Cannon Fodder and the Supreme God
Returning to the present moment, at this very instant, when the God of Holy Light took out the Scepter of All Gods, all the sages of the Council of Sages immediately focused their attention on the God of Holy Light, or more precisely, on the Scepter of All Gods of the God of Holy Light in his hand.
That is the key to power for the entire Sky World.
Shen Yuan was the first to react, "Now! Charge!"
At his command, countless adventurers and monsters surged toward the God of Holy Light from all directions like a tidal wave.
The sages were also excited, but they managed to hold back. However, a few heroes and bosses rushed forward recklessly, seemingly wanting to take the credit.
The God of Holy Light, however, gathered the Scepter of All Gods in his hands without hesitation.
"The Light of Divine Punishment will bring down all things!"
As his majestic voice rang out, blinding light emanated from the scepter in the hand of the God of Holy Light, radiating outwards in all directions. All adventurers and monsters within 300 yards of the God of Holy Light instantly melted and vanished, like snow under the sun.
Even the bosses were quickly melted in the Holy Light, and they hurriedly retreated in fright. In just a few seconds, a third of their bodies melted away, but they quickly recovered, as if it had just been an illusion. However, Xiao Yu knew that it was not an illusion. Although their limbs recovered, their health dropped by a third.
Unlike before, the Light of Divine Punishment did not disappear after it was fired. Instead, centered on the God of Holy Light, it shone continuously like sunlight, seemingly without end.
"Go! Go! Go! All of you, go!" Shen Yuan continued to shout orders. The hero bosses could all see that things were not going well, so they just stayed on the periphery of the light and fought from the outside. The monsters and adventurers didn't care about that and rushed forward to die innocently.
The tide continued to surge forward, and the God of Holy Light and the barrier around him, like a bottomless pit, devoured all living beings, annihilating tens of thousands of monsters and adventurers in just a few minutes.
"Hahaha, do you see? This is the power of a god! You lowly ants, tremble before the power of a true god!" the God of Holy Light laughed.
Shen Yuan snorted coldly, "Tremble my ass! Do you think I can't see through you? Your skill has high damage, but it's a channeled skill. You can't move at all, and the skill's range is only 300 yards. Besides, I don't believe such a powerful skill has no cost. I want to see how long you can last. Minions, keep going! Let's play with him slowly."
"Hmph, no matter how long it takes, it'll be enough for my men to capture you. I want to see if this rabble will still be so arrogant after you're forcibly disconnected and kicked out of the game."
Upon hearing this, Shen Yuan showed no sign of nervousness. Instead, he burst into laughter, "You're so naive! Did you think I wouldn't be prepared? You'll soon realize how foolish you've been!"
The two sides remained deadlocked, each seemingly confident of victory.
As the lord of all gods, the God of Holy Light naturally possesses an incredibly terrifying amount of magical power.
Even with such a powerful and continuous skill, it seems that it can continue to sustain itself indefinitely.
Meanwhile, the Council of Sages has already taken control of all the adventurers and monsters, and the cannon fodder is virtually endless.
After waiting for more than ten minutes, the Light of Divine Punishment of the God of Holy Light showed no signs of weakening. Instead, the battle in the sky besieging the Overlord came to a conclusion first.
The Overlord itself was incredibly powerful, possessing hundreds of millions of health points and immunity to all magic. Its life regeneration ability was also extremely strong. Even when surrounded by a group of BOSS heroes, after a long and fierce battle, they could only take away a tiny bit of its health. Moreover, the Overlord was also assisted by countless flying monsters, along with a group of BOSSes and heroes skilled in aerial combat, such as Deathwing. After a chaotic battle, the BOSSes and heroes who were besieging the Overlord could not withstand it. Some were killed, and the rest returned to the ground and hid within the barrier of the God of Holy Light.
Shen Yuan then directed his men to completely surround the God of Holy Light within a 300-yard radius, forming a massive encirclement. The situation seemed to be settled; as long as the God of Holy Light could not sustain his power, the army would swarm in and tear the God of Holy Light and his subordinates to shreds.
However, Xiao Yu also had some worries. Li Mingfei had asked the police to arrest Shen Yuan. How could Shen Yuan possibly hide? You have to understand that the technology of this era is extremely advanced. The whole world is under surveillance. As long as the police are determined to find him, Shen Yuan will have no chance of escaping even if he has wings. Moreover, the police forces around the world are all connected. Even if you hide in a foreign country, it won't help.
He was genuinely worried that Shen Yuan might suddenly be dragged offline by the police.
Suddenly, a portal appeared not far away. Xiao Yu was startled, and upon closer inspection, he saw Merlin walking out of it.
"Huh, where did Merlin go before?" Xiao Yu recalled that Merlin seemed to have disappeared since the attack on the Pantheon.
