On my second playthrough, they were full of malice towards me.

"If you are willing to give up, return the worlds you occupy, and restrain the other sources, perhaps we can talk about the conditions. I can also find you a new path to power."

I wonder if Liao Ji's sentences are just too long.

The phoenix in front of me focused all its attention on the initial "giving up".

Soon, the response from the Source Master rang out again.

"No, that's impossible."

This is the only way to get through this.

"Unity."

The voice was intermittent, but one could hear the unwavering determination in the tone.

Liao Ji had anticipated this outcome and hadn't held out much hope. He wasn't confident that he could persuade the Source Master to give up with just a few words. What he cared about more was...

"What do you mean by 'surviving'? What's the method? Collecting the world?"

Faced with Liao Ji's furrowed brows and persistent questioning, the Source Master seemed to have exhausted his patience. The phoenix became increasingly agitated, and all that could be heard was the increasingly urgent cry of "Give it to me! Give it to me!"

It seems

I need to help the Source Master evolve more intelligence.

The method is also very simple.

Defeat it to increase your importance in the "Source Master's" heart, and perhaps then the "Source Master" can return to the negotiating table with you.

Having made up his mind, Liao Ji no longer hesitated.

The power of the contract was activated, and Liao Ji communicated with Anno on Blue Star.

The protagonist of this final battle was not actually him.

He is more like a guide.

The one who can defeat the Source Lord will be

After receiving news from Anno that the process had been "launched," Liao Ji took a deep breath, feeling somewhat uneasy. The results of his efforts and hard work over the past few months were now being tested.

Seeing that Liao Ji was unwilling to cooperate, the Source Master also gave up on communication. The phoenix spread its wings violently, and each feather on it was a world it had collected, a world that was "integrated" with it, and also the source of the Source Master's power.

however.

After a brief delay, the phoenix's wings began to emit a faint glow, not from the source master's own will, as could be seen from the phoenix's somewhat surprised expression.

One, two, ten, hundred, thousand

The light on the phoenix wings, which started as a faint glow, grew stronger and stronger in just a few breaths until it seemed to be burning, with hundreds and thousands of wings spontaneously combusting.

The Source Lord's expression shifted from initial surprise to current panic. It finally realized that the wings that made up its wings, and the world it controlled, seemed to be slipping out of its grasp and becoming increasingly uncontrollable.

The phoenix, its wings spontaneously combusting, began to circle in the air, seemingly trying to extinguish the flames. But once the spark was ignited, the flames spread uncontrollably.

after all

"Damn it, this DLC is really long! After waiting for so long, the final chapter is finally here!"

"Yeah, I miss it so much. I remember when I first started playing this game, I was just in junior high."

"The graphics and smoothness of this remastered version are much better than the previous one. Doesn't it feel very realistic?"

"Isn't this supposed to be a single-player game? How did it become an online game with a public chat room?!"

"That's normal. It's been twenty or thirty years. Who still plays pure single-player games? Playing online together is really fun. You can even show off your waifu to others, hehe!"

"Indeed, I looked at your homepage, your wife is amazing!"

"You minotaurs, go to hell!"

"Holy crap! This game ID, Celestial Silkworm Squid? Isn't that the author of the novel I've been following? Could it be him? Are you a fan too? @CelestialSilkwormSquid!"

"Cough cough."

"I miss everyone so much! I never expected to see so many familiar IDs from the forum and groups after all these years. It's great, it makes me feel young again!"

"Yeah, but isn't one of the pros missing? I can't find that guy's ID. I kept playing by following his guides."

You mean "ashes"?

"Huh? You know that big shot too?"

"The community of players of Falling is small to begin with, and there are only a few experts who can release such detailed, hands-on guides. You must know them all. If you don't believe me, ask them in the public chat."

"To be honest, I did manage to complete the game by following a walkthrough for 'Ashes,' which saved me from making a lot of mistakes."

What a coincidence!

"+1"

"To be honest, without a guide for 'Ashes,' I really don't know how I would have been able to play this game, given its awful difficulty."

"I think the official Falling team really needs to give Ashman a shout-out."

"Sigh, what a pity. Now that 'The Fallen' has been resurrected, where is Ashman?"

"Yes, I was hoping to thank him in person. I sent him a private message before, but it seems like he hasn't been online since."

