It turned out that while they were in Dark Night Spirit City, Ling Xue, Wang Junjie, Dragon Soul Aoshi, and the others had already received the Resurrection Mark from Divine Descent Seraph · Siya.
Therefore, after they died, they were not affected by "Death Seal" and returned to the Inferno City to revive.
"No wonder! I was wondering why, after I got killed back then, a prompt popped up asking whether I wanted to revive on the spot or in the safe zone! Of course I chose safe-zone resurrection!"
"This Divine Descent Seraph can actually revive a group of people? And this resurrection can even ignore the on-the-spot resurrection restriction imposed by the A-rank magic scroll Death Seal!"
For a moment, everyone looked at Divine Descent Seraph · Siya with shock and admiration.
"Vice Guild Leader Lin, your pet... is simply too OP!"
Unfortunately, Divine Descent Seraph · Siya's current 100-yard aura range was still too small, so she had not been able to apply Resurrection Marks to everyone.
If Siya's bloodline strength could be increased, allowing her to advance step by step from her current Divine level to a Lower God, Middle God, Upper God, Main God, Heavenly God, and even Supreme God, then Siya's aura range could be expanded enough to cover the entire Dark Night Spirit City.
Just now, she could then have applied Resurrection Marks to all the players from the four major guilds at once.
That way, they could all have returned to the Inferno City to revive, while also avoiding all death penalties.
———
[Half an Hour Later]
The four guild leaders, Wang Junjie, Ling Xue, Dragon Soul Aoshi, and Ruoli, all received battle reports from Dark Night Spirit City.
"Brother Jie! That Ghost King is way too powerful! And with the Genesis Guild blocking the gates, the brothers managed to break out successfully, but our casualties in this battle were extremely heavy!"
"President Ling! We've successfully broken out! But we estimate that more than half of the guild suffered casualties!"
"Guild Leader! The brothers have fought their way out of the city, but our estimated losses are quite heavy..."
"Miss! The guild's losses this time..."
After receiving these messages, everyone present frowned deeply at the same time.
Wang Junjie was furious, "Fuck! That damn Liu Kai! Sooner or later, I'll wipe out your Genesis!"
Lin Miaomiao said worriedly, "Genesis isn't the main threat. The biggest threat is that Ghost King!" [T/N: Let me correct me: Its Nether. The biggest fucking threat is Nether.]
"Right," Ruoxi said, "A Level 100 Ghost King is too strong! It has already far exceeded the current strength range of players."
Su Muqiu found it unbelievable, "How did this Ghost King even come out? The map shows that Dark Night Spirit City is only Level 75. How could a Level 100 Ghost King spawn there?"
Zhao Jun analyzed, "Could it be that this Ghost King wasn't spawned at all, but summoned and controlled by the Genesis Guild? Otherwise, why would it only target our four guilds and not Genesis?"
As everyone discussed this among themselves, Ning Xi looked at Lin Mo with some concern, "Big Brother Lin Mo, we need to find a way to deal with this Ghost King."
"Otherwise, even if we avoid it this time, Nether will definitely continue using this Ghost King to keep us in check."
Indeed, after all, Divine Descent Seraph · Siya's Resurrection Mark also had a twelve-hour cooldown.
They could not keep relying on resurrection to deal with this Ghost King.
But in reality, Lin Mo already had a plan for dealing with this Ghost King, Soul Manipulator · Zade.
"This Ghost King is only invincible because its level is too high, giving it complete attribute suppression."
"If that's the case, then we'll raise our attributes and fight it head-on."
At present, the equipment on Lin Mo was simply too weak.
He was already Level 79 and almost Level 80, yet he was still wearing a Level 50 fifth-tier Thunder set.
Although at the current stage, aside from its low level, a fifth-tier set was not low-grade at all. In fact, it could even be considered top-tier throughout the entire Inferno City.
But to deal with a Level 100 Ghost King, this Level 50 fifth-tier Phantom World · Thunder set was clearly far too shabby.
So Lin Mo's plan was, "Complete the SS-rank hidden quest Heart Knot and obtain the tier-8 set rewarded by the quest."
That was two tiers higher than Ning Xi's sixth-tier Yama set.
Compared with Lin Mo's current fifth-tier Thunder set, it would be a full three-tier jump.
If he changed into a Level 80+ tier-8 equipment set, Lin Mo's attributes would definitely soar.
Add in his full set of SSS-rank skills, golden title, SSS-rank magic scrolls, and maxed-out gear, dealing with this Level 100 Ghost King would definitely be no problem.
And fortunately, before this Ghost King appeared, Lin Mo's original plan had already been to carry out the SS-rank hidden quest and resolve Divine Descent Seraph · Siya's Heart Knot before she became corrupted.
Now, he simply had to proceed according to his original plan.
There was no need to make a special plan just to deal with this Ghost King.
Ning Xi supported the idea as soon as she heard it, "Big Brother Lin Mo, then let's avoid its edge for now and finish your quest first."
