¡°Forget it, since you got them, they belong to you.¡± ¡°The character of our second brother is really worth cherishing. If I had to use one word, no, two to describe it, it would be magnanimous,¡± Li Yao concluded. ¡°I didn¡¯t expect to drop two pieces of equipment. I think there should be more? Could the power of the ancient gods be so magical? Let me try again.¡± ¡°Hmm, it might be possible. You try again then,¡± Although Sister Li didn¡¯t understand what was going on, she too found it strange. But she felt Li Yao should give it another try. Who knows, perhaps he might get more good stuff. Li Yao immediatelyunched the life deprivation with the Touch of Darkness, and waves of life essence flowed into Li Yao¡¯s body. After a while, no equipment dropped, Sister Li doubtfully said, ¡°It seems it¡¯s not working anymore.¡± But Li Yao looked determined, saying, ¡°No problem, there¡¯s plenty of time. I¡¯ll wear it down.¡± Three minutes passed in the blink of an eye, and none of the Sea Giants made any movement. The yers from the Free and Easy Studio had already determined nothing further would appear. So, the discussion broke out. ¡°Chairman Liaoyuan is really amazing, he has the patience.¡± ¡°Well, he is Chairman Liaoyuan after all.¡± ¡°Yes, such people can seed. I agree with what you said. He stubbornly insists, even when he knows he¡¯s wrong. It¡¯s not easy.¡± ¡°Absolutely, he needs a thick skin. Let me tell you guys, Chairman Liaoyuan is the person I admire and respect the most. You guys must not ridicule him.¡± ¡°Chairman Liaoyuan is also my idol. He truly shines even when he¡¯s being foolish, hahaha.¡± Laughter is infectious. The yers from the Free and Easy studio burst intoughter. With theughter, they soon feltpletely relieved and their previous depression vanished. ¡°Cough, cough, seems like we were wrong,¡± having this happen while so many people were watching was indeed quite embarrassing. ¡°I actually think Brother Liaoyuan could persist a little longer. Maybe a miracle will happen.¡± The second inmand¡¯s face finally lightened up. He wasn¡¯t an easy-going person either and now took the opportunity to mock Li Yao.
¡°Second brother is absolutely right. Ick determination. Then I will insist for a while longer.¡± Li Yao seemingly ignored the ridicule from second brother, instead turned his head towards the Sea Giant and gritted his teeth, ¡°Damn Waste! Come on, I don¡¯t believe you. If you don¡¯t drop a weapon, I will torment you for a whole day. I have all the time.¡± The yers from the Free and Easy Studio once again burst intoughter. They thought Li Yao had gone too far, even talking to the corpse as if it could hear him. Originally, they were preparing to retreat, but now they rxed. Seeing Chairman Liaoyuan make a fool himself was a first for them. However, theirughter hadn¡¯tsted five seconds when they heard a ¡®ding-dong¡¯. Then, all their smiles froze on their faces. Many couldn¡¯t believe their own eyes and even rubbed them for confirmation. It wasn¡¯t an illusion. Once they saw Li Yao pick up a magic wand, they finally recognized the reality of the situation.
Just as they stood there open-mouthed, under all their watchful eyes, the Sea Giant had dropped yet another piece of equipment. And just like Li Yao had mentioned, it was indeed a weapon. ¡°It¡¯s actually a level 20 Purple Weapon that I can use.¡± Sister Li couldn¡¯t take her eyes off it. Sea Giant¡¯s Magic Wand: Quality: Epic Purple Attack: 45-56 Intelligence: 48 Spirit: 46 Stamina: 45 Release Skill: Increases the skill effect of water/ice spells by 20% The Roar of the Sea Giant: Transforms into a Silver English Sea Giant of level 20-25 for 3 minutes, with a cooldown time of 30 minutes. (Young Sea Giant Skills: Surging waves, Sad rain, Surging Tides, Power of the Tides) Rmended for: Ice Spellcasters Equipment Level: 20 Note: This is a premium wand made by the craftsman of the Poison Arrow Frog n by extracting the essence of the Sea Giant.
Li Yao shared the properties of the weapon as before, then thanked them all, saying, ¡°Thank you very much, second brother, for reminding me. Otherwise, I might have given up. I didn¡¯t expect that there would actually be another weapon drop.¡± Saying this, Li Yao handed the weapon to Sister Li Ahem¡­ The yers from the Free and Easy Studio were almost choked with anger this time, and the second inmand¡¯s eyes turned bloodshot, he was furious. No longer able to contain his anger, a murderous aura filled the air around him, creating a stark contrast with his earlier demeanor¡­ Chapter 423: 423 Chapter 423: 423 The attributes of this Magic Wand are simply too good. The amazing attribute enhancements aside, the two effects are tremendously game-changing. The extremely high water attribute enhancement makes it the best wand for a frost mage. This single attribute is insanely overpowered. This is a level twenty epic gear, and in a time where level fifteen gear isn¡¯t even thatmon, a level twenty epic gear, especially a weapon, could very well be considered divine. Considering there are only a few golden pieces of equipment throughout the entire server, this level twenty purple gear definitely stands out. The loot dropped by wild bosses isn¡¯t usually weaker than that of master-level dungeons, and weapons gained from dungeons are also pretty rare loot items. Most importantly, now that we have this Magic Wand, at level twenty we can equip it directly. This will be very useful in our initial dungeon exploration. Although the second transformation effect is not exined in detail, and the properties of several skills are unknown, just considering the skills seems that they will definitely not be weak. As experts, they also understand the second meaning of the transformation effect ¨C You can morph into a monster which boosts your health and armor. Even if your skills suck, this feature alone could save your life. Naturally, the yers from Prairie Fire Studio were seething with envy and uncontroble anger. It¡¯s not surprising, after all. They went through hell and back to kill the boss, and strangely there were no first kill announcement, and their loot was stolen by their enemies. Especially when Li Yao¡¯s ¡°thank you¡± sounded especially grating. If not for some semnce of sanity, the second brother from Prairie Fire would have almost given the order to attack. ¡°Brother Prairie Fire, we have other things to deal with, so we¡¯ll take our leave now.¡± The second brother from Prairie Fire sucked in a few deep breaths to suppress his rage. He didn¡¯t want to stay any longer than he had to. Every second in the ce was torturous. Li Yao responded with a big smile: ¡°Why leave so suddenly? There may still be items to loot. Why not stay to see what we get?¡± ¡°No, you go ahead.¡± The second brother from Prairie Fire held back his rage and said: ¡°Hearthstone.¡± He didn¡¯t want to stay here for a second longer. Dammit, even though they finished the mission, they were left with a disgusting feeling like they had swallowed a fly instead of any sense of aplishment. The yers from Prairie Fire Studio red at Li Yao resentfully and used their Hearthstone to go back to the city. They had lost face big time. They mocked Li Yao for half a day, but ended up being smacked in the face time and time again. The yers from Prairie Fire Studio quickly cleared out, leaving only Li Yao by the seaside. ¡°Let¡¯s try again, there may still be equipment.¡± Li Yao¡¯s elder sister also knew the hatred between them and Prairie Fire Studio. It was a miracle that a fight did not break out this time. However, after today¡¯s events, Prairie Fire Studio is bound to hate Li Yao with a passion. It was just too disheartening for them to give everything up for nothing. Li Yao¡¯s smile faded, and he said: ¡°No need to try again. There are no more items.¡± Sister Yao asked puzzledly: ¡°How do you know?¡± Li Yao pointed at the Sea Giant which started to tremble mysteriously. ¡°What¡¯s going on here? Is the boss not dead yet?¡± Sister Yao asked in surprise. Li Yao nodded, ¡°Of course it¡¯s not dead.¡± Sister Yao jumped, then realized something: ¡°If it¡¯s not dead, then what¡¯s going on with the loot just now? Didn¡¯t it drop from it?¡± Li Yao pointed at the transforming Sea Giant and said: ¡°Alright, I won¡¯t beat around the bush any longer. This guy was pretending to be dead. The loot did indeed drop from him, but not because he was killed. It dropped because it was threatened by my Life Deprivation.¡± Sister Yao thought of Li Yao demanding a weapon while using Life Deprivation. The fact that a magic staff actually did drop made it seem like he was extremely lucky. But now it was clear that luck had nothing to do with it. The boss was simply afraid of being killed by Life Deprivation, so it dropped the equipment itself. Upon understanding this, Sister Yao was rendered speechless. How could there be a boss like this? What in the world is going on? ¡°You two damned creatures, give me back my treasure!¡± The light changed, and the body of the Sea Giant disappeared, reced by a humanoid creature with a frog head. Sister Yao was stunned. How the hell did a normal Sea Giant turn into a Frogman? Li Yao responded, ¡°An item given cannot be taken back. You are a prince of the Poison Arrow Frog tribe, surely such a noble prince would not do something like that?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know what you¡¯re talking about. Hand over my treasure now. There are only two of you left, I could kill you both in a few minutes. Dare to take that chance?¡± The Frogman Prince red at Li Yao. Li Yao wagged his finger, ¡°I really don¡¯t believe you could.¡± ¡°You¡¯re asking for it.¡± The Frogman Prince was furious. He too had been driven mad. He was doing just fine when a group of yers attacked him. He didn¡¯t have a way out, but luckily he managed to trick those idiots by ying dead. But then out of the blue, Li Yao showed up. If it were just any other method, he wouldn¡¯t have had any problems dealing with it due to his bloodline. However, Li Yao¡¯s Life Deprivation was too terrifying. He was losing life force constantly while the yers were hungrily watching. Seeing that Li Yao was after the loot, he started throwing items immediately. He did it to save his life, but it hurt him deeply. Now that all those other people had left, and the two lucky beneficiaries refused to leave, the Frogman Prince couldn¡¯t take it any longer and wanted to take back his treasure. As the Frogman Prince roared, he transformed into a strange fish with wings. The fish could fly in the air like a bird and had a long narrow mouth like a spear. After circling once, he charged at Li Yao like an arrow shot from a bowstring. He was very clear that it was Li Yao who tricked him. Shadow Tentacle! Sister Yao cast Blink and avoided the attack, and at the same time Li Yao cast Shadow Tentacle. Thud¡­ The gigantic tentacle immediately entwined the strange fish and his life started draining at a rate ten times faster than Life Deprivation. The Frogman Prince struggled violently, but to no avail. ¡°Let me go, let me go, I don¡¯t want the loot anymore.¡± The Frogman Prince was scared out of his wits. In just a few seconds, two-fifths of his life had been absorbed. Li Yao snapped his fingers, and the Shadow Tentacle loosened its grip. The Frogman Prince was thrown to the ground. The Frogman Prince looked at the massive tentacle in fear, then despondently lowered his head: ¡°Fine, I admit defeat. Let me go, and we¡¯ll leave each other in peace.¡± Li Yao responded indifferently: ¡°You¡¯re a noble Frogman Prince after all, this doesn¡¯t seem like something a prince would do.¡± The Frogman Prince responded destely: ¡°Now that I¡¯ve turned into an undead like this, what prince am I? I¡¯m just a homeless stray.¡± Li Yao stopped the Frogman Prince again, and said: ¡°Don¡¯t be in such a hurry to leave.¡± Chapter 424: Alliance Chapter 424: Alliance The Frogman Prince was immediately angered and said, ¡°Don¡¯t push me. I may not be good atbat, but I have several forms, equivalent to several lives. Even if you¡¯re formidable, how many times can you kill me? I¡¯m just a destitute prince who has been driven out, the only savings I had have been extorted by you. Even if you kill me now, you get nothing.¡± Li Yaoughed and said, ¡°Prince, you misunderstand. As far as I know, you¡¯re the prince of the Tidal Frogmen, aren¡¯t you?¡± ¡°You actually know my true origin.¡± The Frogman Prince said in surprise. Li Yao nodded and said: ¡°Of course, I also know the rules of how the Tidal Frogmen choose their sessors.¡± ¡°Since you know, then I am even less valuable to you. I am aplete loser. Now, let alone inheriting the throne of the tribe, I can¡¯t even return to the tribe.¡± The Frogman Prince said with a deep voice. ¡°How could it be a failure? As far as I know, newly matured princes are sent to the coast to establish their own tribes. The trial usuallysts three years; is your time up?¡± Li Yao asked. The Frogman Prince shook his head and said: ¡°No, I have only established my tribe for one year. But who would have thought that my most trusted friend turned out to be a mole arranged by my uncle. I trusted him so much and delegated everything to him, but he betrayed me. He has now taken control of the tribe. Whether he was sent by my uncle or not, I was sidelined. The elders will not let a loser inherit the throne.¡± Li Yao quickly said: ¡°Do you know that when your uncle was not of age, your father had already inherited the throne. At that time, he lost the right to inherit the throne. Especially after you were born, he had no chance. He obviously wanted to scheme against you and make you lose your eligibility for the throne. This is just the first step. Once he gains the right to inheritance, the next step might be to harm your father. Think about it, once your father dies, your uncle will naturally inherit the throne.¡± The Frogman Prince, who was about to step into the seawater, stopped and turned to look at Li Yao and said; ¡°That¡¯s impossible, my father is very powerful.¡± Li Yaoughed and said: ¡°You should know better than me what kind of power the person with the right to inheritance possesses. Even if your father is powerful, he can¡¯t be on guard all the time. OK, let¡¯s say your uncle doesn¡¯t have the power and strength right now, but what if your father ages? Think about it, by then your uncle will be old too. Do you think he will hold back?¡± ¡°Then what should I do?¡± The Frogman Prince waspletely confused by Li Yao¡¯s stirring words. Li¡¯s sister was speechless, she hadn¡¯t expected Li Yao to wheedle even a monster. What on earth is he up to? In fact, Li Yao was not exaggerating. The intelligence of the higher races in the Ancient Gods was not weaker than the people in the real world and intrigues weremonce. However, this world focuses on power. And powerful individuals are rarely fond of intrigue, of course, except for certain special races. ¡°What should you do? Isn¡¯t it clear? Naturally, reim your tribe. As long as you have the right to inheritance, your uncle¡¯s power is not enough to overturn it.¡± Li Yao stated firmly. ¡°I don¡¯t have that kind of power.¡± The Frogman Prince said bitterly. Li Yao calmly said: ¡°You are the prince after all, and your subordinates are at most controlling the army. As long as they are eliminated, your tribe will still support you. You still have two years to develop and strengthen your tribe.¡± ¡°Do you still not understand? I am alone now.¡± The Frogman Prince said irritably. ¡°I can help you.¡± Li Yao said. ¡°Why would you help me, and what would it cost me? If you intend to hit my treasures again, forget it. Everything I brought has already been swindled by you.¡± It was clear the Frogman Prince was still upset about what had happened before. ¡°Ha ha ha, that was a misunderstanding. Never mind, let¡¯s not bring up these hurtful matters.¡± Li Yao said, waving his hand: ¡°Let¡¯s talk about the n instead. I am the president of a guild, with thousands of members under me. My request for helping you is simple. Form an alliance with our guild and be trade partners.¡± The Frogman Prince found it hard to believe and said: ¡°What, is that all you ask?¡± Li Yao, however, said gravely: ¡°In my view, alliance is sacred. It¡¯s not a small matter. I don¡¯t mean to hide from you, Prince, but I also have forces supporting me. The guild will develop on the sandbarnd. You can swap your sea products for ournd-based products. Along with other advantages, your tribe will surely prosper, and my guild will thrive. What¡¯s there to lose?¡± ¡°Yound creatures are too cunning and ruthless, I can¡¯t trust you.¡± The Frogman Prince shook his head. ¡°Pardon my directness, but you¡¯re already destitute, and even yourst asset belongs to me. Is there anything about you that is worth my deceiving? Maybe I sound arrogant, but if I want to kill you, it won¡¯t be difficult.¡± As Li Yao was talking, a hydra appeared beside the Frogman Prince, who was spooked. The hydra is notorious and is one of their enemies in the sea. Only then did the Frogman Prince believe Li Yao, because as Li Yao said, what else could be worth deceiving about him now? If Li Yao was with the rebels, bringing his head would suffice. There was absolutely no need for such a hassle. ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll issue a pursuit order to you. If you help me get rid of the traitor and his army, you will gain my friendship and my tribe will form an alliance with your guild.¡± The Frogman Prince caved, like someone grasping at straws. However, he was at a dead end now. The traitor¡¯s eyes were everywhere in the sea, and if he moved to other sea areas, he would enter the territory of other races, which would be even more dangerous. As for thend, he was surrounded several times within two days of his arrival. If it wasn¡¯t for his feigning-death skill, he would have been doomed. ¡°Okay, fine. I¡¯ll take this mission.¡± Li Yao showed a smile and said: ¡°My n is this. Listen, but it needs your cooperation.¡± The Frogman Prince, listening to Li Yao exin the n, gradually showed a smile and let down his guard. Li Yao and his sister swam side by side into the deep sea. Because of the Sealing Sea Pearl, they were moving very fast and agile, like quick fish. ¡°So that¡¯s what you had in mind, you kept it so hidden.¡± Li¡¯s sister said. Li Yao shook his head and said: ¡°Running into this prince was just an ident. My original n was to sneak into the Frogman Tribe and kill an important figure. Then, I¡¯d lure creatures to our nned location and kill them to level up. Now with this prince, it¡¯s even better.¡± Li¡¯s sister nodded and said: ¡°If we can really form an alliance with the Frogmen, then our guild will have another source of ie, which is indeed a good thing. But is this n really feasible? Will the Frogman Prince keep his promise?¡± Li Yaoughed: ¡°Think about it. Today, more than half of the tribal army was killed, the tribe is severely wounded. This prince can¡¯tplete his trial by normal means. Cooperating with us is the best way, he has no choice.¡± Li¡¯s sister finally got it¡­ Chapter 425: The Plan is Underway Chapter 425: The n is Underway ¡°You really know how to n. Even a level up turns into a big deal in your hands.¡± Sister Li eximed. If Li Yao¡¯s n seeded, it would be a great aplishment and a significant help to Starfire Guild. Li Yao couldn¡¯t say that he had nned all this just to find this ragged prince. By coincidence, a yer from the Leisure Guild was also targeting this creature. This Frogman Prince was very famous back in the day and had been wandering by the sea for two years. yers around level twenty had all attempted to kill this Frogman Prince, but they all ended up in the same situation as the Leisure Guild. The boss that they killed in front of their eyes didn¡¯t give any experience or announcement, nor did it drop any loot. This boss became the most useless and least popr foe, with many yers choosing to ignore himpletely. This issue even attracted some attention on the forum, but no one was able to decipher the cause. Later on, with the opening of the ocean and the reputation of the Tidal Frogmen, a wise and non-aggressive race, all three factions decided to cooperate with them. Then, the Tidal Frogmen posted a quest to find the Frogman Prince. After a long time, a yer equipped with special eye gear identally discovered that the Sea Giants were merely in disguise. The truth was thus revealed. The yer then went on to help the prince establish a tribe. As a result, the yers and their guilds received many benefits. That¡¯s what Li Yao wanted, as cooperating with the Frogmen would indeed offer many advantages. ¡°If we seed, would it be considered unlocking a new race¡¯s reputation?¡± Sister Li asked. Li Yao replied, ¡°I guess so. We¡¯ll see what benefits there are at the time, but just the far-off supplies will be enough to boost our guild.¡± Sister Li nodded. The blueprint that Li Yao had drawn for the guild¡¯s base was ambitious. A racetrack, a port, a main city, each one wasn¡¯t easy to achieve. Especially building a main city, it was simply audacious. If they leaked this news, it would be earth-shattering, and the Starfire Guild would be aughingstock. ¡°ording to the map provided by the prince, we should be in the Tidal Frogmen territory soon,¡± Sister Li said, examining the map. With the Sealing Sea Pearl, they didn¡¯t have to worry about the pressure of the seawater. Otherwise, they couldn¡¯t dive so deep just with the Breathing Potions. The pressure alone would be challenging for most races. ¡°Yeah, it should be here.¡± They looked down to see a shabby vige built withrge stones and huge shells. Quite a few Frogmen lived there, plus several Poison Arrow Frogs in the surrounding areas. Poison Arrow Frogs are a staple in the lives of Frogmen, who canmunicate with them easily. The Frogmen are a strange race. Not all their eggs hatch into highly intelligent Frogmen; most be Poison Arrow Frogs. The stronger and more noble the Frogman, the harder it is to reproduce real offspring. Under normal circumstances, the Poison Arrow Frogs would grow up alongside the Frogmen. They share a rtionship simr to both siblings and pets. These Poison Arrow Frogs differ from pure ones. They have some wisdom, so they often be battle partners for Frogmen, creating a close bond. ¡°Let¡¯s make some noise first.¡± Li Yao descended to the sea floor. This wasn¡¯t considered the deep sea. It was not barren but not abundant either. There were plenty of fish, shrimp, and crabs, and plenty of shells could be seen. But Li Yao had no interest in pearls because if he formed an alliance with the Frogmen, these items wouldn¡¯t be scarce, so it wasn¡¯t worth it to waste time. Li Yao released the hydra. The hydra, a creature of the Abyss, adapted well to the water and underwent some changes. Onnd, the hydra resembled a dragon, but in the sea, its scales seemed delicate and smooth. Its body becamerger, and its neck extended by at least half, turning into a real monster. This was the first time Li Yao had seen such a transformation in the sea, and he was startled. ¡°What¡¯s happening?¡± Sister Li asked. The Frost Snake replied, ¡°Master, don¡¯t be surprised. This is our form in the water, which allows us to fight better and adapt to underwaterbat.¡± ¡°Alright, cut the chatter. Wipe out the group of Frogmen and Poison Arrow Frogs up ahead,¡± Li Yao ordered. ¡°As you wish, master.¡± The hydra was much faster in the water than onnd. Its emergence quickly caught the attention of the Frogmen. However, they didn¡¯t dare to provoke it. Only when they saw the hydra rush toward them did they have to fight back. Given their proximity, they had no chance of outrunning the hydra, especially with their tribe nearby, they couldn¡¯t run away. The small squad had fewer than ten Frogmen, all at least 1-star elites, with a Silver Elite leading. Around each Frogman were at least three or four Poison Arrow Frogs. One of the faster Frogmen went to find reinforcements, showing the difficulty of dealing with intelligent monsters. For instance, typical beasts could be defeated one by one, but such intelligent creatures were impossible to handle that way. Creatures with organization and tribes did not rely on singlebat. They were typically coordinated by a leader, and they wouldn¡¯t stubbornly hold their ground against a strong enemy, allowing themselves to be gradually wiped out. Li Yao and Sister Li also stepped in to help. After all, there were too many monsters, and the hydra could not cope with them all. Li Yao and Sister Li concentrated on killing the Frogman Shamans that had healing abilities. Li Yao released the Arrow Tower, which was not bad, but the turret wouldn¡¯t work. Fire couldn¡¯t be ignited underwater. In Ancient God, geographical restrictions were quite strict. For instance, underwater, fire magic was basically useless, and even strong fire magic could only be employed at a discount. ¡°Their reinforcements areing. I think I should call Tong Tong over, our damage output is a bit low,¡± Sister Li said. ¡°Didn¡¯t the PvP tire her out?¡± Li Yao originally intended to bring Tong Tong along. But Tong Tong spent the night ying PvP to achieve fifty wins and was exhausted. When they set off, Sister Li said Tong was still sleeping. ¡°She¡¯s awake now. When she heard we were leveling up together, she wanted to join,¡± Sister Li replied, her eyes full of affection. ¡°Alright, then you summon her over,¡± Li Yao said. Sister Li nodded and used the special effect of her ring, which could summon the yer wearing the other ring to her side. This was originally a pair of lover¡¯s rings. Sister Li got it unintentionally from a treasure box and gave the other one to Tong Tong. ¡°You two are so bad, leveling up without me. Thankfully, I have the ring. You didn¡¯t get your way, hmph.¡± Tong Tong was not pleased at all. Li Yao quickly gave her a breathing potion and released a Pressure-Resistant Scroll. Right after being teleported, there was a protective shield thatsted for about twenty seconds when entering the seabed¡­ Chapter 426: Luring the Snake out of the Hole Chapter 426: Luring the Snake out of the Hole Li Yao came fully prepared. If you want to dive into amonke or river, you just need to make sure you have a Breathing Potion. But when you want to dive into the sea, you¡¯re faced with immense underwater pressure. If you run out of the Breathing Potion underwater, you can still hold on for a while, but if the water pressure is high, it may restrict your actions and sensitivity. If you¡¯re in the deepest parts of the sea, you can be crushed by the pressure. Li Yao hadn¡¯t expected that he would get two Sealing Sea Pearls when he came, so he made sure to pack Breathing Potions and Pressure-Resistant Scrolls. Pressure-Resistant Scrolls are special scrolls that neutralize the pressure at the bottom of the sea. They are indispensable when diving if you don¡¯t have any special tools. ¡°Alright, alright, stop messing around. Take these Breathing Potions and Pressure-Resistant Scrolls. Remember to use them when the cooldown is over,¡± Li Yao handed some over. ¡°Wow, what a beautiful underwater world! Thank goodness I came.¡± Tongtong was still somewhat emotional. ¡°Stop ying around, start dealing damage already! Can¡¯t you see we¡¯re still fighting monsters?¡± Sister Li said. Tongtong stuck her tongue out at Li Yao and quickly stopped dwelling on her previous worries. She then began to release Lightning Chain. Tongtong was very smart. She had only released the Healing Totem. She did not use me Totem or me Spell. ¡°Uncle, can I summon my mount to fight with us? The mount you gave me is really strong.¡± Tongtong asked. ¡°Sure, just let it drink a bottle of Breathing Potion and attach a Pressure-Resistant Scroll to it, and you¡¯re good to go,¡± Li Yao said. The mutant cave dweller mount was still of very good use to the yers. If one learned the skills of the Beast Tamer, they could even raise a young one to adulthood and evolve it into a true leader. However, this takes a lot of time, and few people are willing to try it. Normally, people directly seek out leader-level battle pets or mounts and then raise them to higher qualities. That¡¯s the best way to go. Of course, that was the situation in thest life. At this stage, only a small number of yers can own leader-level summons or pets. As for those who can make an intermediate-level leader into a pet, there are probably only a few in the entire game who can do so. The ability to have multiple intermediate leaders at once is likely exclusive to Li Yao. Tongtong is known as Totem Sa, with her totems ounting for nearly half of her battle power. There are three talent branches for Shamans: melee with w fist weapons for Enhancement, magic healing for Restoration, and Elemental, which releases various spells. Detailing these talents, Tongtong belongs to the Elemental branch which can summon three kinds of totems as well as few special totems. For instance, Elemental Shamans cannot summon a healing totem, especially one that can release Healing Chain. Tongtong is considered half a healer. In addition to Elemental Totems, she can summon Earth Element and Fire Elemental Totems. Unlike normal summons, these pets are attached to their totems. The totems have only 100 health points, and once they disappear, so does the pet. However, as long as the totem is ced somewhere safe, the summoned elemental pet is immortal. Both its pros and cons are quite obvious. Even Fire Elemental Totem was summoned this time. Although it kept producing smoke in the water, the totem was intact and could not be scrapped by the sea. In coordination with the Wind Totem, which can release Wind des, they didn¡¯t even need to use all their energy, but theirbat power was still off the charts. The cave dweller mount, exclusive to goblin,es with a special seat that secures the rider so they won¡¯t fall off. Tongtong can output damagefortably from above, and the cave dweller mount, while not as powerful as their team leader, with the assistance of a Healing Totem, grows stronger as the battle progresses. ¡°Damn you,nd dwellers. We have always kept to ourselves, why are you invading our territory?¡± A leader dressed in equipment, surrounded by lightning orbs led a group of frogmen and rushed over. ¡°Look, Tongtong, your kind hase,¡± Li Yao teased. ¡°What! I¡¯m not azy toad!¡± Tongtong immediately directed a lightning orb towards Li Yao. Li Yao dodged with a Shadow Roll. ¡°Big Brother, you¡¯re the one who looks like a toad now,¡± Tongtong said,ughing. ¡°Stop messing around and start killing this group; otherwise, it¡¯s going to be a problem once theye over here,¡± Sister Li said helplessly. Li Yao nodded, activated Rapid Shooting, and quickly cleared out the frogmen and Poison Arrow Frogs. The three of them swiftly gathered the loot, while Li Yao quickly gathered the toxins from the Poison Arrow Frogs. The hydra watched with fiery eyes. It knew that Li Yao was preparing for its evolution, and it was ready for it too. Li Yao was aiming to evolve a snake of poison this time around. ¡°Damn you, you bastards! Why the hell are you invading our territory?¡± the frogman yelled from a distance, but none of them paid any attention to him, which infuriated him. He, the Patrol Officer of the noble Tidal Tribe, was actually being ignored by these vulgar and shamelessnd creatures. This was a great loss of face in front of his underlings. After Li Yao slowly harvested thest Poison Arrow Frog¡¯s materials, he said, ¡°We are here on Prince¡¯s orders to kill rebels.¡± The frogman patrol officer looked surprised and asked, ¡°The Prince? Which prince?¡± Li Yaoughed, ¡°Don¡¯t y dumb. You bunch of scumbags sold out your prince for your own benefit. You went as far as hunting and exiling him and even blocked his way home. Tell me, which prince am I talking about?¡± ¡°He¡¯s a royalty who never cared about his people¡¯s life and death. He¡¯s brutal and ruthless, full of bloody impulse¡­ How could such a person deserve to be our future king? We just don¡¯t want him to bring disaster on our Tidal Tribe. Don¡¯t be fooled by him.¡± The frogman patrol officer looked full of righteous indignation. Tongtong asked doubtfully, ¡°Is the prince really that bad?¡± ¡°Naturally, it¡¯s true. My sister was tortured to death by this beast, and I was just one of the victims. Only because we had no other choices did we rise in rebellion and put an end to his tyranny. How about this, lead me to the prince. Our general will definitely be grateful. What can such a rushed guy give you now?¡± ¡°Why do I feel like he¡¯s lying?¡± Tongtong said in a puzzled tone. ¡°It is all lies.¡± Li Yao scoffed coldly, ¡°Enough nonsense, I promised to kill all of you traitors. The prince gave me his transformation pearl. Do you guys have that?¡± ¡°Dammit, the transformation pearl is a treasure passed down through our Tidal Tribe. That useless waste can¡¯t even utilize half of its power and yet he dares to give it away. It¡¯s preposterous.¡± The tidal patrol officer pointed at Li Yao, ¡°I don¡¯t want to waste my breath anymore. Lead me to the prince, and you will benefit. Otherwise, you¡¯ll all stay here. No one will escape.¡± Li Yao noticed another frogman stealthily running back to the tribe. He pretended not to see it; there was still a fair distance to the tribe from here, so going there and returning would take some time. ¡°I¡¯m rather interested in killing traitors like you.¡± Li Yao waved and announced, ¡°Fight starts now. The three of us can get on the announcement board together.¡± ¡­. Chapter 427: 427: Ice Conductor Chapter 427: Ice Conductor Li Yao directly checked the attributes of the boss on the other side to see if it was up to par. Frogman Patrol Officer Tier: Level 20 1-star leader Health: 440,000 Armor: 890 Skills: Maelstrom, Poison Mist, Summon Poison Arrow Frog, Poison Cleavage, Poison Arrow, Fierce Poison Dance After seeing the attributes, Li Yao gave each of them an Intermediate Antitoxin, saying, ¡°Drink it quickly, this is the best antidote potion we have at the moment. Also, prepare the detoxification potion, and detoxify whenever necessary.¡± An Intermediate Antitoxin could neutralize a significant amount of toxin damage, but it could not prevent poisoning, so a detoxification potion was essential. Like bleeding effects, toxinsmonly cause continuous damage. Without antidote potions and detoxification potions, it could be a big trouble. Of course, if one encounters a potent poison, dying immediately from poisoning is not unimaginable. ¡°Damn weaklings, since you don¡¯t appreciate my kindness, die here then. I bet the general would prefer your heads. That useless prince is nothing but a stray dog now. We¡¯ll soon catch him and feed him to the fish!¡±
Of course, the patrol officer was merely bluffing. The prince¡¯s transformations were too unpredictable. It was nearly impossible for them to find him no matter what form he took. All they could do was establish a detection line. But this kind of detection device couldn¡¯t be moved, so it could only prevent the prince from sneaking back to the Tide Tribe. Searching for him was like finding a needle in a haystack. The newly established tribe was not without enemies. If they spread out and the tribe got exterminated, then if the prince returned to the Tide Tribe, their n would fail. Their strategy was clear: Can¡¯t find the prince? No problem. As long as they dragged this out for three years, the prince¡¯s return would be useless. ¡°Hydra, Floating Snow, tie him down.¡± Li Yaomanded, and then himself, Li Jie, and Tongtong retreated to the other side of the Hydra and began attacking. ¡°Think you can trap me? Not so easy,¡± roared the Frogman Patrol Officer. ¡°Kill them from the other side!¡± Summon Poison Arrow Frog! Three Silver Elite Poison Arrow Frogs charged towards Li Yao from another direction. Meanwhile, the hydra¡¯s Floating Snow had started, and the leading Poison Arrow Frog that had entered the Floating Snow¡¯s range was affected by the slowing effect. A strange light shed in the eyes of the Shadow Snake, causing the two Poison Arrow Frogs intending to attack Li Yao¡¯s team to suddenly turn around and shoot a poison arrow at the Patrol Officer. The now dazed Patrol Officer about to attack Li Yao from the other side stopped in his tracks, but upon seeing their crimson eyes, he knew he was being controlled by the Hydra. He then stopped and began attacking the two betraying Poison Arrow Frogs with his trident. ¡°Focus fire on the Poison Arrow Frogs first.¡± The trio¡¯s attacks were very powerful, and two waves of attacks instantly killed a Silver Elite. Then the three of them switched their focus to the Patrol Officer, who at this point had also entered the range of Floating Snow. Of course, the frogmen who came with the Patrol Officer also arrived quickly and joined the battle. They were slower than the Patrol Officer, so they were slightly off rhythm. ¡°You two nk from the other side.¡± The Patrol Officer sneered, ¡°Let¡¯s see how you kill them all this time.¡± ¡°Kill the minions first, don¡¯t rush to deal with the boss.¡± Li Yao¡¯s strategy was very clear.
Felling the forty-thousand-health boss quickly was not an easy feat, and it was more profitable to eliminate the minions following the Patrol officer first. ¡°This Floating Snow is much more powerful than my Blizzard.¡± Li Jie remarked as she was attacking. The deployed Floating Snow was incredibly potent; while it didn¡¯t root enemies, it slowed them down so drastically it was akin to turning them into slow-motion. Under these conditions, unless one had movement abilities, catching up to someone was nearly impossible. But killing the Hydra was also a hopelessly difficult task. The Hydra¡¯s health was substantial; if they ignored Li Yao, his output damage was terrifying.
So, the Patrol Officer had tomand his men to encircle the group. Otherwise, he risked being kited to death by Li Yao. Li Yao also had to focus on the minions. After all, all three of them were ss cannons. If hit by the minions, they might be instantly killed. The minions were annoying. Since the boss couldn¡¯t be rushed down, this was the only decision left. ¡°No good, our damage is not enough. Tongtong, use Bloodlust.¡± Seeing that Rapid Shooting was off cooldown, Li Yao, ordered Tongtong to cast Bloodlust. Bloodlust greatly increased agility, casting speed, attack power, and magic damage. It was the signature skill of the Shaman Priest. In his past life, there was a saying that it was always wee to have a Druid who couldbat resurrect and buff, and a Shaman Priest, not for damage or healing, but to followmands and not die before using Bloodlust. While there was a bit of humor, it demonstrated the overwhelming power of this skill. With the activation of Bloodlust, all three members¡¯ attack speeds noticeably skyrocketed a notch. Li Yao immediately activated Rapid Shooting. The firearm in Li Yao¡¯s hand cast a series of shadowy afterimages. There weren¡¯t that many people who came with the Patrol Officer: two Silver Elites, two Elites, and a dozen or so Poison Arrow Frogs. The three of them had divided their attacks. None of Li Yao¡¯s targetssted more than five seconds. When only three Poison Arrow Frogs were left, the Patrol Officer who had killed the two controlled Poison Arrow Frogs was also approaching Li Yao. Due to Li Yao¡¯s orders, the Hydra had been constantly attacking the minions and hadn¡¯t been able to focus on controlling the Patrol Officer. Of course, it was hard to control boss-tier entities. Like this Patrol Officer, for instance. He was highly intelligent, very different from the beast-type bosses who merely relied on instinct to fight.
Of course, higher-tier monsters, also known as Warcraft, have high intelligence too. It¡¯s just that these kinds of beasts were rarely encountered at their current level. ¡°Li Jie, make things difficult for him.¡± Seeing the Patrol Officer closing in, Li Yao knew that once he cleared the leg obstruction, he could see all three of them, at which point he would be able to attack directly. The Patrol Officer had long-range attack skills. ¡°Okay.¡± Li Jie agreed very straightforwardly. Being an Elite ss Frost Mage, she was naturally great at control, and as a Frost Master, she was a master of manipting ice, a highly versatile profession. Now they were in the water, giving her an even greater advantage. The Patrol Officer had already noticed Li Jie and pointed his trident at her. Maelstrom! A surge of greenish water rushed towards Li Jie; one look and it was obvious it was extremely toxic. Li Jie waved her magic wand, and with a crunching sound, an Ice Wall formed just in time to freeze this surge of poison water and form a green ice wall, blocking the Patrol Officer. That wasn¡¯t it. Another circr Ice Wall also formed a cage, trapping the Patrol Officer within an ice prison. ¡°Amazing! My sister-inw is really powerful!¡± The silly and cute Tongtong pped her hands in cheer as she turned to see Li Jie¡¯s series of maneuvers. ¡°Impressive.¡± Li Yao also expressed his admiration in wonder, it was astonishing that she could manipte the Frost Mage ss in such a short amount of time. Not just technique-wise, her spiritual power was also not weak, otherwise, she wouldn¡¯t have been able to pull off such impressive operations. ¡°The main thing is that we¡¯re in the sea, and there¡¯s the Hydra¡¯s Floating Snow. Without those, I wouldn¡¯t have been so rxed.¡± Li Jie was already back to cleaning up the remaining three minions¡­
Chapter 428: 428: Ice Sealed Ball Chapter 428: Ice Sealed Ball Even though sister Li exined the reasons, Li Yao knew that not every Ice Mage could control their magic as skillfully as she could. An Ice Mage could be a godlike profession if mastered, but without proper training, it could feel underpowered. It was not only about the different roles. Even within a single profession, this could be the case. A skilled Druid was almost invincible, but an untrained Druid was no more than a waste of space. A skilled Druid would boast about how it was a do-all profession¡ªit could sustain damage, heal, deal damage, move swiftly, and even act cute. An untrained Druid, however, wouldin about how it was a trash profession¡ªthey couldn¡¯t best a warrior in damage or endurance in bear form, a rogue in stealth or damage in cat form, a priest in healing in treant form and they¡¯re only a mediocre healer, an Owl Beast was inferior to a mage as it had aplicated damage-dealing mechanism, and it was too tiring and inferior to an average mage. An Ice Mage was simr¡ªit took a lot of skill to y, which made it a very unfriendly profession for beginners. ¡°Damn it, you think you can freeze me with your magic? In your dreams,¡± said the Frogman Patrol Officer, as he brandished his trident. Crack, crack, crack¡­ The ice prison entrapping him was swiftly shattered. Without pausing, he swung his weapon again at the green ice wall blocking his way. The ice wall couldn¡¯t evenst three seconds before it was shattered. But it wasn¡¯t in vain.
Sister Li had traded a non-threatening active skill for two of the boss¡¯s abilities, which was a big win. ¡°Hold him down for another three to five seconds,¡± instructed Li Yao. ¡°Okay,¡± agreed Sister Li. As the Patrol Officer shattered the ice wall, she turned again and tapped her wand. Deep Ice Freeze! ¡°You want to try that ice wall trick again, not¡­¡± His words were cut off as he was immediately bound by deep blue ice¡ªan advanced move for an Ice Mage. This wasn¡¯t a spell that could be cast at will. It could only be used when the target was slowed or frozen by an ice/water type spell. It summoned the power of hard ice to bind the target. This was a beneficial spell. Any Ice Mage hitting a Deep Ice Frozen target was guaranteed a critical hit. But Sister Li wasn¡¯t trying to boost her damage. She turned her attention back to the bullfrogs, leaving their execution to Li Yao. Li Yao was the first to kill a bullfrog, and the multi-headed snake killed another. Soon, Sister Li and Tu Tu killed thest one. With that, all the minions that hade with the Patrol Officer had been wiped out. ¡°Move back, create some distance,¡± ordered Li Yao, creating a space around the multi-headed snake. They were nning to use Floating Snow¡¯s limit effect to kite it. Li Yao found this the simplest yet most effective strategy. In the water, Sister Li¡¯sbat power increased exponentially. This increase was not disyed with a simple boost in damage. After Li Yao and his group retreated a distance, the Patrol Officer finally broke free from the grip of the Deep Ice Freeze. Such was the power of an Ice Mage. If it were a regr Ice Mage, their control couldn¡¯t havested this long. Poison Arrow! ¡°Damn Ice Mages, I hate you all,¡± roared the Patrol Officer nowpletely angry. Although Frogmen are highly intelligent creatures, they only master the ancient poison magic. In the sea, only some powerful creatures, the Naga and Water Elements, master ice or water spells. In the water, they naturally have advantages. For instance, the multi-headed snake¡¯s Floating Snow spell is different in some ways in waterpared to itsnd form, it¡¯s magic mechanism is well-suited for underwater battles. As one of the sea¡¯s dominant creatures, a high-ranking multi-headed snake was a top-ranked Warcraft.
¡°Multi-headed snake,¡± instructed Li Yao. ¡°Understood, Master,¡± replied the Dark Snake, its head appearing like a ghost in front of Li Yao. Ssh¡­ The poison arrow hit the multi-headed snake, instantly shrouding it in a green gas.
-9985-9689-9785¡­ Li Yao immediately threw a Detoxification Potion, which made the damage stop. ¡°Damn it, what kind of poison is this?¡± The Dark Snake cried in pain. After drinking the potion, its eyes glowed red and a dark colored light encircled the Patrol Officer. As the Patrol Officer was being controlled, its health started to drop, while the Dark Snake and Ice Dragon¡¯s health began to quickly recover. ¡°Maximize the damage output,¡± Li Yao instructed. Without waiting for Li Yao¡¯smand, everyone started to eagerly attack the boss. Despite its high health, under such immense pressure, the Patrol Officer¡¯s HP was dropping rapidly. Meanwhile, the Earth Element and the Fire Element that continued to evaporate steam also rushed to the Patrol Officer¡¯s side. After several attempts to instantly kill the two elements, the Patrol Officer realized that although they kept losing health, they just wouldn¡¯t die. That¡¯s when he understood that they were Totem Creatures. ¡°Don¡¯t assume you¡¯ve won already,¡± interrupted the Patrol Officer. With continuous kiting, its health was already down to about 60%. It couldn¡¯t hold back any longer. As the trident thrusts, a stream of green poison began to spread. Poison Mist! As the poison fog spread, the Patrol Officer swung its trident again. The water flow began to get chaotic. Whirlpool!
With the whirlpool¡¯s movement, the originally slow-spreading poison fog rapidly rushed towards the group along with the current. To Li Yao and his group, it looked as if all the seawater was contaminated. Thebination of the two skills wasn¡¯t as simple as one plus one. This was its proud skillbo. Thebo was foolproof, especially in the water where its effect was more powerful. ¡°You can freeze, right? Now freeze this,¡± said the Patrol Officer, who was rapidly getting closer to the trio with the flow of the poison fog. ¡°Let¡¯s withdraw, Multi-headed snake, you too,¡± said Li Yao, frowning. His bullets could limit the creature, but as for stopping it, he had no means. ¡°No need to withdraw. You guys continue to attack, watch me break his move,¡± said Sister Li, her eyes shing with excitement. It had been so long since her blood had boiled like this. ¡°Alright, continue attacking then.¡± Li Yao trusted Sister Li. She didn¡¯t do things she wasn¡¯t sure of. ¡°Watch me break your moves,¡± Sister Li said. With a somewhat abstruse spell, Sister Li carefully threw out a Blue Ice Crystal. The Blue Ice Crystal, shining like a gem, quickly sank into the poison fog but soon moved towards the group with the current due to the whirlpool. ¡°Ice Orb.¡± With the end of Sister Li¡¯s spell, her wand shed, and the Blue Ice Crystal sparkled with a dazzling blue light. Crack, crack, crack¡­
An enormous ice orb formed around the crystal, freezing part of the poison fog. But more parts, including the ice orb and crystal were entrapped in the flow heading towards Li Yao. ¡°Haha, pitiful tricks,¡± the Patrol Officerughed. ¡°Oh really?¡± said Sister Li. Staring at the ever-expanding ice orb which had reached its limit, she ordered, ¡°Spin.¡± The ice orb, having expanded to about two yards in diameter, began to rotate crazily and formed a small whirlpool in the water. Simultaneously, countless ice arrows were fired in all directions from the center of the orb. With the whirlpool¡¯s rotation, the poison fog continually converged, attached itself to the freezing arrows and was shot out. It all headed straight towards the Patrol Officer, who was in the current. The Patrol Officer¡¯sughter abruptly ended¡­ Chapter 429: 429 Frogman Mask Chapter 429: Frogman Mask ¡°Nice.¡± Upon seeing Li Yao¡¯s sister sessfully decrypted the boss¡¯s move, Li Yao rxed and resumed his offensive. This was an instinctual reaction, toe up with such a solution using their own skills in such a short time required excellent quick thinking. This skill was particrly important in the arena, where in the face of formidable opponents many would not hold back. Any method could be used, and those whocked adaptability would lose, as even having a trump card might not be useful in unexpected circumstances. ¡°Your sister-inw is so fierce, look at that toad, it¡¯s about to go crazy.¡± The adorable Tongtong said excitedly. Just like Tongtong said, the Patrol Officer was nearly driven insane. He hasn¡¯t touched a single hair on Li Yao and his teammates, yet his health was already less than half. ¡°Despicablend dwellers.¡± Whatever skill he used, he couldn¡¯t touch them at all, and his life kept diminishing. He was beginning to think about retreating. However, the possibility of his escape was even less likely. The Hydra too was a marine creature, its speed in water was even faster. Normally Frogmen couldn¡¯t escape the Hydra¡¯s pursuit, let alone being slowed down by Floating Snow. The Hydra, shadow-shaped like Frogman himself, kept up with Frogman even under Floating Snow¡¯s influence, even Tongtong, who was not fast, could keep up with Frogman¡¯s escape speed.
¡°Stop running, you can¡¯t escape.¡± Li Yao continued his offensive while speaking. Mobilebat greatly reduced his and Tongtong¡¯s output, after all, the output of the Arrow Tower and Totem ounted for a significant part of their total. ¡°Don¡¯t kill me, don¡¯t kill me, spare me, I am willing to submit to the Prince, help the Prince retake the tribe, kill the General, no, kill that beastly traitor.¡± When the Frogman¡¯s life was left less than 10%, he started to beg for mercy desperately. ¡°This is too realistic, I feel so sorry for him, I don¡¯t want to kill him anymore.¡± Dumbfounded, Tongtong stopped casting spells. ¡°Tongtong, he is just a traitor. He deserves to die. Stop messing around.¡± Li Yao said helplessly, these kids were too emotional. ¡°Your brother is right, you didn¡¯t see the Prince, he was so pitiful, they made him so he can¡¯t even stay in the sea anymore.¡± Li Yao¡¯s sister said with augh. ¡°So he¡¯s a bad guy, then let¡¯s kill him.¡± Tongtong immediately began casting Lightning Arrows again, and the area was once again filled with shing arcs of electricity. ¡°Please, spare me, I¡¯ve repented, I want to start anew.¡± The Patrol Officer¡¯s life was rapidly diminishing, his tone increasingly desperate and pathetic. However, Li Yao and his sister would not be affected by an NPC monster, and showed him no mercy. ¡°I¡¯ll fight you till the end.¡± The Frogman Patrol Officer charged at the Hydra and began attacking fiercely. The Hydra did not go easy on him, did not hold back any skills, and finished off the Frogman¡¯sst bit of life. He fell to the ground reluctantly. The three instantly stopped their actions, and Li Yao smiled. With the Patrol Officer killed and news about the Prince, they were bound to send out an army to kill the Prince. ¡°System: Team Leader: Prairie Fire, Team Members: Li Yao¡¯s sister, Dumb Tongtong killed Level 20 Boss Frogman Patrol Officer, rewarded with global prestige and 150 faction reputation each.¡± Then a seven-coloured light curtain appeared in every channel, leaving all yers stunned. This was the first announcement of a Level 20 boss first kill. Many yers, including those at the forefront, were leveling up to Level 20, but it seemed impossible to kill a Level 20 boss. Many people were upset; the instances had not yet opened, and Li Yao had taken the lead. Especially the Xiaoyao Studio, they were disgusted to the extreme. They had just been yed by Li Yao, and then they heard this news.
¡°I bet those guys really hate you now, you¡¯ve shown up again.¡± Li Yao¡¯s sister said, ¡°I¡¯d steer clear of the Light Faction area for a while, I heard the faction has issued a Killing Order against you, and now you¡¯re a target of the Light Faction.¡± Li Yao raised an eyebrow, unfazed. After all, impersonating an NPC and tricking yers of the Light Faction was no small feat. If the matter had been kept low key, it might have passed quietly. But the Queen brought it up to gain an advantage in negotiations. This was a tant p in the face, and the Light Faction was naturally making a show of it.
¡°I¡¯m the only one with a bounty like this, I wonder how much it would take to buy my death once.¡± Li Yao asked curiously. ¡°A Level 20 Golden Dress item.¡± Li Yao¡¯s sister chuckled. ¡°Wow, a Level 20 Golden Dress item, big brother, how about I kill you once, then we can scam for the Golden Dress.¡± Dumbfounded, Tongtong¡¯s eyes lit up. ¡°Don¡¯t mess around, this is just a warning for me. I don¡¯t believe there¡¯s any yer who can kill me. But if I keep on scamming, and finally get the Golden Dress, powerful NPCs might take action next time, and I can¡¯t resist them.¡± Li Yao patted Tongtong¡¯s head, ¡°Stop ying around, let¡¯s go loot the corpses. If we wait any longer, we¡¯ll be surrounded by the Frogman Army.¡± Li Yao spected that the Frogman who went back to ry the message might be returning soon. ¡°Okay, I love looting corpses with big brother.¡± Tongtong ran off cheerfully to pick up the equipment. Water-splitting Fork Quality: Purple Epic Attack: 48-55 Strength: 49 Agility: 47 Stamina: 46 During attack there is a small chance of releasing a poisoned arrow, causing 150% of the current attack¡¯s damage.
Turbulence, stir up the flow of water or air, disrupt a certain area, reducing the agility of enemies who step into this area by 50% for 10 seconds, cooldown time 2 minutes. Rmended Jobs: Warrior, Hunter Equipment Level: 20 ¡°A weapon that can be used by big brother.¡± Tongtong said happily. ¡°These stats are great, if I used it, I bet the poisoned arrow would often be released, and Turbulence is nice, it¡¯s like having an additional control skill.¡± Li Yao took the Water-splitting Fork and put it in his backpack, ¡°However, the design of this weapon is just too low, it¡¯s too embarrassing. I¡¯ll put it in the guild warehouse and let the others exchange it for points.¡± In fact, he didn¡¯t want to switch out his Ghost Hand gun and Noble Ritual Sword at all. While the Water-Splitting Fork had good stats, it wasn¡¯t attractive enough for Li Yao. After all, he didn¡¯t exactly need that small stat boost. Besides, his attack relies on Bow and Arrows, and the attack power of this weapon won¡¯t be included in the bonus. Even if the attack power was high, it was useless. ¡°Big brother, how could you be even pickier than me? This is a Level 20 weapon, and you don¡¯t want it!¡± Tongtong mumbled, then continued to loot the bodies. Frogman Mask Quality: Purple Epic Material: Leather Armor Intellect: 42 Spirit: 40
Stamina: 39 Increases jump strength by 50% Grants ability to breathe underwater, increases swimming speed by 50% Rmended Level to Equip: 20 Open to All Professions Chapter 430: 430: Evolution Pearl Chapter 430: Evolution Pearl Li Yao distributed the gear to TongTong and said, ¡°This is your mask. It¡¯s beneficial underwater, but it might weaken yourbat power since you¡¯re an elemental shaman using totems. Still, it¡¯s a level 20 mask, quite decent. You can make do with it for now.¡± ¡°Big brother, stop kidding me. This mask has powerful attributes and you just simply dismissed it. You¡¯re too picky. I¡¯m still using a level 10 helmet! Compared to this one, it¡¯spletely outssed. What do you mean ¡®make do with it¡¯? It evenes with swimming ability! It¡¯s fantastic!¡± TongTong joyfully held the mask and eximed. ¡°What, over the moon for a piece of gear with good attributes, are you? I bet you¡¯re not mocking it as a ¡®lousy frog¡¯ now,¡± Sister Li teased. TongTong put the mask in her backpack and said, ¡°Well, that Patrol Officer was annoying, but this mask is so cute. Besides, I¡¯m a goblin now. There¡¯s really no difference between me and a frog anyway. Sister Li, it was your idea to have me create a goblin disguise. It would have been better to be a High Elf.¡± When it came to her character, TongTong still felt a little unhappy. ¡°Goblins aren¡¯t that ugly, okay?¡± Sister Liforted her. ¡°Hmph.¡± TongTong didn¡¯t pay any attention to Sister Li anymore and continued to loot the bodies. In reality, the Ancient God World had made slight adjustments to races like goblins, gnomes, and dwarves. The background of the game involves the explosion of the Sunwell, which even affected the entire Magic Net of the Ancient God World. The magical energy leaked by the Focusing Rainbow caused a short-term surge in magic across the world. This tidal wave is said tost a hundred years. It doesn¡¯tpare to the Eternal Well era of the Ancient Times, but it has revived the magic elements much more than before. The effect was that the skin of newly born NPCs and yers (newbies) became softer and smoother due to this period, essentially beautifying all races.
Although the yers¡¯ goblins had green skin, considering the yers¡¯ aesthetics, they weren¡¯t ugly, unlike the real Goblin Goblins. It¡¯s just that the High Elves were too beautiful, maintaining their original appearance, but once transformed into High Elves, they exuded a noble and elegant aura, naturally adding much charm. Of course, the effects of this magical tide weren¡¯t just limited to that. For example, due to the activity of the elements, even the most brutal Fire Elemental Lord of the Four Elemental Lords, who had been banished and sealed, was showing signs of breaking the seal. ckrock Mountain has already turned into and ofva. The Ancient Gods were also stirring, especially the Ancient God worshipped by the Yaji Worms, which had erupted in a great war a few thousand years ago. It was only due to thebined efforts of the four princes of the Dragon n and the full strength of the Ancient Elf race that it was sealed. But because of the magic tide, it was stirring again, ording to the Druid who was monitoring the Worm Tribe. There have already been sightings of worm nests in other parts of thend, which means that the seal is already very unstable. These crises cannot be ignored. The reason the three camps have been making such a fuss over a centaur is essentially to quickly deal with the centaur, and then concentrate on dealing with the uing crises. ¡°Is there anything else worth picking up?¡± asked Li Yao. ¡°Nothing much¡­ What¡¯s this?¡± TongTong took out a bead. Evolution Pearl Quality: Purple Epic When used, it gives a low-level piece of equipment a growth attribute of 5-25. Notes: A pearl imbued with the power of the ocean. Li Yao¡¯s eyes lit up, ¡°This is good stuff. It can make a piece of gear grow with the yer¡¯s level, just like an heirloom.¡± ¡°So that¡¯s what it does. Well then, big brother, you keep it. It could enhance your golden gear.¡± TongTong handed it over to Li Yao. Li Yao said, ¡°Actually, it would be more suitable to enhance Sister Li¡¯s Magic Wand ¨C its attributes are quite impressive.¡± Sister Li shook her head and said, ¡°No need. Compared to purple gear, golden gear needs it more. It also has higher value.¡± ¡°Then I won¡¯t be polite.¡± Li Yao put the bead away. He did have quite a bit of good gear on him. With his golden ring and golden weapon, both of which are excellent, plus the little artifact ne, if he were to strengthen these, the results would be quite impressive.
However, even in the future, these evolution pearls would be very rare and have no specific source. But at the moment, this low-level evolution pearl was useful. Not using it would be wasteful, so Li Yao had no intention of holding onto it. Li Yao quickly made a decision to first strengthen his golden Blue Moon Bow and then use the evolution pearl. The Blue Moon Bow¡¯s attack power was already off the charts. Once strengthened, it would be even more outrageous. If he also used the evolution pearl, Li Yao could wipe out anyone he saw in a second. Even after level 20, if the te armor professions could withstand one blow from the Blue Moon Bow, it would be impressive.
With a n in mind, Li Yao rxed. This time, the loot was really good. ¡°Big brother, there¡¯s a little pet.¡± TongTong sent the pet¡¯s attributes and said, ¡°I learned the roles of the feeder and beast tamer, and I¡¯ve signed up for the petpetition. This one¡¯s for me, okay?¡± Newly Hatched Poison Dart Frog Quality: Blue Fine Water Combat Pet Increases Poison Resistance by 10 points Increases Movement Speed by 15% Level: 1 Li Yao was not at all interested in the traits provided by this pet. Even if she asked for a top-tier pet, he would give it to her. He said, ¡°Of course, this one¡¯s for TongTong.¡± The pet battlingpetition was also an official event, and the scale was huge. It was a new activity following the arena matches. However, as the main yers were currently rushing to reach level 20 and the events leaned towards leisure activities, the attention they received wasn¡¯t high. But the developers weren¡¯t stingy. In the in-gamepetitions, the top one thousand in the camp would receive a pet reward (Little diator), and the top one hundred would receive a purple quality pet (diator). After that, the top hundred from the three camps wouldpete in the real finals. The top ten would all receive decent in-game item rewards, while the top three would receive in-game items and cash rewards from the developers. The first ce would win a credit worth five hundred thousand, second ce would win a credit worth three hundred thousand, and the third ce would win a credit worth one hundred and fifty thousand. It attracted arge number of casual yers.
Li Yao didn¡¯t expect TongTong to sign up, saying, ¡°I¡¯ll get you a couple of top-tier ones to help you win the crown.¡± TongTong shook her head and said, ¡°No, that¡¯s like cheating. I want to rely on myself.¡± ¡°Alright, keep looting. If there¡¯s nothing else, we should move on.¡± Li Yao shook his head. Anyway, TongTong¡¯s family was extremely rich, and these prizes were nothing to her. It would be better to leave the opportunity for casual yers who needed it. ¡°General, it¡¯s them.¡± Far away, a Frogman Army could already see the figures of Li Yao and the others. ¡°Are you sure they were sent by the Prince?¡± A frogman, referred to as ¡°General,¡± asked. ¡°Absolutely, they swim incredibly fast. And they don¡¯t need a Breathing Potion, where else would you find something like this other than the Prince¡¯s Sealing Sea Pearl,¡± said the frogman thief confidently. ¡°Very well. Charge and capture them, and question them for the Prince¡¯s whereabouts,¡± the General¡¯s eyes shed with a cold light. Chapter 431: 431 Valley Chapter 431: Valley ¡°General, it¡¯s bad. The patrol officer has been killed, and now they are running away.¡± A scout shouted aloud. The Frogman General said coldly, ¡°Chase them.¡± ¡°They¡¯re too fast, we might not be able to catch them, they¡¯ll soon shake us off.¡± The scout continued. ¡°Then take my sea beast, track their scent, and keep up with them.¡± The Frogman General was not flustered and said, ¡°Since we can¡¯t capture them now, let¡¯s wait for a bit. With my sea beast, they can¡¯t flee far. Let¡¯s use them to lead us to the prince and trap them all at once.¡± ¡°The General is wise.¡± The Frogman underlings immediately began to tter. ¡°Save your words, bring that stupid patrol officer to me, let the sea beast smell him.¡± The General finished and turned to look in the direction that Li Yao and his team were escaping. Li Yao and Mistress Li were both carrying Dondondon on their shoulders, swimming rapidly toward the shore. Soon, Dondondon, who was watching behind, said, ¡°We¡¯ve lost sight of them, and when we left just now, it didn¡¯t look like they were following us. Could they be wary of us?¡± Mistress Li also looked at Li Yao with doubt, and Li Yao thought for a bit and said, ¡°Impossible, now that the army has been brought out, how could they easily give up? You guys rx, there are many ways for them to track us in the water, catching up to us isn¡¯t difficult.¡± Mistress Li nodded and said, ¡°You¡¯re right, the most effective way for that General toplete his mission is to kill the prince. Although defense is a good option too, it could also lead to unforeseen mistakes and the variables are rather many if too much time pses. He must be worried about the prince gathering strength and returning to the Tide tribe from elsewhere. Although this may make the prince lose face, the one who frames the prince is unlikely to fare better, I don¡¯t believe a man who can be the Frogman King does not have any tricks up his sleeve.¡± ¡°Exactly, let¡¯s get to our positions first, they could attack at any moment.¡±
The three agreeing unanimously, they left without looking back. The trio did not return to the original beach, but arrived at aplex, narrow canyon. Although ten thousand years had passed, people could still clearly judge that this canyon had once been a whole, not separated by the impact of seawater. Ten thousand years ago, to defeat a leader of the Demon Legion, the evil Titan, the ancient elves had to detonate the Eternal Well, and the leader was defeated. But the whole world almost copsed as a result, and the continent was shattered. In many ces, you could still see traces of the fractures from that time, like this winding canyon. Due to the gentle water surface, the middle position of the canyon remained narrow, with high mountain cliffs on both sides. Climbing was almost impossible. In the middle of the canyon, you could see a huge cave and a tform on the cliff, which might have been the nest of some powerful birds in the past, but now there was no threat, the cave was empty, and obviously, no birds hade back for a long time. But because it still carried the scent of the birds, no other creatures dared to settle here. At this moment, Frog Prince was pulling hard on a rope to pull Dondondon up to the cave, about fifty to sixty yards from the ce where they slept, while Li Yao and Mistress Li were also climbing up along the rope. If it wasn¡¯t for Li Yao¡¯s Angel¡¯s Wing, it would have been wildly difficult to climb up to this cave. ¡°Ribbit, how is it, where are they? Why haven¡¯t I seen them? Has the n failed?¡± Frog Prince became anxious when the three arrived. He couldn¡¯t help but worry, he hadn¡¯t expected sess at first, but after hearing Li Yao¡¯s n, he thought it could work, and it reignited his hope of retaking the tribe. In the beginning, there was no hope, but now that there was hope, he naturally started to fret. ¡°You¡¯re a harbinger of bad luck; can¡¯t you say something nice for once?¡± Li Yao grumbled. If the n were to fail, they¡¯d need a lot more effort to aplish their objective, and they¡¯ve procrastinated for half a day already. Finding another location would not be suitable as well. ¡°So this is Frog Prince, he¡¯s so ugly. Aren¡¯t the princes in fairy tales all handsome?¡± Dumbfounded Dondondon circled the Frog Prince with her hands behind her back and spoke her mind. ¡°How good can you expect an actual frog to look? Can you quiet down for a bit?¡± Mistress Li sighed with her hand on her forehead, exasperated with this child. The Frog Prince instantly grew irritated and said, ¡°Yound-dwelling folks with no taste, I¡¯m still considered the most handsome man in the Tide tribe, countless girls dream of marrying me. And remember your manners, I¡¯m not a frog, I¡¯m a frogman, a noble frogman, do you understand?¡± ¡°Even if you¡¯re noble, you¡¯re still a frog.¡± Dondondon muttered quietly after distancing herself from the enraged prince. ¡°Alright, quit squabbling, I estimate those pursuing you are nearly here. You should think of how to provoke them into attacking us. If they don¡¯t attack, it¡¯s going to be troublesome for us,¡± Li Yao said.
¡°Don¡¯t worry, I know my friend too well, if he can finish me off today, there¡¯s absolutely no way he¡¯ll wait until tomorrow, and regarding the lives of the tribesmen and his subordinates, he never cared.¡± The Frog Prince confidently said. Dumbfounded Dondondon suddenly said, ¡°What if they think they can siege us here, they won¡¯t attack, but surround us instead?¡± The Prince said, ¡°Impossible, this is Murloc territory, they wouldn¡¯t dare to stay for long. And as long as this one shows his wings, they¡¯ll certainlyunch an attack. Just watch me, I may not be good at attacking, but when ites to support and illusions, no one can beat me!¡± Li Yao nodded, he vaguely knew that the royal family had passed down a very special treasure generation after generation, good at transformation and illusions. Some say it was even a Divine Artifact.
But no one had truly witnessed it, so it had be a mystery. ¡°Alright, I¡¯m going to set up the traps now.¡± Li Yao jumped down, spread his wings, and flew quickly, constantly throwing out Fog Scrolls towards the area below. ¡°Big brother, what¡¯s he throwing for?¡± Dondondon asked. Mistress Li said, ¡°He¡¯s probably trying to disrupt their vision.¡± ¡°There really are many good things onnd. With this, my illusions can work harmoniously .¡± Frog Prince¡¯s eyes lit up, ¡°In the future, we can cooperate and exchange goods including such scrolls, right?¡± Mistress Li was stunned; she didn¡¯t know where the Fog Scroll came from, but she was sure that Li Yao had a way to get it. Seeing the Frog Prince interested in it, she said, ¡°To be honest, at this stage, only our leader can get this kind of scroll, I am not too clear about it, but it should depend on your tribe¡¯s sincerity.¡± ¡°You help me to reim my tribe, this is a huge favor, I don¡¯t like empty talks, all I can say is, let¡¯s see how it goes.¡± The Frog Prince said sincerely. Mistress Li nodded, indeed this prince was honest, otherwise he wouldn¡¯t have been tricked to such an extent. With Li Yao¡¯s return, the group heard the sound of the horn, the Frogman Army was here¡­ Chapter 432: 432: Mirage in the Sea City Chapter 432: Mirage in the Sea City ¡°They¡¯re here, and I¡¯ve activated my illusion.¡± At this moment, Prince Frog said with a serious face. ¡°Big guy, what effect does your illusion have?¡± Daimeng Tongtong curiously asked. A sh of self-confidence shone in Prince Frog¡¯s eyes, and he said, ¡°You¡¯ll see, watch my Moving Stars and Shaking Moons.¡± With the prince¡¯s words, the air seemed to ripple, and a series of dazzling lights enveloped the entire cave entrance. ¡°Is it just these beautiful lights? I can¡¯t seem to see anything special.¡± Daimeng Tongtong said. ¡°Kid, don¡¯t talk nonsense, considering your youth and ignorance, I won¡¯t hold it against you. Stand at the edge and take a closer look.¡± Prince Frog retracted his glowing hands. Li Jie and Li Yao were both observing Prince Frog, but in the end, they couldn¡¯t figure out what his treasure was. Upon hearing Prince Frog¡¯s words, they walked to the edge, and then their expressions changed abruptly. This ce was clearly a cave, but now it looked just like an ordinary rock wall. There was no sign of a cave. Yet they were standing on the tform inside the cave; otherwise, they might have thought they were in the wrong ce. They slowly reached out their hands. The rock wall didn¡¯t exist at all, they touched nothing, and their arms seemed to disappear into the wall. ¡°So that¡¯s it, but what¡¯s the use? When we unleash our spells, it will still give away our position.¡± Daimeng Tongtong said after some thought. Prince Frog also stepped out of the illusionary rock wall and pointed to an area below the facing wall, saying, ¡°See what¡¯s there.¡±
Everyone followed Prince Frog¡¯s finger and let out a gasp. Because there was a cave appearing at the lower angle of the opposite wall, and there were four people next to the cave, Li Yao, Li Jie, Tongtong, and the prince. That prince was also pointing downward. ¡°That¡¯s amazing! It¡¯s just like a mirage, that¡¯s incredible.¡± Daimeng Tongtong pped her hands, and Tongtong over there was also pping and saying something. Li Jie and Li Yao were equally surprised, but they did not show it. Prince Frog said proudly, ¡°Do you think this is just an illusion? Then you arepletely wrong. In fact, these are our mirror images, and they are physical mirror images.¡± ¡°Can you exin it more clearly, like our avatars?¡± Li Jie was also confused. Prince Frog shook his head and said, ¡°The cave where we are has already been hidden by me, and it is copied over there. That is to say, our spells will not exist, but instead be spells cast by the mirror image. You should understand now. That is, they can see our mirror images, but they can never find our real bodies.¡± ¡°Then there is another problem, how do we aim?¡± Li Yao asked. The princeughed and said, ¡°Of course, we use the mirror image to aim. You sit here, concentrate your spirits, and you can control the mirror image, which has our attack and skills, and is an invincible physique without life.¡± Prince Frog boasted proudly. The three of them were taken aback, and Daimeng Tongtong said, ¡°This is too abnormal, aren¡¯t we invincible then?¡± Prince Frog coughed and said, ¡°Of course not invincible. When we control the mirror image, we have almost no defense, as if we have lost all our armor and magic resistance, and our life is only half of the usual state. If we are found, it is easy to be killed instantly.¡± ¡°I see, that¡¯s nothing. We are on such a high cliff, and you have hidden us with your illusion. It¡¯s too hard to find us.¡± Li Yao also rxed. It¡¯s the equivalent of having an invincible physique, nothing to be afraid of. Justunch a full attack at that time, and you don¡¯t need to be afraid of being attacked. ¡°But we still have to pretend. I will use an illusionter to simte your blood volume. I will pretend to heal you. That¡¯s more ¡®realistic¡¯.¡± Prince Frog sneered, ¡°If it weren¡¯t for all my poison arrow frog brothers staying by my father¡¯s side for training, my brothers alone could kill them off. Otherwise, I, an auxiliary profession, would not have fallen into such a miserable situation.¡± This time, no one argued with him. This mysterious treasure was indeed powerful. It could even reach this level, possessing this ability against the sky. As long as there were teammates to cooperate, they could turn the tide. No wonder that general would kill all of the prince¡¯s allies. Now that he sees him cooperating with the prince, he also wants topletely eradicate them, obviously because he doesn¡¯t want to give the prince a chance to team up. Because his special effects are against the sky, but without teammates, it is difficult for him to aplish anything as auxiliary. ¡°Hydra, feel free to unleash your furyter.¡± Li Yaoughed and said. ¡°Yes, my master.¡± The multi-headed snake also listened to the prince¡¯s exnation and was so happy that it couldn¡¯t contain itself.
Then they went into the cave, sat against the rock wall, and concentrated their spirits. Then it seemed as if their vision had changed. It was as if there was really a cave opposite them, they were already controlling their own mirror image. Daimeng Tongtong even touched Li Jie and Li Yao, saying, ¡°It¡¯s truly amazing, it¡¯s physical, except for having no temperature, it feels exactly like the original body. Later, let¡¯s send them running.¡± They weren¡¯t bragging. At this moment, they were practically invincible. The images of the cannon tower, totem, and arrow tower also appeared at the edge of the cave. You could say they were well-prepared.
