nucmednet Chapter 143 Oh no, it's coming for me!
Chapter 143 Oh no, it's coming for me!
The golden scroll slowly dissipated between heaven and earth.
The summit of the snow-covered sacred mountain was once again deathly silent.
The enormous phantom remained unchanged and did not speak again.
Chen You stood still, motionless.
World Leader... Shadow King...
Is this thing an ancient god?
It looks really high-class, but we still have to wait a whole day and night!
Chen You looked at himself, then at the magic array.
"I...remember you!"
The cold, grand voice seemed to still echo in his mind, and Chen You shuddered, his hair standing on end.
He remembered!
The Mausoleum of a Thousand Lights!
That dark being summoned by the Meng family emblem and made a pact with the entire family!
At the time, that thing was just a projection, which I purified with a stack of exorcism talismans, just like flushing a toilet.
Before leaving, the projection seemed to say something like "descending for you" or something like that.
They're connected.
They're all connected!
At that time, it was a projection of a spirit, and using exorcism talismans was my specialty.
But what's about to arrive in 24 hours is the real thing!
"I knew it, what goes around comes around."
Chen You couldn't help but mutter a curse under his breath.
"That's great, I've directly drawn full aggro from a world boss."
Saying "I remember you" after just one meeting is practically telling him.
When the BOSS lands, will he kill himself first?
He looked up at the bright red countdown in the upper right corner of his vision.
【23:58:47】
one day one Night.
Chen You instantly recalled Hill's enigmatic reminder.
It turns out she wasn't saying that completing the mission would take a day and a night, but rather that it would take a day and a night from triggering the mission to the arrival of the BOSS!
"Can't these NPCs just be more direct? Riddler, get out of the Source Realm!"
Chen You mentally cursed wildly, but his actions didn't stop.
Now is not the time to complain.
The World Boss, just from its name, you can tell it's not in the same league as a regular dungeon boss.
What's the mechanism behind this thing?
Are there any special rules?
Are there any shortcuts?
Ask three questions.
We have to get intelligence!
"Whoosh!"
Without hesitation, Chen You took out a [Return to Town] talisman and crushed it.
A flash of silver light, and his figure vanished instantly from the desolate, desolate summit of the snow-capped mountain.
……
At the same time, the entire Origin Realm was in complete uproar.
The power of the [World Announcement] was far more terrifying than Chen You had imagined.
It was like a nuclear bomb dropped into a calm lake, creating towering waves.
Thousand Light City, Teleportation Plaza.
Countless white lights flashed one after another, representing players frantically logging in after receiving the message.
"Holy crap! A World Boss! Am I seeing things? It's been so many years since we've had a World Boss!"
"Shadow King? Just the name sounds powerful! Its arrival location is the Snowy Sacred Mountain!"
"Quick, quick! Let's team up! Anyone want to go stake out the outskirts of Fengxue Shenshan? Maybe we can get some firsthand intelligence!"
"Who triggered it? It wasn't mentioned in the announcement!"
A player who had just emerged from a dungeon looked around at the frenzied crowd with a blank expression and casually asked a question.
A well-informed thief nearby immediately gave him a "you're out of touch" look and lowered his voice, saying:
"Who else could it be? It's that big shot named 'Chen You' again!"
"It's him again?!"
"It's true! I saw him at the Snowy Sacred Mountain! He must have used some kind of violence!"
The thief spoke with great conviction, but in reality, he didn't even know where the Snow Mountain was.
The sounds of discussion, shouts, and calls to form teams turned the entire Thousand Light City into a noisy vegetable market.
Greed and excitement gleamed in the eyes of countless adventurers, as if what was about to descend was not a world-destroying king, but a giant, moving treasure chest.
The same scene was playing out simultaneously in major cities.
This also includes the territories of major guilds.
Inside the magnificent Titan Temple Guild Hall in Titan City.
The atmosphere was somber.
A Titan warrior, over three meters tall, with a ring-shaped protrusion on his forehead gleaming with metallic luster, slammed his fist onto the council table.
