The Emergence of Real-World Talents, Gao Linzhi's Arrangements

It seems this battlefield is unavoidable in the future—another item will be added to my daily task list.

Zhang Mingzhen clicked to enter the Capture the Flag Battlefield. Three seconds later, the teleportation effect lit up, and he was already in the battlefield.

System notification: "You have been assigned to the Blue Faction."

"The battle is about to begin, thirty seconds to go."

He quickly surveyed his surroundings: the blue team's spawn point was located in the lower left corner of the map, while the Red Faction's was in the lower right corner, with the finish line set at the northernmost point of the map.

The blue team's battle flag stands Jingjing behind the spawn point—the rules seem simple: carry this flag and deliver it to the northern finish line.

Meanwhile, teammates need to do their best to stop the opposing player carrying the flag.

That's the basic gameplay.

It's actually very simple.

It's a competition of who has the strongest fighting ability and who can break through the defense, similar to rugby, a typical PVP style of play.

"My God! Who did I just see? Chongxing! This game is in the bag, I declare victory for the blue team!" A blue team player couldn't contain his excitement and shouted in the battlefield chat.

"I'm speechless. What kind of luck is this... I just lost the last game, and now I've run into a pro. Looks like I'm going to lose again." The Red Faction player immediately lost his composure.

"Yes Yes Yes??" This time, he also happened to be assigned to the blue team.

He proudly boasted in the guild chat. "We got carried to victory this time, a pro carried us! As for how we got carried? Don't ask, I'm afraid you'll get jealous."

His guild was "Century Imperial City," which had just won its first guild war championship.

The guild members were indeed a little envious—this guy had been ridiculed by the entire guild after his previous defeat, but who knew he would be carried by a pro in the second round.

However, we can't admit defeat verbally:

"You rookie assassin, be careful you win the battle but don't contribute enough, that would be a laughing stock."

"Yes Yes Yes??" he retorted, "You're just jealous." But inwardly, he couldn't help but wonder: What if I really don't have enough contribution points?

Having learned from his previous experience, he now understands the patterns of Battlefield Merit: capturing and protecting the flag, providing support and healing, and controlling and dealing damage can all earn him contributions.

If you want to do nothing, then you might as well wait to die.

As an assassin lurking in the shadows, he has no chance to heal the wounded and can only choose between capturing the flag and protecting it.

Capturing the flag may bring easy glory, but it is fraught with danger at every turn; protecting the flag, on the other hand, only requires following the strongest to ensure an invincible position.

The flag only needs to be able to block attacks.

A thought flashed through his mind, and he immediately decided to follow the figure of "Chongxing" Cheater.

Everyone hates cheaters, but when your teammates cheat and carry you, you suddenly find it surprisingly appealing.

With the flag in hand Chongxing, he then used his skill, his movement speed surging forward like Jifeng as he dashed toward the finish line.

Before his opponents could react, he preemptively planted the flag in the designated spot.

Clearly, this new event still has bugs.

If you're fast enough, you can avoid a fight.

I believe things will change next time.

The entire exchange flowed smoothly, giving the opponent no chance to catch their breath.

Ultimately, realizing their defeat was hopeless, the opponent withdrew from the fight early on.

Team Blue secured an easy victory.

Zhang Mingzhen easily claimed five points of merit and over 1,000 contributions.

The day's War Zone has now come to an end.

After leaving the battlefield, Zhang Mingzhen picked up another Experience Spirit Fruit and swallowed it.

The experience bar, which was almost full, suddenly filled up, and the level jumped to 38.

The new attributes are as follows:

[Chongxing (Priest) Level 38]

[Constitution 2150, Strength 1070, Agility 1468, Intelligence 1868, Spirit 2454]

[Physical Defense]

[Magic Defense]

[Healing Ability]

[Critical Strike: 470, Combo: 400...]

"Who would believe it? A fierce battle, decided in just five minutes!"

The players who participated in this battle were all amazed.

"The Chongxing on the Cheater is indeed too unbalanced; the opponent doesn't even have a chance to defend himself. It's truly like a god descending to earth!"

A young Priest exclaimed excitedly, "Thanks Chongxing, for carrying me!"

"We'll fight again tomorrow! I will do everything in my power to heal and keep the boss's health at full strength!"

The others immediately scoffed, "Did you lick the wrong thing?"

"The Cheater himself is Holy Priest; why does he need you to heal him?"

Everyone was filled with envy and jealousy, making sarcastic remarks.

After all, Zhang Mingzhen relied on his talent to run rampant, which made many people resentful.

At this point, someone said disdainfully, "He's powerful in the game, but that doesn't necessarily mean he'll awaken similar abilities in real life."

"Yes, the abilities that awaken in reality are not exactly the same as those in the game."

"Powerful talent, however, is rejected by the laws of physics!"

