Doomsday Online : Supreme Blessing
Doomsday Online has descended, reducing the entire Earth to a ruined playground. It is occupied by countless terrifying monsters.
Link awakens the one and only SSS-grade talent, Supreme Blessing, which can increase the quality of any equipment, skill, or item, at a rate of 10-10,000.
Skeleton Longsword (Iron-grade), blessing successful, upgraded to Epic-grade weapon—Divine Sword Red Sky!
Death Charge (Silver-grade), blessing successful, upgraded to the Legend-grade skill—Holy Charge!
Void Summoner (Epic-grade), blessing successful, upgraded to the Taboo-grade profession—Great Void Taboo Master!
In this lifetime, he shall rule over the world when awake, and be with beauties when asleep.
Link wants to be king in this doomsday!
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Chapter 1: Crazy Killing, Supreme Blessing
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Dragon City No.1 Middle School, rooftop.
The class bell rang, but Link didn't return to the classroom. In his hand, he held a half-human long Tang dynasty blade, which had a sharp blade and a beautiful scabbard.
This blade cost almost all his savings, but his heart didn't feel even the slightest pain for the loss of money because he knew that the doomsday game would descend in a few minutes, and all current currencies would become worthless.
When that moment came, tsunamis, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions... All the terrifying natural disasters that had a name seemed to have made an agreement to occur on the Blue Star at the same time.
At that moment, the entire Blue Star's death toll would exceed one billion! This also was just the beginning; the more terrifying part had yet to come.
Space itself would tear apart, and a large number of monsters from different worlds, abysses, and hells poured out from the void. They were extremely powerful, brutal, and savage. They also fed on humans.
The high-tech weapons and scientific civilization that mankind was proud of were almost useless against them. The order and civilization that belonged exclusively to the humans on Blue Star were destroyed in an instant.
And he, Link from ten years in the future, had been reborn to this point of time!
"It's almost here! Five minutes left." Link was wiping the Tang blade. He raised his wrist and looked at the time, his drooping eyes as calm as a quiet lake. But hidden in the depths of this calmness were his endless, turbulent emotions.
He muttered softly, "In this lifetime, I will definitely stand at the pinnacle of the world!"
The world in front of him was still as harmonious as before. The sky was spotless, and the white clouds drifted lazily.
In the empty campus, he could clearly hear readings in some classrooms.
On the street further away, pedestrians chatted happily, talking and laughing. The spacious roads were full of traffic. The surrounding buildings were tall and magnificent, and the charm of the modern city could be seen at a glance.
At this moment, no one knew that there was a young man holding a Tang blade on Dragon City No.1 Middle School's rooftop.
He was counting down to the world's doomsday. "30... 20... 10... 9..."
Link raised his head, a rare look of greed and nostalgia appearing in his eyes. It was as if he was imprinting the peaceful scene in front of him deep into his mind. Link then drew the blade out from its scabbard and turned around, entering the stairway and disappearing from the rooftop.
Almost at the same second Link left the rooftop, the whole world suddenly dimmed.
BOOM!
Thunderous lightning that resounded across the sky suddenly appeared.
On Blue Star, the hearts of all human beings trembled at this moment.
"What's the matter? Is it going to rain?"
"It was sunny just now. Why is the sky so gloomy suddenly...?"
In a certain classroom, the students sitting by the window were taken aback and looked up at the sky in confusion. A bad premonition gradually emerged in everyone's heart.
Suddenly, faint black cracks seemed to appear in the air.
The cracks gradually spread out, crazily expanding like a black spider web.
ROAR!
A cold, low, dull roar came out from the crack, making those who heard it start to panic.
"What's that?" A young female teacher's face paled. Her mouth opened slightly, and her pupils were full of shock. While pointing out the window, the textbook in her hand fell directly to the ground as her lips trembled.
The students followed her gaze, and they were instantly transfixed by the sight.
A decaying skull stuck to the window, and the hollow eyeholes glowed with a green light. The corners of its mouth curved upwards as if it was sneering.
"AH—"
"Ghost!"
The next moment, chaotic screams resounded through Dragon City No.1 Middle School's classrooms.
Panic spread, and everyone was in fear.
Link walked out of the teaching building through the stairway.
He looked up at the sky, his eyes deep and profound.
The school became chaotic; students began leaving their classrooms and ran around randomly.
"AH—"
A boy was caught by a skeleton, pushed him into the ground, and directly stepped on him.
The boy's spine was broken, and he vomited out mouthfuls of blood. His body trembled uncontrollably from the pain.
Some people were grabbed by several skeletons at the same time and torn into pieces.
Their internal organs fell to the ground, and blood splattered everywhere. However, this only added to the skeletons' sense of brutality.
More and more skeletons appeared on the school's campus. They seemed to appear out of thin air, and there was an endless amount of them.
Everyone was running away, screaming, asking for help, and roaring...
Link had zero psychological fluctuations at all when faced with this scene. He had seen disasters thousands of times more terrifying than the current scene. He was used to it.
The current sight... was just child's play to him!
With unwavering eyes, he walked towards the nearest skeleton.
His surroundings were very chaotic, so nobody took notice of him.
The skeleton was pressing a girl under its body, slapping her head again and again with its rotten palm. It was bloody and cruel!
It noticed Link approaching and raised its head, roaring at him. It seemed that it was trying to scare away this seemingly weak creature.
Link remained unmoved and continued to approach the skeleton.
The skeleton was angered and gave up on hitting the girl. It stood up and sprinted toward Link; it then swung its large palm toward him.
If this slap hit, Link's head would probably be smashed flat.
Link didn't seem to notice it; there were still no traces of any fluctuation in his eyes.
Just when the skeleton's palm was about to reach him, his head tilted, nicely dodging the attack.
The skeleton was dazed; it didn't expect that this weak human could actually dodge its attack. It was about to launch a second attack when it suddenly noticed that the human in front of it had moved!
Link took a step forward. The Tang blade in his hand drew a straight line in the air and directly pierced through the skeleton's eye at a speed that the skeleton could hardly react to.
Chi!
The skeleton instantly stiffened. The green flame in its eyes suddenly trembled, then gradually extinguished.
At the same time, a pleasant voice sounded in Link's mind. [Ding! Successfully killed Skeleton Soldier 1. Gained EXP 1! Current total kills: 1!]
Ceng!
Link swiftly pulled the Tang blade out from the skeleton's body.
The skeleton's body collapsed and didn't move any longer.
Link didn't look at it. He turned around and walked towards the next skeleton.
This level of trash wasn't worth wasting even a little more of his time.
His memories of his previous life told him that one could awaken a talent by killing a certain number of dark creatures within the first hour of the doomsday. The more he killed, the stronger the awakened talent!
Skeleton Soldiers were just an appetizer for the doomsday. Their weakness was very obvious. To kill one, one just needed to extinguish the green [Soul Fire] in its head. It was just that people currently didn't know this yet.
Even though his current body had little strength, it didn't take Link much effort to kill a Skeleton Soldier since he had lots of combat experience from his previous life. He only needed to attack with the blade once to kill a skeleton swiftly and cleanly!
[Ding! Successfully killed Skeleton Soldier 1. Gained EXP 1! Current total kills: 10!]
[Ding! Successfully killed Skeleton Soldier 1. Gained EXP 1! Current total kills: 36!]
[Ding! Successfully killed Skeleton Soldier 1. Gained EXP 1! Current total kills: 309!]
In just 10 minutes, the number of Skeleton Soldiers Link killed reached an alarming 309.
The Skeleton Soldiers that everyone else in his school was afraid of and running away from were like Chinese cabbage in front of Link.
He never needed a second slash! His combat experience was too rich, almost forming a conditioned reflex. In his eyes, the Skeleton Soldiers' actions were like children playing around. Link could predict the actions they would make in the next second with his eyes closed.
He continued forward, chasing down the skeletons and killing them.
[Ding! Successfully killed Skeleton Soldier 1. Gained EXP 1! Current total kills: 647!]
[Ding! Successfully killed Skeleton Soldier 1. Gained EXP 1! Current total kills: 951!]
[Ding! Successfully killed Skeleton Soldier 1. Gained EXP 1! Current total kills: 1,814!]
One hour later.
When Link's forehead began to show sweat, a sweet voice finally appeared.
[Ding! The elimination is over. The survivors are officially qualified for the [Doomsday Online] game!]
[Ding! It is detected that you have achieved excellent results in the elimination trial. You have killed 1,814 skeleton soldiers, and you are rewarded the SSS talent: Supreme Blessing!]
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Chapter 2: Taboo! Great Void Taboo Master!
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SSS-grade talent, Supreme Blessing? Hearing this, the corners of Link's mouth curved up slightly.
The grading system of talents, from low to high, was F, E, D, C, B, A, S, SS, and SSS—nine grades in total. SSS-grade talents were the strongest!
[Supreme Blessing] SSS: Able to increase the grades of any item or skill at a rate of 10-10,000. Three-minute cooldown.
The talent had a very simple introduction, but it caused ripples to appear in Link's calm eyes. If this unbelievable effect appeared in his previous life, it would definitely cause the entire human alliance to be crazed and amazed by it.
The previous hour, to be exact, was only the elimination trial before Doomsday truly descended.
Big waves washed away the sand, leaving only gold behind; the weak should die. Only those who survived were qualified to enter the [Doomsday Online] game. Those who killed one or more skeletons during that hour would have a chance to obtain a talent. The more they killed, the higher the grade of the talent they could obtain.
As for those who went into hiding and didn't dare to fight the skeletons, they completely lost the opportunity to obtain a talent.
On this road, where one could either improve or die, losing such an opportunity meant that they would forever be trampled upon by others.
[Ding! Doomsday Online has officially started. Please choose your profession.]
[Please note: Your chosen profession is extremely important. It will directly affect your future destiny. Please choose carefully.]
In a trance, a nihilistic light screen floated in Link's eye.
[Mage] [Fighter] [Assassin] [Archer] [Summoner] [Priest]...
The current Doomsday age was more like an online game world, which was what the modern people were more familiar with.
Everyone had different professions. Each profession had different roles and completely different advancement paths. Killing monsters would give them experience, drop loot, obtain skills, and gain attribute points from leveling up.
In a game, a character could revive after dying. However, a person would really be dead if they died in [Doomsday Online].
Link looked at the screen, and without much hesitation, directly selected [Summoner]! The reason was simply that he was a famous top-notch Summoner on Blue Star in his previous life!
[Ding! The profession you have chosen is—Summoner. The profession contract has been issued to your personal backpack!]
[Ding! It has been detected that you have awakened the Void Summoner bloodline. Your profession contract has been changed to the 'Void Summoner Profession-Change Letter!']
Personal backpacks were a tool that every [Doomsday Online] player would have bound to them right from the start. It was used to place special items.
When a [Doomsday Online] player died, the backpack would disappear while the items inside would drop.
Link opened his backpack, finding a palm-sized scroll lying inside.
Numerous mysterious runes were engraved on it. It was as if a person's soul would be sucked into it with just one look at it.
"Void Summoner..." Link's eyes were complicated.
In his previous life, this profession-change letter was the reason he had reached such a high state. It was an opportunity that he had grasped, becoming the turning point of his life. However, he didn't expect that it would become his starting point in this lifetime!
He only had to tear apart this scroll to become a [Void Summoner]—an epic-grade profession!
Countless people would be jealous of this...
Originally, he would definitely tear it apart without any hesitation. But he now had another choice.
Supreme Blessing! Reciting these two words in his heart, a dazzling light suddenly appeared in the dim space.
The scroll in his hand gradually floated in the air.
Link clearly saw the runes being erased bit by bit. New runes then formed on the scroll.
At the same time, a very vast and mighty presence appeared in the world.
[Ding! Blessing succeeded!]
[Ding! Congratulations on obtaining the 'Great Void Taboo Master Profession-Change Letter' (taboo)!]
Link was taken aback. He then looked at this scene with incredulity in his eyes.
The profession-change letter for 'Great Void Taboo Master?' A taboo-grade profession-change letter! This is definitely the well-deserved king amongst the summoner professions!
In [Doomsday Online, the grading system for all items was the same: Normal, Iron, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Diamond, Epic, Legend, Myth, Super God, and Taboo!
Taboo represented an existence that was above everything else.
In his memories of his previous life, the Child of Heaven, who caused everyone to be jealous of him, became the number one summoner because of a Myth-grade 'Elemental Summoner Profession-Change Letter.' He could summon elemental spirits, which were almost indestructible, to help him. They were really terrifying.
Now, he was holding an even stronger profession-change letter, which was of the Taboo Grade.
[Great Void Taboo Master Profession-Change Letter: When used, the user will become the supremely noble [Great Void Taboo Master]. User will have the ability to summon the most powerful beings from the various dimensions, which will listen to your command.
Supreme Divine Envoy (Passive): Talent skill. Gain 50 points per attribute for every level up.
Immeasurable Void (Passive): The creatures summoned by the master can ignore the summoning regulations and stay in the current dimension forever as long as enough energy is supplied to them.
Godhood Ladder (Passive): The master will gain 30% of the current summons' attributes. Stackable.
Looking at these descriptions, Link's eyes smiled.
As expected of a Taboo-grade profession. It truly is the king of summoners!
Although these were all passive skills, only Link knew how alarmingly powerful they were. Normally, a [Doomsday Online] player's attributes would each increase by three to five points per level up. However, a [Great Void Taboo Master]'s attributes would increase by as much as 50 points each. This meant that one level for Link was at least ten times stronger than one level for a normal player.
Also, normal summoners' summoned creatures usually had a time limit. The stronger the creature, the shorter the time limit. Only when the summoner was strong enough to suppress the summoned creature would they be able to increase the duration of the time limit.
Amongst all the professions, the deterrence power of summoners was the strongest in the early stage. This was because even the weakest summoned creature was much stronger than the players that had only just started out.
As the summoner increased in level and had higher attributes, their summoned creatures would also become stronger. No matter what kind of battle it was, a summoner who could summon a powerful creature would definitely be feared by everyone else. However... once the summoned creature's time limit reached zero and the battle still hadn't ended, then disaster awaited the summoner!
Therefore, an outstanding summoner would need strict control over the timing in summoning a creature! Summoners would die if they summoned their creatures too early. They would also die if they summoned their creatures too late!
However, Link didn't need to worry about this. As long as he prepared enough sacrificial offerings to feed his summoned creatures, they would be able to stay in this dimension forever. They could stay long enough to fight any enemies until they despaired! Lastly, the summoned creatures' attributes would also increase his attributes. This ability was a bit overpowered!
As everyone knows, although enemies found summoned creatures disgustingly strong, the summoned creatures would disappear as long as they killed the summoner.
Summoners were usually very fragile and not experienced in combat themselves.
However, with the passive skill [Godhood Ladder, Link's own attributes would also rise significantly once he summoned a powerful creature. If he really managed to summon a god next time and obtained 30% of the god's attributes, Link would be able to dominate the entire Blue Star just by himself.
It must be said that this profession was really... too overpowered!
"I like it..." The corners of Link's mouth curved up slightly as he directly tore apart the scroll.
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Chapter 3: God Summoning! Descend of the Angel!
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[Ding! Profession change succeeded! Congratulations on becoming a supremely noble Great Void Taboo Master!]
[Ding! It has been detected that you are the first to become a Taboo-grade profession. You are rewarded the item 'Void Ring' (Myth)]
[Void Ring: A powerful item that aids the summoner to summon stronger creatures.
Yo! There's even a gift pack? Link's eyes brightened, instantly grabbing the ring in his hand. "Supreme Blessing!"
Swoosh!
A water-like golden light flooded out from Link's hand.
The surrounding darkness instantly dissipated. Almost all of the eyes in Dragon City No. 1 Middle School were focused in Link's direction now.
A large and holy ray of light rose shot into the sky!
"What's... that?"
"Is it a god? God knows we are suffering and has come to save us!"
Numerous people had tears in their eyes, kneeling and praying toward the light.
[Ding! Blessing succeeded!]
[Ding! Congratulations on obtaining the Void God Summoning Ring (Taboo)!]
Hearing the voice in his mind, Link softly breathed out. Another Taboo!
[Void God Summoning Ring]
Grade: Taboo
Description: The Great Void Taboo Master's exclusive godly artifact. Non-droppable, permanently bound to player.
Additional skills:
[Aura of the Gods: The attributes of summoned creatures will be boosted by 30%.
[Might of the Dominator: All creatures summoned by summoner that are below Taboo-grade can be unconditionally controlled by the wearer.
[Unison of Heaven and Earth: All of the summoned creatures nearby will fuse with the wearer. The wearer will gain 1.5 times the combined attributes of the summoned creatures. Able to use the talents, abilities, skills, and bloodlines of the summoned creatures.
Duration: 10 minutes!
Cooldown: 24 hours!
Tsk tsk tsk, this is really too overpowered. It's actually the [Great Void Taboo Master]'s exclusive item! No wonder they complement each other so well. Link calmed his mind, took a deep breath in, and placed the ring on his index finger. Then, he started his first summon.
"God from a faraway land, heed my command..."
"Transcend through the endless space and come before me!"
"Be my shield; become my spear!"
He softly chanted, his voice like rolling tides, causing countless people's hearts to be shaken.
Link violently lifted his head, and the black gem-like [Void God Summoning Ring] on his index finger gave off a deep and profound presence.
A blinding golden light erupted again.
The entire Dragon City Middle School was shrouded in the holy light as if they had come to heaven.
At this instance, all of the dark creatures stopped killing and roaring. Their [Soul Fire]s were rapidly distorting, sometimes expanding and sometimes shrinking... They dumbly stared in the direction where the light was most intense.
The little intellect they had remaining told them that, at that place... a being that was able to instill fear in them was being born!
A certain corner in Dragon City No.1 Middle School.
A girl with a slender figure was in the heat of a battle with two Skeleton Swordsmen.
This creature only appeared after [Doomsday Online] officially started. They were stronger than Skeleton Soldiers!
The girl was wearing Dragon City No. 1 Middle School's uniform. Her hair was icy-blue—even her pupils were filled with blueness. Her moves were very agile, having practiced Chinese boxing from a very young age.
When Doomsday descended, she fought against the skeletons alongside her classmates.
After losing 30-plus people, she found out what the skeletons' fatal weakness was. She then started organizing the people around her to attack this weakness in a methodical manner.
After the elimination trial ended, she had killed as many as 50 skeletons and obtained a B-grade talent—[Frost Bloodline]—gaining the ability to control frost.
During the choosing of professions, she chose the [Fighter] profession. Combined with her talent ability, she actually obtained the hidden profession—[Extreme Ice Combat Maiden]. It improved her talent's potential to A-grade.
Now, facing the two Skeleton Swordsmen's combined assault, she was paced and calm, slowly seeking opportunities to kill them.
After all, bare hands were unable to fight head-on with the Skeleton Swordsmen's sharp swords. However, she believed that it was only a matter of time before she killed these two Skeleton Swordsmen with her power.
After that, she would definitely rise to prominence very quickly since she had an A-grade talent, which only one in 10,000 people had. She would then become a peak existence amongst humans in this apocalyptic world!
ROAR!
The two Skeleton Swordsmen seemed to lose their patience and started to attack madly.
Broadswords that were as long as humans were swung around strongly and fiercely, sandwiching her from left and right.
The swords were so fast that it caused her eyelids to jump uncontrollably.
"Oh no!" She knew that she was in trouble. In her current position, it was very difficult for her to escape these two attacks unscathed.
Swoosh!
Then, at this moment, a radiant golden light suddenly appeared in the sky, chasing away the surrounding darkness.
The two Skeleton Swordsmen stopped their attacks instinctively and looked in the direction of the light, quivering in fear.
"Go die!" A sweet-sounding voice echoed, and the girl punched the Skeleton Swordsmen's [Soul Fire]s with her two fists that had wisps of frost surrounding them.
Plap!
The two Skeleton Swordsmen dropped to the ground.
She finally had time to catch her breath and turned her gaze toward the sky.
If it weren't because the two Skeleton Swordsmen were distracted by the light, she would be dead by now.
"That thing... What is it?" As if in a dream, she whispered, "Why do I instinctively feel awe?"
At the same time, in another location on the same campus.
A tall young man in a tuxedo had a fist-sized fireball formed in his hand. He smashed the fireball into the head of a Skeleton Swordsman and killed it!
He then looked at the sky solemnly and thought: Could it be... that there is a person who awakened an even stronger talent than mine?
The golden light gradually dissipated, revealing a milky-white door in front of Link.
Kacha!
The surroundings seemed to go quiet; not a single sound could be heard. Thus, the sound of the door opening sounded extremely crisp and clear, attracting the attention of everyone nearby.
Under the eyes of all those nearby, an extremely holy figure walked out of the door.
Si!
Instantly, everyone sucked in a breath of cold air. They couldn't believe their eyes. They even suspected something was wrong with their eyes.
Maybe we are just dreaming?
If not, why... would we see such a being appear?
An angel!
They actually saw a real angel!
That holy and beautiful face and jade-like white skin...
Below the pair of beautiful and majestic eyebrows was a pair of golden pupils. She had a slender and attractive figure, which could be described as hot. However, nobody was able to have the slightest evil thoughts about her. It was as if even looking at her... was blasphemy!
What was most shocking was the pair of snow-white wings that slowly flapped behind her.
[Ding! Congratulations on summoning the Super God-grade summoning creature: Holy Angel—Yuna!]
Yuna: (Super God)
Race: The Holy Angel race—their mission is to purify the world of dark creatures.
Level: Stage One, Level 1 (The level limit is based on the level of the summoner)
Strength: 70
Intelligence: 104
Constitution: 78
Agility: 97
Skills:
[Holy Light Purification: When used on friendly units, heals their injuries, cures their illnesses, and expels the negative statuses they carry. When used on the enemy, it causes [Burn] damage and increases damage dealt to dark creatures by 100%.
[Holy Light Blessing: Yuna imposes a shield on friendly units, which can resist all damage caused by creatures lower-leveled than her. Each release can resist damage up to ten times!
Status: [Aura of the Gods] (All attributes 30%)
Link looked at the Holy Angel in front of him with satisfaction on his face. Tsk tsk, quite outstanding...
The Holy Angel walked out of the door, and the dazzling golden light behind her slowly dissipated.
She—holding a cross scepter in her hand—walked in front of Link, knelt down on one knee, and loudly said, "Yuna pays her greetings, Master!"
Swoosh!
Once she said these words, all those who were watching this scene were shocked.
This beautiful, holy, and seemingly powerful angel actually kneeled in front of a human being and called him master?
This was too absurd!
"He... Who is he?" A person was dumbfounded by this, forgetting that dark creatures surrounded him.
The next moment, his head was chopped off by a Skeleton Swordsman.
"Judging from his uniform, he's a student of this school too?"
"We actually have such a person hidden in our school? Why have I never heard of him before?"
"Stop mumbling. It's more important to think of a way to survive. The sword of that Skeleton Swordsman is about to reach your head!"
The dark creatures paused for a moment, then started killing aimlessly again.
The bloodiness in the campus was just like before; the screams never stopped.
"So much evil!" Yuna frowned, looking at the surrounding darkness with disgust. She then lowered her head toward Link and said, "Master, please allow me to head into battle to judge and purify these evils!"
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Chapter 4: Epic-Grade Weapon [Red Sky]
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Hearing her firm words, Link was slightly surprised. Actively requesting to fight? This really is an angel of light. Her disgust for darkness is innate!
"Go ahead!" Link nodded. Just nice. I wanted to see the battle power of my first summoned creature too.
Hearing Link's approval, Yuna's beautiful face showed a slight smile.
She stood up, turned her head, and looked toward a Skeleton Swordsman, not far away, that was slashing at a bunch of students.
Her snow-white wings flapped, and her figure disappeared like a phantom.
Floating in mid-air and waving the cross scepter, golden light quickly gathered towards her from the surroundings.
Yuna was like a small-sized sun.
"Holy Light Purification!" Yuna raised her scepter. The light surrounding her became even brighter, chasing away the surrounding darkness.
It then descended upon the surrounding dark creatures like water.
Instantly, all the people enveloped by the holy light felt a sense of warmth from inside their hearts.
Panic, fear, depression, and all other negative feelings were appeased. The wounds on their bodies also miraculously recovered.
They felt so comfortable that they just wanted to lie down and sleep.
However, this holy light was the most violent poison in the world for those dark creatures!
ROAR—
Black smoke came out from their body as their bodies crazily struggled in the holy light. Their [Soul Fire]s trembled shakily, sometimes rushing out of their eyes, sometimes as dim as candlelights in the wind. It was as if they were being tortured in the evilest manner possible deep in their souls!
[Ding! Successfully killed Skeleton Soldier 1. Gained EXP 1!]
[Ding! Successfully killed Skeleton Swordsman 1. Gained EXP 10!]
[Ding! Successfully killed Skeleton Swordsman 1. Gained EXP 10!]
In the next instance, notifications from killing dark creatures continuously sounded in Link's ears.
Yuna's [Holy Light Purification] directly purified ten-plus dark creatures in the surrounding area.
Link smiled in satisfaction at this scene, praising, "This is even an AOE skill. Not bad!"
At the side, the students and teachers saved were all dumbfounded by this scene. They couldn't believe that those dark creatures—which could easily kill them—were actually killed by the angel in just one move.
What was most important was that this angel was under the command of another human!
"Schoolmate, thank you for saving me. If it weren't because of you, I would've..." A female student with messy clothes and a charming face came toward Link. Her face was full of tears, looking quite pitiful. She opened her arms, seemingly wanting to throw herself into Link's arms.
Maybe, inside her heart, she thought that no man would be able to resist the hug of a woman like her.
Unexpectedly, Link moved his feet, directly evading her.
Hugging the air, the female student was slightly dazed.
"You are very smart. You've realized that you can only survive better by taking refuge under someone powerful in this apocalyptic world!" At the side, Link's emotionless voice sounded. "However, another rule in such a world is that no powerful people will be willing to protect a flower vase. No matter how pretty a vase is, it still needs to be of value if it wants to be protected!"
"Very coincidentally, women who have a habit of using their body as bargaining chips are the most worthless in such a world!"
Maybe it was because he had continuously obtained things that satisfied him, but Link's current mood was quite good. He spoke more than he normally would, not stingy in giving these pitiful worms who hadn't realized the harshness of this apocalyptic world a lesson.
The dazed female student was still standing at the spot as if she couldn't understand the meaning of Link's words in a short period of time.
Link looked around, paying attention to the spots where the dark creatures were purified.
A grey light appeared in his sight.
Instantly, his mouth curled upward. He walked over, squatted down, and picked up the item enveloped in the grey light.
[Ding! Congratulations on obtaining Skeleton Longsword (Iron)!]
In [Doomsday Online, wild monsters had very low drop rates.
Finding a dropped Iron-grade weapon after killing just ten-plus of the lowest level dark creatures showed that Link's luck was already quite good. It didn't matter that the weapon's grade was low. After all, Link had the [Supreme Blessing] talent!
There wasn't a need to worry!
"Blessing..." Silently reciting the words in his mouth, a large mass of radiance instantly gathered.
The other people nearby didn't understand what he was doing.
A middle-aged man with a large belly tidied his messy hair and walked over smilingly. He said, "Schoolmate, you are a student of our Dragon City No. 1 Middle School, right? The school is really proud to have a student like you!"
Link ignored him. The sword in his hand was already fully covered by the radiance.
The middle-aged man seemed to be a little embarrassed, but he didn't have a fit. Instead, he continued to speak in a nice manner, "Schoolmate, you see... You have such a strong angel to help you now. Those creatures are all afraid of you! However... there are still many students and teachers trapped in dangerous situations right now. Can you send your angel to help us rescue them?"
Hearing this, Link finally turned around and glanced at him.
Their eyes met.
Link's mouth instantly curled into a cold smile. He had seen too many people in his previous life. In the apocalyptic world, humanity's true nature was expressed to the fullest. What kind of matter did he not encounter before? With just one look, he could deduce that this man's real aims weren't as righteous as he sounded.
Boom!
A red light descended from the sky, landing on the sword in Link's hand.
A huge air current suddenly raged like a gust of wind.
Link's clothes fluttered, and the people around were all pushed back.
[Ding! Blessing succeeded!]
