The Evil God's Origins and Everyone's Investigation

Therefore, by the time Wolf Smoke finally revealed the information about all the members of the attack gangs on the 33rd line, those people had already left their original cities and disappeared without a trace.

After confirming that the target had gone to Xuancheng, even the game's regional information was changed to the main city of Xuancheng.

Therefore, the investigation into that team had to be temporarily put on hold.

Among the high-ranking members of the Crimson Army, a question was raised, "What method did the Evil God Faction use to completely transfer players to another region? This method is unheard of."

They would naturally call them Evil God, not Holy God.

This detail reveals why the other party was able to rise to a high position.

"We're still at a loss," said "Passing Years," the head of the District 33, his tone tinged with helplessness. "We haven't yet figured out a way to get players to completely switch regions."

They thought they could completely wipe that team out of the District 33, but unexpectedly, while the outcome was as they hoped, the process was completely out of control.

This passive outcome left him feeling no sense of real victory.

"Those people have no bottom line," another high-ranking member said angrily. "They not only betray their own guildmates, but they even dare to trade away information and equipment of their Fixed Team."

Lu Zheng nodded. The situation was serious and needed to be taken seriously.

Otherwise, if the real world is already dangerous, and the game world is just as dangerous, there's a risk of order collapsing.

He immediately issued an order, "Immediately compile statistics on the known number of people transferred across regions in each area."

"Depending on the situation, similar situations exist in other regions; the infiltration speed of the Evil God Faction is faster than expected."

"What exactly are they plotting behind the scenes...?"

On the other side, after handing over the players who had rashly provoked him to the Legion Guild, Zhang Mingzhen also mentioned his intention to purchase Amulet Fragment.

He originally intended to collect all the fragments held by the various guilds, but this plan was clearly not easy to achieve.

Many guilds are also hoping to collect all ninety-nine fragments.

To reach that number again, including this week, he'll need another week of dungeon runs.

The road ahead is too long.

So he led the team into the instance again.

Zhang Mingzhen decided that, apart from the boss battles, all tasks of clearing out the smaller monsters along the way would be undertaken by the team members—this was also one of the conditions for them to join the team.

This would save him a lot of time.

For the team members, this was their first time personally challenging the hellish difficulty level of the Mechanism Island.

Their average level, close to 70, prevented them from being instantly defeated by regular enemies.

"Kongkong Kong, at least come down and help us with some treatment!"

As the front-line Shield Guard, "Protect the Nation" stood at the very front, with a semi-transparent spirit attached to his body— the Priest whom he called "Utterly Empty".

"The progress is too slow; we have to be extremely careful even when luring monsters."

At this moment, Utterly Empty, who was attached to Protect the Nation, also retorted, "Isn't this the treatment I'm undergoing? Don't underestimate this state; being possessed is more effective than standing on the ground."

"I've leveled up the 'Spirit Transformation' skill to level five, and the healing output is more than enough."

In the God's Domain, there are many Priest like him who are adept at taking shortcuts.

The "Spirit Transformation" skill, learned at level 50, has indeed saved many healers with mediocre skills.

Compared to traditional follow-up healing, the Possessed state not only ensures the survival of the user, but also provides a fairly stable group healing after the skill level is improved.

[Spirit Transformation +5: Transforms into a spirit and possesses a designated teammate, continuously restoring health to up to six nearby allies. The healing amount per second is equivalent to 120% of the Spirit attribute.]

[During Spirit Transformation, both physical and magical defenses are doubled, but other skills cannot be used for 30 minutes.]

For Ordinary Player, upgrading "Spirit Transformation" to level five, like "Utterly Empty", is already considered an investment in a main skill.

Upgrading to the next level requires at least 45 skill points, which is beyond the reach of most people.

Unlike high-end Priest like Zhang Mingzhen who view "Spirit Transformation" as a useless skill, most healers with ordinary techniques have now chosen the possession route, which is quite effective.

However, Protect the Nation did not seem to appreciate it.

Protect the Nation's past colleagues in the Legion Guild, all Priest, possessed solid operational skills, and the organization explicitly prohibited the arbitrary use of Spirit Transformation techniques.

Once you become reliant on this convenient model, it's easy to neglect honing your skills in other areas.

He was indeed not used to a passerby Priest who was "Utterly Empty".

"Protect the Nation, don't be too demanding of Boss Kongkong,"

My teammate, "War Sky Little Bell," is a female player who holds a management position in the Red Rose Guild and is quite skilled in the game.

This was her first time joining Chongxing's team. She wanted to gain some experience so that she could lead her guild members to raid dungeons in the future.

"That's right, Little Snow and I will be in charge of ground treatment, Kongkong can just hang up there."

