NOVEL NEXT Chapter 362 - The Temple Is Losing Its Edge
“2.4 million contribution points… Holy crap! With a 100:1 damage conversion ratio, doesn’t that mean A Silly Cutie alone dealt over 240 million damage?!”
“Whoa…”
“Whoa…”
“Whoa…”
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After someone expressed this astonishment in the world chat channel, the entire channel was flooded with the same word.
The whole world channel was full of “Whoa…” for three minutes straight before the pattern was finally broken.
“All hail! 240 million damage, 80% of the Boss’s HP taken down by one person, what kind of godly being is this?”
“Freaking amazing. I was just saying White Tiger City was about to fall, the Boss was so overpowered, who could handle it? Now look, my face is burning. It went down in 5 minutes, are they even human?”
“Too many people had the same thought. When I saw the Boss’s stats earlier, my first reaction was that it couldn’t be killed now, so I didn’t even go when the reinforcement mission appeared. Now I’m regretting it so hard my guts are turning green.”
“I don’t think there are many who aren’t regretting it now. A whole level up, think of how much time that saves, plus three 3x experience cards lasting three days. If they can be sold, I bet they’d go for at least 2000 gold each. What a huge profit!”
“With God A Silly Cutie in Cutie Shakes the World, their rise is inevitable. Fist Dominates Mountains and Rivers has made a name for itself this time too. I bet Empress Yun Xiang will be swamped with ad offers.”
“It’s a server-wide announcement, this ranking will probably be up for 10-15 days, right? The Great Wasteland is a phenomenal game right now, it’d be weird not to become famous.”
“The Temple got overshadowed again. If their names don’t show up for the other three World Bosses, their reputation might take a nosedive.”
The world channel was buzzing with discussion about this world announcement. Many players couldn’t even be bothered to go to the arena anymore.
Not to mention the 5-minute record that shocked everyone, just the fact that you could get a whole level up plus three 3x experience cards just for hitting the Boss once was enough to make others green with envy.
While many players were amazed by A Silly Cutie’s prowess, they were also beating their chests in regret for not joining the reinforcement action, cursing their luck.
“5 minutes and 1 second? Kill time… 240 million damage…”
Xie Changkong’s hand, which had been wiping the Silver Moon Blade, suddenly froze. The top-grade silk cloth he was using to test the sword fell to the ground, but he didn’t immediately pick it up.
His expression was slightly dazed.
“Impossible…”
“It’s impossible.”
“If you subtract the time needed to observe the Boss, doesn’t that mean he didn’t even need five minutes?”
Xie Changkong’s cold face showed a hint of emotion.
To be able to break through so many of the Boss’s limitations and kill such an overpowered Knife-wielding Snake King in such a short time…
“Damn it, this Black Skeleton… could it be him?”
Phantom Step, Blade Flash, Void Flash, Momentum Flash Strike, which of these divine techniques isn’t insanely difficult?
Why would a skeleton be able to use them so masterfully?
As if thinking of something, Xie Changkong’s face suddenly changed drastically.
But after thinking for a moment, he suddenly felt it was unlikely.
After all, it was too bizarre. How could a living person turn into a skeleton in the game?
He was someone who believed in strength above all else and had never believed in such supernatural things.
But… if it wasn’t him, who else could it be?
The Great Wasteland had many NPCs, but so far, there had been no reports of any NPC using divine techniques…
“Shadow Mage, how exactly did the Supreme God die?”
Xie Changkong suddenly sent a private message to the leader of the Temple’s Dark Temple Knight Squad.
The internal power structure of the Temple was complex, with all sorts of organizations and teams.
The Royal Knight Squad was the guild leader’s personal guard, while the Dark Temple Knight Squad was the Temple’s largest intelligence organization.
Not only in the game, but in reality, they were also elite intelligence personnel infiltrating various countries.
In the past, he generally wouldn’t doubt the intelligence provided by the Dark Temple.
But now, he suddenly became a bit more cautious.
After all, the Dark Temple was ultimately the exclusive force of the Temple’s leader.
“Why does God Changkong ask this question?”
Shadow Mage was the person specifically responsible for providing intelligence to Xie Changkong. After receiving Xie Changkong’s private message, he immediately became wary.
Xie Changkong also realized that he had been impulsive just now.
The cause of the Supreme God’s death was something the Dark Temple had never given much information about, even less than what was reported in the news. It wasn’t clear if this was intentional avoidance or something else.
Xie Changkong had known this and had always avoided the topic, but by asking today, he was clearly questioning the Dark Temple’s authority.
Realizing this, he quickly found an excuse,
“It’s nothing, I just suddenly thought that my training method is not much different from the Supreme God’s, and I wanted to know if I continue like this, will I end up like the Supreme God.”
“Heh, rather than worrying about these trivial matters, God Sword Changkong should think about how to explain the failure with the Knife-wielding Snake King to the guild leader.”
“This was indeed my misjudgment. Afterwards, I will give the guild leader a satisfactory explanation.”
Xie Changkong frowned, feeling a bit irritated inside.
Because from the moment he asked that question, Shadow Mage’s first reaction wasn’t to confidently state that the Supreme God died from overwork.
He keenly sensed that there was more to this matter than met the eye.
Because if the facts were really that certain, Shadow Mage would never have said such a thing.
“There’s something fishy here. This matter must have hidden circumstances.”
Xie Changkong furrowed his brows.
“God Changkong, what… what should we do now?”
When the world announcement came out, not only did Xie Changkong look grim, but others naturally felt the same, especially Ice Blade, who was now regretting his decisions so much his intestines had turned green.
Earlier, he should have tagged along with the Fist Sage and the others. Not only did they kill the Boss, but they also made it to the rankings, enjoying server-wide admiration!
Now, the joy belonged to others…
The benefits became someone else’s benefits. They hadn’t even participated in this Boss fight at all…
So they couldn’t get the level +1 and three one-day 3x experience cards.
Actually, if they had listened to him earlier and gone over sooner, even just hitting it once, at least… they would have gotten the benefits, right?
Xie Changkong’s analysis did make a lot of sense.
But it couldn’t stand up to others cheating!
He had thought Xie Changkong’s analysis was brilliant before, but now…
It was all bullshit…
Saying the Black Skeleton couldn’t do it, couldn’t pull off that extreme strategy, but the facts proved that it was the Temple that couldn’t…
Ever since the Black Skeleton appeared, in any event involving him, the Temple had been thoroughly defeated.
Now, over ten thousand Temple members plus their group, standing here, looked like a bunch of fools in light of the world announcement…
It seemed he had chosen the wrong side…