[Congratulations on obtaining the weapon, Red Sky (Epic)!]
[Red Sky]
Grade: Epic
Introduction: A magical weapon handed down from ancient times. It is very powerful; even gods and ghosts are afraid of it. Growable!
Strength: 360
Intelligence: 290
Constitution: 280
Agility: 260
Additional Skill 1: [Red Sky Sword Energy] (Passive).
When the swordmaster attacks, this effect has a 30% chance of triggering. Increases the damage of the current attack by 200% and inflicts a burning effect. It deals 100% extra yang-attribute damage to evil, darkness, ghosts, and such creatures.
Additional Skill 2 [Red Sky Sword Intent] (Passive).
Increase the user's [Strength, [Constitution, and [Agility] attributes by 100%!
Additional Skill 3 [Red Sky God Flame] (Active Skill)
Activates the ancient fire god's soul residing inside Red Sky and releases a sea of fire formed by God Flames. Cause massive god-fire damage and inflicts a [Burn Out] effect.
"Good sword!" Link praised, making a vibrating motion with his wrist.
An ancient-looking longsword appeared in the air. It was five-foot-long, and the edge looked sharp and cold. On the sword's body—which was as thick as a palm—thousands of red runes were meticulously engraved on it.
A dim, red light flowed through the runes like they were the sword's meridians and blood.
Casually waving the sword, the red light extended out from the tip of the sword. It looked extremely sharp as if it could cut apart anything!
Seeing such a god-like weapon appear in Link's hand, the people nearby instantly swallowed mouthfuls of saliva.
Quite a number of people even showed greed in their eyes.
If this sword were theirs... How great would that be?
Link turned around, looking at the middle-aged man who was standing very close to him. He insipidly asked, "Sorry, what did you just say? I didn't hear clearly..."
The middle-aged man could sense the coldness in Link's words. Cold sweat instantly poured out from his body. However, the vanity cultivated by the dominance and use of authority in his daily life made it impossible for him to back down from a student when being watched by so many people. He forced himself to say, "Schoolmate, the greater one's ability, the greater their responsibility. You..."
Swoosh!
A heavy ancient sword was pressed onto his shoulder; its scorching edge was only a slight distance away from his carotid artery.
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Chapter 5: Holy Priest, Undead Knight
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Sensing the fiery blade that was too close for comfort, the middle-aged man broke out into a cold sweat, and his lips went pale. He hurriedly said, "Schoolmate, don't be impulsive... we can talk things over..."
Link took a look at him. Then, his eyes suddenly focused, and he asked, "You are Zhang Quansheng?"
Zhang Quansheng was the Dean of Dragon City No. 1 Middle School. He was a greedy and lustful person. He played with his authority adeptly and laid his hands on the school's female students and teachers more than once. However, he had always escaped the law because of his powerful background.
Zhang Quansheng was dazed for a while, then excitedly nodded and said, "It's me... Schoolmate, it's good that you know who I am! Being the Dean of Dragon City Middle School, I must take up responsibility for the safety of the school's teachers and students at a time like this! However, we have limited manpower. We need to unite all the strength we have in order to defeat those monsters!"
Hearing this, Link's mouth curled into a slight smile and asked, "So?"
"Schoolmate, if you have to trust me! Hand over your sword and the angel to the school! The school will reasonably manage and distribute these resources. This way, the school will definitely be able to lead all of us to safety!"
"Hand them over to the school?" The mocking look in Link's eyes became even more obvious. "Are you serious?"
Hearing this, Zhang Quansheng's face went stiff. Displeased, he said, "Schoolmate, all of us should let go of our selfishness and unite together in such a life and death crisis like this. The school has groomed you for so many years. Shouldn't you think of repaying the school, even for just a bit?"
Link laughed slightly and said, "I did..." Saying so, he applied more pressure on the sword [Red Sky].
The middle-aged man was instantly terrified, his limbs going cold and soft. If it wasn't because of the sharp sword on his neck, he would probably be unable to stand properly now.
"Link, don't be impulsive!" In the crowd, a female voice grabbed Link's attention.
Link turned his head to take a look. Surprise suddenly filled his eyes. "Teacher Yang?"
This was his headteacher, Yang Xuerou. She was still quite young, about 25 to 26 years old. She looked quite pretty and had a kind heart. She was smart, generous, considerate, and a typical elder sister-like beauty.
Link's parents died when he was still young. Therefore, he was a withdrawn person from a young age. It was only because of Yang Xuerou that his life gradually lit up.
She gave Link a warmth that he had never felt before.
His memories of her in the previous life were already very distant because she had died a cruel death on this campus right at the start of the apocalypse. She didn't die in the hands of the dark creatures but to humans.
When the [Doomsday Online] game started, the world's order collapsed. All laws and morals were lost. In the beginning, humans still had their most basic sanity and bottom line intact. However, when everyone's mental spirit became highly tensed up and needed to fight for their lives at any moment, many people became the craziest beasts in this world.
The previous female survivors became a channel for these scums to vent. Since the women were soft and weak, they could satisfy their animal desires easily.
These women's screams and yells would only stimulate the most sensitive points in these scum's hearts deeply.
Yang Xuerou was renowned because she was the most beautiful teacher in Dragon City. Thus, she became one of the first victims to suffer such a fate.
In the end, to preserve her innocence, she gave her all into finding a chance to suicide by banging her head into a wall, successfully killing herself.
This Zhang Quansheng was one of the culprits for her death.
This incident also became the key to opening the door of killing for the [Asura Summoner]—a figure who instilled fear in the people of his previous life.
The reason that Link was addressed as [Asura Summoner] had nothing to do with his profession. This name was a result of the massive massacres he committed! He had no power or influence. He didn't have a strong background in the Alliance, nor did he have huge amounts of resources to strengthen himself.
What caused people to be surprised was that he was like a lone wolf walking along the edge of hell, forcefully rising to prominence amongst the countless [Doomsday Online] players by leaving a blood path in his wake.
He became a pinnacle existence that countless people could only look up to.
After ten years of killing, he had long ago become an asura. In his eyes, human lives really had no value. To him, even the dark creatures' lives had more value than human lives! After all, the dark creatures could be tamed through certain methods and would fully listen to his commands afterward.
As for humans... no matter how close they were to each other, there was always the probability of betraying each other.
Link took a look at Zhang Quansheng, then took a look at Yang Xuerou—who was looking at him earnestly, and an absurd-like smile appeared in his eyes. To Link, it seemed so absurd that Yang Xuerou was speaking up for Zhang Quansheng.
Even though many ugly and disgusting things hadn't happened in this lifetime yet, Link wasn't preparing to reason with them.
He looked at Yang Xuerou, and the sword made a beautiful arc in the air.
A huge head flew into the sky. It belonged to Zhang Quansheng.
No blood splattered out because [Red Sky]'s [Burn Out] effect directly roasted the body into a charred corpse, which quickly turned into ashes.
"AH—"
The faces of those present all showed horror and shock. They never thought that Link would really choose to kill Zhang Quansheng.
"Good!" A while later, someone suddenly cheered and said, "I have disliked that old tortoise for a long time. He normally acts so arrogantly. He didn't behave like a teacher at all and also molested the female students! He deserved to die..."
"Exactly! In the years that he was dean, he never did anything good. However, he did all sorts of disgusting things. He should have died long ago!"
"Well done. If it were me, I would have killed him too!"
"Link... you!" Yang Xuerou covered her mouth, looking at this scene in disbelief.
Link slowly walked over to her, his eyes insipid. "He deserved to die!"
He didn't say why, but Yang Xuerou seemed to understand Link's emotions very easily when she looked into his eyes.
Zhang Quansheng was a lustful person. He had coveted Yang Xuerou for a very long time. Yang Xuerou was well aware of this, and she herself severely disliked him too.
She asked Link to stop because she had yet to jump out from the framework of a society ruled by laws. To her, killing a person would bring big trouble to the killer. Link was her student; she didn't wish for Link to pay a price for a moment of impulsiveness. It wasn't worth it!
Now, looking into Link's insipid eyes, she was unable to speak the many words of exhortation she had in her heart. Her instincts told her that it was better to choose to believe in Link.
Looking at Yang Xuerou, Link suddenly thought of a question. "Teacher Yang, what's your profession?"
By now, [Doomsday Online] had officially started. All those who still survived would have their own attribute screen.
Link taught Yang Xuerou how to open up her attribute screen and how to share it with him.
Hm? Link's eyes lit up.
On Yang Xuerou's attribute screen, the words [Holy Priest] were written in the profession column! The [Holy Priest] profession was a branch of the [Priest] profession. It was one of the hidden professions with an extremely high grade!
[Holy Priest] was a Legend-grade profession! A [Holy Priest] possessed very powerful healing abilities. At higher levels, they even had a chance of awakening an incredible skill—[Greater Resurrection Skill]! It could revive the dead by reversing and distorting the flow of Yin and Yang.
Just this skill alone was enough to cause a commotion in the entire human alliance.
Link never expected that this young teacher—who had died a cruel death early in his previous life—actually had such an overpowered profession.
If she lived on, she would definitely hold one of the Supreme 12 Seats of the human alliance, which would be created in the years to come.
Link took a deep breath and instructed her with a solemn expression, "Teacher Yang, never let anyone else know what your profession is from now on, no matter how close they are to you!"
"Why?" Yang Xuerou was puzzled.
Link assertively said, "No why! Just do as I say!" He was well aware of the terrifying consequences that would follow once others knew of Yang Xuerou's profession.
Those top powers would do everything they could to obtain her.
In this apocalyptic world, human lives were the most worthless. The most valuable thing... was also human lives!
Hearing his words, Yang Xuerou became slightly dazed. Her impression of Link was that he was a more introverted kind of boy. He didn't like to talk and was not good at interacting, but was so sensible for his age that it caused others to feel heart pain for him.
She never thought that he would say these kinds of words to her in this kind of tone. It felt really unfamiliar to her. After a brief silence, Yang Xuerou smiled and said, "Okay!"
She still decided to believe in Link.
ROAR—
Then, a sky-shaking roar came from the teaching building beside them at that moment.
A headless horseman riding a tall horse dashed out from the three-story-tall building and landed in front of them.
It was an Undead Knight—a stage-two dark creature!
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Chapter 6: Luxurious Attributes
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Undead Knights, amongst the many dark creatures that appeared in the early days of [Doomsday Online, were absolutely in the ranks of the elite.
To humankind that had yet to recover from the reality of Doomsday arriving, Undead Knights holding stage-two abilities virtually possessed catastrophic lethality.
Look, once it appeared, everyone present was stunned.
"This thing... what is it?"
"Seems like an ancient knight, but why is his horse a skeleton?"
"Can a dead horse also run so fast? It's literally unscientific..."
"Fool, you're still talking about science at this point. Why don't you use science to explain to me how those skeletons earlier came about?"
Pant!
Just when everyone was making comments, the ghost fire in that tall and big skeleton horse's pupils abruptly flared.
The Undead Knight lifted its head, its gaze landing on Link, as well as the Angel Yuna beside him. Instincts told it that Link was a great threat to it!
The holy aura around the angel all the more made it feel genuinely disgusted and repulsed. It needed to defeat them first!
Its legs squeezed the skeleton horse's abdomen. The skeleton horse instantly turned its body and came charging toward the crowd.
"Run quickly! It's coming!"
This skeleton horse was a good two meters tall, very healthy and strong. When it started galloping, its speed was fast as lightning.
The crowd fled in all directions at once. No one dared to stand in the way of this Undead Knight, even just for a moment.
"Link, run!" Pale with fear, Yang Xuerou hurriedly grabbed Link's arm and wanted to drag him away. However, she realized that Link's figure was as stable as a rock. He did not budge an inch.
"You?" Yang Xuerou turned her head with a surprised and bewildered look and happened to meet Link's confident gaze that came with a faint smile.
"A stage-two dark creature. Yuna, do you dare to fight it?" He was very calm, as if he hadn't noticed that the Undead Knight was charging over.
Yuna gripped the scepter in her hand tightly. As perseverance showed on her gorgeous face, she said, "I will not hesitate to expel darkness!" With that, her snow-white wings shook once.
Her figure turned into a phantom and charged toward the Undead Knight.
Boom!
Two figures—one black and one white—collided, instantly producing an extremely immense shockwave that swept outward.
The surrounding ground cracked, and a dense spiderweb pattern appeared.
In the center, radiance and darkness were intertwined. The powerful energy and aura wreaked havoc within a dozen meters, pushing everyone who was spectating from a distance to the ground.
Link remained unmoved in the same spot, watching the center of the battleground, and nodded inwardly.
"She's only stage-one and Level 1 but is able to hold her own against a stage-two Undead Knight. A Super God-grade summoned creature indeed!"
In [Doomsday Online, the effect of level was of vital importance. The disparity in strength was not only reflected in the attributes. Every advancement to the next stage would result in a qualitative change. In general, it was impossible for a stage-one to receive the attack of a stage-two, even if it was just one strike!
However, Yuna was currently fighting with that Undead Knight head-on and was not in a disadvantageous position at all. If she were a human, she would be considered an invincible combat genius.
How could a cross-ranking battle be so easy? Moreover, she was directly fighting against an opponent one big stage ahead of her. This was virtually inconceivable!
"Holy Light Purification!" In the distance, Yuna's loud and spirited voice sounded. The scepter in her hand suddenly lengthened by several feet, turning from a short scepter into a long scepter.
Inexhaustible Holy Light gathered from all directions and condensed into a beam of light, descending towards the Undead Knight.
Roar!
The Undead Knight roared with a sinister countenance, lifted the spear in its hand, and pointed it to the sky.
It attempted to resist the Holy Light attack with this.
But how could blocking it be possible? Holy Light was intangible. It was a pure energy attack. Moreover, it severely suppressed dark creatures. At the exact moment the attack landed, it ignited the Undead Knight's body.
Billowing dark smoke surged towards the sky, mingling with the Undead Knight's unwilling snarl.
It was evident that the speed in which Yuna's Holy Light was purifying the Undead Knight was much slower than that when it was purifying the Skeleton Swordsmen earlier.
Previously, the Skeleton Swordsmen had absolutely no resistance under the Holy Light. They had disintegrated almost instantly. But right now, even as it was tightly huddled up on the horse due to being suppressed by the Holy Light, the Undead Knight still had strength to struggle.
Swoosh!
It abruptly lifted its head, and the [Soul-fire] within the pupils of the skeleton horse beneath it flared.
The Undead Knight actually briefly broke free of [Holy Light Purification]'s suppression on it and charged in the direction of Link and Yang Xuerou. Approaching menacingly, its spear was pointed directly at Link's forehead.
Link's countenance remained unchanged; his gaze still calm as he stepped forward with [Red Sky] in hand.
Lift his arm, swing the sword!
A scorching hot current suddenly converged in Link's right hand that was holding the sword. All the runes on [Red Sky] were lit up at once. A scarlet glow burst brightly like a roaring flame illuminating the sky.
Red Sky Sword Energy!
A two-meter-long flaming-red sword energy left his hand, and the surrounding temperature suddenly rose.
That stream of sharpness was so fiery and swift. In the blink of an eye, it met the spear that the Undead Knight had thrust.
Crack!
With a light cracking sound, the spear broke.
The flaming-red sword energy remained unabated. As the Undead Knight was stunned, the sword energy directly penetrated its skull.
Boom!
Flames shot up and directly engulfed the Undead Knight's entire body. Even the skeleton horse beneath it was not spared!
In a brief period of several breaths, the Undead Knight was annihilated!
[Ding! Successfully killed stage-two Undead Knight 1. Gained EXP100]
[Ding! As you have crossed levels to kill an enemy, gain an additional 100% EXP!]
Then, two rays of light unexpectedly bloomed in Link and Yuna's pupils.
[Ding! Congratulations on successfully leveling up to Stage One, Level 4!]
[Ding! Your summoned creature, stage-one Angel Yuna, has advanced to Stage One, Level 3!]
The corners of Link's mouth curved up slightly. Sure enough, cross-level kills still gave more EXP!
His eyes shifted, and he opened his own attribute screen.
Name: Link
Profession: Great Void Taboo Master [Taboo]
Race: Human
Level: Stage one, Level 4
Strength: 717
Intelligence: 545
Constitution: 689
Agility: 667
Equipment: Red Sky [Epic]
Skill: Void Summoning Spell, Red Sky God Flame, Unison of Heaven and Earth
Talent: Supreme Blessing [SSS-grade]
Summoned creature: Holy Angel [Super God]
Status: Godhood Ladder [from summoned creature] (Gained 30% of the current summoned creature's attributes bonus)
(PS: Attributes = basic attributesequipment attribute bonussummoned creature's attribute bonus)
Looking at this attribute screen that could be said to be luxurious, the corners of Link's lips unconsciously lifted.
The basic attributes of this body were not high. Other than [Intelligence]—which had perhaps reached 40 points because of his rebirth—everything else was at around 20 points.
This also fit the initial attributes of a normal person.
However... his profession, [Great Void Taboo Master, was Taboo-grade.
For every level he advanced, he gained a full 50 bonus points for each attribute.
He had advanced from Stage One, Level 1 to Stage One, Level 4. These three levels had added 150 bonus points to each of his attributes. In addition, his Epic-grade weapon—[Red Sky]'s amplification for his respective attributes was also very high.
Moreover, a passive skill named [Red Sky Sword Intent] had boosted three of his basic attributes—[Strength, [Constitution, and [Agility]—by an additional 100%.
With this, his attributes were very frightening!
For ordinary [Doomsday Online] players, their attributes would not exceed 10, even at Stage One, Level 10.
His present ability had surpassed the others by more than ten times. Furthermore, as his level became higher and higher, the disparity between him and others would become increasingly greater.
This—was the terrifying aspect of Taboo-grade professions.
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Chapter 7: Holy Heart · Invigorating Spell
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Other than his basic attributes and equipment bonus, another portion of his attributes came from the [Great Void Taboo Master]'s passive skill—Godhood Ladder! This passive skill allowed Link to gain 30% of his current summoned creature's attributes—which was Yuna—as a bonus.
After Link had killed the Undead Knight, Yuna gained quite an amount of EXP, thereby completing her level-up.
Yuna.
Race: The Holy Angel race—their mission is to purify the world of dark creatures.
Grade: Super God
Level: Stage One, Level 3
Strength: 147
Intelligence: 172
Constitution: 152
Agility: 167
Skills:
[Holy Light Purification: When used on friendly units, heals their injuries, cures their illnesses, and expels the negative statuses they carry. When used on the enemy, it causes [Burn] damage and increases damage dealt to dark creatures by 100%.
[Holy Light Blessing: Yuna imposes a shield on friendly units, which can resist all damage caused by creatures lower-leveled than her. Each release can resist damage up to ten times!
Status: [Aura of the Gods] (All attributes 30%)
Yuna was a Super God-grade summoned creature. For every level she advanced, she would gain a bonus 40 points to each attribute. Just presently, it was enough to gain more than 40 bonus points to each attribute per level-up. This was already equivalent to the attribute growth of seven or eight levels for ordinary [Doomsday Online] players.
Virtually absurd!
The corner of Link's mouth curled as he self-mockingly said, "Tsk tsk... I don't even know whether I'm still considered a normal Summoner!"
Even when looking at his past life, he had never seen any Summoner whose personal attributes were so much stronger than that of their summoned creatures. In this way, the weakest link for Summoners was also non-existent to Link.
If someone believed that bypassing the summoned creature and directly attacking and killing Link would win them the battle in the future, then reality would teach them what was known as cruelty!
At first glance, currently, Yuna's attributes were much lower than that of Link, but Link understood that Yuna's attributes could grow. Once she reached Stage Two, Stage Three, or even higher... Even alone, she would be able to ward off the majority of the formidable enemies in this world for Link.
By then, the attribute bonuses that she provided to Link would also be even more plentiful.
"Link, look!" Beside him, Yang Xuerou suddenly pointed to the teaching building right ahead with an anxious look.
Link lifted his head to look over and shockingly found that an Undead Knight was leading a team of Skeleton Swordsmen to slaughter the students inside the school.
At present, the students had just received their professions' strength. The majority of them had not even figured out their own profession. Often, only the joint efforts of four to five people could tackle a Skeleton Swordsman. Against an Undead Knight, they stood no chance at all.
Such were indeed the facts too. A charge by an Undead Knight could leave a crowd of people severely injured. With a thrust of its spear, it would reap one fresh life.
Within a mere half a minute's time, that Undead Knight made two trips back and forth, already harvesting a dozen students' lives.
Awful shrieks repeatedly sounded inside the teaching building, adding a few more hints of terror to this bloody scene.
Yang Xuerou looked at Link and asked, "Link, can you save them?" She had asked whether he could or not, and not directly begging Link to save them because those dark creatures that had occupied the teaching building were too frightening. An ordinary person would be as good as dead once they encountered them.
Even though Link appeared to be powerful, Yang Xuerou wasn't confident whether he would be able to escape unscathed from the terrifying encirclement of those dark creatures.
Persuading another person to take risks for some people's lives was very unfair itself. Yang Xuerou was very kind, but she did not lack reason. The fact she was able to maintain such thinking in such a moment where doomsday had arrived really made Link very surprised.
Link nodded and said, "I can!"
Before the joy in Yang Xuerou's eyes emerged, Link went on coolly, "But I have no obligation to save them! Teacher, doomsday has arrived. The rules of this world have become entirely different from before! You can continue to remain kind, but you have to learn to be cold-blooded! Kindness will put you in a crisis, but cold-bloodedness can save your life in a critical moment!"
Listening to Link's serious words, Yang Xuerou was stunned. Indeed, the present her could not completely understand Link's words, but she did not say anything more either. She only bowed her head.
Link looked at her. The corner of his lips lifted all of a sudden, and he said, "However, they're very lucky. I happen to need the lives of those dark creatures to strengthen myself!"
"Follow me closely. I will teach you some simple application of abilities. Try your best to get some assists to pick up some EXP..." With that, he held [Red Sky] and walked toward the teaching building step by step.
Behind him, Angel Yuna fluttered her wings and followed.
Yang Xuerou faltered for a moment before her eyes curled up into a smile, and she followed him with quick steps.
The corridor that was originally considered rather spacious was already full of bodies now.
Fresh blood started flowing down from an unknown place. Blood was everywhere—on the handrails and the stairs.
Not a single clean stepping ground could be seen.
A strong metallic scent filled the entire space, making one sick to the stomach.
In the first moment Yang Xuerou stepped into this teaching building, her pretty face had already become ghastly pale.
Link took a glance at her and said nonchalantly, "Priests have a basic skill called [Invigorating Spell]. It can rejuvenate a human body's energy spirit in a short time and allow a sleepy, exhausted person to be full of spirit!"
"Given your profession talent, there should be a similar enhanced edition of the skill... Close your eyes and properly contemplate the ability inside your body..."
As it goes, all roads lead to Rome. Although Link was a Summoner in his previous life, he had reached a certain height and met too many powerhouses and enemies. He essentially knew the various professions' abilities like the back of his hand.
He wasn't all-rounded, but he would have no problem guiding a newbie like Yang Xuerou.
For the skills of each profession in [Doomsday Online, other than making use of skill books to master them directly, one could also gain them through one's own comprehension. More often than not, the skills that came from one's own comprehension would fit one better than the skills learned from skill books.
"I feel it... a warm force..." Yang Xuerou was indeed very talented. Under Link's brief guidance, she very quickly learned to employ the power inside her body. A milky white ray then spread out from within her.
A warm aura enveloped the duo.
Link instantly felt much more energetic.
[Ding! You have received the blessing effect of Holy Heart · Invigorating Spell. Injuries healed, and the speed of vigor restoration is increased by 50%. Duration: 30 minutes!]
Ha, it was indeed an enhanced edition? On top of restoring vigor, it can even speed up the healing of injuries. This skill is virtually an endurance artifact in battles! Most importantly, the duration is a full 30 minutes. For ordinary Priests, the [Invigorating Spell] they cast can only last about ten minutes. The effects are also nothing close to this.
"How do you feel?" Link asked with a smile.
"Much better! It feels like I've slept as long as I like!" A speck of surprise flashed across Yang Xuerou's eyes. Such an inconceivable force being employed from her own hand literally felt like a dream.
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Chapter 8: Demon Sealing Arrow Luo Xingyao
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Angel Yuna led the way. Link and Yang Xuerou appeared extremely comfortable. If it weren't for the broken limbs scattered all over the ground, one might have thought they were shopping.
Before Doomsday arrived, classes were taking place at Dragon City No. 1 Middle School.
The population of this teaching building was horribly dense. Perhaps that was the reason why there were more dark creatures than other emptier campuses.
There was non-stop howling. Occasionally, one could hear ear-piercing screams from upstairs and downstairs. They were mostly from the girls.
They were born with weak bodies. Coupled with indulgent lifestyles, they were unable to do anything except scream when faced with danger. They couldn't even escape.
It was a pity they were trapped in such a situation. Unless they were trained in the Lion Roar and could stun dark creatures, they could only scream their lungs out!
Oh, no! Their screams still served some purpose. The screams could attract more dark creatures to come and tear them apart!
"Link, look!" They had come to the window of a classroom on the second floor.
They looked in through the window.
More than ten corpses were lying on the ground. One could no longer imagine how they looked when they were alive.
There was blood everywhere. It had already coagulated, and the ground was stained black. The air was also filled with a disgusting stench.
In the corner, a boy and a girl were holding each other, trembling.
"Don't kill us, don't kill us..."
The couple's eyes were expressionless. It seemed they were terror-stricken. They hugged each other tightly like a drowning person clutching straw.
The Skeleton Swordsman didn't care about their begs for mercy. It grinned widely, baring its fangs. It raised its long sword and slashed straight down.
The slash would cut off their heads cleanly.
Upon seeing this, the couple's eyes were suddenly filled with despair and fear. They couldn't even scream. It was as if something was strangling them.
"Link!" Yang Xuerou appeared anxious as she grabbed Link's sleeve. She was speechless.
Link grabbed her hand and shook his head. "It's okay!" As he said that, they could hear the wind gush.
An arrow enveloped with blue energy shot through the window at the other end of the classroom and pierced straight through the Skeleton Swordsman's forehead.
The Skeleton Swordsman sensed danger and lifted its head immediately. However, it was too late!
The arrow was extremely fast and powerful. In the blink of an eye, it went through the Skeleton's forehead and penetrated its [Soul Fire].
Patter!
The Skeleton Swordsman fell to the ground with a thump.
The couple was shocked by the unexpected turn of events. When they recovered from their surprise, they quickly dashed for the exit.
When she saw them in the corridor, Yang Xuerou subconsciously asked, "Are you alright..."
Both of them were momentarily stunned. It seemed they didn't expect to see their teacher here. However, this was just for a moment. Without saying a thing, they ran straight toward the staircase.
Growl!
At that moment, a group of Skeleton Swordsmen appeared nearby.
They had sensed Link and his party and charged toward them, roaring. They slashed frantically with their longswords.
Without waiting for Link to say anything, Angel Yuna humphed and greeted them with her wings.
A holy light shone as she swung her cross scepter like a club.
Every swing that hit the Skeleton Swordsmen was like the blazing sun's rays on residual frost, purifying and eroding them.
In what seemed like the time it took to take a breath, more than ten Skeleton Swordsmen turned into ashes.
The leveled-up Yuna dealt with these low-leveled dark creatures like cutting vegetables.
Seeing such a scene, Yang Xuerou calmed down. She turned around and found an amused Link staring at the scene in the classroom. "Link, what are you looking at?"
She followed his gaze but could only see a broken hole in the window at the other end of the classroom.
"Demon Sealing Arrow..." Link mumbled as the corners of his mouth curved up. "I didn't expect to meet that haughty lass here!"
Demon Sealing Arrow Luo Xingyao, one of the top ten masters in the former Top 100 Human Alliance League.
The [Archer] profession was the well-deserved king among all professions. In that era, the [Archer] profession was closely associated with the name 'Luo Xingyao.' Although she was female, nobody dared to underestimate her ability.
There were countless masters in the Human Alliance. Yet, eight or nine out of ten didn't dare to face Luo Xingyao's arrows head-on. Her style was extraordinary, and her whereabouts were ethereal. She often wore a cold expression as if nothing could affect her.
