The Overlord's Power

In a battle of soldiers against soldiers, and generals against generals, the commanders-in-chief of each side would naturally be reserved for the opposing commanders-in-chief.

Even among the gods, the God of Holy Light is the strongest. Deathwing, defying all odds, was the first to charge forward, only to be blasted away by Light of Divine Punishment from the God of Holy Light, suffering a great loss. Even Deathwing dared not challenge him anymore, and naturally, the other boss heroes dared not step forward either.

Only Shen Yuan, Xiao Yu, and the Overlord beneath Shen Yuan's feet were in a subtle standoff with the God of Holy Light.

While Shen Yuan and Xiao Yu dared not act rashly, the God of Holy Light on the other side also dared not be careless. As the Elemental King and the Destroyer Worlds, Azathoth's strength was arguably above Deathwing's, making him an extremely formidable enemy.

As for Shen Yuan, his old rival, he knows the game inside and out, and who knows how strong he is now.

Both sides are waiting, waiting for their own subordinates to gain the upper hand first, or for them to take the initiative in actual actions.

The battle continued, and soon things gradually became clearer.

While both sides appear to be evenly matched in terms of high-end combat power, with numerous strong individuals on both sides, Shen Yuan's side actually holds a significant advantage. This is because whether it's Deathwing versus the Dragon Covenant, Illidan versus the Demon Lord, or Arthas versus the Dragon Lich, Shen Yuan has almost always gained the upper hand. Clearly, although the player-controlled bosses are powerful, they still lack the depth and experience of these story characters who were meticulously nurtured by the game's developers.

The famous bosses on Shen Yuan's side were all figures who had once swept across the world. In comparison, the Dragon Lich and the Dragon Covenant were not so powerful.

The first to be defeated was the Demon Lord. As a demon, he was inherently countered by Illidan, not to mention that Illidan was an eight-skull-level boss, a whole tier higher than him. Initially, the Demon Lord could hold his own against Illidan thanks to his infinite teleportation ability, but don't forget, Illidan was Demon Hunter. He knew demons' abilities inside and out. As a result, with a precise prediction, he successfully locked onto the Demon Lord's teleportation location, and with a combo, he Execute the Demon Lord under the Warglaives of Azzinoth.

Meanwhile, Arthas was not to be outdone, slashing his sword at the chest of the Samat the Dracolich. Samat, quick-witted as ever, turned and ran at the first sign of trouble. But the Necromantic Lord was with him was not so lucky; he was killed by both Lich King, his body Execute and his soul imprisoned.

Immediately afterwards, Deathwing also killed the Sirod the Ancient Black Dragon. Seeing that the situation was not good, the other members of the Dragon Covenant hurriedly retreated into the army of adventurers and successfully escaped by using the adventurers' cannon fodder.

Jaina and Esmehalda's battle turned into a fierce struggle. Esmehalda, having gained the power of the Guardian, possessed terrifying combat strength, unleashing a torrent of destructive magic as if she had inexhaustible magical power. Feierdenan, also a powerful magical entity, though not as strong as the Guardian, was no weakling either, and successfully repelled Medivh and Jaina. Unfortunately, both mages were highly skilled in teleportation spells, so while they could be repelled, killing them was entirely impossible.

As several groups of opponents emerged victorious, the BOSS Hero Brawl clearly tilted in favor of the Council of Sages. However, in the ensuing melee between adventurers and the monster army, the adventurers completely overwhelmed the monster army.

There was no way around it. Facing an immortal enemy, no matter how many monsters there were, it was useless. Moreover, in terms of individual strength, adventurers were not weak either. Killing ordinary monsters was as easy as chopping vegetables. Only the elite monsters could hold out for a while. The ordinary minions were basically killed as many as they went in. Although the elite monsters were stronger than the adventurers individually, the adventurers' spellcasters had many AOE spells. When thousands of spellcasters cast spells at the same time, various fire rain Thunderstorm would hit. Even elites couldn't withstand it. As a result, in less than an hour, the monster army gathered by the Council of Sages lost more than a million troops.

