Why Is Your Mana Bar Like That?

With the plan settled, everyone immediately began selecting candidates and preparing for the raid. The other S-rank mercenary groups were all willing to provide elite warriors, and some guild leaders even offered to enter personally. After all, participation came with rewards, so everyone was highly enthusiastic.

Only the Thrombosis Assault Team showed little interest. None of them had any intention of participating.

Amberti spoke with the Ice Queen, hoping she would assist with the raid. However, she refused on the grounds that her current team members were relatively young and underleveled, making them vulnerable to suppression. Still, the Ice Queen said she was willing to provide support from outside. If the challenge was interrupted, she would do everything she could to hold back the rampaging monsters.

Taking the space inside the great hall into consideration, after registrations and selection, a total of more than two hundred people would participate in the final challenge.

Half of them were S-rank mercenaries, including Amberti and the leaders of the other S-rank mercenary groups. Through Insightful Eye, each of them had at least six-digit Health Points and Mana Points. Although that was the result of various skills, abilities, and equipment, according to the Ice Queen's estimate, under the rules of the [Game] world, they possessed power close to—or even comparable to—Feather Transformation.

The rest were all A-rank mercenaries, and the best among the A-ranks at that. They could be said to be only achievements and points away from S-rank. With over two hundred people, the team's average level exceeded eighty, making it an exceptionally formidable force.

After making their preparations, the team entered the palace under everyone's cover, entered the lord's chamber, and began the raid. The others remained outside to provide support.

At the same time, in the distant Great Gobi Desert, Luo