Only Link knew that that lass was haughty but warm-hearted.
"Who?" Yang Xuerou didn't understand.
"Nothing!" Link shook his head, turned around, and asked, "Today... Is something big going on in the school?"
Yang Xuerou paused, thought for a while, then said, "The National Mathematics Competition ended some time ago. Our school took first place. If I remember correctly, today should be the awards ceremony!"
"So, that's why..." Link came to a sudden realization. He was utterly indifferent to these things.
"What is it?"
"Most of the dark creatures in this building are gathered upstairs. They should be attracted by the dense number of people on the top floor!"
The top floor of this teaching building was the largest conference room in Dragon City No. 1 Middle School.
It was able to accommodate 2,000 people! The whole school's teachers and students would gather there for the first class every year.
"What?" Yang Xuerou's expression changed. "Isn't it very dangerous up there, then? The two students from just now went upstairs as well!"
Link pouted and said, "There are a lot of people on the top floor, and there is sufficient security. It shouldn't be too bad... However, I can't assure the safety of the two students who just went up!" Although he said so, Link knew that it was almost impossible for them to get to the top floor via the staircase with this number of dark creatures around.
"Ah—"
Just as he thought that, they heard two sharp screams from above them.
Yang Xuerou turned pale. She could tell that the screams belonged to the two students. Guilt could be seen on her face. She should have stopped them. If she had, nothing would have happened then!
Link knew what she was thinking. He comforted her and said, "Everyone has their own fate. There's not much you can do about it, nor does it have anything to do with you..."
Yang Xuerou shook her head. It was obvious she couldn't accept what Link said.
Link sighed in his heart. It was not simple for a kind-hearted person to learn how to be cold-hearted. But after thinking carefully, if Yang Xuerou was not so compassionate, she wouldn't stand a chance of becoming a legendary Holy Priest!
"Alright, stop thinking!" He patted her shoulder and said, "Let's go up. I hope they can hold on until we arrive!"
The number of corpses on every level increased as they went up.
In some corners, the corpses were stacked up like mountains.
Some corpses were torn apart by dark creatures; others were trampled to death.
Everyone climbed up the staircase for their lives. In order to avoid the killing demons behind them, they forgot the demons in their hearts. This was human nature during Doomsday.
As Link had expected, the number of dark creatures upstairs was several times more.
When the dark creatures saw Link and his party, they madly charged toward them.
"Holy Light Purification!" Yuna raised her staff high, and a holy ray baptized the surrounding like the sun's rays.
The undifferentiated ranged attack caused all the dark creatures within ten meters of the surrounding area to erode.
[Ding! Successfully killed Skeleton Soldier 1. Gained EXP 1]
[Ding! Successfully killed Skeleton Swordsman 1. Gained EXP 10]
[Ding! Successfully killed Skeleton Swordsman 1. Gained EXP 10]
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Chapter 9: Killed By The Sword In A Split Second
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Yuna's [Holy Light Purification] was a calamity of epic proportions to this group of dark creatures.
After all the dark creatures in the immediate vicinity were wiped out in an instant, the rest that was further away seemed to have developed an instinctual fear and dared not come any closer. Unfortunately, Link wouldn't let them off even if they didn't attack.
Yuna's wings vibrated, and she moved at a shocking speed. No dark creature could escape her pursuit.
[Ding! Your summoned Holy Angel has advanced to Level 4!]
After clearing all the dark creatures on the third floor, Yuna's EXP bar had filled up, and she leveled up to Level 4. Her stats had increased again!
Yang Xuerou, who was with her, also gained a lot of EXP due to the buff she had cast on Link. She had gone directly from Level 1 to Level 4! Her level was now the same as Link!
Link glanced at his EXP bar subconsciously. It's 85%! Tsk, there are at least 100 dark creatures on this level, which is worth 1,000 EXP at least. If it were someone else, they would have no problem gaining three levels at one go. However, I can't even get to the next level!
A Taboo-grade profession is strong, but it really is a pain in the a*s to level up. However, I get ten times the benefits compared to others when I gain a level. The world is still fair!
Soon, everyone came to the fourth floor.
This floor was mostly dance classrooms and indoor sports fields. The terrain was empty.
When [Doomsday Online] started, these places happened to be unused. Hence, there were not many corpses on the ground. There were only some unlucky people who were trampled to death by the crowd.
At a glance, one could see five stage-two Undead Knights wandering around. There were also more than 20 Skeleton Swordsmen and a bunch of Skeleton Soldiers.
There was no need for further words. They would fight whatever they encountered.
Yuna was able to win against an Undead Knight easily at Level 1. Now that she was at Level 4, she could take three on at the same time with no trouble at all.
The last remaining Undead Knight led the Skeleton Swordsmen and Skeleton Soldiers under its command and charged toward Link fiercely.
The Undead Knight and the skeleton horse under it were nearly three meters tall together. Such a large and burly body charged at extreme speed, full of deterrence.
If it were an ordinary person, their limbs would probably go weak, and they might not even be able to dodge the attack.
Yang Xuerou turned pale. She instinctively wanted to grab Link's sleeve for a sense of security, but she withdrew her palms rationally. In her heart, she said, I can't obstruct him!
Link looked at this scene calmly and waited until the Undead Knight charged forward before taking any action.
He took a step forward, pressed his palm on the sword's hilt, and yanked the sword out of its sheath.
The fiery-red sword glowed, and its target was the skeletal horse's head!
In a classroom in Dragon City No.1 Middle School's laboratory building.
A tall and beautiful girl was staring at the opposite teaching building. Her eyes were sharp and bright. She was unforgettable!
Beside her, a muscular man with a sad face asked, "How's it going, Xingyao?"
"Not too optimistic!" Luo Xingyao shook her head, frowned, and said solemnly, "They are almost all dead!"
"Why?" The person was surprised. "There are so many people in the conference room, yet only a few have awakened abilities?"
Luo Xingyao said, "There are some, but not enough!"
"That means we can't depend on them to rescue us after they get themselves out of trouble!" The man appeared dejected.
Both of them were Awakened and had exceptionally good abilities. If one was able to solo kill a Skeleton Swordsman, they were definitely talented. However, they couldn't do much against the dark creatures that seemed to be appearing without end with their tiny bit of ability.
Now, they were trapped in this laboratory building and barely able to protect themselves.
They had thought that if they held on, they would be saved when the large group of people in the conference room broke free. It now appeared that the reality was much crueler.
The people they thought would be their saviors were now barely able to protect themselves.
"Unless there is someone who is stronger than the monster knight..." Luo Xingyao muttered. However, she knew that it was impossible as soon as she said this.
No matter how strong an individual was, what could they do in front of an army of dark creatures?
Her awakened talent was very strong, and she could easily kill most of the dark creatures that were ravaging the campus today. However, she had to escape once she encountered the knight that was on the skeleton horse!
It was simply too strong! Its speed and charging force were so immense that it was practically a small tank.
She had seen an Undead Knight smash through three to five concrete walls in succession, yet its power remained unabated.
It was so strong that people didn't even harbor the thought of resisting.
Dragon City No. 1 Middle School had many such beings. There were more than ten in the conference room on the opposite building's top floor. One was at least four meters tall. Just looking at it was enough to make one's scalp go numb with fear.
In just a few charges, no fewer than 400 people in the conference room were already dead.
"Do we... really have to start trying to escape?" said the muscular man, depressed.
Luo Xingyao didn't respond. She just looked straight at the other side.
At this moment, she appeared surprised. She suddenly put her hands on the window sill and leaned forward. She stared at the opposite teaching building's fourth floor unblinkingly as her breathing sped up.
A slight figure was fighting an Undead Knight head-on!
Boom!
The bones of the skeleton horse were as hard as rock; it was also powerful enough to easily kill an elephant with a high-speed charge.
Under the young man's sword, it looked extremely weak.
Crack!
Its skull cracked, and Red Sky instantly penetrated the skeleton horse's head.
Afterward, a three-foot-long sword aura suddenly extended from the blade and pierced into the Undead Knight's abdomen.
The Undead Knight suddenly froze, and the Soul Fire in its eyes flickered wildly as if in a final struggle to stay awake.
It opened its mouth to roar, but a flame burst out from its mouth before it could make a sound. The flame spread, swallowing its entire body.
"This... how is it possible?" In the laboratory building opposite the teaching building, Luo Xingyao trembled.
"What's wrong? What happened?" The man behind her approached her quickly. He had never seen Luo Xingyao look so unnerved.
Luo Xingyao didn't speak, but the intense emotional roller coaster in her eyes could not be hidden.
The man followed her gaze. He picked up a telescope and placed it in front of his eye. He couldn't help but curse. "F*ck! I'm not dreaming right..."
He saw a tall Undead Knight shrouded in crimson flames without even the strength to struggle.
In just a breath's time, it had completely turned into ash!
[Ding! Successfully killed Undead Knight 1. Gained EXP 100!]
[Ding! Cross-level kill detected. Gained an additional 100% EXP!]
Listening to the prompts, the corners of Link's mouth curved up slightly.
The [Strength] attribute of a stage-two Undead Knight was much higher than that of the other stage-two [Doomsday Online] players except those of the [Fighter] profession.
It roughly ranged from 300 to 400!
For those stage-one [Doomsday Online] players who had yet to understand how [Doomsday Online] worked, it was a completely inaccessible area. After all, most players' [Strength] attribute was less than 20 points.
Link was different. His [Strength] attribute was more than 700—which was nearly twice that of an Undead Knight.
Also, he had Red Sky—a sword—in his hand. Even if he had to clash with the enemy head-on, he would not lose out.
"I'm becoming less and less like a Summoner..." Link glanced at his right hand—which was holding the sword—and laughed at himself.
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Chapter 10: Undead Knight Commander
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The dark creatures on this floor didn't stop Link and his party for too long.
About three minutes later, they headed to the fifth floor. The fifth floor was also this teaching building's highest level.
Yuna's beautiful face suddenly became serious. "Master, there's a very strong dark aura nearby!"
Eh? Link frowned. To be able to make the powerful Yuna take this seriously, it seems that an incredible dark creature has appeared in this conference room.
Boom!
The sound of chaos could be heard from the stairwell.
It was as if the wall was collapsing, and continuous screams could be heard.
The moment they stepped onto the fifth floor, they could smell an unprecedented strong scent of blood as the wind blew toward them. They couldn't help but frown.
The doorway was full of corpses, and there was a sticky spot under their feet. There was nowhere for them to stand.
"Ah!" Yang Xuerou suddenly exclaimed.
Link followed her gaze. The conference room's broken door couldn't block his view.
Corpses were all over the floor, and not one of them was a complete, whole body.
The ground was stained red and was turning black. Blood and mangled internal organs could be seen everywhere. The stench was repulsive.
In the spacious conference room, more than 200 people were barely breathing.
There were a large number of Skeleton Swordsmen and Skeleton Soldiers in the conference room's corner, especially near the door, preventing the people inside from escaping.
On the other side, Undead Knights riding skeleton horses were neatly lined up and were ready to charge towards the remaining people.
"Ah—"
Undead Knights came and went like the wind. The survivors—who were already exhausted—couldn't dodge at all, and more than a dozen lives were quickly lost.
Before they could take a breather, the Undead Knights turned around and charged at them again.
"Quick... quick dodge!"
"Save me! My leg is cramping up..."
"Give me a hand!"
"Principal, go quickly!" Among the crowd, a middle-aged man with his hair combed back helped another middle-aged man with a receding hairline to dodge quickly.
The middle-aged man with a receding hairline was Lin Jian—the principal of Dragon City No. 1 Middle School.
The middle-aged man whose hair was combed back was Dragon City No. 1 Middle School's security supervisor.
Lin Jian was old and weak; he had long lost his strength. He was only alive thanks to the security supervisor, who had been protecting him. However... the security supervisor could do nothing more.
It was likely they wouldn't be able to dodge the Undead Knights this time.
Lin Jian's pupils dilated sharply. At the critical moment, he grabbed the security supervisor's arm and pushed him out with unknown strength.
"Principal, you... Ah!" The security supervisor never thought that the principal, who he had been so loyal toward, would actually push him out at this critical moment.
"Zhang Yuan... I will remember your kindness. When these creatures are gone, I will take good care of your family!" With the death of the security supervisor, Lin Jian got a pocket of time in exchange. Lin Jian clenched his teeth and rolled on the ground in a rather embarrassing manner. He managed to stay alive as he avoided the hooves of the Undead Knight's skeletal horse!
"Ah, this old fogey... is still the same!"
Link and Yang Xuerou stood outside the door and saw everything clearly.
In the memories of his past life, Lin Jian had committed countless wrongdoings to others just before Doomsday came..
Relying on the fact that he was the principal and had many henchmen around him, he took over Dragon City No. 1 Middle School's various resource allocations and did all the things that he didn't dare to do before or didn't have time to do.
Some prettier girls were unable to escape his clutches.
He was one of the culprits behind Yang Xuerou's death. This was also just one of the disgusting things he had done.
"Shameless!" Yang Xuerou frowned and angrily scolded, "As the principal of Dragon City No. 1 Middle School, he actually exchanged the lives of the people around him for his own. What a brute!"
"Calling him a brute is being too easy on him..." Link looked away from Lin Jian. He had already given him the death sentence in his heart.
Glancing at the Skeleton Swordsman who had already noticed them, Yuna immediately greeted it with comprehension. She swung her scepter, and light poured out from her [Holy Light Purification]. Almost instantly, the dark creatures disappeared without a trace.
"Fireball!" The lights in the conference room were already damaged. It was dark inside, but a dazzling flame suddenly lit up and attacked one of the Undead Knights.
Link squinted his eyes as he looked for the person who released the [Fireball].
It was a young man in black formal attire. He was well-dressed and handsome. He looked like the standard portrayal of a tall, rich, and handsome man.
"Yan Lanxi, [Fire Sorcerer, Gold-grade [Warlock] Hidden Profession!" Link slowly remembered this person.
Yan Lanxi was from a distinguished family. His father was a major shareholder of a listed company, and his mother was an official. He was born with a silver spoon. The most annoying thing was that he was very smart and had a very high IQ. Before [Doomsday Online] started, he had been recruited by a famous foreign university. He could be described as a man who was both brilliant and wise.
Countless men hated him. However, he currently appeared battered and exhausted. His clothes were covered with dust, and he didn't have his usual calm look. He wasn't very high-leveled. His [Fireball] skill was at its lowest level. Every time he used this skill, he would need to rest for quite a while, but he had no problem fighting against Skeleton Soldiers and a handful of Skeleton Swordsmen.
Earlier on, his seemingly gorgeous spells had even earned him a lot of applause. Everyone treated him like a hero and flattered him, but everything changed when the Undead Knights appeared. Even though fire spells had a certain restraining effect on dark creatures, his flames were too weak.
Piak!
The Undead Knight, who was targeted by Yan Lanxi, flicked its spear. The [Fireball] broke up and turned into sparks.
With a low growl, all the Undead Knights locked onto Yan Lanxi and charged forward together.
"Damn it!" Yan Lanxi immediately turned pale. He tried to dodge, but his weak physique as a [Warlock] made him unable to avoid the Undead Knights' lock-on.
Seeing that he was about to fall into a hopeless situation, an ice-blue figure flashed by and swept him away.
"[Extreme Ice Combat Maiden] Xue Linglong, Diamond-grade [Fighter] Hidden Profession!" Link's eyes lit up, and then he muttered, "I remember that Xue Linglong only has one arm!"
In his past life, he had never been to this conference room, or perhaps he never had a chance to do so.
Only now did he realize that these two had once been the guardians of Dragon City No. 1 Middle School's remaining personnel and that they were both in the conference room at this time.
According to history, no more than ten of the nearly 500 people in this conference room would escape alive. Most of them were also crippled. They died outside without getting timely medical attention. They were almost all wiped out.
If I guessed correctly, Xue Linglong should have lost her arm here. Stage-two Undead Knights are not something [Doomsday Online] players can challenge at their current levels. Moreover... Link's pupils dilated as he stared at the tallest Undead Knight in the middle.
Stage-two Undead Knight Commander, Level 7 Elite Leader.
It was almost a stage-three monster! It was so strong it drove people to desperation.
"No wonder they are so organized and disciplined..." Link suddenly comprehended the situation. "It turns out they were training soldiers!"
With the Undead Knights' strength, the dark creatures could quickly kill all these people even if they fought separately. However, the Undead Knights charged at them repeatedly, taking their time every time. It seemed like they had started to play a game with them.
As a leader-level dark creature, the Undead Knight Commander retained some intellect. Under its commands, the other dark creatures used this group of humans to practice their charging.
Xue Linglong saved Yan Lanxi in the nick of time. Before they could catch their breath, they realized that the group of Undead Knights had locked onto their position again.
They were charging toward them at a faster speed.
"Jump out the window!" yelled Yan Lanxi. "Below is the indoor gymnasium's viewing room. With our physical attributes, we will only be slightly hurt!"
Xue Linglong's heart skipped a beat, and she hesitated. At this moment, the rest would be doomed if the only two people who were capable of fighting left. They wouldn't be able to escape death.
"What are you waiting for?" Yan Lanxi roared as he turned around and jumped out the window.
Shatter!
The sound of glass breaking could be heard outside the window.
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Chapter 11: Direct Confrontation With The Boss
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The Undead Knights had come to the front. Xue Linglong glanced at the teachers and students hiding in the corner, grit her teeth, and stretched out her long leg to kick the wall. Her body then folded back on itself. With a clever feint, she dodged a spear, which almost cut her face.
"Great awareness!" Link looked at her, and there was a flash of appreciation in his eyes.
Xue Linglong had yet to gain enough battle experience at this time. The fact that she had such spot-on spontaneous reactions was proof that she was extremely talented. Moreover, she chose to stay with the teachers and students.
This kind of behavior seemed a little stupid to Link. If it were him, he would definitely not stay. However, he had to admit that she was adorably stupid. At least, he couldn't bring himself to dislike her.
Pant!
Xue Linglong returned to the crowd, panting heavily. Her hair was stuck to her forehead with sweat, and she looked quite bedraggled. She looked at the people around her. Her mind whirled, thinking about how to get out.
"They... they are attacking again. Classmate, hurry up and stop them!" Lin Jian suddenly screamed. He rushed to Xue Linglong and shoved her frantically, trying to get her to stand out and face the Undead Knights. However, with his physique, how could he move Xue Linglong, an awakened Extreme Ice Combat Maiden?
Instead, he staggered and almost fell.
Xue Linglong glanced at him with disgust. Others might not have noticed when Lin Jian pushed the security supervisor out earlier, but she saw it all. She had already labeled Lin Jian as a shameless villain; there was no way she would listen to him. In actual fact, this group of Undead Knights was rushing towards her whether she wanted them to or not.
The crowd dissolved into chaos. They fled, trampling everything.
More than 20 lives were lost again. Everyone was completely exhausted. They were unlikely to survive the next charge!
At this moment, the Undead Knights' neat ranks suddenly separated.
The Undead Knight Commander appeared on its mount. It pointed its spear—which was thicker than the spears usually carried by Undead Knights—forward.
Rumble!
The skeleton horse raised its front hooves high and let them fall heavily.
The hooves' huge impact caused cracks to spread outward like fine cobwebs on the floor. It looked as if the floor was about to collapse.
The Undead Knight Commander didn't want to play any longer; it intended to end the battle!
"Ah—"
"I don't want to die... don't want to die..."
"Help... who will save us!"
"Mother..."
Xue Linglong's heart tightened, and her pupils constricted suddenly. The thought of impending death filled her mind.
The Undead Knight Commander turned into a black shadow and darted forward. It was an unstoppable and terrifying force. Even the air crackled.
The sharp spear was pointed directly at Xue Linglong's head.
Xue Linglong had no time to do anything else. All she could do was raise her right arm—where blue energy coalesced—in front of her and lowered her head. After that, she felt despair.
In her heart, she knew that this little bit of energy was simply not enough to resist the Undead Knight Commander's attack. Her actions were merely a conditioned reflex.
She was prepared for excruciating pain and even death. However, for some reason, the expected attack didn't happen. Instead, a very pleasant sound of metal clashing against metal reverberated.
She raised her head. A figure blocked the light in front of her. The figure was not tall. Rather, it was a bit thin. However, in the eyes of Xue Linglong, it was very impressive!
"You should be the highest-ranked monster in this school..." Link looked at the Undead Knight Commander in front of him, and the corners of his mouth curved up slightly.
The Undead Knight Commander looked at the human who had appeared in front of it in astonishment. Its anger then surged, and the strength in its hands increased substantially. It wanted to crush the tiny insignificant human being with its brute strength. However, it didn't expect that the young man's arm, which held the long sword, would not waver at all.
This human... actually had power that was on par with its own! How was it possible?
At this moment, the large conference room was extremely quiet.
Everyone stared at the scene before them blankly. Subconsciously, they gulped. Everyone knew how powerful the Undead Knights were. Just now, even Yan Lanxi and Xue Linglong, two very powerful people, barely managed to survive the Undead Knights' attacks.
Not to mention, the Undead Knight in front of them was clearly stronger than the others that had come before. But why... was this young man—who had appeared from nowhere—able to block its full-powered blow so easily?
"Link... is that you?" A sweet female voice came from the crowd behind him.
Link turned his head and saw a beautiful but dusty face.
Qiao Ruowei, Ling Ge's class monitor, and also the school belle! She was also one of the commended people in Dragon City No. 1 Middle School's commendation ceremony. She was extremely bright and beautiful, the recipient of admiring and envious looks. However, Doomsday came so suddenly and unexpectedly that she almost died.
"It's really you!" A surprised smile appeared on Qiao Ruowei's face. It was as if she had met her savior. "Are you here to save me?" She bit her lip lightly. If it were some other less dangerous time, the lip biting would be very attractive. However, her face was currently all dirty!
Link ignored her. Actually, the two of them were not close. God knew why the woman had developed such an unrealistic delusion. Instead, he glanced at Xue Linglong—who was squatting behind him—and quietly asked, "Can you still stand up?"
Xue Linglong was slightly startled. She stood up and walked to Link's side, then posed as if she was ready to fight. "Yes!"
Link sneered instead, "If you can stand up, move away, Don't affect my performance!"
Xue Linglong was startled. Silently, she wondered if Link was going to face the terrifying monster alone? She was about to say something, but she swallowed her words and quietly retreated into the crowd upon seeing Link's completely indifferent eyes.
"Do you know Link?" A voice sounded next to her ear.
She turned her head and saw that it was Qiao Ruowei. Immediately, she shook her head. "No. I only know his name!"
When Qiao Ruowei heard this, she subconsciously checked out Xue Linglong's body. Her eyes flashed with unconvinced anger before she fell silent.
Roar!
The Undead Knight Commander roared angrily and raised its spear high. The black air swirled around the spear blade like a small tornado. The Undead Knight Commander charged at Link, aiming straight for his chest.
The corners of Link's mouth curved up slightly. Holding [Red Sky, he stepped forward to meet the Undead Knight Commander head-on.
The next moment, [Red Sky]'s aura burst out, entangling with the black energy.
In the laboratory building opposite, Luo Xingyao and the other person stared intently at the battle in the conference room. They were utterly shocked.
"My god... Where is that crazy guy from? He actually clashed head-on with that guy?" The muscular man licked his dry lips, disbelief apparent on his face.
They knew too well just how powerful Undead Knights were. They were something they had no hope of winning against. Furthermore, the one that Link was fighting against was clearly not an ordinary Undead Knight. Just looking at the amount of power in its movements and gestures were enough to make one's scalp go numb.
But Link... was actually holding his own?
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Chapter 12: Holy Charge
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"So strong..." Luo Xingyao's breathing quickened, and strong yearning and pursuit flashed in her eyes. That was the kind of power she wanted!
Dang!
The weapons clashed, and the powerful impact caused the skeleton horse beneath the Undead Knight to be pushed back a few steps.
On the other hand, Link didn't move at all. His smile was still the same as before, insipid as ever.
"ROAR... die!"
The [Soul Fire] in the Undead Knight Commander's eyes expanded crazily, and it actually spoke. With a violent roar, it controlled its mount to charge towards Link with all of their might.
A mist of death surrounded its body. It was like a piece of a pitch-black sharp sword. It was also like a large hammer as it charged toward Link with a seemingly unstoppable force.
Suddenly, the entire conference room—which was already insufficiently ventilated—echoed with a roaring noise that sounded like a ghost crying as the air was compressed by this terrifying force.
Death Charge!
The Undead Knight Commander's exclusive skill!
Link's mouth curled up slightly. He changed his single-handed grip on the sword into a two-handed grip, holding the sword in front of his chest vertically.
[Red Sky]'s sword body suddenly shone brightly, and thousands of tiny runes lit up at the same time. The surrounding temperature suddenly increased by several-fold, and even the air began distorting.
In Link's eyes, an endless sea of fire could be faintly seen.
"Red Sky God Flame!"
Swoosh!
Holding the sword in front of him, Link swung it downwards, creating a scarlet wave of sword energy that cut across the air.
The sword energy rubbed against the air and actually transformed into a raging fire in the next instant, growing. It spread at a mad speed, swallowing up the entire space in front of him.
Everyone turned their heads away subconsciously, afraid to look.
The light was so dazzling, and the temperature was so high that it even seemed to burn their sight.
"Ah—"
Ghastly howls resounded through the sky as if they were ghosts enduring endless torment in hell like in the legends, causing those who heard these howls to be frightened!
In the laboratory building opposite, Luo Xingyao and her friend became even more shocked. They could see more from their vantage point.
The sea of ??flame formed by Link's sword directly swallowed most of the teaching building's fifth floor; it also almost instantly turned the walls in the direction the sword pointed toward into ashes!
The reinforced concrete had no room for resistance under this terrifying flame.
The man beside Luo Xingyao swallowed and said uncertainly, "Is he... a Sword Immortal?"
"Maybe..." The light in Luo Xingyao's eyes flickered.
In their cognition, the power that Link exhibited had completely exceeded the scope of humanity's capabilities.
"Is it over?"
"Are we saved?"
"Great!"
In the dilapidated conference room, the survivors hugged and wept, their faces filled with joy from surviving the disaster.
The female students stared at Link's back with bright eyes full of gratitude and yearning as if they were looking at a great hero in a fairy tale who saved the world.
Unbeknownst to them, Link wasn't interested in them at all. On one hand, he saved them because he didn't want Yang Xuerou to be sad. On the other hand, it was because Xue Linglong's talent and character were both not bad.
As for the others, he saved them because they were on the way, that's all!
[Ding! Successfully killed an Undead Knight 1. Gained experience 100!]
[Ding! Detected that you have killed a unit with a higher level than you! Awarded bonus experience 100%!]
[Ding! Successfully killed an Undead Knight 1. Gained experience 100!]
[Ding! Successfully killed an Undead Knight Commander 1. Gained experience 300!]
[Ding! Detected that you have killed a unit with a higher level than you! Awarded bonus experience 100%!]
[Ding! Congratulations on reaching Stage One, Level 5!]
A series of notifications sounded in Link's ears.
Not only did this move—[Red Sky God Flame]—kill the Undead Knight Commander just now, but the nine Undead Knights behind it also failed to escape.
Link's mouth curled up slightly, and he placed the sword back into the scabbard as his eyes scanned the ruins in front of him.
Two flashing lights appeared at the spot where the Undead Knight Commander died!
Link walked up and picked them up, finding a skill book and a black spear.
[Death Charge] (Silver): Skill book. After learning, you can cast Death Charge. Gather all the strength and charge forward a certain distance. During the charge, become immune to all control skills and 40% of the frontal damage. Hitting the target can cause a lot of damage, knockback effect, and stun effect. Cooldown time: 30 seconds!
[Undead Spear] (Silver): Weapon. Condensed from the mists of death in the abyss. It has a decent lethality. The wounds inflicted by this weapon can apply corrosion effect and weakening effect to the opponent.
"As expected of a boss-level monster! The drop rate is quite high!" Link was quite surprised because the monster drop rates were quite low in [Doomsday Online]. Just now, Link cleared the dark creatures in the entire teaching building, but not a single thing dropped.
Now, two drops appeared together. This was really quite a surprise. Also, it was quite rare for two Silver-grade items to drop from a low stage monster. Of course, items with such a grade were still too low for Link.
