Watching the attacks land on him, Wu Shaozhen curled his lip. He had expected this all along. Otherwise, what was the point of investing so much in bone root and wearing a full set of high-grade silver and bronze equipment? These scrubs in plain gear, with only an occasional piece of black iron equipment, actually dared to attack him? Where did they get that confidence?
Seeing that most of them now had gray names, Wu Shaozhen leisurely drew his daggers, activated Extreme Speed, and rushed toward the archers and mages who had just attacked him at an unbelievable speed.
"Fall back!"
Someone shouted, but it did absolutely no good. They were nowhere near as fast as Wu Shaozhen. He plunged into the crowd like a wolf among sheep, delivering one stab to each person. With damage exceeding a thousand per hit, the fragile archers and mages fell and turned into white light before his poison even triggered.
The fight became a one-sided rout. The mages and archers had long since abandoned any semblance of formation and were fleeing desperately. But they were too slow, and Wu Shaozhen caught and finished them off one by one. Behind him, a crowd of shieldguards and warriors chased him, eating his dust. They accomplished nothing and could only watch their fragile teammates fall.
Within a few minutes, over a hundred mages and archers had all turned into white light and enjoyed a free trip back to the city. Looking at the plain equipment scattered across the ground, Wu Shaozhen shook his head. "What a bunch of paupers."
After killing the ranged fighters, Wu Shaozhen turned toward the shieldguards and warriors who had been chasing him, the corners of his mouth lifting slightly.
"Having fun chasing me? Now it's your turn."
Wu Shaozhen charged straight at them. These melee fighters had been eagerly pursuing him, but the moment he turned and rushed toward them, they wheeled around and fled, not daring to fight him at all. Even the damage-dealing classes had failed to take any health off him, let alone them. Wu Shaozhen began chasing down and cutting through the melee fighters, turning a large-scale PvP battle into a game of cat and mouse.
Watching Dustseal mow down their guild members like a harvesting machine, World-Proud Under Heaven and the others could do nothing. Wu Shaozhen's immense defense, terrifying speed, and absurd damage made him an impossible opponent. Hundreds of guild members could not even whittle down his health, because Dustseal actually had lifesteal as well.
"Boss, what do we do?" World-Proud Jueqing asked helplessly. They had never imagined a situation like this. The game had only been live for three days, yet someone could already take on a hundred people alone.
"We've lost this one. We didn't think it through. I never expected him to have gotten this strong already. Our people's equipment is too poor. They can't even break through his defense. Let's head back first. Tell them to hurry up and farm equipment and levels. We need to improve both as soon as possible. I refuse to believe one man can turn the whole world upside down!" World-Proud Under Heaven said angrily.
"All right," World-Proud Jueqing replied, then issued the order to retreat.
As the members of World-Proud Heroes retreated, the spectators booed them, making World-Proud Under Heaven and the others look even grimmer. This incident would have a huge impact on their guild.
"Trying to run? I don't remember giving you permission," Wu Shaozhen sneered. What the hell do you take me for? You think you can crush me whenever you like, then run when you can't? The others can escape, but not you lot.
Wu Shaozhen abandoned the shieldguards he was pursuing and rushed straight toward World-Proud Under Heaven and the others. Seeing him charge over, World-Proud Under Heaven's face flashed with panic. Oracle's death penalty was severe.
But escape was clearly impossible. His opponent was several times faster than he was, and he could not lose face in front of his subordinates either.
"Brutal Charge!"
World-Proud Under Heaven activated his skill and charged into Wu Shaozhen, who seemed unable to react in time and took the hit head-on.
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A one-second stun immediately followed. Damn, this guy's attack is pretty high, Wu Shaozhen thought. It was not that he could not dodge. He knew this skill inside out, and this fellow had most likely bought it from him. He had chosen not to dodge because his opponent's name was white. He needed him to attack first and turn gray before killing him. That way, he would gain no crime points, and the penalty would be harsher too.
