Night fell, and the corpse tide emerged.
Kira Oakmoor hid in the treetops, Ronan Mountwell took cover underground, and Kapil acknowledged the boss as his master.
Everyone was scrambling for ways to hide, doing everything they could to avoid contact with those monsters.
In the Freedom Nation, Mark returned through the portal in a disheveled state.
They had entered the Twilight Forest quite late and had only just found the Naga Courtyard, where they engaged in a single battle.
They had just finished mapping out the Naga's movement patterns and were about to claim the First Kill when the corpse tide appeared.
Forced back to their chunk to hide in a room, Jett was still full of fighting spirit.
"Where did these monsters come from? Dammit, we were only one step away from the First Kill!"
Since the boss was recognized as a Micro-Chunk Lord, the First Kill would definitely trigger extra rewards.
Perhaps even rewards tied to National Destiny!
Yet, just as they were preparing to make their move, the corpse tide had arrived!
"It doesn't matter. We've already figured out the boss. We'll wait until dawn!"
Looking at the zombies outside the window, there was a trace of apprehension in Mark's eyes.
He keenly sensed that this world was beginning to change!
There might be even more changes in the future; this sudden appearance of the Twilight Forest might be just like the resource zones.
It was here to help them weather the storm!
Now that the corpse tide was everywhere, the fact that they couldn't move meant others couldn't move either.
Once the sun rose, they would still have their chance!
Even the strongest Freedom Nation had to hide. At this moment, only Galen Yu chose to actively enter the Twilight Forest.
This successfully captured the attention of the global audience.
"Galen Yu entered the Twilight Forest?"
"Is he planning to seize the chance to get the First Kill and take the rewards?"
"No one else is making a move right now. Doesn't he wonder why?"
"The corpse tide can't even be stopped by gold armor. I don't believe he can withstand it!"
"What a waste of such good gear. It would have been better if it were given to our Mark!"
"He's just waiting to die!"
Even though he had just returned from the Nether wearing a full set of enchanted Netherite armor,
The audience still didn't believe in him.
After all, they had never seen how strong a Netherite set truly was. They could only imagine it based on the current strongest equipment, gold armor.
Gold armor only allowed one to tank a few more hits before being submerged by the corpse tide.
Something stronger than gold would just mean a few more hits; it wouldn't change the outcome.
As for enchantments.
In the eyes of most viewers, enchantments were useless.
Players only obtained enchanted equipment as mob drops, and the affixes were usually abysmal.
In the best cases, it was something like Protection I or Unbreaking I.
They didn't understand enchantment tables or how to use enchantment books; they relied solely on the extremely low probability of drops for enchanted weapons and gear.
In the eyes of the audience, and even the players, enchanted gear was only slightly better than dye.
It just served to give the armor a nice bit of color.
Formally entering the Twilight Forest, Galen Yu's vision returned.
True to its name, this was a forest perpetually locked in twilight weather.
Trees were everywhere, and so were zombies.
Fireflies glowed, and cicadas chirped.
"Monsters like you should die beneath my blade."
His appearance immediately drew the attention of the corpse tide, and dozens of zombies closed in from all directions.
Galen Yu was completely fearless, responding with his longsword.
Carrying a fully perfected Netherite Sword with Sweeping Edge, Unbreaking, Sharpness, Knockback, and Mending,
With a gentle swing, the Sweeping Edge effect triggered. The longsword unleashed a white arc of light, producing area-of-effect damage.
[-32!]
A jump-triggered critical hit with just a single strike.
Before the zombies could even get close to Galen Yu, they were all slaughtered!
Even without triggering a critical hit, Sweeping Edge III plus Sharpness V resulted in base damage of over twenty points.
Two swings at most were enough to deal with any approaching zombies.
Before the audience could even react, dozens of zombies had died without even touching Galen Yu.
"Surrounded by the corpse tide, he... died?"
"So fast? I thought the gear from the Nether would be stronger, but it turns out it's not that great after all!"
