Legend of the Pinnacle of Online Games

Chapter 124 The Gate to the Stars Opens! (8K)

The Pretender's Mask

Quality: One-star rare item
After wearing it, it can block perception skills below SSS level and ignore perception talents below S level. Your appearance and information will be unknown to them.

Note: If you can find the four rare items—the Imposter's Cloak, the Imposter's Gloves, the Imposter's Boots, and the Imposter's Bracelet—you will gain a new identity: the Imposter!
Friendly reminder: Imposter, under the divine light, everything is me!

Having confirmed that he could no longer leave using a return scroll, Lin Hanchuan glanced at the mask that Morris had forcibly put on him through the system.

"It's actually a rare item!"

"And it's a set!"

Lin Hanchuan was slightly startled. Rare items also come in sets, but usually only complete sets are considered rare.

This is the first time Lin Hanchuan has ever seen such a rare item, even though it's just an accessory.

"According to the system's information, once I obtain the identity of the imposter, I can impersonate anything, possibly by changing my body."

"I wonder if my abilities will also change."

As Lin Hanchuan's thoughts shifted, Morris beside him asked in a low voice, "Are you afraid?"

Lin Hanchuan looked up and saw that more than a dozen powerful demons had surrounded them from all directions, each one's eyes filled with a thirst for slaughter.

"I'm not afraid!" Lin Hanchuan replied with a smile.

Morris was a little surprised: "Really?"

"Really!" Lin Hanchuan answered affirmatively, even showing some excitement.

These dozen or so demons should be the high-end combat force left behind by the Abyss in the Apocalypse World. If we can find out their identities in Moon Gazing City, the progress of my C-level hidden mission will definitely be greatly improved.

"Very good!!" Seeing Lin Hanchuan facing death with an unwavering attitude, Morris smiled with satisfaction.

The Berserker Archmage needs this kind of successor.

As the demons drew ever closer, Morris took a deep breath and then continued speaking to Lin Hanchuan, "This time, we're not necessarily going to die!"

"Huh?!" Lin Hanchuan turned to look at Morris.

Judging from the current situation alone, anyone can see that the two of them are doomed this time.

A dozen or so powerful demons.

Moreover, it was an attack carried out with full preparation.

There is absolutely no possibility of escaping.

“Because of you!” Morris noticed Lin Hanchuan’s confusion and said with a light laugh.

"Me?!" Lin Hanchuan pointed at himself, looking completely bewildered.

Lin Hanchuan admitted that he was doing quite well, but that was only among players. Compared to these demons who were over level 100, he was no match for them.

I've lost all my skills; even scraping my skin is a struggle.

“Yes!” Morris nodded affirmatively, then looked at the demons standing not far away, his eyes flashing with golden light, and his voice was so powerful that it seemed a little out of place for his age, “But wait, I need to boost my fighting spirit!”

"This is a skill I just learned from the bloodline of the Lord of War. The more intense the battle, the more powerful the boost to my own condition."

Perhaps it was a blessing in disguise.

After the last battle, while Maurice was recovering from his injuries in a tree hollow, he unexpectedly awakened the Warlord's innate skill - War Desire!
When battle lust is activated, the eyes turn golden, appearing as if golden light is flowing within the pupils.

It can significantly enhance skill effects during combat.

But that's not enough to just survive.

Because the dozen or so demons that came were all too strong, and having learned from the lessons of previous battles, they no longer fought recklessly.

Lin Hanchuan's appearance gave Morris a glimmer of hope, but his first thought was to get Lin Hanchuan to leave as soon as possible.

Now we can't leave.

We can only try the theoretical possibility of escape.

"From now on, just follow my instructions."

As soon as Morris finished speaking, he gently raised his staff.

One skill after another was activated.

"Ding! Morris has activated his S-rank skill—[Golden Light Shield]!"

A defensive golden light shield appeared out of thin air, enveloping Lin Hanchuan and Morris.

As a user of skills.

A system notification sounded in Lin Hanchuan's mind at the same time.

"Ding! Morris has activated his A-rank skill—[Life Burden], 99% of the damage you receive will be transferred to Morris!"

