The Power of Adventurers

That's right, it's about building walls. The game Sky World has a very high degree of freedom. In theory, players can build their own structures. Players can mine stone while mining, and since the update, new physical effects have been added, allowing players to affect the environment just like in real life. For Glory War Soul had this idea in mind. They filled their bags with stones beforehand. As soon as Azathoth appeared, they frantically took out the stones from their bags and built a stone pile more than three meters high. By the time Azathoth finished his lines and was about to unleash his ultimate attack, the whole group had already run to the stone pile and stood in position.

Because this battle was system-managed and run automatically by AI, it immediately activated the ultimate move, Deep Sea Maelstrom, as usual.

Although the Deep Sea Maelstrom can conjure seawater out of thin air, the water level is only about two meters high, which is not enough to submerge the adventurers on the pile of rocks. Moreover, Azathoth only has two skills in the first phase: Deep Sea Maelstrom and Biting Wind Protection. So they just stood there and were attacked from a distance by the players of Glory War Soul. A group of people quickly reduced Azathoth's health to 70%.

In the second phase, Azathoth's skills changed to two new ones: Summon Boiling Water Elemental and Ice Barrier (Witness the Power of Pure Water). Both of these are lord skills, and the combination of the two skills is equally powerful.

The Ice Barrier can apply a Chill effect to adventurers every ten seconds. After five stacks, the adventurer will be frozen solid. Moreover, since Xiao Yu's skill has been upgraded to a BOSS skill, this Freeze effect is continuous and cannot be removed as long as the adventurer is within the range of the Ice Barrier. Meanwhile, the Water Elemental can continuously attack the adventurer with Frostfire Bolt, causing massive damage. Theoretically, this skill combination is unbeatable.

As expected, the For Glory War Soul main force suffered another crushing defeat when facing this skill combination for the first time. They were all frozen after only one minute in the Ice Barrier. Some used skills or treasures that relied on the restriction effect, but it was all in vain. They were frozen again after another minute and were wiped out without any suspense. However, the Glory War Soul did not give up. They continued to try various methods to fight against the Ice Barrier, but they were wiped out again and again.

However, after several attempts, the Glory War Soul team found a solution once again. Several fire mages in their team placed several fire Wall of Fire on the ground and activated teammate damage. Then, the entire team stood in the fire to fight. Although they would continuously take fire damage, they would be unaffected by the Chill effect of the Ice Barrier. Obviously, due to the new physics engine, the fire could Dispel the cold, and the mage who released the Wall of Fire was clearly wearing basic equipment, so the damage from the Wall of Fire was not high and could be easily withstood.

They then continued their attacks while Dispel the Water Elemental summoned by Azathoth, and eventually, they successfully reduced Azathoth's health to 50%, clearing the dungeon.

After watching the video, Xiao Yu couldn't help but admire the boundless creativity of adventurers. Two skill combinations that seemed almost unsolvable to him had actually been cracked.

Fortunately, not many people could break through his two sets of skills; at least the adventurers from the Heavenly Kingdom Dynasty couldn't defeat them.

Another team of adventurers who cleared the Elemental Proving Ground was the Moonlight Travel Group, composed of solo players. Once again, they demonstrated the domineering style of a combination of wealthy players and highly skilled gamers.

In the first phase, after witnessing Azathoth unleash the Deep Sea Maelstrom, the Night Elf mage named Water Falls Without a Trace immediately activated a semi-transparent Magic Protection Barrier shimmering with blue light. Xiao Yu had seen someone use this skill in Dalaran. As far as Xiao Yu knew, it was one of the forbidden spells that mages could only learn after advancing to the rank of Arcanist and completing the legendary quest issued by Dalaran. Along with Doomsday Judgment, Finger of Death, and Time Stop, it was considered one of the four overpowered skills for mages. It was only because so few adventurers could learn these forbidden spells that they were rarely seen being used. Adventurers possessing such heaven-defying skills were almost comparable in combat power to some weaker heroes, and they were practically immortal heroes.

