The Pawn's Ruthless Hand, Shockwaves Across the Board

Zhang Mingzhen mentioned him, instructing him to immediately contact all management under the pretext of an emergency meeting and rush back to headquarters.

For every person who arrives, one is eliminated.

Those who sensed something amiss and did not respond to the summoner, he spread his wings and led Zhang Song through different cities, searching one by one for the hiding places of the "Thorn Bramble" high-ranking members.

Wherever they went, they left nothing behind.

Having this one guide is enough.

1. Overnight, all the top leaders and key members of "Thorn Bramble" were uprooted.

This is the terrifying power of one person!

The next day, every player who knew of the organization's existence had a vague feeling that something was wrong—"Thorn Bramble" had run into trouble.

Because they maintain regular contact with each other, and regularly see each other's posts in various groups, forums, and even game guilds.

However, today was an exception; many high-level officials no longer released daily updates or displayed their personal status as they usually do...

One could be excused as taking leave or an accident, but if everyone does that, something is clearly wrong.

In fact, Zhang Mingzhen did not exterminate all members, but the complete annihilation of the management rendered the organization virtually defunct.

It's only a matter of time before the organization disbands.

The major guilds are much better informed.

They quickly uncovered the truth.

Despite being busy with his own affairs, he still managed to find time to quietly recruit the remaining high-level players from Thorn Bramble.

They were also horrified by the brutal methods employed by "Chongxing".

"Is this person crazy?"

"Hehe, this is a reprint of Homelander!"

"When a person possesses Powerful, they become unrestrained and do whatever they please, committing endless evils!"

"Yes, it's just like the tyrants of ancient times. Hu Hai alone wiped out the entire Qin Dynasty family. He was responsible for at least half of the Qin Dynasty's downfall."

"We must make preparations."

All the major guilds understood the warning behind this purge: if Chongxing, this Cheater, wanted to find a guild's stronghold in reality, it wouldn't be difficult.

He has the ability to make the guild's top brass disappear completely overnight.

Those forces that had once harbored designs on him have all abandoned their intentions.

Of course, it merely converges, not disappears.

On the contrary, under such stimulation, everyone begins to pursue extremely powerful strength.

Just like in the power dynamics, from the initial exile and banishment to the later extermination of entire clans.

This is the alienation of the human heart by power.

On the surface, this act of making an example of someone has been remarkably effective.

"Immediately issue an order to halt all investigations into Chongxing."

"Continuing the investigation will only create a terrible enemy for us. Why invite trouble?" one guild decisively ordered.

"Chongxing has indeed made a move against Thorn Bramble."

"We knew all along they were trapping themselves—did they really think their actions went unnoticed? Finding out what they were doing wouldn't be difficult."

"I just didn't expect Chongxing be so ruthless... He detected our intentions before we even took any concrete action, and left us no room for maneuver."

"Our previous dealings with Thorn Bramble were extremely discreet; they shouldn't have been exposed, right? Given Chongxing behavior, if they discover that we were also involved, things will likely turn out badly."

"We must contact them immediately... Hopefully, it's not too late to salvage the situation."

Several guilds secretly sent apologies through various channels, hoping that this incident would not affect their relationship with him.

Zhang Mingzhen said calmly to the envoy, "As long as you don't do anything wrong in the future, you naturally don't need to worry."

He immediately accepted the apology and the matter was considered closed.

His original intention was simply to establish his authority among the various forces in the God's Domain: I will not offend others unless they offend me.

However, this move also made him a target that all the major guilds and their leaders had to eliminate.

Because he was too uncontrollable.

They will not compromise, they will not tolerate.

If there is even the slightest threat, the other party must be eliminated.

"Don't worry, after this incident, that emerging guild has almost fallen apart, and no one will dare to provoke you easily in the future." The guild representative shook his head with a wry smile.

This man truly had no tolerance for injustice; before the conspiracy could even take shape, he had it completely thwarted.

On the final day of the Dragon Slaying event, many players who had taken extreme routes faced their decisive moment and rushed into the battlefield early.

To save time, some people bribe their opponents, resorting to all sorts of tactics: maliciously abandoning their battle flag, turning enemy members against their cause, and even forcing opponents to withdraw from the battle prematurely...

Various chaotic phenomena have arisen, and personal grudges often escalate into hatred between guilds.

Popular online games often experience conflicts over resources, let alone this kind of game?

Seeing such danger, the importance of defensive formations has risen to a new level.

For top-tier players, exchanging for the defensive formation on the last day is still a sure thing.

After much preparation, the Zheng Guohua and Jiang Donglai families finally succeeded in changing the Zheng Yingcai today. The two families hired craftsmen to rebuild the villa and will live together in the same courtyard from now on.

