"Regional Announcement: Player Orgod single-handedly eliminated the hidden monster threat outside Purple Thunder Fortress, making an indelible contribution to the Light Dragon Empire!"
"Reward: 200 free attribute points, 300 skill points, 10 talent points, 100,000 reputation, and 3,000 gold!"
Upon hearing the announcement, everyone in the world chat was baffled.
Player 17: "I'm gonna piss myself laughing. Our US Triple Crown winner just sold out his teammate and is still out there farming monsters. His whole house is probably gone by now!"
Player 199: "That's some high rewards! Even though the selling-out behavior is despicable, this guy really is incredible."
Player 3569: "Can anyone tell me what SSR is doing? Why is no one rushing forward?"
The Godslayer Guild was being besieged from all sides, but their guild leader was still... doing quests and farming monsters?
Bradley: "The Purple Thunder Fortress soldier point has been cleared. Orson's efficiency is off the charts."
Madman: "Efficiency my ass! If they don't show up soon, we'll be done for."
Iron Cavalry: "If we're done for, we're done for. Let's divide the best gear in the warehouse, so we don't lose everything when we run."
On the front lines, NPC legions were still assembling, with countless mixed forces appearing on the horizon.
At the same time, many guilds were arriving from other battlefields.
Absolute Kid: "Too many flying units! Who the hell said they only had a couple hundred Beastmasters?"
SSR, World Dominators, Supreme Guild, and others, at least six hundred players riding flying battle beasts.
Dynasty Old Yin: "What's so special about being able to fly? Are these people running a zoo or something?"
Some players were riding massive, winged serpents—ten meters long with dragonfly-like wings. Various rare flying magical beasts, even native magical poultry from Infinite Dimensions, were being used by these players.
Some players were even riding a large rooster for combat. Despite its unimpressive appearance, the rooster had over two million health and emitted an orange aura that provided earth-attribute enchantment armor to surrounding players, reducing damage.
But most players chose the Red-bellied Lizard for its high speed and damage.
Naturally, this choice was influenced by rumors that Orson's "Dragon's Deadly Enemy - Death's Guardian" skill originated from the Red-bellied Lizard King. Many players had tried to replicate his "No.1 Transport Tool," but they all failed.
"Where my sword points, it is the king's land!"
A tall man, about 2.5 meters, appeared. With a swing of his divine sword, he rode a unicorn that burned with blue flames.
"God Emperor's Snake Dragon Regiment, charge!"
Suddenly, a roar sounded as a warrior riding a giant snake shook his spear.
The ground rumbled, and hundreds of unknown creatures burrowed underground, rapidly moving toward the surface.
Reaver: "They're coming! The NPC army is charging. Boss, we—"
Wedge (SSR leader): "It's not time yet. This is just a probing attack."
The members of SSR suppressed their anger at their leader's calm response.
Wedge's gaze darkened as she understood the situation. The Godslayer Guild, knowing the enemy's plan to seize Celestial Fortress, had chosen to set up their defense at Bone Dragon Stronghold.
The Bone Dragon Stronghold's portal to Celestial Fortress was closed at the moment, and only Godslayer and its allies could use it. The NPC army could only approach Celestial Fortress by flying mounts, effectively weakening Lord Cain's army.
But the Godslayer Guild's choice to engage on the ground meant they had a hidden card up their sleeve.
Absolute Kid: "What the hell! Ground-burrowing monster battle beasts?"
"Don't worry, if you're scared, just log off," Madman said, giving him a sideways glance.
A large group of monsters appeared about 1500 meters away from the Bone Dragon point.
Madman's eyes sharpened. He knew this was just a probing attack, but if they couldn't even block this, there was no need to continue the fight.
He started thinking about emptying the guild's warehouse, auctioning everything, and escaping to live the perfect life...
Madman raised his hand slowly, clenched it in the air, and said, "In the name of Godslayer, I will destroy all invading enemies! Magic Stone Obelisk, activate!"
The walls of the guild base, built by living players, began glowing with a strange purple light.
Massive magical structures rose from the ground—four 100-meter tall Magic Stone Obelisks, towering like doomsday towers.