"Bang!"
The long table, made entirely of obsidian, was instantly covered in cracks.
"Summon! Summon all online combat ranks! Also, immediately send someone to inform the guild leader!"
He looked around, his voice booming like a bell.
"It's been years since we've had a world leader! This time, it must belong to Titan!"
The Elven and Roman gods also began to gather their forces and converge on the Snowy Mountain.
A storm that would engulf the entire Origin Realm seemed about to descend.
……
"Whoosh!"
With a flash of white light, Chen You's figure appeared in the central square of Qianguang City.
The clamor of the crowd around him made him frown.
He immediately summoned the White Rabbit and headed straight for the Supreme Tower.
"It's that big shot!"
"He's here! It must have been him!"
"Wait a minute, boss! Let me lick it a little before I leave!"
Chen You's face darkened, and he silently sped up.
Outside the Supreme Building, the noise was deafening, like a pot of boiling water.
Inside the Supreme Tower, it was so quiet that you could hear your own heartbeat.
As Chen You stepped through the gate, the hustle and bustle of the outside world seemed to be completely shut out by an invisible wall.
Behind the bar, Hill was still wearing an elegant long dress, and was wiping a crystal glass with her head down.
Her movements were graceful and focused, as if everything around her was irrelevant.
"Hill." Chen You placed his hands on the bar counter, leaning slightly forward. "World Boss, how do we play?"
Hill paused for a moment as he wiped the wine glass.
She slowly raised her head, her beautiful eyes fixed on Chen You, a faint smile playing on her lips.
"Once the threads of fate are plucked, they will begin to play..."
"Stop reciting, Master."
Chen You interrupted her expressionlessly, "Get to the point."
Hill's smile froze instantly.
A clear look of surprise flashed across her calm, still eyes, followed by a fleeting hint of annoyance.
It seems she recalled some unpleasant memory.
But she quickly regained her professional and gentle smile.
"snort."
A barely audible hum escaped Hill's nose as she put down the crystal glass, finally ceasing her cryptic remarks.
"The World Leader is a public test of all civilizations by the supreme laws of the Origin Realm."
Her voice regained its cool tone, but it became less ethereal and more substantial.
"A test?" Chen You urged.
"There are three key points," Hill said, extending a long, slender finger.
"First, universal participation."
"After the Shadow King descends, adventurers of any level, class, and guild can join the battle."
"There are no barriers to entry and no restrictions."
Chen You raised an eyebrow.
Public participation?
This is hardly a good thing.
"Secondly, and most importantly, relative attributes."
Hill held up a second finger, his tone becoming unusually serious.
"The World Boss is not a boss with fixed attributes. Its strength depends on the challenger."
Hill explained, "Simply put, whatever your level is, that's the level of the boss you see as the king."
"A level 10 adventurer is facing a Shadow King that a level 10 adventurer should be facing."
"And a level 92 Titan is facing a Shadow King that a level 92 should face."
Chen You frowned slightly.
"Everyone... is facing a boss that matches their own level?"
He instantly understood the terrifying logic behind it.
This completely erased the absolute suppression brought about by the level!
Those top players in the leaderboard, ranked 90+, can't kill the BOSS as easily as crushing an ant.
Even low-level players won't be unable to break through defenses due to attribute differences.
The system used a method that could be described as "absolutely fair" to put all players on the same starting line.
"Then how will the rewards be calculated?" Chen You immediately pressed for the core question.
"That's the third point." Hill held up a third finger, a hint of amusement flashing in his eyes.
"Damage contribution. Ranked according to the percentage of damage dealt to the Shadow Monarch by all adventurers."
"The higher the percentage of damage you deal, the higher your ranking, and the better the rewards you'll receive."
Chen You's heart skipped a beat.
Here's the key point!
This is not a simple PVE dragon-slaying battle; it is a resource-grabbing battle disguised as PVE but with extreme PVP at its core!
All participants are the most direct competitors.