A red, transparent pipe extended from Morris, connected to Lin Hanchuan, and then vanished in an instant.

"Ding! Morris has activated an SS-level skill—[Otherworld], your body will enter Morris's personal space world, but you will enjoy observing the outside world from Morris's God-like perspective until Morris releases you on his own initiative, or Morris dies!"

As the notification sound for the third skill, [Otherworld], rang out, Lin Hanchuan's vision instantly turned white, and his body seemed to float uncontrollably in a white void.

There's a window directly in front, offering a view outside. It's a God's-eye view centered on Morris, and the bone demon directly in front of him speaks.

"Tsk tsk!! As the number one archmage of Wangyue City, he didn't choose to attack us enemies immediately, but instead hid that masked guy!"

"I initially thought he was a nobody, but now I've taken a liking to him. After I kill you, I'll extract his soul from his body while he's still alive and make it into a soul lamp, so he'll die in agony every moment..."

Morris remained unmoved, even giving a disdainful smile; such words were clearly a low-level attempt to provoke him.

The dozen or so demons present were waiting for him to make a move. As soon as he targeted one of them, the remaining demons would immediately unleash their full power.

Morris turned to look at the masked demon and spoke loudly.

"Holy Maiden, when did you demons become so talkative? Besides, I have no interest in a bone demon who prefers to hide in the dark sewers like a maggot!"

"Of all the demons here, only you deserve my attention. The rest are all trash!"

The Bone Demon roared, "Damn it, Morris, do you really think you're someone special?!"

"You think your warlike nature poses a threat to us? You're just a warlord; we've killed plenty of people like that before!"

"You, a mere bone demon, dare to kill the Lord of War?" Morris sneered.

Lin Hanchuan couldn't help but nod.

It wasn't that Morris looked down on the bone demon, but rather that it truly lacked the strength to confront the Lord of War head-on.

The Lord of War is a late-game boss, starting at the Emperor level. While there aren't many Bone Demons in the Abyss, there are still quite a few, mostly at the Commander level, with a few at the King level. Very few can grow to the Emperor level, and none have the title of Boss yet.

To put it bluntly, the Bone Demon wouldn't last more than ten moves against the Lord of War.

"You really think I haven't killed anyone?" the Bone Demon replied, forcing a smile.

"What does the Lord of War look like?" Morris asked directly.

The Lord of War is not a demonic being and does not appear in the Abyss. He is also very rare in the Apocalypse World. The blood of the Lord of War that he fused with was obtained from another plane.

Throughout the Abyss, there are many demons with the power to leave the Abyss Plane, but very few have actually seen the Lord of War.

Some members of the Bone Demon clan may have seen it before, but it is definitely not the one in front of us.

The Bone Demon stammered for a long time, but ultimately could not answer.

He was just using reverse psychology to try and provoke Maurice into making the first move. As for killing the Lord of War, he was just trying to show off.

"Heh!" Morris sneered, a sneer directed not only at the Bone Demon but also at all the demons present. "You don't even know that War Desire requires a one-minute incubation period after activation? It seems that all you know is that the Lord of War has a skill called War Desire."

From God's perspective.

Lin Hanchuan saw that as soon as Morris finished speaking, the golden light in his eyes suddenly changed, and a fine golden grid pattern condensed in his eyes. If you looked closely, you could see that each line of the grid pattern was formed by a dense inscription.

This is the state after the desire for battle has been officially unleashed.

It is also known as "Battle.net" by players!
In this state, every skill the user unleashes will receive a huge boost, and the boost becomes increasingly terrifying as the game progresses.

In addition, there's the added bonus from the Berserker Archmage class.

That would be even more intense!
"Since you won't kill me, then I'll have to kill you."

Morris raised his hand and a fireball instantly condensed on his staff.

The terrifying temperature emanating from the giant fireball burned black cracks into the surrounding space.

"boom!!"

Morris tossed it away.

The giant fireball instantly resembled a meteorite falling from the sky, its trajectory leaving a black trail in the air as it hurtled towards the Bone Demon with terrifying force.

