On the vast plains battlefield, strong winds whipped up dust.
Ying Ping stood alone in the center of the battlefield, hands in his pockets.
Opposite him was the dense, dark combined army of Freya and Loki, an iron torrent composed of thousands of adventurers.
[Experience points full, level raised to LV22]
[Obtained Magic Dominator's Authority]
[Dominator's Authority: Able to exert physical influence on objects from a distance without physical touch, like telekinesis]
[The heavier or faster the moving object, the more magic power consumed]
"Did I level up so quickly?"
"Indeed… my approach was correct, the Shadow Legion should be used this way."
"I didn't expect to also gain the new Magic Dominator's Authority this time… a truly pleasant surprise."
Ying Ping lowered his head and flexed the fingers of his right hand.
He had simply sent his Shadow Legion into the Dungeon to fight monsters, then reaped the experience on the surface.
Through this method, Ying Ping himself could level up without going into the Dungeon, and even faster than before.
"The play-house game ends here."
Under the live broadcast across all of Orario, Ying Ping stretched his neck, and slowly walked towards the adventurer allied forces, step by step.
His hair and black trench coat billowed in the wind.
"Thump-thump, thump-thump."
With each step, his heartbeat and footsteps grew faster and faster.
Thinking of what was about to happen, he felt his whole body's blood boil with excitement.
To be a peerless warrior, fighting against a thousand, this was every man's dream!
"Kill!"
Ying Ping activated his skill, Eagle Eye, his eyes turning crimson, then he suddenly accelerated into a sprint—
"Hey, hey, is he crazy?"
"He actually dares to charge at us alone?!"
"Don't be scared! Let's stop him together!"
"Get ready! He's coming!"
The adventurer allied forces cheered each other on, letting out war cries!
The shield warriors in the front row immediately erected an iron wall, the mages in the back row began to chant spells, and the archers drew their bowstrings taut.
"Inherent Time Control. Double Speed!"
Ying Ping's lips curled into a slight smile, and he suddenly exerted force with his feet again—
"Boom!"
A huge crater exploded in the ground, and his figure instantly broke the sound barrier, transforming into a black lightning bolt that plunged straight into the enemy formation!
"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The first shield wall was shattered like paper!
"Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!"
Dozens of heavily armored warriors screamed as they flew into the sky, then fell to the ground like dumplings!
"Quick, shoot arrows!"
A torrent of arrows poured down, but they strangely halted about three meters around Ying Ping, then shot back even faster!
"Ah!"
"My waist!"
"I took an arrow to the knee!"
Screams rose one after another.
"Quick, use magic swords, immediately prepare a magic volley!"
Dozens of mages simultaneously released fireballs, ice cones, and lightning, the brilliant magical light illuminating the entire battlefield.
Ying Ping didn't dodge, he just waved his right hand—
"Dominator's Authority!"
All the magic in mid-air also strangely changed direction, instead blasting towards the casters themselves!
"Wh-what!?"
"This is too outrageously strong!"
The citizens of Orario watching the live broadcast were all shocked.
Even the well-informed gods of entertainment couldn't help but stand up from their seats.
"As expected of Ying Ping-kun, is this the power of LV20?!"
Take Mikazuchi's arms trembled slightly, his War God's soul awakening, feeling incredibly excited seeing such a grand scene of one against a thousand.
"Orion, you absolutely must win…"
Artemis clasped her hands together, beginning to pray for Ying Ping.
"Rumble!"
Amidst the explosions and flames, Ying Ping moved like a phantom, overturning people and horses wherever he went.
"It's over, we can't stop him at all!"
"Even if we die, we must use a human wall to block him, absolutely don't let him break through any further!"
"Easy to say, why don't you go yourself!?"
In a scene of utter chaos, the adventurer allied forces instead fell into an absolute disadvantage.
"Found you!"
Three Level 5 adventurers spotted Ying Ping and immediately rushed to surround him.
However, the moment they made contact, they were sent flying back even faster, crashing heavily into a distant rock wall.
"Is that... Berserk Bert?!"
"And even Great Cleave Dix was defeated!"
"Damn it, they are all Level 5! They're not just some cannon fodder!"
The gods watching the battle exclaimed in surprise.
In the center of the battlefield, Ying Ping moved with fluid grace.
Every one of his attacks precisely struck his opponents' vital points, yet he skillfully avoided inflicting fatal wounds.
"Bang!"
"Crack!"
"Puff!"
The sounds of bones breaking, armor shattering, and bodies colliding intertwined.
Adventurers were constantly thrown into the air like rag dolls, only to crash down heavily.
"Monster... monster..."
"This guy isn't even human..."
The surviving adventurers had lost all will to fight and began to tremble and retreat.
Wherever Ying Ping went, he carved out a vacuum zone in the dense military formation!
"Don't retreat! Stop him!"
Otta roared and charged forward, his Obsidian Greatsword descending with the force to cleave mountains and rocks.
Ying Ping didn't even turn his head, grabbing backward with one hand—
"Clang!"
Otta was frozen in mid-air, unable to move, and began to fly uncontrollably towards Ying Ping.
"Do you want to dance too?"
Ying Ping choked Otta's neck and asked with a cold expression.
