Thorns damage, blindness, and weakness.
With so many negative effects, even something as strong as an Iron Golem wouldn't last long.
Moreover, every area-of-effect attack dealt damage to more than just one or two zombies; it all added up.
Despite having hundreds of health points, as the heavy hammer slammed down again...
The Iron Golem was killed by the reflected damage.
"Great!"
"Die, you point-farming iron junk!"
"Without his point-farming tools, Galen Yu won't be able to steal the top spot from us!"
"Hold on, Mark! We have to take this!"
"Galen Yu won't be smug for much longer!"
Many viewers cheered at the death of the three Iron Golems.
Without the ability to participate in the ranking challenge and with the speed at which zombies spawned...
Without the protection of the Iron Golems, those villagers would eventually turn into Zombie Villagers, which would drastically reduce Galen Yu's chunk resource score!
Others becoming weaker was equivalent to them becoming stronger!
"Arrogance eventually leads to a backlash!"
After confirming there were no more Iron Golems, Soren Park decided not to be a coward.
This time, he would take the initiative!
"TNT, Fire Charges, Ender Pearls..."
These were all items he had risked his life to find in treasure chests during his explorations.
Taking them all out, Soren Park aimed for the top of the mob grinder tower.
All the monsters on the Sky Island were contained within that high tower.
He planned to use an Ender Pearl to fly over, blow up the tower, and release all the zombies inside!
He would turn the Sky Island into a Zombie Island and force Galen Yu out to fight!
"Since you love killing monsters to be number one so much, I'll let you kill your fill this time!"
Good at farming and able to ripen food, Galen Yu's abilities leaned toward support.
Even his method of killing monsters was a trick, using Iron Golems to attack while he hid behind them.
Soren Park speculated that Galen Yu was not good at combat.
He teleported directly onto the mob grinder and steadied himself to look around.
"Yes, this is the place!"
Built entirely of cobblestone, he could see one zombie after another, skeletons, and other monsters through the gaps.
He placed TNT all around and lit it with Fire Charges.
Boom!
The mob grinder was blown to pieces, losing its effectiveness.
No longer obstructed, some monsters fell into the void, while others landed on the Sky Island.
He crouched on the stone and watched quietly, hoping to see Galen Yu's face filled with disbelief and despair.
Unfortunately, Soren Park was destined for disappointment.
Galen Yu was not on the Sky Island; there were only Guard Villagers with crossbows and an NPC in white robes.
The more he looked, the more familiar that person seemed.
'I feel like I've seen him somewhere... Wait, why is he so strong?!'
Not expecting a sneak attack with an Ender Pearl, the Architect was suddenly confronted with the explosion of the mob grinder.
The Iron Golems were dead, and the Guard Villagers' crossbows weren't enough to intercept so many zombies.
Now, it was time for him to take the stage.
"Where is my sword?"
The Armorer had put all his effort into crafting it. Finally, after converting various resources like potatoes, coal, copper ore, and emeralds...
He had utilized his traits to create a deep blue enchanted Emerald Sword.
With Sharpness and Mending, it could be called a decent weapon.
Taking a deep breath, the Architect spun his body, and the sword blade began to whirl like a whirlwind.
"Whirlwind Slash!"
The damage was extremely high; any zombie touched was instantly killed. In the blink of an eye, seven or eight zombies were dead.
This sudden turn of events left the Nine Provinces audience surprised and delighted.
"This NPC is incredible!"
"He can manage the chunk, build, and even fight?"
"Holy crap, he even has skills? This is a huge win!"
"Soren Park will never know what kind of talent he missed out on!"
"That's not necessarily true; he's watching from right above them."
"Speaking of which, do you guys know why Soren Park suddenly brought bombs to the Sky Island?"
After marveling at the Architect's overall strength, someone raised a question.
Blowing up the mob grinder could indeed slow down the point-farming efficiency, but here was the problem.
Soren Park hadn't even made it into the rankings; what was the point of slowing down the point-farming efficiency?
Was he working for free for the Freedom Nation and Samurai Nation?
"Could it be that he wants to use this opportunity to use the monsters from the grinder to kill Galen Yu and take over the Sky Island?"
As soon as this view was proposed, many people immediately agreed.
"With Soren Park's IQ, it's very likely!"
"I've wanted to say this since just now—he said he'd been observing Galen Yu for a long time, but Galen Yu hasn't even been on the Sky Island these past few days!"
"So he meant he observed an NPC for a long time and then said he had everything under control?"
"Observation? Pfft, forgive me, I couldn't help but laugh!"
"As expected of you, Soren Park, your reasoning skills are as superb as ever!"
"Hahahahahahaha!"
He did not disappoint the audience.
With his extraordinary observation and reasoning skills, Soren Park had once again made a fool of himself.
This time was even uglier than his reasoning on the first night!
At least the first time he only used his mouth and didn't consume any resources.
This time, he wasted a series of materials like Ender Pearls, TNT, and Fire Charges, and...
After slaughtering most of the zombies, the Architect realized there was someone on the high platform.
While retreating to recover health, he signaled the Guard Villagers to take action.
Crossbows fired, and the arrows hit their mark with precision.
"Villagers? How can they use ranged attacks? Oh no, run!"
Seeing that Galen Yu wasn't home and that the white-robed NPC was extremely powerful, Soren Park had no intention of staying.
He hurriedly used an Ender Pearl to flee back home and check his status.
Two arrows were lodged in both sides of his buttocks, causing him unbearable pain and leaving him in a pathetic state!
"The NPC, the equipment, the weapons—they were all supposed to be mine, Galen Yu!"
Looking across the distance, Soren Park raged in a powerless fury.
Inside the maze.
He had no idea what was happening, but even if he did...
Galen Yu would have given Soren Park a thumbs up for his actions.
Making a fool of himself was one thing, but blowing up the mob grinder actually solved many problems.
With the Crisis triggered, compared to the few materials dropped by zombies, danger and survival were more important.
When the time came for him to go home, he would have had to think about how to dismantle it anyway; Soren Park had just helped him solve it!
A few blocks of stone could be quickly replaced with a cobblestone generator. If he calculated it carefully...
He had lost absolutely nothing in this wave and had even made a small profit!
The only downside was that the monster-farming efficiency had slowed down, but Galen Yu didn't care much about that.
After hollowing out an unknown number of stone bricks, he finally saw a hidden reward chest somewhere.
He had to be careful not to trigger the pressure plates; otherwise, the TNT beneath the floor would detonate.
He dug out the TNT in advance and opened the chest.
[OBTAINED MAZE BREAKER, SCORE +50!]
[OBTAINED MAZE BREAKER, SCORE +50!]
[OBTAINED MAZE BREAKER, SCORE +50!]
His luck was quite good; the reward chest had dropped a total of three Maze Breakers for him!
"One zombie is only worth one point, but one pickaxe is worth fifty?"
Hearing the prompt, Galen Yu was slightly surprised.
When the Blood Moon began, it was said that the score would be judged based on the player's behavior.
So besides killing zombies, exploration and construction were also ways to earn points.
"The laughter on the Stick Nation's side is over. Let me see what God Yu is doing."
"What a cool silver pickaxe! Has God Yu been looking for this all this time?"
"There are points for it? One is worth fifty zombies? That's so strong!"
"One is fifty points, and he has three now, which is equal to killing a hundred and fifty monsters!"
"Even after killing the Naga for so long, that was only about this much, right? Even without the chunk resource score, God Yu can still be among the best!"
"I can only say, a god is truly a god!"
"Since you can get points this way, is he going to start farming points next?"
"Eh, Galen Yu is going out!"
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