Legend of the Pinnacle of Online Games

"Brother Xiao!" Undying Soul instinctively caught the team token tossed to him by Lin Hanchuan, a little taken aback. "You..."

Although the system has significantly increased the drop rate of squad tokens, they are still not incredibly cheap at this stage. In the market of eight million people in Wangyue City, it's still possible to resell them for a few hundred or a thousand gold coins.

Arakawa Hakuo just casually gave it to her.

"Don't be shy, take it!" Lin Hanchuan said casually. "Old Mo is working hard on your [Night Assassin] dungeon guide, and the final version will be out soon."

The Undying Soul nodded quickly and said, "Thank you, Brother Xiao. If you ever need my help in the future, please don't hesitate to ask."

Lin Hanchuan: "No problem!"

Long Xiaochen's gaze shifted suspiciously between Lin Hanchuan and the Undying Soul. As if he had suddenly figured something out, his gaze towards the Undying Soul softened.

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Lin Hanchuan turned to look at the giant bear boss's corpse.
To be honest, the quality of the items he dropped was excellent. All the equipment and weapons were top-quality gold, each with three slots, and each one would fetch an astronomical price nowadays.

Two skill scrolls, which are not commonly used by tank players, were also given, one of which was even a B-grade scroll.

Five more drawings were produced!
That's really quite good!
He had killed King-level bosses before, like the Two-Faced Demon Plant, but excluding the dungeon rewards, the rewards for killing the Two-Faced Demon Plant were far less than those for the King-level Giant Bear Boss in the Monster Descent event.

If among the weapons and items that drop, there are some that can be used by mages, summoners, or musicians, that would be even better!

"Brother Huang, it'll be ready soon!" Xingchen said at this moment.

Lin Hanchuan nodded.

The giant bear boss's corpse, which was originally the size of a small mountain, is now riddled with holes by the roots of the boundary demon plants, and its interior has been completely drained, leaving it like a piece of skin lying flat on the ground.

Absorbing the flesh and blood of a level 35 King-level Giant Bear Boss did not cause the Realm Demon Plant to evolve or level up, but it could be directly felt that the Realm Demon Plant was now more vibrant, as if it had been showered by a spring rain, with every leaf fully unfolded and emerald green.

It's close to evolution or upgrading.

It's not far off!
"Let's put it away and go!" Lin Hanchuan patted Xingchen's head.

A Starborn race + a nine-star demonic plant master class + a realm demonic plant with god-level potential.
On combat power.

The current Starry Sky can be considered the second strongest team in the Heavenly Dao Squad. In the battle against the Giant Bear Boss, the Realm Demon Plant used its roots to imprison the opponent, which can be understood in a way as the Realm Demon Plant's basic attack.

The skills aren't even activated!

Next, we can take advantage of the mutated wild monster bosses and the flesh and blood of the monster bosses dropped during the event to properly cultivate the Star Realm Demon Plants!
After Xingchen returned the Boundary Demon Plant to the Demon Plant Space, the entire Heavenly Dao Squad used a one-time teleportation token to instantly leave, following the coordinates provided by Mo Lingyun in the Heavenly Dao Squad chat group.

When they arrived, they were already in a canyon called Greenlight Lake Canyon, which is a small map area within the Greenlight Lake large map.

On both sides of the canyon stand gently rolling hills covered with flowers, grasses, and trees, lush and fragrant. Directly in front of Lin Hanchuan, there are about ten people, five of whom are besieging a level 35, handsome centipede king boss!

However, their teamwork was terrible.

Lin Hanchuan had barely glanced at them when he saw that one of the fifth people in the attack had been killed by the Centipede King.

Lin Hanchuan wasn't in a hurry.

It's not too late to take over once they give up.

Brush, brush, brush!!

At this moment, Long Xiaochen and his companions appeared beside Lin Hanchuan as the milky white light dissipated.

As soon as Long Xiaochen came out, he asked impatiently, "Captain, are you going to recruit that Undying Soul into our Heavenly Dao Squad?"

"Huh? Why would I pull him in?" Lin Hanchuan asked, puzzled. "Besides, even if I pull him in, he might not necessarily go in."