The moment the defensive array was activated, a familiar yet unfamiliar light screen rose from all around the house.

Witnessing this scene, Zheng Guohua's family finally became convinced that the neighboring villa where they had hidden when the snake-beast invaded was using the same kind of formation!

Their suspicions were confirmed once again. The Zheng family members had no time to rejoice over the new formation and immediately gathered to discuss it.

"It must be that big shot, right?"

"There are only a handful of forces that could obtain the defensive array so early, and he usually keeps to himself, unlike the guild leader. It can only be him! What should we do?"

Zheng Yingcai's heart began to race when he thought of the legendary person who actually lived nearby.

"Don't do anything!" The elder brother, Zheng Yingjie, felt a chill run down his spine at the thought of the "Thorn Bramble's " fate. "That person is not one to be merciful. Casually disturbing him will only bring trouble—especially you, Yingcai, you must pretend you know nothing!"

Zheng Guohua nodded in agreement. "Yingjie is right."

"Don't do things that end up making enemies instead of trying to please others."

"This matter must be kept secret; we must not alert that person unless absolutely necessary."

"Now that we live next door to the Jiang Family, we need to be even more careful not to let them suspect anything."

"Understood."

Although Zheng Yingcai was aware of the risks and benefits, he felt as if a stone was pressing on his heart, and the fact that he had no one to confide in was truly stifling.

"Old Zheng, where are you?"

"Now that the formation is activated, it's time to go back to the game and grind for points!"

At that moment, Jiang Donglai's voice came from outside the door.

The Zheng family members composed themselves and returned to their places.

Zheng Yingjie also needs to farm for a new outfit; Fixed Team clearing monsters in the wild will increase the drop rate.

Zheng Guohua was responsible for collecting Spirit Stone and other materials.

As the event's deadline approaches, defensive formations are lighting up around the world.

In reality, the struggle between humans and Warcraft has finally found a stronghold to hold.

What they didn't know was that the designers had already reserved an absolutely safe Safe Zone for them.

These areas have not yet been discovered on a large scale.

Because you have to wait until someone gets attacked and then occasionally hides inside to find out that this place is safe from Warcraft attacks.

Some Safe Zone have already been exposed, but whoever discovered them is keeping the secret tightly under wraps.

They began secretly contacting their real-world connections to invest in construction projects.

We will strive to make it our own territory.

They discovered that no attacks could be carried out here, not even with real guns or knives.

This means that whoever occupies this place first will occupy it permanently.

Unless it is a peaceful transfer of ownership, no one can drive you out of their property.

In other words, this Safe Zone is equivalent to an absolutely stable financial haven.

Similar to the Mai Kingdom during World War II.

At this moment, the God's Domain Game System was displaying a notification:

"The Dragon Slaying War event is entering its final ten-minute countdown."

"Countdown complete, points will be calculated automatically."

"No—I'm still a little short! Give me some more time, I can still play!"

"Now I finally understand how my classmates felt when I was urging them to hand in their exam papers back in the day... Just a little longer, please!"

"I wish I could go back to a few days ago and wake myself up from my lazy days!"

"I could have reached level seventeen with a little more effort, but I've been stuck on level fifteen... I've lost a lot of points, I'm so regretful!"

"Help! I'm just one point short, and I don't have enough challenge points! Time's almost up, can anyone give me some advice? I'm going to cry if I can't get the outfit..."

Ten minutes later.

A system announcement appeared. "The Dragon Slaying War event has officially ended."

Please redeem your reward within one hour. The prize pool will close after one hour.

"Haha! I finished the challenge in the last ten seconds, and I have just enough points to exchange for a defensive formation! Thanks to the guild leader! Thanks to the Chongxing!"

"The person upstairs must be a pro too? They've even reached the 22nd floor? Impressive! Congratulations on your successful exchange."

"Are you short of warm beds? Just give me a few living spots within the defensive magic circle."

"There are very few privately owned defensive arrays these days, right?"

"Especially for those exchanged with guild support, the right to use them mostly belongs to the guild."

"However, the person who redeems the currency is still eligible to check in... at least their safety in the real world is guaranteed."

"Great! We can move around within the defensive array at night now! Before, we had to hide at home and set up defenses as soon as the sun went down. We were on edge all day and couldn't even sleep soundly."

"Speaking of sleeping, I can finally get a good night's sleep now—I endured seven days of wearing a helmet."

Goodbye everyone, I'm going to sleep for three days and three nights!

As gaming pods become increasingly popular, official support policies have significantly lowered the barrier to purchase, and they are now almost a standard feature in every household.

