Li Yunwei was on-site, serving as commander-in-chief of the raid.
She also understood that the people currently gathered here could never defeat the world boss on their own.
Because none of the first-tier Transcendents leading the pack in levels had come!
First-tier Transcendents: levels 60-70.
Second-tier Transcendents: levels 40-60.
Third-tier Transcendents: levels 20-40.
Most of those present were only second- and third-tier. Their levels were too low and their attack power insufficient to deal any significant damage to the world boss.
"Report! Captain Li, we've found out that the person who triggered the world boss is Chu Long, Linhai City's first level 70 player!"
"Where is he? Why isn't he joining the world boss raid?"
"Captain Li... we've already contacted him. He said you have to invite him personally!"
"Tch, what an attitude."
"Apparently, Chu Long is a guild leader. His guild members are all high-level elites, and none of them have joined the battle yet!"
After hearing this, Li Yunwei briskly put on her jacket. "Come on. Let's go meet them."
An underground pool hall.
Around a dozen people were leisurely playing pool.
They were all fashionable young men and women, smoking and sporting tattoos. Empty liquor bottles littered the floor, and the television was showing footage of the world boss raid.
"Haha, they think they can defeat the world boss? What a bunch of nobodies!"
"A bunch of low-level trash who don't know their own limits."
The man speaking, dressed in a leather jacket, was Chu Long. His hair was dyed red, and he looked like a teenage street biker.
He was the highest-level player in Linhai City, the first-tier player who had triggered the world boss.
"Boss Chu, aren't we going to help? If the Blood Moon Calamity descends, we'll be caught up in it too."
"What's the rush?"
A cigarette dangled from Chu Nian's lips. "Obviously, we wait for those officials to come invite us. That way, we can name our terms. We're not the ones in a hurry!"
"Haha, brilliant, boss!"
Suddenly, with a bang, the closed doors to the pool hall were pushed open.
A smartly dressed woman walked in, her military leather boots clicking crisply against the floor. Behind her, uniformed enforcement officers formed two lines and waited quietly at the entrance.
Li Yunwei casually picked up a cue and, with an offhand stroke, sank the last ball on the table.
"Who's Chu Long?"
"Me."
"Li Yunwei, commander of the world boss raid force. I'm inviting you to join the raid."
"Ah, but we've been grinding levels hard these past few days. We're tired..."
"Just name your terms!"
"Haha, Captain Li, you're straightforward too. One hundred million, and our entire guild will fight alongside you."
"Deal."
Li Yunwei didn't want to waste words. Time was money!
Any problem that could be solved with money wasn't a problem.
If they couldn't deal with the world boss, it would spell utter disaster for Linhai City!
"Let's get to work, everyone!"
Chu Long gathered his guild members, and they set off in a dedicated vehicle, soon arriving at the world boss's location.
At present, over eight hundred people remained inside the barrier. After their relentless attacks, every one of them was utterly exhausted, yet the giant turtle still hadn't budged an inch.
"Out of the way, noobs!"
Looking at the mountainlike giant turtle ahead, Chu Long grinned. "A world boss I've never seen before, huh? Let me crack its shell!"
With that, lightning flickered beneath his feet, and he slowly rose into the air.
Violet lightning coiled around him, a destructive aura spreading continuously from his body and sending the nearby people hurrying away.
"He... he's a lightning mage!"
"No wonder he levels so fast. Lightning mages have some of the best mass-killing abilities!"
"Get back! Don't get caught in his attack!"
Ignoring the commotion below, Chu Long raised his staff and aimed at the giant turtle.
"My guess is that its weak point is the mountain on its back. As long as we blast that mountain apart, we'll definitely force it out of its shell."
Such were a high-level player's instincts.
Rumble!
A Thunder Dragon Technique roared through the air!
The thick, brilliant purple lightning dragon slammed into the mountain with a deafening crash that shook the earth!
The smile on Chu Long's face slowly froze.
"Impossible..."
His most powerful lightning spell had failed to blast the mountain apart and had only knocked loose some rubble?
Its defense was actually this terrifying!
As the highest-level player present, even he couldn't fully break through this turtle's defenses. No wonder everyone else's efforts had been futile...
Li Yunwei's expression grew increasingly grave.
"To think even this guy couldn't do it. This is going to be difficult. Out of the millions of people in Linhai City, is there really no one strong enough to deal with it?"
Qin Yu was also at the scene.
She had already gone in for a round of attacks. Even with her epic-grade equipment, she couldn't deal significant damage to the boss and had no choice but to withdraw.
"Xiao Yu, have you still not reached Chen Nian?" Deng Rongrong urged. He was Qin Yu's in-game friend, and one of the few people who knew Chen Nian's identity.
"No, no, I can't reach him! Why do you keep telling me to contact him..."
Deng Rongrong thought, If we don't count on him, are we supposed to count on you?
The whole of Linhai City can only count on him now, okay? He's the great Buyu!
With him here, we might stand a chance against this world boss. All the other players are just clowns wasting their effort!
"I know Chen Nian is pretty strong, but even that level 70 guy couldn't do anything just now. He might not be any help even if he comes, right?"
"Besides, he might already be fighting inside," Qin Yu said.
Deng Rongrong immediately shook his head. "Impossible."
If Buyu were fighting in there, would that turtle still be as unscathed as it is now? Are you kidding me?!
"Deng, Chen Nian is my boyfriend, not yours, right? Why does it feel like you know him better than I do?"
"Uh... just saying."
Time continued to slip away.
Linhai City's Transcendents fought all night!
Yet they still failed to blast apart the mountain on the Mountain-Carrying Turtle's back.
As time kept passing and the sun gradually rose, people were almost in despair...
Especially those who were actual "Calamity" players.
"It's over. We're really screwed!"
"If the world boss raid fails, the Blood Moon Calamity will descend sooner. We'll all die then! All of us!"
"I'm done fighting... I'm getting the hell out of the city by car. No, by plane!"
"Getting out of Linhai City is what matters most now. Hurry!"
Large numbers of Transcendents abandoned the world boss raid and chose to flee. Even Chu Long made the same choice, calling his guildmates over to begin their retreat.
"There are still so many people fighting here, and you want to run?" Li Yunwei blocked their path.
"Should we stay and die? Forget a hundred million. I wouldn't do it for a billion!" Chu Long didn't look back.
Just then, a plane flew over Linhai City, several thousand meters above their heads.
Chen Nian had returned.