Chapter 552

"It's difficult, but it's the only way out." Yuki's tone was heavy, and his expression was firm. "If the Reincarnation Game enters a state of total war, this combat power will expand tenfold, a hundredfold, and countless factions will become our enemies, enemies that can never be eliminated."

This is the most despairing part: the Judge are nothing more than lackeys floating on the ground, with countless players below them who can be mobilized.

The Reincarnation Game is silently eroding you; without an innate, unwavering will, staying here too long will only turn you into a beast endlessly pursuing power.

"That's why I agreed to your plan." Shiki Ryougi softly agreed, already knowing Yuki's entire thought.

They plan to overturn the table before the Reincarnation Game can react, defeat His direct minions, and then escape when He fully activates the defense mechanism and unleashes a massive wave within the Reincarnation Game.

It sounds simple, but there's a lot to do.

First of all, it's impossible to wipe out the Judge in one fell swoop; they simply can't muster such a massive force.

Secondly, the factions participating in the entire plan need to be selected, which means the number cannot be too large. After all, the first battle is the decisive battle, and after severely damaging the Judge, they need to run away as soon as possible.

Finally, this first battle is the decisive one.

"Only by shouldering the most arduous responsibilities can you gain even the slightest chance of victory."

"Yes, what can I do? I'm 'Taiyi'." Yuki propped his head up, his emotions quite complicated.

The thought of being framed is terrifying, but without Taiyi, he wouldn't even have had the chance to take the blame.

Then let the battle continue endlessly, breaking through the Reincarnation Game to find the Great Game behind it, with everyone around you falling one by one, until you discover that this path has no end.

Perhaps, it was because Taiyi had reached the pinnacle that he looked back in bewilderment.

"Let's take it one step at a time, building up our strength. I'll handle the three tasks: conducting experiments at a certain Outpost and dividing the Judge's forces." Yuki a deep breath, his fighting spirit renewed. "You continue searching for people, only those who are useful. Expand the intelligence network, and continue spreading false information about the 'Taiyi' treasure."

"I will maintain contact, but some factions require your personal intervention, while others need to wait for the experimental results, especially the 'Savior,' you must take them down."

Shiki Ryougi has been busy building factions, and only she could do that, since Yuki's strength has increased too quickly for him to build up a network of connections.

"Savior? That's difficult?"

"It's not that difficult, but it's definitely not easy either. That pink fairy isn't easy to fool. You'll find out when the time comes. But if I get her approval, things will be much easier for me."

Pink Fairy?

Yuki thought of Elysia; such a heavyweight ally naturally required his personal intervention.

There are also Anthropomorphic Front, War Orphans, and so on; the experimental results are also very important.

If an Outpost breaks free from the Reincarnation Game, it will send all players inside back to another world, allowing players who simply want to escape to cooperate.

Some players simply want to escape their prison and don't care about returning to their hometown, so there's no need to add another liberation objective.

"I'll go when I have time; right now, I need to improve my strength."

Do I need points?

"'Only killing and looting are beyond question'—that's the rule of the game. Trying to get points for free from you is likely to cause problems, and besides, I don't need any points right now."

"Oh? You're lacking soul materials?"

Yuki nodded; he had recently unlocked a new skill tree.

Aside from selling items, points can only be obtained from dungeons, but soul materials can be dropped by players. This Borderlands lacks everything except players.

This is about to unleash a massacre.

Shiki Ryougi sat up slightly. The reason why the name 'Taiyi' was so terrifying was not because of his ability to conquer dungeons, but because of his ability to kill players.

Where should we start?

Yuki snapped his fingers, and a thin sheet of paper flew out of the document, burning before Shiki Ryougi's eyes. As the flames spread, his figure disappeared.

Aether Particles.

The Aether Particles was the first place where Yuki deliberately stirred up trouble, igniting a chaos and a war vortex that drew in dozens of factions.

The Outpost were utterly destroyed, and capable players had already fled to the Borderlands for refuge. The Judge personally intervened in the war, and after searching high and low without finding any trace of 'Taiyi', he withdrew most of his troops.

There was no other way; clues were everywhere along the Borderlands. The Judge had done their best, but they couldn't invest resources indefinitely.

Deathwing was satisfied with the result. If 'Taiyi' were there, he would have had to participate in the warband, and the risk of his death would have been too high. The Judge weren't stupid; they would naturally use local players as scouts and cannon fodder.