Soon, ripples started to appear on the water surface, and one after another, frogmen emerged from the water, followed by an overwhelminglyrge number, as if there was no end in sight. Subsequently, a giant ship made of shells floated up from the valley¡¯s watery surface, and a few frogmen in armor stood on the bow of the ship. ¡°Croak croak croak.¡± The Frogman General looked up at Prince Frog¡¯s image andughed a harshugh, ¡°You scum, weren¡¯t you running away, why did you stop running now? I thought you had escaped to the ends of the earth, but it turns out you¡¯re just hiding here, licking your wounds. How ridiculous! You, a dignified prince, have degraded yourself to such a point where you trust the foolish people of thend. Now that you have been discovered, what else do you have to say?¡± A sh of anger flickered in the Frogman Prince¡¯s eyes. ¡°Friend, you were once my only friend, but from this moment on, you will be my mortal enemy. Today, a fewnd-dwellers identally revealed my location, but so what? The oue is still undecided.¡± ¡°You¡¯re still so naive. Look around, you¡¯re surrounded by cliffs. You have nowhere to run. Today is the day of your death.¡± The Frogman General said coldly, ¡°I won¡¯t waste my time talking to you. I prefer your corpse. Attack!¡± ¡°Since there is no way out today, let¡¯s fight to the death.¡± The Frogman Prince¡¯s voice was full of sorrow and indignation. It was as if they had been identally trapped by the enemy with no way out. Li Yao also got excited. After so much preparation, their n was finally sessful. It was time to harvest experience¡­ Chapter 433 - 433 Level 20 Chapter 433: Level 20 There was a small slope extending from the water beneath the holograph across, where the Frogmen could attack. This was the cause of the Frogman General¡¯s confidence. In his view, the prince had already be trapped like a turtle in a jar with no escape. No matter the cost today, victory woulde from taking down the prince and returning with his head. He was also covetously eyeing the ancestral treasure of the Frogman race. If he didn¡¯t have grand ambitions, he wouldn¡¯t have betrayed the prince. The Frogmen also had long-range professions. However, very few Shamans could heal, essentially equivalent to Elemental Shamans who mastered some lightning spells, and the other spell-type Frogman who mastered poison. Then there were warriors with tridents, and the absence of defensive professions. This was true for various races, and only those races within the three major factions had aplete professional system. Since they controlled the Frogmen, Li Yao had no chance to gather, as the hydra directly absorbed the toxins. The Frogman soldiers, apanied by countless Poison Arrow Frogs, surged like a tide. Almost all of them were 1-star elites, and they were above level twenty. If it weren¡¯t for the prince¡¯s holograph, it would be almost impossible for a few people to resist the army¡¯s charge. Of course, in that case, Li Yao would also bring over the Fruit Knights, along with the Guardian Angel. It¡¯s the best situation for him to shine, where one man guards the pass and ten thousand cannot get through. Li Yao and his teamunched their attack in an instant. Firstly, the hydra was at the forefront, with Floating Snow slowing the Frogmen¡¯s advance. Li Yaounched into his Charged Arrow and Multiple Shots Attack, using the Blue Moon Bow. The Arrow Tower, on the other hand, was most suitable for this situation, as its Pierce Arrow could reveal its full power. The three Cannons, too, roared continuously, causing widespread damage. Various totems surrounded the stupid-looking Dumb Dumb, some which could release Fireballs and Wind des, some causing group damage, some providing healing, and others giving status boosts. One Earth Element and one Fire Element also joined the battle, blocking the Frogmen¡¯s advance together with the hydra. Because they were summoned by Totem Calling, they were truly invincible. They wouldn¡¯t die until the totem was extinguished, just like if the Frogmen couldn¡¯t find the location of their real bodies, eliminating their holographs would be nearly impossible. And Dumb Dumb¡¯s spells were also quite potent. Lightning ruthlessly ravaged the bodies of the Frogmen. Sister Li did not have any summoned creatures. She was a pure damage dealer and reliedpletely on spells. Blizzards, Frost Globes, wide-scale freezing effects, her damage output, and control were just as heavy, and not much worse than Dumb Dumb. As spells and skills raged, the Frogmen fell in quick session, and the experience points of Li Yao¡¯s trio began to skyrocket. Of course, the spells of the Frogmen also began to wreak havoc. The Frogman Prince pretended to continually heal everyone, maintaining their health lines, making it appear in the General¡¯s eyes. The fluctuating health bars of the four almost gave the impression that they could be killed in an instant. The Frogmen around the General were beyond excited, too, believing that victory was within reach. However, they did not know that this was merely an illusion. The General, after all, was merely a level twenty-two 1-star leader. His understanding of the core secrets of the Frogmen was limited, knowing only the rough function of the ancestral treasure. How could he imagine it would be so heavenly? They didn¡¯t realize that they had fallen into a trap. At the same time, the ranking list began to change. As Li Yao was making the Mechanical Puppet, his leveling stalled. Many yers received news from Starfire that Li Yao was crafting a secret weapon and hadn¡¯t been seen in days. Many yers were ignited with the desire topete for the rankings leaderboards, thus when Li Yao was making Puppets, many yers were actually beginning to make their moves anonymously. It was almost back to the situation when Li Yao was in the underground ruins. By this morning, many yers were already at level neen. However, Li Yao¡¯s experience hadn¡¯t changed much. But because Li Yao got a Boss¡¯s first kill, it gave many people a bad feeling, even though Li Yao¡¯s experience had increased a lot due to the boss kill, as his experience didn¡¯t change further, these people began hyping themselves up. Saying Li Yao just wanted a first kill, not to level up. However, the reality is cruel. After a while, Li Yao¡¯s experience began to rapidly increase. The ranking table, which refreshed every five minutes, showed Li Yao¡¯s experience increasing rapidly every time. ¡°Damn it, this guy is definitely doing it on purpose.¡± ¡°No kidding, he¡¯s obviously doing it on purpose.¡± ¡°Hunter King is too slick. He¡¯s definitely messing with them for fun. Sometimes he stops leveling for a while, provides hope to them, then allows them to despair when they¡¯re about to catch up. He¡¯s simply a master maniptor.¡± ¡°What do you mean? This is to stimte the entire server¡¯s leveling atmosphere and drive the game update. Think about it, in the beginning, the leveling pace was slow, but because of Hunter King¡¯s lead and giving hope, it triggered two leveling frenzies. Otherwise, I estimate the top yers would still be hanging around level fifteen.¡± ¡°Those above are absolutely right. Although I¡¯m not vying for the ranking leaderboard, in order not to fall behind, I¡¯m also leveling desperately.¡± ¡°Same here, leveling desperately.¡± Because of the changing rankings, all the channels on the server went crazy. Other than those guilds cursing at Li Yao, wishing to kill him, all those without interest conflicts basically took a wait and see approach and enjoyed the excitement. What¡¯s more, they liked it. The Leisure Studio, aware of Li Yao¡¯s approximate location, was not happy about Li Yao¡¯s leveling frenzy. They brought some people and went back to that beach. However, there was no sight of Li Yao. Those guilds sent out a lot of people to patrol continuously, ending up empty-handed. After working hard for three to four hours, many people began to doubt Leisure Studio. To prove their ims, they reluctantly bought Breathing Potions and searched the sea. A few more hours and they still came up empty. During this time, Dumb Dumb and Sister Li had already reached level neen and Li Yao reached level twenty by afternoon. ¡°yer Prairie Fire, towering above all, the first to reach level twenty. Awarding 300 Reputation towards each Faction Race, and 2 Talent Points.¡± ¡°yer Prairie Fire, towering above all, the first to reach level twenty. Awarding 300 Reputation towards each Faction Race, and 2 Talent Points.¡± ¡°yer Prairie Fire, towering above all, the first to reach level twenty. Awarding 300 Reputation towards each Faction Race, and 2 Talent Points.¡± The three announcements set the server aze once again. However, the yers weren¡¯t shocked as Li Yao¡¯s leveling speed was too fast. The Leisure Studio, along with a few guilds, gave up on finding Li Yao. They gave up their n to kill him, as they wasted half the day, didn¡¯t find him, and alsogged behind in leveling. Meanwhile with Li Yao, the Frogman General was bing extremely enraged¡­ Chapter 434: The Finale Chapter 434: The Finale Compared to the tumultuous world channel, each channel of the Starfire Guild was equally bustling, but unadulterated with external chaos. They only felt incredibly invigorated. Most of the guild members were now reaping the benefits of leveling up. They were already strong, being the elite among yers. After being absorbed into Starfire, they dared not ck off because the guild¡¯spetitive environment was full of explosive tension. The guild was consistently assembling teams. For instance, the core team out of a thousand members only included forty positions, reserves included. Next, the formation of fighting squads. Many top yers were attracted by this. A squad had even fewer ces, only ten positions. Following that would be the second and third teams and squads. Starfire¡¯s members were working their hardest to join a better team. Moreover, they were not entirely convinced by the teams in front. They were currently holding their breaths. Later, when Li Yao had formted the leveling strategy that was initially reserved for the core team or the first team, he decided to share it with the guild. As a result, the overall guild level had also risen steadily. Even Li Yao, who had stopped leveling up, and the Vice Guild Leader who had neglected leveling due to guild affairs, started to rapidly level up. Naturally, they were overjoyed. On Li Yao¡¯s end, things had already heated up. The Frogman General seemed to realize something was wrong. Just by looking at his enraged expression, you could tell. But now, he was in a dilemma. His troop count had already dwindled significantly. It was impossible to retreat now. Having lost so many soldiers, he could no longer control the seas. If he retreated now, the Prince would be able to escape back to the Tide Tribe through the gap, which meant all of his previous efforts would be wasted. Even if the Prince failed in his trials, he would still be finished. This was not the oue he wanted. Moreover, admitting he was deceived now would deal a significant blow to the troop¡¯s morale. Without any external threat, the army would copse and lose control. Should the Prince incite a rebellion in the name of justice, they might even turn their attacks on him. At least currently, the Frogman soldiers were brimming with firepower, and several people¡¯s health bars were bobbing, ready to kick off at any moment, even though this situation had been going on for the better part of the day. ¡°The Frogman General does have some brains. He seems to have noticed the problem,¡± Sister Limented. ¡°Can this continue? The Prince replied, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, he won¡¯t back down. He has no way out, didn¡¯t you see? He¡¯s instructing his trusted aides to release magical spells randomly, clearly trying to locate our true positions.¡± Li Yaoughed, ¡°I think he would have a hard time. Even if they locate us now, we¡¯re at an advantageous position, making it even harder for him to handle us.¡± The group burst intoughter. Indeed, the cliff here was a steep one, melee fighters couldn¡¯t reach them, and ranged magic attacks targeting their high vantage point would be challenging. ¡°Moreover, I have a water container here. When the timees, Sister Li could use ice to build a barrier without a problem,¡± Li Yao was still holding the bottle given by the Queen. It was indeed handy. ¡°If I can sessfully regain control of my tribe, I will definitely form an alliance with your guild,¡± the Prince solemnly promised. Li Yao didn¡¯t say anything; he just patted his shoulder. ¡°Big brother, Sister Fruits asked where we¡¯re leveling up,¡± Tongtong happily said. ¡°I told her we were with big brother, and they were all super envious.¡± Li Yao checked the elder¡¯s channel and sure enough, Guardian Angel was constantly asking how they were leveling up. Li Yao directly shared his screen to the channel. ¡°Bloody hell, you¡¯re battling an army? That¡¯s absolutely outrageous!¡± Guardian Angel was surprised to see the water surface stained red with blood and bodies were littered everywhere. ¡°You guessed it right, we are in a major fight with the Frogman Army. It¡¯s been several hours already, hehe, I¡¯m already level 19, I guess I would make it to level 20 today,¡± the adorable Tongtong excitedly said. Guardian Angelined grumpily, ¡°Guild Leader, that¡¯s not fair. You flew off with two beauties, but what about us? We poor souls are here leveling upboriously. Guild Leader¡¯s wife is summoning her pet for leveling up, and she is also taking care of the squad residence. We pitiful ones will only reach level 19 by tonight.¡± Li Yao nodded, ¡°This army does not infinitely respawn. Limitations being, first the cave¡¯s space, and secondly, the number of monsters isn¡¯t infinite either. I specte, allowing three people to level up to 20 is the extreme limit. I couldn¡¯t handle it on my own and that¡¯s why I needed Sister Li¡¯s help.¡± At this moment, Fruit Knight spoke, ¡°Guild leader, don¡¯t bother about him. He was ecstatic before today, leveling up was like flying for him; he was saying your strategy was good.¡± ¡°That¡¯s because I hadn¡¯tpared with this freak.¡± Guardian Angel was a little upset. Fruit Knight red at him, ¡°You know where you stand. Without the guild leader, you wouldn¡¯t even have your current leveling speed. Hurry up, stop watching and pull more monsters.¡± Guardian Angel immediately wilted. He hadpletely turned into an MT, specializing in assisting Fruit Knight. ¡°You guys don¡¯t need to be let down. Wait for a bit longer. After pioneering the dungeon and when it¡¯s time for the guild to station, I¡¯ll take the whole guild to level up together,¡± Li Yao said. ¡°Bloody hell, is that true or false? Taking the entire guild together, by then, there will be three thousand guild members.¡± Guardian KNight eximed. ¡°Hahaha, whether I¡¯m pulling your leg or not, you¡¯ll know when the timees.¡± Li Yao didn¡¯t say much. ¡°Fine, I¡¯ll just wait then. By the way, weren¡¯t you making a Mechanical Puppet? Now you¡¯re level 20, let¡¯s see its effects.¡± Guardian Knight curiouslymented. ¡°Bloody armored man, buzz off. I hardly get the chance to enjoy the fight, and you¡¯re thinking of having the master rece me.¡± The Ice Serpent was very dissatisfied. ¡°Bloody hell, your pet¡­¡± ¡°Pet my ass! Hustle and get stronger, or else next time I¡¯ll control your mind and have you streak in the streets. You dare?¡± The Dark Serpent was also discontented. ¡°Fine, I lost. You¡¯re too ruthless.¡± Guardian Knight didn¡¯t dare toment. This hydra was too sinister. If he really got controlled and ended up streaking, that would be unbearably embarrassing. ¡°Alright, Hydra needs to evolve its third head. It¡¯s absorbing toxins and cannot be reced. You¡¯ll have the chance to see it. Honestly, I¡¯m also quite curious,¡± Li Yao was eager to see the effects of the modification. But now wasn¡¯t the time. ¡°Freak, I¡¯ve been shocked once again, never mind, I¡¯ll no longer watch you. Or else I¡¯ll lose the mood to level up.¡± Guardian Angel abruptly closed the shared video. Li Yao smiled silently. What¡¯s this? When they see him being able to summon more than one pet to fight one day, they¡¯ll probably get even more surprised. Time passed quickly amidst their lighthearted banter. In the end, the Frogman General still managed to find the real location of the cave. But underwater, he had many tricks up his sleeve. But mid-air, they really didn¡¯t have any good solutions. The Frogman General even led his soldiers forward. But he couldn¡¯t reach the real cave, and his troop count had also dwindled significantly. Moreover, the adorable Tongtong and Sister Li had each levelled up to level 20 already and even got featured on the world announcement, although not as colorful and only on the right. But rewards like the extra talent point made them very happy¡­ Chapter 435: 435 Chapter 435: 435 In just one day, three members of Starfire Guild leveled up to level 20, leaving all the big guilds dumbfounded. At first, they only noticed Li Yao. Although the other members were leveling up at a decent rate, it was still within their eptable range. Even though many people were annoyed when Li Yao alone reached level 20, they all knew that if Li Yao wanted topete, such a thing was inevitable. Hence, they didn¡¯t make a fuss about it after a while, considering that it was not his first time doing something like this. However, leveling himself up and bringing a whole team to level up were two different things. While these top yers were still struggling at level 19, the Starfire Guild surprisingly had three members already on level 20. Indeed, the prospect of a fourth, fifth, and sixth member reaching level 20 posed a frightening thought. It must be said that the spoils from the level-10 quests brought the Starfire Guild their first kill, leaving countless other guilds humiliated. The big guilds felt threatened by Li Yao¡¯s presence. Now that Starfire had shot up to level 20, these guilds were in fear. If things really turned out this way, the first kill in the level-20 main quest would inevitably fall into the hands of the Starfire Guild. The big guilds became anxious and began to reach out to members of the Starfire Guild to inquire about the situation. ¡°Now is the perfect time to catch these invaders. Since I¡¯ve already reached level 20, I might as well return first. I¡¯ll open a portal for Fruit Knight and Feng Yi toe through,¡± Sister Li suggested. ¡°Alright, that¡¯s a good idea. We should still be able to hold on for a while,¡± Li Yao replied as he had invited Fruit Knight and Qin Feng Yi to join the party. He knew what Sister Li was nning. Having the main MT, Fruit Knight, level up would help in mapping out future instances, while Feng Yi, who had been busy with promotional activities and guild affairs, was falling behind on leveling. This would be a good chance for him to catch up. Despite that, Li Yao hadn¡¯t nned to guide all of the guild members to level up, but he was fine with helping a few veteran members who were falling behind due to othermitments. ¡°What a pity, we can no longer im the first kill of the Frogman General. Dumbfounded pupils regretfully entered the portal,¡± Sister Li opened a portal to the guild base where team members could enter from both directions. Sister Li and Pupils returned, and upon receiving the news, Fruit Knight and Qin Feng Yi used their hearthstones to teleport back to the base and came in through the portal. ¡°You guys have turned this ce into a bloodbath,¡± upon seeing the red river flowing through the canyon and the numerous frogman corpses floating around, Fruit Knight could easily imagine the massacre. ¡°Now that we no longer have Sister Li¡¯s ice wall, the frogmen will attack us. It¡¯s all up to you and Feng Yi¡¯s undead creatures to maintain our defense line,¡± the absence of an ice wall meant the Mirror Image would be useless. It was a real battle this time, ¡°Prince, don¡¯t worry about attacking, we can handle it ourselves.¡± The experience gained from the NPCs joining the battle was significantly less. The frogman general, who had previously lost hope, noticed that the mage who created the ice wall had vanished, which sparked a glimmer of hope. The frogmen started charging towards the cave along the coral tree they had found. With limited forces left, the General decided to go all out and ordered the frogmen to charge without fear. Fruit Knight, Iron Stone Demon and a horde of undead pets formed a defensive line. When Fruit Knight¡¯s health decreased, he retreated to a safe ce to heal before charging back into the fray. With Li Yao¡¯s firepower and powerful charge st arrows, they managed to remove the frogmen loitering around the cave entrance. The two yers¡¯ experience increased rapidly. The general, who had no way out, started to fight ferociously. Even the Prince, who had held back, began to battle the general. With the help of the hydra, the Frogman General was no match for the Prince. His subordinates couldn¡¯t offer any assistance, leaving the General yelling in frustration. The Frogman General¡¯s final counterattacksted for more than two hours. Seeing that his forces were nearly wiped out, with a heavy heart, he jumped into the sea and fled on a sea beast. His health was dwindling down to less than a third, while the Prince was at half health. ¡°That leader is too cunning, I guess we just missed our chance at a first kill,¡± Qin Feng Yi said. They didn¡¯t chase him because their current state wasn¡¯t very good. If it wasn¡¯t for the Prince¡¯s buffs and plenty of magic potions, they would have been out of mana already. Also, the sea beast was remarkably fast. And considering that it¡¯s a mid-level boss, the odds of beating it in the sea were uncertain. ¡°This animal is known for its cunning nature. We won¡¯t be able to catch up with it,¡± The Prince¡¯s joyful eyes revealed a hint of sorrow and loneliness. ¡°What a pity,¡± Fruit Knight was also hoping to get a first kill announcement. Now, that was not happening. ¡°Hydra, how¡¯s it going?¡± Li Yao asked. The Ice Snake spoke, ¡°Master, we are a little short.¡± ¡°Hm, I will sell some more when we get back,¡± Li Yao frowned. He didn¡¯t expect that even after absorbing so much toxin from the Poison Arrow Frogs, it still wasn¡¯t enough for the Poison Snake to appear. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Master. We are almost there,¡± Shadow Snake, noticing Li Yao¡¯s concern, reassured him. ¡°d to hear that,¡± Li Yao let out a sigh of relief, feeling more rxed. ¡°Here are the rewards you three deserve,¡± With a wave of the frogman¡¯s hand, the three of thempleted their mission and received 15% experience points, ¡°I hope you can escort me back and help me take control of the tribe. What do you think?¡± Li Yao looked at the mission. It was to ensure his safe return andplete the mission. The reward was 10% experience, a very generous offer, which he promptly epted. Next, Li Yao and the others escorted the Prince to his tribe. They even sighted traces of the Frogman General along the way. However, he didn¡¯t dare to intervene. Upon the Prince¡¯s return, hTook over the tribe effortlessly. Surprisingly, some of the troops remained loyal to the Prince, and themoners didn¡¯t even know he had been gone. With escort and loyal followers, Frogman General was not a concern for Frogman Prince at all anymore. The three of them received the experience rewards, and as night fell, they returned directly to the guild territory. ¡°You guys are finally back, haha, things are chaotic outside now. Those big guilds are inplete panic, and Sister-inw has already caught several high-level spies in action,¡± Dumbfounded pupils happily reported. ¡°After all, we currently dominate the top 10. It¡¯s only natural for them to panic. But this will motivate them to level up more frantically. Our group should not be ck either,¡± Li Yao advised. ¡°Don¡¯t worry about that. We also have ces to level up at night. We won¡¯t fall behind,¡± Sister Li reassured, ¡°You should focus on what you¡¯re going to do these next few days.¡± ¡°I¡¯m going to look for a mentor,plete Hunter¡¯s promotion quest, then move on to Hydra¡¯s promotion, and after that, create a defensive pet. It¡¯s going to be a busy time,¡± Li Yao said, rubbing his temples. However, causing the big guilds to go into a frenzy was something that could cheer him up¡­ Chapter 436: Trial Chapter 436: Trial ¡°So, do we also need to find a mentor toplete the task?¡± asked Daimeng Tongtong. Li Yao nodded solemnly, ¡°The advancement this time is also a qualitative change, and our strength will be greatly improved. So, Sister Li and Tongtong, you should quicklyplete the professional advancement task. Each profession¡¯s advancement task is different, and I can¡¯t teach you. Of course, I trust your strength. Strive for perfection, and the greater the upgrade you¡¯ll receive.¡± ¡°Hmm, I understand,¡± Sister Li pondered for a moment and then said, ¡°If the upgrade is really significant, after Tongtong and Iplete the task, should we guide them in leveling up? Will that increase efficiency?¡± Nodding, Li Yao said, ¡°Of course, that¡¯s exactly why I want you to finish your tasks as soon as possible.¡± ¡°Big brother, it¡¯s already night, can weplete the upational task?¡± Tongtong asked. ¡°If we can, I will go now, then guide them in leveling up. I¡¯ve always wanted to be the boss, hehe.¡± ¡°The tasks usually involve entering a Mirror Space and the nighttime won¡¯t affect it. So, you can set off now. Fruit and Feng Yi should not hang around here either, hurry up and level up. Now, those big guilds must be going crazy. Since we are the initiators, we naturally can¡¯tg behind,¡± remarked Li Yao. ¡°Hmm, okay. So, let¡¯s go our separate ways.¡± Everyone dispersed immediately. Li Yao used the Hearthstone in the mine control room, then went to find the mentor for the Hunter profession at the Tower of the Sun. There is a Hunter Mentor at every Beginner¡¯s Vige or whichever main city he chose. Li Yao could have stayed in Undercity too, but he knew that Mentor Eileen was very strong, not like themon mentors in the Beginner¡¯s Vige. In order to gain her favor, Li Yao naturally had toe back here to do tasks. ¡°I didn¡¯t expect you to advance to tier two so quickly, well done.¡± Eileen was delighted to see Li Yao, ¡°You truly are worthy of being the heir of the general, the first rookie to be tier two.¡± Li Yao bowed, saying, ¡°Mentor, you tter me. My growth is also indebted to your nurturing and care. This is a gift I brought back from the seabed for you. I hope you won¡¯t take offense.¡± ¡°This is Gold Sand?¡± Eileenughed, ¡°It¡¯s not easy for you rookies to earn money. You don¡¯t have to give me these. You could sell it for quite a few Gold Coins, or you could keep it to strengthen your power.¡± Li Yao smiled and ced a box in Eileen¡¯s hand, saying, ¡°Mentor, take a closer look. This is not Gold Sand.¡± Eileen took a meticulous look, immediately revealing a surprised smile, ¡°So, it is Gold Pearl Powder, this is too precious. I can¡¯t ept it.¡± ¡°What¡¯s precious and what¡¯s not, this is a gift from my guild¡¯s ally, the Frogman Prince. There is no use for me; a big man to keep it,¡± Li Yao replied while stepping back, not taking back the box that was being returned. ¡°Well, okay then, I suppose if I decline any longer, it would appear insincere.¡± Delighted, Eileen kept the Gold Pearl Powder and said, ¡°Since you and the Frogman Prince are allies, let me give you a piece of advice. Whenever you can, exchange some Deep Sea Mermaid Fish Oil, the general should like it.¡± ¡°Thank you for your guidance.¡± Startled, Li Yao revealed a joyful expression and bowed again. Indeed, fostering good rtionships is highly rewarding. That one piece of advice was worth more to him than a hundred boxes of Gold Pearl Powder. Through Eileen¡¯s words, Li Yao remembered his casual chat with the female officialst time. The official had mentioned that the queen sent a team to sea each quarter to find something. However, their harvest was always meager, and the cost was high. Now thinking back, they were probably looking for mermaid oil. Unlike Gold Pearl Powder, which is used for skin nourishment, mermaid oil could maintain the body¡¯s vitality. Even a zombie could look almost human, full of vitality and sticity, with a little injection of it. Li Yao finally understood. If he could solve this issue for the queen, then his rtionship with the queen would naturally grow closer. It not only demonstrated his concern for the queen but also prevented the undead from losing more experts at sea. ¡°Don¡¯t thank me, it was just a casual remark. Whether you can understand it and achieve it depends on you.¡± Eileenughed. She was growing more and more fond of Li Yao. This cleverd was quick to learn; he grasped her intentions as soon as she dropped a hint, so there was no need for her to exin things explicitly. Li Yao, still bowing, then said, ¡°Mentor, the reason I havee this time is to undertake the divine beast trial.¡± ¡°So, you¡¯ve chosen the Divine Beast path? In fact, since you have received the legacy of the general¡¯s Dark Ranger, the God Hunter trial would be more suitable,¡± suggested Eileen. ¡°Personal strength has its limits, and I prefer fighting side by side with mypanions,¡± replied Li Yao. ¡°Since you¡¯ve made your choice, I won¡¯t insist. After all, it¡¯s up to you to choose your own path. To gain divine beast trials, you first need to have an elite-level animalpanion,¡± Eileen promptly announced a new task. After epting the task, Li Yao said, ¡°I don¡¯t have an elite-levelpanion yet.¡± ¡°Then go find one. If you want to follow the Beast King route, it won¡¯t work without a powerfulpanion.¡± ¡°Does this one count?¡± Li Yao promptly released the Hydra. With the appearance of the Hydra, agents from other Hunter Mentors also turned their heads to look over. With the increase in the number of yers, now each profession has its gathering hall. ¡°Intermediate boss Hydra, no, it¡¯s a quasi-advance boss about to evolve a third head.¡± Eileen looked astonished and incredulous as if seeing the undead. No wonder she was amazed. Ordinary Hydras were not particrly difficult to capture, but very few Hydras could evolve. Of course, there were quite a few boss Hydras, but the regr ones couldn¡¯t evolve. Usually, three heads were the limit. Ones that could evolve appeared weak at first nce, but they had unlimited growth potential. ¡°Mentor, you have a good eye,¡± Li Yao wasn¡¯t surprised, considering after all, Eileen was a faction-level boss. ¡°Huh, you kept this well hidden. No wonder even the general looks at you differently. Owning a divine pet at such a young age, work hard. Sooner orter, you will surpass me.¡± With a wave of her hand, Eileen allowed Li Yao toplete the task. ¡°I will work hard,¡± affirmed Li Yao, without revealing his other pets. Otherwise, Eileen definitely wouldn¡¯t have been able to ept it, considering that it would be too contrary. At this stage, it was not impossible to capture bosses as pets, but pets that could evolve are one in a million. ¡°You have met the conditions for the divine beast trial. Now, I will take you toplete the second step of the trial.¡± Eileen said, kneeling on one knee in front of the statue of a tall beast god of indistinguishable race, and she recited a spell. Light beams shot from the eyes of the beast god and hit the two of them. They immediately vanished. Soon after, they appeared in a gigantic arena. Eileen said, ¡°This is the trial space created by the divine beast. Are you sure you are ready to undertake the divine beast trial?¡± ¡°I am ready,¡± said Li Yao¡­ PS: Another chapter ising upter. Start paying your debts¡­ Chapter 437: 437: Battle of the Wolf King (Repayment 1) Chapter 437: Battle of the Wolf King (Repayment 1) Once Li Yao epted the task, Eileen nodded and said: ¡°Good, let me exin the rules, listen carefully, it¡¯s rted to how many pets you can bring, so make sure not to be distracted.¡± ¡°Please guide me.¡± Although Li Yao was well versed with the rules, he made sure to show respect. ¡°Hmm, the trial is divided into stages, you¡¯ll get corresponding benefits for each stage you pass. But it¡¯s okay even if you don¡¯t reach the high stages, apart from this time, you¡¯ll have a chance to retake the trial every time you level up by five. So, don¡¯t be pressurized, just give your best.¡± Eileen exined slowly. ¡°I understand,¡± Li Yao was very clear, the rules meant that if he failed in the second stage, it didn¡¯t matter. Then, each time he leveled up by five, he would get another chance to retry. This was a humane setting by the ancient god. Failing now didn¡¯t mean that it couldn¡¯t be rectified in the future. After all, many people weren¡¯t strong at the beginning and couldn¡¯t achieve good results in the trial. Butter, when their strength improved, the previous results were a ring shoring. Just because one is not a master now doesn¡¯t mean they can¡¯t be a master in the future. This prevents the situation where a master can always suppress others and is one of the most highly regarded settings. For instance, Li Yao, his strength was not great at the start of his previous life. He gradually improved during the trial tasks when his skills elevated. ¡°Very good, the trial is divided into three levels: elite level, silver British level, and boss level. For instance, if you choose the elite-level trial andplete the second-stage trial, then you can summon two pets below elite level to fight for you, but still only one pet above elite level. For the silver British-level trial, afterpleting the second stage, you can have two silver British pets fight for you at the same time, but still only one boss level pet. The boss level trial is the highest difficulty. Afterpleting the second stage, you can summon two boss-level pets to fight. Of course, if you summon regr pets, the number is still two,¡± Eileen shared extensively. ¡°Do you understand these rules?¡± ¡°I understand, the quality of summoned pets is rted to the difficulty ofpletion, but the number of summoned pets is rted to the stagespleted,¡± Li Yao replied earnestly, he knew this was Eileen¡¯s special treatment. Normally, she wouldn¡¯t exin so much to those taking the trial, they had to refer directly to the task log. If they didn¡¯t understand or didn¡¯t get it, it was their own fault. ¡°That¡¯s good. You have the multi-headed snake pet. If you want to summon multiple pets, you must choose the boss-level trial. The first stage is simple. The beast god will let you mentally control a powerful beast for a fight, and you must shoot with a bow and arrow. Whether or not you pass will be judged based on your performance. Scores are out of ten, a score of six or above is passing, but you¡¯ll need to score above nine to be eligible for the next stage of the trial,¡± Eileen said: ¡°If you understand, let me know and we will start the trial immediately.¡±
¡°I get it, let¡¯s start.¡± This was a simple task of doing two things at once. Even though it was quite challenging for regr yers, it was a piece of cake for Li Yao. ¡°Second order novice Prairie Fire, you have three chances to fail, three trials, the best result counts.¡± Eileen could only help Li Yao by exining the rules clearly, she couldn¡¯t cheat for him. With a wave of her hand, she dered, ¡°Boss level difficulty, first stage trial, begin.¡± As the scene changed, Li Yao found himself alone in the arena, with many moving straw men at a distance. On the other side was an endless prairie, where countless Demon Wolves had formed a huge arena. A young twenty-level boss-level Demon Wolf and an older leader Demon Wolf stared at each other in the center of the field, seemingly ready to attack at any moment. ¡°System: After the trial starts, moving straw men will be in motion, hitting lethal areas has damage bonus, eliminating constantly appearing moving straw men. The other side is the wolf king contention, you will use your spirit to control the young Demon Wolf, defeat the old wolf king, and be the new Demon Wolf king. Trial countdown begins: 15, 14, 13 ¡­.¡± The elite level trial involves controlling elitebat, silver British involves controlling silver British levelbat; Li Yao was not nervous. The Demon Wolf was already his pet; Li Yao directly partitioned his spirit to take over control of the Demon Wolf. As for the target, he wasn¡¯t joking. With so many years of archery practice, for such a moving target he doesn¡¯t even have to aim, he can hit it precisely just by feeling. Li Yao checked the Demon Wolf¡¯s skills, they were Stealth, Wild Roar, w Strike, Ferocious Bite, Wild Leap, Crazy Scratching Dance, Demolition. There wasn¡¯t much to say about Stealth, it was the same as that of a rogue. Savage Roar was a buff, increasing attributes. The others were all damage skills. The trial targets were also random, could be Demon Wolf, tiger, Demon Dragon, or even a Giant. With the countdown ending, Li Yao immediately activated Stealth. The old wolf also instantly entered stealth mode, thousands of watching Demon Wolves howled, expressing their excited feelings with roars. Meanwhile, the straw man targets also started moving. Li Yao began to shoot with his Blue Moon Bow, however, the majority of his attention was on the Demon Wolf. This field was a prairie, Li Yao watched the waving green grass while observing how it swayed with the wind, trying to be as slow as possible to halt the old wolf from discerning his position. He could not dare to stay in the same position; if the old wolf pounced on him, he¡¯d be in trouble. The old wolf was the king, unlike him, there was still a slight difference in attributes, he could not afford a head-on confrontation. Furthermore, Li Yao couldn¡¯t afford to be careless. NPCs were much more powerful than yers now, yers were too naivepared to the monsters and NPCs created by the system. Li Yao¡¯s ears also perked up as he moved, simultaneously observing changes in the grasnd, trying to locate the old wolf king and aiming to attack first.
The old wolf was incredibly cunning, equally proficient in Stealth. Both of them were continuously trying to find each other¡¯s traces, five minutes had already passed. The old wolf king hadn¡¯t shown any openings, causing Li Yao to frown. As an old wolf king, hunting skills were imperative and patience was the most important aspect of hunting. Li Yao didn¡¯tck patience either, but he didn¡¯t want to keep dragging it on like this. Li Yao intentionally made a noise as if he had been careless, the old wolf king immediately pounced.
Although Li Yao couldn¡¯t see it, he could still sense the fluctuation in the air. Li Yao did not hesitate and rolled away continuously after making the noise. Whoosh¡­ Thump¡­ The old wolf swooped in for an attack,nding on the ground with a thud. Meanwhile, Li Yao, who had rolled away and just managed to stand up, activated Wild Leap. Thud¡­ Li Yao controlled the Demon Wolf¡¯s ws to fiercely tear open wounds on the old wolf¡¯s body, at the same time both their forms were revealed. The old wolf had been thrown to the ground, while Li Yao¡¯s Demon Wolf was ferociously biting it. There were six deep bloody wounds on the old wolf¡¯s belly, from which blood was gushing heavily. The younger Demon Wolf too had three bloody marks on the left side of its body, blood was flowing freely as well¡­ ps: Still making it up. Chapter 438: 438: Beast God Mark Chapter 438: Beast God Mark Even though he sessfully outsmarted the old wolf, the old king of wolves still, under impossible circumstances, managed tond a w on the young challenger. But due to hasty circumstances, the wound was not very deep, andpared to the blows that the old wolf had taken, this counterattack was insignificant. It didn¡¯t even affect the young challenger¡¯s agility, and Li Yao, controlling the young Demon Wolf leader, began lunging, wing, and then fiercely biting. A series of attacks flowed like water and in just one confrontation, the older Wolf King took a severe hit, with its belly and neck badly mangled. Blooded spurted out, and as the Old Wolf King controlled by Li Yao was pushed down, it was struggling to get up, Li Yaounched his skills again. With every flicker of w shadows like a Sword Qi, the Old Wolf King was severely wounded again. Then Li Yao quickly distanced himself away to avoid being injured by the old wolf. At this moment, both wolves were covered in blood, but the Old Wolf King¡¯s blood was its own, while the blood on the Young Demon Wolf leader was also from the Old Wolf King. The two wolves once again resumed their initial state, keeping distance while waiting for the right moment to strike. The wolf pack howled in joy, the alpha had the highest status in the world of beasts. They were more willing to submit to the will of the strong, under whose leadership and protection their pack would have better security, and could thrive.
Therefore, seeing the young Demon Wolf inflict severe damage on the Old Wolf King right from the start, they were naturally overjoyed. As for the Old Wolf King, there was no sympathy. Sympathy was not an emotion that existed in the beast world. Natural selection and survival of the fittest were their nature. Of course, the Old Wolf King wouldn¡¯t ept defeat that easily. He had roamed these prairies for many years and was not to be trifled with. Li Yao was also not negligent. When Li Yao attacked just now, he specifically targeted the old wolf¡¯s legs, hence, the old wolf¡¯s agility was now restricted. Li Yao didn¡¯t go head-to-head with it but employed a tactics of withdrawal and continued to expand his lead. With the sessive fights between them, the Old Wolf King no longer had aplete fur on his body. Especially its legs, which were lined with wounds and he now stumbled and growled as he walked. Although the Young Demon Wolf leader also had significant wounds, they were mainly in areas with thick fat, and it didn¡¯t greatly affect his movements. The Old Wolf King was beginning to despair, he even tried to exchange wounds, hoping to perish together with Li Yao. However, Li Yao continued to strike steadily and meticulously, just as he had patiently eliminated the scarecrow before. He always seized the opportunity when the other party was not agile, added a new wound and then jumped away, then continued to look for weaknesses. The Old Wolf King¡¯s blood volume was increasingly diminishing, and his movements were getting slower. He was always trying to go all out against the young leader, but Li Yao did not give him that chance. Eventually, in this dragging battle, the Old Wolf King copsed to the ground, and Li Yao remained with over eighty percent of his blood volume. With the fall of the Old Wolf King, the entire wolf pack sent out a cry that shook the heavens while all the demon wolves cheered, their heads touching the ground as a show of reverence to the new Wolf King. An golden glint shed, and Li Yao was teleported to Eileen¡¯s side outside the arena. ¡°System: Congrattions Han Bee forpleting the first phase of the trial. The beast god felt your courage and strength, and rates you as excellent with a score of 9.5. Please get ready to receive the blessings of the beast god.¡± ¡°There really is no perfect score.¡± Li Yao sighed under his breath. Eileen said helplessly, ¡°You are not satisfied with a 9.5 score. Even without the forced scoring mechanism, such a high score is hard toe by. You should be content. I can guarantee that among the new recruits of your year, none would have received such a rating.¡± ¡°So what¡¯s the reward?¡± Li Yao asked with feigned curiosity, in reality, trying to change the subject. ¡°The first phase is a test of your ability to multitask. If it weren¡¯t for the leader-level difficulty, it wouldn¡¯t have been so hard. You managed toplete the trial with such high marks on your first try, which is rare. So you don¡¯t need to belittle yourself. You should be rewarded with an epic level skill, Call of the Wild.¡± Eileen said.
¡°I see.¡± Li Yao sighed in relief, the rules seemed to be the same as his previous life. ¡°This skill allows you to summon a random beast to fight for you for fifteen seconds, with a cooldown time of half a minute. Excellent quality skill books can summon an elite, superior quality can summon a silver hero, and since youpleted a leadership level trial with such a high score, there might be some differences. You can tell me after you receive the beast god¡¯s blessing.¡± Eileen exined.. At this moment, a fuzzy apparition appeared in the sky above the arena. The apparition looked at Li Yao, its gaze sharp, then it drew its bow and shot an ethereal arrow at Li Yao. Li Yao didn¡¯t resist or dodge, or rather, he couldn¡¯t now. The purple arrow plunged into Li Yao¡¯s forehead.
Eileen was full of envy and promptly asked, ¡°What is the effect?¡± Li Yao said: ¡°This Call of the Wild gives me two choices, I can summon a randomly selected boss-level beast, or I can summon a pet beast from my inventory to assist in battle. Also, the summoned beasts will all carry an aura skill that enhances thebat effectiveness of other pets.¡± ¡°Having a high score does have its benefits, even if it¡¯s the same leader level trial, the effect is not the same. My skill effect doesn¡¯t have thetter.¡± Eileen took a deep breath and said: ¡°However, the biggest benefit is not this.¡± Li Yao was taken aback and said, ¡°What other benefits are there?¡± ¡°Haven¡¯t you seen your mark of the beast god on your forehead? This is a blessing from the beast god. Specific to those who obtain high points rating in the trial for the first time. With this mark, normal wild creatures won¡¯t attack you, and because of the beast god¡¯s blessing, your chances of capturing pets will greatly increase. Thest person to get this mark was many years ago, his name was Rexxar. He was a powerful Beast King HunterM.¡± There was envy and relief in Eileen¡¯s eyes. Li Yao was not expecting this surprise boon. Although he was a mechanical hunter, it didn¡¯t hinder him from capturing powerful pet beasts. And beasts would not attack him proactively, although this feature may seem useless, in critical times, it can y an unexpected role. ¡°Now that you¡¯vepleted the first stage of the trial, you will have fifteen minutes to rest. Whenever you¡¯re ready, inform me, and we¡¯ll start the next stage of the trial.¡± Li Yao shook his head and replied, ¡°I can start the next stage at any time.¡± ¡°Hmm, it seems like your mental power is very strong. But I must remind you that in the next trial, aside from attacking moving targets, you will also have to control two boss-level pets simultaneously, the difficulty has greatly increased. There are very few hunters who have just reached the second stage that can pass this boss-level trial, so don¡¯t put any psychological burden on yourself. Just do your best.¡± Eileen warned¡­ Chapter 439: 439: Gambling Bet Chapter 439: Gambling Bet Li Yao nodded to show that he understood the rules and rewards, but in reality, he was as calm as an ancient well. Back then, during the great battle with the Illusion God, he controlled hundreds of Exploding Sheep, controlling two was too easy for him. The reason he didn¡¯t score perfect marks in the previous stage was not because hecked strength, but because he didn¡¯t know enough about wolves. Take Rexxar, one of the most powerful Beastmaster Hunters in The Ancient God World, for example. He has both Ogre and Orc bloodlines and was raised by beasts as a child. As a child, he was a humanoid beast and knew all sorts of beasts like the back of his hand. Obviously, Li Yao could notpare himself to Rexxar. It wasn¡¯t difficult for him to win a duel against a Demon Wolf Leader with another Demon Wolf Leader, but to emerge unscathed was nearly impossible. Did he have to spend decades mingling with various beasts just for this evaluation? That was ridiculous. So Li Yao gave up on striving for a perfect score. Other than the freak Rexxar, no one else had ever scored perfect marks. Of course, it could be that Rexxar didn¡¯t score full marks either, as his archery might not have been as precise as Li Yao¡¯s during his second stage of cultivation. These were just his spections. After all, Rexxar was a world-level chief hunter now, full of legendary colors. At present, the yers¡¯ levels were too low to get involved in his missions, but he was undoubtedly a prominent figure among the NPCs. Just as Eileen was about to transport Li Yao, her expression changed abruptly, and she said, ¡°Wait a moment.¡± Li Yao asked in confusion, ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡± Eileen replied, ¡°Those bosses have suddenly gone crazy. They have heard about your high evaluation and decided toe and watch your next trial without even holding a meeting.¡± ¡°You¡¯re right, they are indeed idle. They should have spent the time discussing how to deal with the centaurs and how to divide the territory. Why do they want to join in on this minor matter of mine?¡± Li Yao was also shocked by this news.
¡°Who knows what they¡¯re thinking? You didn¡¯t stir up any trouble and attract their attention, did you? But that¡¯s not possible¡­you¡¯re too weak¡­¡± Eileen was utterly baffled. Before Eileen could finish her sentence, the leaders of the three factions had teleported over. The Chieftain walked up to Li Yao, patted his shoulder, and said, ¡°I didn¡¯t expect the fastest one to advance to the second stage would be you. And you have even received the mark of the Beast God. Perhaps you will be another Rexxar in the future. Work hard, young man. This world is full of crises. I hope that one day you will truly be able to fight alongside us.¡± Li Yao saluted and replied, ¡°I am ttered by your high regard, Chief. But I assure you, I will try my best not to let you down.¡± Being in front of representatives from all three factions, Li Yao naturally had to put on a good show. The Queen didn¡¯t say anything, as if it was none of her business, but a glint of pride shed in her eyes. After all, Li Yao was her sessor. His current fame and status certainly made her very proud. She had always been an ambitious person who never settled for less. So of course, she didn¡¯t want her sessor to be just another ordinary person. The Archangel also came over and said, ¡°Well done, young man. Keep up the effort. Come and find me when you have time, especially if you want to assemble the Angel¡¯s Wing.¡± Li Yao nodded and replied, ¡°I will certainly seek your guidance, Archangel, as soon as I can.¡± With those words, the Archangel then stepped back, saying, ¡°I look forward to it. As much as I don¡¯t need the Angel¡¯s Wing anymore, I still hope it will find a worthy new owner. You would be a good fit.¡± ¡°Young man, you sure know how to y. You even dared to cause a disturbance in our territory. You aren¡¯t simple at all.¡± The leader of the Light Faction patted Li Yao¡¯s shoulder as well. ¡°I had to, in order to increase my strength. I hope you understand.¡± Li Yao replied with neither arrogance nor humility. He then gave a customary salutation, showing his respect for the strong. ¡°I don¡¯t mind. But my head craftsman isn¡¯t very happy.¡± The Kingughed heartily. The head craftsman was the supreme leader of the Gnome n. He toomanded a Battle Puppet, which emitted a dark golden glow, indicating that it was of superior quality. ¡°Kid, you¡¯re strong and rather decent. You didn¡¯t harm my n. At least you allowed us to copy the information from the chip. Killing the clone of the Ancient God was your achievement, which has nothing to do with us. In a strict sense, you have even helped us get rid of a potential threat.¡± The head craftsman stated in his shrill voice. ¡°You talk too much. Since you¡¯re not holding grudges, why do you need to say all that?¡± The Queen remarked coldly. ¡°You¡¯re indeed as hot-tempered as ever. I¡¯m just curious how he knows so much about our n¡¯s affairs. Don¡¯t tell me you taught him everything. You couldn¡¯t have deceived so many n members.¡± The head craftsman asked curiously. The Queen snorted and said, ¡°Why hide it? There¡¯s no need. Tell him.¡± Li Yao nodded and replied, ¡°I read it in a book. You can find everything in books.¡± Everyone appeared dissatisfied with this answer but seeing the certainty on Li Yao¡¯s face, they didn¡¯t ask any further. ¡°That¡¯s enough from all of you. Please don¡¯t dy the trial.¡± Although Eileen was just a humble beginner¡¯s guide, she showed no fear.
Everyone nodded at her and then stepped back. ¡°Archangel, how about you be the witness as we make a bet?¡± The King proposed suddenly. The Chieftain frowned and asked, ¡°What do you want to bet on?¡± ¡°It¡¯s simple. We have two ongoing disputes, right? We have been at a stalemate. Why don¡¯t we use this young man¡¯s trial as a bet? Whoever wins will get the territory of the Fire Hoof Tribe.¡± The King proposed.
¡°And how do we bet? Guess whether or not he can pass the first trial?¡± The Chieftain frowned. ¡°You must be joking. With the blessing of the Beast God, how could he possibly fail the second trial? What I¡¯m suggesting is that we set nine points as the limit. We bet that he won¡¯t score nine points or more.¡± The King exined. The Chieftain turned to look at the Queen, who said to Li Yao, ¡°If you can¡¯t score nine points or higher, don¡¯t expect to receive future inheritances.¡± Li Yao felt like vomiting blood. ¡®Damn it! Why must their bet involve me? Who knows what kind of trial I¡¯ll get? If it¡¯s something I¡¯m not familiar with, and I fail to score nine points, I¡¯ll be devastated.¡¯ Seeing Li Yao¡¯s expression, the Chieftain said, ¡°Don¡¯t feel pressured by our bet. It has nothing to do with you. All you need to do is focus on your trial. Of course, if you help us win, there will be benefits for you. That¡¯s my promise. You won¡¯t be disappointed.¡± Upon hearing the Chief¡¯s words, Li Yao instantly felt as if the clouds had parted and the sun hade out. He quickly replied, ¡°I will give it my all.¡± In fact, he was overjoyed inside. The promise of the Chieftain was priceless. ¡°So, you¡¯ve agreed to the bet?¡± The King asked with a smile. ¡°Yes, I¡¯ll take the bet.¡± The Chieftain nodded. ¡°You guys, sigh. But perhaps it¡¯s better this way, to resolve conflicts peacefully.¡± The head Archangel said helplessly, always the pacifist. ¡°Very well. It has been a long time since a genius like you came along who could score nine points in the first attempt at the second stage. You have received the blessing of the Beast God, but your spiritual power might not be as strong. It seems like we¡¯ve got this bet in the bag.¡± As Li Yao was teleported to the Trial Ground, the King looked at him and startedughing out loud¡­ Chapter 440: 440: The Second Phase Chapter 440: The Second Phase This was a pretty grand event, but Li Yao didn¡¯t seem to care much. After being teleported to the field, Li Yao began observing the surrounding environment. On Li Yao¡¯s side, nothing was out of the ordinary¡ªjust moving straw men. However, instead of appearing one by one as before, they now appeared in pairs. On the other side, inside a cave filled with jagged rocks, a dinosaur and a griffin were each confined in separate cages. However, this time those held in the cages were not any leaders but two Silver Elites. An ogre had already prepared a spit and bonfire on a nted rock face. Afterward, his eyes rested on the pair caged. All three creatures were of level twenty. But those caged were two twenty-level Silver Elites, while the ogre was a twenty-level Junior Chieftain. ¡°System: The yer, ¡®Prairie Fire¡¯, is about to start the second level of the trial. yers may take over the control of the two Silver Elites at any time. The ogre tends to y with his prey before roasting it at the barbecue. Your mission is to control the two Silver Elites, cooperate with each other, and get to a safe ce. The countdown starts: 15, 14, 13, 12, ¡­¡± Li Yao immediately took control of the two Silver Elites. In his previous life, he has faced simr tests, making it quite challenging. After all, the difference between the HP of the two Silver Elites and the boss was substantial. Even though the Silver Elites were considered akin to boss-level beings,pared to creatures of the same level, theycked by at least half in terms of HP and armor. The gap was even wider concerning the attack. The amount of damage yers could inflict on a boss was insignificant to bosses. But one boss attack could instantly eliminate a yer. Although the gap between the Silver Elites and the leader wasn¡¯t as exaggerated, a few hits could easily be fatal.
Therefore, the trial requirements were not to receive too much damage and shocks. It was not difficult for Li Yao to escape and reach safety, but if he wanted higher scores, he must kill the ogre. Even though the system didn¡¯t mention it, it was indeed a task of judgment and choice. ¡°There¡¯s one that isn¡¯t a beast? What¡¯s happening?¡± Li Yao didn¡¯t have time to ponder these things. He quickly checked the skills of the two Silver Elites. The velociraptor was a typical agile assassin with a role quite simr to the rogue ss, while the griffin, although also having a high damage output, specialized in assisting and controlling, with favorable buffs. The velociraptor¡¯s leap, bite, and run were very agile, and it could make use of theplex terrain here. The griffin had ball lightning and lightning totem for attacks. It also had the Hurricane spell and speed buffs, as well as a Magic Shield protection skill. Importantly, it could fly. However, the exit had already been blocked by wooden fences. Escaping wasn¡¯t as easy as it looked¡ªboth pets had to cooperate. But Li Yao didn¡¯t consider fleeing at all. To kill the ogre, he would need to cooperate even more. It was a typical ogre with two heads. The ragged and crude mage robe it was wearing indicated that the ogre was a magician that excelled in shadow magic. As the countdown ended, the Straw Men began moving. At the same moment, the ogre had already opened the two cages, drooling as it said in a coarse voice, ¡°You¡¯re still hopping around, my food. Now, I¡¯m giving you a chance. Escape and you won¡¯t be my dinner.¡± Li Yao, watching the slowly retreating ogre, didn¡¯t move to attack. It wasn¡¯t a wise move to act rashly without the power to defeat him instantly. After all, if he got hit even once, his skin would at least get peeled off. Li Yaomanded the griffin to float to the back of a bizarre stone while the velociraptor began slowly pacing along the cave¡¯s edge, looking for opportunities. The griffin then started casting the Ball Lightning spell. The ogre noticed this, one of its heads fixed on the griffin, and its hands also started to glow with a gloomy light. It started attacking as well, and its target was the griffin. Bam¡­ The ball lightning pounded on the ogre, who quickly recited a spell. A shadow arrow was about to leave his hand. Just at that moment, the velociraptor jumped fiercely, scratching out a few streaks of blood with its front ws while its jaws bit down on the ogre¡¯s arm. The ogre¡¯s shadow arrow wasunched as well, but it obviously deviated due to the velociraptor¡¯s bite. The griffin didn¡¯t need to move¡ª the shadow arrow flew past its ears without harming a feather.
Meanwhile, the griffin lifted its hand, and a ray of light from the ball lightning fell onto the velociraptor. ¡°Damn bugs, your resistance is futile.¡± The ogre stomped on the ground, and a series of cracks began to spread. Simultaneously, a green shockwave was shot out. But the velociraptor, under the griffin¡¯s buff, had already jumped out when the ogre stomped the ground. It looked as if the shockwave had sted the velociraptor away. But in fact, the velociraptor wasn¡¯t affected by the shockwave at all. It didn¡¯t suffer any damage. The shockwave spread over a dozen yards before disappearing, while the velociraptornded on the ground.
The griffin hit once and the velociraptor attacked twice, directly taking away one-fortieth of the ogre¡¯s HP, while the two Silver Elites didn¡¯t suffer any damage. ¡°Impressive, this inheritor of yours is pretty good. Even whenmanding two creatures during the second stage, his archery is still elegant. And looking at his rxed expression, it seems the general has taught him well.¡± The Chieftain¡¯s eyes glowed as he watched Li Yao¡¯s performance. ¡°He is quite a promising talent after all.¡± The queen didn¡¯t hide her pride. The leader of the Light Faction, the King, snorted, ¡°Indeed, he¡¯s quite skilled. No wonder he was blessed by the Beast God. But it¡¯s just the beginning. Moreover, this rookie is too reckless, intending to kill a Chieftain with just two Silver Elites. It¡¯s simply a path to self-destruction.¡± Their insight was sharp indeed. They saw Li Yao¡¯s n at a nce. Li Yao began to tease the ogre, still using the same tactics¡ª one side drawing the ogre¡¯s aggro while the other tried to interrupt the ogre¡¯s spells. Under this tactic, whether it was the ogre¡¯s area attack or single-target spell, they couldn¡¯t touch a hair of the two Silver Elites. ¡°Damn it, I¡¯m already hungry. Come to my barbecue,¡± the ogre spoke. A glint flickered in one of its eyes, and its hands were raised high. A magical array appeared by his side. Li Yao¡¯s eyes shed instantly. He realized the ogre was about to summon his demonic imps. The griffon began to chant quickly, and the velociraptor jumped onto the ogre¡¯s back, fiercely biting one of its necks. Its ws simrly left behind lines of bloody scratches. A vague outline appeared in the magic array, filled with chaotic demonic energy. A demon imp wanted to be summoned from the void abyss to the ogre¡¯s side in this world. Although the imp wasn¡¯t strong, it was still a chieftain. If summoned, the two Silver Elites would definitely be no match¡­
Chapter 441: 441: Perfect Control Chapter 441: Perfect Control The summoning of demons by a Magician can only summon a demon of one¡¯s own rank; otherwise, demons are too prone to betrayal. This type of contract is a true ve contract where the Magician exploits and controls the Demon. It¡¯s different from a Hunter¡¯s contract; although it¡¯s also beneficial for Hunters, if the master exploits his pet excessively, the pet may flee. And with the permission of the Beast Gods, such Hunters may be punished. It¡¯s different for the Magicians ¨C overpowering the Demonpletely relies on his own spiritual power and the power of his rank. Summoning powerful demons is not impossible, but if he fails to suppress it, the first victim of the Demon¡¯s wrath will be the Contractor. The Ogre, being a low-level leader, summons a leader-level Demon Imps Chieftain. If it¡¯s one leader, the Raptor and Griffin can handle it, but with the inclusion of another leader, not just Li Yao, even the Beast Gods would undoubtedly end up defeated, there¡¯s no chance of winning. Therefore, Li Yao wouldn¡¯t allow the Ogre General to summon the Imps Chieftain. Just when the Ogre was at a critical moment in the summoning spell, the Demon Imps Chieftain already had one foot out of the summoning array ¨C and a lightning ball elerating around the Raptor violently hit the Ogre¡¯s head. The Griffin¡¯s attack spells are lightning balls, or perhaps, Lightning Arrows, and the effect of eleration spell is to let a lightning ball circle around the targeted creature, providing an eleration effect. If this effect were triggered, it would result in a 0.5-second paralysis effect on the enemy. For a leader, this effect would be lessened, only causing slight sluggishness. But it is this slight sluggishness that Li Yao wants. The moment the Ogre¡¯s body stiffens, Li Yao chooses to let the Raptor directly hit the Ogre¡¯s lower back. At this moment, the Ogre can¡¯t counteract the force, his body faltered. But just when he was about to fall, the Griffin¡¯s spell was released. Suddenly, the unstable body of the Ogre was swept up by a ck whirlwind, leaving the ground by nearly two yards.
The direct result is that the Ogre¡¯s summoning ritual was thoroughly interrupted, but by this time the Imps Chieftain¡¯s body was already halfway out of the summoning gate. With the disappearance of Mana supply, a hint of fear shed in the Imps Chieftain¡¯s eyes; it had already sensed its impendingplete annihtion. Many demons are willing to sign a contract with the Magician, the main reason being that while they are enved, they can help the Magician in battle and upy his summoning position. After dying inbat, they can be resurrected, just like a Hunter¡¯s pet. But if a demon falls and then the Magician falls too, then there is naturally no possibility of resurrection. Its spirit will enter the Dark Realm, a ce that even demons that dominate in the twisted Abyss couldn¡¯t reach. The situation now is precisely that; the Magician¡¯s spell being interrupted, the Imp wants to run out of the array like it was crazy, but without the supply of magic power, the summoning gate that connects the twisted Abyss, closed in an instant. St¡­ Half of the body of the Imps Chieftain fell to the ground, and green blood sshes all over. The spatial power is no second-order power can resist. It left half of its body here, the other half was left in the Void Abyss. ¡°Impressive.¡± ¡°Marvelous.¡± Not to mention the guards responsible for protecting the bosses, even those bosses couldn¡¯t help expressing their admiration. Even the bosses of the Light Faction can¡¯t help but marvel, they can¡¯t help but admire because what Li Yao is doing is just too excellent. His grasp of the timing, thebination of skills and attacks are used to the extreme, facing a boss, many crowd control skills are useless. The paralysis effect of the Griffin¡¯s lightning, the impact from the Raptor, the Griffin¡¯s Hurricane, none of them separately could interrupt the Ogre¡¯s casting. What¡¯s more, Li Yao¡¯s purpose was not simply to control the Ogre for a moment. Instead, he used the paralysis to momentarily make the Ogre lose control over its own body. In that very moment, Li Yao let the Raptor impact the Ogre, it was the only time the Raptor could move it. It was only during that moment when it left the ground and its spirit dissipated and wanted to continue maintaining the summoning spell that the Hurricane could blow the Ogre up. But all these series of actions had one purpose ¨C to kill the Imp. All those who watched this trial are the world¡¯s top powerhouses. They also clearly understand that if it¡¯s merely interrupting the Ogre¡¯s summoning spell, it has no meaning at all. Because if they interrupt now, Ogre can continue to summon after a moment. Although the summoning spell takes a while, it is still eptable. Even if it summons several times, the two silver heroes can¡¯t do anything to the Ogre. But the problem is, both of the silver heroes have a cooldown period on their skills, they can¡¯t keep interrupting the Ogre¡¯s summoning.
If they don¡¯t, once the Imp is summoned, the trial will be considered over. That being so, they must kill the Imps Chieftain. Because the spellcasting time to resurrect the demon is very long and easy to interrupt. In a battle, if a demon dies, it is almost impossible for the Magician to summon it again. Common methods won¡¯t work; although the Imp is weak, it is still a leader. It surely can¡¯t be killed in a sh by relying on skill damage. So they can only use the spatial power of the summoning gate to kill the Imp. But the timing must be extremely urate. A little earlier or a littleter won¡¯t kill the Imp. It can be said that this is a matter of life or death.
This is the difficulty of gaining a high evaluation. Because under ordinary circumstances, they would tactically retreat. If they can¡¯t beat the Ogre, the Ogre wouldn¡¯t have a chance to summon the Imp. ¡°A small second-order recruit coulde up with this method, and he¡¯s so calm and astute, with such precise grasp of timing¡­ He is a truly promising talent. A new powerhouse is bound to rise in the Dark Camp in the future,¡±mented King Wa. ¡°I guess he used up all his strength feeding, and he¡¯s probably doomed now,¡± one of Wa¡¯s guards said. ¡°On the contrary, you¡¯re being distracted by the fighting in the cave. Look here; his rhythm of attacking the straw man hasn¡¯t changed at all, there¡¯s not a bit of chaos. He¡¯s clearly in hisfort zone, it¡¯s a pity he¡¯s not in our camp,¡± King Wa said with a regretful expression. ¡°Haha, you¡¯ve got great vision indeed. If nothing goes wrong, we¡¯ve won this round,¡± the Chieftainughed. King Wa didn¡¯t retort this time. As the Chieftain said, given Li Yao¡¯s performance now, if there¡¯s no surprise, there¡¯s no suspense left in this trial. Would there be an ident with Li Yao? That¡¯s impossible. He¡¯s handled hundreds of Exploding Sheep with ease; dealing with two is trivial. Without the help of the Demon Imp, the Ogre has already lost his rhythm. In the end, he became frenzied and started attacking wildly. After the Ogre went berserk, the Raptor controlled by Li Yao was hit by a skill and lost a great deal of health. Subsequently, Li Yao became more careful. Finally, still, unwilling to ept defeat, the Ogre copsed¡­ Chapter 442: 442: Completing the Trial Chapter 442: Completing the Trial ¡°System: yer Prairie Fire haspleted the second stage of the Beast God trial, with an excellent evaluation from the Beast God, scoring 9.8 out of 10, which is exceptionally good. Besides being able to summon two boss-level battle pets, the personal pet carry capacity has increased by 1.¡± Hearing this reward, Li Yao was quite happy. No matter what kind of Hunter one was, in the beginning, there were only five pet slots. For other talent Hunters, it¡¯s not a big deal, since regardless of how many they carry, they can only summon one or two to fight, which is perfectly enough. But for the Beastmaster Hunter, it¡¯spletely different. As the level and strength increase, five pet slots start to be insufficient. And pet slot quests are extremely rare, and there are not many items to increase pet slot position, this is the bottleneck for Beastmaster Hunters. Unlike summoners and necromancers who easily expand their pet positions, expanding a pet slot position might not be useful right now, but sooner orter, it could y a huge role. This is also the main reason why Li Yao wanted to achieve a high score. With a sh of light, Li Yao was transported out. Eileen said, ¡°You did well. You now have fifteen minutes to rest. Of course, if you want to participate in the next stage of the trial.¡± ¡°I ept the third stage of trial.¡± Li Yao said and then sat directly on the ground. He didn¡¯t have much to say to those bigshots, and it was more appropriate not to say anything and pretend to be tired. The Chieftain epted a parchment scroll from the Angel,ughing, he said, ¡°As per rules, this turf now belongs to us. You wouldn¡¯t back down on your word, right?¡± ¡°I always stand by my word, I naturally wouldn¡¯t renege. I openly admit defeat in this round.¡± The King said feeling somewhat chagrin. The Light Faction¡¯s big shots were not pleased either. Nobody expected that Li Yao, a novice, couldplete the second phase trial so perfectly. Such an evaluation, even if they were to retry, might not be able to match it, hence they lost as if they¡¯d seen a ghost.
The Chief, however, was very high-spirited, ¡°So, do you want to keep betting?¡± The King said, ¡°On what? You praised my good eye before. This youngster didn¡¯t use his full strength in the second stage trial. Besides, haven¡¯t you forgotten about the Battle Royale? Initially, I knew his spiritual power was strong. But I didn¡¯t believe that a novice could have such formidable micro-control. If I bet again, I¡¯d be a fool.¡± ¡°What a pity.¡± Bigshots from the Dark Camp shook their heads in regret. However, they knew the ultimate dispute still required other means. The Queenughed, ¡°How about we switch to betting on someone else? You guys find a novice from your side, the same betting system, sounds good?¡± ¡°Ahem, forget it. Disturbing a novice¡¯s trial repeatedly, it¡¯s not very nice. Let¡¯s just leave it at that, shall we? Time to go back.¡± The King left immediately. The other big shots of the Light Faction followed suit, leaving without picking up the Queen¡¯s line. ¡°If he could have epted this proposal, it would have been strange. Locating another novice like Prairie Fire among this batch is probably impossible.¡± The Angel also opened a portal and returned to their meeting hall. The powerhouses of the Dark Camp left with satisfaction. They had won a round this time, and their mood was very good. The looks they gave Li Yao became kinder. However, at this stage, except for the Queen, the goodwill of others was of little use. Only the Chief had made a promise, but it was uncertain when it coulde into effect. Notwithstanding, the Chief was an upright person, and he would not treat a promise lightly. Thest one to leave, the Queen spoke indifferently, ¡°Theter you use the Chieftain¡¯s promise, the better.¡± After speaking, the Queen also entered the portal and the Trial Ground returned to its original state. Eileen enviously said, ¡°The general really cares a lot about you. You should remember the general¡¯s words, he won¡¯t harm you.¡± ¡°I understand.¡± Li Yao forced a smile, this Eileen was a diehard fan of the Queen. However, what the Queen said was indeed right. Li Yao wouldn¡¯t stupidly ask for the Chief¡¯s promise now. When he has power and influence in the future, and when needed, it can y an unimaginable role. ¡°I¡¯m ready, let¡¯s start the third phase of the trial.¡± Li Yao stood up and said. ¡°Alright, with the strength you demonstrated earlier, I won¡¯t say much. Good luck.¡± Eileen said and transported Li Yao in. The third phase of the trial was simr to the second, except that the moving straw men became three at once, and their moving trajectory became variable, appearing more elusive.
The other side had changed to controlling three creatures to confront a powerful boss. But this was child¡¯s y for Li Yao. Controlling a single beast, to achieve a top-grade evaluation required a deep understanding of the beast being controlled. Especially when trying to win against an overpowering beast, the difficulty was even greater. However, controlling two, three, or even more creatures, is a burden for those with weak spiritual power. But for someone like Li Yao who has unconventional spiritual power, he was more rxed andfortable. The reason was simple, after understanding the characteristics and skills of the controlled creatures, multiple creatures cooperating would make it easier to defeat opponents of a higher ss.
In the third phase, Li Yao was still controlling the Silver Hero, but faced a powerful mid-level boss. Still, he passed the phase wlessly without a hanger. It was simr to a yer with health less than a regr monster, forming a team to kill the boss, oveing strong opponents through cooperation. When Li Yao returned to Eileen, the system prompt appeared again. Besides being able to summon three bosses to fight, he also received a pet slot position reward. The pet summoning positions of a Beastmaster Hunter are different from a Necromancer or a Summoner. As long as these two sses have the summoning positions, they can summon that many pets. But for the Beastmaster Hunter, it¡¯s different. In addition to needing summoning positions, they also require pet slot positions. These so-called pet slots are actually a summoning channel that can also temporarily house pets. Up until now, Li Yao had seven pet slots, but he could only summon three pets. ¡°Prairie Fire, you have wlesslypleted the toughest trials within the second level, an event that hasn¡¯t happened in many years. It¡¯s truly a miracle.¡± Eileen looked at Li Yao, very happy. The general finally had a sessor, and my High Elves are bound to give birth to a great hero in the future.¡± ¡°It¡¯s a pity that I can¡¯t continue to challenge.¡± Li Yao still felt somewhat unsatisfied. He had more than three good pets. ¡°These are the rules set by the Beast God. To try a higher challenge, wait till you reach the third level.¡± Eileen consoled. She had seen that Li Yao still had spare energy. ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll bother my mentor when I reach level thirty.¡± Li Yao gathered his emotions and said, ¡°In that case, I¡¯ll take my leave now.¡± ¡°Okay, keep enhancing your strength.¡± Eileen herself disappeared through teleportation, and Li Yao used the Hearthstone. Upon returning to Undercity, Li Yao forcefully held back the urge to try out his multiple pets and entered hisb¡­
Chapter 443: 443: Spider Tank Chapter 443: Spider Tank Now being able to summon several bosses as his ace up the sleeve, aside from the Elders, no one knew that he had perfectlypleted the trial. Both Sister Li and Tong Tong were still in the trials, they were also two superpowers, while other members of the guild were crazily leveling up. Of course, Li Yao was not intentionally hiding it. After all, the Beast God¡¯s trial was fixed, and some people would inevitably guess what kind of improvement he could achieve. However, their guessing and confirming were two different things. This non-secret secret may also y an extraordinarily useful role at the right time. After all, as more and more yers reached level twenty, there were more people who knew about the Beast God¡¯s trial, and more yers aware of the difficulty of the Beast God¡¯s trial. You must know, at this stage, most hunters have problems hitting their targets. Making them attack a moving target is a tough trial, let alone controlling a beast while attacking a moving target, which is really hard for anyone. This is not just a problem with spiritual power, but also requires strong shooting skills. It doesn¡¯t mean that if you have enough spiritual power, you can multitask. This is another reason why hunters aren¡¯t appreciated. The shooting demands for shooters are higher, making it difficult toplete the trial naturally. There¡¯s a logical reason why ordinary hunters have a hard life. Of course, Li Yao also had the same hard experience back then. Hunters are not weak, and are very strong in many ways, but it takes too much time to master this profession. Without great perseverance and determination, it is very difficult to be a top hunter.
Like the guy in his previous life who obtained the Hydra, he could only summon one pet for his entire life, his archery skills were messed up, and he only made a name for himself thanks to the Hydra, but such people were really rare. You could count them all on one hand. Li Yao then began to build a Spider Tank. However, Li Yao underestimated the difficulty of making a Spider Tank. ording to Li Yao¡¯s n, it was not a difficult task to make it as long as all the materials were avable. At the start, things developed as Li Yao predicted. It took him two nights and one day to make all the parts of the Spider Tank, and then he spent almost a day assembling it. However, after installing the core, the tank did not respond at all. Li Yao enhanced the core, but the result was that the entire Spider Tank exploded and turned into a pile of scrap metal. His efforts over two nights and two days were also wasted as a result. For the first time since his rebirth, Li Yao failed. ¡°Why did it fail?¡± Sister Li, who came over to see the assembly of the Spider Tank, asked with doubt. Li Yao sighed: ¡°Actually, many advanced materials are needed to make the Spider Tank, but you should also know that my Firehawk and Death God 4000 were reced with low-grade materials and were sessful. So I thought naturally that the Spider Tank could be as well. As you can see, I failed. The core I made now is too low-end, it can¡¯t drive something like the Spider Tank.¡± ¡°So what should we do now, it would be a pity to not have the Spider Tank.¡± Sister Li, who also knew that Li Yao could bring three pets, said: ¡°Though, your other three are very strong, they¡¯re good enough.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t want to give up, there must be a solution.¡± Li Yao was extremely tired these few days. He didn¡¯t expect to encounter this kind of result, he was not willing to give up so easily. ¡°It¡¯s okay, we still have time. You can still give it a try.¡± Qin Feng Yiforted him. She was already at level twenty and hadpleted the trial task. ¡°Has the dungeon opened?¡± Li Yao asked. In the past two days, he waspletely immersed in the manufacturing of the Spider Tank, without paying attention to anything else. The importance of a tank model pet for him was just too significant. With a tank that can attract hatred, at least they can initially grind while fighting against bosses. By then, with Death God 4000 blocking, his mechanical conception will initially be formed. Although it¡¯s primitive, it¡¯s absolutely enough to deal with the current stage, just that now he was stuck at this link of the Spider Tank. ¡°Not yet, there aren¡¯t enough max-level yers yet, less than a hundred at most, and they belong to various guilds. There are also many casual yers who simply don¡¯t have the ability to form a team.¡± Qin Feng Yi exined: ¡°But now, the first group of the top guilds are almost level neen. They should reach level twenty in the next few days. Apanied by busy trials, I estimate that the dungeon will open in three days.¡± ¡°Three days, huh? There is still time.¡± Li Yao felt at ease for a while. If he didn¡¯t solve the problem of the Spider Tank, he wouldn¡¯t be able to stand the dungeon opening. And the first kill this time was rted to the news of the Touch of Darkness, which he had to get. You should know that other ordinary yers definitely have to do a lot of preparation before the trials. There aren¡¯t many people like Li Yao who entered into the trial without doing anything upon reaching level twenty. After all, such a trial has a limit on the number of times, which directly influences the amount of improvement one can achieve. Especially for those who are skilled, they would never allow themselves to be below others. It has be a must to prepare for various things.
The three of them started discussing again, but the end result was not very promising. ¡°You mentioned some materials I¡¯ve never heard of, but even if we could get those materials, can you use them?¡± Sister Li raised the key question. Li Yao bitterlyughed: ¡°Yeah, so this is a deadlock. The core made by others doesn¡¯t suit me at all, I can¡¯t use it. Especially the advanced cores, I can¡¯t even modify them, let alone make them.¡± ¡°I thought of a method, but I¡¯m unsure if it works.¡± Qin Feng Yi suddenly said.
¡°I have no way out now. If you have a solution, please say it out. We¡¯re running out of time.¡± Li Yao said. ¡°You said the core couldn¡¯t contain it, right?¡± Qin Feng Yi asked. ¡°Yes, the core¡¯s strength isn¡¯t enough.¡± Li Yao nodded. Qin Feng Yi took a deep breath and said: ¡°Do you know about undead creations?¡± ¡°Undead creations?¡± Sister Li was puzzled. ¡°Yes, you should know, undead creations are very advanced in this world. The Scourge Legion brought this method to its peak, and Undercity doesn¡¯tck this technology either. To give a simple example, the Abomination is an undead creation.¡± Qin Feng Yi exined. ¡°I only know that the Abomination, also known as the stitched monster, is made by stitching together different corpses and then sealing a soul into it. What¡¯s your point?¡± Sister Li was even more puzzled. Qin Feng Yi exined: ¡°What I mean is, can webine undead creations and Mechanical Engineering, find a robust spider that can carry iron, thenbine this monster with steel? I¡¯m sure the undead are experts at this.¡± ¡°Can this method work?¡± Sister Li was doubtful. ¡°I¡¯m not sure, it¡¯s just a suggestion, whether it will work or not is hard to tell.¡± Qin Feng Yi shook her head. But Li Yao¡¯s eyes already started sparkling. He quickly gave Qin Feng Yi a big hug and a kiss, saying: ¡°I love you to death! I can¡¯t believe I didn¡¯t think of that before. I¡¯d better get started right away.¡± After that, Li Yao immediately left the room after putting down Qin Feng Yi. His target was the Royal District¡­
Chapter 444: 444: Ancient Evil God Spider Framework Chapter 444: Ancient Evil God Spider Framework Sister Li saw Li Yao running off in a hurry andughed, ¡°Looks like you two have repaired your rtionship.¡± Feng Yi shook her head, ¡°Not yet, it feels like there¡¯s still something that¡¯s holding us back. Maybe he was just too excited this time.¡± ¡°Now you two aren¡¯t living together yet, right?¡± Sister Li wondered. Feng Yi replied, ¡°No, we aren¡¯t. I feel like he¡¯s avoiding it, but I can¡¯t understand why.¡± ¡°Take your time. Anyway, I¡¯m curious to know what wille out of fusing engineering and undead technology,¡± Sister Li diverted the topic. ¡°It seems my proposal was useful. He¡¯s on his way to see the queen now, right?¡± Feng Yi hinted. Both of them were clever enough to deduce that Li Yao must have gone to the queen for help. After all, creating undead creatures was far beyond the capabilities of current yers. Their guess was right. Li Yao indeed went to the Royal District, not to see the queen, but directly to the queen¡¯s female officer. This situation was extremely important to him, but it would be trivial for the queen. With the queen focused on the war against centaurs, disturbing her wasn¡¯t a wise move. The queen¡¯s female officer, in essence, acted as the queen¡¯s personal secretary. She held considerable power and managed the everyday affairs of the Undercity when the queen was away. In Undercity, the queen had the highest status followed by the president of the Great Alchemist Association and a neutral-ranked demon. However, the queen didn¡¯t fully trust them, and as such, they couldn¡¯t wield considerable influence over Undercity despite their powers.
The officer was powerful and trustworthy due to her exceptional managerial skills, hence she enjoyed the queen¡¯s trust. As per the news from the Royal Guard, the queen was not in Undercity. However, as the queen¡¯s heir, he had ess to the Royal District, even the most secretivebs. There were no forbidden areas for him here. ¡°I heard your trial went well, and you made us proud. Well done.¡± The female officer, busy with her duty, gave a familiar greeting to Li Yao. She had a clear understanding of the queen¡¯s intentions. Li Yao¡¯s dazzling performance and the sessful execution of several difficult tasks had earned him real trust and favor from the queen. The queen had not made it obvious, but with her long-standing service to the queen, the officer had a clearer understanding of this than anyone. Between Li Yao¡¯s deliberate acts to earn goodwill and his outstanding performance, she began to regard him as a younger brother, dispensing with the formality expected towards guests. ¡°All thanks to luck. I¡¯m still a small frypared to you, Sister.¡± Li Yao didn¡¯t hold back and sat directly by the officer. ¡°You¡¯re mistaken. Even the mighty start from humble beginnings. As long as you keep this momentum going, you will undoubtedly be a trusted right-hand man to our queen,¡± the officermended seriously. ¡°Thank you for your guidance, Sister,¡± Li Yao responded with a bow. ¡°So, what brings you here today? If it¡¯s something minor, you cane directly to me instead of troubling the queen every time,¡± the officer joked. ¡°As expected, Sister, you¡¯re quick to see through things. Here¡¯s the thing: I passed the third phase of the boss level trial, which allows me to keep three boss-level pets. But I¡¯ve run into a bit of trouble while creating a powerful pet, so I was wondering if I could ask for Sister¡¯s assistance,¡± Li Yao exined straightforwardly. ¡°Let¡¯s hear about the issue in detail,¡± the officer suggested after putting down her quill. ¡°Here¡¯s what happened,¡± Li Yao exined the problem he faced and said, ¡°So I would like to ask Sister to find a master for me, to see if this creation can bepleted.¡± ¡°It¡¯s a surprise you thought of this, but your reasoning is correct, and it should indeed work,¡± the officer stated. ¡°As you may know, the Burning Legionbines the wisdom of numerous intelligent species from main nes. Their expertise in engineering, arrays, cannons, and magic armor is something you should be familiar with. The Scourge Army, on the other hand, inherited this technology from the Burning Legion, but considering their situation, they are more adept at integrating souls and physical bodies. As such,bining steel with a living body isn¡¯t particrly challenging, but it does have a few prerequisites.¡± ¡°Feel free to tell me what kind of spider is suitable forbining with steel. It needs to be mechanical, otherwise the benefits to me are limited,¡± Li Yao exined. ¡°The requirement is simple: you can¡¯t use an actual flesh-and-blood creature; otherwise, it would end up as an undead being afterpletion. Real living beings can¡¯t withstand the smithing process,¡± the officer continued. ¡°If you can find a shale spider, that would be perfect. It¡¯s hard to categorize this spider as either a beast or an elemental being.¡± ¡°A shale spider? That¡¯s mostly found in the Earth Elementorb ne. Even if they existed elsewhere, my level wouldn¡¯t be high enough,¡± Li Yao frowned. ¡°Are there any other spiders that would work? Or is this the only suitable kind?¡± ¡°There¡¯s also the rare crystal spider, but this kind is incredibly hard to find due to its stringent spawning conditions. In contrast, the shale spider just requires sufficient strength to locate. Yet, finding a crystal spider is more about luck; who can say where they might appear?¡± the female officer exined. ¡°Attempting to acquire this spider might prove difficult.¡± ¡°Crystal spider,¡± Li Yao thought of the crystal spider that hadn¡¯t shown up much since it was used in the tenth-level side quest. He summoned it and said, ¡°Sister, do you mean this kind?¡± The crystal spider immediately started to rub against Li Yao¡¯s leg after being summoned, making him feel somewhat guilty. He immediately fed it a crystal, which boosted the spider¡¯s happiness significantly. ¡°It seems fate is on our side, with this spider the job will be a lot easier to aplish,¡± the female officer acknowledged.
¡°But this spider¡¯s rank is too low. After transformation, I fear¡­¡± Li Yao expressed his worries; after all, the crystal spider was merely a silver hero. ¡°You mustn¡¯t underestimate this spider. It forms under very harsh conditions, and its soul is different from ordinary creatures. Its crystal core resembles a mechanical core; it can resurrect as long as its core isn¡¯t damaged. Even more importantly, its body is easy to remodel and fuse. You have relics of ancient gods, don¡¯t you? Why not use them on the crystal spider? You could create an imposing Evil Spider Leader, which, after fusing with your spider tank shell, would be stronger than the conceptual spider tank and work simrly to magic armor,¡± the officer exined patiently. ¡°Since Sister says it is so, I must rely on you.¡± Li Yao felt ted in his heart. Naturally, the power of the demonic machinery was unquestionable. ¡°Alright then, give me a half hour to finalize these official duties. After that, I¡¯ll gather the team and move to yourb to create this thing together. I too would like to see the result ofbining a crystal spider, the remnants of an ancient god, and mechanical metal,¡± the female officer stated excitedly.
¡°Sure, I¡¯ll wait for you here. You can go ahead with your work, Sister,¡± Li Yao nodded and stopped speaking. He was indeed very excited¡­ PS: Happy Mid-Autumn Festival to everyone. Thank you all for your continued support towards Mario, greatly appreciate your subscriptions, rewards, andments. On the asion of the Mid-Autumn Festival, we will release some red envelopes on the night of the 15th as a token of our gratitude. The activity will take ce in Group 427590697 and VIP Group 577209540. Feel free to join if you¡¯re interested. Chapter 445: 445: The Battle at the Entrance of the Instance Chapter 445: The Battle at the Entrance of the Instance Although the Crystal Spider was of a low grade, it was still quite intelligent. Li Yao conveyed his intentions through their contract. Li Yao didn¡¯t force it, stating that if the Crystal Spider was unwilling, he would let her go. Nevertheless, the spider expressed her eagerness to undergo the transformation and be stronger to aid her master in battle. To be a pet, although it began with a threat to their life, doesn¡¯t mean they wouldn¡¯t wish to grow stronger alongside their master. The Crystal Spider might be Li Yao¡¯s pet, but she¡¯s always been proud as a mutation queen of the spider race. She couldn¡¯t show weakness to humans. Now, given the chance to be stronger, she certainly wouldn¡¯t let it pass. In the world of beasts, the strong were respected. Enduring some pain in exchange for strength meant little. Li Yao wasn¡¯t surprised, but he couldn¡¯t guarantee the sess of this transformation, after all, the spider had been with him for such a long time. Half an hour quickly passed, and the female officer had already given orders in advance for the preparation of instruments and some precious materials. Shortly after, a group of people set off. The Starfire Guild¡¯s area was bustling, filled with all sorts of people roaming around every day. In truth, many of them were sent by various guilds. Moreover, the geographical location of the Starfire Guild was quite good. Factor in the popr guild shops, and it became difficult to distinguish who was a spy. The Starfire Guild could only ignore this and interpret it as them bringing business their way. This time, a caravan with clear royal insignia arrived at the Starfire Guild, causing quite a stir. Nowadays, each guild could only deal with the guild ambassadors who managed the guilds. The authorities simply were not interested; after all, they were just fledgling organizations, none of the forces held them in high regard.
Among them, Li Yao was unique. While he had no regard for the guild ambassador, he could stillmunicate directly with the World-level Chief. This situation was unparalleled. Many guilds in other cities even sought to transform their facilities into shops following the previous incident involving Li Yao¡¯s shop. However, all guilds that secretly transformed their guild buildings and set up shops were punished. The top ten guilds werepletely indifferent to all of this. All they could do was look on enviously at the prospering shops of the Starfire Guild. Comints were sent to the Ancient Gods Company on their official website and to various forces in the game, but there was no result. Now, at this critical moment before the raid, the Undead Royal Carriage entered the Starfire Guild, making many guilds anxious. Ever since thest clean-up of spies, it¡¯s be much harder for other guilds to obtain information. Now, even the members of the Starfire Guild were clueless about the situation, let alone the others. They could only be anxious, fearing that the Starfire Guild had obtained some treasure, or received exclusive information. ¡°Brother, what is this about? You¡¯re not giving us any chance,¡± Haikuotiankong sent a message directly. Li Yao was confused, and asked, ¡°What¡¯s happening?¡± ¡°You¡¯re ying innocent, a royal caravan has entered your guild, rumors say some goods were even delivered, you¡¯re cheating! Where¡¯s justice?¡± Haikuotiankong was even jealous. He wasn¡¯t able to connect even with a regional mayor, let alone a World-level boss, a king of a race. ¡°So you¡¯re talking about that, it¡¯s nothing big and is unrted to the raid,¡± Li Yao replied,ughing bitterly at their wild conjectures. ¡°Alright alright, no need to exin. I¡¯ll just focus on my efforts, I should reach the twentieth level today, it¡¯s hard life. If you find any efficient ways to level up, let me know,¡± said Haikuotiankong, giving up on asking, obviously assuming that Li Yao wasn¡¯t willing to share. ¡°Sure thing, sure thing.¡± Li Yao ended themunication, only to receive another message from the Leisure Guild¡¯s Leisure Brother, together with a bunch of other friends ¨C all of them were inquiring. ¡°This is quite a stir, there may be changes.¡± Li Yao shook his head and began discussing with the engineers and pharmacists. Since there was only one Crystal Spider, how to strengthen it and how to manufacture the metal shell design for the Spider Tank kept the masters and Li Yao busy for an entire day. In the end, they had to re-enact the feasibility of each step before finalizing the manufacturing process and n. In a blink of an eye, a day and night had passed, and the number of yers reaching level twenty had started to explode. Sister Li came into theb and said, ¡°Our movements have made some guilds restless, and this might cause trouble.¡± Li Yao jumped, asking, ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡± ¡°There¡¯s been a change in the raid. The original n from the authorities was to enter with a 25-person team. But now, a supplementary team raid on a sideline has appeared, where level-twenty blue equipment can be looted. The final boss even has a slight chance of dropping purple equipment, as well as materials necessary for a raid set,¡± Sister Li exined. ¡°This change doesn¡¯t sound bad.¡± Even though this sideline raid didn¡¯t exist in his previous life, its emergence didn¡¯t impact them in any substantial way.
¡°That¡¯s not the point. The point is that a few new guilds have appeared out of nowhere. Their members are mixed, with yers from each administrative district. They¡¯re blocking the entrance to the raid in shifts, allowing individual yers and small guild yers to enter while keeping the others out. The area has be a river of blood from the fighting,¡± Sister Li said, sending a video to Li Yao. Outside the forest were the raid¡¯s entrance and lots of opennd filled with tombstones and skeletons, with countless yers still fighting. ¡°They¡¯re all at level twenty, that¡¯s a lot of people,¡± Li Yao frowned. ¡°Being at level twenty means that they won¡¯t drop to level neen if they die, which is why they¡¯re battling without any reservations. Our guild¡¯s second group also went there, but was intercepted. They fought a retreating battle and only managed to escape from the fight. This situation is like a giant whirlpool. I wonder who started it. Could it be that therge guilds are targeting us¡­?¡± Sister Li seemed frustrated, as entering the raid requiredpleting tasks. Now with this situation, they can¡¯t evenplete the tasks and have no way of entering the raid. Li Yao waved his hand and said, ¡°It¡¯s hard to say, it might be, it might not be. But we still need a few days for our own raid, let¡¯s see what happens then.¡±
¡°Alright, Feng Yi is gathering information, and we should receive news in a few days.¡± Sister Li said, ¡°You continue working on your mechanical pet. I¡¯ll get back to work.¡± ¡°Right, the pharmacists have already prepared the Crystal Spider, we can begin the enhancement,¡± said Li Yao, and he walked to a giant transparent tube where the Crystal Spider was immersed in a green liquid. ¡°Master, it¡¯s ready now. You can inject the blood of the Ancient God,¡± an undead said excitedly. This was his first time creating a creature using demonic energy, undead, and the things of the Ancient God. Although the Queen received the blood of the Ancient God, she kept it hidden like a treasure. They had been itching to use it for quite some time, which is why they eagerly rushed here when they heard about Li Yao¡¯s transformation n¡­ Chapter 446: 446: Advanced Spider (Repayment 02) Chapter 446: Advanced Spider (Repayment 02) ¡°Alright, thank you, Master.¡± Li Yao said politely. ¡°Oh, you¡¯re too modest. You are the heir to the queen. This little favor is nothing. Besides, the queen kept the Blood of the Ancient God as a treasure. We weren¡¯t even able to touch it. Now, we have a chance to experiment, we couldn¡¯t be more eager.¡± The undead revealed a terrifying grin. The Blood of the Ancient God, even though it was a lower-tier version, the divinity it contained was something that all powerhouse would covet. Even the queen herself couldn¡¯t resist plundering Li Yao. Not to mention these people. The alchemist, who was polite to Li Yao and also proficient in engineering, released the crystal spider and then prepared to inject the Blood of the Ancient God after obtaining Li Yao¡¯s consent. The Blood of the Ancient God doesn¡¯t require special storage. The blood seemed to sustain vitality automatically as if it was filled with a vibrant, ancient abyssal aura. ¡°Master, you need to add your blood into it. Only your blood can suppress the Ancient God on top of the contract. Otherwise, you¡¯ll risk being possessed by the Ancient God.¡± The alchemist said. ¡°Alright.¡± Li Yao stretched out his hand. The moment the alchemist pointed his hand, a small tentacle appeared, it directly pierced Li Yao¡¯s arm to draw blood. Suddenly, the Touch of Darkness spread over and engulfed the tentacle. The alchemist was taken aback and quickly withdrew the tentacle. ¡°The Queen¡¯s Touch of Darkness.¡± The alchemist looked at Li Yao with different eyes. ¡°Master, could you drip your blood on your own? My little toy is no match for The Touch of Darkness, I¡¯ll lose my life otherwise.¡±
Li Yao nodded, dropped his own blood, let it mingle with the Blood of the Ancient God, and the alchemist began to inject the spider. The spider was a light blue color, and as the blood was injected, Li Yao could clearly see the dark red blood starting to spread within the spider¡¯s body. The spider let out a sharp scream of extreme pain. If not tightly fixed, it would definitely be rolling all over the ground. Her body began to swell, and her beautiful appearance turned hideous and terrifying. ¡°Master, the Heart of the Ancient God.¡± The experienced alchemist slit open the crystal spider and held out his hand to Li Yao. ¡°This is?¡± Li Yao did not hesitate and took out the Heart of the Ancient God. ¡°We have underestimated it. The crystal spider¡¯s quality is too low. It couldn¡¯t even withstand the controlled and diluted Ancient God¡¯s blood. To sessfully evolve, it needs the Heart of the Ancient God to withstand the impact of the Ancient God¡¯s blood. Of course, if you think it¡¯s not worth it, you can let it die, and you can resurrect it.¡± Li Yao looked at the crystal spider. Even though she was in pain, her eyes were full of desire for power. He spoke for her, ¡°Use it.¡± ¡°Alright.¡± The alchemist sprinkled some powder on the Heart of the Ancient God. It seemed to turn illusory. With a wave of the alchemist¡¯s hand, the Heart of the Ancient God, like a phantom, attached it to the spider¡¯s heart. Everyone was taken aback. They didn¡¯t realize it could be inflicted this way. ¡°Spiders and Spider Devils were originally creations of the Ancient God. They have an innate connection with the blood of the Ancient God. Even if the bloodline mutates, the essence remains the same. Look, the Ancient God¡¯s heart has automatically bonded itself to the spider¡¯s heart.¡± Following the alchemist¡¯s words, the heart suddenly underwent a transformation. It then started to beat powerfully and rhythmically like a drum. The slit made by the alchemist also began to heal quickly. The screams from the crystal spider became even more mournful, but her body also began to undergo a tremendous transformation. Her body sprouted countless ck bristles, like a gigantic hedgehog. But in the next moment, the bristles turned into tentacles that were extremely supple. Her eyes turned into six, each was incredibly deep and wicked. Her limbs turned pitch ck and gained a metallic texture. They became incredibly thick and stout. Her mouth also transformed, being filled with sharp teeth, like a man-eating beast, extremely terrifying. ¡°We¡¯re done. She¡¯s being remodeled internally. Master, please check her level.¡± The alchemist said,ughing. Only then did Li Yaoe back to his senses. At the moment, the crystal spider has already be a junior boss, and her attributes were still increasing. Just as the alchemist said, she was still evolving. ¡°This is not a hair, but a type of connecting tissue. With the special potion mix we have prepared, if you add water element, she¡¯ll turn into a Water Elemental Spider. If you add fire element, she¡¯ll turn into a Fire Elemental Spider. If you add earth element, she¡¯ll turn into a rock spider. If you add metal, she¡¯ll turn into a mechanical lifeform with infinite potential. Of course, you can¡¯t add anything too precious. After all, the Blood of the Ancient God and the Heart are both second-tier. It can¡¯t transform into anything too powerful.¡± The alchemist exined. ¡°I see, I was thinking earlier, if I added an Original Substance Ingot, wouldn¡¯t that be invincible.¡± Li Yaoughed.
¡°You wish. Only the Dragon King has such Original Substance Armor. Of course, if you can get a real Heart of the Ancient God, I¡¯ll sell everything to get you some of those Original Substance Ingots.¡± The alchemist was also in a good mood. ¡°Well, I¡¯ll save that until I be a god.¡± Li Yao alsoughed loudly. ¡°Alright, Master, it¡¯s high time you start crafting mechanical parts. We¡¯ll assist. This way it will be the most congruent.¡± The alchemist said. ¡°Okay.¡± Li Yao didn¡¯t waste any more time and began to craft the externalponents of the spider tank.
The crowds began to bustle around quickly. With these experts as his assistants, Li Yao¡¯s speed greatly increased. It was very smooth, but because the structure had beplicated and the masters made some tweaks, the creation was precise and strong. As time passed, more and more yers reached level 20 andpleted the trials. Four dayster, Li Yao and the crowd finallypleted all parts. They were incredibly luxurious and fine, filled with runes, even though they were onlyponents. Once assembled, they could form a Rune Array. This was the time-consuming part of the process. Runes were difficult to engrave. If a rune was not correct, the part had to be remade. Feng Yi had already sent messages. Only a few guilds could enter the dungeons, but those inside the dungeons were not ready and their numbers weren¡¯t full enough to start the raid. The outside of dungeon had evolved into a total non-stop chaos. There are no secrets in the guild. Those who started blocking the dungeon¡¯s entrance were bonded guilds which held grudges against Starfire. They asked their elite members to quit the guild and formed a new guild to intercept Starfire¡¯s members. But theye from various races and administrative regions. The new guild wasplicated and messy. A team of casual yers tried to enter the dungeon to y a five-man challenge but had disputes with one of the blockers. This led the entrance guards to kill them. ying games and getting killed aremon urrences. And since they reached level 20, dying no longer had severe consequences. Nothing would have came out of this, if not for the group of entrance guards being widely disliked. For some reason, thousands of people guarded the bodies of the five yers for a full day. Even if they resurrected at the respawning point, they would still be killed. After a day, their umted gear had all been looted¡­ ps: The Mid-Autumn Festival ising, wishing everyone a happy holiday. Chapter 447: 447: Intermediate Boss Spider Tank Chapter 447: Intermediate Boss Spider Tank Those people weren¡¯t good folk to begin with. When they learnt that these yers were their enemies, they felt no guilt in guarding the corpses. The five of them were stubborn, respawning over and over, eventually even respawning at the respawn point, but it was useless. They initially aimed to restrict Starfire¡¯s yers from entering the dungeon. Killing and then guarding the corpses made perfect sense to them. By looting Starfire¡¯s gear, they would leave the yers powerless in the dungeon, and hence, reduce the threat they posed to the minimum. To achieve this, they even left people on guard at the graveyard. As a result, the victims ¨C frustrated, weak from constant respawning ¨C were once again ughtered. Having their pride bruised, they couldn¡¯t swallow the humiliation. One after another, they mobilized resources and rallied theirrades. Among the five, there was a tycoon who never felt the pinch of money. He wasn¡¯t involved with any guilds and was a casual yer. Having been wronged, he directly hired mercenaries, effectively a reshaped professional league. Though they were expert gamers, they didn¡¯t make their money from beating bosses or grinding levels. Rather, they made their living fighting for others. No matter the cause, they fought for anyone who paid them. Now that they were nearly at level 20, the sweet spots were at levels 10, 20 and 30. These stages were their favorite.
Even if they lost in these quests, there were no level losses and their fees wereparatively cheaper. The tycoon hired mercenaries from several professional studios. Together with the reinforcements the others brought, theyunched a counterstrike. And thus, an epic battle broke out. Now being at the highest level dungeon, guilds as well as rogue experts were trying to make breakthroughs, but all were somewhat coteral damage. Every regr gamer had friends and acquaintances. Those killed in a fight would get in touch with them. Soon, the radius of the conflict widened. Consequently, more and more yers were drawn into the conflict. And with the gradual increase of level 20 yers, fights lost levels and became bloodthirsty. This was afterall the main level 20 dungeon. The main source of level 20 gear was here, with gamers from three different guilds shing. The excitement was off the charts. After a day of relentless fighting, things spiraled out of control. It wasplete chaos now and the source of the conflict was anyone¡¯s guess. The battles had been raging for several days with no end in sight. The cost of dying was too high due to severe penalties enforced by the Ancient Gods. Many gamers were cautious of PvP for the fear of losing too much in death. Now that they were at level 20, death didn¡¯t impact levels. The pent-up gamers were exploding in action. The situation now was that virtually no team could fully enter the dungeon. Things had gone totally haywire. Several powerful guilds tried to band together to end the senseless fight, but were unsessful. Some guilds even got caught up in the fighting that was now out of control. Knowing about this, Li Yao, who hadn¡¯t crafted his Mechanical Pet yet, strictly prohibited Starfire members from approaching the dungeon. Instead, he had the stronger members defeat boss monsters. Since experience level was secure in death, fighting not only incurred minimal losses but fighting boss monsters also turned out to be the most rewarding. Lead by their elders, members of Starfire Guild started hunting bosses, acumting gear, and preparing to tackle new mainline dungeons. Li Yao, on the other hand, was using this time to make parts for his Mechanical Pet and was observing the situation from a safe distance. Although crafting the Spider Tank took longer than he had anticipated, other guilds were too busy fighting to advance in the game. As such, he was rather unperturbed. Although failure in inscribing symbols sometimes required the manufacture of question parts up to ten times over, Li Yao was methodical and patient. Eventually, all that hard work paid off, and it was finally time to assemble the Spider Tank. The assembly faced hurdles of its own because of the issues with symbol inscription. In fact, the actual instation was quite troublesome. The surface of the Crystal Spider, with its stiff outeryer, extended into steel parts as if it were a creature of steel itself.
