The Monster is Coming

Chapter 448 When the Stars Shine

The event has officially begun, completely igniting excitement both inside and outside the game.

Players used the spectator function to enter the name of the guild they followed and entered the arena from a free perspective.

Among them, the Divine Hall Guild, to which the God King belongs, became the focus of the first competition.

As the teleportation light faded, the Divine Hall Warband appeared on the battlefield.

The leading god-king, dressed in black robes that fluttered slightly in the invisible currents, stood atop the head of a giant black-armored serpent, hands behind his back, gazing at the rival guild entering the arena in the distance.

He is the pillar of the Divine Hall Warband, the undisputed core of its soul.

Behind him, members of the Divine Hall Warband stood solemnly.

Each one is a divine weapon forged through countless trials, with a refined aura, sharp eyes, and a power accumulating within it that is about to erupt.

Just by standing there, an aura of killing intent, tempered by blood and fire and indestructible through countless battles, soared into the sky and pressed down on the opponent as if it were a tangible force.

It was as if it was announcing to the entire arena and all the spectators: what is the strongest fighting force of the player faction.

The opposing team also appeared at this moment; it was a small group of over a thousand people.

When they looked up and saw the God-King standing atop the black-armored giant serpent, along with the formidable elites of the Divine Hall Guild, their expressions became quite interesting.

"Fuck you, what kind of matchmaking system is this? You're eliminated right at the start, aren't you?"

"Let's fight them... Forget it, we just got smurfed this round. How did we end up being matched with the Temple? The guild leader said we could win at least three games before we entered, but we can't even get past the first one. We didn't get a single reward."

"You beastly StarNet, you dog, are you trying to play us like this?"

"I'm so angry! We were all ready to go on a rampage against a small guild with a hundred members, but we ended up getting the worst draw of the whole event. This kind of luck is even lower than winning the lottery."

Before the battle even began, the members of the opposing faction were instantly thrown into a frenzy upon realizing their identities.

The outcome was clearly predetermined.

With overwhelming strength, even the most ingenious tactics are meaningless.

Knowing that many spectators were watching from the sidelines, the guild leader and his brothers launched a desperate charge, shouting as they charged towards the Divine Hall Guild.

This scene also made the audience burst into laughter.

Everyone felt that this guild was incredibly unlucky, encountering a favorite to win right at the start and falling short at the very beginning of the tournament.

The confrontation lasted less than 3 minutes before it came to an end.

Viewers were thus diverted to other popular live streams to continue watching the match.

The top guilds also began to show their unique abilities.

……

Battlefield in the Lava Mountains.

The red mountain range, like the spine of a giant dragon, winds across the land.

Dark red magma flowed slowly through the ravines, and scorching steam hissed and spewed from the rock crevices, distorting the air into flowing ripples.

The War Symphony Guild, like a war behemoth awakened from the depths of a volcano, shatters the silence of this burning land.

With the president's "Iron Crown" as the absolute tip, a huge wedge-shaped formation is formed.

The front-line shield bearer knelt on one knee, and the giant shield slammed into the ground with a "thud," forming an iron defensive line.

The middle row of long guns stood like a forest, pointing diagonally towards the sky.

The back row of magic-based and support characters stood firm as mountains, their hands already gathering amplification and destructive light.

The entire formation resembled a war machine forged from a single piece, exuding an aura of iron and blood.

Although they have not yet made contact with the enemy forces, they are prepared to face a formidable foe, regardless of who the opponent may be.

As the enemy's figure appeared from the other side of the mountain, the pent-up steel torrent was unleashed, and the entire team transformed into a meat grinder, crushing the opposing guild off the battlefield within three minutes with overwhelming superiority.

Battlefield of a Thousand Mountains.

Countless broken islands hang over the sea, connected to each other by stone bridges or huge chains.

The biting sea wind howled between the islands, stirring up the thin clouds.

The members of the Skywing Guild, centered around their guild leader "Skywing," spiraled in layers, forming a massive, slowly rotating three-dimensional wing formation.

The high-ranking members slightly folded their wings, like falcons that had folded their talons, poised to strike.

The lower-ranking members glide cautiously, weaving between the floating islands, forming an angelic battle group that resembles the arrival of a divine kingdom.

This proclaims that the sky over this battlefield of a thousand mountains now belongs to its wings.

When the enemy battle group appears, Skywing takes the initiative to launch an offensive, initiating a dimensional reduction attack.

Ranged attacks from the opposing faction cannot penetrate their light shield barrier.

After they completed the "marking," they deployed a rotating array and suddenly unleashed a long-range salvo.

From the perspective of the opposing faction members below, the sky was instantly covered by dense points of light, rapidly magnified in their eyes.

