Ye Shuangluo tossed aside the corpse of the fire mage, frowning as he looked up at the starry sky.
At this moment, the sky resembled a mirror, now showing cracks that continued to expand.
Notably, as the cracks appeared in the sky, the malice from the stars towards him seemed to diminish.
[World Quest: The Coming of Eternal Night]
[Quest Requirements: For the Eternal Night faction, the task is completed by exterminating all of humanity. For the Dawn faction, the task is completed by destroying the five major formation nodes.]
[Quest Reward: Choose one of three Legendary Passives (Exclusive custom reward for reserve player Ye Shuangluo of World sl1122)]
Seeing the final reward, Ye Shuangluo’s heartbeat quickened.
A Legendary Passive.
Throughout his journey, the four special effects of the “Master of Weapons” had provided him immense help.
If he could obtain another one…
He must complete this world quest; nothing could stop him.
“Friend, we’ve triggered a world quest!
Who would’ve thought that staying in this desolate place for so long would lead to such an unexpected gain.”
Sarchi’s tone was filled with excitement, clearly enticed by the quest reward.
Ye Shuangluo wore a faint smile, raising his hand to summon the bespectacled player who had tried to attack him and was now sealed.
“Find a place to lock him up. Once we complete the task and are about to leave, we’ll kill him.”
The bespectacled player, sealed in ice, could hear the conversation outside, and his eyes filled with despair. It was over; he couldn’t even die if he wanted to.
…
Luo City.
Once a bustling and prosperous city, now the streets were deserted, with countless monsters roaming about.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Huo Ling wielded a specially crafted firearm and bullets, continuously shooting and maneuvering skillfully to deal with several monsters.
Luo City was now in chaos, and even someone like him, purely a support, had to take up arms and fight on the front lines.
He didn’t even have a teammate to protect him.
Of course, it wasn’t just Luo City that was in turmoil; the entire Dayan, or rather, the entire world, was in the same situation.
The sky was now a spectacle of day and night coexisting, with stars shining brightly.
The recently vanquished, the forgotten, the dormant, the sealed, and the imprisoned ghost stories were all awakening at this moment.
Just as Huo Ling finished off a group of monsters and wanted to take a brief rest, his shadow suddenly came to life, catching him off guard and biting into his shoulder.
Although he quickly shot and killed the shadow-turned-monster, a chunk of flesh was still bitten off his shoulder.
“Damn… this is bad.”
The injury was minor, but the scent of blood could attract troublesome entities.
Sure enough, his fears were realized.
Clang! Clang!
Several monsters with arms as weapons like knives, guns, swords, and halberds, as if weapons had come to life, charged at him madly.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
He fired rapidly, trying to take them down.
Comrade Huo’s firearm mastery was indeed impressive, each shot taking down a monster.
But there were just too many of them; for every monster he killed, three or even four more would take its place, closing in on him within moments.
Swish!
Seeing the blade so close, Comrade Huo wanted to retreat but found nowhere to go.
Was this the end?
Images of important people in his life flashed before his eyes: Old Lu, Chen Yu, Xiao Ge, and Ah Luo.
He calmly closed his eyes, ready to embrace death, when a familiar voice reached his ears.
“Quite the mess you’re in.”
At the critical moment, a hand caught the blade about to pierce his throat.
“Ah Luo!”
Seeing the familiar figure, Huo Ling’s exhaustion and despair vanished.
Ye Shuangluo wore a faint smile, exerting a little force to crush the blade and sword in his grasp.
As for the weaponized monsters, they all stood frozen in place.
[Your Legendary Passive: “Master of Weapons” special effect Conqueror has activated, requiring all enemies to undergo a will judgment.]
[… Judgment failed, all enemies stunned for 0.5 seconds.]
“Silver, take care of them.”
Upon Ye Shuangluo’s command, Silver charged into the horde of monsters, tearing them apart in the most violent manner.
Huo Ling watched the scene, akin to the aesthetics of violence, and said enviously, “That’s the Soul-Eating Ant King, right? You actually turned it into your summon. Ah Luo, you’re amazing.”
“Just luck.” Ye Shuangluo waved it off nonchalantly, then shifted his gaze to Huo Ling’s shoulder wound, changing the subject.
“Is the situation so dire now? Even you, a support, have to be on the front lines.”
“No choice, we’re short on manpower. We’re actually doing okay here; next door in Dragon City, it’s already…”
Huo Ling trailed off, looking at the young man before him, hesitant to continue.
Ye Shuangluo’s expression remained unchanged, glancing at Silver out of the corner of his eye.