"That's right. Only the most basic enhancements like increased defense, increased strength, and abilities like electricity, fire, and ice are likely to appear in reality."

The defeated side was also discussing it:

"Damn it, cheating is all that matters!"

"Yes, seeing that Cheater just now, many people were intimidated before even starting... Such a match is truly speechless."

"That's reality. For some people, the moment they're born is the end of your life."

"Fortunately, in reality, there's another chance to start over; spiritual energy is about to revive!"

"Yes, I hope it won't happen again next time."

At this moment, the victors each consumed Experience Fruit, and their bodies flashed with light.

Players who were still engaged in battle were getting impatient, and some even considered spending real money to buy off the enemy.

For example, "Utterly Empty" means entering the battlefield for the first time and finding one's own forces too weak.

However, he recognized several old acquaintances in the enemy ranks; they were all people who usually escorted goods, made money, and traded gold.

Nowadays, running a business has become a arduous and laborious activity for ordinary people.

Utterly Empty, but they were not short of money.

Hearing his teammates lament, "We're likely to lose this game,"

He immediately objected: a defeat with only one point—how slow that was!

He was not a skilled fighter.

With this thought in mind, he directly shouted in the battlefield channel:

"Which one on the other side is willing to grant me a merit point?"

"I'll immediately offer you a 100 yuan red envelope!"

"If you help my blue team win, everyone will get an extra 200 yuan bonus!"

Actually, 300 is quite a lot.

After all, how many people can earn 300 a day?

It's not like it just launched now.

Copper Coins are now falling in value rapidly.

Someone in the enemy ranks immediately panicked. "Don't fall for it!"

"This is our first battle, and we are certain of victory!"

"How can I bow down for five pecks of rice?"

However, a voice readily echoed, "It doesn't matter. We've already suffered four consecutive defeats, so losing this game won't make a difference."

"Yeah, 300 yuan is still the best deal. Let's cooperate again next time, sir."

"Everyone, I'm sorry."

Thus, under the "Utterly Empty" shower of golden rain, the battle ended in a swift victory for the Blue team.

As for the few traitors who were subsequently publicly denounced, that was to be expected.

However, many people understand them.

"After all, it's just a game."

"Idiot, is this still a game? You're so short-sighted. Your level is already behind, so you'll awaken too late. But reality is dangerous. If you get killed by a monster, you'll have nowhere to spend the 300 you earned."

Some people agree, some people disagree.

But it seems that more people agree.

Clearly, the changes in the real world have instilled a sense of crisis in everyone.

After all, people have been trained quite a bit over the years, and they have a strong sense of crisis.

Both the "Century Imperial City" and "Hero Alliance" guilds adopted a strategy of having their members register simultaneously and enter the battlefield together.

But fate played a cruel trick. The leader of Century Imperial City, Imperial Dynasty Defies Heaven, was assigned to the side with the majority of the Hero Alliance, while the leader of the War Alliance, "War Sky," fell into the camp dominated by Century Imperial City.

Both players, having grasped the situation, fell silent for a moment.

War Sky was the first to complain, "Why did your guild choose this time to enter the battle?"

"Isn't this deliberately trying to cause trouble!"

"Imperial Dynasty Defies Heaven" retorted sarcastically, "Who wants to be on the same stage as you? What bad luck!"

War Sky said angrily, "Fine! I was defeated by you last time, this is a good time to settle old scores."

We will win this battle!

"Look at the situation clearly. You're on our side now. Should you help your own side win, or help your guild win? Have you thought it through?"

"Hmph, let's see who has the best skills!"

The members of the War Alliance said speechlessly, "Well, that's great, the guild leader has run off to the other side."

What do we do about the outcome of this match?

War Sky said impatiently, "What do you mean by that?"

"Are you suggesting I throw the match?"

"You have to give me an explanation today!"

Because the battlefield only allows single-player matchmaking, many dramas of fathers and sons turning against each other and relatives and friends becoming enemies have emerged.

"So-and-so's father was killed by So-and-so..."

The Game Forum that day were almost entirely filled with all sorts of interesting battlefield anecdotes.

"Is it that the world is going to the dogs or that people's hearts have lost their way, that a guild has come to this state..."

"I considered you a brother, yet you stabbed me in the back—let's talk about the grudges between me and my brothers on the battlefield."

"A true warrior should face the flag head-on and confront it directly. Now, I will demonstrate the latest flag-capturing technique."

"On the battlefield, who else but me!"

"The Best Time to Use Experience Fruit - A Brief Discussion on How to Maximize Battlefield Rewards"

With the opening of the War Zone gameplay, the overall level of players in the God's Domain has risen rapidly.

Taking the Server Three as an example, the daily experience gained by players in the past few days has almost doubled, and some players are even close to reaching level 30.