Although they are still pouring in from the outside, it is only a matter of time before they are wiped out. Moreover, inside the Pantheon, the adventurers have gained an absolute advantage and have even begun to organize forces to attack the Council of Sages's bosses and heroes.

Although Xiao Yu's World Destruction Legion could also be resurrected, they could only resurrect at the monster's spawn point and didn't have enough time to get back.

Fortunately, there are the two Lich Kings, Ner'zhul and Arthas, who occasionally unleash the Return of the Dead, each time resurrecting tens of thousands of fallen monsters as Undead. Other lord-level bosses can also use lord skills such as the Abyssal Gate, the Gate of the Underworld, and the Elemental Gate to summon monsters to buy time.

Although hundreds of thousands of adventurers died, they could be resurrected infinitely, so the scene didn't look like there were fewer people.

"Damn, this can't go on. Should we send more troops back?" Xiao Yu said to Shen Yuan beside him.

Although the various BOSS heroes mobilized a large army this time, they did not use their full strength, after all, they still had to consider the future. So if they put in a little effort, they should be able to gather a few million more troops.

"No need," Shen Yuan shook his head slightly. "No matter how many monsters come, it's useless. Facing unkillable adventurers, it's just buying time; it doesn't fundamentally solve the problem."

Xiao Yu asked curiously, "Then what should we do?"

Shen Yuan smiled slightly, "Since we can't kill them, we might as well subdue them and use them for our own purposes. I anticipated the adventurers' problem long ago. Do you think I wouldn't be prepared? Let's act, Overlord. It's time to let them witness the true power of the Old Gods."

Xiao Yu had always been curious about Shen Yuan's purpose in creating this so-called Overlord. Shen Yuan had previously only mentioned that the Overlord possessed immense power, but weren't there many powerful bosses in the army attacking the Pantheon? Whether it was Illidan, Arthas, the Elemental King, Deathwing, Kael'thas... weren't they all overlords who ruled their respective regions? Two generations of Lich King, two generations of the Destroyer of the World, and all sorts of other miscellaneous bosses—which one was weak in combat?

If it's just to increase a powerful combat force, it feels completely unnecessary to go through all that trouble, collecting the blood of the Old Gods and attacking the Caverns of Time —it's like doing it as part of the main storyline.

Unless this Overlord possesses the strength to crush these BOSSes and heroes, or even the strength to fight a god one-on-one, this giant meatball-like monster doesn't seem like the kind of creature capable of fighting the God of Holy Light.

But at this moment, Xiao Yu finally understood. He saw the Overlord slowly float into the air, and his tentacles all transformed into tube-like structures. The Overlord's body also began to change, constantly writhing, as if it were preparing some kind of skill.

Some angels rushed forward to try and stop the Overlord, but they stopped before they could get close, as if an invisible barrier was blocking them. They floated around the Overlord in confusion.

After the Overlord hovered several hundred meters above the ground, suddenly, countless purple ribbon-like things sprayed out from those tube-like tentacles.

These purple ribbons, which seemed to be liquid or some kind of energy flow, fell down in a flurry as soon as they appeared in the air. At first, Xiao Yu didn't know what was going on, but when the purple energy flow reached the adventurers fighting on the ground, something amazing happened.

The purple fluid instantly seeped into the bodies of some adventurers. Those adventurers who came into contact with the purple light struggled a few times, and soon their eyes emitted bursts of purple light. Looking at their portraits, they had suddenly turned into monsters.

The suffix "(The Overlord's Servant)" appeared after the player's name.

Is it Mind Control? Xiao Yu thought in surprise. In the Sky World, there are many monsters with mind control abilities who can temporarily control adventurers and turn them into their servants.

However, such large-scale control was unprecedented in his life.