Silver immediately felt he was too slow, making his king wait, so he sped up the monster cleanup.
Clang! Clang!
The sound of weapons falling to the ground echoed, and after three more minutes, all the monsters were cleared.
Ye Shuangluo recalled Silver and gestured to Comrade Huo, who was nervously picking at his fingers.
“Let’s go, head back to the base for some rest and treat your wound.”
“Okay.”
The two walked side by side, just as they had when they completed tasks together, clearing ghost stories in the city.
…
In a different dimension.
“Welcome back…”
Lu Feiyang looked at Ye Shuangluo with a complex expression. He had just thawed out and heard some explosive news.
While he was frozen, Ye Shuangluo had followed the path Zhou Boyu took, live-streaming the hunt of all the world’s cataclysmic ghost stories, becoming the second true national-level powerhouse.
(The first-generation chairman of “Dawn” and the first-generation king of “Eternal Night” had to join forces to kill the Rakshasa Spider Queen, so they weren’t considered true national-level powerhouses.)
Ye Shuangluo glanced around. Apart from the deceased Bai Ge and the long-missing team leader Zhou Boyu, everyone else in Group 1 was present.
“How’s the situation?”
Lu Feiyang shook his head with a wry smile, letting out a long sigh.
“Not good. All ghost stories worldwide have revived.
The silver lining is that the cataclysmic ghost stories you killed in recent days haven’t revived.”
Thinking of this, Lu Feiyang felt even more conflicted. In a way, Ye Shuangluo’s recent hunts had already saved the world.
At this moment, Lingyun, who had been silent, suddenly lost control of his emotions and shouted at the young man:
“You monster! If it weren’t for you killing the entire Group 4, Dragon City wouldn’t have…”
As he spoke, his voice turned from passionate to choked, and he suddenly activated his ability, summoning a halberd and striking at Ye Shuangluo.
Bang!
Lu Feiyang acted before Ye Shuangluo, transforming his hand into metal and striking Lingyun’s chest, sending him flying.
Lingyun leaned against the wall, looking at the man he once idolized in disbelief.
“Lingyun, I don’t recall teaching you to attack teammates on a whim due to your emotions.
I’ve told you many times, you’re too impulsive and quick to anger, which has put you and your teammates in danger countless times.
Why don’t you ever learn, always acting like an immature child?”
After reprimanding Lingyun, Lu Feiyang sighed and apologized to Ye Shuangluo with a tone full of regret:
“Sorry, I apologize on behalf of Lingyun.
But he has his reasons…”
As he finished speaking, he used telekinesis to turn on the living room TV, immediately displaying a live broadcast from Dragon City.
Amidst countless ruins, various human body parts were strewn everywhere.
Monsters of all shapes and sizes were rampaging, and seeing this, Lingyun, a grown man, began to cry.
Huo Ling sympathetically explained why Lingyun had been so agitated,
“Sigh, Brother Yun is from Dragon City, his family and friends are all there, and in this situation, it’s likely…”
The TV screen suddenly shifted, showing a group of three to four-meter-tall red-skinned monsters dancing around a fire circle with spears.
Ye Shuangluo tilted his head at the screen, recognizing the boy’s head impaled on a spear.
He had once saved this boy from a trash monster, and in gratitude, the boy had given him a grape-flavored lollipop.
Below the boy’s head were the heads of his parents.
The entire family hadn’t escaped, all killed by these monsters.
The scene shifted again.
The TV screen now showed a throne, a throne made of white bones.
On it sat a young man in white armor.
Countless soldiers in white armor knelt before him.
Lu Feiyang then spoke slowly, revealing the name of the monster on the throne.
“He is a newly born cataclysmic ghost story, codenamed… White Ghost Lord.”
In fact, Ye Shuangluo’s gaze hadn’t left him since he appeared, not just because he was Ye Shuangluo’s long-awaited target.
Most importantly, he looked exactly like Ye Shuangluo, and even the weapon in his hand was strikingly similar to [Mortal Kill].
As for the soldiers in white armor kneeling before him, they were identical to his Ghost Legion soldiers.
He suddenly burst into laughter, ignoring the strange looks from those around him.
“Hahaha, is this ‘Eternal Night’s’ attempt at a counterfeit me?
So, what are his abilities?”
Lu Feiyang, who had been closely monitoring the situation in Dragon City, immediately provided an answer:
“Summoning soldiers in white armor, skilled in swordsmanship, capable of controlling fire and lightning.”
Ye Shuangluo stroked his chin, lost in thought. This ability was indeed highly similar to his own.
(Chapter 100!!)
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