"Then how did you give him the squad order?" Long Xiaochen asked in surprise. He had just thought that the Undying Soul would become the fifth member of the Heavenly Dao Squad.

"This person's command ability is quite good!" Lin Hanchuan replied, "Although the dozen or so players who besieged the Giant Bear Boss were a bit lacking in level and combat power, and half of them had not yet completed their second job advancement, under the command of the Undying Soul, they managed to wear down the King-level Giant Bear Boss for more than ten minutes and took away sixty percent of its health!"

"If the team's overall strength hadn't been insufficient to keep up with the intensity of the battle, under the command of the Undying Soul, they really could have killed the King-level Giant Bear Boss!"

Lin Hanchuan took the initiative to show goodwill to the Undying Soul.

It's purely because of his command abilities.

A large guild will inevitably participate in large-scale team battles frequently in the future, and an excellent commander can play a crucial role in winning team battles.

When it comes to building influence, the most important thing is not how powerful you are, but how powerful the people who support you are.

The ability to recognize and utilize talent is fundamental to achieving great things.

"Is it really that good?" Long Xiaochen had never participated in battle command. When the Undying Soul was commanding the battle, he was idly playing group chats, watching channels, and browsing forums, and had never paid attention to the Undying Soul.

"He's really impressive!" Long Xiaoyue stepped forward and stated, "The first clear of the Night Assassin dungeon was probably achieved by him using his command abilities."

Lin Hanchuan agreed.

He thought so too.

The Undying Soul definitely has potential in terms of combat power. In this fourth-tier city, he would be considered top-tier. Even as a lone wolf, he could become a master player in the future.

However, it would be absurd to say that the Undying Soul, when at level 10 or 20, single-handedly achieved the first clear of the level 20 dungeon "Night Killer".

It's highly likely that he commanded effectively.

Successfully won.

Moreover, the Undying Soul definitely has ambitions, and most likely wants to build his own team. It's not certain that he would agree to join the Heavenly Dao Squad.

Lin Hanchuan wouldn't pull either. Although Undying Soul has good personal potential, he's still some distance from being a top player.

Only through command can his abilities be maximized.

Moreover, Lin Hanchuan has a suitable candidate within Wangyue City.

In his previous life, the other party became a demigod, but still stood on the opposite side of the madman.

“His command skills are good, but they shouldn’t be good enough to command players from a top guild in a team battle, right?” Cao Renjie asked. “Instead of bringing him in, we might as well invite players from other regions who are good at commanding to join us.”

"Give them a little more money each month, and that should be enough to settle things."

"Old Cao, don't keep focusing on other regions!" Lin Hanchuan reminded him. "Compared to inviting those established figures, our newly established force should focus on cultivating its own talent!"

Lin Hanchuan has always preferred to discover and cultivate talent himself, rather than actively inviting established players, unless they come to him on their own.

First, if you actively invite them, these people will ask for a high price. You have to spend money to invite top players and expert players from other regions to create alt accounts and join your faction in the ninth region, and the price is not cheap.

Many top-tier factions and emerging factions urgently needing reputation are now spending money to invite top players from other factions to the Ninth District.

In terms of funding, Lin Hanchuan really can't compete with them.

Secondly, you can't control it. Most famous players have an "idol" image to maintain, and they all have some arrogance to some extent.

Putting yourself in their shoes, even Lin Hanchuan, Long Xiaochen, Cao Renjie, and Long Xiaoyue would feel uncomfortable and might even rebel if they had to join a guild and constantly follow the orders of others.

This will undoubtedly increase the difficulty of management and may even easily lead to internal strife—some players in the guild are there because they are following the famous players, and when something happens, they will naturally be influenced by them.

Third, they are prone to betrayal. Top players and expert players have their own fixed social circles in their original regions. In the early stages of development within the city, it is fine, and the other party will be dutiful. However, when it comes to city wars, national wars, and regional wars, what matters is not just pure combat power, but many other factors as well.

You can invite him over by spending money, and other factions can also invite him over by spending money.

In the game, never overestimate the moral standards of top players; those with money and equipment can really turn against you.

All of these factors make Lin Hanchuan more inclined to discover and cultivate new talent on his own. Although it is more difficult, it is more stable.

Underworld is a prime example of this.

