I am the Arcane Archer, and all my skills are self-created.

When I stepped out of the mine, the sky outside was still a dark red, I didn't know if it was due to the environmental characteristics of the area itself or because of the battle just now.

Li Wu dusted off his hands, ignoring the scattered equipment and materials at his feet.

The core members of the Poison Scorpion Mercenary Group have all been eliminated, and the parchment scroll filled with evil rituals was burned to ashes by his own hands.

That's the end of this matter.

"Chase the Wind." Li Wu opened the communication.

"Boss! Is it all done?" Zhui Feng's voice came through immediately, tinged with tension.

"It's done," Li Wu replied briefly. "All wiped out, no one escaped. I also ruined the plan to contaminate the altar."

Zhui Feng breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good. I was worried that some of those men in black might have managed to escape."

"Even the level 118 assassins didn't have time to activate their skills," Li Wu said calmly. "They're no match for them."

Zhui Feng remained silent for two seconds; he was already used to the president's nonchalant words.

If someone else said something like that, he would think it was bragging.

If it were Li Wu... it would simply be a statement of facts.

"What's the situation with Hua Zitong?" Li Wu asked.

"The vice president asked me to tell you that the alliance for the Titan Extermination War has been formed. The Heavenly Punishment Guild has agreed to all the conditions; command and 60% of the spoils will be ours."

"Currently, more than twenty guilds across the server have responded, and the main force is gathering in the Burning Steppes."

Li Wu raised an eyebrow.

The Eternal Spear of Heaven actually agreed to everything?

When will the Titans descend?

"There are less than forty hours left. The vice president asked me to ask you when you'll be back?"

"soon."

Li Wu hung up the call and glanced at his level: 102.

I spent several days grinding in the Abyss Rift, and although my level didn't increase much, my attribute growth was quite significant.

The Soul of Destiny talent is more effective when facing high-level monsters, and his intelligence and luck have seen another significant boost.

He activated the teleportation scroll, and with a flash of light, he was gone from the dark mine area.

The next moment, he appeared in the Ironforge teleportation plaza.

The square was bustling with people, and the players' discussions were as noisy as a vegetable market.

Li Wu pricked up his ears; almost every sentence in the conversation contained the word "Titan."

"Have you heard? The Heavenly Punishment Guild and the Myth Guild have joined forces!"

"Really? Aren't those two companies at odds with each other?"

"The Titan is too strong this time; no one can take it down in a one-on-one fight."

"I heard that the 'Seeing Through the Fog' guild from the Mythical Guild is going to personally join the battle. What's the point of fighting then? He can just finish it off with one arrow, right?"

"Heh heh, you think Titans are some minor lord? They're world-class event bosses. Even the most powerful single-target burst damage has its limits, right?"

Li Wu walked through the crowd without stopping.

He crushed the guild's exclusive teleportation rune, and white light enveloped him.

When I opened my eyes again, the central square of the city that never falls came into view.

Shops and functional buildings line both sides of the street, and magical defense arrays have been added to the city walls.

A huge statue stands in the center of the square, depicting an archer drawing a bow with the arrow pointing to the sky.

Li Wu glanced at the statue, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.

He strode towards the city lord's mansion.

The city lord's mansion is more than three times larger than before, and two rows of fully armed guards stand at the entrance, all of whom are elite members of level 50 or above.

Upon seeing Li Wu approach, the guards were taken aback at first, then saluted in unison.

"President!"

Li Wu nodded and went straight upstairs.

At the entrance to the command room on the third floor, Lin Hai was holding a stack of documents and explaining things to a young logistics staff member.

When Lin Hai saw Li Wu appear at the end of the corridor, he almost dropped the documents in his hand.

"Boss... Boss? You're back?"

"Hmm." Li Wu walked up to him. "Is Hua Zitong inside?"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Lin Hai quickly shoved the documents into the hands of the person next to him. "I'll go report this..."

"Need not."

Li Wu pushed open the door and went straight in.

Inside the command center, a huge magical sandbox was projecting a fiery red terrain, which should be the landscape of the Burning Plains.

Hua Zitong stood with her back to the door in front of the sand table, holding a list in her hand and sketching it down.

"Lin Hai, I told you the quantity of that batch of medicine needs to be doubled again. Go and urge them to increase the quantity..."

"It's not Lin Hai."

Hua Zitong's body stiffened.

She turned around and saw Li Wu standing at the door.

Two seconds of silence.

Then she took a deep breath, put down the list in her hand, and regained her usual calmness:

"You came back six hours earlier than I expected."

"The Scorpion's side is simpler than I expected." Li Wu walked to the sand table, glanced down at the fiery red terrain map, and said.

"Is this the Burning Plains?"

"Yes. The border between Zone 3 and Zone 4." Hua Zitong pointed to a bright spot on the sand table. "The Titan is expected to descend at this location."

Li Wu stared at the point of light for a few seconds, then asked, "How many of our people have we assembled?"

"We have 327 combat personnel at level 100 or above. With the support of the Sword and Rose Guild and the Flower Language Guild, our total strength is approximately 500."

"What about divine punishment?"

"There are 460 people. Their core team members are at an average level that is a notch higher than ours, with most of them at between 110 and 120."

Li Wu nodded.

Hua Zitong looked at him, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke: "Could you tell me more about the Scorpion incident? What exactly are they planning to do to Titan?"

"The plan was to corrupt the core of Titan and sacrifice it to some abyssal god in exchange for divinity," Li Wu stated succinctly. "I've already ruined the plan and killed everyone involved. Don't worry."

Hua Zitong frowned: "Have you found out who's behind them?"

"I didn't ask in detail." Li Wu shook his head. "It's not important anymore. The dead won't give answers, and the living wouldn't dare to come back."

Hua Zitong opened her mouth, but ultimately didn't press the matter. She understood Li Wu's style of doing things: clean, efficient, and leaving no loose ends.

Since he says it's resolved, then it's resolved.

"Alright." She turned back to the sand table and began reporting on official business, "Then I'll give you a rundown of the current alliance situation. There are currently twenty-three guilds participating in the Titan raid, divided into three echelons..."

Li Wu listened quietly, her gaze wandering among the various colored dots on the sand table.

When Hua Zitong was talking about the second tier, Li Wu suddenly interrupted her.

"Wait a moment."

Hua Zitong stopped.

Li Wu's brows furrowed, as if she had realized something was amiss.

He looked at the densely packed guild logos on the sand table and scanned them back and forth twice.

"These guilds..." He looked up at Hua Zitong, "What kind of guilds are they?"

"The top five to top ten guilds in each region, some even in the top three. Their strength varies, but overall they are all quite capable."

"Top three to top ten..." Li Wu repeated the qualifier.

His expression turned somewhat strange.

"I remember you mentioned to me before that the strongest guilds in the Origin Realm aren't these, right?"

Hua Zitong paused for a moment.

"The strongest..." Li Wu gestured around the sand table, "are the five super guilds."