Many adventurers realized what was happening and clearly mistook it for some kind of Mind Control skill.

One by one, they cast protective spells such as Aura of Warding, Magic Circle against Evil, and Mind Barrier on themselves. Some Undead players even activated their Will of the Undead in an attempt to resist this control.

However, it was all in vain. Once touched by the purple light, their eyes were immediately controlled by the purple light.

The purple energy flowed endlessly, and more and more adventurers were controlled, becoming the Overlord's servants. This purple light spread rapidly like a plague.

"What?! That's impossible! What kind of monster is that, capable of controlling adventurers?! Hmph, is this your trump card?" Li Mingfei looked at the surrounding adventurers and sneered. "This is indeed a bit surprising. To be able to control so many adventurers at once, your little pet is quite capable."

Shen Yuan said smugly, "That's right, the Overlord can control all adventurers. He combines the control abilities of the four Old Gods. I prepared this specifically for these adventurers. Now, your cannon fodder has become my slave. I want to see how you resist the siege of these immortal adventurers."

"Immortal? Hahaha. You're ridiculous. Don't you know that once an adventurer dies, all their debuffs are removed? If I kill these adventurers, they'll naturally break free from control. Or I could just kill your pet."

"Go ahead and give it a try," Shen Yuan said, appearing completely confident.

"Hmph, what a charade!" As he spoke, the God of Holy Light unleashed Light of Divine Punishment. With a boom, a golden, almost tangible pillar of Holy Light slammed into the Overlord.

But this was like throwing a stone into the sea; a flash of purple light appeared on the house, and it actually absorbed the Holy Light.

"What? This, how is this possible? My Light of Divine Punishment can kill some creatures in the game, even mechanical units are not immune, how is this possible!"

"Hahaha, the creature I created doesn't exist in the game's database. Your Light of Divine Punishment completely useless against it."

The God of Holy Light was stunned. However, he refused to believe it and unleashed another Light of Divine Punishment, this time burning five or six controlled adventurers to Ashes.

A few seconds later, a flash of golden light appeared, and the adventurers reappeared before everyone, but they were still emitting a purple light and were still under control.

"What!? This, how is this possible!" Even Li Mingfei panicked this time.

When an adventurer is killed, all negative status effects are removed upon respawning; this is a result of the game mechanics. However, the current situation is completely beyond Li Mingfei's comprehension.

Shen Yuan became even more smug. "Hahaha, don't you understand yet? The Sky World is a world created by the quantum computer. In essence, it is composed of photon code. The power of each creature depends on its authority. When I created the four Old Gods, I had already written this program. When the power of the four Old Gods is combined, they can permanently seize control of a target."

In other words, I am now truly controlling these adventurers. This is not Mind Control or spiritual control, but complete control over their game privileges. They can no longer even log out of the game.

"This, this is impossible!" Li Mingfei said in disbelief.

However, it was true. The adventurers were surprised to find that they had completely lost control of their characters. Not only that, their game functions were also blocked. They could not exit the game or send private messages. They were completely controlled.

"What exactly do you want?" Li Mingfei asked in a deep voice.

"I told you long ago to quit the game, but it seems it's a bit too late now. Go, my servants, and kill this God of Holy Light!"

At this moment, all the adventurers around were now under the control of the Overlord.

With Shen Yuan's command, hundreds of thousands of adventurers and millions of monsters surged towards the God of Holy Light and the BOSS heroes surrounding him like a tidal wave.

"Go and take down that thing in the sky! All of you, get him!"

At Li Mingfei's command, all the bosses under his command flew into the sky, leaving only the God of Holy Light to face the million-strong enemy army alone.

"You think you're going to win? How naive! Now I'll show you my true power."

As the God of Holy Light spoke, a scepter suddenly appeared in his hand.

Xiao Yu's eyes froze instantly—it was the Scepter of All Gods! A surge of excitement welled up within him, but his thoughts drifted back to a few hours earlier.