Shen Yuan glanced at Merlin, "How is it?"
"It's all set. Based on the information you gave me, I've hacked into the game company's computer control console and temporarily gained control of the game. I've temporarily disabled the game's logout and login functions, but this will only last for about an hour. In one or two hours at most, the game company will be able to breach my Wall of Fire, so the battle must be resolved within an hour."
Damn, this guy is a hacker! Xiao Yu suddenly understood why Merlin was able to control fate before. The so-called power of fate was probably just the effect of controlling game permissions.
Although the quantum computer is said to be completely unhackable, it's a different story if a hacker has the help of the game's designers. Shen Yuan is very familiar with the code of the entire Sky World. Once the login and logout functions are blocked, players will not be able to exit the game. Even if the police find Shen Yuan, they will not be able to take him out of the game.
But what if the police simply shut off the power to the gaming pod? This thought involuntarily popped into Xiao Yu's mind.
"An hour? That's enough. Li Mingfei won't last much longer," Shen Yuan said confidently.
Sure enough, after persisting for half an hour, the Light of Divine Punishment released by the God of Holy Light began to weaken.
But the monstrous army, like a tidal wave, continued to surge forward without stopping.
The bosses surrounding the God of Holy Light began to attack, and the God of Holy Light removed the barrier and began to fight using conventional divine magic. However, due to the enormous energy consumed earlier, the God of Holy Light was no longer as powerful as before.
There's no way around it; the gods in games are different from the gods in real life.
"It's over!" Li Mingfei thought to himself, looking at the swarming BOSSes. However, as the God of Holy Light and the supreme god of the Sky World, Li Mingfei absolutely could not allow himself to fail. Even though he knew the chances were slim, he continued to resist.
Health quickly dropped to 80%, entering the second phase of the BOSS battle.
God of Holy Light: "Naaru from the Realm of Holy Light! Your master needs your help!" Summon Naaru!
One after another, enormous, ethereal creatures made of Holy Light, resembling tangram puzzle pieces, appeared in the hall. Each of them was fifty or sixty meters tall and shot out deadly beams of light and sound like robots, sweeping away corpses from the monster army.
Each of these Naaru possesses the strength of a six or seven-skull level being, and the combined combat power of dozens of Naaru is extraordinary.
But against an endless army of monsters, this was nothing more than a desperate struggle for survival.
With health at 60%, the third phase of the boss battle has begun.
God of Holy Light: "Guardians of the Celestial Realm, immortal beings, descend to my side!" Summon Angel Legion!
Beams of light descended from the sky, and hundreds of battle angels with pure white wings landed around the God of Holy Light.
However, it was all for naught, and they were almost instantly overwhelmed by the monster army.
With health at 40%, the fourth phase of the boss battle has begun.
The God of Holy Light: "Humble ants, you have angered me! The merciful Holy Light shines only on the righteous. What you will face is pure shadow power!" The Light and Shadow Conversion.
In an instant, the God of Holy Light, who was as dazzling as the sun, transformed into a black hole-like entity, no longer releasing powerful Holy Light, but instead composed of shadow energy.
This skill is somewhat similar to the Priest's Shadowform, only a divine version.
However, it was still of little use. Although the God of Holy Light's killing efficiency greatly increased after transforming into form, killing tens of thousands of monsters in a few moves, it was still meaningless against the endless monster army, especially the hundreds of thousands of adventurers who died and came back to life repeatedly. They truly deserved to be called the most powerful creatures in the world.
When Li Mingfei saw that the health bar had dropped to 25%, he realized that things were not going well. Once it reached 20%, it would be the Execute phase.
God of Holy Light: "Stop it, you bastards! Do you want to crash the whole game? If I die, the entire game will cease to function!"
He no longer cared about maintaining appearances and even used the word "game."
Many of the players using the monster templates became hesitant. They weren't at the core of this operation and had no idea what was going on. They just thought attacking the Pantheon was exciting, but they didn't actually want to ruin the game.
But seeing that the adventurers and most of the monsters were still fighting, they had no way to stop.
Shen Yuan, seeing Li Mingfei's words, felt a surge of pride. "Keep hitting hard! Keep it up, we're about to win!"
With health dropping to 20%, the final stage begins. The God of Holy Light experiences a final burst of energy, reverting to his Holy Light form and gaining another boost in combat power. However, this is no longer significant. Once the Execute phase begins, the adventurers unleash their ultimate attacks with full force, while the BOSS heroes fight valiantly.
Xiao Yu and the other members of the Council of Sages also abandoned their reserve and rushed forward one by one, after all, the Scepter of All Gods had to be seized by hand.
Everyone was waiting, waiting for the final moment to seize the Scepter of All Gods.
Because it's a god-tier dungeon, the loot can be freely contested.