This round of overwhelming attacks was like divine punishment descending upon the world, turning the ground into scorched earth and utterly crushing the enemy's entire battle group.

Dark Forest Battlefield.

Towering ancient trees intertwine to form a dome that blocks out the sun, and the pale moonlight pierces through the gaps in the leaves like a sharp sword, casting dappled light on the ground covered with withered leaves.

The thick, almost impenetrable fog flowed through the forest.

The Mist Legion has become the shadow overlord of the forest.

Guild leader Ye Ming stood alone in the shadow of a giant tree, his back to the guild members, while his Mist Clan warriors were all lurking in the environment as shadow figures.

Waiting for the enemy legion to appear and unleash its ultimate killing intent.

The Yellow Sands Arena, the Colossus Guild.

The scorching sun baked the boundless desert to a boiling point, and the heat waves distorted the distant horizon.

Weathered boulders are scattered across this natural arena, and the sand and gravel conceal the remains of creatures that fought fiercely.

The president, "Giant Rock," stood like a mountain at the front of the battle.

The members behind them quickly formed a tight, multi-layered circular defensive formation.

Each row of shields was stacked on top of each other, with light spears rising from the gaps, like a steel hedgehog that suddenly rose from the ground.

At the center of the formation, the auxiliary domain aura shone brightly, enveloping the entire formation and displaying an absolute defensive aura of "immovable as a mountain, and death upon being shaken."

When the war broke out, no matter how fiercely the enemy bombarded them, the Colossus Guild's formation remained unshaken.

Finally, the guild leader, Giant Rock, seized the moment of delay in the opponent's output rhythm, and with a command, "Iron Hedgehog" instantly transformed into a charging battering ram, ending the game with a single blow.

Black Rock Desert Battlefield.

Dark clouds loomed low, accompanied by lightning and thunder.

The scorched earth was torn open with countless bottomless cracks by the relentless lightning strikes.

Scorching steam and purple dust erupted from the ground, intertwining in the air to form a poisonous miasma. Ball lightning bolts fell erratically, leaping and exploding between the low-hanging dark clouds and the rugged black earth.

After entering the arena, all members of the Wanfa Guild were lifted off the ground at the guild leader's command, with a magical array of spells created by the master appearing beneath their feet.

The guild leader, "Sage," floated in the center of the formation, his hands outstretched, with various elemental orbs slowly swirling around him.

The members behind them were divided into groups according to their elemental attributes. The heat wave around the Flame Mage distorted the air, frost condensed under the feet of the Ice Mage, lightning crackled in the hair of the Storm Mage, and rock fragments floated beside the Earth Mage... The entire guild released elemental wonders together, and the elements of heaven and earth were as docile as lambs before them...

At this moment, fierce battles broke out simultaneously on various battlefields.

The steel torrents of the lava mountains collided with a deafening roar, the light arrows of the Thousand Mountains Battlefield poured down like a torrential rain, and streaks of blood-red light shone in the shadows of the Dark Night Forest... The Battle for the Summit of Stars officially began amidst the earth-shattering sounds of battle.

Through the live stream, these powerful guilds with their distinct styles shone like the brightest stars in the night sky.

Together, they formed the glorious prelude to the "Summit of Stars" battle for supremacy.

The fierce competition also ignited the enthusiasm of spectators in and outside the game.

Each player has a team they want to support, and they encourage them by sending bullet comments.

While the top guilds were overwhelming their opponents with their absolute strength, many smaller guilds also showed impressive performances.

In the Shattered Canyon battlefield, a guild called "Gangjian" completed matchmaking and entered the fray.

As soon as the scene before him became clear, the "Gangpo" who was the president and commander of the united front activated the Eagle-Headed Demon Perception and Brain Overclocking characteristics.

Its perception is like that of an eagle, radiating outwards from itself.

He sketched out a battlefield scene that was expanding in his mind.

The Broken Canyon has a complex terrain, with a narrow passage in the center and highlands filled with rubble and caves on both sides.

Their rival guild, "Shadow Dance," spawns randomly on the other side of the canyon.

After acquiring environmental information through his senses, Gangpo decisively said in a deep voice:
"Judging from their movement trajectory, they seem to be trying to occupy the high ground on both sides. They probably intend to use the shadows and caves to harass, divide, and encircle us."

After presenting the analysis results, Gangpo immediately issued the following instructions:

"The whole regiment listens to orders: abandon the attempt to seize the high ground. We are not going to play hide-and-seek with them."

"First Battalion, led by Heavy Hammer, form a wedge formation, target the central passage of the canyon, charge at full speed and break through their forward defenses!"

"Second Battalion, led by Claw, break into smaller units and advance parallel to the ridgeline on both sides to drive away and harass them. Use your speed advantage to force the rats out of their burrows and prevent them from comfortably dealing damage."