"What?!"
Otta's pupils constricted, and after a moment of difficulty breathing, before he could react, he was kicked several tens of meters away.
The entire Orario once again gasped in unison.
All spectators held their breath, staring intently at the god-like figure on the screen.
"Damn it, how... how did this guy get even stronger?"
"It's too exaggerated, that Ying Ping has probably completely surpassed Level 7, at least Level 10, right?"
"So many people before didn't exhaust his stamina; he even grew stronger as he fought..."
"Damn it! Where did Hestia find such a monster?!"
The gods whispered among themselves, their faces filled with shock.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Adventurers were constantly sent flying into the sky.
Some crashed into distant forests, others directly embedded themselves into the ground.
The entire center of the battlefield was like a hurricane, with no one able to approach within five steps of him!
Inside the Hostess of Fertility pub, all the waitresses stared wide-eyed at the live broadcast.
Ryuu's wine glass, which she was wiping, clattered to the floor and shattered, but no one noticed.
"Mr. Ying Ping, you are actually so powerful..."
Ryuu's clear blue eyes were filled with shock.
The figure on the screen, moving through thousands of soldiers as if no one was there, had completely overturned her understanding of strength.
Those high-level adventurers, famous throughout Orario, were as helpless as children before Ying Ping!
"Hey, hey, isn't that Iron Wall Grus? A Level 5 defense expert!"
The cat-girl Anya exclaimed.
In the image, Grus, known for his absolute defense, had just raised his giant shield when Ying Ping's punch tore through it, sending him spitting blood like a cannonball into the distant forest!
"Look! That's Lightning Reiner!"
"His speed is outstanding even among first-class adventurers, I wonder if he can..."
Runoa covered her mouth, then watched as the swordsman famous for his speed was elbowed away by Ying Ping, flipping 720 degrees in the air before collapsing unconscious on the ground... "Well, I knew it would be like this."
Runoa didn't know what to say.
Ying Ping's figure rampaged across the battlefield like a demon god, and wherever he went, the combined forces of Freya and Loki fell like mown wheat.
He didn't even use a weapon, relying solely on his fists to crush the encirclement of countless high-level adventurers.
"Bang!"
Another whip kick sent a Level 6 adventurer flying, smashing a distant boulder before failing to get back up.
"Is this guy... really human?!"
"Our attacks are completely ineffective!"
"Retreat! Retreat quickly! Anyway, we're just peripheral members; we're not even part of the Freya Familia!"
The adventurers finally broke, scattering and fleeing.
However, Ying Ping merely sneered, and with a sudden clench of his right hand—
"Dominator's Authority!"
"Boom—!"
The ground suddenly cracked, and dozens of fleeing adventurers were pulled back by an invisible force, crashing into each other, then brutally buried in the earth!
Mia, the proprietress, silently watched the magic screen, her thick arms crossed over her chest.
"To suppress the entire allied army with just one person, truly remarkable..."
"If this continues, the Freya Familia and Loki Familia are bound to lose."
She murmured softly, but the corners of her mouth curved slightly upward, revealing a rare look of admiration.
"Mama Mia, you're actually smiling?"
The cat-girl Anya said in surprise.
"Hmph, it's just that a strong person like him deserves respect."
"Next time he comes to our shop, all of you need to be more energetic and treat him well."
Mia snorted, her gaze still fixed on Ying Ping on the battlefield.
The camera shifted, showing the two goddesses at the edge of the arena.
Freya still sat gracefully in the spectator stands, her expression relatively normal.
"Ying Ping-kun, you are truly... captivating."
She whispered softly, her fingertips gently caressing her lips, her purple eyes flickering with an unusual light, as if she could no longer hold back.
Loki, on the other hand, had turned completely pale.
"Impossible... impossible..."
She clenched her fists tightly, her lips trembling: "Freya and I are the strongest Familias in Orario! How could... how could this happen?!"
Her Familia members, those first-class adventurers who once dominated, were now being ruthlessly crushed by Ying Ping like mere cannon fodder.
The camera switched again, arriving at Hestia's position.
"As expected of Master, he's truly amazing ~"
Kokkoro smiled sweetly, a gentle wave of her staff sending another charging adventurer flying with a summoned plant.
"Indeed, even I, at the same level, couldn't achieve that kind of power."
Takina stood beside Hestia, her longbow firing precise shots, each arrow incapacitating an enemy.
On the other side, Chisato and Elaina were rapidly collecting treasures.
"Miss Elaina ~ I found the sixth one!"
Chisato grinned, holding up a golden treasure chest and waving to Elaina, who was flying in the sky.
"It's too early to be complacent, let's keep searching."
Elaina swept through the air on her broom, and with a tap of her staff, the soil on the ground was overturned.
The entire city was in an unprecedented frenzy.
"This... this isn't a War Game at all, it's a one-sided massacre!"
"The Hestia Familia... is actually this strong?!"
The adventurers on the streets were dumbfounded, and the audience in the pubs cheered wildly.
Even the Guild staff forgot to record the match, simply watching the screen with intense focus.
Everyone knew that if this continued, the final outcome would be without any suspense.
Once the Hestia Familia won, the power dynamic of the entire Orario would be completely overturned!