Let's bless the skill book first! Thinking this, Link directly used Supreme Blessing on the [Death Charge] skill book!
Buzz!
The next moment, the skill book in his hand quickly turned its pages.
Dots of light appeared out of nowhere, gathering together and forming a ball of light as they slowly fused with this skill book's every page.
Gradually, Link clearly saw the words on the cover page being erased. Other large, golden words then replaced them—Holy Charge!
[Holy Charge] (Legend)
Description: The exclusive ability of the legendary paladins who guard the light.
Effect: Charge in the specified direction, accumulating power on the way, and cause 250% area-of-effect damage in a small area upon hitting the target!
Additional: Apply additional knock-up, stun, and silence effects to target for 5 seconds.
Additional: Immunity to all control and damage during the charge for 3 seconds.
Cooldown time: 30 seconds.
Tsk tsk!
High strength-attribute damage bonus with multiple control effects. It also granted immunity to control and short-term invincibility. This was really an incredible skill for close combat.
Just this skill alone was enough to double the combat power of any [Doomsday Online] player.
For those professions that focused on the strength attribute, this skill would increase their combat power even more.
For Link, with his current high strength attribute, he would be able to dominate all existences in the same stage once he learned this skill!
Without question, Link directly chose to learn this skill. Therefore, a golden skill icon appeared in his skill list.
Name: Link
Profession: Great Void Taboo Master [Taboo]
Race: Human
Level: Stage One, Level 5
Strength: 875
Intelligence: 617
Constitution: 858
Agility: 784
Equipment: [Red Sky] (Epic)
Skills: Void Summoning Spell, Red Sky God Flame, Holy Charge (Legend), Unison of Heaven and Earth
Talent: Supreme Blessing [SSS-grade]
Summoned creature: Holy Angel (Super God)
Status:
. Godhood Ladder (from summoned creature): Obtain 30% of the current summoned creatures' attributes!
. Holy Heart · Invigorating Spell (from Holy Priest): injury and energy recovery speed 50%
(PS: Attribute= basic attribute equipment attribute bonus summoned creatures' attribute bonus)
Very good, very powerful!
The Supreme Blessing skill had a three-minute cooldown time, so Link had to wait a while before he could bless [Undead Spear].
Link turned around and looked toward the survivors. Lastly, his eyes landed on the principal—Lin Jian—and his mouth curled into an inexplicable smile.
Seeing this, Lin Jian instantly walked out and smilingly said, "Student, you are really a young hero! I actually didn't know that our school has a highly-skilled person like you. I haven't been doing my job as a principal well!"
"Student, you have done a meritorious service by saving us! Once this matter is over, I will definitely submit a request to the provincial minister to give you a certificate of outstanding student and a sum of monetary reward. How does this sound?"
Hearing this, Link squinted his eyes slightly, gradually moving closer to the principal. He insipidly said, "You are too courteous, but I don't want any of those things!"
After he said this, Lin Jian's pupils suddenly shrank.
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Chapter 13: Death of Lin Jian
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Lin Jian sensed the coldness in Link's eyes. His face couldn't help but go stiff, and he subconsciously took two steps back. He then said, "Then what do you want? Go ahead and tell me. I will satisfy you as long as it is within my power!"
"Really? Then I shall thank you first, principal. Actually, I don't want much. It's something very simple!"
"I just want your life, that's all!" Link smiled very, very happily.
The words Link said caused Lin Jian's limbs to go cold. His face turned very ugly, and he laughed dryly before saying, "Student, this joke isn't funny..."
"You think I am joking with you?"
Lin Jian looked at Link's insipid eyes and instantly panicked. "Student, is there a misunderstanding between us..."
"Don't worry! There definitely isn't any misunderstanding. You are the person I want to kill, the principal of Dragon City No. 1 Middle School, Mr. Lin Jian..." Link's mouth curled upwards, and his right hand slightly moved, drawing out [Red Sky] by a bit.
The sword intent built up and had yet to be released, but it was enough to cause Lin Jian's scalp to go numb.
With eyes full of fear, Lin Jian said, "Student, don't be impulsive! We can talk things over. Here, how about this? There are many female students here. Quite a lot of them are quite good-looking too. You can take whoever you take a liking to. I promise I won't tell anyone! I can even help you cover this up and ensure they won't dare to sue you..."
"If you want money, I will go to the bank and withdraw money immediately after we leave here. Both cash or online transfer is fine!"
Once he said these words, an uproar broke out among the crowd, especially the female students. All of them had a good impression of Link in their hearts. Under normal circumstances, they definitely wouldn't refuse to develop a closer relationship with him. However, when Lin Jian treated them as commodities in exchange for his own life, it was impossible not to get angry!
"Principal, what are you saying?"
"I never thought that you are actually this kind of person!"
"You are an animal! How can a person like you be worthy of being a principal?"
"Scumbag..."
Lin Jian didn't have the energy to care about what they were saying now. His eyes were fixed on Link; he could sense that Link really wanted to kill him. However, he had done too many wicked things in his life. Even if he racked his brain, he couldn't figure out when he had offended such a terrifying guy, so he could only try to appease him.
Men... especially, young and hot-blooded men, seek either power or women. Which man wasn't young before! This was what he thought.
Link looked at him in disgust and shook his head. "Killing a thing like you will make my sword dirty!"
Lin Jian's face first went black when he heard this before it filled with delight. He actually knelt down and said, "Yes yes yes, you are right. I am just a piece of trash. I am not worthy for you to use your sword on me. Just treat me like fart and let me go..."
Link didn't look at him any longer. The sword, [Red Sky, was sheathed again. He turned his head and insipidly instructed, "Yuna, purify this rotten maggot's heart! Remember, don't let him die too fast!"
"Yes, Master!" Yuna walked in from outside; her beautiful appearance and holy presence made the hearts of everyone present tremble.
"An angel... Is this a real angel?"
"My God, what is wrong with this world? Even an angel has appeared!"
"Even skeletons climbed out to kill people. What is so surprising about an angel appearing as well... Shouldn't the focus now be on the angel's way of addressing Link? She actually called Link master?"
Xue Linglong stared at Yuna dazedly, then fixed her eyes on Link. He has such powerful strength. He holds a godly weapon that I've never seen before, and now even the legendary angel obeys his orders... What kind of person is he?
Xue Linglong only felt like she was looking at a flower in the mist, not able to see anything clearly. But for some reason, she felt like she was being demonized. The more unclear it was, the more she wanted to get closer to him.
Beside her, Qiao Ruowei subconsciously hid in the crowd slightly when Yuna appeared.
The angel was too gorgeous and majestic... while the current her was in a pathetic state.
Most of the other women who were better looking also behaved like Qiao Ruowei.
Whether it was out of vanity or concern, those who cared about their beauty were always afraid of such cruel contrasts, especially when in front of a man who seemed to descend from heaven and had just saved their lives.
Instinct drove them into wishing that they only displayed their best.
Link didn't know that Yuna's appearance would cause such a commotion in the crowd.
Yuna herself wouldn't care about such things even more; she only listened to Link's orders. She raised her scepter high, and holy light gathered towards it.
The entire dilapidated conference room was suddenly flooded with warm currents, and everyone felt a warmth that came from the heart. It was as if the injuries on their bodies were being healed quickly and getting better.
Except for Lin Jian!
For him, the golden holy light was like a flame that burned his skin. Every bit of it brought him almost endless pain.
"Ah—" His face distorted, and his body curled into a ball as he frantically rolled on the ground. He wanted to roll into the crowd as if that would bring him some sense of security.
Plap!
At this moment, a foot suddenly kicked his lumbar spine with lots of strength, directly making him stumble and fall to the ground.
"Ah! W-who kicked me!" Lin Jian yelled in pain and looked back, meeting a pair of blue eyes.
A pair of cold and ruthless eyes!
Xue Linglong!
"You..." Lin Jian's face became even more ugly. The physical pain and the despair in his heart left him in agony. "Y-you bunch of sluts. If I die, you guys will suffer too. All of you are... accomplices!" Lin Jian shouted with all his might, "The people on top won't let any of you escape!"
Hearing this, everyone panicked. This group of students, who had yet to enter the adult world, had received civilized education since childhood and had respect and fear for the judiciary.
Being the principal of Dragon City No. 1 Middle School, Lin Jian had indeed built quite a wide net of connections in his years at Dragon City.
His words indeed scared quite a lot of people.
"Humph! If the people on top really came to arrest people, you will be the first one they arrest!" Xue Linglong stood out, looked at Lin Jian with disdain, and said, "You pushed the security supervisor, who protected you, toward his death in order to live. Did you really think no one saw that?"
"What? Such a thing happened?" The students were all shocked. The scene was very chaotic just now. They were trying their hardest just to stay alive and didn't have time to notice such a thing.
"I can testify! I saw it with my own eyes too. He really did such a thing!" Qiao Ruowei stood out, secretly glancing at Link. Her face was slightly red, but it was uncertain whether it came from anger or because she held her breath.
"He really deserves to die!"
"Kill him!"
The crowd didn't hesitate anymore.
"A bunch of naive children..." Link shook his head and laughed. It looked like they still hadn't realized the reality that the apocalyptic world had descended.
If he wanted to kill Lin Jian, he would do it even if there wasn't any proof that Lin Jian deserved to die, let alone seek their approval.
Times have changed; the only truth now was their own strength. Unfortunately, it was uncertain what price these students needed to pay to see this fact clearly.
Lin Jian knew that all hope was lost, and his heart instantly went dead.
The scorching holy light landed on his body, and flames gradually appeared. The flames caused him so much pain that he would rather be dead.
But Yuna had received Link's instruction not to let him die quickly. She controlled the strength of the holy light so that Lin Jian wouldn't die anytime soon.
Under the endless pain, Lin Jian could only feel his body slowly becoming charred bit by bit; it then turned into ashes.
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Chapter 14: Version Update?
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After Lin Jian died, the dilapidated conference room fell into silence.
Everyone's attention was on Link. It was like they were waiting for him to say something.
They had experienced an unforeseen event and were unable to protect themselves. Thus, they subconsciously looked for something they could rely on. They previously relied on Principal Lin Jian and his security team. Now that Lin Jian had died, they placed their hopes on Link.
However, Link didn't seem to realize this. He stood on the broken half of the corridor's balcony and looked into the distance without saying a word.
His silence made the others look at each other. They didn't know what to say.
Thankfully, Yang Xuerou walked in at this moment. Her kindness and warm heart gave these sorry children a sense of motherly care.
Soon, a series of sobbing sounds could be heard in the corner.
"There are still ten more days!" Link narrowed his eyes and looked beyond the limits of his vision.
Today was the first day of [Doomsday Online]. According to his memories of his previous life, the number of tragic deaths in Blue Star reached one-fifth of its total population on this day.
That was twenty-plus billion! It seemed like a lot, but Link knew this was just the beginning. This was just an insignificant beginning.
Ten days later, all human settlements in this world, large or small, would face the first monster siege after [Doomsday Online] began!
If one had to describe this siege using the standards of online games, it would be... version update! But in actual fact, it was a thorough bloody elimination round.
Bloody rivers were no longer enough to describe the tragic battlefields. Only those who survived were qualified to accept further challenges.
After the first siege ended, the era of dark creatures temporarily ended. What welcomed the humans next was the Zerg Swarm nightmare.
Although many dark creatures had invaded Dragon City, they were not powerful enough. As long as one found the right method, even novice [Doomsday Online] players could deal with all the monsters except Undead Knights.
When the best of them rose above the rest and killed more low-level monsters, they would level up and become more powerful. Soon, there would be a person who would be able to hold their own against the Undead Knights.
In his previous life, Dragon City also organized a private army composed of powerful [Doomsday Online] players. They established a safe zone in the center of Dragon City in just a few days, providing the survivors a place to live.
They were once full of confidence, thinking they would be able to drive the dark creatures out and liberate Dragon City sooner or later.
But when the day of the monster siege arrived, they realized how naive they were.
Numerous dark creatures flooded the city like the tide. There was no end to them.
Was there 100,000? One million? Or ten million?
Nobody knew because most of the people had died.
In this huge army of dark creatures, the Undead Knights were the most insignificant ones. There were even stronger monsters like Evil Bone Beasts, Undead Archers, Dark Priests, Necromancers...
The most powerful of them all was the stage-four Evil General! It was not something that players could go against at that stage.
Dragon City fell, and the survivors migrated to other cities nearby. A lot of them died on the way.
According to statistics from the next generation, 98% of the entire Blue Star's cities completely fell that day.
The settlements which humans depended on for survival became ruins. A large number of [Doomsday Online] players had to establish camps in the dangerous wild and led precarious lives.
As for Link—who was severely wounded in that battle—was down and out.
"Heaven gave me a chance to start over again. I will definitely not repeat the same mistakes in this life!" His thoughts drifted further and further, and he became a little distracted.
He didn't even notice when Yang Xuerou came beside him.
"Link!" Yang Xuerou called out again.
"Huh?" Link recovered from his distraction and smiled apologetically. "Sorry, I got distracted!" Then, he asked, "Teacher Yang, what did you say just now?"
Yang Xuerou repeated herself. "The principal is dead. What do we do next? Everyone is waiting for you to say something!"
Hearing that, Link looked around the room subconsciously and realized that everyone had their eyes on him.
They had glimmers of hope in their eyes!
After pondering for a while, he stepped in.
Yang Xuerou walked beside him while Angel Yuna followed behind him.
When Link entered the conference room, a flash of tension and hope appeared in surviving teachers' and students' eyes.
"Do you want to live?"
The question he asked confused everyone.
"Link, what kind of question is that? Who would want to die? Besides, didn't you kill all those monsters?" said Qiao Ruowei.
At this moment, she had already washed the dust off her face. A few wet strands of hair stuck to her forehead, adding some delicate charm to her bare, beautiful face. She looked at Link with a smile on her face, as if she was joking.
Hearing what she said, the others couldn't help but smile knowingly.
Link was unmoved. He looked at her seriously. "Do you think I'm joking with you?"
"I..." Qiao Ruowei froze. She was fearful of Link's seriousness.
"Also, why are all of you smiling?" Link looked at the others and smiled sarcastically. "You don't really think that everything is over like this!"
"Link? What do you mean?" Trembling, a timid girl among the crowd asked, "Aren't the monsters all dead?"
Link bluntly said, "All dead? Indeed, if you are all so naive, you will all be dead soon!"
Everyone's expressions changed instantly.
It was as if they didn't understand why their savior, Link, appeared so cold toward them in the blink of an eye.
"You have two choices. One is to be loyal to me. From now on, you will do whatever I want you to do! If you are not willing, I won't force you. Resign to your own fate!"
Hearing this, the crowd suddenly went into an uproar.
"What? Loyalty?" Everyone looked at each other at a loss.
"Who are you to curse us to die?" someone said, unwilling to submit.
"What era are we in? You're still so backward. Do you want to be a feudal lord?" Some people sneered.
"That's right! You can't talk like this, even if you can fight!"
"To think we still treated you as a hero. I didn't expect you to be such a person... When the top leaders investigate the cause of the principal's death, don't expect us to testify for you!"
Hearing the crowd's comments, Link's expression remained unchanged. He had a thorough understanding of human nature. This little unrest didn't affect his disposition, not even by a bit.
At this moment, Xue Linglong stepped forward and asked with uncertainty, "Link, do you know something?"
Qiao Ruowei spoke up for Link as well. "That's right. Everyone, calm down and hear Link out. He's not the type of person to speak without thinking!"
"What more is there to say? I've seen plenty of such people. He thinks he can do whatever he wants just because he's a little stronger than others. Everyone, let's go. I can't be bothered with him!" A male student wearing glasses walked out and snorted at Link.
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Chapter 15: Loyalty? Spear of the Frosty Moon
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His name was Duan Xueming, the president of Dragon City No.1 Middle School's Student Union. His studies were good, his character impeccable, and his family was wealthy. He was quite popular in school, especially so with girls.
But everything changed today. Too many terrifying things had happened. He was scared to the point that he wet his pants. It was embarrassing... Luckily, no one noticed.
It just so happened that Link had descended upon them like God and defeated the monsters, gaining much admiration and respect. This filled Duan Xueming with jealousy and dislike for Link.
In particular, goddesses like Xue Linglong and Qiao Ruowei were riveted by Link, which made him particularly unhappy.
"What's so great about him? So what if he can fight... Ah!" He walked out the door with disdain. However, once out, he instantly went pale with fright. His body went weak, and he crumpled onto the ground.
There were already 300 to 400 corpses in the conference room.
Duan Xueming thought that his heart was strong enough. However, when he walked out of the door and saw the scene on Dragon City No.1 Middle School's campus, he realized that he had greatly overestimated his psychological endurance!
There were dead bodies everywhere he looked!
They all died differently; barely any two were the same. There were ruptured internal organs everywhere; pools of congealed blood were all over the ground. The entire campus had been painted red and black.
Of course, this was not the worst part of what he saw. The scariest part was what was in the distance. They were on the fifth floor and were relatively high up, so they could see the scene outside the campus.
Wandering dark creatures were everywhere as far as the eyes could see. The prosperity and tranquility of the past were no more. The numerous high-rise buildings were in ruins at the moment. There were even dismembered corpses hanging on the wires of the shorter telephone poles. They seemed to have been thrown off a tall building.
The whole city looked like a scene from purgatory. None of it looked like a place where humans lived.
"What's the matter? What's the fuss?!" The few people behind him mumbled as they walked out.
Like him, they were immediately stunned, and their lips trembled violently.
This strange scene immediately aroused the curiosity of other people. At the same time, a strong sense of foreboding grew in their hearts.
Almost everyone rushed to the door, then they all froze as if petrified.
"No... it's impossible..."
"Grandpa, my grandpa lives in that building. I'm going to look for him..."
"Calm down. There are monsters everywhere outside. How are you going to get out?"
"Father, Mother, where are you?"
"Dragon City... is gone!"
"Where are the police? What are the police doing? Why is no one doing anything about these monsters?"
Some people were disheartened, some were upset, some were fearful, and some were crying in grief...
Fear and confusion once again ran rampant among the people!
"The times have changed, everyone—" At this moment, Link's voice slowly sounded behind them.
Everyone turned around reflexively and focused their attention on Link again.
"The end has come. Everything that was will no longer exist! Social order has collapsed. There are no longer doctors in the hospital. Shopping malls are also occupied by dark creatures. The judicial buildings have been abandoned, and the troops have been overwhelmed... No one will save you without compensation! To live, there must be sacrifices!"
As soon as he said this, everyone looked at each other, their eyes full of confusion.
"I agree!" Xue Linglong was the first to stand out. With a serious expression, she said, "I'm willing to pledge loyalty to you. I will do whatever you ask me to do in the future!"
"Linglong, do you know what you are saying?"
"Are you crazy?"
There were unbelievable expressions all around. They were unable to understand why Xue Linglong made such a decision, especially some of the boys. Their jealousy peaked when they heard their goddess say 'I will do whatever you ask me to do' to a man.
Faced with all the comments directed at her, Xue Linglong remained unfazed. She stared at Link intently, as if awaiting his response.
Link looked at her for a moment before suddenly asking, "Do you know how to use a spear?"
"Ah?"
"This!" Link took out the Undead Spear.
"Yes!" Xue Linglong nodded. "I've been learning martial arts since a young age, and I specialize in the spear!" She suddenly thought of something, and her breathing quickened. She asked, "You want to give it to me?"
Earlier, she clearly saw that this spear was the one Link got from killing the mighty Undead Knight Commander.
Just by looking at the Undead Knight Commander's might, it was obvious that the spear was exceptionally powerful. It was far more powerful than ordinary weapons made of iron.
"Give you?" Link shook his head with a smile.
When Xue Linglong saw this, a ray of disappointment flashed in her eyes. Yes, why would he give me such a powerful weapon? How long have we known each other?
In the next instant, Link said, "I can't give away rubbish like this!"
The cooldown period for his Supreme Blessing talent was over!
The pitch-black Undead Spear in his hand was immediately enveloped by a layer of golden light, and it began to shine.
Buzz!
Not long afterward, wisps of coldness emerged.
The golden light faded and became an icy cold aura.
[Ding! Blessing is complete!]
[Ding! Congratulations on obtaining Spear of the Frosty Moon (Diamond)]
[Spear of the Frosty Moon]
Grade: Diamond
Strength: 60
Intelligence: 50
Constitution: 35
Agility: 29
Additional skills:
[Frost Force] (Passive): When attacking, there is a 20% chance for a frost effect to be applied to the enemy; frost effect slows the target's actions by 30% for 4 seconds.
[Frost Spike] (Active): Release 12 sharp frost spikes to attack the enemy, and comes with large amounts of ice attribute damage. There is a 25% chance for the enemy to be frozen for 2 seconds. Cooldown time: 3 minutes.
"Um... it's average, but it will do!" Link held it in his hand and looked it over. Then, he threw it to Xue Linglong.
Xue Linglong quickly caught it. Immediately, the Spear of the Frosty Moon's attributes appeared in her mind. "This... this is?" Xue Linglong was in a daze. "For me?"
She was not blind. She naturally noticed that this weapon was totally different from the Undead Spear.
Magical Weapon!
The eyes of the people around her were riveted on the spear. If nothing else, they could tell that it was extraordinary just by looking at its design.
She got something like this from just a simple declaration of allegiance?
Many people in the crowd were moved!
Link calmly said, "Since you will work for me, I will naturally not treat you badly. This weapon is just average, so you can make do with it first. If you make contributions in the future, there will be rewards!"
"Is it really for me?" Xue Linglong was still filled with disbelief.
"Okay, stop making a fuss. You've always looked cool and collected. What happened?" Link arched his brows and said, "There's an Undead Knight over there. Go try out the spear!"
Xue Linglong's pupils constricted slightly, and her gaze followed Link's finger.
Sure enough, an Undead Knight was slowly coming toward them.
She had fought Undead Knights more than once before and almost always failed miserably. It had left a psychological scar.
She hesitated.
Link looked at her and said softly, "Are you telling me I have misjudged you?"
Hearing that, Xue Linglong's head snapped up. Misjudged me? The words cut into her heart like a knife!
A pair of pale hands gripped the Spear of the Frosty Moon tightly. She bit her lip lightly and strode towards the Undead Knight.
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Chapter 16: Xue Linglong, Whose Ability Soared
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"Hey, Linglong, don't listen to him. He's letting you go and court death!"
"Exactly! That monster is so formidable; how is it something that can be dealt with with a worn-out spear? All he knows is how to make things look mysterious deliberately!"
The people around took turns to dissuade her; the gazes cast toward Link became increasingly unfriendly.
Link remained unmoved.
Right now, Xue Linglong had walked to the front of the Undead Knight.
Ice rays circulated around the [Spear of the Frosty Moon]; even her entire being had an impeccable aura of a snow lotus lingering around her. At this moment, she felt that her body was filled with strength.
The Undead Knight discovered her and controlled its steed to come charging.
With slightly narrowed eyes, Xue Linglong strode with swift steps. Her figure turned into a blue phantom and vanished, only leaving behind a vague chill.
The Undead Knight missed, and it turned its body and lifted the spear to thrust toward its side.
Ding!
The crisp sound of metal striking each other sounded.
Xue Linglong rose into the air due to the force received and landed stably.
Lifting her head, the glow of confidence began brimming in her eyes. With just this strike, she knew that she already had the capability of fighting Undead Knights. All of this was because of the [Spear of the Frosty Moon] that Link had bestowed upon her.
At that instance, the tips of her feet touched the ground, and she chose to initiate the attack.
Ding ding ding!
Continuous clashes resounded in the spacious schoolyard.
Xue Linglong and the Undead Knight's fight went back and forth, burning with ardor.
"When did she become so strong?"
"Previously, she couldn't even resist one strike from that monster. Now they're actually... fifty-fifty?"
"Is that weapon really a divine artifact?"
The countenances of the people watching changed; their breathing quickened, and their gazes became fiery.
Even though the earlier Xue Linglong was also very strong, her strength was only limited to defeating Skeleton Swordsmen; she could do absolutely nothing to Undead Knights. Otherwise, they would not have been reduced to that state.
However, Xue Linglong's combat ability had soared so much after gaining a new weapon. How could it not surprise them?
They swallowed their saliva as their gazes sized up Link's back from time to time with some unknown thoughts in their heart.
"Frost Spike!"
A delicate shout came from the distance, and the temperature around Xue Linglong sank abruptly. Cold currents indistinctly gathered all around, turning into pieces of sparkling ice crystals with two sharp ends. One would be awed just by the sight of them.
Twelve ice crystal shards instantly took form and struck the Undead Knight together. The terrifying chill immediately turned the Undead Knight into an ice statue.
The [Frost Spike] also triggered the two-second freezing effect!
Xue Linglong made a prompt decision, flying forward and burying the spear into the Undead Knight's eye socket.
Kill!
Xue Linglong looked at the [Spear of the Frosty Moon] in her hand; her face was flushed, and her eyes were smiling.
Like a snow lotus that bloomed in the cold wind, the sight of her had one besotted.
She dashed to Link and said, "I did it!"
Link nodded and said, "Given your talent, it would really have been a misjudgment on my part if you couldn't even finish off an Undead Knight with this spear!"
In other words, this was no big deal.
Xue Linglong promptly held back her smile and nodded while saying, "I will continue to work hard!"
Link made no comment. He then suddenly recalled something and said, "Oh yes, you ought to address me as Lord. Keep that in mind next time, don't be so ill-mannered."
Xue Linglong faltered, a speck of undetectable red flashed across her fair and soft cheeks at once. But she still bit her lip lightly and murmured extremely softly, "Yes, Lord!"
Link immediately nodded in satisfaction.
At this time, a figure suddenly jumped over and smiled fawningly at Link as he said, "Lord, I'm willing to pledge allegiance to you too!"
Link took one glance at him and recognized that he was one of the people who'd mocked him the most previously. Before he could speak, he found that even more people had swarmed before him.
"I want to pledge allegiance to you too. Henceforth, I will do whatever you say. If you say to go east, I definitely will not head west..."
"And me, and me! I can do that too!"
"Lord, Lord~ Look at me, I'm very obedient..."
Link's brows knitted together at once. What are these people? They were dismissive previously. Now that they have seen that there is good stuff, they come running one after another. Did they think I'm a charity hall?
He lifted his head for a look; there was still a portion of people hiding in the corner with conflicted gazes, seemingly still considering.
Another figure squeezed in with his head bowed. He glanced at Link, opened his mouth, and hesitated again.
The corner of Link's lips rose slightly. "Duan Xueming, you also want to pledge allegiance to me?"
Duan Xueming's figure stiffened. A nauseating flattering smile was forced out onto his face that could originally be considered delicate as he said, "Lord, I failed to recognize a formidable person back then! Don't stoop to my level!"
Haha!
Link chuckled. At the next moment, his smile vanished, and he icily said, "Scram!"
This one word was extremely strong, startling everyone around to the point that they trembled.
"A bunch of unkempt fence-sitters, do you think you're worthy of coming under my charge?
The crowd's faces immediately turned a dark red. Even after holding back for a long while, not a sound was heard.
Link arched a brow. "Still not scramming?"
"Let's go, let's go, let's go..."
A group of people scattered in all directions at once.
Only a dozen people in the corner were left; Qiao Ruowei was among them.
Link shot a look at them. Without saying anything, he turned and intended to leave by himself.
All of sudden, Qiao Ruowei spoke up and stopped him. "Link!"
"Yes?" Link's gaze was peaceful.
"Link, my grandfather is alone at home. I don't know how he is now. Could you..." A shred of a plea flashed across Qiao Ruowei's eyes.
"No!" Link said decisively.
Qiao Ruowei did not expect him to be this direct, and her heart sank at once. She said, "On the account that we were once schoolmates, can't you just help me this once? Just this time!"
Upon hearing that, Link wore a scornful smile and walked towards Qiao Ruowei step by step. He leaned in very closely until Qiao Ruowei was a little nervous and flustered.
What is he doing? Is he going to do that here...? It's not appropriate! So many people are watching!
"Fool!" Who would've thought that an icy rebuke would leave Link's mouth once he opened it instead of gentle words?