Unexpectedly, I witnessed the effect of the Magic Protection Barrier today. It unfolds a hemispherical protective shield centered on the caster. This shield can block all attacks with magical characteristics, such as Magic Missile, Fireball, and Lightning Bolt.

Of course, while this barrier is powerful, it's not Invincible. First, the human body can pass through it, making this skill completely useless against melee classes. Second, physical attacks like arrows and throwing knives can also penetrate it. Third, the spell's resistance has a limit; if the spell's instantaneous power reaches a certain level, it might destroy the barrier. Fourth, because it's a continuous spell, it requires the caster to continuously channel and maintain it, and it consumes a very high amount of mana; most people can't withstand it for long. However, this Water Falls Without a Trace is clearly no ordinary person; the staff in her hand is none other than the Arcane Tide Staff, a legendary weapon with +300% mana regeneration.

Her necklace was also eye-catching, radiating a blue light. It seemed to be Fel Crystal Necklace, an epic accessory that increases maximum mana by 1000. With these two pieces of equipment, she could almost maintain the effect of the Magic Protection Barrier indefinitely. In the video, the Night Elf mage, who moved with Water Falls Without a Trace, erected the Magic Protection Barrier, instantly blocking all the water from the Deep Sea Maelstrom. Meanwhile, the others stood inside the barrier, safely dealing damage, and finally successfully passed the first phase.

In the second phase, they remained largely unchanged, using Magic Protection Barrier to block the erosion of the Ice Barrier and the Frostfire Bolt of the Water Elemental. They managed to reduce Azathoth's health to below 50% in one go and then cleared the dungeon.

After watching the video, Xiao Yu couldn't help but admire it. Adventurers are always amazing creatures. Xiao Yu always thought he knew them inside and out, but he was always surprised.

Of course, this doesn't mean they actually defeated Azathoth, because this was inside a dungeon, where skill power and maximum health were limited, and only a few skills could be used. It was as if Azathoth was fighting with his hands and feet tied. If they were really fighting in the wild, Xiao Yu was confident he could wipe them out in no time.

However, adventurers can resurrect infinitely in the wild, and at that time, he will not be facing ten people, but hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of adventurers, so it is best to avoid fighting if possible.

These adventurers aren't the strongest in the entire game, but without a doubt, they are among the most powerful of the thousands of the Alliance players on the island, and are well worth recruiting.

As for the methods of winning them over, the approaches vary from person to person. For guilds like Glory War Soul and Heavenly Kingdom Dynasty, which are essentially studio-based guilds, all you need to do is offer them some benefits and conveniences. Talking about interests directly is more effective than anything else.

Of course, we can give more benefits to the Glory War Soul, but less to the Heavenly Kingdom Dynasty. After all, you failed to defeat the Elemental Proving Ground. In this world, strength speaks for itself.

As for that adventure group called the Moonlight Travel Group, they're not so simple. Judging from their equipment, skills, and style of doing things, and considering Xiao Yu's brief falling out with that fish that Water Falls Without a Trace and Fish That Doesn't Eat Cats, he could tell that they were clearly a combination of rich players and hardcore gamers. They had both gaming skills and money, and they seemed to be RPG enthusiasts, pursuing the joy of adventure and an alternative life. For them, this world was real. If he tried to bribe them, he might be seen as a great demon who tempted them to fall into depravity, and they would immediately turn against him.

These kinds of people are easily swayed by honors and storylines, and you might be able to get them to work for you without spending a single penny.

Therefore, Xiao Yu's plan was to have NPCs stage a story for them, making them fight for him.

As Xiao Yu pondered, he began to conceive the script. Speaking of the plot, Xiao Yu thought of Azathoth's background, a prince's revenge story or something, which seemed to have some appeal.

Lost in thought, he fell asleep without realizing it, and that night, Xiao Yu slept exceptionally soundly.