The moment Blood Cloak's previously hidden ID information was forcibly revealed in red text because he had killed a white-name player, every player present was shocked.
"Judge?"
"What kind of class is that?"
"No, that's not a normal class! It's a hidden class!"
"This guy is incredibly strong. Be careful, everyone!"
A cold glint flashed beneath the blood-colored cloak.
"Kill."
With a single command, more than a dozen Skeleton Warriors launched a fierce attack against the Mortal Dust Guild players.
Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!
Amid the continuous screams, watching the guild members in front of him being cut down one after another by the Skeleton Warriors, from the rear, Embers, the Dark Wizard and guild leader of Mortal Dust, raised a Thunder Scepter, stepped into range, locked onto the Skeleton Warriors ahead, and began casting.
Halo Art!
Death Bind!
Immobilization Spell!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Three consecutive skills struck three different Skeleton Warriors.
Relying on the Dark Wizard's powerful crowd control abilities, the three Skeleton Warriors were locked down, while massive continuous damage numbers appeared above their heads.
-10863!
-11333!
-10985!
As summons, Skeleton Warriors had the same HP as players. They were nowhere near as durable as monsters.
In an instant, the three level 55 Skeleton Warriors were killed.
Seeing this, Chen Jun couldn't help but say in surprise, "How can a Dark Wizard's damage be this high?"
"Besides, he's only level 0."
Zhang Long explained, "That's why I said his level 0 isn't the same as our level 0."
"I heard Embers' S-rank talent makes it so he'll stay level 0 forever, but all the experience he gains can be used to strengthen attributes, skills, equipment, and so on. He can also use equipment without level restrictions."
"So don't let that level 0 fool you. His stats are stronger than any level 50-plus third-class advancement player."
After hearing Zhang Long's explanation, Chen Jun stared at Embers.
At this moment, his eyes were filled with envy and jealousy.
"If I had that talent, I'd be powerful too, even at level 0."
On the battlefield, as soon as Embers joined the fight, working together with the Mortal Dust Guild players, they quickly wiped out all the Skeleton Warriors summoned by Blood Cloak.
Yet this scene only made the blood-cloaked, extraordinary-looking [Nether] more excited.
"It seems your talent is even stronger than I expected."
"Very good. I'll take this talent."
After saying that, just when all the Mortal Dust Guild players thought Nether was at the end of his rope and had no strength left, Nether cast another spell.
Whoosh!
A golden light flew out from the golden book in his left hand and entered Embers' body.
The next moment, red light engulfed Embers' entire body, and his eyes turned blood-red.
As if he had suddenly lost awareness and gone berserk, he actually raised his staff and attacked the Mortal Dust Guild players beside him.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
One skill after another, backed by overwhelming crowd control and extremely high damage, crushed the Mortal Dust players.
The Mortal Dust players panicked.
"Guild Leader! What's wrong with you?"
"The Guild Leader has been controlled by that guy?"
"That's the S-rank talent Charm! It can control any player whose talent rank isn't higher than S-rank!"
"Damn! How many talents does that guy have?"
"Hold the Guild Leader back first!"
Amid the chaos, the Mortal Dust Guild players didn't dare attack Embers, afraid of hurting him.
At the same time, they had to endure Embers' assault.
Embers was simply too strong.
The remaining twenty-plus Mortal Dust Guild players were wiped out by Embers alone in the blink of an eye.
Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!
When Embers finally regained consciousness from the effects of [Charm] and saw that every teammate around him had been killed by his own hands, turning into streaks of white light as they disappeared, other than himself, only Yusheng remained.
At once, grief and rage filled Embers.
"Bastard!"
Embers grabbed his staff and charged toward Nether.
But at that moment, Nether once again used the A-rank talent Undead Summoning and called forth more than a dozen Skeleton Warriors to surround Embers.
Two fists couldn't beat four hands. In the end, Embers died under the Skeleton Warriors' siege.
Thud!
With eyes full of unwillingness, Embers dropped to his knees before turning into a beam of white light and disappearing.
Nearby, Chen Jun and Zhang Long, who had been watching the entire battle as spectators, looked even more shocked than before.
'Just as I expected! Anyone valued by the Boss is truly extraordinary!'
'I never thought he'd be this strong! He actually killed an S-rank talent user, Embers, by himself?'
Looking across the battlefield, only one member of the Mortal Dust Guild remained: the thief, Yusheng.
However, Nether did not kill him.
Instead, he said to him, "The money has already been transferred to your account."
Just then, Yusheng received a notification from the real world that one million had been deposited into his bank account.
He was immediately overjoyed.
"Thank you, Boss!"
Seeing this scene, Chen Jun and Zhang Long were stunned.
Only now did they realize that Yusheng had long since been bought off by Nether.
Chen Jun finally understood.
"So the Mortal Dust Guild members were deliberately lured here to die by him."
"For money, he was willing to sell out even his own people..."
"Heh! Interesting."
Yusheng was clever.
He knew that if he returned alive, people would definitely become suspicious.
So he decided to finish the act completely. He rushed straight into the pile of Skeleton Warriors and gave away a free kill.
The battle ended.
Silence fell across the field.
At that moment, Nether suddenly walked to the place where Embers had died and disappeared, raising the golden book in his left hand.
Whoosh!
A golden light rose from the spot where Embers had vanished and flew into the golden book in Nether's hand.
Then, Nether walked over to Chen Jun.
With a wave of his right hand, a golden light flew out of the golden book and entered Chen Jun's body.
[Ding~ You have received the S-rank talent Origin of All Things from player Nether!]
Buzz!
The sudden system notification made Chen Jun's scalp tingle.
He almost thought he had heard it wrong.
Until he opened the talent panel.
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[Origin of All Things] (S-Rank Talent)
— Talent Effect 1: Your level will permanently remain at level 0 and cannot increase.
— Talent Effect 2: All experience you gain can be used to strengthen attributes, skills, and equipment.
— Talent Effect 3: You may ignore level requirements when using equipment, and may enter any wilderness zone, dungeon, or main city regardless of level requirements (provided another player has previously entered that area).
[Note: This talent is only temporarily granted. Upon your death, the talent will return to its original owner...]
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Looking at the talent panel displayed before him, Zhang Long was instantly shocked.
"T-This... isn't that Embers' S-rank talent from earlier?"
Only now did Chen Jun and Zhang Long realize what had happened.
Both raised their heads and looked at the blood-cloaked Judge, Nether, with disbelief on their faces.
"My lord, you can steal other players' talents by killing them?"
"No wonder you're able to possess so many talents at the same time!"
Looking at this top-tier S-rank talent before him, Chen Jun, who had already completely given up on himself, suddenly regained confidence.
And when he thought about how Nether had not only pleaded for him before the Boss and gotten him released from prison again, but had also gone to such lengths tonight to lure out the Mortal Dust Guild, all just to kill Embers, steal his S-rank talent, and give it to him, Chen Jun was moved.
"This is your last chance. But this time, you absolutely must not act on your own again. Follow my arrangements."
It could be considered a blessing in disguise.
Chen Jun knew very well that if this talent hadn't happened to fit a level 0 user, he probably wouldn't have had another chance.
As soon as Nether finished speaking, Chen Jun dropped to one knee and bowed his head in submission.
"Understood!"
"My lord, this time Chen Jun will not fail his mission!"