"Ding! You have successfully revived. 6% experience points deducted!"
Just as Jiang Yuan respawned in Peace City, the system notification rang in his ears. A surge of rage rushed straight to his head. Since entering the game, he had always been the one to go red and dominate the Prideful World guild. Never did he expect to be killed by them for the first time. This infuriated Jiang Yuan!
He rushed to the Shadowy Forest at top speed, and soon spotted "One Slash Breaks All Laws," still grinding monsters for experience in the forest.
"Dare to come back? Not afraid to lose more experience?"
One Slash Breaks All Laws cleaved a wild beast in two with a single strike, then twirled his blade, sneering at Jiang Yuan as he spoke.
"Go to hell!"
Enemies meeting face to face made their blood boil. Jiang Yuan wasted no words with One Slash Breaks All Laws and immediately summoned the maximum number of his creatures—ten thousand Prairie Wolves!
"Kill him!"
Jiang Yuan gritted his teeth and issued the attack command to his summoned Prairie Wolves. One Slash Breaks All Laws then saw a tidal wave of wolves charging at him!
"Swish!"
A blade light three to four meters long swept from One Slash Breaks All Laws' hand, cleaving the dozen or so leading Prairie Wolves in two as they slowly vanished. But the remaining wolves surged forward relentlessly, lunging at him.
Each Prairie Wolf, amplified by Jiang Yuan's super-mythical passive skill, boasted 10,000 health and 3,000 attack power. Yet One Slash Breaks All Laws could instantly kill over a dozen with a single skill—a terrifying attack power that ranked him among the top ten in *Myriad Realms*.
But who was he messing with? Jiang Yuan, the eccentric summoner. The remaining 9,990 Prairie Wolves attacked from all directions. Even as One Slash Breaks All Laws spun his blade into a curtain of light, he couldn't fend off the relentless assaults.
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Damage numbers kept popping above his head, and his health plummeted below half. Panicked, he quickly pulled a mid-grade health potion from his bag and chugged it.
"Heh, think potions will help?"
Seeing One Slash Breaks All Laws' health bar refill, Jiang Yuan sneered and cast a "Mystic Mark" skill on him.
A dark green skull icon appeared above One Slash Breaks All Laws' head. Spotting the mark, Jiang Yuan's summoned beasts attacked like starving wolves, overwhelming him in seconds. He collapsed to the ground.
"Guild leader, I've been killed. Need backup!"
After respawning in Peace City, One Slash Breaks All Laws immediately messaged the Prideful World guild leader, Prideful Dragon Emperor.
"What? Where? Send coordinates. I'll bring people now!"
Prideful Dragon Emperor replied instantly.
As the guild's only hidden class, he valued One Slash Breaks All Laws highly, even pinning hopes on him to defeat Jiang Yuan.
One Slash Breaks All Laws returned to Shadowy Forest, sent coordinates, and was promptly sent back by thousands of Mang Mountain Bears Jiang Yuan summoned.
Soon, Prideful Dragon Emperor, nearing level 65, arrived with over a dozen men at the coordinates.
"Jiang Yuan? You? What a small world!"
Recognizing the ID of the one who clashed with One Slash Breaks All Laws, Prideful Dragon Emperor's face showed both excitement and fear. Excitement because Jiang Yuan had vanished like smoke after snatching the second guild token from him. Several times, Prideful Dragon Emperor sought revenge but couldn't find him. Now, seeing Jiang Yuan, how could he not be thrilled?
But fear crept in—the guild's strongest hidden class, One Slash Breaks All Laws, couldn't even beat Jiang Yuan and had to beg for help.
Jiang Yuan looked at the Prideful World crowd, couldn't be bothered to speak, and raised his hand to summon 5,000 Mang Mountain Bears. Today, no matter how many Prideful World members showed up, he'd kill them all!
"Go!"
Jiang Yuan pointed at Prideful Dragon Emperor and his dozen members. Thousands of Mang Mountain Bears charged.
"Ding! You killed player Prideful Imp. Kill count +1." "Ding! You killed player Prideful Mage God. Kill count +1."
As Jiang Yuan's strongest summonable creatures, Mang Mountain Bears had 5,000 attack power. A Prideful World archer and mage were struck by several bears' paws and turned into corpses.
"Quick, everyone group up!"
Prideful Dragon Emperor snapped to action, organizing his men to counterattack. Colorful skills flew at the bears charging from all sides.
Just then, One Slash Breaks All Laws returned, slashing a blade light from ten meters away, killing the leading bears!
"Hmph! See how many you can kill!"
Jiang Yuan, seeing the backup, summoned another 5,000 Mang Mountain Bears!