The fact that the Bone Demon could come together with so many demons to surround and kill Maurice was no mere showmanship. Facing the imposing fireball, he suddenly yanked his withered, tree-branch-like right hand through the void, pulling out a huge, grayish-white bone shield to block it in front of him.

boom! !

The moment the fireball struck, it unleashed a violent explosion that shook the Bone Demon's body.

blocked!
Morris's fireball only left a dark dent in his shield, without causing any real damage to the Bone Demon.

but!

This fireball is just Morris's skill with no cooldown; it can be cast infinitely.

"Not bad!" Morris was only using the Bone Demon to test the strength of the fireball after it was enhanced by [Battle Desire].

follow closely.

Every time Morris raised his staff, a large fireball would be thrown at the Bone Demon.

His skill release speed, which has no cooldown, has reached the theoretical limit of seven times per second. In Lin Hanchuan's view, the dense fireballs are like a line of fire extending from Morris's staff, burning towards the Bone Demon.

Boom boom boom! !

Under such intense attacks, the Bone Demon's bone shield couldn't withstand the onslaught for long, and the dents on it began to cause cracks to appear throughout the shield.

The Bone Demon panicked.

"What are you all standing there for?! Maurice has made his move!"

He yelled at the other demons, "Kill them all!"

A demon wizard not far from the Bone Demon sneered, "It's not your place to order us around!"

As he spoke, he waved his staff, and a giant black net formed beneath Morris's feet. Streams of pure soul power raged and destroyed everything around them, even weeds withered and died in an instant.

"The Web of Life!! This demon wizard started with his ultimate move!" Lin Hanchuan said softly.

Not just demon wizards.

The other demons also made their move.

At least a king-level ogre roared to the sky, unleashing a shockwave attack that was at least S-level, heading straight for Morris.

There was also a Balrog, who raised his hands, and scorching magma spewed from his mouth, shooting into the sky and forming a rain of magma. Each drop of rain had an extremely high temperature, and anything it touched would be melted in an instant.

The earth, eroded by the lava, began to slowly turn red, and it seemed that if this continued, it would turn into a lava lake.

"Lava rain, capable of rapidly transforming the surrounding environment into a lava lake suitable for the survival of a fire demon, this is definitely a fire demon of king level or above!"

Lin Hanchuan observed the situation outside from a god-like perspective. He recognized most of the demons here and understood the effects of their skills.

Morris seemed oblivious to the fact that the demons had already made their move, continuing to hurl large fireballs at the Bone Demon.

Boom boom boom! !

Without its shield, the Bone Demon could only move around trying to dodge the dense barrage of fireballs, but unfortunately, all of these fireballs had a lock-on effect.

Chase down the Bone Demon and kill him!

His health was also declining rapidly at a visible rate.
"help me!"

The Bone Demon scrambled and stumbled toward the Saintess.

"Sir, save me!!"

The demon priest beside the saintess glanced at the bone demon with disgust. This guy had killed too many humans in Moon Gazing City. If they hadn't already dealt with the city lord, the demons would have definitely had a major battle with the Moon Gazing City's city guards.

According to the original plan, this Bone Demon was to be abandoned in this operation, and it would be killed by Morris, just like the previous Demon Walker.

But not yet.

One person died as soon as the battle began.

It will affect the battles between other demons.

The demon priest made his move, and an invisible barrier stood in front of the bone demon. Taking advantage of the fact that the fireball's attack was temporarily slowed down by the barrier, he immediately created a huge spatial rift behind him.

The instant the barrier shattered.

Chasing after the Bone Demon's massive fireball, they fell into the crevice one after another.

"What a pity!" Morris shook his head regretfully upon seeing this and stopped attacking. The continuous release of large fireballs had successfully brought his battle desire into the second stage—a 50% increase in all attributes, a two-level increase in all skills below C-rank, and a one-level increase in all skills below SS-rank!
at the same time.

There are three flying demons in the sky.

Besides the Corrupting Dragon, the other two are Hell Phoenixes.

The two hellish phoenixes, like the other demons who had not yet made a move, did not attack. Instead, they acted as watchdogs, observing Maurice's behavior in the battle and preventing him from escaping.

The Corruption Dragon couldn't resist any longer.