However, some players are unable to afford it due to financial constraints and can only rely on diligently managing their accounts and participating in battles within the game to accumulate funds and gradually realize their dream of owning a game pod.

In this respect, Dragon Han's measures are much more effective.

Substantial support allows players to immerse themselves in "God's Domain" for longer periods, indirectly strengthening overall combat power.

In comparison, other countries' efforts were somewhat less vigorous, although Stone Kingdom...

The practice of providing cash subsidies to players and offering generous compensation to members who join official organizations is also commendable.

This global event significantly improved the combat skills of all players, and the average level of participants also saw a leap forward.

Gao Linzhi glanced over and realized that these people had really been forced into this situation.

They worked through the night to upgrade their gear, pushing themselves to the limit.

Of course, for expert players, completing two battlefield missions daily and exchanging them for Experience Pill is enough to ensure a stable leveling efficiency.

Some players who choose the extreme development path, although sacrificing some experience accumulation, gain stronger survivability in return, and in the long run, they do not suffer a loss.

By the end of the event, Zhang Mingzhen's character "Chongxing" had reached level 53.

This is a terrifying level.

Keep a great distance from others.

Thanks to more time online and continuous training in the wild, his level-up speed is far ahead of others.

The top ranks of the experience leaderboard at this time are as follows:

"1: Chongxing (Level 53)"

"2: Dragon Diagram Frenzy (Level 36)"

"3: Hero War Sky (Level 36)"

"4: Imperial Dynasty Defies Heaven (Level 36)"

"5: Qin Xiao Youhui (Level 36)"

"6: Wushuang Zhiyu (Level 35)"

"7: Dragon Diagram Jinghe (Level 35)"

"10: Xuanyuan Yi (Level 34)"

Due to the recent strong performance of the Priest class, many outdoor teams are now building around it.

Xuanyuan Yi was a Priest, and he used this opportunity to surpass his original competitor "Death Scythe" and rise to tenth place on the list.

The "Death Scythe," however, has to allocate some experience resources to support the growth of the Priest in the team.

Meanwhile, the high-level combat power of their respective guilds is relatively scarce, and they need to prioritize exchanging for defensive formations to improve their overall strength, thus putting them at a disadvantage in the level competition.

The event concluded, coinciding with the start of a new week.

Previously, due to insufficient level and the need to avoid additional dungeon consumption during the event, several high-level combatants from major guilds invited Zhang Mingzhen to lead their teams to challenge the dungeons.

Now that the event has ended, the number of players who have reached level 30 has increased significantly. In order to alleviate the competitive pressure and test their current strength, the top players on the level leaderboard do not want to be controlled by others anymore. So they discussed forming a team to try to conquer the easy difficulty of the Monster Altar.

Zhang Mingzhen didn't care about this.

However, while these people didn't invite him, many others came to invite him.

He readily agreed.

Expanding one's influence is also a way to ensure safety.

As the number of level 30 players increases, the demand for dungeons is growing.

This time, he chose "Dragon Diagram Jinghe", "Wushuang Zhiyu", "Gun Know by Heart", "Yes Yes Yes?" and "Utterly Empty" as teammates to conquer the dungeon.

Utterly Empty couldn't hide his excitement. "It's been so long since I fought alongside a pro! I never expected to be fortunate enough to receive your guidance so soon after reaching level 30. I really feel a bit guilty."

Zhang Mingzhen knew him well, so he joked, "If you really feel embarrassed, why not give the opportunity to someone else? There are quite a few people waiting outside."

"No, no, no, I can't be that generous!" "Utterly Empty" quickly replied, "I still need the expert to help me collect some equipment, otherwise I really can't keep up with the team."

Most of their current equipment comes from the early Divine Ruins, and their levels are outdated. The quality of items dropped in the wild is also average, so it's time for them to urgently upgrade.

"I heard that silver equipment dropped in dungeons is now auctioned off on the spot? I'm determined to get it this time."

Upon hearing this, "Dragon Diagram Jinghe" laughed and said, "Brother Kongkong, are you so confident? Our guild leader has assigned us a task. Other equipment is fine, but if it's Berserker equipment, I have to get it no matter what."

As these people chatted and laughed, they seemed to have forgotten that Zhang Mingzhen ruthlessly destroyed an entire guild's senior management.

This is actually because the distance is quite far, and I didn't see it with my own eyes.

This leads to a kind of filter among them, where the offline Zhang Mingzhen and the online Chongxing are seen as different.

Just like everyone admires Qin Shi Huang, it's because of the vast distance between them: if they were actually prisoners and forced into labor under his rule, would they still admire him?

Even if they knew the other party had many achievements, they would probably still hurl insults at them.