Night fell, and the Zombie Horde appeared.
Gangcun Kuzi hid in the treetops, Yamamoto Rokuko hid underground, and Kapil acknowledged the boss as his master.
Everyone tried to avoid coming into contact with the monsters by any means they could.
Mark returned from the portal to the Free Nation in a sorry state.
They had entered the Twilight Forest late and had only just found the Naga Courtyard, where they had fought a battle.
Just as they had figured out the Naga's movements and were about to claim the first kill, the zombies appeared.
Forced to retreat to their blocks and hide indoors, Jeter was still full of fighting spirit.
"Where did these monsters come from? Damn it, we were this close to the first kill!"
The boss recognized as the Lord of the Micro Block would surely trigger an additional reward for the first kill.
They might even get a National Fortune Reward!
But just as they were about to attack, the Zombie Horde appeared!
"It's fine. We've already figured out the boss. We'll go after it when morning comes!"
Looking at the zombies outside the window, Mark's eyes were wary.
He keenly sensed that this world was starting to change!
There might be even more changes in the future. Perhaps the Twilight Forest that had appeared out of nowhere was like a resource zone.
Maybe it had appeared to help them get through this crisis!
With Zombie Hordes everywhere, if they couldn't move, that meant no one else could either.
There would still be a chance after daybreak!
Even the strongest nation, the Free Nation, had to hide. At that moment, only Gu Yu chose to enter the Twilight Forest.
He successfully drew the attention of viewers around the world.
"Gu Yu went into the Twilight Forest?"
"Is he planning to take the chance to claim the first kill and get the reward?"
"Exactly. No one else is attacking right now. Doesn't he wonder why?"
"Even golden armor can't hold back the Zombie Horde. I don't believe he can withstand it!"
"Such a shame about that good gear. It'd be so much better on our Mark!"
"Just wait for him to die!"
Even though he had just returned from hell, he was decked out in a fully enchanted Alloy Set.
The viewers still didn't believe in him.
After all, they had never seen how strong an Alloy Set was. They could only imagine by comparing it to the strongest gear they knew: golden armor.
Golden armor could only take a few more hits before being swallowed by the Zombie Horde.
Even if the Alloy Set was stronger than golden armor, it would only buy him a few more hits. It wouldn't make a difference.
As for enchantments—
In the eyes of most viewers, enchantments were useless.
Players only got enchanted gear as monster drops, and most of the enchantments were pitiful.
At best, they might get something like Protection I or Unbreaking I.
They didn't understand the Enchanting Table and didn't know how to use Enchantment Books. Enchanted weapons and armor only came from drops with an extremely low chance.
In the eyes of the viewers, and even the player contestants, enchanted gear was only a little better than dye.
It was just something that could give armor a nicer color.
After officially entering the Twilight Forest, Gu Yu's vision returned.
As its name suggested, it was a forest that was always shrouded in twilight.
Trees and zombies were everywhere.
Fireflies glowed, and cicadas chirped.
"Monsters like you belong dead by my sword."
His appearance immediately drew the Zombie Horde's attention. Dozens of zombies came at him from every direction.
Gu Yu showed no fear and answered them with his sword.
He wielded a fully upgraded Nether Alloy Sword with Sweeping Blade, Unbreaking, Sharpness, Knockback, and Mending.
With a light swing, the Sweeping Blade effect activated. A white arc flashed from the sword, dealing area damage.
[-32!]
He jumped to trigger a critical hit, and with a single slash—
Before the zombies could even get close to Gu Yu, every last one of them had been slain!
Even without a critical hit, Sweeping Blade III and Sharpness V gave the sword a base damage of over twenty points.
At most, it would take two strikes to kill any zombie that came close.
Before the viewers could react, dozens of zombies had died without even touching Gu Yu.
"Surrounded by the Zombie Horde, he... died?"
"That fast? I thought he'd come back from hell with even stronger gear, but it's not all that impressive!"