"No, I mean the zombies died! Galen Yu is still alive!"
"Not just alive—if I'm not mistaken, the zombies didn't even touch him, right?"
"Huh? The zombies were wiped out?"
"That weapon is actually that strong?!"
The contrast was so massive that the global audience was stunned.
Even with ordinary zombies, killing them all would normally take quite a while!
And this wasn't a mob grinder; there was no twenty-block drop to soften the zombies' health.
How was killing them easier than using a mob grinder?
Not far away.
Kira Oakmoor was moving through the treetops.
His mind worked faster than most. While all the other players were thinking about acting during the day when zombies would burn,
He looked up at the twilight sky and knew.
In the Twilight Forest, there was no daytime; the zombies would never burn!
Here, one could only rely on themselves!
'The shield still has durability. It's enough to kill the Naga and take the First Kill!'
While others were hiding, he took the lead to strike and claim the First Kill!
Thinking this, he saw a corpse tide being drawn in the distance.
'I don't know which nation's player that is, but how unlucky!'
The corpse tide had appeared too suddenly; many players were caught unprepared and were swarmed to death.
He slowly moved closer, wondering if he could scavenge any death drops.
As he approached, Kira Oakmoor froze.
He recognized Galen Yu, but he had never seen the equipment on Galen Yu's body or the longsword in his hand.
The black, shimmering longsword possessed terrifying power. With just a single swing,
A zombie was insta-killed?
Rubbing his eyes, Kira Oakmoor confirmed he hadn't misseen.
Those zombies had much thicker health pools than ordinary ones, yet they were insta-killed just like that!
'Since these weren't seen in the resource zones, they must have been obtained from the Nether!'
Reaching this conclusion, greed flickered in Kira Oakmoor's eyes.
Such good equipment should belong to the Samurai Nation!
'The Naga Courtyard is nearby. Since he can easily insta-kill the corpse tide, he'll definitely challenge the boss.'
'You might think you're invincible against zombies, but can you insta-kill the boss too?'
The boss's health was several hundred points; it was incomparable to the likes of zombies!
If he couldn't insta-kill it, he would be pinched from both sides!
At this stage, zombies wouldn't break blocks, but Kira Oakmoor could!
He would wait until the two sides were nearly exhausted and heavily wounded.
When Galen Yu let his guard down, he would secretly destroy the courtyard blocks and let the zombies outside in.
When the snipe and the clam fight, it is the fisherman who benefits!
The audience from the Samurai Nation shared his thoughts and immediately guessed the plan.
"What great luck! He actually ran into Galen Yu!"
"Let me tell you secretly, Kira-kun, Galen Yu just returned from the Nether, and he has a ton of resources!"
"Hehe, I've already guessed what Kira-kun is planning to do!"
"Look, Galen Yu found the boss and is walking over!"
"The First Kill will be in our hands very soon!"
Letting out a quiet laugh, Kira Oakmoor followed Galen Yu, ready to act at any moment.
The trees in the Twilight Forest were very tall.
Without careful observation, it was difficult to spot someone hidden at the top.
After easily dealing with the corpse tide, Galen Yu discovered the nearby Naga.
According to the normal progression, one should first search for a magic map upon entering the Twilight Forest.
The bosses had a specific kill order, and one should find the corresponding boss on the map.
However, as the first and weakest boss—one that could be easily cleared even in an iron set—the Naga had spawned right in his face.
Galen Yu wasn't going to be polite.
He entered the courtyard directly, blocking the gaps around the perimeter to keep the corpse tide out.
The massive, green, serpent-like figure appeared clearly before his eyes.
It was as tall as a building, and its thick, long body could easily shatter blocks!
"It really stinks."
The air was thick with a certain fishy stench belonging to snakes, making Galen Yu very uncomfortable.
"In that case, let's make this quick."
...
Putting away the Netherite Sword, he brought out another weapon.
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