After Jiang Lan and Big Brother Jiang left, Jiang Kai walked back toward the camp.
Big Brother's visit this time made him feel much more relaxed.
Not only was Big Brother safe and sound, he had also helped Jiang Kai clear up the biggest doubt he was facing right now.
Thinking of this, Jiang Kai let out a light snort. "So what if we don't have a backer? When brothers stand united, they can cut through metal!"
"It's just that Yingzi is missing. That girl has her heart set on scientific research. Who knows why she ended up coming to Ghost Star."
The three siblings who had once depended on each other to survive were now walking down completely different paths.
As for the future difficulties of the Heavenly Punishment profession, Jiang Kai did not want to think too much about it for now.
"Anyway, once I chose to become a Heavenly Punishment Exile, I was already mentally prepared."
"Besides, this BOSS fight might just directly help me gather all the job change materials! Damn, I haven't even reached Super Five full level yet, and I can already get job change materials first. Is this really a privilege I get to enjoy?" Even Jiang Kai himself could hardly believe it.
"Oh crap, I forgot to let Big Brother take a look at Little Rascal!" Jiang Kai suddenly remembered the little guy in his pocket and slapped his forehead.
The Best Actor was also full of secrets, many of which Jiang Kai still could not figure out.
However, Jiang Lan had stayed for too short a time. Jiang Kai did not have the chance to ask many questions. Now Big Brother had already disappeared somewhere, and who knew when the next meeting would be.
After returning to the camp, Jiang Kai, who had been feeling gloomy before, was now humming a little tune, his mood much better.
Since Big Brother said the Fire Calamity Pearl was his job change material, he no longer needed to participate in hunting the Lord of the Guardians.
Heavenly Punishment could not be avoided, but it also had one advantage. If the Lord of the Guardians dropped materials, they would belong to him alone, and no one could snatch them away.
Since that was the case, he could focus on resisting the beast tide with peace of mind.
That night, all twenty four security zones across China entered combat readiness!
Last time, the Lord of the Guardians had caused a nationwide meteor strike, resulting in countless casualties. With that lesson learned, the military prepared in advance this time to avoid large scale losses.
At seven o'clock the next morning, the Lord of the Guardians hunting operation began.
The elite of the War God Hall carried the summoning skulls and wild totems from Zone Sixteen and entered the Qingfeng Mountain map.
In order to preserve as much strength as possible in the battle against the Lord of the Guardians, the military recalled War God Hall members from various guilds across China.
As a result, the combat power of many powerful guilds dropped sharply.
In the Main God Guild, only He Shishi was recalled to the War God Hall to participate in the hunt for the Lord of the Guardians. Jiang Kai was a local War God Hall member and was not recalled.
However, a large group of people from the Qingyun Guild, including Sun Yuan, were recalled. Only thirty five members remained.
Zhou Chu said, "A large number of people from Tianxuan, Qinglong, and Xuanwu were recalled. Comparatively speaking, our strength isn't weak."
Zhao Tiequan nodded. "The ones recalled from other guilds are all their top combat forces. On our side, we mainly rely on Jiang Kai for damage output, and he stayed. With that, first place is basically secured."
At eight in the morning, the War God Hall side opened the BOSS on schedule.
All of China entered a state of alert.
At the moment the War God Hall opened the BOSS, Jiang Kai alone received a separate system notification.
Because of Jiang Kai's presence, the Lord of the Guardians entered the fifth phase!
When the BOSS entered the third phase, the beast tide arrived as expected, surging toward the security zones.
However, to everyone's surprise, the scale of this beast tide was actually not as fierce as the ones brought by lower level Lords of the Guardians before. The reason might be related to the fact that the two major map BOSSes had already launched a massive beast tide not long ago.
The formation of a beast tide also required a huge number of wild beasts. Previously, players had slaughtered large numbers of them, and some had not yet recovered. As a result, this beast tide was actually weaker than the last one.
With the same number of defenders facing a weaker beast tide, the pressure on the players was much lighter.
The beast tide continued until the fourth phase, and the players' defenses remained solid.
However, after the fourth phase, the Lord of the Guardians opened the fifth phase!
Suddenly, countless spikes rose from underground within the security zones. These spikes appeared without any warning, razor sharp, instantly causing massive casualties among the crowd.
Not only Zone Sixteen, but the security zones of the other twenty three regions were also hit by ferocious ground spike attacks.
Within each login gate, the number of people dying and logging off skyrocketed!
"What's going on with the Lords of the Guardians now? Every single one has a fifth phase!"
"Their territory in Country M is even larger than ours. We never heard of their Lords of the Guardians becoming this insane when they reached one hundred and thirty thousand square kilometers!"
Seeing this scene, Jiang Kai felt a heavy weight in his heart.
He really wanted to roar, if you've got the guts, then come at me!
But he remembered what Big Brother had said.
Why was he being specially treated? Perhaps it was precisely because he had already come into contact with some kind of fundamental secret!
"Ghost Star, sooner or later, I will uncover the truth and repay today's grudge!" Jiang Kai roared, then activated Sword Shakes the Nine Heavens, pouring all his pent up anger onto the mobs!
The fifth phase of the Lord of the Guardians was triggered because of his appearance. Yet there was no better way to prevent the BOSS from entering the fifth phase. Jiang Kai could only kill as many small monsters as possible to help ease the pressure on the other guilds.
After thirty minutes of fierce fighting, the War God Hall finally killed the Qingfeng Mountain Lord of the Guardians!
When the BOSS was slain, the ground spikes finally stopped, and the beast tide scattered and fled in all directions.
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After the battle, Lu Jun came to find Jiang Kai.
Lu Jun handed a yellow brown pearl to Jiang Kai. "Here, just like last time, another Earth Calamity Pearl dropped. The ownership is yours again."
Jiang Kai took the Earth Calamity Pearl and identified it with an appraisal card. The result was the same as the Fire Calamity Pearl. It was also some kind of material.
"Brother Lu, if you give me the Earth Calamity Pearl, won't the War Gods in the War God Hall have objections?" Jiang Kai asked.
Lu Jun smiled seriously. "They do."
"You should be able to understand this. Sometimes, before an answer is found, people always need to find someone to take the blame, someone to vent their dissatisfaction on."
"After all, the current Lords of the Guardians cause massive casualties across the entire Chinese defense line every time."
Seeing Jiang Kai lowering his head, Lu Jun smiled slightly. "Alright, don't think too much about it. We believe in you!"
"Since Commander Dong already said last time that he'd give you time to figure things out, then you'll be given that time. Even if other War Gods or the public have objections toward you, the Earth Calamity Pearl will still be given to you first."
"Commander Dong, God Hua, God Luo, Old Wei, they all believe you couldn't possibly be some kind of traitor. That kind of talk is completely baseless. The performance of your Main God Guild in the BOSS fight this time is already enough to explain the situation, in my opinion."
"But we're our own people, so saying this among ourselves is fine. For those who question you, though, you still need to hand over an answer that can convince them, one that makes everyone shut up!"
Jiang Kai took a deep breath and nodded heavily. "Brother Lu, thank you all for trusting me. Give me some time. I promise I will definitely give you an answer!"
Lu Jun nodded. "The sooner the better. Our race against Ghost Star, we're already lagging far behind."
"Mm!"
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