The Destroyers' Alliance Strikes

Just as the Alliance was making grand preparations to organize a large-scale expedition to the Lost Island to hunt down the Elemental King, Xiao Yu, who should have been at the center of the event, was instead experiencing extreme boredom.

Because he cannot leave the Elemental Plane at will, Xiao Yu can only sit idly on the Immortal Throne every day, waiting anxiously for the adventurers to arrive.

Now Xiao Yu finally realizes just how miserable it is to be a big boss in a traditional online game.

While adventurers are busy fighting monsters and leveling up to increase their strength, the BOSS can only wait helplessly.

While the heroes gather clues to find a plan to defeat the Demon King, the BOSS can only wait foolishly.

When the adventurers stormed in, ready to take down the Demon King's minions one by one, the BOSS could only wait helplessly.

Damn it, when are these adventurers finally coming? If they don't show up, am I just going to sit here and wait like an idiot?

Xiao Yu counted the days on his fingers. First, the Alliance and the Horde would need seven days to prepare, and then they would need two days to reach the Lost Island. After that, the landing battle on the island would take at least a few days. And even after they got on the island, it would take at least a few months to conquer the Lost Temple dungeon.

After all, this expansion is intended for adventurers to play for a full year or two. The Lost Temple is a large-scale dungeon with a very high difficulty level, and it is divided into three difficulty levels: Normal, Elite, and Heroic. It will take at least three months to complete. Only after defeating the final boss on Heroic difficulty will you appear as a hidden boss.

In other words, it will be three months before I have the chance to meet the adventurer and start the game.

Besides keeping an eye on the plot, I need to find something else to do during this time.

"Should I just create a new account?" Xiao Yu thought to himself, but then he immediately thought of something more important. "Why don't I use this time to properly plan my future?"

Xiao Yu was highly doubtful whether Shen Yuan would truly keep his promise not to implicate him after he had helped him.

He was fed up with not being able to control his own destiny. How could the Elemental King, the Destroyer, hand over his fate to someone else?

It has to be said that Xiao Yu has become a bit too immature and prone to overthinking after playing games for so long.

He felt it would be better for him to be the mastermind behind it all.

As the saying goes, "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated." First, we need to figure out what Shen Yuan's purpose is.

Shen Yuan wants to turn the game world into a so-called "real world," but the method he has shown so far is to collect the blood of Old Gods to conduct some kind of experiment to achieve his goal. These two things seem completely unrelated.

What can the blood of the Old Gods do? From what we can see, it can cause biological mutations and seems to be able to induce mutations.

Could it be that he's collecting the blood of the Old Gods in an attempt to cultivate some kind of bio-monster?

So what's the purpose of this bio-monster? To kill? Come on, for adventurers, the stronger the monster, the more satisfying it is to kill, and adventurers aren't afraid of death, so creating an even more powerful BOSS is meaningless.

Or perhaps, this monster is meant to open a portal to another world?

Hmm, very likely. If the gate to another world is opened, then all the monsters from that world will come to the Prime Material Plane. Since these otherworldly creatures are not under the control of the system, wouldn't that turn the game into a so-called "real world"?

Yogg-Saron, C'Thun, and a few other Old Gods are merely defeated beings driven out of another world. If even a few defeated evil gods are this powerful, what would happen if all the otherworldly creatures came out? The gods have lost most of their forces dealing with those Old Gods, so they would be no match for the otherworldly gods. At that point, the game would be completely without rules.

Xiao Yu thought about it more and more and it seemed very possible, and then he couldn't help but feel a headache coming on. If Shen Yuan really had such a plan and he actually succeeded, then the game would be ruined and the game company would definitely not let it go. If they investigated further and found out about him, and sued him in court, he would be in deep trouble.

Unless he can find some leverage over Shen Yuan, things are really dangerous.

So where is the entrance to the interdimensional portal? This place must have existed since the game was made, because Shen Yuan was kicked out of the company before the War of the Gods, so the location of this portal must be extremely ancient—wait, extremely ancient. If we're talking about antiquity, what place could be more ancient than the Land of Origins?

Furthermore, when the competition was held, the map's description stated that the Land of Origins held the secrets of creation. Could this secret be a passage to another world?

The more Xiao Yu thought about it, the more sense it made, and he suddenly felt that he had a goal.

My next goal is the Land of Origins.

However, his biggest problem now is that he can't leave easily, which is quite troublesome. The necklace from the Fate's Blind Spot has already been taken back by Shen Yuan. Perhaps he should ask him for one later.

However, things turned out to be luckier than Xiao Yu had imagined for the siren; an opportunity unexpectedly arrived the very next day.