Qiao Ruowei was stunned. Since a young age, nobody had ever scolded her like this. She had always been very obedient and very outstanding... She was always the 'child of another household' in the talks of the usual parents.
"Why should I help you? Because you have no sense of shame?" Link was extremely blunt; his disdainful smile became increasingly wide.
When the six words 'you have no sense of shame' landed in the ears of the crowd, a commotion instantly broke out.
In an era of peace, using such vocabulary towards a girl was no different from slandering her character.
Qiao Ruowei only felt a lump come up her throat, and some tears vaguely welled in her eyes.
"Cry! Cry it out!" Link scolded lightly.
Qiao Ruowei wrinkled her nose and forcefully held back her tears.
"In the age of Doomsday, everyone finds themselves in danger. Even surviving becomes a problem. Yet, you expect others to help you and also save your grandfather. Why should we?"
"Is it because of this face of yours that could be considered passable, or is it this body of yours that has yet to develop fully?"
Once these words were said, everyone's countenances changed.
Right away, a boy who could not tolerate this came forward and said indignantly, "Aren't you being too much by humiliating a girl like this?"
Link did not even spare him a look; he only stared into Qiao Ruowei's eyes and said, "Is it too much? I'm just saying that I don't have much interest in a child like you... However, there are a lot of people out there who fancy this!"
"In peaceful times, you can maintain your personal integrity because of legal restrictions and your family's protection. However, what do you have now? All the capital you can bring out will increase others' desires to humiliate you..."
"Oh, by the way! There are also those dark creatures out there. Their favorite people to kill are powerless, weak, and incompetent girls who know nothing other than crying like you!"
Every single one of Link's sentences stabbed into Qiao Ruowei's heart like the tip of a knife. Her entire body trembled. It was as if she saw herself being captured by dark creatures, pierced through by spears and longswords, then torn to pieces.
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Chapter 17: Cruel Lesson
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Listening to Link's voice by her ears, the rims of Qiao Ruowei's eyes became red and swollen. Her eyebrows also kept quivering, but she forcefully held back her tears and did not allow them to fall.
With a tearful voice, she said, "That's certainly not the case... I don't believe you!"
Hearing that, the corners of Link's mouth lifted slightly. He grabbed her hair and pulled her whole face to his front.
"Ah—" Qiao Ruowei screamed in pain, her tears finally gushing out.
"Link!" At the side, Yang Xuerou could not bear to watch and spoke up to stop him.
A hint of conflict flashed through Xue Linglong's eyes, but she clenched her fists and remained silent. She began learning how to get used to her identity as a servant.
"Let go of her! What good are you, bullying a girl? Come at us if you have the guts!" The other boys' instinctive feelings of protecting the fair sex started making trouble as each of them spoke indignantly.
Link raised his head and took a glance at the boy who just spoke. [Red Sky]'s scabbard—which was in his hand—abruptly pushed out and struck the boy's abdomen hard, sending his entire being flying out.
The boy immediately spat blood and fainted.
Link then looked at Qiao Ruowei, who wore a look of pain in front of him again, and coolly said, "Believe me now? If I want to, I can freely do anything to you, and you won't be able to do anything to me!"
Qiao Ruowei cried out loud; it was unknown whether it was because of the pain from having her hair pulled, from being provoked by Link's words, or the thought of the cold and gloom thereafter...
No one around spoke; the gazes that were directed toward Link were full of fear.
Link casually flung Qiao Ruowei—who was before him—away, causing her to drop to the ground. He then addressed the crowd. "The law of the apocalyptic world—the strong rule! No one will help you for free, and neither will I..."
Everyone wore doleful looks as if they'd lost hope for the future.
Link swept his eyes around and strode to go down the stairs.
"Hold on! I'm willing to pledge allegiance to you!" Qiao Ruowei got up from the ground. The tear stains at the corner of her eyes were still wet; her clothes were messy, and her hair unkempt, looking piteous. However, her gaze was very firm!
Link did not turn back, and only his indifferent voice sounded. "Sure. Go kill ten Skeleton Swordsmen, and I will accept your allegiance!"
"Why?" she asked in puzzlement. She could not understand why Xue Linglong could be accepted just by saying one sentence while she had suffered so much and yet still faced an even greater ordeal?
Ten Skeleton Swordsmen? What would she use to kill them?
Qiao Ruowei's pretty face was deathly pale.
"I do not take in useless people under my charge. You must either be capable or have potential. Skeleton Swordsmen are the trashiest dark creatures. If you can't even handle them, what use would I have for you?" Link shot a look at her from afar.
He then remembered something and said, "You can pass on these words to the others. Anyone who can kill ten Skeleton Swordsmen on their own has the chance to pledge allegiance to me."
In the laboratory building opposite, Luo Xingyao watched as Link disappeared, her eyes slightly narrowed.
She then held the man beside her, directly opened the door, and walked out.
"Xingyao, what are we doing? It's all monsters out there!"
"Killing monsters!"
Link left the teaching building very quickly and strolled towards the field.
Following behind him were Angel Yuna, Yang Xuerou, and Xue Linglong!
Their beauty was enough to make all the men in the world go mad. What gorgeous scenery this was.
"Link, what you did earlier, wasn't it a little..." Yang Xuerou suddenly started to speak, then hesitated.
"Teacher thinks I went too far?" A faint smile appeared at the corner of his eyes.
"I know your aim is to have them come to terms with reality, but Qiao Ruowei is a girl after all!"
"Haha!" Link chuckled and said, "Teacher, you are my teacher during peaceful times, and you can teach me knowledge. However, it is Doomsday right now... You still have a lot that you need to learn. When I do things in the future, learn more, watch more, and speak less. When time has gone by, you will naturally understand me!"
Yang Xuerou sensed that his tone held some unfamiliarity; she could not help but feel flustered in her heart, as if she was about to lose something. She stopped in her steps, wanting to explain something, but found that Link was walking further and further away without stopping.
"I can tell that he really values you, Teacher Yang!" Xue Linglong stood beside her, watching Link's back view, and softly said, "However, you should not become a person who obstructs him."
"Obstruct?" Yang Xuerou did not understand.
"Heroes emerge in troubled times. A kind person will only die faster. Do you want to bring death to him? Only someone like Link can live freely and easily in Doomsday... We were incapable of this in the past, but we should learn now that we have the chance. You must know that we are already much luckier than many other people!" Xue Linglong sighed lightly and caught up to Link with quick steps.
Yang Xuerou dazedly remained in the same spot, her eyes full of conflict. Link and Xue Linglong's words were wrecking the world view she had established since a young age.
"Obstruct... It turns out that I have actually become an annoying existence unconsciously! It's time to change my thinking!" After a long while, she breathed out heavily, a glow sparkling in her eyes.
Link proceeded nonchalantly, walking amongst the dark creatures like he was idly strolling in a courtyard. He knew that Yang Xuerou thought his earlier way of doing things was a little too much, but as a matter of fact, he could already be considered merciful in this apocalyptic world.
The reason why he kept berating and making things difficult for Qiao Ruowei wasn't because she was an eyesore to him. It was just that she was suitable to be the person to make an example of.
Qiao Ruowei was from a well-to-do family, inherently intelligent, pretty, and had good grades... Her longing for peaceful times was the strongest among all the students.
When she was forced to learn of the doomsday's cruelty and accept reality, the rest naturally wouldn't find it difficult to accept.
Humans were like this. When a person who used to be more outstanding than you was reduced to the same state one day, you would feel that it was bittersweet, no matter how bitter the circumstances were.
The apocalyptical world had just arrived. Most people currently had yet to change their mentality from peaceful times. To others, especially girls like Qiao Ruowei, they would feel rather empathetic.
When Link hit her and humiliated her... it would be easy for the others to identify with her feelings and feel indignant in their hearts, regardless of whether they were male or female! Therefore, the effect would be the best!
Actually, such a method would only work in the beginning of Doomsday.
When the future situation becomes increasingly severe and more and more people die, their hearts will become colder and colder... Rarely will anyone care about what happened to others.
Dragon City No. 1 Middle School's field was huge. Presently, it was also occupied by the dark creatures roaming everywhere.
The majority were low-level monsters like Skeleton Soldiers and Skeleton Swordsmen.
Link directly made Yuna shine her Holy Light, which formed a ring around them. It did not consume much of her energy. Just the Holy Light's aura was enough to frighten and stop those skeletons from coming near.
Throughout the journey, they essentially did not act to kill dark creatures.
Firstly, it was because these low-level monsters gave Link very little EXP now, and he needed a lot of EXP. Even if he killed all of them, he might not be able to advance by half a level.
Secondly, if he were to kill all of them, wouldn't that group of students have no monsters to kill?
Doomsday was here. The entire human race faced an unprecedented crisis. No matter how strong one's individual capability was, who would dare guarantee that they could do well alone?
The bitter pills of being a lone wolf, the Link in the previous life had had enough of them.
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Chapter 18: Subduing Luo Xingyao
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Link was once a lone ranger. Although his survival was guaranteed, his quality of life was almost the same as that of a savage. He always worried about food, slept in the open, and ate in the wind most of the time.
Those feudal lords who established political power and wielded absolute power enjoyed life like a celestial being. They had tens of thousands of [Doomsday Online] players under them, and it was easy for them to do anything.
Now that he had the chance to relive his life, he would be able to form the most powerful force in the world and emerge on top with his talent and abilities. Right now, this was just the first step.
Although Dragon City No. 1 Middle School was just a school, there were quite a few players with high potential hidden within. Even those who were unknown in his previous life might not be weak.
Just like Yang Xuerou, who became a legendary awakened Holy Priest this life. But in her previous life, she died tragically at the hands of a traitor before she could succeed.
The assessment he set was not easy for ordinary people.
It was important to know that even the weakest Skeleton Soldiers were stronger than ordinary people in all aspects of physical abilities, let alone Skeleton Swordsmen! But Link had no intention of letting them fight with dark creatures head-on.
It took brains to fight. In other words, talent. Those who could pass the assessment were not mediocre. There was value in training them. As for those who didn't pass, they could do whatever they want.
Their life and death had nothing to do with them.
Link sat on top of a rock, lying on his side quite leisurely.
As time passed, Dragon City No. 1 Middle School began to get lively. It seemed that the students had spread the word to the others. Some were skeptical, but most of them were willing to try.
Dark creatures were everywhere. It was a matter of time before they had to face them anyway. Thus, they might as well try to fight them on their own accord. It was just that their combat skills were rather pathetic.
Some people held mops, which the Skeleton Swordsmen chopped into pieces with one slash. They almost had their entire hands chopped off.
Some that were stronger wildly swung tall door panels. They exhausted themselves but didn't even touch the Skeleton Swordsmen. In the end, their heads were cut off by the Skeleton Swordsmen.
When the others saw that these people had lost their lives, they became frightened and began clamoring a slogan that they would rather stay alive.
Link got disinterested and turned around so that he didn't have to look at them. Suddenly, he heard a loud noise.
Link looked up but only saw two figures walking on the edge of the field.
One of them was strong and tall. He held a mountain knife in his hand; his attacks were widely-ranged. When he swung it around, one could faintly see the sword energy surrounding the blade, which could easily cut the Skeleton Swordsmen's bones.
The surrounding Skeleton Swordsmen were attracted and surrounded him, but they could do nothing to him.
About five meters behind him stood a tall, glamorous woman holding a traditional compound bow that was as tall as half a person. She aimed and shot at the Skeleton Swordsmen surrounding the strong man.
Her actions of bending the bow and pulling its string were smooth. One could easily tell that she was skilled at archery.
Her technique was accurate, and light lingered on the arrow. Her arrows could easily pierce into the Skeleton Swordsmen's [Soul Fire]s and kill them.
Their teamwork was orderly, and they soon killed more than 20 Skeleton Swordsmen. Of course, they were exhausted after this.
Link's eyes lit up. As the two people got closer, the corners of his mouth curved up slightly. "It's them!"
Luo Xinghe, [Silvermoon Sword Emperor, Gold-grade [Fighter] Hidden Profession.
Luo Xingyao, [Demon Sealing Arrow, Epic-grade [Archer] Hidden Profession.
These two people were notoriously powerful in his previous life, especially Luo Xingyao. She was known as the King of [Archers]!
She was one of the top ten masters in the Top 100 Human Alliance League.
"They really are siblings!" Link pouted. In his previous life, Link and Luo Xingyao became friends through fighting.
Due to certain reasons, Luo Xingyao hunted down Link for a whole year. Link had no choice but to go on the run. However, Link was, amazingly, caught in a life or death crisis, and Luo Xingyao was the only one who was willing to save him.
Soon, they became rare confidants.
He understood this crazy woman too well. She was determined to pursue greater strength but was very haughty.
In the Doomsday era, when human lives were worthless, she never lost her original morals. Even if she starved to death, she was unwilling to do things that went against her morality. She was indeed an odd character in this dark era.
Link once scolded her, saying that she would be killed by her haughtiness sooner or later.
At that time, she indifferently replied, "I don't have to follow what other people do. Similarly, others can't follow what I do!"
Such was indeed the truth. As a female, she broke through and became an existence that many looked up upon.
As for the Silvermoon Sword Emperor, Luo Xinghe, Link had never come in contact with him.
Link only heard of his forthright character. He was Luo Xingyao's elder brother. The two depended on each other in this apocalyptic world and had a deep relationship.
As he thought that, the two approached Link.
Luo Xinghe wiped the sweat off his forehead and casually said to Link, "Hey brother, we're here!" He didn't even conceal the admiration and joy in his eyes.
Earlier, he had used a telescope to see Link's battles from the dormitory building.
He admired Link's combat power, which explained why he called Link 'Brother.'
"I didn't expect that the first people to pass this assessment would be the two of you, who were watching us from a distance!" Link slowly sat up with a smile on his face.
Luo Xinghe was startled, then suddenly grinned. "Brother, you actually knew!"
Of course, Link knew. He discovered them long ago.
Besides, Luo Xingyao's profession, [Demon Sealing Arrow, came with a passive enhancement of the five senses. She could sense everything that happened in the conference room, the teaching building, and the laboratory building, which was only a few dozen meters away.
She could hear everything Link said. As such, their meeting was not surprising.
Luo Xingyao didn't appear too happy. In her opinion, this assessment was not very difficult. It was only natural that she completed it. She looked at Link with a piercing gaze and asked, "If I pledge my loyalty to you, what can you give me?"
Link was stunned. His stiff expression remained, and he chuckled. "I can guarantee your safety through Doomsday. Isn't that sufficient?"
Luo Xingyao shook her head. "I can stay alive by myself very well!" She said that casually but confidently.
Link had no doubts about that. After all, she was Luo Xingyao.
"This familiar haughtiness..." He sighed softly in his heart, jumped off the rock, walked to her front, and stretched out his hand.
Luo Xingyao frowned, not understanding his actions.
"Give me your bow and arrow!" As Link said that, the corners of his mouth curved up slightly.
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Chapter 19: An Unexpected Outcome
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"You can use bows and arrows?" asked Luo Xingyao in confusion when she heard what Link said.
"You talk too much nonsense!" said Link as he grabbed the bow and arrow. He nocked the arrow, drew the bow in one fluid motion, and then aimed at a Skeleton Swordsman nearby.
Luo Xingyao wanted to stop him, but she was stunned the moment Link drew the bow. At that moment, she felt a different vibe from Link. She could not explain it, but she felt a strong instinctual draw towards him.
"Go!" Link loosened his fingers, and the arrow bolted off the bowstring, flying through the air and turning into a bright beam of light. It continued to spin like a huge air vortex.
The arrow plunged into the skull of the Skeleton Swordsman.
Boom!
The Skeleton Swordsman's skull exploded suddenly as if the arrow that hit it was loaded with explosives.
The scene was spectacular.
Everyone was stunned! They all clearly saw that Link had only used ordinary arrows—the same type Luo Xingyao previously used—but why was there such an effect?
"What... kind of arrow is that?" Luo Xingyao's eyes flickered, and her breathing quickened.
Seeing this, Link knew that he had achieved his goal. The corners of his mouth raised slightly, and he said, "Storm Spiral Arrow!"
Link was not well-versed with the bow and arrow. This shot was taught to him by Luo Xingyao in his previous life. Storm Spiral Arrow was a technique created by Luo Xingyao in the early days of her past life. The principle behind it was not difficult, but it now seemed like a magical technique.
Link looked at Luo Xingyao. "Is that good enough?"
Luo Xingyao's eyes shined brightly, and she nodded. "Enough!"
Link smiled lightly. He had used Luo Xingyao's own technique to win her over. It made for an interesting thought.
Luo Xinghe quickly walked to Link after witnessing what he had done. He clasped his hands and bowed. "Lord!"
Indecision flashed in Luo Xingyao's eyes. In the end, her red lips opened slightly, and she lowered her head. "Lord!"
This extremely arrogant woman is calling him Lord willingly, tsk... Link suddenly felt removed from reality.
All these highly-talented individuals who had gathered under his command brought him a step closer to the top position of power he aimed for in [Doomsday Online].
Moreover, Link could give his people the equipment they needed to get ahead of all the other [Doomsday Online] players with his talent.
Equipment, skills, gear... Everything they got would be the best.
If a person like Luo Xingyao was given enough resources and had Link's guidance, she would definitely be able to surpass her previous life's self.
Under Link's cultivation, even a slightly less talented genius like Luo Xinghe could easily surpass the past Luo Xingyao.
At this moment, Link felt full of confidence!
Time slowly passed.
Legends about Link spread more and more widely. As a result, a large number of people created teams to kill Skeleton Swordsmen. They hoped that they would be protected by someone powerful, or even better, that they could have power like that too.
However, most of them joined on a spur of the moment decision. They went weak when actually faced with Skeleton Swordsmen. How could they fight? They were scared out of their wits before the fighting even started. The overwhelming majority of people gave up halfway!
Less than 20 people still persisted with the assessment.
Link had already expected this. In fact, he thought that more people should give up. Their number now was not low.
Actually, although the Skeleton Swordsmen were strong, they were not so powerful that an ordinary person could not deal with them.
Everything stemmed from the fear of the unknown!
Once one overcame their initial fear, they had a much higher chance of winning.
"Ah—" A dark muscular man took a big gulp of alcohol, and his eyes immediately turned red.
His brute strength surged. He rushed forward and forcefully bumped into a Skeleton Swordsman.
The Skeleton Swordsman was knocked back by the force.
The man then took out a fruit knife, grabbed the Skeleton Swordsman's head, and stabbed it vigorously. However, the Skeleton Swordsman's bones were as hard as stone. The man's knife had gone blunt without doing any damage until he accidentally thrust the knife into the Skeleton Swordsman's eye socket!
Hiss!
The Skeleton Swordsman suddenly stopped moving, and its [Soul Fire] gradually extinguished.
The sound of a successful kill notification rang out in his mind.
The man was stunned for a while. He looked at the Skeleton Swordsman body in his arms and recalled what he had just done. Gradually, a wave of ecstasy rose within him.
"Brothers, the eyes of the damned skeletons is their weak point. Their eye sockets may be empty, but they die when stabbed in the eyes!"
When the people around heard him, they all looked over.
Seeing that there was really a dead Skeleton Swordsman at the feet of the person speaking, their hearts thumped loudly.
On the other side, someone yelled, "It's true! I killed a skeleton too!"
By this time, everyone was getting excited.
Holding various weapons in their hands, they aimed and stabbed at the skeletons' eye sockets.
"Lord, a lot of people should be able to complete the assessment later since they figured the key to killing these skeletons, right?" Xue Linglong couldn't help but ask as she took in the scene in front of her.
"It's not that easy. Just wait and see!" said Link slowly while lying on the ground with his hands crossed behind his head.
As he predicted, they weren't able to attack and kill the skeletons as easily as they thought they would, even though they had found the skeletons' weak spot.
These dark creatures had strong instincts to protect their [Soul Fire]. When the enemy they faced showed intentions of destroying their [Soul Fire, they would initiate a series of counterattacks.
Unless one was so fast and accurate that the Skeleton Swordsmen could not react in time or were able to react but unable to deflect the attacks, it still wouldn't be easy to kill them.
Furthermore, many people were getting chopped in half by the Skeleton Swordsmen after their attacks failed.
For a time, Dragon City No. 1 Middle School echoed with screams once again.
Only a very small number of people were able to find the opportunity to land fatal blows by remaining completely vigilant and concentrated, carefully avoiding all the attacks of the Skeleton Swordsmen.
Gradually, the number of battlefields decreased.
Ten... seven... two!
Only two people were still fighting!
All the others had either escaped or died...
What surprised Link was that Qiao Ruowei was one of the remaining two people!
"She managed to last until now?" Interest sparked in Link's eyes.
At this moment, Qiao Ruowei's appearance was already beyond wretched. Her hair was disheveled like a madwoman, and she was covered in bloodstains. Her clothes were bedraggled. However, what was exposed was not tantalizing pale flesh. Instead, it was horrifying bone-deep cuts.
Many of her wounds had already become infected and were filled with pus. Her bones could be seen through the wounds.
The long skirt that was originally as white as a fairy had long been soaked through by blood and turned black.
She looked like she had fallen into a dye vat.
At this moment, she was trembling as she faced a Skeleton Swordsman with a dagger in her hand. She was barely able to stay steady on her feet due to the pain she was in.
The Skeleton Swordsman rushed forward.
She gritted her teeth and let herself fall to the ground. She went under the Skeleton Swordsman's crotch, then quickly got up using both her hands and feet. After that, she jumped onto the Skeleton Swordsman's back and wrapped a hand around its neck.
Then, she fiercely jabbed the dagger in her right hand into its eye socket.
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Chapter 20: One Left, One Stayed
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Link squinted his eyes and asked, "How many did she kill?"
"This is the ninth one!" Xue Linglong answered.
"This little lady is really strong-willed; she's actually persevering in spite of the heavy injuries. I am quite impressed by her!" Luo Xinghe nodded and agreed.
"Not bad!" said Luo Xingyao too.
Yang Xuerou didn't say anything—a rare instance—but her eyes betrayed her emotions.
"I didn't think that this little lass would choose the [Assassin] profession..." Link suddenly felt puzzled.
According to his judgment, girls like Qiao Ruowei, who was heavily doted upon when growing up, would choose the [Priest] or [Warlock] profession. Or maybe even the [Archer] profession; that also wouldn't be too surprising for him.
But this girl actually chose the [Assassin] profession! This profession relied heavily on the user's close combat ability, with high requirements for one's reflexes and judgment. An agile body was a must for this profession.
Qiao Ruowei obviously didn't go through this kind of training before. Even if she exercised regularly, that would give her a slim body at most. Her sequence of movements executed just now was quite sloppy. Even a basic stand up and jump also looked extremely clumsy and required her to use both her hands and feet...
However, Link's eyes were extremely sharp and accurate.
Qiao Ruowei had obviously understood part of the essence of the Assassin's essential skill—[Backstab]. Even though she only understood a thread of it now, it was also very terrifying.
Is it her talent? If so, Qiao Ruowei really is a born Assassin! However, why didn't I hear of such a person in Dragon City No. 1 Middle School in my previous life?
In his memory, Qiao Ruowei was like a delicate flower, unable to take any hardships. Although good-looking, she was useless. She didn't have much of a presence too.
Link never saw her again after Dragon City was destroyed. He had always thought that she had died in the city then, but it now looked like that wasn't the case.
"Maybe she always had this talent in her; it just never showed... It was only until I forced her to such a state that she gradually awakened?" Link pondered.
This wasn't impossible! In his memory of the previous life, those who weren't able to awaken a talent at the start of [Doomsday Online] generally didn't achieve much later on. But that wasn't definite. After experiencing all kinds of opportunities or encounters, some people awakened their talent at a later stage and caught up to the others who awakened at the start.
It was just that the probability was very small, so small that it was almost negligible. It now looked like Qiao Ruowei might very possibly be this type of person.
"Indeed, people need to be forced to succeed!" said Link insipidly and smiled.
Other than Qiao Ruowei, Link found another person who remained familiar—Fire Sorcerer Yan Lanxi, Gold-grade [Warlock] hidden profession! The person who escaped by jumping out of the window previously.
He had killed nine skeletons too, only needing one more to pass Link's assessment. At this moment, his eyes were filled with excitement. After killing nine skeletons in a row, he had already grasped the technique required. Even though he was close to the point of fainting now, he still had enough energy left to kill one more skeleton.
However, what happened next caused him to be dumbfounded.
The Skeleton Swordsman in front of him suddenly grew taller by three inches, and the green [Soul Fire] in its eyes turned blood red too.
This Skeleton Swordsman had gone berserk!
After going berserk, this Skeleton Swordsman's strength increased tremendously, and its speed also increased. It practically didn't give Yan Lanxi any time to cast his spell.
Yan Lanxi was in a pathetic state. He was chased after by the Skeleton Swordsman and even had a large piece of meat on his wrist cut off by the Skeleton Swordsman.
Yan Lanxi's face instantly became very ugly. He looked at Qiao Ruowei—who was resting in the distance—and angrily shouted, "What are you still looking at? Come here and help me kill this fellow. If not, we will both die!"
The other Skeleton Swordsmen nearby had all been killed; this was the last one remaining. However, this Skeleton Swordsman had gone berserk; it would kill everything in its vicinity if it wasn't stopped.
Qiao Ruowei rubbed away the blood covering her eyes, grit her teeth, stood up, and charged towards the Skeleton Swordsman.
Unfortunately, the strength and speed of this berserk Skeleton Swordsman were on another level as compared to before.
Their combined might was enough to deal with it too.
Yan Lanxi frowned and said, "I comprehended a powerful spell previously, but I need some time to cast it. Help me to hold him back; I will be quick..."
Qiao Ruowei didn't say anything; she directly charged toward the Skeleton Swordsman with her body that was full of wounds.
This Skeleton Swordsman was too tall. With her current physical fitness, she wasn't able to jump up and kill it like previously. She could only run around it and dodge its attacks, placing her hopes on Yan Lanxi's spell.
Yan Lanxi made a hand gesture with both hands. Then, faint light dots of fire gathered in his palm.
The surrounding temperature gradually increased.
The berserk Skeleton Swordsman seemed to sense the danger, abandoned Qiao Ruowei—who was jumping around it—and charged towards Yan Lanxi with its huge sword.
"Stop it!" Yan Lanxi shouted furiously.
Qiao Ruowei violently charged forward and grabbed the Skeleton Swordsman's arm with all of her strength, but it didn't affect the Skeleton Swordsman's movements at all. Then, she clenched her teeth and threw out her dagger, aiming towards the Skeleton Swordsman's eye socket.
The Skeleton Swordsman instantly stopped and raised the huge sword in front of itself on reflex.
Ding!
The dagger bounced off.
Crack!
"Ah—" The Skeleton Swordsman broke one of Qiao Ruowei's arms, causing her to scream hoarsely from pain.
The Skeleton Swordsman then grabbed her neck, slowly raising her up until she was above its skull.
Qiao Ruowei's face was pale, and she was unable to breathe.
Seeing this, the corners of Yan Lanxi's mouth suddenly curved up, and the fire in his hand flew out as a column of fire that was as thick as an arm.
"Flame Beam!"
The scorching beam of light flashed toward the Skeleton Swordsman, carrying a terrifying heat. After penetrating Qiao Ruowei's abdomen, it landed on the Skeleton Swordsman's skull.
Qiao Ruowei's pupils widened, the life energy in her body quickly flowing away.
The Skeleton Swordsman's [Soul Fire] was extinguished by this attack too.
Plap!
Two figures dropped to the ground one after another, leaving only Yan Lanxi standing.
"Ahahaha..." Pleased with himself, Yan Lanxi laughed loudly, then dragged his tired body and walked up to Link. Panting heavily, he smiled and said, "Lord, only I am standing in front of you in the end!"
Link looked at him insipidly and blandly said, "Is that so?"
Yan Lanxi's heart jumped, feeling that something was amiss on instinct.
Link suddenly stood up and unsheathed [Red Sky].
A crimson wave of sword energy flashed and cut across Yan Lanxi's throat before anyone could react.
"Wh-why..." Yan Lanxi's eyes were popping out. They were filled with puzzlement and unwillingness. Then, he gradually dropped to the ground.
"I only said that I would give one a chance, but I didn't say that I would definitely agree!" Link glanced at the corpse as if nothing happened.