Enemies are especially hostile when they meet, let alone now that there is an opportunity to kick someone when they are down.

The Corrosive Dragon opened its mouth and spewed out a cloud of corrosive matter.

Before the corrosive substance even hit the ground, it transformed in mid-air into a corrosive half-dragon of the same level as the Corrosive Dragon, its body covered in emerald green liquid, carrying a rusty greatsword, and flying straight toward Morris.

"Come on, let me kill a few first!"

Morris glanced around and shouted.

Under Lin Hanchuan's gaze.

A massive summoning gate appeared behind Morris, followed by a dense array of longswords that shot out like meteors.

Centered on Morris, it swept across everything in its vicinity.

The charging, corrosive half-dragon was instantly reduced to a pile of rotting matter. The demon wizard's nascent life web was torn apart. In the space not far from Morris, a large amount of blood was spilled. The three demons that had just disappeared deactivated their invisibility and quickly retreated.

Immediately afterwards, countless longswords gathered in mid-air to form a waterfall of swords, rushing towards the fire demon that was releasing a rain of lava.

Faced with the onslaught of swords, the Flame Demon had no choice but to stop its skills and defend itself.

Meanwhile, the demon priest on the other side also made his move. While Morris was chasing the Balrog with his sword rain, he summoned thousands of lesser demons, which rolled toward Morris like dwarf gourds.

Full of energy, Morris casually waved his staff, and thousands of sparks burst forth from it, shooting towards the surging imps like sharp blades.

Sizzle! Sizzle! Sizzle! Like a harvester, wherever the sparks passed, the little demons died in droves.

"It'll be ready soon!"

Morris sensed his own state, feeling the fighting spirit burning fiercely within him, and exclaimed excitedly.

"The groundwork is almost done!"

Everything I did and said before was to quickly get my mind into a high-spirited state and increase the speed at which my fighting spirit grows.

Kill a few demons?

That is impossible!

If he had that ability, he wouldn't have needed to run away.

But killing one...

Morris was still confident!
The next moment, his gaze was fixed on the Bone Demon again.

Of the dozen or so demons present, the one he most wanted to kill was the Bone Demon.

Most of the people in the West Third District died at his hands. Back in Wangyue City, they had wanted to kill him for a long time, but at that time they were being chased by demons, and the Bone Demon was hiding in the sewers, so they couldn't locate him immediately.

This opportunity has arrived.

We can't let him get away again.

The Bone Demon, who had never participated in the operation to annihilate Maurice before, was already traumatized after this brief battle. When he noticed Maurice's gaze, he immediately turned to look at the Saintess, his expression flustered.

"Damn it! Sir, he's going to attack me again!!"

"Get lost!!" the saintess sneered.

The demon priest sighed, realizing that saving him was a mistake.

That kind of guy is better off dead sooner rather than later.

I really don't know how those people from the Demon God Temple chose him as their representative to enter Wangyue City from among a large number of Bone Demon powerhouses.

boom! !

at this time.

Morris gave a low shout.

"Holy Judgment!!"

A phantom image of a balance scale suddenly appeared on the battlefield.

All the demons present, including the saintess, instinctively stepped back. Most of the high-level demons who had died at Morris's hands were killed by this scale.

The Demon God Temple replied that this was a divine skill.

Divine skills are skills of SSS rank or higher.

Skills belonging to the realm of gods are all exceptionally powerful. The Holy Maiden has a way to counter them, but there's no need to use them on the Bone Demon.

The moment the balance is formed

Maurice stood at one end.

On the other end was the Bone Demon, who looked flustered.

On the scales, it seems there is a pair of eyes watching both sides placed on the scales.

"Please decide my fate!"

"Maurice said loudly."

As a divine skill, the Divine Judgment is completely unreasonable.

The moment the verdict begins, those with higher remaining combat strength live, and those with lower remaining combat strength die!

next second.

The scales beneath Morris's feet slammed down, while the Bone Demon on the other side was lifted several meters higher.

Immediately afterwards, an invisible rift spread rapidly from the chest towards the Bone Demon's body.

click!
Click! !
The Bone Demon crumbled like a clay statue, falling to the ground and turning into a pile of bone dust.