"I've tried the Spirit Transformation skill before, and it does save a lot of time and effort. But Kongkong Kong actually leveled it up to level five! That's incredibly extravagant!"

Hanging in mid- Utterly Empty, he felt no shame for taking a break while the girls were busy below; he was, after all, a slacker in his own guild.

Besides, he paid money to get into the team.

"My highest-level skills are Possession Spirit Transformation and Universal Salvation. These few moves are enough for me to get by. I don't aspire to be a top expert; I'm happy to live an easy life!"

These remarks made Protect the Nation's forehead twitch; this person clearly didn't know how to write the word "sorry."

While casting a healing spell, "Little Bell" asked curiously, "Those top-tier experts should already be challenging the Normal difficulty level of the Mechanism Island, right?"

"Our guild leader is over there too. We tried the easy dungeons before, but we couldn't even beat the first boss, so we came here today specifically to learn some experience from this expert."

Are they coming to learn from the Chongxing travelers?

That's something only someone who doesn't know the inside story could say.

The person Chongxing the dungeon multiple times with "Utterly Empty" is the most qualified to speak on this matter—in the team of experts, you can only lie down and speedrun, and you can't learn any useful skills.

Because Chongxing's playing style is something that others simply cannot replicate.

The other person is cheating; you're just an ordinary person. How can you possibly learn from them?

"Yes, our president and vice president are in that group. I wonder how they're doing, and whether they've seen the first leader yet."

"The Wandering Shadow" was also in the party; his brother and the guild leader were conquering the normal-level Mechanism Island.

Since joining forces with the War Alliance to seize territory last time, the relationship between Contending for the World and the War Alliance has become much closer.

For this first clear challenge on Normal difficulty, War Sky also recommends inviting "Under One Person" and "Wandering Arrow" to join.

Their team of twenty people was configured as follows:

"Shield Guard: Qin Xiao Youhui, Demon Zero Zero, Dawn Breeze, Waning Moon"

"Berserker: Dragon Diagram Frenzy, Under One Person, Dishitian"

"Mage: Unparalleled Weaving Rain, Taunt, Unbeatable Fire Mage."

"Tian Ce: War Sky"

"Assassin: Death Scythe, Yes Yes Yes??"

"Archer: Wandering Arrow, Tractor, Fireworks in the Rain."

"Priest: Xuanyuan Yi, Lives by the Sea Wave, Minty Early Summer, Rose."

"I heard that the War Alliance and the Contending for the World have now formed an alliance?"

While clearing out the monsters along the way, Dragon Diagram Frenzy chatted with the others about intelligence.

The people in the team are all managers or leaders of various guilds. They get together to do dungeons not only because their combat strength is similar, but also as a place to exchange information.

That's why, even though the Legion Guild has plenty of skilled players, Qin Xiao still participates in every raid.

Some of them were closely monitoring the movements of various guilds, while others also had their own agendas.

In the last Territory War, the War Alliance and the Contending for the World captured a city with just the strength of the two of them, which aroused the Critical Strike.

Berserker merely took advantage of a break in the dungeon to casually inquire, "You two are quite strong, taking over a city in one go."

"Hmph, it's just a coincidence."

"Besides, what's wrong with our guild forming alliances and cooperating with other guilds?" War Sky had already prepared his explanation.

Although the two companies have decided to continue their partnership, there is no need to announce it publicly too early.

"Haha, of course not, I'm just a little curious."

"I also think cooperation between guilds is very necessary, otherwise how will we compete with other regions in future Territory War?"

These words seem to imply that Dragon Map is also looking for allies.

While the rewards for conquering territories in Territory War are plentiful, the Final Treasure Chest is limited, and with too many allied guilds, each guild receives fewer.

Before long, the Territory War mode in God's Domain will likely no longer be divided into entire regions.

"Imperial Dynasty Defies Heaven" then changed the subject. "Chongxing has been buying Amulet Fragment. Does anyone have any to sell?"

"I heard that the Divine General Guild plans to use the Amulet dropped in Guandong Quake to Chongxing. You should be aware of this, right, Qin Xiao?"

The Legion Guild always keeps a close eye on the movements of high-level players, especially top-tier players like Chongxing, and will not let any slightest movement slip by.

The Legion Guild was actually happy to see the "Divine General Guild" recruit Chongxing.

Chongxing has always been a loner. If he could join a guild, he might be able to create bonds and play a greater role, which would also benefit all players on Earth.

Most importantly, one must find ways to control the ties that bind the other person—women, emotions, children, brothers, friends, and the need to care for the elderly—in order to keep them together.

To avoid the other party accidentally switching sides to the opposing force.

Unfortunately, their idea could not succeed.