Since 'Taiyi' is still here, things are much easier to discuss. After this war vortex, the balance of power among the local forces has been completely disrupted. The Monster Front and the Great Tomb are advancing rapidly. All that is needed is to eliminate the Sage's Tower, Aether Particles will be completely unified.

Players who escape cannot stay in the Borderlands forever; they will return sooner or later. Even if they have unlimited points to burn, it doesn't matter. Their privileges will be stripped away. All that's needed is to take care of the skeleton, and it will become the sole king here.

But when a dynasty was just beginning to take shape, Yuki revisited his old haunts.

"You don't think I've forgotten about this place, do you?"

Yuki stood before a public plaza filled with corpses. They bore no wounds, their souls completely drained, and each corpse's face was filled with horror.

Chaotic coward, Raymond is back.

Indeed, in the eyes of the Aether Particles players, Yuki is a coward. He attracted the Judge, started a war, and instead of surrendering obediently and fighting the Judge, he hid and dragged everyone down with him.

Isn't this cowardly behavior? Why is there no spirit of sacrifice at all?

"Fine, fine, you coward, aren't you?"

Yuki laughed in exasperation. Gray threads spread from his palm, and the corpse transformed into an obedient puppet, recounting the latest news.

He had the ability to make the dead speak, which is why he never paid attention to the Aether Particles, and the Judge couldn't find any clues because he never came back. It would be strange if he could find anything.

As expected, the Judge weren't fools. After thoroughly investigating the Outpost with various detection spells, they chose to retreat, suspecting that 'Taiyi' had escaped using some method, and unwilling to be used by Deathwing indefinitely.

The influence of the Judge' involvement in the faction wars was too bad; in return for their assistance, they allowed the 'Monster Front' and 'Great Tomb' to gain the upper hand.

There are still many areas to investigate, and it's impossible to pour resources into one camp indefinitely.

So the first step is to keep making your presence felt, so that you can divide your forces and station them in different areas. This way, the forces available for the decisive battle will be distributed among you.

Yuki waved his hand, letting the gray lines spread out, but this time his goal was not just to set up fake targets; he needed a hunting ground.

This chaotic situation makes it the perfect hunting ground.

The soul material of epic-level players.

Yuki stretched his shoulders, closed his eyes, and let his Soul Infection erode one corpse after another, countless images flashing through his mind.

Extract, backtrack, filter, organize.

The players in the plaza weren't particularly strong, but they still participated in battle after battle. He extracted some of the footage and compiled it into a book, and information about epic-level players was being collected at a rapid pace.

There's no way around it; epic-level players are the most dazzling figures on the battlefield, and both sides have called on a lot of people to help them, with even some casual players coming to freeload.

Wow, quite a few familiar faces.

Yuki spotted familiar faces, completely different from those in the dungeon. This time, he was going after other people's lives, and for some reason, a feeling of eager anticipation welled up deep within his blood.

"Compared to navigating dungeons and exploring new features, do I actually prefer simply hacking and slashing?"

His smile turned playful yet cold. With a flick of his finger, countless gray threads retracted. He looked up and saw a small black dot appear in the air.

There were still hundreds of kilometers to go, and it was impossible to see who it was, but from the eroded memories, Yuki already knew who it was.

A player in 'Gu Cultivator World', epic level, but unfortunately not that one.

One of the players among the corpses had already been cursed and turned into a human scout. Just as Yuki killed him, they received the news and rushed over to check the situation.

He was clearly not the only one using the Aether Particles as a hunting ground. After watching for a few seconds, he tapped the Fool's Mask on his face, and a ripple flashed across his body. Yuki's body began to change rapidly.

[Fool's Mask LV6]

[Concealment ability greatly enhanced; each mask can project the user's consciousness, requiring a known target and more contact to achieve a more complete projection.]

[Note: The projection of consciousness will not change the material world; each image has the same effect, lasting for 2 days.]

After Hayasaka Ai reached the Epic level, she immediately upgraded her traits, granting Yuki, who lived in a different world, the same abilities.

The Fool's Mask isn't really a mask; it's projecting the image others want to see onto their minds. To put it bluntly, it's a mirage. Wearing heavy armor doesn't increase defense, and becoming Giant doesn't increase strength.