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During the one second Wu Shaozhen was stunned, World-Proud Under Heaven used another skill, which clearly had a higher damage multiplier than Brutal Charge.
"The boss is awesome!" Seeing World-Proud Under Heaven knock over seven hundred health off Dustseal in an instant, the members of World-Proud Heroes felt confident again.
But before their cheers were over, they abruptly choked to a halt. They realized that despite losing over seven hundred health, Dustseal's health bar had only dropped a tiny fraction. To him, it was barely a scratch.
One second later, Wu Shaozhen broke free of the stun and stabbed World-Proud Under Heaven twice, instantly draining back half the health he had just lost. World-Proud Under Heaven turned into white light and vanished before him.
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-2152 (critical hit)
"Not much luck, huh? My critical hit chance is only 5%, and you still managed to trigger it. Impressive," Wu Shaozhen said, rubbing his nose.
Then he looked at the four remaining senior members of World-Proud Heroes. They had been in World-Proud Under Heaven's party, so their names were gray too. Wu Shaozhen mercilessly finished them off with a few stabs. Looking at the pieces of black iron equipment and the two pieces of bronze equipment they dropped, he smiled and put them into his inventory.
"Finally, something to show for it. Looks like I should target bosses when killing monsters and leaders when killing people."
He turned around. The other members of World-Proud Heroes had already fled far away, leaving only a crowd of dumbfounded solo players standing there in shock.
Wu Shaozhen could not be bothered to chase the fleeing players. Their equipment was so poor that killing them would gain him little. He turned and left.
"He's incredible! He took on an entire guild by himself!"
"That's way too strong! It was a completely one-sided slaughter!"
"Hahaha, that felt so good! Those idiots from World-Proud Heroes finally got what they deserved for being so arrogant!"
"Dustseal, you're the GOAT! I'm your loyal fan from now on!"
"Me too! Haha, I recorded that just now. I need to upload it right away. It'll definitely go viral."
"I recorded it too! I'm uploading mine as well. That was amazing!"
Standing in the crowd, Su Muxue watched Wu Shaozhen walk away, an inexplicable gleam in her eyes. Although they traded often and occasionally chatted, this was her first time seeing him fight. "He really is impressive."
Then Su Muxue shook her head and thought, No matter how impressive he is, it's only a game.
Just then, a region-wide announcement rang out across every area of Jinling City.
World-Proud Under Heaven: "Dustseal, World-Proud Heroes will fight you to the death!"
Still walking along the road, Wu Shaozhen rubbed his nose and thought, He really has money to burn. An announcement like that cost ten gold coins, or ten thousand yuan. He could not bear to spend that much, so he could not be bothered to reply.
As he walked, Wu Shaozhen took the five pieces of black iron equipment and two pieces of bronze equipment he had just picked up out of his inventory. Two of the black iron pieces were Bear King equipment he had sold, while the other three were low-level black iron gear. One of the bronze pieces was the Black Bear King Armor he had sold for 180,000 yuan. The other was probably a weapon they had obtained from killing the Silver Wolf King.
He checked the Auction House. Black iron equipment prices had already fallen to twenty or thirty thousand yuan. Not wanting to waste time, Wu Shaozhen listed all five pieces at twenty thousand each to get rid of them. Of the two bronze pieces, he listed the armor for 150,000 and the weapon for 100,000. He was sure they would buy them back.
Sure enough, within a few minutes, every piece he had listed was sold. Seeing another 315,000 yuan credited to his account, Wu Shaozhen's mood instantly improved. What nice people. I even get to sell the same equipment twice.
Meanwhile, the entire forum erupted once again...
[Mysterious top player Dustseal appears, takes on a hundred alone, and sends World-Proud Heroes fleeing in panic. Guild leader and deputy leaders all killed]
[Dustseal vs. World-Proud Heroes]
[A comprehensive breakdown of Dustseal's strength]
Every post included a video, and their view counts remained sky-high.
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