Supported by the master alchemist, the assembly went smoothly. After half a day¡¯s worth of work, the Spider Tank finally stood before Li Yao. The Crystal Spider, or rather, the Spider Tank was a genuine machine of steel now. Its mere presence exuded an awe-inspiring countenance, signalling its formidable power. The two massive forelegs of the Spider Tank were reminiscent of a crab¡¯s pincers, intimidating and dominant. Positioned like two gigantic Tower Shields in front, they offered a wless defense for the tank.
Its body was covered in elegant metal armor adorned with intricate symbol inscriptions. Moreover, the tank¡¯s body was enormous and had an air of invincibility about it. It also carried a huge barrel at the back. The dark muzzle looked like the mouth of a man-eating beast. ¡°My lord, have a look at her attributes. You won¡¯t be disappointed,¡± the master alchemist said, his eyes gleaming. This time, they had achieved big sess using various methods and ancient god materials. Li Yao nodded and started looking at the Spider Tank¡¯s properties with excitement. Spider Tank Rank: 20-level intermediate boss Vitality: 300,000 Armor: 1500 Combat mode: Decent agility, speed increased by 10%, armor decreased by 10%. Skills: Death Charge, Mechanical Trample, Wild Sword Dance, Ancient God¡¯s Eye: Sweep, Ancient God¡¯s Eye: Charm, Ancient God¡¯s Touch: Entanglement. Fortress mode: Sacrifices majority of agility for tremendous defense and attack power. Armor boosts 45%, damage reduction heightens 15%, attack boosts 15%. Energy-saving: Ancient God¡¯s Eye: Shooting, Crazy Gatling, Ancient God¡¯s Summon: Battle Spider, Crystal Shield, Defense Aura, Steel Spur, Bomb Strike, Circr Bomb Barrel. Qualification: Evolution, mutation, growth avable.
Note: With an amalgamation of techniques from the ancient gods, undead and machinery, it bears terrific potential for growth. As Li Yao inspected the skills and their descriptions, he was dumbfounded. It was truly terrifying, far exceeding his expectation of a meat shield. ¡°My lord, this is truly beyond heaven! If you find more ancient god materials in the future for its evolution, its powers would be simply boundless. It¡¯s fitting for a queen¡¯s inheritor. It¡¯s no wonder she bestowed upon you the Touch of Darkness. Such a grand opportunity is not something a regr person could possess,¡± the master alchemist eximed with admiration. Today¡¯s sessful experiment had them exuberant. It was their first time reforming a creature with the techniques of ancient gods and the undead. ¡°It¡¯s all thanks to everyone¡¯s assistance. No room for debate, please ept these vials of ancient god blood,¡± Li Yao promptly divided several vials of ancient god blood among them. ¡°My lord is being overly courteous,¡± the master alchemists epted without reservation. They might never bump into such a great deal ever again. Relieved to finally send them off, Li Yao began studying the skills of the Spider Tank¡­ Chapter 448: 448: The Terrifying Spider Tank Chapter 448: The Terrifying Spider Tank Upon hearing the news of thepletion of the Spider Tank, the elders of the guild rushed over, only to be awestricken by the dominant and vigorous appearance of the tank. ¡°Damn, just by looking at it, I can tell it¡¯s extraordinary. Share its attributes quickly,¡± said the Guardian Angel, his eyes shining. Li Yao nodded and without any hesitation, shared the attributes of the Spider Tank with the elders. Everyone was instantly stunned, because the attributes of the Spider Tank were simply top-notch. You must know, like the yers, pets attributes are also reduced after bing a pet, but even so, it has 300,000 health points under this reduced state ¡ª a terrifying number. Consider that, a single yer trying to kill a wild boss with a level of 20 would have just over 400,000 health points. Moreover, the ultra-high armor, coupled with two pincers that excel both in offense and defense, it is a real battle tank. At this stage, even the bosses with high defense only have a little over a thousand armor points, which is far less than that of the Spider Tank. ¡°How can it be so monstrous? This is just a mid-level boss, but it has so many skills,¡± Feng Yi said in astonishment. Her question was not unreasonable; they had all seen the attributes of the Hydra, and even at the mid-level, it did not possess so many skills. Under equal strength, the more skills a creature has, the stronger it naturally is, as each skill has its own unique characteristics.
¡°These are skills added by the Ancient God, her native skills are not that many,¡± Li Yao exined. ¡°The materials of the Ancient God are not just for surface effects. Her attacks carry a bloodsucking effect, and due to the effects of the Blood of the Ancient God and the Heart of the Ancient God, her life recovery rate is exceptionally fast. She¡¯s a real meat shield. Of course, I think herbat power will also not be weak.¡± Curious, Moe pupils asked, ¡°Big Brother, how did she achieve two forms?¡± Li Yao replied, ¡°Did you notice the runes on it? This is mainly due to the Rune Array, which is embedded with auras-like defense skills and a Magic Shield. This is a skill triggered based on the natural characteristics of the spider itself, achieving a free transition between two forms.¡± Then Li Yao led everyone to the small training ground under theboratory, which was also arranged with many training dummies. It was time to test the skills. After the trials, Li Yao finally had an understanding of this pet. It excels in mobile battles inbat stance, with both movement speed and attacks increased. This is adapted to the usualbat situations. The fortress form is a position battle where movement speed is exceedingly slow but defensive and offensive abilities greatly increase. It is powerful for situations against bosses or defensive situations. Then there¡¯s the issue of skills. The Death Charge is tounch horsepower, charging towards a fixed direction. This charge is not a locking skill, but it still has its benefits. That is, even if it collides with the target, it will not stop, it will continue charging until it itself stops or reaches the limit of its charging distance. Mechanical Trample is simply a group attack skill, like anyrge-sized monster, the trample forms a shockwave that causes damage to those nearby. The Wild Sword Dance is like the front legs simr to crab ws, itunches an effect simr to Sword Qi, which can produce multiple hits in a short time. It¡¯s a skill that has the potential to take out enemies in an instant. The results of Li Yao¡¯s trial showed that there were two ways to use this skill; one was to release six waves of Sword Qi to attack any target within twenty yards in two seconds. Another way was to hide the Sword Qi and let the wsnd rapid attacks, attacking ten times madly in three seconds. The resulting damage was quite substantial. Ancient God¡¯s Eye: Sweep is the Magic Bullet shot by the Gatling gun-like cannon near the turret. Because of the Rune Array, the main cannon, and the secondary cannon share the power mechanism of the Eye of the Ancient God. This sweep needs time to charge, and if dark element essence can be consumed, it can continuously fire bullets until the cannon barrel overheats and cannot be used. It¡¯s a skill that burns through money. Ancient God¡¯s Eye: Charm is a control skill. The majesty of the Spider Queen controls lower-level creatures until they die. This skill can¡¯t be activated inbat status. It needs to be fired beforebat. Charm targeted creatures cannot enjoy any other enhancements, and cannot heal until death. Upon death, the effect of this skill ends.
Ancient God¡¯s Eye: Entangle is a real control skill; it shoots spider silk at a distance of twenty yards around it and confines the target. This is a crowd-control skill. In Li Yao¡¯s view, this skill is quite excellent, very protective. Then there is the fortress form. When Li Yao was testing the skill, the Guardian Angel, still not convinced, believed that he could fight as he was also at level 20 and had alsopleted the trial task, resulting in substantial progress. Believing that the emergence of the Spider Tank has challenged his position, he wanted to fight against the Spider Tank. The result was that he was defeated and unable to take care of himself in the face of the fortress form.
If they hadn¡¯t seen the perverse defense capabilities of a Level 20 Masochistic Shepherd, they would all have thought that the Masochistic Shepherd was nothing more than that. Ancient God¡¯s Eye: Shooting is simr to a charging skill. It needs a three-second charge before it releases a potent Magic Bullet. The Crazy Gatling is simr to a sweep. However, this skill is genuinely capable ofunching a bullet storm. This skill¡¯s cooldown time is a bit long, and it cannot consume dark shadow essence. It requires Li Yao to manufacture specific bullets. Crystal Shield is a skill that stem from the spider¡¯s characteristic, triggered by the Array: a crystalyer that encloses the spider, reducing certain damage. It¡¯s the equivalent of the warrior¡¯s Shield Wall, and its cooldown time is also quite long. Defense Aura is an extremely practical skill that increases the whole team¡¯s armor and magic resistance by 10%. Steel Spur is simr to a spiked ground that attacks surround targets by drilling metal spikes from the ground. Bomb Strike is actually a bombing skill of the main turret. Its charging time is longer ¡ª it needs five seconds to release a shell. And it is an actual cannon shell rather than a Magic Bullet skill. It requires Li Yao to manufacture the corresponding artillery shell. The power it exerts depends on the quality of the main turret and the shell. Thenes the Circr Bomb Barrel. Like the skills above, Li Yao needed to ce explosives he made in advance in the tank; otherwise, the skill cannot be activated. Then there¡¯s thest skill, which Li Yao has not experimented with: Ancient God¡¯s Eye: Battle Spider. This skill uses the corpses of enemies. Each enemy¡¯s body can hatch a Silver-level Battle Spider or three Elite Battle Spiders. Li Yao guesses that the effect should be simr to the skill of his ck Ranger. Of course, it certainly cannot bepared to the Shadow Ranger¡¯s force. Of course, Li Yao was also not disappointed. Having this skill meant that he was no longer afraid of the enemy¡¯s human sea tactics. ¡°By the way, has the Hydra evolved yet?¡± Several people walked out of theboratory happily. ¡°You¡¯ll know when the timees. Notify the first regiment; we¡¯re going to raid the mainline dungeon tonight.¡± Li Yao didn¡¯t want to dy any longer¡­
Chapter 449: 449: Secret Plan Chapter 449: Secret n Li Yao and Li Jie have both given ****** orders, causing a buzz among the Starfire Guild. The guild members of Starfire are all experts. With the leveling guide provided by Li Yao, it would be shared with the remaining members after each squad level up. The leveling speed wasn¡¯t slow, because of the big battle at the entrance of the instance, most teams can¡¯t enter now. The second squad and even those squads behind have caught up. Most members of the Starfire guild have reached level 20 and havepleted the trial. So when they heard Li Yao say that they¡¯d start to pioneer the dungeon tonight, not only the first squad, but also the second and third squads of the guild, and other self-organized squads want to participate. After all, although they didn¡¯t be members of the first or second squad, they weren¡¯t convinced in their hearts. They also started to pioneer at the same time, partly for equipment, but more to prove their value, proving that they are no worse than the first squad. Of course, they knew it¡¯s very tough to challenge the first squad because of Li Yao, but in their view, if they can¡¯t beat the first squad, at least they have to surpass the progress of the second squad. Everyone knows that although the second squad is now called the second squad, when they reach level 30, they will allow more team members and people of the second squad will automatically be included in the first squad. This is only a matter of time, so many people actively perform to strive for the chance to enter the second squad and be core members of Starfire. As they had leveled up to level 20, the guild members were now actively carrying out guild tasks during the day, preparing to upgrade to a level 3 guild.
So Li Yao doesn¡¯t n to waste time pioneering the instance dungeons during the day. Although Li Yao had a lot of things to do, he was exhausted from making the Mechanical Tank, he got very little rest every day, so he directly went offline to rest. Li Yao slept peacefully for nearly a day before going online, his spirit had been rejuvenated a hundredfold. The assembly time was also approaching, Li Yao and the elders have gathered together. Li Jie said, ¡°You understand the situation in the dungeon, are you confident?¡± Li Yao nodded and said, ¡°I am determined to get the first kill this time, I have a task that can only bepleted with a first kill, and I guess the clue likely will be cut off if I don¡¯t get it.¡± ¡°I just received some bad news.¡± Qin Feng Yi suddenly said. Li Yao was taken aback and asked, ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡± Qin Feng Yi said, ¡°The information I initially received was that no guild could enter inside, but just now I learned that many guilds have already entered the instance and have been pioneering for nearly two days. The fast-progressing ones have already killed the first testing boss and are now pioneering the second area.¡± Qin Feng Yi¡¯s words stunned the previously calm elders, who were shocked by this news. Guardian Angel said incredulously, ¡°How is that possible? Didn¡¯t you say that many big guilds also failed to enter with a full team? So how did it change that some guilds have been pioneering for so long and killed a leader?¡± The elders also doubted this. Qin Feng Yi¡¯s intelligence had never made a mistake before. As the wife of the guild leader, they didn¡¯t believe Qin Feng Yi would intentionally deceive them. ¡°I guess some big changes have happened,¡± Li Jie said with a frown. Qin Feng Yi agreed and said anxiously, ¡°Yes, significant changes have taken ce. For this first kill, some guilds have lost face. This really aroused public indignation.¡± Li Yao sensed the hidden meaning in her words and asked, ¡°Quit beating around the bush, what¡¯s the situation?¡± ¡°Quite simply, some guilds took advantage of this event to form an alliance, they managed to enter the instance under the guise of calming the chaos, while the yers outside continued to me the situation, obstructing guilds they don¡¯t want to enter,¡± Qin Feng Yi¡¯s words were simply shocking. ¡°Really? That¡¯s too shameful and shameless,¡± Fruit Knight said angrily. ¡°Not just shameless, they¡¯re just crazy. For the sake of the first kill, they have absolutely no face,¡± Unparalleled Beauty sighed, ¡°Some people always prefer to take shortcuts rather than improving their own strengths, and there are actually quite a few people like that. I reckon it¡¯s a conspiracy by the trash from several administrative regions.¡± Qin Feng Yi agreed, ¡°Yes, the guilds have now been targeted by the big guilds. They¡¯re all guilds that rank below the top three in their respective administrative regions. If it were a fairpetition, they certainly couldn¡¯t get the first kill. But by leveraging this event and driving it forward, they¡¯ve already bought themselves nearly two days. The big guilds are all in a hurry and angry, but there is no better solution at the moment.¡±
¡°What a calction, I don¡¯t know who is leading this event, they have a gap with the top guilds, but the gap with the core team is not particrly big. Now they have taken the lead for two days. The more they dy, the more advantageous it is for them,¡± Li Jie also frowned. Everyone nodded, the guilds that had united knew that once this matter was exposed, they would definitely have a falling-out with the guilds that had not united. But for the first kill, for the glory, they went all out. They have gone this far, they certainly can¡¯t end it well, and they expect another big battle to enter the instance. Dai Meng Tong Tong asked doubtfully, ¡°They have provoked so many top guilds, not to mention others, they can¡¯t afford to provoke the top three guilds from each administrative region. Since their conspiracy has been discovered, why can¡¯t they break through?¡± Li Yao pointed at the map and said, ¡°It¡¯s the terrain. Although this area is the entrance to the forest, there¡¯s a small valley. The united guilds probably already upy the interior of the valley, and there are other yers outside with unclear grievances. Even if people are sent over, the number of people that can join the battle at the same time is limited. Those big guilds are all very shrewd. Who would be willing to lose their strength and be others¡¯ cannon fodder?¡±
Qin Feng Yi agreed, ¡°Yes, the bigwigs from those big guilds are still arguing. While they want to kill the first, they don¡¯t want their guilds to suffer. They are arguing endlessly about how many people each guild should send. Plus other guilds that want to show up, it¡¯s a total mess.¡± ¡°What¡¯s wrong with those people, just average the number of people, it¡¯s not thatplicated,¡± Tong Tong muttered. ¡°It¡¯s not that simple, the lower-ranked guilds feel that the higher-ranked guilds are taking advantage, after all, they rank higher. When they work together to pioneer, they don¡¯t think they have much hope either. So they think that the top guilds should send more people. The top guilds are unwilling, thinking that since everyone is pioneering, why should we send more people. If you can¡¯t get the first kill, just don¡¯t participate,¡± Qin Feng Yi exined the situation there. ¡°Our people have also assembled, five hundred elites,¡± Li Jie said. Li Yao nodded and said, ¡°I¡¯m going to get in this muddy water too.¡±¡­ Chapter 450: 450 Chapter 450: 450 The battle situation at the entrance of the dungeon was chaotic, beginning with a few insignificant groups who tried to stop the Starfire Guild. However, they did not realize that it would take a few more days for Starfire Guild to join the development of the new zone. As a result, a personal grudge held by one yer ignited a violent explosion, as if a powder keg had been set off. To guard the corpses of killed yers, with thousands of gamers gathered to protect five bodies, had infuriated these five yers utterly. It subsequently attracted studios that were hired to fight for others, leading to continuous battles. In such a chaotic scene, friendly fire incidents increased and more and more yers were drawn in until the situation spiraled out of control. Then, several top-tier but not the most elite guilds secretly conspired together, taking everyone in. On the surface, they were resolving the disputes at the entrance of the dungeon; in reality, they were escorting their core team members into the dungeon. Furthermore, they continued to instigate chaos, creating an even more disordered and uncontroble scene. Their n seeded, and they fooled everyone for two full days before they were discovered and exposed. The team Li Yao led consisted of five hundred would-be pioneers spread across ten squads ¨C not all squads were going to challenge the most difficult level. The remaining yers were either upied with other things, or showed little interest in exploring the new expansion.
Many gamers enjoy adventure, exploration, andpleting tasks. Unlike other guilds, Starfire Guild strongly encouraged those yers, offering rewards for their efforts. For example, during an official petpetition held a few days ago, many members of Starfire Guild participated and achieved good results. More than five yers from the guild, including Cute Pupil, made it into the top fifty of the petpetition and were rewarded with generous guild points. Having been given a second chance at life, Li Yao knew the seemingly irrelevant things would y a critical role in certain situations. Many guilds had suffered greatly due to this in the past. For instance, there was a world mission with generous rewards that specifically required higher-ranked Pet Masters. Every guild went to great lengths to find such Pet Masters ¨C only a small number of them managed toplete the mission at a significant cost. The majority failed toplete the mission and missed out on the generous reward. Many yers felt extreme regret. That was because many who y with pets were looked down upon bybat yers as time-wasters and treated poorly, leading to this oue. It¡¯s not only about pets; there were many examples in other areas, too. Therefore, Li Yao encouragedbat personnel to engage in some other variety of fun activities so as not to be caught off guard in the future. From a distance, Li Yao saw the campfires and tents popted by numerous guilds in the valley of the dungeon. Most were guild yers that wanted to pioneer the dungeon, as well as some idling high-level gamers. It was a ce brimming with top yers. The elite yers from major guilds had all gathered here, forming a massive crowd. ¡°It¡¯s magnificent, feels like we¡¯ve marched into a military camp.¡± Cute Pupil said excitedly. ¡°Obviously so. The top ten guilds in China as well as other first-tier guilds, top guilds from other regions, and high-level yers have all gathered here. It would be strange if it wasn¡¯t bustling.¡± Sister Li exined. ¡°When the ten-level dungeon wasunched, everyone was busy with the carnival, or they were in the dungeon. Only now can you see how many yers are involved in pioneering.¡± Just like a curious baby, Cute Pupil was noting down each guild¡¯s emblem as they walked along. It was already dark. The bonfires lit up the surroundings, with some guilds even hosting bonfire parties, singing and dancing. African groups were particrly enthusiastic and boisterous. A group of several hundred didn¡¯t draw much attention, but there were always people who recognized Starfire Guild. Soon enough, a female Priest yer approached Li Yao. The members of Starfire Guild were not guarded against this character ss, as they couldn¡¯t instantly kill their enemies, so they let here near Li Yao. ¡°Chairman Liaoyuan, I¡¯m d you¡¯ve finally arrived.¡±
Li Yao asked with surprise, ¡°Do we know each other?¡± The female Priestughed and said, ¡°Chairman Liaoyuan, you are hailed as the King of Hunters, and you defeated Illusion God. How could any yer not recognize the King of Hunters?¡± Being addressed so courteously, Li Yao responded equally politely, ¡°Seeing your emblem, you should be from the Brilliant Guild. What can I do for you?¡± The Priest said, ¡°Not me, actually. It¡¯s the head executives of the top-tier guilds who have gathered here. We would like to invite Chairman Liaoyuan to join us and discuss how to deal with those low-ss guilds.¡±
Of course, the Priest referred to those guilds that had practically fooled everyone else while they had been developing the new zone for a long time. ¡°My small guild doesn¡¯t need to participate in this,¡± Li Yao smiled. ¡°King of Hunters, you¡¯re being too modest. Even without mentioning the numerous experts in Starfire Guild, just you alone are more thanpetent to participate in these significant discussions. If you¡¯re not involved, it would certainly dim the mood.¡± The female Priest knew how to tter, pushing Li Yao onto a pedestal. ¡°If you put it that way, it would be ungracious of me not to go. Let me take a look then.¡± Li Yao turned and said, ¡°You guys find a ce to rest for now. I¡¯m not sure how long the discussion willst. Sister Li, apany me.¡± ¡°Please, King of Hunters.¡± The female Priest beckoned with a smile. Li Yao nodded and followed her. He had nothing in particr to say to members of the Brilliant Guild, and the female Priest who had invited him didn¡¯t fancy chatting as she led the way in silence. Actually, it didn¡¯t surprise Li Yao. Despite the lower level of Starfire Guild, his prowess and the strength of the Veteran Group made them a primary candidate. Now they needed to exert efforts against those low-ss guilds, they surely wouldn¡¯t forget about Starfire. How could they watch Starfire benefit without doing anything? Li Yao was led by the Priest onto a hillside. Here there was a massive tent, from which bustling noises could be heard even from a distance. Apparently, the guild leaders¡¯ meeting was not at all harmonious. ¡°The chairman of Starfire Guild, Hunter King Liaoyuan, has arrived. Let¡¯s pause for a moment, fellow chairmen.¡± The female Priest announced. Suddenly, the formerly bustling tent fell silent. All eyes were on Li Yao. There were indeed many people here. It was a sea of faces, among which Li Yao saw many familiar ones.
¡°Chairman Liaoyuan, over here. I saved a seat for you.¡± Ocean and Sky stood and waved. Li Yao nodded and said, ¡°I¡¯m just the chairman of a small guild. Compared to your guilds, the number of people in my guild and their strength are inferior. So, this time I will just listen. I¡¯ll abstain from participating.¡±¡­ Chapter 451: 451: On the Verge Chapter 451: On the Verge ¡°You¡¯re too kind. How could we do it without you?¡± The vice president of the Brilliant Guild said with augh. ¡°With top-tier guilds like yours, just a single move would solve the problem. Small guilds like ours just need to follow and cheer to boost morale, right?¡± Sister Li was aware of Li Yao¡¯s grudge with the Brilliant Guild. This grudge inevitably extends to the rtionship between the two guilds, it couldn¡¯t possibly end well. Therefore, Sister Li bluntly put Starfire and the other small guilds in the same camp. After hearing Sister Li¡¯s words, guild presidents or vice presidents who were not part of the top ten guilds immediately began to chime in. ¡°Exactly, now there are over twenty top-notch guilds here. With the prestige of these guilds, as long as some people are sent off, the problem will naturally be solved.¡± ¡°Indeed, even if we¡¯re short on hands, just the mere mention of the top guilds would be enough to make them flee.¡± ¡°Absolutely, to be frank, there¡¯s no need for us to even wave our gs and cheer, it¡¯spletely redundant.¡± These supposed small guilds, however, are only not ranked in the top three in their respective administrative regions. Under general circumstances, only the top three guilds from each administrative region can rank in the world championship, and most of the professional yerse from these top three guilds in each region. Although the generation of Illusion God brought China¡¯spetitive scene back to the world stage, the overall status is not very high, and yers from other administrative regions also perceive China as weak. In reality, truly small guilds couldn¡¯t even make it into this tent, but Starfire, being a newly established guild, was invited, indicating there was more to it.
No matter how many people disliked Li Yao now, with his battle against Illusion God, his reputation had already grown significantly. The same goes for the other yers from different administrative regions. They may look down on Chinese yers, but they still respect individuals like Illusion God. Especially after the battle with Illusion God, many top-notch yers started studying Li Yao¡¯s video and found it rewarding, further affirming Li Yao¡¯s genuine skills. So when the meeting began, the other top guilds from different regions proposed inviting Starfire. As for guilds like the Brilliant Guild, they didn¡¯t want Li Yao to participate. In their view, Starfire should be like those real small guilds, used as cannon fodder. The vice president of the Totem Club, one of Africa¡¯s top guilds, said, ¡°Prairie Fire, you can¡¯t shirk this. I¡¯m sure you¡¯re aware of the cause of this. If it wasn¡¯t for those people trying to handle you and an ident urred, we wouldn¡¯t be tangled in this mess.¡± A vice president of a top guild in America also said, ¡°Exactly, King Hunter, don¡¯t try to dodge responsibility. If it wasn¡¯t for you, we wouldn¡¯t have been deceived. Others have been pioneering for two days now, while we¡¯re still stuck outside.¡± Sister Li said coldly, ¡°So it¡¯s our fault they targeted our guild. And now you want to push the me onto our president. You¡¯re really good at calcting, but we won¡¯t take this me.¡± Sea Wide Sky High also said, ¡°It¡¯s not fair to me Prairie Fire for this. Discussing this is pointless. If we don¡¯t distribute well and dy any further, they¡¯ll finish fighting the second boss. You top guilds have plenty of experts to catch up, but we can¡¯t afford to waste that much time.¡± ¡°If not for Sea Brother¡¯s reminder, we would have fallen for it, so this is the trick top guilds y.¡± ¡°You want to turn the tables? All this does is make us suffer more, that¡¯s quite devious.¡± ¡°If you don¡¯t decide soon, I¡¯m out. Worst case, we¡¯ll just start a bitte. Anyway, we¡¯re already so far behind, there¡¯s no chance for our guild to get the first kill.¡± ¡°Exactly, you top guilds shouldn¡¯t bully people too much. We¡¯d rather not y, you can y on your own.¡± The presidents or vice presidents of top guilds exchanged nces. A vice president said, ¡°Alright, let¡¯s stick to what we agreed on. Even though Starfire is a small guild, they can¡¯t not participate. To be fair to Starfire, let them also deploy a hundred elite yers.¡± ¡°Seconded.¡± ¡°Seconded.¡± Sea Wide Sky High said, ¡°Brother, it¡¯s up to you. We will also send a hundred from our guilds. For the top guilds, one hundred and fifty.¡± Li Yao nodded and said, ¡°Alright, a hundred it is.¡± Li Yao didn¡¯t bargain over this matter. Now that they¡¯ve reached an agreement, his opposition wouldn¡¯t mean anything and might even lead to their collective disdain.
Seeing how quickly Starfire agreed, those guilds who held grudges against them felt incredibly disappointed. They were hoping Li Yao would impulsively refuse, so they could take the opportunity to make more guilds dislike and distrust Starfire. But Li Yao didn¡¯t give them that opportunity, leaving them extremely disheartened. ¡°Alright, since it¡¯s decided, I¡¯ll take the liberty to direct themand for now,¡± Edward dered. No one objected to a woman takingmand, it was obviously decided at the start who would lead. Edward is not just the top guild leader in her region but in the world too. She was qualified for this. ¡°Now that we¡¯ve reached a consensus, everyone can go back and gather their members. We¡¯ll meet at the valley entrance. They have been preparing for us for quite some time, and we can¡¯t let them down.¡± Edward nodded towards Li Yao and left the tent first.
Li Yao and Sea Wide Sky High headed back towards their team¡¯s defense line after nodding to each other. Upon return, Li Yao summarized the situation and said, ¡°We should select a hundred people now. There might be a big battle soon, the main task is to cover Group One¡¯s sessful entry into the instance. However, this seems a bit unfair, so this selection is on a voluntary basis.¡± Sister Li added, ¡°This also counts as a tough guild mission and points will be awarded.¡± The five hundred members of Starfire immediately boiled with excitement, all expressing their eagerness to join the battle. Not a single one was cowardly. Now is just level twenty, even if they died, the loss wouldn¡¯t be substantial. Besides, this is the firstrge-scale battle since the game¡¯s operation started. Not participating would certainly be a lost opportunity. ¡°Since so many are willing to join, let Sister Li choose. She knows all of you best.¡± Li Yao stepped back as he spoke. ¡°In that case, I won¡¯t hold back. All of you are elites, none inferior to the other. But, what I¡¯m looking for are those suited for chaotic battles, those likely to survive. So, if you aren¡¯t chosen, don¡¯t be disappointed. It¡¯s not that you¡¯re weak, butpared to others, you¡¯re not suited for this kind of fight.¡± Sister Li exined before she started selecting members. Sister Li knows every member¡¯s character like the back of her hand. When she selected someone, she could articte the exact reason for her choice. The members epted the selections wholeheartedly¡­ Chapter 452: 452: Preparing for War Chapter 452: Preparing for War Each major guild only sent hundreds of members, but by the time the Starfire Guild reached the valley entrance, it was already a sea of people. These gamers from various guilds had hatched this conspiracy, hoping to secure the First Kill through such underhanded tactics. As for the independent yers, they had already returned to the city of their own ord after witnessing the arrival of the major guilds. They knew they had been exploited. Despite their rage, there was nothing they could do. There was little chance their grievances would ever get addressed. They had the chance to take revenge now, but their forces were disorganized. It was practically impossible for them to regroup and retaliate against these guilds in the future. Edward said: ¡°Let each guild form small formations. If a battle breaks out, charge forward without hesitating. However, keep in mind we are in an alliance, if any guild is found to be double-dealing or betraying theirrades, they will face the wrath of us all. To show fairness, my guild will be in the front line, leading the charge.¡± Edward¡¯s voice was strong and resonant, and with his own guild leading the way, their formation resembled an arrowhead. With the allied troops advancing, another group of troops soon came into view. They were likewise prepared for battle, blocking the valley and radiating an aura of murderous intent. The two moons in the sky shone especially bright. The entirendscape was draped in a silvery glow. All the yers from both sides had already reached the second grade. They had plenty of night vision. Even though it wasn¡¯t as clear as daylight, it was more than enough in this full moon. Gradually the two armies drew closer, and the tension among the yers started mounting. ¡°Fruit and Guardian, it¡¯s up to you guys now. Hold firm against the first wave of attack,¡± said Li Yao. ¡°Especially you, Guardian. Activate your immovable fortress to its full capability. As long as you guys can hold, our formation won¡¯t break.¡±
¡°Just watch,¡± replied the Fruit Knight, full of confidence. Your trump card isn¡¯t easy to y right now, but I can hold. Don¡¯t forget we have ourbination skills,¡± said the Guardian Angel, equally confident. They were both inclined towards yer Killing, so this scenario fired up their enthusiasm. ¡°Alright then, buff up first. At the start of the battle, give them both a Magic Shield. Have a group ready to heal, and give them a continuous health boost. Don¡¯t worry about the others.¡± Li Yao had participated in plenty of battles in his past life and this was just a small scale battle for him. Following Li Yao¡¯s order, his team began to emanate a uniform glow. Edward looked surprised as he saw this, and gave a nod to Li Yao. She had just thought of using the buffs but Li Yao had acted even faster. ¡°All guilds, pay attention. Buff up and have a few healers specifically heal the tanks at the forefront. Don¡¯t let the enemy break the formation.¡± Following Edward¡¯smand, countless buff lights illuminated the entire valley. Everywhere was glittering with the different element lights flickering. It was an incredibly magnificent sight. As one side began to glimmer with buffs, the others also responded, swiftly sprinkling their buff magic across their ranks. The battle was about to begin. Meanwhile, because of this event, many game channels began to broadcast the situation. After all, this was the first realrge-scale yer battle since theunch of the Ancient Gods, and it wasn¡¯t a national war based on administrative regions. It was a mixed camp, a chaotic battle erupted over the First Kill in the raid. The officials took it very seriously, treating it as a way to advertise the game. They hiredmentators and began to live broadcast the ongoing situation on their official website. Many other game channels also broadcasted this scene. The top guilds were all participating in this huge event, something rarely seen outside a world-sspetition. The official invited threementators, White from the American administrative region, Serena from the European administrative region, and Xiao Ze from the Huaxia region. While other administrative regions looked down upon yers from the Huaxia region, Xiao Ze was well-known thanks to his experiences studying abroad. The main reason was that, regardless of other yers¡¯ opinions, the Huaxia region had thergest number of yers. To amodate these yers, Xiao Ze was given the opportunity tomentate. Other administrative regions were dissatisfied with this arrangement, but they were helpless. This was an official live broadcast. They could always host their own broadcasts, but without official support, their reporters¡¯ perspectives would certainly be limited. Although the officials couldn¡¯t change the data, they could use some special props to set and capture all-epassing perspectives, which reporters couldn¡¯tpete with. It¡¯s why other channels had to broadcast the official live stream. Serena smiled and said, ¡°Edward is as domineering as ever, showing more and more qualities of a leader.¡±
White nodded and said, ¡°Indeed, Edward is the most charismatic female leader I¡¯ve ever seen. Her title as the queen of the gaming world is not exaggerated.¡± Yet Xiao Ze said, ¡°While Edward is formidable, I still think Prairie Fire is slightly better. Didn¡¯t you notice that her orders were almost identical to Prairie Fire¡¯s? As if she was just repeating his words. Plus, she only issued hermands after seeing Starfire Guild¡¯s buffs and formation changes, obviously inspired by Prairie Fire.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t see it that way. Prairie Fire is just a small guild leader, who wouldn¡¯t even be able to participate in this battle if he wasn¡¯t slightly famous,¡± retorted White. ¡°I agree, Prairie Fire should be obeying the generalmander¡¯s orders, such insubordination, such arrogance,¡± Serena also sarcastically said.
¡°No matter what you say, it doesn¡¯t change the facts,¡± the smile on Xiao Ze¡¯s face had vanished. ¡°Starfire is a small guild now, but who knows what the future holds.¡± ¡°Is that so? People from Huaxia sure love to boast. I didn¡¯t believe it before, but now I do,¡± said White mockingly. The live broadcast had only just begun, but there was already trouble brewing between thementators. Much to the viewers¡¯ excitement, this, however, didn¡¯t sit well with Huaxia viewers who were left disgruntled by Whit¡¯s veiled insults, which led to a slew ofints flooding the official channel. The producer had to switch the footage to the standoff between the two armies, while staff stepped in to mediate. The officials were fuming. This dispute was something they could not afford, as it would lead to a major problem. When the screen returned to thementators, the three of them had forced their smiles back on. However, White¡¯s smile seemed insincere, undoubtedly a result of being warned. ¡°The battle is about to begin. I¡¯m really looking forward to what will unfold,¡± Serena calmly said,ughing. Just as thementators had spected, a few yers stepped out from the defensive line in the valley. They said to Edward, ¡°Chairman Serena, this path is blocked.¡±¡­ Chapter 453: 453: Gambling Duel (Repayment 03) Chapter 453: Gambling Duel (Repayment 03) ¡°Romeo, are you joking around?¡± Edward sneered: ¡°You scumbags, resorting to such despicable means topete, you¡¯ve crossed every guild¡¯s bottom line.¡± Romeoughed: ¡°Edward, you are mistaken, how is this unfairpetition? This dungeon is just behind us, but don¡¯t forget that we fought our way through.¡± ¡°If that¡¯s the case, move aside then.¡± Edward said indifferently. Romeoughed heartily, pointing at Edward: ¡°You¡¯re hrious, don¡¯t you understand? We took over the entrance to this dungeon. We lost many brothers in the process. You can¡¯t just order us to move aside, it¡¯s too domineering.¡± ¡°Ridiculous, before such arge audience, you still want to distort the truth? Your guilds, for the sake of this first kill, used a despicable trick to attack during a sudden event and blocked other guilds from participating. Even if you get the first kill, it¡¯s a farce to suggest that you are truly the strongest.¡± ¡°As long as we get the first kill, we are the victors. The official record will show it and the dungeon leaderboard will forever record this first kill. We are the victors, losers will be forgotten. Hahaha.¡± Romeoughed boisterously. ¡°Such shameless actions, you don¡¯t deserve to be in thepetitive scene.¡± Disgust flickered in Edward¡¯s eyes. ¡°Whether we belong or not is not for you to decide, even if you are the top guild. Without ess to the dungeon, what can you do?¡± Romeo looked around at the swelling crowd and pointed at Li Yao: ¡°Oh if it isn¡¯t the Hunter King, I¡¯ve heard you¡¯re a hot contender for the first kill, why are you wasting your time here?¡± Li Yao sneered dismissively, not bothering to entertain such a fool. Li Jie spoke out: ¡°You reprobates, shamelessly losing face in front of such arge audience, regardless if we get the first kill, you guys will inevitably be enemies with all of us.¡± Li Jie was trying to shift the conflict. Starfire was constantly being targeted by many guilds, now with the emergence of some kind of alliance organization, it¡¯ll draw the wariness of therger guilds. This meant they couldn¡¯t concentrate all their efforts on tackling Starfire. Thus, she stirred the waters, positioning the alliance as an irreconcble adversary of the organization and the guilds.
¡°So what? As long as our guilds¡¯ reputation rises, and we gain fame, more people will want to join our Devil Alliance, and we¡¯ll naturally grow stronger.¡± Romeo spoke coolly: ¡°You should know, our Devil Alliance is united in life and death. Your n to divide and destroy us is probably impossible. Also, we guilds have formed a powerful team to clear this dungeon, our experts are no less than those in your top guilds. This battle¡¯s oue doesn¡¯t affect us whether we seed or fail, the first kill has nothing to do with you.¡± ¡°I just don¡¯t believe it.¡± Edward sneered: ¡°As Chairman Li said, from this day onwards, your guilds will indeed be our lifelong enemies.¡± ¡°Since we dared to do this, we aren¡¯t afraid of your revenge.¡± Romeo casually dismissed. From their perspective, the unity within the Devil Alliance enables them to confront the scattered enemy alliance. ¡°Let¡¯s fight then, let¡¯s see what power you have to dare to confront all the yers.¡± A hint of anger flickered in Edward¡¯s eyes. ¡°Wait.¡± Romeo stopped Edward. Edward turned his head, revealing a chilly smile, ¡°What, are you scared now?¡± ¡°Nonsense, what are we scared of.¡± Romeo pped his hands, the formation behind him opened, several dozen yers slowly advanced: ¡°These are our dungeon clearing elites, just came out of the dungeon. I heard that your top guilds have a lot of experts, so they want topete, wonder if you dare?¡± ¡°This is not a matter of daring or not, but there¡¯s simply no need. When our army advances, you¡¯ll only be left with a pile of bones, why would we waste timepeting with you?¡± Edward vetoed his suggestion. ¡°Of course, it¡¯s not a regrpetition. Let¡¯s be frank, even if you can beat us, your guilds will surely suffer heavy losses. Why not, we decide the winner bypetition, setting amon rule, if your experts beat our experts, we¡¯ll let you pass, how about it?¡± Romeo suggested slowly. Romeo¡¯s words resonated with many people who thought the rules are eptable because, from their perspective, their side holds an advantage when ites to top-tier yers. This Devil Alliance, not even a top-tier guild, sure it has experts, but they are limited. Edward frowns slightly, their alliance is too scattered, just as the other party said, despite theirrger numbers, they don¡¯t have a decisive advantage, especially in this valley. Now it¡¯s clear that many guilds are already tempted, if he forcefully orders an attack, it definitely won¡¯t work. ¡°They can¡¯t be trusted.¡± Edward stated in the created chairman channel. ¡°I think it¡¯s feasible, after all, in front of so many spectators, they can¡¯t renege, can they?¡± ¡°I also think it¡¯s feasible, if a real war breaks out, not to mention the loss, who knows how long the battle willst, if it continues to be dyed, their dungeon clearing team will continue on, we¡¯ll have no chance at all.¡± ¡°We have so many experts on our side, we¡¯ll surely win, why not try it.¡± Li Yao stated: ¡°They proposed this duel, I think there are two possibilities, one is to dy time, and the other is that they are confident of victory.¡± ¡°Chairman Liaoyuan, you¡¯re overthinking.¡±
¡°Are you kidding me, they are confident of victory, don¡¯t joke.¡± ¡°Even if they are dying time, how much can they dy? Even if they go back on their words, we can still fight our way over, but if they keep their promise, we can start the dungeon unscathed, why not do it?¡± The majority of the chairmen supported these words, Li Yao shrugged and didn¡¯t speak. He had thought of a possibility, the level 20 equipment boosts were huge, especially the main dungeon equipment output. Under non-crushing conditions, equipment can make up for deficiencies. A hint of helplessness shed in Edward¡¯s eyes. Although he was voted as the leader, he couldn¡¯t make everyone follow him. Ultimately, they decided topete with the other side.
¡°We¡¯ll send forty people, you send forty people,pete in pairs, whichever side¡¯s yers lose first, that side loses.¡± Romeo pped his hands and said: ¡°To not let you think we¡¯re dying, let¡¯s get started. Robin Han, you¡¯re up first.¡± A massive Tauren showing pristine white teeth, slowly stepped forward¡­ Chapter 454: 454: Cunning Calculation Chapter 454: Cunning Calction Robin Han was a minotaur, only covered in wildly shaped armor, hisrge shield dazzling with a glow of golden and purple. Odd runes shed across the shield, signifying it was no ordinary weapon. ¡°I, Robin Han, wish to experience the skills of you top experts. Who will give me the honor?¡± Robin Han walked to the center of the field, his greatsword pointed towards Li Yao: ¡°Oh, right. I¡¯ve heard the Hunter King is quite remarkable; would he be willing to give me a pointer or two?¡± Li Yao nonchntly said, ¡°Ah, so you¡¯re a Power God, using a Tower Shield in one hand and a two-handed weapon in the other. You do have some tricks up your sleeve.¡± The Power God, an elite derivative of the defensive warrior, incorporates immense strength allowing one to wield a shield and use a two-handed weapon or two-handed heavy weapon single-handedly. ¡°So, the rumours about the Hunter King are true. You recognized my elite profession in an instance.¡± Robin Han dropped his arrogant facade, ¡°So, does the Hunter King dare to step into the battle field?¡± The Vice president of Brilliant Guild retorted, ¡°Who do you think you are? Choosing whoever you want to fight? The rule should be to arrange our ownbatants.¡± ¡°Exactly, you are a defense warrior, a defense warrior who can wear te armor at that, yet you have the nerve to challenge a hunter to battle, where¡¯s your shame?¡± Said Bridge of Despair. Though it appeared they were defending Li Yao, in reality, they simply did not want him to enter the battlefield. Everyone knew this was a live broadcast, with a reach that no single broadcaster could achieve. The impact it had was beyondparison. Even though the situation arose unexpectedly without any promotion, the magnitude of the event couldn¡¯t be overlooked. Throughout the day, every channel worldwide was discussing the event, after all, it was the first major battle since the game¡¯sunch. Naturally, it garnered substantial attention.
Once the officials announced a live broadcast, every esports channel and inte radio station began bidding for broadcast rights. Those yers who hadn¡¯t managed to enter the game were also curious to witness the state of warfare inside. So many people were tuning into the live broadcast that night. Due to the extremely high level of attention, those who held a grudge against Li Yao certainly didn¡¯t want him to step into the spotlight. Aside from the nature of the gamble, there was another objective in y: publicizing the various guilds. Many wanted to seize the opportunity to make their presence known. Without the broadcast, they would¡¯ve initiated an attack long ago; the time wasted on such a tedious gamble just seemed absurd to them. Edward also chimed in, ¡°You, a mere insignificant yer, dare to challenge the Hunter King, what a joke. The Hunter King is our backbone. If you wish to challenge the Hunter King, you have to get past us first.¡± ¡°Exactly, look at yourself before you challenge the Hunter King.¡± The Vice President of the Brilliant Guild added, ¡°Edward, as our leader, why don¡¯t you send someone first?¡± The others also agreed, nudging Edward to send a yer to the field. ¡°A bunch of despicable people, hiding their real intentions behind sweet words, they just don¡¯t want our big brother to enter the battlefield.¡± Daimeng murmured. Sister Li nodded, ¡°That¡¯s the normal reaction. If the chairman faces the battle, where would their chance to shine be? It¡¯s a live broadcast after all, they naturally would want to make a name for themselves. They¡¯re just ttering the chairman, in reality, haha.¡± Li Yao also mentioned in the Elder¡¯s channel, ¡°They just want to give themselves a chance to shine. But have they considered whether the opponent is sure of their victory before agreeing to the gamble?¡± Guardian Angel blinked, ¡°Are you implying that there¡¯s more to it?¡± ¡°Not exactly a conspiracy, but the upgrade in level 20 equipment is quite significant, especially the gear from the mainline dungeons. They have conquered the dungeons at master level, the effects of the epic gear from the master level is self-evident. Just take a look, the warrior¡¯s ¡®Centaur style¡¯ te armor is obviously from a dungeon. Compared to that, not to mention the rest, even Fruit¡¯s gear iscking.¡± The elders suddenly understood. The other side indeed had top-level yers, even if they were less in number than on their side, given the circumstances, superiority in equipment could be a strong disy of strength. ¡°Hehe, since they don¡¯t want us to step in, let¡¯s just enjoy the show.¡± Guardian Angelughed coldly. Thementator enthusiastically introduced Robin Han¡¯s profile. Robin Han was also a renowned expert in the European Administrative Region. However, due to his cruel nature and sick pleasure in killing lower-level yers, he was not well-liked. White said, ¡°Although he is known as a psycho killer who specializes in hunting low-level yers, his strength is undeniable. In thest globalpetition, he ranked in the top ten in his profession. It¡¯s just that the rest of his team fell short, preventing them from achieving better results.¡± Serena added, ¡°Look, Edward has sent someone too ¡ª what? It¡¯s just Sea Monster, the main warrior of their second team. It seems Edward looks down upon Robin Han.¡± ¡°Of course. After all, they are among the top three guilds in the world. Even their second team can be regarded as top yers anywhere else.¡± White turned to nce at Xiao Ze, clearly still holding a grudge.
¡°I think that¡¯s actually a smart move by Edward. If they lose, it¡¯s just the second team, no big loss. If they win, it¡¯s an even greater aplishment. It¡¯s no wonder Edward is the chairman.¡± Xiao Ze retorted. ¡°Hehe, it seems Xiao Ze is backing Robin Han. Why don¡¯t we have a little bet?¡± suggested White. Xiao Ze chuckled, ¡°I don¡¯t know enough about them for this bet. I think I¡¯m clearly at a disadvantage. Why don¡¯t we bet on whether Li Yao wins or losester?¡± ¡°All you people from Huaxia have left now is Prairie Fire.¡± White remarked.
¡°And you guys don¡¯t have a single one that can stand shoulder to shoulder with Hunter King.¡± Xiao Ze retorted without any diplomacy. Serena, caught between the two, conceded, ¡°The battle is about to start. How about this? If there¡¯s a chance for Li Yao to fight, I¡¯ll be the judge.¡± ¡°Deal,¡± Xiao Ze confirmed. ¡°Humph, let¡¯s wait until he gets a chance toe out,¡± White thought that with such a concentrated collection of experts, Li Yao wouldn¡¯t even get a chance to y before the match was over. Sea Monster, a warrior carrying a sword asrge as a door, was also a heavy-duty warrior. He stepped forward and, as both parties stood twenty-five yards apart, dered, ¡°I really don¡¯t know where you guys get your confidence from, wanting to challenge yers from our top guild. You must have a leopard¡¯s gall. Today, I¡¯ll show you the depth of the sky and the thick earth.¡± Robin Han sneered, ¡°You top guilds always see yourselves as superior. Little did you know, when we guilds unite, we are far stronger. Our forces span three factions, each faction has a main group advancing the dungeon, sharing all the raid strategies, at a pace you couldn¡¯t imagine. The first kill this time is naturally ours. As for you, just a crumb from the second team, I, as the main tank from the Devil¡¯s Alliance dark main group, will teach you a lesson today.¡± ¡°Then let¡¯s fight.¡± Sea Monster, with a cold snicker and with a battle g flying up between the two, made their move simultaneously as soon as the countdown ended¡­ Chapter 455: 455 Chapter 455: 455 ¡°Both of them are quick to react. You all see, they initiated their charges just as the countdown ended. I am afraid they both must be dizzy now. However, Sea Monster is in a do-or-die battle, his charging strength is stronger than that of most warriors. Look, there¡¯s a faint golden shield around him during his charge,¡± White eximed as he started hismentary. With this high-profile live broadcast, thepetition is intense. Whitepletely discarded any semnce of gentlemanliness, eager to provide thementary. ¡°Do not underestimate this little advantage, for a master, a slight edge could decide the oue of a battle. The match has just begun, but the result is already evident. Sea Monster is practically victorious¡­¡± White was passionately narrating, but his words abruptly halted due to an unforeseen change in the situation. In the instant the two warriors collided, Sea Monster¡¯s door-like great sword, glowing golden, struck Robin Han¡¯s shield. Robin Han¡¯s body staggered backward under the tremendous force, and because of the effect of the charge, a dizzy signal appeared above his head. However, a faint smile appeared at the corner of Sea Monster¡¯s mouth. Although a dizzy signal also appeared above his head, based on his judgment, he could at least recover 0.5 seconds quicker from the dizziness. Then, he could take advantage of this short duration to execute a crippling move, followed by a Whirlwind sh. By that time, even if his opponent wasn¡¯tpletely disabled, a significant portion of his health would be depleted. However, his smile hardly had time to spread when he saw a purple golden ripple flickering on the opponent¡¯s shield, followed by an enormous force transmitted from hisrge door-like sword. At that moment, Sea Monster had just executed a fierce attack and was in the awkward stage of exhaustion, caught off-guard by the unexpected force. The next thing he saw was his door-like great sword being knocked away, and his body, together with his great sword, were flung through the air by the force.
Moreover, due to the effect of the charge, he also entered a dizzy state and was unable to react, sent flying backward seven or eight yards before he fell to the ground. All spectators watching the battle were stupefied. They were all superior yers who acknowledged that Sea Monster had the upper hand, but now were puzzled by the turn of the events. The audience screamed in surprise. Sea Monster was a well-knownpetitor, this situation was so awkward for him. What left everyone bbergasted was the damage of -1258 numbers that popped up above Sea Monster¡¯s head. White¡¯s face instantly turned green, he too was in an awkward predicament. The other twomentators were equally astonished because until now, they still had no idea what had happened. While everyone was stunned, Robin Han regained hisposure andunched a second charge. The massive purple-golden shield brutally smashed into Sea Monster, who was kneeling on the ground, then the shield in Robin Han¡¯s hand flickered, forming a phantom shield image and struck Sea Monster once again. -859 Then, Robin Han¡¯s two-handed great sword fiercely beheaded the ground. Rumble¡­ It was as if the ground had split apart, with burst spikes appearing. Sea Monster¡¯s body was lifted by the spikes, then rolling backward, followed by another spike, until the fifth spike, did Sea Monster¡¯s body finally hit the ground. -658-580-600-564-625-654 Robin Han took a giant step forward again, grabbed Sea Monster¡¯s neck, the knuckles of his clenched fist were glowing a faint crimson. Boom, boom¡­ With two of Robin Han¡¯s heavy punches, and a third one sending Sea Monster high into the sky. Robin Han suddenly jumped up, hisrge sword and shield collided, abined red shadow of the sword and shield intertwined and struck Sea Monster. Sea Monster¡¯s body struck the ground like a meteor, his life points became barely visible. Robin Hannded in the same manner, still holding the sword in one hand and shield in the other, while Sea Monster was kneeling on the ground, with only a fraction of his life points remaining.
¡°Is this the skill level of the top three guilds in the world rankings? Nothing impressive,¡± Robin Han said nonchntly. Everyone was stunned while the members of the Devil Alliance were the only ones shouting cheers of joy. Thementators were speechless. They had no clue what was going on and found it all baffling. The spectators were even more clueless andpletely dumbfounded. This was Sea Monster, a well-knownpetitor, who had just been killed in such a way, and moreover, he was being beaten despite being at full health initially. It was too absurd.
The atmosphere was surprisingly strange, except for the Devil Alliance side, everyone else was submerged in silence, even Edward was wearing a face of astonishment and disbelief. ¡°Big Brother, what happened?¡± Tong Tong asked in confusion. In her mind, there was no question Big Brother couldn¡¯t answer. Hearing Tong Tong¡¯s question, everyone turned to look at them. Li Yao said, ¡°Without seeing both of their equipment, it¡¯s difficult to determine their specific effects. But my guess is, Robin Han¡¯s shield has a rebound effect. Judging from Sea Monster¡¯s reaction, this rebound should include the rebound of the power, but the force of the charge is not enough to knock Sea Monster back seven or eight yards. So, I guess the rebound of the power either includes the power of the shield holder or it increases the rebound power and the damage. This caught Sea Monster by surprise and caused him to make sessive mistakes. Life and death can be decided in an instant. Considering that Robin Han is also a master who could take this opportunity tobo Sea Monster to death, it is not surprising.¡± ¡°As expected, Big Brother is amazing.¡± Tong Tong sincerely admired. Some people didn¡¯t think much of Li Yao¡¯s words, but Robin Han said, ¡°Indeed, as expected of the Hunter King. Although not everything is 100% urate, it¡¯s generally correct. Such analytical ability is just terrifying, I concede.¡± Li Yaoughed it off and said, ¡°I¡¯m not the only one who figured it out, just the only one who voiced it out. There¡¯s nothing remarkable about it.¡± He had seen so many things in his previous life. Even though he couldn¡¯t recall the effects of level 20 equipment drops, he still had good judgment. The threementators turned awkward, after all, it was supposed to be their job to provide suchmentary for ordinary yers. Because they failed to do so¡­ Since they didn¡¯t have exact information, they didn¡¯t dare to ramble on. Just like White, who wasvishly praising Sea Monster earlier but ended up face-nting. If the situation hadn¡¯t been too shocking, causing people to ignore him, he would have been ridiculed by now. But this time, he made a huge fool of himself. Sooner orter, people would find out. That¡¯s why White¡¯s face was so sullen now, a stark contrast to his earlier high-spirited state. But they were also aggrieved. Even the top yers were puzzled, let alone them. At this moment, the person in charge from the official side rode on a floating device that carried the official brand. He said, ¡°Burning Prairie, you¡¯ve seen the situation. We sincerely invite you tomentate the following matches.¡± Li Yao was a little startled, hesitating to respond, ¡°Isn¡¯t this inappropriate? Three is the limit formentators, that¡¯s the rule.¡±
The person in charge said, ¡°White has fallen ill and needs to rest. When you have to participateter, we can let him continue despite his illness, what do you think?¡± White¡¯s face turned ck at once, ¡®Damn it, I am perfectly healthy¡­¡¯ PS: I¡¯ll continue writing, though I probably won¡¯t be able to update before midnight. You all may check again when you wake up in the morning¡­ Chapter 456: 456: Ice Crystal Method (Repayment 04) Chapter 456: Ice Crystal Method (Repayment 04) White¡¯s already dark face had turned green, it was just too embarrassing. He had just dered that the Sea Monster would undoubtedly win, only to be proven wrong in minutes. What made it even more awkward was that he, like the other twomentators and those top-notch yers, had no idea what was going on, he was dumbfounded. Before he could even recover, the official in charge wanted to rece him. If they wanted to rece him with someone else, that would be okay, but it was Prairie Fire who he looked down upon and had even ridiculed before, who was recing him. This was too awkward, he was shaking with rage, but with so many spectators watching, he dared not make a scene. If the organisation left him, they could easily find anothermentator to rece him, but if he left the organisation, he would be practically useless. So, he managed to squeeze out a slight smile, saying: ¡°I¡¯ll have to trouble the Hunting King. It must be something I ate. I had initially thought I could hold on, but it seems like I can¡¯t. Please take over for me, I¡¯ll try my best toe back when you are up.¡± Despite saying this, ording to his judgement, Li Yao would have almost no chance of going up. Even if he lost a match, it didn¡¯t indicate anything. The people here would not be so careless. Now he was praying for Li Yao to go up sooner, so he would have a chance to go up. Reality could be such a mockery sometimes. The members of the Starfire guild all cheered. With so many top yers avable, there was no shortage of temporarymentators. After all, it was not unheard of for top yers to step in as temporarymentators. However, under such circumstances, the fact that the officials first approached the guild leader clearly indicated something.
¡°Cheer up, big brother.¡± Dum-tom waved her hand. Sister Li and the others were also overjoyed. This was a big stage. Being amentator could undoubtedly promote Li Yao and Starfire. They knew that even if Li Yao didn¡¯t want to, he would ept the invitation. ¡°If that¡¯s the case, then I won¡¯t be polite.¡± Li Yao nodded. ¡°The fee has been transferred into your ount,¡± the person in charge privately messaged Li Yao. Li Yao didn¡¯t even look, just nodded, then boarded the floating device. Li Yao reached the floatingmentator¡¯s podium, he shook hands with White while smiling and said, ¡°Mr. White is truly dedicated. Despite being ill, you still came, it is really admirable. You are truly a role model for us all, and we need to learn from you.¡± ¡°You are too polite, too polite, it¡¯s my duty.¡± If a look could kill, Li Yao would have been killed thousands of times by White. Damn it, who doesn¡¯t know what¡¯s going on? You took over my position and still spoke such ridiculous words, it¡¯s really hateful. But he was helpless now, so he forced out a smile, which was even uglier than crying. He stood next to the person in charge and left. ¡°It¡¯s an honour tomentate on the uing battles with the two beautifuldies.¡± Li Yao didn¡¯t hesitate to sit in the middle: ¡°As for who I am, there¡¯s no need for introductions. Just a mere nobody.¡± Everyone was speechless. You¡¯re still a nobody now? Now there are so many top yers who want tomentate, yet here you are. ¡°It should be our honour.¡± Serena said, smiling. ¡°How does Prairie Fire view the uing battle?¡± Oz went straight to the point. Li Yao said: ¡°Our side has suffered a setback; we should get serious now. Objectively speaking, our technological advantage is natural. However, the Devil Alliance has level 20 dungeon-derived master-level epic equipment, and it seems they have pieced together the equipment for those who are up next to use. Hence, the real battle of the dragons and tigers is about to begin.¡± Surprised, Serena asked: ¡°When do you think you will be up?¡± Li Yao said: ¡°That depends on Edward. Maybe I won¡¯t get a chance to be up today.¡± A hint of disappointment shed in Serena¡¯s eyes. She had originally hoped that Li Yao would say something radical, so she could prove him wrongter. However, Li Yao didn¡¯t fall into her trap; he didn¡¯t seem like a novicementator at all. ¡°The second match is about to begin.¡± Oz said: ¡°We¡¯ll have to rely mainly on the Hunting King¡¯smentary. We¡¯re both blindly groping about.¡±
¡°I¡¯ll do what I can.¡± Li Yao said. You need to be humble in life, but there are times when you should not hesitate to seize the opportunity. ¡°It seems they are indeed serious this time. This is the chief mage of the third guild in America, Anisha. She has chosen Ice Magic.¡± Serena began to exin the background of the contestants. On the field, Robin Han sneered: ¡°Looks like you guys really don¡¯t have anyonepetent left. You¡¯re actually sending a little girl to fight me. Tsk tsk. Pity, I¡¯m a brute. I won¡¯t show any mercy even to a woman.¡± Anisha was in a blue mage robe, one hand deriving a dazzling magic wand that was hovering with blue ice flowers. Coupled with her flowing blue long hair, she was like an ice goddess.
But hearing Robin Han¡¯s words, her face instantly turned cold. She coldly said: ¡°I hope your skills are as sharp as your mouth. Otherwise, I¡¯ll blow your foul mouth up with ice.¡± ¡°Ha ha ha, you¡¯ve got a nice body, so let me blow your mouth instead.¡± Robin Hanughed loudly. As the countdown ended, Robin Han quickly charged towards Anisha. The two were sixty yards apart. Anisha waspletely irritated by his vulgarnguage, and instead of retreating, she stepped forth. Fifty yards was her casting range. Robin Han was not afraid at all. He stepped forward boldly. Charge was within a range of twenty-five yards. Ice Arrow! An Ice Arrowposed of crystals rushed towards Robin Han. ¡°A crystal ice mage, you¡¯ve got this elite ss.¡± Li Yao said: ¡°This is going to be interesting.¡± ¡°Is this ss very powerful? I¡¯ve also read about the ice crystal mage in the library, but I couldn¡¯t find any detailed introduction.¡± Serena asked. ¡°Let¡¯s put it this way, whether it¡¯s ice or any other kind of crystal mage, they are not afraid of meleebat. They can kite opponents to death from afar, and they are not afraid of closebat.¡± Li Yao added: ¡°As for the specifics, I don¡¯t know either. We¡¯ll have to watch her performance.¡± The person in charge finally rxed. This was what professionalmentary should be like. Look at what rubbish White had beenmenting earlier. White understood the meaning behind that look perfectly and wanted to cry but had no tears. He was shot even while lying down in his sleep. ¡°Your attack is useless. Magic can be reflected.¡± Facing the Ice Arrow, Robin Han was not afraid at all. He took his shield and blocked it in front of him. Bang¡­..
The crystal Ice Arrow was reflected back, and it was even moving faster. The distance between the two had already shrunk a lot. Anisha¡¯s eyes had no waves in them whatsoever. She only crushed a piece of a crystal in her hand. As she recited the spell, the crystal turned into a spotless hexagonal star mirror as she scattered it. Bang¡­.. The crystal Ice Arrow was reflected back again, and at the same time, the mirror was shattered abruptly. Countless fragments of crystals were floating behind the crystal Ice Arrow like a tail me. ¡°Beautiful! Seems that this spell can not only reflect but also enhance the power of the spell.¡± Li Yao said, ¡°I guess the shield can¡¯t reflect this time.¡± As Li Yao¡¯s words ended, the crystal Ice Arrow had already hit the shield. Just like Li Yao said, the Ice Arrow was not reflected back but shattered abruptly¡­ PS: Indeed, it¡¯s past midnight. Everyone can check it when you wake up in the morning. Chapter 457: 457 Breaking the Demon Chapter 457: Chapter 457 Breaking the Demon As the Crystal Ice Arrow shattered, clouds of freezing blue mist engulfed Robin Han. With a smack¡­ Robin Han found himself encased in ayer of solid ice, his body frozen on the spot. At this moment, Anisha was mere steps away from Robin Han, with her Magic Wand sparkling in her hand. Lightning-fast ice spears bombard Robin Han, immobilized by the ice. Thump, thump, thump, thump¡­ -658-658-658-628-624¡­ Anisha moved around, unleashing one ice spear after another. ¡°Thebat mechanics of the ice crystal magic are pretty much the same as regr ice magic. Normally, the power of an ice spear is weak, dealing up to 200 damage is already considered high. However, against frozen targets, this spell hits critical damage every time, bing slightly more powerful.¡± As Anisha continued to release her ice spears, Li Yao continued toment: ¡°Robin Han was being too self-confident, thinking that he can be invincible just due to a piece of equipment; Anisha gave him a reality check.¡± Serena asked, ¡°Are you saying then, Hunter King, that Robin Han made an error?¡±
Li Yao nodded and said, ¡°Of course he made a mistake. He could have easily dodged the initial Ice Arrow when it was fired from afar. But hemitted the same mistake as his predecessor did ¨C he underestimated his opponent, and as a result, Anisha managed tond abo on him and halved his health. If he continues to underestimate her, he will undoubtedly lose.¡± Little Ze also chuckled and said, ¡°So, Hunter King, are you leaning towards Anisha this time?¡± Li Yao shook his head and replied, ¡°It¡¯s too soon to tell who will win. Robin Han¡¯s skills are not weak, and his equipment is very good. If Anisha slips up even once, she will be pretty much killed instantly. The two-handed great sword is not just for show; its damage is considerable.¡± On the battlefield, Robin Han had already freed himself from the ice, and the smile on his face hadpletely vanished. As he broke free from the ice, he once again activated his charge ability. Nowadays, elite professions generally have a two-stage charge ability. But to everyone¡¯s surprise, Anisha showed no intention of dodging, instead waving her Magic Wand. As ripples of blue light then shone, the blue ice crystals around Robin Han quickly gathered into a figure in a sh. As Robin Han was surrounded by a blue mist, some of it naturally drifted towards Anisha. Soon after, a blue water elemental emerged and blocked Anisha¡¯s front. Robin Han¡¯s n to kill Anisha once again fell apart. The spectators responded with thunderous cheers. Anisha¡¯s string of maneuvers was just too impressive. They had seen how formidable Robin Han was, but they hadn¡¯t expected Anisha to be this impressive. ¡°Anisha¡¯s timing is impable too. Others summon pets to aid in battle, but she even uses her summon to counteract abilities. Truly impressive,¡± Li Yao couldn¡¯t help but admire. Anisha didn¡¯t stop her maneuvers. The moment when the water elemental blocked Robin Han¡¯s charge, she raised her Magic Wand high, and a wave of blue energy suddenly radiated from her. Snap¡­ Robin Han¡¯s legs were frozen, leaving him immobile. Thump¡­ As Anisha blinked out, she released an ice spear, and a sh of blue light swept across her hand. Robin Han roared defiantly, consumed by a fog of crimson. He went berserk, and the ice beneath him instantly shattered. The icicle could not damage him critically, and his great sword glowed a purple-golden light, dissipating the water element with a single strike.
Indeed, it did not perish, but vanished into thin air. Facing the audience¡¯s bewilderment, Li Yao calmlymented, ¡°Robin Han¡¯s move was remarkable. If not for this fury, he would have been instant-killed by Anisha. The timing of his fury was simply impable.¡± Ozawa chimed in, ¡°Hunting King, no more suspense please. What truly happened?¡± ¡°Yeah, even an ice arrow under freezing conditions wouldn¡¯t have killed Robin Han. Once the ice arrow hits, the freezing effect should lift,¡± Serena expressed her doubts.
The audience¡¯s reactions echoed the same sentiment. Although they admired Robin Han¡¯s power to make the water element disappear with a single strike, they didn¡¯t understand the move. ¡°It¡¯s simple, you all were focusing on Robin Han and failed to observe Anisha. Anisha just released two spells. The first was the ice arrow. But as there¡¯s a trajectory to the ice arrow, the second spell, which should have been the Deep Ice Freeze, would hit first as it¡¯s a spell that has an instant effect. If Robin Han was frozen, even for a few seconds,¡± ¡°He would have been hit by not one, but at least four ice arrows, instantly killing him. The ingenious part about Robin Han is that he realized this and immediately went berserk as he saw Anisha prepping for the Deep Ice Freeze. This action shattered the ice, rendering Anisha¡¯s two spells ineffective,¡± ¡°When a spellcasting fails, the spell has a half cooldown. But, I believe Robin Han won¡¯t give Anisha any opportunity. He used the special effect of his new equipment. If I guessed right, it¡¯s the banishing properties of the two-handed sword.¡± ¡°Banishing?¡± Ozawa asked, puzzled. ¡°Yes, besides the banishing effect, I cannot think of any other way he could have made the water element disappear,¡± Li Yao replied with certainty. As Li Yao exined, Robin Han suddenly made a great leap. Robin Han¡¯s body crossed a distance, his great sword fiercely shing towards Anisha. Anisha had just used Blink, and the cooldown wasn¡¯t up yet. She couldn¡¯t avoid Robin Han¡¯s airborne attack on foot. But there was no sign of panic in her eyes. She once again crushed a piece of ice blue crystal and threw it. A massive ice shield formed by countless hexagonal ice crystals enveloped her. This was a unique spell of ice crystal magic, an upgraded version of the Ice Shield. Releasing it consumed the crystal, but it offered a superior defensive power. Meanwhile, one of Anisha¡¯s hands sparkled with a fiery glow, the other with an icy-blue one. She was preparing her spell, an upgrade of the Frost Fire Rocket. Clearly, she had faith in this Ice Shield, which she believed would block her opponent¡¯s attack and allow her spell to be released.
Before Robin Han couldnd, his great sword, shimmering in a purple light, collided with the Ice Shield. The supposedly imprable ice shield disappeared like the water element, and Anisha took a hefty blow from the great sword. Robin Han thennded, creating a ripple effect as the ground cracked beneath him. Unprotected by her ice shield, Anisha fell into a brief daze, also interrupting her spellcasting. But the fleeting dizziness was all it took to determine the oue of the match. Robin Han quickly moved in,unching another Shield Strike to stun the recovering Anisha. He then grabbed her by the cor,nded two heavy punches, and sted her away with a third. Just like ying a sea monster, Robin Han leapt forward, brutally mming Anisha onto the ground. Anisha¡¯s health instantly hit rock bottom, and she fell to one knee. ¡°Who¡¯s next!¡± Robin Han pointed his longsword at the Guild Alliance, his arrogance knowing no bounds¡­ Chapter 458: 458 Chapter 458: 458 ¡°Win or lose, this battle was fantastic. Both participants are experts, and we appreciate them for giving us such a thrilling match,¡± Li Yao said. The audience erupted in apuse, even though those in the arena could not hear them. Much to their chagrin, the faces of the Guild Alliance members were gloomy. This time the chaos was real. If they attributed the first failure to the Sea Monster to carelessness, things were different now. The oue of the second round revealed many problems. There was no doubt that Anisha was incredibly strong. Her maneuvers were as fluid as a drifting cloud. Yet, she still lost. Was it because of the weapon¡¯s special effects? Not entirely. After all, in a duel between experts, it¡¯s impossible to fully know your opponent¡¯s tactics. For now, it is fine. As the game continues, everyone holds their own trump cards and relies on them to win. There¡¯s no shame in that. Anisha stood up and said slowly, ¡°You¡¯re very strong. I admit defeat.¡± Having said that, she returned to her camp. ¡°You¡¯re also very strong. If it hadn¡¯t been for my gear, I wouldn¡¯t stand a chance against you,¡± Robin Han humbly admitted for once. ¡°Equipment is also a part of one¡¯s strength,¡± Anisha retorted, then fell silent again.
Robin Han nodded and directed his attention towards the Guild Alliance, asking, ¡°Who¡¯s next?¡± The fuming faces of the Guild Alliance spoke volumes about their humiliation of consecutive losses. They had hoped to gain recognition during this live-streamed match. Meanwhile, they hadn¡¯t expected these unexpected turn of events. They recalled Edward and Prairie Fire¡¯s initial objection to the duel, anticipating such a situation. Still, it was much toote for any regrets now. The Guild Alliance began providing gear for their high-level yers to go to the arena,pletely bereft of their former arrogance. The thirdbatant was a summoner who, relying on his minions¡¯ vast numbers and excellentmands, managed to defeat Robin Han. The battles continued on, with both sides exhausting every tactic. Those fighters who were initially kept in reserve had no choice but to get involved. The pressure exerted by the Devil Alliance was immense. Even though their skills slightly fell short, they made up for it with their new equipment. As earlier rounds showed, they often took their enemies by surprise, leaving these unprepared. As the battle continued, the faces of the Guild Alliance crew wore an increasingly bitter look: after dozens of shes, if you put both sides¡¯ emotions aside¡­ At least the spectators found the matches really exciting. They couldn¡¯t understand much of the high-level PK, but they felt it incredible to watch. Fortunately, Li Yao¡¯smentary made matches even more enjoyable. His knack for dissecting details allowed the audience to better understand the strategy and gap between professional and ordinary yers. Through Li Yao¡¯smentary, many yers seemed to have discovered the direction to strive for. Through thismentary, Li Yao genuinely earned widespread fame. He introduced many to Prairie Fire through the Illusion God battle and earned more admiration for himself through thismentary. By watching thementary, one could easily tell how Li Yao¡¯s insightful analyses surpassed those of regrmentators, who skipped the points they couldn¡¯t understand. However, ordinary yers were unable to discern this. But with Li Yao now, there was no battle he couldn¡¯t exin. His easy-to-understand exnations allowed them to grasp the intricate strategies and the sudden life-or-death shifts throughout the matches. While Li Yao rattled on and on, the othermentators could only introduce characters and continuously pose questions as if trying to stump Li Yao. Still, Li Yao always answered without dy. That night, due to Li Yao¡¯smentary, the thrilling battles seemed dim inparison. Also, the officials were incredibly satisfied with the reaction from various channels. The live stream was surprisingly well-received, and if it weren¡¯t for thepany¡¯s higher-ups keeping Li Yao as a Mecha tester, he would have been persuaded to be a full-timementator. Looking at the two camps, the Devil Alliance was celebratory while the Guild Alliance was somewhat downcast.
After dozens of duels, they already had over thirty-five losses, while the Devil Alliance still had thirteenpetitors remaining. The Guild Alliance has now experienced the power of the new equipment, and regret was starting to set in. A single opponent was often able to defeat one or two members of their¡¯s. Even as they became more familiar with the new equipment, the gap in the equipment¡¯s quality couldn¡¯t be bridged, and they continued to lose more than they won. They began to regret their thoughtless actions. They had initially hoped to gain fame from all of this, but ended up in ruin. Many of their top level yers had graced the stage, only to end up losing.
If things continued like this, the defeat of the Guild Alliance was certain. On the other hand, the morale of the Devil Alliance was soaring. Their n had worked, and the continuous battle that night had pushed the Devil Alliance¡¯s fame into an all-time high. As the Devil Alliance has asserted from the start, in the game, the only thing that matters is victory or defeat, regardless of the means used. Now that their name resonates with victory, there would surely be more people joining the Devil Alliance after today. They had shown the ordinary yers that there were opportunities to be experts in their ranks, and that the top-level yers weren¡¯t invincible. Currently, a Hunter was standing in the middle of the arena, surrounded by a gigantic octopus and piles of bones strewn across the ground. At around the tenth battle, a Guild Alliance member lost his cool. After toppling one opponent from the Devil Alliance, he took advantage of the momentum and killed another yer who was barely alive, thereby turning the fight into a bloody diatorialbat. The Hunter now standing in the arena was Borna from the African administrative region. Using his boss-level pet, he had defeated three top-level experts in session. This left the Guild Alliance in a bind. The three top experts it had put forth represented closebat, ranged, and summoning specialties, but all met a disastrous defeat. The octopus pet of their enemy was ridiculously powerful, and the Hunter was not one to be trifled with either. Thebination was simply invincible. A yer who could also summon an undead boss was the third to enter the arena, but he also failed. Now, the Guild Alliance only had fivepetitors left. If these five were defeated, they would lose the gambit. But facing the Hunter who was next, they had lost confidence. Even if they defeated him, there were over a dozen adversaries waiting. How could they possibly win? Borna coldly said, ¡°So you¡¯re chickening out? It¡¯s already been a minute, and you still can¡¯t decide who should be next.¡± Edward sighed and said, ¡°Let the Hunter Kingpete.¡±
They had been suppressing the Starfire Guild and didn¡¯t give any chance to any member of the guild till now, let alone Li Yao. Now, hearing Edward¡¯s decision for Li Yao topete, the other guild leaders nodded in reluctant agreement. They weighed the pros and cons, and considered the oue of this gamble more important. Many wereforting themselves, ¡°If Li Yao wins, we win the gamble, not bad. If he loses, at least we¡¯re all in the same boat and we won¡¯t be the only ones embarrassed. It¡¯s better for our mental health.¡± ¡°Hunter King, stop yourmentary. It¡¯s your turn now,¡± Edward said loudly. ¡°Brother, it all depends on you now,¡± Sky and Ocean added. Li Yao smiled, slowly stood up, and the audience was filled with anticipation, eager to see how this seemingly all-knowingmentator would fare¡­ Chapter 459: The Three-Headed Snake Chapter 459: The Three-Headed Snake After all, Li Yao¡¯smentary tonight made a deep impression on them, and the number of contestants was overwhelming, with a multitude of strong yers showing up instantly. Except for those familiar with the yers from their own administrative regions, yers from other regions didn¡¯t know much about them. But Li Yao was different. Hementated each battle in in-depth detail, much to the audience¡¯s satisfaction. They truly experienced the thrill of top yer showdowns, which wasn¡¯t the case before. Even if they didn¡¯t understand, the action looked impressive. Now upon hearing Edward asking Li Yao to step up, they realized, ¡°Oh, Li Yao is alsopeting¡±, and their anticipation surged. ¡°You take over from here.¡± Li Yao said to White. ¡°I will naturally do well inmentary.¡± White was frustrated. He believed that he should have been tonight¡¯s starmentator and deserved the audience¡¯s cheers. All because of this guy, who¡¯s not even amentator, ended up stealing his spotlight. But he didn¡¯t realize that his skill level was high, but not enough to provide in-depthmentary on unfamiliar professions and equipment. Li Yao got himself ready, focusing on his opponent, Borna, a top Hunter from the African administrative region. ¡°White, what¡¯s your take on this battle?¡± Serena asked. White coughed lightly, saying, ¡°I favor Borna in this round.¡± Oz continued, ¡°I still think the King Hunter can win.¡± ¡°Seems you still remember our just made bet. Willing to continue?¡± Serena asked with a smile. ¡°The bet is on. We can¡¯t go back on our words before so many viewers.¡± White, looking at Oz, said, ¡°What do you think, Oz?¡± ¡°Of course.¡± Oz¡¯s smile was sweet, but her voice was resolute, ¡°No matter what you want to bet today, I¡¯ll ride it out.¡± ¡°Such bravery. Since that¡¯s the case, if the King Hunter loses to Borna, I willmentate in my underwear. If he wins, I won¡¯t ask you to broadcast in a bikini, as it¡¯ll be ungentlemanly of me. Instead, you¡¯ll record a video of you in a T-shirt, taking off your bra and post it online, how¡¯s that?¡± Whiteughed, ¡°Originally, I didn¡¯t want to make such a bet, but since Oz said she¡¯s up for anything, I couldn¡¯t not oblige.¡± ¡°White¡­¡± Serena¡¯s face changed at his words, as the bet was crossing the line. A spark of anger shed in Oz¡¯s eyes, and stopping Serena, who was attempting to mediate, Oz said, ¡°Alright, even though I¡¯m a woman, I stand by my words, I ept your wager.¡± ¡°Good, it¡¯s a deal.¡± White said coldly. With thementators¡¯ dialogue, the entire arena was aze. This gamble was too outrageous. Many women scorned his act, yet many men were eager. After all, Oz was a famous beauty, and if there really was such a video, my my. ¡°Prairie Fire, you can¡¯t lose.¡± Oz said. Li Yao waved his hand, saying, ¡°I haven¡¯t lost yet, but don¡¯t y like this next time, I might lose.¡± Borna was immediately displeased, saying, ¡°They say the King Hunter is incredibly arrogant, today I see that it¡¯s true. He simply doesn¡¯t take everyone else seriously.¡± ¡°Wrong, I simply take no notice of you. You have to be careful with your words. Even though you asked for it, there¡¯s no need to involve others.¡± Li Yao shrugged. Borna said, ¡°You¡¯re too arrogant. You have to understand, just because you¡¯re known as the King Hunter, it doesn¡¯t mean you¡¯re the strongest among the hunters. I¡¯ve been looking forward to a match with you, it¡¯s a wishe true.¡± Li Yao waved his hand, saying, ¡°I never thought I was the strongest, but I¡¯m at least stronger than you. There¡¯s always someone better, but not you. The one who¡¯s arrogant should be you. You¡¯ve boasted about your skills while looking down on me. Can you swear you have not learned from my techniques posted online?¡± Borna froze for a moment, then said, ¡°Ridiculous, are you suggesting that your tutorials were unique creations, unattainable by others? You¡¯re overestimating yourself and underestimating others.¡± ¡°You changed the subject, nevermind, I can¡¯t be bothered arguing with you. Let¡¯s start, there are still a dozen people I have to deal with after you.¡± Li Yao initiated the duel. Borna epted it and said proudly, ¡°Don¡¯t think you¡¯re the only one who has had special encounters.¡± Li Yao didn¡¯t bother with him, just closed his eyes, signaling his disdain, fuming Borna. ¡°The King Hunter is indeed the most arrogant. Ha, does he think everyone wants to learn his so-called unique techniques?¡± White said, ¡°You¡¯ve all seen the previous matches. This octopus Pok¨¦mon is too strong, as powerful as his Hydra. I can¡¯t see how the so-called King Hunter could win. King Hunter, what a grand title.¡± ¡°You¡¯re not suited to be amentator anymore.¡± Oz ignored White after speaking her piece. On the field, everyone started paying attention to this battle. After Borna¡¯s powerful showdowns, even top-level elites were no match for him, and he won each round effortlessly. With only a few seconds left in the countdown, Li Yao opened his eyes and said, ¡°I¡¯ll just stand here unmoved, and take you down.¡± ¡°You are too arrogant.¡± Borna¡¯s eyes were filled with fury; it was aplete insult to his dignity. He wanted to say that he would also stand still and fight against Li Yao, but when he thought of the videos he had watched of Li Yao, he lost all his confidence. He could only win primarily through his leader-level Octopus, not his personal skills, despite his arrogant ims. 3-2-1¡­ As the countdown ended, Borna ordered his octopus Pok¨¦mon to charge at Li Yao. Li Yao then blew a whistle, and the Hydra stood by his side. The moment they saw the Hydra, everyone gasped. The Hydra has greatly changed from before. Its three-headed form was evenrger now, and its scales reflected various lights. You could tell at a nce that the Hydra was extraordinarily strong. ¡°Advanced Leader, Hydra.¡± Several capable of appraisal-grade yer eximed, stunning everyone. An advanced leader! At this stage, capturing a Silver British Pet was considered skillful, owning a Boss Pet made one dominant. But the Hydra was now an Advanced Leader. ¡°I was wondering who was being so disrespectful to my master, turns out it was just a small octopus. Since when was it your turn to show off in the ce of the Hydra?¡± The Ice Snake said coldly. ¡°I hoped my first fight would be a bit of a challenge, didn¡¯t expect it to be against this little thing, so boring.¡± The Poison Snake looked disappointed. ¡°Master, this opponent is a real joke. The octopus on drynd is like a retard. Let me catch and roast it.¡± The Dark Snake suggested. The originally aggressive Octopus leader was now as though it had encountered its natural enemy¡­pletely stripping it of its earlier dominance¡­ Chapter 460: Handsome for Only Five Seconds Chapter 460: Handsome for Only Five Seconds Upon witnessing such a bizarre scene, the entire audience gasped in surprise. The situation was indeed very strange, considering that the octopus disyed such dominance earlier on. It had ruthlessly crushed every opponent along the way, with the Hunter serving merely as an auxiliary role. But the moment the Hydra came out, the octopus immediately wilted, trembling as if it had faced its natural predator, paralyzed and too scared to move. Just moments ago, it was imposing and mighty, but after encountering the Hydra, it became as feeble as a pile of mud. The drastic contrast was so great that it was hard for anyone to ept it. ¡°Attack, what are you doing?¡± Borna¡¯s eyes had turned red in embarrassment. He made such grandiose ims earlier, he never expected to face such a swift disgrace, rendering him speechless. ¡°Pathetic creature, in my presence, all it can do is submit.¡± The Ice Serpent snorted contemptuously. The Dark Serpent also said, ¡°Back in the deep seas, these things would serve themselves right into my mouth for dinner. They didn¡¯t even dare make a single peep.¡± The spectators fell silent, but upon reflection, it seemed reasonable. After all, the Hydra could speak, whereas the octopus, despite being a leader, didn¡¯t possess such intelligence. Therefore, there was a vast difference between them. White¡¯s face had turned green with disbelief. This was way beyond his expectations. After all, Borna was formidable just before, having killed three top opponents. Although White knew that Li Yao was strong, he thought Borna was equally formidable, a worthy opponent. However, he did not expect this to happen. He felt like crying, he wanted to warn Borna, but the moment the match started, the yers could no longer hear him to ensure thepetition¡¯s integrity. Li Yao chuckled, ¡°Hey, this pet isn¡¯t bad, roasted octopus definitely tastes good.¡± ¡°Damn it, fight for me.¡± Borna¡¯s body started to emit a red glow, and so did his pet, which seemed to have grown a littlerger. ¡°Wild Rage, impressive. Surprisingly, you¡¯ve picked up the Beast King¡¯s signature skill.¡± Li Yao hasn¡¯t seen the use of this skill in the three matches hementated since the start, and he wasn¡¯t expecting it. With the inflow of Wild Rage, the erstwhile wilted octopus dashed at the Hydra like a mad beast. ¡°After you too then, you wanted a face-off, didn¡¯t you? Come on.¡± Borna roared in intense fury, their earlier embarrassment still lingering in his memory. ¡°As you wish then, so long.¡± Li Yao¡¯s body also emitted a red glow, except this time it was him activating Rapid Shooting. ¡°Let¡¯s see whose hand is faster,¡± Borna sneered, his body shing with red light once again as he also activated Rapid Shooting. Suddenly, a surge of arrows shot towards Li Yao¡­ ¡°You had a good chance, what a pity.¡± Li Yao proceeded to shoot continuously. Ding! Ding! Ding! Arrows collided, and fragments kept sshing around. However, this situation onlysted for about four or five seconds. Everyone noticed that Li Yao, without so much as a scratch, had already put away his bow and arrow and stood there poise. Meanwhile, Borna, whose health bar had depleted, fell to the ground. Disbelief and unwillingness filled Borna¡¯s eyes, but he copsed nheless. Only then did everyone notice the Steel Arrow lodged in his neck. As he fell, the octopus pet let out a relieved roar and slowly disappeared into the air. ¡°This round, Prairie Fire wins.¡± Serena took a deep breath and dered. The fight was unusually brief. From the start to the end, it onlysted several seconds. Even the fastest fights previously witnessed involved some form of back-and-forth. Seeing a fight get resolved in just a few seconds was entirely unheard of. If it weren¡¯t for Borna¡¯s earlier win against the three top-rank yers, they certainly would have deemed him a beginner. Conversely, Borna was not a beginner at all, which made the situation even more rming. ¡°Rey, rey, rey.¡± No one knew who started the chant, but both the people in the stadium and those watching the screen started demanding for a rey. Everything happened so fast, so even the top yers struggled to understand precisely what had happened. Just look at the threementators, who were also visibly confused. If they hadn¡¯t seen what happened, how were they supposed tomentate? ¡°At the audience¡¯s request, we will rey the scene in slow motion.¡± Serena started adjusting the screen and a gigantic, surreal screen appeared mid-air. At this point, White already looked green. His mood was extremely unpleasant. ¡°If you look at the first few seconds, both sides were attacking, no, wait. Borna attacked first, then Prairie Fire retorted with his arrows. It wasn¡¯t an exchange of attacks, Prairie Fire was wholly countering Borna¡¯s attack, what a rare urrence.¡± Serena eximed. ¡°This isn¡¯t the first time Prairie Fire has done this, it¡¯s his characteristic technique of ¡®spear against shield¡¯.¡± Oz added with a smile. The audience was speechless. They initially thought that Li Yao was only capable of dealing with beginners and would crumble in front of an experienced yer. But now, they realized they were mistaken. They found out that the so-called top yers were no different from the so-called beginners when faced with Li Yao. Some people finally epted Li Yao¡¯s skill from the depths of their hearts and nned to study it in-depth after going back. Borna, who had already been revived, was grimacing. He hadn¡¯t expected his loss. Of course, he knew that Li Yao also had a Hydra, but he believed his pet was not weaker than that of the opponent. Although his technique wasn¡¯t as good as Li Yao¡¯s, he was sure he could cope with it. He only had to hold on until his octopus defeated the opponent¡¯s pet, and that would be his victory. However, it wasn¡¯t until the real sh that he realized the gap between him and Li Yao. Whether it was the pets or their archery, he was thoroughly defeated. ¡°If you look at the fifth second, Prairie Fire suddenly increased the frequency of his attacks, wait, he wasn¡¯t even using his full strength in the first few seconds. At the fifth second, he suddenly sped up, but Borna couldn¡¯t keep up. That¡¯s why the front Steel Arrow collided with Borna¡¯s attack arrows, and the subsequent arrows directly lodged into Borna¡¯s throat. So that¡¯s how it went.¡± With Serena¡¯smentary and the rey of the scene, everyone understood what happened. They knew that Borna had lost fair and square. Oz cackled, ¡°Before the next match, let¡¯s first have some people to fulfill their wagers.¡± The audience members were stunned, then they remembered there was an ongoing bet between twomentators. Everyone turned to look at thementators¡¯ booth, with viewers intently focusing on White, waiting for his reaction. ¡°White has always been a man of his word, I think he won¡¯t default.¡± Chapter 461: 461 – They Are All Trash Chapter 461: Chapter 461 ¨C They Are All Trash White¡¯s face turned beet red. This situation was simply too humiliating. He had considered the possibility of losing, but he hadn¡¯t imagined the so-called top-tier yers would seem like newbies in front of Li Yao. This was simply an instant kill. It was too brutal. His defeat was devastating. Now everyone¡¯s attention was focused on him. If he didn¡¯t fulfill the bet, others wouldn¡¯t be able to do much about it. After all, there was no written agreement. If he didn¡¯t keep his word, others couldn¡¯t force him to. But the problem lied with him, a public figure. If he didn¡¯t keep his word, he could pretty much kiss his career goodbye. Although there were no explicit rules about it, if amentator didn¡¯t adhere to good moral conduct or integrity, the officials rarely engaged them. If he didn¡¯t keep his promise, he could kiss his career goodbye. However, if he did keep his promise, oh my god, he didn¡¯t know how many people were currently watching this broadcast, and these viewers were from different administrative districts. The humiliation would be on apletely different level from wearing swimsuits at the beach. Seeing his ever-changing expression, Xiaozeughed and said, ¡°Never mind, betting was just a joke. Don¡¯t take it so seriously, let¡¯s not dy the uing battles.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll keep my promise, I don¡¯t need your pity.¡± White coldly retorted. Xiaoze shrugged, she was actually very frustrated. This man was truly tasteless.
