After taking down the BOSS, Shen Chi immediately pulled out a 10-person bus and let everyone on. The group practically sprinted into the vehicle.
Shen Chi activated the mechanical overload, and with a roar, the bus sped off.
They had to rush to seize the BOSS.
Not only that, they needed to snatch the dungeon.
Shafu Liangu spoke up, “I’ve got intel from my undercover contacts inside the Universe Studio and the Star Alliance. Right now, Universe Studio’s top team is in the Goblin Nest dungeon, and the Star Alliance is busy taking down the Goblin Commander.”
When building a guild in a game, the biggest threat is always the spies.
Even Chu Fu couldn’t guarantee that the Thorn Alliance didn’t have other undercover agents sent by rival studios—or even people bought off from within.
It was impossible to defend against.
Plus, since everyone was from the same city, there were bound to be real-life friends involved.
This matter was entrusted to Shafu Liangu. She quickly tracked down real-life acquaintances through the game forums and managed to bribe a few people.
Getting intel was surprisingly easy.
Xie Lin sneered, “Universe Studio is pretty clever. Their hatred for us is out in the open. If they venture into the wild, it’ll be straight-up war, so they dare not contest the outdoor BOSS. Instead, they’re heading for the Goblin Nest!”
However, the Goblin Nest was a 10-player dungeon. Even with a detailed strategy in hand, the biggest challenge was the long trek through the cave system, which wasted a lot of time.
At least an hour was needed to clear the dungeon.
Of course, that was for ordinary players.
Chu Fu and her team wouldn’t take nearly that long.
As for the Star Alliance, their guild was just a bunch of brainwashed cannon fodder. Their equipment was too weak, and they lacked top-tier talent. Killing a BOSS would take them at least 20 minutes.
Let them bleed for a while!
Shen Chi led everyone forward with a thunderous roar toward the Goblin Warlord.
The players from Rongxun Studio were getting anxious.
【Server 0308888 - Fengdu Town】【Rongxun Qizhao】: Plants, you wouldn’t dare break your promise and refuse to resurrect us, right?
He didn’t dare talk tough, fearing he might truly offend the Thorn Guild and get no resurrection.
What was worst was that their gear had been looted. Who was so fast? Just moments ago, there was pink mist and purple mist everywhere—they couldn’t see clearly. Even if they got revived now, they were completely naked, not even wielding starter weapons!
The losses were unimaginable, and Rongxun Qizhao didn’t dare dwell on it.
【Server 0308888 - Fengdu Town】【Suture Saint】: What’s the rush? The corpses stay for three days. I’m not giving up the first kill! Wait until I get the first kill!
Suture Saint was showing off her wealth, shouting orders through the megaphone without any politeness.
Having resurrection spells didn’t mean she lacked attitude.
Rongxun Qizhao dared not offend her and could only swallow his pride.
【Server 0308888 - Fengdu Town】【Rongxun Qizhao】: Fine, I trust that the great Suture is a person of her word. I’ll wait by the BOSS for good news.
They had no choice but to lie awkwardly on the ground, pretending to be corpses.
Fortunately, “Primal Gate” wasn’t a pay-per-hour game, or else it would have been a huge rip-off.
But soon, they ran into trouble.
On the 【Map Channel】, Rongxun Studio’s players typed in panic.
“Boss, something’s wrong. The goblins are respawning!”
“Damn it, where are they dragging my corpse off to?”
“Ah!! They’re going to roast me!”
“Boss, if my body gets eaten, can I still resurrect?”
“As far as I remember, that woman’s resurrection skill is more like stitching the corpse back together. If the body’s too damaged, resurrection won’t work. Hurry, call her over!”
Of course, those people couldn’t be summoned.
Rongxun Qizhao even began to realize that the Thorn Guild was doing this on purpose, but there was nothing he could do about it.
Fortunately, when they were fighting the BOSS, they left two hundred people inside the city, who quickly answered the call to clean up the monsters.
As for those players swallowed by the goblins, they were completely dead—only able to reincarnate on a new server or fight for a spot in the newbie village of the old server.
Five more minutes passed.
Another system announcement appeared.
[Server Notice: Players “Who Wants to Be a Vegetative State,” “Rocket on a Wheelchair,” “Who’s Calling Me Blind,” “Jiao Jiao Not Proud,” “Suture Saint,” “Shafu Liangu,” “Wu Yingchun,” “Little Sister Wu,” “Zhimengzhe,” and “Bitter Melon King” have completed the first kill of the level 15 field BOSS “Goblin Warlord”! Rewards: +4 to all attributes, 2 Silver Treasure Chests!]
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The Star Alliance players were panicking.
How could it be so fast!?
It had only been five minutes!
But looking at the BOSS’s health bar, which had only dropped by 20%, no matter how hard they tried to output damage, they couldn’t kill it.
Jiang Yixing stared at the scene, feeling a deep despair.
His rational mind told him to give up.
His hopeful side told him to struggle a little longer—maybe he could snatch the final blow.
In the midst of hesitation, he heard a mechanical roar, like a plane rushing by.
A massive mech appeared in sight.
Last time, Shen Chi’s mech hadn’t been fully unleashed; now it seemed their speed had been completely underestimated.
Even their BOSS-killing speed had been underestimated!
“Retreat!”
Jiang Yixing gave the order.
His players had no choice but to stop attacking and flee.
The Goblin Warlord was driving a war chariot, pulled by three massive three-headed dire wolves.
At this moment, the three-headed wolves charged viciously at the fleeing players, causing heavy casualties.
They had dragged the BOSS over 50 meters from the original spot; if they could get past 100 meters, the BOSS would return to its spawn point due to the “pull-off” mechanism.
Once beyond 100 meters, they would be safe.
Of course, as monster levels rose and BOSSes grew stronger, this range became more terrifying—some late-game BOSSes had domains that allowed entry but no exit.
Chu Fu stepped off a 10-person bus and immediately planted a mushroom.
The purple mushroom flickered continuously, and glowing spores floated around, instantly pulling the BOSS’s attention back.
Not only that, but the Star Alliance players were also drawn back.
“What a beautiful mushroom!”
“Red umbrella, white stalk, eat it and you’re toast.”
“Let’s kill the BOSS! This BOSS belongs to the Star Alliance!”
The Star Alliance players began babbling nonsense.
Chu Fu unleashed Plague Spread.
Completely unprepared, the Star Alliance was wiped out again.
Within five minutes, a new system announcement echoed throughout the entire server.
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Meanwhile,
[Server 0018888]
【Level 20 Map: Tianxuan Town】
At midnight sharp, the Goblin army’s assault officially began.
A dark green tide of massive goblins surged in from all directions, laying siege to the town.
The veteran players naturally gathered in greater numbers here. After nearly 40 days of integration, there were a whopping 50,000 players packed onto the city walls.
Yet, facing this relentless beast horde, even they couldn’t help but feel a chill of fear.
Lin Haowan transformed into soul mode, soaring through the air to film the scene.
He was streaming the very first town siege battle live. To prepare, he had only logged in briefly when Wangxi Village was open, then immediately logged off to start the broadcast.
The livestream chat was buzzing with excitement.
“Yesterday, that Lulü was pretty cute. Why isn’t she streaming anymore? Who wants to watch a male streamer anyway?”
“Heh, your Lulü is a law enforcer, got reported. Just search for her videos online!”