"The Third Battalion, with its fortified positions, will deploy in echelons to cover the wounded front and block the assassin squad attempting to ambush us."

"action!"

Once the order was given, the 3,000-strong battle group sprang into action like precision gears.

The wounded soldiers roared furiously, their upper bodies bare, like steel hammers, ignoring the elemental energy shooting from both sides, and launched a desperate charge into the canyon passage. They gave "Shadow Dance" no time to calmly prepare.

Almost simultaneously, the archers and assassins of the Gangjian Battle Group, in teams of 50, moved swiftly along the rugged mountain ridge like a pack of nimble wolves.

They began carrying out missions of driving away and harassing, thereby disrupting the opponent's war rhythm.

Later, as the marker signal of the command "Gangpo" lit up one by one on the map, the players began to coordinate to eliminate the powerful output units of the enemy team.

The leader of the Shadow Dance guild was clearly a little confused.

I had many tactics in mind, but I encountered a strong frontal attack at the start.

The war mode was rapidly rewritten.

The tanking warriors on both sides clashed fiercely in the middle passage, with buffs raining down on their tanking units from behind.

A head-on collision, a simple way to compare strength and weakness.

The side with the stronger damage-absorbing players will have a more unbreakable formation.

Relying on the violent onslaught of the Injury Team, the front-line formation of the Shadow Dance was completely overwhelmed by the Gangjian Guild before it could fully unfold.

The ranged players on both flanks were being driven into a panic by the assassins and archers of the Gangjian Battle Group, and were unable to form any effective resistance.

Throughout the entire process, there were no flashy individual performances, only highly efficient collaboration under absolute obedience to orders.

The Gang Sword Battle Group was like a red-hot sword cutting into butter, tearing apart the entire tactical system of the Shadow Dance.

Just as the charge of the Gangjian Battle Group was about to arrive, a ruthless glint flashed in the eyes of "Shadow Scale," the leader of the Shadow Mist.

"Watch where I mark the location, build the magic tower defense line, and have the three regiments of soldiers take over the damage."

After the order was given, the warriors responsible for guarding the rear launched a selfless charge, using Star Shift to rescue the scattered wounded players back to the rear.

Magic-based players quickly construct magic tower defenses in front of the battle formation.

The warrior who sacrificed himself to save others did not choose to wait for death after being surrounded. Instead, he decisively opened the Oath Space and entered a 1v1 duel with the tanking player from the Gangjian Battle Group.

He wanted to force a change before he died.

However, the leader of the Shadow Dance guild knew very well that the Fata defense line could only slow down the enemy's advance, but it could hardly withstand the torrent of damage.

Choosing to passively defend will only lead to being overwhelmed by the opponent.

"Assassin Guild, heed my command!" Shadowscale's voice boomed in the guild channel, carrying a resolute determination:
"Look at my marked location, assemble, target: enemy commander and magic backline, charge!"

As soon as the order was given, thick black mist erupted from the members of the assassin group.

In an instant, their figures transformed into a series of elusive afterimages, moving at high speed like ghosts along the route marked by Shadow Scales, heading straight for the rear of the Gang Sword battle group.

It was a suicidal raid with a very clear objective: to decapitate and cut off the damage dealers.

However, Gangpo showed no sign of panic in the face of this sudden attack.

With the added perception of the Eagle-Headed Demon, the movements of the enemy assassin group were crystal clear.

He did not choose to retreat or leave, but faced the attacking group of assassins head-on.

Because as long as the assassin group that launched the attack is captured, the outcome of this war will be a foregone conclusion.

The assassins were getting closer and closer.

During this time, the sub-commander wanted to have his soldiers activate the Blood Wall to set up a defense, but Gangpo stopped him.

When the assassin group was less than 50 meters away from him, a smile appeared on Gangpo's face:
"I'm waiting for you!"

"All outputs, target my area, indiscriminate fire coverage."

Without hesitation, all members of the group carried out the order. As the sharp edge of the dagger flashed in their eyes, Gangpo looked up at a support member beside him and opened the "Oath Space" for him.

The two disappeared at the same time, and the assassins found nothing.

What followed was a fierce barrage of firepower; as the earth trembled, the Shadow Dance assassin squad was completely wiped out.

Having learned of the situation outside from the guild chat channel, Gangpo calmly revealed himself after completing the kill. Looking at the stunned Guild Master Yinglin in the distance, he grinned, revealing his white teeth, and waved at him.
"Bye-Bye."

As soon as he finished speaking, the torrent of damage from the Gangjian Battle Group broke through the magic tower's defenses, and the warriors following behind began to harvest the back row.