"No, I mean the zombies died. Gu Yu's still alive!"
"Not just alive. If I'm not mistaken, the zombies didn't even touch him, did they?"
"Huh? The zombies got wiped out?"
"That weapon is so strong?!"
The stark contrast between what happened before and after left viewers worldwide dumbfounded.
Even killing ordinary zombies should take at least half a day!
And there wasn't even a Mob Spawner Tower here, with its twenty-something-block drop shaft to control the zombies' health.
How was killing them easier than using a Mob Spawner Tower?
Not far away,
Gangcun Kuzi was moving through the treetops.
His mind worked quickly. While the other contestants thought they could act during the day, when the zombies would burn, he looked up at the twilight sky and realized—
There was no daytime in the Twilight Forest. The zombies would never burn!
Here, he could only rely on himself!
"My shield still has durability left. It's enough to kill the Naga and claim the first kill!"
While everyone else hid, he'd strike first and claim the first kill!
As he thought this, he saw a Zombie Horde being drawn toward someone in the distance.
"I wonder which nation's contestant it is. What bad luck!"
The Zombie Horde had appeared so suddenly that many contestants hadn't been prepared and had been surrounded and killed.
He slowly approached, hoping he might be able to pick up some drops from whoever had died.
As soon as he got close, Gangcun Kuzi froze.
He recognized Gu Yu, but he had never seen the gear Gu Yu wore or the sword in his hand.
The black, gleaming sword was terrifyingly powerful. With just one strike—
The zombies had been one-shotted?
Gangcun Kuzi rubbed his eyes, confirming that he hadn't seen things.
Those zombies had far more health than ordinary zombies, and he'd killed them in one hit!
"Since I've never seen it in a resource zone, he must have gotten it from hell!"
Having reached that conclusion, greed showed in Gangcun Kuzi's eyes.
Gear that good belonged to the Samurai Nation!
"There's a Naga Courtyard nearby. Since he can kill the Zombie Horde so easily, he'll definitely challenge the boss."
"You think you're invincible because you can kill zombies. But can you one-shot the boss?"
The boss had several hundred health points. It was on a completely different level from zombies!
If he couldn't one-shot it, he'd be attacked from both sides!
Zombies couldn't destroy blocks at this stage, but Gangcun Kuzi could!
He'd wait until the two of them had fought and were both badly wounded.
When Gu Yu let his guard down, Gangcun Kuzi would secretly break the courtyard blocks and let the zombies outside in.
Let the snipe and the clam fight while the fisherman reaped the benefits!
The viewers from the Samurai Nation understood each other without a word and immediately guessed what he was planning.
"Lucky him, running into Gu Yu!"
"Let me tell you, Gangcun-kun: Gu Yu just got back from hell, and he's carrying a ton of resources!"
"Heh, I've already figured out what Gangcun-kun is planning!"
"Look, Gu Yu found the boss. He's going over!"
"The first kill will be ours in no time!"
Gangcun Kuzi let out a quiet chuckle as he followed Gu Yu, ready to make his move at any moment.
The trees in the Twilight Forest were tall.
Unless you looked carefully, it was hard to spot someone hiding in the treetops.
After easily clearing out the Zombie Horde, Gu Yu spotted a Naga nearby.
Normally, when entering the Twilight Forest, you had to find the Magic Map first.
Bosses had to be fought in a certain order, so you were supposed to find the corresponding boss on the map.
But as the weakest first boss, the Naga spawned right in front of him. Even iron armor was enough to deal with it.
Gu Yu wasn't going to hold back.
He entered the courtyard and sealed off the gaps around it to keep out the Zombie Horde.
The huge green, snake-shaped figure came clearly into view.
It was as tall as a building, and its long, thick body could easily smash through blocks!
"It stinks."
A pungent, snake-like odor filled the air, making Gu Yu very uncomfortable.
"In that case, let's make this quick."
He put away the Nether Alloy Sword and took out another weapon.
[EPIC · Heavy Hammer]
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