When the game shut down, I took my skills with me.

When ten suns appeared simultaneously in the sky of the Gaia plane, the entire world seemed to be thrown into a giant furnace.

The terrifying heat scorched the earth, rivers began to evaporate, forests burst into flames, and countless players who had just adapted to the new environment were instantly ignited by the scorching air and turned to ashes the moment they stepped out of their safe havens.

Beyond the barrier of the "Holy Forest," wails of agony filled the land.

But crises are often accompanied by opportunities.

"[World Announcement]: The player team 'Fire Fist' has successfully defeated the 'Infernal Lord', which mutated due to the 'Ten-Day Trial,' in the 'Lava River' area, and collected the dropped item 'Sun Crystal Core Fragment'!"

[World Announcement]: Player 'Windwalker' has gathered the Mythical Herb 'Sunfire Grass' in 'Withered Mountains'!

Along with the system announcement came the celebration of the high-level players who had survived the high temperatures.

New world events have given rise to entirely new monsters and resources. Mythical materials that were previously unseen are now appearing like weeds by the roadside in every corner of the world.

Risk and reward have been pushed to their extremes simultaneously.

Just as everyone was frantically searching for ways to cope with the scorching heat and trying to get a share of the spoils from this catastrophe, another announcement, like a thunderclap, resounded in everyone's minds.

This announcement, consisting of only one line, was more shocking than all the previous announcements combined.

[World Mission (Unique): The Sun Killer]

[Mission Description: The administrator believes the sky is too crowded. Challenge the projections of the 'Heart of the Sun' in the sky and destroy any one of them.]

[Quest Giver: World Administrator]

[Task Reward: ???]

[Failure Penalty: None]

There are no level restrictions, no number of participants required, and not even penalties for failure.

But the words "sun-killer" and the three question marks that represent infinite possibilities are enough to ignite the ambition of any powerful person.

This task was personally posted by the administrator!

This is the best chance for mortals to prove themselves to the "gods"!

Inside the council hall of the "Ark" safe zone.

Lin Wei looked at the mission announcement, licked her dry lips, and for the first time, an emotion called "desire" appeared in her eyes, which were always burning with fighting spirit.

She stood up abruptly, her fiery red leather armor making a crisp sound.

"Gather all members of the 'Sharp Knife' squad." Her voice wasn't loud, but it was resolute. "Target: the reddest sun in the sky. In the Administrator's game, we, the 'Ark,' must be the first to clear it."

……

Half an hour later.

The Leviathan, the top-of-the-line flying ship of the Ark, slowly took off.

- On the deck of the ship stood fifty players, led by Lin Wei.

They are the top combat force in the entire "Ark", with an average level of over 80. Each of them was once famous in "Gods and Demons Era".

Now, they will either go down in history as the first human team to challenge the "Sun," or they will become dust in the universe.

As the spaceship continued its ascent, the temperature in the air grew increasingly terrifying. Dangerous red lights flashed incessantly on the ship's energy shields, as if they were about to overload at any moment.

Finally, they reached the stratosphere, and were only a short distance away from the projection of the nine "Hearts of the Sun".

Their chosen target was the "Crimson Sun," which exuded an aura of tyranny and destruction.

"Now!"

At Lin Wei's command, the fifty players on the deck simultaneously activated their strongest defensive skills and buffs.

The ship's shields deactivated the next second.

An indescribable heat and pressure descended instantly!

In just a moment, the three magic-based players in the team with slightly weaker defenses were vaporized before they could even scream.

"Hold on! Healers, heal! Everyone, attack!" Lin Wei's giant axe blazed with fierce fighting spirit. She was the first to leap off the deck, charging towards the crimson sun like a cannonball.

"For the administrator!"

"For the Ark!"

The remaining players roared and followed behind her, unleashing countless dazzling skills that pierced the sky and bombarded the "source of disaster" hanging in the heavens.

However, their attack was like a clay ox entering the sea, only causing a tiny ripple on the surface of that "sun".

"boom--!"

As if enraged, the "Crimson Sun" suddenly erupted with a massive solar prominence from its surface.

It was a torrent of fire that stretched across the sky, and wherever it passed, distorted ripples appeared in space.

"defense!"

The dozen or so shield warriors in the team roared at the same time, standing side by side and creating a huge energy shield wall.

The torrent of flames crashed violently against the shield wall.

"Snap—!"

The shield wall, which had been held up by more than a dozen top shield warriors, shattered in less than three seconds.

More than a dozen shield warriors, along with several healers behind them, were instantly engulfed by flames, leaving not even ashes behind.

With just one counterattack, the top-notch team of fifty people had already lost more than half of its members.

On the deck, despair was evident in the eyes of the surviving players.

This is not a battle, this is a massacre.

Their pride in their strength appears so laughable and powerless in the face of real "natural disasters".

"Don't give up!"

...Just when everyone was having second thoughts, Lin Wei's roar came from the flames.

Her body was charred black, and her fiery red leather armor was tattered, but her hands, gripping the giant axe, remained steady.

Her eyes had turned completely crimson.

"The word 'retreat' doesn't exist in a berserker's dictionary!"

"Hymn of God's Grace!"

Lin Wei raised her giant axe high and activated her ultimate, trump card skill. This skill would burn her life force to gain unparalleled power for a short period of time.

A crimson beam of light shot up from her body, forcefully tearing apart the fiery solar prominence.

She transformed into a streak of light, crashing headlong into the true form of the "Crimson Sun" with a resolute gesture.

"Smash it!"

All her life and power were concentrated on the blade of the giant axe, and the moment it touched the surface of the sun, it burst forth with a light that was even more dazzling than the sun itself.

Time seemed to stand still at that moment.

The surviving players only saw a tiny crack appear on the surface of the crimson sun hanging in the sky.

Immediately afterwards, cracks spread like a spider web across the entire sphere.

"Boom—!"

A deafening roar, deep and muffled, exploded in the very depths of everyone's soul.

The "Crimson Sun" is shattered.

It transformed into billions of sparks, like fireworks, scattering across the entire sky.

Immediately afterwards, the cold system announcement sounded again.

[World Announcement: Congratulations to player 'Lin Wei' for leading the 'Sharp Knife' squad to successfully destroy the projection of 'Heart of the Sun - Crimson'!]

[World Announcement: Player 'Lin Wei' has obtained the unique Mythic-grade material [Heart of the Crimson Sun]! The remaining team members have obtained the Epic-grade material [Embers of the Sun]!]

[World Announcement: 'Sun Killer' quest completion status (1/9). The administrator has responded with...no reaction.]

In the sky, Lin Wei's figure fell from the flames of the explosion, already unconscious.

However, after absorbing the crystal called "Heart of the Crimson Sun," the giant axe in her hand turned blood red, and a small, burning sun mark slowly emerged on the blade.

While all of this was happening, on the sofa in the villa, Lu Yuan simply turned over, smacked his lips, and seemed to be having a sweet dream.

His blanket hadn't fallen off yet.