But none of these were problems for Yuki. The Immortal Crystal Armor filled him, making his body and the material world enormous. The Fool's Mask merely altered his outward appearance and, based on his memories, perfectly reproduced the projected object.

With a ripple, he transformed into a warrior clad in golden armor, three meters tall, and resembling a corncob—the very appearance of the 'Sky God' Sorion.

Arrogant and fierce, displaying the authority of the supreme god to the fullest, he stretched out his hand, and the light of Void Alchemy flashed, and an immortal crystal spear more than three meters long appeared in his hand.

Ugh--

With a gentle wave, the cloak billowed.

"Now, begin the hunt."

The black dot in the distance hovered in the air, and the Gu Master Mu Duo stretched out his neck.

The reason why each faction both craves and fears faction war is because if war breaks out in their own territory, it foreshadows a chaotic massacre.

Not every player is there to lend a hand; the more chaotic the Outpost, the better the hunting ground.

Mu Duo was just there to take advantage of the chaos. Long ago, he used the Heart-Devouring Gu to control a player with the authority to use Aether Particles. Once the fighting started, he quietly sneaked in to loot the place.

The various factions surrounding the Aether Particles were already embroiled in a chaotic battle, leaving them no time to deal with an epic-level hunter.

"Who is this? Doesn't look like a player of Aether Particles?"

The Mu Duo remained at a distance, while the Heaven's Eye Gu had merged into the air, sending images from afar.

It was a heavily armored golden warrior who gripped a crystal spear. His knees were slightly bent as he looked up. A terrifying sense of oppression surged through the Heaven's Eye Gu, a feeling he had only ever experienced with the Gu Mahito.

Not good!

His mind was shaken, his expression changed drastically, and that one stare made him lose his focus. A bolt of lightning shot over at lightning speed, covering tens of kilometers in the blink of an eye.

This was much faster than he could fly; his black robe billowed, and a swarm of flying insects surged out, then expanded into a human form in mid-air.

Puppet Gu.

As if he were a lone warrior, hundreds of players under his control rushed towards him, but without a second thought, he immediately fled into the distance.

It's impossible to win. Which faction's monsters are hunting here?

His heart trembled—this was the feedback from the Heart-Devouring Gu puppet. Just looking back, he was so frightened that his soul almost left his body.

Lightning Piercer the crowd, and the puppets, whose average strength was at the Monster II, were powerless to resist. They were pierced through like pieces of paper and closed to within a thousand meters in the blink of an eye, forcing the Gu Master to turn around.

Accompanied by celestial music, a screen of light unfolded, and the thrown spear struck it, forming a bright vortex in the sky. The Gu Master didn't even dare to retrieve his props and tried to get away, but the lightning, just like before, continued to advance in a straight line.

Thump--

He slammed his palm on the gun handle, a dazzling white light flashed, extinguishing the celestial music and shattering the light barrier.

It destroyed my level six magic weapon in an instant?

Mu Duo's eyes widened, and his body dissolved into the air.

Time-Space Cicada.

This was his natal cicada gu, which created a wormhole in space to jump through. However, as the spiral light band spread out, the space became extremely hard, and the cicada gu couldn't create a hole at all.

Space seal???

Mu Duo froze for a moment as the golden-armored warrior, exuding an aura of power, approached and raised his long spear, gleaming with white light.

"Fellow Daoist, wait!"

Swish.

The Light of Divine Punishment crushed all the defensive items, like an eraser, splitting the dignified player in two, and watching as countless Gu worms flew out from the remains.

Soul Extraction.

Epic Metamorphosis immediately unfolded, and the resulting purple vortex pulled the swarm of Gu worms in, preventing them from escaping no matter how frantically they flapped their wings. Then, a horrifying phantom appeared.

It was baffled, utterly terrified, completely unable to understand who this person was or how they could crush it so quickly.

"Aren't you afraid..."

Swish--

The spear swept back, wiping out the entire swarm of Gu worms. The giant golden hand reached forward and pulled out a piece of pitch-black, jelly-like substance, on which half a mutilated and blank face was contorted.

"I'm not afraid of anything, just hand it over obediently."

Yuki crushed the mangled face. In just a few minutes, an Epic Rank I player had become soul material without even realizing it. And at this point, he wasn't as picky as before.

"Raise the Stand User to LV2."

The materials are used immediately, and a new panel pops up.