"Teacher Morris's trump card skill is truly powerful, an absolute divine skill. No wonder he can become the strongest mage in Wangyue City!" Lin Hanchuan also recognized the skill level range of Morris's Holy Judgment, but his gaze was also fixed on the location where the Bone Demon died.

There was a thick layer of bone meal piled up there.

Bone meal is a good thing.

Plants love it, especially bone powder from Bone Demons, which is the best of the best. Bone powder from King-level or higher Bone Demons can even be used as nutrients for Saint-level or higher medicinal plants, increasing their growth rate!

That pile is enough to fertilize half an acre of medicinal plants once.

In terms of value, it is comparable to a top-grade medicinal plant.

The scales disappeared.

Morris began to pant heavily. In addition to consuming a lot of mana, Holy Judgment also required a lot of stamina. However, the good news was that Battle Desire had reached the third stage, which could forcibly upgrade three skills below SSS level to SSS!

One was successfully killed.

Now let's see if we can escape!
At this moment, the demons, including the saintess, did not immediately launch an attack on Morris.

Because the golden grid in Morris's eyes was almost materializing, becoming a true replica of the tattoo in his pupils, and his body was also enveloped in a faint golden light.

The sheer frenzy of the power surging within him sent chills down the spines of the demons present. They didn't understand the Lord of War, and they never imagined that [War Desire], when activated, would make Morris so terrifying.

If Maurice continues in this state, they really will be doomed here.

"Come out!"

"It's your turn!"

As Morris began to speak.

Lin Hanchuan, who was just in the "other world", was teleported to Morris's side.

"Use the Star Gate!"

Before Lin Hanchuan could speak, Morris had already told him what to do next.

"As long as we summon a max-level Starry Sky race creature, we can leave alive!"

"Teacher, I..." Lin Hanchuan hurriedly began, trying to explain the current situation of the Star Gate, which could only randomly summon star creatures, and the possibility of summoning a max-level one was almost zero.

Lin Hanchuan even wondered if Professor Morris was overestimating himself.
“I know, you don’t need to explain!” Maurice said. “I’ll help you!”

Morris waved his staff, and a spell landed on Lin Hanchuan.

The system notification tone sounded immediately.

"Ding! Morris has activated his SSS-level skill—[Blessing], and you will receive the buffs from his current three skills!"

"Ding! Morris has granted you the SSS-level skill—[Battle Desire]. The next three skills you use that are below SSS level will be forcibly upgraded to SSS level!"

"Ding! Morris has granted you an SSS-level skill—[Summoning], which allows you to lock onto a summoned creature in advance when using summoning skills, increasing the probability of summoning that creature. Once the summoning is successful, you will temporarily gain the right to enslave it!"

"Ding! Morris has bestowed upon you the divine skill—[Gift of Fate], your next random skill will yield a certain result!"

Upon hearing the system notification, Lin Hanchuan suddenly looked at Morris.

He actually has two amazing skills!!
After four consecutive skills.

Morris looked exhausted.

"I've laid the groundwork; now it's your turn to perform!"

Lin Hanchuan looked at the [Starry Sky Gate] on the panel, which had been upgraded to SSS level, and couldn't help but swallow hard. He had never fought such a rich battle in his life.

Spatial confinement still exists.

The demons in the distance had already noticed that something was wrong with Maurice, and they began to slowly approach, eager to make their move.

They will act immediately as soon as the golden light on Morris disappears.

As Lin Hanchuan gazed at the Star Gate, one after another of the star races flashed through his mind.

Creatures living in the starry sky are collectively referred to as the Starry Sky Race.

Under the same level and rank, the Starry Sky race is far stronger than other races and creatures.

"Don't even think about summoning those demigod-level star races," Morris warned from the side. "They possess divine power and are not subject to the limitations of SSS-level skills!"

"I understand!" Lin Hanchuan took a deep breath and waved his staff.

The spatial rift behind them suddenly opened.

A gate to the starry sky slowly appeared.

"Come forth, Star Nightmare!"

As Lin Hanchuan's voice faded.