White gritted his teeth and undressed until all that was left was his underwear, which immediately drewughs from the crowd. The vast majority loved to watch the spectacle. The bigger the fuss, the better. White sat down, bare-chested. The feeling of embarrassment lingered and could not be shaken off. ¡°I still want to bet. I bet Prairie Fire can¡¯t clear the way on his own, the guild alliance is bound to lose this duel.¡± White looked at Xiaoze and said, ¡°What about it? You have high hopes for Prairie Fire, dare you to bet?¡± ¡°You still want to bet?¡± Xiaoze looked at White as if he was an idiot: ¡°I think we better stop.¡± Asmentators, they were already pushing it today. If they kept going, White would be done for, and she herself would get dragged down as well. She had worked hard to get where she was, she didn¡¯t want a petty feud to jeopardize her future. ¡°You don¡¯t dare, it seems Prairie Fire isn¡¯t so great after all. He just happened toe across a pet that countered others, next time, he won¡¯t be so lucky. You people from Huaxia haven¡¯t produced any decent yers since Illusion God retired, all trash.¡± said White coldly. Serena gazed at him as if she was looking at a dead man. She knew this was going to be White¡¯sst performance for the officialmentary. As amentator, one can joke, but not be serious as it would affect public opinion, something the officials would not permit. His obvious targeting of Prairie Fire was a mistake. Moreover, Prairie Fire was a character favored by the officials and was brought in to test the mechas. More importantly, he insulted all the Huaxia yers. As soon as these words were spoken, all the Huaxia viewers who were streaming the broadcast were angered and cursed in response. Serena¡¯s face turned ck. Although she also looked down on Huaxia¡¯spetition, she wouldn¡¯t say it out loud. Xiaoze¡¯s expression darkened. She coldly responded, ¡°You despise Huaxia yers, alright, I ept your bet. I wager Prairie Fire will defeat the rest of them.¡± At this point, White no longer cared about anything else, he just wanted to save face. He said, ¡°Okay, if Prairie Fire really defeats the remaining yers, I¡¯ll retract my previous remarks, and will streak naked in the city, and then post the video online. But what if Prairie Fire loses?¡± Xiaoze¡¯s expression hardened as she bit her lip and dered, ¡°If Prairie Fire loses, then I will also streak naked.¡± ¡°Great, very straightforward.¡± White sneered. ¡°You Huaxia people are too arrogant. Even the Illusion God wouldn¡¯t dare to im he could defeat so many at once. Prairie Fire, what is hepared to that? Don¡¯t say I¡¯m a bully who takes advantage of women, it was you who suggested streaking.¡± ¡°We will see who ends up streaking.¡± Xiaoze took a deep breath and told Li Yao, who was shocked below, ¡°Prairie Fire, it¡¯s your turn.¡±
¡°Why are you causing trouble for yourself? I¡¯m guessing many people are looking forward to you streaking,¡± Li Yao joked, before adding seriously, ¡°However, since some people look down on Huaxia yers, naturally I won¡¯t disappoint them. Let¡¯s y with them properly.¡± ¡°As long as you say that, I will be at ease. Countless Huaxia yers are supporting you right now,¡± Xiaoze said seriously. ¡°I¡¯m not that noble. It¡¯s just that they¡¯re too weak, they don¡¯t even have the qualifications to make me lose,¡± Li Yao mocked, ¡°But I do want to see a beautiful woman streak.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s get serious,¡± Qin Fengyi urged, ¡°If you lose, I bet Starfire will not get any more people.¡±
¡°I¡¯ve said it before, many people want me to lose, but the person who can beat me simply does not exist yet,¡± Li Yao ceased hisughter, pointing at the Devils Alliance, ¡°Come on, who¡¯s next?¡± ¡°King of Hunters indeed has the guts. But you¡¯re too arrogant, thinking you¡¯re invincible. Fandar, teach him a lesson,¡± Romeo said with a smirk. ¡°Is it finally my turn? I¡¯ve been eager for this,¡± a warrior d in full armor stepped forward. Like the others, he was inplete te armor. However, he was holding a shield in each hand, dual-wielding Reflection Shields identical to the one used earlier in the match. Xiaoze quickly exined, ¡°Fandar, a renowned warrior from Northern Europe, known as the number one warrior of Northern Europe, ranked high globally. His team was once one of the top eight in the world, extremely powerful.¡± Fandar initiated a duel, ¡°Prairie Fire, I¡¯ve been looking forward to fighting you. Today, I will end you.¡± ¡°Every day, there¡¯s a lot of nobodies wanting to defeat me. Which one of them are you?¡± Li Yao took up the Ghost Hand Gun, and casually said, ¡°The rule stands. I¡¯ll stand here. If you can make me move half a step, you win.¡± ¡°You are too presumptuous.¡± Fandar was furious, he was a top yer, and whoever he yed against had to treat him seriously. He hadn¡¯t expected Li Yao to be so arrogant, ¡°You¡¯re so shameless, the Huaxia yers, huh.¡± Li Yao¡¯s gaze also cooled, ¡°Some things I didn¡¯t want to say, but I can¡¯t stand it any longer. In my eyes, you challengers are all trash. If you disagree,e and fight. Stop constantly insulting us Huaxia yers.¡± All of Huaxia¡¯s yers were also enraged, all bearing grudges. They¡¯ve been mocked for years about their electronic sports. ¡°Since you want to die, I¡¯ll oblige.¡± Fandar said as he charged towards Li Yao¡­ Chapter 462: 462: Teaching You a Lesson Chapter 462: Teaching You a Lesson Fandar rushed towards Li Yao, leaving a streak of afterimages behind him andpletely abandoning any form of grace. Seeing this, jeers erupted from The Guild Alliance side. ¡°Let¡¯s see how you dodge my Shield Step.¡± However, Fandar seemed not to care at all, in his eyes, only Li Yao existed. His two shieldspletely protected him, leaving no weak spots exposed. His face almost read: ¡®Come on, hit me! What can you do about it?¡¯ After the previous fight, everyone knew that the Devil Alliance had gathered all the equipment from the instances. Whoever entered the battlefield would first put on these pieces of equipment and take them off when they left. The two shields he held were familiar to all, they were the Counter-attack Shields that had shown their power at the very beginning. Everyone knew that a Counter-attack Shield could reflect any attack or magic. Li Yao, as a hunter, relied on a bow and arrow. If his attacks were reflected back, he couldn¡¯t harm the opponent at all. ¡°Today I¡¯ll teach you a lesson. Let you know that no equipment is invincible, just like your Counter-attack Shield.¡± Li Yao said to Fandar who was rushing over from over a hundred yards away. At the same time, Li Yao whistled, calling the Hydra to appear by his side. ¡°Stop boasting. Whether it¡¯s invincible or not, I don¡¯t know. But I¡¯d like to see how you, an Archer, can break my Counter Shield. I won¡¯t dodge. Dare you hit me?¡± Fandar sneered with rage, speeding up even more, moving in a straight line without any intention of evading arrows. Floating Snow! Poison Fog! At Li Yao¡¯smand, kes of snow drifted around the Hydra and then turned green, as if the snowkes had absorbed the green Poison Fog.
Naturally, Floating Snow was a skill of the Ice Serpent, and Poison Fog was a skill of the Poison Serpent. Combined, they created a drifting Poisonous Snow. Thud¡­ Fandar directly entered the range of the Poisonous Snow, and his speed immediately slowed, his health began to decline as the snowkes fell. Initially, it was only a dozen points, but as more snowkes fell, the damage per second began to rapidly increase. ¡°You want to kill me with Poison Fog? You¡¯re overthinking. If you were kiting, you might have a chance. But you¡¯re just standing there, and that¡¯s tantamount to seeking death.¡± Fandar drank a Life Potion to replenish his health. Those watching the match jeered. During a duel, yers usually wouldn¡¯t use auxiliary items like Potions. Although it wasn¡¯t explicitly stated, it was considered an unwritten rule. Fandar¡¯s use of a potion to neutralize the poison damage was quite irritating to the spectators. Fandar¡¯s face showed no change. What was originally a gamble between two factions had turned into a fight for the dignity of Chinese yers because of the idiotic actions of White. If they couldn¡¯t defeat this Chinese yer, their disdain for Chinese yers would mean nothing. So, no matter what, they had to win, they couldn¡¯t afford to lose. Of course, if they could win fair and square, there would be nothing to say. But under these circumstances, he had to use auxiliary items. The damage from the Poison Fog was getting higher and higher. If this continued, he surely wouldn¡¯t be able to hold on. They should just treat this duel as a match. After all, auxiliary Potions were not prohibited in matches. Otherwise, Pharmacists wouldn¡¯t be able to participate in matches. This time, Li Yao even put away his pistol. Looking at Fandar, who had be unbelievably slow under the effect of Floating Snow, he couldn¡¯t even charge anymore. ¡°Sigh, it¡¯s really cold.¡± Li Yao leaned against the scales of the Hydra, crossing his arms, looking rxed and contented. ¡°You¡¯re too arrogant.¡± His speed was already fast, but as the toxin damage increased, his health began to decline. When he was about ten yards away from Li Yao, his health was only two thirds left. Fandar sneered, ¡°I¡¯m about to get there. What can you do about it?¡± ¡°Rubbish, if it weren¡¯t for the master instructing me not to attack, I would¡¯ve swallowed you in one bite.¡± The Poison Serpent couldn¡¯t stand anyone more arrogant than itself, and immediately felt aggrieved. ¡°Beast, you¡¯re not incapable of attacking, but you don¡¯t dare to attack, are you afraid of my attack rebound?¡± Fandar sneered. He was only ten yards away from Li Yao now. ¡°Master, I can¡¯t bear it, let me kill him.¡± A hint of coldness shed in the eyes of the Ice Serpent.
¡°Exactly, master, can we get some more challenging opponents? This kind of trash is just too boring.¡± The Dark Serpent also disliked him. This insignificant crawly creature dared to be more arrogant than the Sea Overlord, it was simply unbearable. ¡°If you don¡¯t want to y, let him die.¡± Li Yao said indifferently. ¡°Alright, crawler, have a good journey.¡± ¡°Crawler, you will never understand the greatness of the master.¡±
¡°Trash, goodbye.¡± Ice Explosion! Seed of Extreme Poison ¡¤ Detonate! Thud, thud¡­ Countless ice shards popped out of Fandar¡¯s body. However, these shards were not blue this time, but had be green instead. If one was exposed to the Poison Fog of the Poison Serpent for more than three seconds, an Extreme Poisonous Seed would be nted in their body. Detonating the Extreme Poisonous Seed could cause arge amount of damage. Two huge damage values floated above Fandar¡¯s head. Without a sound, Fandar fell straight to the ground, copsing at Li Yao¡¯s feet. ¡°Sigh, boring. This trash never realizes the huge gap between a high-level boss and a one-star elite.¡± The Ice Serpent sighed. Boom¡­ The audience exploded. This match was even more shocking than the previous one. The excessive power of te armor from level 20 main-line instance was widely recognized. The Guild Alliance had been losing despite their superior skills, mainly due to being overpowered by equipment. However, this kind of equipment was just as flimsy as paper in front of the Hydra. From the audience¡¯s point of view, it was just like what Fandar had said. It wasn¡¯t that Li Yao didn¡¯t attack, it was that he didn¡¯t dare to. They also thought that Li Yao didn¡¯t dare to attack. When Li Yao said that, they thought he just didn¡¯t want to lose face. However, the Hydra instantly killed Fandar. This was someone wearing top-level level 20 gear, a warrior holding two Damage Reduction Shields. Being killed in an instant like this, what would happen to squishy sses?
Li Yao looked towards the Devil Alliance and said indifferently: ¡°Don¡¯t waste time, let¡¯s move on to the next round. As usual, if anyone can make me move a step, I¡¯ll kill myself.¡± Romeo said grimly, ¡°Kose, you¡¯re up this time. You have many buffs and a lot of control. You won¡¯t be controlled by the Hydra. Let¡¯s see what he can do.¡± Kose quickly put on the same set of te armor and held a Counter Shield. Lights fell at his feet one by one, and with the flickering of various lights, he seemed to have turned into a man of light. ¡°A buff pdin, huh? How many times do I have to say it before you guys understand?¡± Li Yao sighed, ¡°The Counter Shield is useless against me. Do you think you can win just by suppressing the Hydra?¡± ¡°I guess you¡¯re scared, huh? Without the control of the Hydra, in front of my strong defense, and Counter Shield, you¡¯re nothing.¡± Kose sneered. ¡°Is that so? Well, I won¡¯t use the Hydra, and I will still stand here. Come and kill me.¡± As Li Yao spoke, he dismissed the Hydra. The whole scene was in an uproar¡­ Chapter 463: Everything Has a Natural Enemy Chapter 463: Everything Has a Natural Enemy The spectators were aghast, as was Kose, whose face turned sour in an instant. To stand still without moving was already peak arrogance, something that top-tier yers found very irksome. Now, he¡¯d put away his Hydra, which was an insult to Kose. ¡°Prairie Fire, you¡¯ve overstepped. You¡¯re being too bullying,¡± Kose red at Li Yao. ¡°Chairman, don¡¯t be impulsive.¡± ¡°Prairie Fire, it¡¯s not just about your win or loss. This also concerns our entire guild alliance. Take this seriously,¡± Edward also advised. ¡°Prairie Fire, you¡¯ve crossed the line. This isn¡¯t a game you can y as you please,¡± roared the vice president of Brilliant Guild. ¡°Prairie Fire is too arrogant. He¡¯s disrespecting the Devil Alliance. Kose, teach him a lesson.¡± With Li Yao packing up Hydra, everybody was in an uproar. It was a shock. ¡°Ha ha. It¡¯s like he¡¯s asking to die. Facing such a strong yer without using pets. You should know most of hisbat power came from his pets. Without them, he¡¯s nothing,¡± sneered White. Ozawa too was worried but didn¡¯t hold back, ¡°Well, I think the Hunter King¡¯s strengthes from himself. In the early days, he didn¡¯t have strong pets. And remember, he never uses powerful pets when fighting bosses.¡± ¡°You¡¯re just being stubborn. Well, I¡¯d like to see how the beauty will run naked,¡± with these words, White started eyeing Ozawa¡¯s voluptuous figure. A hint of disgust shed in Ozawa¡¯s eyes. She replied, ¡°Well then, just wait.¡± The bickering between the twomentators was tense, as was the situation downstage. Li Yao didn¡¯t quite care about what others were saying and directly initiated a duel to the death with Kose. ¡°I think you¡¯re just a sore loser, trying to give yourself adder down. At least if you lose, you have an excuse for not using your full strength. Such a sophisticated mind, such shrewd calctions,¡± Kose epted the duel to the death. Li Yao had put away Hydra, leaving him no choice. ¡°You talk too much. How I fight is my business. Do I need your input?¡± said Li Yao disdainfully. ¡°Besides, winning is winning, and losing is losing. There¡¯s no point in beating around the bush. The fight has begun. What are you waiting for? Are you waiting for me to attack first so that I break my word and lose?¡± ¡°These are your words. I hope you still say the same after your loss.¡± With these words, Kose charged at Li Yao. His body was shimmering, enhanced with various buff skills. He was an elite ss known as a buff knight, adept at using various buffs to handle many difficult situations. As Li Yao said, there were no real invincibles in the Ancient Gods. For example, the Hunter¡¯s Kraken, as powerful as it was, wilted before Li Yao¡¯s Hydra. Simrly, the Hydra had great control powers which had led to the defeat of the previous shield bearers. However, against the buff knight, neither Floating Snow nor Toxins could handle him. Of course, it didn¡¯t mean he could defeat the Hydra. After all, the Hydra had several heads, each with various skills. It was these abilities that made it so powerful, allowing it to handle manyplex situations and became a top-tier creature. Li Yao couldn¡¯t be bothered with talking anymore and even put away his bow and arrow. To outsiders, it looked like a tant disregard for his opponent. This enraged Kose. He shielded his vital parts and, his warhammer glowing, he charged rapidly at Li Yao. Hundred yards, eighty yards, sixty yards, Li Yao hadn¡¯t moved a bit. Thirty yards, twenty yards, ten yards¡­ Some had already concluded that Li Yao would undoubtedly lose this round. The two had gotten too close. Even at this moment, Li Yao didn¡¯t react. A melee squishy ss getting close to a melee ss only led to one consequence. But just then, Li Yao moved. The Ghost Handgun, emanating yellow light, was quickly raised, and he swiftly pulled the trigger. Level three Storage bullet+Ghost Strike! At such a close distance, and given Li Yao¡¯s surprise move, Kose, a ss that didn¡¯t possess much mobility, couldn¡¯t avoid it. Of course, Kose didn¡¯t want to dodge. After all, his trusty Counter Shield was in his hand. In his opinion, Li Yao¡¯s attack was equivalent tomitting suicide. They had experienced Li Yao¡¯s attack before. It could instantly kill any yer. Additionally, the Counter Shield had a counter amplification effect. Facing such an attack, others might not be able to bear it, and he wouldn¡¯t be able to either. Thump¡­ The bullet, tinted yellow, whizzed out. ¡°Goodbye.¡± Kose urately assessed that the bullet would undoubtedly hit his shield. Thud¡­ A yer¡¯s life was abruptly set to zero, and he fell on the ground with a thud. To everyone¡¯s surprise, the one that fell wasn¡¯t Li Yao as they had thought, but Kose who had just said goodbye to Li Yao. It was incredibly ironic. You usually said goodbye to your enemy when they were about to die, not knowing the one who would expire was you instead. The scene was very strange. Everyone fell silent. Even when down, Kose still had a smile on his face, clearly unprepared for such an oue. It meant he didn¡¯t even know how he had died. ¡°Rey.¡± ¡°Rey.¡± ¡°Rey.¡± That was what everyone was thinking. The change just now was too fast. So fast, in fact, that they couldn¡¯t figure out what had happened. Serena gave a bitter smile. She hatedmentating on matches like this the most. What the hell was happening? Facing an unconventional yer like Li Yao was always a risk. If you tried to analyze his actions within the realm of conventional wisdom, you¡¯d often end up with a pped face. White was a prime example. He wore a baffled expression. They couldn¡¯t figure out what was happening, let alone the ordinary audience and yers. ¡°We always have to slow it down to understand. This Prairie Fire guy is so freakish. Can¡¯t he y normally?¡± Serena muttered inint. Then she started adjusting the screen settings. In an instant, a massive screen appeared ying back the moment Li Yao pulled the trigger, in slow motion. As the scene rolled slowly, everyone could clearly see the expressions on the duo¡¯s faces. The observers then noticed that right after pulling the trigger, Li Yao had put away his gun and crossed his hands behind his back. This showed his immense confidence in the shot. Kose too looked supremely confident. As the bullet sped towards him, he revealed a victorious smile. Next, everyone saw clearly what had happened. The bullet hadn¡¯t hit the shield. It felt as if the shield was transparent, and the bullet had gone straight through it. The bullet prated the shield and directly entered Kose¡¯s throat. The slow-motion rey even allowed the audience to see Kose¡¯s throat shattering. And so, Kose fell while draped in a confident smile¡­ Chapter 464: 464: God’s One Arrow Chapter 464: God¡¯s One Arrow ¡°I¡¯ve said it before, there¡¯s no such thing as invincibility. Just because you have a Counter Shield, it doesn¡¯t mean you are unstoppable. It¡¯sughable.¡± Li Yao looked up towards the Devil Alliance¡¯s side and said, ¡°Who¡¯s next? Don¡¯t waste time.¡± Only now did the members of the Devil Alliancee to their senses. Kose silently prepared to change strategies. Right now, bearing such top-tier equipment seemed like an ironic joke. Faced with Li Yao, they still had no power to fight back. Three rounds, three insta-kills. No one could withstand the unleashed attacks, whether they came from Li Yao or his pet. Romeo looked over his shoulder at his yers, who all hung their heads. At first, they could¡¯ve said that Li Yao was just beating up the weak, and his Beast King title was all for show. But that wasn¡¯t the case now. After three fights with top-tier yers, he had dominated all of them. At this moment, Li Yao stood before them like a towering mountain. How could they devise a way to deal with him on the spot? Everyone knew now that beating Li Yao would skyrocket their reputation. But if they lost, they would be just another stepping stone for him. ¡°I¡¯ll go.¡± dered a rogue wearing a mask and wielding a dagger. ¡°Laurent, be careful.¡± Romeo traded a Lv.20 dungeon-drop Leather Armor and dagger to Laurent.
¡°Forget the equipment, just give me the dagger. If I can catch him, I can finish him with onebo. If I can¡¯t, wearing this equipment would be beneficial for others, but against Prairie Fire, it would be a one-hit matter.¡± Laurent gripped the new dagger and smeared it with poison, then slowly walked into the arena. ¡°Laurent, let¡¯s learn from each other.¡± Laurent saluted. ¡°Prairie Fire, let¡¯s learn from each other.¡± Li Yao also saluted and then said, ¡°Rogue, I won¡¯t use pets. It could be interesting. But I¡¯m in a bad mood because my dungeon rush was interrupted today so I¡¯m not in the mood to y. So, I¡¯m sorry, but you can only deliver the food.¡± As he spoke, Li Yao once again summoned the hydra. He was now deliberately making everyone think that this high-level boss, the hydra, was his secret weapon, and that they had overlooked the mechanical aspect. Of course, after these battles, Li Yao¡¯s goal was achieved. If someone said that the boss wasn¡¯t his secret weapon, nobody would believe it. ¡°You¡¯re celebrating too early.¡± Laurent¡¯s face was also very upset. He thought that Li Yao wouldn¡¯t summon his pet and that¡¯s why he entered the field. With the hydra present, how could he get close to Li Yao? ¡°Didn¡¯t the Beast King say he won¡¯t use his pet? Why has he summoned one now? Are you feeling insecure?¡± Romeo said loudly. ¡°Exactly, didn¡¯t you consider yourself invincible? You talked a lot but when it came down to it, you got scared. The Beast King is nothing special, it¡¯s all just blowing hot air.¡± There were many smart people in the Devil Alliance who saw Laurent¡¯s predicament and began to mock Li Yao. ¡°You guys talk too much. If I want to use it, I¡¯ll use it. If I don¡¯t, I won¡¯t. I¡¯m a Beast King Hunter, and yet you made a fuss about me not using a pet. Why don¡¯t you say that the rogue shouldn¡¯t use Stealth, how ridiculous. I¡¯m just standing here not moving. Do you want me to tie my hands behind my back so you can kill me?¡± Li Yao initiated a duel and continued, ¡°I never said I was invincible. There will always be creatures or things that can counter my pet. You just don¡¯t know it. If you want to me someone, me your ignorance.¡± Laurent¡¯s face turned red as he entered Stealth mode, and the hydra began to cast Floating Snow,pletely covering their surroundings with green snowkes. The rogue¡¯s Shadow Step can only cover a distance of about twenty yards, while Floating Snow covers at least forty yards in radius. It was impossible for Laurent tounch a sneak attack on Li Yao who was next to the hydra. Time passed quickly ¨C one minute, but there was still no sign of Laurent. Romeo smiled and said, ¡°The Beast King is right, nothing is invincible. Like now, Laurent can¡¯t get close to you, but you also can¡¯t find Laurent. There¡¯s no point in dragging this on, should we call it a draw?¡± Everyone else agreed with Romeo. As he said, under these circumstances, no one could do anything to the other. It was pointless and extremely boring to drag it on. Li Yao opened his closed eyes and said, ¡°Who said it¡¯s a draw? It¡¯s too easy to find him, just watch me kill him.¡± ¡°Hahaha, as expected of the Beast King. Well, I¡¯m eager to see how you can kill Laurent while you are still standing in your original position.¡± Romeo wasn¡¯t worried at all because this was almost an impossible task. At such a long distance, it would be too difficult to sense the trace of a rogue. No, not just difficult, it¡¯s impossible. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, you won¡¯t have to wait long. He¡¯ll be dead in fifteen seconds.¡± After saying that, Li Yao quickly surveyed the distant surroundings. Whiteughed loudly, ¡°As expected of the Beast King, very impressive. But trying to find a hidden rogue from several dozen yards away is ridiculouslyughable.¡± Because of the live broadcast, the audience saw that Laurent, upon hearing Li Yao¡¯s words, had already hidden behind arge tree and was staying still.
In this situation, standing still at Li Yao¡¯s position, finding Laurent was indeed impossible. Even Xiao Ze frowned at this point, not to mention others. Even she thought Li Yao was being too arrogant now. Under these circumstances, fifteen minutes would be useless, let alone fifteen seconds. She wracked her brain and couldn¡¯t think of any way to find Laurent within fifteen seconds. The audience was on the edge of their seats. Li Yao had given them too many surprises tonight. They were hoping to see a miracle, but reason told them there was hardly any hope for this miracle.
Time passed quickly, and when there were only three seconds left of the fifteen seconds, Li Yao finally drew his Blue Moon Bow. A golden light flickered, followed by a dark gold light. This was the effect of a Lv.4 Charged Arrow, the light would turn dark gold, and the damage would reach a terrifying level. When the time was up, Li Yao also let go of his fingers. The arrow shot out like lightning. The audience showed disappointed expressions, the members of the Devil Alliance started to smile, and the faces of the guild alliance members changed greatly. This was because the direction of Li Yao¡¯s shot was not where Laurent was hiding ¨C they were a considerable distance apart. ¡°Prairie Fire, you¡¯ve overexaggerated this time. Let¡¯s see how you talk your way out of this one¡­¡± ¡°Prairie Fire, there¡¯s no need to boast.¡± A smile appeared on Romeo¡¯s face. ¡°Did he really think he was a god? Ridiculous.¡± the Vice President of the Brilliant Guild said. ¡°You overyed your hand this time.¡± added Edward. Li Yao put away his bow and arrow and said calmly, ¡°Why are you all looking at me? You should look at Laurent and then talk about these useless things.¡± Hearing Li Yao¡¯s words, everyone remembered Laurent who had remained silent. At this moment, everyone turned their attention to Laurent¡¯s position. However, when they saw what was right before their eyes, they couldn¡¯t believe what they were seeing¡­ Chapter 465: Astonishing Skills Chapter 465: Astonishing Skills Seeing the situation in front of them, everyone was dumbfounded, besides Li Yao. It was simply too unexpected. They saw the arrows flying in a direction that was not towards Laurent, so they instinctively thought the arrows had missed the mark. Everyone thought that Li Yao was too arrogant and confident. They all wanted to see if he would feel embarrassed after missing the shot and how he would get out of the situation. But no one saw, exactly how Laurent was taken out. ¡°Rey!¡± This time nobody called for a rey, but Serena immediately started the rey. Facing Li Yao¡¯s abnormalities, she could only give a wry smile. If everyone were like Li Yao, their jobs asmentators would surely be at stake. Everyone watched the re-emerging screen with total concentration, experiencing an absurd sensation. They suddenly remembered that when Li Yao wasmenting, he could basically exin everything. Nothing could be hidden from him. Naturally, the audience was satisfied watching, and there was no need for reys. But after Li Yao joined the fray, the threementators were as good as useless, only able to present basic information about the contestants. Especially in thetter matches, none of them dared to make predictions anymore. Even Whyte stopped underestimating Li Yao, having been proven wrong too many times. He had learned his lesson by now. As the rey started, they saw the arrow hitting a tree, ricocheting off it. Many had a moment of realization. That Li Yao could ricochet was no secret. Though the Hunter¡¯s Ricochet Skill Book was rare, it was not exclusive to him. However, those who knew how to use ricocheting, only Li Yao came to mind. Just as they presumed the arrow would ricochet towards Laurent, they found that wasn¡¯t the case. The arrow had, in fact, ricocheted into the woods. Thanks to the slow-motion rey, everyone could clearly see the path of the ricocheting arrow. The arrow was lost as it ricocheted off tree after tree. Whether they were paying attention or not, Laurent certainly wouldn¡¯t have seen the arrow. Serena said, ¡°No wonder Laurent was hit, that¡¯s just so wicked. The arrow ricocheted over a dozen times before hitting Laurent from apletely different direction. Even if he had his guard up, he wouldn¡¯t have expected the arrow to hit after so many ricochets.¡± All the spectators were gasping in astonishment. The spectacle was simply too shocking. If it had ricocheted once or twice, they might still ept it. But a dozen times? That would require incredibly powerful spiritual power andputational ability. ¡°What a monster, I can¡¯t believe he pulled something like that off. No wonder Laurent died so miserably.¡± ¡°If not for the Hunter¡¯s monstrous skills, who else could ever be worthy of the title?¡± ¡°Sure enough! That octopus guy only got strong because of his pet. Once youpare him to the Hunter, the difference is too obvious.¡± ¡°One¡¯s in the sky while the other¡¯s on the ground. Facing the Hunter, he got killed instantly. The Hunter really is a terrifying ss to deal with. It¡¯s a pity I can¡¯t y it.¡± ¡°The Hunter really is a magical ss. If you are skilled, it feels invincible like the Hunter. But for an ordinary Hunter, it¡¯s hard to even form a group. Really, as a Hunter yer, I thought I was good. I had seen videos of the Hunter, but I thought he was just bullying the weak. Only when I saw him today did I realize what monstrous really means.¡± ¡°Monstrous? More like a divine shot, absolutely stunning.¡± Watching Laurent copse, unaware of his own death, everyone was abuzz with chatter. It was a tragic scene, much like the previous one. Both times, he thought he had won, only for him to drop dead before he could react. Laurent was revived. Upon seeing the screen, his face darkened with embarrassment. He had always known that there was a gap between him and the world¡¯s top yers. But he believed that with the suppression of his equipment, he could bring down any top yer. He considered himself a top-ss professional. But to be killed in such a vague manner was infuriating. At the same time, it was a close call. This was his first time facing apletely unpredictable opponent. It was terrifying to think that just when you think you¡¯re about to win, you lose instead. The feeling was simply overwhelming. Just as Serena was about to remove the screen, Ozawa suddenly said, ¡°Wait, rey it again.¡± Though Serena was confused, she reyed the scene. The audience was puzzled and didn¡¯t know what was happening. ¡°Look at the screen. Notice, when the arrow flew over, Laurent was already standing up and ready to leave. Look.¡± Ozawa highlighted and continued, ¡°If Laurent didn¡¯t move, the arrow couldn¡¯t hit him.¡± Seeing the highlight, everyone gasped. Just as Ozawa said, if Laurent didn¡¯t move, the arrow couldn¡¯t hit him. The next question is, was this arrow actually off-target? Was Prairie Fire just lucky tond that shot? But if it wasn¡¯t off target, that¡¯s terrifying. If Li Yao even calcted Laurent¡¯s movement, they couldn¡¯t imagine. Just the thought sent chills down their spines. ¡°Let¡¯s ask Prairie Fire himself.¡± Serena said, ¡°Prairie Fire, the audience is puzzled by this. Can you exin this?¡± Li Yao shrugged indifferently, saying, ¡°Just think of it as good luck. A blind cat ran into a dead rat.¡± ¡°Doesn¡¯t look like luck, this is truly a divine shot. So stunning. This clip is definitely going to make the top ten.¡± Most people also thought so. If they attributed it to luck, it wouldn¡¯t make sense. But if it wasn¡¯t luck, that also didn¡¯t add up. Taking everything into ount, they didn¡¯t believe in the idea of luck. Especially top yers, they wouldn¡¯t believe that it was merely good luck. Because high difficulty maneuvers don¡¯t appear like strength. Ozawa continued, ¡°Then, another question. How did you know that Laurent was in that position?¡± Hearing Ozawa¡¯s question, everyone finally realized. Of course, they could see Laurent since this is a match mode. But in reality, Laurent was invisible. He was hiding motionlessly behind arge tree. So, how did Prairie Fire achieve it? Now, when they thought about it, Li Yao used fifteen seconds to find his invisible opponent and hit him. The more they thought, the more they felt that this match was breathtaking. It was short, but left a profound and lingering impact. Li Yaoughed and said, ¡°I have my methods. Let¡¯s continue to the next match. I want to end the battles quickly.¡± Ozawa said, ¡°Stop keeping us in suspense. If you don¡¯t clear this up, who can concentrate on the next match?¡± ¡°Right, right, right, Hunter, please tell us.¡± ¡°Prairie Fire bro, you better exin quickly, my heart¡¯s like being scratched by a cat.¡± Sky and Sea also smiled wryly¡­ Chapter 466: End of the Rotation Battle Chapter 466: End of the Rotation Battle Li Yaoughed bitterly, ¡°Bro, we¡¯re supposed to be delving into a new instance. Why bother exining this? Let¡¯s just move on to the next round.¡± Hai Kuo Tian Kong continued, ¡°Brother, how much time do you think an exnation would take?¡± ¡°Big bro, you should just tell us. I also want to know what¡¯s going on. How did you detect that thief? They¡¯re so annoying out in the wild. I want to learn too.¡± Dumby Dumby tilted her head and continued, ¡°Of course, if it¡¯s a secret technique of yours, don¡¯t tell everyone. Just tell us, and forget the rest.¡± ¡°If it¡¯s really your secret, don¡¯t share it,¡± Hai Kuo Tian Kong said. Li Yaoughed bitterly, ¡°Secret or not, since you all want to know, I¡¯ll just tell you. Still, it probably won¡¯t be of much use to you.¡± ¡°As long as it¡¯s not a secret, just share it. It¡¯s not like we don¡¯t have time.¡± Xiao Ze said, ¡°Lionheart has always been modest and doesn¡¯t keep secrets. There must be another useful technique he¡¯s about to reveal.¡± ¡°Alright, stop ttering me. I¡¯ve already said I¡¯d tell you.¡± Li Yao pointed to where Laurent originally stood and said, ¡°I actually discovered him because he slipped up.¡± Laurent was startled, his face changed, ¡°Impossible, I was certain I didn¡¯t make a sound. There¡¯s no chance I would have.¡± Li Yao shook his head, saying, ¡°It wasn¡¯t a sound.¡± Laurent was taken aback and asked, ¡°If it wasn¡¯t a sound, then what was it?¡± Li Yao patiently said, ¡°The environment.¡± ¡°That¡¯s even more unlikely. I was extremely careful not to disturb the foliage, plus the wind is blowing strongly now, creating chaotic airflows. How could I have slipped up?¡± Laurent retorted. ¡°You have to understand, all the so-called stealth is simply blending in with the environment, seeming invisible, but not truly transparent. Do you understand what I¡¯m saying?¡± Li Yao joked, ¡°If you still don¡¯t get it, your thief skills will probably just remain at the current level.¡± ¡°What do you mean?¡± Laurent¡¯s face changed, ¡°You mean, you discovered my slip through observation?¡± Li Yao said, ¡°Of course, there¡¯s video of today. You can take your time to study andpare. There¡¯s also another slip up ¡ª you standing still. Anyway, I¡¯ve said all that needs to be said. If you understand, you do; if you don¡¯t, my further exnation won¡¯t help. If you¡¯re a thief, you should study this. Otherwise, ordinary yers shouldn¡¯t waste their time.¡± Many were left baffled after his exnation. After Li Yao¡¯s extended description, they still didn¡¯t understand. However, many skilled thieves seemed to have an epiphany, though they were still confused. ¡°Like I said, exnation is futile; if you don¡¯t get it, then you just don¡¯t.¡± Li Yao pointed to the Devil Alliance¡¯s side, ¡°Next round, hurry up.¡± The Devil Alliance was incredibly frustrated. Their morale was soaring just moments ago, convinced they¡¯d win the duel. After all, there were only five opponents remaining by then. In their eyes, even if Prairie Fire was up next, he¡¯d still get crushed. Prairie Fire is tough, but how far can they go? But here¡¯s the reality: none of their yers, who could even defeat top-tier fighters, were qualified to duke it out directly with Li Yao. All were mostly killed in seconds, cluelessly. Their frustration reached a boiling point. After several rounds, the initially high morale was depleted and dipped to a low ebb¡ª thetest round was particrly depressing, leading to fill them with a sense of despair and inertia. ¡°Morren, you¡¯re up next,¡± said Romeo. Morren was bitter; he had also eagerly anticipatedpeting with Li Yao to gain fame. But now all he anticipated was a beating. However, he had to proceed once Romeo named him. Otherwise, he¡¯d look like a coward; that¡¯s uneptable. So, with a grimace, he stepped forward,unched a deathmatch challenge to Li Yao. Li Yao epted the challenge, and their fight immediately kicked off. Morren was a Mage who could Blink indefinitely thanks to his Magic Wand. Right at the start of their match, Morrenmenced a frenzied series of Blinks, his body flitting here and there unpredictably. And he beganunching spells, repeatedly assailing Li Yao. His attack range was quite long, allowing him tomence the assault on Li Yao from a distance greater than the reach of the multi-headed serpent, Floating Snow. Because he was an Ice Mage, the Ice Serpent never turned away ice spells; it bit at them intently. Regardless of how he attacked, he couldn¡¯t harm a hair on Li Yao¡¯s head. Many once again realized the terror of the multi-headed serpent¡ª a head always passively immune to a specific spell, with an exceptionally high resistance. Morren¡¯s spells were hardly causing any damage on the serpent. A glimmer of hope appeared on the faces of numerous Devil Alliance yers. They thought Li Yao was unable to track the Mage and didn¡¯t dare to shoot aimlessly because of the Blue Moon Bow. Many other yers thought so too. As time passed, they began to reveal their disappointment, thinking that Li Yao¡¯s Achilles¡¯ heel had been unearthed. ¡°I gave you twenty seconds to kill me, but all you did was Blink andunch such feeble attacks. Seems like your skills hadn¡¯t improved much. It¡¯s time to end this.¡± Li Yao announced it whileunching a four-stage Charged Arrow. The Mage had just Blinked out, and the arrow immediately followed, plunging into his throat. The Mage¡¯s eyes were filled with disbelief. This time the rey wasn¡¯t necessary, many saw it clearly. It was as if the Mage himself crashed into the arrow. Because if the Mage hadn¡¯t Blinked, the arrow wouldn¡¯t have hit him either. Now, no one would question anymore if Li Yao¡¯s previous hit on Laurent was luck-based, as this situation was identical to the previous one. Li Yao pointed in the direction of the Devil Alliance, ¡°Next round.¡± The Devil Alliance kept sending challengers, but only a few genuinely wanted to face Li Yao. Facing this kind of freak, they felt powerless; it was too suffocating. At least against top-tier fighters, they could exchange blows and cause damage, but till now, Li Yao hasn¡¯t lost a drop of blood, which was demoralizing. ¡°Without any hope of winning, is there any point in fighting?¡± A yer remarked before heading into battle. Romeo said, ¡°We at the Devil Alliance may lose games, but we won¡¯t lose spirit; we need to fight to the end, regardless of the oue.¡± Continuing to lose incited no fine words, but everyone knew that the Devil Alliance was stuck between a rock and a hard ce. In this live broadcast to so many people, if they didn¡¯t continue, they¡¯d be theughing stock. Even if they scored the first kill this time, it would be meaningless¡­ Chapter 467: 467: Sudden Change in the Situation Chapter 467: Sudden Change in the Situation Li Yao didn¡¯t have many level 20 equipment, but he had many of which were exceptionally good. They had great effects, which could be pushed to the limit under Li Yao¡¯s control. With Gold Weapon, he was truly unmatched currently. Even if one was armored head to toe, they would still be instantly defeated if they were hit in their weak spots. It wasn¡¯t because their defenses weren¡¯t high enough, but because Li Yao¡¯s archery skills were too good, always managing to hit their weak points. Hitting vulnerable parts,bined with Li Yao¡¯s high damage, made his attacks seem overpowered. But in reality, if he hit other areas, he wouldn¡¯t achieve this effect. For example, skills like Arrow Rain and scattered shots that were uncontroble didn¡¯t work. Even without his powerful pets, currently, there was no yer who could defeat him. The final ten yers basically didn¡¯t hold hope of winning anymore. Whether because of Li Yao¡¯s high-level Hydra boss or Li Yao¡¯s own skills, they were far behind. ¡°Is the King of Hunters really fighting against professional yers decked out in top-grade gear? It¡¯s just like bullying noobs.¡± Serena didn¡¯t know what words to use to describe her current feelings. It was a mix of everything. Although she wasn¡¯t as aggressive as White, she also looked down upon esports in Hua Xia deep down. Before the emergence of Illusion God, due to internal issues in the Hua Xia esports circle, the Hua Xia esports scene had copsed and was nearly paralysed. Many internationalpetitions did not feature any Hua Xia esports yers. It was Illusion God and his generation that led Hua Xia back to the world stage. But as time passed, the people of Illusion God¡¯s generation either became too old or left for other reasons. While Hua Xia¡¯s esports scene seemed prosperous¡­
In reality, it was still not recognized by yers from other administrative districts. For instance, the Devil Alliance was a coalition of guilds from various administrative districts. Even several guilds from the African administrative districts participated, but only the guilds from Hua Xia district did not take part. It was not that certain Hua Xia guilds didn¡¯t want to participate, they just were not informed. No one had contacted them. This alone gave a clear picture of the condition of Hua Xia¡¯s administrative district. However, the dozen battles fought by Li Yao today left the Devil Alliance speechless and shocked the top yers of the Guild Alliance. This battle had an even greater impact than the one in the arena. The extreme before and after contrast was staggering. There were dozens of shes between top yers, and the Devil Alliance¡¯s members updated their gear, bing stronger. When the Guild Alliance was nearing defeat, they had no choice but to send Li Yao onto the field. What followed was a one-sided sweep. These top professional yers couldn¡¯t disy their skills and were wrecked like noobs. One was like this, so were two, what about a dozen? This battle was enough to elucidate many issues. Serena looked towards Oz: ¡°Could it be that the Hua Xia esports scene will greet a new booming period, just like during the times of Blood God and Illusion God.¡± ¡°Prairie Fire¡¯s performance was more dazzling and eye-catching than theirs. Blood God and Illusion God had a growth process, while Prairie Fire soared to the heights all at once, I¡¯m very much looking forward to the new internationalpetition.¡± Oz said with a smile. She was about to quietly log out, when she said to White: ¡°Leaving now? I hope to see your streaking video online tomorrow, but if you don¡¯t keep your promise, I have nothing to say.¡± White¡¯s face instantly turned green. His aggressive actions this time had likely been publicly scorned, and his constanteuppance had seriously disgraced him. Hearing Oz¡¯s words, he gave Oz a resentful look, staring daggers at Li Yao ten thousands times before reluctantly logging out. He couldn¡¯t bear staying any longer as they were still live streaming and was already thoroughly embarrassed. The audience burst intoughter, and even Oz showed a smile. Normally, she wouldn¡¯t rub salt into someone¡¯s wound, but White was too annoying. It was her first time causing such a scene on thementary desk in years. Serena found it unbearable too. As amentator, hecked the least bit of manners and professionalism. Now that White had left, she didn¡¯t care. The audience knew what had happened. ¡°The bet is over now, and the Guild Alliance has won. This battle is over, but the intensepetition for the first dungeon kill will start again.¡±
Oz nodded and said: ¡°Yeah. However, if the Devil Alliance could arm a team with power, they would have the advantage. After all, they had a two-day head start on the new dungeon, and they had already taken down one boss. Equipping a squad with the gear gathered by a few groups will make it harder for the Guild Alliance.¡± Serena added: ¡°Yes, that¡¯s true. The Guild Alliance functions on their own and can¡¯t put together such a team. Thebined districts have yers that are superior to the top guild teams,pletely crushing the Guild Alliance in terms of gear, skills, and time.¡± ¡°Also, it¡¯s toote for the Guild Alliance to form a united team now. We don¡¯t know how long the Devil Alliance has been working together. Even if the Guild Alliance gathers its top yers to form a super team, they won¡¯t have enough time to defeat the Devil Alliance.¡± After thinking for a while, Oz added: ¡°Take Prairie Fire for example, although he did achieve the first kill in the level 10 mainline dungeon, his guild, Starfire, doesn¡¯t have the strength to achieve the first raid clear.¡± ¡°Yes, a showdown is inevitable. But the Devil Alliance¡¯s unexpected move has made the oue more predictable. However, everything is still uncertain and we will have to wait for news.¡±
With thementators¡¯ summary and opinions, this showdown finally concluded. Edward said: ¡°Romeo, you guys lost. Time to clear the way, right?¡± Romeoughed and said: ¡°We, the Devil Alliance, always keep our word. You guys can raid the dungeon now. We won¡¯t block your way.¡± ¡°At least you guys are honourable.¡± Edward sighed in relief because if the Devil Alliance broke their promise, another big battle would have been inevitable. ¡°What¡¯s there to be excited about? Our goal today has been achieved. If it weren¡¯t for Prairie Fire showing up, you guys would have been¡­haha¡­¡± Romeo contemptuously said: ¡°Moreover, from what I know, you guys are also opposing the Starfire guild. So don¡¯t try to tter yourselves with Prairie Fire¡¯s aplishments.¡± ¡°At least just now, he was a member of the Guild Alliance. That¡¯s enough.¡± Edward was unconcerned. Romeo looked at Li Yao. ¡°You gave a stunning performance. But the more extraordinary you are, the greater the threat to us. What should I do?¡± Li Yao¡¯s smile also faded, and he calmly said: ¡°Just continue blocking the entrance and don¡¯t let anyone from the Starfire guild take a single step inside.¡± ¡°Speaking with a smart person really saves effort.¡± Romeo said with a smile¡­ Chapter 468: 468: The Bugle of Charge Chapter 468: The Bugle of Charge The yers, who were originally about to disperse and call on others to join them, suddenly stopped in their tracks. No one expected this twist in the event. From Romeo¡¯sments, it was clear that he didn¡¯t want Starfire Guild to pioneer the new dungeon. ¡°What do you mean by this? Are you going back on your word?¡± Sister Li asked coldly. Romeoughed, ¡°How could we? The bet was between us two alliances and we will keep it. But our Devil Alliance doesn¡¯t want your Starfire Guild to explore this dungeon right now.¡± The Guardian Angel cussed, ¡°Damn it, have you no shame?¡± Romeo still smiled brilliantly, ¡°What a way to put it. Aren¡¯t I discussing it with your Guild Master? Let¡¯s talk things out nicely.¡± ¡°There¡¯s nothing to discuss. This matter affects the entire Guild. Even if the Guild Master agrees, we will not. Not to mention, the Guild Master would never agree anyway.¡± Fruit Knight couldn¡¯t help but speak up. ¡°Look, look, don¡¯t be in a rush. Negotiation, what is negotiation? I haven¡¯t even stated my conditions yet.¡± Romeo continued without getting angry, ¡°Now, there are two options. First, our Devil Alliance willpensate the Starfire Guild. As long as you don¡¯tpete for the first kill, we¡¯ll make sure you¡¯re satisfied. Second, join our Devil Alliance. I promise that Prairie Fire will be second only to myself as vice president. And I believe no one will object. The elites of Starfire, after internal selection, will join the expedition team. Won¡¯t everyone be happy then?¡± ¡°Keep dreaming! If you want to swallow us up, where do you think you stand? This is utterly shameless!¡± Ditzy pupil was furious. ¡°Shameless creature, don¡¯t even bother looking at yourself.¡± The newbie, Mu Zi, spat out. The members of the Starfire Guild were in an uproar, all hurling abuse.
Romeo didn¡¯t retort but looked straight at Li Yao. Li Yao raised his head and said indifferently: ¡°You want a clear answer from me, right? Let me tell you straight. Your first n, topensate Starfire, is a big joke. My Guild¡¯s funds are so excessive, we can buy anything we want. Without looking down on you guys, which one of your Guild¡¯s warehouses is on par with Starfire¡¯s?¡± Li Yao continued: ¡°As for rare materials, my Elite Professional Instructor is the Undead Queen, and I have the freedom toe and go from the Royal District. There¡¯s no ce I can¡¯t go to. Whatpensation do I need from you guys? It¡¯s a big joke.¡± Li Yao¡¯s voice was not loud, but it was clear in everyone¡¯s ears. Even though his words were arrogant, they were all true. The contents of Starfire Guild¡¯s warehouse were widely known and had a lot of buzz. There was a particr thread dedicated to the updates of Starfire¡¯s warehouse. The thread was always updated, and it never sank. Looking at all the rich items, not to mention ordinary yers, even top-tier yers were green with envy. As for the rare materials Li Yao mentioned, he inherited the relics of the ancient gods and is the Queen¡¯s heir. Many people were envious and jealous for these reasons. A few days ago, the Royal Caravan also brought a load of stuff into Starfire Guild, which everyone knew about. This kind of rtionship is simply enviable. The Devil Alliance wanting topensate Starfire Guild did indeed sound ridiculous. ¡°So the second option, I think our alliance has been very sincere right?¡± Romeo asked further. Li Yaoughed, a brilliantughter: ¡°Let me be your vice president, you must¡¯ve been dreaming. Have you counted how many first kills I¡¯ve got? In terms of skills, I can beat a hundred of you. In terms of strength, a thousand of you wouldn¡¯t be able to touch a single hair of mine, yet you want me to be under you, who do you think you are? As for my team members, they are all elites of elites, you guys worthy of selecting them? I think you¡¯re sleep deprived. Go home and sleep. And next time, try not to talk in your sleep in front of me.¡± Everyone was stunned. Li Yao is too arrogant. Although he didn¡¯t say it directly, his meaning was clear ¨C he looked down on all present. The twomentators didn¡¯t know what to say. At this moment, Prairie Fire was truly overpowering, but he was being quite disrespectful in front of all these top-tier yers. However, although many people were annoyed, no one stood up to refute him. After all, Li Yao¡¯s strength was there for everyone to see. Perhaps ordinary yers couldn¡¯t see it, but the top yers all understood that Li Yao wasn¡¯t even at his full strength in the dozen or so battles. He was basically just ying around. Yes, that was their feeling. Everyone knew about the test of the Beast God. With Li Yao¡¯s spiritual power, he was able tomand at least two pets at once. So although what Li Yao said was arrogant, many people couldn¡¯t refute it. Romeo¡¯s face turned from green to white. He had expected Li Yao to refuse, but he didn¡¯t expect Li Yao to be so relentless. ¡°Prairie Fire, you are too arrogant. You may be strong, but how many opponents can you take on? Do you really think we dare not take action?¡± Romeo became angry. It was natural to be angry after being despised like this.
¡°I¡¯ve never liked dealing with the likes of you. Yet you jumped out all by yourself and then med me for it. Trulyughable.¡± Li Yaoughed coldly: ¡°We¡¯ve talked for so long, isn¡¯t it all just about a showdown? What does my Starfire Guild have to fear? Are you guys ready or not?¡± ¡°Arrogant, with just the thousand of you, huh.¡± Romeoughed derisively. If they were talking about Li Yao¡¯s individual skills and strength, that¡¯s undeniable. But a war is not about one person. ¡°Whether I¡¯m arrogant or not, you¡¯ll know after the battle. If it wasn¡¯t enough having some rabble wanting to stop Starfire, now we even have your so-called Devil Alliance. If we don¡¯t teach you guys a painful lesson this time, even more dogs and cats are going to jump out. Although we at Starfire are not afraid, I find it tiresome, isn¡¯t it so?¡± Li Yao was also filled with anger. Starfire and himself were constantly being targeted, this had been a source of irritation for him. ¡°Fine, let¡¯s see then, how your Starfire will hurt us.¡± The smile on Romeo¡¯s face also disappeared.
The audience was full of excitement. Other Guilds also kept their distance. And members from other parts of the Starfire Guild also arrived, forming their own formations. ¡°Let¡¯s fight then, Assassin Hall, make your move.¡± Li Yao said aloud straightforwardly. They hadn¡¯t expected Starfire Guild to be so steadfast. They said they would make a move and they did, without any hesitation. At Li Yao¡¯s words, many figures of thieves appeared on the big trees and the cliffs of the valley. Each one of them started throwing scrolls in the direction below¡­ Chapter 469: 469: Collision Chapter 469: Collision All the yers were astonished, nobody had anticipated that Li Yao would take action so straightforwardly and instantly. Attacking while being at a disadvantage, he was audaciously bold. Moreover, when they saw the thieves lying in ambush at the big trees and valleys nearby Starfire, a chill ran down their spines. It was as if Starfire had known all along that battle was inevitable and had already arranged for reinforcements. Only when the scrolls touched the ground did Romeo of the Devil Alliancee to his senses. He yelled loudly, ¡°Everyone focus on defense, healers add more blood.¡± The battle erupted too quickly, Romeo didn¡¯t believe that Li Yao would attack instantly upon a disagreement, catching thempletely off guard. However, their assumptions were wrong; the scrolls that the thieves threw weren¡¯t damage scrolls. With the scrolls falling down, a massive fog started to spread, instantly enveloping the battlefield. Li Yao¡¯s attack was not only directed at the assassin group but also at all the team members behind him. Following Li Yao¡¯s orders, the yers lined at the forefront also threw scrolls, and simultaneously, fog scrolls. As the fog began to spread rapidly, Li Yao said in the guild war channel, ¡°All the magic users assigned with the Hydra Scroll, the first hundred, throw.¡±
Wham, over a hundred Hydra Scrolls were tossed out, instantly turning into giant fireballs in their paths. Boom boom boom¡­ A hundred Devil Alliance yers at the front line were immediately hit. After hitting the yers, the me seeds did not disappear but directly fell to the ground and turned into burning fire Hydras. Suddenly a sea of fire was formed, covering arge swath of the Devil Alliance yers. Due to the fog, let alone the audience, even the yers of the Devil Alliance who were slightly behind didn¡¯t know what had happened. The yers at the very front were engulfed by the fire wall, their health point dropping rapidly. ¡°Don¡¯t panic, it¡¯s just a series of magic scrolls, they probably don¡¯t have many more. Healers, focus on healing, tanks, keep your formation, ranged units prepare to cast area attack spells, aim at the front andunch a spell strike,¡± Romeo could do nothing but instruct. As a result of the fog, they can¡¯t see anything more than 15 yards away. However, top-tier yers of the Devil Alliance are plenteous; although they were initially at a disadvantage, their formation remained unbroken by the me Hydras. Of course, Li Yao did not expect the me Hydra to disrupt the enemy¡¯s formation either, he intended only to temporarily halt their advance. At this moment, the audience was the most anxious, therge area in front of the instance was covered and they could not see the warfare situation at all. They could only see the twinkling fire light in the fog and hear the sound of magic explosions. As Li Yao gave orders, he had already fired several Sonic Arrows and called back the Hydra. After the fog shrouded the area, he directly summoned the Spider Tank, followed by the Fire Hawk, then Death God 4000. ¡°Order, Spider Tank, Fruit Knight, Guardian Angel will lead. The elders will follow, everyone else behind them. Maintain the current cone-shaped formation and charge with me,¡± Li Yaomanded. Li Yao also pulled the trigger of the giant crossbow already loaded with the Steel Arrow¡­ Thud¡­ The members of the Starfire guild charged like an arrow released from the bowstring. With the charge, Starfire¡¯s yers entered the Devil Alliance¡¯s range of firepower. However, area damage spells could not kill yers outright. ¡°Entering the area of spell coverage, all ranged units begin your attack,¡± Li Yao gave anothermand. To maintain the neatness of the formation, Li Yao didn¡¯t order the warriors to charge forward. The Steel Arrow, piercing through the air with a sharp whistling, pierced through five to six yers. These yers were instantly killed.
The yers from the Devil Alliance were of extremely high standard, promptly filling the gap. Romeo had a sullen look on his face, fighting without any visibility was too disadvantageous for them. After all, they had many more yers than Starfire. If the field was wide open, he could mobilize them to surround the enemy. But now, both sides had entered the so-called blind battle. In order to guard the instance entrance, they could only continue to evenly distribute their forces. Under no circumstances, they dared to concentrate their forces or implement a surrounding strategy.
This was not an exaggeration. He had learnt about Li Yao through other channels and knew about the Sonic Arrow. Under those circumstances, they would be blind even with their eyes open, while Li Yao could understand the situation on the battlefield via the Sonic Arrow. Chaotic mobilization would only expose their weaknesses. Hence, they still maintained their original formation and blocked the instance entrance. He believed that in this head-on confrontation, the Starfire Guild was no match for the Devil Alliance. However, as the Spider Tank approached, the yers who saw the Spider Tank couldn¡¯t help but cry out in surprise. ¡°What the hell is this thing?¡± This was the thought of everyone who saw the Spider Tank; it was simply too immense and formidable. With the passing of time, the current Spider Tank had undergone minor changes. Apart from its blinking rune lights, it also seemed to emit ck gas and had countless ck tentacle-like spikes as if linking metals spreading outside the metallic shell. Its sixpound eyes were glowing with a sinister light. A huge cannon barrel was on its back with two smaller side guns next to it. The ck holes were full of deterrence. Li Yao didn¡¯t let it unleash its full firepower instantly, he preferred to take opponents by surprise after they saw it. Along with exposure of the Spider Tank, the main gun of the Spider Tank fired, and simultaneously, the Fire Hawk, which had been exposed to people¡¯s sight for a long time, also dived down tounch an attack. Death God 4000, who was stationed in front of Li Yao, also opened fire at the same time. The Rocket Cannon whistled towards the Devil Alliance¡¯s formation. The audience at the scene and those watching the broadcast, many who had seen the Fire Hawk before, noticed the differences. It was muchrger than before, its mes more dreamy and it seemed even more noble. ¡°Prairie Fire¡¯s pet seems to have evolved again; it turns out he had been holding back his strength. It¡¯s a pity that we can¡¯t witness such an exciting battle due to the fog,¡± Ozawa sighed.
Those unfamiliar with the situation also expressed their regret and disappointment. This thrilling battle, unfortunately, was enshrouded in fog. What they didn¡¯t know was that, under thebined attack of Li Yao¡¯s three pets, the front area of the Devil Alliance alreadyy strewn with countless corpses. Li Yao¡¯s pets were too powerful. They were at the intermediate boss level, and their attacks were extremely high. In such a densely popted area,bined with the Starfire Guild¡¯s spell assault, the Devil Alliance¡¯s formation was instantly torn open. ¡°The enemy¡¯s line has been breached, charge with all your might and break their front line.¡± The Starfire Guild¡¯s yers were immediately invigorated and cheered loudly. Meanwhile, the Fire Hawk, havingpleted one round of firepower, was also called back by Li Yao¡­ Chapter 470: 470: The Scale of Victory Chapter 470: The Scale of Victory The Devil Alliance did not expect Starfire¡¯s firepower to be so formidable, rendering a massive gap at the forefront of their formation right at first contact. In their opinion, with the Devil Alliance¡¯s strength and elite degree, if they shed with the yers of the Starfire guild. Initially, there would undoubtedly be a tussle, followed by the Devil Alliance breaching Starfire¡¯s frontline, then storming into their formation, leaving none of their yers unscathed, thus teaching Starfire a lesson. However, reality is cruel, and Li Yao was not interested in a war of attrition from the start. The Devil Alliance simply had too many yers, innumerable times more than the Starfire guild. If the battle were to continue, Starfire would be at a disadvantage or even face defeat. Therefore, Li Yao decided to risk exposing his Mechanical Pets, to break this stalemate directly and surge into the opponent¡¯s lines. Romeo was in the vicinity, and looking at the current situation, it was beyond anything he had anticipated. His eyes nearly bursting with rage. The lines were breaking too quickly, and he hadn¡¯t even reacted when he saw Li Yao¡¯s Hydra in the crowd within the gap. Following that, green snowkes began to scatter around, and after a mere two or three seconds, the yers covered in these snowkes started to explode. Neon-green icicles burst out from the yer¡¯s bodies, instantaneously annihting them, without leaving any suspense. The damage inflicted by the Hydra was the most terrifying, especially since it had be a high-ranking char. ¡°Any yer who sees the Hydra should eradicate it immediately.¡± Romeo shrieked.
The nearby ranged yers immediately attacked the Hydra. They had no choice after witnessing the devastation it caused, at least wiping out dozens of yers within seconds. Although they had spected during their fight with Li Yao that the Hydra¡¯s icicle explosion was an AoE attack, they didn¡¯t foresee such catastrophic damage as there was only one yer sustaining it at the time, which was far less shocking than the present situation. Witnessing theirrades¡¯ bodies explode and toxic icicles prate from within, the visual impact left them horrified. Moreover, if it weren¡¯t for the initial massive damage wiping out arge portion of their yers which left them more spread out, the casualty numbers would¡¯ve been higher. Seeing the Hydra continuing forward, one couldn¡¯t deny their sense of urgency. Combined with Romeo¡¯s orders, the nearby ranged fighters had their firepower concentrating on the Hydra. Although the Hydra was a high-ranking char, it was still a pet. Compared to wild bosses, who gain additional health points when facing more yers, it was significantly inferior. Its health points were terrifying for a single yer, but facing so many, the Hydra¡¯s health points were quickly depleting. Even with continuous healing, it couldn¡¯t outrun the rate of health point loss. ¡°Bastard, you still want to hold back your ultimate abilities?¡± The Ice Serpent roared in anger. ¡°You peons wish to kill me. It won¡¯t be that easy.¡± A sh of green light shot from the Poisonous Serpent¡¯s eyes, spraying a wad of verdant Poison Fog into the crowd. Toxic Nova! Therge poison balls instantly collided with the yers, subsequently exploding, sending countless smaller poison arrows flying in all directions. In an instant, the health points of the affected yers began to sharply decline. The healers attempted to recover their health urgently, but the Poisonous Serpent did not provide them with the opportunity, as another green sh flickered from its eyes. Toxic Seed¡¤Explosion! Due to the frontline¡¯s disappearance, the Toxic Nova¡¯s targets were primarily squishies or healers. Their health points were initially low, and the healers were having difficulties maintaining it, to begin with. Now with the poison explosion, many more were annihted instantly. The Hydra charged forward again, with the Ice Serpent and the Poisonous Serpent both releasing their breath weapons. The Dark Serpent also deployed a spell after the Poisonous Serpent entered the crowd. It firstly used Mental Control on almost thirty surrounding yers to begin attacking theirrades in the Devil Alliance. Subsequently, dark tendrils resembling roots sprouted everywhere, ensnaring the yers. As their health points continued to decline rapidly, to their despair, the Hydra¡¯s health points, initially almost depleted, began to replenish drastically.
¡°Damn it, continue to attack the Hydra. Kill it. It surely has only one healing skill.¡± Romeo was driven to the brink of insanity. He was struck by the poison explosion just now, killing him instantly. He was revived by a Druid. In just a fraction of a second, the Hydra had already killed nearly two hundred yers. Counting other pets¡¯ kills, three hundred elite yers had disappeared. Because they had to obstruct the Hydra, the firepower directed towards Li Yao had practically ceased. With the continuous healing provided by the healers, the members of Starfire, unwounded, advanced into the gap. ¡°The Hydra has torn a gap, follow me and pierce through their formation. One hundred to two hundred magic ss professions, check the front, the second wave of fire, Hydra.¡± Li Yao shouted in the guild channel.
The morale of the Starfire guild had gone through the roof. The yers at the back couldn¡¯t see the situation at the front, but after hearing Li Yao¡¯s words, how could they not be excited? They were all experts and fully aware of the fact that without the protection of closebat and meat shield roles, the Devil Alliance is like sheep awaiting the ughter. The Spider Tanks and the Fruit Knights at the very front finally broke into the opponent¡¯s lines and began to charge forward from behind the Hydra. However, sustaining too much damage, the Hydra eventually fell. If they could clear their vision of the battlefield, they would see that the original fortifications resembled a chessboard, with both sides separated by their respective territories and defended by pawns. But at this moment, a gap had been breached in the Devil Alliance¡¯s pawns, and the Starfire guild was rushing in through it. ¡°Gather the melee. Hold them back.¡± Romeo was driven to the brink of madness due to this sudden development. The opponent had broken into their lines and although they had melee fighters inside, it wasn¡¯t enough to hold back the members of Starfire. Li Yao¡¯s pets, plus the guild¡¯s veteran members charging in front, created an overwhelming offensive. The scarce closebat fighters couldn¡¯t stop them, not to mention the frail ranged yers. However, under the veil of the mist, attempting to gather melee fighters was easier said than done. Visibility was blurred beyond fifteen yards, verifying one¡¯s location within the formation was challenging. Moreover, amid the chaotic screams and magic barrages, things were inplete disarray. Supporting the front lines where there was a gap was a major concern, but where was the gap exactly? ¡°We¡¯re on the verge of victory; let¡¯s breakthrough their formation.¡± As Li Yao spoke, he summoned the massive Shadow Touch and The Faceless, another boss-level pet appeared beside him.
Feng Yimanded her Iron Stone Demon to sustain an enormous amount of damage. Not seeking to maximize damage, she continuously directed her Undead Pets to shield nearby yers from attacks. The disappearance of their line of sight was indeed significant. With a visibility of fifteen yards in such chaotic conditions, even though spells were attacking the members of Starfire, they were no longer concentrated and were entirely within manageable limits. Were it not for the visual impairment, even if Li Yao and his group had broken in, continuing the assault wouldn¡¯t have been as effortless¡­.. Chapter 471: 471 Chapter 471: 471 Romeo knew they had suffered heavy losses. Even though Starfire had casualties too, their losses paled inparison. The problem was that their formation had been broken too quickly. There was simply no time to regroup and fill the gaps, plus visibility was nil. Any attempt to reorganize would undoubtedly result in more chaos. Li Yao¡¯s Sonic Arrow allowed him to monitor the battlefield continuously, but Romeo wasn¡¯t so fortunate. He had essentially lost control of the situation but he couldn¡¯t admit it. If he did, it would lead to total copse. Starfire had torn through their frontline, barging into their ranks. Without any protection, their weaker members were left incredibly vulnerable. Though they had fighters within their ranks, it was impossible to establish a new defensive line. Under heavy firepower, they faced inevitable defeat. Romeo sighed inwardly, conceding that his ns to stop Starfire had failed. The only constion was that the fog had obscured the battlefield. No one could see the extent of the carnage, thereby saving the Devil Alliance some face. Romeo was ready to admit defeat. The losses outweighted the gains. His initial n had been to block Starfire¡¯s team, even if only for a night, so Prairie Fire would lose their chance at the first kill. But it was toote now. Their defeat was certain, and Prairie Fire¡¯s sudden appearance had eradicated the Devil Alliance¡¯s opportunity to rise. ¡°Starfire¡­¡± Romeo clenched his fists. ¡°Now is not the time to take on Starfire,¡± said the Priestess beside him. Romeo nodded, replying, ¡°I know. We¡¯ve shown our hand, and we¡¯ll surely face retribution from the alliance of guilds. I¡¯m furious. Prairie Fire not only foiled our ns, but they¡¯re also using us as a human shield.¡± ¡°It was a no-win situation. Prairie Fire was unexpectedly cunning,¡± the Priestess understood the gravity of their exposure. They had wanted to maintain their cover a bit longer, but the earlier confrontations had given them the opportunity they needed. The first kill, coupled with the exposure they had during the battle, should have skyrocketed their reputation. Everything had been going smoothly until Prairie Fire¡¯s interruption had thrown them off bnce. What frustrated them more was that Starfire, originally everybody¡¯smon enemy, had shown up earlier. Now that they had exposed themselves prematurely, they would be the target of the alliance of guilds, especially the top-ranking guilds. The actions of the Devil Alliance were underhanded. They had tricked the other guilds, stirring up trouble that was far from over. Due to their actions, Starfire were now shielded from a lot of the fallout, giving them the opportunity to grow. Even if they wanted to withdraw now, it was impossible. Regardless, if they abandoned their position, would Starfire also retreat? ¡°We have sighted the base camp of the instance. Let¡¯s break through their lines,¡± the Guardian Angel¡¯s voice echoed in the guild war channel. Everyone except Li Yao was unaware of how far the battle had progressed as the fog did not discriminate between friend and foe. Upon hearing the Guardian Knight proim that they had broken through the enemy¡¯s lines, cheers and excitement filled the air. ¡°Starfire will prevail!¡± Mu Zi eximed excitedly, joining in the carnage. Not just Mu Zi¡ªeveryone was overjoyed. This was the tion of a triumphant victory; it was an immense morale boost. ¡°Starfire will prevail!¡± ¡°Starfire will prevail!¡± Originally, everyone was silent, trying not to distract from Li Yao¡¯smands. However, with Mu Zi leading the cheers, their passion erupted. The voices of nearly a thousand people echoed through the valley, resonating to the heavens. Now everyone knew the exact location of Starfire. Although those from other guilds didn¡¯t mind too much, the members of the Devil Alliance wore deep frowns. Even if they couldn¡¯t see, the cheers told them that Starfire had appeared behind their lines. They knew they hadn¡¯t let them through. The only exnation was that Starfire had broken through. And that realization filled the ranks of the Devil Alliance with dread. Their faces were pale; their expressions, dazed. The impact of this realisation was significant. It was hard for them to ept that theirrge allied forces had been breached by the smaller Starfire team. ¡°Prairie Fire¡­ He really is a man of miracles, managing to win battles thought unwinnable,¡± Serena sighed. ¡°It¡¯s a shame we don¡¯t know how Starfire managed to break through the Devil Alliance¡¯s line. It seems unreal,¡± said Xiao Ze. ¡°Exactly. That¡¯s why it¡¯s a miracle. I thought it would be a fight to the death with Starfire ultimately losing due to being outnumbered. But after this battle, Starfire¡¯s cohesion will certainly strengthen. Even if they don¡¯t get the first kill, no one can stop Starfire¡¯s rise,¡± Serena had a clear understanding of the situation. Unintentionally, Starfire had achieved what the Devil Alliance aimed for but failed to reach ¨C a chance to wow arge audience of gamers across different districts. This would invariably attract a flood of yers and experts wanting to join Starfire. ¡°It isn¡¯t over yet. Now that Starfire has entered the dungeon, they¡¯ll be the favorites to get the first kill,¡± said Xiao Ze, ¡°It¡¯s a shame we still can¡¯t see this fight for supremacy.¡± The audience was overjoyed. Today¡¯s battle was unprecedented¡ªhigh-level fights, breathtaking stunts¡ªit was even better than watching an international match. Although the final war was concealed by the fog, the electrifying cheers caused everyone¡¯s blood to boil. The speed of the war had slowed down for a while. With their lines being breached, the Devil Alliance¡¯s yers lost their spirit, seeming all but drained. They knew their attempts to prevent Starfire from entering the instance had failed. With that, their will to fight was gone. Yet, Li Yao dered, ¡°We¡¯ve thwarted their ns. We have a choice between two paths. One, enter the instance and struggle for the first kill.¡± ¡°What¡¯s the second option?¡± asked neer Mu Zi. ¡°Yeah, what¡¯s the other one?¡± echoed the Guardian Angel. Li Yao boldly dered through the guild war channel, ¡°The second choice is for us to turn around and fight our way back. We won¡¯t stop until the end. In this valley, only the victor can survive. We¡¯ll crush those looking to hinder Starfire, make them hurt. Even if we lose, they¡¯ll remember not to mess with Starfire.¡± There was a wave of silence on the channel. Everyone was shocked by Li Yao¡¯s audacious n. They had made it through the enemy lines, but the enemy¡¯s forces were still many timesrger than theirs¡­ Chapter 472: 472 Chapter 472: 472 The n was indeed extremely risky, and initially, the Starfire members charged into battle with the determination of certain death. After all, the disparity in strength between the two sides was just too great. Nevertheless, refusing to cede the battlefield, Starfire had no fear towards the fight. However, not only did the fight exceed others¡¯ expectations, it also exceeded theirs. They won, and it was a resounding victory. Starfire barely lost any members before breaking through the enemy¡¯s formation. They all thought the fight was over, but an unsatisfied Li Yao wanted to head back into battle, filling them with shock and excitement. Li¡¯s sister fell silent for a moment and then dered firmly, ¡°We can fight. Regardless of sess or failure, Starfire will still benefit.¡± ¡°Just as Li¡¯s sister said, regardless of sess or failure, fighting will inspire, disying the elegance of Starfire. Let¡¯s battle.¡± Qin Feng Yi also said. The Guardian Angel said, ¡°Let¡¯s wipe out these buggers.¡± ¡°Fight, fight, fight.¡± TongTong excitedly clenched her fists. ¡°Fight, fight, fight.¡± The neer Mu Zi. ¡°Fight, fight, fight.¡± Li¡¯s sister did not shout on the battle channel this time. ¡°Fight, fight, fight.¡± The members of the Starfire Guild all felt as if they were burning from within. This was a real grand battle, unexpectedly triggering between the Starfire Guild and the Devil Alliance. Moreover, it was Starfire, despite being weaker, battling valiantly. Even the female yers¡¯ hearts were imbued with loftiness. ¡°Right, then we will fight until thest person falls.¡± Li Yao shouted, ¡°I order everyone to follow the members in front of you, do not panic. Still forming the vanguard, we turn left and head back into battle. Shadow Dance¡¯s assassins also get ready to receive my order at any time, always ready to provide backup.¡± ¡°Shadow Dance¡¯s assassins are already ready to strike.¡± Shadow Dance¡¯s cold voice echoed in everyone¡¯s ears. ¡°Good, everyone prepare, continue to charge. Leave no trace of the Devil Alliance.¡± ¡°Leave no trace, fight!¡± ¡°Leave no trace, fight!¡± The momentarily stagnant formation started moving again. Without any melee defense line, the Devil Alliance simply couldn¡¯t hold off. The Starfire Guild formation pierced through the Devil Alliance line again, reigniting the fierce battle. The Guild Alliance was confused, thementators were confused, all spectators were confused, and not to mention the people of the Devil Alliance. They were all caught off guard by this sudden strike. ¡°Prairie Fire, he¡¯s gone mad.¡± Xiaoze muttered. ¡°This is too crazy. Are the people of Starfire all madmen? They obviously have broken through the line. Why do they still continue to fight? Isn¡¯t it better to just start dungeon raiding? There¡¯s no chance of victory if they continue to fight like this.¡± Serena was no longer coherent. Her eyes were filled with a mysterious light. She was dumbfounded by the situation. They initially prepared to conclude the live broadcast, but who could have expected that Starfire would keep ying this game. Their behavior was totally inexplicable. ¡°Brother Prairie Fire, this violent temper, seriously.¡± Haikuotiankong¡¯s eyes were also wide open. Edward sighed and said, ¡°Is this confidence or madness? Regardless, thepetitive scene in Hua Xia would be even more lively this time. Starfire Guild, after experiencing this battle, would truly consolidate, terrifyingly so. I am really looking forward topeting against this guild¡¯s battle team in the world championship.¡± ¡°It seems that Chairman is very optimistic about Starfire.¡± Haikuotiankong said. ¡°I am optimistic about Prairie Fire. It¡¯s truly rare to find someone who can inspire so much technical innovation. It¡¯s not an exaggeration to say that Prairie Fire has contributed to everyone¡¯s progress regardless of whether you acknowledge it or not.¡± Edward¡¯s eyes were fixated ahead as if he could see through the endless Wall of Mist. The deputy chairman of the Brilliant Guild coldlymented, ¡°Themander of Starfire is just fishing forpliments,pletely disregarding the principle of quitting while ahead. This way, their loss is guaranteed.¡± Edward just gave a long and meaningfulugh and said, ¡°You¡¯re not as experienced as your guild chairman. The sess or failure of this war doesn¡¯t matter now. Regardless of the oue, Starfire¡¯s prestige has been established. Don¡¯t you think such a guild is worthy of appreciation and respect? I know your guild wants to suppress Starfire, but if you want to defeat an opponent, you should first recognize them, otherwise, you¡¯ll face failure.¡± Edward finished speaking and didn¡¯t say anything more. The face of the deputy chairman of the Brilliant Guild alternated between green and white, but he didn¡¯t refute anything given the presence of so many guilds, because the opponent¡¯s words were indeed true. ¡°Damn it, Starfire and this bunch of madmen.¡± Romeo cursed, ¡°They are like rabid dogs biting everything they see, damn it, damn it.¡± With the situation currently, he had no idea what to do. Things were chaotic. The valley was filled with fog, obstructing him from mobilizing his troupe. ¡°This mist, seemingly useless, actually serves a purpose. Prairie Fire can often make something that others disregard shine in ways they can never imagine. The Wall of Mist was one of them, and so is this mist.¡± The priest didn¡¯t know what to say. They had no idea where the members of Starfire were, and they couldn¡¯t join in the battle happening on the other side. ¡°Nevermind, just leave this void. Gather the melee troops, we must block them! Our numbers are multiple times of theirs, as long as we can constrain them, we can encircle and kill them.¡± Romeo decided resolutely. Li Yao also didn¡¯t idle about. His pet was too powerful. He didn¡¯t bother attacking and instead kept casting Sonic Arrows to monitor the situation. Grasping the enemy¡¯s movements at this moment was far more important than having one more output. ¡°Everybody, be careful. The Devil Alliance has started to gather melee troops to encircle us. Let¡¯s all save our burst, wait for mymand. We can¡¯t let them block us. If we get trapped, we will be at a disadvantage.¡± On hearing Li Yao¡¯s words, everybody consciously saved their powerful burst skills. Indeed, during their charge into the middle segment, they finally encountered melee troops that the Devil Alliance had gathered. Thanks to Li Yao¡¯s warning, everyone unleashed their burst together. With Li Yao¡¯s pet¡¯s extreme firepower, the enemy¡¯s resistance was limited and the defense was broken through again. It was as if both sides were ying a game of cat and mouse. The Devil Alliance was trying to trap Starfire while Starfire was constantly charging and killing. They would burst and break through whenever encountering any melee blockades, and every time, it worked without fail. Starfire members charged and killed within the Devil Alliance¡¯s line four or five times. The enemy lost over half of their troops, while Starfire also lost some members slowly. Both sides had already ignited a fierce battle, fighting to see who couldst until the end. Chapter 473: 473: Endgame Chapter 473: Endgame Although they couldn¡¯t clearly see the situations in the fog, the audience could already imagine the brutality of the battle within the fog. Even though they couldn¡¯t see the specifics of the battle, the audience was still very excited. This battle was filled with suspense. To the audience, there seemed to be no suspense at all, considering the disparity in strength between both sides. However, the actual situation was that as soon as the battle began, Starfire immediately broke through the enemy¡¯s defense, catching the Devil Alliance off guard, and then continued to pierce through their line of defense. Just when everyone thought Starfire was about to enter the dungeon and end this war, Starfire surprisingly made another turnaround, reigniting the battle. This had truly be a war of attrition. The Devil¡¯s Alliance, having arger number of people, started to mobilize more manpower. Although Starfire was still fiercely charging ahead, their numbers kept decreasing over time. ¡°Victory is just within reach, keep surrounding them.¡± Romeo loudly rallied his troops. In reality, the situation of the Devil Alliance was not optimistic at all. Starfire¡¯s main force had not taken much damage, their firepower was still fierce, and could not be stopped. It seemed like anyone who stood in Starfire¡¯s formation was as flimsy as paper, moreover, in order tomand the battle, he had to be in the front position, and he had already died three or four times. If it weren¡¯t for the fact that he was only level 20 and dying didn¡¯t incur any penalties, he wouldn¡¯t dare to y so recklessly.
