The Script
"Foolish mortals, tremble before the power of the elements!" As the terrifying voice echoed from the sky, a huge black shadow swept over the group of adventurers.
However, the adventurers did not panic and scatter, because the huge black shadow did not seem to be targeting them.
The group of adventurers, numbering about ten, were currently hiding under a large rock.
This is Blade's Edge Mountains, the territory of the ogres, located in the world of Draenor. Since the opening of Draenor, many adventurer teams have flocked here, and adventurers have also appeared in the Blade's Edge Mountains. However, here, they have encountered unprecedentedly powerful monsters. A powerful ogre Horde has taken up residence here, killing any intruders who dare to enter Blade's Edge Mountains. In fact, their team has suffered quite a few casualties these past few days.
However, it seems the powerful ogres are in trouble today.
Boom! Amidst the explosion, debris flew and sparks flew everywhere. One by one, the massive bodies of the ogres struggled and twisted in the chaotic fire before collapsing, dropping several pieces of equipment of varying quality.
The enormous black shadow didn't even glance at the corpses, and continued flying deeper into the Blade's Edge Mountains.
"Damn, this is awesome! Quick, grab the gear!" The hunter leading the group leaped out from behind a rock, wiping out an ogre Horde of several hundred people in the blink of an eye. The loot dropped was quite substantial.
This team originally planned to come to the mountains to complete a gathering mission, but unexpectedly encountered a monster battle, which turned out to be a windfall.
However, this ogre Horde was just a small Horde, and its chieftain was only a mid-level boss. They didn't drop any particularly good equipment. Based on the principle of "the bold get rich, the timid starve," the adventure team picked up the equipment and followed the direction the Chaos Dragon flew off in.
Before long, an even larger ogre Horde appeared before them.
The ogres were now fully prepared, and the leader, a powerful ogre at the level of five skeletons, was a formidable opponent. The adventurers had all found vantage points to watch the spectacle.
In the dust-filled sky above Blade's Edge Mountains, a giant dragon slowly descended. Its body was composed of strange black energy, making it look extremely eerie.
King Mogral (Ogre Warlord): "Hey, Azathoth, we all make a living playing games, and we've always kept to ourselves. Why are you coming to the Blade's Edge Mountains to cause us trouble today?"
To be fair, this was indeed Xiao Yu's fault. As the saying goes, "Kings don't meet," meaning that in the absence of a deep conflict of interest, the players who are bosses and heroes in a game generally won't kill each other.
However, things are different now; Xiao Yu is no longer the same Xiao Yu once was.
Xiao Yu, however, couldn't speak directly, so he simply adopted an official tone.
Azathoth (Elemental King): "Times have changed. As the Destroyer of worlds, slaughter is my instinct, destruction is my duty. Today, only death is your destiny."
Namo Gladius suddenly raised the large club in his hand.
King Mogral (Ogre Warlord): "Damn it, if you're going to double-cross us, just say so! What's the point of all these excuses? My Blade Horde isn't to be trifled with! Men, charge!"
The battle commenced instantly: the Elemental King versus the Blade Horde, 1 versus 300. The disparity seemed immense, but the outcome of the battle was the complete opposite of the numerical comparison.
Those strong and burly ogres fell like wheat before the elemental magic. In the end, only King Mogral remained, covered in blood and wounds, but thanks to his millions of life points, he stubbornly survived.
The Chaos Dragon approached step by step. King Mogral seemed to sense the killing intent emanating from it. As he retreated, he said viciously, "Don't be so arrogant. Dozens of guilds have formed an alliance. Sooner or later, you will become a pawn. Don't be fooled by your current glory. Once the expansion ends, you will be nothing. If you still want to stay in the gaming world, let me go today. We can meet again in the future."
His response was a Chaos Piercing Cannon!