After all, there's a mysterious figure watching over us.

Otherwise, with Zhang Mingzhen's cheating skills being so overpowered, how could he have played so comfortably until now?

What good ideas are you having?

Do you really think the real world is a fairy tale, without any constraints or controls?

"That's true, but Chongxing refused."

This answer was expected.

The Legion Guild never thought Chongxing would agree. Apart from showing up when leading people to raid dungeons, he rarely interacted with anyone in a close relationship, so it was perfectly normal for him to refuse the invitation.

"The Divine General Guild is really shrewd. They actually want to recruit Chongxing as an honorary member of their external network, and they're even willing to exchange their newly released Amulet for him. It seems they have big ambitions," Death Scythe whispered to Qin Xiao.

The Legion Guild that claim to be neutral on the surface may not be without their own agendas in private; otherwise, how did those people from Xuancheng join the Evil God Faction?

It's clear that the Legion Guild has gone a bit too far.

That's normal; there have always been many people on Earth who change jobs frequently.

During the Han Dynasty, they switched allegiance to the Xiongnu; in modern times, they switched allegiance to the Mai Kingdom.

"Speaking of Xuancheng, they've really made a name for themselves this time, managing to capture so many war zones and heading straight for Tomb City."

"And those few raiders who were Chongxing, I heard they were all transferred to the District 77."

"How did they manage to do that? Did your Legion Guild really not know anything about it?"

Qin Xiao Youhui understood their unspoken meaning, and his brows furrowed involuntarily.

"We've already stated that the guilds in Xuancheng have long since separated from the Legion Guild."

"We have no control over their current movements."

"If you want to know these things, it's no use coming to us."

"Alright, alright, we're almost at the leader's room, let's get down to business first," Seaside Wave interjected at the opportune moment, smoothing things over.

If we continue talking, things will escalate into a fight.

Although it's called a high-rise building, it's practically the same as the villagers competing for water.

Recently, due to the territorial disputes, the relationship between the various guilds has become increasingly delicate and tense.

The most eye-catching battles in the last Territory War were the Undersea Dragon Palace, which was Chongxing; the Orc City, which was occupied by the War Alliance; and the Tomb City, which was seized by the Evil God Faction.

One side crushed the enemy with absolute strength, while the other relied on meticulous prior planning. In the end, the Evil God Faction defeated all their enemies, making everyone realize that Xuancheng's strength was not to be underestimated—no wonder more and more people were secretly investigating their background.

After absorbing players from various regions for their own use, the Evil God Faction of Xuancheng expanded their power once again. Even Zhang Mingzhen did not expect that they would be able to master the method of making players completely transfer to other regions.

This method is also of interest to Gao Linzhi.

This is because it is one of the core mechanisms of the Skyfall Game system.

They are now heavily guarded and extremely xenophobic, even barring Legion Guild teams from entering the city.

Everyone knows that Xuancheng today is unfathomable.

At this very moment.

Within the District 77.

Inside a secret castle somewhere.

"Holy God Lord, the Tomb City has been captured by our forces."

"As per your instructions, we are searching for Holy Relic in the city to absorb their spiritual energy."

Sunshine reported the progress of the operation to the Evil God alone.

The Evil God was quite pleased with these obedient humans:

"Very good. Make sure to absorb all the spiritual energy from the Holy Relic within two weeks. I need to use this energy to restore my original form."

Yes! But...

Sunshine hesitated for a moment, unsure whether he should bring up that seemingly insignificant little matter.

"How?"

"There's one piece of information that differs slightly from what you previously told me... it concerns the ten major cities in the Territory War."

"Ten cities? Not nine?"

The Evil God was also surprised to hear this—there should have been nine, so why was there an extra city?

Which one is wrong?

"The Undersea Dragon Palace"

"You previously provided us with intelligence on various cities, and we followed your instructions to conquer and search for the Holy Relic one by one."

"However, one more city did appear in this Territory War — the Undersea Dragon Palace is currently occupied by Chongxing."

"The Undersea Dragon Palace... that should have been an ordinary outpost, not a main city that could be captured... where did they obtain the Holy Relic?"

The Evil God was once a high-level player in the God's Domain. Due to a special opportunity, he preserved his divine soul and was not completely corrupted by the God's Domain. However, the price was the loss of his physical body and inability to move. Only by absorbing enough Holy Relic spiritual energy can he regain his freedom.

The spiritual energy of the Holy Relic exists only within the Holy Relic of each city, and only the player who occupies that city can absorb it—this is precisely why he continuously cultivates believers.

But according to his memory, there were only nine territories to conquer in the Territory War.

The newly discovered Undersea Dragon Palace must hold some mystery!