"All Prideful World members, come to Peace City outskirts for support!"
Prideful Dragon Emperor, using his shield to knock back two bears, issued a guild-wide rally call.
"Ah!" "Ah!" "Ah!"
With screams, the guild members behind him couldn't withstand Jiang Yuan's endless summons and fell dead.
A minute later, everyone from Prideful World, including One Slash Breaks All Laws and Prideful Dragon Emperor, was killed by Jiang Yuan and respawned in Peace City. Jiang Yuan's kill count had risen to 26!
"Boss, we're here!"
After they respawned, the guild's vice leader, Prideful Little Tyrant, arrived with nearly all Prideful World members teleported into Peace City.
"Let's go! Today, we'll send Jiang Yuan back to the newbie village!"
Seeing the 200-odd people around him, Prideful Dragon Emperor felt confident, a surge of pride swelling in his heart.
"All archers and mages, focus fire on Jiang Yuan the moment you see him. Don't let him summon. Without his beasts, a summoner is trash!"
Stepping out of Peace City's safe zone, Prideful Dragon Emperor ordered all ranged classes to suppress Jiang Yuan with overwhelming firepower, denying him the chance to summon.
"You stall him; I'll find a chance to one-shot him!"
One Slash Breaks All Laws realized that if he could kill Jiang Yuan, the summoner, all those beasts would be useless.
"Damn! That many Prideful World people?"
Seeing 200 players with "Prideful" tags streaming out of Peace City, Jiang Yuan's face showed shock.
But facing the entire guild, though surprised, he felt no fear. He summoned one Mang Mountain Bear and used "Soul Sacrifice" to gain its full stats.
[Character Name]: Jiang Yuan [Class]: Nine Spirit Summoner [Level]: 64 [Health]: 10,000 [Mana]: 8,000 [Magic Attack]: 5000-5000 [Physical Defense]: 10,000 [Magic Defense]: 1200 [Strength]: 119 (Affects physical attack and defense) [Intelligence]: 259 (Affects magic attack and defense) [Constitution]: 196 (Affects health and health regen) [Spirit]: 224 (Affects mana and mana regen) [Agility]: 115 (Affects physical and magic crit rate) [Toughness]: 85 (Reduces physical and magic damage) [Attribute Enhancement]: Fire +10, Ice +20, Light 0, Dark 0 [Attribute Resistance]: Fire 5, Ice 5, Light 5, Dark 5 [Equipped Gear]: Bone Jade Staff, Zombie King's Bracers, Spirit Ring, Corpse King Robe, Sapphire Necklace, Cloud Piercing Boots, Hu Tiehua's Talisman [Learned Skills]: Beast Frenzy, Summon Boar, Mystic Mark, Beast Follow, Fireball, Lightning Bolt, Ice Arrow, Soul Sacrifice
With the bear's stats, Jiang Yuan's health wasn't as high as some well-geared Prideful World warriors, but his 10,000 defense meant their average attack of 1,500-2,000 couldn't deal fatal damage.
"Charge! All focus fire on Jiang Yuan!"
Prideful Dragon Emperor led nearly the entire guild against Jiang Yuan and gave the order.
Countless skills rained down like a storm, but with Jiang Yuan's insane defense and toughness, the highest damage was just over 1,000—nowhere near lethal.
"Done? My turn!"
Jiang Yuan didn't even bother with a health potion. He sneered and raised his hand to summon bears.
But then, a terrifying blade light struck from behind, interrupting his cast and dealing over 10,000 damage. It was One Slash Breaks All Laws, the Blade Overlord class, seizing the moment!
"Damn! Didn't kill him!"
One Slash Breaks All Laws gasped, seeing his full-force strike fail, then vanished.
"All of you, die!"
Without interference, Jiang Yuan smoothly summoned 10,000 massive Mang Mountain Bears and cast "Mystic Mark" on Prideful Dragon Emperor.
"Roar!"
The bears, scenting the mark, frenziedly attacked Prideful Dragon Emperor. The poor guild leader lasted only seconds before becoming a corpse.
With him dead, the battle outside Peace City turned into a one-sided slaughter.
Two hundred Prideful World players were like paper before 10,000 bears. Even the strongest, One Slash Breaks All Laws, died just a minute or two later.
Prideful Dragon Emperor respawned and organized two more assaults, both failing. Many guild members even dropped gear.
"Don't go out! That guy's a butcher!"
Respawning in Peace City, the Prideful World members dared not step out. Jiang Yuan had become an indelible, terrifying shadow in their minds.
After this battle, Jiang Yuan earned a new nickname among Prideful World players: "Jiang Yuan the Butcher."