He could see it very clearly, a giant spider tank, this monster was incredibly horrifying. In his view, in the army formation, this steel monster was much more terrifying than the multi-headed snake. While the multi-headed snake was powerful and could kill quite a few of them, under their concentrated fire, it could be killed. But this monster, even now its health had not dropped below half. It should be known that the spider tank had been at the forefront, taking in the most intense firepower. Then there were Li Yao¡¯s other pets, he could guess there was a fire eagle which was way more formidable than before, as well as another one acting as Li Yao¡¯s bodyguard, Death God 4000. A few times he spotted Li Yao¡¯s figure and tried to rally troops to concentrate fire on Li Yao, but was always blocked by that guy. This machine could also not be underestimated, as it could continuously fire artillery shells, although the attack frequency was not high, its constant fire meant that its damage output was no less intense. Then there was Starfire¡¯s main team. To the right of the spider tank, he could clearly see an enemy that was clearly a priest, but holding a shield. Covered in a golden glow, simr to a golden bell cover, it was also indestructible. To the left of the spider tank was a female knight who wielded strange means, as if she could use holy thunder spells, and was also tough. With their blockade, Starfire¡¯s main damage dealers followed closely, forming an indestructible arrowhead. Under their guidance, the defensive line he organized simply couldn¡¯t hold up. Regardless of how firm your defense is, if it can¡¯t stop the opponent, it¡¯s terrible to be broken through, massacring the fragile damage dealers and healers, and causing looting would be disastrous. Of course, Romeo wouldn¡¯t vocalize all of these, he could only continue fighting, using the Devil Alliance¡¯s numerical advantage to overwhelm the enemy. Although the Devil Alliance was sure to lose face, if they couldn¡¯t wipe out Starfire once, it wouldn¡¯t merely be a loss of face for the Devil Alliance, but they would be a joke. While they thought Starfire was formidable, they also thought little of the Devil Alliance. If it truly came to that point, it would indeed be extremely awkward. The battle still continued, and the morale of the Devil Alliance waned. Finally, when the fog disappeared, the condition of both sides¡¯ formation wasid bare before everyone. Even though Li Yao wasmanding the battle, he calcted the timing of the fog quite clearly, withdrew the spider tank, and only let Death God and the fire eagle guard. The situation that appeared in front of the audience left them agape. The once pristine valley had turned into aplete mess, the ground was covered in scorch marks from spells, and bodies were strewn around haphazardly. The battle between both sides had alsoe to a temporary halt. ¡°Even though we imagined the cruelty of the war, we didn¡¯t think it would be this brutal.¡± Serena sighed. Xiao Ze also said, ¡°Starfire is indeed very strong. They were up against enemies ten times their number, to be able to put up such a fight is a miracle.¡±
Serena nodded and said, ¡°Indeed, Starfire already has much to be proud of. The system has already calcted the numbers. Let¡¯s take a look.¡± Xiao Ze nodded, ¡°Dear spectators, the system has calcted the number ofbatants. The Devil Alliance still has 1325 people, while the Starfire guild is now less than two hundred people with 189 left.¡± The audience gasped. The corpses on the ground were countless, naturally from the Devil Alliance. Starfire also suffered severe casualties, from nearly a thousand to less than two hundred survivors. Everyone understood, this is Starfire¡¯s brilliant battle record, to have not faced total annihtion till now was already an unrivaled feat.
With a stoic expression on his face, Romeo calmly said, ¡°Prairie Fire, now you have fewer than 200 people, do you want to keep fighting?¡± Li Yao responded just as calmly, ¡°Whenever I do something, I finish it.¡± ¡°Then you¡¯re set to lose. The final victory will definitely belong to our Devil Alliance. Don¡¯t think you¡¯ve won just because you took down so many of us. I¡¯m not afraid to tell you, the more than a thousand people left are all elites among our Alliance. Now that the fog is gone, of course, even if there was fog we wouldn¡¯t be scared.¡± Romeo said. ¡°We risked a few hundred people to take down your thousands. Now we can use this small group to wipe out all of you. Elite or not, you¡¯re making it sound like we¡¯re inferior to you.¡± Li Yao raised his Blue Moon Bow and slowly said, ¡°Enough nonsense. Looking to stall for reinforcements? I¡¯m not afraid to tell you either, I didn¡¯t attack much before, but I won¡¯t be holding back now. I really want to see how formidable your so-called elites are.¡± ¡°Well, it seems you¡¯re not appreciative of the situation. Let¡¯s battle then.¡± Romeo¡¯s hopes of a ceasefire fell through again and he was thoroughly infuriated. He wasn¡¯t afraid of death, but was afraid that if they lost, it would be a tremendous loss to the Devil Alliance. More than 10,000 people had been in, bodies littered the ground, but equipment were also scattered everywhere. Many people were saying that newly dropped equipment from the new dungeon was also present. But in this chaotic situation, they simply didn¡¯t have the time to search. If, for some reason, they ended up losing, it would truly be a case of losing both the wife and the troops. With the words of the two leaders, the meleebatants on both sides collided again. This collision felt more like a guild war. ¡°Battle, see if your tank can survive my arrow.¡± Li Yaounched a level four Charged Arrow. Thud¡­ The dark golden glow directly prated the throat of the defensive warrior holding the Counter Shield at the forefront. He was busy fighting with the Fruit Knight and had no defense against arrows. After all, once the battle began, spells and skills were sure to cover him, and with healing and the Counter Shield, their meleebatants were the damage takers. Otherwise, there wouldn¡¯t be talk of a melee defense line¡­
Chapter 474: 474: Breakthrough Again Chapter 474: Breakthrough Again Li Yao¡¯s arrows were level four Charged Arrows; their power was immense- their speed was so extreme that they seemed impossible to evade. Forget fighting against someone else, trying to dodge these arrows was virtually impossible. His arrow pierced directly through a warrior¡¯s throat and then lodged itself in a thief¡¯s face behind him. Both bodies jerked momentarily before copsing onto the ground. ¡°Are these the elites you spoke of? What a disappointment,¡± Li Yao scoffed as his body glowed red, indicating an activated Rapid Shooting. Afterward, the continuous movement of his handsunched a flurry of arrows. Soon, they all witnessed the front row members of the Devil Alliance falling one by one. They had no time or space to dodge. Even if they wanted to dodge amidst Li Yao¡¯s barrage of arrows, survival was unlikely. When Li Yaounched his Rapid Shooting, he didn¡¯t use the spray-and-pray method, but the pinpoint technique. His shooting speed was extremely fast; he could shoot up to five arrows per second. This shooting intensity would usuallypromise the alignment for most, but his powerful spiritual power ensured that all his arrows hit their target. Moreover, the frontline of the Devil Alliance was battling against the frontline of the Starfire ¨C constantly under a barrage of Area Spells, their health was depleted. This made them vulnerable to Li Yao¡¯s arrows, regardless of whether they were at full health or not.
Romeo angrily shouted, ¡°First team, second team, third team ¨C approach Li Yao and y him.¡± It was indeed too arrogant, just look at how others fought. The fight was basically apetition of skills; both sides tried to deplete each other¡¯s health as much as possible. Once depleted, they would then deploy their controlling skills at the right opportunity to take out the opponent. But Li Yao was different. With every arrow, he was dealing a fatal blow, giving no chance for survival. He was truly an unstoppable human turret. Following Romeo¡¯smand, a dozen Ranged Mages stepped out of the formation. They quickly drew closer to Li Yao but were ughtered by Li Yao¡¯s arrows before they could even cast a spell. The attack range of the Blue Moon Bow was simply iparable; the mages couldn¡¯t even cast a single instant Ice Spear before being in. ¡°Time Trace.¡± Twelve seconds of Rapid Shooting ended, leaving nearly sixty elite members of the Devil Alliance dead, including more than forty melee fighters and several mages who sought to kill Li Yao. With the end of Rapid Shooting, everyone assumed that the frightening onught unleashed by Li Yao was over, but then he activated Time Trace, and his body was once again enveloped in a bright red light. The barrage of arrows once again flew out. As the bodies fell one by one in the frontline, the Starfire team once again broke through the enemy formation. ¡°This, this is the real power of a renowned Archer. It¡¯s simply horrifying,¡± amentator named Xiao Ze was dumbstruck. In fact, not just her, but the entire audience was bbergasted. Previously, they couldn¡¯t see the battle due to the fog and assumed that Starfire team¡¯s strategy was extraordinary. Now that they witnessed it ¨C they realize how terrifying Li Yao was. ¡°This is simply a Demon, are we ying the same game?¡± ¡°I can¡¯t believe my own eyes, every arrow is lethal, none missed, his archery skills are godlike.¡± ¡°Not only that, but you should know that those standing before Li Yao are not ordinary yers. They possess top-tier equipment and are a hair¡¯s breadth away from bing top-tier experts. They would be more than a match for many in any other context, yet here they are as fragile as paper, incapable of withstanding a single blow.¡± ¡°Are we sure this isn¡¯t pre-nned?¡± The expressions of the members of the Guild Alliance were remarkably intriguing. Given that they were not far off from the Devil Alliance capability-wise, they knew if they faced Li Yao, they would undoubtedly meet a simr fate. ¡°Take a look; this is what innovation and development look like. Think about the gap between you and Li Yao. Leaving everything else aside, his exquisite archery alone is godly. Do you have anyone among you with such skills?¡± Edward¡¯s eyes gleamed with excitement:
¡°The power of Brother Li Yao is simply unpredictable; that¡¯s the only way I can describe it,¡± Hai Kuo Tian Kongmented. The vice president of the Brilliant Guild snorted: ¡°He does not know how to be discreet. His downfall is just a matter of time.¡± ¡°Patiently watch, let him be rampant for a while,¡± retorted Edward disdainfully. ¡°Your actions speak volumes about your understanding of the game, no wonder.¡± Many Chinese guild leaders red angrily at the vice president of the Brilliant Guild. It was considered bad taste to air one¡¯s dirtyundry in public. They were embarrassed by his words.
The face of the president of the Brilliant Guild turned gloomy. ¡°Wait a minute; Li Yao hasn¡¯t used his full strength yet,¡± Serena suddenly pointed out. ¡°Right, I almost forgot, he has other tricks up his sleeve,¡± Xiao Ze¡¯s eyes lit up. Their words piqued the curiosity of many. Soon, Li Yao did not disappoint, swiftly introducing another trick into the fray. After breaking through the enemy melee line, he deployed the Arrow Towers and Turrets. In particr, the Prative Arrows from the Arrow Towers were causing horrendous damage. With the increase in Li Yao¡¯s attack range, the attack range of the Arrow Tower was also increasing. It could now cover a radius of more than one hundred meters. The Prative Arrows could pierce through yers. The sight of arrows shing with electric arcs piercing yer after yer would make the front-line troops of the Devil Alliance crumble. Although the Arrow Tower¡¯s attack was not as murderous as Li Yao¡¯s, it was enough to take away nearly two-thirds of their health. Inbination with the fire cover of the Starfire Guild, the healing spells of the Devil Alliance became ineffective. ¡°Li Yao, you cunning man, hiding such a trick,¡± Romeo was furious. He indeed knew about Li Yao¡¯s Arrow Tower, but he had not expected it to be this terrifying. Aspared to the turrets (which were more efficient in single battles), the Arrow Towers seemed more destructive. ¡°In a battle, all means are fair. It¡¯s just that I didn¡¯t need to use this trick before. Now that I do, it doesn¡¯t make me sly. If you have any tricks, use them. If you are able to summon a Dragon Legion to fight on your behalf, it would be considered impressive. Even if we get wiped out by a single Dragon Breath attack from the Dragon Legion, we will notin,¡± Li Yao fired arrows while speaking: ¡°It¡¯s about time to end this battle.¡±
Chapter 475: 475: Spitting 3 liters of Blood Chapter 475: Spitting 3 liters of Blood ¡°It will be over, once all of you are wiped out.¡± Romeo reluctantly pulled out a scroll. He then tore it open vehemently, ¡°Don¡¯t think you have the upper hand.¡± As the scroll was torn, a stream of blue light surged into the sky, and thunderlight began to gather above Starfire. Li Yao¡¯s expression shifted, ¡°It¡¯s arge-scale Thunder Wave magic scroll. Melee forces, tighten up the defense and don¡¯t let them breach the lines. Everyone stick together to minimize the damage.¡± At Li Yao¡¯smand, Starfire¡¯s formation rapidly contracted, bing extremely tight. Upon seeing Starfire¡¯s tightened formation, Romeo¡¯s face turned sour, roared, ¡°Dammit, who divulged the secrets of the scroll? How do they know how the scroll inflicts damage?¡± Romeo couldn¡¯t help but to be livid because if two yers stand over a yard apart, the scroll could trigger a secondary damaging shockwave. In a formation with this many yers, the sheer number of shockwaves would undoubtedly shatter Starfire¡¯s lines. ¡°Seems like the Devil Alliance has some hidden skills that they haven¡¯t deployed yet. They brought them out at this moment¡­ what a pity.¡± Serena watched as the gradually forming sea blue light in the sky and spoke with a solemn expression. ¡°Clearly, Starfire¡¯s counter-strategy was well suited to neutralise the scroll.¡± Xiao Ze also appeared relieved. Many spectators, however, were still in the dark about what was happening, thinking that the Devil Alliance was about to turn the tables.
As it stood, the scroll was still making an impressive disy. The sky was slowly being overtaken by azure light, pressing down on Starfire¡¯s lines. Zzzzap¡­ Thunderlight like seawater rained down on Starfire¡¯s line. The health of every Starfire member dropped significantly. A superrge blue shockwave emanated from the Starfire line. Yet, it did not result in any secondary damage. ¡°Attack now! This is the perfect moment to break their defensive line.¡± Romeo rage screamed. To turn defense into offense was their only chance of winning. Even though they hadn¡¯t inflicted any secondary damage, at this moment, every Starfire member¡¯s health was critically low. It was the perfect opportunity to break the line. The yers of the Devil Alliance knew nothing about the scroll¡¯s effect, but seeing the health of all Starfire members drop all at once, they became ted and rushed Starfire¡¯s lines. Starting from the beginning, The Devil Alliance had faced extreme humiliation. They were ughtered just like this ¨C even though when there was fog, the mess could not be seen, the situation was now clearly disyed before the audience. Starfire had an easy time eliminating them. No one could survive Li Yao¡¯s arrow ¨C their defenses melted away like snow under sunshine. They were not aware of the scroll¡¯s effect. In reality, because of Li Yao¡¯s timelymand, the scroll only had half its intended effect. Had it reached its full effect, a portion of Starfire¡¯s crew would undoubtedly be eliminated, each man remaining would be critically injured. Coupled with their charge, the oue would be predetermined. However, their joy was short-lived. They had barelypleted a round of attacks; a blindingly bright, golden light enveloped all of Starfire. Their ecstatic expressions rapidly shifted to shock and disbelief. Despite having their vision obstructed by the golden light, they could still see, from the corner of their eyes, the vast amount of green health-restoration numbers popping up on their screens. Their hearts sank at once. ¡°Damn it, you think only you guys have damaging scrolls? Let¡¯s see how powerful our husband-and-wifebo attack is,¡± Guardian Angel proudly stated. ¡°Don¡¯t waste your energy. Today, there¡¯s absolutely no chance for the Devil Alliance to win.¡± As Li Yao spoke, he kept up his attacks. Nobody could withstand his arrows ¨C each one took out an opponent. ¡°It¡¯s impossible. How could you possibly know the effect of a rare scroll like Thunder Wave? It¡¯s a reward from arge-scale guild mission. Only three or four of us in our guild knew of the scroll¡¯s effect. How could you know?¡± Romeo felt like a huge rock was pressing against him. This magic scroll, which could cover hundreds of people, if Starfire hadn¡¯t been so aggressive, forcing the Devil Alliance into this situation, he wouldn¡¯t have used it. A scroll that inflicted direct damage was extremely rare ¨C It was something to be kept hidden away until needed to secure a victory in guild battles. Using it in such a meaningless conflict was wantonly extravagant. Using the scroll already made himment, now it had been deployed and yet someone had seen through it, understood how its damage mechanism worked. The damage caused by the scroll was far less than it should have been ¨C it had him depressed. His chest rose and fell quickly. If this were not a game, he likely would have spat blood from his anger.
Li Yao lightly replied, ¡°Looking at how depressed you are, I¡¯ll kindly tell you this, read more when you can.¡± ¡°Are you ying with me?¡± Romeo hadn¡¯t thought that Li Yao would be making fun of him at this point, this was just too infuriating. Li Yao looked serious, ¡°They say the uglier you are, the more you should read. Look at me, I¡¯m far from handsome. To find a good wife in the future, naturally, I read more. This is where I read about this scroll.¡± ¡°In this life-and-death situation, he still can¡¯t show a bit of ss,¡± Feng Yi muttered in the veteran¡¯s channel.
Seeing Romeo¡¯s bloodshot eyes, Li Yao shrugged and said, ¡°I¡¯m serious. If you don¡¯t believe me, you can go find the book ¡®Research on Ancient Scrolls¡¯. On page fifty-three, it discusses your scroll. You can either say that you¡¯re too unlucky, or maybe I¡¯m just too lucky.¡± Romeo was panting heavily. He was now uncertain, could there really be such a book? It appeared that Li Yao recalled something, ¡°That¡¯s right, you can only me my good fortune. You see, I only ever read to page fifty-three of this book.¡± Heh, Pu¡­ The audience burst outughing. Li Yao can drive people to the brink without taking any responsibility. Now both sides are locked in intense battle, but he¡¯s still messing with the enemy, it was absolutely infuriating. This Hunting King, sigh¡­ he¡¯s so stubborn¡­¡± Serena didn¡¯t know how to describe him. Xiao Ze bitterlyughed, ¡°He¡¯s always like this. When I first met him, he nearly drove me crazy. Now, even in such a crucial situation, he can still be like this.¡± In the frontlines, Daimeng Tonton curiously asked, ¡°Big Brother, did you really read this book? You managed to get to page fifty-three, that¡¯s amazing.¡± Li Yao, with a serious face, replied, ¡°Of course it¡¯s true, I¡¯m such a righteous person, surely I wouldn¡¯t bully a pitiful person on the verge of spitting blood.¡± ¡°Big brother is indeed kind-hearted,¡± as Dai Meng Tonton said that, she killed off another enemy with her Lava Eruption. Lou Jie rolled his eyes, ¡°Don¡¯t teach bad things to the child.¡± Chapter 476: 476 Chapter 476: 476 The defeat was a crippling blow to the Devil Alliance. Being masters themselves, they naturally understood the significance of such arge magic scroll to a guild. Upon hearing Li Yao¡¯s words, they had a ridiculous feeling. Not only was Li Yao¡¯s remark infuriating, but it also made them feel they had hit rock bottom in terms of luck. Furthermore, they simply could not resist Starfire¡¯s charge, making the yers from the Devil Alliance lose the will to fight again. There were about one hundred yers left in the Starfire guild, but the Devil Alliance only had less than five hundred remaining. Though numerically, the yers from the Devil Alliance still outnumbered Starfire manifold, they had already lost their sense of direction. The outeryer of melee fighters from Devil¡¯s Alliance were the best they had to offer. However, they still faced the fate of being massacred. Despite their numerical superiority, the failure of the magic scroll¡¯s counter-attack hadpletely drained them of their spirit and fighting will. ¡°The Devil Alliance has lost.¡± Serena sighed. Joanna nodded, ¡°Indeed, there seems to be no suspense left. I didn¡¯t expect Starfire to actually win.¡± ¡°Unless the Devil Alliance has a trump card up its sleeve, it¡¯s going to be tough.¡± Serena inherently took Devil alliance¡¯s side, but she also knew that personal will and circumstances do not always align. ¡°With such a glorious record, Starfire has really set the prairie on fire this time.¡± Joanna smiled. After all, Starfire Guild is now purely a Chinese guild.
She naturally hoped to see someone as dazzling as Li Yao, a trendsetter, emerge from the Chinese esports circle. Otherwise, she wouldn¡¯t have taken Starfire Guild¡¯s side earlier. At the same time, she harbored resentment and loathing for China¡¯s internal viciouspetition. However, with the likes of Illusion God and others withdrawing from the professional circuit, many people fear that China will eventually fall back into darkness. Prairie Fire¡¯s emergence, however, gave many a glimmer of hope ¨C the hope of China¡¯s esports rise again on the global stage. Romeo watched as the Starfire guild rampaged through their lines, which were already in disarray. He saw that the Devil Alliance¡¯s yers hadpletely lost their fighting spirits. He forced himself to calm down. Speaking loudly, he said, ¡°Don¡¯t forget our goal. We¡¯ve been hiding for so long to eventually be the world¡¯s biggestpetitive organization, surpass all guilds and clubs and be the strongest in the world.¡± Romeo¡¯s words seemed to ignite a me in many of the Devil Alliance yers¡¯ eyes. ¡°But look at your current state. Even if we at Devil Alliance are to lose, we should lose graciously. Ask yourselves, with this kind of mentality, how can you be the world¡¯s best? Can you?¡± ¡°Failure is not to be feared. Neither is a powerful enemy. What¡¯s terrifying is if we surrender ourselves. Brothers, let¡¯s burn. Even if we all fall here, let¡¯s do it with dignity. Starfire is indeed strong, but we want to let all know that the Devil Alliance can afford to lose. Rome vigorously imed, ¡°Win or lose; let¡¯s fight to the death. We¡¯re notpletely out of chance.¡± ¡°Damn it, I almost had my judgement clouded by Starfire. The boss is right; I was muddled. Brothers, win or lose, let¡¯s fight!¡± ¡°Right, let¡¯s let go of our mental entanglements, do or die, regardless of sess or failure. Fight!¡± ¡°Even if we don¡¯t kill the opponent, we should wound Starfire¡¯s sons of bitches, making them bleed. Kill them!¡± ¡°Brothers, killing one of Starfire¡¯s members will break even, killing two we earn a profit. Kill!¡± ¡°Kill!¡± ¡°Kill!¡± ¡°Kill!¡± The entire valley echoed with the cries of the Devil Alliance yers, as if they were the victors of the battle. Adorable Pupil said, ¡°Wow, this uncle is really good at coaxing. It feels like he is even better than my big brother.¡± ¡°Damn, what¡¯s happening? They are acting as if we are the big viins. Isn¡¯t it you guys who are trying to prevent us from entering the dungeon?¡± Li Yao was also shocked by the shameless spirit of the Devil Alliance. ¡°These bastards are as good at turning ck into white as I was twenty years ago. Indeed, they can do it.¡± Guardian Angel¡¯s body shimmered with a golden shield, blocking a lot of attacks. As he got damaged, the golden shield spread out, emitting a lot of golden electric arcs.
Fruit Knight remained indifferent,pletely ignoring the madness of the Devil Alliance. ¡°Devil Alliance has proven to be a respectable opponent after all. Despite their methods, they have managed to fight this far, which ismendable.¡± Feng Yi said earnestly. Sister Li nodded and said, ¡°In practice, our strength doesn¡¯t differ much from theirs. The scales are evenly bnced, making us strong. But it¡¯s unfortunate that we have our Guild Leader, who is an absolute freak.¡± All members of Starfire unanimously nodded. They continued to fight while observing the swift movements of Li Yao, who was shooting arrows, killing those who sought to obstruct them.
They could feel that the yers from Devil Alliance were not weak; in fact, they were very strong. However, their Guild Leader, Li Yao, was even stronger and exceptional. After all, under normal circumstances, if they were surrounded, they would definitely be killed. But with Li Yao, they consistently broke through the lines, massacring the enemy¡¯s healers and ranged damage dealers, forcing the Devil Alliance into a disastrous defeat. However, the berserk onught was not entirely futile; Starfire¡¯s line also saw people dying continuously. ¡°Assassin squad,e out and clear up the mess.¡± Li Yao finally gave the order. The assassin squad, which had long been eager to join the battlefield, immediately entered the fray. Although the Devil Alliance was in its final frenzy, as long as Li Yao was there, they wouldn¡¯t break through Starfire¡¯s line. With the addition of the assassin squad, the situation was getting clearer. However, the finalbat escted into a ghastly state. At the end, Starfire was left with less than forty people, and the Devil Alliance was down to fewer than three. Even with the hidden assassins of Starfire, they had fewer than sixty people left, which was extremely tragic. ¡°Why don¡¯t you kill me?¡± Romeo asked coldly. Li Yao stepped out of the formation and said lightly, ¡°I¡¯m giving you three a chance. You can choose any member from our old guard as an opponent. As long as you win, you can leave alive.¡± Romeo revealed a bleak smile, ¡°We calcted everything but didn¡¯t ount for you. Still, we, the Devil Alliance, have noints about the defeat. You are indeed strong, and I admit that. Although you can often be infuriating, you asionally uphold honor. Unfortunately, after today, we are destined not to be friends.¡± ¡°Does being friends matter?¡± Li Yao shrugged. ¡°Yes, it doesn¡¯t matter if we are friends.¡± Romeo looked directly at Li Yao and said slowly, ¡°I appreciate you giving us a chance, wanting to save some face for me. However, I don¡¯t need it. As themander, all my brothers have died in battle. Regardless of whether I can defeat your opponent, even if I defeat them, I won¡¯t leave alone. We fight!¡± ¡°Fight!¡±
¡°Fight!¡± Following Romeo¡¯s words, the two yers behind him also rushed towards Starfire¡¯s lineup. Li Yao shook his head slightly and said softly, ¡°Kill.¡± With Li Yao¡¯s words, arge number of spells submerged the three of them¡­ Chapter 477: 477: Epilogue Chapter 477: Epilogue With arge number of spells crashing down, the three of them quickly fell to the ground. The scene had quieted down. Although they had anticipated the oue, seeing it with their own eyes was apletely different experience. The Starfire Guild, despite being vastly outnumbered, had managed to deal a major blow to their opponents. It was truly a miracle. ¡°The final battle might not be asrge scale as the one that involved tens of thousands, but it will surely make the list of most viewed videos,¡± Xiao Ze feltpletely relieved after seeing the oue. Serena also nodded and said, ¡°Yes, there were so many exciting battles today. The early fights were exciting, but today was undoubtedly dominated by Starfire Guild. The name Prairie Fire will be remembered by all.¡± ¡°Yes, Prairie Fire has finally gained some recognition this time, without much doubt too.¡± ¡°I¡¯m honored to have been amentator for thispetition,¡± Serena said, ¡°And perhaps being able tomentate with Prairie Fire might be something I can boast about in the future.¡± Xiao Ze alsoughed and said, ¡°Yes, even though the Hunting King was a part of this, we two beauties were still only essories.¡± The audience also joined in theughter. Today¡¯s battle was exceptionally satisfying andpletely worth it. Suchrge-scale battles were rare. As for the other malementator, apart from the yers in their administrative region who knew him, others could only remember that he had embarrassingly stripped down to his underwear in the middle of amentary.
Furthermore, he had lost a bet and was required to post a video of himself running naked. That was all there was to it. Li Yao paid his respects to the corpses, and the Starfire Guild followed suit. ¡°Everyone, prepare to resurrect our fallenrades. We have wasted too much time today.¡± Upon hearing Li Yao¡¯smand, the Starfire members raised their spirits and began to resurrect their allies. ¡°Firstly, resurrect the healers. It¡¯ll be faster this way.¡± Sister Li added. The Starfire members started systematically rescuing their fallenrades. Members of the Devil Alliance didn¡¯t hesitate; their corpses turned into gravestones or skeletons, which showed they had resurrected at a graveyard. ¡°These guys are tenacious, we wouldn¡¯t have desecrated their corpses,¡± Daimengaotong, while casting healing spells,mented. ¡°Although they are cunning and shameless, they are formidable opponents. If it weren¡¯t for the unusual tactics of the Guild Master, we would have probably been doomed a long time ago. Their equipment is extremely powerful¡­¡± The Guardian Angel picked up a shield and said, ¡°But even the best equipment can be dropped after a character dies, and this Counter Shield is mine¡­¡± ¡°Huh?¡± Fruit Knight snorted coldly. The Guardian Angel hastily said, whileughing, ¡°Such a good shield. Once it¡¯s allocated by the guild, it will definitely be given to my wife. I can wait, don¡¯t worry.¡± The members of Starfire erupted intoughter. His im of being almost immortal when in fact he was not, was a well-known public joke and was not considered a secret. Upon hearing Starfire¡¯sughter and seeing the bodies and equipment scattered around, many members of the various guild alliances showed signs of greed. Even though not all the equipment they got here were from level 20 instances, the equipment from these high-level yers should not be underestimated and had a great value. ¡°Want to seize opportunity from us? You guys are still too green,¡± Li Yao¡¯s detection skill has never stopped. Rogues who tried to stealthily steal their loot wouldn¡¯t escape Li Yao¡¯s senses. While others were chatting, Li Yao shot an arrow, instantly revealing a rogue who fell to the ground. Then, his Fire Hawk flew out, dropping down fire that ignited two other rogues, who then fell onto the ground, burning. ¡°You blind dogs, how can you shame us rogues? If you want equipment, kill for it yourself. What¡¯s sneaking up for, huh? You¡¯re nothing but trash.¡± Guardian Angel cussed. The Starfire Guild had also suffered losses in this battle, not to mention the equipment they reaped from it. The guild had also lost many members; not all the equipment lying around belonged to the Devil Alliance. Nobody would tolerate others eyeing their hard-earned loot.
When several rogues were killed, the members of Starfire Guild became more vignt. They spread out in the valley to ensure no rogues were hiding, while also continuously picking up equipment. Li Yao didn¡¯t waste time. He started directing guild members to certain areas where rogues might be hiding. This started sporadic bouts ofbat, quickly flushing out over a dozen hidden rogues. Li Yao sincerely said, ¡°No offence to you petty thieves, but you can¡¯t escape from my senses. If you want to muddy the waters, you aren¡¯t capable enough yet. But if there are people who would like to send themselves to death, and their equipment, you are wee.¡± As more and more Starfire Guild yers were resurrected, the speed of cleaning up the battlefield also increased significantly.
¡°Starfire Guild is really dominant, this is a public space, just because thieves pass by, doesn¡¯t mean they want to steal your equipment. It is ridiculous to assume thieves can¡¯t join the instance expedition.¡± The vice president of Brilliant Guild said coldly. Sister Li, who was counting the spoils of war, also responded coldly, ¡°Do you even believe what you¡¯re saying? Ridiculous.¡± ¡°You and Feng Yi just need to count and ssify, leave such small fries alone,¡± Li Yao said, then turned to the vice president of Brilliant Guild, ¡°I¡¯ve made myself clear. No one can step into our territory until Starfire Guild has cleaned up the battlefield, especially the rogues. Otherwise, don¡¯t me me for being rude.¡± ¡°Ridiculous, it isughable that you don¡¯t know your ce, thinking you can threaten us. Do you even qualify?¡± The Brilliant Guild vice president sneered, ¡°You are getting ahead of yourself after defeating Devil Alliance only once and are now overlooking our guild alliance.¡± ¡°Ridiculous or not, why don¡¯t you try?¡± Li Yao gripped his Blue Moon Bow. ¡°Look, look, this is too arrogant, theypletely overlook us. With the small number of them now, why don¡¯t we just go up and tten them, send someone to guard, and they won¡¯t even be able to open a new dungeon,¡± the Brilliant Guild vice president suggested. This suggestion tempted many guilds, as at the moment, not many of the Starfire Guild members were resurrected. Hai Kuotian¡¯s face changed and he said, ¡°He is looking down on you, not us. And you were the one who provoked the issue. I don¡¯t agree with targetting the Starfire Guild.¡± Edward also added sleekly, ¡°I don¡¯t want to be aughing stock. Even if we win under such circumstances, what¡¯s the point? I want to defeat them fair and square. If the dungeon is locked to them, and even if we achieve the first kill, many people will still believe that Prairie Fire deserves it. If you want to continue the fight, go ahead, I withdraw.¡± ¡°You¡¯re such a nuisance! Do you think we are afraid of you, Brilliant Guild? If you dare, just bring your people here and we will kill all of you.¡± The Guardian Angel raised his middle finger towards her¡­ Chapter 478: 478: Bountiful Harvest Chapter 478: Bountiful Harvest Edward¡¯s call to action was strong, as they said, what does it matter if they don¡¯t let Li Yao enter the instance. Having seen Li Yao¡¯s skills and Starfire¡¯s power today, they will undoubtedly be hot contenders for the first kill. At least those who witnessed this battle have no doubts about Starfire¡¯s strength. If they inhibit Starfire, then the first kill is devalued. Many would say, ¡°What¡¯s the big deal? Let¡¯s not sabotage Starfire.¡± And what situation are we in now? The entire situation started because someone didn¡¯t want Starfire to enter the instance. Then it was exploited, turning into the current situation. Then Starfire went up against many with only a few. Now, most of Starfire has been wiped out. To make moves now would be truly despicable. ¡°Humph, you¡¯re courting disaster by taming a tiger,¡± the vice president of the Brilliant Guild slowly stepped forward and said, ¡°Starfire is too tyrannical. If you don¡¯t allow people to join, I¡¯ll really¡­¡± Pu¡­ An arrow shot out and directly hit her throat, and she fell to the ground with a look of disbelief. ¡°I¡¯ll say it again, don¡¯t just let my words go in one ear and out the other.¡± Li Yao waved his hand, and a thief picked up the dropped equipment of the Brilliant Guild¡¯s vice president.
The guild alliance was shocked. That was ruthless. He didn¡¯t give others even the slightest chance to fight back. The opponent is, after all, the vice president of a top-tier guild, and he just killed her. ¡°Prairie Fire, you¡¯re overstepping.¡± The people of the Brilliant Guild reacted and revived the vice President while scolding Li Yao. Li Yao ignored them. As the vice president of the Brilliant Guild revived and stood up, and before she was teleported to the yer who cast the Resurrection Technique, an arrow shot out again. The vice president of the Brilliant Guild was once again killed. ¡°Prairie Fire, you¡¯re overstepping.¡± The healer was furious. ¡°Did I ask you to save her?¡± Li Yao swung his hand again, and a thief picked up the dropped equipment again. The yers from the Brilliant Guild were gnashing their teeth with hatred. However, they only had a thousand people. Despite Starfire¡¯s small number, without orders, no one dared make a move. However, with the vice president being killed, their rage was building to the breaking point, ready to explode at any minute. ¡°Prairie Fire, do me a favor and let her revive, will you?¡± Edward said, ¡°Don¡¯t forget, we are still in an alliance, and Starfire is a part of it.¡± ¡°Oh, I didn¡¯t realize I was still in the alliance. Then why did you stand by and do nothing when the Devil Alliance attacked us? You must have enjoyed watching.¡± Li Yao replied, feigning discontent. He¡¯s climbing the tree by the branch; If he¡¯s part of their alliance, why did they leave him to die? Everyone understands each other¡¯s mental states and thoughts. It¡¯s just unsaid. Edward didn¡¯t get angry, andughed, ¡°How about I owe you a favor?¡± ¡°Edward¡¯s favor for such a lowly person is wasted. But I¡¯ll take the deal.¡± Li Yao said as he again put away the Blue Moon Bow. ¡°Straightforward.¡± Edward turned around and said, ¡°Now let¡¯s revive. I don¡¯t want any more disputes before the dissolution of the alliance. As for what happenster, it¡¯s not my business.¡± ¡°Prairie Fire, you¡¯re courting death.¡± The vice president of the Brilliant Guild retreated back to her own line after being revived. ¡°If you want to battle, thene. We, Starfire, were never afraid of the tens of thousands of the Devil Alliance. Your Brilliant Guild brought only a thousand this time. I don¡¯t mind letting you all lie here, and then have someone watch over you until the world¡¯s end.¡± Li Yao was not going to tolerate this kind of lowlife, especially since he had enough confidence. Now, no one can stop his Starfire from being at the forefront. As long as they break into the enemy¡¯s line, it would be a massacre, without suspense. The face of the vice president of the Brilliant Guild kept alternating between green and white. Although furious, she dared not take the matter of pioneering lightly.
They were already far behind the Devil Alliance in time. If they were to dy pioneering due to conflicts with Starfire, it would be a pyrrhic victory. In reality, she wasn¡¯t stupid. She was just discontented with Starfire Guild¡¯s limelight. Prairie Fire specifically was in the limelight too much today. She was envious, and the Brilliant Guild and Starfire Guild were already enemies, and irreconcble at that. So, she tried to incite the alliance against Starfire. She wanted the alliance to suppress Starfire. However, she had failed. Many didn¡¯t agree, Edward didn¡¯t know what to think, and didn¡¯t want to get involved. As a result, the guilds that were initially interested didn¡¯t voice out, and Brilliant ended up being isted.
Moreover, she didn¡¯t expect Li Yao to be so unambiguous and killed her twice directly. Now, Brilliant was in a difficult position. If they made a move, they could imagine ending up like the Devil Alliance. If they didn¡¯t move, she was killed twice. How could she swallow this? ¡°Let¡¯s leave it at that, peace is the best option. Don¡¯t disturb Starfire in cleaning the battlefield. If we continue like this, we won¡¯t be able to enter the instance until dawn.¡± Edwardughed. ¡°I¡¯ll do you this favor and won¡¯t argue with Starfire.¡± The person from the Brilliant Guild slowly backed off. Everyone understood the situation; some people should just quickly step down. In reality, after those many battles, along with the big guild war, it was already half past midnight. In a short while, it would be dawn in the game. Without the disturbance of other guilds, the people of Starfire started to clean the battlefield. Only a few thieves who wanted to fish in troubled waters were discovered and killed by Li Yao. There wasn¡¯t any other disturbance. ¡°I apologize for dying your pioneering work to clean up the battlefield. Now, everyone can enter the instance.¡± Li Yao politely said. Then, he said on the guild channel, ¡°Everyone, return to the city with me. Rest a bit. After dawn, we¡¯ll start pioneering.¡± The people of Starfire began to use Hearthstones to return to the nearby camp. Li Yao looked at the Brilliant Guild and said, ¡°We¡¯re going back now. Don¡¯t you want Starfire to pioneer? We¡¯lle back after dawn, waiting for your Brilliant Guild to intercept.¡± The just normalized face of the vice president of the Brilliant Guild suddenly turned dark. How could they block? Tens of thousands were ughtered by Starfire. After they go back, they would undoubtedly distribute equipment. By then, the equipment level of Starfire Guild would go up a notch. If the people of Starfire wanted to enter the instance, how could they stop them? ¡°You¡¯ll have your day.¡± The vice president of the Brilliant Guild said, ¡°Alright, divide into teams and let¡¯s pioneer the instance.¡± The other guilds also began to divide into teams, then they entered the instance batch by batch. Thepetition for the first kill in the level 20 mainline instance officially began. The people of Starfire Guild returned to the nearby camp and gathered on the open ground. Sister Li stood in the middle and said, ¡°This time we won a huge victory and got a lot of equipment. Now, those who died and dropped their equipment, reim your original equipment, then we¡¯ll distribute the real spoils of war.¡±
Starfire had obtained too much equipment this time, too much¡­ Chapter 479: 479: An Unusual Event Chapter 479: An Unusual Event This time, Starfire Guild could say it was a great victory. The Devil Alliance had brought over ten thousand yers to block the small valley. In terms of actual strength, of course, the guild alliance was stronger as there were many guilds participating. But eventually, the two sides did not start a fight, but instead resolved the dispute through a gamble. As a result, Li Yao helped the Guild alliance win the gamble, while the Devil Alliance did not want to let Starfire¡¯s yers through. The Guild alliance watched the drama unfold as spectators. Under these circumstances, this led to Starfire taking on over ten thousand Devil Alliance yers with just a thousand of their own. In the end, they triumphed over them. Although Starfire was almost wiped out, they managed to secure a victory. If they died, they would directly drop their equipment. Starfire Guild gathered over ten thousand pieces of equipment. Even though not all of it was top-notch, most of it was Purple Equipment, upying over ten thousand pieces. These members were all elites of the Devil Alliance, so there was little Blue Equipment on them. Moreover, the Purple Equipment they possessed was all level fifteen or seventeen, which are mainstream Purple Equipment, and especially during the time of pioneering the instance, this kind of equipment was surely pursued.
Quickly, the members of Starfire Guild re-equipped the fallen equipment. Lady Li said: ¡°This time the harvest is too rich, for those who participated in this battle, besides guild points, there is also a piece of Purple Equipment for each person. The elders and I have prepared for sorting, and it¡¯s now in the Guild warehouse, the Guild leader has opened the permissions for you, you can take any piece of Purple Equipment at will. In addition, those who want to pioneer the instance can also select their equipment. The equipment has been categorised, I will give you half an hour, and then we will be departing to pioneer the instance.¡± After Lady Li finished speaking, she entered arge tent, where a group of people was already gathered. ¡°Good, those who are ready for the First Kill are all here, let us distribute the equipment.¡± Li Yao started allocating equipment to the team members: ¡°These pieces of equipment serve as rewards for participating in this battle, and you can exchange them for two pieces of equipment with points. If you exceed the limit, you must return them to the guild after pioneering.¡± ¡°Boss, we understand.¡± Happiness is a Disease said. ¡°Originally, I would talk about the instance after arriving at the instance. But now while distributing equipment, let me first exin this instance.¡± Li Yao nced around and said: ¡°This main storyline is different from the instances we have seen before, so the way we fight it is also different. Many guilds may lose out if they can¡¯t adapt. The Devil Alliance was able to pioneer the first boss in such a short amount of time, so it¡¯s not a simple matter. They might have some hidden cards.¡± DumbfoundedTongtong said: ¡°Big brother, you have said so much but still have not mentioned what is special about this instance.¡± Li Yao nodded and said: ¡°It is a War Instance.¡± ¡°War Instance?¡± Lady Li questioned. Li Yao said: ¡°Yes, War Instance. I have no qualms telling you that we must achieve First Kill in this instance. The Queen gave me a mission that can only be triggered by getting First Kill. She once mentioned that although this tribe is small, it is very special. It has many names like Shadow Tribe, Cursed Tribe, and Evil Hoof Tribe, none of which are without substance. Therefore, the three factions have negotiated and decided to use this instance as a trial for the new recruits, that is us.¡± ¡°Guild leader, you don¡¯t need to exin so much, instruct us how to fight, and we will do as you say. The other guilds have already started.¡± A neer called Mu Zi said in a hurry. ¡°Alright, then we will start.¡± Li Yao said: ¡°We¡¯ll talk about the specifics inside.¡± Qin Fengyi said: ¡°Wait a minute, I don¡¯t know who, but someone leaked a video of the Devil Alliance¡¯s pioneering guide.¡± ¡°What? How could such a thing get leaked?¡± Lady Li was surprised. Li Yao was astounded and said: ¡°How is this possible?¡± Qin Fengyi said: ¡°I also think it is impossible, but now a lot of guilds have gotten this video. I even bought it from a friend.¡± Li Yao fell silent and said: ¡°Usually, video recording is limited, but a video was still leaked and is even being sold. This is quite unusual.¡± ¡°I always feel like there is a conspiracy.¡± Lady Li said. ¡°Well, there¡¯s no doubt about the video. It has footage of the boss battle and the key points to pass the instance.¡± Qin Fengyi said.
¡°Let¡¯s watch and walk for now and not fuss over whether there is a conspiracy or not.¡± Li Yao couldn¡¯t quite figure out what the Devil Alliance was nning for the moment. However, as someone who had reborn, although he forgot a lot of things, he had a deep impression of the mainline instance. This instance contained many mysteries. Therefore, Li Yao was not worried at all. They were leading by just more than a day, and it was impossible for them to achieve First Kill. On the way, Qin Fengyi started to y the video. Some unimportant parts were fast-forwarded, and only at critical points did they pause. It was only after they finished the pre-instance missions and entered the instance that they finished watching the video.
¡°How is it, did anyone find anything unusual?¡± Lady Li asked inside the instance. Li Yao also couldn¡¯t find any clues, but he always felt that something was amiss. Moreover, their pioneering was stuck in that cycle, which didn¡¯t surprise Li Yao. The always silent Unparalleled Seductress said: ¡°This video has too many traces of editing. I think they certainly want to mislead us. However, there are some things that don¡¯t make sense. Even if they misled us, the information disclosed in the video is too much.¡± Tongtong said: ¡°I think you¡¯re overthinking it. Regardless of whether or not it¡¯s misleading, we just have to understand the instance from the video, then fight on our own. Besides, with big brother being so powerful, the tactics hees up with will definitely surpass theirs.¡± Fruit Knight nodded and said: ¡°Tongtong¡¯s right, we just need to look at the instance¡¯s situation. For the specific battle tactics and strategy, having the guild leader is enough. No matter what conspiracy they have, or what they want to mislead, it would not affect us.¡± ¡°Exactly, exactly, with the guild leader, who needs their rotten strategy.¡± Neer Mu Zi also said. The other members also chimed in. They had blind trust in Li Yao. Unparalleled Seductress said: ¡°It seems your prestige is quite high. You¡¯re under heavy pressure.¡± Li Yao knew this was not the time to be humble and said: ¡°You¡¯re joining us in pioneering this time because you want to see my capabilities, right? I still have confidence in myself. Let¡¯s not dilly-dally, just watch.¡± ¡°Alright, I will be watching closely. If you can lead Starfire to score the First Kill under these circumstances, then from now on I will work for you wholeheartedly, manage the club well and not say a word otherwise.¡± Unparalleled Seductress said. ¡°Alright, it¡¯s settled then. Everyone, start your buffs, let¡¯s get started.¡± With Li Yao¡¯smand, the members of Starfire Guild started buffing¡­
Chapter 480: 480 Array Chapter 480: Chapter 480 Array At this moment, everyone found themselves in a sparse forest with visible hoofprints left on the ground. Distantly, they could hear the neighing of centaurs. ¡°Guild Master, I¡¯ve surveyed the area. It¡¯s a minor stronghold. It doesn¡¯t look like a vige, more like a small gathering ce for centaurs.¡± Shadow Dance eximed over the voice chat. ¡°This forest is ratherrge. From the video we know that this is just one of six peripheral outposts surrounding the first boss¡¯s base, with a lot of opennd in between. There are centaur patrols, though not as frequent as at the outposts. I noticed the previous yers simply detoured these zones, killing only a small number of centaurs and managing to reach the first boss¡¯s area.¡± Li Jie exined. ¡°I too was puzzled before watching the video. Even though the first boss won¡¯t be too tough, to kill him in just one day seemed too easy. It¡¯s now clear that they simply sidestepped the encounters, essentially going straight to attacking the boss. The first boss certainly wouldn¡¯t be too hard; as long as they¡¯d umted ample equipment, it wouldn¡¯t be surprising to get past this boss,¡± the Unparalleled Demoness surmised. ¡°Let¡¯s also take a detour and go kill the boss,¡± Wide-eyed Mengmeng eagerly suggested. ¡°Under our big brother¡¯smand, we¡¯ll soon catch up with the progress of the Devil Alliance. By then, let¡¯s see if they can still be so arrogant,¡± Wide-eyed Mengming proposed. All eyes turned to Li Yao, who was quick to ask: ¡°Doesn¡¯t this seem a bit strange to you?¡± ¡°Strange how?¡± Li Jie inquired. Li Yao pointed out: ¡°Think about it, wouldn¡¯t it be too easy for us just to bypass all these mobs? Do you think the game design is faulty in allowing this?¡± ¡°Impossible, they wouldn¡¯t overlook such an important aspect in a mainline dungeon.¡± Fruit Knight fervently disagreed.
Others nodded in agreement with Li Yao as he continued, ¡°If it isn¡¯t a design oversight, then there must be a reason for allowing this sort of strategy. The question is what?¡± Everyone exchanged puzzled nces until neer Mu Zi cautiously suggested, ¡°Maybe it¡¯s meant to keep us guessing?¡± Happiness is a Disease also chimed in: ¡°Maybe it¡¯s just a ploy to confuse us.¡± Li Yao shook his head, replying, ¡°Unlikely. Even if the designers had this intention, it still wouldn¡¯t exin why the main program permits such an approach. Don¡¯t forget about the concept of fantasy realness. The centaurs must have a reason for their positioning.¡± The Unparalleled Demoness furrowed her brow, countering, ¡°Given your confidence, it seems like you¡¯ve figured something out.¡± Li Yao nodded, responding, ¡°It¡¯s just a guess. When I entered the dungeon earlier, I released a fire hawk and this is what it reported back.¡± Li Yao marked six points and drew a small circle in the middle. ¡°These six points represent six outposts, and the circle in the middle depicts a small vige where Khan¡¯s tents are located. Do you see anything?¡± ¡°A hexagram.¡± Li Jie, Qin Feng Yi, and the Unparalleled Demoness replied in unison. ¡°Exactly, it seems to be forming an array. But why would they set up an array?¡± Li Yao shook his head and continued, ¡°Although we don¡¯t know, I¡¯ve decided not to bypass, but instead to wipe out one outpost to see what we might discover.¡± ¡°Wipe out an outpost?¡± The team gasped in astonishment. This news was shocking. It was daunting just imagining how much time it would take to clear even one outpost, let alone all six. ¡°Won¡¯t this dy us?¡± Li Jie asked, her brow furrowed. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. Even if this does waste a bit of time, I¡¯m confident we¡¯ll get the world-first kill. Not even if the Devil Alliance is very powerful, it¡¯s impossible for them to kill the boss in a short time.¡± was Li Yao¡¯s reassurance. ¡°I also think there¡¯s something fishy about these outposts. Why don¡¯t we try clearing one outpost?¡± Unparalleled Demoness concurred. ¡°In that case, Shadow Dance, brief us on the situation at the outposts,¡± ordered Li Yao. ¡°The outposts are pretty straightforward. There are four high grounds around each outpost with centaurs patrolling from above. In the middle is a small gathering ground with approximately three thousand inhabitants,¡± Shadow Dance reported. Li Jie frowned: ¡°There are so many centaurs in just one outpost. That¡¯s certainly unusual.¡± The team seemed to unanimously agree, if every outpost shared this structure, then that is almost eighteen thousand troops. This number possiblyprises a significant bulk of their tribal forces. The Unparalleled Demoness asked: ¡°Are all these three thousand troops silver elites?¡± Shadow Dance said: ¡°I randomly appraised plenty, all silver elites, and starred ones at that.¡±
The group gasped in shock. So many silver elites, even starred silver elites¡ªit was downright horrifying. Twentieth-level silver elites were already daunting, not to mention starred ones. Their offense, defense, and vitality were all at the pinnacle. Although they were now all elite professions, gaining a star still requiredpleting an extremely difficult task. ¡°There are barely twenty of us; rushing forward would be suicide.¡± Wide-eyed Mengmeng looked at Li Yao and asked, ¡°What should we do?¡±
Li Yao replied, ¡°I¡¯ve mentioned before that this is a war-themed dungeon, so I¡¯vee fully prepared. Follow me.¡± Li Yao led the team toward the outpost, easily clearing away the two or three small groups they came across on the way. They came to a clearing where Li Yao began to unload various items from his backpack, forming arge pile. ¡°What¡¯s this?¡± Li Jie questioned. While assembling the items, Li Yao replied, ¡°I borrowed these five crossbows and a gue catapult from thedy officer. I have to return them after use.¡± ¡°You have quite the influence.¡± The team was speechless, these kind of military supplies were tightly controlled. Even if someone managed to borrow them, they would require a cart to transport them. They couldn¡¯t just carry them around like Li Yao. Li Yao himself didn¡¯t know how to build a catapult or a crossbow, he could only assemble them. If a guild wanted to borrow even one crossbow, they would have to pay a steep price. Only Li Yao could manage to borrow so many in one go. Li Yao worked swiftly, taking about five minutes to assemble each one. It took him half an hour to finish all the preparations. The catapult was positioned on a small hill, and the crossbows were ced at various locations. He then said, ¡°Shortly, I willmand the fire hawk to ignite a fire in an outpost. This will provoke a portion of the centaurs to rush out. Those of you I assigned earlier, control the crossbows diligently and keep firing. Particrly, the Demoness, if you fail to aim the gue catapult at the crowd of centaurs, we will be in big trouble.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry,¡± the Unparalleled Demoness responded, ¡°It¡¯s not as difficult as it seems.¡± ¡°Good, then. The rest of you,e with me to an open terrain. We are about to start the attack,¡± Li Yao announced, leading the way. With the confidence instilled by the crossbows and gue catapult, the members of Starfire quickly formed a battle line.
Suddenly, a zing red silhouette swooped towards the outpost, followed by a shower of fiery feathers. Roars erupted from within the outpost as the fire hawk circled around, scattering a ring of mes before flying straight towards Li Yao¡¯s position. The centaurs were quick to respond. The thunderous noise of chaotic hooves reverberated through the air¡­ Chapter 481: 481: The Specificity of War Chapter 481: The Specificity of War Centaurs, in the Ancient Times, were a highly honored race. Their ancestors were the sons of a demigod of nature, descendants of the jungle guardians. The jungle guardians mated with the Earth Princess, hence giving birth to the race of centaurs. In the Ancient Times, they had fought alongside dark elves, minotaurs, and even boar men against the Demon Legion. Only after a brutal war did they manage to repel the Demon Legion, thereby preserving the world. However, as time passed, the descendants of the jungle guardians gradually split into many tribes. Pursuing power, they were each deceived by the ancient gods or the guardians of nightmares. They formed an alliance, and together, they killed the jungle guardian. Ever since then, the centaurs have been divided. They subsequently became violent and barbaric. Over thousands of years, due to their hatred of other races, they were gradually ostracized by all races. In the eyes of the three major factions, their downfall was asmentable as that of the boar men. However, centaurs still possess a strong ability to reproduce and fight. As their numbers expanded, so did their territories. Gradually, they began having territorial disputes with the minotaurs, which resulted in a war that hassted for over a thousand years. However, due to the centaurs¡¯ total suppression of the minotaurs, the minotaurs suffered constant defeats. Now, they can only hide in a single area, facing the danger of extermination.
If it weren¡¯t for the assistance of the orcs and trolls, the few tribes of minotaurs would have beenpletely wiped out. This is what led to the alliance of the three major factions against the centaurs. The Dark Camp seeks self-protection. The Light Faction desires territory, as they continue to assert themselves in the West Continent. The Neutral Faction is, as always, mediating the conflict. Amid the disorderly sounds of hoof-beats, everyone saw many centaurs emerging from the post, all of them different from the ordinary centaurs they had encountered before. These centaurs of the tribe emitted a ck aura, and their hooves were as ck as ink, almost dreamlike. They burned with ck mes. Wherever they roamed, the ground was left scarred with signs of corrosion and scorching. This is why they were called the Evil Hoof Tribe. ¡°An estimated number of around 500.¡± Shadow Dance said quickly, having made his assessment. As a thief, one not only needed to scout but also to possess numerous other essential skills. Like in the current situation, the system would not provide you with numerical data. You had to make quickly estimates yourself. ¡°We can fight. Get ready.¡± Li Yao breathed a sigh of relief. At present, the team¡¯s manpower was too small. If the number of centaur-attacking forces was toorge, they wouldn¡¯t be able to handle it. Of course, 500 attackers are already quite terrifying. If it were any other team, they would have fled at the first sign of danger. Only Li Yao had the confidence to hold off 500 charging centaurs. During the assembly process, the remaining members of the squad were also busy, setting up some things on their part. ¡°This Shadow Dance is really skilled, quite talented. I wonder why he¡¯s been so unknown until now,¡± Unparalleled Enchantress asked, puzzled. Before Li Yao could reply, Dandan interrupted, ¡°Humph, he¡¯s my little brother. He used to hang out with me. But big brother has taken him away. It¡¯s so unfair.¡± ¡°The manager probably doesn¡¯t know. Because of Shadow Dance¡¯s difficult family situation, he was helped by the manager. After oveing the hard times, Shadow Dance became a high-ranking member of the guild. Furthermore, the manager taught him how to y the thief role. Even though Shadow Dance was already quite skilled, he wasn¡¯t as extraordinary without the help.¡±, Happiness is A Disease exined. The Unparalleled Enchantress being the club manager was no secret within the guild. For such an enchantingdy, the men in the group were quite envious. On the other hand, Li Yao had also stated that he would not interfere with the selection of team members, which was the responsibility of the Enchantress. For most members, naturally, the Enchantress was quite sought after. After all, joining the battle team meant getting an extra ie as benefits. Starfire Guild¡¯s benefits were well known, and for experts, who wouldn¡¯t want to enter the arena? This led to the current situation. ¡°So, you can teach someone how to y the thief. I didn¡¯t see thating. Teach me how to y the ss too, when you have time.¡± Unparalleled Enchantress said, surprised. Li Yao waved his hand, ¡°Don¡¯t listen to his nonsense, Shadow Dance was already good at his craft. His strength came from his own hard work.¡± ¡°Boss, you¡¯re being too modest¡­¡± Shadow Dance couldn¡¯t help butment. ¡°Enough. Stop being distracted. Calcte the distance.¡±, Li Yao said. After a while, Shadow Dance announced, ¡°Estimated distances are one thousand yards, eight hundred yards, six hundred yards, four hundred yards¡­¡±
¡°Prepare the gue Catapult,¡± Li Yaomanded. ¡°It is already set up,¡± the Unparalleled Enchantress replied. ¡°Fire!¡± Li Yaomanded. At Li Yao¡¯smand, the Unparalleled Enchantressunched the gue Catapult.
Thud¡­ A gue Barrel glowing green and emitting a sickening gas wasunched into the air¡­ ¡°Everyone, drink your potions,¡± Li Yao said, as he swallowed a potion himself. Basic immunity potion: Provides immunity frommon gue infections and corrosion for one hour. Everyone consumed their potions and the gue Barrel traced an arc over their heads andnded amidst a line of centaurs. Boom¡­ Large amounts of green gue gas quickly spread, causing many of the centaurs to be infected. Their faces twisted in agony. Although his HP did not drop significantly, his speed visibly slowed down. In an instant, at least a hundred centaurs were infected by the disease, which continued to spread relentlessly. The centaurs¡¯ lines instantly fell into chaos. ¡°In a war game, it¡¯s just like in the wilderness. All means can be employed without any restrictions,¡± Li Yao said to the awestruck members. ¡°Ballistas, prepare!¡±, he ordered. Along with Li Yao¡¯smand, the ballistas loaded with arrows also started, including six Li Yao himself activated. A gigantic crossbow arrow glowing with green light shot out.
Thud, thud, thud, thud¡­ Because of the gue, the front lines had already fallen into chaos and were unable to dodge the crossbow arrows. One by one, the crossbow arrows prated the centaur lines. The force of the ballista was too great, coupled with the unique armor-breaking poison. Each crossbow arrow at least prated five or six centaurs before losing power. The first volley left more than thirty centaurs maimed. Woooh¡­ A centaur wielding a de engraved with strange runes roared. The disorganized centaurs charged once more towards Li Yao¡¯s lines. Meanwhile, several groups of centaurs detached from the main lines and each charged a ballista. Li Yao also quickly loaded his ballista and calmly said, ¡°Everyone prepare for the centaur¡¯s charge. The second wave, prepare to fire.¡±¡­ PS: Happy National Day everyone, have a great mood. There will be a small event around eight or nine in the evening, with rewards like red envelopes, memberships, and starting currency. If you like a lively crowd, you can join 427590697, which is amon group. VIP group chiefs who are full subscribers or have a fan value of 5000 can join 577209540. For the Weixin public number, search for nixidemaliao to add. Continuing to update game information and some benefits today and tomorrow. Chapter 482: 482 Chapter 482: 482 Centaurs were now on the field, running and shooting in unison. Even their short-range archery skills were top-notch. The Minotaurs were also known for their speed, but they fell short inparison to the four-legged Centaurs, which made them considerably restrained by the Centaurs. Often when Centaurs engaged inbat, they would orderly unleash a wave of arrows from a fair distance. When they were inrge numbers, this barrage of arrows would resemble an Arrow Rain. All of these Centaurs were elite Silver Star units. If they had attacked in unison, their dense Arrow Rain would have submerged the group of twenty or so. That was one of the specialties of war instances. Normal instances wouldn¡¯t spawn monsters in suchrge quantities. For example, for a 25-yer instance like this, such arge number of monsters urring simultaneously was unlikely. The challenge of war instances naturally permitted yers to use means not typically allowed in ordinary instances. Apart from entering a Mirror Space, these instances weren¡¯t much different from standard fieldbat. Put another way, Li Yao¡¯s Dark Arrow wouldn¡¯t be restricted in these instances. Li Yao had borrowed five ballistae, not aiming to cause high casualties but to disrupt the Centaur formations, to prevent a volley of arrows. Naturally, the members didn¡¯t realize that Li Yao¡¯s strategy had already allowed them to narrowly dodge a crisis of total annihtion.
Nevertheless, the galloping hooves of the charge were still quite shocking to the members. Soon the second round of shooting and the gue Barrels detonated among the Centaur groups once again. Whoosh¡­ The leading Centaur, a two-star Silver Elite, decisively gave the order. The formation of the Centaurs was beginning to disperse, so the casualties from this round were obviously not as significant as before. ¡°Everyone, pay attention. This Centaur doesn¡¯t obey a typical aggro mechanism. The tanks at the front, as I mentioned earlier, mustn¡¯t let their formation be broken. Protect the ranged and healers.¡± Speaking, Li Yao saw that the Centaurs had already charged upfront. Despite being slowed down by the gue Barrels, the Centaurs advanced rapidly, as if they were arrows leaving a bowstring. The formation of the twenty-five yers was very tight-knit. Several tanks on the left and right of the Spider Tank linked themselves into a Shield Wall, prepared to meet the Centaurs¡¯ charge. Whoosh¡­ Boom, boom, boom¡­ The Centaurs fiercely shed with Starfire Core Group¡¯s defense line. Of course, the ranged attackers from Starfire were not idle, they began their assault. But their attack was not enough to one-shot these Silver Elites. The result of the collision was that the unfortunate Centaurs that were mmed into the Spider Tank immediately flipped over, while the Spider Tank remained still without a single movement. The other tanks had a harder time, with the Guarding Angel who didn¡¯t understand the use of the barrier sliding across the ground, leaving a mark. The remaining tanks, including Fruit Knight, had hand support from the melee attackers, which resulted in them being knocked back by the impact and falling to the ground. The tanks were suffering from numb arms, but at least their line hadn¡¯t been broken by the impact. ¡°Their strength is too powerful. If not for the slowing effect of the gue Barrels, our formation would have been broken.¡± Despite using Hand of Protection, the Fruit Knight¡¯s arm was still numb and unresponsive. At the same time, the Centaurs trying to nk Starfire Core Group from the sides let out panicked neighs. The ground on both sides copsed suddenly. The leading Centaurs were too fast and too strong, they fell straight into the pit. St, st, st, st¡­
Due to their enormous strength, their bodies were impaled by sharp iron spikes. Copious amounts of blood flowed. Not only were the spikes sharp, they also carried blood grooves, draining arge amount of blood from their bodies. Not to mention, the fall alone had left them disoriented. The spikes alone were lethal enough. ¡°You despicable scoundrels!¡±, The leading Centaur roared angrily. The Centaurs aiming to attack the ballistae and the gue Catapult suffered the same fate. The ones at the front were killed instantly, those at the edge of the trap neighed in rage.
Ultimately, although the gue Barrels had infected them with the gue, making their bodies extremely weak, their charging speed was not slower than before. If they had charged at their original speed, more Centaurs would need to die or be injured before they coulde to a stop. During the brief standoff, nearly a hundred Centaurs were brutally killed, which had been the members¡¯ objective when Li Yao was assembling the ballistae ¨C they had dug several giant pits and installed Li Yao¡¯s gigantic Spike Traps. ¡°Abandon the siege engines and ballistae, everyone regroup.¡± Li Yao ordered swiftly all the while constantly shooting. He had started usingbo tactics,unching attacks while applying Dark Arrow. During the battles on the outside, Li Yao had also been using Dark Arrow, albeit he hadn¡¯t triggered its effect. Of course, he had backup ns. If Starfire Core Group had been unable to hold their ground, he would have triggered it. However, as Devil Alliance¡¯s scroll revealed part of the strategy, they thus lost theirst opportunity. Li Yao decided against using thebo effect, choosing instead to shock them more thoroughly. ¡°Bedside Table, move to the back and prepare to intercept the Centaurs, slow them down.¡± Seeing that the defensive line didn¡¯t break, Li Yao finally felt at ease. Though the Centaurs were numerous, traps were set on both sides. They couldn¡¯t form aplete encirclement, or else Starfire Core Group would have been overwhelmed. The other team members had managed to regroup. Seeing them return, the Centaurs from the other side also started to nk them. Combat was imminent with a one-star Silver Elite¡¯s health bar rising sharply. His health points were close to two hundred thousand, and the defense stat was terrifyingly high. Even Li Yao couldn¡¯t easily one-shot it. ¡°All DPS, remember to focus on my marked target,¡± Li Yao directed the melee attackers to attack the closest targets. The formation was evidently more stable now. Meanwhile, as the first Centaur fell, a skeletal Silver Elite Centaur appeared. Even though its health points were a lot lesser than the other Centaurs¡¯ and it couldn¡¯t heal itself, it retained the skills it had in life. With the increase in Centaur skeletons, matters were getting easier for Starfire¡¯s side. Li Yao wasn¡¯t worried about the depletion of Centaur skeletons as they could be replenished anytime. Li Yao¡¯s skeleton count reached a hundred, and Starfire Core Group was totally safe. Only four or five members died due to idents, but that didn¡¯t affect the oue much.
Before long, the remaining Centaurs were all dead. ¡°Healers, resurrect the dead members. Melee and rogues, clean up the battleground and collect the loot. Everyone else, quickly recover and prepare for the next wave,¡± Li Yao directed while also sitting down to recover his strength. Starfire Core Group was incredibly inspired. The recent battle allowed them to experience the feeling of war profoundly. Especially the thunderous gallop of hooves, which made their blood boil. This was a sensation they couldn¡¯t experience in the battles against Devil Alliance. ¡°Only a piece of Cloth Armor for DPS dropped.¡± After looking through the loot, Li Yao added, ¡°Not bad since it¡¯s a Level 20 piece. Go ahead, roll for it.¡± Cloth Armor drops were typically for Mages, Magicians, or Necromancers. The loot distribution waspleted quickly and Li Yao stood up. ¡°Refresh all buffs, we start the next wave now.¡±¡­ ps: The event will start in more than an hour. To join the group, check the end of the previous chapter¡­ Chapter 483: 483: Advancing the Post Chapter 483: Advancing the Post Everyone was busy setting up the traps again, even using the bodies of the centaurs to form a small war barricade. ¡°Big brother, so we can do it this way too. With these bodies, we won¡¯t need to worry about their charge.¡± Dumbbell Tonton didn¡¯t pitch in, utterly oblivious to the feelings of the other guild members. Especially the female members, they too were moving corpses; the realistic touch made many of them pale in the face. ¡°This is magical reality, bing more and more real.¡± Sister Li also had a paleplexion, since before, the blood and wounds were quite blurry, but now much more clear and realistic. Li Yao nodded and said: ¡°This is why I asked you all to move the bodies. Seeing the way this game is developing, it will only get more real. If we cannot adapt, it will be difficult to adjust to future battles. So everyone has to hold on, bear with it, and you¡¯ll get used to it slowly.¡± Li Yao thought back to his previous life, where there was a scene of rivers of blood, with limbs scattered all over. If he showed it to them now, they would probably faint at the sight, let alone fight. At that time, even the sense of smell waspletely mimicked. The heavy smell of blood on the battlefield was suffocating. ¡°We understand.¡± The neer, Mu Zi responded. ¡°That¡¯s good, as long as you don¡¯t curse me in your heart or say I¡¯m abusing you all,¡± Li Yaoughed. Everyoneughed with him.
¡°Your guild members are all quite good.¡± A hint of distraction shed across the face of the Unparalleled Demoness. Sister Li added, ¡°They are our members.¡± The Unparalleled Demoness nodded and said, ¡°Yes, they are our members.¡± Afterst night¡¯s great battle, the cohesion of the Starfire Guild was unprecedented. Starfire had already be a home for everyone. ¡°Once the pioneer mission ends, we¡¯ll start recruiting new members. The time is ripe,¡± Sister Li said, ¡°Our guild has leveled up to three already. It¡¯s not good to keep putting off.¡± Li Yao nodded and said, ¡°Yes. Recruiting new members, establishing guild headquarters ¨C let¡¯s get started once this is over. We are ready.¡± Fire Hawk set fire to the sentry post again. This time, the sound of horse hooves was even more intense, as if thousands of horses were approaching. It seemed evident that the centaurs had be more organized after their preparation. But the Starfire Team was not novice anymore. After the previous great battle, it was proven that their setup was very useful. Add to that Li Yao¡¯s pets and a hundred Silver British Skeletons, naturally, they were even more confident. Having the skeletons leading the charge, they didn¡¯t have to guard against the centaurs now. ¡°I estimate there are about a thousand of them,¡± Shadow Dance ventured a wild guess. ¡°We¡¯ll stick to the previous n. Report the distance. Ready the stone throwers and the ballistae,¡± Li Yao¡¯s voice was full of resolve. He was not afraid of these thousand horses either. true to expectations, the thousand centaurs failed to breach the line of defense of Starfire¡¯s and were worn down to aplete copse. The spoils of this battle were three purple equipment pieces, each of which was won by whoever needed it most. ¡°Big brother, should we lure them again?¡± Dumbbell Tonton asked. Li Yao shook his head and said: ¡°Let¡¯s take a break. We¡¯ve been fighting for three to four hours and we¡¯re all tired. Recovery now will help us. We will capture the sentry post this time.¡± The Silver centaurs had high HP. Killing so many centaurs took up a lot of time. Even though he had a continuous stream of skeletons, even Li Yao¡¯s formidable pets couldn¡¯t maintain the stamina anymore. ¡°We are only able to y like this because of you, you freak. I really can¡¯t imagine what other guilds would do to clear the sentry post with just twenty people,¡± remarked the Unparalleled Demoness. ¡°Yeah, how would others deal with the sentry post without this freak?¡± Guardian Angel stated while she was nibbling on the Earth Dragon meat roasted by Li Yao. With this kind of food, their properties could be boosted significantly.
Sister Li frowned, ¡°Could it be that your judgment is mistaken? After all, this sentry post is too difficult, it may be impossible for other troops to clear it.¡± Li Yao shook his head and replied, ¡°We extinguished half of their centaurs, but they didn¡¯t send any reinforcements. It shows that this sentry post must be crucial. It further confirms my judgment. Besides, there are indeed other ways to break through the sentry post.¡± The Unparalleled Demoness was surprised, ¡°Do you have another method, in such a short time?¡± ¡°Of course, have you seen the forest behind us?¡± Li Yao pointed to the forest behind them.
¡°We have, what¡¯s the matter?¡± Dumbbell Tonton was confused. Li Yao exined, ¡°Don¡¯t you find it strange? You know, if you look at the architectural style of the centaurs, it¡¯s very simr to that of ancient nomadic tribes. They are a race from the grasnds, their leader is called Khan. But you see, the Evil Hoof Tribe lives in the forests within the valley. The forest greatly restricts them.¡± The Unparalleled Demoness understood, ¡°So, the Evil Hoof Tribe is indeed a bit strange. You¡¯re right, if a part of the centaurs is lured into the forest and slowly eaten away, this method could work.¡± ¡°Yes, but it¡¯s too slow. I don¡¯t want to consume that much time,¡± Li Yao thought back to his previous life. Because of the special mechanisms of the instance dungeon, they toiled for several days only to find out they were wrong and had to start pioneering again. At first, they relied on using the terrain and traps to get past this first challenge. At that time, every guild¡¯s members disyed their magical powers in every possible way. Various methods and items wereing out one after another, which was when yers started to make use of scrolls and items. When the mainline dungeon was over, someone had summed up an ultimate guide to getting past the sentry post, made with good items discovered by various guilds. Li Yao still remembered this post. When he abandoned his rogue and began ying as a hunter, he had specifically studied it. However, in this life, he had many different tactics, so he wasn¡¯t bound by that guide. With his unique methods, the efficiency was actually higher. Otherwise, just clearing the sentry post would take several days. Qin Feng Yi said, ¡°Just received the information. The top guilds are pioneering the first boss, and a few guilds have already defeated the first boss and are progressing towards the second one.¡± ¡°These people are not bad. Having the video, despite the Devil Alliance¡¯s intentional misdirection, defeating this boss has be much simpler,¡± Sister Li said. Li Yaoughed and said indifferently, ¡°Everyone, please calm down, I can assure you that they will not get the First Kill. Alright, we¡¯ve rested enough. Get ready, we¡¯re going to storm the sentry post.¡± ¡°Yes, no matter what, we have to capture the first sentry post,¡± the Unparalleled Demoness also agreed with Li Yao¡¯s judgment. After all, these six sentry posts were too strange.
This time, hundreds of Silver centaurs encircled the Starfire Team , then the spider tank took the lead and they marched into the sentry post with a grand momentum. At this moment, there were still 1,500 centaurs inside the sentry post¡­ Chapter 484: 484: Occupation Chapter 484: upation ¡°Damn it, our tribe has never interacted with the outside world, why disturb our peace.¡± The chief sentry is a three-star Silver Hero, who roared furiously upon seeing the people of Starfire Guild approach. Li Yao said, ¡°You have been controlled by demons, don¡¯t think we wouldn¡¯t know it just because you hide in such a small ce. You use dark magic, your bodies have already begun mutating, and yet you talk of peace, truly ridiculous. If indeed your conscience is clear, step aside and let us take a look at this sentry post.¡± The three-star Silver Hero immediately changed his facial expression and said, ¡°Since you seek death, don¡¯t me us for being impolite. You¡¯ve disturbed the slumber of the gods. No one can leave this valley alive.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s give it a try then.¡± Li Yao was somewhat disappointed; he thought that some special plot might have been triggered, only to find that after all this talk, a battle was inevitable. ¡°Kill them.¡± At the leader¡¯smand, a volley of arrows whizzed through the air. Clink, nk¡­ With the rain of arrows, the Skeletons at the front lines kept falling, and the health pool of the Spider Tank was also depleting rapidly. ¡°Charge.¡± The people of Starfire immediately rushed and initiated their attack. ¡°Stay in line, don¡¯tg behind because of your attack range. We aim to reach the central camp.¡± Li Yao loudlymanded.
The members knew well there were no traps to utilize, nor any gue Barrels here. If they were ambushed by the centaurs, the team wouldn¡¯t have enough tanks to withstand them. Moreover, in case of an ambush, Li Yao¡¯s Skeletons wouldn¡¯t be able to resupply in a timely manner. With the obstruction of the Skeletons, the people of Starfire had no choice but to push through and enter the opponent¡¯s formation. However, the centaurs didn¡¯t like to engage in stand and deliver strategies. They began to scatter; the melee attackers seeking out breaks in Starfire¡¯s formation, and the ranged attackers quickly changing from stationary positions to skirmishing. ¡°Pick up the pace; we¡¯re running out of fresh Skeletons.¡± Li Yao wore a solemn expression. They had already rushed into the sentry post. Turning around was no longer an option, they could only go all-in. If the obstruction from the Skeletons was gone, Starfire¡¯s fragile members wouldn¡¯t be able to withstand a single blow from the Silver Heroes. Considering the oues of member reduction, they might even fail. ¡°All the ranged members, prioritize movement. Only use instant-cast spells against the melee centaurs in front.¡± Li Yao continued issuing orders. The ranged centaurs kept charging around. To hit them was very difficult, but the melee centaurs standing in their path might not be as difficult to hit. Eventually, when they were on the verge of running out of Skeletons, they entered the massive building located in the center of the sentry post. This building was noticeably different from the centaurs¡¯ tent-style buildings. It was made of wood and seemingly contained an Altar-like structure within. However, they didn¡¯t get a chance to examine it closely. Upon seeing their entry, all centaurs began attacking them frenziedly. However, the Spider Tank and Starfire¡¯s melee attackers had already barricaded the entrance. The centaurs could only continue tounch furious charges; the ranged attackers had stopped their skirmishing and were now firing arrows from a distance. They were however careful not to damage the building as they seemed to hold it in reverence. ¡°Damn you intruders, you¡¯ve entered holy ground. Get the hell out immediately.¡± The centaur leader roared upon finding it impossible to prate their defenses. ¡°What god do you worship? Tell us, we might sit down and chat,¡± Li Yao wanted some additional intel. Although he knew about this instance, it was one thing for him to know, and another matter entirely when an NPC disclosed it. There are possibilities for triggering special plotlines within an instance. Even though no one triggered any in his previous life, Li Yao was still very cautious not to overlook anything.
He knew well that many special plotlines required specific conditions. Every NPC had unique backgrounds and different characters. For instance, a shady old man who loved to drink had been idling in the Human Capital for six years. Many people believed he was a quest-giving NPC. Countless yers brought him world-ss liquors. One persistent emperor even gave him quality wine for five straight years. He was so obsessed that he¡¯d present more wine as soon as he had the money for it, each day trying to curry favor with the old man. This old man was indeed a power yer. He was a faction leader loaded with top-tier equipment. The so-called emperor never got anything out of it even after years of giving the best wine. The old man drank every bit and chatted, but never gave any quest or benefits.
Later, an innocent young girl helped this liquor-loving old man kick his alcohol habit. As a reward, she was chosen as his sessor. Five yearster, she didn¡¯t achieve the Divine Enthronement but did be a top-tier strength among the yers. Her profession was powerful, and although her skills were good, they weren¡¯t exactly top of the line. Many predicted that as soon as her skills notch up a level, the Divine Enthronement woulde naturally. On the contrary, Li Yao was a symbol of unfortunate situations. In his previous life, he had never had any luck. His only fortune was capturing a sub-god level pet, War Bear, at an extremely high cost after countless attempts and failures. At the Divine Enthronement battle, top-tier yers gathered everywhere. With both their skills and luck being top-notch, Li Yao ultimately found his fate grim. Until his reincarnation, no Hunter managed to achieve Divine Enthronement, bing theughingstock of all professions. ¡°Damn, we are the only ones who can charge in here, what about the other guilds?¡± Guardian Angel¡¯s impregnable wall had been breached several times, even getting him killed once before the rest of the team revived him. Guardian Angel was under such a tremendous amount of pressure, to say nothing of the average professions. If the Spider Tank hadn¡¯t activated its defense mode, it wouldn¡¯t have been able to hold up. ¡°I reckon they wouldn¡¯t think of this method. With more than a thousand troops, only a fool would charge in,¡± Li Yao¡¯s sistermented. ¡°Definitely! Haha. Without Big Brother¡¯s Mechanical Pet, they¡¯d probably be wiped out by a single volley from the centaurs,¡± Totem Sa, a dumb but adorable girl, kept releasing totems. As a Totem Sa, she loved this kind of positional warfare the most. Once all of her totems were out, even if she remained stationary, the damage would automatically pile up. With the Spider Tank changing its mode to defensive form, their frontline became stable. Seeing Li Yao¡¯s mechanical pet in action, members of the guild realized its power. The centaurs couldn¡¯t barge in, allowing their ranged attackers and healers to rx a bit. ¡°Come to think of it, this hall entrance is actually the best ce for a deciding battle. Without it, defeating one thousand plus centaurs would be very difficult and slow,¡± Qin Fengyimented. Unparalleled Beauty agreed, ¡°Right, actually other teams coulde in as well, but it would be a bit more troublesome.¡± Li Yao¡¯s sister nodded, ¡°Dragging the bodies in is the only way. Ifbined with other strategies, they could possibly defend the hall, but it¡¯s impossible to do it as effortlessly as we did.¡±
Members of the guild nodded in acknowledgment, the capture of this sentry post had be inevitable¡­ Chapter 485: 485: Activating the Altar Chapter 485: Activating the Altar ¡°Oh, God, have you abandoned your people? Why do these outsiders defile your temple yet your divine punishment does not befall them?¡± The outpost leader, watching as his soldiers decreased in number, spoke with indescribable grief and anger. The steel monster obstructing the entrance was simply monstrous; their arrows would only raise sparks before being deflected. Runes¡¯ glow constantly flickered, making the inky monster fur even odder. When the half-horsemenunched melee attacks, their ck, almost tentacle-like monster fur entwined around their weapons and then drained their health. As the half-horsemen¡¯s health drained, the Spider Tank¡¯s health kept increasing. Adding to the threat was the Iron Stone Demon, summoned with a purple object, which was also extremely powerful. The Iron Stone Demon¡¯s mobility was cumbersome, but it was invincible in a positional battle. The deflected damage also inflicted great pain on the half-horsemen. Li Yao¡¯s turret, the Arrow Tower, Dumdum¡¯s totems were all ideal for positional war. In such a defensive battle, they could disy extraordinarybat abilities. Furthermore, the Starfire members were not to be trifled with. When the half-horsemen charged at them, many would be killed. Ignoring their idle chat, Li Yao wanted to continue triggering task clues and said, ¡°This is the fate of those who worship the Evil God.¡±
¡°No, God is great, how could it be the Evil God,¡± the leader roared, simultaneously swinging his weapon as another squad of half-horsemenunched a charge towards the entrance. ¡°Great, howughable. Your tribe has been worshiping this Evil God for generations, what have you gained from it? Your forefathers were noble descendants of the nature demigod, your bloodline carries divine blood from the nature demigod and Mother Earth. But look at you now, even your bodies have been corrupted by the darkness.¡± Seeing the leader¡¯s expression change wildly, Li Yao continued, ¡°You abandoned your divine bloodline, not knowing that the Evil God you are worshiping is deceiving you because of your divine blood. How sad.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t talk nonsense. You are but a mortal, how could you discuss Gods? It¡¯s disrespectful. The altar behind you holds God¡¯s will. Your insolent words will incur divine punishment.¡± After finishing his speech, the leader ignored Li Yao and started to gather more half-horsemen, aiming to regain control of the area. Meanwhile, system alerts started appearing to everyone. ¡°System: You learned from the outpost lieutenant about the Evil Hoof Tribe¡¯s worship of the Evil God. This hall seems to have hidden secrets. The altar appears ordinary, with no power fluctuations. Still undeterred, you started to probe. The key to activating the altar might be on the lieutenant.¡± ¡°System: Triggered temporary task, activate the Outpost Altar; explore the secret hidden by the Evil God¡± Activate Outpost Altar Task description: The Evil Hoof Tribe¡¯s six outposts seem to hide a secret. What are they nning? Who is the Evil God they worship? It¡¯s all a mystery. Even the other half-horse tribes, those of the same race, are in the dark as well. Task requirement: Activate the six altars Task reward: For each activated altar, everyone¡¯s damage, healing, and health increase by 2% within the instance. Completing this task at the Master level will earn the title, ¡®Altar Opener¡¯. ¡°Wow, brother, you are amazing. You stimted a task.¡± Dumdum admired with great awe. The others were speechless. They were chatting casually, yet Li Yao and an instance monster had been mumbling for a long time. At first, they wondered what Li Yao got from talking to the instance monster. Now they finally understood. Many members started admiring him. ¡°Looks like we¡¯re on the right track,¡± Unparalleled Enchantress said. Dumdum nodded continuously, saying: ¡°Definitely, it¡¯s equivalent to all of us gaining 10% additional attributes.¡± Sister Li shook her head and said: ¡°Although attributes are important, the task description proves one thing ¨C the Evil Hoof Tribe is linked to this ¡®Evil God''¡± Feng Yi also agreed: ¡°Definitely. Maybe the final boss of this instance is the Evil God. Since we are on the right path, the other guilds¡­¡± Sister Li sighed and said, ¡°Let¡¯s not talk about it now. After all, they skipped this part and did kill the first boss, didn¡¯t they?¡±
¡°Hard to say. Since we are correct, it is impossible for them to achieve the first kill,¡± said Unparalleled Enchantress. Despite their discussion, they didn¡¯t reach the final conclusion. They asked Li Yao, and all he said was that they were on the right path. When the half-horsemen¡¯s melee was nearly exhausted, Li Yao took the initiative to attack. After a few hours, they finally cleared the outpost. When Dumdum took a crystal with an eerie ck aura from the the leader¡¯s body, Unparalleled Enchantress said, ¡°Marked as the key to open the altar, the Fel Crystal affirms my belief that the other guilds have strayed¡­¡±
The others were also silent. There should only be one correct path in the main instance. If they were right, it would be extremely difficult for other guilds to secure the first kill. The key point was that they did not realize they were off track. Even if they found outter and wanted to turn back, that would be a matter of dayster. Moreover, even assuming some guilds made the correct judgment like Starfire, it wouldn¡¯t be easy for them to secure the outpost like Starfire did. Even with Li Yao, they took nearly a day to capture the outpost. One could only imagine how many days the other guilds would take. After distributing the equipment, Li Yao entered the hall, with the Starfire members following him in. Inside the hall, the Fel Crystal floated directly to the center of the altar. Abined beam of green and golden light shot through the sky. The ck crystal was instantly purified into a crisp green color. It then floated back to Li Yao¡¯s hand, and its name changed to Nature Crystal. ¡°System: You have released the bloodline power of the half-horse tribe captured by the Evil God and received nature¡¯s blessing.¡± Along with the system¡¯s prompt, the Starfire members found that they had an additional buff. Nature and Earth¡¯s Blessing: Health, Attack, and Healing increased by 2%. ¡°As expected¡­¡± Everyone exited the hall, noticing that the beam of light didn¡¯t fade away but cast in a wider direction.
However, the light pir was not straight; instead, it pointed diagonally in a particr direction. ¡°Looking at the map, it should be pointing towards the first boss¡¯s direction. Activating the other altar should start some sort of Array,¡± said Feng Yi. ¡°Next outpost, then,¡± stated Sister Li. Having confirmed their judgment, Starfire Guild¡¯s members were filled with enthusiasm. Li Yao shook his head, saying, ¡°No rush. Everyone log off and rest. We¡¯ll continue in half an hour, make the most of this time.¡±¡­. Chapter 486: 486: Mutated Centaur Chapter 486: Mutated Centaur Cleaning up just this outpost took far too much time; the monsters¡¯ health was incredibly high, coupled with the time for attrition and pursuit, it had already darkened inside the dungeon. However, the monsters in the dungeon did not have ferocious properties, and their attributes would not increase in the dark. This was why they could explore the dungeon at night, and visibility in the dungeon was rtively high. These were usually specific mirror spaces where, even at night, the moon was extraordinarily round and bright. They usually didn¡¯t feel anything while exploring, but as soon as they rxed, they would feel tired and hungry. The members didn¡¯t hold back, they logged off one after another and soon they were logging back on. They were even more urgent than Li Yao. Although they guessed they had gotten the upper hand, until the first kill was confirmed, everyone¡¯s nerves were on edge. Li Yao was already ustomed to all kinds of high-intensity explorations, he logged on the earliest andunched a fire eagle to scout the terrain first. Once all the members were online, Li Yao reorganized the team and they began to clear the second outpost. With experience from the first outpost, the members gained experience and confidence, and due to the umtion at the first outpost. Li Yao has also summoned hundreds of silver skeletons, which made the battle much simpler.