According to Mo Lingyun, the most diligent members of the strategy team were Dark Night Legend and his group, who were always at the forefront of the dungeon and participated in the creation of several dungeon strategies.

Their combat strength has also reached the top five in their respective professions.

When Mo Lingyun said that...

Lin Hanchuan felt honored.

"Boss, another one died!" Cao Renjie's voice rang out from the side. The players who were besieging the Centipede King in the distance were directly cut off by the sharp, blade-like edge of the centipede's carapace.

The centipede king stepped on his corpse, suddenly raised its body, revealing its black abdomen, and sprayed green venom at the nearest vampire player.

The level 34 handsome centipede king had a very high venom content, spraying him all over in a second.
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542!
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542!

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With countless damage numbers popping up all over their bodies, another member of the original five-person team died.

There are two left.

The centipede king still has about 65% health left. If the remaining two people continue to fight it, the only outcome will be to return to town.

Although the death penalty during the event is only a 20% loss of experience points, returning to town and then running back would waste two hours.

"Let's go! Let's go!" Lin Hanchuan stepped forward.

Long Xiaochen and the others followed.

The players who were intently watching the siege of the centipede king heard the noise made by the Heavenly Path team walking around, turned around, glanced at it, and whispered.

"The Heavenly Dao Squad is here!"

Brush brush!
In an instant, their focus shifted from the Centipede King to the Heavenly Dao Squad.

"The Heavenly Dao team, which just defeated the King-level Giant Bear Boss in the Radiant Forest, has appeared here so quickly."

"Brother, give up! Arakawa Hakuo and the Heavenly Path Squad are here to collect event points!"

How many points does a level 34 Commander-level Centipede King give?

"How would I know? But it will definitely help Arakawa White Owl stay in the top ten of the Ninth District."

……

There are no secrets within the realm of the descendant.

As early as when Lin Hanchuan appeared in the Radiant Forest, some players had already told others about it in the Moon Gazing City chat channel.

Lin Hanchuan's killing of the giant bear boss was almost entirely live-streamed in text format.

The event leaderboard, as the only leaderboard for the Monster Descent event, is closely watched by all players in the Ninth District. Everyone checks the leaderboard from time to time, and even if they are not on the leaderboard themselves, they are very concerned about whether any players in their city are on the leaderboard.

The public chat channel in Wangyue City is still buzzing about the fact that Arakawa Shiro's ID appeared in the top ten of the list.

"Brother Xiao!"

"Congratulations to Brother Xiao on making it into the top ten of the points leaderboard!"

……

Everyone was quite enthusiastic about the only presentable thing Wangyue City could offer at the moment.

Lin Hanchuan smiled and nodded as a greeting, his gaze sweeping over the faces of those people. Some even took the initiative to show their IDs, hoping to become familiar with Lin Hanchuan.

Of course, these people are not novice players, and they are not usually so kind and harmless.

But when you are strong enough, no matter how evil a person is, they will greet you with a smile.

Everyone who had been blocking Lin Hanchuan and the Centipede King dispersed. The remaining black warrior and white mage in the five-person team exchanged glances and shrugged upon seeing Lin Hanchuan, and also took the initiative to step back, giving way to the Centipede King, who still had 65% health remaining.

"Thanks!" Lin Hanchuan nodded to the other party. Although the two of them wouldn't be able to kill the Centipede King even if they continued, they still had to thank the other party for giving up the opportunity.

When you're out and about, don't embarrass the Chinese people.

Give me an inch, and I'll give you a foot of respect.

If you advance even one zhang (approximately 3.3 meters) into my territory, I will punish you no matter how far

"Captain, Lao Mo has found another one!" Long Xiaochen brought Lin Hanchuan some good news.

Lin Hanchuan stopped and opened his personal panel. In the Heavenly Dao Squad chat group, Lao Mo had just sent a message.

Mo Lingyun: "Coordinates... are a level 38 handsome Boss, the Jumping Rabbit..."

Such a high frequency of Boss discoveries is not due to Mo Lingyun or Lin Hanchuan being lucky; it is purely because behind it is an intelligence network composed of 100,000 players scattered throughout Wangyue City.

They are like surveillance cameras.

