[South of Inferno City, Lv55 Undead Bone Capital]
Outside the enormous ash-gray capital city, an endless sea of players crowded together.
At the same time, map announcements rang out one after another without pause.
[Map Announcement: "Ding~ Congratulations to player Ironblood Loyal Heart for discovering a treasure within Undead Bone Capital through incredible luck, D-rank Magic Scroll +1! Remaining treasures in Undead Bone Capital today: 99!"]
[Map Announcement: "Ding~ Congratulations to player Ironblood Warrior for discovering a treasure within Undead Bone Capital through incredible luck, D-rank Skill Book +1! Remaining treasures in Undead Bone Capital today: 98!"]
[Map Announcement: "Ding~ Congratulations to player Ironblood Tenderness for discovering a treasure within Undead Bone Capital through incredible luck, Tier 3 Orange Equipment +1! Remaining treasures in Undead Bone Capital today: 97!"]
The stream of exciting announcements drove the countless players gathered outside Undead Bone Capital into a frenzy, all desperately trying to rush into the city.
Yet it was as though an invisible barrier blocked their way, preventing players from entering Undead Bone Capital freely.
Immediately, the players became anxious and furious—
Player A: "Damn it! The Ironblood Guild's monopolizing Undead Bone Capital again. They've occupied it for two whole days already, today's the third day. They're not giving any other players a chance at all!"
Player B: "Exactly! Every single treasure inside Undead Bone Capital's being monopolized by Ironblood alone! They're eating all the meat while we can't even get a sip of soup!"
Player C: "Can't be helped. Who told them to have so many experts in their guild? All three Undead Arenas are occupied by Ironblood players, and every one of them is a top-thousand expert on Inferno City's Heavenly Rankings. Nobody can beat them."
It turned out that the map, Undead Bone Capital, refreshed one hundred treasures every day precisely at ten in the morning.
Players could obtain treasures by killing monsters or searching treasure chests within the capital.
However, to enter the Undead Bone Capital map, players were required to have at least Bronze rank.
Looking across Inferno City's current population of over eight million players, according to the rank leaderboard, even first-line players had only barely reached Black Iron III to Black Iron IV.
As for the overwhelming majority of players, they had only just reached Black Iron II.
After all, not everyone was like Lin Mo, capable of winning all forty arena matches every day with a 100% win rate and steadily earning 120 arena EXP daily.
For ordinary players, having a 50%–60% win rate and earning fifty or sixty EXP a day was already considered decent.
So according to Inferno City's average player level, most people currently did not meet the rank requirement to enter Undead Bone Capital.
That meant there was only one way to enter Undead Bone Capital and search for treasures, challenge the Undead Arenas to obtain the magic scroll reward, Rank Enhancement, thereby temporarily boosting one's rank to Bronze.
Undead Bone Capital's exclusive gameplay mechanic: Undead Arenas.
They were divided into three arenas: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced.
By defeating the current holder, players could seize control of an arena and become its Arena Lord.
The Beginner Arena Lord would automatically receive one E-rank Rank Enhancement magic scroll for every three consecutive minutes they held the arena.
The Intermediate Arena Lord would automatically receive one Rank Enhancement scroll every two minutes.
The Advanced Arena Lord would automatically receive one Rank Enhancement scroll every single minute.
When challenging arenas, players had to progress step by step, starting from the Beginner Arena.
As long as they defeated the previous Arena Lord, they could replace them and become the new Arena Lord.
At that point, they could choose either to "defend the arena" or continue challenging a higher-level arena.
As one of the few places in early Inferno City capable of rewarding Rank Enhancement scrolls, it was obvious that all the players currently gathered outside Undead Bone Capital had come for the Rank Enhancement scrolls within the Undead Arenas.
After all, rank was far too important in the early game.
And after temporarily increasing one's rank using Rank Enhancement scrolls, players could not only explore Undead Bone Capital, they could also enter areas within Inferno City such as Flame Mountain Range, Black Valley, Ice Dragon Territory, and other regions with tremendous exploration value that normally required sufficient rank to access.
Right at this moment, Zhang Dong arrived at Undead Bone Capital leading Qingfeng Studio's thirty-plus players.
They regrouped with the other work teams.
More than a hundred small squads consisting of only twenty to thirty people each instantly gathered into a super guild of three thousand players.
This was the Golden Age Guild.
At the same time, through the clone's shared vision, Lin Mo noticed a golden-armored sword-and-shield warrior standing at the forefront of Golden Age Guild's players. The man looked young, capable, and imposing.
[So High That One Feels the Cold] (Lv53 Third-Turn Sword Shield Warrior)
While Lin Mo observed the man through the clone, elsewhere on the field, another pair of eyes was also fixed on the golden-armored sword-and-shield warrior.
And the owner of those eyes was Zhao Lingyun.
'So he's Zhang Dong's boss… Golden Age Group's president, Gao Han.'
At this moment, Zhao Lingyun's heartbeat sped up..
Because she saw it, the only opportunity she had to turn her life around was right in front of her.
'If I can defeat opponents in the Undead Arena and help Golden Age Guild seize the arenas, President Gao will definitely notice me immediately.'
'This is the only chance I have to prove my value.'
'Zhao Lingyun, you absolutely must seize this opportunity.:
At this moment, at the front of the crowd, Gao Han stood tall and heroic, one hand resting on the hilt of the sword at his waist as his gaze settled upon the three Undead Arenas ahead.
"Report the situation."
The next second, one of his subordinates answered, "Guild Leader, the Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced Undead Arenas are all currently occupied by players from the Ironblood Guild."
"The Beginner Arena holder is Ironblood Guild's Guild Leader, the Lv53 Dark Shaman Ironblood Ruthless. Ranked 31st on Inferno City's Heavenly Rankings."
"The Intermediate Arena holder is Ironblood Guild Vice Guild Leader, the Lv53 Berserker Ironblood Mission. Ranked 123rd on Inferno City's Heavenly Rankings."
"The Advanced Arena holder is also Ironblood Guild Vice Guild Leader, the Lv53 Demon Knight Ironblood Nemesis. Ranked 298th on Inferno City's Heavenly Rankings."
"Additionally, there are 96 treasures remaining in Undead Bone Capital today."
After hearing the full report regarding Undead Bone Capital, a sharp glint flashed through Gao Han's eyes as he immediately gave the order: "Attack the arenas!"
Clearly, Zhang Dong was not the only one eager to show off before Gao Han.
Among the hundred-plus work teams under Golden Age Group, not a single one didn't want to prove themselves.
The moment Gao Han gave the command, the leaders of each work team immediately began shouting: "Everyone, prepare to attack the arenas!"
The next second, the Golden Age Guild army entered the field.
Shing!
Gao Han pointed his sword toward the three Undead Arenas ahead and declared calmly, "Those who successfully seize an arena shall be rewarded."
With Gao Han's personal promise, every player on the field, grouped by work team, had their desire to perform instantly pushed to its peak.
"President Gao! Langya Squad member, two-time ten-win streak champion in Super God Arena solo matches, the Lv52 Rogue Langya Heartless requests permission to fight. I will personally take Ironblood Ruthless's head and seize the arena for Golden Age Guild."
"President Gao! Tianshen Squad member, holder of the record for soloing a same-level boss without taking damage, the Lv53 Soul Archer Tianshen Hall Master requests permission to fight. I will create glory for Golden Age."
"President Gao! Blade Squad member, Lv52 Holy Knight Blade Iron Cavalry requests permission to fight! I will not return unless victorious."
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