No health bar? You call this stunningly beautiful NPC sickly?

This is thought-provoking. Mu Zhixi herself did not expect that the Sword Immortal alias would cause such a big commotion, but as long as it can fool these players, that's fine!

Although the process was completely wrong, fortunately the result was the same!

As a well-rounded NPC with a formal position, possessing kindness, beauty, intelligence, and generosity, her greatest duty and source of joy is, of course, scaring these players!

Of course, you can also use a little deception. Free laborers like players, who can be lured in with just a few words and a promise, are rare.

Mu Zhixi had no idea how influential the word "Sanctuary" was among the players; the goddess's blessing alone was enough to change the history of an entire race.

The players, however, had no time to think about the goddess; they were all on pins and needles.

On the arena, the figure that emerged from the void merely stood there, making the colors of the entire world seem to dim.

I didn't check the Chinese calendar when I went out today. Which race's reclusive master is this?!

After seeing Miss Eileen's profile, a small group of players had already vaguely guessed the identity of this elf lady, but they still dared not admit it, and no one dared to say it out loud.

As the most mysterious and only hope in the entire group, if Miss Eileen is also a mystery, then do they still have a chance to survive?

"This aura..." Yuexi's beautiful eyes grew increasingly solemn, even though the rule was clearly "acquaintance and friendliness".

Yuexi's thoughts raced, and an absurd yet seemingly the only reasonable explanation surfaced in her mind.

For beings of Miss Eileen's stature, the definition of "friendliness" is perhaps entirely different from that of ordinary beings like them.

Perhaps, the greatest "friendliness" is simply that the other party does not dare to draw their sword against her.

Or perhaps, Miss Eileen's background is enough to force such chaotic beings to restrain their claws and show her a "friendly" attitude.

Either way, they all point to a chilling conclusion: Miss Eileen's connections and power are far more unfathomable than imagined.

[Defender: The Fallen Forest Whisperer, Gu Ye, SS+ rank.]

As the system notification sounded, the ground on the other side of the arena trembled violently, and countless thick vines covered with dark green scales burst forth from the earth. They intertwined and coiled wildly, eventually converging into a terrifying tree-man that was tens of meters tall.

On the trunk of the tree-man was a face that looked very much like that of an old human, but that face was covered with a dense array of mouths that were constantly opening and closing.

"Another SS+ level!"

"What level dungeon is this?! That S-rank Iron Rock Clan warrior couldn't even touch an SS-rank monster."

"This sword immortal looks imposing, but he doesn't even have a level on his stats. Could he be all show and no substance?"

The new players, confused, began to express their concerns.

It's not that they're being overly pessimistic; in these eerie games, there are quite a few people who act arrogantly and domineeringly because of their powerful connections.

Those players who had witnessed the terrifying value of Eileen's shield mostly remained silent, vaguely sensing that this duel might end in a way they could not imagine.

They were hoping that a bunch of brainless idiots would pop up in the dungeon, and then, at the crucial moment when the classic melodramatic plot unfolded, they would jump out and play the role of reasonable, normal people, blindly siding with Miss Eileen, and trying to win her favor by putting down and refuting others.

Unfortunately it backfired.

On the arena, facing the Fallen Treant radiating overwhelming ferocity, the Sword Immortal merely turned his head and cast his indifferent gaze toward Eileen on the other side of the arena, as if silently asking why he had awakened her from her slumber.

When it comes to acting, you have to go all the way!

Under that tangible gaze, Mu Zhixi controlled Eileen and returned a calm look, as if to say, "Let you come out and stretch your muscles."

The exchange of glances between the two "big shots" was interpreted by the players below as a silent game of strategy, bursting with information.

They are communicating! They are definitely communicating!

I understood. Miss Eileen was clearly saying in her eyes: "Get this over with quickly, don't waste my time."

[Upstairs, your perspective is too narrow! What I see is a tacit understanding, a tacit understanding unique to top-tier experts. The sword immortal's eyes were asking: 'Should we leave them alive?' Miss Eileen replied: 'Whatever you say.']

[You're all wrong, this is clearly a young couple arguing. One is asking, "Why are you angry with me?" and the other is saying, "Think about it yourself!"]

[...6. Human civilization has suffered a complete defeat, and the end seems nowhere in sight.]

[Where is the civility in submitting articles?]

The live stream chat instantly went off-topic, veerging in a bizarre direction.

Just then, the sword immortal seemed to lose patience, and she slowly raised her right hand.

As the saying goes, if a character's entrance effect is extremely exaggerated, but their attack has no special effects at all, then it proves that they've summoned the right deity!

As expected, there were no dazzling skill effects. The aloof beauty simply put her index and middle fingers together and gently swiped them down towards the massive fallen treant.

It was an incredibly simple action, yet with that single, understated stroke, the entire world—the wind stopped, the howling ceased, and even the light seemed to freeze in that instant.

Everyone's expression changed. Could it really be as they imagined?

The enormous, corrupted tree-man, its terrifying body tens of meters tall, along with the menacing vines surrounding it, all froze in place.

The next second, a thin, almost imperceptible black thread emerged from the top of the tree-man's head and quickly spread downwards, piercing through its entire body.

"Click."

A crisp cracking sound rang out, and to everyone's stunned gaze, the terrifying SS+ level being, the defender who had filled countless players with despair, was split in two like a precisely cut piece of porcelain, slowly sliding to both sides.

The incision was as smooth as a mirror, without a trace of blood, only pure nothingness, as if even existence itself had been erased.

One sword strike, just one sword strike.

It can't even be called a sword.

With just a simple action, a powerful and bizarre SS+ level attack, he was completely wiped from this world, leaving not even a trace.

No, it was killed with a single basic attack?

Is this SS+ level fake?!

On the forum, aren't SS+ level experts always referred to as "like gods"?

Moreover, this was an SS+ level Weird! It was either incredibly tough or could become ethereal; Weird possessed far greater combat and defensive capabilities than players of the same level! Yet, it was still instantly killed by a single normal attack…

No, calling it a basic attack sounds a bit exaggerated and biased... It clearly doesn't even qualify as a basic attack!