"Mm..."
A strong killing intent appeared in Lin Mo's eyes.
After this situation, Lin Mo's view of Nether had not changed.
He only felt an even deeper hatred toward the "boss".
After all, Nether was merely a pawn in the boss's hands. There was no point in dealing with him. [T/N: I mean, why? How? This type of people exist in real? How do they get by daily life with this kind of mindset? Don't they drop dead the moment they step outside their house?]
Only by eliminating the boss could he get to the root of the problem and eliminate the threat once and for all.
On Ning Fei's side, they were still using the Super God Guild and every feasible avenue to investigate any information related to the boss.
Over here, Lin Mo, looking at Divine Descent Seraph · Siya beside him, who was constantly in a depressed state, he thought to himself.
'Let's deal with this Ghost King first. Siya's quest needs to be completed as soon as possible. Otherwise, once Siya completely falls into darkness, there will be nothing I can do.'
But right now, the only problem was, "After gaining the Ghost King's help, Nether will definitely seal off the entire city and hunt me down. The moment I leave the Inferno City, the Ghost King will lock onto me."
"How am I supposed to avoid the Ghost King's pursuit and carry out the Divine Altar's God-Creation quest?"
———
[Dark Night Spirit City]
As the battle ended, the entire city was still shrouded in dense darkness.
Inside the city, looking at Soul Manipulator · Zade floating in the air and radiating endless dark energy, the players of the Genesis Guild all had looks of awe in their eyes.
Genesis Player A: "Is this Ghost King from Oracle's Supreme Race, the Ghost Race, really this powerful? Even Liuli, ranked first on the Heavenly Ranking, and Rulebound, ranked second, weren't its opponents."
Genesis Player B: "I checked the official guide. The Ghost Race's ranks are Ghost Beast, Ghost Soldier, Ghost General, Ghost King, Ghost Saint, Ghost Venerable, and Ghost Emperor. A Ghost King is already this powerful. What about a Ghost Saint, Ghost Venerable, or Ghost Emperor?"
Genesis Player C: "Looks like Oracle's Supreme Races really are damn OP! They completely crush our three basic rare races: Human, Beast, and Elf!"
Genesis Player D: "Is the Ghost King really that OP? I think Nether is even more OP! After all, he can control a Ghost King!"
Genesis Player E: "Could Nether be a member of the Ghost Race faction? Otherwise, how could he control a Ghost King?"
Genesis Player F: "Holy shit! So Nether isn't just a hidden-class player, but also a member of Oracle's Supreme Race, the Ghost Race faction? Is this what a top-tier big shot is like? This is straight-up dimensional suppression against ordinary players like us!"
Genesis Player G: "666! I originally thought making an enemy of Rulebound alongside Nether was a dead end. Now it looks like we finally chose the right faction this time! With Big Shot Nether backing us from now on, our Genesis Guild will definitely punch Chaotic World and Blood Dance, kick Divine Nation and Dragon Soul, and keep rising higher and higher! Things are looking better and better for us!"
At this moment, Ji Ningshuang said to Qin Ming, "While Rulebound and Liuli are still no match for this Ghost King, we should make good use of it and press our advantage. Don't give Rulebound even the slightest chance to catch his breath. Seal off the entire city and hunt him down."
"As long as Rulebound dares to step out of the safe zone, kill him immediately."
After fully witnessing the terrifying strength of this Ghost King, Super God Athena also became excited.
However, unlike Ji Ningshuang, her sinister smile carried an intense sharpness.
"There's no need to go to all that trouble. Since this Ghost King is so powerful that no matter how many players we have at this stage, we still can't match it, then let's simply help it break through the Inferno City."
"That way, whether Rulebound comes out or not, he'll be doomed."
"And while the safe zone is under attack, the teleportation array cannot be activated. Even if Rulebound wants to escape to another secondary main city, he won't have the chance."
"Either he stays offline and hides for the rest of his life."
"Or he waits until he logs on and gets crippled by us!"
"You're crazy!", Ji Ningshuang said in disbelief, "Doing this means making an enemy of the entire city!"
Super God Athena snorted, "Making an enemy of the entire city?"
"As long as we can cripple Rulebound as quickly as possible and complete Godfather's mission, so what if we make an enemy of the entire server?"
As she spoke, Super God Athena ordered Qin Ming, "Do as I say. Order the Ghost King to attack the city immediately."
"If you still want to find your childhood sweetheart!"
"What are you waiting for? Hurry up!"
Just as Super God Athena repeatedly urged him, and Qin Ming was still hesitating...
Whoosh!
The black clouds covering Dark Night Spirit City suddenly dispersed rapidly overhead.
The black mist on the ground also quickly seeped underground.
Soul Manipulator · Zade even seemed to have exhausted all its strength, suddenly falling from low altitude and crashing to the ground.
A wave of weakness appeared throughout its body as a blood-red light flickered around it...
[T/N: You know what? I like this Athena girl. She knows what's important. She doesn't like to play with her food.]
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