In the apocalyptic world, it wasn't wrong to be selfish. However, nobody would accept the type of person who would backstab their teammates.
In his previous life, Link was betrayed by a teammate before and almost lost his life. Towards this type of person, he only had one method to handle them—Kill them!
He raised his gaze, looking towards Qiao Ruowei's body, which was lying on the ground. Her breathing was almost inaudible.
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Chapter 21: Plan
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"Still not fully dead..." Sensing Qiao Ruowei's weak life force in her body, Link raised his eyebrow. He turned his head and instructed, "Yuna, Sister Xuerou, go save her!"
"Yes, Master!"
"Okay!"
They both nodded and respectively gathered an abundance of golden holy light and milk-white healing light respectively, gradually enveloping Qiao Ruowei's body in the two lights.
A Holy Angel's holy light had the effects of purifying negative debuffs and healing. Coupled with Yang Xuerou's [Holy Priest]-level [Restoration Skill, the wounds on Qiao Ruowei's body healed at a visible speed.
The mist of death on her body gradually dissipated, and life energy filled her body again. She slowly woke up.
However, Link didn't let Yuna and Yang Xuerou heal her completely. They only healed her enough to preserve her life and recover a small part of her stamina.
"I... am not dead yet?" Qiao Ruowei's expression was as if she had seen a ghost.
"You still have one last chance!" Link insipidly said.
Qiao Ruowei instantly understood his meaning and struggled to get up. Then, she walked towards one of the few remaining Skeleton Swordsmen in her sight.
Unsurprisingly, even though the process wasn't an easy one, Qiao Ruowei still managed to kill it.
Pu! Half kneeling on the ground, she violently spat out a mouth of blood. Not a single piece of complete flesh could be seen on her body.
Plap!
A figure appeared in front of her, but she didn't have any energy left to raise her head and see who it was. She could only hear a very familiar voice sounding in her ears.
"Congratulations on passing the assessment!"
Qiao Ruowei smiled from the bottom of her heart. The next moment, her vision went dark, and she fainted.
Not long after, Qiao Ruowei regained consciousness. She felt that her entire body was filled with energy; her mental spirit had also fully recovered. Looking around, she saw Link and his group standing in front and staring at her.
"How long have I slept?"
"Only a few minutes!" said Link expressionlessly.
Qiao Ruowei hurriedly stood up and took in a deep breath. She looked at Link and said, "You said that you would accept my pledge of allegiance if I could kill ten Skeleton Swordsmen!"
Link nodded and said, "That's right! I accept it!"
Qiao Ruowei instantly kneeled and said in a deep voice, "Lord, I beg of you, help me save my grandfather!" Saying so, she bowed deeply and kowtowed.
Link lowered his head, looked at her, and then asked, "You made it so far just so that I will save your grandfather?"
She raised her head. "Yes!"
"Are you very close to your grandfather?"
"He's my only family in this world!" Qiao Ruowei's eyes slightly reddened.
Hearing this, Link squinted his eyes. "I understand!" He nodded insipidly, neither agreeing nor rejecting her.
Qiao Ruowei's eyes contained puzzlement within, but she didn't dare to ask, in fear of angering Link.
Link suddenly stretched out his palm and said, "Give me the dagger!"
Qiao Ruowei was dazed for a while, then hurriedly placed her dagger in Link's palm.
This was only an ordinary dagger made from common iron. It was sharp enough, but it wasn't durable. After Qiao Ruowei used it against the dark creatures for so long, cracks had already appeared on it.
Supreme Blessing! recited Link in his heart. Instantly, silver light gathered and landed on the dagger like drops of starlight.
Qiao Ruowei clearly saw the cracks on the dagger slowly disappear. In its place was a sharpness she had never seen before.
Ding!
[Blessing successful!]
[Ding! Congratulations on obtaining Kiss of the Viper (Gold)]
[Kiss of the Viper]
Grade: Gold
Strength: 20
Intelligence: 23
Constitution: 15
Agility: 30
Additional skills:
[Toxicity] (Passive): When attacking, there is a 10% probability of inflicting [Poison] effect to the target. Stackable.
Qiao Ruowei received the dagger, sensing the information that appeared in her mind.
The instant she held the dagger, her whole person became different. She felt lighter, stronger, and her senses seemed to be more clear! Her mouth instantly opened up slightly, and she showed a surprised expression.
Is this... the dagger I passed to him just now? Why did it become so powerful suddenly? She couldn't help but look towards Link's palm. Could it be that those hands have the ability to turn stone into gold?
Then, she heard Link insipidly say, "I don't have time to waste on things like saving people. Take the dagger and go save him yourself!"
Qiao Ruowei's face stiffened when she heard the words, then lowered her head in disappointment. However, she knew that she didn't have any right in asking Link to do something for her. She was already very lucky to be able to obtain such a powerful dagger!
She nodded and said, "I understand!"
Glancing at the almost dark sky, Link said, "After sunrise tomorrow, I will leave the school and hunt the dark creatures in other areas. If you don't return by then, we won't wait for you!"
Qiao Ruowei bit her lips softly and nodded her head heavily. "Okay!"
Link nodded and said, "Go!"
Qiao Ruowei clenched the dagger tightly and quickly left.
Looking at the direction where Qiao Ruowei left, Luo Xinghe muttered, "There are so many dark creatures outside. I wonder if she can make it back alive?"
"Whether she lives or dies, it's up to her to decide. It has nothing to do with others!" Link's eyes were calm as ever, undisrupted at all.
"Then... what should we do next?"
"Clear all the dark creatures in the school first! If any items or whatever drop, bring them to me!" Link insipidly said.
The dark creatures in Dragon City No. 1 Middle School had already been almost wiped out by Link previously.
Xue Linglong, Luo Xingyao, and the rest were enough to take care of the remaining dark creatures.
On one hand, this would save Link a lot of trouble. On the other hand, the EXP gained from killing these dark creatures was too little for Link; there wouldn't be much use in obtaining these experience points himself. Therefore, he might as well let the others kill these remaining dark creatures and level up from the experience points gained.
There would only be value in them for Link if they became stronger.
Night.
They directly stayed in the hostel for the teachers in Dragon City No. 1 Middle School.
The entire city's circuits were almost completely destroyed by dark creatures, resulting in everything being pitch black.
They could only use candles for light.
Luckily, gas and such could still be used, so Yang Xuerou cooked a hot dinner for them.
After dinner, they sat together as a group, listening to Link's plans for the next day.
"First thing is resources. There are two large-sized supermarkets outside the school. For other necessities, bring back as much as you can. However, you guys must definitely bring back all the food and water there!
"Also, there are quite a number of frozen ingredients stored in the food street nearby. There's enough food there for us to eat for a long time! For this matter, Luo Xinghe, you are in charge!"
Luo Xinghe hesitated and asked, "There are so many things to carry. Do we have enough people?"
"Aren't there still many students left in the school?" Link insipidly said.
"They... will they help?"
After what Link did today, everyone was probably terrified of Link now. Why would they come to help his group carry stuff?
"Ha..." Link laughed softly and said, "Once they become hungry and thirsty, they will work!"
Hearing this, everyone was dazed.
Xue Linglong's eyes brightened and said, "What the Lord means is that they will have food and water if they help, and none otherwise?"
Link glanced at her. "Clever!"
"Then, what if someone doesn't want to help but still wants to eat?" Luo Xinghe asked.
"If that's the case, do you still need me to teach you?" Link looked at him insipidly and killing intent flashed in his eye.
Luo Xinghe instantly lowered his head and said, "I understand!"
"Not just the students, but the survivors outside can also perform free labor for us too! Just kill those that are unwilling to follow orders!"
"Yes!" Everyone nodded.
"Also, another important thing is to search for high-level dark creatures!" Link then said, "They have to be at the same level as the Undead Knight Commander at least!"
"Xue Linglong will go one direction, and Luo Xingyao another. Sister Xuerou... after buffing them, follow me!"
Ever since Link said those words to Yang Xuerou in the morning, the way they addressed each other changed.
Yang Xuerou started to accept Link's ideas; she also became used to following his lead.
Link felt very pleased with her changes.
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Chapter 22: Leaving The School
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Taking into account that while Holy Priest was a Legend-grade profession, they were weak in combat. Thus, Link simply kept her by his side. At least her grasp of the various buff skills would become more and more adept under Link's guidance.
She could greatly boost the combat ability and endurance power of the people around her. This also had to do with her talent!
"Regardless of whether you get any results, you are to return to the school every three hours to report the situation.
"If you have found them, don't alert them! Come back and tell me!
"Any other questions?" Link's final sentence fell as he swept a glance at them.
"No!" said everyone in unison.
"That's all then!"
Everyone separately went off to their assigned rooms to rest.
Link leaned against the headboard, both arms behind his head, as he sunk into thought. "Ten days... It's a little tight!"
Although the siege was a great crisis, it would also be a really huge opportunity if they could withstand the test of dark creatures. Not to mention that the massive number of dark creatures represented a large amount of EXP, equipment, items, skill books...
All cities that could be preserved in the first siege would become the few home cities of the entire Blue Star. They would be the core of the Doomsday era!
They would also be the greatest safeguard for [Doomsday Online] players to survive in this apocalyptic world.
Home cities came with protective auras. Creatures that were offensive to players would not appear within a certain radius of them. Moreover, some players could acquire unique [Life Class] professional skills inside home cities. These skills could allow one to cultivate rations, refine medicines, forge equipment and all sorts of items, and more. This formed a brand-new production chain in the Doomsday era, providing resources and reserves for [Doomsday Online] players.
Humankind relied on home cities to survive and multiply, to keep the fire alive and continue civilization. If one was the master of the home cities, one would be able to gain plenty of indescribable benefits.
Link's road to the peak in this lifetime had to start from the home cities!
For the level-ups of [Doomsday Online] players, other than killing monsters to gain EXP, various kinds of cultivation was another avenue.
Limit training could improve constitution, strength, and agility. Meditation could boost the intelligence attribute. Only, few people would choose these methods in general. One was very dull and very tiring, while the other did not give obvious gains.
It often required a lot of time to raise their attributes by one or two points. However, there were also exceptions. Some people who were more talented could always be struck by inspiration during cultivation and be suddenly enlightened.
They either grasped a certain kind of rare skill or gained a powerful advancement in a certain attribute. However, such things only came by chance. Thus, many people simply treated them as stories to listen to.
But Link was different; he had tasted the benefits of sudden enlightenment.
His Epic-grade [Void Summoner] profession in his previous life had been something he gained from the strange experience of when his mind was roaming the Sea of the Void during meditation.
He was the kind of person whose awakening was acquired. To him, meditation had already become a habit, even though the present him no longer needed to bet on that sort of luck and could gain lots of unbelievable benefits just with his talent. Moreover, meditation's resting effects were much better than that of sleeping.
Dawn the next day. The sky was still dark.
Link opened his eyes on the bed, feeling fresh and energetic.
Looking around, Angel Yuna quietly kept watch by his side. The golden holy light that she radiated caused this room with no candles to remain bright.
He got up and left the room, coming to the corridor outside and stretched himself.
Unfortunately, the bodies everywhere in this campus had already begun to stink. The stench diffused through the air, spoiling his mood a little.
Creak!
The door of the next room opened all of a sudden, and Yang Xuerou walked out.
Presently, she was dressed in black casual wear. The slightly loose and baggy clothes concealed her beautiful figure but gave her a different kind of charm.
"Link, you're... up so early!" She was rather surprised to see Link.
"You're not late either!" Link said without giving a definite answer.
She lifted the hair before her forehead and said with a smile, "I planned on waking up earlier to make breakfast for all of you..."
"No need! We'll just grab some bread, milk, and whatnot and share them later!" Having struggled in the darkness for so many years in his previous life, Link was extremely self-disciplined. Now, they ought to economize wherever possible with their quality of life in such times.
It wouldn't be too late to enjoy after the home cities were secured.
Yang Xuerou nodded upon hearing him. She then went to stand beside Link—shoulder to shoulder—and stopped speaking.
About two minutes later, Xue Linglong and Luo Xingyao walked out from their rooms at the same time. Luo Xinghe also poked his head out of the room on the other end.
"Let's move!" Link said coolly and walked ahead.
The dark creatures within the campus had long been purged. They were silent throughout the journey.
When they arrived at the school gates, Luo Xinghe took the initiative to go forward to undo the chains on the tall metal gates.
But just then, Link's brows knitted as he looked towards the darkness ahead.
"Who's there?" Luo Xingyao also sensed the anomaly. In the blink of an eye, she nocked an arrow and drew the bow, aiming it in the direction that Link looked at.
Patter patter!
Slightly heavy footsteps sounded increasingly clear in the darkness, and a slender silhouette gradually appeared in the sights of the crowd.
"Qiao Ruowei?" Xue Linglong's eyes were slightly narrowed.
The person shockingly turned out to be Qiao Ruowei, who had left alone to go save her grandfather. She currently had a battered appearance. She was covered in wounds, and many spots were still bleeding.
Her steps were heavy, her eyes swollen and lackluster. She had clearly cried hard. Before she came close, a strong sorrowful aura surged towards them.
Everyone exchanged glances, having vague guesses at heart.
Link looked at her. "You're back?"
"Mm!" Qiao Ruowei nodded, her voice was very hoarse.
"Tend to her wounds, and let's get going!" said Link to Yang Xuerou after turning slightly. He then headed off in a certain direction first.
The rest immediately followed.
Yang Xuerou went up close, her delicate palm pressing lightly on Qiao Ruowei's head. Soon, her body emitted a milky-white radiance, which was infused into Qiao Ruowei's body.
The wounds on Qiao Ruowei's body swiftly healed at a rate visible to the naked eye.
"Are you okay?" Yang Xuerou asked softly.
Qiao Ruowei shook her head in silence and followed behind Link and company.
On the streets, dark creatures could be seen everywhere. The majority were existences at the level of Skeleton Swordsmen. There were also a considerable number of Undead Knights.
Link suddenly stopped in his steps, and nonchalantly called out, "Qiao Ruowei!"
Qiao Ruowei went forward and bowed her head. "Yes, Lord!"
"Know how to lure monsters?"
"Hmm?" Qiao Ruowei lifted her head, some puzzlement in her red and swollen eyes.
"Go around in front of these monsters, lure them together, and bring them to us!" Link gave a simple explanation.
"I can try!" Qiao Ruowei nodded and ran towards the closest Skeleton Swordsman with her dagger in hand.
The Skeleton Swordsman was alarmed and chased her.
Qiao Ruowei spun on her feet and dashed towards the next closest dark creatures. She repeated this a few times, and the dark creatures behind her back multiplied. There were a good 20 to 30 of them.
The stir became greater and greater too. Gradually, several Undead Knights also followed.
The Undead Knights were extremely fast, and Qiao Ruowei was almost struck by their spears a few times, but she always managed to dodge them riskily in the most critical moment.
Link watched for a while and said, "That will do!"
Qiao Ruowei gritted her teeth, continuously tumbled on the ground several times, and avoided the charge of an Undead Knight. Then, she ran madly in the direction where Link and company stood.
Soon, this group of dark creatures arrived in front of them.
Luo Xingyao and the others wore solemn looks and raised their weapons. They held their breaths, preparing for a battle.
"Yuna!" Link called out lightly.
"Yes, Master!" Yuna understood tacitly. She fluttered her wings and flew into the low altitude. Her scepter was raised high, and a golden radiance gathered. For a moment, it was as bright as day.
"Holy Light Purification!"
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Chapter 23: Robe of Soul
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Golden rays poured onto this group of dark creatures' bodies like water.
At this moment, everyone was dumbfounded by the sight. Although Yang Xuerou had witnessed it before, she still could not help feeling shocked from the heart.
In the past, she had really only seen such a brilliant scene on television.
That extremely warm, golden holy light acted like a bone-corroding poison when it landed on those dark creatures. It instantly put them in a living hell and destroyed their bodies.
A good 20 to 30 dark creatures actually became absolutely nothing within the blink of an eye.
What a terrifying power!
This is the might of an Angel?
They dazedly looked at Yuna, who was in mid-air, then glanced at Link—who had an indifferent look—the reverence in their eyes growing even stronger.
They could not help but grasp the weapons in their hands, thinking inwardly, Following such a Lord is way too stressful!
Pant!
Qiao Ruowei panted heavily. When she turned back to look, she found that all the dark creatures chasing her had already vanished. Inwardly, her thoughts of following Link became even firmer.
Last night, when she'd rushed to her grandfather's residence, she happened to witness the sight of her grandfather being trampled to death by Undead Knights.
Before she could grieve, she was hunted by a big bunch of dark creatures for the entire night.
After living through despair and darkness, one then learned of the advantages of power.
The party proceeded forward, walking from the start of the street to the end of it.
At intervals, they would make Qiao Ruowei go forth to lure and gather all the dark creatures and then have Yuna cast [Holy Light Purification] to purge them altogether.
They were extremely efficient, almost just pushing ahead.
Meanwhile, Qiao Ruowei was also gradually becoming proficient in the various skills, moving from the initial awkwardness to doing the job with skill and ease.
Rapid progress!
Link nodded inwardly. "Not just a born Assassin, but also a budding scout..."
About ten minutes later, the party arrived at a crossroads.
In front was one of the biggest supermarkets near Dragon City No. 1 Middle School. The supermarket's entrance was wide open. There was a mess everywhere and dismembered bodies all around.
It was evident that the concentrated crowds here before [Doomsday Online] had started had been completely massacred by the dark creatures before they could retreat.
The originally bright and clean floor tiles were now nauseating at just one glance.
"Qiao Ruowei, Luo Xinghe, go check out the inside. Don't be bellicose when you encounter dark creatures, lure them out!" Link instructed coolly.
The layout of the supermarket was too narrow. Fighting would easily damage the resources that they needed.
"Yes! Lord!" The two bowed and entered the supermarket, each on one side.
The rest waited outside.
Very soon, both of them walked out from inside the supermarket and said, "Lord, there isn't a single dark creature inside."
Link arched a brow upon hearing that. Never mind, it is even better that there are none. It saved us trouble. "We'll go to the next supermarket!"
Dark creatures did not have too much ability to think. In the situation where they weren't attracted by opposing targets, the possibility of them roaming within an extensive range was close to zero.
Now that they'd cleaned up the dark creatures in this stretch, no other dark creatures would appear within a short period.
The party arrived at another street not far out and immediately found a slightly different situation.
Similarly, there were bodies everywhere. However, these bodies weren't like the dismembered bodies seen earlier.
Most of these bodies were close to being complete; only there were many black holes the size of a pinky finger on them.
Looking closely, the fresh blood on all the dead's skin and flowing on the ground was black like ink.
Xue Linglong's beautiful brows knitted together as she asked in puzzlement, "They've been... poisoned?"
"It's Undead Archers!" Link pointed out indifferently.
Undead Archers, a very difficult existence among the low-level dark creatures, had the ability for long-distance attacks. Their levels ranged between Stage One, Level 5 and Stage One, Level 7. These dark creatures were slightly higher leveled than Skeleton Swordsmen.
They usually did not appear alone, with at least a dozen to 20 in a group. Whenever they met attackable targets, they would fire in good order. Their arrows were completely condensed from the mist of death. The arrows' penetrative force was extremely powerful.
Moreover, living flesh and blood would swiftly dissolve in it, causing living creatures to die from being corroded by the power of death, like a rank poison.
Link's eyes narrowed slightly. He swept a glance at the high-rise buildings around, the corner of his lips lifting a little.
"Luo Xingyao, use your bow and arrow and get the bunch of fellows hiding all around out here!"
Luo Xingyao nodded when she heard that before slowly walking to the forefront of the group. She then closed her eyes lightly, raising her senses to the maximum.
All of a sudden, her eyes burst open. The loading and drawing of the bow were done in one breath.
Choo!
An arrow swiftly cut through the darkness and shot into a certain room on the third level.
Thuck!
In an instant, gruesome shrieks emerged from all around.
More than ten dark figures appeared from the darkness successively. Their bodies were wrapped in ink-like dark robes, and the two spots of green light beneath their hoods were very chilling.
They each held a skull bone bow in their hands.
One of them was especially lanky; the longbow in its hand was also almost as tall as a human.
Undead Archer Captain, Stage Two elite monster.
Upon seeing it, the corners of Link's mouth curved up slightly. There is finally a small boss. No matter how small a mosquito's leg is, it is still flesh. I'll accept it!
Very soon, they stood in a row, aimed at Link and company, and drew their bows in unison.
Hum hum!
A black mist of death lingered in the air as pitch-black, icy arrows abruptly appeared on the originally empty bows.
As this group of Undead Archers released their fingers, these arrows suddenly drew trajectories and flew precisely towards Link and the others.
"Lord, watch out!" Luo Xinghe lifted his sword and rushed to Link's front within a few steps. He danced wildly, his defense almost impenetrable.
Xue Linglong had also come to Link's front. She held the [Spear of the Frosty Moon] in her hand and attempted to swipe away all of the arrows.
Yet Link's countenance remained unchanged as he stood comfortably in the same spot.
"A bunch of dirty evil beings dare to disrespect my master too?" Yuna's holy and gorgeous face was also frosty. She suddenly leaped into the air, and her two snow-white wings abruptly expanded and turned into two massive shields, completely surrounding Link.
Holy light permeated the wings, making them scorching hot.
Those arrows condensed from the power of death completely dissolved and disintegrated before they got close.
"This is... way too powerful!" Luo Xinghe smacked his lips, commenting in disbelief as he stared at Yuna's back view in the middle of the air.
"Tsk tsk, with this person by the Lord's side, we really have no presence at all—"
"We have to improve our abilities quickly; otherwise, we will truly be good for nothing!"
Everyone gritted their teeth inwardly, their yearning for strength becoming increasingly strong.
After Yuna blocked all these arrows, she flew higher and higher, flying directly towards the group of Undead Archers.
Wielding her scepter, the colossal holy light was brilliant like the rising sun.
It instantly purged all of them.
Soon after, Yuna returned to Link's front with two more items in hand—a bone bow and a long, black robe.
[Skull Bone Bow: Iron grade.
[Dead Souls' Cloth Robe: Silver grade.
Tsk tsk, he had killed so many Skeleton Swordsmen and Skeleton Soldiers previously, and even a substantial number of Undead Knights, but not one item had dropped. Now that they'd killed a dozen Stage One Undead Archers and one Stage Two Undead Archer Captain, two pieces of equipment had been dropped at one go.
This was indeed [Doomsday Online, baffling item drop frequency!
Link shook his head. He first held [Dead Souls' Cloth Robe] in his hand and used [Supreme Blessing].
Buzz!
The next moment, a radiance danced, and the black robe in his hand started to turn magnificent.
[Ding! Blessing succeeded!]
[Ding! Congratulations on obtaining Robe of Soul (Epic)]
[Robe of Soul]
Grade: Epic
Strength: 270
Intelligence: 350
Constitution: 400
Agility: 290
Additional Skill 1: [Soul's Will] (Passive): User's base [Intelligence] 100%
Additional Skill 2: [Soul Energy Bombing] (Active Skill): Able to materialize mental power to attack targets, causing extra damage twice of [Intelligence] attribute. It can be added to weapons to cause three times the damage. Cooldown time: 15 seconds.
Additional skill 3: [Turbulent Soul Tide] (Active Skill): All attributes increase by 500%, lasts 30 seconds. Cooldown time: 72 hours.
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Chapter 24: Second Summoning
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Good stuff! Epic-grade equipment completely prepared for magic professions. The corner of Link's mouth turned up. He directly put on the [Robe of Soul].
The [Robe of Soul] was a moon-white long robe. It appeared to be perfectly pure, not stained with the slightest dust.
Wind blew past, and patches of the lotus flower patterns—outlined using gold thread—rippled with the wind. Coupled with Link's cold appearance and unique aura, it was a splendid sight.
"Tsk tsk... If Lord were to grow out his hair, he would totally be a handsome man from ancient times!" The gazes of the few girls by the side could not help but linger on Link for some time.
Link was also rather satisfied. Most importantly, his attribute screen was updated once again.
Name: Link
Profession: Great Void Taboo Master [Taboo]
Race: Human
Level: Stage One, Level 5
Strength: 1,145
Intelligence: 1,207
Constitution: 1,258
Agility: 1,074
Equipment: Red Sky [Epic-grade, Robe of Soul [Epic-grade]
Skill: Void Summoning Spell, Red Sky God Flame, Holy Charge (Legend), Soul Energy Bombing, Turbulent Soul Tide
Talent: Supreme Blessing [SSS-grade]
Summoned creature: Holy Angel (Super God)
Status:
. Godhood Ladder (from summoned creature): Obtain 30% of the current summoned creatures' attributes!
. Holy Heart · Invigorating Spell (from Holy Priest): injury and energy recovery speed 50%
(PS: Attribute= basic attribute equipment attribute bonus summoned creatures' attribute bonus)
This [Robe of Soul] had directly pushed his four basic attributes past the thousand mark.
In this current period of time, Link could totally look down on all the [Doomsday Online] players in the world.
Who else was there?
The attribute with the greatest advancement was [Intelligence]. It increased by 400 to 500 points at one go, reaching as high as 1,207 points.
This also meant one other thing to Link.
He could summon his second summoned creature now!
Link's profession was a Taboo-grade [Great Void Taboo Master, and it was supported by the Taboo-grade [Void God Summoning Ring]. While these two things guaranteed that not one of the creatures he summoned would be a substandard one, the one problem laid with Link's prior mental strength—it could only sustain one summoned creature at the level of Angel Yuna by his side.
In line with the principle of quality before quantity, Link simply did not carry out the second summoning. After all, Yuna's combat ability was still very awesome.
In addition, his personal capability was also outrageously strong; he wasn't in a rush for the time being.
However, now that Link's [Intelligence] attribute had been enhanced by so much at one go, Link immediately felt that the imperceptible but inexorable tense feeling had vanished.
"Since this is the case, I shall not wait!"
Link breathed out lightly, his mental power surging into the [Void God Summoning Ring, which resembled a black sapphire in his hand.
"Powerhouses from a faraway land, heed my summon...
"Accept the imprint of the Void, become my sharpest sword!"
Rumble!
As Link's low and deep chant fell, a massive hexagram suddenly emerged on the surrounding ground.
Strong divine light of all colors fell from the sky, winding around Link.
At this moment, Link's clothes fluttered. Cloaked by infinite divine light, he was like an ancient god.
The ground shook violently and cracks as thick as arms spread out like a spiderweb.
The surrounding buildings began to collapse in succession, seemingly unable to withstand the invisible coercion.
Boom!
The hexagram's glow reached the limit of its radiance and turned into a pillar of light, shooting towards the sky, straight into the clouds.
In a flash, it tore the night sky shrouded by gray clouds, revealing a deep, hollow passage that seemed to be directly connected to the other shore of the starry sky.
Roar!
At this moment, the whole Dragon City fell into anxiety and restlessness.
Large numbers of dark creatures fell into a commotion.
Some powerful high-level bosses even snarled at the sky, venting their inward fear.
Some place in Dragon City.
Inside a large villa.
Four to five big and tall, burly men with tattoos were gathered, laughing and talking.
By almost every person was a trembling woman standing next to them, massaging their shoulders and pouring drinks.
On the second level of this villa, a middle-aged man in black tights sat on the sofa, smoking an extremely expensive cigar in his mouth.
Before him knelt a middle-aged couple; presently, they were already covered with wounds.
"Hehe, old fellow... weren't you quite arrogant?" said the middle-aged man in black with a smile as he looked scornfully at the couple before him.
He, Tang Ye, used to be the third-in-charge of Dragon City's biggest gang, Ghost Begonia. When Doomsday arrived, he took advantage of the fact that he was still in his prime and was ruthless enough and killed a considerable amount of skeletons at one go.
He gained a Gold-grade [Fighter] hidden profession, greatly boosting his capability.
In one swoop, he finished off the first and second-in-charge, then led a group of outlaws under him to burn, kill, and pillage. They took whatever good stuff they saw and grabbed any beautiful women they encountered.
Look, they'd now taken a fancy to the villa that belonged to this man before him and directly occupied it.
The man disagreed, so he gave the two a beating.
"Big brother, big brother, we were wrong... let us off. Feel free to take whatever you like in the house. Stay for as long as you like!" said the man with a badly battered face.
