Nothing happens
A miraculous rain of celestial flowers; should you not come to my aid, I would truly kneel! At the critical moment, he let out a resounding roar.
"Swoosh!"
In the next second, a milky white radiance flew out from the crowd, surging into his body, causing green digits to emanate.
+25088!
-18758!
The sudden healing filled Autumn Breeze Wutong's health to the brim, preventing Jiang Han's Death Essence Strike from claiming his life.
"Humph!"
A gracefully robed woman emerged from the crowd, her in-game ID being Celestial Rain of Marvelous Blossoms. She was a Sacred Priestess, and with a cold snort, she remarked, "I thought you could handle him on your own. Do you know that the cooldown for Sacred Healing is seven days?"
"Another hidden profession?" Jiang Han furrowed his brow slightly.
Autumn Breeze Wutong rolled and crawled out of Jiang Han's attack range, saying, "All the priests on the battlefield are healing me. I'll get him down to low health first, and the final blow will be a matter of luck for everyone!"
"How is it possible to outbid you?"
"But at least we can't let Jiang Han return to the city alive, right?"
"Trust him once; let's get him down to low health first!"
...
"Swoosh swoosh swoosh..."
Suddenly, Autumn Breeze Wutong's health was forcefully restored.
"Let's go again!" He looked at Jiang Han, "If you're capable, kill me in two minutes!"
Several dozen priests behind him continued healing him. He didn't believe that Jiang Han could instantly kill him.
"You're wrong." Jiang Han shook his head. "If you have the ability, withstand 140,000 of my life within two minutes."
Two minutes later, the opponent's buffs ended, and his level dropped by 10. Completely at Jiang Han's mercy, he didn't need to pay attention to the opponent's provocations.
"This..."
Autumn Breeze Wutong was dumbfounded, then resolutely raised his sword and charged. Seeing this, Jiang Han turned and plunged into the crowd of players, relying on the positioning of other players to consume time.
"Excellent, no impulsiveness!" Daniel on the city tower nodded with a smile.
Battle was never about mindlessly exchanging blows; true strength lay in understanding the situation.
Two minutes later, Autumn Breeze Wutong's level plummeted to 14, his power greatly reduced. Jiang Han, wielding the Cold Cloud Sword, instantly killed him, then took Celestial Rain of Marvelous Blossoms away.
"Crimson Flame Swordsman... Sacred Priest..."
With the confirmed removal of threats, Jiang Han breathed a sigh of relief. "Indeed, the Eastern Region players are truly formidable."
"Swoosh!"
After a moment, golden light soared.
Level 30!
With the experience given by Kaelo and the killing of numerous adventurers, Jiang Han's level once again increased.
"Ding!~"
System Prompt: Please be aware that in one minute, the fourth wave of the city siege led by the 50th level Golden-grade BOSS [Frost Mage Jennifer] will begin!
"Ding!~"
System Prompt: Please be aware that in one minute, the fifth wave of the city siege led by the 80th level Dark Gold-grade BOSS [Flame Mage Brandi] will begin!
...
As the New English Army under Kaelo showed signs of decline, the sound of consecutive system notifications rang in Jiang Han's ears.
"Launching two waves of attacks simultaneously?"
"Are you stupid? It's clear that the following events are scripted, marking the conclusion of activities for adventurers!"
"I knew it; how could an 80th-level Dark Gold BOSS appear?!"
...
Players discussed animatedly.
"Jiang Han, come back." Daniel on the city tower called out loudly, "The upcoming battle is beyond your capacity."
"Understood!"
Jiang Han immediately turned back.
"Sizzling..."
Those players blocking the city gate, he dispatched one by one. Although it deducted points, it didn't matter. On the city defense points leaderboard, he had already taken the top spot:
1. Jiang Han (Points: 11099)
2. Dreamless Sleep (Points: 1029)
3. Beautiful as a Flower (Points: 776)
4. Dragon Roaming Wild (Points: 774)
...
Suddenly, a player from the defending side stood in his way, a smile on his face. "Everything goes as I expected. The current players attempting to kill you through conventional means are as futile as reaching the sky."
