A flame of rage ignited in [ Nether Crossing's ] empty eyes:
Why do you insist on getting involved in the affairs of the Graycast Corridor?
Ed, instead of answering, asked a question:
Why do you have to cause trouble?
Countless crystal clusters began to grow Spread on Sailesi's body:
"Don't be so arrogant, Your Highness, ' Son of God '. I have broken free from my original form and am no longer subject to your control."
"And you, having left your own territory, will inevitably be weakened. Are you sure you want to fight me head-on here?"
Are you sure you can beat me?
This time, Ed didn't respond. The plant tissues on his body also began to grow wildly, giving a silent answer.
Ed had already tried to strip Cyrus of his abilities when he first discovered Sailesi's location, but he was unsuccessful.
Ed quickly figured out the specific reason:
Firstly, although the skeletons of the Skeleton Alliance are all biological remains of this world, as their strength increases, the skeletal portion will decrease while the crystal cluster portion will increase.
Since the life form of crystal clusters does not originate from this world, Ed does not have that familiar sense of Domination or suppression over them.
Another reason is that the Skeleton Alliance truly has its own unique technology tree, which has completely integrated Sailesi with [ Dream of Rebirth ].
In other words, the Sailesi standing before us now is not the same Sailesi who fled from the Holy City.
This skeleton no longer has a distinction between "body" and " Symbiotic Tree," but is an aggregate combining Sailesi's memories and [ Dream of Rebirth ] abilities, forcibly fused from two beings into a new one.
Ed narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at Sailesi, who was now enveloped in crystal clusters.
The last time I saw a fusion like this was in a pet-catching game in my past life.
Who would have thought that Sailesi, who spent most of his life conducting human experiments, would ultimately be transformed by the Skeleton Alliance's advanced technology?
I don't know if this counts as irony...
Faced with the menacing [ Nether Crossing ], Ed no longer hesitated and immediately entered battle mode.
He was perfectly clear at that moment that he had to go all out in this battle, because this was probably the most difficult battle he had encountered since he had advanced to High Tier.
With no elemental advantages or weaknesses, the enemy has entered a new form, while the player suffers a weakening debuff because they are outside their territory.
[ Clear Void Pine ] negated the effect of [ Dream of Rebirth ], leaving only a brutal, hand-to-hand combat.
"Boom boom boom!"
Another series of explosions rang out, and the group of [ Shit Appraisal Master ] came to the sight of three battlefields as soon as they stepped out of an alley.
Everyone turned their gaze to the left, where they saw four figures locked in combat amidst the ruins of the banquet hall in the distance.
Countless tracking metal barbs, trailing slender yet resilient metal wires, flew wildly through the air, forming an impenetrable barrier around the "pirate captain" and the "machine gunner."
All external attacks were blocked by these metal barbs, while the guy whose arm had become almost like a Gatling gun could easily fire every bullet. It can only be said that the one-way barrier is too overpowered.
Their opponents were a berserker wielding a transforming greatsword taller than a person and a guy who could mold metal ingots like clay.
The former combines offense and defense with wide, sweeping movements. Each swing of the sword generates a powerful gust of wind strong enough to tear an ordinary person apart. Even the impenetrable barrier can only slowly dissipate this immense force through repeated parries and deflections.
The latter, like a ramen chef, constantly kneads and pounds large amounts of metal raw materials, and any damage to the former's body or weapons is immediately repaired.
The four of them were now facing off two against one, and none of them looked easy to mess with.
Everyone turned their gaze to the right, where they saw that the crystal cluster Psionic Energy creature, known as the " Giant Arms," was growing stronger with each battle, and after a roar, its body expanded even further.
At this moment, his body was almost larger than the " Treant Aggregate " formed by the combination of more than a dozen players, and he had completely entered the form of a giant.
Compared to that, the black and white metal mech and the hooded mage seemed rather insignificant.
Even so, the battle between the two sides remained deadlocked, because the city beneath their feet was clearly on the opposite side of the [ Giant Arms ]. Countless launchers continued to grow from every corner, constantly raining bullets on the giant body manifested by the Giant Arms's Psionic Energy Manifestation.
Wherever it goes, as long as it remains within the Great Labyrinth City, [ Giant Arms ] will immediately enter a killing array composed of countless machines and be firmly locked in position, making it easy for the remaining two to launch a sneak attack.
The group then turned their gaze to the sky directly ahead, where a third battlefield lay.
Two nearly invisible Shadow were colliding repeatedly in the air, and a large number of plant debris and crystal fragments fell from the sky like raindrops. If any of them hit a person, they would leave a wound that could cause permanent disability.
Although they were too far away to see clearly, according to information relayed by other players, one of the two was Ed, who had personally Descent here, and the other should be the councilor [ Nether Crossing ] who had not yet appeared.
At this moment, the three battlefields are located to the left, center, and right of the group. If they were a war correspondent team, they would probably be shooting footage until their hands are sore and they would be laughing in their dreams.
Unfortunately, they weren't war correspondents, but rather—secret police.
Just by looking at the clothes the players were wearing, it was clear that this was a group of Soul Returner dressed in Corridor Guard uniforms. This group of sixty people had a special mission on this trip: to capture a Middle Tier spy who had not attended the banquet, located a few blocks away.
To this end, they also made many preparations beyond just having a numerical advantage, such as purchasing character cards that could synchronize some NPC body data for a short time, and preparing the Citrus Aggregate needed for fusion in advance, etc.
Moreover, in order not to alert the enemy, the group did not gather in a place close to that building. However, getting across the street in front of them had now become a major problem.
Given the current firepower density on these three battlefields, if they walked from one side of the road to the other, they would at least be riddled with holes, if not turned into mincemeat.
Just when everyone was at a loss, the Pixel Blue Dragon suddenly appeared in the players' field of vision.
"Beep beep beep, traffic congestion detected in the Great Labyrinth City, requesting a special lane."
"Oh, there's a special passage?"
"What special passage?"
"Maybe they're making way for the house."
Hahahaha!