Legend of the Pinnacle of Online Games

Lin Hanchuan looked up and gazed outside through the villa's floor-to-ceiling windows.

The sky was shrouded in a faint bloody light, and tiny red, snow-like particles began to fall to the ground.

As the red snow begins to fall with the event, the monsters are mutating.

A water bear monster with its head tilted back to the sky has its fur turned jet black and sharp, emitting a cold, chilling light. This not only enhances its defense but also greatly increases the damage it inflicts upon hitting a target during its charge attack.

A short red horn grows from the head of a forest wolf running through the forest, surrounded by a thin layer of crimson light resembling flames, giving it the ability to cast fire-based spells.

A hopping rabbit was lying on the ground eating grass. Its moon-white fur was dyed ice blue from the inside out. When it looked up at the sky, ice blue light condensed into a small crown on its head.

……

The mutation of the monsters has occurred throughout the Ninth District.

The descriptions of the monsters included the suffix "mutation," and some even skipped dozens of levels. The descriptions also included the suffix "boss."

In the public chat channel of Wangyue City.

The players, scattered in various places, have already gone wild.

"It's starting! The launch event has finally begun!"

"Damn, isn't the mutation rate of wild monsters a bit too high this time? My buddies and I were farming a level 12 map in the suburbs, and all the herbivorous horses there mutated. Two of them even turned into level 20 bosses!"

"Hey bro, could you send me the coordinates?"

"My God! Some of the fish in Green Light Lake have evolved into fish-men and are now coming ashore to attack people!"

"Someone save me! The elite slime we just beat down to a sliver of health suddenly mutated into a general-level slime boss, and with a single spit, it almost melted my tank teammate!"

"This is chaos! Level 15 bosses have appeared in level 10 maps!"

……

Looking at the messages players were sending in the chat channel, Lin Hanchuan had something on his mind: the monsters outside Wangyue City had mutated and become stronger, so would the demons inside Wangyue City also mutate and become stronger?
It's important to understand that the reason Gan Luo and his companions have been able to survive until now as humans is not only because they are extremely cautious, but more importantly because the demons would inevitably have to pay some price to kill them.

Therefore, as long as the Demon God Temple does not issue an absolutely mandatory order.

They would collectively accept Gan Luo and his group's existence, and even try to bribe them through negotiations, such as the city lord Sharp.

But things are different now.

If the demons inside Wangyue City mutated along with the wild monsters outside the city, and their strength was greatly enhanced, giving them the power to crush Gan Luo and his group, they probably wouldn't wait for the Demon God Temple's orders anymore. They could discuss it privately and take action directly!

If this happens...

Lin Hanchuan was the one most affected.

He was also hoping that Gan Luo and his group could kill some high-ranking demons within Wangyue City, helping him to quickly advance the hidden quest.

If they die, not only will the mission be impossible to advance, but even when to kill Chers will be an unpredictable question.

Think of this.

Lin Hanchuan started to get restless.

In the chat group of the Heavenly Dao Squad, Long Xiaoyue also thought of this matter.

Long Xiaoyue: "@Lin Hanchuan, Captain, will this monster descent event affect the demons disguised as humans in the city?"

Lin Hanchuan: "Unsure!"

Long Xiaochen: "Little sister, your thinking is really quick; you even considered the demons. @Lin Hanchuan, but Captain, this is indeed a big problem. If the demons' strength is enhanced, what will happen to my master Gan Luo and the others?"

Lin Hanchuan: "This is indeed a big problem. Here's what we'll do: use the teleportation token to go directly to the Mercenary Guild and find Guild Master Gan Luo. Tell him that I know some of the high-ranking humans in Wangyue City are actually demons in disguise. We'll try to trigger the [Demon Slayer] related quest and see if we can find out about the changes in the demons' strength through them."

After Lin Hanchuan finished making arrangements in the group chat, he was about to take Xingchen straight to the Magic Potion Guild to find out from Chers whether the demon had mutated when Cao Renjie popped up.

Cao Renjie: "Hey! Boss, the Realm Demon Plant!"

Upon seeing Cao Renjie's statement, Lin Hanchuan slapped his forehead.

A word to wake up the dreamer!

To find out if the demon has mutated.

Why do you need so much trouble?