Chaotic energy condensed in the dragon's mouth, then transformed into a beam of light that pierced through the King Mogral king's chest, creating a hole more than a meter wide in his body. The King Mogral swayed for a moment, looked at his chest in disbelief, and then collapsed to the ground with a thud. The hundreds of pieces of junk equipment that had been dropped instantly engulfed his corpse.
"Damn it, do you have to be so stingy?" Xiao Yu thought helplessly, looking at the junk equipment scattered all over the ground.
In this game, each boss has a drop count. The stronger the boss, the higher the drop count. Players must fill this drop list with equipment; otherwise, the system will automatically generate dropped equipment for the boss after the player dies. However, generating system-generated dropped equipment costs money.
Therefore, if players don't want to spend a lot of in-game currency to revive, they have to fill the gap themselves with equipment.
A legendary item costs 10,000 points, an epic item costs 100 points, and a fine item costs 10 points. In addition, there are some fluctuations depending on the item level. Obviously, this BOSS collected a lot of blue and green equipment in his lifetime, and adhering to the concept of accumulating little by little, he stuffed all these junk items into the drop list. There are only one or two purple epic items.
Seeing the blue and green equipment scattered all over the ground, Xiao Yu was too lazy to pick it up. He flapped his wings and flew away, which benefited the adventurers who were picking up the equipment behind him.
Flying above Blade's Edge Mountains, Xiao Yu glanced at the time; it was already nine o'clock. It seemed it was time to return to the Immortal Throne to prepare for the story campaign.
While thinking, Xiao Yu opened an Elemental Gate and returned directly to the Elemental Gate Immortal Throne. This was a newly discovered game technique of his, because the Elemental King, in addition to summoning an elemental army, could also be used as a portal to return to the Elemental Plane.
After returning to the Immortal Throne, Xiao Yu immediately logged off and went straight into the game company's virtual office building. At this moment, the building was already packed with people. Today was the third day since the Alliance Expedition set off, and it was also the day when the Lost Island storyline battle was about to take place. Therefore, all the relevant figures in this event were already in place.
As soon as Xiao Yu entered, he saw Ma Xiaoyun rushing over to greet him. While taking the script from her, Xiao Yu walked to his seat and sat down.
"What's going on now?"
"The Alliance fleet has arrived off the coast of Lost Island and will soon rendezvous with the Horde fleet. We expect to meet up with the Horde fleet in about an hour, and then arrive at the beach of Lost Island in three hours to begin the landing operation," Ma Xiaoyun explained.
To ensure that the Alliance and the Horde arrived at the same time, the game company went to great lengths. Several NPCs, though not particularly important, were eliminated from the Alliance Horde. Furthermore, the three main gods issued divine pronouncements to the leaders of the Alliance and the Horde, ensuring that both sides arrived at the same location at almost the same time.
Although a lot of effort was put in, it was all worth it. The game company's biggest goal was to control the development of the plot as much as possible and ensure the epic feel of the game's story. As long as the players were satisfied, what did it matter if a few people died?
On the large screen, on the surface of the Great Sea, two massive fleets have begun to converge. Because of prior communication, the two sides did not engage in battle, but instead immediately advanced side by side toward the Lost Island. At this moment, above the Lost Island, a huge vortex was constantly spinning, which was the Elemental King reinforcing the island's forces through the Elemental Gate.
Dark clouds covered almost the entire sky, and the occasional low rumble of thunder cast a shadow over the entire fleet.
The Wind Elemental Legion and the Alliance Horde air forces have begun fighting for air superiority, but this is just a preliminary battle; the real battle will not begin for another two hours.
At this moment, Li Mingfei appeared in the hall, with Jiang Zeyan beside him.
"Attention all personnel, today is the Lost Island story campaign. All relevant personnel, please have your scripts ready. Got your scripts? Good. Then just follow the script. Please make sure the plot development does not deviate from the script. Elemental King, your task is the most important, because you will be in charge of controlling all the bosses on Lost Island. You must ensure that your subordinates fight according to the script."
Xiao Yu picked up the script, glanced at it, and immediately felt like cursing.