A gentle breeze blew out from the Star Gate. The wind was so light that it couldn't even move the grass on the ground, but when it blew on the demons, they were struck as if by lightning, their souls feeling as if they had been suddenly gripped by a hand.

follow closely.

A small, palm-sized black shadow floated out of the Star Gate. Only one eye of the shadow was visible, and the eyeball was smaller than a mung bean.

Even Lin Hanchuan, as the host, couldn't help but shudder when he saw that dark figure.

Star Nightmare, one of the most terrifying beings among the Starry Sky races, attacks are entirely aimed at the soul, and it also enjoys devouring souls.

In the starry sky, wherever he went, corpses littered the ground. Lin Hanchuan encountered him twice in his previous life and died twice.

He was defeated in a single encounter.

Morris looked at Lin Hanchuan with surprise. This stranger had actually summoned a star race that he himself did not know about.

However, I sensed that the opponent was very strong!
We cannot be defeated!

Xingyan looked at Lin Hanchuan.

Lin Hanchuan gave it a direct order.

"Kill all those demons!"

Having received the order, Star Nightmare slowly drifted away with the demon.

The breeze that was blowing was getting stronger.

The demons were trembling, feeling as if their souls were about to be blown apart.

Enveloped in this suffocating sense of death, the demon priest trembled and hurriedly turned to the saintess, "My lady!! Quick! Use that thing, or we'll all die here!"

Only the demon priest knew that the saintess possessed the means to fight against any creature below the level of demigod.

That dark figure was very strong.

But he is not a demigod!
We can handle it!

The saintess frowned, watching the approaching Star Nightmare and Lin Hanchuan and Morris standing not far away.

As the Star Nightmare drew closer, even she felt her soul was about to spiral out of control and fly out of her body!
If all the demons currently deployed die, it will have a significant impact on the plan to invade the Apocalypse Continent.

"There's no other way!" The saintess gritted her teeth and took off her bracelet, which was the trump card left to her by the Demon God Temple. It contained an offensive divine skill personally cast by a weak demon god.

Unlike the divine skill displayed by Maurice.

The divine power of the gods can truly annihilate everything before our eyes.

Morris, who had been observing the demon's movements, immediately gave instructions to Lin Hanchuan the moment he saw the saintess remove her bracelet.

"Prepare your return scroll!"

"The devil still has a trump card up his sleeve!"

"Use it the instant the spatial blockade breaks!"

As he spoke, Morris already held a teleportation token in his hand.

Although Star Nightmare is powerful, he is not a god.

These demons have been able to hold their ground in Wangyue City for so long, they must have had items specially prepared for them by the Demon God Temple.

They could only escape while the demons and the Star Nightmare were fighting.

"Okay!" Lin Hanchuan nodded, holding a return scroll in his hand as well. At the same time, he silently marked his current location.

"grown ups!!"

"Use it quickly! The great demon god certainly won't blame you!"

"I will also serve as a witness to this operation and explain the specific reasons to the Demon God Temple. You and your people will certainly not be punished by the Demon God Temple in any way!"

The demon priest shouted again.

His soul was already cracked; if he didn't deal with that strange creature soon, he would die here.

He doesn't want to die.

He wanted to become the city lord.

He wants to improve!

The saintess nodded and crushed the bracelet in her hand with force.

The moment the bracelet shattered, a beam of blood-red light silently shot out from a point in space, swept across the void, and landed on Xingyan.

"Ding! Please note that your summoned creature—Star Nightmare—has died!"

"Ding! Please note that you have been attacked by a divine skill—[Eternal Crimson]—from a weak demon god. This attack exceeds your maximum health, triggering the talent—[God of Magic] effect, granting you immunity to the first instance of spell damage!"

In the system message notification sound.

Lin Hanchuan glanced at Maurice out of the corner of his eye.

"Get out of here!" Morris said, his face pale.

Lin Hanchuan nodded, not expecting that Morris had a trump card that could withstand the divine skill of a weak demon god. After confirming that he was not dead, he directly used a return scroll.

The spatial confinement has indeed been lifted.

next moment.

A milky-white teleportation light enveloped Lin Hanchuan.

brush! !

Lin Hanchuan's figure vanished from the spot in an instant.

(End of this chapter)