The assassins and archers on both flanks also joined the reaping frenzy.

The war situation has completely tilted in favor of the Gangjian Battle Group.

Before long, the challenger's prompt appeared in the minds of both players.

[Challenger's Hint: Gangjian Guild Battle Team wins, time taken: 14 minutes and 38 seconds. Entering the next round of matchmaking.]

The hundreds of viewers on the spectator channel immediately launched into a heated discussion.

"The commander is doing a great job. The difference in combat strength between the two sides doesn't seem that big. The commander deserves a lot of credit."

"Having a strong commander really makes a difference."

"The Shadow Dance guild hasn't even had a chance to show its true potential before being eliminated in the first round. Let's try again next season."

……

Similar scenes played out on various maps.

Sparks flew as teams clashed across the arenas, and countless emerging teams declared their rise to power.

Arctic tundra.

On the snow-covered battlefield, the "Frostwolf" guild, renowned for its coordinated group attack tactics, is staging a spectacular hunt.

Their opponents were a heavily armored guild skilled in advancing across plains, but their formation advantage vanished in the complex terrain of the tundra.

The voice of the Frostwolf Guild Leader, "White Fang," howled in the cold wind. Thousands of Frostwolf warriors, like a real wolf pack, dispersed and moved at an astonishing speed between the snowfields and ice pillars.

Instead of a direct confrontation, they used the terrain to their advantage, constantly maneuvering and harassing the enemy, like a pack of wolves tearing apart a giant beast.

It stretched and tore apart the formation of the steel torrent.

Whenever the Iron Torrent attempted to assemble and charge, the Frostwolf Guild warriors would quickly retreat.

When the enemy's formation is disrupted by the pursuit, the wolf pack will launch wave after wave of deadly attacks from unexpected angles.

Final battle result: Frostwolf Guild wins.

Time taken: 23 minutes and 47 seconds.

Emerald Forest.

The Fairy Garden Guild, led by Greenwood Clan players, manipulates nature.

In the dense jungle, their harmony with the environment reached its peak.

The opposing guild attempted to burn down the forest with fire magic to open up a battlefield, but the dense seeds fell like raindrops.

New forests sprang up rapidly, and the burning trees transformed into flaming tree people who rose up to fight back. Vines on the ground coiled around them like venomous snakes, while birds in the sky continued to drop dense seed bombs.

The rival guilds realized with despair that they were fighting the entire forest.

Once you enter the battlefield, you cannot change your Soul, and without the Extraction trait, the Forest Building strategy wins with an overwhelming advantage.

Battle result: Fairy Garden wins.

Time taken: 32 minutes and 23 seconds.

Void battlefield.

The "Crash Star" guild put on a spectacular performance here.

A unique team composition that combines half behemoth and half magic-based attacks, balancing both offense and defense.

The behemoth is essentially a mobile casting platform, a living rune pedestal, allowing magic-based players above it to unleash their furious attacks while also maintaining extremely high mobility.

Follow the behemoth player as they rampage across the battlefield, leaving enemy troops in ruins wherever they go.

In just 6 minutes and 28 seconds, they swept to the end of the first round of the competition.

During this period, major media outlets outside the country were equally enthusiastic.

The live broadcast room of "Fishing Port City Daily".

The host, dressed in traditional attire, excitedly shouted:

"We won! Our Tidebringer team ended the battle in the Mirage Battlefield in just 2 minutes and 48 seconds. They are our pride... We are the witnesses to the legend. Go Tidebringer team!"

The Studio of Earth Core Weekly:

"The current record is 1 minute and 59 seconds. The Fireheart Team melted through the opponent's defense. This is true violent aesthetics. Let's look forward to the next exciting performance and congratulate the victorious warriors."

Sky Eye Observation Holographic Live Broadcast Room:

"Incredible! The Observer team used the precise 'Sluggish Gargoyle' tactic to establish control within 11 seconds of the start, and their subsequent offensive was unstoppable, easily securing the victory. It was truly a thrilling fast-push game."

The Voice of the Wilderness live stream:

"The charge of the Prairie Fury team was spectacular! At 3 minutes and 07 seconds! They crushed all doubts with their iron hooves; they are the absolute protagonists of this match..."

The Moon Times Studio:

"In this match, the Mist Legion, composed entirely of assassins, delivered a spectacular performance. Although they were previously unknown, they proved with their skill that technique is superior to brute force. Let's congratulate them on advancing."

……

The competition is still ongoing, and the live broadcasts from various media outlets are switching between different venues.

Besides the popular guilds, many smaller guilds also stood out in the first round of the competition.

In their hands, many imaginative tactics that had never been shown on the forum before emerged, becoming the focus of heated discussions on the forum and outside the forum.

(End of this chapter)