Scan every corner of the Moon Gazing City territory.

As soon as there is any information about the Boss, it will be immediately reported to the intelligence processing team through the chat group.

The intelligence processing team will process the information immediately, verify its authenticity, and then deliver it to Mo Lingyun.

Ultimately, Lin Hanchuan carried out the decapitation operation according to the coordinates.

Lin Hanchuan: "Coming right away!"

Turn off your personal panel.

Cao Renjie then stepped forward and stood in front of Lin Hanchuan.

Lin Hanchuan shook his head, "No need!"

Lin Hanchuan then lowered his head and said to Xingchen, "Use the Realm Demon Plants to bind him!"

Although the level 34 Commander-level Centipede King is far inferior in strength to the level 35 King-level Giant Bear Boss, Lin Hanchuan can handle it on his own.

However, binding him can reduce the time it takes him to kill monsters.

As soon as the event started, mutated monsters were everywhere. Top players from major cities in the Ninth District were all farming monsters to grab points. Lin Hanchuan naturally had to race against time as well. As soon as he got information about the next boss, he had to take down the boss in front of him as quickly as possible.

He needs to ensure that he stays in the top ten of the current rankings.

As for the final ranking, it will still be determined by killing the monster bosses released by the system. The event points obtained from killing one of them far exceed those from killing these map-mutated bosses.

"Sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss!!"

The centipede king seemed unafraid of its new opponent, and its dark, unseen mouth emitted a series of piercing sounds.

With hundreds of legs beneath its carapace, it dragged its twenty- or thirty-meter-long, black and red body straight toward Lin Hanchuan at an incredible speed, like a high-speed train.

But its momentum didn't last three seconds before it suddenly stopped, as thick roots growing from the ground, like grape tendrils, bound it tightly.

The roots of the Realm Demon Plant had previously imprisoned even a level 35 King-level Giant Bear Boss. The level 34 Handsome Centipede King was like a spicy strip stuck to the ground; let alone struggling to break free of its restraints, even moving was a luxury.

Hiss hiss hiss!!

The centipede king, its entire body bound, could only howl at Lin Hanchuan. However, beneath it, gushing green venom flowed out, spreading towards the roots that grew from the ground.

It's not stupid either.

It is possible to successfully corrode the roots and stems of the Boundary Demon Plant using highly corrosive venom.

But it takes time.

At least half a minute.

But for Lin Hanchuan, that half minute was more than enough time to kill him.

Boom boom boom! !

Under the barrage of fireballs.

In less than twenty seconds, Lin Hanchuan emptied the centipede king's blood tank, and the venom under its body stopped spreading, but the roots of the domain demon plant had already turned a transparent green.

Soak for a few more seconds.

With a single cut, it can be separated like slicing jelly.

"Ding! Congratulations! You have successfully killed the level 34 Commander-level Centipede King..."

"Ding! Congratulations! You have successfully defeated a level 34 Handsome Centipede King Boss during the Monster Descent event and have earned 340 event points!"

The experience points given are far less than those from a King-level Giant Bear Boss, and the points given are practically nothing.

However, opening the event points leaderboard reveals...

Lin Hanchuan's ranking has reached fifth place with 1740 points!

Close the panel.

"Xingchen, give the corpse of that Centipede King to your Realm Demon Plant!" Lin Hanchuan turned around and said to Xingchen, then went straight to the loot around the Centipede King Boss's corpse.

Quite a few items were dropped.

The quality has deteriorated considerably.

There is also no one suitable for any player in the Heavenly Path Squad.

After Lin Hanchuan finished collecting the items, he didn't even look at the information. Once the Realm Demon Plant absorbed the Centipede King's corpse, he took Xingchen and teleported to the next location according to the coordinates provided by Mo Lingyun.

Next.

Lin Hanchuan led the Heavenly Dao Squad, like a few diligent bees bustling around the Wangyue City territory. Wherever there was a Boss of the Commander level or above, there they were.

I've been busy for most of the day.

Lin Hanchuan's score on the panel reached 8430 points, opening up a 2000-point gap with the fourth place, which temporarily stabilized his position in the top three.

On Mo Lingyun's side, the speed at which coordinates were being provided also slowed down.

(End of this chapter)