They easily took down the second outpost, then the third, the fourth, and the fifth¡­ Until all the outposts were cleared, as usual, a crystal would appear at every outpost. Soon, six beams of light converged, forming a bizarre array. Although the outposts were rtively easy to clean up, they still consumed a lot of time. It took two days and two nights to clear just six outposts. ¡°We finally took down thest outpost. We are so tired. Is this really a 25-yer dungeon, and not a 100-yer one?¡± the Guardian Angel copsed on the ground without caring about his image as thest centaur fell. The other members were not much better off, they all sat on the ground to rest. These two days of intensebat had exhausted them. ¡°We got thest crystal, but, the array has already started. What¡¯s the use of these crystals?¡± Sister Li asked, seeing Li Yao put the sixth crystal in his bag. Li Yao shook his head and said, ¡°Not sure, one crystal activates one altar but thenes back to me, probably rted to the first boss. Not enough clues yet, can¡¯t say for sure.¡± ¡°System: You probably have discovered a big secret. With the activation of the six watchtowers, a surge of extreme evil is spreading over thisnd. You look up to the sky and find a strange hexagonal array appearing in mid-air.¡± ¡°System: You have activated the array, releasing the power of the Evil God. The bloodline power of the Centaur of the Evil Hoof Tribe haspletely disappeared, mutatingpletely. The Centaur Chief is furious and sends out his troops to exterminate. Please prepare, you have one hour.¡± ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡± Everyone was startled and stood up. Li Yao wasn¡¯t surprised and said, ¡°This represents our dungeon exploration progress, stop resting, let¡¯s build a fort at this outpost.¡± ¡°Looking at it now, our progress is not wrong. The video they gave for reference seems inadequate.¡± Feng Yi was referring to the video they receivedter. It was also a dungeon exploration video. ¡°Yes, basically worthless for reference. Although their fight looks tough, it does not feel like a war dungeon at all. It¡¯s identical to a level-10 Evil Cave. If so, it doesn¡¯t qualify as a war dungeon at all.¡± Sister Li agreed. The Unparalleled Witch said, ¡°Everyone wants to take a shortcut. I did not expect this war dungeon to utilize mannequins. It¡¯s deceitful¡­.¡± Li Yao nodded and said, ¡°Cannot say for sure, it might be a setup from the Evil God. We won¡¯t know until the end if our path ispletely correct.¡± ¡°Now that you¡¯ve said it, we need to hurry up.¡± Dumb Pupil said seriously, ¡°Those fools, two days and they haven¡¯t found a trace of the second boss. What if they find and kill it today? And the equipment they drop is so good, better than the purple equipment dropped by small monsters.¡± They also dropped quite a few items, but at most one piece per person. The attributes were good, but they couldn¡¯tpare with a boss drop. As for the progress of other guilds, it was no secret. ording to the information Feng Yi got, except for the Devil Guild which killed the second boss, the others seemed to be stuck in a maze, without a trace of the second leader.
On one hand, the terrain wasplicated; on the other, they couldn¡¯t find the path to the second boss at all. The video from the Devil Alliance was heavily edited and could be quite misleading, which was why the other guilds were stuck. ¡°Nevermind the other guilds for now, president, tell us how we need to prepare.¡± New member Mu Zi said. ¡°You people dig traps around this altar. Now the altar is activated, I don¡¯t think they will be careful about it. I will fix the crossbows at the vent of the altar. Only in this way can we maximize damage.¡± Li Yao exined.
¡°Do you have enough crossbow bolts?¡± Sister Li asked the most concernable question. If it was defense, some melee and thieves couldn¡¯t go out to fight, otherwise they would surely be killed instantly. They usually output by using hand-crossbows, but the output was quite small. So, Li Yao wanted to set up arge crossbow to allow them to contribute. The uing impact was bound to be strong, Li Yao did not want to be wiped out because of apse. Following Li Yao¡¯smand, everyone started to prepare, digging traps around the altar hall. Li Yao took apart some brackets and fixed therge crossbows at the vent, even made some extra vents. He mastered advanced engineering, was very handy doing these things, and quickly fixed sixrge crossbows. He also ced lots of crossbow bolts underneath, then divided the melee and thieves into groups. Six people were in charge of firing, and several others were tasked with transporting the crossbow bolts. Then in the traps around, filled with blood-soaked spikes. He wanted to hide them, but obviously time was not enough, the deafening hoof sound was thundering over. ¡°Boss, the centaurs are here. I estimate there are around three thousand. And these centaurs have clearly mutated, many have be two-star silver ranks. The one leading is a three-star silver rank.¡± Li Yao nodded and said, ¡°I see,e back and control the second crossbow. Your job is important, your uracy directly affects whether we can withstand this onught.¡±¡­. Chapter 487: 487 Chapter 487: 487 ¡°You demons, who have ughtered our people and desecrated our gods, will suffer the cruelest punishment.¡± The half-human, half-horse warrior Silverstar Triumvirate pointed his long spear toward Li Yao and hispanions, anger in his voice. Li Yao sneered: ¡°Who the real demons are, is clear to see. Look at yourselves now, are you still the centaurs that inherited the bloodline of nature and the Mother Earth? You are nothing but mutated beasts.¡± The centaurs at this moment, were different from the ones they had once fought with. Originally, their hooves had turned ck, and ck energy was emitted from their bodies. Now, their bodies were swollen, and their skin was covered in eerie, glowing runes. Their eyes had turned pitch-ck, and curved goat horns had sprouted from their heads. Needless to say, their attacks had also been transformed into dark power. ¡°Do not dare insult our great god of nightmares.¡± Silverstar Triumvirate rebuked angrily. ¡°System: You have learned the name of their worshiped god from the Evil Hoof Tribe, the god of nightmares, but you could not find any relevant information about this god in your memory, as if this god had sprung from thin air.¡± ¡°System: Try to gather as much information as possible about the god of nightmares. Let the three major factions know about the situation here. The god of nightmares might have a significant connection to the absorption and deprivation of the power of nature or earth from the centaurs¡¯ bodies. Try to gather as much information and intelligence as possible.¡± ¡°As far as I know, there is no such god as the god of nightmares, and there is no such demigod either.¡± Unparalleled Enchantress frowned. The others shook their heads in agreement, indicating that they had not heard of such an entity. Now that the game has been open for such a long period of time, many yers are tracing back the history of the game.
Especially the experts, they have a clear understanding of this world. They mainly focus on various temples and gods. After all, they are the top powers in this world. However, just as the system suggested, they could not find any information about a god or semi-god rted to nightmares. ¡°Just look at yourselves. What¡¯s the difference between you and the fallen ancient elves, the current satyrs, and the mad Naga?¡± Li Yao then tried to extract more information and clues. However, Silverstar Triumvirate no longer had the mood for such exchanges, he spoke directly: ¡°Do not think that your small trap can stop the march of the great centaurs. Let them taste the rain of arrows. Men, let them taste the ruthlessness of arrows as if we were hunting.¡± Whoomp¡­ Squeaky¡­ The sound of bowstrings ringing out echoed in the air as three thousand arrows ascended, engulfing the sky and nketing towards Li Yao¡¯s group. ¡°Quick, earth wall, ice wall¡­¡± Following Li Yao¡¯s words, three thick walls of earth absorbed the surrounding mud and rose rapidly in front of everyone. Simr to Li Yao, Mu Zi waved her magic wand and a sturdy ice wall also rose up. Thud, thud, thud¡­ As the arrows fell, the first earth wall had already been shattered. The altar was also filled with arrows. ¡°Second round, fire.¡± The archery skills of the centaurs are undoubtedly top-notch. Before everyone could catch their breaths, the second round of arrow rain had already fallen, and the second earth wall had also been shattered. ¡°Third round, fire.¡± Woosh¡­ The sound of arrows piercing the sky tore through the eardrums. The shocking scene made them realize what real war was like. However, members of Starfire didn¡¯t have the luxury to be impressed. At this moment, they all were nervously watching the earth wall and ice wall before them. If they failed to hold, under such dense arrow rain, even the spider tank in defence format would instantly be killed. Boom boom¡­ Yet another earth wall copsed.
¡°Fourth round, fire.¡± Crack crack crack¡­ Numerous cracks appeared on the ice wall, but it did not shatter. ¡°Fifth round, fire.¡±
Suddenly, the ice wall shattered, and Starfire¡¯s people were exposed under the arrow rain. ¡°You said you could block it. Let¡¯s see how you are going to block now.¡± A cruel smile appeared on Silverstar Triumvirate¡¯s face: ¡°Sixth round, fire.¡± ¡°Mu Zi, Hun Tian.¡± Li Yao quickly spoke. ¡°Roger that.¡± As the three of them spoke, they blinked instantly to the front of the crowd. Just as the arrows were about to fall, they quickly triggered the Ice Barrier, also known as the refrigerator. Three Ice Barriers closely connected to form a new barrier, blocking the arrows soaring toward them. Ting ting ting¡­ The Ice Barrier was an invincible skill. Although it was not absolutely invincible, it could definitely achieve the effect of absolute invincibility against any creatures of the same level. Not to mention these ¡°Silverstars¡±, even a boss couldn¡¯t break the sturdy ice of the Ice Barrier. ¡°All ranged attackers take note, Crossbows take note, time for counterattack. Attack.¡± As Li Yao spoke, he released the arrow tower and turret. Starfire¡¯s ranged attackers also began to attack. Thud, thud, thud¡­
The massive crossbow arrows shot by six crossbows were always able to prate more than four or five centaurs. They fired rapidly and stood still in formation. To the crossbow arrows fired from the arrow tower and the crossbows, they were simply perfect targets. In an instant, Starfire also fully opened fire. Unlike the crossbows, their targets were all those marked by Li Yao. Plus, the attacks from the skeletal centaur archers were also instantly lethal. However, the downpour attack of the centaurs did not stop. An Ice Barrier couldst twenty seconds, and they had already blocked nearly ten rounds of arrow rain. In the span of twenty seconds, the centaurs also suffered considerable losses. ¡°Damn it! Why aren¡¯t they here yet?¡± Silverstar Triumvirate roared furiously. Swish¡­ Following the chief¡¯s words, three or four teams of centaurs carrying several tree trunks split by magic arrived. They then quickly charged at the trap. Boom¡­ Although Li Yao marked them, and the centaurs carrying the trees were killed, the huge trees still fell resoundingly. The trees were veryrge, even when split vertically, they were still thick. Laid on both sides of the trap, they formed arge bridge.
¡°Men, charge for me and wipe them out.¡± Silverstar Triumvirate brandished his war spear. The closebat centaurs put away their bows and arrows, and a group split from the rest to charge on the wooden bridge. ¡°Mages, retreat. Bedside, Fruits, get up there.¡± Li Yao was also issuing orders. The battle has changed back to the original scenario: Iron Stone Demons, Spider Tanks, Fruit Knights and Guardian Angels were at the very front, while damage outputters were furiously outputting. Meanwhile, the attack of the crossbows has never stopped, leading to constant roars of frustration from the centaurs. However, they had no way to hit the crossbows inside the altar. Upon regaining a foothold, they returned to the scene of the outpost attack, only this time there were just more people. But after getting past their incessant arrow rain, they also got past the most dangerous phase. ¡°Finally, we have stabilized. What if other guilds trigger this plotline? What are they going to do?¡± Dazed Eyes said with lingering fear¡­ Chapter 488: 488: Mutation of the Leader of Ten Thousand Men Chapter 488: Mutation of the Leader of Ten Thousand Men The Unparalleled Enchantressmented, ¡°Differentiation, it¡¯s the same principle as before, using some items should work. As this is the war book, if other yers grasp this principle, they¡¯ll likely try various things. We can get a crossbow bed, others should be able to get it too, but surely not as easily as us with simply borrowing.¡± Li Yao nodded and said, ¡°Right, dungeons are made for people to conquer, there¡¯s definitely more than one way to do it. Items, tactics, terrain, and more factors. Different people can design different strategies and tactics. It¡¯s just that I feel we have the possibility of going head-on, it¡¯s quicker, and I¡¯mzy to think of other methods.¡± Everyoneughed bitterly. Only Li Yao could be this arrogant, confronting the thousands of half-human Silvers with just 25 people. If it were another guild, they¡¯d surely retreat from the outpost and contemte other methods. ¡°Pervert.¡± After all, the scene just now was too terrifying. The dense Arrow Rain, if hit, would definitely wipe out the team. But Li Yao thought of using a skill of no great value,bined with the Mage¡¯s Ice Barrier, to block the enemy¡¯s Arrow Rain. In such a short time, toe up with such a strategy, this wasn¡¯t just personal skill anymore. Not to mention an ordinary team, even for top-tier teams, it would be almost impossible to pass this part of the plot. ¡°This has to do with equipment umtion too. Under normal circumstances, even top-tier teams would start from the difficult mode, then umte equipment, get familiar with the dungeon, and understand how to fight the boss. But ever since the level 10 dungeon incident, no guild wants to waste time on difficult mode again. Without enough umted equipment, challenging the highest difficulty naturally presents numerous difficulties.
Li Yao said, ¡°Not necessarily, there¡¯s a rtively simpler method.¡± ¡°What, there¡¯s another method?¡± The Guardian Angel couldn¡¯t help but say, ¡°You¡¯re too perverted. How many methods have you thought of?¡± Li Yao said, ¡°This method may seem simple, but it¡¯s not easy to aplish. It involves having two or three people manage to hold up these thousands of half-humans, and the rest will directly attack the boss.¡± ¡°Damn, is it even possible?¡± Everyone didn¡¯t understand. After all, they cleared the six outposts specifically to clean up everything. Li Yaoughed, ¡°The situation is different. We cleared the outposts for the magical array. Now that the magical array is activated, taking a detour is not a problem.¡± Everyone then understood ¨C it did make sense. Since the magical array was already activated, if they really did this, it shouldn¡¯t be a problem. Once the battle line was stable, things became rtively calm. Eventually, these half-humans were whittled down here, and after the battlefield was cleaned up, everyone finally heaved a sigh of relief. ¡°Let¡¯s go, we¡¯ll meet the boss. We¡¯ll rest when we research tactics and strategies.¡± After cleaning up the battlefield, Li Yao didn¡¯t let them rest but instead led them towards the center of the magical array. Along the way, the team encountered almost no enemies until they saw the figure of the boss. They didn¡¯t even see more than one squad of half-humans. The current centurion was in the center of an array. A six-pointed star magical array in the sky formed a beam of light enveloping him. ¡°This guy is undergoing mutation, and he¡¯spletely different from the one in the video.¡± Sister Li frowned and said. Everyone nodded. This guy had at least doubled in sizepared to the one in the video. Many cracks opened up on him, and ck gas was continuously being emitted. The deer horns on his head turned pitch ck, and there were evil runes circting on him, making him appear very terrifying and evil. Mutated Centurion of the Half-Humans Rating: Level 20 one-star boss Health: 850,000 Abilities: Evil Energy Collision, Death Stomp, Shadow of War, Dark Grey Mark, Death sh, Spirit Crossing, Indestructible Body. ¡°Indeed much stronger. Although he doesn¡¯t have much HP, he¡¯s clearly more troublesome now.¡± Hyperion pondered. Others nodded. She spoke the truth. To know, a regr wild boss has already had HP of 400,000.
This boss of the team dungeon only has 850,000, which doesn¡¯t seem much. ¡°I know everyone is very tired, but we can¡¯t rest for now. We¡¯re going to try a bit. Clearly, it¡¯s impossible to pass this boss in one go, so we need to grasp the boss¡¯s skill mechanism in this trial. The video we got is already useless, we need to explore it ourselves.¡± Li Yao said in the team channel. Sister Li also said, ¡°The Guild Leader is nice. He¡¯s considering for everyone. But let me be frank here, even though it¡¯s a trial, no one can ck off. It¡¯s okay to ck off a bit, but don¡¯t get caught by me. If I catch you, I won¡¯t scold you, but there are recements out there who surely want to get in. So it¡¯s up to you.¡± ¡°We understand.¡± Everyone¡¯s spirit lifted up abruptly. They initially rxed a little hearing that it was a trial, but after hearing Sister Li¡¯s words, they sharpened up again. They had finally made it into the core team, and might even get the first kill bonus. It would be too bitter if they were to be taken out now.
The Unparalleled Enchantress quietly gave Sister Li a thumbs-up. Sister Li, in the guild, always rewarded and punished as appropriate and had long established her prestige. Many guild members both respected and feared her. Due to the passage of time, Li Yao had impressions, but he had forgotten what approach to take and indeed needed to watch the boss¡¯s mechanism again. After all, this is a 25-man dungeon. The greater the number of people, the harder it is to coordinate. Hoping to clear it all in one go like the ten-man dungeon before is simply impossible. ¡°Get ready, Fruit.¡± Li Yao said. The Guardian Angel said, ¡°Why not let the Spider Tank be the main tank? This guy is much more powerful than us.¡± Li Yao exined, ¡°The Spider Tank is toorge and not agile enough. War dungeons are virtually half wild. The boss may not necessarily be restricted by the aggro mechanism. Besides, if the Spider Tank encountered an ident, it would cause more chaos.¡± ¡°You talk too much. Just listen to what the Guild Leader said. You¡¯re acting as if you understand.¡± The Fruit Knight nced at the Guardian Angel. The Guardian Angel muttered softly, ¡°I just wanted to ask clearly. When the exploration is done, this pervert is expected to disappear again. Sister Li will also be busy. It will still be us two leading the team.¡± ¡°Alright, Fruit, get started.¡± Li Yao saw that the buffs were all applied, then signaled to start. ¡°Once the battle begins, disperse ording to your squads and find your positions. We¡¯ll sort out specific standpoints after this trial.¡± ¡°Foolish mortals, you were the ones who disturbed the god¡¯s slumber, and now you¡¯re disrupting me whilst receiving the power bestowed upon me by the god. Prepare to die, the god will surely appreciate you as today¡¯s offerings.¡± With the swing of the Sanction Hammer from the Fruit Knight, the centurion finally woke up, then charged towards the Fruit Knight with his war weapon¡­
Chapter 489: 489: The Terrifying General of Ten Thousand Chapter 489: The Terrifying General of Ten Thousand ¡°Mortals, you¡¯ll never understand the greatness of the God of Nightmares.¡± The Centaur Wanchief charged towards Fruit Knight, who held up his Retaliation Shield. The Centaur Wanchief, leaving a trail of ck afterimages, collided directly with Fruit Knight. The effect of the Retaliation Shield triggered, instantly an injury number appeared above the Centaur Wanchief¡¯s head. However, the hammer that Fruit Knight swung missed its target. As the Centaur Wanchief collided with Fruit Knight, his body seemed to disappear. Following that was the astonished cry of the Guardian Angel, as the Centaur Wanchief¡¯s body turned into an afterimage and hit the shocked Guardian Angel. Using the Immovable Barrier, few could break his defense, but when he was without the Immovable Barrier, his defense was much worse than Fruit Knight¡¯s. Caught off guard by the collision, Fruit Knight¡¯s body was lifted into the air by the darkened antlers and flew away. In mid-air, before the healers could react, his soul turned into a white light and the body fell with a thud. But it wasn¡¯t over yet, the Wanchief who had just killed the Guardian Angel instantly appeared above Happiness is a Sickness, who was not far away from the Guardian Angel. As expected, he was instantly killed. Then came Too Handsome for Friends, he suffered the same fate.
By the time it was the fifth, even though they were prepared, they still couldn¡¯t escape death. In just an instant, four yers from the Starfire guild were killed by the boss. Everyone was stunned, the healers didn¡¯t have time to heal at all, it was truly tragic. After all, in everyone¡¯s eyes, this was all happening in an instant. The visual effect was that the Wanchief was constantly charging and killing them almost simultaneously. ¡°Don¡¯t panic, resurrect the bedside cab by Jin Jin and don¡¯t worry about anyone else. Everybody, give me output, but always be ready to dodge. It would be meaningless if we were wiped out now.¡± Li Yao didn¡¯t seem surprised. If they didn¡¯t die a few times, they wouldn¡¯t take it seriously. ¡°Not so cocky now, are you? Learn your lesson.¡± Daimeng pupil quickly nted a totem while outputting, and didn¡¯t forget to mock the freshly resurrected Guardian Angel. ¡°Alright, I¡¯m in a bad mood.¡± said the Guardian Angel dejectedly. He always ims to be unkible, but this time he lost miserably, and his face still stung. Everyoneughed heartily. Guardian Angel always loved to brag and got along well with everyone. If Li Yao weren¡¯t present, he and Fruit Knight would take over as the team¡¯s leader andmander. After such a long time, the core team members had bonded well. Now seeing the Guardian Angel embarrass himself, they didn¡¯t spare him any dignity and openly mocked him. However, their hearts were also racing. This boss was too weird. They watched the video that the Devil Alliance released. This centaur was just a warrior-type monster. As long as your attributes were sufficient, killing him wasn¡¯t particrly difficult, as evidenced by the Devil Alliance and other elite guilds. They had cleared this boss several days ago, there was no suspense. However, the creature in front of them was obviously different. The boss the Devil Alliance killed, whenpared to this one, was simply trash. Therefore, even though they were tired, everyone was motivated. They had just mocked others, and didn¡¯t want to be mocked in return now. Starfire¡¯s yers were orderly in their output, whilst the Guardian Knight continued to deal damage and build up hatred, while also attempting to block the Centaur Wanchief¡¯s charge with continuous movement. ¡°Mortals, experience the wrath of the gods.¡± The Centaur Wanchief raised his hooves high, as electrical arcs snaked around them. Fruit Knight decisively used Hand of Protection. Death Stomp! Boom¡­
The Wanchief¡¯s hoovesnded with thunderous impact causing the ground to crack, and dark electrical arcs spread out. Though Fruit Knight didn¡¯t suffer much damage, he was blown away, electrical arcs sparking off his body. He was paralyzed by the electricity and fell into the distance. ¡°Mortals, only by witnessing the power of God can you understand your own insignificance.¡± Meanwhile, the Wanchief raised his weapon high as if summoning something.
Shadow of War! As he raised his weapon, the sky darkened, and a rotten, evil aura began to spread. A huge ck vortex appeared behind him, followed by ghastly wailing, as if countless tormented souls were screaming, making everyone feel irritable. Everyone felt as if they were enveloped in an aura, their agility greatly affected. Casting spells and attacks slowed down. Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk¡­ One by one, half-human, half-horse apparitions wieldingrge swords rushed out of the vortex, charging in all directions. ¡°Everyone, don¡¯t be greedy for output, avoid the impact of the half-human soul,¡± said Li Yao. At the same time, he didn¡¯t dodge himself, instead using his Death God 4000 as a shield. Despite Li Yao¡¯s reminder, the mages easily avoided the soul body¡¯s onught with a blink. However, several members who didn¡¯t have mobility skills, or reacted too slowly, were hit and instantly killed, falling on the spot. ¡°Mortals, heed the call of the gods, fight for the God of Nightmares.¡± The Wanchief roared madly. With his words, those members who were killed by the onught instantly stood up. Everyone could see, they seemed to have turned into centaurs, growing horse bodies. ¡°Focus on firepower, get rid of them quickly,¡± said Li Yao. ¡°Although these are all three-star silver heroes, they are just soulless wraiths. Bedside Cab and Jin Jin, you two each pull one of them. Feng Yi, you can use Control Undead to control one, it¡¯ll be a good asset.¡± ¡°We understand.¡± Qin Feng Yi immediately cast a spell, controlling two undead, who began to block other undead centaurs.
And Guardian Angel and Jin Jin began to continuously taunt the nearest monsters, pulling aggro, the output temporarily stopped attacking the boss, and began focusing on killing the remaining ones. ¡°You garbage, don¡¯t think about stopping me.¡± As the fruit knight was about to return, the Wanchief wildly swung his weapon. A wave of ck energy, as tall as a person, left long tracks along the ground, still charging in all directions. Tsk, tsk, tsk¡­ This boss was releasing abilities too frequently. Death sh¡¯s released energy was obvious, fast, and lethal. The Starfire Guild, except for the tanks, everyone was mowed down instantly by the attacks, even Li Yao himself. In a brief period, the Starfire Guild saw more than a third of its members fall¡­ Chapter 490: 490: Formulating Strategies Chapter 490: Formting Strategies Li Yao wasn¡¯t surprised about the continual decrease in team members. After all, his memories of this dungeon were somewhat vague, stemming from years ago. Remembering the general outline of the dungeon was quite impressive already, but the mechanics of this particr dungeon were still crystal clear to him. The concept of the boss before and after activating the Array were entirely different, the difference was as stark as that between a difficult and a master-level difficulty. This was the game¡¯s first 25-man raid, let¡¯s not even bring up those less experienced like Starfire. Even teams that had been coordinating for a long time couldn¡¯t ovee this boss on the first attempt, it was simply ludicrous. If it was that easy, there wouldn¡¯t be such heatedpetition for the first kill, and the prize for the first kill wouldn¡¯t be as valuable. The Ancient Gods Company wouldn¡¯t have created a game of such global significance this way, either. In the end, they only managed to reduce the boss¡¯ HP by 30%. Everyone ended up getting annihted, even Li Yao with his three boss-level pets. Everyone respawned and ran back to their corpses. The boss returned to the Array to draw power from their worshipped spirits, while the people of Starfire started a bonfire in the distance to rest. The members of Starfire were already exhausted from dealing with the half army of 3,000 silver knights, let alone after going through a boss battle. Despite the battle being swift, it was mentally draining. ¡°This boss is insane. Compared to the bosses we¡¯ve encountered in the past, this one is very weak. Is this really the first boss?¡± Guardian Angel, leaning against arge tree, spokezily. The previous battle had left him feeling defeated for the first time.
If he had died the first time without activating his Immovable Barrier, it would have been understandable. But the fact that he still perished under the boss¡¯s skills after activating his Immovable Barrier made it clear to him that the barrier wasn¡¯t invincible. Of course, in front of Li Yao, his Immovable Barrier was also unable to withstand any attack. At level 20, havingpleted the profession task, he secretly challenged Li Yao, and the result was the same ¨C a swift defeat. Since then, he had ignored Li Yao and dropped the idea ofparing with freaks, only feeling the strength of the Immovable Barrier when fighting with others. Having his barrier broken by the boss this time reined in hiscency and instead sparked his fighting spirit. ¡°This boss is truly extraordinary and is one of the strongest bosses we¡¯ve encountered. After all, it¡¯s the first boss of the level 20 mainline dungeon, there¡¯s bound to be a show of force.¡± insisted Sister Li. ¡°This is only the first boss, probably not the hardest. After all, he is only a thousand-manmander. Even though we have the right method, it won¡¯t be easy to achieve the first kill.¡± added Unparalleled Enchantress. ¡°What do we do then? This boss is too insane, both my Earth Element and Fire Element got instantly killed. Only Feng Yi¡¯s Iron Stone Demon could take a few hits.¡± Dumbfounded Pupil was also pretty down. Due to the extensive AoE attacks of this boss, her totems were continuously getting destroyed, significantly affecting her DPS output. The rest of the members were also taken aback, they were being abused** by this boss. To this day, they didn¡¯t know how to handle the boss¡¯s bizarre skills. Therefore, as they rested, they kept sneaking nces at Li Yao, who had been silent since the break, constantly sketching something on the ground. Sister Li looked at Unparalleled Enchantress and asked, ¡°Do you have any strategies or ns?¡± Unparalleled Enchantress shrugged and answered, ¡°I¡¯m not omnipotent. For example, you are very skilled and can manage a myriad of guild matters. I, on the other hand, am good at PK and devising battle tactics and strategies. As for dungeons, we¡¯re not clueless, but being top-notch is impossible. However, didn¡¯t you all have immense faith in our guild leader? Seems like he¡¯s already figured out a counter strategy.¡± Feng Yi added, ¡°Don¡¯t look at me, I¡¯m just doing the publicity and gathering information. I can exin how to y the dungeon, but I can¡¯t devise a strategy, I¡¯m not as good as you guys.¡± At this moment, Li Yao looked up and noticed the low morale. He said, ¡°Everyone, don¡¯t be disheartened. This is, after all, the first 25-man team dungeon in Ancient Gods. If the boss was as simple as in the videos we watched, it wouldn¡¯t be much fun. So, let¡¯s all regroup. You don¡¯t need to worry about anything for now. Take a good rest during this time. Those who want to log off can do so. Give me an hour, I have a lead now, still need to think it through.¡± Hearing Li Yao say he had already figured out a method, the morale of Starfire¡¯s members was instantly boosted and they no longer worried about the boss. After all, Li Yao had secured so many first kills of the bosses, from the start of the game till now, Li Yao had been continuously securing first kills of high-level outdoor bosses. With such demonstrated strength, those in his guild naturally rxed. They then began to rest whole-heartedly or log off, preparing for a real fight to take down the first boss in an hour. Li Yao was indeed devising a new strategy. Having fought so many bosses, even if he forgot the yer-devised strategies,ing up with his own method was still an effortless task. After all, this so-called insane boss is rtive to the current yers. For him, a super yer who had faced countless insane bosses, it really wasn¡¯t a big deal. Li Yao kept evaluating the feasibility of his nned strategies in his mind, and soon, an hour passed.
Li Yao finally opened his eyes, seeing everyone staring at him, he smiled slightly and said, ¡°Alright, I¡¯ve figured out a strategy. After some calctions, there shouldn¡¯t be any major issues. You are all skilled yers. As long as you follow my strategy strictly, I guarantee that within three attempts, we will definitely take down the boss.¡± ¡°Big Brother, just tell us the strategy. We believe in your method. Hurry up, I can¡¯t wait anymore.¡± Dumbfounded Pupil urged. Li Yao nodded and responded, ¡°Sure, this boss seems very powerful, but if you find its patterns and weaknesses, it¡¯s not difficult to defeat. First, I¡¯ll talk about positioning and some specific details to note. We¡¯ll follow mymands for the rest.¡± Li Yao started drawing on the ground, describing their positioning and adjusting the healers in the team ording to the profession and position adjustments.
As for the specific fighting method, Li Yao didn¡¯t exin in detail. Even if he did, it would be pointless. It required his precisemands during the battle. Once the position problem was solved, the boss wouldn¡¯t pose a challenge. ¡°Alright, now that you all know the general situation, let¡¯s stand in the allocated positions before the boss fight. We¡¯ll start immediately, aiming to take it down in one go.¡±¡­ Chapter 491: 491: A Good Start Chapter 491: A Good Start Li Yao had everyone arranged in the formation he had just described. He divided his teammates into several concentrated squads instead of the previously highly dispersed team. In these squads, each team was led by one of Li Yao¡¯s pets, along with Qin Fengyi¡¯s Iron Stone Demon, who was capable of holding its own. They were essentially divided into four small teams, with the boss encircled at the center. The frontline of the team was made up of Li Yao¡¯s pets and the Iron Stone Demon. Apart from them, only the Fruit Knight was in the middle position. ¡°Alright, formation¡¯s ready. Everyone prepare. Fruit Knight, engage,¡± Li Yaomanded. The Fruit Knight nodded, and a Sanction Hammer fell onto the leader of a thousand people. ¡°Foolish mortals, it¡¯s you again, challenging the power of gods, you are truly hopeless,¡± the leader of a thousand people roared and charged directly at the Fruit Knight. Defiant Strike!
A phantom of the leader fell onto the Fruit Knight, causing a significant rebound of damage, and then swiftly hit the pets at the front of the formation. The Iron Stone Demon, who was struck too, took a hit, its damage rebound was not negligible. Seeing a previously instantly lethal skill being restrained by this simple tactic, without a single person dying, and the pets all being well, the healers quickly recovered their health. After a person had been outputting for five seconds, he spoke up in the team chat: ¡°We¡¯re good to go.¡± Li Yao nodded and said, ¡°All ranged units, start your output. Melee units, split and output on both sides of the boss. Avoid the direct front and rear as much as possible. Hurry up.¡± With Li Yao¡¯s words, the rogues and other melee fighters were instructed to start dealing damage on both sides of the boss. However, this battle was more orderly and rhythmic. The main tank was naturally the Fruit Knight, and the two support tanks were respectively Guard Knight and I want to be quiet (Jin Jin). The two support tanks, including the Guard Knight¡¯s Immovable Bastion, were more suitable for mob-fighting, while Jin Jin was versatile, proficient in various forms, and could also y a significant role at critical moments. The three tanks continuously confined the position of the leader of a thousand people, preventing him from charging into the output position. ¡°You think this can stop me, it¡¯sughable. Witness the power of a god,¡± the leader of a thousand people raised his broadsword high, lifting his two front hooves. ¡°All melee units, quickly return to the nearest formation. Hurry up.¡± The moment the leader lifted his front hooves, Li Yao quickly instructed in the team channel. Death Trample! Boom¡­ Two hoovesnded, with massive arcs of electricity rampaging due to the shockwave. However, since they dodged in time, not a single person was trampled. ¡°You cannot escape,¡± he said. Shadow of War! The leader of the thousand raised his broadsword; a massive vortex appeared, but by this time, the melee fighters had returned to their formation. Li Yao shouted, ¡°Fengyi, send the undead pets forward.¡± Qin Fengyi nodded and began to control the undead summoned objects to shield the front of the team.
In terms of undead creatures that could be summoned by Fengyi, there were quite a few. However, some of them were elites. Undead pets stood in front of all four formations, and the people of Starfire Guild stood neatly behind the undead pets. The ranged units were still continually outputting. With the appearance of the vortex, chaotic centaur Soul Phantoms appeared and began to charge madly in all directions. The people of Starfire didn¡¯t intend to dodge at all and continued outputting.
The shadows that hit the undead pets disappeared instantly, without causing any harm to the pets. Soon after, the undead pets began to mutate. The elites turned silver, and their power leveled up by one star. ¡°What the hell?¡± Guardian Angel eximed. ¡°What else could it be? These wraiths are ineffective against the undead pets. Didn¡¯t you rememberst time? These wraiths killed the yers and then controlled the mutated corpses. But the undead pets all have their soul fire, and it¡¯s stronger than ordinary people. The ghost centaurs are just illusory and don¡¯t have much will of their own,¡± said the Unparalleled Seductress. ¡°Something¡¯s not right, your original wraiths that couldn¡¯t hit anyone didn¡¯t disappear.¡± Sister Li noticed that the wraiths that used to charge in a straight line would disappear without hitting anything, but this time they didn¡¯t. They instead changed their direction and charged at the team. Their analysis didn¡¯t affect Li Yao, as they weren¡¯t on the same channel. Seeing this, Li Yao said, ¡°Guardian, Jin Jin, pull the wraiths charging at your formations. Fruit Knight, get ready to move up, pull the boss back, don¡¯t let it charge at the team.¡± ¡°Understood.¡± The Guardian Angel began to use group attack spells to pull the nearby wraiths. Jin Jin transformed into an Amani War Bear and started sweeping the wraiths. These wraiths were not strong, they were just silver elites, but it wasn¡¯t a big problem for them to pull them. The Spider Tank also started to pull mobs, alongside the Iron Stone Demon, these silver wraiths didn¡¯t disrupt the Starfire¡¯s formation. With the output of Starfire¡¯s members, the boss¡¯s health was continuously dropping, quickly dropping to 75%. ¡°No one can defeat me.¡±
The leader of the thousand began to wildly swing his broadsword, ck gusts ripped open the ground, and rapidly spread in all directions. Death sh! ¡°Scatter, everyone has the freedom to dodge, don¡¯t be greedy for output.¡± As soon as he started swinging the sword, Li Yao began to shout. The whole team immediately started to scatter, but if you looked closely, there was still order in their dispersal. The positioning of healers was very reasonable, and they could basically take care of the nearby members. Although Li Yao warned them early, there were still two members who were killed because they were greedy for the output and did not want to interrupt their skills for dodging. ¡°Reform the team, watch out for the de marks under your feet. These are the boss¡¯s skills, don¡¯t step on them.¡± Li Yao reminded, then said, ¡°The two of you who died, are marked. I have already warned you, don¡¯t be greedy for output. Does our guild distribute equipment based on high output?¡± During a brief pause in the fighting, Sister Li said, ¡°You didn¡¯t listen to orders. This time you two don¡¯t have the right to roll for equipment after killing the boss, nor will you get guild points. And the leader put a mark on you. If it happens two more times, you¡¯ll have to be substitutes. Do you ept that?¡± Happiness is a Disease, who was one of them, immediately said in a depressed tone, ¡°I ept.¡± The other one, a female magician called I am Not an Auntie, said, ¡°I do too.¡± Sister Li seriously said, ¡°Don¡¯t think I¡¯m being harsh. You saw the result, I won¡¯t repeat it, but this rule applies to everyone, including me. Everyone can be a witness.¡± Nobody else tried to excuse them. Sister Li was famous for being clear in reward and punishment¡­ Chapter 492: 492: Rhythm of the Battle Chapter 492: Rhythm of the Battle Because two people had been reprimanded, it immediately put many people on edge, causing everyone to take the task seriously, without the slightest bit of negligence. As a result, the team became even more organised. Putting aside the honour, the lure of equipment dropped by the level twenty main storyline boss was immense. Everyone had witnessed the fight at the dungeon entrance days ago, and they had seen the power of new equipment. Those yers were able to fight against top professional gamers with the aid of these items, and even though they lost more than they won, it showcased the terrifying power of the equipment. The two or three pieces of new equipment they obtained aroused everyone¡¯s desire. Now, the punishment for mistakes was being barred from equipment rolls, and this was taken to heart. ¡°Everyone pay attention, immediately rearrange yourselves, the boss¡¯s charge skill is ready, and it may be released at any moment.¡± With Li Yao¡¯s guidance, the guild members gradually adapted to the rhythm of the battles. They found that as long as they followed Li Yao¡¯smands, they could survive with just a bit of extra caution. The boss¡¯s health was steadily decreasing. However, there were more and more dark grey marks on the ground, reducing their room for maneuver. ¡°It¡¯s terrifying. In such a short time, he has grasmed the boss¡¯s rhythm. The boss¡¯s health is around 30%, and we only lost five team members, even though it¡¯s our second time fighting.¡± Unparalleled Siren whispered in the elder¡¯s channel. Dopey Danni asked puzzledly: ¡°What¡¯s the issue? We cleared it on the first tryst time. Plus, didn¡¯t you see how powerful big brother¡¯s pet is? This is not surprising. Just big brother and his pets have terrifying damage output. It¡¯s not a problem if we lost a few damage dealers.¡±
Unparalleled Siren replied: ¡°I didn¡¯t mean that. His pets are naturally powerful. There¡¯s no doubt about that. I was saying his grasp of the boss¡¯s rhythm is too uncanny and frightening. Didn¡¯t you notice? He can even predict what the boss will do next and makes arrangements ahead of time. Without that, we absolutely could not be this rxed.¡± Guardian Angel said: ¡°I¡¯m used to it already, but I can rte to what you¡¯re saying. You have no idea ¨C he makes leading us through dungeons or boss fights seem effortless with no pressure or difficulty. But as soon as I take on the role of leading a raid after he clears it once, despite having detailed strategic guides and already having gotten past the dungeon, there¡¯s no avoiding aplete wipe, which really depresses me.¡± Unparalleled Siren said: ¡°This is a matter of controlling the pace. While it could be due to his spiritual power, that¡¯s not entirely the case. Having him lead us saves us a lot of time spent on coordination. I was confused about how an unfamiliar team with novices could get the level 10 dungeon¡¯s First Kill, but now I understand. With him inmand, there¡¯s basically no need for coordination. His control over the pace is truly terrifying.¡± While they were talking, Li Yao wasmanding them to spread out and regroup, thereby avoiding the boss¡¯s skills each time. Considering that Unparalleled Siren and the others were still able to chat so casually during their damage output, the fight should not be too taxing for them. When the boss¡¯s health dropped to around 25%, the Warlord¡¯s longsword mmed into the ground, causing it to tremble. ¡°Mortals, experience Divine Power.¡± The War Energy spread out. Just as everyone was watching the boss and observing the effects of the new skill, arge amount of fog spewed forth from the death marks on the ground. All of a sudden, the health of the yers who were close to the death marks, though not directly standing on them, started to drop rapidly. The healers couldn¡¯t keep up at all, and yers began falling incessantly. Almost simultaneously, arge number of frail yers copsed to the ground, with no opportunity to heal them. The output of the Starfire Guild decreased by more than half instantly. The entire team was reduced to less than six people. ¡°Ignore those who are dead, continue with the damage output, and try to force out hisst skill.¡± Li Yao¡¯s voice was still steady, without a hint of fluctuation. The remaining members of the Starfire Guild continued to kill the boss under Li Yao¡¯smand until the boss¡¯s health was at 10%. The frequency of the boss¡¯s skill releases increased, most damage dealers were dead, and only Li Yao, Li Jie, and Unparalleled Siren remained. The only tank left was Fruit Knight, who was resurrected with ¡°Revive¡±. Only two healers remained. ¡°Let¡¯s wipe, and we¡¯ll battle again next time.¡± After Li Yao finished speaking, he didn¡¯t dodge the skill and was killed directly by the boss¡¯s charge. The other few people didn¡¯t say anything either. They didn¡¯t dodge the skill and were killed directly by the boss. ¡°Guildmaster, the boss¡¯s health was less than 10%. You guys should have been able to take it down with your current damage output. Why did you give up?¡± Newbie Mu Zi asked. In fact, many of the guild members realized that although there were not many people left, all of them were experts, almost without any errors. From their point of view, they could finish off the remaining health pretty quickly.
Before Li Yao could say anything, Li Jie responded, ¡°Why? Of course it¡¯s because of you guys. The Guildmaster is trying to cultivate a real team, not a one-man show. Didn¡¯t you notice the Guildmaster was holding back? He didn¡¯t have his pets contribute to the damage output. Did you really think he didn¡¯t use the spider tank because it was too big?¡± Li Yao waved his hand and said, ¡°Why are you saying all this?¡± Unparalleled Siren said: ¡°I think there is no need to hide it from everyone, it¡¯s better to be clear about it. As you all saw just now, thanks to the Guildmaster¡¯smand, it was very easy for us. But that¡¯s not what the Guildmaster wants. He wants a team that can break through. He joins us for a fight under hismand, but after that, we have to depend on ourselves. With your current conditions, do you think you can defeat this boss?¡± Li Yao interrupted Unparalleled Siren, saying: ¡°You¡¯re exaggerating. I just feel like we should grow together. Everyone take a break. We¡¯re going to continue. However, remember this when the boss¡¯s health is below 30%. Be extra careful with your positioning and keep a safe distance from the Dark Grey Marks to give Fruit and Side Table the opportunity to cast theirbo skill to heal the team.¡±
¡°Understood.¡± The guild members felt a bit ashamed, as they absolutely couldn¡¯t keep up with Li Yao¡¯s pace. Although they couldn¡¯t dodge the War Energy, why were there still a good number of people who survived? Then the Starfire team regrouped and started the boss fight again. This time was even smoother than thest one. They only lost one member before the boss went into the War Energy spread out stage again. Even when the War Energy spread out this time, there were only three squishy members lost. The Warlord¡¯s health was steadily decreasing, reaching around 5%. Despite the boss¡¯s skills being ferocious and fast-paced, Li Yao still managed to grasp the rhythm. Plus, after wiping twice, they could carry out Li Yao¡¯smands quickly and effectively. The people from Starfire were excited, ready to wee the moment when the boss fell¡­ Chapter 493: 493: Past Chapter 493: Past When the chief¡¯s health dropped to 5%, his body suddenly became illusory, and he quickly appeared at the center of the Array light column. A golden glow seeped into his body, and his entire being turned gold. The chief¡¯s body erged again, like being poured with gold, even the big knife in his hand turned shiny gold. ¡°Mortals, you cannot defeat me, because God is standing behind me.¡± The Chief¡¯s body fell heavily to the ground, the earth cracking inch by inch. Behind him, a vague shadow appeared. Resembling a god, only a pair of sinister eyes were clear, staring at the yers. ¡°Did you feel the power of God? Under his gaze, you will be offerings to the God,¡± the chief charged directly into the crowd. ¡°Go, stop him,¡± ordered Li Yao. Simultaneously, three tanks, prepared at Li Yao¡¯smand, charged straight in. In particr, the War Bear Amani,unched a charge and stood in front of the chief.
Boom¡­ The chief knocked the War Bear Amani flying. Holding a big knife in hand and a golden shield with mysterious runes in the other. Next came the Immovable Barrier. The golden chief crushed it, and both Starfire and Guardian Angel were killed instantly. But the Chief¡¯s speed was slowed by their blockage. Seeing this, Fruit Knight jumped up violently. He was glowing with golden electricity, like a golden sword, directly mming the half-centaur chief. Sword of Divine Punishment! ¡°Not only you have the power of God.¡± The holy sword that the Fruit Knight turned into directly hit the phantom behind the centaur, causing ripples and -1 appeared on the apparition. With a frown, Li Yao said, ¡°Everyone focus, stop attacking the centaur, all firepower is on the phantom behind the centaur.¡± Everyone snapped out of it, recognizing that their attacks had no effect on the chief with all being immune to the damage which was clearly disyed. Ayer of thorn power emerged from Fruit Knight, and following the centaur¡¯s chief attack, sacred lightnings started to emerge. Holy Thorn Armor! This was his level 20 skill of the Sacred Teaching army ss; its effects were simr to the Immovable Barrier, but it couldn¡¯t be activated at all times. However, it made her actions less sluggish when used. This skill increased defense, health, skill damage, most importantly it allowed for a counterattack. The half-human chief finally couldn¡¯t break through the Fruit Knight and was forced to attack her relentlessly. ¡°All melee, stop approaching the chief, you can¡¯t reach his phantom. Druids, resurrect Starfire. Keep the revive spell, do not resurrect Guardian Angel, save it in case the Fruit Knight dies, resurrect her immediately.¡± Li Yaomanded quickly. ¡°Understood.¡± Having stood up, Starfire stopped the revival spell she was about to cast on Guardian Angel. ¡°Damn, why is it always me who gets hurt?¡±ined the Guardian Angel. Sister Liughed, ¡°Are you unhappy that the leader saved the resurrection for your wife? Why don¡¯t you discuss it with her?¡± ¡°Ahem, no, I¡¯m tired. It¡¯s nice to lie on the ground.¡± Guardian Angel wilted immediately.
Unparalleled Beauty asked, ¡°Only one drop of blood can be shed each time, that¡¯s too horrifying. Is this the Divine Armor you mentionedst time?¡± Unparalleled Beauty quickly asked when Li Yao stoppedmanding. ¡°This is the Divine Armor, it should be the Nightmare God they worship.¡± Replied Li Yao. Qin Feng Yi asked, ¡°So, can you identify what kind of god it is?¡±
¡°You can¡¯t see clearly, and neither can I. Maybe it¡¯s an entity from another ne. It¡¯s hard to say. The ancient god world is very unique, with many powerful energy sources and cores, attracting the attention of the strong.¡± Li Yao knew it in his heart, having lived a lifetime. This guy was the final boss in ater version of the super big instance, arguably the biggest viin in that version. But now it¡¯s lurking, this awakened tentacle is very long and second only in danger to the ancient gods, and has strange means. Back then, many NPCs were controlled by it. ¡°Boss, if we melee fighters don¡¯t attack, what should we do?.¡± Starfire asked questioningly. Li Yao exined, ¡°Apart from you, other melee prepare to block when Fruit Knight can¡¯t hold on.¡± ¡°Damn, it¡¯s a suicide queue.¡± Starfire was speechless. ¡°Do you have a better solution?¡± Li Yao retorted. The melee fighters fell silent, they had no other way. The one who can use the hand crossbow can grind with shots. It¡¯s always one drop of blood at a time. For those melee fighters who can¡¯t use hand crossbows, they can¡¯t help at all. Save long-range shots and sacrifice themselves, they have no other good solution. As Li Yao said, Fruit Knight couldn¡¯t stall for a long time under the state of Undying Golden Body. Even with many healers replenishing her health simultaneously, Fruit Knight still fell. Although Starfire resurrected her in time, the Chief started to go berserk. One by one, the melee went forward to sacrifice themselves under Li Yao¡¯smand. It was only after the chief had killed the sixth melee that Fruit Knight once again grabbed the boss. And behind him, the phantom with one thousand blood points was eliminated, and the chief returned to a normal state again. Then the rhythm returned to normal, the chief, with only 5% health left, fell to the ground no matter how fierce he was.
¡°You invaders, even if you kill me, you won¡¯t be the final victors.¡± The chief delivered his final line, and his massive body fell with a thud. The members of Starfire let out a wild cheer. They still had more than half of the pioneering people, and having killed the first boss, everyone was very exhrated. ¡°Resurrect those who fell.¡± Li Yao reminded, ¡°Everyone stay away from the bodies until everyone resurrects. Let our loot expert loot the body and then distribute the equipment.¡± ¡°Understood.¡± The members rested and resurrected as needed, very orderly. Soon, the members of Starfire were ready, and Li Yao said to TongTong, ¡°Your turn to perform, go, TongTong.¡± ¡°Can I really loot this?¡± TongTong was surprised. ¡°Naturally. You had always been the one looting. Of course, it¡¯s still you.¡± Li Yaoughed. TongTong, noticing everyone looking at her, happily ran towards the boss¡­ Chapter 494: 494: Nightmare Suit Chapter 494: Nightmare Suit Daimeng Tongtong¡¯s favorite thing to do is to loot corpses. Whether it is a high-level boss or a low-level creature, she is always excited. Seeing good equipmente from her own hands is more exciting than actually getting a piece of good equipment. ¡°Let me go then, hehe, this time my luck will help Sister Feng Yi.¡± Daimeng Tongtong stands up and jovially runs towards the boss corpse. Li Jie sighs, ¡°I just had a thought. We did defeat the same boss as the other guilds, but our boss was much stronger than theirs. So will our loot drop be the same as theirs?¡± At Li Jie¡¯s question, everyone freezes, realizing if their loot is the same as the other guilds¡¯, they¡¯ll really get the short end of the stick. Unparalleled Enchantressments: ¡°It shouldn¡¯t be. Our boss battle was much harder because we activated the array. It would make sense if it was just for first kill, but after the first kill¡­who would be up for such an unrewarding task?¡± ¡°Let¡¯s wait and see what equipment Daimeng Tongtong gets.¡± Li Jie says. Everyone nods, as Daimeng Tongtong finally gets the first piece of equipment. Nightmare Counter Shield Quality: Purple Epic Armor: 800
Stamina: 66 Strength: 63 Agility: 60 Damage Reduction: 35% Counter Storm: Can counterattack once activated, 2-second cooldown. Divine Armor: provides 3 seconds of Divine Armor status, 5-minute cooldown. Nightmare Suit Effect yet to be activated: 3/5/8 Equipment requires: Tank sses Equipment level: 20 Note: Equipment absorbed residual power from the Nightmare god, causing unknown changes. Upon seeing this shield, everyone gasps; it¡¯s simply too powerful, whether it be its attributes or effects, they are incredibly formidable. ¡°It seems that the president¡¯s choice was correct. Compared to this Nightmare Counter Shield, the so-called Retaliation Shield from the Devil Alliance is just trash.¡± Knight of the fruit shares the properties of the Retaliation Shield. Retaliation Shield (Master) Quality: Purple Epic Armor: 550 Stamina: 55 Strength: 53 Agility: 53 Damage Reduction: 25%
Counter Strike: Can retaliate once after activated; a 5-second cooldown. Mirror Reflection: Can reflect one enemy magic after activated; a 15-second cooldown. Equipment requires: Defense sses Equipment level: 20
¡°This is the Retaliation Shield that fooled many top-tier experts. Compared to ours, it¡¯s just trash amongst trash.¡± Newbie Mu Zimented while shaking his head. The others nod in agreement, the Retaliation Shield¡¯s power is something they¡¯ve experienced, but now that they see their Nightmare Counter Shield, the former is simply far behind. ¡°President, could you trante orpare this equipment, to give whoever gets it a clearer thought or idea?¡± Li Jie asked Li Yao. Li Yao responded, nodding. ¡°There¡¯s not much to say, if wepare, it¡¯s obvious the attributes are superior. In terms of special effects, it¡¯s even stronger. The Nightmare Counter Shield¡¯s first special effect is an upgraded version of the Retaliation Shield¡¯s two special effects. As for the Divine Armor, it¡¯s considered an invincibility skill. If it¡¯s given to a Knight, it¡¯ll basically give him another mini invincibility skill.¡± ¡°What about the suit effect then? Why can¡¯t we see it?¡± Daimeng Tongtong excitedly asked. Li Yaoughed, ¡°That¡¯s because this is a shield for multiple professions. Warriors, Pdins, different professions that get the shield will see different suit effects. That is to say, depending on the profession, if you gather three, five, eight pieces of equipment, you can unlock the suit effect. This will probably be the highest output of this dungeon, the Nightmare Suit.¡± ¡°That¡¯s great. Fortunately we have the president, otherwise we might have ended up like those dimwits, getting unimpressive equipment without activating the array. If they knew about this, they¡¯d probably be spitting blood out of anger.¡± Newbie Mu Ziughed heartily. The guild members all shared a knowing smile; spitting blood is almost too mild to describe them. They¡¯ve been pioneering for a long time, especially the Devil Alliance, already on their second boss. If after they kill the intermediate boss and they can¡¯t get first kill, they¡¯ll probably go mad. Li Yao takes the equipment and says, ¡°This shield is currently the best, evenparable to gold equipment of the same level. Let¡¯s just give it directly to the Fruit Knight, unless anyone objects.¡± Everyone nods, as it is Starfire Guild¡¯s rule that two people have priorities. One is the main tank, the other is not the guild leader, but the main healer. These two roles are crucial. If a powerful piece of equipment drops, they get priority. Although they also count as contribution points, they can pay it back slowly. This rule is easy to understand. Whether a team can go the distance heavily depends on the tank and healer. Li Yao nods in satisfaction, even though there are others in the team who also double as defending warriors or knights, no one else says anything. ¡°Fruit, just pass your shield to Angel, I reckon it will take another dungeon cooldown to get a second Nightmare Shield, and of course, we¡¯d need enough luck too.¡±
Guardian Angel spurts a mouthful of blood, feeling depressed. He was envious of the Retaliation Shield, but now that he has it, there¡¯s no joy. Compared to his wife¡¯s shield, his is just trash. ¡°Alright, Tongtong, the next one.¡± ¡°Alright, watch my lucky hands.¡± Tongtong continues to the next one. Needless to say, her hands really are lucky. Getting a tank shield itself is a huge help for the team. Nightmare Thorny Armguard Quality: Purple Epic Material: Leather Armor Armor: 325 Strength: 52 Agility: 50 Stamina: 50 Thorns: Enable Thorns effect, counter one skill within ten seconds of activation, 1-minute cooldown. Hook Sting: Can climb some special terrains.
Suit Effect not activated: 2/5/8 Equipment requirements: Rogue, Martial Monk, Hunter Equipment level: 20 Li Yao says: ¡°Another good equipment. Leather armor is better than cloth armor for DPS ss, but it¡¯d still be considered squishy. This Thorns effect that can counter one skill is crucial. As for the Hook Sting, while it¡¯s self-exnatory, it often provides unexpected uses. Anyone who can equip leather gear from the DPS ss, you can use your guild points to bid. Start now.¡± Unparalleled Enchantress says: ¡°I forfeit.¡± Shadow Dance also says: ¡°I forfeit.¡± The other leather armor ss, Martial Monk, also forfeit. Li Yao frowns and asks: ¡°What¡¯s going on? Why does no one want such a good piece of equipment?¡± Unparalleled Enchantress replies: ¡°I¡¯m just observing Starfire, not interested in equipment.¡± Shadow Dance says: ¡°Boss, without yourmand, how could we have cleared this dungeon?¡± ¡°Everyone had a part in it.¡± Li Yao furrowed his brows even more¡­ Chapter 495: 495: Little Artifact Chapter 495: Little Artifact ¡°The Chairman will only lead us through the instance once, so he should take the loot. We can get more next time,¡± Shadow Dance earnestly said. Li Yao waved his hand, saying, ¡°There¡¯s no such rule. It¡¯s not appropriate.¡± Li Jie also felt a headache, obviously overlooking this issue. But Li Yao really didn¡¯t want to covet this equipment. What he currently had was slightly inferior, but there wasn¡¯t much difference. There were many ways for him to get better equipment. Additionally, he had special-effect equipment on him which he didn¡¯t want to give up for the sake of a set effect. After all, the Nightmare Suit was strong, but when many people started wearing it, it lost its uniqueness. Li Yao still preferred equipment with special effects. When put together, they were often more practical than the properties granted from an equipment set. As for his current state, his damage output was already sufficient. No matter how high the damage, it could still kill in a single hit. An idea struck Li Yao, and he said, ¡°I don¡¯t have any guild points either. Let¡¯s do it this way ¡ª if there is equipment that I can use, we can roll for it. If I roll the highest, I¡¯ll take the equipment. But if someone who participates in the roll gets a higher number than me, then I will lose the right to obtain the equipment, and the rest of you can bid for it using your guild points.¡± Li Jie¡¯s eyes also lit up, saying, ¡°This method is already very good. I don¡¯t think anyone else will have a better solution.¡± Seeing that everyone was shaking their heads, Li Yao said, ¡°Then let¡¯s follow this n. I¡¯ll go first.¡± Li Yao started to roll, and the result was 86. Shadow Dance and the other leather armor damage dealers also started to roll. In the end, Shadow Dance rolled an 87, exactly one point higher than Li Yao. Li Yao nodded and said, ¡°Alright, the rest of you can bid using the guild points.¡±
The few of them were helpless, but since the rule was already set, and the chairman didn¡¯t want it, they had no choice. They all started bidding, with Shadow Dance ultimately getting the equipment with the highest points. As the head of the Assassin Hall, Shadow Dance was the most active in taking on assassination tasks. Naturally, he had a lot of points in the guild. There weren¡¯t many others who couldpete with him in terms of points. ¡°Alright, let¡¯s move on to the next one, Tongtong,¡± Li Yao said. ¡°Alright.¡± Tongtong took out the next piece of equipment. Nightmare¡¤Nature Ring Quality: Epic Purple Material: Cloth Armor Armor: 125 Intelligence: 56 Spirit: 55 Stamina: 53 Soothing Nature: Body is surrounded by the power of nature, spell attacks carry an additional 30% nature damage. Nightmare: Trigger nightmare, causing enemies to hallucinate for 3 seconds, with a cooldown of 2 minutes. Equipment requirement: Cloth armor damage-dealing sses. Equipment level: 20 Annotation: Absorbed the residual power of the Nightmare God, resulting in some sort of mutation. Li Yao held the ring and said, ¡°Didn¡¯t expect to find a little divine artifact. The stats speak for themselves. The Soothing Nature effect, which increases damage output by 30%, is even more powerful than a weapon. Unless you find something better, this ring canst you until level 30 or 40. As for Nightmare, it¡¯s a great controller and life-saving skill. Any damage-dealer who gets this piece will surely top the DPS chart.¡± ¡°This is even better than your ne,¡± Li Jie eximed, her eyes lighting up.
¡°Of course it¡¯s better than my ne. After all, it has more attributes. But a ne is an essory after all, so the difference isn¡¯t that overwhelming. Li Jie and Unparalleled Enchantress, one is a permanent vice-chairman and the other is a manager of the club. Both of you also don¡¯t have any guild points, so the rules are the same as mine. You guys can roll first,¡± Li Yao said after some pondering. Newbie Mu Zi jokingly said, ¡°I¡¯ll start then, Vice-Chairman. This equipment is so ** good. Watch me roll a high number and beat you.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t be polite, even if you are, if you make a mistake, I¡¯ll still deduct points from you,¡± Li Jieughed. Newbie Mu Zi grimaces and says, ¡°Alright then, watch my perfect score.¡±
In the end, Newbie Mu Zi only rolled a 56. Then, the Mages and the Magician started rolling. As for Qin Feng Yi and the Summoner, they both gave up. After all, they were summoning sses, and this kind of powerful damage-dealing equipment effect would not umte on their pets. Their own damage was limited, so they didn¡¯tpete. In the end, Li Jie¡¯s luck was too good and she rolled an 88, the highest among the damage-dealers. The ring was distributed to Li Jie by Li Yao. ¡°Alright, Tongtong, the next one,¡± Li Yao said after allocating it. The loot dropped by the boss of the team instance was very generous. They were only three items in, but they had estimated that there were still three good ones left. Nightmare¡¤The Breastte of the Wufu Leader Quality: Epic Purple Material: te Armor Armor: 356 Strength: 55 Agility: 53 Endurance: 52 Inspiration: Receive ground power enhancement, damage received reduced by 10%. Dream Shield: When attacked, summon a Dream Child with 50% of your health to take the damage and assist you in the fight, activates once every 5 minutes.
Set effect not activated: 3/5/8 Equipment requirement: te armor damage-dealing ss. Equipment level: 20 Annotation: The equipment absorbed the residual power of the Nightmare God and underwent some kind of mutation. Li Yao said, ¡°Inspiration can greatly enhance the survival abilities of melee damage dealers. It¡¯s an excellent damage reducing equipment. Dream Shield can block one attack and even enhance the damage dealt. The Dream Child, we haven¡¯t seen it yet, but it could be unexpectedly handy if it has its own skills. Although it¡¯s not as good as the previous little divine artifact, it¡¯s also a very excellent piece of equipment. Melee damage dealers who can equip te armor should bid for it.¡± In the end, a Death Knight won the bid for the equipment. Li Yao then said, ¡°Tongtong, you¡¯ve got a lucky hand. But can you draw something for yourself? It would be nice to have cloth armor for magic damage-dealing sses.¡± ¡°Hmph, you think I don¡¯t want to.¡± Tongtong gave Li Yao a white look and touched the corpse again. Advanced Healing Potion Form Quality: Fine Blue Effect: Advanced Alchemist or Pharmacist can learn to make Advanced Healing Potions after learning it. Ingredients: Small Test Tube, 2 Hemostatic Grass, 3 Activation Grass. Advanced Healing Potion Quality: Fine Blue
Restore 25% of life after use, cooldown time is 5 minutes. Li Yao¡¯s face changed, distributing the form to Li Jie, saying, ¡°You decide who gets this blueprint, make sure to choose wisely.¡± ¡°Alright.¡± Li Jie instantly put the blueprint into her backpack, ¡°I¡¯m going back for a bit. The guild warehouse has some of these herbs stored up, it¡¯d be handy for the exploration of the next boss.¡± ¡°Okay, go ahead,¡± Li Yao nodded in agreement. Everyone else was also happy. In a while, they would be able to equip Advanced Healing Potions, greatly enhancing their survival capabilities. Compared to the Intermediate Healing Potion, the Advanced one was much stronger, able to instantly restore a quarter of their health. It could certainly save lives in critical moments. ¡°Big Brother, should I bring out the next piece?¡± Tongtong asked. Li Yao said, ¡°Continue, since Li Jie is still in the party and she can see it.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Tongtong moved on to the next item, then joyfully said, ¡°Big Brother, this time it¡¯s a good piece for you, hehe.¡±¡­ Chapter 496: 496: Hunters Treasure Chapter 496: Hunter¡¯s Treasure Li Yao raised his eyebrows. He hadn¡¯t yed this dungeon many times, and his memory wasn¡¯t too sharp on it. When he was a thief, he had no team and could only y in hard mode to get some equipment. When he became a Hunter, he was busy leveling and couldn¡¯t remember whether he had yed this dungeon or not. The Nightmare Equipment is indeed valuable at this stage of the game. But even if he grinded it, it wouldn¡¯t necessarily drop an item that he could use. The game had been running for quite some time. There were so many enhancement strategies that he didn¡¯t feel the need to grind this dungeon too much. Hence, hearing now that there was something that he could use, he figured it must be a pet-rted item, but he had no idea what it could be. Nightmare Pet Badge Agility: 65 Nature¡¯s Gift: All pet attributes increase by 15%. Soul Communication: Links the souls of the owner and the pet, creating a resonance effect. As long as the pet is present, both the pet and its owner recover 0.5% of their health every second in battle, and 2% of their health every second out of battle. sh: The owner can teleport the pet to a designated location within a 150-code radius around the owner. Cooldown: 20 seconds.
Equipment Requirement: Hunter Level Requirement: 20 Upon seeing this equipment, everyone gasped. While it didn¡¯t add any attributes, the special effects were downright overpowered. ¡°Bloody hell, are they trying to make this impossible?¡± Angel, the guardian, muttered. ¡°That¡¯s insane! Li Yao¡¯s pets are already terrifying enough. This increases their attributes by another 15%! Oh my god, that¡¯s just off the charts.¡± Shadow Dance was stupefied. ¡°You¡¯re invincible now, right? With this equipped, nobody else stands a chance.¡± The unparalleled enchantress agreed. Everyone else felt the same way as Angel. They had experienced the terror of Li Yao¡¯s pets in recent battles. The Hydra was incredibly versatile, capable of tackling all kinds of battles. The Fire Eagle had an amazing reconnaissance ability and terrifying output for fire magic. The Death God¡¯s agility had saved Li Yao from danger countless times, and its ownbat power was also formidable. The Spider Tank¡¯s defense was just outrageous, and its offensive capability was equally fearsome. During rest, many of them had dueled one-on-one with Li Yao¡¯s pets in terms of offense, defense, and evenbat. The results were clear ¡ª none of them could give Li Yao¡¯s pets an opportunity, otherwise, they would be killed instantly. Each of Li Yao¡¯s pets had a greater output than any yer at their current stage. Li Yao¡¯s individual output was equivalent to a small team¡¯s output, with some to spare. If this terrifyingbination was enhanced by another 15%, it was simply unimaginable. The unparalleled enchantress then added: ¡°You guys are only considering the 15% attribute increase, but don¡¯t overlook thest two attributes. You must remember that the Hunter ss already has a skill with the second effect. Coupled with this stacked effect, considering the nature of the Chairman¡¯s pet talent, its capability for sustaining battles will be more terrifying. However, the third effect is the most terrifying.¡± Dumbfounded, Tongtong replied, ¡°Isn¡¯t it just a pet discement skill? It feels like it¡¯s more useful for the Spider Tank since its speed is slow in defense mode. But for the Fire Eagle and the Death God, it¡¯s pretty much redundant.¡± The unparalleled enchantress said: ¡°Tongtong, you possess a strongbat awareness. Think deeper and you will surely figure it out.¡± Tongtong lowered her head, pondered for a few seconds, and her eyes suddenly lit up, ¡°I get it! Big brother can summon three pets. He can initiate this skill, trap his opponent with his three pets, and if his opponent doesn¡¯t have a discement skill, essentially they¡¯ll be left with a dead end.¡± Everyone else came to a sudden understanding. Indeed, if the Spider Tank, Death God, and Hydra were to corner someone, and they didn¡¯t have a discement ability, their fate would be¡­ ¡°As I¡¯m the only Hunter here, I guess I¡¯ll not stand on ceremony.¡± Li Yao assigned the equipment to himself, patted Tongtong¡¯s head, and said, ¡°Tongtong, you¡¯re really smart. You¡¯ll surely grow into an amazing professional yer one day.¡± Tongtong instantly beamed with pride and said, ¡°Of course! With such a powerful sister-inw and big brother teaching me, if I¡¯m not good, it would be a loss of face.¡± Sister Li immediately flicked her forehead and said, ¡°Ipliment you and you start boasting. Hurry and check the body, see if there¡¯s anything else.¡± Cute and confused Tongtong took out a gem bag and said, ¡°There¡¯s this and 5 gold coins.¡±
Li Yao assigned the gem bag to Sister Li and also assigned the gold coins to her, stating, ¡°I won¡¯t keep these for myself as I don¡¯t need the money. Let¡¯s put them directly into the guild warehouse. We¡¯ll use gold coins as guild funds.¡± ¡°Sounds good. These gems are pretty good indeed, just nice for making some jewelry to put in the guild warehouse.¡± Sister Li made the decision instantly. ¡°Okay, just handle it as you see appropriate.¡± Li Yao immediately swapped his Glory Badge and equipped the Pet Badge. Suddenly, his pet¡¯s hit points, defense, attack, and agility increased significantly. Li Yao was immediately satisfied. Even if he didn¡¯t receive any other equipment afterwards, the single piece was worth it. ¡°What shall we do next?¡± Qin Feng Yi asked.
Li Yao replied, ¡°Shadow Dance will scout stealthily, the rest of you can rest. This has been exhausting. Everyone, get a good night¡¯s sleep and gather in eight hours.¡± Neer Mu Zi said, ¡°We¡¯re not tired, let¡¯s continue, Chairman.¡± ¡°Indeed, we¡¯re not tired at all. Let¡¯s go on.¡± Stimted by the top-grade equipment, the guild members were too excited to sleep. Li Yao shook his head and replied, ¡°Rest to sharpen the de for a more efficient woodcutting. Being mentally exhausted will not yield good results. This is not what I want to see. Everyone, make sure you rest well. Oh, remember this ¨C with every centaur we kill, we get either one or three Nightmare Points depending on the quality of the kill. I recall at the entrance camp there¡¯s a shop that buys these points. You can exchange them for some equipment, or skills, runes, or something that might give you some improvement.¡± ¡°Indeed, Chairman is wise. We¡¯ve killed 20 thousand centaurs so we can definitely exchange quite a number of good items.¡± The members were initially thinking about logging out but were immediately heading for the store at the entrance of the dungeon. Li Yao shook his head and said, ¡°Shadow Dance, I look forward to hearing from you. Please scout the terrain and monster situation. After exchanging the items, you should rest too.¡± ¡°Boss, don¡¯t mention it. You can rest assured and leave it all to me.¡± Shadow Dance replied, and then stealthily moved towards the next location. After bidding everyone farewell, Li Yao also logged out. He didn¡¯t rush to sleep but instead ate something andid on the bed, confidently searching his memory to find details about the second boss. In his recollection, the second boss wasn¡¯t as straightforward. It would be a major challenge for Starfire¡¯s team. The first one was a trial run of sorts. Thanks to his pets, his directives, and targeted tactics, the boss was defeated on the third attempt. But the second one wouldn¡¯t be that easy. He couldn¡¯t do everything by himself, but need the guild members to cooperate closely¡­
Chapter 497: 497: Explosive News Chapter 497: Explosive News Finally, Li Yao had a rough idea of the second boss, though it was still a bit blurred. Without overthinking, he quickly fell into a sound sleep. He had been exhausted these few days. Just strategizing took arge toll on his spiritual power, not to mention the effort required tomand. Others might just notice his smoothmanding and his consistently high yer damage output, dropping only to second ce asionally. But who could understand how stunningly his spiritual power was being consumed? If he were not continually simting the centaur¡¯s movements in his mind, taking down this challenging boss in three attempts would have been a pipe dream. Yet, Li Yao wasn¡¯t able to sleep for long as he was awoken by Qin Feng Yi¡¯smunication. ¡°What¡¯s going on? Why aren¡¯t you getting some rest? You¡¯ve been juggling dungeon runs, training in the outside world, and gathering intelligence these past few days. You must be exhausted.¡± Li Yao looked at the time. He had only slept for four hours. ¡°How can I rest at a time like this? There¡¯s a big problem.¡± Qin Feng Yi had dark circles under her eyes, a clear sign ofck of sleep. But there was a gleam of excitement in her eyes. Apparently, some significant event had happened. ¡°Big problem? What big problem?¡± Li Yao asked curiously. Qin Feng Yi said, ¡°It is about the dungeon. Turns out, the Devil Alliance didn¡¯t defeat the second boss; they defeated the third boss.¡± Li Yao was taken aback and said, ¡°I suspected as much. If it was only one boss, they couldn¡¯t possibly have had so much equipment.¡±
¡°Not that. There are two stunning pieces of news. The first one is about the equipment you have mentioned. Guess what?¡± Qin Feng Yi smiled brilliantly. ¡°Don¡¯t keep me in suspense. Just say it. No matter what the news is, make sure to get some rest after you tell me. I can handle the rest of the things,¡± Li Yao said with concern. ¡°Alright, I got it. I¡¯ll take a bath and rest right after I tell you,¡± Qin Feng Yi said, ¡°Firstly, regarding the equipment. Do you know, other than the equipment from the first boss, after defeating the second and third bosses, it showed that they cleared the dungeon. But here¡¯s the catch: from the second boss onward, all the equipment disappeared.¡± Although Li Yao knew this would happen, he acted surprised and said, ¡°Disappeared?¡± Qin Feng Yi said, ¡°Yes, not entirely disappeared though. The equipment has a countdown timer, and it will disappear after forty-eight hours.¡± ¡°Well, then they¡¯re in for quite the spectacle,¡± Li Yaoughed. ¡°More than that. The second piece of news is even more shocking. It showed that they cleared the dungeon, but there was no First Kill notification. The Devil Alliance is going mad. They¡¯re using others on the forum andining to the game authorities,¡± Qin Feng Yiughed, ¡°You guessed it right. Our approach must be correct. There¡¯s no doubt about it.¡± ¡°In that case, I¡¯m relieved. You mentioned not being able to get the First Kill, and it did give me a start. But now, it seems like the problem was with their approach,¡± Li Yao nodded. ¡°Yes, this has blown up because of the Devil Alliance. The game authorities had no choice but to exin that although they cleared the dungeon, it was just a simpler way. The authorities said that the correct method is far too dominant, so this alternate approach lets yers get some temporary gear and figure out the correct method to clear the dungeon. Oh, I can¡¯t handle this. It¡¯s too funny,¡± Qin Feng Yiughed for a bit before continuing, ¡°The Devil Alliance members are about to burst with anger.¡± ¡°This is indeed a depressing situation. They thought they got the First Kill, but it turned out to be nothing,¡± Li Yao shook his head, ¡°The Devil Alliance really is unfortunate. If what you said is true, they could have got some temporary but powerful gear by clearing the dungeon this way. They originally had the upper hand in many games, but after making such a big deal out of this, the other guilds must be in chaos.¡± Qin Feng Yi nodded and said, ¡°Isn¡¯t that the truth? The guilds are going crazy right now. Many of them are cursing the game authorities while looking for the correct way to clear the dungeon. Some people thought of removing the outposts, but with just twenty-five people and eighteen thousand coins for six outposts, it¡¯s too horrifying. If it weren¡¯t for your craziness and the trust of the members, we wouldn¡¯t choose this reckless approach either. Thankfully, we made the right choice.¡± ¡°We are ahead of everyone else by one boss now. We are not the ones who need to worry,¡± Li Yao knew this would happen. He just didn¡¯t expect other guilds to find out so quickly. ¡°What¡¯s our n? Are we assembling members to continue exploring?¡± Qin Feng Yi asked. ¡°There¡¯s no need to rush. You seem to have forgotten; six outposts aren¡¯t that easy to remove. Even if they do remove them, it¡¯s not a problem. They will be stuck at the boss stage for at least one or two days. We might have already defeated the second boss by then. Remember the saying: Sharpening your axe will not dy the work of cutting wood,¡± Li Yao confidently said. ¡°Alright, as long as you have got it under control. Then, get some rest, you are the one who¡¯s most tired.¡± A soft look shed in Qin Feng Yi¡¯s eyes. ¡°I know. But I have rested enough. You should get some sleep. I¡¯ll wake you up in four hours,¡± Li Yao said. ¡°Alright, it seems like you are nning something,¡± Qin Feng Yi smiled softly. ¡°Haha, go to sleep now. Wake up and enjoy the show, and that¡¯s it,¡± Li Yao didn¡¯t borate. ¡°Ok, remember to wake me up early. I¡¯m not very tired.¡±
¡°Sure thing,¡± Li Yao said and ended themunication. Then he immediately logged into the forum and the official website. As expected, the forum was bustling with activity. Everyone was discussing one topic: the main storyline dungeon. Many famous IDs emerged, and the entire forum was in chaos, especially the members of the Devil Alliance. They were going crazy. They had barely managed to clear the dungeon, but they missed out on the First Kill and didn¡¯t even get any equipment. Poor them yed calcting games so much that they even produced video tutorials. But no matter what their intentions were with these tutorials since the dungeon wasn¡¯t meant to be cleared like this, their tactics were worthless.
The Devil Alliance had utterly failed this time. They didn¡¯t expect Li Yao to be such a game-changer and were humiliated in reality and now again, the tables had turned in the game. They were utterly depressed. Li Yao browsed the forum for a while and then logged in to the game, only to find many private messages. There were messages from familiar and unfamiliar contacts. He didn¡¯t bother checking the ones from people who weren¡¯t his friends. Then he was left with messages from his guild members, friends like ming Red Lips, Vast Horizon, and even messages from Brother Wanderer 2. Without exception, they all enquired about the dungeon incident. Li Yao directly called Vast Horizon. ¡°Hey there, buddy. It¡¯s about time you logged in. With such a significant event happening, I can¡¯t believe you had the heart to log off,¡± Vast Horizon anxiously answered the call¡­ Chapter 498: 498: Forced Buying and Selling Chapter 498: Forced Buying and Selling Li Yaoughed, ¡°What¡¯s the matter? You seem to be in a hurry. It¡¯s not like the fire has reached your eyebrows yet.¡± SeasVastAsSky chuckled bitterly and said, ¡°Cut it out. This incident has already turned everything upside down. You can¡¯t possibly not know about it. Don¡¯t tell me you aren¡¯t worried.¡± ¡°I honestly am not worried at all. This matter doesn¡¯t have anything to do with me,¡± Li Yao responded. ¡°You mean to tell me you guys haven¡¯t started exploring the main instance? Impossible. Don¡¯t joke around, given the circumstance,¡± SeasVastAsSky replied desperately. ¡°I¡¯m worried sick. Seems like you don¡¯t regard me as a brother, or perhaps you have a solution, or maybe your guild¡¯s exploration pathway is the correct one. Only then, I suppose, you wouldn¡¯t worry.¡± ¡°Hahaha, Brother Sea is really smart. If we are not wrong, our exploration route should be the correct one,¡± Li Yaoughed. He could tell from SeasVastAsSky¡¯s tone that almost all the guilds have taken the wrong path. After all, clearing six posts is extremely difficult, especially when there are over ten thousand silver heroes. One would need a considerable amount of time to clear them. ¡°Bro, don¡¯t celebrate too early. This instance is very odd. As you know, the Devil Alliance thought they were on the right path during their instance exploration, but now their equipment is about to expire in three days,¡± SeasVastAsSky still was somewhat skeptical. He thought that Li Yao was overly confident, given how peculiar the instance was. ¡°Then take a look at this,¡± Li Yao sent the properties of the Nightmare¡¤Counterattack Shield obtained from the Knight of Fruit. The properties of the Counterattack Shield weren¡¯t a secret anymore. The Counterattack Shield has be the most desirable equipment for all maintanks. However, the drop rate was rather low. Although many teams have cleared the first boss in the bypass mode, only a few managed to get the shield.
¡°Oh my god, what is this gear? The stats are too high and it¡¯s a set item,¡± SeasVastAsSky¡¯s eyes almost popped out of his sockets. Li Yao said, ¡°This is one of the things dropped by the first boss.¡± ¡°The first boss. I am not surprised that you¡¯ve cleared the first boss, but this equipment..¡± SeasVastAsSky fell silent. ¡°So I¡¯m confident in saying that our path is correct, what do you think?¡± Li Yao sent another piece of equipment. ¡°Bro, what would it take for you to tell me the correct method?¡± SeasVastAsSky asked. He saw the set bonus, if this wasn¡¯t the correct path, then it would be a joke. ¡°What if I give it to Brother Sea for free?¡± Li Yao asked, seriously. ¡°That, wouldn¡¯t that be too much..¡± SeasVastAsSky was overjoyed, and was just about to agree. Li Yao then interrupted, ¡°I knew Brother Sea is generous and wouldn¡¯t want to get anything for nothing. So how about this, Brother Sea surely has a lot of connections, right?¡± ¡°Spit it out, bro. What do you want me to do?¡± SeasVastAsSky grumbled, ¡°I knew that there¡¯s no such thing as a free lunch with you.¡± ¡°I¡¯m nning to sell the walkthrough of the first part and videos showcasing the boss skills. I need Brother Sea¡¯s help to set up a discussion group, invite some bigwigs from various guilds you know. I will give Brother Sea a more detailed video, along with the strategy to beat the first boss. What do you say?¡± Li Yao finally revealed his intention. ¡°That¡¯s it? You¡¯re also giving me the method to defeat the boss?¡± SeasVastAsSky couldn¡¯t believe it. After all, providing a video indirectly aids the enemy. Moreover, handing over the boss¡¯ strategy, this was too¡­ ¡°That¡¯s it. On top of that, I will also give Brother Sea a method to activate the Array. Of course, whether you use it or not is up to Brother Sea,¡± Li Yao said confidently. Even if they know the correct strategy, it¡¯s not something that can be achieved in two to three days with just twenty-five men. After all, they needed almost three days for a mass attack. Not to mention other teams. They will need several days to see the first boss. By then, the Starfire Guild would have taken a significant lead. ¡°Alright. This is a small task for me. Please wait a moment, Bro,¡± SeasVastAsSky said. ¡°Okay,¡± Li Yao responded and hung up the call. Half an hourter, SeasVastAsSky added Li Yao to a discussion group. Li Yao had a look and saw that there were already hundreds of people in the group. He roughly checked and noticed that they were all leaders or executive deputies of renowned guilds from the administrative region. ¡°SeaOldMan, you can¡¯t be joking. Is this cunning fellow really that generous?¡± Cousin Prosperous Era asked coldly. As soon as Li Yao entered, he saw this and retorted, ¡°If the people from Prosperous Era don¡¯t believe me, you can leave. It doesn¡¯t matter if you¡¯re here or not.¡±
¡°You¡­¡± Cousin Prosperous Era was so angry when he saw Li Yao being so arrogant. But when he thought about the fact that he needed Li Yao for the walkthrough and videos, he immediately suppressed his anger, ¡°Haha, just assume I was talking nonsense. It was just a joke.¡± ¡°Nonsense, I always took your words as nonsense. d you finally recognized it yourself for once,¡± Li Yao was not being polite at all. An uproariousughter ensued. ¡°Li Yao is truly something, as fiery as always,¡± ming Red Lipsughed and said, ¡°Long time no see.¡±
Cousin Prosperous Era almost left the group out of anger but managed to hold back and didn¡¯t say anything. ¡°Hello, Chairman Red Lips, long time no see,¡± Li Yaoughed. ¡°Let¡¯s not waste time. I¡¯ll send a short video first to prove the correctness of my walkthrough.¡± Li Yao sent the video of the activation of the magical array in the sky, followed by the mutation of the boss in the array. In the end, he sent the properties of the Nightmare¡¤Counterattack Shield too. Romeo said, ¡°In the end, Chairman Li Yaoes out on top. I admit defeat.¡± ¡°You¡¯re too kind. I can reveal the correct method, and can also show a video demonstrating the boss¡¯s skills. But they aren¡¯t free. You guys need to pay a bit ofpensation,¡± Li Yao said. ¡°Say it, what¡¯s the price?¡± Although they had anticipated the purpose of the discussion group, they were still astounded when they heard Li Yao say it aloud. Li Yao chuckled and said, ¡°Very simple¡ª a hundred Gold Coins. Whoever gives me a hundred Gold Coins, I¡¯ll send him the promised information.¡± ¡°I say, why don¡¯t you rob a bank instead? A hundred Gold Coins for each, a hundred times, that¡¯s ten thousand Gold Coins. Are you out of your mind?¡± Cousin Prosperous Era¡¯s eyes were practically red. That much money, even several top guilds couldn¡¯t afford it. ¡°Buy it if you want, if not, don¡¯t. We¡¯re all reputable figures here; there are certain things I don¡¯t want to spell out. But there are always some cheap people forcing me to do just that. Let me spell it out¡ª the video can be bought, and can also be passed onto smaller guilds. But if the guilds present here don¡¯t buy it, and someone gives them the video, well then, sorry, the system is fair and will trace back to the source. I won¡¯t sell them the video of the second boss and so forth.¡± Li Yao chuckled and added, ¡°A hundred Gold Coins is peanuts to you guys. That¡¯s all I have to say. This is a voluntary transaction. If you want it, send an email with a hundred Gold Coins attached. I¡¯ll only wait for ten minutes. Any email sent after ten minutes, I¡¯m not selling.¡± After saying this, Li Yao left, leaving everyone else speechless. This is hardly a voluntary business transaction. This is a case of hard sale. There¡¯s no room for negotiation. Is this even fair? Chapter 499: 499: Guild Merchant Chapter 499: Guild Merchant ¡°Cough cough, Sea Monster, are you buying or not?¡± ¡°No way, what kind of ridiculous thing is this? I won¡¯t buy. Who are you threatening? Our guild needs to buy his info? Joking.¡± ¡°Exactly, he thinks too highly of himself, as if without his strategies we couldn¡¯t nail the first kill.¡± ¡°President Ran is totally right, they just have a temporary lead.¡± ¡°Exactly, this dungeon is so difficult, they might be stuck somewhere. To believe they could easily snag the first kill is a joke.¡± ¡°I¡¯d give him three words, ¡®He He¡¯.¡± ¡°President Wan, that¡¯s only two words.¡± ¡°Three words would give him too much face.¡± ¡­ Boundless Sky shook his head and left the chat channel as well.