Just ask the old oak tree.

The entire Wangyue City was under his surveillance.

The demons who have entered Moongazing City are not the strongest so far, and the old oak tree can observe them without being detected.

Lin Hanchuan opened his hand, looked at the oak tree pattern in his palm, and asked directly.

"Old Oak, could you please help me investigate whether the strength of those demons in Moon Gazing City has changed with the changes in the outside world?"

The oak tree pattern on his palm emitted a faint green light, followed by the old oak tree's voice echoing in Lin Hanchuan's mind, "Demons, everything is normal!"

Lin Hanchuan breathed a sigh of relief upon receiving this answer, and then shared the situation in the Heavenly Dao Team chat group.

Lin Hanchuan: "I asked, and everything is normal!"

The teammates in the group also breathed a sigh of relief.

The power structure within Wangyue City is currently maintaining a very delicate balance. While both sides may be secretly taking action, they maintain a harmonious public image on the surface.

For the Heavenly Path Squad, given their current combat strength, the only way to eliminate the high-level demons in the early stages is to rely on the power of NPCs like Gan Luo.

While you're at it, complete the hidden quests related to demons.

Get some rare items!

Long Xiaochen: "It seems that the launch event of the Ninth District has not affected the high-ranking demons living in the city!"

Long Xiaoyue: "The scope should be expanded, but the group needs to be reduced. Demons are not human in terms of race. The demons in Wangyue City have not been affected. The main reason is probably that they are playing the role of humans at this moment. In the Ninth District, they have their own NPC identity and can be exempted from the impact of the monster descent event."

"Even without this cover of identity, a demon is still subject to the influence of activity, can mutate, and evolve into a more powerful creature."

Lin Hanchuan thought Long Xiaoyue's guess was quite reliable. The demon in Wangyue City had special exemptions from certain activities because of his role as an NPC.

This prevents players without access to the hidden quests from recognizing the demons' identities, allowing them to focus entirely on the launch events.

The arrival of the previous life - the opening event of the ninth server.

There was no news or information about demons appearing in Wangyue City.

Cao Renjie: "This is a good thing for us..."

"..."

While the entire Heavenly Path Squad was chatting in the chat group, waiting for the coordinates of the mutated Boss in Wangyue City and the event Boss, Lin Hanchuan saw a post on the Descent Forum about the system releasing monsters. [A level 40 King-level Boss—the Heavenly Abyss Beast—has appeared in the Resurrection Square of Longtian City!]

[I'm from Longtian City. Some of our city's top players are gathering, preparing to get the first kill on the first boss dropped during the Ninth District's launch event.]

Information about the Celestial Abyss Beast is here! Brothers, click to take a look.

……

The post received a lot of clicks.

Lin Hanchuan also clicked in to take a look.

As a King-level Boss, the Heavenly Abyss Beast's attributes far surpass those of other King-level Bosses of the same level, and are even stronger than some Royal-level Bosses.

However, its strength is limited.

With the current strength of the Heavenly Dao Squad, they should be able to handle this easily.

Not long after, the second King-level boss was discovered by the players.

The second King-level Boss to be released during the event has arrived, located in the White Veil Forest of White Veil City!

"It's actually Bai Sha City?" Lin Hanchuan was surprised when he saw the post. Bai Sha City was right next door, and considering the strength of the players in this third-tier city...

It would be very difficult for them to kill a level 40 King-level Boss within an hour!
"I wonder if the system's random deployment pattern is that if a player in White Veil City cannot kill a level 40 King-level Boss within an hour, it will be teleported to a nearby city."

As Lin Hanchuan made his guesses.

In the forum, reports began to appear from various locations in the Ninth District, revealing the presence of the King-level Bosses deployed by the system.

But no one has gotten the kill yet.

This can be seen from the activity points leaderboard that has already started, where the top scorer still has double digits.

After leaving the forum, Lin Hanchuan went lurking in the public chat channel of Wangyue City, watching the constantly scrolling chat screen.

"The neighboring White Veil City has already produced a King-level Boss, when will it be our turn!"

"Damn it, I actually encountered a rabbit that mutated into a general-level boss, and it kicked me all the way back to Wangyue City."

"The monsters outside the city are too strong right now. Are there any newbies who want to team up and farm them?"

