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

The sky looked like a shattered mirror.

The "Crimson Sun," which had hung for hours, bringing endless heat and fear to the entire Gaia plane, transformed into billions of streams of fire, falling slowly like a grand and tragic meteor shower.

The world fell silent for a moment.

Immediately following was the ecstatic joy of surviving a disaster.

"It's a success! Captain Lin Wei has succeeded!"

"We...we really did it! We killed the sun!"

On the deck of the "Leviathan," the dozen or so surviving players watched the magnificent rain of fire and embraced each other, weeping with emotion. They had paid a heavy price; of their top team of fifty, less than a third had survived, but they had accomplished a feat worthy of being recorded in history.

Two healers rushed forward in a flurry and caught Lin Wei, who had fallen from a great height and was already unconscious. They could sense that although Lin Wei's breath was extremely weak, her life essence, nourished by the [Heart of the Crimson Sun], was recovering at an incredible speed, even becoming stronger than before.

Her giant axe lay quietly beside her, its entire body crimson, the small sun mark on its blade radiating a chilling aura.

It was a Pyrrhic victory, but also a glorious one.

Meanwhile, on the ground, everyone who witnessed this scene went into complete madness.

"A miracle! This is absolutely a miracle!"

"So the 'Sun' really can be defeated! The missions issued by the administrator aren't impossible to complete!"

"【Heart of the Crimson Sun】! A unique mythical-grade material! My god, Captain Lin Wei has risen to the top in one fell swoop!"

Countless players looked up at the still-raging rain of fire, their eyes filled with greed and fanaticism.

The title "Sun Slayer" and the unknown mission rewards acted like a spark, igniting the ambitions of all the world's strongest individuals.

……

"Ark" Command Center.

Qin Shiyue watched the live feed on the screen, his fists clenched tightly, his whole body trembling with excitement.

"I understand... I understand again!" he murmured to himself, his eyes shining with an unprecedented light.

Ivanov and Serafina, standing nearby, immediately cast inquiring glances. In their view, while Lin Wei's success was certainly gratifying, it also demonstrated the terrifying strength of "Ark" far surpassing other forces, which made them feel immense pressure.

"Do you think this is just a simple mission?" Qin Shiyue took a deep breath and looked at them with a "you're too naive" look in his eyes.

"The 'Sun Killer' mission issued by the master is not the goal at all, but a means to an end! It's a tutorial!"

"Tutorial?" The data stream on Serafina's lenses was flashing wildly; she couldn't understand the logic at all.

"That's right!" Qin Shiyue pointed to the rain of fire falling on the screen. "Look at that! That's the energy scattered after the 'Crimson Sun' shattered! The Master demonstrated it to us personally through Lin Wei's victory! He's telling us that these 'suns' hanging in the sky are not only a crisis, but also a treasure! They are the 'nourishment' that drives the evolution of our world!"

"First, he issued the task and set the goal; then, through Lin Wei's success, he showcased the reward; now, he's spreading this 'reward' throughout the world! What a grand gesture! What a far-reaching plan!"

"He doesn't want us to fear the sun, he wants us to...eat them!"

Qin Shiyue's last words were like a thunderclap, sending chills down Ivanov and Serafina's spines.

Did you eat the sun?

They watched as the fiery rain fell on the ground, instantly turning some areas into scorched earth, while in others, glittering fiery crystals sprouted. Countless new and more powerful elemental monsters were being born from the fiery rain.

The entire world is undergoing drastic changes because of this "death of the sun".

The crisis and the opportunity were displayed to the fullest extent.

"I understand." Ivanov clenched his fist. "The sir is forcing us to make a choice: to cower in the safe zone and await our demise, or to take the initiative and seize the right to evolve amidst the flames!"

"We must organize a team immediately! We, the 'Red Bears,' absolutely cannot fall behind on God's test!"

"The 'Lighthouse' must act immediately!" Serafina realized as well. "Analyze the location of the fire rain, assess the threat level of the newly spawned monsters, calculate the return on investment... We must seize the initiative in this 'evolutionary race'!"

The representatives from various countries, who were just worrying about how to compete with "Ark", suddenly found a new direction. With a sense of mission that had been "enlightened", they hurriedly left and began to mobilize all their forces.

A global feast, personally initiated by the administrator, has officially begun.

……

The mastermind behind this grand feast, Lu Yuan, had just woken up from the sofa.

He slept very well and even had a wonderful dream in which he returned to the university cafeteria and ate braised pork for five yuan a serving.

He stretched, and the blanket covering him slipped halfway off.

Ok?

Lu Yuan felt a bit cold.

He glanced out the window and noticed that one of the ten suns in the sky was missing.

"Xiaoya." He yawned.

"Sir, I'm here." Xiaoya's holographic projection appeared in front of him.

"Why does it feel colder? Turn the air conditioner up a bit," Lu Yuan said casually, rubbing his eyes.

A faint light flashed on Xiaoya's virtual screen, then she confirmed in her unwavering voice, "Sir, do you mean I should increase the energy output of the remaining eight 'Hearts of the Sun'?"

"Hmm? Oh, fine, whatever." Lu Yuan didn't care what she was saying at all. He just wanted the surroundings to be warmer so he could go back to sleep.

"Command confirmed. Executing..."

next second.

In the Gaia plane, all the players who were cheering for the success of the "Sun Killing" and going crazy for the "Sun's Embers" suddenly felt a chill from the depths of their souls.

What followed was a heatwave ten times more intense than before!

The remaining eight suns in the sky seemed to have been doused with oil, their light suddenly surging, and the heat waves they emitted caused the entire world to distort and tremble.

The cold, impersonal system announcement once again resounded throughout the sky.

[World Announcement: The administrator believes the current ambient temperature has dropped slightly.]

[World Announcement: The heat compensation mechanism has been activated. The energy output of the remaining eight 'Hearts of the Sun' will increase by 15%.]

[World Announcement: We wish you all a pleasant gaming experience.]

"puff--"

Ivanov, who had just led his troops out of the safe zone, hadn't even had time to give the order to attack when his outermost armored unit was instantly melted into molten iron in the sudden surge of heat.

All the players froze in place.

The ecstasy on their faces instantly turned into horror and bewilderment.

The hopes and ambitions that had just been ignited were doused with a bucket of hot oil, leaving not even a spark.

In the command center, Qin Shiyue stared blankly at the soaring energy index on the screen, his mind completely blank.

He didn't understand.

This time, he truly couldn't understand it.

Why?

They had clearly completed the feat of "killing the sun" according to "divine will," so why did they receive not a reward, but... an even harsher punishment?

Could it be that... the gentleman is not satisfied with Lin Wei's "achievements"?

Does he think we're too slow? It took so long to kill a single sun, making him impatient?

Yes! That must be it!

The gentleman's patience is limited! He is using this method to urge us on and spur us on!

In Qin Shiyue's eyes, that flame called "Dihua" was rekindled once again.

Inside the villa.

Lu Yuan felt the temperature around him finally become comfortable. Satisfied, he pulled the blanket up, turned over, and prepared to continue his sweet dream.

Only Fatty Wang, standing to the side, looked at the hellish scene outside the window, then glanced at Lu Yuan, who was sleeping soundly on the sofa, and silently swallowed.

So, this "Wrath of God" that plunged the world into despair was really... just because Brother Yuan woke up and felt a little cold?