The job change is a bizarre and calamity; the nation begs me to tone it down.

"No...don't..."

"Help! I give up! Let me out!"

"Aaaaaahh ...

The once silent forest of withered bones has now become a living hell.

The eerie bride slowly floated in front of them, her red wedding dress appearing even more vibrant and sinister in the poisonous fog.

She brought more than just death.

It's an even deeper fear.

"No--!!!"

In the captain's final, desperate scream.

Four beams of white light lit up in succession.

Total annihilation.

From the start of the match to its end, it took less than a minute.

As the white light faded, the forest of withered bones returned to its deathly silence...

All that remained was a scene of devastation and the lingering stench of blood in the air.

Gu Xu remained standing in the same spot.

He listened quietly to the system notification in his ear, his eyes filled with surprise.

[Ding! Your actions have triggered extreme 'despair and panic'!]

[Talent 'Calamity Growth' triggered! Panic Value +10! Experience Points +500!]

[Ding! Panic level +10! Experience points +500!]

……

This series of notification sounds was much more pleasant and richer than when killing monsters.

"I see."

Gu Xu pondered: "Compared to simple fright, this psychological gap of first seeing hope and then utterly despairing provides several times more experience."

No wonder, my panic level was only 1 before, and the experience bonus was pitifully small.

The root cause of the conflict is that the Bride of Evil killed the monster too quickly; she was killed before the monster could even show any signs of despair.

"Hmm! It seems there's a rhythm to getting freebies."

Gu Xu thought to himself.

……

Meanwhile, outside the secret realm.

The once bustling viewing square was now silent.

Only the enormous holographic screen was still faintly glowing.

Suddenly, the teleportation array on one side of the plaza shone brightly.

"Aaaaaah! I'm not fighting anymore! Mom! There's a ghost!"

"My face! My face is ruined! Help!"

"That's terrifying! That's not human! That's a demon!"

The five new recruits from the Candle Dragon Legion who had just been teleported out acted like madmen, rolling around on the ground without regard for their image, their screams so shrill they sent chills down one's spine.

Although they did not have any real wounds on their bodies.

The protective mechanism repaired the body.

But the severe psychological trauma and the painful memories of near-death experiences have not disappeared.

The captain's pants were soaked, and he was curled up in a ball, shivering.

He kept muttering "red clothes" and "big rat".

In this miserable state, where is there even a trace of the demeanor of a "genius"?

The surrounding medical team rushed over quickly, administering sedatives and using tranquilizers.

It took a lot of effort to quiet these people down.

But the impact of this scene on everyone present was devastating.

On the viewing platform stood those powerful figures who, in the face of imminent collapse, remained unfazed.

Their expressions were more interesting than the last.

Chen Kun, the representative of the Candle Dragon Legion, had a livid face.

Losing is not scary.

What's frightening is that they lost so badly, so quickly, and so utterly without any chance of fighting back.

Moreover, it seems that the other party... hasn't even gone all out yet?

"this……"

Wang Meng opened his mouth, wanting to say something to save face.

But I found that my throat felt like it was blocked.

For a moment, Wang Meng felt a chill run down his spine.

The cold air shot straight up along the tailbone.

To be honest, he's starting to get a little worried.

What they were worried about was none other than the rookie players of their White Tiger Legion.

Admittedly, Lei Zhen, the leader of their legion, is indeed fierce, destructive, and has a volatile temper.

If it were a head-on confrontation, he might be able to put up a good fight against a genius of the same level.

But faced with someone like Gu Xu who is completely unreasonable...

Even monsters whose mechanics are incomprehensible...

Can it work?

He probably didn't even manage to touch the hem of that red-clad female ghost's clothes.

It was probably melted by poisonous gas that appeared out of nowhere.

Not only Wang Meng, but also the legion commanders and representatives who were just chatting and laughing all the time now had very serious expressions.

They were all veterans who had crawled out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood; what kind of scenes hadn't they seen?

But they had never seen anything like this before.

A newbie who had only been awakened for a few days, along with two summoned creatures, wiped out a well-coordinated and well-equipped newbie squad in no time?

He didn't even move an inch?

"Is this...is this still a martial arts demonstration?"

Someone muttered to themselves, their voice hoarse.

"Why do I have this feeling that this kid is a demon king who crawled out of the abyss, here specifically to stomp on newbies in this beginner village?"

Despite the surrounding silence and the shocked gazes, Su Qiong was in high spirits.

She slowly shifted into a more comfortable position.

The smile on her lips was impossible to suppress.

The next moment, she glanced at Wang Meng, whose face was pale, and said lightly, "Old Wang, you're out of things to say already? Weren't you quite eloquent just now? Keep going."

Wang Meng's lips twitched twice, but he ultimately chose to keep quiet.

Responding at this point is like offering your face to be slapped.

……

Deep within the secret realm, in a dark and damp jungle.

Gu Xu had no idea that the big shots outside had been stunned by their performance.

He was stepping on the fallen leaves and branches, heading towards the "Dragon Altar" in the center of the map.

This is the buffer zone of the "Ancient Battlefield of Asura".

The trees were tall and twisted. The thick haze in the air resulted in extremely low visibility.

"According to the rules, there are entrances in all four directions of this circular battlefield, and they will all eventually converge at the altar in the center."

As Gu Xu walked, he looked at the tactical map on his wrist and muttered to himself, "Although I don't know if I'm the fastest right now, there's no need to compete for first place."

After all, in this kind of points-based competition, killing monsters is a reliable method, but it's too inefficient.

A normal monster is worth 1 point, while an elite monster is worth 10 points.

Gu Xu's eyes flickered slightly: "But one kill is worth a full 50 points."

"and……"

He gently rubbed his fingers together: "The despair that humans can provide is far more delicious than that of those mindless undead creatures."

Since those so-called "geniuses" all think they are easy targets.

He wouldn't mind harvesting their points along with their confidence.

Just then, from behind the dense bushes ahead...

Suddenly, the sounds of fierce fighting and the roar of magical explosions rang out.

"boom--!"

A fireball exploded, turning half the sky red.

This was followed by the ear-piercing sound of metal clashing and several angry roars.

"Is anyone there?"

Gu Xu raised an eyebrow, immediately stopped, and waved to signal his "wife" and "rat" behind him to lower their auras.

He approached silently.

Parting a clump of thorny bushes, I looked out.

Ahead lay a relatively open space where two fully armed squads were locked in fierce combat.