Li Yao went back to town, directly to the mailbox near the guild entrance, even before he got there, a flurry of email notifications came in. Li Yao opened the mailbox, counted, and found out that every guild from the chat group had sent him emails. Li Yao had expected this result, it didn¡¯t surprise him at all, he began sending the edited video. Li Yao deleted anything rted to his pet from the footage, although many guilds had their suspicions, it¡¯s a different thing when it was confirmed. He then sent a copy of his n on how to clear the six outposts to Boundless Sky. ¡°Thanks, bro, but we¡¯re not giving up on the first kill. You¡¯re basically aiding the enemy,¡± Boundless Sky said. ¡°You wouldn¡¯t understand how lonely it is at the top, it¡¯s more fun this way, isn¡¯t it?¡± Li Yaoughed, ¡°But honestly, even with my strategies, you still won¡¯t get the first kill. They really lost out on these hundred Gold Coins.¡± ¡°Stop dreaming. Are you short of money?¡± Boundless Sky was speechless. ¡°Ha, you got me, Sea Bro. The money fromst time is almost gone, this batches just in time.¡± Li Yaoughed. ¡°You¡¯re really wicked. With your capabilities, you have numerous ways to make money. You¡¯re just trying to infuriate others intentionally. You have no idea how much people hate and fear Starfire. You¡¯re so good at using enemy funds to strengthen Starfire, I don¡¯t know what to say to you,¡± Boundless Sky was left speechless, this guy was really troublesome. ¡°That makes it more interesting, they can hate me, they cane bite me, anytime. But if their teeth aren¡¯t sturdy enough and they break a few, don¡¯t me me,¡± Li Yao finally sent out thest email. ¡°Forget it, I won¡¯t argue with you. I¡¯m starting my raid now. Let me know where you guys are at,¡± Boundless Sky asked at the end. ¡°Guess,¡± Li Yao terminated the call immediately after. Then Li Yao arrived at the guild. As always, Sister Li was already online, handling guild affairs. ¡°Are you sure there¡¯s no issue doing this?¡± Sister Li asked with concern. ¡°What issue? Don¡¯t worry, even if they know our tactics they¡¯ll need plenty of time to catch up. More importantly, we won¡¯t stupidly wait for them to catch up before moving on¡± Li Yao deposited ten thousand Gold Coins into the guild vault, leaving a thousand or two for himself. Instantly, the bnce of Starfire Guild broke the ten-thousand mark again, drawing attention on the forum. And many guilds realized that they had all bought Li Yao¡¯s video. ¡°This dungeon is super creepy, I¡¯m worried we¡¯ll get stuck,¡± Sister Li voiced her concern. ¡°Have faith in ourselves,¡± Li Yao couldn¡¯t say ¡®Rx, I don¡¯t remember clearly, but I roughly remember how it went. It may take time to break through, but we won¡¯t get stuck.¡¯
¡°Alright. It¡¯s also a good thing. Our financial situation is very good now. How do you n to allocate these gold coins? If you just leave them there, they will depreciate,¡± Sister Li was worried about the money going to waste. Only when the money flows can it work its magic. Li Yao sat down and said, ¡°We can only improve the guild perks and make our guild base more luxurious. After all, we¡¯re not short of money now, so don¡¯t be afraid to spend.¡± ¡°No, the guild benefits are already at their best, upgrading the benefits doesn¡¯t make sense. As for the guild base, our budget is enough, even if we spend more, it won¡¯t take up that much. Trust my budget and judgement,¡± Sister Li said seriously. Li Yao shrugged, ¡°I don¡¯t know then, any brilliant ideas?¡±
Now Li Yaocked nothing, having more money was pointless. ¡°Let¡¯s trade goods. I think we should recruit yers who have a knack for business to help us manage,¡± Sister Li pondered and said. ¡°Trading goods, we don¡¯t have time for that, and Feng Yi probably doesn¡¯t excel at it as well. Besides, it¡¯s hard to say with other people. If we encounter swindlers, we¡¯re done,¡± Li Yao was absolutely not exaggerating. If we find a greedy person, the profits and risks inside can be toorge. Sister Li frowned, ¡°I do have two suitable candidates, one is my friend, the other is within our guild.¡± ¡°If it¡¯s your friend in real life, then it¡¯s somewhat reliable,¡± Li Yao pondered, ¡°Who is it in the guild?¡± In reality, she was one of my assistants, but she had to quit due to family issues. Besides work, she has also been a small businessman in many games. After hearing that I joined Starfire, she joined as well, but she is only in the peripheral now,¡± Sister Li exined, ¡°The other one is a life yer, a friend of Candy, named Gold Coin. She chose Alchemy and as far as I know, she also trades goods privately. I¡¯ve observed her for a while, she has good judgment, but justcks capital.¡± ¡°Um, give it a try if you think she¡¯s reliable. It¡¯s just some small capital, we can earn more if we lose it,¡± Li Yao said nonchntly. He could earn gold coins in a plethora of ways, but it¡¯s unnecessary. If they can nurture two merchants, that¡¯s excellent. A stable source of revenue is the best state for the guild. ¡°Only you can take ten thousand Gold Coins lightly. Don¡¯t worry, it¡¯s not easy to pull the wool over my eyes. We have contracts. We can convert part of the credit into club construction and framework. Qi Ji¡¯s work is also starting, she¡¯s asking for money,¡± Sister Li said. ¡°Alright, give it to Feng Yi, let her do the conversion,¡± Li Yao didn¡¯t bother with these things anymore. ¡°Okay, you should take a break too, the raid starts in two or three hours,¡± Sister Li said before returning to her guild work. Li Yao nodded, sat down at the side and started watching the video of Shadow Dance Spotlight. He needed to understand the situation as well to decide how to defeat the second boss¡­
Chapter 500: 500 Natural Ancient Trees Chapter 500: 500 Natural Ancient Trees Seeing the video, Li Yao¡¯s memory finally cleared up, and his impression of that boss also became clear. Then he began thinking about how to deal with the second boss. In Li Yao¡¯s view, strategies devised by others always suit their own teams. Starfire had its own team structure, and if they rigidly and blindly applied the strategies of others, they would undoubtedly be annihted. Time passed quickly. Li Yao and Sister Li arrived at the instance half an hour earlier, and the core team members were ecstatic and arrived not muchter. Li Yao took advantage of the cooking time to send out the video and said, ¡°This is the way for the second instance, take a look.¡± ¡°Didn¡¯t Feng Yi also get the video of the Devil Alliance? It seems to look pretty simr, like a fantastic forest,¡± said Unparalleled Fairy. ¡°It seems that many teams have not been able to exit this forest, and the ones who managed to do so won¡¯t reveal how they did it,¡± Feng Yi added. Li Yao smiled and said, ¡°Actually, it¡¯s quite simple. Just ask the trees.¡± ¡°Ask the trees?¡± Sister Li frowned. ¡°Alright, let¡¯s set off now and I will exin on the way,¡± Li Yao said as he walked. ¡°Haven¡¯t you all noticed a problem?¡± ¡°What problem?¡± Cute D- asked.
Li Yao smiled and said, ¡°Let me ask you, what is the biggest difference between the forests in the West Continent and the East Continent?¡± ¡°Different environments.¡± ¡°Different climates.¡± There were all sorts of answers, leaving Li Yao speechless. After a while, he said, ¡°Never mind, all of you just stop talking. The Ancient God World is a world transformed by the Titans, where every map has its own climate. This ce is the Titan¡¯s testing ground, so the environments definitely cannot be the same.¡± The Alluring Fairy said, ¡°Then stop beating around the bush and tell us.¡± Li Yao chuckled and said, ¡°Alright, all of you couldn¡¯t even answer such a simple question. Let me ask you another one. Which forests in the East Continent have Natural Ancient Trees?¡± All of the team members were stunned. Most of the maps in the Ancient God World were already opened up, and each map was thoroughly exined. Especially the library, many geographical books were avable. They all had a solid understanding of those, mainly because of Li Yao. Now, listening to Li Yao¡¯s question, they began to recall. Sister Li thought for a while and said, ¡°It seems like the East Continent does not have Ancient Trees.¡± The so-called Natural Ancient Tree was a life form transformed from an Ancient Tree. These Ancient Trees were categorized based on their age and purpose. These Ancient Trees were mostly descendants or offspring of the Mother Tree, and they had existed for an extremely long time. Examples include the Tree of Life, Ancient Tree of War, Ancient Tree Guardians, Treants, etc. The Druid¡¯s healing form was a Treant. ¡°Then what about the West Continent where we are now?¡± Li Yao asked again. Everyone suddenly realized. The north of the West Continent was the location protected by the natural demigods, and also the ce where the natural creatures liked to dwell. Almost all the Ancient Trees or Treants could be found in the north of the West Continent. This forest was incredibly lush. There were even trees so big that it took more than ten people to wrap their arms around them. In such an excellent area, Ancient Trees had to exist. ¡°It seems there are no signs of the centaurs around here. In that case, why don¡¯t we split up and contact each other once we find an Ancient Tree?¡± Sister Li suggested. Li Yao nodded and said, ¡°That¡¯s exactly what we should do, let¡¯s split up.¡± ¡°By the way, boss, there are so many trees, how can we tell which ones are Ancient Trees?¡± Shadow Dance added awkwardly. ¡°I scouted for over an hour earlier on and didn¡¯t seem to find any Ancient Trees.¡±
Li Yao said on the team channel, ¡°Can¡¯t all of you even think of this? Think about it, the Nightmare God, who the Evil Hoof Tribe worships is absorbing the bloodline power within the centaurs. There¡¯s no way the Ancient Trees here wouldn¡¯t react. There¡¯s a possibility that they¡¯ve been fighting against the Nightmare God. As time passes and the Nightmare God grows stronger, the Ancient Trees must be having a hard time. In other words, all you need to do is to look forrge trees that look withered. There¡¯s a possibility they are Ancient Trees.¡± ¡°Is it really that simple?¡± Cute D- wondered. Li Yao said, ¡°Of course, you all should know that the Ancient Trees and the Druids are alike. They are both crazy enough to give up their lives to protect the natural environment. Even if they died in battle, they would never absorb the life from the flowers, trees, and nts to replenish their own. After long periods of hardship, of course, they would be malnourished.¡± Ah pfft¡­
Everyone was stunned¡­ ¡°Seriously? It seems so unbelievable.¡± Guardian Angel muttered. Persuasive Fairy said, ¡°You¡¯re really block-headed, of course, you wouldn¡¯t think of that. Li Yao¡¯s mind is detailed, and he can link ordinary information together to decipher the instance. No wonder I totally submit to you.¡± Li Yao didn¡¯t say anything. This was the approach he had been practicing for ten years, and there was nothing to be proud of. ¡°Boss, your prediction is correct. I have found one.¡± After about ten minutes, the neer Mu Zi said in the team voice chat. ¡°Everyone, gather at Mu Zi¡¯s location,¡± Li Yao ordered. After that, the whole team began to converge quickly towards Mu Zi¡¯s position. ¡°A group of young adventurers, why have youe here?¡± The Ancient Tree asked when he saw Li Yao and a group of more than twenty people. The neer Mu Zi didn¡¯t dare to converse with the Ancient Tree, fearing that it might trigger a plot and summon arge number of monsters to kill everyone. Li Yao stepped forward and said, ¡°Respected Natural Ancient Tree, we mean no disrespect. The abnormality of the Evil Hoof Tribe has finally been noticed by the outside world. We are the soldiers sent by the outside world to investigate the truth.¡± ¡°The outside world finally sent someone. That¡¯s great.¡± A glimmer of joy shed in the Natural Ancient Tree¡¯s eyes. ¡°Yes, we want to eliminate this tribe, and kindly request your help,¡± Li Yao politely said.
The Natural Ancient Tree said, ¡°I am sorry, but I cannot trust you. This tribe has been controlled and polluted by an evil god. We lost manyrades to form a Natural Barrier, sealing the majority of the centaurs deep within the valley. Now, under the assistance of the evil god, the centaur priests are looking for loopholes and nodes in the barrier. If we let you in, others will detect those loopholes.¡± ¡°If we kill them once we get inside, what could possibly happen even if there were loopholes?¡± Li Yao frowned. ¡°No, we can¡¯t let the sacrifice of our tribesmen be in vain. Just leave and report the situation here to the great Druids and they will naturally send people to rescue us,¡± the Natural Ancient Tree dismissed Li Yao¡¯s suggestion. Li Yao smiled bitterly, ¡°Well, truth to be told, the centaurs have long forgotten that they are descendants of the Natural Demigods. They have be evil and aggressive. Now, the United Army is fighting the main force of the centaurs and can¡¯t afford to be distracted. You can only trust us.¡± ¡°You want me to trust you¡­ I suppose you have the Natural Crystal. As long as you give me one and let me strengthen the barrier, I will then teleport you to the altar of the centaur¡¯s priests. Once you kill them, no one can threaten the barrier and you can then calmly deal with the subsequent enemies,¡± the Natural Ancient Tree hesitated before finally speaking¡­ Chapter 501: 501: Special Mission Inside the Instance Chapter 501: Special Mission Inside the Instance ¡°Want a Nature Crystal? You can have it. Considering our strength, keeping it wouldn¡¯t do any good.¡± Li Yao took out a crystal and asked, ¡°Are you sure?¡± The Ancient Tree¡¯s eyes sparkled. One of its vines reached for the crystal, but Li Yao swiftly dodged and said, ¡°Hold on. If you want this crystal, you must first prove that you have no affiliation with the Nightmare God. Otherwise, who knows if you have been corrupted by him.¡± ¡°Young man, you¡¯re cautious,cking the recklessness of your age. That¡¯s good.¡± The Natural Ancient Tree, upon seeing the crystal, didn¡¯t chase away Li Yao and hispanions. Instead, it proposed, ¡°But suspicion alone leads us nowhere. What about this: I¡¯ll take you to the level of the Emerald Dream nearest to the material ne, where the minions of the Nightmare God reside. If you rescue fifty of my kindred there, you¡¯ll gain my trust. Furthermore, you can exchange the Crystal Cores you receive from defeating the Twisted Nightmare Monsters here for supplies and power-boosting items to enhance your abilities and thwart the Nightmare God¡¯s devious plot.¡± ¡°Can we take a look at your goods?¡± Li Yao asked. ¡°Of course.¡± The Natural Ancient Tree replied. Immediately, Li Yao and hisrades could see a panel filled with various items, ranging from minor consumable supplies to crucial war resources. Many of these, being local specialties, were quite enticing. Seeing all the appealing items made the Starfire members drooling. There were even Special Skill Books, rare skills that are extremely hard toe by in the outside world. They didn¡¯t expect to find them in this shop. Li Yao closed the panel and grumbled, ¡°Wow, these prices are something. A standard Magic Scroll costs two hundred Silver Nightmare Monster Crystal Cores.¡± ¡°We can¡¯t help it. Our stock is limited, too, and we need resources to survive. If you find the prices uneptable, you are free not to purchase anything,¡± said the Natural Ancient Tree. Seeing that they were interested in the goods, it was unabashed and left no room for a bargaining negotiation: take it or leave it. ¡°You drive a hard bargain,¡± Li Yao said helplessly, ¡°we ept your terms. Take us to your ne.¡±
¡°Here are twenty-five vials of Dreaming Potion. I will safeguard your physical bodies when you enter the dream realm. Be cautious.¡± The Ancient Tree directly handed over the potions to Li Yao. Li Yao distributed the potions, and they each drank one whilst leaning against the tree. Their surrounding scenery began to blur. The forest remained the same, but the sky turned green, and the sun vanished. Everything around them seemed dreamy and illusory. ¡°Wee to the shallowest level of the Dream ne, which is the closest and most stimting to the principal realm,¡± exined the Ancient Tree of War, ¡°The Dream Realm is like a multiyered blueprint of the world created by the Titan Gods. The existence of the Emerald Dream is symbiotic with the principal realm, changes in the real world can affect the Dream Realm and vice versa. Do you see the Dream Twisters over there? Clear them out and rescue my brethren who are powering the Array, making them vulnerable to infection. Good luck.¡± ¡°That exins why the Devil Alliance members lost their second boss gear. It¡¯s all but a dream. Hahaha!¡± The Guardian Angel chuckled. Li Yao nodded, ¡°You may be right. It seems the Centaur Priest transferred his physical form into the Dream Realm. The one in the principal realm is merely a projection. Killing him wouldn¡¯t be tough, but getting the good stuff from him might be difficult.¡± ¡°As far as I understand, only the Green Dragon n, known as the Dragon of Dreams, can effortlessly traverse between the Dream Realm and reality. How did a Centaur manage to do it?¡± asked Dumb Eye, ¡°I read it in a book.¡± ¡°There could be certain spells or items that allow this. Nothing is absolute in this world,¡± Unparalleled Enchantress pointed out. ¡°Oh, I get it. But these monsters don¡¯t seem to gather inrge numbers. How about we split into two teams? After all, rescuing fifty ancient trees as one team would be too time-consuming,¡± Dumb Eye suggested. Everyone turned to look at Li Yao. After pondering for a moment, he said, ¡°Looking at it now, the mobs are sparse, and the mission looks simple. But I can¡¯t shake the feeling that there¡¯s more to it. This boss isn¡¯t going to be easy, otherwise, there wouldn¡¯t randomly be a shop here. Besides, we also need to consider the Crystal Cores we¡¯ll need to exchange for items. We still need to strive for the first kill, so we can¡¯t waste too much time.¡± ¡°Just tell us what to do then,¡± Li Jie added, ¡°Either way, we¡¯ll follow your lead.¡± ¡°Agreed, Chairman. Tell us what to do,¡± chimed in the others. ¡°Alright. Here¡¯s my n. Even if other guilds are as fast as us, they would still need three days to get past the first boss. So, we¡¯ll spend three days grinding these mobs. We won¡¯t exchange our drops, but instead directly attempt to battle the boss to ascertain how tough it is. Then, we can decide what to exchange for. Our primary goal is the first kill, and this Mysterious Shop should aid us in this dungeon challenge,¡± Li Yao exined. ¡°In that case, let¡¯s split into four teams with me, Fruit Knight, Guardian Angel, and Jin Jin as leaders. My teamprises Feng Yi, Dumb Eye, Enchantress, and Li Jie. As for the rest of you¡­¡± Li Yao quickly assigned everyone to a team, each tasked with a different direction. ¡°Hey, hold on. We have six healers, but you¡¯ve split two to each team. What about your team? Don¡¯t you need one?¡± Guardian Angel questioned. Li Yao replied, ¡°We don¡¯t. Dumb Eye¡¯s Healing Totem can take care of it. Trust me.¡± Four teams quickly dispersed. Li Yao also brought out his Spider Tank, Death God, and Fire Eagle. The Serpent would have a hard time maneuvering in this forest due to its size. Despite theck of a healer, Li Yao¡¯s team could handle it because of the Spider Tank¡¯s defensive capabilities coupled with Dumb Eye¡¯s Healing Totem.
Moreover, both Li Yao and his pets had gained a significant boost in recovery ability due to the addition of a divine essory. The Spider Tank¡¯s health recovered rapidly thanks to its base regeneration, healing from the pet, and the essory. Unless confronted by numerous monsters, they were practically invincible. For these reasons, they moved freely and effortlessly. When they sessfully rescued the fourth Ancient Tree from the Dream monsters, the tree said, ¡°Thank you for the rescue. I have a favor to ask; I don¡¯t know if it¡¯s appropriate.¡±
Li Yao¡¯s eyes lit up ¨C this was the trigger for a special questline, akin to an exclusive task. ¡°Go ahead and ask. We will assist you if it¡¯s within our power.¡± The Ancient Tree stated, ¡°To the north from here, a hill houses a cave where a pawn of the Nightmare God is destroying the Barrier. Could you defeat and bring me its head? In return, I¡¯ll give you three thousand Crystal Cores.¡± ¡°What a surprise mission! Three thousand points at once; how great! Big brother, let¡¯s take it,¡± Dumb Eye excitedly suggested. Li Yao nodded in approval, ¡°Alright, we¡¯ll take this mission.¡± ¡­. PS: I rmend a good sci-fi book called The Super Spatial Ring by She Looks Like a Cat. I think it¡¯s quite interesting. Fans of sci-fi should check it out. Also, I¡¯m nning to significantly increase my output around the 16th or 17th. On the 17th, I¡¯ll release at least five more chapters, possibly even more if I have sufficient drafts¡­ Chapter 502: 502 Chapter 502: 502 After the team split up, to avoid confusion, they also divided themselves into several smaller channels. Li Yao directly asked in the team channel: ¡°How¡¯s it going, how many Ancient Trees have you all saved so far?¡± The Guardian Angel replied: ¡°It¡¯s hard to find these things. I¡¯ve only rescued three, with a little over 1000 crystal cores.¡± Jin Jin added: ¡°I¡¯m doing better on my side, have been lucky, rescuing five, with also a little over 1000 crystal cores.¡± The Fruit Knight stated: ¡°I¡¯m roughly the same, rescuing six, with a little over 1000 crystal cores.¡± Li Yao replied: ¡°That¡¯s not too bad, in less than a day if our luck holds out, we shouldplete the mission in about two days, leaving an extra day to y with our crystal cores.¡± The Guardian Angel asked: ¡°Hey, you haven¡¯t told us yet, how many have you managed to rescue?¡± Li Yao replied: ¡°About the same as you guys, rescued nine, with around three thousand crystal cores.¡± ¡°Damn it, you¡¯re truly an extremist.¡± The Guardian Angel was speechless. ¡°Enough of the useless chatter. These Ancient Trees seem to trigger special missions which reward thousands of crystal cores at once. Be on the lookout and see if you can trigger them.¡± Li Yao reminded them.
¡°This is totally inhuman! We¡¯re waiting for our turn to trigger the mission too.¡± The Guardian Angel muttered, and continued on her way. ¡°Big brother, look, is it that little mountain over there?¡± Dumb Dumb pointed to the front. After giving his orders, Li Yao also looked at the mountain ahead and said: ¡°It should be; I¡¯ll send the Firehawk to look for the entrance.¡± ¡°You truly are versatile. Since you¡¯re in the team, my abilities as a scout rogue seempletely useless.¡± Unparalleled Enchantress smiled bitterly. Li Yao just chuckled. Ever since they got the Spider Tank, it had not been easy for anyone wanting to get close to him. The Spider Tank was too vicious, with its extremely high defense in addition to their massive damage output, even an average mini boss could only be crushed, let alone the mere elites. Entering the mountain cave, they continued to bulldoze their way through. If they did not have the Spider Tank, going deeper into the cave would require extreme caution. But with the Spider Tank, they could storm their way through. As the battle continued, Li Yao managed to summon a group of Silver Knights with his ck Arrow. In their team, they also had Feng Yi who was a necromancer. With a group of Skeletons at their disposal, the fear factor was off the charts. Deep within the cave was arge hall, where a centaur stood casting a spell within a small rune array. Upon seeing everyone, he immediately bellowed with rage, ¡°You actually managed to find this ce, this is truly your misfortune.¡± To his surprise, Li Yao saw that this creature was indeed a level 20 beginner boss. In the instance dungeon, the boss¡¯s HP is fixed and won¡¯t change like a wild boss ording to the number of yers. ¡°It is your misfortune.¡± Li Yao waved his hand and sent the Spider Tank charging at it, followed by the Iron Stone Demon. After that, dozens of Melee Skeletons swarmed in, creating an imprable wall. At the same time, Li Yao along with a few others and some long-range Skeletons began their furious assault. The boss was instantly in a state of tragedy, and in less than three minutes, this beginner boss was already tragically lying on the ground. Actually, this boss was not weak, it¡¯s just that everyone on Li Yao¡¯s side was too extreme. Especially when all of their Silver Knights attacked together, with the boss being tightly squeezed by the Melee Skeletons, he could barely move. Even so, he still managed to kill twenty or thirty Skeletons. ¡°You ignorant fools will sooner orter suffer the divine punishment of the Nightmare God.¡± After uttering these final words, the pitiful bossy dead on the ground. ¡°Poor fellow, he was a pretty tough boss, but he ran into the monster that is big brother.¡± Dumb Dumb stood by the corpse of the boss with a face full of sympathy.
¡°He truly is an extremist, did I choose the wrong profession?¡± Unparalleled Enchantress teased. ¡°Enough already, for those of you ying as a Hunter, you better practice bow and arrow shooting skills for a few years first. Otherwise, you wouldn¡¯t even be able to get into a pioneering group. Hurry up and check the corpse, see what goodies it dropped.¡± Even as he said these words, Li Yao felt a rush of exhration. Even though he could kill bosses before, he mainly relied on his skills. But this was the first time that he had crushed a boss of the same level with his sheer power alone. What does this mean? It means that his mechanical route had taken a solid step forward, indicating that his build waspletely correct¡­
You see, as the level and quality of the yers increase, the monsters they have to face be more and more extreme. At level 20, you get a few Warcrafts, but at level 30, Warcrafts be increasinglymon. And on maps after level 40, it was a total domination of Warcraft. By then, if you don¡¯t have enough stored up, the leveling will again reach a bottleneck simr to the beginning. Li Yao knew very well, if Warcraft were to be rampant even now, his strength would of course not be enough, but he still had enough time. It¡¯s just that this matter proved that his build waspletely correct. ¡°Big brother, this boss really was broke. Only two pieces of equipment, a Skill Book, a mission item, and some random items.¡± said Dumb Dumb. Li Yao took a look. Both pieces of equipment werebeled as Nightmare and were purple gear, although the attributes were slightly less than that of the boss¡¯s rewards from the level instances, and they were not even a set. One was leather, which Dumb Dumb could use as a caster leather equipment, and the other was cloth, which was imed by Feng Yi. Although they were not a set, they were still much better than other equipment. ¡°This is a Hunter¡¯s skill. It has an impressive name, but it only increases strength. It doesn¡¯t feel like it is that useful.¡± Unparalleled Enchantress said, ¡°Although the annotation here seems to suggest it¡¯s abo, wait, I think I remember something.¡± Dominance (Skill Book) Quality: Fine Blue upies an active and passive slot, after learning, all attacks include a 50% strength bonus. Dominance: Enter Dominance status, strength increases five-fold. When facing a boss, strength increases ten-fold,sting for two seconds, with a cooldown period of ten seconds. Note: ¡®Heavenly Puller and Moon Catcher¡¯, ¡®Star Chaser and Sun Shooter¡¯, ¡®Heavenly Overbearing Sniper¡¯, Kill! Kill! Kill!¡­
¡°Hmm, this note is indeed quite domineering, but it doesn¡¯t match the skill effect at all.¡± Sister Li also pointed out. Feng Yi and Sister Li also nodded in agreement, Enchantress¡¯ assessment wasn¡¯t wrong, this skill was a bit redundant for Li Yao, who had a Devine Pet at his disposal. After all, if his attacks hit the enemy, they would instantly kill them. When fighting bosses, if they encountered arge-sized one, having ten times the strength was pretty useless. In addition, having the Spider Tank, this effect, could only increase the attack power a little bit. Li Yao took a deep breath, learned the Skill Book, and said: ¡°You guys have really missed a great thing. For this Skill Book, even if you offered me ten pieces of gold equipment, I wouldn¡¯t trade. I didn¡¯t expect to encounter such a Skill Book, let alone from such a small fry.¡± ¡°What? Is it really that powerful, can¡¯t be possible?¡± Everyone was stunned by Li Yao¡¯s words. ¡°I¡¯m not exaggerating, the worth of this skill alone surpasses the value of ten pieces of gold gear. However, it is not because the skill itself is valuable, but because it serves as the structural foundation for a more powerful skill.¡± Li Yao was absolutely overjoyed. With this Skill Book, even if he doesn¡¯t get anything for several months, it would have been worth it¡­ Chapter 503: 503: The Second Boss Chapter 503: The Second Boss ¡°Big Brother, stop beating around the bush. What¡¯s going on? Just tell us.¡± Dumb Daze passed the leftover items to Li Yao and urged him excitedly. Li Yao smiled and said, ¡°Do you guys remember the promotional video of ¡®Ancient Gods¡¯? ¡°Of course, it was the first animation that can be directly injected into the mind, allowing one to immerse oneself into it. It caused quite the sensation. It was that video that led me to beg Sister-in-Law for an adult ount. Otherwise, I¡¯d be stuck ying in the mud with those little brats from the Neutral Camp.¡± Dumb Daze replied. ¡°Just so. Then do you remember the Hunter in the video?¡± asked Li Yao. ¡°Absolutely, that Hunter was so cool. He handled arge bow engulfed in orange mes, his eyes as bright as the stars, and his body was cloaked in the illusion of a phoenix. With a single celestial arrow, he crossed countless distances and assassinated a God. It was so awesome that if it weren¡¯t for the need to master archery and shooting techniques in the Free Mode, I would have be a Hunter myself.¡± Dumb Daze¡¯s face was filled with excitement. The other three¡¯s faces changed, and Sister Lee asked incredulously, ¡°Are you saying, this skill¡­?¡± Li Yao nodded and said, ¡°This is a gear assembly skill that can only be learned from multiple skill books. The skill ¡®Tyrant God Sniper Kill¡¯ only contains the character for ¡®Tyrant¡¯. The other skills are likely to be separately titled ¡®God¡¯, ¡®Sniper¡¯ and ¡®Kill¡¯. If we can gather all these skill books, we will be able to learn this game-breaking skill.¡± ¡°So by your logic, the Ice Mage¡¯s ¡®Thousand Miles Ice Seal, Ten Thousand Snowkes Drift¡¯, would that also be such a skill?¡± Sister Lee immediately thought of the scene where the Ice Mage from the promotional video crystallized everything. ¡°If I guessed correctly, it should be. ording to the book, such skills are forbidden due to their excessive power, and that¡¯s why they¡¯re scattered. The ¡®Ice Sealing Thousand Miles¡¯ you mentioned is probably a super taboo curse. It requires assembling skill books to form aplete forbidden skill.¡± Li Yao exined. Li Yao did not go into too much detail, giving just a rough overview, but it was enough to shock them all.
In his past life, Li Yao saw too much. These godlike skills were very familiar to him. Before his rebirth, various forbidden skills became the main topic of discussion, but based on what Li Yao knew, out of twenty billion people, fewer than five learned real forbidden skills. They all without exception became top-notch super gamers. Some people managed to gather more than half of the skills, but they never managed toplete the collection. There was also a small group who managed to acquire one or two basic andmon skill branches. Most gamers had only heard of forbidden skills and never even seen any branch skills. Thinking about this, Li Yao suddenly realized something. In his past life, many yers had discovered some skills inadvertently, which theyter sold without realizing that they were forbidden skills. When they found out, the price of those skills had increased ten thousand times, leading them to wallow in regret. Since Li Yao has now found a branch of a forbidden skill, it¡¯s unlikely that he¡¯s the only one with such luck. More people will likely discover them. Even though they are the most basic andmon branches, their value is immeasurable. ¡°Sister Lee, pay attention. After we finish clearing the area, gather more information and keep an eye on the auction house. If youe across other branch forbidden skills, make sure to buy them. These things can¡¯t be measured with money.¡± Li Yao had a crazy idea. If every core member of Starfire Guild could learn oneplete forbidden skill, no enemy would stand a chance. ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll treat it like a priority.¡± Sister Lee also thought of the same problem. ¡°If that¡¯s the case, then our team¡­¡± Unparalleled Witch also thought of thepetition. ¡°For now, it¡¯s enough that just the few of us know.¡± Feng Yi said. The group, including Dumb Daze, nodded silently, stupefied by the scenarios they were imagining. ¡°We¡¯ve got the quest item. The rest are gemstones and money, which we can directly stash in the warehouse.¡± Li Yao handed the money and gemstones to Sister Lee and led the way outside. Soon, they arrived back at the Natural Ancient Tree. ¡°You¡¯re back so soon. Did you not find the cave, or were you just not strong enough to defeat the creatures lurking within? Don¡¯t worry, although my power is dwindling, I can still bless you with a little boost.¡± The ancient tree¡¯s elderly voice spoke. Li Yao took out the quest item and said, ¡°No need, the monster was just too weak, it was hardly a challenge.¡± ¡°That¡¯s wonderful, without that creature, our power won¡¯t drain so rapidly.¡± The Ancient Tree rejoiced. ¡°Here is your reward.¡± Li Yao also smiled and said, ¡°Could you point out the location of your nextpanion?¡± ¡°Sure, take this item with you. It can be used to exchange for some help from our leader. But, you should use it when facing the Priest.¡± The Ancient Tree handed over another unknown seed to Li Yao.
Li Yao nodded, and the team immediately set out for their next destination. The Starfire Guild¡¯s cleanup operation went smoothly. By noon the next day, the task waspleted. Afterwards, all the members of Starfire gathered together and found a monster-rich area to start grinding for Crystals. When Li Yao called for a break, the number of Crystal Cores in his backpack had exceeded twenty thousand. Although he was still unsatisfied, it was time ording to his n, and Li Yao did not want to waste any more time here. The next day, they gathered at the Natural Ancient Tree to prepare the activation of the Barrier.
Everyone sat in a circle, and Li Yao asked, ¡°Feng Yi, can you give us an update on the progress of other guilds?¡± Feng Yi nodded and said, ¡°Based on the intelligence I have, aside from us, only the Devil Alliance and ¡®Sky¡¯s The Limit¡¯ are progressing rapidly. The Devil Alliance has cleared three outposts, and ¡®Sky¡¯s The Limit¡¯ will probably finish their third one today. The others are basically still clearing their second outpost. As for smaller guilds, most can¡¯t even take down one outpost.¡± ¡°The Devil Alliance has the advantage of equipment, so it¡¯s understandable that they¡¯ve taken down the most outposts. However, now that three days have passed, the time-limited equipment from Devil Alliance has expired, and their progress will probably slow down.¡± Unparalleled Witch added. Sister Lee nodded and said, ¡°Looks like they¡¯re not much of a threat to us. If you feel like we don¡¯t have enough Crystals, shall we grind for another day?¡± ¡°No need,¡± Li Yao shook his head and replied, ¡°Even if we grind for another day, we won¡¯t reach fifty thousand. We can¡¯t achieve my original n with that, so we¡¯ll have to resort to a backup n. Okay, let¡¯s all have a meal and rest up. We¡¯ll start on the second boss right after.¡±¡­ Chapter 504: 504: Ascending the Altar Chapter 504: Ascending the Altar ¡°Natural Ancient Tree, we are ready. You can transport us into the barrier now, right?¡± Li Yao said. The Natural Ancient Tree responded, ¡°Entering the barrier is actually quite simple, but killing priests from the reality ne is essentially meaningless.¡± Li Yao frowned, asking, ¡°All this time, have you been ying us for fools?¡± The Natural Ancient Treeughed, ¡°Young man, patience. You need to understand, the priests in the reality world, or the main ne, are just their projections, killing them doesn¡¯t achieve anything.¡± ¡°Projection, as far as I know, only beings stronger than demigods can project their bodies onto another ne. The half-human horse priest is certainly powerful, but not at the level of a demigod, right? If that¡¯s the case, we should retreat.¡± Li Yao said. ¡°Young man, you are well-versed, not many young people like you around. Normally, only a demigod can project onto another ne, but the Demigod Nightmare they worship is different from other demigods. He can project the dreams of his minions onto another ne to help him carry out his business.¡± The Natural Ancient Tree sighed, ¡°In the past, the Nightmare God won by confusing us with these projections, causing us to waste a lot of power. If it weren¡¯t for our ability to traverse the dream world, his plot would have seeded.¡± ¡°What does the ancient tree mean?¡± Li Yao asked. The Natural Ancient Tree said, ¡°It¡¯s simple, you guys go back into the dreand, and I¡¯ll transport you to the altar. Kill the real body of the half-human horse priest in the dream, then his projection in the real world will naturally cease to exist.¡± ¡°If this is the case, re-entering the dream is not a problem.¡± Li Yao had known this was the case, but he had to say it. ¡°This time, I will imprint you. Here, you can freely enter and exit the dreand. However, I must warn you, the half-human horse priest is very powerful in the dream, be careful.¡± The Natural Ancient Tree paused, then continued. ¡°The Dreand Crystal Cores are of no use to you, you can exchange more from me to help you deal with the Nightmare God.¡±
¡°We¡¯ve already exchanged some yesterday. We¡¯ll give them a try first and if it doesn¡¯t work, we¡¯ll certainly exchange more from you.¡± Li Yao said. ¡°Alright then, ept the bless of the dream, it is a tear left behind by a giant dragon warrior. It can let you freely traverse the dream, I hope you will seed and not waste such a precious thing.¡± The Natural Ancient Tree spoke as it shattered a dreamlike droplet of water that fell into their bodies. They then reappeared in the dream. A green blurred portal appeared in front of them. Li Yao nodded and said, ¡°Let¡¯s go in.¡± Passing through the portal, they found themselves at the bottom of a vast tree, which seemed as though it had been cut in half. This tree was incredibly massive, like the legendary Tree of Life. ¡°This priest is so cruel. Such a big tree, what a pity.¡± Tu Meng Tuan Tuan, puffing her mouth, said. Li Yao had already sent out his Fire Hawk, and after a while, said, ¡°This is a mature tree born from a Mother Tree¡¯s seed, it¡¯s now be an altar. The tree is about 3000 yards tall, and as for its area, it¡¯s probably bigger than a football field. The half-human horse priest is above us.¡± ¡°This tree is really big, although it¡¯s slightly smallerpared to the Tree of Life, it¡¯s still a huge tree. It¡¯s a shame it¡¯s been cut in half and used as an altar.¡± Li Yao¡¯s sister, also sighed. Everydy was emotional; seeing the massive tree not only cut but also emitting a sinister dark aura but still stubbornly sprouting new buds stirred deep feelings within them. Li Yao held his tongue, but still said, ¡°Stop feeling sorry, this is the offspring of a Mother Tree. Despite being polluted by the Nightmare, it¡¯s still stubborn. Don¡¯t you see it¡¯s trying to burst out new buds? As long as we purify here, with the natural power of the dreand, it will regain its vitality sooner orter.¡± ¡°The big brother is right, let¡¯s go up there and save this poor tree.¡± Tuan Tuan, waving her little fist, said. ¡°Stupid insects, you actually found this ce. Looks like the fool who guarded the portal has been taken care of by you, but no matter, it ends here for you. Conveniently, I need some sacrifices of various races for my great ruler. If you¡¯ve got the guts,e up to the altar.¡± A phantom emerged from the darkness, murmuring ominously to the crowd. ¡°You want to make a sacrifice out of us? Alright, we¡¯ll see when we get up there.¡± Li Yao shrugged. ¡°Lads, it¡¯s time to show your courage. Fight!¡± Ordered by the half-human horse high-priest, ¡°Before I sacrifice you, I¡¯m going to let myds entertain you. I will watch from the side.¡± Whooosh¡­ Surrounding them was a spiral corridor that led to the altar following the upward curve of the Ancient Tree. As the sounds of galloping intensified, a wave of half-human horses enveloped in darkness charged down. Unlike the half-human horses outside, these half-human horses hadpletely transformed and among them were half-human horse priests holding magic wands. ¡°Damn it, fight started right after an argument, this boss is such a dick.¡± The Guardian Angel cursed.
¡°Enough of the chitchat, let¡¯s go up.¡± Li Yaomanded the Spider Tank to lead the charge, followed closely by the Fruit Knight, Guardian Angel and I Want to be Quiet. They also stepped onto the spiral corridor. ¡°Damn, this corridor drains health.¡± The Guardian Angel eximed. ¡°No matter, charge.¡± Li Yao said, pulling out a scroll and tearing it apart. Suddenly, a green light enveloped them. ¡°Damn thing, a scroll of Nature¡¯s Blessing. This thing cost 500 Crystal Cores.¡± The Guardian Angel¡¯s eyes reddened, he almost vomited blood from farming crystal cores, but 500 were used just at the beginning.
¡°It looks like you have reached an agreement with those damned ancient trees, but it doesn¡¯t matter. The Nightmare will eventually consume you entirely.¡± The phantom of the half-human horse priest still appeared beside them, never ending his chatter. As the people of Starfire shed with the half-human horses, although just silver level, this time there were not onlymon half-human horse priests that could deal damage, but they could also cast healing spells. Fighting them became more challenging for the people of Starfire. However, as the battle went on, more and more shadow skeletons could be summoned by Li Yao, and the situation seemed to be slightly easing up. However, half-human horse troops continued to charge from the corridor, seeming endless, which significantly slowed their progress. Plus, the half-human horse priest constantly taunting them made the people of Starfire incredibly annoyed. It took the people of Starfire about fifteen hours to reach the top of the big tree, by which point, they were almost too exhausted to carry on¡­ Chapter 505: 505: The Terrifying High Priest Chapter 505: The Terrifying High Priest ¡°Damn, I¡¯m exhausted. I can¡¯t take it anymore.¡± The Guardian Angel dropped to the ground with a totalck of dignity. The rest of the group was no better. Aside from the Spider Tank, all the tanks had copsed to the ground, including the Fruit Knight who, though he said nothing, was gasping for breath on the ground. The damage dealers weren¡¯t faring better either. They had been fighting non-stop for fifteen hours without any rest. If it weren¡¯t for the Blessing Scrolls they had used, relieving them of worrying about their mana, they would¡¯ve sumbed to exhaustion just from seeing their mana run out, let alone being swarmed by centaurs. ¡°This is so hard, pushing through in one go. Even we took almost a whole day and night. Not to mention the exhaustion.¡± Unparalleled Seductressmented. ¡°I¡¯m disappointed in you guys.¡± Li Yao sighed. ¡°Big Brother, what are you talking about? Didn¡¯t we make it up here already?¡± The naive Tongtong asked, confused. ¡°Hahaha, you fools,pletely fooled by some simple tricks.¡± The Centaur Priest bellowed withughter. ¡°Look how pathetic you all are, tricked by some Dream Mirage illusions. Now look at the state you¡¯re all in. How are you going to fight me after exhausting yourselves this way? I¡¯m starting to regret it, you¡¯re all too foolish, not even worthy of being sacrifices for the gods.¡± First, it was Li Yao, then this Priest. The team members were all confounded, and they all looked toward Li Yao. ¡°What on earth is going on?¡± Feng Yi asked. Li Yao replied, ¡°Just check your experience points.¡±
¡°Experience points.¡± Unparalleled Seductress was taken aback before confirming. ¡°That¡¯s not right. I came here at level 20 with 15% experience. Why is it still the same? It hasn¡¯t changed at all.¡± ¡°Mine is the same.¡± ¡°Same here. It hasn¡¯t changed at all.¡± Everyone was puzzled. They had been killing monsters all the way up here, with intense battles and countless monster kills. Even if the experience was small, they should have gotten something. It was impossible that they hadn¡¯t gained any experience at all. Li Yao exined, ¡°As you¡¯ve guessed, those were only Dream Mirage illusions. They were not real.¡± ¡°Big Brother, did you find out about this earlier?¡± Tongtong asked. ¡°Correct, I realized it from the beginning.¡± Li Yao replied. ¡°Then why didn¡¯t you tell us? We wasted an entire day.¡± Tongtong gazed at Li Yao with a look of grievance. ¡°Tongtong was almost exhausted to death fighting these illusions. Big Brother, you are so bad.¡± ¡°I wanted all of you to figure it out yourselves. But after a whole day, none of you did.¡± Li Yao brought out a scroll and shared its properties. ¡°The Dream Mirage, the method to break it was this scroll. It¡¯s unfortunate none of you found out. But on the bright side, the whole day of intense battles helped our team to better coordinate.¡± Speechless, they couldn¡¯t argue with Li Yao¡¯s exnation that it was for the team¡¯s cohesion. The intense battles, without rest, had significantly improved their teamwork. Moreover, they gained a clearer understanding of each other¡¯s abilities and spells. Indeed, this was crucial for a team. ¡°You bastard, damn it, I¡¯m a healer! I¡¯m a healer! I¡¯m dedicated to my wife. You manipted me into being the main tank. Damn, I¡¯m exhausted. I can¡¯t believe I trusted you.¡± Guardian Angel grumbled bitterly. But he didn¡¯t even have enough strength to stand up. ¡°Enough with theints. Stand up, all of you.¡± Li Yao, who had remained standing, chided. ¡°Do you think the boss will kindly give us a break? Get up and take a look.¡± Only then did the team members notice the boss, who wasn¡¯t acting as usual, waiting for them to engagebat. Instead, the boss was standing in the middle of a radiant Array casting a spell. ¡°How pathetic you all are. Brace yourselves for the wrath of the God of Nightmares.¡± With the Centaur High Priest¡¯s deration, the struggling ancient trees behind him were suddenly invaded by a ck aura. Two of the trees then charged towards them while another began to cast a spell. The sky instantly filled with clouds, followed by shing thunderbolts and a huge downpour of lightning. The members of Starfire Team were dumbfounded. The healers scrambled to their feet and began fervently healing. ¡°Why are you still standing there? In reality, the boss fight began as soon as we stepped onto the spiral staircase. This sly enemy won¡¯t give you a chance to rest. Nightstand, take the two Ancient Treants charging at us with your Barrier Barrier. Fruit Knight, go challenge the boss and establish aggro. I need Jin Jin to control the spellcasting Nature System Treant.¡± Starfire¡¯s damage dealers also started to attack their segregated targets while releasing spells.
Li Yao¡¯s Spider Tank directly charged at the Treant radiating green glow. The Spider Tank¡¯s charge forced the Treant back, interrupting its spell. All damage dealers, focus fire on the Nature System Treant. It¡¯s a healer. The damage dealers of Starfire Team also shook off their stupor and began to rush towards the target. Suddenly, the boss released its own spell. The Centaur Priest casted a spell into the sky and with the rotation of a ck vortex, countless ck orbs began raining down. Those hit by the orbs lost half their health and their bodies disappeared.
As more and more team members were hit, fewer and fewer were left. The ck orbs then slowly floated into the distance, hovered beyond the tform surrounded by the Ancient Trees. After that, the orbs shattered and the members of the Starfire Team with halved health reappeared. Then came numerous cries as they fell, and one should recall that this was from a height of three thousand yards. With their screams, they disappeared without a trace. On the tform, fewer than six people were left, facing four Ancient Trees and one super boss. Not to mention the others, even Li Yao couldn¡¯t hold on. Merely five minutes after they got to the tform, they were all wiped out. Ten minutester, they reconvened a distance from the Altar Tree, resting around a bonfire. ¡°Damn, this boss is insane. How are we supposed to y like this?¡± the Guardian Angelined. Unparalleled Seductress added, ¡°This boss has a million health. It¡¯s a mid-tier 2-star boss, and it controls four Treants. Two of them are melee, one is a spellcaster, and one is a healer. It¡¯s essentially a mini team.¡± ¡°More importantly, these four Treants are 2-star beginner bosses, with health between five hundred thousand to six hundred thousand. There¡¯s no way to take them down in one burst.¡± Sister Li frowned. ¡°It¡¯s all Big Brother¡¯s fault. We were already drained. The orbs were too fast for us to dodge. The fall from such a high ce almost scared me to death.¡± The naive Tongtong looked horrified, recounting her ordeal. Li Yaoughed, ¡°This was a lesson for all of us. We are a team, and you all need to use your brains. Now, let¡¯s disband for now. Everyone should rest properly. But remember, each of you has toe up with a strategy to deal with the boss.¡±
Chapter 506: 506 Chapter 506: 506 ¡°Damn, we have to brainstorm strategies?¡± Neer Mu Zi wore a pained expression at once. The vast majority of the members felt the same. Upon hearing that they had toe up with strategies, their enthusiasm immediately waned. ¡°Can¡¯t you just think it up, Li Yao? We should just leave it as it is. If we were capable of this, we would have been making a difference long ago,¡± Guardian Angel alsoined, shaking her head. Li Yaoughed, ¡°That¡¯s why I want you guys toe up with strategies. I¡¯m not all-knowing, I may overlook things. Who knows, maybe my ns are wed? Then we would all end up going down the wrong path, right?¡± ¡°Stop joking around, Li Yao. When have you ever messed up? You always have boss fights under control,¡± a member named ¡®Happiness is a Disease¡¯ muttered. This is a rule in all guilds and we, Starfire, are no exception. Moreover, if it were so simple, I could have just assembled a random group for dungeon raids. Why would I need you all?¡± Li Yao sternly said: ¡°What I need is a team- a team that embodies spirit, cohesion and creativity. Technical skills are just one aspect. If you guys continue with this attitude, either I¡¯ll rece you all or I might as well give up on the first kill. I won¡¯t participate in the exploration, the guild team will have to fend for itself. After all, many guild leaders only participate in management and don¡¯t participate in exploration.¡± ¡°No, don¡¯t!¡± cried Guardian Angel. She immediately became serious. ¡°You have a point. There will be times when you¡¯re not here and I have tomand the team. If I don¡¯t have any skills, how can I gain the respect of others? Okay, I will definitely take the strategy nning seriously.¡± The rest also promised to correct their attitudes. What a joke, if Li Yao didn¡¯t partake in the exploration, their newly-formed team would stand no chance against the top guilds. As for recing them, no way. They had finally be part of the Starfire core group, why would they want to leave? Despite this, they had already integrated into Starfire and had considered it their home in the game; speaking realistically¡­
The progress of the Starfire guild is currently leading everyone else. They have already started tackling the second boss while the other top guilds are still stuck dealing with outpost issues. This boss was to be the first world kill. The difficulty level of this team-based boss was so high that it had been criticized by many. Many yers and ordinary guilds found it difficult to pass even the normal level difficulty. The first kill this time has a high value. Not to mention the potential equipment rewards, just the glory of having their names in lights for achieving the first world kill was enough to get their blood boiling. In reality, everyone is just ordinary people. Isn¡¯t the purpose of ying games to establish a reputation and spread your fame far and wide? If they gave up such a golden opportunity, they would be fools. Moreover, there are members in the Starfire guild who have not entered the core team and are eager to rece them. ¡°Since it has been decided, each one of you will earnestly implement a strategy, except for Dudu,¡± Li Yao said. ¡°No, big brother, don¡¯t underestimate me. Just wait, I¡¯m going to create the best strategy. Maybe you¡¯ll rely on my strategy to pass the second boss.¡± Dudu was initially resistant to the idea of brainstorming a strategy but became displeased when Li Yao said she didn¡¯t have to. Just a moment ago, she was worrying about how to avoiding up with a strategy. Sister Li said, ¡°I presume you all understand the guild leader¡¯s meaning. Starfire wants an excellent team¡ª not a team that would disintegrate without the guild leader. Even without the guild leader, we want to be the strongest. This is our goal. Therefore, you cannot be negligent with your strategies. If I find out, I¡¯m sorry, the guild leader may let it slide, but I won¡¯t go easy on you. We don¡¯t need any ckers in our core group.¡± ¡°Understood!¡± Everyone suddenly perked up. The executive vice president was very intimidating. She kept a clear record of everyone¡¯s contributions and shorings, and rewarded or punished ordingly. Everyone knew that Li Yao had entrusted her with the guild¡¯s affairs and didn¡¯t interfere in these matters. Following that, the members went offline one after another. As per the usual rules, they were given eight hours of rest. Li Yao gratefully nced at Sister Li. The role of the ¡®bad guy¡¯ was never easy. The bright and positive image had always belonged to him, while Sister Li was always viewed as the ¡®bad cop¡¯. ¡°Someone has to take care of these things, and this is my responsibility. You should focus on how to defeat this boss. You don¡¯t need to worry about other trivial matters,¡± Sister Li said. ¡°Alright, thanks for your support,¡± Li Yao nodded and logged out. ¡°I really need to thank you, sister. Without you, this guild probably wouldn¡¯t have been as prosperous as it is now. His personality isn¡¯t suited to managing these trivial matters,¡± Feng Yi said with a smile. ¡°That was a wish of mine. I should be the one thanking Li Yao for giving me this opportunity. Without him, Starfire wouldn¡¯t even exist, let alone be prosperous,¡± Sister Li shook her head and said. ¡°Besides, isn¡¯t this our guild?¡± Feng Yi nodded and said, ¡°Yes, our shared guild. At the very least, we have quite a fewpanions.¡± ¡°Yes, get some rest. You talk about me, but you¡¯re pushing yourself harder than I am,¡± Sister Li gestured. She went offline along with Dudu. Feng Yi stayed online for a while before quietly logging out. Seven hourster, Li Yao logged back in to find everyone had arrived. They were enthusiastically discussing how to defeat the boss.
This was the result he wanted. ¡°The guild leader is here, Big Brother, say something. I think we can arrange the formation like this, but Happiness, this idiot who knows nothing, is arguing that my formation is risky,¡± said newbie Mu Zi. ¡°That¡¯s because it is. With this formation, we don¡¯t have to worry about a group wipe, but how would we quickly neglect healer input? If we can¡¯t kill him first, no matter how much damage we do to the Ancient Tree or the boss, it wouldn¡¯t matter,¡± countered Happiness is a Disease. Li Yao sat down and joined in the discussion. Half an hourter, he said, ¡°Listening to you all, I know that you have put in effort. Many of your ideas are constructive. The saying ¡®Two heads are better than one¡¯ holds true. I have duly noted your ideas. Now, let me share my specific strategies.¡±
Everyone¡¯s attention refocused. Whenever Li Yao mentioned something simr to their ideas, they couldn¡¯t help but revel in the fact and show off to the others. ¡°You weaklings, no matter how many times youe, you¡¯ll only end up as sacrifices.¡± The half-human, half-horse High Priest emerged from under the tree as usual. The sound of hoofbeats filled the air. Li Yao took out a scroll to use, causing the sight of the centaurs to disappear. ¡°Let¡¯s go. Everyone, brace yourselves. Strive to seed the first time round,¡± Li Yao encouraged. Under the ceaseless chatter of the High Priest, the Starfire members again ascended the altar. Meanwhile, the High Priest¡¯s spell hadpleted, fully corroding and controlling the four Ancient Trees behind him¡­ Chapter 507: Start Chapter 507: Start ¡°Jin Jin and the bedside table should each take on a closebat ancient tree, while the healers assigned to the two of them should follow suit. You enchantress and Shadow Dance, the two thieves, must continually interrupt or disrupt the Bnce System Ancient Tree¡¯s spellcasting, don¡¯t give it a chance to release the Cloud Thunder Technique.¡± While Li Yao led his team towards the direction of the boss, he swiftly continued, ¡°Fruit, you¡¯re in charge of drawing the boss¡¯s hate. Coordinate with two healers, and try your best to control the boss. If possible, pull him to the middle of the map, don¡¯t stay at the edges.¡± As Li Yao had exined at the beginning, the tform of therge tree was expansive. If one was sucked in by the boss¡¯s energy ball while in the middle, there would be buffer time to respond before being flung off the edge and directly towards the outside world of the trees. That would mean leaving the elemental orb and plummeting to death.¡± During thest attempt, most people tragically fell to their death this way. ¡°The rest of you, follow my lead and first focus fire on this Nature System Treant healer. But remember to spread out. Maintain a minimum distance of three yards from each other to leave space for evading the Nightmare Ejections.¡± With Li Yao¡¯smand, everyone took their positions. The several tanks each rushed towards their targets and swiftly built up enmity. Meanwhile, Li Yao led his team to directly besiege the Nature System Treant. Although the boss and other ancient trees were under control, they were not mindless. They fully understood the importance of the Nature System¡¯s healing Treant and attempted to rescue it. However, being blocked by the tanks, reaching it proved immensely difficult. ¡°It¡¯s not working. The boss seems to be immune to the hate mechanism. His resistance is too high. All of my control techniques barely work for three to four seconds. Now he¡¯s running away,¡± the Fruit Knight said on the team channel. Everyone¡¯s face changed color. This was not ording to n. ¡°Don¡¯t panic. After all, we understand too little about the boss, so it¡¯s normal for idents to ur.¡± Despite the seriousness of the situation, Li Yao remained collected: ¡°The boss must be controlled at the center, which is essential. Now, follow mymand. All of you, follow the spider tank and guide the Nature System¡¯s attack to the center.¡± While Li Yao was directing and outputting, he also had to control three pets, especially the spider tank. The spider tank had strongbat instincts, but it needed Li Yao to fully take over its control power so that he could guide the healing treant to the center in its stead. ¡°This treant¡¯s healing is strong, but as long as we rotate in the order I arranged and alternately interrupt and control, it won¡¯t be able to heal itself much. We should be able to kill it quickly. However, when I say ¡®turn fire¡¯, apart from those few controlling the boss, everyone else must switch to fire immediately.¡± Even though Li Yao had exined the boss¡¯s patterns, he had to remind them during the intense battle, for many people could easily lose their cool. This is where a leader truly shines. ¡°Understood.¡± The members¡¯ nerves tightened. ¡°You frail and feeble beings, you will never understand the power of the Nightmare God. ept the punishment of the nightmare.¡± The centaur High Priest directly raised his staff, and a dark rune glow flickered beneath everyone¡¯s feet. Clearly, this High Priest had turned thisrge tree into a rune matrix. Nightmare Ejection! With the runes flickering, a vortex appeared over the High Priest¡¯s head. As the ck vortex rotated, numerous ck elemental orbs, just likest time, were ejected in all directions. ¡°Everyone, dodge. Don¡¯t be greedy for output.¡± Li Yao spoke while evading the iing Nightmare Balls and still outputting onto the Treant. This Nature System Treant might not have much attack power, but its healing ability was formidable. Despite the interruptions and restrictions, it is still, after all, boss-level, with strong immunity to control. The Starfire yer was only elite-level so controlling a boss would take a long journey. The boss¡¯s skill projectiles were extremely fast, and their trajectories chaotic and dense. The members had to constantly flip and dodge around. However, some were not as lucky and just as they dodged an orb, another one would fall on them, immediately disappearing their character. The first person to fall was Mu Zi. His luck was terrible. The Nightmare Orbs seemed to target him. He didn¡¯t even have a chance to cast instant spells. Despite his relentless dodging, he was eventually hit. ¡°Target the purple nightmare orbs. Focus fire to break them.¡± As Li Yao spoke, he had already switched to attacking the purple Nightmare Balls. If a yer gets hit by these ck orbs, they will be trapped in the nightmare, entering a state of nightmare. Consequently, the ball will turn from ck to purple. The surrounding yers evaded the Nightmare Balls while continually using instant spells or techniques to attack the purple orbs. The Nightmare Orb¡¯s HP and defence were not very high, only about twenty thousand. Under concentrated fire, they would shatter on the spot. Just as the Nightmare Ball was about to move Mu Zi a little further, he fell out. As Mu Zi emerged, his HP had already decreased by a fifth, demonstrating the horrifying rate of HP loss. ¡°Everyone, don¡¯t worry about it. As long as we work together, we can ovee this skill.¡± Li Yao reassured the team. ¡°Boss, after falling out of the ball, you acquire a buff. For the next fifteen seconds, you cannot attack the boss. However, you will gain an immunity effect. The nightmare will not affect me, and I will also get a 5% attack power boost.¡± The newbie Mu Zi spoke up loudly. ¡°Understood. Then you go all out, attack the Nature System Treant, and don¡¯t worry about anything else.¡± Li Yao said, ¡°Everyone else focuses fire on allies restrained by the Nightmare Ball. Remember, don¡¯t let the Nightmare Ball fall and cause the death of an ally. The Nightmare Ball needs to be shattered within six seconds.¡± As the skill continued, more and more members were hit by the Nightmare Ball and subsequently saved by focused fire. But with the spread out formation, Li Yao could not possibly manage the entire battlefield alone, not to mention the other members. The skillsted for one minute. In the end, three members were taken to the edge by the Nightmare Balls. When they came out, one mage, who could sh, teleported directly onto the tform, narrowly preserving his life with only a sliver of HP. The other two, however, were not as fortunate as they fell right off. However, Starfire had gained a victory. Even though the Nature System Treant kept healing itself, Li Yao¡¯s firepower was too overwhelming. He himself, along with several pets and constant attacks from other members, resulted in¡­ the defeat of the Nature System Treant after the boss¡¯s skill ended. It fell to the ground and turned into a dead tree. ¡°You shall not hinder me.¡± The centaur¡¯s High Priest waved his staff, and three rays of light fell onto the remaining three Treants. Instantly, the three ancient trees (Treants) grew considerablyrger, their eyes turning a bright red, exuding an air of frenzy¡­ Chapter 508: The Shadow of the High Priest Chapter 508: The Shadow of the High Priest Dream Fury! With the casting of the centaur High Priest, the body of the Treant burst open, transforming into a sphere of light that floated above the High Priest¡¯s Magic Wand. The wand then split the sphere into four, distributing them into himself and the three other Treants. His size remained the same, but his aura increased significantly for sure. The once bewildered eyes of the other Treants turned blood red and their bodies grew evenrger. Their attack and defense both had seen a significant boost. ¡°Too OP! The qualities of these Treants have all gone up by a star,¡± Shadow Dance said in the team channel. ¡°What do you think? Feeling any pressure?¡± Li Yao asked. ¡°No.¡± The several tank yers all stated they were handling the pressure fine. ¡°That¡¯s good. Activate all the Equilibrium Treants,¡± Li Yao dered before he activated Rapid Shooting and started putting out maximum damage. Treants and Druids are practically simr, nature-type refers to the healing ss, using natural forces to heal teammates. The Equilibrium Treants (Ancient Trees) are actually the spellcasting branch of the nature ss, harnessing the force of the sun, moon, wind, and lightning to cause damage, they¡¯re like mages proficient in various spells. However, unlike mages, who need to connect to the Magic Net, the equilibrium Druids use input; they need tomune with nature. And the so-called Ancient Tree of War and Tree Guardians were essentially warriors, but due to their nature, they also knew some basic spells. Equilibrium input isn¡¯t to be underestimated either, with the activation of fury, it¡¯s not just their size that increases; their attack power, defense, and health all experience a significant boost. The Starfire Team noticed clearly that their damage inflicted on the Treants had decreased quite a bitpared to before. Most importantly, the input¡¯s spell damage amplified with the onset of fury, significantly raising the pressure on the healers. ¡°Boss, we can¡¯t hold on much longer, the healing pressure is too great,¡± Da Vinci, who had been quiet for a while, spoke out for the first time. Li Yao frowned, ¡°Everyone spread out. Melee of Teams one and two switch targets, go after the one Jin Jin has aggroed. But be wary! Don¡¯t stray too far from the center, beware the boss¡¯s Nightmare Ball.¡± ¡°Understood.¡± As the formation adjusted, the Starfire Team¡¯s health bars again stabilized. As the Treant¡¯s health depleted, Fruit Knight held the boss¡¯ aggro firmly. Along with the Nightmare Counterattack Shield, her quick reactions could even counter some of the boss¡¯s individual spell attacks. Sometimes, these individual spell attacks were the most devastating. ¡°This Nightmare Counter Shield is too good, it makes the crap I have look like garbage! Damn it, I wonder when I can get my hands on something like this,¡± Guardian Angel jealously remarked. Servering as the tank for a defensive Ancient Tree of War, he felt no pressure and kept an eye on the situation around them. Seeing Fruit Knight utilize the Nightmare Counter Shield to its fullest potential filled him with envy. It¡¯s always like this with gaming; as a main tank, nothing is more attractive than a powerful shield. ¡°Those who get marked by the Sun Moon Mark, immediately scatter from the crowd. Don¡¯t be greedy for damage output. Have you forgotten what we discussed? You three nearly wiped out your teammates out of greed for just a bit of extra damage. I don¡¯t want to see another mistake.¡± Li Yao sternly reprimanded. Li Yao was generally a pretty mild-tempered person, and even when he used tomand the team, he was never this harsh. But Li Yao understood very clearly that this new instance dungeon was extremely different, if they continued with their previous state, they would never get past this boss. So when he saw some members making mistakes, he became especially strict. After all, in the previous dungeons, they could still recover from small mistakes, but in this kind of dungeon, his strength might be strong, but it was hard-pressed to offer much more than small enhancements, and it would be too difficult to salvage the situation like in ten-yer dungeons. ¡°Finally, liberation.¡± When the Equilibrium Treants died, their eyes showed relief and joy,pletely devoid of the despair associated with the loss of life. ¡°Your doom is now.¡± The centaur High Priest cast his magic and the body of the equilibrium Treant exploded. Three even more potent forces were infused into their bodies and the Treant¡¯s body made a creaking sound, abruptly bingrger. Both their attack and defense had turned extremely formidable. The two tanks holding the Treant are now under a lot of pressure, no longer at ease as they were before. With the death of the third Treant, a red glow began to appear on the centaur High Priest¡¯s body, his quality level also increased by a star. Thest defensive Ancient Tree underwent even more drastic changes, its size had at least doubledpared to the start. ¡°Ignorant mortals, ept the baptism of the nightmare.¡± The centaur High Priest swung his magic wand and patches of green fog randomly appeared within the arena, causing the team members to disperse in various directions. ¡°Dodge ordingly,¡± Li Yao instructed, ¡°All firepower, kill thest Ancient Tree.¡± ¡°All of you killed mypanions, you will all die,¡± The Ancient Tree of War let out a heart-wrenching scream. Chain Thorn! With the activation of the skill, arge number of thorns randomly sprung from the ground. They erupted too fast, even Li Yao didn¡¯t have the reaction time, let alone the rest of the team. Thebined skills of the two bosses were lethal; they had to dodge both the Poison Fog and the thorns, Starfire¡¯s members were dying one after another. ¡°Mortals never know the true terrifying power of the gods,¡± a sh shone within the High Priest¡¯s eyes. Life Equilibrium! A red line linked the Ancient Tree and himself, and both their health bars increased significantly. This was an increase in their maximum health, and it also restored a portion of their lost health. ¡°Damn it, what the hell is this?¡± The Guardian Angel was hit by the thorns, leaving him in a semi-paralyzed state and with the emergence of the Poison Fog, his health rapidly depleted, eventually copsing on the floor. As the majority of the Starfire members fell, this instance raid was dered a failure. The group respawned far away, gathering together, Li Yao asked: ¡°Everyone, discuss. Why do you think we failed to get through?¡± ¡°We didn¡¯t kill thest Ancient Tree fast enough,¡± Fruit Knight suggested. ¡°Yes, thebined skills were too overpowering,¡± Unparalleled Beauty agreed, ¡°And every time we killed a Treant, the ones left became stronger.¡± ¡°What if we only kill the nature and equilibrium Treants and leave the rest, then go straight on the boss?¡± The newbie, Mu Zi, proposed. Li Yao shook his head, ¡°Impossible, you saw the Life Equilibrium skill too. He won¡¯t cast it only once. As long as there are Treants, the boss will have unlimited health.¡± Chapter 509: 509 Chapter 509: 509 Li Yao listened to more opinions from others, many of which were constructive, to his great satisfaction. He was not actually insisting that team memberse up with specific strategies. He just hoped that they wouldn¡¯t waste their intellect because of him. Li Yao pped his hands and said, ¡°Many of your suggestions are good and inspiring to me.¡± Sister Li stood up and said, ¡°Hold off on scheduling for a moment, President. Let me say a few words. During the recent raid, some were still greedy for power. Let me emphasize again that our core team doesn¡¯t assign equipment based on power output. We chose you because we believe in your abilities.¡± ¡°When you joined the core team, the President said he believes in your abilities. Snatching power output now is pointless. The President once said something that makes a lot of sense. That is, facing different bosses, the damage inflicted by the same profession could vary, some high and some low. This is determined by the boss¡¯s attributes and mechanisms. This is why we, in the core team, don¡¯tpare power outputs. But some of you still make mistakes even after my reminder. The president doesn¡¯t mind, but he doesn¡¯t want to punish you. But I¡¯m not so nice.¡± ¡°Rules are rules. Although the greed for power didn¡¯t kill anyone just now, it put a lot of pressure on the healers. Therefore, I¡¯m issuing a warning. If this happens again, we¡¯ll have to rece them. If you like to push for high power output, go find a team that does that. Our Starfire core team doesn¡¯t need those types.¡± Sister Li¡¯s words instantly cooled the previous excited atmosphere. Most of the members lower their heads. Sister Li¡¯s aura was too strong, and none of the members dared to meet her eyes. Li Yao pped his hands and said, ¡°Alright, everybody, don¡¯t look so depressed. Sister Li is trying toplete the raid as soon as possible, so her tone was a bit harsh. But you all know, there are a lot of guild matters waiting for her to handle. While you guys are resting, she is often upied with guild matters during most of her own rest time. So everyone should take it seriously and try to finish it asap, so as to save Sister Li some effort. Isn¡¯t it an honor for us to get the first kill?¡± ¡°Let¡¯s move on. What¡¯s your strategy? How should we adjust it?¡± said Qin Feng Yi, trying to smooth things over. Li Yao nodded and said, ¡°Based on everyone¡¯s suggestions and the boss¡¯s mechanism, I will make some adjustments to dispatching. When we start the battle, we will still focus on killing the nature-oriented treant first, followed by the bnce-oriented one. This guy¡¯s area spell is also not to be underestimated. For the rest, we need to adjust. We will reduce all three monsters to low health, split into three pairs, and eliminate them together, not giving them a chance to grow into frightening bosses. Then we will focus fire on the High Priest. This should make things much simpler.¡± ¡°That¡¯s a good idea, but we need to move faster and aim to kill them before the boss uses that skill,¡± Unparalleled Demoness suggested. Li Yao nodded and said, ¡°I think the boss uses this skill only when he¡¯s low on health. In the uing battle, try not to lower the boss¡¯s health, using control skills and normal attacks would be okay. If he is always at full health, then there would be no point in releasing this skill.¡± ¡°This is uncertain. I saw that the boss and the Treant have both increased their health,¡± a newbie named Mu Zi pointed out. Li Yao shook his head and said, ¡°But primarily, the boss wants to replenish his own health. The Treant only benefits incidentally. If the boss has plenty of health, he probably won¡¯t release this skill.¡± ¡°We can¡¯t be sure without trying. Let¡¯s keep trying,¡± Sister Li spoke up. ¡°Yes, but we need to be cautious, our Crystal Cores are limited, and I don¡¯t want to run out of Crystal Cores while we¡¯re farming them,¡± Li Yao added seriously. The members also knew the seriousness of this matter. They all knew that it was impossible to defeat this boss without using Crystal Cores in exchange for certain things, starting from the illusions. Thinking of that nightmarish day sent shivers down their spines. Moreover, continuing to farm Crystal Cores would be a waste of time. If the dy was too long, who knew if other guilds might catch up? Subsequently, the Starfire Guild started the new raid again. The routine at the beginning was still the same. The healing-focused Treant was the first to be killed, a noticeable improvement; the members had apparently adapted to the use of the Nightmare Ball spray at the start, and not many were hit. Under no pressure, they focused fire on those who, by ident, got hit by the Nightmare Ball, which was not very difficult anymore. After this skill, they had to deal with the bnce-oriented Treant. Even after the boss and Treant had increased their power, it remained within their tolerance. The Fruit Knight, who had aggroed the boss, no longer used his damaging skills, not even the reflection of his shield. As the boss¡¯s healing power was terrifying, the boss¡¯s health remained above 99%, which luckily avoided a rampage. Meanwhile, Li Yao was constantly moving the members around, starting to whittle each Treant down to low health. As they were not dead, the boss could not sacrifice their bodies to enhance his strength. Finally, after more than thirty minutes ofbat and two deaths from the Starfire side, three Treants were left in a critically low health status. ¡°Pull the two Treants together and take them down,¡± Li Yaomanded. Now was the crucial moment. Now that they were short of one Blessing, the abilities of the two Ancient Trees hadn¡¯t fundamentally changed. The Ancient Trees¡¯ attacks were still manageable for the time being. As the firepower poured on, the two Ancient Trees fell almost simultaneously. ¡°You wretches dare to kill my guardians? Receive the condemnation of their souls!¡± At this moment, a veil of blood surrounded the Centaur High Priest, and his body had grown significantlyrger than an average Centaur. With his words, the whole altar began to flicker with light, and four ck shadows appeared, which were the souls of the just killed Ancient Trees. Everyone¡¯s faces abruptly changed. This was unbelievable ¨C they had just killed them, and now their souls were summoned back forbat. ¡°Nightstand, it¡¯s your turn. Taunt all of them and keep them away from the crowd,¡± Li Yao said as soon as the illusions appeared. Guardian Angel didn¡¯t hesitate at all. He quickly taunted the twisted souls of the four Ancient Trees, leading them into the uniform. ¡°You weaklings, you can¡¯t get past my Immutable Barrier.¡± Before he could finish his sentence, four distorted souls that were approaching him exploded violently. A deep purple glow covered at least a hundred yards. The dazzling light was incredibly bright. After the light faded, the four twisted Ancient Tree souls disappeared, and Guardian Angel had fallen on the ground, apparently dead. ¡°Jin Jin, revive him.¡± Li Yao said calmly, ¡°Everyone else, scatter and focus on damaging the boss.¡± ¡°For the love of¡­ Why am I always the one getting hurt?¡± Guardian Angel looked at Li Yao, visibly aggrieved. ¡°Enough nonsense, hurry up and build the second threat. If you can¡¯t get over here in three seconds, Jin Jin will rece you,¡± Li Yao paused before adding, ¡°Of course, you kept saying you were indestructible ¨C I didn¡¯t expect their ghosts to explode, nor did I foresee you getting sted to death so easily.¡± ¡°¡­.¡± Guardian Angel was at a loss for words. All he could do was rush over and establish the second threat¡­ Chapter 510: 510 Chapter 510: 510 After taking down several Treants, the real boss battle is officially underway, showing Starfire just how challenging a level 20 main storyline instance could be. The mere beginning of the instance had Starfire in life-or-death battles. The nightmare, the sense of impact, losing blood and dying were all real. If it weren¡¯t for a scroll, people would truly be gaming themselves to death. The members were relieved about one thing ¨C if Li Yao hadn¡¯t discovered the instance sooner, this nightmare alone would be enough to take teams down. And after being yed, these rival teams would never disclose anything. They¡¯d rather see others trapped just like them. With so many teams around, who knew how many would not even make it to the level. On top of all this, the subsequent bosses even formed a small team, utterly despicable. Although the other bosses were rtively weak, whenbined they were incredibly formidable. Finally, there was only one boss left, which came as a huge relief. The spirits of Starfire were greatly boosted, and they began unleashing a chaotic onught. The High Priest¡¯s health points continued to decrease rapidly, and it soon reached the 70 mark. During this time, the High Priest had only four skills. The first was Nightmare Fog. Although powerful, it wasn¡¯t as impactful without other bosses to aid it. The next skill was Nightmare Ejection, an incredibly annoying ability. However, the members of Starfire had been dealing with it for a while and had found some tactics for it. Although it was inevitable that some would be controlled, they could usually free them. The next was to summon soul explosions. The High Priest could summon the souls of four Treants for an explosion after a while. The final skill was Nightmare Barrage. Even though the damage was high, it would instantly kill anyone hit by it aside from the main tank (MT), including Li Yao. However, this skill was the most useless. The Nightmare Counter Shield of the Fruit Knight hadpletely restrained this ability, causing the Nightmare Barrage to strike himself instead. Additionally, the Guardian Angel also had a sub-par Counter Shield. From the beginning until now, the skill hadn¡¯t affected any yer of Starfire. This was the mark of a powerful MT. Although the majority of the members did not know that the Fruit Knight had blocked this skill, Li Yao was very much aware of this and was highly satisfied with the Fruit Knight¡¯s skill. It would be good to know that the Fruit Knight¡¯s character was inclined more towards violent attacks, rather than defense. Even though she was the main tank, Li Yao was a little worried about it. But as time passed, Li Yao witnessed the growth of Fruit Knight firsthand, even though there were some minor issues. This was due to herck of experience as a tank yer, rather than ack of skill or talent. As time passes, the Fruit Knight will inevitably be one of the world¡¯s top MTs. Furthermore, her attack power was not weak at all due to her elite profession. Li Yao could even imagine the scene of her appearing in apetitive match. You should know, when it came to real matches, there were very few MTs that could participate. Although they possessed high resistance and armour and were difficult to kill, most of the tanks could only annoy people. The inevitable result was that others would control them and not bother, kill their teammates first, then y to death a tank who could not kill. ¡®You losers really piss me off. You truly believe I can only control four Nightmare Treants? How ridiculous. It¡¯s time for you to witness the true power of my Nightmares.¡¯ The High Priest raised his Magic Wand again, and the red light inside of him was divided into four and plunged into the four shadows behind him. All of their faces changed; they knew too well that this Hog was summoning more Treants. ¡®Can we interrupt it?¡¯ Unparalleled asked. Angel and Fruit Knight, along with the Rogue, tried their interrupting abilities in session to no avail. ¡®It¡¯s entirely ineffective,¡¯ said Fruit Knight. You should know, although bosses generally have very high resistances to abnormal states, when these expert yers use interruption or control abilities, even if they cannot interrupt the casting process, they should be able to dy it a little. However, this time it had zero effect; it was as if this skill had not been cast at all. Li Yao, whilst starting Rapid Shooting, said, ¡®We can¡¯t interrupt this skill. Start bursting, focus your fire on him. Pupil, cast Bloodthirst.¡¯ As quick as Pupil was to react, she had already cast Bloodthirst Skill. The sudden roar echoed from their collective souls. Ayer of light enveloped all the team members. The end of Bloodthirst was great; it significantly increased everyone¡¯s output. Upon receiving Li Yao¡¯s instructions, the team members put their minds at ease and began to output right from their positions. The boss was currently summoning the Treants and couldn¡¯t move. What a perfect time to unleash an onught! And since he was in a casting state, the damage he received was also increased. Coupled with Starfire¡¯s terrifying outbursts, the boss¡¯s HP was dropping rapidly. Especially Li Yao, his pets had already received a 15% boost, now coupled with the Bloodthirst buff effect, the output was horrifyingly extreme. Li Yao was even surprised to find that his output was exceeded by his three pets, let alone the other team members. ¡®Wakaka, weren¡¯t you the one with high-output? How did you end up being left behind by three pets?¡¯ The Guardian Angel had no method of bursting, his profession meant the more hits he took, the higher his output. Now that the boss wasn¡¯t hitting him, his output had be significantly lower. While others were busy revising abilities and adjusting outputs, he leisurely observed the output data. The other team members nced through the DPS statistics, noticing a distinct separation into three scores. The first score included the three pets, with simr outputs. The second score was for Li Yao, whose output was less than the three pets but still considerably higher than the other team members. Then came Mu Zi, Pupil, Li sister¡­ ¡®Hehe, next time we form a team, we can call for three powerful pets and one Hunter; all the Hunter has to do is to sit back and rx.¡¯ The cute and silly Pupil giggled. Everyone broke into a heartyugh upon hearing her but understood that Li Yao was not outputting at full strength, worrying about causing chaos with hate generating. They initially thought they could catch up with Li Yao¡¯s output, but looking back now, they were far from it. Moreover, the revtion that Li Yao was calcting hatred whilemanding and outputting filled them with admiration. Everyone knewmanding was the most exhausting. Many teams had themander justmand the team while effectively doing nothing else. These types of teams were verymon because managing the whole situation was too difficult. However, Li Yao¡¯smands were wless, and his output was always the highest, which had nothing to do with the equipment. As their output continued, the boss¡¯s health dropped as if there was a blood explosion¡­ Chapter 511: 511: Victory in Sight Chapter 511: Victory in Sight The Centaur High Priest was now in a defenseless state, its health dropped rapidly under concentrated attack, from 71% all the way down to 40%. This was a terrifying figure. The members of Starfire saw that the boss¡¯s health was close to 40%, and even saw a glimmer of hope for victory. But Li Yao didn¡¯t dare to rx in the slightest. As he saw the cast bar of the boss about to end, he quickly said, ¡°Stick to the same strategy, Tanks pull your own monsters, but this time save all the controls for mymand. Whoever I call out, releases control skills immediately.¡± ¡°Understood,¡± the team members shouted in unison. ¡°You will finally understand, the Evil Hoof Tribe is not something you can contend with.¡± With the Centaur High Priest¡¯s words, four more Treants sprang to life again. And the Tanks promptly drew the attention of the monsters they were assigned to. ¡°Everyone, focus fire and wipe out the Treants,¡± Li Yao instructed. As soon as the Nature Treants appeared, a Spring Technique was released on the boss and its health started to gradually recover. Then it started to cast again, to which Li Yao said: ¡°Sister Li, Spell Counter.¡± Sister Li immediately released the Spell Counter, and the spell the Nature Treant was trying to cast was interrupted instantly.
Meanwhile, the boss cast Poison Fog again, which significantly affected the output of the team. The Bnce Treants also started to cast lightning, a spell that covers arge area, threatening more than half of the tform. Unless the team members nned to stop outputting, they would not be able to escape from the range of the spell. ¡°All healers, apply Shields on yourself, replenish health, and keep health stable. Try to keep everyone¡¯s health above half,¡± Li Yao knew that the critical moment had arrived. Now, they were facing an important checkpoint. If it was handled improperly, all their previous efforts would have been in vain. The most direct indicator was the boss¡¯s health. Because the Nature Treant kept healing the High Priest, Li Yao could perfectlymand his team members to interrupt the spells. However, most of the healing spells in Nature Magic are instant casts, and the ones with incantations are very short. Therefore, even though they were constantly interrupting, they were only interrupting the main healing spell, the instant healing spells could not and would not be interrupted. Hence, the Starfire team needed to kill the Treants as fast as they could, otherwise all their previous output would have been wasted. If it took too long, even if they killed the Treants, the boss¡¯s health would be full. They would return to square one and fall into a loop. To kill this boss, they had to ensure that the damage inflicted when there were no Healing Treants exceeded the amount of healing. Only this way can they bring down the boss. But the problem was the Bnce Treant. Though its lightning spell could be interrupted, it had no cooldown period, making interruption ineffective. In such circumstances, everyone¡¯s health was constantly decreasing, cing a huge burden on the healers. The most problematic thing was, did the High Priest just summon some Treants and do nothing? That was impossible. He was still releasing skills one by one, Nightmare Ejection and Poison Fog, both causing significant damage. If one¡¯s health was very low, it would be easy to be killed in one hit. That was the real reason why Li Yao wanted the healers to keep everyone¡¯s health above half if possible. This would allow some margin for error, otherwise they would lose members easily. ¡°Damn, this is so terrifying,¡± someone said. When the Healing Treant fell, everyone let out a sigh of relief. ¡°That regenerative power is insane,¡± said Daimong. The others also checked the boss¡¯s health, they gasped, because the boss¡¯s health had already recovered to 68%. ¡°Dammit, is this game still yable? If our burst isn¡¯t strong enough, or we didn¡¯t deal with Healing Treant well, will the boss be fully healed?¡± Guardian Angel was so shocked that he swallowed his saliva. This boss was simply out of line.
¡°We lost one person, it won¡¯t impact us too much, resurrect them. Try not to die anymore, we are out of resurrection spells, Jin Jin¡¯s can only be used for Main Tanks and Healers,¡± Li Yao said. ¡°My bad, my bad,¡± the resurrected rookie, Mu Zi, was blushing. He was so fired up while attacking just now that he identally got hit by a Nightmare Ball. After the Nightmare Ball was focused, he appeared, andnded directly in the Poison Fog, falling right away. ¡°Be careful next time.¡± Li Yao led the team to the side of the Bnce Treant and said, ¡°Continue.¡±
The team then started to focus fire on the Bnce Treant, and the cycle from the beginning started again. With the Bnce Treant down, the remaining two were killed simultaneously. ¡°The most dangerous period is finally over. That was a close call.¡± When all the Treants fell, the members of Starfire once again focused on attacking the boss. After multiple waves of attacking one boss, now that they were facing one boss, even if it was a powerful one, they felt much lighter. ¡°Thank God the boss didn¡¯t use Life Bnce¡­¡± Angel guarded said. Li Yao said nonchntly: ¡°That skill should only be used when there¡¯s only one Treant.¡± Daimong also rolled her eyes at him, saying: ¡°You bastard, you¡¯ve been making blind predictions. If the boss uses that skill the moment he summons a Treant,bined with Healing Treant, it would be utterly unsolvable.¡± The Unparalleled Demoness said: ¡°This boss requires high output, other teams trying to beat this boss would struggle.¡± Happiness is a disease said: ¡°I saw there are Treants for exchange in the shop as well, our guild master exchanged a few, others can certainly do so as well.¡± Sister Li said: ¡°A Treant for three thousand points, do you think you can just use it freely? Who knows what other tricks the boss could have up his sleeve? We have three pets of our Guild Master, which boosted our output by the equivalent of a small squad. That¡¯s already akin to summoning a Treant.¡± Unparalleled Demoness also said: ¡°There¡¯s no need to use it now, after all, a summoned Treant will only stay for five minutes. That¡¯s hardly enough. What I mean is, other teams are probably going to be stuck in a loop of unlocking the dungeon, then grinding for Crystal Cores. It will definitely be harder for them.¡± The team members suddenly realized, other teams didn¡¯t have as many tricks up their sleeve as Li Yao. When the timees, a lot of Crystal Cores would be wasted. They would then have to grind for them again, wasting a lot of time.
