Everyone Gets a Taste of Pain

Without a doubt, the sudden appearance of Teleportation Passages across every region caught players worldwide off guard.

Players in other regions complained outright that it was all Yan Country's fault. This was supposed to be an event in their region, so why did every region have to suffer?

That wasn't fair!

But no matter how loudly the players protested, the Teleportation Passages were there. If they didn't deal with them, they would be the ones to suffer.

Qin Chuan heard the announcement too, and he couldn't help feeling impressed.

The Ancient Gods had really gone all out.

They had lost the Naga Queen and Siscardin, but they had managed to establish Teleportation Passages to the Corrupted Void in every region at once. On balance, they had still come out ahead.

To the Ancient Gods, their subordinates were expendable. They didn't care how many died. What they sought was absolute chaos and corruption. If they could corrupt even a portion of Apocalypse, they wouldn't hesitate to sacrifice the Naga Queen and Siscardin—or even ten Kashiliuwus.

No wonder the earlier Emergency Event had offered two percent progress toward the Co-op Battle Quest. Nothing good ever came of getting tangled up with the Ancient Gods.

This sudden turn of events proved it.

Skyreach Harbor had been the only city in trouble. In the blink of an eye, players around the world were sharing its pain. No one had seen it coming.

Meanwhile, in the North America Region, Angeles was locked in an even fight with Song Ling when news arrived out of nowhere: a Teleportation Gate had appeared outside their main city. Faceless Ones were pouring through and had already engaged the city guards.

But with Corrupted Mind in play, the guards were in serious trouble.

Even with players helping them, the