The current ranking list is as follows:

"Chongxing (38)"

"War Sky, Imperial Dynasty Defies Heaven (29)"

"Dragon Diagram Frenzy (29)"

"Qin Xiao Youhui (28)"

"Wushuang Zhiyu (27)"

"Dishitian (27)"

"Dragon Diagram Jinghe (27)"

Players who could barely challenge the Divine Ruins on the difficult level before are now planning to venture into the Hell difficulty dungeons as their levels increase.

And they don't need anyone to guide them anymore.

After all, the equipment also improved.

Apart from the Cheater Chongxing, most of the other players on the leaderboard are close to level 30 and about to reach the level cap of the Divine Ruins Dungeon.

Chongxing no longer leads teams into the Divine Ruins, because there is no longer any reward worth his efforts.

Therefore, the top players on the experience leaderboard contacted each other and decided to form their own team this week to attempt the Hell-level Divine Ruins for the first time.

As monsters invade reality, these high-ranking individuals are under increasing pressure and desperately need a sense of security.

And this safety comes first and foremost from one's own strength.

This is true security.

Therefore, upgrading became an urgent need.

First, they need to determine the team lineup, prioritizing selection from the top ten on the experience leaderboard:

These people from War Sky are not only ahead in level, but they are also either leaders of major guilds or have excellent command skills and game understanding. At the very least, they have the money to hire people to train them.

The team is still missing one person. Originally, they wanted "Imperial Dynasty Defies Heaven's" cousin "Yes Yes Yes??", who is highly skilled and has outstanding awareness, but unfortunately, his profession is also an assassin.

Some people just didn't like his ID, saying it sounded like someone stuttering.

Actually, there are already two assassins in the team, so there's no need to add any more.

There was only one Priest, "Seaside Wave," so the group eventually chose "Xuanyuan Yi," a level 25 Priest with stable gameplay.

He is the guild leader of "Listening Snow Pavilion" and has led the guild team to clear the difficult Divine Ruins, thus gaining the recognition of the other nine members.

Although there is only one Shield Guard in the team, there are two Berserkers who are enough to help absorb the boss's damage.

They were all soldiers, after all.

For a ten-player raid team, this configuration is considered quite balanced.

"Qin Xiao Youhui. You melee fighters should work together to gather the mobs. Once the formation is stable, the magic-based and squishy classes can follow up, and we'll wipe them out in one go."

As the only ranged damage dealer, the mage "Wushuang Zhiyu" is responsible for wide-area attacks.

"The leader is about to appear. Assassins, immediately disengage from combat and go into stealth!"

The first attack while in stealth will deal double the damage.

"Corner the leader against the wall and limit its jumping space!"

The two assassins launched the first attack, breaking out of stealth, Berserker balanced offense and defense, taking on the main responsibility of confronting the leader.

While Berserkers are not as resilient as Shield Guard, they possess equally impressive physical and defensive attributes. Combined with damage reduction skills such as Parry, their survivability is second only to Shield Guard.

Under the combined fire of the crowd, the first boss of Hell finally fell after a fierce battle lasting thirty minutes.

And so began their arduous journey to overcome the challenges.

These people, of course, were unaware that Gao Linzhi's gaze was sweeping over them.

Gao Linzhi is also doing his best to solve the monster invasion currently occurring on Earth.

After all, he still wanted a stable rear area.

He wasn't the mastermind behind the Dark Forces, after all.

For him, doing evil meant no point.

What he needs is profit, Immortality, talent, and knowledge.

After thinking it over, he looked at these people and decided to give them some support.

These supports are essentially unique talents.

So when they successfully passed the level, some of them had a sudden glint in their eyes, but then quickly pretended to be nonchalant.

[Talent: Invincible Shield]

[This can only be used in real-world situations. It will automatically activate in critical moments and can be activated for 10 minutes daily.]

[When activated, you can only escape; you cannot attack or harm others.]

This is the talent that "War Sky" received.

He was overjoyed, but of course, he couldn't reveal this trump card to anyone.

Once he tells others, it means they can target him, wear down his invincibility period, and then kill him.

[Talent: Frosty Sword]

[Actively applied. When using sword-type melee weapons, a freezing effect is automatically applied, with a freezing degree comparable to -220 degrees Celsius liquid nitrogen.]

This is the talent that "Qin Xiao Youhui" obtained.

This move is clearly a control-type technique.

Furthermore, swords and other cold weapons are a conceptual type.

He could easily make the drone into a sword shape.

Or perhaps it's some other wild idea; in any case, he's determined to explore this skill to the fullest extent.

The power of this skill is definitely worth exploring further.

For now, it seems inferior to heavy weapons, but heavy weapons are not suitable for use in densely populated residential areas and cities.

But the monsters just love to ambush people from alleyways.

In the future, it may even extend into residential buildings.

Most of the urban areas in Dragon Han are densely populated with high-rise residential buildings.

Unless the monster is extremely dangerous, you can't exactly bombard it with a missile if it's killing people in a hallway.