"Twenty or thirty years have passed, it's normal, they still have real jobs."

"However, 'Ash' should have received that letter from the game character too. Although it was generated by AI, it really touched me, which is why I chose to come back. I think Ash has put so much effort into this game, so his feelings for it must be deeper than any of ours, right?"

"That's exactly what I mean. It feels like anyone else can stay away, but Ash Lord can't!"

"Don't worry, maybe Ash is actually online right now!"

"Don't worry, maybe Ash is already online, just not saying anything, and has been spying on us!"

"Don't worry, maybe Ash has already transmigrated into the game!"

"Hey, hey, hey, that's going too far!"

"Ha ha!"

"It's alright, everyone here is a savior now, feel free to speak your mind and share the spoils of Earth!"

"Blue Star: I was here first!"

"Kill the white supremacist!"

Of the 9645 worlds, 4210 have been lit up, and the chat in the channel is scrolling wildly as players flood in, and the number continues to grow.

Correspondingly, on Liao Ji's side, each burning feather on the phoenix at this moment symbolizes every player who accepted Liao Ji's invitation to "reunite" and chose to "return" after their "fall".

The return of players has caused a division in the control of the world that the Source Lord seized, which has led to the current situation where the phoenix's wings are "spontaneously burning off".

Moreover, just as players posted in the "public channel," Liao Ji slightly modified "The Fall" and turned this final battle into a large-scale online DLC bonus.

That is

This will be a world boss battle fought by the players of Fallen together.

Use magic to defeat magic.

Players defeat the BOSS.

As described at the end of the "Ash Cloak".

What was once the starting point will also become the final destination.

This is the final answer Liao Ji gave as a former "player".

Chapter 346 Their Power

"So, the side story of this DLC is about an alien invasion of our world five hundred years from now?"

"I've read the DLC's storyline. These alien races actually want to take over the world we worked so hard to conquer! We have to fucking swear to God!"

"Indeed, unless these alien races can transform into beautiful girls!"

"I second that proposal!"

I second that!

"Is this what a 'fall friend' is like? His head is full of dirty jokes, and he's all smiles."

"Upstairs, is this your reason for raising so many demi-human catgirls, rabbitgirls, and tiger sharkgirl contractors?"

"The account belongs to a friend and has nothing to do with me."

"Alright, let's get serious. Our BOSS model this time is actually a phoenix! The particle effects on the wings and the halo around the tail are really impressive! It looks so real!"

"It's probably because Fall 2 made enough money and is giving back to Fall 1. The technical skill is obvious to the naked eye, no, it's like it's been launched on a rocket."

"However, does nobody care about this boss's health?"

"Holy crap! I hadn't even noticed until you pointed it out, is that health bar for real?"

"Ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, hundreds of thousands, millions, tens of millions, hundreds of millions, billions, billions, hundreds of billions, trillions!?"

Did the programmer add an extra zero?

"After all, it's a world boss, so having trillions of HP is normal, right?"

"I see there are over 7,000 people on the server now, which means each person only needs to spend 100 million on average."

"Just Need," "That's All"

"I'm not afraid to admit it, but even though I've finished the game, I only played on the lowest difficulty. My strongest character is only level 80, and he's a tank of the Guardian class. I'd be grateful if the whole team's combined DPS could reach ten million."

"Ten million? I'm in awe of you! Although my character's level is a bit higher than yours, my skill level is a bit low, so I'd probably only have four or five million."

"A few million is indeed a bit low. My team is all DPS. If we really go all out, a hundred million isn't difficult. But the problem is, the BOSS isn't a stationary target, is it? If we add the BOSS's interference, then it's probably going to be a long shot."

"That's it, guys! This is exactly how I felt when I played Falling, it was so hard!"

"To be honest, it really suits my taste, this level of difficulty is insane."

The players' comments in the channel were indeed true. With the current strength of the Source Lord, even if Liao Ji gathered all the players together, this BOSS would not be easy to defeat.

Teamwork to defeat the BOSS must be based on the premise that players can at least inflict effective damage on the Source Lord.

While a large number of ants can indeed kill an elephant, for the current source master, most players who have completed the game on easy difficulty probably haven't even reached the level of an "ant".

Moreover, the Source Master is a type of tank with a blood volume of "trillions".