The corners of Tang Ye's mouth curved up upon hearing that. Then, he set his gaze on the beautiful middle-aged woman who still looked attractive. He had a lustful glow in his eyes as he said, "How good would it be if you were like this long ago? My mood isn't too good right now. It's not too much to have your wife comfort me, right?"
"What are you going to do?" There was a huge change in the duo's countenances.
"Hahaha..." With a glance from Tang Ye, the subordinate beside him immediately held the man down at the side while he walked towards the beautiful woman.
Rumble!
It was then that the entire villa suddenly began shaking.
Cement chips flew everywhere; everyone was unbalanced on their feet and almost fell.
"What's happening?" Tang Ye's expression was slightly grim. "Is it an earthquake?"
By the window, a subordinate called out, "Master Tang, things are bad. Quickly, come look..."
Tang Ye hurriedly walked over. When he looked out the window, he was instantly stunned.
In the dark sky, an area enveloped by gold light had strangely appeared.
Among which, divine light flickered, and indistinct roars emerged.
Swoosh!
All of a sudden, the area shrouded in gold light presented another sky.
Within, divine monsters were roaming the ground, magnificent demons ruling the world, and divine beings stood in great numbers. There was the might of a ruler.
Crack!
A big and tall figure suddenly appeared between the heavens and earth.
Both hands raised, abruptly shaking the zenith!
"There... exists such a formidable force in this world?"
At this moment, all the survivors in Dragon City were dumbfounded.
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Chapter 25: [God Devourer Ant]
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The sky seemed to tear apart, and a meteor-like light fell from the sky.
Buzz!
A huge gust of air swept outwards, and the people around Link could hardly open their eyes. They could only vaguely see a tall figure suddenly appearing amidst the smoke.
[Ding! Congratulations on summoning God Devourer Ant (Super God)!]
[God Devourer Ant]
Grade: Super God (Advanceable)
Race: God Devourer Ant Race
Description: A wild, primordial species known for their invincible power. At its peak, it can tear the sky apart and touch the forbidden.
Level: Stage One, Level 1
Strength: 130
Intelligence: 53
Constitution: 104
Agility: 78
Skill 1: [Heavenly Power] (Active Skill): God Devourer Ant can execute a powerful attack that results in damage ten-fold the [Strength] attribute. Cooldown time: 3 seconds.
Skill 2: [Demonic Frenzy] (Active Skill): God Devourer Ant bloodline ability. All attributes 300% for a short period. Body mutation. Effect lasts for 30 seconds. God Devourer Ant becomes weak for 30 minutes after the effect ends.
Skill 3: [Supreme Zerg] (Passive Skill): The God Devourer Ant's bloodline can weaken the attributes of enemies against the Zerg. When facing low-level Zerg, there is a chance that they will become fully obedient.
Status: Aura of the Gods (All attributes 30%)
If Holy Angel Yuna was a summoned creature with comprehensive abilities—healing, purifying, attacking, and protecting others—then the God Devourer Ant's existence was solely for battles.
The God Devourer Ant's basic [Strength] attribute was outrageously high. All of its initial skills were biased towards power outbursts and could kill people with one blow. The most important thing was its passive skill, which had an absolute suppressing effect on Zergs.
This skill didn't seem useful at first glance, but Link knew that their main enemies would no longer be dark creatures after the first siege on the cities.
It would be an endless Zerg swarm. That would be the time when the real Doomsday began.
If human beings didn't rely on the main cities' protection, they would have no chance of living once they encountered the Zerg swarm in the wild!
Now that he owned this God Devourer Ant, Link gained the ability to be invincible when the Zerg swarm arrived in advance.
"Zhi zhi!" The light faded, and an insect half the height of a human slowly appeared. Its entire body was covered with a black-colored carapace. Through the partially exposed areas, blood could clearly be seen flowing inside.
The insect had a pair of black and gold wings, which were thin as cicada wings but full of coldness. They could easily tear through any metal in the world.
Its body surface was full of complex and mysterious blue-purple lines, which easily made one immersed in it after one glance. It seemed to be filled with the purest truth between heaven and earth.
On its cold compound eyes were plain, simple-looking, and thin feelers. Below was a pair of small but hard and sharp mouthparts.
This part of the body was what the God Devourer Ant used to attack. It was its most powerful body part. It could shred and swallow even God.
All things aside, its appearance alone was very cool. Its body shone as it came to Link, humming in a low tone as if surrendering to please him.
The people around looked at each other and saw the complexity and horror in each other's eyes.
This terrifying creature—which appeared like the world was breaking apart—actually obeyed Link like the angel?
For an instant, everyone's thoughts about how they had seen a small fraction of Link's strength disappeared completely.
Their growing respect replaced those thoughts.
Angel Yuna couldn't help but take another look at her new companion, and strong feelings of jealousy flashed in her beautiful eyes. She could sense its fierce and hostile aura.
Its icy eyes seemed like they wouldn't flutter even if it slaughtered the whole world. Its mouthpiece made her heart go especially cold.
If it weren't for the unspoken agreement they both had with Link, she wouldn't be able to stay so close to it so peacefully.
They would likely fight each other to their deaths at first glance.
"Let me see your real strength!" Link looked at the God Devourer Ant and commanded it indifferently.
"Zhi!"
The God Devourer Ant fluttered its wings then disappeared almost instantly.
It was so fast!
Everyone was dumbfounded.
Boom!
A loud noise could be heard not too far away. A dark shadow flashed and directly charged through several walls, reaching the depths of the building.
Roar—
Suddenly, an eerie howling sounded in the darkness before dawn.
[Ding! Congratulations on killing a Skeleton Swordsman. Gained EXP 10!]
[Ding! Congratulations on killing an Undead Knight. Gained EXP 100!]
[Ding! Cross-level kill detected. Gained 100% additional EXP!]
[Ding! Detected that you have killed an Undead Archer. Gained EXP 50!]
Link nodded slightly upon hearing the multiple notifications in his mind.
In terms of combat, the God Devourer Ant was indeed slightly better than a Holy Angel.
In less than a minute, the God Devourer Ant killed more than 30 dark creatures.
The heads of those dark creatures exploded with just the flash of a dark shadow. Its actions could not be seen by the naked eye.
Simple yet harsh!
Even the Stage Two Undead knights were instantly killed by [Heavenly Power]'s ten-fold damage.
It was terrifying!
At the same time, the God Devourer Ant directly leveled up twice and reached Stage One, Level 3, thanks to the dark creatures, increasing its basic attributes.
Of course, Link also saw his attributes increase by 30% of the God Devourer Ant's attributes via his passive skill, [Godhood Ladder].
Although it was only tens of points, it was equivalent to the attribute increase that other Doomsday players received when they leveled up more than ten times.
The God Devourer Ant soon appeared before Link again. It hummed nonstop as if it were asking for recognition and showing off.
"Not bad! I'll call you God Devourer in the future!" said Link, satisfied.
"Zhi zhi!" The God Devourer fluttered its wings, seemingly very happy.
Link nodded, looked around, and raised his brows slightly. He ordered coolly, "The dark creatures around are too far apart. It'll take time even if we want to attract them."
"The few of you split up into two groups and clear the dark creatures around. God Devourer, Yuna, both of you too!"
"Yes, Lord!"
"Yes, Master!"
Everyone nodded except Xue Linglong, who raised her head and hesitated. "Lord, if we're all gone, won't it be dangerous for you to stay here alone?"
Link was stunned, then the corners of his mouth curved up.
Before Link could say anything, Yuna looked at Link, then decisively replied, "Master is very powerful. Nothing will be able to threaten him!"
She was well aware of how powerful her seemingly weak master was.
The God Devourer Ant buzzed in agreement as well.
"Did you hear that? Go along..." Link said coolly. Then, he suddenly thought of something. "If you encounter a high-level boss, let God Devourer and Yuna handle it. If they are not able to take care of it, wait for me!"
God Devourer and Yuna were Link's summoned creatures. Their kills would count towards Link's EXP. Moreover, they could communicate telepathically. No matter how far apart they were, they could communicate, which allowed Link to know what was happening at the first moment.
"All of you must clear the dark creatures along these two streets before dawn! Only then can we ensure that nothing will go wrong when we move the supplies!"
"Understood!" Everyone nodded, then left separately.
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Chapter 26: Dark Magus
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Somewhere in the villa.
Tang Ye looked back angrily, his expression complicated. There was fear, wonder, and disbelief on his face...
"Could it be that a meteorite fell on Dragon City?" he guessed.
"Master Tang, it doesn't look like it. Shouldn't a meteorite's impact be very powerful? If the disturbance just now really is a meteorite, I'm afraid it wouldn't affect Dragon City only. The entire Blue Star will feel its effects!"
"But look at the city now! It's peaceful!" commented one of his subordinates.
When Tang Ye heard his subordinate say that, he realized that it was true. "What could it be then?"
"I know! It must be an adventure!" a subordinate suddenly cried out.
Everyone looked at him.
"Haven't you read novels? If something strange drops from the sky, something exciting will happen! Now that the world has become like this, nothing is strange anymore. Perhaps a godly artifact or something has appeared!"
A glint of greed flashed in Tang Ye's eyes upon hearing this. If he managed to get his hands on a godly artifact, he would be able to accomplish so much more in this apocalyptic world. Thus, he immediately licked his lips and said coldly, "Call everyone. Let's go and have a look!"
"Yes. Master Tang, then... what about those chicks?"
Tang Ye icily glared at the subordinate who had just spoken and disdainfully said, "They'll just be a burden to bring along. Just kill them all!"
"Kill them?" His subordinate looked a little unwilling.
"Lust-driven idiot, you can have any woman you want if we really get the godly artifact!"
"Yes!"
Link brought out an antique Chinese chair from an abandoned house along the roadside, then put it in the middle of the road before comfortably settling down on it.
He closed his eyes and hummed a tune, totally ignoring all the corpses around him. Suddenly, he stopped swaying and slowly got up.
The corners of his mouth curved up into a smile. "Found the big guy. That was fast!" He then stood up and rushed off in a specific direction.
Through their spiritual connection, Yuna had informed him that they had accidentally awakened a Dark Magus while hunting dark creatures earlier.
Dark Magus, Stage Three boss! It possessed powerful dark magic attacks, soul attacks, and large-scale explosive magic. It could even control other dark creatures and make them explode, causing a lot of damage.
They were very difficult to deal with!
Even among all the dark creatures, Dark Magi were relatively high-leveled existences.
The first time Link saw a Dark Magus in his previous life was during a siege. It was practically a mobile turret.
He was surprised because he didn't expect to encounter one so early this time.
After walking for about five minutes, he heard a series of loud roars.
The corners of Link's mouth curved up. He knew he had reached his destination.
Sure enough, he saw a black figure, shrouded in a magic robe, standing on a small three-story building's roof after going round the next corner.
The figure held a two-meter-long staff in its hand. At the end of the staff was a purple crystal in the shape of a skull. It was surrounded by black and purple energy rays.
On the street below, the figures of Xue Linglong and Yuna were moving quickly.
Swoosh!
The Dark Magus pointed with its staff, and the surrounding night seemed to become darker.
The surrounding air was stained with ink-like power, turning and circling as it wildly swept around the two.
Buzz!
The next moment, a dark vortex with a five-meter diameter enveloped the entire narrow street.
A strong suction force from the center of the vortex caught and tightly held on to the duo.
This was a method commonly used by Dark Magi. Once their targets were devoured by the vortex, they would turn into powder and become an ingredient Dark Magi could use to upgrade themselves.
Clang!
Xue Linglong frowned as she stabbed the [Spear of the Frosty Moon] into the ground, trying to stabilize herself. However, the suction force was too strong. Her actions only offered her temporary relief.
She was still being pulled towards the center of the vortex quickly.
A long, thin crack appeared on the ground!
Yuna's situation was much better. She fluttered her wings and managed to escape from the vortex's effective range before the suction reached critical power.
When the Dark Magus saw this, it slowly raised its staff again.
The purple-black light suddenly bloomed, and countless black shadows seeped out of the skull at the top of the staff. Evil spirits filled the sky and began to swarm towards Yuna.
The essence of these evil spirits was the power of darkness, which was innately opposed to the power of light. Although light restrained darkness, darkness could also swallow light.
Especially now, since the difference between a Stage three Dark Magus and a Stage one Holy Angel was just too big.
In [Doomsday Online, a Stage Two, Level 1 had twice the amount of attributes compared to a Stage One, Level 9. However, the overall difference in power was about ten times.
They were on a completely different level!
Stage Three existences were nearly 100 times more powerful than Stage One existences. Stage Three existences had powerful abilities and could not be judged simply based on their attributes.
Holy Angel Yuna was a Super God-grade summon—far more powerful than other summons of the same level. However, her current skill level was simply not high enough to fight a Dark Magus head-on.
Once her body of holy light was corroded by the power of darkness, it would be fatal.
For now, Yuna could only frantically use the Holy Light to protect herself so as not to let the evil spirits break through her defense.
Boom!
The Dark Magus's staff fiercely pounded the ground, and the number of evil spirits in the surrounding area suddenly doubled out of thin air.
The evil spirits were everywhere as they swarmed toward Yuna.
"Damn it!" Yuna tried her best to hold on as helplessness flashed in her eyes.
Boom!
At this moment, a burst of extremely hot flames rose from below.
A sea of flames enveloped the night sky!
Red Sky God Flame!
Yuna was slightly startled, then a happy expression appeared on her face. "Master!"
The sea of fire grew larger, turning into a tornado made of wind and fire. It then transformed into a roaring fire dragon.
In what seemed like just an instant, it had completely devoured the black evil spirits in the sky.
Oh? The Dark Magus's expression changed, and it subconsciously looked down. All it saw was a young man, wearing a moon-white robe, calmly standing still.
One hand was behind the young man's back, and the other pointed a sword to the ground diagonally.
The red light on the sword tip remained. One felt hot just by looking at it. Even one's eyes would burn just by looking at it.
Link's face was calm as he looked straight at the Dark Magus.
"Human..." said the Dark Magus hoarsely.
Stage Three dark creatures could speak in human tongue. The Dark Magus gripped its staff tightly and began chanting loudly.
Dark Explosion!
Wow!
The pressure in the surroundings suddenly increased, and Link felt as if his body had been shackled. A cloud of highly compressed purple-black dark energy gushed out from the Dark Magus's staff.
It turned into a beam of light, which shot straight at Link.
Rumble!
The next moment, an extremely violent explosion occurred where Link stood.
The ground cracked, buildings collapsed, and smoke billowed out.
Ah!
The Dark Magus let out a contemptuous snort as if mocking the incapable human beings.
At this moment, a very strong sense of danger emerged in its consciousness. The Dark Magus jerked its head up and saw a figure leaping high from the collapsed building on the opposite side.
Then, the figure turned around and charged towards the Dark Magus from above.
Holy Charge!
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Chapter 27: Huge Earning, No loss
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In the air that was filled with darkness.
A figure shrouded in a radiant holy light descended from the sky.
"How is this possible? Why is this human still alive?" The Dark Magus felt puzzled.
In its impression, the humans in this world were extremely weak. It could easily crush a large bunch of them with just one finger. But he seemed to have encountered an exception now!
The Dark Magus couldn't have expected that there was this one person whose attributes had reached four digits in this world where most of the players' attributes were below 100!
Currently, Link's attributes could be completely described as superhuman.
With just a jump, he could jump over a building that was only three-stories high.
The Dark Magus's attack just now didn't even touch a single hair on Link.
Holy Charge!
Link turned his body after jumping in midair amidst the darkness. A silver-white light flashed in his pupils, and his entire person became a spear, cutting through the darkness and charging into the Dark Magus heavily.
Boom!
A terrifying force directly landed onto the Dark Magus's body, causing the Dark Magus to be knocked flying.
Dense holy light went rampant in its body, causing the Dark Magus to be unable to gather its magic to stabilize itself. Even its [Soul Fire] swayed crazily, causing it to become extremely dizzy.
Holy Charge had knock-up, stun, and silence effects.
Its body was still in midair now. As an experienced fighter, was it possible that Link would miss this opportunity?
[Red Sky] violently gave off a loud sound as warm energy flowed into Link's right hand, which was holding the sword, and fire-red sword energy was released.
Red Sky Sword Energy!
Swoosh!
The sword energy was extremely sharp and cut off half of the Dark Magus's body, causing it to yell in pain.
Link didn't stop. His body turned into a phantom, and he disappeared on the spot.
Before the Dark Magus landed on the ground, Link grabbed its throat and then slammed it onto the ground.
Crack!
The surrounding cement roofs instantly shattered crazily, and the cracks spread like cobwebs.
Cha!
Link raised [Red Sky] up high, and in a flash of light, stabbed it into the Dark Magus's wide hood.
"Ah—" The Dark Magus screamed crazily. Its [Soul Fire] became corporeal and burnt the black magic robe that it wore.
Purple-black energy surged in the surrounding area. The Dark Magus wanted to execute an attack even though it was on the verge of death.
Link smiled slightly and twisted his wrist, violently stirring the sword in its eye socket.
Buzz!
The air suddenly stagnated, and the purple-black energy that had gathered fell apart.
The Dark Magus finally stopped resisting.
[Ding! You successfully killed a Dark Magus. Gained 5,000 EXP!]
[Ding! Detected that you have killed a unit that is a higher level than you! Awarded 300% additional EXP!]
[Ding! Congratulations on successfully leveling up to Stage One, Level 6!]
[Ding! Congratulations on successfully leveling up to Stage One, Level 8!]
[Ding! Congratulations on successfully leveling up to Stage One, Level 10!]
[Ding! Congratulations on your summoned creature—Holy Angel—successfully leveling up to Stage One, Level 10!]
[Ding! Congratulations on your summoned creature—God Devourer Ant—successfully leveling up to Stage One, Level 9!]
As expected, killing a higher-leveled creature was the correct path to leveling up quickly.
Link smiled, feeling quite happy in his heart.
This Dark Magus not only gave him as much as 5,000 EXP, but Link had even gained an additional 300% EXP from the system reward. This allowed him to level up five times directly, reaching the maximum level for Stage One existences.
Link noticed that he wasn't far from reaching Stage Two after taking a close look.
Also, his two summoned creatures had leveled up crazily too, each leveling up six times!
Their attributes increased like crazy.
Name: Link
Profession: Great Void Taboo Master (Taboo)
Race: Human
Level: Stage One, Level 10
Strength: 1,894
Intelligence: 1,932
Constitution: 2,000
Agility: 1,809
Equipment: Red Sky [Epic-grade, Robe of Soul [Epic-grade]
Skill: Void Summoning Spell, Red Sky God Flame, Holy Charge (Legend), Soul Energy Bombing, Turbulent Soul Tide
Talent: Supreme Blessing [SSS-grade]
Summoned creatures: Holy Angel (Super God), God Devourer Ant (Super God)
Status:
. Godhood Ladder (from summoned creatures): Obtain 30% of the current summoned creatures' attributes!
. Holy Heart · Invigorating Spell (from Holy Priest): Injury and energy recovery speed 50%.
(PS: Attribute= basic attribute equipment attribute bonus summoned creatures' attribute bonus)
Tsk tsk tsk, these attributes were much higher than a normal Stage Three player's standard attributes!
Once Link reached Stage Two, and his attributes doubled, combined with his summoned creatures and two Epic-grade items, who could still be a match for him?
As he was thinking about this, he saw two golden lights from the corner of his eyes.
He forgot to pick up the loot after killing the Boss-level creature!
Link walked up and discovered that the Dark Magus left behind two items after it died—a staff and a pair of shoes.
Link picked up the pieces of equipment and checked their attributes.
[Staff of Magic Source: Gold-grade.
Intelligence: 47
Constitution: 25
Additional skill 1: [Source of Magic] (Passive): The chanting time for dark-type spells is decreased by 20%.
Additional skill 2: [Grimoire of Evil] (Passive): The effects of dark-type spells are enhanced by 50%!
"This item can be considered top-grade amongst Gold-grade items since it has two additional skills as a Gold-grade item!" muttered Link to himself and checked the other item.
[Shoes of Darkness: Gold-grade
Strength: 25
Constitution: 26
Additional effect: Reduce incoming damage by 20%.
Its attributes were normal, and the effect was also not bad.
Link considered for a while and blessed the shoes first.
[Ding! Congratulations on obtaining Shoes of the Moon Chaser (Epic)!]
[Shoes of the Moon Chaser] (Upgradable)
Grade: Epic
Strength: 270
Intelligence: 340
Constitution: 350
Agility: 423
Additional skill 1: [Moon Chase] (Active Skill): Increases the user's movement speed by 300% after activation. Caster also obtains [Light Body] status! Duration: 1 minute. Cooldown: 3 minutes.
Additional skill 2: [Meteor] (Active Skill): Teleport to any spot within a 20-meter radius. Cooldown: 30 seconds.
"A godly item for chasing and self-preservation!" Link secretly nodded after seeing the shoes' attributes and skills.
His Agility was high enough now. The shoes' additional attributes and skills would make him even stronger.
It also had an extremely important skill, [Meteor]. It granted one the ability to teleport anywhere within 20 meters. In crucial moments, this skill could turn the tides.
This is a huge gain! Links mouth slightly curled upwards and instantly changed into the [Shoes of the Moon Chaser].
He instantly felt his body become much lighter as if he could fly into the air with a single step.
Link jumped off the building after turning around.
He noticed Xue Linglong sitting in a corner and resting. Her face was pale, obviously badly injured from the battle just now.
Link looked down at her and insipidly said, "Your contribution this time is quite large. I shall reward you when we go back!"
Xue Linglong was dazed for a while upon hearing this, then became elated. She knew that every item that Link gave were all godly items that others could rarely obtain.
Her injury was worth it this time!
She suffered no losses!
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Chapter 28: Survivors
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Link brought Xue Linglong and Yuna back to the spot where the group split up.
Luo Xingyao and the others were already waiting for them there.
Luo Xingyao's team had more people, and the God Devourer Ant was also in their team. They didn't encounter any powerful elite creatures either. The other common dark creatures they encountered were too weak to even escape from them.
"We have finished clearing the dark creatures nearby. We gained an item and a skill book!" Luo Xingyao walked up, holding an Iron-grade item in her hand.
Link glanced down to take a look. It was a light armor that probably dropped from an Undead Archer.
He didn't bother to check its attributes. Instead, he directly took it and blessed it.
[Ding! Blessing succeeded!]
[Ding! Congratulations on obtaining Hunter's Light Armor (Silver)!]
A light flashed, and the greyish-black light armor became silver. Carvings densely covered the armor, making it look much more beautiful than before.
A Silver-grade light armor that gave 20 or so points of Constitution and Agility. It had no special effect or skill.
Link naturally wasn't interested in it and directly tossed it to Luo Xingyao, making the others nearby full of envy.
At this current period—where [Doomsday Online] players didn't even have one piece of equipment on average—a Silver-grade item was equivalent to the attributes gained after leveling four to five times.
Luo Xingyao directly wore it. Her originally tall and slim figure looked even more handsome and cool with this silver armor on her, adding a bit of special charm to her.
Archers required Agility and Constitution to increase their mobility and durability in battle. With this light armor, her combat power had almost doubled!
Luo Xingyao's slightly cold face couldn't help but smile slightly upon sensing her body become even lighter, and the strength that filled her body.
She instantly bowed and thanked Link. "Thank you, Lord!"
Link waved his hand and didn't say anything. He then looked at the skill book.
[Heavy Impact] (Bronze-grade): The next attack inflicts damage that is 1.5 times one's [Strength] attribute. Cooldown 15 seconds.
A skill book for close combat, belonging to the explosive skill-type.
Link had quite a few skills of this type. After [Supreme Blessing] finished its cooldown, he would bless it and see what it would become.
If it becomes Epic or Diamond-grade, I will use it myself. There is no harm in having more skills. If it is only Silver or Gold-grade, then I shall give it to Xue Linglong.
Just nice, she found me a Stage Three Dark Magus, bringing me quite a number of benefits. This skill book shall be her reward if it only becomes Silver or Gold-grade!
Just as Link pondered over this, he suddenly lifted an eyebrow and looked towards a ruin in the distance.
A while later, the others felt movements there too.
Humans were approaching!
A large number of them!
"Is it the other survivors?" The others shared a look, then gathered around Link in unison.
"There's so many of them. Do they belong to one faction?" muttered Luo Xinghe.
"They didn't come with good intentions!" Luo Xingyao squinted her eyes. Her instincts accurately sensed the malicious intent radiating from this group of people.
"Hahaha... you are indeed right, lad! There really is a fortuitous opportunity! After we successfully obtain it, I shall reward you heavily!"
A series of ugly laughter resounded through the air. Not long later, a burly-sized, middle-aged man appeared in Link and his group's sight.
Behind the man were 40 to 50 people scattered behind him.
Most of them carried steel pipes, mountain knives, daggers, and other weapons. Many of them even held guns in their hands.
No long after the middle-aged man finished speaking, a toady voice immediately sounded, "Thank you, Master Tang!"
The middle-aged man in the lead nodded in satisfaction and then looked towards Link and his group. The more he saw, the more surprised he was.
Xue Linglong, Qiao Ruowei, Yang Xuerou, and Luo Xingyao were all goddess-level beauties, who appeared one in every 10,000 women. They were like plum, orchid, bamboo, and chrysanthemum—each had its own merits and was very beautiful!
He didn't expect that such people would be gathered into a group and that he would have the chance to encounter them.
Could it be that this is the love luck that heaven blessed upon me? The more he thought, the more excited he was. He didn't conceal the greed and lust in his eyes as he directly stared at the girls and looked them up and down.
Huh! Why is there a woman with wings? Tang Ye's pupils constricted. When his eyes landed on Yuna, he instantly couldn't move them away any longer. He had never seen someone as beautiful and holy as Yuna in his entire life.
He instantly smiled broadly and said in a strange tone, "They are really sentimental, cosplaying at a time like this!"
His followers instantly cooperated and laughed along embarrassingly upon hearing this. However, they fell silent a short while later because they realized that Link and his group didn't bother about them at all. Their eyes were insipid. It was as if they were looking at a bunch of morons.
A lackey instantly walked up, stood with his arms akimbo, and shouted at Link and his group. "Heh, didn't the group of you people hear Master Tang talking to you all? Are the group of you all mute?"
"Hey, why is your tone so fierce, don't scare these beautiful ladies!" Tang Ye quickly pulled back the lackey.
The lackey instantly rebuked inside his heart upon hearing this. Didn't you scold me for being lust-driven just now? Aren't you behaving the same way now after seeing this group of women that are even more beautiful? Your eyes are practically glued to them!
However, on the surface, the lackey respectfully said, "You are right, Master Tang. Thank you for lecturing me!"
Tang Ye walked up a few steps and confidently said, "People, the world is different now. The outside isn't safe anymore. I see that your group looks quite pitiful. Why not follow me from now on...! As long as you serve me well and make me comfortable, I promise that you will have food to eat!"
Tang Ye saw that almost all of the people in Link's group had blood stains on them, especially Qiao Ruowei. She looked not much different to a beggar—her clothes were almost ragged. Therefore, he naturally thought that they were having a hard time surviving.
Tang Ye had met many such people previously. As long as he promised them some benefits, even if it was just warm food, they would follow him obediently.
On the other side, Link's groupmates didn't look at Tang Ye at all. Their eyes all gathered on Link.
"Lord..." Luo Xinghe softly asked.
"Kill the few in the lead and leave the remaining as laborers!" Link insipidly turned his head, searched for the chair he laid on previously, and laid down.
"Yes, Lord!" The others nodded and looked towards Tang Ye in unison.
Tang Ye instantly felt alarmed as if he was being stared at by a bunch of poisonous snakes. However, he couldn't behave too cowardly, so he stiffened his neck and said, "What? The group of you seem to want to fight us?"
He opened his palm after saying this, and a guy behind him instantly placed a short-handled knife in his hand.
A faint yellow light instantly lit up from the knife's body as he held the handle tightly.
Tang Ye casually waved the knife, and a nearby piece of gravel was cut into half.
"Awesome, Master Tang!" His followers instantly cheered and complimented him.
