Whoosh!
White light scattered down as Lin Mo returned to Blazing Ember City.
Without wasting a second, he rushed straight to the City Lord's Mansion.
Standing before Roga, the City Lord of Blazing Ember City, Lin Mo immediately submitted the mission.
[Ding~ Congratulations, you have completed the mission City Lord's Trial (Advanced). You have received the following rewards: EXP +7,700,000, Silver Coins +44, Reputation +22, City Lord Roga Favorability +8, Obtained Level 34 Tier 2 Blue Equipment · Defender's Belt +1, Obtained D-grade Magic Scroll · Morale Boost +1, Divine Artifact Nirvana Luck +1%!]
Under the massive EXP reward from the highest-level trial mission, Lin Mo's experience bar shot up by half in an instant.
But at this moment, what he cared about wasn't any of these rewards.
It was the golden token that City Lord Roga removed from his waist.
"You are the bravest warrior I have ever seen in Blazing Ember City. Congratulations, you have passed all of my trials. Next, I will grant you the supreme military authority of Blazing Ember City."
"Take this Command Token and go to the barracks to choose the soldiers who will help you destroy the darkness. I hope you can truly wipe out the darkness and bring lasting peace to our human Blazing Ember City."
"When that time comes, as the City Lord, I will grant you an even greater and more supreme reward."
Hearing this, Lin Mo felt a surge of joy.
'So the City Lord really is hinting at what I guessed before?'
'Once I complete the A-grade hidden mission to eliminate the darkness, besides the base mission rewards, I can also get extra rewards directly from the City Lord.'
Lin Mo had already figured it out earlier: if the City Lord could handle the Shadow Clan himself, he would have done it long ago. The reason he hadn't was because he couldn't.
Roga himself was a Level 50 Tier 4 BOSS.
But the Shadow Clan leader, the Dark Ruler Riga, was a Level 50 Tier 5 major BOSS, ranked higher than Roga.
Of course, it wasn't that the human race was weak. Blazing Ember City was only a level-three main city of the human race, and Roga was just a regional official. Naturally, he couldn't compare to the supreme ruler of the Shadow Clan.
So once Lin Mo killed Dark Ruler Riga, he would practically be the savior of Blazing Ember City.
Thinking of this, Lin Mo couldn't help feeling excited.
But there was no time to think too much right now.
"Thank you, City Lord. I will not disappoint you."
Taking the golden high-level Command Token from Roga, Lin Mo headed straight for the barracks.
"Unauthorized personnel are forbidden from entering the military zone."
The moment Lin Mo reached the entrance, two NPC guards stopped him.
But when he revealed the golden Command Token, both guards were stunned.
"Th-this is… the highest-level military command token of Blazing Ember City?"
The two guards immediately stepped aside respectfully and personally led Lin Mo into the barracks.
Inside the camp, countless NPC soldiers were drilling through the night.
Using the high-level Command Token, Lin Mo immediately mobilized:
Five hundred heavy cavalry.
Three hundred infantry.
And two hundred archers.
A total of one thousand soldiers, all Level 50.
On top of that, three commanders were assigned—
Heavy Cavalry Captain: Level 50 Leader-class · Karen!
Infantry Captain: Level 50 Leader-class · Ono!
Archer Captain: Level 50 Leader-class · Cloros!
Military orders were absolute.
The three Level 50 Leader-class captains, despite Lin Mo being only Level 34, all knelt on one knee and bowed their heads, "We are willing to go through fire and water for Lord Mo."
Behind them, the thousand soldiers all knelt and shouted in unison—
"We are willing to go through fire and water for Lord Mo!"
At that moment, Lin Mo's heartbeat quickened.
In his past life, he had always lived at the bottom of Divine Oracle, nothing more than a stepping stone for the strong. This was the first time he truly felt what it was like to hold power.
"So this is what it feels like to stand at the top… it's incredible."
At that instant, his determination to build his own strongest force under his command in the future became even firmer.
He personally helped the three captains to their feet.
The high-level Command Token not only allowed him to mobilize one thousand soldiers, but also extended their deployment period to seven days.
Lin Mo said to the three of them, "In the next few days, I hope you will fight alongside me against the Shadow Clan and defend the safety of Blazing Ember City together."
"And right now, there is a powerful enemy close at hand. I need your help to fight them."
The three captains spoke in unison, "Lord Mo's enemy is our enemy."
"We will give everything to eliminate your foes, clear all obstacles, and protect your safety."
Lin Mo nodded, "Good. Then let's move out!"
"Yes, sir!"
With that, Lin Mo immediately led this thousand-man NPC army out of the city.
The sight was overwhelming.
It even drew the attention of many passing players.
Player A: "Holy crap! Am I seeing things? All those NPC soldiers… they're following Rulebound?"
Player B: "How can a player command NPCs? And such a huge NPC army at that! Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
Player C: "Maybe for others it's impossible, but who is this? This is Rulebound, number one on our Blazing Ember City Sky Leaderboard!"
Player D: "Even being number one doesn't give that kind of authority! He's only Level 34. Why would these Level 50 soldiers listen to him?"
Player E: "Who cares! Look, they're heading out of the city! With that kind of formation, something big is definitely happening! Let's follow and check it out!"
Curious by nature and always loving excitement, the Dragon Nation players couldn't resist.
As Lin Mo led the NPC army out through the south gate of Blazing Ember City, countless bystander players followed behind.
And Lin Mo's destination this time was the Death Valley.
At the very front of the army, Lin Mo's eyes were filled with killing intent.
"Wang Junjie! From my past life to this one, from the beginner village to the level-three main city."
"It's time to settle the score between us."
———
At the same time, on the other side—
In the Death Valley, the battle grew even more brutal.
The Dragon Soul Guild players were trapped inside the valley. Surrounded by tens of thousands of Chaotic World Guild players, they simply had no way to break out.
They could only keep dying, keep reviving on the spot.
The sacrifices grew heavier and heavier.
Their levels dropped sharply.
Of course, the Chaotic World Guild's losses weren't small either.
But they didn't care.
Because for them, every death meant 5,000 yuan in compensation.
If dying meant getting paid, they would rather die a few more times!
So they charged forward like a bunch of hard-headed lunatics, fearless and reckless.
They forced the Dragon Soul players into a situation where they didn't even have the chance to use Return Scrolls.
Just when the Dragon Soul players inside the Death Valley were about to collapse, a large number of players suddenly poured in from outside the valley.
It turned out to be the Dragon Soul players who had been wiped out by Chaotic World over at the Wasteland City earlier. They had rushed all the way from Blazing Ember City to reinforce them.
And besides them, there was also a huge group of young college student players charging in together.
Looking at the youthful, immature faces on the outskirts, Su Muqiu asked doubtfully, "Who are they?"
Outside the perimeter, that group of college student players surged forward loudly.
"Brothers and sisters! Juniors! Seniors! Wang Junjie is over there!"
"The one wearing the green helmet is Wang Junjie! Take down Wang Junjie!"
"Charge!"
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