Dreamless Sleep?
The one ranked second on the points leaderboard?
Glancing at the opponent's in-game ID, Jiang Han calmly said, "If you don't want to lose levels, step aside."
"Hehe..."
Dreamless Sleep sneered, taking out a purple scroll from his inventory. "Now, can you still be arrogant? Look at this Forbidden Curse Scroll."
"Hiss..."
Tearing open the scroll, a thick purple light soared into the sky, forming a dense thundercloud with a myriad of lightning swirling within, growing more intense and ready to erupt at any moment.
"Ding!~"
System Prompt: Player Dreamless Sleep uses the Forbidden Curse Scroll [Nine Heavens Divine Thunder], causing 2,000,000 fixed damage to all units within a 500*500 range centered on oneself!
...
"Crack!"
Thunderbolts as thick as water buckets crazily descended, massacring adventurers in a wide range.
At a certain moment, a thunderbolt struck Jiang Han.
"Boom!"
In the midst of a violent explosion, Jiang Han was engulfed by thunder, the surrounding soil smoking, sparks flying, the destructive force terrifying.
"Sorry, the only hidden profession belongs to me!" Dreamless Sleep laughed heartily.
A full two million damage, he didn't believe Jiang Han could endure it.
"Is that so?"
Standing next to Jiang Han, Daniel, who knows when he appeared, waved his staff to disperse the lightning. His clothes were scorched, showing signs of slight disarray, but he was not heavily injured. "You attacked numerous adventurers guarding the Dark City; I can't turn a blind eye to that!"
...
Dreamless Sleep's smile froze, his eyes widening. Seemingly losing his balance, he took two steps back, his face alternating between shades of green and white. Finally, with a grimace, he uttered, "Damn it!"
Forbidden Curse Scroll!
That was a Forbidden Curse Scroll!
He could have used it to obtain the treasure for the first Golden First Kill!
In order to kill Jiang Han, the only hidden profession, he used it instead, and an NPC blocked it?!
"Swoosh!"
Daniel raised his staff, a black light shooting out from the top gem, instantly killing Dreamless Sleep. "Sorry, my mom passed away tens of thousands of years ago."
"Mentor, even if I were to take it head-on, I might not die." Jiang Han said.
He never expected that Daniel would actually intervene to block the Forbidden Curse.
"No matter." Daniel shook his head with a smile. "I will eventually die. The Shard of the Moon is precious; don't waste it casually, lest it be on cooldown at a critical moment."
"Tsk tsk..."
Suddenly, a hoarse but piercing voice sounded, "A deep bond between
master and disciple, truly touching."
Jiang Han turned to see an elderly man in red robes and an old woman in blue robes approaching briskly, the speaker being the red-robed old man.
"Past grievances will be settled today!" He wore a gloomy expression, his tone filled with murderous intent.
[Flame Mage Brandi] (Dark Gold-grade BOSS)
Level: ???
Health: ???
Attack: ???
Defense: ???
Skills: ???
Introduction: ???
...
Despite not knowing why Brandi dropped from the Spirit grade to Dark Gold grade, as an 80th-level BOSS, the gap in strength between Brandi and Jiang Han remained significant. Therefore, apart from his name, everything on the opponent's status was marked with question marks.
Carrying a long spear, the Golden-grade BOSS, Canter, walked out of the city gate and advised, "Jiang Han, leave this to me and the Lord Mayor. You should go rest in the city!"
"Hide." Daniel reminded in a low voice, "Cantor and I will deal with them."
...
Jiang Han fell into silence for a moment, looking at Daniel, then at Canter. Suddenly, his nose felt a bit sour.
Damn it, and you guys still have the nerve to claim you're part of the dark camp?
"Teacher, leave Brandi to you." Jiang Han took a deep breath, regaining his composure. "Cantor, let's deal with this old woman together!"
Perhaps, returning to the city indeed meant escaping with his life.
Maybe, hiding would be the best choice.
But...
At this moment, even though he knew it was a game, he... couldn't break character!