Gold-grade [Fighter] hidden profession. It's no wonder he dares to be so arrogant. Link looked at this scene calmly and couldn't help but laugh as he leaned on the deck chair.
This Tang Ye's talent is considered not bad. If he can survive, he might really have a chance of becoming an Overlord in the future. But it really is a pity that... he prefers to choose a path of death!
Tang Ye instantly felt confident with the knife in his hand and felt the majestic strength flowing in his body. The sense of threat he felt just now dissipated into nothingness too. He took a step forward and arrogantly said, "I am giving you all one last chance. Follow me obediently! I will not mistreat you all in the future. If you wait until I attack... I fear that these brothers of mine will want to taste the feel of women!"
"Too noisy!" A cold voice sounded, and the sounds of something breaking through the air violently sounded.
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Chapter 29: Nightmare Rose
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A rapid sound of air breaking sounded.
Tang Ye lifted his head hastily, and a cold glow came traveling through the darkness as he did so.
It was an arrow!
Tang Ye instantly held up his dagger, aimed at a point, and directly struck down vertically.
A glimmer glistened on the dagger's blade.
Tang Ye attempted to slice this arrow in half with one strike so as to demonstrate his powerful capabilities. On the one hand, it was to awe his underlings and boost his authority. On the other hand, it was to teach this group of beauties about his formidability so that they would obediently submit to him!
The corners of his lips turned up slightly, seemingly already imagining the scene of this group of delicate beauties in front of him submitting before him and begging for mercy.
Ding!
Yet, his countenance abruptly changed in the next instant.
The force the dagger in his hand bore was so strong that it was a little beyond his expectations. The arrow that the silver-armored girl shot carried a tremendous force that alarmed him. Once they came into contact, he almost lost hold of his dagger.
He gritted his teeth then and there. All the strength in his body was used and added to the blade.
Tss Tss Tss!
His quaking hand clearly reminded him that the arrow's momentum had not subsided in the slightest. It was still spinning swiftly, assaulting his dagger like a drill.
Crack!
All of a sudden, a crack appeared on the dagger forged from carbon steel.
Tang Ye's pupils abruptly constricted at once as he felt extremely terrified. But it was too late for him to react again. He watched as that arrow broke his dagger and headed straight for the area between his eyebrows.
Choo!
The arrow penetrated past his eyebrows and emerged at the back of his head, with red and white substances staining it.
The immense force drove into Tang Ye, sending him flying into the crowd and knocked down a good number of them.
His eyes were glaring, yet there was endless remorse left in his gaze.
Why did I provoke these people that I could not afford to provoke!
"Mas-master Tang!"
His surrounding underlings were instantly flustered.
Quicker than words could tell, Luo Xingyao's arrow only took less than two seconds to penetrate Tang Ye's skull.
They never expected that the leader they regarded as a god couldn't even block one arrow from that female and died a sudden death on the spot. But he was clearly so powerful. He could easily split a huge rock with one strike.
He was virtually a Superman-like existence, so how could he be defeated so terribly?
"Kill them! Get revenge for Master Tang!" The underling who sucked up to Tang Ye at the very beginning suddenly roared, calling on the men.
"Kill!"
This gang of people were outlaws in the first place. They had seen so much blood that no amount was too much for them. Even though the strongest among them—Master Tang—had just died a sudden death before them, they still did not think they would lose.
There were so many of them, while their opponents could be counted on one hand. Moreover, the majority of them were delicate girls.
They did not believe that every female was as frightening as the one who had shot the arrow earlier. But they became stunned the next moment.
A bug as big and tall as half a human silently appeared before them.
Its icy compound eyes were filled with the vicious sentiments of slaughtering. Just one look had them flustered.
"What... the hell is this?" someone swallowed his saliva and could not help asking.
Buzz!
The next instant, the bug turned into a dark shadow and vanished.
Swish swish swish!
In a mere breath's worth of time, the few people standing at the front became stiff. Appalling rips tore through their abdomens, directly penetrating their whole bodies.
Upon looking carefully, one could not see any guts left. One could only see blood flowing.
Even this group of gangsters—who had been through the field for a long time—could not help but feel their scalps go numb when faced with such a frightening and nauseating scene.
The hands holding their weapons went weak, no longer having much strength.
"It's a gho-ghost!"
Panic instantly spread, and all the gangsters lost the will to fight at once.
Luo Xinghe went forward with his sword and blocked off the path at the other end of the street. Several heads fell to the ground again as he swung his longsword. Then, he bellowed loudly, "Everyone, squat down quietly! If you dare continue to move casually, your head will fall!"
Everyone around was terrified as they retreated coweringly.
Xue Linglong, Qiao Ruowei, and Luo Xingyao killed several more people who were still running madly before the scene quietened down.
Yang Xuerou stood beside Link's chair. Upon seeing that the dust had settled, she bent down and said softly, "Link, it has ended!"
Link slowly opened his eyes. He happened to see the sky resembling a white fish belly from his position.
Day was finally breaking!
"Bring them back to school and integrate them with that batch of students to transport supplies!" Link commanded coolly.
"Yes, Lord!" Luo Xinghe nodded and promptly drove this batch of gangsters in the direction of Dragon City No. 1 Middle School.
Link looked around. His gaze landed on the silent Qiao Ruowei, and his brow arched. "Come here!" He curled his hand.
Qiao Ruowei faltered, unsure of the reason, but she still walked over. "Lord, what orders do you have?" she asked carefully.
"Let me look at your profession!" Link said truthfully.
He was a little curious about what exactly Qiao Ruowei's profession from acquired awakening was.
Qiao Ruowei did not hesitate. In fact, [Doomsday Online] players presently did not know what every person's profession information concerned.
The further the game progressed, the more that profession information would be treated as important classified information, only second to one's life.
Soon, an attribute screen was displayed before Link.
Name: Qiao Ruowei
Profession: Nightmare Rose (Diamond)
Level: Stage One, Level 4
Strength: 90
Intelligence: 102
Constitution: 92
Agility: 125
Profession skill 1: Dark Night Elf
Nightmare Rose can earn an additional 10 points of Agility for every level advanced. In dark environments, Agility is increased by 120%, and danger perception is increased by 150%.
Profession skill 2: Blood Weeping Rose (Passive Skill): Profession talent.
Nightmare Rose has an exclusive weapon, [Blade of the Rose, nurtured in her body that needs to be supplied with fresh blood. Each time Nightmare Rose kills a target, [Blade of the Rose] receives nourishment, thereby increasing its level and ability.
Current level: Yet to be activated. Progress 36/100.
Sure enough... Link looked at Qiao Ruowei as if absorbed in thought. He had long guessed that Qiao Ruowei's awakened profession would be exceptional, but he did not actually expect it to be Diamond-grade.
Moreover, looking at her talent, abilities, and skills, she was virtually born for assassinations!
He indeed needed such a person who could work in the dark beside him.
Worthy of fostering!
Link's gaze turned, and he glanced at Qiao Ruowei before indifferently saying, "Go wash up inside the shopping mall and find a change of clothes. You're exposed!"
Qiao Ruowei bowed her head to take a look, and her cheeks instantly flushed. She hurriedly nodded and left.
Link then looked at the others and said, "Go eat something. Return here after 20 minutes! Prepare to search for other high-level bosses!"
"Yes, Lord!" Everyone quickly nodded and then headed to the shopping mall.
Presently, the shopping mall had no owner. They were free to take and use the things inside.
Link and Yang Xuerou walked right at the end. They leisurely strolled and occasionally chatted while casually grabbing some crackers, milk, and whatnot to fill their stomachs.
They then found that a few more items were still inside after shooting a glance at the backpack.
[Skull Bone Bow, [Staff of Magic Source, [Heavy Impact] skill book.
Everything was pulled out. Once his talent had come off cooldown, each of the items was blessed.
These items became splendid and brilliant the next moment.
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Chapter 30: Reward! Three Big Items!
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Twenty minutes later, the group punctually gathered outside the shopping mall.
Once they met, Link tossed the three items to Luo Xingyao, Yang Xuerou, and Xue Linglong, respectively.
[Bow of Elf]
Grade: Gold
Class: Weapon
Strength: 30
Agility: 35
Additional skills:
[Arrow of Elf] (Active skill): For a period of time, increases Agility, Strength, as well as final damage by 30%. Arrows carry additional penetration effect. Duration: 10 seconds. Cooldown: 15 seconds.
[Saint Cross]
Grade: Diamond
Class: Weapon
Intelligence: 73
Constitution: 46
Agility: 48
Additional skill 1: [Holy Healing Aura] (Passive skill): User's [Healing] type skill effects boosted by 50%.
Additional skill 2: [Light of Prayer] (Active skill): Increases allies' attack and defense by 35%. Duration: 30 minutes. Cooldown: 1 minute.
[Universe Cast]
Grade: Gold
Class: Skill book
Effect: Release attack that deals damage 2.5 times one's Strength attribute. It can be added to weapons, causing additional weapon damage.
These three items came from upgrading two Bronze and one Gold items, respectively. Whether it was their attributes or skill effects, everything was far more inferior than Link's own items.
Luo Xingyao was an Epic-grade [Demon Sealing Arrow] Archer. She had very high potential and had ranked among the top ten [Doomsday Online] players in the previous life. Yet, she never had a handy weapon.
Up till now, she had been using her own traditional compound bow. Despite using such a weapon, she killed that earlier Tang Ye in a split second all the same. That was enough to prove the value of nurturing her.
It just so happened that the [Skull Bone Bow] had dropped from killing Undead Archers previously. After it had been blessed, it was directly given to her for her use.
[Universe Cast] skill book's effect was not bad, but it was really average to Link. If it had reached Diamond-grade with the upgrade, he would have kept it for his own use.
Now, he gave it to Xue Linglong as her reward for discovering a Dark Magus previously.
The only Diamond-grade item, also a scepter with a [Healing] effect boost, happened to go to the team's only Priest, Yang Xuerou. Given her [Holy Priest] profession, being complemented by those two buff skills was virtually adding wings to a tiger.
"Are they really for us?" The three were in slight disbelief, staring at the items before them with a glow glimmering in their eyes.
"Try out their effects!" Link glanced at the three people, who were delighted beyond measure, and said coolly.
Luo Xingyao's brows shook for a moment as she hesitantly received the [Bow of Elf].
Buzz!
The next moment, her silver amour moved on its own accord without wind, sending her hair flying.
A light and powerful force surged into her body from the longbow in her hands.
Her beautiful eyes opened. In the next moment, her figure vanished like a phantom and shifted into the air.
Upon drawing the bow, a faint green glow gathered and formed an arrow in the blink of an eye.
As her body spun around lightly, the arrow abruptly shot out and struck a shop 200 meters away at the end of the street.
BOOM!
An immense force burst forth, and that shop's whole wall was blown to pieces, sending thick smoke and dust rolling.
"So swift, so strong!" Everyone was very frightened.
They could clearly sense that Luo Xingyao, who had received this [Bow of Elf, had her abilities boosted by several-fold.
"Explosive arrows..." Meanwhile, Link's key thought was in another direction. He looked at Luo Xingyao with smiling eyes and asked, "When did you grasp it?"
Luo Xingyao stood still and replied softly, "After fighting Tang Ye earlier, I was inspired by the Storm Spiral Arrow that you taught me!"
Link nodded. She's indeed an Archer with top potential. Such aptitude!
Yang Xuerou also held the scepter, [Saint Cross]. A gentle radiance streamed from the peak of the scepter, adding a few more hints of a holy and pure aura to her person—which was already as soft as water.
"Light of Prayer!"
A gentle hum gradually rose, and the scepter's brilliance got increasingly brighter, becoming like a small sun for a moment.
Everyone around who was enveloped in this brilliance felt a warmth that came from the bottom of their hearts as if their entire soul had gained an elevation!
[Ding! You have gained buff, Light of Prayer. Attack and defense are enhanced by 35%. Duration: 30 minutes.]
[Ding! Your buff, Light of Prayer, has gained the Holy Priest's blessing, triggering a hidden mechanism: Effect multiplied!]
The distinct system notification sounded by everyone's ears, causing the shock in their hearts to become increasingly stronger.
Such a high enhancement and the effect duration was so long... This was too powerful!
The corners of Link's lips curved up slightly. She truly is a Legend-grade Holy Priest. Her awesome capabilities are already beginning to show.
Given the height of his basic attributes, this buff was enough to bring him a bonus of more than 1,000 points to his respective attributes.
Practically terrifying!
Finally, it was Xue Linglong. After studying the skill book, her five fingers quietly gripped [Spear of the Frosty Moon] tightly, and a golden stream of energy was injected into the spear.
Then, with a delicate shout, [Spear of the Frosty Moon] was suddenly thrown out.
[Universe Cast]!
The icy blue glow around [Spear of the Frosty Moon] circulated non-stop, indistinctly turning into a vortex. Large amounts of frost power were created in the surroundings, which then turned into a vaguely visible frost dragon that roared past.
Rumble!
A chill filled the air, and a stretch of houses collapsed.
A blue shadow spun and flew back inverted, landing in Xue Linglong's hand.
Xue Linglong's pretty eyes were wide as she looked at her own hand in disbelief, then at the [Spear of the Frosty Moon] in her hand. She exclaimed, "I... did this?"
The rest also watched all of this dazedly. Not too long ago, they were clearly still existences at the same level.
Why did they feel as if Xue Linglong's capabilities had risen to a completely different level after such a short while!?
They realized, then and there, it was all because of the item that Link bestowed her.
Regardless of which item it was, they had enhanced the girls' combat ability by multiple times.
They could not help but make up their mind inwardly to earn more merits in front of Link. If Link was happy and randomly awarded them something, it would be enough to make them laugh out loud in their dreams.
"Not too bad. Finally, it's not five lousy fighters!" Link nodded, showing that he was pretty satisfied.
Now that this group of people under him were capable, it would be easier to hand many tasks to them.
"Xue Linglong, you and Yuna will be one team. Head to the west!"
"Luo Xingyao and God Devourer Ant are one team. Go eastwards!"
"Sister Xuerou will be with me. We'll go north!"
North was where Dragon City No. 1 Middle School was located. It was also the direction they'd been coming from throughout the journey.
"There's only one thing to be done, and that is to search for high-level dark creatures. I'll reward anyone who finds them!"
"Yes, Lord!"
Link surveyed everyone. Seeing the glimmering radiance in their eyes, he knew that his trick had worked.
Upon seeing others gain a boost in capabilities after obtaining rewards, their inward yearning for power also grew stronger and stronger. They would grab all chances to work wholeheartedly for him.
"Alright, let's go!"
Link's words fell, and everyone immediately split up, disappearing from sight.
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Chapter 31: Overbearing Tide of Undead, Concealed Conspiracies!
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The hot sun hung in the sky, and a perfect silence prevailed.
It'd merely been a day since Doomsday arrived, but it had caused the originally bustling and lively Dragon City to fall into deathly stillness.
Under the Undead army's ravaging, the surviving humans were a mere handful. Everyone wanted to live, so who would dare head out?
The entire city became empty, littered with corpses, with gravel and ruins everywhere. Occasionally, some hideous looking Undead Knights would also be wandering around.
Chi!
An arrow burst out, directly blowing the Undead Knight's skull open, turning it into fine powder.
Several figures walked over. After seeing the Undead Knight that was blown apart, a man exclaimed, "Xingyao, this [Bow of Elf] is really mighty. When will I be able to own a formidable weapon too!"
These people were the Luo siblings, Luo Xinghe and Luo Xingyao. On Link's orders, they were heading to Dragon City's east side, searching for powerful Undead bosses! However, they did not encounter any powerful Undead bosses throughout their journey. Instead, they had eliminated a big heap of low-level Skeleton Swordsmen and Undead Knights.
In the time they followed Link, the siblings' capabilities had improved significantly. They could even crush the Undead Knights that they originally steered clear of.
Such a reversal in the situation was like a surreal dream, seeming too good to be true.
"So long as we follow Lord, anything is possible!" said Luo Xingyao peacefully. She was originally an extreme tsundere. Although she was filled with longing for great power, her true intentions had been tightly bottled up. But ever since Link appeared, he had caused Luo Xingyao to waver inwardly. She vaguely sensed that following behind this man would result in an unforeseen ending!
This point filled Luo Xingyao with yearning; it also made her put down her haughtiness.
"Alright, I think the same too!" Luo Xinghe nodded, firmly convinced.
Link's mysteriousness and might had already conquered these two people.
Especially the God Devourer Ant that followed behind them, constantly searching around. It could destroy an Undead creature in one move! This was a formidable creature, yet it was extremely obedient to Link. This was enough to prove how terrifying Link was!
"Let's go! We'll go find monsters to kill!" Luo Xinghe called out and took the lead, charging forward. He similarly craved strength. Only by becoming strong could one survive in this time of Doomsday!
Natural selection, survival of the fittest—this was the order of the universe!
In this apocalyptic period, such order had already been vividly demonstrated!
Soon, the duo passed through layers of ruins to arrive at a lofty building.
It was a hospital—Dragon City's biggest hospital. In normal times, its visitor volume was insanely high. But dead silence and desolation lingered around the whole building currently, giving one a sense of extreme fright and bleakness!
"Are there... living people in there?" Luo Xinghe stopped in his steps as he set his gaze on the desolate and gloomy hospital. He sensed a strong pressure ceaselessly hanging in the air as if it were hiding some big terror!
"Do not act recklessly. Inform Lord first!" Luo Xingyao came forward, her eyes looking extremely solemn.
As a [Demon Sealing Arrow, her perception was exceedingly sharp. She knew far better than Luo Xinghe how frightening the forces hidden in the hospital were!
Just like a volcano ready to erupt, it could spurt lava anytime!
Even the God Devourer Ant could not help but let out a buzzing sound. It was unknown whether it was out of fear or excitement...
Roar!
Right then, an anomaly occurred!
Snarls abruptly sounded from inside the hospital, and the shrieks were exceedingly piteous as if ferocious ghosts in the netherworld were howling!
At the same time, a dense black tide abruptly surged out from the hospital. It was everywhere and came with an imposing manner as if a tempestuous wave had overturned this place!
At this moment, Luo Xinghe and Luo Xingyao's countenances saw a flurry of changes; their breathing also became rapid!
"Un-Undead Tide!!!" said Luo Xinghe, his voice vaguely trembling as it carried traces of terror.
It was really because this scene was too frightening. It was unlike Dragon City No. 1 Middle School, where all the monsters were just some low-level Undead like Skeleton Soldiers and Skeleton Swordsmen!
This was an Undead Tide. Tens of thousands of Undead rushed out together. Just their momentum alone was appalling!
The lowest-leveled dark creatures among them were Stage Two Undead Knights and Stage Two Undead Archers. There were even two Dark Magi—a monster that Link had killed not long ago!
What a dreadful scene this was. So many frightening Undead launching an attack together... Probably no one could stop them!
"Exactly what secret is hidden in the hospital to make so many powerful Undead actually gather?" questioned Luo Xingyao softly. She had a nagging feeling that this hospital wasn't simple, and it was indeed so!
"Don't care about it so much! Run quickly! If we don't start running, we'll be trampled!" warned Luo Xinghe hurriedly as he watched the Undead army that was rushing toward them. It was like watching hordes of troops and horses pushing forward, about to overturn everything and crush them into fine powder.
Just then, the God Devourer Ant at the side let out a buzzing sound, and its wings flapped hard, seeming to be filled with excitement.
The God Devourer Ant charged out before the two siblings spoke, moving towards the Undead Tide!
The God Devourer Ant was indeed a Super God-grade existence. Even though all these Undead were of higher level than it, they were as fragile as sheets of paper under the God Devourer Ant's absolute strength.
The God Devourer Ant was like a huge rock. With the momentum of sweeping away everything in its way, it forcefully charged into the Undead Tide!
After seeing the God Devourer Ant enter the fray, Luo Xingyao also started moving. She rose and drew her bow. Radiance shrouded the [Bow of Elf, and a bright green ray suddenly shot out!
"Explosive arrow!" Luo Xingyao cried out delicately. The arrow flew out and caused a massive explosion among the Undead Tide, instantly crushing a dozen Undead Knights.
With the [Bow of Elf] and the explosive arrows—which Luo Xingyao had recently grasped—the might she produced was indeed astonishing.
Upon seeing the two fighting instead of retreating, Luo Xinghe let out a sigh. He could only raise his mountain knife and prepare to resist the enemy.
Only, this mad wave of Undead was not as simple as it appeared to be...
On the other side, Link and Yang Xuerou were advancing to the north of Dragon City.
Given Link's capabilities, the average dark creatures really could not stand one strike from him. Thus, wherever he passed was as easy as walking on flat ground.
The number of Undead creatures that died in Link's hands throughout the journey was probably already uncountable. However, Link had discovered an anomaly. They encountered increasingly fewer Undead the further north they headed.
This was a strange phenomenon. Logically speaking, all areas would be unable to avoid devastation when Doomsday arrived. All areas would be attacked by Undead.
However, this area was indeed odd!
"That side is..." Link nodded slightly as if he had understood something. But just then, Link arched a brow, and a slight change occurred in his expression.
"What's wrong?" questioned Yang Xuerou after sensing Link's change.
"They seemed to have discovered good stuff! Come, we'll go take a look first!" said Link as he shot a profound glance toward the north of Dragon City. He then turned and headed towards the east.
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Chapter 32: A Crisis Abruptly Emerges, On the Edge of Life and Death!
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Not long after Link and company left, two figures suddenly appeared in the north region of Dragon City.
They were wrapped in alloy armor from head to toe; the jet-black alloy emitted a luster, like robots.
The moment these two figures appeared, their arrival instantly drew the few dark creatures around to move in, surrounding them!
There were Skeleton Swordsmen and also Undead Knights, snarling ferociously and viciously as if they were about to tear the humans into pieces.
"Hmph!" One of the figures sneered coldly, and radiance condensed in the alloy armor on him. Light sparkled and directly blew these Undead creatures into pieces.
The fine powder was everywhere in an instant, achieved with extreme ease.
"To think that humans with formidable talents have already appeared at the initial stage of Doomsday, how interesting."
They'd seen traces of the earlier combat and knew that a powerful human was here!
"They're mere nobodies. No need to be bothered about them! If he dares to step into our Black Dragon Gang's territory, it shall be the time of his death!" The other figure grunted coldly, his tone filled with disdain as if he completely thought nothing of others.
To be honest, such were the facts. Presently, it'd been merely a day since Doomsday arrived. Even if humans could awaken in the apocalyptic world, their capabilities would not improve this quickly, unlike these two people wearing the alloy armor! They crushed the Stage Two Undead Knights into fine powder with unmatched ease, which was enough to prove how frightening they were.
"Doctor Ghost's forging skills are indeed exceptional. You were actually able to forge a Gold-grade alloy armor! With these pieces of equipment, our Black Dragon Gang will rule Dragon City sooner or later! This apocalyptic world is the best opportunity to rise up!"
The other person did not comment as he coldly gazed at the remaining Undead creatures around before silently lifting his alloy arm!
Boom!
A brilliant laser beam shot out. Wherever it passed, all Undead creatures were annihilated. A deep pit had even been blown open on the ground.
Then the two figures left, leaving behind a sea of remains and ruins.
East of Dragon City!
Mingshi Hospital was originally the biggest hospital in Dragon City. It was also the place where human traffic was most concentrated!
Only, this place was also attacked by the most number of Undead creatures when Doomsday arrived, resulting in broken corpses strewn all around with barely any human presence!
Presently, the entire Mingshi Hospital had long been flooded by an overwhelming Undead army. Undead Knights that rode on skeleton horses and Undead Archers with [Skull Bone Bows] in hand were everywhere!
In this mad tide of Undead were also three figures barging about, bursting out with extremely intense attacks, which set off deafening noises.
Two of them were Luo Xinghe and Luo Xingyao. The instant they encountered the Undead army, the fight had broken out with a bang!
With the strength of Luo Xingyao's [Demon Sealing Arrow] and Luo Xinghe's [Silvermoon Sword Emperor, they had actually forcefully resisted the Undead army's assault.
If someone were to witness this scene, they would certainly be in great trepidation and trembling terribly!
Those were all Stage Two Undead creatures. The average human would have absolutely no room for resistance upon encountering them and would definitely be killed within a split second.
But presently, these two humans were actually resisting millions of these troops—that was truly astonishing!
Of course, the most formidable combat force was not Luo Xinghe and Luo Xingyao, but the God Devourer Ant on the other side—who was like a god of war.
God Devourer Ant was of a savage primordial species and also a Super God-grade summon. Its strength was exceedingly terrifying; it could rip up an Undead Knight's solid skeleton armor with ease!
Within a few moments, the Undead creatures that died in God Devourer's hands were multiple-fold of the number killed by Luo Xinghe and Luo Xingyao altogether.
"He's truly the Lord; he is able to subdue even such a frightening creature!" Luo Xinghe smacked his mouth. He was also startled by the God Devourer Ant's strength. With such a powerful creature as a follower, wouldn't it be a breeze to rise up in this apocalyptic world if one wanted to?
Rumble!
Right then, a change came to the situation!
Luo Xingyao and company's massacre ultimately attracted the attention of the powerhouses in the Undead army. Those two Stage Three Dark Magi's completely dark, deep pupils looked over.
As a Stage Three leader-level boss, Dark Magi were extremely formidable existences.
Although Link had killed one Dark Magus not long ago, that was Link after all, and not them. Moreover, there was more than one of them here!
Upon sensing the dreadful aura radiating from the Dark Magi, Luo Xinghe's and Luo Xingyao's countenances suddenly changed, becoming extremely wary.
"Oh no, it seems like we cannot afford to offend this thing." Luo Xinghe wore a wry smile; they had met great trouble this time.
Luo Xingyao did not speak, but her delicate hands gripping the [Bow of Elf] were already a little white, enough to show her solemnity.
Putting aside the fact that the surrounding Undead army had yet to be completely cleared out, just the threat that these two Dark Magi posed to her wasn't that easy to withstand.
Just then, the two Dark Magi had already begun to move!
"Humans, die!" The Dark Magus's voice was hoarse, like the roaring of ferocious ghosts; its aura was also hostile.
The two Dark Magi began moving at the same time. Black fog hovered around them, dark magic poured out, and the chain of order linked up, allowing them to float in the air.
At the same time, dark magic gathered in front of those two Dark Magi's chests, forming a black-hole-like sphere that radiated an aura that made one's heart palpitate!
Boom!
The dark magic stirred, and Arcane Energy Cannon bombs whirled up and suddenly dropped with a terrifying momentum, flying over like a missile.
"Oh no!" Luo Xinghe growled. He could sense how terrifying this attack was. They absolutely could not withstand it; they would certainly be severely wounded!
Luo Xingyao bit her red lip hard. Mist lingered around the [Bow of Elf] in her hand as she abruptly shot out an explosive arrow. The explosive arrow traveled through the air and collided with the Arcane Energy Cannon bomb!
Flames burst everywhere for a time, painting the sky.
The attacks from the two sides converged, setting off a staggering explosion before completely disappearing!
Luo Xingyao was indeed [Demon Sealing Arrow]. Given her current capabilities, together with [Bow of Elf, she could even withstand an attack from a Stage Three Dark Magus!
However, Luo Xingyao could only fire one arrow! Whereas there were two Dark Magi!
The other dark attack had already descended. Magic shrouded it, and the terror fell, making one feel their imminent death!
"Xingyao, go!" Luo Xinghe gritted his teeth, forcefully lifted his mountain knife, and went forward to block the blow. However, he was sent flying after blocking the attack for a few seconds!
Pu chi!
The mountain knife broke, and Luo Xinghe was severely wounded!
Meanwhile, the Dark Magi's attacks had yet to stop. They kept pushing towards Luo Xingyao, wanting to destroy her completely!
The God Devourer Ant on the side wanted to rush over but was persistently held back by the Undead army. They did not hesitate to self-destruct to obstruct the God Devourer Ant!
It was clear that a Dark Magus was controlling them at the back so that they could kill Luo Xingyao first!
Am I about to die? While watching the dark magic that continuously came closer, this thought could not help but emerge in Luo Xingyao's mind.
She could already sense that death was very close to her as if her next step would bring her through the gates of hell.
But right then, Luo Xingyao seemed to see a figure appearing with her trance-like gaze.
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