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

Lin Wei's announcement of her first kill was like a shot in the arm, instantly dispelling the fear that had been hanging over the global coalition.

So these monsters aren't invincible after all!

"All hero-level players, attack freely! Mimic Ms. Lin Wei's attack pattern and prioritize destroying their energy shields!"

Qin Shiyue's order was quickly issued through the public channel.

"All mage units, prepare shield-breaking spells of tier two or higher!" Xiao Xue calmly commanded the troops of the Divine Sword.

In an instant, the sea surface shimmered once more. This time, the attack was no longer a chaotic barrage of fire, but rather became more targeted.

Dozens of top-tier hero-level players from various countries, like unsheathed swords, soared into the sky from their respective warships, heading straight for the still rampaging "sentinels".

With Lin Wei's demonstration, the battle situation immediately changed. Although ordinary players continued to be instantly killed by the "Sentinels'" high-speed movement and energy blades, the combined attacks of elite players from various countries forced the "Sentinels'" shields to be broken and then destroyed by concentrated fire.

[World Announcement: North American Beacon faction player 'Thor' has successfully killed 'Reaper-Sentinel'! Reward: 80,000 World Contribution Points!]

[World Announcement: Swordsman, a player from the Oracle's Sword guild, has successfully defeated Reaper-Sentinel! Reward: 75,000 World Contribution Points!]

……

Good news keeps coming.

The scales of victory seemed to be tipping in humanity's favor. The morale of the allied forces was soaring, and everyone felt that the administrator's "monthly exam" wasn't as difficult as they had imagined.

However, at that moment, the "Pioneer Rift" over the Pacific Ocean suddenly stopped pulsating.

The entire vortex seemed to freeze for a moment.

A pressure ten times more terrifying than all the previous "Sentinels" combined slowly descended from the depths of the rift.

It was a chilling will that made even the soul tremble, as if a high-ranking programmer was indifferently watching lines of buggy code.

"Warning! Extremely high-energy reaction detected! Energy level...unable to calculate!"

Inside the command center of the "Kunlun" ship, piercing alarms blared throughout the area.

Under the watchful eyes of billions of people around the world watching the live stream, a gigantic figure slowly emerged from the vortex of data.

It was three times the size of a regular "Sentinel," its entire body constructed of an unknown dark gold metal, its lines exuding a chilling, murderous aesthetic. Behind it floated six halos resembling wings, engraved with data patterns incomprehensible to mortals.

It doesn't have a single eye, but rather a smooth, mirror-like face with only a red light that flickers slowly like a breathing lamp.

[Reaper - Centurion, Rank: ???, Health: ???]

A series of more question marks made all the players' hearts sink.

"The appetizer is over." In the villa, Lu Yuan looked at "Centurion" on the screen and said calmly.

After the Centurion descended, it did not attack immediately. Its smooth face turned to the toy-like fleet below, and a mechanical, synthesized voice devoid of any emotion resounded directly in everyone's minds through some unknown force.

[Abnormal data proliferation detected... Low-level unit cleanup efficiency confirmed to be too low... 'Purification Protocol' activated.]

As soon as it finished speaking, it slowly raised its right hand.

In its palm, a fist-sized black energy ball began to rapidly gather and compress.

"No! Stop it!" Qin Shiyue's pupils suddenly contracted.

Lin Wei reacted the fastest; she had just killed her third sentry and was at the peak of her fighting spirit. With a delicate shout, she transformed into a burning meteor, her giant axe carrying the force to split mountains and shatter rocks, and fiercely cleaved towards the "Centurion's" head.

However, the "centurion" didn't even glance at her.

Just as the giant axe was about to strike, one of the six halos behind it glowed slightly.

A data barrier, visible to the naked eye, appeared out of nowhere in front of Lin Wei.

"boom--!"

Lin Wei's all-out attack struck the barrier like a pebble thrown into the ocean, merely creating a tiny ripple. The power, strong enough to shatter the "Sentinel" armor, couldn't even make the barrier tremble.

For the first time, Lin Wei's face showed a look of astonishment.

"Purify..."

The mechanical voice of the "Centurion" rang out again. The black energy sphere in its palm had been compressed to its limit, transforming into a singularity radiating an aura of destruction.

The next second, a black beam of light, brighter than the sun, burst forth from its palm, sweeping across the area where the North American "Lighthouse" fleet was located at a speed exceeding the speed of light.

There was no earth-shattering explosion, not even a loud noise.

Wherever the beam of light passed, whether it was a futuristic warship or the thousands of terrified players on it, they were all instantly "decomposed" into the most primitive data stream and then completely disappeared.

It's like being erased from this world by an eraser.

With a single strike, North America's most prized fleet was annihilated.

The whole world fell silent at that moment.

Inside the command center, Qin Shiyue swayed, almost unable to stand. The strategists around him were all ashen-faced and trembling.

The color finally drained from Xiao Xue's usually calm face.

This is... the war that the administrator was talking about?

This is not war; this is a one-sided massacre.

The Centurion seemed quite satisfied with its victory, and it slowly turned to its next target—the Chinese fleet located in the center of the formation.

Despair spread like a plague among the allied forces.

"Retreat! Retreat now!"

"We can't beat them! They're gods!"

Countless players were devastated and began to turn tail and flee in panic.

"No retreat!" Lin Wei roared, trying to rally morale, but her voice sounded so pale and powerless in the face of the immense panic.

She raised her giant axe once more, ready to charge at the terrifying enemy, even if it meant being a moth drawn to a flame.

But just then, a hand gently pressed on her shoulder.

Lin Wei was taken aback and turned around to look.

Suddenly, a young man dressed in casual clothes and slippers appeared beside her. He looked like a boy next door going for a walk, completely out of place in this sea of ​​steel and war.

"You've worked hard." The young man smiled at her. "Leave the rest to me."

Inside the villa, Fatty Wang stared at the suddenly empty sofa on the screen and the familiar figure appearing in the center of the battlefield. He was so excited that he squeezed the bag of potato chips in his hand until it burst.

"Holy crap! Brother Yuan is finally going to make his move!"

Over the Pacific Ocean, Lu Yuan looked up at the "Centurion" who was charging up for the second attack, then looked down at the routed fleet below, and shook his head helplessly.

"He's such a worry."

He extended a finger and gently pointed it in the direction of the "Centurion".

Permission command: Delete.