[Outside Ghost King City]
Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!
A large group of players with [Genesis] Guild IDs above their heads stormed into the city aggressively without so much as a word, immediately opening fire on the players of the Divine Nation Guild inside the city.
The players of the Divine Nation Guild also fought back fiercely.
From the very beginning, the battle went straight into a heated clash.
Flashes of blades and swords.
White light flew everywhere.
Although, in reality, even the people from Genesis themselves had no idea what they were doing.
Around Liu Kai, the Level 71 Soul Archer who led the Genesis Guild, a group of underlings were completely confused.
Underling A: "Brother Kai, why are we attacking the Divine Nation people for no reason?"
Underling B: "Yeah! The Divine Nation is one of the top guilds in Inferno City. Picking a fight with them won't do us any good!"
Underling C: "The key is that we don't even have any conflicts with them normally. This really doesn't make any sense…"
Although Liu Kai said nothing, the look of pain on his face at this moment seemed to have already said everything.
Silence speaks louder than words.
"Oh, I get it! It's Chairman Liu's idea again, right? If we don't do this, Brother Kai's card will get suspended again!"
Clap!
Liu Kai slapped his hands together and let out a long sigh, "Aye! Exactly!"
"Damn it!"
"I'm seriously scared shitless!"
"There's nothing we can do, brothers. Let's do it!"
"Forget attacking the Divine Nation. Even if my old man told me to attack the developers, I'd fucking have to do it!"
As soon as he said this, the others started voicing their doubts again.
"Is Brother Kai really Chairman Liu's biological son?"
"Yeah! Who would keep pushing their own biological son into a fire pit like this?"
"Brother Kai, why don't you find some time to get a paternity test?"
"You're both rich second-generation kids, but look at Wang Junjie. He lives so freely and comfortably! I heard the people under him follow him around, and every night they're either at clubs with young women or getting foot massages!"
"Fuck! I'm so jealous the tears are coming straight out of the corners of my mouth…"
Liu Kai gritted his teeth.
"Just wait, brothers!"
"When I get control of the family's finances one day, we definitely won't let anyone lead us around by the nose anymore. Then we'll live as freely as Chaotic World, and enjoy ourselves to the fullest!"
"Brothers, kill!"
"Kill!"
With that, amid a roar that rang through the heavens, Liu Kai took up a Shadow Longbow and personally led a group of people into Ghost King City.
———
At the same time, inside Ghost King City, just as Ling Xue, Lin Miaomiao, Zhao Jun, and the others were still gathered around that dark vortex, trying to uncover its secret.
A battle report came from the outskirts....
"The Genesis Guild has launched a siege from the east, south, and west gates!"
"President, do we fight or retreat?"
As the president of the Divine Nation Guild, Ling Xue hardly hesitated at all and answered decisively, "Retreat!"
He Xiao, however, didn't think much of it, "It's just a Genesis Guild. What's there to fear? Their guild has a lot of people, but they're all just a bunch of scattered soldiers."
"Every one of our Divine Nation members is an elite! Forget the fact that we don't have everyone here. Even if we only had three thousand people in Ghost King City right now, wiping out five thousand people from Genesis would be more than enough!"
"Since Genesis dares to provoke us, then let them pay a price!"
Sun Yang immediately said, "I'll call people in the guild group!"
Lin Miaomiao quickly stopped him, "Don't! Listen to Sister Xue!"
"The order from above is only for us to clear the map."
"Since we've already completed our mission, let's not cause trouble for no reason. We need to avoid falling into someone else's trap."
"Have you forgotten what happened in the Dark Underground City last time?"
What Lin Miaomiao said was exactly what Ling Xue had been thinking.
"Let's retreat."
With Ling Xue giving the order once again.
The surrounding Divine Nation players retreated toward the north gate of Ghost King City, the only gate that had not been occupied by Genesis.
But as soon as they reached the north gate, they froze.
Because outside the north gate, another group of players had already been waiting for them.
Not Genesis.
But… the Super God Guild.
The [Super God] Guild players guarding the north gate were not very numerous, with only around a thousand people.
Yet their average level was astonishingly 71+, every one of them a top player at the ultra-first-tier level of Inferno City.