Even though they were facing only one boss, the Starfire Guild¡¯s dungeon raiding team was still facing constant losses. Regarding the resurrection spells that could only be used every twenty minutes, they could only slightly alleviate the issue of losing members constantly. In contrast, the boss¡¯s health finally dropped below 25%. At this point, it once again summoned a Treant, which Starfire managed to tackle perilously. After another period of output, the boss¡¯s health was only left with 20%, victory seemed within reach¡­ Chapter 512: 512: The Final Struggle Chapter 512: The Final Struggle After what had recently transpired, the team members didn¡¯t dare to celebrate too early. Li Yao was no different. In his previous life, he had seen too many examples of bosses wiping out groups even with their health at a mere 1%. Now, there¡¯s still 20% left, which was far from enough. ¡°Something¡¯s not right, don¡¯t most bosses unleash their ultimate abilities when their health is between 30% and 20%? Why is this guy so quiet?¡± the Guardian Angel asked. Dumbfounded, Ditto immediately gave him a stern look, saying, ¡°Shut up, jinx.¡± As it turned out, the words of the Guardian Angel once again prove ominous. ¡°Prepare for the evil dream¡¯s judgment.¡± Having summoned the High Priest Staff, the souls of twelve treants appeared, each one connected to the High Priest by a spectral line. An invisible shield enclosed the High Priest, and at the same time, the altar marked with arrays on the tform began to shine once more. All attacks directed at the shield disyed ¡®immune¡¯.
The melee members of Starfire¡¯s raid were knocked back as though they were hit by trucks, with damage numbers popping up above their heads. The Guardian Angel was the worst off. His ¡®Unmoving Bulwark¡¯ was deflected once, but the power behind the second attack was much stronger. His ¡®Unmoving Bulwark¡¯ shattered instantly, and his body got thrown off the tform. ¡°Damn, save me!¡± The Guardian Angel¡¯s face turned pale. As a character with no discement abilities, if he fell, it would be certain death. Upon hearing a clear cry, the Fire Hawk dove down and hit the Guardian Angel. ¡°Argh!¡± The Guardian Angel screamed as if he¡¯d been smashed between two trucks. But he was knocked too far, and if he fell, he would still die. Due to the dy, Li Yao had already activated Angel¡¯s Wing and flew over like lightning. His Magic Spider Silktched onto the distant Guardian Angel and then swung him back onto the tform. Li Yao fell due to the sudden loss of momentum but did manage to ascend again. He grimly floated back to the group on the tform. ¡°Damn, that¡¯s just in revenge. They¡¯re trying to kill me. I might as well have let myself fall to death,¡± the Guardian Angel hissed in pain. It¡¯s well known that as the level of the game increases, the realism bes stronger. And although collisions and pressure cause rtively low damage, the pain is very real. The continuous collisions had given the Guardian Angel a death wish. ¡°Enough talk. Hurry and pull the four treants,¡± the Fruit Knight shouted from afar. ¡°Roger that, on my way,¡± the Guardian Angel immediately wilted his expression, ignored the pain, and rushed over to taunt the enemies. The groupughed out loud, appreciating him for being the knight he was. Li Yao heaved a sigh of relief. In such a critical moment, he couldn¡¯t afford to lose a strong tank. Their potential loss would make things extremely difficult. Possibly leading to a group wipe-out. The Spider Tank is a tank too, and perhaps in terms of parameters, even surpassed the Guardian Angel and the Fruit Knight.
But when ites to flexibility and versatility, they were far behind. ¡°Those treants are just physical attackers and won¡¯t cast spells. Follow my marks and take them out. The boss¡¯s health is slowly regenerating, we need to kill them fast,¡± said Li Yao who had already marked one of the treant souls, and everyone began targeting it. This time, although the boss was healing, the rate was far less than when being healed by someone and Li Yao was not particrly worried. With the death of the treant soul, the array on the tform shone even brighter.
Turns out, the treant was just like Li Yao said, they only relied on basic attacks and had no ability to use magic. Even though they made the High Priest invincible, in reality, they could only dy and didn¡¯t pose much of a threat to Li Yao¡¯s team. However, when the fifteenth soul was destroyed, the array¡¯s radiance reached its peak and then suddenly disappeared, as if it had been sealed into the High Priest¡¯s body. Roar¡­ The High Priest roared madly, his body shrouded in arge amount of ethereal smoke. Even the keen yers could see his skin continuously splitting as if there¡¯s a demon inside. He¡¯s also rapidly growing, with his entire body bing illusionary and distorted. ¡°Don¡¯t just stand there, Dumbo, unleash your bloodlust. Go full force on the output.¡± Li Yao shouted loudly. The Starfire team once again broke out. However, the boss didn¡¯t give them too much time. It only took ten seconds for the boss¡¯s health to drop to 5%, but his transformation was alreadyplete. His antlers had turned a vivid red, as if they were made of fresh blood. His ws and eyes were the same. The cracks in his body did not bleed out, but were blocked by a dazzling, crystal-like red body. ¡°I have been blessed by the God of Nightmares, now it¡¯s time to face the wrath of God.¡± At this moment, his staff appeared as if it was a transparent crystal, overflowing with dazzling colors akin to a dream.
Boom¡­ He suddenly struck the floor with his huge Crystal Staff, causing a red shockwave to st open, immediately sending the melee fighters around him flying. They also had ¡®zzzz¡¯ symbols appearing over their heads, indicating they were put to sleep. ¡°Ranged fighters spread out and hit the sleeping melee fighters with the lowest range spell you have. Hurry up, move,¡± Li Yao didn¡¯t dare to take action himself. Even with friendly fire turned on, he could still kill his teammates given his terrifying attack power. It¡¯s possible he could kill a teammate in a single hit. If he killed a teammate while trying to save them, that would be embarrassing. When asked why the group wiped out so quickly, they would have to say, ¡°Well, our leader¡¯s attack was too strong, and he killed us,¡± which would be aplete joke. Everyone kept their cool. They immediately understood why Li Yao didn¡¯t attack and wanted tough, but now wasn¡¯t the time tough. Patiently holding back, they scattered and started attacking their teammates to wake them up. ¡°Do you weaklings think you can stop me?¡± With traces of afterimages, the boss charged out like a runaway army. The entire tform shook with his movement. And with his charge, it was as if there were ten-plus clones trailing behind him. Two melee fighters who just got revived and didn¡¯t understand what was happening got ran over. Without any suspense, they were instantly killed. ¡°Everyone stay scattered. This is the time to test your skills. Dodge the boss¡¯s attacks yourselves. Prioritize survival over output,¡± Li Yao said as he used his back jump, easily evading the boss¡¯s charge. Right now, the boss¡¯s health was less than 5%, but he had also be increasingly berserk and uncontroble. At this point, no MT could withstand even a single hit from him¡­
Chapter 513: Ruthless Battle Chapter 513: Ruthless Battle If the beginning was a test of team coordination and tactics, now it was time to showcase individual skills. The High Priest had be incredibly furious. His charging range didn¡¯t only include his own trajectory but also the lingering spirits following him. What¡¯s worse, these haunting spirits were no weaklings in attack. Only someone like Mu Zi could employ the Counter Shield to fend off a limited number of the creature¡¯s attacks. As for the less robust, well, a single piercing attack could instantly kill them. ¡°All of you are free to take action now. Especially the melee fighters ¨C now¡¯s not quite the time for your best output. Evade to the periphery. Find ways to stay alive. There will be opportunities to striketer. Don¡¯t take the beast head-on,¡± Li Yao continuously reminded the team while maneuvering Dammit, did the designer of this level hold a grudge against them, or what? The first boss was not melee-friendly and same goes for the second one. It was reaching a point of ultimate frustration for the melee fighters. But for now, there really wasn¡¯t an alternative. They were left without a choice. The boss was practically rampant now, hardly pausing in one spot for more than two seconds. And with his four legs, catching up to deliver damage was such a hard task. Of course, the melee fighters didn¡¯t know that ranged attackers didn¡¯t have it any easier against this boss. Given his rapid movement, it was nearly impossible to hit him with 100% uracy in free mode. Moreover, considering the frenzied state of the boss, they couldn¡¯t risk using longer casting spells or skills. That would be suicidal. Instant casting spells and skills,pounded with the issue of hit uracy, meant that the damage inflicted by the Starfire Team at this stage was extremely limited. Still, two individuals¡¯ output remainedrgely unaffected during this time. The first was Li Yao. His archery skills were second to none. The boss¡¯s movements hardly deterred him. The other was Tong Tong. Her totems, while not manually directed, targeted the bosses. The boss, in its frenzied state, had no time to purposefully evade them. What concerned the members, though, was even though the boss had exited the invulnerable state, due to the trailing spirits, he was still immune to most of the damage. The damage they were currently dealing to the boss was not even a tenth of what they usually inflict. The five percent health of the boss was practically simr to the boss¡¯s half-health state. Killing him was not as easy as it seemed. Moreover, given the current circumstances where they could not conduct full-powered attacks, the situation was very grim. The victory seemed attainable, but failure could still strike at any moment. With the continuous charges from the boss, a member fell every so often. The two Druids¡¯bat revives were used up on the damage-dealers, but it was like trying to put out a forest fire with a cup of water. ¡°Damn it, I knew it, I knew it wasn¡¯t going to be easy with this boss.¡± Angel scrambled to avoid the boss¡¯s charge and quickly healed at the edge of the tform. ¡°It¡¯s all because of your jinx,¡± Tong Tong retorted, panting heavily. Being a Shaman with no movement skills and with her small stature, she was fast but also extremely tired. ¡°Alright, melee fighters, no more talking. Ranged attackers, focus on dodging. Don¡¯t get greedy and get hit by an attack. Remember, only the living can deal damage. The boss is now at less than 4% health, and we still have sixteen alive in our team. We can certainly win this round,¡± Li Jie announced loudly. The team members were both excited and nervous. They were on the verge of beating the second boss. But if they failed to kill the boss, they would need to face the boss in his prime state once again. However, this boss was truly formidable. Each stage transition brought them perilously close to a wipe. They didn¡¯t want to repeat this nerve-wracking experience. Therefore, the team members disyed their best techniques, continuously striking the boss while maneuvering. But the half-human-half-horse beast was in an overwhelming fury. Not only did his charge covers himself but also the lingering spirits behind. Such a charge epassed a vast space. If the boss set its sight on one target, that target would hardly escapepletely. Those without movement skills relying solely on their legs would certainly not outrun the boss. As time went by, more and more ranged attackers met their demise. The situation facing the Starfire Team grew increasingly precarious. As the number of team members lessened, the frequency of each member being attacked increased. Even if they had movement skills, if they were continually charged, their cooldown time would not keep up. Following Reality Is a Disease and the newbie Mu Zi, several healers, and finally the cute Tong Tong and Li Jie fell as well. Now except Li Yao as the only ranged attack, all other healers died, and there were only a few melee fighters hiding far away. ¡°You guys equip your crossbows and join the attack,¡± Li Yao muttered, feeling an increasing pressure. The number of people has reduced too much. The boss has been targeting him relentlesslessly, making it extremely difficult for him to dodge. It has nothing to do with skill anymore. Even with the best skills, under such circumstance, evasion seems almost impossible. Li Yao¡¯s pet, the Spider Tank got killed ly when Yao tried to block a charge from the boss. The Firehawk, after one diving attack, was seriously injured from a whack by the High Priest¡¯s Magic Staff. Now, it didn¡¯t dare to fly too low. The Death God 4000 was dismantled after a hit andy on the ground. The melee¡¯s joining only made it a bit better for Li Yao for a little while. As a few melee fighters fell, the entire tform was left with only one Li Yao and a boss. Now, less than 3% of the boss¡¯s health remained. But the problem was that Li Yao was the only target left for the boss. Even for Li Yao, evading the boss¡¯s attacks was bing incredibly difficult. Trying to deplete the boss¡¯s remaining health under such circumstances seemed impossible. The Starfire Team¡¯s channel went silent. They were not willing to ept this. Fighting a terrifying boss and getting it to this point in such a short time was an incredible feat in itself. But they were so close to vanquishing the boss, and now they faced a team wipe. None of them took it well. Li Yao managed to do extraordinarily well, yet even he, whom they knew to be outrageous, was not invincible under these circumstances. As they watched Li Yao still barely dodging the boss¡¯s continuous barrage of attacks, and even the Firehawk falling in attempt to block an attack, the team members knew that restarting was inevitable. ¡°Chairman, give up. You¡¯ve done your best,¡± newbie Mu Zi suggested. ¡°Yeah boss, you were already very powerful. Let¡¯s start over. We will surely make it next time. Hurry up and leave the tform now,¡± Shadow Dance added. ¡°I just thought of a method that might work, I¡¯ll try. If it doesn¡¯t, then we restart,¡± Li Yao calmly said. Chapter 514: Danger Upon Danger Chapter 514: Danger Upon Danger ¡°Wait, what sort of n do you have for such a desperate situation?¡± They saw very clearly in their ghost form that Li Yao was having a hard time even defending himself, he could barely attack at all. He could only roll and leap backward to loose an arrow. With the boss¡¯s healing ability, he could only stay on par with it. Under these circumstances, it seemed nearly impossible to defeat this creature. Of course they knew that Li Yao still had a summoning scroll from a familiar, but under these circumstances, summoning a Treant would be of no use. The Treant would basically be one-hit kills, not to mention the healing Treant. With the boss¡¯s frenzied state, it could kill in one hit, there was basically no use for it. Li Yao again narrowly dodged the boss¡¯s charge, he had even reached the edge of the spiral corridor. ¡°He¡¯s trying to use the curve of the spiral corridor to limit the boss¡¯s charge. If it really works, it¡¯s not a bad idea, maybe he can kite it to death.¡± When they saw Li Yao had moved to the side of the spiral corridor, The Unparalleled Enchantress had already guessed Li Yao¡¯s n. The team members suddenly realized what he was doing, and the extinguished me of hope was ignited again. If he really seeded, their second boss development would truly beplete. Li Yao quickly slid along the tree trunk of the uncle¡¯s ancient tree down the spiral corridor, and the bossunched another charge. Seeing the boss¡¯s charge, everyone was filled with despair. ¡°Damn it, this is defying thews of nature. This guy¡¯s charge is so fast, yet he can still turn corners, holy mother of¡­¡± The Guardian Angel burst into expletives. ¡°It¡¯s over. In this terrain, the chairman can¡¯t dodge it.¡± Neer Mu Zi also seemed regretful. Everyone felt as if they were about to start over, Li Yao, in order to reach the spiral corridor, kept using his discement skills, and now the battle had worn on till he was almost out of mana. He couldn¡¯t use Shadow Roll and even though sh had a short cooldown, it was still in cooldown. Li Yao¡¯s wings were also in cooldown, they were basically unusable. Just when everyone thought Li Yao was about to be killed by the charge, a glint shed through Li Yao¡¯s eyes. Time Trace! In an instant, Li Yao returned to where he was twelve seconds ago, and the boss¡¯s charge pierced through Li Yao¡¯s afterimage. If Li Yao was a secondte, he would have been killed instantly. ¡°Ignorant riffraff, no matter how much you struggle you cannot escape the god of nightmares¡¯ divine punishment.¡± A hint of surprise shed through the eyes of the Centaur High Priest as he quickly turned around. ¡°If you want to kill me,e on, but the one to die is certainly not me.¡± The light in Li Yao¡¯s eyes glowed brighter, the eyes of the High Elf seemed to be burning with blue mes. ¡°Is that so? Then I¡¯ll grant you your wish.¡± The High Priest charged at Li Yao once again. However, this time the distance was too far, and Li Yao easily dodged it. ¡°Holy shit, I forgot Li Yao still had this move.¡± Someonemented. ¡°But it¡¯s still pointless, this guy can drift so smoothly, it¡¯s practically unsolvable.¡± Anotherined. Li Yao stood directly at the edge of the tform and calmly said, ¡°I¡¯ll be here, even if I die, I¡¯ll take you with me.¡± ¡°Hahaha, you think I can¡¯t stop if my speed is too high? Well then, I will let you witness as I execute you, and get to enjoy the scenery from the edge.¡± The High Priest rushed towards Li Yao once again while taunting him. Li Yao looked at the High Priest, and when the High Priest lunged at him, Li Yao suddenly jumped back, his body leaving the tform entirely. A hint of surprise shed in the High Priest¡¯s eyes, and he quickly reined in his power. Although his words were fierce, abruptly halting his charge was extremely difficult. He barely managed to stop at the edge, but his body leaned over the edge, causing him to break into a cold sweat. The Starfire Team let out a regretful sigh. This attempt did not seed. ¡°Hold on, it¡¯s not over yet.¡± It turned out they were paying attention to the centaur and forgot about Li Yao. Upon hearing the Unparalleled Enchantress¡¯s words, they turned their gaze, and only then did they see Li Yao far behind the boss with a crossbow in front of him. Li Yao was seen tearing open two scrolls in session. When the first scroll was activated, Li Yao¡¯s body was enveloped in a golden glow, and his body suddenly grew by nearly half. The glow from the second scroll was directly added to the crossbow in front of him, which was also enveloped in a glow. ¡°Scroll of Great Strength, Military Enhancement Scroll.¡± All members knew that Li Yao had exchanged some scrolls, and they knew what the scrolls did. The Scroll of Great Strength was one of the scrolls made by the Ancient Tree, it enhanced the user¡¯s strength attribute, and the Military Enhancement Scroll could enhance the attributes of war items. Then, Li Yao¡¯s body exuded a dazzling dark golden light, and a chilling momentum rose to the sky. ¡°Dominate!¡± Everyone knew that Li Yao had used this new skill. This was also an attribute that increased strength. At this moment, the Centaur High Priest had already turned around and was looking back. His face was full of mockery. ¡°You¡¯re really overestimating your abilities. You think these little tricks¡­¡± Thud! The moment he turned his head, before he could finish his sentence, he saw a sh of light and a giant steel arrow hit him square in the chest. Thud! The crossbow arrow directly took 1% of his health, leaving him with less than 2% now. However, that was not the main issue. The most important thing was, under everyone¡¯s expectant gaze. The Centaur¡¯s body was sent flying back by the huge force, then fell abruptly. ¡°No, how could I die like this?¡± The High Priest desperately grabbed the edge of the tform. You see, the ce Li Yao chose was not far from where the spiral corridor and the tform meet. If he fell anywhere else, he might end up on the corridor. But, from here, it was a three thousand yard drop. ¡°You¡¯re wrong, it¡¯s already over.¡± Li Yao slowly stepped forward, continuously shooting at his hand. The Centaur High Priest¡¯s current state of power came from the specter behind him. It increased his own tonnage and power so much that when he charged, he was like a truck. However, if his normal state, he might have been able to pull himself up with one hand. But now, with the dozens of specters behind him, the enormous weight he was carrying, it was already a struggle to just hang on the edge. ¡°No, this is impossible.¡± Terror filled the High Priest¡¯s eyes. Right now, if he stayed as he was, he would be grinded down slowly by Li Yao. If he let go, he would fall to his death. Yet if he canceled his current state, he might ease his struggle and manage to pull himself up, but without the enhancement from the specters. Given his current health, standing against the fearsome Li Yao, he still faced certain death. ¡°God of Nightmares, my lord, would you really abandon your most loyal servant like this?¡± The eyes of the Centaur High Priest were filled with confusion and fear. ¡°Your lord has always been using you all along.¡± Li Yao sighed. ¡°Elf, you win this round. But you won¡¯t always be victorious. My lord will not abandon me. Next time, your soul will be devoured by the nightmare.¡± The High Priest said as he let go and his massive body plummeted¡­ Chapter 515: 515 Through the Pass Chapter 515: Chapter 515 Through the Pass As the boss fell, everyone fell silent. As the boss¡¯s giant body crashed onto the ground, their panels disyed a notification. The symbol of revival appeared, only then did everyone react. They had truly defeated the second boss. ¡°Everyone should revive, let¡¯s meet up below.¡± Li Yao lounged on the edge of the tform, looking at the scenery in the distance. He didn¡¯t expect to defeat the second boss so swiftly. Originally, he nned to try at least ten times. After all, the team was formed very recently. To be able to defeat the boss in less than five attempts was nothing short of miraculous. Even though his damage output was extraordinarily high, it was mainly due to Starfire¡¯s team¡¯s incredible coordination this time. If they could maintain this level of performance, they would undoubtedly be a powerful team with great unity andbat prowess. Only then did the team members let out a cheer of excitement, and the guild channel bustled with activity. Now, regr yers were grinding diligently in search of levels, but the most exciting event was breaking new ground in dungeons. They strived to reach level 20 to join this Prosperous Era. Even though they may notnd a ¡®first kill,¡¯ getting good equipment is the primary goal of anyone who ys games.
Skills could be improved gradually, and there was no need to rush. However, equipment couldpensate for deficiencies in skill. Even though the Starfire Guild had been cleaned up several times, it was inevitable that there were spies within. With the excitement of the Starfire Guild¡¯s members, news of their core team clearing the second boss spread like wind. In a very short time, this news was known to everyone. The average yer thought it was quite the show and was impressed with Starfire Guild¡¯s strength, but their interest ended there. Only the top guilds felt a tremendous shock and impact. After all, no one else knew better about the boss¡¯s difficulty after activating the Magic Array. As time passed, the top guilds had already begun their attempts at clearing the full version of the first boss. Without exception, all of the top teams were beaten ck and blue by the first boss. This was still with the knowledge of the boss¡¯s abilities, thanks to Li Yao¡¯s boss skill video. If they werepletely in the dark about the boss¡¯s abilities, they would have needed even more time to study them. The fact that they still faced heavy losses despite knowing the boss¡¯s abilities proved just how difficult the boss was. Many top-level yers sighed at the difficulty of this dungeon, considering they had all battled bosses without activating the Magic Array mode. Even though they didn¡¯t say it was easy, it didn¡¯t take much effort either. However, they hadn¡¯t even been able to reduce the first boss¡¯s HP to less than half, and Starfire Guild had already defeated the second boss. ¡°Damn it, what kind monsters are in the Starfire?¡± Romeo of Devil Alliance said angrily after yet another guild wipe. ¡°Prairie Fire is indeed extraordinary.¡± Edward gave a bitter smile, ¡°But don¡¯t be discouraged, considering the difficulty of this dungeon, they may get stuck somewhere.¡± ¡°Is that your brother? Take me to join Starfire.¡± Li Yao¡¯s sister¡¯s ssmate asked Li Jia. Now, the topic of Starfire clearing the second boss was being discussed by most yers in different ways ¨C in envy, in admiration, or in longing. However, Starfire had once again left an indelible mark in everyone¡¯s hearts. The Starfire team ignored the discussion outside, urgently gathering at the bottom. Li Yao and the others flew down once their wings were off cooldown. Soon, they were gathered together. ¡°Hey, tell us what happened.¡± All the attention of the team members was focused on the centaur at the time.
They were hoping that the Centaur High Priest would charge off the tform on his own. They were so engrossed in watching the centaur¡¯s actions that they paid no attention to Li Yao. They trusted Li Yao implicitly and believed he would find a way back to the tform. But to their surprise, in the blink of an eye, not only had he returned to the tform, he managed to knock down the centaur who hadn¡¯t charged off. Feng Yi shared the video after seeing Li Yao nod. Only then did the guild members see what happened. While the Centaur High Priest was adjusting, Li Yao wasn¡¯t idle either: he used Magic Spider Silk to swing himself back towards the tform. Then, with a Shadow Roll, he was atop the tform. With a backward jump, hended behind the centaur, dozens of yards away.
¡°Wow, that reflex speed.¡± Others also expressed their admiration. In such a predicament, being able to perform these series of actions was indeed extraordinary. Shadow Roll and the backward jump, though seemingly simple ¨C just a roll and a jump ¨C required expert precision. Li Yao was in free fall during the Shadow Roll, causing rapid 365-degree rotation of his body. If he failed to control the motion, his backward jump couldnd him far away from the tform, leading to his own doom. This judgement of timing was truly horrifying. Besides, just before hended, a scroll appeared in his hand. The moment hended, the crossbow appeared firmly in his hand. The aim of his Steel Arrow was tightly fixed on the centaur. As for such uracy, even top-level yers would find it hard to match. Then as the boss began to turn around, Li Yao fired the crossbow. The immense force knocked the Centaur High Priest off the tform. They saw that the Steel Arrow prated his chest, but he merely staggered back a few steps. This revealed how weighty he was at that moment. Had the centaur been in his normal state, he would have been sent flying by the formidable force. ¡°Phew, truly a monster, did you calcte all of that?¡± the Angel Guardian asked. Li Yao shook his head and replied, ¡°My original n was to kite, but unfortunately it didn¡¯t work out. I¡¯d almost given up, but then I noticed an unblocked corridor and tried a new idea. Unfortunately, it too failed. His speed was too fast, and yet he managed to brake in time. It was quite impressive.¡± Unparalleled Enchantress was speechless, ¡°Then you had the lightning-fast idea to use the force of the crossbow to knock him down. In such a short time, you managed to think and act with such precision. Initially, I didn¡¯t believe it when they said you were a freak, but now I do. Even without your impressive pets, it would be hard for many to match yourbat skills and reaction speed.¡± Li Yaoughed, ¡°You¡¯re too kind, it was pure luck.¡±
Li Yao was speaking the truth. After the kiting strategy had failed, he had indeed contemted giving up. But after spotting the tform, a glimmer of hope ignited within him. He thought he could save things, so he tried and seeded, saving the Starfire Guild a lot of time in the process. Li Yao understood very clearly that even though they had passed, if they tried again, there¡¯s no guarantee they wouldn¡¯t be wiped out before the boss reached this phase. ¡°Alright, enough with the praise. The boss is dead; it¡¯s time to collect the loot, guys.¡±¡­ PS: Seems like there will be five updates tomorrow, the pressure is immense¡­ Chapter 516: 516: Ancient Tree Sapling Chapter 516: Ancient Tree Sapling Hearing about the equipment distribution, the team members were instantly excited. ¡°Waka waka, I¡¯m going to search the corpse. If anyone wants a piece of equipment particr to them, remember topliment me often,¡± said Dumbstruck Dumb with a giggle as she approached the corpse. The team members were very conscious, keeping a respectful distance from the corpse. This was a rule in every team. No one would approach the corpse unless they were the team leader or had been given permission. ¡°It has to drop something good. Otherwise, it wouldn¡¯t be worth the difficulty,¡± Unparalleled Bewitching Beauty said. Everyone nodded in agreement. This boss was too terrifying, and the team¡¯s victory had been due more to luck than skill. ¡°Wow, I¡¯m getting the red touch. This magic wand is too beautiful,¡± Dumbstruck Dumb said, holding up a translucent wand. The magic wand looked identical to the one held by the High Priest, especially in his final berserk form. It looked like it was made entirely of red crystal, with an oversized bloody nightmare gem iid at the top, and faint red light emanated from the wand. Even without considering its stats, this enchanting item was sure to be a woman¡¯s favorite. Nightmare¡¤Dreamlike Illusion Quality: Purple Epic
Attack: 78-88 Intellect: 62 Spirit: 60 Endurance: 60 Ghost Realm: Summons the dead undead to rise and protect the holder. Each additional ghost increases all pet attack power by 5% and the holder¡¯s HP and defence by 5%, stacking up to 30 times. Death Charge: When Ghost Realm stacks over 20 times, Death Charge can be activated. 80% of damage taken by the caster will be redirected to the ghosts behind him. All pets will charge with their master, and their attack power is increased by 50%. The effectsts for up to 45 seconds and can only be triggered once in 10 minutes. Equipment requirements: Necromancer ss Equipment level: 20 ¡°Goddamn it, why don¡¯t good things ever happen to me?¡± Guardian Angel let out a sigh after seeing the equipment. Dumbstruck Dumb truly has the red hand,¡± said Fruit Knight, cracking a rare smile. Clearing that boss had even stirred up excitement in her ordinarily stoic personality. Of course, she made a valid point. Weapons and jewelry were always the hardest to get, yet Dumbstruck Dumb had managed to score some top-tier items from thest two bosses. ¡°It seems that what Dumbstruck Dumb said was right. Complimenting her is really effective,¡± Feng Yi said with a smile. Clearly, this equipment was suitable for a Necromancer, and the only Necromancer in their team was Feng Yi. Moreover, it was clearly a powerful weapon. With it, Feng Yi¡¯s abilities would increase significantly. No one could deny that Feng Yi was a formidable yer. Whether it was her undead pets or her Iron Stone Demon, they yed vital roles during many crucial moments of the game. However, it was also undeniable that Necromancy output was very unpredictable. Feng Yi had plenty of pets, but her spiritual power was not as absurd as Li Yao¡¯s. She couldn¡¯t possibly control all her pets. Due to the pets¡¯ inherent mechanism, maximizing their output was an arduous task. As a result, Feng Yi¡¯s damage output was often the lowest. It wasn¡¯t that she wasn¡¯t making a good contribution; her pets had blocked many attacks for the team members, and they had yed a significant role against the first boss. Everyone acknowledged her contributions to the team. While her attack output was low, this was an uncontested fact. However, this imbnce would be dramatically changed with this new wand.
After all, the undead skeletons are very delicate and could die easily in battles. Every time one of them dies, the user¡¯s attributes increase. After reaching 30yers, it can increase the attributes by 150%. Of course, this requires a protracted battle to be effective. Although the second skill has a long cooldown, it essentially grants a new invincible skill. A Necromancer capable of executing terrifying attacks, coupled with survival skills, was a dreadful existence just to think about. Even without seeing the specific effect, one could imagine that, given the typically long duration of a dungeon run, Feng Yi would be the hardest yer to defeat in the team, and possibly one of the top three in terms of damage output. ¡°There¡¯s no debate about who should get the wand. Dumbstruck Dumb, let¡¯s move on to the next piece of equipment,¡± Li Yao said, assigning the wand to Feng Yi directly.
Feng Yi promptly equipped the wand, resulting in a sudden transformation in her avatar. ¡°Wow, Feng Yi, you look so pretty!¡± Dumbstruck Dumb admired. Indeed, Feng Yi was beautiful by default. Now, adorned in the Necromancer¡¯s robe, her allure was shrouded with mysterious charm. Adding the bright red wand to the equation, she appeared even more enticing. What was normally eerie seemed strikingly captivating on her. It wasn¡¯t just the men in the team that were left dumbstruck, the women were too. Touching her cheeks, Feng Yi said, ¡°Really? Why are you all looking at me like that?¡± Unparalleled Bewitching Beauty responded, ¡°See for yourself. Wee to the world of magic, where women always get the upper hand.¡± Even Li Jie, the vice leader of the team, nodded in agreement, with a face full of longing. Feng Yi looked at the screenshot and was captivated by her own ravishing appearance for quite some time. ¡°Ahem, stop messing around. Dumbstruck Dumb, move on to the next piece of equipment,¡± Li Yao was the first toe back to his senses, giving a gentle cough to prompt her. ¡°Okay.¡± Dumbstruck Dumb then proceeded to loot the next piece of equipment. Nightmare¡¤Violent Armor Quality: Purple Epic
Material: te Armor Armor: 450 Strength: 60 Agility: 60 Stamina: 58 Ghost Bodyguard: Summons the ghost of a fallen teammate, reducing damage taken by 30% for 10 seconds. The ghost assists inbat until its death, equivalent to a level 20 Hero. Cooldown: 5 minutes (The effect varies with the resurrected teammate¡¯s ss). Equipment requirements: Offensive te Armor Jobs Equipment Level: 20 ¡°No need for discussion. Off-tank and other DPS sses with the te armor speciality can bid,¡± Li Yao said. This piece of equipment was also excellent, especially the ability to summon a fallen teammate to aid inbat, an incredible attribute. For instance, if it resurrected a healer, it would be equivalent to adding another Hero level healer into the mix, which could have a surprising impact at crucial moments. During the bidding process, Li Jie was in charge as the vice leader, and the equipment was soon distributed. ¡°Moving on to the next.¡± Dumbstruck Dumb then pulled out a strange object that resembled a small chessboard attached to a piece of wood. Ancient Tree of War¡¯s Regrowth Sapling
Quality: Golden Legendary Use 1: When used by a Nature System Druid, it grants a ss-specific quest. The quest reward allows the Treant form to evolve into the Ancient Tree of War form. Use 2: When ced in a Guild Residence, it would give the guild a daily quest to nurture the Ancient Tree of War. The rewards would be calcted based on the growth progress and results. Li Yao was genuinely surprised this time¡­ Chapter 517: 517 Chapter 517: 517 Li Yao frowned and said, ¡°We have two Druids in the team. One is a bnced type, the other is a fully-upgraded Jin Jin. Whoever is interested in ying as a healer can take this sapling.¡± Even though they didn¡¯t know the exact attributes, everyone understood that possessing this sapling is tantamount to having an additional half of an elite profession. ¡°Guild leader, I think it would be more useful if we keep it in the guild,¡± said the ever-changing little gem, a bnced Druid. ¡°I also think it would be a waste to use it on just one person. If the guild had another Ancient Tree of War, that would be something,¡± Jin Jin said. ¡°That¡¯s not the point, nor is it as simple as you think. How easy do you think it is to acquire aplete Ancient Tree of War? You¡¯ve seen the guilds in the Ancient Elf area, only a handful of them possess Treants, let alone an Ancient Tree of War. If weplete this task, the guild will gain another powerful healer. Anyone interested?¡± Li Yao knew the importance of the Ancient Tree of War to a guild, but rules are rules. ¡°Forget it, I can¡¯t be a healer,¡± said the ever-changing little gem. ¡°I¡¯m not interested in being a healer,¡± Jin Jin also seriously refused. Li Yao put the Treant away and said, ¡°The Ancient Tree was our set, so I¡¯ll remind you that when we establish a base, you should take on as many Ancient Tree sapling quests as you can. Especially Druids, you will certainly be pleasantly surprised. The Ancient Tree offers lots of great things, and it¡¯s up to you whether you can get it to dish out the good quests.¡± The guild members realized the worth of the Ancient Tree, butpared to the massive Ancient Tree made into an Array Altar, the Ancient Tree of War seemed insignificant. The Ancient Tree boss had so many great items, let alone this one. If they were identally favored by the Ancient Tree and received good quests, they would gain arge profit.
Li Yao smiled slightly and asked, ¡°Alright, are there any others, Dondon?¡± Dondon continued looting, this time she received a piece of leather armor. Dondon was excited, saying, ¡°Finally, something useful for me, hahaha.¡± Nightmare¡¤Nightmare Helmet Quality: Purple Epic Material: Leather Armor Intelligence: 56 Spirit: 55 Stamina: 54 Nightmare Totem: A Shaman can wear it to summon a Nightmare Totem, increasing the effect of all totems by 15% and sprays Nightmare Balls at nearby enemies. Equipment Requirements: Leather Armor Spell-user professions Equipment Level: 20 This item can be used by all leather-armor spell users due to its properties, such as a bnced Druid. However, only a Shaman can make full use of the item¡¯s special effect. Strictly speaking, this totem is also good for a healer, despite spirit not being the primary attribute, but it¡¯s not too far off. ¡°It¡¯s Dondon¡¯s. Any objections?¡± Li Yao asked, allocating the item to Dondon. ¡°La, I¡¯m happy, let¡¯s continue,¡± Dondon said. Then Dondon doled out a piece of tank te armor and a piece of tank leather armor equipment, putting a satisfactory end to the equipment allocation. Li Jie took the remaining bag of gemstones and gold coins and deposited them in the guild warehouse. Since they also participated in acquiring these gemstones, those who joined in pioneering the wilderness can enjoy a 10% discount when exchanging points, which made the team members who wanted to set gemstones in the new equipment suddenly active. Now, gemstones are very expensive, and a 10% discount is not insignificant. Alright, let¡¯s get back to the Ancient Tree.
Li Yao led the way towards the Ancient Tree. ¡°I didn¡¯t expect that you guys would really deal with the High Priest, now we can breathe a sigh of relief, and our vitality can recover for a while,¡± said the Ancient Tree Chieftain in astonishment. Li Yao said, ¡°So it seems like you need to maintain your barrier. Isn¡¯t the problem solved? As far as I know, Evil Hoof is just a small tribe. We killed so many on the outskirts, there shouldn¡¯t be many left, right?¡± ¡°It would be great if that was the case, they used the evil spells of the dream God, and many monsters were created. They are still in the dream, their Chieftain is still leading them, expanding territory in the dream for the nightmare God. With their return and the High Priest¡¯s death, they won¡¯t be able to leave in a short time,¡± the Ancient Tree Chieftain exined.
¡°A short while, is the High Priest not dead?¡± Li Yao asked in surprise. ¡°His spirit has been cast into the true Nightmare Altar by the God of Nightmare. It is at the depths of the valley, hidden byyers of nightmare barriers. He will be able to resurrect or transform into a nightmare form once some time has passed,¡± the Ancient Tree answered patiently to every question. Li Yao frowned and said, ¡°Stop beating around the bush. Tell us, how can wepletely solve the problem here? If we don¡¯t solve it, we won¡¯t be able to exin it when we go back.¡± The Ancient Tree Chieftain said, ¡°It¡¯s very simple. As long as you return to reality and use the Barrier-Breaking Scroll to open the way, you can reach the real depths of the forest, kill the Chieftain who guards the Nightmare Altar, and destroy the altar. That¡¯s how you can solve the problem here.¡± ¡°We just came from the altar, what¡¯s the use of this new altar?¡± Li Yao asked in confusion. The Ancient Tree Chieftain looked at Li Yao approvingly and said, ¡°You¡¯re very smart, always able to find the key to the problem. This altar is not an ordinary one, it¡¯s crafted by the God of Nightmare to project its true form. It¡¯s an important medium for the God of Nightmare to return to the real world. As long as this altar exists, the crisis here will never disappear.¡± Li Yao asked, ¡°So to eliminate the Evil Hoof Chieftain this time is not in a dream?¡± The Ancient Tree said, ¡°Not exactly, to evade enemies in the dream and also to limit our power, they have returned to the primary ne. You can exchange for some Barrier-Breaking Scrolls, head in the direction behind me, and you¡¯ll easily find the Chieftain¡¯s location.¡± ¡°I see, thank you.¡± After thinking for a bit, Li Yao exchanged some more items with the remaining crystal cores. After saying goodbye to the Ancient Tree Chieftain, Li Yao took out a skill book and gave it to the Fruit Knight, Da Vinci, and Li Jie, saying, ¡°These skills are good. If you learn them, they can greatly increase the power of the team.¡± All three of them received an aura skill. Once learned and used, it could provide the team with a boost. When the Fruit Knight¡¯s aura was activated, the healing received by the team and himself increased by 10%. Da Vinci¡¯s aura skill increased the team¡¯s HP and MP recovery speed. Li Jie¡¯s then, was an aura that increased the casting solitude. Thebination of the three auras could indeed enhance the overall strength of the team. They were all convinced by Li Yao¡¯s decision.
¡°Now, let¡¯s rest and adjust for an hour, you can move around freely. After an hour,e online, and we¡¯ll have the final boss battle,¡± Li Yao said. ¡°Didn¡¯t that tree say that the High Priest is not dead yet?¡± The cute and silly Dondon sat down next to Li Yao to rest¡­ Chapter 518: 518 Chapter 518: 518 Li Yao thought about it and then said, ¡°Let me put it this way, we just killed the High Priest. Even if the god of nightmares has omnipotent powers, it¡¯s impossible for him to recover all his strength in such a short time. Otherwise, we wouldn¡¯t be able to continue in this instance.¡± Unparalleled Wicked Fairy added her thoughts, ¡°Hmm, even if we have to fight his spirit, it would probably be weaker. But it¡¯s hard to say right now. Looking at the situation, if we kill this so-called chieftain, we should consider our pioneering work done, and the first kill is probably out of our hands now.¡± Feng Yi nodded in agreement, saying, ¡°After all, this instance is a trial for the group. The pioneering work has been ongoing for so many days. With too many bosses, the pioneering work couldst for more than a month and we are not certain we could defeat them. Three is almost enough, and the instance is already hard enough.¡± Those who didn¡¯t log off all nodded their heads. The pioneering work in this instance had gone on for too long. Back in the day, their pioneering work on a level 10 instance was done in less than one night. This instance has gone on for much longer, even for them. The Starfire team managed to make the pioneering work lighter thanks to the resourcefulness of Li Yao. It would probably be much more difficult for other teams who had to bear much more hardship. After all, the Starfire team has been quite lucky all along. They were motivated by spoils of war and the excitement of the first kill. Other teams had to endure much longer days of torment just to get past the six watchtowers, only to be beaten up by bosses every now and then. Such suffering was simply too unbearable. One just had to think back to the second boss that nearly destroyed their team for an idea of how it felt. Despite all this, Li Yao could still feel the fatigue of the Starfire team members. He didn¡¯t even need to mention how the other teams had it even worse.
The authorities surely wouldn¡¯t overlook this. They couldn¡¯t possibly have packed the level 20 trials with so many bosses. ¡°Ugh, it¡¯s so boring. I¡¯ll take a short nap for an hour, the sun here is so warm.¡± A mellow child leaned on Li Yao¡¯s shoulder, sayingzily. ¡°Hmm, sleep then. Remember to turn off the group chat on Ind, otherwise, you will be disturbed.¡± said Li Yao. The sunlight here was warm, Li Yao could feel the urge to sleep. However, he couldn¡¯t let himself do so. He was the type that would be tired out if he didn¡¯t get enough sleep. That¡¯s why he never napped. Furthermore, he had to direct the team. He had to keep his spirits up. Now that the people of Starfire were tired, other teams were even more exhausted. This was the pioneering process. Li Yao couldn¡¯t just order a day¡¯s rest after they overcame one boss. ¡°Li Sister is handling guild affairs again, she looks really tired.¡± Feng Yi said. Li Yao nodded his head, acknowledging, ¡°I understand. However, she wants to pioneer, so all we need to do is to progress quickly.¡± ¡°I just got news that the Devil Alliance has already reduced the first boss¡¯s health to 30%. A few other guilds were able to bring the first boss¡¯s health to the halfway mark. I guess this boss won¡¯t trouble them for more than two days,¡± reported Feng Yi. ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter. Let them pass if they can. The chances of them catching up to us are virtually nonexistent,¡± said Li Yao, thinking of how much time the other teams would have to spend gathering Crystal Cores. ¡°Are you nning on selling the second boss¡¯s video clip too?¡± asked Unparalleled Wicked Fairy. Li Yao nodded and exined, ¡°I love nothing more than using the enemy¡¯s money to arm ourselves. Although we already have enough money for now, no one ever said they had too much money. I¡¯m nning to remodel and improve our club base. Once the renovation is done, guild members can gather there. We have to establish our team as soon as possible since they will start the pre-match warm-ups along with the level increase.¡± ¡°Do you have inside information?¡± asked Unparalleled Wicked Fairy. ¡°No, but think about it. Challenge instances, team instances, arenas and such, they have all been rolled out. It¡¯s highly likely that small-scale battlefields will be introduced soon too. This would be like a touchstone for team members to practice their coboration. After all, fighting in a team and having a yer kill are two different things,¡± said Li Yao, choosing not to say that a small-scale battlefield would emerge soon after the team instance waspleted. Following the battlefield craze would be the warm-up matches in the arena. These were trail games set up by the Ancient Officials. Starfire can¡¯t afford to ck on team coboration, other teams won¡¯t waste this opportunity, and they will definitely be at a disadvantage in the end if they are not prepared. ¡°Hmm, okay then. Giving them the skills video of the second boss doesn¡¯t seem too much, especially considering they don¡¯t stand a chance against you. This could solve some problems,¡± Unparalleled Wicked Fairy concluded after a moment¡¯s thought. After all, she was the manager of the team and club. During their casual chat, one hour had quickly passed. Their team members had also gathered together. ¡°Dong Dong fell asleep. As her guardian, you can use some of her items to summon her Cave Dweller. You can continue to allow her to sleep on it. After all, it¡¯s a moving battle. Even if we were one person short, it wouldn¡¯t be a big deal,¡± suggested Li Yao.
¡°I don¡¯t know if that¡¯s a good idea.¡± Li Sister hesitated. The adults could feel how tired they were, what more a child like Dong Dong. However, this was a team activity. If she couldn¡¯t keep up, they should have reced her with a substitute. Dong Dong would certainly not agree to this when she woke up. ¡°Vice Captain, let¡¯s go with what the Captain orders. We have no objections,¡± said newbie Mu Zi. ¡°Yes, it¡¯s a moving battle. The output of Totem Sa won¡¯t be too high, and given that we have the incredible Captain, we won¡¯tck output. Dong Dong should get some sleep,¡± said another team member. ¡°That¡¯s right, children need sleep for growth, it¡¯s no big deal.¡±
Everyone in the team knew Dong Dong was a child, and there was no secret about it. Dong Dong was too adorable. Everyone loved her and naturally spoiled her a lot. Seeing how tired Dong Dong was, everyone felt heartbroken. No one objected. ¡°Thank you, everyone.¡± Li Sister was always serious about differentiating matters between public and private. She was feeling a bit awkward enjoying such privilege. But if it were her getting tired, she wouldn¡¯t mind as much. However, she could not stand seeing Dong Dong this tired. After all, Dong Dong was her only family. The two were dependent on each other. In reality, she treated Dong Dong just like her own daughter. ¡°Rx, rx.¡± This was decided by the captain, you vice captain should not worry so much. Li Yaoughed and said, ¡°Yes, it was my decision. The terrain ahead is spacious. I can release the many-headed serpent to output Dong Dong¡¯s damage.¡± Finally, Li Sister stopped hesitating. She summoned Dong Dong¡¯s Cave Dweller, and Li Yao promptly picked up Dong Dong and ced her on it. Then, the team set off. The Cave Dweller was very intelligent and knew that its master was sleeping. It walked steadily while carrying Dong Dong, who was sleeping soundly on the soft seat. She must have been really exhausted. However, as young as Dong Dong was, she was verypetitive and neverined. With Li Yao¡¯s scroll, they finally reached the depths of the valley where they saw arge camp spreading out in the distance. In the middle was a gigantic building. It was not built in centaur style and it proudly stood in the middle of the tribe¡­ PS: I¡¯m a bit stuck now as I haven¡¯tpletely decided on the new boss. I will prepare for a five-post tomorrow, and spend a good amount of time designing the third boss today. Chapter 519: 519: Mysteriously Confusing Chapter 519: Chapter 519: Mysteriously Confusing When they saw what was happening in the distance, everyone¡¯s faces changed. They could clearly see teeming masses of centaurs shuttling through the area. ¡°Damn it, how are we supposed to y now? There must be at least a hundred thousand centaurs in this ce¡ªthis is deadly!¡± the Guardian Angel eximed. The others also looked worried. This was like a small city, without walls but with unbroken arrays of tents stretching as far as the eye could see. A huge building sat ensconced in the middle of this bustling ce, forming the heart of the tribe. This did not look like a ce tainted by the Evil God at all. ¡°So many centaurs¡­ Even if there are those who aren¡¯t warriors, even if many aren¡¯t silver-haired, they could still drown us,¡± Shadow Dance worriedly said. Without him saying, everyone knew. They had killed over ten thousand centaurs earlier, but that was because theyunched a concerted attack, and the number of centaurs they faced wasn¡¯t overwhelming. But now? There were so many centaurs that one round of simultaneous archery from them would be enough to ck out the sun. Even if they hid in the forest, it would be useless. As for recapturing the altar in the middle and slowly clearing it out as they had before, aside from the fact that they couldn¡¯t possibly kill all the creatures within such arge radius, even if they did manage to reach the altar, they would drop dead from exhaustion with so many enemies. Most crucially, this was the Evil Hoof Tribe¡¯s main base, where the strongest centaurs surely resided. Given all these factors, they saw no hope of victory. ¡°Boss gathered many things, but even if we use all of those scrolls, it won¡¯t be enough,¡± Newbie Mu Zi said. ¡°You all should have seen the Ancient War, right? Those powerful demigods were formidable, but they still lost to the demon army¡¯s swarm tactics and werepletely drowned.¡±
What Newbie Mu Zi was referring to was the most vicious battle in the history of the Ancient God World, also known as the Catastrophe. To defend the Ancient God World, many powerful demigods led their respective races and descendants into battle. In the end, very few demigods survived; the rest werepletely overwhelmed by the Demon Army¡¯s swarm tactics. Even with heaven-defying battle power, there was a limit when facing an endless horde of enemies. Not to mention, they were only twenty-five yers, far removed from demigods. ¡°Something¡¯s not right. All the centaurs we¡¯ve seen, even when they began using their arrays, were tainted. Why do the centaurs here look just like the ones outside, untainted by corrosion?¡± Unparalleled Enchantress asked. Li Yao nodded and replied, ¡°You¡¯re right. Although the United Army is fighting against the centaurs, their aim isn¡¯t topletely exterminate them but to preserve the centaur children, allowing them to return to the embrace of the natural demigods and add strength for the future.¡± In reality, this would be akin to raising a tiger to invite disaster. But in this fantasy world, as long as they believed in the natural demigods, influencing and guiding them was not impossible. The struggle between the two camps for the centaur¡¯s territory was not wholly for conquest, but rather to support tribes affiliated with their respective factions. Although the centaur race was greatly weakened now. But after ten or twenty years, the centaurs would again be a force that could not be ignored. Li Yao certainly knew the storyline¡¯s direction and the progress of this instance, but he couldn¡¯t disclose it. He could only guess along with the others and wait for the plot to unfold. ¡°So, you mean we don¡¯t need to deal with so many centaurs?¡± Pupil Pupil caught on to the crucial point. Unparalleled Enchantress replied, ¡°Because we can¡¯t possibly handle them. Let¡¯s go. If we get closer we might trigger something in the plot.¡± Li Yao nodded, and the team slowly approached the small town of centaurs. The members of Starfire were nervous; if they got embroiled with so many centaurs inside, they would surely be wiped out. There was no doubt about that. When they had walked a few thousand yards, they saw a group of centaurs swiftly galloping toward them. With the clear sound of hooves, the centaurs quickly reached them. At this point, the members of Starfire had no option; it was toote. They had no choice but to go forward. Everyone noticed that although these centaurs were very powerful, with a high-level leader at the front, their bodies and antlers showed no signs of corruption; they were the purest of centaurs. ¡°Outsiders, it¡¯s a miracle that you¡¯ve made it here,¡± the centaur chieftain greeted Li Yao and his team with a nod. They had been fully prepared for a deadly battle, but they never expected this.
¡°This is not right, there might be a trap,¡± Guardian Angel was also puzzled about the situation. They had killed so many centaurs. The centaurs should hate them, so why were they being polite? Plus, they looked different from the other centaurs outside. The centaurs that the United Army was dealing with did not believe in the Nightmare God; they were lost and frenzied, havingpletely abandoned their ancestors and bing aggressive and violent, hardly polite. But these centaurs gave them a feeling of nature and peace, as if they had be one with nature.
Li Yao stepped forward, paying his respects, and said, ¡°You surely know how many of your kin we¡¯ve killed to get here; there¡¯s no need to beat around the bush.¡± A sh of sorrow appeared in the centaur chieftain¡¯s eyes. He sighed and said, ¡°Foreign friends, you may not know this, but from the moment they started believing in the Nightmare God, they ceased to be our kin. They¡¯vepletely lost their way, lost their sense of self, and be mere ves.¡± ¡°Then what about you guys?¡± Unparalleled Enchantress asked. ¡°It¡¯splicated, and we can¡¯t discuss it here. Dear guests, will you follow me into the tribe?¡± The chieftain made a weing gesture. The team looked at each other. This chieftain was incredibly noble and courteous. The centaurs behind him gave off an intimidating aura but did not seem hostile. In fact, their gaze carried a touch of gratitude. ¡°Could this be a trap?¡± It¡¯s Just a Disease typed in the team¡¯s chat. Unparalleled Enchantress and Sister Li exchanged puzzled looks, unsure what to do. Though this was a game, with the world seeming so real, it wasn¡¯t as easy to act. And considering that there was a high-level leader among them, with such arge tribe, there was bound to be more than one. ¡°Let¡¯s go. I believe they mean us no harm. If they wanted to kill us, there¡¯s no need for them to go through all this trouble.¡± Li Yao paid his respects to the chieftain, and said, ¡°Then we shall trouble you.¡± The team reasoned that, at this point, even if they wanted to run, they couldn¡¯t. These were centaurs, after all; they were much faster than average horses. Their two legs certainly couldn¡¯t outrun the centaurs¡¯ four¡­ Chapter 520: 520 Chapter 520: 520 Although Li Yao and his party were filled with doubts, they still followed the chieftain to their town. The ce was thriving with peopleing and going. The majority of the buildings were huge tents made of animal skins, with a scattering of houses made from animal hides and wooden frames. What surprised Li Yao and hispanions were the half-human, half-horse creatures here, who, like the chieftain, appeared calm and natural. The adult centaurs were busy with their own tasks, either transporting goods, sun-drying animal skins, or practicing their bow and arrow skills. They observed Li Yao and his group with curiosity, but simply watched without trying to approach. Even some young centaurs yfully teased them, provokingughter and admonishments from the adults. They urged their young ones not to neglect the guests but failed to stop their yful actions. With a child¡¯s nature, Dung Dung had many fun trinkets and some snacks in her bag. Generous Dung Dung offered candies and simr treats to the approaching young centaurs, spreading joy along the path and even causing a young centaur to stick with them persistently. The chieftain scolded him a few times, yet the young centaur refused to leave, only keeping his head down and following Dung Dung. Out of his wits, the Chieftain said, ¡°This is a pitiful child. His parents¡­ well, let¡¯s talk about it inside.¡± The Chieftain then led Starfire¡¯s people into an enormous tent.
¡°Why do I feel weird about this? If we had to fight, would you really be able to?¡± Guardian Angel whispered in the team channel. ¡°No one is allowed to start a fight. These little centaurs are so adorable. How could we kill them? That would be too cruel.¡± Dung Dung directly started shouting in the team channel. Although others remained silent, they saw nothing but peace and happiness along their way. The centaurs had weed them gently; now thinking about killing the Chieftain felt¡­ unthinkable. ¡°Dung Dung, calm down. Looking at the current situation, it¡¯s unlikely we¡¯ll have to fight. Let¡¯s see what the chieftain has to say,¡± Li Yaoforted. ¡°Yeah, I trust Big Brother,¡± Dung Dung said, ring fiercely at Guardian Angel. Desperately wanting to cry butcking the tears, Guardian Angel responded, ¡°I didn¡¯t say we should fight either. How unfair is that?¡± However, no one paid him any mind; they all followed Li Yao into the tent. Upon entering, everyone¡¯s faces changed¡ªmany centaurs gathered inside. Shadow Dance shouted, ¡°My God, there are no Elite Silvers here, only lower-level boss figures.¡± Other members of Starfire were terrified by the scale of the operation. There were at least twenty centaur bosses in the field, meaning there were more than twenty bosses at once. Among these bosses, at least eight or nine were on par with the chieftain. Thinking about the terror of the first boss, Starfire felt utterly hopeless. If a battle should break out, they would fail a hundred times over. ¡°I hope it doesn¡¯te to a fight, or else this will be suicide,¡± Guardian Angel prayed silently. ¡°Are these the invaders who¡¯ve managed to breach our defense? How are they so weak?¡± The leading centaur said with a hint of disappointment in his eyes. The chieftain who had brought Li Yao and his team said, ¡°Young Khan, don¡¯t underestimate them. The traitor and the High Priest fell to their hands, and it wasn¡¯t just an illusion¡­¡± ¡°The news has been confirmed?¡± The Young Khan asked, surprised. Chieftain nodded, saying, ¡°I¡¯ve specifically gone to visit Khan, who confirmed that the High Priest¡¯s soul has been absorbed into the Array. It¡¯s currently undergoing the ritual of the Evil God and will soon be a new monster.¡± Young Khan nodded, bowed to Li Yao and his group, and said, ¡°Strangers from afar, no matter how you got here, you¡¯ve all been deceived.¡± Li Yao asked in surprise, ¡°Deceived?¡± The Young Khan nodded, stating, ¡°Exactly. Don¡¯t you think the Ancient Tree of War, who helped you defeat the High Priest, is on your side?¡±
¡°Isn¡¯t it?¡± Li Yao asked in astonishment. ¡°Wrong, of course it¡¯s wrong. Strictly speaking, they are the ones responsible for our tribe¡¯s current state,¡± Young Khan¡¯s words left everyone astounded. The members of Starfire¡¯s guild were stumped. The Ancient Tree of War had been helping them and providing them with tools. Without those tools, they wouldn¡¯t have stood a chance against the High Priest. ¡°It can¡¯t be, those Treants have always been striving to maintain the peace in this forest, they even pushed us to purge the pollution here.¡± Dung Dung couldn¡¯t help speaking.
The Young Khan lightly smiled, not arguing further. Instead, he said, ¡°Let me tell you a story.¡± Without waiting for Li Yao and others to respond, he continued, ¡°In ancient times, there was a prosperous centaur tribe called Split Hoof Tribe. Under their ancestor¡¯s protection, they lived harmoniously on a fertilend. But one day, they felt the earth trembling and the world seemed to weep.¡± ¡°As they were in a state of confusion, their ancestor appeared. The ancestor told them that the demons wereing, intending to destroy the world. They, the ancestor said, needed to unite with other races and drive the invaders away to ensure the survival of our race.¡± ¡°The tribe revered and loved their ancestor. They followed closely behind and finally gathered behind the Father of the Natural Demigod and the Mother of the Wilderness God, their ancestor¡¯s parents. There was a brutal war, and the world fragmented.¡± ¡°In the end, the ancestor¡¯s mother fell into a deep sleep due to her severe injuries, while the ancestor¡¯s father, one of the most powerful demigods in the world, was killed by a powerful demon while trying to save the ancestor.¡± ¡°Although the war was won, the tribe paid a steep price. The ancestor was severely injured and was taken back to the Great Khan¡¯s tribe, where he was betrayed by the traitors. The tribe fought desperately to save him.¡± ¡°Even though several years had passed since the world¡¯s fragmentation, the tribe couldn¡¯t recover due to the heavy losses, and ultimately failed to save the ancestor. From then on, the centaur tribespletely fell apart. The Split Hoof Tribe was excluded by all the other centaur tribes and eventually moved into a beautiful valley to regain its vitality.¡± ¡°It has been peaceful for several thousand years, and the tribe has started to flourish again. Just when they were considering returning to their ancient glory, the entire world changed.¡± ¡°In the forest, there were many Ancient Trees that hid and recuperated with the centaurs because the Natural demigod, the ancestor¡¯s father, was their deity. So, they coexisted harmoniously.¡± ¡°Until one day, a group of tribesmen got lost in the forest.¡±¡­.. ps: The power went off for a day, and it won¡¯t be restored today, so I¡¯m updating from a hotel tonight¡­ Chapter 521: 521: Choice Chapter 521: Chapter 521: Choice Everyone was captivated by what they were hearing. Although nothing was explicitly stated, they all understood that the Young Khan was speaking about their tribe¡¯s plight. Seeing Young Khan pause, a clearly impatient Dumb Dumb prodded, ¡°What happened next?¡± Young Khan continued, ¡°That group of people disappeared, an unimaginable event in the past. You must understand that the Ancient Trees are intrinsic to our tribe; they control the forest. Our tribespeople were simply delivering supplies to those Ancient Trees.¡± ¡°We dispatched search parties, but to no avail. The Ancient Trees imed ignorance, and people in the tribe didn¡¯t probe any further. But as time went on and more people disappeared, the Khan at the time became suspicious and sent people to spy on the forest.¡± ¡°They uncovered a horrifying truth. Those people were held captive by the Ancient Trees and subjected to terrifying experiments. They were corrupted,¡± Young Khan eximed, a glimmer of fear in his eyes as he spoke of this corruption. ¡°How could that be, when it¡¯s clear that you centaurs were the corrupted ones?¡± Dumb Dumb asked, clearly confused. ¡°This was the purpose behind the Ancient Trees capturing our people ¨C to ensnare all of the Split Hoof Tribe, corrupting us while extracting our bloodline power,¡± exined Young Khan. Li Yao frowned, interjecting, ¡°Not to question your integrity, but since we arrived, the Ancient Trees have been aiding us.¡± Young Khan scoffed, ¡°Helping you? How naive can you be? They were clearly exploiting you.¡± Raising an eyebrow, Li Yao replied, ¡°¡®Young Khan, stop evading the issue. You brought us here for a reason. You must convince us first, otherwise¡­ ¡±
Speaking up, the Chief replied, ¡°Foreign friends, we possess the purest bloodline of our ancestors. We value peace and the bnce of nature ¨C you must have sensed that. Even though we have lost contact with the nature demigods, the statues outside are infused with a potent natural force. It is this force that has safeguarded us from being consumed by the Nightmare.¡± ¡°The Treant gave us many good things.¡± Dumb Dumb added. ¡°I expect you traded the Nightmare Crystal Cores for them,¡± said the Chief. ¡°Correct,¡± replied Dumb Dumb. Young Chieftain asked, ¡°Then can I ask what the Nightmare Crystal Cores are for? Why do the Ancient Trees, who need the power of nature, collect these crystals that possess potent corrosive and evil forces?¡± ¡°Well, you tell me,¡± Dumb Dumb responded after a pause. ¡°They are naturally to replenish their power,¡± said the Young Khan. ¡°But the Ancient Tree of War showed us an image of your Chieftain, stating that he has been corrupted.¡± retorted Li Yao. A look of sorrow crossed Young Khan¡¯s face. He said, ¡°Please refer to him as Khan, not Chieftain. Thank you. It is true my father was corrupted, but not passively. He attempted to harness the Nightmare¡¯s power, but now he has changed, we are powerless¡­¡± Seeing the genuine sorrow in the Young Khan¡¯s eyes, the group exchanged puzzled nces. The Ancient Trees, Young Khan, and their own experiences all drew them into a mist of confusion, leaving them uncertain about whom to believe. ¡°Boss, what do we do now? Who should we believe?¡± newbie Mu Zi asked over the group chat. Li Yao frowned, replying, ¡°This situation isyered and confusing, it¡¯s hard for me to reach a judgment.¡± Seeing that Li Yao and his team were still undecided, the Chief became anxious and continued, ¡°If you want to prove whether you were deceived, you could try leaving the forest. If you can do that, you can im my life anytime.¡± Li Yao nodded, saying, ¡°Then let¡¯s try, Shadow Dance, you go look.¡± ¡°Alright.¡± Shadow Dance left immediately, heading toward where they came from. The group headed towards the edge of town. The centaurs did not hinder them, although the Chief still trailed behind them at a distance, clearly waiting for news. Half an hourter, Shadow Dance reported, ¡°Boss, the Barrier-Breaking Scroll is useless.¡± ¡°Did you find the Ancient Tree?¡± asked Li Yao. ¡°I found it,¡± Shadow Dance replied, ¡°When I said I wanted to collect supplies, the Ancient Tree said that the barrier had closed and it wouldn¡¯t be possible to open it in the short term unless we manage to kill the Grand Chieftain here.¡±
¡°Tell it that you need to fetch a very important item outside, crucial for defeating the Grand Chief,¡± Li Yao suggested. After a while, Shadow Dance reported, ¡°It¡¯s weird, this ce was home to an Ancient Tree not long ago, but now it¡¯s an ordinary tree. The Ancient Tree disappeared in the blink of an eye.¡± ¡°Come back,¡± Li Yaomanded. Soon after, Shadow Dance returned, and the Chief spoke up, ¡°We spent a lot of effort to discover that the Ancient Trees in the Dream have been contaminated and controlled, their goal being to extract our bloodline power. But we have a demigod statue here that gathers a potent force to support the tribal Array. And as the Nightmare God cannot descend personally yet, so¡­ ¡±
¡°So you¡¯re guessing they decided to y along, right? They may not be able to enter your town, but you can¡¯t stay in town forever either, hence your numbers are dwindling. Then, the High Priest betrayed you, and the Khan tried to utilize the Nightmare¡¯s power himself, deceiving the Nightmare God, and making it appear as if your entire tribe is under his control,¡± Li Yao spected calmly. ¡°You¡¯re half right. The Khan selected many brave warriors ready to sacrifice themselves for the tribe, and the High Priest was one of them. We¡¯ve been battling the Ancient Trees, but an ident befell the High Priest, and he nearly got lost entirely. But he is still using hisst will to protect the tribe, although the Khan said he won¡¯t be able to hold out much longer. The changes in the Array a few days ago caused the High Priest to lose himself entirely. Our Khan is now also in imminent danger.¡± Chief looked sorrowful as he said, ¡°Yesterday, the Khan passed his position to the Young Khan, iming he was unable to control himself any longer. He trapped himself in the Central Altar, iming his n had failed. He asked us to kill him and use his bloodline power to activate the Statue while using his corrupted soul to activate the Grand Altar of Nightmare, harnessing the Statue¡¯s power to destroy the Nightmare Altar, but, but¡­ ¡± ¡°But you are hesitant to do it,¡± finished Li Yao. ¡°Indeed, on one hand is the Great Chieftain who chose to sacrifice himself for our tribe, and on the other hand is the ancestral statue we have worshipped for thousands of years. If we were to follow Khan¡¯s n, then¡­ But more importantly, the statue has a suppressive effect on our bloodline, we ought not to touch it¡­¡± Chief continued, ¡°I implore you, help us, no matter what. If you agree to assist, you will forever be the most esteemed guests in our tribe.¡± Now, Starfire¡¯s team understood. Their mission was clear: they were to kill the corrupted Khan and activate the power of the statue, thereby foiling the plot of the Nightmare God¡­ Chapter 522: 522: Start of the Battle Chapter 522: Chapter 522: Start of the Battle The story got to this point, and the group finally understood the half-human, half-horse creatures¡¯ aim. Currently, they need outsiders like themselves to guide the divine statue¡¯s power to destroy the altar. There are two difficulties, though. First, they can¡¯t bring themselves to harm their elder Khan, or perhaps there are other reasons involved. Secondly, the statue applies the so-called bloodline suppression to them or they are simply too scared to treat their generations-worshipped statue in such a way. Given that they cannot leave, there seems to only be the path that the half-centaurs suggested is left. ¡°President, can we make another choice?¡± the neer Mu Zi asked. Li Yao nodded and replied, ¡°Of course, we could choose to stay on the side of Ancient Tree, but something tells me that path is wrong. Even if we achieve the Ancient Tree¡¯s goal, I doubt our victory will be credited as the first winner. However, if you have a persuasive reason, you can voice it out as well.¡± Neer Mu Zi waved his hand and said, ¡°No, no, I was just asking.¡± ¡°This is an open-ended game, and each decision we make can affect our development. So, you should think carefully before making a decision. This isn¡¯t limited to the situation at hand. The same goes for future tasks. Keep your eyes open because getting fooled by the NPC would be aplete embarrassment,¡± Li Yao reminded. In his past life, Li Yao had seen many yers deceived by NPCs, and those experiences ended terribly. Even if they were able to recover, they paid a heavy price.
Li Yao didn¡¯t want his guild members to suffer the same tragedies, so he decided to take preemptive measures. The ones who make it into the core team are smart, so naturally, they understand Li Yao¡¯s intention without needing him to repeat his reminders excessively. The experience of being tricked by the Ancient Tree made them realize that NPCs could indeed deceive yers. ¡°Tell the Young Khan that we can ept this mission,¡± Li Yao nodded and said. The Chiliarch was visibly ted, but hesitated before saying, ¡°Although you¡¯ve proven your strength by killing the traitor and the High Priest, most of our people have yet to see your power. The Young Khan has ascended to his position, but many still question his authority. So, we need you to disy your power.¡± Li Yao nodded, saying, ¡°That¡¯s understandable. The Young Khan is rtively young, and his power isn¡¯t overwhelmingly dominant. It ismon for the old ones not to ept him. We can ept the test, but could the Chiliarch tell us what kind of test it is going to be?¡± The Chiliarch gratefully bowed deeply to Li Yao before saying, ¡°I¡¯m at a loss for words to express my gratitude. From today onwards, Prairie Fire will be my brother.¡± Li Yao also returned the bow, just as sincerely. In fact, if Li Yao seeds in obtaining the First Kill, they will be recorded in the glorious exploits and history of the main sideline dungeons. However, if he doesn¡¯t get the First Kill, his efforts here would only be temporary. After the dungeon end, if the Chiliarch is still around, he would not even recognize them anymore. Of course, setting aside the absolute confidence that Li Yao possessed, even if he didn¡¯t, Li Yao always went all out when making a y. ¡°So, follow me,¡± the Chiliarch once again led Li Yao and the others to a vastbat arena, where the high-ranking half-centaurs had already assembled. There were also many half-centaur warriors who had surrounded thebat arena, unmistakably having anticipated that Li Yao and his team couldn¡¯t escape. ¡°Regardless of whether this matter seeds or not, I¡¯d like to express the Split Hoof Tribe¡¯s profound gratitude here,¡± Young Khan said, bowing to Li Yao. Li Yao also returned the bow, and the Starfire Team members followed suit. The atmosphere between the two groups was now harmonious, and the previous barrier had disappeared. One of the older half-centaurs stepped forward and said, ¡°We don¡¯t want you to think we don¡¯t trust your strength. It¡¯s just that our elder Khan is mighty, so we need to understand your abilities. So, some friendly sparring might improve our understanding.¡± ¡°We understand, let¡¯s start.¡± These words sounded pretentious, but Li Yao was toozy to be cordial with these insincere old foxes. He indicated that they should begin.
The members of the Starfire Team understood that this was just like the small monsters before a boss fight. If they couldn¡¯t get through this trial, they could forget about seeing the boss. The Young Khan nodded and said, ¡°To show our sincerity and respect for our distinguished guests, whoever wins a battle will get a piece of war loot as a reward.¡± ¡°Then we won¡¯t hold back,¡± Li Yao said, certainly not going to reject such a good offer.
¡°Please, don¡¯t. Now, let¡¯s begin the first fight,¡± the Young Khan said. ¡°The first one on the battlefield is one of our chiliarchs. You can choose a warrior who would either defeat him in a minute or survive for fifteen minutes without being killed by him. If you can do that, you will be considered victorious.¡± As the Young Khan finished speaking, a half-centaur carrying a long-handled weapon quickly ran into the middle of the trial ground. ¡°That¡¯s a three-star Silver Hero, almost a junior boss,¡± Shadow Dance eximed. ¡°Let me do this,¡± ¡°President, let me go. I promise to kill him in less than a minute.¡± ¡°I should be the one to go, I can do it in forty seconds.¡± The members of the Starfire Team were eager to y, not only to prove themselves but also because they spotted arge rack next to them. It held plenty of equipment and skill books. As long as they defeated their opponents, they could choose one as their reward. ¡°Your team seems to have high moral, aren¡¯t you selecting a team member to go?¡± The Chiliarch asked curiously after noticing Li Yao stood still near them. ¡°There¡¯s no doubt about their capabilities,¡± said Li Yao with a firm tone. Even if they might fail, they must not show any fear and should disy the utmost confidence: ¡°They¡¯ll handle it themselves. If they need me for such trivial tasks, they¡¯d be useless.¡± True enough, the centaurs seemed more settled after hearing Li Yao¡¯s words. In fact, they didn¡¯t expect to win on their side. Jie said, ¡°Alright, stop arguing. Who goes depends on team arrangements and the requirements of the trial. Everyone will get a chance. This time, we need strong output and kiting ability. Mu Zi, you¡¯re up for this round. Kill the opponent within thirty seconds, otherwise, even if you pass the trial, you don¡¯t have the right to the war loot. Remember, this is a team dungeon. The allocation of loot depends on the team, not by personal performance in the trials.¡± The members of the Starfire Team quickly came to their senses. Mu Zi, who had initially been excited, was let down. Killing a three-star Silver Hero within thirty seconds seems too outrageous.
¡°Mu Zi, take it easy. Of course, the loot has to be handed over,¡± Your Happiness Is A Disease said. ¡°Yes, Mu Zi, don¡¯t push yourself. Simply get through the trial,¡± I Want to be Alone also chimed in. The other members also joined in the teasing. ¡°Why are youughing, huh? I¡¯ll do it in thirty seconds, and the loot will definitely be mine,¡± neer Mu Zi defended himself after seeing his teammates making fun of him. It must be understood that boss loot was far too scarce. The 20-level purple equipment was super top-grade, so how could there be a reason not to give it your all¡­? Chapter 523: 523 Chapter 523: 523 A realistic problem is that unless there¡¯s a specific ss-locked equipment in the team, even if a piece of equipment that fits your requirements drops, there¡¯s no guarantee you¡¯ll get your hands on such a top-notch piece. Even though they¡¯re core members of the team with high points and percentages, there are plenty of others who have a lot of points and nowhere to spend them. Without a Nightmare tag, such top-tier gear is in high demand at this stage. If it weren¡¯t for this special instance, it would be hard to get a hold of. Neer Mu Zi slowly walked into the Trial Ground, to the cheers of the centaurs. Of course, they were cheering for their own warriors, certainly not for Mu Zi. Centaurs adhere to tradition and excel inbat. A duel like this is a critical part of their culture. The issue, however, is they are all familiar faces to each other. With the results predictable, the excitement does fade. But now with an unfamiliar figure participating, their enthusiasm naturally heightens. ¡°I don¡¯t understand why Young Khan chose you, merely minor elites.¡± The Chiliarch coldly said, ¡°Victory over you brings no sense of aplishment. I will give you a hundred and fifty yards head start. You say the word, and only then will we begin to avoid any subsequent denials of defeat.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s get started, I only have thirty seconds.¡± Mu Zi tightened his grip on his Magic Wand. ¡°Looks like youck confidence in yourself, do you want me to give you thirty seconds?¡± The Centaur Chiliarch said. Mu Zi held up three fingers, and shaking them said, ¡°I¡¯m talking about taking you down within thirty seconds.¡± ¡°You¡¯re courting death.¡± The Centaur Chiliarch was greatly angered. He felt he was far superior to his opponent. The Centaur Chiliarch ignored what had just been said and charged directly at Mu Zi from a distance of over a hundred yards. The speed of a centaur was even faster than that of a Tauren, let alone Mu Zi. A hundred and fifty yards was nothing to a centaur. Mu Zi stance didn¡¯t waver, and the Magic Wand in his hand began to sparkle with dazzling light. ¡°Prepare to die, little twerp.¡± The Centaur Chiliarch¡¯s eyes were locked on Mu Zi, his weapon already raised. In his eyes, someone as frail as Mu Zi wouldn¡¯t be able to withstand a single blow from him. But Mu Zi didn¡¯t dodge. Fire elements bursting from him gradually formed a colossal Warhammer. As his casting continued, the fire morphed into a giant, crimson me War Hammer. On the other hand, the Chiliarch got closer and closer. At forty yards, everyone was nervous for Mu Zi¡¯s safety, thinking that in just two seconds, Mu Zi was going to be instantly killed. Even if his spell could stop the Chiliarch, Mu Zi would still be instantly killed. But just then, Mu Zi suddenly made his move. He swung his Magic Wand, and the giant me War Hammer spun like a windmill,unching towards the Chiliarch. The Centaur was moving so fast that dodging the spell was virtually impossible, and moreover, the Chiliarch had no intention of evading. In his eyes, a minute elite without even a single star ranking, hardly more than a g, bore attacks that couldn¡¯t possibly halt him. ¡°Die.¡± Death intent shed through the Centaur Chiliarch¡¯s eyes. Boom¡­ When he was just twenty yards from Mu Zi, he and the me War Hammer violently collided. The Chiliarch had severely underestimated the power of Mu Zi¡¯s me War Hammer. Mu Zi¡¯s specialty, as a practitioner of his ss, was to control and alter elemental forms. But the transformation resulted not merely in a change of form. After the transformation, the new form would have new features and functions. However, it would also produce unforeseeable changes, both good and bad, requiring extensive experimentation and judgement ability. This ss was such that a master yer could create miracles while a novice yer would just be holding the team back. Mu Zi, with this ss in Starfire Team, was second only to Li Yao in terms of output. It showed how well he had mastered this ss. If he had no way to stop the Centaur, why would he just stand there without moving? The me War Hammer violently hit the Chiliarch¡¯s weapon, its immense force abruptly halting the Centaur¡¯s charge. Meanwhile, a vast amount of fire erupted, setting the Centaur Chiliarch¡¯s body aze. He was now under the burn status. Everyone could see his health dropping at an rming rate of five to six hundred per second. But his total health was nearly two hundred thousand. Naturally, he wouldn¡¯t care about such a small health depletion. ¡°You do have some tricks up your sleeve, but they are of no use against me.¡± The Centaur Chiliarch, once again, charged towards Mu Zi. But when he was knocked back, Mu Zi was already preparing another spell. Dragon Breath Technique! Contrary to others whose Dragon Breath Technique would form the head of a me Dragon above them and then spray Fire Breath, Mu Zi¡¯s Dragon Breath Technique transformed into a small dragon and flew above the Centaur. Just as he was about to charge, he was engulfed in Dragon Breath. Not just a breath, it carried the fear-inducing might of a dragon. In The Ancient God World, dragons have always been at the top of the food chain. Faced with the daunting pressure of a dragon, few creatures could resist. A symbol of fear instantly appeared above the Centaur¡¯s head. ¡°Five seconds.¡± Mu Zi then, to the surprise of all, used Blink. The shock was because Mu Zi didn¡¯t Blink away from the frightened Centaur Chiliarch, but got closer. To the Centaurs, this seemed like a suicidal move. After all, in their eyes, Mu Zi was just a starless elite. The Chiliarch, a three-star silver-rank character on the verge of bing a boss, even if frightened, would snap out of it in no more than two seconds. If Mu Zi approached him, he stood to be instantly killed once the Chiliarch regained his senses. The Centaur Chiliarch turned around in a daze from fear. Mu Zi went straight to a point near him. Just as the Centaur turned sideways towards him, Mu Zi fiercely smashed his magic wand onto the ground. Resist Fire Circle! An intense me Shockwave spread out rapidly. Boom¡­ The shockwave fiercely collided with the Centaur, who was immediately jolted backward and hit the ground. ¡°Nice.¡± Even some Centaurs were cheering for Mu Zi. It¡¯s worth noting that due to vast level differences, control effects would undoubtedly diminish. But Mu Zi had immediately used Fear, followed by another control whilst still under Fear¡¯s effect. At this point, both the strength and resistance to abnormal states would be at their lowest. Only at this moment could the Resist Fire Circle have more than its usual effect. If used after Fear had ended, it would at most cause the Centaur to pause momentarily. But when used in session, it would result in what we see now. ¡°Seven seconds!¡± Mu Zi, once again, started waving his Magic Wand¡­ Chapter 524: Hundred Birds towards the Phoenix Chapter 524: Chapter 524: Hundred Birds towards the Phoenix With the cheers of some centaurs, the entire trial ground swelled withmotion. Seeing the cheers for this stranger from the Young Khan, the centaurs didn¡¯t hold back their excitement and joined in, leading to an uproar. Mu Zi, who had already cast Resist Fire Circle, didn¡¯t retreat and continued to cast his next spell as if already knowing the oue. He raised his magic wand high, surrounded by intense red elemental magic. He seemed like a god of fire, as if ayer of raging mes had ignited on his body. ¡°Hundred!¡± Upon Mu Zi uttering the number, countless red spots appeared above him. ¡°Birds!¡± With this word, the spots transformed into countless ephemeral fire birds. ¡°Toward!¡± At thismand, hundreds of firebirds swooped down like meteors. Boom, boom, boom¡­ All the firebirds attacked the centaur Chiliarchying on the ground, unable to dodge. The dizzying damage numbers made everyone¡¯s eyes blur, and the centaur¡¯s health instantly dropped by a third. ¡°Phoenix!¡± After uttering this word, the scattered mes suddenly merged, and with a proud cry, a fire phoenix formed above the centaur. Mu Zi, seemingly exhausted, sat down on the ground. His mana had decreased significantly as well. But all the attention was on the beautiful creature in the sky, not him. Legend has it that a phoenix nevernds, and this phoenix was no different. It let out another cry, rushing towards the high sky while a zing red beam plummeted, enveloping the centaur Chiliarch. ¡°Roar¡­¡± The centaur, just about to stand up again, fell once more. As he was engulfed by the beam, his armor seemed to melt away. ¡°You¡¯re a goner!¡± The centaur Chiliarch¡¯s health had dropped to less than half, and he was in a dreadful state. What embarrassed him more was this: Just a light tap was enough to kill the adversary. But since the start of the fight, he hadn¡¯t even touched the enemy. What¡¯s more, in front of so many of his species, how arrogant he was. If he lost like this, he would lose face. ¡°12 seconds.¡± Mu Zi, the newbie, steadied himself on his magic wand and stood up again. The surrounding centaurs were dumbfounded. They hadn¡¯t expected this stranger to be so formidable. After the centaur fell to the ground, the harsh move applied by Mu Zi immobilized the chiliarch for a few seconds, not allowing him to stand up. The beginner Mu Zi took a deep breath and once again raised his wand, ¡°Heavenly Fire Meteor!¡± This was also one of the most ssic spells of the fire element, containing the dual powers of earth and fire. A huge amount of mana was consumed by this move. An ordinary mage can use this spell only a few times before being depleted. Importantly though, the trajectory of the meteor was fast, but it fell halfway through, making it easy for experts to predict itsnding position. It was easy to dodge, so unless a mage is absolutely sure, they won¡¯t cast this skill. Otherwise, if they couldn¡¯t defeat their opponent and ran out of mana, it would be embarrassing. With the incantation of the newbie Mu Zi, a patch of red cloud appeared in the sky. Rushing fire warhammers whirled and fell. ¡°Holy shit, how ruthless! This is even worse than a meteor.¡± Guardian Angel eximed with schadenfreude. Everyone saw, the whirling fire warhammers falling one by one were the same spells he had cast the first time. The previous warhammer had suppressed the centaur Chiliarch¡¯s charge by merely rotating sideways. This was serious, it was spinning down from mid-air. More importantly, this was not just one, but seven or eight falling with a rustling sound. Bang, bang, bang¡­ The centaur who managed to survive the firebirds and regain some strength, was knocked down again instantly. Even though they didn¡¯t hit his body, he could feel how painful it was. Listening to the abnormal screams of the Chiliarch, it was clear that those blows were harsh. ¡°15 seconds.¡± The newbie Mu Zi drank a blue instant recovery potion, and his mana went up slightly. ¡°Heavenly Fire Meteor!¡± Boom, boom, boom¡­ This time there was no doubt, the centaur¡¯s health was reduced to a trickle. ¡°18 seconds, end of battle.¡± Newbie Mu Zi slowly returned to his squad. ¡°Losing to such a warrior is no disgrace.¡± Young Khan personally helped the scorched centaur Chiliarch to his feet. ¡°Go and heal well.¡± ¡°Thank you, Khan.¡± The Chiliarch gratefully nced at Young Khan. Because of him, nobody dared mock him over this episode. Young Khan waved his hand, and two elite centaurs aponied the Chiliarch to rest. Young Khan said, ¡°Warrior, you are strong. As promised, your team can choose one item from these spoils of war.¡± The newbie Mu Zi looked at Sister Li, and she nodded, ¡°Go and choose.¡± ¡°Thank you, vice-president.¡± The newbie Mu Zi had been eyeing for a while for what he wanted. The sight of him grabbing a piece of equipment excited hisrades. It was a me Cloak, which could increase the casting speed of fire spells by 10% and improve their effects. Moreover, it carried a passive skill, me Wings. Although it couldn¡¯t let the user fly, it allowed them to glide from heights. As members of Starfire, they had often seen Li Yao use his wings to aplish what they couldn¡¯t. They envied him a lot. Now that there was such a gliding effect, the newbie Mu Zi straightly chose this. The other team members were eager to try and looked forward to when Sister Li would send them to the field. ¡°Your men are indeed extraordinary. However, this is just the beginning, so don¡¯t be too happy too soon.¡± Young Khan was conflicted. He hoped that Li Yao and his team were unbeatable, but he didn¡¯t want his men to lose so deplorably. ¡°Let¡¯s give it a try. I have faith in my team.¡± Li Yao said impassively. ¡°Good, bring up that beast.¡± At the behest of Young Khan, many centaurs carried up a cage. Then he said, ¡°Look, this is the Dragon Dream Beast my father and his men captured in the Dream. They have the bloodline of the Green Dragon n and are very ferocious, they excel in attacks.¡± ¡°It¡¯s just a beast with a thin bloodline of green dragons. It¡¯s probably the offspring of the crossbreeding between a green dragon draconid and other creatures in the Dream. Although they¡¯re fierce, their wisdom iscking.¡± Li Yaoughed, ¡°Such creatures, even ughtering their own kind, are notmon. But the advantages are many since itbines the power of the Dragon n and nightmares. Your father might have absorbed the power of such a beast.¡± Young Khan¡¯s face changed. He hadn¡¯t expected that Li Yao could discern so much from a single beast. Some of the information he knew was just some minor points that his father had told him. To his surprise, Li Yao knew even more than he did. He immediately dismissed his contempt and said, ¡°Brother Prairie Fire is indeed erudite. The second trial won¡¯t require killing it, but you¡¯ll need to withstand its attacks unharmed, and persist for ten minutes to win. How about it?¡± The Novel will be updated first on this website. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!