"Are there any raiding groups in Radiant Forest? I have money, can I join?"

……

Although no monsters have descended upon Wangyue City, many wild monsters have mutated into bosses, making the area outside the city extremely dangerous. Some new players who have just entered Wangyue City are now afraid to go out and fight monsters alone, and are actively inviting other players to team up in the chat channel.

Wealthy whales, on the other hand, simply throw money around in the public chat channel to hire high-level players to help them out.

Lin Hanchuan looked at the information about the wild monsters mutating into Bosses without any emotion. There were too many Bosses outside the city now, and Bosses of the general level and below were not worth the entire Heavenly Dao Squad's deployment.

He's waiting now.

While waiting for the system to deploy King-level and Emperor-level Bosses within the Moon Gazing City woodland area, they are also waiting for the coordinates of Bosses that mutate into Commander-level or higher.

Of course, obtaining information from the public chat channel of Wangyue City was unreliable, and Lin Hanchuan was still relying on Mo Lingyun.

However, Mo Lingyun was extremely busy at this time.

He opened his personal panel, discussing the caravan's organization with the Faceless Passerby while waiting for information from the intelligence processing group. In addition, Mo Lingyun would occasionally pop up in the strategy team's chat group to inquire about the progress of several dungeons. If he needed money, he would also send out some red envelopes.

It is worth mentioning here.

Of all the dungeons the team is currently handling, the two dungeons, 【Demon Plant World】 and 【Demon Plant Master's Obsession】, have already started generating revenue for them.

Currently, many plant masters from other regions have flocked to Wangyue City. As soon as they enter the city, they contact the merchants on Mo Lingyun's side who are responsible for selling plant master resources and purchase related resources.

The plant master player is very generous.

Currently, Mo Lingyun has earned 800,000 to 900,000 gold coins thanks to the resources he obtained from the two dungeons, 【Demon Plant World】 and 【Demon Plant Master's Obsession】.

Although it can't compare to the output efficiency of a weapons factory.

But it also far exceeds the previous investment.

As for the strategies for these two dungeons, although the Shura-level difficulty version is almost finished, under Mo Lingyun's instructions, only the Nightmare-level version has been released to the public so that players who have purchased the Silver-level Water Bear Monster set can enter the two dungeons at the bottom of Green Light Lake and experience the feeling of clearing them.

As for when to release the strategy guide for the Shura-level difficulty, Mo Lingyun plans to wait a bit longer and first fleece some of the wealthy planter players who entered Wangyue City.

"Ding!!"

Just as Mo Lingyun and the Faceless Passerby were discussing the cross-city transport route, a friend message suddenly appeared on his personal panel.

It was sent by a player from the intelligence information processing group.

The air conditioner is broken—"Brother Mo, we just received some useful intelligence: a King-level boss has appeared in Radiant Forest."

"Did the system send this?" Jun Mowen immediately switched the interface to the chat interface with the broken air conditioner and sent a message to ask.

The air conditioner is broken—"No, it's a giant bear boss that was originally a general-level boss, but it mutated and evolved. There are dozens of players eyeing it covetously right now."

"Coordinates!" — Jun Mowen
Although he wasn't a boss assigned by the system, his King-level rank already met the requirements Lin Hanchuan had previously set for him.

The air conditioner is broken—"Coordinates..."

Upon receiving the coordinates, Mo Lingyun immediately shared them in the Heavenly Path Squad chat group.

Mo Lingyun: "Coordinates... This is my intelligence processing team. We have obtained the latest coordinates of a King-level boss. However, it was not deployed by the system, but rather by a mutated and evolved giant bear monster boss in the Radiant Forest."

Long Xiaochen: "Old Mo is awesome! He got the coordinates of a King-level Boss in the Radiant Forest so quickly."

Cao Renjie: "Old Mo is really awesome!"

After seeing the message from Mo Lingyun, Lin Hanchuan looked pleased and then simply replied with two words in the group chat.

Lin Hanchuan: "Let's go!!"

The message was sent out.

Lin Hanchuan took out a one-time teleportation token and, along with Xingchen, instantly disappeared from the villa, enveloped in a milky-white light.

When it appears again.

Roar! !

The deafening roar filled my ears.

(End of this chapter)