[Godslayer · Magic Stone Obelisk] [A Great Miracle of Iron and Blood] [Quality: Legendary] [HP: 10 million] [Attack: 12,000] [Skills: Destructive Ray (Spread, Cluster)]
"My god... how do they have these? We're building one at our base too, but it's only 18% done!" A UC Guild player said in shock.
"How can they have such an advanced guild weapon? And four of them?" DonutWizard's expression was one of disbelief.
The four Magic Stone Obelisks were the result of Godslayer's huge investment in building materials, 100,000 gold, and half a month of effort. Normally, even with full effort, a guild could only build one, but with the help of green-skinned little helpers, Godslayer's construction speed far exceeded normal guilds.
"Dig into the ground again, I dare you!"
Madman grinned wildly and made a slashing motion across his neck. "Shoot them down!"
Four dedicated life players controlling the obelisks activated the interface in front of them and locked onto the burrowing snakes underground.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The obelisks fired purple beams of destruction magic, forcing over thirty massive, blind giant snakes to the surface. These monsters, equipped with cabins to carry NPC earth soldiers, were all blasted apart.
Anyone hit by the purple beams had their flesh disintegrate and their bodies explode.
"OMG! This is a true magic war! Who the hell can survive this?"
Watching the scene unfold, players felt their spines freeze with fear. How many would die from this?
Meanwhile, Orson continued leisurely cleaning up the battlefield.
After a barrage of attacks, all the mutated earth soldiers were killed. The ten lords dropped a ton of good items.
"Title [Heretic of the Beast Clan] real loot drop rate 1% activated."
"Finally, a golden light?"
Orson sighed in relief. He wasn't sure if the monsters were newly created or still inexperienced, but the loot drops were very stingy. He only got 23 purple items, though there were plenty of rare materials and 4 of the hardest-to-farm 40-level hero accessories.
Fortunately, the title's loot drop rate had activated, and he finally got an A-grade skill book.
He picked it up and checked the attributes.
"A-grade Wind Magic [Crippling Gale Spear]" Effect: Consume 2,000 MP to summon a Wild Gale Spear that deals 10,000 base damage to a single target. It adds 3x base attack damage and causes a 2-minute magic crippling effect on the target's limbs or torso. Cooldown: 1 minute." "Magic Crippling State: During the 2-minute effect, the target's armor and damage reduction buffs are removed. If the skill hits a broken body part again, it triggers the Magic Crippling II effect with a 0.2% instant death chance."
Orson's eyes lit up. This was, no exaggeration, one of the closest things to a mini forbidden spell at A-grade!
In his past life, this skill book had sold for 30,000 gold at the auction house. Many Wind Magic swordsmen were scrambling for it.
Wind Magic's strength lay in its short cooldowns and high single-target burst. Compared to Fire Magic, although both were known for their explosive damage, Wind Magic was superior in one-on-one combat. It was the king of single-target, with the fastest casting efficiency and the quickest attack speed.
For ordinary players, fighting against a Wind Mage would be very awkward—they had movement speed comparable to a thief, and their attack speed was also ridiculously fast.
Even top-tier dual-mage players often couldn't win against an A-grade Wind Mage with the same equipment.
And this skill book had only a 1-minute cooldown, with explosive damage capabilities.
But that wasn't the most important thing. The key was the Magic Crippling buff. The first stage removed all of the target's defense and made subsequent damage true damage, which was invaluable.
The second stage had a strict condition to trigger, but at max level, it gave a 1% instant-death chance.
On the surface, 1% seems low, but there was a hidden mechanism. If the attack hit a vital area—such as the head or heart—the instant death chance could rise to 50%.
There had been a Wind Mage in the past who used this skill to instantly kill a level 80 Domain Lord Boss with 50 million health, which was incredibly impressive.
A green light enveloped him, and Orson successfully added [Crippling Gale Spear] to his skill
"Just a little more skill points left. Let's keep farming."
Orson smiled, as with his current level, he could easily max out [Celestial Descent], [Brahma's Divine Flame], and [Crippling Gale Spear] to level 10.