And every one of them was extremely well equipped.
Their strength was clearly extraordinary.
At the head of the crowd stood three people...
[Lv74 Judge·Nether (Third on the Heaven Rankings)!]
[Lv73 Sword-and-Shield Warrior·Super God Athena (Fifth on the Heaven Rankings)!]
[And a Level 25 Assassin, Frost Dance!]
Super God Athena gently stroked the sharp battle blade in her hand with her slender fingers.
Her expression was contemptuous.
The corners of her mouth lifted.
"Where do you think you're running?"
Lin Miaomiao exclaimed in surprise, "Why is Nether here?"
Ling Xue's beautiful eyes narrowed. She seemed to realize something.
With a "clang," she drew her sword.
Without the slightest hesitation or panic, she kept a clear head and made a decisive choice.
"They don't have many people."
"Prepare for battle."
"Break out in one go!"
Sword-and-Shield Warrior Sun Yang, Arcane Mage He Xiao, Paladin Zhao Jun, Healer Lin Miaomiao, and the other Divine Nation players around them all drew their weapons, ready for battle.
At the same time, facing them, Super God Athena's contemptuous gaze was full of arrogance.
"These are the main forces of our Super God Guild that I specially transferred here from other main cities for you."
"It's time to let you weaklings see what a true powerhouse looks like. And who is the undisputed number one guild in the Dragon Nation national server."
It turned out that ever since the Super God Guild's recruitment plan in Dark Night Spirit City had been ruined by Lin Mo last time, Super God Athena had simply stopped recruiting people in Inferno City.
Instead, she had paid an enormous teleportation cost to transfer a thousand Super God Guild players directly from other second-tier main cities.
Swish!
Super God Athena raised her blade, "Kill!"
At her command, the thousand Super God Guild players behind her all launched an attack on the Divine Nation Guild players inside the city!
At the same time...
Whoosh!
Qin Ming, the third-ranked player on Inferno City's Heaven Rankings and an SSS-rank hidden-class Judge, also spread enormous silver-white angel wings behind him.
His class aura blazed across the entire battlefield.
A golden book materialized in his left hand.
Under Qin Ming's spellcasting, thirteen streaks of golden light leaped out of the golden book, scattering across the surrounding ground and transforming into thirteen Level 74 Skeleton Warriors.
Immediately afterward, under Qin Ming's triple A-rank enhanced talents.
Following Qin Ming's mental command, the Skeleton Warriors charged alongside the Super God Guild players.
Inside the city....
"Brothers, kill!"
Amid the shouts, the Divine Nation Guild players fought back fiercely.
The players of both sides collided.
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Flashes of blades and swords.
Magic flew everywhere.
The entire scene instantly became a blazing battlefield!
———
[Divine Mountain Forest]
Inside the Divine Altar, white light fell.
Lin Mo was teleported out of the trial realm.
[Ding~ Player Rulebound, congratulations on completing the second stage of the God-Creation Trial! You have obtained the qualification for the third-stage trial. Please wait for the third-stage trial to begin!]
The God-Creation Trial, which was as difficult as reaching the heavens in the eyes of ordinary players.
In front of Lin Mo, it could only be described in four words: Nothing special.
Lin Mo checked the time: 10:20 a.m.
"The third-stage trial should open at twelve noon today."
"According to this pace, the fifth-stage trial will begin at twelve noon tomorrow. Once I complete the trial, I'll be selected to become a disciple of the God Clan."
"At that time, I'll be able to ignore the rank restrictions and enter the Divine Nation, and resolve Siya's troubles," Lin Mo looked at God-Lin Blazing Angel·Siya, who was depressed beside him all the time.
A system notification panel appeared in front of him...
[Corruption Progress: 34%!]
"Enter the Divine Nation before Siya completely falls into darkness."
"There's definitely still enough time."
Just as Lin Mo was thinking this.
Ding!
He suddenly received a temporary private message....
[Super God Athena (Lv73 Third-Transition Sword-and-Shield Warrior·Fifth on the Heaven Rankings): "Your BOSS Ming Yuexin is in my hands. If you don't want her crippled, bring Soul Devourer and come to Ghost King City within ten minutes."]