As usual, Xiao Yu first arrived at the game company's virtual office building that day, sat in the lobby chatting and joking with the other BOSS heroes, and enjoyed everyone's praise.

Suddenly, the doors to the hall were flung open, and the Samat the Dracolich rushed in from outside, his face filled with terror.

"It's over, it's all over, it's all over now."

"What's wrong, buddy?" everyone asked curiously.

"Dracolich Island has fallen! My Undead army is completely destroyed!" Samat said with a mournful face.

This immediately attracted everyone's attention, and the GMs all rushed over.

"What exactly happened?" Jiang Zeyan asked urgently.

"Abbas, along with those other unqualified bosses, formed the Destroyers' Alliance. They suddenly attacked the island last night. I don't know where they got a large teleportation magic circle, but they sent hundreds of thousands of monsters of all kinds to the island. And that Abbas, he alone devoured tens of thousands of my Undead army. When I got there this morning, everything was destroyed."

When a BOSS character logs off, the character can be managed by the system. It is said that the combat power of the system-controlled BOSS character is even stronger than that of ordinary players. However, no matter how strong it is, it is useless. Faced with an alliance of dozens of powerful BOSSes, even the Dragon Lich cannot stop it.

"Did your character die?" Jiang Zeyan asked nervously.

"I'm dead, but I hid a life box in another location, so I can be resurrected. However, all the other bosses on my island are gone."

At that moment, Ma Xiaoyun ran over.

"Samat, Xiao Yu, the boss wants to see you upstairs."

A few minutes later, the two appeared in Li Mingfei's office.

Li Mingfei had his back to them, looking out the window at the scenery, his expression unreadable.

Samat was so intimidated by the subtle but palpable pressure that he didn't dare to breathe, but Xiao Yu, who was more familiar with Li Mingfei, thought that the other party was just pretending to be profound.

After a long silence, Li Mingfei finally spoke. "It seems these losers aren't resigned to their defeat; they're determined to cause trouble."

He spoke in a cold, deep voice, then abruptly turned around, smiling at the two of them, "Then there's no need for us to show them any mercy. Even in the game world, rules are paramount. Anyone who breaks the rules will understand that anyone who dares to mess with me, Li Mingfei, will meet a terrible end. I will send the Light of Heavenly Punishment to hunt down these losers. Don't worry, Samat, your contract with the company hasn't expired. You're lucky you didn't die. I'll give you some resources when we get back so you can rebuild your power as soon as possible."

Samat breathed a sigh of relief, but Xiao Yu suddenly said, "Boss, I think the Light of Heavenly Punishment is probably no match for these people. Although they weren't shortlisted, it doesn't mean they're weak. On the contrary, some of them are stronger than the shortlisted bosses. Take Abbas, for example. We don't need to hold back anymore. With Abbas's strength, Elena Sunstrider couldn't beat him at all. She only managed to win by 'good luck' and randomly getting a suitable map. And this isn't an isolated case. Many bosses weren't selected just because of their appearance, which makes them unpopular with players. In terms of strength, they're not weak at all."

Now that they've united, the resulting superpower is terrifying; ordinary boss heroes are probably no match for them.

Li Mingfei raised an eyebrow. Although Xiao Yu's words were unpleasant, they made sense.

So what you mean is...?

"Why don't I take the lead? As the Destroyer, what's the point of just staying in the Immortal Throne all day? I need to do something to get familiar with the players. If I don't have any presence, the players won't feel any sense of accomplishment in defeating me."

So whether it's making an example of someone or clearing out trouble, my going out to take down a couple of bosses will make a scene. And you can absolutely rest assured about my safety, boss. With my strength, dealing with these weaklings will be a piece of cake, and at the very least, I can protect myself."

As Xiao Yu finished speaking, he looked at Li Mingfei with great anticipation.

Li Mingfei still hesitated, "Well, let me think about it some more."

Xiao Yu suddenly looked enlightened. "Of course, boss, if you can send the three main gods, then naturally I won't have anything to do. But if you're going to send the three main gods, you'd better do it sooner rather than later. Because, boss, think about it, right now they've only killed Samat, which is fine, since Dracolich Island is a remote place and not many people know about it, so it's not a big deal. But if they wipe out the Alliance or the Horde later, then the situation in this Sky World will be very difficult to manage."

These words struck Li Mingfei's weak spot. Although he had control over the three main gods, it was very difficult for gods to enter the Prime Material Plane. Moreover, these three main gods were the game company's last resort to control the game. If they died, it would be a complete catastrophe.

With a somewhat helpless sigh, Li Mingfei said, "Alright, I'll allow you to move freely. Except for when you need to appear in key plot points, you're free to do as you please. Make sure you take down all these troublemakers."